New round of innovative HIV research awards announced

Geneva, Switzerland - The International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the NIH-supported Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR), today announced the launch of a new round of the joint research grant programme,

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR).

The CNIHR programme supports projects intended to advance the scientific
under...

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The Lucky One

• Genre : Drama
• Rating : T - 15yrs and Older

A Marine travels to North Carolina after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

The pervasive impact of inflation

Countries like The Bahamas are particularly vulnerable to economic fluctuations due to their unique geographical and socio-economic characteristics. As is the case in many Caribbean countries, tourism is a critical pillar of our economy, driving growth, creating massive employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, and maintaining much-needed foreign exchange earnings. The latter is a necessity f...

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"The Breakers: Xavier Michaels Detective Chronicles"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - For 39-year-old Akari Murray, writing has been a long time passion. He recently published a novel titled "The breakers: Xavier Michaels detective chronicles."

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The scourge of violent crime

Dear Editor, "It takes a village" is a metaphor for cooperation. A fervent prayer almost. Many people must learn to cooperate peacefully, respectfully and with care, over generations, so that a community may thrive and strive. Simple enough, but we must acknowledge often difficult in practice. After I had the distinct pleasure of a dinner ...
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March on Bahamaland: signposts of the Bahamian diaspora and 50 years of independence

Dear Editor, In their 1986 article on Bahamian labor migration, Klaus de Albuquerque and Jerome L. McElroy argue that the significant national task from 1901 to 1963 was the Bahamianization of migrants to The Bahamas. This was particularly important in the 1960s as foreigners migrated to work in the growing financial and tourist sectors. Independence ...
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NAGB Film Series presents "Get Out" Hosted by The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas

Thursday 1st November 2018  9:30 PM

NAGB is proud to partner with Bahamian filmmaker Travolta Cooper and “The Cinemas” for the upcoming season for the NAGB Film Series. Cooper is a filmmaker with documentaries, a digital series, and an upcoming feature narrative film all at work; he is also the producer of the show “The Cinemas,” which is dedicated to the rise of Caribbean Cinema and under which banner he will be curating fi...

Meet the Creator|SuperNova Comic

Sunday 4th September 2016  12:00 PM

Steaming Kettle Studios presents a comic book meet and greet for SuperNova, a comic by Maz Joachin. This would be a great opportunity to pickup your copy of the compelling graphic novel comic, Supernova, Volume 1, especially if you pre-ordered.

There will also be a super limited amount on sale for just $20.00 each! (exact change is appreciated.)

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Canyon VOL II Release! Artist Talk & Book Signing Presented By Steaming Kettle Studios

Friday 20th April 2018  12:00 PM

This is a Graphic novel release, book signing, creative process talk, & Meet n' Greet with the creator, Maz Joachin. (Canyon VOL I & II, and Supernova Chapter 11 copies will all be on sale for $12.00 each.) Friday April 20th, 2018 (12:00pm - 2:00pm)

Art Enthusiasts, Family-friendly Outing, Something interesting to do on a Friday, Art Students, anyone interested in art and comics.

Venue:
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Targeting Therapy of Alzheimer's & Related Neurodegenerative Hosted by Fusion Conferences

Monday 4th June 2018  6:00 AM

Alzheimer?s disease (AD) is the most common age-dependent neurodegenerative disease, which affects over 5 million people in the US and over 35 million people worldwide. Currently, only four drugs are approved for alleviating symptoms in AD patients, and no new therapy has been approved for AD since 2003. Other related neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson?s disease (PD), Huntington?s diseas...