Amid all the gloom and unease, it was a most pleasant and gratifying moment to view the hundreds of students from the Cave Hill Campus of The University of the West Indies, accepting their academic awards during the second successive virtual graduation ceremony.It was another example of how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lives in a way we had never expected and certainly not for such an extended period. Medical experts are now predicting that this pandemic could be with us well into 2023, and this could become normal existence for us.During the virtual graduation ceremony over the weekend, we were able to stay from the comfort of our homes and celebrate with more than 1 000 graduates from the various faculties. Though they were unable to share the occasion as a group in the traditional ways because of limits placed on gatherings during the pandemic, friends and families found distinctive and intimate ways to honour loved ones.
