Quel modèle de nouveau statut pour la Guyane ? Guyaweb, site d’information et d’investigation en Guyane

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Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie, autonomie, sui generis : les formules institutionnelles sont nombreuses au sein de la République française pour ses territoires d’Outre-mer. Quelles options vont choisir les élus guyanais pour les soumettre aux autorités parisiennes et peut-être au peuple guyanais lors d’un référendum s’il faut modifier la Constitution et le statut de la collectivité ? Revue de détail et enquête. « Sans maîtrise du foncier, l’autonomie n’est qu’une coquille vide. Mais si on arrache la restitution totale des terres, tout le reste est ouvert », s’enthousiasme Jean-Victor Castor , le député de la 1ère circonscription de Guyane, dans sa permanence parlementaire…

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Le Goncourt des lycéens 2022 attribué à Sabyl Ghoussoub pour “Beyrouth-sur-Seine”

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Une réflexion sur la famille et l’immigration : le journaliste franco-libanais Sabyl Ghoussoub a remporté jeudi le Goncourt des lycéens 2022…

Une réflexion sur la famille et l’immigration : le journaliste franco-libanais Sabyl Ghoussoub a remporté jeudi le Goncourt des lycéens 2022 pour son roman “Beyrouth-sur-Seine”.

“Le mauvais lycéen que j’étais devrait remercier les merveilleux lycéens que vous êtes. Ce prix est un énorme honneur”, a réagi par visioconférence Sabyl Ghoussoub peu après l’annonce du prix.

“Ce livre c’est un hommage à mes parents, aux exilés de la guerre, je pense beaucoup aux vivants. C’est une belle histoire personnelle qui va bien au-delà de l’histoire de mes parents et je ne vous remercierai jamais assez pour ce choix”, a-t-il ajouté.

Dans “Beyrouth-sur-Seine” (éd. Stock), son deuxième roman, le chroniqueur et journaliste franco-libanais propose une réflexion sur la famille et l’immigration, en questionnant ses parents venus s’installer en 1975 à Paris alors que la guerre va ravager leur pays.

A l’issue de deux tours de scrutin, le prestigieux prix a couronné par 7 voix Sabyl Ghoussoub, contre 5 pour le philosophe Nathan Devers et son livre “Les liens artificiels” (éd. Albin Michel).

Le prix sera remis au vainqueur à Paris à 19H00 au ministère de l’Education nationale.

Après plus de deux mois de lecture assidue des 15 ouvrages de la sélection du prestigieux prix Goncourt, le jury de la 35e édition du Goncourt des lycéens a départagé jeudi lors d’ultimes délibérations les quatre romans finalistes.

Petit frère du Goncourt

Parmi les quatre derniers nominés, figurait Pascale Robert-Diard, chroniqueuse judiciaire au journal Le Monde et auteure de “La petite menteuse” (éd. L’Iconoclaste) dont le roman avait été retenu dans la sélection du Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française. Son livre raconte l’histoire d’une collégienne qui affronte les conséquences judiciaires de ses accusations de viol et d’agression sexuelle.

Et la journaliste suisse Sarah Jollien-Fardel pour “Sa préférée” (éd. Sabine Wespieser) qui s’intéresse à l’attachement à une terre, aux violences intrafamiliales et à la difficulté de l’exil.

Petit frère du Goncourt, le Goncourt des lycéens se déroule chaque année de septembre à novembre et permet à quelque 2.000 élèves des lycées généraux, technologiques, professionnels et agricoles, de la seconde au BTS, de découvrir la littérature contemporaine et de susciter le goût de la lecture.

Le roman de Brigitte Giraud “Vivre vite” (éd. Flammarion), couronné par le Goncourt 2022, n’avait pas été retenu.

La sélection du Goncourt des lycéens, créé à Rennes en 1988 et organisé par la Fnac et le ministère de l’Education nationale, avait été annoncée lundi à l’issue des délibérations en région.

Celles-ci s’étaient déroulées dans six villes: Lyon, Metz, Nantes, Nîmes, Paris et Rennes.

Cette année, le Prix mobilisait 55 lycées en région et à l’étranger (Etats-Unis, Canada, Liban).

Sept rencontres entre élèves et auteurs s’étaient tenues ces dernières semaines en région. 

Très prescripteur en termes de ventes, le choix du jury est l’occasion pour les lycéens de proposer leur regard sur les romans de la rentrée.

L’an dernier, le Goncourt des lycéens avait été attribué à Clara Dupont-Monod pour “S’adapter” (éd. Stock), un roman sur le handicap, également lauréat du prix Femina 2021.

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Blandine Lebrequier, membre du jury, présente le vainqueur du Goncourt des lycéens 2022, le livre “Beyrouth-sur-Seine” du franco-libanais Sabyl Ghoussoub, à Rennes, le 24 novembre 2022
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Legislation coming to provide stiffer penalties for murder Loop Jamaica

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The Government is moving to prepare legislation that will provide stiffer penalties for murder, says Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

“My thoughts on the matter, though not yet finalised, is that we should give 30 years minimum for murder. The Minister of Justice has been directed to bring forward these changes immediately,” he said.

“We may not be able to catch this year, but early next year we will be coming to the House with amendments to the penalty for murder,” he added.

Holness was opening the debate on resolutions to extend the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) that were recently declared in several parishes and police divisions islandwide, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 22).

The SOEs are in the parishes of Clarendon, St. Catherine, St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover and specified areas of Kingston and St. Andrew.

The Government used its majority to approve the extension, which requires a two-thirds majority.

Holness also informed that the Enhanced Security Measures Act (ESMA) is now being drafted and a Cabinet submission is expected by the end of December for tabling in Parliament early next year.

“This Bill will include provisions for detention, for the establishment of a criminal watch list and the use of control orders. We have been speaking about the ESMA for a very long time,” Mr. Holness said.

On the matter of the Bail Act, Mr. Holness said a Joint Select Committee has been appointed to review the legislation, which is expected to come into effect early next year.

He said the first committee meeting was held on November 3, and members of the public are being asked to make suggestions regarding the Bill by November 30, 2022.

Meanwhile, Mr. Holness informed that the Fingerprint Act, which was enacted in 1936 to facilitate the identification of criminals, will be reviewed.

“Currently, it is easier to get a DNA sample than it is to get a fingerprint. The Act is old and outdated and it doesn’t contemplate the new technologies that exist,” he said.

He noted that a new Act will be brought to Parliament immediately to be tabled.

“This will be done to expand powers to the courts to order the taking of fingerprints and photographs for several offences, which were not covered under the old Fingerprint Act,” Mr. Holness said.

The proposed amendments will also expand the offences scheduled, expand the groups authorised to take fingerprints, extend the time for the retention of fingerprints, and provide for the use of approved modern technology for electronic taking of the fingerprints and the storage of data.

The resolutions to extend the SOEs will be debated in the Senate on Friday, November 25. The Government needs at least one Opposition vote in the Senate to achieve a two-thirds majority.

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Trinity East crowned East Zone Intercol champions

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Trinity East College players and officials celebrate after the team beat San Juan North Secondary, on Wednesday, in the Tiger Tanks/Coca Cola Intercol East Zone final, at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. – ROGER JACOB

TRINITY College East were crowned Tiger Tanks/Coca Cola Intercol East Zone champions after eking out a nail-biting 1-0 victory over San Juan North in the final at Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima, on Wednesday.

A defensive error from San Juan North defender Joshua Lewis in the 69th minute saw in-form Trinity East striker Jaheim Faustin pounce on the loose ball and charge towards the goal.

Lewis caught up with the bolting Faustin and fouled him at the top of the 18-yard box. Before the referee could blow his whistle, Faustin quickly recovered, tricked his opponent by pretending to go left, cut back to the right and evaded Lewis, then slotted the lone, decisive goal past San Juan North custodian Xavion Haynes.

The goal sent the Trinity East fans into a frenzy as Faustin ran to the front of the stands to celebrate. During celebrations, he took off his jersey and was booked with a yellow card just before play resumed.

San Juan North pressed hard for the equaliser but it never came.

Similarly, Trinity East also tried to extend their advantage but breathed a sigh of relief when the referee called time on the intense duel.

The result means Trinity East lock horns with North Zone winners Fatima College in the national semi-finals at Hasely Crawford Stadium next Thursday.

Additionally, on Friday, the south zone final will be contested between Secondary Schools’ Football League winners St Benedict’s College and Presentation College San Fernando. This match takes place at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, from 3.30pm. The winner of this match meets Central Zone winners Carapichaima East in the final national quarter-final at Ato Boldon on Monday.

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Nov. 24, 2022: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news in 60 seconds for this week ending Nov. 24, 2022:

The US is warning darker skinned U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens of African descent to be wary of travel to the Dominican Republic. The US says U.S. citizens travelling there in recent months have reported being delayed, detained, or subject to heightened questioning at ports of entry and in other encounters with immigration officials based on their skin color.

Canadians are warned to avoid all travel to Haiti due to the threat posed by kidnappings, gang violence and the potential for civil unrest throughout the country.

Canada is warning travelers to exercise a high degree of caution if travelling to The Bahamas, Guyana, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, due to high crime rates.

Bermuda is making it easier for travelers to return, removing both the entry fee and travel authorization for Americans and other foreigners. From now on, completing a Bermuda Arrival Card is the only requirement applying to tourists arriving via air.

Jamaica’s air connectivity out of Europe has received a major boost with the return of Neos Air direct flights out of Malpensa Airport in Italy to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. From December 23, Neos Air will operate a second flight from Verona, Italy.

Bahamian carrier Aztec Airways has added another new nonstop route between Fort Lauderdale and the island of Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands. The Airways, which has long operated service to a host of destinations across The Bahamas, is now operating service to both the private-island destination of Chub Cay and to Great Harbour Cay.
The routes are operating twice each week.

If you are looking for Black Friday travel deals to the Caribbean we have got you covered. Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts are offering special deals through Nov. 29 on its website that include a free catamaran cruise excursion and spa savings. Use promo code CYBER22 to receive the catamaran trip on five and six-night stays or both a catamaran trip and $150 spa credit on stays of seven nights or longer.

Though Nov. 29, Meliá Rewards members can save up to 50% off stays between now and the end of next year on hotel bookings globally, including in the Caribbean.

In what the line calls the “Greatest Deal Ever,” Norweigan is advertising a BOGO offer where travel companions can come along for free (other than taxes and fees). Families should note that third and fourth passengers who sail in the same cabin can be booked for $99 plus taxes and fees to destinations such as the Caribbean, if booked by Dec. 5, 2022.

MSC is offering up to 40% off fares, along with free inclusions such as alcohol packages and onboard credit, for sailings to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda and more if you book through Nov. 25, 2022.

Finally, Grenada has some can’t miss steals including at the SeaBreeze Hotel Grenada for $85/night; while Mount Cinnamon Resort is offering 30% on stays of 5 or more nights. Booking code: MC-BLACKFRIDAY.

And True Blue Bay Boutique Resort is offering guests 30% off their stay at this eco-friendly resort through December 15, 2022. When booking directly on their website, use promotion code “30OFF.”

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Un escroc plus qu’experimenté devant le tribunal correctionnel

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Flora FERDINAND

L’homme qui a comparu mardi, devant le tribunal correctionnel de Pointe-à-Pitre n’en est pas à son coup d’essai. Avec déjà 16 mentions à son casier judiciaire, cet escroc a une méthode bien rodée et un aplomb assuré par l’expérience. 

Roger Doloir avait pris l’habitude de se présenter
comme juriste. Il a réussi à soutirer de grosses sommes d’argent à
des personnes confiantes qui rêvaient de voir leurs projets
immobiliers se réaliser. Il est clair que le prévenu est un homme
qui maîtrise particulièrement bien la langue de Molière. Malgré sa
position dans le box des accusés, il a gardé une attitude
décontractée, comme s’il ne prenait pas tout à fait l’ampleur de la
situation. Roger Doloir a

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Yoann Richomme réalise un doublé et un nouveau record

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ROUTE DU RHUM : DESTINATION GUADELOUPE

Par Chloé COMBET
c.combet@agmedias.fr 

Yoann Richomme, skipper du Class40 Arkea-Paprec, vainqueur de la Route du Rhum • ALEXIS COURCOUX 

Hier à 12h23 le skipper Yoann Richomme a été le premier de la class 40 à franchir la ligne d’arrivée de cette 12e édition de la Route du Rhum : destination Guadeloupe. Il remporte une nouvelle fois la compétition et établi un nouveau record qui est de 14 jours 3 heures 8minutes 40secondes. 

Après 14 jours 3 heures 8 minutes 40 secondes en
mer, le skipper de Paprec Arkéa, Yoann Richomme, a remporté hier la
Route du Rhum : destination Guadeloupe en class 40. Il faisait
partie des 17 skippers sanctionnés le 9 novembre dernier à
Saint-Malo. Une pénalité qu’il a effectuée rapidement avant le Cap
Fréhel : « je me suis tiré une balle dans le pied d’entrée,
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La répression doit cesser en Iran, exhorte l’ONU

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La répression sanglante des manifestations qui secouent l’Iran “doit cesser”, ont exhorté jeudi l’ONU et les pays occidentaux devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme qui doit décider s’il veut lancer une enquête internationale…

La répression sanglante des manifestations qui secouent l’Iran “doit cesser”, ont exhorté jeudi l’ONU et les pays occidentaux devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme qui doit décider s’il veut lancer une enquête internationale sur les exactions dont est accusé Téhéran.

“Le peuple iranien réclame quelque chose de si simple, quelque chose que la plupart d’entre nous considèrent comme allant de soi: la possibilité de parler et d’être entendu”, a déclaré l’ambassadrice américaine Michèle Taylor, des membres de sa délégation brandissant des photos et des noms des victimes.

Les 47 Etats membres de la plus haute instance onusienne en matière de droits humains débattent en urgence de la “détérioration de la situation des droits de l’homme” à l’initiative de l’Allemagne et de l’Islande.

“L’usage inutile et disproportionné de la force doit cesser. Les méthodes anciennes et la mentalité de forteresse assiégée de ceux qui détiennent le pouvoir ne fonctionnent tout simplement pas. En fait, elles ne font qu’aggraver la situation”, a affirmé le chef des droits de l’homme de l’ONU, Volker Türk, à l’ouverture de la réunion.

Il a dénoncé ceux qui “cherchent à délégitimer les manifestants, les représentants de la société civile et les journalistes et à les qualifier d’agents au service des ennemis et d’Etats étrangers”, qualifiant ces méthodes de “récit habituel de la tyrannie”.

Depuis deux mois, la répression a fait au moins 416 morts, dont 51 enfants, selon l’ONG Iran Human Rights (IHR), basée en Norvège. 

Cette vague de contestation – née de revendications pour les femmes après la mort de Mahsa Amini arrêtée pour avoir mal porté le voile islamique et qui se sont transformées en contestation du pouvoir – est sans précédent depuis la Révolution islamique de 1979.

Selon le Rapporteur spécial de l’ONU sur l’Iran, plus de 15.000 personnes ont été arrêtées. La justice iranienne a déjà prononcé six condamnations à mort en lien avec les manifestations.

 Faire la lumière

Le Conseil doit décider s’il nomme une équipe d’enquêteurs de haut niveau pour faire la lumière sur toutes les violations des droits humains liées à la répression des manifestations. 

“Cette résolution, si elle est adoptée, compte beaucoup. Nous ne savons pas si (…) elle peut sauver des vies demain. Mais ce que nous savons avec certitude, c’est que cela signifiera la justice, justice pour le peuple”, a déclaré la ministre allemande des Affaires étrangères, Annalena Baerbock, aux journalistes à Genève.

Selon le projet de résolution présenté par l’Allemagne et l’Islande, cette mission d’enquête internationale indépendante -qui n’a guère de chance de pouvoir se rendre en Iran- devra collecter les preuves des violations et de les conserver de manière à pouvoir servir à d’éventuelles futures poursuites.

“+Femme, Vie, Liberté+. C’est avec ce slogan si simple, et si fort, que les Iraniennes et les Iraniens rappellent, depuis plus de deux mois, les valeurs qu’ils défendent”, a déclaré la représentante française, Emmanuelle Lachaussée.

“Dialogue et coopération”

Téhéran pour sa part se démène pour tenter de trouver assez d’alliés afin de faire échouer la résolution, tandis que la ministre allemande des Affaires étrangères a encouragé les pays qui en général votent avec l’Iran à avoir le courage de s’abstenir. Selon plusieurs sources diplomatiques, la résolution devrait être adoptée.

La représentante iranienne dépêchée par Téhéran, Khadijeh Karimi, a accusé les pays occidentaux de “manquer de crédibilité morale” pour faire la leçon à l’Iran, en dénonçant les sanctions américaines et européennes.

Sans surprise, la Chine, le Venezuela et Cuba ont apporté leur soutien à l’Iran, l’ambassadeur chinois Chen Xu défendant comme à son habitude “le dialogue et la coopération (…) pour promouvoir et protéger les droits de l’homme”.

Le Pakistan a également souligné l’importance d’obtenir le consentement du pays concerné pour lancer des enquêtes, mais le Brésil, autre pays leader parmi ceux en développement, a annoncé qu’il allait s’abstenir pendant le vote.

Une résistance croissante – sous la houlette de la Russie, de la Chine ou encore de l’Iran – se bâtit dans l’enceinte du Conseil contre les efforts souvent initiés par les démocraties occidentales de faire condamner des Etats individuels pour les violations des droits humains.

Ces pays ont subi une cuisante défaite le mois dernier, quand ils ont tenté de mettre à l’agenda du Conseil un débat sur la répression menée par Pékin dans la région du Xinjiang. 

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Le Haut commissaire aux droits de l’homme Volker Türk durant une réunion d’urgence du Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU sur la situation en Iran, à Genève le 24 novembre 2022
• VALENTIN FLAURAUD

La ministre allemande des Affaires étrangères Annalena Baerbock, lors d’une réunion d’urgence du Conseil des droits de l’homme sur la situation en Iran, à Genève le 24 novembre 2022
• VALENTIN FLAURAUD

Une manifestante porte un portrait de Mahsa Amini, lors d’une manifestation de soutien au mouvement de contestation en Iran, le 23 septembre 2022 à Bruxelles
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La représentante iranienne Khadijeh Karimi lors d’une réunion d’urgence du Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU, à Genève le 24 novembre 2022
• VALENTIN FLAURAUD

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NBA-leading Celtics bounce back from loss to beat Mavericks Loop Jamaica

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BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 13 rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 31 points to help the NBA-leading Boston Celtics bounce back from a rare loss and beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-112 on Wednesday night.

The Celtics, who have an NBA-best 14 wins, had won nine straight before losing to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

Luka Doncic scored 42 points for the Mavericks, who had beaten Boston four straight times. Three of the wins came on a 3-pointer in the final seconds, and two of those were with no time at all on the clock.

But Doncic wasn’t able to keep this one close.

The Celtics led by as many as 27 points in the third quarter before Dallas scored 13 of the next 15 points. The Mavericks got within nine points, 104-95 with about 3:30 remaining, and it was 117-107 when it became a game of one-on-one.

NETS 112, RAPTORS 98

TORONTO (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 19 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Nic Claxton had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Brooklyn Nets beat short-handed Toronto Raptors.

Toronto held Kevin Durant to 12 points but still lost to the Nets for the fifth time in seven meetings after winning 21 of the previous 25. Durant scored his 26,074th career point in the third quarter, passing Kevin Garnett (26,071) for 18th place on the NBA’s list.

Royce O’Neale made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and Ben Simmons had 14 for the Nets, who bounced back after losing at Philadelphia on Tuesday. Brooklyn have won three of four.

Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points for Toronto.

Toronto had 10 healthy players, with regulars Scottie Barnes (left knee) and Fred VanVleet (non-COVID illness) joining All-Star Pascal Siakam (strained right adductor) on the sidelines.

BULLS 118, BUCKS 113

MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and eight assists and Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks.

Chicago began the week with a 6-10 record but have now beaten the top two teams in the standings. The Bulls ended Boston’s nine-game winning streak Monday night.

Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points apiece for Chicago, and Coby White had 14.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Bucks, who lost for just the second time in 11 home games this season.

HORNETS 107, 76ERS 101

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored nine of his 22 points in the final five minutes and Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat Philadelphia 76ers in a matchup of injury-riddled teams.

Charlotte, which trailed by 13 points in the first half, won for only the second time in 13 games and ended a three-game skid.

Philadelphia were playing without three starters — Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey — but got strong efforts from Shake Milton, De’Anthony Melton, Montrezl Harrell and Tobias Harris.

Milton had 22 points, Melton 20, Harris 19 and Harrell 16 for Philadelphia. Harrell was playing in Charlotte for the first time since that franchise allowed him to leave via free agency last summer.

The Hornets were missing starting guard LaMelo Ball and top reserve Cody Martin, and lost guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the second quarter to left ankle sprain.

WARRIORS 124, CLIPPERS 107

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 31 points, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers during a key stretch midway through the third quarter, and Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Clippers.

Wiggins shot 12 for 18 and matched his most 3-pointers this season with six in his third straight 20-point performance.

Stephen Curry added 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Klay Thompson scored 18 points.

Marcus Morris Sr. had 19 points for Los Angeles.

HAWKS 115, KINGS 106

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 35 points, Clint Capela added 11 points and 14 rebounds and Atlanta Hawks ended Sacramento Kingss winning streak at seven.

Young had 10 points in the third, including a straightaway 3-pointer that gave the Hawks a 97-86 lead, and his 27-foot 3 made it 110-97 with 3:58 left in the game and brought a huge roar from the crowd.

Malik Monk led the Kings with a season-high 27 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 15 points and 13 rebounds.

PISTONS 125, JAZZ 116

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Kevin Knox II had a season-high 21 points, including a career-best six 3-pointers, and Detroit Pistons beat Utah Jazz for their second straight road victory.

Marvin Bagley III scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Alec Burks added 18 points.

The Pistons had lost seven in a row overall and 10 straight on the road before beating Denver on Tuesday night for their first road victory.

Malik Beasley led Utah with 29 points and a season-high eight 3s.

NUGGETS 131, THUNDER 126 OT

OKAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 39 points, Aaron Gordon added 30 and Bruce Brown had a triple-double to help depleted Denver Nuggets outlast Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime.

Brown had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Denver played without starters Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. Porter. missed the game with a left heel injury, while Murray was held out for rest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 11 assists for Oklahoma City. Isiah Joe hit 7 of 10 3s to score 21 points.

CAVALIERS 114, TRAIL BLAZERS 96

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Jarrett Allen had a season-high 24 points and 13 rebounds in Cleveland’s victory over Portland.

Darius Garland had 24 points and 12 assists to help Cavaliers complete a 4-0 homestand and improve to 12-6.

Jusuf Nurkic had 22 points and six rebounds for Portland. The Trail Blazers have lost four straight.

Portland guard Damian Lillard missed his second game in a row because of a strained right lower leg.

HEAT 113, WIZARDS 105

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half, Tyler Herro made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Miami Heat beat Washington Wizards to end a four-game slide.

Caleb Martin scored 24 points and Herro finished with 17 in his first game back following an eight-game absence with a sprained ankle.

Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points for the Wizards.

The teams will meet again Friday in Miami.

TIMBERWOLVES 114, PACERS 101

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points — nine of them in a row in a key third-quarter run — and Minnesota Timberwolves beat Indiana Pacers.

Minnesota have won five in a row, four of them on the road, to improve to 10-8. Indiana had a five-game winning streak snapped to drop to 10-7.

Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota. Myles Turner led Indianapolis with 31 points, hitting seven 3s.

PELICANS 129, SPURS 110

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Zion Williamson had a season-high 32 points along with 11 rebounds and New Orleans Pelicans handed San Antonio Spurs their sixth straight loss, 129-110.

Williamson was 14 for 18 from the field. The Pelicans extended their lead to 24 points in the fourth quarter in winning for the seventh time in nine games.

Jonas Valanciunas finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans.

Spurs guard Devin Vassell had 26 points and eight assists.

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CABINET NOTES Of Wednesday 23 November 2022

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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Wednesday 23 November 2022

The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda commenced its sitting at approximately 10:30 am and concluded at 3:30 pm. All members were present.

A discussion about the new minimum wage, scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2023, was the very first item addressed by the executive body. Cabinet agreed that a balance was sought in order to ensure that no employee would be terminated because the >10% increase of the minimum wage (from $8.20 to $9.00 per hour) would not burden any employer. There would be no loss of jobs given the reasonable movement of the increase, the Cabinet believed. At the same time, the delicately-negotiated outcome, which took into account the interests of all parties—the Union, the Employers, the Government, the Business community—was the wisest decision on which the Cabinet could agree. The proposal will go before parliament next week.
i. The Cabinet invited the Director of the Department of the Environment (DoE) to present her report on the outcomes of COP27 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) held in Egypt over a two-week period. Antigua and Barbuda established its leadership globally on this issue of global climate change. Both the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Environment made proposals to the COP27 which were hailed as the important successes of the meeting, the Director reported. “Loss and Damage” is a three-decade old proposal that seemingly would not ever be accepted. However, following the statement by the Prime Minister and the follow-up negotiations by the Minister of the Environment, the developed countries yielded and have agreed to fund the “loss and damage” proposal. It will be a source of funding-recovery from extreme weather, in vulnerable states, triggered by hurricanes, droughts, floods and other climate-change events.
The Department of the Environment developed a cadre of technical experts to such an extent that three of its staff members have been recruited to work in International Organizations; none of them applied for the jobs. These Antiguan and Barbudan experts are being scooped-up because of their training, knowledge and their competence in matters pertaining to the global environment / climate issues. The Cabinet congratulated the three experts.
i. The Cabinet received a report that several building projects throughout Antigua and Barbuda are unable to move forward as rapidly as they would like because of the scarcity of cement, steel and some aggregates. It was reported that as soon as the vessel bearing its cargo of cement discharges the material at the Crabbes Plant, the firms that sell premixed concrete regularly scoop-up all the cement until the vessel returns one week later; then, the same series of events recur. There is a construction boom taking place in Antigua and Barbuda that was deliberately engineered by the Gaston Browne Administration; when it became evident that the Covid-19 pandemic would disrupt our tourism traffic; the administration moved to incentivize construction.
Several hotel and other building projects are scheduled to begin within weeks; they will add to the demand for cement, steel and aggregates.
The Cabinet was visited by a team from the Department of the Environment (DOE) with responsibility for promoting Arbor Month. Thursday 24 November, 2022, has been declared Arbor Day in our region. Forty plants were presented to the Cabinet members, made up primarily of fruit trees to be nurtured and planted. The Cabinet reminded the Arbor Day team that a decision to plant 1 million trees per year still controls.  And, that as many nurseries as are needed for the saplings will be constructed in order to achieve this objective.
i. The Cabinet engaged an official from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) known as a “transformational specialist”. This UN Official explained that the UNDP is working on the assumption that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is on its way, and the use of ICTs (Information Communications and Technology Systems) to achieve competitive advantage will define civilization going forward. In order for nations to succeed, she said, good digital foundations are needed to drive the new systems. Antigua and Barbuda has been busily working to ensure that those foundations have been constructed so that the country is ready for take-off, and to create the Economic Powerhouse as envisioned by the Prime Minister.
The Minister of Information shared with the Cabinet an event which occurred one day last week when one of the offshore enterprises, operating in Antigua, was deliberately DDOS (attack); the ploy ensured that the company’s computer systems could not function normally. The action had some impact on other businesses in Antigua and Barbuda that use the same carriers for their Internet traffic. The challenge has been successfully met and the operation is restored.
7. The Minister of Health reported that no case of rheumatic fever was discovered in schools, following vigorous testing of students. However, utilizing the resources provided by the WHO, five hundred women have been tested for HPV, 25% of whom have tested positive. Sufficient resources are remaining to test an additional 1,000 women and these tests will continue to be carried out until the resources are exhausted. One of the outcomes of HPV is cervical cancer; this cancer can be eliminated by treatment if caught early. A robust program of testing and treatment will be carried out by the Ministry of Health.
The Glanville’s Polyclinic will soon be reopened—its water-storage problem having been solved. The Villa Polyclinic will begin offering pediatric treatment and EKG tests within a short time. The Clinics are intended to ease the burden on the lone MSJMC E/R services.
The Minister of Education addressed the issue of gangs in the schools, and reported that retaliatory actions by gang members has spawned a series of attacks against students. The Minister indicated that while the Police have been called-in, the behaviours are triggered by students from dysfunctional families. However, the Cabinet directed the Ministry of Social Transformation to have its social workers and others trained in this field to provide a paper that addresses solutions, to the Cabinet, as soon as possible.
The Lower House of Parliament will convene next Tuesday, 29 November 2022, to adopt several bills that have had their first reading weeks ago.

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