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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

City and Guilds Exam at monthend

Students who are registered for the City and Guilds Mathematics and English examinations are reminded that they will take place on Thursday, August 27.These...

Discussions on Common Entrance Exam ongoing

Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw today said discussions about the future of the Common Entrance Examination are ongoing, despite disruption as a result of...

UPDATE: Zakayla Jacintha Jazmine Seale found

Police said today that Zakayla Jacintha Jazmine Seale, 13, of Sherbourne #1, St John, who was reported missing, has been traced.The Royal Barbados Police...

Minister shares details of Common Entrance Exam results

Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is currently hosting a live Press conference at the Constitution Road, Bridgetown, St Michael headquarters of the ministry.Bradshaw is...

Report: Non-whites hardest hit by COVID-19

Washington – Outbreaks of the new coronavirus  (COVID-19) in United States workplaces have disproportionately hit Hispanic and non-white communities, according to an analysis of...

Jamaicans to cast vote without ID

Kingston – The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has confirmed that people without a Voter Identification (ID) Card will be allowed to cast their...

Update: Demarco Gibbs passes away

Demarco Gibbs, the ten-year-old boy who was hospitalised for the past four weeks in a coma, passed away tonight.His tearful mother Tricia Gibbs, told...

Former attorney general calls for reform of juvenile justice system

Former attorney general in the Democratic Labour Party Adriel Brathwaite, today issued a statement following two recent incidents involving minors.One incident is the stabbing...

Met Office monitors tropical wave

The Barbados Meteorological Services is currently monitoring a tropical wave and an associated area of low pressure near 12N 35W or about 1 600...

Masks, shields for bar staff

Head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, is reminding bartenders that both a mask and a shield should be worn while on the...