Experts link up to help vulnerable populations
A NEW collaboration between the government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organisation is being launched to improve the health and protection of populations in situations of high vulnerability due to COVID-19.
Unemployment benefits budgeted for until September
STATE Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson said the government has budgeted for the extension of unemployment benefits until September.
Another day, another glitch causing trouble at BPL
BAHAMAS Power and Light said a “technical issue” at its Blue Hills Power Station led to power cuts in eastern New Providence on Wednesday night.
‘Very confident’ of 80% rebound by mid-2022
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday predicted the Bahamian economy will regain 80 percent of its pre-COVID capacity by June 2022 with key taxes forecast to rise by a similar magnitude.
Taxpayer job ‘band aid’ no longer viable
A Cabinet minister yesterday admitted successive administrations have used taxpayer funds as “band aids” to cover up their failure to grow the Bahamian economy and create sufficient jobs.
$10bn national debt ‘elephant in the room’
A Cabinet minister yesterday admitted that The Bahamas’ near-$10bn national debt is “the elephant in the room” that can potentially wreck this nation’s post-COVID economic recovery.
Govt urged to delay 12% VAT realty hike
The government was yesterday urged to postpone implementation of the 12 percent VAT rate on high-end real estate deals for two months so as not to derail transactions “already in the pipeline”.
Bahamas ‘can’t alter taxation on a dime’
The Bahamas “does not have the luxury of changing its tax system on a dime”, a Cabinet minister argued yesterday amid escalating pressures for a minimum global corporate tax rate.
HOW WORRIED SHOULD WE BE? Minister admits debt is ‘elephant in the room’ as official says it’s only a temporary concern
FINANCIAL Secretary Marlon Johnson said that although the country’s high deficits and debt are a cause of concern, they are not a cause for alarm, insisting an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic will prevent the need for new taxes.
MARCO Alert moves step closer
A CONTRACT signing between the Ministry of National Security and Multimedia Technologies Ltd for a little over $1.9m has propelled the much-anticipated MARCO Alert one step further towards protecting the country’s children.
Judges reject killer’s appeal
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the 25-year sentence of a man who was convicted of the manslaughter of a woman who was shot and killed during an attempted robbery over a decade ago.
Two held for Abaco accident
A HAITIAN couple have been arrested in connection with a traffic accident that resulted in serious injuries to a child and woman in Abaco.
Man ‘beat me and held knife to my throat’
A WOMAN yesterday testified that a man brutally beat her before holding a knife to her throat during a domestic dispute earlier this year.
From tragedy to triumph for Sands
A YEAR AGO, versatile Bahamian jumper Bria Sands skipped the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Championships because of the death of her father, Leevan Sands Sr,
Rotary helps out Dept of Corrections
THE Rotary Club of Nassau in conjunction with Nassau Agencies Ltd made a generous donation to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday.
Census officers sworn in
FIFTEEN people in Grand Bahama were sworn in yesterday as listing officers for the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
Sir Charles Carter to lie in state at House
THE body of the late Sir Edward Charles Carter, KCMG, will lie in-state today in the foyer of the House of Assembly from 8.30am to 3pm.
Man denies receiving stolen motorbike
A 31-year-old man who denied dishonestly receiving a stolen motorbike was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
New judges are appointed
THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has announced the appointment of new judges to the Supreme and Magistrates Courts.
Dennis Dames declares war
As a Free National Movement (FNM) supporter since the 1970s, I am ready to cast my net on the other side. The party has been transformed in to a sweetheart political organisation – where the leaders appear to be following in the footsteps of their whore-mongering predecessors.
