More than $105 million provided in VAT, Customs duties and excise tax waivers to islands devasted by Hurricane Dorian
HOPE TOWN, Abaco – Since Hurricane Dorian in 2019, more than $105 million in tax concessions have been provided under the Special Economic Recovery Zone (SERZ) in VAT, Customs duties and excise tax waivers, said Prime Minister and Minister Finance the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis. The SERZ relief order was enacted following Hurricane Dorian […]
REMARKS: The Most Hon. Hubert A. Minnis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hope Town Shoreline Stabilisation Project
Ladies and Gentlemen: Good morning. No matter the many times I have come to Hope Town over so many years, I am always taken by the natural beauty as well as the architecture of your community, which represents the history and struggles of many generations of Abaconians. The people of Elbow Cay and Hope Town […]
Work continues to progress on the Little Abaco Bridge project
COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee provides update on preparations to distribute vaccine in The Bahamas
All aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan will be tested before going live, to ensure the safe and effective distribution of the vaccine to those who choose to take it, said Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, chairperson of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee (NCVCC). The plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines is in the process of […]
REMARKS: Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis Chairperson, National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, and welcome to an update from the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee on the steps being taken to prepare for the distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in The Bahamas. I am accompanied today by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pearl McMillian, Deputy Chief Medical […]