Bapak employees fear for future
Employes at Bahamas Food Packaging (Bapak) are worried whether they will still have a job in the New Year, after the Christmas Eve fire that badly damaged the company’s Industrial Park premises.
MARKETING REVOLUTION: Communication key to client retention
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VAT rules ‘nightmare’ slammed by business
Frustrated businesses slammed yesterday’s newly-released Value-Added Tax (VAT) Rules for introducing previously unknown requirements with just three working days left before the new tax regime’s roll-out.
AML boss: ‘Sky not falling’ over VAT
AML Foods chief executive yesterday agreed that import tariff ‘tweaking’ would have little impact on food prices post Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, but quickly added: “The sky is not falling.”
$300,000 BEC bribe ‘embarrasses Bahamas’
The $300,000 bribe paid to secure a Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) deal was yesterday described as a national embarrassment, the DNA’s leader suggesting the revelation gave “credence” to claims this nation was corrupt.
Top retailer: ‘I don’t blame consumers for screaming’ over eggs
A top food retailer yesterday told consumers the industry was “not profiteering” on high-priced eggs, while admitting he could not fault Bahamians for “screaming”.
FNM deputy can’t back cable rise
THE FNM’s deputy leader yesterday said he could not support Cable Bahamas’ bid for a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic pay-TV package, suggesting it delay this for “another year or so”.
Private sector bids to stop VAT problems ‘falling through cracks’
The Tax Coalition’s chairman yesterday pledged to hold the Government’s "feet to the fire” over unresolved Value-Added Tax (VAT) issues, amid last-ditch efforts to prevent any “falling through the cracks”.
Bahamas ‘laughing stock’ over bribery allegations
The Bahamas was yesterday branded an “international laughing stock”, an outspoken QC suggesting that recent revelations of bribery involving a Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) contract ove 13 years ago highlights the need for a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Union brands Bahamasair salary claims misleading
Bahamasair officials yesterday said they expect their operations to return to normal today (Wednesday), with the pilot’s union expressing its willingness to complete industrial agreement talks.
Govt: No 'closed eyes' on environmental fears
The Government has not “closed its eyes” to concerns raised by environmentalists the Minister of Tourism said yesterday, after this nation was dropped from a list of top ethical destinations due to an alleged ‘grim environmental record’.
$300,000 bribe paid to win BEC contract
Stunned Bahamian politicians reacted with disbelief yesterday after it was revealed that a French energy company paid more than $300,000 in bribes to win a Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) contract.
Grocery retailers ‘thrown under bus’ by VAT marketing
Furious grocery retailers yesterday blasted the Government for “throwing us under the bus” with misleading statements on Value-Added Tax (VAT), and warned consumers that duty reductions would not lead to blanket food price cuts.
Cable relaunches 27% pay-TV price rise bid
Cable Bahamas has relaunched its bid for a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic pay-TV package, after unveiling a compromise that seems to have (for the moment) won over the regulators.
Xmas VAT distractions ‘makes no retail sense’
Top food store operators yesterday said it “makes no sense” to pull retailers away from their businesses for last minute Value-Added Tax (VAT) discussions, interrupting the only season that delivers a profit for some.
