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www.fptci.com _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 26, 2012
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In an effort to create awareness
on proper waste disposal
and introduce children to good
conservation and recycling habits,
the Turks and Caicos National
Trust led a tour of the recycling
plant on Providenciales
to celebrate World Earth Day
on April 23.
In cooperation with TCI
Waste Disposal Services Ltd.,
through owner and manager
Ramez Hakoura, grade 5 and 6
students of Precious Treasures
School saw how the recycling
process is done on Provo’s lone
recycling centre in Blue Hills.
They learned first-hand why
recycling is important and how
they can contribute to taking
care of Mother Earth by recycling.
“This year’s Earth Day theme
is ‘Mobilize the Earth: Living
Green.’ This trip is a good way
of addressing recycling, reuse
and waste reduction firsthand,”
said Jonathan Sayao,
the trust’s education officer.
“We at the Turks and Caicos
National Trust believe that
fostering green habits with
students today puts them on a
path towards a lifetime environmental
sustainability, and
what a fitting occasion to teach
them about recycling education
than today, Earth Day,”
Sayao said.
The tour of the facility gave
the students an opportunity
to investigate the what, where,
how and why of recycling. The
students discovered what happens
after garbage collection
and where plastics, bottles and
cardboard end up after they go
through a series of machines.
After World Thinking Day
in February when the same
set of students were presented
with talks on environmental
protection and recycling
by National Trust staff, it was
time to see recycling in action
on Earth Day.
“I am amazed,” said 6th
grade student Arneah Moises.
“I learned that by recycling,
waste products such as glass
and plastic bottles can be used
to make other beneficial products
while at the same time
benefitting our environment.”
Current Miss Earth Turks
community
Recycling education for the next generation
and Caicos Alison Capron also
gave encouraging words to the
students, promoting recycling
interest among the kids. She reinforced
that recycling works,
how important it is to get materials
into the recycling bin,
and enticed them to take pride
in TCI’s “beautiful by nature”
environment. With her was
former title holder Tameka
Deveaux-Francis.
“We hope to make this the
start of a thriving awareness
among our youth in the area
of environmental protection,”
Sayao said. “It is hugely important
as this will surely help
kids make sound and thoughtful
choices that will positively
influence our local and global
environment.”
Miss Earth Turks and Caicos Alison Capron is helping promote
recycling interest among kids.
Update on Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in the TCI
The Ministry of Health and Education says
there have been a total of forty-nine cases of Hand
Foot and Mouth disease in the Turks and Caicos
Islands since the beginning of the outbreak in
early March.
All those affected were under 8 years of age and
have completely recovered from the illness.
HFMD is a contagious disease that is easily
passed from one child to another. It is transmitted
by direct contact with nasal secretions, saliva
and stool of infected individuals. HFMD is commonest
in child care settings due to frequent contact
with soiled diapers and children putting their
hands in their mouths after being in contact with
secretions of infected individuals.
HFMD occasionally occurs in adolescents and
adults. Symptoms include some or all of the following:
painful sores in the mouth, rashes on the
hands and feet, which may be associated with blisters,
fever, headache, feeling generally unwell or
irritable, runny nose, and/or sore throat.
HFMD is mostly a mild and self-limiting illness
lasting for a few days. However, there are more severe
forms of the disease which are associated with
neurological complications as a result of meningitis
(associated with fever, headache, and neck
stiffness) and encephalitis (resulting in paralysis)
which are uncommon.
The ministry continues its ongoing HFMD Prevention
Campaign in collaboration with the Environmental
Health Department of the Ministry
of Environment and Home Affairs. The campaign
emphasizes the importance of practicing proper
hygiene, especially hand washing and diapering
in child care settings. The enhanced surveillance
activities which began at health care facilities and
schools since the start of the outbreak are ongoing
as the ministry and department continue to monitor
the situation.
There is no specific treatment for hand-footand-mouth
disease. Symptom control, such as the
use of paracetamol (Panadol or Tylenol) for fever
and pain relief, is often all that is necessary.
In some cases HFMD can cause a sore mouth
and throat, which makes it difficult to swallow. It
is therefore important to maintain adequate fluid
intake to avoid dehydration. If oral fluids are not
tolerated and the infected individual becomes dehydrated,
admission to hospital may be required
for intravenous fluids to be administered.
Symptoms usually resolve within 10 days.
Meanwhile, you are urged to report to your health
care provider if you suspect that you or your child
has any signs or symptoms of HFMD.
H.J. Robinson High students
about to leave “comfort zone”
Dressed in business attire,
this year’s H.J. Robinson High
School 5th form students faced
interviews and heard advice
from successful professionals
about their next step after
graduation.
The exercise — under this
year’s theme “Dare to leap; a
world of opportunities await”
— is the very last programme
offered to the final year students
by the school’s Guidance
Counseling Department
before graduation. It is geared
towards helping students become
worthwhile individuals
who can function well and effectively
in any given environment.
“This exercise is the school’s
way of helping to further prepare
students graduating for
the world of work; a world
outside their comfort zone of
the high school environment,”
said Guidance Counselor Vivian
Otuonye. “This may include
the commencement of
tertiary education, gainful
employment, entrepreneurship
or just waiting for a ‘little’
time, while remaining jobless
until something worthwhile
happens.”
The students were all
dressed in formal work attire
for the programme and undergone
formal interviews done
by Human Resource Department
officers selected from all
around the Turks and Caicos
Islands. The programme facilitators
were responsible and
respectable individuals from
within the community, who
may be deemed as role models
for the youth of the TCI.
The topics for the day and
the facilitators were:
▶ Keynote speaker Dr. Jameika
Harvey, a young leader and
Dr. Jameika Harvey
dentist
▶ Law enforcement; crime
and consequences by Inspector
Jerome Caley
▶ You determine your destiny;
maximize your potentials
by Susan Malcolm
▶ Application and requirements
for scholarship by Melissa
Rolle and Tracey Outten
▶ Reality check: college survival
by Rashanda Campbell
▶ TCI Community College
programmes and requirements
Ms. Creary
▶ Healthy life styles: transmission
games by Mr. Hezron
▶ Money matters: managing
your money by Claudia Coalbrooke
▶ Entrepreneurship; small
business opportunities by Jay
Hamilton
▶ Work ethics: employers expectations
by Human Resource
Department (former the Office
of Public Service Management)
▶ Inter view skills; formal
interview of all final year students
by HR Officers James
Astwood, Keisha Williams,
Kermit Williams and Edwin
Taylor.
H.J. Robinson High School 5th form students attended the
annual Exit Readiness Exercise on April 20.