The costs of prescription drugs from commercial pharmacies could go up or patients may be turned away from receiving state-subsidised drugs unless they can afford to buy them, the pharmacists’ …
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Workers at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus have ended their strike and returned to work, on the condition that they receive payments due to them by …
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Lifeline Barbados, the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ new support hotline, is officially open to the public from today, Thursday, February 1. Persons struggling with emotional challenges and who want …
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Two former Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) students, Richard Carter and Jadun Clarke have been awarded the Minister’s Award of Maritime Excellence for 2023. Minister of Tourism and …
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A three-year strategy to get Barbadian workers to take their wellness seriously has been introduced as part of a National Workplace Wellness Policy, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan has announced. …
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The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) will examine wastewater from Crop Over fetes and activities for drug content as part of a new drug abuse research initiative, it said …
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More than 200 UWI Cave Hill Campus workers took industrial action today protesting non-payment of outstanding salary increases. They had the full support of Barbados Workers’ Union General Secretary Toni …
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Barbados and Senegal on Wednesday signalled their intention to work together on issues facing both countries, particularly water management and agriculture, as President Macky Sall began the first full day …
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The Senate has approved a law to tighten the Bridgetown Port’s compliance with several outstanding international port regulations. As she introduced the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic Bill, 2024 on …
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Barbados needs to have a more extensive discussion on what the economy looks like in a post-fossil fuel world, Independent Senator Crystal Drakes has suggested. As the Senate debated the …