Anson Aswat

Children suffering with mental illnesses now have their own specialised facility. The Thrive Family Centre was officially launched on Saturday on the Psychiatric Hospital grounds. The funding and construction work were provided through the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust and its grand patron Derrick Smith. It will admit patients in January. Trustee Phillipa Challis said she […]

The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Committee (MWRC) of the Barbados Defence Force will be seeking to forge greater partnerships in the coming year, to make Camp Energy which is now in its 13th year, a greater success. Coordinator of Social Services, Harriet Clarke acknowledged the above, whilst giving an overview of Camp Energy 2019, during

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says Barbados owes a debt of gratitude to charitable organisations which have been making significant donations for many years to help better the lives of Barbadians. She also strongly condemned what she called “the attack” on the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust (SLCT) by Democratic Labour Party president Verla De Peiza.

The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) continues to play an active role in safeguarding the nation’s future. Through its Project S.O.F.T – Safeguarding Our Future Today programme, a number of children are given the opportunity to take part in a yearly camp, and despite COVID-19 they were able to pull it off this year as well,

Children who suffer from Atrial Septal Defects in Barbados will soon receive the treatment that they need thanks to the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust. The trust has donated BBD$400,000* worth of surgical devices to the Pediatrics Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as they undergo a special mission called “Save a Child’s Heart”.  The devices

The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust made a donation of $75 000 and 10 Lenovo laptops to the Drug Education and Counselling Service this morning at their Roebuck Street, St Michael office. Director of the Drug Education and Counselling Service, Roger Husbands welcomed surprise donation which was made by Pippa Challis and Julian Sacher of the

“Success is Earned, Not Given” was the theme for the graduation ceremony of Sports for Life (SFL) held this past weekend where Trustee of the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust, Phillipa Challis, reminded the graduates that the theme was an important lesson in life. Speaking during the ceremony at the Kensington Oval Media Centre, Challis thanked

Usually at this time of year, peace, joy and goodwill ought to be extended to all, especially after a difficult and trying year. But there are also glaring truths that force us to confront and root out the ugliness in our society regardless of the season. Abuse in all its forms is dreadful, long-lasting and

(Barbados Advocate 3/9/2019) Faculty and staff of Dominica’s leading school for children with special needs recently received special education teacher training in Barbados. They partnered with Sunshine Early Stimulation Centre, a local school for children with special needs and My Child & I Charity, for the specialised ten-day workshop at the Derrick Smith School and

Audio: Mrs. Phillipa Challis Audio: Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw Photo album Transcript: Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:00] Good afternoon. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:01] Acting PM, Honourable Santia Bradshaw. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:05] Thank you for having me here today under such trying times when everybody’s so very busy. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:11] I’m delighted to

THE Sandy Lane Charitable Trust (SLCT) has launched a million-dollar initiative aimed at feeding vulnerable families across the island. News of the SLCT Feed a Family Programme came from Trustee Phillipa Challis who, speaking yesterday afternoon from Ilaro Court, announced that $1.5 million in supermarket food vouchers are to be distributed over the next six

Barbadian families affected by COVID-19 will receive an additional $1.5 million worth of food vouchers thanks to the Feed a Family Programme by Sandy Lane Charitable Trust. The Trust initially committed $1.5 million in food vouchers to the 30 constituency offices across the island when the programme launched and another $1.5 million was to follow.