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Some PMH and Family Island airport employees withdraw labor
Operations at several Family Island airports have been severely impacted as staff withdrew labor today amid industrial issues, according to Director of Aviation Algernon Cargill.
DELTA VARIANT NOW AT LARGE: Health officials confirm feared version of virus has been detected here
DELTA VARIANT NOW AT LARGE: Health officials confirm feared version of virus has been detected here
THE highly contagious Delta variant is the predominant strain in The Bahamas, the Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday, after getting back genomic sequencing results from samples sent to a laboratory in Brazil.
'No evidence' that Delta strain in The Bahamas
'No evidence' that Delta strain in The Bahamas
DESPITE increasing concerns that the Delta variant could be present in the country, one Pan American Health Organization official said there is still no evidence the highly contagious strain is here.
Int'l Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Declares Bahamas 'World’s Living Lab' for Bonefish
A team of researchers working under the umbrella non-profit Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) this week called The Bahamas “the world’s greatest living laboratory” for the study of healthy bonefish.
The Florida-based organization, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, based its declaration on more than a decade of findings resulting from tagging, tracking, and sampling of the elusive and intriguing bonef...
Wells asks his aides to forego payment
Wells asks his aides to forego payment
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said he has asked his driver and personal assistant to return the $1,158.40 the government gave them in honorarium payments as a sickout persisted among some 300 healthcare workers in New Providence and Grand Bahama for a fifth day yesterday.
HIV persons express frustration with PHA registration system
Tears welled up in one HIV/AIDS patient's eyes as he described his frustrations with the Public Hospitals Authority's (PHA) new registration system.
This week and last week some patients reportedly left the clinic, which is crucial to their treatment, to avoid the process.
Doctors Hospital?s EDM Go Live Follows on the heels of JCI Accreditation.
Emergency services are a critical component to a health care organization, and its services are instrumental to patients suffering in an emergency situation. To ensure that Doctors Hospital?s Emergency Department was meeting the goals and standards of a JCI accredited hospital, Doctors Hospital implemented a state-of-the-art patient tracking and integrated data system within the Emergency Departme...
Critical Care Block Provides for Healthcare 'Quantum Leap Forward'
The inclusion of the brand new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the construction of the country's first state-of-the-art Critical Care Block is expected to help The Bahamas "make a quantum leap forward..."
MASS SICKOUT HITS HOSPITALS: Workers strike over being omitted from 'COVID payments'
SERVICES at public hospitals were severely affected yesterday by a sickout involving staff who have not received honorariums.
Dr. Susannah Gal Appointed Dean of Pure and Applied Sciences
University of The Bahamas (UB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Susannah Gal as Dean of Pure and Applied Sciences effective 1st July 2021.