“We’ve all suffered great loss as a result of the passage of Hurricane Dorian, but we who remain have a purpose to serve and that purpose must be served,” said Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Lanisha Rolle, during a recent visit to Grand Bahama.

The Department of Inland Revenue advises the general public that VAT is not charged on insurance claims. The Government of The Bahamas is only in receipt of VAT on insurance policies at the time premiums are paid on taxable policies. The Government does not under any circumstance demand a net VAT payment on claims settled between insurance companies and policy holders.

As part of the entity's ongoing community outreach programming, Secretary of the Trafficking In Persons Secretariat, Corrections Corporal Keva Sherman (pictured) speaks to T. G. Glover Primary School sixth-grade students on the topic of trafficking in children, on October 15, 2019.  She was joined by Training Welfare Officer at the Department of Social Services (attached to the Ministry of National Security) Leslie Taylor (at whiteboard) and First Assistant Secretary of Ministry of National Security and Co-Chair of the Ministry of National Security's Trafficking in Persons Inter-Ministry Committee Susanne Knowles.  School Principal Sheniqua Curry (in printed skirt) also introduced the speakers...

Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith received Mrs. Gillian Curry-Williams (centre left) and the honourees of Remilda Rose Designs as they paid a courtesy call at Government House on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. 

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Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, Tuesday joined officials of the Bahamas Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BABVI) and representatives from the community of persons with disabilities in Rawson Square for the joint observance of World Sight Day and White Cane Safety Day.

Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Her Excellency Ismara M. Vargas Walter paid a farewell courtesy call on Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Government House.   

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Donations continue to flow through The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) towards the relief efforts post Hurricane Dorian.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Ministry of Public Works (MOPW), supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), have adopted the use of an innovative new technology to conduct building damage assessments across the islands affected by Hurricane Dorian.

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis met with officials from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) on Tuesday 15 October. The meeting, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, included discussions on the possibility of expanding regional insurance coverage to include some aspects of housing.  CCRIF officials shared with Prime Minister Minnis that the Insurance facility is also working on a program to offer insurance coverage for public utilities and the fisheries sector. The meeting also covered ways that developed nations can assist vulnerable small island developing states (SIDS) by contributing to the fund to help with recovery and reconstruction following a storm...

During the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Youth Month Youth Leaders’ Reception, Scout Association of The Bahamas’ John Phillpot received special recognition as the 2019 National Youth Month Patron and Lifetime Honouree on October 11, 2019.  The reception, which was held at the British Colonial Hilton, was an opportunity to recognize youth leaders and for them to network amongst themselves.  Among the Government officials present at the event were the Ministry’s Acting Permanent Secretary, David Cates; Acting Undersecretaries, Renee Bullard and Montez Williams; the Chair of National Youth Month, Sandena Neely and Senator Jamal Moss...

The recently held CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum drew record numbers of senior level European and Caribbean policy makers, European buyers and Caribbean exhibitors, to the 4th hosting of the event and the first ever to be held in Frankfurt, Germany.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America, Most Honourable Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and a delegation paid a courtesy call on Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith in the drawing Room of Government House, Monday Oct 14, 2019. 

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Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames noted, on October 9, 2019, that his Ministry is the Executing Agency for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme in The Bahamas (CSJP), and, within the programme’s budget, about $17,000,000 had been committed to strengthening crime prevention forces beyond the prison walls.

Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith attended a Special Hero’s Service honouring Claire Hepburn, Keith Mason, Ruth Major, Alfred Stewart and Catherine Roker at Pilgrim Baptist Temple, St. James Road, Sunday, October 12, 2019. 

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis recognized the courage and grace of the many Bahamian citizens who put their lives at risk during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

The Prime Minister was speaking at the 2019 National Honours Investiture Ceremony held at Government House on Monday 14 October, National Heroes Day...

RV trailers to house critical government workers on the way to Abaco; work started to restore Marsh Harbour port and airport operations

Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington D.C. on 17 October 2019 to discuss coordinated interventions to prevent future debt crises.

An Official Funeral was held for former Cabinet Minister and well-known businessman, Mr. Tennyson Wells on Friday morning, October 11, 2019 at Christ Church Cathedral.  Interment was at Woodlawn Gardens.  Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, Prime MInister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, Cabinet Ministers and officials joined family and friends in commemorating his life.  Prime Minister Minnis is pictured, with tribute and condolences. 

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to refer to an article dated 11 October 2019, that appeared in the Palm Beach Post entitled, “ Bahamian Diplomat says China will not rebuild in hurricane devastated islands.” Comments in the article were attributed to Consul General in Miami, Mrs. Linda Mackey.