Dame Pearlette Primary To Reopen Monday – St. Lucia Times News

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The Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training wishes to inform parents and guardians of students attending the Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary School that all grades except kindergarten and grade-ones will resume in-class instruction from Monday 14th November, 2022.

Classes for the kindergarten and grade-one levels will be conducted utilising the remote-learning modality, as cleaning-up and repair work continue on the ground-floor of the school compound, following heavy rains and flooding in the north of the island a week ago.

The Dame Pearlette Louisy Primary School, following critical assessment in the aftermath of the unexpected floods, was estimated to have received extensive damage to the ground floor, where flood waters rose to a height of three feet., submerging all furniture, books and other instructional materials and office equipment with a thick layer of silt.

The Ministry wishes to thank everyone who assisted in any way with the clean-up activities at the school following the flood, and with various restorative measures necessary for returning a sense of normalcy to the school.

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Police Probe Discovery Of Body In Roseau – St. Lucia Times News

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Police are investigating the discovery of the body of an unidentified man in Roseau on Friday.

According to initial reports, the body was near a parked vehicle in a bushy area off the Roseau Highway.

Law enforcement officials said they suspected foul play.

There are no further details at this time.

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Nigerian-Bajan producer wants to come home, build, partner Loop Barbados

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Unbeknownst to many, Nigerian actor, producer, executive producer and entrepreneur Nwakaego Boyo, familiarly called Ego, spent a good chunk of her childhood living in Barbados because her mum is Bajan. So, technically and genetically, she is Nigerian-Barbadian.

Ego played Anne Haatrope in the popular early 90s soap – Checkmate, and today, she is a mother and the founder and Managing Director of Temple Productions, Temple films and Temple Studio.

the dream for Temple started on Temple Road

Loop caught up with Ego on this Good News Day, November 10. When we reached out to the producer, she was so warm and open to the interview, she said ‘yes’ without hesitation.

Loop: How did you get started with acting?

Ego: I have always had an interest in acting, but I got started professionally after my degree in Theatre Arts.

I had the opportunity to sit down with a writer and producer — the late Amaka Igwe and after a reading, she offered me a role as the lead character in the series, Checkmate. Checkmate was a television series that was on air nationally in Nigeria from 1991 to 1995.

Loop: What led to the creation of Temple Productions and where did the name come from?

Ego: I created Temple Productions because I wanted to have the opportunity to make films that focused on subjects and themes that I liked, content that was of interest to me.

The name, Temple Productions, came from the street that I lived on for most of my childhood and early 20’s. (Temple Road in Lagos). The story of the company started there. It was where my childhood friend and I, came up with many stories for films and series that we wanted to make. Now that I think back on this, I smile because we were so young, optimistic and full of verve.

To put it simply, the dream for Temple started on Temple Road and it became the natural name for my company.

I lived in Barbados from 1968 to 1971. I was 10 days old when I left Nigeria with my mother and my sister because of the Biafran war

Loop: What has been the biggest challenge and success of your production company since you started it back in 1996?

Ego: The biggest challenge has been raising financing for our projects.

There isn’t a very formal structure for raising funds, so like many creatives, one resorts to funding from friends, family, one’s own resources, NGOs (non-governmental organisations), and if you have the opportunity, corporate organizations.

My greatest professional successes are yet to come. I’ve had varying degrees of success though — the films that we’ve worked on, the stories that I’ve been passionate about and have been able to bring to the screen, the great film professionals and people I have worked with, the awards that our films have won, I am grateful for all of that but I am definitely looking forward to more.

Loop: How do you juggle working and motherhood?

Ego: The age old question! Juggling work and motherhood at the time when my children were younger was a bit of a challenge, but I had great support and I’m thankful for that.

My husband was and is incredibly supportive, and that partnership raising our children helped a great deal to make it easier. I also had my two mums and sisters who I depended on and who were and still are very supportive.

Obviously there were times when I had some mom-guilt about not being there enough for a play, or homework or not being with my children at particular times, but I always tried to make up for those times.

When I could and when they were younger, I took my children with me to work. Luckily I had a job that made it possible for me to do that.

Loop: What do you remember of your childhood years in Barbados? And what is the one thing you remember about Barbados?

Ego: Not very much to be honest. I lived in Barbados from 1968 to 1971. I was 10 days old when I left Nigeria with my mother and my sister because of the Biafran war (Nigerian Civil War). We left on one of the Red Cross planes and flew to my mother’s home in Barbados.

We lived there for three years and a bit, until the war ended, and then we returned to Nigeria. I don’t remember very much, I was quite young. I lived with my mum, my sister and my grandparents, and we had a whole group of uncles and aunts on my mother’s side and I remember being happy running around and singing songs with my Grandma. By all accounts, it was a wonderful idyllic childhood.

Founder of Temple Productions, film maker Ego Boyo

Loop: If you had to compare Barbados and Nigeria, what’s a food or dish that you find similar or think we share?

Ego: Okra! Barbados has cou cou and okra, in Nigeria we use it to make a soup. (See video at the top of this article*)

Loop: Do you see yourself making a home in Barbados one day, perhaps when you retire?

Ego: I definitely see myself living in Barbados at some point.

I would love to buy a home and live on the beach. A few more films to make and see how we can make that happen. I love the vibe on the island – I love how gentle and easy it is to just be. I have quite a lot of family still living in Barbados. It is always lovely to see them and catch up. I was there in August 2021, and had hoped to go back this year but it did not pan out.

Ego Boyo at the beach in Barbados

I have always loved the work of Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo, Hugh Grant, Regina King, Philicia Rashad, Issa Rae

Loop: Let’s talk about the concept behind your creations, the movies Ghost and the House of Truth, especially with the subject of girl trafficking being a global issue. What led you to depict this topic in film?

Ego: The film “The Ghost and The House of Truth” came from a script brought to my attention by the director of the film, Akin Omotoso – who came across it in South Africa and suggested it to me.

The script was part of a project in South Africa. After a few years we acquired the script, and after a number of changes, setting it in Nigeria, we decided to go ahead and make the film.

For me the idea of reconciliation between victims and perpetrators piqued my interest. I wanted to learn more about how that sort of situation could work and also in instances where people give into despair, how they got to that point and what the turnaround can be. I honestly just wanted to explore that critically and to give audiences the opportunity to see that on screen.

Loop: Is working with Bollywood or Hollywood stars a dream of yours? Is there any particular actor or actress you would love to work with?

Ego: Working with actors from any other parts of the world is definitely a dream of mine. I embrace the idea of working with people who have a completely different experience from mine. I have always loved the work of Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo, Hugh Grant, Regina King, Philicia Rashad, Issa Rae, off the top of my head, these are the people I would love to work with.

We are also looking into possibly working in Barbados

Loop: The concept of the Silent Experiment Film was novel. Did you expect the success that your film A Hotel Called Memory garnered?

Ego: It was actually a very short script, it was something like 12 pages. The concept behind the film was the opportunity to have actors deliver convincingly to an audience without uttering a word. When you look at the history of film, a lot of films started out as silent films before the talkies.

We wanted to see just how we could push the boundaries using silence and sound effects to convey the message of the story. We wanted to see if an audience would experience the film or embrace the film almost in the same way as they would a film with dialogue.

I could not have foreseen the success that it had, even within a niche audience. I was pleasantly surprised at the reception to the film and even the critics who watched it and were very positive and forward thinking in their reviews.

I hope that an even larger number of people will come to understand and appreciate experimental filmmaking.

It is still my hope that people can see beyond the films that they regularly enjoy and open themselves to experiences with different genres and different experimental films.

Loop: What’s next for you and Temple Productions?

Ego: We are currently working on a slate of feature films, and our plan is to make two films in 2023.

We are also looking into possibly working in Barbados, to see what partnership opportunities and collaborations are open to us there. I am very happy to say that exciting times are ahead and I am looking forward to everything working out.

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“Il ne faut pas sous-estimer l’?pid?mie de chol?ra en Ha?ti “, pr?vient le Dr Louise Ivers

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The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste

Les experts du minist?re de la Sant? publique et de la Population et ceux des organisations non gouvernementales oeuvrant dans la sant? en Ha?ti s’accordent ? dire que les chiffres communiqu?s dans le bulletin de la direction d’?pid?miologie sont inf?rieurs aux chiffres r?els d?coulant notamment de la transmission communautaire. Aucun syst?me de surveillance n’arrive ? capter avec exactitude tous les cas dans une ?pid?mie. Cependant, avec plus de 6 304 hospitalisations en un mois et quelques jours, m?me en consid?rant les chiffres officiels, il y a de quoi s’alarmer de l’?volution du chol?ra en Ha?ti.

“Je ne dirai pas qu’Ha?ti a failli dans la gestion de cette nouvelle ?pid?mie. Je sais qu’il y a des gens qui font de leur mieux en vue de combattre cette ?pid?mie. Cependant, il est clair que l’?pid?mie de chol?ra n’est pas sous-contr?le, les cas augmentent jour apr?s jour, et le plus inqui?tant est la distribution des cas t?moignant d’une ?pid?mie qui se propage sur tout le territoire national touchant de plus en plus de d?partements”, analyse le Dr Louise Ivers.

Le Dr Louise Ivers a travaill? ? titre de chef de mission de l’organisation Zanmi Lasante (Partners In Health) lors de l’?pid?mie de chol?ra en 2010. Survivante du tremblement de terre, elle a dirig? une importante r?ponse humanitaire et de sant? publique, r?sultant en un acc?s accru aux services humanitaires de base pour les personnes d?plac?es et au traitement du VIH et de la tuberculose. En reconnaissance de ses efforts en Ha?ti, le Dr Ivers a ?t? honor?e en tant que dipl?m?e ?m?rite 2011 de “l’University College Dublin” (l’UCD), en tant que r?cipiendaire de la m?daille Bailey K. Ashford de l’American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene et, avec Paul Farmer et Ophelia Dahl comme Bostoniens en 2010.

Si elle tire la sonnette d’alarme sur l’?volution de l’?pid?mie du chol?ra, c’est parce qu’elle est convaincue “qu’avec la reprise des activit?s dans le pays, la propagation du chol?ra sera plus rapide et touchera plus de d?partements ? mesure que les gens se d?placeront d’un endroit ? un autre.”

“Il ne faut pas sous-estimer l’?pid?mie du chol?ra en Ha?ti. M?me si vous avez toutes les expertises, vous aurez quand-m?me besoin de ressources pour faire face ? une ?pid?mie. Il ne faut pas sous-estimer la capacit? de cette maladie ? tuer les enfants, les jeunes et m?me ceux qui sont en ?tat de bonne sant? apparente”, pr?vient la sp?cialiste en maladies infectieuses avant de proposer une approche communautaire bas?e notamment sur la vaccination contre le chol?ra.

“Nous devons aller vers les communaut?s bien ?quip?es, avec les ressources humaines ad?quates tout en utilisant les professionnels de sant? communautaire dans la r?ponse, croit-elle. Nous devons apporter des mat?riels comme s?rum oral, savon, aquatabs pour la purification de l’eau.”

S’agissant de la vaccination, elle soutient l’id?e qu’un plan de r?ponse doit inclure la vaccination contre le chol?ra. “Ha?ti a une expertise dans l’utilisation de vaccin pour combattre le chol?ra. En 2012 apr?s la premi?re flamb?e, cela a ?t? m?me une mani?re innovante de lutter contre le chol?ra. Ha?ti a ?t? l’un des premiers pays ? utiliser avec succ?s le vaccin contre le chol?ra. Beaucoup de recherches ont ?t? men?es pour prouver l’efficacit? du vaccin. ? partir de l’exp?rience ha?tienne, des millions de vaccins ont ?t? utilis?s en Syrie, au Liban avec beaucoup de succ?s contre les ?pid?mies de chol?ra”, analyse le Dr Louise Ivers qui a men? avec son ?quipe une campagne de vaccination de masse contre le chol?ra et a ensuite publi? un article en 2015 montrant que l’intervention et la distribution de vaccins de PIH prot?geaient contre le chol?ra. Elle croit qu’il est temps de redoubler d’efforts pour lutter contre le chol?ra par des actions concr?tes comme des points de lavage des mains et l’acc?s ? l’eau trait?e dans les zones les plus recul?es du pays.

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Plus de 3 millions de gallons de carburants disponibles sur le march? ce samedi

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Selon une d?cision du minist?re du Commerce et de l’Industrie, le carburant sera vendu ? partir de ce samedi 12 novembre dans toutes les stations-service qui ont ?t? aliment?es. Les associations de distributeurs ne sont pas en mesure de dire combien de stations vont ouvrir leurs portes ce 12 novembre 2022, deux mois apr?s les violences et blocages qui avaient interrompu la vente et la distribution des produitsp?troliers en Ha?ti.

David Turnier de l’ANADIPP, a assur? que toutes les stations qui ont ?t? aliment?s s’appr?tent ? travailler d?s ce samedi. En 4 jours, apr?s l’op?ration de la police pour d?bloquer le terminal de Varreux, 389 camions-citernes ont laiss? le site, dont 124 ce vendredi.

Apr?s 4 jours d’op?ration, 3 125 650 (trois millions cent vingt-cinq mille et six cent cinquante) gallons de produits p?troliers ont ?t? livr?s. Ce total se r?partit en 1 893 812 (un million huit cent quatre-vingt-treize mille et huit cent douze) gallons de diesel, 1 230 238 (un million deux cent trente mille et deux cent trente-huit) gallons de gasoline et 1 000 gallons de k?ros?ne.

Mardi, la priorit? avait ?t? accord?e aux h?pitaux, aux usines, aux institutions publiques. A partir de mercredi et jusqu’au vendredi 11 novembre, les stations-services sont desservies.

Selon une note du minist?re du Commerce et de l’Industrie, le carburant sera vendu aux consommateurs le 12 novembre. <>, peut-on lire dans la note.

Contact? par Le Nouvelliste, David Turnier, de l’Association nationale des distributeurs de produits p?troliers (ANADIPP), a soulign? que l’alimentation des stations se poursuit comme pr?vu. Il a toutefois soulign? des soucis pour alimenter certaines pompes en raison du climat s?curitaire qui r?gne notamment ? la sortie nord de Port-au-Prince, plus pr?cis?ment ? Canaan. Dans le Sud aussi, a-t-il poursuivi, les compagnies qui n’ont pas acc?s au terminal de Thor confrontent ?galement des difficult?s. M. Turnier n’est pas encore en mesure d’indiquer si les stations seront en mesure de proc?der ? une importante distribution du carburant ce samedi.

La tr?sorerie, un souci majeur pour les stations ?

David Turnier a ?galement r?v?l? au Nouvelliste que certaines compagnies confrontent un probl?me de tr?sorerie pour pouvoir placer des commandes. Le co?t des commandes a beaucoup augment?, selon lui. <>, a-t-il soulign?.

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Reprise des op?rations de d?douanement ? la douane du port

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La p?nurie de carburant et l’ins?curit? qui s?vit dans la zone m?tropolitaine de Port-au-Prince ont totalement paralys? les activit?s de la douane. Cette semaine, les op?rations de d?douanement ont timidement repris, a fait savoir au journal, ce vendredi apr?s-midi, une source proche de l’Administration g?n?rale des douanes. <>, a expliqu? notre source.

<>, a poursuivi ce contact ? la douane, soulignant qu’il n’y a pas de chiffres exacts sur le nombre de containers livr?s pendant les jours, mais <>, a-t-elle indiqu?.

La douane ne perd pas de vue ses objectifs de contr?le strict et de v?rification, ce, pour r?pondre ? sa mission de Protection du consommateur: contr?le du respect des normes techniques de s?curit? de certains articles import?s et, par dessus tout, sa mission de protection de la s?curit? publique : contr?le ? l’importation de mat?riel de guerre, explosifs armes et munitions. <>, a signal? notre source pr?cisant que pour contourner les probl?mes de s?curit? sur la route nationale num?ro 1, sortie nord de Port-au-Prince, les agents douaniers utilisent la voie maritime pour se rendre au port Lafiteau.

Plus loin, la source souligne que les ports des villes de provinces fonctionnent normalement. <>

Sur Magik9 ce vendredi, le ministre du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Ricardin St Jean ,a confirm? la reprise des op?rations de d?douanement. <>, a fait savoir le ministre.

En milieu de journ?e, le Charg? d’affaires des Etats-Unis en Ha?ti, ?ric Stromayer, a rencontr? Julc?ne Edouard, directeur g?n?ral de l’Administration g?n?rale de la douane, ? la douane de l’a?roport, sur les efforts de l’institution pour faciliter le d?douanement de l’aide humanitaire. << Le diplomate en a profit? pour f?liciter l’AGD pour la r?gularit? du service en d?pit de la conjoncture difficile et surtout pour la facilitation du d?douanement de l’aide humanitaire, a rapport? l’AGD sur son compte Twitter ce vendredi. <>, a ajout? l’AGD.

Annulation d’amendes pour d?claration tardive

Dans un avis rendu public ce vendredi, l’AGD a inform? les importateurs des mesures prises pour l’annulation d’amendes sur certaines d?clarations douani?res. <>, lit-on dans l’avis.

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Justin Trudeau a organis? une troisi?me r?union sur Ha?ti

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Le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau a convoqu?, pour la troisi?me fois, le Groupe d’intervention en cas d’incident pour discuter de la situation d’Haiti. C’est le bureau du premier ministre qui a annonc? la nouvelle dans un compte rendu. En plus des ministres et des hauts responsables du gouvernement et de l’administration canadienne, l’ambassadeur et repr?sentant permanent du Canada aupr?s des Nations Unies ? New York, Bob Rae, l’ambassadrice du Canada aux ?tats-Unis, Kirsten Hillman, et l’ambassadeur du Canada en Ha?ti, S?bastien Carri?re ont ?galement particip? aux ?changes.

<>, peut-on lire dans le compte rendu.

Les Etats-Unis souhaitent que le Canada prenne le leadership d’une force d’intervention en Ha?ti. Le compte rendu ne fait pas mention de cette question. Il est toutefois soulign? que <>.

<>, conclut le compte rendu.

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Double murder at bar in Westmoreland Loop Jamaica

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Detectives from the Major Investigation Division (MID) in the Westmoreland Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of two men by unknown assailants at a bar in Westmoreland on Thursday night.

The police have identified one of the deceased as 49-year-old entertainment promoter Owen King of Georges Plain in the parish. The other victim has not yet been identified.

Reports from the Savanna-la-Mar police are that about 11pm, King and the unidentified man were among a group of persons at a bar, when they were pounced upon by gunmen travelling in a Toyota Axio motorcar, who opened fire, hitting the two men.

The police were alerted and the injured persons were taken to hospital, where they were both pronounced dead.

The other patrons escaped unhurt.

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Saint Lucia’s UWP Supports Electoral Reform Before Elections in Dominica – St. Lucia Times News

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The United Workers Party of Saint Lucia stands in solidarity with the United Workers Party in the Commonwealth of Dominica in its decision to boycott the general election called on 6th December 2022 by PM Roosevelt Skerrit, despite the fact that Election Reform is needed to facilitate free and fair elections.

Prime Minister Skerrit has completely disregarded the will of the people with the announcement of snap elections before electoral standards have been put in place. 

Sir Dennis Byron, former President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), had been tasked with preparing a report on Dominica’s electoral reform, which the Prime Minister promised to table in Parliament.

Recently, Byron had written to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, as well as the Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton, indicating that he was “working towards expediting the presentation of my Recommendations for the improvement of the Electoral Process in the Commonwealth of Dominica”.

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Despite this, the government of Dominica has reneged on the promise of election reform which stood as a priority to the people of Dominica during the last election.

Although a schedule of timelines for the improvement to the electoral process, the draft Registration of Electors Bill and draft Registration of Electors Regulations, are with both the government and Opposition for review the government has chosen to subject the people of Dominica to the same inadequate and unjust electoral processes that existed in the last election and to which Dominicans raised strong objection. Without the promised electoral reform, aren’t Dominicas being deprived of their democratic right to due process and fair elections ?

We support and encourage the Dominica Opposition United Workers Party’s to stand firm in its commitment to ensuring the electoral process meets election standards.

Anything less is than firm adherence to the tenets of a well functioning democracy is regressive.  It is imperative that our region continues to strengthen its democracy.  

SOURCE: United Workers Party

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Offset and Cardi B Reunites With Quavo At Emotional Funeral For Takeoff

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Offset, Cardi B, and Quavo shows unity at an emotional funeral for Takeoff on Friday.

It’s a somber day in hip-hop as Migos rapper Takeoff’s life is honored at his funeral, and many of his fans, friends, and family members pay their final respects to him.

Takeoff was shot and killed on November 1 in Houston, Texas. Houston Police are still to arrest anyone for the rapper’s murder.

On Friday, fans and friends of Takeoff remembered the rapper and some of his family members, including his cousin Offset and his wife Cardi B, were seen getting ready to attend his funeral at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

In photos shared on Friday morning, Cardi B and Offset are seen heading to their vehicles to the funeral venue. Cardi B is seen wearing a fitted black dress with her hair in a conservative ponytail and wearing minimal makeup. Offset is also dressed in full black and appears to be waiting on his wife. He is seen wearing a black coat and wearing dark glasses and also appears to be smoking.

Before Takeoff’s death, there was speculation that Cardi B and Offset were not on good terms with Takeoff, who along with his uncle Quavo, broke away from the Migos to form a duo. The rappers were last seen together in early 2022, and by July, they were suspected of having broken up.

Cardi and Offset had stopped following both Quavo and Takeoff on social media, and it became apparent that the family members were not on good terms as Offset also launched his solo career while Takeoff and Quavo set out as a duo called “Unc & Phew.”

While neither Cardi nor Offset has spoken on the apparent split of Migos or the reason behind it, shortly after Takeoff’s death, both of them appeared to react.

Offset has changed his DP to Takeoff and later to a photo of all of the Migos members. Fans felt that he was not only mourning his cousin but showing support for Quavo who has been blamed for the shooting that took the life of Takeoff.

Cardi B also liked an article where the Migos members spoke about being family and how important that was for them to work together.

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