Cédric Chaillot fait appel de sa condamnation à 20 ans de réclusion criminelle

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Avant les 10 jours légaux, le Foyalais de 38 ans récemment condamné aux Assises a interjeté appel de la décision de la Cour.

Il avait 10 jours pour faire appel et il a saisi cette opportunité. Le 14 novembre dernier, Cédric Chaillot avait été condamné à 20 ans de réclusion criminelle pour « violences avec armes ayant entrainé la mort (de Daniel Duville) sans intention de la donner et pour port d’arme, le tout en récidive ».

Le Foyalais de 38 ans avait été reconnu coupable à l’issue de 4 jours d’audience mais les jurés n’avaient pas retenu la qualification de meurtre à son encontre. Les faits qui lui sont reprochés se sont produits devant l’ex-discothèque Le Maximus au Lamentin, le 26 juillet 2019. Ce soir-là, à la suite de coups de feu, un jeune de 23 ans avait perdu la vie.

 

L’acquittement avait été plaidé pour le meurtre

Cédric Chaillot a toujours contesté être à l’origine du tir mortel, tout en reconnaissant avoir fait feu mais à terre. Lors de son interpellation, deux mois après les faits, l’arme retrouvée sur lui n’était pas celle qui a tué Daniel Duville.

 

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À l’audience, son avocat, Me Eddy Arneton, avait plaidé l’acquittement pour le meurtre. Pour les faits de port d’armes, reconnus par l’accusé, il avait souhaité une peine qui n’aille pas au-delà de 10 ans.

L’affaire sera donc à nouveau examinée en appel.

Cette semaine, Cédric Chaillot, incarcéré à Ducos, a été transféré vers une prison de l’Hexagone.

 

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Mondial – Droits LGBT+: l’Allemagne défie la Fifa

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Un bâillon mimé par les joueurs, une ministre qui arbore en tribune le brassard “One Love”, l’affirmation que les droits humains ne sont “pas négociables”: avant d’entamer son Mondial contre le Japon, l’Allemagne a défié mercredi la Fifa et ses menaces de sanctions brandies pour…

Un bâillon mimé par les joueurs, une ministre qui arbore en tribune le brassard “One Love”, l’affirmation que les droits humains ne sont “pas négociables”: avant d’entamer son Mondial contre le Japon, l’Allemagne a défié mercredi la Fifa et ses menaces de sanctions brandies pour empêcher le port du brassard inclusif durant le tournoi.

Dans cette compétition, la question des droits des personnes LGBT+ est au centre de l’attention, avec des critiques en Europe occidentale, visant aussi bien la Fédération internationale de football (Fifa) que le Qatar, où relations sexuelles hors mariage et homosexualité sont passibles de poursuites pénales.

Arguant que “la provocation n’est pas le bon chemin”, que les droits des homosexuels sont “un processus”, ou regrettant les “leçons de morale” venues d’Occident, Gianni Infantino a clairement exprimé son rejet du brassard inclusif “One Love” que voulaient porter les capitaines de sept sélections, Allemagne, Angleterre, pays de Galles, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Danemark et Suisse.

Lundi, il a remporté une première manche: ces pays ont reculé devant la menace de “sanctions sportives”. La Fifa n’a pas donné de détail sur lesdites sanctions mais dans un entretien au site anglophone The Athletic, le directeur général de la Fédération danoise Jacok Jensen a raconté que, ce jour-là, “la situation s’est encore aggravée lorsque la Fifa a demandé à l’Angleterre une réunion d’urgence” juste avant son match contre l’Iran. 

‘Suspension’

“Ils ont clairement fait savoir qu’il y aurait des sanctions sportives et au moins un carton jaune si un joueur portait le brassard” et que “le capitaine aurait pu se voir infliger une suspension de plusieurs matches”, a raconté le responsable.

Et de fait, l’Anglais Harry Kane s’est présenté lundi sur la pelouse contre l’Iran avec le brassard fourni par la Fifa, frappé d’un coeur et aux messages beaucoup plus consensuels.

Mais, mercredi, depuis les tribunes du stade Khalifa, Gianni Infantino a assisté à la rébellion allemande quand les joueurs, dont le capitaine Manuel Neuer, se sont ostensiblement mis la main devant la bouche, signe universel de silence imposé, sur la traditionnelle photo d’équipe précédant le coup d’envoi.

L’équipe d’Hans Flick était soumise à une autre pression que celle de la Fifa, venue de la maison. En Allemagne, de nombreuses voix se sont en effet élevées pour appeler les joueurs de la Mannschaft à ne pas céder à l’instance du football mondial. L’enseigne de supermarchés REWE a ainsi indiqué ne plus vouloir prolonger son partenariat avec la Mannschaft après la décision de ne pas porter le brassard “One Love”.

Les Allemands ont bien préparé leur affaire. Alors que les équipes étaient dans le tunnel pour entrer sur la pelouse, les commentateurs de l’ARD prévenaient les téléspectateurs que quelque chose allait se passer. Et, au moment de la photo officielle, les joueurs faisaient le geste qui restera un des moments forts de la compétition quoi qu’il advienne.

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Pendant ce temps, en tribune officielle, la ministre de l’Intérieur en charge des sports Nancy Faeser, installée juste à la gauche de Gianni Infantino, a enfilé le fameux brassard inclusif “One Love”, avant de tweeter la photo sur les réseaux sociaux. Et de remettre une veste couvrant le bandeau.

Concomitamment, la fédération allemande a envoyé un communiqué cinglant sur les réseaux sociaux pour affirmer que “les droits humains ne sont pas négociables”, une expression utilisée dans la matinée par le porte-parole du gouvernement à Berlin. “Nous interdire de porter le brassard, c’est nous interdire de parler. Notre position est claire”, selon le texte.

Sollicitée par l’AFP, la Fifa n’a pas réagi à cette mutinerie allemande.

Mais quelle que soit la suite du feuilleton du brassard, il laissera des traces dans les relations entre la Fifa et les fédérations européennes concernées, qui n’ont pas accepté ce qu’elles considèrent comme de l’autoritarisme.

“Il y a une élection présidentielle à la Fifa. Il y a 211 pays affiliés à la Fifa et j’ai cru comprendre que 207 pays soutenaient l’actuel président (Infantino). Le Danemark n’en fait pas partie”, a déclaré Jesper Moller le président de la Fédération danoise. “Je ne suis pas seulement déçu. Je suis en colère. Je n’ai jamais rien vécu de tel.”

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Le président de la Fifa Gianni Infantino (G), la ministre de l’Intérieur allemand Nancy Faeser (C) et le président de la fédération allemande de football, Bernd Neuendorf, lors du match du Mondial entre l’Allemagne et le Japon, le 23 novembre 2022 à Doha
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Les joueurs allemands Thilo Kehrer (G) et Jonas Hofmann présentent le brassard “One Love”, contre la discrimination et pour la diversité, le 21 septembre 2022
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Le brassard anti-discrimination “One Love” porté par le capitaine anglais Harry Kane pendant un match de Ligue des nations contre l’Italie, à San Siro, le 23 septembre 2022
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University couple turns pain into purpose Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

When Norval Mendez took the microphone at the N.C.B. Foundation’s Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) last Saturday, no one could anticipate the powerful testimony of struggle and triumph that would follow.

“You see my standing here now, I was half this size when I attended the first YES staging in 2017,” shared Mendez. “I barely had the money to purchase lunch when I started out at University [of the West Indies, Mona Campus], and it affected my mental well-being. Thinking about how I was going to find the funds to purchase my next meal derailed my focus from my studies.”

But Mendez shared that he didn’t allow the despair he was feeling to control the outcome of his life. As an N.C.B. Foundation tertiary scholar, he was given the opportunity to participate in the inaugural YES.

“After attending the summit, it sparked so many ideas. I wanted to be the change and so I set out on a path to find sustainable solutions. In any situation in life, you have two choices; you can either succumb to the issues you are facing or be the game changer,” continued Mendez.

Mendez along with his now wife Claudine, who is also an N.C.B. Foundation Scholar, found a purpose to launch a food pantry in 2017, in response to food insecurity issues facing university students. The initiative started out by collecting food donations and distributing them to students and has since been adopted by the GraceKennedy Foundation, as the GK Campus Connect Food Bank at the Students’ Union at the UWI, Mona Campus.

Five years ago too, they also established a digital solutions agency, DigiTalawah, providing digital marketing services to start-ups, small and large businesses looking for a boost online awareness.

The couple offers software development, app development, business email set-up, social media management and website security.

However, Mendez credits his soulmate, Claudine, as a major driving force behind their innovative ventures. “I could not have done any of this without the support of my wife, who has kept me grounded and given me hope when things get tough,” he expressed.

When he invited her to the microphone, she captivated the audience with the sheer strength of her belief in their dreams and aspirations.

“I believe in him because he is the type of person that is always persistent and will work to overcome every adversity. His willpower is such an inspiration and I know as a team we will do great things,” stated Claudine.

The Mendez family is grateful for the start they received from the suite of supporting N.C.B. Foundation programmes, which included the flagship Scholarship and Grants programme and the Level Up Grant Programme.

The Mendez’s were a part of 200 participations attending the second staging of the Youth Empowered Summit (YES) held on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

The hybrid event facilitated in-person and online engagement with past beneficiaries of the suite of N.C.B. Foundation programmes including the CSEC National Bursary Programme; Scholarship & Grant Programme; Amber HEART Coding Academy Partnership; Level-Up Grant Programme and Grant A Wish Programme.

Attendees were engaged in discussions with powerhouse financial expert Kalilah Reynolds; mental health coach Krystal Tomlinson and digital mogul Alicia Lyttle on how to comprehend, manage and improve their mental health, wealth, and digital skills. The discussions were moderated by the youth ambassador and N.C.B. Foundation board director, Emprezz Golding.

N.C.B. Foundation has invested over $1 billion in education to date and now focuses on playing a critical role in enabling Jamaica’s digital transformation by expanding the pool of digital producers. The Youth Empowerment Summit is one of many initiatives through which the Foundation supports young Jamaicans in tandem with its mandate.

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DCA orders St. Peter MP to remove a number of billboards; constituent asks if ALP fears competition

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The Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Peter has been issued with a stop order by the Development Control Authority (DCA) and instructed to remove the billboards  he has been erecting in the constituency.

The enforcement notice has been stapled to the billboards, and if the MP fails to remove the structures, they will be broken down.

Two gigantic billboards, about 16 plywood-sheets strong, have been erected at Parham Corner; however, no posters have been placed on them as yet.

One of the structures is directly in line with another signboard, painted bright red, that belongs to the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) candidate, Rawdon Turner, and which has not attracted any stop order.

Yet another humongous billboard has been erected in the vicinity of the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, and this, too, has attracted a DCA stop order.

A fourth billboard in Parham, in the vicinity of the basketball court, has been ordered down, in addition  to some in Pares Village.

The latter are just the bare frames, but have to be removed, as demanded by the DCA.

One of these billboards was blocking a smaller structure that features a poster of Turner.

There is a seventh billboard in the vicinity of the Transport Board which has been tagged for removal, as well.

Some people are describing the situation as an apparent billboard war among former comrades.

Meanwhile, a St. Peter resident who says she does not support Michael is, nevertheless, taking his side in these circumstances.

“It’s over a year now that Turner alone put up  billboards all over the constituency, and it wasn’t even election season. And it’s years now that the Prime Minister and his family put up Christmas posters across the whole country.  All in July,  Christmas still ah go on!!

“What happen now: They afraid of the competition?” the young woman asks.

It is unclear whether MP Michael received permission from the DCA before erecting his billboards.

But other media outlets report that he sought permission for 66 billboards and was granted approval for 15.

Some of the billboards put up at strategic locations by the Antigua Labour Party have fallen over already, reportedly due to  poor construction and  strong winds.

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Sections of Manzanilla/Mayaro Road collapse after flood

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Screenshot taken from a video posted by the TT Met Office showing the collapsed part of the Manzanilla/Mayaro Road on Wednesday morning. –

THE Manzanilla/Mayaro Road has partially collapsed, and drivers are being advised to avoid trying to use the road, which links Sangre Grande to Mayaro.

Constant flooding over the last few days and excessive runoff from the Nariva Swamp on Wednesday have washed away segments of the road.

Videos taken by people driving though the area showed almost an entire lane gone in one area, with a steady flow of water gushing across it.

Chairman of the Mayaro /Rio Claro Regional Corporation Raymond Cozier, in a telephone interview on Wednesday morning, advised drivers to stay away from the area stretching from the Mitan River to the Manzanilla Beach Resort.

He suggests they use alternative routes through Cunapo, Biche and Rio Claro to get to Mayaro.

“Information has been received that the Manzanilla Road has partially collapsed and is impassable to cars and vans, with water about three feet in some areas.

“I was with the team from the Met Office who was doing the survey. They indicated several parts (of the road) have collapsed on the edges. It may get worse, since the velocity of water is extremely strong.

“No vehicles should be traversing at this time.”

He shared with the Newsday a video sent to him, which was taken by a driver earlier on Wednesday morning, showing a part which caved in.

Mayaro MP Rushton Paray also advised no vehicles should try to use this road.

In a Facebook post. Paray said several parts of the outer edges have collapsed because of the velocity of the runoff.

Cozier said the area really falls under the jurisdiction of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.

“SGRC has advised that a team from the Ministry of Works and Transport is on the way to assess the situation.”

In a bulletin on Wednesday, the Met Service said the country remains under an adverse yellow-level weather alert and yellow riverine alert, as most major rivers are swollen.

This story will be updated.

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3 covid deaths recorded in last week

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In this April 2020 file photo a ventilator was already been set up at the Scarborough General Hospital for covid19 patients. – Photo by David Reid

THE Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 143 new covid19 infections and three deaths between November 16-22.

In the previous seven-day period, there were 145 new cases and six deaths.

The seven-day average of new cases this week is 20 and the seven-day average of covid-related deaths is one.

Last week, the averages were 21 new cases and one death per day.

Active cases now stand at 204 – 17 more than a week ago. There are 18 patients in hospital, down from 22.

The total number of covid deaths stands at 4,266.

Since the national vaccination programme began over a year ago, 717,958 people have been fully vaccinated, that is, an additional 61 over the past week.

So far, 169,203 people have had a booster shot – 31 more than last week. The percentage of the population that is fully vaccinated remained at 51.3 per cent for a fifth week.

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$10M worth of ganja found at Corentyne sea dam

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) unearthed a quantity of marijuana at Corentyne in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Tuesday.

According to CANU, their ranks conducted an operation on the sea dam in No 78 Village Corentyne, Berbice, and a thorough search of the area revealed several parcels of suspected cannabis hidden behind a wooden structure located on the sea dam.

Officers then made checks around the area in an attempt to identify and apprehend the individuals involved but were unsuccessful.

The drugs were escorted to CANU’s Skeldon office, Corentyne, Berbice, where it tested positive as cannabis.

According to CANU, the illegal substance weighed 79.6kg, with a street value of approximately $10 million.

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Letter: Diaspora browbeating must come to an end

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

Dear Editor,

I write with reference to a letter to President Ali, published on 13/11/22 under the title “We are calling for a gov’t energy policy that guarantees a fair deal for Guyana and the planet”. The letter was signed by 45 persons (G45), many of whom claim Guyanese citizenship but do not live here.

While the concerns and recommendations to the President are of great interest, the letter contains two fundamental flaws that cancel out its initial worth. First and foremost is the recommendation that Guyana assume the role of carbon sink ‘in chief’ to facilitate “fossil economies [that] desperately need this service.” Simply put, the G45 wants the same fossil economies that have contributed the most to climate change to be given a chance to contribute even more, while asking a developing country to absorb their mess. In effect, what the G45 is suggesting is that Guyanese who live here, as against the ones who live in fossil economies recommended for protection, accept a neocolonial model by relegating itself to a natural resource supplier with no value-added benefits.

Editor, I note with grave concern that many in the G45 group are enjoying all the benefits of the fossil fuel economies they live in, while recommending we supply the environmental wherewithal for their comfort. Rather than focus only on the supply side of things, therefore, I urge the G45 to focus on the populations that contribute the most to GHG.

About half of the signatories to the President live in high-consumption fossil economies. They are the ones who must adjust their lifestyles to meet the various goals set out in the global climate change agenda.

A cursory look at the relevant data on the consumption side points to the real source of GHG emissions. Let us begin with electricity consumption, expressed in kilowatt hours. Here is a quick take – Norway, 29,000; Canada 16,800; USA 13,000; Australia 10,300; UK 4,600; India 1200; Guyana 1,000; Nigeria 135.

There is a vast divide between the developed and developing world. Millions of people in the latter still live in the dark, while a typical house in North America has 100 light bulbs and multiple appliances.

Vehicle ownership is a good indicator of who is doing the polluting. 43 countries have more than 500 cars per 1000 persons, of which 37 are from North America and Europe. 64 countries have less than 100 vehicles per 1000, all of which are in the Third World. Gasoline per capita consumption is highest in the developed world, with US and Canada burning 4.39 and 3.62 litres respectively every day. Readers may want to know that Canada, with 38 million people, has more vehicles than all of Africa, with a population of 1.2 billion.

Natural gas consumption shows the same staggering disparities between what the wealthy nations burn up versus consumption in the Third World. The US burns 35 times more natural gas than Mozambique, and Canada burns 149 times more than Tanzania (https://www.worldometers.info/gas/gas-consumption-by-country/).

Fossil fuel subsidies are a major indirect contributor to GHG. Public money (subsidies) going to fossil fuels could instead go to social spending, health and development, clean energy, energy access for the poor, or other areas important to the public. (priceofoil.org). Canada (where some of the letter writers live) is high on fossil subsidies, amounting to nearly Cdn$5B annually (iisd.org). In Canada, fossil fuel subsidies are given at both the federal and provincial levels.

According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, “examples of provincial subsidies include crown royalty reductions in Alberta valued at an average of Cdn$1.16 billion and deep drilling and infrastructure credits in British Columbia valued at Cdn$350 million in 2019 (iisd.org).

In October of this year, President Biden released 15 million barrels of oil in order to lower gasoline prices and deal with inflation. Lowering gas price is a guaranteed means of increasing emissions, but when citizens in wealthy countries with huge reserves need a break, they get it.

Given all the above, I call of the signatories to the letter to President Ali to go to the Governments where they reside and ask them to stop drilling, stop subsidising, and stop pressuring Third World countries to assume the role of raw materials’ providers in the age of ideas-based value. Further, the activists should go tell their fellow consumers in the developed world to ease up on their debilitating consumption practices. Diaspora browbeating must come to an end.

Sincerely,Dr Randolph Persaud

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BARBADOS-FINANCE-PM seeks to re-assure business community

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GUYANA-ENERGY-Guyana moving ahead with plans for international energy conference

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