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Man who killed mother to be sentenced next week
Man who killed mother to be sentenced next week
A man convicted of the murder of his elderly mother will learn his fate next Thursday.
At a sentencing yesterday, prosecutor Uel Johnson suggested that the 57-year-old Jerome Butler get 40 years in prison for the murder of his 81-year-old mother.
Defense lawyer David Cash asked for sentence at the lower end of the 30 to 60-year sentencing guideline, due to Butler's age and previously clean crimina...
Opray Winfrey, Rose Bryne, Renee Elise Goldsberry star in HBO films 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Debuting April 22
In 1951, a vibrant African-American woman was dying of cervical cancer at age 31. Under the bright lights of an operating room, surgeons harvested cells from her tumor that would prove to be astonishingly immortal and would change the face of medicine forever...
McCartney: Nottage comments callous
McCartney: Nottage comments callous
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney called National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage's comments concerning the recent murder of two teenage boys "callous and cold".
McCartney told reporters yesterday, "He (Nottage) needs to go back to gynecology.
"He should have been gone long time as the minister of national security.
"His comments were callous and cold and I feel f...
Son convicted of mother's murder
Son convicted of mother's murder
A jury on Thursday unanimously convicted a man of the murder of his elderly mother...
Infrastructure, space issues worsening PMH surgery wait
Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) consultant and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Duane Sands said the hundreds of patients on a chronic waiting list for surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) are being forced to wait because of serious infrastructural problems, along with work and space challenges.
PHA to spend 200M on health infrastructure
PHA to spend 200M on health infrastructure
Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director Herbert Brown yesterday outlined how the government plans to spend $200 million over the next two years on infrastructural expansion and improvement of the country's hospitals beginning later this month.
A focus on women's health
A focus on women's health
Women tend to be better than men about seeking medical attention when they don't feel well, but there is still a cross section that tries to get away with only scheduling an annual trip to the gynecologist.
PwC questions Sanigest NHI conclusions, cites 'insufficient analysis'
PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) government-commissioned report into the feasibility of National Health Insurance (NHI) has raised serious concerns over the government's ability to implement the primary health care (PHC) phase of NHI, citing "insufficient analysis" of cost estimates, capitation rate calculations and questionable primary care provider consultations.
Nottage 'a coward' for blaming others
Nottage 'a coward' for blaming others
BAR Association President Elsworth Johnson said yesterday that Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage should "stick to gynecology" since he obviously lacks the "innovation and the intellectual aptitude" to solve the nation's crippling crime problem...
Dual degrees and well-traveled to boot
Dual degrees and well-traveled to boot
If there is one perception people have of All-Bahamas Merit (ABM) Scholarship winners it's that they are smart -- real smart -- and that they don't have academic challenges. And as we await the naming of the 2015 award winner, the 2011 ABM scholar's advice to that person is to remain humble and to ask for help if they find themselves floundering.