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Remote learning through the eyes of educators
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Tuesday evening was just another busy night for one prolific and enthusiastic educator, who was still up way past 11pm, clicking away at her computer as she searched for and compiled information for the next day’s lesson for her grade three class at Villa Primary School.
This has become the normal routine for Karrie Knight and hundreds of teachers across the country who are now working from home and school to provide lessons remotely to students from primary to tertiary levels.
Admitting that the past four weeks have been quite difficult, fraught with several challenges, Knight said she is better prepared now than she was in March 2020 when schools were closed for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nurse Cynthia Byers remembered as a ‘stalwart’ of her profession
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By Orville Williams
Nurse Cynthia Byers is being remembered as a stalwart of the nursing profession who devoted many years of her life to serving others, both within and outside of her profession.
The nursing fraternity on the island and the wider Antigua and Barbuda diaspora were plunged into sadness, following news of her passing early Monday morning. According to reports, Byers recently suffered from flu-like symptoms and was hospitalised, before her condition worsened and she required ventilation over the weekend.
Following the news of her passing, countless tributes have been pouring in for the ‘hero’ who Prime Minister Gaston Browne called “a remarkable daughter of the soil”.
Remembering Eloise – ‘a mentor, mother figure and friend’
FAREWELL TO A TOURISM GIANT
Eloise Francis devoted four decades of her life to enhancing the offerings of Nelson’s Dockyard National Park, and was one of its most beloved faces. Friends, coworkers and family paid tribute to her warmth, passion and enthusiasm after she died on Tuesday. (Facebook photo)
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by Gemma Handy
With her infectious smile and larger than life persona, Eloise Francis was one of Nelson’s Dockyard’s most familiar faces – and staunchest advocates – for four decades.
The 60-year-old, who dedicated more than half of her life to enhancing the country’s touristic offerings, died on Tuesday.