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Jackson Questions Dr Thomas’ Resignation
The Minister of Health and the Bermuda Hospitals Board must provide Bermuda with answers to the many questions surrounding the tenure and resignation of the hospital’s high-priced Chief of Staff Dr. Donald Thomas, Opposition Seniors spokesman Louise Jackson said this afternoon. Mrs Jackson said: “The BHB’s two-paragraph press statement announcing... Read more of this article
PLP’s DeSilva & OBA’s Jackson On FutureCare
[Updated] In a recent newspaper advert, the One Bermuda Alliance noted, “The OBA will make FutureCare financially sustainable – without increasing Bermuda’s debt- seniors can continue to enjoy health coverage for years to come.” In response, Health Minister Zane DeSilva asked, “First off, FutureCare is financially sustainable,... Read more of this article
Jackson Questions BHB Chief Of Staff Leave
“We are concerned to the learn the news that the Chief of Staff has been put on administrative leave given that this is a very senior position at KEMH,” OBA MP Louise Jackson said. The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] recently confirmed that the hospital’s Chief of Staff, Dr Donald Thomas, is currently on “administrative leave while a Board... Read more of this article
Jackson Suggests Ombudsman For Seniors
The One Bermuda Alliance would move to protect Bermuda’s most vulnerable citizens by appointing an Independent Ombudsman for Seniors, OBA spokesperson for Seniors Affairs Louise Jackson said. “The Independent Ombudsman for Seniors would act as a watchdog, working to prevent the kinds of senior abuse that we have all become familiar with as a... Read more of this article
UBP: ‘Casting Eye’ On Jackson’s Seat
United Bermuda Party MPs Kim Swan and Charlie Swan released a statement on the retirement of fellow Parliamentarian Mrs. Louise Jackson, and said as the UBP continues “to reform and rebuild, we are casting a serious eye focused on this constituency.” Last week One Bermuda Alliance MP Louise Jackson confirmed she is set to retire from Parliament.... Read more of this article
OBA On FutureCare: Jackson Was Right
The One Bermuda Alliance has said that Health Minister Zane Desilva should apologize to Louise Jackson, and also said the the Ministry of Health has made “deeply shocking admissions” in its letter to its policy holders about FutureCare. Shadow Minister of Health Michael Dunkley said, “There are really two parts of this sorry story... Read more of this article
OBA MP Louise Jackson To Retire
One Bermuda Alliance MP Louise Jackson is set to retire from Parliament, and will not contest the next election. Known for her fierce advocacy for seniors, Mrs Jackson presently holds the Constituency #20 Pembroke South West seat, which she was won [under the UBP] with 85% of the vote vs the PLP’s Laverne Furbert [711-145] in 2007. One Bermuda... Read more of this article
Jackson & Desilva On FutureCare
[Updated] This evening [Dec.4] Minister of Health Zane Desilva issued a statement in response to a statement by One Bermuda Alliance MP Louise Jackson. Mrs Jackson, the Opposition’s spokesperson on Seniors, said “Health Minister Zane DeSilva today on radio called me a liar over the lack of accurate written information about the benefits... Read more of this article
Health Minister Speaks On FutureCare
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday [Dec.2] Minister of Health Zane Desilva responded to Louise Jackson’s recent statements on FutureCare saying, “Although we applaud the tenacity and passion of our Honourable Member, yet again we have found that the research and fact gathering have been poor.” Speaking earlier this week, the... Read more of this article
OBA’s Louise Jackson On FutureCare
One Bermuda Alliance [OBA| Parliamentarian Louise Jackson today [Nov. 29] said Government had failed to make sure the elderly are being properly briefed on FutureCare’s different levels of health coverage., The Opposition’s spokesperson on seniors affairs, Mrs. Jackson said instead of “minimising confusion, misunderstanding and shock”... Read more of this article
Local Group To Attend Women’s Forum
The Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox will lead a delegation of local women from both the public and private sectors to the International Women’s Forum (IWF) from October 26-28th in Washington D.C. The International Woman’s Forum goal is to advance women’s leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world’s most... Read more of this article