Storm expected to bring thunderstorms, swells to southeast Bahamas NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Tropical Storm Jerry, the tenth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed today and is anticipated to strengthen into a hurricane by the end of the week as it makes its way toward The Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center. […]

Duncombe: prepared for the worst, but praying for the best FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — Deacon Donald Duncombe, 58, struggled to hold back tears as he expressed hope that three of his parishioners, still missing since Hurricane Dorian laid waste to parts of Grand Bahama and Abaco, would be found. “We were helping some parishioners who […]

Droves of residents seek to leave GB, others resolved to stay FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — Traumatized, exhausted and with nowhere to go after being displaced by Hurricane Dorian, which pummeled Abaco and Grand Bahama two weeks ago, droves of Grand Bahamians were trying to find a way to leave the island and the devastation dealt […]

Storm survivors grateful for the opportunity to rebuild their lives NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Six evacuees from Abaco who were being sheltered at Pilgrim Baptist Church were relocated to San Salvador earlier yesterday and provided a one-year employment contract at Club Med Resort, inclusive of room and board. Eyewitness News Online spoke to some of the […]

There have been 12 murders in the last 11 days NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Four people were shot and killed in New Providence in less than 24 hours, including a double murder on Gladstone Road this morning, according to authorities. In the first incident, police officers went to an apartment complex on Gladstone Road around 4 […]

Fully outfitted tent city to be constructed  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Government may declare several Abaco shantytown communities laid to waste by Hurricane Dorian memorial sites, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said. Minnis, who was speaking with reporters following a donation from the Cayman Islands towards Hurricane Dorian relief efforts said, “Buildings on those areas were […]

Reports of looting continue in storm-ravaged island NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A number of people have been arrested in Abaco amid reports of looting following the passage of Hurricane Dorian, according to Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson, though the exact number of arrests was not divulged. He was responding to questions from the media about the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis accepted a $1 million contribution from the Government of India that will go toward Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. India High Commissioner M. Sevala Naik presented the donation to the Prime Minister and NEMA Director Captain Stephen Russell at the Office of the Prime Minister on […]

Road works on Nassau Street expected to be completed by end of the month NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Droves of motorists travelling in opposing directions along Nassau Street came within inches of each other yesterday as those headed northbound meandered in the wrong lane to avoid a debris-littered stretch of unpaved road spanning from Boyd Road […]

Thousands displaced following Dorian’s destructive path over Abaco, GB NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two weeks after Hurricane Dorian laid the shantytowns in Abaco to waste, the government has issued a cease order with immediate effect that seeks to prevent anyone from building or developing in those five communities. These include he Mudd, Pigeon Peas, Sandbank, Farm […]

Former PMs: dedicated, outfitted shelters necessary NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Despite the government’s plan to introduce mandatory evacuation legislation after hundreds of residents in the Abaco cays failed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he does not believe legislating evacuations will force those who do not wish to leave to do […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Authorities were yesterday searching for three men responsible for two armed robberies on Friday. In the first incident, a man on Shady Tree Street around 1 p.m. was approached by an armed man, who robbed him of cash and jewelry before escaping in a white vehicle. Shortly before 9 p.m., a woman […]

Former PM Christie was also approached to serve, says Minnis NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday he was surprised and disappointed by former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham’s “misleading statements”, which he called an unnecessary distraction. “The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is leading the largest natural […]

The registration process will run until mid-October NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Ten thousands students have been displaced by catastrophic Hurricane Dorian, which decimated Abaco and Grand Bahama just over a week ago, according to the Ministry of Education. The ministry said yesterday that in partnership with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the government of […]

BTC CEO: VSEP “not our focus right” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has suspended its voluntary separation exercise (VSEP), its chief executive Garfield “Garry” Sinclair said yesterday. Sinclair, who was speaking at a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press conference on Thursday, said, “We did initiate a VSEP process right before the […]