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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A group of twenty-three Haitian migrants, who were intercepted by the United States Coast Guard earlier this week, will be sent to Inagua until they can be repatriated. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commander Raymond King confirmed to Eyewitness News that an RBDF vessel will meet the Coast Guard at a location off Grand Bahama or the coast...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, health consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister, is expected to step down as the government's COVID-19 response coordinator next week. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen has confirmed task force co-chair Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillian will lead the team. Dahl-Regis joined the task force in late March, and is...

Three in GB and two addtl. in NP pushes total to 124 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Confirmed cases of the coronavirus shot up this afternoon after three Grand Bahamians and two residents in New Providence tested positively for the virus. The two cases in New Providence — a 73-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman — had a history of travel. Both are in...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man who was shot on Melthorn Street, off Pineyard Road this afternoon died in hospital, police reported. Officers who responded to reports of a shooting were canvassing the scene when Eyewitness News arrived. Minutes after police reported the man was transported to hospital, they confirmed he succumbed to his injuries. The circumstances surrounding the incident remains...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in New Providence today, according to the Ministry of Health. The cases, include a 57-year-old woman with a history of travel who has been hospitalized; a 51-year-old woman with no history of travel who remains in isolation at home; and a 29-year-old woman with a history of travel. The...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Three American women arraigned in a Magistrate's Court today for violating the COVID-19 emergency orders have been discharged. Rana Kenawy, 21; Mariam Mohamed Hassan, 18; and Ikrame Kanane, 25, all of whom reside in Massachusetts, were accused of breaching the existing emergency orders after they hopped a fence to access Cabbage Beach on Independence Day. Beaches were...

BREAKING: Health officials are investigating a suspected case of COVID-19 after an individual underwent a coronavirus test at Doctors Hospital’s testing facility yesterday. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said he expects to be provided more details this afternoon during the daily status meeting. This is a developing story.

BREAKING: A woman’s body has been discovered in a pond at the rear of the golf course in South Ocean, police reported this afternoon. Eyewitness News is en route to the scene. This is a developing story.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Health has confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 in Grand Bahama. Three women, aged 16, 39 and 47, have tested positive for virus, and are currently in isolation at home. According to a statement, the 16 and 39-year-old have a history of travel. As of today, there have been 111 confirmed cases of the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Health officials have confirmed a third case of coronavirus in Grand Bahama today. The latest case is a 27-year-old man with no history of travel. This is the third new infection for the island in 48-hours. Two new infections were confirmed on the islands yesterday — a 33-year-old resident of Grand Bahama, who had no history of travel,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced today two additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Grand Bahama. He advised Parliament that health officials were awaiting results on another suspected case. He did not provide details on the patients. “There is a possibility that we may move from two to three; contact tracing has to be done,”...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Atlantis will push it reopening back 23 days due to the “dramatic increase” in coronavirus cases in the United States, Eyewitness News can confirm. In a correspondence, the resort on Paradise Island said the measure was in the “interests of the health and safety of our guests, team members and the Bahamian community”. “We will keep you...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Baha Mar began its first wave of firings today as it seeks to reduce its staff count of around 6,000 employees by 20 percent, Eyewitness News can confirm. According to several employees, who did not wish to be named, Baha Mar personnel contacted them this morning via phone to advise of their termination due to the extended...

UPDATE: Police have confirmed Kooban Mitchell Barr has been reunited with his family after being reported missing. Kooban is reportedly in good health, according to a statement. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police have issued a missing bulletin for 12-year-old Kooban Mitchell Barr. In the notice posted this morning, Kooban was last seen leaving his residence at 11am yesterday. His last known...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Panamanian man suspected to have COVID-19 was allowed to disembark a cargo ship in Exuma, and has been airlifted to New Providence, Eyewitness News can confirm. When contacted, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said officials still had very little information on the matter. However, a high-level source confirmed the cargo ship from Turks and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An additional case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in The Bahamas, according to the Ministry of Health. The latest case, an 80-year-old man from New Providence with no history of travel, is reportedly in  isolation at home. The ministry did not advise how many people the senior citizen came into contact with. “Health officials...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamian dollar is not facing the threat of devaluation, according to Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest, who also branded reports that the government is running out of money as “false”. The Ministry of Finance released an official statement today, cautioning against “fake news reports” regarding the country’s foreign reserves. “Our economy has not survived and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Central and South Abaco MP James Albury has requested a formal inquiry into the process that led to the burial of 55 unidentified Hurricane Dorian victims on Friday after nearly nine months. In a letter to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, Albury said an inquiry was critical not only to bring closure for Abaconians but to guide...