Caribbean Development Bank President pays courtesy call on Premier of Nevis

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President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hyginus Leon, paid a courtesy call on Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley at his Pinney’s Estate office on Friday

Premier Brantley, Minister of Energy in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), was pleased to welcome Dr. Leon to the island. The CDB president was accompanied by his Senior Advisor, Andrea Power.

“We are delighted to have you here. The CDB has done very good work in St. Kitts and Nevis, and more specifically on the island of Nevis. I can think of a major water project for example that we embarked on, and more recently we’ve been talking about the CDB being involved in our geothermal exploration.

“I hope that while you are here on business, I know it’s a short visit, that you have the opportunity to enjoy some of the hospitality which we are quite famous for,” he said.

Dr. Leon said he was looking forward to having engaging conversation with Premier Brantley as the CDB is very excited about the prospects for Nevis, and the Federation generally, particularly in the geothermal space.

“As you know, renewable energy is one of the ways in which we will contribute in a very big way to the whole climate change action that is required to advance our economies in a very planet-friendly way.

“So Nevis leading the charge in terms of geothermal development and of course the benefits that we have, both in terms of providing energy but equally horizontally into what we would think of as green industries. It’s clearly a way of the future and we are very excited at the prospect and we look forward to cooperating very much with the administration in developing this going forward,” he said.

Ahead of their discussion Premier Brantley presented Dr. Leon with a Nevis Naturally gift bag with locally made products, and CDB President gifted the Premier with a token of appreciation on behalf of the institution.

The Caribbean Development Bank recently approved US$17 million in funding for the Nevis geothermal project. The production drilling phase is set to begin in June 2023, and is anticipated to last six months. Once that is successful, the NIA will begin the second phase, constructing a geothermal power plant with a capacity of 10 megawatts.

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Courtesy Call on Saint Kitts and Nevis PM by CDB President

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Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Ms. Andrea Power, Senior Advisor to the President of the Caribbean Development Bank paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Dr. Terrance Drew on Friday.

Several pertinent matters of national and regional importance were discussed including Inter-Regional Travel, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Citizenship by Investment, Health, Food Security, and Education.

Prime Minister Drew shared with the President of CDB the nation’s holistic economic strategies in the advancement towards a Sustainable Island State and the seven (7) pillars of development to attain that transformation.

Dr. Leon appreciated the Prime Minister’s vision regarding the Sustainable Island State concept and reiterated the importance of cultural connectivity to better identify as a region. He added that the bank is seeking to operate beyond the traditional form, but rather position itself for a more holistic approach, which he described as “banking with a purpose”, that is engaging in more integrated projects with multimodal functions.

The President of CDB expressed his enthusiasm towards working closely with Prime Minister Drew on future projects.

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Meek Mill Reacts To DJ Drama Claiming Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Just Wanna Rock’ Replaced ‘Dreams And Nightmares’ As Philly Anthem

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DJ Drama seems to be starting another beef as he claims that Lil Uzi Vert has replaced Meek Mill after the former’s song was used as the Eagles’ anthem at the team’s last game.

Lil Uzi ran onto the field along with the Philadelphia Eagles team ahead of their winning game on Sunday, and Drama stirred the pot as he suggested that Meek Mill, who was previously associated with the team and whose music was played in prior games, has been replaced by Uzi.

“You did see Lil Uzi Vert bring out the Eagles to victory against the 49ers with ‘Just Wanna Rock. I think it’s fair to say that ‘I Just Wanna Rock’ has replaced—with all due respect—’Dreams and Nightmares’ as the new anthem of Philadelphia, as the new anthem of the Philadelphia Eagles this year,” DJ Drama said in an impromptu interview with TMZ.

“I’m looking forward to hearing that song many, many times [throughout] Super Bowl weekend,” he added.

Meek Mill’s 2012 track “Dreams and Nightmares” was used by the Eagles throughout their Super Bowl championship chase in 2018 and has been regarded as a Philly sports anthem as it rallied state patriotism to back the powerful NFL team.

Meek Mill also responded to Drama on Thursday night, seemingly not bothered by the comparisons made by DJ Drama.

“Intro been lighting the world for 10 years! Like shaking rooms for years!” he wrote on Twitter.

Lil Uzi Vert’s “Just Wanna Rock” was released last October under DJ Drama’s Generation Now label and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. That could explain why he has high hopes for the track.

In the meantime, the Philadelphia Eagles is one to watch, with fans expecting that the team could walk away with the Super Bowl LVII championship title.

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Lil Wayne Shares His Mother Asks Him To Become A Father At 14

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Lil Wayne revealed that his mother had pushed him to have his first child at 14 years old because she was lonely after he moved out and pursued a career in rap music.

Lil Wayne was honored on Thursday night by the Recording Academy with the Global Impact Award at the Black Music Collective’s BMC honors. The rapper became very emotional as DJ Khaled introduced him and recognized him for his contributions to music and his global impact on younger generations of artists who aspire to him.

“I must thank everybody here. I appreciate y’all for staying here,” the rapper said as he called out the Grammys and Recording Academy for naming him for the prestigious award.

Wayne was visibly emotional as he shared that the life circumstances he encountered stacked the odds against him, including forcing him to make life-changing decisions at a very early age.

“I want y’all to know that I don’t get honours. Where I’m from, New Orleans, you not supposed to do this. Where I’m from, I walked into my mama room, I was 14. She asked me for a kid because my dad was killed and her son had just blew up and went on his first tour and we did not know that b**ch was gonna be six months,” he said.

The rapper spoke of the burden he carried at a very young age as he recognized the mother of his first child, Antonia ‘Toya’ Johnson, who, at 15 years old, gave birth to his daughter Reginae Carter when he was just 16.

Reginae Carter

“When I came home, she said ‘son, I can’t live in this house by myself, we gon have to figure something out,” Wayne said.

The rapper thanked his mother, friends Mac Mayne and Cortex Bryan, along with his friends at Cash Money Records, who helped him to achieve his dreams.

Lil Wayne was signed to Cash Money Records at 12 years old and put out his first album at 13 years old. The rapper previously shared that his mother had reluctantly supported him to quit school to focus on his career when he was 14 years old because he was passionate about music and becoming a rapper.

“I had an album out. I was platinum already, thank god, and I was still trying to go to regular public school and she stopped me from getting ready for school one day. She was walking past the room, I’ll never forget she was on the phone with somebody talking loud and she walked past my room and she saw me putting my bag on my back and she said, ‘You going to bring that to school with you?’ and I remember I asked her, ‘You don’t want me to bring it?’ and she thought about it and said, ‘I do’.”

“Two minutes later she walked back into the room and she was still on the phone and said, ‘You don’t go to school no more, you’re getting a GED (General Educational Development certificate).’ I said okay. So I got a GED and went to college,” he added.

The rapper was emphatic when he ended his speech, noting that New Orleans rappers don’t get enough credit but also shared his gratitude to those who helped his career, “I ain’t shit without you.”

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Nicki Minaj Faces $750K In Damages Over Kenneth Petty’s Alleged Attack On Security Guard

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A bodyguard who alleged that Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, physically attacked him is suing the couple for $753,958.51 in damages for battery and emotional distress.

The bodyguard Thomas Weidenmuller who resides in Germany, has filed a lawsuit against the rapper on the hook for battery and infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed last month. Weidenmuller claims that he was hired as head of security for a Nicki Minaj concert in 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany. During the concert, a fan jumped onto the stage and ran towards the rapper, and she was not pleased, Weidenmuller claims, and that was the reason for the attack later on.

“The concert-goer breached a security barricade dividing the audience from the stage and was able to get on stage while Minaj was performing. In obtaining access to the stage, the concert-goer bypassed a female security guard stationed at the stairs leading to the stage,” the document said, according to the Blast.

Weidenmuller says that while the rapper was unhappy about the fan getting on stage, there was no hurt done to Minaj or damage done to the stage.

“The concert-goer did not cause harm to any other person, nor did he damage any property during or after his limited time on stage. He simply danced on stage to the music. He did not attempt to, and did not actually, make any physical contact with Minaj while on stage.”

Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj and their son Papa Bear

After the show, Weidenmuller says he was confronted by Minaj, Kenneth, and others from her entourage, with Minaj visibly “irate during this confrontation and screamed at the female security guard that she was a f—ing bitch and accused her of having put Minaj in physical danger. During the confrontation, the female security guard was in tears and apologized to Minaj.”

The female security guard apologized to Nicki Minaj, who refused it and instead demanded another apology which she used her phone to record. The rapper told the woman, “tell Minaj’s fans, via the recording, that she failed to do her job and put Minaj in danger.”

Weidenmuller claims the rapper went further as she threw her shoes in anger at the security guard but missed. Weidenmuller doesn’t say he witnessed this himself, but he said Petty summoned him backstage, where he, along with two other bodyguards and Nicki Minaj, proceeded to verbally assault him and accused him of being romantically involved with the female bodyguard.

“Without warning, Petty PUNCHED Weidenmuller from the side and made contact with the right side of [his] face,” the lawsuit said, resulting in the security head having to be hospitalized.

Weidenmuller says he ended up spending 10 days in the hospital and suffered extreme pain as Petty punched him several times.

“After two or three minutes, and under the belief that his jaw was broken, Weidenmuller turned the corner again, returning to the location where Petty hit him.”

The matter was reported to the police, but it’s unclear what the outcome of that investigation was as both Petty and Minaj returned to the U.S. without being slapped with criminal charges.

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Nick Cannon’s Baby Mama LaNisha Cole Addresses Reports She’s Pregnant Again

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LaNisha Cole is putting to bed rumors that she is pregnant with her second child for Nick Cannon.

Her followers and fans of Cannon have been speculating that she might be expecting another baby after she posted photos of herself appearing plump in the face and waist area. However, Cole later released a video and several messages on Instagram denying that she was pregnant.

“No I’m not pregnant again,” the former model and photographer wrote on her Instagram Story on Thursday. “You guys are so used to SnapBack culture that you can’t let a woman be at peace with not losing her baby weight in a week. My body is bigger and I’m not in any rush to lose the weight. It’ll come off in due time. Until then, there’s just more of me to love,” she said with laughing emojis.

She later posted a video where she shared, “as a new mom I have so many other things that are more of a priority for me. Empress Onyx has been ruling my life and I’m ok with it. She’s the boss of me. I’ll work out again when she allows me to.”

In a follow-up video, she said, “Definitely not pregnant again. Just thicker in the waist, thicker in the face. That’s it. I haven’t been working out as I used to…life happens you know what I mean? but I’m not in any rush to lose the weight.”

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Cole gave birth to Nick Cannon’s ninth child, Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, back in September. If Cole is pregnant again, this would be Nick Cannon’s thirteenth child.

In the meantime, while those speculations are happening, it appears that Cole and Cannon have been broken up.

Last December, Cole shared a post of the song “Ciara’s Prayer” by Summer Walker and Ciara asking for the next man she dates to be her husband. The post was made a day after Cannon shared that he welcomed his 12th child, a daughter named Halo Marie Cannon, with model Alyssa Scott, their second child.

In the meantime, Cole appears to be dating her close friend, Brian Paul Kuba. The couple recently went Instagram official.

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