NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government will be calling on employers with immigration bonds to repatriate workers who no longer have jobs in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Immigration Elsworth Johnson said yesterday. “Anybody who gets a work permit, the employer signs a bond, that bond says that when it’s time for these persons […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday doubled down on his accusation the prime minister misled Parliament regarding the controversial Town Centre Mall lease. Davis challenged the prime minister to take legal action if he feels aggrieved. The PLP leader made the comment during a press conference at the party’s […]

Pineridge MP says more FNMs are silently dissatisfied with party NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday refuted suggestions he will be the next Free National Movement (FNM) MP to depart from the party. He was responding to FNM Chairman Carl Culmer, who called him a “trojan horse” on a course to destroy the […]

Report: Men are less likely to seek mental health services due to “man box” condition NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The rate of suicide among men in The Bahamas is more than five times higher than women, according to a United Nations (UN) report. The UN’s Human Development report, titled: ‘Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police Staff Association (PSA) Executive Chairman Sergeant Sonny Miller called on the government’s intervention to ensure approximately 200 contracted police officers on pension are included in the lump sum payment exercise. Speaking to Eyewitness News Online, Miller said it is an “injustice” to exclude those brothers and sisters in arms who are […]