Grade requirements temporarily waived for scholarships Loop Cayman Islands

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Minister of Education Juliana O Connor-Connolly.

The Ministry of Education has announced a temporary waiver of grade requirements for students seeking to qualify for Education Council Scholarships to begin undergraduate studies in the fall of 2022 at accredited, recognised overseas institutions, as well as those seeking to further their education locally.

Overseas undergraduate scholarships are administered by the MoE Scholarship Secretariat Unit and awarded by the Education Council to Caymanian applicants fully accepted into accredited, recognised overseas institutions and who obtain certain grade benchmarks from a variety of programmes.

The temporary waiver will apply to those who had been conditionally approved to receive a scholarship for overseas undergraduate studies and will apply to qualifying grades normally required from the following programmes:

Advanced Placement;Advanced Level (A Levels);Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination (CAPE);Associate Level Studies;Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Level 3;International Baccalaureate (IB); andScholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

For those who had been conditionally approved for scholarships to begin studying locally, the temporary waiver will also apply to the following programmes:

Certificate level studies at UCCI and Cayman Career Academy;Pre-college level studies at the UCCI;Associate level studies at the UCCI, ICCI and UWI Open Campus;Bachelor-level studies at the UCCI, ICCI, Truman Bodden Law School and UWI Open Campus;First-year A ‘level studies at the St. Ignatius School and Cayman Prep High School; andSecond-year A’ level studies at the St. Ignatius School and Cayman Prep High School.

Minister for Education Juliana O’Connor-Connolly remarked: “Following the onset of COVID-19, many students worldwide have faced extenuating circumstances that prevented them from realising their full potential.

“By temporarily waiving the grade requirements for students who had been conditionally approved for scholarships to begin overseas undergraduate studies this fall and for those seeking to begin further education programs locally, we will ensure that every Caymanian student has a chance of achieving great academic success irrespective of their circumstances.”

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Confronté à une superposition de crises sans précédent, en particulier le Covid-19, le monde est revenu cinq ans en arrière en matière de développement humain, alimentant “méfiance” et “frustration” à travers la planète, s’alarme l’ONU dans un rapport publié jeudi.

Pour la première fois depuis sa création il y a plus de 30 ans, l’Indice de développement humain, qui prend en compte espérance de vie, éducation, et niveau de vie, a reculé deux années de suite, en 2020 et en 2021, s’inquiète le rapport du Programme de l’ONU pour le développement (Pnud).

“Cela veut dire que nous mourons plus tôt, que nous sommes moins éduqués et que nos revenus baissent”, énumère son patron Achim Steiner lors d’un entretien avec l’AFP.

“Avec ces trois paramètres, vous pouvez avoir une idée de pourquoi les gens commencent à être désespérés, frustrés, inquiets pour l’avenir”, insiste-t-il.

Alors que l’indice progressait de façon continue depuis des décennies, il est revenu en 2021 à son niveau de 2016, “effaçant” des années de développement. En cause en particulier, le Covid, mais aussi les catastrophes climatiques qui se multiplient, et des crises qui se superposent sans donner le temps aux populations de reprendre leur souffle.

“Nous avons vécu des catastrophes avant, nous avons eu des conflits avant, mais la confluence de ce à quoi nous sommes confrontés aujourd’hui est un recul majeur pour le développement de l’humanité”, insiste le patron du Pnud.

Ce recul est quasi universel, touchant plus de 90% des pays de la planète, même si les inégalités entre pays sont toujours flagrantes. En haut de la liste, se trouvent toujours la Suisse, la Norvège et l’Islande. Et tout en bas, le Soudan du Sud, devant le Tchad et le Niger.

Et si certains pays commencent à se remettre des impacts de la pandémie, beaucoup d’autres en Amérique latine, en Afrique sub-saharienne, en Asie du Sud ou dans les Caraïbes n’ont pas eu le temps de se relever que s’abattait déjà une nouvelle crise: la guerre en Ukraine.

– Paralysés –

Avec son impact majeur sur la sécurité alimentaire et énergétique — pas encore pris en compte dans l’indice qui s’arrête à 2021– “sans aucun doute, la perspective pour 2022 est sombre”, a relevé Achim Steiner.

Le recul de l’Indice de développement humain est en grande partie tiré par la baisse de l’espérance de vie de plus d’un an et demi entre 2019 et 2021 (71,4 ans en 2021 contre 73 ans en 2019) alors que quelques mois sont en général gagnés chaque année.

“Malgré la reprise importante de l’économie en 2021, l’espérance de vie continue à décliner”, a noté l’auteur du rapport Pedro Conceiçao lors d’une conférence de presse, qualifiant ce déclin de “choc sans précédent”.

“Aux Etats-Unis, il y a eu une baisse de deux ans de l’espérance de vie, dans d’autres pays la chute est encore plus grande”.

Le rapport décrit aussi un monde et une population “perturbés” par ces crises qui s’accumulent et l’”incertitude” qui en découle.

“Les gens ont perdu confiance”, “nos voisins deviennent parfois la principale menace, que ce soit au niveau local ou entre les nations. Et cela nous paralyse”, estime Achim Steiner, craignant que toutes ces “frustrations” ne mènent certains sur la voie des extrêmes et de la violence.

Alors “nous ne pouvons plus continuer avec les règles du jeu du siècle dernier, focalisé sur la croissance économique”, plaide-t-il. “La transformation dont nous avons besoin requiert de nouveaux indicateurs: bas carbone, moins d’inégalités, plus de durabilité…”.

Le rapport suggère notamment de se concentrer sur trois axes: investissements notamment dans les énergies renouvelables et la préparation aux futures pandémies, assurance (y compris protection sociale) pour absorber les chocs, et innovations pour renforcer les capacités à faire face aux prochaines crises.

Le Pnud appelle également à ne pas poursuivre la récente tendance à la baisse de l’aide au développement destinée aux pays les plus vulnérables.

Ce serait une “grave erreur”, qui réduirait “nos capacités à travailler ensemble”, insiste Achim Steiner. Alors que “changement climatique, pauvreté, cybercriminalité, pandémies nécessitent que nous travaillions ensemble, en tant que communauté internationale”.

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Le dramatuge Guy Re?gis Junior n’en d?mord. Du th?atre encore et encore. Pour la rentr?e th??trale 2022 aux Z?brures d’Automne ? Limoges, l’auteur de De toute la terre le grand effarement met en sc?ne L’Amour telle une cath?drale ensevelie, un texte qui aborde la migration massive vers des cieux plus cl?ments.

<< Ce texte est le deuxie?me de la <> dans lequel l’auteur tente une radiographie de ces familles hai?tiennes qui ne jurent que par leur de?part du pays pour des destinations multiples : ?tats-Unis, Canada, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Chili, etc. >>, peut-on lire sur sceneweb.fr

Guy Re?gis Junior, poursuit la note, s’empare d’histoires poignantes : celles des familles hai?tiennes disloque?es fuyant vers un ailleurs meilleur. Il a choisi une forme musicale, chorale et fe?de?ratrice : un choeur lyrique inspire? de chants cre?oles.

Joint au t?l?phone, l’auteur de Les cinq fois o? j’ai vu mon p?re dit souhaiter que cette pi?ce qui raconte le v?cu des gens d?peupl?s soit vue.

19 autres dramartuges font partie des 20 belles t?tes. Germaine Acogny pr?sente Le Sacre de Pina Bausch avec 32 danseurs africains. Jeanne Balibar dans Les Historiennes. Dominique Blanc dans La Douleur de Marguerite Duras au TNP. Louise Coldefy dans Vania/Vania au Th??tre de la Temp?te. Suzanne de Baecque dans Tenir debout au CDN d’Orl?ans, puis au Th??tre du Nord.Jos?phine de Meaux dans La cuisse du Steward de Jean-Michel Ribes au Rond-Point. Micha Lescot dans Richard II aux Amandiers ? Nanterre.

Retenez bien leurs noms: J?r?my Lopez dans Max au Rond-Point. Pierre Maillet dans Mes jambes, si vous saviez, quelle fum?e.. au Th??tre National de Bretagne.Estelle Meyer dans Coriolan de Shakespeare au Th??tre de la Bastille. Couchera Ouizgen, chor?graphie ?l?phant au Festival d’Automne 2022. Amanda Pi?a, la chor?graphe br?silienne, ouvre le Festival d’Automne 2022 avec Frontera / Procesi?n – Un Ritual de ?gua. Denis Podalyd?s dans Le Roi Lear ? la Com?die-Fran?aise. Adeline Rosenstein – son int?grale Laboratoire Poison – cr?ation ? La com?die de Saint-?tienne. Ludivine Sagnier dans Le Consentement d’apr?s le roman de Vanessa Springora au Th??tre Libert? ? Toulon.Gurshad Shaheman livre sa vision de l’Orestie avec Pour que les vents se l?vent au TnBA.No? Soulier – 6 x No? Soulier au Festival d’Automne. Sylvie Testud dans Tout le monde savait d’?lodie Wallace au Th??tre de l’OEuvre.Aur?lie Van Den Daele met en sc?ne Je cr?e et je vous dis pourquoi au Th??tre de l’Union ? Limoges.

N? ? Port-au-Prince (Ha?ti) en avril 1974, Guy Re?gis Junior ?crivain, com?dien, metteur en sc?ne et r?alisateur. Ancien directeur de la section th??tre de l’?cole nationale des arts de Port-au-Prince (2012-2014), il est depuis janvier 2014 le directeur artistique de l’association Quatre Chemins qui g?re le festival de spectacle vivant du m?me nom, ? Port-au-Prince, fond? en 2003 par Daniel Marcelin. Le festival Quatre Chemins ?tait l’invit? du festival des Francophonies en Limousin en 2016. En Ha?ti ou ailleurs, Guy Re?gis Junior s’attache toujours ? sa passion qu’est le th?atre.

<>, a d?clar?, une fois, la metteuse en sc?ne ? Christine Tully-Sitchet.

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Plusieurs responsables de l’EDSEG point?s du doigt par l’ULCC

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D?tournement de biens publics, complicit? de d?tournement de biens publics et trafic d’influence sont parmi les faits reproch?s aux responsables de l’?cole de droit et des sciences ?conomiques des Gona?ves (EDSEG). Dans ce rapport remis ? la justice le 25 ao?t 2022, Roland Paphius, de Cheddlie Cherenfant, Romain Jacques, Charlemond Louidor, Aimy Marcel Olivier Jean-Louis, Jacob Phil?mon et Daniel Dupiton sont point?s du doigt dans des dossiers de corruption entourant l’entit? de l’Universit? d’?tat d’Ha?ti (UEH).

Les officiers judiciaires de l’ULCC r?v?lent que Cheddlie Cherenfant et Roland Paphius, respectivement administratrice et secr?taire g?n?ral de l’?cole utilisent les biens de l’institution comme bon leur semble ? des fins personnelles. L’analyse des relev?s bancaires communiqu?s par l’administratrice indique le d?tournement de 8 531 740 gourdes par les deux personnes susmentionn?es ? travers de multiples retraits sans motif valable aux deux comptes de l’institution domicili?s ? la Sogebank et ? la Banque nationale de cr?dit (BNC).

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Aussi, signale l’ULCC, les agents publics index?s ont admis avoir l’habitude d’encaisser des ch?ques ?mis ? leur nom notamment lors de la tenue des examens et des s?minaires de formation pour remettre le montant apr?s ? l’administratrice, Cheddlie Cherenfant. <>, indique le rapport

Face ? la gestion opaque de cette administration, le rectorat de l’UEH a bloqu? l’acc?s des comptes bancaires de l’institution aux deux responsables. Mais c’?tait sans compter avec leur stratag?me. Ces derniers allaient ouvrir un autre compte dans une autre banque de la place le 22 f?vrier 2021 tout en se gardant de mentionner le nom de l’?cole. Deux mois plus tard, soit le 23 avril, Cheddlie Cherenfant a donn? procuration ? M. Roland Paphius sur ledit compte pr?tendument destin? ? recevoir une partie des fonds de l’EDSEG collect?s ? partir des contributions pay?es en esp?ces par les ?tudiants et les annexes, contributions re?ues depuis mars 2021 par l’administration de l’EDSEG via un comptoir install? sur place.

D’apr?s le relev? bancaire obtenu par l’ULCC, le compte accusait au 29 mai 2021 un solde de 254 971, 50 gourdes. Ainsi, il s’av?re difficile, voire impossible pour les enqu?teurs de v?rifier la part du fonds collect?e d?pos?e sur ledit compte et celle directement utilis?e pour les besoins de fonctionnement de la facult?. Il en r?sulte donc, poursuit le rapport, une situation d’opacit? totale tout ? fait propice ? la corruption, surtout que l’administratrice, malgr? les demandes r?p?t?es de l’ULCC, n’a jamais pu transmettre le rapport et les pi?ces justificatives des d?penses r?alis?es ? partir dudit fonds, en particulier des multiples retraits effectu?s sur les deux premiers comptes bien avant que l’acc?s n’ait ?t? bloqu?.

C’est ? l’?vidence de ces faits et ? la lumi?re de l’article 5.4 de la loi du 12 mars 2014 portant pr?vention et r?pression de la corruption, l’article 5.9 de cette m?me loi et l’article 44 du Code p?nal que l’Unit? de lutte contre la corruption recommande, sur le plan p?nal, la mise en mouvement de la justice contre toutes personnalit?s susmentionn?es.

Les sanctions doivent s’?tendre sur le plan administratif. Dans ce cas, l’ULCC appelle ? un audit global des comptes de l’?cole de droit et des sciences ?conomiques des Gona?ves par la Cour sup?rieure des comptes et du contentieux administratif (CSC/CA) et ? la poursuite du processus de restructuration de l’EDSEG d?j? engag?e par le rectorat de l’UEH.

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Living in fear of the rain – L’Anse Mitan family spends eight days in collapsing house

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Curtis Redman, left, speaks to Newsday reporter Nicholas Maraj about damage to Upper L’Anse Mitan Road, Carenage home caused by a recent landslide in the area. – ROGER JACOB

Simone Mundy and her husband Curtis Redman’s home sits atop a tall, uneven flight of steps in L’Anse Mitan.

It was left with a gaping hole in the corner of the ground floor after a landslide last month claimed about eight square feet of the house’s exterior wall, floor and foundation. Fifteen feet of retaining wall also collapsed.

Mundy and Redman fear the house will collapse entirely with every shower of rain. Worse yet, the opening created by the landslide might invite intruders.

Thunderstorms on August 29 resulted in 66 landslides in the area that falls under the Diego Martin Regional Corporation. L’Anse Mitan, Carenage, a community of steep hills and towering staircases, suffered three. As well as Mundy and Redman’s house, another house and a church were affected and the integrity of a bridge was compromised.

Mundy and Redman bought the two-storey house from Mundy’s mother 30 years ago. Proper drainage was never constructed.

They were not at home when the landslip happened, but neighbours called to tell them of the disaster. Mundy was said to have fainted when she saw her home.

Since August 29, Mundy, Redman and their teenage daughter have had to remain there, as they said they had nowhere to go.

Redman said, “The next day, Tuesday, (National Commission for) Self Help people come up and tell we we can’t stay here.

“I done check how much nights we here. Tonight (Tuesday) would make it eight nights, and nothing has been done. I find the same Tuesday they had a right get a place for we and let we go from here. Everybody was basing on that.”

Since the partial collapse, Redman said councillor Akeliah Glasgow visited and spoke to his wife. She too said they should not continue staying there.

Redman’s wife told him the regional corporation “will pay for an apartment at the cost of 30-something thousand.”

He said, “I don’t mind as long as we get out of here,” but in the meantime: “If we get a tarpaulin self to cover the problem that could solve it, at least for now.”

Redman said since the landslide he had not heard from their MP, Dr Keith Rowley, and that his wife Mundy had visited his constituency office to no avail.

A closer view of the hole that has developed at the side of the home of Simone Mundy and Curtis Redman after a recent landslide at Upper L’Anse Mitan Road, Carenage. – ROGER JACOB

Adding to his stress, Redman says he is unable to send his daughter to school, “not with the kind of state we in.”

On Friday, Diego Martin corporation chairman Sigler Jack said, “They had over 66 landslides, which are being addressed as we speak. Those that are most threatening are being treated with first. It is being co-ordinated by the Disaster Management Unit and the field officers are out doing assessments. None are critical emergencies, but all are important.”

On Wednesday, Jack confirmed that Mundy’s home was “destroyed” and gave them a letter dated August 30 to the National Social Development Programme seeking assistance for Mundy through the rental assistance grant. It did not indicate the value of the grant.

Higher up the L’Anse Mitan hill, there was a landslip outside Lennox Gaskin’s home.

Speaking with Gaskin on Friday, he said, “The top there soft, it’s loose dirt. The next piece of rain is straight for the house.”

A bridge Gaskin built connecting his home to the main road has been undermined and may collapse in bad weather.

He did not say if the family had built any drainage themselves, but said the government “dig a drain when they wanted people to vote.”

He said the corporation stopped construction short of the uppermost property, his home. Water flows from behind it, so the drain should have been brought up higher.

The incomplete drain constantly clogs and part of it collapsed. Worse yet, since the landslide, “all the water line buss up.”

Before the drain was built, in the 30 years of the house’s existence, Gaskin said there had not been any landslides.

“Water just went its merry way. With the volume of water with that piece of rain the other day, water start to angle from all about,” collected in the clogged drain and the soil uphill became loose.

Councillor Glasgow told residents to send pictures of their problems, but Gaskin thinks she could take a walk.

Sigler Jack says, “Because of the immense volume of disaster, emergency meetings have been ongoing to determine how we are going to continue to address these landslides. Today (Friday) there was one that lasted three hours.”

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Trinidad and Tobago continues to dodge monkeypox

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FILE – This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin. –

WHILE the western hemisphere’s most populous countries continue to grapple with the number of new monkeypox cases being reported daily, Trinidad and Tobago and most of its close neighbours continue to be spared from the viral disease.

The Dominican Republic, Jamaica (seven each); Cuba, the Bahamas, Guyana, Aruba (two each); and Bermuda, Curacao, Guadeloupe and Martinique (one each), are the only other Caribbean states or dependencies to have reported cases of monkeypox since the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern in July.

Cuba is the only of these states with a death attributed to the virus.

TT’s closest neighbour Venezuela has also been largely spared with only three reported cases and no deaths thus far.

However, not much further away, PAHO has recorded 5,409 cases and two deaths in Brazil, as of September 6, a figure still eclipsed by the US’s 20,733 cases and no deaths.

PAHO director Dr Carissa Etienne gave an update on the virus at the organisation’s press briefing on covid19 and other health issues in the region, on Wednesday.

Etienne said the virus needed to be addressed, “since the Americas have once again become the epicentre of a global disease outbreak.

“Our region is now home to the highest burden of monkeypox cases worldwide.”

In June, the health ministry added monkeypox virus to the list of dangerous infectious diseases in TT.

This country is among many in the region to have requested a share of vaccines.

In August, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said his ministry had placed an order with PAHO for 2,000 doses of the vaccine.

“During an August special session of the PAHO directing council, member states requested support in obtaining access to the monkeypox vaccine,” Etienne said.

“Since then, PAHO’s revolving fund for our vaccines secured doses, making ours the first WHO region to make monkeypox vaccines available to member states.”

However, since the vaccines are limited, Etienne said PAHO has recommended that member states prioritise available doses for high-risk groups.

Over 30,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in the Americas thus far.

PAHO’s figures indicate that 93 per cent of overall confirmed cases in the hemisphere are concentrated in the US, Brazil, Peru and Canada. Approximately 97 per cent have been males, mostly between 25 and 45, and primarily but not exclusively among men who have sex with men. At least 145 women have been confirmed to have or have had monkeypox, with 45 of those cases being under 18.

With vaccines in short supply and in the absence of an effective treatment, Etienne urged countries to intensify efforts to prevent the spread of the virus.

She implored member states to use targeted and honest messages to deliver effective communication campaigns.

It remains unclear when TT will receive its first allocation of vaccine doses.

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New board at Tunapuna chamber

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The Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GTCIC) recently installed a new board for the 2022-2023 financial year.

The GTCIC covers a large area on the East-west Corridor, from Mt Lambert, and extends to Arouca and part of Caroni.

Newly appointed president Ramon Gregorio said,“I feel honoured to be leading the GTCIC in its thirtieth year as a chamber. There is a lot to accomplish, especially as we are charting our way out of two and a half years of the pandemic, where business and livelihoods have been significantly impacted.”

A September 6 media release identified some of the goals and objectives of the incoming board.

The GTCIC intends to develop and engage business of all sizes and sectors in the Greater Tunapuna area. To understand themembership’s needs, surveys will be conducted and capacity-building seminars held to improve member’s skill sets and professional practice.

The incoming board hopes to conduct trade missions with Latin American countries that interest members.

Additionally, it hopes to grow the membership with businesses that are underserved from various regions. It invites businesses to join a community that represents members’ interests on a national level.

The GTCIC hopes to work with the Tunapuna/PiarcoCorporation to alleviate some of the lasting issues affecting Tunapuna, including: parking, traffic congestion and illegal vending. Safety is a top priority, for both business owners and the public, and there will be continued partnership with law enforcement bodies.

New board:

President Ramon Gregorio

Vice president Indu Sharma

Immediate past president Melissa Senhouse

Secretary Adiola Monsegue

Treasurer Harold Ramautarsingh

Public relations officer Maria Mohammed-Maharaj

Executive members: Elizabeth Aqui, Vishnu Balroop, Vinai Charran, Antonia Ferrier and Aleah Guitan.

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Jurist: Government must ensure Paria CoE has all resources

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Jerome Lynch, QC.

A SENIOR jurist is saying that since the Government is on record as recognising the importance of the Paria drownings commission of enquiry, it should do all within its power to ensure the necessary resources are available to the commission in order to do its work.

The jurist, who asked not to be named, said he listened closely to the procedural hearing on Wednesday at which commission chairman Jerome Lynch, QC, complained bitterly about the inquiry being hamstrung by a severe lack of basic resources needed to begin its work.

Lynch said that Energy Minister Stuart Young had to “plunder” the office of the Prime Minister in order to get chairs and desks for the commission and that he (Lynch) was waiting to be provided with pens, paper, printers, scanners and internet connectivity in order for the commission to begin its work.

The procedural hearing was held at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain. Counsel to the commission, Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, as well as attorneys including Prakash Ramadhar, Kiel Taklalsingh and others, who are representing the interests of the families of the four divers who drowned while doing repair work on undersea Paria installations, were present at the hearing.

Efforts to reach Maharaj and the families’ attorneys for comments on Lynch’s complaints proved futile.

However, the jurist who was willing to speak anonymously, said, “From what I heard, he (Lynch) made it clear that he does not want to get into the facts as to who is responsible .The commissioners, the counsel to the commissioners and the other attorneys are not responsible for that (resources for the commission).”

The jurist said Lynch made it clear that Young and Udecott chairman Noel Garcia tried their best to ensure the inquiry could start.

“I think you all just have to use your imagination, when it comes to deciding who is to blame for this state of affairs. The judiciary gets all of its resources from the administrative arm of the State and similarly, the commissioners get all of their resources from the administrative arm of the State,” the jurist said.

“Let’s be practical, the line minister (Young) depends on the public service, but what the chairman (Lynch) was doing, was giving a signal that whatever has to be done (to ensure the inquiry begins and does its work) has to be done, to ensure the smooth running of the inquiry.”

The jurist said the public and the media needed to put pressure on the government to ensure that the inquiry is held and does its work.

“This is an important issue in the country and I remember the government saying they wanted to get it done urgently and therefore, the government should take all steps to ensure it gets done,” the jurist said.

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Yung Bleu Buys Himself A Private Jet: “It Took Me 10 Years To Get Here”

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Yung Bleu celebrates his success with the acquisition of a private jet.

The rapper/singer is proving that he is a businessman at heart as he shared that he bought himself his first jet at age 28. Yung Bleu shared a lengthy emotional post about his motivations for buying the jet after dedicating himself to his career.

“Nobody know we’re life can take you . It took me 10 hard years to get here,” he began. “We’re can I start. I used to day dream all day when I lived with my mama. I used to tell people everyday Ima be successful. Some people believed some didn’t. I just Kept going ! On my road to success I fell off bout 4 r 5 times. Lost Alotta loved ones . Gave away Alotta money blowed a lot to . But I dnt regret ! I helped Alotta people.”

He also shared that he experienced many personal struggles, including not being able to buy his son diapers at one point.

“At the same time Never hated on Nobody ! never said I deserved another man success . always played my role . Stayed a HUMBLE BEAST ! hits , im resilient! can’t be defeated ! I pulled my self up every-time ! ! IM PROUD OF MYSELF ! U A F***** BEAST. To not even owning a car to owning plane ! I couldn’t afford to buy Corbin diapers now to owning my own private jet . From alabama ? Man I broke barriers I’m already a goat in my state,” he said.

Yung Bleu also shared a motivational message for his fans. “When I was young in the game I didn’t no what being a ARTIST Vs BUSINESS MAN was. Alotta these people dnt understand the moves I make behind closed doors. I just be letting y’all flex but mane ! I had to post this 1 ! I’m posting this to motivate the young guys ! Long term investment ! #MOONBOYJETS @moonboyuniv #HUMBLEBEAST.”

The rapper recently shared that he was making power moves with the impending launch of his Moon Boy University coming soon.

Yung Bleu showed photos of the building under construction and said that Moon Boy University will house his artists, producers, and video producers while also offering training producers in the music industry.

“The year gone be some amazing sh** getting done I promise. Studio, conference room. Video/Movie production room im even gonna start inviting young upcoming producers doing classes etc ! I’m so excited about this,” he wrote.

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