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Fighting Pandemic Requires Sustainable Resources

Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, today appealed for global support and solidarity to help small island developing states fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and other health challenges facing the grouping. Addressing a virtual meeting of the 73rd World Health Assembly this morning, Minister Bostic maintained that implementing comprehensive health strategies aimed […]

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Coping With Death During COVID-19 Pandemic

Death, regardless of how it comes, causes grief. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic has presented several peculiarities, from ailing persons dying alone to restricted numbers at funerals. These can make coping with death a bit more challenging. In an interview with the Barbados Government Information Service, Consultant Psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Joy Sue, discussed some […]

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COVID-19 Protocols for Hairdressing Salons

BY BGIS | MAY 16, 2020 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES SCOPE This document outlines the strategies for the safe management and operation of hairdressing salons in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. For the purpose of this protocol, the word hairdresser includes barber, ladies’ hairdresser, beautician, manicurist, pedicurist or any other person whose service is available to the public in […]

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