Records Point to Family Link Between UHWI Medical Chief of Staff and MEDITECH, Raising Conflict-of-Interest Questions
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Dr. Carl Bruce, Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), appears to be related to a principal of Medical Technologies (MEDITECH) Limited, a medical equipment supplier that has done tens of millions of Jamaican dollars’ worth of business with the state-supported hospital, based on records reviewed by 18° North.
The apparent family relationship, identified through a genealogy search at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and other sources, raises questions about whether Bruce had a duty to declare a potential conflict of interest, given his administrative role and board position at UHWI. It also revives longstanding questions about who controls MEDITECH, and whether Bruce has or had any financial connection to the company of which he has denied ownership.
