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Halkitis: I'm still waiting for ideas from retailers over price controls
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he is awaiting suggestions from retailers about the government's expanded price control list.
Merchants Granted Extension to Comply With New Price Control Amendments: Price Control of Expanded List of Items to Come in Force 1 November 2022
In an effort to bring relief to consumers and combat the impact of rising food and drug prices due to elevated levels of global inflation, the Government of The Bahamas has amended the Price ControlRegulations effective 17th October, 2022 to expand the list of items subject to price control.
Pharmacists won't be penalized if price control adjustments not yet made, says Darville
Pharmacists won't be penalized if price control adjustments not yet made, says Darville
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said drug companies will not be penalized if their inventories are not updated to reflect the recent addition of certain medications to the price control list as of the effective date, which is today. Pharmaceutical retailers and wholesalers last week criticized the government for not including them ...
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PMH Dialysis Unit Gets Boost with Donation of 6 New Machines
The Princes Margaret Hospital (PMH) Dialysis Unit received a significant boost as it officially took possession of six (6) donated dialysis machines on Wednesday.
Whitney Heastie appointed VP of GP Power Co. Generation plant
FREEPORT,
Grand Bahama Island.... Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) is pleased
to announce that Mr. Whitney V. Heastie has been appointed Vice President
of Generation effective December 6th, 2010.
A seasoned engineer with more than
thirty years combined experience in the petroleum, petrochemical and
pharmaceutical industries, Heastie will be responsible for the overall
managemen...
Astrazeneca donates 2011 fundraising diaries to Sister Sister group
By ALESHA CADET
Tribune Features Reporter
AS a part of its Regional Breast Cancer Project, AstraZeneca recently donated 250 "Caribbean Breast Cancer Awareness 2011 Agendas to its local nonprofit partner organisation, the Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group. The donation was made at the recent Seventh Day Adventist Health Fair in the Mall at Marathon, at the end of Breast Cancer Month.
A...
Insurance Commission Partners With Lupus 242 For Second Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas has partnered with Lupus 242 for lupus awareness month. This year marks a decade since the local non-profit has set out to raise awareness and provide support to its members. Thanks to the generous donation from the Insurance Commission, Lupus 242 will, once again, assist group members with the purchase of medication and phar...
Lyford Cay Foundations Award Academic Scholarships to 18 Bahamians Committed to Making A Difference
Lyford Cay Foundations Award Academic Scholarships to 18 Bahamians Committed to Making A Difference
Eighteen Bahamians who are committed to making a difference in The Bahamas in fields ranging from mitigating climate change to ending physical abuse have been awarded generous undergraduate and graduate school scholarships from the Lyford Cay Foundations.
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
How much are you willing to pay to maintain your plastic bag addiction? Under Section 8 of the newly created Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Bill, 2019, Bahamian businesses will be required to charge customers a minimum of twenty-five cents (excluding VAT) per bag at the point of sale for the use of single-use plastic bags as of January 1, 2020. The maximum fee that can be ...
The aragonite hysteria
The aragonite hysteria
President of Sandy Cay Development Co. Limited Tony Myers told National Review that claims the company is making substantial sums of money from its aragonite operation at Ocean Cay are not true.
The Bahamas National Citizens Coalition, National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas President John Pinder and others have claimed that aragonite is selling for $900 per metric ton on the open market,...