Marine Le Pen passe la main à Jordan Bardella à la tête du RN

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Jordan Bardella devrait accéder samedi à la présidence du RN, permettant à Marine Le Pen de se concentrer sur l’Assemblée et ses ambitions élyséennes intactes. Mais l’exclusion d’un député RN pour des…

Jordan Bardella devrait accéder samedi à la présidence du RN, permettant à Marine Le Pen de se concentrer sur l’Assemblée et ses ambitions élyséennes intactes. Mais l’exclusion d’un député RN pour des propos jugés racistes vient perturber l’intronisation attendue.

Le RN semblait rattrapé par ses vieux démons lorsque ses députés, Marine Le Pen comprise, ont été les seuls vendredi à rester assis au moment du vote dans l’hémicycle de l’exclusion temporaire de Grégoire de Fournas, élu de Gironde, après la vague d’indignation suscitée par ses propos jugés racistes.

La stratégie de banalisation du parti, qu’a promis de poursuivre Jordan Bardella, s’en trouve ébranlée. D’autant que le député sanctionné a régulièrement affiché son soutien au candidat.

Initialement pourtant, le weekend devait être l’opportunité d’orchestrer une transition tranquille dans un parti à l’histoire mouvementée. En effet le résultat du vote des adhérents, qui sera révélé samedi matin à la Mutualité à Paris, doit mettre fin à un faux suspense: après trois mois de campagne, nul n’imagine que le président par intérim échoue face à son rival, le maire de Perpignan Louis Aliot.

“La question, c’est l’ampleur de sa victoire”, résume un cadre, alors que l’eurodéputé s’est fixé pour objectif d’obtenir au moins 67,65% des voix, le score obtenu par Marine Le Pen face à Bruno Gollnisch pour succéder à Jean-Marie Le Pen il y a onze ans.

Il s’agit pour Marine Le Pen de se libérer des tâches internes parfois ingrates, alors que l’épicentre du RN se trouve désormais à l’Assemblée nationale, où la députée du Pas-de-Calais rayonne sur un groupe de 89 élus et consolide plus que jamais son assise politique et médiatique.

Délestée de l’intendance du RN, notamment de l’épineuse équation financière, elle pourra peaufiner une quatrième candidature à la présidentielle dans cinq ans, que personne dans le parti n’ose remettre en cause.

Jordan Bardella, lui, va devoir trouver sa place, alors que le parti a souvent réservé un sort cruel à ses numéros deux – “le destin de dauphin est parfois de s’échouer”, avait résumé en son temps Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Il a pour lui d’avoir connu une fulgurante ascension, entamée en 2019 lorsqu’il avait pris la tête de la liste RN aux Européennes, avant de rafler la présidence par intérim du parti l’année dernière.

“Créature”

Originaire de Seine-Saint-Denis, celui qui a fêté mi-septembre ses 27 ans s’est surtout révélé lors de la campagne présidentielle au gré de débats télévisés où son aisance et son habileté ont parfois mis en difficulté des contradicteurs chevronnés.

Populaire auprès de la base militante, M. Bardella loue sa “relation singulière d’une confiance inestimable” avec Marine Le Pen, à qui il jure régulièrement fidélité et loyauté.

Mais il est présenté par certains cadres comme “la créature” de la patronne de l’extrême droite française.

Au-delà de ses propres ambitions, c’est sa ligne, voire ses amitiés politiques que mettent en exergue ses détracteurs, l’eurodéputé étant soupçonné d’accointances avec les “identitaires” et d’une trop grande mansuétude envers ceux qui étaient partis chez Eric Zemmour.

Mi-octobre, son empressement à vouloir participer à une manifestation initiée par Reconquête! après le meurtre de la jeune Lola à Paris – il y a renoncé in extremis – a accentué le trouble: a-t-il le flair nécessaire, quelles sont ses convictions réelles?

Seul édile RN d’une ville de plus de 100.000 habitants, Louis Aliot s’est vite engouffré dans la brèche, fustigeant dans une tribune “les excès pratiqués par le Front national d’un autre temps”, les “identitaristes” et, surtout, “les adeptes du +grand remplacement+”. Une expression que seul Jordan Bardella a reprise à son compte, en août 2021, quand Marine Le Pen y a toujours opposé une grande circonspection.

Jordan Bardella a reproché dans le JDD “aigreur et mauvaise foi”. “C’est qu’il a mal compris”, lui a répondu Louis Aliot.

Celui qui a dirigé le Front national de la jeunesse dans les années 90 met en avant son expérience et ses responsabilités d’élu local autant qu’une forme d’ouverture politique – il a recruté un ancien collaborateur du feu leader socialiste Georges Frêche.

Louis Aliot espère pouvoir s’appuyer sur un score correct pour peser dans la prochaine direction.

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Jordan Bardella, eurodéputé et président par intérim du RN, à Châlons-en-Champagne, le 10 septembre 2022
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Jordan Bardella (g), eurodéputé et président par intérim du RN, derrière Marine Le Pen, cheffe de file du parti et présidente de son groupe à l’Assemblée nationale, à Paris, le 29 juin 2022
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Louis Alio, vice-président du RN et maire de Perpignan, à Baixas, dans les Pyrénées-Orientales, le 27 août 2022
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Le Bureau int?gr? des Nations Unies en Ha?ti (BINUH) a publi? une note qui explicite le r?gime de sanctions adopt? par le conseil de s?curit? de l’ONU et qui visent ceux qui menacent la paix et la s?curit? en Ha?ti. Selon cette note dont Le Nouvelliste a obtenu copie, la r?solution 2653 ?tablit un comit? qui devra assurer la mise en oeuvre des sanctions qui seront impos?es aux personnes et entit?s qui menacent la paix, la s?curit? et la stabilit? d’Ha?ti.

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Selon la note du BINUH, la r?solution demande au Secr?taire g?n?ral des Nations unies de cr?er un Groupe compos? de quatre experts qui aura la t?che d’aider le Comit? ? s’acquitter de son mandat. << Le Groupe d’experts sera charg? de r?unir, d’examiner et d’analyser toutes les informations qui concernent l’application des sanctions.

Le Comit? de sanctions aura la responsabilit? de d?signer les personnes et entit?s sanctionn?es selon les crit?res et proc?dures ?tablies dans la r?solution 2653. Les sanctions viseront donc tous les acteurs impliqu?s dans toutes les activit?s et les actions mena?ant la paix, la s?curit? ou la stabilit? en Ha?ti, et ne se limiteront pas ? une seule personne ou un groupe criminel en particulier >>, peut-on lire.

Plus loin, il est soulign? dans la note que les ?tats membres doivent assurer la mise en oeuvre des sanctions. <>, explique la note, ajoutant que <>.

Selon la note, les sanctions impos?es par la r?solution 2653 font partie des mesures contraignantes que le Conseil de s?curit? peut adopter pour maintenir ou r?tablir la paix et la s?curit? internationales, en vertu du chapitre VII de la Charte des Nations unies. Toutefois, pr?cise-t-on, elles impliquent un m?canisme et une structure s?par?s et ind?pendants du Bureau Int?gr? des Nations Unies en Ha?ti (BINUH) dont le mandat, inscrit dans le cadre du chapitre VI de la Charte des Nations unies concernant les r?glements pacifiques des diff?rends, demeure inchang?. <>, souligne-t-on dans la note.

Par ailleurs, le BINUH admet que les sanctions ne sont pas une fin en soi. Selon la note, ces sanctions sont toujours ?tablies dans le cadre d’une strat?gie plus globale visant ? faciliter le r?glement politique des conflits, d?courager les changements anticonstitutionnels de gouvernement, d’appuyer les transitions pacifiques ou encore de pr?venir les atteintes aux droits humains. <>, fait-on remarquer.

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Ministry invites public comments on two digital i.d. bills Loop Cayman Islands

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The Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development (MIISD) said that it is delighted to report that Cabinet has approved two legislative Bills, the Identification Register Bill and the Cayman Islands Identification Card Bill, which have been published today in the Legislation Gazette.

“Building upon the proud pioneering heritage of the Cayman Islands, the national digital ID and its underlying suite of systems and technologies will firmly launch the Cayman Islands into the 21st Century. It is an enabling innovation that will truly modernise governance, and transform how Cayman Islands residents transact with Government and businesses,” said the Hon. Minister Andr? Ebanks, Minister for Investment, Innovation and Social Development.

Ms. Tamara Ebanks, Acting Chief Officer (ACO) of MIISD, said, “The national digital ID programme will aid greatly in retaining and augmenting the competitiveness of the Cayman Islands as a globally respected financial services and innovation centre of excellence. It will enhance Government’s capability to serve its customers, our residents, with proven technology utilised with great success.”

ACO Ebanks noted, “Chief among the benefits of the national digital identity for individuals is the elegant simplicity of a single identification document, and the amount of time it will save and hassle it will reduce. We foresee a truly significant reduction in ‘red tape’ which will result from a person being treated as the same individual when transacting with numerous Government entities.”

She said, “The digital identity also provides a necessary framework for future growth and innovation for Government, as well as private sector employment and entrepreneurship. It provides an individual with a means to prove their identity through a verifiable and secure electronic process.”

Ian Tibbetts, Director of the eGovernment Unit responsible for planning and programme management of the digital identity initiative as well as implementing the underlying technology, likened Government’s commitment to the national digital ID to its investment in physical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, telecommunications, airports and public safety.

Mr. Tibbetts observed, “Similar to Government’s investment in physical infrastructure, its investment in digital infrastructure will be a catalyst for creating a truly connected, modern and dynamic Cayman Islands.”

The two Bills and other information for public awareness, education and consultation/feedback are available at the Ministry’s website: https://imagine.egov.ky

The two Bills have been published in the Gazette today, Friday 4 November (44/2022):

Card Bill: http://gazettes.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/13214567.PDF

Register Bill: http://gazettes.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/13214566.PDF

A public consultation period on the two Bills begins today, and comments should be submitted by 4 December 2022.

Comments can be submitted securely via the Ministry’s website: https://imagine.egov.ky and we will acknowledge receipt of your submission.

Responses will be treated confidentially but may be published on an anonymous basis (without identifying personal information).

Responses may also be shared internally in the Ministry and with other relevant Government entities for purposes of policy development.

(Source: Ministry of Innovation)

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Senate approves Order – gun amnesty begins November 5 Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

A two-week gun amnesty is to take effect on Saturday, November 5 following the approval of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) (Firearms Amnesty) Order 2022 by the Senate, on Friday, November 4.

The amnesty is slated to end at midnight on Saturday, November 19.

The Order, which will facilitate the amnesty, was moved by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda. It was approved by the House of Representatives on November 1.

Samuda said the amnesty is the last opportunity for those who hold or are in possession of illegal firearms or ammunition, to avoid significant prison sentences, and forms an important milestone in Jamaica’s fight against illegal guns.

He urged those possessing illegal firearms or ammunition to make full use of the amnesty.

“There is significant data… to show that members of gangs cannot be rehabilitated in three and a half years, which has been the average of many of our firearm sentences; this changes that,” the minister said.

Matthew Samuda (file photo)

“This gives us a fresh start in the war against illegal firearms. It is not a panacea, it’s not a silver bullet, it’s a part of a suite of investments, a suite of interventions (and) legislation, which must come together for us to break the back of this scourge,” Samuda added.

Breaches of the new Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, which is now in effect, will result in penalties ranging from 15 years to life imprisonment.

The minister said once the amnesty expires, the full force of the law is expected to be applied to anyone found in possession of an illegal firearm or ammunition.

Samuda stated that firearm amnesties, such as the one that is the subject of the Order, are not unique to Jamaica, because they have been used successfully around the world as an operational tool to reduce the high levels of armed violence resulting from the proliferation of firearms and ammunition.

He further said for the last 25 years, Jamaica recorded, on average, 1,270 murders annually, the vast majority of the homicides have been committed with illegal firearms, adding that the firearm is the weapon of choice for murders and other acts of crime and armed violence in Jamaica.

The minister said since 2018, the security forces have taken more than 3,200 illegal firearms from the streets, and in excess of 53,000 rounds of ammunition. Each year, the forces have seized upwards of 625 firearms.

He added that as at October 31, 2022, a total of 652 firearms had been seized, representing an 11 per cent increase over the 585 that were recorded for the same period in 2021.

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“I want to emphasise that the aim of this measure is not to reveal the identities of the persons who comply with the amnesty. The amnesty is also intended to provide an opportunity for licence holders who are in possession of expired authorisations to surrender their weapons to the (Firearm Licensing) Authority (FLA),” he said.

The conditions for the surrender of firearms or ammunition are outlined in the Order. These may be handed over to a sub-officer or senior sub-officer on duty at any police station; any designated officer at a Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) location; or to an attorney-at-law on behalf of an individual seeking the amnesty, for delivery to the nearest police station.

Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate, Peter Bunting, said the Opposition is in support of all efforts to tackle the issue of crime in the country, “so long as the methods employed are within the ambit of our laws and constitution.”

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Performance-based promotion for correctional officers – Mayne Loop Jamaica

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Adjustment has been made to the promotion policy of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), with movement of officers up the ranks now based on performance.

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne, said the new policy, which is now in effect, will ensure that the hard work of correctional officers is met with the requisite level of acceleration through the system.

“For those of you who join this organisation, giving hard work and your dedication and commitment will be the basis on which you rise up the ranks,” he said.

“No longer will it be at the whims and fancies of a senior officer… we are changing that. Hard work must be met with relevant elevation through the service,” he stressed.

Mayne was delivering the keynote address at the DCS’ Staff Awards ceremony held recently at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

He said training and development will be a standard feature of the organisation once an officer is enrolled and enlisted.

He urged the officers to discharge their duties with integrity and a commitment to rehabilitate those who enter the correctional system.

“Expose them to the various programmes that (can) make them a better man and woman, so that when they leave the correctional system, they can return to society as productive citizens,” he said.

The awards were held to show appreciation to correctional officers, probation aftercare officers and other civilian staff members for their hard work, dedication and commitment to the department.

The DCS, which is an entity under the Ministry of National Security, is comprised of seven adult correctional centres, one adult remand centre, four juvenile centres, and 17 community service and probation offices across the island.

Its mission is to “contribute to the safety and protection of our society by keeping offenders secure and facilitating their rehabilitation and reintegration as law-abiding citizens, while developing a professional and committed staff.”

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Justices of the peace receive Government email accounts Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has issued Government of Jamaica (GoJ) email accounts to justices of the peace (JPs) to improve the public’s access to justice services.

The GoJ email addresses went live following a virtual launch recently, and thereby allows members of the public to contact JPs using the address format: firstname.lastname@jp.gov.jm.

In encouraging JPs to buy into the digital age and to not be left behind, Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, explained that the new email addresses will increase access to the services they offer.

“The more means of communication JPs have, the better, but more importantly, if JPs use this new email address, there will be greater communication between the ministry, custodes, JPs and the citizens of Jamaica. It will increase accessibility, as there will be one email address everyone will know,” said Chuck.

Also speaking at the launch, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Daryl Vaz commented on the Justice Ministry’s efforts to increase access to justice.

“This email system is directly aligned with our efforts to facilitate digital access and inclusion for a better Jamaica. The inclusion of technology into the Jamaican justice system further enhances the streamlining and digitisation of the services of the Government for effective governance, transparency and accountability – essential pillars for our advancement as a society,” said Vaz.

Additionally, Vaz highlighted the partnership with MOJ and MSET through the National Broadband Initiative that has resulted in the provision of internet connectivity in almost all parish courts across the island.

The Government Official Email Account initiative is intended to increase accessibility to, and communication with, JPs, as well as to strengthen their capacity to manage their communication to increase productivity in their functions.

Custos of St Thomas, Marcia Bennett, encouraged JPs to utilise the email services, and spoke optimistically of the expansion of services JPs will be able to offer by using the new communication tool.

“This (medium) will facilitate improved communication between justices and the people of Jamaica. JPs will now be able to reach places where some of us can’t go, and link with organisations and communities we interact with,” said Bennett.

“I encourage all JPs to log on to this new tool, as it will help to manage time, save more on resources, and propel and expand the services (that are) offered by justices of the peace,” continued Bennett.

There are over 9,000 JPs commissioned island-wide who are constituted, empowered and governed by the Justices of the Peace Act, 2018.

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FAO Says Benchmark For World Food Prices Broadly Steady In October – St. Lucia Times News

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The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by declines in quotations for other staples, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of commonly traded food commodities, averaged 135.9 points during the month of October, negligibly below its level in September.

With the latest update, the index stood 14.9 percent down from its all-time high recorded in March 2022, while it remained 2.0 percent above its level in October 2021.

The FAO Cereal Price Index increased 3.0 percent during the month. World wheat prices rose by 3.2 percent, mostly reflecting uncertainties related to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and also a downward revision for supplies in the United States of America.

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International prices of coarse grains increased by 3.5 percent from September, with maize prices rising even more due to lower production prospects in the United States of America and the European Union, along with dry planting conditions in Argentina and uncertainty about exports from Ukraine. International rice prices increased by 1.0 percent.

The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index declined by 1.6 percent in October and stood nearly 20 percent below its year-earlier level. Rising international quotations for sunflower seed oil were more than offset by lower world prices of palm, soy and rapeseed oils.

The FAO Dairy Price Index dropped by 1.7 percent, with the prices of all dairy products covered down since September.

Lower than anticipated purchases by China, lacklustre import demand and the weakening of the Euro against the United States dollar underpinned the drop in October.

The FAO Meat Price Index was down 1.4 percent in October compared to September, with international ovine, pig, bovine and poultry meat prices all declining on broadly subdued global import demand and increasing exportable supplies.

The FAO Sugar Price Index declined 0.6 percent, bolstered by improved production prospects in India.

Factors such as rains hampering harvest progress in Brazil, strong import demand from Indonesia and China, and higher ethanol price quotations in Brazil, limited the month-on-month price decline for sugar.

SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Headline photo: Stock image. 

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Three BCC tourism students awarded scholarships Loop Barbados

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Three Barbados Community College (BCC) students pursuing studies in tourism are recipients of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Tourism Development Scholarship.

The trio include: Ana-Melissa Roach who is pursuing an Associate Degree in Applied Science – Culinary Arts, Hannah Benjamin, who is an Associate Degree in Applied Science – Hospitality student and Chrisana Williams who is studying an Associate Degree in Applied Science with a specialty in Tourism and Travel.

The $10, 000 scholarship which was launched this May, in partnership with the Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute of BCC, is accessible to students pursuing further education in hospitality and tourism.

While congratulating the recipients in a ceremony at the Hastings, Christ Church institute, BHTA chairman, Renee Coppin spoke about the importance of investing in the human resources of the tourism sector, especially following the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are excited because a lot of you know that right now the industry coming out of COVID is suffering from a number of deficits in terms of business coming in. We have lost good people and we may not have people coming at the pace to replace them.

“It is especially important to us that we invest in the future of this industry and this industry is people-driven and people-centric and so you are very important. The role you are playing now in pursuing these studies [and] the role you are going to play in this industry in ensuring that it continues to be a major economic driver for this island are very, very critical,” Coppin remarked.

Students able to apply for the scholarship include those studying an Associate Degree in Applied Science and Culinary Arts – they will receive $3, 500 per year over two semesters. Additionally, students pursuing an Associate Degree in Applied Science with a specialty in Hospitality Studies will receive $3, 000 a year over two semesters, this also applies to those studying the Associate Degree with Applied Tourism or Travel .

The scholarships will cover books, petty fees and uniforms.

Students applying for the scholarship will be required to be studying full-time or part-time with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

BCC principal Annette Alleyne, thanked BHTA for the timely collaboration. She noted that although the programmes offered at the Jean and Norma Holder Institute were “world-class”, it featured some of the more expensive programmes offered at the BCC, which deterred cash-strapped students from continuing their studies.

“The offer of these scholarships is not only timely but is one that would allow any prospective students who mainly have financial challenges to aspire to becoming enrolled in the training of these programmes.”

“The programmes here are already quality programmes but that financial assistance, especially in this current economic environment will be critical to allowing students to continue their studies, or as one of the recipients said ‘hassle free’.”

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Leiding van het Nationaal Leger wenst harmonie met de VRM

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PARAMARIBO — De leiding van het Nationaal Leger wenst in harmonie in overleg te treden met de de Vereniging Rechtspositie

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Alain Leroy-Sismondino condamné pour travail dissimulé, à la tête de Galéa, à un an d’emprisonnement avec sursis et à une amende de 50 000 euros Guyaweb, site d’information et d’investigation en Guyane

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Alain Leroy-Sismondino, ancien président du conseil d’administration de Galéa Guyane, a été condamné jeudi par la Cour d’appel de Cayenne pour travail dissimulé par dissimulation d’activité, pour avoir omis de procéder à la déclaration des données sociales de 2010 à 2012. Explications. La Cour d’appel de Cayenne a condamné jeudi, dans son délibéré, Alain Leroy-Sismondino, 68 ans, alors qu’il était à la tête de la société Galéa Guyane qui oeuvrait dans le domaine de la sécurité privée (cette société a fait l’objet d’un jugement du tribunal de commerce de Cayenne en date du 1er avril 2021 prononçant la conversion en…

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