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September 07, 2010
BICA head:'Accountants must apply themselves'

By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
More action needs to be taken by Bahamian accountants to align with global standards, with the head of a local organization suggesting that some professionals won't meet the expectations of employers.
President of The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants Reece Chipman spoke with Guardian Business and said if Bahamians in the indu...

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September 20, 2010
BICA clamping down on accountants not following rules

By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants(BICA)is clamping down on individuals who are not fully complying with its professional conduct policy. The institute is planning on administering fines to those who are not following the guidelines.
The accounting organization is directing the message towards individual accountants who inc...

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October 08, 2010
Bahamian accountant to represent region

By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardianâ Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com

A Bahamian accountant has been chosen to represent the Caribbean and the Americas at the International Assembly of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants(ACCA).
Chartered forensic accountant John Bain, who was selected out of scores of ACCA members in the Caribbean and the Americas, is the first Bahamian to be...

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November 15, 2010
Accountants' Week to highlight challenges facing industry

The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) is hosting its annual Accountants' Week, with a series of seminars regarding the local and global accounting industry set to kick off tomorrow.
BICA President Reece Chipman told Guardian Business that the four-day seminar will touch various aspects of the accounting sector in The Bahamas and will serve as a knowledge forum for those in the fiel...

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Accountants' Week
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November 15, 2010
Accountants' Week

Every November for at least the past two decades, the prime minister has issued a proclamation designating a week in November as Accountants' Week, which is organized each year by the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants.
This proclamation signals a week of activities during which accountants assemble for their annual fun/run walk, a Sunday church service, and a week of seminars designed to ...

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November 16, 2010
ACCOUNTANT HIRING INCREASES BY 20 PER CENT

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

THERE has been a 20 per cent increase in the hiring of accountants during 2010, something Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president, Reece Chipman, yesterday said appears to be proof of "a greater need for assurance" from stakeholders about companies' finances due to the recession.

The added demand for the industry's ser...

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November 19, 2010
Accountants schooled on technical updates

As Accountant's Week draws to a close the seminar, presented by the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA), saw its busiest day Thursday, with an estimated 330 accountants attending the seminar's technical update sessions, according to a BICA official. Thursday's sessions focused on the technical aspects of the profession and served to refresh and advise professionals of the current st...

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September 08, 2022
Gaming sector overregulated, says forensic accountant

Forensic accountant Dr. John Bain said The Bahamas can become the gaming capital of the world if the industry is developed correctly. He spoke with Guardian Business about the detailed research he conducted on the gaming industry for his doctoral dissertation entitled "The Innovation of Regulations against Cybercrimes and Money Laundering in Bahamian Gaming Houses". ...
The post Gaming sector over...

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July 06, 2011
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,...

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July 21, 2010
OECD Visit the Bahamas Bar Association and Accountants

OECD representatives paid a courtesy call on Bahamas Bar Association and Accountants on Monday, July 19, 2010 at the Ministry of Finance. The Group is in The Bahamas for the Third Global Forum Meeting, being held at Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino July 20 - 22.

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