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Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens presented her copy of Letters...

Heal trade union rift, urges PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for unity among the country’s trade unions, emphasising the importance of...

Weir described as a godsend

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered yesterday to give thanks for the life of Shelley Elizabeth Weir, MBE,...

Push to modernise transport

Government is getting some expert assistance to help it modernise and transform the public transport sector. This includes a...

Overturned truck causes traffic back-up

An overturned truck near the Norman Niles Roundabout has caused a back up of traffic.  Police are on the...

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

SUMMER SUN SAFETY MONTH

by Katrina Welch It’s the month of August! Do you know what that means? We are in the midst of yet another glorious summer and much more time is being spent outdoors in the glorious sunshine… although to be fair when you live on a tropical island, it can feel like summer all year round. With school out, children spend more time outdoors daily and many parents take vacation in the summer

SKIN CANCER AT A GLANCE

Did you know that… • …skin cancer diagnoses globally account for one in every three cancer cases? • …there are four main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, merkel cell cancer and melanoma? • …exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is one of the leading causes of skin cancer? • … skin cancer occur if the sun’s UV rays

FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA

FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA by Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT) Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker One of my favourite quotes, which I often share when I am teaching social work students and dialoguing with clinical supervisees about mental health stigma, comes from the narrative therapists Michael White and David Epston. “The problem is the problem;