Duane Sands
Dr. Duane Sands is a prominent Bahamian physician and surgeon known for his expertise in trauma and emergency medicine. He gained media attention following a recent shark attack incident in The Bahamas, where he operated on a tourist who sustained serious injuries from a shark bite. Dr. Sands has been vocal about the need to address the rising frequency of shark attacks in the region and has raised concerns regarding practices such as chumming that may contribute to such incidents.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Bahamas | 8 | 4.62 | 2.79% | +50% | 393,248 | 16,442 | $13,000 | 544$ |
| Totals | 8 | 393,248 | 16,442 | $13,000 | 544$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Bahamas:
Free National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said he was unsurprised by the silence, calling the move another broken promise.
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Bahamas:
Dr. Duane Sands is the Opposition’s chairman and former minister of health who commented on the increase in construction costs.
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Bahamas:
Dr. Duane Sands, the Opposition's chairman and a former health minister, commented on the financing demands of the new hospital.
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Bahamas:
Dr. Duane Sands, chairman of the Free National Movement, expressed skepticism about the release of the report by the Davis administration.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands, the Free National Movement’s (FNM) chairman, commented on the decline in stopover tourism.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands, the Opposition’s chairman and a former minister of health, connected the delayed NHI provider payments to the Government’s fiscal gymnastics.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands has sounded the alarm over what he described as dangerous neglect in the handling of medical waste at Rand Memorial Hospital.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands demanded the resignation of ZNS General Manager Clint Watson for his involvement in frontline politics.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands, chairman of the FNM, stated that the party plans to revise its constitution amid tensions over candidate selections.
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Bahamas:
Dr Duane Sands said Bahamians should not expect the Davis administration to ever release the Immigration Commission’s report.
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