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APD announces 8 million IPO
APD announces 8 million IPO
Around $36 million of a total $40 million equity spend has been passed at the Arawak Cay Port Development Company Ltd. (APD), with the company's anticipated $8 million IPO set for October and a private placement to come soon thereafter.
BREA Members return full slate of officers
BREA Members return full slate of officers
Real estate industry faces new era of compliance demands...With a booming market and more luxury developments coming on stream than ever before, real estate leaders warned hundreds this week that a new era of compliance regulations...
Senator attacks raid film
Senator attacks raid film
OPPOSITION Senator Dr Michael Darville yesterday condemned attempts to "vilify" his wife after a cell phone video of her having a heated discussion with a Department of Customs official was circulated on social media with negative connotations...
Safe thought to be target in forklift raid
Safe thought to be target in forklift raid
THE would-be thieves who broke into the Department of Customs' warehouse over the weekend were attempting to steal a safe containing thousands of dollars and customs receipt books, according to a source close to the government agency...
Hurricane shopping rush 'rough like Christmas'
Hurricane shopping rush 'rough like Christmas'
THE impending arrival of Hurricane Matthew has resulted in an uptick in sales and customer traffic in several local food stores, with one storeowner saying this past weekend's hurricane preparedness shopping rush was "rough like Christmas."
Broker is accused of 200,000 fraud
Broker is accused of 200,000 fraud
A BROKER denied conning a woman of more than $200,000 through over-priced customs duties for a multi-million dollar home renovation project.
Holy Trinity rector appointed as Anglican archdeacon
Holy Trinity rector appointed as Anglican archdeacon
MARK Fox, the rector of Holy Trinity Church, Stapledon Gardens, has been appointed an archdeacon in the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands.
Business owners vent frustrations at GB Chamber meeting
Freeport licensees packed a town hall meeting hosted by the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) in the city on Tuesday evening to discuss new customs regulations, value added tax (VAT) and the 2015 Hawksbill Creek Land Act...
Govt criticized on Custom Dept. environmental levies
Govt criticized on Custom Dept. environmental levies
Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday called the Department of Customs' environmental levies on car, appliance and electronic imports a "slap in the face" to Bahamians and criticized the government for not properly explaining the new fees before they came into effect on July 1.
The Long Island member of Parliament said that she knew of businesses that had su...