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'No doubt over VAT chaos' on January 1
A well-known businessman yesterday said he had “no doubt” the Government will be unable to seamlessly implement Value-Added Tax (VAT) come January 1, suggesting “chaos” would result from failing to promptly educate the private sector.
Port's 25% growth hides missed trade potential
Freeport is failing to attract “a wider range” of businesses and become a true logistics/distribution hub, despite the Container Port outstripping all Caribbean rivals with 25 per cent cargo throughput growth.
Gov't urged: End 'ridiculous foot dragging' on BEC
The Government has been urged to end its "ridiculous foot dragging" over the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) part-privatisation and wider energy reform, as the private sector readies its own study on the issue.
Latoy clocks season’s best to win 400m
CHRIS ‘Fireman’ Brown didn’t enter, Demetrius Pinder withdrew from the final and Ramon Miller had to watch from the sideline nursing an injury. Yet, in their absence, LaToy Williams still ran a blistering season’s best of 44.97 seconds to win the marquee men’s 400 metres on day two of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ BTC Junior and Senior National Track and Field Championships.
Webshop laws will be delayed
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday confirmed that the much anticipated legislation to regulate the webshop industry will not be tabled this week in Parliament as expected.
Welcome to the land of do-as-you-please
“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” — Leona Helmsley
Casino reforms keep expat resident bar
The Government’s decision not to allow permanent residents and work permit holders to gamble in Bahamian casinos is a “miniscule” issue that will not delay much-needed reform, a tourism industry executive said yesterday.
New faces join ranks of public servants after vote
THE official results are in for the local government elections on Grand Bahama and several newcomers were elected to represent and serve their communities. In the City of Freeport District, six of the nine councillors are newcomers to local government.
Cash 'disturbed' by Nygard-PLP documents
FNM Chairman Darron Cash yesterday said a pledge from billionaire fashion mogul Peter Nygard of $45,000 to the PLP in the early 1990s and his subsequent requests for help on issues relating to his property and expansion plans is “embarrassing” and “disturbing”.
Union chief seeks 100-133% increase in minimum wage
The Trade Union Congress’s (TUC) president yesterday backed a 100-133 per cent increase in the Bahamas’ minimum wage, describing this as “reasonable”.
30-member CISC team all set
WITH the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Royal Bank of Canada National Swim Championships over and done with, the focus now switches to the various national teams that will represent the Bahamas this summer. The first team getting set to travel is the 30-member team to the Caribbean Island Swim Championships July 3-7 in Wildey, Barbados.
Swift are national swimming champions
Swift Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2014 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fourth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.
Union chief seeks 100-133% increase in minimum wage
By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter
No one is above the law, no matter their political persuasion
BASED on the amount of tax dodging we have seen recently it appears that only the poor, the unfortunate and – in some cases – the middle class, are saddled with paying much needed taxes, which would go a long way towards settling the country’s skyrocketing debt and underwriting capital works and essential services.
49 records erased
While the current stars made their presence felt, the Bahamas Swimming Federation got a good glimpse of the future as the 2014 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships was held at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.
Eleuthera 'poised for economic resurgence'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts told Eleuthera residents over the weekend that the island is poised for an economic resurgence.
Retail entrepreneur urges 75% minimum wage rise
A well-known retail entrepreneur has called for the minimum wage to be increased by 75 per cent to $7 per hour despite acknowledging that such a rise would “be challenging for me”.
Swimmers make a splash on day 1
The Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Royal Bank of Canada 43rd National Swimming Championships got off to a splash as Joanna Evans and Alec Smith set the stage on day one, winning the gruelling 800 and 1,500 metre freestyle races.
Airline launches new direct Bahamas flight
JetBlue Airways yesterday began daily direct flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).
Customs told: 'Red flag' cash payers
Customs was yesterday urged to “red flag” businesses that paid for commercial-size imports via cash or personal cheque, with the Chamber’s chairman warning: “We’ve got to squash the informal economy.”