NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Last week, nine-year-old Kamiya Rolle, a student at the Sandilands Primary School fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital for immediate assistance. Rolle’s distraught parents were later told that their child had a brain tumor and needed surgery to save her life. The family, unaware of how they would pay […]
WSC unions strike poll set for tomorrow NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Having led a work to rule in recent weeks, coupled with a strike poll set for April 17th, president of The Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) Dwayne Woods said the union and management at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has come […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamians have always found positive ways to put The Bahamas on the map and an art piece produced by Jamaal Rolle, the Bahamian celebrity artist, did just that as he unveiled a popular sketch at the recent UNESCO youth forum in China. Rolle’s piece, known as “a vision united,” embodied the message […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Public Service Brensil Rolle confirmed earlier this week that the government is now enforcing the long-standing rule that civil servants must take all of their accrued vacation days, despite the opposition and others believing that the move is politically motivated or is an avenue to push persons toward early retirement. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Full of life, energetic, and healthy, baby Duchess, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was born on Blue Lagoon Island just a few months ago to her 52-year-old mother, Princess. According to Blue Lagoon Island public relations manager, Jessica Robertson, princess is one of the oldest known dolphins under human care worldwide. After months of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS– As Arawak Cay and the Long Wharf Beach is a popular location for cooler fetes, beach parties, cookouts and other events, many have expressed the need for more police presence in this area to settle disputes when they happen. A number of violent brawls and have erupted at Arawak Cay in recent weeks […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis stating in his most recent national address that the government would offer free tertiary education at the University of The Bahamas, UB officials have stated otherwise. “The University has been working very, very closely with the government over the past several months with regards to the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Kingdor National Parkinson Foundation has been planning gala balls for the past 19 years, and this year, the foundation is promising an unforgettable event that would also leave attendees with a greater awareness of the disease. Mavis Darling-Hill, chairperson of the Kingdor National Parksinson Foundation told Eyewitness News on Tuesday that […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of the latest child abduction case on Saturday, March 30th, head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash on Monday reassured Bahamians that the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) is using all of its manpower – both technical and human – to investigate the recent abductions […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The IBS Build-a-Bridge competition, which is now in its 12th year, will feature competitors from 21 high schools, of which five are from the Family Islands, according to IBS principal Nick Dean. The competition is won by weighing the bridges and using an efficiency ratio. Bridges that are the lightest but carry the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- As cancer, diabetes and HIV/ AIDS are diseases that are prevalent in The Bahamas, very few are knowledgeable about Parkinson’s. However, chairperson of the Kingdor National Parkinson’s Foundation, Mavis Darling- Hill, is hoping to bring a greater awareness to the disease, especially during the month of April, which has been dubbed, ‘Parkinson’s Awareness […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Eric Carey, the Executive Director of The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) on Wednesday expressed anger, disgust and sadness after a video of a Bahamian man shooting a beached shark at least three times in the head went viral. The video shows what appears to be a nurse shark beached on the sand. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Attorney General Carl Bethel revealed on Monday that the Order in the shanty town case has been amended. “The order in the shanty town case was amended to prevent any building anywhere in the Bahamas that is not according to code,” Bethel said. “The shanty town case itself has not been sat […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – After a Jamaican national was charged in court last week with falsely operating as an orthodontist, Dr. Sparkman Ferguson, head of The Bahamas Dental Council Registrar revealed that at present, some 10 to 20 cases of fake dentists operating in The Bahamas have been reported. “Although some of them are foreigners [the] […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said it wanted to completely dispel the untrue reports which are being circulated on social media, which falsely claim that the government is conducting a land grab. The OPM on Monday said it wanted to advise the Bahamian public that these reports are completely fictitious. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Santini Kerr-Wilson, a 27-year-old Jamaican of Bonham Spring Ocho Rios, Jamaica, shed tears on Thursday when she stood before magistrate Samuel McKinney, charged on 10 counts of fraud while posing as an orthodontist. The mother of two and the owner of “Italian Braces”, posted an ad in February which stated that she specialized […]
But tourists say they feel safe NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Local jet ski operators shot down the concerns of the U.S. government on Wednesday, who noted in its latest travel advisory that operators have been known to commit sexual assaults against tourists. The U.S. Department of State released another level two advisory last week on […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While Vice Chairman of The Bahamas Fishing Alliance, Keith Carroll applauds the government’s efforts to address the depletion of the Nassau Grouper and the Queen Conch, he stressed on Monday that the on-going issue of poaching must be given immediate attention. On Sunday, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Michael Pintard said […]
