February 10, 2021
Born Victoria Claflin Woodhull on September 23, 1838, in the rural frontier town of Homer, Ohio, Victoria Woodhull was the seventh of ten children in a town with a population of 400. Her father was a schemer, a swindler, a snake oil salesman, so the family moved often to avoid him getting caught and slammed with criminal charges. The young Victoria was often shoeless and free range, running wild unattended; her neighbors described her as scrubby, dirty but smart as a whip.
Despite her chaotic upbringing and despite surviving physical abuse from her father, Victoria became prolific in taking care of herself and also learned how to tell the fortunes of people, maintaining that she and her sister Tennessee were protected and guided by spirits. Victoria became so good at mediumship (talking to the dead) that by age ten, she was the highest earner of her family, supporting them with her wages at a time in the life of America when women were expected to be homemakers, w
Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Health of Peru
11:48 | Lima, Feb. 10. On Wednesday, the vaccination of health professionals working in critical areas of patient care resumed very early in the hospitals belonging to Lima Metropolitan Area and Callao region.
On this second day of the administration of Sinopharm vaccine doses which arrived from China last Sunday health personnel were seen since 06:30 a.m. (local time) awaiting their turn to be inoculated at the health establishments of the capital city.
The same happened very early at the National Maternal Perinatal Institute (formerly Maternity of Lima) in Downtown Lima, where nurses well protected with face masks and shield administered vaccines to health personnel under strict sanitary measures and in open spaces.
By Robert Tapfumaneyi
A prominent cleric with the Anglican church has been plunged into deep mourning after losing his wife, two daughters and two other close relatives inside five days to Covid-19.
Bishop Jonathan Siyachitema of the Anglican Church of The Province of Central Africa Diocese of Harare is husband to Mrs Rosemary Siyachitema who succumbed to the dreaded pandemic recently.
Bishop Siyachitema also lost his brother Rev Fanuel Siyachitema, his sister Mrs Judith Bindu, and two daughters Elizabeth and Rosemary.
In an emotional appeal weekend, Reverend Fari Mutamiri of the church called on church members to assist with some resources to assist Siyachitema cope with the financial burden brought by his sad loss.
Nigel Holness (left), Managing Director, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank presents a cheque to (2nd l-r) Rotary President, Audley Deidrick and Past Presidents Eugene Folkes and Wayne Strachan in support of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew’s 2021 major project to convert the Father Sherlock Hall into “The Trench Town Community Museum”.
Boys Town is closer to an expanded and refurbished multi-purpose centre with a financial boost from CIBC FirstCaribbean in support of the Rotary Club of St Andrew’s 2021 major project to convert the Father Sherlock Hall into “The Trench Town Community Museum”.
The completed space will serve several purposes including expanded room for the Infant Department of the Boys Town Infant and Primary School which will allow for social distancing required during the COVID-19 pandemic.