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Prime Minister Christie Declares New Mental Health Facility "a Bahamian Achievement"
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie declared the recent opening of the Child and Adolescent, Robert Smith and Special Education Complex, a "Bahamian achievement" that crossed changes in governments, citing former Prime Minister the Hon. Hubert Ingraham's role in its implementation as a former Minister of National Insurance, immediately following Prime Minister Christ...
PM's Remarks at Commissioning of Child and Adolescent, Robert Smith, and Special Education Complex
PM's Remarks at Commissioning of Child and Adolescent, Robert Smith, and Special Education Complex
My Cabinet colleagues and I are most pleased to join with you, the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre family, the Public Hospitals Authority and the Minister of Health as we open the doors of this new facility.
The destruction of the gods
The destruction of the gods
Dear Editor,
There is a famous quote that he who the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. This is the only explanation that fits the blunder after blunder by Leslie Miller.
Pinwheel is new symbol for child protection in The Bahamas; Maycock calls for united front in fight against child abuse
Child Protection officials in The Bahamas Tuesday launched the new symbol for child protection with the planting of a Pinwheel Garden at Government House, Mount FitzWillam.
For the love of Gia
For the love of Gia
When Kayla Castillo thought of a child with autism, she thought of someone who was non-verbal and who rocked back and forth. So when her daughter exhibited milder traits of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it did not click for her as she wished it would have, looking back.
Light it up blue
Light it up blue
The numbers are unchanged from two years ago -- one in 68 is the estimate of autism prevalence in children by the United States Center for Disease Control -- a number that is high, but that is still a major shift in the past two decades.
Personal Safety Curriculum for Children Launched
Personal Safety Curriculum for Children Launched
The Ministry of Social Services and Community Development, the Department of Social Services and the National Child Protection Council (NCPC), have moved to address the issue of child abuse in The Bahamas even more aggressively, with the production of a ?Say No, Then Go? Personal Safety Curriculum for children...
Personal safety curriculum for children launched
Personal safety curriculum for children launched
The Ministry of Social Services and Community Development, the Department of Social Services and the National Child Protection Council (NCPC), have moved to address the issue of child abuse in The Bahamas even more aggressively, with the production of a ?Say No, Then Go? Personal Safety Curriculum for children
Crisis centre appeals to public for new home
Crisis centre appeals to public for new home
The Bahamas Crisis Centre is to close its doors at Knowles House in eight days amid claims by hospital doctors that the building is to be demolished to make way for a car park extension.
Workers at the only non-government and non-profit refuge are to be evicted from their current building on the grounds of Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).
Let your kids sleep in heavenly peace
Let your kids sleep in heavenly peace
Stick to bedtime routine through the holidays, expert says.