NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A local digital payments provider said yesterday that it is “well on its way” to doubling the $100 million in transactions it hit last Fall, noting that there has been a significant uptick in transactions on its platform. Jeffrey Beckles, Island Pay’s managing director told Eyewitness News that there has been a […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Leader Michael Pintard has renewed his call for the government to table in Parliament what he called critical documents to demonstrate the Pine Crest subdivision met environmental and construction standards set in law. As Parliament debated a resolution related to Crown Land for the project last month, Pintard made a similar […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – CIBC FirstCaribbean recently donated funds to the Bahamas Humane Society, (BHS) a non-profit organization that has sheltered thousands of animals in need of care for nearly 100 years. The donation came as, around the world, individuals and organizations recently observed a theme that the Bahamas Humane Society (BHS) personifies every day. From the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — CIBC FirstCaribbean has become a member of the CRIF credit bureau in The Bahamas. In a statement, the bank said the move will further enhance the bank’s ability to tailor lending to clients and customers there. CRIF Information Services Bahamas (the Credit Bureau) was licensed in 2019 and started operations a year […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Four men were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on two separate drug-related matters, including a prison officer. Prison Officer Herman Major was charged with possession of dangerous drugs and taking prohibited articles into a correctional facility. Prosecutors alleged that on the day in question, Major attempted to smuggle in 5 3/4 ounces […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police have hailed Operation Cease Fire as a “significant success” since its launch, with more than 150 arrests for various matters and the recovery of multiple guns and dangerous drugs. During the first week of the operation, between April 3rd and April 9th, officers successfully arrested 93 people in relation to murder […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police are investigating the circumstances of an alleged suicide of a caucasian man on Norman’s Cay, Exuma, shortly after 10am yesterday. According to reports, officers on the island received reports that a man was found unresponsive with gun shot wounds and that suicide was suspected. A team of detectives, headed by Assistant […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police seized 1,254lbs of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of $1,254,000 in Coopers Town, Abaco, during a joint operation around 3pm on Sunday. According to reports, the Drug Enforcement Unit in a joint operation with OPBAT, US Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs Boarder Protection and Police Marine Support Unit executed […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has pledged to support the Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights (BAARK) and Kindness through grant funding. This according to the Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis, while speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the organization’s mobile clinic van. The event was held on the grounds of Collins House on Friday. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man wearing a bulletproof vest was shot dead by police who were responding to a robbery early this morning. Police Press Liaison Superintendent Audley Peters said officers were alerted to an incident on Delancy Street and began canvassing the area shortly after 1 am. During their patrol of Hospital Lane, the […]
Majority of Illegal firearms traced to south Florida Deputy Commissioner says 8-10 gangs operating in New Providence NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the nation grapples with an unprecedented level of bloodshed, Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and senior officials of law enforcement yesterday outlined plans to tackle the scourge of violence that has resulted in 44 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — United Public Transportation Company’s President Harrison Moxey yesterday sought to dismiss harmful generalisations concerning bus drivers and their alleged relationships with school-aged girls that he claims has negatively impacted the industry. Moxey was responding to sentiments made by Senator Maxine Seymour during a debate on amendments to the National Heroes Awards Honours. […]
FNM women MPs call on PLP counterparts to condemn Munroe’s comments NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Amid public debate over the age of sexual consent in The Bahamas, Anne Marie Davis, the wife of Prime Minister Philip Davis, charged yesterday that all children should be protected at all costs. It follows comments by Acting Director of Public […]
Activists call for resignation of DPP and minister NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday that had he been the attorney for the 40-year-old man sentenced to four years in prison for impregnating a 14-year-old girl, he would not have advised him to take such a high sentence because “she consented”. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — After nearly four days of drifting at sea, missing boaters Andrew Rolle, Zephaniah Pennerman, and his dog have returned home unharmed after they were rescued by officials yesterday. The trio left Morgan’s Bluff, Andros at around 7am on Sunday but lost contact once they passed the Berry Islands around 11am. In an […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 26-year-old father was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with sex crimes against his three-year-old daughter between February 24 and February 26. The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of the child, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson Pratt. He was charged with incest, indecent assault, and […]
Three Bahamians charged in connection with gun bust NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two American men and two Bahamians were arraigned on multiple gun charges in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The group appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson Pratt and pled not guilty on all charges. Cary Allen Chappel, 51, of McCamey, Texas, was charged with nine […]
