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International reports on crime wave have diminished says DPM
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper informed Parliament on Thursday that international reports regarding the country's crime wave have diminished, with 90 percent of the coverage now either positive or neutral. Cooper said: "I am pleased to report that our monitoring of international news regarding these matters indicates a significant decline, with 90 [...]
Making Waves At Regatta Buffet With The Return of Dinner Services
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - After a brief hiatus, Regatta Buffet at Baha Mar is back re-introducing dinner services from Wednesday through Sunday.
Tida Wave gets victory in Class A
Tida Wave gets victory in Class A
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
WHILE the Class C title will head off to Long Island, Brooks Miller, Buzzy Rolle and Sean Rolle made sure that the Class A and B as well as the junior titles stayed in Exuma.
At the completion of the 58th National Family Island Regatta Saturday in picturesque Elizabeth Harbour in Georgetown, Exuma, Brooks Miller skippered the Tida...
SECOND THOUGHTS? – International media coverage of crime wave making some buyers and renters think twice says BREA president
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Recent crime alerts and extensive international media coverage over the country's crime wave have caused some buyers to have second thoughts, according to the Bahamas Real Estate Association's president. Nikki Boeuf told Eyewitness News: "Yes, unfortunately, we had several agents indicate that buyers and or renters who had already started the process [...]
DPM insists "nothing to hide" amid international press coverage on crime wave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper insists that there is "nothing to hide," from the international press who are on the ground in New Providence chasing a story concerning the level of crime in the country and its potential threat to tourists. His comments came outside the House of Assembly Wednesday [...]
DPM unveils strategic media engagement plan to 'counteract' bad press over crime wave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper asserted that recent international media coverage has sensationalized or misrepresented the country's surge in crime. He outlined a strategy to mitigate potential harm to the nation's reputation through proactive media engagement. Cooper, the Minister of Tourism, Aviation and Investment, while contributing to the debate on the amendments [.....
BREAKING NEWS: US Embassy issues security alert over Bahamas crime wave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- In the wake of the current crime wave in the country, The United States Embassy has issued a security alert to its citizens when traveling to The Bahamas. The security alert issued Wednesday said, "The U.S. Embassy in Nassau advises U.S. citizens to be aware that 18 murders have occurred in Nassau since the [...]
Free National Movement stages protest over crime wave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr. Duane Sands is accusing Prime Minster Philip Davis of not putting enough attention on what he calls a "crime crisis," in the country. He was joined by FNM executives and supporters, who demonstrated outside the Lower Chamber, moments before parliamentarians convened to hear the Prime Minister table the [...]
FNM calls on PM to provide decisive action and plan to combat crime wave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard and senior members of the party marched to the front of the Office of the Prime Minister Monday morning to call on the Prime Minister to offer a decisive plan and affirmative action to address the country's current his crime crisis. There have been 17 murders recorded [...]
World's largest cruise ship makes waves at the Nassau Cruise Port
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The largest cruise ship in the world, The Icon of the Seas, has docked for the first time at the Nassau Cruise Port (NCP). The ship, a 2 billion dollar project undertaken by Royal Caribbean International (RCI), is expected to bring approximately 15, 000 tourists, twice per week, when it docks at [...]