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PRESIDENT CHANDRIKAPERSAD SANTOKHI wilde er aan de vooravond van de viering van 47 jaar geleden geen twijfel over laten bestaan
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PRemier vol commercial de Vega-C ce jeudi soir
• CENTRE SPATIAL GUYANAIS
Le lanceur européen Vega-C effectuera son premier vol commercial, ce soir à 22h47, depuis le Centre spatial guyanais, à Kourou.
Après un lancement inaugural fait le mercredi 13 juillet à 10h13, Vega-C (conçu et fabriqué par AVIO) effectuera son premier vol commercial ce soir, à 22h47. Il emportera sous sa coiffe, les satellites d’observations de la Terre Pléiades neo 5 & 6.
Comme l’explique le CNES : « Pléiades Neo 5 et 6 sont des satellites d’observation de la Terre de nouvelle génération, en très haute résolution. Ils vont rejoindre Pléiades Neo 3 et 4 en orbite pour former une constellation de quatre satellites identiques. Ils assureront la continuité de la mission Pléiades ».
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La rédaction
PRemier vol commercial de Vega-C ce jeudi soir
• CENTRE SPATIAL GUYANAIS
Le lanceur européen Vega-C effectuera son premier vol commercial, ce soir à 22h47, depuis le Centre spatial guyanais, à Kourou.
Après un lancement inaugural fait le mercredi 13 juillet à 10h13, Vega-C (conçu et fabriqué par AVIO) effectuera son premier vol commercial ce soir, à 22h47. Il emportera sous sa coiffe, les satellites d’observations de la Terre Pléiades neo 5 & 6.
Comme l’explique le CNES : « Pléiades Neo 5 et 6 sont des satellites d’observation de la Terre de nouvelle génération, en très haute résolution. Ils vont rejoindre Pléiades Neo 3 et 4 en orbite pour former une constellation de quatre satellites identiques. Ils assureront la continuité de la mission Pléiades ».
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La fusée Vega-C s’est envolée pour la première fois
Les premiers satellites Pléiades ont été lancés par Vega depuis le CSG en 2011 et 2012, suivis par Neo 3 et Neo 4 en avril et août 2021.Arianespace rappelle également son côté : « Sept Vega C ont déjà été réservées pour des missions à la fois institutionnelles et commerciales ».
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 23, 2022 (SKNIS):
The cooking contest was organized by the St. Kitts Department of Youth Empowerment as part of the month-long celebration of Youth held every November. Participating teams also came from the Cayon High School, Charles E. Mills Secondary School, Basseterre High School, Washington Archibald High School and Saddlers Secondary School.
The runners-up in the competition were Shannyah Thomas and Aisha Jalim of the Saddlers Secondary School, while Danniqua Huggins and Somalia Dublin of the Washington Archibald High School placed third.
Junior Minister of Youth Empowerment, the Honourable Isalean Phillip congratulated the Chefs from the six (6) participating schools.
“I just want to make sure that I said my congratulations to all the participants, especially the winners. You all did a good job. I am really proud to see the product that was produced and the meals on the plates,” said Minister Phillip. “I know some of you weren’t super pleased with how your item turned out but you all still did a really good job.”
Minister Phillip also used the occasion to congratulate judges Barry Cranston, Claire Rawson and Max Brisbane for their valuable contribution.
“I also want to thank our judges. I heard some of the comments and I think that they were very valuable to the students and the teachers. Thank you very much for the seriousness that you brought and the professionalism that you would have brought to the competition because we are training the next generation of culinary chefs and artists because that is part of the tourism product in terms of when people travel to St. Kitts and Nevis, they also come for food,” said the Honourable Isalean Phillip.
The Youth Empowerment Minister said that the aim is to “continue to encourage food and nutrition.” She especially thanked the Saddlers Secondary Chefs for incorporating a nutrition aspect in their meals by eliminating the use of salt and sugar.
Gratitude was also extended to the Ministry of Tourism, the sponsors of the High School Chef Competition. The sponsorship from the Ministry of Tourism is in partnership with St. Kitts and Nevis Restaurant Week initiative and it is done to support the junior chefs so that they can have an opportunity to participate in future Restaurant Week events.
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From the so-called doorbuster to early bird specials and discounts of up to 75 per cent off some items, Jamaicans will have the opportunity this Black Friday weekend to cash in on some major deals while leaving money in their pockets.
The range of products that have been heavily discounted includes the usual offerings of clothing and appliances. However, one microfinance lender is offering gift vouchers of a significant dollar amount this time around.
Loop News spoke with several businesses including Dunn’s Electrical, Ammar’s Department Store, Fontana Pharmacy and Courts Ready Cash about their Black Friday specials and shares what’s on offer below:
Fontana Pharmacy CEO Anne Chang:
Managing Director at Fontana Pharmacy, Anne Chang shared that the pharmacy chain has been stocked for Christmas since the end of October, a deliberate step taken by management to avoid delays caused by supply chain issues. “We also wanted to beat the delays at Kingston’s port.
For Black Friday, Chang said “Fontana will be offering 25 per cent off bed and bath and curtains as well as comforters and related items. The same 25 per cent off will apply to kitchen items and toys, “including our brand new Uno Jamaica game,” said the managing director. She said d?cor items such as vases, frames and cushions will also attract 25 per cent off.
At the same time, Fontana is offering 20 per cent off Christmas d?cor, including trees, ornaments and wreaths.
“We will also have some select items on sale in-store and online on Friday,” Chang shared while noting that deals will also be offered on Monday, November 28, but online only.
“We are already extremely busy so it will only be crazier. It’s only one day so I expect a lot of traffic,” Chang said as she looks forward to Friday.
Dunn’s Electrical – Shaddae Dunn:
For persons wanting to cash in on what’s on offer at Dunn’s Electrical located at Red Hills Road in St Andrew, the “door buster special” is worth considering. It runs from 6 am to 8 am on Friday when an extra five per cent discount is offered.
“We’re having our Black Friday sale this Friday through to Sunday with everything being up to 50 per cent off,” Shaddae Dunn of Dunn’s Electrical said.
Dunn explained that “even though we’re best known for electrical items, we’re positioning ourselves to be also known for home d?cor, furniture and home accessories, plumbing and everything like that”.
She shared that there will also be 50 per cent off home d?cor and lighting fixtures, 20 per cent off fans, 10 per cent off bulbs “and a lot more”.
Ammar’s Department Store, Managing Director Michael Ammar Jr:
“We’re looking forward to a huge Black Friday because I think it’s now part of the Jamaican shopping culture and I think people have been looking and holding off, waiting for the event,” said the Managing Director of Ammar’s chain of stores, Michael Ammar Jr when contacted by Loop News.
“As usual, we’re getting into it big time. First of all, we have a storewide sale, every single item is on sale,” he stressed.
Ammar Jr explained that Black Friday sale is a little different from other sales as “this is a store full of brand new merchandise that has come in for Christmas”. He noted that the usual end-of-season sale is what’s left over but for Black Friday “this is all brand spanking new merchandise going on sale; every item, in every department, in all the stores”.
Ammar’s is offering a base markdown of 15 per cent, up to a high of 75 per cent for some items. There will be big markdowns on houseware items with bedding coming in at 25 per cent off, and curtains and rugs at 20 per cent off.
For customers who shop during the early bird special on Friday and Saturday between 8 am and 10 am, there is an extra 10 per cent of.
“So if you were to buy something at 25 per cent off during the early bird, you get 25 off plus 10 per cent. Those are huge savings,” said Ammar Jr.
He told Loop News that after the setbacks of the COVID years “thank God this (2022) has been a really good year, we’re back to normal”.
Having not laid off any of his staff during the pandemic, Ammar Jr said his full team is in place and will be going all out to ensure shoppers have a memorable Christmas as well.
Courts Ready Cash, brand manager, Suzanne Campbell:
There will be Black Friday with a twist for persons doing business with Courts Ready Cash, the microfinance arm of furniture and appliance store, Courts Jamaica Limited.
Brand Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Suzanne Campbell, told Loop News that the first three persons at each of its 47 locations to take out a loan of at least $80,000 will be presented with a $10,000 Courts gift voucher.
“We think it’s a significant and quite attractive offer and we thought we would do it as we celebrate our tenth year in Jamaica as a brand,” Campbell stated.
For its anniversary celebrations, Courts Ready Cash is also giving Jamaicans the opportunity to win cash prizes at the locations where it conducts its ongoing road shows. Patrons have the chance to win up to $20,000 if they take out a loan and also have the opportunity to grab cash in the cash machine.
Additionally, Courts Ready Cash is running a prize promotion where 10 individuals will each win $500,000 by the start of the New Year.
“We’re excited about that so we are encouraging persons to, if they need to fix up their home or purchase anything that they want, to consider Courts Ready Cash,” Campbell said.
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Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd has clarified that Charrandass Persaud is no longer representing the Government of Guyana in India, and is currently wrapping up his affairs in that country in order to return home.
This statement was made in response to claims that have been made on Wednesday by the Alliance For Change (AFC), minority party in the Coalition Opposition, that Persaud continues to function as Guyana’s High Commission to India, and is slated to attend an upcoming event even after being recalled.
Persaud is a former AFC member and Member of Parliament under the APNU/AFC administration. He was expelled after he took that infamous “conscience vote” on a no-confidence motion that toppled the Coalition Government in December 2018.
The AFC has said it confirmed that Persaud continues to function as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India. “The AFC received reports of this, and was able to confirm that Persaud is scheduled to be a “guest of honour” at the India Economic Trade Organisation’s (IETO) reception on Friday, November 25, 2022,” the party stated in its missive.
The IETO is an official organ of the Government of India, and according to the AFC, both President Dr Irfaan Ali and Minister Todd are allegedly “aware” of this, and have even “approved” Persaud’s attendance at the event.
When contacted on Wednesday for a response, the Foreign Affairs Minister told this publication that the invite being circulated is not accurate, since Persaud is not aware of the event or who is hosting it. He added that Persaud has already ceased attending events on behalf of the Guyana Government.
“Mr Charrandass is not attending any event. In fact, he is not even aware of such an invitation, because he is really not checking the office emails. He is not representing Guyana, and has not represented the Government of Guyana at any function following his conversation with His Excellency the President,” Todd related.
According to the Minister, Persaud is in the process of wrapping up his engagements and preparing to return home. However, he explained that this is a process that takes some time. Nevertheless, the Minister is hopefully that Persaud would be able to have this done at the earliest opportunity in order that he might return home.
Persaud, who also served as Guyana’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, was recalled from his diplomatic postings last month by President Ali after a video began circulating of him verbally abusing a Muslim Indian woman at his official residence in New Delhi.
The Head of State has said that Persaud has agreed to accept “full responsibility” for his actions, and will return home.
The incident reportedly occurred in August 2021, and Persaud claimed, during his conversation with President Ali, that it was not a complete demonstration of what exactly had taken place, and that this matter was already dealt with by the relevant authorities in India, and he was vindicated of any wrongdoing.In the video which made its rounds on social media, Persaud, while standing at the gate of his residence in India, is heard telling a woman: “You probably want the dog to f**k you, that is what you want. And I don’t care. I don’t care who you are…f**k you.”
This issue had sparked widespread condemnation of Persaud’s action and behaviour, with agencies such as the Women & Gender Equality Commission not only expressing its utter dismay at Persaud’s “vile and disgusting” actions, but also bashing the Foreign Affairs Ministry over its handling of the matter. Nevertheless, the Commission said it was pleased with “swift and decisive” action taken by President Ali to immediately recall Persaud from his post.
Meanwhile, President Ali’s announcement on Persaud’s recall has also been lauded by some APNU/AFC Opposition members.
Out of fear for his life, after he had received death threats, Persaud had departed Guyana immediately for Canada on the night the coalition Government was toppled.
Persaud returned to Guyana following the swearing-in of President Ali, and was subsequently accredited as High Commissioner to India in March 2021. He was accredited as Guyana’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka last December.
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An international contractor that the World Bank recently announced had been slapped with a three-year debarment for corrupt practices in Guyana was, in fact, booted from the project soon after the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) assumed office.
This was announced by the Natural Resources Ministry on Wednesday, responding to the recent news articles that Carlos Barberán Diez, a Spanish consultant that the then A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government hired in 2020, has been debarred for three years.
Barberán Diez was contracted by the former Government as a Natural Gas Negotiations Specialist on January 31, 2020. He was tasked with providing technical support towards the natural gas negotiations in the then Department of Energy and was employed during the period when the APNU/AFC was illegitimately clinging to power during the election period.
“Owing to Mr Diez’s conflicts of interest and solicitation, his contract was terminated on September 13, 2020, by the current Government of Guyana in accordance with Clause 19.1.1 (e) of the General Conditions of the granted contract. As a result, the World Bank Group announced a three-year debarment with conditional release, which results in Mr Diez’s ineligibility to engage in World Bank Group-financed projects and activities beginning November 16, 2022.
“The Government of Guyana and the Ministry of Natural Resources remain committed to the sustainable, transparent, and accountable management of Guyana’s petroleum resources in compliance with international standards and best practices,” the Ministry said in its statement.
In its recent statement, the World Bank announced that Barberán Diez and his affiliates, AC Oil & Gas SL, and AC Oil & Gas Emirates LLC, had all been debarred owing to corrupt practices as part of the Petroleum Governance and Management Project in Guyana.
“It is part of a settlement agreement under which Barberán Diez acknowledges culpability for the underlying sanctionable practice and agrees to meet specified integrity compliance conditions as a condition for release from debarment,” the World Bank said in a statement.
This means that Barberán Diez and his affiliates are ineligible to participate in projects and operations financed by institutions of the World Bank Group. In explaining the facts of the case, the World Bank had said that Barberán Diez solicited bribes from various consulting firms.
“According to the facts of the case, in 2020, Barberán Diez approached four consulting companies involved in the oil and gas business, and used his position in the project to directly offer his services and solicit future payments from each of these companies.
“In exchange, he offered to influence procurement processes under the project in their favour. Although INT found no evidence of payments made to Barberán Diez by any of these companies, such a solicitation constitutes a corrupt practice under the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations and Anti-Corruption Guidelines,” the World Bank said.
According to the World Bank, a settlement agreement was reached for a reduced period of debarment due to Barberán Diez’s cooperation and voluntary remedial actions. As a condition for release from sanction, Barberán Diez also committed to undertake corporate ethics training.
Additionally, any affiliate of Barberán Diez, operational during the period of World Bank Group sanction, will be required to implement appropriate integrity compliance measures in consultation with the World Bank Group Integrity Compliance Officer. According to the World Bank, Barberán Diez also committed to fully cooperating with the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency.
Barberán Diez and his affiliates are also liable to be cross-debarred by other multilateral development banks (MDBs) under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions that was signed on April 9, 2010.
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A 36-year-old man who absconded his trial several days before the jury was set to deliberate was on Tuesday found unanimously guilty of raping a girl who has a disability.
Rondell Chappel, called ‘Devil’, a 36-year-old resident of Section “A” Sophia, Greater Georgetown, has been charged with the offence of engaging in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16. He had been on trial for the offence at the Sexual Offences Court in Demerara before Justice Sandil Kissoon.
This publication understands that the man got away from his trial sometime last week, causing the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to issue a wanted bulletin for him.
Following deliberations on Tuesday, a mixed 12-member jury found Chappel unanimously guilty of the crime. He raped a 15-year-old girl between September 5 and 6, 2020.
Chappel was represented by Attorney-at-Law Ravindra Mohabir, while State Counsels Cecilia Corbin, Caressa Henry and Marisa Edwards prosecuted the matter.
According to the prosecution’s facts, the teen girl is a special needs child. Chappel broke into the girl’s home between the dates mentioned in the charge, while she was at home alone, held her at knifepoint, and then raped her. At the time of the incident, the girl’s mother was at work.
A sentencing hearing for the convicted child rapist has been set for December 16. Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of Chappel is asked to contact the Police on telephone numbers: 225-6940, 225-8196, 225-2317, 226-7476, 227-1149, or at the nearest Police Station.
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A pedestrian was on Wednesday afternoon killed after he was struck down by a motorcar along the Friendship Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
Dead is 35-year-old Parmanand Budhu of Lesbeholden North, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice.
He was struck down by motorcar PAC 960 driven by an 18-year-old lad of Alness Village, Corentyne.
Police said at around 13:30h, the motorcar l was proceeding east along the northern drive lane of the said road at a fast rate of speed.
It is alleged that the pedestrian had just exited a car on the western side and that he ran from west to east, across the road and into the path of the motorcar.
As a result, the vehicle crashed into the pedestrian who fell onto the roadway.
Budhu was picked up in an unconscious condition by the driver and public-spirited citizens and conveyed to Port Mourant Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Investigations are continuing.
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