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August 02, 2023
Inland Revenue releases VAT holiday instructions

The Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) released instructions yesterday for its holiday on value-added tax (VAT), which runs from August 19 to September 10. This comes after Free National Movement Shadow Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson released a statement criticizing the government's tardiness in implementing the money saving scheme. In his statement, Thompson cited high inflation ...
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Traveling with wounds
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July 25, 2023
Traveling with wounds

It's summer and vacation time is here. It is estimated that in the United States, 6.7 million people currently live with chronic wounds and that number is expected to grow at more than two percent over the next decade.

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June 26, 2023
Enlightening experience

Caden Smith is by no means the first Bahamian to study at a United World College (UWC), but she does hold the distinction of being the first to study at UWC South East Asia (UWCSEA). And has completed year one of her two-year program in Singapore. She said it has been an enlightening experience in ...
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February 20, 2018
Rotary Burger Van Gets Facelift from Bahamas Waste

Bahamians living on New Providence in the past two decades have likely seen the Rotary Club of East Nassau?s Burger van, which has become synonymous with the now world famous ?Rotary Burger?...

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August 13, 2018
Ministry of Health Gastrointestinal Illness at Hotel Property

The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the Public that it is monitoring developments at a hotel property in New Providence which has reported a number of guests and staff experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea...

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June 15, 2023
Confirmed Case of Monkeypox/Mpox in New Providence

The Ministry of Health & Wellness advises that a case of Monkeypox, also called Mpox, has been confirmed in a 31 year old male resident of New Providence. The patient, who has no significant medical or travel history, began experiencing symptoms on the 1st of June.

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March 21, 2023
Mother Pratt Foundation donates medical supplies to Ministry of Health

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Mother Pratt Foundation has donated essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness earmarked for clinics throughout The Bahamas. Continuing the fight against COVID-19, Cynthia "Mother" Pratt, through the assistance of donors in the United States, donated the "fighting instruments" including disinfectant, gloves, hand sanitizers, and masks, to Minister...

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March 20, 2023
Mother Pratt Foundation donates medical supplies to Ministry of Health

The Mother Pratt Foundation has donated essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness earmarked for clinics throughout The Bahamas.

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Focus on kidney health
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March 14, 2023
Focus on kidney health

In The Bahamas, kidney diseases accounted for 30.9 deaths per 100,000 population in 2019, according to a Pan American Health Organization report. This risk of mortality (60 to 80 percent) puts The Bahamas in fourth quintile of all countries, based on information provided in the "Burden of Kidney Diseases in the Region of the Americas, 2000-2019" report. "Kidney ...
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February 22, 2023
Health And Wellness Ministry Refutes Alarmist Message Regarding An Increase In Illness Affecting Children And Insufficient Medication

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is refuting a voice note message issued by the Opposition Chairman Dr. Duane Sands which seeks to suggest that there is an alarming increase in the number of upper respiratory and gastroenteritis infections across the country, the majority of which are occurring in children.

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