by Joy Springer | Apr 4, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Persons interested in volunteering to assist in COVID-19 related activities are asked to call the hotline at 536-4500. (Stock Photo) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has sent out a call for volunteers from among the healthcare community to assist in COVID-19...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 28, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
An “injured” volunteer being assisted by fire service personnel during a rescue simulation at Hotel Glendairy Meadows during Exercise Tradewinds 2017. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Eyes popping out, squirting blood, gashes about the body, burns, broken limbs, and “fatal”...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jun 14, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
A volunteer being transported for ‘treatment’ by members of the Barbados Fire Service at the Exercise Tradewinds simulation at the fictitious ‘Hotel Glendairy Meadows’ last Saturday. (C.Pitt/BGIS) Persons across Barbados who volunteered and...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 29, 2017 | Ministry News
Members of the public received a rare opportunity to interact with members of Barbados’ emergency services last Saturday, at the Volunteer to Make a Difference Expo in Queen’s Park. Those attending were able to get a first-hand look at what Exercise TRADEWINDS 2017...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 26, 2017 | Ministry News
With just over a week to go before the official start of Exercise TRADEWINDS 2017, volunteers and members of the public will have an opportunity to witness first- hand what it will entail. The Volunteer to Make a Difference Expo comes off tomorrow, Saturday, May 27,...