Health Care

Three Barbados Community College (BCC) nursing students, including the first nursing assistant student to receive the award, were honoured on International Nurses’ Day with Ramona Mascoll/CIBC Caribbean scholarships. The 2026 …

Recent wage hikes and the introduction of paternity leave have been rolled out too quickly for businesses to absorb without strain, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation claimed on Monday, as it …

Caribbean health authorities have urged calm amid growing concern over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a European cruise vessel, stressing that the risk to the region remains low despite rising …

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has warned that the region must intensify source reduction efforts as mosquito-borne diseases continue to strain public health systems across the Caribbean. Speaking on …

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has denounced proposed legislation to protect elderly people from abuse and neglect, labelling the bill an attempt to “criminalise desperation” rather than provide social support …

With shootings and other violent incidents placing increasing pressure on the healthcare system, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is preparing to expand security measures to protect its staff and patients. Chief …

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is advising its member states and the public that the risk of infection of hantavirus is low in the Caribbean region. On May 2, …

Barbados is confronting a “crisis of elder abandonment”, with growing numbers of older people left in hospitals and care facilities without family support, the health minister warned on Wednesday, as …

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is expected to roll out the first phase of its digital patient records system by July, officials said Wednesday, as the hospital’s digitisation process continues …