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March 29, 2016
Colon cancer can be beaten

Colorectal cancer begins as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum, called a polyp, and some types of polyps over time can change into cancer if left undetected and treated.

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March 24, 2016
2015-2016 Mid-Term Budget Review Contribution by the Hon. M. Perry Gomez

Mr. Speaker, I wish to begin by thanking the Almighty God for the wonderful privilege and opportunity to represent the Great People of North Andros and the Berry Islands in this Honourable House.

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March 15, 2016
Tech's next big thing: Augmented reality

Back when Google Glass appeared in 2013, Americans may not have been ready for augmented reality, and one could argue that AR wasn't ready for Americans...

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February 19, 2016
Medical team from Cuba arrives in the Bahamas

SIX specialist doctors arrived in The Bahamas from Cuba this week amid concerns about shortages in certain specialist areas, Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director Herbert Brown confirmed yesterday.

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February 17, 2016
Hospital authority signs 7.5 equipment deal

THE Public Hospitals Authority signed an agreement yesterday for $7.5m worth of diagnostic imaging services to upgrade and expand its capacity ahead of National Health Insurance's introduction.

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February 17, 2016
7.5 million contract signed for public health upgrades

As part of the planned upgrades to strengthen the healthcare system in preparation for the full rollout of National Health Insurance (NHI), the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) yesterday signed a $7.576 million agreement with International Med-X and Ports International, both distributors for Philips Healthcare, for state-of-the-art radiology equipment.

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February 04, 2016
Technology upgrades at COB Oakes Field and Northern Bahamas campuses

A $2.6 million dollar technology upgrade is boosting connectivity and technology access on the Northern Bahamas and Oakes Field campuses.

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November 30, 2015
PHA confirms CT scan machine down

Following reports that the CT scanner at Princess Margaret Hospital has been down for more than a week, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) confirmed yesterday that the machine is out of service, but did not say for how long.

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September 09, 2015
Old Bight High School makes history

In a first for Old Bight High School on Cat Island, a cohort of three students is attempting the school's first foray into Advanced Placement (AP) classes -- exams that test students' ability to perform at a college level. Exams are administered in May each year and represent the culmination of college-level work in a given discipline in a secondary school setting.

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September 02, 2015
Academic excellence pays off

Neil Cleare, Tarique Gomez, Martique Thompson emerged the lucky winners out of hundreds of entries in the eighth annual Custom Computers "A's" for Excellence campaign.

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