ANGEL THOUGHTS Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein What is it like to be president of a socio-civic group like The Zonta? Zonta, with very few exceptions, is an all-women’s club, thriving in spite of the pandemic and the lockdowns. Originating in Ameri
April 19, 2021 There are many perceptions about Covid-19. We try to cope with it the best we can. The pandemic hit the world like a deadly hurricane, and countries, like ours, were not prepared with sufficient logistics, facilities, skills and expertise of the health force, among so many others.
Our country, compared with fully developed nations, is struggling to make both ends meet. Sad to say, we don’t have enough experienced scientists, fully equipped hospitals in the barangays, doctors and nurses, and team players to cope with the surging expanse of Covid-19.
My students see some intervening factors like divisive politics, economics and not sustainable community initiatives. They wish leaders will be more proactive than mere reactive.
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MESSAGE. An aggressive campaign featured Stop Violence Against Women banners, which were installed in strategic areas in Mandaue City, Cebu. (Contributed photo)
LOOK. A collection of photos of some 50 barangays which displayed banners with the advocacy of stopping violence against women and children. Among them: Barangays Cambaro, Labogon, Centro, Opao etc. (Contributed photo)
LOOK. A collection of photos of some 50 barangays which displayed banners with the advocacy of stopping violence against women and children. Among them: Barangays Cambaro, Labogon, Centro, Opao etc. (Contributed photo)
LOOK. A collection of photos of some 50 barangays which displayed banners with the advocacy of stopping violence against women and children. Among them: Barangays Cambaro, Labogon, Centro, Opao etc. (Contributed photo)
In observance of the 58th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Right of Women to Vote, and the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development’s Department of Gender and Family Affairs, Zonta Clubs of The Bahamas, and Caribbean Women in Leadership, hosted a special sitting of the House of Assembly for Women in Parliament and presented a resolution to the Speaker.
The theme of the resolution, presented on Friday, was “Accelerating the Empowerment and Advancement of Women in Parliamentary Representation, Economic Development and Protection Against Gender-Based Violence.”
Pictured clockwise from top right are Patricia Minnis, the wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis; Senator Dr Jasmin Turner- Dareus and Robyn Lynes, attorney and former senator, seated; Ann Marie Davis, wife of Philip Davis, Leader of the Opposition; Ismella Davis-Delancy, Deputy Commissioner of Police; Aneesah Abdullah, Sustainable De