Attorney Damian Gomez, QC, represents businessman Scott Godet in suit NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Businessman Scott Godet, who entered into an public-private parntership with the Christie administration for the the relocation of the General Post Office to his Independence Highway Plaza, is taking legal action against the government alleging breach of contract, Eyewitness News Online can confirm. Attorney Damien […]
Former Cabinet minister does not recall specific date of discussion with PM on deal NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette insisted yesterday that the discussion between he and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis regarding the relocation of the General Post Office from East Hill Street to the Town Centre Mall were only preliminary […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Following the release of the 21 Bahamians expected to receive national honors, Reverend Canon Sebastian Campbell, who chairs the National Heroes Committee, said politicians are “robbing spots from grassroot people” on the list. “The program is supposed to be forpersons of lower degree,” he told Eyewitness News Online. “It seems as though […]
Investigators probing helicopter crash involving American billionaire NASSAU, BAHAMAS – With an increase in air accidents, of which some have been fatal, over the past 10 years, Air Accident and Investigation Department (AAID) Chief Investigator Delvin Major has suggested that many of the incidents were the result of pilot error and could have possibility been […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – St. Anne’s Member of Parliament Brent Symonette declared yesterday that he has no interest in entering the gaming industry. This assertion came following widespread speculation that the former financial services, trade and industry and immigration minister resigned from his Cabinet post on Sunday past to possibly head a national lottery. Appearing yesterday […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Up to 1,000 persons have been granted Bahamian citizenship or permanent residency, since the government established the Independent Immigration Commission back in 2018. The figures were revealed in parliament last week by Immigration Minister Brent Symonette during his contribution to the 2019/2020 Budget Debate. “These are persons who applied between the ages […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – No increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) is expected as government presents its 2019/2020 budget in Parliament today, Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest confirmed yesterday. The Minnis administration increased VAT from 7.5 percent to 12 percent last year, reasoning that the increase was necessary to lowering the country’s climbing debt. “The government […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police are said to be actively investigating claims that an officer of the law allegedly had sexual relations with a teen minor. The mother, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of her 15-year-old child,told Eyewitness News Online that her daughter ran away from home on Tuesday because she disapproved […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A $4.3-million-dollar agreement between the government and The Bahamas Hotel Mangers Union was made yesterday for voluntary separation packages to be paid to managers of the Grand Lucayan Resort. The agreement comes after months of legal wrangling between the two parties over an agreeable amount. During a press conference held yesterday at […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of the Trade Union Congress, Obie Ferguson, on Monday urged executives of the Water and Sewerage Mangers Union (WSMU), The Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) and the board at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) to work together to resolve their ongoing issues. Last week Friday, Justice Keith […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Amid fears over the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by year’s end, President of the Bahamas Public Services Union, Kimsley Ferguson, on Wednesday called on the government to ensure that legislation is put in place to protect the livelihood of Bahamians as workers are often slighted and overlooked. His […]
Labour minister issues strike certificates NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Unions representing employees at the Water and Sewerage Corporation have been given the green light by government to take strike action as Labour Minister Dion Foulkes recently signed off on their strike certificates. This follows a dispute with the Trade Union Congress and the Board of the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Chairperson of the Environment and Energy Committee for The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, Debbie Deal, said yesterday that businesses may be forced to take drastic measures, including job cuts, if power outages continue. “It’s a difficult time for us as a country,” Deal told Eyewitness News Online. “For business, this is rough. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Philip Perpall,52, a veteran Officer of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) was shot and killed early Sunday morning while on duty at Government House. Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling was not at Government House when Sunday’s shooting occurred, police told the media yesterday. According to police, Perpall, an RBDF […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of a land mark court ruling, chairman of the Police Staff Association, Sonny Miller, said that they will be offering recommendations to the Promotions Board of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to correct several deficiencies. Miller said the PSA also intends to call for the cases of officers […]
Miller: Numerous changes already made in the program NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police Staff Association (PSA) Chairman Sergeant Sonny Miller yesterday defended the work of police reservists following an audit into the Reserves Branch of the Royal Bahamas Police Force that highlighted gross mismanagement of the program. “I’m almost certain that 99 percent of the reservists […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday that the damning audit into the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Reserves Branch is not an indictment on the reserves that serve, but a road map to correct the discrepancies and long-standing challenges within the system made by successive governments. “There are committed officers, who […]
