05 July 2018
The government is giving some business owners a break in the wake of the newly implemented 60 per cent increase in Value Added Tax. Finance Minister Peter Turnquest told reporters outside of Cabinet this past Wednesday that the reason behind this was that some industries are simply more complicated than others. He said, “So far […]
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05 July 2018
Bahamian market and research company Public Domain yesterday found that 66 per cent of 998 Bahamians believe that adults should be able to use medicinal marijuana. Public Domain released the results a recently conducted survey which indicated that 62 per cent of the participants also agreed that marijuana has medical benefits. Thirteen percent said that […]
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05 July 2018
The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader is expressing serious concern over how news of Saturday’s deadly boating tragedy is getting out to the international community. On Saturday June 30, a 38ft charter vessel with 12 people on board, exploded off Barrataree, Exuma. I. Chester Cooper said since the incident, he has consistently fielded calls […]
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05 July 2018
The opposition Progressive Liberal Party is questioning the allocation of some $25 million for Grand Bahama that was certainly not a talking point in the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Assembly. However the Party said the amount somehow made its way in the Senate when the fiscal plan was debated in the Upper […]
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05 July 2018
A few of the country’s Pastors of Churches believe that the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) will not affect the church negatively. With the 60 per cent hike in VAT this past Sunday, some Bahamians are still uneasy with the government’s decision. Many persons are also sharing the view that the increase was unnecessary […]
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05 July 2018
The implementation of the recent Value Added Tax (VAT) increase has been quite the scare for many businesses, including Web Shop gaming houses all over the country. Craig Flowers, President of FML Group of Companies says, “we find ourselves in a very disappointing position today, after establishing such a good relationship with successive governments because […]
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05 July 2018
The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday that four cases of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus commonly known as conch poisoning within the last 72-96 hours. Health officials says these four persons contracted this disease after eating from Stalls at Potter’s Cay dock. The Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands in a press conference yesterday said the Ministry is monitoring […]
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04 July 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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04 July 2018
Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis chalks up this year’s budget to be nothing more than a proposal that heaps more taxes onto the poor while giving the rich more tax breaks. Mr. Davis says that the annual budget is supposed to provide a way to advance the country and its people, instead it did the […]
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04 July 2018
Police in The Berry Islands are investigating the alleged drowning of an adult male, just days after recovering a woman from those waters. According to reports, shortly after 1:00pm yesterday, a man who was a passenger on a cruise ship, was discovered unresponsive floating in waters off Great Stirrup Cay. The lifeless man was removed […]
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