by Nya Phillips | Mar 4, 2021 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) Persons with disabilities will have the opportunity to share their artistic talents through an upcoming online art project. The initiative, organised by the National Disabilities Unit (NDU) and the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD), is part of...
by Nya Phillips | Mar 3, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde. (FP) As Barbados observes March as the Month of the Disabled, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, has highlighted the need for a collaborative effort “to formulate policies...
by Government of Barbados | Mar 3, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde. (FP) It is my pleasure to share these brief remarks in commemoration of March 2021 as the Month of the Disabled in Barbados. These are extremely challenging times for our country and in particular...
by Julie Carrington | Feb 24, 2021 | Top Stories
Twenty-six-year-old Janeil Odle was the first blind attorney-at-law to be called to the bar in Barbados on December 18, 2020. (GP) Janeil Odle is no stranger to achieving firsts in her life. In 2007, she was the first blind student to write the Barbados Secondary...
by Nya Phillips | Feb 22, 2021 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The National Disabilities Unit (NDU) has requested that persons with disabilities who are desirous of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, register with the Unit. Individuals who have not already registered for the vaccine should submit their name, address,...
