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July 24, 2014
'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 ...

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October 20, 2011
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.

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March 26, 2024
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 [...]

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January 29, 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...

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November 02, 2023
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 [...]

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September 29, 2023
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
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August 28, 2023
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.

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October 04, 2010
When moms take care of their cars, they take care of their families

(ARA) - For moms, their automobile is quite possibly the most important component in their daily lives from taking the kids to school, doctor's appointments, soccer practice and then off to run the millions of errands on their "to-do" list.

With all of these activities swirling around in their schedules, becoming a savvy automotive consumer may not be at the top of most moms' priority list. To he...

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August 04, 2023
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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March 23, 2018
Cashiers charged with stealing more than 400,000

FOUR cashiers at a local automotive services company in New Providence were arraigned in a Magistrate's Court on Friday charged with collectively stealing more than $400,000 from their employer over a two-year period.

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