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Accreditation (College/ University) |
Accrediation of Colleges & Universities |
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Acts (Employment) |
Employment Act, Industrial Act, Health & Safety Act, Minimum Wages Act. |
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Adoption |
Application form for persons wishing to adopt children |
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Aerodrome Visual Aid/Lights |
Pertaining to the airfield, control tower, and hangers |
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Aeronautical Charts |
Obstacle Data, Enroute Navigation, Approach Chart Runway. Also Aeronautical Information Service |
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Agent (Insurance) |
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Agent (Shipping) |
Any authorized person that acts on behalf of the master or owner of a vessel. |
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Agriculture |
The production of crops, livestock, or poultry |
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Air traffic |
Aircraft in flight or operating on the maneuvring area of an airport. Services - Flight information, alerting service, air traffic advisory service, air traffic control service ( Area Control, Approach Control, Aerodrome Control Services). |
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Aircraft/plane (Heavy/ Med./Small) |
Jets, Turbo Prop, commerical, non-commerical, |
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Airport |
Airside, Landside, Control |
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Animals & Birds |
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Assessment (property) |
Assessment of Real Property for the purpose of paying taxes - property held in the form of land or buildings. |
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Atmosphere |
The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet and is held to it by the planet's gravitational attraction. |
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Auction (Customs) |
The sale of un-customed goods. |
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Auditing |
Examination of records or financial accounts.. |
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Aviation |
International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) - international minumum standards to govern technical side of aviation worldwide. |
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Baggage Declaration |
Legal declaration of goods that travel with a passenger. |
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Bahamas Development Bank |
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Bahamas Industrial Agreement |
The Government of The Bahamas Industrial Agreement with The Public Service Union |
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Bahamas Information Services |
BIS advises the government in relation to the dissemination of information on the policy and activities of the government and promotes the policies, programmes, goals and the role of the Government of The Bahamas |
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Bank |
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Beaches |
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Birth |
Birth registration or copies of birth certificates |
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Boat Registration |
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Bonded Warehouse (Customs) |
bonded warehouse means any warehouse appointed by the Minister under section 23 of this Act for the deposit of dutiable goods on which duty has not been paid and which have been entered to be warehoused |
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Bonds (Customs) |
Cash securities held by customs. |
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Border Protection |
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Bridges |
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Broker (Customs) |
A person licensed to act on behalf of a person or company with regards to Customs procedures. |
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Broker (Insurance) |
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Building |
Any structure: commercial, residential, historical |
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Burial grounds and Cemeteries |
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Business |
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Business Licence |
Home-based, new business, existing business, renewal, temporary, contract, requirements |
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Business Registration |
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Cabinet |
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Cadet |
Training programmes for high school children ran by different agencies |
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Cargo (Customs) |
Any goods or shipment not accompanying passengers. |
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Casino |
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Census |
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Central Bank of The Bahamas |
Promote and maintain: monetary stability and credit and balance of payments conditions; an adequate banking system and high standards of conduct and management. Advises the Minister of Finance on any matter of a financial or monetary nature. |
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Child protection |
See children services |
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Children services |
Negleted, abused or abandoned Children |
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Citizenship |
The rights and privileges of a citizen |
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Civil Aviation |
Landing, Parking, Pilot Medical, Concessions, Passenger Facilities. |
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Civil Service |
Pertaining to government run agencies and their employees |
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Climate |
The accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time. |
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Clinics (Medical) |
Community Health Centres that provide primary healthcare services. |
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College |
Tertiary education pursued on the completion of highschool (secondary education) |
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Community Development |
Programs geared toward improving communities througout The Bahamas |
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Companies |
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Complaints |
Grievances from the pubic with regards to a service that is provided by government or private sector |
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Compliance |
To ensure that Acts are being followed by entities that are governed by them |
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Conciliation (Labour) |
Peacemaking in the Workplace where parties discuss their differences, dispute resolution |
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Conciliator |
Suitably qualified Public Officer who is qualified, knowledgeable, experience, neutral and skillful in conflict resolution |
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Conservation |
The preservation and protection of natural resources through its monitoring and managing. |
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Construction |
Building commercial or residential as well as marine structures |
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Consumer |
Regarding person that consumes, especially one that acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership rather than for resale or use in production and manufacturing. |
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Contractors |
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Conveyance |
Land papers, maps, and site plans |
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Cooperatives |
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Copyright |
The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. |
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Couriers (Customs) |
A mail service. |
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Court - Appeal |
Highest Court in The Bahamas. Heats appeals from civil and criminal appeals from Supreme Court, Magistrate Court and vairous Tribunals |
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Court - Magistrate |
Hears civil and criminal matters) |
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Court - Supreme |
Judges. Hear appeals from Magistrates Court and various Tribunals |
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Courts |
See Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Magistrate Court, Family Island Administrators. |
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Craft (air or sea) |
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Crown Land |
Public land belonging to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. |
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Culture |
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Custom duty |
Includes any fees, levy, imposition, tax or surtax imposed by any customs law. |
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Customs (Customs) |
Customs or the Customs means the Customs Department |
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Death |
Death registration or certified copies of death certificates |
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Deed Poll |
Documents showing legal change, usually for a change in name. |
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Deeds and Documents |
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Defence |
Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
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Development (Financial) |
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Disabled persons |
Persons with disabilities |
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Disaster preparedness |
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Distance Learning |
Education where students access information and communicate with an instructor via a computer network or some other electronic means. |
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Docks |
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Doppler Radar |
A radar that determines the velocity of falling precipitation either towards or away from the radar unit. |
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Drugs |
Any substance that is used to alter state of mind, to modify chemical processes in the body, or treat disease and illness. |
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Duty (Customs) |
Includes any fees, levy, imposition, tax or surtax imposed by any customs law. |
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Duty Exemption |
A deduction granted by law to reduce a taxable amount. Exemptions are based on status and circumstances. See Customs Duty Exemption Under Item 8, Part B of the 4th Schedule of the Tariff Act. |
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Education |
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Education - Special |
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Educational Loans |
Educational Loans |
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Elections |
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Emergency Services |
Healthcare services that deal with medical emergencies. |
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Emergency Shelter |
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Emigration |
To leave a country or region to settle in another. |
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Employee |
Persons that are working |
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Employee - Private Sector |
Employers - Person/company that hire people to work. Also employees - persons hired to work |
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Employer |
Person/company that hire people to work |
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Employment - Government |
Work with the Government of the Bahamas |
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Energy |
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Entitlement (Work related) |
Vacation, Maternity, Sick, Overtime and Compassionate Leave. |
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Entry Requirements (Customs) |
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Entry Requirements (Immigration) |
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Environment |
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Environmental Health |
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Exemptions |
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Exemptions (Customs) |
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Exemptions (Real Property) |
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Expenditure |
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Explosives and Volatile Substances |
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Export |
To ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc. |
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Family Island Administrator |
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Family Services |
Neglected, abused,abandoned Children |
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Finance |
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Financial Investments |
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Fines (Customs) |
Money paid on the conviction of an offense. |
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Fishing/Fisheries |
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Food and Beverage |
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Food handling |
Proper food handling techniques to prevent foodborne illnesses. |
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Food safety |
Protecting food against contamination. |
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Forecast (weather) |
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Foreign Affairs |
Regards to the conduct of foreign policy and foreign relations both at home and abroad, and to protect the national interest in international affairs |
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Forfeiture (Customs) |
The goods in respect of which an offence is committed is liable to forfeiture/seizure |
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Foster Care |
Persons wishing to foster/adopt Children |
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Franchise (Bus/Taxi/Tour/Livery) |
Public transportation vehicles (inclusive of surreys) |
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Freight |
Items and supplies for carriage/transport the Islands of the Bahamas or the cost for transporting them. |
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Gaming/Gambling |
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GIS |
Geographical Information Services |
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Gratuity |
A one time payment to a person as a result of retirement or end/termination of service. |
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Harbour |
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Health |
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. |
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Health Councils |
Boards which oversee and regulate various aspects of healthcare services, facilities and healthcare professionals |
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Healthcare |
Includes all necessary preventative and curative services so as to sustain good health. |
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Hobbies (employment) |
Activities done in ones spare time |
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Horticulture |
The cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or plants. |
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Hotel |
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Housing (Government) |
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Human Resource |
People as a resource |
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Hurricane (Forecast/Weather) |
A severe tropical cyclone having winds in excess of 64 knots (74 mi/hr). |
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Hurricane (Preparedness and Relief) |
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Immigration |
To settle in a country or region that is not native to you. |
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Immunization |
Making the body resistant to disease through vaccination. |
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Import |
To bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services. |
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Import Duty |
Taxes levied on imports as specified in the Customs Tariff Act (1976). |
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Industry |
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Information Technology |
Related to computer hardware, software and communicaitons - its acquisition/development, deployment, and maintenance |
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Inspections (Building) |
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Inspections (Customs) |
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Inspections (Health) |
Routine inspections to ensure that safe and healthful conditions and procedures are in place. |
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Inspections (Labour) |
Examination of all books, payroll and other records in relation to the Minimum Wage Act |
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Inspections (Transport/Aviation) |
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Insurance |
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Insurance Companies |
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Intellectual property |
Property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and trademarks |
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Investigations (Customs) |
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Investments |
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Job (Employment) |
Persons seeking a job. Persons seeking to hire (employer). |
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Judiciary |
See courts |
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Junkanoo |
Bahamian carnival-like parade held on Boxing Day (day after Christmas) and News Years day. Smaller scaled parades, Rush-outs, are also put on during the summer months and on special occasions. |
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Justice |
See courts |
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Laboratories |
Facilities that provide health and medical testing. |
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Labour |
Pertaining to workers, their associations, or working conditions. (Incl. Advocates, Inspectors, Tribunal) |
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Labour Advisory Counsel |
To assist the Minister |
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Labour Dispute |
Any differences between an employer and Employee |
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Land |
Vacant, foreign owned, commercial, residential |
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Law |
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Leave (Public Service) |
Vacation, Casual, Compassionate, Special Leave, Study Leave |
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Legal Aid |
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Licence (Business) |
Liquor, shop, hotel, music & dancing, restaurant, bar, club, home-based business, occasional, temporary, duplicate, contract, business |
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Licence (Civil Aviation) |
Air Traffic Controllers, Airlines, Aerodromes, foreign and domestic |
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Licence/Licencing |
Formal permission from the Government or a constituted authority to carry on some business or profession or function. |
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Licence/Permit |
Formal permission from the Government or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession or function. A certificate/document, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; Example: a driver's license. |
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Lighthouse |
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Liquor |
Any distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, and fermented beverages, such as wine or beer. |
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Loans - Educational |
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Loans - Government |
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Local Government |
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Mail |
Mail service system - parcels, letters |
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Mail Box |
A private postal box which is rented to members of the public for the collection of letter and other such mail. |
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Mailboat (Registration/ Schedule) |
Inter Island subsidized passenger and freight transport vessel. |
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Marine Spill |
A spill on the sea affecting the marine environment. |
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Marine/Marine Resources |
As related to the sea |
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Marital Status |
Male, female, married, divorce, widowed etc. |
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Maritime Affairs |
Pertaining to the seas. |
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Marriage |
Registration of marriages and marriage certificates |
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Medical (Physical) |
General examination of the body, by a healthcare provider to detect early signs of disease. |
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Medical Board |
Employee recommended for Examination by Medical Board |
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Medical Services |
Fee Waiver for Health Care |
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Merchant Shipping Act |
The Act that governs and regulate the shipping in the Bahamas. |
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Meteorology |
Pertaining to the weather |
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Migrate |
The act of moving from one country or region to another. |
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Minimum wage |
The lowest sum of money that an employer can pay an employee legally |
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Money order |
A document used to transfer funds to another person or entity in another country (used instead of money) |
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Motor Vehicles |
Including- cars, trucks, buses, motor cycles and any other motorized machine with wheels used for the transportion of people or things |
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Museums |
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National Health Insurance |
Not-for-profit health plan which shares the cost and benefits of quality healthcare among all its members. |
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National Insurance |
Social Security Coverage in the form of benefit payments to insured persons and their dependents. |
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National Security |
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Naturalization |
To grant full rights and priviledges as a citizen. |
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Nursing |
Profession focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining and maintaining optimal health. |
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Occupancy Certificate |
Legal document issued after your building project is substantially complete and authorities are satisfied that the building is safe/fit for human habitation; based on the requirements of the Bahamas Building Code. |
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Oil Spill (Contingency Plan) |
The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. |
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Oil Spill (reporting and response) |
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Parcel Post |
Area of the Post Office through which you can send or pick-up small, medium and large packages/parcels. |
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Parliament |
The legislative body of The Bahamas |
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Parties (Labour) |
Persons (Employer, Employee) involved in the dispute |
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Passport |
Sample passport forms, requirements for applying |
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Patents |
The exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. |
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Pension |
A regular payment to a person as a result of retirement or end/termination of service. |
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Pension/Gratuity |
Particulars of Pension/Graturity |
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Permit |
Formal permission from the Government or a constituted authority to carry on some business or profession or function. |
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Permit - Cruising |
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Permits (Agriculture and Marine) |
A certificate or document issued by the Agriculture or Marine Resources departments. |
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Permits (Civil Aviation) |
Charter Companies, foreign and domestic, local/foreign |
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Permits (Public Works) |
Building, Electrical, Mechanical |
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Permits (Transport and Aviation) |
Salvage |
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Permits (Treasury) |
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Pharmaceuticals |
Substances used to cure, prevent or recognize diseases. |
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Philatelic |
Stamp trade or collecting |
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Photographs (Official Government) |
See Bahamas Information Services |
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Physical Planning |
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Plants |
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Playground and Parks |
Public areas maintained by the government |
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Poisons |
Any substance that can cause injury, illness or death. |
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Police |
Royal Bahamas Police Force |
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Policing |
See Police |
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Policy |
A course of action adopted by the government. |
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Port (other) |
Legal point of entry into the bahamas by air or sea |
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Port of Entry (Customs) |
Place where persons and/or merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country. Customs officers are stationed at these ports to inspect or appraise imported goods |
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Post (Postal Services) |
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Post Office Saving Bank |
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Pre-school Education |
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Primary Education |
First level or degree of education. |
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Prisons |
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Property |
Owner occupied, commercial, foreign owned, vacant, Bahamian owned, multi purpose, rental |
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Public places/ground |
Parks, cemeteries and other spaces owned and maintained by the government |
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Public roads |
Roads/by-ways constructed and/or maintained by the government. |
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Public Safety |
Transportation safety |
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Public Service |
Government employment; civil service |
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Public Service - General Orders |
General Orders |
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Public Service Commission (PSC) |
The Public Service Commission is The Commission to which personnel matters for all officers, excluding Police, Judicial and Legal Officers, are referred. |
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Public Transportation |
Referes to Ominibuses (Jitneys), liveries, tour cars, taxis, surreys |
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Public Works |
Agency that is responsible for services pertaining to: Building/Construction (commercial or residential), Roads, Parks, Cemeteries and other Public spaces |
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Publications (Government) |
Government communication of information to the public. |
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Qualifications (employment) |
Professional degree or certificates |
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Re-imbursement |
Re-imbursement (Degrees, Courses) |
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Real Property |
Land, improvement, value, property use |
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Records |
An official writing intended to be preserved - record of birth/marriage/death etc.. OR a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction. |
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Reference (employment) |
A written summary of a persons character |
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Refund (Customs) |
Re-imbursement of customs duty once proof of payment is verified. |
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Regulation |
To ensure safety measures are followed |
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Rehabilitative Services |
Client is referred from Schools or Courts |
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Rent (Government) |
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Research |
An extensive investigation or study into a subject or matter |
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Residency |
Grant conditional rites to reside a particular place. |
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Resume (employment) |
A summary of one’s personal employment history |
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Retirement/Retiring Benefits |
Retirement Benefits. See also Pension |
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Revenue |
Income of government derived from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources. |
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Road Traffic |
Agency that deals with activities related to Road Safety, Traffic Regulations, Vehicles (Licensing, Registration, and Inspection), Drivers Licence and the collection of road fees and taxes related to public and private road transportation. |
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Safety (Crime) |
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Safety (Home) |
Steps to attain and maintain a safe and healthy living environment. |
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Safety (National Security) |
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Safety (Road) |
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Safety (Workplace) |
Free from risk, harm and injuries |
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Sailing |
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Salary |
Monies paid for work done in a stipulated time |
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Salvage |
Research and retrieval of treasure from sunken historical ships/vessels. |
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Salvage Contract |
A commitment between the Government and the salvage explorer. |
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Sanitation |
The disposal of sewage and solid waste. |
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Scholarship |
An monetary award for educational purposes granted to a person based on merit, academics or financial status |
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School |
Place of learning. |
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Science and Technology (Education) |
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Seawalls |
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Secondary Education |
Second level or degree of education - junior highschool, senior highschool |
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Securities |
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Security (Aviation) |
Security programmes to safeguard civil aviation and its facilities against acts of unlawful interfernce/terrorism. |
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Seizure (Customs) |
Taking possession of an item or property legally |
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Senior Citizen |
Any person 60 years or over. |
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Shipping (Navigation/Merchant/Boat) |
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Shipwreck |
A submerged or partially submerged ship. |
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Social Services |
Agency that is responsible for services such as: Children services, Child Protection, Disabled persons, Family, Rehabilitative, Welfare |
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Social Work |
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Social Work Cadet |
High school students wishing to become Social Workers |
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Spill Response |
The potential and ability to respond to a spill by containing and cleaning the spill material. |
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Spirits (Liquor/Alcohol) |
Any distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, and fermented beverages, such as wine or beer. |
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Sports |
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Stamp Duty |
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Standard |
Benchmark, measure, yardstick, gauge |
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Statistics |
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Storage (Customs) |
Any place approved by the Minister for the deposit of unentered, unexamined, detained, or seized goods, for the security thereof or of the duties due thereon; |
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Straw Market |
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Summer Job (Government) |
Summer employment within a government agency during the months of July and August |
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Survey (Public Works) |
Land, Quantity, Building |
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Tariff |
List or table showing the duties or customs imposed by the government on imports or exports. |
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Tax |
Money demanded by the government for specific facilities or services, or levied on property, sales, etc |
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Tax (property) |
property tax, relief, bills, exemption, rates, tax position |
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Technical Assistance (Intn'l) |
Forms to request technical assistance from regional and international organizations |
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Temperature |
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Termination (employment) |
Disengagement, fired |
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Tertiary Education |
Third level or degree of education - college, university, post-graduate |
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Thunderstorm |
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Tornado |
An intense, rotating column of air that protrudes from a cumulonimbus clouds. |
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Tourism |
The industry that regulates and manages tourist related entities and activities |
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Tourist |
Visitor to the island for the purpose of pleasure |
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Trade (Foreign) |
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Trade Disputes |
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Trade Union |
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Trademarks |
Any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate his or her goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others |
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Training (Public Service) |
Public Service training awards and Public Service Center for Human Resource Development Courses |
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Transport (Air) |
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Transport (Land) |
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Transport (Sea) |
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Transportation |
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Tribunal |
A committee or board appointed to adjudicate in a particular matter.(Court of Justice) |
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Tribunal (Labour) |
Appointed to adjudicate labour matters |
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Unemployment |
Persons who are not working |
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University |
Tertiary level education |
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Urban Renewal |
Community based initiative sponsored by the Royal Bahamas Police force |
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Utilities |
Electricity, Water, and Telecommunications services |
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Vaccination |
The introduction of a vaccine into the body to prevent disease. |
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Valuation (Property) |
Mapping and/or assessment of real property |
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Vehicles |
Including- cars, trucks, buses, motor cycles and any other motorized machine with wheels used for the transportion of people or things |
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Vehicles (abandoned Wreck) |
An abandon submerge vessel left for a number of years. (Abandoned Wreck Act - The Act that governs and regulate the abandon wreck in the Bahamas. |
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Vendors |
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Vessel (Customs) |
Pleasure craft, Freighters |
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Vessel (Transportation) |
Ferry boat, mail boat |
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Visa |
Visa application form for Visitors to the Bahamas |
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Vocational (labour) |
Training in a special skill to be pursued in a trade |
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Wages |
Monies paid for work done in a stipulated time |
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Warehouse (Customs) |
Customs or Bonded |
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Weather |
Hurricances, Tropical storms, flood, thunderstorms, tsunami |
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Welfare |
Request for financial assistance |
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Wharf |
Point of entry by sea |
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Wholesale |
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Women Affairs |
Matters pertaining to the female sex |
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Workplace |
A place where one works |
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Youth |
Pertaining to school aged persons (17 years or younger) |
