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'Whatever is needed' will be spent on CARIFTA costs
'Whatever is needed' will be spent on CARIFTA costs
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the government would spend whatever is necessary to make certain next year's CARIFTA Aquatics Championships is "great".
Straw Business Persons Society president says 'too costly to only sell authentic Bahamian products'
Straw Business Persons Society president says 'too costly to only sell authentic Bahamian products'
STRAW Business Persons Society president Rebecca Small defended the work of straw vendors, insisting it is too costly to only sell authentic Bahamian products.
Fighting crime will cost some freedoms
Fighting crime will cost some freedoms
DAYS after more than a dozen people were shot while attending a birthday party in Montel Heights, Bahamas Christian Council president Delton Fernander said residents must give up some “freedoms” so law enforcement can stem crime.
BEC Chair says Lower Fuel Costs Coming
BEC Chair says Lower Fuel Costs Coming
REDUCED load factors and increased energy production using Bunker C fuel should soon reduce the fuel charge component on Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bills, its chairman told Tribune Business yesterday, helping to mitigate world oil price volatility.
Revised cost of prison cut by $30-40m
Revised cost of prison cut by $30-40m
THE cost of expanding the Bahamas Department of Corrections has been reduced by about 40 per cent, down from the previous $93m, according to acting Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare.
'Fly Free' promotion costs partners 32m
'Fly Free' promotion costs partners 32m
The Ministry of Tourism, promotions boards and Bahamian hotels have spent a collective $31.67 million on the Companion Flies Free program in 18 months, generating just under 450,000 room nights of business, Tribune Business has learnt.
The initiative was associated with close to 93,483 bookings at hotels throughout Nassau and Paradise Island, Grand Bahama and the Family Islands between December...
Health scheme's costs now 130m
Health scheme's costs now 130m
PROPOSED policy changes to universal healthcare have come at an increased cost with Graham Whitmarsh, managing director of the National Health Insurance Authority, revealing yesterday implementation next year will cost $130 million...
Canada, U.K. To Cut Costs by Sharing Embassies Abroad
Canada Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird
Ottawa, Canada - The plan by Canada and Britain to consolidate consular services in some embassies sparked criticism Monday that the Harper government is turning back the clock on the country's relationship with its former colonial master.
New Fast-Ferry Service to Bahamas Will Cost About $100 for a Day Trip
A Barcelona-based company that offers fast-ferry service to the Balearic Islands has set up shop in Port Everglades and will soon offer fast-ferry service to the Bahamas in two and a half hours.
Electricity costs rise some 26
Electricity costs rise some 26
Electricity prices in March 2011 were 26 per cent higher year-over-year than in the same month in 2010, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) chairman has told Tribune Business.
Oil prices surged to levels not seen since 2008 this year, rising between February to March 2011 from an average of around $85 a barrel to over $105 a barrel.
In comparison, in March 2010 the average price of a...