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.
ABFA head: Jarvis was a dedicated soldier who will be missed
President of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA),
Everton Gonsalves, said the sport has lost a genuine lover of the game and someone who was always willing to go the extra mile whenever called to serve in whatever capacity necessary to get the job done.
The former national and Villa Lions striker was, as the time, paying tribute to a former member of the fraternity and someone who would have worked within the offices of the association, Rhea Jarvis, who passed away on Sunday, just days after she reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
PM explains Facebook comments about latest Covid death
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has sought to explain comments he made on social media, regarding the latest Covid-19 death recorded in the country.
On Sunday, 46-year-old healthcare worker, Rhea Jarvis, became the country’s latest Covid-19-related fatality – and after the news was made public, Browne suggested on social media that she was exposed to the virus by her daughter.
Browne claimed on Sunday that “the transmission was from a returning national”, accusing her of exposing her mother to the virus, by “not adhering to the protocols”.
His remarks led to a barrage of criticism from family members and others, who labelled the comments insensitive. Many also claimed the woman’s daughter was not living in the same environment as her mother, and could therefore not be responsible for her death.
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.