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Davis on VAT cut: we were right
February 23, 2023
Davis on VAT cut: we were right
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip Davis yesterday hailed the government's value-added tax (VAT) reduction from 12 percent to ten percent in 2021 as a successful economic boost, explaining that in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2022/2023, VAT receipts grew by $23.7 million when compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.
Hurricane Earl Forecast Discussion Number 30
September 10, 2022
Hurricane Earl Forecast Discussion Number 30
Issued at 500 AM AST Sat Sep 10 2022
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WTNT41 KNHC 100841
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Hurricane Earl Discussion Number 30
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
AL062022
500 AM AST Sat Sep 10 2022
Earl is in the first stages of extratropical transition. The
convective cloud pattern is becoming stretched east to west, and
the eye is rapidly losing definition while an extensive cirrus
shield radiates northward a...
June 22, 2022
Abaco car crash victim recently graduated high school
A 17-year-old girl who died after a car crash on Abaco on Monday night graduated from high school last week and had dreams of being a cosmetologist, her grieving grandmother said yesterday. LaVerne Maynard, 64, said her granddaughter, Shenna Thervil, was just a few weeks shy of her 18th birthday. Police said the crash happened in ...
Food inflation will stay at least a year
February 09, 2022
Food inflation will stay at least a year
BAHAMIANS were yesterday told to brace for a 12-month minimum of higher food costs, noting global trends particularly those in the United States that largely affect The Bahamas.
Nassau Container Port launches safety initiative
May 04, 2014
Nassau Container Port launches safety initiative
APD Limited, owner and operator of Nassau Container Port (NCP), has announced the launch of a new phase of its commitment to safety, which will involve a heavier emphasis on inspections of vehicles and equipment.
Beginning June 1, port managers will conduct regular port gate inspections of heavyweight tractor trailers, dump trucks and equipment entering the port. The assessment aims to ensure that...
25 nations to sign treaty to stop overspending
January 30, 2012
25 nations to sign treaty to stop overspending
ALL countries in the European Union, except Britain and the Czech Republic, agreed Monday to sign up to a new treaty designed to stop overspending in the eurozone and put an end to the bloc's crippling debt crisis, while also pledging to stimulate growth across the region.
The new treaty, known as the fiscal compact, was agreed at a summit of European leaders in Brussels on Monday. It includes st...
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 30, 2019
“FYI: Stop and go traffic can play
havoc with your brakes. Be sure to
have them checked with every service.”
Small airplane crash lands
January 12, 2011
Small airplane crash lands
A small aircraft crash landed at Grand Cay on Sunday afternoon, police reported on Monday.
According to police reports, a twin engine Piper Aztec was approaching the runway around 3.15pm when the left brakes failed.
The pilot and four passengers were onboard the aircraft as it
The Bahamas to host road safety campaign
May 10, 2017
The Bahamas to host road safety campaign
In the time it took to read the headline of this story, a child somewhere in the world was hit and killed by a car on her way to school.
"The statistics are alarming," said David McLaughlin, FIA (International Automobile Federation) Project Development Director for the Caribbean. "Speed kills. Somewhere in the world a child dies every 30 seconds as a result of a road crash. Road accidents are the ...
February 12, 2009
New state-of-the-art simulator at Freeport Container Port
Freeport Container Port, a world-class container transshipment hub between the Eastern Gulf Coast of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean, has upgraded its Crane Operator Training Program through the use a new Ship-to-Shore (STS) and Mobile Harbour Crane (MHK) Simulator from GlobalSim, a Kongsberg Maritime Company.
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