MSJMC to be renamed after Sir Lester today
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One of the country’s national heroes will again be cemented into history today when the public hospital is renamed in his honour.
Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) will officially be renamed the Sir Lester Bird Mount St John’s Medical Centre.
Government first declared its intentions to name the hospital after the former athlete and prime minister in 2018.
It reiterated that again in January this year during Governor General Sir Rodney Williams’ delivery of the Throne Speech.
Since the announcement, there has been a lot of public discussion as residents queried why the hospital would be named after a politician instead of a medical practitioner, like the late Sir Prince Ramsey.
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Children’s advocate to examine new app
Article by May 15, 2021
UNICEF’s Children’s Champion and former juvenile court magistrate is to examine the new anonymous student behaviour reporting software called the SafeZone, Report It App.
“I was not aware of its existence,” Faith Marshall-Harris – Chairman of the National Committee Monitoring the Rights of the Child – told
Barbados TODAY this afternoon. “I will look into it,” added Marshall-Harris.
Head of Supreme Counselling and Development Services Shawn Clarke said the app may be downloaded and used by anyone to report any kind of negative behaviour displayed by young people, on or off school premises.
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“Not guilty!” say former Cabinet Ministers to bus conversion charges
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By Latrishka Thomas
“Not guilty!” the three former Cabinet Ministers accused of corruption, conversion and embezzlement declared lustily as they were arraigned.
Former finance minister Harold Lovell and two of his former United Progressive Party (UPP) colleagues, Dr Jacqui Quinn and Wilmoth Daniel, appeared before Justice Colin Williams in the High Court yesterday.
Some of their friends, family, and political colleagues sat behind them in support.
The trio was represented by Attorney Leon Chaku Symister.
After they were arraigned, the judge set their trial date for June 14, should the court begin to hear trials by that time.