Prime Minister Hon. Philip E. Davis tours schools
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Prime Minister Davis, Ministers inspect school repairs in anticipation of the return of in-person instruction On Majority Rule Day, Prime Minister Hon. Philip E. Davis inspected repairs at several New Providence schools with Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin, Min. of Education and Technical & Vocational Training, Hon. Zane Lightbourne, Min. of State for Education and Technical […]
National COVID-19 Update Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis: A New Phase in the Pandemic
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Thank you all for joining me this evening. I’d like to extend to all of you my warmest wishes for the new year. I am very optimistic about the many blessings that 2022 will bring to The Bahamas, but there’s no doubt we’re going to have a difficult start to the new year. Tonight, I’m […]
Government of The Bahamas launches Free COVID-19 Testing in New Providence
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After successful free testing pilot programmes in Eleuthera, Inagua, Bimini and the Berry Islands, the Government of The Bahamas is beginning free COVID-19 testing in New Providence today, with plans to expand nationwide in the coming days and weeks. The free testing is part of a larger government effort to reduce the impact of the […]
Statement by the Hon. Philip E. Davis on the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier
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My Dear Friends: It is with great sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier. Our whole Bahamas grieves and extends our deepest condolences to his family. But even as we mourn, we celebrate the life of a great Bahamian: a cultural icon, an actor and film director, an entrepreneur, civil […]
Amended Heads of Agreement signed for new medical school in Grand Bahama
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PRESS RELEASE Amended Heads of Agreement signed for new medical school in Grand Bahama The Bahamas can now look forward to a new medical school located on the island of Grand Bahama. With the signing of an amended Heads of Agreement with Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM) on 5 January 2022, the Government […]