Celebrating women: trailblazers during a pandemic
As the world stops to celebrate women today under the theme ‘
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world’ we at Observer media thought it only right to shine the spotlight on a few women here in Antigua and Barbuda who over the past year, have not only led in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, but continuously break the mold and kick down the barriers that women have faced for centuries.
Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas
Who better to head this list than someone who here in Antigua and Barbuda has become a household name, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rhonda Sealy-Thomas, a woman of high intelligence and grace.
Tributes for ‘sweet soul’ Rhea Jarvis
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“A treasured member of our team” is how the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) is remembering Rhea Jarvis who on Sunday became the fifth person in the country lost to Covid-19.
A statement issued by the ABFA last night described the 46-year-old healthcare worker from Pigotts as a “loyal servant of the game for two decades”.
Over the years, Jarvis served as manager of the boys’ and girls’ national teams. She was also the local course organiser for the ABFA, Concacaf and FIFA, and a Caribbean Football Union and ABFA match coordinator. She was appointed to the Concacaf 2020 list of coordinators.