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BOTC application fees increase
Naturalisation and citizenship fees will increase as of 1 January.
Government says this is the first fee adjustment to this application structure in more than 15 years.
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Cabinet approves $500,000 to combat avian flu
Government has approved an extra $500,000 in emergency funding to combat the spread of avian flu.
The current strain of avian flu that was identified in a farm in West Bay is highly contagious and often fatal for domestic birds.
Agriculture Minister Jay Ebanks told Parliament that Cabinet approved the additional funding on 10 Dec. to go towards urgent disease control measures, including a pilot culling programme for feral chickens and the continued enforcement of movement restrictions around the affected area.
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