Government to introduce COVID-19 travel card for Family Islands

The Government will introduce a COVID-19 Travel Authorization Card that will allow individuals to travel to approved Family Islands as part of a gradual re-opening of inter-island travel, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis announced on Sunday in a live televised COVID-19 National Address. Under this gradual re-opening, travel to Family Islands cleared […]

NATIONAL ADDRESS – 17 May, 2020

Fellow Bahamians and Residents: Good afternoon. We are continuing to make progress in containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Because we acted quickly and decisively as a country and used a broad range of measures, we have been able to limit the spread of the deadly virus. To date, there remain 96 confirmed cases […]

Prime Minister Minnis announces two-week Lockdown for island of Bimini

PRESS RELEASE   Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis today announced that the island of Bimini will be placed under a two-week lockdown in order to slow and control the community spread of the COVID-19 virus on the island. The lockdown will take effect Monday 18 May at 9pm until Saturday 30 May […]