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MIAMI, FL - The Bahamas' “restrictive” timeshare laws, which demand a 40 year “right to use”, have caused major brands to shy away from the country, the developer of a popular Cable Beach property telling Tribune Business that such companies were more inclined to target jurisdictions where deeds were the norm.
While welcoming the increased tourist business cteated by Resorts World’s investment, many Bimini residents have expressed serious concern over the project’s size, one saying: “It’s like me trying to fit into my son’s pants.”
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce will this Wednesday vote for its Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 year.
By NATARIO McKENZIE
The Nominations Committee for this year’s Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) Excellence Awards has released the names of all nominees submitted to the Blue Ribbon Panel. They are:
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to kick its solar training programme into high gear, in a bid to create a Bahamian workforce trained in renewable energy installation.
Super Value has put a $1 million expansion of its main Carmichael Road warehouse “on hold” due to the continuing uncertainty over Value-Added Tax (VAT), its president describing the Government’s key tax reform as “terrifying”.
Retail sales are “off terribly from expectations”, a leading merchant telling Tribune Business they were down “at least 10 per cent” from forecast.
Seven Bahamian landowners have lost the legal battle for the return of their south-west New Providence properties, the Privy Council ruling that compulsory acquisition by the Government was still in the public interest despite appearing to primarily benefit the $1.3 billion Albany development.
The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) president has questioned whether multi-million dollar investment projects will now receive construction permits prior to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultation and approval, asking: “Is this the modus operandi going forward?”
The 45-60-strong construction workforce for Resorts World’s Bimini cruise terminal and jetty is expected to have just a 10-30 per cent Bahamian component, the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has revealed.
The Government has been urged to avoid an “accounting nightmare” and rethink plans to make Value-Added Tax (VAT) registrants liable to pay the tax once a customer is billed.
Sky Bahamas is awaiting government approvals to begin a Bimini/Fort Lauderdale route and tap into additional traffic to that island, its chief executive telling Tribune Business the airline was already “on the rebound” from a pilot “sick-out” two weeks ago.
Prince Rahming, senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bahamas, has been elected as the new Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) chairman, replacing Paul Winder.
Chandra Parker, 10-year veteran broker will this week leave the firm where she has been for several years to join Mario Carey Realty.
By NATARIO McKENZIE
BTC’s cellular customers on New Providence are one step closer to enjoying super-fast technology this Christmas as a result of the very first Long Term Evolution (LTE) data call – commonly referred to as an ‘Internet download’ - on the BTC network early this morning.
Bahamian non-profit organisations were yesterday urged to “fight” the Government’s plans to treat them as ‘exempt’ for Value-Added Tax (VAT) purposes, the president of one warning they would all be “crippled” if not ‘zero rated’.
Almost two-thirds of Biminites surveyed for the Resorts World/Genting ferry terminal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) said they did not want an increase in the island’s existing 52,000 annual visitor numbers.
PLACING the Queen Conch on the ‘endangered species list’ could be “catastrophic” for the Bahamas and other Caribbean countries, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources said yesterday, adding that conch harvesting for local consumption was pumping $6 million annually into this nation’s fisheries sector.
Aircraft refuelling costs in Exuma are still almost 40 per cent higher than for New Providence and Grand Bahama, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-general said, warning that much of the island’s potential profits were being “eaten away” by high costs.
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman yesterday urged the Government to focus on ‘spin-off’ opportunities generated for Bahamian businesses by foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, suggesting these accounted for 65 per cent of their economic activities.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas’ governor last night refuted suggestions this nation’s foreign reserve import coverage had reached “critical” levels, saying that at almost $705 million they were ahead of international benchmarks.
A top realtor yesterday expressed concern over Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) potential “negative impact” on the sector, given that it would likely increase transaction costs already equivalent to between 13.5-17.5 per cent of the final purchase price.