Ukraine: le pont russe de Crimée partiellement…

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Le pont de Crimée, infrastructure clé et symbolique reliant la Russie à la péninsule annexée en 2014 au détriment de l’Ukraine, a été partiellement détruit samedi par une énorme explosion attribuée par Moscou à un camion piégé.

Après avoir pu sembler, par un tweet ironique samedi matin, reconnaître à mi-mots une attaque ukrainienne, le conseiller de la présidence ukrainienne Mykhaïlo Podoliak a renvoyé plus tard vers une “piste russe”, avançant que l’explosion était le résultat d’une lutte interne entre le FSB (services spéciaux russes) et les militaires russes.

Les images de vidéosurveillance diffusées sur les réseaux sociaux ont montré une puissante explosion au moment où plusieurs véhicules circulaient sur le pont, dont un camion que les autorités russes soupçonnent d’être à l’origine de la déflagration. Sur d’autres clichés, on peut voir un convoi de wagons citernes en flammes sur la partie ferroviaire du pont, et deux travées d’une des deux voies routières effondrées.

Selon les enquêteurs, l’attaque survenue au petit matin a fait trois morts: le conducteur du camion et deux personnes — un homme et une femme — qui se trouvaient dans une voiture juste à proximité lors de la déflagration et dont les corps ont été sortis des eaux.

Les autorités de Crimée ont annoncé dans l’après-midi que la circulation avait repris pour les voitures et les bus sur la seule voie routière du pont restée intacte. Les poids-lourds feront désormais la traversée sur des ferry. Le trafic ferroviaire devait être restauré dans la soirée, et un opérateur de la ligne a indiqué que deux trains avaient démarré à destination de Moscou et Saint-Pétersbourg.

Le Comité d’enquête a affirmé avoir établi l’identité du propriétaire du camion piégé, un habitant de la région de Krasnodar, dans le sud de la Russie, et que des investigations étaient en cours.

Ce pont en béton, construit à grands frais sur ordre de Vladimir Poutine pour relier la péninsule annexée au territoire russe, sert notamment au transport d’équipements militaires de l’armée russe combattant en Ukraine.

Si l’Ukraine est à l’origine de l’incendie et de l’explosion sur le pont de Crimée, le fait qu’une infrastructure aussi cruciale et aussi loin du front puisse être endommagée par les forces ukrainiennes serait un camouflet pour Moscou.

– “Nature terroriste” –

“La Crimée. Le pont. Le commencement. Tout ce qui est illégal doit être détruit, tout ce qui a été volé doit être rendu à l’Ukraine”, avait commenté dans la matinée sur Twitter Mikhaïlo Podoliak, conseiller du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky.

Dans un communiqué diffusé plus tard par la présidence, il a cependant attribué l’explosion à une lutte interne entre le FSB et l’armée russe.

“Il convient de noter que le camion qui a explosé, selon toutes les indications, est entré sur le pont depuis le côté russe. C’est donc en Russie qu’il faut chercher les réponses (…) tout cela indique clairement une piste russe”, a-t-il déclaré.

La porte-parole de la diplomatie russe, Maria Zakharova, a considéré cependant que les réactions à Kiev montraient la “nature terroriste” des autorités ukrainiennes.

L’armée russe, en difficulté sur le front de Kherson dans le sud de l’Ukraine, a elle assuré que l’approvisionnement de ses troupes n’était pas menacé. “Le ravitaillement (…) s’effectue de manière continue et complète, le long d’un couloir terrestre et partiellement par voie maritime”, a-t-elle annoncé.

L’Ukraine a frappé plusieurs ponts dans la région de Kherson ces derniers mois afin de perturber l’approvisionnement russe, ainsi que des bases militaire en Crimée, des attaques pour lesquelles elle n’a reconnu de responsabilité que plusieurs mois plus tard.

Si Moscou s’est pour le moment gardé d’accuser directement l’Ukraine, le chef du parlement régional installé par la Russie, Vladimir Konstantinov a dénoncé un coup “des vandales ukrainiens”.

Le dirigeant de la péninsule, Sergueï Aksionov s’est lui efforcé de rassurer en affirmant que la Crimée disposait de réserves de carburant pour un mois et de nourriture pour deux mois.

Selon un responsable de l’occupation russe dans la région ukrainienne de Kherson, voisine de la Crimée, Kirill Stremooussov, les réparations pourraient prendre “deux mois”.

– Nouveau commandant –

La Russie a toujours affirmé que le pont ne risquait rien en dépit des combats en Ukraine, mais elle a menacé par le passé Kiev de représailles si les forces ukrainiennes devaient attaquer cette infrastructure ou d’autres en Crimée.

Le député russe Oleg Morozov, cité par l’agence Ria Novosti, a réclamé samedi une réplique “adéquate”. “Sinon, ce type d’attentat terroriste va se multiplier”, a-t-il dit.

Depuis début septembre, les forces russes ont été obligées de reculer sur de nombreux points du front. Elles ont notamment été obligées de se retirer de la région de Kharkiv (nord-est) et de reculer dans celle de Kherson.

Confronté à une armée ukrainienne galvanisée et forte des approvisionnements en armes occidentales, Vladimir Poutine a décrété fin septembre la mobilisation de centaines de milliers de réservistes et l’annexion de quatre régions ukrainiennes bien que Moscou ne les contrôle que partiellement.

Le seul champ de bataille où les forces russes ont actuellement l’avantage est aux abords de la ville de Bakhmout, dans l’est de l’Ukraine.

Signe du mécontentement en haut lieu sur la conduite des opérations, Moscou a annoncé samedi avoir nommé un nouvel homme à la tête de son “opération militaire spéciale” en Ukraine, le général Sergueï Sourovikine, 55 ans.

Enfin la centrale nucléaire de Zaporijjia, au centre d’un bras de fer depuis des mois dans le sud de l’Ukraine, qui a nécessité son arrêt, a de nouveau perdu sa source d’alimentation électrique externe en raison de bombardements et s’appuie sur des générateurs d’urgence, a alerté samedi l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique (AIEA) dont une mission est sur place.

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5 hour banking service disruption for NCB customers on Sunday Loop Jamaica

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Customers of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) are being told to brace for some inconvenience this Sunday as the financial organization carries out an upgrade of its system.

The upgrade will see personal and online banking in Jamaica, Cayman and Trinidad going out of use for several hours. News of the development was posted on the bank’s social media page.

“We’re working on banking services across our network on Sunday, October 9,” the post from the bank outlined.

It means that between 12:01 am and 5:00 am this Sunday you will have limited or no access to :

Online applications across our websites

Personal and business online banking in Jamaica, Cayman, and Trinidad

The NCB Mobile and NCBCM Wealth connect apps

Debit card transactions

Our point of sale and ABM machinesLynk services

Self-service via interactive voice response system

Customer Care Centre

The bank also advised that its customer care centre may not be available during the period of the upgrade.

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Rusland hoopt op ‘betere job’ regering

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door Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — NPS-voorzitter Gregory Rusland hoopt dat de inzichten die oud-president Ronald Venetiaan vrijdagavond tijdens de lezing

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Les Etats-Unis examinent la demande d’Ha?ti pour une assistance internationale en mati?re de s?curit?

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Les Etats-Unis ont d?clar? samedi 8 octobre 2022 qu’ils examinaient une demande d’assistance internationale de la part d’Ha?ti, qui dit rechercher une “force sp?cialis?e arm?e” pour faire face ? une crise caus?e par le blocus du principal port p?trolier du pays, selon une note du D?partement d’Etat am?ricain.

Le d?partement d’?tat am?ricain a d?clar? que des acteurs criminels sapaient les efforts d’Ha?ti pour enrayer la propagation du chol?ra. “Dans ce contexte, nous allons examiner la demande du gouvernement ha?tien en coordination avec les partenaires internationaux et d?terminer comment nous pouvons accro?tre notre soutien pour aider ? r?soudre la p?nurie de carburant et les contraintes de s?curit? en Ha?ti”, a-t-il d?clar? dans un communiqu?.

Le d?partement d’Etat n’a pas donn? de d?tails sur la mani?re dont les ?tats-Unis pourraient aider Ha?ti ? faire face ? ses probl?mes de s?curit?.

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Woman kills bandit during robbery in Cunupia

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The female proprietor at the agricultural seedling business shot and killed an armed bandit who tried to rob her on Saturday at Warren Munroe Road, Bejucal, Cunupia.

Police said the bandit dressed in dark blue coveralls and entered the business, Agricultural Supplies and Seedling Co (ASASCO), armed with a gun demanding cash. The man then took the woman to another room where he took her cash and jewellery while pointing the firearm at her.

The woman managed to use her licensed gun and shot the man several times before calling the Cunupia police.

Officers arrived at the scene and were awaiting crime scene investigators and other relevant authorities.

Police have not identified the dead man as yet.

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Berbice cane harvester arrested for brutal chopping of another man

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Lawerence Rodriques being attached by the cutlass-wielding cane harvester

A Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) man is now hospitalised after being attacked and brutally chopped by another male, who was armed with a machete (cutlass).

The injured man has been identified as 56-year-old Lawrence Rodrigues, a labourer of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

The incident occurred on Friday at Rose Hall.

Police say the suspect, a 26-year-old cane harvester of Rose Hall Town, and Rodriques had an ongoing feud.

Rodrigues reportedly removed the suspect’s bicycle from in front of his house. This resulted in the cane harvester becoming upset and armed himself with a cutlass. He then confronted Rodrigues on the road and dealt him several chops about his body.

After the brutal attacked that was captured on video, the victim was rushed to the Port Mourant Public Hospital and later transfer to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where his condition is listed as serious.

Meanwhile, the suspect has been arrested and is in custody assisting with the investigation.

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Single Lane Operation Of West Coast Road – St. Lucia Times News

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he Department of Infrastructure, Ports, and Transport wishes to inform the General Public that the West Coast Road between the existing Cul-De-Sac Bridge and Massy Stores (Cul-De-Sac Supermarket) will be reduced to a single lane on Mondays to Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from October 10, 2022 to October 29, 2022.

Traffic management measures will be implemented to control the alternating flow of traffic through this area. This single lane operation is necessary to facilitate the construction of the new junction between the byroad, located to the north of Massy Stores (Cul-De-Sac) and the southern approach road of the new Cul-De-Sac Bridge.

Motorists are asked to please be guided by the signs and flaggers which will be placed along the road. Delays should be expected during the undertaking of these works.

The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport requests your continued cooperation and patience during the construction works and apologises for any inconvenience caused.

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Brison addresses right to bank account during IPKO – StMaartenNews.com – News Views Reviews & Interviews

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PHILIPSBURG — MP Rolando Brison addressed the right to having a basic bank account during the recent meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO), but it remains unclear what he achieved by bringing the issue forward.

In a press release Brison states that “thousands of St. Maarteners” are not provided with timely bank accounts and proper services, even though it has never been established what exactly the scope of this issue really is.

Brison brought up the issue during a presentation by the Council of State about the application of treaties and European Union law to the islands of the kingdom. A European directive states that all European Union citizens have the right of timely access to at least a basic bank account. Fact is, St. Maarten is not a member of the European Union and therefore its citizens are not European Union citizens. Still, plenty of European law is also applicable in St. Maarten.

According to Brison’s press statement, Council of State members have said during the IPKO meeting that the union right of Dutch citizens in the Caribbean countries cannot be ignored based on the Treaty of Lisbon.

Referring to the European directive, Brison asserted that the part of it that is most ignored by banks in St. Maarten states that “opening a bank account shouldn’t be made too difficult or burdensome for the consumer.”

D66-parliamentarian Joost Sneller submitted in 2021 an initiative law that aims to give Dutch citizens living abroad the right to a basic bank account.

Nico Schrijver, a member of the Dutch senate for the labor party (PvdA) and also a member of the Department of Advice of the Council of State told Brison that European laws, and in particular human rights laws, are generally applicable to overseas territories. “The right to a basic bank account seems to be treated as an exception to this norm,” Schrijver said.

Brison has submitted his initiative banking law to the Minister of Finance (i.e: Minister Irion Ardwell) and states in his press release that it has been vetted by the Central Bank. Though Brison first announced his initiative law back in January, it still has not reached Parliament for handling.

Related article: Draft banking law contains debatable provisions

The draft law contains some debatable provisions. Brison proposes for instance that banks are allowed to refuse opening an account for applicants who have been irrevocably sentenced less than two years ago for some specific crimes: forgery, providing incorrect information, fraud, fraudulent bankruptcy and money laundering. The draft does not exclude applicants who have been sentenced for murder, robbery or theft from access to a bank account.

Brison’s initiative banking law has not yet been submitted for advice to the Council of Advice.

Read more online here: Update on the right to a bank account

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Ansary loses legal fight for Mullet Bay – StMaartenNews.com – News Views Reviews & Interviews

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PHILIPSBURG — Hushang Ansary’s attempt to regain control of Sun Resorts and thereby of Mullet Bay has failed. The Court in First Instance ruled on Friday that Ennia Caribe Investments is the lawful owner.

The court forbade Ansary, Ralph Palm and Clarence Derby to pretend they are the statutory directors of Sun Resorts. They are also banned from taking any decision related to Sun Resorts and they are not allowed to call a new shareholders meeting for this company. The court ordered Palm and Derby to deregister as statutory Sun Resorts-directors from the registry at the Chamber of Commerce. Not complying with the court orders carries penalties of up to $10 million.

Ennia Caribe Investments holds 93.3 percent of the shares in Sun Resorts. Ansary claimed that ECI is not the owner of these shares because when they were acquired the blocking-regulation had not been respected.

Based on Sun Resorts’ articles of incorporation shares can only be transferred to a new owner after they have first been offered to Sun Resorts shareholders. The ruling acknowledges that the blocking-regulation has not been strictly obeyed with the transfer of the shares. “The transfer of shares to ECI has been flawed and was invalid.”

However, the court furthermore ruled that Ansary’s company Parman has guaranteed the ownership of the shares in several agreements. “These guarantees have been acknowledged by Sun Resorts and they signed for it,” the ruling states.

The court ruled that ECI acted in good faith when it acquired the shares and that it could rightly assume that the blocking-regulation had been respected. “The risk for not living up to the blocking-regulation lies with Sun Resorts,” the court ruled.

It furthermore points out that Parman stated in its 2010 annual account that all shares in Sun Resorts had been sold to ECH (Ennia Caribe Holding) and that the annual accounts of Sun Resorts for the years 2011-2015 confirm that ECI is its largest shareholder. In its own annual account, ECI claims that it owns 93.3 percent of the shares.

Ansary registered on June 18, 1985, as the statutory director of Sun Resorts with the Chamber of Commerce. Since 2011 he was the company’s only statutory director. Ansary holds 77.1 percent of the shares in Parman of which he is a statutory director. Parman is a shareholder of Ennia Caribe Holding.

Between 2005 and 2011 there was a flurry of share-transfers between Parman, Banco di Caribe, Ennia Caribe Holding and Ennia Caribe Investments.

Sun Resorts has one asset: Mullet Bay in St. Maarten. Since 2010 Mullet Bay represents more than 50 percent of Ennia’s assets, though the value of the property has been heavily manipulated. In the Sun Resorts books, Mullet Bay has a value of $436 million, but an appraisal ordered by the Central Bank and executed by Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle showed the realistic value to be just $35 million.

After ECI called a special shareholders meeting of Sun Resorts in August whereby Ansary was fired as statutory director and replaced by Miguel Alexander and G.A.G. Martes, the Houston based Iranian-American businessman hit back by calling his own shareholders meeting where he reappointed himself and reinstalled Ralph Palm and Clarence Derby as statutory directors.

Ansary asked the court, among other things, to order that ECI and ECH publish a press release stating that they have unjustly presented themselves as shareholder of Sun Resorts and that Ansary, Palm and Derby are the lawful directors. The court dismissed this demand.

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3 fatally shot during reported police operation in Trelawny Loop Jamaica

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A team of detectives is now on the scene where three men were fatally shot during a reported police operation in Trelawny.

Full details are still not clear at this time but reports are that the incident took place in the Hague section of the parish.

Reports gathered so far are that at about 2 o’clock, members of a security team entered an illegal party in the community.

Gunshots were heard and reports emerged that three men were fatally shot. a member of the security force team was reportedly injured in the incident.

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