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600 workers expected to be employed during construction phase SANDY POINT, ABACO - The government has signed a Heads of Agreement with Tyrsoz Family Holdings for a $300 million South Abaco resort and marina project that marks the largest development on the island. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the project will be developed over two properties: the Lantern Head...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a storefront in the Flowers shopping plaza this morning. Superintendent Shanta Knowles has confirmed one man has been shot during a standoff with police at Portraits-A-La Sawyer, but is reportedly in stable condition. Videos of police officers responding to the scene as motorists and onlookers react to gunshots being...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The government has moved to implement an immediate travel ban, restricting all travel from China to the Bahamas amidst the global outbreak of novel coronavirus. The declaration came just hours after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over the virus, and U.S. health officials confirmed the first transmission of the disease from one person...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A whopping 7.7 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean seas has hit parts of Jamaica with tremors reportedly felt in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti and Cuba. The earthquake was centered south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reporting a 2.10pm start. The USGS initially reported a magnitude of...

Group plans to boycott upcoming parades managed by JCNP NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Valley Boys has resigned from the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence Limited (JCNP) after issuing an ultimatum over the 2019 Boxing Day Parade results. The Shell Saxons Superstars were named the official winners of both the 2019 Boxing Day Parade and the New Year’s Junkanoo Parade at a...

Veteran cop to head security at Public Hospitals Authority NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander has been deployed to the Ministry of Health on special assignment to assist with overall security concerns, Eyewitness News Online can confirm. Fernander, Assistant Commissioner of Crime Management, was among seven other high-ranking cops who were directed to take their weeks of accumulated...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Shell Saxons Superstars sweep the 2020 New Year’s Junkanoo Parade taking the crown and all categories with their 'Bahamian or Nuttin' theme. The Saxons beat out the Valley Boys to take the unofficial title in the ‘A’ group category. Colors came out on top again in the B category, besting the Original Congos, which placed second. Overall...

UPDATE: The US Coast Guard has confirmed the pilot has been rescued, and is in stable condition. The flight departed from Stuart, Florida and was headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The US Coast Guard is searching for a missing pilot after an aircraft crashed into waters north of North Eleuthera. The Cessna 210 aircraft began experiencing...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Junior doctors who have yet to be made permanent and pensionable will be excluded from receiving the $1,400 lump sum payment from the government this month, according to the Public Hospital Authority (PHA). In a letter to the Bahamas Doctors Union today, PHA Deputy Managing Director Lyrone Burrows made clear the lump sum payment will only apply...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A woman on bail for allegedly stealing four young boys early this year was charged yesterday with attempting to steal a seven-year-old child earlier this month. Natural hairstylist De’Edra Gibson, 30, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney with no legal representation. The alleged attempt took place on December 9. Even though she was not required to enter a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A marine transport employee was found floating near the shore at Cabbage Beach this morning. The victim has been identified as 38-year-old deckhand Chrisco "CK" Knowles, of Triple A Marine Transport. He was described as a hard worker, and full of adrenaline by his employer, Triple A owner Stefan Newbold. Knowles' body was found floating near the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – After amending a motion tabled by the opposition seeking a no confidence vote in Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, government MPs today passed a vote of confidence in the prime minister. Thirty-one MPs voted in favor of the motion and the four opposition MPs voted against it. Three MPs were absent during the vote:  Pineridge MP Frederick...

Second FNM MP to resign from party NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Golden Isles MP Vaughn Miller has resigned from the Free National Movement (FNM). Miller announced the move in Parliament, saying when the House of Assembly meets again he will be seated as an independent parliamentarian. The announcement came as he contributed to debate on an amended resolution for a vote...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Ministry of Health will be providing measles vaccinations at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) after a recent exposure to the highly infectious disease. Health officials will be stationed at all terminals for the next week, with daily opportunities for vaccinations between 10am and 6pm, according to an advisory from the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD)....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Senator Ranard Eric Henfield says he made his final student loan payment to the Education Loan Authority more than a decade ago. Henfield was named in a listing of delinquent accounts published by the ELA in a local daily today. However, he told Eyewitness News Online he made his final payment in 2004. "This is news to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Senators Dr Mildred Hall-Watson and Juanianne Dorsett were elected to serve as president and vice-president of the Upper House this morning. Hall-Watson resigned as vice-president, and will fill the vacancy left by Katherine Forbes-Smith who stepped down as Senate president to become the managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority last week. Both women were nominated by...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Opposition Leader Philip Davis has tabled a notice for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis tonight. The draft resolution makes its case for a vote of no confidence on the controversial Town Centre Mall lease, and accuses Minnis of “knowingly and deliberately” misleading parliament over the deal. The government passed a resolution...

Main gear fails on Flamingo Air flight NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Flamingo Air aircraft veered off the runway into bushes upon landing at the Black Point Airport in Exuma this morning. The Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) confirmed 12 passengers and two pilots on board. The runway excursion took place around 8:30 am. The AAID said the right main gear...