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Thompson: Click2Clear integration hurting customs brokers
East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Kwasi Thompson, who is also the shadow minister of finance, yesterday accused the government of imposing additional costs on customs brokers in an already high climate of inflation, with the integration of the new Bahamas Customs Click2Clear system.
Bail granted for customs broker in 2.5m fraud case
Bail granted for customs broker in 2.5m fraud case
A CUSTOMS broker who denied stealing from and defrauding Cable Bahamas of more than $2.5m over a 12 month period was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.
Customs broker faces 1.8m fraud accusation
Customs broker faces 1.8m fraud accusation
A CUSTOMS broker was arraigned yesterday over allegations she stole and defrauded more $1.8m from Cable Bahamas over a 12-month period.
Customs, Brokers critical of Click2Clear need training
Amidst the turmoil surrounding the Click2Clear digital platform, the Bahamas Customs and Excise Department issued a press statement suggesting brokers who are finding the system “labor intensive” likely have a “steeper digital learning curve” and should attend training sessions that will be offered next year.
Customs broker charged with defrauding Ocean Club client
A customs broker accused of defrauding a client of more than $220,000 was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday.
Customs urges brokers to attend Click2Clear training sessions
To improve the user experience with Click2Clear, the Customs online portal, the Department of Customs is urging brokers to attend free training sessions and refresher courses that will be offered in the New Year. Since the summer of 2018, Customs has trained 430 couriers and brokers in Nassau, along with hundreds of other professionals in the import industry in the Capital and across the Family Is...
Broker 'not holding breath' on planned Customs reform
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas is 'far behind' the world when it comes to Customs procedures, a broker yesterday telling Tribune Business: "I wouldn't hold my breath" over planned reforms.
Forrester Carroll, managing director of Expert Customs Brokers in Freeport, told Tribune Business: "The clearing of goods is the main part of what Custom...
Customs officer accused of falsifying accounts to steal over $1.8m in 2019
A CUSTOMS officer testified yesterday that former customs broker Precious Miller Moxey falsified accounts to steal over $1.8m in funds in 2019.
Customs Department Announces New Initiative
Customs Department Announces New Initiative
Assistant Controller of Customs Sherrick Martin on Tuesday announced a number of new initiatives The Department of Customs has undertaken, during a press conference at the C.A. Smith Building...
Opposition demands govt reverse 'frustrating' business license policies
Stressing that many Bahamian small businesses are only just beginning to recover from the economic blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Kwasi Thompson - the opposition's shadow minister of finance - urged the government yesterday to immediately reverse a handful of new policy changes required for business license renewals.