Tag: Eyewitness News Online

EXUMA, BAHAMAS — As one bank shuttered its brick-and-mortar operations on Exuma, a money transfer service opened shop over the ...

BATTLE FOR SOUTH BEACH: Political rookie and veteran will go head-to-head against incumbent Lloyd

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In the next general election, a political rookie and a veteran will go against the Free National ...

New children’s book brings Bahamian roots and culture to the forefront

DALLAS, GEORGIA — Bahamian author Geleta Parker today announced the publishing of her latest book, “Chef Gigi Saves the Day”, ...

PAHO-WHO donates tablets to the Over-the-Hill Community Development Partnership

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) recently donated 11 tablets to the ...

Virgill-Rolle commences work as new Lyford Cay Foundations executive director

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Lyford Cay Foundations today announced that Dr Nicola Virgill-Rolle commenced her tenure as executive director on Monday, ...

CARDED AT BIRTH: NIB and Immigration Dept working on national ID card

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The National Insurance Board (NIB) is collaborating with the Department of Immigration to produce a card that ...

Bahamas still using Remdesivir to treat COVID despite mixed feedback from global health society

by Sloan Smith

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Forbes notes continued emergence of new vaccines in the meantime is “a good thing” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas continues ...

RING THE BELL: DNA stages protest downtown

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NASSAU BAHAMAS — Several members and supporters of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) staged a protest in Rawson Square yesterday, ...

MULLING IT OVER: Legal advice being sought on special voting privilege for storm victims

by Royston Jones Jr.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie said yesterday that the Constituencies Commission has sought the ...

AID delays $8.2 mil. capital investments

STICKY FINGERS: Major retailer bemoans dramatic increase in shoplifting

Plastics ban leading to security concerns, says AID head NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A major Bahamian retailer said yesterday it has ...

ENDLESS EMERGENCY?: AG says decision pending on extending year-long state of emergency again

“IT’S SICKENING”: AG says indecent assault sentence being investigated as victim’s father asks “where is the justice?”

by Sloan Smith

“What justice do I get as a daddy?” “A drug dealer or a murderer is more susceptible to going to ...

AT YOUR OWN PERIL: Dames warns would-be criminals not to exchange gunfire with police

by Royston Jones Jr.

National security minister hints sex offenders registry and more body-worn cameras soon to come NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Renewing a cautionary ...

BACK IN THE GAME: Wilchcombe wins committee nod for Bimini

by Sloan Smith

Former MP “determined to continue the work I’ve started” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe won the ...

“PICEWELL DESERVED BETTER”: Johnson lambastes PLP’s treatment of old guard

by Royston Jones Jr.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Immigration Elsworth Johnson yesterday lamented Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis’ treatment of several senior and ...

STILL IN THE TRENCHES: Taxi drivers demonstrate again; threaten to “vote them out” if govt does not fulfill promises

“They just keep kicking the can down the road and use COVID as an excuse” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Taxi drivers ...

Bahamas joins IDB ‘innovation challenge’

Bahamas has highest on-time VAT filing rates in the region, IDB study reveals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas has the highest on-time filing rates for value-added tax (VAT) in the region, a new ...

Fiscal Responsibility Act could benefit from improvements, IDB senior consultant suggests