“I think the church has to participate in and respect all of the restrictions that the rest of society is being asked to observe” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bishop of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands Reverend Laish Boyd yesterday suggested that further restrictions were perhaps necessary for New Providence amid […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that all frontline and non-frontline workers who assisted with the national response to COVID-19 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas will be paid a long-promised honorarium by cheque on or before the second week of August 2021. The Bahamas government had […]
“The government can’t be trying to control this thing by themselves” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A prominent trade union leader said yesterday that government has been too “autocratic and dictatorial” in its COVID-19 mitigation efforts, suggesting there would be greater public buy-in through serious engagement with various sector leaders. Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Obie Ferguson […]
Ferguson: Homeporting was a big boost but the delta COVID variant is a great concern NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the taxicab industry continues to benefit from improved visitor arrivals, President of the Bahamas Taxicab Union Wesley Ferguson yesterday urged cab drivers to get vaccinated as they are often among the first to encounter visitors to […]
Frustration mounts amid long wait times and limited appointments Vaccines received last week could be depleted by end of this week, says Symonette NASSAU, BAHAMAS — More than 700 hopeful vaxxers who were unable to make vaccination appointments waited at Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road for hours yesterday to receive their first jab. While appointments […]
PMH administrator calls hospital situation “grim” “The physicians are at their breaking point; the nurses are at their breaking point” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler yesterday called on the government to immediately move to shore up the healthcare sector with able nurses and doctors, noting that existing staff […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The withdrawal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) emergency use authorization (EUA) of its real-time RT-PCR COVID-19 tests by the end of this year will present a “logistical switch” for The Bahamas, according to former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands. However, the surgeon suggested the change in testing […]
Bed capacity pegged at 100, Hospitalizations hit 100 on Saturday NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Health officials described the current over capacity at the Princess Margaret Hospital and the fatigue being felt by healthcare workers as a “grim situation” amidst another surge of COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, health officials confirmed 62 new cases of COVID-19, taking the […]
Emergency orders restricting campaigning infringe fundamental free speech rights, claims Davis NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Progressive Liberal Leader (PLP) Philip Brave Davis yesterday slammed the government’s decision to reimplement restrictions amid a surge of coronavirus cases and concerns about recent deaths. During a Ministry of Health press conference on Friday, Minister of Health Renward Wells announced […]
Video allegedly shows patients awaiting COVID screening being exposed to rain “The hospital has maintained that it has reached its capacity for COVID-19-positive admissions” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) yesterday defended the ongoing screening process for admission at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) amidst an increase in cases and an overflow of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — None of the COVID-19 hospitalized cases at Princess Margaret Hosptial (PMH) or COVID-19 related deaths have been individuals who have been fully vaccinated against the virus, according to Director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme Dr Nikkiah Forbes. The data revealed by health officials during a press conference last week […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 10pm to 5am daily curfew will take effect on Monday, July 26, 2021 for the islands of New Providence, Grand Bahama and North and South Eleuthera, including Harbour Island. The curfew is part of a series of new health measures that are being put in place to help slow and control […]
Govt must meet unspecified standard conditions to receive tranche of doses Bahamas has among the lowest vaccination rates in the Caribbean NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas could receive an additional tranche of COVID-19 vaccines in a direct arrangement with the United States following high-level meetings between CARICOM representatives and the White House, Eyewitness News can confirm. […]
“We can’t say where she contracted it from but most likely the area where she worked had an outbreak” At least five public sector nurses died from COVID during pandemic NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) President Amancha Williams confirmed that a nurse from the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) maternity ward died of COVID […]
PM hints at focus on New Providence cases NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As new coronavirus cases continue to rise in recent days, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday foreshadowed an upcoming announcement on public health measures. He is expected to give a national address on Sunday. This comes after new coronavirus cases climbed to the triple […]
Alpha variant detected in most of Bahamas’ samples “So far, there is no evidence of delta variant circulation in The Bahamas” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The alpha variant of the coronavirus, which is estimated to be between 40 percent and 80 percent more transmissible than the original, has been confirmed to be present in The Bahamas, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas yesterday received 3,496 doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine as the result of a donation from the British Overseas Territories of Montserrat and Anguilla, with the assistance of United Kingdom High Commissioner Sarah Dickson. “The vaccines are a welcome addition to our current vaccine supplies and will be used to […]
Only 15% of Latin America and Caribbean fully vaccinated “We clearly need more vaccines and we need them now” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As she underscored that coronavirus infections continue to increase across Central America and smaller Caribbean islands, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa Etienne renewed her call for donations of vaccines to […]
