25 July 2018
There are 25 confirmed clinical cases of conch poisoning with 15 fitting the description and awaiting laboratory data, according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands. Dr. Sands also clarified that some individuals may have had a milder version of the condition which would not require them to visit the hospital. He said, “I continue to […]
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25 July 2018
Attorney General Carl Bethel has accepted that shanty town dwellers with legal rights can push the issue in court. This given that Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur pointed out last week that the law enables anyone squatting on a property for more than 12 years to lay claim to that land. This, she said, […]
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24 July 2018
Officials clearing up some recent misinformation about valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Novartis (the original manufacturer of valsartan) issued a letter stating that the recall did not affect all brands of the drug. In several countries batches of Valsartan and Valsartan HCT film-coated tablets that do not meet with international quality […]
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24 July 2018
Straight out of a movie – Police in Grand Bahama confirmed yesterday that just after 10:00am, two people entered John Bull’s Port Lucaya location, smashed the showcase glass and grabbed several pieces of expensive jewelry of an undetermined amount. According to reports, the perpetrators, were men dressed as women. Surveillance videos circulating on social media, […]
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24 July 2018
Bahamian Entertainer K.B (Kirkland Bodie) says he is still waiting for the forensic report to be tabled in the House Of Assembly concerning the fiasco of a ‘carnival’ for the past three years of 2015, 2016 and 2017. He said another year has gone by and he is baffled that “not one word is being […]
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24 July 2018
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said that his vision and mission is to provide opportunities for residents to experience a better Bahamas. He was addressing the 36th Annual Convention of Calvary Deliverance Church on Sunday, July 22, 2018. The church celebrated under the theme: “The Year of New Beginnings, […]
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24 July 2018
The Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Senator Fred Mitchell says the party is simply astounded that the Government has announced through its Attorney General that it has decided to refer the matter of the information alleged on a social media voice note to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Party was responding to an […]
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24 July 2018
Minister of Environment and Housing RomauldFerreira yesterday spoke of the need to cease the use of plastic in the country with a target date set for some time in the year 2020. Mr. Ferreira told attendees of a town meeting that it is estimated by 2050 that there will be more plastic in the […]
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23 July 2018
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force successfully launched its Operation Marlin Spike Decisive Phase on July 19 at the Bahamas National Trust Retreat. Operation Marlin Spike is a Defence Force-led initiative designed to heighten public awareness of Defence Force duties and activities in safeguarding the people of The Bahamas, especially in the areas of marine and […]
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23 July 2018
“I am very proud of what I am seeing here in terms of food processing and the creation of handicrafts,” said Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Michael Pintard on his visit to the Department of Cooperatives Summer Programme: “Empowerment Camp” at C.C. Sweeting High School, Friday, July 20, 2018. The programme is […]
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