Paternity DNA testing for citizenship on the horizon

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Health Minister Dr. Michael Darville says officials are hoping to finalize, by the end of the year, paternity DNA testing protocols for the automatic granting of Bahamian citizenship following a Privy Council ruling which declares that all children born in The Bahamas out of wedlock to foreign women and Bahamian men are [...]

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Eleuthera Teen Wasn't Tested For Dengue

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The teenager who died in Eleuthera over the weekend was never tested for dengue fever and was not prescribed motrin, according to Health Minister Dr. Michael Darville.

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UPDATED: Minister says Central Eleuthera High School student who died was never tested for Dengue fever

TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Central Eleuthera High School student who died on Sunday was never tested for Dengue fever and was not prescribed Motrin, contradicting the mother's claims.

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The Freeport Lions Club offer free sight testing and glucose screening

Freeport, Grand Bahama -
Members from The Freeport Lions Club took time out on a Saturday to do
sight screening and glucose testing,This was done at the Island
Seas where both visitors and staff at the resort were tested.

If we can help someone along the way then Lionism is not in
vain. Its the little things that makes the big difference.

The Lion's
motto,  "We Serve" is not only about ...

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12 tests for optimal men's health

Other than removing the tooth of a five-year-old child, most women dread the pushing, prodding and cadjoling they have to engage in to get their male relatives to take an interest in their health and at least visit the doctor once a year for a complete physical — whether they are sick or not.
Many people — especially men — are of the misconception that a visit to the doctor is a ...

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Caribbean ship testing new anti-piracy system

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- There are cameras that capture images clear enough to distinguish between a fishing vessel and a boatload of pirates 10 miles away. There are cascades of water and noxious compounds to repel invaders. And there are shields to withstand a rocket-propelled grenade.

A container ship that steamed into a Puerto Rican port Friday was old by commercial shipping standards but it ...

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10 medical tests and advice for healthy adolescents

For many people, ensuring good physical health is easier said than done, but making the effort to attain good health is well worth the trouble — especially at a young age. And there’s no better time to make an effort than during those all-important teenage years between the ages of 13 and 19, a peculiar time in an individual’s life with many physical and hormonal changes due to ...

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Libya tests limits of NATO without US

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's insistence that NATO, not the U.S., take the lead in attacking Moammar Gadhafi's military is exposing a hard truth about an alliance that never before fought an air campaign with the U.S. in a back seat. Even against an enemy as weak as Libya, NATO needs the backbone of U.S. might to fight effectively.

It's not a matter of NATO's 27 non-U.S. member coun...

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Darvile: DNA testing protocols for citizenship to soon be finalised

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said protocols concerning genetic testing for people entitled to citizenship following a landmark Privy Council ruling should be finalised soon, though he could not give a precise date for the roll-out.

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CPSA says tourists should be tested for COVID-19?

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