‘All victims will be buried with dignity’ says ministry NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Health yesterday sought to clarify several claims circulating on social media surrounding the bodies of Hurricane Dorian victims being kept in coolers on Abaco. Labeling them as “baseless and inaccurate”, the ministry pointed to claims made in a widely circulated […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government has signed a $1.4 million contract with international customs consultants TTEK Global Inc. for a Customs Management Optimization project, guaranteed to identify at least $15 million in uncollected revenue. The Ministry of Finance announced in a statement yesterday that the consultancy, which is expected to start today, will span eight […]
Company under group that owns Cavalier Construction NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bobcat Bahamas, the well-known heavy duty equipment service provider, has made 54 employees redundant, according to Labour director John Pinder. Pinder told Eyewitness News Online the workers were made redundant by the company last Thursday. “I heard that they were making 54 people redundant due to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to explain its intentions to sell Bahamas Power and Light’s new power plants to Shell North America. BPL Chairman Dr Donovan Moxey addressed the matter at the Bahamas Business Outlook conference at the Baha Mar resort last week, as he […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS –The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority will host a three-day retreat in Grand Bahama, in order to strategize key initiatives to ramp up operations on reconstruction efforts four months post-Dorian. Minister of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis told Eyewitness News Online yesterday that the retreat, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, will focus cleanup […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Aliv suffered a ‘manageable shortfall’ as a result of Hurricane Dorian, according to its top executive Damian Blackburn, who noted that the monster storm caused roughly $6 million in network equipment. Blackburn said those losses were largely insured. “We are in full review from Cable Bahamas and Aliv of the backbone transmission […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas would effectively be ‘fighting in the dark’ if it does not utilize the national development plan to address issues such as the impact of climate change in a holistic manner, a well known accountant has stated. Gowon Bowe told Eyewitness News this nation must not be drawn into ‘knee jerk’ […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamians should seek to work together and ‘create clusters’ that can support each other on major projects in the country, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) official has suggested. The bank has a $292 million portfolio of approved loans for projects with the Government of The Bahamas, and recently held its first procurement […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The 2020 Bahamas Carnival Experience, which is set to take place on May 1 – 3, will reintroduce the songwriting and music masters competition for Bahamian artists. Organizers of the weekend long festival – Polantra Media Group and the Bahamas Carnival Band Owners Association (BCBOA) made the announcement during a press conference […]
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 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Immigration Department repatriated 114 Haitians to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday. According to a press release, the Bahamasair flight departed the Lynden Pindling International Airport at 7.30am. The group included 85 men, 27 women and two minors, it read. “The Department will continue its commitment to carrying out the mandates of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man was arrested at the airport after he was found in possession of suspected cocaine valued at $30,000. According to reports, the man presented himself to a US Custom Officer at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, after checking in for a flight to Philadelphia shortly after noon. “He was selected for […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A woman is in hospital after she was burned by a man during an argument yesterday. Superintendent Shanta Knowles said the pair were at a home in the eastern district of New Providence when the argument escalated shortly before 7am. Knowles said the man threw hot liquid on the woman, causing burns […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas should ‘do away’ with Value-Added Tax (VAT) and introduce a 15 per cent sales and service tax ‘across the board’, a well-known doctor has suggested. Ophthalmologist Dr Jonathan Rodgers made the charge while addressing the Bahamas Business Outlook on Thursday. “We need to change the tax structure, do away with […]
