‘Bread price rise shows need to remove VAT’
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright MP said a leading wholesaler’s recent announcement about the increase in the cost of locally produced bread further exacerbates the need for the government to remove VAT on breadbasket items.
New step in sanctions against Russian finance
THE Bahamas will suspend the automatic exchange of financial information with Russia on its citizens, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder yesterday.
April start for census
THE Census of Population and Housing will begin this month and end in June, with some 115,000 households targeted to be surveyed for the data collecting exercise.
Concern over illegal land clearances
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller says his ministry is concerned about increased incidents of unlawful land clearing in the country, while vowing to clamp down on those engaging in the illegal practice.
Inter-island travel to be test-free
PERSONS travelling from New Providence and Grand Bahama will no longer be required to take a COVID-19 test for inter-island travel, press secretary Clint Watson announced yesterday.
Watson says govt has no record of food spend
A DAY after the head of the now disbanded National Food Distribution Task Force shared with the media a comprehensive database of its work to provide pandemic relief, press secretary Clint Watson insisted the government still has no record of how the task force’s money was spent.
Exuma man accused of murder bid
A MAN from Exuma appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly attempting to murder another man in New Providence.
Accused ‘assaulted girlfriend and police officer’
A MAN was arraigned yesterday accused of assaulting his girlfriend and a police officer in two separate incidents.
Campbell: Russia review revealed firm with $1.6bn assets
STATE Legal Affairs Minister Jomo Campbell said following The Bahamas’ sanctioning of entities with Russian federation ties, one company was found to have an “overwhelming” value of $1.6bn in private company assets held in a Bahamian fiduciary structure.
$9m financing deal for renewable energy reform
THE government signed a $9m non-reimbursable financing agreement with the European Union and Inter-Development Bank yesterday to assist with renewable energy reform in the country.
‘Don’t leave us behind’
TAXI drivers in Grand Bahama say they are facing the same economic hardship as straw vendors due to the lack of tourists on the island.
Campaign launched to criminalise marital rape
EQUALITY Bahamas has announced the launch of its Strike5ive campaign to criminalise marital rape in the strongest, most explicit way.
264 Haitians repatriated
TWO hundred and sixty-four Haitians were repatriated on Tuesday.
Constituency MPs speak out over ‘senseless’ killings
TWO members of Parliament representing inner-city communities yesterday spoke out against violence that has resulted in numerous “senseless killings” in recent weeks.
