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September 29, 2023
Improving food security 

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on food security, globally, and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food systems. It resulted in widespread disruption to food supply chains, food access, and food affordability, which significantly impacted The Bahamas and, disproportionately, those in low-income households and vulnerable communities. The pandemic highlighted the importance of add...

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October 15, 2010
RoyalStar Assurance campaign a smashing success!

The first phase of the RoyalStar Assurance(RSA)Give&Win campaign wrapped-up with a number of exciting presentations including prize presentations to three lucky winners who made charitable donations during the course of the 3-month initiative, and donation presentations to the three featured charities-Unity House, The Crisis Center and The Cancer Society.
RSA, a general insurance provider througho...

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May 12, 2010
Prime Minister On the Death of Lady Edith Turnquest

It is with profound sadness that my colleagues and I learned today of the death

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May 20, 2010
Funeral Tribute to Lady Edith Turnquest - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

The Bahamas is fortunate to have had at very crucial stages of its development many sons and daughters who were committed to the task of nation-building. They have served at various levels of our society including the political arena, the church, commerce, trade unions, the arts, fraternal societies and in civic and charitable organizations.

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May 26, 2010
2010/2011 Budget Communication

Mr. Speaker, this is the 33rd Budget Exercise in which I will have participated in this Parliament as an MP; the 14th as the Prime Minister and the 6th as Minister of Finance. Such extensive experience in this country?s fiscal affairs has enabled me to observe the many ebbs and flows of economic life in The Bahamas and the attempts by successive Ministers of Finance to grapple with them. I have ...

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June 01, 2010
Ranfurly Home may close boy's dorm

The Ranfurly Home may be facing partial closure as it stares down its hardest

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June 02, 2010
Residential Care Facilities/Grants - PM's Budget Debate Contribution

GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Abilities Unlimited 25,000.00
Bah. Alliance for the Blind & Visually Impaired (NP) 7,500.00

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June 07, 2010
Govt should have cut Kerzner's subsidy, says Wilchcombe

Instead of cutting the budget to charitable organizations and in other crucial areas, the government should have cut the $12 million it provides Kerzner International and other resort operators for marketing and public relations efforts, said Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly Obie Wilchcombe, while contributing to debate in the House yesterday on the 2010/2011 budget.

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July 06, 2023
Food dependence after 50 years of independence

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on food security, globally, and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food systems. It resulted in widespread disruption to food supply chains, food access, and food affordability, which significantly impacted The Bahamas and, disproportionately, those in low-income households and vulnerable communities. The pandemic highlighted the importance of add...

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September 02, 2014
Government clarifies non-exempt medical supplies under VAT

Paternity testing, hearing aids, spectacles and lenses and veterinary services are among the notable services and supplies that will not be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) under public healthcare, according to the Ministry of Finance's recently updated VAT guidance for medical and healthcare services.
Cosmetic surgery conducted for purely cosmetic purposes and requested immunizations and vaccina...

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