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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

Met Office monitors two tropical waves

The Barbados Meteorological Services is closely monitoring the progress of two Tropical Waves to the east of Barbados.A bulletin from the Met Office said...

Trinidad records 11th death from COVID-19

Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago has recorded an additional death related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of related deaths to...

COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closes two bars

Officers from the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit inspected bars and nightclubs last night and into this morning, closing two and warning three for infractions related...

The Rock is highest paid male actor

LOS ANGELES – Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world’s highest-paid male actors for a second...

Fogging Schedule August 17 to 21, 2020

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue its fogging exercise this week in St Peter, St Michael and...

One new virus case, one recovery

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said there was one new case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recorded among the 204 tests carried out by...

Australia confirm tour of England

MELBOURNE – Australia confirmed next month’s limited-overs tour of England, boosting the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) bid to navigate past a financial...

UNC requests delay election result in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) said that requests made by defeated candidates for “other documents” during the recount...

Guyana delays opening of schools

GEORGETOWN – Education Minister Priya Manickchand, says that schools will not reopen on September 7 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.“From the...

Belarus says help will come from Russia

MINSK/MOSCOW – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security...