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Wed, 01 Apr 2015 06:46:30 -0400

April is Child Protection Month, with “Working Together to Stop Child Abuse” as this year’s theme. Our guests – Julia Meadows, Senior Welfare Officer with the Community Counseling & Assessment Centre, Pastor Gil Maycock, Chairman, National Child Protection Council, and Lorraine Duvalier, Assistant Director of Child Services, Child Protection Unit, Ministry of Social Services & Community Development – discuss all aspects of child abuse – neglect (physical, medical, emotional, educational) physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, and even financial and spiritual abuse and neglect.
Contact the Child Abuse Hotlines at 322-2763 or 422-2763, or call the Child Protection Unit at 397-2550, and the SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) Unit at 322-5823.

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Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:08:28 -0400

The govt. is set to place value-added tax on insurance premiums beginning July 1. This excludes life insurance but includes health insurance and general insurance (home, commercial, auto, marine, contents, etc.). We talk with members of the Bahamas Insurance Association – Lyrone Burrows, President, Family Guardian; Timothy Ingraham, General Manager & Director, Summit Insurance; and Chairman of the Bahamas Insurance Association, Howard Knowles, President & Director, Shield Insurance – about the impact this will have on the insurance sector and on their customers.We also talk briefly about the government’s proposed National Health Insurance plan, and the ongoing CLICO debacle.

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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:12:19 -0400

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World Water Day Celebrations are kicking off this morning at the College of The Bahamas. UN World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22. This year’s theme is “Water and Sustainable Development”.We discuss that theme, and what’s planned for the celebrations here locally with COB Professors Lionel Johnson and Dion Hepburn. Those events include lecture series on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the World Water Day Fair on Thursday. The festivities begin with the Opening Ceremony from 10am to 12pm at the Harry C. Moore Library.

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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:17:56 -0400

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Charles Hamilton Jr., the Bahamas National Spelling Bee Champion, tells us about his big win on Sunday, what it was like to be the only boy in the entire competition, his methods for studying and learning his words, and his plans to win the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in May. The 12-year old, who’s an 8th grader at St. Anne’s School, is joined by his very proud mom, Beverly Hamilton, who also happens to be a senior mistress at the school.

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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:22:04 -0400

Colon cancer survivor Terrell Cleare shares her powerful story. At age 42, after being previously diagnosed with hemorrhoids, she gets a second opinion from Dr. Marcus Cooper, who recommends a colonoscopy. That procedure revealed that Terrell had Stage 3 cancer, and she had to be rushed in to surgery. She later had to undergo chemotherapy and radiation. Two years later, Terrell is doing well. Dr. Cooper says the sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits of most Bahamians put them at grave risk for colon cancer – the greasy and fatty and starchy foods, and the very low fiber intake. He gives other warning signs, and discusses prevention methods and treatment options.Dr. Cooper also stresses the importance of colonoscopies for everyone 45 and over. But he says individuals with a family history should get screened at an age ten years earlier that the age at which their family member was diagnosed. Hence, Terrell’s family would need to start having colonoscopies as young as age 32. Dr. Cooper can be reached at GastroCare Bahamas in the Centreville Medical Centre in Nassau at (242) 356-0684. Log on to gastrocarebahamas.com.

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