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CEO: BPL has to revisit tariff rate
CEO: BPL has to revisit tariff rate
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said the power company will have to revisit is tariff rates to meet operational demands and pay off its debt. The last tariff rate adjustment occurred in 2010, when the last Hubert Ingraham-led administration increased Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) rates by about five percent, which increased ..
BOB's Amani Stuart wins JA New Providence's Annual Speech Competition 2018
Amani Stuart, president of Bank of The Bahamas? SPARK INNOVATION JA Company recently won Junior Achievement New Providence?s 2018 Annual Speech Competition. Amani beat out more than 100 entrants and twelve finalists to win the competition...
80b spent by American medical tourists an opportunity for OFCs
MIAMI BEACH, Florida — The $80 billion that Americans spend annually on medical tourism represents an opportunity for offshore financial centers (OFCs) such as The Bahamas, according to an expert in the field.
The market size estimate came from statistics generated by financial services/advisory firm Deloitte, F. Ron Jenkins of the Meridian 361 International Law Group said Wednesday during a...
Access Accelerator appoints Interim Executive Director
The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre (Access Accelerator) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Ms. Samantha L. Rolle has been appointed Interim Executive Director at the Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Centre.
Ms. Rolle has more than 16 years in management, with significant experience in corporate management, strategic development as well as policy ...
Leno Adds Leaders to Board, Chairs of Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Development Centre
Leno Adds Leaders to Board, Chairs of Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Development Centre
Leading financial services provider Leno announced today it has strengthened its board of directors in a strategic move toward growing its portfolio, adding the chairs of both the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employers Confederation and the Small Business Development Centre.
News of the appointments came from Leno Chairman Montgomery Braithwaite, CA.
“We are very pleased to report that ...
'GAME CHANGER' NOW ESSENTIAL IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
'GAME CHANGER' NOW ESSENTIAL IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business
Editor
THE financial services industry "needs a major game changer" such as allowing foreign attorneys to practice from this nation in non-Bahamian legal matters, a leading accountant telling Tribune Business this was critical to attracting the ultra high net worth individuals necessary to revive the economy.
Raymond Winder, managing partner at Deloitte & Touc...
Preparations in High Gear for University of The Bahamas’ UBFIT 2024
UBFIT 2024 has taken on special significance this year as University of The Bahamas (UB) celebrates its Golden Jubilee. Now in its seventh year, the event is expected to attract more than 650 participants in a growing movement of community-building around higher education, while raising funds for the highest priorities of UB.
New BICA Council, Top Accountants Honored
New BICA Council, Top Accountants Honored
Julian Rolle of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants will take the leadership mantle of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) after securing the presidency in recent council elections. Joining Rolle to lead the institute, now in its 40th year, will be Lambert Longley of KPMG Chartered Accountants as secretary, and immediate past president Reece Chipman of SMS Chartered Accountants,...
Gov't urged to go full force over current taxes
Gov't urged to go full force over current taxes
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
The Government has been urged to "pursue" all taxes due to it under the existing system rather implement new ones to combat its fiscal woes, a leading accountant calling on it to "go full force" in plugging all loopholes.
Raymond Winder, managing partner at Deloitte & Touche (Bahamas) and the Bahamas' leading negotiator over its accession to full World T...
WTO chief negotiator: Time to get real
WTO chief negotiator: Time to get real
It's time for politicians to "be real", and for the public to come to grips with the truth about how the governments get the money to execute social and other programs, according to the nation's lead negotiator to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
"As a country, we still have a lot of education to do with our citizens regarding how government expenses and revenue works," Raymond Winder, who is a...