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Labour Matters 13: Victimisation in the workplace

What should you do if you think you are...

Tridents’ challenge

It will be a challenging task for the senior...

COVID-19 Update for Saturday, April 23

New COVID-19 cases numbered 355 (156 males and 199...

Lifestyle

PG 3 What’s in a number? PG 6 Maternity Matters PG 8 Adolescent Health PG 10 Better Families PG 12 Pandemic fatigue & burnout PG 14 Fitness in small spaces PG 16 Cleaning contact lenses Nutrition PG 18 Food combinations Pt.2 PG 20 Replacing refined grains PG 22 Water watch Pt.1 PG 24 Dietician Victoria Cox Health PG 26 Nicole Carter’s nutrition PG 28 The Delta variant

Editor’s Note

This month’s issue takes more of a turn along the road of nutrition, great health and well-being. There are features on fitness, how much sun to actually take in, how ultraviolet rays affects your skin, and information about the Delta variant of COVID, among other informative articles. One highlight is the feature on the Better Health resident Nutritionist, Victoria Cox, as we continue

Maternity Matters

Maternity Matters by Midwife Andrea Jordan Three Troubleshooting Solutions for your Breastfeeding Woes! Why is breastfeeding such a struggle? What am I doing wrong? These are the words spoken by many a new mother in the early days with their newborns. Let’s face it, even though breastfeeding is supposed to be a natural process, for some mothers, and babies, it can be a real

World must know origins of COVID

SYDNEY – The world’s nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday,...

New shipping regulations to govern watersports

Barbados will soon have a new law to better regulate its domestic shipping affairs, including the watersports sector.Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue...

RallyCross a unique race, says champ

Defending champion driver Ian “WeeWee” Warren says the unpredictability of a RallyCross is the difference between winning and losing the BimmaCup RallyCross event today...

Drugs still bad, warns magistrate

The proposed decriminalisation of small quantities of marijuana has been given the thumbs down by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes. He believes it will give the...

No widespread dispute about grades, says CXC

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is sticking to its guns that anyone with concerns about the results from this year’s examinations should go through...

Don’t give in to hate, family told

The family and friends of the late Dr Tanya Greenidge were urged during her funeral service yesterday not to be consumed by hate.Greenidge is...

New protocols placing UK in “high-risk” category

One of Barbados’ main tourism source markets, the United Kingdom (UK), is being placed in the high-risk category for COVID-19.On Friday, the Ministry of...

COVID cases reach 190 as one more recovers

A 24-year-old female visitor who arrived on Virgin Atlantic on September 19 was positive for COVID-19 after a second test on Thursday.She is now...

MISSING: Jamie Latoya Isha Harding

The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing 13-year-old girl.Jamie Latoya Isha Harding of Glebe Land...

Slate set for DLP elections

All eyes will be on the George Street Auditorium in Belleville, St Michael, this weekend for the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) 65th annual conference.And...