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November 24, 2008
Public Works Minister says contractors bill is a work in progress
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is in the process of drafting legislation for a Contractors Bill, Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon. Neko C. Grant said as he addressed the recent closing sessions of the Bahamas Contractors Association?s Contractor I Seminar Series
December 17, 2014
More Sponssors Come on Board for Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW)
Bahamas Hot Mix has come on board as a sponsor for the upcoming Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW), scheduled to take place January 17-18, 2015. To register for the Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure and Marathon Bahamas...
September 29, 2014
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation offers VAT training
As the government ramps up its training initiatives within the business community, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) - through its educational wing, the Chamber Institute - is offering training courses on the value-added tax (VAT) registration and other aspects of VAT readiness.
Keshelle Davis, executive director of the Chamber Institute, said: "Our first official...
Average clause
September 16, 2014
Average clause
If you have a property insurance policy, you certainly would have received a notice at renewal drawing your attention to the "average clause" in your policy wording. There is a statutory requirement for insurers to notify their policyholders in writing as to the nature and effect of the "condition of average" before taking out the policy and before every policy renewal. In a nutshell, this clause ...
Trim the fat
July 24, 2014
Trim the fat
With all the talk of value-added tax (VAT) and huge deficits and the need for revenue, there needs to be more talk about curbing expenditure, cutting costs and reducing the size of the civil service. We have a largely inefficient public sector that is draining the public purse and everyone has dodged this elephant in the room for far too long.
There has to be public sector reform which addresses i...
NIB explains process that led to 20 mil. contract
July 16, 2014
NIB explains process that led to 20 mil. contract
The National Insurance Board (NIB) said in a statement yesterday that the procedure followed in granting a $20 million contract to Holiday Industrial Builders International Ltd. for the construction of a building to the west of the Paul L. Adderley Building on John F. Kennedy Drive is consistent with the framework in place at NIB for the award of building contracts.
NIB released the statement amid...
June 03, 2014
Doctors Hospital retains Joint Commission International reaccreditation
Late last year, Doctors Hospital underwent another rigorous round of scrutiny by a team from Joint Commission International (JCI) to ensure that the healthcare provider continues to uphold the highest international standards set forth by the accreditation body. In 2014 Doctors Hospital is proud to remain the only acute care health care facility in the Caribbean region to boast having this internat...
Short end of the stick
June 21, 2017
Short end of the stick
Early last year, we revealed in this space that a company owned partially by former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Minister Darrell Rolle, which received a contract for the female dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI, was incorporated on April 30, 2013, just in time to land a BAMSI contract.
Dr. Andre Rollins, at the time MP for Fort Charlotte, questioned what ...
FNM 'orchestrated' 8.3 million contract
May 08, 2014
FNM 'orchestrated' 8.3 million contract
The Ingraham administration "orchestrated" an $8.3 million contract for Telco Enterprises to construct an adolescent facility at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, despite a quantity surveyor's report which indicated that decision was an "unconventional recommendation", Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson said.
Under the previous Christie administration, Telco Enterprises was awa...
March 26, 2014
International panelists to speak at arbitration conference
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), one of the most esteemed professional bodies in the arbitration world, will host its biannual Congress in Miami from 6th - 9th April 2014. Ahead of the ICCA Congress, The Bahamas Bar Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) - Bahamas Branch, the Ministry of Financial Services, The Bahamas Financial Services Board and ...
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