EDITORIAL: Diplomacy and persuasion the best option
PEOPLE absorbed in their personal pursuits and blissfully unaware of the ebb and flow of international affairs might be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about this week in Singapore. Was the summit between the United States President and the leader of a relatively small country in Asia really the most significant such meeting in modern times, as some in the media had been claiming? The hyperbole of the international press showed no bounds in seeking to report the news in the most dramatic terms.
Disabled parking in Downtown
ON June 6, 2018. I ventured downtown to Bay Street to purchase a wedding anniversary gift for my beloved wife of 41 years.
Crime under control?
WHILE the Police were having a special police operation carnage on Jerome Avenue - who said crime is under control?
Big names in Bahamas team for FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
The Bahamas Basketball Federation has announced the 24-member preliminary squad for the men’s national team as they prepare for the third window of FIBA World Cup – Americas Qualifiers.
Web shop pay cut threat over anti-VAT demo
Island Luck employees were seemingly threatened with the loss of a day’s pay if they did not attend yesterday’s anti-VAT and gaming tax protest in Rawson Square.
‘Stop tax rises’: Hundreds march to oppose VAT hike and gambling levy
HUNDREDS of people marched from the Southern Recreation Grounds to Rawson Square yesterday morning to protest the proposed 60 percent increase in value added tax and a new sliding scale tax on web shops.
D’Aguilar: We will be flexible
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the government will be flexible with web shop taxes, adjusting its new sliding scale scheme if it proves too onerous.
NHI will cost you $15-$80 a month
THE government is “revamping” National Health Insurance to focus more on catastrophic care with the introduction of the BahamaCare Plan and expects a contributory plan of $15 to $80 per month to fund it.
Govt deals: 2/3 of firms need 'personal contacts'
Two-thirds of Bahamian businesses have needed to use “personal contacts” to close or speed-up government deals, showing why “red tape” and corruption are among the country’s top woes.A Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) s
Gov't targets $100m non-VAT revenue rise
The Government is predicting non-VAT fee and tax increases will generate an extra $100 million in the new fiscal year, amid warnings that “the fiscal chickens have come home to roost”.K P Turnquest, Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday told the National
BPL targets $2m monthly VSEP savings
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) will save up to $24m annually through a voluntary separation (VSEP) exercise that attracted 319 applicants, the utility’s chairman said yesterday.“We had a total of approximately 300 people who applied to be separated fr
Second home 'havoc' on triple-digit tax rise
The Government was yesterday warned it “will create havoc” if it imposes triple-digit tax increases on hundreds of foreign second home owners via planned real property tax reforms.Attorneys and realtors united in “outrage” over a seemingly innocuous
Retailers slam 'unacceptable' warning on taxation changes
Bahamian retailers yesterday said a one-month transition was not enough time to adjust to a 12 percent VAT, blasting the lack of consultation with the sector as “unacceptable”.Tara Morley-Nolan, the Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co-chair, sai
IAN FERGUSON: How small businesses can adjust to VAT hike
The Bahamas is embroiled in a heated, and somewhat divisive, national conversation regarding taxation. Many, including the private sector, are concerned about the adverse impact this might have on consumer spending patterns and, ultimately, our alrea
'Tremendous anxiety' over WTO accession
The Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday warned there was “tremendous anxiety” over the WTO accession amid the absence of analysis on its likely impact.Michael Maura, addressing the National Conclave of Chambers of Commerce, said the private sect
DPM: We must address 'upside down' economy
THE deputy prime minister yesterday said “structural adjustments” and “a cultural shift” are needed to address The Bahamas’ “upside down” economy.K Peter Turnquest told the National Conclave of Chambers of Commerce that the government remained resolu
Gov't facing long haul to be 'business friendly'
THE government still has “a great deal to do” to be viewed as business-friendly, with few businesses seeing any improvement in their interaction with public sector bureaucracy.Michael Maura, pictured, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Con
06142018 EDITION
Thursday, 14th June, 2018.
Titus women take life's lemons and make lemonade – Leading ladies honoured
IN a tribute to some of the country’s leading Christian ladies, the Christ Community Church’s Titus Women’s Ministry successfully hosted its recent Pink Lemonade Party.With a mandate to care for one another, genuinely love each other, and also connec
Funeral directors band together to uphold industry's professional practices
To respond to a surge in uncertified and untrained funeral directors and embalmers in recent years, professionals in the industry have come together to form an association to advance and protect funeral professional practices.In a statement, the new
