The 18th Annual Red Ribbon Ball

Saturday 12th November 2011

The 18th Annual Red Ribbon Ball

The Red Ribbon Ball represents Colina Insurance Limited?s vision for corporate philanthropy and, now in its 18th year, is The Bahamas? largest annual AIDS awareness event and the major fundraiser for The AIDS Foundation of The Bahamas. The 2011 ball is a masquerade event. Our theme, Removing the Mask, emphasizes the continuing need to eliminate the stigma surrou...

AIDS Foundationhoping to raise75Kat Red Ribbon Ball

By JASMIN BONIMY
Guardian Staff Reporter
jasmin@nasguard.com

Executives at the AIDS Foundation of The Bahamas are hoping to raise at least$75,000 at this year's ColinaImperial Red Ribbon Ball-the majority of which will be used to fund a program that targets at-risk youth who are infected with the deadly virus.
According to Co-chair of Red Ribbon Ball Sandra Smith, for the past 17 years the gala e...

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Doctors Hospital continues to ?take the lead? with annual contribution to aids foundation

It?s that time again! The Ball gowns, tuxedos and dancing shoes are all chattering in the closets with excitement, anticipating their grand entrance. It?s Ball Season! Fashionistas all over Nassau and perhaps from the family Islands are preparing their wardrobes for the bevy of ball?s that are fast approaching.

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Study shows adolescents not serious about HIV/AIDS

A recent study of adolescent knowledge of, and attitude towards HIV/AIDS and its risk factors indicated that while some youngsters were knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, many were not taking the risk factors associated with the disease seriously enough, Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said Monday.

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AIDS Foundation chosen as recipient of Miss Universe state gift auction

NASSAU, Bahamas ? The AIDS Foundation was chosen the recipient of the State Gift Auction ? an important component of the Miss Universe Competition, held August 13 at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort.

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Express Yourself

Wednesday 8th April 2009  9:00 PM

Kendra Wilkinson Invites you to come on out Wedneday April 8th. 2009 at The Hub for the Express yourself Aids Night...

Come on out and express yourself about Aids, Its Stereotypes, Awareness, Prevention in your own way.. All we want you to do is EXPRESS YOURSELF...Sing, Dance, Read Statistics, Poems WATEVER YOU Wanna DO you can do it.. Whyyyy? Because its Express Yourself Aids Night...

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No one should die of AIDS-related illnesses

No one should die of AIDS-related illnesses in this era because treatment works, said Dr. Richard Amenyah, director, UNAIDS multi-country office in the Caribbean. He said it saves lives.

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Colina makes 'A Sunset Move' with Bahamas AIDS Foundation

Colina Insurance Limited (Colina) supported the Bahamas AIDS Foundation's Fun/Run/Walk/Cycle "A Sunset Move", in commemoration of World AIDS Day. The company was a silver sponsor of the event and is a legacy partner of the foundation. "Colina has a vested interest in the health and wellness of people in The Bahamas," said Maxine V. Seymour, ...
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Young people remain a concern for Bahamas AIDS Foundation

Young people remain an area of concern for the Bahamas AIDS Foundation and, as a result, HIV/AIDS education, awareness and information about prevention must continue, according to Camille Lady Barnett, foundation president. In 2020, Lady Barnett described the teen and young adult positivity numbers as "interesting", as 21 percent of new cases were between the ...
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The Bahamas AIDS Foundation Receives Donation from Colina

The Bahamas AIDS Foundation’s Adolescent Outreach Programme received a fifteen thousand dollars injection from Colina Insurance Limited (Colina) in an effort to assist children and adolescents infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

“Colina is Bahamian and we have a vested interest in the health and wellness of Bahamian citizens and residents, particularly young people,” said Maxine V. Se...

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