Parent group warns of youth vaping ‘epidemic’, urges national crackdown Ricardo Roberts12/06/202607 views Parent advocate Paula-Anne Moore has joined calls for a sweeping national education strategy and tighter state enforcement to tackle a “widespread” surge in youth vaping and marijuana use, after new… Read more
Misinformation posing growing threat to public health – BAMP Lourianne Graham12/06/2026046 views Poor health literacy among the public is becoming a major health challenge, the head of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) said on Monday, raising concerns that lifestyle diseases… Read more
Enough is enough, say advocates as childhood obesity climbs Lourianne Graham10/06/20260135 views With Barbados’ childhood obesity rate rising to 42 per cent from 33 per cent, advocates and officials are raising an alarm and calling for a restriction on unhealthy foods and… Read more
Debt swap ‘could unlock $320m for health’ Lourianne Graham10/06/20260304 views Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has announced plans to unlock more than $320 million in debt savings to fund health programmes and tackle childhood obesity in Barbados. He made the… Read more
New medical products authority coming under reform bill Shamar Blunt10/06/2026084 views The government is proposing sweeping changes to the drug regulatory system, with legislation tabled in the Senate to create a new authority aimed at strengthening oversight, improving access to medicines… Read more
Syphilis cases increasing Barbados Today10/06/20260358 views The Ministry of Health and Wellness is once again informing the public that cases of syphilis are increasing in Barbados and is advising all adults to take practical steps to… Read more
Youth vaping now widespread, psychotherapist warns Shamar Blunt09/06/20260217 views Vaping has become a widespread and troubling issue among teenagers, with flavours, colourful designs and easy accessibility driving its popularity, according to child and adolescent psychotherapist Nicolette Williams of Verdun… Read more
‘Don’t dismiss young men as lost causes’ Lauryn Escamilla09/06/2026066 views An Anglican cleric has called on Barbadians to look beyond labels and stereotypes and confront the realities facing young men, warning that those trapped in cycles of unemployment, despair and… Read more
Early intervention key to tackling crime, says counsellor Barbados Today09/06/2026038 views Early intervention must be placed at the centre of Barbados’ crime prevention strategy, a youth counsellor has said, backing recent remarks by Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael… Read more
St Lucy school shut as smoke, ash stall clean-up Ricardo Roberts08/06/2026093 views Classes at the Daryll Jordan Secondary School in St Lucy will not resume on Tuesday as smoke and ash from a nearby fire continue to pose a health risk, preventing… Read more