Trooper bashes some entertainers for no show at Merciless’ funeral Loop Jamaica

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Trooper speaks out after Funeral Service for Merciless

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Veteran producer, Ricky Trooper has lashed out at several artistes for not turning up at the funeral service of late dancehall artiste Leonard ‘Merciless’ Bartley.

Bartley was laid to rest Saturday, September 17 at St Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall on Church Street in May Pen, Clarendon.

He was 51.

Scores of people from all walks of life came out to pay their final respects.

But at the end of the service Trooper said he was disappointed that more entertainers did not turn out.

Merciless was found dead at a motel off Beechwood Avenue, St Andrew on July 19, hours after he complained of not feeling well.

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CARICOM ‘Gravely Concerned’ Over Haiti’s Deteriorating Security Situation – St. Lucia Times News

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) declared on Monday that the group is ‘gravely concerned’ over continuing deterioration of the security situation and social circumstances in Haiti.

“The continued breakdown in law and order, and its distressing effect on the people of Haiti, is intensifying,” a CARICOM statement observed.

And the statement indicated that the inability of the Haitian security forces to address ongoing violence made the situation worse.

According to CARICOM, the unrest is negatively impacting Haiti’s already weak economy, leading to even more mass demonstrations.

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“Especially the worsening social conditions and the limited availability of food require urgent and immediate attention from the international community,” CARICOM stated.

“This persistently distressing situation is untenable,” the regional grouping observed.

It called for meaningful engagement of all stakeholders to find a way forward, put Haiti first and urgently address the situation.

“CARICOM, following discussions in the past weeks, remains available to assist and work with international partners to mobilize financial and technical resources to facilitate a process towards normalization and ultimately the holding of free, fair and credible general elections,” the statement noted.

The CARICOM statement came against the backdrop of socioeconomic and political chaos in Haiti, as turf wars among rival gangs escalate.

Media reports indicate that as many as 200 heavily armed factions are estimated to be carving up the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The result has been that many areas that had been relatively safe are now engulfed in street warfare and innocent people are being killed in the crossfire.

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne pleads case of island states during meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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As chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne participated in an Open Exchange with the new German  Chancellor Olaf Scholz earlier today.

The meeting is only one of several bilateral and multilateral engagements that will hold the attention all the country’s Prime Minister on his visit to New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly.

Prime Minister Browne was accompanied by Minister of Education the Hon. Daryll Matthew. Also in attendance were the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano.

Prime Minister Browne used the opportunity to plead the case of small island states who remain under the constant threat of extreme climatic conditions.

A major priority for Antigua and Barbuda as Chair of AOSIS at COP27 is the establishment of a funding facility to finance Loss and Damage.

“COP27 must show the political will to address the climate crisis like the crisis that it is, and the responses that we have seen for the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the energy security crises,” Prime Minister Browne stated.

Against this background, Prime Minister Browne urged for the inclusion of Loss and Damage as an item on the COP 27 agenda and ultimately for the establishment of such a funding arrangement by the end of the meeting, which will take place in Egypt later this year.

He also took Germany to task for reactivating coal plants even as the goal to stay below 1.5 remains under threat because of the hesitancy by industrialised nations to shift meaningfully away from their dependence on fossil fuels.

Prime Minister Browne also tabled several solutions for Germany’s consideration in supporting the needs of Small Island States (SIDS), one of which is the Multidimensional Vulnerabilty Index (MVI) where Prime Minister Browne is the Co-Chair of the UN Expert Panel on the MVI

Once agreed by UN Member States, the MVI  will take into account the unique vulnerabilities for island states as they seek to build resilience from climate change and other global shocks. The MVI will allow middle and high-income SIDS to gain access to concessional financing and other development support irrespective of their income status.

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Tropical Disturbance AL98 is now expected to form in 5 days and likely to form in 48 hours

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Central Tropical Atlantic:

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands continues to show signs of organization.

Additional development is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next few days as the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea.

Interests in the Windward Islands should closely monitor the progress of this system as heavy rainfall and gusty winds could affect these islands beginning on Wednesday.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…60 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days…high…80 percent.

Eastern Tropical Atlantic:

A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in a couple of days.  Thereafter, environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for some development while the system moves northward between west Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands through the end of the week.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.

Public Advisories on Tropical Depression Eight are issued under WMO

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Gaston poses no threat to Antigua, the Caribbean

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The center of Tropical Storm Gaston was located near latitude 34.7 North, longitude 44.4 West.  Gaston is moving toward the north-northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h).

A turn to the northeast is expected on Wednesday, followed by a motion to the east.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the next day or two.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches).

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These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

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Chastanet: “Join The Campaign To Get Our Roads Fixed!” – St. Lucia Times News

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Opposition leader Allen Chastanet has again taken the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) government to task over the state of Saint Lucia’s roads.

“Join the campaign to get our roads fixed,” the United Workers Party (UWP) leader urged in a Facebook post.

The former Prime Minister asserted that before leaving office in July 2021, his government had initiated the “largest road reconstruction Programme ever experienced in Saint Lucia”.

“Some of you would remember the famous chant by the SLP that “People don’t eat roads” as their counter to this unprecedented initiative to provide citizens with roads which would reduce their vehicle maintenance costs, improve traveling times and bolster road safety,” Chastanet said.

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But he observed that unfortunately, the new Government has stopped the programme.

According to the Micoud South MP, the result has been that many roads which would have already been completely rebuilt had the projects not been stopped, are now in deplorable condition.

He said a key example is the Rodney Bay Highway.

And Chastanet also mentioned the recently renamed Sir Julian Hunte Highway.

“Have you seen the state of the SLP’s newly renamed Sir Julian Hunte Highway? What an insult to a man that they claim to respect! You deserve better,” the UWP leader declared.

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Bajo agua la subestación Las Acacias en Cabo Rojo

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El legislador municipal del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) en Cabo  Rojo, Guarionex Padilla Marty, dijo en RADIO ISLA que actualmente la subestación Las Acacias se encuentra bajo agua, tras el paso del huracán Fiona.

“La zona que se llama La Bajura, que comparte San Germán  , Hormigueros y Cabo Rojo, está totalmente bajo agua. Además de que allí está la subestación Las Acacias, que también está bajo agua, lo que va impedir que sea restablecido el servicio eléctrico por lo menos en una o dos semanas”, reveló Padilla Marty.

“La subestación está construida justo al lado de un río, el Río Guanajibo, así que te puedes imaginar de que esto ha sido un problema histórico. Cuando pasan inundaciones considerables, como las que pasaron en el 2018, 2019 y 2020, la subestación estuvo fuera de servicio, dejando al municipio de Cabo Rojo y Hormigueros sin electricidad”, agregó.

Asimismo, Padilla Marty informó que el daño a la estructura eléctrica de esta zona fue bastante considerable tras el evento atmosférico.

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Tempête Fiona: Près de 59 000 personnes toujours privées d’eau en Guadeloupe

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Certaines communes de l’archipel sont toujours privées d’eau. Les principaux syndicats de l’eau ont publié un planning de rétablissement de l’eau dans différentes communes.

Voici ci dessous le planning de rétablissement de l’eau courante par commune:

ABYMESLes zones affectées : Caraque, Quatre chemin, Bouliqui, Boisvin, Desravinière, Bozon, Chazeau, Coma, Tertulien, Azede, Beausoleil, Petit-Perou, Morne Caruel, Morne Vergain, Cour (9600 abonnés estimés). Pas de date de rétablissement annoncée en raison de la rupture du Feeder de Belle-Eau Cadeau où des travaux très importants sont à mettre en œuvre.

BAILLIFLa zone de Saint-Louis est impactée (2368 abonnés estimés). Un rétablissement total est prévu en fin de matinée du 21 septembre.

BASSE-TERRELe Sud-Est de Basse-Terre est impacté: CHBT, Rivières des Pères, Cité Bologne (3 720 abonnés estimés). Un rétablissement total est prévu en fin de matinée du 21 septembre.

CAPESTERRE-BELLE-EAULes zones imapactées sont :Fromager, Bourg de Capesterre, Les Sources, Brest, Geta, Cayenne, Ilet Pérou, Les Flamboyants,Sarlassonne, Cambrefort, Bidou, Marquisat, Neuf Château, Belair, Monrepos, Moravie, Carangais (5 570 abonnés estimés). Pas de date de rétablissement annoncée en raison de la rupture du Feeder de Belle-Eau Cadeau où des travaux très importants sont à mettre en œuvre.

GOSIERL’ensemble de la commune est impacté (14 536 abonnés estimés). Pas de date de rétablissement annoncée en raison de la rupture du Feeder de Belle-Eau Cadeau où des travaux très importants sont à mettre en œuvre.

GOYAVEL’ensemble de la commune est impacté (3 453 abonnés estimés). Pas de date de rétablissement annoncée en raison de la rupture du Feeder de Belle-Eau Cadeau où des travaux très importants sont à mettre en œuvre.

LE MOULELes zones concernées sont: Sommabert, Dammencourt, Duthau, Hauteur de Neron, l’Oranger, La Baie, La Croix, Larosette, Route de l’Anglais, Sainte-Margurite, La Houssaie, Creuilly, La Roche, Baquier, La Fontaine (2 084 abonnées estimés). Un rétablissement total est prévu le 22 septembre.

POINTE-A-PITRELes zones touchées sont : Carénage, Marina, Tonelle, Morne Bernus, Morne Torudu (1500 abonnés estimés) . Pas de date de rétablissement annoncée en raison de la rupture du Feeder de Belle-Eau Cadeau où des travaux très importants sont à mettre en œuvre.

SAINT-CLAUDELa section de Papaye est impactée (700 abonnés estimés). Aucune visibilité pour le moment sur le rétablissement.

SAINTE-ROSE25% des clients sont touchés soit 2 048 abonnés. Un rétablissement total est prévu le 21 septembre.

SAINT-FRANCOISL’ensemble de la commune est impacté (7 680 abonnés). Aucune visibilité pour le moment. Des tours d’eau sont organisés pour alimenter provisoirement les abonnés

DESIRADEL’ensemble de la commune est impacté (861 abonnés). Pour les 2/3 de l’ïle, le 23 septembre. Pour le dernier tiers le 25 septembre

POINTE-NOIRE62% de la commune est imapacté (2 125 abonnés estimés). Un diagnostic est en cours après suspicion d’un éboulement en amont du captage d’une des usines.

VIEUX-FORT70% de la commune est impacté (615 abonnées estimés). Le rétablissement de la distributions se fera dans les jours qui viennent car une intervention d’EDF et des travaux définitif de réparation sur l’usine sont nécessaires.

VIEUX-HABITANTSLa moitié de la commune est impactée (1 921 abonnés). Plusieurs semaines d’interruption du service sont à prévoir car des travaux lourds sont nécessaires sur le captage

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La mairie de Saint-Claude invite les habitants sinistrés de la ville à s’enregistrer en ligne

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Mairie de Saint-Claude. – DR

La nouvelle équipe municipale de la commune de Saint-Claude invite ses administrés qui ont subi des sinistres lors de la tempête Fiona à s’enregistrer via leurs outils digitaux.

Lucie Weck-Mirre, récemment élue maire de Saint-Claude, informe qu’un recensement des sinistrés suite au passage de la tempête Fiona est en cours.Une fiche de renseignement est à la disposition des administrés et des professionnels sur le site internet et les réseaux sociaux de la ville.Les administrés doivent la renseigner et la transmettre à l’adresse mail suivante : pcs@ville-saintclaude.frContact : 0590 80 87 38Fiche d’aide pour les sinistrés par familleFiche d’aide pour les exploitants agricoles

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High schools debating competition gets underway in St Thomas Loop Jamaica

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High schools in St Thomas will be competing for prizes valued at over $500,000 in the Paul Bogle and The Warriors Debating Competition which gets underway this week.

The competition which is now in its second year, seeks to foster, particularly among students enrolled in high schools, a greater measure of positive involvement in the socio-cultural, political, and economic dynamics of their communities, parish, and Jamaica within the context of the Morant Bay War (Rebellion) of 1865.

The participating schools this year are Robert Lightbourne High, Paul Bogle High, Seaforth High, Morant Bay High, The Academy of Yallahs High, and St Thomas Technical High School.

Morant Bay High won the inaugural debate in 2021.

The St Thomas Renaissance Foundation, a for-impact organisation whose mandate is to spur economic and social development within the parish, is the conceptualiser and organiser of the debate competition.

The foundation has partnered with the country’s accomplished debate planner, the Jamaican Association for Debating and Empowerment, JADE, to execute the competition. First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, FHC Credit Union, has come on board as the competition’s main sponsor.

The six high schools within the parish will begin their debates during the week of September 20, in three matches based on a randomised draw.

This will result in three winners who will automatically advance to the next round. The team with the lowest score is automatically eliminated at this stage.

The two remaining losing teams will face off and the winner of this match will advance along with the previous three winners to compete in the semi-final rounds.

The semifinals will be in two rounds. The finalists will be the two teams with the highest combination of team and individual points at the end of both rounds. Teams will be awarded three points for each win and one point for each loss. Speaker points will also be awarded to individuals on each team. The two highest-scoring teams will play in the grand finale. The third and fourth-ranked teams will face off for third place.

The motions for the competition were crafted to reflect the historical, cultural, and contemporary issues of the parish. Among the hot button topics to be debated are: ‘This House Believes that the Morant Bay War has done more good than harm to the parish of St Thomas’.

‘This House Believes that St Thomas continues to suffer from neglect by successive political and private sector interests for daring to stage the Morant Bay War’. ‘This House as the British Government of 1865 would sentence Governor Edward Eyre to the death penalty for crimes against humanity which he sanctioned during the Morant Bay War of 1865’.

The winning school and its team members will receive the coveted trophy, cash prizes from FHC Credit Union, and Chromebooks courtesy of the Foundation, among other prizes. The winning team will also be afforded the opportunity to compete in a debate tournament at the University of West Georgia in the United States. Sectional prizes will also be presented to the best speakers and the schools’ coaches.

The grand finals will be held on October 11, the day that marked the beginning of the Morant Bay War when the residents of St Thomas rose up against the injustices that were meted out against them by their colonial masters in 1865.

The St Thomas Renaissance Foundation Inc. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting education, healthcare, economic development, and social initiatives in the parish of St Thomas, Jamaica.

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