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March 27, 2020
Coronavirus: BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus...

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June 04, 2019
Trump praises 'extraordinary' US-UK alliance on state visit

US President Donald Trump has said the US and UK have the "greatest alliance the world has ever known"...

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September 05, 2016
Zika training targets neurological danger

As Bahamian authorities wrestle with an increase in the number of Zika cases confirmed in the country, a Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) official has participated in the effort by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to train Caribbean health personnel in the clinical management of severe neurological complications related to Zika virus, such as Guillain...

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February 24, 2016
'Govt is ignoring feedback on NHI'

FORMER Senator Dr Duane Sands yesterday blasted the government's proposed National Health Insurance scheme as an "abomination," calling it a "shameful disgrace" that the Christie administration is sticking to its model while "dismissing" the input of key stakeholders.

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February 05, 2016
Chinese: Baha Mar crisis not our fault

The Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) yesterday dismissed "unfounded criticisms" by people with "ulterior motives" and said it has the best interests of the Bahamian people at heart.

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December 13, 2015
Three percent tax eyed for NHI

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Delon Brennen has confirmed that the government is proposing a three percent payroll tax, split evenly between employer and employee, to fund National Health Insurance (NHI).

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Stop politicizing NHI
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December 02, 2015
Stop politicizing NHI

Dear Editor,
Your Editorial comment of November 30 (What if Bahamians Don't want the PLP's NHI?) is more thought out and cogent than much of the naked scaremongering that we see coming from the opponents of progressive health care. But it is wrong on many fronts and it is a continuation of the politicization of the whole subject of NHI.
I begin with your premise that the idea of a single payer, ...

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March 11, 2015
The great debate: National Health Insurance

Dear Editor,
The Gold Rush Administration, lead by a man whom many believe is far from the top of his game, is on the wrong path at the wrong time.

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December 03, 2014
Kingsway Academy students inducted into honor society

Two Kingsway Academy students have been inducted into the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), a premier organization that recognizes outstanding high school students.
Twelfth grade student Anya Phillip and 11th grade student Keishaun Bowe were inducted into the organization founded by Claes Nobel and James Lewis.
Anya, an honor roll student maintains a grade point average of 3.8. She...

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October 07, 2014
Why Spanish nurse is sucha troubling Ebola case

Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nurse became infected, authorities said Tuesday. More than 50 other possible contacts were being monitored...

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