Abattoir Road flooding being investigated

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A vehicle had to be abandoned after it stalled on a flooded street near Abattoir Road in Port of Spain on Friday. – Photo by Angelo Marcelle

Port of Spain mayor Joel Martinez said work is being carried out to clear the drains under the Port of Spain market so that the water which has pooled on Abattoir Road will subside. These flood waters have been causing heavy traffic for vehicles entering and leaving Port of Spain since Wednesday.

He told Newsday that he visited the area on Friday evening and realised there was a lot of pooling of water.

“I was told originally that it was the pumps in the area that had no diesel and weren’t working but I was informed that it was the drains under the market being clogged and not being cleaned for some time. We sent out the engineering team from the council to look at it. I was told by the CEO that the team couldn’t determine if it was the drains because there was too much water.

“I spoke to the minister again who indicated the pumps were not the problem as there was not sufficient water for the pumps to take it out, they had been working for the last three days, and it was only this morning that they had to reprime the pumps and do a slight overhaul.

“He said it was that the drains needed to be cleaned so I reached back out to the corporation CEO to ask her to send the engineering teams back out there so the drains could be cleaned with immediate effect and the waters could subside.”

Martinez said he had reached out to the corporation CEO on Wednesday when he had initially heard about the traffic problems and thought the matter had been dealt with.

MP Keith Scotland said there had been no reports of flooding in St James and Woodbrook with the rains over the past two days. He said an investigation would be carried out into the root causes of the flooding at Abattoir Road. He noted two members of the joint select committee he was a part of on Friday were delayed because of the traffic caused by the issue.

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, speaking at the NWRHA’s influenza vaccination outreach at the Brian Lara Promenade on Friday, said the flooding was also a health issue, as people were at risk of contracting leptospirosis.

“The urine from rodents has a bacteria called leptospirosis which can cause severe disease and death in humans.

“We have had a few cases reported, especially in San Fernando, since flooding began. I am imploring people to not deliberately go into flood waters, unless there is danger to life and property, especially in farms areas and where there are rodents present.

If you have to handle dead animals, use plastic gloves or double plastic bags over your hands, and wear a mask to avoid inhaling pathogens. Follow public health measures as much as possible.”

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5 flu deaths since October from 749 cases

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Health Minister, Terrence Deyalsingh, greets Newsday reporter Paula Lindo after she received her flu vaccine during the influenza vaccination drive hosted by the Ministry of Health and the NWRHA at the Brian Lara Promenade, Port of Spain, on Friday. – Photo by Roger Jacob

There have been five deaths as a result of the influenza virus since the beginning of the flu season in October. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said while the vaccination numbers are encouraging, he is urging more people to get vaccinated, especially pregnant people and those with non-communicable diseases.

Deyalsingh was speaking at the NWRHA’s influenza vaccination outreach at the Brian Lara Promenade on Friday. He said he was encouraged by the number of people who had taken the vaccine since the start of the vaccination programme on October 28.

“So far we have given out 15,913 doses in the last three weeks, which is very good since we gave out 26,000 over the entire six-month flu season last year. It shows that the population is not vaccine wary, which was a concern. There have been 749 cases of the flu detected since the season began.

“Our target populations are those with chronic diseases and pregnant women. We have vaccinated 7,149 people with chronic diseases but only 136 pregnant people. The challenge is to get them to come in to be vaccinated, as they fear the vaccine will hurt the child when the opposite is true. If they get vaccinated, the child has six months protection when it is born.”

Deyalsingh said 187 children under the age of five had been vaccinated, with 892 doses being administered to children over five, and 6,932 adults had been given vaccines. He said 617 health workers had been vaccinated.

Acting director of health at the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) Dr Antony Parkinson said the influenza virus affected mostly young people aged six months to eight years old, and those over 50. He reminded that the virus can make people sick very quickly, unlike the common cold where the symptoms take longer to develop and leave.

“The flu attacks when your immunity is lowered, and this particular strain attacks your lungs and causes pneumonia. You will be having difficulty breathing. Oxygen would not be passing your lungs to get to your bloodstream and therefore you would be short of breath and breathing fast quickly. You will have a fever, you may be delirious, you may be dehydrated because you were vomiting, diarrhoea may have occurred with it, and you may be disoriented.

“When you come to the hospital, we will try to rehydrate you carefully and also try to administer oxygen to you. The simplest way is to put the oxygen mask on, and we hope that’s the most we have to do. If you developed a secondary bacterial infection, we would give you antibiotics. Hopefully you don’t have to reach the intensive care unit.”

Parkinson said the only preventative measure against the worst effects of the virus is to get the vaccine, which would also lessen the effects of the common cold.

He said pregnant people were especially at risk for experiencing the worst effects of the virus, as having a baby meant their immune system was suppressed to some extent. He appealed to mothers especially to get vaccinated.

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COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records One More Death & 14 New Cases – St. Lucia Times News

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Today Friday November 18, 2022 the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs reports a total of 14 new cases of COVID-19 from samples processed on Wednesday November 11, 2022 to Wednesday November 17, 2022.

This is from a total of 431 samples collected from November 9, 2022 to November 16, 2022. This number of positive cases makes up 3.5% of all the samples processed on these dates. These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 29,698.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 8 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.This brings the number of active cases in country to date to 10. Currently, there are 2 positive cases of COVID-19 admitted at the Respiratory Hospital.

The Ministry of Health also reports one new COVID-19 death. To date, the total number ofCOVID-19 deaths in country is 306. COVID-19 death #306 is a 53-year-old female from the Laborie district. This death occurred on November 6, 2022.

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The Ministry of Health extends condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of this individual.

Vaccination continues at various Wellness Centres as per the published COVID-19vaccination schedule. Vaccination will be available from 9am to 4pm.

To date, a total of 60, 204 individuals have been fully vaccinated. Another 5, 173 arepartially vaccinated and 7, 884 have received their booster shot.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs will continue providing frequentupdates to the public as new information becomes available.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs 

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Big Sean Now A Father Jhené Aiko Gave Birth To Baby Noah Hasani

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Jhené Aiko and Big Sean announced on Friday that Aiko recently gave birth, and they revealed their baby boy’s name.

In a post shared on Instagram, Aiko shared that she gave birth on November 8 to her second child and Big Sean’s first child, Noah Hasani. “After 24 hours of labor, a total lunar eclipse, and while it was pouring rain…he came,” she wrote with the emotional face emoji. “my baby Yoda, my Sani,” she added on her Instagram.

Jhené Aiko also shared several images, presumably before she gave birth. One photo showed her in a hospital bed with her eyes closed and legs crisscrossed as if meditating. In others, she also shared one of Big Sean taking a nap as he waited on their son’s arrival.

Big Sean also shared the same caption on his Instagram but a different set of photos, including one where his son’s tiny hand grasps his index finger. He also shared another photo of him holding the infant with his shirt off while the baby is swaddled in the hospital blanket, no doubt bonding in skin-to-skin contact.

Among those who congratulated the couple was producer Hitboy, rapper T.I, singer John Legend, 2Chainz, DJ Khaled, and many others.

The news about Jhené Aiko’s pregnancy first came in June when a woman claimed that she had seen a pregnant Aiko in the grocery store.

The “Chilombo” artist and her longtime partner only confirmed the pregnancy in late summer after they were spotted out for a stroll.

Last month, while performing at a joint event with his partner, Big Sean revealed that they were preparing to welcome a baby boy but did not share when the child was expected.

Hasani is Jhené Aiko’s second child, as she has a daughter Namiko Love Browner who is 13 years old. This is Big Sean’s first child, and he is ecstatic to be a father.

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Medicatiepaspoort voor verhoogde veiligheid en gezondheid op het werk

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PARAMARIBO — De Fernandes Group, heeft voor al haar werknemers een medicatiepaspoort geïntroduceerd, dat is bedoeld om gegevens over het

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Elizabeth Holmes, la chute d’une étoile de la Silicon Valley

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Vraie visionnaire ou vendeuse de rêve ? L’Américaine Elizabeth Holmes, un temps couronnée plus jeune “self-made woman” milliardaire du monde, grâce aux promesses de sa start-up de tests sanguins Theranos, a connu une chute aussi sensationnelle que son ascension, qui a exposé…

Vraie visionnaire ou vendeuse de rêve ? L’Américaine Elizabeth Holmes, un temps couronnée plus jeune “self-made woman” milliardaire du monde, grâce aux promesses de sa start-up de tests sanguins Theranos, a connu une chute aussi sensationnelle que son ascension, qui a exposé les limites de la culture de la Silicon Valley.

Vendredi, la jeune femme, enceinte, a été condamnée à un peu plus de 11 ans de prison après avoir été reconnue coupable en janvier de fraude par un tribunal de San José en Californie. 

Au terme d’un procès de quatre mois, les jurés avaient déterminé qu’elle avait “menti et triché” pour lever des fonds, selon les mots d’un procureur.

Elizabeth Anne Holmes, 38 ans, a longtemps été décrite comme une visionnaire et un nouveau Steve Jobs, une comparaison encouragée par le col roulé noir que cette blonde aux grands yeux bleus portait presque invariablement, comme le défunt fondateur d’Apple.

Fille d’une assistante parlementaire et d’un ancien directeur chez Enron – un groupe qui a sombré dans un immense scandale de fraude – elle n’a que 19 ans quand elle fonde Theranos, en 2003.

Comme Steve Jobs, elle avait été admise à la prestigieuse université de Stanford, et comme lui, elle abandonne rapidement ses études. Elle choisit d’utiliser l’argent mis de côté par ses parents pour financer le démarrage de sa start-up, basée à Palo Alto, au coeur de la Silicon Valley.

Séduction

Elle met alors en avant des motivations personnelles: la mort subite d’un oncle chez lequel aucune maladie n’avait auparavant été diagnostiquée.

“Pour moi, rien n’a plus d’importance que ce que les gens traversent quand quelqu’un qu’ils aiment devient vraiment très malade”, affirmait-elle dans une vidéo sur le site de Theranos. “Le sentiment d’être impuissant est déchirant et si je peux construire quelque chose pour changer cela, c’est ce que je veux faire de ma vie”.

Son entreprise promettait des diagnostics plus rapides et moins chers que ceux des laboratoires traditionnels, grâce à des méthodes présentées comme révolutionnaires, permettant des tests multiples avec une toute petite quantité de sang.

Les investisseurs sont séduits. En 2014, Forbes évalue la fortune de Mme Holmes à 4,5 milliards de dollars et la décrit comme la plus jeune femme milliardaire n’ayant pas hérité de sa fortune.

Elle était “intelligente, éloquente, déterminée”, avait raconté pendant le procès Jim Mattis, un ancien ministre américain de la Défense, qui a fait partie du conseil d’administration de Theranos, comme l’ex-secrétaire d’Etat Henry Kissinger.

Elizabeth Holmes met personnellement les logos de géants pharmaceutiques comme Pfizer sur des documents officiels de Theranos vantant ses produits, sans la permission des entreprises concernées. Et garde le secret sur les divers échecs de ses machines.

Mais en 2015, le Wall Street Journal publie une enquête accablante, malgré les tentatives de la dirigeante d’empêcher sa parution en faisant appel à Rupert Murdoch, le propriétaire du quotidien américain et aussi un investisseur de Theranos.

“Petite fille”

Les articles révèlent le manque de fiabilité des technologies de la start-up, qui ne servent que pour une petite partie des plus de 200 tests proposés.

Theranos multiplie alors les démentis. “C’est ce qui arrive quand vous travaillez pour changer les choses. D’abord on pense que vous êtes fou et on vous combat, et soudain vous changez le monde”, assène Elizabeth Holmes sur CNBC.

Pendant son procès, elle a continué à tenter de convaincre le jury de sa bonne foi. Elle a aussi évoqué sa relation avec Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, son ex-directeur des opérations et compagnon.

Elle a notamment expliqué qu’il la contrôlait de près, au travail et à la maison, cherchant à la “façonner” en une nouvelle personne, plus masculine et moins “petite fille”.

Aujourd’hui mariée et maman d’un petit garçon de 18 mois et enceinte d’un deuxième enfant, son histoire a fasciné les médias américains, car elle incarnait une certaine image de la Silicon Valley innovante, avant sa déchéance.

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Jim Mattis, ministre américain de la Défense de 2017 à 2019, arrive au tribunal de San Jose pour témoigner au procès d’Elizabeth Holmes, le 22 septembre 2021
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Elizabeth Holmes, la fondatrice de Theranos, au tribunal de San Jose en Californie, le 22 novembre 2021
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Trois hommes agressés près de la mairie de Fort-de-France, une femme choquée

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Les pompiers ont été très sollicités en début d’après-midi de vendredi. • DR

Un homme muni d’une barre de fer s’en est pris à trois personnes ce vendredi 18 novembre, vers 13h40.

L’agresseur était muni d’une barre de fer. Ce vendredi, vers 13h40 à proximité de la mairie de Fort-de-France, pour une raison inconnue, il s’en est pris à trois hommes âgés de 38, 50 et 60 ans. 

Blessés aux bras et aux épaules, ils ont dû être pris en charge par les pompiers et transférés au CHU de Martinique.

Témoin des faits, une femme de 67 ans a, elle aussi, dû être secourue par les hommes du Service Territorial d’Incendie et de Secours de Martinique et transportée à l’hôpital. Deux ambulances des pompiers étaient mobilisées sur les lieux. 

L’auteur de l’agression a été maîtrisé par les policiers et interpellé. 

Environ une heure plus tard, les pompiers étaient cette fois-ci appelés par la gendarmerie, à Rivière-Pilote. Ils ont pris en charge une femme de 28 ans, quartier Canari Casse, qui aurait reçu des coups de son ex-compagnon. Elle souffrirait de multiples contusions et a été conduite au CHUM.

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Elizabeth Holmes, la chute d’une étoile de la Silicon Valley

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Vraie visionnaire ou vendeuse de rêve ? L’Américaine Elizabeth Holmes, un temps couronnée plus jeune “self-made woman” milliardaire du monde, grâce aux promesses de sa start-up de tests sanguins Theranos, a connu une chute aussi sensationnelle que son ascension, qui a exposé…

Vraie visionnaire ou vendeuse de rêve ? L’Américaine Elizabeth Holmes, un temps couronnée plus jeune “self-made woman” milliardaire du monde, grâce aux promesses de sa start-up de tests sanguins Theranos, a connu une chute aussi sensationnelle que son ascension, qui a exposé les limites de la culture de la Silicon Valley.

Vendredi, la jeune femme, enceinte, a été condamnée à un peu plus de 11 ans de prison après avoir été reconnue coupable en janvier de fraude par un tribunal de San José en Californie. 

Au terme d’un procès de quatre mois, les jurés avaient déterminé qu’elle avait “menti et triché” pour lever des fonds, selon les mots d’un procureur.

Elizabeth Anne Holmes, 38 ans, a longtemps été décrite comme une visionnaire et un nouveau Steve Jobs, une comparaison encouragée par le col roulé noir que cette blonde aux grands yeux bleus portait presque invariablement, comme le défunt fondateur d’Apple.

Fille d’une assistante parlementaire et d’un ancien directeur chez Enron – un groupe qui a sombré dans un immense scandale de fraude – elle n’a que 19 ans quand elle fonde Theranos, en 2003.

Comme Steve Jobs, elle avait été admise à la prestigieuse université de Stanford, et comme lui, elle abandonne rapidement ses études. Elle choisit d’utiliser l’argent mis de côté par ses parents pour financer le démarrage de sa start-up, basée à Palo Alto, au coeur de la Silicon Valley.

Séduction

Elle met alors en avant des motivations personnelles: la mort subite d’un oncle chez lequel aucune maladie n’avait auparavant été diagnostiquée.

“Pour moi, rien n’a plus d’importance que ce que les gens traversent quand quelqu’un qu’ils aiment devient vraiment très malade”, affirmait-elle dans une vidéo sur le site de Theranos. “Le sentiment d’être impuissant est déchirant et si je peux construire quelque chose pour changer cela, c’est ce que je veux faire de ma vie”.

Son entreprise promettait des diagnostics plus rapides et moins chers que ceux des laboratoires traditionnels, grâce à des méthodes présentées comme révolutionnaires, permettant des tests multiples avec une toute petite quantité de sang.

Les investisseurs sont séduits. En 2014, Forbes évalue la fortune de Mme Holmes à 4,5 milliards de dollars et la décrit comme la plus jeune femme milliardaire n’ayant pas hérité de sa fortune.

Elle était “intelligente, éloquente, déterminée”, avait raconté pendant le procès Jim Mattis, un ancien ministre américain de la Défense, qui a fait partie du conseil d’administration de Theranos, comme l’ex-secrétaire d’Etat Henry Kissinger.

Elizabeth Holmes met personnellement les logos de géants pharmaceutiques comme Pfizer sur des documents officiels de Theranos vantant ses produits, sans la permission des entreprises concernées. Et garde le secret sur les divers échecs de ses machines.

Mais en 2015, le Wall Street Journal publie une enquête accablante, malgré les tentatives de la dirigeante d’empêcher sa parution en faisant appel à Rupert Murdoch, le propriétaire du quotidien américain et aussi un investisseur de Theranos.

“Petite fille”

Les articles révèlent le manque de fiabilité des technologies de la start-up, qui ne servent que pour une petite partie des plus de 200 tests proposés.

Theranos multiplie alors les démentis. “C’est ce qui arrive quand vous travaillez pour changer les choses. D’abord on pense que vous êtes fou et on vous combat, et soudain vous changez le monde”, assène Elizabeth Holmes sur CNBC.

Pendant son procès, elle a continué à tenter de convaincre le jury de sa bonne foi. Elle a aussi évoqué sa relation avec Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, son ex-directeur des opérations et compagnon.

Elle a notamment expliqué qu’il la contrôlait de près, au travail et à la maison, cherchant à la “façonner” en une nouvelle personne, plus masculine et moins “petite fille”.

Aujourd’hui mariée et maman d’un petit garçon de 18 mois et enceinte d’un deuxième enfant, son histoire a fasciné les médias américains, car elle incarnait une certaine image de la Silicon Valley innovante, avant sa déchéance.

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Jim Mattis, ministre américain de la Défense de 2017 à 2019, arrive au tribunal de San Jose pour témoigner au procès d’Elizabeth Holmes, le 22 septembre 2021
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Elizabeth Holmes, la fondatrice de Theranos, au tribunal de San Jose en Californie, le 22 novembre 2021
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Deputy Governor recovering well, thanks doctors and public Loop Cayman Islands

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Deputy Governor, Franz Manderson

Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, confirmed Thursday that he was diagnosed with having a micro heart attack for which he had to undergo an emergency medical procedure.

Regarding his operation, the Deputy Governor said: “I am happy to report that my procedure was successful. I am recovering well, thanks to the dedicated and professional team of medical professionals at the Health Services Authority and Doctors Hospital. I thank them both for their swift action and continued support.”

“I also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the public for the outpouring of support and well-wishes,” he continued.

The deputy governor also took the time to encourage the community to consider the importance of their health.

He said:

It would be remiss of me not to encourage everyone, and especially the men of our community, to take their health seriously.

It’s ok to ask for help when you need it.

Doing so may have saved my life.

Best wishes and a speedy recovery for the Deputy Governor.

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