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Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Trevone Grant makes his official debut with the Axemen
TREVONE Grant made his official debut with the Acadia Axemen basketball in the programme’s inaugural preseason tournament.
Lawyer: We must act now on climate change
WITH The Bahamas recognised as one of the most vulnerable countries to rising seas that could swallow up to 80 per cent of the land mass of the islands by the end of the century, a leading environmental consultant and attorney is calling for “immediate radical action” to stem the tide of climate change.
Permit roadblocks to Baha Mar’s $80m Chapter 11 financing
Baha Mar faces further Government roadblocks even if it obtains Supreme Court recognition of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it has yet to obtain necessary Bahamian approvals for the $80 million financing facility created by its principal.
Sailing for science
OFFICIALS yesterday praised the STEM for the Oceans programme that hosted 80 students and others on board the world’s largest cruise ship, calling the initiative something that speaks to the bright future for Bahamian natural resources.
NHI will cost you $15-$80 a month
THE government is “revamping” National Health Insurance to focus more on catastrophic care with the introduction of the BahamaCare Plan and expects a contributory plan of $15 to $80 per month to fund it.
80 to 100 voluntary job cuts offered at Water and Sewerage
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation is considering offering 80 to 100 voluntary separation (VSEPs) packages to employees as it looks towards “right-sizing,” according to Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson.Saying that plans are now underway to have the p
BPL receives first URCA power supplier licence
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has announced that it has issued the first Public Electricity Supplier Licence to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).
Pope urges believers not to remain silent- Baptises Nigerian migrant-hero during Easter Vigil -
Pope Francis last Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralysed in the face of the injustices around them as he baptised eight adults, including a Nigerian beggar who became a hero in Italy for having disarmed a thief with his bare hands.In an Eas
Death of man in collision with RBDF vessel is referred to Coroner's Court
THE case of a man killed in a Royal Bahamas Defence Force boating accident has been referred to the Coroner’s Court, Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said yesterday.Christopher Turnquest, 25, was in the harbour in a 13-foot skiff ea
Bahamians urged: Change financial mindset before VAT
Bahamians need to undergo a cultural change when it comes to borrowing and financial management as the Government readies to implement Value-Added Tax (VAT), a business consultant has warned.
RoyalFidelity equity fund investors see near-20% returns
RoyalFidelity Merchant Bank & Trust’s mutual fund family has enjoyed its “third straight year of positive returns” following their 2012 restructuring, with its equities fund generating near-20 per cent for investors.
S&P: Bahamas’ savings slump to 10% of GDP
The Bahamas’ already-low national savings rate fell by a further 5 percentage points during the recession’s peak to just 10 per cent of GDP, a Wall Street credit rating agency has revealed, warning this “may force difficult” fiscal and social security-related decisions upon the Government.
Regulator levies $48,000 fine on 'wind-up' broker
THE Securities Commission of the Bahamas has fined a failed broker/dealer a collective $48,000 for "consistently" failing to meet its monthly and annual filing obligations, its ruling coming almost five months after the company was placed into Supreme Court-supervised liquidation.
Bahamas urged: Remove bankruptcy burden now
The Bahamas must urgently modernise its centuries' old personal bankruptcy laws to prevent hundreds of persons being marginalised post-COVID-19, a top accountant warned yesterday.
Ragged Island families want to rebuild
RESIDENTS of Ragged Island are determined to go back home immediately and rebuild despite the decimation left from Hurricane Irma, with the community’s chief councillor saying it is “foolishness” for anyone to consider the island uninhabitable.
