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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man is dead and five other people were hospitalized following a series of shooting incidents that occurred over the weekend, police said. According to reports, the first incident occurred shortly after 7pm on Key West Street when a man who was walking north was accosted by two men — one of whom produced a handgun and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Pastor Mario Moxey, who leads the Bahamas Christian Council’s (BCC) COVID-19 Investigation Committee, said the church has not yet finalized its position on vaccines. According to Moxey, the committee plans to issue a report and definitive position on the available and approved vaccines, including Oxford’s AstraZenca, following the completion of its research centered around the scientific data and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether the Court of Appeal will grant him permission to appeal his conviction. Justices of Appeal Sir Michael Barnett, Jon Isaacs and Roy Jones, who heard the arguments yesterday, have reserved their decision on the matter. Goodman, also known as Eduardo Ferguson, was convicted...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A plane with two men onboard crashed in waters off Salina Point, Acklins, according to authorities. The men departed New Providence en route to Inagua around 5pm but never arrived. Authorities have begun searching for the aircraft. According to Air Accident and Investigation Department (AAID) Chief Investigator Delvin Major, the aircraft was spotted near Salina Point and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dismissing suggestions that the government or Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) have disrespected three senior officers whose special assignments have been extended for a further two years, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday the deployment extension was determined because those ministries are in need of "significant help in terms of safety and security". “That’s certainly...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas will receive its first tranche of Oxford’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, according to the Office of the Prime Minister, which said the first batch will include 20,000 doses of the vaccine donated from India. “The vaccines were pre-qualified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and received Emergency Use Listing (EUL) approval by the WHO,”...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While he initially announced that individuals on the government's 52-week program would become permanent and pensionable this year, National Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle backtracked those comments, insisting that the matter remains under consideration for finalization. During his presentation for the mid-year budget debate yesterday, Rolle said: "I can now announce that persons on the program who have...

Chairman boasts no customer has been disconnected despite losses NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) suffered a “monumental” 30 percent revenue loss in 2020 when compared to 2019, its executive chairman told Parliament yesterday. Adrian Gibson, the Long Island MP, added, however, that the corporation has not disconnected a single customer since last March at the onset of...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Acknowledging some initial “hesitancy” among some sectors of the nation towards the coronavirus vaccine, Minister of Health Renward Wells said the feedback from the general populous has been pro-vaccine, which bodes well for the government’s vaccination program. Last month, former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands told Eyewitness News that the hesitancy expressed by healthcare workers in...

More than 700 voters registered within the last 2 weeks; more than 5,000 registered since 2017 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — There has been an increase in registered voters on New Providence since 2017, according to Acting Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson. There were 181,000 registered voters in the 2017 General Election, with a voter turnout of around 88 percent. In an interview...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Acknowledging the hardship among the Bahamian people and the criticisms of the government, Tall Pines MP Don Saunders said yesterday that the Free National Movement (FNM), when walking in constituencies, “take our blows”, but insisted the general feedback from the electorate is more favorable than negative. During the mid-year budget debate in Parliament, Saunders, the deputy speaker...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of the Public Service and National Insurance and Garden Hills MP Brensil Rolle announced in Parliament yesterday that he will not be seeking to run in the upcoming general election. Last month, the Free National Movement (FNM) ratified Stephen Greenslade for Garden Hills. Rolle opted not to comment on the ratification at the time, however, yesterday,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Five months after the Central Bank of The Bahamas officially launched the Sand Dollar, local authorized financial institution (AFI) Kanoo has become the first financial institution in the world to have it completely integrated into its system, allowing for interoperability. Company officials believe this capability proves its commitment to ensuring all Bahamians have access and the ability...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In the next general election, a political rookie and a veteran will go against the Free National Movement’s (FNM) incumbent, MP Jeff Lloyd. Lloyd was ratified by the FNM on February 2. Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd. The former journalist, who noted that it is up to voters if he is to be re-elected, received 2,893 votes...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The National Insurance Board (NIB) is collaborating with the Department of Immigration to produce a card that will be issued at birth and indicate a person’s nationality, Minister of Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle told Parliament today. Rolle, the Garden Hills MP, while making his contribution in Parliament to the mid-year budget debate, stated: “What...

Forbes notes continued emergence of new vaccines in the meantime is “a good thing” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas continues to use the antiviral drug remdesivir in severe COVID-19 cases despite a lack of consensus among the global health society on its use, according to National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme Director Dr Nikkiah Forbes. In an interview with Eyewitness News,...

NASSAU BAHAMAS — Several members and supporters of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) staged a protest in Rawson Square yesterday, calling on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to “ring the bell” for the next general election. Democratic National Alliance (DNA) members and supporters stage a demonstration in Rawson Square and Parliament Square on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (FILE PHOTOS) The...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie said yesterday that the Constituencies Commission has sought the legal advice of the Office of the Attorney General and independent legal opinions from a group of Queen’s Counsel on allowing displaced Dorian survivors special voting considering to cast their ballots on Abaco and Grand Bahama. In an interview with...