Cleveland Clinic Florida neurologist and Kingdor Parkinson’s Foundation (Bahamas) president team up to discuss latest treatment options and discoveries with Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Tarannum Khan, a neurologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida along with local president of the Kingdor Parkinson's Foundation, Mavis Darling-Hill, shed some light on the common but misunderstood disorder known as Parkinson’s disease.

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How’s your hearing: Audiologist warns of sudden hearing loss signs

Are you suffering from consistent ringing in the ear, are your ears feeling clogged like they need to pop, or do you experience dizziness?

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Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Deep Brain Stimulation Encouraging for Stroke Patients

A first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for post-stroke rehabilitation patients by Cleveland Clinic researchers has shown that using DBS to target the dentate nucleus – which regulates fine-control of voluntary movements, cognition, language, and sensory functions in the brain – is safe and feasible.

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Idiscover: The Village Pop-Up Santa's Workshop

Saturday 15th December 2018  10:00 AM

The most sought after Christmas event in town! You've been waiting all year and it's finally here. Slip into elf mode and let's get this party started! Make your won personalized gifts or watch a few demos by our professional craftisans:

Candis Marshall
Chevette WIlliamson
Dorimade Designs
Ridgeway Farms
Chell Tanez Creations
Sea Treats
Desirable Ornaments
MoNifa UnJinga
Lucy Sands
The...

Garfield Sinclair Appointed CEO of BTC

Inge Smidts, CEO of Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), today announced the appointment of Garfield (Garry) Sinclair as CEO at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) effective August 1st, 2018...

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Mobile Multimedia: S9's Audio Designers on the Shift to Stereo Sound

As more people enjoy music and video through their smartphones, even greater importance is placed on the multimedia capabilities of our mobile devices.

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Occupational hearing loss

Occupational hearing loss, or hearing loss caused as a result of working in a noisy environment, is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies show that those who work doing manual labor are more at risk for hearing loss than persons who work in an office environment. Although a noise-related hearing loss ...

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Is your job damaging your hearing

Occupational hearing loss, or hearing loss caused as a result of working in a noisy environment, is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies show, that those who work doing manual labour are more at risk for hearing loss than persons who work in an office environment. Although a noise-related hearing ...

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Noise Pollution: Concerts, loud public events and other noise in residential and work areas

Dear Editor,
Thousands of Bahamians are being physically and psychologically harmed by the environmental impact of noise in the city of Nassau. We are not alone. This is a global problem that is multiplying as a function of the exponential growth of populations within cities and the rapid growth of cities from the 20th century to the present. The World Health Organization (1999) argues that the gr...

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Human rights questions should not be determined by referenda

Dear Editor,
Recently, the leader of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) proffered the idea that a referendum to decide on LGBT rights in The Bahamas might be the path to resolving the issue now and for the future.

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