NHF provides 80% coverage of conditions defined as chronic illnesses by WHO

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the National Health Fund (NHF) providing subsidy for 28 illnesses, this represents 80 per cent coverage of the conditions defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as chronic illnesses….

Barbados modernizes early education to build skills for future jobs, with World Bank support

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new program to lay the foundation for more and better jobs in Barbados by strengthening foundational learning skills in pre-primary…

Curtain come down this afternoon on vibrant 2026/27 Budget Debate session

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The curtains will come down this afternoon for the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, which has been far better this year than in recent years,…

Audrey Marks to receive President’s Award at Right Now for Jamaica inaugural gala

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Efficiency, Innovation & Digital Transformation, Audrey Marks, will be honoured with the inaugural President’s Award by the international relief organisation Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) at its first-ever Gala Dinner & Concert on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

The gala, to be held from 5:00 p to 10:00 pm at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland, is dedicated to supporting Jamaica’s long-term recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.

Catholic priest sentenced to 12 years for sexual offences against minor

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 41-year-old Catholic priest was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a minor on church grounds.

Justice Dale Palmer imposed the sentence: 12 years for sexual intercourse with a person under 16, and an additional five years for sexual touching, to run concurrently. The priest must serve at least eight years before becoming eligible for parole.

Major narcotics and contraband seizure in Hellshire

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLawmen assigned to the Marine Division seized narcotics and associated contraband during an operation conducted in the coastal community of Hellshire on Monday, March 23. The team, acting on operational…