Barbados’ healthcare sector has received another injection of specialised medical personnel with the arrival of a 70-member Cuban team on Tuesday. Four Intensive Care Unit (ICU) trained doctors, four lab …
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Chair of the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, Suleiman Bulbulia is urging Barbadians to take their health seriously, amid rising cases of hypertension and heart disease, particularly among young people. …
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Barbadian jurist and children’s rights advocate Faith Marshall-Harris was successfully re-elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child for the 2023 to 2027 period. The election …
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The World Bank on Tuesday has projected a slowdown in growth in the Caribbean, as it delivered a grim wider warning that many of the world’s countries face recession. The …
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Even as bandleaders report slow sign-ups for this year’s Grand Kadooment, revellers are being assured they still have a wide array of bands to choose from, despite one of the …
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Legislation needed for fight against childhood obesity
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryPaediatrician Professor Anne St John who has voiced concerns about the high percentage of Barbadian children suffering from childhood obesity, is making a call for Government to take immediate action …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s main focus is on improving the lives of Barbadians and people living in the Caribbean. Mottley made her intentions clear today while speaking at the Time …
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Administrator suggests airline would collapse if the appeal court allows former workers and other creditors to sue the company
A group of former Barbadian LIAT pilots is pleading with Prime Minister Mia Mottley to urgently intervene to help resolve their longstanding pay issue even as the airline claims it …
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Campus Trendz killer to get alternate punishment; lawyer to challenge Court of Appeal decision
Campus Trendz killer Jamar Dwayne Bynoe will not hang for the deaths of six women in the September 3, 2010 boutique fire that drew national attention, but his murder conviction …
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A new poll has revealed that most Barbadians are concerned about the effects of the increasing cost-of-living and are unsatisfied with government’s response. This was revealed during the ongoing James …