VAT Rule 2015-008 pertaining to Public Entertainment
A. Authority
This Rule is made under section 17 of the Value Added Act, 2014.
B. Legislation
All legislative references are to the Value Added Tax Act,...
Mother of Deputy Prime Minister passes today…
Dorothy Davis Nee Smith was 85
Nassau, Bahamas -- It is with sadness that Bahamas Press reports the passing of Dorothy Davis nee Smith of...
Education Minister Praises the Teaching Profession
By Llonella Gilbert
Bahamas Information Services
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald said at the National Teacher of the...
NBC’s Today Show Gives Warm Welcome to The Bahamas
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Over 3 million viewers around the world got a glimpse of The Bahamas for a week as lucky winners of NBC’s...
Health Expo Held for Attorney General’s Office Staff
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Attorney General’s Office and Ministry of Legal Affairs hosted a Health and Wellness Expo for its staff members, March...
POLICE NABBED SUSPECT WITH A HANDGUN SHORTLY AFTER AN ARM ROBBERY...
Nassau, Bahamas -- Quick action by police has led to the arrest of a 28 – year-old man shortly after he committed an armed...
Group which has Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in court...
Save the Bays losing members and Bahamians want nothing to do with the paid lobbying group…
Has Fred Smith also been sacked from Save the...
Mobile Network Improvements in the Northern Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas - Residents in the Northern Bahamas are enjoying their share of the recent $65M Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) capital investment earmarked for...
Some 78 Haitian Migrants intercepted at sea this morning
MICAL - Another group of illegal migrants have been captured at sea this morning as hundreds are set to be returned .
Royal Bahamas Defence...
Best Beach Photo Competition’ Winner Arrives in Grand Bahama
By Lewis Astwood
Bahamas Information Services
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – Winner of the ‘Best Beach Photo Competition’ Paula Fishman of New York -- arrived in Grand...
Smart New Uniforms for Nassau Flight Services’ Porters and Ramp Workers
Nassau, Bahamas - Porters and Ramp workers at the Lynden Pindling International Airport are now wearing smart new uniforms sporting...
Shocking revelations into the PHA now envolves the Leader of the...
A BP INVESTIGATIVE REPORT COMING SUNDAY >>> Over $800,000 paid to Leader of Opposition by PHA with no current contract in place!!!!
Contract paid to...
Landlords will no longer be allowed to rent to undocumented persons…
Nassau, Bahamas - Immigration Amendment Bill 2015 Intervention by Fred Mitchell, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration delivered in the...
Police now have two murder suspects in custody at CDU
Nassau, Bahamas - Police took into custody two suspects on Tuesday 10th March 2015 for questioning reference to two recent murders.
In the...
Former Governor General son gets 10 years in his second sexual...
Former GG son goes to jail in second sexual offense...
Nassau, Bahamas -- 51-year-old Joseph Andrew Foulkes, son of former Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes,...
Another woman murdered and then home was torched – this time...
POLICE INVESTIGATING EARLY MORNING HOMICIDE
Nassau, Bahamas -- A 34 – year old man is in custody assisting police with the circumstances surrounding the...
Minister of Works communication to Parliament on Bamsi fire and contract...
COMMUNICATION
BY
HON. PHILIP E. DAVIS
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
(CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY, AND SAN SALVADOR)
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
AND
MINISTER OF WORKS & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
CONCERNING
THE BAHAMAS AGRICULTURAL & MARINE SCIENCE...
Farmer Cates Showcased Livestock at The 2015 GRAC Agriculture Expo
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Food security begins with empowering livestock farmers to raise healthy pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens for a sustainable local industry.
One...
Bahamas National Youth Choir to open 25th Concert Season
One of The Bahamas' true cultural treasures, The Bahamas National Youth Choir, will mark its 25th concert season March, 25th – 28th, 2015 at...
UNESCO’s International Jazz Day Set For April
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),” said Dr. Leon...
Illinois delegation meets DPM Davis on visit to Cat Island
A four-day visit to Cat Island last week has yielded plans for a subsequent trip by Mayor Richard Reinbold and a delegation from the...
Launch of 2015 World Day of Prayer Commemorative Stamps
By Betty Vedrine
Bahamas Information Services
NASSAU, The Bahamas – On World Day of Prayer on Friday, Minister of Transport and Aviation the Hon. Glenys Hanna...
Teenager Points To Son Of Former Governor General As Sex Attacker
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
A GIRL declined to immediately report her alleged sexual assault because she was threatened and did not want to ruin...
$28m Collected In The First Month Of Vat
By SANCHESKA BROWN
Tribune Staff Reporter
sbrown@tribunemedia.net
THE government has collected nearly $28m in value added tax since the January 1 implementation date, according to...
Carmichael Primary School Renamed
By Betty Vedrine
Bahamas Information Services
NASSAU, The Bahamas – After four decades of bearing the name, ‘Carmichael Primary,’ the school has been renamed. The school...
Bahamas Tourism officials call on High Commissioner at #10 Bahamas House
London, UK - The Director General and Deputy Director General of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism paid a courtesy call on High Commissioner Bethel...
Bahamas High Commission participates in Commonwealth Day
Bahamas High Commissioner Participates in Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey, London
H.E. Eldred Bethel, High Commissioner, participated in the annual Observance for Commonwealth Day...
Commonwealth Day Recognized in The Bahamas
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Commonwealth Flag was raised in The Bahamas at 10:00 a.m. in Rawson Square, downtown, Nassau, in accord...
Business Incubator Anticipated for COB Northern Bahamas Campus
The College of The Bahamas Northern Bahamas Campus in East Grand Bahama is destined to become an incubator for entrepreneurship and innovation,...
Bahamas Represented at ITB 2015 Conference
BERLIN, Germany – Senior officials in the Ministry of Tourism are this week in Berlin, Germany participating at the ITB 2015 conference...