Vaccination Gaps Threatening Region

Vaccination Gaps Threatening Region

(Stock Photo) An average of seven per cent of children in the region, known as “zero-dose children” are not receiving any routine vaccines against vaccine-preventable diseases, such as polio or measles. Representative for UNICEF Eastern Caribbean, Pieter Bult, made...
New UNICEF Rep Calls On Education Minister

New UNICEF Rep Calls On Education Minister

Improving Barbados’ resilience to hurricanes and other natural disasters was high on the agenda when the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative for the Eastern Caribbean Area, Dr. Aloys Kamuragiye, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Education,...
Retired UNICEF Rep’s Work Appreciated

Retired UNICEF Rep’s Work Appreciated

Barbadian school children have benefited greatly from the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), thanks in part to retired UNICEF Representative for the Eastern Caribbean Area, Khin-Sandi Lwin. Education Minister, Ronald Jones, intimated this recently as...
Minister Bids Farewell To UNICEF Rep

Minister Bids Farewell To UNICEF Rep

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Maxine McClean, recently bid farewell to the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Representative for the Eastern Caribbean, Khin-Sandi Lwin. Ms. Lwin stated that she had a “rewarding six years in office” and...

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