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Carnival CEO defends coronavirus response

March 23, 2020, 6:20 am
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By Dion Rabouin

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald insisted in an "Axios on HBO" interview that his company did the right thing when it came to shutting down cruises earlier this month, despite criticism from some health experts who say it should have happened sooner.

Why it matters: Carnival has generated controversy for continuing to sail cruise ships after a CDC recommendation that all Americans defer cruise travel. Its Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was carrying hundreds of infected passengers, was held at sea for weeks before finally being able to dock in early March.  Read more >>
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Trump is considering releasing elderly, 'totally nonviolent' offenders from federal prisons amid coronavirus outbreak

March 23, 2020, 6:27 am
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President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence listen during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak Alex Wong/Getty Images

➧President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was considering an executive order to free elderly, nonviolent prisoners from federal prisons in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

➧The virus has been identified as a particular threat to prison populations, where individuals are in close proximity to each other.

➧Local governments across the country have released thousands of elderly and low-level inmates in an effort to confront the outbreak.

President Donald Trump said his administration was considering an executive order to free elderly, nonviolent prisoners from federal prisons amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Trump was speaking during a Sunday evening press conference on the federal government's ongoing response to the pandemic, which has been identified as a particular threat to prison populations, where individuals are in close proximity to each other.

"We have been asked about that and we're going to take a look at it. It's a bit of a problem," Trump said, when asked about the potential order. "We're talking about totally nonviolent prisoners, we are actually looking at that, yes."  Read more >>
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In a pandemic, religion can be a balm and a risk.

March 23, 2020, 6:31 am
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Workers disinfecting a mosque ahead of Friday prayers in Istanbul this month.Credit...Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Down on earth, the coronavirus outbreak was felling lives, livelihoods and normalcy. A nation-spanning blessing seemed called for. So up went a priest in a small airplane, rumbling overhead at an epidemiologically safe distance from the troubles below, wielding a sacred golden vessel from a cockpit-turned-pulpit.

Before his flight over Lebanon, a soldier at an airport checkpoint asked the Rev. Majdi Allawi if he had a mask and hand sanitizer.

“Jesus is my protection,” said Father Allawi, who belongs to the Maronite Catholic Church. “He is my sanitizer.”

Religion is the solace of first resort for billions of people grappling with a pandemic for which scientists, presidents and the secular world seem, so far, to have few answers. With both sanitizer and leadership in short supply, dread over the coronavirus has driven the globe’s faithful even closer to religion and ritual.  Read more >>
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Coronavirus: At least 23 killed in Colombia prison unrest

March 23, 2020, 6:34 am
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Prisons across the country had been holding protests against poor health services and overcrowding.

At least 23 people have died in one of Bogotá's largest jails after what the authorities are calling a mass breakout attempt amid rising tensions over coronavirus.

Colombia's Justice Minister Margarita Cabello said 83 inmates were injured during a riot at La Modelo prison.

Inmates at prisons across the country held protests on Sunday against overcrowding and poor health services during the coronavirus outbreak.  Read more >>
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Bahamas Development Bank Op-Ed highlights fragility of economy and opportunities for innovation

March 23, 2020, 7:03 am
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By Deandrea S Hamilton

#TheBahamas – March 22, 2020 — The evolving COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resiliency of global systems.

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis has cautioned Bahamians that there is no need for panic buying, as the country has sufficient supplies either in inventory or on order to last several months. Still, this crisis highlights the fragility of modern life in a country that produces very little of what it consumes. Further, dependence on a single industry leaves The Bahamas particularly vulnerable to economic shocks. The interconnected world means that no disease is truly distant.  Read more >>
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Ludacris Donates $200,000 To The Bahamas To Help Fight Coronavirus

March 23, 2020, 7:34 am
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Ludacris-  rapper and actor

Ludacris gives back in a major way to the islands.

(AllHipHop News) Ludacris and the Ludacris Foundation have partnered with the Head Foundation to give back to the Bahamas.

According to a press release, Luda and his organization has donated $200,000 worth of medical equipment and various supplies such as 100,000 masks to the nation.

The major donation is to assist the Bahamas medical team during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bahamas was severely hit by Hurricane Dorian last September.  Read more >>
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Bahamas Sunday update (COVID-19) from Health Minister

March 23, 2020, 7:41 am
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Ministry of Health COVID-19 Update by Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands – March 22 2020.

At 3pm on Sunday afternoon, March 22nd, 2020, the Bahamas Ministry of Health hosted a press conference to give an update on the status of COVID-19 cases, testing and overall preparedness.  Minister of Health, Dr. Duane Sands addressed the nation during the live conference.  Read his complete presentation below:


“Good afternoon,

Today I would like to provide an update on the COVID-19 coronavirus in The Bahamas.  As of Sunday, 22nd March, the Ministry of Health has confirmed four cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. These cases are in New Providence.  Seven people are in a quarantine facility. Thirty-five people have been released from quarantine.  The first case remains in hospital in stable condition and is being managed in isolation.  Health officials continue to follow the condition of the three other COVID-19 positive cases, who remain in isolation at home and do not require hospitalisation at this time.  These three cases are contacts of the first case. The Ministry of Health is aggressively conducting contact-tracing with people who were in contact with those infected with the virus.  Read more >>
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Turnquest: Recovery To Be Slow And Anaemic

March 23, 2020, 7:56 am
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Finance Minister Peter Turnquest

By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

The Government has not used all the economic stimulus tools available to it, the deputy prime minister revealed last night, having kept some in reserve in case the COVID-19 pandemic is "prolonged".

K Peter Turnquest, in a messaged reply to Tribune Business inquiries, warned that the Government will have to make "additional interventions to jumpstart the economy" once major tourist markets such as the US, Canada and Europe stabilise and the outbreak is brought under control.

He also urged Bahamians to brace for the fact that economic recovery will likely be "slow and anemic", rather than an immediate bounce back, with the "tail end" of the pandemic taking a long time to ease.

Confirming that the Government has additional stimulus ammunition in its arsenal, besides the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $200m Rapid Credit Facility, that it has yet to fire, Mr Turnquest declined to detail what is available to it.  Read more >>
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Central Bank: Near-term economic outlook ‘uncertain and contradictory’

March 23, 2020, 8:01 am
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Central Bank of The Bahamas

By Natario McKenzie

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The near term economic outlook for The Bahamas has become “uncertain and contractionary” given the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Central Bank.

The bank noted tourism earnings are expected to decline sharply in its recently released quarterly economic review for the fourth quarter of 2019.

“Given the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the near-term economic outlook for The Bahamas has become uncertain and contractionary,” the bank stated.

“Tourism earnings are projected to decline sharply in 2020, becoming particularly acute over the second quarter; and moderately evident even before the end of the first quarter.”

The Central Bank said the trend will lead to a large reduction in net foreign currency receipts and consequently a sizeable falloff in the Central Bank’s external reserves.  Read more >>
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The Grand Bahama Chamber Needs Your Business Feedback

March 23, 2020, 9:35 am
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Please help the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce gather very important information as we reassess where Grand Bahama businesses and organizations are 6-months post Dorian and where we are at in what are the early stages for us with COVID-19.

The data collected helps us ensure we are advocating for Grand Bahama business in the best way possible and previous surveys have translated into meaningful discussions with stakeholders, resulting in tangible benefits. It takes just a few minutes to complete and all responses remain confidential. The broader the participation, the better we can advocate for you.  Take survey >>
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March 23, 2020, 9:39 am
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Fight the Virus - Do your part.

March 23, 2020, 9:44 am
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Police: This is serious; stay home

March 23, 2020, 9:55 am
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A masked police officer stationed at a checkpoint on East Street and Robinson Road on Friday night. JASPER WARD

By Jasper Ward

Hundreds of police and defense force officers were deployed on the streets of New Providence on Friday night.

They were tasked with manning the empty streets and ensuring that Bahamians adhere to a nationwide curfew, which was imposed by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis last week, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., they arrested alleged lawbreakers and checked identifications to ensure that individuals who were driving after hours had been granted permission by authorities.

Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson held a press conference in front of police headquarters minutes before this mass deployment.

“I want people to take this very serious,” he said.  Read more >>
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Virus Takes Jobless To 30% As Major Hotels Shut Down

March 23, 2020, 10:07 am
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Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar.

By RASHAD ROLLE
Tribune Staff Reporter
rrolle@tribunemedia.net

THE country’s major hotels are shutting down because of the coronavirus crisis and temporarily laying off staff, with Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar saying the unemployment rate is now probably above 30 percent and expected to grow.

Baha Mar, Sandals, Atlantis and the Melia resorts have all announced their planned suspension of operations. Some of the resorts intend to pay staff a fraction of their salaries during the difficult time.

“Every single hotel if they have not so declared (that they are shutting down), are probably heading in that direction as the world closes its borders and shuts down,” Mr D’Aguilar said yesterday. “This is going to be grim.”  Read more >>
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BREAKING NEWS: St. Lucia airports closed to arriving passengers

March 23, 2020, 12:16 pm
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By OPM

 The Government of Saint Lucia announces the closure of Saint Lucia’s airports to all incoming commercial and private flights effective 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020.

All airports will be closed to all incoming passengers until Sunday, April 5, 2020.

Aircraft facilitating departing passengers repatriating from Saint Lucia will be permitted. Air Cargo operations are permitted.  Read more >>
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Will the Coronavirus Ever Go Away? Here's What One of the WHO's Top Experts Thinks

March 23, 2020, 12:23 pm
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Dr. Bruce Aylward

By Amy Gunia

Dr. Bruce Aylward has almost 30 years experience in fighting polio, Ebola and other diseases, and now, he’s turned his attention to stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Aylward, the senior adviser to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the world’s top officials in charge of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The doctor, who lead a joint WHO mission to China in February to study the effectiveness of the coronavirus response in the country, has seen firsthand the measures Beijing took to fight the virus. Now he’s sharing what he learned with governments and communicating with the WHO response teams working to fight COVID-19 in virus epicenters around the globe.  Read more >>
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Tito's Vodka, other distilleries making hand sanitizer for coronavirus crisis

March 23, 2020, 12:28 pm
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No, you still can't drink it, but many spirits companies are jumping on board.

Don't drink it, but Tito's Vodka is just one of many distilleries turning to hand-sanitizer production.
Courtesy: Tito's Vodka

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

Just two weeks ago, Tito's Vodka was warning fans not to use the booze as hand sanitizer, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's because it only contains 40% alcohol, while the CDC says hand sanitizer needs 60%. But on Monday, a representative for the Austin, Texas-based company said Tito's will be making and distributing at least 24 tons of actual hand sanitizer -- and giving it away.  Read more >>
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NASA supercomputers join fight against coronavirus

March 23, 2020, 12:34 pm
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The 512-processor SGI Altix supercomputer, at NASA Ames Research Center, named 'Kalpana' after Columbia astronaut and Ames alumna Kalpana Chawla, is being used to develop substantially more capable simulation models to better assess the evolution and behavior of the Earth's climate system. (Image: © Thomas N. Trower.)

By Meghan Bartels

As the U.S. scrambles to respond to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, NASA supercomputers are joining the effort to look for potential treatment and vaccine candidates.

A new initiative brings together NASA and the National Science Foundation as well as a host of Department of Energy laboratories, companies and academic institutions. The White House announced the effort, meant to divert spare computing resources to research aimed at slowing the pandemic, today (March 23).

"I'm proud that @NASA is lending our supercomputing expertise to assist in the global fight against COVID-19," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Twitter. "For more than six decades the agency has used its expertise to take on challenges that have benefited people worldwide in unexpected ways."  Read more >>
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Doctors Think This May Be the First Symptom of the Coronavirus

March 23, 2020, 12:40 pm
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"Almost everybody who is hospitilized has this same story".

By Jon Christian

Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert, who’s tested positive for the coronavirus, tweeted this weekend that he can’t smell anything.

Gobert isn’t alone. A growing number of doctors suspect that for many patients, the first symptom of the bug — before a telltale cough or fever — could be losing your sense of taste, smell, or both.

A fascinating new story in The New York Times tracked down growing worldwide evidence that those subtle symptoms could in many cases be harbingers of a coronavirus diagnosis. Some even went as far as to suggest that if you can’t smell the garlic and onions you’re sautéing, you should consider acting as though you have the virus for the purposes of public health.  Read more >>
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Apple Watch Users Can Now Monitor How Bodies React To Coronavirus

March 23, 2020, 12:45 pm
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Apple Watch

Apple Watch has been lauded by most to be the best smartwatch out there. This is not only because of how well it works but also because of the sheer health and wellness features it brings to the table. Now, Cardiogram - a heart health application for Apple Watch - is introducing a new feature that will give users more information on how their body is responding to a COVID-19/flu.

The new feature called Sleeping BPM revolves around how our body reacts while we’re fighting an infection like COVID-19.

"Cardiogram's new Sleeping BPM feature can help users become more aware of how their body is responding to symptoms of the flu or other illnesses including COVID-19," said Johnson Hsieh, Cardiogram's co-founder to Apple Insider.  Read more >>
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