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Family proud of daughter appointed to London's General Optical Council
The family of Lisa Davis, a Bahamian appointed director of fitness to practice at the General Optical Council in London, could not be any more proud of her accomplishments.
Ebola: the politicization of an epidemic
Ebola: the politicization of an epidemic
Illness is a universal human experience almost as certain as death, taxes and romantic disappointments. Yet, the new level of fear and false bluster that has been leavened into the Ebola epidemic in western discourse now surpasses the constrains of language and reasoning.
As the dominant discourses fail to understand the ecological and socio-economic realities in which the epidemic continues to th...
TIEA Ties
TIEA Ties
Commonwealth
of The Bahamas
Population:
310,426 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 177
Area:
Total: 13,880 sq km
Country comparison to the world: 160
Land: 10,010 sq km
Water: 3,870 sq km
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
$8.791 billion (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 151
Note: Data are in 2009 US dollars
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$28,600 (2009 est.)
Country comparison to th...
Family Proud of Daughter Appointed to London's General Optial Council
The family of Lisa Davis, a Bahamian appointed Director of Fitness to Practice at the General Optical Council in London, could not be any more proud of her accomplishments...
The Caribbean: Not so gay
The Caribbean: Not so gay
On the Caribbean island of Barbados, with a population of about 250,000 people, approximately 3,426 persons are living with HIV, and Minister of Health Stephen Lashley has warned, "That is not likely the exact figure."
Cash says Christie must act on PHA report
Cash says Christie must act on PHA report
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday that someone must be held accountable for the findings of a forensic audit into the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA).
"The fact that the alleged fraud and abuse took place over multiple administrations is now irrelevant; this is Prime Minister Perry Christie's baby now, and he needs to act.
"The black eye is his. He is the tax man wh...
Mrs. Minnis Presents Nurses with Care Packages
Mrs. Minnis Presents Nurses with Care Packages
On behalf of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister and the Women and Girls Mentoring Coalition, Mrs. Patricia Minnis, wife of Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, presented nurses with over 300 care packages...
Covid antibody test a 'positive development'
Covid antibody test a 'positive development'
A test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by health officials in England...
Updated on COVID-19 Response-The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister
I want to provide the country and the media an update on our comprehensive and full government response to the health, social and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus...
Leno's head of Wealth Solutions calls for accelerated digitalization speed up recovery following shock of national shutdown to contain COVID-19 pandemic
The surest pathway to economic recovery following the national shutdown to contain the deadly COVID-19 virus is a jolt to accelerate digitalization, expanding and spurring online activity that is an increasingly vital part of economies around the world, says one of the nation’s top financial analysts...