January 9, 2021
The matter of effective communication has long been a bulwark against those who seek to misinform and manipulate. But an effective communicator can also use his skills to convince an unsuspecting audience of an intended message, whether that message is true or false.
One only has to look at recent events in the capital of the United States to understand the double-edged sword that is communication.
Outgoing president Donald Trump, in an awkward and objectionable way, is an effective communicator who has used his skills to convince a sizeable portion of the American electorate to see the world through his abhorrent prism.
January 9, 2021
The Prime Minister announced Friday she was taking steps to improve the quality of Government’s communication to citizens on the COVID-19 situation, as she vowed more information on developments here will soon be made more available to Barbadians.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former Health Minister Liz Thompson is to return home to lead a dedicated communications team to help distribute information in a timely manner, she told the nation.
The four-member team would also include the president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP), Dr Lynda Williams, as well as former editor at the Nation Publishing Company Limited Tyson Henry, she said.
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Minister taking cue from public health experts
Article by December 30, 2020
Minister of Health Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has blanked the recommendation by the nation’s doctors’ body to raise the coronavirus quarantine to seven days.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, he said that the ministry will continue to be guided by the science, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
Last week, the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) called on Government to increase the quarantine period from five days to seven days for travellers coming from the medium to high-risk jurisdictions.
The BAMP statement read: “Travellers from all high to medium-risk countries should present a negative PCR test on arrival and undergo quarantine for a minimum of five days after arrival and up to seven days depending on assessment of pre-travel risk of exposure. Release from quarantine should be dependent on obtaining a negative P
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BARVEN president Alister Alexander (left) getting a sale from a customer on Christmas Eve at the vendors’ market on the Mighty Grynner Highway. - (Picture by Shanice King.) Social Share
VENDING AT THE SIDE of the highways could take on a whole new look if president of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN), Alister Alexander, gets his way.
Although he was unable to give a target date, Alexander said with the help of Government, they were hoping for the construction of “rest spots” along highways where vendors now trade goods to motorists, which also causes a high level of convenience to other motorists on a daily basis.