The “Organization of Young Professionals” is part of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employers Confederation (BCCEC). Newly elected chairman Matt Sweeting and BCCEC Chairman Chester Cooper tell us about the goals and objectives of the group, and the membership requirements and eligibility. For more information, log on to www.thebahamaschamber.com.

And in “Doc Talk with Dr. C”, Dr. James Constantakis discusses actress Angelina Jolie’s radical decision to have a preventative double mastectomy, after learning she has the BRCA gene mutation – increasing her risk of breast cancer more than 80 percent and ovarian cancer (which led to the death of her mother) 40 percent. Although this mutation is rare in the U.S. (affecting under 5 percent of women), here in The Bahamas it affects a shocking 27 percent of women. We ask Dr. C if Bahamian women with the gene should be considering such extreme measures.

Dwight is joined by guest co-host Andrew Strachan.

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With less than two months to go before The Bahamas 40th Anniversary Independence Celebrations, we get an updated calendar of events from Jack Thompson, Chief Administrator of the Independence Secretariat, and Dr. Tracey Thompson, Co-chair of the National Independence Committee. We also ask listeners what they would want to see as part of the Independence Celebrations.

“In The News”, we discuss suspended NIB Director Algernon Cargill’s bid for the Supreme Court to stop the NIB audit report, and the Ministry of Tourism on damage control with Chicago-area press following Sunday’s fatal shooting of an American visitor.

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Debby Deal with Contemporary Builders discusses environmental conservation in home and neighbourhood design, as well as “green” living and communities. Her website www.greenwaybahamas.com has more tips and ideas for new home construction, retrofitting existing homes, and even landscaping options.

The ‘Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic’ is set for Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Paradise Island May 20-26. Emily Palazio is with Global Golf Management, the coordinators of the event. Palazio and Virgina Kelly, General Manager of Sports Tourism Development with the Ministry of Tourism, tell us that over 100 of the world’s top-ranked professional women golfers (including number one ranked Inbee Park of South Korea) will be participating in this high stakes tournament, with its $1.3 million dollar purse. While Golf Channel will provide LIVE coverage of final rounds, the event is free to spectators. It’s also free to volunteers, with positions still available.

“In The News”, we discuss the tragic death of a 5-month old baby girl in an apartment fire, the findings of the long-awaited Shanty Town report, and BEC’s plan to reconnect by June 1 the 7,000 households currently living without electricity.

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Nurses Tamara Donaldson and Natasha Pennerman tell us of the joys and challenges of the nursing profession, and share some of their shocking personal experiences. With International Nurses Day on May 12, we get details about the first ever Nurses March on May 13, part of Nurses Month celebrations.

And with legislation for the Majority Rule (January 10) Holiday passing in Parliament this week, we ask, “Should Majority Rule Day become an annual ‘Referendum Day’, as opposed to just another national holiday?” Would more regular input from the citizenry on issues of national importance encourage a deepening of democracy, or would it drive deeper wedges between our people? Guardian Radio’s Stephen Hanna joins us for the discussion.

Plus we have our ‘Song of the Week’: “Changes” by Churchill.

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Lupus Bahamas 242 Association President Shanelle Brennen is a Lupus Warrior! She shares with us her battle with this autoimmune disease. Her Vice President, Shonalee Johnson, who is also her sister, tells us about some of the Lupus awareness activities this month, including “World Lupus Day in The Bahamas” on Friday, for which everyone is being encouraged to wear purple.

Also, two weeks from today, the exhibition soccer game between the Tottenham Hotspurs out of the UK and the Jamaica National Football Team will take place right here in Nassau at the new Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Virginia Kelly, General Manager of Sports Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism, and Dr. Tyrone McKenzie, Vice President, Albany, tell us about the significance of this game that is part of the country’s 40th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations, the benefits to tourism, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in upgrades to the stadium field.

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