Three Caricom countries register deaths from COVID

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Three Caricom countries registered deaths from the coronavirus over the last 24 hours as regional countries continue to urge citizens to follow the health protocols and guidelines in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

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Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to begin a phased re-opening of parts of the country’s business sector following a period of ‘lockdown’ and outcomes which appear to suggest that significantly restricting the movement of people for a period may have impacted positively on the country’s status insofar as contracting of the Coronavirus and better still, fatalities deriving therefrom, should be noted in Guyana.

Trinidad and Tobago’s decision, as far as we can tell, derived from more than just official worry over the contraction of business and the multi-faceted implications that this would have been having for jobs, the welfare of families and for the country’s economy as a whole that would have ensured even as the swathes of the country’s economy remained closed.

Indeed, the available evidence would appear to suggest that at an earlier stage Trinidad and Tobago took what would have been the tough decision to impose a lockdown across the country that may not have been universally popular and, moreover, would have resulted in a considerable degree of immediate-term hardship, but which would have been influenced by the view that there was the need to ‘force the issue’ in order to ensure the effective implementation of the procedures associated with social distancing.

What, regrettably, was also pretty clear from the outset was that in a country, Guyana, where, whatever the circumstances, sections of the population are inclined to push back against constraints to what they sometimes misguidedly refer to as their ‘freedoms,’ social distancing has not been not universally popular, to say the least.

Whereas one might imagine that the reality of the potential of COVID-19 to take lives might add a dimension of ‘good sense’ to the national response here in Guyana, we can say without fear of contradiction that even as this editorial is being read, pockets of Guyanese in parts of the country (perhaps labouring under the impression that COVID-19 has afforded us the day off to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s independence) are nonchalantly ‘living it up’.

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A little earlier this month, the University of the West Indies’ Shridath Ramphal Centre published a policy paper that called for a new, integrated regional approach to post-COVID Caribbean economic recovery.

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There was never a dull moment with Trinidadian Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, who came to the world’s attention as the Black Eagle.

Julian is regarded as either the first black man to get his pilot’s license or one of the earliest and as a supporter of Marcus Garvey and a showman, he flew his plane over rallies for Garvey, performing aerial stunts.

He would make one more jump that year before teaming up with aviator Clarence Chamberlin who, in addition to teaching him how to truly handle an airplane, flew him up above Harlem where Julian parachuted several times.

In 1931, Julian became the first person of African descent to fly coast to coast in the United States.

Julian, the aviator, military commander, marketer, spy, showman and cultural icon died quietly at the Veterans’ Hospital in the Bronx, New York, on February 19, 1983.

STATE minister for health and wellness Juliet Cuthbert Flynn says Jamaica is faced with a ballooning threat in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which has taken on new dimensions with the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic.

Four more people have died from COVID-19 and another death is under investigation, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported. \tThis means Jamaica has now recorded 186 deaths from the disease since it's first case on March 10. ...

Jamaica on Wednesday recorded five more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 179.\tTwo of the cases were previously under investigation.\tThe deceased:\tA 61-year-old male from St James\tA 39-year-old male from St James\tA 61-year-old male from...

One of the Caribbean’s most experienced politicians, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, has raised the grim spectre that some small-island developing states – numbered among which are several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries – could simply collapse under what might become the unbearable weight of COVID-19.

A story published in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian of Wednesday May 20 quoted the CARICOM Chair as saying in her address to the 73rd World Health Assembly that while some countries will enjoy the good fortune of successfully restructuring their economies others will not be so fortunate.

“Many countries will either have an orderly restructuring of debt or at the very least a debt moratorium that provides certainty for both the borrower and the lender, or they will have a disorderly unravelling that will create a crisis both within their respective countries and within the global financial markets,” Mottley is quoted as saying.

And according to the CARICOM Chair, the falling apart of some of the small-state economies will not be without consequences for the rest of the world.

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)— Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says the borders of the twin-island republic will remain closed as long as health requirements related to COVID-19 remain in place.

Speaking during a media conference in Tobago on Saturday, the prime minister said while some Caribbean countries have started to reopen their borders, his administration is determined to take a cautious approach.

As it relates to travel exemptions, the prime minister added that priority will be given to those citizens who left temporarily to work abroad or receive medical treatment.

The details were released by the prime minister, who also said that educational institutions will only be allowed to reopen for the purposes of examinations.

We stand in solidarity with the family, friends and community of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, the African Americans and all those living in America of all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, ages, religions and ethnicities who have come out in their millions publicly to protest the most recent police killings, to condemn racism in all its forms, to remind us all that Black lives matter, that racism is an insidious, soul destroying, inhumane form of violence.

We note that the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade are not isolated or maverick occurrences, but part of a repeating pattern of unjust murders of African Americans which is related to systemic, institutionalized anti-Black racism enforced through continuous racial profiling of the Black population by the police and state apparatus.

We call on CARICOM and ALL Caribbean leaders to unite with us, the millions of African Americans, Black folks living in the US and other Americans of all ethnicities and the global community to:

• Call for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, and to demand that ALL those responsible for their deaths be brought to justice;

• Offer solidarity across national divides for the family, friends and community of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and all others who have been arrested, tear gassed and assaulted by law enforcement;

• Dismantle state endorsed racism and violence that makes itself visible through the incarceration, surveillance and deportation of Black folks;

• Call on the United States government to listen to the voices calling for an end to the institutionalization of racism in America in all its forms, and to commit to dismantling covert and overt racial discrimination and to enact the words of the American constitution, which states that all are “created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”;

We also call on CARICOM and its leaders to also take stock of the police and military killings in their own countries.

Opal Palmer Adisa, Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has sought to give the assurance that there is nothing to worry about as far as the fitness of captain Jason Holder is concerned, and he will be ready for the Wisden Test series beginning next month.

Holder did not bowl when his team fielded in the second innings of the first intra-squad warm-up match here at Emirates Old Trafford, and was not required to bat on the final day of that three-day fixture on Thursday.

Simmons added that wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, who left the field after hurting his side during the match between Holder’s XI and Kraigg Brathwaite’s XI, was also “fine”.

Meantime, addressing the fitness of experienced fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who is making a return from ankle surgery, Simmons said “he looks ready; that was evident here”.

West Indies will have a four-day warm-up fixture starting next Monday at Emirates Old Trafford, before they travel to Southampton for the first match at the Ageas Bowl, starting July 8.

NURSES have objected to the decision by the Health ministry to scrap the flexible working hours system so that they can work for 40 hours a week. BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Health secretary Jasper Chimedza on October 19 directed provincial medical directors to resume normal working hours for all nurses, saying the flexi working hours were creating artificial nurse shortages. But Zimbabwe Nurses Association president Enock Dongo, in a letter to Chimedza dated October 21, objected to the order, accusing the permanent secretary of making unilateral decisions. “The decision to implement the flexible working hour system is a product of agreement within the HSBNP [Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel]. It was not given unilaterally by the government nor did the employees adopt it on their own accord,” Dongo said. “With this in mind, your decision to unilaterally remove a system which you found in place and, in any event, was reached by agreement, is irregular and certainly not in good faith.” He added that the ministry’s circular ran contrary to the other communication they received on May 11, 2020, where it was put clearly that the flexible hour system would remain in place because it reduced exposure to COVID-19. He said the nurses, therefore, found it unfortunate that he proceeded to remove the flexible hour system when the risk of exposure was still quite high owing to poor supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). “Tied to the above, the flexi-hour system did not only address issues to do with PPE but also addressed issues of incapacity,” Dongo told Chimedza. “When you go to the origins of adopting this system, the reason was that regular working hours were becoming expensive to maintain on the salaries nurses were getting.” lFollow Harriet on Twitter @harrietchikand1

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies’ slump in the world Twenty20 rankings is of little concern to head coach Phil Simmons, but believes it can work to his side’s advantage if the T20 World Cup comes off in Australia this October.

Since winning the T20 World Cup under Simmons four years ago in India, the Caribbean side have slid down the rankings and now lie ninth only above minnows Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland.

“I think the only disadvantage it (lockdown) places on West Indies is how much work the guys are able to do before we go there (World Cup) – if it’s happening,” the Trinidadian explained.

The South Africa is of special significance to West Indies’ T20 World Cup preparation, with five T20 Internationals scheduled at the back end of the series in August.

“It (CPL) is an important part of selection for the West Indies squad and if a safe environment for it can be found and it can be played, it would be massive help for the players who would then be selected in the squad to go to the World Cup if it’s on,” Simmons noted.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow have been re-elected unopposed to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

The article Skerritt, Shallow elected unopposed as President and Vice President of CWI appeared first on Stabroek News.

Patricia Era Bath, a prominent ophthalmologist and innovative research and laser scientist, was the first African American woman physician to receive a patent for a medical invention. Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert Bath, a Trinidadian immigrant and the first black motorman in the New York City subway system, and Gladys Rupert, a domestic worker. In 1959 while in high school at Charles Evans Hughes, she received a grant from the National Science Foundation to attend the Summer Institute in Biomedical Science at Yeshiva University. There, she studied the relationship between stress, nutrition, and caner. In 1964, Bath graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a B.S. in chemistry. Four years later, she received her medical degree from Howard University Medical School in Washington, D.C.

The start of Bath’s medical career has been one that broke many racial and gender grounds. From 1970 to 1973, she completed her training at New York University School of Medicine as the first African American resident in ophthalmology. While a young intern at Harlem Hospital and Columbia University, Bath noticed the contrast between the eye clinic of Harlem where half of the patients were visually impaired or blind and Columbia, where only a few patients suffered from blindness. Because of this, Bath conducted a study and found that blindness among blacks was double that among whites due to the lack of access of proper eye care in black communities. In an attempt to remedy this alarming problem, she proposed a new worldwide system known as community ophthalmology in which trained eye care volunteers visit senior centers and day care programs to test the vision and screen for cataracts, glaucoma, and other serious eye conditions. Through this community outreach program, underserved populations whose eye conditions would have gone untreated have a better chance to prevent blindness.

In 1974, she completed a fellowship in corneal and keratoprosthesis surgery (a procedure that replaces

The Guyana Court of Appeal is to rule on Monday at 1.30 pm in the case brought by Eslyn David against GECOM and the Chief Election Officer seeking to stop the declaration of the results of the March 2nd general elections.

Kyte-Thomas, who was formerly at the Attorney General’s Chambers, had made the point that judges in the recent cases brought by Reeaz Holladar and Ulita Moore had identified election credibility issues as matters which would have to be determined by an election petition.

That point was made to affirm the argument on behalf of the GECOM Chair that the matters raised by David in the extant case were issues for an election petition.

David, through her attorney, Mayo Robertson, has asked the appellate court to declare that GECOM has failed to determine a final credible count and or the credibility of the result of the elections and on this ground is seeking several orders.

She wants the court to grant an order restraining the CEO from complying with the Chairperson’s direction and prohibiting GECOM from determining the final credible count and or the credibility of the elections.

In a feature address titled Spotlight on Urban Development-Revitalisation of Port of Spain on Monday, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said for decades the City of Port of Spain has been experiencing considerable urban decay.

As of October 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM(according to Alabama Political Reporter)Alabama had 174,528 confirmed cases of coronavirus,(6,551 more than last week) with 2,805 deaths (99 morethan last week)Greene County had 339 confirmed cases, (10 more casesthan last week), with 16 deathsSumter Co. had 467 cases with 21 deathsHale Co. had 745 cases with 29 […]