Bahamas to Cancel Medical Contracts with Cuban Government

Cuban doctors abroad. Photo: Guatemalan government. By El Toque HAVANA TIMES – Reuters reported on June 16, 2025, that the Bahamas is preparing to cancel its current contracts with Cuban health professionals. Bahamian Health Minister Michel...

Bahamas pauses Cuban health worker recruitment, plans contract changes

The Bahamas is set to overhaul how it engages Cuban healthcare professionals, moving away from government-to-government agreements and instead offering direct contracts to individuals, Health Minister Dr. Michael Darville told Parliament on...

Bahamas: Child dies in house fire, three others hospitalized with severe burns

A five-year-old child died Monday from injuries sustained in a house fire that left three other toddlers hospitalized with severe burns, prompting a criminal investigation by local authorities. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) launched...

Bahamas Governor General receives credentials of Qatar's Ambassador

Nassau: Governor General of the Bahamas H E Cynthia Pratt received the credentials of H E Tariq Othman Al Othman, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar (non-resident) to the Bahamas. The Ambassador conveyed the...

Bahamas to cancel contracts with Cuban doctors after talks with Washington

By Jasper Ward and Brendan O’Boyle (Reuters) -The Bahamas is preparing to cancel contracts with Cuban healthcare professionals after discussions with the U.S. government, Bahamian Health Minister Michael Darville said in a parliamentary address on...

Dr. David Conkle, co-founder of St. Joseph Medical Clinic, dead at 84

Dr. David Conkle 84, died on June 5 Conkle, a retired cardiac surgeon, helped establish Our Lady of Angels St. Joseph Medical Clinic in downtown Pensacola Before the pandemic, the clinic was seeing up to 4,700 patients annually, patients who...

Urgent need for restructuring access to education and healthcare

Dear Editor, The data shows that, despite government claims about the state of the economy, we are not in a good economic position. We cannot ignore the realities of the global economy or assume that we are insulated from its impacts. The Bahamas...

Gulf Breeze Hospital’s 40th anniversary recognizes decades of service

Gulf Breeze Hospital is celebrating 40 years of serving the community. Baptist Health Care opened the facility on June 24, 1985, and it has provided convenient access to lifesaving hospital and outpatient services in south Santa Rosa County to...

Cable Bahamas Hosts Event To Promote Mental Wellness For Men

The Bahamas Seeks New Medical Specialists

(Vax-Before-Travel News)Local media reported that Bahamian Health Minister Michel Darville announced that The Bahamas is preparing to cancel its contracts with Cuban health professionals. According to Reuters on June 16, 2025, the reason for the...

‘After Difficult Negotiations.’ Bahamas Cancels Medical Contracts With Havana

Cuban health workers interested in staying will sign a new employment contract with the country’s Ministry of Health. Bahamas Health Minister Michael Darville speaking to Parliament on Monday / Screen capture 14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, June...

What happened to the Carnival Triumph after 'poop cruise' disaster?

Thousands of holidaymakers on board a luxury cruise liner ended up living a nightmare after a fire wiped out power on board, leaving it stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2013 voyage descended into chaos after the fire caused damage to electrical...

Netflix Poop Cruise ship and where it is today after engine fire

Samantha King Content Editor 04:10 ET, 24 Jun 2025 Thousands of vacationers aboard a high-end cruise ship experienced a nightmare when a fire knocked out power on the vessel, leaving it stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2013 journey spiraled...

Why Did Chandi Dayle Leave the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? Bahamas Scandal Explained

Season 2 of “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” is full of highs and lows for Chandi Dayle, the longest-running veteran of the iconic squad. In the sophomore season of the Netflix docuseries, Dayle lands the role of first leader...

Dad donating Kidney to son in Bahamas’ first transplant

Consultant transplant nephrologist and director of nephrology services at Princess Margaret Hospital Rhea Thurston-Carroll and consultant general and transplant surgeon Dr Vantario Taylor during a press conference at Princess Margaret Hospital to...

Local resident reveals heartbreaking reality of popular tourist destination: 'I'm not waiting to be killed'

"I'm impressed by how much more interested many islanders are in trying to generate solutions rather than sympathy." by Kristen CarrJune 24, 2025 The effects of rising sea levels may seem to some like a problem for the future, but the low-lying...

Under pressure, Bahamas pauses recruitment of nurses from Cuba

DARVILLE...my ministry negotiated new contractual terms with the Cuban recruitment agencies. June 18, 2025 NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing...

CARPHA outlines how it advances public health safety through the Caribbean Regulatory System

Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) asserts that its efforts to strengthen public health protection across CARICOM Member States are ongoing. A recent press release from the organization identifies the Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS), since...

Man In His Early 20s Gunned Down In Front Of His Home

Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Shortly after 7PM on Sunday, officers responded to a shooting incident in front of a residence on Taylor Drive in the Bamboo Town area. On scene they met a resident of the home, a man in his early twenties,...

Reduction in borrowing for new hospital by $22m

BY ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net The China Export-Import Bank will build and finance 70 percent of New Providence’s new hospital with an updated total borrowing sum of $268m, the health minister revealed...