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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The fifth-place position of the Shell Saxons Superstars following the 2018 Boxing Day Junkanoo parade have left fans and its group members reeling, but despite their loss and the harsh attacks which followed, the group is planning to make a strong comeback for the New Year’s Day parade. Within minutes of the results being released on Boxing...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The opening of all public schools has been pushed back a week with classes now expected to resume on Monday, January 7, 2019 as opposed to the originally slated date of Wednesday, January 2. Eyewitness News Online understands that the change comes after Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson protested the original opening date of January...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns continue to maneuver through the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season, picking up more wins in the last two weeks than they did in the first two months of the season. Ayton has played a vital role for the Suns so far this year, averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds per...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -  Justice Estelle Gray Evans (left) was sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Government House on December 27.  (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna)

Officials view the water storage plant at the US Navy Experimental Facility in Eleuthera. Shown from left: Thomas Desmangles, Distribution Operations Manager; the Adrian Gibson, WSC Executive Chairman; Cyprian Gibson, Assistant General Manager; and Elwood Donaldson, General Manager. (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna) One of the four water storage tanks at the US Navy Experimental Facility in Eleuthera.

Group looks forward to taking “two-straight”   NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Despite challenges with the weather and being the final A group to emerge on Bay Street on Wednesday morning, the One Family Warriors, who celebrated their 25th anniversary this year, are the unofficial winners of the 2018 Boxing Day Junkanoo parade. According to the unofficial results released yesterday evening at...

JCNP president says poor weather and road blockage created delays   NASSAU BAHAMAS - President of the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP), Silbert Ferguson on Wednesday attributed the long delays that spectators had to endure at the 2018 Boxing Day Junkanoo parade to a weather system and a road blockage that led to the delay of four major A...

Moxey hopes nothing fails in the interim   NASSAU, BAHAMAS - With Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) under the spotlight following its latest outage, BPL Chairman Dr. Donovan Moxey said yesterday that the power provider has been busy upgrading its transmissions and distribution network, but it will take time to replace all of the aged components, some of which have...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis said the opposition will support legislation to regulate campaign finance reform, but will review what the Minnis administration eventually introduces in Parliament before committing further. Ahead of the last election, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis pledged that if elected his government would introduce campaign finance reform legislation....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The skeletal remains of a human was discovered off East West Highway on Christmas Day. According to police reports, shortly after 11:00 a.m., police were called to a bushy area off the East West Highway where the skeletal remains were found. Police said they will await an autopsy report to determine the exact cause of death. Investigations...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police in New Providence on Boxing Day recovered two illegal firearms in two separate incidents. In the first incident, according to police reports, shortly after 3:00 a.m., Anti-Gang and Firearms Officers acting on information conducted a search of a parking lot of a night club at St. Albans Drive and recovered a .380 Pistol. No arrest was...

Says during December alone, patient missed four scheduled appointments   NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following its investigation, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) on Sunday outlined the series of events which may have led to the death of 25-year-old Neil Johnson, a dialysis patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). A statement released Sunday outlined that an internal investigation conducted by the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The government will delay its evaluation period and ultimate decision on which entity will develop and operate the Port of Nassau until the first quarter of 2019 to allow stakeholders and public servants involved in the process an opportunity to recognize the upcoming holidays, Eyewitness News Online can confirm. Bids were submitted to the government on December...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - As the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade is just hours away, President of the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP), Silbert Ferguson said persons who are interested in watching the most anticipated cultural event of the year, can still purchase tickets today (Monday) from the JCNP’s Norfolk House location on Frederick Street. “There are still tickets available in...

Govt. hopes to sell resort in the first quarter of 2019   NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis said the government’s pronouncement that it could operate the Grand Lucayan Resort at a profit before its resale is not grounded in evidence and appears to be more “wishing thinking” on the part of the Minnis administration. Minister of Finance...

A history of Nassau’s elite and the shipping businesses they owned may give us some context to understand the current cruise port RFP process. Beyond the questions of political economy, there remain issues central to cruise tourism policy. What would the cruise port RFP had looked like if sustainable tourism strategies were at its core?   According to noted Bahamian...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following what police have labeled as a “suspicious shooting incident” which unfolded in the quiet residential community of Stapledon Gardens on Friday night, authorities are actively looking for a male who is believed to have been involved in that incident which left another man dead. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, sometime after 9:00 p.m....

ShotSpotter, drones and other tech-savvy gadgets to be introduced   NASSAU, BAHAMAS - With the start of 2019 just days away, Marvin Dames, Minister of National Security confirmed that government will officially sign off on a number of contracts which will make new tech-savvy gadgets available to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to assist with its fight against crime....