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What are the triggers for the rise in gun crime? Is there an end in sight? The 38 senseless murders in 2022 were closely monitored by Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of the West Indies Dwayne Devonish. He’s concerned that perpetrators are more ruthless, and he fears it’s far from over. In the second instalment of Barbados
“We need to raise funds and critical funds, immediate funds, within the next 60 days."
The coordinators of a revised 2019 National Workplace Wellness Policy (NWWP) for Barbados are in the process of embarking on an island-wide sensitization programme designed to equip employers on the most effective ways of implementing the plan.This has been disclosed by Professor Dwayne Devonish, who jointly authored the policy with attorney at law, Maya L. Kellman.“The next step for the coordinators is to engage in a series of public awareness-building programmes. These are to assist employers and communities in understanding wellness and how to develop wellness programmes within their sp...
A formal relationship between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs should be established to ensure the effective delivery of health services to Barbados’ elderly population.That recommendation has been made by the lead consultant on the National Policy on Ageing for Barbados 2023-2028, Professor Dwayne Devonish who has recommended the establishment of “an inter-ministerial governance framework in the form of Integrated Elderly Care Committee or Task Force with a shared mandate for the enhanced delivery of both health care and communit...
Barbados does not have the necessary legislation to protect its elderly from abuse. As a result, plans are afoot to put the necessary regulatory framework in place to protect the rights of seniors. This was disclosed during the national consultation regarding the Draft Elder Care Policy on Ageing for Barbados 2023 to 2028, which took place at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Friday. Among the objectives of the draft …