Showing posts with label Bahamian economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bahamian economy. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2024

The Bahamas Prime Minister on a New Energy Era for The Bahamas

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Transforming our country’s energy sector has been a priority for us from the start, says Bahamian Prime Minister,  The Hon. Philip Brave Dav...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Bahamian economy

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Imf Not Forcing Vat On Bahamas Tribune242: The Bahamas’ decision to implement Value-Added Tax (VAT) did not result from the Internati...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Opinions on the grim prediction of the state of the Bahamian economy ...after the value added tax (VAT) is implemented

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VAT Panic Increases By Kendea Smith The Bahama Journal A prominent businessman and a well-known economist have differing opinions o...
Friday, August 10, 2012

...the numbers business is not only popular and a cultural norm ...but is one of the biggest contributors to the Bahamian economy ...says - business consultant, Paul Major

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Gambling Debate Intensifies By: Theo Sealy & Rogan Smith The Bahama Journal Two top clergymen, a leading hotelier, a business co...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

In light of the challenges that our economy faces and the general consensus that we must revisit our economic model... it is disturbing to see that little is being said about the proposed fiscal policies of political parties as we enter the heart of the 2012 general election campaign

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Confronting the debt crisis pt. 2 by Arinthia S. Komolafe Last week we explored the effects that monetary policy at the turn of the mille...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Policymakers and other interested parties would need to closely monitor the national debt situation to ensure that the nation’s economy remains healthy and that our living standards are not threatened by excessive public sector debt

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The national debt thenassauguardian editorial Governments, international agencies, rating agencies and most businessmen regard the le...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Hubert Ingraham should have invested not in roads but in the future of our youth... ... infrastructure work has not acted as a major stimulus to the economy... We are still experiencing almost zero growth

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Ingranomics Part 1 By Ian G. Strachan Last week we looked at some of the positives of the FNM’s term in office.  It’s time now to look at...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

...how do we regain a positive outlook for the economic future of our country and avoid the actual downgrading of The Bahamas’ rating?

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Improving our economic situation By Alfred Poitier The fact that the outlook for the Bahamian economy has been downgraded to negative by M...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

...the positive assessment by the IMF of The Bahamas' economy came as a breeze of fresh air in the fug created by recently depressing world economic events

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Bravo for business By SIMON COOPER Res Socius THE news of the positive assessment by the IMF of the Bahamas economy in The Tribune on...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Kirk Griffin's thoughts on the union between Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)

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Kirk Griffin on CWC IN YOUR OWN WORDS Former Acting CEO of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and newly-appointed advisor to the...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Economic nationalism and crony capitalism in The Bahamas

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Lessons for BTC from Bahamas Airways by Simon A recent editorial cartoon of MPs bearing a coffin labelled Bahamianization was cute as ...
Monday, January 3, 2011

The Bahamas' ever-expanding national debt: "the biggest threat" to the Bahamian economy's recovery and medium to-long-term prospects...

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'Biggest threat' from $4.1bn national debt By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The ever-expanding national debt, which h...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Sarkis Izmirlian, Man of the Year

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Sarkis Izmirlian JCN Man of the Year The Bahama Journal As we here at JCN have done for the past ten years; so do we continue this year:...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

This Nation’s Bevy of Challenges

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The Bahama Journal Editorial With this nostrum as opening gambit, we take note of the fact that, for what now seems a fairly long season...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

...the National Congress of Trade Unions (NCTU) plans a major national strike that could possibly have devastating effects on the Bahamian economy

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The new year could begin with a national strike thenassauguardian editorial Is it possible that while Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was...
Friday, December 24, 2010

All Hands on Deck

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The Bahama Journal Editorial Certain high-ranking International Monetary Fund officials are today convinced that, “Although the outlook [...