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Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports

Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports

Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization...

Health concern raised over genetically modified apples

Health concern raised over genetically modified apples

There are concerns tonight over what is considered to be a healthy snack. Nutritionist Nicole Elliott is warning that genetically modified apples engineered to prevent browning are making their way into the homes of Barbadians. The co-chair of the...

Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award

Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award

Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) awarded all nineteen (19) Sandals Resorts its prestigious Healthier Safer...

Young Vincy Sailors attend Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic

Young Vincy Sailors attend Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic

Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks-Dasent, represented St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)at the inaugural Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic, in the Bahamas from July 1 to 7, 2025. Conducted by three-time Olympian, Andrew Lewis, of Trinidad and Tobago, the...

Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust

Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust

Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations. The warning comes from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, as the Government prepares for...

Health officials confirm rare illness at primary school

Health officials confirm rare illness at primary school

297 A rare case of scarlet fever at a Christ Church primary school has left one child in intensive care, but health officials insisted on Wednesday that the situation is under control, urging the public to remain calm as investigations and...

Barbados warns  of deepening  climate frustration  ahead of COP30

Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30

51 Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious...

SVG sailors shine at Bahamas ILCA pathway clinic

SVG sailors shine at Bahamas ILCA pathway clinic

St. Vincent Sailors Shine at Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic in The Bahamas From July 1st to 7th, the shores of The Bahamas played host to the first-ever Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic, led by three-time Olympian Andrew Lewis of Trinidad and Tobago....

Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme

Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries use money for development projects instead of high-interest loan payments, finance...

Somber Rihanna attends dad Ronald Fenty’s Barbados funeral with A$AP Rocky and sons

Somber Rihanna attends dad Ronald Fenty’s Barbados funeral with A$AP Rocky and sons

Rihanna flew to Barbados with her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, and their two sons, RZA and Riot, to attend her dad Ronald Fenty’s funeral. The singer, who is currently pregnant with her third child, looked somber as she arrived at her father’s funeral...

Polyclinic nurses ‘critical to health care’

Polyclinic nurses ‘critical to health care’

The pivotal role of nurses, especially in polyclinics, cannot be underestimated, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Wayne Marshall. He made the point as he was delivering remarks during a service at St John’s Parish...

Public health nurses teaming up to stay safe on the job

Public health nurses teaming up to stay safe on the job

107 Concerned about crime in general and recent attacks on some healthcare workers, public health nurses are taking no chances and have started a buddy system when going on home visits or entering certain areas. Senior Health Sister at the Randal...

Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, And Children Attend Her Father’s Funeral In Barbados

Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, And Children Attend Her Father’s Funeral In Barbados

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky gathered their children to visit Barbados for her father’s funeral. Ronald Fenty was laid to rest on Tuesday (July 8) at Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, according to WIC News. The outlet reported Ronald Fenty died at the end of...

CPL hosts Health and Wellness Day in Barbados

CPL hosts Health and Wellness Day in Barbados

West Indies’ Hayley Matthews in action against England in the Women’s T20 International at the St Lawrence Ground, Kent, Britain on May 21, 2025. Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is organizing...

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley snags Humanitarian Award

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley snags Humanitarian Award

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions – The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino’s on Sept. 25, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global...

Public urged to help shape mental health law

Public urged to help shape mental health law

107 Barbadians are being called upon to help shape a new Mental Health Act, with the newly established National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) of the Ministry of Health launching a wide-ranging public consultation on draft mental health...

Health scare at St Bernard’s Primary

Health scare at St Bernard’s Primary

St Bernard’s Primary School has been closed for industrial cleaning following reports of a possible health issue affecting students. According to a press release issued today, The Ministry of Educational Transformation, said it was alerted on...

Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women

Trinidad and Tobago doctor partners with Barbados clinic for HRT for menopausal women

Features Carol Quash An Hour Ago Dr Nadya Watson says TT needs a clinical that deals exclusively with perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. - For many women, their fabulous 40s and 50s come with a certain amount of stability – financially,...

Health ministry: Practise safe sex for festival

Health ministry: Practise safe sex for festival

Barbados is recording about 100 new cases of HIV every year, causing health officials to warn partygoers – at the official start of the month-long Crop Over Festival – to practice safe sex during the season. Senior officials at the Ministry of...

North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 17 new residents

North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 17 new residents

HAMMOND – North Oaks has welcomed 17 physicians in training to North Oaks Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program, according to the health system’s Vice President and Designated Institutional Official Kiley Cedotal. Nine physicians...

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