by Sharon Austin | May 7, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A total of 1,694 vulnerable families have each received $600 under Government’s Adopt A Family Programme. This disclosure has come from Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Alies Jordan, who said $1,016,400 had been disbursed to date. She...
by Julie Carrington | Apr 12, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the Nation on matters of national importance. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s address to the Nation on matters of national importance. Posted by Barbados Government Information Service on Saturday, April 11, 2020 Prime...
by Joy Springer | Apr 11, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Welfare Department has issued more than 1500 food vouchers to the poor and vulnerable in Barbados over the last three weeks. Acting Chief Welfare Officer, Lorraine Willett, has reported that the number of vouchers issued on any given day has doubled...
by Sharon Austin | Apr 9, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Government has implemented the Barbados Vulnerable Family Survival Programme to ensure those families who lost all their income due to COVID-19 are still able to put food on their tables during this pandemic. Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Corey...
by Joy Springer | Apr 4, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Three thousand care packages will be distributed to vulnerable persons throughout Barbados. (Photo: MPEA) Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, announced today that the Ministry was in the process of distributing 3,000 care packages to...
