In light of the recently confirmed case of the corona virus in The Bahamas, The Ministry of Education (MOE) officially announces the closure of all schools, both public and private, and educational institutions, beginning tomorrow, Monday, March 16th, 2020 until [...]
On Sunday, 15th March 2020, health authorities confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. University of The Bahamas is taking proactive steps and implementing preventive measures in order to protect the health and welfare of faculty, staff, [...]
The Catholic Board of Education (CBE) wishes to advise that all CBE schools in The Bahamas and St. Augustine’s College will be closed for students and teachers beginning Monday, 16 March 2020 until 14 April 2020, with the possibility of [...]
The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that there are several hotline numbers established for persons who have – travelled to COVID-19 affected countries; or been in close contact with persons who travelled to COVID-19 affected [...]
Fellow Bahamians and Residents: The Bahamas today confirmed its first case of COVID-19 here in New Providence. We have been monitoring this crisis on a daily basis over the past many weeks. This includes monitoring developments in our region and [...]
The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is aware of the presence of COVID-19 in various parts of the world, where there may be Bahamian nationals and students. As the process of nationals and students registering with a Bahamian [...]
Acting Minister of Health the Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd announced that a 61-year-old female resident of New Providence who does not have relevant travel history is the first confirmed person with COVID-19 in The Bahamas. During a press conference at the [...]
Further to its press release of 13 March 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wishes to inform members of the public that with the growing spread of COVID 19 globally, including a confirmed case now in The Bahamas, the following [...]
The Ministry wishes to bring to the attention of members of the public that the U.S. Embassy in Nassau has implemented measures to help control the spread of COVID-19. These measures include social distancing. The U.S. Embassy has indicated that [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in daily contact with the Heads of all of The Bahamas’ Overseas Offices. All offices are following the local protocols in place for their various jurisdictions. This includes having in place sanitary and health [...]
