Webshop gaming 'to be regularised by July 1'
THE Government will regularise and tax webshop gaming by July 1, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced yesterday.
Web-shop legislation to be brought before Parliament
The Minister responsible for Gaming, Obie Wilchcombe, has said he intends to bring legislation to regularise web-shops to Parliament.
FNM dismiss claim of illegal housing as ‘lame distraction’
THE FNM yesterday criticised the government for claims that the previous Ingraham administration had illegally constructed low-cost homes between 2010 and 2012.
'Government is the bully, it is not being bullied'
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday came to the defence of the business community, calling the government a “bully” over its handling of the implementation of Value Added Tax. In a party statement issued yesterday, Mr McCartney said the government has yet to table important legislation to clear up public misconceptions about the new tax.
'PM boxed-in but must now move forward'
FNM chairman Darron Cash yesterday called for the government to make the “tough decision” to move forward with bi-partisan discussions on web shops, adding that shutting down the unregulated businesses should no longer be an option.
Mitchell calls Munroe ‘ignorant and anti-PLP’ in LBGT rights row
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell yesterday accused Dr Myles Munroe of being “ignorant” and “anti-PLP” after calling for Prime Minister Perry Christie to remove him from his ministerial post.
'We will not be bullied on VAT'
THE GOVERNMENT of the Bahamas will not be “bullied or threatened” to postpone or cancel the implementation of Value Added Tax, Minister of State for Finance Micheal Halkitis said yesterday.
'Fix the tax collection system before going for VAT'
WITH more than $550 million in Real Property Taxes outstanding, Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash urged the government to correct its tax collection system before imposing VAT on Bahamians.
Call for investigation over claims of Simpson Penn abuse
FNM Deputy leader Loretta Butler Turner yesterday called for a full investigation into the alleged abuse of a 14-year-old boy at the Simpson Penn Centre.
Bahamians ‘should pay $200 fee’ to gamble
GAMING Board Chairman Dr Andre Rollins says he will soon recommend that Bahamians be allowed to gamble in casinos for a fee of $200.
MP questions failure to classify deaths in blaze
WITH no answer yet as to the cause of the house fire that led to the deaths of six relatives five months ago, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday questioned why the incident has yet to be classified by officials.
$550m owed in property tax
AMID calls for the Christie administration to crack down on outstanding taxes, more than $550 million in Real Property Tax (RPT) over the last 30 years has gone uncollected, The Tribune can reveal.
Roberts says FNM deputy 'has no shame or conscience'
PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said the FNM’s deputy leader Loretta Butler-Turner has “no shame or conscience” for characterising Prime Minister Perry Christie as “incompetent”.
‘Wasteful’ travel costs criticised
THE FNM yesterday criticised the government over what the party described as “wasteful expenditure” of its travel allocations as outlined in the mid-year budget.
Minnis calls for tax debtors list to be tabled
OPPOSITION leader Dr Hubert Minnis urged Prime Minister Perry Christie to table in Parliament a list of the tax status of all parliamentarians.
