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• ‘No harm from hemp industry’
  Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana Co-Chairman Quinn McCartney said yesterday that the legalization of a hemp industry in The Bahamas poses “no danger” to the public. Last week, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that the government is considering the legalization of a hemp industry. The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) said it opposes the move, claiming it will […]
• Darville: Govt needs to shift gears to flatten curve
  Noting that cases are still increasing at an “exponential rate”, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday The Bahamas must shift gears immediately as it relates to its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “With daily positive cases in excess of 110, we must now question the effectiveness of the current health protocols […]
• BPL says over 3,000 customers disconnected
  While Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister said that Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is not engaged in any disconnection exercise, the company said last night that up to October 23, it has disconnected over 3,000 customers.  “Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) wishes to clarify information in the public domain regarding disconnections: in […]
• DPM says Bahamas should get taxes from Facebook and other digital platforms
  After social media giant Facebook announced that it will begin collecting value-added tax (VAT) on ads run on its platform from The Bahamas, Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said yesterday that other countries should not be allowed to earn tax revenue from activities taking place in The Bahamas while this country gets nothing.  The revelation that Facebook will begin […]
• More than 9,500 registered for Department of Labour’s job bank
  More than 9,500 people registered with the Department of Labour’s job bank between March and September, Director of Labour John Pinder said yesterday. “We looked in our system and between March and September there were 9,544 persons,” Pinder told The Nassau Guardian. “But, the only thing is we can’t tell if all of those were […]
• Drug convict seeks sentence cut
  A man who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for his role in a 670-pound marijuana bust has asked the Court of Appeal to cut his sentence by two months. Police arrested Jamal Greene on September 16, 2014 when they found the drugs inside his company van. Greene had completed a shift with Miya, which […]