20 March 2020
Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said the tourism industry faces a tough road ahead as countries around the world shut their borders as COVID-19 continues to spread. D’Aguilar admitted that his contribution, in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, was the most painful speech that he has had to give and that’s after recently celebrating […]
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20 March 2020
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest predicted a total economic loss of $1 billion due to the impact of COVID-19 over the next four month period. Turnquest said his ministry has made that prediction, but said it does not mean that the projections produced are precise and all-encompassing. The finance minister said […]
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20 March 2020
Opposition Leader Philip Davis said the curfew ordered by the prime minister is an “overreach that will have unintended consequences.” “Measures are inherently contradictory and may impose more challenges than providing solutions to the ultimate goal of protecting our people,” Davis said yesterday during a press conference following the prime minister’s announcement of a curfew. […]
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20 March 2020
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced the implementation of a curfew, which commences today, as a temporary measure to assist in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The curfew begins each night from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. and will expire on March 31, 2020 at 9 a.m. According the prime minister, the […]
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19 March 2020
The governor general issued an Emergency Powers Proclamation effective Tuesday 17 March in an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19. The Proclamation gives the Government the necessary powers to aggressively combat the COVID-19 emergency. The new emergency measures are to save lives and to protect The Bahamas, and are included in the Emergency Powers […]
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19 March 2020
The National Insurance Board (NIB) issued an orange alert in light of the spread of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. This orange alert has affected NIB’s operations to limit the risk to staff and protect those most vulnerable, such as the elderly, to the outbreak. As of yesterday, NIB customer service departments will remain open throughout […]
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19 March 2020
Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd announced that despite schools being closed, the Ministry of Education has arranged plans to continue the learning process for students, which includes virtual classrooms. On March 15, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that all public and private educational institutions will be closed until April 14, 2020. This announcement came […]
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19 March 2020
A fetus was found in a dumpster on Wednesday, according to police. Police said shortly after 11 a.m. they were called to an area on Sarah Robinson Road, off Farrington Road, where the fetus of a baby was discovered in a dumpster by sanitation workers. Police are appealing to the mother to come forward so […]
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19 March 2020
Opposition Leader Philip Davis wants the government to access the retroviral drug Interferon A-B2 through the government of the Republic of Cuba to facilitate the eradication of COVID-19. The retroviral drug is being used in other jurisdictions to combat the virus. “I advise that The Bahamas government access Interferon A-B2 through the regional bloc of […]
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19 March 2020
An additional $11 million has been allocated for the health sector to assist in the fight against COVID-19, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest. In the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Turnquest listed a compendium of economic measures the government will implement to combat the impact of COVID-19 on the […]
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