BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 19, 2022 Acting Chief Information Officer of the BGIS, Ian Inniss, speaking at the launch the Media Sensitisation Campaign at the Department of Emergency Management, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Media houses across Barbados have signalled their intention to provide valuable and credible information to the public before, during, and after a […]
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BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | MAY 19, 2022 Head of TV at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Jewel Forde, urged media houses to focus more of their coverage on disaster preparedness and reduction, rather than loss of life and damage to property. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados’ media practitioners have been challenged to focus more of their coverage on […]
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Entertainer sings praises of teen talent and Richard Stoute Article first appeared in Barbados Today Published onMay 17, 2022 Orlando Hinds travels many miles yearly from Brooklyn, New York, to Barbados just to make it for the Richard Stoute Teen Talent. “I always try to come here as often as possible because I really love Barbados […]
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BY BGIS | MAY 12, 2022 Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, displays her birthday gifts from President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. (T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, who said it is “wonderful” to be alive, celebrated her birthday on Sunday, May 8, 2022, with President of Barbados, The Most […]
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BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | MAY 11, 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir (centre), and Permanent Secretary, Terry Bascombe (right) listen attentively to Coursera officials Matt Klein and Nicole Amaral (both left) during their recent meeting while Director of the National Transformation Initiative, Dr. Allyson Leacock, looks on. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) With Phase […]
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(Stock Photo) BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | MAY 4, 2022 Barbados’ Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) saw a fall-off in the number of routine immunizations for children, including that of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is a cause for concern, Senior Medical Officer in the […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | APR 28, 2022 While they might not be deemed as National Heroes, those who were on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight were today hailed as heroes in their own right by Minister of Health and Wellness, Ian Gooding-Edghill, during the Humanitarian Awards held at Kensington Oval. The Minister was delivering […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | APR 27, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: QEH In the continuing effort to keep the public informed on matters related to COVID-19, management at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) advises that within the past week, the Hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control Department has identified 13 […]
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CATHY LASHLEY | APR 22, 2022 Thousands of frontline personnel who have been working tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19 will be recognised for their sacrifice during a special ceremony on National Heroes Day. Government is planning to honour these persons by presenting them with Humanitarian Awards at Kensington Oval on Thursday, April 28, at […]
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“Once you are between 40 and 59 years old, you can get health insurance coverage, either as an individual or for your family, and this is important since many companies do not offer this type of coverage for their staff and if you are a contracted worker with some of those who do, you do […]
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