PM Announces Changes To Emergency Orders
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaking in Grand Bahama on Monday.Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced a number of changes to the Emergency Orders on Monday afternoon.Amendments applying to...
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro concept render. EverythingAppleProBy Gordon KellyApple’s redesigned iPhone 12 line-up is getting more troubled with every new leak. And now the alarm bells are ringing.In a shocking...
View ArticleHerd immunity alone won’t stop COVID-19. Here’s why.
We have better ways to fight the pandemic.Herd immunity is the point at which enough people in a population are immune to a disease—whether because they have already recovered from infection or been...
View ArticleThe pandemic will slow down in the US soon – but not for a reason worth...
Doctor wearing face mask. Image source: RightFramePhotoVideo/AdobeBy Andy MeekFormer FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb shared a new coronavirus update over the weekend, one that included his prediction...
View ArticleCollege Professor Dies Teaching Online Class After Weekslong Battle With...
Paola De Simone, 46, reportedly died during a virtual Zoom lecture for the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Buenos Aires.By Lee MoranA college professor in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who had been...
View ArticleBruce Williamson, former lead singer of The Temptations, dies at 49 from...
The Temptations -Photo: John Lamparski/FilmMagicBy Kim WillisBruce Williamson, 49, a long-running voice of The Temptations, has died from coronavirus.The R&B singer died Sunday evening at Mountain...
View ArticlePastor holds prayer rally in defiance of coronavirus health guidelines at the...
CBS NewsA pastor associated with Bethel Church in Redding, California, held a prayer service and protest against coronavirus prevention measures on the California State Capitol grounds on Sunday. He is...
View ArticleCOVID-19 infection lingers in the gut, even after it clears the respiratory...
By Jason Gale and BloombergCOVID-19 patients have active and prolonged gut viral infection, even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms, scientists in Hong Kong showed.The coronavirus may continue...
View ArticleThe Bahamas Is Reopening Its Major Hotels and Beaches in October
By Caribbean Journal StaffThe Bahamas is planning to enter a major new phase of its tourism reopening in October, one that will include the reopening of its beaches and major hotels.Beginning Oct. 15,...
View ArticleThe United States Pledges $750K to Fight COVID-19 in The Bahamas
Bahamian health care workers receive PPE (donated by the United States) and get training from IFRC and BRCS on proper use of PPE | Nassau, The Bahamas | August, 2020 | Photo Credit: IFRCThe United...
View ArticleThe Bahamas Will Reopen to Cruise Ships in Phase 4
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View ArticleHigh School sports suspended for the fall
SUSPENDED – High school sports has been suspended for the upcoming fall season, due to COVID-19 according to Sports Administrator for the Ministry of Education Evon Wisdom. (PHOTO: TFN FILES)By FN...
View ArticleA tribute to the late Pastor Hugh Roach
Pastor Hugh RoachDr. Kendal MajorFormer MP, Speaker House of Assembly 2012-2017I was saddened to learn of the transition of Pastor Hugh Roach.Pastor Roach, was a faithful father of the faith and a...
View ArticleBahamasair to resume flights on Thursday
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View ArticleBahamian native finds entrepreneurial success with Toronto’s largest...
Zhorrah GrantBy Natario McKenzieNASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian native has found entrepreneurial success with the successful launch of the largest black-owned hair and beauty supply store in Toronto,...
View ArticlePM: Roughly 2,000 people on GB approved for home repairs after Dorian
Damage to a home caused by Hurricane Dorian in Grand Bahama.By Jasper WardPrime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday the Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved roughly 2,000 Grand...
View Article39 New Cases Of Covid-19, One Confirmed Death On Monday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 39 new cases of COVID-19 and one confirmed death on Monday.The total number of cases rose to 2,585 with 1,496 of those active.Thirty-eight of the new...
View ArticleSturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota in August linked to more than...
News comes a week after the first COVID-19 death linked to the 10-day event that drew more than 400,000 people was recorded Inside a bar in Sturgis, S.D., during the rally, which Gov. Kristi Noem, a...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase investigating misuse of pandemic aid funds
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View ArticleWhite supremacy is 'most lethal threat' to the US, DHS draft assessment says
By Geneva Sands, CNNWashington (CNN) - White supremacists will remain the most "persistent and lethal threat" in the United States through 2021, according to Department of Homeland Security draft...
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