3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (371+ words) Health authorities have intensified the national immunisation campaign, taking services directly into communities through a series of polyclinic open days, warning that vaccination coverage has fallen short of the goal need to keep dangerous diseases at bay....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (303+ words) More than 400 beds at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital are being occupied by elderly patients who have no medical reason to be there, some for more than 100 days, as the government pushed new legislation to protect older people and the elder…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (482+ words) Amid a severe shortage of specialists to support neurodivergent children, an advocate has called on parents to speak out and push for faster access to essential therapy and diagnosis services. Sonia Maloney, chairperson and founder of Evening Stars Barbados, urged…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (365+ words) Barbados produced its strongest showing yet on the penultimate evening of CARIFTA athletics at the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada. Kamaal Armstrong's gold medal in the Under-17 Boys' Shot Put was the highlight, as the Bajan team added five more…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (237+ words) A $14 million state-of-the-art residential facility designed to house and support foster children officially opened at Holders Hill, St James, on Saturday, marking a significant expansion of Barbados" child protection infrastructure. Addressing the opening, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (450+ words) BCD Operations Manager Roseanna Tudor. (FP) The Barbados Council for the Disabled has called for workplace flexibility, affordable therapy services and purpose-built care facilities for young adults with autism, warning that families face mounting financial strain and a critical gap…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (541+ words) The Autism Association of Barbados has renewed calls for urgent government action on teacher support, faster diagnostic assessments, and long-term housing for adults on the spectrum, as the island prepares to observe World Autism Day on Thursday with a focus…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (377+ words) Students at Grazettes Primary School were encouraged to embrace autism as a "superpower" as the school marked Autism Awareness activities on Wednesday ahead of World Autism Awareness Day. Principal Collette Applewhaite told Barbados TODAY that during morning assembly, she underscored…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (379+ words) Barbados" CARIFTA squad is in high spirits ahead of this weekend"s regional championships in Grenada. So says team manager, Angela Jackson who said the team is eagerly looking forward to getting on the track once they touch down in…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (457+ words) Dozens of students were collected early from St Paul's Primary School on Thursday after reports of illness among pupils and teachers rekindled fears of a gastroenteritis outbreak at the institution. Parent Jamel Ward said he rushed to the school after…...