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April 04, 2024
Fertility Conference To Offer 'Community & Support'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Fertility Empowerment International and the Ministry of Health & Wellness have collaborated to host a two- day Fertility Empowerment International conference April 4th to 5th 2024 at the Atlantis Resort to help raise awareness and support for individuals grappling with fertility issues. Founder of Fertility Empowerment International Dr. Latazia Stuart said the [...]

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January 22, 2024
HPV Vaccines and Regular Screenings Offer Hope for a Future Free from Cervical Cancer

With the availability of vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) and the ability to remove abnormal cells before cancerous lesions develop, cervical cancer could become a disease of the past for future generations, says an expert from global health system Cleveland Clinic, speaking during the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month of January.

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November 30, 2023
Men experience sadness, too – emotions are not only for the fairer sex, says a top Cleveland Clinic specialist

A top doctor at a leading U.S. hospital said he is seeing an increase in both anxiety disorder and stress in men, noting that women do not have a stranglehold on the blues.

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November 30, 2023
Common Myths About HIV and AIDS

In The Bahamas, data shows that there were approximately 4,447 people living with HIV/AIDS in 2022, down 16% from 2017. In the United State (U.S.) about 1.2 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). And while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 34,800 new cases of HIV developed in 2019, this number actually represents an 8% decrease as compa...

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June 21, 2023
NIB MAY INCREASE EVERY TWO YEARS: Laroda doesn't confirm size of rise . . . but says it's small price to pay

MYLES Laroda said the government is considering increasing National Insurance Board's contribution rate every two years for "a period of time" to stabilise the fund, noting next year's rate increase will be shared equally between employees and employers.

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February 22, 2023
OPM press statement on Prime Minister's Speech to the Business Round Table (February 20, 2023)

Today, the Prime Minister delivered a speech to the Business Round Table, reflecting on the past 50 years of independence, the current state of the nation, and the government's priorities for the future.

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Laid bare
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February 14, 2023
Laid bare

People "touch" each other's lives every day, and, as such, it is important to understand how a relationship with oneself and others can affect a person's core happiness. Even with the best communication and the best of intentions, the smallest things can grow into huge problems, which in turn can cause lasting damage, according to Maggie Bain, relationship and intimacy specialist.

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October 17, 2016
Halloween: To be or not to be

It is that time of the year when we satiate our taste for more of what is evil, as if there is not enough evil in the land already.

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August 02, 2016
BWW condemns Lightbourn's dangerous and archaic sterlization proposal

Bahamas Women?s Watch strongly condemns the statement by Member of Parliament Richard Lightbourn who suggested a policy of state enforced sterilization as a means of controlling the fertility of unwed Bahamian women with two or more children.

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May 02, 2016
Snuff out a dangerous habit

The dangers of cigarette smoking to both the smoker and the people who inhale it secondhand are not new. And lung cancer is perhaps the disease most people relate to smoking, but there are many more types of cancers that smoking can cause...

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