(CARICOM), Press Release
April 20th, 2021 Several agencies, as well as regional and international organisations operating in the Caribbean are collaborating to host events to observe Girls in ICT Day this year. The Day will be observed primarily virtually this year under the international theme ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures’.
The CARICOM Girls in ICT partnership Steering Committee is hosting the virtual events via
Zoom (Meeting ID: 924 4826 3625; PASSCODE: 406634) and Facebook Live on the CARICOM page will be held around an adapted theme, ‘Connecting CARICOM Girls; Creating Brighter Futures”.
A panel of speakers on the day itself,
Thursday, 22 April 2021, comprises girls and women who are influencers and practitioners in the information and communication technology field. Discussants during the virtual event from 10 am to 2pm will be:
Winnipeg Free Press
News of vaccine eligibility welcome relief
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Michelle Bailey, 51, is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination next week due to underlying health conditions.
Michelle Bailey has spent months being afraid of contracting COVID-19, while believing she was months away from getting the vaccine.
Michelle Bailey has spent months being afraid of contracting COVID-19, while believing she was months away from getting the vaccine.
Turns out, she was wrong: she will get it next week.
Bailey, 51, has just qualified for the vaccine because of her age, and because she has a blood disorder.
New rules allow people aged 50 to 64, who have at least one of several underlying medical conditions or disabilities, to get the AstraZeneca vaccine.