by Joy-Ann Gill | Dec 14, 2023 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The National Nutrition Centre, concerned about the food choices some Barbadians may want to make during the festive season, is offering a number of tips to help them maintain their nutrition goals and stay healthy. The holiday nutrition tips are provided...
by Melissa Rollock | Jul 4, 2023 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Barbados is “turning the corner” in the fight against sugar sweetened beverages and unhealthy food options in schools. This assessment has come from Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, who said this was due to the consistent...
by Melissa Rollock | Jun 14, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, addressing the Ministerial Conference on Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Over half of the people with...
by Government of Barbados | May 5, 2023 | banner, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Please click here to download the Barbados School Nutrition Policy and posters. Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training
by Julie Carrington | Apr 24, 2023 | Top Stories
Prime Minister’s Mia Amor Mottley speaking at the National Transformation Initiative’s Growing Together Small Business Training Programme at Hilton Barbados recently. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Prime Minister’s Mia Amor Mottley’s earlier call for a calorie counter to assess the...