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Suspected Conch Poisoning Update
Suspected Conch Poisoning Update
Further to the press release on 27th April, 2021, The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) Food Safety and Quality Unit advises consumers not to purchase or consume any raw (fresh) conch or conch that they suspect was not properly handled and/or prepared (fully cooked) until the source of the contamination can be determined. Note that the purchasing and/or consumption...
Coronavirus: Trump stands by China lab origin theory for virus
US President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut his own intelligence agencies by suggesting he has seen evidence coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory...
April sees huge spike in cases compared to previous month
MORE THAN 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country this month alone, representing a tremendous spike when compared with the previous month.
'No evidence' of new strains in country, says minister
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said there is "no evidence" any of the new coronavirus strains are present in the country after dozens of positive samples sent abroad earlier this year produced negative results for the COVID-19 mutations.
PMH Lab Receives Technology Upgrade in Donation from US Embassy & Red Cross
The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) Medical Laboratory received a donation of new lab equipment from the US Embassy and International Federation of the Red Cross in a brief handover ceremony held on Tuesday, March 9th as part of the USAID initiative. Officials from the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and PMH welcomed Mrs. Usha E. Pitts, Charge’ d’Affaires, U.S Embassy, Mr. James Bellamy, USA...
Port Lucaya Market Place has an Exciting New Amoro Jewelry Store for You to Explore
Port Lucaya Market Place has an exciting new Amoro jewelry store for you to explore and owner Paula Robinson warmly invites you to visit and support a rare new Freeport business bravely opened in spite of the COVID19 restrictions.
Paula is a lifetime jewelry professional with over 36 years' experience in the retail business, 15 of which she managed John Bull, Port Lucaya.
When John Bull clos...
Canadians Face New Mandatory PCR Test Before Returning to Canada
As news emerged concerning a new variant of the Covid-19 virus circulating in the United Kingdom, Canada acted swiftly to cancel all flights from the UK to Canada...
The Nature Conservancy Publishes First-Ever Detailed Maps of All Caribbean Coral Reefs
High-resolution maps of the underwater habitats of the entire Caribbean have the potential to transform marine conservation and significantly enhance our knowledge of the ocean...
Bahamas SMES to get a $600K Boost Through SBDC and The IDB
The Access Accelerator, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will provide small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in The Bahamas with a boost...
Witness protection program 'hindered by small communities'
The small size of Bahamian communities has hindered the government's witness protection program, making it problematic in some cases, said National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest.
Safe housing and the changes in identity essential to the program's success are hard to come by in New Providence, an island 21 miles long and seven miles wide, or the family islands where many people are connected...