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Memorial service today for 'Bud' Pritchard
Memorial service today for 'Bud' Pritchard
A MEMORIAL service will be held for Sigmund "Bud" Pritchard at 6pm today at St Andrew's Presyterian Kirk. Mr Pritchard died at his home in Nassau on Thursday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's.
Firearm Offenses: Nearly 20 arrested in 24 hours
Firearm Offenses: Nearly 20 arrested in 24 hours
NEARLY 20 people have been arrested over a number of firearm related offences in the Bahamas in the last 24 hours, police said on Friday.
Turnquest: No confidence in new crime plan
Turnquest: No confidence in new crime plan
Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday that he has no confidence in Prime Minister Perry Christie's new crime plan.
Curbing gun violence in 2016
Curbing gun violence in 2016
The story of 2015 has been written and the ink has now dried on the pages of history that recorded the events of a year of challenges.
Downtown merchant applauds Global Blue implementation
Despite a "very challenging" implementation process, a Bay Street merchant yesterday applauded international tax refund system operator Global Blue for its handling of the government's value-added tax (VAT) free shopping system online.
Secret NHI report revealed
Secret NHI report revealed
Implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) as it is currently proposed has the potential to "seriously destabilize" both the public and private sectors of the health care system, risking the successes of NHI, a report completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has warned.
Smoking and the danger to your feet
Smoking and the danger to your feet
Smoking cigarettes has long been known to have detrimental health effects on the body, contributing to problems such as heart disease and lung cancer.
Bostwick: 5M drone investment to protect border
Bostwick: 5M drone investment to protect border
There are no plans on the table to amend the country's value-added tax (VAT) legislation, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday stated.
No changes planned for VAT, Halkitis says
No changes planned for VAT, Halkitis says
There are no plans on the table to amend the country's value-added tax (VAT) legislation, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday stated.
Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality Mobilizes to Improve Labeling of Goods and Products
Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality Mobilizes to Improve Labeling of Goods and Products
As the Minister of Financial Services with responsibility for the recently established Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality, Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Hope Strachan announced that the Bureau?s work will begin on improvement of labeling of goods and products...