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Constitutional reform, pt. 8: The right of a citizen to good

WebConstitutional reform, pt. 8 By ALFRED SEARS Sir Lynden Pindling, one of the founding fathers of our Constitution, in an address at the Colloquium on Political Reform, Constitutional Change and National Development at The College of The Bahamas on June 23, 1998, advocated that we expand the fundamental rights protected under the Bill of …

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Bahamas Blog International: monthly National Insurance Board …

WebNIB 1% RATE RISE IS PROPOSED By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter [email protected] A RECOMMENDATION to increase the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate by one percentage point to 10.8 per cent has been lodged with the Government, its director …

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Bahamas Blog International: A National Health Insurance (NHI) …

WebThe National Health Insurance debate. CFAL Economic view. We read recently in a local daily that Dr. Perry Gomez, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate for North Andros and the Berry Islands said that under a PLP government National Health Insurance (NHI) would be implemented within the first year of coming to office.

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Alcoholism and other drugs abuse in The Bahamas

WebHighest on that list of practices would be the indiscriminate and often profligate consumption of liquor, other spirits and a nasty mix of other drugs, licit and illicit alike. In this regard then, we would suggest that, Bahamians of all strata and all other social conditions, routinely use alcohol as part of their family and community rituals

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The Bahamas has the highest inequality in the entire Caribbean

WebData is scarce (The Bahamas and the Caribbean as a whole is what has come to be termed a “data poor region”, which severely impedes progress in policy making, but that could be the subject of an entire article in itself), but I did find something to answer my question – and the findings are troubling.

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The first confirmed case of Chikungunya virus in The Bahamas

WebIn light of the country’s first reported case of the Chikungunya virus, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has teamed up with the Department of Environmental Health in an attempt to combat the further spread of the disease.

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Bahamas Blog International: Can't win like that, PLP

WebA political blog about Bahamian politics in The Bahamas, Bahamian Politicans - and the entire Bahamas political lot. Bahamian Blogger Dennis Dames keeps you updated on the political news and views throughout the islands of The Bahamas without fear or favor.

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Bahamas Blog International: The failings of the National Insurance

WebA political blog about Bahamian politics in The Bahamas, Bahamian Politicans - and the entire Bahamas political lot. Bahamian Blogger Dennis Dames keeps you updated on the political news and views throughout the islands of …

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Bahamas Blog International: The proliferation of shanty towns in …

WebA political blog about Bahamian politics in The Bahamas, Bahamian Politicans - and the entire Bahamas political lot. Bahamian Blogger Dennis Dames keeps you updated on the political news and views throughout the islands of The Bahamas without fear or favor.

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Current rate of urbanisation could bring 'unprecedented challenges'

WebBy NOELLE NICOLLS Tribune Staff Reporter [email protected]: THE current rate of urbanisation in the Bahamas, as well as globally, could present "unprecedented social, health and environmental challenges" if not addressed, according to health experts.

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Dr. Duane Sands: I support National Health Insurance (NHI)

WebBy Candia Dames ~ Guardian News Editor ~ [email protected]: In 2006 when the debate over National Health Insurance (NHI) was raging, Dr. Duane Sands emerged as a key opposition voice to the plan as presented by the Christie administration.

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Bahamas Blog International: Stephen Serrette

WebNew political party wants to give Bahamas 'back to God' tribune242 ANNOUNCING the formation of the Christian People Movement, party leader Stephen Serrette said if elected he will seek to govern with help from the Christian Council.

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Castro and the US Cuban embargo: Be afraid, be very afraid

WebA political blog about Bahamian politics in The Bahamas, Bahamian Politicans - and the entire Bahamas political lot. Bahamian Blogger Dennis Dames keeps you updated on the political news and views throughout the islands of The Bahamas without fear or favor.

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Teen pregnancy appears to have gone wild in The Bahamas

[email protected]. THE social issues we now face in the Bahamas are due, in part, to the large number of children who are having children. Teenage pregnancy appears to have gone wild! Teenage pregnancy is a major contributing factor to the social disintegration our country now faces. In the Bahamas, we are shifting from one …

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Bahamas Blog International: The Bahamas supports the movement …

WebChristie courts Cuba partnership. By K. QUINCY PARKER Guardian Business Editor [email protected]. The Bahamas affirmed its support for a move to end the United States embargo against Cuba, as the heads of state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba adopted the Declaration of Havana on Monday at the close of the …

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Dr. Gerry Eijkemans

WebPAHO Representative Applauds Local Efforts to Protect Against Ebola By Matt Maura - BIS: NASSAU, The Bahamas – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to The Bahamas, Dr. Gerry Eijkemans, has commended the Government of The Bahamas for its efforts “to protect its people” from …

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Bahamas’ Haitian population is the largest at-risk group for

WebHealth chiefs target 'at-risk' Haitians By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter [email protected]: HEALTH officials are targeting the Bahamas’ Haitian population as the largest at-risk group for communicable diseases.

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The Bahamas Infant Mortality Rate Increases

WebOfficial Opposition Leader, Hubert Ingraham raised alarm over The Bahamas Infant Mortality Rate increase by stating that efforts by his administration drove the infant mortality rate from more than 24 per thousand live births to below 12.

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Bahamas Blog International: the repeal of sodomy laws within the

WebJamaica Must Not Surrender Sovereignty. By Shirley Richards, Guest Columnist. jamaica-gleaner. Not being satisfied with the failure of the Commonwealth heads of government to arrive at a consensus on the matter of the repeal of sodomy laws within the Commonwealth, British Prime Minister David Cameron has taken the decision to …

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