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Improving food security
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...
RoyalStar Assurance campaign a smashing success!
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...
Prime Minister On the Death of Lady Edith Turnquest
Prime Minister On the Death of Lady Edith Turnquest
It is with profound sadness that my colleagues and I learned today of the death
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.
2010/2011 Budget Communication
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 ...
Ranfurly Home may close boy's dorm
Ranfurly Home may close boy's dorm
The Ranfurly Home may be facing partial closure as it stares down its hardest
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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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.
Food dependence after 50 years of independence
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...
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...