A step closer to 10,000 . . .Optimists assist in online education drive Barbados Today06/05/2020084 views The Ministry of Education has stated that it needs approximately 10, 000 devices to ensure all Barbadian primary and secondary school children can benefit from the current online education drive,… Read more
Saluting their sacrifice . . . BHL donates food packages to frontline workers Barbados Today02/05/2020070 views Frontline healthcare providers working at isolation centres around Barbados now have one less thing to worry about – their groceries. Banks Holdings Limited (“BHL”), one of Barbados’ largest beverages conglomerates,… Read more
Reggae Live two in one . . . Artistes entertain and give to needy families Barbados Today30/04/20200104 views Fans of the annual Barbados Reggae Festival may have been going through withdrawal with the cancellation of the much-anticipated festival which would have climaxed this weekend. However, they got the… Read more
COVID-19: New women-led UN initiative aims to save lives . . . . PM Mottley participates in project’s video launch Barbados Today28/04/20200116 views Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today joined several prominent women around the world to participate in the United Nations’ Rise for All video launch. Convened by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina… Read more
Sagicor now covers telemedicine . . . Company extends healthcare coverage during COVID-19. Barbados Today25/04/20200100 views Sagicor has announced that it will be honouring claims related to telemedicine – the practice of remote consultations by medical practitioners who utilise clinical solutions supported by technology. This has… Read more
Businesses donate santisers to essential workers, agencies Barbados Today23/04/2020084 views Essential service workers who are out in the field maintaining law and order and keeping the country afloat during the current COVID-19 pandemic have received a donation of hand sanitisers… Read more
Hampers, hotline and vouchers . . . Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies lends support Anesta Henry21/04/2020074 views The Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies (BAML) has been playing its part in helping needy families and frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BAML has been working with Muslim-owned businesses,… Read more
Old soul, big heart . . . Zion lends a helping hand during COVID-19 Anesta Henry21/04/20200118 views Zion Jordan is a small child with a big heart. At a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet as a result of the harsh impact the… Read more
A helping hand . . . Substance Abuse Foundation now better able to help younger patients Barbados Today08/04/2020096 views Non-residential care services for those unable to enter the residential treatment programme and assisting adolescents with substance abuse issues are just two of the areas which the Substance Abuse Foundation… Read more
99-year-old survives COVID-19 . . . Great-grandmother in UK makes ‘miracle’ recovery Barbados Today04/04/20200112 views A great-grandmother approaching her hundredth birthday is believed to be the oldest person in the UK to recover from coronavirus. Rita Reynolds, 99, fell ill Wednesday, March 25, and after… Read more