. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 10 AM EDT, FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT,...
MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 UPDATE – October 17th, 2020: Update #200 The Ministry of Health advises the general public of the current COVID-19 situation in The Bahamas. CURRENT CASE NUMBERS Seventy-five (75) new cases have tested positive...
Ongoing work at the site of the collapsed Roderick Newton Higgs bridge, which gave way, slowly, on May 6th, 2020 (Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, The Bahamas) -The construction of the replacement bridge between Spanish Wells and Russell Island has...
Bahamas Minister of Environment and Housing, the Hon. Romauld Ferreira. The Cabinet Office announced on Monday evening in a statement that Minister Ferreira had tested positive for Covid-19, and was currently in quarantine. The full statement...
(September 23rd, 2020) – ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE (151) ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES, TWO (2) ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED DEATHS AND ONE (1) DEATH UNDER INVESTIGATION NOW CONFIRMED – Update #175 The Ministry of Health confirms today...
A male resident of Harbour Island was airlifted into New Providence on Monday, September 21st, 2020, in critical condition, after being struck by lightning, according to local authorities. This incident, according to reports, took place at...
PHA makes urgent request for the immediate collection of deceased persons from PMH “The Morgue at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) which serves the entire country is currently operating under overflow conditions due to the increase...
Prime Minister Hubert Minnis at Grand Bahama Press Conference – September 7th, 2020. Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis on Monday, September 7th, 2020 announced additional relaxation measures for the island of Grand Bahama...
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Abaco Detachment was in full Search and Rescue mode on Wednesday morning, August 26th, as they responded to a call from Civil Aviation who had reported a crash landing of a single engine plane on that island. The...
The Bahamas Government on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020, released Emergency Powers (COVID 19 Pandemic)(No. 4) Order, 2020, which replaced all previous orders, and formally took effect on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. The Emergency Powers (COVID...
