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Two Men Acquitted of Attempted Robbery of Laundromat
November 03, 2011
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.
BTC BLASTED FOR 'POOR JOB' OVER PRIVATE SECTOR
October 12, 2011
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...
Floods call drainage system into question
October 05, 2011
Floods call drainage system into question
As thousands of people took to the streets yesterday for the morning commute, many had to contend with more than just gridlock. Great seas stood in the way as the city's drainage system once again struggled to keep up with the demand.
Cars plowed through the flooding, sending wakes high into the air. Some motorists were stranded in the middle of the road from stalled engines.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, p...
LOOK THROUGH 'COCK AND BULL' OF POLITICIANS
September 21, 2011
LOOK THROUGH 'COCK AND BULL' OF POLITICIANS
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
BAHAMIANS must "start looking through the cock and bull of politicians" and realise they will have to pay more to sustain the current size of government, a well-known businessman warning that the next administration would have to take "tough decisions" on the public finances.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of the Superwash laundromat chain, said Bahamians...
September 30, 2011
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...
'ELEMENT OF TRUTH' TO BANK FEE CLAIMS
September 27, 2011
'ELEMENT OF TRUTH' TO BANK FEE CLAIMS
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE CLEARING BANKS ASSOCIATION'S (CBA) head yesterday conceded there was "an element of truth" to allegations that Bahamas-based financial institutions had either increased or introduced new fees to compensate for bad loan losses, pointing out that all businesses adopted such strategies to survive.
Ian Jennings told Tribune Business that during recession...
'Outrageous' bank fees slammed
September 13, 2011
'Outrageous' bank fees slammed
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A FORMER Chamber of Commerce president yesterday blasted Bahamian commercial banks for imposing "astronomical and outrageous" hidden fees that he took four months to pick up on, and urged the Government and regulators to implement greater oversight of an industry he described as "a cartel".
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of the Superwash laundromat chain,...
Man murdered two days after prison release
July 12, 2011
Man murdered two days after prison release
The murder count hit 69 after a man who was released from prison just days ago, was riddled with bullets on Independence Day. The victim, identified as Francisco Hanna, 25, of Key West Street, was killed near Wilson Tract on Sunday shortly before 11 p.m., police say.
June 29, 2011
Preparing students to enter and succeed in the real world of work
The last school bell has tolled and thousands of high school graduates who won't be seeking higher education are hitting the streets in search of employment.? For many, this transition from the classroom to the workplace will be quite a challenge -- not only because of the present economic climate, but because many graduates are not prepared for the real world that is work.? Many of the new gradua...
Gov't, Central Bank 'wimpy' over consumer protection
June 13, 2011
Gov't, Central Bank 'wimpy' over consumer protection
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
The Government and Central Bank of the Bahamas are "wimpy and pathetic" when it comes to protecting consumers, a former Chamber of Commerce president has charged, suggesting "there may be an effort" on the part of commercial banks "to hide" loan terms that, in some cases, leave people paying back more than double what they borrow.
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