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March 10, 2022
Govt relaxes some COVID restrictions

Prime Minister Philip Davis announced the further relaxation of some COVID-related restrictions yesterday as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline. Cruise ships will no longer need to present a passenger and crew manifest, which discloses vaccination status. Salons, barbershops and spas are allowed to operate at 50 percent seating capacity. Residential care establishments are ......

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March 14, 2022
Masks indoors - but not for hotels in new rule changes

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness announced further relaxations to COVID-19 restrictions over the weekend, loosening mask requirements for those in hotels or outdoors and adjusting protocols for social gatherings, allowing larger events to take place.

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March 14, 2022
Govt relaxes masking and other protocols

Citing "cautious optimism" about The Bahamas' fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Wellness announced on Saturday the relaxation of several COVID rules, including those related to social gatherings, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements. According to a statement from the ministry, social gatherings may now be held at a private residence or facility, provided ...
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March 14, 2022
The Grand Bahama Children’s Home new Board of Directors and Executive Director focused on stability 30 months after devastation

After great upheaval and uncertainty, the Grand Bahama Children’s Home (GBCH)’s new Board of Directors and Executive Director celebrate the final stage of the post-Dorian rebuild and progress through the pandemic as they focus on a return to normalcy and stability for the children and Home.

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April 01, 2022
Travelers from Nassau and GB will no longer need negative COVID test to visit Family Islands

As of today, a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be needed for inter-island travel from New Providence or Grand Bahama, Office of the Prime Minister Press Secretary Clint Watson announced yesterday. He said the new policy applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers. When asked if the relaxation in travel requirements is the result ...
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April 20, 2022
Govt eyeing further easing of COVID rules

Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday the government is considering the further relaxation of COVID rules in The Bahamas, noting that hotels are pushing for drastic changes. "We acknowledge that there has been a significant level of COVID fatigue," he told reporters outside Cabinet. "People are very tired of wearing masks and we are ...
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April 26, 2022
Govt eyeing removal of mask mandate by summer

Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that plans are underway to lift the mask mandate in The Bahamas in the coming weeks. Asked by reporters if the relaxation will come before summer, Davis said: "If I were to put a timeline on it, by summer, by summer for sure, or even sooner."

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May 09, 2022
Onward to medical school

Derrica Ferguson was in the library on a Friday afternoon, completing her final paper for her honors thesis, when her phone rang. It was a member of the admissions team for Michigan State University (MSU) welcoming her into the class of 2026. After expressing her gratitude and hanging up, she recalls sitting in her chair ...
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May 13, 2022
'COVID SURGE HAS HIT THE BAHAMAS': Death toll hits 800 - and 200 new cases so far this month

HEALTH officials yesterday confirmed that the country is in another surge of COVID-19 infections after more than 200 cases were confirmed so far this month.

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May 24, 2022
Ministry will not recommend lifting mask mandate, acting CMO says

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Philip Swann said yesterday that the Ministry of Health and Wellness will not recommend lifting the mask mandate in The Bahamas. "There was a recommendation or something that was advanced for us to look at," Swann told The Nassau Guardian.

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