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Ancil Ucal Bats Davis, 32
Ancil Ucal Bats Davis, 32
Funeral service for Ancil Ucal "Bats" Davis, 32 yrs., a resident of Lilly Lane, Garden Hills & formerly of Brougham Street, who died on 6th November, 2011, will be held at Carmichael Bible Church, Carmichael & Gladstone Roads, on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Western European countries facing higher tax burden
Western European countries facing higher tax burden
Western European countries are inhibiting their economies with tax burdens at least 40 percent heavier than both the global average and the average for neighboring countries in Central and Eastern Europe, according to research by UHY, the international accounting and consultancy network.
In the "Old European" economies of Western Europe, the total amount of taxes taken by governments is an average...
Out of the dark
Out of the dark
Our reporting on the various audits into the affairs of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) appears to have sped up the PHA board's consideration of those findings.
Many who have followed this story fear that those audits may, in the end, amount to a waste of public funds if they do not lead to any action or improvements in procurement and other procedures.
But some are hopeful that real action w...
Drug agency chief sues auditor over PHA report
Drug agency chief sues auditor over PHA report
THE acting director of the Bahamas National Drug Agency has sued accountant John Bain and his firm, UHY Bain & Associates, over allegations made about him in a forensic report into the Public Hospital Authority's supply of pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies...
Auditor says hospital is trying to discredit him
Auditor says hospital is trying to discredit him
ACCOUNTANT John Bain yesterday dismissed the Public Hospital Authority and Bahamas National Drug Agency's attempts to "discredit" his firm's forensic audit of PHA's supply of pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies, accusing officials of raising a red herring and "attacking the messenger."
Hospital auditor defends report
Hospital auditor defends report
ACCOUNTANT John Bain yesterday defended a forensic audit into the Public Hospitals Authority which he had prepared, after FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis claimed that the audit contained "clerical errors"...
Gomez: Govt will do the right thing on PHA findings
Gomez: Govt will do the right thing on PHA findings
Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez said yesterday the government will "do the right thing" once the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is done investigating the alleged abuses revealed in a forensic audit into the PHA's pharmaceutical and medical supplies.
The Nassau Guardian revealed the audit's findings last week.
"That's under review," he said, referring to the report.
"...It's also being investi...
Sounding the alarm
Sounding the alarm
Something stinks in the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA), concludes a report by a forensic auditor.
While we have in recent weeks focused on poor leadership at the political and national level, it is also important to place the spotlight on the alleged waste of public funds.
Of course, leadership has a tangible connection to the functioning of government agencies, the expenditure of our tax dollar...
10M in PMH drugs unaccounted for
10M in PMH drugs unaccounted for
A forensic audit of the Public Hospitals Authority's (PHA) supply of pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies alleges
a "culture of slackness and corruption".
The report reveals that, at the end of 2013, there was a $10 million difference in pharmaceutical inventory between the physical count and what is reflected in the Princess Margaret Hospital's (PMH) computer system.
The auditor quotes a sep...
BAHAMAS' VAT SYSTEM-Triumphs and Pitfall
BAHAMAS' VAT SYSTEM-Triumphs and Pitfall
Likely problems in the short, medium and long-terms...