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BREA Honours Mario Carey with 2nd Annual Good Neighbour Award for ‘Pasta Fridays’ Feeding the Hungry during Height of the Pandemic
Real estate agents and brokers are often recognized for their outstanding sales and the number of deals closed. This time, The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA), chose to recognize one of its most successful brokers and businessmen, Mario Carey, with its second “Good Neighbour Award” for his significant contribution helping to organize a feeding program dubbed “Pasta Fridays” in 2020,...
Leading real estate broker ‘Fed up’ with law-breaking foreign appraisers, Blames companies operating in The Bahamas for hiring them
One of the country’s most successful real estate professionals today backed the industry association’s pledge to go after illegal appraisers who “rob qualified Bahamians of work” by operating in a country without a license to do so.
Mario Carey, founder and president of Better Homes and Gardens MCR Group, issued the no-holds-barred statement a day after the Bahamas Real Estate Associat...
BREA elects new board, encourages foreign investment, but vows to protect licensed Bahamian brokers, agents
BREA elects new board, encourages foreign investment, but vows to protect licensed Bahamian brokers, agents
The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA), the country’s largest legislated professional association, recently elected a new board of directors, re-elected its president for a record fifth term and vowed to amend what it called ‘loopholes’ in a 26-year-old Act it said failed to sufficiently protect the rights of licensed Bahamians.
After more than a year of COVID-imposed working conditi...
McAlpine to run as independent candidate
McAlpine to run as independent candidate
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine announced Friday his decision to run as an independent candidate for the constituency in the upcoming general election.
Mantas experience action in Houston
Mantas experience action in Houston
After being unable to play competitively for the past 16 months, several 16-and-under and 18-and-under water polo players from the Mantas Swim and Water Polo Club were in action in the 2021 Southwest Zone National Junior Olympic Qualifiers at the CFISFD Natatorium in Houston, Texas, over the weekend.
Freeport man accused over gun and drugs
Freeport man accused over gun and drugs
A 34-year-old Freeport man was charged in Grand Bahama on gun, ammunition and drug possession charges yesterday.
CBC To Once Again Partner With Cans4kids for Aluminum Can Drive Events
Following the success of their ongoing aluminum can drive events, which launched in February of this year, the Caribbean Bottling Company (Bahamas) Ltd. (CBC) will once again partner with Cans4kids (Cans for Kids) for two more aluminum can drive events. The recycling events will take place on June 11 and July 24, respectively. CBC will also host an employee can drive on June 18 in a bid to raise a...
BREA: INCREASE IN VAT OKAY, GIVE BUYERS TOP NOTCH SERVICE
The leadership of the nation’s largest professional association said today they would ask their clients to swallow a higher Value Added Tax rate on real estate purchases if that increase came with action – an improvement in ease of doing business including speedier application processing.
Civil Servants given option of salary advance to buy shares in the Arawak Port
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Civil Servants and other employees of government agencies and corporations have the option of receiving a salary advance to facilitate them becoming owners of shares in the Arawak Cay Port Development Company (APD), Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham said during a press conference.
"Today the government is creating an investment opportunity for employees of the gover...
Bahamian Project Auction to Raise Funds For Prints & Framing
The Bahamian Project will host a Fundraising Auction on Thursday, May 4th at Antonius Robert's Hillside House, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM...