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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

IDB reassigns US$27m for Haiti virus fight

Washington – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Wednesday approved a reassignment of US$27 million from the non-disbursed balance of Haiti’s current investment portfolio, from...

Official: Cooperatives looking to operate overseas

Some members of the non-financial cooperatives movement are exploring opportunities to operate overseas, according to acting Registrar of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies, Brent Gittens.In...

Project S.O.F.T. to be a day camp

The 18th annual one-week camp Project S.O.F.T (Safeguarding Our Future Today), which is scheduled for August 24 to 28, will be a day camp...

Probe into report of tourist leaving quarantine

Police have launched a probe into a visitor allegedly leaving a COVID-19 quarantine facility without permission today.The visitor, who arrived on a flight from...

Smuggler lands nine years in jail

Participation in a failed drug smuggling attempt four years ago earned a Vincentian nine years in jail yesterday.However, Andy Adrian Nelson Ferdinand could be...

Economy takes ‘big hit’ without Crop Over

The fact that Barbados did not have a Crop Over Festival this year is “a big hit to the economy”, says Central Bank Governor...

Chess team set for online Olympiad

Barbados will face Honduras when they enter the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad today.The 12-member team will also battle Nicaragua and Panama on the first...

Sutherland asks for time

“Give me seven days!”That was the request which new Minister of Sport Dwight Sutherland made to a cross section of sports associations attending a...

BCC fee notice

People paying the application fee to the Barbados Community College (BCC) are advised to have their national identification card, birth certificate and any relevant...

Three more Category One shelters

There are three additional Category One shelters that can house 724 people.A statement from Government said two are privately owned: Dunamis Outreach Ministries of...