RV checkpoint set up outside Abaco shantytown

BusinessNovember 18, 2019 at 3:47 am Natario McKenzie

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IDB report estimates total cost of Dorian impact at $3.4 billion

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A newly released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report estimates the total cost of the impacts of Hurricane Dorian on The Bahamas at $3.4 billion. Following the passage of Hurricane Dorian, the government of The Bahamas sought the help of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assess the resulting damage, losses and additional […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A newly released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report estimates the total cost of the impacts of Hurricane... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:47 am | Natario McKenzie

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Family of missing pilot files for judicial review

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The wife of missing pilot Byron Ferguson, whose aircraft plunged into waters off Nirvana Beach last November, has filed for a judicial review into the handling of the search and rescue efforts, Eyewitness News Online can confirm. Anya Ferguson is seeking a review of the decisions made on November 8, 2018, the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The wife of missing pilot Byron Ferguson, whose aircraft plunged into waters off Nirvana Beach last November,... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:45 am | Royston Jones Jr.

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BCC alarm over immigration’s “desecration” of the church

BCC pres. says church leaders should act as liaisons on the ground NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander has called on the government to implement a liaison between the Department of Immigration and churches in storm-ravaged Abaco and Grand Bahama. Fernander condemned reports of immigration officers executing operations at churches as […]

BCC pres. says church leaders should act as liaisons on the ground NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:40 am | Royston Jones Jr.

LocalNovember 18, 2019 at 3:37 am Sloan Smith

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Christie: I am not aware of any impropriety in contract for RBDF vessels

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday denied knowledge of any “impropriety or irregularity” regarding his administration’s engagement of the Damen Shipyards Group for the construction of nine defense force vessels. The Tribune reported last week that Netherlands authorities have been working with local officials on an investigation into alleged bribery involving the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday denied knowledge of any “impropriety or irregularity” regarding his administration’s engagement... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:37 am | Sloan Smith

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DNA: BPL ‘bail out’ an assault on the shrinking middle class

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Democratic National Alliance Leader Arinthia Komolafe yesterday called the government’s Electricity Rate Reduction Bond (ERRB) a “bail out” that will only increase the burden on the working class. The government last week tabled an Electricity Rate Reduction Bond Bill (ERRB), 2019, which will allow BPL to restructure more than $320 million in inherited […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Democratic National Alliance Leader Arinthia Komolafe yesterday called the government’s Electricity Rate Reduction Bond (ERRB) a “bail... read more »

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Former BEC chairman says ‘nothing to be done’ over proposed BPL bill increase

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite mounting uproar from the public over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) proposed fee hike, former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday resigned that there’s nothing Bahamians can do. Miller was responding to comments from Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, who last week suggested if BPL does not increase […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite mounting uproar from the public over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) proposed fee hike, former Bahamas... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:35 am | Sloan Smith

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BusinessNovember 18, 2019 at 3:28 am Natario McKenzie

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IDB: Dorian housing sector damage estimated at $1.48 billion

Health sector losses on Abaco and Grand Bahama estimated $37.7 million NASSAU,BAHAMAS- Hurricane Dorian’s damage to the housing sector on Abaco and Grand Bahama has been pegged at an estimated $1.48 billion, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has found. In its report, “Assessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas”, […]

Health sector losses on Abaco and Grand Bahama estimated $37.7 million NASSAU,BAHAMAS- Hurricane Dorian’s damage to the housing sector on... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:28 am | Natario McKenzie

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IDB: $77.5 million in damages to Abaco and GB commerce sectors

Total losses for commerce sector on impacted islands estimated at $65 million NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The commerce sector on hurricane-ravaged islands sustained total losses at $65 million, according to a recent report by the Inter-American Development Bank. The report, titled “Assessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas”, stated the effect […]

Total losses for commerce sector on impacted islands estimated at $65 million NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The commerce sector on hurricane-ravaged... read more »

November 18, 2019 at 3:22 am | Eyewitness News

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IOM calls for govt. to investigate migrant abuse claims

340 Haitian migrants deported post-Dorian NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the government to investigate Haitian deportee claims of physical and sexual abuse by immigration authorities. IOM’s Chief of Mission in Haiti Giuseppe Loprete said allegations of sexual assault have been reported to Haitian authorities and the Bahamas mission, […]

340 Haitian migrants deported post-Dorian NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the government to... read more »

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UNIFIED BUSING PROGRAM EXPECTED TO BE ROLLE DOUT THIS WEEK

November 17, 2019 at 8:23 pm | Eyewitness News

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THE GOVT. SET TO WAGE WAR ON ILLICIT ACTIVITY AT SEA

November 17, 2019 at 8:16 pm | Eyewitness News

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SANDS: MOH RESTRUCTURING NEW NURSES PLACEMENT PROCESS

November 17, 2019 at 8:07 pm | Eyewitness News

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PERFECT DAY AT COCO CAY NOW RANKED NO. 1

November 17, 2019 at 7:55 pm | Eyewitness News

BusinessNovember 15, 2019 at 6:00 pm Eyewitness News

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Works minister: PLP passed defective rate reduction bond bill

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister yesterday defended the new Electricity Rate Reduction Bond Bill (ERRB) 2019 as an attempt to improve on “defective” legislation passed by the former administration. Bannister called opposition criticisms of the bill “dishonest”, adding the Progressive Liberal Party did a lousy job when it passed the existing […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister yesterday defended the new Electricity Rate Reduction Bond Bill (ERRB) 2019... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 6:00 pm | Eyewitness News

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Initial Equinor testing shows no contamination to ground water from massive Hurricane Dorian spill

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira yesterday confirmed the first round of testing from wells monitoring the Equinor oil spill revealed there has been no groundwater contamination. However, Ferreira said this was only the beginning of testing as more wells will be installed. “Twenty-two monitoring wells have been installed, mostly around […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira yesterday confirmed the first round of testing from wells monitoring... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 3:00 pm | Eyewitness News

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US institute awards grants to 42 Bahamian college students affected by Hurricane Dorian

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Institute of International Education (IIE) is distributing $150,000 in one-time grants to 42 Bahamian students enrolled in higher education institutions in the United States who were affected by Hurricane Dorian. This funding comes from IIE’s Bahamas-Emergency Student Fund (Bahamas-ESF). Students will receive between $2,000-$5,000 to help cover tuition, room and board, […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Institute of International Education (IIE) is distributing $150,000 in one-time grants to 42 Bahamian students enrolled... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 3:00 pm | Eyewitness News

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Adelaide Primary, St. Cecilia’s students win Superman capes in Ministry of Environment hero campaign

Young Abaconian Shares Honors for Environmental Stewardship NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three young Bahamians were crowned winners of the Ministry of Environment and Housing’s Be A Hero campaign. The students from Adelaide Primary and St. Cecilia Catholic schools, and a student from St. Frances de Sales in Abaco were decorated with Superman capes and trophies during […]

Young Abaconian Shares Honors for Environmental Stewardship NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three young Bahamians were crowned winners of the Ministry of... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm | Eyewitness News

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Local environmental foundation launches website focused on education and sustainability

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ethan S. Bain Environmental Health Foundation (ESBEHF) officially launched a digital platform to connect with environmental professionals and other local and international organizations to positively impact the Bahamian environment. The non-profit’s new website www.ethansbain.org highlights on-going and past initiatives of the Foundation including clean up campaigns, anti-littering school programs, scholarship opportunities […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ethan S. Bain Environmental Health Foundation (ESBEHF) officially launched a digital platform to connect with environmental... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 1:00 pm | Eyewitness News

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Investigator in Gibson trial admits she was wrong

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The investigator in the bribery trial of former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson yesterday admitted that she realized she was wrong to take statements from the prosecution’s key witness Jonathan Ash and Gibson’s associate Deborah Bastian in each other’s presence to “iron out” differences in their statements. Gibson, 58, is accused of receiving […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The investigator in the bribery trial of former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson yesterday admitted that she realized... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 3:30 am | Royston Jones Jr.

LocalNovember 15, 2019 at 3:28 am Sloan Smith

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113 Haitians deported

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Department of Immigration yesterday deported 113 Haitian migrants. “A joint team of law enforcement officers departed Lynden Pindling International Airport at 8:08 a.m. en route to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with a total of 113 convicted Haitian nationals under Deportation Order onboard a Bahamasair flight,” the department said in a statement. “This group […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Department of Immigration yesterday deported 113 Haitian migrants. “A joint team of law enforcement officers departed... read more »

November 15, 2019 at 3:28 am | Sloan Smith