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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

Family hopeful despite discovery

A St Joseph family is still holding on to some hope that their relative Mark Forde will be found safely after disappearing two weeks...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision

A motorcyclist received serious head injuries today when he was involved in a collision with a car around 4:40 p.m. at Upper Collymore Rock,...

Marchers call for justice

Justice for Demarco! That was one of the chants that echoed throughout Bridgetown today as hundreds of people marched in support of Demarco Gibbs who...

COVID-19 cases in Jamaica pass 1 000

Kingston – The total number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica now stands at 1 003, with 16 new cases...

Fogging Schedule August 10 to 14

Officers from the Vector Control Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be in Christ Church and St Philip fogging a number...

Human remains found in St Joseph

Police are at the scene of a bushy area of the old St Joseph Parish Church, off Joy Road, Joe's River, St Joseph, where...

Australia and New Zealand look to 2022 Women’s World Cup

WELLINGTON – New Zealand said on Saturday it could have probably hosted the women’s Cricket World Cup next year but supported the decision of...

Four more virus cases

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said today four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) yesterday, and four...

Ali promises election probe

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Irfaan Ali on Saturday said a forensic probe would be conducted into the problems surrounding the disputed March 2...

UPDATE: Three men in police custody after shooting incident

Three men are in police custody and one man escaped after officers responded to reports of gun shots being fired in the area known...