Antigua’s Got Talent returns to the stage next month

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The search is on again for Antigua’s rising stars and hidden talents. Antigua’s Got Talent – the second edition – will take place on Saturday November 19 and it promises to be even bigger and better than the first.

This time the venue will be the spectacular surrounds of Lucky Eddi’s in English Harbour, complete with professional stage and lighting, PA system and backing musicians if needed.

The contest is open to all non-professional performers aged 16 and over.

Doors open at 7pm for dinner and the show will start at 8pm sharp.

The fun-packed event is being hosted by Ibis the Livest and entrants will perform before a live audience and panel of four celebrity judges.

The winner will walk away with a Samsung Galaxy S22 plus six months’ mobile service courtesy of headline sponsor Flow. There are also prizes for the first and second runners-up.

As with its August 2019 counterpart, the show is being held in aid of PAAWS animal charity.

“The inaugural edition of Antigua’s Got Talent was a huge success and we are so excited to be organising it once again. Covid has made it a little later than planned but we can’t wait to see the talent we know is out there,” said PAAWS’ public relations officer Gemma Handy.

Young singer Ajanae Bleau took home the crown in 2019, after blowing the judges away with a show-stopping performance of ‘Never Enough’ from musical biopic The Greatest Showman. The event saw 28 performers take to the stage and raised almost EC$9,000 for PAAWS.

“Antigua’s Got Talent is a fun event with a serious mission – to raise vital funds for dogs and cats in need. The pandemic saw our Parham-based shelter receive an influx of animals while the donations it relies on to survive plummeted,” Handy continued.

“The more money we raise, the more animals we can help, which in turn is good for tourism too.

“So if you have a special talent, whatever it is, we want to hear from you. This is your time to shine. It’s just EC$20 to enter and there are some fabulous prizes up for grabs for the top three winners.

“General entry fee for the public is EC$10 and all proceeds go directly to PAAWS.”

She added: “If you’re not taking part, do come along and enjoy the show. We will also be drawing our raffle on the night with everything from staycations to luxury dinners to be won.”

Registration is now open. Call or WhatsApp 789-2662.

About PAAWS:

PAAWS has provided a safe haven for neglected, abused, injured and abandoned dogs and cats since 1996. It is a registered friendly society.
Its Parham-based shelter has successfully rehomed almost 3,000 animals over the years. It is currently caring for 50 dogs and 25 cats looking for a forever home.
All pets that are old enough are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped and vaccinated before being rehomed.
PAAWS exists solely on donations and is always grateful for cash donations, along with dog and cat food and medication.
PAAWS is open to visitors Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Visit paawsantigua.com or call +1 268 561-1484.

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McClashie: ‘It’s not my job to give you a job’

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MINISTER of Labour Stephen McClashie said his ministry has done its part to provide employment opportunities to citizens even though it’s not necessarily its job to do so.

Contributing to the 2023 budget debate in Parliament on Tuesday, the MP for La Brea said creating jobs is a multifaceted exercise of the public and private sector, and the government has delivered in this respect.

McClashie said, “As Minister of Labour, citizens say to me all the time, ‘When are we getting jobs? You are the Minister of Labour and, therefore, it is within your power to give me a job.’

“Well, I say to them, as I say to those within the sound of my voice, it doesn’t quite happen like that. To create jobs requires a couple of things…and these things must work in synergy.”

He said job creation includes government policies, legislation, the execution of fiscal incentives and plans in areas, including education, training, business expansion, direct investment, job placement, productivity, technology (digitisation) and national security.

“When we examine the 2023 budget, we can only agree that this government considered all the elements that are required to usher in opportunity and prosperity.”

McClashie spoke on reports from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which he said, reflect well on TT compared to many states around the region and the world.

“(The 2021 ILO report) noted that two years after the onset of the pandemic, a deep crisis occurred in the labour markets of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result, economic recovery has been insufficient to return employment to its 2019 pre-covid levels.”

McClashie added that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in its Economic Outlook 2021, reiterated that active labour market policies are vital in shaping labour-market recovery from the covid19 crisis.

“(It further) insisted that it is critical to connect people to jobs, through effective training, providing assistance to companies, to retain and recruit staff and providing comprehensive support to people with major employment obstacles.

McClashie referred to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook 2022, which says the global social outlook is uncertain and fragile.

“A return to pre-pandemic levels is likely to remain elusive for much of the world across the coming years, according to this report,” he said. “Additionally, it is reported that the rise of commodities and essential goods, while labour markets remain far from recovered, significantly reduces disposable income, and thereby adds to the crisis.”

Latest data from the Central Statistical Office, he noted, shows local unemployment rising from four per cent in the first quarter of 2019 to 6.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, but it subsequently decreased to five per cent in the first quarter of 2022.

“It is important to note that prior to the pandemic, the employment rate in Trinidad and Tobago was very low, especially when compared to the ILO estimates of regional employment in the region of eight per cent in 2018 and 8.1 per cent in 2019.

“In comparison, we are in a better place than our neighbours and indeed most of the world. It is clear that a human-centred approach to recovery from the 2019 pandemic, which puts focus on people and their work, is required.”

He applauded his and other ministries’ contribution to addressing unemployment.

“Mr Deputy Speaker…the contribution of the Ministry of Labour to the human-centred recovery through our integrated employment policy response to the challenges confronting us.

“The importance of sustainable employment generation is a rapidly changing and technologically advanced context is underscored in the budget.”

He said the government continues to help the most vulnerable through its many social programmes, but is undermined by the opposition.

“You know, many people have said that they have applied for these grants and they don’t get them, but may I say to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, that many people have, in fact, received those grants.”

He said UNC MPs were “quite adept” at getting their people to access these grants but then made iit sound as if the grants were for PNM supporters only.

“(So) when I hear the narrative that this government don’t care about poor people…I often wonder if I’m in Cuckoo Land or something.”

McClashie also lauded Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s approach in the budget.

“I wish to recognise the Honourable Minister of Finance’s courage for tabling a budget that is reflective of our national, social and economic environmental realities, while treating with those decisions essential for our recovery.”

McClashie commended Imbert and his team “for bringing to the population a fiscal package, the theme of which speaks to the strength and solidarity of a government and a people facing multiple crises, indicative of an approach of human-centred recovery from the covid19 pandemic.”

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14 years of marriage: Tia Mowry announces split from Cory Hardict Loop Barbados

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Tia Mowry is calling it quits and walking away from her marriage.

We will maintain a friendship as we co-parent our beautiful children

The 44-year-old shared the news on her Instagram hours ago:

“I have always been honest with my fans, and today is no different. I wanted to share that Cory and I have decided to go our separate ways. These decisions are never easy, and not without sadness.

“We will maintain a friendship as we co-parent our beautiful children. I am grateful for all the happy times we had together and want to thank my friends, family and fans for your love and support as we start this new chapter moving forward in our lives.”

Posted three hours ago (as of 6pm EST), the most popular response is “love you!” with four heart emoticons from her twin sister Tamera. Some 10,319 people have liked her comment in two hours.

In Tia’s Instagram story today, October 4, she also shared a horoscope that stated – You’re going to be celebrating something major soon. Your heart and mind will be at peace. You’ll see it all miraculously work out. Be grateful for it all right now. You are highly blessed already.”

And she posted as well – ‘Letting go can be painful. But it won’t hurt as much as holding on to an illusion,’ by Vex King.

Hardict who is 42 years old and Tia have two children together – Cairo Tiahna Hardrict and Cree Hardrict.

According to internet research, the two met on the set of their film, Hollywood Horror, and dated for six years before getting engaged on Christmas Day 2006. They were married in California on April 20, 2008.

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SURINAME-FINANCE-Central Bank denies licence to company “working in financial activity business”

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Lobi Singi een dynamisch onderdeel van de Afro-liedtraditie

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La chanteuse martiniquaise Méryl a « failli mourir »

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L’artiste de 27 ans, relativement discrète sur la scène artistique depuis plusieurs mois, donne de ses nouvelles sur son compte Instagram. Elle révèle s’être endormie en voiture et avoir été sauvée par son bonne étoile.

Révélée au grand public en 2019 sur la scène rap, la chanteuse, auteure, compositeur et interprète Méryl vient d’adresser un message à ses fans ce mardi. 

Dans une story Instagram publiée ce mardi 4 octobre, la jeune Spiritaine révèle aussi avoir récemment frôlé la mort dans un accident de la circulation avant de prendre l’avion.

« J’ai failli mourir avant de prendre l’avion. Me suis endormie au volant. Je suis passée sur la voie du sens inverse de la route, j’ai dérapé sur une bonne distance. Si je ne m’étais pas réveillée à temps, à une seconde près, c’était fini », écrit-elle.

Mais le pire a été évité, poursuit la chanteuse. « Il y avaient des voitures en face qui, heureusement, s’étaient arrêtées. Quand j’ai réussi à maîtriser ma voiture, je me suis mise sur le bas-côté, je suis sortie de la voiture. Tout mon corps tremblait ». 

« Mon étoile était au contrôle »

Discrète depuis le début de l’année (elle avait notamment fait parler d’elle l’an passé avec un featuring avec la chanteuse guadeloupéenne Rachelle Allison sur les abus sexuels), l’artiste confie « être passée par plein de trucs ces derniers temps ».

« Mais, aujourd’hui, j’ai compris que mon étoile, le plus haut niveau était au contrôle et que je n’avais rien à craindre ».

La jeune étoile donne rendez-vous « très bientôt » à ses fans, les remerciant pour leur patience. 

Dans une seconde story, elle invite à la « précaution sur la route » et, avec humour, invite à dormir : « c’est important », précise-t-elle, avec une émoticone tout sourire. 

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Les députés d’Outre-mer plaident pour une gestion différenciée du chômage

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 Les députés ont fait leur rentrée cette semaine avec le projet de loi « Mesures d’urgence relatives au fonctionnement du marché du travail en vue du plein emploi », autrement dit la réforme de l’assurance chômage.

Jiovanny William (GDR-Nupes) de la Martinique était présent à la séance de questions au gouvernement, mais ce sont ses collègues réunionnais qui sont montés au front pour défendre les amendements de leur groupe. Le Guadeloupéen Elie Califer, député apparenté socialiste-Nupes, a déposé deux amendements pour une meilleure prise en compte des chômeurs dans nos territoires car il considère, en l’état, que la réforme n’y est pas applicable : « Nous pensons que ce texte a déjà créé quelques soucis. Il a fait perdre quelque 150 euros de revenu chaque mois à ceux qui souffrent du chômage, et il a contribué au soulèvement que nous avons connu en fin d’année dernière en Guadeloupe. »

Ses amendements visent donc à extraire les DOM de ce projet de loi. En cas de non-adoption, ce qui est fort probable, le député Califer a gardé sous le pied un amendement de repli qui permettrait d’ouvrir une possibilité de légiférer spécifiquement. Au risque d’une rupture d’égalité ? 

« Pas de difficulté », pour le Conseil constitutionnel

« Le Conseil constitutionnel a dit qu’il n’y avait pas de difficulté à avoir une gestion différenciée vu les contextes différents qui sont les nôtres. 35 % des 15/35 ans sont au chômage, sans compter l’illettrisme et le taux de pauvreté : 40 % de la population vit en deçà du seuil de pauvreté ! Il y a lieu de regarder de façon différenciée les textes qui sont applicables pour l’Hexagone. L’intelligence politique commande qu’on puisse traiter de façon différenciée, nos territoires surtout par rapport à l’indemnisation du chômage. »

Le projet de loi confie au gouvernement la définition des mesures d’application du régime d’assurance chômage (cotisations patronales, indemnisation, montant et durée), mais surtout il ratifie sans aucune modification, les vingtetune ordonnances prises dans les domaines du travail, de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle pendant la crise Covid. « Nous demandons au ministre des Outre-mer un plan Marshall de développement économique qui permette à ce chômage-là d’être réduit à sa portion congrue », poursuit Elie Califer. Ce premier débat de la session parlementaire devrait durer jusqu’à samedi. Sans risque pour l’heure de recours au 49-3, encore moins de dissolution ! L’examen de la mission Outre-mer ne débutera, quant à elle, que le 28 octobre, après l’examen de la mission Culture.

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La chanteuse martiniquaise Méryl révèle avoir « failli mourir »

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L’artiste de 27 ans, relativement discrète sur la scène artistique depuis plusieurs mois, donne de ses nouvelles sur son compte Instagram. Elle explique s’être endormie en voiture et avoir été sauvée par sa bonne étoile.

Révélée au grand public en 2019 sur la scène rap, la chanteuse, auteure, compositeur et interprète Méryl vient d’adresser un message à ses fans ce mardi. 

Dans une story Instagram publiée ce mardi 4 octobre, la jeune Spiritaine révèle aussi avoir récemment frôlé la mort dans un accident de la circulation avant de prendre l’avion.

« J’ai failli mourir avant de prendre l’avion. Me suis endormie au volant. Je suis passée sur la voie du sens inverse de la route, j’ai dérapé sur une bonne distance. Si je ne m’étais pas réveillée à temps, à une seconde près, c’était fini », écrit-elle.

Story du mardi 4 octobre – Capture d’écran de la story du compte Instagram de Méryl

Mais le pire a été évité, poursuit la chanteuse. « Il y avaient des voitures en face qui, heureusement, s’étaient arrêtées. Quand j’ai réussi à maîtriser ma voiture, je me suis mise sur le bas-côté, je suis sortie de la voiture. Tout mon corps tremblait ». 

« Mon étoile était au contrôle »

Discrète depuis le début de l’année (elle avait notamment fait parler d’elle l’an passé avec un featuring avec la chanteuse guadeloupéenne Rachelle Allison sur les abus sexuels) et volontairement coupée des réseaux sociaux, l’artiste confie « être passée par plein de trucs ces derniers temps ».

« Mais, aujourd’hui, j’ai compris que mon étoile, le plus haut niveau était au contrôle et que je n’avais rien à craindre ».

La jeune étoile donne rendez-vous « très bientôt » à ses fans, les remerciant pour leur patience. 

Dans une seconde story, elle invite à la « précaution sur la route » et, avec humour, invite à dormir : « c’est important », précise-t-elle, avec une émoticone tout sourire. 

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Japanese Volunteer Helps Saint Lucia Boost Its Disaster Response Capability – St. Lucia Times News

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Japanese Volunteer Mr. Yuzo Ota, a geologist and civil engineer by profession is volunteering at NEMO (National Emergency Management Organization) as a Disaster Risk Management Officer, promoting the incorporation of GIS (Geographic Information System) technology for more effectively managing disaster risk in St Lucia.

Mr. Ota has been conducting workshops providing hands-on training in GIS systems to staff members at NEMO, asserting that; “GIS is not just a mapping tool, it can analyze the relationship between data and locational information. It is also important for managing infrastructure and other assets; for example, when a hurricane strikes and a disaster occurs, without a GIS system it is impossible to accurately assess the damage. This is the lessons learned in disaster-prone Japan and if we do not know what the extent of the damage is, we cannot begin to rebuild nor answer quickly to international organizations on amount of aid needed.”

“The ability to use these technologies will completely change the disaster response to date in St. Lucia. Participant will obtain the knowledge on how to share and release disaster information to the government and the public in real time. This will all be possible with an adequate number of persons with GIS skills.”

Mr. Ota has been conducting training 3 days a week since June benefiting the Disaster Management Committee members in southern Castries, while planning to use this as a model to expand to other disaster committees and report to the CDEMA (Caribbean Emergency Disaster Management Agency) as a case study for St. Lucia.

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Kingston Technical schoolgirl who fatally stabbed peer charged Loop Barbados

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A seventeen-year-old student of Kingston Technical High School in Jamaica has been charged with murderafter fatally stabbing another student at the school in Kingston on September 29.

The victim is 16-year-old Michion Campbell of 9 Miles, Bull Bay in St Andrew. She died from stab wounds she received during a dispute with the 17-year-old schoolgirl.

Reports from the Central police are that about 2:30pm, Campbell and another schoolgirl were involved in a dispute on the school compound. The dispute escalated, and both schoolgirls were subsequently seen with stab wounds.

They were taken to the hospital where Campbell was pronounced dead and the other treated and taken into police custody.

The teen was subsequently charged following an interview. She is a minor so her identity will not be released by the police.

She is scheduled to appear in court later this week.

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