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DIR launches registration portal for short-term rentals
The government has launched a registration portal for those who own short-term rentals to register their businesses, in an effort to ensure high standards of service across vacation rentals and to ensure those owners are meeting their tax obligations, a statement released yesterday by the Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) explained.
Government increases social assistance benefits
Government increases social assistance benefits
The government has increased the allocation to social assistance benefits this fiscal year by $4.1 million.
Man caught on film fighting policeman awaits sentence
A 23-year-old man who was filmed fighting an officer who attempted to arrest him over a traffic violation was yesterday remanded to prison pending a magistrate's sentencing.
A Cultural Exchange
A Cultural Exchange
Where do the boundaries of nation, personal identity and environment begin and end?? Where do they intersect??This summer, two artists have been creating bodies of work in new and influential surroundings that address these very concerns about place.
New Author Pens Positive Stories About Over the Hill
New Author Pens Positive Stories About Over the Hill
There is good news coming from the Over the Hill community, but far too often, it is not documented. Hence, for a few years, former News Reporter, Hadassah Deleveaux (née Hall) tapped into the large pool of positive people in this community and has made her conversations with them more permanent by publishing a book.
Bahamian allegedly plotted with Maryland woman to attack power grid
BALTIMORE (AP) — BAHAMIAN Brandon Russell, a self-described Neo-Nazi and former St Andrews School student based in Florida, is alleged to have spent months conspiring with a Maryland woman to plan an attack on Baltimore's power grid, hoping to further their racist mission, law enforcement officials said Monday.
Crimes against the person increased by 23 percent last year
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander revealed on Friday that crimes against the person increased by 23 percent last year when compared to the same period in 2021, including murders, armed robberies and sex crimes that also trended upwards.
Police Commissioner warns 'zero tolerance'
Police Commissioner warns 'zero tolerance'
FOLLOWING an increase in murders and other serious offences last year, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander warned that there will be a "zero tolerance" approach to crime this year as he highlighted several new crime fighting strategies geared towards tackling gun violence.
BPSU agreement for salary rise signed
BPSU agreement for salary rise signed
THE Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) signed an industrial agreement that includes a series of incremental salary increases over three years and increases in rental allowance.
McCoy selected for NBA Academy camp
McCoy selected for NBA Academy camp
Bahamian junior national basketball team standout Terrell McCoy was selected to participate in the 2023 NBA Academy Women's Camp Latin America. The camp got underway on Monday and wraps up on Thursday, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.