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50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados, helping to shape policies, improve...

Legacy in motion

As Barbados Port Inc. marks 65 years of service, this commemorative feature celebrates the people, progress and purpose...

Twenty-five Years of Awareness, Education, Hope

For 25 years, the National Wellbeing & HIV Commission has stood at the forefront of Barbados’ fight against...

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...

Rush for fish ahead of Easter

There is a mad rush for flying fish ahead of the Easter weekend. Before the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex opened at 8 a.m., scores of people...

Early morning quake

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre recorded a 5.6 magnitude tremor around 2:35 a.m. about 130km to the north east of...

VIDEO: Thicketts Plantation for sale?

Residents of Thicketts, St Philip, are getting uneasy over activity involving agricultural land which they have been utilising for many years. A day before Barbados...

Reggae legend Bunny Wailer passes away

Kingston - Jamaica is mourning the death of reggae legend Bunny Wailer, who passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 73. The three-time...

Getting Past the Wall

Getting Past the Wall BETTER FAMILIES by Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT) Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker If someone had told us that the coronavirus restrictions would have been in place almost a year later and life as we know would remain upended, many of us would have laughed. Yet this is reality one year later. With another round of increased

CHILDREN’S HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

by Katrina Welch Caring for your teeth does not begin in adulthood. In fact, from the time a baby’s first teeth appear brushing should begin as told by local dental practitioner Dr. Lois Applewhite-Holford. In our last edition of Better Health magazine, she shared information on teeth brushing and dental visits for children as we recognised the observance of Children’s Dental Health Awareness