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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017

$4.15 $100M STAMP DUTY FOREGONE ON BAHA MAR ASSET TRANSFERS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Christie administration gave up $100 million in Stamp Duty on Baha Mar’s two ‘asset transfers’ in return for securing the project’s construction completion and Bahamian creditor payouts.

The ‘Heads of Terms’ between the former government and the China Export-Import Bank, released by the Prime Minister yesterday, confirmed that a multi-million sum in tax/ investment incentives was granted in return for the $101 million to make local creditors whole.

“In consideration for the valuable concessions and consents that the Government will grant to China Export-Import Bank now (and to the ultimate purchaser of the project in the future), China Export-Import Bank has committed to making the capped sum of $101million unconditionally available in order to compensate Baha Mar’s unsecured creditors,” the Heads of Terms, unsealed

Deal confirms tax concession tie to payouts CCA got $145m, 1,200 work permits for mobilising Deal altered to allow for later CTFE closing by the Supreme Court on Thursday, state.

No monetary value is given for the tax concessions’ collective worth, but the Heads of Terms confirms that Baha Mar’s construction completion is VAT and import-duty free, while two transfers of its real estate assets do not attract Stamp Duty or the 7.5 per cent levy.

“The Government will waive Stamp Duty and VAT on the transfer of assets from the Baha Mar companies to the SPV Group,” the Heads of Terms state.

The ‘SPV Group’ refers to See PG B9

‘SWIFT EXECUTION’ KEY TO GOVT PRIVATISATION

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Government was yesterday urged to move swiftly on the Prime Minister’s pledge to sell-off the Government’s interests in the Bahamas’ two mobile operators, a financial analyst warning: “Execution is key.”

Kenwood Kerr, Providence Advisors’ chief executive, told Tribune Business that the Minnis administration had to translate “language” into action to ensure it gave the credit rating agencies confidence the Bahamas’ can reverse its fiscal decline.

He was speaking after Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed to the House of Assembly that the Government will See PG B7

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Contractor Act ‘urgent’ for contract clean-up

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net CONSTRUCTION industry regulation will eliminate the typical 50-100 per cent cost overruns on public works projects, Tribune Business was told yesterday, creating instant multi-million dollar taxpayer savings.

Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president, told Tribune Business that the Construction Contractors Act would “absolutely” eliminate the wastage and cronyism highlighted by the Minister of Works on Wednesday night.

Desmond Bannister, in his Budget debate presen-

Debacle shows it must be ‘No.1 priority’ BCA chief: Would ‘cease’ 50-100% overruns Taxpayer will ‘reap’ multi-million savings LEONARD SANDS tation, revealed how the $6.5 million construction contract for the new Lowe Sound Primary School was given to three “inexperienced” persons, with the Christie administration ignoring warnings from Min-

istry of Works officials that this endangered the project’s success.

Mr Bannister said one had never been involved in construction, while the other two were a plumber and someone who had only

worked on much smaller construction projects.

He added that all three, whom he described as Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters, had initially submitted individual bids that were all rejected.

However, the Christie administration told them to work together as a team and awarded the trio a contract, under the supervision of a contractor “who had not finished the last big job he received from the Government”.

Mr Sands said the Lowe Sound primary contract debacle highlighted why construction industry regulation should be the Minnis administration’s “number See PG B5

Grand Lucayan sale can’t be ‘slow death’

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

CAREY LEONARD

THE Government was yesterday urged not to permit the Grand Lucayan’s sale to become “a slow death”, the resort having suffered an $11.18 million loss in 2016.

Carey Leonard, the

Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) former inhouse counsel, told Tribune Business that Hutchison Whampoa needed to “stop playing games” and commit to the property’s sale to a bona fide buyer who could meet its purchase price.

Now an attorney at Callenders & Co, Mr Leonard See PG B4

Attorney: Hutchison must ‘stop playing games’ Hotel lost $11.18m in 2016 Tax, master plan give Govt ‘leverage’

Vital to rating agency confidence Minnis confirms Aliv, BTC sale plans

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BPL pulls together $125m loan facility

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) is seeking to borrow $125 million by endAugust 2017, despite the receipt of $32 million in Baha Mar receivables cutting operating expenses by almost 40 per cent.

Desmond Bannister, minister of works, revealed in his 2017/2018 Budget communication that the utility’s total operating expenses were down 37 per cent compared to the prior year due

to the Baha Mar creditor payout.

He said the payment “resulted in the reversal of the provision for doubtful accounts against bad debt expense”, the accounting treatment enabling BPL’s net profit to hit $42.3 million for the first eight months if its current financial year.

Mr Bannister added that BPL, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government’s Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), has entered into an agreement with JP Morgan and CIBC FirstCaribbean to secure a loan facility of $125 See PG B4

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Small Scale Renewable Generation (SSRG) applications are being accepted for consideration for customers connected to the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) electricity grid. This means that persons who wish to generate electricity using renewable sources for their own use and sell any excess electricity to BPL, can now apply to do so. Residential customers should apply to BPL directly, while commercial customers should apply to URCA. For more information about SSRG, visit http://www.urcabahamas.bs. Applications forms are available at: http://www.bahamaselectricity.com/SSRG%20 Application%20-%20FINAL%20ver%202.1.pdf (residential), and http://www.urcabahamas.bs/download/084907900.pdf (commercial). Fax further inquiries to: (242) 393-0153, Facebook at www.facebook.com/URCA242, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/URCA242

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BISX adds Leno as 6th sponsor member THE Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) yesterday announced that Leno Corporate Services (LENO) has become its sixth Sponsor Member.

BISX Sponsor Members are agents that bring mutual funds to list on the exchange. They also perform an initial review of mutual funds seeking such listings.

Keith Davies, BISX’s chief executive, said: “We are extremely pleased that Leno decided to add this new service to their product offerings. Leno joined BISX as a Broker Member in 2014, and since that time we have seen them evolve and grow to offer multiple new business lines. We eagerly anticipate Leno bring-

ing mutual funds to the exchange.”

Sean K. Longley, Leno’s president, added: “Becoming a BISX Sponsor Member is another milestone and proud moment for Leno. This important step reflects our commitment to the industry as a financial services provider, both locally and internationally.

“Our intention is to contribute to the further growth of the financial services sector with our new ability to list mutual funds on the exchange, while doing our part to enhance the industry. Leno has successfully introduced a few local mutual funds, and is currently in the process of finalising one of three international funds that will eventually be listed on the exchange.

“Leno has always believed in growing the pension and investment industry with diverse product offerings. Given the impact we have made over our seven years, Leno will always be embracing our role and responsibility to grow with our ever-changing industry in an appropriate and professional manner.”

Mr Longley added: “Leno’s focus remains on providing financial and investment services that add value to our domestic and international clients. We are proud of the impact we have made in the various areas of pension investment management services, corporate services and wealth management.

“Though Leno has grown, our business model

still embodies the investment boutique philosophy that we started with years ago – professional service with a personal touch. It is our beliefs towards adding value, and our unwavering commitment to our clients, that will continue to guide our growth over the years to come” BISX’s Mutual Fund Listing Facility recently surpassed 50 listings with a mixture of domestic and local funds. It includes funds such as Segregated Account Companies, Limited Duration Companies and Investment Condominiums.

The BISX listings are designed to provide Bahamian and international fund investors with increased transparency and regulation.

Bahamas receives new aviation award THE Bahamas has received the 2016 Caribbean Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Award for Outstanding Country Promotion, the first award of its kind for the region.

The Sapphire Pegasus Award is a symbol of gratitude for superb performance in an industry segment. The award was introduced to the region during the Caribbean Aviation Meetup in St Maarten on June 13-15.

“Based on expert advice and the long record of outstanding performance, we decided that the Bahamas should be awarded for the excellent promotion of the Caribbean over a longer period of time in the business aviation industry,” said Antonia Lukacinova, founder of the Sapphire Pegasus Awards.

“It is not just about the presence and presentations at international conferences and exhibitions, but also about the available online information and hard copy documentation. The explanations are so well done and comprehensive that they hardly leave an opening for questions. We believe that this needs to find international recognition and honouring.”

Joy Jibrilu, the Ministry of Tour-

ism’s director-general, was presented with the award on Tuesday, June 13, during the Caribbean Aviation Meetup. She also delivered the keynote address at the conference.

“I am excited and thrilled by the announcement that the Bahamas has won the award for our outstanding promotion in business aviation,” Mrs Jibrilu said. “We at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation work tirelessly to create new strategic partners in key markets across the world to increase airlift and new routes to the country. That is our goal.

“We also go above and beyond to promote our destination, and position ourselves as the best in the region. As a team, we have accomplished many mammoth tasks and this award is vindication of that hard work. Thank you.”

Finalists for the Sapphire Pegasus Awards are nominated by companies and individuals in the business aviation sector. They recognise the outstanding performance of companies, teams and business individuals from the EMEA region and Russia. This is the first year that four awards are being given out for excellence in the Caribbean.

EMPOWERING LICENSEES: Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister (1st left), and GBPA president, Ian Rolle (2nd left).

Mr Thompson gave the keynote address, opening the Business Innovation Boot Camp.

OVER 200 BUSINESSES AT E-COMMERCE ‘BOOT CAMP’ MORE than 200 licensees and aspiring entrepreneurs attended the Business Innovation and e-Commerce Boot Camp, hosted by the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its Invest Grand Bahama Small Business Bureau (IGBSBB), on June 8.

Ian Rolle, the GBPA’s president, said: “We were indeed impressed by the turnout of local businesses for this event. I believe it clearly demonstrates that the business community is ready to embrace the use of e-commerce.

“And, although we are a small community, local merchants are quite capable of offering their goods and services within the global marketplace. Additionally, we sought to inspire new ideas and encourage innovation within the SME sector, with presentations by Shopify and AeroFarms.”

Attendees had ample opportunities for networking and interaction with both Bahamian and international presenters.

Nicola Kelly, creative ideas officer for Nikki’s Trinkets, said: “Entrepreneurship is not for small minds, the lazy or quitters. It’s for the go-getters who fight for their success; fuelled by faith and a belief that their dream will happen with guidance and support.”

She has been working to create her own website with Shopify, and added: “I know I have a great product made here in the Bahamas, and e-commerce is the best way

to get my treasures around the world. I am motivated to spread love and joy, one authentically made Bahamian craft at a time.”

Marvin Johnson, president of Place Builders and Coastal Supplies and Services, said he has consistently attended the IGBSBB training events. He added: “The sessions are very informative, and the fact that we as licensees of GBPA can experience this level of professional development initiatives at home is a true testament to the value of a GBPA business license.

“These sessions are also good because they provide continued motivation to develop and strengthen the online presence of my businesses, and thereby increase our ability to attract more customers.”

Derek Newbold, senior manager of business development for the GBPA and Invest Grand Bahama, said: “Local businesses are enthusiastic about global opportunities through e-commerce.

That said, our efforts are designed to reveal what is possible both locally and abroad.

“As the entity responsible for business licensing within Freeport, we will continue to introduce meaningful and impactful training initiatives, so that Grand Bahama remains the ideal destination not only for foreign investment, but one that allows domestic investors to diversify, innovate and grow their businesses.”

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WTO ACCESSION ‘GRINDS TO A HALT’

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas’ accesion to full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership has come to a “grinding halt”, a Cabinet Minister yesterday arguing that private sector and public involvement is now key to how this nation moves forward.

Brent Symonette, in his contribution to the 20172018 Budget debate, said the Bahamas first applied for full WTO membership back in 2001. “We are at the stage now where we have to engage the public as to

where this WTO process will go,” the Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Commerce, and Immigration said.

“The process seems have come to a grinding halt. We need to bring that whole process forward to discuss where we want to go with the WTO.” Mr Symonette highlighted concerns expressed by Bahamian manufacturers about the need to protecting local industry via tariff barriers.

“We manufacture paint here. It’s about 5 per cent of the paint industry. We seek to reduce the duty on paint.

This is the type of discussion that we have to have,

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, PAGE 3 and also with juices. If we want to provide protectionism or duties that allow for Bahamians to manufacture we need to have that discussion relative to the WTO,” said Mr Symonette.

He added that WTO accession has traditionally meant the lowering of import duties to provide “a level playing field”.

“That’s a discussion that my ministry will be having over the next few months,” Mr Symonette said. “We will meet with the business community, the manufacturing community to see what are their needs, the difficulties and how we can make this all work to provide employment for Bahamians in the manufacturing industry.”

Bahamian juice drink manufacturers have warned they face “irreparable harm” if the Government eliminates the 60 per cent duty on rival imports, with one warning up to 20 jobs

are at stake.

Former Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller, himself a paint supplier via Sunburst Paints, recently told Tribune Business that the tariff reductions on imported paint and associated prod-

THE Government has teamed with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to capture data vital to preserving the Bahamas’ fish stocks.

Rena Glinton, the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ permanent secretary, told Tribune Business: “We need statistical data on how much we have, how much is caught, where they are and how they spawn.”

Speaking with Tribune Business following a presentation at an FAOfunded workshop on bill

fish, Ms Glinton said: “ This is the fourth in a series of workshops funded through the FAO and the World Bank on the Bill Fish. It is a species that we really don’t deal with, like the tunas and wahoo, but it’s important for us to pay attention to their usage and to know exactly what is happening for capacity building and sustainability.”

She added: “We just finished a project with FAO, and just hired some 29 fisheries superintendents.

We have many places where we land fish, so we need to go where the landing is to find out how many fish is being landed by our fishermen - being casual or commercial - as well as the tourists who come here.

We are keeping statistical data on all of those to see what our stocks look like and how we use it.”

Ms Glinton said the superintendents, who were hired between July 2016 and February this year, have been strategically placed in major fishing areas.

“This is something FAO has done for us. Each superintendent will be getting a laptop. They will be bringing them in in the next two to three weeks on how to use the software to input the data as they collect it,” said Ms Glinton, noting that all fisheries - including conch and sponge - would be included in the data.

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BPL pulls together $125m loan facility From pg B1 million. This does not have a government guarantee, and is expected to be funded by August 31, 2017.

“Total assets of BPL stand at $763 million, up from $728.4 million at the start of the year. Cash balances remain high after the receipt of payment from the Baha Mar properties, and as the capital projects ap-

proved for the current year are progressing slowly,” said Mr Bannister.

He added that BPL recorded total revenue for the eight-month period of $267 million, with fuel costs standing at $128 million or 48 per cent of revenue. This compared to prior year revenue of $270 million and fuel costs of $131 million - also 48 per cent of revenue.

Grand Lucayan sale can’t be ‘slow death’ From pg B1 said the Grand Lucayan’s sale and re-opening were “the critical first step” towards reviving the Freeport economy and fulfilling the Minnis administration’s ambitions for Grand Bahama.

He suggested that the Government held leverage over Hutchison Whampoa via the potential imposition of real property tax and the Grand Bahama Development Company’s (DevCo) commitment to produce a master plan for its real estate holdings by end-April 2017.

DevCo, in which Hutchison Whampoa owns a 50 per cent stake, and has Board and management control, undertook to produce such a plan within 12 months of the April 26, 2016, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between the Christie administration, the GBPA and its related entities.

It is unclear whether DevCo has complied with this obligation, with Deputy Prime Minister, K P Turnquest, referring Tribune Business questions on the matter to the Office of the Prime Minister.

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On the generation front Mr Bannister noted: “BPL is taking a number of steps on the generation, transmission and distribution fronts to prepare the system for the peak demand period. Readiness on both the generation and transmission sides includes ensuring installed equipment is adequate to meet the expected loads imposed during the summer, and then performing the necessary maintenance and repairs to have that equipment both available and reliable for the summer peak.

“Steps have been taken

to put BPL on a better footing to handle the summer demand in 2017, given the execution of projects in both generation and transmission since last summer. BPL has advised that while they are unable to state conclusively that all infrastructure will perform as expected, they believe that under normal circumstances BPL will be able to meet the peak.”

Mr Bannister, though, said the Government would launch a new Request for Proposal (RFP) tender to address continued concerns over BPL’s generation ca-

pacity.

“To this end I have met with a number of companies that have expressed interest in providing the generation capacity that is needed, and we expect that an RFP will be issued sooner rather than later,” he added.

It is unclear whether this means the Minnis administration has rejected the proposal from New Fortress Energy, which was left behind by its predecessor, as Mr Bannister’s words seem to imply.

The Minister added that

he would investigate whether there was any obstacle for BPL’s Management Services Agreement with its operator, PowerSecure, being disclosed along with the latter’s business plan for the utility.

“A prepaid system is expected to substantially reduce bad debt expense, while providing customers with greater control over the timing and frequency of payments as well as energy usage,” he added, with the forgiveness of customer debts and reconnections also under discussions.

Mr Leonard, though, suggested this - and the threat of imposing real property tax on both DevCo and the Grand Lucayan - remained potential bargaining chips for the Government in negotiations with Cheung Kong Property Holdings, the company into which Hutchison Whampoa has spun-off its real estate assets.

“They should think about selling this thing, selling it quickly and stop playing games,” Mr Leonard told Tribune Business of the Grand Lucayan. “Dealing with Hutchison is like a slow death.

“In the meantime, no one has any employment, and Port Lucaya is suffering.”

Mr Leonard said he had seen the disastrous consequences of the prolonged Memories and Breaker’s Cay closures for himself when he visited the Port Lucaya Marketplace after work on Monday evening.

“I decided to take a walk round Port Lucaya, and got there at 5.30 pm,” he recalled. “I was the only person apart from the employees who was walking into the jewellery stores, like Colombian Emeralds International and John Bull.

“I also looked at a number of other stores that were closed, and apart from halfa-dozen tourists, those were the only persons I saw.”

Mr Leonard said Port Lucaya Marketplace’s bars and restaurants had more activity, since their customer base included Grand Bahama residents as well as tourists. He added that these entities had fared well last week when the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship, brought several thousand sailors to Freeport.

“I think the most critical thing is that they have got to get this hotel sold and open, one way or another,” Mr Leonard told Tribune Business. “I don’t care how they do it; the right way, wrong way or the difficult way, but they’ve got to get this hotel open so business can rebuild.”

While the Minnis administration has confirmed it is talking to potential Grand Lucayan purchasers, many observers are questioning if it is doing the same with Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa - which is arguably the more important player.

Some have suggested that the Grand Lucayan situation be handed to Di-

onisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, whose family background in hotel ownership and operation - combined with his experience in dealing with the Chinese at Baha Mar - is viewed as positioning him well for this task.

The Grand Lucayan and Memories closures have taken 1,000 rooms out of action, leaving Grand Bahama with just 41 per cent of inventory currently active. As the resort industry’s largest or ‘anchor’ property, hundreds of direct and indirect jobs have also been lost.

Cheung Kong’s 2016 annual report illustrates how the Grand Lucayan is a relative ‘blip on its radar screen’, with the resort and the Bahamas’ operation likely low on the conglomerate’s priority list amid its extensive real estate holdings in Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore and the UK. The report makes no mention that much of the Grand Lucayan is closed, or of Hurricane Matthew’s impact. The sales process that Cheung Kong initiated for the property last summer is also ignored, along with the interest of pro-

spective buyers such as the Wynn Group.

Cheung Kong does confirm that the Grand Lucayan lost $86 million Hong Kong dollars in 2016, a figure equivalent to $11.18 million. That is a slight increase upon the previous year’s $10.53 million loss.

The 2016 performance was achieved on an average occupancy rate of 49.8 per cent, with average daily room rates standing at $97.63.

Mr Leonard, meanwhile, argued that there needed to be “significant pressure” on DevCo and the GBPA’s Freeport Commercial and Industrial, as Freeport’s two largest landowners, to meet their infrastructure improvement obligations.

“Failing that, they ought to be paying real property tax. The Government has some serious leverage there,” he told Tribune Business.

“If they spend the money on infrastructure, they are the biggest beneficiaries since they are the largest landowners. Unfortunately, they’re not the ones spending the money. It’s the people paying the service charges.”

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Petitioner AND CHANTAL KIMMONE BENEBY (nee MALCOLM) Respondent AND UNNAMED MAN Co-Respondent NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PROCEED WITH APPLICATION FOR ANCILLARY RELIEF The Petitioner having been granted a Decree Nisi on the 24th day of August A.D., 2016 IT IS the intention of the Petitioner to proceed with an Application for Ancillary Relief.

TAKE NOTICE that the application will be heard by His Lordship The Honourable Justice Gregory Hilton in Chambers, Supreme Court Building, Bank Lane, on Wednesday the 5th day of July A.D., 2017 at 9:15 in the forenoon.

TAKE NOTICE ALSO that you must send to the Registrar of the Supreme Court so as to reach him within 14 days after you receive this Notice an Affidavit giving full particulars of your property and income. You must at the same time send a copy of your Affidavit to the Attorney for the Petitioner.

If you wish to allege that the Petitioner has other income, or property, you should do so in your Affidavit.

Dated the 21st day of February A.D., 2017

LORD ELLOR & CO., Chambers, Chris Building, No 10. Nassau Street North, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas.

Attorneys for the Petitioner

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NOTICE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT (No. 45 of 2000)

CAROLIN LIMITED In Voluntary liquidation

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act (No. 45 of 2000), CAROLIN LIMITED, has been dissolved and struck off the Register according to the Certificate of Dissolution issued by the Registrar General on the 29th day of May, 2017.

Lutea Trustees Limited 9 Burrard Street, St Helier Jersey JE4 5UE Channel Islands Liquidator

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017, PAGE 5

Contractor Act ‘urgent’ for contract clean-up From pg B1 one priority”.

“What you have just read is the number one reason why there is an urgency, and need, for the Construction Contractors Act to be given number one priority by the Government,” the BCA president told Tribune Business.

“There is a need to ensure practices like that cease, do not happen again, and do not happen in our country.”

The Act, which was passed by the previous Parliament but has yet to be given effect, will register and license contractors according to capability, experience and the size of projects they can undertake.

This, if enforced, would prevent the inexperienced, unlicensed contractors such as those selected for the Lowe Sound project being handed such a major contract.

This, though, depends on the Government and Ministry of Works following the rules. The debacle outlined

by Mr Bannister effectively

shows that the Ministry and its former minister, nowOpposition leader, Philip Davis, were in non-compliance with the very Act they were - at the same time - pushing through Parliament.

“You can’t say you will get this contract because you’re a friend of the Minister or a friend of the party,” Mr Sands said, explaining how the legislation would work in practice.

“He has to be a registered contractor, and that means he has to have a license.

They only way he’s able to be granted a license is to be a practicing contractor for a number of years, and then he is grandfathered in based on qualifications, expertise and experience.

“You can’t have someone who is inexperienced be awarded a contract for $6.5 million,” the BCA president continued. “That will not happen, because when the Act comes into force we will never have challenges like this in contract awards.

“It will bring in higher

standards, it will bring in accountability, and cleans up the industry - including all the taxpayer dollars spent willy nilly on all manner of contracts.”

Mr Sands emphasised that $6.5 million “is not a small contract”, with the level of financial management involved requiring a contractor who was familiar with “a detailed level of accounting” and cash flow management.

“You need experience already to do a job of that nature,” he added.

Mr Bannister’s address highlighted how cronyism in the awarding of public construction contracts, via awards to family members, friends and political supporters, has cost the Bahamian taxpayer dearly to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The problem has been given sharper focus by the Bahamas’ fiscal crisis, with annual deficits above $300 million and the $7 billionplus national debt continuing to rise.

The cost of politicallyled decision-making, and placing this above taxpayer ‘value for money’, has only served to exacerbate these problems, and shows the

need for the ‘change in governance culture’ repeatedly promised by the Minnis administration.

“We see this as a clean up,” Mr Sands told Tribune Business, “and getting the Construction Contractors Act into force and running properly will help save millions from government expenditure in the future.

“If the Act comes into force, the Government could see potentially a 50 per cent reduction in the capital Budget overruns.

We need this legislation to be enforced, as every day the country will benefit economically.

“You will see us as a country reap the benefits in terms of millions of dollars within the first 12 months of the Act being enforced.”

Giving a numerical estimate for the loss to Bahamian taxpayers and the Government, Mr Sands took an annual Ministry of Works capital budget of $125 million.

Suggesting that overruns on projects were often “at least 50 per cent, sometimes double”, the BCA president said the cost of no construction industry regulation could be as high as $312.5 million to $625 million over

a five-year period.

Mr Bannister had previously told Tribune Business he wanted to make sure the Construction Contractors Act would work as intended, and was capable of being enforced, with all concerns addressed before the Minnis administration moved to implement it.

Mr Sands said the BCA met Mr Bannister last week, with the Minister agreeing to bring the Act into effect as soon as possible.

“Part of the communication and commitment he gave to us, the BCA, is that he is going to lay the document on the table [of the House], which is the final step for it to become the law of the land,” Mr Sands said.

He explained that while the former Parliament passed the legislation, it had not been ‘gazzetted’ and laid in the House. The Board, and Registrar, who will oversee the registration/licensing process, and the self-regulating Act, also have to be appointed.

Mr Bannister gave several other examples of alleged construction contract mismanagement, waste and inefficiency by the former Christie administration, particularly as it relates to

the Bahamas Agriculture, Marine and Science (BAMSI) Institute.

Suggesting that the project was a construction “free for all”, Mr Bannister focused on the $2.6 million contract for BAMSI’s female student dormitory, which was awarded without competitive bidding to a company called Andarco.

The company’s principals included former PLP Cabinet minister, Darrell Rolle, and the late Bishop Samuel Greene. The contract was eventually terminated, but Mr Bannister said the Christie administration “took the fool-hardy course” of paying Andarco’s sub-contractors when this was the company’s liability - not the Government’s.

He added that the Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) also had to “absorb a loss” on the loan granted to the contractor for the project.

As for the notorious male dormitory, which was destroyed by fire, Mr Bannister said the Government also offered to pay $220,000 to the sub-contractors involved - but, in so doing, offered a higher sum to persons who made claims as opposed to those who did.

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STEWART TITLE LIMITED - BAHAMAS BRANCH Statement of Comprehensive Operations (Expressed in United States Dollars) Year ended December 31, 2016 Note

INCOME Gross premium written Written premium ceded to reinsurers Net insurance premium revenue

2016 $

2015 $

272,612 ( 16,698) 255,914

234,421 ( 14,675) 219,746

EXPENSES Underwriting expenses: Changes in outstanding claims provisions Net insurance claims and benefits incurred Premium tax Commission Total underwriting expenses Underwriting income before other income and expense Other income Operating expenses

( 24,774) ( 24,774) ( 8,178) (190,829) (223,781) 32,133 317 ( 75,965)

( 21,271) ( 21,271) ( 7,033) (164,095) (192,399) 27,347 10,000 (102,145)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR

( 43,515)

( 64,798)

11

See accompanying notes. Independent Auditor’s Report pages 1 through 3.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017, PAGE 7

‘Swift execution’ key to Govt privatisation From pg B1 sell its 100 per cent interest in HoldingCo, the vehicle that owns the majority 51.75 per cent equity stake in Aliv, the new mobile operator.

The Prime Minister added that his administration also intended to proceed with plans, left by the last Ingraham administration, to sell a 9 per cent stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to institutional and retail investors.

The Aliv stake is valued at around $70 million, while the 9 per cent interest in BTC was valued at around $37 million based on the price Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) paid for its controlling position during the 2011 privatisation.

Together, this could potentially raise more than $100 million in much-needed revenue for the cashstrapped Public Treasury, with Dr Minnis suggesting the proceeds would be used to pay down the $7 billionplus national debt.

In reality, the monies will be used to narrow the deficit, projected to be $323 million for 2017-2018. Dr

Minnis, meanwhile, blasted the former Christie administration for failing to follow through on its predecessor’s plans, and instead focusing on regaining a majority interest in BTC. He argued that the previous government had failed to ‘spread the wealth’ to Bahamians by reducing the Government’s equity stake for, had it done so, it would have enabled them to enjoy collective multi-million dollar dividend payments over the past six years.

Mr Kerr, though, said it was vital that the Government backed up the Prime Minister’s talk with swift action, and follow through with the planned communications privatisations.

“They need to in fact, not in language, pay down the debt to send the right signal to the rating agencies that this is what we are committed to do,” he told Tribune Business.

“We have to send the right signal, and give them confidence we’re serious about righting the ship.

If nothing happens in six months, 12 months or two years, they’re going to downgrade us.

“The execution of these

PRIME MINISTER DR HUBERT MINNIS things is important. They can’t all be done at once, but we have to be swift.”

The privatisation of stateowned assets is an obvious option for the Government, as it seeks an escape route from the Bahamas’ fiscal di-

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that PERRY FRANCOIS of Carmichael Road, New Providence, Bahamas, is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 14th Day of June, 2017 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

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needed the Government to give the go-ahead.

Should the full HoldingCo private placement be taken up, the $70 million raised would, for instance, match the $70 million demand by the Government’s lenders for extra loan security by the first week of July after the ‘junk’ downgrade

by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) placed it on the wrong side of a derivative transaction.

The $70 million generated by selling-off HoldingCo would also enable the Government to, finally, realise the proceeds from the $62.5 million spectrum license paid by Cable Bahamas. Those funds were immediately injected back into Aliv as HoldingCo’s share of its infrastructure build-out costs.

HoldingCo was initially conceived as a vehicle that would pool Bahamian capital for investment in a variety of infrastructure-based developments throughout the country, with Aliv designed to be just its first holding.

The institutions eyed as its first investors - pension funds, credit unions and mutual funds - have been targeted because they represent the broadest possible spectrum of Bahamian ownership through their members.

NOTICE Hattanhiska Ltd. In Voluntary Liquidation

NOTICE CAH Senegal Ltd. In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 138(4) of the International Business Companies Act. 2000, CAH Senegal Ltd. is in dissolution as of June 16, 2017

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 138(4) of the International Business Companies Act. 2000, Hattanhiska Ltd. is in dissolution as of June 14, 2017

International Liquidator Services Inc. situated at 3rd Floor Whitfield Tower, 4792 Coney Drive, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, 2000, notice is hereby given that:NEW ERA INVESTMENT FUND LTD. has been dissolved and struck off the Register pursuant to Certificate of Dissolution issued by the Registrar General on 7TH, SEPTEMBER 2016.

lemma. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism, recently identified Nassau Flight Services as a privatisation candidate, while K P Turnquest, minister of finance, also described this as an option to reduce the $429 mil-

lion collective subsidy now being paid to government entities.

Mr Kerr recently urged the Minnis administration to focus on privatisation opportunities, including going back to the former Ingraham government’s plan of selling off the 49 per cent equity stake in small tranches that the Bahamian capital markets can bear.

Had the 9 per cent stake’s sale proceeded, it would have been valued at around $36-$37 million based on the price paid by CWC. However, BTC’s value is likely to have been eroded by the end of its lucrative mobile monopoly, which generates close to 75 per cent of its revenue, and entrance of competition via Aliv. As a result, its worth will be a lot less in any privatisation exercise.

Mr Kerr said that apart from BTC, the Government’s equity stakes in Aliv and Arawak Port Development Company (APD) could also be sold “to raise cash and reduce government’s footprint, expand the capital markets and significantly boost/expand Bahamian ownership of national assets”.

And Gowon Bowe, one of the Government’s advisers, recently said the $70 million Aliv placement was “trigger-ready” and only

International Liquidator Services Inc. situated at 3rd Floor Whitfield Tower, 4792 Coney Drive, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator.

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Dated this 14th day of June, 2017 Sgd. Querube C. De Nuñez Voluntary Liquidator PHAZ BUSINESS LIMITED Company No. 1810861 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that PHAZ BUSINESS LIMITED. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 7th June, 2017 and Oliver Billeter of Weingartenstrasse 7, 8805 Richterswil, Switzerland, has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator.

Dated this 14th day of June, 2017 Sgd. Oliver Billeter Voluntary Liquidator

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017, PAGE 9 that Baha Mar’s original developer, Sarkis Izmirlian, claimed it was due at the time of the project’s Chapter 11 filing. It is also higher than the $130 million CCA itself claimed to be owed in June 2015.

In a further sign of the extent to which CCA’s interests have been protected throughout, the company was also granted up to 1,200 work permits to complete Baha Mar. This was despite previous claims by Mr Izmirlian that there were frequent manpower shortages, and the contractor never took up its previous 8,000 allocation.

China Export-Import Bank itself received 30 work permits as part of the ‘Heads of Terms’. * The ‘Heads of Terms’ were amended on April 25, 2017, to allow further time for CTFE’s purchase to close.

The Government’s tax concessions were originally set to terminate if Baha Mar’s purchase was not closed within 13 months of the agreement’s August 22, 2016, signing.

That meant CTFE’s pur-

$100m Stamp Duty foregone on Baha Mar asset transfers From pg B1 the China Export-Import Bank’s Perfect Luck vehicle, and a similar ‘waiver’ has been granted for the second ‘transfer’ - primarily involving the project’s real estate assets - from Perfect Luck to the ultimate buyer, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE).

While VAT on commercial property acquisitions can be ‘netted off’ against business expenses, the 2.5 per cent Stamp Duty that the Christie administration agreed to forego is a different matter.

Using a conservative $2 billion valuation for Baha Mar’s real estate assets, the two ‘transfers’ would have each generated around $50 million in Stamp Duty. The collective $100 million sum would have come in especially handy for the cashstrapped Public Treasury, given its $160 million pay-

ments ‘backlog’ that was exposed in the Budget.

This sum is almost equivalent to the $101 million provided by the China Export-Import Bank, and many observers will likely suggest this shows the Bahamian creditor payouts are effectively a wealth transfer from taxpayers.

Other highlights in the ‘Heads of Terms’ include: * China Construction America (CCA), whose failure to complete Baha Mar on time and on budget sparked the project’s initial crisis, appears to have received what it wanted and more.

The Beijing-owned contractor was paid a $145 million remobilisation sum by September 15, 2016, last year. While some of this will likely have been used to pay its Bahamian subcontractors, this sum is way more than the $75 million

chase had to close by November 22, 2016, this year, but the deal’s consummation is dependent on Baha Mar’s construction completion by CTFE. The letter, signed by Creswell Sturrup, thenpermanent secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, extended the Baha Mar purchase closing to December 1,2017.

The same document also clarified the “reasonable endeavours” China ExportImport Bank has to make to show it is complying with the ‘Heads of Terms’, identifying this as a full payout to Bahamian creditors. * The ‘Heads of Terms’ states that the Government “expects” Baha Mar’s Bahamian retail and restaurant tenants to retain their leases on “the same terms and conditions as currently exists”.

However, it falls short of a ‘cast iron’ guarantee, especially as the China Export-Import Bank is mandated only to “encourage” CTFE to do the same. * The Government, having obtained the appointment of joint provisional

liquidators, should have financed their costs as there were not enough assets left at Baha Mar to pay them. However, the Heads of Terms stipulate that the costs are being shared 50/50 with the China Export Import Bank.

It is unclear how the ‘Heads of Terms’ could be construed as containing commercially confidential information, or why they were sealed to - as Justice Ian Winder put it - “preserve the integrity” of the Baha Mar sales process.

Most of the figures relate to how the creditor payout process will work, with $51 million allocated to pay debts owed to Government entities and the former Baha Mar employees, and the remaining $50 million for other Bahamian creditors.

The National Insurance Board (NIB), Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) and the Water & Sewerage Corporation, along with outstanding occupancy taxes, were to be made whole up until October 31, 2015.

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TONIGHT

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 78° F/26° C

MIAMI

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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KEY WEST

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 82° F/28° C

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 93° F/34° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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tiDes For nassau High

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Today

5:39 a.m.

6:19 p.m.

2.7 3.4

11:53 a.m. -0.6 ---------

Thursday

6:37 a.m.

7:14 p.m.

2.8 3.6

12:46 a.m. -0.2 12:48 p.m. -0.7

Friday

7:33 a.m.

8:08 p.m.

2.8 3.7

1:42 a.m. -0.4 1:43 p.m. -0.8

Saturday

8:29 a.m.

9:01 p.m.

2.9 3.7

2:37 a.m. -0.6 2:37 p.m. -0.9

Sunday

9:24 a.m.

9:54 p.m.

2.9 3.7

3:30 a.m. -0.6 3:32 p.m. -0.8

Monday

10:19 a.m.

10:46 p.m.

2.9 3.5

4:23 a.m. -0.6 4:26 p.m. -0.6

Tuesday

11:15 a.m.

11:39 p.m.

2.8 3.3

5:16 a.m. -0.5 5:22 p.m. -0.3

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:21 a.m.

8:03 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

4:06 a.m.

5:29 p.m.

New

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Full

Last

Jun. 23

Jun. 30

Jul. 8

Jul. 16

CAT ISLAND

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 93° F/34° C Low .................................................... 79° F/26° C Normal high ....................................... 87° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 74° F/23° C Last year’s high ................................. 86° F/30° C Last year’s low ................................... 74° F/23° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ................................................. 5.42” Normal year to date ................................... 11.98”

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

The total sum owed to Baha Mar employees was pegged at $8.7 million, along with $2.9 million in pension benefits that were deducted from their salaries.

As for the $50 million, Bahamian creditors - and local sub-contractors of foreign companies other than CCA - were to be made whole if owed less than $500,000. Those said to be owed more had to negotiate settlements with the claims committee. Any funds left over were to compensate foreign creditors.

“The valuable concessions that the Government has provided must redound to the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas,” the ‘Heads of Terms’ said, “and it is therefore essential that the monies that China ExportImport Bank has agreed to make available for the settlement of unsecured creditors’ claims should primarily be paid to unsecured Bahamian creditors.”

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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High: 88° F/31° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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LONG ISLAND

insurance management tracking map

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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MAYAGUANA High: 87° F/31° C Low: 81° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 89° F/32° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday:

WINDS SE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots SE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots E at 7-14 Knots SE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots E at 6-12 Knots E at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots E at 8-16 Knots

WAVES 4-7 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 4-7 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 5-9 Feet 4-8 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet

VISIBILITY 7 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 82° F 82° F 83° F 83° F 82° F 82° F 83° F 83° F 81° F 81° F 84° F 84° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 82° F 82° F 83° F 83° F 82° F 82° F