07 March 2014
In the wake of the government announcing its decision to legalise web shop gaming by July 1, a veteran hotelier said if this does come to fruition, the government should be able to lower the proposed percentage of Value Added Tax (VAT). Senior Vice President of External and Governmental Affairs at Baha Mar Robert Sands […]
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07 March 2014
The government on Thursday signed its 31st Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TEIA) with the Government of Czech Republic during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said this signing further demonstrates the country’s commitment to adhere to the highest international standards. “The Bahamas welcomes the conclusion […]
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07 March 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis told The Bahama Journal yesterday that whenever the government tables the regulations to make web shop gaming legal in The Bahamas the FNM will not support it. When Tourism and Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe made the announcement in the House of Assembly on Wednesday that the government […]
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07 March 2014
The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) yesterday expressed disappointment that the government has decided to regularise web shop gaming despite Bahamians voting against it in last year’s referendum and warned that its effects will be disastrous. BCC President Reverend Dr. Ranford Patterson even went as far as saying that he will not support any further referenda […]
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03 March 2014
The national flower of The Bahamas the Yellow Elder in full bloom. (Photo: Lamond Johnson)
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03 March 2014
The bill to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) could be introduced in the House of Assembly this month, according to officials in the finance ministry. The sources confirmed to the Bahama Journal over the weekend that the reason the bill has not been tabled is because there are “still pieces of it that need to […]
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03 March 2014
Former chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Brian Moree, Q.C. said public sector reform is critically needed in the country due to that sector being “seriously overstaffed.” Currently, there are over 20,000 people employed with the public service. Mr. Moree, who appeared on the Love97/JCN talk show, Jones and Company with host Wendall Jones […]
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03 March 2014
A man suspected of trying to steal hundreds of feet of copper wire from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) managed to get away last week but, police were able to recover the would-be stolen goods. According to reports, shortly before 3:00 a.m. last Wednesday, officers from the Southwestern Division were on routine patrol on Rocky […]
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03 March 2014
Marine pilots have submitted their resignation letters to the Freeport Harbour Company (FHC) amid claims that conditions at the harbour violate international standards and pose significant danger to their health. Managing Director of The Bahamas Maritime Pilots Association (BMPA) Erin Ferguson said the pilots have repeatedly asked FHC to address their concerns. However, he said, […]
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03 March 2014
Representatives of a fast-growing eastern New Providence development returned from the Miami International Boat Show this week with reports of their best year ever in the show that spans 2.5 million square feet, attracting tens of thousands of visitors shopping or dreaming over a fantasy land of boats, all things marine, exotic destinations and, more […]
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