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An arriving passenger at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA, had his trip turned sour when US Customs and Border Protection officers seized his potentially hallucinating whole milk.

On August 19, US citizen Anthony Xavier Nassy Tyrell arrived on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica. CBP officers conducted a baggage exam on Tyrell’s luggage, discovering eight bags of a Jamaican brand of powdered milk, the CBP said in a recent release.

CBP officers escorted Tyrell to a private search room where the bags were examined, revealing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine.

Tyrell was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, the release said.

The weight of the cocaine seized was approximately nine pounds, with an estimated street value of US$150,000.

According to the CBP, this translates to approximately 25,000 doses (100-200 mg). A lethal dose of cocaine is roughly one to three grams, so the amount seized by CBP and kept out of our neighbourhoods would be roughly 2,000 lethal doses.

“The smuggling of illicit drugs poses a significant threat to our nation, and CBP is determined to keep these drugs off our streets,” said Francis J Russo, Director of CBP’s New York Field Operations. “As America’s unified border security agency, our employees are dedicated to working with our law enforcement partners to protect the public from these substances.”

Tyrell now faces federal narcotics smuggling charges and will be prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office in the US Eastern District Court of New York.

All defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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La secretaria de la gobernación de Puerto Rico, Noelia García Bardales, aseguró hoy en RADIO ISLA que su esposo no trabaja en LUMA Energy.

Esto, luego de que “lamentablemente e irresponsablemente un medio de comunicación dijo que mi esposo trabaja en LUMA. A pesar de que al aire se le llamó para corregir esa premisa equivocada, no lo hizo y nunca después aclaró”, indicó García.

No obstante, García Bardales confirmó que su hermana sí trabaja en la empresa que administra los sistemas de transmisión y distribución de energía. García Bardales explicó que su hermana llevaba trabajando 25 en la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) y que esta solicitó empleo en LUMA “como cualquier otro empleado y la cogieron. No está en la alta gerencia”.   

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 Paris St Germain dropped their first points of the French Ligue 1 season as they came from behind to draw 1-1 at home with Monaco yesterday.

Neymar scored his eighth goal in five matches this season from a penalty after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) alerted the on-pitch referee to a foul on the Brazilian.

Kevin Volland had earlier given Monaco the lead in the 20th minute.

Paris St Germain top the table with 10 points, level with Marseille and Racing Lens (Lenz).

Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Marseille won 3-0 at Nice earlier yesterday while Lens (Lenz) were home winners over Stade Rennes on Saturday.

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They came for the food and rum, but were also treated to an exciting motorcade and stellar entertainment package that complemented the culinary fare on offer.

Last Friday August 26, as the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) launched this year’s Food and Rum festival they took the opportunity to showcase the island’s talent in a big way, with a motorcade that commenced at their headquarters in Warrens and made its way to Golden Square Freedom Park. Onboard were several popular social media influencers such as Mahalia Cummins and Akhnaten Burrowes who joined BTMI officials including Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins, Chief Financial Officer Craig Hinds and Chief Executive Officer Dr Jens Thraenhart, among others.

Along the route, branded paraphernalia was distributed to numerous people who were drawn from their homes and workplaces and showed their support as the roving spectacle passed. In addition to information on the upcoming festival, they were encouraged by MC for the evening Jamarr the Star to come out and support the festival.

Impromptu performances by entertainers Peter Ram and 2022 Road March King Bruce Lee Almightee brought the traffic in Bridgetown to a halt along Cheapside and on Broad Street where members of Dancin’ Africa added to the roadside extravaganza. While several shoppers and passers-by waved and sang along, a few even joined the dancers in the street.

Upon reaching Golden Square Freedom Park, the throngs of people who gathered there were treated to numerous drinks and sample-sized dishes prepared by some of the island’s top chefs and mixologists who made up the 26 participating in the festival. These included signature rum cocktails by mixologists Alex Chandler, David Barker and Ryan Adamson while chefs Damian Leach and John Hazzard whipped up special culinary delights.

In addition to appetising treats, patrons had the opportunity to participate in competitions and other spirited activities where they were rewarded with an array of prizes. These included spinning a wheel for a chance to win prizes as well as amateur mixology and rum-tasting contests.

Entertainment for the evening included a roaming steel pan orchestra, popular DJs Salt & Don as well as a cast of some of the island’s top entertainers. Smooth-singing Biggie Irie started the ball rolling and he was followed by, Nikita, Mahalia, RPB and Lil Rick, who were all shown love by the receptive audience.

When the live entertainment drew to a close just after 10 pm it was evident that the launch had been successful in both whetting the appetites and sensitizing the public to the upcoming Food and Rum Festival, which is slated for October 27 to 30 later this year.

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