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Dimanche 11 Septembre 2022 – 19h24
Incendie Fort-de-France 11-10-2022 – DR
En fin de journée (dimanche 11 septembre), les pompiers ont rapidement maitrisé l’incendie d’une maison inhabitée à Fort-de-France.
C’est aux alentours de 17h45 que l’incendie s’est déclaré. Très vite les hommes du feu se rendent sur place. La maison inoccupée, situé à l’angles des rue Gabriel Péri et André Aliker est la proie des flammes.
L’incendie est rapidement maitrisé par les pompiers et le feu a été éteint. La police nationale est sur les lieux pour faire les premières constations. Cette intervention a mobilisé sept engins incendie et une quinzaine de sapeurs-pompiers.
Comme il s’agissait d’un squat les recherches se poursuivent. Mais pour l’instant aucune victime n’est à déplorer.
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The wanton bloodletting continued in Westmoreland with the shooting of three men, one fatally, while they were on their way home early on Sunday morning.
The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old unemployed, Kevin Hamilton, of a Frome, Westmoreland address.
Reports are that about 1am, Hamilton and three other men were walking along the George’s Plain main road on their way to their respective homes, when they were pounced upon by two unknown assailants, who opened gunfire on them.
When the shooting died down it was discovered that Hamilton and two others had sustained gunshot wounds.
They were taken to hospital, where Hamilton was pronounced dead.
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says despite his Administration’s struggle to implement the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill, due to wide-scale criticisms, it will be passed into law.
Holness hit back at critics of the Bill, arguing that it will bring order and form to the profession, as well as make teachers more marketable.
“It is before the Parliament now, we going through the process, it is being debated, but it is our intention to have that Bill passed,” he declared.
The vow to implement the JTC Bill was made by the prime minister at the Education and Youth Ministry’s face-to-face Town Hall meeting dubbed ‘Education: Time for Action!’, at the Jamaica College auditorium in St Andrew on Friday.
Under the JTC Bill, which is aimed at regulating the teaching profession, it is being recommended that persons found guilty of teaching without the requisite licence should be fined some $500,000.
The definition of a teacher, as defined in the Bill, is also of much contention, as the educator must have completed a bachelor’s degree in education or its equivalent or, alternatively, the individual must have a first degree with a teaching diploma.
But speaking last month at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) annual conference, its newly installed President, La Sonja Harrison, vowed to oppose the passage of the JTC Bill into law, describing it as seeking to oppress JTA members.
On Friday, Holness rubbished such suggestions from critics of the Bill.
“We developed the (JTC) Bill. It went through a long process of consultation, we reassured all the stakeholders that the Bill was not intended to criminalise anyone,” he indicated.
“It wasn’t intended to take away the power of the teacher in the school or the classroom. It wasn’t intended to overburden the teacher with regulations.
“It was about empowering the teacher in an orderly, structured way to give order and form to the profession of teaching, in the same way that there is order and form to the profession of medicine, the profession of nursing, the profession of accounting. That was the intent!” Holness charged.
Though admitting that there is still debate about the JTC Bill, despite the Government’s assurances, he remained resolute in his stance of getting it implemented, noting that any opinion poll will show that he is the prime minister who has the capacity to get things done.
Meanwhile, the prime minister insisted that the JTC Bill “will only improve the profession”, making teachers more marketable.
“Once there is a system that can be standardised, our teachers become more marketable.
“But once there is a system that is also standardised, it would mean that standards are set, and once you set standards, you start to enter upon the conversation about quality,” stated Holness
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Elder abuse in Barbados needs to end.
General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Holiness Church in the Caribbean, Reverend Joel Cumberbatch wants senior citizens to be better protected, especially from uncaring caregivers and unkind family members.
He highlighted issues under the umbrella of abuse such as neglect and pinpointed physical, verbal and financial abuse. He chastised those who misuse the elderly’s funds and even pensions.
“I’m talking about abandonment which is still happening… I’m talking about deliberate abandonment. You don’t want trouble, but in many instances you have access to that person’s bank account, in many instances all that the persons have, they’ve already left for you and it is like you want them dead quicker than the Lord ready to call them.”
Happy that the congregation at Dunamis Outreach Ministries were appreciating their elderly members with a Seniors Sunday service today, September 11, and giving them gifts, Rev Cumberbatch said others should follow their example.
“We have the responsibility this morning as a community of faith to act differently and to act rightly.”
He urged, we must “give dues” to those who have served us well. “We have the responsibility in the context of the community of faith to do the best that we can with the available resources we have to help in a very practical way.”
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Major development plans, including an additional 5,000 hotel rooms, are on the drawing board for Negril over the next five years.
In fact, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has hinted at the western Jamaica town being given a status that would remove it from the dual management it now has between Hanover and Westmoreland.
Top-level discussions have started between multiple government ministries and stakeholders of Negril on aspects of the development to be rolled out over time.
And, with tourism being a critical component, Minister Bartlett on Friday spoke of some things to come as he gave the keynote address at the unveiling of a multi-coloured Negril ‘welcome sign’ at the eastern end of the resort town known as the “Capital of Casual”.
The $12-million sign features a lay-by and walkway, retaining wall, landscaping, and the fabrication of letters in red, green, and gold, reflecting the “vibe” of Negril. It also comes with solar lighting, which helps with its visibility at night and its sustainability.
Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo), Wade Mars, has dubbed the Negril ‘welcome sign’ the JAM-ICONIC photo experience. And, like him, Bartlett anticipates that, in addition to boosting the aesthetic of the resort area, the sign will also act as a catalyst to attract greater foot traffic to the area.
The tourism executives said research has shown that accessible photo experiences within destinations provide visitors with an additional incentive to travel longer and further to capture these scenic shots as part of their vacation experience. It is, therefore, intended that the existence of these sites will also provide the home destination with user-generated content for marketing, which has a multiplier effect in attracting audiences.
TPDCo has mapped out a programme to boost tourism within rural communities and add aesthetic appeal to destination areas using the JAM-ICONIC photo experiences to highlight protected areas such as natural skylines, national parks and gardens, for instance, the Cockpit Country, Blue Mountain, as well as destinations like Negril, panoramic views of Jamaica’s historic plains, waterways and towns.
On the cards for development in Negril, according to the minister, are close to 5,000 new rooms, including a 1000-room hotel at Rhodes Hall, a new property at Ocean Pointe, and expansions of the Princess, Palladium, Sandals, and Beaches properties.
With a commitment to the development of public spaces in Negril, Bartlett said, to start, the ‘Seven Miles’ beach park is to be transformed, modelling the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St James, though not being as elaborate.
He said the proposed plan has the support of Prime Minister Andrew Holness and that it is part of a bigger plan to create appealing public parks in resort areas “for the benefit of Jamaicans while inviting visitors to enjoy them”.
Negril has long enjoyed a special place in the hearts of visitors and with Jamaica making rapid strides in its recovery from the pandemic-related fallout, Minister Bartlett said the resort town has pulled in about one-third of the more than US$3 billion earned by the industry so far this year, which has led to Jamaica’s strongest and best-ever summer tourism season that just ended.
The plans for Negril have been welcomed by stakeholders in the area.
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