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April 13, 2023
VAT arrears recorded at just over $190 million, but likely much higher
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Department of Inland Revenue's top official yesterday noted that just under there are just over $190 million in Value-Added Tax (VAT) arrears "on the books", although she acknowledged the sum is likely significantly higher due to the number of business charging the tax without remitting the revenue to government. "That's only [...]
March 21, 2023
The Bahamas to Host the Next Northern Caribbean Security Summit
The Minister of National Security the Hon. Wayne Munroe and US Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts attended a press conference at the Ministry on Monday, March 20, 2023 to update the nation on the Northern Caribbean Security Summit which took place in Miami, Florida from March 8 – 10, 2023.
March 14, 2023
Ministers Wayne Munroe and Keith Bell attend Northern Caribbean Security Summit
Ministers Wayne Munroe and Keith Bell, Permanent Secretaries Cheryl Darville and Cecilia Strachan, Commissioner Clayton Fernander and senior officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Commodore Dr. Raymond King and senior officers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Director Anthony Ferguson and senior officers from the National Crime Intelligence Agency, and senior officers from the Customs Depa...
January 24, 2023
New Pharmacy is Now Open on Paradise Island in The Bahamas
A rapidly growing development around the top superyacht marina in The Bahamas has expanded its amenities again with the opening of a pharmacy right on Paradise Island.
Man shot dead while at work in Bain Town
February 25, 2015
Man shot dead while at work in Bain Town
A man was shot and killed while at work off Augusta Street in Bain Town yesterday, police said.
Murder charges in apparently related shootings
September 09, 2014
Murder charges in apparently related shootings
The defense attorney for a man accused of the shooting death of Prince Prudent asked a court to order him placed in protective custody.
Milton McKinney, 19, of Cowpen Road, is charged with the murder of Prudent on August 11, 2014 at Pinewood Gardens.
Prudent was reportedly targeted while acting as a courier for a web shop.
McKinney was not required to enter a plea to the charge when he appeared be...
March 17, 2021
The Government Fighting to Increase Bahamian Ownership
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Sen. the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson said the Government is fighting to increase Bahamian ownership.
“Why? Because when this pandemic is behind us, it is more important now than ever before that we accelerate the pace of entrepreneurship and capital formation, Sen. Thompson said during his Contribution to the Mid-term 2021 Budget Debate in the Senate, ...
FirstCare Medical Plan expands member benefits beyond healthcare, Launches FirstCare Rewards
March 10, 2021
FirstCare Medical Plan expands member benefits beyond healthcare, Launches FirstCare Rewards
Since 2009, Firstcare Medical Plan has provided thousands of members access to free private doctor visits and a suite of primary healthcare discounts and benefits in New Providence and Grand Bahama. Today, the company announces the launch of FirstCare Rewards, a rewards program that offers all members benefits and discounts at more than 20 local and international merchants.
By showing their Fi...
Feather shortage 'caused panic in Junkanoo world'
December 28, 2010
Feather shortage 'caused panic in Junkanoo world'
By NOELLE NICOLLS
Tribune Staff Reporter
nnicolls@tribunemedia.net
THE Junkanoo world was in panic last week over a feather shortage allegedly caused by a missing shipment of goods, according to Tribune sources yesterday.
More than $50,000 worth of supplies, ordered by a major Junkanoo store through a multinational courier, were "lost in transit."
The shipment contained "very important pieces...
Life around the govt water pump
March 22, 2017
Life around the govt water pump
Beads of sweat dance across the forehead of 29-year-old Prince Williams, who squints in the hot, but not yet brutal March sun, as he fills a jug at a water pump at Scott Street and Rupert Dean Lane in Bain Town.
Williams, who has a record for dangerous drug possession, lives nearby, he tells us.
He says he pleaded guilty and served six months.
"It wasn't no big amount; one lil bit," says Williams,...
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