Children's Medical Fund has helped 152 children get treatment overseasThe Prime Minister says most of the children would not have survived without the fund, which pays for care not available in the Federation.
Agencies work to strengthen Out of School Suspension ProgrammeEducation, social services, counselling and probation officials met to improve support for students facing behavioural and social challenges.More funding proposed for persons with disabilities in 2027The Financial Secretary told the budget forum that the envelope for the ministry responsible for disabilities will increase next year.Government reaffirms commitment to mental health servicesA clinical psychologist has returned to the National Counselling Centre and a child behaviour specialist has been introduced, the Acting Prime Minister said.
Three nationals honoured at Government House investitureJohn Ferdinand KC received the OBE, while Jonathan Bass and Winston Skeete were made MBEs for service to finance and the maritime industry.National MRI centre nears completion, with machine due in NovemberThe main chiller has been installed and the scanner is expected to arrive in early November, with installation taking about a week.Henderson urges women to make time for breast examinationsThe Central Basseterre representative used Breast Cancer Awareness Month to encourage women to put their own health first.SKI Academy's Alyella Maynard wins Independence elocution contestThe Grade 5 pupil edged seven other finalists to give her school back-to-back titles, a year after her older sister won.Gender Affairs honours 23 primary school Girls of ExcellenceThe annual awards, held ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, recognised girls for their contributions at home, in school and in their communities.Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School set to reopen in JanuaryThe rebuilt Molineux school is about 90 per cent complete and will have smart whiteboards in every classroom.Field hospital training under way at NEMA compoundHealth workers, soldiers and disaster officials are practising how to assemble a 40-bed field hospital donated by the United States.Record 67 students receive government and Monroe University scholarshipsIt is the largest group of awardees since the partnership between the government and the New York university began.