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Par Anthony BASSIEN-CAPSA (a.bassien-capsa@agmedias.fr) Mercredi 05 octobre 2022
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A Jamaican who rose through the ranks of the British Army to become the highest-ranking enlisted soldier in the elite unit responsible for protecting the late Queen was recently cleared of a plot to sell ammunition stolen from the army.
According to the website, Forces.net, Warrant Officer Kirtland Gill, 42, was due to become the first black regimental sergeant major in the Coldstream Guards — recognisable by the distinctive red jackets and black bearskin hats — before he was arrested in a police sting operation.
The married father of two, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was acquitted of conspiracy to sell or transfer ammunition and possession of a prohibited weapon charges — after a Turkish self-loading pistol was found in his garden shed. A jury at Southwark Crown Court returned the verdict in July 2022 after seven hours and 17 minutes of deliberations.
Gill, the son of a fisherman and a dressmaker in Jamaica, was accused of plotting with fellow Jamaica-born Lance Sergeant Rajon Graham, 33, to sell a total of 300 9mm bullets, wrapped in Bacofoil sandwich bags, for ?5,800 in cash, to an officer posing as a serious criminal involved in the drugs trade.
Graham, who was responsible for the ceremonial kit used by the Coldstream Guards, including swords and bearskins, at Wellington Barracks near Buckingham Palace, admitted four counts of selling ammunition between December 7, 2020 and January 28, 2021.
Graham was again arrested two weeks after entering his guilty pleas, for giving someone a revolver loaded with two live rounds at a party in Tottenham, north London, on December 27 last year.
Gill denied the allegations against him.
A former tutor at the Sandhurst officers’ training academy, Gill was accused of using his role as quartermaster sergeant technical to get access to live bullets, issued for firing practice, to sell on the criminal black market.
But giving evidence, Gill claimed he had “no knowledge” of the plot.
He said his friend Graham, who would visit his family home for barbecues or to play dominoes and help find clients for Gill’s business selling car parts, had left the pistol in his shed.
“He’s leading a double life,” he said of Graham.
“I would even question if he’s mentally stable.”
Graham had been involved in selling ammunition from early 2020 and boasted to the officer, ‘D’, of his criminal network.
The court heard he took D inside Victoria Barracks, the Windsor base of the Coldstream Guards — the oldest continuous regiment in the British Army, that carries out ceremonial duties at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
During the meeting on December 17, 2020, Graham offered to show D live rifles in the armoury, but the officer refused because it was “too risky”.
Gill had been giving an interview to a national newspaper after attaining the rank of warrant officer class 1 – the highest a non-commissioned officer can achieve in the British Army.
The court heard how Gill rose through the ranks after joining the Army in 2001 as part of a scheme to recruit soldiers from the Commonwealth.
His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel David Marsham, described him as “firm, fair and professional” and told how he “trusted him”.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s hunting fraternity is mourning one of their own who passed away after he was stung by bees over the weekend, just two weeks after the season reopened on October 1.
Philbert Cuffie, fondly called ‘uncle Cuffie’, lived at La Retreat Road, Guanapo in Trinidad and Tobago.
According to a Facebook post by the Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT), Cuffie was attacked by a swarm of bees while hunting.
He died at a health facility on Sunday evening.
According to that country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Trinidad has Africanised honey bees while Tobago has European honey bees.
Both islands once had the more docile European bees, however, when the more defensive Africanised bees were introduced to Trinidad, they swarmed more often and out-populated the European and other solitary bees.
Here’s what to do if you ever encounter bees while hunting per the website Scientific American:
If possible, wear light-coloured clothing and avoid red, which appears black to bees.Never approach or disturb a nest. If you notice bees entering or exiting a rock crevice, a hole in the ground, or a tree cavity, assume there’s a nest present and leave the area immediately.Pay attention to bee behaviour. If bees fly into you or begin to swarm over or around you, they are probably trying to warn you off. Remember: don’t swat at the bees, just leave.If you accidentally disturb a nest, run immediately. Never jump into a body of water to escape bees as they will wait for you to surface.
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A driver and pillion rider on a motorcycle fired shots at a group of persons on the block in Nelson Street around 10:40 pm. The pair drove by along Nelson Street toward Fairchild Street and discharged a number of rounds and drove away.
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The Cayman Islands’ status, as a jurisdiction under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in relation to our anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, will be updated on Friday, 21 October, following the conclusion of the FATF Plenary in Paris.
Minister of Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. Andr? Ebanks; and the Director of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit, Francis Arana, are attending the plenary.
Before the update is announced, they will take the opportunity to address and engage with the plenary’s delegates, in support of the Cayman Islands’ progress and improved abilities in fighting financial crime.
According to an FATF release, the 20-21 October plenary will be attended by 206 delegates in the FATF global network and observer organisations, including the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the World Bank, INTERPOL and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.
In March 2019 the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), which supports the FATF’s work in the Caribbean region, reported that the Cayman Islands had completed 60 of 63 actions that it recommended in regards to improving our AML/CFT regime. In February 2021, the FATF listed the Cayman Islands to complete the remaining three recommended actions.
One recommended action, regarding effective sanctions by CIMA, was satisfied in June 2021. Minister Ebanks and Mr Arana will address the remaining two recommended actions – on beneficial ownership, and money laundering investigations and prosecutions.
In September, Minister Ebanks led the Cayman Islands delegation that updated a FATF review group in Nicaragua on the two recommended actions, as part of the FATF process leading to the plenary in Paris.
The FATF release states that FATF President T. Raja Kumar of Singapore will announce the update on Friday at 11am CEST (4am Cayman Islands time). The Cayman Islands Government will issue a statement thereafter.
(Source: CI GOV)
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Saint Lucia Aquatic Federation is all set to host the 30th Swimming Championship November 11th to 13th at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center in Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia. Winning 13 times throughout 29 years, Saint Lucia’s top performers intend to win the 2022 battle in the pool.
This year the championship will feature swimmers reigning from Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, St. Vincent and Saint Lucia.
The Competition will be guided by Fina Rules whilst competing in 6 age groups, 8 and under, 9 – 10, 11 – 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 17 and 18 and over. Age groups for the relay events are 10 & under, 11 – 14 and 15 and over.
Saint Lucia’s 34-member team comprise of 8 and Under Sapphire Parks, Gia Arthur, Miles Andrew and Jacques Larrieu who will join the various age group swimmers in this year’s competition. They include 9 -10 Amara Reece, Zaina Brathwaite, Aniyah George, James Sylvester, Max Larrieu, Caden Calderon and Nathan Lewis.
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The 11-12 age group swimmers geared for this level of competition are Fayth Jeffery, Kayla Marise Inglis, Noah Dorville and Aaron Charles.
The formidable 13 – 14-year-old swimmers ready to take the plunge, are Damari Maxwell Fayth Lubrun, Alexandra Bristol, Tristan Dorville, Antoine Destang, Ethan Hazell and Karic Charles.
Caitlin Polius, Naima Hazel, Naekeisha Louis, Courtney Paul, D’Andre Blanchard and Shakil Flavius will join the 15–17-year-old group. The big boys and girls are also all set to lead the way. This age group comprise of Mikaela Casimir, Evelyn Day, Jayhan Odlum Smith, Jonathan Calderon and Jean Luc Zephir.
Reserves Swimmers include 8 and Under Maya Andrew, Tiago Nelson, Kaitlyn Holder, Nathan Vigier and Naomi Louis.
Brian Charles will serve as the Head Coach and will be ably assisted by Peter James and Tariq Edwards.
Heidi Peter, Team Manager, alongside Chaperone Sue Monplaisir and Liasion Officer Andrea Holder will assume the responsibility of assisting the coaches in the general preparedness of the team. This completes the coaching and management team for team Saint Lucia.
The Saint Lucia Aquatics Federation is prepared to ensure the 30th Edition of the OECS Swim Championship will be a memorable one and invites supporters to come cheer team members during the 3 days competition.
SOURCE: Saint Lucia Aquatic Federation
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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Universidad di Aruba ta orguyoso di anuncia comienso di su programa na nivel Master, ‘Governance and Leadership’.
Cuminsando na januari 2023, Facultad di Arte y Ciencia lo ofrece un trayecto di dos aña na nivel Master, un programa multi-disciplinario (part-time) pa graduadonan cu un Bachelor den un disciplina orienta riba topico den e area di sociedad y pa profesional den sector publico y priva cu tin posicion y responsabilidad di liderazgo.
Tin un presion creciente riba organisacion cu tarea publico y e responsabilidad pa funciona eficiente- y eficazmente, pa ta receptivo y responsabel na ciudadanonan di Aruba. E programa tin como meta mehora conocemento y vision di e participante na nivel di ‘master’ y ta ofrece lo ultimo den conocemento y ta duna espacio pa familiarisa cu topico manera; gobernacion publico y priva, desaroyo di maneho, balor publico, liderazgo y maneho. Central den e programa aki ta cu cada situacion ta pidi pa un responsabilisacion contextualmente creativo, specialmente den periodo di pandemia y cambio di clima. P’esey lo reta e studiantenan pa compara nan idea- y opinionnan cu e conocemento y experiencia practico di e otro studiantenan. E programa di 60 EC (Credito Europeo), lo consisti di ocho curso y un tesis como proyecto final.
Lo concentra orario di e curso riba ful of mita dia di curso y lo organisa esaki dentro di un curiculo combina: parcialmente virtual, parcialmente (fisicamente) na Universidad di Aruba. Parti di e procedura di seleccion ta consisti di un entrevista di admision combina cu un evaluacion di educacion anterior y/of experiencia profesional. Pa optimalisa e condicionnan pa finalisa e programa exitosamente, ta conseha e candidatonan pa participa na un programa na nivel ‘pre-Master’ of parti di un programa na nivel ‘pre-Master’ prome cu cuminsa cu e programa Master Governance and Leadership.
Admision na e programa Master ta rekeri un transcripcion di ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language’ (TOEFL) cu un punctuacion di minimo 79 pa e IBT (Internet based Test) of un examen ekivalente. Esnan cu a obtene un titulo Bachelors y/of Master cu Ingles como idioma di instruccion lo no mester presenta un examen csdi TOEFL.
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