NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield will travel to Jamaica today to meet with United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other Caribbean leaders. According to Henfield, the purpose of the trip is to discuss issues related to the Organization of American States. However, CARICOM chairman and Barbados Prime Minister Mia […]

No restriction of travel or trade necessary, says minister NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas is monitoring an outbreak of a novel coronavirus (nCoV) in China, confirmed Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands yesterday. The virus is from the same family of viruses as the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The World Health Organization has […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Fifty-six percent of respondents who participated in an August 2018 Public Domain survey believe that a legalized medical marijuana industry in The Bahamas should be reserved exclusively for Bahamians. The survey conducted by the Bahamian market and opinion research was done just weeks after Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis returned from a […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to explain its intentions to sell Bahamas Power and Light’s new power plants to Shell North America. BPL Chairman Dr Donovan Moxey addressed the matter at the Bahamas Business Outlook conference at the Baha Mar resort last week, as he […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS –The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority will host a three-day retreat in Grand Bahama, in order to strategize key initiatives to ramp up operations on reconstruction efforts four months post-Dorian. Minister of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis told Eyewitness News Online yesterday that the retreat, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, will focus cleanup […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The 2020 Bahamas Carnival Experience, which is set to take place on May 1 – 3, will reintroduce the songwriting and music masters competition for Bahamian artists. Organizers of the weekend long festival – Polantra Media Group and the Bahamas Carnival Band Owners Association (BCBOA) made the announcement during a press conference […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday sought to clarify what he labeled as confusion and misinformation surrounding the $1.5 billion in pledges raised for restoration efforts post-Dorian. More than 300 local and international delegates attended the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) pledge conference at the Baha Mar resort on Monday. Among the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) rate reduction bond funding is expected to close by mid-February, the utility’s chairman Dr Donovan Moxey said yesterday. BPL has announced average household will see a $27 per month increase in their electricity bill, which represents 15 percent of the average bill of $180 per month. “I […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson yesterday urged the government to strengthen the security in the schools and reenergize the school’s policing program. Wilson’s calls for safer schools comes after two students were stabbed during a fight at C. V. Bethel Senior High School last week. “School security is something […]