Saint Lucia Senate To Meet – St. Lucia Times News

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A Sitting of the Senate is scheduled for Thursday, October 20th, 2022 with Papers to be laid by the Honourable Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information and Leader of Government Business and the Honourable Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training.

The Motions for consideration are as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament do authorize the Attorney General to make an Order to declare that the 2020 Supplement to the Revised Edition of the Laws of Saint Lucia, as specified in the Order shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by such Order, as authoritative version of the law.

 BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament by affirmative resolution approves the draft Value Added Tax (Amendment of Schedule 3) (No. 2) Order which amends Schedule 3 of the Act to —

exempt imports of personal items, food, clothing, toys and other household consumables, contained in barrels for the period commencing from the 1st day of November, 2022 and terminating on the 28th day of February, 2023;
exempt imports of toys, food supplies and care packages by a member of the House of Assembly for the benefit of children, the vulnerable and needy persons in the constituency of the member of the House of Assembly, for the period commencing from the 1st day of November, 2022 and terminating on the 31st day of January, 2023.

The following Bills are down for consideration:

Income Tax (Amendment)
Security Interest in Movable Property
Virtual Assets Business
Constitution of Saint Lucia (Amendment)
Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment)

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 Thursday’s Sitting is scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m.

SOURCE: Parliament of Saint Lucia

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Maradona ‘Hand of God’ World Cup ball to be auctioned Loop Jamaica

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The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian referee who was in charge of the game and missed football’s most famous handball.

Graham Budd Auctions said Thursday that they expect the 36-year-old Adidas ball, which referee Ali Bin Nasser owns, to fetch between $2.7 million and $3.3 million when it goes up for sale in Britain on Nov. 16, four days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off.

The goal that gave Argentina a 1-0 lead in the quarterfinal against England in Mexico City has become part of World Cup legend. Maradona jumped as if to head the ball but instead punched it past goalkeeper Peter Shilton. England players protested to Nasser but the goal stood. Maradona quipped afterward that it was scored “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God,” leading to its iconic name.

Maradona used the same ball, the only one used in the quarterfinal, for his brilliant second goal four minutes later. The Argentina great ran 68 metres from his own half and weaved his way past half the England team before slipping the ball past Shilton. That goal was voted the World Cup Goal of the Century in 2002.

Argentina won the game 2-1 and went on to lift the World Cup, and the tournament launched Maradona as one of the game’s greatest players. Maradona died in 2020 at the age of 60.

“This ball is part of international football history,” Nasser said in a statement from Graham Budd Auctions. “It feels like the right time to be sharing it with the world.”

The shirt worn by Maradona in that game against England was sold for $9.3 million at an auction in May, which was at the time the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of sports memorabilia. The record was beaten by a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card, which sold for $12.6 million in August.

Nasser will also auction the referee shirt he wore for the quarterfinal, Graham Budd Auctions said, and another shirt that Maradona signed for his “eternal friend” at a reunion years after the game.

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Visitation ban to be lifted at Infectious Diseases Hospital

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The Ocean View Hospital

The Health Ministry will be lifting the visitation restrictions in place at the Infectious Diseases Hospital as early as next week.

Speaking during today’s COVID-19 update, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said there are few COVID-19 patients at the institution.

The hospital is also now accommodating patients with other infectious diseases.

“The majority of patients that we have there are for other diseases. We have taken a decision that we are changing the visitation rules because when we only had covid-19 patients, we were not allowing people to visit patients in the hospital, so we are changing the rules, we will be allowed visitation,” the Minister noted.

The Health Ministry will lay out the ground rules for visitation in the new week.

Minister Anthony said there are several other infectious diseases in Guyana which may require hospitalisation.

In that regard, persons visiting the facility must meet some requirements.

Persons will be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which will be provided by the hospital.

“So, there are several infectious diseases that we would normally work on and unfortunately some of the patients would require hospitalisation. So, in cases of TB, for example, some of these patients require hospitalisation and we have been using the facilities that we have at ocean view to hospitalise some of these infectious disease patients…So that’s why anybody who is coming there should take protective measures. When we open it up, we hope that the general public would cooperate with us,” Minister Anthony stated.

Dr Anthony announced too that the requirement for persons to do PCR tests before surgery has also been lifted.

“This is just an additional requirement for them to know maybe the status of the patient, but what we found sometimes it has become now a barrier preventing people from accessing surgery that has been planned, causing numerous delays and so forth. So, we think that we can change it, make it easier for these patients who require surgery to be able to access that surgery,” Dr Anthony said.

Over the last 24 hours, there have been four new cases of COVID-19, with 51 active infections.

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Pensioner found dead at Adventure bus shed

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Dead: Rudra

Police in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 66-year-old man, which occurred between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The victim has only been identified as “Rudra”, who was a homeless man. The discovery was made at around 09:15h today by passersby at a bus shed in Adventure.

According to police, the man was found lying motionless on his left side facing south. Additional information revealed that blood was coming from his mouth.

A resident told this publication that on Monday evening, she allowed the man to spend the night in a hammock in her yard. The following day, the man told her that he was not feeling well.

The resident said she took him to the Suddie Public Hospital where his symptoms were treated and he was later discharged.

The man was last seen alive on Wednesday night at a shop. Investigations are ongoing.

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SVG Tourism Authority successfully completes its 2022 UK Roadshow

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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority says it has successfully completed its 2022 UK Roadshow.

The roadshows were held from September 26th to September 29th in the cities of London, Bath, Cheltenham and Manchester.

Each night’s event was attended by UK-based travel agents who saw a number of promotional presentations showcasing the multi-island destination of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as well as specific properties represented.

The Tourism Authority says the roadshow is expected to further bolster travel from Europe to SVG as travel agents are better trained and informed to sell SVG as a destination to their clients in search of “The Caribbean you’re looking for.”

Virgin Atlantic currently operates twice-weekly (Sundays and Wednesdays) flights between London Heathrow International Airport and Argyle International Airport.

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Health initiative “Vincy Moves” to be launched here this month

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A health initiative dubbed Vincy Moves, is to be launched here this month, as part of activities to celebrate this country’s 43rd anniversary of Independence.

The launch will be hosted by the Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment on Saturday October 22nd.

Chief Health Promotion Officer in the Ministry of Health Shanika John says a range of activities will be held during the launch.

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Miss John says the health initiative will be carried out over an extended period.

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Ministry of Health to do weekly updates instead of daily going forward

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The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment, says it has discontinued the daily publication of the Covid-19 statistics dashboard and update, with effect from Tuesday October 4th.

The Ministry says, starting this week it will be replaced by a once weekly publication of the Covid-19 Statistics.  It said the daily  Covid-19 Statistics report may resume, if the Covid-19 situation escalates.

According to the weekly update from the Ministry, there are currently two active cases of Covid 19 recorded here from Rapid Antigen Tests. One unvaccinated persons is currently hospitalized with Covid 19.

9,450 cases of COVID-19 and 9,332 recoveries have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to date.   116 people have died from the virus.

And, 72,875 COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered locally.  37,285 persons have received their first dose;  31,406  have received  their second dose and 4,184 persons have received boosters.

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Spotlight Taiwan: Hairouna Formosa Creative Arts Festival slated for this evening

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The culture of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of China, Taiwan will be featured this evening, at a Creative Arts Festival, to be staged as part of activities to celebrate this country’s 43rd anniversary of Independence.

Cultural Officer in the Department of Culture, Maxine Browne, says the event has been dubbed: Spotlight Taiwan: Hairouna Formosa Creative Arts Festival.

Miss Browne said the event will feature the best of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Taiwan, in relation to culture and the creative arts.

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This evening’s event will be held at the Russell Auditorium from six o’clock, and entrance is free.

Activities to mark the 43rd Anniversary of Independence are being held this month with the theme: Our Resilience, Our Fortitude, Our People

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This image released by ABC shows contestant Willie Spence on the singing competition series “American Idol” in Los Angeles on May 2, 2021. Spence, 23, died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 24 East near Chattanooga, according to news outlets, which cited a Tennessee Highway Patrol report. (Eric McCandless/ABC via AP)

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A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee.

Willie Spence, 23, died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 24 East near Chattanooga, according to news outlets, which cited a Tennessee Highway Patrol report.

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts, and the truck driver wasn’t injured, the crash report said.

Spence, who was from Georgia, finished in second place on season 19 of “American Idol” last year.

The singing competition show released a statement on social media, saying Spence “was a true talent who lit up every room he entered.”

We are devastated about the passing of our beloved American Idol family member, Willie Spence,” the statement reads. “We send our condolences to his loved ones.”

Singer Luke Bryan, a judge on the show, said Spence “could change the mood instantly when he started singing.”

“He will truly be missed,” Bryan said on Twitter.

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40 female students step into their future Loop Barbados

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Forty girls from secondary schools across Barbados were empowered to step into their future with purpose, at a one-day workshop entitled The Future is Her.

In recognition of the 10th anniversary of International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the LeadHERship Institute and the Women and Development Unit of the UWI Open Campus brought girls ages 13 to 16 to Solidarity House for a fun and inspiring day of personal development as they aspire to lead.

The Future is Her was hosted in Barbados and Antigua concurrently, benefitting 66 Caribbean girls. Founder and Project Manager of the LeadHERship Institute, Roshanna Trim shared the relevance of initiative saying, “It’s super important because we still exist in a culture that socialises girls to be less and kind of dim themselves, because we don’t want them to be rude or sassy, but a level of confidence is required.”

Financial Advisor Katrina Gittens conducting the In HER bag session on financial management

“Instead of waiting until you’re 20 to learn that, or until you’re 25 already going through your career, why not start from when you are in school? Why not teach them how to speak properly? How to speak boldly. How to make sure that they know there are women rooting for them, who are older than them, and who want to give them the tools and equip them with the tools needed to take on the world,” Trim said.

The event was designed to equip the young girls with tools to help them grow into bold women. Sessions included Inspire HER and Confidence Club which featured powerful affirmations and messages on self love, In HER bag which sought to help the girls create sound financial practices and Let’s Talk Period focused on educating them on sexual and reproductive health.

Teacher at the Ellerslie School, Melissa Smith, lauded the event saying, “I thought it was a phenomenal workshop as the girls interacted with different women from various backgrounds who have had tremendous success in their area of expertise. It was both educational and fun especially for the girls. It highlighted key areas such as building self-esteem allowing girls to ‘Speak Up’ as that was the theme which showcased ways in which girls can uplift each other, work collaboratively in groups and to foster critical and innovative thinkers.”

The eager participants shared that the workshop exceeded their expectations, allowing them to make new friends, boosted their confidence and gave them a sense of hope that they too can achieve greatness.

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