Mar 23, 2023 | Insight
Pursuant to Guidelines provided by the Ministry of Finance, effective 31 January 2023, all condo-hotels and properties within a hotel rental pool will be required to pay a tax called a “Condo-Hotel Tax” to the Chief Valuation Officer by 31 January each year (during...
Mar 3, 2023 | Insight
Please be advised that new Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2022 (“CPR”) of The Bahamas came into effect in The Bahamas March 1, 2023. With the principal intention of improving access to the courts, the CPR aims to reduce the cost of civil litigation, simplify...
Apr 21, 2020 | Insight
The emergence of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has resulted in the implementation of social distancing measures and ‘work from home’ orders across various jurisdictions, including The Bahamas. In an effort to continue ‘business as usual’, individuals, as well as...
Apr 16, 2020 | Insight
In addition to services available via the Registrar General’s Department’s (“RGD”) online portal, the RGD has established the following procedures to facilitate a number of company related requests, effective 15 April 2020: 1. Submit your request along with any...
Apr 16, 2020 | Insight
EMERGENCY ORDERS (COVID-19) & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY (Do’s and Don’ts) During these unprecedented and uncertain times of Covid-19, the entire world is coming together in a show of solidarity and The Bahamas is no different! From the 17th of March 2020 to date, The...
Apr 2, 2020 | Insight
On 1 April 2020, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced that the Prime Minister of The Bahamas granted a limited exemption from the “Work From Home” Order[1] to certain registrants and licensees of the Commission. The exemption is limited to: (1)...
