“UNFAIR” TO TAX WEB SHOPS INTO LOSSES
NASSAU, Bahamas — The government should not force the web shop industry out of business through the imposition of onerous taxation, a top accountant is arguing, The Tribune reported on …
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DEVELOPER SEEKING TO INVEST $2 BILLION AT FORMER GINN SUR MER SITE
NASSAU, Bahamas –The long dormant site of the Ginn Sur Mer development could have shovels in the ground some time soon as international developer Skyline Investments, through Grand Palm Beach …
Read MoreTHE INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE TO THE BAHAMAS
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes sent me a “keepsake” reminder of one of the accomplishments in my life of which I am immensely …
Read MoreJUDGE DENIES MAN’S CLAIM ON EX-WIFE’S PROPERTIES
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Supreme Court judge has denied a man’s attempts to secure an interest in his ex-wife’s $4m home and her 12 condominiums, while ordering his ex-wife to pay …
Read MoreBAHAMAS FLAG DAY PARADE TO HERALD AND HIGHLIGHT BAHAMAS INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE – The First ever Bahamas Flag Day Parade in South Florida will highlight a myriad of activities being planned by the local Bahamian community to celebrate the country’s 45th …
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THOSE NEW TAXES ON NUMBERS HOUSES WASHINGTON, D.C. — As someone who has been playing numbers regularly from the late 1950s, when Percy Munnings and Talbot “Stokes” Thompson were the …
Read MoreD’AGUILAR: POTENTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF NFS WOULD INVOLVE BAHAMIAN INVESTORS ONLY
By MATT MAURA Bahamas Information Services NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) – Any potential sale of the government-owned and operated Nassau Flight Services Limited (NSF) will be open to Bahamian investors only, …
Read More‘BETTER VAT THAN RISKING DISASTER’
NASSAU, Bahamas — As the nation shudders from the shock of the 12 percent value added tax hike, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis reportedly told a Cabinet minister it is “better …
Read MorePM VISITS VICTIMS’ FAMILIES, CALLS ON NATION TO PRAY FOR FAMILIES
NASSAU, Bahamas — Declaring Friday’s traffic accident that ended the lives of four women a national tragedy, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis called on the nation to pray for the …
Read MoreDEATH WARRANT”: FLOWERS SAYS TAX INCREASE WILL LIKELY CLOSE GAMING HOUSES
NASSAU, Bahamas –The government’s proposed increase in taxes for gaming house operators is a “death warrant” for the industry FML Group of Companies CEO Craig Flowers said yesterday who warned that …
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