Black Immigrant Daily News
The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment says the number of active cases of Covid 19 recorded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines remains at two.
Rawdica Stephen tells us more in NBC’s Covid-19 update.
https://www.nbcsvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVID-19-UPDATE-620.mp3
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves is proposing that next year be dedicated to the rehabilitation of the road network throughout the country.
The Minister addressed the issue while speaking on Radio on Sunday.
https://www.nbcsvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ROAD-NETWORK.mp3
The Finance Minister said the Road Program should be more structured so that Road Repairs can be executed in an efficient manner.
https://www.nbcsvg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ROAD-REHAB.mp3
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
The World Pediatric Project (WPP) successfully completed its first regional strategic planning and team building workshop held here in SVG.
Present at the workshop was the CEO, Vafa Akhavan, a member of the Board of Directors, Tom Bond, all of the regional country representatives, along with other US and local staff members.
The sessions of the workshop were held at the Young Island Resorts from September 05th – 10th 2022.
The schedule was centered on transition and strategic planning for the next three years, database training, team building and overall wellness components.
The workshop was conducted to facilitate the training and empowerment for all the staff of the Caribbean.
WPP Executive Director for the Caribbean, Lauren McIntosh-Shallow said it was important to bring the team together and strengthen training across the board as the World Pediatric Project seeks to continuously improve the quality of care and service given to our families throughout the region.
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
The Barbados Royals sealed a place in Friday’s 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a comprehensive 87-run win over Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium, Guyana.
Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to field, but Barbados Royals would go on to score the joint-highest total of this season by reaching an imposing 195/5. Opener Rahkeem Cornwall starred in the innings, launching 11 sixes in his innings of 91, while Azam Khan supported with his own half-century.
The Warriors’ hopes of a successful chase were derailed in the powerplay, as they lost four wickets, with Kyle Mayers and Ramon Simmonds proving effective with the ball. Despite the attempts of Shimron Hetmyer, it was not to be enough as the Warriors fell to 108 all out.
Barbados Royals had initially got off to a cautious start, but Cornwall would go on to play one of the most destructive innings seen this season, 91 runs from just 54 balls, to put the Royals into the ascendancy. After losing his wicket just nine runs short of a century to the bowling of Shakib Al Hasan, the responsibility of the innings fell on Khan, whose vital half-century would help his side to 195/5 by the end of the innings.
Guyana Amazon Warriors lost early wickets in their chase, in-form batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz departing in the first over, before a flurry of wickets fell that left the Warriors on 36-4 by the end of the powerplay. Simmonds excelled with his bowling, taking three key wickets, including that of captain Hetmyer, who was the Warriors highest scorer in the innings. In the end, the Warriors finished on 108 all out and will play in tomorrow night’s qualifier.
Scores in match: Barbados Royals 195/5 (Cornwall 91, Khan 52; Shepherd 2/29, Sinclair 1/8) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 108 all out (Hetmyer 37, Hope 21; Simmonds 3/17, Cornwall 2/10) by 87 runs
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
After just two rounds of matches completed in the Old Boys League Football Invitational Tournament (OBL-FIT), the Bayland Masters and RX Pro Vintage Masters have taken joint custody of the top spot in the competition.
Last weekend at the Empire Sports Club, Bayland Masters were relentless as they defeated Unity FC 4-1.
A brace from Wesley Alleyne in the 30th and 40th minutes, inspired an outstanding performance from the guys from the Bayland.
Related Article
By Renaldo Gilkes
Brian Dangler (45th) and Robert Harewood (49th) completed the score card for the Bayland Masters.
Rodney Barker of Empire Masters plays a penetrative pass to a teammate, in an attempt to unlock the defense of RX Pro Vintage Masters
Former national midfielder Levere Blackman was the lone goal scorer for Unity FC, converting in the 35th minute.
RX Pro Vintage Masters dismissed host, Empire Club 3-0.
Rodney Kirton scored twice in the second half as Empire was a bit too hospitable to their guest.
Kirton scored in the 32nd and 39th minutes and Adrian Cumberbatch netted in the 46th minute to hand RX Pro Vintage Masters their first victory of the season.
Black Rock Masters and Trents Masters are still in search of their first win of the 2022 competition, as they played to 0-0 tie.
Benfica Masters and Exactly Unified Masters also played to a 0-0 result.
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
LONDON (AP) — All roads now lead to Qatar.
With the conclusion of the group stage of the Nations League, Europe’s top football countries have played their final competitive games ahead of the World Cup.
Here’s how things are shaping up for a continent that has provided the last four winners of the sport’s biggest prize.
Spoiler alert: it could be better.
___
FRANCE
Defending World Cup champion France have won just one of their last six matches, their worst record in the buildup to a World Cup since 1958.
It’s difficult to draw conclusions from their last two Nations League matches, though, since France had 14 players out injured. If there were hopes the new generation of French midfielders was ready to take over in case Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kant? don’t recover in time for the World Cup, they may have been dashed.
Eduardo Camavinga endured a disastrous first half in the 2-0 loss to Denmark and he might be fighting for his squad place. Adrien Rabiot, Youssouf Fofana and Aurelien Tchouam?ni are better placed in coach Didier Deschamps’ pecking order even if there are still concerns.
Fofana made a convincing debut in the win against Austria but lost too many balls after coming in as a replacement for Camavinga against Denmark. As for Tchouameni, he did not live up to expectations against Denmark. Kant?, who is currently sidelined by a hamstring injury, is the player France cannot afford to be without.
ENGLAND
If France’s form is troubling, England’s form is even worse. Make that six games without a victory for England, the team’s longest winless run since 1993. Never has England entered a major tournament on such a streak.
The goodwill toward coach Gareth Southgate and some of his players, notably Harry Maguire, has dipped among fans and the media. Crucially, there are a number of players either not playing enough for their clubs or simply out of form — and Southgate has suggested he will keep faith with them in Qatar because they have built up enough credit with him after England’s runs to the World Cup semifinals in 2018 and the European Championship final last year. Left back, center back and the lack of a creative central midfielder to help run a game are England’s biggest weaknesses. Many teams will envy England’s attacking options, though there’s still a big dependency on striker Harry Kane.
BELGIUM
Belgium ended their Nations League campaign knowing one thing for sure. And it’s not reassuring. With just one preparation game left before the World Cup — a friendly against Egypt on Nov. 18 — Belgium desperately need Romelu Lukaku.
In the absence of the injured striker, Michy Batshuayi simply could not impose himself as a credible replacement. Batshuayi was ineffective in the 1-0 loss to the Netherlands, a match Belgium entered needing to win by three goals or more to advance. Instead, the loss marked the first time since the 2018 World Cup semifinals that Belgium were defeated without scoring. Batshuayi made way for Charles De Ketelaere after halftime, but the AC Milan player couldn’t create much in a false No. 9 role. Lukaku is expected to return soon after a thigh injury. Belgium’s chances in Qatar might depend on him.
GERMANY
Germany’s games against England and Hungary provided more questions than answers two months before the World Cup which Germany last won in 2014. The biggest question: how good is the team, really?
Answer: Nobody knows. Hansi Flick’s team defeated a weakened Italy 5-2 in their previous game in June, but failed to force a breakthrough against a well-organized Hungary and lost 1-0 at home. Germany then threw away a 2-0 lead in England before Kai Havertz rescued a 3-3 draw.
Havertz and Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala were the only positives to be taken from the two games. When the Germans control possession, they lack the decisive final pass, and England’s late rally shows they are prone to collapse. The win over Italy was Germany’s only win in seven games. they conceded in each, adding defensive questions to the mix for Flick.
SPAIN
Spain, the 2010 champion, is one of the few European powers heading to the World Cup on a high after again reaching the Nations League’s final four.
Luis Enrique’s team rebounded from losing to Switzerland to end a 22-game unbeaten run at home by winning 1-0 at local rival Portugal, potentially one of their main threats in Qatar.
Spain hadn’t won at Portugal in nearly two decades. La Roja was unbeaten in eight games before losing to Switzerland, a run stretching back to last year’s Nations League’s final four. Also on a high will be 20-year-old Athletic Bilbao forward Nico Williams, who set up Alvaro Morata’s winner against Portugal to likely secure his spot in the World Cup squad. Portugal, meanwhile, will have to live with the disappointment of the last-day elimination at home, and with doubts surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s form. Ronaldo, who is likely to play in his last World Cup, had some uncharacteristic misses against Spain and isn’t currently in Manchester United’s first-choice team.
OTHERS
Europe might need a first-time champion if the continent is to deny in-form Brazil and Argentina.
Croatia, the beaten finalist in 2018, again looks good under the leadership of 37-year midfielder Luka Modri?, topping their Nations League group after home-and-away wins over Denmark.
The Danes have been among Europe’s most consistent teams with playmaker Christian Eriksen restored to the lineup while the Netherlands, a three-time World Cup finalist and guided by wily coach Louis van Gaal, kept clean sheets in wins over Poland and Belgium in the Nations League.
The Dutch have beaten Belgium twice this year. Then there’s Serbia and Switzerland, in-form teams coming off back-to-back wins with key strikers scoring. Aleksander Mitrovi? now has 50 goals for Serbia and Breel Embolo’s goals were decisive for Switzerland, including in a 2-1 win at Spain. Serbia vs. Switzerland on Dec. 2 shapes to be an intense rematch of their politically charged game at the 2018 World Cup and they are in the same group as Brazil, which knocked Belgium off the top of the world ranking this year.
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
Washington, DC, 28 September, 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr., a national of Brazil, will be the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). He was elected today by PAHO Member States during the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference.
Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr will begin his five-year term on 1 February 2023, succeeding Dr. Carissa F. Etienne of Dominica, who has led PAHO since 2012.
Watch his acceptance speech here.
A national of Brazil, Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr. is currently the Assistant Director at PAHO where he has led the Organization’s efforts to increase equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and to enhance regional capacities to produce medicines and other health technologies.
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr. received his medical degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, and specialized in public health and epidemiology at the National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in Rio de Janeiro. He holds a master’s degree in medical sciences and a PhD in public health from the University of Campinas in São Paulo. Earlier in his career, he was Municipal Secretary of Health of Olinda, State Secretary of Health in Pernambuco, and Director of the National Center for Epidemiology (CENEPI) in Brasília.
Dr. Barbosa joined PAHO in 2007 as Area Manager for Health Surveillance and Disease Management, responsible for coordinating regional activities related to the surveillance, prevention, and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases; veterinary public health; and health analysis and statistics. In 2011, he rejoined Brazil’s Ministry of Health as Secretary of Health Surveillance, and later became Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Supplies. Prior to becoming Assistant Director at PAHO, Dr. Barbosa was Director-President of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) from 2015-2018.
PAHO is the health organization for the region of the Americas and serves as the Regional Office for the World Health Organization (WHO). The election of Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr. will be transmitted to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) for appointment as WHO Regional Director.
This year PAHO celebrates its 120th anniversary, working for over a century to improve the health and quality of life of the peoples of the Americas.
Former PAHO Directors include Dr. Mirta Roses Periago (2003-2013), Sir George Alleyne (1995-2003), Dr. Carlyle Guerra de Macedo (1983-1995), Dr. Héctor Acuña (1975-1983), Dr. Abraham Horwitz (1959-1975), Dr. Fred Soper (1947-1959), Dr. Hugh Cumming (1920-1947), Dr. Rupert Blue (1912-1920) y Dr. Walter Wyman (1902-1911).
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
Maria Daniel
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Football Association’s (TTFA) repayment proposal has been signed off by the High Court judge who was approached by the local football body for protection under bankruptcy and insolvency law.
On November 8, 2021, the TTFA filed for protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act as it faced a crippling debt crisis.
On Wednesday, at a brief hearing, Justice Devindra Rampersad approved the repayment proposal filed by Maria Daniel, the trustee acting on behalf of the TTFA’s FIFA-appointed normalisation committee.
He was also told the six objectors to the application, chief among them former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, were withdrawing their challenge.
Attorney Rekha Ramjit, who represents the six, said the decision to withdraw the objection was made “after careful consideration.”
She said Warner, a former Concacaf president, expected any protracted litigation could have negative and damaging effects on football in TT and its presence in the 2026 World Cup.
She said there were other legal options open to her clients and those are being pursued. However, she said it was felt the withdrawal of the objection would be in the best interest of football.
Earlier this year, the TTFA presented its proposal to the court for approval to liquidate the body’s massive debt.
In a statement, the body said it had “notified the Supervisor of Insolvency of its intent to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of TT which will enable a structured approach to the restructuring of the TTFA and the preparation of a fair, transparent and acceptable payment proposal to address the TTFA’s debt.”
In May, the TTFA announced that creditors voted unanimously in favour of the debt repayment proposal which would see them receiving anywhere from 63 cents on the dollar to 100 per cent of the money owed to them.
Creditors were invited to vote after a comprehensive 45-minute presentation by Daniel that gave a full illustration of how the TTFA found itself in its current state of debt and the options that were considered before arriving at utilising the restructuring option available through the Bankruptcy Act option, the TTFA said.
It said the proposal is expected to be funded by an interest-free US$3.5 million instrument that the TTFA will have ten years to repay.
Creditors owed up to TT$200,000 will be paid in full and the balances above that will be pro-rated. They will also have the option to be paid in US or TT dollars.
According to the TTFA, there were 299 creditors listed in the trustee’s repayment proposal with a total unsecured debt of TT$84.5 million. Ninety-three of these submitted claims amounting to $59.3 million of which 88 were validated with a value of $34.4 million
Warner is the TTFA’s largest creditor with a debt of $22.7 million.
Also appealing against the trustee’s decision to invalidate a portion of their claims were former TT men’s team coach Terry Fenwick and sports marketer Peter Miller.
Daniel’s original proposal, which creditors received in April, was enhanced with an increase of US$500,000 to US$3.5 million, and instead of allocating a TT$3 million provision for the BIR and the NIB, funds would now be set aside for outstanding payments monthly, the TTFA said.
Representing the trustee were attorneys Kerwyn Garcia and Chrishunda Baboolal.
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
– Advertisement –
The 2022 edition of Health in the Americas, the flagship publication of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the populations of the region, which was often the epicenter of the pandemic with more than 177 million cases and 2.8 million deaths.
Launched during the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, the publication provides an overview of the health situation in each country of the region, underlining a drop in life expectancy and outlining the challenges ahead for health systems, which were at times overwhelmed during the pandemic but demonstrated significant resilience.
“The pandemic has directly and indirectly affected the health of people and threatened progress against various diseases,” said Sebastian Garcia Saiso, Director of PAHO’s Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health. “We hope the publication will help decision-makers and inform public policies to resume progress towards better health for all,” he said.
Health in the Americas highlights that life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean fell 2.9 years, from 75.1 years in 2019 to 72.2 in 2021, according to estimates from the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022. Although by smaller numbers, life expectancy also declined in North America, with a reduction of 1.8 years.
– Advertisement –
“The drop in life expectancy can be reversed if countries move forward with vaccination against COVID-19, strengthen their health services to provide care for all, and reduce inequities that impact health,” García Saiso said.
The report underscores that the region accounted for 37% of all cases of COVID-19 and 45% of all deaths globally. Although North America accounted for 55% of all cases in the region, 62% of all deaths occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Continuity of care and health care professionals were also greatly affected by the pandemic.
By the end of 2021, 93% of countries reported interruptions in the provision of essential health services in all modalities, and, as of November 2021, 41 countries and territories reported nearly 2.4 million cases among healthcare workers and 13,081 deaths.
Available only in digital format, Health in the Americas includes data visualization tools and maps that allow information to be compared and analyzed.
It also updates the health profiles of countries and territories in the region in a standardized format that includes data on more than 80 interagency indicators, including maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, risk factors, and mortality.
Health in the Americas was first published in 1954 on a quinquennial basis. In 2017, a decision was taken to turn it into a digital publication and to increase its periodicity, delving into specific topics of regional importance.
Last year, the first under this new format, the focus was potentially preventable premature mortality.
SOURCE: Pan American Health Organization/ SLT. Headline photo: Stock image.
– Advertisement –
NewsAmericasNow.com
Black Immigrant Daily News
La activista magisterial Migdalia Santiago denunció que continúan llegando animales al plantel en el que imparte la enseñanza, la escuela Juan Ponce de León, en la avenida Barbosa, en Río Piedras.
“Hoy, apareció una culebra y tenemos una tortuga […] Definitivamente, vamos a tener que empezar a cobrar”, expresó la educadora al indicar que los cerdos vietnamitas que antes se reportaron han abandonado la zona.
La educadora descartó que personal docente y no docente o estudiantes tuviesen contacto con los animales. Respecto a su procedencia, Santiago lo achacó a que provienen de las áreas verdes que rodean la escuela.
“Esto es un pequeño bosque dentro de la Barbosa. Aquí, al ojo por ciento, debe de haber, fácil, unas cinco cuerdas en la escuela. Y la mitad de la escuela hacia la parte de atrás, que entra al residencial Manuel A. Pérez, hay unos salones que llevan seis, siete años que no se utilizan. Ahí, pues, ha crecido un bosque y, pues, en ese bosque, con la humedad que hay, pues se presta, precisamente a que […] lo que venga” del cuerpo de agua del embalse San José, llegue al plantel.
Inclusive, la expresidenta del colectivo Educamos denunció que hace días las empleadas del comedor escolar le mostraron un caimán a la senadora independentista María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón.
Aunque la situación es graciosa para muchos, la educadora finalizó señalando que las escuelas no están listas para recibir a la comunidad escolar tras el paso del huracán Fiona, y que en su plantel ni siquiera hay energía eléctrica y las temperaturas son sumamente altas para laborar. “No hay las condiciones para trabajar”, expresó.
[embedded content]
NewsAmericasNow.com
