by BGIS | Mar 16, 2021 | Top Stories
(Stock Image) The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) observed a video making the rounds on social media showing what appears to be minors and a young adult smoking. Although we cannot authenticate the video and determine what the substance is, the Council sees...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 24, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, has appealed to those involved in the drug trade to think of their children, girlfriends, mothers and close relatives, when engaging in their behaviour. He made these comments...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 24, 2020 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) has embarked on the first of two surveys to be conducted in primary and secondary schools across Barbados, to determine the level of drug use among the island’s school-aged children. Minister of Home...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Aug 25, 2016 | Ministry News
The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to overcome new challenges surfacing in the fight against illegal drugs in Barbados. Manager at the NCSA, Betty Hunte, made this clear even as she pointed out that the involvement...