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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.
April 10, 2021
Gloom has settled over the land, as Barbadians woke up to deeply overcast skies – the fallout of a plume of ash from the erupting La Soufriere volcano in neighbouring St Vincent.
The ashfall triggered the closure of the airport and air quality health warnings from the authorities, as the pall cast over the island triggered memories of the volcano’s last major eruption exactly 42 years ago.
Residents in north and western parishes particularly St Lucy and St Peter describe a fine black dust settling on outdoor surfaces.
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said that ashfall has been affecting the island since late yesterday evening and into this morning.
Three explosive eruptions rock St Vincent, as evacuations continue
Article by April 10, 2021
A Barbados Coast Guard ship and 40 sailors were steaming towards Kingstown overnight to deliver humanitarian aid after three explosive eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano filled the skies in and around St. Vincent with stony ash throughout Friday.
Here at home, authorities are closely monitoring local air quality and have pledged to provide early warning if atmospheric conditions worsen from the fallout.
Late into the night on Friday, the crew of HMBS Rudyard Lewis was busy loading about seven tonnes of supplies on to the vessel.
During the crew’s final preparations, Attorney General Dale Marshall and Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams visited the base at HMBS Pelican to wish the sailors safe passage.