THE KDK REPORT: A golden tutorial
MANY years ago, while I was still a resident on my orthopedic rotation in New York, I was paged to the surgical floor for a code blue emergency. One of our in-house patients was in severe respiratory distress. She was an elderly lady in her late 80s, perhaps early 90s and she was surrounded by her adult children when she suddenly felt weak, began slurring her speech and then stopped responding to their questions altogether. As her children panicked, rubbing her leg and chest and calling out her name, one of her sons yelled for someone to help. The cardiac monitors were beeping loudly and a nurse came running in as the crash team quickly assembled.
INSIGHT: By-election’s preliminary biggest winners and losers
THE by-election to elect Obie Wilchcombe’s successor has not even begun yet – but already we have some winners and losers.
WORLD VIEW: UN action needed urgently to end Israel-Hamas violence
THE attack by Hamas on civilians in Southern Israel on 7 October 2023 was as stupid as it was cruel, brutal and inhuman.
THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 2
IN my last report, I told the story of my patient Whitney who, in September 2019, fought against unimaginable odds to survive as the winds and swiftly rising waters of Hurricane Dorian pummeled her home on Grand Bahama. The surge of water was so strong, so fast, so deadly that she and her neighbours were forced to escape without warning, walking against the winds and sharp stinging waters attacking them as they made their way to the nearest shelter, a church less than three blocks from where they lived.
INSIGHT: Prayers for victims of conflict as we hope for a peaceful solution
IT is not often I do this, but this week’s column looks a little farther from home. And yet, the effects of this faraway look are felt right here too.
THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 1
BEFORE getting up, my patient Whitney stretched her entire body, rolling over repeatedly making maximum use of her comfortable king-sized bed. Even after a solid seven hours of sleep, she was still yawning and yearned for more rest. It was a typical Saturday morning and she vividly recalls how soft and warm her bed felt particularly since outside was abnormally cool for early September. She turned on her TV to hear the weather report.
WORLD VIEW: Guyana-Venezuela: the path to peaceful resolution
RECENT intimidatory and aggressive statements issued from Venezuela in the name of President Nicolas Maduro, the Government of Venezuela and the National Assembly concerning Guyana, have raised alarms in the regional, hemispheric and international community.
INSIGHT: A time to pay respects, but also a time to move forward
THE death of Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, Obie Wilchcombe, caught the nation by surprise in the past week. No, surprise doesn’t do it justice – shock is the right word.
WORLD VIEW: Small island states seek climate justice in case
ON September 11 in Hamburg, Germany, a significant legal proceeding began that could redefine the parameters of climate justice for small island states. This case, slated to run until September 25, will unfold at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
THE KDK REPORT: The load we carry
DOCTORS told Emily with a modicum of certainty that she’d never be able to have children. She was 21 at the time. Diagnosed with a severe form of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), her ovaries were inundated with cysts and for months she’d been exhibiting irregular menstration, weight gain and excess body hair. Emily was happy to finally have an answer that adequately explained all her symptoms but the news that she would never have children was devastating.
DR HUBERT MINNIS: Let’s make Nassau a great Caribbean city
WE the Bahamian people have an historic opportunity and obligation to fix and revitalise the City of Nassau. Its history traces back to the late 17th century.
INSIGHT: Two years in – is the govt on course?
TWO years in, the Progressive Liberal Party is taking the opportunity to pat itself on the back for its time in government in the current administration.
THE KDK REPORT: Better food choices lead to better health
THIS past week, I was fortunate enough to watch as one of my former summer interns walked across the stage at the prestigious University of California (UCLA) school of medicine to accept and don his white coat for the first time and recite the Hippocratic oath that all aspiring doctors take.
INSIGHT: While Atlantis flip-flops, concerns turn to impact of RCI’s project on Downtown
PEACE has apparently broken out between Atlantis and Royal Caribbean – and to hear the president of Atlantis tell it, there was never any opposition in the first place.
WORLD VIEW: The Caribbean should ban lethal autonomous weapons
Autonomous weapons pose a clear and present danger to the Caribbean. Action to ban them should be seriously considered now.
