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August 08, 2023
Environment Minister says every effort being made to protect livelihood of residents in area affected by oil slick

Minister with responsibility for the Environment and Natural Resources and the acting Minister for Transport and Housing, Vaughn Miller says every effort is being made to protect the lives and livelihoods of residents in the immediate communities where an oil slick was reported two days ago, namely residents in Pinder’s Point, North Bahamia, Hunters and Grand Bahama in general.

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Movie
Madea's Big Happy Family
  • Genre : Comedy, Drama
  • Rating : T - 15yrs and Older

Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can't manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron...


News Article
May 22, 2023
Universal healthcare coverage is 'big ticket' item at World Health Assembly

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Health & Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville is leading a Bahamian delegation to the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The agenda for this year's assembly includes discussions on non-communicable diseases, Universal Healthcare Coverage, and topics related to the pandemic and anti-microbial resistance. Dr Darville emphasized the government's commitment to providi...

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News Article
May 17, 2023
Commonwealth Brewery supports Lupus242 Foundation

Nassau, Bahamas - If you were to ask a stranger if they knew what Lupus was, chances are they wouldn't likely be able to tell you much about the chronic autoimmune disease. However, the local non-profit organization, Lupus 242, has made it its mission since its inception in 2012 to change that. Through educational opportunities, [...]

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News Article
April 24, 2023
Climate Experts: Global Stocktake can be gamechanger for the Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago is warming 2.5 times faster than the global average, according to statistical data. With similar trends across the Caribbean, this is a growing crisis which poses a severe threat to sustainable development in our region.

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News Article
July 18, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people . A WHO expert committee declined on three previous occasions to advise [...]

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March 27, 2024
FNM: 'Wells Did Not Suffer Heart Attack, He's Undergoing Tests'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert A. Minnis has revealed, exclusively to Eyewitness News (EWN), that former Minister of Health Renward Wells is in hospital undergoing various tests; but, asserted that he has not suffered a heart attack as suggested in an online tabloid published Wednesday afternoon. "Desmond Bannister, other Free National Movement [...]

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March 27, 2024
FNM: 'Wells Is In Hospital, But Did Not Have A Heart Attack'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert A. Minnis has revealed, exclusively to Eyewitness News (EWN), that former Minister of Health Renward Wells is in hospital undergoing various tests; but, asserted that he has not suffered a heart attack as suggested in an online tabloid published Wednesday afternoon. "Desmond Bannister, other Free National Movement [...]

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News Article
March 23, 2023
Survey outlines "startling" findings over poor individual health in the country

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —  A 2019 National Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Risk Factor STEPS Survey has outlined what Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Danville described yesterday as "startling" findings regarding poor individual health in the country and major gaps in this nation's public healthcare system. Darville told Parliament yesterday that the 2019 National Non- Communicable ...

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News Article
March 21, 2023
Mother Pratt Foundation donates medical supplies to Ministry of Health

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Mother Pratt Foundation has donated essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness earmarked for clinics throughout The Bahamas. Continuing the fight against COVID-19, Cynthia "Mother" Pratt, through the assistance of donors in the United States, donated the "fighting instruments" including disinfectant, gloves, hand sanitizers, and masks, to Minister...

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