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It said schools must ensure the compulsory wearing of face masks by all students, teachers, and workers and that temperature checks and hand washing facilities must be at strategic locations in all schools. However, some parents and bodies, including chairmen of various chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had expressed concerns over the resumption of academic activities on January 18, saying the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. Visits to some schools across the country by our reporters yesterday showed that the COVID-19 safety protocols were mostly obser...

EVEN by Covid standards, it’s been a bit of a white-knuckle ride on the roller-coaster of life these past few weeks, and as if an emergency appeal by the South West Acute Hospital for off-duty staff to come in wasn’t enough, we have the whole ‘hokey-cokey’ of disrupted learning, exams and assessments starting to brew up – something that every pupil, parent and teacher is fully aware of. Starting first with the transfer test, let’s look at what we have. Currently, there are two companies or consortia who run it, and Northern Ireland being as it is, each serves mainly, but by no m...

TRIBUTES have been paid to the late Robert Gerald (Gerry) Dickie, 96, following his death at the weekend. The popular Enniskillen businessman passed away on Sunday following a short illness. He recently celebrated his 69th wedding anniversary with his beloved wife, Christeen, in November. He was lovingly remembered by his children – Leslie, Lynda and Ann – when they spoke to The Impartial Reporter about their father and his life. Lynda said: “We will miss his terribly, but we have great memories to look back on. He had a great sense of fun, especially with his grandchildren. "...