by Joy Springer | Apr 11, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Welfare Department has issued more than 1500 food vouchers to the poor and vulnerable in Barbados over the last three weeks. Acting Chief Welfare Officer, Lorraine Willett, has reported that the number of vouchers issued on any given day has doubled...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Apr 24, 2018 | Ministry News
The Welfare Department has stepped up to offer assistance to over 100 students who will be writing this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Exam, commonly referred to as the 11-Plus examination. Chief Welfare Officer, Deborah Norville, presented 24 students...
by Deirdre Gittens | Jul 14, 2016 | Top Stories
Chief Welfare Officer, Deborah Norville has issued a statement in response to an article which appeared in the Nation Newspaper on Tuesday, July 12, with the headline: Family of 14 with nowhere to go after fire. In the statement, Ms. Norville stated: “Following the...