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Knee-high flooding hits the Grove West but residents relieved
RESIDENTS in a northern New Providence coastline community expressed relief that the damage from Hurricane Matthew was not as extensive as initially feared.
San Salvador, Cat Island 'braced for the worst'
San Salvador, Cat Island 'braced for the worst'
WHILE weather experts predict that certain portions of the Bahamas will begin to feel the impact of Hurricane Matthew this morning, residents in San Salvador and Cat Island were said to be bracing themselves for the worst, according to officials stationed on these islands.
NEMA begins evacuations in the Southeast Bahamas
NEMA begins evacuations in the Southeast Bahamas
EVACUATIONS for residents in the southeast Bahamas got underway yesterday, with emergency management officials moving scores of people out of low lying areas as parts of the country are expected to feel the effects of Hurricane Matthew as early as this morning.
Artwork of the Month: John Paul Saddleton, Harbour View
The collection at The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas grows in various ways: we might purchase works or commission pieces; artists endow us with their own works, or we are gifted items by collectors and patrons.
Government announces committee to process Baha Mar claims
On August 22, 2016, the Supreme Court approved the plan to remobilize the stalled Baha Mar resort and one week later on Sunday, 28th August 2016, the government announced a committee to settle severance payments owed to displaced Baha Mar workers and to process claims by unsecured Bahamian creditors.
NEMA continues to monitor the tropics; issue flood safety tips
The National Emergency Management Agency continues to closely monitor the activities in the tropics, particularly the movements of a system projected to produce heavy rainfall across the Southeastern and Northern Bahamas.
2016-2017 Budget Debate: Contribution by Senator Alex Storr
I stand to voice my approval for what will be the last budget presented in this current term.=
2016/2017 Budget Debate by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, Minister of Works & Urban Development and Deputy Prime Minister
2016/2017 Budget Debate by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, Minister of Works & Urban Development and Deputy Prime Minister
As I rise again to honour the constituents of Cat Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador, I declare my absolute support of the Budget communicated by our Prime Minister, the Rt. Honourable Member for Centreville on 25th May 2016.
VAT cut from education fees, some customs duties to be eliminated
THE government is seeking to eliminate the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on ancillary fees paid for education services in the country, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
VAT cut from education fees, customs duty to be eliminated from some items
THE government is seeking to eliminate the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on ancillary fees paid for education services in the country, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.