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November 05, 2014
Abaco and Exuma tourism-related businesses prepare for VAT

Value-added tax (VAT) readiness training for the tourism industry moved into the Family Islands last week, as nearly 100 participants attended the intensive VAT readiness and registration workshops on Abaco and Exuma being conducted by the Ministry of Finance and facilitated by the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism.
As the sessions roll out i...

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January 06, 2012
Tickets Go On Sale for ?Love That Child? Children?s Homes to Benefit

Tickets for the ?Love That Child? benefit concert in aid of the Ranfurly Homes for Children and the Children?s Emergency Hostel go on sale today.

More than 13 groups of musicians and dance troupes will take the stage with the award-winning Touch of Class dancers from Philadelphia on Sunday, January 15 at the concert sponsored by BOB.

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October 29, 2014
Sales of British Colonial Hilton Signals More Jobs for Bahamians

China State Construction Engineering Corporation has signed an agreement for the purchase and redevelopment of the Nassau British Colonial Hilton Hotel and adjacent property...

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October 28, 2014
Symonette says Hilton sale is cause for concern

The sale of the British Colonial Hilton to the Chinese should be a cause for concern, said former Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette.
Symonette said it is worrying that both the Hilton hotel and Baha Mar are in the hands of a single entity.
On Friday, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) signed a contract to purchase the hotel and the vacant property to its west.
Also,...

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October 28, 2014
Gambling addiction program launches today

Months after the government passed legislation to regulate the web shop industry, noted therapist Dr. David Allen announced yesterday that he will establish a gambling addiction program.
Allen, director of the Renascence Institute, said he has treated several gambling addicts in the last few years. But he said with the legalization of the industry, there may be a 10 to 20 percent increase in the a...

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Anti-Haitian extremism
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October 24, 2014
Anti-Haitian extremism

The big Caribbean tour bus left the bucolic village of Petionville in Haiti heading towards Santo Domingo, about one hour late; the customs papers must be filled out and put in proper order before departure.
It took another hour to meander through the crowded streets of Port au Prince until we got onto the main international highway leading to the Dominican Republic. The water level of Lake Azuei ...

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October 27, 2014
Hilton sale highlights need for national development plan, chamber says

Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) Chairman Gowon Bowe said yesterday that the sale of the British Colonial Hilton illustrates the country's need for a national development plan (NDP). Such a plan, he said, would increase transparency and help the country better govern its concessions regime.
Although Bowe told Guardian Business that the announcement was a "positive" g...

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September 29, 2014
Top Sotheby's Sales Brokers Tour Baha Mar

Sales Brokers Learn About Residences At The World?s Most Glamorous New Address...

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September 25, 2014
Creative Nassau readies for first Creative Market in Pompey Square

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Creative Nassau, in conjunction with the Downtown Nassau Partnership, is actively preparing for its first monthly Creative Market in Pompey Square, Downtown Nassau which will take place on Friday, September 26 from 9am - 6pm.
Enthusiastic vendors ranging from authentically native straw designers, photographers, artists, crafters, writers, local produce farmers, food vendors of n...

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September 24, 2014
Details of VAT transitional bonded warehouse system released online

In a nod to the concerns of the business community over the adjustment of prices on goods held for sale prior to January 1, 2015 - when the value-added tax (VAT) will be introduced - the government on Tuesday released the complete details of the transitional bonded warehouse system.
The system is designed to allow VAT-registered businesses to take advantage of the reduction in customs duties that ...

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August 31, 2014
Grocery retailers could 'shut down' to prepare for VAT

Plans for local food stores to temporarily shut down operations in the days leading up to, or after, value-added tax (VAT) implementation are "not off the table", according to the president of the Retailer Grocers Association (RGA).
RGA President Philip Beneby confirmed to Guardian Business that several major retail grocers are considering temporarily closing stores due to the lack of a VAT "grace...

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Scapegoating women
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August 27, 2014
Scapegoating women

Dear Editor,
It is interesting that the authorities have sought to argue that women are the weaker link. They do not deserve the equal right to pass on their citizenship to their husbands and their children. They are required to marry Bahamian males, despite so many of our number being the most irresponsible souls around and eagerly willing to sell themselves for a song.
Yet, the women are the per...

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August 22, 2014
The state of democracy in the world

If you are complaining about the Haitian legislature that spends its time doing nothing or blocking the forthcoming election on spurious arguments of constitutionality, go and read Gail Collins in her column in The New York Times: "The road to roads" and you will find the American Congress has not scored better than its Haitian brethren.
Republican Congressman Bob Corker of Tennessee summed it up ...

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August 06, 2014
Sales of 80k or less required for VAT 'deregistration'

A recently released value-added tax (VAT) guidebook has revealed inconsistencies in the government's previously announced VAT registration requirements, now requiring businesses to report earnings well below the $100,000 threshold in order to be eligible for deregistration.
The Ministry of Finance's recently released "Bahamas VAT Guide" reconfirmed that the VAT registration threshold for taxable s...

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August 01, 2014
BahamasLocal Staffer 1st Bahamian to Achieve Highest Internet Marketing Certification

With internet marketing threatening to overtake traditional print and mobile marketing...

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July 10, 2014
Govt in 600 million-plus waste-to-energy plant signing

The government this week signed a letter of intent with a company that plans to build a $625 million-$675 million waste-to-energy plant at the landfill that is projected to lower the cost of electricity and generate 2,500 construction and 400 permanent jobs.
In what may herald a significant shift in this country's energy infrastructure, Stellar Waste-To-Energy Bahamas Limited (SWTEB) Principal Fab...

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July 03, 2014
Do not allow evil to corrupt your spiritual house

The hottest news around town these days is about who is going to Mt. Fitzwilliam to be the next governor general of The Bahamas. Everyone is speculating, probing, digging, guessing, estimating, editorializing as to who, why, why not, what for, when, yes, no, maybe so, who owes and didn't pay. My name was even called in the mix to go to the house on the hill.
I would dare say that we are indeed a p...

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August 21, 2009
Emerald Bay Resort Sold To Sandals

Nearly three months after the Emerald Bay Resort in Exuma closed its doors, Sandals has finalized its purchase of the property, it was announced yesterday.

The joint receivers of EBR Holding Limited reported that a contract for sale was exchanged four weeks ago. A statement said Sandals worked diligently to secure the necessary government approvals which have cleared the way for the completion...

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July 01, 2014
Schooner Bay announces new additions

Schooner Bay, a self-described "sustainable" real estate development on Great Abaco Island, has announced plans for property additions.
Aside from the Bahamian-style homes buyers have the opportunity to build, condominiums are now also for sale at the harbor village. Schooner Bay's newest residential offering is called Verandah House. The one- and two-bedroom condominiums range from 650 to 1,400 s...

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