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Cooper: BEC privatization not the only answer
Cooper: BEC privatization not the only answer
Privatizing the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) isn't necessarily the answer to improving efficiency, according to the chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC).
Chester Cooper said energy conservation and finding alternative energy sources are areas that need major attention.
Top executives push for BEC privatization
Top executives push for BEC privatization
Top business leaders are fed up with the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and are renewing a call for privatization.
New Providence fell into an island-wide blackout last night for several hours after a ladder crashed into an overhead line on Prince Charles Drive. Two workers employed by a private company were rushed to hospital, according to BEC. The company said the relay protecting the c...
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...
Experts: Illegal drug transit label won't discourage FDI
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
Despite U.S. President Barack Obama naming The Bahamas as a major drug transit or drug producing country, local business experts say that the label won't dissuade foreign investors.
Managing Partner of HLB Galanis Philip Galanis and former Chamber of Commerce President and Superwash chief Dionisio D'Aguilar spoke with Guardian Busines...
'Catching Almighty Hell' from 15-18 revenue declines
'Catching Almighty Hell' from 15-18 revenue declines
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Bahamian-owned businesses in the Grove and Robinson Road areas are being "strangled" and "catching Almighty Hell" as a result of the decision to carry out multiple roadworks at the same time, a former Chamber of Commerce president yesterday saying two of his outlets had seen sales drop 15-18 per cent as a result.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of Superwas...
'Jury still out' over infrastructure spend
'Jury still out' over infrastructure spend
The "jury is still out" on whether the Government's multi-million spending on infrastructure projects, particularly the $130 million-plus New Providence Road Improvement project, have delivered the touted benefits while racking up the national debt to more than $4 billion, a former Chamber of Commerce president believes.
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.