NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police are investigating a video of Lincoln Bain firing gunshots into the air in a warning to Haitian nationals against burning trees on crown land. Bain told Eyewitness News Friday morning that he is concerned about people tearing down trees and then burning them for coal in fields near Bacardi Road. He was […]

BUT president tells teachers: “Keep your sneakers ready”. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said teachers unanimously rejected the Davis administration’s salary proposal earlier this month and that industrial action could be on the way if the government does not give them a satisfactory proposal.  Her comment, made in a voice note […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has budgeted a combined $62 million for ‘consultancy services’ in at least 28 government ministries and agencies in the upcoming fiscal period 2022/2023. The bulk of the allocation — 38.5 million — will go to the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Environmental Health Services. When contacted, Minister of Economic […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Clint Watson said yesterday there were still concerns related to the former administration’s food assistance program during the pandemic and how the money was spent, as he called on his colleagues in the media to “ask people who were in charge of the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A new prison complex for The Bahamas will cost taxpayers around $40 million, Eyewitness News understands. The cost includes the construction of the facility, prefabricated steel cells with control, and other equipment. It does not include renewable energy solutions planned for the facility. When contacted, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Commissioner Paul Rolle said he is investigating the alleged altercation between Housing and Transport Minister Jobeth Colbey-Davis and a police officer who claims his leg was injured during his encounter with the minister. Rolle, responding to Eyewitness News yesterday, declined to comment further. The officer involved in the incident has hired a […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government plans to engage in a public, private partnership to construct a new prison complex, according to Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis. The prime minister made the announcement during the budget communication in Parliament yesterday. While details on the nature of the PPP were limited, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe told […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Sandals said yesterday that as part of a comprehensive review of all of its systems across its resort on Exuma, it has installed carbon monoxide detectors in all of its guest rooms — a measure it pointed out is “not mandated in any Caribbean destination where we operate”. “We remain devastated by the […]