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Thousands jam pack the streets for J’Ouvert in San Fernando on Saturday. – PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of revellers took to the streets of San Fernando on Saturday for J’Ouvert celebrations.

Apart from the arrest of a 16-year-old boy with a loaded gun, the City Week celebrations went on incident free.

A police report said acting Cpl Madhoo, PCs Seedan, Bicano, and other officers were on patrol along Cipero Street, near the offices of the TT Electricity Commission.

At around 7. 55 am, the police saw a young spectator among band members and noticed a bulge on the right-side of the boy’s pants.

Soca star Neil “Iwer” George kept the tempo going for J’Ouvert in San Fernando. – PHOTO BY  MARVIN HAMILTON

The police searched him and found a Star 9.9mm pistol with an extended magazine with ten rounds tucked in his waist.

They arrested the South Oropouche youth and took him to the San Fernando police station. He was later taken the Oropouche booking centre. There were no reports of injuries.

J’Ouvert was part of the City Week celebrations hosted by the San Fernando City Corporation (SFCC).

Revellers take over the streets for J’Ouvert in San Fernando on Saturday. – PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON

The event started before dawn at Royal Road and ended on Cipero Street, near Skinner Park.

Several bands like Paint in D City, The Republikans, Ecstacy as well as the San Juan Noisemaker Rhythm Section, took part in the celebrations.

Soca artiste Neil “Iwer” George – also known as the Big Man in the Business and the Water Lord – performed on several music trucks, much to the delight of the revellers.

An officer feels the jammin’ of a reveller during J’Ouvert in San Fernando for City Week celebrations on Saturday. – PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON

The J’Ouvert was probably the biggest event to hit San Fernando since the pandemic began in March 2020. This year the SFCC celebrates its 34th anniversary.

The month-long celebrations continue with various events, including Calypso Monarch Terri Lyons’ I am Lion-the Concert at the Naparima Bowl on Sunday.

Paint in D City revellers in action during J’Ouvert in San Fernando for City Week celebrations on Saturday. – PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON

The celebrations began on November 5, with calypso icon “King” David Rudder in concert at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts in San Fernando.

Other events include a military parade on November 26. The parade starts on King’s Wharf, along Hollis Street, then to High Street, Coffee Street, and ends on Royal Road. The mayor’s ball is also set for that date.

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This week, petroleum company Sol presented cash and other support in the sum of $10,000 to the Saint Lucia Football Association, urging support for the national football team as it prepared to take on San Marino on Sunday from 4:00 pm at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

The previous contest between the two sides finished in a 1-1 draw on Friday.

Sol Commercial Sales Executive Lucinta Eugene presented a cheque to the General Secretary of the Saint Lucia Football Association (SLFA), Victor Reid.

And the General Manager for Sol Saint Lucia and Dominica Deborah Edward encouraged everyone to turn out for Sunday’s encounter.

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Edward observed that Saint Lucia would celebrate National Day on December 13.

“Many times, we hear people say in this country we have no national pride, we don’t care about things Saint Lucian. This is our national team and I want to encourage everyone to come out in your numbers,” she stated.

“Wear your blue, wear your yellow. Come out,” Edward said.

Sol launched an incentive for Friday’s match in which any attendee who fuelled up at the company’s petrol stations could deposit their receipt in a box for a half-time draw where ten individuals would get the fuel they bought free.

On Sunday, the company will reward another fifteen winners.

“This is our time to support our team,” the Edward asserted.

For his part, Saint Lucia Football Association General Secretary Victor Reid expressed gratitude for Sol’s support.

Reid acknowledged that many businesses were struggling to rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We feel that football plays a very crucial role in developing the country, developing young people, the community,” he explained.

“San Marino is from Europe – they play in UEFA so they have some pedigree so we are hoping we can leverage their skills to improve our team,” Reid observed.

“As you know, we continue the Nations League matches next year in March 2023,” he noted.

Saint Lucia has also qualified for the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup.

Reid noted that the encounters with San Marino would further develop the local team as it prepares for that competition.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men’s national football teams governed by organisation, determining North America’s continental champion, including Central America and the Caribbean.

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The ‘Family Connect App’, which is being developed by the Ministry of Education and Youth to locate students who have disengaged from the school system, is expected to be in operation by the end of this month.

The app, which is currently undergoing testing, will support data collection and reporting processes to inform evidence-based interventions from the Ministry.

“The app, when it’s ready, is going to make a big difference in our efforts,” said Acting Director for the Ministry’s Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe.

The app will be available to all 1,010 public schools and will be used by designated officers, such as Principals, Deans of Discipline, and Guidance Counsellors, to input information about unaccounted students.

Attendance records generated by classroom and form teachers will also be used to support the tracking of students.

“Some persons at the regional level would also have access to the data. Within the central Ministry, a selected group of people will also have access to the national data, so that it will inform a national analysis and a national response to what the findings reveal,” Mr. Troupe said.

He indicated that funds remaining from the ‘Yard to Yard, Find the Child’ initiative will be redirected to schools that the Family Connect App indicates have greater challenges in locating and re-engaging students.

According to Troupe, approximately $34 million remains from the funding provided under the initiative, to help schools hire social and youth workers to locate students who were disengaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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