“If you’re found with dope, you ‘gone get’ lock up,” says Rolle NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said yesterday he does not believe possession of marijuana will be made legal in The Bahamas next year, despite recommendations from two government-appointed bodies to decriminalize possession of small quantities of the substance for personal use. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of National Security confirmed yesterday that two staffers tested positive for COVID-19 in late September and early October respectively. According to a statement, the first case reported sick on September 11 and was sent home. The employee was tested on September 14. The Ministry of Health confirmed the staffer as […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas recorded 133 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday. Of the new cases, there were 109 in New Providence, 19 in Grand Bahama, two in Abaco, two in the Berry Islands, and one in Eleuthera. A breakdown of the new infections by sex, showed that 85 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A total of 218 police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since its outbreak in mid-March. Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said yesterday that up to 20 officers remain in quarantine as a result of potential exposures. “You know the number changes, but when I did the assessment on Monday, we had […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Shavon Ferguson, a resident of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, who has had to quarantine following a close exposure with a COVID-19 case, has been without water for five days. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Ferguson said she has been forced to cook with fresh water her husband purchases from a local supplier, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Director of Immigration Clarence Russell indicated yesterday that no one applied to the department following Hurricane Dorian to have their government-issued documents such as work visas replaced. Following the catastrophic storm in September 2019, Parliament passed legislation to exempt eligible people from storm impacted areas from paying fees to replace government-issued documents […]
No outbreak at the detention center, procedures so far “foolproof” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While a “significant” number of immigration officers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, all have recovered, according to Director of Immigration Clarence Russel. During the Ministries of Financial Services, Trade and Industry, and Immigration report to the nation, Russell said 70 […]
Govt. pledges crackdown on Bahamians harboring irregular migrants NASSAU, BAHAMAS — With fewer than three months remaining in the year, the Department of Immigration has observed a drop in illegal landings and repatriations this year compared to 2019, according to the department’s direction, Clarence Russell. In 2019, the department deported 2,290 individuals and detained 2,664 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — St Anne’s MP Brent Symonette said while he has nothing to do with his nephew’s proposal for mining in North Andros, he believes some of the public furor to the proposed project stems from a continued “demonization” of the Symonette family. Bahamas Materials Company Limited is headed by Cameron Symonette, the Symonette […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Aristo Development, creators of ONE Cable Beach, unveiled plans today to construct what it labelled “the most exquisite jewel in the crown of Aristo luxury residences,” a striking 11 storey, oceanfront floor-to-ceiling glass structure on Cable Beach. The $100 million development, Aqualina, catapults Aristo Development into the realm of the super high […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Remediation work to clean-up a large quantity of oil dumped on the side of the road in Grand Bahama is ongoing, according to officials. The remediation work is being performed by DEVCO and its maintenance company Lucaya Service Company Limited. The oil, which saturated the soil in the surrounding area, had to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas has now surpassed 6,000 coronavirus cases, after confirming more than 1,000 cases in just under two weeks. Of those cases, 839 were recorded on New Providence. An additional 128 cases and three COVID-related deaths were confirmed on Tuesday, taking the number of cases in the country to 6,051. Of those […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that his party will not support another extension of the state of emergency, which has been in place since March, in order to mitigate the local spread of COVID-19 in the country. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis gave notice in Parliament of the government’s intentions […]
