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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, will not open to international flights today as projected, Aviation Director and Abaco Redevelopment Co-Coordinator Algernon Cargill confirmed yesterday. The airport was significantly damaged during the passage of Hurricane Dorian on September 1–3. The facility is opened to domestic flights; however, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis reportedly issued a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While officers deployed to Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian are committed to the task of ensuring safety and security despite challenged conditions, Police Station Association (PSA) President Sonny Miller said those officers continue to work in “survival mode”. The island was decimated by the storm nearly two months ago, and portions of the island remain desolate....

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Bahamas High Commissioner to Canada, and veteran broadcaster Dr Calsey Johnson passed away in hospital this morning. He was 82 years old, and died two days before his birthday around 4am. Johnson, a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Stalwary Councillor, started his career was among the pioneers of ZNS and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. In a...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Some 250 Bahamians are living in limbo in the United States more than a month after the passage of deadly Hurricane Dorian, according to Bahamian Consul General in Miami Linda Mackey. Mackey said 60 percent of those Bahamian evacuees in Florida are from Abaco, and are living week-to-week on the support of local charities. Her comments came...

Work continues on NHI package NASSAU, BAHAMAS -The National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) top executive said yesterday there has been a ‘noticeable’ increase enrollment for the scheme post Dorian. Graham Whitmarsh, the NHIA’s managing director told Eyewitness News Online that work on NHI continues with enrollment under the scheme increase at a 3-5 per cent pace per month. “NHI is...

Two dead in morning collision near Cooper's Town NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An international humanitarian group has blasted the government over multiple failures in Abaco following deadly Hurricane Dorian. Burke Bryant, president of Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project (HARP) lashed out at the lack of critical health care support in a Facebook post following a fatal two-car collision on the island...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Two people were robbed at knife point in separate incidents yesterday. Police said a young man was walking in Excellent Estate when he was approached by a man armed with a knife shortly after 7pm. The armed man robbed him of cash and a cell phone before running away. Less than an hour later, a woman was robbed...

No passengers injured NASSAU, BAHAMAS -  Eleven passengers of a Pineapple Air flight returning from North Eleuthera this morning escaped without injury after the aircraft’s landing gear failed, disabling it on airport’s the runway. Jan Knowles, Nassau Airport Development company’s Vice-President of Marketing & Communications, said the incident took place at 9.27 am. “At approximately 9:27 am, a Pineapple Air flight...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis warned today super storms like Hurricane Dorian are now “the new norm” due to climate change. He underscored the existential threat posed to The Bahamas and the region as he opened the debate on amendments to the Disaster Preparedness and Response Act. The government tabled the amendment bill last week, along with a suite...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is set to offer economic relief assistance programs to business owners impacted by Hurricane Dorian the regulator has stated. Business owners on Grand Bahama are set to benefit from economic relief assistance programs following on-going consultation with the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited. Deann Seymour, Chief Financial Officer and Licensing Chairman of...

Gibson’s associate did not say money was for minister NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Jonathan Ash, the contractor who claims he gave former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson bribe money, yesterday testified he was still being paid by the government for outstanding payments. On the stand, Ash further stated that when Gibson’s associate Deborah Bastian asked him for $250,000 to expedite payments owed...

After Hurricane Dorian, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall, we are challenged by the daunting task of recovery and reconstruction in Abaco and Grand Bahama.  I have visited both islands to assist with relief for those evacuating and to get a sense of the destruction faced by those who survived the storm. The devastation of property and infrastructure...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Potter's Cay Vendors are calling for Dock manager Gregory Minnis to be removed. The vendors feel administrative taken by Minnis to increase security at the port have negatively impacted them. A group of around a dozen protesters demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources for an hour with placards at 1pm. For more,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bocchit Edmond on Monday made a direct appeal to The Bahamas government for a moratorium on repatriations for migrants impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Edmond told Eyewitness News Onlinehe sent a diplomatic note to Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield in the aftermath of the deadly storm, and also spoke to him briefly in New York...

Company ‘not running away’ from its responsibility NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira confirmed approximately 252,000 US gallons of oil has been recovered from the Equinor oil spill in East Grand Bahama. Ferreira told reporters ahead of a Cabinet meeting that he met with officials from the Norwegian multinational energy company on Monday and they had given...

Power restored to Moore’s Island; Grand Cay grid sustained some damage NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A completed assessment of the electrical infrastructure in Little Grand Cay, Abaco, has “yielded relatively positive news”, according to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). A team comprised BPL personnel andrepresentatives from Allen Exploration Walker’s Cay, which powered the island, determined that the cay’s electrical gridmadeitthroughHurricaneDorianin“relativelygoodcondition withsome...

Roaming service between both providers in place since September 9 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Mobile network providers BTC and Aliv are still finalizing the terms of a roaming agreement, according to Carlton Smith, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) Director of Electronic Communications (DEC), who noted that the regulator had approved an extension to allow the company’s to solidify the arrangement....

Damaged unit expected to “significantly impact” load shedding NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) yesterday confirmed that a fire reportedly damaged a one-megawatt (MW) Agrekko rental generator at the company’s Blue Hills Power Station (BHPS). “BPL will be advised by Agrekko once the fire investigation at their site is completed with the assistance of the Royal Bahamas Police...