Search results for : Laboratories
EU and IDB officials call on Minister of Health and Wellness
During a courtesy call, Monday, June 5, 2023 at the Ministry of Health and Wellness the Hon. Michael Darville, Minister of Health and Wellness received European Union Ambassador to The Bahamas Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; IDB Country Representative Daniela Carrera Marquis; IDB Senior Health Specialist Ricardo Perez-Cuevas; and other IDB and EU representatives.
Police Advancing Plans For Local Forensics Lab
Police Advancing Plans For Local Forensics Lab
The first set of drawings for a forensic and DNA lab in The Bahamas will be completed by November 25, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn McCartney, a forensics expert.
Prime Minister Davis speaks of Infrastructure Developments on Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay
Prime Minister Davis speaks of Infrastructure Developments on Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis noted population changes, as he spoke about various infrastructure developments on Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay.
Coral crisis: lethal disease ravages iconic reef in Abaco
In a crushing blow to marine conservation in The Bahamas, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has reached one of the country's most treasured and vibrant dive sites, leaving environmentalists scrambling to save it. Sandy Cay Reef, a renowned scuba spot within the Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park in Abaco, is the latest victim ...
The post Coral crisis: lethal disease ravages iconic reef in Abaco...
Dreaded coral disease hits popular scuba diving spot in the Abacos
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Researchers are reporting that the dreaded Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has reached one of the country's most treasured and vibrant dive sites, leaving environmentalists scrambling to save it. Sandy Cay Reef, a renowned scuba spot within the Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park in Abaco, is the latest victim of the coral [...]
Bahamas Welcomes 67th CARPHA Annual Health Research Conference
The Bahamas welcomed more than 200 delegates to the 67th Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) Annual Health Research Conference at the Official Opening Ceremony, Atlantis, Paradise Island, April 27, 2023.
PHA report: Woman who died was 'acutely ill'
PHA report: Woman who died was 'acutely ill'
THE Public Hospitals Authority said a woman who complained in a viral video about her rapidly deteriorating platelet count was "acutely ill" and died "despite all the efforts by the clinical team, including nursing, physicians, and laboratory staff".
$10 million boost for technologies to protect Bahamas against climate change
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Grand Bahama-based sustainability investment platform is working with international partners to raise $10 million to fund and support up to 35 cutting-edge science and technology startups working to mitigate climate change, increase ocean health, and build coastal resilience in vulnerable countries like The Bahamas. The Blue Action Accelerator supports blue and [...]
$10 mil. in funding provided to Blue Action Accelerator
The Blue Action Accelerator - a funding program for Blue Action Lab (BAL), a Grand Bahama-based organization developing solutions for coastal communities and marine ecosystems to combat and adapt to climate change - now has a $10 million fund set up by Grand Bahamian Rupert Hayward that will help to support the development of technology that ...
The post $10 mil. in funding provided to Blue A...
College fair opens doors for GB high school students
College fair opens doors for GB high school students
As 12th graders from private and public high schools throughout the island prepare for graduation ceremonies this summer, Legacy College Readiness & Tours held its first college fair on Grand Bahama last week at St. George's Gymnasium.