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Electronic monitoring system needs upgrading
Electronic monitoring system needs upgrading
Dear Editor,
There has been much said about the use of electronic monitoring of offenders in The Bahamas. We know that the government of The Bahamas engaged the use of this system through the Ministry of National Security and its agency Her Majesty's Prisons. Many have indicated their views on its effectiveness in the fight against crime.
Studies around the world on the use and effectiveness o...
Mango applauds stamp tax removal on electronic banking transactions
Recent changes to stamp tax on electronic transactions in the 2013-2014 budget communication are being welcomed by providers of the Mango card, with the removal of fees seen as a catalyst to growing a cashless society.
Transfer Solutions Providers (TSP), the parent company of Mango, is hoping the government's decision to remove the 40 cents stamp tax fee on electronic banking payments will have t...
Mango applauds Stamp Tax removal on electronic banking fees
Nassau, Bahamas -- Recent changes to stamp tax on electronic
transactions in the 2013/2014 Budget are being welcomed by providers of the Mango
card, with the removal of fees seen as a catalyst to growing a cashless
society.
Transfer Solutions Providers (TSP), the parent company of
Mango, is hoping the government's
decision to remove the stamp tax fee on electronic banking payments from .40...
Teslyk praises decision on electronic commerce stamp tax
A top banking executive is applauding the government's decision to eliminate stamp tax on electronic transactions.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed to parliamentarians during his presentation of the 2013/2014 budget communication that stamp tax will be waived for electronic banking payments, including the use of debit cards for point of sale and online transactions.
Kevin Tes...
Commonwealth Parliamentarians examines legal frameworks for electronic commerce
24 April 2013, Yaound?, Cameroon: At a special briefing session held at the Yaound? Conference Centre, jointly organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Commonwealth Parliamentarians examined the international and regional best practices on key legal aspe...
Govt to Re-examine Electronic Monitoring Program
Govt to Re-examine Electronic Monitoring Program
The government is billed for the monitoring of suspects wearing electronic ankle bracelets even when they are arrested for allegedly committing serious crimes while being monitored, according to Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell.
Nottage suggests improvements to electronic ankle bracelet program
Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage said he wants magistrates to place greater restrictions on defendants who are outfitted with ankle bracelets to limit the areas they can travel.
"One of the things that I would like to see is for magistrates or judges, when they release these people on bail with ankle bracelets, that they restrict where they can go because if they have license to g...
Ministers and senior authorities discussed regional challenges of electronic Government in Costa Rica
Ministers and senior authorities discussed regional challenges of electronic Government in Costa Rica
Ministers
and senior electronic government officials from 29 countries in the
region gathered this week in San Jose, Costa Rica at the invitation
of the host government, the Organization of American States (OAS)
and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to analyze how
technology can be incorporated into public policies focused on
citizens.
The Secretary for Political Affairs of the OAS...
Electronic trackers raised alert
Electronic Monitoring Center Tracked Robbery Suspect After Acquittal
Electronic monitoring center officials tracked the movements of a man for two months after he was acquitted of an armed robbery charge, The Nassau Guardian can reveal.