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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two men in their early twenties who were on bail for murder were gunned down in separate incidents in the capital Tuesday afternoon. Police say they are aggressively searching for the suspects responsible for these latest homicides which occurred simultaneously around 2.30 pm. The victims are said to be ages 23 and 24.  In the first incident, ...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government yesterday signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for a four phased $110 million resort, marina and residential development at Blue Water Cay.  Prime Minister Philip Davis said the Legendary Marina Resort at Blue Water Cay will be a welcomed addition to the commercial infrastructure of New Providence. “The mixed-use oceanfront community will encompass a 120 slip...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Village Road business owners have hit out at the Ministry of Works once again, expressing their disappointment over the ministry’s refusal to engage them over their concerns regarding the Village Road Improvement Project.  Michael Fields, spokesperson for the Village Road Business Collective and President of the Four Walls Squash & Social in an open letter to Works...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environmentalists said yesterday that Royal Caribbean’s environmental pledges for its beach club development on Paradise Island were insufficient to deter them from their requests for information regarding the project. “While we appreciate RCI’s commitments, what the company announced was insufficient to deter us from our request for information. We still do not have any real, meaningful details...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government and the Opposition remained firmly at odds yesterday over the Central Bank of The Bahamas (Amendment) Bill 2023, with the latter asserting that the legislation was merely an attempt to legitimize an unlawful act.  Prime Minister Philip, while kicking off the debate on the legislation, described it as an important step toward the strategic use...

Bastian and Chaves discuss opportunities for cooperation on education, employment, agriculture, and renewable technologies   NASSAU, BAHAMAS — On Friday April 21, Sebastian J. Bastian, the newly-appointed Bahamas Ambassador to Costa Rica, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Chaves, marking an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss potential areas...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Royal Caribbean yesterday outlined its environmental plans for its beach club development at Paradise Island, which it claims will be a 100 percent renewable energy development by the year 2030. The company said in a statement yesterday that the six key components of its environmental plan for the beach club development are zero waste-to-landfill, renewable energy, wastewater...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander says that Bahamians must take note of the recent spate of murders and seriously question the direction the country is headed, as he denounced what he described as the “scourge” of domestic violence, murder and rape griping the nation. His comments came in the wake of another bloody weekend in...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) will kick off its first Power Breakfast for the year on Thursday, April 27, with representatives from RF Bank & Trust set to provide insights on the many ways to gain a competitive financial advantage.  A flyer for the upcoming power breakfast by BCCEC The networking series, which...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The union representing workers at the Grand Bahama Shipyard has raised concerns over a litany of alleged infractions by shipyard executives. Cory Cartwright, president of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Workers Unions said in a statement that the union is calling on the board of the Grand Bahama Shipyard to remove senior  executives for “union busting, unfair...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A governance reformer said yesterday that The Bahamas still has “a ways to go” to combat the perception of corruption, as he urged increased awareness around government’s efforts to reduce incidents of corruption.  Matt Aubry, the Organization for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive director told Eyewitness News that the findings of a recent World Justice Project’s Corruption in...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Some 90 percent of respondents in The Bahamas who participated in a survey on corruption said they believed that public officials “very frequently” or “frequently” influence the hiring of friends or relatives in the public sector.  The findings were highlighted in the World Justice Project’s Corruption in the Caribbean 2022 report. The World Justice Project is an independent,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —  The decomposed body of a man who police believe may have been homeless was discovered in an abandoned building through a tract road just off Carmichael Road yesterday. Police press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said that shortly after 8 am Friday police received reports that the body of a man was found through a tract...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-  Police are searching for two men responsible for a Thursday night shooting which left a 19-year-old Sandilands Village man dead.  According to police, sometime around 8:51pm Thursday night the victim was driving east along Sea Breeze Lane in his silver Honda Civic when two men in a dark coloured Japanese vehicle drove up beside side him. The two...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police have identified the woman whose body was found in the South Beach canal Wednesday afternoon and have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with her murder. According to police, the victim has been positively identified as 42-year-old Yinka Maria Strachan of South Beach.  Reports indicated that shortly after 3:30 pm on Wednesday, a group of men...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A senior tourism executive yesterday urged out-island resort operators to put some “skin in the game” and not rely solely on government’s intervention to boost airlift, noting that significant incentives are often used to attract major carriers to family islands destinations.  Kerry Fountain, The Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board’s (BOIPB) executive director while addressing the Eleuthera Business...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While acknowledging that the proliferation of illegal firearms is a serious issue, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested that the greater problem this nation faces is a “culture of violence” and a “dysfunctional judicial system.” The former Prime Minister made the remarks during his contribution yesterday to the debate on the Law Reform and Revision Bill...