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'Big fall out' for automotive sector with no duty drop
The automotive industry is likely to experience a "big fall out" with the introduction of value-added tax (VAT), one of its major players has argued. The statement came after the government decided to leave vehicles off the small list of imported goods which will see duty reduced to coincide with the introduction of the tax in 2015.
Rick Lowe, operations manager at Nassau Motor Company, said that ...
Cayman Automotive Receives Their First All-Electric Wheego LiFe
Atlanta - WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS , a U.S. manufacturer of all-electric cars, today announced that Cayman Automotive of the Cayman Islands will receive their first Wheego LiFe this week. "We will unveil the highway-ready Wheego LiFe at the Chamber of Commerce Business Expo starting October 20th," said John Felder, CEO of Cayman Automotive.
BUSINESS BOOST: Six Bahamian entrepreneurs receive funding from OWN Bahamas
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Six (6) Bahamian entrepreneurs have received over $80,000 in funding, courtesy of OWN Bahamas powered by the IL Cares Foundation. The grants, intended to boost Bahamian businesses, were given to Taste Da Flava, Automotive Programming Solutions, Printable, Pure Flava, Street Smart and Happy Healing Home Care. In his congratulatory remarks, OWN Founder [...]
Auto sector fears rise over false invoicing
Auto sector fears rise over false invoicing
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
CONCERNS are growing in the Bahamian automotive industry about some car dealers who are allegedly offering imported vehicles at what are considered by many to be impossibly reduced prices.
Ben Albury of Bahamas Bus and Truck, and Fred Albury of Executive Motors, both told Tribune Business they believe some car dealers may be submitting f...
Samsung’s ‘AI for All’ Vision Unveiled at CES 2024
Samsung’s ‘AI for All’ Vision Unveiled at CES 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. shared its vision for how artificial intelligence (AI) technology will enable people to experience their devices more intuitively and conveniently than ever before. Presenting these ideas at a press conference at CES® 2024, Samsung teamed up with key partners to outline the technology behind this vision and how new products and services use AI capabilities to make li...
IT WAS WORTH IT: Pintard defends former administration's decision on Wärtsilä engines
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) constructed Station A at a 35 percent reduced cost over similar-sized power plants, according to Opposition leader Michael Pintard, who defended the company's purchase of seven engines from Wärtsilä in 2019. A Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) report providing a review of Station A, which housed the [...]
Court upholds convictions, sentence of Abaco businessman on drugs, firearms charges
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the convictions and four-year sentence handed to an Abaco businessman convicted of drugs and firearms offenses. Charles Bodie, a tow truck driver and a mechanic, was arrested on October 7, 2022 at his business on the SC Bootle Highway in Central Abaco. Bodie lives at the same location. ...
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Transforming lives
Transforming lives
Princeton Boston is a graduate of Doris Johnson Senior High where auto mechanics was an elective for him. He entered the gates of Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) in 2010 and, by summer of the following year, he had earned a certificate in auto mechanics.
BPL CEO explains 'cutting of corners'
BPL CEO explains 'cutting of corners'
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) CEO Shevonn Cambridge explained yesterday what he meant when he told The Nassau Guardian earlier this week that former BPL officials "may have cut some corners" in getting the power company's Station A plant at Clifton Pier online, leading to BPL's inability to optimize use of the seven Wartsila engines that were secured to ...
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Luxury car brand human resources chief and businessman to deliver UB commencement address
Luxury car brand human resources chief and businessman to deliver UB commencement address
A University of The Bahamas (UB) alumnus, who serves as the chief human resources officer (CHRO) for Mercedes-Benz (North America), will deliver the UB Spring 2023 commencement address. Lars Minns, a 1995 graduate, will share insights gained from his experiences and life lessons in a message intended to both inform and inspire grads to be resilient. ...
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