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IDB increases lending capacity to support development in LAC

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) says it has increased its additional lending capacity to US$138 billion over the next decade to support development in Latin America and...

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...

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...

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...

Holder gets lone all-format contract

St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian Jason Holder is the only player who received an all-format contract from Cricket West Indies (CWI), while Kyle Mayers joined...

Fire at President Kennedy Drive

Fire fighters and residents fought to stop a fire from spreading after it destroyed one house at President Kennedy Drive, St Michael earlier today. Reports...