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VAT is added to BEC bills
July 24, 2014
VAT is added to BEC bills
THE government tabled the anticipated value added tax (VAT) bill in the House of Assembly yesterday while releasing a list of proposed changes to tariff and excise duty rates and disclosing a "pared down" list of VAT exempt services that does not include electricity...
Iguanas die on San Salvador
July 12, 2014
Iguanas die on San Salvador
Three of the rock iguanas that were returned to San Salvador on Wednesday after being smuggled to the United Kingdom in February, were found dead on Thursday, according to a statement from Bahamas Information Services (BIS).
In total, 12 iguanas were returned to The Bahamas Wednesday on a British Airways flight.
The iguanas are considered to be critically endangered.
"After arriving in New Provide...
May 23, 2014
Pilots accused of drug trafficking to challenge refusal of bail
Two pilots accused of drug trafficking yesterday received permission to appeal against the refusal of bail outside of the required time limits.
Darryl Bartlett Jr., the son of Albertha Bartlett, deputy director of legal affairs, and charter pilot Murillo Sullivan will return to the Court of Appeal on June 13 for the substantive appeal.
Senior Justice Jon Isaacs refused the pair's bail on the groun...
Three pilots on drug charges
April 11, 2014
Three pilots on drug charges
The son of a senior official in the Office of the Attorney General was among three pilots remanded to prison yesterday on drug smuggling charges...
Jamaican women arrested after cocaine seized
April 11, 2014
Jamaican women arrested after cocaine seized
Two Jamaican women were arrested on Wednesday in separate incidents in connection with suspected cocaine, police said.
In the first incident, police said a woman, 51, was arrested around 1:30 p.m. in a hotel room in downtown Nassau after officers found 2.4 pounds of suspected cocaine.
Police said the drugs were worth $16,000.
According to authorities, the woman traveled from Panama earlier that da...
Million-dollar drug bust at LPIA
April 09, 2014
Million-dollar drug bust at LPIA
Two Bahamian pilots and a Canadian man were arrested on Monday night in connection with a million-dollar drug bust at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), police reported yesterday.
According to police, officers confiscated 149 pounds of marijuana, 17.4 pounds of ecstasy pills and 2.6 pounds of hashish oil.
Police believe the drugs -- which were in four suitcases -- were smuggled into the...
DPM expresses concerns over iguana smuggling
February 11, 2014
DPM expresses concerns over iguana smuggling
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis yesterday expressed concern that 13 rock iguanas were stolen from San Salvador and smuggled into the United Kingdom.
"I am anxious, as are all concerned citizens, that this criminal act is fully investigated and that all parties involved in this despicable attack on our natural heritage are dealt with by the law in all relevant jurisdictions," said Davis, t...
Bahamas Iguanas Smuggled to the UK
February 04, 2014
Bahamas Iguanas Smuggled to the UK
The biggest question is how did the Nassau Airport Authority personnel who are the security, not spot this... !!!!
Thirteen "incredibly rare" iguanas that had been stashed in socks by smugglers have been seized by a customs team at Heathrow Airport.
150,000 in drugs found in GB apt., police say
November 11, 2013
150,000 in drugs found in GB apt., police say
Officers on Grand Bahama arrested a 42-year-old man after he was allegedly found in possession of nearly $150,000 worth of marijuana, police said...
Airline passenger tells of moment door flew open
September 24, 2013
Airline passenger tells of moment door flew open
SEVERAL suitcases and a Bahamasair mail bag were thrown from a Pineapple Air aircraft on Sunday when the door to the luggage compartment flew open after the flight took off, The Tribune understands...
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