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St. Nicholas University Champions Diversity in Caribbean Veterinary Medicine
St. Nicholas University School of Veterinary Medicine (SNU) is implementing a targeted initiative to increase diversity within the veterinary profession in the Caribbean, focusing on attracting and supporting students from the Caricom region. This effort addresses a documented and drastic lack of diversity in the regional field, where Caribbean, Black, and Minority individuals – often from lower...
Staff At Registrar General's Office Prepared To Withdraw Services
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) President Kimsley Ferguson told Eyewitness News Thursday morning that his members assigned to the Office of the Registrar General are "willing and ready to withdraw services if the unsafe and unhealthy work environment is not addressed at the office complex located on Shirley Street." Scores of workers [...]
First Person In The World to Undergo Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplant - Eases Recovery
First Person In The World to Undergo Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplant - Eases Recovery
At 26 years old, Laura Bray’s life was put on hold. She made an appointment with her doctor after frequent migraines and shortness of breath were impacting her job and life as a mother of three. After undergoing a battery of tests, she received an unexpected diagnosis -- stage 5 kidney disease. She was soon undergoing dialysis for up to nine hours a day, while she waited for a donor kidney for m...
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of P.I. lighthouse entrepreneur in majority decision
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In a majority ruling, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Captain Toby Smith, affirming that he lacked a valid and enforceable Crown Land lease agreement for land on Paradise Island. Chief Justice Ian Winder had ruled in February 2023 that there was no binding lease agreement between Captain Smith and [...]
BTC "Inspires Inclusion"
BTC "Inspires Inclusion"
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — With the overall aim to "Inspire Inclusion," BTC pulled out all the stops to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) last week, simply to remind its female staff that they are valued, respected, and very much appreciated. IWD is celebrated every year on March 8th, and it's an important day on BTC's and [...]
BTC “Inspires Inclusion”
BTC “Inspires Inclusion”
With the overall aim to “Inspire Inclusion,” BTC pulled out all the stops to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) last week, simply to remind its female staff that they are valued, respected, and very much appreciated.
Letter to the Editor: Haiti – the nation of the damned?
Ever since, if not before, it successfully declared its independence in 1804 following her defeat of a contingent of the Napoleonic army, Haiti has been and remains, to this very day, the classical case of a 'failed state'. Throughout its modern history, Haiti, at different times, has been controlled or led by assorted coup leaders, [...]
Letter to the Editor: Highlighting the best of us
Letter to the Editor: Highlighting the best of us
Dear Editor, At a time when too many focus on what's wrong with our country, I'd like to focus on what's right with our country. Mrs. Katherina Williams (nee Pinder) grew up in a family committed to God, family, and nation-building service. They daily lived the adage that it takes a Village to raise a [...]
Co-chairs refuse to appear before PAC
Co-chairs refuse to appear before PAC
Urban Renewal Co-chairs Cynthia "Mother" Pratt and Algernon Allen are refusing to go before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after being called to appear today...
Baha Mar CEO lashes govt
Baha Mar CEO lashes govt
Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday hurled sharp criticisms at both the Bahamian government and Baha Mar general contractor China Construction America Bahamas Ltd. (CCA), suggesting they failed to deliver on myriad promises for the $3.5 billion mega resort at Cable Beach...