Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie speaking to guests at the Commissioning Ceremony of the new Critical Care Block of the Princess Margaret Hospital, January 22, 2015. By Betty Vedrine Bahamas Information Services Nassau, Bahamas – The newly constructed 66,000-square foot Critical Care block has finally been constructed. Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, was in attendance... 

The Council concerned with rape – but is mute over sodomy? What is that? Bahamains cannot take the Christian Council serious! They say we cannot gamble, but had nothing to say about that Pedophile Minister raping the children! AND THEY SUPPORTED HUBERT INGRAHAM HAVING A RALLY ON SUNDAY? DEY MIXUP!!!! Christian Council is politically COMPROMISED!!!! Nassau, Bahamas – This morning’s edition... 

Acting Prime Minister Davis will open the Conference In preparation for the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) mid-winter meeting, which opens in Nassau on Thursday, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President of the NNPA, and Mrs. Denise Rolark-Barnes, Publisher and Editor of the Washington Informer, an NNPA award-winning member newspaper in Washington, D.C., paid a courtesy call on His... 

Mr. E. J. Bowe Nassau, Bahamas — The public is advised that individuals can face fines or other penalties if they are found with counterfeit certificates displayed in their business. According to the First Schedule (Regulation 44), Sections 4 (4) “Not being a taxable person, or being an unregistered taxable person, collecting, advertising or quoting VAT in respect of a taxable supply made... 

A BP NEWS UPDATE >>>> Will Police protect him now??? What in the hell is dis? DaTief of Prince Hall Lodge, Uriel “Rabbie” Johnson, got the shock of his life recently during an incident when he tried to test a brother’s manhood. Da Tief does not like to lose and as we know he has twelve children by women he has swindled and taken advantage of using countless lies and... 

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts.... By Bradley B Roberts Progressive Liberal Party National Chairman The recent and unceremonious departure of Heather Hunt from the Senate raises some troubling questions for Minnis’ FNM. Firstly, Mrs. Hunt pre-empted the leader in releasing her resignation statement, suggesting some rancor around the whole affair. Minnis’ statement later is widely perceived as an... 

US Vice President Joe Biden, center, joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Rt Hon Perry G. Christie for a group photo during the Caribbean Energy Security Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 26, 2015. WASHINGTON – In follow-up to the launch of the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI) in June 2014,... 

HOW DO YOU MAKE VAT RETURN PAYMENTS AS A BUSINESS As your business settles into new operations and accounting activities with the onset of VAT, you should also prepare for your first electronic return and VAT payment. Your VAT return and payment must be received within 28 days after the end of a VAT period. - For monthly filers, the deadline for the first filing and payment due date is Monday, March... 

The public is advised that the Value Added Tax (VAT) Department of the Ministry of Finance has released two short videos to assist VAT Registrants with the filing process. The first filing period for large businesses is scheduled for February 28th, 2015. Smaller businesses will file quarterly beginning on April 30th. The first video entitled “How To File A VAT Return” is a simple video taking... 

– BP wants our readers in the area to be safe! New York – BP is reporting a bad blizzard is headed for the east coast of America and weather experts tell us it is going to be the worse ever seen. Flight cancellation all along the coast are now happening and passengers travelling are being told re-booking will come at no extra cost. According to Reuters: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke...