Haile Selassie’s grandson for Jamaica’s Heritage Week celebrations Loop Jamaica

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Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, grandson of the late Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, is to be Jamaica’s special guest for this year’s Heritage Week celebrations.

The announcement was made in a statement from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.

The prince, who is also the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, last visited Jamaica in April of 2016.

For his second visit, Grange said Selassie will arrive in the island on Thursday, October 13 for a week of official engagements. Among them are the National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House and the National Heritage Week Interfaith Service.

“He will also meet with the nation’s leaders, including the governor-general, the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition, as well as members of the Ethiopian and Rastafari communities and the National Council on Reparations,” the statement informed.

According to Grange, the visit of Prince Selassie is part of the ongoing celebration of Jamaica 60, and she is looking forward to welcoming him and his delegation to Jamaica.

Added Grange: “We are very happy that the prince’s visit will take place during Heritage Week when the nation pays tribute to the work and sacrifice of the National Heroes, as well as the everyday heroes who make such a difference in our communities.”

Heritage Week, which will culminate with National Heroes’ Day on Monday, October 17, will be celebrated under the theme, ‘Reigniting Greatness through our Heritage’.

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3 creative ways to use (used) coffee grounds Loop Jamaica

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Ah, coffee… one of the most popular beverages consumed globally when people wake up in the morning or as a quick pick-me-up during the day.

Some people love the taste, some love the smell and, well, some prefer to stay away from caffeine. What we are looking at is more than just the coffee that ends up in your cup after brewing, but the used coffee grounds.

Whether you like coffee or not, you’d be surprised to know there are other uses for those used coffee grounds around your home.

Here are three creative ways to put those used coffee grounds to use:

Clean pots and pans

If you like using natural products, used coffee beans can be used as a gentle cleaning scrub for pots and pans. According to healthline.com, the texture of the coffee grounds is ideal for scrubbing and removing caked-on food.

To repel mosquitoes

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Looking for an alternative way to keep pests and insects at bay when outdoors, coffee grounds have a compound which bugs do not like.

Simply keep some used coffee grounds in a bowl or scatter it outside around your seating area to keep those mosquitoes away.

Garden fertiliser

Coffee grounds are an effective fertiliser as they contain essential nutrients such as nitrogen and potassium for growing plants. Just sprinkle a thin layer of coffee grounds on the soil around your plants and reap the rewards of your efforts.

Have you ever tried used coffee grounds around your home? Let us know what else you use it for.

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Man remanded for ‘using gun to assault woman in bizarre incident’ Loop Jamaica

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A St Elizabeth man who allegedly used a firearm to assault a female after barging into her house to retrieve the weapon that had earlier fallen through a window, was remanded in police custody last week.

Andre Coley, a resident of Roses Valley in the parish, appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish Court on Thursday.

The 44-year-old is facing charges of illegal possession of firearm, three counts of assault at common-law, and four counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.

The case file remains incomplete, and he was remanded to return to court on October 26.

The allegations are that on Sunday, September 26 at about 10:15 pm, the now female complainant was in bed with her children when she heard strange sounds outside her house.

She got out of bed and closely examined the room where she was.

She then realised that what appeared to be a hand, was sticking in through her window.

The woman then reached for an object, and used it to hit the hand, following which a firearm fell on the floor of the room.

Further reports are that while the woman opened a door to let her mother into the room, Coley allegedly barged inside and picked up the firearm.

The woman reportedly tried to disarm and detain Coley, but he allegedly used the weapon to hit her several times before fleeing the premises.

The matter was subsequently reported to the police, and Coley was arrested following a probe that was launched.

He was positively identified by both women during a subsequent identification parade, following which he was charged.

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Senior prosecutor suspended for 6 months for professional misconduct Loop Jamaica

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For the first time in Jamaica’s legal history, a senior prosecutor has been found guilty of professional misconduct, resulting in her being suspended from practising law for a period of six months.

The order against attorney-at-law and prosecutor, Sophia Thomas, becomes effective on November 1, 2022.

In its determination of Thomas’ penalty on Friday, the General Legal Council (GLC) also ordered her to pay a total of $400,000 in legal costs.

Of that figure, a sum of $100,000 is to be paid for the legal costs of the complainant, Lowell Spence, a bank manager, while $300,000 is to be paid to cover the GLC’s legal costs.

Further, the prosecutor was instructed to participate in two ethic courses.

However, her legal team has given notice that it will be challenging the GLC’s verdict in the matter by way of the Court of Appeal.

Earlier this year, the disciplinary committee of the GLC, after examining evidence that was presented before it, found that while Thomas was employed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), she went against the canons of professional ethics governing the legal profession.

This was purportedly done when Thomas was prosecuting a fraud case against Spence on behalf of the ODPP in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in November of 2017.

During the trial, Spence’s legal team complained that a statement that was being used by Thomas was not the original document. Hence, the defence alleged that the then prosecutor used false evidence and/or participated in the creation or use of evidence that she knew to be false.

Thomas rejected those assertions, but the fraud case against Spence collapsed after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, intervened in the matter and offered no further evidence against the bank manager.

However, Spence went ahead and filed a complaint against Thomas in 2019, relative to the false evidence claim against her at his trial.

Thomas was on secondment in the Turks and Caicos Islands working as a senior public prosecutor when she resigned in mid-August shortly after the GLC found her guilty of professional misconduct in July.

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The President of the Saint Lucia Teachers Union (SLTU) has urged clear policies regarding the use of mobile telephones and other devices in the local education system.

Don Howell spoke to reporters last week after the latest viral classroom video appeared on social media.

In the video, a male student at a secondary school is at a blackboard with a female teacher, accusing her of not teaching correctly and declaring that she could not take a proper measurement, but wanted to teach.

“With the increased use of technology the Ministry of Education has to step in and set clear policies for the education system as it relates to the use of technology, cell phones, and other devices,” the SLTU President asserted when asked about mitigating measures.

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“We also have to look at the persons recording because that is an issue,” Howell told reporters.

In this regard, he observed that before people rush to assist, they prefer to make video recordings.

“The first thing they prefer to do is to record and not understanding that recording and sharing do even more damage to the individuals than probably in some cases the incident itself,” Howell stated.

“And so we have to be mindful of that as a society and we see our children doing the same thing,” the SLTU President stated.

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Según indicó el administrador del cementerio a la Policía, mientras daba una ronda, se percató que hubo daños a varias tumbas, rompieron tiestos y dos tapas en mármol.

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En marge de sa visite de l’Ofast, ce dimanche matin au Fort Saint-Louis, le ministre s’est exprimé via Twitter sur la lutte contre les trafics. Un total de 719 lieux de vente de stupéfiants ont été démantelés sur les 3.952 recensés en janvier 2021 en France métropolitaine et en Outre-mer par le ministère de l’Intérieur.

“Depuis janvier 2021, près de 1.000 opérations de pilonnage de points de deal sont menées chaque mois. Ces opérations ont permis de faire baisser le nombre de points de deal de près de 20%, de 3.952 à 3.233”, a tweeté le ministre de l’Intérieur, qui a fait de la lutte antistupéfiants l’une de ses priorités.

Un point de deal est défini par le ministère comme un lieu sur la voie publique où des trafiquants vendent quotidiennement des produits stupéfiants. Les plus importants peuvent rapporter plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’euros par jour. “Ça ne veut pas dire que tous ces points ont définitivement disparu, puisque ces organisations sont assez agiles et inventives pour investir de nouveaux lieux d’implantation ou se diversifier en utilisant les réseaux sociaux avec ce que l’on appelle l’uberisation des trafics”, a nuancé la cheffe de l’Office antistupéfiants (Ofast), Stéphanie Cherbonnier, dans un entretien au Journal du dimanche.

Parmi les zones les plus ciblées par ces opérations figurent l’arc méditerranéen, notamment les Bouches-du-Rhône, l’Ile-de-France, le Rhône et le Nord, en lien avec les grandes métropoles que sont Paris, Marseille, Lyon et Lille. Mais, selon une note de la police judiciaire citée par le JDD, le phénomène du narcobanditisme bien décrit et documenté à Marseille, où il est présent depuis plusieurs années (…) a essaimé pour s’inscrire dans d’autres villes du territoire national” de plus petite taille.

“Les points de deal sont directement connectés à la demande locale”, a souligné Stéphanie Cherbonnier, ciblant le rôle actif des consommateurs dans le trafic. Près de 225.000 amendes forfaitaires délictuelles pour usage de stupéfiants ont été dressées depuis leur généralisation en septembre 2020, “soit une moyenne de 308 par jour”, selon la patronne de l’Ofast.

En septembre 2021, leur taux de recouvrement était estimé à 34%, un taux “tout à fait satisfaisant” selon l’Intérieur en raison de la “proportion élevée de 39% de plis non distribués”.

Le ministre de l’Intérieur a visité ce dimanche matin les locaux de l’l’Office antistupéfiants (Ofast) au Fort Saint-Louis.

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Le ministre de l’Intérieur a visité ce dimanche matin les locaux de l’l’Office antistupéfiants (Ofast) au Fort Saint-Louis.

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Le ministre de l’Intérieur a visité ce dimanche matin les locaux de l’l’Office antistupéfiants (Ofast) au Fort Saint-Louis.

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Le ministre de l’Intérieur a visité ce dimanche matin les locaux de l’l’Office antistupéfiants (Ofast) au Fort Saint-Louis.

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Urban Development Unit Pledges to Improve Urban Areas

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 30, 2022 – Urban Week 2022 is fast approaching and The Urban Development Unit (UDU) is pledging not to just bring awareness to its operations but also to improve many challenges that ordinary citizens are facing as it relates to the infrastructure of the designated towns and the city center.

Rhon Boddie, Acting Director for the Urban Development Unit, said currently there are several challenges in the urban areas that need to be improved.

These challenges include street vending, transportation planning, urban housing solutions, open spaces like the Independence Square and the rehabilitation of abandoned properties.

Regarding street vending, Boddie said the majority of the mobile or truck vendors have been relocated to a designated vending area at North Independence Square Street.

Additionally, he said the Unit is responsible for transportation-planning, specifically, the traffic light system. 

Relating to housing, the Urban Development Unit, according to its Acting Director is in the process of changing how housing in the Basseterre area is constructed.

“We all know that we are in a position where we can no longer provide house and land within the Basseterre area. So, we are concentrating on apartment or condo-style housing solutions.” 

Boddie made reference to the Wellington Road apartments as an example.

Equally important, according to Boddie, is the project to restore run-down properties around the city center.

“One of our major mandates is the rehabilitation of abandoned spaces, abandoned properties, abandoned homes, abandoned buildings and how we can put these abandoned properties into positive uses. We are of the opinion that we can no longer be held hostage to these dilapidated properties in and around Basseterre.”

The Urban Development Unit functions under the Ministry of Sustainable Development under the guidance of Hon Dr Joyelle Clarke. Its aim is to manage challenges and issues in the urban centers. The three designated urban areas are Basseterre, Sandy Point and Cayon.

Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Shez Dore-Tyson said this is the 2nd annual week of activities and the Ministry is hoping to bring as much public awareness to the Urban Development Unit as possible. She also encouraged the public to become involved.

PS Dore-Tyson said, “We have adopted a space on the FT Williams Highway which is better known as the By-pass Road, and some work will be done there shortly to make it a community-friendly space. We are inviting the general public as usual to participate in the activities especially on Friday as we interact with the public in the Square.”

Urban Development Week will be observed during the week October 2-7.

The activities include a church service on Sunday at the Unique Touch Church in Sandy Point, a media day on Wednesday, a National Career Day for 2nd form Geography students on Thursday and a demonstration day at Independence Square on Friday.

This thrust of urban renewal is in-keeping with the Prime Minister, Hon Dr Terrance Drew’s vision of a making St Kitts-Nevis a sustainable state.

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Present Weather: Partly cloudy skies

Winds: A light breeze of 6mph from the East.

Temperature: 28°C / 83°F                        Humidity: 80%

Sea Level Pressure: 1016.1mbs or 30.00″

Sunset: Today, 5:59 pm                             Sunrise: Tomorrow, 6:01 am

Weather Forecast Valid until 8 am Tomorrow  

Winds: East-southeast at 7 to 15 mph.

Seas: 0.6 to 1.2 metres or 2 to 4 feet.

Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis: 

Weather today: Mostly cloudy with a 70 percent or high chance of showers and a 40 percent or moderate chance of thunderstorms during the late morning into the afternoon hours.

Weather tonight: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent or moderate chance of showers.

Eastern Caribbean Forecast: Some lingering moisture along with daytime heating could trigger some showers across the Northeast Caribbean from Puerto Rico east to the Leeward Islands. There is also a moderate chance of thunderstorms across the islands during the late morning into the afternoon hours today. Meanwhile, stable air persisting over the rest of the Eastern Caribbean from the Windwards south to Trinidad and Tobago will limit shower activity under mostly partly cloudy skies.

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