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It is never pleasant when people are evicted from their homes. Yet, despite the natural empathy of most citizens in our society, public sentiment seems to be on the side

THE Government plans to have a “Media Consumption and Aptitude Survey” done in 2024 and has allocated $1 million for this purpose, according to the Draft Estimates of the Development

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Days after Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration must give a full accounting for the recent trip to London by a delegation to attend the coronation of King Charles III, Prime Minister Philip Davis told reporters he was not aware of any criticisms related to the trip. Asked about the cost, and about criticisms

After listening to Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s 2023 budget presentation last September, I felt a certain disquiet that I have not been able to deal with satisfactorily. Something did not feel rig

On average, consumer prices rose 5.6 percent in 2022, up from the 2.9 percent seen the previous year, according to the most recent data released by The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB). The most expensive category of consumables for Bahamians in 2022 was food and non-alcoholic beverages, which saw a yearly average increase of

The government has increased the allocation to social assistance benefits this fiscal year by $4.1 million. The revised figure is part of the government’s revised figures in its 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget of Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. In total, social assistance benefits increased from $29.9 million to $34 million. Under the total, foster care

The government decreased the allocation for wages and salaries in the 2022/2023 fiscal year by $19.8 million. The revised figure is included in the 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget and Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, which was tabled by Prime Minister Philip Davis in the House of Assembly on Wednesday. The government approved $732.7 million in

The government’s budgeted expenditure for travel and subsistence in the 2022/2023 fiscal year has increased from $14.8 million to $18.8 million. The increases, which include totals for both domestic and international travel and subsistence, total $3,963,532. The numbers are part of the government’s revised figures in its 2022/2023 Supplementary Budget of Draft Estimates of Revenue

“[…] How will retrenching 2500 workers and putting the delivery of water in the hands of another foreign water management company result in the delivery of a safe and reliable water supply 24-7 to the citizens? …” The following Letter to the Editor about the latest report about the Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) was submitted to Wired868 by Gerry Kangalee of Rambert Village: Photo: Wasa headquarters in St Joseph (via guardian.co.tt) The so-called revelations about Wasa made by the ...