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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis applauded the church on Thursday for its commitment “to ministering to the poor, the sick, the indigent, the lonely, the depressed and those suffering from various addictions.” Addressing the Church of God of Prophecy’s Bi-Annual Conclave at East Street Tabernacle, Dr. Minnis said the church “is a great community harvest which gives witness to God’s...

A day after donating $50,000 to the upcoming CARIFTA Track and Field Championships and its trials this weekend, Island Luck (IL), through its IL Cares Foundation, made another generous donation to youth sports in The Bahamas yesterday. IL Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dirk Simmons, at a special presentation ceremony, awarded the Ministry of Education with a $20,000 check to assist...

A man and a woman were taken into police custody early Thursday morning after officers allegedly discovered $20,000 worth of marijuana in their home. The arrests took place shortly before 6:00 a.m. off Bacardi Road. According to reports, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), acting on information went to home on Venice Bay where they observed a male throwing...

W&SC GM is Out The general manager of the state-run Water & Sewerage Corporation (W&SC) has been fired, Eyewitness News Online can confirm. The immediate dismissal of Glenn Laville comes a week after a damaging Ernst and Young (EY) audit on the water corporation was tabled in Parliament by W&SC Chairman Adrian Gibson, during the 2017/2018 Mid-Year Budget debate. Gibson...

Making sure to stress that is was not “ceremonial”, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis on Wednesday signed a $45 million contract for the revitalization of the Harbour Island Marina and Resort. The heads of agreement (HOA) was signed by Michael Wiener, the principal of 4-M Harbour Island Limited. The project, which is expected to generate 150 construction and 72 permanent...

A mob of public school teachers rallied alongside union President Belinda Wilson outside the Bahamas Union Teacher’s (BUT) headquarters Wednesday morning, demanding respect for what the teachers say are their constitutional rights. “We out number Y’all,” were the words Wilson shouted to over 200 teachers while standing atop the hood of a car. She said the words she expressed was...

Aviation Minister Dioniso D’Aguilar warned ‘hackers’ on Wednesday to “come in through the front door” and become certified or face the consequences. Addressing parliamentarians during the mid-year budget debate, D’Aguilar said, private hackers will no longer enjoy the freedom they had in the past, as he has now mandated the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) to immediately stop the illegal...

Family Islands projected to hit record 300K visitors New Providence is currently enjoying a seven per cent increase in air arrivals for the year to date, despite significant reductions in both air and sea arrivals throughout the entire Bahamas last year, according to Minister of Tourism Dioniso D’Aguliar. During the mid-year budget debate D’Aguliar told Parliament that the local tourism...

Exigency could be extended   Fishermen who paid value added tax (VAT) on building materials for traps and condos following Hurricane Irma, will receive tax refunds by the end of the month, according to the country’s marine resources chief. In his contribution to the mid-year budget debate in Parliament last evening, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Renward Wells told...

Consistent training needed National Security Minister Marvin Dames said Tuesday that a consistent neglect of training within the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), has led to a decline in the level of professionalism in which officers currently carry out their duties. As such, an overhaul of the entire force is expected within the coming months, Dames said. “We have neglected...

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) Chief Executive Officer Edison Sumner suggested Wednesday, that The Bahamas might have been able to dodge the recent European Union (EU) blacklisting if it had international agencies such as the World Trade organization (WTO) to negotiate on its behalf. His comments came just one day after The Bahamas was blacklisted by...

Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis told Parliament yesterday that the damning Ernst and Young (EY) audit report of the Water and Sewerage Cooperation (W&SC) was sordid, libelous and misleading. It was revealed last week that a secretary in the law firm of the former deputy prime minister and minister of works, owned part of the company, which was awarded an...

Long lines wrapped around the Department of Labour offices Wednesday, as representatives of the Bougues Batiment International – the foreign construction company assisting in the development of a new resort on Ocean Cay, Bimini – interviewed candidates for the new project. At a press conference Tuesday, Labour Director Robert Farquharson said, the project will provide temporary as well as permanent...

BNT outraged Five hundred hours of community service was the only consequence ordered by the court for the couple charged with the slaying of a Loggerhead sea turtle – an endangered species. The sentence is one that the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is condemning and has deemed the sentence “too lenient”. “In sentencing, the magistrate missed an opportunity to send...

Just two days before the start of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Association (BAAA) Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Trials, one local corporate entity has come forward with a major last-minute donation to help ease the cost of hosting the event. Island Luck, through its IL Care Foundation, donated $50,000 to the BAAA to help with the annual meet, set...