Returning Bahamians impacted by border closure told to call nearest Embassy
By Deandrea S HamiltonPUBLIC NOTICE ISSUED FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2020 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refers to the press release of the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), regarding the...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases pass 4000: state border checkpoints begin, vacation...
By James Call USA TODAY NETWORKFlorida governor plans checkpoints to screen Louisianians, suspend vacation rentals as cases pass 4,000When the number of coronavirus deaths reached 54 in Florida on...
View ArticleImmigration detainees in PA start hunger strike demanding release amid...
© John Moore/Getty ImagesBy J. Edward MorenoMore than 150 detained immigrants in a Pennsylvania detention center have started a hunger strike to demand their release amid the coronavirus pandemic,...
View ArticleGoogle Classroom is the most popular education app on Android and iOS amid...
By Ben SchoonWith schools out in many locations around the United States, teachers and parents alike are looking for alternative ways to keep students occupied. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has...
View ArticleBahamians trapped in US as Bahamian borders closed
Delton Moree, left, Corale Moree and Ryan Price at a Fort Lauderdale airport today.By Travis Cartwright-CarrollRenette Harding is desperately trying to get her 79-year-old parents and 19-year-old son...
View ArticleBook - Woes of Life by Oswald T. Brown
By Oswald BrownSOME GOOD NEWS: Sales of my novel WOES OF LIFE have picked up noticeably in the United States, supposedly because more and more people have been heeding the advice of medical...
View Article109 “squatters” arrested at Abaco church
Photos circulated on social media purportedly show authorities making arrests at a Marsh Harbour church on Saturday.By Juan McCartneyLaw enforcement officers arrested 109 people reportedly squatting at...
View ArticleEnforcement of coronavirus lockdown turns violent in parts of Africa
By AfricanewsPolice fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos. Elsewhere, officers were captured in mobile phone footage...
View ArticleFuneral homes face 'heart-wrenching' new normal under coronavirus
"It's much more stressful and more emotional," one funeral director said.Father Sandy McDonald presides over the funeral of Ralph Ray, 73, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia, SC., March...
View ArticleFlorida Keys municipalities to help keep checkpoints open amid COVID-19 crisis
Monroe County opened two checkpoints into the Florida Keys Friday, March 27, 2020. The move is part of an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. BY DAVID GOODHUEThe two checkpoints into...
View ArticleCoronavirus: 'Millions' of Americans could be infected, expert warns
Dr Anthony Fauci (L), seen here with President Donald Trump, is a leading expert in infectious diseasesThe coronavirus pandemic could kill up to 200,000 Americans and millions more could be infected,...
View ArticleTrump administration sent protective medical gear to China while he minimized...
Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN)Our doctors and nurses are in desperate need of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from contracting the coronavirus while...
View Article‘Life may change for us all’: Historians say coronavirus crisis will be defining
By Marco della Cava, USA TODAYWhen historians mark the start of this nation’s coronavirus nightmare, they will cite Jan. 21, 2020, the date a Washington state man in his 30s who had visited Wuhan,...
View ArticleA Nurse Shared A Harrowing Photo Of COVID-19 Victims To Show How Horrifying...
Inside a truck at an ambulance bay outside a New York City hospital, March 29. The image taken by a nurse has been altered to blur the names of the deceased.By Miriam Elder, BuzzFeed NewsThe...
View ArticlePlácido Domingo, once opera’s biggest star, has been hospitalized in Mexico...
Placido Domingo - (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)By Sonaiya KelleyPlácido Domingo has been hospitalized in Mexico with complications related to COVID-19, Opera News reported on March 28.In a...
View ArticleAmerica's largest single site jail is home to a new coronavirus cluster
By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN)Chicago's Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart stepped in front of news cameras and reporters and said 38 of their detainees in Cook County jail had now tested positive for the novel...
View ArticleScientists may have found the missing Coronavirus link between bats and humans
By John AndererJust three months ago we were all enjoying that lazy week between Christmas and New Year’s. Everyone’s life is very different now, and it’s safe to say that no one expected 2020 to...
View ArticleFrom Aruba to St Croix, 10 Beaches to Dream About
White Bay, Exuma Bahamas beaches are an entire world unto themselves, but it’s secret sandbars like White Bay southwest of Great Exuma that really get into our daydreams. And when you come here, we can...
View ArticleGrouper at Cleaning Station: Picture Perfect Bahamas
This black grouper ('Arnold') is at a so-called CLEANING STATION, being groomed by gobies. The process is an example of species symbiosis known as MUTUALISM. This is a transaction between individuals...
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