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December 28, 2023
Opposition "alarmed" over budget deficit, says govt's fiscal plans in "serious jeopardy"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Opposition is expressing alarm over the government's reported $58 million first-quarter budget deficit, warning that the government's fiscal plans are in serious jeopardy. Opposition Shadow Finance Minister Kwasi Thompson, in a statement, pointed to the fact that the reported deficit is almost 300 percent higher than the $20 million deficit for [...]

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November 08, 2023
Woman allegedly attempts suicide - Police chief shares alarm at rise in numbers

A 20-year-old girl is hospitalized after allegedly attempting to commit suicide by ingesting a quantity of pills.

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September 08, 2023
UNICEF Child Migration Report Alarming

INTERNATIONAL - UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, warning about "A stark and alarming reality", with children "Migrating within Latin America and the Caribbean at an unprecedented rate.

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August 25, 2023
COVID-19 cases have increased over last two months but not a cause for alarm

HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said COVID-19 cases have increased slightly over the past two months, but are not a cause for alarm.

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October 15, 2010
Office complex evacuated after fire alarm goes off at ZNS

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT - The Government Office Complex on the Mall was evacuated Friday morning after a fire alarm went off around 10am at ZNS.

A number of workers from the various government departments stood outside as police and firemen conducted a check of all four floors of the building.

Supt Macktavius Daniels, officer in charge of...

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October 06, 2010
PLP alarmed at government's intention to retain the services of Errol Bethel as Parliamentary Commissioner

Nassau, Bahamas - The
PLP notes with great alarm the Government's intention to retain the
services of discredited Errol Bethel as Parliamentary Commissioner.

The
Election Court criticized the Parliamentary Commissioner in the
Pinewood case, where it was found that the egregious errors in the
register threatened the "integrity of the electoral process" and "the
fundamental basis of our ...

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September 03, 2010
New prostate cancer tests show alarming trend

By JASMIN BONIMY
Guardian Staff Reporter
jasmin@nasguard.com

Twenty-two percent of the men screened for prostate cancer during a one month-period in 2009 had abnormal levels of prostate-specific antigens(PSA), a marker for the cancer, according to recently released statistics.
According to the information that was compiled by the Us Too Bahamas Chapter, which advocates early education and treatme...

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August 04, 2023
Minnis: No need for alarm over Florida leprosy reports

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Bahamians should not be alarmed by a recent international study showing that leprosy cases are rising in Florida.

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July 19, 2023
Sounding the alarm on fentanyl 

Fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid, is seldom, if ever, spoken about publicly in The Bahamas.

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February 16, 2018
Editorial Haitian landings should not alarm us

Haiti is the poorest country in the hemisphere. The Bahamas, despite its economic troubles the past decade, is wealthy in comparison. Haitians come here to escape hardship. They can find jobs as domestics. They can find jobs as laborers. What they earn here allows them [...]

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