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Vol 1 No. 4
PM Tours North Andros Farm Projects Bahamas Information Services
Health Minister Goes Home To Raise Funds For Cancer Awareness By Gena Gibbs Bahamas Information Services
President of the Bahamas Cancer Society, Earle Bethell, presents Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis with a plaque of appreciation. (BIS Photo / Gena Gibbs).
Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham and his team are welcomed to North Andros by BAIC and local government officials. (BIS photo/Derek Smith)
Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham and a ministerial team toured North Andros agriculture projects last weekend. “The Prime Minister was very pleased with the progress being made,” said Edison M Key, executive chairman of Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), which hosted the event. “We are on the right track.” Mr Ingraham was accompanied by ministers Larry Cartwright, Dr Hubert Minnis, Earl Deveaux, Phenton Neymour, and Desmond Bannister. Also present were North Andros and the Berry Islands Member of Parliament Vincent Peet, and opposition Member of Parliament Shane Gibson. They were shown greenhouses in production at the agriindustrial park, fields of winter crop, the North Andros High School agriculture project, the packing house system, and the quality livestock being made available to breeders. During a meeting between North Andros producers and wholesalers, Mr Key called for “frank and honest negotiations.” “I must say how grateful we are to buyers who have expressed overwhelming support for Bahamian products,” he said. “It is because of you we know that our labour is not in vain. “As training is very important we are putting in place programmes to teach our people what is needed to move the agricultural sector forward. READ MORE
Andros, The Bahamas – Central Androsians organised a Masquerade Ball for an evening of caring, sharing, and remembering those who suffered in the fight against cancer. The proceeds from the ticket sales, and auction went to help cancer survivors get treatment to battle the disease against immeasurable odds. “The problem of cancer in the developing world is so huge, it is difficult to find the right way to measure it,” said Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis. “For public health, the complexity of cancer control increased enormously following the shift of the disease burden from wealthy to less affluent countries,” he told the audience.
North Andros High School agriculture teacher Rai Budhu (left) shows off his students’ project to Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham and his team during a tour last weekend. (BIS photo/ Derek Smith)
Eggplants are in season. Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham and his team observe the process at the government’s North Andros packing house. (BIS photo/Derek Smith)
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“According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, cancer causes around 7.9 million deaths worldwide each year. Of these deaths, around 70 percent, about 55 million, are now occurring in the developing world. A disease once associated with wealth is now mainly a burden on poor, disadvantaged populations.” READ MORE