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September 23, 2020
House of Assembly Notes Resolution Extending Emergency Powers Orders
At the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this deadly and very contagious virus was designated as a novel coronavirus...
September 21, 2020
Campbell highlights DGFA’s efforts to keep families safe during COVID-19
Officials at the Department of Gender and Family Affairs (DGFA), Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, continued to facilitate their own programmes while collaborating with other government and civil society stakeholders...
Signs of life
September 09, 2020
Signs of life
Until major resorts like Baha Mar and Atlantis are confident enough to reopen, getting the tourism industry off life support is virtually impossible. But with no clear signs that The Bahamas has gotten its second wave of the novel coronavirus under control, the properties are making no commitments on when they will be back up ...
September 08, 2020
Gym owners express frustration over continued closure
Needless to say, the fitness community in the country is frustrated. Just a couple weeks after being allowed to open their doors as the country went through its reopening of the economy plan, gyms around the country were forced to close down again amidst a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus in The Bahamas. In total, ...
School new year set to begin October 5 says Minister of Education in Back-To-School report
September 03, 2020
School new year set to begin October 5 says Minister of Education in Back-To-School report
Monday, October 5, 2020 is the targeted date for the opening of public and private schools throughout the archipelago. The Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, Minister of Education...
COVID-19's entrance to Acklins
August 28, 2020
COVID-19's entrance to Acklins
Dear Editor, A germ carrier has been defined as a person or thing that carries and transmits harmful microorganisms. According to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 Dashboard, as of August 24, 1,798 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, with 46 casualties. The Family Islands of Acklins and Crooked Island had four and two confirmed cases, ...
COVID-19 fatality rate falls sharply in second wave
August 24, 2020
COVID-19 fatality rate falls sharply in second wave
The novel coronavirus fatality rate in The Bahamas has fallen to around 1.6 percent, even though more deaths have been reported in the second wave, the Ministry of Health explained over the weekend. The first wave saw a fatality rate of 10.57 percent among 104 cases. The worldwide fatality rate is around 3.5 percent. The ...
Dame Joan - rights are being broken
August 20, 2020
Dame Joan - rights are being broken
DAME Joan Sawyer has insisted the government has infringed upon the constitutional rights and freedoms of Bahamians who have been subject to lockdowns, leaving a window open to sue the state over this infraction...
August 05, 2020
Minister Lloyd unable to say whether national exams will resume
There is uncertainty over whether national examinations will resume, Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd said yesterday, two weeks after the exams were temporarily suspended due to a lockdown of Grand Bahama.
He said the uncertainty is largely due to a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.
July 31, 2020
Bamsi Announces Full Virtual Platform for Fall Semester
BAMSI’S FALL SEMESTER TO BE FULLY ONLINE – MOVE OPENS THE DOOR FOR INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS...
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