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Start Date for Super Six Playoffs Postponed
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2022 (SKNFA) — The SKNFA is announcing that the start date for the Super Six Playoffs, which was originally set for Saturday, August 6th, has been postponed to a later date to be announced. This is due to the Friday, August 5th General Elections. The Division 1 League Championship match, scheduled for Sunday, August 7th has also been postponed. The rescheduled dates for both events will be circulated in a subsequent correspondence.
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A glimpse back at Denbigh 2022 in pictorial Loop Jamaica
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This performer with a colourful and friendly parrot and a snake (supposedly unreal) in hand was a hit among patrons on Saturday’s opening day of Denbigh 22 in Clarendon. (Photos: Llewellyn Wynter)
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The normally annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show came back with a real bang over the holiday weekend in Clarendon after a two-year hiatus, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, the traditional warm-up day of the three-day event, Loop News captured some of the activities, including some personal, on-the-ground activities, which are showcased in the pictorial below.
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Talented Jamaican young sprinter Tina Clayton and her compatriot Serena Cole have safely progressed out of the preliminary round of the women’s 100m on day two of the World Athletics Under-20 Champion
Earlier, Jamaica’s 4x400m mixed relay team captured the bronze medal and Kobe Lawrence secured silver in the men’s shot put
Below is Tuesday’s schedule for Jamaican athletes at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
MORNING SESSION
Women’s 400m Heats – 9:35 am
Dejanea Oakley (Heat 4)
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Constable Noel Maitland, the boyfriend of missing social media influencer Donna-lee Donaldson, has been charged with her murder.
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Jamaica Stock Exchange records profits of $144 million in Q2 Loop Jamaica
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The Jamaica Stock Exchange Group (JSEG) recorded net profits after tax of $144 million, which was 24 per cent above the corresponding quarter in 2021.
“The second quarter results have been good and the outlook for the year is for improved performance, as investors and companies continue to demonstrate confidence in the economy despite the lingering threats and impact of COVID 19 and other market uncertainties, the stock exchange said.
The JSE said it believes that despite the geo-political unrest, which will undoubtedly have some impact on the economy, it does not expect that this will significantly affect income due to its successful diversification strategies.
Meanwhile, total income for the JSEG of $570 million grew 29 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2021. The increase can be attributed to improved market conditions and market activities which has resulted in a significant improvement in cess and fee Income.
Total expenses increased by 24.8 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021. The Return on Equity was 7.4 per cent as against 7.2 per cent in 2021.
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One on One Educational Services to raise $358M from IPO Loop Jamaica
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E-learning provider, One on One Educational Services plans to raise over $358 million, in its initial public offer (IPO) with intentions to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market.
Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited is the lead arranger and broker for the offer, which is scheduled to open on August 12, 2022.
Headquartered in Kingston, the award-winning online learning platform offers personalised digital education and training solutions for governments, businesses, and individuals across the Caribbean.
Clients benefit from e-learning courses, online training, instructional design services, and expert tutors and trainers.
“The IPO funds raised will be used to capitalise on long-standing strategic growth identified by investing in next-generation learning content for new and existing markets as well as investing in adaptive learning technology using machine learning and artificial intelligence ideas to personalize learning,” stated Ricardo Allen, President and CEO of One on One.
“We are confident that we have a team with the necessary capabilities, and we are in the process of expanding our capacity to maximize the potential that the market for online learning has to offer. We believe e-learning runs on One on One.”
Theola Moore Bruce, Manager, Capital Markets of Sagicor Investments said the team is excited to throw its support behind One on One.
“At Sagicor Investments we are at an exciting stage in the relationship with One on One that we established years ago, and it is an honour for us to be a part of this milestone for the company as the lead arranger and broker in its IPO”, said Moore Bruce.
“Allen has shown that he is committed to developing our nation through education and training. From his beginnings of helping his peers to excel in mathematics nine years ago to building a regional ed-tech company, speaks not only of his passion but to his commitment to creating engaging and informative learning content for the benefit of the Caribbean region”, she said.
One on One Educational Services is putting up for offer of 380,000,000 shares or 20 per cent of its business to investors, a third of which is devoted to the general public.
“Our revenue growth has averaged 120 per cent over the past three years, and with this injection of capital, we expect to continue growing at a rapid rate. One on One will benefit from the growth that will emanate from our development and dissemination of top-notch learning content and our efforts to capitalise on opportunities across Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world,” Allen added.
Moore Bruce reckons that One on One is a business with high growth potential.
“Its performance over the past years is extremely encouraging and we are also very impressed to learn of the institution’s pass rate for key subjects like mathematics. The company has proven itself to be a major facilitator of e-Learning and we are happy to be a part of the journey.”
The IPO is priced at $1 per share while a few applicants from one reserved pool will be offered the share at a discounted price of $0.80.
In addition to improved returns on share value, One on One Educational Services has stated its intention to pursue a liberal dividend policy that projects an annual dividend of 25 per cent of net profits available for distribution.
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LETTER: What is really going on at Sir Lester Bird Medical Center?
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Dear Editor,
Recently, an article was posted on this platform, requesting for Dr. Duncun, the Medical Director of Sir Lester Bird Medical Center (SLBMC ) to intervene in a medical situation concerning a young female patient presently warded at the hospital.
The young lady who was quite healthy prior to complaining about pains in her lower abdomen was examined in the ER dept and then admitted into the hospital about a month ago to have a simple surgery done.
Surprisingly, she is still in the hospital a month after her surgery, as a patient, now struggling for her life.
To say the least I am shock to understand from one of her family member, who I met during my travels, that the young lady, who has not seen her 4 or 5 year old child due to her ordeal, is still a patient at SLBMC, experiencing excruciating pains & distress from the simple surgery that she had.
I am forced to ask, did something go wrong during her surgery and if so, has the hospital accepted the responsibility of their error?
Furthermore, what is troubling and have me baffled & lost for words is when I was told that the young lady has now been recommended to seek further medical assistance overseas at her own expense.
Of course, I will definitely accept that some ailments may require treatment beyond our shores due to the lack of facilities or expertise that we do not have here on island however, pertaining to this young lady’s case something does not look right and is very questionable…. In my view whenever something looks like a fish, smells like a fish, there is no doubt, it has to be a fish.
At this moment, I can imagine how traumatic it is for her family. I have heard scary & dreadful stories of our hospital but I can now say the proof of the pudding is definitely in the eating .
Of course I cannot not use a broad brush and paint any particular medic in a negative light but questions need to be honestly answered. Where is the integrity, the ethics & the professionlism among some of our medical practitioners?
Where is that empathy? Where is the proper accountability in our healthcare system? Are there proper protocols or guide lines in place for all medical procedures? Are people’s lives being taken for granted when they become a patient at our main hospital?
I will conclude that I have made a pledge to play my part to assist this young lady the best I can, to help her recover from her ordeal and I will continue to keep her, her family and even the medical staff in my prayers.
However, I am making an appeal to the health authorities to let your CONSCIENCE and that HIPPOCRATIC OATH that you have made, be your guide & the rock that you stand on while carrying out your practice!!
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Un joven trata de quemar una araña con su encendedor y causa un incendio forestal en EE.UU.
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Un hombre de 26 años trató de matar una araña con su encendedor en un bosque en Utah, pero, en vez de conseguir su objetivo, incendió 24 hectáreas (60 acres) en plena temporada de sequía, informó la Policía del estado. Según los bomberos, el incendio forestal está contenido actualmente en un 90 %, informó el canal local KSL.
El sospechoso, Cory Allan Martin, fue arrestado el lunes con marihuana y parafernalia de drogas entre sus objetos personales. Actualmente se encuentra en prisión y afronta dos cargos, como causante del incendio y por posesión de drogas. En sus testimonios Martin se identificó como el incendiario y explicó que “cuando intentó quemar la araña, el arbusto que la rodeaba se encendió y el fuego comenzó a propagarse muy rápidamente”. Sin embargo, la Policía de Utah desconoce que pudo motivar al sospechoso a usar el encendedor para matar la araña.
El fuego se extendió a lo largo de 24 hectáreas, entre las ciudades estadounidenses de Springville y Provo. Las autoridades no impusieron el estado de emergencia, pero pidieron que los ciudadanos evitaran el área para “ayudar a abrir las carreteras para los vehículos de emergencia”. Los bomberos usaron helicópteros para sofocar el fuego, que empezó a extenderse ladera arriba por las montañas.
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WATCH: ‘We believe Donna-Lee Donaldson was killed,’ says DCP Bailey Loop Barbados
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Almost three weeks after social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson was reported missing on July 13, the police have not given up on finding the body of the woman now presumed dead.
Her boyfriend – Police Constable, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Noel Maitland – was on Tuesday charged with her murder.
Head of the JCF’s Crime and Security Portfolio Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey said, based on investigation, the police believe Donaldson was killed between 4pm and 8pm on July 12 or July 13. He said that while investigators have not discovered the body there is forensic evidence that she is dead.
DCP Bailey said that the police have carried out several operations – including a visit to the Riverton City landfill in St Andrew – aimed at recovering Donaldson’s body.
The senior law enforcement officer said that while investigators suspect that Maitland may have acted alone in causing the alleged death of Donaldson, they believe that Maitland received help to dispose of the body.
Donaldson was reported missing on July 13 after she had gone to Maitland’s home.
Family and fans of Donaldson, who was the host of the reality show 876 Roommates, staged several protests days after her disappearance claiming a lack of urgency on the part of the police.
The police, with the help of INDECOM and the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Health and oversight from the police command, made several breakthroughs in the case, and, by July 26, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and other stakeholders were brought in for a case review.
By July 27, Maitland was in police custody, taken before the parish court and remanded. On Tuesday, a charge of murder was laid against him.
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Two tropical waves approaching Barbados over the next two days Loop Barbados
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The Barbados Meteorological Services have indicated that two tropical waves are heading towards Barbados this week.
The first tropical wave was analyzed along 48W south of 17N and is moving west at 10 to 15 knots. While, the second tropical wave was analyzed along 32W south of 20N and is moving west at 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday, August 4
Morning
A tropical wave will be approaching the island.
General Forecast: Mix of sunshine and clouds with a few brief isolated light showers.
Night
A tropical wave will begin affecting the island.
General Forecast: Mix of clear skies and clouds with a few brief scattered light showers.
Barbados Forecast Max/Min Temps: 31/23
Friday, August 5
Morning
A tropical wave will continue affecting the island.
General Forecast: Mix of sunshine and clouds with a few intermittent scattered light showers.
Night
Another tropical wave will be approaching the island.
General Forecast: Mix of clear skies and clouds with a few brief scattered light showers.
Barbados Forecast Max/Min Temps: 31/23
Saturday, August 6
Morning
A tropical wave will be affecting the island.
General Forecast: Mix of sunshine and clouds with the occasional intermittent scattered light to moderate showers.
Night
The tropical wave will continue to affect the island.
General Forecast: Mix of clear skies and clouds with a few brief scattered light showers.
Barbados Forecast Max/Min Temps: 30/23
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Visite de Pelosi: Taïwan “ne reculera pas”…
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La présidente de Taïwan Tsai Ing-wen a affirmé mercredi que l’île “ne reculerait pas” face à la menace de la Chine, qui s’apprête à lancer des manoeuvres militaires dangereusement près des côtes taïwanaises en représailles à la visite de la présidente de la Chambre des représentants américaine Nancy Pelosi.
Lors d’une rencontre avec Mme Tsai à Taipei, Mme Pelosi, la plus haute responsable américaine à visiter l’île depuis 25 ans, a affirmé être venue “en paix” dans la région tout en assurant que les Etats-Unis n’abandonneraient pas l’île démocratique, qui vit sous la menace constante d’une invasion par Pékin.
Arrivée mardi soir à bord d’un avion militaire américain, Mme Pelosi a quitté l’île mercredi à 18H00 (10H00 GMT) à destination de la Corée du Sud, prochaine étape de sa tournée asiatique.
Avant son départ, Mme Pelosi a rencontré plusieurs dissidents qui se sont trouvés dans le collimateur de Pékin par le passé, dont l’un des principaux leaders étudiants des manifestations pro-démocratie de la place Tiananmen en 1989, Wu’er Kaixi.
“Nous sommes d’accord que Taïwan est en première ligne (de la démocratie)”, a déclaré Wu’er. “Les gouvernements américain et taïwanais doivent (…) défendre davantage les droits humains”.
Le bref séjour de la dirigeante américaine a déclenché l’ire de Pékin, qui considère Taïwan comme faisant partie de son territoire et s’oppose avec véhémence à toute forme de reconnaissance internationale de l’île.
“Ceux qui offensent la Chine seront punis”, a menacé mercredi le ministre chinois des Affaires étrangères, Wang Yi.
Le ministère chinois de la Défense a promis des “actions militaires ciblées”, avec une série de manoeuvres militaires autour de l’île qui commenceront jeudi, dont “le tir à munitions réelles de longue portée” dans le détroit de Taïwan, qui sépare l’île de la Chine continentale.
Ces exercices “constituent une mesure nécessaire et légitime afin de répliquer aux graves provocations de certains politiciens américains et des indépendantistes taïwanais”, a déclaré à la presse Hua Chunying, une porte-parole du ministère des Affaires étrangères.
“Face à des menaces militaires délibérément accrues, Taïwan ne reculera pas”, a réagi la présidente taïwanaise.
“Nous allons (…) continuer à défendre la démocratie”, a-t-elle affirmé lors de sa rencontre avec Mme Pelosi, qu’elle a remerciée pour avoir “pris des mesures concrètes pour montrer (son) soutien indéfectible à Taïwan en ce moment critique”.
Selon les coordonnées publiées par l’armée chinoise, une partie des opérations militaires doivent avoir lieu à 20 kilomètres des côtes de Taïwan.
“Certaines des zones des manoeuvres de la Chine empiètent sur (…) les eaux territoriales de Taïwan”, a déclaré le porte-parole du ministère taïwanais de la Défense Sun Li-fang.
Le Conseil des affaires continentales, l’organisme qui définit la politique du gouvernement taïwanais à l’égard de Pékin, a accusé le régime chinois de pratiquer une “intimidation vicieuse” qui aura “un impact sérieux sur la paix et la prospérité de l’Asie de l’Est toute entière”.
Le Japon s’est quant à lui dit “préoccupé” par les exercices chinois, affirmant que certains allaient empiéter sur sa zone économique exclusive (ZEE).
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Les autorités taïwanaises ont signalé dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi que 21 avions militaires chinois avaient pénétré dans la zone d’identification de défense aérienne de l’île – une zone bien plus large que son espace aérien.
Le ministère du Commerce de Pékin a également annoncé des sanctions économiques, dont une suspension de l’exportation vers Taïwan de sable naturel – un composant clé dans la fabrication de semi-conducteurs, l’une des principales exportations de l’île. Et l’administration chinoise des douanes a suspendu l’importation des agrumes et de certains poissons de Taïwan.
Le ministère taïwanais de la Défense a assuré que l’armée allait “protéger la sécurité nationale”.
Plusieurs navires américains croisent également dans la région, dont le porte-avions USS Ronald Reagan, selon des sources militaires américaines.
La plupart des observateurs jugent faible la probabilité d’un conflit armé. Mais des responsables américains ont dit se préparer à des démonstrations de force de l’armée chinoise.
Même si des responsables américains se rendent régulièrement sur l’île, la Chine juge que la visite de Mme Pelosi, troisième personnage de l’Etat américain, est une provocation majeure.
La semaine dernière, dans un entretien téléphonique avec son homologue Joe Biden, le président chinois Xi Jinping avait déjà appelé les Etats-Unis à ne “pas jouer avec le feu”.
Depuis 1979, Washington ne reconnaît qu’un seul gouvernement chinois, celui de Pékin, tout en continuant à apporter un soutien aux autorités taïwanaises, via notamment d’importantes ventes d’armes.
Les Etats-Unis pratiquent également “l’ambiguïté stratégique”, s’abstenant de dire s’ils défendraient ou non militairement Taïwan en cas d’invasion.
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