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Rising violence linked to poor diet, ignored youth rights
Barbados Today
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July 11, 2025
75 Health and child rights experts are warning that unhealthy diets and the widespread disregard for children’s rights are fuelling a surge in violence and behavioural problems among schoolchildren. Speaking during a Heart & Stroke Foundation of...
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Muser Press
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July 11, 2025
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
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
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
Antigua News Room
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July 10, 2025
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
Searchlight
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July 11, 2025
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
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
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
Barbados Today
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July 10, 2025
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 Today
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July 10, 2025
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
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
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
WKZO - Michigan
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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$AP Rocky and sons
Page Six
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July 9, 2025
Rihanna flew to Barbados with her boyfriend, A$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’
The Nation Barbados
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July 9, 2025
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
Barbados Today
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July 9, 2025
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
Vibe Magazine - New York
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July 9, 2025
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
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 9, 2025
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
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 8, 2025
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...
‘Eat apples, not Apple Jacks’: Bajans urged to eat local, shun ultra-processed imports
Barbados Today
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July 11, 2025
10 Health experts have sounded an alarm over the nation’s reliance on imported fruits and vegetables, warning that ultra-processing and genetic modification are stripping food of its nutritional value and threatening public health. They called for...
Public urged to help shape mental health law
Barbados Today
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July 8, 2025
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
The Nation Barbados
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July 6, 2025
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 Newsday
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July 8, 2025
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,...