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LONDON (AP) — Son Heung-min ended his goal drought this season by scoring a hat trick after coming off the bench in Tottenham’s 6-2 win over last-placed Leicester in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday.

The result left Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers’ job under serious threat after six straight losses for his team.

Son was rotated — or was he dropped? — for the game after a run of poor performances and entered in the 59th minute with the score at 3-2. The South Korea forward curled two shots into the top corner and completed his 13-minute hat trick in the 86th with a strike under Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward. The goal needed to be confirmed by video review before he was sure of being the seventh Premier League player to score a hat trick as a substitute.

“My finishing has been poor this season,” Son said. “I’ve also been a little bit unlucky with an own-goal, two offside goals and hitting the crossbar.

“I knew goals were coming and I wasn’t worried. I’ve always had great supporters, teammates and coaches behind me.”

Harry Kane and Eric Dier scored following corners as Tottenham responded to conceding in the sixth minute to Youri Tielemans’ penalty, which needed to be retaken because Hugo Lloris was off the line when he saved the first kick.

James Maddison hooked in an equalizer before halftime only for Leicester to fall behind again when Wilfred Ndidi was dispossessed by Rodrigo Bentancur, who drove forward to curl home.

It was a second consecutive heavy loss for Rodgers — after a 5-2 at Brighton two weeks ago — to ensure Leicester remained bottom of the league, winless and on just one point.

The Foxes have conceded 22 goals in seven games.

“For 73 minutes, it was a good game and we were arguably the better side with the chances we created,” Rodgers said. “We got punished for mistakes.”

Rodgers accepted his job was under pressure heading into a two-week international break, which gives Leicester time to bed in a new manager.

“I understand the game,” he said. “The scoreline didn’t reflect the game but the bottom line is it’s a heavy defeat. They (the owners) have given me brilliant support. Whatever happens to me at Leicester, whether I stay and continue to fight on, I’ll always respect them.”

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– hailed for outstanding service

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, was conferred with the title of Honourary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) on Wednesday, September 14, in Calgary, Canada.

The title was conferred on Minister Manickchand in recognition of her outstanding service to the advancement of quality education and social justice which has made a positive difference in the lives of her fellow Guyanese.

Her servant leadership, boldness in tackling difficult issues, and results-oriented, solutions-focused approach came in for high commendation and were noted to be of significant relevance and importance in the delivery of quality education generally and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The institution has credited the Minister’s trademark countrywide consultations for her success in achieving goals and milestones as it evidences her respect for diverse perspectives and her conviction that everyone counts.

Minister Manickchand along with the other distinguished Honourary Fellows

Under Minister Manickchand’s leadership, during COVID 19 Guyana saw a steadfast return to relative normalcy in the education sector, has seen the expansion of the country’s only teacher training college with the aim of 100% of teachers being trained or in training by 2024, the expansion of the Guyana Learning Channel, a television channel dedicated to the delivery of education equitably, the establishment of a radio station dedicated to education, the provision of textbooks to all primary school children, expanded TVET offerings, the establishment of GROW a second chance program for those who did not attain secondary exit qualifications, new curricula and sensible practical responses to COVID 19 closures including the consolidating of relevant curricula, the preparation of curriculum-aligned, teacher-crafted worksheets for each topic from grades 1 to 9 and a commitment to delivering universal secondary education. It was Minister Manickchand’s leadership that saw Guyana enter into a partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning and COURSERA, which in less than 6 months had realised more than 43, 305 certificates issued to 9,473 Guyanese making Guyana a  leading country as it related to registrants and graduates.

She also launched nationally the ProFuturo program where teachers are trained in the usage of ICT, which became even more necessary during the pandemic.

More than 50% of the country’s teachers have enrolled and begun the training.

“In all her roles, the Honourable Minister has given practical expression to her love of country, her spirit of service and her alma mater Queen’s College motto Fideles Ubique Utiles (or Faithful and Useful Everywhere),” COL said.

The award of Honourary Fellowships was instituted by the Commonwealth of Learning in 1999. It is intended to honour carefully selected individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development of technology-mediated learning in their own country, and internationally, and to the advancement of education in the Commonwealth generally.

The award was conferred at the Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10) held in partnership with Athabasca University – Canada’s online university from September 14 to 16 under the theme “Innovations for Educational Resilience.”

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20220914_PCF10_Day1-591 –  The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand being conferred with the title Honourary Fellow by President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, Professor Asha Singh Kanwar.

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DSC_3754 –   Minister Priya Manickchand conferred with prestigious Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth Of Learning.

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by Herma Demacque

The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council has launched the Business Productivity Measurement Tool, Protool.

The data driven, web-based platform facilitates the measurement of productivity in the private sector.

Outgoing Director at the NCPC, Fiona Hinkson, said the initiative was a labor of love.

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“The toll was initially designed in-house in Excel and underwent two sets of pilot testing among selected firms. Based on the feedback it was agreed to transform the tool into a web-based platform that would allow firms the comfort of assessing their performance using a secured login in a platform that would minimize errors.”

Minister for Commerce, Hon. Emma Hippolyte said the ProTool will redound to the benefit of Saint Lucia’s private sector.

“When firms utilize the ProTool it provides valuable data on productivity levels in Saint Lucia especially at the sectoral level. As the data from ProTool is utilized, the issues that plague the private sector will be addressed in a meaningful, systematic and timely manner. The ProTool will afford businesses the opportunity to review productivity levels at their convenience along with other key indicators and recommendations to address the issues that they face.”

The use of the ProTool is free for one year. It can be accessed via the DigiGov platform.

SOURCE: Government Information Service. Headline photo: Stock image.

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El gobernador de Puerto Rico lideró una segunda conferencia de prensa el sábado a unas horas del paso de la tormenta tropical Siona por Puerto Rico.

Aunque el movimiento de traslación de la tormenta se mantiene al oeste a unas 8 millas por hora, Pierluisi comunicó que la Junta de Control Fiscal aprobó el uso de dinero del fondo de emergencia que el gobierno estatal tiene disponible para estas situaciones.

Nuevamente, el gobierno le exhortó a la ciudadanía que viven en áreas propensas a inundaciones a que se movilizan a un lugar seguro debido que se esperan entre 10 a 15 pulgadas de lluvia en muchos sectores, y hasta 20 pulgadas de lluvia en algunos sectores adicionales.

El Centro Nacional de Huracanes (CNH) en Miami, Florida, en su boletín de las cinco de la tarde, ubicó a la tormenta tropical Fiona cerca de la latitud 16.7 grados norte, longitud 64.6 grados oeste y se pronostica un fortalecimiento y se convierta en un huracán antes de llegar a la costa sur de Puerto Rico el domingo.

Fiona se está moviendo hacia el oeste-noroeste a cerca de 9 millas por hora (mph), y se espera que el movimiento continúe hasta esta noche, hacia el noroeste. Se pronostica que el movimiento comenzará el domingo y continuará hasta el martes. Los vientos máximos sostenidos están cerca de las 60 mph (95 km/h) con ráfagas más fuertes. La presión central mínima estimada es de 1002 mb (29,59 pulgadas).

En la trayectoria pronosticada, el centro de Fiona se moverá al sur de las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos esta noche, acercándose a Puerto Rico esta noche y trasladarse a través de Puerto Rico el domingo por la tarde. Fiona entonces se moverá en la costa afuera de la República Dominicana el lunes y cerca o al este de las Islas Turcas y Caicos el martes.

Los vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical se extienden hacia afuera hasta 140 millas (220 km) desde el centro Boya NOAA 42060 al este-sureste del centro de Fiona informó recientemente un viento sostenido de 45 mph (72 km/h) y una ráfaga de 51 mph (83 km/h). Una estación en Teagues Bay, St. Croix, recientemente informó un viento sostenido de 36 mph (57 km / h) y una ráfaga de 44 mph (70 km/h).

Se espera,además, un fortalecimiento adicional el lunes y el martes mientras Fiona se mueve sobre el Atlántico suroeste.

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