'Bigger fish to fry' than new Parliament
The Tax Coalition’s co-chairs yesterday warned that fiscal constraints meant it was an inappropriate time to consider building a new Parliament, and said: “We’ve got bigger fish to fry.”
Customs targets online payments by year's end
BAHAMAS Customs said yesterday it will start to phase-out the manual submission of importer and broker documents as of June 1, its Comptroller adding that it hoped to implement electronic duty payments by year-end.
100 Abaconians attend $39m port's job fair
More than 100 Abaconians attended China Harbour Engineering Company’s (CHEC) Tuesday job fair that sought recruits to work on the construction of North Abaco’s $39 million port.
The right blend of young and old
With great advancements in medicine, and increased awareness of healthy living, many of us are experiencing longer and fuller lives.
Baha Mar hosts Russian operator
BAHA Mar has hosted Tez Tour, one of Russia’s leading tourist companies, at its Royal Blue Golf Clubhouse.
QC: 'Promote a green economy', not aragonite
Grand Bahama’s East End should be “promoted as a green economy” rather than an aragonite mining centre, a top QC yesterday arguing that this would “sustain an historic way of life”.
Report: VAT second only to real property tax for growth
MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday that the government initiated Value Added Tax (VAT) report was consistent with other reports in identifying VAT as second only to real property tax for supporting economic growth.
$2 million secured for construction of standards building
AT least $2 million has been secured for the construction of a Bahamas Bureau of Standards (BBS) building and for equipment, the bureau’s acting director said yesterday.
Bahamas Waste beats Q1 profit goals by 24%
Bahamas Waste has returned to historical first quarter profit levels after its net income more-than-tripled year-over-year, a result that exceeded its own expectations by 24 per cent.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Avoiding seduction by false advertising
Propaganda lies, deceit and half-truths; is there a difference? If you tell someone that advertisers lie, they will probably roll their eyes and say: “DUH! That’s what advertising is.”
'20 years behind' on market protection
The Bahamas is “20 years behind” on safeguarding its agriculture producers and modernising its economy, a leading consultant yesterday telling Tribune Business this failures had “decimated” local farmers.
Internet policy 'zero' hits Bahamas ranking
A ‘zero’ score for ‘public policy and strategic vision’ has dropped the Bahamas to a mid-table ranking in the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) newly-launched broadband Internet penetration rankings for Latin America and the Caribbean.
'Merits' of GB Chamber's M.O.U proposal questioned
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC() outgoing chairman has questioned the “unclear merits” of creating a separate body to co-ordinate activities between all Chambers, as he moved to “reconcile” differences with his Grand Bahama counterparts.
Bahamas urges OECD: Stop the 'blacklists'
THE Bahamas wants the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and its affiliates to stop using so-called ‘blacklists’ to pressure international financial centres, arguing that “greater transparency” can be achieved through different means.
VAT delay providing 'blessing in disguise'
With just 22 per cent of hotels indicating they had a full understanding of Value-Added Tax (VAT), the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) believes the delayed implementation provides an ideal opportunity to minimise costs and revenue losses.
