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LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 2:32 pm Sloan Smith

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Family Guardian partners donate $129k to charities, hurricane relief

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Family Guardian Insurance partners Sagicor and Equisoft recently donated more than $100k to Bahamas charities. In two separate donations, Sagicor Financial Corporation supported the Bahamas Down Syndrome Center and provided school supplies for distressed families in New Providence. Sagicor is a leading financial services provider in the Caribbean, with over 175-years of […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Family Guardian Insurance partners Sagicor and Equisoft recently donated more than $100k to Bahamas charities. In two... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 2:32 pm | Sloan Smith

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:57 am Sloan Smith

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Cooper: Is Abaco’s water table at risk?

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Exumas and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday urged the government to address claims the proposed Family Relief Centre in Abaco poses a risk to the island’s water table. Several Abaconians have claimed the site where the facility is being erected, near Spring City, is a water reserve. Residents told Eyewitness News Online […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Exumas and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday urged the government to address claims the proposed Family Relief... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:57 am | Sloan Smith

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:54 am Eyewitness News

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Dorian death toll rises to 65

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Four more bodies have been recovered in Abaco, police confirmed yesterday. Authorities said two bodies were recovered on Tuesday while the remains of another two bodies were found on the island Wednesday. This brings the total number of bodies recovered in the wake of Hurricane Dorian to 65. Dorian, a Category 5 storm, […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Four more bodies have been recovered in Abaco, police confirmed yesterday. Authorities said two bodies were recovered on... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:54 am | Eyewitness News

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:51 am Royston Jones Jr.

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Rights Bahamas calls for clarity on missing people

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Rights Bahamas president Stephanie St. Fleur said yesterday her organization has submitted the names of more than 400 people reportedly missing in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. St Fleur said more people should be added to official figures, but noted there has been no feedback from the National Emergency Management Agency on RB’s […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Rights Bahamas president Stephanie St. Fleur said yesterday her organization has submitted the names of more than 400... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:51 am | Royston Jones Jr.

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:50 am Sloan Smith

Local

Cooper: Obligation to Ragged Island remains

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Exumas and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday criticized the Minnis administration over its “abandonment” of Ragged Island. Cooper underscored deep concerns for recovery efforts on islands impacted by Hurricane Dorian during his contribution the debate on the Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill, 2019. “Given the lack of progress in Ragged Island, two years later, […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Exumas and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday criticized the Minnis administration over its “abandonment” of Ragged Island.... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:50 am | Sloan Smith

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:43 am Sloan Smith

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Ferreira confirms 35,000 barrels of oil recovered

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Environment Romauld Ferreira yesterday confirmed 35,000 barrels of oil has been recovered from the oil spill at Equinor – formally known as Statoil – in East Grand Bahama. Approximately 119,000 barrels of oil were spilled during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. The cleanup effort is the largest in the history of The Bahamas. […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Environment Romauld Ferreira yesterday confirmed 35,000 barrels of oil has been recovered from the oil spill... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:43 am | Sloan Smith

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LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:38 am Sloan Smith

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Relief for Mortgage Corp clients pending

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The government has directed the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) to look into providing relief for clients who were impacted during the passage of Hurricane Dorian, according to Housing minister Romauld Ferreira. Ferreira told Parliament a 15-member team from the Department of Housing was dispatched to Abaco following to storm to do initial assessments in the communities of […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The government has directed the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) to look into providing relief for clients who were impacted... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:38 am | Sloan Smith

LocalOctober 17, 2019 at 3:31 am Eyewitness News 1

Local

Rights Bahamas: UN note on deportations ‘embarrassing’

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Rights Bahamas yesterday fully endorsed the call of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the government to suspend deportations to Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. “It is the height of irony that a country newly elected to the UN’s Human Rights Council should have to be dressed down in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Rights Bahamas yesterday fully endorsed the call of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:31 am | Eyewitness News | 1

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:30 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Policy changes for NIB benefits post-storm

Minister says greater flexibility needed with how NIB responds to disasters NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Labour Brensil Rolle yesterday foreshadowed several policy changes to the National Insurance Board (NIB) in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Rolle stressed the changes were necessary to ensure the social safety net of The Bahamas is more flexible in its response to […]

Minister says greater flexibility needed with how NIB responds to disasters NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Labour Brensil Rolle yesterday foreshadowed... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:30 am | Natario McKenzie

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:27 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Bahamas must pass and enforce ‘genuine’ competition laws

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas must pass and enforce ‘genuine’ competition laws, according to the country’s chief World Trade Organization negotiator. Zhivargo Laing, a former State Minister for Finance, said 80 percent of the Bahamian economy is open to foreign competition. He spoke during an Inter-American Development Bank Economic Knowledge event on “Enhancing Private Sector […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas must pass and enforce ‘genuine’ competition laws, according to the country’s chief World Trade Organization... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:27 am | Natario McKenzie

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:25 am Natario McKenzie 1

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PM orders Marsh Harbour airport reopen to international air traffic by next week

Aviation director: $5 million plus to be spent on repairs and modernization NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has issued a directive for the Marsh Harbour airport to be reopened to international traffic by next Friday, according to Director of Aviation Algernon Cargill. Cargill said more than $5 million will be spent to […]

Aviation director: $5 million plus to be spent on repairs and modernization NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:25 am | Natario McKenzie | 1

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:23 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Recommendation for Nassau Flight Services preferred bidder in 14 days

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The recommended preferred bidder to take over Nassau Flight Services (NFS) is expected to be finalized by the government appointed evaluation committee within the next 14 days, according to Aviation Director Algernon Cargill. “That RFP is in its final stages. We are down to two respondents,” said Cargill, who heads the committee. The […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The recommended preferred bidder to take over Nassau Flight Services (NFS) is expected to be finalized by... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:23 am | Natario McKenzie

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:20 am Natario McKenzie

Business

$44 million Exuma airport could be mini-hub for southern Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Exuma’s $44 million dollar airport expansion could see the island emerge as a mini-hub for the southern Bahamas, according to Aviation Director Algernon Cargill. With Abaco’s tourism product having been severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian, Cargill said a ‘sharper focus’ will now be placed on islands such as Exuma to continue to […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Exuma’s $44 million dollar airport expansion could see the island emerge as a mini-hub for the southern... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:20 am | Natario McKenzie

BusinessOctober 17, 2019 at 3:19 am Natario McKenzie

Business

Laing: No WTO accession this term

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The country’s chief negotiator Zhivargo Laing yesterday confirmed it is “95 per cent unlikely” the government will proceed with World Trade Organization (WTO) accession in this current term. However, Laing said if accession does not happen within this term – it won’t happen in the next decade. The former state Minister for Finance […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The country’s chief negotiator Zhivargo Laing yesterday confirmed it is “95 per cent unlikely” the government will proceed... read more »

October 17, 2019 at 3:19 am | Natario McKenzie

VideosOctober 16, 2019 at 11:48 pm Eyewitness News

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October 16, 2019 at 11:48 pm | Eyewitness News

VideosOctober 16, 2019 at 11:43 pm Eyewitness News

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VideosOctober 16, 2019 at 11:39 pm Eyewitness News

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BAHA MAR PHASE TWO TO CREATE 1,000 JOBS

October 16, 2019 at 11:39 pm | Eyewitness News

Breaking NewsOctober 16, 2019 at 9:02 pm Ava Turnquest

Breaking News

BREAKING: Gas truck ablaze in Harbour Island

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police, volunteer firefighters and members of the community are working to contain a massive blaze that started at a gas station in Eleuthera. Fire Chief Walter Evans confirmed to Eyewitness News Online at least two buildings have been destroyed after a fuel truck with a “large quantity of product” caught on fire […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police, volunteer firefighters and members of the community are working to contain a massive blaze that started... read more »

October 16, 2019 at 9:02 pm | Ava Turnquest

LocalOctober 16, 2019 at 6:35 pm Sloan Smith

Local

New acting RBDF commander

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Senior Captain Dr Raymond King will now serve as acting Commander of the Royal Bahamad Defence Force, Eyewitness News can confirm. King was promoted to Deputy Commander two weeks ago, and his acting post comes as Commodore Tellis Bethel takes a three-month leave of absence. It follows the retirement of senior Captain Samuel Evans […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Senior Captain Dr Raymond King will now serve as acting Commander of the Royal Bahamad Defence Force, Eyewitness... read more »

October 16, 2019 at 6:35 pm | Sloan Smith

BusinessOctober 16, 2019 at 4:20 pm Sloan Smith

Business

Gov’t signs $300 million Baha Mar expansion deal

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged Bahamians to take advantage of job opportunities as the government signed a Heads of Agreement with Baha Mar resort for a $300 million expansion. Minnis vowed the government will work to fill the 20 percent gap in the country’s GDP due to Hurricane Dorian’s catastrophic impact […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged Bahamians to take advantage of job opportunities as the government signed... read more »

October 16, 2019 at 4:20 pm | Sloan Smith