Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest, during his presentation of the 2018/2019 Budget Communication in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, May 30th, announced a 60% increase in the country’s value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to a whopping 12 percent – to take effect within one month, on July 1st, 2018. Additional tax increases announced...
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Determined to leave no stone unturned in their quest to ensure that all Long Islanders receive fresh, quality food and gasoline products at the right price, Price Inspectors and Metrologists led by the Chairman of the Prices Commission, Ms. Synida Dorsett travelled to Long Island and personally inspected every grocery store and gasoline service station...
CONFERENCE LAUNCHED –The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference was officially announced during a press conference on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson said the conference will be held June 20 to 22, and it is hoped that representatives from...
Update (Sunday morning, May 27th, 2018): At about 1am on Sunday morning, May 27th, 2018, another three (3) adult men were taken into custody by Immigration and Police officials in Eleuthera, bringing the number of illegal migrants in custody to thirty one (31) people from the Haitian vessel which came ashore at Double Bay earlier on Saturday morning. Immigration...
Full House at the Eleuthera Business Outlook, hosted on April 26th, 2018 in Harbour Island. Minister of Works, the Hon. Desmond Bannister announced infrastructural upgrades to improve delivery of services for Eleuthera, Spanish Wells, and Harbour Island at the 6th Eleuthera Business Outlook, April 26th, 2018 at Valentine’s Resort and Marina in Harbour...
Headliner, Myra Maud performing on the beach, during the Eleuthera… All That Jazz Fest. The 6th annual Eleuthera… All That Jazz 2018 took the island by storm on the weekend of Wednesday, April 11th to Sunday, April 15th, with a series of exciting jazz performances at locations throughout Eleuthera, from mesmerizing beach fronts, to the hopping...
The Bahamas National Trust invites all stakeholders in the communities of North Eleuthera, Harbour Island and Spanish Wells, to come out and provide feedback, regarding proposed sites for protection in Eleuthera and to learn about the Bahamian Marine Protected Area Network Expansion, during a series of stakeholder consultation meetings, which will...
Members of the Rotaract Club of Eleuthera pose for a picture with visiting Rotaractors Alexandra, Areli and Franziska. The Rotaract Club of Eleuthera hosted its first Rotaract Roundtrip where they invited Rotaractors from all over the world to spend 7 days on the island of Eleuthera. This kind of exchange was the first of its kind for the Bahamas as...
Ms. Gina Morley at The Bahamas Press Club Media Awards, at the British Colonial Hilton, Saturday, November 18, 2017. NASSAU, The Bahamas – President of The Bahamas Press Club 2014 Anthony Capron said it is with profound sadness, the organization notes the passing of Gina Morley, a faithful member and colleague. She died on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Ms....