Share offering begins June 3rd, says Island Luck CEO NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Sebas Bastian, founder of OWN Bahamas, revealed to hundreds of OWN Talks event attendees on Thursday night that one of his companies – Investar Securities Limited – will begin offering Bahamians, from every walk of life, the opportunity to buy into two separate […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Management at the National Insurance Board (NIB) on Thursday joined the line staff in a mass sickout exercise, forcing the closure of several NIB branches across the country. It was the second day staff had called in sick after negotiations on a new industrial agreement reached an impasse. Marvin Duncombe, president of […]
Seven men killed by police for the year NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An off-duty police officer shot a man who died in hospital Thursday night, according to authorities. Police said the off-duty reserve officer heard a noise that appeared to be coming from his property in Fox Hill. “He became concerned and went outside, armed with […]
Govt in talks with FedEx to bring in more revenue NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Following years of issues plaguing the General Post Office on East Hill Street, the operations and employees have finally moved to their new location at the Town Centre Mall. Minister of Transport and Local Government, Renward Wells, said that persons can now […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of parliamentarians passing the National Crime Intelligence Agency (NCIA) Bill in the Upper Chamber on Wednesday night, Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis expressed yesterday that the Bill was rushed. The National Crime Intelligence Agency (NCIA) Bill will, among other things, establish an agency that would conduct investigations to provide […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Right Bahamas yesterday expressed support for Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis’ call for the government to engage an independent body to investigate last Friday’s police-involved shooting which resulted in three men being killed in a home off Eastern Road. “We have long said that the police cannot police themselves and in the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Scores of irate employees at the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) located on Farrington Road were up in arms on Thursday, claiming that they have been working for weeks without running water. The employees, who spoke to Eyewitness News Online on the condition of anonymity, said because there was no water, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames, on Thursday defended the appointment of Charles Murphy, the newest commissioner of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS). Earlier this month, two former BDOCS employees, Don Cleare and Bernadette Thompson-Murray, alleged in affidavits filed in the supreme court on May 10, that National Security Minister […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police in the capital are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the men responsible for two separate armed robberies. In the first incident, according to police reports, shortly after 10:00p.m. on Wednesday, a woman was standing in front of a residence on Hill Crest Drive, Seven Hills Estate, when she […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Two men were taken into custody on Wednesday, May 22, after an illegal firearm and ammunition was recovered. According to police reports, shortly after 8:00p.m. on Wednesday, Drug Enforcement Unit Officerswere on patrol on Dead Cat Alley off Masons Addition, when they observed two men sitting under a tree. The men, upon […]
GRAND BAHAMA – Police in the nation’s second city recovered a quantity of marijuana from a home on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. According to police, officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit, shortly after 8:00p.m. on Wednesday, while armed with a search warrant, went to a residence on Glencoe Circle, where they uncovered 1.5 lbs. of […]
GRAND BAHAMA – Shawn Saunders, 47, of 36 Perth Lane in South Bahamia, Grand Bahama, was arraigned on Thursday, May 23, 2019, before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in magistrate court #1 on two counts of attempted murder. Saunders was not required to enter a plea and the matter was adjourned until September 5, 2019 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement (FNM) expressed on Thursday that the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP’s) ‘severe deficit in leadership can’t be demonstrated any better than the spectacle that’s revealed every time Chester Cooper opens his mouth’. Chester Cooper is the PLP’s member of parliament for the Exuma and Ragged Island constituency. He […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis led a team of Opposition parliamentarians on a tour of the Pointe mixed use Resort on Thursday, May 23, 2019. The seven-acre Margaritaville Resort, Marina Park, entertainment complex, shopping, dining and luxury condominium development, is located on the northern foreshore of downtown Nassau along West Bay Street. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader, Philip Brave Davis, on Thursday offered condolences to the family of former PLP senator Calvin Neilly. “I learned with sadness of the passing of former Senator Calvin Neilly. This is another sign that an era has come to an end,” Davis said in an issued statement. “In […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The country is gearing up to celebrate its 46th Anniversary of Independence on July 10. As the nation prepares for the milestone, the Independence Anniversary Planning Committee on Thursday advised the public of an array of activities being scheduled to commemorate this important occasion. Chairman of the 46th Independence Anniversary Planning Committee, Mr. Mark […]
BEIJING, CHINA — Hundreds of audience members cheered and danced as Bahamian vocalists joined with the Brick City Band for a high-energy performance on stage recently at the Guirui Theatre, during the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 (Beijing Expo), Yanqing District, The People’s Republic of China. Julien “Believe” Thompson, Freddie Munnings, Jr., and Angel Reckley got the crowd electrified […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture held an opening ceremony for the 35th annual Frank “Pancho” Rahming Primary School Track and Field Championships on May 22, 2019 at the Thomas A. Robinson Sports Centre. Athletes from over 60 primary schools throughout the country participated in a March-Past and were welcomed by […]
