31 May 2018
The 2018/2019 Budget Communication presented in the House of Assembly yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest is causing political consternation around the Bahamas as Bahamians rebel against the government’s decision to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) by 60 per cent. The rate has been moved from 7.5 per cent […]
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31 May 2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest revealed during his presentation of the 2018/2019 Budget, that Value Added Tax (VAT) will be eliminated on breadbasket items, a “commitment to Bahamians”. “As for measures that that we are implementing to meet our commitments to Bahamians and provide tax relief to individuals and businesses: effective […]
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31 May 2018
“For us today, crime and criminal activities ensure that we live in the worst of times.” These words were uttered by President of The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Education Convention, the Reverend Doctor William Thompson Tuesday night at he addressed the annual session. He said that “crime stalks our land with tornadic destructiveness… Families […]
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31 May 2018
Making a startling announcement in the House of Assembly in a lengthy 2018/2019 Budget Communication yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest said that “the country’s bond rating is at junk status.” In defense of his government’s decision to hike the VAT rate, he charged that the Minnis administration could do […]
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31 May 2018
A 35-year-old father of two, Deolo Cordell Pratt was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson- Pratt yesterday on three counts of the importation of ammunition and one count of conspiracy to import ammunition without possessing a fire arm certificate. The offences are alleged that have taken been committed between March and July 2016. Pratt is […]
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31 May 2018
Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, I Chester Cooper says the government decision to raise Value Added Tax to 12 percent “is not only treacherous but is a reckless and dangerous move on the part of the government”. “The Government shamelessly announced an increase in VAT from 7.5 per cent to 12 per cent […]
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30 May 2018
The National Insurance Board (NIB) is weighing out their options as it relates to increasing contributions from nine per cent to 20 per cent, according to the Cabinet minister responsible, Brensil Rolle. Mr. Rolle said that although this has been the position of the IDB and some sectors of NIB for quite some time, the […]
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30 May 2018
A 15-year-old male of Davis Street was arraigned yesterday in the magistrate’s court on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse. It is alleged that on Thursday 28th of April 2018 he had sexual intercourse with a 6-year-old female; again on Thursday 14th of May 2018, with a 10-year-old female and for a third time with […]
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30 May 2018
Long suffering employees of the general post office could very well be working out of a new Gladstone Road post office by the end of the year. The Minister of Transport with responsibility for the East Hill Street Building, Frankie Campbell, announced yesterday that he received a notice of possession of a building in southwest […]
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30 May 2018
Police in Abaco need the public’s assistance in finding the culprits who robbed a business establishment in Spanish Cay. According to Police reports, on Sunday shortly after 10:00pm, two men, both reportedly armed with firearms, entered a business establishment, approached two employees and stole and undetermined amount of cash before escaping. Police are actively investigating […]
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