Established October 1895 Professor Barriteau retiring PAGE 3 Saturday March 13, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive UWI Principal issues caution WHILE The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus has fully embraced online learning during the COVID-19 period, the practical aspect of some programmes can- not be ignored. Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor The Most Honourable Eudine Barriteau has therefore cautioned that it is a mistake to assume that online platforms can replace what a residential learning community provides. “I wish to emphasise that the Cave Hill Campus is a residen- tial community of learning, exploration and discovery. It is capable of multiple modes of de- livery of educational goods and FROM LEFT: PAHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Dr. Yitades Gebre hands over a box to Permanent services. Yet, our mandate Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Janette Phillips, while Minister Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic and Chief Medical Officer extends beyond educational Dr. Kenneth George look on. delivery. Cave Hill is a higher education social system – a com- munity of residential learning, research, and community en- gagement made up of several B’DOS GETS US$1.4M components,” Prof Barriteau said. She was at the time present- ing the annual report for the Cave Hill Campus for the aca- demic year ending July 30, 2020 DONATION FROM PAHO to the Campus Council Meeting yesterday. JUST as the island has relaxing public health measures, oxygen supplies for vulnerable ously had to do with extending “The campus undertakes begun to see some light at continued circulation of variants, countries, oxygen concentrators, the number of isolation facilities, continuous human resource de- the end of the tunnel that and people letting down their pulse oximeters and oxygen extending our testing pro- velopment through a range of constituted the end-of-year guards. Measures with the high- monitors which will be providing gramme initiative once we he programmes and services, in- spike, the Pan American est levels of acceptability and not only for COVID-19 patients, had the reagents, the advent of cluding athletic programmes, in- Health Organisation (PAHO) feasibility, proven effectiveness but people with serious pneumo- the vaccines and having to deal ternships and co-curricular made a donation to the which minimises the negative nia, people undergoing surger- with that as well. All of these courses.We offer disciplines that people of Barbados. consequences of health, and ies or pregnant women. So this is things required greater use of require stagecraft, practice, ob- With much of the govern- well-being of all members of not just for COVID-19, it will supplies than we would even servation, experimentation, ment’s stores of supplies used up society and economy should be continue to work for other areas,” have imagined. And so the sup- dance, theatre, cinematography, in the latest surge,PAHO made considered first. For that, we he said. plies that we would have bud- and theatre arts. Many pro- a presentation yesterday of applaud the government of Minister of Health and geted for and the donations that grammes require face-to-face US$1.4 million of additional Barbados. We support the step- Wellness. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic we would have had before, we interactions and delivery, labo- equipment and supplies to aid by-step reopening in reducing said that the event was a happy have had to use a fair amount of ratory work, observation, and the country as they seek to stem unnecessary social and economic one for him as the country is in those, and so we welcome these testing in various disciplines in the spread of the virus and surge disruptions,” he said. a far better place than the last supplies.” the science, but also in sports in cases. Revealing that the donation meeting of this kind. Noting that In addition to the medical sup- and other areas – for example, Speaking during the official includes viral pathogen nucleic the last three months were his plies and equipment, US$15,000 the clinical years of the MBBS handover ceremony at their acid isolation kits, 10 000 N95 hardest since taking up his cur- in computer equipment helped degree programme, patient di- Navy Gardens headquarters, respirators, COVID PPE kits, rent post, he stated that he con- to make up the presentation and agnosis and interaction. Other PAHO Representative for and a six-month supply of oxy- siders it an honour to be able to is earmarked for testing and con- programmes require field work Barbados and the Eastern gen concentrator biomedical work on the behalf of the people tact tracing usage at the St. – marine biology, environmen- Caribbean Dr. Yitade Gebre bundles at a cost of $1.28 million of Barbados and that the dona- Philip, Eunice Gibson, Maurice tal studies and social work. lauded the government for their alone, Dr. Gebre said the use of tion was extremely timely. Byer polyclinics. “Online educational delivery response to the spike. the supplies would go beyond the “The last three months we Minister Bostic also expressed enhances many of our educa- “Why did we experience the virus. have been challenged, and part gratitude and noted that they tional goods and services, but surge in December and January? “In responding to COVID-19, of that challenge and part of our would go a long way in the fight. these educational platforms Some of it appears to be due to WHO procured and distributed response to the challenge obvi- (MP) CAUTION on Page 3 2 • Saturday March 13, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Police need public’s help in finding missing man THE Royal Barbados He is 5 feet 6 inches in slippers the colour un- a.m. on Monday 19th 1726, Police Emergency Police Force is seeking the height and of a medium known. He is in the October, 2020 and has not 211, Crime Stoppers assistance of the public build. He is of a dark habit of frequenting the returned home. at 1-800-TIPS (8477), in locating a missing per- (black) complexion with Fairchild Street bus ter- Anyone with informa- or the nearest Police son. oblong facial features. minal and Queen’s Park, tion relative to the Station. Missing is Shakeem His hair is unkempt. He St. Michael. whereabouts of Shakeem Shaquan Forde, 21 years, was last seen wearing a Shakeem left the resi- Shaquan Forde is asked Shakeem Shaquan Forde alias “Dog Catcher”, of black T-shirt, a green dence of his father to contact District ‘D’ has been missing since Clifton Hill, St. Thomas. short pants and a pair of Geoffrey Forde about 9 Police Station at 419- last October. Kiwanis Club Pride of Barbados – The amount of $2 500 was presented to The Rotary Club of Barbados – The funds were received by President of the Club Distinguished President Diana Goodridge-Lovell and President Shari Fiona Hinds, President Elect Robin Ford and Director of Community Service Rtn Morris. Adrian Skeete. Kooyman donates to local charities KOOYMAN has do- support for families in nated $12 000 to three need. The funds were local charities. Red received by President of Foundation, Rotary the Club Fiona Hinds, Club of Barbados and President Elect Robin Kiwanis Club Pride of Ford and Director of Barbados each re- Community Service Rtn ceived funds to assist Adrian Skeete. them with ongoing During the month of projects. December, Kiwanis Club Marketing Officer, Pride of Barbados deliv- Charlene Mullin stated: ered groceries for 30 “While we usually donate families including a family funds under our three of seventeen who recently pillars of Youth and lost their home in a Education, Sustainability blaze.These families were and Poverty Reduction, given hampers that in- due to the environment of cluded personal care RED Foundation – The amount of $2 500 was presented to Patron Stedson Wiltshire, Chairman Alvin Jemmott the last year we restricted items, non-perishable and Deputy Chairman Henderson Griffith. these donations to poverty goods, dairy, poultry and reduction only. The proj- snacks. pandemic, and was the Goodridge-Lovell and much to his success over Chairman Alvin Jemmott ects from each charity Project Coordinator driving force behind the President Shari Morris. the years. The charity and Deputy Chairman matched our efforts for Diana Goodridge-Lovell Club’s ability to assist RED Foundation was plans to use the funds to Henderson Griffith. this cause.” said, “The Club has been several families despite an founded in 2017 by continue to support fami- Store Manager Harold The amount of $7 000 assisting families since its inability to host fund-rais- Barbados’ Cultural lies who have been hard Stolwijk affirmed his was presented to The inception in 2008 and the ing activities as a result of Ambassador, Stedson hit by the global pan- support to each charity Rotary Club of Barbados donation from Kooyman the impact of COVID-19.” Wiltshire (Red Plastic demic. and thanked them for to assist with efforts at the has been the largest single The amount of $2,500 Bag) out of his desire to The amount of $2 500 the work they were Marina Brewster Centre donation by a corporate was presented to Distin- give back to the society was presented to Patron doing in the local commu- at Farrs and also with entity since the start of the guished President Diana that has contributed so Stedson Wiltshire, nities. The Barbados Advocate Saturday March 13, 2021 • 3 Prof. Barriteau retiring Slight rise AFTER six years at the Campus – Barbados and management team and in student helm of The University the Caribbean community academic staff of the Cave of the West Indies as an officer of The Hill Campus as well.