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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Eyewitness News can confirm that Fred Mitchell, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has defeated Robyn Lynes and won re-election as chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party. Unofficially Mitchell secured 885 votes, while Lynes secured 625 votes. When the results were announced, Mitchell's supporters erupted in celebration, shouting "one leader, one chairman." The closely-watched contest featured several prominent...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Acting Parliamentary Commissioner Arthur Taylor confirmed the authenticity of leaked documents that revealed the date of the upcoming bye elections. The documents signed by Leonard Dames Jr. disclosed that the bye-election will be held on November 22. Nomination Day is slated for  November 6. Officials are currently seeking advise from the attorney general’s office on the leaked...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Former Health Minister Dr. Michael Perry Gomez died today at the age of 76.  Gomez served for one term as the Member of Parliament for North Andros & The Berry Islands in the House of Assembly after being elected in 2012. Gomez is known globally for his work on HIV/AIDS research, being the founder and director of the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Eyewitness News can confirm that Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) Principal Dr. David Mindorff died suddenly Thursday morning. “Dr. Mindorff has served LCIS for some 15 years and has been a huge part of the institution’s advancement. This is a huge loss and he will miss him greatly,” O’Niel Bain, LCIS Marketing, Advancement & Communications Director said. Dr....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The son of former prime minister Dr Hubert Minnis, Dr. Jamil Minnis, a gynecologist, and two women appeared in the Magistrate’s Court today on abortion charges. It is alleged that the trio intentionally and unlawfully aided a 15-year-old minor with an abortion. The incident reportedly occurred on Harbor Island. Dr Jamil Minnis was represented by Damian Gomez,...

  NASSAU, BAHAMAS- An early morning car crash on East Street South has left two people dead and another two individuals fighting for their lives in hospital, according to police. The traffic mishap occurred near Calvary Deliverance Church early Monday morning, according to the Head of Traffic Division Chief Superintendent of Police David Lockhart. Lockhart says the accident involved three...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police say that a man has died after being shot on Tyler Street off Boyd Road. This is a developing story. This latest incident comes on the heels of a homicide in the Chippingham area on Thursday. A man in his twenties was shot and killed by a masked gunman on Baldwin Avenue in Chippingham around 10 a.m....

Political leaders unite in mourning sitting Cabinet Minister's passing NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Member of Parliament for West End and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe has been confirmed dead, sending shockwaves across the political landscape. Wilchcombe, the Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Minister, also served as leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly. Prior to entering the political arena, Wilchombe had...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Eyewitness News can confirm that the Member of Parliament for North Abaco is being questioned by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) in connection to a Sexual Assault complaint. Cornish, a Cooper's Town native and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of The Prime Minister on the island of Abaco, arrived in Grand Bahama today where the complaint...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — George Myers, one of The Bahamas' most seasoned hospitality and tourism industry veterans, has died at age 83. The news was announced in a press release from the Myers Group of Restaurants which he founded over 30 years ago in 1992. Described as a "pioneer and a true champion of tourism" and "an influential force to so...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today unveiled plans to deploy the Royal Canadian Navy to Haiti’s coast to conduct surveillance and provide maritime support as part of their bid to address the deepening crisis in the beleaguered state. Trudeau committed $10 million to support the International Organization for Migration to strengthen the protection and resilience of Haitian...

PM to continue with normal duties NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two anonymous callers, believed to be men, phoned into the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and made death threats against Prime Minister Philip Davis shortly after noon today. At a press briefing minutes ago, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said Davis was not "scared" but officials are taking the threats...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Embattled Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles has won the right to go back before the Supreme Court to apply for constitutional relief over his 2017 detention and expulsion from the country. Jean-Charles’ case became a flashpoint with potentially far-reaching implications for how the country’s immigration and citizenship laws are applied to people who are born in the country...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Department of Correctional Services acting Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare has confirmed that embattled former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is currently in the sick bay of the maximum security block with five other men. Cleare told Eyewitness News that the 30-year-old disgraced billionaire seemed to be in good spirits when he spoke with him last night....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The national minimum wage will be increased to $260 per week. Prime Minister Philip Davis made the announcement during a national address tonight as he outlined the crises impacting the country on multiple fronts, and the government's plan to move the nation forward. The last time the minimum wage was raised was in 2015.  “A new increase...

Popular snorkel spot closed until further notice NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 58-year-old mother was attacked and killed by a bull shark while snorkeling with her family at a popular spot near a cay off New Providence. The woman was part of a group of around five to seven cruise ship passengers, including her husband, daughter and son, who booked a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said 30,000 gallons of diesel spilled in Exuma between Tuesday and Wednesday morning when a vessel contracted by Sun Oil was offloading fuel for Bahamas Power and Light. Yesterday evening, Urban Smith, Station Diesel Mechanic at BPL, said BPL’s generation team along with Valiant Marine Salvage have already recovered some 15,000-20,000 gallons...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Airport Authority workers have been hit with a restraining order blocking them from participating in any form of industrial action due to a Supreme Court injunction. The interlocutory injunction was granted against the Bahamas Public Service Union by Justice Denise Lewis-Johnson last night, according to Director Of Labour Robert Farquharson. Hundreds of workers reportedly staged a sick-out...