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Pour la première fois depuis plus d’un an, la hausse des prix a ralenti en France au mois d’août mais l’inflation s’est diffusée depuis l’énergie aux autres biens et services, et devrait rester durablement élevée.
La hausse des prix à la consommation s’est élevée à 5,8% sur un an, contre 6,1% en juillet, selon les données provisoires publiées mercredi par l’Insee.
Ce léger coup de frein de l’inflation est dû “au ralentissement des prix de l’énergie”, lesquels ont tout de même encore gagné 22,2% sur un an, contre 28,5% en juillet.
La hausse des prix se diffuse à l’ensemble de l’économie: les prix des produits alimentaires ont augmenté sur un an de 7,7% en août, contre 6,8% en juillet.
Même chose pour les produits manufacturés qui ont augmenté de 3,5%, contre 2,7% le mois précédent, tandis que les services se sont renchéris de 3,9%, autant qu’en juillet.
“Il est beaucoup trop tôt pour parler d’un véritable ralentissement de l’inflation”, constate dans une note d’analyse Charlotte de Montpellier, économiste de la banque ING.
D’autant plus que la hausse des prix continue à s’accélérer sur un mois, passant de 0,3% entre juin et juillet à 0,4% entre juillet et août.
En glissement annuel, il s’agit néanmoins de la première décélération depuis juillet 2021, lorsque l’inflation était limitée à 1,2%.
Le pic d’inflation est-il déjà atteint, alors qu’il était attendu plutôt pour l’automne ? Difficile à dire, en raison notamment des incertitudes qui entourent l’approvisionnement de l’Europe en gaz russe cet hiver.
“Non”, répond le ministre de l’Economie Bruno Le Maire dans un entretien au quotidien Les Echos. “Nous n’anticipons pas de recul structurel de l’inflation avant 2023. Toute notre politique consiste à lisser ses effets dans le temps”, a-t-il commenté.
Grande incertitude
“Le pic je ne sais pas où il est, mais l’inflation durable, elle est là”, a affirmé mardi le PDG du groupe Carrefour Alexandre Bompard aux Rencontres des entrepreneurs de France (REF), organisées par le Medef.
“La seule chose dont nous sommes sûrs en matière d’inflation, c’est ce que nous constatons plutôt que ce que nous prévoyons. L’inflation va durer, mais à un niveau inférieur à celui que nous connaissons”, a prédit pour sa part le ministre du Travail Olivier Dussopt, lors du même événement.
Grâce au bouclier énergétique qui a gelé la hausse des prix réglementés du gaz depuis l’automne dernier et limité à 4% cette année celle des prix de l’électricité, l’inflation est en France plus faible que dans les autres pays de la zone euro, avait encore rappelé mardi Bruno Le Maire.
En août, les prix ont accéléré de 7,9% sur un an en Allemagne, avec une hausse de 16,6% des prix alimentaires, tandis que l’inflation a un peu ralenti en Espagne, mais en restant à deux chiffres (10,4%).
M. Le Maire a lui indiqué qu’en 2023, les prix de l’énergie augmenteraient pour les consommateurs français, mais de manière “contenue”.
Aussi, le différentiel d’inflation entre la France et les autres économies européennes sera-t-il amené à se réduire, voire à s’inverser, selon les économistes.
Michel Martinez, spécialiste Europe chez Société Générale CIB a déclaré à l’AFP qu’après la fin du bouclier tarifaire, “on aura toujours une inflation inférieure en France à l’inflation européenne. Mais au lieu d’être de trois points”, la différence “va plutôt être de l’ordre d’un point”, selon lui.
Charlotte de Montpellier est elle d’avis que l’indice des prix sera plus élevé en France l’an prochain que dans les pays voisins, car ces derniers vont bénéficier d’une base de comparaison plus favorable en glissement annuel, après une augmentation des prix plus forte chez eux cette année.
Quoi qu’il en soit, l’évolution future de l’inflation en France comme dans le reste de l’Europe dépendra encore beaucoup des prix de l’énergie, mais aussi de la conjoncture économique dans son ensemble.
L’augmentation des prix du gaz pourrait “pousser à la hausse les coûts des entreprises” ce qui peut alimenter l’inflation, mais en raison d’une demande faible, les entreprises pourraient aussi être “de moins en moins capables de répercuter les hausses de coûts sur les prix”, explique l’économiste d’ING.
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Les autorités ont communiqué les chiffres de la situation sanitaire liés à la propagation du COVID 19. Selon l’Agence Régionale de Santé, 765 nouveaux cas ont été recensés contre 866 la semaine dernière. Cependant, trois personnes sont décédées.
Les contaminations
Du 22 et le 28 août 2022, le nombre de nouveaux cas positifs dépistés sur le territoire a diminué.Il est de 765 contre 866 la semaine dernière.L’ARS a dénombré 4 651 tests antigéniques réalisés sur le territoire, contre 5 166 la semaine passée.Les sous-lignages du variant Omicron, le BA.4 et BA.5 sont régulièrement identifiés.Le taux de positivité perd environ 0,5 point à 14,3 % contre 14,8 % % la semaine passée.Le R effectif est de 0,88 .
Aucun cluster n’a été déclaré la semaine dernière, ce qui porte à 1 le nombre de cluster en cours de suivi en Guadeloupe (soit 1 cluster maîtrisé).
3 hommes sont décédés avec le COVID en Guadeloupe Ils étaient âgés de 68 à 84 ans.
Les hospitalisations
Au 30 août:- 24 patients COVID sont hospitalisés en médecine conventionnelle (en baisse).- 36 patients sont hospitalisés en réanimation : 5 se trouvent en réa COVID du CHUG et 31 sonthospitalisés en réa non COVID (soit 5 au CHBT et 26 au CHUG).- 67 se trouvent sous oxygène à domicile (en hausse).
La vaccination
Au 30 août, on comptait 391 415 injections de:- 1ère dose : 45,99 %- 2ème dose : 43,89 %- 3ème dose : 26,53 %
8 507 adolescents de 12 à 17 ans ont reçu la 1ère injection et 8 085 ont reçu la 2 ème injection à ce jour en Guadeloupe.
Recommandations de la préfecture
Face à la circulation virale toujours très active, la Préfecture de Guadeloupe tient à faire quelques rappels:
-Il est fortement recommandé de maintenir les gestes barrières et de porter un masque en particulier pour les personnes fragiles et vulnérables. Cette recommandation vaut également pour tous dans les lieux clos où la concentration de personnes est importante et lors de grands rassemblements, y compris en plein air ;
-S’isoler en cas de signes évocateurs de l’infection et se faire tester au moindre doute que l’on soit asymptomatique ou cas contact. Les personnes fragiles doivent continuer à se protéger.
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has named Dr Nick Gent CBE as the incoming Chief Medical Officer after an open recruitment process.
According to the Ministry, Dr Gent is a highly reputable physician who holds over thirty years of Public Health experience including his most recent post as Senior Medical Adviser/Consultant in Public Health with the UK Health Security Agency. He has also worked as Director of Public Health in district public health services, and served as an executive member for health service authorities within the UK National Health Service, with responsibility for public health, health protection and commissioning a wide range of healthcare services.
In addition to his work as a senior public health official, Dr Gent has worked with global bodies such as the European Union, World Health Organisation and the World Bank where he advised on legislation concerning public health, human rights, health regulations and other matters. Dr Gent was also made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to health protection in 2018.
Deputy Governor Hon. Franz Manderson expressed his pleasure with Dr Gent’s hire.
Manderson said:
Dr Gent will be a welcome addition to the Civil Service, and is preceded by a stellar career history and qualifications that make him well suited for his role as Chief Medical Officer. We look forward to his contributions to the Ministry of Health and Wellness and by extension, to the Government and people of Cayman Islands.
Also reacting to the appointment, Chief Officer of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, said:
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is pleased to have attained someone of Dr. Gent’s calibre for the Chief Medical Officer position. We look forward to working with him as the Ministry continues its focus on charting new strategic direction for healthcare in the Cayman Islands, including strengthening Public Health at the national level.
Dr Gent thanked Ms Pouchie for her very kind introduction to the people of the Cayman Islands and expressed his thanks for the opportunity to serve them. Dr Gent said “there are many interesting opportunities for the development of health services and the public health system in the Cayman Islands and I am looking forward to working with the many highly skilled and experienced colleagues throughout the country to develop these opportunities.”
When asked by a member of the media whether any Caymanians applied for the CMO post, Ms Pouchie indicated this morning that no Caymanians had applied.
As to what will be the fate of Dr Autilia Newton, who has been acting as the Interim Chief Medical Officer for some time, it was confirmed to reporters today that Dr Newton will remain on-board, however, it is unclear in what capacity.
Dr Gent will assume his role as Chief Medical Officer on 3 October 2022.
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Jamaica’s railway system is one of the oldest in the world, with the first tracks that were laid in 1845, connecting Kingston to Angels in St Catherine.
The proposal to construct the first railway line was made to the House of Assembly in Jamaica in 1843 by William Smith and his brother David Smith. Construction commenced in 1844 under the name, Railway Company, which was a private entity.
Over the years, the railway service played a vital role in providing passenger services and freight handling mainly for the agricultural and mining sectors.
Some of the routes that were opened included Spanish Town to Old Harbour (1869), Old Harbour to Porus and Angels to Ewarton (1855), and Porus to Montego Bay (1894).
Other routes included Bog Walk to Port Antonio (1896), May Pen to Chapelton (1913), Linstead to New Works (1921), Chapelton to Frankfield (1925), and Logan’s Junction to Vernamfield in Clarendon (1941).
Ownership of the railway changed hands among private owners several times over the decades until in 1960, just two years before the country achieved Independence on August 6, 1962, when the Government turned over the management of the railway to the then newly established Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC).
The JRC was established under the Jamaica Railway Corporation Act.
“The Government saw it necessary to establish a Railway Act, which gives the power to do whatever is necessary to operate a rail service because the existing legislation at the time did not allow us to do that. Other than establishing the Railway Act, it allows the Jamaica Railway Corporation to be a little more flexible in its operation,” Consultant Engineer at the JRC, Anthony Allen, told JIS News in an interview.
When the JRC took control of the country’s rail network, the primary cargo by trains were agricultural produce, before eventually transitioning to primarily transporting bauxite for local companies along various routes.
“With the advent of the bauxite companies, a much more lucrative revenue earner, the emphasis was really to move cargo for the bauxite company between Port Esquivel, May Pen to Williamsfield, Bodles through to Spanish town and up to Ewarton,” Allen informed.
In 1969, passenger traffic using trains along the now long and numerous routes across the country was more than one million per year. However, by 1973 an issue that has plagued the railway system since its origin re-emerged, that of operating capital.
According to ‘The History of Railroads/ways in Jamaica’, written by the National Library of Jamaica, by 1975 the financial crisis led to an inability to keep up with the maintenance of trains and lines, and in 1974 the May Pen to Frankfield line was closed, followed by the Bog Walk to Port Antonio line in 1975.
Public passenger service ceased operating in Jamaica in October 1992.
“It was basically an economic decision because passengers really cannot pay for the wear and tear of the railway and the maintenance of both the locomotives and the tracks and the infrastructure in general. So, passenger trains really have to be subsidised, and over the years the issue became more and more… as the equipment aged, as the tracks aged, and, therefore, it proved to be very uneconomical to continue to move passengers,” Allen explained.
By April 2011, the service was restarted along the May Pen to Linstead route but was stopped again.
In 2022, trains made another comeback with the introduction of a pilot Student Passenger Rail Service to provide safe and cost-effective transportation to students from Old Harbour and Linstead to Spanish Town.
Six schools participated in the programme, where the trains carried more than 66 per cent of their capacity, transporting a combined total of 16,683 students on two round trips per day during the pilot.
For his part, Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw, said the Government is committed to getting the trains rolling again, and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking.
Speaking recently during a tour of the JRC terminus in Kingston, Shaw said the revival of island-wide rail service will take “several hundred millions of US dollars” and will include “putting in a new bridge to go to Spanish Town, and that alone is going to cost about US$8 million.”
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Jamaica’s railway system is one of the oldest in the world, with the first tracks that were laid in 1845, connecting Kingston to Angels in St Catherine.
The proposal to construct the first railway line was made to the House of Assembly in Jamaica in 1843 by William Smith and his brother David Smith. Construction commenced in 1844 under the name, Railway Company, which was a private entity.
Over the years, the railway service played a vital role in providing passenger services and freight handling mainly for the agricultural and mining sectors.
Some of the routes that were opened included Spanish Town to Old Harbour (1869), Old Harbour to Porus and Angels to Ewarton (1855), and Porus to Montego Bay (1894).
Other routes included Bog Walk to Port Antonio (1896), May Pen to Chapelton (1913), Linstead to New Works (1921), Chapelton to Frankfield (1925), and Logan’s Junction to Vernamfield in Clarendon (1941).
Ownership of the railway changed hands among private owners several times over the decades until in 1960, just two years before the country achieved Independence on August 6, 1962, when the Government turned over the management of the railway to the then newly established Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC).
The JRC was established under the Jamaica Railway Corporation Act.
“The Government saw it necessary to establish a Railway Act, which gives the power to do whatever is necessary to operate a rail service because the existing legislation at the time did not allow us to do that. Other than establishing the Railway Act, it allows the Jamaica Railway Corporation to be a little more flexible in its operation,” Consultant Engineer at the JRC, Anthony Allen, told JIS News in an interview.
When the JRC took control of the country’s rail network, the primary cargo by trains were agricultural produce, before eventually transitioning to primarily transporting bauxite for local companies along various routes.
“With the advent of the bauxite companies, a much more lucrative revenue earner, the emphasis was really to move cargo for the bauxite company between Port Esquivel, May Pen to Williamsfield, Bodles through to Spanish town and up to Ewarton,” Allen informed.
In 1969, passenger traffic using trains along the now long and numerous routes across the country was more than one million per year. However, by 1973 an issue that has plagued the railway system since its origin re-emerged, that of operating capital.
According to ‘The History of Railroads/ways in Jamaica’, written by the National Library of Jamaica, by 1975 the financial crisis led to an inability to keep up with the maintenance of trains and lines, and in 1974 the May Pen to Frankfield line was closed, followed by the Bog Walk to Port Antonio line in 1975.
Public passenger service ceased operating in Jamaica in October 1992.
“It was basically an economic decision because passengers really cannot pay for the wear and tear of the railway and the maintenance of both the locomotives and the tracks and the infrastructure in general. So, passenger trains really have to be subsidised, and over the years the issue became more and more… as the equipment aged, as the tracks aged, and, therefore, it proved to be very uneconomical to continue to move passengers,” Allen explained.
By April 2011, the service was restarted along the May Pen to Linstead route but was stopped again.
In 2022, trains made another comeback with the introduction of a pilot Student Passenger Rail Service to provide safe and cost-effective transportation to students from Old Harbour and Linstead to Spanish Town.
Six schools participated in the programme, where the trains carried more than 66 per cent of their capacity, transporting a combined total of 16,683 students on two round trips per day during the pilot.
For his part, Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw, said the Government is committed to getting the trains rolling again, and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking.
Speaking recently during a tour of the JRC terminus in Kingston, Shaw said the revival of island-wide rail service will take “several hundred millions of US dollars” and will include “putting in a new bridge to go to Spanish Town, and that alone is going to cost about US$8 million.”
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The suspect in Monday morning’s double chopping incident at Kimbia, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) which left one man dead and his cousin with a severed arm, has been arrested.
Police confirmed that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday en route to New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). He was arrested at about 06:00h following an intelligence-led operation.
This publication understands that the suspect was seen leaving the community by boat and contact was made with law enforcement officers. A team from the Central Police Station was dispatched arrested the suspect as he was attempting to flee. The suspect was taken to the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam and is said to be assisting with the investigations.
On Monday, 22-year-old Selman King of Wiruni Upper Berbice River met his demise after he was chopped several times by the suspect.
King’s 18-year-old cousin, Shane Osborne had his hand chopped off and received injuries to his face. He underwent emergency surgery at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital but has since been transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Health officials say his condition is worsening.
Reports are the cousins were at a wedding ceremony at Kimbia on Sunday and afterward, they were invited by the suspect’s brother to consume alcohol at another location.
This publication was told by Councillor of Wiruni Village Van West Osborne, who also the father of the injured teen, that the cousins were at the location when an argument erupted over the ownership of a cutlass.
The Councillor was told that his son and the man carrying the cutlass got into an argument and during the encounter, the teen was chopped twice.
“I tried to find out from people what really happened. What I understand is that there were two persons arguing over a cutlass; one saying that it is his own and the other saying that it is his own. My son, Shane said ‘it can’t be both of you cutlass; it has to be one person’. My son Shane turn to [the suspect] again and said ‘you think me is dem boy who you dose deh slapping up?’ The boy chuck he and he fall into the water and then the boy start to chop him,” he related to this publication.
Upon seeing this, King reportedly intervened and was also chopped and is believed to have died at the scene.
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The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport has dispatched a letter to the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) requesting that it submits all financial records detailing how it spent State funds it had received since 2018.
In the letter seen by this publication, the Ministry explained that it has an “overarching public responsibility to ensure that public funds received by any entity are spent according to the intended objective”.
The Ministry said its firm position is that the intended objective of the public funds allocated to IDPADA-G is for the benefit and empowerment of as many Afro-Guyanese as possible.
“The recent disclosures, publications, and public statements have provided the basis for the Ministry to have grave concerns which require closer examination by the Ministry,” the Ministry noted.
As a consequence, it asked the organisation to provide copies of all financial records including, but not limited to, “payment vouchers, payroll, contracts, and receipts for all monies spent for the fiscal years from 2018 to the present date”.
“Submission of the foregoing along with an index of all documents are requested by September 5th 2022,” the letter added.
The letter, which dates August 31, was addressed to IDPADA-G’s Chief Executive Officer Olive Sampson.
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo had recently challenged the organisation’s Chairman Vincent Alexander to properly account for the almost $500 million that was allocated to the entity by the State.
Alexander had taken part in a press conference alongside other IDPADA-G directors, where he had defended the organisation and Jagdeo’s earlier assertions that the organisation has not been utilising State funds adequately to benefit African-Guyanese.
In his subsequent statement, Jagdeo said that Alexander’s press conference left more questions than answers. Jagdeo posed the questions in his statement, such as questions on how much of the $100 million IDPADA-G received since 2019 was spent on salaries and details on those that were paid.
“First off let me state that I have absolutely no intention of apologising to Vincent Alexander and he is free to take whatever course of action he wishes. Afro-Guyanese still remain in the dark as it relates to the benefits of the close to half a billion dollars utilised. He should therefore provide details on the following.”
“How much of the $100M allocated annually since 2019 and $68M in 2018 was spent on paying salaries, who are individuals that were paid, what amounts were they being paid and how were they selected? How much of that sum was spent on rental, who owns the buildings rented, and what process was used for the selection of the buildings?” Jagdeo questioned.
Jagdeo also questioned how many persons benefitted from capacity training, the types of training offered, who conducted the training, and what process was used to select both the trainers and beneficiaries of the training.
“Why was IDPADA-G registered as a private limited liability company where a number of persons (inclusive of yourself) are listed as the beneficial owners instead of a not-for-profit organisation? These are just a few questions for the moment. I will address this matter in greater detail shortly,” Jagdeo further said in his statement.
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The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) seized illegal guns and ammunition in recent operations.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Elvis Thomas announced the seizures in a press statement on Wednesday.
The complete statement appears below:
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