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COVID-19 potential cost to The Bahamas roughly $1 billion
Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Peter TurnquestBy (MENAFN - Caribbean News Global)NASSAU, Bahamas — Deputy prime minister and minister of finance Peter Turnquest projections reveal that, the...
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Several thousand more test kits ordered
Dr. Duane Sands, Minister of HealthBy Jasper WardThere are an additional 750 COVID-19 test kits available in The Bahamas, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said yesterday, adding that the government...
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Two generic drugs being tested in U.S. in race to find coronavirus treatments
A worker in protective clothing tests a person in a car at a testing center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Riverside Medical Group in Secaucus, New Jersey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File PhotoBy...
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'There are no funerals:' Death in quarantine leaves nowhere to grieve
Cemetery workers and funeral agency workers in protective masks transport a coffin of a person who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), into a cemetery in Bergamo, Italy. REUTERS/Flavio Lo...
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AG: State of Emergency declared, but emergency powers not yet activated
Attorney General, Carl Bethel.By Sloan SmithNASSAU, BAHAMAS – Attorney General Carl Bethel confirmed yesterday that the Governor General’s proclamation order for a public state of emergency, and...
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Haitian Repatriations To Continue
By EARYEL BOWLEGebowleg@tribunemedia.netAN immigration official has maintained that Haitian repatriation exercises will continue despite Bahamasair revealing Haiti has suspended most flights coming...
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Dominican Republic Closing Borders for 15 Days in Coronavirus Measure
Santo Domingo, the country's capital city.By Caribbean Journal StaffIn a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Dominican Republic is closing its land, sea and air borders for 15 days,...
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Churches Agree To Suspend Services
Bishop Laish BoydBy EARYEL BOWLEGebowleg@tribunemedia.netCHURCH leaders have agreed to temporarily suspend services in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said...
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Prime Minister's Covid-19 Speech From The House In Full
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis in the House of Assembly. (BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe)Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' speech on Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, House of Assembly, Wednesday, 18...
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LOCKDOWN: PM activates partial nationwide shutdown and nightly curfew
Prime Minister Dr Hubert MinnisBy Ava TurnquestCOVID-19 order takes effect 9am Friday➧Airports will remain open, non-essential intl. and domestic travel discouraged➧Weddings and funerals must be kept...
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#242NewsBahamas Newsletter Edition: March 19th 2020
I’m sick of hearing about how SICK we’re going to be…but it’s COMING. There is nothing else to write about this week, though trust me I want to. Situations like this demonstrate the immense importance...
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Coronavirus gathering bans raise religious freedom questions
A growing number of religious institutions are suspending in-person services this week after inviting worshippers in last Sunday despite public health worries over the coronavirus pandemic. PhotoⒸDerek...
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'We simply do not understand why': Coronavirus is sparing children, puzzling...
By Elizabeth ChuckAs the novel coronavirus spreads around the globe, sickening more than 90,000 people and killing about 3,000, doctors have noticed something curious: Very few children have been...
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Coronavirus: Italy's death toll overtakes China's
A lockdown imposed on 12 March in Italy has been extended.Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day.The number of deaths now stands...
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US jails begin releasing prisoners to stem Covid-19 infections
New York is to release prisoners who are most vulnerable to coronavirus infection.US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons.New York City is...
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If I become infected with the coronavirus, what are my odds of survival?
By David Pierson, LA TimesLeft unchecked, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could infect billions of people. By one estimate, up to 70% of the world's population may contract the disease.That means...
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1 in 5 hospitalized coronavirus patients is between 20 and 44 years old, CDC...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study shows young people are developing serious complications from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.On Wednesday, the CDC released a report to detail the complications in the US...
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After the storm: How The Bahamas continues to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian
It’s been over six months since Hurricane Dorian made landfall on The Bahamas.In those first 48 hours, entire communities were destroyed. Even more, despite still standing, were without water, food and...
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‘Curfew will have Consequences,’ Says Davis
Opposition Leader Philip DavisOpposition Leader Philip Davis said the curfew ordered by the prime minister is an “overreach that will have unintended consequences.”“Measures are inherently...
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