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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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Get moving in Funathlon

Nationnews Desk -
The Nation Publishing Co. Limited is inviting Barbadians to lace up their sneakers and strap on their skates on Sunday for the annual Nation Funathlon, a fitness...
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More men stepping up

Antoinette Connell -
Men are beginning to do an about-turn in their behaviour, with many paying attention to their children and getting medical check-ups. On International Men’s Day yesterday, Minister...
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BAMP warns of child obesity crisis

Colville Mounsey -
Barbados is facing an urgent health situation that could condemn a generation of young people to early heart disease, diabetes and stroke if childhood...
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Invest in health of workers, says minister

Nationnews Desk -
Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan says that economic production and the health of the public must go hand...
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‘Still more to be done’ to advance the disabled

Carlos Atwell -
While Barbados has made strides in creating infrastructure for members of the disabled community to succeed, there is still a ways to go. This is...
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Call to end mental illness stigma

Colville Mounsey -
DESPITE YEARS of public education, stigma surrounding mental illness remains a major barrier to progress in Barbados, says Minister of State in the Ministry...
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