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Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, the Chairman of the Order of St John Ambulance, said first-aid training and professional home healthcare as lifesaving responses are collective responsibilities of all to safeguard the health of citizens. Therefore, the St John Ambulance would establish a school for first aid training and home care…
Members of the Order of St John and St John Ambulance, have appealed to the Health Minister, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to lead national advocacy on first aid and safety education. The group has observed the inability of many Ghanaians to offer help in medical emergencies as in the case of…
February 6, 2021 It was the revered war-time leader and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who famously said, we should never waste a good crisis. For it is at the most challenging of times, that we often see the best in human ingenuity and adaptiveness. There is no doubt that in moments of difficulty, we are forced to question the effectiveness and value of old norms. In attempts to bring about change, we accept the reality that things are likely to go off track, and that new, often untried prescriptions, will be offered. For decades, there have been calls in Barbados for a...
Barbados steps closer to a minimum wage Article by February 6, 2021 Government is proposing a national minimum wage of $8.50 per hour and a more impressive sectoral minimum wage for security guards of $9.25 per hour, both to take effect in under two months. This was outlined by the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations in a proposed Minimum Wage Order, which is now up for public feedback. However, one local human resources specialist told Barbados TODAY while a national minimum wage was long in coming, now could be a sensitive time to introduce it. Anyone se...
February 2, 2021 Our Constitution entrusts a duty of care on Government for the protection and safeguard of the lives of Barbadian citizens. Indeed, the “neighbour principle” of the celebrated Donoghue v Stevenson case (1932), indicates that if it is reasonably foreseeable that a defendant does something negligent and there is risk that a claimant could suffer injury or harm as a result, then that defendant is liable. Legal practitioners often state that where there is a right, there is a remedy (Ubi jus ibi remedium). And this holds true whether the perpetrator of a wrong is ...