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October 26, 2022
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.

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October 24, 2022
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.

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October 17, 2022
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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September 27, 2022
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.

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December 17, 2010
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...

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November 08, 2010
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...

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May 23, 2022
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...

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September 28, 2021
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.

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October 07, 2019
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 ...

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The aragonite hysteria
News Article
May 11, 2014
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,...

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