Stamp Duty Exemption in Effect

The amendment to the Stamp Act which provides for exemption from payment of stamp duty on certain financial transactions involving licensed lending institutions became effective July 1, the Ministry of Finance has confirmed.Application may be made for exemption from...

Back to School Message – Education Minister Carl Bethel

Back to School Message 2008Minister of Education the Hon. Carl BethelAugust 31, 2008My Fellow Bahamians,Tomorrow, the new academic year will begin. Some 76,500 children will enter the nation’s public and private schools to begin the 2008/09 school year....

BAHAMIAN STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES IN CANADA

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise that Bahamian students who are expecting to attend Colleges/Universities in Canada should not travel to that country unless they are in possession of the proper authorization from...

Bahamian US Deportees Add to Crime Woes, says Minister

Bahamian criminal deportees from the United States are presenting a challenge for law enforcement officers, National Security Minister O. A. T. “Tommy” Turnquest said, on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.Since 2004, about 71 persons each year were deported to...