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LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:51 am Sloan Smith

Local

Health ministry defends storage of Dorian victims’ remains in Abaco

‘All victims will be buried with dignity’ says ministry NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Health yesterday sought to clarify several claims circulating on social media surrounding the bodies of Hurricane Dorian victims being kept in coolers on Abaco. Labeling them as “baseless and inaccurate”, the ministry pointed to claims made in a widely circulated […]

‘All victims will be buried with dignity’ says ministry NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Health yesterday sought to clarify... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:51 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:50 am Sloan Smith

Local

Customs Management Optimization project to identify $15 million in uncollected revenue

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government has signed a $1.4 million contract with international customs consultants TTEK Global Inc. for a Customs Management Optimization project, guaranteed to identify at least $15 million in uncollected revenue. The Ministry of Finance announced in a statement yesterday that the consultancy, which is expected to start today, will span eight […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government has signed a $1.4 million contract with international customs consultants TTEK Global Inc. for a... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:50 am | Sloan Smith

BusinessJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:49 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Bobcat Bahamas makes 54 employees redundant

Company under group that owns Cavalier Construction NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bobcat Bahamas, the well-known heavy duty equipment service provider, has made 54 employees redundant, according to Labour director John Pinder. Pinder told Eyewitness News Online the workers were made redundant by the company last Thursday. “I heard that they were making 54 people redundant due to […]

Company under group that owns Cavalier Construction NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bobcat Bahamas, the well-known heavy duty equipment service provider, has made... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:49 am | Natario McKenzie

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:48 am Sloan Smith

Local

Davis demands answers over proposed sale of BPL power plants to Shell

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to explain its intentions to sell Bahamas Power and Light’s new power plants to Shell North America. BPL Chairman Dr Donovan Moxey addressed the matter at the Bahamas Business Outlook conference at the Baha Mar resort last week, as he […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to explain its intentions to... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:48 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:46 am Sloan Smith

Local

Disaster authority to hold strategy retreat

NASSAU, BAHAMAS –The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority will host a three-day retreat in Grand Bahama, in order to strategize key initiatives to ramp up operations on reconstruction efforts four months post-Dorian. Minister of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis told Eyewitness News Online yesterday that the retreat, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, will focus cleanup […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS –The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority will host a three-day retreat in Grand Bahama, in order to strategize key initiatives... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:46 am | Sloan Smith

BusinessJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:45 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Aliv suffers ‘manageable’ Dorian shortfall

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Aliv suffered a ‘manageable shortfall’ as a result of Hurricane Dorian, according to its top executive Damian Blackburn, who noted that the monster storm caused roughly $6 million in network equipment. Blackburn said those losses were largely insured. “We are in full review from Cable Bahamas and Aliv of the backbone transmission […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Aliv suffered a ‘manageable shortfall’ as a result of Hurricane Dorian, according to its top executive Damian... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:45 am | Natario McKenzie

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BusinessJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:44 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Bowe: Utilize national development plan to chart course

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas would effectively be ‘fighting in the dark’ if it does not utilize the national development plan to address issues such as the impact of climate change in a holistic manner, a well known accountant has stated. Gowon Bowe told Eyewitness News this nation must not be drawn into ‘knee jerk’ […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas would effectively be ‘fighting in the dark’ if it does not utilize the national development... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:44 am | Natario McKenzie

BusinessJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:43 am Natario McKenzie

Business

IDB exec: Bahamians should support each other on projects

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamians should seek to work together and ‘create clusters’ that can support each other on major projects in the country, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) official has suggested. The bank has a $292 million portfolio of approved loans for projects with the Government of The Bahamas, and recently held its first procurement […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamians should seek to work together and ‘create clusters’ that can support each other on major projects... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:43 am | Natario McKenzie

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:40 am Sloan Smith

Local

Bahamas Carnival launches 2020 songwriting and music masters competition

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The 2020 Bahamas Carnival Experience, which is set to take place on May 1 – 3, will reintroduce the songwriting and music masters competition for Bahamian artists. Organizers of the weekend long festival – Polantra Media Group and the Bahamas Carnival Band Owners Association (BCBOA) made the announcement during a press conference […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The 2020 Bahamas Carnival Experience, which is set to take place on May 1 – 3, will... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:40 am | Sloan Smith

CrimeJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:39 am Eyewitness News

Crime

Armed men rob residents in early morning home invasion

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A group of armed men robbed the residents of a home on Joe Farrington Road early Sunday morning. Superintendent Shanta Knowles said the men forced their way into the home sometime around 3am. Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the group. The men reportedly held residents at bay […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A group of armed men robbed the residents of a home on Joe Farrington Road early Sunday... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:39 am | Eyewitness News

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:12 am Eyewitness News

Local

114 Haitians repatriated

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Immigration Department repatriated 114 Haitians to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday. According to a press release, the Bahamasair flight departed the Lynden Pindling International Airport at 7.30am. The group included 85 men, 27 women and two minors, it read. “The Department will continue its commitment to carrying out the mandates of […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Immigration Department repatriated 114 Haitians to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday. According to a press release,... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:12 am | Eyewitness News

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:08 am Eyewitness News

Local

Police arrest man with $30k suspected cocaine at airport

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man was arrested at the airport after he was found in possession of suspected cocaine valued at $30,000. According to reports, the man presented himself to a US Custom Officer at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, after checking in for a flight to Philadelphia shortly after noon. “He was selected for […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man was arrested at the airport after he was found in possession of suspected cocaine valued... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:08 am | Eyewitness News

LocalJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:07 am Eyewitness News

Local

Man burns woman in domestic dispute

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A woman is in hospital after she was burned by a man during an argument yesterday. Superintendent Shanta Knowles said the pair were at a home in the eastern district of New Providence when the argument escalated shortly before 7am. Knowles said the man threw hot liquid on the woman, causing burns […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A woman is in hospital after she was burned by a man during an argument yesterday. Superintendent... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:07 am | Eyewitness News

BusinessJanuary 20, 2020 at 3:05 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Ophthalmologist calls for end of VAT and introduction of a sales and service tax

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas should ‘do away’ with Value-Added Tax (VAT) and introduce a 15 per cent sales and service tax ‘across the board’, a well-known doctor has suggested. Ophthalmologist Dr Jonathan Rodgers made the charge while addressing the Bahamas Business Outlook on Thursday. “We need to change the tax structure, do away with […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas should ‘do away’ with Value-Added Tax (VAT) and introduce a 15 per cent sales and... read more »

January 20, 2020 at 3:05 am | Natario McKenzie

LocalJanuary 18, 2020 at 5:04 am Sloan Smith

Local

NIB contribution increase not on govt. agenda, says Rolle

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Notwithstanding recommendations, Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle said yesterday an increase in NIB contributions is not on the government’s agenda. Rolle sought to clarify recent comments made by National Insurance Board Chairman Troy Smith, who reportedly said he expected the fund’s ongoing actuarial audit to recommend an increase in contributions. “I can’t […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Notwithstanding recommendations, Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle said yesterday an increase in NIB contributions is not on... read more »

January 18, 2020 at 5:04 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 18, 2020 at 5:02 am Sloan Smith

Local

UB Public Managers Union demonstrate over industrial agreement negotiations

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of the Bahamas’ Public Managers Union staged a demonstration yesterday over the status of negotiations for its new industrial agreement. Over 30 of the union’s 45 members held signs and placards demanding the university to negotiate its industrial agreement in good faith. Cassandra Lewis, the union’s president, said the middle […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of the Bahamas’ Public Managers Union staged a demonstration yesterday over the status of negotiations... read more »

January 18, 2020 at 5:02 am | Sloan Smith

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LocalJanuary 18, 2020 at 5:00 am Sloan Smith

Local

Nearly 40 percent of Ragged Island solar panels installed

Ragged Island microgrid built to withstand 180 mph hurricane force winds NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Nearly 40 percent of the solar panels for the new microgrid on Ragged Island have been installed, said Tugliq Energy Co. Development Director Nicolas Seguin yesterday. The progress comes nearly three years after Hurricane Irma rendered the island “unlivable”. Following the […]

Ragged Island microgrid built to withstand 180 mph hurricane force winds NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Nearly 40 percent of the solar... read more »

January 18, 2020 at 5:00 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 18, 2020 at 4:58 am Sloan Smith

Local

Police investigate apparent suicide

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an apparent suicide on Grand Bahama yesterday. According to reports, a man was found unresponsive in his vehicle on Sea Scape Drive by a friend shortly after 10 am. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said no foul play was […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an apparent suicide on Grand Bahama yesterday. According to reports, a... read more »

January 18, 2020 at 4:58 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 17, 2020 at 3:50 am Sloan Smith

Local

Critics of $975m public-private partnership pledge misinformed, says Minnis

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday sought to clarify what he labeled as confusion and misinformation surrounding the $1.5 billion in pledges raised for restoration efforts post-Dorian. More than 300 local and international delegates attended the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) pledge conference at the Baha Mar resort on Monday. Among the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday sought to clarify what he labeled as confusion and misinformation surrounding... read more »

January 17, 2020 at 3:50 am | Sloan Smith

LocalJanuary 17, 2020 at 3:49 am Natario McKenzie

Local

Rate reduction bond funding to close by mid-February

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) rate reduction bond funding is expected to close by mid-February, the utility’s chairman Dr Donovan Moxey said yesterday. BPL has announced average household will see a $27 per month increase in their electricity bill, which represents 15 percent of the average bill of $180 per month. “I […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) rate reduction bond funding is expected to close by mid-February, the utility’s... read more »

January 17, 2020 at 3:49 am | Natario McKenzie