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Michael Halkitis

Type: Person

Name: Michael Halkitis

Title: Parliamentary Secretary - Ministry of Finance (Bahamas)

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Smith thinks mortgage plan was ‘noble’ effort

Royston Jones Jr., Guardian Staff ReporterPrint eMailJames Smith.NASSAU (TNG) -- Former Minister of State for Finance James Smith suggested recently there was not much more commercial banks could have done to guarantee the success of the government's ... [Published CaribSeek - 14 hours ago]

Entities: James Smith, Mortgages, Commercial Banks

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Minister pledges no VAT 'choke off'

Tribune Business Editornhartnell@tribunemedia.netA Cabinet Minister last night pledged to avoid “choking off the economy” in implementing a Value-Added Tax (VAT), telling Tribune Business: “The danger of that is at the forefront of our minds.”Michael ... [Published The Tribune - May 14 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Bahamas, Robert Myers

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Road works compensation program a huge success

The much talked about $15 million compensation plan designed by the government to bring relief to businesses adversely impacted by the beleaguered and controversial road works project has been branded a success by the Ministry of Finance.The program, ... [Published Nassau Guardian - May 13 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Bahamas, Ministry of Finance

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Halkitis expects unemployment to drop and says critics cannot distract government from its work

AMID criticism over the government’s performance during its first year in office – especially in terms of job creation – State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said the government cannot allow such comments to “distract us from continuing to wor ... [Published The Tribune - May 09 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Halkitis predicts lower unemployment rate

Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday he expects the unemployment rate to be lower after the Department of Statistics completes its labor force survey this month.Halkitis conceded that high unemployment is a legitimate concern, ... [Published Nassau Guardian - May 08 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Unemployment Rate, Department of Statistics

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

VAT draft ready 'as early as next week'

THE Government plans to have the legislation required to implement a Value Added Tax (VAT) system in place before January 2014, a Cabinet Minister yesterday saying the draft law might be ready as early as next week.Michael Halkitis, minister of state ... [Published The Tribune - May 08 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Bahamas, white Paper, Tax Reform

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Mortgage scheme was not a failure - Halkitis

THE government does not consider its Mortgage Relief Plan a failure according to State Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis – despite the fact that it actually helped less than one per cent of the homeowners targeted.Though admitting the plan was “not ... [Published The Tribune - May 08 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Mortgages, Perry CHRISTIE, Bahamas

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

PM touts lower crime, more jobs as year-one achievements

Reflecting on his government’s first term in office, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday touted a decrease in crime and unemployment numbers, but expressed disappointment that the mortgage relief plan has so far failed to help one struggling home ... [Published Nassau Guardian - May 06 2013]

Entities: Perry CHRISTIE, Michael Halkitis, Crime, Unemployment

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

McCartney blasts govt ahead of first anniversary

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney has charged that the government has failed to fulfill many of its promises."I cry shame on them," said McCartney in an interview this week."I really wish the Bahamian people can be in the position ... [Published Nassau Guardian - May 04 2013]

Entities: Perry CHRISTIE, Crime, Michael Halkitis

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Halkitis: We have not given up on martgage relief plan

ALTHOUGH the government’s mortgage relief programme flopped before anyone received assistance, State Finance Minister Michael Halkitis said officials have not given up on the plan to assist homeowners.Minister of state for finance, Michael Halkitis.Speaking ... [Published The Tribune - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Michael Halkitis, Mortgages, Perry CHRISTIE

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Coastal Awareness Committee visits Finance Ministry

In recognition of April as Coastal Awareness Month the national committee made courtesy calls on various government ministries including Ministry of Finance, Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield Centre on April 18.Earlston McPhee, chairman and Director of Sustainable ... [Published Freeport News - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Finance, Michael Halkitis, Ecosystem, Threat

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Corporate income tax 'not on Gov't agenda'

The Government is not planning to introduce “a broad-based corporate income tax”, as recently urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Michael Halkitis, minister of state for finance, said such a tax was not on the Government’s agenda at this t ... [Published The Tribune - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Michael Halkitis, Taxes, Gross Domestic Product

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Smith thinks mortgage plan was ‘noble’ effort [Published CaribSeek - 14 hours ago]
Minister pledges no VAT 'choke off' [Published The Tribune - May 14 2013]
Recession fears on VAT 'crapshoot' [Published The Tribune - May 13 2013]
Road works compensation program a huge success [Published Nassau Guardian - May 13 2013]
Halkitis expects unemployment to drop and says ... [Published The Tribune - May 09 2013]
Halkitis predicts lower unemployment rate [Published Nassau Guardian - May 08 2013]
VAT: manufacturing impact 'far from' original f... [Published The Tribune - May 08 2013]
VAT draft ready 'as early as next week' [Published The Tribune - May 08 2013]
Mortgage scheme was not a failure - Halkitis [Published The Tribune - May 08 2013]
Roberts: I am confident that the Bahamian peopl... [Published Freeport News - May 07 2013]
PM: Mortgage relief plan might help ‘four or five’ [Published CaribSeek - May 07 2013]
PM touts lower crime, more jobs as year-one ach... [Published Nassau Guardian - May 06 2013]
McCartney blasts govt ahead of first anniversary [Published Nassau Guardian - May 04 2013]
Bahamian governance: The age of prudence [Published Freeport News - Apr 30 2013]
Halkitis: We have not given up on martgage reli... [Published The Tribune - Apr 25 2013]
Coastal Awareness Committee visits Finance Mini... [Published Freeport News - Apr 24 2013]
$250m BEC bond yet to launch [Published The Tribune - Apr 22 2013]
Corporate income tax 'not on Gov't agenda' [Published The Tribune - Apr 22 2013]
Pasco man found guilty in murder of 94-year-old... [Published Tampa Tribune - Apr 19 2013]
Medical examiner: Pasco woman suffered fatal be... [Published Tampa Bay Online - Apr 19 2013]
Mortgage plan failure leaves PM 'disappointed' [Published The Tribune - Apr 17 2013]
Trial begins in murder of elderly Pasco woman [Published Tampa Bay Online - Apr 17 2013]
Mortgage relief 'bogus from start' [Published The Tribune - Apr 16 2013]
FNMs not surprised by failure of mortgage relief [Published Nassau Guardian - Apr 16 2013]
Final costs on roads not as high as expected [Published The Tribune - Apr 16 2013]
Govt to revisit mortgage relief [Published Nassau Guardian - Apr 15 2013]
IMF's corporate tax an OECD 'Trojan Horse' [Published The Tribune - Apr 15 2013]
The Crisis of Leadership: Perry Christie & Hube... [Published Freeport News - Apr 14 2013]
IMF: CLICO liquidation must be 'accelerated' [Published The Tribune - Apr 12 2013]