I too had an experience that I would need a book to recant, but to be brief, I was admitted to PMH over 30 years ago and even then the nurses displayed a dont-care attitude. I came through Accident & Emergency and while being wheeled up to the ward, they joked and made remarks about my medical condition knowing I could hear them. On the ward, it was more of the same. They would come to my bed, read my notes and then discuss my condition and throw jeers. The nicest person to me during that weeks-long ordeal was a nurses aide (the ladies at that time that wore pink and white) who would regularly check on me during her shift and who went out of her way to make me comfortable - that lady made me realize that there is a God.
All these years later, it is evident that nothing has changed and yet you read headline after headline where they are advocating for raises and the like while simple care or basis nursing is often neglected.
Nursing is like teaching. It is a calling, but there are so many people who are not called to this profession. All it represents is a paycheck. They could care less about what or who they are working for.
The entire system needs revamping and has needed it for years but I fear that so much of what they display is behavior that is entrenched.
I hope the family successfully sues although it is doubtful that it will change anything.
I spent some time on the Female Medical Ward at PMH many years ago and even then, the nurses were nasty to me. The kindest person to me was a nurse's aid who would change my sheets and bed pan, etc. because I could not move.
The nurse's aids are the ladies in the pink and white uniform.
I question if they still employ them at the hospital because it's what they do. The things the too-cute-to-do nurses won't. Were any of them on the ward to assist?
No patient should crying for help in a hospital that should be caring for the sick and dying.
The spoke in the FNM's wheel is the COI. COI may not win any seats in the next General Election, but they definitely will do some damage as far as pulling votes and I think it i will be more to the detriment of the FNM than the PLP.
Just look at the number of votes the COI got in this by-election. If they were cast for the FNM, the FNM would have won.
They have to find a way to get rid of the COI's upstart of a leader. His promises to poor Bahamians who are already looking for something for nothing in a bad economy is pulling lots of votes.
A thief is just an opportunist without a conscience. Why would anyone think because it is a charity, a thief would have a conscience and not rob it?
It's likely that someone who works or volunteers there saw the opportunity to steal the funds and took advantage of it knowing full well there was no security mechanism in place.
Lets hope they catch the perpetrators and put a better system in place for securing money.
Not only has he profited, but he's profited illegally without prosecution for years. Now he holds himself out to be some legit business person after allegedly funding a certain party to make his illegal business legal. And people hold him up like a Rockstar. Kinda reminds me of a certain celeb who put out a s*x tape to be famous and after achieving that goal expects people to forget it and act like they are a legit celeb who arose to fame on talent. Like that celeb, he has gotten what he wanted but everyone still knows how and why.
Why is it that everytime the PLP is in power, China is always on the radar and making deals? What is their fascination with China? Or has the Chinese figured out how to win them over? When are we going to stop selling our sovereignty for a meal? The US has already taken the fee up on visas, no doubt to stop some of us from even applying. At this rate we'll soon be banned completely.
This doesn't surprise me. He's clawed his way to the top of the business world on the backs of Bahamians too foolish to know better and he's lined the pockets of the politicians who enable him to have this kind of say.
Let me guess. They're going to amend the law to allow a game house owner to be in Cabinet because there is no way he's not going to settle for just being a regular old MP.
And there you have it folks... corruption at its finest. After all, money still talks and the other stuff just walks.
jackbnimble says...
Nothing surprises me anymore with PMH.
I too had an experience that I would need a book to recant, but to be brief, I was admitted to PMH over 30 years ago and even then the nurses displayed a dont-care attitude. I came through Accident & Emergency and while being wheeled up to the ward, they joked and made remarks about my medical condition knowing I could hear them. On the ward, it was more of the same. They would come to my bed, read my notes and then discuss my condition and throw jeers. The nicest person to me during that weeks-long ordeal was a nurses aide (the ladies at that time that wore pink and white) who would regularly check on me during her shift and who went out of her way to make me comfortable - that lady made me realize that there is a God.
All these years later, it is evident that nothing has changed and yet you read headline after headline where they are advocating for raises and the like while simple care or basis nursing is often neglected.
Nursing is like teaching. It is a calling, but there are so many people who are not called to this profession. All it represents is a paycheck. They could care less about what or who they are working for.
The entire system needs revamping and has needed it for years but I fear that so much of what they display is behavior that is entrenched.
I hope the family successfully sues although it is doubtful that it will change anything.
On Family finds mom dead in PMH ward
Posted 5 January 2026, 10:56 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
I spent some time on the Female Medical Ward at PMH many years ago and even then, the nurses were nasty to me. The kindest person to me was a nurse's aid who would change my sheets and bed pan, etc. because I could not move.
The nurse's aids are the ladies in the pink and white uniform.
I question if they still employ them at the hospital because it's what they do. The things the too-cute-to-do nurses won't. Were any of them on the ward to assist?
No patient should crying for help in a hospital that should be caring for the sick and dying.
On Sickle cell patient left ‘lying in urine’ overnight after surgery at PMH
Posted 28 November 2025, 1:25 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Mr. Izmirlian, I am very happy for you!
On Sarkis vindicated in settlement with CCA
Posted 27 November 2025, 3:07 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
The spoke in the FNM's wheel is the COI. COI may not win any seats in the next General Election, but they definitely will do some damage as far as pulling votes and I think it i will be more to the detriment of the FNM than the PLP.
Just look at the number of votes the COI got in this by-election. If they were cast for the FNM, the FNM would have won.
They have to find a way to get rid of the COI's upstart of a leader. His promises to poor Bahamians who are already looking for something for nothing in a bad economy is pulling lots of votes.
On FNM flat as by-election bid falls a ‘bit short’
Posted 25 November 2025, 11:22 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
It's stories like this that make me proud to be Bahamian. Well done, young man!
On Teen takes his love of music and Junkanoo to US college
Posted 21 November 2025, 12:47 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
I concur!
On ‘ZNS boss must resign’
Posted 28 August 2025, 6:08 p.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
A thief is just an opportunist without a conscience. Why would anyone think because it is a charity, a thief would have a conscience and not rob it?
It's likely that someone who works or volunteers there saw the opportunity to steal the funds and took advantage of it knowing full well there was no security mechanism in place.
Lets hope they catch the perpetrators and put a better system in place for securing money.
On ‘Who would steal from a charity?’
Posted 8 August 2025, 10:04 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Not only has he profited, but he's profited illegally without prosecution for years. Now he holds himself out to be some legit business person after allegedly funding a certain party to make his illegal business legal. And people hold him up like a Rockstar. Kinda reminds me of a certain celeb who put out a s*x tape to be famous and after achieving that goal expects people to forget it and act like they are a legit celeb who arose to fame on talent. Like that celeb, he has gotten what he wanted but everyone still knows how and why.
On Sebas rejects pastor’s claim that he is trying to reinvent himself
Posted 15 July 2025, 9:52 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
Why is it that everytime the PLP is in power, China is always on the radar and making deals? What is their fascination with China? Or has the Chinese figured out how to win them over?
When are we going to stop selling our sovereignty for a meal?
The US has already taken the fee up on visas, no doubt to stop some of us from even applying. At this rate we'll soon be banned completely.
On US hits out at China after hospital deal
Posted 14 July 2025, 11:05 a.m. Suggest removal
jackbnimble says...
This doesn't surprise me. He's clawed his way to the top of the business world on the backs of Bahamians too foolish to know better and he's lined the pockets of the politicians who enable him to have this kind of say.
Let me guess. They're going to amend the law to allow a game house owner to be in Cabinet because there is no way he's not going to settle for just being a regular old MP.
And there you have it folks... corruption at its finest. After all, money still talks and the other stuff just walks.
On ‘Sebas eyeing run as MP’
Posted 8 July 2025, 8:20 p.m. Suggest removal