NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Environmental Health continued its islandwide community clean-up initiative by extending its reach to the Fox Hill Community; derelict vehicles were removed from Step Street, Fox Hill, on Wednesday morning. Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell, Environment Minister Vaughn Miller, and the Minister of State for the Environment […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – St.Annes Member of Parliament Adrian White sounded the alarm in parliament on Wednesday afternoon over what he termed an “environmental disaster” on the island of Abaco due to an alleged diesel leak from a service station. White alleged that the fuel has been leaking into the harbour for more than twenty days. […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Education is in the process of implementing a campus discipline plan according Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin. Her comments came on the heels of an altercation at the Eight Mile Rock High School campus Monday where a student reportedly got into a fist fight with a School Resource Officer […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas and Central South University located in Hunan, China, inked a new a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)Wednesday morning at the Harry C.Moore Library Auditorium; officials did not make it immediately clear what the renewed agreement entails. Education Minster  Glenys Hanna-Martin, during her remarks, expressed gratitude got the longstanding […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis for his comments which suggested that divorce is a solution for marital rape, Pintard contends that the response does not address the issue the specific social ill. Davis suggested on Monday that criminalizing marital rape was not “contained” in his […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Shadow Minister Kwasi Thompson expressed concerns Wednesday morning that Bahamians are not feeling the impact of the economic rebound which was outlined in a report released by The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) on Tuesday. The report notes that while The Bahamas’ economic recovery, since Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Social Services Minister Myles Laroda was unable to directly address comments made in a US Human Rights report, which revealed a claim made by local non-governmental agencies, that “self-identifying LGBTQI+ children were remanded to juvenile correctional facilities after their guardians deemed the children ‘uncontrollable’ based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg tabled the unaudited financial statements regarding last year’s CARIFTA Games following an Auditor General’s report released last week. The Auditor General’s report pointed to overspending for the games however Bowleg told parliament Wednesday that financials were provided to the Ministry on January  24th, but were […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) has announced that Dejae Woods, a 19-year-old from the University of the Bahamas, is the first-place winner of the 2024 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) National Competition.  The winning photo entry, “Confronting the Devastating Effects of Marine Pollution in The Bahamas, “ calls attention […]

  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A collaboration between the governments of The Bahamas and the People’s Republic of China aimed at addressing visual impairments was announced Tuesday afternoon. Set to begin in summer 2024, “The Brightness Action Initiative” was conceived as a means of providing surgical interventions to PMH Ophthalmic clients impacted by cataracts. The Chinese […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In honor of Earth Day 2024, The National Training Agency (NTA) held a job fair focused on careers in environmental conservation and protection. A number of non-governmental organizations, private companies and various government ministry  representatives gave high school students a glimpse into possible career choices that could stem from interests in marine […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Doan Cleare was officially sworn in as the Commissioner of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) on Monday afternoon. Cleare served in the capacity as Acting Commissioner at BDOCS for three years, he noted that the journey was a long but worth it. Cleare revealed that his first order of business […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller admitted Monday afternoon that dealing with the ongoing forest fires in North Andros has been very challenging. According to the minister, there are currently marines and firefighters on the ground in Nicholl’s Town, Andros battling a new blaze that reportedly erupted over the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Dr. Rihanna Neely of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) in the Ministry of the Environment told Eyewitness News Monday afternoon that it will be keeping a close eye on Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) multi-million dollar beach club project to be built on Paradise Island to ensure that no environmental […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A Heads of Agreement (HOA) has been signed between The Davis administration and Royal Caribbean International (RCI) for the construction of RCI’s $165 million dollar Royal Beach Club Paradise Island. The HOA signing took place at the Office of the Prime Minister Monday morning, just moments before RCI principals and government officials […]