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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man was found dead on Collins Avenue and Sixth Terrace shortly before 4am this morning. According to police, officers were called to the area where they found the body of a man lying on the side of the street. He had wounds consistent with a stabbing, according to reports. The incident pushed the country’s murder count to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Irate homeowners in a Fort Charlotte subdivision have called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to fulfill his pledge of a $40,000 rebate on the government homes they purchased and for the government to address structural issues with those residences. Veron Pratt, president of the Ardastra Gardens Estates #3 Homeowners Association, told Eyewitness News the prime minister...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) advised yesterday that it will be pulling back its in-person political campaigning for the upcoming general election amidst the third wave of coronavirus cases in the country. In a statement on the matter, PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis indicated that he was very concerned with the recent growing number of COVID-19 cases....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A senior police officer under investigation for allegations of police brutality officially retired from the force at the end of last month, Eyewitness News can confirm. Assistant Superintendent of Police Derrick Ferguson was among several officers discharged from the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), having retired on pension. His retirement took effect on March 31, 2021. Ferguson...

Olympic gold medalist Chris Brown joins the debate Disney officials opt not to attend local environmentalists’ meeting NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmentalists have dismissed the “all-or-nothing false narrative” surrounding their opposition to Disney’s Lighthouse Point, South Eleuthera, development, with a former Olympic gold medalist now lending his support to their cause. Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, executive director of the Bahamas Reef Environment...

“How are workers going to survive? You’re looking at 20 months that those employees would be out of work” TUC and affiliates to hold meeting on union engagement and question of mandatory vaccinations today NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A prominent trade union leader yesterday slammed as “absolutely incredible” Sandals Resort International’s decision to push the reopening of its Royal Bahamian resort...

Artist “hurt” that no one consulted him before removing his work “We cannot cling to the notion of ‘foreign is better’ and pass it down through our culture” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian artist on Grand Bahama said his mural was taken down without his knowledge because it was deemed "racist". The mural, entitled "Mismanaged Culture", is part of the...

BIMINI, BAHAMAS — A 59-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were the sole passengers of a plane that crashed in shallow waters in South Bimini on Friday, according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA). The Piper Navajo PA-31 that crashed in waters off Bimini on Friday, April 16, 2021. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Bimini International Airport...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — To meet the challenges that lie ahead, top business executives will need to accelerate digital transformation and workforce upskilling while sharpening productivity, according to a senior accountant. Prince Rahming, territory leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bahamas, noted in PwC’s 24th Annual Global CEO Survey: “To take on tomorrow, CEOs will need to accelerate digital transformation and workforce upskilling as...

Six men murdered on Jerome Avenue were shot two hours after the release from custody NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said yesterday that the six men who were killed in a mass shooting on Jerome Avenue on Thursday were released from police custody after another man, who was detained along with them over a firearm, confessed that...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged criminals to think about their country and its future and resist a life of crime in the aftermath of the massacre of six men on Jerome Avenue on Thursday. A woman and a two-year-old girl were also shot during the incident. Asked about the shooting, Minnis said one murder is cause...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Darrin Woods said yesterday that if the government seeks to introduce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in The Bahamas it ought to be prepared for a “faceoff” as he condemned restaurants and other private sector employers who have sought to introduce the practice. “We stand behind the point...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two community activists today called for authorities to take a stand to address the long-standing issue of gang violence in the country. Their comments follow the Jerome Avenue Massacre, which police speculate was due to gang violence. The blood bath claimed the life of six and left two in hospital. In a press conference, Police Commissioner Paul...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — AML Foods Limited yesterday entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Exuma Markets Limited, situated in Georgetown, Exuma. The transaction, which is subject to due diligence, is expected to close on May 29, 2021. The final purchase price will be determined based on the value of the assets at the time of closing...

Police commissioner pledges all out man-hunt for killers NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames last night labeled the individuals responsible for the murders of six men and the shooting of a 19-year-old mother and her two-year-old daughter as “monsters”. “These are the monsters that we would have raised; nobodies kids but ours,” Dames said during a press conference...

The second jab could cause worse flu-like symptoms NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dr. Nikkiah Forbes, director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programm, said yesterday that it is highly probable as COVID-19 mutates and emerges with new strains that there will be a need for booster COVID vaccines or for vaccines to be tweaked to cover these variants. Her comments follow Pfizer...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday affirmed that Bahamians of Haitian descent and those born in The Bahamas awaiting citizenship have a right to benefit from government housing in Abaco. Bethel indicated that the government’s goal is to have an integrated community on Abaco. He made the statement during debate in the Senate on the housing resolution for a...

Mark Humes gets the chop NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Free National Movement (FNM) last night ratified three more candidates for the next general election, including former Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Nicole Martin. Martin was given the nod for Nassau Village. Drumeco Dexter Lauriston Archer, a political newcomer, has been given the nod for Fort Charlotte, replacing...