“What justice do I get as a daddy?” “A drug dealer or a murderer is more susceptible to going to prison than these sex offenders” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday his office is looking into reports of a man sentenced with a “slap on the wrist” after being found guilty of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — While noting the government’s vaccine program could play a large role in limiting new infections in The Bahamas, former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands yesterday predicted a possible worst-case scenario of 20,000 confirmed cases, based on existing data. Shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March […]
Travel ban to be lifted on March 8 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney General Carl Bethel explained yesterday that the government’s decision to block travelers from Haiti for the next three weeks was to mitigate the risk of a surge of COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas as Haitians celebrate carnival. The Bahamas has direct flights to […]
Approx. 200,000 voters expected to register for next general election NASSAU, BAHAMAS — More than 5,200 new eligible voters have registered for the next general election, according to the Parliamentary Registration Department. As of yesterday, there were 186,763 registered voters, the vast majority of which account for those who registered for the May 10, 2017 general […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Restaurants Bahamas Limited, operators of KFC Nassau, has terminated 35 employees across its nine locations due to what the company called the “unprecedented economic slowdown” due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the restrictions the government imposed to mitigate against the virus, including the ongoing nightly curfew. “For almost a year now, the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis has accused the attorney general of breaching his Parliamentary privilege regarding accusations against the prime minister’s failure to table financial reports relating to the government’s spending on coronavirus mitigation. House Speaker Halson Moultrie on Wednesday ordered that the matter be sent to the House Committee on Privilege. Davis […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield met with newly appointed US Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts recently to discuss several areas of mutual interest between the United States and The Bahamas. Both sides reportedly addressed bilateral matters, including the Biden-Harris administration’s immediate priorities, ongoing collaboration in the multilateral fora, cooperation to mitigate irregular […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The 2020 national census has been postponed until next year when the Cabinet will finalize the timeframe of the exercise, Acting Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson said yesterday. “Obviously it did not happen due to this COVID situation and no definite timeframe has been set as yet for consideration by Cabinet,” Johnson told […]
COP: No complaints about complicit officers of RBPF past or current NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Canadian fashion designer and longtime Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard has “never” been interviewed by local police regarding sexual allegations against him, confirmed Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle yesterday. Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg, Canada, on Monday, after federal prosecutors accused […]
Low chance of development over the next five days, says meteorologists NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two tropical waves that developed off the coast of Africa yesterday have a 20 percent and 30 percent chance respectively of development over the next five days, according to the National Hurricane Center. The wave close to Africa has a 20 […]
New Hong Kong study reveals first confirmed reinfection NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The first confirmed coronavirus reinfection case in Hong Kong is very “unfortunate” and “daunting” news for the medical community, said Dr Nikkiah Forbes, Director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Programme. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU has revealed a 33-year-old […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Isaias formed into a hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds of 80mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Around 2am, the National Hurricane Center issued a warning to the northwestern, southeast and central Bahamas as the Category 1 storm moves closer to Great Inagua. Those northwest islands include Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abacos […]
No warning over cease in public transportation NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamians and residents who utilize public transportation were left out in the heat with little to no warning that the service had been suspended due to emergency orders yesterday. The latest emergency order states: “No person shall offer for hire or seek to travel on […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Scotiabank today confirmed that two employees attached to its Freeport branch have tested positive for COVID-19. “We have been working very closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to have all other staff members from that branch tested and in the interim they have been advised to self-isolate for 14 days,” the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Harbour Island wedding request went up the command chain, according to Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar, who today explained the hotel operator reached out to a number of officials, including himself. D’Aguilar said he “deeply” apologized for the consternation and angst faced by Bahamians, residents and visitors due to the sudden weekend […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The country will go into lockdown for the next two weekends as officials work through a “hybrid” lockdown strategy, according to Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar. The Tourism minister confirmed health officials are not recommending a full lockdown for New Providence, which recorded 16 new cases yesterday. “Right now the data as advised […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Atlantis will push it reopening back 23 days due to the “dramatic increase” in coronavirus cases in the United States, Eyewitness News can confirm. In a correspondence, the resort on Paradise Island said the measure was in the “interests of the health and safety of our guests, team members and the Bahamian […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) official said yesterday The Bahamas is likely to observe an influx of imported cases of COVID-19 as carriers of the virus can test negatively within a 10-day window. This comes as the country prepares to resume commercial air traffic on July 1. In addition to temperature […]
