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BAMSI Shark Research Experience
BAMSI Shark Research Experience
An exciting new collaboration has developed between the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) and non-profit Saving the Blue...
OCTOBER 2020: National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
OCTOBER 2020: National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body. They determine how a baby’s body forms during pregnancy and how the baby’s body functions as it grows in the womb and after birth. Typically, a baby is born with 46 chromosomes. Babies with Down syndrome have an extra copy of one of these chromosomes, chromosome 21...
The meaning of responsibility
The meaning of responsibility
It is startling to see the level of contempt shown nowadays for diplomacy. Oh, less and less respect being displayed for the God-given right of nations to conduct their own affairs and to be able to do so in the manner laid out in the laws of the country.
Love is a verb
Love is a verb
In 2012, musician John Mayer released an album with the song "Love is a Verb."..
House Speaker’s ruling
House Speaker’s ruling
The Bahamas Press Club is appalled by the ruling of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Hon Halson Moultrie on Wednesday, that a Nassau Guardian reporter’s cell phone be turned over to the clerk and that images be deleted...
October Is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
October Is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
What is Down syndrome?
Down syndrome (sometimes called Down’s syndrome) is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome — hence its other name, trisomy 21. This causes physical and mental developmental delays and disabilities.
Many of the disabilities are lifelong, and they can also shorten life expectancy. However, people with Down syndrome can live hea...
Bahamas Association for Cultural Studies launches 3rd Volume of "Yinna" Journal
As has been the practice for the first two volumes of Yinna, the Journal of the Bahamas Association for Cultural Studies (BACUS), we have chosen a theme?this time ?Prejudice?, that indefatigable mother of ills from the beginning of history.
Man jailed for indecent assault of seven-year-old girl
A man was yesterday jailed for a year for the indecent assault of a seven-year-old girl...
Shenseea 'blesses' her Bahamian 'ShenYengs' at Survival Weekend Reloaded
A month after signing with American Label Interscope Records, Jamaican recording artist Shenseea is thankful and grateful for all the support as her career continues to skyrocket. And she didn't leave her "ShenYengs" in The Bahamas out of the journey. The rising dancehall star's name [...]
Sickle Cell Association, Health Ministry Resolve to Collaborate, Educate
They came with eight ambitious points to discuss. They left with their resolve strengthened to educate and raise awareness for their community...