October 14, 2021
GREG LARODA
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Chamber chief urges rethink on minimum wage and breadbasket
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday urged the Government to eliminate VAT on “breadbasket” food items to counter soaring inflation and delay a minimum wage increase.
Chamber chief: ‘Don’t get sidetracked’ over investor confidence
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the Government “not to get sidetracked” by the furore over the Prime Minister suggesting investor confidence is “waning”.
Dorian rebuild in question for 98% on tax break loss
Some 98 percent of business and home owners in Dorian-devastated Abaco say reinstating 10 percent VAT on construction services will “significantly influence” whether they rebuild or not.
Chamber chief’s fear on minimum wage ‘timing’
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president says the private sector is not opposed to the concept of a minimum wage increase but, rather, the timing.
Gov’t ‘running out of time’ on extending Dorian relief
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday voiced concern that the Government is “running out of time” to clarify if the Dorian tax breaks will be extended beyond year-end.
Avoid furlough end ‘double whammy’
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president has warned that the furlough period’s end must be “well thought-out” to avoid inflicting a “double whammy” on workers and businesses.
Electricity rate rise ‘extra burden’ for GB revival leaders
Grand Bahama Power Company’s planned electricity rate increases will impose “an extra burden” on the very businesses the island is relying on to pull it out of recession, it was argued yesterday.
GB requires ‘critical mass like yesterday’
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president says the island needs to regain critical mass “like yesterday”, adding: “We desperately need jobs here.”
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