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May 25, 2022
Food authority warns on peanut butter recall alert

THE Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority has advised the public to be on high alert after a number of Jif Peanut Butter products were recently recalled in the United States due to concerns about potential salmonella contamination.

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February 09, 2022
Dancehall concert hopes dashed by Ministry of Health

Two Dexta Daps concerts that were set to be held on New Providence and Grand Bahama this weekend have been canceled after the Ministry of Health denied its organizers permission to hold the event. The organizers said tickets will be fully refunded. The news came after Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville told reporters yesterday ...
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December 30, 2021
Prime Minister Davis - End of Year Statement - 30th Dec 2021

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas.

I want to give special thanks to those who spent some of their holiday helping others. There is no better way to celebrate the gift of God’s love.

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December 19, 2021
44 people test positive for COVID on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas ship

Forty-four people on board Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas cruise that ended in Miami on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19, the cruise line said.

The cruise line also notified passengers on that sailing and on two others that a passenger who sailed on that ship during an earlier itinerary tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

All passengers age 12 and older w...

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November 04, 2021
Decline in cases across Caribbean region

THE Pan American Health Organization is reporting good news for the region with a steady decline in COVID-19 cases and a drop in related deaths.

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October 25, 2021
NINE CHALLENGING MONTHS BIRTHS SINGLE MOM’S CANCER SURVIVAL TESTIMONY

In a span of nine challenging months last year, Anya Adderley overcame pneumonia, COVID-19, cancer related port placement and bilateral mastectomies surgeries, two emergency room visits, hospitalization, and sixteen rounds of chemotherapy.

“Every day I wake up, I am grateful and thankful,” says breast cancer survivor, Anya Adderley. “I look for the positive in everything that comes my wa...

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November 11, 2015
Broward County Commission passes marijuana ordinance

Police to have option of issuing $150 citation to those caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana.The Broward County Commission approved a marijuana ordinance Tuesday, as a public hearing was held to discuss options that could keep those caught with small amounts of marijuana from going to jail...

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September 07, 2021
Surely we can do better than this

THE desperate state of The Bahamas' health service struggling with the COVID pandemic is laid bare in this one picture.

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January 21, 2020
New China virus: Cases triple as infection spreads to Beijing and Shanghai

The number of people infected with a new virus in China tripled over the weekend, with the outbreak spreading from Wuhan to other major cities...

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July 26, 2016
Tattoo ink may be toxic, study suggests

Getting inked may lead to long-term skin problems and an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

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