The Big Story

“There are a lot of young men all of a sudden because of the COVID-19 pandemic are having issues with fertility” Pinto stresses need to take preventative steps; encourages vaccination NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A less commonly known long-term side effect of contracting COVID-19 could be a complete lack of performance in the bedroom, according to prevailing studies and a local...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames yesterday asserted that the next general election will be the “cleanest in our nation’s history”, insisting the Minnis administration, which has overseen the implementation of a permanent register, takes the integrity of the electoral process “very seriously”. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted the next general election is not due...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS  — A 16-year-old boy was arraigned in the Magistrate's Court yesterday for the June 17 murder of Kenton Adderley and the attempted murder of Rayshene Rahming the same day. The juvenile appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and was not required to enter a plea. He returns to court on August 9 for the presentation of a voluntary bill...

Campbell says he asked director of social services to speak to disgruntled employees “Renovations are ongoing, which is a clear indication that concerns of the workspace are being addressed” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell said yesterday that while the employees at the Department of Social Services are “deserving” of all of their requests related to working...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A police officer testifying in a trial of a man accused of libel against Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday he did not follow normal procedure when he allowed the accused to put on clothes before being arrested. Oswald Poitier, 45, of Second Street, Cockburn Town, has pleaded not guilty to one count...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday the accidental shooting of a woman in her leg by police as they pursued a suspect on Amos Ferguson Street on Saturday was “unfortunate”. He said the matter will be investigated to determine what happened, why it happened and “how it can be avoided in the future”. Addressing the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government should look to engage a private developer for the build-out of its proposed western New Providence development, a local economist has suggested while arguing that simply subsidizing the cost of the land alone will not improve access to housing. Rupert Pinder, a University of The Bahamas lecturer, told Eyewitness News the ability of many individuals...

“We are pleased the company’s financials are beginning to reflect the positive economic effects the reopening of The Bahamas is expected to bring” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Colina Holdings Bahamas (CHBL) saw a noticeable improvement in its first-quarter earnings, with revenues increasing by nearly $15 million in its first quarter. The company, in its unaudited consolidated interim financial results for the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Amidst increased occupancy at some major resorts on New Providence, Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Darrin Woods said yesterday the union is monitoring whether the Atlantis resort will considering bringing back individuals who have been made redundant. According to hotel executives, Atlantis is seeing 90 percent occupancy rates as it heads into its...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man was stabbed to death on Pine Barren Road off Prince Charles yesterday morning while another man was found submerged in waters near the Victoria Avenue Dock off Bay Street. Mortuary services personnel remove the body of a man found with stab wounds about the chest on Pine Barren Road on Monday, June 28, 2021. In the...

“We happen to fall victim to the dispute they have with the minister” BPSU says protests will continue until issues resolved; social services officials mum  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dozens of residents who waited outside the Department of Social Services on Robinson Road in the blazing sun for assistance yesterday eventually walked away empty-handed as employees of the department, who were...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Sidney Collie said yesterday that the United States’ donation of approximately five million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), from which The Bahamas will receive a tranche of doses, is “imminent”. The ambassador was unable to confirm the exact number of doses The Bahamas will receive, but...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The United States Coast Guard (USCG), homeported in Key West, transferred 18 Haitian migrants and a Bahamian to The Bahamas over the weekend, after stopping a vessel the men and women were on approximately one mile east of Lake Worth Inlet on Thursday. “Palm Beach Sheriff officers had reported to Sector Miami watchstanders a 27-foot vessel was...

Paradise Island resort re-engaging employees who were furloughed during pandemic “We are really pleased with business going into July and the remainder of the summer” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Atlantis is seeing full occupancy for the next two months, with strong bookings through the fall, its president and managing director said yesterday. Audrey Oswell, in an interview with Eyewitness News,...

“We are trying to be an alternative lender and help customers based on the current economic reality” CEO anticipates Bahamas economy will come back stronger based on strong demand for tourism NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Robert Pantry, the principal of Bahamian financial services firm Simplified Lending, said yesterday he was “cautious but bullish and optimistic” on this nation’s economic rebound, after...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dozens of workers demonstrated outside Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) on Baillou Hill Road yesterday morning, indicating that the final straw was approaching before the union further agitates for the removal of the leadership team and instructs workers to cease work due to conditions becoming unbearable. “Try the union and see if we joking,” said Bahamas Electrical...

“The travel visa is a burdensome, unnecessary tax on Bahamians at a time of widespread economic pain” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis promised yesterday that a PLP-led government would end travel health visa requirements for Bahamians and visitors immediately upon taking office. In a statement yesterday, Davis reiterated the party’s position held throughout the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prominent pastor Bishop Simeon Hall has called on young men involved in crime to consider their families and the consequences of their "criminal lifestyle". Hall's plea follows four killings and multiple shootings over the past week. Police reported two fatal shootings on New Providence on Thursday and another killing on Friday night. Bishop Simeon Hall. "I want...