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News Article
October 15, 2015
Only allow two cars per family

Dear Editor,
Who that has had an opportunity to drive in Nassau would not agree that the traffic is horrendously unbearable all hours of the day - from sun-up to sun-down?

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News Article
February 23, 2015
Who's protecting the consumer - part 2

Last week, we noted that many modern societies have established laws and organizations that are designed to protect the rights of consumers, to ensure fair trade and competition in an orderly economic environment and to provide for the dissemination of accurate consumer information in the marketplace.

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News Article
February 22, 2015
Baha Mar proposes taxi industry overhaul

An overhaul of the taxi industry proposed by Baha Mar would require that only vehicles of specified make and model be approved for taxi cab service, that those vehicles be no more than five years old and that all cabs must include credit card

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Event
Tammy Pescatelli Stand Up Comedy Show

Friday 5th October 2012  9:30 PM

FRIDAY OCT. 5
TAMMY PESCATELLI
9:30 PM | ATLANTIS THEATRE

All-star comedian, Tammy Pescatelli brings her quick-witted humor to Atlantis! A regular fixture on ?Comedy Central? and winner of The 2010 Stand-Up Showdown, Pescatelli?s uproarious performance will have her audience begging for more.
Tickets: from $35

Help raise money for breast cancer initiatives in the Bahamas. Come out to supp...


News Article
December 18, 2014
BFR: VAT repricing more than 'one-off' cost

The Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) has objected strenuously to the characterization of the tremendous costs of preparation for business operations in a value-added tax (VAT) environment -- specifically repricing goods to include VAT -- as "a one-off cost," and some retailers have lashed out at the man who made the statement.
The government has hired Don Brash, a former New Zealand politicia...

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News Article
October 23, 2014
Lowe: Unclear if defective airbags in The Bahamas

As fears rise in other jurisdictions, spurred by a massive recall of defective airbags across 11 international car manufacturers, one Bahamian car dealer says he and his colleagues are awaiting word on where the affected cars were sold.
The defective airbags have been linked with three deaths and scores of injuries around the world.
Rick Lowe, operations manager at Nassau Motor Company (NMC), told...

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News Article
September 17, 2014
VAT compliance costs could cripple car business

One member of the automotive industry in The Bahamas has already spent $300,000 on the requisite accounting software and will have to spend $1.7 million to become compliant with the regulations of the value-added tax (VAT) regime.
As the government continues anemic educational efforts on VAT, in an atmosphere of grave public concern and even outright fear, Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) ...

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News Article
May 29, 2014
Taxation Coalition: VAT proposal is 'progress', but still a long way to go

The Coalition for Responsible Taxation has hailed the government's new VAT proposal as "progress", but said there is still much to do, calling the announcement that the tax will be implemented at 7.5 percent next year as just "the first leg of the relay".
Speaking with Guardian Business after the prime minister laid out the government's updated plans for tax reform, which include a lower rate than...

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News Article
March 21, 2014
Company rides electric vehicle 'wave'

A local car dealer is looking to be out "in front of the wave" when it offers The Bahamas' first electric cars for sale and lease in short order, calling the vehicles more environmentally friendly, cheaper and easier to maintain than their fuel-fired counterparts.
Easy Eco Cars, a division of Easy Car Sales, is still "crossing the t's and dotting the i's" before it goes ahead with a full launch of...

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New car sales 'flat'
News Article
August 23, 2013
New car sales 'flat'

A car dealer claimed yesterday that there has been a 180 degree turnaround in the proportion of used and new cars being sold in The Bahamas since pre-economic downturn levels, suggesting that as many as 75 percent of all cars being sold in recent times are used...

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