NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Chinese Community Association of The Bahamas has seen a drop in Bahamians patronizing their members’ businesses, namely restaurants, since the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in China. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Lloyd Wong, treasurer of the association and proprietor of China Garden restaurant, said the Chinese community in The Bahamas […]

Health ministers says zero matches from DNA analysis NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Fifty unclaimed storm victims who remain in a refrigerated trailer in Abaco will be buried on the island in another three to four weeks, Eyewitness News can confirm. “To your question of burial, we have repeatedly said that at some point those remains have […]

Bahamas embassy in Haiti expected to be used as command center for CARICOM mission NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis renewed his administration’s commitment to removing illegal migrants from The Bahamas and said the government and its agencies will “aggressively” defend the country as it can no longer “tolerate illegals”. “Moving forward it […]

PM and delegation return from CARICOM meetings in Barbados NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday slammed critics of the government’s pace of recovery in Grand Bahama and Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, declaring that in comparison to other countries faced with similar disasters, The Bahamas’ is “really ahead of schedule”. […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney Martin Lundy II, who represents the shantytown residents awaiting a judicial review on the fate of their communities, has called on the government to follow the law as it seeks to evict residents in three shantytown communities in North Andros.   Eviction notices were placed on more than 150 structures in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government has signed a $2 million consultancy contract with an engineering company for the redesign of the Glass Window Bridge in North Eleuthera. The bridge has previously had to be short down due to inclement weather, which resulted in large waves prohibiting the flow of traffic along the only passageway through […]

Three senior cops deployed to government ministries NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames suggested there is no current need for a senior officer to be assigned to the Ministry of Tourism. While indicating additional resources are being committed to the Royal Bahamas Police Force to shore up safety and security in touristic […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A row erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday between Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister and members of the opposition, after Bannister expressed disappointment over the use of an ethnic slur at a recent PLP rally. Opposition Leader Philip Davis however fired back at Bannister, labeling him and the Free National Movement […]

Moutrie says the issue is degrading “morale fabric” of the nation NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie suggested yesterday the time has come for Parliament to consider amending legislation to criminalize obscene posts on social media. “Social media reports and postings that seem to be very, very callus; very insensitive […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd announced yesterday that a school will be built in High Rock, Grand Bahama to accommodate the population of the four schools damaged in that East Grand Bahama during the passage of Hurricane Dorian. The deadly Category 5 storm which decimated parts of Grand Bahama and Abaco in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Education officials are investigating a viral video clip that purports to show an altercation involving a public school student and a man on a crowded school bus. Director of Education Marcellus Taylor could not confirm the school; however, Eyewitness News understands that the students are from Eight Mile Rock High School in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister Shane Gibson said yesterday he plans to take legal action after being named and wrongly identified in an affidavit accusing Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard of sex trafficking. The federal class action lawsuit filed in a Manhattan Court on Thursday, details allegations of a decades-long sex-trafficking […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A survey to codify the views of the Bahamian public on marijuana is expected to be completed by mid-April said Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana co-chairman Quinn McCartney yesterday. The commission’s preliminary report was tabled in Parliament earlier this month, however its final report will be presented after the national survey. “We […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dozens more women have come forward with information related to a lfederal lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, which alleges the billionaire Lyford Cay property owner used his wealth and political influence in The Bahamas to lure, rape and sodomize numerous young girls. In a joint statement, Greg Gutzler and Lisa […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Authorities have interviewed a number of people in connection with allegations that Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was involved in a sex trafficking ring, Eyewitness News can confirm. When contacted, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said: “We have an ongoing investigation concerning the allegations surrounding Peter Nygard.” The federal class action lawsuit filed in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Disaster Reconstruction Authority Chairman John Michael Clarke said yesterday that Hurricane Dorian shelterees on New Providence will be able to move into the Family Relief Centre on Abaco within 90 days.  Last month, the government entered into an agreement with Poinciana Inn on Bernard Road for transitional accommodation for 90 days “to […]