2013 Culinary Team Prepares for Regional Competition
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Category: Hotel News
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Public And Private Sectors Discuss Work Permits
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VAT Legislation Nears Completion
Draft legislation for the proposed value added tax (VAT) should be completed next week and brought to Parliament in the summer.
“We expect to have the draft legislation hopefully by next week and then we will have to go through the whole process of considering it. Our timetable is for it to be laid in Parliament before we break for the summer,” according to Michael Halkitis, minister of state for finance.
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Labour Survey & Hotel Industry Consultations Highlight Critical Issues
* PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR LOWER EDUCATION LEVELS AND YOUTH
* UNDERSCORES MAJOR SKILLS GAP BETWEEN R DEMAND AND SUPPLY
The Inter-American Development Bank has released an executive summary presenting the key results of the first comprehensive survey of employers and employment. The Wage and Productivity Survey 2012 was conducted by the Department of Statistics of The Bahamas with the financial and technical support of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Labor Markets Unit. It is part of the Labour Market Study that the Inter- American Development Bank is conducting for The Bahamas
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Comments Sought on Draft Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act
In response to recommendations by BHTA, the Chamber of Commerce, and others in recent years to consolidate and improve the various Government support services offered to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the Government has drafted the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act. The Government and BHTA are inviting interested members to review the draft and present any thoughts or recommendations to us by Friday, April 12th.
