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Britain’s Conservative Party announced Monday that Liz Truss, currently the country’s foreign secretary, has been elected as the party’s new leader and thus the UK’s new prime minister.

Truss, 47, beat former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak after a leadership contest in which only about 170,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote. Truss received 81,326 votes, compared with Sunak’s 60,399.

She faces immediate pressure to deliver on her promises to tackle a cost-of-living crisis walloping the UK and an economy heading into a potentially lengthy recession.

Queen Elizabeth II is scheduled to formally appoint Truss as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday. The ceremony will take place at the queen’s Balmoral estate in Scotland, where the monarch is spending her summer, rather than Buckingham Palace in London.

The two-month leadership contest left Britain with a power vacuum at a time of growing discontent across the country amid spiralling energy and food costs. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made no major policy decisions since he announced he was stepping down on July 7, and officials insisted that measures to address the energy cost crisis would be deferred until his successor is in place.

Meanwhile tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike to demand better pay to keep up with relentlessly rising costs. Inflation is above 10 per cent for the first time since the 1980s, and the Bank of England has forecast that will reach a 42-year high of 13.3 per cent in October. That’s largely driven by soaring energy bills, which will jump 80 per cent for the average household starting next month.

“I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people’s energy bills, but also dealing with the long term issues we have on energy supply,” Truss told party members after she was elected.

“I know that our beliefs resonate with the British people: Our beliefs in freedom, in the ability to control your own life, in low taxes, in personal responsibility,” she added. “I know that’s why people voted for us in such numbers in 2019 and as your party leader I intend to deliver what we promised those voters right across our great country.”

Truss has won the support of many Conservatives with her Thatcherite zeal to roll back state intervention and slash taxes. Both she and her rival Sunak have spoken of their admiration for Margaret Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and her free-market, small-government economics.

It’s not clear how Truss’s right-wing brand of conservatism, which played so well with party members, will go down with the wider British public – especially those most in need of government relief to help heat their homes this winter.

“This is someone who believes in the market in a radical way, someone who believes that the objective of government is to get towards a much smaller state sooner rather than later. She takes that very seriously,” said Steven Fielding, a professor of political history at Nottingham University.

While the economy is certain to dominate the first months of the new premier’s term, Johnson’s successor will also have to steer the U.K. on the international stage in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine, an increasingly assertive China and ongoing tensions with the European Union over the aftermath of Brexit – especially in Northern Ireland.

Truss will be the UK’s fourth Conservative prime minister in six years, entering Downing Street following Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron.

Johnson was forced to resign after a series of ethics scandals that peaked in July, when dozens of cabinet ministers and lower-level officials quit in protest over his handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by a senior member of his government.

Both Truss and Sunak were key players within Johnson’s Cabinet, though Sunak resigned in the last days of Johnson’s time in office.

A Truss government may not sit well with many because it reminds voters too much of Johnson’s misdeeds, Fielding said.

“She’s basically been elected as Boris Johnson 2.0 by Conservative members — she’s made it very clear that she is a loyal Boris Johnson supporter,” Fielding said. “I think she’s going to find it very difficult to disentangle herself from the whole Johnson shadow.”

Truss and Sunak were the final two candidates whittled down from an initial field of 11 leadership hopefuls.

Under Britain’s parliamentary system of government, the center-right Conservative Party was allowed to hold an internal election to select a new party leader and prime minister without going to the wider electorate. A new general election isn’t required until December 2024.

By SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA

Associated Press

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Ahead of relaxed protocols effective on Monday, Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs Minister Moses Jn Baptiste warned last week that COVID-19 is still circulating in Saint Lucia and remains a major concern.

“Given our low immunisation rate and the growing evidence of long COVID, COVID-19 remains a public health threat. With the general relaxation of the measures, personal responsibility becomes paramount,” the Minister explained.

He disclosed that as of August 26, 2022, Saint Lucia had diagnosed 28,730 COVID-19 cases with approximately 117 active cases currently.

In addition, the country had recorded 391 COVID-19 deaths and continues to register cases daily.

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Nevertheless, the Health Minister noted that the COVID-19 vaccination rate remains below standard at 30%.

He explained that Saint Lucians can access vaccines at all of the Wellness Centres and they are also available for children from five years old.

Saint Lucia’s new relaxed COVID-19 protocols include removing the physical distance and mass crowd limitations, and capacity restrictions on public transportation.

In general, wearing face masks is optional but remains ‘highly recommended’ to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

But masks are required in certain circumstances, including where many people are in close contact and when visiting certain institutions like elderly homes.

Saint Lucia has also removed the testing and vaccination requirement for entry.

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El a yuda hopi pa Cultura wordo hisa na halto

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Tabata como un aña y mey pasa, cu a celebra e hubilo special cu Stanley ‘Stan’ Dabian a cumpli 40 aña trahando pa Gobierno di Aruba!  Un logro fenomenal y sigur admirable.

   Siman pasa durante un actividad di inauguracion di e expo “Lens di mi Wowonan” en conexion cu Dia di Prensa, Stan Dabian tabata e maestro di ceremonia.  E ta un persona cu gusta cultura, e ta hasta hinca den su DNA, y pesey semper e tey cla pa yuda cu su conocemento, conseho, y sigur guia pa tur loke ta promove y conserva cultura di e isla, cu braza habri.

   Na final di e actividad, Stan Dabian a haya chens di papia cu DIARIO pa mustra riba e retonan cu ainda tin nos dilanti pa keda defende cultura, y sigui promove esaki cerca nos futuro generacion.

   El a bisa esaki, como cu aworaki cu casi tur hoben di chikito ta hinca nan mes den mundo di social media, esaki tin efecto cu nan por lubida riba e ‘cultura’ di e isla aki, y mas bien adapta cultura di otro paisnan.

   Stan Dabian ta un persona kende di edad hoben caba tabata yuda den tur actividad cultural den su pueblo di Santa Cruz.  Mirando e hecho cu cierto actividad folklorico por wordo experiencia na Aruba so, ta pone cu tin di traha duro pa mantene e costumber y tradicion aki bibo pa futuro generacion.

   Ora cu Stan Dabian a cuminza traha pa Gobierno, el a cuminza na Parket di Ministerio Publico.  Aki el a traha pa 16 aña largo y ta orguyoso cu el a dedica su mes 100% na e trabao ey.

   Sinembargo ora cu el a haya un chens pa bay pa e Departamento cu ta encarga cu Cultura, el a haci esey mesora!  Y e resto ya ta historia!

   DIARIO a probecha di e ocasion aki, pa gradici Stan Dabian pa e inmenso y valioso colaboracion cu prensa en general na Aruba.  Stan ta un formidable persona pa traha relato, y e ta haci esey semper cu amor, precision, y cu e meta pa pusha tur hende den mesun direccion paralelo pa nan compronde e esencia y importancia di cultura.

   Fuera di esey, e ta usa su experiencia y conocemento di personahenan, pa skirbi ‘tributo’ ora cu personanan cu a haci trabao grandi a comunidad fayece.  Su relatonan tabata sali den casi tur media na Aruba.

   Aki ta unda cu Stan Dabian a confirma na DIARIO, cu despues di 25 aña trahando den Departamento di Cultura Aruba (DCA), el a dicidi pa tuma e oferta di VUT pa asina retira.  E lo retira despues di a traha un total di 41,5 aña den Gobierno.

   El a bisa cu e lo keda si keto bay pa pusha Cultura!  Su sugerencia pa pueblo y demas coleganan den e mundo aki di Cultura ta, pa nan bin cu propio incentivo, bira un ‘self-starter’, kere den bo mes, y cu esfuerzo hunto cu dedicacion na cultural… lo bo logra esaki sigur.

   Dabian no a informa ta ki tempo e lo baha cu VUT, sinembargo di awor caba DIARIO ta manda gradici Stan Dabian pa e aporte valioso di su banda den ultimo decadanan pa sigui pusha Cultura di Aruba yega na un nivel basta halto aworaki.  E speranza tey cu tur Gobierno lo sigui pone ‘Cultura’ di e isla constantemente den spotlight, como cu e ta algo cu hamas por bay neglisha y lage cay y desaparece den e desierto di culturanan stranhero cu ta drentando awor hasta via social media

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Secretaris General di MEP:

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Secretaris General di MEP ta splica cu e caso di mas grandi di corupcion cu Aruba a conoce den su historia a bati na porta di mesa berde y ta inicia e siman aki. Un caso unda a conclui un investigacion cu a produci nada mas y nada menos cu 22000 pagina si 22 mil pagina total. 

Kico ta e esencia di e caso?

Benny tabata malusa su poder y tabata complace amigo y famia a cambio di fabor of placa den dealnan primordialmente cu terenonan comercial. Benny y practicamente henter su Bureau a wordo deteni y tur a wordo interoga y lo forma parti di e tribunal cu ta inicia desde dialuna 5 di september. Benny tabata coopera pa duna opties riba tereno comercial riba NV’s nan y despues via un triki ta coopera dunando blessing pa bende e shares di NV pa miyones unda e optie di dicho tereno comercial ta bay cune.

            Den e ansha pa gana miyones cual a pasa entre otro riba cuenta di Fundacion Curason Berde (Un fundacion di campaña di Benny himself). Un otro cuenta cu a haña $1.329.711 US Dollar ariba ta un cuenta na ORCA Bank na Curaçao riba nomber di Golden Rain Private Foundation di Benny su best friend y right hand (Sussebeek).

            Den e tantisimo terenonan unda Benny a malusa su poder y coopera pa nan wordo bendi den e forma aki Benny tabata comete te hasta erornan grave. Asina por corda e tereno di Deshaun NV. E peticion ta data 20 di augustus 2015 pero tin stempel di Benny su kantoor cu el a drenta 7 di augustus 2015 pues 13 dia prome cu e peticon ( carta) a wordo traha. Alabes tin otro stempel cu firma di Benny cu fecha di 14 di augustus 2015 unda Benny Avestruz a aproba esaki cu e palabra magico “akkoord gaarne uw medewerking”. Pues Benny ta aproba e carta 6 dia prome cu e fecha cu e carta a wordo traha. Rarara!

            Ningun hende den Bureau a cay riba e cos aki? Of ta tur ta complice? Pues nan a perde den e nocion di realidad y tabata golos pa placa te henter e Bureau a comete valsheid in geschrifte door di manipula cu fecha. Ora mira e Statuut nan di e NV di esun cu a pidi tereno ta resulta cu ta amiga di AVP, Mike y Benny esta Leoncita ta 100% doño di e NV. Mas tristo ta cu e Deshaun NV cu a haya e tereno di acuerdo cu e Statutonan di e NV, esaki a wordo lanta apenas 30 di september 2015.

            Pues e akte a pasa despues cu Benny a coopera cu cartanan falsifica cu fecha den augustus. Esaki ta un “taste” di cosnan “feitelijk” cu a tuma luga bou di maneho di Benny y Mike y tur lo bin dilanti den corte entre september pa december. 

Con e candidatonan cu ta bringando pa AVP ta senti nan mes?

            Con candidatonan manera Ryçond of Gerlien Croes ta sinti nan mes cu actonan di corupcion di e magnitud aki? Ta con bo kier convence pueblo vota pa AVP? Dicon boso nunca ta papia di e caso aki of atleast reconose cu locual Benny a hasi no por y no ta bon? Kisas boso dos ta mes corupto? Ta pone nos pensa mesora riba Gerlien cu NO POR drenta Merca. Pakico? Lage e mes splica pueblo. Of Ryçond cu a wordo cori for di Universidad di Aruba? Ryçond mes kier splica?

            Pronto nos lo ta den Parlamento cu basta prueba. Pues ora Parlamentarionan di panlefi di AVP kier brasa corupcion na un manera asina desastroso no ta keda nada otro pa pensa cu nan tur ta mescos. 

Benny Sevinger sospechoso principal cu 5 encargo hopi pisa:

            Ministerio Publico ta acusando Benny di cargonan hopi hopi pisa, 1. Valsheid in geschrifte (Falsificasion), 2. Oplichting ( Estafa), 3. Misbruik van Functie ( Maluso di poder), 4.  Het aannemen van steekpenningen( aldan niet handelen instrijd met zijn plicht) acepta Soborno, 5. Opzettelijk gewoonte witwassen ( Deliberadamente y a proposito laba plaka). 

Benny a paga su fiesta di su birthday y cas cu placa di Avestruz:

            Di acuerdo cu Ministerio Publico: In ruil voor giften werden aanvragen voor overheidsterreinen “VERVALST”. Zo werd de verbouwing van het huis van  Benny Sevinger en zijn VERJAARDAGSFEEST in het Holiday Inn betaald en kocht hij via een stichting vliegtickets. Tin masha hopi NV’s ta wordo menciona den e caso aki.

            Manera Deshaun, Milero Investment, Island Estates, Zenwave y Pristine Estates NV, Damira, Lizner pa nombra algun pa pueblo por cuminsa compronde e magnitud di e corupcion y mafia di Benny Sevinger, Mike Eman y AVP.  Pues Ministerio Publico tin suficiente prueba cu Benny a fiesta su cumpleaños y tambe a renoba su cas cu placa ricibi den cambio pa fabornan politico.

            Wel e cos aki dia pa dia ta bira mas serio y desde september 5 lo ta bon pa TUR prensa di Aruba mustra seriedad como prensa y trese berdad y claridad pa pueblo sa ken ta ken. AVP nunca mas!

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