D'Aguilar worried by Trump travel ban
The "earth-shattering" move by the US to impose a 30-day travel ban on most European nations has created alarm over where the coronavirus fall-out is going to end, a Cabinet minister said last night.
'Only a matter of time' before Bahamas identifies its first coronavirus case
IT is only a matter of time before The Bahamas identifies its first case of the coronavirus, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Schools put plans into place to deal with virus
EDUCATION officials are in the process of updating the ministry’s infectious disease protocol to direct anyone experiencing respiratory illness symptoms to remain at home until they are cleared by a medical facility.
UPDATED: Cruise ship carrying persons with coronavirus 'will not be permitted to dock'
4.20pm UPDATE: Ministry of Transport has released the following statement on the Braemar cruise ship:
Worst case would be 400 infected: Sands predicts scenario if virus breaks out here
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands predicted a possible worst-case scenario of 400 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in The Bahamas, but stressed if the disease spreads here most people will not need hospital admission.
‘Medicinal cannabis only’ says churches
THE Bahamas Christian Council released its official stance on legal marijuana yesterday, throwing support behind regulated medical use but saying recreational use should not be encouraged or condoned.
Tough new penalties for reckless driving
TRANSPORT Minister Renward Wells said the government takes deaths in the course of driving seriously and will ensure existing laws reflect fitting penalties for such offences. Among the new changes is a more enhanced and robust penalty for a new def
Two men injured in separate shootings
TWO men were injured in two separate shootings in the capital on Tuesday, police said. Shortly before 11pm, a man was standing near a vehicle in a parking lot in the area of Wulff Road off Mackey Street, when he was approached by a gunman who shot h
$10m spent on 'miraculous transformation' of garbage site
TIMOTHY Hodge met a putrid scent and 95 acres of open garbage when he arrived at the city dump a year ago, the byproduct of years of mismanagement.Yesterday he led Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on a tour of the revamped site, now called the New Pro
RCI to host two-day job fair at National Training Agency
ROYAL Caribbean International will host a two-day job fair at the National Training Agency on Gladstone Road to fill positions onboard ships and at its popular island destination – Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Berry Islands. Prospective applicants
Containers turned into new homes for victims
BAHAMAS Relief Cruise is continuing its ongoing relief mission from West Palm Beach to Grand Bahama, helping with the rebuilding of homes and a local business on the island.Melisa Brennan and Brian Villelia, representatives of Bahamas Relief Cruise,
Massive blaze as cars catch fire (video)
OVER 200 cars and several boats were caught in a blaze that erupted near the Royal Bahamas Police Force Training College off University Drive yesterday, fire chief Walter Evans said. The vehicles were all inoperable, he said. He said up to press ti
Grand Bahama brush fire fuelled by winds
A MASSIVE brush fire in Grand Bahama was fuelled by high winds and hurricane debris, posing a serious concern for firefighters and some residents. The blaze ripped through the pine forest in the Freeport Ridge Estates area and threatened several res
'We might have to use state-arranged isolation'
CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said either self-isolation or state-arranged isolation measures could be used for people in The Bahamas who contract COVID-19 but are not ill.
Finance experts unsure how economy will react to impact of coronavirus
THE government’s finance experts don’t know exactly how the country’s economy will react to global fall out from the coronavirus, but officials are working on several internal models taking into account worst-case scenarios.
