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Three NIA Ministers Retain Seats in the 2022 St. Kitts and Nevis General Elections
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Charlestown, Nevis, August 6, 2022 (NIA) – – The Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) representatives, Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis; Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Deputy Premier; and Hon. Eric Evelyn, Senior Minister in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), has been re-elected to the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis in the August 05, 2022, general elections.
According to the preliminary results announced by Mr. Elvin Bailey, Supervisor of Elections, in Nevis 9, Hon. Brantley won with a total of 1,685 votes. Dr. Patricia Bartlette of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) received 1,279 votes, while Mr. Samuel Caines of the Moral Restoration Movement (MRM) received 77 votes.
In Nevis 10, Hon. Evelyn won with 616 votes, while Mr. Rohan Isles of the NRP received 229.
Hon. Jeffers was declared winner in Nevis 11 with a total of 1,172 votes. Dr. Janice Daniel-Hodge, Leader of the NRP received 1,113; and Mrs. Patricia Mills-Jeffers received 22 votes.
Following the victory at the polls, CCM’s Leader, Premier Brantley said, “To all the people of Nevis, please accept my profound gratitude for reposing your trust and confidence in the Concerned Citizens Movement once again and allowing us to be your voice in Basseterre. Our Party has always trusted you the people of Nevis and tonight you have spoken overwhelmingly and unequivocally. I thank our campaign team and the army of volunteers who made this possible. Our island owes you a debt of gratitude.
“To the NRP led by Dr. Janice Hodge and her team I commend you for a spirited fight. Our democracy in Nevis is alive and well and today we showed that we can peacefully and with decorum select those we wish to represent us.”
Meanwhile on St. Kitts, the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, led by Dr. Terrance Drew, won six of the eight seats; the People’s Action Movement (PAM), led by Hon. Shawn Richards, won one seat; and the People’s Labour Party (PLP) led by Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris won a single seat.
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Statement to the Nation by Dr. The Hon. Timothy Sylvester Harris Following the General Election in St. Kitts and Nevis on Friday, August 5th 2022.
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Now that the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Elvin Bailey, has announced the official results of the General Elections held yesterday, Friday, August 5th 2022, I take this opportunity to congratulate the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party on their victory at the polls, in which they captured six (6) of the eight (8) seats on St. Kitts.
In particular, I congratulate Prime Minister-elect, Dr. Terrance Drew of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party and extend best wishes to him on his new journey of the leadership of our beloved Federation. I congratulate as well all the other successful candidates in the General Elections and wish them the very best.
I cannot end a speech of this nature without thanking the seven (7) other candidates constituting the slate of the People’s Labour Party. I am indeed proud of the clean and decent manner in which you put yourself forward to the electorate for leadership of our Federation. I was indeed honoured to serve as your party leader going into the General Election, for which we sought to represent the best interests of the people of our fair Land.
On that score, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank the people of Constituency #7 for reposing their continued confidence in me, by returning me to Parliament once more, to represent their best interests. My privilege in representing you is something that I have never taken for granted and neither will I take that sacred trust for granted in the future.
Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to the members, supporters and well-wishers of the People’s Labour Party and appeal to you to accept the results of the General Elections. Our Country must now move on in a manner that ensures that the will of the people is preserved.
May God bless the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and cover us with His hand of protection.
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Alan Cav? est-il de retour ?
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Disons-le, Alan Cav? a beau ne plus ?tre au-devant de la sc?ne comme ce fut le cas durant les heures de gloire de son groupe phare Zin, cependant, ses nombreux hits ne nous ont pas quitt?. Ils ont travers? le temps et les g?n?rations ; ?levant le chanteur au rang de l?gende vivante. Un consommateur r?gulier de musique ha?tienne particuli?rement du rythme Compas, a forc?ment d?j? ?cout? une ou plusieurs des chansons de l’artiste. Cela dit, l’interpr?te de <> n’a pas ?t? prolifique au cours de ces derni?res ann?es, en mars 2020, il avait sorti le titre <>. Une chanson dont la cadence a renvoy? ? certains anciens succ?s de l’artiste, la magie et le petit truc en plus ?taient toujours l?. Et l’on a vite fait, ? ce moment-l?, de parler de retour sans compter la Covid-19. La pand?mie a malheureusement cass? l’envol?e. Environ deux ann?es apr?s, l’artiste est plus pr?sent aujourd’hui sur le march? musical. Admettant son retrait de la grande sc?ne, il indique toutefois ne pas avoir ch?mer. Au contraire, la voix de <> affirme se produire bien plus souvent qu’avant : <> pr?cise le chanteur d?s ces premi?res paroles. Il est vrai qu’Internet nous ram?ne ?? et l?, des s?quences-vid?o o? le chanteur fait des heureux ? ces ?v?nements-l?, celle o? il animait l’anniversaire de la m?re de la superstar am?ricaine d’origine ha?tienne Kodak Black est l’un des derni?res en date.
Alan Cav? n’a pas fait que se produire ? audience r?duite durant son constat? retrait. L’interpr?te de <> assure avoir beaucoup compos?. Sous peu, le grand public aura droit aux oeuvres sur lesquelles il eut ? travailler. Parce qu’il ne souci gu?re d’?tre ?clipser par les jeunes ou d’?tre d?pass? ; son dada maintenant, c’est l’accompagnement et le support de la jeune g?n?ration de stars maintenant sur le march?. C’est d’ailleurs la principale raison qui le poussa ? collaborer avec Wendy ou encore Clints : <>, pr?cise-t-il. Il exprime par ailleurs toute son admiration pour Wendy et Oswald avec lesquels il a travaill? sur le remix de <>. <> avance Monsieur <>. En ce qui concerne Clints, Alan l’a pr?sent? comme un jeune ? l’avenir prometteur, qu’il faut selon lui suivre. Parlant de ce dernier, le fils de Syto Cav? informe que Clints est sous son label <>. C’est dit, afin de mieux apporter son support, il produit certains jeunes talents.
Au scepticisme autour de la rentabilit? de ce nouveau choix de carri?re, celui qui est surnomm? the King of Compas Love informe que le nouveau format qu’il a adopt? marche. <>, explique-t-il.
Install? ? New York depuis des ann?es, maintenant, l’artiste ?voque sa relation avec son pays d’origine avec des termes empreinte de nostalgie : <>, souligne-t-il en indiquant esp?rer op?rationnaliser une tourn?e autour de ses projets sur sa terre natale avant la fin de l’ann?e. Parlant de ses prochaines productions, l’artiste confirme avoir d?j? ?tabli un calendrier de distribution des nombreux track sur lesquels il a mentionn? avoir d?j? travaill?. Esp?rons que la recherche du bon timing ne va pas ruiner les publications et plonger le public dans une attente encore plus longue.
Sa devise encore et toujours apport?e du baume au coeur des amants de la musique ha?tienne et aux amants d’une certaine po?sie musicale.
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Daniel Verswyvel is new GM of Microsoft Central America and Caribbean Loop Jamaica
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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News
Microsoft has announced the designation of Daniel Verswyvel as General Manager for Microsoft Central America and Caribbean.
The company said Herbert Lewy, who held the position of general manager for Microsoft Caribbean and Puerto Rico, was promoted to general manager of Smart Agriculture and Bioeconomy for Latin America. Yamile Bustamante will continue as Country Representative for Microsoft in Jamaica.
With this new Microsoft subsidiary in Central America and Caribbean, the company said it reaffirms its commitment to the region to continue “fulfilling its mission of empowering every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more”.
Herbert Lewy
Verswyvel has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry and in 2020 was designated as general manager for Microsoft in Central America. He has been working with Microsoft for more than 10 years, and has held senior positions in the organization, including manager of Small and Medium Enterprises, director of Marketing and Operations and director of Strategic Clients for Microsoft Colombia.
Before joining Microsoft, Verswyvel worked for Motorola and then for Sony Ericsson, where he held different positions, both in the headquarters for Latin America in Miami, where he lived for 10 years, and in Bogota where he held the general management for Colombia and Venezuela. Later he was general manager for the Andean and Caricom regions.
“I am very excited about the challenge of expanding my leadership, now covering Central America and Caribbean, at such an important time for Microsoft, for our customers and partners,” said Verswyvel.
“I am proud of the opportunity to work with a strong team committed to providing our customers and partners with solutions to their organisational challenges. At the same time, I am inspired by the passion that our team brings to generate a real impact in each of the countries that make up our Central America and Caribbean region,” he added.
Meanwhile, Microsoft said Lewy, who led the Puerto Rico and Caribbean team, will now have the challenge of accelerating technological adoption in one of the most forceful scenarios “and in which we are facing a tremendous challenge: feeding the world’s population in a sustainable way”.
In this new role as general manager of Smart Agriculture and Bioeconomy for Latin America, Microsoft said Lewy will be responsible for continuing to explore ways for technology to be that “great enabler to face the challenge of sustainable food that we face as a society”.
“This new professional chapter comes at a time when I will be able to take on a challenge to support customers and partners in two industries that are in a time of significant acceleration towards their digital transformation,” said Lewy. “I am proud of the legacy I leave in Caribbean, while also confident in the team’s capabilities to support the digital transformation of our customers and partners.”
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No early release: Jah Cure remains behind bars in The Netherlands Loop Jamaica
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Jamaican recording artiste Jah Cure will continue serving his six-year sentence for attempted manslaughter in The Netherlands, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
The ‘Longing For’ singer appeared in court on Tuesday for a pro forma hearing. He is scheduled to return to court on November 1.
“Yesterday was another pro forma court date, where the judge decides on the continuation of the incarceration. The court has decided to keep Jah Cure incarcerated,” Tuscha Essed, press officer at the Public Prosecution Office to the Court of Appeals in the Netherlands, told Loop News on Tuesday.
In March 2022, Jah Cure, 43, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, was acquitted of an attempted murder charge, but convicted of the lesser offence of attempted manslaughter on March 22 in relation to the stabbing of a promoter over unpaid money in October 2021. He was sentenced to six years in prison in The Netherlands.
Following the sentence, Dutch prosecutors appealed to the court against the acquittal of the attempted murder charge.
There is still no hearing date scheduled for a new trial, so Jah Cure could find himself with a longer prison sentence if prosecutors have their way. In the meantime, he is sitting in limbo.
“There is no (substantial) hearing date scheduled yet, hence the pro forma hearing,” Essed said.
According to Dutch law, in a pro forma hearing, while an inmate is awaiting a court date for the actual trial, a judge has to decide about the incarceration (whether to keep a suspect incarcerated or not) every 90 days, these are the pro forma hearings.
“Once we have the entire dossier files ready (which goes through several administrative steps after the first trial), the hearing will be planned. The court of appeal looks over the case again and their ruling will overrule the previous ruling by the district court,” Essed explained.
Jah Cure is no stranger to the criminal justice system as he has had other brushes with the law. He was convicted of rape and illegal possession of a firearm in April 1999 and served eight of a 15-year sentence in prison. He was released in July 2007.
Jah Cure is known for the hit songs ‘Longing For’, ‘Love Is’, and ‘True Reflection’ (Prison Walls). His 2015 album, ‘The Cure’, which included the songs ‘That Girl’, ‘Rasta’, and ‘Life We Live’, earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album that year.
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Two men shot dead in Santa Cruz, San Juan
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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Ryan Garraway
A Santa Cruz father of two was murdered at home early Wednesday morning.
Police reported that sometime after midnight a gunman jumped the fence leading to Ryan Garraway’s Maraj Trace, Santa Cruz home and shot him.
The 34-year-old, who sold alcoholic drinks out of his home, died at the scene. Police said before fleeing, the killer shot up his home and barrels of water Garraway collected at the back of his house.
They did not give a motive for his killing.
A man identified as Aidan Samuels died at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex on Tuesday night.
Initial police reports said at about 10 pm residents of Williams Street, San Juan heard gunshots and later found Samuels’ body in the middle of the road. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
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No UNC so no PM at local government meeting
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Councillor for Penal Shanty Boodram, right, speaks out againt the central Government at a media conference at the Opposition Leader’s office, Charles Street, Port of Spain. Boodram along with Henry Awong (L), chairman at Couva /Tabaquite /Talparo Regional Corporation flanks St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen. – Jensen La Vende
THE Prime Minister, while absent from the planned meeting with the councillors, aldermen and mayors, was on “stand-by.”
In a telephone interview with Local Government and Rural Development Minister Faris Al-Rawi on Tuesday, Newsday was told that the planned meeting was confirmed by all intended attendees.
On Monday night, after a decree by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for her members not to attend the meeting, Dr Rowley did not attend.
Al-Rawi said Rowley, who had availed himself for the hard questions in an open forum with all the relevant authorities in local government, remained on “stand-by” after UNC members absented themselves.
“It was unfortunate that the leader of the UNC decided to rob the UNC representatives who are close to the ground to have an opportunity to ask the hard questions of the Prime Minister.”
In UNC’s Monday night Virtual Report, Persad-Bissessar said the proposed meeting was a “hypocritical public-relations gimmick” and called on her members to “make me proud” by boycotting.
All but one councillor, Samuel Sankar of Kelly Village/Warrenville, boycotted the meeting.
At a media conference at the Opposition Leader’s Office, Charles Street, Port of Spain, 11 councillors spoke out on what they called neglect by the central government in one form or another.
Leading the charge was shadow local government minister Khadija Ameen who questioned if Al-Rawi was preparing the country for the postponement of the local government elections, which are constitutionally due by March next year.
All but one of those who spoke complained of a lack of funding. Marcus Girdharie, who represents Marabella South / Vistabella said the only reason the San Fernando Regional Corporation was getting funds was to ensure that voters supported the PNM. He said of all his fellow councillors he is the only one that can boast of receiving well over 50 per cent of the allocated funding.
Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed said his corporation has a shortfall of $3.5 million which he said would result in job cuts if the central government did not release allocated funding.
This was supported by Ameen who said there are some 300 workers facing unemployment as a result of lack of funding throughout the country.
As councillors and aldermen rotated positions to flank Ameen at the media briefing, they complained about a lack of funding and other forms of support. Shanty Boodram, councillor for Penal, said all UNC-led corporations were neglected and called for the government to release the funding.
Boodram was one of two women who spoke, the other was alderman Dianne Bishop in the Tunapuna Regional Corporation who questioned why the Self Help programme was disbanded as there were many in her burgess and other parts of the country in need of assistance.
Chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Anil Juteram complained that the regional corporation was forced to provide truck-borne water for the area as the authorities neglected them continuously.
Kenwyn Phillip, councillor for Manzanilla/Fishing Pond, said when the corporation was led by the PNM, there was little problem in releasing funds to complete projects.
When asked why not attend the meeting with the PM and Local Government Minister to raise the concerns rather than having a media conference, Ameen said attending made no sense as there were multiple past meetings with other government officials that yielded no fruit.
She added that there were monthly meetings with heads of corporations with government officials and nothing comes out of it.
“They do not listen to us, they do not take our requests into consideration. You have heads of sections, heads of corporations meeting every month, nothing comes out of it. Every meeting you have to sit and listen to Faris Al-Rawi speak until you get sick of him talking fluff and nonsense, no solution.”
She added that the councillors spent valuable time with their burgesses rather than attend the meeting as that was their priority. She said nothing prevented the PM from attending the meeting whether or not the UNC was there. She said he used their absence as an excuse to stay home.
She said the central government, out of spite, would disburse monies to regional corporations a day before the end of the fiscal year knowing that it could not be spent so it could reclaim the money and boast of having saved millions in the fiscal year.
Al-Rawi, during his interview, described Ameen’s claims as “nonsensical” saying he rejected all of it. He said he had been on the ground and met with the councillors across the political divide to support the people.
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Unilever reports $12.6m loss
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FILE PHOTO: Unilever Caribbean Ltd compound, Mt Hope.
UNILEVER Caribbean Ltd has reported a $12.6 million loss for the first half of this year, ending June 30
The company provided this information in a statement attached to its unaudited financial statement for this period.
Company chairman Rodrigo Sotomayor said this loss was a result of restructuring expenses incurred in the first half of this year. He recalled that Unilver had initiated a retrenchment exercise as a result of the expiration of its sole supply agreement and cessation of local manufacturing and related activities.
Apart from this, Sotomayor reported Unilever had a solid performance “managing to grow its operating profits for the quarter from $7.3 million in the prior year to $9.5 million and for the half year from $15.4 million to $16.6 million.
“This revenue growth was primarily driven by a robust performance in the local market across all categories with a strong rebound in the home care segment and foods categories in the export markets.”
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Torginol Paints announced as Hero CPL partner
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In this file photo, Roston Chase (R) of Saint Lucia Kings hits four runs as Denesh Ramdin (L) Trinbago Knight Riders watches during the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League semi-final at Warner Park Sporting Complex on Sep. 14, 2021, in Basseterre, St Kitts. – Photo courtesy CPL T20
THE Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed Torginol Paints as the tournament’s official paint for the next three years.
On Wednesday, a CPL media release said, “Torginol Paints will be working with Hero CPL to bring colour to the Biggest Party in Sport with the company supporting the tournament with pitch markings across the region. Torginol will also bring colour to the fans with face-painting for supporters at the group games and finals in Guyana.”
Torginol Paints, based in Guyana, has cemented its position as one of the premier paint manufacturers across the region.
Torginol Paints CEO Rakesh Puri expressed his company’s enthusiasm for the partnership.
“We’re pleased to be sponsoring the CPL, the league that has become the second most-watched T20 tournament worldwide. Cricket is a huge part of life in Guyana and the Caribbean, and we’re honoured to be a part of the CPL, which brings together fans from all over the world.”
Hero CPL’s commercial director Jamie Stewart is anticipating the partnership.
Stewart said, “Hero CPL is all about colour, from our vibrant logo and graphics featuring the colours of Carnival, to the bright pigments of fan-filled stadiums around the region, and deep blues of the Caribbean Sea. We are delighted to welcome the colours of Torginol to the CPL family, as we celebrate the tenth year of world cricket’s most colourful event.”
The 2022 Hero CPL will take place from August 31-September 30. The tournament will be played across four countries, with games in Trinidad and Tobago, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and Guyana.
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