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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...News
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....News
For the past four years, Discovery Cruise Lines has offered a special program for military personnel serving in the military overseas. To thank them for their service, Discovery offers those who served in Iraq or Afghanistan at any time during the preceding year a...News
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...News
MINISTER’S REMARKSPRESS CONFERENCERELEASE OF 2008 BJC AND BGCSE RESULTSThe Ministry of Education is pleased to officially release the 2008 BJC and BGCSE examination results.We are extremely grateful to the hard working teachers and administrators throughout the...News
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...