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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) has fined Bahamas Power and Light Co Ltd (BPL) $229,535.34 for breach of its license and the Electricity Act 2015 following investigations into last year's fire and resulting summer load shedding. URCA issued a Final Determination and Order to BPL for breach of  its Public Electricity Service License (PESL) and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A nine-member jury has found former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson not guilty on all 15 counts of bribery brought against him. Supreme Court Justice Carolita Bethel handed the case over to the jurors to render their verdict around 3:20 pm after providing them an extensive summation of the both the crown’s and defense’s case. Gibson, 58, has...

NASAU, BAHAMAS - Some 40 workers at ZNS' northern service have decided they can no longer work in alleged unsafe conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Dino Rolle told Eyewitness News he could no longer support operations at the Harold DeGregory government complex, which he claims sustained flooding damage. Rolle cited widespread complaints of...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are investigating a shooting and attempted armed robbery at a Palmdale wholesaler earlier today. Superintendent Joy Bosfield confirmed a security guard at the D'Albenas Agency Ltd on Patton Street was shot; however, she could not confirm the guard's condition or any further details at this time. Police investigations are ongoing.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - CIBC announced today that it has reached an agreement on the purchase of a portion of CIBC’s shares in its Caribbean entity, FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited (“FirstCaribbean”) by GNB Financial Group Limited. According to a statement released by the bank, GNB will purchase 66.73 per cent of the shares of FirstCaribbean, subject to the approval of local...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Firefighters are working to clear the remnants of a structural fire at one of the abandoned buildings that formerly housed St John’s College. Chief Fire Officer Superintendent Thomas Lightbourne said officers were alerted to the blaze at a single-story structure on Baillou Hill Road shortly after 10am. Lightbourne said the abandoned building at the southern end was...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - House Speaker Halson Moultrie paused the morning session to order a reporter's phone be seized and any video recording deleted. Moultrie accused The Nassau Guardian journalist of using the cellphone to record proceedings without permission. He referred to an incident earlier this year, when a cellphone video of Fontella Chipman, sister of Centreville MP Reece Chipman, demonstrating...

Two dead in morning collision near Cooper's Town NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An international humanitarian group has blasted the government over multiple failures in Abaco following deadly Hurricane Dorian. Burke Bryant, president of Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project (HARP) lashed out at the lack of critical health care support in a Facebook post following a fatal two-car collision on the island...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police, volunteer firefighters and members of the community are working to contain a massive blaze that started at a gas station in Eleuthera. Fire Chief Walter Evans confirmed to Eyewitness News Online at least two buildings have been destroyed after a fuel truck with a “large quantity of product” caught on fire this evening. Evans could not...

MARSH HARBOUR, ABACO - Officials are battling a large blaze in Abaco, Chief Superintendent Walter Evans has confirmed. Evans, officer-in-charge of Fire Services, told Eyewitness News Online he could not provide further details as he was working to get a team to the site to tackle the blaze. He could not confirm the location of the fire at the time;...

FNM Chairman says MP not forced out NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Centreville MP Reece Chipman has resigned from the Free National Movement, announcing the move in the party’s Whatsapp group chat earlier today. Chipman has announced he will hold a press conference at 1pm. FNM Chairman Carl Culmer said he was surprised by the resignation as Chipman did not notify party...

Dorian strengthens to Category 4 hurricane with 130 mile-per-hour winds NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As Hurricane Dorian is expected to severely impact Grand Bahama in the coming days, evacuation orders have been given for the nation’s second city. Head of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) operations in Grand Bahama, Don Cornish, advised residents in the impacted zones to take heed of...