Local Boat Rental Business sports BahamasLocal.com T Shirt and Logo

Local entrepreneur Lyndon Stubbs, owner of Coral Reef Boat Rental, enjoys renting his fleet of boats to tourists and locals alike. It so happens that Mr. Stubbs believes so much in the marketing powers of BahamasLocal.com that he not only has partnered with them, but also advertises their services to his local and visiting clients by wearing a T shirt that sports the BahamasLocal.com?s logo...

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Second home rentals should pay tax

Dear Editor,
With the recent letter sent out to second homeowners on Eleuthera, an old debate has been given new life.
There are those who don't want to "offend" the second homeowners who are seen to bring money to the islands in the form of tourism, but this hotel guest tax is passed on to the guest, which is then passed on to our community.
The amount of rooms now available for rent via the seco...

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Sands Pushes Rental Market at Outlook

Governer's Harbour, Eleuthera - The head of Eleuthera's Chamber of Commerce is calling vacation rental properties a crucial part of that island's economy, and in many cases, it has made up for the decline in the hotel industry. Thomas Sands, a well-known businessman on the island, noted that the...

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High-End Rentals See 'Huge' Increase

The local real estate market is seeing an increase in the number of high-end vacation rentals, as close to 70 percent of international buyers are willing to rent out their homes nowadays, Guardian Business can confirm.

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D's Car Rental gives back to the community of Grand Bahama

Freeport, Bahamas - With the recent fires destroying homes in Grand Bahama, D's Car Rental
decided to donate to one of the families who lost everything to a house fire.
Pictured from left to right are employees of D's Car Rental, Adrian
Lightbourne, Jacqueline Nesbitt, Alexander Nesbitt, fire victims the Tate
Family, Jessica Bien-Aime, (owners) Darren Cooper and Sarah Cooper.

D's Car Rental a...

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Some Arawak Cay vendors refuse to pay rental arrears

Several vendors at Arawak Cay are refusing to bring their lease payments up to date until they have another meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government V. Alfred Gray.
In a meeting on Monday, Gray warned vendors to make efforts to bring their payments up to date or face eviction.
Rodney Russell, owner of Red Snapper and a vendor for 17 years, said he hasn't paid his...

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Mario Carey Realty Launches Vacation Home Rentals Division

Mario Carey Realty recently launched a new division aimed
specifically at handling vacation home rentals, a market Carey says has
unlimited growth potential.

"For years, homeowners in the Family Islands have benefitted
from the desire of visitors to stay in a home rather than a hotel and they have
been able to satisfy that demand," said Carey. Now, he says, the desire for
vacation homes throughou...

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Mario Carey Realty Launches Vacation Home Rentals Division

Mario Carey Realty recently launched a new division aimed specifically at handling vacation home rentals, a market Carey says has unlimited growth potential.
"For years, homeowners in the Family Islands have benefitted from the desire of visitors to stay in a home rather than a hotel and they have been able to satisfy that demand," said Carey. Now, he says, the desire for vacation homes througho...

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Post Office Box Rental Reminder

The Postmaster General wishes to remind the public that rental fees for private post office boxes are due and should be paid on or before January 31, 2010.

Persons who rent post office boxes are advised that during the period February 1 to March 31, 2010, they may be allowed to retain their boxes only after payment of a penalty charge of $10.00 in addition to the rental fee.

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Waterfront Rental Cottages

• $ 1,750,000
• House
• Eleuthera, Bahamas
• Bedrooms : 5
• Bathrooms : 4.00
• Living Area : 2400 sqft
• Lot Area : 1 acres

HG Christie Real Estate   All properties of this realtor

Split-Level Single-Family Residence With Rental Unit

• $ 595,000
• House
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas
• Bedrooms : 5
• Bathrooms : 5.00
• Living Area : 3824 sqft
• Lot Area : 8509 sqft
  

HG Christie Real Estate   All properties of this realtor

New turbine and rental units for BEC

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, signed a multi-million dollar contract yesterday for the supply and installation of a generator that is expected to provide more reliable and affordable electricity for New Providence consumers in the near future.
The $23.7 million contract will provide for the installation of the 24-megawatt combustion turbine during the...

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P.O. Box rental fees now due

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Postmaster General wishes to remind the public that rental fees for private post office boxes are due and should be paid on or before 31st January, 2012.
Persons who rent Post Office boxes are advised that during the period 1st February to 31st March, 2012, they may be allowed to retain their boxes only after payment of a penalty charge of $10.00 in addition to the rental f...

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BEC to spend 3m on generator rentals

The cash-strapped Bahamas Electricity Corporation will spend $3 million to rent 20 megawatts of generators from a European firm for 13 weeks in a bid to prevent future power outages, BEC General Manager Kevin Basden said yesterday.

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Scaffolding Rentals

HGC President: Real Estate Future for Eleuthera “Never Looked Better”

Touting a “robust” outlook for the real estate industry of Eleuthera and Harbour Island, HG Christie President and Managing Broker John Christie told attendees of the Eleuthera and Harbour Island Business Outlook that the future of real estate on the island “has never been better.”

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HGC President: Real estate future for Eleuthera "Never looked better"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —  Touting a "robust" outlook for the real estate industry of Eleuthera and Harbour Island, HG Christie President and Managing Broker John Christie told attendees of the Eleuthera and Harbour Island Business Outlook that the future of real estate on the island "has never been better." Christie was one of several presenters and panelists [...]

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Eleuthera on the "precipice of a renaissance," but housing shortage a concern

NASSAU, BAHAMAS—Eleuthera is on the "precipice of a renaissance," a Cabinet minister stated yesterday, noting that the island has seen a drastic uptick in property sales and the development of a second-home market. Works and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting, the Central and South Eleuthera MP, while addressing the Eleuthera Business Outlook, stated: "In [...]

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Pennsylvania farmworker stole to fund Bahamas trip

PROSECUTORS say a part-time painter at a Pennsylvania farm stole more than $900,000 from his employers to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars, jewellery, a trip to the Bahamas and private schools for his children.

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4th Generation Real Estate Professional Joins Mario Carey Realty

When Ashley Brown's great-grandfather, Ernest John Henry ?Harry? McPherson, sold his first piece of property in The Bahamas, it was the late 1930's. Acreage in New Providence was going for a song. The Royal Victoria had been built with a government grant of $25,000. The internet was decades away and MLS sounded more like a medical diagnosis than a way to list property.

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