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From page 18 stations to promote her year in that country.
was on multiple radio music and had promised
bigger plans later this
The Gaskell Family Nakba
From page 4
ment entirely inadequate for birthing.
This was, as you knew some 16 hours
after labour began, as clear an indica-
tion of an emergency as one in your
profession could ever expect. Was that
not a mandatory ‘rush to the hospital’
situation? Another concern. Why did
you not lay out all your equipment and
not have to ask your ‘helpers’ to find it?
It seems that you did not even check if
a vital piece of equipment, the ambu
bag, was working. Why not? You told
me in the car as we returned from the
hospital that the baby came too quick-
ly, but do not convince yourself that
you could not have acted differently
before his sudden attempt to join the
world. You will know, won’t you, in
your heart of hearts that a ‘C’ section
might have produced a very different
outcome and there was time for it to
have taken place? So I say to you, if
you wish to continue in your profes-
sion, do it within the confines of a hos-
pital, where you will be well supported,
overseen by a qualified staff, and
where the equipment will work. To all
who may consider a home birth let this
be a warning. The hospital is not per-
fect, but it is less risky. Note that, after assistant for the day was Garrick
HIV/AIDS, maternal deaths, are,
worldwide, the second biggest killer of
women of reproductive age. We are so
relieved that Valerie is okay. The emo-
tional scars left on each member of my
family are greater than I could have
imagined. We are at the bottom of the
pit just taking our first steps up on to
the bottom rung. We know that the
death of Jem, our future, will always be
with us. He would have lived in a priv-
ileged family, where that privilege was
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“I have greater plans for
the unconditional love that would have
been bestowed upon him. We know
also, that pangs and flashbacks may hit
us at any time and that there may be
many different random conversations,
words or events that cause them. We
prefer not to see the midwife or her
‘helpers’ again. Above all, do not
approach us with a breezy ‘how are
you?’ smile and expect the standard
response. We want to try to heal. This
we shall do by being positive and try-
ing to help out in our community.
We are most grateful and thank friends
for their support. Charles and Valerie
are very well liked, and it has been
heart warming to see just how upset for
them some of their friends have been.
We buried our Jem at the family burial
spot at Wards Estate, where he now lies
next to my brother Tom. This was done
on the last day of 2016, so we can start
afresh this year. A friend made the
most beautiful simple casket ever seen
in these islands. It was for a beautiful pride to the Nevis educa-
perfectly formed baby Jem. Lucky we
were with the weather. Rain all day
except for the one hour appointed for
the burial. It was fitting that Thelma’s envy of the island’s
Hunkins who had been at the
Charlestown Preparatory School with
Charles and Valerie. It was also fitting called 2016 a ‘historic
that Pastor Ron Daniel, also a friend
from school days conducted the short
service. ‘Mexie’ with his backhoe
played his part. It was nice to hear him system’ and said it pro-
say to Valerie ‘I’ve been with the fami-
ly a long time’. We have deep roots
here and anything with deep roots will
flourish anew. At present the clouds lie unprecedented range of
heavy. We trust that eventually the sun
will break through.
LOCAL NEWS
Trinidad some of which I “I would love to be loud pair are trying to get to
don’t want to say as yet, and proud in Trinidad! I Trinidad.
but I will be doing some have been looking at
more work in Trinidad. I videos and contacting “We are currently work-
will be going back for people and trying to get ing on our video that will
carnival,” she said. out there. I am hoping probably out in time for
for 2017, it will be a the Trinidad Carnival and
Stadics said he has been blessing to be on that hopefully we can go out
an admirer and described stage or even for vaca- there and represent for
having an opportunity to tion,” he said. St. Kitts and Neivs,” he
grace the International said.
Soca Monarch stage is a KT one half of the LAX
“blessing.” and KT duo also said the
AMORY PROMISES CRACKDOWN
ON VIOLENT CRIME IN NEVIS
From page 7 Caribbean Secondary an easy task for anyone
Education Certificate to enter competitions
their bond with their off- level, Rol-J Williams of whether it be for carni-
spring. Gingerland Secondary val, for school concert,
School had the most out- for Culturama, for any
“Learn to discipline standing performance sort of competition and it
them. Learn to show and with 17 distinctions from must take of you and
teach them what is right 17 subjects. He said from you a lot of com-
and what is wrong. Ronica Liburd of mitment and a lot of ded-
Demand the very best Charlestown Secondary ication.
from them. When neces- School had tied for first
sary, be strict but counsel runner-up and Anneka “All of you have per-
and discipline them.” Ferguson of Gingerland formed with great dis-
Secondary School was tinction and you are an
Amory pointed with third runner-up in overall inspiration to all of us
performances for the and special mention must
CSEC examination in the be made of Mr. Dysil
Federation. Hamilton who had what
tion system, calling it the can be termed as a ‘dou-
He concluded his address ble delight’. He was
by saying, “Fellow crowned Mr. Kool 2016
Nevisians, let me on here in Nevis and Mr.
Caribbean neighbors. He behalf of the Nevis GQ for Sugar Mas 45 in
Island Administration St. Kitts and secondly,
and the people of Nevis, the Mighty Invincible
also congratulate all who was crowned King
year in our education Nevisians who partici- in the Primary School
pated in Sugar Mas 45 Junior Calypso competi-
but let me also congratu- tion. Third, the Mighty
late all of the participants Sookie who was 1st
vided students with an in Sugar Mas 45. Runner up in the
Secondary School Junior
“I am aware that it is not Calypso Competition.”
academic successes. He
praised Orian Stapleton
and Kamil Wilkin for
achieving first and sec-
ond runner-up for state
scholars in the Sixth
Form Caribbean
Advanced Proficiency
Examination. He also
mentioned that at the