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October 20, 2010
Don't force-feed us hazardous chemicals while we slumber

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I would greatly appreciate it if you would publish this open letter to the Department of Environmental Health Services.

As a scientist and a concerned citizen, I appreciate the need to reduce mosquito populations to head off the transmission of diseases such as Dengue Fever and I acknowledge the use of Malathion spray as a method of mosquito population control in forested ar...

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April 27, 2020
Prime Minister Minnis tours Blanco Chemicals Plant

Blanco Chemicals is among the latest Bahamian manufacturers that are meeting the needs of the local community to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and simultaneously expanding their product lines...

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November 13, 2018
Hospital returning to normal after chemical spill

LABORATORY and radiology services have now been restored at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama following the suspension of services as a result of a minor chemical spill last Thursday. According to officials, a private Hazmat company, repres

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November 09, 2018
Chemical spill at Rand Memorial

A HAZMAT team and the Department of Environment Health were called to the Rand Memorial Hospital yesterday morning following a "minor chemical spill" in the laboratory at the public health facility in Freeport. No one was injured, however, affected

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November 09, 2018
Chemical Spill in the Rand Memorial Hospital Laboratory Under Control

Laboratory and Radiology services temporarily suspended today at the Michaela Virgill Storr Pavilion of the Rand Memorial Hospital following a minor chemical spill in the Laboratory this morning...

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April 17, 2018
Syria 'chemical attack': OPCW investigators to be allowed into Douma

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will be given access to an alleged chemical attack site in Syria on Wednesday, Russia says.

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April 13, 2018
Trump: US, allies attacking Syria to stop chemical weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for a suspected chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again, President Donald Trump announced Friday. Explosions lit up the skies over Damascus, the Syrian capital, as Trump spoke from the White House.

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March 27, 2018
Doctor: Common cleaning chemicals may be hazardous to your health and cause weight gain in specific areas

Grab a rag, spray it with disinfectant, wipe down a counter and you are far more likely to admire the shine than consider what that act has just done to your waistline. But it may just be time for a re-think when it comes to [...]

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March 26, 2018
Arlington Lightbourne, M.D.: Common cleaning chemicals may be hazardous to your health and cause weight gain in specific areas

Grab a rag, spray it with disinfectant, wipe down a counter and you are far more likely to admire the shine than consider what that act has just done to your waistline. But it may just be time for a re-think when it comes to cleaning, according to a national expert on wellness...

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June 27, 2017
Syria chemical attack may be being prepared, US warns

The US says Syria's government appears to be preparing for a chemical weapons attack and has warned that it will "pay a very heavy price" if one takes place.

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