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Need to enhance public health care system

The time has come for Barbados to enhance its public health care system. This is according to former Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel the Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic who says there are a number of legacy items following the COVID-19 Pandemic that must be implemented to bolster the island’s medical sector. And he suggests Barbados moves towards a National Health Care System shared between both public and private sectors. Lt. Colonel Bostic was speaking during the signing of his book ‘No Retreat No Surrender’ at Pages Bookstore. Moreover, Lt. Colonel Bostic says regional cooperation and collaboration also need to be strengthened.

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Compromised sleep linked to school violence

A local naturopath suggests compromised sleep has a direct coalition with some of the violence being seen across the school system. This is according to Dr. Dale Brathwaite who was speaking as a guest on Mornin’ Barbados. And Dr. Brathwaite says overstimulation and overexposure to blue light in the form of light bulbs and digital devices before bed, cause people to fall asleep with absorption of daylight in their eyes.

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Barbados marks CARICOM-Cuba Day against Terrorism

The bombing of the Cubana Airline flight although horrific is being described as a catalyst in creating the platform for real solidarity across the region. This from His Excellency David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM. And by this Ambassador Comissiong says it has been a fundamental plank of the region’s foreign policy being a zone of peace. He made the remark during a commemoration ceremony for the 48th anniversary of the Bombing of Cuban Airlines Flight 455 and the second CARICOM-Cuba Day against Terrorism at Paynes Bay in St. James.