The Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 will put in place the legal powers for the Government to respond quickly and decisively to the COVID-19 crisis, said Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis. Prime Minister Minnis outlined the major [...]
The Free National Movement (FNM) issued the following statement regarding today’s address by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis: “The COVID-19 virus is unprecedented in nature and the Government is taking the unprecedented steps to fight this growing, world-wide pandemic. Our [...]
The Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) has activated “Action 1” in the DRA crisis plan in response to COVID-19. The activation of “Action 1” ensures that critical disaster reconstruction services continue to be provided while limiting risk to DRA staff and [...]
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands said that the country was advised on Sunday, March 15, 2020 that The Bahamas had a confirmed case of COVID-19/Coronavirus. Now there are two additional cases bringing the total number of confirmed [...]
Late last evening health officials confirmed two additional cases of individuals who tested positive for Covid - 19 on New Providence. These individuals were identified through contact tracing. The Ministry of Health’s surveillance unit has aggressively undertaken contact tracing activities [...]
BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 DASHBOARD March 18th, 2020 *CURRENT NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES WORLDWIDE 211,853 *CURRENT NUMBER OF CONFIRMED, SUSPECTED & RECORDED CASES IN THE BAHAMAS: 3 *CURRENT NUMBER OF QUARANTINED PERSONS: 11.. Source: https://www.thebahamasweekly.com
Today I wish to report that the humanitarian relief afforded The Bahamas Flag cruise ship Braemar is completed and that the ship has departed Bahamian waters. Mister Speaker; I wish to provide a chronology of events regarding this matter [...]
There are certain moments in the life of this country that stand as permanent testaments to the strength and resilience of the Bahamian people. Burma Road in 1942 brought together our workers and laborers in a fundamental struggle for freedom. [...]
Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands explained that late last evening medical professionals confirmed two additional cases identified through contact tracing. “These contact tracing investigations have revealed that household members of the COVID-19 positive patient travelled to Canada, [...]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Peter Turnquest said in the best of times, the Bahamian economy would not escape the effects of a global health crisis like COVID-19. As he presented the Statement on the Fiscal [...]
