(United Nations News) Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases, according to a report published on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund,…
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Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur to be buried today
The funeral for former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur takes place today in his native Barbados.
Mr Arthur…
Barbados Prime Minister Nominated To Chair World Bank, IMF Committee
(Barbados Government Information Service) Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs…
COVID-19 Update Barbados: Three People Discharged Today
Three people will leave the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after recovering from COVID-19.
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PAHO trains community health workers in Haiti for COVID-19 response
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says that it has trained more than 2,800 community health workers in…
Temperature Guns do Not Cause Health Issues
(Barbados Today) Barbadians have been advised to ignore a message circulating on social media warning them about…
PAHO Director: COVID-19 Threatening Fight Against Infectious Diseases
(Nation News) Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa F. Etienne has warned that the…
Opinion: Refocusing Caribbean Tourism Management
(Barbados Today) Though no one could have foreshadowed the advent of COVID 19, it is not unreasonable to…
COVID-19 Update Bermuda
On Tuesday there were 643 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19.
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Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases up to 1,047
Jamaica recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed positives for the island…