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Web shop gaming impact is a lottery
An Exuma businessman examines the impact of gambling’s proliferation, and what can be done to control it
ELECTIONS have consequences. The Free National Movement (FNM) won the recent election, so Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis and his Cabinet must now make decisions.
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Central Bank sponsors web shop ‘interactions’
The Central Bank has sponsored interactions between the Gaming Board and commercial bank compliance officers to highlight the level of anti-money laundering monitoring and controls that exist in web shops, its governor says.
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Pelican Bay to host entrepreneurs again
Entrepreneurs and start-ups will be able to interact directly with consumers at the second annual Spring Sip & Shop Soiree to be hosted by the Pelican Bay resort on Saturday, April 13.
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Web shop licences issued October 15
Web shop licences will be issued on October 15, the Minister of Tourism confirmed yesterday, although he was unable to say how many companies will receive them.
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Nottage: Talking about shutting down web shops is not my job
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said the police force has enough personnel to shut down web shops if that is the final order from the courts.
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Bahamian retailers must innovate to match online
BAHAMIAN retailers must become more innovative in compete with online shopping portals, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive believes.
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Harbour Bay parking
Annoyance is a mild description when trying to shop at Harbour Bay Shopping Centre – where do the potential shoppers park?
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Govt adds to list of essential shoppers for Thursday
The government has added to the list of essential workers who may shop on Thursday.
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Bail for man accused of shop breaking
A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of breaking into the same shop twice in Cat Island earlier this month
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Web shops face 'year of famine' on 'sweet spot'
Web shop operators may have to endure “a year of famine” to find the industry’s taxation “sweet spot”, a Cabinet Minister yesterday urging: “Let the Bahamian people be the judge.”Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, called on the sev
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Web shop ‘must respect’ GBPA’s license authority
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) “will take steps to cause Chances Games to respect” its regulatory authority if the web shop fails to “regularise” its license terms and fees, Tribune Business was told yesterday.
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Increased web shop taxes not ruled out
The Deputy Prime Minister has not ruled out new or increased taxes for web shops, saying the Government had to consider sector integrity as well as revenues.
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No answer on decision over web shop licences
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe could not confirm yesterday whether the Gaming Board has made a decision on which companies were successful in their bids to obtain a gaming house operator’s license to operate legally in the country.
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Foreigners seek JVs with Bahamas web shop firms
Web shop gaming operators are already being approached to joint venture with foreign companies in overseas jurisdictions, a well-known QC suggesting the sector can be “a major Bahamian export”.
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Bran: court was not wrong
THE court “was not wrong” in issuing an order to “maintain the status quo” with respect to the operation of web-shops, as web-shops legally have a license to operate, DNA Leader Branville McCartney explained yesterday.
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Web shops: Systems prevented use for money transmission
SEVERAL web shop operators yesterday said inter-island money transfers were impossible on their system, while others expressed concern over the impact on Family Island communities from Island Luck’s decision to close all such accounts. Anthony brown
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'Injunction granted to web shop operators'
An Injunction has been granted to prevent the government, police, and attorney general from shutting down web shops pending a hearing before the Chief Justice, The Tribune has just learned.
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Dairy Queen opens fifth Nassau outlet
DAIRY Queen (DQ) has expanded its presence in New Providence with the official opening of its fifth location in the Seagrapes Shopping Plaza on February 9.The location, on Prince Charles Drive, became the fifth DQ location in New Providence, joining
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A summer shopping fling for back-to-school
Entrepreneur Deanna Wilson is back for the second year in a row with her unique shopping party.
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Web shop licences, tax rate may alter on audit
A Cabinet minister yesterday indicated the Government has yet to decide how many web shops will be granted licences to operate legally, despite previous indications this number had been set.
