Businessman reveals Dorian tax relief woe
A Grand Bahama business yesterday complained the Customs Department is not approving Dorian-related duty exemptions even though his clients have Department of Inland Revenue permission.
Mature small businesses in ‘50/50 survival toss-up’
A small business consultant says it is “a 50/50 toss up” as to whether many of his more “mature” small business clients can survive the Bahamian economy’s slow bounce back from COVID-19.
IAN FERGUSON: Forcing COVID vaccine on staff not the answer
The past 15 months has proven to be a challenging period for the world. While tremendous strides have been made in producing a vaccine for COVID-19, the resistance and opposition to taking it is staggering. Persons from all walks of life, in all countries, and across all socio-economic, political and cultural divides have openly voiced reasons why they will not take the vaccines and their lack of trust in them despite respective governments approving their use.
Tourism operators: Go to digital vaccine cards
Family Island tourism operators yesterday suggested the government introduce electronic COVID-19 vaccination cards if it has doubts over whether the paper-based version can be verified.
Top tourism official urges travel interruption cover
A senior Ministry of Tourism official yesterday suggested introducing trip interruption insurance to give Bahamians and residents confidence they will not suffer financial loss if impacted by COVID issues.
Auto dealers ‘scrape bottom of the barrel’
Auto dealers were yesterday “scraping the bottom of the barrel” after supply chain woes slashed vehicle inventories by up to 70 percent and left them unable to meet higher-than-expected demand.
‘Nothing to lose’ over concrete export venture
A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president says the country must explore transforming itself into an exporter of pre-cast concrete products, and urged: “We have nothing to lose.”
Insurers ‘hold line’ over property rates
Bahamian insurers are “trying to hold the line” on property premium rates for 2021 after post-Dorian pressures resulted in increases of up to 30 percent for businesses and homeowners last year.
Briland rebound beats projection ‘by over 25-30%’
Harbour Island resort operators yesterday said the post-COVID tourism rebound has exceeded expectations by 25-30 percent, and added: “We’re still rocking and rolling.”
Bahamas must ‘step up game’ on cyber security
Bahamian companies and the nation-at-large need to “step up their game” to protect critical IT (information technology) infrastructure against “advanced attacks” and hacks growing in sophistication.
Cash reliance hinders online delivery service
A online delivery service provider yesterday said many companies are unable to fully exploit the sales platform it provides because they lack the means to receive payment other than cash.
ART OF GRAPHIX: How graphics assist with online education
Learning about new graphical and educational techniques should not be a chore but, rather, a process that students and teachers should grasp, understand and implement.
‘Pull out all the stops’ to secure stronger summer
The Bahamas must “pull out all the stops” to prevent travel visa woes undermining tourism’s recovery, a top hotelier urged yesterday, especially as summer “could be stronger” than typical winter peaks.
Health visa limits a ‘terrible decision’
A Bahamian excursion operator yesterday said it was a “terrible decision” to limit tourist travel applications to within 14 days of arrival so as to prevent a health visa overload.
Mortgage Corp suspensions ‘not tied’ to forged cheques
The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation’s (BMC) chairman yesterday said the suspension of four “management level” executives is “definitely not linked” to a separate probe into fraudulent cheques.
