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Van onze redactie PARAMARIBO — Serena Muntslag-Essed is per direct uit de politiek gestapt. Dat besluit heeft zij genomen op
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is probing the cause of death of a monkeypox patient locally.
The ministry made the revelation in its monkeypox update on Monday relative to up to Sunday, September 11.
Jamaica has also recorded five additional cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of cases to 12.
The ministry said the latest positive patients are four males and a female.
Of the five new cases recorded locally, two are in Kingston and St Andrew, while there is one case each from St Elizabeth, St James and Manchester.
The number of active cases currently stands at eight, while an additional recovery has brought the total number of recoveries to three.
Two of the confirmed cases of monkeypox were imported, while 10 were locally transmitted.
A total of 25 tests for the disease have been conducted locally.
The latest cases of monkeypox locally were reported between September 7 and 11.
As of last week, monkeypox infections stood at more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories globally, with 12 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Four monkeypox-related deaths have so far been reported in the region – in Brazil, Cuba and Ecuador.
Monkeypox is a rare disease resulting from infection by the monkeypox virus. The monkeypox virus is a zoonotic disease and is part of the family of viruses known as variola virus, which causes smallpox.
The monkeypox symptoms are similar to those characteristic of smallpox, but milder.
Monkeypox has been deemed as being rarely fatal.
The signs and symptoms associated with the disease include fever, chills, intense headache, extreme exhaustion, muscle and backaches, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that usually appears one to three days after the onset of the fever.
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HOPE SPEECH: President Paula-Mae Weekes speaks in the House of Representatives chamber during a joint sitting of both houses on Monday. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB –
PRESIDENT Paula-Mae Weekes says this country desperately needs an injection of new hope.
Addressing the ceremonial opening of the third session of the 12th Parliament on Monday, at a joint sitting of both Houses in the Red House, she urged all MPs to unite in order to give this new hope.
“Trinidad and Tobago is just now coming up for air after two long years of a stifling pandemic which crushed the hopes and plans of many, and has shaken our economy to its core.
“As we grapple with the ever-present ills of crime and criminality, racism, unemployment, environmental disaster and recently, in the public eye, child abuse, there is a desperate need for some assurance that things will get better, and people are entitled to demand more of their representatives,” she said.
Recalling the upbeat mood as TT celebrated its diamond jubilee on August 31, the President added, “The common themes of hope, jubilation and national pride contained in those (Independence Day) messages were mirrored in the national mood as people enjoyed and participated in the programme of events.”
The guard of honour outside the Red House on Monday, during the ceremonial opening of the new parliamentary term. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB –
Weekes said anniversaries are times for reflection, celebration and forging new paths.
“In this our 61st year, it is time to inject some confidence and optimism into our population, not by mere words, but by action.”
A NEW BEGINNING
She viewed the new session of Parliament as offering the chance for a new beginning.
“It is a golden opportunity to offer to our nation, perhaps as an independence gift, fresh perspectives, attitudes and behaviours as you endeavour to fulfil the oaths you took upon assuming duties as parliamentarians. Why not use this new session of Parliament to present an alternative to a regrettable status quo?
“Resolve to put behind petty squabbles and divisions and work together for the benefit of all,” she advised MPs who all sat stony-faced in the chamber.
Weekes said while TT was a young nation, it could have a mature approach in making decisions which affect people’s lives.
“I am by no means suggesting that we don rose-tinted spectacles and pretend our problems do not exist.
“I am merely advocating a different approach – a collaborative effort by members of these noble Houses.
“Whether in government, opposition or as an independent, as a parliamentarian, your duty is to represent the citizens’ interests, to pass laws, and monitor actions of the Government.
“Those are hallmarks of development and progress that can only be achieved when you put aside animosity and embrace collaboration.”
Noting 45 acts passed in 71 House of Representatives sittings and 69 Senate sittings in this 12th Parliament, she said much work remains to be done and advised MPs to ensure history does not judge this parliamentary session harshly.
CONTEMPT FORPARLIAMENT
Earlier in her address, she chided some MPs’ conduct, saying the behaviour within the Red House – especially with the advent of the Parliament Channel in 2006, which brings sittings into people homes and workplace – have left people with feelings of contempt for parliamentarians.
She recalled King Charles III saying, “Parliament is the living and breathing instrument of democracy,” Weekes noted TT’s Parliament’s role in holding governments to account and making laws for TT’s peace, order and good government.
“We have experienced disruptive shouting matches, chaotic debates, votes of no-confidence, walkouts, putouts and even allegations of airborne crockery.”
Weekes said citizens scrutinise sittings via the Parliament Channel including the decorum, commitment and temperament of MPs.
“Every gracious concession and compromise is witnessed by the populace, as is every insult, put-down and falsehood which contributes to the negative perception of what should be an esteemed and respected institution.”
She said Parliament and MPs have long been objects of public derision.
“People look on at these proceedings with resignation, despair, or worse, contempt. The respect, trust and confidence that once characterised the relationship between parliamentarian and John Q. Public have been squandered and whittled away, leaving little but disregard, suspicion and doubt as to the capabilities and motives of those elected and appointed to conduct the affairs of the nation.”
She said citizens want MPs to put aside selfish agenda and work for everyone’s well-being.
“Challenges old and new, must be tackled head-on and with wisdom, industry and co-operation.
“None of this can be achieved if the starting point is ugly party politics or a tit-for-tat partisan agenda.
“If unnecessary contention, the exchange of wild accusations and insults, and abrupt withdrawals, are the order of the day, how and when will the people’s business be conducted?
“Whether you represent Diego Martin West or Siparia, St Ann’s East or Barataria/San Juan, Arima or Fyzabad, it is your constituents who feel the heat and suffer the repercussions of your inability or refusal to work together for the common good.
“The people of TT whom you offered and were chosen to serve deserve better, much better!”
Weekes said Parliament was not a venue for partisanship but patriotism.
She said former US vice president Adlai Stevenson had said patriotism was “not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”
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PDP political leader Watson Duke, left, takes a broom from an Argyle resident during a walkabout ahead of the last THA elections. FILE PHOTO –
FROM “leh we fix dis” to “time to fix dis,” Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) leader Watson Duke on Monday said the PDP-led Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is not fulfing its mandate when it comes to creating employment.
Duke’s comments came four days after THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine promised to make a statement on Duke’s future role as Deputy Chief Secretary.
At the post Executive Council media briefing last Thursday, Augustine said he would be reviewing Duke’s responsibilities and a decision would have been announced, via a media release, over the weekend.
On that occasion, he accused Duke of shirking several of his responsibilities as Deputy Chief Secretary.
Augustine also said Duke may be relieved of his responsibilities altogether.
However, Augustine has failed to address the issue in the time period he specified.
Unlike Augustine, Duke has gone on the offensive and stripped him of his PDP deputy position.
Augustine’s review of the Deputy Chief Secretary’s functions came in the wake of Duke’s claim that the THA had abandoned some 27 members of the Roxborough Folk Performers who had gone to New York to perform at several events during Labour Day celebrations.
Augustine said the assembly did not send the group to New York and was merely part-sponsor for the trip.
He said a promissory note was issued to a travel agency for the flights because of the tight deadline. He said the THA gave $400,417.50 in financial support to the group to cover airline tickets.
On Monday, Duke insisted the THA had turned its backs on Tobagonians
In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Duke said nine months ago the PDP campaigned on creating jobs and employment opportunities for the youths.
He said this promise is yet to be fulfilled.
“Today, nine months later occupying the THA executive, the youths are asking for jobs/employment and opportunities,” he said.
Duke claimed he has not heard of any plan from Augustine for creating jobs.
“What is the plan of the ‘One Boss, One Chief Secretary and One Team?’ I have not heard of anything. Have you heard the plan?”
He said “without a vision, a people perish.
“It is time to stop the grab for power and put people before politics.”
In a video attached to the post, two men at a fish stall are heard complaining that the PDP was no different from the PNM.
A man warned that if youths do not have jobs, they are likely to get into criminal activities.
“When we come out to hustle and we have money and dem doh have none, they go rob we and kill we,” he said.
Maraj: Don’t squander your chance
Political commentator Ralph Maraj described the power struggle between Duke and Augustine as “utterly tragic.”
“Is the party (PDP) now not weakened because of this? And after such an overwhelming mandate from the people of Tobago?” he said.
Maraj told Newsday, Duke erred in publicly criticising the THA of which he is a part.
He also believes that Augustine should not have publicly threatened to review Duke’s role as Deputy Chief Secretary.
Maraj also addressed Duke’s firing on his PDP deputies.
“It is all rather puerile. But very sad.”
The former government minister said Augustine, on assuming office, made a good impression on him as chief secretary.
“He demonstrated great promise as a politician for the entire nation. But as I always maintain wisdom and maturity are needed for success in politics.”
He said democracy requires strong political parties, and an electorate must always have strong, credible alternatives to any ruling party.
“The PDP leaders should not squander the chances of the party that seemed to have a bright future in the politics of Trinidad and Tobago.”
Duke ‘playing his hand’
Political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath does not believe the PDP, at this stage, is imploding.
He said Duke is simply “playing his hand” to show that he is still the party’s maximum leader despite Augustine being chief secretary.
“But in saying that he is maximum leader, Duke has to also realise that maximum leaders only remain maximum leaders as long as the population are willing to give them their support,” Ragoonath said.
“He could be maximum leader of the PDP but if the citizens and the electors in Tobago do not see these decisions that the party is making is in the best interest of Tobago, then they are going to start asking questions and Duke and the party executive are going to find themselves in some degree of hot water with the electorate.”
He said the electorate will have to “put Duke in a corner” and explain to him that he could be maximum leader of the PDP but not necessarily maximum leader of Tobago.
“That is going to be the real issue.”
Recalling that Duke had anointed Augustine as the PDP’s choice for chief secretary long before the THA election, Ragoonath said Duke should accept that Augustine has the power to review his performance.
But Ragoonath, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science, UWI, St Augustine, also wondered how Tobagonians viewed both men as individuals.
For instance, he said, they may very well see Augustine as being an ingrate because Duke gave him the office or conversely, that he is the more level-headed choice to hold the position of chief secretary.
“If that is the case, then Duke is left hanging in the air.”
Ragoonath said Tobagonians may very well be caught between a rock and a hard place in deciding between the work of the THA, under Augustine’s leadership, as against being loyal to the PDP.
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Alexandre Chassagnac , chanteur lyrique. – DR
Alexandre Chassagnac, le talentueux chanteur lyrique révélé dans l’émission « Incroyable Talent » sur la chaîne M6, intègre le Collectif des Outre-mer.
Passionné par le chant lyrique, la musique classique et l’Opéra, Alexandre Chassagnac a quitté l’armée où il était engagé, pour embrasser une carrière de chanteur.
Après un passage remarqué dans l’émission « The Voice » sur TF1, la voix exceptionnelle du chanteur lui a valu des invitations dans de nombreux événements en Europe, au Canada, au Québec et en Chine.
Très sensible aux causes humanitaires, et se sentant proche de la France d’Outre-mer, à l’issue d’un diner avec Vanina Noël, il a décidé de rejoindre le Collectif des Outre-mer.
L’artiste souhaite apporter sa contribution à la lutte contre les violences faites aux Femmes, et prendre part aux actions du Collectif des Outre-mer.
Plusieurs projets sont d’ores et déjà envisagés par le C’DOM avec cet artiste généreux aux multiples talents …
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Depuis quelques semaines, « Kids and Cute », un espace de coiffure professionnelle entièrement dédié aux enfants, a ouvert ses portes à Jarry, immeuble Canada, près de Jouet Club. Le concept fait déjà tourner les têtes.
Davy Abraham a toujours été attiré par l’univers de la coiffure. Bien que son secteur professionnel de formation en soit éloigné, il a élaboré et mûri un projet de salon de coiffure spécialement pensé pour les plus jeunes depuis plusieurs années. L’homme n’attendait que la rencontre avec LA coiffeuse professionnelle ayant une vision proche de la sienne pour mettre ses rêves à exécution. Quand sa route croise celle de Ludivine Minfir, il comprend que c’est la collaboratrice idéale, et que l’heure a enfin sonné de concrétiser son idée. La jeune femme, qui possède déjà le salon Liberty à Lauricisque, spécialisé en techniques américaines, accepte immédiatement de se lancer dans ce nouveau challenge. Ensemble, Davy et Ludivine recrutent plusieurs coiffeurs et coiffeuses professionnels dont le talent doit s’exercer uniquement sur les enfants : certains s’occuperont des cheveux (nattes, tresses, vanilles) des petites filles et des petits garçons, une autre oeuvrera sur les coupes et leur entretien. Ces spécialistes, formés pour travailler avec attention et délicatesse, détiennent également une bonne dose de psychologie pour faire en sorte que les jeunes clients ne rechignent pas pendant que l’on s’occupe d’eux et que parents comme enfants soient ravis au final.
En plus de ces professionnels aguerris, le salon « Kids and Cute » propose un espace unique en Guadeloupe. Sur 120 m2 en tout, le local comporte au rez-de-chaussée un salon d’attente pour les parents, les postes de coiffure, les bacs à shampoing, et un photocole, coin destiné à prendre une photo souvenir dans un décor très nature. Sur la mezzanine, une merveilleuse salle de jeux attend les enfants pour d’inoubliables moments de détente. « Dès leur arrivée, les clients traversent une arche de ballons qui leur permet de pénétrer dans notre univers » décrit Ludivine Minfir. « La décoration est très gaie et colorée et il y a beaucoup de verdure et de dorures. Les enfants apprécient, d’autant que lors de la coiffure, nous proposons de nombreux accessoires très girly qui aident les petites filles à se sentir un peu princesses, et que, très bientôt, nous mettrons à disposition sur chaque poste un Ipad, en accord avec la famille bien sûr, ou encore des petits jeux de manipulations pour que le temps passe plus vite … Toujours pour aider notre clientèle à se sentir bien, nous offrons également le goûter. Concernant la gamme de produits, nous avons opté pour des soins à base de karité, de marque française, très hydratants et adaptés aux cheveux soumis au soleil et à l’air marin. Ceux-ci sont efficaces par rapport à l’épaisseur des cheveux sous nos climats. »
Renseignements et informations : « Kids and Cute » sur Instagram et Facebook, tél : 0690516727.
La prestation, encore optimisée par l’accueil, rend la clientèle heureuse.
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L’entrée du salon est matérialisée par une arche de ballon. Les enfants ont ainsi l’impression de pénétrer dans un monde à eux.
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Sur la mezzanine, les responsables ont aménagé une salle de jeux lumineuse et bien achalandée, qui permet aux enfants de se détendre après la coupe.
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Comment profiter de ce service ?
« Toutes les prises en charge se font sur rendez-vous. Les parents expliquent à ce moment ce qu’ils souhaitent pour leur enfant. Leurs demandes rentrent dans une catégorie, en fonction du nombre de tresses et du temps que cela prend ». Le salon est ouvert du lundi au dimanche pendant les vacances scolaires et du mardi au dimanche le reste du temps, de 10 à 19 heures.
Premiers avis de la clientèle
Une jeune cliente : « J’adore ce salon, il est très convivial, j’ai eu l’impression d’être en famille. Ce qui est sûr, c’est que je reviendrai ! ».
Un papa : « Franchman, biten-la bon ! On bel ti salon ba sé timoun-la, avec une aire de jeux bien pensée. Rien à dire ! En tout cas, je ramènerai mon fils avec grand plaisir ».
Une maman : « Merci pour la prestation parfaite que vous nous avez donné à ma fille et à moi, dans un cadre agréable. De très bonnes ondes. A la prochaine fois ! »
Nadine, une maman : « Merci beaucoup à toute l’équipe de Kids and Cute. Vous êtes vraiment géniaux. Vous avez pris le temps de vous occuper de ma fille, vous lui avez offert un petit goûter pour qu’elle puisse patienter tranquillement. Quant à la salle de jeux, elle a adoré. Vous êtres très pros, à l’écoute des parents, et j’ai vraiment apprécié cela. A partir de maintenant, c’est vous qui vous occuperez d’elle. Merci encore ».
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Health Ministry probes death of monkeypox patient; 5 new cases locally
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Investigators at the St Andrew crime scene where a woman was killed on Monday afternoon.
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A woman is now dead after she was shot at the intersection of Hagley Park Road and Rainford Road in St Andrew on Monday afternoon.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, was shot by unknown assailant/s about 2pm. Her attacker fled the scene.
She was rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The police are now on location and have cordoned off the scene.
Despite lack of classroom space and teacher shortage concerns expressed by some school principals, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Sixth Form Pathways Programme will be moving forward this acad
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Jamaica’s sprinting sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bounced back from defeat in Brussels last weekend to win the Diamond League women’s 100m final in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday.
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Jamaica has, this year, recorded the best stopover visitor arrivals figure and foreign exchange earnings for any summer period in the country’s history.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett indicated t
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