Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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What is good for the COVID goose has to be good for the COVID gander, says Marsha Hinds-Layne, president of the National Organisation of Women (NOW).

Addressing the issue of parents and access to children during the national lockdown, an angry Hinds-Layne lambasted the Government after it posted a public service announcement message entitled Love From A Distance which basically warned lovers to stay away from each other during the lockdown.

Hinds-Layne said the video depiction was circulated on the Instagram page of Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley.

“My issue with it is, if you are asking intimate partners not to visit each other for the period of the pause why are you asking women to take their children for court ordered visitations?” (MB)

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