City Police Get Bulletproof Vests – St. Lucia Times News

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The City police recently received nine bulletproof vests, a gift presented by Blue Waters St. Lucia Ltd CEO Ramon George.

Castries Mayor Geraldine Lendor-Gabriel received the gift on behalf of the City Police Department on Friday, August 26.

“The focus of the Castries Constituency Council has been to strengthen the capacity of our City Police to be able to fight crime,” the Major told St Lucia Times.

In this regard, Lendor-Gabriel disclosed that the Council has introduced several new measures, including uniforms, enhanced equipment, and motorcycles.

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She emphasised the importance of bulletproof vests for City Police officers.

“You need to protect yourself so you can protect others,” the Mayor declared.

“We are moving to enhance equipment for our police because when you ask people to undertake a task they need to have what it takes to do so,” she stated.

The Mayor disclosed that the Castries Constituency Council (CCC) had reached out to the private sector regarding the bulletproof vests, recognising that the battle against crime is a collaborative effort.

“It’s a very important message for us to send that it is a collective effort. We may have the City Police – we may equip them, but they also need that collaboration, that level of communication between the commercial sector because Castries is the prime commercial sector in Saint Lucia,” Lendor-Gabriel said.

She recalled that Blue Waters responded very quickly when approached and the company indicated that it was willing to assist in any other way it could.

In addition, the Mayor disclosed that the CCC has reached out to the rest of the private sector to discuss collaboration in fighting crime.

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Arrestan a uno de los más buscados en el área de Mayagüez

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Un hombre que figuraba en la lista de los 10 más buscados del área de Mayagüez fue arrestado en horas de la noche del miércoles, en el garaje Puma en el Mayagüez Mall.

Según el reporte de las autoridades, Kevin Abel Santiago Olivencia, de 30 años, tenía una fianza global de 2 millones de dólares por los delitos de tentativa de asesinato y ley de armas, expedida por el juez Luis Padilla Galiano del Tribunal de Mayagüez.

Según el reporte de la Policía, el 8 de febrero de 2022 en la carretera PR-119 en San Germán, Santiago Olivencia, portando un arma de fuego, le realizó varios disparos a Jayson Vázquez, de 35 años y a Abimael Ayala, de 21 años, quienes resultaron ilesos en el incidente.

En horas de la mañana se harán las gestiones pertinentes para diligenciar la orden de arresto ante el juez de turno y que el acusado sea ingresado en una institución penal del país.

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Exdirector de Energía Eléctrica pide se reclute personal para reparar sistema energético del país

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El exdirector de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) ingeniero Juan Alicea Rodríguez hizo un llamado para que se reclute personal que atienda las necesidades del sistema eléctrico del país, puesto que queda mucho por resolver a casi cinco años del paso del huracán María, de categoría cinco, y que impactó a toda la isla el 20 de septiembre de 2017.

“Las reparaciones que se hicieron fueron reparaciones para suplir el servicio de forma ágil, pero hay que restaurar de forma permanente. Eso está sumamente retrasado”, indicó el exfuncionario.

Alicea Rodríguez destacó tres pasos necesarios para lograr dicho cometido: el reclutamiento de personal; establecer un plan de mejoras y mantenimiento (que incluye la protección de equipo mediante el desganche de vegetación) y que se provean las herramientas necesarias para dicha labor; y que se atienda la deuda de la AEE.

“Más que mirarlo como algo de ideología política, hay que mirarlo como lo que necesita el país para poder retomar ese desarrollo económico que hemos perdido por los pasados 15 años. Creo que ahí es que debe estar la concentración, y el llamado a todos los que tenemos alguna experiencia en este sector [es] a juntarnos para hacer esas decisiones que hay que hacer”, finalizó Alicea Rodriguez.

Nota relacionada: LUMA Energy admite aún no cuentan con suficientes celadores adiestrados para trabajar líneas vivas

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Aryna Sabalenka advances to the semi finals of the US Open

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Aryna Sabalenka is through to the semi-finals of the Women’s Singles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, Queen’s New York last night.

The sixth seed from Belarus powered past World number 22, Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the first set 6-1. Pliskova was considerably more competitive in the second set forcing a tie breaker, but Sabalenka, unable to compete under her country’s flag because of the war in Ukraine came through 6-1, 7-6 to book a place in the final four.

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Asif Hooper’s Team beat Delorn Johnson’s team by 98 runs

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Asif Hooper’s Team beat Delorn Johnson’s team by 98 runs in the fourth of five Trial matches at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex on Tuesday as the players continued preparations for the Windward Islands 50-Overs Championship to be held in Grenada later this year.

Asif Hooper’s Team was put in to bat first and made 199 off 30 overs. Opener, Gidron Pope top-scored with 76 off 54 balls. Jeremy Haywood scored 40 off 24 balls, and opening batsman, Romano Pierre reached 35.

Romario Bibby topped the bowling for Delorn Johnson’s team with 5-20. Jeremy Layne had 2-55 and Dean Browne 2-27.

Delorn Johnson’s team replied with 101 off 21.2 overs. Opener, Ethan Gibson scored 23 off 22 balls, and Dillon Douglas made 21 off 17 balls.

For Asif Hooper’s team, the most successful bowlers were Jeremy Haywood with 4-25; Ray Jordan with 2-26 and Gidron Pope 2-1.

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Hon. Eric Evelyn Pleased With Resumption of Seniors Social Programme on Nevis

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Charlestown, Nevis, September 7, 2022 (NIA) — Hon. Eric Evelyn, Minister responsible for seniors on Nevis registered his satisfaction with the return of the Seniors Recreational Group Meeting hosted by the Seniors Division.

The Minister of Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) made the comment when he spoke to the Department of Information at the senior’s first group meeting at the Jessups Community Centre on August 30, 2022, since the advent of COVID-19.

“I must say it is such a joy to see our seniors back together again in this group setting. Of course, we know that we have been set back by the COVID-19 pandemic, and so, for the past two years, our seniors were not able to gather together in the groups that they normally gather in.

“However, of course, I would say irrespective of that our Seniors Division and our caregivers continued to do an outstanding job in continuing to visit, in a very safe manner, and continue to do what they can to ensure that our seniors get the necessary visitation, and continue to get the necessary care that they truly deserve.

“Our seniors have been eager to come back together in this group setting, and when I walked in…I saw the smiling faces. I saw how happy and enthusiastic the seniors were, it filled my heart to see that they are so happy to be back together as a group,” he said.

The recreational group meetings for seniors is a weekly activity hosted by the Seniors Division in the Ministry of Social Development. The activity is designed to offer support, recreation and socialising every week.

Mr. Evelyn explained that he is aware of the importance of the weekly group meetings to the seniors.

“This is just a start of our group meetings back together, and I know this will do so much for the morale of the seniors in getting them out from home, where some of them are very, very lonely, and so, as a department and as a ministry, we are so very, very happy to have our seniors back out in this setting,” he said.

The Social Development Minister added that Seniors Month, which is observed annually in October, is just weeks away which the Seniors Division is actively preparing for with an emphasis on safety.

“Irrespective of what we do, now we have to ensure we continue to be as safe as possible. We want when our seniors are out in their centre meetings that our activities are safe, bearing in mind that the pandemic is not fully behind us,” he said.

Ms. Trudy Prentice, Coordinator of the Seniors Division stated that their plans for Seniors Month include handing providing the seniors with a calendar of the planned activities and preparing them for what’s to come.

The Division’s Coordinator said the month of activities will include a tea party, the annual seniors’ march through Charlestown, a Jerusalem Concert and a day trip to St. Kitts.

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Kywee Maynard, Tianj Williams Receive MUA/NIA Scholarship 2022

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Charlestown, Nevis, September 06, 2022 (NIA) — Ms. Kywee Maynard and Mr. Tianj Williams, both graduates of the Nevis Sixth Form, were awarded the Medical University of the Americas/Nevis Island Administration (MUA/NIA) Scholarship for 2022.

Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, who is also the Minister of Education in the NIA, made the announcement at his recent monthly press conference and wished them success in their studies.

Ms. Maynard will pursue a degree in Radiography Imaging, while Mr. Williams will pursue a degree in Occupational Environmental Health and Safety. Both students will study at the University of the West Indies (UWI).

The scholarship is offered annually to two students who have successfully graduated from secondary school. The successful students are selected by the MUA/NIA Scholarship Committee.

The successful students will pursue undergraduate studies in the NIA’s priority areas which leads to a degree at an accredited university or higher learning institution.

The scholarship is awarded for up to four years of study at the University of the West Indies; the Medical University of the Americas or any other 4-year United States of America-based institution.

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NEVLEC Advises Of Power Outage On September 08

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Charlestown, Nevis, September 06, 2022 (NIA) — The following is a power outage notice from the Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) scheduled for Thursday, September 08, 2022.

NEVLEC wishes to advise customers located on the Charlestown 1 feeder inclusive of the areas from Sports Zone to TDC (Pinneys) that there will be an outage on Thursday, September 08, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

This outage is to facilitate the transfer of High Voltage Lines in the area.

Please note that the electricity supply may be interrupted later or restored earlier than the scheduled times outlined above.

NEVLEC wishes to apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause, and continues to encourage our customers to safeguard their equipment/appliances.

For more information on this outage kindly contact our Emergency Department at (869) 662–5811 or (869) 469– 9100.

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Prime Minister Dr. Drew Shows Appreciation to the Hard-Working Staff of the Electricity Department

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 07 (SKNIS) – During a visit to the Power Station at Needsmust Estate earlier this morning (Wednesday, September 07), Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew expressed his appreciation and support for the hardworking staff there.

The Prime Minister’s visit to the Power Station comes as the St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd commenced a load shedding exercise on September 05 as a result of a failure on the alternator of one of the company’s main generators. According to SKELEC, that failure, in addition to overhauls and other equipment failures reduced the power plant to half of its capacity.

While Prime Minister Dr. Drew said that he empathizes with the concerns of the thousands of electricity consumers on the island, he noted that the work being undertaken by the staff at Needsmust Power Plant should not be understated.

“I want the country to appreciate what you all are doing here. You guys work in these shops, people are just seeing electricity when they press a switch but they don’t understand that there are real people here who have to go sometimes beyond the call of duty to make sure that they can turn on a switch or get a glass of cold water or iron a shirt. So, I want you all to know that we appreciate all that you are doing,” the Prime Minister said as he greeted the staff members of the plant.

To alleviate some of the load shedding that is currently being experienced, the Federal Cabinet approved the purchase of additional generation capacity, and to resolve the problem in the long term, the Cabinet has also agreed to facilitate the purchase of dual-fuel, high power density generating sets (GenSets).

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One on One shares price dips for the first time since listing Loop Jamaica

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The share price of One on One Educational Services (One), declined for the first time since being listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).

The company was listed at $1.00 on August 31 and declined on its sixth day of trading.

One on One’s stock price closed at $2.23 with over 35 million units trading hands on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, TransJamaican Highway led gains up 29 per cent to $1.90, and Access Financial gained 18 per cent to $25.28.

The biggest decliners were Sygnus Credit US dollar down 14 per cent to US$0.11 and Ciboney down 11 per cent to $0.59.

Meanwhile, the JSE Index advanced by 1,179.38 points (0.33 per cent) to close at 359,330.77 points and the volume traded amounted to 10,275,420 valued at $135,202,573.70.

The Junior Market Index advanced by 2.25 points (0.05 per cent) to close at 4,305.95 points and the volume traded amounted to 51,809,949 valued at $151,838,964.60.

Additionally, the JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,122.05 points (0.30 per cent) to close at 374,709.52 points and the volume traded amounted to 62,085,369 valued at $287,041,538.30.

The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,089.93 points (0.27 per cent) to close at 407,802.85 points and the volume traded amounted to 10,271,117 valued at $134,872,443.82.

The JSE Select Index advanced by 33.90 points (0.37 per cent) to close at 9,214.98 points and the volume traded amounted to 2,824,162 valued at $74,337,801.86.

The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 1.35 points (0.65 per cent) to close at 207.53 points and the volume traded amounted to 299,966 valued at $17,613.15. The JSE Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.39 points (0.65 per cent) to close at 60.68 points and the volume traded amounted to 4,302 valued at $330,129.88.

The JSE Financial Index advanced by 0.84 points (0.98 per cent) to close at 86.26 points and the volume traded amounted to 5,055,227 valued at $112,034,567.58. The JSE Manufacturing & Distribution Index declined by 0.23 points (0.23 per cent) to close at 100.98 points and the volume traded amounted to 13,703,261 valued at $78,565,686.63.

Overall market activity resulted from trading in 112 stocks of which 43 advanced, 52 declined and 17 traded firm.

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