Big birthrate decline
A new report shows a significant decline in the number of babies being born in Barbados over the last ten years. The data are contained in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Annual Perinatal Data Review entitled “Outcomes of Mothers and New-Borns”. The data analysis relates only to the QEH but it is noted that the hospital […]
Sweet drink tax right move, says advocates
Despite pleas from sweet manufacturers and distributors a twenty percent tax on sweet drinks takes effect tomorrow. And, the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, which recommended the tax increase, insists it’s a good decision. Nicole Foster, Deputy Dean of the law Faculty at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and a member […]