Health Care

The Rotary Club of Barbados West has launched a national initiative to improve literacy support for children with dyslexia, bringing together government, service clubs and education partners to expand early …

Independent Senator and public health specialist Dr Kenneth Connell urged a complete rethink of the healthcare system, warning that its current structure fails to meet the complex medical and social …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has advised the public that there has been no easing in the surge of patients presenting to its Accident and Emergency Department (AED), a situation …

Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey is sounding the alarm on HIV education, warning that dangerous misconceptions, including the belief that there is a cure, are undermining …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Saturday reported that waiting times at its Accident and Emergency Department (AED) continue to be longer than usual due to a sustained surge in …

The Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) is welcoming 2026 with renewed calls for stronger safeguards and improved working conditions for nurses, warning that violence against healthcare workers remains one of the …

The Barbados Prison Service has tightened its security controls and sharply reduced prisoner movement outside the Dodds Prison, following the escape earlier this year of inmate Kishon Lamar Anderson Thomas …

Public health specialist and newly appointed Independent Senator Dr Kenneth Connell has warned that Barbados faces a likely surge in respiratory illnesses during the holiday period, and urged government to …

Dr Christina Dowell’s story reads like a masterclass in reinvention. A former competitive bodybuilder turned general practitioner and entrepreneur, she’s applying the laser focus of the gym floor to reshape …