Barbadians could be returning to the alphabet system for supermarket shopping, banking and hardware stores. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley gave the update this evening during an address to the nation from Ilaro Court. “I am in the process of consulting and I am telling you upfront
All members of dedicated Health Communications Team now confirmed
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley has now confirmed the acceptance of all members to participate in the new dedicated Health Communications Team she announced on Friday evening.
The fourth member of the team is retired head of the Ministry of Health’s Health Promotion Unit, Denise Carter-Taylor.
Carter-Taylor joins former Minister of Health, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, Dr. Lynda Williams, and Communications Specialist, Tyson Henry.
The team’s mission is to streamline and improve communications related to COVID-19 and the national effort to combat and eradicate the virus from the island.
Barbados Today January 9, 2021
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George on Friday urged the nation’s doctors association to stop criticizing anti-virus protocols from the sidelines and come to the table to join the fight against the Coronavirus.
Dr George made the comments as he appeared on radio with Senior Medical Officer of Health Dr Arthur Phillips, virologist Dr Brendan Larder and a local physician who only wanted to be referred to as Ann, to discuss the country’s response to the COVID-19 protocols.
The medical chief’s response capped a week in which the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) lodged several critiques against the rules and called for stricter measures to stem the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley confirmed the acceptance of all members to participate in the new dedicated Health Communications Team she announced on Friday evening.
The fourth member is retired head of the Ministry of Health’s Health Promotion Unit, Denise Carter-Taylor.
Carter-Taylor joins former Minister of Health, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson; president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, Dr Lynda Williams; and Communications Specialist, Tyson Henry.
The team’s mission is to streamline and improve communications related to COVID-19 and the national effort to combat and eradicate the virus from the island. (PR)
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