by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Jan 5, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
COVID-19 update and question and answer session – January 04, 2021. (PMO) Chairman of the Cabinet’s COVID-19 Sub-committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, has reported on the status of suspected COVID-19 cases at...
by Joy Springer | Oct 14, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Government is in the process of recruiting and training 40 community outreach nurses, who will engage with people suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in their home setting to help them properly manage their health challenges. The initiative,...
by Joy Springer | Aug 27, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George. (FP) All of the Ghanaian nurses who were in COVID-19 quarantine since arriving in Barbados on July 30 have been discharged. Of the 12 who tested positive for the viral illness and were in isolation, seven have...
by Melissa Rollock | Aug 12, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Nursing students at the Barbados Community College (BCC) have gone from an 88 per cent failure rate in the regional exam in 2018 to a 62 per cent pass rate last year. According to Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia...
by Joy Springer | Aug 10, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A member of the Ghanaian nursing contingent, which arrived in Barbados just over a week ago, is now in the secondary isolation unit at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, after testing positive for malaria. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, at a...
