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Courtesy Call to GG part of promotional tour To further solidify its place in corporate Bahamas, the Bahamas Gaming Operators Association (BGOA) began an educational tour on Thursday, which the organization said, is in an effort to promote the industry since its recent regularization. BGOA President Gershan Major, told Eyewitness News Online yesterday that the tour represents the association’s continued...

Minister of Tourism touts Baha Mar’s resurgence   The once beleaguered Baha Mar resort is said to be riding high this month with record occupancy at the hotel, according to resort officials. The Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar shared with Eyewitness News Online recently, that 80 per cent of the resorts available to room inventory are occupied. The occupancy rate...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest, said in line with the brighter economic outlook globally and especially in the U.S., the International Monetary Fund has marked up its forecast for economic growth in The Bahamas. “Real growth in 2018 is now forecast at 2.5 per cent, up from 2.2 per cent at the time of the last...

The Department of Environmental Health Services is cracking down on the rising number of derelict vehicles by conducting assessments in neighbourhoods across the island. Eyewitness News spoke to Health Inspector Miriam Coakley who said once a vehicle has been marked, owners seven to 14 days to relocate or discard them. The inspection Team began its work in the Kemp Road Area...

Special Olympics Bahamas does not intend on leaving any team member behind. In preparation for the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Special Olympics Bahamas is starting a year-long fund-raising drive to ensure it carries a full team next summer. The games will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 8-21. “Special Olympics Bahamas is looking to take a 40-member...

Local advocacy group, Marijuana Bahamas, is lobbying for the government to seriously consider the medical and economic gains of marijuana. The plant’s international market value has grown exponentially in the past decade and is expected to reach a sales revenue of $50 billion by 2020. Founder of Marijuana Bahamas, Renauldo Cartwright, continues to tout the benefits of decriminalizing the drug....

With less than three weeks remaining before the start of the CARIFTA Track and Field Championships, the event’s Local Organizing Committee (LOC) yesterday introduced the event’s sponsors to the general public. The junior championships will now be known as the 2018 BJ Nottage Flow CARIFTA Games, and will take place in New Providence, from March 30 to April 2, at...

Water and Sewerage Corporation Chairman Adrian Gibson said he felt “uneasy” about the way the audit into the corporation’s financial affairs was conducted and how it became a personal matter for Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament for Cat Island Phillip Davis. Addressing parliamentarians in the house of assembly this morning – while not directly apologizing – Gibson said it...

A $100 million loan from the  the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)  is up for consideration by government to bail out, once again, Resolve Bahamas.  The company was  created to absorb bad loans from the Bank of The Bahamas un 2014 under the former administration. Deputy Prime mInister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest moved the resolution in the House of...

Seven people narrowly escaped death in a failed attempt to cross the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera yesterday morning. According to Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera Rickey Mackey, a lack of alternative transportation was what prompted the locals to cross bridge, which has been closed since Sunday. “As a result of a shift in the weather this morning, the...

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the details and structure of its new Nations League competition this week. The event is slated for September in Miami, Florida. CONCACAF begins with a one-off qualifying phase, while the group phase – comprised of three tiered leagues – will kick off next year. The League comes to...

After overcoming a regular season filled with injuries and mishaps, Dwight Coleby and the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Hilltoppers come into the Conference USA tournament as one of the highest ranked seeds. Coleby is in the midst of his best season as a collegiate player and now, the redshirt senior is looking to take No. 3 WKU to a place...

An iconic staple at one of Grand Bahama's main landmarks – the Straw Market at the International Bazaar – was ravaged by fire early Tuesday morning leaving about a dozen of the straw vendors out of work.  It’s another blow to the crippling economy on that island that has had its share of hiccups over the past 10 years since the passage of...