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The countdown is on. Antigua’s Got Talent is now just 10 days away and more than two dozen contestants are preparing to take to the stage on November 19.

Singers, a pan soloist and a band are among those hoping to claim the crown – and the top prize of a Samsung Galaxy S22 plus six months’ mobile service courtesy of headline sponsor Flow.

The fun-packed event is being hosted by larger than life entertainer Ibis the Livest, and the winner and runners-up will be chosen by a panel of four celebrity judges.

Meanwhile, there’s a host of fabulous prizes up for grabs by the public in the raffle being drawn on the night.

They include a two-night staycation at the luxurious Hermitage Bay resort, day passes for two to Carlisle Bay, day passes for two at Blue Waters, three-course meal for two with wine at Weatherills, a three-course meal for two at Curtain Bluff, a hummingbird painting by Naydene Gonnella, a $400 gift certificate for Maia restaurant at South Point, and more.

Tickets can be bought at the event or in advance from Silver Chelles in Redcliffe Quay, Pet Style and Resort in Marble Hill, or from the PAAWS animal shelter in Parham.

As with the inaugural event in August 2019, the second edition of Antigua’s Got Talent is being held in aid of PAAWS.

The show begins at 8pm sharp at Lucky Eddi’s bar and restaurant in English Harbour and the public is urged to come out and support the contestants.

“Entrance is just EC$10 and every cent raised goes directly to the shelter which is a lifeline for dogs and cats in need and runs entirely on donations,” said PAAWS’ public relations officer Gemma Handy.

“We encourage everyone to come and enjoy the show. We can’t wait to see the talent on display and uncover more of the country’s lesser known and rising stars.”

Food and drinks will be on sale. Tables can be booked for dining but there will also be casual seating and standing room available.

PAAWS has partnered with AS Bryden & Sons (Antigua) – the local distributor of Tito’s vodka – to create a special cocktail for the event which will see a percentage of each one sold donated to the shelter.

Tito’s has a commitment to rescuing and protecting animals and has supported many causes through its ‘Vodka for Dog People’ programme.

“It gives us great pleasure to partner with PAAWS Antigua for this great cause as compassion for animals is intimately associated with the goodness of character –  that of which we at Brydens stand for,” said AS Bryden’s Managing Director Frances-Ann Minors.

“We are happy to support the upcoming Antigua’s Got Talent in conjunction with Tito’s Handmade Vodka and wish all contestants the best.”

Young singer Ajanae Bleau took home the crown in 2019, after blowing the judges away with a show-stopping performance of ‘Never Enough’ from musical biopic The Greatest Showman. The event raised almost EC$9,000 for PAAWS.

About PAAWS:

PAAWS has provided a safe haven for neglected, abused, injured and abandoned dogs and cats since 1996. It is a registered friendly society.
Its Parham-based shelter has successfully rehomed almost 3,000 animals over the years. It is currently caring for 50 dogs and 25 cats looking for a forever home.
All pets that are old enough are spayed/neutered and vaccinated before being rehomed.
PAAWS exists solely on donations and is always grateful for cash donations, along with dog and cat food and medication.
PAAWS is open to visitors Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Visit paawsantigua.com or call +1 268 561-1484.

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Après deux ans et demi d’absence, le Salon de l’habitat repart de plus belle pour fêter sa 30e édition avec le plein d’animations. Le salon qui est ouvert jusqu’à dimanche au stade de Dillon, est gratuit uniquement aujourd’hui.

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In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black boys and girls worldwide to the extent that they are not considered children, even in the eyes of the law.

They said unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking in enslaved Africans, as well as colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continue to harm these children today.

Discrimination, stereotypes and xenophobia

The report by the Working Group on people of African descent highlights discrimination in areas that include the administration of justice, law enforcement, education, and health.

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It has been presented to the UN General Assembly in New York

“Due to racial discrimination, racial stereotypes, systemic racial discrimination and xenophobia, children of African descent are not considered as children at all,” Catherine Namakula, the Working Group Chair, told ambassadors.

The report found that throughout the diaspora, children of African descent face heavier policing, including more arrests, police surveillance, racial profiling, strip searches and excessive use of force.

In short, “law enforcement is in conflict with children of African descent,” according to the report.

Stolen childhoods

The study details how false racial stereotypes of criminality, culpability and dangerousness, influence decision-making, including by police officers, prosecutors, lawyers and judges globally.

“The childhoods of people of African descent are stolen by persistent racial disparities in policing and family interventions, including removal of children and termination of parental rights, and racialised decision-making and outcomes,” the authors said.

The Working Group stated that it is time to take action to end excessive use of force, extra-judicial killings, disparities, racial profiling, racial stereotypes and stereotyping, systemic racial discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes.

They called for the creation of a racial justice index to measure progress.

“We must dismantle discriminatory structures and create political space for a dialogue on reparations at the international, regional, national and local levels. Only the truth, accountability and justice can eliminate racial discrimination,” said Ms. Namakula.

UN called out

The experts also called for the UN and other stakeholders to stop using images of African children and children of African descent in undignified circumstances, for marketing and fundraising purposes.

They further urged these organizations to address negative stereotypes, adding that “children of African descent are not synonymous with poverty”.

In the wake of their country visit to Switzerland in January, the Working Group has welcomed the 31 October decision by the Zürich High Court ordering the release of a young man called “Brian K.”

His story represents “a striking example of a stolen childhood and a superimposed adult identity with stark racial connotations”, they said.

Brian K., now in his mid-20s, was just 10 when he was first arrested on the basis of a false accusation, according to the UN experts. He had been held in pre-trial detention or preventive detention without interruption since 28 September 2017.

Dominique Day, a Working Group member, contributed an expert racial analysis to the progression of the case this year.

Opportunity for change

“Leaving no child behind requires bringing the issues of children of African descent from the margins to the mainstream in education, health, social services and child justice. Humanity owes the best it has to give to every child without exception,” Ms. Namakula said.

“The lives of children of African descent are humanity’s opportunity to decisively discontinue centuries of marginalisation of generations of one of the most oppressed group of persons of the world.”

SOURCE: UN News/SLT. Headline photo courtesy Santi Vedrí (Unsplash.com)

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A habri November cu 42.762 trahador registra na SVb

* Sector HORECA, construccion y seguridad ta fayando den registracion 

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Edwin Jacobs, Director di SVb a indica cu si mira e cifranan di loke ta e fondo di pension di e seguro di e trahadornan mes, a habri November cu 42.762 trahador registra na SVb, locual ta significa un aumento di 2003 trahador, durante e periodo di 10 luna cu a pasa.

            Jacobs a sigui bisa cu ainda no a yega na e nivel di 2019. Ta 900 trahador menos cu 2019. Ta bezig cu un campaña cerca e dunadornan di trabao cu ta e registracion di e trahador. Esey ta algo cu ta fayando.

            Ta ripara cu e companianan no tin e disciplina ainda pa registra e trahadornan na SVb, cu tur e efecto cu e por tin pa nan, a remarca.

            SVb ta bezig controlando negoshinan. Nan sa e sectornan caminda no tin registracion cu ta den sector di HORECA, construccion y seguridad. E tres sectornan aki SVb tin bista riba dje. “Nos ta atende y nos ta subi caya y nos ta haya tips tambe. Un apelacion na dunador di trabao pa evita multa”.

            Jacobs a bisa cu na momento cu nan constata cu tin trahadornan na pia di trabao cu no ta registra e dunador di trabao ta haya multa. Si tin hopi trahador, ta bira mas problematico.

            E prima cerca SVb ta un total di 3 %. “Registra bo trahador, paga su prima. Den caso cu e bira malo, e tin un entrada sigura. Den caso cu e tin un accidente di trabao, e tin un entrada sigura. Mi ta haci un apelacion fuerte riba esey”, Edwin Jacobs a splica.

            Cifranan ta mustra cu tin un falta den registracion di trahador. Si un persona tin un luna mes na un trabao e mester ta registra na SVb. Si tin un part-time, e trahador tambe mester ta registra na SVb.

            Un dunador di trabao mester sa di e ley, a enfatisa. SVb ta simplemente constata y actua. E riesgo ta wordo poni riba e trahador y pesey a conseha tur doño di trabao pa registra su trahadornan. Awor tur informacion ta online y e proceso ta mas facil ainda, a señala.

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