Miss Centipede
A New Children’s Book about Racial Tolerance
A teacher’s supernatural level of patience in a classroom
overflowing with students is the topic of this entertaining
picture book. Miss Centipede: A Bug’s Tale of Tolerance,
what to expect counting humor metamorphosis racial
tolerance which is soo “Au Copurant”.
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CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP
in a studio adjacent to their church
when a heavily armed man walked up to
the stage and abducted them.
The incident was confirmed by Dr.
Gregory M. Figaro,
whose father, Greger
Figaro, is the founder of
the ministry.
Dr. Figaro said he
was present during the
incident, which many Haitians initially
thought was an April Fool’s joke or
poorly acted skit.
The kidnapped individuals included
two technicians, Steven Jerome and
Francisco Dorival, along with Pastor
Audalous Estime and musician Welmyr
Jean-Pierre. Two women who were also
in the studio managed to escape.
The kidnapping unfolded two hours
and 23 minutes into a worship and
service titled “15 Days of Thanksgiving
and Praise” on Holy Thursday, which is
a deeply religious week in Haiti.
Haiti has been rocked by rising violence
in recent years, especially by runaway
kidnapping-for-ransom incidents
which have paralyzed the economy and
Haitian society.
Jamaica
The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), in the United States, has urged
Americans to avoid traveling to both
Jamaica and Bermuda following reports
of an increase in cases of the COVID-19
virus.
In the case of Jamaica, the CDC
extended the level four status, which
means that travelers to the island have
very high possibility of contracting
COVID-19.
In an update advisory last week, the
CDC said because of the current situation
in the country, even fully vaccinated
persons may be
at risk of getting and
spreading COVID-19
variants.
The CDC said those
who must travel to
Jamaica should get fully vaccinated and
observe COVID-19 prevention measures.
In the case of Bermuda, the CDC also
advised against all travel to the island
after raising its risk level to “very high”
again as COVID-19 cases have continued
to soar and two more deaths were
recently recorded.
Over the East weekend, Bermuda
recorded 69 more positive cases after
3,234 tests were conducted, bringing
the total number of active cases to
656.
On March 18, the CDC dropped Bermuda’s
risk from Level 3 to Level 2 —
“COVID-19 moderate.” It came after the
CDC switched Bermuda’s status from
Level 4 to 3 on March 1.
— Compiled by Azad Ali
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When Spiderville
is designated a
Sanctuary City, Insect
Elementary is in
desperate need of
more teachers to
accommodate the
sudden increase in the
student body. Enter
Miss Centipede, and
no matter how large
the fourth grade
grows, she handles
the workload
with ease.
What is her secret?
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