Business

While addressing Abaconians at a town meeting in Marsh Harbour, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar noted that while overall tourism numbers were up, marina operators were seeing an exceptional rise in business. Noting the damage to the Eastern Caribbean caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Mr. D’Aguilar said …

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce hosted a Town Hall Meeting with the Small Business Development Council’s Small Business Access Accelerator Unit on October 29. The Business Incubator Unit is a new partnership between the Bahamas Government and the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation and has been tasked with …

October 4, 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of Abaco Neem. It was the day that Nick Miaoulis, owner, planted the first Neem tree on his farm after being introduced to Neem at a botanical show in Gainesville, Florida. Fortunately, Nick grew up in a family business and had successfully run …

According to people intimately involved in the industry, protection is needed to ensure the thriving second-home vocational rental sector can withstand growing pressures from global giants such as AirBnB and VRBO. Subsequent to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the Government is reviewing it is expected that they will begin to …

Chante Basden is now at the helm of the family bakery business – Da Bes’ Yet Bakery & Patisserie. For as long as she can remember, baking has always been a passion of hers. “Since the age of five, I was always fascinated with the kitchen and would always ask …

Huel Moss Jr. experienced the best of both worlds growing up with his grandfather in Crooked Island and his father in Nassau. Moss’ earliest memories were that of his father doing odd jobs here and there to support his family. This work ethic soon transferred to him. “I always felt …

Quite a few changes have occurred at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay in the last couple of years, besides the final touches to the golf course. “The construction of more structures is on-going,” mentioned Mr. Brian Shaver, director of Golf, who joined the resort one and a half years …

Residents and businesses across Abaco and The Bahamas were faced with “ridiculously high” electricity bills as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) compensates for mechanical losses at New Providence’s generation plant. Bahamians are paying the price of “a double whammy” caused by the recent fires at Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) …

While the government speaks about encouraging and growing the agricultural sector, their actions send mixed messages according to Abaco Big Bird’s Operations Manager Lance Pinder. In September, Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard lauded the domestic poultry sector’s growth potential as “huge” given that it currently supplies just 15 percent of …

Michael Pintard, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, speaking at the fifteenth annual Abaco Business Outlook conference, suggested expanding the relationship between tourism and agriculture as an economic driver for the island and a model for the country. He suggested, noting that Abaco is a leader in several categories in …