Les clubs de football ultramarins restent exclus des principaux championnats nationaux

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La Fédération française de football a refusé de modifier les règlements des compétitions nationales aux fins d’en ouvrir l’accès à tous, y compris ceux établis outre-mer. 

La Fédération française de football a refusé (en s’abstenant de répondre) de modifier à la demande de l’association Unité Sainte-Rose Football Club et douze autres clubs guadeloupéens les règlements des compétitions nationales aux fins d’en ouvrir l’accès à tous, y compris ceux établis outre-mer.

Le Club de Sainte-Rose soutient que le refus de modifier les règlements fédéraux est illégal parce qu’en ce qu’en excluant les clubs ultramarins, la Fédération française de football fait une dérogation irrégulière à ses propres règlements. Elle soutient que le fait de priver les clubs ultramarins de l’accès aux compétitions nationales méconnaît le principe de libre accès aux activités sportives pour tous et à tous les niveaux.

Une discrimination entre clubs d’une même fédération

Réserver les titres nationaux aux seuls clubs de France hexagonale ou de Monaco est une discrimination illégale entre les clubs affiliés à une même fédération, selon leur situation géographique, et porte une atteinte excessive au principe d’égalité.

Le Club de Sainte-Rose vise dans sa demande les championnats de National 3, de la phase d’accession au championnat de division 2 de football féminin et de futsal, des championnats nationaux de jeunes U17 et U19 et de la coupe Gambardella. L’affaire s’est retrouvée devant le Conseil d’Etat le 21 septembre dernier. La décision a été rendue le 21 octobre. La FFF a été entendue : Elle estime que dans la mesure où l’Unité Sainte-Rose Football Club ne dispose ni d’équipe de football féminin, ni d’équipe de futsal, ni d’équipe évoluant dans la catégorie U19, elle ne peut prétendre modifier les règlements relatifs aux compétitions nationales dans ces pratiques et catégories.

Rejet de la requête par le Conseil d’Etat

Le Conseil d’Etat retient encore que les règlements des championnats de National 3 et de jeunes U17 se réfèrent aux seules treize ligues régionales, que les équipes des six ligues ultramarines n’ont pas vocation à accéder à ces compétitions. Il en va de même pour le règlement de la coupe Gambardella organisée dans le cadre des seules ligues régionales de métropole. Enfin, l’atteinte au principe d’égalité ne serait pas excessive au regard de leur éloignement géographique, du décalage horaire, des contraintes matérielles et économiques liées aux déplacements d’équipes amateurs de ou vers l’Hexagone ainsi qu’à leur séjour sur place. Le Conseil d’Etat a ainsi rejeté la requête des clubs de foot guadeloupéens.

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St. Christopher National Trust Welcomes New Executive Director

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The Board of Directors of the St Christopher National Trust is pleased to welcome Mrs. Etsu Bradshaw-Caines as its new Executive Director effective October 17. 2022.  

The Board undertook an extensive search for a new Executive Director culminating in the selection of Mrs. Bradshaw-Caines. 

Mrs. Bradshaw-Caines is an advocate of culture and heritage preservation and brings to the National Trust over 20yrs experience in teaching, relationship management, and executive leadership which greatly influenced her selection as ED at this critical period of rebuilding.  

“I am pleased to accept the position of Executive Director of the National Trust and while I look forward to building on the past achievements of others before me, I am also cognizant of the need for the National Trust to play its role in Nation building through wider community engagements to preserve our history and heritage.”  

Mrs. Bradshaw-Caines, up until recently, served as the Managing Director of the Garden of Rebirth – a sheltered home for battered women and women affected by domestic violence. 

In welcoming her, President of the National Trust Alfonso O’Garro stated that “the recruitment of a new Executive Director provides a renewed opportunity to “refocus, and rebuild can look forward to the effective leadership needed at this period of rebuilding and refocusing on programmes that aid the successful achievement of its mission. 

“she begins her assignment at both a challenging and an exciting time with tremendous opportunity for the continued development of the Federation’s History and Heritage”.  The digitization of our archives and documentation Center, and the launching of virtual special exhibitions and heritage tours are just two of the projects the Trust hopes to launch with the leadership of Mrs. Brashaw-Caines and her team. 

The SCNT looks forward to the continued support and collaboration of our members, stakeholders, and partners both at the local and international levels in pursuit of our mission to protect and preserve our nation’s history and heritage for present and future generations.”

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Sugar Mas Awards to Honour Carnival Stakeholders

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2022 (SKNNCC) — The St Kitts Nevis National Carnival Committee (SKNNCC) will honour various carnival stakeholders on Saturday, November 12, 2022. The Sugar Mas Awards (SMAs) that was initially scheduled to be held during the Sugar Mas 50 celebrations in 2021 had to be postponed due to technical and other constraints. However, SKNNCC chairperson,  Shannon Hawley has demonstrated her commitment by enlisting the support of the new  Minister of Carnival, Hon. Samal Duggins, and the other committee members to stage the  Awards Ceremony for Sugar Mas 51. 

The event is a formal affair and over fifty (50) persons will walk the Red Carpet to be recognized in six (6) different categories.  

These categories are: 

Gold Standard provides special recognition to an individual who has rendered meritorious service to National Carnival on a continual basis throughout his or her lifetime and at various levels.  

Poinciana recognizes and rewards those who received first place in a National Carnival event that is or was in existence for at least five (5) years. 

Royal Sceptre recognizes National Carnival and Talented Teen Queens who achieved  “firsts” in Regional or International Pageants. 

Steward of Carnival is awarded to individuals and entities for consistent exemplary assistance to the production and promotion of National Carnival. 

Spirit of Carnival will be presented to individuals or entities who have demonstrated 

excellence, consistency, and longevity in the growth and development of Carnival in various areas. 

Sweet Strings will be awarded to bands for their excellence in music and promotion of  National Carnival.  

The SMAs will also feature an In Memoriam Segment that will pay tribute to national  carnival talents who have recently passed away. 

In a Facebook post, the SKNNCC stated “The SMAs is indeed an excellent initiative as it will give carnival lovers an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of those who  contributed consistently and significantly. There are so many to be honoured that it will  take the SKNNCC about 3 – 5 years to pay tribute to all those who worked tirelessly in the  above-named categories over the 51-year period. There is no better time to begin than  NOW. We endeavor to have the SMAs each year and prominently featured on the  National Carnival calendar”.

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Government Officials Meet with the CDB for Geothermal Support

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 21, 2022 – The Geothermal Project is again back on the table for the government of St Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean Development Bank has joined the conversation.

On Wednesday 19th October 2022, Sharon Rattan and Daryll Lloyd, Permanent Secretaries in the Ministries of Environment and Energy respectively, met with representatives from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to discuss the possibility of finally exploring the potential of Geothermal Energy as another source for renewable energy.

PS Rattan said the newly-elected government has prioritized the exploration of alternative renewable sources, and with Cabinet’s full support, St Kitts and Nevis will create a roadmap to support the reduction of fuel prices as well as the decrease in emissions in the atmosphere.

To this end, PS Rattan and Lloyd, as well as representatives from SKELEC and the Department of Energy, met with a six-member team from the CDB led by Christopher Straughn, Sustainable Energy Specialist.

Other members of the team included experts in legal, environmental, gender affairs, and financial analysis.

Presentations were made on the project’s background, its stages on financing, and the critical steps required to advance the Federation’s strategic energy goals. The journey begins with the support of a grant to the Nevis Island Administration through the CDB.

Pending approval by the CDB, the next stage is the drilling of production wells in Nevis.

The CDB team also met with Attorney General Hon. Garth Wilkin and the Ministry of Finance.

The mission will conclude with a presentation to the Cabinet on Monday 24th October 2022.

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Applications open to operate zero-cost climate-friendly electric landscaping equipment

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Zero Cost Electric Landscaping Equipment Available to Landscapers in the Cashew Hill Watershed Area

The Department of Environment (DOE) is inviting interested individuals and/or landscaping companies to apply to obtain and operate zero-cost climate-friendly electric landscaping equipment.

Persons/companies living/existing in the Cashew Hill, Briggins, Bendals and Golden Grove areas will receive priority.

Individuals who receive access to the zero-cost electric equipment will be required to assist in providing landscaping services along the Cashew Hill waterway, extending through Briggins, Cashew Hill, Golden Grove and Bendals Communities. Litter-picking services will also be required. These activities are aimed at helping to maintain the waterway by reducing flooding and reducing mosquito breeding sites. The Schedule and Route will be provided to successful applicants.

This activity is supported by the Green Climate Fund and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda under the project “Integrated Physical Adaptation and Community Resilience Through an Enhanced Direct Access Pilot in the Public, Private, and Civil Society Sectors of Three Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States”

Interested parties should email the Department of Environment for further details. Include:

“Respondent’s company name: Provision of Landscaping and Litter Picking Services for Cashew Hill Waterway”

Attn:

DOE Procurement Officer

Department of Environment

#1 Victoria Park, Botanical Gardens, Factory Road

P.O. Box W693

St. John’s, Antigua

[email protected]

[email protected]

cc: [email protected]

The respondent shall send an Expression of Interest (EOI) via e-mail and/or submit a link (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc.) with the following:

Cover Letter/Proposal and CV inclusive of:
Title of EOI
Experience with similar activities
Testimonials and/or three (3) references

Background Information

“Integrated Physical Adaptation and Community Resilience Through an Enhanced Direct Access Pilot in the Public, Private, and Civil Society Sectors of Three Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States”, also known as the Green Climate Fund Enhanced Direct Access or GCF-EDA Project, is focused on the high risk and populated watershed on the west, northwest of Antigua. The project area is vulnerable to climate change, undergoing urban expansion, and supports low income and lower middle-income families.

The project’s goals are to strengthen institutional capacities and increase the resilience of at least 5% of the population to climate variability and change, of which 50% are women. In addition, the project targets the following sectors: adaptation in infrastructure, strengthened buildings and enhanced ecosystem services. The project seeks to reduce vulnerability of the community, by increasing the ability of the watershed to handle extreme rainfall, while increasing the resilience of the built environment simultaneously to cope with the multiple stressors of climate change. This integrated approach will ensure that the community will be able to withstand projected climate change impacts while the ecosystems can accommodate increased rainfall. This project has four main components: 1) Enhanced capacity for climate adaptation planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation via direct access; 2) Governments implement concrete adaptation measures using ecosystem-based approaches where appropriate; 3) Community resilience to climate impacts is enhanced through tangible adaptation benefits; 4) Privately owned physical assets of vulnerable populations are more resilient to climate.

For more information on this project please contact Mr. Jasiel Murphy at 462-4625 or email [email protected] You can also visit https://www.environment.gov.ag/projects-reports#An-integrated-approach-to-physical-adaptation-and-community-resilience-in-Antigua-and-Barbuda%E2%80%99s-northwest-McKinnon%E2%80%99s-watershed.

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PNM leadership candidate: Vote for me, save the party, country

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Candidate for political leader in the 2022 PNM internal elections, attorney-at-law
Ronald Boynes. Photo courtesy Ronald Boynes. –

CANDIDATE for leadership of the PNM Ronald Boynes is calling on its 100,000 members to vote for him to save not only the party but also the country.

In a media release on Friday, Boynes said the voters’ list he received lacked contact information for many of the members. He said while his list was a hard copy without contact numbers, other candidates were calling members to canvass support, which he said is an unfair advantage.

“Despite the shortcomings of the two previous internal elections in 2014 and 2018, at least the voters’ list was delivered in Excel spreadsheet format, and there were phone numbers available and more accurate addresses.”

Like his competitor Karen Nunez-Tesheira, Boynes raised queries over the elections spanning three days, November 26 and 27 and December 4, and the security of the ballot boxes for the three days.

On October 14 Nunez-Tesheira, through her attorney Egon N Embrak, sent the PNM’s Election Supervisory Committee a pre-action protocol letter threatening further action if the security of the ballot boxes is not assured.

Boynes, Nunez-Tesheira and Junior Barrack are challenging Dr Keith Rowley for leadership of the party.

In his media release, Boynes is accusing his fellow members of threatening candidates to pull out of the race and telling them if they do not, they will lose opportunities the party can provide. He even claimed workers of both URP and CEPEP had been threatened with termination if they did not vote for a particular slate.

Since filing nominations, three candidates have withdrawn: Brian Manning, who was contesting the vice-chairman position, Curtis Shade, who submitted his nomination for field officer, and Ndale Young, who sought to be the youth officer.

Boynes complained, “These elections are being conducted in an atmosphere of fear, naked aggression and intimidation. This is not the real PNM. We have to reclaim the soul of our party.

“Whenever the PNM has been at its best the nation has enjoyed peace and stability. But when, like now, there is a stranglehold on the neck of the party by a group of charlatans, the nation is also adrift, and quite probably, in grave peril.”

He encouraged the party to rescue the PNM and by extension the country “from stormy seas” by voting for him.

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Body found at Factory Road, police investigating Loop Barbados

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Police are on the scene at Factory Road, Charnocks, Christ Church, where the body of an adult male was discovered.

Lawmen at the District B Police Station received the report about the body around 10:52 am today, Friday, October 21.

Investigations are ongoing.

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The lifeless body of a man was discovered today in Welches, Christ Church, near Oistins, with several lacerations.

According to police public relations, acting inspector Rodney Inniss, the man was found with “what appears to be chops about his body”.

The Police Operations Control Room received the report today, October 21, around 3:20 pm and officers from the Southern Division at Oistins responded.

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Sunshine Girls secure another easy win at Netball World Cup Qualifiers Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls secured their sixth victory from as many games at the Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers by outclassing St Lucia 85-30 on day five at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Thursday night.

The Jamaicans had quarterly scores of 25-6, 43-14, and 68-20 before adding 17 goals in the final quarter for the 55-goal margin of victory.

Goal shooter Gizelle Allison was the top shooter for Jamaica with 56 goals from 66 attempts, while Kelsey Jonas supported with 22 from 27 and Amanda Pinkney had seven from 10.

Shem Maxwell had 22 goals from 26 attempts for the 22nd-ranked St Lucia which have lost all six games contested so far.

Jamaica, which is ranked third in the world, will next meet Barbados in the penultimate round on Friday at 8:15 pm.

The regional qualifying tournament is being used to determine the last two qualifiers for the World Cup.

Jamaica has already qualified based on rankings, so the next two highest-placed countries will be the ones to join them among the 16 teams competing in Cape Town.

Tournament leaders Trinidad and Tobago, which on Wednesday secured one of the two spots for the World Cup, defeated Barbados 50- 40 in the top-of-the-table clash.

With two sets of games remaining, Trinidad and Tobago are leading the table with a maximum of 14 points from seven games, two ahead of Jamaica with 12 from six games.

The top two are followed by Barbados (10), Grenada (6), St Vincent and the Grenadines (6), the USA (6), and the Cayman Islands (2).

Thursday’s resultsJamaica 85, St Lucia 30St Vincent and the Grenadines 66, Antigua 30Trinidad and Tobago 50, Barbados 40USA 55, the Cayman Islands 35

Friday’s games6:15 pm – Antigua vs St Lucia6:25 pm – USA vs Grenada8:15 pm – Jamaica vs Barbados8:25 pm St Vincent and the Grenadines vs the Cayman Islands

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Jamaican man arrested after voting illegally in Florida elections Loop Jamaica

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A 57-year-old Jamaican man was on Wednesday arrested after he allegedly voted as an unqualified elector in Broward County, Florida in the United States earlier this year by using a counterfeit birth certificate.

Alford Nelson, who voted twice in Broward County under the name Alfred Samuels, was released from jail without having to post bail on Thursday.

According to the Sun Sentinel, Nelson was arrested a day prior on two counts of voting as an unqualified elector by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

The report cited an affidavit that revealed that Nelson was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, and was admitted into Miami, United States as a lawful permanent resident of that country on June 21, 1977.

Lawful permanent residents, otherwise called ‘green card’ recipients, “are not US citizens and are not allowed to vote, according to Homeland Security,” the report emphasised.

As a result, the Jamaican could face up to five years in a US prison, and a maximum fine of US$5,000 for voting under a false name.

The FDLE noted as well, that Nelson did not apply for naturalisation and overstayed on his original entry documents.

Further, the Jamaican had numerous aliases, including the name Alfred Samuels, which he voted under earlier this year. However, a probable cause affidavit identifies him by the name Alford Nelson.

A statement from the FDLE confirming Nelson’s arrest on Thursday, said, as listed on the Department of Corrections website, the Jamaican had previously been convicted of, and served time in prison for 11 felonies, including cocaine possession, as well as selling and purchasing drugs within 1,000 feet of a school.

Specifically to the case, Nelson told investigators at his home in Lauderhill earlier this month that he renewed his Florida identification card (ID) at the DMV using a fake birth certificate from New York City that he bought for US$2,000.

The affidavit further outlined that while at the DMV office he was asked if he wanted to register to vote, and days later, he received his voter ID card in the mail.

Records from the Broward County Supervisor of Elections showed that the Jamaican voted by mail in the January 11 special general election, and again, in the March 8 special general election.

Nelson’s arrest and charge was the result of a probe by several agencies, including the FDLE’s Election Crime Unit, the Florida Department of State, and the Office of Elections Crimes and Security.

The latter was created by Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis under the Florida Department of State in July. The department has the responsibility of probing all election crimes in Florida, as well as “overseeing the implementation of measures that will ensure Florida’s elections remain secure,” a release said at the time from the governor.

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