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Vendredi et samedi, la journaliste Rokhaya Diallo et la cofondatrice du mouvement Black lives matter Ayo Tometi ont tenu des conférences autour du militantisme de la communauté noire.
Dans le salon de l’hôtel Arawak beach, au Gosier, une assistance éminemment attentive et avide de questions. Face à elle, deux femmes. Rokhaya Diallo, journaliste et écrivaine et Ayo Tometi, co-fondatrice du mouvement Black Lives matter. Le regard de l’Hexagone sur la Guadeloupe, le pacifisme de Black lives matter ou encore la question d’être une femme noire militante.
Pendant deux heures, les deux militantes se sont prêtées au jeu de questions de l’audience en grande partie composée de…
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All signs point to an epic battle in the men’s discus at the July 15-24 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon as experienced global medallists go up against in-form rising stars.
A glance at the top of this season’s world list demonstrates the impressive range of talent – from world leader Daniel Stahl, Sweden’s Olympic and defending world champion, to No.3 Mykolas Alekna, Lithuania’s world U20 winner. Then there’s Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh, who has continued his impressive progress this year, as well as Stahl’s fellow global senior medallists Andrius Gudzius of Lithuania and Austria’s Lukas Weisshaidinger.
World leader Daniel Stahl, Sweden’s Olympic and defending world champion.
They have all surpassed 69 metres this season, while Stahl and Ceh are separated by just 20 centimetres at the top. It is the first time since 2008 that two men have thrown beyond 71 metres in the same season.
The world’s best have not shied away from competing against each other in the lead up to the global showpiece at Hayward Field. In the past four months, Stahl and Ceh have gone head to head on six occasions, with Ceh leading those clashes 5-1, but when it comes to their career finals record, the Swedish titan leads 13-5 and will be hoping he has once again timed his peak to perfection.
A two-time European U23 champion, Ceh claimed his first victory over Stahl at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal in March. The 2.06m (6ft 9in) Slovenian – who has been described as looking like Superman’s Clark Kent in the circle thanks to the thick-rimmed glasses he wears while throwing – went on to triumph at Wanda Diamond League meetings in Birmingham, Rabat, Rome and Stockholm. The 23-year-old has continued to build on his breakthrough 2021, a year in which he improved his PB to 70.35m and finished fifth on his Olympic debut. Leading his performances so far this season is the 71.27m Diamond League record he set in Birmingham, a mark that moved him to 10th on the world all-time list and improved his own Slovenian record.
Slovenian discus thrower Kristjan Ceh. (PHOTO: World Athletics).
It was also a world lead until Stahl made his own statement in Uppsala. Launching the discus 71.47m at the Swedish Team Championships on June 21, the 29-year-old recorded his second-best ever throw behind the 71.86m national record he set in Bottnaryd in June 2019 – three months before he won the world title in Doha with 67.59m. That came after Stahl’s world silver behind Gudzius in London in 2017 and he went on to claim the Olympic crown in Tokyo last year.
So the Swedish star certainly knows how to perform on the major stage and his build up to Oregon has included that win over Ceh and other leading contenders at the Paavo Nurmi Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, last month. In that competition, the top four – also including Gudzius and Weisshaidinger – all threw beyond 67 metres.
And, as Stahl explained at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm where he finished third behind Ceh and Alekna, he feels no pressure.
“The younger guys have the pressure now,” he said. “I’m just going to go there and be calm and do my best, and throw as far as I can.”
That will also be the aim of 19-year-old Alekna, who threw a PB of 69.00m to win the Lithuanian title ahead of Gudzius, recording the best-ever mark by a teenager, and improved again to 69.81m for the runner-up spot in Stockholm.
At last year’s World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Alekna threatened the world U20 record to follow in the footsteps of his father – two-time Olympic and world gold medallist Virgilijus – and become a global discus champion. Starting this year with a PB of 63.52m, the teenage Alekna threw 66.70m in March before improving to 67.68m in April, 68.73m in May and then 69.81m in June. Now placed third on this season’s world top list, he has the chance to challenge for a senior global medal, something his father achieved seven times in his own career.
His rivals certainly have their eye on him, and are relishing the competition.
“We have so many guys over 69, 68, 67 metres. I think everybody gets so motivated by it,” said Ceh, with the championship record being the 70.17m Virgilijus Alekna threw to win his 2005 title. “It would be different if one person was over 71m and the next was 65m. That would be boring.”
The competition in Oregon looks set to be anything but. Gudzius, who won world gold in 2017 and the European title the following year, was just 20 centimetres off his 69.59m PB from 2018 when he recorded his second-best ever throw in Kaunas in May, while Weisshaidinger – bronze medallists at the Tokyo Olympics as well as 2019 World Championships and 2018 European Championships – improved the Austrian record to 69.11m in Eisenstadt at the start of June.
Sweden’s Simon Pettersson, who split Stahl and Weisshaidinger at last year’s Olympics, hasn’t shown that same level of form so far in 2022 but has thrown 65.94m this season.
Other athletes looking to make an impact will include Australia’s Olympic fourth-place finisher Matthew Denny, Jamaica’s 2019 world silver medallist Fedrick Dacres and USA’s Sam Mattis, who won his 2015 NCAA title at Hayward Field and will want to make the most of the home support following his third-place finish at the US Championships and 68.69m PB in Arizona in May.
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POINTE XPRESS: The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) took a definitive step in its preparations for general elections on Sunday when it endorsed the slate of candidates who will contest the polls which are constitutionally due by March next year.
During the party’s convention yesterday afternoon at its new headquarters on Nugent Avenue, there was standing room only as the ABLP’s seventeen candidates were introduced to rousing applause.
The convention heard from Chairman of a Suitability Committee, Hilroy Humphreys, who headed the team selected to interview the persons who presented themselves as potential candidates.
Humphreys said four candidates were interviewed for the All Saints East and St. Luke seat, however, Col- in James was ultimately selected as the most suitable candidate.
An identical number came forward in Barbuda, but Senator Knacyntar Nedd got the nod.
In St. Peter, two candidates presented themselves, but the three-member Suit- ability Committee voted for Rawdon Turner as the preferred candidate.
The other candidate, the incumbent Member of Parliament for St. Peter’s, Asot Michael, was deemed unsuitable by two of the three members of the panel.
Humphreys explained that the committee was only empowered to make recommendations, with the final selection of candidates left to the selection of the convention.
Following several amendments to the party’s constitution, the seventeen candidates presented were all approved by the convention.
This now finalises the party’s slate for the upcoming elections.
In his remarks, Chair- man, E. P. Chet Greene said the ABLP has proven itself through its record of achievements over the past eight years. Among them, he identified the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We introduced measures to keep our economy afloat and to continue paying government workers and paying pensions, even though the economy had declined by more than 20 per- cent and government was getting little or no revenue. We fought hard to ensure there was at least one person per household being paid,” he said.
According to Chairman Greene, people are now back to work, hotels have re- opened and ports of entry to the country are bustling.
“There is no denying that our economy is bouncing back, that has happened de- spite the blows delivered by COVID-19 and, it happened only because the government of this great ABLP rose, once again, to the occasion of safeguarding our nation’s economy and protecting the welfare of our people,” he declared.
Delivering the feature address, the ABLP’s Political Leader, Gaston Browne, gave a stirring account of his administration’s stewardship of the nation’s affairs since taking office.
He recalled the significant sums spent by the government on education from the preschool to tertiary levels, with student grants amounting to over $240 mil- lion since 2014.
Other expenditure on education has included the expansion of most secondary school plants and the crowning jewel of the counry’s education system, the fourth landed campus of the University of the West Indies located at Five Islands.
The ABLP leader also detailed his administration’s expenditure in other sectors of the economy:
Tens of millions to im- prove and expand the health care infrastructure.
Over 1000 subsidised homes valued at over $300 million
Duty free and tax waiv- ers exceeding $250 million to facilitate car ownership, home ownership and for capital purchases for small business development
Over $100 million to upgrade and expand the infrastructure of the country’s schools, including the co struction of the Sir Novelle Richards Academy.
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Over 300 Grade Six students participating in the recent Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Mentorship Transition Session received encouragement from the bank’s Deputy Governor, Dr. Valda Henry, to develop strong values.
Among the values Henry highlighted was discipline, which she likened to the cornerstone of success.
“You could be very brilliant. You could have all the resources that your parents are able to provide you, but if you don’t have the discipline to stop to study, if you don’t have the discipline to determine what it is I want for my life, then almost always the success that others see in you or even you may want for yourself, may not be achieved,” Henry asserted.
“If you want success, you must work for it,” the ECCB Official explained, adding that having a vision for one’s life was essential.
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She urged the youngsters to think about the values taught by their parents and which teachers have tried to reinforce.
“Things like honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion for others. Those are important – courtesy,” Henry stated.
“As people progress in their careers they think that those things are not important. They’re not courteous. But I say to you, courtesy opens doors that intelligence may not open,” Henry declared.
In this regard, she told the students that even if they are intelligent but unmannerly, rude, and have poor attitudes, doors may not open or open as quickly for them.
On the other hand, she explained that they might not be the brightest in the class or the workplace, but if they are courteous, compassionate, honest, and kind, doors will open that intelligence can’t.
“So yes, be intelligent. Be bright and curious, but always, always keep strong to values like faith in God and prayer – it’s not too early to start praying,” the ECCB Deputy Governor advised.
Psychologist and School Guidance Counsellor at the Sir Ira Simmonds Primary in Saint Lucia, Kaela Allain, and Dr. Tiffany Skerritt from Montserrat, engage the students.
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El alcalde de San Sebastián, Javier Jiménez, expuso en RADIO ISLA que entiende que habrá elecciones primarias en el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) para la gobernación.
Al momento, aunque no han sido confirmados, los que se perfilan como posibles candidatos a la gobernación por el PNP son el gobernador actual, Pedro Pierluisi, y la comisionada residente en Washington, Jenniffer González.
Javier Jiménez y el alcalde de Bayamón, Ramón Luis Rivera, no revelaron a quién estarían dispuestos a apoyar en esa contienda electoral. “(No apoyaría a) ninguno, porque eso no importa ahora. ¿Qué importancia tiene eso ahora con todos los problemas que hay en este país?”, expresó Jiménez. Mientras Ramón Luis Rivera dijo que él respalda a Puerto Rico tras ser cuestionado sobre a quién apoyaría.
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La exmilitante del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP), Val Román, confirmó en RADIO ISLA que presentará una demanda tras recibir comentarios misóginos y ser víctima de acoso laboral por parte de Eliezer Ríos Santiago, actual ayudante de la senadora María de Lourdes Santiago.
Al momento, Román no reveló si el pleito será en contra del partido, Eliezer Ríos o ambos.
Pendientes a RADIO ISLA para más información.
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La principal oficial médico del Departamento de Salud, Dra. Iris Cardona, confirmó en RADIO ISLA que vigilan dos posibles casos adicionales de la Viruela del Mono en Puerto Rico.
Iris Cardona informó que los pacientes ya se encuentran en aislamiento y que en las próximas horas se les realizarán las pruebas pertinentes.
Pendientes a RADIO ISLA para más información.
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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. July 11, 2022: The Caribbean is one of the popular destinations for summer vacations, as it is closer to Europe than the favorite destinations in Southeast Asia. Here are some things you need to do when planning your Caribbean trip.
Before your trip
Several Caribbean islands are open to UK tourists, so you only need a passport. However, some islands require a visa. So, check the latest advice from the Foreign Office and prepare your visas for the islands you intend to visit. If you only speak English, choose the destinations where your language is widely spoken.
You should also visit your GP to ensure you have all the required vaccinations. If you are on prescription medicine, ask your GP for a new prescription so you can take your medication with you. Likewise, ensure that your medications are in their original packaging.Get your hair ready for the trip. Tell your hairdresser that you are going to the Caribbean before getting a hair treatment. The sun can be relentless, so getting your hair ready for sun exposure is necessary.However, if you told your hairdresser about your trip and they insisted on bleaching or colouring your hair for the trip, and it got damaged due to sun exposure, you might be entitled to hairdressing claims when you get back home. You can seek advice from a professional law firm specialising in personal injuries.Ensure you have travel medical insurance to cover emergencies. You should also have comprehensive travel insurance that will cover the activities you plan to do.
During the trip
The best time to visit the Caribbean islands is during the shoulder season – May, June, and November. There will still be sunny days with an occasional drizzle. Bring summer clothes and some sweaters, as the nights could be cooler. Do not forget your open sandals and flip-flops.
Protect your passport and all your valuables. Keep them in the hotel safe. Carry a photocopy of your passport, leave another copy in your luggage, and email a copy to someone you trust. Moreover, ensure you lock all the entryways into your hotel room.Many shops accept Euros and US dollars, although they might not give you change. Bring enough money and exchange some for local currency. Most of the Caribbean islands’ items are imported so that the prices can be higher.Rent a car if you can and hire a reliable tour guide if you are not in a tour group. Ask the hotel concierge for recommendations.Use plenty of sunscreen with high SPF and mosquito repellent to protect your skin.If you are going to Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, or Barbados, tap water is safe to drink. However, if you are outside your hotel, drinking bottled water is a good idea.Be aware that there will always be petty criminals, thieves, and scammers, so learn to stay safe. Join legitimate excursions and guided tours with a group.
Enjoy your trip to the Caribbean but make sure you take all the necessary precautions to stay safe and healthy.
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