#BTColumn – We are getting older! Is our health care getting wiser?
“If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.” –Tom Petty, musician, Grammy Award winner. It was a bit of a wakeup call when, on September 19, 2023, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the only tertiary hospital on the island, issued a Public Service Advisory, advising all with non-life threatening conditions not to come to the Accident and […]
Operation Triple Threat’s a Christmas treat
The reviews are in: months of rigorous rehearsal have paid off handsomely for the students of Operation Triple Threat (OTT) who can take pride in outstanding performances in A Very Special Christmas. The latest production of the developmental performing arts programme unfolded at the Frank Collymore Hall this past weekend. Three daily shows culminated on […]
April 2024 date set for former calypso queen’s trial
A trial date for former calypso monarch Aziza Kebret Tsgaye Clarke has been set. Appearing before Madam Justice Pamela Beckles in the No. 5 Supreme Court on Tuesday, Clarke, who is accused of assisting a now-convicted murderer, was informed that her hearing will begin on April 22, 2024. The Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael resident […]
Men in separate firearm, ammo cases ordered to pay total $38 000 for offences
Two men convicted for having guns and ammunition, in two separate cases, were ordered by the court to pay almost $40 000 in fines, some immediately. In one case, Lavon Renaldo Godwin Alleyne had to fork over $10 000 to the High Court on Tuesday to avoid spending the next two years in prison for […]
Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Christina Baksh
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Christina Baksh, formerly of Hunte Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael. Christina Baksh is asked to urgently contact Inspector Rodney Inniss at the Communications & Public Affairs Department at telephone numbers 437-3885 or 836-0976 Share Tweet Share The post Police are seeking the public’s help to […]
Online classes for Luther Thorne Memorial Primary for rest of term
Students at the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School will not be in the classroom for the rest of the term. On Tuesday, following a meeting with parents the previous evening, the Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training said that classes for all students will continue to be online until Thursday, the last day of […]
St Joseph MP urges gov’t not to rule out housing development in areas prone to land slippage
The Member of Parliament for St Joseph has beseeched the government of which he is part not to write off development in infrastructurally fragile areas, including the Scotland District, since this approach could wipe out communities. Dale Marshall made the plea as he made a case for a return to chattel house construction in places […]
NUPW awaiting progress report on remedial action at Winston Scott Polyclinic
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) says it is awaiting an update from the Ministry of Health and Wellness on the progress of works being done at the Winston Scott Polyclinic on Jemmotts Lane, St Michael. The facility is expected to reopen on Wednesday after it was closed last Friday when nurses walked off […]
HUMAN RIGHTS CALL
In light of the many conflicts and “unfairness” in this world, Barbadian and United Nations (UN) officials on Monday evening urged people to practise equality and equity in everyday activities and interactions. The call came at a joint commemoration of the UN 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and acknowledgement of human […]
Family planning charity wants ‘dialogue’ on age limits for access to healthcare
By Ryan Gilkes The head of the BFPA Anderson Langdon has gained qualified support for his call for public dialogue on the age of healthcare access. But while Director of Ammar Empowerment Network’s Pure Sex Centre Ambrose Carter agreed it is time for such a discussion, he told Barbados TODAY his organisation was against the […]