A heated debate is sparked about feminism, gender equality and women’s empowerment, when Maelynn Seymour-Major returns to give an update on the recently wrapped up “40 Days for Women’s Empowerment” Project.

In “Doc Talk with Dr. C”, Dr. James Constantakis discusses three major health issues: asthma attacks, shingles and high blood pressure.

And “In The News”, Dwight and Guest Co-host Suzanne Black discuss Prime Minister Christie and Alfred Gray’s surprising responses to the Nygard video controversy and campaign finance reform.

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URCA’s Director of Policy & Regulation Stephen Bereaux outlines some of the objectives of their Draft Electronic Communications Sector Policy. It provides a 3-year outlook for the government’s plans for the sector. Increased access to Broadband throughout the country has been identified as a priority. The draft policy document is available on URCA’s website, www.urcabahamas.bs. For now, the public has until August 2 to submit its views.

Also, the annual ‘Nelson Cooper Peace of Da Streets Basketball Classic’ runs July 17-20. Under the theme, “Shooting Hoops Instead of Guns”, the event will culminate in ‘Family Fun Night’ on Saturday at the Kendal Isaacs Gym, and will feature the championship games, the Slam Dunk Contest, and the Pastors vs. Politicians match. Pastor Carlos Reid with Youth Against Violence tell us tickets are available at the gym or The Hope Centre near the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

And “In The News”, we get more reaction to the Nygard video and to Monday’s press conference in which Peter Nygard defended his relationship with Prime Minister Christie. Plus we get reaction to Health Minister Perry Gomez’s explanation of a meeting with a number of Cabinet Ministers at Nygard Cay.

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With analysts saying Baha Mar accounted for 5 percent of the country’s annual GDP for the past two years, we talk with Vaughn Robert, Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Alliances, about Baha Mar’s economic impact, and about other recent developments with the resort.

Also, Entrepreneur Sebas Bastian and Entertainer Terez “Dynamite Daisy” Davis will be featured at an ‘Organization of Young Professionals’ event on July 18. OYP Chairman Matt Sweeting tells us Bastian and Davis will speak on “How the Young & Successful Think” and “Creating Alternative Streams of Income”, respectively. The event is set for 6-8pm at the British Colonial Hilton.

“In The News” discusses the intentional million-dollar damage to a newly-paved stretch of JFK Drive, surprising comments from FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on web shops in tony parts of his constituency, the bizarre “Nygard Takes Bahamas Back” youtube video, and local reaction to the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin verdict.

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We conduct a postmortem on the 40th Anniversary Independence Celebrations, and we look ahead to what needs to be done in the future.
We also get the very latest on what was Tropical Storm Chantal, and the now tropical wave that will affect weather in the country over the next few days. And we discuss the FNM’s claims that there is no rift in the party over the stem cell research and therapy Bill.

We also get details about Saturday’s Bahamian Icon Awards from Founder/Director Addis Huyler with Sidda Communications Group. For more information, log on to www.bahamianiconawards.com

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With just hours to go before the 40th Anniversary Independence Celebrations, we get details about all the events from Jack Thompson, Chief Administrator, Independence Secretariat.

And we get reaction to the Constitutional Commission’s much-anticipated report.

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