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PM Minnis Opens Debate on Amendments to Disaster Preparedness and Response Act
Evacuation orders, curfews and restrictions of movement in certain areas for a specific period of time are being proposed in amendments to the Disaster Preparedness and Response Act...
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
How much are you willing to pay to maintain your plastic bag addiction? Under Section 8 of the newly created Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Bill, 2019, Bahamian businesses will be required to charge customers a minimum of twenty-five cents (excluding VAT) per bag at the point of sale for the use of single-use plastic bags as of January 1, 2020. The maximum fee that can be ...
ALIV Takes Lead as First Corporate Sponsor of Plastic Ban Campaign
The Ministry of Environment & Housing announced today that telecommunications network provider, ALIV, is leading the charge as the first corporate sponsor of the Plastic Free 242 campaign...
The Bahamas National Beekeepers Cooperative Society - CO-OPs for Decent Work
“COOPS 4 DECENT WORK”
As The Bahamas Government continues to seek ways to stimulate economic growth and reduce the 10.7% unemployment rate, a source of inspiration may lie in Co-ops and The Bahamas National Beekeepers Cooperative Society Limited (BNBC).
Labour Minister Dion A. Foulkes - Budget Contribution in the Senate, June 25, 2019
On Friday of this week Her Excellency the Most Honourable Dame Marguerite Pindling will demit office as the ninth Bahamian Governor General...
'Cannabis' u-turn hits firm hard
'Cannabis' u-turn hits firm hard
THE government's crackdown on the importation of cannabis products, most notably hemp and CBD, is costing one health food retailer thousands of dollars.
MOE Gives Away Reusable Bags Ahead of Single-Use Ban
MOE Gives Away Reusable Bags Ahead of Single-Use Ban
On Saturday, March 23, 2019, a team from the Ministry of Environment and Housing distributed free reusable bags to attendees of the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Farmer's Market on Gladstone Road...
Labour Minister Signs Contract with EAA Company Limited For Pre-Export Verification of Conformity Programme for Used Vehicles Exported from Japan
The Minister of Labour, Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes along with Government officials signed a contract with EAA Company Limited from Japan on Monday, January 21, 2019...
Consumers reminded of meat import regulations
Consumers reminded of meat import regulations
Residents were on Wednesday, November 28, reminded that importation of meat is limited to 50 pounds for private consumers...The reminder came during a joint press conference between the Departments of Agriculture, Environmental Health and Customs...
Men claim they smuggled cocaine out of desperation
Men claim they smuggled cocaine out of desperation
Desperation drove two Surinamese men to agree to smuggle cocaine here, a court heard yesterday. Lerby Amieuba, 27, and Robert Linger, 35, both of Paramaribo City, Suriname, pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession with intent to supply and drug importation at their arraignment before [...]
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