Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends
A vaccine by early 2021, a steady decline in cases by next fall and back to normal in a few years—11 top experts look into the future.Elizabeth RalphPloiticohe microscopic bundles of RNA, wrapped in...
View ArticleHow we bury our dead during a pandemic
Funerals, burials and other ways of communally commemorating those who have died have always been part of human history. The need for social distancing has upended these psychologically important...
View ArticleTrump-touted hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 prevention: study
The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed at the...
View ArticleNew poll shows alarming coronavirus vaccine skepticism
Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/AxiosSam BakerAxiosLack of trust in a potential coronavirus vaccine is becoming a truly major problem, according to a new Harris poll shared exclusively with Axios.By the...
View ArticleNeanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19; Mosquitoes cannot transmit the...
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre, as the city and surrounding areas face local restrictions in an effort to avoid a local...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Why the flag of the Bahamas is flying above St...
The flag of the Bahamas flies above St Catharine's College on October 1, 2020, to mark the start of Black History Month. Picture: St Catharine's CollegePaul BrackleyCambridge IndependentThe national...
View ArticleBahamas Petroleum makes progress toward drilling new well
Shares MagazineOil and gas company Bahamas Petroleum Company said it made progress toward drilling its new well off the coast of the Bahamas.Ahead of the spud of the perseverance well, expected prior...
View ArticleWhat to know before traveling to the Caribbean this fall
Vacationers planning to go to the Caribbean must access, understand and prepare for required COVID-19 protocols in the country they intend to visit.Brian MajorTravelPulseMany of the Caribbean’s 33...
View ArticleSeas of Tranquility
Private yacht charters refine the art of social distancing.David YeskelBusiness Travellers USAIn recent years, upmarket travelers have gravitated to small-ship ocean and river cruising, both of which...
View ArticleThree lessons from Project Sand Dollar
John Kim and Vinay MohanOMFIFBahamas set to launch world's first CBDCIn the summer of 2019, the Central Bank of The Bahamas announced the launch of ‘Project Sand Dollar’, an attempt to build a digital...
View ArticleUsing Drones to Rescue Wildlife From Climate Disasters
Douglas Thron travels to fire-ravaged forests and towns struck by hurricanes to save animals among the rubble.A dog left stranded among the ruins of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas in 2019.Source:...
View ArticleThe urgency of transforming Caribbean tourism
In this 2019 file photo, a visitor from the cruise ship MV Ventura takes some steps with a Tobago dancer as other visitors look on at the Scarborough port, Tobago. The Ventura was on its maiden voyage...
View ArticlePresident of GBCC responds to recent suicide attempts
SUICIDE NOT AN OPTION – With the recent increase of alleged suicide cases on Grand Bahama, two attempts and one death, President of the Grand Bahama Christian Council (GBCC), Rev. Dr. Robert Lockhart...
View ArticleDavis: Govt. has failed to test, contact trace sufficiently while welcoming...
Leader of the Opposition, Phillip Brave DavisRoyston Jones Jr.Eyewitness NewsNASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday there has not been enough COVID-19 testing or contact...
View ArticleThousands May Have Caught Virus: Leading Medical Centres Estimate Infection...
By RASHAD ROLLETribune Senior Reporterrrolle@tribunemedia.netTHE true number of COVID-19 cases in the Bahamas is scores higher than the confirmed tally, according to three international research...
View ArticleCOVID cases surpass 4,000
Travis Cartwright-CarrollThe Nassau GuardianThe Bahamas hit a grim milestone yesterday as it surpassed 4,000 cases of COVID-19 with health officials reporting an additional 200 cases on New Providence...
View ArticleFriends of the Environment September E-News
As the rubble is removed, we are looking at the empty foundation of our former Education Centre not as a sad thing but as an opportunity to expand our horizons and reach for a new level of...
View ArticleLockdown find: Chinese wine vessel found in garage sells for $500K
Oscar Holland, CNNA tiny teapot-shaped antique, discovered in a garage in England during a lockdown clear-out, sold for £390,000 ($497,000) Thursday, after its owner took it to an auctioneer for a...
View Article"I feel bamboozled": How Kanye's campaign allegedly stole voters' signatures...
Erik Ose, MicKanye West's presidential campaign continues to be marred by allegations of fraud and deceptive tactics. Voters in several states allege that they were fooled into signing to put him on...
View ArticleC$1m cash and guns seized in police raid on 'illegal casino' at mansion in...
More than C$1 million (£584,000) in cash and 11 guns with ammunition have been seized by police who raided an alleged illegal casino at a mansion in Ontario, Canada.York Regional Police have just...
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