A letter in the Barbados Agricultural Reporter revealed a heated public health debate in St. Joseph, where Dr. O’Donnell Walton condemned the confinement of fever patients in a cramped observation ward he described as a “wire cage.” He argued that the policy ignored medical science and subjected vulnerable patients to unsuitable conditions, raising enduring questions about evidence-based healthcare, compassion and human dignity.
The Barbadian published the 18th Annual Report of the Barbados Society for the Education of the Poor, in the principles of the established church.
The Social Scene for the Easter weekend
The Barbadian carries a report on a coroner's inquest at Hackletons House st. Joseph