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• PAHO reps to conduct coronavirus lab training
  Representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will be in the country this week conducting training to ensure that laboratory specialists are trained and equipped to identify and respond to potential imported cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The initiative is part of PAHO’s […] The post PAHO reps to conduct coronavirus lab training […]
• Beds being added to PMH
  The Princess Margaret Hospital. FILETwenty-two beds are being added to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) to help solve the problem of overcrowding, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said. “In an effort to ease overcrowding at the Princess Margaret Hospital, the old Operating Theater is being renovated to create a […] The post Beds being added […]
• Johnson anticipating bail amendment debate
  Elsworth Johnson.Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson said he supports the government’s decision to return bail privileges to magistrates. Johnson, who is a former Bahamas Bar Association president, said that currently many people who are tried in the Magistrates Court plead […] The post Johnson anticipating bail amendment debate appeared […]
• Cooper pledges PLP will rescue GB
  Chester Cooper.Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper pledged that a PLP government would take action to boost the economy of Grand Bahama, declaring that the party would be “a government of doing rather than just talking” if elected. “The experiment of Freeport never came […] The post Cooper pledges PLP will rescue GB […]
• Sands: Rand could open next month
  Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama. FILEThe Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama is anticipated to be ready for move-in by the end of March, according to Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands. The hospital sustained serious damage during the passing of Hurricane Dorian in September with a report by Build […] The post Sands: […]
• Culmer defends decision on early campaign launch
  Carl Culmer.Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl Culmer fired back at critics who said it’s “inappropriate” for the FNM to start its reelection campaign so soon after Hurricane Dorian, noting that no one has the right to tell the party how to conduct its business. “The […] The post Culmer defends decision on early campaign […]