At least twenty Bahamian business owners have been warned by the the Office of the Attorney General to settle outstanding debts with the Department of Customs.<\/p>\n
A local newspaper reports that Customs Comptroller Glenn Gomez has confirmed that these importers owe the government millions of dollars, with one importer alone owing roughly $2 million.<\/p>\n
Gomez also confirmed that, as reported last week, former PLP Minister of Trade and Industry Leslie Miller owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in duty.<\/p>\n
Customs is holding a 40-foot container containing a variety of goods, including appliances and auto parts, until Miller pays the full duty owed.<\/p>\n
Miller says it was all a misunderstanding.\u00a0 He simply wasn’t aware of all that was in the container and thus, doesn not have invoices for some of the items.<\/p>\n
Gomez says that’s the oldest excuse in the book.<\/p>\n
“They always say that,” Gomez said. “That’s not a believable one as far as I’m concerned.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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