by Nya Phillips | Nov 25, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde. (FP) As Barbados joins the United Nations in observing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, has emphasised that a collective...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 2, 2021 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) In the first two quarters of 2020, which included the COVID-19 lockdown period, Barbados saw an increase of about 38 per cent in reported incidents of domestic violence. This was revealed yesterday by Representative with UN Women Multi Country Office,...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 2, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. (FP) The overall success of Government’s Gender-based Violence (GBV) In the Workplace Project, being undertaken in collaboration with UN Women, will depend on various partners recognising its...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 2, 2021 | Top Stories
Representative, Multi-Country Office, Caribbean, Tonni Brodber. (Photo: UN Women Caribbean/FP) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed yesterday between the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations and UN Women will see these two entities collaborating...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 2, 2021 | Top Stories
UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq. (FP) United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq, has commended the launch of the Gender-based Violence (GBV) in the Workplace Project...