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Deputy Dean of Recruitment and Outreach at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, Dr Kenneth Connell, says the Faculty of Medical Science is excited to launch its “strategic outreach for 2022”. The idea will see them respond regularly to public health matters that the island is facing in a holistic fashion. Connell said that the University, like their international counterparts, has a duty and a responsibility …

The fact that we in Barbados have made it through the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season so far unscathed from a serious weather event, is a development for which all should be grateful.Pre-season forecasts from experts at the Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States, predicted an active season with an updated outlook for a “well above-median October-November activity in the Caribbean”.It is for this reason that we must not become com...

Minister In the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn is happy to report that police have given the all-clear for staff of the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) to resume their house-to-house visits to complete the Census

Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughan appealed to Barbadians to cooperate with population and housing census staff who will be returning to field to complete enumeration from Wednesday, August 17 until September 30. Straughan said in a news release issued through the Barbados Government Information Service that the census will resume after several social media posts caused the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) to temporarily suspend …

The UWI, Press Release The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Tuesday, May 25, 2021 -- Over 400 regional students at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus have been hailed as heroes for their courageous fieldwork at the height of a COVID-19 resurgence in Barbados earlier this year.    In February, the students signed up for the Community Evaluation and Testing Project, popularly known as Operation Seek and Save; a data gathering exercise organised by the Governme...

Even as Barbados and the rest of the world are gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, of no less importance is the crippling tide of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) seemingly on the sidelines.Oddly enough, COVID-19 has reinforced why NCDs – lifestyle diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart and kidney ailments are major threats.We have all the evidence that those with the viral illness are at greatest risk of being severely sickened and even dying as those living wi...

Two insurance firms donate to Harrison’s Point Article by March 13, 2021 As Barbados wrestles with the COVID-19 Pandemic, sister companies Trident Insurance & Brydens Insurance have answered the call to support Barbados’ front-line workers. These two ANSA McAL companies recently donated a five-piece sofa set and coffee table to Harrison Point for use in their living area. The donation came in response to the facility’s request for items that are much needed by the faci...

| The donation of 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India has sparked a major vaccination effort in Barbados that resulted in approximately 12.5% of the island population receiving their first shots within two weeks. Frontline workers, including those in the tourism sector, were among those who received the first wave of vaccines. In a televised nationwide address, Prime Minister Mia Mottley called it "a commendable start for a country that really did not have a lot in place ...

2 March 2021 Barbados is in the process of a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme, following the donation of 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India. And now with over 25,000 people – approximately 12.5 per cent of the adult population – receiving their first shots within just two weeks, Barbados leads the way as the most vaccinated country in the Caribbean. “This is a commendable start for a country that really did not have a lot in place for a vaccination programme,�...

Prime Minister Mia Mottley will update Barbadians on Thursday about the efforts to fight COVID-19 during the current national pause. Barbados has been on restrictions since February 3, 2021 as the COVID-19 virus entered the stage of community spread. There were seven deaths up to mid-January, but the island recorded 25 since then. Among the measures to fight the spread were the house-to-house Operation Seek and Save survey, increased testing …