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By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist With bright, warm, sun-shiny days enveloping us, this is the time of year when everyone can rejoice in the warmth, the sunshine and the frivolity of summer. It is a time when we can be ...

By Annan Boodram Contributing Columnist Vitriolic debates, some of which degenerate into insults and name-calling, rage on social media, with respect to covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and rejection. But, as a Trinidad and Tobago-based member of The Caribbean Voice pointed out, ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Even though we have all been aware that unexpected change is a natural part of life, I think we can all agree that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a noticeable increase in the amount of ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist In spite of the many challenges, brought on by the pandemic, one of the most life-altering, for millions of people, is the lockdown situation in general and, in particular, the new phenomena of working from ...

By Selwyn Richards Guest Columnist How are you? It is so especially important that we make every effort to check on one another! The COVID-19 pandemic continues to teach us so many lessons: take care of ourselves, be there for ...

By Nicole Racine; Erin Hetherington; Sheri Madigan, and Suzanne Tough Guest Contributors As we pass the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, its impact on the mental health and well-being of children is undeniable. Indeed, news headlines on ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist As we enter year two of the pandemic, there is growing concern about not merely the physical conditions of those, who are suffering from the virus, but also significant apprehension, regarding the virus on everyone’s ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Over the last few months, we have all had a front-row seat to the variety of ways that people have reacted to the devastation that the world is now experiencing. If we are not careful, ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist I always go back to Jamaica……so, as I wind my way through the challenges that the coronavirus presents, I think of my high school days and the part that English literature played in my education. ...

By Michael Hefferon Guest Contributor As COVID-19 vaccination for adults rolls out, it’s time to consider the wisdom (or otherwise) of vaccinating our children. Indications to vaccinate a child population could include: A pandemic causing severe and widespread illness/mortality in ...