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5 Reasons why Bajans’ Light bills are less for August Loop Barbados
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The Barbados Light & Power Company (Light & Power) has delivered great news to its customers that August bills will indeed be lower for five reasons.
1. Energy Bridge online
First off, Managing Director Roger Blackman has said:
“Light & Power’s new Clean Energy Bridge (CEB) plant at Trents, St Lucy was commissioned on June 28 and, starting this month, is delivering an overall net decrease in fuel costs. For us, the CEB has always represented a commitment to our more than 128,000 customers to stabilize electricity fuel costs and maintain system reliability as the island transitions to a renewable energy future.”
2. Oil price drops
Secondly, global oil prices are also impacting the fuel component customers’ electricity bills for August.
“Over the past 18 months, we have seen a steady rise in global oil prices, resulting in sometimes dramatic increases to the fuel charge on electricity bills. We know it hasn’t been easy on our customers. Last month, we started to see the impact of the declining international oil price and we were pleased to see that the price, which directly impacts the FCA charged to customers, continued to drop and is now in the region of US $90 per barrel from a high of US $119 per barrel in March.”
3. Lower Fuel Adjustment Clause
The Fuel Clause Adjustment (FCA) for August 2022 is 39.0819 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), a decrease of 17% over July’s FCA of 47.0855 cents per kWh.
As a result of the operation of the CEB and the lower international oil prices, for the average residential customer who uses around 250 kWh per month, the decrease in the FCA equates to a reduction of about $24 in the fuel portion of their August bill.
4. 10 per cent less in VAT
Blackman also noted that “Effective in time for August electricity bills is the Government’s reduction in VAT from 17.5% to 7.5% on the first 250 kWh consumed per month, bringing an additional $15 in savings for customers using 250 kWh or more in a month. With the VAT reduction factored in, these customers can expect to see a drop of about $39 on their August bill as compared to July.”
5. Discount (This one depends on customers)
Light & Power reminds customers of the early payment discount of 10%, which provides a further opportunity for monthly energy cost savings.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.blpc.com.bb.
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York Loop Barbados
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Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced. The 75-year-old author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was arrested.
State police said Rushdie was apparently stabbed in the neck and was flown to a hospital. His condition wasn’t immediately known. The moderator at the event was also attacked and suffered a minor head injury, police said.
Rabbi Charles Savenor was among the roughly 2,500 people in the audience. Amid gasps, spectators were ushered out of the outdoor amphitheatre.
The assailant ran onto the platform “and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten,” Savenor said. He said the attack lasted about 20 seconds.
Another spectator, Kathleen Jones, said the attacker was dressed in black, with a black mask.
“We thought perhaps it was part of a stunt to show that there’s still a lot of controversy around this author. But it became evident in a few seconds” that it wasn’t, she said.
A bloodied Rushdie was quickly surrounded by a small group of people who held up his legs, presumably to send more blood to his chest.
Rushdie has been a prominent spokesman for free expression and liberal causes. He is a former president of PEN America, which said it was “reeling from shock and horror” at the attack.
“We can think of no comparable incident of a public violent attack on a literary writer on American soil,” CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement.
Rushdie “has been targeted for his words for decades but has never flinched nor faltered,” she added.
His 1988 book “The Satanic Verses” was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims. Often-violent protests against Rushdie erupted around the world, including a riot that killed 12 people in Mumbai.
The novel was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Khomeini died that same year.
Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday’s attack.
A bounty of over $3 million has also been offered for anyone who kills Rushdie.
The death threats and bounty led Rushdie to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included a round-the-clock armed guard. Rushdie emerged after nine years of seclusion and cautiously resumed more public appearances, maintaining his outspoken criticism of religious extremism overall.
He has said he is proud of his fight for freedom of expression, saying in a 2012 talk in New York that terrorism is really the art of fear.
“The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid,” he said.
Iran’s government has long since distanced itself from Khomeini’s decree, but anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered. The Index on Censorship, an organization promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for his killing as recently as 2016, underscoring that the fatwa for his death still stands.
In 2012, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding.
Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” but his name became known around the world after “The Satanic Verses.”
The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, has served for more than a century as a place for reflection and spiritual guidance. Visitors don’t pass through metal detectors or undergo bag checks. Most people leave the doors to their century-old cottages unlocked at night.
Police said a state trooper was assigned to Rushdie’s lecture.
The Chautauqua centre is known for its summertime lecture series, where Rushdie has spoken before. Speakers address a different topic each week. Rushdie and moderator Henry Reese were set to discuss “the United States as asylum for writers and other artists in exile and as a home for freedom of creative expression.”
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press
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Dak- en thuislozen uit Andre Kamperveenstadion gezet
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Le bon chrono de Cédric Eustache
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CYCLISME. 71E TOUR DE GUADELOUPE. 8E ETAPE
Mathurin Mayoulika
Vendredi 12 Août 2022 – 09h15
4e du contre-la-montre, Cédric Eustache (TMC) complète le podium du général. – HT
Auteur d’un bon contre-la-montre, loin du duel entre Brunel et Bennett, le coureur martiniquais de la Team Madras Cycling s’est montré plus rapide que Rapiteau blessé et Centrone dépassé, ce qui lui vaut de retrouver une place sur le podium du général qu’il complète.
Déjà troisième général, à l’issue de l’étape de mardi, avant de perdre des places le lendemain, Cédric Eustache (TMC) a retrouvé des couleurs ce samedi.
Dans le contre-la-montre ralliant Le Moule à Anse-Bertrand (30,6 km), il s’est classé 4e. à 2’03” d’Alexys Brunel (USL).
5e au départ de l’étape, le sociétaire de la Team Madras Cycling, remonte au classement, et devance Florian Rapiteau (Laval Cycling 53) de 4 secondes.
Parti dernier du contre-la-montre, Alexys Brunel s’est montré impitoyable face Florian Rapiteau, lancé deux minutes avant lui, qu’il a dépassé. .
Stefan Bennett (ETPC),profite de cette situation et passe de la 3e place à la 2e au général.
Axel Carnier (sélection de Martinique), 6e avant l’étape perd deux places au classement général.
Samedi, les coureurs rallieront Pointe=Noire à Bouillante, soit 138, 5 km.
Les classements
L’étape
1.Alexys Brunel (USL) en 36’15”
2.Stefan Bennett (ETPC) à 1’07”
3.Matisse Julien (PT U23) à 2’02”
4.Cédric Eustache (TMC) à 2’03”
5.Matthéis Oliver (TMTW) à 2’30”
…
28. Axel Carnier (Martinique) à 4’43”
46.Brandon Baret-Ajax (Martinique) à 6’08”
80.Johan Gobin (Martinique) à 8’16”
89.Mickaël Stanislas (Martinique) à 8’58”
90.Jean-Christophe Florimond (Martinique) à 9’06”
92.Dylan Jacques (Martinique) à 9’24”
Le général
1.Alexys Brunel (USL) en 23h07’06”
2.Stefan Bennett (ETPC) à 4’24”
3.Cédric Eustache (TMC) à 6’22”
4.Florian Rapiteau (Laval Cycling 53) à 6’26”
5.Tom Donnenwirth (UVMG) à 7’23”
…
8.Axel Carnier (Martinique) à 9’07”
54.Jean-Christophe Florimond (Martinique) à 51’45”
56.Dylan Jacques (Martinique) à 52’46”
64.Mickaël Stanislas (Martinique) à 57’41”
71.Brandon Baret-Ajax (ERG) à 1h04’46”
72.Johan Gobin (Martinique) à 1h05’48”
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Tour cycliste de la Guadeloupe: Alexys Brunel reprend de l’avance avant la montagne
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Vendredi 12 Août 2022 – 13h59
Alexys Brunel a littéralement écrasé le chrono lors de cette 8e étape entre Le Moule et Anse-Bertrand – Sandy Traigneau
Comme prévu, le premier du classement général a protégé son maillot en prenant encore des minutes sur ses rivaux lors du contre-la-montre entre Le Moule et Anse-Bertrand. Alexys Brunel a écrasé le chrono en 36m15s. Stéfan Bennett partira demain à Pointe-Noire avec 4m24s de retard sur le maillot jaune.
Il était attendu sur son épreuve et il n’a pas déçu. Le champion de France espoir du contre-la-montre a écrasé le chrono en mettant plus d’une minute sur le 2e de cette 8e étape, Stéfan Bennett (Eurocycling).
Alexys Brunel est partie tambour battant, malgré un problème de fixation sur les pédales au départ, puisqu’il a dépassé Florian Rapiteau avant le 15e km. Le coureur de Laval avait pris le départ deux minutes avant. Alexys Brunel a continué d’appuyer sur sa machine durant tout le parcours qu’il boucle en 36m15s. Ce superbe chrono lui permet donc de reprendre de l’avance sur Stéfan Bennett avant l’étape de montagne entre Pointe-Noire et Bouillante où il est annoncé en difficulté.
De son côté Stéfan Bennett s’est accroché avec un chrono en 37m22. L’objectif du jour pour le vainqueur du Tour 2021 était de ne pas perdre trop de temps sur ce chrono pour avoir encore une chance de jouer le général dans la montagne qu’il affectionne tant.
La Corratec a tenté de remporter une deuxième étape, la Premier Tech passe à côté une nouvelle fois.
Si Julien Chane Foc a tenu le temps de référence en 41m32s durant plus de 15 minutes, l’italien Giulo Masotto a pulvérisé ce temps en bouclant les 30km600 en 38m52s. Ce temps de référence aura été tenu longtemps, jusqu’à ce que, bien entendu, un garçon de la Premier Tech fasse mieux. Matisse Julien est descendu à 38m17s. Rien d’étonnant à cela, puisque les Canadiens avaient fait une très grosse impression du chrono de la Désirade, où Julien avait signé le 4e temps. D’autre part, la configuration du Tour a fait que les Premier Tech U23 étaient revanchards après la victoire qui leur a échappé la veille au Moule (7e étape).
Classement 8ème étape
1. Alexys Brunel – 36’15
2. Stefan Bennett – 37’22
3. Julien matisse – 38’17
4. Cedric Eustache – 38’18
5. Oliver Mattheis – 38’46
6. Giulio Masotto – 38’52
7. Robin Plamondon – 39’06
8. Boris Carène – 39’12
9. Guillaume Dauschy – 39’18
10. Gabriel Reguero Chorral – 39’21
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Un avion de la compagnie Corsair à destination de Fort-de-France contraint de faire demi-tour en vol
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Vendredi 12 Août 2022 – 15h09
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Ce vendredi 12 août, aux alentours de 10h15, le vol SS924 de la compagnie Corsair a été dérouté suite à l’indiscipline d’une passagère.
Après environ une demi-heure du décollage, le vol SS924 au départ de Paris Orly et à destination de l’aéroport Aimé Césaire (Fort-de-France) de la compagnie Corsair a été dérouté vers Orly. Pour cause, une passagère s’est mise à fumer dans les toilettes vers l’arrière de l’appareil en plein vol. L’équipage a été alerté par le son des alarmes à plusieurs reprises et a tenté de raisonner la passagère, qui a répondu agressivement. Cette dernière s’en est donc pris au personnel de l’équipage du vol. À l’atterrissage à Paris, les forces de l’ordre l’ont interpellé directement dans l’avion.
Le vol n’a pu repartir qu’environ 2h après cet incident, il est de nouveau en route vers Fort-de-France.
Une enquête est ouverte, selon la compagnie aérienne.
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Le conducteur du deux-roues qui avait fauché un enfant âgé de 4 ans sera jugé ce mardi
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Initialement prévu ce jeudi (11 août), le jugement en comparution immédiate du conducteur du deux-roues qui avait grièvement blessé un enfant âgé de 4 ans sur le parking d’un centre commercial des Abymes, a été reporté à mardi.
Ce lundi (8 août), un garçonnet avait été renversé par un deux-roues, sur le parking d’un centre commercial des Abymes. Le conducteur du deux-roues avait pris la fuite.Grièvement blessé, la victime a été transportée au pôle Parent-enfant du Centre hospitalier universitaire, à Palais Royal, aux Abymes.Âgé de 34 ans, avec antécédents judiciaires, le conducteur du deux-roues, s’est rendu aux autorités judiciaires ce mercredi (10 août) et avait été placé en garde à vue. Sa garde à vue avait été prolongée hier (11 août).
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‘Anger mi have inna mi right now’ — Donna-Lee Donaldson’s uncle Loop Jamaica
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After Constable Noel Maitland, the accused in the murder of social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, made his first court appearance in the matter on Friday, relatives of the young woman reacted to the news that his attorney will be making a bail application when he reappears in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on August 22.
The frustration was evident as Donaldson’s uncle, Neil Lugg, shared his thoughts.
“Anger mi have inna mi right now,” Lugg said, as he shared that he learnt about Maitland’s court appearance through the media.
Maitland, who was Donaldson’s boyfriend, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with her disappearance following a high-level investigation. He has, however, maintained his innocence.
Donaldson was reported missing on July 13. The police believe she was killed on July 12.
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Safaree Suing Over Leaked Video With Girlfriend Kimbella Matos
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Safaree Samuels is threatening to take legal action against an unnamed person for the leaked private video of him and his girlfriend Kimbella Matos.
The videos were leaked on Thursday night and were being sold pay-per-view by a blogger on Patreon. A ten-minute clip has been circulating on Twitter and other sites showing the couple getting in on various occasions. Their identities are visible in the video, with Matos lying on the bed and Safaree standing behind her. There is also a video showing Matos giving Safaree “brains.”
An irate Safaree took to Twitter to warn that he will be taking legal action for the leak.
“I am Taking full legal and criminal action. The person who did that is going to pay. And I am not letting up either,” the Love & Hip Hop artist said.
Safaree is no stranger to leaks, as photos and videos of his private parts have leaked many times before. However, the rising rapper says that he is not taking this latest incident lightly.
“Not letting this 1 slide. This is a cyber crime and I am pressing full charges!” Safaree added.
Safaree has previously been a victim of alleged cybercrime after his nudes went viral, leaving fans speechless at the size of his package. A confident Safaree has, however, turned the negative into a positive as he has a adult toy collaboration from the first leak of his privates.
There are speculations that Erica Mena might be behind the leak, but she has been very quiet on social media as she is busy promoting her Fox’s Tubi movie, The Stepmother.
Months ago, Erica Mena and Matos went at it as they traded accusations, with Mena calling the Instagram model a “Prostitute” and Matos dishing information on Mena, claiming that she was selling herself to rich ball players.
Kimbella Matos responded to the tweet while accusing Erica of being obsessed with her and calling her uneducated.
Erica Mena and Safaree announced they were officially divorced in March 2022 after being married for less than three years. The pair met on the cast of Love and Hip Hop franchise and got married in October 2019. However, their relationship was characterized by various problems after the birth of their first child. The former couple shares two children Legend, 1, and Majesty Safire, 2.
Mena has often accused Safaree of being a deadbeat father and had shared that Safaree was out partying for his birthday while she gave birth to their son. He also didn’t see the baby, who had to be hospitalized in NICU after birth, until days later. Safaree, on the other hand, has accused Mena of being difficult to deal with and keeping him from his children.
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