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Two sexual assaults are under investigation, with one of the alleged attackers in custody, assisting the Police with their inquiries into the assault on the female victim.

The 48-year-old woman is said to be familiar with the man she has accused of indecently assaulting her.

Reports say she was at home alone when the man came by and asked for her husband. Allegedly, he proceeded to push her into the kitchen and pinned her to the floor, while touching her about the body and demanding sex.

However, the woman managed to get him off her by distracting him and then running, locking the kitchen door behind her. However, the determined man allegedly ran to the front door, pushed his arms through an open window, and unlocked it.

Reports say the woman was able to run from the house; but her attacker pursued and grabbed her. Allegedly, he then threw her down and began to choke her, resulting in injuries to her neck for which she had to be treated by a doctor.

After a report of the incident was made, the Police conducted a search for the man, found at his residence, and took him into custody.

This offence reportedly occurred on the afternoon of August 23.

Meanwhile, a 35-year-old man allegedly was sexually molested by another man with whom he, too, is familiar.

Reportedly this offence occurred on the night of August 20 in a southeast community and is considered an act of buggery.

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The Prime Minister’s Office is assuring Barbadians that Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was not involved in any accident during her recent overseas trip.

Over the past two days, a number of local and regional outlets reported that a plane carrying Prime Minister Mottley and Guyana President Irfan Ali skidded off the taxiway after landing, prompting a response from emergency personnel.

The Prime Minister has explained that it is normal procedure for emergency appliances, including fire crews, and official vehicles that transport the president and his guests, to meet the plane on the tarmac.

What occurred at the Eugene F. Correa International Airport when she was there earlier this week was no different from what occurred on previous visits, Prime Minister Mottley said.

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Mercredi 24 Août 2022 – 17h16

Notre île est placée en vigilance jaune ce mercredi 24 août, indique Météo-France, dans son bulletin de 16h54, en raison du passage d’une onde tropicale.

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Caroni East MP Dr Rishad Seecheran. –

CARONI East MP DR Rishad Seecheran is calling for a budgetary allocation to be made for an adequate supply of monkeypox vaccinations and reformulated covid19 booster shots.

Seecheran reminded his audience at the United National Congress (UNC) Monday night virtual report meeting that covid19 cases are on the rise and monkeypox cases are getting closer to TT.

He said TT should not have a repeat of the 4,100 deaths owing to covid19, and protect citizens at all cost from dying from monkeypox, should it get here.

TT only has access to Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson covid19 booster shots as all Pfizer vaccines acquired by TT have expired.

Seecheran noted this leaves TT between a rock and a hard place as the Sinopharm is tailored against the original Wuhan strain and not the Omicron BA.5 strain.

“I call on the Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh to make the necessary budgetary allocation for the purchase of an adequate supply of reformulated covid19 booster vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna, pending the regulatory approvals.”

Noting that monkeypox is a global concern, Seecheran suggested Deyalsingh work with the Minister of Foreign Affairs to secure doses of vaccines and therapeutics for the virus from TT’s allies in the US or European Union.

He warned against relying on the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for the indicative order of 2000 vaccines, with no arrival date, which can only vaccinate 1,000 people.

“Vaccines must be sourced to protect our citizens.”

Deyalsingh, Seecheran said, must also state his views on fractional dosing approach endorsed by US and EU regulators. This method entails using one vial of the drug via an intradermal injection to administer to five people, as a short-term measure to protect at-risk individuals while the supply of the vaccine remains limited.

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On June 19, 2021, the North Ruimveldt Secondary School was destroyed by fire. On that day, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the school will be rebuilt. Today, a contract with a project sum of $566.9M was signed for the reconstruction of the school.

Following a public tendering process, the project was awarded to Kares Engineering Inc. Permanent Secretary, Mr. Alfred King signed on behalf of the Ministry of Education. The Project Consultancy was awarded to Marcel Gaskin.

Minister Manickchand said today that every time a school is destroyed, there is a domino effect of actions that have an adverse effect to learning. She said that ordinarily 150 students are placed at the school every year following the National Grade Six Assessment but due to the classrooms being destroyed the placement total was reduced to approximately 50 students.

“This is the top school for South Georgetown. So, it means many families in South Georgetown whose children ordinarily could have come here will have to travel further to access the quality of education that was being delivered here,” she noted.

She explained that from the day of the fire, some sections of society contiuously doubted that the school will be rebuilt. However, she reminded those in attendance today that on the day of the fire, even while the building was still burning, the Government of Guyana and the Ministry of Education committed to rebuilding the school which she said was the first school to have a smart classroom installed back in 2014.

Moreover, the Education Minister said that though the project will be supervised by the consultant and the Ministry of Education, she wants the South Georgetown community to play an integral role in ensuring that the work is done according to contract.

In the presence of representatives of the contracting firm, Minister Manickchand said that when contractors fail to do what they are supposed to do, children and communities suffer.“It is very important that we complete this at a high quality in the time that we said we woulsd complete it so that we can make sure that the children of South Georgetown see what we intended for them to receive,” Minister Manickchand said.

Further, she said that moving forward, wherever there is a school being built, it will not be the engineer’s responsibility alone to ensure work is done properly. She said that each project will have an Education Officer attached to the construction of that building who will stress the importance of the project being completed on time and at the highest quality. Further, she said that the details regarding construction will also be made public so that members of the community can also hold contractors accountable.

With Education Month 2022 about to begin, under the theme “Transforming Education”, Minister Manickchand said that this project will have significant and that she hopes to see its completion so that learners can benefit.

Special Projects Officer, Mr. Ron Eastman said that the Ministry is happy to arrive at the juncture where the contract has been awarded following a competitive tendering process. He thanked Minister Manickchand for driving the project forward so that today work can begin. He said that the Buildings Department of the Ministry will play its role to ensure that what is built is exactly what was designed and that students and teachers receive the school they deserve.

Headteacher of the School, Ms. Allison Cosbert said that many persons had doubts about the project. However, she said that on many occasions she had to assure persons that the Education Minister promised the it will be rebuilt. “I can stand here today to see that promise is now a reality. So, today’s turning of the sod and contract signing is something that I welcome, and I can speak for my staff,” she said.

The building will measure 432ft (length) x 30ft (width) x 42ft (height). It will have three storeys and will accommodate 450 to 500 students. The school will be fitted with science laboratories, Information Technology Laboratories, new classrooms, teacher accommodation, a sanitary block and a modern external structure. The project period is 14 months.

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