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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

MISSING: Sheldon Anderson Als

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Sheldon Anderson Als, who is about 40 years old.Als, who is an outpatient of the Psychiatric...

‘No special treatment’ in COVID-19 probe

Kingston - It will take at least another two weeks for the police to complete investigations and present a case to the director of...

JetBlue plans expansion in Caribbean

Bridgetown – United States-based carrier, JetBlue is set to launch a major Caribbean expansion in November, with new routes from Aruba to St Maarten.In a...

New cabinet sworn into office in Jamaica

Kingston – Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has urged the 14 government ministers and the attorney general – who were all sworn into office...

Northern plight

At least one person had to be rescued when several homes flooded after raging waters engulfed the north of the island in a matter...

Mental Health Policy coming

More efforts will be made to improve the mental health of Barbadians, says Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic.He made that promise on...

Flooding in St Peter

Houses and businesses in parts of St Peter were damaged by flooding earlier today.Residents quickly shared videos to social media showing brown floodwater rushing...

Flash flood and severe thunderstorm warning discontinued

The Barbados Meteorological Services has discontinued the flash flood and severe thunderstorm warning issued today.This is the final message from the Met Ofice on...

Search continues for Jamaicans, Haitians missing at sea

Nassau – Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and the United States Coast Guard, are on Sunday...

Severe thunderstorm warning

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for northern and central districts.The alert, which was issued by Barbados Meteorological Services at noon, is valid...