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Experts to probe oil spill reports
June 21, 2010
Experts to probe oil spill reports
Sightings of suspected oil in the seas around The Bahamas from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be investigated by scientists setting out on a five-day expedition to Cay Sal and Bimini on Monday.
The team of International Maritime Organization (IMO) scientists and volunteers will take sediment samples and test them on the Defence Force vessel HMS Bahamas to confirm or deny the presence of o...
Bahamas' 'blue holes' hold wonders and weird science
July 21, 2010
Bahamas' 'blue holes' hold wonders and weird science
What lies below the water of The Bahamas? A veiled world of fossils, blind creatures and scientific riddles. In next month's issue of National Geographic magazine, an international team of cave divers led by anthropologist Kenny Broad of the University of Miami reveals the mysteries hidden from vacationers' view.
The two-month expedition, paid for by the National Geographic Foundation, was mere...
July 23, 2010
World?s deepest hydrothermal vent found in the Caribbean
White sand, blue water, sunny skies, pina coladas. When you think of ?extreme environments? I doubt the Caribbean is high on your list. But a team of scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic institute and NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, exploring the 68-mile-long Mid-Cayman rise deep beneath the surface of the Caribbean, have discovered the deepest known hydrothermal vent in the world, along wit...
August 13, 2010
Road Traffic Department introduces driver Instructor?s Manual
The launch of the Driver Instructor?s Manual and the introduction of driving simulators are further evidence of the Government?s commitment to improving the standard of driving and safety on the roads, Colin Higgs, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said.
August 26, 2010
Doctors Hospital Nassau Bahamas Achieves Joint Commission International Accreditation
Nassau, Bahamas -
The Board of
Directors and Executive Management of Doctors Hospital are proud to
announce that Doctors Hospital has achieved international accreditation
from Joint Commission International (JCI), USA. With this accreditation,
Doctors Hospital joins an elite group of few hospitals worldwide, which
have passed JCI's stringent clinical quality standards. Joint
Commiss...
August 26, 2010
Letter: Microchips have been linked to health problems for animals
EDITOR, The Tribune.
The Bahamas Animal Protection and Control Act includes a mandatory microchipping provision for dog breeders, security dogs and dogs perceived to be dangerous. Animal Protection legislation is vital in order to ensure the well-being of animals.
Unfortunately, the microchipping provision in the Act will not protect or enhance the lives of our four-legged friends; it will only...
Technology firms donate to school
September 08, 2010
Technology firms donate to school
Bahamas WiMax, the wireless Internet Service Provider, has partnered with Nassau-based Lignum Technologies to donate a state-of-the-art computer laboratory to Every Child Counts in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
Bahamas Wimax's chief executive, Matthew Carey, said: "Computer skills have become required learning
Ministry of Health - Dengue Fever
September 24, 2010
Ministry of Health - Dengue Fever
There has been significant increase in dengue activity throughout the Caribbean region and the Region of the Americas with outbreaks reported from Barbados, Grenada, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the French Territories.
August 18, 2023
Education Minister updates on countering social promotion in schools, improvement in maths instruction, and strengthening of the technical & vocational stream
Strategies to counter the effects of social promotion in public schools are being implemented by The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training.
August 17, 2023
AG: Govt still finalizing DNA rules for proof of paternity
Three months after the Privy Council determined that children born out of wedlock in The Bahamas to Bahamian fathers and foreign mothers are citizens at birth, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said the Ministry of Health is still finalizing the rules to establish paternity for individuals impacted by that ruling whose fathers are not listed on ...
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