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Twenty-five Years of Awareness, Education, Hope

For 25 years, the National Wellbeing & HIV Commission has stood at the forefront of Barbados’ fight against HIV championing awareness, prevention, education, support and hope. Since its establishment in...

Staying in the Game – Rockley Golf Club celebrates 100 years

Hitting the 100-mark is no small feat. In the world of sports, it is an achievement that tells...

IIB celebrates 50 years of guidance

As the Insurance Institute of Barbados (IIB) celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organisation is reflecting on a proud history of advancing...

Parkinson Memorial celebrates 65 years

For 65 years, Parkinson Memorial School has had one simple goal: to take every child who walks through...

Police investigating stabbing death in Bush Hall

UPDATE: The deceased was identified by a relative as Timothy Anderson Trotman, 50 years, of Story Gap, Codrington, St...

PROVIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRSTAID

PROVIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRSTAID by Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT) Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker When I woke up in early April to the intense smell of sulphur and saw the ash-covered windows and no view of the sun in the morning sky, I became listless, and I felt swamped. I also wondered why this ash fall now? I also wondered what was going to happen

DEEP BREATHING AND MEDITATION

DEEP BREATHING AND MEDITATION by Cherith Pedersen We inhale 20,000 times a day. It’s the first and last thing we do on the planet. In ancient Asian practices the act of breathing becomes an art to bring about overall well-being, and as a spiritual conduit. When we are stressed, our breathing often becomes shallow. Far from the more relaxed breathing that fills the diaphragm. So

5 WAYS TO DETOX

5 WAYS TO DETOX by Shanelle Butler PT2 In last month’s issue, we shared information about the various ways our hormones are harmed, and promised to provide five tips for getting started on the path back to hormone balance and better health. Here are two of my five favourite ways: STEP NO. 1: CHANGE YOUR DIET. If you do one thing, make it this: eat whole/unprocessed, seasonal foods…

What’s with Sneezing?

What’ts'sw w itithh Sneezing by Nick Nunes Sneezing is one of those reflexes that we all share. So many things can cause a sneeze and there are those around the world who are constant victims of sneezing fits where one or two sneezes just aren’t enough, and they rapidly devolve into embodying the eponym of one of Snow White’s dwarfs. A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive

The top Nutritious foods you should be eating

The top N fouotrditsious you should be eating by Nakiah Thomas-Edwards The importance of eating nutritious food all the time to avoid long-term illness cannot be underscored. It often may be It often may be difficult based on the reality of the costs of (organic) healthy foods and the meagre budgets of the majority of the population, but there are some foods which, if consumed

14 new virus cases, ten people recover

Fourteen new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases – six men and eight women – were recorded on Wednesday, May 5. They were identified from the 733...