Sir Novelle Richards Academy On The Road To Recovery After Theft Impacts The Educational Institution

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Member of Parliament for the St. George’s Constituency, Hon. Dean Jonas responded quickly to an appeal from the principal, staff and students of the Sir Novelle Richards Academy who were reeled by a recent burglary and theft of several important items which helped to ensure both the teaching and learning environment was a comfortable one.

The Member of Parliament, who is also the Minister responsible for Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and The Blue Economy presented microwave ovens and sound equipment to the school principal, Mrs. L. Simon-Bradshaw.

Minister Jonas encouraged the principal, staff and students not to be deterred by the criminally minded who selfishly interrupted the educational experience of the members of the school community by their unwelcomed entry onto the property.

He also reminded the principal that the Honourable Members of Cabinet have placed top priority on modernizing the security provisions at schools across the island since the development of our human resources through quality education is an essential element of any nation’s long-term success.

The school principal, Ms Listeen Bradshaw, expressed her appreciation for the gifts on behalf of the staff and students and thanked MP Jonas for his continued support for the Sir Novelle Richards Academy.

 

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PAHO’s 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference begins today, bringing together health authorities from the Americas

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Ministers of Health and other high-level representatives from countries and territories of the Americas will meet from 26-30 September in Washington, D.C., for the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference.

The Pan American Sanitary Conference is the Organization’s highest decision-making body, meeting every five years to determine general policies of the Organization to improve the health and well-being of the population in the region.

The conference will open on Monday, September 26 at 9.00 a.m., with the participation of the PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez, President of Dominica Charles Savarin, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and the Minister of Public Health and Social Well-being of Paraguay and outgoing president of the Pan American Sanitary Conference, Julio Borba.

On Wednesday, 28 September, PAHO Member and Participating States will elect the next Director of the Organization via secret ballot. The person elected will be appointed to lead PAHO for the next five years, taking office on 1 February 2023.

Sessions, side events and the election can be followed live at: https://www.paho.org/en/governing-bodies

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CARICOM launches new initiative to facilitate intra-regional trade

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CARICOM is launching a major regional platform to facilitate intra-regional trade in goods and agricultural products. This CARICOM Marketplace dubbed CIMSUPRO (CARICOM Market Place and Suspension Procedure) will register suppliers and buyers of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) originating goods.

The Chair of CARICOM, the President of Suriname, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi will give remarks and a ‘call-to-action’ before launching the online portal on Monday, 26 September 2022 at 10 am ECT or 11 am Suriname time.

A brief launching ceremony will be held online and presentations are also expected from the CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett; the Suriname Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation, Hon Rishma N. Kuldipsingh and a representative from the private sector.

CIMSUPRO when populated will create a ‘Marketplace’ that will allow regional buyers to find sellers of regionally produced goods, thereby creating the conditions for direct contact between parties.

The online platform also has the potential for improving the efficiency of the application process for a suspension of the Common External Tariff (CET). CARICOM Trade Ministers had approved a proposal from the government of Suriname to create an online tool to promote intra-regional trade. Stakeholders, especially suppliers of regionally produced goods can access the portal and register via the following link https://www.cimsupro.com/user/register

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TSTT wants to take $26m lawsuit to Privy Council

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LOCAL telecom provider TSTT and its internet service provider subsidiary Amplia are hoping for permission to challenge a ruling of the Appeal Court at the Privy Council.

The Telecommunications Services of TT (TSTT) and Amplia have filed an application for conditional leave to challenge the ruling of the local court in a lawsuit brought by the Telecommunication Authority (TATT).

In March 2021, TATT filed a claim against TSTT and Amplia seeking to recover their $26,467,445 in unpaid contributions to the Universal Service Fund (USF), a national fund to develop internet connectivity in rural communities.

On Monday, TSTT and Amplia’s application came up for hearing before Justice of Appeal Gregory Smith, Malcolm Holdip and Vasheist Kokaram.

It has been adjourned to November 8, after TSTT’s lead attorney, Martin Daly, SC, asked to be given an opportunity to put in written submissions “in the interest of fairness.” as TATT had done so.

The authority’s lead attorney Deborah Peake, SC, said she was disappointed and had hoped the hearing would be held on Monday.

The judges granted TSTT’s request, with Smith admitting the court wanted to give it “mature consideration,” as substantial sums of money are involved.

In June, the Appeal Court ruled on TATT’s procedural appeal, holding a High Court judge was wrong to dismiss its case at a preliminary state.

In a preliminary ruling in February, Justice Carol Gobin upheld TSTT’s challenge and

struck out the lawsuit, as she ruled she did not have the jurisdiction to hear it.

However, the Appeal Court reversed the ruling and referred the lawsuit back to Gobin.

TATT was also represented by Ravi Heffes-Doon and Rajesh Ramoutar. Christopher Sieuchand and Sonnel David-Longe appeared alongside Daly for TSTT and Amplia.

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Budget snippets: $210m to be distributed to 20,000 healthcare workers

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In this file photo, newly minted registered nurses (from left) Glenderlin Remey, Afeisha Harroo, Tiffany Dyer, Angelique Nathan and LaToya Joseph as they reported for duty at the North West Regional Health Authority on Dundonald Street Port of Spain.

Finance Minister Colm Imbert said he has been instructed to distribute $210 million to health care workers in this year’s budget.

Speaking during his budget presentation on Monday, Imbert said this would involve an ex-gratia payment to over 20,000 people.

The Prime Minister had promised the payment to healthcare workers on August 23 at a PNM national public meeting at the Belmont Community Centre.

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Live blog: BUDGET 2023

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The 2023 budget will be read in Parliament by Finance Minister Colm Imbert at 1.30 pm.

Join us for live coverage and updates with reactions from citizens, analysts, economists, and other stakeholders.

This will be Imbert’s seventh budget presentation since he was appointed finance minister on September 11, 2015.

In the aftermath of the covid19 pandemic, amid heightened fuel and food prices, it could also arguably be the most challenging one he has presented to date.

Use the hashtag #ttbudget2023 to join the discussion.

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“I Can’t Even Open My Door!” – St. Lucia Times News

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Castries resident Deborah James is at her wits’ end after experiencing frequent land slippages from the road near her home.

The slippages dump soil outside her door at Agard, Morne Du Don.

James told St Lucia Times that it has been happening for over twenty years during heavy rainfall.

And she disclosed that despite repeated appeals to the authorities to assist by building a retaining wall, although she has obtained many promises, there has been no action.

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James recalled that following heavy rainfall on Monday there was a significant land slippage.

“I can’t even open my door,” she lamented, adding that as a result, the eight occupants of the residence were trapped inside and unable to leave in the event of an emergency.

“I have tried to put tyres but the tyres are not enough. There’s nothing else we can do to hold that soil,” James told St Lucia Times.

She also expressed concern that her house would collapse if her efforts to get a retaining wall were unsuccessful.

“(We are) taking it easy, thanking God we are alive, and the house is still standing. But we don’t know for how long,” the Castries resident declared.

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Comunidades en el campo de Hormigueros no tendrán energía hasta dentro de tres meses, según el alcalde

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El alcalde de Hormigueros, Pedro Juan García Figueroa, advirtió que en su municipio las comunidades rurales pudieran tener luz eléctrica dentro de dos a tres meses. Entre postes y líneas caídas, hay un total de 70 casos por atender en distintos sectores del municipio, según datos hasta el 23 de septiembre.

El ejecutivo municipal informó que aunque LUMA Energy se encuentra trabajando en las líneas de transmisión y alimentadores, y que desde ayer trabajan en un poste en una finca que dará luz al área urbana y otras zonas pobladas, la preocupación del ejecutivo municipal son los campos. Pudiera ser que en los próximos días las zonas urbanas cuenten con el servicio, aunque los campos no tendrán el mismo destino.

“El campo de Hormigueros es exuberante. Mucha, mucha vegetación, muchos árboles caídos […] Esa gente van a estar dos o tres meses sin luz. Yo se lo digo a mi pueblo de esa manera para que entiendan que por más esfuerzos que haga el municipio con sus brigadas […]”, dependen del trabajo de la privatizadora.

Asimismo, respecto a la querella que le fue enviada a su homólogo en Isabela, Miguel ‘Ricky’ Méndez, por parte de la privatizadora para que se comuniquen y coordinen el plan de trabajo para asistencia de los municipios en reparar la red, explicó que solo quieren ayudar y no que los arresten.

“El problema es que no nos dicen nada. Y cuando tú ves que pasan seis días, siete días, no ves una sola brigada en los campos haciendo nada… Ellos están trabajando las líneas de transmisión, y está muy bien, las tienen que trabajar, pero simultáneamente tiene que trabajar, también, las averías al interior […] Si nosotros no salimos y dejamos a LUMA solo, ¿sabe lo que va a pasar? La mitad del pueblo de Puerto Rico no va a tener luz […] Oye, LUMA, lo que queremos es ayudarte, pero tienes que dejarte ayudar”, expresó García Figueroa al explicar que el Código Municipal permite que, en emergencias, los municipios puedan asistir tanto a LUMA Energy como a la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE).

Nota relacionada: LUMA Energy llegará a acuerdo con municipios para que asistan en la reparación del sistema eléctrico

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Gona?ves: les locaux du minist?re de l’?conomie et des Finances saccag?s puis incendi?s

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De tr?s t?t ce lundi 26 septembre 2022, des individus non identifi?s ont saccag? puis mis le feu ? la direction d?partementale du minist?re de l’?conomie et des Finances, situ?e ? la rue Louverture aux Gona?ves. Toujours dans le cadre des mouvements de protestation contre l’augmentation des prix de l’essence et la d?mission du Premier ministre Ariel Henry, plusieurs dizaines de gens ont gagn? les rues. Dans diverses art?res de la ville, les barricades emp?chent la libre circulation tandis que les activit?s commerciales sont compl?tement paralys?es.

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Cuba approves same-sex marriage in unusual referendum Loop Jamaica

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HAVANA (AP) Cubans have approved a sweeping “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefine rights for children and grandparents, officials said Monday, though opposition in the national referendum was unusually strong on the Communist Party-governed island.

The measure — which contains more than 400 articles — was approved by 66.9 per cent to 33.1 per cent, the president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro Guti?rrez, told official news media, though returns from a few places remained to be counted.

The reforms had met unusually strong open resistance from the growing evangelical movement in Cuba — and many other Cubans — despite an extensive government campaign in favour of the measure, including thousands of informative meetings across the country and extensive media coverage backing it.

Cuban elections — in which no party other than the Communist is allowed — routinely produce victory margins of more than 90 per cent — as did a referendum on a major constitutional reform in 2019.

The code would allow surrogate pregnancies, broader rights for grandparents in regard to grandchildren, protection of the elderly and measures against gender violence.

President Miguel D?az-Canel, who has promoted the law acknowledged questions about the measure as he voted on Sunday.

“Most of our people will vote in favor of the code, but it still has issues that our society as a whole does not understand,” he said.

On Monday, he celebrated approval of the measure, tweeting “Love is now the law.”

Passage “is to pay a debt to various generation of Cubans whose domestic plans had been waiting years for this law,” he added. “As of today, we will be a better nation.”

The measure had been approved by Cuba’s Parliament, the National Assembly, after years of debate about such reforms.

A major supporter of the measure was Mariela Castro, director of the National Center for Sex Education, a promoter of rights for same-sex couples, daughter of former President Raul Castro and niece of his brother Fidel.

But there is a strong strain of social conservatism in Cuba and several religious leaders have expressed concern or opposition to the law, worrying it could weaken nuclear families.

While Cuba was officially — and often militantly — atheist for decades after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro — Raul’s brother — it has become more tolerant of religions over the past quarter century. That has meant a greater opening not only the once-dominant Roman Catholic Church but also to Afro-Cuban religions, protestants and Muslims.

Some of those churches took advantage of the opening in 2018 and 2019 to campaign against another plebiscite which would have rewritten the constitution in a way to allow gay marriage.

Opposition was strong enough that the government at that time backed away.

By Cristina Mesquita

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