Pop. of Bahamas grew from 303,611 in 2000, to 353,658 in 2010. So you are saying that out of the 50,000 person growth, 45,000 of those were Haitians and only 5,000 born to Bahamians. Hmm... that could be an accurate assumption, perhaps not.
BAhamas.gov.bs: nassau, The Bahamas – The Department of Statistics announced its 2015 Immigration Report, giving data on work permits issued in The Bahamas that year, at a press conference at its offices, August 19, 2016.
The department stated:
In 2015, by Occupation, a total of 9,208 work permits were issued, of which 67 percent were to males and 33 percent to females.
Forty-four percent of the work permits were granted to workers in the Elementary Occupational group, of which 65 percent of this group were Haitians.
Ten percent of the totals issued were to Skilled Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery workers of which 80 percent were Haitians.
Professionals, Science and Engineering Specialists comprised 10 percent of the total work permits, of which 15 percent of the group were Americans and 15 percent, Jamaicans.
The smallest number of work permits granted, 0.2 percent, was in the Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers category.
By Industry category – the industry that received the majority of work permits in 2015 was the Accommodation and Food Service Activities Industry (Hotel) with 12 percent of the work permits granted, of which 80 percent of the group were males. This was followed by the Construction Industry, with seven percent of the total permits issued, of which 96 percent of the group were males. And third, the Manufacturing Industry, which accounted for five percent of the total work permits for 2015, of which 97 percent of the group were males.
By Nationality, the majority of the work permits 3,360 or 36% were issued to Haitians; followed by Jamaicans with 1,075 or 11% of the permits issued; and Philippine nationals received 1,033 or 11% of the permits issued.
With the exception of the first. Every single comment here is sheer bigoted hateful simplistic spew. I would put good money down that every single person who commented here has an illegal worker clean their yard every single week. this country would have some ugly landscaping if the government followed these guys orders.
these heartless people would throw an innocent child to the dogs as repercussion for the actions of their parents. shameful, and not the least Christian in a supposed Christian Nation. How many of you go to church and confess your sins on Sunday and then spew hate on Monday?
If a hotel can't keep people coming to their hotel, it ain't because of a little 2 bedroom house rental down the street. they need to look internally and find out why people don't want to stay there. i've stayed in many hotels around the bahamas that leave a lot to be desired.
This is a classic situation of people making decisions about things which they have absolutely no idea what they are doing or talking about. Hotels get huge concessions. look at Bahamar, built entirely duty free right? a guy builds a house he ends up paying the government 40% of the cost of construction at the end of the day. please tell me i'm wrong. Anyone? if import duties and VAT were paid on Bahamar, that would be around $1,000,000,000 in revenue to the country, and we still ain't seen no benefit after what 5, 6, 7 years? and there are more concessions going into the future. I want to ask the MoT and the government taxmen to actually sit down and have an honest conversation with a vacation home rental owner. I would be happy to put them in touch with several. find out exactly how much they spend in this country every year compared to how much they make. I can personally guarantee you that at least 9 out of 10 owners are operating at a net loss every year. The vast majority of them just love this adorable little country and want to keep coming back here and helping the economy and the people.
If you #&$* with them too much in order to keep your hotel buddys happy they will pack up and leave. then you can kiss a large chunk of GDP goodbye. mark my words.
DWW says...
i cannot agree with this statement in any way. 5 months is plenty of time, unless you are hiding something, or don't really want to find teh answer
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DWW says...
maybe his tears are for you, these commentors
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DWW says...
Pop. of Bahamas grew from 303,611 in 2000, to 353,658 in 2010. So you are saying that out of the 50,000 person growth, 45,000 of those were Haitians and only 5,000 born to Bahamians. Hmm... that could be an accurate assumption, perhaps not.
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https://esa.un.org/miggmgprofiles/indic…
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DWW says...
BAhamas.gov.bs:
nassau, The Bahamas – The Department of Statistics announced its 2015 Immigration Report, giving data on work permits issued in The Bahamas that year, at a press conference at its offices, August 19, 2016.
The department stated:
In 2015, by Occupation, a total of 9,208 work permits were issued, of which 67 percent were to males and 33 percent to females.
Forty-four percent of the work permits were granted to workers in the Elementary Occupational group, of which 65 percent of this group were Haitians.
Ten percent of the totals issued were to Skilled Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery workers of which 80 percent were Haitians.
Professionals, Science and Engineering Specialists comprised 10 percent of the total work permits, of which 15 percent of the group were Americans and 15 percent, Jamaicans.
The smallest number of work permits granted, 0.2 percent, was in the Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers category.
By Industry category – the industry that received the majority of work permits in 2015 was the Accommodation and Food Service Activities Industry (Hotel) with 12 percent of the work permits granted, of which 80 percent of the group were males. This was followed by the Construction Industry, with seven percent of the total permits issued, of which 96 percent of the group were males. And third, the Manufacturing Industry, which accounted for five percent of the total work permits for 2015, of which 97 percent of the group were males.
By Nationality, the majority of the work permits 3,360 or 36% were issued to Haitians; followed by Jamaicans with 1,075 or 11% of the permits issued; and Philippine nationals received 1,033 or 11% of the permits issued.
More detailed information is available on the Department of Statistics Website: www.bahamas.gov.bs/statistics
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DWW says...
353,658
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DWW says...
With the exception of the first. Every single comment here is sheer bigoted hateful simplistic spew. I would put good money down that every single person who commented here has an illegal worker clean their yard every single week. this country would have some ugly landscaping if the government followed these guys orders.
these heartless people would throw an innocent child to the dogs as repercussion for the actions of their parents. shameful, and not the least Christian in a supposed Christian Nation. How many of you go to church and confess your sins on Sunday and then spew hate on Monday?
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DWW says...
thanks for the morning chuckle
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DWW says...
If a hotel can't keep people coming to their hotel, it ain't because of a little 2 bedroom house rental down the street. they need to look internally and find out why people don't want to stay there. i've stayed in many hotels around the bahamas that leave a lot to be desired.
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DWW says...
This is a classic situation of people making decisions about things which they have absolutely no idea what they are doing or talking about. Hotels get huge concessions. look at Bahamar, built entirely duty free right? a guy builds a house he ends up paying the government 40% of the cost of construction at the end of the day. please tell me i'm wrong. Anyone? if import duties and VAT were paid on Bahamar, that would be around $1,000,000,000 in revenue to the country, and we still ain't seen no benefit after what 5, 6, 7 years? and there are more concessions going into the future. I want to ask the MoT and the government taxmen to actually sit down and have an honest conversation with a vacation home rental owner. I would be happy to put them in touch with several. find out exactly how much they spend in this country every year compared to how much they make. I can personally guarantee you that at least 9 out of 10 owners are operating at a net loss every year. The vast majority of them just love this adorable little country and want to keep coming back here and helping the economy and the people.
If you #&$* with them too much in order to keep your hotel buddys happy they will pack up and leave. then you can kiss a large chunk of GDP goodbye. mark my words.
On Taxing holiday home rentals levels the field
Posted 18 August 2017, 9:02 p.m. Suggest removal