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Charges over break-ins at rectory and business

A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with recent break-ins at a rectory and a business.

Pharmacists ‘blindsided’ over Gov’t price control

The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association’s (BPA) president yesterday revealed the industry has been “blindsided” by the Government’s imposition of price-controlled mark-ups that could force smaller operators to close.

Food store principal fears: ‘There goes the business’

A BAHAMIAN food store owner yesterday said “there goes the business” as he voiced fears that the price control regime’s expansion will drive smaller operators such as himself out of business.

Abaco man faces court after drug and arms bust

AN Abaconian man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a recent major drug and arms bust on the island last week.

Turks and Caicos thanks for Bahamas police link

NIGEL Dakin, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, has expressed gratitude to the Bahamas government for lending support to assist in their fight against crime, saying the nation’s officers are already making a difference on the grounds there.

‘The public is better off’: Eliminate price controls

Super Value’s principal yesterday urged the Government to abolish the price control regime rather than expand it, arguing: “Consumers will be better off.”

Price control expansion ‘last straw’ for grocers

The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned that expanding the price control regime could be “the last straw” for small and medium-sized food stores, adding: “I’d like to know what the magic formula is.”

PM in major price control expansion

The Prime Minister last night unveiled a major expansion of the price control regime to 38 extra foods, medicines and other essentials in a bid to combat soaring inflation that has “made life even more unaffordable” for many Bahamians.

‘We didn’t get here overnight’ on crime

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has appealed to Bahamians to come forward with knowledge to prevent or solve crimes, while pointing to gang recruitments in schools and a need to better defend the borders from weapons and drug smuggling.

EXTRA PAY IN YOUR POCKET: $260 minimum wage from January

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has announced an increase in the country’s minimum wage from $210 to $260 per week. The higher wage will be retroactive in the public service going back to July of this year and for those in the private sector, the change will begin in January 2023. The timeline, he said, is to give employers time to prepare for the increased expense.

Criticism of police is unfair

THE criticism levied at The Bahamas Government and the Royal Bahamas Police Force is unfair in the following paragraphs I will attempt to justify the need for this type of regional cooperation.

PM announces minimum wage increase to $260 per week

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has announced an increase in the country’s minimum wage from $210 to $260 per week.

Exuma man fined over marijuana plants

AN Exuma man was fined a combined $3,500 in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being found cultivating 18 marijuana plants on the island.

Arrests for outstanding warrants, immigration purposes

ON Thursday police arrested a Bahamian man on several outstanding warrants and two males for immigration purposes.

Do as I say, not as I do

Recently, the European Union has ratified the blacklisting of the Bahamas for the failure of maintaining tax compliance for the regulatory bodies in Europe. However, the Bahamas has been largely compliant for decades and the EU still decides to blacklist the country during the recent United Nations general assembly.

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