July 1, 2014
Dionisio D’Aguilar
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D’Aguilar refuses to back down over claim airport directors were fired
DESPITE letters that contradict his claims that the Nassau Airport Development’s former board of directors was fired by the Minnis administration over the write-off of $1.2m of $3.3m in rental fees of an airport tenant, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said he will not “budge an inch” from accusations he made regarding the matter last week in Parliament.
BOB rights offering takes Govt further down ‘wrong road’
The Government has been pushed further down “the wrong road” on Bank of the Bahamas by the recent $40 million rights offering, an outspoken shareholder said yesterday.
Dionisio D’AGuilar set to be ratified by FNM for Montagu
THE Free National Movement is moving ahead with plans to ratify businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar in the Montagu constituency, the seat currently held by Richard Lightbourn, according to several sources within the party.
Ex-Chamber chief ‘100% certain’ of credit downgrade
A former Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said he was “100 per cent certain” the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating will be downgraded by Moody’s, due to its failure to enact fundamental reforms.
Businessman doubts minimum wage hike will impact unemployment
LEADING businessman Dionisio D'Aguilar yesterday said he remained unconvinced that the government's 40 per cent minimum wage hike, while politically popular, will have much impact on the status quo of anemic economic growth and stark unemployment.
Superwash chief: VAT bites 12-14% off key products
A leading businessman says the Bahamian economy is stuck "in a funk" as Value-Added Tax's (VAT) full impact starts to bite, with sales in two of his key product categories down 12-14 per cent. Dionisio D'Aguilar, Superwash's president, told Tribune Business that the Bahamas desperately needed to change its attitude towards "rebooting the economy" and making it easier to conduct business.
‘No doubt over VAT chaos’ on January 1
A well-known businessman yesterday said he had “no doubt” the Government will be unable to seamlessly implement Value-Added Tax (VAT) come January 1, suggesting “chaos” would result from failing to promptly educate the private sector.
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