The article says ‘businesses that are behind on their taxes,’ Not ‘persons who don’t pay taxes.’ And Marlon Johnson knew of the situation even before he decided to go in and put more nails in the coffins of those businesses that spent the past decade struggling to survive. They are the ones who need help the most and in his ignorance they are now going to be denied that help because they don’t have the financial means to make their taxes current. And even a worsening situation is being created at customs, where the government claims it has removed duties of clothing and shoes but importers must’ ‘apply ‘ for the exemptions that are only granted on a six month basis and only if the businesses are current with their taxes. This of course will bring investigators from international bodies as they will want to why this trade barrier is really being created. You have two sets of businesses paying the same license fees and taxes, but one set are allowed to import duty free while the other group must pay 20 percent customs duties, then compete in the same market. But yet government claims the move was made to benefit consumers. Government was warned to avoid varying the rates of taxes and VAT and to maintain an even across the board rate so as to keep the tax regime simple and more manageable.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Cult or Religion: " Rastas often claim the flag of Ethiopia as was used during Haile Selassie's reign. It combines the conquering lion of Judah, symbol of the Ethiopian monarchy, with green, gold, and red. Rastafari, sometimes termed Rastafarianism, is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. Scholars of religion and related fields have classified it as both a new religious movement and a social movement. There is no centralized authority in control of the movement and much heterogeneity exists among practitioners, who are known as Rastafari, Rastafarians, or Rastas.

Rastafari refer to their beliefs, which are based on a specific interpretation of the Bible, as "Rastalogy". Central is a monotheistic belief in a single God—referred to as Jah—who partially resides within each individual. The former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is given central importance. Many Rastas regard him as an incarnation of Jah on Earth and as the Second Coming of Christ. Others regard him as a human prophet who fully recognised the inner divinity within every individual. Rastafari is Afrocentric and focuses its attention on the African diaspora, which it believes is oppressed within Western society, or "Babylon"."

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Rastas often claim the flag of Ethiopia as was used during Haile Selassie's reign. It combines the conquering lion of Judah, symbol of the Ethiopian monarchy, with green, gold, and red.
Rastafari, sometimes termed Rastafarianism, is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. Scholars of religion and related fields have classified it as both a new religious movement and a social movement. There is no centralized authority in control of the movement and much heterogeneity exists among practitioners, who are known as Rastafari, Rastafarians, or Rastas.

Rastafari refer to their beliefs, which are based on a specific interpretation of the Bible, as "Rastalogy". Central is a monotheistic belief in a single God—referred to as Jah—who partially resides within each individual. The former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is given central importance. Many Rastas regard him as an incarnation of Jah on Earth and as the Second Coming of Christ. Others regard him as a human prophet who fully recognised the inner divinity within every individual. Rastafari is Afrocentric and focuses its attention on the African diaspora, which it believes is oppressed within Western society, or "Babylon"."

The US Embassy has issued a travel advisory for persons traveling to or living in London. Americans are being advised to exercise safety and to always be aware of their sourroundings. The advisory cane about due to the growing anti-American sentiment due to the dislike of Donald Trump and the various policies he is enacting that will affect trade with the UK.

When the Rastas use to ride around selling peanuts on bicycles, they would usually be the first ones to get blamed for any crime that happened in the area. The police would come and snatch them off their bicycle, throw them in the car and leave the bicycle and bag of peanuts on the side of the road. And by the time they were taken to the station, processed and released, the bike and the peanuts were long gone. That is unless some upright and compassionate person had the decency to secure the items for them. Today the Rastas remain more stationary when selling their peanuts or juices and are sensible enough to get off the streets before sunset. Making sure not to be accused of any crime or a victim of it. And their use of marijuana for religious purposes was in effect long before the various medical benefits of marijuana were discovered. And their fight for the right to use it for such was equally as long. Religious freedom then!

Pfizer, one of the worlds largest drug producers, has cancelled plans to increase prices on a number of drugs it produces. The action comes after strong criticism from Donald Trump about the company’s already high drug prices, as well as anticipation that patients will be seeking less expensive forms of medicine, including medical marijuana. While there is no need to rush to create laws, The Bahamas must be aware of what is going on, as most of the world moves towards legalizing medical marijuana and able to react when it is caught up in situations like when someone travels to these islands with prescribed marijuana in their possession. It will not always be in the ‘weed’ form as was made clear by persons already using medical marijuana. And also persons who are pushing to have marijuana legalized for recreational purposes should be aware that a drug you have been using (smoking) for most of your lives will not have the same medicinal benefits to you as it will have for someone who takes it short term and to treat specific symptoms. The miracle drug will not work miracles.

So is Minnis going to allow a grave yard to be built next to Kennedy Subdivision even after the plan was rejected by two previous governments? Hold on! Before you answer let’s check the name of the family who want to put the graveyard there (next to Super Wash on Soldier Road).

When the accounting department runs the country there will be decisions made that evades common marketing sense. Sometimes it is only too late when one realizes that is much too expensive to ensure that the lights are shut of in every office every time it is not in use. There is going to be another major controversy in the finance department when they (government) discover that some of the action they are taking is illegal. And it will more economic hardship for some Bahamian businesses that are struggling to survive. When you take and put someone with little or no experience in charge of an important Department expect a train wreck soon.

There are no stands in that pic..shows you know little or nothing about the stadium. The stands would be on the left and on the right of the runners shown and not visible in this photo. In the background would be the pit for the long jump and the welcome center where the athletes enter the track to line up for the races. And the flag poles.