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Toujours pas de bus ou presque, ce vendredi sur les lignes du réseau Sudlib. Dans un communiqué, la direction de l’entreprise indique que « les lignes interrurbaines sont interrompues jusqu’à nouvel ordre en raison de la poursuite du mouvement social ».

Les lignes interrurbaines circulent sauf les lignes Ea, Eb et I. Les lignes Express et le réseau scolaire circulent, en revanche, normalement.

Le mouvement social amorcé jeudi est lié à l’agression d’un chauffeur du réseau. Mais, selon la société Unité Sud Transports, qui exploite le réseau, l’entreprise rencontrait des difficultés ces derniers jours en raison des « problèmes croissants d’approvisionnement en pièces détachées, entraînant de nombreuses immobilisations de véhicules ».

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Cuban fashion model falls in love with Cayman on first visit Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

It is not unusual to hear accounts of people falling in love with Cayman on their first visit and never wanting to leave. In some cases, this choice is made after several rendezvous to various destinations which they compare Cayman to and then make a final decision.

In the case of Cuban fashion model and dancer, Cintia Mart?nez, however, the love story is a bit different as Cayman is the only place she has ever seen outside Cuba.

What made Cayman her choice

Explaining her experience to Loop, Mart?nez said that Cayman is “very different from Cuba”.

Regarding these differences, she said: “The economy in the Cayman Islands is very organized. In stores, they make offers that they don’t make in Cuba. The attention in places [here] is very efficient… in Cuba, in very few places, they take care of you well.

“Life is much more expensive in Cuba but [in Cayman], you have a decent salary that allows you to buy what you need.”

In terms of salaries, Mart?nez said she earned 10 to 20 US dollars per job as a fashion model and dancer in Cuba. With this, she could buy milk (which she said was not always available), rice, coffee, yoghurt and chicken. However, this involves waiting in “immense cues… many times for 7 hours, just to buy hotdogs and toilet paper”.

Mart?nez also dispelled the idea that sometimes, food is free in Cuba.

She said:

They don’t give free food. Only if a donation from another country arrives in the warehouse maybe once a year. [In this case], each family may get a package of spaghetti and two cans of tuna.

Beyond economics

After comparing the economics of Cayman and Cuba, Mart?nez spoke about people she met while in Cayman.

Mart?nez noted that in Cayman, people “always greet you with good vibes”.

She added: “Everyone here is very focused on their lives, people are very hardworking and there are also many places you can go.”

Motivated by this, Mart?nez said that she would love to spend “at least a year or maybe two” working in Cayman one day, maybe as “a Spanish teacher maybe in a school or maybe work with children in a nursery”.

Back to Havana

While she explores how to make her Cayman dream a reality and perhaps make her next stay permanent, Mart?nez said she will return to Havana this weekend with a renewed vision.

Explaining what she wants to see in Cuba after her trip, she said that she wished she could “change the lack of humanity between people, the government and some laws”. In addition, she said she would like “the militarisation [in Cuba]” to change.

Until the Cuban dream is realised in Cuba, Mart?nez is looking forward to returning to Cayman for another “relaxing and amazing” experience, in particular, on Cayman Airways.

Cintia Mart?nez enjoys the famous “Seven Mile Beach” on her Cayman trip

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National Security Council discusses key concerns Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

Several critical matters of national importance concerning crime, irregular migration, policing and border control were tabled at the most recent National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Tuesday, 4 October 2022.

Commissioner of Police Mr. Derek Byrne briefed the Council on the current status of criminal and drug related activities, including recent firearm incidents on Grand Cayman and drug abuse in Cayman Brac. He ended with a progress report on how these issues are being handled and future plans to tackle law breaking throughout all three islands. Cayman Islands Coast Guard Commander Robert Scotland, on behalf of Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr Kurt Walton also presented on policing and security, as well as the procurement of new equipment that will aid officers at vehicular checkpoints.

The Council also heard a number of border control matters, including a presentation by Cdr Robert Scotland on maritime domain awareness and coastal surveillance. Mr Bruce Smith, Senior Deputy Director of Customs and Border Control also briefed the Council on the management of irregular migrants to the Cayman Islands and the asylum process.Port Authority Director Mr Paul Hurlston and the Acting Manager of Cruise Ops and Security Mr Roylee Moore spoke to the results of the July International Ship and Port Facility Code Inspection and the Authority’s action plan to address areas that require further enhancement.

His Excellency the Governor Mr Martyn Roper, who also serves as Chair for the NSC, stated he was pleased with the meeting outcomes. “The NSC’s role, which it performs well, is to assess and update the high level security risks facing this jurisdiction. I am grateful for its collaborative approach”, he ended.

(Source: CI GOVT)

More about the National Security Council

The National Security Council is established under section 58 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order (as amended).

National Security Council members are as follows: His Excellency the Governor Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE (Chair); Hon. G. Wayne Panton, Premier; Hon. Franz Manderson, Deputy Governor; Hon. Sabrina Turner, Minister; Hon. Andre Ebanks, Minister; Hon. Samuel Bulgin QC, Attorney General; Hon. Roy McTaggart, Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Derek Byrne, Commissioner of Police; Mr. Ian Pairaudeau,, civil society representative; and Mr. Christopher Philips,civil society representative.

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NRA’s transparency and accountability boosted under Minster Jay Ebanks Loop Cayman Islands

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In an effort to increase transparency and accountability, board of directors of the National Roads Authority (NRA) amended their Board Communication Policy this week to include warnings and, ultimately, suspension without pay from board meetings in cases of a breach of the Board Communication Policy.

Speaking about the changes, NRA board chairman, Alric Lindsay, said that one of the aims was to help the NRA board and Minister Jay Ebanks address some of the concerns raised by the Office of the Auditor General.

Lindsay explained:

One of the things discussed with the Auditor General was that, in previous election periods, over 80 per cent of NRA’s budget was spent within 3 to 4 months of the election date. This drew serious concerns about the NRA’s spending and the need to stay within an operational plan and within budget.

To address the concerns, the new NRA board established a Board Communication Policy setting out parameters for communication with the NRA, including who may give instructions to the NRA.

As Lindsay explained, this Board Communication Policy was important to ensure that the NRA only acts on instructions from authorized persons i.e., the managing director or via directives from Cabinet or the NRA board.

Elucidating on the point, Lindsay said:

The issue that was highlighted in previous years was that members of Parliament reportedly contacted the NRA from time to time to provide instructions for road works in various areas.

The Auditor General noted that some of these works were not set out in an operational plan and, as such, referred to them as “ad-hoc” projects.

With the guidance of Minister Jay Ebanks, the NRA board worked on, and finalized a strategic operational plan last year, together with the recently revised Board Communication Policy, to eliminate the practice of “ad-hoc” projects and to establish proper communication channels where no member of Parliament may give casual instructions to the NRA.

Lindsay added that this approach of prohibiting ad-hoc projects also means that monies must not be spent by the NRA outside the NRA board’s approved strategic operational plan (amended from time to time).

To shore up the NRA’s position, Lindsay noted that the NRA’s managing director, Edward Howard, is also finalizing internal control and operational risk management policies to ensure that these meet the overall objectives of accountability and transparency.

Lindsay emphasized, however, that “none of this works if board members are not also accountable.”

“For this reason, all board members have agreed that any Board Communication Policy breaches will met with initial warnings, followed by suspension without pay,” Lindsay concluded.

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West Indies, Sri Lanka favoured in T20 World Cup’s first round Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — West Indies are the only team to win the Twenty20 World Cup twice, and 2014 champion Sri Lanka are the only three-time finalist in the championship for international cricket’s shortest format.

Even with those credentials, two of the game’s traditional entertainers are having to go through a preliminary stage with the lower-ranked teams to earn a spot in the T20 World Cup’s main round.

The tournament before the tournament starts Sunday, with Sri Lanka, coming off victory in the Asia Cup, opening Group A against Namibia at Kardinia Park in Geelong, west of Melbourne.

Nicholas Pooran will lead his West Indies lineup out against Scotland at Hobart in Group B on Monday, about the same time defending champion Australia have a scheduled practice match against India, the inaugural T20 champions in 2007.

“As a group we’re doing well, putting our ego aside, trying to move toward a team plan,” Pooran said after his team lost a two-game warmup series against Australia last week in Queensland state. “By the time of the World Cup … we’ll be ready.”

Provided the West Indies and Sri Lanka finish in the top two in their four-team groups next week, they’ll join the top eight-ranked teams in the Super 12 stage. That kicks off Oct. 22 with a 2021 final rematch between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney and features another intense derby the following day in Melbourne between India and Pakistan.

Jos Buttler’s England squad starts its bid to become dual white-ball world champions — they want to add the T20 trophy to their 50-over World Cup title in 2019 — against Afghanistan on Oct. 22. South Africa, aiming for their first global limited-overs cricket title of any kind, and Bangladesh are the other two teams already qualified.

The Australians have had less than a year to savor their first T20 world title, overcoming a group-stage loss to England and hot-and-cold form in the preparation phase to beat Pakistan in the semifinals and New Zealand in the final last November.

The 2022 final is scheduled for Nov. 13, two years after Australia were originally scheduled to host the tournament before it was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ROUND ONE

The first phase includes eight teams seeded into two groups, with the top two advancing to the Super 12s and maintaining a shot at the title.

A Sri Lanka lineup led by Dasun Shanaka and featuring leg-spinner allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga should dominate Group A, which contains Netherlands and United Arab Emirates as well as Namibia. Group B is likely to be a tougher contest, with Ireland and Zimbabwe joining West Indies and Scotland.

It’s been 10 years since the West Indies won their first T20 championship and Pooran is determined to make it back to the playoffs after a disappointing group-stage exit last year at the tournament played in United Arab Emirates and Oman but officially hosted by India.

Johnson Charles was a young batter in that winning squad in 2012, was also involved in the 2016 title and now he’s back as a veteran.

“Ten years later it’s about trying to make it happen again for the people of the West Indies,” he said. “It feels good to be back and be part of the team as we look to make it three in 10 years. No other team has won it twice, so we have a rich legacy.”

The Windies showed some flashes of brilliance in a warmup series against Australia earlier this month before losing both games. Wicketkeeper-batter Pooran’s form will be crucial to the success of his team, along with top-order batter Brandon King and the bowling group containing paceman and former skipper Jason Holder and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein.

Scotland have had limited opportunities for match time since making the Super 12s for the first time at the last tournament and will likely struggle against the more experienced teams.

Zimbabwe won five consecutive games to top the World T20 qualifying tournament on home soil and returns to the global event for the first time since 2016. First-round rivals will be wary given Zimbabwe’s history of producing upset results, including a five-wicket win over Australia at the inaugural event.

Zimbabwe open Monday in Hobart against Ireland, which had some narrow losses to India and New Zealand in white-ball series before edging Afghanistan 3-2 in a T20 series at home in August.

“We’ve had some great battles against Afghanistan, but I think this one was especially significant given the format,” Ireland wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker said. “To turn the past on its head and get a series win just before a World Cup was pretty inspiring.”

RULE CHANGES

Timing is everything with the new regulations introduced since the last T20 World Cup — the biggest being the in-match penalty for slow over-rates.

The failure of the fielding team to bowl their scheduled overs on time now leads to an additional fielder being forced inside the in-field circle for the remaining overs of the innings. That can leave some wide-open spaces in the outfield just when batters are trying to slog boundaries.

Also, there’ll be no more wires crossed when it comes to which batter takes strike after a catch is completed. Under the old rules, if the batters crossed before the ball was caught, the new player to the crease could go to the non-striker’s end. Under the revision, the incoming batter must always go to the striker’s end. That nullifies one of potential tactic of getting an in-form batter on strike during partnerships with tail-enders.

In other changes, umpires will have the authority to award five penalty runs to the batting seem if a fielder is deemed to have moved unfairly or deliberately distracted a batter while the bowler is in the run-up phase; and run-out regulations have been clarified to remove the “unfair play” section — and any ambiguity — when it comes to bowlers running-out batters who are out of their ground at the non-striker’s end.

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MSMEs urged to capitalise on customs waivers ahead of Christmas Loop Jamaica

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As the festive season approaches, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are encouraged to capitalise on benefits available through the government’s Omnibus Incentive legislation, The Customs Act and Stamp Duty Act.

“The government has several waivers and incentives that provide attractive fiscal benefits to our MSMEs. Among these is the Omnibus Incentives legislation, which provides varying relief in respect of customs duties, stamp duties etc,” Shelley-Ann Haughton, Customs Manager for Seaboard Warehouse/Freezone Operations at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) said.

She was speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone earlier this week on the theme: Moving Goods in the Christmas Rush.

The Customs Act provides for the duty-free importation of capital equipment and raw material. The manufacturing, tourism and creative industries will benefit from a duty rate of 0 per cent for industry-related consumer goods.

In detailing the benefits for manufacturing, agricultural, tourism and creative industries, Haughton highlighted that manufacturers get duty exemptions on the following imported goods; raw materials, intermediate goods, packaging materials, and consumables in addition to machinery and equipment and parts thereof.

She added that persons within the agricultural sector stand to benefit from the importation of equipment and machinery, as well as revised tariff rates ranging from 0 per cent to no higher than 20 per cent with some exceptions, as well as concessions for specific motor vehicles for farming purposes.

The revised rates are accessible to farmers who are registered with their local Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA).

Similar to those in the Agricultural sector, individuals within the tourism and creative industries benefit from the importation of equipment and machinery, as well as revised tariff rates ranging from 0 per cent to no higher than 20 per cent with some exceptions.

“The Productive Input Relief (PIR) provides that agricultural-related equipment and machinery used in the production of primary products or in quality control and testing of agricultural products that would have attracted customs duties are not required to pay the customs duty and the Additional Stamp Duty when purchased for productive use,” Haughton said.

Similarly, for the tourism and creative sectors, the PIR provides customs duty and stamp duty reliefs on specific hotel industry-related items and tourism attraction-related items when purchased for productive use.

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