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Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan (centre) updating the media on the National Workplace Wellness Policy at the Warrens Office Complex on Wednesday. To the le ...

In instances where there is no relative to hold power of attorney to handle the affairs of an elderly person, Government could step in via an independent trust fund. This is among the proposals in the new 2023-2028 National Policy On Ageing For Barbados which was discussed on Sunday during a town hall meeting at The St Michael School. “We had made specific recommendations and proposals for the adjustment to …

Government is set to significantly boost the financial resources of the National Assistance Board (NAB) to enable the state-run agency to extend its reach in caring for the elderly and other vulnerable Barbadians.Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey disclosed on Monday that in the coming financial year, the NAB will “have the most resources they have ever had”.“We are talking about moving from a situation where the NAB in total was getting something like $13 million to a case where now we are pushing them nearly to $20 million,” he said.Humphrey said that sign...

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...