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December 08, 2023
NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FROM COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS

The country’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) was awarded accreditation from the College of American Pathologists(CAP). The accreditation followed a recent schedule of on-site inspections at the NRL designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. CAP Inspectors examined the laboratory’s records and quality control procedures. Inspectors also reviewed laboratory...

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June 21, 2023
"Laboratories Must Be Certified For DNA Tests"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Davis administration is working on a way to regulate DNA testing. It's a move that will be a game-changer for those impacted by the recent citizenship ruling.

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February 08, 2021
MOU Signed between BBSQ and Underwriters Laboratories during Commemorative Virtual Signing Ceremony

A memorandum of Understanding (MOU), was signed between the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety certification company based in Northwood, Illinois, during a commemorative virtual signing ceremony, February 5, 2021. In attendance were: Aaron Rice, Chairman of the Standards Council; and Representatives of Underwriters Laboratories -- Ph...

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December 04, 2020
Colgate Laboratory Tests Show Toothpaste and Mouthwash Neutralize 99.9% of the Virus That Causes COVID-19

Clinical Research Program Underway To Validate Potential of Oral Health Products to Slow Spread of the Virus...

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November 09, 2018
Chemical Spill in the Rand Memorial Hospital Laboratory Under Control

Laboratory and Radiology services temporarily suspended today at the Michaela Virgill Storr Pavilion of the Rand Memorial Hospital following a minor chemical spill in the Laboratory this morning...

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May 23, 2017
Laboratory services now available under NHI Bahamas

BAHAMIANS and legal residents who have enrolled in NHI Bahamas will now be able to access laboratory services as part of their primary care benefits.

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December 20, 2016
The clinical laboratory scientist fixer

From Zimbabwe's first diagnosed case of HIV/AIDS in 1985, up to 1997, the country's health situation became increasingly dire. At the disease's peak between 2000 and 2003, according to health statistics, 29 percent of the population was infected. Since then Zimbabwe has made significant strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and a Bahamian has been in the middle of it. Shanette Nixon, a consultant...

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October 19, 2016
International recognition for hospital's laboratory services

Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez at the PMH Laboratory Services accreditation ceremony.

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June 03, 2016
Gaming Laboratories International certifies first interactive gaming system for The Bahamas

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the global leader in online systems and iGaming testing, is proud to announce its success as the first registered independent test laboratory to certify a gaming house operator's full interactive gaming system under the new Bahamian gaming legislation.

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May 26, 2016
Freeport Primary School Receives a $25K Fully Equipped TuneIn To Reading Computer Laboratory

The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, the Hon. Jerome K. Fitzgerald accompanied executives from Mission Educate Bahamas and Scotiabank Bahamas to officially open the TuneIn To Reading (TIR) computer lab at the Freeport Primary School in Grand Bahama.

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