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Bastian says giving opinions is easy but “it’s another thing to put your money, time and energy where your mouth is” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Island Luck Chief Executive Officer Sebas Bastian recently announced that he has once again directed his focus towards technological development with the establishment of the WYYSE Technology Group. Bastian revealed at the latest installment of the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The majority of Bahamians who participated in a recent survey on cannabis supported the use of the plant for religious purposes, Eyewitness News can reveal. The survey was conducted by Bahamian market and opinion research firm Public Domain between November 24, 2020 and December 14, 2020. A total of 1,000 residents, identified by random telephone number selection...

Bannister to address The Farm raid in Parliament this morning NASSAU, BAHAMAS — “We don’t know where we are going and we have 28 days to move,” said Rony Jeudy, a work permit holder and father of two who lives in a single-story structure in The Farm, Abaco. Jeudy, who has lived in The Bahamas since 1990, built the structure...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Supreme Court judge has ruled that the Securities Commission of The Bahamas acted within its statutory remit when it exercised its powers to temporarily suspend a controversial Bahamian broker/dealer’s registration for five days back in 2019, finding that the regulator’s actions were not “irrational, oppressive or unreasonable”. The Securities Commission had suspended registration of Guy Gentile’s...

Murphy: Cigarettes banned in maximum security to “preserve health and safety” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prisoner Commissioner Charles Murphy on Friday "categorically" denied claims that inmates incarcerated at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) are treated "unfairly and inhumanely". Murphy was responding to reports that circulated on Thursday of major disturbances and unrest at the facility after inmates were allegedly...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In line with Central Bank’s full rollout of its Sand Dollar digital currency, slated for this month, Bahamian fintech company CBI Mobile (Bahamas) Ltd has completed integration and formally introduced use of the digital currency, making it available to its base of thousands of users and hundreds of merchants worldwide. CBI Mobile (Bahamas) Ltd owns the transactional...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The 4,049-foot La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent erupted around 8.40am yesterday, just hours after government officials ordered an evacuation of nearly 7,000 people on the surrounding communities. The eruption reportedly sent a five-mile thick acrid cloud of ash billowing above the island. St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Thursday declared a disaster...

“We will continue to have challenges with bed capacity until something is actually substantively done about it” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) Chief Hospital Administrator Mary Walker indicated there are still challenges with emergency medical services (EMS) response times, bed capacity and labor capacity. In recent weeks, there have...

Labour director eyeing constituency nomination from FNM NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Fox Hill MP Shonel Ferguson advised constituents yesterday that she will not be contesting the seat in the upcoming general election. Eyewitness News understands that Director of Labour John Pinder has expressed interest to the Free National Movement (FNM) to vie for the seat. In a message to supporters, Ferguson...

Eleuthera students get sick after eating marijuana-laced cookies shipped from NP Former health minister: Discussion on decriminalization of marijuana does not apply to minors NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Following another incident of students ingesting marijuana edibles on Thursday, education officials said they are closely monitoring what may be a new trend. Police said several students on Eleuthera fell sick on Thursday...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man believed to be in his early 30s was shot and killed on Kemp Road, shortly before 1pm today, according to police. ASP Audley Peters said the man was driving a Nissan Cube, traveling north, when the driver of another vehicle stopped in front of him and exited, armed with a firearm. Peters said the man...

Atlantis says it will not pay for employees to do “the right thing” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Baha Mar will offer its associates who take both doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine a monetary reward of a half day’s pay. In a letter to associates dated April 7, Baha Mar President Graeme Davis said the program rollout will apply to associates...

Rights Bahamas condemns the govt's actions as "illegal, shameful spectacle" ABACO, BAHAMAS — A multi-agency operation launched in The Farm yesterday led to the arrest of irregular migrants and “other persons who are suspected of being involved in various criminal offenses”, according to the Ministry of Works. The operation follows warnings from Minister of Public Works Demond Bannister last month that...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmental groups said last night that Disney’s Lighthouse Point development represents a “major decision” for Eleuthera and The Bahamas as a whole, noting that “the world is watching”. Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) Executive Director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, during a public consultation via Zoom on the controversial project, noted: “We wrote to Disney and offered to...

GB doctor says his wife got blood clots and he and his son got sick after inoculation  Ministry of Health data shows side effects a rare occurrence  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A local doctor on Grand Bahama yesterday claimed he had to perform an emergency procedure to save his wife's life when she started experiencing blood clots after taking the Oxford...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of a prominent investment house and real estate developer seeking a winding-up petition against a Nassau hotel owner. The Court of Appeal, in its decision, allowed the appeal by Sterling Asset Management Ltd, headed by prominent investor David Kosoy, which had sought to reverse a Supreme Court judge’s decision....

Artist says watching his godfather rap in church every Sunday inspired him “I’m just trying to show everybody my life; people can learn from it” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Canaan Cunningham, a 19-year-old Bahamian rapper known by his stage name “Canaan Foryah”, is making his presence known in the music industry through his recently released mixtape — “HILL$ 4 DA WEEKEND”....