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Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV) fluids for local use and export – a first for the...
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Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is...
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Barbados praised for HIV progress

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday congratulated Barbados for eliminating the transmission of HIV from mother to child. It...
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Barbadian Alvin Hart re-elected CNO vice-president

Barbadian nurse Alvin Hart has been re-elected vice-president of the Caribbean Nurses Organization (CNO) for a second consecutive...
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Clark vows to address nurses’ concerns

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) chief executive officer Neil Clark has reaffirmed his commitment to addressing nurses’ concerns following...
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Docs: Take symptoms seriously

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
Family physician Dr Adrian Lorde is urging Barbadians to take respiratory symptoms seriously as cases climb sharply, warning that shortness of breath and worsening...
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Demand for Chinese hospital ship ‘a concern’

Colville Mounsey -
Former minister of health Donville Inniss has described the long lines of Barbadians seeking medical attention from the visiting Chinese hospital ship as “embarrassing”,...
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Two die as respiratory infections rise

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Two people, including a known asthmatic, were hospitalised and died as Barbados recorded a rise in respiratory illness. Those deaths were up to December 12,...
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Last public open day for Chinese Hospital Ship is Tuesday

Nationnews Desk -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the Chinese Hospital Ship will not be open to the public on Thursday, December 25,...
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Doctor receives BARP scholarship

Nationnews Desk -
Family physician Dr Charla Corbin was named the 2025 recipient of the BARP Charitable Trust Scholarship, receiving a grant of $10 000 to advance...
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Bajan cherry, tamarind for a unique black cake

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“This 100 per cent Bajan fruit cake – also known as black cake or great cake – has captured my interest 100 per cent,”...
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