Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Health

Virologist prescribes caution, transparency

Amidst concerns by parents over a confirmed case of a pupil contracting the virus that causes scarlet fever at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School, virologist Dr Camille Lange is calling...

World Environment Day – Climate Action – Now for Climate

Observed annually on June 5, World Environment Day is the United Nations’ flagship initiative for encouraging worldwide awareness...

WHO certifies Turks and Caicos for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and hepatitis B

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday congratulated the Turks and Caicos...

PAHO warns of measles risk ahead of Word Cup

WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday said that there has been a sustained increase in measles...

Ministry must be notified of mass events

Members of the public who may be planning a mass event are reminded that they must notify the...

Mini Chickpea Donuts

3/4 cup (90 g) MIS Chic Pea flour 3 tbsp MIS cornstarch (you might need an additional tbsp of water with MIS Chic pea flour) 2 tbsp almond flour or use more MIS Chic Pea Flour 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt Zest of half or whole for zestier a lemon, or whole lime 1 tsp baking powder divided 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) baking soda. Wet: Juice of a lemon or lime 2 to 2.5 tbsp 1/3 cup (66.67 g)

Mini Chickpea Quiche Recipe

1 1/4 cups MIS chickpea flour 1 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon MIS parsley 1 teaspoon MIS thyme ½ teaspoon MIS Black Pepper 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 11/2 teaspoon MIS granulated garlic 1/2 diced green pepper 1/3 cup diced onion Salt to taste Directions Set your oven to 350C. Spray muˆn tin with cooking spray. Add water,

BUGGY NHA KENTE MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH inLife

BUGGY NHA KENTE MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH inLife If ever there was a time when attention should be paid to mental health, that time is now as we wrestle with a pandemic which has created a new normal. One of the top reggae artistes in Barbados, Buggy Nhakente, shared with Better Health how he managed during the lockdown, and how he is coping now that his livelihood through live performing

BREATHE DEEP

BREATHE DEEP by Nick Nunes In through the nose, out through the mouth. That’s the regular breathing technique promoted for yoga, meditation, exercise, and whatever else you might be doing that requires regulating your breathing. There’s been a special focus on the ability to breathe lately, obviously due to the pandemic of a virus that causes respiratory distress. Being unable

FEEL GOOD

F EEL G OOD by Katrina Welch “ Hi? How are you?” In our society it is a norm to greet a friend with these words in passing, but take some time to think about it: how are feeling right now? Emotions are quite complicated. As human beings, we all feel them and they play a critical role in governing how we interact with other people and the world around us. Sometimes we

FOREVER LEARNING— COVID-19

FOREVER LEARNING— COVID-19 by Nick Nunes “ Idon’t know.” That is the fundamental drive of science. Every human being that has ever existed has been faced with some perplexity that results in the unending “I don’t know”. Every era, undoubtedly, assumes, maybe correctly, that they exist in unprecedented times. Bob Dylan correctly sang, “The times they are a changing.”