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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A group of armed men robbed the residents of a home on Joe Farrington Road early Sunday morning. Superintendent Shanta Knowles said the men forced their way into the home sometime around 3am. Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the group. The men reportedly held residents at bay and robbed them of cash...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While talks have yet to resume for the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) industrial agreement, the union’s president Belinda Wilson said she is encouraged by the recent contract signing with doctors. “The Bahamas Union of Teachers has not been to the table from June 19, 2019,” Wilson told reporters, on the sidelines of Bahamas Business Outlook. “I...

More than 100,000 marijuana plants seized in 2019 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Pharmaceutical amphetamine-type drugs and marijuana plants made up the majority of drug seizures in 2019, according to crime statistics released this week. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson released the data during his annual meet the press on Tuesday. While marijuana, marijuana plants and derivatives of the substance were prevalent among...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Finance minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday said the government is still seeking clarity from France over its decision to place this nation on its blacklist. Turnquest told reporters ahead of a Cabinet, “we’re fighting in the dark”. “We are continuing our investigations with them," he said. "We are waiting for a response from them to our specific...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Phillip Davis yesterday called Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis a “hypocrite” over the track of campaign finance reform. Minnis promised to introduce campaign finance reform during the 2017 general election campaign, but recently insisted he still had “seven more years” to do it. “If he said that’s what he’s going to do and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The impeachment of United States President Donald Trump won’t have any impact on The Bahamas, said Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Sidney Collie. Collie made the comment on the sidelines of the 2019 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade. On December 18, the U.S. House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power and obstruction...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Businesses are being urged to ready themselves for the introduction of the single-use plastic ban on January 1, and the subsequent six-month transition period before fines are imposed. Senior Environmental Officer at the Ministry of the Environment & Housing Dr. Rhianna Neely told Eyewitness News Online businesses will no longer be able to import single-use plastic bags, styrofoam containers...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Businessman Cyril Minnis yesterday rebuffed claims he struck a Grand Bahama lawyer in the face during a heated row outside a government office. Attorney Tiffany Dennison filed a police complaint against Minnis last week. The pair got into a heated exchange outside the Freeport Registrar General’s Department in the Fidelity building on Wednesday. Yesterday, Minnis declined to...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Abaco and Grand Bahama will not be included in the next Department of Statistics Labour Force Survey due to the impact of Hurricane Dorian. Leona Wilson, Acting Director of the Department of Statistics explained the Grand Bahama statistics office is still not functioning; and the Abaco office will be unable to gather accurate information due to the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Attorney General Alfred Sears said yesterday the corruption trials of two former Cabinet ministers have set a precedence that could lead to retaliation from future administrations. “The issue for me is that the exercise of the powers of prosecution, which for four years I exercised as attorney general, is a very critical and awesome power the...

Balk at developer's $100,000 pledge NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Opponents of the multi-million Briland Residence and Marina yesterday expressed 'surprise' over the developer's swift approval claim, balking at the developer's "shockingly small' pledge to local institutions. Br-Island Responsible Development Ltd. (BIRD) which had initiated court action to block 4M Harbour Island Limited's development said in a statement yesterday that it was surprised...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Grand Bahama and Abaco airports will be assessed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week to determine whether they will be authorized to receive international flights from the US. For Grand Bahama's airport, which is operating out of modules, US pre-clearance will not be reinstated, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. Minnis spoke to reporters...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Jamaican attorney Keith Knight, QC yesterday called the Minnis administration’s handling of two former Cabinet minister’s corruption trials “a travesty of justice”. Knight, who headed the defense in both the Shane Gibson and Frank Smith corruption cases, was a guest on Beyond the Headlines with Clint Watson last night. In Jamaica, he has served as minister of...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Despite mounting uproar from the public over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) proposed fee hike, former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday resigned that there’s nothing Bahamians can do. Miller was responding to comments from Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, who last week suggested if BPL does not increase its costs, the government would...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- A tennis clinic for 25 young children affected by Hurricane Dorian was held on Sunday at The National Tennis Centre. The event was organized by IC (International Tennis Clubs) member Mike Keating. The Juniors participating in the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge from The Bahamas, Mexico, Barbados and the United States, along with their coaches, led small groups...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police are investigating two weekend traffic fatalities. In the first fatality, a man was struck by a Kia Jeep while walking on East Street, south of Wulff Road, shortly after 11pm on Saturday. The injured man was transported to hospital and later pronounced dead, according to police. The second fatality took place in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera on...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - There is a heightened risk of gender-based violence (GBV) at Hurricane Dorian shelters in New Providence, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which expressed concerns over the upcoming relief site. The IFRC noted risks were “particularly pronounced” in the main shelter  at the Sir Kendall GL Isaacs Gymnasium, “where notably...

NASSAU,BAHAMAS - The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) along with the Ministry of Finance yesterday announced the award of grant funding to eight entrepreneurs whose businesses were impacted by Hurricane Dorian, with some 200 business persons having applied for funding thus far. The exact amount awarded to the eight recipients was not disclosed. A three-year $10 million dollar...