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Maynard calls for wide open immigration policy, some limitations
A leading attorney and arbitrator has advocated an "open wide" immigration policy for most areas of commercial arbitration barring local construction disputes as the local branch of the Chartered Institute of Chartered Accountants (CIArb) and Ministry of Legal Affairs craft the legislative framework for a regional arbitration center in The Bahamas.
New BICA bill deepens protections for industry, public
In addition to fixing defects in the Public Accountants Act, the pending accounting legislation would allow accountants to practice public accountancy with limited liability, according to Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) President Darnell Osborne.
Insurance industry concerned about VAT implementation, Osborne says
While there do not appear to have been many hiccups in the implementation of value-added tax (VAT), the president of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants has acknowledged that there remains confusion in the insurance industry.
Ministry of Financial Services Participates in STEP Global Congress, Amsterdam
Minister of Financial Services the Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan led a small delegation from the Ministry to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Global Congress June 30 to July 1, 2016 in Amsterdam, Holland.
Referendum results: what happened, pt. 2
Referendum results: what happened, pt. 2
"...The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Edward Kennedy
Queen's College graduates told to step up and be leaders
Queen's College (QC) graduates were urged to be leaders in their generation whatever they decide to do in life by Nassau Guardian General Manager Brent Dean at their graduation ceremony.
2015/2016 Budget Debate- Contribution by the Hon. Melanie S. Griffin, M.P., Minister of Social Services and Community Development
Mr. Speaker, as always I am grateful to Almighty God, in whom I live, move and have my being and the fine people of Yamacraw for the privilege to serve and to represent them in this place.
Referendum results: what happened, pt. 1
Referendum results: what happened, pt. 1
"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."
- Kofi Annan
Eyewitnesses to history
Eyewitnesses to history
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Audit requirement still onerous for SMEs, Sumner says
CEO of Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) Edison Sumner continues to decry the government's requirement that businesses with turnovers of $100,000 have their books certified by an accountant as part of the business license renewal procedure.