Minister of Health and Wellness of Barbados, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, speaking at the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Heal .
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Debate on the Fair Credit Reporting Bill, 2021 was suspended in the Senate on Wednesday after Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn complained he had not had enough time to peruse it.At the start of the day’s sitting, Leader of Government Business, Senator the Most Honourable Jerome Walcott introduced the Bill which he said would not only make it easier for more people to access credit but lend to the growth and development of the business sector.However, Senator Franklyn urged the Upper House to defer debate as he had received the document just before it was laid in the Chamber.
March 17, 2021
Former Barbados High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Reverend Guy Hewitt is questioning Government’s rationale for a number of recent diplomatic postings, given the global COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s present dire economic situation.
Though complimenting the administration for establishing a long-overdue foreign mission on the African continent, he charged in an interview with
Barbados TODAY that it was repeating the mistake of past administrations by not first presenting a foreign policy statement to Barbadians that explained the rationale for the missions and the specific persons being posted. Hewitt noted that in the absence of any coherent framework, Government’s recent appointments seemed “ad hoc at best and cronyistic at worst”. The former diplomat suggested that rather than just open new overseas missions, the Mia Mottley administration should be reviewing the operations of some that already exist.
Government to step up viral tracing ability
Article by February 16, 2021
Government is moving to enable the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory to conduct continuous genomic surveillance to detect the presence of other strains of the novel coronavirus on the island, Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Anton Best has disclosed.
The effort was immediately backed by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during the latest COVID-19 update at Ilaro Court.
Dr Best said that based on a meeting on Saturday with health officials, including representatives from the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, to examine issues surrounding the lab, the recommendation was made to the wider Emergency Operations Centre on Sunday to do continuous genomic surveillance.