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REGIONAL TOURISM AND HEALTH PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO RECOGNIZE COUNTRY-IMPACTS AND PLAN A SUSTAINABLE WAY FORWARD
REGIONAL TOURISM AND HEALTH PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO RECOGNIZE COUNTRY-IMPACTS AND PLAN A SUSTAINABLE WAY FORWARD
The health of the economies of the Caribbean region is closely related to the health of the Caribbean’s travel and tourism industry given that the Caribbean is the most tourism-dependent region in the world.
Cyber security group hoping to bolster govt, private sector protection
Bahama Mobile Services has partnered with US-based Visium Technologies to offer security against cyber threats, according to a statement from Visium. Chief Executive Officer of Bahamas Mobile Services Donovan Wisdom said in the statement that with crimes on the rise in this country, Visium's TruContextTM data analytics platform can help The Bahamas and the Turks and ...
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Bringing public health to the digital age
Bringing public health to the digital age
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on our lives and on our societies. It has also reinforced the power and potential of digital technologies to advance public health. Indeed, countries that leveraged digital innovations were better off. Places with centralized disease reporting could track the spread of COVID and warn municipalities when it ...
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Health & Tourism Sector Supports The Tourism And Health Program
On Tuesday 7th March, 2023 during a Courtesy Call with the Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA)Director of Surveillance, Prevention and Control Division, Dr. Lisa Indar, the Minister of Health & Wellness,the Hon. Dr. Michael R. Darville along with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pearl McMillan, Deputy DirectorGeneral of the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, Dr. Kenneth Romer and Pres...
Bahamas gets more Pfizer Vaccine from United States Government
The Bahamas received 23,760 doses of the Pfizer Vaccine from the United States government to augment the country’s vaccination programme in the continued fight against COVID-19.
U.S. Embassy and Bahamian Private Sector Partner to Mitigate Security Risks
On March 6, the U.S. Embassy in partnership with co-chair Atlantis relaunched The Bahamas Chapter of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). This free public-private partnership is open to all. U.S. incorporated organizations may apply for full membership. All others can benefit from a limited access membership.
Officials searching for Haitian migrants who evaded capture on remote part of Andros
Minister of Immigration Keith Bell said yesterday that authorities are searching for a small group of Haitian migrants that evaded capture following an illegal landing in a remote part of Andros this week.
Department of Immigration - Press Statement
Department of Immigration - Press Statement
On Friday (3rd March 2023) routine patrols and surveillance resulted in the discovery of a vessel carrying unlawful entrants from the Republic of Haiti off the remote western coast of Andros.
127 Haitian immigrants apprehended in Andros
127 Haitian immigrants apprehended in Andros
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A team from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Department of Immigration apprehended 127 Haitian immigrants following an illegal landing on the western coast of Andros. In a statement, the Department of Immigration advised that routine patrols and surveillance discovered a vessel carrying unlawful entrants from the Republic of Haiti off [...]
Hometown heroes
Hometown heroes
A. Charlene Gibson is described as a person who prides herself on having a direct and professional approach, but still retains an open-minded easy-going side. It was for this that she was nominated for a Baha Mar Hometown Hero award – in the area of community – and won. Gibson, the business manager at the Children's Emergency Hostel, was one of a number of winners.