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February 09, 2023
Man acquitted of murder of British doctor

A Supreme Court jury Tuesday evening acquitted a 51-year-old man accused of the 2015 murder of a retired British doctor on Long Island. The jurors rejected the purported confession of Moses Morris, the only evidence that linked him to the April 1, 2015 murder of Dr. Harry Harding. The jury was unable to reach a ...
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January 25, 2023
Minister optimistic over incentive talks with doctors

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said he is optimistic that the agreements that officials are negotiating with the junior doctors as well as the consultant doctors are "fair".

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December 19, 2022
Bahamian doctor's research examines dental cavities in astronauts

Dr. Mizpha Courtney-Simone Fernander received her doctorate in applied sciences and technology with a concentration in biosciences/microbiology from North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina.  Fernander is the daughter of Constance (Charlotte, N.C.) and Jeffrey Peter Lindbergh Fernander, and the granddaughter of the late Dennis Kingsley Fernander and the late Le...

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December 06, 2022
Public Hospitals Authority & Doctors Hospital in transfer of patients Agreement

The Public Hospitals Authority and Doctors Hospital Health System have entered into an agreement to allow for the transfer of patients from Princess Margaret Hospital to Doctors Hospital West, effective Monday, December 5, 2022.

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December 05, 2022
Doctor says flu cases appear to be on the rise

A local doctor said the number of flu-related cases she's seen at her practice has quadrupled in the last several weeks as she warned residents to implement good health practices.  "This is a conundrum," Dr. Juliette Dorsett, of Urgent Care Medical Centre, said in a recent interview with The Nassau Guardian. "I've seen quadruple the ...
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December 06, 2022
Doctor sees rise in apparent flu cases

The United States flu season keeps getting worse. In The Bahamas, it's probably no different. One medical practitioner says she has been seeing quadruple the number of cases she annually does. Dr. Juliette Dorsett describes the numbers as a "conundrum". "It's a little baffling, but not really because we're just coming out of post-COVID, but ...
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December 05, 2022
$2m price tag as patients will be housed at doctors hospital

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville announced yesterday an agreement that allows the transfer of Princess Margaret Hospital patients to Doctors Hospital West.

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December 05, 2022
PHA reaches agreement with Doctors Hospital to outsource patients

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday that the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) reached an agreement with Doctors Hospital to outsource patients to Doctors Hospital West for 14 weeks to facilitate repairs at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). Darville said it will cost the government between $2 million and $2.5 million to outsource ...
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November 18, 2022
Psychiatric report requested for doctor convicted of rape

A judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a medical doctor convicted of rape. Gerald Mark Forbes, who has lost a considerable amount of weight since his conviction on September 16, is on remand at the prison awaiting sentencing. Forbes claimed that he had consensual sex with the 20-year-old complainant on March 9, 2010 and ...
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November 14, 2022
UWI Bestows Honorary Doctor of Law Degree on Sandals Executive Chairman Adam Stewart for ‘Innovation and Creativity’ in Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy

In a ceremony befitting the region’s largest university honouring the region’s largest private employer, the University of the West Indies bestowed an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree on Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart November 5, calling him a ‘modern Renaissance man’ and lauding his ‘innovation and creativity’ in creating growth for the region.

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