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Ode to Bertram, The Ultimate Newspaperman! Share this post: I never asked Bertram what his real or full name was, but when I got the news Saturday morning that my favorite newspaper vendor had died, my heart simply dropped – meaning, it skipped a beat. Bertram Emmanuel The bearer of this bad news fellow VOICE columnist Carlton Ishmael knew Bertram was the only vendor I sourced all my newspapers from on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Perched ever-comfortably every ‘newspaper day’ in his wheelchair outside the entrance to Massey’s Waterfront outlet, he’d have his parcels of all four-weekend papers (VOICE, Star, Mirror and One Caribbean) wrapped and encircled in elastic bands with names appended, monthly clients (like me) simply picking-up our handed parcels on arrival and either engaging him in a brief chat, or simply collecting and moving on like clockwork. ....
The COVID-19 Protocols: Detecting an Attitudinal Problem February 21, 2021 Share this post: Ministry of Health personnel in St. Lucia and the Chief Medical Officer in particular, have been relentless in their call to inform and encourage persons to follow the protocols which are in place for their safety and that of others, against the COVID-19 virus. And the vital protocols are: The wearing of masks, washing of hands and keeping a distance of at least six feet away from another person. On Saturday, 13th February, 2021 at 9:30a.m. I set out to conduct some brief research on the wearing of masks. The object of the investigation was to determine whether persons were adhering to the protocol of the proper wearing of a mask. ....