JetBlue pilot takes evasive action as CAL aircraft approaches path

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Trinidad & Tobago Guardian: The pilot of a JetBlue Airways aircraft approaching the Piarco International Airport around 12.30 pm Monday, was forced to take evasive action to avoid close contact with a Caribbean Airlines aircraft which was on a trajectory to cross JetBlue’s path at nearly the same altitude.

The pilot took the decision independent of air traffic controllers, as he spotted the danger and alerted the Piarco Tower to it.

JetBlue 1817 was flying at 4,150 feet in an easterly direction over the Gulf of Paria on its final approach to Piarco at 12.34 pm when it contacted the Piarco Tower and was told by an air traffic controller to continue its approach.

The air traffic controller asked the pilot to confirm his position and altitude and told the pilot to continue the approach.After confirming the instructions, the pilot then told the tower that he was seeing “traffic at 11 o’clock, same altitude”.

The pilot said, “JetBlue 1817, 4,000 feet starting descent on the (inaudible) left we got Caribbean 521 ahead of us. We’re climbing.”

The air traffic controller then asked, “JetBlue 1817 confirm you are descending to the field?”

The pilot then replied, “Negative, JetBlue 1817 climbing to avoid traffic conflict with Caribbean Airways crossing final two miles ahead of us right now.”

The air traffic controller then told the pilot to contact the Piarco Approach controllers, which the pilot confirmed.

Flight Radar data showed the Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flying in a southerly direction at 4,225 feet at 12.30 pm.

Both planes were arriving from JFK, New York.

The JetBlue flight was allowed to continue its approach and landed ahead of the Caribbean Airlines plane.

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Sinanan fears $200k flap gate theft could cause flooding

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan, left, and Director of Drainage Katherine Badloo-Doerga with other officials from his ministry speaking about the stolen flap gate behind them. – SUREASH CHOLAI

Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan says that the theft of a flap gate from the East Dry River could have dire consequences for nearby residents and visitors to Port of Spain, as it could lead to flooding.

The flap gate, which covered the entry of an underground drainage system on the outskirts of the city, was reported missing by workers from the Ministry of Works and Transport on Monday evening during a site visit.

Officials said the gate is roughly four feet in length and width and weighs almost a metric tonne.

Speaking with reporters during a visit to the area on Tuesday, Sinanan described the theft as “heartbreaking” and said while the ministry was committed to improving the quality of infrastructure, it was difficult in the face of thefts and vandalism.

Referring to the destruction of pumps near the lighthouse on South Quay, Port of Spain, earlier this year, Sinanan said flooding in the city could have been avoided if not for vandalism.

“We spent, I think it was about $20 million, on the pump at the lighthouse there.

“That pump worked perfectly until it was vandalised, and since it was vandalised we have seen flooding again on South Quay.

“The reason for that is because the pumps we have brought in are temporary pumps and they don’t have the capacity, and we actually have someone go in to start the pumps; sometimes that happens late, so yes, we would have a lot of flooding incidents that could have been avoided.”

Sinanan noted that the theft of the gate happened on the same day that members of the Scrap Iron Dealers Association staged a protest outside his Valsayn home over claims that he lobbied against the scrap-iron industry to the Cabinet.

He noted that while he could not say whether the theft of the gate and the protest were related, there was need to regulate the scrap-iron industry and referred to instances where various public items were stolen or vandalised as a result of rogue scrap dealers.

“We have lost millions of dollars in theft from manhole covers, the pumps have been vandalised, you see what’s happening to the gates there, we’re losing street signs where they are actually cutting down the street signs and moving away with it. So we are a victim of the theft of scrap iron – and it’s not scrap iron, these are materials that are in use.”

He added that he was not discouraged by the protests and said he understood the difficulties scrap-iron dealers were experiencing over a ban on the export of scrap iron, but it was necessary to clamp down on thefts and he hoped the regularisation would be completed soon.

Sinanan noted that a new flap gate would have to be ordered to replace the stolen one but in the meantime, a smaller gate would have to be used instead.

The pipe which was covered by the stolen flap gate took water from the eastbound lane of the Beetham Highway, the Central Market and Piccadilly Street.

Speaking with reporters, director of drainage for the Ministry of Works and Transport Katherine Badloo-Doerga said the missing flap gate could potentially lead to flooding when the water level of the East Dry River rises.

“What that means is once the St Ann’s River rises, the water will back up into the Beetham Highway, the Central Market and Piccadilly (Street).

“This is the same drain that takes the water out of those areas, now that we don’t have a floodgate to keep the water from going in when we have high tides, and when the water level is high, it will be a serious problem when we get heavy rains, and our own Sea Lots pump house will be underwater.”

Badloo-Doerga said the cost of the flap gate was originally $200,000.

Contacted for comment, a police officer in the Port of Spain Division said he was not particularly surprised to hear about the theft, as bandits were becoming more organised and resourceful.

“Those guys in these places are very organised. If they have to get a lift or a van with a hoist to move something, they will find it and get it done.

“The average policeman may pass them while they’re doing this on the highway and dismiss it as a legitimate exercise from the ministry or whoever, not knowing that they are criminals.”

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BARBADOS-ECONOMY-PM Mottley says new BERT plan is to maintain positives achieved over the last four years

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Partido MEP a reconfirma liderazgo di Evelyn Wever-Croes

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Den reunion di Conseho di Partido di MEP dialuna ultimo, unanimamente a reconfirma e liderazgo di lider di partido y lo presenta esaki na e proximo Congreso di Partido.

            Na aña 2011, despues cu Nel Oduber a dicidi di bandona politica, partido MEP a tene un eleccion pa lider, y Congreso 2011 a eligi Evelyn Wever-Croes como Lider di MEP.

Na aña 2015 a re-eligi Evelyn Wever-Croes durante e Congreso 2015.

            Despues di un tardansa ocasiona pa e pandemia di Covid-19, Partido MEP lo propone na su Congreso un biaha mas pa re- eligi Evelyn Wever-Croes como Lider di MEP pa e siguiente 4 añanan.

            Conseho di Partido a demostra confiansa den su Lider, cu aparte di ta e prome Prome Minister femenino di pais Aruba, tambe ta e votegetter di e ultimo eleccion.

Partido MEP ta sumamente orguyoso di su Lider cu a demostra cu e por a lidera partido y pais den bon tempo y den tempo dificil.

            Congreso 2022 lo tuma luga dia 30 di oktober 2022 durante un actividad na Cede di MEP.




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Diabierna awor e show di Na Drempel di Fin di Aña ta cuminsa

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): E siman aki, DIARIO a bin tuma nota cu e show di temporada di fin di aña di mas famoso, esta ‘Na Drempel di Fin di Aña’ ta bay cuminza Diabierna awor.

   Tur hende ta sperando sonido di e holoshinan cu ta cana, pa cuminza e temporada cu ta trece mas Paz, Amor y Alegria den curason di pueblo.  Un show cu a cuminza desde 1988, pues awor ta cumpli 34 aña consecutivo den aire.

   “Ta manera e programa tin su toke magico cu’ne, mi ta sigur cu ta e consistencia pa cual nos a dedica tanto aña na esaki ta un di e secretonan di e gran exito”, e productor y animador Erin Croes a comenta na DIARIO.

   Un show di radio cu ta wordo goza den ambiente di famia.  Cu seccion special manera “Arubanita” cu e conocido colaborador di DIARIO, Addonsito Croes, ken ta docente di geografia y geschiedenis na Filomena College MAVO, y mucho mas.

   Riba esaki Erin Croes a indica: “Nos ta sumamente contento y honra pa e cariño y apoyo ricibi e ultimo decadanan, pasobra ja ta bay 35 aña otro aña y mi ta sigur cu nos a sa di contribui grandemente na engrandece y stimula e temporada mas bunita, yena cu e bon sentimentonan di hermandad den nos comunidad.

   El a finaliza bisando: “E idea ta pa semper nos contagia nos isla cu e spirito positivo di e temporada cu ta trece mas compasion, cordialidad y amor entre sernan humano y esaki ta algo realmente magico”.  E programa ta start Diabierna awor via Magic 96.5 FM.

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Bishita di continuacion di DUO na Caribe

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Den november, Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) lo bishita Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao y Sint Maarten di nobo.

DUO ta habri un oficina di servicio temporal na e islanan aki pa papia cu futuro studiante y ex­studiante.

   Ademas, DUO ta organiza tambe reunion informativo y ofrece ayudo na midi eynan mes den caso di problema cu pago. Esaki ta un continuacion di e bishita exitoso di DUO na Caribe na fin di aña pasa y durante luna di maart pa juni.

   Reunion informativo: E reunion ta dirigi riba studiantenan cu ta bay studia na Hulanda y nan mayornan. Durante e reunionnan ta scucha tur cos tocante financiamento di estudio y otro asunto cu tin cu organiza na Hulanda. Tambe lo tene reunion informativo pa ex­studiante.

   Aki entre otro, lo splica e posibilidadnan di aplica pa midi capacidad di cargo, paga back localmente y kico pa haci den caso di problema cu pago.

   Oficina di servicio temporal: Por bishita e oficinanan di servicio temporal cu tur bo preguntanan tocante financiamento di estudio na Hulanda y pago di bo debe di estudio. E cooperadonan tambe por yuda yena formulario of si tin hende no tin acceso mas na My DUO.

   Pa haci un bishita na un oficina di servicio no ta necesario traha cita. E ex­studiante mester trece un prueba di identificacion. Y si nan kier aplica pa un reduccion den e suma mensual, tambe mester trece un muestra di su entrada. Di e manera aki, DUO por yuda e grupo aki di biaha si ta posibel.

  Ayudo na midi: DUO kier yuda evita cu e ex­studiante haya problema financiero. Ta p’esey cu algun ex­studiante, cu retraso di pago, ta ricibi un invitacion di DUO pa papia cu un coperado pa yega na un solucion na midi.

   Pa mas informacion, tuma nota cu DUO ta na Aruba di 7 pa 18 di november. Por busca mas informacion tocante e oficinanan di servicio temporal, y reunionnan informativo y e webinarnan riba duo.nl/bezoekantillen.

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Gobierno mes ta bisa cu 40% di comerciantenan no ta cumpli cu impuesto, anto mester bay nan tras

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Frans Ponson di CUA:

“Pero nan kier pa e grupito cu ta paga, paga mas” 

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Frans Ponson, di Comerciantenan Uni Aruba (CUA) a señala, durante un entrevista, cu Gobierno mester wak cual ta e comerciantenan cu no ta cumpli cu pago di impuesto y bay nan tras.

Gobierno mes ta bisa cu 40% di e comerciantenan no ta cumpli cu caha di gobierno, pues nan mester bay nan tras, Ponson ta reitera.

Pero pa gobierno ta mas facil coy e grupito cu ta paga y pueblo, anto subi e belasting tambe, na lugar di bay na esnan cu no ta paga.

El a agrega cu e articulonan di marca cu turistanan gusta cumpra tin un prijs mara, y awo cu ta bay subi BBO pa nan, e tin gana di sa con nan ta bay haci.

Ponson a bisa cu e asunto aki ta bay trece un serie di problema, y atrobe un inflacion grandisimo pueblo, pasobra e hotel no tin cu paga un cent, e wholesales mas grandi na Aruba miho nan ta cera nan porta, pasobra e wholesales cu ta bende na tur supermercado ta bay cumpra esakinan 7.52% y nan ta bay cobra pueblo esaki.

Kiermen nan ta bay haya paga 15% for di entrante 1 di Januari, y loke ta bay sosode ta mescos cu den pasado, cu supermercadonan ta bay cera cabes hunto y ta bay cumpra nan mes afo. El a agrega cu tur hende ta bay cumpra online pasobra e companianan no ta paga impuesto. Segun Ponson Gobierno ta mustra manera e ta bay contra comercio. Kiermen, nan ta lanta e prijs pa ataca e grupito cu ta pagando.

Ponson a subraya cu BTW tabata un oportunidad pa comercio start parcialmente y CUA a bisa gobierno pa djis cobre riba entrada di Aruba, pa prijs no subi pa pueblo. El a bisa cu hopi placa ta bay drenta caha di gobierno y e prome stap tabata BTW.

Si den futuro nan kier bin cu BTW ya gran parti di comerciante sa con pa paga un parti y trek af un parti. Frans Ponson a remarca cu BTW mester bin completo, y e lo ta miho pa Aruba.

CUA semper a bay di acuerdo cu ne, pasobra den nan pensamento, tur comerciante ta bay cumpli cu caha di gobierno. El a reitera cu awo loke gobierno ta haci ta pone e grupito cu ta pagando, paga mas!

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Birmanie: nouvelles peines de prison pour Aung…

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Nouvelle journée noire en Birmanie: la junte inflexible a condamné jeudi l’ancienne dirigeante Aung San Suu Kyi et le journaliste japonais Toru Kubota à des peines de prison supplémentaires, dans deux affaires séparées.

La prix Nobel de la paix 1991, âgée de 77 ans, a été condamnée à “deux peines de prison de trois ans” qui ont été confondues, a indiqué à l’AFP une source proche du dossier.

Elle a été reconnue coupable d’avoir accepté 550.000 dollars de pots-de-vin d’un homme d’affaires local, Maung Weik, dans un énième volet de son procès fleuve, dénoncé comme politique par la communauté internationale.

Aung San Suu Kyi “est en bonne santé. Ses avocats vont faire appel comme pour les autres affaires”, a précisé cette source.

Elle avait déjà été condamnée à 23 années d’emprisonnement pour différents motifs, dont la fraude électorale et la corruption. Elle est accusée dans cinq autres affaires de corruption.

Toru Kubota, 26 ans, arrêté fin juillet alors qu’il couvrait une manifestation contre la junte à Rangoun, a été condamné un peu plus tard à trois ans de prison pour avoir enfreint la loi sur l’immigration, a indiqué à l’AFP une source diplomatique japonaise.

– “simulacre” –

Le vidéaste, apparu à son procès en bonne santé selon cette source, citant son avocat, avait déjà été condamné, la semaine dernière, à deux peines totalisant dix ans d’emprisonnement pour la diffusion d’informations préjudiciables à la sécurité du pays et pour avoir encouragé la dissidence contre l’armée au pouvoir.

Ces peines avaient été confondues, ramenant à sept ans la durée prévue de son emprisonnement pour ces deux affaires, avait précisé un porte-parole de la junte.

Ces deux condamnations aggravent le bilan de la junte birmane, sous le feu des critiques de la communauté internationale depuis que le pays a plongé dans un conflit civil à la suite du putsch militaire du 1er février 2021.

Arrêtée au moment du coup d’Etat, qui a mis fin à une décennie de transition démocratique en Birmanie, Aung San Suu Kyi a été placée à l’isolement dans une prison de Naypyidaw fin juin, d’où son procès, démarré il y a plus d’un an, se poursuit à huis clos.

De nombreuses voix dénoncent un acharnement judiciaire qui serait fondé sur des motifs politiques, avec pour but d’écarter définitivement la fille du héros de l’indépendance, grande gagnante des élections de 2015 et de 2020.

Plusieurs de ses proches ont été condamnés à de lourdes peines. Un ancien député de son parti condamné à mort, Phyo Zeya Thaw, a été exécuté fin juillet.

“Ces simulacres de procès contre elle et ses alliés ne peuvent pas être pris au sérieux, malgré le vernis judiciaire”, a réagi un porte-parole d’Amnesty International auprès de l’AFP.

– pas d’expulsion “pour le moment” de Kubota –

“L’armée birmane empile fausse accusation sur fausse accusation sur Aung San Suu Kyi, dans le cadre d’une campagne plus large pour enfermer et réduire au silence tous les opposants”, a poursuivi l’ONG de défense des droits humains.

La junte se défend de ces accusations et promet même d’ouvrir des négociations avec Aung San Suu Kyi une fois son procès terminé.

Depuis le coup d’Etat qui a fait plonger le pays dans un conflit sanglant, plus de 2.300 civils ont été tués par les forces de sécurité, selon le décompte d’une ONG locale. La junte, qui accuse ses adversaires, en compte plus de 3.900.

Kubota est le cinquième journaliste étranger depuis le coup d’Etat militaire du 1er février 2021 à avoir été arrêté par la junte, après les Américains Danny Fenster et Nathan Maung, le Polonais Robert Bociaga et le Japonais Yuki Kitazumi, qui ont tous fini par être libérés et expulsés.

Avant que le verdict ne soit annoncé, le porte-parole de la junte Zaw Min Tun a indiqué à l’AFP que Kubota “n’allait pas être expulsé pour le moment”, sans donner de détails.

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Panton says Opposition painted an inaccurate picture of waste project Loop Cayman Islands

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In a debate in the Parliament on October 10, Premier Wayne Panton suggested that members of the Opposition misled the public by presenting the waste to energy facility as a project that was ready for construction. The real story, according to Panton, was that many items remained outstanding at the time that the Opposition signed the contract for the facility three weeks before the 2021 general elections.

As he explained the complications, Panton noted that he and his PACT team initially discovered the scope of the problems in a report that was prepared by the government’s legal advisors in August 2021.

He noted that the report, spanning nearly 40 pages, “gave an overview of the outstanding items to financial close, the vast majority of which were shown as not yet agreed… and there were significant issues to be addressed.”

Panton placed significant emphasis on what remained to be done, highlighting that the report set out “page after page after page of outstanding items that still needed to be negotiated and agreed.”

Due to the number of unaddressed matters, Panton suggested that, “perhaps the Opposition did not fully appreciate what they had approved” i.e., it was actually “a highly complex project”.

Panton then intimated that the Opposition’s failure to deal with the outstanding matters associated with the contract was likely due to the Opposition being “quite busy at the time campaigning for re-election at the time they approved it and signed it.”

While the general public remained unaware of these issues, Panton said that the Opposition celebrated the contractual signing “as a crowning achievement of their administration.”

Notwithstanding the “fanfare” (as Panton called it), what the Opposition envisioned as “a financial close target date of September 30th, 2021” was actually unrealistic given the number of outstanding items.

He said:

It is my opinion Mister Speaker that there is simply quite simply no way that the project agreement that was signed could reach financial close in the time frame that had been projected or promoted last year (not unless one or both parties agreed to make concessions on some key points immediately without taking into account the best interests of their side , concessions that would run the life of the contract and quite possibly concessions that the people in the Cayman Islands would quite literally be paying for over a 25-year period of the system being in operation).

Panton also noted that an essential component of the project was missing. More specifically, the project plans did not include an allocation of space for the Department of Environmental Health to continue their solid waste operations.

He said:

The fact that this was an essential component that was missing… the project agreement required for the Department of Environmental Health to be relocated on a time frame, that much like their projected financial close date would be nigh impossible to achieve. Interesting coming from an Opposition that claims to be highly competent.

Panton emphasized that, given all of the issues, what had been left for the PACT government to consider “was not a project that was ready to move to construction” and he expressed his view that it was “unfortunate that it has been presented to the public in that way over the past year.”

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Grow Well Youth Excel At Golf – St. Lucia Times News

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Grow Well’s eight junior golfers and ten young volunteers were hard to miss at this weekend’s ECGA tournament. The golfers were delighted to be invited —their superb play showed they belong, and they conquered hearts.

In the Individual Men’s event late Sunday, Keymanie Thomas was top of the leaderboard for most of the back stretch but came up just short in the final two holes.

“This was a fantastic experience for me,” he said. “I learned so much particularly in the last nine holes. I was playing well these last few months and wasn’t surprised to find myself in the final group with these amazing, seasoned players. I found my zone for most of the day and my putts dropped.”

Keymanie said he allowed himself to be distracted when spectators poured around the final three holes anticipating an upset. “That won’t happen again,” he vowed. “I will work hard on the mental side and close the deal.”

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Meanwhile, Neil Carasco flew under the radar. Aged 15, he was the youngest St. Lucian in the tournament, handed the surprise opportunity by SLGA secretary Habib Chreiki: “I hear Neil is driven. He’s young. Let’s get him into tournaments.”

Neil’s coaches agreed this would be the greatest experience. Who was to know that he would win the net prize for individual male golfers! His playing partners were impressed. “He has the maturity, he has game.”

Both days, Neil had far his best scores ever.

All summer, Neil wanted a phone. Before the competition, he was promised: “Practice hard, play well and it’s yours.” He claimed it!

Neil attends Patricia James Secondary School.

Britney Mangal had stardom written all over her even in primary school. She left the golf program, and also St. Joseph’s Convent to join the Sports Academy to actively train in track and field. We lured her back this year and she rediscovered her love of the game.

Winning a Golf Association tournament on her 17th birthday in March was a highlight, as Club members joyously hosted her celebration. At this year’s Sports Academy graduation ceremony and won most of the academic trophies. Golfers marveled particularly at her long drives, rivaled only by her cousin and rival 17-year-old Celina Lubin of Corinth Secondary.

Both hope to represent St Lucia in the Women’s category in next year’s SLGA tournament.

A team of 10 golfing volunteers, led by former Grow Well girls champion Lisa Daniel, provided support around the course and in the clubhouse. They demonstrate that Grow Well Golf is not only about starring in tournaments. It’s also about community service. The compliments keep flowing:

“ Huge shout out for Grow Well’s contributions this weekend. It was a boost to see young players in the mix and their smiles. From the start: players, volunteers, right through to prize giving,” wrote Lesley Saunderson, SLGA member and ECGA competitor.

Grow Well Junior Golf thanks its sponsors who believed in the Gros Islet youth program through the years: Sandals Foundation, Sandals Golf and Country Club, Ollie Gobat Sports Fund, St Lucia Golf Association and many other caring businesses and individuals.

Following the tournament on Sunday, Grow Well heard the news that yet another great sponsor, Sagicor, was moved to support.

Grow Well Junior Golf — Onward and Upward for the youth of Gros Islet.

SOURCE: Sandals Resorts

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