by Joy-Ann Gill | Feb 13, 2024 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) One Community: United in Action is the theme for the Month of the Disabled which will be celebrated in March. The month of activities is being coordinated by the National Disabilities Unit (NDU) and the Barbados Council for the Disabled, in collaboration...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Dec 12, 2023 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) Over 400 children with special needs from the Special Unit sections of primary schools across the island will be treated to Christmas at Maxwelton on Saturday, December 16. The first Christmas event of its kind, it will be hosted by the National...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Aug 25, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey presenting Dacia Haynes, a graduate from the National Disabilities Unit’s Flower Arrangement Class, with her certificate. (J.Gill/BGIS) While Barbados has done “exceptionally well” in its efforts at...
by Government of Barbados | May 11, 2023 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The public is advised that the Child Care Board, National Assistance Board, the National Disabilities Unit, the Welfare Department, and the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs will all be closed tomorrow, Friday, May 12. As a result,...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 3, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, speaking a press conference to launch Child Month 2023 at the Warrens Office Complex, today. He was joined by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Jehu Wiltshire (left)...
