Teachers ‘uncomfortable’
Article by May 13, 2021
Members of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) were on Wednesday given the opportunity to make direct demands and seek answers from the country’s senior health officials about the resumption of school in the midst of a COVID-19 environment.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George and Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Corey Forde responded to numerous concerns from the union’s executive and members in the wake of two COVID-19 cases in secondary schools within the first five days of face-to-face classes.
Both the BSTU and the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) have indicated that their members are uncomfortable operating in overcrowded classrooms, with inadequate sanitising or personal protective equipment (PPE), and insufficient school monitors.
Variety brings Easter cheer to children at Harrison’s point
Article by April 3, 2021
Children in insolation for COVID-19 will be treated to kite flying over the Easter weekend, through Variety – The Children’s Charity.
A donation of 14 kites was made to Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Corey Forde on Thursday April 1 for the children in tertiary care at Harrison’s Point.
Dr Forde expressed his gratitude for the kites presented, which he believes will be absolutely thrilling for the children.
“Easter is certainly a period of giving and sharing and during this difficult period of COVID, Variety has stepped in to help us at Harrison’s Point as we create a period of activities for all the residents at the facilities. They have donated a variety of beautiful kites and on presentation of these kites I am absolutely sure that the children are going to be thrilled by this,” said Dr Forde
Prime Minister Mia Mottley showing how she weighed the options to decide on the pause extension.
The National Pause will be extended from February 17 to February 28, and the economy will not die.
With this assurance from finance advisors, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who is the Minister of Finance, has said that though it would be rough , Barbados economy can survive another two weeks of pause. The pause is being extended by 11 days.
She said that the decision has not been taken lightly. The public health personnel, and BAMP, and other health professionals have all expressed their views to me, and to the Cabinet, and generally there is a belief that we need to continue doing what we are doing, continue in fact more than pausing as you heard from Corey on Saturday night, we really need to stop.what is before the government today are very, very clear recommendations for an extension of the period that we have and at the same time, against that background a desire on the pa