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 […]
Ahead of a new fiscal year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Minister Peter Turnquest maintained yesterday that the upcoming budget will not include any new taxes or an income tax as recently suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF’s report, titled ‘The Bahamas: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2019 Article IV […]
Funeral home spokesperson: “We just wanted them to have some closure” NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Restview Memorial Mortuary & Crematorium, on Wednesday responded to the plea of 15-year-old Cecil Roberts, who called on the public earlier this week to donate funds so that he could bury his mother, the late Dianne Morgan. Morgan was killed by […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former state minister for Finance, Michael Halkitis, declared yesterday that if re-elected, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will decrease Value Added Tax (VAT), which now stands at 12 percent. While unable to give a specific figure of how much the rate would be lowered, Halkitis said the current tax regime is too […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The jury in the murder trial of 21-year-old Lee Lorenz Sweeting handed down a guilty verdict yesterday for the murder of his father back in November 2017. The deceased, 76-year-old Leon Hasting Sweeting, was found stabbed to death in his home on Ambergris Street off Faith Avenue after family members reported him […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Final preparation is being made for the implementation of Marco’s (Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation) Law, according to Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell, who said he has been assured the legislation will be brought into force soon. Following a wave of child abduction cases in recent weeks, there […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Michael Neymour Sr., the man reportedly at the heart of a police investigation involving the alleged theft of electricity at Grand Bahama Power through the use of energy-saving devices, on Tuesday sought to defend his reputation after serving as an electrician in the Grand Bahama community for more than 40 years. In […]
FI Administrator is latest person asked to ‘hand over duties’ NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU), Kimsley Ferguson said yesterday that the union will act as a “watchdog” as government seems to be engaged in a purging process of those civil servants who are nearing retirement age or those […]
Says parties involved were encouraged to engage in dialogue NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government is closely monitoring and is very concerned about the allegations of electricity theft levied against certain fast food operators in Grand Bahama, said Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson on Tuesday. Speaking to Eyewitness News Online, Thompson said […]
