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The Tribune Weekend
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Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976)
Legalize it and I will advertise it
Some call it tampee
Some call it the weed
Some call it Marijuana
Some of them call it Ganja
Legalize it - don't criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it
Singers smoke it
And players of instruments too
Legalize it, yeah, yeah
That's the best thing you can do
Doctors smoke it
Nurses smoke it
Judges smoke it
Even the lawyers too
Legalize it - don't criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it
It's good for the flu
It's good for asthma
Good for tuberculosis
Even umara composis
Legalize it - don't criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it
Birds eat it
And they love it
Fowls eat it
Goats love to play with it
Legalize it - don't criticize it
Legalize it and I will advertise it
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Alcohol Has an Irreversible Effect on Stem Cell DNA, Say Scientists
A new study clarifies the link between drinking and some cancers.
By Sarah Sloat
It’s no secret that heavy drinking is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, but it’s never really been clear how boozing really does its damage. In a groundbreaking new study published Wednesday, however, scientists report that some cancers occur because alcohol can inflict damage on the DNA of stem cells, which in turn may initiate the development of cancerous tumors. Read more >>
Related: Alcohol and Cancer
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Bahamas Waste Helps the All Saints Camp
Bahamas Waste partnered with the All Saints Camp to assist in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Each year, the staff at Bahamas Waste pools resources to make a donation.
The funds help with essentials like food supplies, toiletries and clothing. Read more >>
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1st Annual Unity Rush Hosted at COCOA Coffee House Harbour Island
One week before Christmas, COCOA Coffee House Harbour Island, in cooperation with Space to Create & The Lonesome Photographer hosted its first annual Unity Rush, A Junkanoo Themed Community Event & Book Signing. The event was very well attended by locals, visitors and expatriates, many of whom, had never experienced Junkanoo. Read more >>
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Oswald T. Brown: Marijuana should be legalized in The Bahamas
When I covered Jamaica’s independence in August of 1962 for The Tribune, I did a feature article on the Rastafarians and their lifestyle. To get interviews, a Jamaican journalistic colleague arranged for me to visit a Rastafarian camp off Foreshore Road. I got there around dinner time and was invited to have dinner with a group of them. We sat in a circle and ate from a large bowl at the centre of the circle, and after we finished eating, they passed around a marijuana “joint” the size of a large cigar.
When I took a puff, I almost choked to death, and my host repeatedly slapped me on the back while saying, “Ma bradda, you no have to partake, this our ritual.” That was my one and only experience with marijuana, but I have friends who were regular users while we were growing up in Nassau and, with very few exceptions, they are all law-abiding and responsible adults, some of whom are very successful in their chosen professions.
Whether or not they still occasionally or regularly indulge in the habit, I do not know, but now that the possibility of marijuana being legalized for medicinal purposes and for the decriminalization of small amounts for personal use is being debated in The Bahamas, as a journalist whose points of view on various issues in the past were expressed in editorials -- when I was Editor of the Nassau Guardian and the Freeport News, at different times – and in my personal column OSWALD BROWN WRITES, I thought that I should weigh in on the issue. Read more >>
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The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services - Learn all about FATCA and CRS plus much more in the TAX course
FATCA and CRS
Around the world, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) regulations have had a profound impact on financial institutions (FIs) as well as companies involved in investing or trading activities resulting in cross-border payments. The Bahamas Financial Services Sector needs to be compliant in order to compete in the international arena.
Learn all about FATCA and CRS plus much more in the course below
CERTIFICATION IN TAXATION
Course Outline
This Internationally Accredited course will cover the areas of general taxation principles, comparative tax systems, regional taxation issues in the Caribbean and Latin America, tax reform, indirect taxes, tax administration and tax revenue collection, taxation of foreign investment, taxation of financial institutions, trusts and estates, and tax policy and economic growth.
The course content of the tax certification programme will be delivered by local and international tax, accounting, financial services, and legal experts in four (4) modules of intensive, specialized lectures and training.
Module 1- Fundamentals of Taxation
General Principles of Taxation
Mechanics of Tax Systems and the development of tax policy
Operation of Tax Administration and Tax Revenue Collection
Interpretation and Application of Tax Legislation
Comparative Analysis of International and Regional Tax Systems
Caribbean and Latin American Tax Policy and Tax Reform Issues
Module II - International Aspects of Global and US Taxation
Supranational Bodies and Global Tax Co-operation
Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) and Domestic Tax Treaties
US taxation of foreign income of US persons
US taxation of US income of foreign persons
US taxation of foreign entities, US beneficiaries of foreign trusts, and other entities
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion Issues
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Module III- Trusts & Estates
Fundamentals of Trusts
Offshore Trust and Company Administration
Private Trust Companies (PTCs) and Family Offices
Wills, Intestate Succession, and Probate
Tax Issues involving trusts and estates
Module IV- Taxation in the Bahamas
Taxation and Tax Policy in the Bahamas
Current Tax Revenue Issues in the Bahamas
Taxation and Foreign Direct Investment in the Bahamas
Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Caribbean
Value Added Tax Legislation in the Bahamas
Value Added Tax Administration in the Bahamas
Taxation and tax reform for modern national development
Candidates for this programme will be certified after successful completion of a two hour exam of multiple choice questions. The passing mark for the exam is 70%. An Internationally Accredited Certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the qualification.
Starts: January 13th
Saturdays
Time: 9:30am to 12 noon
Duration: 4 months
Programme Fee $2,500 members - $3,000 non-members plus a $50 registration fee + VAT. Fee includes: course materials and international exam
· Estimated study time 100 hours
Please call our office to register:
242-325-4955
242-325-4921
242-323-0871/2
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Humane Society of Grand Bahama - Join Grand Bahamians in a celebration of All God's Creatures
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Freeport Rugby Club - Come out to Support Freeport vs the Nassau Cuckoos
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CSA Basketball Academy - 12 Weeks of Basketball Skill Development
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Bahamian Poets at Poetrysoup.Com
Promoting the work of Bahamian poets.
This is a list of poetry by Bahamian writers who are members of PoetrySoup.
Please encourage your fellow poets from The Bahamas.
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Bahamian Art & Culture : No. 328 : 01.11.18
Happy New Year from Bahamian Art & Culture Newsletter! The first issue of 2018 is out with lots of stories and events to kick off the year! This week's cover is the work of Bahamian artist Kishan Munroe. We feature new events including The Current's "RE:1 - Residency Exhibition I" and the NAGB's Portfolio Workshop as well as stories featuring creatives Antonius Roberts, the Hon. Michael Pintard, April Bey, Christian Campbell, Bradley B Roberts, Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, Jodi Minnis, Kerry China and so much more!
LIKE us | SHARE us | SUBSCRIBE for FREE. Enjoy!
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Dress Is Not a Reason to Rape
Perhaps I cannot exhaust the topic of sex and dress in this column. No matter what I write, some people will always hold on to the opinion that dress “causes” men to rape women. In my recent article, I stressed that dress has nothing to do with it. It is about power and control, anger or a degrading view of women.
I am not saying that sexually revealing clothing is okay or that it does not arouse on-lookers. Arousal is one thing, but personal discipline, common sense, and self-control must rule the mind. If a woman dresses on a night out at the club in such a way that she wants a man to seduce her or she will seduce him, that is a far cry from rape.
I do wish that our women would dress more appropriately in public. I have seen so many women in public that look as though they should not have left their bedrooms. Sometimes you can tell if they are wearing thongs, no bras, or where all their curves are. Does dress reveal who you are or your intention? Can dress impact how you feel or perform on the job? Yes. For many years social scientists have studied the impact of dress on behavior. The results are stunning. However, note that no research empirically states that dress “causes” rape. Read more >>
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The Cool List: The Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean – 2018
Luxury is cool. Art is cool. Great service is cool. Sometimes cool defies definition.
But when it comes to a cool hotel, you just know it when you see it.
The sixth annual CJ Cool List takes you across the ever-changing world of Caribbean hotels, throwing the spotlight on some established properties and some newer faces, from larger resorts to ultra-chic boutiques, from the Bahamas to the southern Caribbean. What do they all have in common? They’re just cool.
Here are the coolest hotels in the Caribbean for 2018. Read more >>
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The Tribune Weekend
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Donald Trump: Shithole President
Donald Trump is a shithole president.
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BahamianTV - Juicing with Kay & Ray
By BahamianTV
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National Museum of The Bahamas / AMMC opens its first Natural History Exhibit on Abaco
By Bradley Albury
Abaco, Bahamas – On January 3, 2018, the National Museum of The Bahamas / Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC) officially opened its first natural history exhibit to an audience of scientists, government officials and environmental stakeholders. Read more >>
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BahamianTV - DON'T YOU RUN by Stevie S.
By BahamianTV
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Following Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Bimini
By Alexander Britell
There is a calm on these mystical waters, blue, silent. Somewhere among the mangroves there is a sanctuary.
Ansil slowly drives the flats boat, the one he built with his own hands, negotiating the green, taking us on a watery path only he knows until he stops to peer at the sky.
In the mangroves, rushing water turns to pond-like stasis; it is a curious sensation, to be in the middle of the ocean and be totally still, the sort of place where silence itself comes to find silence.
The engine turns on again and we move forward, surging through the worn-out canopy of the mangroves until we reach it.
Here, shielded by this peculiar coastal forest, is where he went. Read more >>
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