Nunez-Tesheira recovering after medical emergency on live TV

KE­JAN HAYNES

Lead Ed­i­tor – News­gath­er­ing

For­mer fi­nance min­is­ter Karen Nunez-Tesheira is re­cov­er­ing af­ter suf­fer­ing a med­ical episode while ap­pear­ing live on tele­vi­sion on Thurs­day morn­ing.

Nunez-Tesheira was a guest on Con­ver­sa­tions with Zelisa on Re­al TV when the med­ical emer­gency oc­curred at the sta­tion's San Juan stu­dios short­ly af­ter 10.20 a.m.

Host and Ex­ec­u­tive Pro­duc­er of Con­ver­sa­tions with Zelisa, and CEO of Re­al TV, Zelisa Boodoos­ingh had just asked Nunez-Tesheira about her role as a woman in Par­lia­ment when she be­gan an­swer­ing, fell silent and slumped back in her chair. Boodoos­ingh im­me­di­ate­ly called for a com­mer­cial break as staff rushed to as­sist.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia, Boodoos­ingh con­firmed the in­ci­dent.

She said when she re­alised how long it would take for the am­bu­lance to ar­rive, she and her staff took the for­mer min­is­ter to the Er­ic Williams Med­ical Sci­ences Com­plex.

She said Nunez-Tesheira was ini­tial­ly un­re­spon­sive but soon re­gained con­scious­ness.

Boodoos­ingh said she ac­com­pa­nied Nunez-Tesheira to the hos­pi­tal her­self. She had just left her with her rel­a­tives.

***This is a de­vel­op­ing sto­ry***