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NASSAU, Bahamas — With at least one major retailer blaming a decrease in sales on the increase in value-added tax (VAT), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — There are now increasing trends of Haitian migrants coming into The Bahamas illegally on stolen U.S. boats and more technologically advanced sloops, said Lieutenant Commander Carlon Bethell, …
Read MoreNEW YORK CITY — Bahamas Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis had a bilateral meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, July 18, 2018 with the head …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C., July 18, 2018 — The Organization of American States (OAS) today condemned the acts of violence in Nicaragua, called on all parts to participate “actively and in good faith” …
Read MoreNASSAU — Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) will pay out $70 million to 314 employees who accepted the corporation’s voluntary separation packages (VSEP), Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister revealed …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — As the time quickly approaches for The Bahamas to implement certain commitments it made to the European Union (EU) to remain off its blacklist, a financial sector …
Read MoreFIGHTERS IN THE FRONT LINE OF THE WAR AGAINST CANCER WASHINGTON, D.C. — A chance meeting in the local grocery store led to me becoming a volunteer with a cancer …
Read MoreMIAMI — Jacqueline Charles, who has reported on the Caribbean for the Miami Herald since 2006, has been awarded a 2018 Maria Moors Cabot Prize — the most prestigious award …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — Growing up, “liberty is through education” was the adage that resonated through the home of the late Marcus Bethel, founder of Bethel Brothers Morticians, entrepreneur and patriarch, …
Read MoreNASSAU, Bahamas — As he defended the government’s plan to fully eradicate shanty towns in the country, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said despite a new deadline for evictions in New …
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