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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19 March 2020
Bahamians can expect an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, according to Minster of Health Dr. Duane Sands, as The Bahamas is now a part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, there are three confirmed case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. Yesterday, the minister of health, Chief Medical Officer Pearl McMillian and other health officials […]
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19 March 2020
Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in The Bahamas to three. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced the additional COVID-19 cases in the House of Assembly yesterday. “Late last evening health officials confirmed two additional cases of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 on New Providence,” […]
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19 March 2020
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the country presently has 750 COVID-19 test kits available. In his address in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Sands said thousands more are on the way as testing will only take place in New Providence. “We have enhanced testing capacity with an additional 750 test kits in […]
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18 March 2020
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands warned against the dissemination of fake news concerning COVID-19 and refuted false information about the spread of the disease. Currently, there is only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. The 61-year-old female, who tested positive for the first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in The Bahamas, is […]
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18 March 2020
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis wants the government to ease the financial burden many Bahamians may experience as COVID-19 threatens the economy. During the PLP’s press conference on Tuesday, Davis pointed out several issues that need to be addressed urgently. “The National Insurance Board must provide temporary unemployment assistance,” Davis said. He also […]
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18 March 2020
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis appealed to Bahamians and residents to stop panic buying food and hoarding supplies in reaction to news of the COVID-19 virus. “There is no need for it,” the prime minister said on Tuesday, following a meeting with local wholesalers and suppliers at the Office of the Prime […]
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18 March 2020
As COVID-19 fears increase, Chief Justice Sir Brian Moree said courts will attempt to minimize in-person hearings by utilizing video conferencing, video applications, telephone calls and disposition on written submissions for court hearings. The decision to minimize in-person hearings is a part of The Bahamas Judiciary’s protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. During a […]
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16 March 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas has implemented measures to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) which include the cancelation of visa appointments. “The U.S. Embassy has indicated that it is canceling routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments. The embassy will resume routine visa services as […]
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16 March 2020
With concerns over public health and the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that schools will be closed from March 16 until April 14. The prime minister announced the closure of schools yesterday during his televised national address on the deadly disease. According to Dr. Minnis, the minister of education […]
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