NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday that his ministry is moving to update its health visa protocols amidst the United States new travel regime. The new measure will expand on the requirements announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for international travelers to first test negative for COVID-19 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environmentalists who have been lobbying against exploratory oil drilling in Bahamian waters yesterday called it “distressing” and “concerning” that the government would move to establish the area surrounding Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) oil well as a safety zone and prohibited area. On Monday, the government tabled the Petroleum (Operation of Facilities) (Safety […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Over $11 million has been spent on the Disaster Reconstruction Authority’s (DRA) Small Home Repair Programme, with 3,735 homeowners having applied and been approved for assistance since the program’s inception last February. The DRA has announced that it is gearing up to launch another round of housing assistance as it continues to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance Chester Cooper yesterday urged the government to be proactive and not wait for this nation to be placed on another European Union blacklist. Cooper, during his contribution to debate on a resolution to extend the COVID-19 emergency orders, noted that the European Parliament is looking at setting […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa F Etienne yesterday called for public health measures against the spread of COVID-19 to be redoubled while countries in the region are awaiting vaccines. “This pandemic has brought a triple crisis throughout our region as it has ravaged our health systems, fractured our social […]
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — Officials at Rand Memorial Hospital (RMH) accepted a donation of hospital equipment valued at some $90,000 in a presentation ceremony on Thursday, January 21, 2021. The joint donation, made by the Rotary Club of Lucaya and Fidelity Bank, included 18 hospital beds, two Emergency Room beds, two birthing beds and one […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Now is the time to transform the payments industry from an ancient one to a digital one, according to a senior accountant and certified fraud examiner. Kendrick Christie, A F A Consultants president and managing partner of K Christie and Co, told Eyewitness News he believes 2021 is the year for a […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Finance said yesterday that the recently published Concluding Statement from the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was proof that the government’s fiscal policy responses and economic management are producing results in keeping with global best practices. Minister of State for Finance Kwasi Thompson said: “We were happy […]
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — The Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) yesterday announced the installation of a three million-gallon reverse osmosis (RO) plant, which represents a $5 million investment. GBUC Director of Operations Philcher Grant said that after months of extensive hydrogeological surveys, planning and design, the company is “delighted that this significant step in GBUC’s […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday announced a change in their representative in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, following the retirement of Dr Esther de Gourville, who served in that capacity between November 2016 and January 2021. Dr Eldonna Boisson has been appointed the […]
Kareem Mortimer to host 20-minute, interview-style episodes Subject matter to cover “intimate” topics like sexuality, religion, surrogacy, human trafficking, etc NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Award-winning Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer has announced the launch of “Looking Deep”, a podcast that intimately explores life-defining experiences from a diverse group of guests from around the world. The first two […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man was killed in a drive-by shooting on Mall Drive off Soldier Road last night, police reported today. According to the report, two men were sitting in a vehicle in front of a residence in the area around 7pm when the occupant of a “small vehicle” approached and fired in their […]
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — The family of the late Albert “Bert” Bell and members of the One Bahamas Executive Committee and Bert Bell Memorial committee are inviting the Grand Bahama community to join them on Friday, January 29, as they posthumously honor Bell with a mini island-wide motorcade drive-by. According to event organizers, the motorcade […]
