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| Amendment to the Hotels Encouragement Act |  |
 | NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Hotels Encouragement Act was a piece of legislation that was passed by Parliament back in the 1950s and was designed to provide support and exemption from the payment of certain taxes; specifically customs duty and real property tax, to encourage persons to construct hotels to support our primary and principal industry, tourism.<more>
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| New Interim Director Appointed for NEMA |  |
 | NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Cabinet Office announced today that following the posting as Consul General to New York of Mr. Carl Smith former interim Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Commander Stephen Russell of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has assumed the position of interim Head effective Monday, 5 May, 2008. <more> |
| Cooperative Department Conducts PEARLS Training |  |
 | NASSAU, Bahamas --The adherence of Credit Unions to international regulatory and supervisory best practices is considered critical to their operations, the Minister of Lands and Local Government the Hon. Sidney Collie said.<more>
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