Route du Rhum : Sacha Daunar abandonne

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Sacha Daunar, qui souffrait d’une otite, était rentré à Saint-Malo dès le départ  de la Route du Rhum, vient d’abandonner sa poursuite de la traversée. Une décision prise “après avis médical”, selon les organisateurs.

Une semaine après le lancement de la Route du Rhum, Sacha Daunar, vient de jeter l’éponge

Inscrit dans la catégorie des Class 40 avec Kéni Piperol, dès le départ de la course mercredi dernier (9 novembre), il avait été contraint de faire demi-tour vers Saint-Malo après une otite.

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Les organisateurs ont indiqué qu “après avis médical, Sacha doit renoncer à repartir”.

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Rotarians raise $45k for blood bank

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With the help of its annual Grand Raffle, the Rotary Club of Tortola raised $45,000 for the purchase of equipment to expand the blood bank laboratory services at the BVI Health Services Authority, the club announced Friday.

The project was launched after former Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering spoke to the club in the spring about maternal health, noting that the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital faces challenges with the rapid availability of blood and blood products such as plasma, according to a press releasee from the club.

Rotarians proceeded to work with the BVIHSA and the BVI Red Cross to assess the equipment and training needed to expand the laboratory, which is moving to a larger space.

Acting BVIHSA CEO Dr. June Samuel said the equipment to be purchased with the funding will increase the laboratory’s capacity to have units of blood immediately available and will allow for blood components such as plasma and platelets to be extracted locally, thereby reducing potential wastage, according to Rotary.

“This expansion comes at an opportune time as the laboratory is actively working on achieving certification early in the New Year,” Dr. Samuel said, adding, “The BVIHSA is focused on expanding and im- proving its services, and partners such as the Rotary Club of Tortola will help us to meet these goals.”

Through its annual raffle, the club netted about $25,000 after payment of prizes, it stated.

“This project will have tremendous impact on the community, as it will enable the hospital laboratory to better serve its patients with new capacity to test blood locally before use in patients and expanded capacity to store blood so that there is a greater supply to more readily meet patient needs,” club President Valerie Georges Thomas said, adding, “We are ready to proceed to the stage of ordering the equipment and getting it shipped on island.”

District governor visits

On Friday, Rotary District 7020 Governor Deborah Howell visited the territory and toured the new space the laboratory will occupy, according to the club.

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Fisheries database to be finished soon

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A database is being developed to improve the storage and analysis of fisheries data as part of larger efforts to support research and decision-making for fisheries management in the territory, according to government.

Last month, officials in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, and the Premier’s Office were trained in the database, which uses the Geographic Information System. The Oct. 24-28 training and wider marine governance discussions were headed by representatives from the United Kingdom government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, known as “Cefas.”

They included Senior GIS Analyst Dr. Roi Martinez, GIS Analyst William Procter, and UK Cefas Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. Leila Fonseca.

Abbi Christopher, assistant fisheries officer in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, said, “We are excited for the opportunity to implement what we have learned during the course of this training for better fisheries management in the territory.”

Dr. Fonseca described the Cefas visit as “an extremely valuable opportunity for Cefas GIS specialists to share expert knowledge and to tailor project outputs to the unique requirements of the government of the Virgin Islands.”

The visit was part of the Darwin Plus-funded project “Capacity Building in Fisheries Evidence, Networks, and Management (Virgin Islands),” government stated.

That project aims to enhance the knowledge and capacity of public officers, fishers and key fisheries stakeholders. It also seeks to improve the collation and display of fisheries data and evidence, according to government.

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FID seizes over $2 billion worth of real estate — Chang Loop Jamaica

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The Financial Investigations Division (FID) is in possession of “well over” $2 billion worth of real estate it believes was derived from illicit activities.

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang made the disclosure on Tuesday during a Jamaica House press briefing that was called to announce the declaration of states of emergency (SOEs) across several parishes and police divisions. He was responding to questions posed by a reporter.

His disclosure comes nine months after he told the Parliament that the FID, which is located in the Ministry of Finance, the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency, and the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime and Investigation Branch were tasked with probing whether dirty money, including from the lottery scam, was being used to fund construction projects across the country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on November 15. (Photo: JIS)

On Tuesday, he pointed to “two significant cases” reported in the media recently, which he said reflected the work of the security forces in going after the perpetrators.

One of the cases referenced by the minister involves former policeman-turned-drug boss Andrew Hamilton, who had over $500 million in assets deemed to be illegally obtained, forfeited by the State.

The Court of Appeal last Friday refused an application by Hamilton’s attorneys to challenge a forfeiture order made by the Supreme Court on July 8 that handed possession of his assets to the Government.

Based on the order, Hamilton, his family members, including his elderly mother, and his associates were stripped of 14 multimillion-dollar homes, four motor vehicles, four bulldozers; a $19-million fishing vessel and a bank account containing $19 million.

Chang noted that such cases, by their very nature, take time to prosecute and asked for understanding from the public.

“Bear in mind you’re hitting criminals with significant resources, they hire the best King’s Counsel to defend them and to challenge the legislation and law.

“So what is happening now is not only execution of the implementation of the legislation but also setting the kind of precedence that our courts demand and, therefore, they go through significant, lengthy trials,” said Chang.

“(Things) are progressing, we have a significant amount of property,” the minister added.

He said the cash that has been seized is also significant.

Chang, who is also the deputy prime minister, said that in the medium term, the aim was “the disruption, apprehension and removal from society of the criminal organisers (as) they are the ones who cause damage more than the young men who they hire to pull the trigger”.

The security minister said that while the police will bring the triggermen to book, “we have to find the resources and time to remove from society, the organisers — the ones who sell the drugs, buy the guns and distribute them.”

“The work continues and will intensify as we go along,” said Chang.

In February, Chang cited that some of the “the multi-storey apartments” and other developments in Kingston had raised a lot of questions. He pointed out that the construction sector was booming despite the downturn in economic activity triggered by the pandemic.

“You travel to some sections of Jamaica, and the level of construction even at this time, in fact certainly during the year when we had economic decline, construction went up significantly,” Chang noted.

He also cited that the sale of cement was up 20 per cent during that time.

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COMMENTAAR: Haperende werken

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DE VUILOPHAAL IN stad en land vindt nu weer in de avonduren plaats, nadat minister Riad Nurmohamed van Openbare Werken

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Le préfet François Lalanne nommé en Martinique pour la sécurité

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Nommé pour une durée de 5 mois, François Lalanne, préfet, sera chargé de piloter l’élaboration du contrat territorial de sécurité.

C’est une décision prise par Gérald Darmanin, Ministre de l’Intérieur et des Outre-mer suite aux fréquents faits de violences qui ont lieu en Martinique depuis quelques temps, et notamment en réponse aux fusillades de ce vendredi 11 novembre à l’Espace Reprise et au Domaine des Oasis à Rivière Salée. Le préfet François Lalanne sera nommé à la Préfecture de Martinique à compter du lundi 5 décembre 2022 et pour une durée de 5 mois. Il sera sous l’autorité du préfet de la Martinique, Jean-Christophe Bouvier, et chargé de piloter l’élaboration du contrat territorial de sécurité et travailler sur la préparation du Comité interministériel des Outre-mer, en lien avec les services de l’État et les collectivités de la Martinique.

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A la veille de la clôture, la COP27 coince toujours sur les finances

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Les pays en développement ont présenté un front uni jeudi, pour exiger un financement pour compenser les ravages que leur cause déjà le changement climatique, un sujet brûlant sur lequel butent les négociations, à un…

Les pays en développement ont présenté un front uni jeudi, pour exiger un financement pour compenser les ravages que leur cause déjà le changement climatique, un sujet brûlant sur lequel butent les négociations, à un jour de la fin prévue de la COP27.

“Retarder la justice climatique serait un déni de justice”, a lancé la ministre pakistanaise du Changement climatique, Sherry Rehman, au nom du puissant groupe de négociation G77+Chine, qui a déposé un projet de résolution sur la création immédiate d’une facilité financière dédiée à ces “pertes et dommages”.

“Nous voulons au strict minimum une déclaration politique d’intention”, a-t-elle dit lors d’une conférence de presse commune avec les représentant des autres groupes de pays en développement, Pays moins avancées (PMA), petits Etats insulaires (Aosis) et Alliance indépendante d’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes (Ailac). Elle a toutefois exclu que ces groupes claquent la porte des pourparlers, estimant que ce serait “prématuré”.

Cercle vicieux

“Les pertes et dommages sont un cercle vicieux qui doit être brisé. Le lieu pour le faire, c’est ici. Le temps pour le faire, c’est maintenant, à cette COP27”, a insisté au nom des PMA le ministre sénégalais de l’Environnement Alioune Ndoye.

Les Etats-Unis et l’Union européenne sont très réticents, mais l’UE a joué l’ouverture mercredi en annonçant plus d’un milliard d’euros de financements pour l’adaptation en Afrique, dont 60 millions pour les pertes et dommages.

Le vice-président de la Commission européenne, Frans Timmermans, a également proposé de raccourcir les discussions sur le financement des pertes et dommages à un an, au lieu de deux.

Il a dans le même temps insisté sur le fait que, si jamais la décision de créer un fonds spécifique était adoptée, la Chine, premier pollueur et deuxième puissance économique mondiale, devrait faire partie des contributeurs. “Si la COP échoue, nous perdrons tous,” a-t-il insisté jeudi.

Le sujet des pertes est rendu plus sensible encore par la multiplication des événements extrêmes dévastateurs, illustrée par le cortège d’inondations, sécheresses ou incendies géants de l’année en cours. 

Les pays pauvres, souvent en première ligne, sont les moins responsables du réchauffement climatique et ils réclament désormais un mécanisme financier spécifique sur ces dommages, auquel les riches sont très réticents.

Les discussions financières se déroulent dans un contexte de grande méfiance, les pays riches n’ayant jamais tenu un engagement de 2009 de porter à 100 milliards par an les financements de l’adaptation au dérèglement climatique et de la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre à destination des pays en développement.

Milliers de milliards

Les sommes pour l’instant sur la table pour ces différents secteurs sont dérisoires par rapport aux besoins estimés, qui se chiffrent de l’avis général en milliers de milliards.

La présidence de la COP égyptienne a de son côté fait circuler un document de travail en vue d’une déclaration finale qui ne mentionne rien de concret sur les sujets contentieux des finances.

Il propose toutefois des éléments sur certains autres dossiers importants.

Sur l’ambition climatique, il réaffirme ainsi l’objectif de limiter si possible le réchauffement à 1,5°C par rapport à l’ère pré-industrielle, objectif le plus ambitieux de l’accord de Paris de 2015.

L’Arabie saoudite et la Chine étaient réticents à cette mention, selon des observateurs des négociations à Charm el-Cheikh. Mais elle a finalement été reprise dans le communiqué final du sommet du G20 à Bali, dont ces deux pays sont membres, et se retrouve donc dans le projet.

Le texte souligne également que les engagements actuels de diminution des rejets de gaz à effet de serre des différents pays sont loin de permettre de tenir cet objectif et appelle une nouvelle fois à les relever. Selon les analyses de l’ONU, les engagements actuels permettent au mieux de limiter le réchauffement à 2,4°C d’ici à la fin du siècle.

Sur le volet énergétique, le projet fait une large et inédite place aux renouvelables. Et reprend le langage difficilement négocié l’an dernier à la COP de Glasgow appelant à “intensifier les efforts vers la réduction du charbon sans systèmes de capture” de CO2. 

Il ne mentionne pas une telle réduction pour le pétrole et le gaz, comme le réclament de nombreux pays, mais seulement celle des “subventions inefficaces aux énergies fossiles”, ainsi que l’a fait le G20 de Bali.

La conférence doit théoriquement s’achever vendredi, mais les COP se poursuivent en général au delà des délais prévus.

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Manifestation de militants écologistes à Charm el-Cheikh (Egypte) où se tient la COP 27, le 17 novembre 2022
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Le président de la Fédération du peuple Huni Kui du Brésil, Ninawa Inu Huni kui Pereira Nunes (à droite) et d’autres membres représentant les communautés autochtones, organisent une prière rituelle dans la station balnéaire égyptienne de Charm el-Cheikh, sur la mer Rouge, lors de la conférence sur le climat COP27, le 17 novembre 2022.
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Air show in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in December Loop Cayman Islands

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PBY (Catalina), Cayman’s early airliner

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In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first commercial aircraft landing at Owen Roberts International Airport, the Cayman Islands Air Show will be held on December 3 and 4 in the Cayman Islands.

The programme features a lineup of world-class pilots and aerospace specialists, aerobatic demonstrations, static in-craft tours and much more.

The schedule, according to caymanairshow.com, is as follows:

Saturday, December 3

10am to 1pm: Flying Display over Public Beach where members of the public can view aircraft flying over and engage in meet & greets with air show talent and professionals.

3pm to 6pm: Aircraft Exhibit at the Island Air Hangar across from Cayman Airways Ltd.

Sunday, December 4

12:30pm to 2pm: Cayman Brac Air Show at Charles Kirkconnell International Airport.

For more updates, please visit https://caymanairshow.com/

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Farm workers in Canada highly regarded by employers – Samuda Loop Jamaica

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Karl Samuda, says persons employed in the Canada-Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme are well regarded on the farms where they are engaged and are seen as valuable team members.

The Minister noted that on his recent visit to Canada, the farm owners spoke “very highly” of the workers.

“Everyone I spoke to, the message was simply, ‘we don’t know what we would do without the Jamaican workers, and I would extend that to the [other] Caribbean people who are engaged in the programme, because they said to me in a declarative fashion, ‘without these workers we could not survive’.

“That made me very proud as a Jamaican, as a member of the Government of Jamaica and as a Caribbean person. It made me feel a sense of great pride,” Samuda said.

He was addressing the opening ceremony for the programme’s annual review meeting at the Hilton Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

Minister Samuda said that an expansion of the programme should be considered, noting that this would benefit the Canadian economy and create more opportunities for Caribbean farm workers.

“I am looking forward to the expansion of the programme involving our people, and I speak now of Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean,” he said.

The Minister urged the stakeholders, during the review meeting, to also seek to identify and address weaknesses, including the likelihood of persons going absent while on the programme.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development in Canada, Michael McPhee, said that the agricultural sector in Canada is a major contributor to the economy .and acknowledged the role of farm workers from the Caribbean.

He noted that some 8,000 workers from the region are taking part in the programme this season.

For his part, the President of the Ontario-based Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (FARMS), Ken Forth, commended “the men and women, who have come to our farms to work over the last 56 years”.

The farm group brings workers from around the world to Canada to plant, grow and harvest crops.

“I thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This is a historic programme – 56 years and still relevant. This programme is still in existence today, thanks to farmers and farm workers alike, the persons in this room today and the persons who have sat in this room over the last 50 years. It is important to all of us and all our countries that you all know that,” he said.

The review meeting will end on November 17.

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Boat mishap at Imbaimadai: 1 body recovered as search continues

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After days of searching for Germain La Rose, 34, of Canvas City, Wismar, Linden and Terrence Thomas, 29, of Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, who had gone missing following a boat mishap at Imbaimadai Landing on Thursday, November 10, the body of Thomas has been recovered.

Police officials confirmed on Wednesday that the man’s body was found in the vicinity of Imbaimadai Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). It has also been revealed that a post-mortem examination would shortly be done to determine the cause of his death.

Meanwhile, the search for La Rose continues.

Thomas and La Rose went missing on Thursday, November 10, after the boat in which they were travelling took in water and sank in the Upper Mazaruni River in the vicinity of Imbaimadai Landing.

Romell Ramlakhan, a Mines Officer in charge of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission at Imbaimadai Landing, has said that he and two other colleagues had returned from a field trip at Kamarang Landing, and he was on his way to the GGMC station when Thomas and La Rose approached him on the Imbaimadai airstrip and related that they had arrived in Imbaimadai Landing to do work, but did not elaborate.

Information obtained revealed that La Rose requested to be accommodated at the GGMC living quarters, and Ramlakhan agreed, since La Rose was a former employee.

However, Ramlakhan said that the following day, at about 03:00h, he observed La Rose and Thomas preparing to go on their journey, and he suggested that they wait until daylight. He said that Thomas declined, noting that the journey was a lengthy one, and he used an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to drop the duo on the hill by the riverside, and he returned to the GGMC station.

The boat captain, Romain Reece, told investigators that he, La Rose, Thomas and another man boarded a metal boat, property of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and headed for Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni, along with approximately 40 gallons of fuel and 10 signs to be erected at the mining claim they were going to survey.Some two minutes into their journey, while he was trying to plane off the boat, Reece said, the boat began to take in water, and Thomas and La Rose panicked and jumped overboard, causing the boat to take in water and sink.

Reece said that he and the other man attempted to swim to safety, and got to the river’s bank by holding on to fuel tanks, but upon reaching the river’s bank, he discovered that Thomas and La Rose were missing and the other colleague was a few feet away. Reece said an alarm was raised and Police were notified.

It was also revealed that none of the occupants of the boat was wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident. It was also reported that the Mines Officer Ramlakhan did not know, and had not authorised anyone to use the GGMC boat and engine.

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