Chris Lleida
Chris Lleida is the chief executive of Premier Importers, a building materials supplier in The Bahamas. Recently, he was in the news for expressing concerns about the potential impact of proposed shipping cost increases due to U.S. policies, warning that such changes could devastate the Caribbean economy and disrupt supply chains for importers and consumers alike.
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Chris Lleida, chief executive officer of Premier Importers, said the Ministry of Finance paid for the vouchers.
Opposition leader slams budget, demands accounting of funds
Bahamas· 2026-05-28
Chris Lleida, chief executive of Premier Importers, said The Bahamas had escaped 'inflation on steroids' given that the forecast near-doubling in cargo freight rates would have inevitably been passed on to Bahamian importers.
Roberts: Bahamas ‘dodged a big bullet’ as US reverses Chinese shipping feeBahamas· 2025-04-22
Chris Lleida, chief executive of Premier Importers, a building materials supplier, told Tribune Business it was inevitable that shipping companies such as Tropical will pass cost increases of that magnitude on to their end-user customers.
‘Not panicking yet’ over fears of huge shipping cost hikeBahamas· 2025-03-17
