Basically the vat on unplanned reconstruction services goes to makeup the difference in vat lost in tourist services.
The foreign homeowners will thus pay vat, as they do not really needcany concessions. However, like every other tax burden in the bahamas the poor will be hit disproportionetely.
ohdrap4 says...
The bags are the paper straws that broke the camel's back.!!!!
Together with the BPL increase will cause the FNM to lose next election.
On It's wrong to charge us for plastic bags
Posted 7 January 2020, 7:21 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
None for Lanisha? Injustice!!!
On Bahamians named in New Year Honours
Posted 30 December 2019, 8:28 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
I used to buy the drink named snapple
And reuse the glass bottles for storage in my kitchen.
They now have a label on the bottle "now plastic bottles". i stopped buying it.
Also the way to recycle plastic is to ship to southeast Asia burn it. Polluting other people's countries.
On 48 hours to go until plastics ban
Posted 30 December 2019, 10:37 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Further, these are not "single use plastics". i reuse all plastic bags as garbage bags.
Now I have to buy garbage bags and the prices are ridiculous.
Yes water bottle much bigger problems.
On 48 hours to go until plastics ban
Posted 30 December 2019, 10:33 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Well, we never heard them say percentage.
The flat rate was a trial run.
Once the heard the cussing on talk shows, they calculated a percetange. Lol.
Reminds me of the Christmas tree debacle. Lol.
On Consumers face 15% extra BPL bill charge
Posted 24 December 2019, 3:02 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
I think he knows more than the engineers.
On Maynard: We’ll still have load shedding
Posted 23 December 2019, 10:18 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Copydesk: this article was meant to run April 1st .
On Bahamas tops hemisphere for quickest govt services
Posted 19 December 2019, 3:44 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Basically the vat on unplanned reconstruction services goes to makeup the difference in vat lost in tourist services.
The foreign homeowners will thus pay vat, as they do not really needcany concessions. However, like every other tax burden in the bahamas the poor will be hit disproportionetely.
On DPM challenges Cooper on VAT relief for services
Posted 18 December 2019, 8:52 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Yes he is a fortune teller. There are many employed by the media.
As with all fortune tellers, his batting average is not very good.
I am also a fortune teller. But a good one.
In 2020:
1. An influential former politician will die.
2. There will be an earthquake in California.
3. They will stop using Flash.
On $17m drone deal takes crime fight to the sky
Posted 17 December 2019, 9:26 p.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
Yes the whole of Abaco consists of Shantitown. 100 % cleared.
Officially the govt all there is to clean and can now absolve itself from any other cleaning.
The headline is stupid.
On Debris removal in Abaco shanty town communities almost complete
Posted 17 December 2019, 5:01 p.m. Suggest removal