Resort operator claims significant gov't revenue lost due to "foot dragging" on vacation rental regulation

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An out island boutique resort operator claims the government has lost "a ton" of annual revenue due to dragging its feet for more than five years over the regulation of the short-term vacation rental market. Edwin Mulford, owner of Cat Island's Pigeon Cay Beach Club told Eyewitness News the recent announcement by [...]

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Short Term Rental Gov't Portal Launched

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Beginning March 1, all property owners operating their residences as short-term vacation rentals will be required to register their properties by the end of april in a newly launched portal.

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DIR launches registration portal for short-term rentals

The government has launched a registration portal for those who own short-term rentals to register their businesses, in an effort to ensure high standards of service across vacation rentals and to ensure those owners are meeting their tax obligations, a statement released yesterday by the Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) explained.

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Inland Revenue Department launches registration for short-term vacation rentals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Department of Inland Revenue has announced that beginning today, all property owners operating short-term vacation rentals will be required to register their properties in a newly launched portal by the end of April.  In a statement, the Department of Inland Revenue said the end goal of the registration initiative is to [...]

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Regulations On The Way for Vacation Rentals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The option of staying in an Air B&B is becoming a much more popular alternative for travelers.

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Foreign entity developed to list luxury vacation rental properties and real estate in The Bahamas 

GWD Investments has launched an entity called Premier Listings Group (PLG) that plans to begin a luxury vacation rental and real estate listings business with high-end listings in The Bahamas, the company said. PLG explained that it plans to stock this listing with properties from vacation destinations across the world, but will start with The Bahamas. ...
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Woman accused of apartment rental scam

A WOMAN was granted $3,000 bail in a Magistrate's Court yesterday after allegedly defrauding two people of cash in an apartment rental scam.

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Local website providing vacation rental listings and experiences

Bahamas BNBs, a new online rental marketplace providing vacation rental properties and experiences on all of the islands of The Bahamas, is in its first phase of development and features lower fees than competing sites to rent and for homeowners to list, its owner Iain Rodgers said recently. Rodgers, whose presentation of his all-Bahamian vacation rental ...

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BPL acquires 83 MW of rental generation for summer demand

Minister of Public Works and Utilities Alfred Sears said yesterday that the government has secured an additional 83 megawatts (MW) of power generation to support the demand of the peak summer months. Normally, during the hot summer months, up to 260 MW of electricity is distributed by Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). Bahamians have become accustomed to ...

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'GOVT TARGETING FNM MP GIBSON': Police seize rental vehicles belonging to party's Long Island representative

OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard has accused the Davis administration of targeting former Water and Sewerage executive chairman Adrian Gibson, after several rental vehicles belonging to Mr Gibson were allegedly seized on Long Island as part of a police investigation.

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Govt to apprise vacation rental firms of updated tax structure

The government plans to sit with vacation home rental companies like Airbnb and VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) next week to apprise them of their tax remittance obligations come July, after the government announced on Wednesday that those companies will have to attach value-added tax (VAT) to the full value of the vacation rental and ...
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Vacation rentals increase 50 despite subdued visitor arrival numbers

Although visitor arrival numbers remained subdued during November when the tourism sector officially reopened, there was a nearly 50 percent increase in short-term vacation rentals, according to the latest data provided by vacation rental data website AirDNA. In fact, total room nights sold surpassed the 36.1 percent increase in November 2019 to land at 49.7 ...
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Central Bank reports increased domestic activity in?short-term rental market?

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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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PM urges Family Islanders to take advantage of vacation rental market

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis urged Family Island residents to capitalize on the tourism growth The Bahamas has experienced, particularly in the area of vacation home rentals. The prime minister, who was speaking at a town hall meeting in Matthew Town, Inagua, on Wednesday, pointed [...]
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Campbell: Ministry looking at rental assistance

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday his ministry will respond to all applicants seeking rental assistance.

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Appeal for rental assistance?

Dear Editor, We would like to commend the government of The Bahamas for the work of the National Food Distribution Task Force, which has impacted the lives of thousands of needy Bahamians in search of food in the COVID-19 pandemic. Those among us who are most vulnerable have been targeted to receive assistance to the tune ...

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FOAM provides families with rental assistance

A LOCAL non-profit organisation is lending a helping hand to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by providing rental assistance to those in need.

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Prime Minister Minnis announces rental assistance measures

Prime Minister Minnis announces rental assistance measures...The prime minister today announced that landlords for tenants affected by the COVID-19 crisis must defer 40 percent of rent for the next three months...

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