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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

Longer NBA Draft Combine starts Monday

The 2020 NBA Draft Combine will begin Monday and extend into November, following a format change designed to emphasise safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.The...

No COVID death in prison says acting commissioner

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Acting Prisons Commissioner Dennis Pulchan Wednesday denied reports that there had been at least one death from the coronavirus...

WI women crash to another defeat

Derby - England overcame a middle-order wobble to claim a comfortable 47-run win against West Indies in the second T20 and take a 2-0...

No guarantee of peaceful transfer if Trump loses election

WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump declined on Wednesday to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November 3...

Two officers shot in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Two police officers were shot and wounded late on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests of a grand jury ruling decried...

CXC urges students to query results

As thousands of disgruntled students and parents express concern about this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results, that body is urging them to submit...

Chambers, Slocombe to defend their titles

Both Hannah Chambers and Stephen Slocombe will defend their titles when the ICBL Open Senior Tennis Championships climaxes at the National Tennis Centre, Wildey.Chambers...

Fallen ‘Nut Man’ at corner from age 15

A familiar sight along Pine Plantation Road, St Michael, is no more.Randy “Iran” Selman (left), also known as the “Nut Man”, who had been...

Caswell: Blow to labour

The decision by General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), Toni Moore, to accept the ruling Barbados Labour Party’s candidacy in the upcoming...

CXC resisting grade investigation

Educators are calling on the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) to investigate the alarming results for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary...