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door Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — Beweringen van directeur Erlan Sleur van milieuorganisatie Probios dat Staatsolie bij haar operaties in Saramacca
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Une opération de police internationale intitulée Trigger VII organisée par Interpol, a été déployée en Guadeloupe du 11 septembre au 1er octobre. Le bilan des arrestations et des saisies de drogue et d’armes est assez conséquent.
Les opérations telles que Trigger VII visent à renforcer la coopération des forces de sécurité avec leurs homologues des États voisins, à favoriser la collecte et le partage de renseignements et ainsi à lutter efficacement contre les trafics dans la zone Caraïbe.
Cette opération coordonnée par la direction territoriale de la police nationale a mobilisé les services de la police nationale, de la gendarmerie nationale et des douanes dans le cadre de contrôles de lutte contre les trafics et la circulation d’armes à feu.
Bilan des opérations
63 opérations spécifiques ont été mises en place sur tout le territoire de la Guadeloupe. Ces contrôles ont été opérés sur les réseaux routiers, dans les ports et à l’aéroport et sur des points de débarquements maritimes clandestins.
Le bilan de ces opérations est le suivant:
-2522 personnes et 2018 moyens de transport routier et maritime , 187 colis et 24 conteneurs contrôlés.
– De nombreuses saisies effectuées dont 9 armes à feu, dont 7 armes de poing, 26 munitions, 1.250 kg de cocaïne et 890 grammes d’herbe de cannabis, 629 cartouches de cigarettes et 549 litres d’alcool de contrebande
– Des interpellations: 50 personnes interpellées pour diverses infractions dont 4 passeurs présentés en comparution immédiate et 42 passagers en situation irrégulière parmi lesquelles deux mineurs.
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AI Forum, a leading research and information source on Artificial Intelligence, has launched an annual conference focused on several hot-button industry topics, such as the intersection of AI and human rights and how AI is disrupting the global economy.
The all-day event is set for the Grand Cayman Marriott Resort on 28 November and will feature senior and experienced AI industry professionals from top-tier organisations including Google, Meta, IBM, Morgan Stanley and Harvard Medical School.
Attendees will be able to join sessions and take advantage of in-person networking opportunities.
Ian Gilmour, chair of AI Forum’s Advisory Board, said that AI Forum’s first annual conference will provide an opportunity to meet AI thought leaders in the fields of enterprise, financial services, healthcare and education.
“The Cayman Islands will deliver a stunning backdrop for the event. We are delighted to be working closely with Cayman’s public and private sectors as this world-class international financial centre adds artificial intelligence to existing sophisticated capabilities in financial services and technology,” he said.
Andre Ebanks — Minister of Financial Services and Commerce, and Minister of Innovation, Investment and Social Development — will be providing the opening address.
“I am thrilled to support events that showcase the Cayman Islands as a centre of excellence in technology and innovation. AI is emerging as a powerful tool in so many areas of our professional and personal lives, including financial services, healthcare and education, and the Cayman Islands is poised to develop in this area, which presents potentially significant opportunities for young aspiring Caymanians,” the minister said.
“I look forward to meeting the delegates and sharing important updates from the Ministry of Financial Services & Commerce as well as the Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development,” he added.
Focal points of the day include presentations from Aditi Joshi of Google and Utpal Mangla on the power of AI and Edge Computing and why the combination of these two technologies will disrupt multiple industries.
Joshi has conducted privacy reviews for Google products and contributed to the US National Privacy Framework drafted by the White House federal agency NIST, leading a Roundtable on AI Legislation. Mangla is a recognised global leader of IBM’s Telco, Media, Entertainment (TME) Industry.
Other highlights include Dr Terri Horton, a widely recognised thought leader on the future of work speaking on The Workforce of the Future. Dr Horton was included in the Onalytica 2022 Who’s Who in the Future of Work as a key opinion leader and in 2022 was ranked by Thinkers360 as a Top 25 thought leader on the future of work.
Rasmus H?ggkvist, the project leader of AI GEN (the youth arm of AI Forum) will be introducing the global network for youth and students. Through his Tiktok channel “Schoolmentors” he has helped over 10 per cent of Swedish youth in school and aided the Swedish government in education policy.
The conference will also feature reports and discussions on the state of AI in healthcare, education and financial services.
To register for the all-day event and for further information on the speakers and conference agenda visit www.conference.ai-forum.com
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 27, 2022 (SKNIS): Most Members of the Federal Parliament (MPs) in St. Kitts and Nevis wore pink on Thursday (October 27, 2022) in commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is celebrated annually in October.
Parliament Speaker the Honourable Lanien Blanchette used the first official Sitting of the National Assembly to highlight the value of the support shown by the MPs for persons who are affected or impacted by breast cancer.
“We recognize that breast cancer is not present only in October. However, we use this month and this moment to register our support for and solidarity with those diagnosed with this disease and their families as well as caregivers who struggle with them,” she stated while addressing the MPs, persons in the gallery, and the nation. “We also offer our support to the survivors and thrivers who have won the battle.”
Speaker Blanchette noted that the MPs are joining with the medical community in encouraging and promoting healthy eating, regular exercise and knowing your bodies. She further encouraged women forty (years) or over to have annual mammograms as recommended by health professionals.
“Let us continue to educate ourselves about breast cancer, not only in October but all year round,” she said.
An important part of that education is the knowledge that men can also develop breast cancer.
Speaker Blanchette called for continued support to organizations such as the Pink Lily Cancer Care Foundation in Nevis, as well as the Reach for Recovery Breast Cancer Group and the Essence of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation in St. Kitts.
In conclusion, the Speaker encouraged individuals to turn out in their numbers to support the Essence of Hope I CancerVIVE Pink Walk on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 5:30 a.m.
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 27, 2022 (SKNIS) – With the passage of the amendments to the Public Health Act in the National Assembly, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has successfully repealed the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Bill and effectively signalled to the world that St. Kitts and Nevis is truly open for business.
Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, who was the mover of the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2022, indicated that the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act significantly affected and impacted the lives and livelihoods of thousands of citizens and residents.
“Social distancing and physical distancing were also really part of the measures that were included and we remember very well that you couldn’t visit family members. We remember very well that people could not socialize in the way they were accustomed to… [There were] restrictions on social activities as we saw the Orange Economy really being hit hard where entertainers could not earn and had difficulties meeting their obligations. Education and religious institutions were also affected,” the Honourable Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister Drew stated that for months prior to the 2022 General Election, scientific evidence existed that had shown that there was no longer any need for most of the COVID-19 restrictions in St. Kitts and Nevis.
The Prime Minister said, “During the campaign of 2022, I said repeatedly that one of the first things that I would lead the new administration to do was to get rid of all the [COVID-19] protocols that did not make sense. Madam Speaker, I want to say to the country and to the region and to the world that the science had already existed since May of 2022 that we could have lift these protocols and people were advised to lift them but because persons were using the law and pseudoscience for political expediency our people had to suffer for an unnecessary number of months.”
Dr. Drew said that the Act was repealed today so that citizens and residents here in St. Kitts and Nevis can now regain their “freedoms and return to a life, an existence of normalcy.”
The Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2022 received significant support from Members of the Honourable House on both sides before it was eventually passed.
One of the first acts of the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party-led administration after being elected to serve was to remove all COVID-19 travel protocols to allow all citizens, residents and international travellers entry into the Federation without restrictions.
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