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Reid questions reasons for closing down summer camps

Tue, Jul 27th 2021, 03:42 PM
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PASTOR Carlos Reid has questioned the rationale for cancelling summer camps and their associated activities after new restrictions that came into force Monday said the programmes are prohibited.

Mrs Moore was a loyal wife, a loving mother, and a beacon of hope to many in the community through her church and her political affiliation. Her death on Sunday was an unexpected blow for many, including her family.
#“It was a shocker,” her son, Malvin Moore said on Monday when contacted. “This is something we did not expect, but we are hanging in there. She (her death) knocked everyone off guard yesterday morning.”
#Mrs Moore was in New Providence with her husband, former Ambassador and Cabinet Minister Maurice Moore, who is battling prostate cancer and undergoing treatments in Nassau. “They were planning to come back this week,” Mr Moore said.
#“She was a very loving and loyal wife, and she nurtured him back to 100 percent – and it is just a shocker. She stood by my Father’s side. Mum was also somebody who you could talk to and go to for advice.
#He said that Mrs Moore was not only a mother to him and his three brothers. “My mother had four boys, but there was an older brother before Mum, and three others and she took everyone in.
#“Mum impacted our lives in every way. She instilled good manners in us from small. She taught us to have patience, to be humble and respectful, and to trust in God.”
#Mrs Moore was an active member of the Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Pinder’s Point. “She was a part of everything around that church,” Mr Moore said. Through her church, she helped with feeding the hungry and helping the less fortunate in the community.
#The Tribune was flooded with tributes to Mrs Moore.

The news has been disappointing for Geneen Evans and her 12-year-old daughter who was looking forward to summertime fun.

Ms Evans recently experienced a house fire and they both were looking forward to better scenery outside of the damage the fire caused.

“I’m a single parent of one and I wanted her to be in a safe, fun, learning environment for the rest of the summer and it was a blow to both of us,” Ms Evans said. “So, I’m not feeling very good about it, but what could you? I understand the protocol and procedures, but at the same time, you’ve got kids at home, and you want them to be safe,” she said.

She added: “I recently had a fire at the house about three weeks ago. So, it was contained to the kitchen. Thank God the fireman got there on time, and you know, was waiting for, to save life and property. That’s the reason why I really wanted her to be somewhere other than, you know, than home.”

Ms Evans’ daughter is an athlete, and the track season is closed. She wanted her to do something else because “kids tend to get lazy” when they are stationary.

Her daughter was in the King’s Son Summer Camp.

“I was like, ‘Hey, you, do you want to do basketball?’ She said, yes and I was like, great. So for the past three weeks, we’ve been getting up and going to camp and she was eager to go.”

Pastor Reid is CEO of the King’s Son Mentoring Programme.

The pastor noted that COVID-19 is serious, and ways have to be found to prevent the spread of it but at the same time he said the country could not “roll over (and) play dead because life still has to go on”.

 

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