PICTURED ABOVE The Minister of Health Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, aboard the large caterpillar turning the soil as his groundbreaking task. During the first week of November 2020 Government announced the construction of a new Geriatric Hospital to replace the existing plant at Beckles Road, St. Michael, which was built in the […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAR 2, 2023 Acting Director of Medical Services, Dr. Chaynie Williams (centre, front row) poses with interns – (front row, left to right) Drs. Naomi Adams; Maia Drakes; Bridget Thomas-Christie; Natalia Trotman; (back row) – Anthonya Branford; Kelenna Browne; Nicholas Liverpool; Liam Pounder; and Ramona Sawh. (QEH) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) welcomed nine interns into the […]
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February 5, 2023 Pictured above President, His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali addressing the gathering on Saturday evening announcing plans by his administration to establish a National Medical Scientific Council. The president was delivering the feature address at the launch of STEM Cell Therapy and Immunotherapy services at the Woodlands Hospital, Saturday evening. President Ali […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | JAN 30, 2023 (Stock Photo) The Immunisation Unit, which was established in February 2021 to co-ordinate Barbados’ National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, will operate for the last time on Tuesday, January 31. After that date, vaccination certificates will be issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Members of the public […]
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BY FABIAN BELGRAVE | JAN 25, 2023 Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Sonia Browne, exercising at the Community Outdoor Gym, at the Wildey Gymnasium, today. (National Sports Council) The community outdoor gym initiative, which was created to promote physical […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | JAN 24, 2023 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, speaking at the opening ceremony for the Livity Project Policy Forum on Inclusive Approaches to Justice at the Hilton Barbados Resort, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) A call has been made for “modern Barbados” to have a conversation about gender, and […]
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BY Melissa Rollock – JAN 20, 2023 | The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the COVID-19 testing site at the Wildey Gymnasium, Wildey, St. Michael, will operate from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, Errol Barrow Day. The site at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, Constitution Road, St. Michael, […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | JAN 12, 2023 | CORONA VIRUS Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, officially receives the donation of hand sanitizers from Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Brazil, Carlos Kessel. They are flanked by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. The Most Honourable, Kenneth George and […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | NOV 21, 2022 | PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, praises Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during the second National Humanitarian Awards Ceremony at Kensington Oval, yesterday while President of Barbados The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, looks on. (Photo by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX.NET ) The leadership, vision, and determination of […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | NOV 21, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the second National Humanitarian Awards ceremony at Kensington Oval, yesterday. (Photo by David Crichlow – CARIBPIX.NET ) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley believes that the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic may well have provided Barbados with the lessons to be used […]
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