Barbados Advocate Fession, It Is Important Not to About the Job She Loves
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Established October 1895 Wednesday March 31, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive RISKS TO CHILDREN RISING SAYING that the risks to while delivering opening countries. tourism sector, which are all region while the schools re- students brought on by the remarks yesterday evening, “So I was very interested to standing idle, to help children main closed, which are affect- closure of schools due to during a virtual panel discus- see that Barbados took one ap- be bussed to schools in a ing children and adults. He the COVID-19 pandemic is sion entitled ‘Mind the Edu- proach, which is to vaccinate safe way. Whatever it is, we added that absence from school increasing, Chairman of the cation Gap: Schooling in the the teachers; that might be one need to find ways in which we and school closures have had UWI Task Force on COVID- Caribbean During COVID-19’. approach. When I’ve sat in on can safely open schools,” he physical, social and mental im- 19, Professor Clive Landis, Professor Landis said that committees on education in stated. plications. is suggesting there is a there are best practices com- other countries, the issue of Landis pointed out that the “When we balance the risk of need to get students safely ing to the fore in countries transportation comes up, so Task Force is very concerned opening and closing schools, back to the physical class- across the region regarding maybe there needs to be a na- about the gaps which have that particular equation is not room. ways to safely reopen schools, tional effort to mobilise the opened up in the education a static one. He made the comments which can be of benefit to other buses in the hospitality and systems in countries across the RISKS on Page 2 Forde makes the cut – Need for more women in male-dominated fields By Krystal Penny Bowen ther is Gregory Forde and her grandfather, the late Simeon ONE young entrepreneur be- Forde, earned a living from lieves there is a need for more being a butcher as well. But women in male-dominated the young woman admitted fields, especially in her profes- that she entered the hospital- sion. ity and retail industries first Sabrina Forde, a charismatic before becoming a butcher. and vibrant individual, is a However, she stated that third-generation butcher. She the jobs she had were not is one of a handful of women in “for her” and decided to the field in Barbados. go back to what she knew Yesterday, this young busi- best. nesswoman who works in the “I prefer to be my own boss,” meat section of the Cheapside said Forde. Market in Bridgetown spoke to She added that in her pro- The Barbados Advocate fession, it is important not to about the job she loves. be intimidated by anyone and Forde operates the business she re-emphasised the need S.Forde Meats Ltd. on the for more women in every pro- west side of the market. Her fession. products include pork, beef, Earlier, the 32-year-old told lamb, mutton, saltfish and the newspaper she was relo- she also purchases stock like cated to the Cheapside Market pigs, piglets, sheep, cows, and from the Probyn Street Market calves. until the work in Fairchild As to her unique skills, Forde Street is completed. said she is known for good Forde said she works on service and rapport with cus- Tuesdays,Wednesdays, tomers. Thursdays and Saturdays and she also provides delivery Only female butcher in the services. family Interested persons can find She explained that at the mo- this young entrepreneur on ment, she is the only female Instagram at sfordemeatsltd butcher in the family. Her fa- or on WhatsApp at 268-0969. Young entrepreneur Sabina Forde is a third generation butcher and one of only a handful of female butchers in the field in Barbados. The businesswoman operates S.Forde Meats Ltd from the west side of the Cheapside Market in Bridgetown. 2 • Wednesday March 31, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Safe reopening of schools a priority RISKS from Page 1 opening and closing for the virus. Referring to based on science, he said “So we know that ab- schools is now shifting all a labour force survey from this has paid off, as when sence from school and the more urgently towards the United Kingdom that compared to North school closures has effects opening schools, because looked at all the profes- America and South which are cumulative on the manifest risk to chil- sions, he noted that teach- America on a per capita the loss of knowledge, loss dren is increasing over ers were not at more risk basis, the proportion of of skills for children, their time”. than the general public to deaths in the Caribbean physical health, their He made the point while catch COVID-19. Rather, has been about one tenth mental health, the risks stating that the focus the professor said, the sur- of what has been seen in that they're exposed to, must be on managing the vey suggested that teach- two continents. and inequalities, and that safe reopening of schools. ers are actually less likely “I think a lot of this is risk increases with time,” Landis indicated that to catch COVID-19. due to the coherence of the he said. schools are not in essence Meanwhile, lauding CARICOM approach,” he Landis added, “And so considered dangerous, CARICOM for making de- stated. that balance between spreading environments cisions regarding the virus (JRT) Chairman of the UWI Task Force on COVID-19, Professor Clive Landis. Governments told to consider teachers frontline workers TEACHERS need to be pri- ent and future shocks. The oritised in national third is that no screen can COVID-19 vaccine rollout ever replace a teacher,” plans to ensure education UNESCO Director-Gene- can continue safely and ral Audrey Azoulay said. schools remain open. “Safeguarding teachers Only17 out of 149 coun- through mass inoculation tries prioritised teachers in efforts are critical given the first phase of vaccina- their key role in ensuring tion efforts, according to a the right of all children to a survey conducted by UN- quality education.” ESCO and the Inter- Stronger support to pro- national Task Force on tect and train teachers was Teachers for Education highlighted across the ses- 2030.Another 20 countries sions by the Education include teachers as a prior- Ministers. “In the first ity group for the second roundtable on keeping phase of vaccinations. schools open and support- Meanwhile,56 countries do ing teachers,ministers em- not prioritise teachers in phasised the need for national vaccine rollout schools to become more re- plans. silient and flexible. They Governments are there- described measures in fore being urged to consider place for prevention and teachers as frontline work- control, including testing ers during the pandemic. within schools, teacher vac- This was disclosed dur- cination plans, investments ing a UNESCO meeting of in mental health and the Education Ministers on importance of stronger Monday, where they had partnerships with min- the opportunity to high- istries of health”. light measures to keep “In the second round- schools open, address table on mitigating school learning losses and adapt and university dropout and their education systems. learning loss, ministers Close to half the world’s stressed the focus on eq- students are still affected uity, a redoubling of by partial or full school investments in remedial closures. education, strengthening “In the face of a pro- social services, prioritising longed crisis, we must re- the youngest children and double our mobilisation funding formulas to reach and target the right priori- the farthest behind”. ties, those that will allow “In the third roundtable us to truly make education on digital transformation a common good, a funda- and the future of education, mental right. The first of ministers highlighted the our principles is that importance of teacher schools are irreplaceable, training and professional as the pandemic has development; public-pri- shown. The second is that vate partnerships and soci- more than ever we need re- etal engagement to pro- silient and innovative mote 21st century skills school systems to face pres- and youth employability”. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday March 31, 2021 • 3 Water network projects to end suffering in St. Joseph THERE is light at the end of COVID and the importance of the amount of water in the sys- the tunnel for residents of washing and sanitising can’t be tem, it has been nearly impossi- St. Joseph as it relates to overstated,” he said. ble to adequately supply us.” their water woes. With water supply being a Community tanks have be- This from Parliamentary bone of contention in the rural come a way of life for many in Representative for St. Joseph parish for about four years, the parishes such as St. John, St. and Attorney General, Dale AG noted that the numerous Joseph and St. Peter, however, Marshall, as he addressed mem- phases of the project are all at Marshall said it is imperative bers of the media yesterday. advanced stages with over 20 to have the supply system Speaking on the sidelines of a kilometres of new mains laid, up and running as the donation of a 1000-gallon com- and two massive reservoirs community tanks are far from a munity tank by the Rotaract being constructed. perfect fix. Club of Barbados, Marshall said “The Water Authority has “Even with community tanks, that should all continue going been working assiduously on a there is a difficulty with Water well, the use of the outdoor project for the last eight or nine Authority supplying them and tanks would be discontinued in months, which will see an addi- keeping them full of water.