Project launched to ensure pesticide vendors are trained & certified before operating

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The Ministry of Agriculture’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) has recently launched its Pesticide Vendors Education and Certification Programme in order to satisfy the needs of the pesticide industry to complement their role in sound management of chemicals. The PTCCB Pesticides Vendors Education Programme, implemented in 2015 ensures all new pesticide vendors are trained and certified before commencing operations in Guyana. However, employees attached to pesticide vending sites are also required to be trained and certified.

The term “pesticide vendor” is synonymous with businesses that sell pesticides. More and more the role of industry in chemicals management is increasing. Similarly, businesses that sell pesticides to the general public have numerous opportunities to promote the safe use of pesticides, and also have a responsibility to provide competent advice to customers.

The initiative ensures that all staff working in these establishment possess the requisite knowledge for safe use, handling, transport, storage and disposal of pesticides. Additionally, pesticide vendors also provide guidance to pesticide users, mainly farmers on products, use, dose rates, application practices and storage.

The control of pesticides and their use is essential for the protection of people and the environment, since these substances are poisonous in nature and pose severe risk to both human health and the environment. Sound chemicals management aims to alleviate the dangers associated with pesticides, ensuring food safety and protecting the lives of consumers and pesticides users.

Twenty-eight participants from pesticides vendors in Regions 4 and 10 were trained and certified in the first session conducted on Tuesday 11th October, 2022.  These sessions are expected to continue during the month, targeting all pesticide vendors countrywide. There are 204 licensed pesticide vendors countrywide.

Pesticide vendors and their employees who fail to access the current education and certification exercise will have to undertake the Pesticides Vendors Education Programme for future licensing of their businesses.

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Pierre Warns Against Using Barrel Concessions For Illegality – St. Lucia Times News

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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre warned against using concessions on importing barrels to promote illegal activities.

” his is because of selfishness, Mr. Speaker, and if that continues, we may affect the majority of people because of a few selfish people who want to get their pockets lined by not following the law and doing what is right,” Pierre asserted.

Pierre, responsible for National Security, was speaking on a motion exempting imports of personal items, food, clothing, toys, and other household consumables in barrels from Value Added Tax.

The Castries East MP recalled that on several occasions, barrels contained items that were not food, care packages, or toys.

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“This is spoiling the reputation of the country,” he told parliament.

He explained that the government is bringing further relief to people through barrel concessions.

The VAT exemption will run from November 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023.

In addition, the motion will exempt imports of toys, food supplies, and care packages by a member of the House of Assembly to benefit children, the vulnerable, and needy persons in their constituencies.

That provision will be in place from November 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023.

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Men held in Three Miles after stealing vehicle from woman Loop Jamaica

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Three men, who robbed a woman of her motor vehicle in Portmore, St Catherine were arrested by the police on Wednesday

Reports are that at about 8:10 am, the mother and her child were traveling in a Honda Fit motorcar when they were held up and removed from the vehicle. An alarm was raised as the men attempted to escape.

The criminals were chased by a team of officers and later cornered in the Three Miles area. Reports are that several vehicles were damaged by the men as they tried to escape from the police during the high-speed chase.

The incident also caused a massive pile-up of traffic along the major thoroughfare.

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Department of Environment to Distribute over 6,000 Mosquito Traps to Communities Surrounding the Cashew Hill and McKinnon’s Waterway

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The Department of Environment (DOE), in collaboration with the Central Board of Health, the National Solid Waste Management Authority, and the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force, will be hosting seminars on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th October, 2022, at the following locations:

For persons in and around the McKinnon’s waterway
Thursday 13th October – St. Andrew’s Anglican Church (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
Friday 14th October – Church of God of Prophecy (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
For persons in and around the Cashew Hill waterway
Thursday 13th October – Bible Speaks Seventh Day Adventist Church (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
Friday 14th October – Cashew Hill Moravian Church (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

During these seminars, attendees will be educated on ways to reduce mosquito vectors, as well as the consequences of illegal dumping and how to report illegal dumping.

Attendees of the seminars from the relevant communities will be provided with climate-smart mosquito traps free of cost on attending these seminars.

It is anticipated that after this intervention that the communities will experience fewer mosquito borne diseases and a benefit from a reduction in illegal littering and dumping.

In order to benefit from these mosquito traps, attendees should be living in and around the communities of Cashew Hill and McKinnons.

For more information on this project please contact Mr. Vekash Khan at 462-4625 or email [email protected] for more details.

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Cannabis Seized At Deep Water Harbour

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CANNABIS SEIZED AT DEEP WATER HARBOUR

Almost three hundred thousand dollar’s worth of Cannabis were recently seized at the Deep Water Harbour during a joint drug operation.

On Monday, the police and customs carried out a search at the main seaport and discovered a barrel with 17 vacuumed-sealed packages of Cannabis weighed 16 ½ lbs, and valued at $99,000.

Less than 24 hours later, another 33lbs were also discovered at the said port in a similar method of concealment. It is estimated to value at $198,000.

The substances were taken to the police station, while further investigations are ongoing.

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Bomb scare at APUA

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Observer: Bomb scare at APUA main office on Utility Drive. Employees vacated the building around 9:30 am. Police are on the scene. Traffic is being diverted.

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CinemaOne to open in Price Plaza early next year

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From left, chairman of Endeavour Holdings Ltd John Aboud, CEO of CinemaOne Ingrid Jahra and CEO of Endeavour Holdings Ltd Anthony Rahael for the launch of Gemstone Price Plaza at the Brix Hotel, Autograph Collection by Marriott International, at Coblentz Avenue, Cascade. – Vishanna Phagoo

CinemaOne will be opening its doors to its Gemstone theatre at the Gulf City Mall, San Fernando later this month with another making its way to Price Plaza, Chaguanas in the first quarter in 2023. CinemaOne CEO Ingrid Jahra has dubbed this project CineCentral.

“CineCentral will provide a refreshed 26,000 square foot space with newly renovated spacious auditorium including cutting-edge sound and projection technology and extensive concession offerings.”

Speaking at the launch at the Brix Hotel, Autograph Collection, Coblentz Avenue, Cascade, she said the estimated cost for this project is $15 million. She added that renovations are already being done to what was formerly known as MovieTowne and explained that the covid19 pandemic opened many doors for CinemaOne. She said although the pandemic gave people the option of streaming, many still want to be back in the theatres.

“As the pandemic restrictions began to ease in the latter part of 2021, audiences gave a big hint they were ready to come back to our big screen movie theatres. Spiderman No Way Home was released in December 2021 and has garnered a record-breaking US$1.9 billion in box office and that’s just one title.”

She said this trend continued with other big releases in the cinematic universe, but the box office receipts are yet to reflect those of 2019 as it has dropped to US$19.3 billion. Jahra said a key highlight was the month of July which accumulated US$3.37 million, which is the highest within the pandemic era.

“As we continue to expand our CinemaOne brand in major local markets, we could not be more thrilled to share our version of movie-going to the Chaguanas community. The CinemaOne’s entry into the Chaguanas market is its association with Endeavour Holdings Ltd. Both companies are first and second entities to be listed in the small-to-medium enterprise tier of the TT stock exchange and now, are collaborating to ignite movie-going in the rapidly expanding and vibrant city of Chaguanas.”

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Teens among 3 held for Maraval robbery

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AN 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were among three people held for robbing a Maraval man on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said officers on patrol on Saddle Road, near Vallot Street, at around 12.30 pm saw two men searching the victim’s pockets and realised one of the bandits was holding a gun.

The officers got out of their car and approached the men, who ran away.

Police from the St Clair CID and members of the Air Guard carried out a search and a 22-year-old Diego Martin man was held after they intercepted his Nissan B13. Police believe he was the getaway driver. The driver was searched and police found a black Smith and Wesson pistol.

The car was reported stolen in Barataria on August 14 and was found with false licence plates

Police later found the two teenagers hiding in an abandoned house in Harold Street, Boissiere Village, Maraval. Investigators said documents belonging to the robbery victim were found in the front yard of a house nearby.

The trio are expected to be questioned and charged for robbery with aggravation. The driver faces additional charges of possession of arms and ammunition.

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Body in a sheet found in Port of Spain

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POLICE are trying to identify the body of a man who was found wrapped in a sheet on Duncan Street, Port of Spain early on Wednesday morning.

Police said the Port of Spain Task Force received a report of gunshots on Duncan Street at around 12.10 am.

Officers went to the scene and found the body wrapped in a bloody sheet.

The man was of African descent, slim built, about six foot tall, dark brown in complexion and had a beard and moustache. He was wearing multicoloured Hawaiian pants.

Investigators found eight spent shells and one live round of ammunition.

A district medical officer later ordered the body removed to the Forensic Science Centre in St James.

The Homicide Bureau of Investigations (Region I) are continuing enquiries.

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Emails reveal Suriname had promised to issue fishing licences to Guyanese since 2021

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Email correspondence sent from high officials in the Surinamese Government, to their Guyanese counterparts, reveals that Suriname had promised Guyana that the fishing licence for Guyanese to fish in Surinamese waters would have been issued on January 1, 2021.

In the email dated December 13, 2020, which was seen by this publication, Surinamese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Prahlad Sewdien had written to Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, informing him that the fishing licences would be issued from January 1 of the next year and that they would try to have preparations completed within two weeks.

The email also acknowledged the list of fishermen that Mustapha had sent to Sewdien, while also suggesting various actions that should be taken to complete the process of issuing the licence, under Surinamese law.

These suggestions included having the fishermen register their vessels in their own name and the appointment of a State-owned company to be their business partner and sign a “vessel basing” agreement.

“This company will take care of the further registration of the vessels over here and also take care of the licenses by which your fishermen will pay just the normal fees. The company will also sign the purchase and other agreements needed with your fishermen,” the email stated.

Meanwhile, Sewdien had also promised to track down the Surinamese middlemen who had been renting licenses to Guyanese fishermen, at exorbitant prices. In the email, he asked Mustapha to have the fishermen mail copies of their licences.

“We would like to recognise the middlemen on whose names the licenses were issued. Ask the fishermen to mail a copy of the licenses of 2020 to my Director of Fisheries Mrs. Parveen Amritpersad, who is also included in this mail.”

“With that, it will be easier for us to trace the middlemen. These middlemen have registered the boats on their own names in the Fisheries Register at our Maritime Authority. We will have to get it changed,” Sewdien also said in the email.

In the past, the Surinamese opposition has pushed their Government for clarity on the issuance of the licence to Guyanese fishermen. It is understood that the issue was raised by Opposition Parliamentarian Melvin Bouva, in the Suriname National Assembly, on Tuesday.

The matter of Suriname’s harassment of Guyanese fishermen and the Dutch-speaking republic’s continued refusal to grant licences to them, has been a topical issue in recent times, that even escalated to the point where Guyana’s Ambassador in Suriname, Keith George, was summoned last month to a meeting with the Surinamese Foreign Minister, Krishna Mathoera, on this very issue.

Following the high-level meeting in Guyana during August 2021 between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the two leaders had issued a joint press statement indicating that the age-old issue of licences for Guyanese fisherfolk to operate in Suriname’s territorial waters would be addressed.

These fishermen operate from the Corentyne coast and have to use the Corentyne to get access to the Atlantic where they get most of their catch. The Corentyne River is considered Surinamese territory. Currently, the licences are issued to Surinamese businessmen at US$100 per year and rented to the Guyanese fisherfolk at US$3000 annually.

About 150 boats operate from the Number 66 Fisherman’s Co-op Society thus providing direct employment for about 800 fishermen. Additionally, some 200 persons are employed in providing services which include transportation, fish vending and repairs to machinery and equipment.

Guyana has already said that it will be bringing this matter before the Caribbean Community (Caricom), since Suriname is also a member state.

Moreover, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has also said that legal measures could be taken, if necessary, to get compensation for the fishing boats and equipment that Suriname had seized and subsequently sold.

And comments by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that Surinamese businesses could be met with reciprocal treatment in Guyana, were met by the Surinamese Government pleading in a statement for all parties to await a diplomatic resolution of the issue.

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