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Political gatherings ‘should not be happening’

CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said political gatherings should not be happening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Caribbean cancer care programme in the works

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Dr Baldwin Spencer announced that the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean, a multi-party strategic partnership to create a state-of-the-art Caribbean cancer control programme, has joined forces with cancer management provider Elekta.

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Carnival to spend $100m on new Grand Bahama dock

MONTHS after a crane collapsed and damaged Grand Bahama Shipyard’s largest dock, Carnival Corporation is planning a $100 million investment to build a new and bigger dock. Giora Israel, senior vice president of global ports and destination developme

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Bahama tour new WAUSM campus

ELEVEN months into construction, the West Atlantic University School of Medicine campus in Freeport opens next Tuesday for the start of classes for more than a dozen students who have enrolled.

'Small lull' vital on GB airport re-open

The Grand Lucayan’s potential sale makes it critical there is “only a small lull” in restoring Grand Bahama International Airport to full operational health, the prime minister says.Dr Hubert A Minnis, speaking after the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Ass

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Medical facility 'shows what a team can do'

THE establishment of the Medi-Centre Medical Plaza at the corner of Prince Charles Drive and Beatrice Avenue is a wonderful example of what teamwork among Bahamians can accomplish, Minister of Health Dr Perry Gomez said.

WORKERS GETTING GB SPORTS COMPLEX READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD NATIONALS

THE work is currently underway to get the Grand Bahama Sports Complex prepared for the hosting of the Bahamas High School Track and Field National Championships.

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WE MUST KEEP OUR GUARD UP: Forbes warns despite reduced cases third COVID wave still here

DESPITE a “slight decline” in coronavirus cases recently, health officials believe it is still “a little too early” to say whether the nation is emerging from the third wave of the virus.

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PM promises new hospital for Eleuthera

PRIME Minister Perry Christie has promised to build a state-of-the-art hospital in Eleuthera days after an elderly woman died while waiting for medical assistance.

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Grand Lucayan 'turn over' before end-20

A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced optimism that the Grand Lucayan will be "fully turned over" to the ITM Group/Royal Caribbean joint venture before year-end 2020.

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PM announces national lockdown

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced a national lockdown for the entire Bahamas in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.

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Minister of Health opens GB Family Medicine conference

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands opened the first Grand Bahama Family Medicine Conference held at the Pelican Bay Resort on Thursday for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

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East GB MP and residents call on govt to repair seawall destroyed by Dorian

KWASI Thompson, MP for East Grand Bahama, has called on the government to restore the seawall in High Rock.

Women take up senior roles

Two Bahamian physicians now lead critical and core health services in the Grand Bahama Health System (GBHS).

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Grand Bahama charter celebration for university

IT was a special day for students and faculty at the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Northern Bahamas Campus, which held a charter celebration and plaque unveiling ceremony yesterday at the institution in East Grand Bahama.

Nursing graduates honoured in ceremony

NINE graduates of the College of the Bahamas nursing programme have been recognised at the first pinning ceremony in Grand Bahama at Pelican Bay.

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Carnival: Ships to return after assessment

AS Grand Bahama recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, a top Carnival Corporation executive has assured residents that the company’s ships would return to Freeport as soon as they complete an assessment on the island.

Kidney disease in the Bahamas

Tuesday July 17th, 2012 marked the first Anniversary of The Dialysis Centre Bahamas on Collins Ave, Nassau, Bahamas.

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'I believe there is a gold medallist to be discovered for the next Olympics'

The performances of young Caribbean athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games served as one of the inspirations for the government’s quest to heavily invest in sports development.

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Mobile Dentistry

WHAT is mobile dentistry? It is not two words you expect to see together. This type of dentistry is simply dentistry that is performed away from the traditional office setting and is performed in a nontraditional setting such as private homes, private yachts, commercial centres, schools, physicians’ offices and emergency rooms.