Two Barbadians pilot inaugural flight from Philadelphia
Barbados celebrated another historic tourism milestone on Saturday with the arrival of American Airlines (AA) nonstop Flight AA 549 from Philadelphia, piloted by Barbadians Captain Dillon Jackson and First Officer Akiel Alleyne. The flight touched down at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) at 1:55 p.m., where 118 passengers, including Jackson’s mother, Judy Jackson, and […]
QEH ‘turning a new page’ for healthcare in major overhaul
Top Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) officials on Monday publicly admitted that service delivery at the public hospital needs a major overhaul and have promised to roll out a series of improvements over the next year. At a Diamond Jubilee church service held at the hospital’s chapel on Monday, Minister of Health & Wellness The Most […]
Health chief urges action after dengue deaths
In the wake of a dengue fever outbreak that claimed four lives and infected more than 1 100 Barbadians, a top disease fighter has called for renewed vigilance in controlling mosquito breeding sites across the island. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Director of Clinical and Diagnostic Services, Dr Corey Forde stressed that individual and community action […]
Lawyers for advocacy group, govt present arguments before IACHR
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday urged Barbados to continue refining its proposed Cybercrime Bill following a contentious, landmark hearing at the hemispheric body in Washington, DC. The IACHR, an autonomous organ of the Organisation of American States (OAS), also offered its assistance in refining the bill. The hearing marked the […]