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October 27, 2023
National Health Insurance Authority Making Steady Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

The Ministry's attention has been drawn to social media posts and online publications being circulated that have sought to discredit and defame the work of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and its leadership. The content shared is inaccurate and viewed as an ineffective attempt to distract from our dedicated efforts to improve healthcare services throughout The Bahamas.

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October 17, 2023
INCOMPLETE: Pintard slams government's procurement report

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Opposition has slammed the government for releasing what it described as an "incomplete" procurement report, arguing that it simply does not provide the requisite information legally required.  Free National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard in a statement: "This Davis-led PLP never fails to underwhelm and underperform. Late into this past Sunday [...]

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October 10, 2023
Hope for Deep Water Cay?

Four years after Hurricane Dorian wrecked East Grand Bahama, one of the oldest Bahamian bonefishing lodges - the once illustrious Deep Way Cay (DWC) - remains closed as its employees continue to recover.

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October 02, 2023
Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe

"If life has taught us anything, it is that death is brutally final." - Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin Monday, September 25, 2023, began like an ordinary, sunny Autumn day for most Bahamians. It rapidly became apparent that it would be nothing like an ordinary sunny Autumn day for the nation. Many of us were either at ...
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September 28, 2023
Creative magazine sets sights on TV show highlighting all things creative 

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian publication—The Cre8tve Magazine—which seeks to celebrate creativity and innovation in the Caribbean, has announced the launch of a new project that will shine a spotlight on all facets of creativity.  To bring this vision to life, the magazine has put out a public call for individuals to audition for the [...]

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September 27, 2023
Contempt: protecting the future of the Fourth Estate

On June 21, 2000, the defenselessness of the Fourth Estate was exposed by what was notably an unprecedented and extreme punishment for a member of the press, marking a historic moment. Journalist Obediah "Obie" Wilchcombe was sentenced to a four-day imprisonment in maximum security at then-Her Majesty's Prison, Fox Hill, by then-coroner and magistrate, the ...
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September 20, 2023
We are a developed country; now start acting it

Dear Editor, The World Bank classifies The Bahamas as a "high income, developed country", while the International Monetary Fund places our nominal wealth per capita as slightly higher than that of Japan. We have, in our independent history, never been a "middle income" country or even close. If that comes as some surprise to both ...
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September 18, 2023
Man accused of molesting stepdaughter 

A 39-year-old man accused of molesting his 15-year-old stepdaughter after spiking her drink with alcohol was on Friday denied bail. The man's name and address are being withheld from publication to avoid identifying his alleged victim. He is charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a dependent for the alleged molestation and cruelty to children for giving ...
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September 14, 2023
Cabinet portfolio changes outlined

Over a week after Prime Minister Philip Davis announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet and promised a full list of portfolios, the list was finally released yesterday. The Publication of Portfolio Allocations shows that Marathon MP Lisa Rahming has been reassigned from minister of state in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development to the ...
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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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