New Executive Board for NACB’s Eleuthera Branch

On Friday evening March 10th, 2023, The Nurses’ Association of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (NACB) - Eleuthera Branch installed its new executive board members, at a ceremony hosted at the Eleuthera Cancer Society’s Wellness Center in Palmetto Point. The ceremony, which was also accessible via online meeting, was held under the theme, “Nurse leaders: Restructuring and Restabilizing the Nursing Profession”.

New executive board members included, Branch Chairperson, Cornell Johnson; Assistant Chairperson, Deandra Frazier; Treasurer, Deshan Mortimer; Secretary, Behanker Rolle; Assistant Secretary, Kenria Cargill; and Chairperson for Education and Research, Bianca Edwards. The new board is set to serve in their new positions for the next two years, until the end of 2024.

Special guest speaker, Mr. Martin Gaitor, encouraged the new Nurses’ Association leaders, expounding on the importance of caregiving, using the example of Dr. Luke in the new testament, and emphasized that nurses could not be paid for the priceless work that they

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