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Dernier adieu à Simone Boislaville, emblème de la culture martiniquaise
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Durant près d’un demi-siècle, l’épouse de Loulou Boislaville aura mené de front son métier à l’hôpital et la scène culturelle. Simone Boislaville s’en est allée entourée des siens mercredi 13 juillet, dans sa maison à l’Ermitage à Fort-de-France. Elle avait fêté ses 101 ans, le 19 février 2022. Simone a beaucoup œuvré aux côtés de son époux, au sein du Grand ballet folklorique de Martinique, dont il était le créateur.
Une veillée a été organisée en son honneur, ce dimanche soir, dans le hall d’entrée du stade de Dillon, à Fort-de-France.
De nombreux proches et artistes du monde culturel martiniquais avaient fait le déplacement.
Deux Martiniquaises, venues soutenir « Zaza », la fille de Simone Boislaville, avaient 15 ans, à l’époque, quand elles dansaient pour le grand ballet de la Martinique. L’artiste « Sissi percussion » s’est également déplacé, tout comme Jacques Bajal, retraité du Comité Martiniquais du Tourisme et voisin des Boislaville dans les années 1960.
La plus que centenaire a été inhumée ce lundi 18 juillet, aux Terres-Sanville.
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Le réchauffement climatique au cœur des débats du festival culturel de Fort-de-France
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Ce mercredi 20 juillet, la religion et la science s’affronteront sur le thème « Le réchauffement climatique serait-il une punition de Dieu ? ». Monseigneur David Macaire et le géographe Pascal Saffache échangeront autour de ce thème, avec comme modératrice, l’avocate honoraire, Me Danielle Marceline.
Le Festival culturel de Fort-de France propose au public, comme chaque année, un volet « échanges et débats » à travers les rendez-vous du Cénacle. Ce soir, place à la religion et la science autour d’un thème qui est notablement d’actualité ces dernières années : le réchauffement climatique. En ces temps particuliers où certains évoquent une proche fin du monde, et où d’autres voient les conséquences des comportements humains, la programmation du Cénacle donnera l’opportunité à deux visions…
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L’Abécédaire du Tour cycliste de Martinique
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L’abécédaire du Tour retrace le parcours de tout un chacun, les exploits mais aussi les mésaventures de ces différents champions.
A comme Arcade, Aréruya ou Alger
Le premier, passé du statut de coureur à celui de commentateur, a montré tout son talent dans une équipe déjà au top. Des commentaires de qualité qui n’avaient rien à voir avec ceux d’autres commentateurs.
Le deuxième, le Rwandais de la Pédale Pilotine Blue Car a dominé les premières étapes en remportant la 1ère et en portant le maillot jaune de la 1ère à la 3e. Il a montré par la suite ses limites surtout en montagne et a fini à la 20e place du classement…
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Soa, une reine martiniquaise dans l’émission Drag Race France
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A 33 ans, Soa de Muse fait partie des dix candidates de la première saison de l’émission de téléréalité Drag Race France, diffusée depuis fin juin sur France Télévisions. Au fil des épisodes, celle qui n’hésite jamais à mettre ses origines martiniquaises à l’honneur s’est fait remarquer pour sa créativité, son franc parler ou encore son exubérance. Depuis les bancs des lycées foyalais à la création de son cabaret queer parisien La Bouche, retour sur un parcours riche en musique, en performances et en imagination.
Son entrée dans l’émission aura été explosive. A l’image du personnage. C’est en s’écriant « Kounia Manmanw » sur le catwalk que Soa de Muse est apparue aux téléspectateurs lors du premier épisode de Drag Race France. « Un clin d’œil à la communauté antillaise qui est un peu invisibilisée et un cri de guerre pour dire que maintenant on est là », explique la trentenaire*, lorsque nous la joignons par téléphone. Une conversation où tutoiement, franc-parler et bonne humeur sont de rigueur.
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Transgender prisoner gets two inmates pregnant in women’s prison Loop Cayman Islands
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Transgender inmate has now been transferred to a male facility
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July 19, 2022 01:47 PM ET
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In 2021, a transgender person who lived life publicly as a woman since 2003 won a lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Corrections, forcing authorities to change their policies. Policy changes included requiring housing in line with gender identity and not sex assigned at birth. One of the people who benefited from the policy was transgender inmate, Demi Minor, 27, who was placed in the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. However, Minor has now been moved from Edna Mahan Correctional Facility after allegedly impregnating two female inmates.
Minor, who does not appear to be happy with being moved from an all-female facility, acknowledged the change in prisons in a series of tweets on Twitter in early July, 2022.
Minor said:
This week I was moved from a female facility to a male facility, I mean this type of hatred towards who I truly am has to stop, but know this… I will never stop rising above..
In connection with the prison move, Minor has also alleged mistreatment and abuse by prison authorities, including being beaten by “billy clubs.”
Minor indicated, however, that, notwithstanding the struggle, Minor will continue fighting.
The time for this oppression and mistreatment of Transgender people has come for this to stop. I am more than a story more than a headline I am me a unique woman housed incongruently with my gender identity.
Minor said.
Reacting to Minor’s comments, the New Jersey Department of Corrections reportedly said that they are investigating Minor’s allegation of abuse.
Meanwhile, Minor will continue serving a 30-year sentence for manslaughter and is said to be eligible for parole in 2037.
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$500k fine approved for motorists who hurl expletives at TA inspectors Loop Jamaica
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A potential $500,000 fine hangs over the head of Jamaican motorists who hurl expletives (bad words) at an inspector of the Transport Authority who is carrying out his/her lawful duty.
In lieu of the fine, the offending party faces up to six months in prison.
This is outlined in the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2022, which was debated and approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
According to the bill, which was piloted by Transport Minister Audley Shaw, the “use of abusive or calumnious language to an inspector in the carrying out of the inspector’s duties” would attract a fine or imprisonment.
Calumnious means a false, defamatory or slanderous statement.
Amendments to the Transport Authority Act and other legislation had become necessary for the Road Traffic Act, 2018, which was passed four years ago, to take effect. This is yet to take place.
Before approving the bill on Tuesday, Opposition Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, sought to get his colleagues to agree to a lower fine during discussions at the committee stage.
Phillips proposed a fine of $300,000 but this was brushed aside by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
Chuck argued that the lower fine would not serve as a sufficient deterrent to those who would want to abuse the inspectors. He also suggested that judges would be minded to use their discretion in applying the fine.
Said Chuck: “In the average where the abuser, the calumnious language is not too loud, I am sure the judge may charge $10,000 or $50,000. The truth of the matter is the $500,000 is not only the maximum but an indication that there is a differing gravity in terms of the abuse and the assault.”
While he did not get his fellow lawmakers to agree to the lower fine, Phillips pointed out that the bill listed a fine of $150,000 for breaches such as forgery of documents, much lower than for the half-a-million fine for using what is considered calumnious language.
Of note is that inspectors of the Transport Authority and operators of public passenger vehicles, in particular, have in the past often engaged in verbal confrontations.
There have been several instances of inspectors chasing transport operators in a bid to seize their vehicles for various road traffic breaches; some of these chases have ended in a crash.
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Government to transition to electric or hybrid fully from August 1 Loop Barbados
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Effective August 1, all state-owned enterprises must transition to electric vehicles, hybrid or alternative fueled vehicles.
Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn was speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 19, when he detailed the “fuel-cutting” measures that will take place amid rising fuel costs.
“As it relates to public procurement Mr Speaker, entities falling under the government of Barbados will be required to update their internal vehicular and equipment policy to purchase battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or alternate fuelled vehicles as it relates to passenger vehicles as priority purchases.
“Given the new availability of electric heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty equipment, effective August 1, 2022, all central government agencies and departments as well as all state-owned enterprises will be required to commence greening their heavy-duty vehicular and equipment fleet with any available electric models within that range as part of their routine procurement,” Minister Straughn announced.
`”Mr Speaker, we would rather have spent that extra money on fuel building more renewable energy capacity and advancing the electrification of both the passenger and commercial fleet in the country. Therefore, it would be counter-intuitive to incentivize consumption of diesel or gasoline hybrid vehicles that still require significant usage of fossil fuel in the same way we did for battery electric vehicles,” he continued.
The Finance Minister disclosed that Government was in the process of regularising the tariff structure for hybrid vehicles. He reported that from next month, the importation duties on plug-in hybrids will be reduced.
“I am now in a position to announce that effective August 1, 2022, the import duty applicable to plug-in hybrids will be set at 25 per cent whilst the rate of import duty for a regular hybrid vehicle will be 35 per cent, both down from the current tariff of 45 per cent applicable to vehicles fuelled by gasoline and diesel. This makes the policy more consistent with the 2030 goal of being fossil fuel free,” he added.
Straughn also proposed the excise tax on plug-in electric hybrid vehicles over 2000cc be reduced from 120 per cent to 80 per cent from August 1.
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