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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

Pence warns against Biden victory

BALTIMORE – United State Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday cast the re-election of President Donald Trump as critical to preserving America’s safety and...

Hurricane Laura kills six

LAKE CHARLES – Hurricane Laura tore through Louisiana on Thursday, killing six people and flattening buildings across a wide swatch of the state before...

Sports men and women protest racial injustice in USA

ORLANDO - The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed all three playoff games on Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their series...

Deacons inflict more pain on Chargers

Division two volleyball kings Deacons ended the Goddard Enterprises Limited lower division season on Tuesday night in the same regal manner they ended the...

Santia, BUT hit back at Franklyn

Both Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw and Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) general secretary Herbert Gittens have struck back at Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn.The...

Meeting with Ministry was fruitful

While some teachers expressed dissatisfaction with the levels of communication from the Ministry of Education, Wednesday’s meeting was hailed as fruitful.Officials from the ministry...

New UNCTAD 15 date as website launched

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), to be held in Barbados, has been rescheduled for April 25 to 30, next year.The...

UPDATE: Two injured in shooting at Sargeants Village

Police are carrying out investigations into a shooting incident which occurred on Tuesday night at Browne’s Gap, Sargeants Village, Christ Church.Demarkko Coombs, 25 years,...

COVID cases in Barbados now at 165

Another British visitor tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy.A release from the Barbados Government...

UPDATE: Body found

Police are at a scene in Ashford, St John where a burnt body was discovered. Public relations officer, Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss, confirmed officers at...