Barbados health officials stress there is no dengue outbreak here.
Barbados’ medical health officials say they are monitoring the dengue situation in the Caribbean where there is an outbreak in Jamaica, while Grenada has issued a dengue alert but they stress that there is no outbreak in Barbados. Acting Senior Medical Officer in charge of communicable diseases and surveilance, Dr. Leslie Rollock, tells Starcom Network […]
The health Minister concerned about the rate of traffic accidents and gunshot incidents.
Health Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, says the rate of traffic accidents and gunshot incidents is placing significant pressure on the health care services and while the situation is getting the attention of the cabinet he believes it will require more detailed focus as they are wider implications. Lieutenant Colonel Bostic was speaking in an […]
Government Reports Continued Steady Recovery of Barbados’ Foreign Reserves.
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle, says Barbados’s foreign exchange reserves stood at over a billion Barbados dollars this morning. She credits government’s quick action in reaching a deal with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, that was able to provide backing for the current Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan. She […]
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations criticises the lay-off process at the state-owned BAMC.
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados, CTUSAB, is accusing the state-owned Agricultural Management Company, BAMC, of breaking a commitment to continue discussions on the retrenchment exercise and wants the process halted until further discussions are held. CTUSAB General Secretary Denis Depezia is claiming that when the Sugar Industries Staff Association met […]