Latest fuel price increase – SIXTH in past seven years

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Finance Minister Colm Imbert. – File

THE increase in the price of fuel at the pump, announced on Monday by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Monday, is the sixth such increase the nation has had to endure over the past seven years.

The latest increase, which would already be in place by the time you read this story, sees super and premium gasoline going up by a $1 per litre, and diesel going up by 50 cents per litre. This means that for a litre, it costs $7.75 for premium gas, $6.97 for super gas and $4.41 for diesel.

The price of fuel, which was at about $2.70 in 2016, was increased that year, and also in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In this year alone, fuel prices were increased twice.

In 2016, the price of super ($2.70) was increased by 15 per cent to $3.11. Diesel went up by the same percentage, climbing from $1.50 to $1.72.

In 2017, the price of diesel alone was touched. It was increased by another 15 per cent from $1.98 to $2.30.

In 2018, super gasoline increased from $3.58 to $3.97 per litre and diesel went up from $2.30 to $3.41 per litre.

In 2019, super climbed from $3.97 per litre to $4.97.

In 2020 and 2021, there were no increases amid massive shocks caused by the pandemic.

In April, fuel was increased by a dollar across the board. Premium and super went up to $6.75 and $5.97 respectively while diesel went up by 50 cents to $3.91 per litre. The latest increase came on Monday.

The reason given, for every one of the six fuel price increases has been the same – Government is spending too too much to subsidise fuel notwithstanding the volatile global energy market. The money used in subsidies, Government added, could be better used elsewhere.

Following the 2016 fuel price increase, Imbert jokingly said: “I increased the price of fuel by 15 per cent and then realised that it was not enough.

“I came back again in April and raised it by another 15 per cent and I came back just a few weeks ago and raised it by another 15 per cent…they haven’t rioted yet.”

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Farley: Tobago should have got more

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THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine weighs in on the budget at the Red House on Monday evening. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB –

ALTHOUGH Tobago received $185 million more than it did last year, Chief Secretary Farley Augustine said the THA could have done with more. Tobago was allocated $2.521 billion, or 4.3 per cent, of the total 2023 national budget.

In his June presentation, Augustine presented a $3.97 billion budget package for Tobago, but was left with a 38.4 per cent shortfall.

Speaking at a press conference after the presentation, Augustine said his team predicted the national budget would be around $57.4 billion, which was close to the actual number of $57.685.

“That speaks to the accuracy with which we in Tobago actually do our budgetary preparation. You would also appreciate that this request (of 3.97 billion) was … THA’s smallest request for some time, and yet it was not completely fulfilled.”

He pointed out that Finance Minister Imbert said the THA budget was excellent, good for economic development and growth, yet chose not to give the THA the allocation that would have allowed for the development of Tobago.

Augustine rejected Imbert’s suggestion that the THA would have received 6.8 per cent of the national budget if the 2021 Tobago Island Government Bill was passed to provide the island with greater autonomy.

“In 2001, this Parliament, in this place, accepted the Dispute Resolution Commission’s recommendations…which is, in fact, the guiding regulations for budgetary allocations to Tobago.

“In that recommendation it says that Tobago, the THA, should be funded to the tune of between 4.03 per cent and 6.9 per cent.”

Hence, he said, the bill did not need to pass for the THA to get 6.8 per cent.

He said Imbert encouraged the THA in his presentation to engage state enterprises and agencies in raising revenue. Augustine agreed and hoped the central government would expedite the granting of an export licence to the THA so Tobago could attract foreign exchange so the assembly could meet the billion-dollar shortfall.

He added that the air- and seabridge was an important part of the island’s public transportation infrastructure but accessibility in its service-driven economy was a challenge. He said Tobagonians travelled to Trinidad for medical, educational and other services not available in Tobago, and other critical reasons.

“The first thing the minister should have treated with has to do with the efficiency of the air and seabridge to allow for the transiting of people to and from Tobago.”

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Huracán Ian azota al Oeste de Cuba y continúa su rumbo hacia el Estado de Florida

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

La meteoróloga Glorián Rivera, del Servicio Nacional de Meteorología en San Juan (SNM), informó en RADIO ISLA que el huracán Ian hizo entrada al Oeste de Cuba a eso de las 4 AM de hoy como un ciclón tropical de categoría 3. 

Los vientos sostenidos de Ian eran de 125 millas por hora cuando tocó suelo cubano. Glorián Rivera comunicó que Ian aún continúa sobre el mencionado país. Según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés), este ciclón tropical se desplaza hacia el Norte a 12 millas por hora por lo que se espera que más tarde hoy entre en aguas del Golfo de México.

Glorián Rivera comunicó que el NHC emitió un aviso de huracán desde el área de Tampa hasta la zona de Fort Myers, mientras que hay una vigilancia de huracán para toda la costa Oeste de la Florida. Rivera agregó que para el área Este del mencionado Estado, permanecen vigentes un aviso y una vigilancia de tormenta tropical.     

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Aumentan a 26 los casos sospechosos de leptospirosis en Puerto Rico

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La principal oficial médico del Departamento de Salud, Dra. Iris Cardona, confirmó en RADIO ISLA que los casos sospechosos de leptospirosis en Puerto Rico aumentaron a 26. 

El aumento fue de 19 de los 7 que ya habían en el día de ayer. Esto incluye a personas de todas las edades. Iris Cardona informó que el periodo de incubación puede ser de 5 a 30 días.   

Según Cardona, la leptospirosis es una enfermedad tratable, pero tiene que ser atendida a tiempo. Los síntomas de la enfermedad incluyen fiebre, escalofríos, dolor de cabeza, dolores musculares, vómitos, diarrea, dolor abdominal, ictericia (piel y ojos amarillentos), sarpullido y ojos enrojecidos, según el portal de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC).

Los CDC informan que la leptospirosis se puede contraer al beber o tener contacto con agua, incluyendo nadar e ir en balsa o en kayak, o tierra que haya sido contaminada por orina o líquidos corporales de animales infectados. Esta enfermedad también se puede adquirir al estar expuesto a orina o líquidos corporales de animales infectados.

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Bunita pa mira asina hopi hende na roos den Walk+Run 2022 di Aruba Bank

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Dialuna atardi e dia tan spera a yega, ora cu miles di hende a bay riba pia pa participa den e “Walk+Run 2022” di Aruba Bank, e biaha aki denomina como ‘Roses Edition’.

   E prome dia di caminata y careda a sali for di Pastoor Hendrikstraat dilanti Joe Laviest Sportpark na San Nicolas.  E prome dia aki e distancia a cubri 5.5 km.

   Di trempan caba hendenan a aglomera pa asina yega na tempo y tabata cu yen animo cla pa participa.

   Riba cara di e ehecutivo di mercadeo di Aruba Bank, esta Roxanne Croes, por a mira con feliz e ta pa nota con masalmente pueblo un biaha mas a acudi na esaki.  Cuatro dia di cana of core tur atardi.

   Croes a keda feliz di mira tur hende bisti na roos pa e prome dia.  A registra 2.500 persona pa participa den esaki.  Nan ta contento di mira asina hopi hende riba caminda.

   Awe Diamars nan lo ta bay sali for di e beach banda di ex-Bushiri Beach Resort, pa un distancia di 5.6 km.   Pa Diaranson nan lo ta saliendo for di e centro di Paradera Drive Thru pa un ruta di 5.25 km.  Diahuebs lo tin e ultimo walk y careda saliendo for di Aruba Bank su sede na Camacuri.  Aki e distancia ta di 5.6 km.  Na final lo bay tin presentacion di Ataniro riba escenario.

 
































































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Situacion di studiante Arubiano na Hulanda a empeora ultimo 4 aña

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

Parlamentario Arthur Dowers

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Parlamentario pa fraccion di AVP, Arthur Dowers, a mustra cu studiantenan di Aruba, ta sinti nan mes perdi na Hulanda pa falta di atencion adecuado di principalmente Minister Plenipotenciario Wilfrede Besaril y di Gabinete Wever Croes I y II pa atende cu nan interesnan.

“Despues di tanto aña di trabao, inversion y desaroyo tecnologico awe nos mester yega na e tristo conclusion cu awe nos studiantenan ta hopi mas mal informa y mal prepara pa nan estudio na Hulanda.

E Ombudsman Hulandes a haci un  investigacion bao studiantenan di e islanan di Caribe Hulandes caminda entre otro el a  yega na cierto conclusionnan manera cu ta berdad cu bida na Hulanda ta bira mas complica y tin biaha hasta hopi menos cordial.

Automatisacion hopi biaha ta kita e contacto humano directo cu e pueblo Hulandes,  pues no ta solamente e studiante ta keha pero hopi ta esunnan di edad halto tambe cu tin problema cu e cambionan den sociedad.

Arubahuis mester ta consciente di e desaroyonan aki y tin e responsabilidad pa prepara nos studiantenan pa nan por tin exito ora nan bin establece nan mes y studia na Hulanda.

Mientras ex Minister Plenipotenciario Wilfred Besaril a fiesta 5 aña bao responsabilidad di EWC, a plunder Arubahuis y awe e conclusion ta, cu  nos studiantenan ta mas mal para cu tawata e caso prome gabinete Wever Croes a bin na poder.

Berguensa cu awe ta bisa e studiante Arubiano pa no bay Hulanda mes pasobra Besaril a drumi y fiesta na luga di traha pa pueblo y principalmente studiantenan di Aruba.

Den tempo cu mi persona a asumi responsabilidad pa huur cantidad di camber pa studiantenan Arubiano ta sigura di un luga, pa  ora nan yega Hulanda nan no cay den bashi.

Awor aki ta resulta cu Besaril a huur cas pa su mes pero pa studiante nada mes e no a yuda of a percura pa drecha esaki durante di su periodo como Minister Plenipotenciario y por conclui cu pa  5 aña  caba, MEP tin nos studiantenan  mas leu for di cas.

Awor cu tin reunion di IPKO na Hulanda, ta bolbe resalta e hecho lamentabel cu en realidad nada a ser regla pa studiantenan for di Aruba y cu na e momentonan aki tampoco tin algo ta ser haci pa sirbi nan interes.

Studiantenan Arubiano a mira nan situacion empeora den ultimo cuater aña y mey, ya cu en realidad mescos cu ta e caso na Aruba, gabinete Wever Croes ta carece di un vision pa atende interes di nos hendenan di Aruba.

Awor supuestamente tin un Minister Plenipotenciario suplente den  persona di Ady Thijsen pero tampoco por mira cu el a trece un vision nobo, loke ta nifica politicamente cu gabinete Wever Croes no tin solucion na man pa yuda nos studiantenan na Hulanda,” Parlamentario Arthur Dowers a declara.

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Minister Glenbert Croes a reuni cu representantenan di Gobierno Mericano na Washington

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

Cu e meta di cumpra HFO Fuel cu descuento for di Venezuela:

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – E conferencia di prensa di gobierno, Dialuna 26 di September awo, tabata den man di Minister Glenbert Croes, Titular di Labor, Energia y Integracion.

E mandatario a informa tocante su reunion cu  diferente representante di e Gobierno Mericano,  cu e meta di pidi, atravez di nan diferente departamentonan, nan consideracion, comprension y apoyo pa e peticion di Gobierno di Aruba. E peticion aki ta pa Merca por yuda Aruba pa cumpra HFO na prijs cu rebaho for di Venezuela.

Minister Croes a bisa cu, basicamente, e solicitud di Gobierno di Aruba ta en bista di e dinamica di e relacion di Gobierno di Merca cu e Gobierno di Venezuela y cu e paisnan den Caribe no ta exento di e crisis energetico y su consecuencianan di prijsnan halto di energia, awa y coriente, entre otro, cu ta afectando nan pueblo y nan economia fuertemente. Minister Croes a bisa Gobierno di Merca, respetando kico ta e dinamica di su relacion cu Venezuela cu tin un Caribe, pero el a enfoca riba Aruba, cu ta pasando den momentonan dificil cu prijs di awa y coriente cu ta halto, door cu prijs di petroleo cu ta afecta prijs di tur otro combustible, principalmente e “heavy fuel oil” cu RDA ta cumpra, pa bende cu WEB Aruba NV, ta hopi halto.

E mandatario a splica cu e descuento cu por haya na e momentonan aki na Venezuela ta asina grandi, cu mas grandi e descuento ta, mas hopi por baha prijs di awa y coriente na Aruba.

El a sigui bisa cu obviamente Aruba ta scanning e mercado a wak unda otro posibilidadnan Aruba por tin como alternativa (por ehemplo di Ecuador), mientras tanto Aruba ta den e proceso aki cu gobierno di Merca.

Tabata dianan di reunionnan oficial cu e diferente representantenan di e Departamento di Estado, Departamento di Energia, y Departamento di Tesoro. E mandatario a bisa cu e kier a duna un reconocimento na e Embahada di Washington na Merca y na e Embahador, na Minister Plenipotenciario señora Joselyn Croes cu su team di trabao, pa tur nan reunionnan preparatorio pa nos bay e encuentronan aki cu a cuminza for di Aruba. E prome reunion aya, tabata cu e staf di Embahada di Hulanda apoyando Aruba, y esey ta haci un diferencia grandi pa un pais manera Aruba, con chikito nos por ta, pero cu e apoyo di e plataforma di Reino Hulandes, e ta duna nos un forza, un oportunidad, pa nos solicitud haya oido. “Mi ta gradici cu Gobierno Mericano tin oido, pa e clamor aki, di e solicitud aki di gobierno di Aruba”, e mandatario a subraya. Tanten cu Gobierno di Aruba haya un contesta di Gobierno Mericano, combersacionnan a cuminza cu Ecuador, na nivel di e companianan gubernamental di Aruba y Ecuador. Por lesa tocante esaki den otro articulo.

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Historia di e evolucion di turismo a cuminza na Edad Antiguo

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

Den Dia Internacional di Turismo:

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Awe, diamars 17 di September, ta Dia Internacional di Turismo y na mayoria pais rond mundo, e dia aki ta wordo celebra, como cu e ta un di e fuentenan di entrada mas importante pa e economia mundial, ademas cu e ta ofrece un mercado laboral hopi amplio y diverso, pa cantidad di famianan na henter mundo.

Tin un articulo skirbi na aña 2011, pa un investigador riba e desaroyo di turismo, yama Edwin Andres Rodriguez Pulgarin, cu a realiza un estudio extenso cu ta data desde e Edad Antiguo te cu Edad Moderno, y logicamente e turismo a desaroya drasticamente den nos Epoca Contemporaneo te awe.

   Desaroyo: Rodriguez Pulgarin ta splica cu turismo como tal, a nace den siglo XIX, como consecuencia di e Revolucion Industrial, cu desplazamento humano cu e intencion principal tabata e ocio, descanso, cultura, salud, negoshi of relacionnan familiar.

E movecionnan aki a caracteriza nan mes pa nan finalidad di otro tiponan di viahe motiva door di guera, desplazamento migratorio, conkista, comercio, entre otro. No obstante, e evolucion di turismo tin antecedentenan historico basta cla.

    Edad antiguo: Na Grecia clasico nan tabata duna hopi importancia na e ocio y e tempo liber tabata wordo dedica na cultura, diversion, religion y deporte. E desplazamentonan mas destaca tabata esnan cu tabata wordo realiza cu motibo di asisti na e Weganan Olimpico di Edad Antiguo, den e ciudad di Olimpia, cu miles di hende tabata bishita y na unda tabata mezcla religion y deporte. Tambe tabata existi peregrinacionnan religioso, manera esnan dirigi na e oraculonan di Delfos y Doloma.

    Edad medio: Durante Edad Medio a surgi, na cuminzamento, un retroceso debi na e mayor conflictividad y recesion economico consiguiente. Den e epoca aki tambe a surgi un tipo di viahe nobo: e peregrinacionnan religioso. Esakinan ya caba a existi den e epoca antiguo y clasico pero tanto e Cristianismo como e Islam tabata extende nan na un mayor cantidad di creyente y e desplazamentonan a bira mas grandi.

   Tabata famoso e expedicionnan for di Venecia pa Tera Santo y e peregrinacionnan door di e Caminda di Santiago (for di 814 cu a descubri e graf di e santo). E peregrinacionnan a bira continuo na henter Europa, y nan a traha mapa, meson, y tur tipo di servicio pa e caminantenan.  Den e mundo Islamic e Hajiad of peregrinacion na e Mecca, ta un di e cinco pilarnan di Islam cu ta obliga e creyentenan na e peregrinacion aki, alomenos un bez den nan bida.

   Edad moderno: E peregrinacionnan a continua durante Edad Moderno. Na Roma a muri 1500 peregrino door di e Pest Bubonic. Tabata na e momento aki cu e prome alohamiento bao nomber di hotel, a aparece. Esaki ta un palabra Frances cu cual a designa e palacionan urbano. 

   Como cu e personalidadnan grandi tabata viaha acompaña di nan comitiva, cual tabata crece hopi, di manera cu a bira imposible pa aloha nan tur den un palacio, y pesey a crea e construccionnan cu nomber di hotel.

   Esaki ta tambe e epoca di e expedicionnan maritimo grandi, door di gruponan di spaño, britanico y portugues, cu a desperta e curiosidad y interes pa viaha.

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Hurricane Ian to hit western Cuba at 125 mph, Category 3 Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

Storm surge, swells and heavy rainfall expected

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The National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday morning that Hurricane Ian intensified as a category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds in the region of 125 mph.

As Hurricane Ian moves in a northerly or north-north-west direction, it is expected to impact western Cuba, in particular, the province of Pinar del R?o. This may include significant storm surge, swells, wind and rainfall.

In preparation for the impact, the Provincial Electric Company of Pinar del R?o has reportedly cut service to all customers in that province. This is according to a report from TelePinar.

On its way out of Cuba, Hurricane Ian is expected to continue strengthening, then weakening before hitting Florida.

As a result of the foregoing, the below watches and warnings are in effect.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:

Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, and ArtemisaBonita Beach to the Anclote River, including Tampa BayDry Tortugas

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for:

Anclote River southward to FlamingoTampa Bay

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and MatanzasLower Florida Keys from Seven Mile Bridge westward to Key WestFlamingo to Bonita BeachSuwannee River to the Anclote RiverVolusia/Brevard County Line south to Jupiter InletLake Okeechobee

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for:

Florida Keys from the Card Sound Bridge westward to Key WestDry TortugasFlorida BayAucilla River to Anclote RiverAltamaha Sound to Flagler/Volusia County LineSaint Johns River

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of Anclote River to the Suwannee River.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:

North of the Suwannee River to Indian PassAltamaha Sound to Volusia/Brevard County lineDeerfield Beach to Jupiter Inlet

In addition to the foregoing, the National Hurricane Center said that tornadoes are possible today through Wednesday across the Florida Keys and the southern and central Florida Peninsula.

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Antigua to Follow Up on Bilateral Commitments to Support St Kitts in Its Accreditation Bid for Climate Finance and Its Move to Address Plastic Pollution

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 24 September 2022 – St Kitts-Nevis is moving closer towards addressing climate-related challenges, as Antigua and Barbuda has made commitments to support the federation in its accreditation bid for Green Climate Funding (GCF) and by extension, its move to address plastic pollution.

During the 77th UN General Assembly, Hon Dr Joyelle Clarke met with the co-chairperson of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Molywn Joseph who is also Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Environment, Health and Wellness. During this meeting, St Kitts-Nevis’ participation in the roundtable discussion, cements its intentions to address the introduction of “single-use plastic” through legislative support and secondly, to address plastic pollution, in general. 

She said, “Following the session, Minister Molwyn and I had a small debriefing and agreed on further bilateral meetings between Antigua and Barbuda and St Kitts and Nevis, so that we can move forward together to accreditation to the Green Climate Fund as well as the Adaptation Fund, and addressing plastic pollution.”

The Minister of Energy and Climate Action continues her work leading up to her participation in high-level sessions on renewable energy.

Minister Clarke Looks forward to unified regional approach at COP27

Meanwhile, Dr Clarke praised the expanded St Kitts-Nevis delegation for UNGA 77 and said it was indeed a success and sets the stage for participation at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP27.

She said, “The Foreign Minister was able to attend a number of sessions, not only related to Foreign Affairs but also to the CARICOM’s position as it relates to COP27 as well as having Loss and Damage on the agenda. Fortunately, a number of investors have reached out indicating their willingness to support St Kitts and Nevis in its bid for renewable energy and reduction in fossil fuel consumption.”

In relation to regional interests, Dr Clarke said countries with new administrations such as Grenada and St Kitts-Nevis, have recognized the importance to lend their collective voices in the Caribbean, which says we need to solidify our agenda heading into COP27 and this may need participation in a series of high-level conversations.

COP27 will be held from November 6-18.

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