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A Laventille man who has been on the run for a shooting and robbery since August has been arrested and charged for two separate robberies.

Police said the man was involved in a robbery on August 24 in Four Roads, Diego Martin, when he pretended to be a police officer.

He was among three people held by police in John John, Laventille, last Thursday after they robbed a family in La Romaine earlier that day.

Police said the man was charged with robbery with violence, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of a firearm to endanger life, possession of ammunition to endanger life, two counts of shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, impersonating a police officer and fraudulently using licence plates his vehicle was not registered to use.

The investigation was led by Insp Grant and officers from the Four Roads police station.

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Saint Lucia will field a four-member beach volleyball squad for the First Central American and Caribbean Sea and Beach Games of Santa Marta 2022, in Colombia, scheduled for 19th-26th November, 2022.

The male team comprises Rio Victor and Lorenzo Jn. Pierre, while the female team comprises Clio Phillip and Chenoa Evans. Team Coach is Terry Verdant.

The team leaves Saint Lucia for Santa Marta on Friday, 18th November, 2022.

According to Alfred Emmanuel, President of the St. Lucia Olympic Committee (SLOC) Inc., the team’s participation in the tournament is by virtue of qualification, and not via a wild card.

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“That is what the St. Lucia Olympic Committee requires from our members,” Emmanuel said last Thursday (November 3) at a press briefing to introduce the team. “When you want to put demands on the SLOC, then you must put demands on yourselves as well and produce qualifiers, and don’t rely on universality slots.”

Chef de Mission, Shayne Felicien, said his first stint in the role has been a learning experience. Nevertheless, he said he was up for the challenge. He also said the tournament provides the opportunity for the growth and development of local volleyball.

“These are the cadre of young athletes whom, we hope, will be the future of Saint Lucian volleyball, not only in terms of beach volleyball, which is getting the substantial push by our international federations, but also for our indoor volleyball, for which we have maintained our standard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and even before,” Felicien said.

Felicien added: “We’re hoping that those young men and women understand what is being entrusted to them. This is the first-ever Sea and Beach Games and we have given them this prized opportunity to represent Saint Lucia, to represent the sport of volleyball. And it’s incumbent on them to go out there and be true ambassadors for our sport and country.”

Meanwhile, Coach Verdant said the Santa Marta beach volleyball tournament will comprise 16 male teams and 16 female teams. Team preparation at home, he said, has been ongoing to be competitive.

“We have been working very hard over the past month and our goal here is to go out there and compete,” Verdant said. “As you know, with the pandemic, we couldn’t do anything with volleyball at the time. Our aim is to go out there and play well, play hard and represent ourselves and our country very well.”

The Beach Games fall under the umbrella of Centro Caribe Sports, formerly known as the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization, or CACSO.

SOURCE: St. Lucia Olympic Committee. Headline photo: Chef de Mission Shayne Felicien and Team Coach Terry Verdant with the 4-member beach volleyball squad.

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Teachers throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be involved in several activities to observe Teachers Solidarity Week.

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union will host the activities from November 12th to 19th with the theme “Adequate Quality Teachers – the Foundation of a Progressive Society”.

Public Relations Officer of the Teachers Union, Fiona Charles outlines the activities planned for the week.

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Barbados’ newest author, Stokely Murray, has officially launched his adventurous summer tale entitled ‘Charlie Hard ears: Superdome’.

The popular local radio personality launched his first book at a gala event last week hosted by Sandals Royal Barbados where he donated a dozen first-edition copies to the resort’s team members for their reading pleasure and sharing with their families.

Murray noted that his first book, while fictional, draws from his childhood experiences. He added that it is a fun and inspirational tale of a young boy and his best friend who refuse to be guided by his mother’s instructions and are left to feel the true meaning of the local expression “hard ears you won’t hear, own way you gine feel”.

“It is an honour to make copies of my first book available to team members of Sandals and say thank you for hosting such a fantastic book launch. Being closely connected with the local Entertainment industry, I know of several artistes who perform regularly at Sandals Royal and Sandals Royal Barbados Resorts, therefore I was thrilled that the team did not hesitate to assist with my launch into the literary landscape. This is a testament to the company’s continued support of the local cultural Industry. It has been a pleasure working with Sandals and the team of Nantambu Publishing and I look forward to building upon this relationship,” said Murray.

The book launch brought together several local creatives and a feature address by parliamentary representative for the area, Ralph Thorne who spoke highly of the young writer and the importance of having local stories form part of the Barbados education system.

During the launch, Murray also expressed gratitude to the National Cultural Foundation whom he said played an integral role in getting the book published via the Cultural Industries Development Fund.

Meanwhile, Sandals Barbados Public Relations Manager, David Hinds accepted the donation on behalf of the resort’s team members and outlined that the books would be handed over to the Human Resources department for staff access.

“Stokely’s dream of becoming an author was finally achieved and we are happy to be a part of it. These books donated will form part of our in house library, where team members can come and read the exploits of Charlie Hardears” said Hinds.

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