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Regional researcher says time should be used to inoculate, not conduct surveys
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Director of Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) is of the opinion that a survey is not of the utmost importance at this time, in contrast to others who posit that a survey could be integral to governments using their resources to convincing others to be vaccinated.
The notion has been thrown around that with these surveys, governments will be able to get a better understanding of how exactly their populations stand on the matter of the Covid-19 vaccines. This, they say can only be a plus, as it will aid in governments being able to plan and allocate resources for the right educational programs.
Group not buying Wickham’s explanation
Article by February 20, 2021
A public spat between members of the Rastafarian community and noted political scientist Peter Wickham is continuing, with one outspoken member of the Rastafari movement dismissing Wickham’s recent explanation of the comments he made regarding vaccination.
In fact, Rastafari advocate Paul Simba Rock said Wickham’s latest explanation was nothing more than a “distasteful stereotyping of Rastafari”.
Members of the community had earlier indicated that they were opposed to taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
Following this, Wickham, while hosting the radio programme
Down to Brass Tacks last week, acknowledged that it was their constitutional right not to take the jab.
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Talk show host Peter Wickham says all Rastafarians were not the target of his comments on their stance on the COVID-19 vaccine.
His row with the Rastas began on
Starcom Network’s Down To Brass Tacks call-in programme last week when he stated: “If the Rastafarians believe they are better off not taking it, then they stay up in the hills and smoke their herb and stay away from society.”
Subsequently, in a video which went viral, two members of the Rastafarian community, Calvin Bongo Lights Chase and Lumumba Batson, issued a stinging rebuke, including some comments about Wickham’s sexuality.
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A WAR OF WORDS has erupted between talk show moderator Peter Wickham and members of the Rastafari Progressive Movements over the latter’s opposition to taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
The row began last Thursday during Wickham’s hosting of
Starcom Network’s Down To Brass Tacks radio call-in programme when he said: “If the Rastafarians believe they are better off not taking it, then they stay up in the hills and smoke their herb and stay away from society.”
Subsequently, a video has gone viral featuring two members of the movement, Lumumba Batson and Calvin
Bongo Lights Chase, speaking about the issue. In it, they make several remarks about Wickham’s sexuality.