Leads protest outside JFK headquarters NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU), Dino Rolle, on Thursday alleged that the government has been offering top jobs at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to foreigners, and the move is gravely impacting the morale of employees. Rolle described the employees’ most […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday advised the general public that following the required consultations, the diplomatic and consular staff of the Embassy of The Bahamas in Port-au-Prince have returned to the Haitian capital and have resumed their normal diplomatic functions and consular services. The Ministry said it will continue to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party chairman and former minister of foreign affairs, Senator Fred Mitchell, on Monday weighed in on the government’s decision to put a temporary freeze on the deportation of Haitian nationals. A statement released Saturday from the Office of the Prime Minister outlined that due to political unrest and violence in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- February is known as the month for love, with much emphasis placed on romance and affection. And while persons shop for various gifts for their loved ones, Valentine’s Day baskets are always a hit for many Bahamians who are looking for an affordable gift for their loved ones. Vendors at the R.M. Bailey […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson told Eyewitness News Online that there have been many complaints that teacher aides and expatriates within the public school system are not given the respect that they deserve. “It seems as though it’s a growing trend that teacher’s aides and expatriates are being threatened […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The newly-formed crime council, led by noted psychiatrist Dr. David Allen, on Monday shed light on a number of factors they believe lead young men to commit murder and other dangerous crimes. The council surveyed young men in and out of prison and, according to the results, about 100 per cent of the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – As unemployment increased marginally in 2018, according to recent figures released by the Department of Labour, the newly-opened Fusion Superplex held a job fair on Friday, which staff deemed to be very successful. Chief Human Resources Officer at Fusion Superplex, Trevare Sherman, told Eyewitness News Online that the facility has a number […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of National Security’s Advisory Council on Crime was launched on Wednesday under the leadership of Dr. David Allen. The council’s main objective is to define the root cause of crime. Minister of National Security Marvin Dames and members of the council believe that abandonment and abuse are key factors that […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson on Tuesday alleged that the C.W. Sawyer Primary School was deemed unfit and condemned some ten years ago. Despite this, Wilson alleged that the Ministry of Education kept the school open and teachers are now complaining of mould in several classrooms. “We are really […]
Govt., parents, teachers and the community NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minster of Education Jeffery Lloyd expressed on Monday that The Bahamas is lagging behind when it comes to Education and learning opportunities must be redefined. Lloyd was speaking at the annual Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) awards ceremony […]
Says he will make his own assessment of govt.’s budgetary performance NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Leader Philip ‘Brave’ Davis told Eyewitness News yesterday that despite government’s recent report that there was an increase in revenue, the government could not be trusted and he, therefore, needed to make an assessment of his own. Davis said […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis on Wednesday took issue with a number of claims that were levied against the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, during a town meeting on Tuesday night at the C.V. Bethel Senior High School. While at that town meeting, the prime minister claimed […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Just minutes following his address to the nation on Monday night, Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis lambasted Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, referring to his address as a “travesty”. In a statement released on Monday night, Davis said the prime minister, after twenty months in office, must surely know that he cannot […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Quincy Lee Smith, 36, of Lake Howell, Florida was brought before Magistrate Carolyn Evans on Friday, January 25. He was charged with three counts of conspiracy to import illegal firearms into The Bahamas. It is alleged that Smith and others agreed to import a number of illegal Taurus pistols into the country back […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On December 14, 2018, 12-year-old Yolanda Mericidian left her Englerston home to head to school at CH Reeves. To date, six weeks later, Yolanda’s distraught family members are still holding out hope that she is alive and will return home safely. After realizing that her daughter was in fact missing, Natasha Jean, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Apostle Ed Watson, lead pastor of Trinity City of Praise and his wife, Prophetess Lee Watson, will lead the Trinity City of Praise Prayer Rally on January 25 at 7:30 p.m. The rally will be held at Trinity City of Praise on Trinity Hill off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway. Speaking to Eyewitness News […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU), Kimsley Ferguson, on Tuesday expressed his concerns as it relates to overtime pay for persons employed by the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA). According to Ferguson, there was a document circulating about two weeks ago which stated that persons who had worked overtime for the […]
BNU president: Nurses have not been paid overtime for the past two months NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Having not been paid overtime for the past two months, President of The Bahamas Nurses Union, Amancha Williams said members are fed-up and are no longer interested in empty promises as it relates to receiving overtime pay. “This month […]
