June 3, 2020
TOURISM Readiness and Recovery Committee, pictured from left: Carlton Russell, President, Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association and VP Operations, Atlantis; Robert Sands, Sr. VP, BHTA and SVP of Government and Community Relations, Baha Mar; Suzanne Pattusch, Executive VP, BHTA; Minister D’Aguilar; Director General Joy Jibrilu; Vernice Walkine, VP, BHTA and CEO and President, Nassau Airport Development Co. Ltd.; and Stuart Bowe, Immediate Past President, BHTA, and Sr. VP and GM Hotel Operations, Atlantis. Photo: Kemuel Stubbs/BIS
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FINAL COUNTDOWN TO A NEW REALITY: D’Aguilar warns phased reopening must show we can meet July 1 targets
THE Bahamas’ tourism industry will begin a phased opening on June 15 when boaters, yachters and private pilots will be allowed into the country, the Ministry of Tourism announced yesterday.
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John 3 years, 10 months ago
It is a disgrace what government/customs is allowing the Gladstone Freight Terminal to do to its customers. They are charging storage on shipments that came in since the Emergency lockdowns began in March up until the day customers pick up these goods. These freight charges can amount to hundreds, even Thousands of dollars and small businesses that have been closed for two months will find it difficult to pay these additional storage charges. The manager at the terminal claims they have been open ‘straight thru’ the pandemic and the fact that importers could not pick up the goods has nothing to do with them. Goods that arrive in The Bahamas are supposed to be warehoused by customs if they are not picked up after 6 to 10 days. However customs seems to have become complacent in warehousing freight and so this is become an additional source of income for the freight who make millions annu from storage fees. So government warehouse remains practically empty while these greedy and heartless freight companies Hogg up everything.
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