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FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA – A key meeting between the government and developer Concord Wilshire is scheduled for today, as officials push to finalize outstanding documentation and move forward with the long-delayed redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan resort. Director of Investments Phylicia Woods-Hanna said the meeting is expected to provide greater clarity on timelines and next steps, as the developer continues...

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – The Grand Bahama Port Authority is celebrating what it calls a landmark arbitration victory after a tribunal dismissed the government’s $357 million “reimbursement” claim under Clause 1(5)(d) of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA) in full. According to the Tribunal’s conclusion, the Government’s claim against the GBPA has been dismissed. The Tribunal also ruled that the GBPA’s counterclaim succeeds,...

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – A decision has reportedly been reached in the Government of The Bahamas’ high-stakes arbitration dispute with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), involving claims estimated at  approximately $375 million. However, both sides are declining to confirm the outcome, citing confidentiality. Reports began circulating Monday morning after Darren Cooper, speaking on Da Riddim radio station in Grand Bahama,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Inside authorities have confirmed to Eyewitness News that a 45-foot vessel at the center of a foiled drug trafficking attempt by U.S. authorities is connected to Free National Movement political candidate and former National Security Minister Marvin Dames. The vessel, registered under NP-7228 with the Port Department, is tied to Dames’ charter company, Reel Xperience Charters. Eyewitness...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – More than 20 dialysis patients who arrived for their 5 a.m. treatment session are still waiting to receive care. That’s according to one of the patients, Zelerine Johnson, who says the group includes elderly residents, visually impaired individuals, and others with serious medical conditions. Johnson reports that only one nurse showed up for duty this morning and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is coming to the defence of businessman and Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Fort Charlotte Sebastian “Sebas” Bastian, after his name surfaced in documents linked to the Epstein files. Speaking exclusively to Eyewitness News, Minnis said the controversy ignores one critical fact — Bastian was thoroughly vetted and cleared by multiple...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is rejecting claims surrounding the firing of a Bahamasair employee and flatly denying allegations that passports were ever found or seized in connection with the March 1 incident in Cap-Haïtien. Speaking with Eyewitness News, Munroe said the only confirmed arrest in the matter involved an individual found with cash, not passports, and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Unemployment in The Bahamas has fallen to 9.3 percent, the lowest level so far this year, as new data from the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) shows thousands more Bahamians finding work between April and June. According to the BNSI’s latest Labour Force Survey, 218,620 people were employed in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – A former Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine after pleading guilty in a New York court to his role in a major international cocaine smuggling conspiracy. 56-year-old Darrin Alexander Roker admitted to one count of cocaine importation conspiracy, becoming the first of 13 defendants...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Parliamentary Commissioner has announced that the Advanced Poll for the Golden Isles by-election will be held on Monday, November 17, 2025. The notice applies to all voters registered in the Golden Isles constituency as of October 21, 2025. According to the Parliamentary Elections Act, both Overseas Voters and Special Voters are eligible to participate in the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police believe they have found the body of 30-year-old Lauren Saunders, the seven-months-pregnant mother of two who had been missing since Sunday. Her body was reportedly discovered with gunshot wounds near Munnings Drive, off Gladstone Road, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, bringing a devastating end to a search that gripped the nation. Saunders’ silver Jeep was earlier...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A widening rift between the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has escalated into a full-blown standoff, with the JCNP warning that it will stage its own private Junkanoo parades this holiday season if the Ministry does not reverse its decision to hand management of the Boxing Day and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a sweeping vote Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the United States’ ambassador to The Bahamas — filling a post that’s been vacant for nearly 15 years.   His confirmation, bundled with over 100 other nominees under newly expedited Senate rules, signals renewed U.S. interest in...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller has passed away, the Office of the Prime Minister’s Director of Communications has confirmed. Miller was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Golden Isles in 2017. He later crossed the floor in 2019 to join the Progressive Liberal Party, where he continued to serve in frontline politics....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Meteorologists are tracking two disturbances with a high chance of developing into tropical depressions this week. AL94 is located west in the Atlantic, and could form near The Bahamas in a few days. Heavy rain is expected over the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic in the coming days. Meanwhile, AL93 is likely to become...