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BBS Learners test their blockchain projects on Ethereum to earn Developer Certificate
Four Bahamian participants from the 2021 Blockchain Business School (BBS), ages 13 to their late 20’s, are earning their developer’s certificates to become blockchain developers. Engagement in an intense 11-week blockchain Bootcamp offered by world-renowned ConsenSys Academy, exposed this cohort to powerful industry knowledge and hands-on instruction to test their projects on Ethereum.
Cable Bahamas Group and corporate partners give hope for all seasons to seven deserving families
Cable Bahamas Group and corporate partners give hope for all seasons to seven deserving families
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The Bahamas National Insurance Board (NIB) raises taxes again
Wallets are a little bit lighter this week as a result of increases in the NIB payroll tax of up to 25%.
There is no doubt many people receive financial help from the National
Insurance Board that might otherwise be forced to do without, and that's
fair enough if that's why the NIB was created.
But according to the NIB's web site:
"Its primary mission was and is to provide income-replacement ...
Bahamas National Insurance Board raises taxes again
Bahamas National Insurance Board raises taxes again
EDITOR, The Tribune.
WALLETS are a little bit lighter this week as a result of increases in the NIB payroll tax of up to 25 peer cent.
There is no doubt many people receive financial help from the National Insurance Board that might otherwise be forced to do without, and that's fair enough if that's why the NIB was created.
But according to the NIB's web site:
"Its primary mission was and is t...
NIB raises taxes again
NIB raises taxes again
Dear Editor,
Wallets are a little bit lighter this week as a result of increases in the NIB payroll tax of up to 25%.
There is no doubt many people receive financial help from the National Insurance Board that they might otherwise be forced to do without, and that's fair enough if that's why the NIB was created.
But according to the NIB's web site:
"Its primary mission was and is to provide incom...
SunCash bringing cash withdrawals, deposits back to Family Islands
SunCash is bringing cash accessibility back to Family Islands with its fast pay kiosks, that allow users to deposit money directly into their bank accounts, SunCash representative Lori Russell told Guardian Business recently. Russell said the kiosks also allow residents in the areas they are in to pay utility bills and top up their mobile phone accounts. According ...
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Island Pay ending Mastercard program, promises something better
Island Pay is ending its program with Mastercard and migrating to another product, that the company's Managing Director Jeffrey Beckles said will be even better. "Nobody will be disadvantaged," Beckles told Guardian Business yesterday. The company sent a letter to customers advising them that the Mastercard program would end September 30. "We hope this message ...
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Central Bank sending out trained team to improve Sand Dollar uptake
The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) is set to deploy a team of Sand Dollar ambassadors across New Providence and the Family Islands this month, in its continuing effort to increase the adoption and use of the world's first central bank digital currency (CBDC), a CBOB statement said, adding that there is currently almost $1.1 ...
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BoB added as new SandDollar AFI
BoB added as new SandDollar AFI
As it seeks to expand the adoption of its digital currency SandDollar, Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) revealed last week that Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) is the newest authorized financial institution approved as an authorized financial institution (AFI). In a public update on the digital currency, CBOB also revealed that it has completed ...
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Electronic money service provider transactions down 42 percent
Driven mainly by an end in government pandemic-related payment disbursements, payment activity facilitated by electronic money service providers (EMSPs) dropped more than 42 percent in 2022. The Central Bank of The Bahamas revealed in its just released Annual Report and Financial Statements a further decline in the value of transactions processed across those platforms. This ...
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