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ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'
ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A LEADING businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) if they won the Government, arguing that all political parties were "selling a dream".
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president o...
E-l@undry day
E-l@undry day
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian Business Desk
Bahamaslocal.com is taking steps to further establish its presence in the eastern part of the island through a synergetic relationship with Superwash. The companies are teaming up to offer WiFi service to customers of the laundromat.
Customers at Superwash on Prince Charles Drive can now go online while they do their washing. With their machine tokens, custo...
Road project frustration major story in 2011
Road project frustration major story in 2011
It was a bumpy ride in 2011, fraught with numerous diversions and delays, all as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP).
The project dominated headlines in 2011.
In September, members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Assembly started a probe into how public funds were being spent on the project.
The Nassau Guardian later learned that the PAC found the...
Road Project Frustration Major Story In 2011
Road Project Frustration Major Story In 2011
It was a bumpy ride in 2011, fraught with numerous diversions and delays, all as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP).
The project dominated headlines in 2011.
D'Aguilar: We Are borrowing Into Oblivion
D'Aguilar: We Are borrowing Into Oblivion
A former Chamber of Commerce president says he understands the logic behind the $81 million loan to fix New Providence's chronic leakage problems -- he just doesn't see how the government intends on paying for it.
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'A LITTLE DISCONCERTING'
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'A LITTLE DISCONCERTING'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Private sector leaders yesterday said the new Atlantis owner's long-term intentions were critical for the well-being of its 8,000 employees and the wider Bahamian economy, a former Chamber president telling Tribune Business he found it "a little disconcerting" that this nation's largest resort was now controlled by a finance company.
Emphasising that he ...
Energy Monopoly Claim Is 'HOGWASH'
Energy Monopoly Claim Is 'HOGWASH'
A LEADING businessman said yesterday that while net metering and net billing would be a good idea to facilitate renewable energy, power plants were still necessary during peak consumption hours.
"I think it would be good, it would provide another mechanism by which people can offset these substantial energy costs they have," Dionisio D'Aguilar, head of the Superwash laundromat chain and former...
Two Men Acquitted of Attempted Robbery of Laundromat
Two Men Acquitted of Attempted Robbery of Laundromat
Two men have been cleared of the attempted armed robbery of a popular laundromat last year.
Raymond Pratt, 19, of Fourth Street, The Grove and Roderick Strachan, 20, of Palm Beach Street were accused of attempting to rob the Robinson Road location of Superwash on November 19, 2010.
Govt should admit JCCC 'responsible' for road work mess
Peering down at construction from his office window, Dionisio D'Aguilar didn't like what he saw.
"There were 19 people down there working on about 50 feet of sidewalk yesterday," he told Guardian Business. "And they were doing absolutely nothing. They were just moving dirt around. So I called the supervisor from across the street and invited him into my office."
D'Aguilar, the Pr...
BTC BLASTED FOR 'POOR JOB' OVER PRIVATE SECTOR
BTC BLASTED FOR 'POOR JOB' OVER PRIVATE SECTOR
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was yesterday criticised for doing "a poor job" in providing attractive post-paid cellular packages to its highest-volume users, the private sector, a prominent businessman warning many companies were likely to defect when competition entered the market in 2015.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of Superwash, said...