GraceKennedy pledges more than $ 13 million to help Saint-Vincent
The GraceKennedy Group (GK) responded to support relief efforts in Saint-Vincent following several massive eruptions of the island's La Soufrière volcano last month.
GK has pledged more than $ 13 million in aid to the Caribbean island…
DeJoy launches ten-year plan with factory consolidations
By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has ordered the consolidation of 18 mail processing plants to be completed by November, a first step in his 10-year plan to save the United States Postal…
PM Harris to take a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine; expresses its solidarity with India
Prime Minister Hon Timothy Harris, center, pictured with some of the people who received the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Sylvia Garnette Primary…
Royal Caribbean cruises leave for Bahamas and Bermuda in June ~ WIC News
Royal Caribbean cruises depart for the Bahamas and Bermuda in June
After almost a year of suspension, Royal Caribbean International is preparing to relaunch its services in North America. While cruises from the United States are almost…
These people have gone all out in the life of a boat. This is how they did it
(CNN) - Imagine dropping most of your material possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the internet - perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. For some novice sailors who embarked on…
Foreign arrivals fell nearly 80% in March, reports CBOB – Eye Witness News
"Until now, only the stopover market has benefited from the revival of tourism"
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Total foreign arrivals fell nearly 80% in March, extending the nearly 60% drop over the same period last year, the Central Bank…
Fire chief defends response to Jennie Street fire – Eye Witness News
"It would not be practical for us to go on a stage without water"
Morris: The problem was the water pressure of the WSC
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Police Chief Superintendent Kenrick Morris yesterday defended the fire departments' response…
Almost 200,000 people have registered to vote; over 500 added last month – Eye Witness News
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The current electoral register stands at 189,288 voters, with just over 500 voters added to the register since early April, according to Acting Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson.
In an interview with…
“Comfortable” foreign exchange reserves of $ 2.26 billion, assures Central Bank governor…
But he notes that the government will have "significant" financing needs in the future.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The country's foreign exchange reserves to date stand at a "comfortable" $ 2.26 billion, the Central Bank revealed yesterday,…
Banks see loan applications drop nearly 60% in H2 2020 – Eye Witness News
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The private sector's appetite for credit was 'sharply reduced' in the second half of 2020, as loan applications fell by nearly 60% due to the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the…