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The Processing And Repatriation Of Economic Migrants And Irregular Entrants Into The Bahamas
The Processing And Repatriation Of Economic Migrants And Irregular Entrants Into The Bahamas
Communication To The House Of Assembly On The Processing And Repatriation Of Economic Migrants And Irregular Entrants Into The Bahamas By The Honourable Keith Bell, M.P. Minister Of Labour And Immigration
18TH JANUARY 2023
The Processing And Repatriatiation Of Economic Migrants And Irregular Entrants Into The Bahamas
The Processing And Repatriatiation Of Economic Migrants And Irregular Entrants Into The Bahamas
Madam Speaker, I wish to begin by thanking the Almighty God for allowing me the opportunity to stand in this Honourable Place once again on behalf of the wonderful people of Carmichael and Bahamians everywhere.Madam Speaker, just over a year ago, I accepted an invitation from the member for Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador, the Hon. Prime Minister to join his Cabinet as the Minister with respo...
Government Offers a Second Evacuation of Residents from Ragged Island
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis Monday urged the remaining residents of Ragged Island who decided to ?ride-out? Hurricane Irma in their homes to take advantage of a second opportunity to be evacuated to safety in the wake of the massive destruction inflicted by the storm...
Auskell Medical hopes to facilitate miracles for Abaco patients post Hurricane Dorian
When Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Abaco in late 2019, the catastrophic Category 5 storm devastated the island, rendering it uninhabitable. Still, encouraged by her patients, lab technician Angie Collie returned to her island home and mustered up the courage to rebuild from the rubble. After reopening, one of her patients told her about the Access Accelerator's work to help small businesses re...
Security being tightened at Princess Margaret Hospital
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said his ministry is looking to tighten security at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the wake of reports of alleged incidents that reportedly occurred at the facility.
Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital Performs First Living Donor Liver Transplant
Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital has performed its first living donor liver transplant, in which a daughter donated a portion of her liver to her mother who had been battling complicated liver disease for several years.
The donor and recipient surgeries were performed in Weston by a team of surgeons from Cleveland Clinic Weston and Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, which has one of the nation’s ...
Minister of Health and Wellness plans to get COVID-19 under control
Newly-appointed Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville says the plan is to move swiftly to bring the COVID-19 situation under control, specifically at the country’s main medical facilities.
He made the statement following a tour of the Princess Margaret Hospital, the country’s tertiary medical care facility on New Providence, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the day a...
'Increase in cases could have impact on patients and staff at hospital'
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says while Princess Margaret Hospital is capable of handling the recent increase of COVID cases, the situation could potentially cause "implications and repercussions" for patients and staff of the medical facility.
Suspected Conch Poisoning Update
Suspected Conch Poisoning Update
Further to the press release on 27th April, 2021, The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) Food Safety and Quality Unit advises consumers not to purchase or consume any raw (fresh) conch or conch that they suspect was not properly handled and/or prepared (fully cooked) until the source of the contamination can be determined. Note that the purchasing and/or consumption...
Weather to blame for conch cases
Weather to blame for conch cases
INFECTIOUS disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes said warm weather is to blame for the bacteria causing conch poisoning in the country, not the sanitary practices of vendors.