Established October 1895 IDB Invest strikes first deal in Barbados – Page 4 Tuesday August 4, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive DLPWHILE understanding the urgency CONCERNEDa safer period… Also, why are we still to repatriate citizens as well as relying on the honour system of home kick-start the economy with 24 new COVID cases in 48 hours isolation when there are known visitors, the Democratic Labour highlighted the very high number of Moreover, Alleyne is asking why was incidences of citizens integrating into Party (DLP) is gravely concerned COVID cases amongst the Ghanaian it necessary to host a welcome function society on landing?” that 24 new COVID-19 cases were nursing fraternity. risking the exposure of Barbadian Acknowledging yesterday’s updated reported in the last two days. “Given that these persons were workers, high level officials and travel protocols to Barbados, Alleyne With nine of those testing positive assigned to our healthcare industry, ministers to COVID-19. In light of this, however further insisted “it is important being Ghanaian nurses who arrived on protocols for their entry here should the Chief Medical Officer recommended the Ministry of Health tighten its the island last week, Spokesperson on have been extremely stringent,” he self-isolation for some who attended the procedures and policies to avoid further Health, Simon Alleyne is querying stressed, also querying what steps did ceremony. breaches of health and safety like these whether the Mia Mottley-led the Barbados Government take to According to the DLP spokesperson, in the future as we safely open Barbados Administration was aware that ensure that those travelling here were “These are different times and any to international flights”. international news stories have negative. welcome could have been postponed to (TL) The popular Browne’s Beach continues to be a staple in Barbadian life on weekends and public holidays. Bajans flock to beaches for Kadooment DESPITE not having our customary or partaking in the procession from the From St. Lucy in the North to St. Philip also many limes organised at several Kadooment Day climax to what would National Stadium to the Mighty Grynner in the South thousands flocked to bars across the island, while one or two have been Crop Over 2020, Barbadians Highway,Barbadians, being the resilient popular beaches and picnic spots to take promoters took the opportunity to host still made the most of the public holiday people that they are, found several in the scenery as partly cloudy skies events such as ‘Tabanca’ which took place afforded them yesterday. With many alternatives to the traditional annual accompanied the heated weather which at Harbour Lights on Bay Street. either missing out on seeing the spectacle ‘jump up’. graced the island yesterday. There were BEACHES on Page 3 2 • Tuesday August 4, 2020 The Barbados Advocate CARPHA accepts timely donation CARPHA received for safekeeping and of the worse effects of this them for their generosity. and in our efforts to return region will defeat the medical supplies from distribution by the unwanted guest, with Dr. Slater, who was to normal, the donation of disease and return to the the People’s Republic CARPHA Executive some of our countries not speaking on behalf of the supplies will certainly normal life at an early of China to help in the Management at a having a positive case for CARICOM Secretary assist us”. date.” fight against COVID- ceremony which took two months,” Dr. St John General said, “This comes His Excellency Song Dr. Roshan Parasram, 19. As the follow-up to place at the Agency’s said, adding “the supplies at a time when the world Yumin expressed his hope Chief Medical Officer, the special vice- headquarters located in will go a long way in recognises the importance that the supplies will Ministry of Health, ministerial meeting on Port-of-Spain. maintaining the hard of international solidarity improve the ongoing Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 via video “COVID-19 still earned status of a safe and especially so with needs of CARPHA by attended the handover link on May 12, 2020 remains an unwelcome bubble for residents and vulnerable states such as further enhancing its ceremony. Also in attended by China and visitor to the whole world,” tourists alike.Therefore, I our Small Islands ability to prevent and attendance were Mr. nine Caribbean stated Dr. Joy St. John, am elated to accept these Developing States, and we control the pandemic Zhang Lei, Counsellor and countries, China CARPHA Executive medical supplies – 15 000 are pleased that the within the Region. H.E. Deputy Chief of Mission, provided medical Director in her opening swab test kits and 30 000 People’s Republic of China Song Yumin commended Mr. Lu Difan, Chief of supplies respectively to remarks as she thanked medical face masks on work with us. He added CARPHA for its regional Administration Section participating countries Ambassador Song Yumin behalf of the Member that “the supplies will response to COVID from the Chinese as well as the for extending an States”. continue to help us in the stating, “CARPHA, as the Embassy, and the staff of CARICOM Secretariat, invitation to CARPHA to CARICOM Secretariat’s Region to continue our leading health institution the Caribbean Public to be specific, to participate in the Assistant Secretary- success thus far in in the Region, has worked Health Agency. CARPHA. handover ceremony, and General, Human and managing the onslaught actively and effectively Following the ceremony, The donations, made by for CARPHA to be the Social Development, Dr. of COVID-19. This is very with CARICOM, Member the Chinese delegation H.E. Song Yumin, custodian of the much Douglas Slater expressed important to us as all are States and key partners along with Dr. Roshan Ambassador of the needed supplies for gratitude to the People’s aware that our tourism on public health issues.We Parasram were given a People’s Republic of China distribution. Republic of China on their and travel industry is the are confident that with guided tour of the to the Republic of Trinidad “CARICOM countries co-operative reach out to lifeblood of several if not joint efforts of all parties CARPHA Biosafety Level and Tobago, were received have largely avoided some the Region and thanked all our Member States, concerned, the Caribbean 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. From left to right: Dr. Lisa Indar (CARPHA), Dr. Mark Sami (CARPHA), H.E. Song Yumin, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Trinidad and Dr. Roshan Parasram, CMO of Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director, CARPHA participated virtually and chaired the proceedings. Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development CARICOM also participated virtually. Access to justice for persons with disabilities in CARICOM under scrutiny THE Government of Project is administered ultimate goal the The challenges they face designed to provide the collected and make Canada funded Improved from within the Caribbean establishment of a judicial range from physical projects with much of the suggestions for Access to Justice in the Law Institute Centre of system that is more barriers such as a lack of information they would improvements and reform. Caribbean (IMPACT The University of the West responsive to the needs of wheelchair accessibility,to need to undertake a At the end of this Justice) Project in Indies, Cave Hill Campus women, men, youth and disability insensitivity and thorough analysis of how initiative, a collaboration with the and has as its ultimate the poor. inflexible systems. persons with disabilities comprehensive report Judicial Reform and goal the enhancement of This initiative found its The projects have interact with the justice with suggestions for Institutional access to justice for genesis in regional distributed a system and how they are improvement will be Strengthening (JURIST) women, men, youth and stakeholder consultations questionnaire to various treated during those presented to the relevant Project are collaborating businesses in CARICOM. held in February, 2020 ministries and NGOs who interactions.Following the authorities throughout the to study barriers to access The JURIST Project is where the ability of work with people with data collection, the region for use in making to justice for persons with administered from the persons with disabilities disabilities throughout the projects will establish a the justice sector more disabilities in the region. Caribbean Court of to access justice in the Caribbean. The regional committee to accessible for persons with The IMPACT Justice Justice and has as its Caribbean were raised. questionnaire was discuss the information disabilities. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday August 4, 2020 • 3 Fiscal policy key to post COVID-19 world recovery FISCAL policy must play a central decade, countries face a drop in tax the income that theoretically they should policy of fiscal consolidation seen in role in mitigating the social and revenue, linked to the pandemic, as a collect from this levy,which results in tax recent years has curtailed growth in economic impact arising from the result of the contraction in economic gaps of between 0.7% of GDP and 5.3% social spending and has led to a COVID-19 pandemic while at the activity and lower prices for of GDP. In light of this challenge, the contraction in capital expenditures, same time providing the needed commodities; at the same time, spending region’s countries are developing a series particularly in relation to investment in impetus to achieve a reactivation of needs for mitigating the pandemic’s of actions and innovations to reduce transportation. economic activity that would help social and economic effects are rising room for evasion and thereby foster the According to ECLAC, to the extent that steer the region towards sustainable quickly.