Stacey McKenzie ‘Walk Camp’ positively impacts inner-city girls Loop Jamaica

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Jamaican-born international supermodel Stacey McKenzie is committed to paying it forward in a meaningful way.

The TV personality, motivational speaker and runway coach has found an avenue through which she can empower young Jamaican girls.

She recently hosted The Walk Camp Jamaica where she engaged inner-city girls in tasks designed to develop self-awareness and self-esteem through mentorship and other activities.

The initiative originated in Canada before hitting Jamaican shores. McKenzie felt compelled to invest in the youth of her homeland, and why not start with young women and girls?

One of the camp participants demonstrated her selfie video skills during a session lead by media personality and communication executive Amashika Lorne.

The camp, which was in its third staging, was held at the Half Way Tree Primary School and was free to participants who were mentored not only by McKenzie but by her esteemed peers, who eagerly gave of their time and expertise to coach the girls who became like little sisters to them.

Some of the mentors included dancer/choreographer Orville Hall; singer Nadine Sutherland; radio personality Nikki Z; author, communication and PR consultant Amashika Lorne; TV producer Sharon Schroeter; businesswoman Tina Matalon and TV producer Odessa Chambers.

Amashika Lorne commented on the ease of her commitment to the cause, noting that everyone should make some time to pay it forward.

“When Stacey approached me, I was excited to be on board… I took the opportunity to share with the girls various tools and skill sets pertaining to media and marketing such as creating videos with a message; current affairs and brand messaging plus personalised activities that include reinforcing self-acceptance.”

Podcast and radio host, Syntyche Clarke, posed with the camp participants.

Lorne believes that the mentorship of young girls is an ideal medium to nurture and mould the next generation of businesswomen, models and entrepreneurs.

McKenzie, who grew up on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston while living in Jamaica, shared that she established the camp as a means of inspiring girls and providing that much-needed hope that can possibly change the lives of children in communities often marginalized and neglected.

“Whenever I’d come home to Jamaica and while I was in Canada, I would go back to these neighbourhoods and speak to the kids. One day when I was talking in my old neighbourhood, this little one came up to me and said, ‘You’re the only one that ever comes back and looks for us.’”

These words would forever be imprinted in her heart and later motivated her to try and play an active role in giving back to her communities.

Pamela Powell (C) took charge of all things related to etiquette with the 2022 The Walk Camp participants before posing for a group photo.

Through McKenzie’s ‘Walk Camp’ the girls are exposed to several mentors from various fields of fashion, media, business, health and entrepreneurship, who share with them their own stories and what it took for them to achieve success in their respective fields.

The mentors facilitate the girls having a personal experience wherein they see and interact face-to-face with actual persons they may otherwise not have access to.

“My company ‘Walk This Way Workshop’ was modelled after me as I am known for my walk. We train new, aspiring models to take the industry by storm, but later on, when I created The Walk Camp, I wanted it to be a more powerful platform for the participants to realise and cultivate their inner strength. We can acknowledge that they will have challenges and obstacles along their journey as that is life, what they then need to learn is the necessary tools to allow them to overcome these obstacles and persevere.”

Some of the girls who participated in the camp endorsed the plethora of activities they were exposed to and said that they were excited to put some of what they learned into action.

For young Jada Williams, the best thing about the ‘Walk Camp’ was the mentors.

“I found their stories very interesting. Their stories amazed me because of their careers as they are actresses, models, authors and singers and this has made me gain so much confidence, and I would like to thank Aunty Stacey for that.”

For Shamara Thompson, the ‘Walk Camp’ impacted her in a powerful and positive way.

“The camp has helped me by empowering me and helping me to believe in myself and be a better version of myself. It pushes me to never give up like how Auntie Stacey never gave up or she wouldn’t be where she’s at today, I enjoyed the camp and hope to go back next year.”

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Arrest warrant forces Sandeep Lamichane to leave Tallawahs squad Loop Jamaica

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Sandeep Lamichane has been removed from the Jamaica Tallawahs squad following the issuance of an arrest warrant in his native country Nepal.

A statement issued by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stated that Lamichane “will take no further part in the tournament this year.”

Lamichhane has not featured in any of the three games for the Tallawahs so far in the 2022 season.

According to reports on Thursday, Lamichane was suspended by the Cricket Association of Nepal over an alleged case of coercion of another person.

It was revealed that a complaint against Lamichhane was lodged in a Kathmandu police station.

A statement released by acting secretary of the Cricket Association of Nepal, Vikram Malla, said Lamichane’s suspension will remain in place pending the outcome of the investigation.

The 22-year-old is one of Nepal’s most high-profile cricketers.

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Queen Elizabeth II in Trinidad and Tobago: Photo story

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File photo: Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Piarco International Airport for the CHOGM on November 26 2009.

Newsday’s Jeff K Mayers and Sureash Cholai share file photos from the last visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.

File photo: Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Piarco International Airport for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on November 26, 2009.

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UNC on queen’s death: World has lost immaculate soul

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Queen Elizabeth II at a banquet hosted by President Max Richards in 2009 at the President’s House. File Photo/ Sureash Cholai

The United National Congress has described the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II as a loss to the world.

The queen died at Balmoral, Scotland, on Thursday afternoon.

In a release, Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said, “The world has lost a soul of immaculate kindness, strength and courage, which enriched so many for decades.”

Persad-Bissessar said she admired the strength and resilience the queen had shown throughout her life.

“Her majesty’s life was an inspiring one as she demonstrated that neither youth nor gender would prevent her from undertaking a role with such great responsibilities.

Persad-Bissessar recalled: “As the first female chair in the office of the Commonwealth and first female prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago I had the esteemed pleasure of meeting her majesty on the Commonwealth stage and was greatly enlightened by her humour as well as her great humility, but even more so enriched by her desire to see a better world.

The opposition leader praised and remembered the queen for her years of love, kindness, and dedication to the Commonwealth.

“Her majesty’s many acts of goodwill throughout our Commonwealth, her words of wisdom throughout our global community and most of all the way she managed the tribulations that faced her life, her family and society were shining examples of courage which offered strength to many.

“Her majesty lived a life of service to the British people and our Commonwealth to the very end, as this week she appointed the 15th prime minister of her reign.”

The Opposition also extended condolences to the UK.

“However, I ask them to find strength in her majesty’s own words, ‘The courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.’

“Together, as a Commonwealth, we must move forward stronger and united by the loving memory of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, for a better future.”

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Salud reporta nueve muertes y 1,157 casos nuevos por COVID-19 según informe

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Radican cargos contra individuo que disparó contra varios miembros de la Uniformada

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch for 70 years, dies Loop Barbados

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96.

Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement.

A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era. The impact of her loss will be huge, and unpredictable, both for the nation and for the monarchy, an institution she helped stabilize and modernize across decades of huge social change and family scandals.

With the death of the queen, her son Charles, automatically becomes monarch, even though the coronation might not take place for months. It is not known whether he will choose to call himself King Charles III or some other name.

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Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision at her summer residence in Scotland after doctors raised concerns about the 96-year-old monarch’s health, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as members of the royal family rushed to be at her side.

The announcement by the palace came a day after the queen canceled a virtual meeting of her Privy Council when doctors advised her to rest following a full day of events on Tuesday, when she formally asked Liz Truss to become Britain’s prime minister.

“Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” a palace spokesperson said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with customary policy. “The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”

The palace declined to provide further details about the queen’s condition, but there were worrying signs that it might be serious. A Cabinet minister interrupted Truss during a debate in the House of Commons to inform her about Elizabeth’s condition and family members canceled long-planned engagements to travel to the Highlands.

Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, along with his wife, Camilla, and sister, Princess Anne, were with the queen at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland. Other members of the royal family, including Charles’ sons, Princes William and Harry, were said to be en route.

The gathering of the House of Windsor came just three months after people across Britain paused over a long holiday weekend to celebrate the queen’s 70 years on the throne. While crowds of cheering, flag-waving fans filled the streets around Buckingham Palace throughout four days of festivities, the queen herself made only two brief appearances on the palace balcony to wave to her subjects.

Elizabeth has increasingly handed over duties to Charles and other members of the royal family in recent months as she recovered from a bout of COVID-19, began using a cane and struggled to get around.

“The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime,” Truss said on Twitter.

“My thoughts — and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom — are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”

Political leaders from across the spectrum joined Truss in expressing their concern, and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the “prayers of the nation” were with Elizabeth.

Since assuming the throne after the death of her father on Feb. 6, 1952, Elizabeth has been a symbol of stability as Britain negotiated the end of empire, the dawn of the information age and the mass migration that transformed the country into a multicultural society.

That steadfastness was seen Tuesday when she oversaw the handover of power from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Truss in a series of carefully choreographed events steeped in the traditions of Britain’s 1,000-year-old monarchy.

Throughout her tenure, the queen has also built a bond with the people of Great Britain through a seemingly endless series of public appearances as she opened libraries, dedicated hospitals and bestowed honors on deserving citizens.

“I have no knowledge of precisely her health condition, but I get the feeling, somehow, we might be being prepared for something,” Deborah Langton, 67, a semi-retired translator, said outside Buckingham Palace. “And if that is, you know, the end, then that’s going to be very sad, I think, for a lot of people.”

Elizabeth, who famously dedicated her “whole life” to the service of Britain and the Commonwealth on her 21st birthday, has ruled out the idea of abdicating. As recently as Wednesday she issued a statement after the killing of at least 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, saying: “I mourn with all Canadians at this tragic time.”

But the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April of last year reminded the country that the reign of the only monarch most people in Britain have ever known was finite. During a funeral that was limited to just 30 mourners because of pandemic restrictions, the queen was forced to sit alone, hidden behind a black face mask, as she contemplated the loss of the man who had been at her side for more than 70 years.

That truth was the subtext of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations as newspapers, TV news shows and the walls of the palace were filled with images of Elizabeth as she evolved from a glamorous young queen in crown and diamonds to a kind of global grandmother known for her omnipresent handbag and love of horses and corgis.

Charles was front and center throughout the festivities as he stood in for his mother and demonstrated he was ready to take on her mantle.

Wearing a ceremonial scarlet tunic and bearskin hat, he reviewed the troops during the Queen’s Birthday Parade on the opening day of the jubilee. The next day, he was the last guest to enter St. Paul’s Cathedral and took his seat at the front of the church for a service of thanksgiving in honor of the queen. At a star-studded concert in front of Buckingham Palace, he delivered the main tribute to the woman he addressed as “Your Majesty, Mummy.”

But on Thursday, the nation’s attention was firmly fixed on the queen, with the BBC switching to nonstop coverage of the monarch’s condition.

“It’s quite sad, really,” Kristian Ctylok, a 32-year-old London resident said. “I think half the country is probably expecting it because she’s been quite frail for a while. But, you know, I guess no one thought the day would come, really. So hopefully it’s not as bad as what it seems.”

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10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life Loop Barbados

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ruled Britain for 70 years, making her the longest-serving monarch in the country’s history. Her death on September 8, 2022, sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in the land of her birth.

In this piece, AP writer Syliva Hui looks back at the Queen’s life with ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH

Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and seven months.

In 2016, Elizabeth also became the longest-reigning monarch in the world with the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. In 2022, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in world history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age four.

Apart from Elizabeth and Victoria, only four other monarchs in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: George III (59 years), Henry III (56 years), Edward III (50 years) and James VI of Scotland (58 years.)

HOME-SCHOOLING

Like many royals of her time and before, Elizabeth never went to a public school and was never exposed to other students. Instead, she was educated at home with Margaret, her younger sister.

Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion.

Elizabeth’s schooling also included learning to ride, swim, dance and the study of fine art and music.

“NO. 230873”

During World War II, young Princess Elizabeth briefly became known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service No. 1.

After months of campaigning for her parents’ permission to do something for the war effort, the heir to the throne learned how to drive and service ambulances and trucks. She rose to the rank of honorary Junior Commander within months.

‘GREAT MIMICKER’

Elizabeth often gave the impression of a serious demeanor, and many have noted her “poker face,” but those who knew her described her as having a mischievous sense of humor and a talent for mimicry in a private company.

Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has said the queen could be “extremely funny in private — and not everybody appreciates how funny she can be.”

Bishop Michael Mann, the monarch’s domestic chaplain, once said that “the queen imitating the Concorde landing is one of the funniest things you could see.” Ian Paisley, the Northern Irish clergyman and politician, also noted that Elizabeth was a “great mimicker” of him.

More recently, she showed her mischievous side during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, when she starred in a comic video alongside an animated Paddington Bear and spoke of hiding marmalade sandwiches in her purse.

ROYAL TAXPAYER

She may have been the queen, but she paid taxes too — at least since 1992.

When Windsor Castle, the queen’s weekend residence, was ravaged by fire in 1992, the public rebelled against paying millions of pounds for repairs.

But she voluntarily agreed to pay tax on her personal income. She said she would meet 70 percent of the cost of restoration work and decided to open her home at Buckingham Palace to the public for the first time to generate extra funds from admission fees.

LITTLE LILIBET

The queen was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of York, in honor of her mother, paternal grandmother and paternal great-grandmother. But as a child, she was endearingly known as young Lilibet by her family — said to be because she couldn’t pronounce “Elizabeth” properly.

In a letter to her grandmother Queen Mary, the young princess wrote: “Dear Granny. Thank you very much for the lovely little jersey. We loved staying at Sandringham with you. I lost a top front tooth yesterday morning,” before signing off, “Love from Lilibet.”

The nickname became more widely known after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, named their daughter Lilibet Diana in 2021.

A STEADFAST ROMANCE

Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip enjoyed a stable relationship for more 70 years, a union that far outlasted the marriages of three of her four children: Charles, Anne and Andrew.

“He has been quite simply my strength and stay all these years,” the queen said of Philip on their 50th wedding anniversary.

Their story began in 1939, when Prince Philip of Greece, a handsome 18-year-old naval cadet, was detailed to entertain the 13-year-old Elizabeth for a day. Several years later, Philip was invited to join the royal family at Windsor Castle at Christmas, and he soon made discreet inquiries about whether he would be considered an eligible suitor.

The couple married in Westminster Abbey in 1947. When Philip died in 2021 at age 99, Elizabeth described his passing as leaving a “huge void” in her life, according to their son, Andrew.

MULTIPLE BIRTHDAYS

Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, but it was sometimes confusing for the public to know when to celebrate.

There was no universally fixed day for her “official birthday” — it was either the first, second or third Saturday in June, and was decided by the government.

In Australia, her birthday was celebrated on the second Monday of June, while in Canada, it was marked on a Monday either on or before May 24, Queen Victoria’s birthday.

Only the queen and those closest to her celebrated her actual birthday in private gatherings.

HOW MANY CORGIS?

It’s widely known that Elizabeth loved corgis — Princess Diana reportedly called the dogs the queen’s “moving carpet” because they accompanied her everywhere.

She owned more than 30 corgis over the years. She also had two “dorgis” — crossbreeds of dachshund and corgi — named Candy and Vulcan.

Elizabeth was photographed hugging one of the dogs as far back as 1936 at age 10 and was given a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday. The breed was introduced to the Royal family by her father, King George VI, in 1933, when he bought a male corgi called Dookie from a local kennel.

As queen, she also technically owned the thousands of mute swans in open British waters and had the right to claim all sturgeons, porpoises, whales and dolphins, according to a statute from 1324.

‘A PRETTY NICE GIRL’

The queen inevitably became the subject of pop songs.

The Beatles immortalised her with the tongue-in-cheek “Her Majesty,” calling her “a pretty nice girl” though “she doesn’t have a lot to say.” The brief song, sung by Paul McCartney and recorded in 1969, appeared at the end of the “Abbey Road” album.

Other musical treatments weren’t so kind. The Sex Pistols’ anti-monarchist “God Save The Queen,” released right before her Silver Jubilee in 1977, was banned on British

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