Author: Eyewitness News

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — Officials at Rand Memorial Hospital (RMH) accepted a donation of hospital equipment valued at some $90,000 in a presentation ceremony on Thursday, January 21, 2021. The joint donation, made by the Rotary Club of Lucaya and Fidelity Bank, included 18 hospital beds, two Emergency Room beds, two birthing beds and one […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday announced a change in their representative in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, following the retirement of Dr Esther de Gourville, who served in that capacity between November 2016 and January 2021. Dr Eldonna Boisson has been appointed the […]

Kareem Mortimer to host 20-minute, interview-style episodes Subject matter to cover “intimate” topics like sexuality, religion, surrogacy, human trafficking, etc NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Award-winning Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer has announced the launch of “Looking Deep”, a podcast that intimately explores life-defining experiences from a diverse group of guests from around the world. The first two […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday confirmed officials will not meet the February 1 target for the return of in-person learning at public schools in the capital and several other islands. Lloyd said the ministry was still in discussion with health officials over the move during an interview with ZNS. Lloyd said: […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The University of The Bahamas (UB) has announced the appointment of Associate Professor Lottis Shearer-Knowles as acting assistant vice president of Academic Affairs, effective January 4, 2021. Shearer-Knowles was described as a “veteran member of faculty”, being the former head of the Journalism and Communication Department; director of the Honours and President’s […]