Etats-Unis: les démocrates gardent le contrôle du Sénat

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Le parti démocrate a remporté samedi le siège qui lui manquait pour conserver le contrôle du Sénat des Etats-Unis, une victoire décisive pour la suite de la présidence de Joe Biden, qui enterre…

Le parti démocrate a remporté samedi le siège qui lui manquait pour conserver le contrôle du Sénat des Etats-Unis, une victoire décisive pour la suite de la présidence de Joe Biden, qui enterre définitivement les espoirs républicains de “vague rouge”.

Quatre jours après les élections de mi-mandat, les médias américains ont déclaré la victoire de la sénatrice démocrate Catherine Cortez Masto dans l’Etat clé du Nevada.

La sortante a battu de justesse Adam Laxalt, un candidat soutenu par l’ex-président Donald Trump, selon des chaînes de télévision américaines.

Sa réélection porte à 50 sur 100 le nombre d’élus démocrates au Sénat, ce qui permet au parti de Joe Biden de garder la main sur la chambre haute du Congrès. En vertu de la Constitution, la vice-présidente Kamala Harris a en effet le pouvoir de départager les sénateurs.

Les démocrates pourraient encore gagner un siège dans l’Etat de Géorgie, où un second tour sera organisé le 6 décembre.

Les républicains, qui n’ont pas réalisé le raz-de-marée escompté lors de ce scrutin traditionnellement défavorable au parti au pouvoir, semblent toutefois en mesure de redevenir majoritaires à la Chambre des représentants.

Ils devraient s’en servir pour lancer de nombreuses enquêtes parlementaires sur l’administration de Joe Biden, ou ses proches. 

Mais sans le Sénat, ils ne pourront pas adopter de lois contraires à ses objectifs, notamment sur l’avortement ou le climat, ni bloquer ses nominations de juges, ambassadeurs et responsables gouvernementaux.

De plus, leur victoire s’annonce nettement plus courte qu’annoncée. La chaîne NBC News projetait samedi matin une frêle majorité de cinq sièges pour les républicains avec 220 élus contre 215 pour les démocrates.

Près de 20 scrutins n’ont cependant toujours pas donné leur verdict, principalement en Californie.

Portés par une forte inflation, les républicains ont longtemps cru avoir un boulevard devant eux pour reprendre les deux chambres lors de ce scrutin traditionnellement difficile pour le parti au pouvoir.

Revers pour Trump

Leurs résultats décevants font monter l’agitation parmi leurs élus au Congrès, augurant de possibles règlements de compte.

Dans une lettre révélée par Politico, plusieurs sénateurs trumpistes demandent de reporter le vote pour élire leur chef au Sénat prévu la semaine prochaine, semblant défier le ténor Mitch McConnell qui souhaite être reconduit à ce poste.

“Nous sommes tous déçus qu’une +vague rouge+ (la couleur de leur parti, nldr) ne se soit pas concrétisée, et il existe plusieurs raisons à cela”, écrivent-ils en souhaitant ouvrir un débat à ce sujet.

La fin des illusions républicaines pour le Sénat représente un revers pour Donald Trump, qui devrait annoncer mardi qu’il sera candidat à l’élection présidentielle, sa troisième tentative.

Déjà, vendredi, les démocrates l’avaient emporté en Arizona, où le sortant Mark Kelly avait battu le républicain Blake Masters, qui avait reçu le soutien appuyé de l’ex-chef d’Etat, et qui n’a toujours pas reconnu sa défaite.

Piqué par ce revers en Arizona, qui s’ajoute à d’autres échecs de ses poulains, le milliardaire républicain a de nouveau crié à la “fraude électorale” refusant d’admettre le verdict des urnes, comme il le fait depuis sa défaite à la présidentielle de 2020.

Même si son influence sur le parti républicain reste indéniable, il sort de fait fragilisé des élections de mi-mandat et semble vouloir agir vite pour couper l’herbe sous le pied de ses rivaux.

Parmi eux figure le gouverneur de Floride Ron DeSantis, réélu triomphalement et nouvelle star de la droite dure.

Son succès n’a pas échappé au milliardaire, qui a enchaîné cette semaine piques et moqueries contre celui qu’il surnomme “Ron-la-Morale”.

Et, hasard du calendrier ou non, mardi sera aussi le jour de la sortie des mémoires d’un autre concurrent possible de Donald Trump, son ancien vice-président Mike Pence.

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La sénatrice américaine Catherine Cortez Masto (d) s’exprime lors d’un meeting de campagne à Las Vegas, Nevada, le 1er novembre 2022
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Le sénateur américain Mark Kelly prend la parole lors d’un meeting de campagne à Phoenix, Arizona, le 2 novembre 2022
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Le candidat républicain au poste de gouverneur de Floride, Ron DeSantis (g), salue le public, aux côtés de sa femme, lors d’une soirée électorale au Convention Center de Tampa, en Floride, le 8 novembre 2022
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Gunman held hours after shooting cop Loop Jamaica

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A policeman was shot and injured by a gunman in the vicinity of Innswood traffic light along Old Harbour Road, St Catherine on Friday.

Reports are that a few hours after the attack on the lawman, the alleged perpetrator was held when he turned up at the same hospital where the policeman was taken, for medical treatment,

The accused shooter, a 42-year-old man, was positively identified and arrested on the grounds of the medical facility.

Reports are that two policemen a corporal and a constable were traveling in an unmarked car and stopped at the Innswood traffic light where they observed a man jumping from a white coaster bus on the right side of the road, armed with a firearm.

Reports are that the man pointed the gun in the direction of the policeman and opened gunfire.

The police returned fire resulting in the man fleeing on foot.

After the gunfire subsided the police constable observed that he received a gunshot wound to his right thigh.

He was assisted to the Spanish Town Hospital by Spanish Town police unit.

While at the hospital, a man said to be the accused shooter turned up suffering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen and right hand, he was positively identified as the man who fired at the police.

He was placed under police guard at the medical facility while he received treatment.

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‘Enough is enough’: Transport operators could withdraw service Monday Loop Jamaica

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President of the Transport Operator Development Sustainable Service (TODSS) Egerton Newman is advising commuters across the island to make alternative preparations for transportation to work and school, as operators intend to withdraw their service on Monday.

Newman said a number of issues affecting operators, some having to do with government policies, financing and ticket amnesty, have converged to the point where they feel that a total withdrawal of their service would effectively demonstrate their point.

“Enough is enough. We cannot take it anymore,” Newman said in a five-minute voice note circulated by him.

It listed the grievances of the transport operators. He called the gas assistance announced by the Finance and Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke a political stunt as those who applied for the subsidy were rejected because of their licence.

“It is regrettable from all directions that the minister of finance would make such an announcement that he would be giving the transport sector $600 million in grant facilities for their challenge in buying fuel. To date, since that announcement was made, less than 2,000 persons received that $25,000 grant,” Newman pointed out.

He said that it is unfortunate that it was never meant to be, as thousands of applicants started receiving messages informing them that they were not qualified for the grant.

“The government used it as a political stunt to revive the sector, but it hasn’t. It has made us worse because many of us were depending on that money.

“All we can see on our phones is that we are not qualified or licence that we have with Transport Authority, renewal every year or every four years, our licence nuh good; we don’t have a valid licence,” he said.

The transport operators are livid that some $200 million that was allocated by the government to provide loans to them to improve their vehicles is being offered at a 14 per cent interest rate.

Additionally, those applying for the loan would have to reportedly traverse a web of bureaucratic red tape, which includes proof of a pattern of banking before the application can be considered.

“The system is not set up where the common taxi man can go to the bank every week. It is not there. It is the same with the JUTC [Jamaica Urban Transit Company], it is the government who has to give them money. So where should the taxi man get it from?” he asked.

Newman has also been calling for a traffic ticket amnesty for some time now.

“With all of this on our shoulders, we have asked for an amnesty, and they can’t give us one. Mark it down; come Monday morning, all taxi drivers across the length and breadth of Jamaica that have outstanding tickets beware. Don’t go to work Monday morning,” he said.

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Diabetes awareness for 2022 returns to face-to-face post-pandemic Loop Barbados

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The Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados is back raising awareness in-person and outside.

First Vice President of the Association Tyrone Lowe chatted with Loop News this week ahead of the week of activities planned to get diabetics and pre-diabetics more educated while getting more allies and supporters in the community.

The theme for World Diabetes Day, November 14, for 22 is “Education to Protect Tomorrow”.

Here is the schedule of activities planned by the Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados:

Church Service for World Diabetes Day

Sunday, November 13, 2022

9:00am-11:00am

James Street Methodist Church … Stream here – https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesStreetMethodistChurch/videos

5K Walk & Run

Sunday, November 13, 2022

3:30pm-6:00pm

YMPC Grounds – Beckles Road

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Exercise session with Spinny after the Walk

Walk for Diabetes

World Diabetes Day – 2022 John Grace Memorial Lecture

Monday, November 14, 2022

7:00pm-9:00am

LESC – Two Mile Hill

World Diabetes Day John Grace Memorial lecture

SEAS THE DAY!

Friday, November 18, 2022

10:00am-10:00pm

LESC – Two Mile Hill

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Ultimatum Fols on hold

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PARAMARIBO — Het ultimatum dat de Federatie van Organisaties van Leerkrachten in Suriname (Fols) had gesteld aan het ministerie van

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MISSING: 29-year-old Jowana Lee of Swetes Village

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The family of 29 years-old Jowana Lee of Swetes Village is concerned as to her whereabouts and is appealing to the public for assistance in locating her.

Jowana was reportedly last seen around 10:00 am on Wednesday 9th November, prior to her leaving home to go to Liberta.

A report of her disappearance was made at the All Saints Police Station by a family member around 7:30 pm on Saturday 12th November.

Several efforts were made to contact her by phone, but have proven unsuccessful.

She is described to be approximately 5ft-5 inches in height with dark complexion and short dreadlock hairstyle.

Anyone with information as to her whereabouts can contact the All Saints Police Station at 460-1000 or the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913.

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GloRilla Opens Up About Abortion and The Moment “F.N.F” Blew Up

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GloRilla is getting vulnerable as she discusses her rising fame and her debut EP, ‘Anyways… Life’s Great’ and all of the things that have taken her to this point in her life and career.

The 23-year-old rapper seemingly blew up overnight with her song “F.N.F (Let’s Go),” which led to a half-a-million dollar deal with Yo Gotti and instant overnight fame as she landed a collaboration with Cardi B on the “Tomorrow 2” remix.

GloRilla debut EP features her Cardi B collab along with seven other new tracks. While on The Angie Martinez Show on Friday, GloRilla talks about how “F.N.F” blew up while she was in a cleanse due to several things happening in her life, including a breakup and her decision to have an abortion.

“We was going through something like we can’t go into 2022 the same way we was last year, you know it was, just had a lot going on…we had to get our life together, we was like ‘we can’t keep living like this’ we was like ok we gon go on a cleanse, we aint gon talk to no dudes cause I felt like that was a distraction, no partying, going out you know like saving money and exercising,” she said adding that she and her friend decided to do a social media cleanse from March to May.

“I had just really got out of a breakup and I already said this in the preview of my song…I had just had an abortion and so I’m like you know I gotta cleanse cause I didn’t feel the same after that. I had mental changes so I’m like no more dudes, we gon just cleanse…I was really really going through something,” she explains.

The rapper added that she made up her mind to make a change by changing the way she normally operated.

“I most definitely feel it would work if you cut off what you know is holding you back, no matter how much you like it, you gotta cut it off and focus on yourself, something gon change,” she says about the 60-day cleanse which saw her song blowing up on a bigger scale that led to her label deal.

The rapper, whose real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, also said shared that her cousin introduced her to music in 2018, and she later released a music video after realizing that she loved music and was good at it. She also spoke about signing to CMG Records and Yo Gotti after exploring several label deals.

According to her, she had gone to a meeting with Gotti a day after “F.N.F” was released and, within hours, had decided to sign to the label.

“Everything was just happening so fast,” she says. “He’s super involved in my career. That’s one thing that I respect about him like he really in tuned with what I got going on like he prolly work harder than than I do. The CMG team, the Interscope team they all work so hard and they be working the hell out of me too but it’s like they work really hard too,” Glo said.

The rapper also shared that she “prayed for times like these,” and described her experience being signed as an artist as “so lit.”

In the meantime, the Memphis native says that she is also simultaneously working on an album for release next year, and she is also planning to go on tour for her EP.

As for Ms. Gloria’s future goals, she says she’d like to be a billionaire rapper so that “everybody that I love will be straight, never have to worry about anything again.”

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Tachana Dalger verovert Caraibisch baanwielrentitel

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door Ricky Wirjosentono PARAMARIBO — Tachana Dalger is zaterdag Caraibisch baanwielren kampioen geworden in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad en Tobago. In de

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Men armed with gun, axes and machete commit robberies in GT Loop Cayman Islands

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The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) reported that, on Friday, November 11, police were dispatched by the 911 Communications Centre to two reports of armed robberies and one attempted robbery in George Town.

According to the RCIPS, at approximately 7:45pm, police received a report that someone broke the glass doors of the Uncle Clem’s Grocery Store located on Mary Street. The occupants of the store ran through the rear door and one person fell while trying to get away from the incident, sustaining minor injuries.

The investigation revealed that two masked men dressed in hoodies, one armed with a machete, the other with an axe, entered the premise and stole money from the cash registered. They then left store, their direction of travel unknown.

A second incident took place at just before 7:50pm, where it was reported that a delivery driver was leaving Diaz Lane, after making a delivery, when someone banged on his car window. Two masked men, one carrying an axe was seen.

According to the police report, the driver said they began banging on his vehicle with the axe and as a result he sped off from the location. Nothing was stolen and no injuries caused, however the vehicle sustained minor damage.

Following this incident, police received a report of an armed robbery at Asian Retailer, located on Shedden Road just after 8:20pm.

At this location, it was reported that two men wearing dark coloured clothing and hoodies, entered the store, brandished a firearm and demanded money and assaulted the store keeper. The men made off with a quantity of cash in an unknown direction.

All three incidents are being investigated by the RCIPS and detectives are encouraging anyone with information to call the George Town Police Station at 949-4222. Alternatively, anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via the RCIPS website at https://www.rcips.ky/submit-a-tip.

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Penal farmer warns of high produce prices after flooding

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Farmer Vijay Ramsaroop said recent floods have destroyed his pepper fields at Rahamut Trace, South Trinidad and believes the price of produce will go up in the market. – Yvonne Webb

COUNTING their losses on Saturday in the aftermath of severe flooding earlier this week, farmers in the Penal/Debe area are predicting higher vegetable and fruit prices.

Farmer Vijay Ramsaroop said his one and a half acre of a variety of peppers and paw paw, submerged under four feet of water which is yet to completely recede.

He said fellow farmers who cultivate tomatoes, eddoes, sweet corn, patchoi among other crops at Rahamut Trace, have suffered similar losses.

Ramsaroop’s sweet, chilli, hot, pimento peppers and paw paw crops were damaged.

“We have no crops to reap. After being buried in four feet of flood waters, some of the crops are still standing, but they will wilt in a day or two. Some people may still want to reap what they can salvage, but I would not do that because we don’t know what diseases the water brought.”

Ramsaroop, 64, left his job as a taxi-driver during the pandemic and turned to farming, which he has been involved in for 50-plus years, full-time.

“I have been farming since I was a little boy, but I am getting discouraged. Every time it rains we get flooded out. For another year, I lost everything.”

What is more discouraging, he said, is that young people, who inherited land from their parents, after extensive, continuous losses, are also ready to call it a day.

“I am the oldest farmer here. The younger people are ready to give up, but there are no other jobs for them in this community.”

Ramsaroop is not taking too kindly to the Prime Minister’s warning not to price gouge as floodwaters devastated crops in many of the foodbaskets across the country. Most of his crops are sold to Namdevco and a smaller amount retailed.

Ramsaroop said it is not the farmers who price gouge, but the middlemen and vendors.

He said he has seen vendors split one bundle of greens (watercress) and bodi into two “thin, thin bundles” and sell it during shortages.

A farmer’s field in Penal remains under water on Friday after recent flooding. –

“People don’t know how hard farmers work to feed this nation. At my age, 64, you know how many spray cans I tote on my back and bend down to spray and cut the grass. But when we go to the market and we set our price, customers accuse us of trying to dig out their eyes. When we go to buy chemicals, farmers are turned away if you are $5 short.”

On compensation for who the Prime Minister says qualifies, Ramsaroop said the country could be spared millions annually in flood compensation if rivers are dredged and cleaned, bridges and access roads fixed and general maintenance of watercourses are sustained.

“We don’t want much. We just want good access roads, proper drainage. If the ministry clean the rivers, we good to go.

“The money we get cannot really compensate us for the total loss we suffer. “Remember we have to start back from scratch with cash from our own pockets. When you have to apply for compensation it takes sometimes eight months to over a year to get a small sum.”

He said if the Oropouche River was cleaned and dredged, flooding in that area could have been alleviated.

Admitting that the rainfall was unprecedented and “God’s work”, he still believes if works are carried out during the dry season part of the problem could be solved.

He said four months ago, before the rainy season started, he reported the collapse of two culverts which was preventing the free flow of water.

Ramsaroop said he was told the equipment to repair them was not working.

He called on the Ministry of Agriculture and Works and Transport and agencies responsible for the clearance of drains and watercourses to not only issue contracts, but oversee the work done.

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