WITHOUT DOUBT 2021 HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING BUT EXCITING YEAR. AFTER THE PREVIOUS YEAR WHEN COVID 19 REACHED OUR SHORES, THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE VACCINES WAS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT WHICH GAVE NEW HOPE FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND BACK TO THE NORMS OF LIFE THAT WE ARE USED TO, AND ALTHOUGH COVID WITHOUT DOUBT WILL STILL BE WITH US FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE COUNTRY IS FAST RETURNING TO ‘NORMALITY’.