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News Report: "Chamber chair blasts tax portal as ‘complete mess"
Published by Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business, January 26th, 2024 THE Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday blasted the Government’s...
Jan 30, 20245 min read
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News Report: "Firms do not possess ‘unlimited money tree"
Published by Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business News, January 26th, 2024 THE Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday said the Government...
Jan 29, 20245 min read
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News Report: Chamber ‘carefully monitoring’ frustrations over DIR tax portal
Written by Neil Hartnelll, Tribune News, Thursday, January 4th, 2024 The Chamber of Commerce’s chairman last night said it is “carefully...
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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News Article: Chamber hails success from two trade missions
Written by Fay Simmons, Tribune Business News, Monday, October 16th, 2023 The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s...
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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News Report: Government restructuring sparks hope for business priorities
Written by Fay Simmons, Tribune Business News, September 5th, 2023 The business community is “looking forward” to working with new...
Sep 6, 20234 min read
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News Report: Royal Caribbean: PI project aims to retain profits locally
Published by: Fay Simmons, June 28th 2023, Tribune News A senior Royal Caribbean executive yesterday pledged that a key objective of its...
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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News Report: Gov't backed off 10-day VAT filing for large firms
Published June 21st, 2023, by Neil Hartnell, The Tribune Business News The Bahamian private sector yesterday said cutting the VAT filing...
Jun 26, 20236 min read
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News Article: Gov’t ‘not just dictating’ over work permit policy
Published March 29th, 2023 by Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business News The Chamber of Commerce’s labour division chair has hailed that the...
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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News Report: 'Bahamas urged to ‘get serious on education fix’
Published by Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business, August 30th, 2022 The Bahamas was yesterday urged “to get serious about fixing” its...
Sep 15, 20224 min read
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News Report: "Liveable wage will just have to wait"
Published by Youri Kemp, Tribune Business Reporter, August 15th, 2022 The business community is waiting on the government to ratify their...
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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News Report: Minimum Wage Proposal To Gov’T ‘Within A Month’
Written by: Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business News, February 16th, 2022 Increase said to be almost inevitable But uncertain if it will be...
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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News Report: Minister ‘Shocked’ By Realtors’ Challenge To Real Property Tax
Written by Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business, January 27th, 2022 Says BREA ‘encouraging people not to pay’ Realtor body argues valuations...
Jan 28, 20226 min read
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News Report: Covid Steadily Eroding Productivity, Confidence
Written Friday, January 21st 2022, by Youri Kemp, Tribune Business Reporter The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman yesterday said...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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News Report: Scared’ By Livable Wage Uncertainty
Written by NEIL HARTNELL, Tribune News, October 7th 2021 A Chamber of Commerce director yesterday questioned how The Bahamas will be able...
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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News Report: ‘Bankrupt’ Warning Over Plp’S Deal With Unions
Written by By Neil Hartnell, Tribune Business Editor - Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 Full extent of promises exposed by MoU Redundancy cap...
Aug 31, 20215 min read
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News Report: No Minimum Wage Increase Without NTC Decision, Says Commerce Director
Written by Youri Kemp, Tribune Business Reporter - Friday August 27th, 2021 A Chamber of Commerce director said no increase to the...
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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News Article: "Tripartite vice-chair blasts ‘astounding’ UoB findings"
Written by NEIL HARTNELL, Tribune Business Editor, May 17th, 2021 The National Tripartite Council’s vice-chair yesterday blasted “there’s...
May 17, 20215 min read
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News Report: Hundreds show up to learn of Royal Caribbean home port opportunities
Written by Chester Robards, Tribune News Business - April 27th, 2021 More than 300 people participated in a webinar yesterday designed to...
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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News Report: Unemployment Extension Hailed By Labour Specialist
published April 8th, 2021 by Youri Kemp - Tribune Business Reporter The extension of unemployment benefits by the government has been...
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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News Report: PLP's Minimum Wage Hike 'Economic Suicide'
By NEIL HARTNELL - Tribune Business Editor, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 The Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) plan to increase the minimum...
Mar 9, 20215 min read
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