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HELPING HANDS: Children’s band leader Rosalind Gabriel, centre, with First Citizens members, from left, Lorraine Ramjit, Bernard Shephed, the bank’s head of Brand and Marketing Gillian Benjamin and Avril Edwards on Sunday at Gabriel’s mas camp in Woodbrook. Photo by Roger Jacob
ROSALIND Gabriel Carnival Productions Ltd with First Citizens will gift free costumes to two Children homes for the Junior Carnival parade in 2023.
These homes include the Couva Children’s Home and Crisis Nursery and the Rainbow Rescue Children’s Home.
Additionally, with the help of Blue Waters, 50 children from the Little Loving Village Foundation in Morvant /Laventille will also join Gabriel’s mas band in next year’s parade.
On Sunday, the band launched its 2023 theme “National Treasures” which celebrates the return of Carnival after a two year hiatus owing to covid19 restrictions.
In her address, at the mas camp O’ Connor Street, Woodbrook, Gabriel said this initiative will give children a chance to enjoy the culture.
The band’s 2023 depiction will tell a story of the influence by the people, places, art and culture of TT over the past 30 years.
“Nothing makes me happier than when I am dreaming up a band, plotting the story, plotting the character in the story, especially if it’s a true story.
“The story is one of strength, which shapes our lives in many ways. It is filled with pillars that guide us in every step of how to live in harmony with each other and the environment, making us and shaping us into better people.
Gillian Benjamin, head brand and marketing and director of First Citizen Foundation said, “We believe in building communities. And what better way to do so than through investments in our culture and in our young people.”
In 2020, hundreds of children paraded the streets in First Citizen’s exhibition band. Next year will be the first time First Citizen, through Rosalind Gabriel Carnival Productions Ltd, will take part in Junior Carnival on a competitive level.
“We at First Citizen are therefore particularly please that each costume offers a unique opportunity through which our children can ‘play ah mas’ that will be fascinating and fun, yet educational and historically-rich.
“To ensure that Carnival 2023 is as special for them as it is for us, we are delighted to gift them with costumes at no cost to the home or children.
“This is the kind of meaningful impact that First Citizen always seeks to create through carefully selected initiatives…”
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Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs Minister Moses Jn Baptiste has underscored the value of education in the fight against Diabetes and has urged the people of Saint Lucia to reject myths regarding the disease.
“As a nation, we must ensure that we turn away from the myths which surround the cause and treatment of Diabetes and embrace evidence-based facts,” Jn Baptiste asserted.
His comments came in a statement on Monday marking World Diabetes Day 2022.
The theme for the observance is: “Diabetes Education to Protect Tomorrow.”
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The Saint Lucia Health Minister noted that too many times, Diabetics refuse care because of a lack of knowledge of what is happening in their bodies.
And Jn Baptiste observed that knowing about Diabetes and how to manage daily could be the difference between life and death.
According to the Vieux Fort North MP, Diabetes has consistently been among the four leading causes of death in Saint Lucia over the past decade.
However, he explained that essential medicines for Diabetics are available in Saint Lucia without payment of out-of-pocket cost.
Jn Baptiste also pointed to the free availability of nutritional counselling, diabetic retinopathy screening, foot care, and health education at wellness centres.
In addition, he disclosed that his Ministry is currently embarking on a pilot project to make lab testing at no cost for Diabetics and hypertensive patients.
His complete statement appears below:
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Après un départ sur des chapeaux de roues, le bateau du skipper guadeloupéen Kéni Piperol a été victime d’une avarie. Actuellement en réparation à la Corogne, il pourrait reprendre la mer dès ce mercredi 16 novembre.
Auteur d’un excellent début de course chez les class 40, pointant en pole position pendant plusieurs heures, Kéni Piperol entamait sa première Route du Rhum de la meilleure des manières.
Malheureusement, trois jours après le départ, le skipper Guadeloupéen était victime d’une avarie majeure sur son Class40 Captain Alternance, l’obligeant à se dérouter vers La Corogne en Espagne.
L’intéressé explique que lors de l’avarie, il “était dans sa course, dans sa bulle, il naviguait proprement et en soignant ses manœuvres” C’est en entendant un bruit suspect qu’il a constaté qu’il y avait de l’eau qui rentrait dans le bateau, qu’il manquait de la mousse à l’avant à tribord et que la peau intérieure commençait à se découper tout au long du bouchain”
Arrivé à La Corogne ce dimanche (13 novembre), le bateau a immédiatement été expertisé par les équipes de Lalou Multi dépêchées sur zone.
Fabienne Roucayrol, gérante du chantier Lalou Multi, explique que “cette avarie est certainement due à la concomitance de deux évènements distincts. Le bateau avait tapé une bouée lors de son convoyage vers Saint-Malo. Lors de la réparation, il est possible qu’une fissure n’ait pas été identifiée. Après inspection du bateau à La Corogne, il apparait clairement qu’un choc est à l’origine de cette délamination sur une surface d’environ 2m².”
Yves Hinnekint, président de l’association WALT a tenu à réaffirmer son soutien à Kéni Piperol et toute son équipe : ” C’est dans ces moments difficiles que nous reconnaissons les vrais champions et Keni en est un. Ces talents de marin et de sportif nous ont permis de vivre un départ enthousiasmant où toutes ses compétences ont été à l’œuvre pour devenir le premier skipper guadeloupéen à être en tête de sa catégorie après 24 heures de course. La voile est avant tout un sport mécanique et sans cette avarie nous sommes certains que Keni aurait atteint ses objectifs. Nous sommes fiers du chemin parcouru ensemble et serons là pour l’accueillir en Guadeloupe.”
Forcément déçu de de voir mettre de côté la compétition, Kéni reste motivé comme jamais pour poursuivre sa Route du Rhum et amener son Captain Alternance en Guadeloupe
” Il ne m’est jamais venu à l’esprit que je ne repartirai pas ” confie t-il. Sur ses réseaux sociaux, le skipper guadeloupéen en a profité pour remercier tous ses supporters et partenaires en leur donnant rendez-vous en Guadeloupe sur la ligne d’arrivée.
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 11, 2022 (RSCNPF): The senior citizens in the Stapleton area who are included in the Stapleton Police Senior Service were treated as part of an initiative for the Month of Older Persons.
Although celebrated in October, the Officers at the Stapleton Police Station only recently wrapped up their efforts with the delivery of a food hamper and a fruit basket to two residents in their district. Previously, eight others had their feet cared for by Soul-2-Sole and Nails by Rhonda who were brought in to assist in that area. Included in this year’s commemorative activities was the newest member of the Senior Service, 101-year-old Edmond Davis.
Sergeant with responsibility for the Stapleton Police Station, Sergeant Charmaine Audain, explained that while the Officers were brainstorming about activities they could undertake they reflected on the success of their Mother’s Day efforts.
“We tried to think about how we could show our love and appreciation for our elderly and I remembered on Mother’s Day, you know, how they enjoyed the foot care, the pedicure and stuff like that. So, I touched base with most of the family members and caretakers and persons really engaged us. One of the elderly persons had her feet done recently, so we blessed her with a fruit basket and another specifically requested a food hamper so we gave her what she asked for,” Sergeant Audain.
Officers at the Stapleton Police Station launched the Stapleton Police Senior Service in 2020 as part of their outreach initiatives when Officers had observed during their patrols that some elderly persons in the area lived alone. The Police Officers regularly stop by to check in on the individuals and sometimes assist them with errands. They decided to launch a service to help some of the most senior residents in their district whether they lived alone or not.
“We just want to let them know that we are here and that we are not just only popping-in and just saying ‘hi’ and stuff like that. We just want to give back to let them know that they are a part of us. They are a part of our foundation. They are a part of our roots. They’re the reason why we are here today and we want to celebrate with them also,” added the Sergeant. “I want to thank those in the community who assisted. Also, Retired Police Officer Sylvia Dabrio. She continues to assist us and donate to the elderly. Also, to the staff for their little contribution here and there. So, all and all, it’s about sharing the love and letting them know that we love them and we appreciate them.”
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 11th November, 2022 – Fifty workers at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) were approved to receive an honorarium in the amount of Two Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars ($2000XCD) on Friday 11th November,2022.
Minister responsible for SWMC, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke said she is thankful that the process has been completed which now allows for the 50 workers to be compensated for their invaluable services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During previous meetings with the staff of the Corporation, Minister Dr. Clarke assured the workers that their concerns related to their services during the pandemic were valid and would be addressed.
The paid workers include litter wardens, drivers and loaders whose jobs included collection and disposal of waste from residences and government-run facilities that housed persons infected with COVID-19 or who were in quarantine.
The Cabinet recently approved the payment of an honorarium to qualifying persons deemed Frontline Workers.
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The first few days of any U.N. climate conference are dominated by a series of short speeches from heads of state from across the world. It’s something of a paradox, at least on its face: These presidents, kings and prime ministers are each country’s most prominent attendees, but the actual work of the talks ends up having little to do with the often-similar speeches given by the heads of state.
There is some variation, of course. This year, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for various climate financing proposals, including suspension of debt for disaster-struck developing countries. That would represent a big shift in a growing conversation about the spiral of debt that poorer countries will struggle to escape in a warming world.
And in a two-day sprint that includes words from everyone from the king of Jordan to the president of Kiribati, there are some from smaller countries and economies than France that still carry more weight in this particular discussion. For example, Gaston Browne is the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (population 100,000, roughly that of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, metro area).
He spoke Tuesday morning on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of 39 countries that are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Among other things, Browne called for a crackdown on the fossil fuel industry’s continued monumental profits.
“The oil and gas industry continues to earn almost 3 billion United States dollars daily in profits,” he said. “It is about time that these companies are made to pay a global carbon tax on their profits as a source of funding for loss and damage. … While they are profiting, the planet is burning.”
World leaders have intervened beyond just speeches during the first few days of the annual talks. Famously, when the highly anticipated COP15 meeting in Copenhagen was teetering on the edge of failure in 2009, President Barack Obama traveled to Denmark on the conference’s last official day. Through a series of meetings with other leaders including those of India, Brazil and South Africa, the admittedly disappointing Copenhagen Accord did emerge.
Beyond that sort of skin-of-the-teeth intervention, though, many remain unconvinced that the parade of presidents and prime ministers offers much to the world.
“The COP has turned into a PR event, where leaders are giving beautiful speeches and announcing fancy commitments and targets, while behind the curtains governments of the Global North countries are still refusing to take any drastic climate action,” said climate activist Greta Thunberg during last year’s COP26 in Glasgow. “Change is not going to come from inside there. That is not leadership.”
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The Fairy ‘Godmother Influencer’ Gives Back
St. Johns, Antigua, November 14, 2022 – Social media influencer Lauvin Phillip under the auspices of Lauvin’s Foundation announces the second staging of the Prom Giveback initiative.
Phillip launched the initiative in 2020, she says:
“ In 2020, I was able to help a young lady…who was going through it at home and was simply not in a financial position to attend prom, with the assistance of my social media family, I became her fairy godmother.”
The school leaver received fees to attend prom, an outfit, full glam and a care package to prepare her for the working world.
The influencer credits her social media followers for motivating her to give back in this manner.
Expanding the initiative for the 2022 staging Phillip intends to assist as many people as possible, once again providing them with full prom wardrobe, nails, hair, makeup transportation and accessories.
Interested parties are invited to apply by submitting a 500 – 1,000 word essay explaining why they need assistance, their life goals, grades and an acceptance letter from an educational institution.
Other requirements also include the applicant’s name, age, address, contact number, dress, and shoe sizes. These should be sent via e-mail to [email protected].
The influencer states “although the core mission of Lauvin’s Foundation is to provide young girls and boys with an unforgettable graduation/prom-memory, I aim to expand to offer additional opportunities for deserving young people.
In keeping the fairy godmother idea alive, I hope to raise funds to award educational scholarships, CSEC funding, college placement, mentoring and anything else to help recognize the exemplary efforts of young men and women in Antigua and Barbuda.”
Businesses who wish to come on board to sponsor are also invited to contact Ms. Phillip via e-mail to help make a school leaver’s dreams come true.
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PC Clarence Gilkes
A man who was accused by police of murdering one of their colleagues but later deemed a witness in the death, was gunned down in Morvant on Sunday night.
Jehlano Romney, 30, was at a house at Poinsettia Drive at around 9.35 pm when a group of men shot him several times before running away.
Morvant police and homicide investigators visited the scene with a district medical officer who declared Romney dead.
In April a group of officers from the Western Division Task Force were on an exercise in Richplain Road, Diego Martin, when they confronted Romney.
During the incident PC Clarence Gilkes, who was part of the group of officers, was shot from behind.
Gilkes later died.
Romney fled the scene and was believed to be the prime suspect in Gilkes’ death, but a post mortem examination revealed Gilkes was killed by a police-issued bullet.
Romney surrendered to police with his attorney Criston J Williams one week after the shooting.
He was questioned and later released.
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