Arima man found dead hours after gunshots heard

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Police are probing the death of a 20-year-old Arima man whose body was found on Tuesday morning.

Police said the body of Mikhail Hamilton was found by a relative in the yard of his home at Bolo Alley, Hoyte Avenue, Arima, at around 10 am.

Sources said Hamilton had multiple gunshot wounds to his head.

The relative called the police and officers of the Arima CID and the Pinto Police Post visited the scene.

Investigators from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II also visited the scene with a district medical officer.

Residents told police they remembered hearing gunshots at around 10 pm on Monday.

Arima visited the area shortly after but did not find anything.

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Eyewitness: Security…in food

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

The push for food security in the Caribbean is kinda ironic when you think about it, ain’t it? Weren’t the Amerindians Columbus stumbled over, eating and living? We know for a fact they ate very balanced diets and didn’t complain about food security. For fruits (and vitamins) they had pineapples, mammee, sapodilla, star apples, genips, guavas, and cashews etc. They cultivated maize (corn) on a large scale with cassava, sweet potatoes and yautia etc as staples. They made cassava flour and cassava bread. For meat, they ate all sorts of small animals that were grilled, baked, or used in “pepper-pot” with cassareep the main flavour!!

But our problems came when the Europeans insisted these folks who’d co-existed for millennia with their environment were “uncivilized” and everything about them was to be discarded. Including them – who were soon wiped out. The Europeans did things “their way” – including the foods they ate. And as they brought waves of enslaved Africans and indentured Indians, Chinese, Portuguese, etc, European’s tastes became the “civilized” tastes and as such was desired by those who wanted to be “with it” and move up!!In terms food most comes from plants and in another ironic twist, our entire existence in the modern global system was because of agriculture!! We were shanghaied to pioneer this earliest of human endeavour on an industrial scale! So what happened? Well, the Europeans decided we’d produce those peripheral crops like sugar cane, tobacco, and spices – while importing most consumable food from Europe – to keep their farmers working!!

Now all of this we already know: hadn’t Burnham and Manley struck their leftist pose and decided we were going to feed ourselves?? They were talking about “food security” before there was “food insecurity”?? Not really!! They were reacting to their economies collapsing like houses of cards and they just didn’t have the foreign exchange to import the foods we’d been weaned on. And craved. After all it wasn’t apocryphal that Burnham cried out for “condensed milk” on his death bed, was it??

Anyhow while there’s nothing wrong about growing our own food and moving off “foreign foods” what they attempted was an ancient economic notion called “autarky”! That is you must be completely self-sufficient and become an island (no pun intended!!) unto yourself!! This had been discredited by the “free trade” theory where you concentrate on things where you have (and can acquire) a comparative advantage – produce and export those things – then use the foreign exchange earned to buy whatever other things you desired!!But we never learn. So we now have Jamaican MP Lisa Hannah pointing out that they’re producing irish potato all right – but at EIGHT TIMES the imported price!! And we’re following suit!!

Crazy!!

…of mind

It’s said that every man’s home is his castle – with the expectation that he’s gonna be left in peace to do as he pleases there. But even though the Middle Ages are long gone and one would’ve thought folks using battering rams to break into castles were over and done with, from the eighties we had our “kick-down-the-door-bandits”. Inspired by the PNC’s terroristic onslaught on the citizenry to keep them cowed for Burnham’s dictatorship. That’s left a lasting legacy of windows and doors grated with steel bars so most Guyanese actually live voluntarily in JAILS!! But there still isn’t security of mind in the grated castles – witness reports of folks regularly burglarized and even killed.

But now, there’s another irony – with oil revenues pouring in and our GDP the fastest growing in the WORLD, who’d think at folks are living from paycheck-to-paycheck?? But it does take some time for the economy to adjust to our 14.5% take of the oil profits, doesn’t it??Sadly, there’s no way around that.

…of tenure

How come UG’s been around for almost 60 years and their graduates can barely read and comprehend beyond primary school level?? Cause the staff has the security of tenure where they are never evaluated and can’t be fired!!

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Pierre Urges Saint Lucians To Do What They Can To Make Things Better – St. Lucia Times News

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Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, in a message to mark Nelson Mandela Day, has encouraged Saint Lucians to do what they can to improve their communities.

Pierre wrote on his Facebook page that Mandela Day is an occasion for all – people and nations to take action and inspire change.

He observed that this year, the focus is on Food Security and Climate Change with the theme: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

“I encourage all Saint Lucians to take some time to also remember Nelson Mandela; and to pledge to do whatever each of us can, in our communities, with what you have and wherever you are, to make things better,” the Castries East MP stated.

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The United Nations General Assembly declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela Day in 2010.

The aim was to recognise and give credence to Mandela’s commitment to human rights, conflict resolution, and reconciliation.

Prime Minister Pierre recalled that the late former South African leader visited Saint Lucia 24 years ago, in July 1998, when this country hosted the CARICOM Summit.

After that, Saint Lucia named the highway at Vigie the Nelson Mandela Highway in his memory.

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‘The Royal Bridgerton Ball’ — Surinamers kunnen proeven van een middeleeuws feest

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door Sharon Singh PARAMARIBO — “De reden waarom wij deze grote stap hebben genomen is om de Surinamers te laten

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Summary Procurement Notice_CARICOM

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Ukraine: frappes sur l’est et le sud, Poutine…

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Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a affirmé mardi que la médiation de la Turquie avait permis une avancée sur les exportations de céréales que Kiev accuse la Russie de bloquer, tout en exigeant en échange une levée des restrictions occidentales sur les céréales russes, alors que sur le terrain l’armée russe continue de frapper l’est et le sud du pays.

Des frappes de missiles ont touché plusieurs villes de l’est, faisant un mort à Kramatorsk, grande ville du Donbass que la Russie cherche à conquérir. Au sud, dans la région d’Odessa, le grand port ukrainien de la mer Noire, il y a eu au moins six blessés dont un enfant, selon la présidence ukrainienne.

A Téhéran, où il avait été convié pour des pourparlers avec ses homologues iranien Ebrahim Raïssi et turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan sur la Syrie et l’Ukraine, M. Poutine a affirmé qu’il y avait un progrès sur la question de l’exportation par mer des millions de tonnes de céréales ukrainiennes, qui manquent à l’équilibre alimentaire mondial.

“Grâce à votre médiation, nous sommes allés de l’avant”, a-t-il dit à M. Erdogan, dont le pays, membre de l’Otan et puissance régionale en mer Noire, entretient un équilibre délicat entre Moscou et Kiev. “Toutes les questions ne sont pas encore réglées, c’est vrai, mais il y a du mouvement et c’est une bonne chose”, a ajouté le maître du Kremlin.

Dans la soirée, M. Poutine a toutefois jeté un doute sur ces avancées, en liant l’exportation de la production agricole ukrainienne à une levée des restrictions occidentales sur les céréales russes.

“Nous faciliterons l’exportation des céréales ukrainiennes, mais en partant du fait que toutes les restrictions liées aux livraisons aériennes à l’export des céréales russes soient levées”, a affirmé le président russe, à l’issue des pourparlers.

– Débloquer “certains fonds” –

La Russie a soufflé le chaud et le froid ces dernières semaines sur ces exportations cruciales notamment pour le continent africain, affirmant ne pas s’y opposer tout en accusant les sanctions occidentales et en posant des conditions que l’Ukraine refuse en l’état, comme le déminage de ses rades et couloirs maritimes.

Pour Washington, la rencontre de Téhéran prouve l’isolement croissant de la Russie. “Cela montre à quel point M. Poutine et la Russie sont de plus en plus isolés. Ils doivent maintenant se tourner vers l’Iran pour obtenir de l’aide”, a déclaré John Kirby, qui coordonne la communication de la Maison Blanche sur les questions stratégiques.

Dernier épisode de cet immense bras de fer: la Commission européenne a proposé aux Etats membres de débloquer “certains fonds” de banques russes gelés par les sanctions de l’UE pour aider la reprise du commerce des produits agricoles et alimentaires, y compris le blé et les engrais, selon un document consulté mardi par l’AFP.

L’UE “veut qu’il soit parfaitement clair que rien dans les sanctions ne freine le transport de céréales hors de Russie ou d’Ukraine”, a déclaré à l’AFP un diplomate européen sous couvert d’anonymat.

A propos du gaz, autre sujet de tension entre Moscou et les Européens, Vladimir Poutine a assuré que le géant russe Gazprom “remplirait pleinement ses obligations” au moment où baissent les livraisons vers l’Europe.

“Gazprom est prêt à pomper autant que nécessaire”, a-t-il déclaré, indiquant que les Occidentaux étaient en difficulté car ils avaient pris des sanctions contre Moscou et “fermé” des canaux de livraison d’hydrocarbures.

– Missiles sur Kramatorsk –

Sur le terrain à Kramatorsk (est), un missile est tombé en fin de matinée dans un petit jardin entouré de barres d’immeubles de quatre étages, en plein centre-ville, ont constaté les journalistes de l’AFP.

Cette ville de 150.000 habitants avant la guerre, centre administratif de la partie de la région de Donetsk encore aux mains de Kiev, est située à une vingtaine de kilomètres du front et régulièrement touchée par des tirs.

Kramatorsk est devenue une cible stratégique pour la Russie, qui cherche à s’emparer de la totalité du bassin du Donbass, en partie contrôlé par des séparatistes prorusses depuis 2014.

“A ce stade nous avons un mort”, a déclaré à l’AFP Igor Ieskov, porte-parole de la mairie de la ville, tandis qu’un haut responsable de la police a fait état de six blessés.

Un homme grièvement blessé, la tête en sang et enveloppé dans un tapis par les voisins, gisait au sol, avant d’être emmené par les secours. “Il passait par là, dans la rue, et a été touché”, a raconté une femme paniquée.

La Russie avait annoncé samedi avoir officiellement mis fin à la “pause opérationnelle” de son armée décrétée quelques jours plus tôt, et les bombardements ont repris avec plus d’intensité sur les villes du Donbass.

Les troupes russes ont ainsi touché des bâtiments résidentiels à Avdiivka, Soledar, et Bakhmout, selon la présidence ukrainienne, qui recensait mardi “deux frappes de missiles sur Toretsk”, ainsi que “des bombardements de zones industrielles”.

Près de Bakhmout, l’armée ukrainienne affirme avoir “repoussé avec succès” plusieurs “tentatives d’assaut”. Les forces russes affirment avoir tué 60 soldats ukrainiens à Dolina, dans la même zone.

Dans la région d’Odessa, les forces russes ont tiré sept missiles, blessant au moins six personnes dont un enfant, selon la présidence ukrainienne.

Le ministère russe de la Défense a pour sa part affirmé que ses frappes sur Odessa avaient détruit un stock de munitions fournies par les Occidentaux.

– “Ne pas entrer dans l’hiver” –

Le chef du cabinet de la présidence ukrainienne, Andriï Iermak, a souligné la nécessité pour son pays de renverser la vapeur avant l’hiver pour ne pas permettre aux forces russes de s’installer durablement.

“Il est très important pour nous de ne pas entrer dans l’hiver. Après l’hiver, quand les Russes auront plus de temps pour prendre pied, ce sera certainement plus difficile. Ils nous y entraînent. Il est très important pour nous de ne pas leur donner cette possibilité”, a-t-il dit à Novoïé Vremia.

Pour cela, l’Ukraine réclame aux Occidentaux plus de systèmes d’artillerie de précision et à longue portée, comme les lance-roquettes multiples Himars fournis par les Etats-Unis, affirmant qu’ils pourraient “changer la donne” et permettre une contre-offensive pour repousser l’armée russe.

Dans le même domaine, la cheffe de la diplomatie française Catherine Colonna a indiqué mardi que six nouveaux canons automoteurs Caesar, en plus des 12 déjà livrés, étaient “en route” pour l’Ukraine.

– Chercher les traîtres –

Le Parlement ukrainien a validé mardi le limogeage du chef des services de sécurité (SBU) Ivan Bakanov et de la procureure générale Iryna Venediktova, proposé dimanche par le président Volodymyr Zelensky qui leur a reproché des efforts insuffisants en matière de la lutte contre les espions russes et collaborateurs de Moscou.

M. Zelensky avait encore annoncé lundi une “révision des cadres” au sein du SBU alors qu’au moins trois hauts responsables du cette organisation avaient été soupçonnés de haute trahison ces derniers mois.

Les services ukrainiens cherchent aussi à identifier ceux, parmi la population, qui aident les artilleurs russes à ajuster leurs tirs, ou leur signalent des cibles.

Vitali Kim, gouverneur de la région de Mykolaïv (sud), constamment bombardée, a ainsi annoncé mardi une prime de 100 dollars pour ceux qui aideront à identifier ces indics. Il a par ailleurs indiqué qu’il envisageait de “fermer” la ville de Mykolaïv pour quelques jours afin de neutraliser les traîtres.

La guerre en Ukraine entrera le 24 juillet dans son sixième mois et il n’existe aucun bilan global des victimes civiles du conflit jusqu’à présent.

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Ministry: 201 new covid19 cases, no deaths

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The Ministry of Health recorded 201 new covid19 cases and no deaths in its 4 pm update on Tuesday.

Active cases have gone down to 6,048.

The ministry said there were 5,949 people in home isolation and 99 patients in hospital – three in the high-dependency unit and two receiving critical care.

Step-down and state-supervised facilities remain empty.

A total of 784,087 samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency, the Tobago Regional Health Authority, UWI and other local testing sites.

Of those, 169,428 samples returned positive while 4,039 people have died from the virus and 159,341 patients recovered.

Over a year into the national vaccination programme, 714,956 people have taken a covid19 vaccine and 166,864 people got the booster shot.

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Top cop on 8 officers charged: A sad day for the country, a sad day for police

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ACTING Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob has described as, “a sad day for the country and a sad day for the police service,” the arrest and charging of eight police officers for the 2020 murders of three men in Morvant.

Speaking on Tuesday on the TTPS’ Beyond the Tape show on TV6, Jacob said, “It is really a sad day for TT and especially the Police Service when eight of our officers are charged on three counts of murder each.”

He hastened to add, however, that, “You know, we have to rise above the occasion because this county is depending on us. It (the charges) will have a significant psychological, mental effect on other police officers when such situations like these happen, but we need to continue holding the reins and doing what is required.”

He said, “This has happened at a time when the TTPS needs all hands on the deck to assist us in fighting the scourge of crime.”

While the eight officers – Sgt Joseph Solomon, Cpl Charles Budri and PCs Vaughn St Cyr, Sean Lord, Mark Lewis, Sherwin Baptiste, Colin Furlonge and Jameel Mohammed – would have appeared virtually before a Port of Spain magistrate hours earlier on Tuesday, Jacob said, “We must always remember the presumption of innocence still remains under the rule of law. And it is up to the courts to adjudicate on this matter, where we will expect justice either way.”

On the issue of trust and confidence in the police, Jacob said this is something that can go up and down depending on the circumstances, “But I think the general population is there to support the TTPS and they know the police service is a team of professional people who are trying to carry out their duties and provide the nation with the necessary security that is required.”

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WE GOOD! 85 per cent of J’cans believe they’re in good health — survey Loop Jamaica

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A vast majority of Jamaicans — 85.0 per cent — consider themselves to be in “good” or “very good” health.

This is according to the wellness indicators contained in the 2019 edition of the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC).

According to JSLC, a larger proportion of males (87.5 per cent) than females (83.0 per cent) considered themselves to be in good or very good health.

This information is contained in the 2021 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ), a publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica.

The survey found that the main non-communicable diseases reported by respondents were hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. Hypertension and diabetes were most prevalent among adults, while asthma was most prevalent amongst children.

The survey also found that 26.3 per cent of respondents indicated that they had at least one chronic disease. Among female respondents, 31.6 per cent reported at least one chronic disease compared with 20.8 per cent of males.

Meanwhile, the country’s general health status shows life expectancy at birth was estimated at 74.2 years in 2011 compared with 71.5 years reported in 2001, indicating that Jamaicans are living longer. Life expectancy was 78.0 years for females and 70.5 years for males in 2011.

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Yohan Blake blames undisclosed issue for 100m failure in Oregon Loop Jamaica

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Veteran sprinter Yohan Blake says an issue in the warm-up area denied him the chance of making the 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Blake finished his semi-final race in fourth place in a time of 10.12 seconds on Saturday, 23 days after he turned back the clock at the Jamaica trials to win the 100m in 9.85 seconds, his best time since 2012, when he beat Usain Bolt at the Olympic Trials, took second to Bolt at the Olympics and became the second-fastest man in history at age 22.

His time of 10.12 seconds was the ninth fastest in a field of 23 competitors, meaning that he just failed to secure the eighth and final spot for the medal round.

“I was very disappointed in the 100. Something major happened in my warm-up coming into the semifinals and that hider my performance,” Blake disclosed after he punched his ticket to the 200m semifinals on Monday.

Blake said he will not disclose the issue that hindered his performance in the 100m semifinal.

It was the second straight time that Blake failed to click in a global championship. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was staged in 2021, Blake also failed to qualify for the 100m final after clocking 10.14 seconds to finish sixth in a semifinal heat. After that failure, he pulled out of the 200m.

The 2011 World champion is listed to run in the first semifinal of the 200m tonight. He clocked 20.35 seconds for fourth place in his heat on Monday to advance as a result of a non-automatic qualifying spot.

The 32-year-old Blake said he wants to run faster in the semifinal but is worried about his form.

“I am short of work,” Blake said. “I didn’t get to do enough coming into the championships because of some unfortunate issues. I know what I can do but I am short of a little work.”

A second Jamaican — Rasheed Dwyer — has also punched his ticket to the 200m semifinal

Dwyer clocked a season’s best 20.29 seconds to finish behind the defending champion, Noah Lyles of the USA in his first-round heat.

He disclosed after the heat that “I felt my hamstring coming off the corner and I felt it again coming into the straight.”

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