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A leading small business consultant has urged the government to ‘expedite’ its decision on a definitive Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate.
TREASURE Cay has seen a loss of 25 per cent drop off in its vacation rental market due to the unavailability of affordable airlift to the destination, a local resort operator telling Tribune Business, “It’s hurt the economy terribly”.
CABINET has approved “in principle” the Model 1 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
LOCAL organisers of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) inaugural World Relays set for next month estimate that 3,500 to just over 5,000 room nights will be generated from just over 1,000 confirmed athletes and coaches and delegates alone.
THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is seeking to develop and promote nature-based tourism in Inagua and Andros, its executive director describing the potential economic impact as “tremendous”.
ON April 7, 2014, an article appeared in The Tribune Business Section regarding the Orchid Bay legal matter in which I was critical of an ex parte decision made by Supreme Court Stephen Justice Isaacs, and thus by extension of Justice Isaacs.
Last Monday, both daily newspapers carried stories about our looming pension crisis which seemingly continue to fall on deaf ears. This is a topic which I, and others, have been warning of for years… yet nothing tangible has been done.
Private pilots were yesterday urged to stop “bashing the Bahamas” over their increased tax burden, one of its Flying Ambassador’s describing this nation as “still the number one destination” for the industry.
A leading union body has called for changes to the Employment Act that would make employees, and their severance pay/benefits, priority or secured creditors of Bahamas-based companies that went into liquidation.
The Tax Coalition is “somewhat miffed” at the Government’ seemingly conducting ‘closed doors’ economic modelling to debunk its payroll tax proposal, its co-chair yesterday hitting back by arguing the was Jamaica’s “most efficient” form of taxation.
Bahamas First believes it has made a “significant” dent in the fraudulent use of insurance ‘cover notes’, having received no Road Traffic Department queries since its new system was launched last September.
SUPERWASH is investing $3 million in a new “state-of-the-art” laundromat off the Charles Saunders Highway, its president telling this newspaper yesterday that the new location would likely create 10 jobs when it opens in September 2014.
The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president has warned that “across the board tax increases should be a last resort” when it comes to fiscal reform, with this nation’s relatively high prices driving lower resort occupancy levels.
Palm Cay’s marina has “enjoyed amazing success”, its dockmaster attributing this to a southern New Providence ocation that makes it a ‘jumping off point’ for boaters heading to the Exumas.
A Bahamian insurance broker will next week launch a cyber liability product that can offer $1 million worth of coverage for just a $%400 premium.
By Deidre Bastian
A well-known manufacturer has warned that all Bahamian businesses have been “damaged” by a 35-40 per cent increase in ocean freight rates in the past 18 months, with fiscal reform uncertainties also undermining employment prospects.
Liquidators for an alleged multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme have been “severely hampered” by a lack of financing in their efforts to recover a $5 million investment, and pursue legal action, against a BISX-listed company’s main affiliate.
Environmental activists yesterday alleged that the multi-million dollar Blackbeard’s Cay project opened its doors more than four months before it applied for a ‘premises licence’ for its captive dolphin encounter.
Bahamas First yesterday said it was “fully expecting this year will be better” than 2013, when total comprehensive income rose 13.2 per cent despite an almost-$2 million hit from May’s floods.
Two Bahamian students won a trip to Miami for an arbitration event, where they gained expertise from the world’s leading practitioners.
Representatives from the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Insurance Commission of the Bahamas (ICB) will attend the annual Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Conference, which takes place in Denver from April 27 – 30.
IN an effort to help boost demand and fill room inventory through May and into June 2014, the booking window for the $250 instant airfare credit will be extended for 30 days, according to tourism director general David Johnson.
OUT Island resort properties are reporting high occupancies for the Easter holiday weekend, Sandals Emerald Bay Resort telling Tribune Business it would be full due in large part to the island’s annual regatta coinciding with its reunion week.