Getting to the bottom of poverty numbers
The decision by the government and more specifically the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, to begin the process of finally determining the level of poverty in Barbados through empirical evidence is a welcome move. The announcement was made on Friday by Minister Kirk Humphrey, who has displayed his policy chops about the key […]
Pilot pharmaceutical programme at David Thompson Health Complex
The public is advised that the Barbados Drug Service (BDS) is piloting a new Pharmacy Management System at the David Thompson Health and Social Services Complex, Glebe Land, St John, this month. As a result, persons are likely to experience a temporary increase in wait times for pharmaceutical services over the next three weeks. When […]