Fire at admin building at UWI, St Augustine campus

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A cellphone photo of the fire at UWI’s Lloyd Bratwaite Administration Building which was one of dozens of photos uploaded to social media on Thursday night shortly after the blaze. –

FIRE which is believed to be electrical in nature, broke out at the Lloyd Brathwaite Student Administration Building, UWI St Augustine campus on Thursday night.

An advisory to UWI staff and students said smoke and then flames were seen coming from the building at about 7 pm and the police and fire services were called.

The building, which houses student administration, was immediately evacuated and up to press time, there were no reports of injuries. Firemen, police and the UWI’s administrative staff, including its campus incident management team, were at the scene as of 8.30 pm.

Newsday understands that units from several fire stations including the one in Tunapuna and Fire Headquarters, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain responded.

The building which was built in the early 2000s, was named after the campus principal who served between 1969 and 1984.

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Police Probe Fatal Shooting In La Clery – St. Lucia Times News

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Saint Lucia recorded another homicide on Thursday after a drive-by shooting in La Clery, Castries.

It was the third homicide this week.

A male identified as Giovanni Charles sustained multiple gunshot injuries at about 8:00 pm and died at the scene.

Giovanni Charles – Deceased

According to reports, the incident occurred a short distance away from the La Clery Catholic church.

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There have so far been 65 homicides in Saint Lucia.

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We Gatherin’ Barbados postponed but not cancelled Loop Barbados

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Cabinet will decide on a new date for We Gatherin’ Barbados.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley revealed on Wednesday, at the Springer Memorial Secondary School for St Michael Speaks town hall, that the 12-month celebration of Barbados, which was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be revisited early next year.

2020 was designated as the year for Barbadians across the world, to come back home to celebrate, participate and invest in events and projects across the island. However, that was put to a sharp halt on March 17, 2020 when Barbados recorded its first two COVID-19 cases.

“Cabinet will at some point look at a new date, a new year for We Gatherin’, because we believe that the excitement which it generated in the first 10 weeks of the year, tended for an extraordinary engagement and gathering of the families. And the fact that it was disrupted, will probably make when we do it again even sweeter because there is nothing like celebrating a journey that was difficult to navigate,” said the Prime Minister.

“I give you the assurance that at the appropriate time – once Cabinet has settled these matters, probably early next year – we will be in a position to announce when we think we can resume that wonderful exercise of gathering the generations back onto the rock,” she continued.

Mottley acknowledged that diaspora relations have been impacted due to the pandemic, and stated that the Government was on course to redoubling their efforts, to build a database accounting for Barbadians and the diaspora.

She continued that the country was troubled by a declining population, therefore, all Bajans must return home and to build a better Barbados.

“If we are not having enough people here to carry the weight of lifting this society, and if we are going to face as has been predicted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, that one in every two Barbadians will be over the age of 65 by the year 2050, we do not have enough time to do it the normal natural way.

And therefore, the first thing we must do is issue a clarion call to Bajans and the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Bajans wherever they are.”

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Deputy Prime Minister assures of pothole relief soon Loop Barbados

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Motorists can soon breathe a sigh of relief, as Government assures that more of Barbados’ pothole-riddled roads will be fixed.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation, Works and Water Resources, Santia Bradshaw announced that Government will be increasing the teams assigned to patch potholes islandwide.

Workers from the National Cleanup Programme, formerly the Ash Workers Programme, will be integrated into the initiative to bolster the complement.

Bradshaw was speaking at St Michael Speaks town hall meeting at Springer Memorial Secondary School on Wednesday, November 23, when she indicated that work will commence once the weather improves.

“Sometimes the teams have been setting out to be able to do with the potholes, but then the rain it comes down either before or after and completely interferes with the progress of the works. I just want to say to the public that we are mindful of the challenges. These issues have been going on for some time, but as soon as we get some dry weather, I give you the assurance that we’re increasing the number of teams that can actually do the pothole patching,” she remarked.

“We are utilising some of the workers from the Ash Worker Program, which then became the National Cleanup Programme, to help to integrate them into doing a number of these duties as well to assist the country, so I just want to give you that assurance that we are on the ball.”

The Deputy Prime Minister stated that the Ministry of Works and the Barbados Water Authority had discussions to address road reinstatement in Barbados. Therefore, going forward after after conducting a repair, the team will assess the entire road.

“We had a joint meeting to be able to deal not only with the potholes, but to look at road reinstatement generally, because a lot of people were complaining that the road gets dug up and then you know months later, years later, nobody has come back to be able to fix it.

“So we’ve agreed in principle that there are some aspects that the MTW will obviously deal with in terms of reinstatement. That means as well that if we see potholes along the same road, that we’re not just going in to fix the areas where BWA was in to repair but it means that the team has to obviously look at the entire road and to be able to address the concerns of the residents in those areas,” she explained.

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Incident sur le réseau électrique au Lamentin

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Depuis 14h00 aujourd’hui 24 novembre 2022, la population du Lamentin est impactee par un double incident sur les reseaux electriques moyenne (HTA) et basse tensions (BT).

Les équipes d’électricité de France (EDF) Archipel Guadeloupe sont mobilisées et ont déjà réalimenté une partie de la population. À 17h30, 3 000 clients sont encore sans éléctricité. ils poursuivent les réparations et mettons tout en œuvre pour réalimenter les foyers concernés. Le retour à la normale est prévu dans la soiree.

Durant la phase de réalimentation, des coupures intempestives peuvent survenir. Afin d’éviter d’abimer vos appareils électriques, pensez à les débrancher. De plus, une fois l’électricité rétablie, attendez environ 20 minutes avant de rebrancher vos appareils pour éviter les surcharges et micro coupures qui abimeront également vos appareils.

EDF Archipel Guadeloupe s’excuse de la gêne occasionnée auprès de ses usagers. 

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Standbeeld Cyrill Daal geplaatst bij andere grote strijdmakkers

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PARAMARIBO — Het standbeeld van voormalige vakbondsleider Cyrill Daal staat nu op het Pater Weidmanplein aan de Dokter Sophie Redmondstraat.

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Man arrested after being spotted holding a shotgun on social media Loop Cayman Islands

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The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) confirmed today that a 38-year-old man of George Town was formally charged on November 16 with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm following his appearance in a social media video where he was seen holding a shotgun.

RCIPS said that investigations determined that the man is not a licensed firearms holder and that the shotgun belonged to a licensed firearm holder who is known to him.

The man appeared in court yesterday, November 22, and was bailed pending a further appearance on December 13.

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Crime: Francis Says Pierre Needs To Show Leadership – St. Lucia Times News

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Amid a violent crime wave that has resulted in 64 homicides this year, former National Security Minister Hermangild Francis has said that Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre needs to show leadership.

Pierre is also responsible for national security.

“The Prime Minister needs to show some leadership. You can’t just go and say: ‘ Well, it’s another homicide’ and so on. You must start to put things in place,” Francis, a former Deputy Police Commissioner, told reporters.

He recalled that when he served as a Minister, he said there was a local gang culture and the presence of hit men.

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Francis asserted that people now recognise it, although they ridiculed him at the time.

And while acknowledging that there’s legislation, the veteran former police officer questioned whether police officers have gang detection training.

“Are they sophisticated enough to know how to deal with the gang culture? We do not have that,” Francis observed.

He also spoke of organised crime, noting that some people who work nowhere own houses and have the nicest cars.

“Where is it coming from?” Francis told reporters.

In this regard, he said the Inland Revenue Department must investigate and seize assets ensuring that crime does not pay.

However, the former Minister declared that crime is paying because people are making big profits and having big houses and motor cars although they have not worked one day.

Francis believes the Saint Lucia crime situation is getting out of hand.

Nevertheless, he told reporters he consistently said that people should not blame any government for crime.

The former Minister said while in office people hammered him over his ‘incompetence’.

“Now it has come home to roost,” Francis declared.

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PM Mottley: Another bank holiday not good for business Loop Barbados

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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has insisted that another bank holiday will put more strain on an already burdened business sector.

While responding to discussion on the Government’s initial plan to celebrate Barbados’ independence and transition to a republic on November 30, under Barbados National Day, the Prime Minister stated that citizens must consider the national interest of the country; the island has 13 public holidays.

“Let me say this, every time we talk about a bank holiday, there are consequences to it. And the reality is that our businesses in a lot of the areas in this country are already on the margin, some of them, in terms of trying to survive.

“The one day that actually attracts triple pay is Independence Day, so that we need to be able to settle ourselves and reach a point where all of us as Barbadians can reflect on what is in the national interest of all, in a way that does not have the partisan undertones that regrettably, we may otherwise see others wanting to promote,” she remarked during the St Michael Speaks town hall meeting on Wednesday, November 23 at Springer Memorial Secondary School.

She stressed that Independence Day will never change, however, an independent committee will be established to review how the historic transition should be commemorated.

“The issue of whether we are celebrating the republic or independence or whatever the people and Government of Barbados are celebrating everything. As to what we call it, became engulfed in a maelstrom of confusion largely because a strapline of a newspaper said ‘Independence day no more’.

“There can be nothing that is further from the truth because without democracy and universal adult suffrage we would not have had Independence and without Independence we wouldn’t have had a republic so that there is a continuum in the development.”

“The government paused because the only thing that matters to us, is ensuring that we are in a position to take the shackles of colonialism and exploitation and oppression off of us and we are conscious that it is not going to happen simply because we change the law or because we establish a day,” she continued.

The Barbadian Prime Minister urged citizens to focus on the “the substance of the journey and not the titles that others would want us to associate with the journey”.

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Mondial: Richarlison libère le Brésil de l’étau défensif serbe

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Le Brésil plane, Neymar boite: la Seleçao s’est affirmée jeudi comme l’une des favorites du Mondial-2022 en réussissant son décollage contre la Serbie (2-0) avec un incroyable retourné acrobatique de Richarlison, double buteur, mais…

Le Brésil plane, Neymar boite: la Seleçao s’est affirmée jeudi comme l’une des favorites du Mondial-2022 en réussissant son décollage contre la Serbie (2-0) avec un incroyable retourné acrobatique de Richarlison, double buteur, mais “Ney” est sorti touché à une cheville.

Arrivée au Qatar avec une belle étiquette d’épouvantail, l’équipe aux cinq Coupes du monde n’a rien fait pour détromper ceux qui la craignent: elle a donné le tournis à la Serbie, pourtant résistante pendant une heure, jusqu’à porter l’estocade par Richarlison, d’un but de renard (62e) puis d’un mémorable enchaînement contrôle-ciseau acrobatique qui tournera en boucle sur toutes les télévisions de la planète (73e).

Ce n’est qu’une entrée en lice, certes, et il faudra que les Brésiliens maintiennent un tel niveau pendant un mois, ce qui dépendra peut-être de l’état de leur maître à jouer Neymar, sorti avec la cheville droite gonflée, une articulation qui lui a déjà joué des tours par le passé: “Ney” avait déjà été touché à cette cheville droite en 2019, le forçant à renoncer à disputer la Copa America.

En attendant, le Brésil a réussi sa première là où d’autres, comme l’Allemagne et l’Argentine, ont eu des trous de mémoire à l’heure de monter sur scène.

“C’est l’un des favoris”, a reconnu le sélectionneur serbe Dragan Stojkovic. “En seconde période nous avons décliné physiquement. Le Brésil a su en tirer profit, ils ont d’excellents joueurs et ils nous ont punis.”

Samba à contretemps

Voilà déjà la Seleçao en tête de sa poule (3 pts) à égalité avec la Suisse, victorieuse du Cameroun (1-0) et prochain adversaire de l’équipe du sélectionneur Tite lundi (17h00), dans un groupe G où Serbes, Brésiliens et Suisses s’étaient déjà croisés au même stade il y a quatre ans.

Est-ce l’année de la Canarinha ? Vingt ans après son dernier sacre, le Brésil croit dur comme fer à sa sixième étoile, cet “hexacampeonato” qui lui échappe depuis deux décennies, au fil de désillusions majuscules comme le fameux 7-1 subi contre l’Allemagne en demi-finales du Mondial-2014 à domicile.

Même le “Roi” Pelé a exhorté jeudi les Brésiliens à “ramener le trophée à la maison”. Et la bande à Neymar a pris ses aises dans ce stade de Lusail, où elle espère revenir le 18 décembre pour la finale du tournoi.

Reste qu’être le grand favori suppose de menus inconvénients, comme par exemple des adversaires défensifs, coriaces, compacts et déterminés comme la Serbie, qui n’a eu aucune occasion en première période!

Avec son schéma ultra-offensif à quatre attaquants, la sélection auriverde a tourné autour du fortin serbe, tentant en vain de passer par les ailes, par l’axe, ou encore frappant de loin, tel Alex Sandro qui a trouvé le poteau (60e).

Mais le football samba était un peu à contretemps: l’ailier barcelonais Raphinha a manqué de clairvoyance dans le dernier geste (35e, 46e). Quant à Vinicius, son homologue de l’aile gauche, il a fait davantage admirer sa pointe de vitesse que sa finition (28e, 41e)…

Sacré destin pour Richarlison

Passe-muraille habituel du Brésil, Neymar a eu quelques fulgurances, comme un corner direct boxé par le gardien (13e) ou une reprise instantanée hors cadre (56e). Il est donc resté bloqué à 75 buts, à deux longueurs du record de Pelé en sélection brésilienne, avant de sortir à la 79e minute, la cheville gonflée.

Entretemps, au bout d’une percée de “Ney”, Vinicius a pu frapper, le gardien a repoussé et Richarlison, qui avait suivi, a délivré les milliers de supporters auriverdes massés dans les gradins (62e).

Son deuxième but est admirable, peut-être déjà le but du tournoi: contrôle en pleine surface du gauche puis retourné acrobatique du droit pour faire chavirer de bonheur les supporters, qui ont ensuite scandé “Olé” à chaque passe brésilienne.

Le score était acquis et si Casemiro a trouvé la barre (81e), cela n’enlève rien au bilan de la soirée: le Brésil a une bonne tête de favori… à condition que Neymar soit rapidement remis.

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La cheville droite gonflée du Brésilien Neymar, touché contre la Serbie au Mondial, le 24 novembre 2022 à Lusail
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