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Gov’t outlines measures to mitigate COVID-19 fall-out, no plans for add. borrowing High impact projections indicate potential $1 billion total economic loss, $832 million decline in lost tourism related expenditure Water and Sewerage ordered to reconnect all recently disconnected services for residential customers Utility bills deferred for three months for those who contract COVID-19, are quarantines or laid off. NASSAU,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in The Bahamas. The country now has three confirmed cases after a 61-year-old Bahamian woman tested positive for the virus on Sunday. Contact tracing stemming from the original COVID-19 patient, identified household members who recently travelled to Canada, Trinidad and Dubai. According to Minnis, a total of 30 people...

Wholesalers confirm medicine supplies are healthy, more supplies en route Household supplies, such as cleaners and disinfectants, to be restocked within days NASSAU, BAHAMAS —Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged Bahamians and residents to stop panic buying food and hoarding supplies in reaction to news of the global COVID-19 pandemic. “There is no need for it,” Minnis said following a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The country's first COVID-19 patient is reportedly in stable condition as health officials work to retrace her steps and assess the extent of public exposure. Health Minister Dr Duane Sands confirmed the patient's condition in an interview with Eyewitness News, but stopped short of discussing emerging details over the woman's track to containment at Princess Margaret Hospital...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Carnival has been postponed due to safety concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Organizers released a press statement announcing the road march and related events have been sidelined after the country recorded its first confirmed case on Sunday. "The health and safety of our supporters is of paramount concern for The Polantra Media Group, The Bahamas...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The US Embassy has cancelled immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments indefinitely in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press statement announcing the move on Sunday. "The Ministry wishes to bring to the attention of members of the public that the U.S. Embassy in Nassau has implemented measures to...

Aggressive contact tracing underway, patient has no travel history NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 61-year-old Bahamian woman has been confirmed as the first positive case of COVID-19 in the country. Acting Minister of Health Jeffrey Lloyd confirmed the woman tested positive for coronavirus at midnight Sunday; however, the patient's level of exposure to the wider public is unknown at this time....

Four crew members and one passenger on board Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' Braemar tested positive for COVID-19 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government will not allow a cruiseliner that has five confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on board to port in The Bahamas, the Ministry of Transport said today. "The Braemar cruise ship carrying five persons who have tested positive for the...

Four crew and one passenger on board Braemar tested positive for COVID-19 NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A cruise ship with five positive coronavirus cases has been rerouted to the country, Eyewitness News can confirm. However, it is unclear at this time whether Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' Braemar will be allowed to dock in port. Transport Minister Renward Wells confirmed the matter...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two public schools were locked down after armed men drove onto the C H Reeves Junior High School campus to evade police. Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash confirmed police responded to reports of a suspicious car at Palm Beach Street shortly after 12pm. Cash said police chased the car through several streets, and were fired upon several times...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The government has expanded its coronavirus (COVID-19) travel restrictions to deny entry to non-residents that have traveled to Iran, South Korea, and Italy in the last 20 days. Bahamians and residents returning from those countries, along with China, will now be subjected to quarantine measures for a maximum of 14 days. The move was announced in a...

HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA - Four government workers are protesting an alleged infestation of mould and rodents at the administrative complex in Harbour Island. Photos purport to show dilapidated state of administrative complex. Martin Lee Grant, a supervisor for the government’s 52 weeks program, claimed conditions at the historic building have deteriorated due to neglect. The complex houses a police station,...

PM says investment will create 3,000 direct and indirect jobs NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Grand Bahama is “at the beginning of a new day” as he signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort and Casino. The $250 million investment by Royal Caribbean and ITM theGroup will go "a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police have recovered the remains of four more unidentified bodies in separate incidents on Abaco and Grand Bahama, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. The discovery brings the number of bodies recovered in the wake of Hurricane Dorian to 74. According to NEMA, remains of 63 bodies have been recovered in Abaco, and 11 in Grand...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Four Bahamian residents have been quarantined after it was discovered they were exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) while on a domestic flight in Canada. Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands stressed on Tuesday the quarantined residents have shown no signs of any respiratory disease. The Bahamian residents travelled on a Canadian domestic flight...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced a special task force will be established to ‘aggressively’ pursue illegal immigrants throughout the country. Minnis pledged that the government will strengthen and enforce the country’s immigration policies during his wrap-up of the mid-term budget debate, adding that the country’s social services and health system “can take no more’. He stressed...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council completely removed The Bahamas from its List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes, at their meeting in Brussels today. In a statement on Tuesday, the EU confirmed the country has implemented the necessary reforms to meet the EU criteria on tax governance and cooperation on tax matters. Deputy Prime...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Leamond Deleveaux has been deployed on a special assignment to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Eyewitness News can confirm. Deleveaux is the third top cop to be reassigned to assist with "overall security concerns" in other ministries after returning from forced vacation leave. His letter, obtained by Eyewitness News, is...