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The funeral of 11-year-old Rachel Bhagwandeen is set for Saturday at her family’s home in Freeport. She will be buried in San Fernando.

Her father, pastor Kelvin Bhagwandeen, 47, of the New Beginning House of Praise in Chaguanas, said the body had not yet been released to the family. The father of four intends to officiate at the funeral of his daughter, who died after being mauled by a dog.

On Thursday afternoon, Bhagwandeen told Newsday no autopsy had been done yet.

“We were hoping to get her body today, but…there was a mix-up about where the autopsy would be done, and that was sorted out today. It would be done at the (San Fernando General Hospital’s) mortuary.”

Bhagwandeen, his wife Seema Bhagwandeen, and other relatives were initially told the autopsy would be done at the Forensic Sciences Centre in St James.

On August 25, Rachel was mauled by a dog while visiting relatives at Solomon Street in Vistabella. She and her nine-year-old brother Jaylon were watching television when the mixed breed American Bull/ American Bully dog, Buddy, entered the bedroom.

She pushed Jaylon to the door and told him to run for his life before the attack. He alerted his mother, who rushed to try to save her.

The Vistabella Presbyterian School student died in the house.

Rachel was due to sit the Secondary Entrance Assessment examination next year.

Her mother and other relatives hailed her as a heroine for protecting her brother.

The day after the killing, relatives told Newsday a vet had put the mixed-breed dog to sleep.

Asked for confirmation, Bhagwandeen said from what he was told, the dog was supposed to be put down.

But he added, “I saw an article on Facebook saying the dog is alive. I am not sure. I can’t say, but I am hoping not. If it hasn’t been put down already, it needs to be, given the situation and what has happened.”

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El Negociado de la Policía Puerto Rico logró el jueves el arresto de Jonathan Serrano Martínez, alías Panda, líder de una organización criminal a la que se le atribuye crímenes violentos, expendio de drogas y tráfico de armas en la zona de Arecibo.

Según la Policía, mientras un equipo de agentes intervenía en el escondite de “Panda”, de manera simultánea otros dos hicieron lo propio en la residencia del armero que custodiaba un arsenal de la organización y en el hogar del banquero quien tenia a cargo guardar las ganancias de la actividad delictiva.

Los arrestos se produjeron luego del diligenciamiento de tres órdenes de allanamiento, por parte de los Negociados de Drogas e Inteligencia de la Superintendencia Auxiliar en Operaciones Especiales, en los barrios Sabana Hoyos y Bajadero de Arecibo.

A Serrano Martínez, de 40 años, se le ocupó un rifle, una pistola Glock modificada para disparar automáticamente, varios cargadores y municiones. Además, se incautó parafernalia, cocaína, marihuana, un chaleco antibalas con las iniciales de la D.E.A. y un jacket con el símbolo de policía falsificado.

En el segundo allanamiento, se arrestó a Alex González Moreno, de 48 años, considerado por la Uniformada como el banquero, el cual es socio de Serrano Martínez y se le ocupó una gran cantidad pastillas y aproximadamente 15,000 en efectivo.

Mientras que, a Joel Arnaldo Rivera Olmo, de 38 años, el armero de la organización criminal, se le ocupó cuatro rifles, dos escopetas, dos pistolas, una UZI y un revolver.

Los casos serán consultados con la fiscalía de Arecibo y agencias federales correspondientes para la radicación de cargos.

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Some 130 passengers from various countries in West Africa landed in Barbados on the first direct flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Barbados on board Ethiopian Airlines this morning.

The flight was eight hours long with little turbulence.

Chatting with Loop on the tarmac in the shadow of the aircraft parked at Gate 10 at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), German-born captain Lars Mueller said that the direct flight was uneventful.

He said:

“It was straightforward, easy flight. The weather was nice. We had some clouds in the Atlantic but otherwise it was a smooth, uncomplicated flight.”

Asked if he thinks there should be a non-stop flight between the continent and Caribbean, he said that making that happen is out of his purview. But from the point of view of a pilot, it is feasible.

“That’s not up to me, it’s a matter of the two countries. I don’t know if there are enough people for a route for this…”

Speaking with his captain hat on, however, he asserted, “It’s no problem at all. It’s easy – the flight to come here, the airport, the facilities is perfect, the weather is always good. There is no problem at all.”

Noting the weather comment, Mueller revealed that this is not his first time touching down on Barbados soil though. But he was not at the helm, that time. He revealed, “I’ve been to Barbados 20 years ago for vacation and had a nice holiday here.”

And with those memories, plus today’s successful flight, he said that his boss would make the call on whether he will be repeating this trip in the future.

Ethiopian Airlines serves over 130 destinations around the globe. Mueller has been a pilot for more than 30 years.

The passengers who disembarked the flight around 10:40 am, today, August 31, 2022, are in Barbados for the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 (ACTIF 2022) to be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) from September 1 to September 3, 2022. This inaugural forum is an initiative of the Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The comanagers of the Forum are Invest Barbados and Export Barbados. The direct flight was also made possible through the efforts of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI).

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There is a lot of talk about a recession these days.

All this talk has created a lot of panic among investors because they fear losing their hard-earned money in the stock market and other investments.

Before you jump on the “struggle bus” and also start panicking. Let’s get a deeper understanding of what a recession is.

A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years. A recession is declared when a nation’s economy experiences negative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for two consecutive quarters, rising levels of unemployment, falling retail sales and contract measures of income and manufacturing.

According to Forbe’s Maazine recessions are considered an unavoidable part of the business cycle — or the regular cadence of expansion and contraction that occurs in a nation’s economy.

In the simplest terms, a recession is where the economic activity of a country declines for at least six months in a row and sees people losing jobs, fewer people shopping for discretionary items and manufacturing and income declining at the national level.

It’s also critical to point out that when you hear people worrying about a recession, they are really focused on the US. In Jamaica, GDP is increasing in the last quarter. The economy is showing signs of expanding. At least, that’s what the data shows.

Since 1980, there have been five recessions in the US. The most significant recession was in 2008, during the global financial crisis.

A recession can be caused by several factors including high debt, asset price bubbles, unexpected occurrences that create financial disasters, inflation, and technology.

The 2008 Global Financial Crisis was caused by asset price bubbles and high debt, while the 2020 pandemic was caused by an unexpected occurrence (COVID-19) that created financial disasters.

Now, this is what you should ask yourself: am I experiencing a personal recession?

We know the US has technically hit the criteria for a recession, but what’s the status of your net worth?

As an investor, you can experience financial recession if there have been increased job losses, business closures, and total investments declining by more than 60 per cent.

If you are not experiencing all three of these then you are not experiencing a personal recession.

Now, if you connect the dots, that means you should use this moment in time to focus intentionally on building wealth.

Use this time to open that investment account, buy stocks, and buy real estate, because we won’t get many opportunities like this to fast-track how we grow our money.

So let’s make this opportunity a money-making opportunity.

By 2020, the number of millionaires across the world grew from 5.2 million to 56.1 million, with more than one per cent of the global population becoming first-time millionaires. This can be attributed to stock markets and real estate used as key strategies. This goes to show that money can still be made during a global crisis.

Millionaires like Warren Buffett have been using this period to make large acquisitions. In 2022, he purchased three stocks: Activision Blizzard ATVI, Apple AAPL, and Chevron CVX. Purchasing these stocks shows confidence in the company moving forward.

Are you making investment purchases right now or are you sitting on the sidelines hoping for the best?

The road to one million can be achieved by taking advantage of current investment opportunities and pivoting into high-performing investing strategies that work in this type of economy – industries, sectors, exotic strategies, protect your income, and passive income investing strategies.

I want you to realise that even though we may be experiencing an economic recession, your finances are not experiencing a recession.

Use this pivotal moment to make the change to becoming a better investor. You will never get this opportunity again any time soon. Money loves speed so get to implementing a solid investment strategy today.

Keisha Bailey is an experienced Investment Strategist who teaches people how to earn passive income, create wealth and reclaim time & reach financial freedom by investing. Keisha teaches investors how to create highly profitable portfolios so they can build wealth faster. If you are looking to learn how to level up your money, she can be reached at keisha@profitjumpstarter.com.

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