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August 18, 2023
Dengue Advisory Issued By Ministry After Cases Confirmed

The Ministry of Health & Wellness confirms that three (3) positive cases of Dengue Fever were recorded in New Providence. There was no reported travel history among the cases identified, and all parties have been treated and successfully recovered.

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August 18, 2023
Three cases of dengue fever reported  

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said yesterday that three cases of dengue fever were recorded on New Providence.  The ministry said the cases have no history of travel. "... All parties have been treated and successful recovered," the ministry said. In 2011, there was an outbreak in dengue fever cases in the country. Health ...
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August 18, 2023
Three positive cases of Dengue Fever recorded on New Providence

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Health & Wellness has confirmed that three positive cases of Dengue Fever have been recorded in New Providence.  The ministry noted in a statement yesterday that there was no reported travel history among the cases identified, and all parties have been treated and successfully recovered.  Dengue Fever is a [...]

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August 08, 2023
"You Can Go To Jail For Being Nasty"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Trash, it's something we all have but don't want to deal with. The saying cleanliness is next to godliness rings clear for those at The Department of Environmental Health.

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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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July 18, 2023
Registrar general's office workers walk out over office conditions

Twenty employees at the Office of the Registrar General in Downtown Freeport walked out Wednesday morning in a one-day action, shutting down services to protest what they say are unhealthy working conditions.

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June 06, 2017
Govt lays out landfill plan

Taking into consideration the list of recommendations made by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a report which thoroughly assessed the New Providence Landfill, the Ministry of Environment and Housing and the Ministry of Health have laid out a set of short-term initiatives and established medium- and long-term goals to mitigate and remediate the immediate environmental and health chall...

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June 29, 2023
Christopher Herbert Thompson

Solemn Semi-Military Funeral and Burial for the late Retired Police Constable #1267 Mr. Christopher Herbert Thompson,  "Soupy", "Tommy", "Tommy Gun" age 64 years a resident of Roland Avenue Boyd Subdivision will be held on Saturday July 1st, 2023, 10:00 am, at Evangelistic Temple Collins Avenue, Nassau, Bahamas.

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January 18, 2018
Over-the-Hill Clean-up Campaign to get Underway this weekend

Officials of the Economic Development and Planning Unit of the Office of the Prime Minister have teamed up with officials from the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) and the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority to launch the Over-the-Hill...

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January 25, 2018
Estimated 13,000 cubic yards of debris removed during the first two days of cleanup campaign

Preliminary estimates indicate that more than 13,000 cubic yards of debris was removed from the Bain and Grants Town community during the first two days of the Over-the-Hill Clean-up and Bulk Waste Removal Campaign...

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