Port hosts training workshops for VAT
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has served as host to the four-day Value Added Tax (VAT) training sessions that came to a successful close at the Pelican Bay Hotel.
AG: Cellular licence bid launch 'imminent'
By NEIL HARTNELL
PM 'filmed' discussing Nygard Cay construction
Prime Minister Perry Christie and government officials have been videotaped meeting Peter Nygard at his Lyford Cay home and discussed construction activities at the property - the same activities that are being challenged as unlawful in two separate court actions.
Bahamas lacks 'social maturity' to accept Investor Citizenship
A Cabinet Minister believes the Bahamas lacks the “social maturity” to accept an Investor Citizen programme that would aim to attract the world’s wealthiest individuals to this nation and supply a major economic boost.
IDB project to unlock Andros's $260m 'capital'
The Government is seeking to develop a sustainable framework for unlocking Andros’s ‘natural economic capital’, which studies have suggested could deliver $260 million a year “in net economic benefits”.
Nygard conspiracy claim: 'rantings that defy logic'
Peter Nygard’s claims that two court actions challenging his construction activities are part of a wider conspiracy against him have been blasted as “rantings” that “defy all logic”.
Government to miss VAT registration goal
The Government will likely miss its November 30 target for registering all mandatory Value-Added Tax (VAT) paying businesses, a Task Force co-chair yesterday saying the process would not be completed until after the tax’s January 1 implementation.
Exuma's airport must 'start from scratch'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter
Trust chief: Anchorage fees must be nationwide
The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) chairman has called for anchorage fees to be imposed in mooring spots throughout the Bahamas.
BFSB unveils annual student essay contest
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has launched its Essay and Speech Competition, as part of the annual National Career Awareness Month (NCAM).
GB targets 35% air arrivals rise from new Canada services
Tourism officials are expecting a significant increase in visitors to Grand Bahama due to the introduction of new weekly direct flights from two Canada gateways.
Eliminating unethical workplace behaviour
The shifting moral structure in our nation - and globally - has been blamed for the rise in unethical behaviour at work. People seem unconcerned with following the rule of law in and outside their workplaces. Some place the blame on younger parents who appear to take child-rearing less seriously than the traditionalist generation.
11,000 Water Corp customers sign up to e-notification
More than 11,000 Water & Sewerage Corporation customers have signed up for its electronic notification (e-Notification) system following a three-month joint promotion that it ran with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).
$40m investment drops ex-Royal Oasis manager
A $40 million private island resort project targeting the Exuma Cays believes it will create around 200 construction, and 50 full-time, jobs, having dropped the management company initially tapped to operate the property.
BFR implores government to go with VAT 'exclusive' pricing
The Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) has said that VAT “exclusive” pricing, as opposed to VAT “inclusive” pricing, is essential to the success of the government’s attempt at reforming the existing tax structure.
