Health

Parents have stopped sending their children to St Bartholomew Primary School in Christ Church after reports of a rodent and roach infestation — the fourth school in three weeks to …

Dozens of students were collected early from St Paul’s Primary School on Thursday after reports of illness among pupils and teachers rekindled fears of a gastroenteritis outbreak at the institution. …

Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George is maintaining that St Paul’s Primary School should remain open, despite mounting concerns over a possible gastroenteritis outbreak.  His position comes amid suggestions from …

Students and staff at the island’s schools are being urged to properly dispose of food waste to prevent rodent infestation. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Kenneth George, has reminded individuals …

Highlighting the government’s commitment to rehabilitating and expanding the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to improve health care, Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Lisa Cummins hinted that all of its operating …

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has called for the immediate temporary closure of St Paul’s Primary School after more than 100 students were reported absent following a suspected outbreak of …

The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has raised alarm as two-thirds of the operating theatres at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) have been shut down. …

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is monitoring Chikungunya (ChikV) cases in the region following a report from the Pan American Health Organization of an outbreak in Suriname, with more …

Several Barbadian students at the University of Kent in the southern English town of Canterbury have begun leaving the school after a deadly outbreak of meningitis B that has killed …