Wife of Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis -- Mrs. Patricia
Minnis, representing the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister,
participated in Freetown Urban Renewal's 'Back to School Giveaway' on
Friday, September 25, 2020 at Pilgrim Baptist Temple, St. James Road.
Children received backpacks and school supplies; also a lunch snack to
celebrate the event.
The onsite review by the Financial Action Task Force’s International
Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) of the Americas was slated to take place
before mid-September 2020 and would have been a deciding factor at the
October 2020 FATF Plenary, on whether FATF deems The Bahamas as having
addressed action items on its agreed Action Plan to resolve identified
strategic AML/CFT/CFP deficiencies identified in the Caribbean Financial
Action Task Force Mutual Evaluation Report (CFATF MER)...
THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 28TH
SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6 AM.
GENERAL
SITUATION: A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS, WHILE SOME TROUGHING PRODUCES POCKETS OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY...
The Ministry of Health announces that due to circumstances beyond
its control, the pharmacies at the following venues will be closed
tomorrow, Monday, 28th September, 2020:
During the Commissioning of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF)
Ship’s Bridge Simulator, on September 24, 2020, Minister of National
Security the Hon. Marvin H. Dames said that the simulator was built
under the $232 million Sandy Bottom Project, that was signed in 2014.
“The
Alphatron / NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge Simulator was built by Alphatron
Marine and V-Step for DAMEN in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and installed at
HMBS Coral Harbour in January 2018,” Minister Dames said at the
ceremony held in the Training Auditorium of HMBS Coral Habour...
The Ministry of Health announces that due to circumstances beyond
its control, the Ministry of Health Dashboard will not be produced and
disseminated today, Sunday, 27th September, 2020.
However, the next Dashboard will be published tomorrow, Monday, 28th September, 2020...
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS)
strongly condemns the recent military aggression of Azerbaijan that took
place in Nagorno-Karabakh, which directly ignores calls from the United
Nations to achieve peaceful solutions to conflicts, as well as to
promote long-lasting peace and stability...
The Ministry of Health confirms today that there are forty-eight (48)
additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of
confirmed cases to three thousand eight hundred thirty-eight (3,838).
There have been two thousand seven hundred fifty-seven (2,757) confirmed
cases of COVID-19 in New Providence, six hundred twenty-eight (628)
confirmed cases in Grand Bahama, one hundred thirty-five (135) confirmed
cases in Abaco, fifty-four (54) confirmed cases in Bimini, twenty-eight
(28) confirmed cases in Exuma, twenty-two (22) confirmed cases in
Eleuthera, nineteen (19) confirmed cases in Inagua...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis reiterated the call for
the institutionalization of a vulnerability index that allows countries
like The Bahamas to access international financing based on the level of
exposure, vulnerability and ability to recover from exogenous shocks.
The Prime Minister made the call today in a pre-recorded address to the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly...
The Ministry of Health confirms today that there are ninety-one (91)
additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of
confirmed cases to three thousand seven hundred ninety (3,790). There
have been two thousand seven hundred ten (2,710) confirmed cases of
COVID-19 in New Providence, six hundred twenty-seven (627) confirmed
cases in Grand Bahama, one hundred thirty-five (135) confirmed cases in
Abaco, fifty-four (54) confirmed cases in Bimini, twenty-eight (28)
confirmed cases in Exuma, twenty-two (22) confirmed cases in Eleuthera,
nineteen (19) confirmed cases in Inagua, fifteen (15) confirmed cases in
the Berry Islands, twelve (12) confirmed cases in Long Island, eight
(8) confirmed cases in Cat Island...
The Cabinet Office announces for general information that the
headquarters building of the Ministry of Health on the corner of Meeting
and Augusta Streets will be deep cleaned and sanitized tomorrow,
Saturday 26th September 2020.
It was discovered that a member of
staff tested positive for COVID-19 but has not been into work since
Thursday 17th September 2020...
Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Senator Kwasi Thompson says the
reopening of the Bahamian Brewery Company’s production facility is an
example of what it means to go through hard and difficult times and come
back out bigger and better.
The Minister’s comments came during a
private tour of Bahamian Brewery on Friday morning, September 25, where
president of the company James Sands took Minister Thompson, along with
Ian Rolle, president of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, on a tour of
the renovation of the facility...
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force officially dedicated the Ship’s Bridge
Simulator during a brief ceremony at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR on Thursday
September 24, 2020.
Built as a part of the 232 million-dollar
Sandy Bottom Project that was signed in 2014, this latest state of the
art equipment will enhance the force’s seagoing operations and allows
for the ship’s Officers and bridge watchkeepers to practice and
demonstrate competence in a controlled environment...
The Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the
American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) announces a
scholarship opportunity for citizens and permanent residents of the
CARICOM Countries of the OAS to participate in an Online Guest Service
Gold Tourism Course...
The Ministry of Health confirms today that there are eighty-one (81)
additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of
confirmed cases to three thousand six hundred ninety-nine (3,699).
There have been two thousand six hundred twenty-five (2,625) confirmed
cases of COVID-19 in New Providence, six hundred twenty-five (625)
confirmed cases in Grand Bahama, one hundred thirty-four (134) confirmed
cases in Abaco, fifty-four (54) confirmed cases in Bimini, twenty-seven
(27) confirmed cases in Exuma, twenty-two (22) confirmed cases in
Eleuthera, nineteen (19) confirmed cases in Inagua...
See the Contribution by Senator the Hon. Carl W. Bethel, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, in the Senate, September 24, 2020:
Madam President,
I rise to move for the Second Reading and Committal of the Register of Beneficial Ownership Amendment Bill.
As
Bahamians are all aware, The Bahamas faces the immediate imposition of a
potentially devastating Blacklisting by the European Union. This
Blacklisting was imposed upon the European Commission by a Law passed...
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force along with representatives from the
National Emergency and Management Agency (NEMA) recently conducted a
one-week training workshop.
Conducted at HMBS CORAL HARBOUR BASE
NORTH from September 14-18th 2020, this training session allowed trained
personnel from both organizations to become familiarized in the
assembling and disassembling of tents which can be used in the event of a
hurricane or a natural disaster. RBDF Marines who specialize in areas
such as cooks, plumbing and electrical engineering were also in
attendance...
See enclosed remarks in Report to the Nation on COVID-19 Initiatives by Minister of the Environment and Housing, the Hon. Romauld Ferreira, September 24, 2020:
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE COVID19 PANDAMIC HAS WRACKED
HAVOC ON THE LIVES OF ALL BAHAMAMIANS. LARGE NUMBERS OF FELLOW CITIZENS
HAVE BEEN DISPLACED, LAYED-OFF, FURLOUHGED OR TERMINATED. THESE
PERSONS HAVE SUFFERED A LOT...
The onsite review by the Financial Action Task Force’s International
Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) of the Americas was slated to take place
before mid-September 2020 and would have been a deciding factor at the
October 2020 FATF Plenary, on whether FATF deems The Bahamas as having
addressed action items on its agreed Action Plan to resolve identified
strategic AML/CFT/CFP deficiencies identified in the Caribbean Financial
Action Task Force Mutual Evaluation Report (CFATF MER)...
THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 28TH
SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6 AM.
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS)
strongly condemns the recent military aggression of Azerbaijan that took
place in Nagorno-Karabakh, which directly ignores calls from the United
Nations to achieve peaceful solutions to conflicts, as well as to
promote long-lasting peace and stability...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis reiterated the call for
the institutionalization of a vulnerability index that allows countries
like The Bahamas to access international financing based on the level of
exposure, vulnerability and ability to recover from exogenous shocks.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
See the Contribution by Senator the Hon. Carl W. Bethel, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, in the Senate, September 24, 2020:
