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Police Force ‘needs 900 more constables’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Royal Bahamas Police Force is 900 constables short.

NIB wage ceiling rise takes effect

The National Insurance Board (NIB) yesterday said only higher-paid workers will be impacted by the latest wage ceiling increase.The social security system, in a statement issued, said only workers earning more than $670 per week or $2,903 per month w

Halkitis: budget correction was not evidence of broken law

STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis brushed aside assertions that a correction in the new 2013/2014 budget was evidence that the government broke the law in the last budget period when giving state ministers a $6,000 a year raise.

Be encouraged

THE new year has begun and we are already into the second month. It is important that we stay focused on God.

NIB reserves forecast to 'decline sharply'

A Cabinet minister said reserves at the National Insurance Board (NIB) are forecasted to “decline sharply” in the next few years and called for a contribution rate increase of 2 percent.

Blood bank services

I NOTED with interest the letter published in your paper of this date (7/19/16) concerning the blood banks refusal of any blood donations from British citizens living in The Bahamas - so too the article of the same date stressing the shortage of blood at all blood banks.

VAT in first quarterly surplus for four years

The $75 million generated by Value-Added Tax (VAT) helped the Government enjoy its first quarterly revenue surplus for four years during the 2014-2015 fiscal year’s third quarter.

Ministry hits out at ‘fake news’ shared on social media over currency exchange

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday sounded the alarm on “fake news” after a social media post claiming that the country’s currency had been devalued was circulated on several platforms.

$106m needed to fix Family Islands water supply

THE Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC) needs $106m to upgrade its supply and distributions systems in the Family Islands, a senior corporation executive has revealed.

Simple solution to crime problem

EDITOR, The Tribune.

MAN, 23, murdered with shot to the head

A 23-year-old man was shot in the head and killed early yesterday morning becoming the country’s 102nd murder victim.

Bank unveils 24.5% net income decline

Commonwealth Bank yesterday unveiled a 24.5 per cent net income drop for the nine months ended September 2012, as provisions relating to non-performing loans took their toll on the bottom line.

Bahamas talks to US on sanctioning for people trafficking

FOREIGN Affairs minister Fred Mitchell said the government is seeking political understanding from the United States concerning pending sanctions concerning trafficking in persons.

Murder rate down 13% from 2011

DESPITE overall crime statistics being down by 5 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, police say serious crimes or crimes against persons increased by 2 per cent during the same time period.

$5.6m budgeted for police overtime payments this year

IN the upcoming fiscal year, the Minnis administration has budgeted $5.6m for overtime pay for police officers who worked overtime at separate periods in 2013 and 2014.

Private sector's National Health fears unchanged

THE private sector's concerns over the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative have not changed since the first Christie-led administration introduced the scheme in 2006, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chief executive warning on the further added cost burden it would impose.

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