After ten years in elective politics, helping his community and people with disabilities is still paramount for St. James North Member of Parliament Edmund Hinkson.
As he celebrated this milestone during a thanksgiving service at the Garden Church of God last Sunday, the former Home Affairs Minister thanked constituency members, friends and parliamentary colleagues for their continued support.
Hinkson, who has often
Former Minister of Health The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic is now working with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). Bostic, who spearheaded Barbados’ COVID-19 fight under the mantra “No Retreat, No Surrender”, is the “coordinating consultant for civil and military cooperation within the Caribbean region”. He retired from elective politics in January and said he was enjoying his current assignment, and felt reinvigorated after taking a “badly-needed rest” in the …
A donation of 70 200 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will boost Barbados’ fight against the novel coronavirus. This morning, Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Minister of Health and Wellness, Jeffrey Bostic, received the second tranche of a gift of vaccines from the United States. A statement from Government said the vaccines, which arrived on a DHL Express cargo flight just before 10 a.m., were part of almost 600 000 doses …
The second COVID-19 outbreak at the Psychiatric Hospital continues to increase. Public health authorities said yesterday the situation at the Black Rock, St Michael facility was being managed, after more contact tracing led to another five cases being discovered. Last Friday, Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic reported that 63 people there had tested positive that day, and 43 the day before. But in a statement released yesterday, the Ministry of …
On the same day that Barbados crossed the 400 positive case mark for the first time since its near two-year battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic has defended Government’s decision to lower the protocols at the ports of entry. Speaking at a COVID-19 press update at Ilaro Court yesterday, Bostic said based on the fact that tests conducted on travellers have yielded less than …