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Netherlands. €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [171] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. 24,925.
The Bahamas ( / bəˈhɑːməz / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz ), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [12] is a country in North America. It is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic state consists of ...
The law of The Bahamas makes provisions for the appointment of 12 Justices to the Bench of the Supreme Court, inclusive of the Chief Justice, and for five Justices of the Court of Appeal, inclusive of the President. The Chief Justice, as Head of the Judiciary, is an ex officio member of the Court of Appeal, but only sits at the invitation of ...
The Bahamas does not impose income tax, inheritance tax or wealth tax. Social security tax is payable to the National Insurance Board at 3.9% by employees and 5.9% by employers, or 9.8% for self-employed individuals, up to maximum amounts. Property taxes
18 April 1977 (age 47) Nassau, Bahamas. Political party. Progressive Liberal Party. Spouse. Herman N. Rolle. Pia T. Glover-Rolle (born 18 April 1977) is a Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is currently The Bahamas Minister of Labour and Public Service since 11 September 2023.
Elections. Local government elections take place once every three years in the Bahamas [22] with the most recent elections taking place on 27 January 2022. [23] The 2020 elections were postponed due to COVID-19 until Emergency Power Orders were lifted. [24] The voting system used in local government elections is the first-past-the-post system.
The Bahamas is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy headed by King Charles III in his role as King of the Bahamas. The politics of The Bahamas takes place within a framework of parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The Bahamas is an Independent Country and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up of the sovereign (represented by the governor-general ), an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly. It currently sits at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital.