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Praise for Fort Charlotte Road Traffic
I am so pleased to be able to write this letter about my successful experience with Road Traffic this month!
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Passengers hurt after ferry ran aground
MORE than a dozen passengers received minor injuries when a ferry boat they were on ran aground in waters near Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, on Sunday evening.
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Scores flock to gymnasium to get their vaccinations
SCORES of people flocked to the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday hoping to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid dwindling supplies of the vaccine.
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Cable names new addition to Board
Cable Bahamas has named attorney Marylee L. Braynen-Symonette to its Board of Directors after a more than 20-year career in the Bahamian legal profession.
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Shot on eve of his little girl’s birthday
THE man who was shot dead on Monday night was killed a day before his eldest daughter’s 11th birthday, his mother has revealed.
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Christian Science and COVID-19
I was taken aback after learning of two Grand Bahamian women who are adherents of Christian Science (not to be confused with L Ron Hubbard’s Scientology), a cult based in the north eastern region of the United States. Both women are Black.
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Improve the Civil Service
The more things change, the more, unfortunately, they remain the same!
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Pfizer nod gives confidence boost
THE US Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine gave more confidence to those who received the vaccine at the Kendal G L Isaacs National Gymnasium yesterday.
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75 new cases of COVID-19, one death
THE Ministry of Health recorded 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and one additional death.
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BUT president: Concerns were raised over virtual platform, school repairs
AN alarm was sounded several months ago that not only was the Ministry of Education’s virtual platform inoperable, but that schools were in a dire need for repair, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday.
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Govt targets vaccine for children under 12
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday officials are hoping to receive paediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine for five to 11-year-olds as soon as possible to assist with the successful opening of schools for face-to-face learning.
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Booking appointments for second vaccine dose
THE National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee has advised that all people who received an email notification of a second dose appointment immediately after receiving their first dose are still required to book an appointment online at vax. gov.bs.
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Billie Jean King Cup: Team Bahamas opens play today
THE Bahamas, ranked at number one in Group II of the Americas Zone of the Billie Jean King Cup, will begin competition today in Panama City, Panama.
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No more Pfizer first doses from Thursday
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that “due to diminishing supplies”, first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will no longer be offered effective Thursday.
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Five schools found to have COVID cases
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern with the number of suspected COVID-19 cases being recorded in public schools across New Providence, claiming that most of the cases are students, some “as young as five-years-old”.
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More than 21,000 people have received vaccinations
MORE than 21,000 people have been inoculated against the COVID-19 virus to date, as the government awaits the second shipment of COVAX-generated vaccines scheduled to arrive in May.
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A former inmate speaks
I am writing publicly to thank Mr L Taylor for having the courage to share the truth about what has been going on at the prison.
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‘Schools not ready’ for classes in person
WHILE officials hope to soon announce a date for the resumption of face-to-face learning, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin disclosed that several schools will be unable to open due to an unsatisfactory state of repair.
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Mingoes soccer team to hit pitch in Orlando
THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team is expected to hit the pitch this weekend in its second set of matches in almost two years.
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EDITORIAL: We are failing our children
THE children of our nation seem to be caught in the middle of an almighty mess.
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