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The original purpose for public service media, public broadcasting or journalism in the public interest have been to be a barricade against ignorance and a beacon of enlightenment and knowledge.
This key weapon in the Arsenal of Democracy is having its values and relevance threatened, placing media in the Caribbean in a battle of their lives.
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An elderly woman in Grenville has been robbed for a fourth time.
Family members are seeking justice and they want answers. they are also seeking the public’s assistance if they know or have seen anything suspicious to come forward.
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New UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell dubs himself the “Accountability Chief” during opening speech at COP27.
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THE Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 145 new covid19 infections and six deaths between November 9 – 15.
In the previous seven-day period, there were 95 new cases and two deaths.
The seven-day average of new cases this week is 21 and the seven-day average of covid-related deaths is one.
Last week, the averages were 14 new cases and fewer than one death per day.
Active cases now stand at 187, down 44 from 231 a week ago. There are 22 patients in hospital, down from 27.
Last month, there were over 3,000 active cases, and in September, over 5,000.
The total number of covid deaths stands at 4,263.
Since the national vaccination programme began over a year ago, 717,897 people have been fully vaccinated, that is, an additional 42 over the past week.
So far, 169,172 people have had a booster shot – 41 more than last week. The percentage of the population that is fully vaccinated remained at 51.3 per cent for a fourth week.
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A 57-year-old woman from Gasparillo was granted $10,000 bail with a surety on Monday when she appeared before a San Fernando magistrate for allegedly beating her husband.
The accused faced senior magistrate Amina Deonarinesingh charged with assault by beating, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threatening to kill him.
The court referred her to Alcoholics Anonymous and ordered that she reports to the Gasparillo police station once per week.
The case was adjourned to December 15.
Police said at around 2.15 pm on Sunday, the 63-year-old alleged victim was in the driver’s seat of a car near Bay Road Junction in Vistabella when the accused approached the vehicle.
She allegedly hit him several times on his head and face with her fists.
At around 4 pm on the same date, the man was at home with the woman when an argument ensued.
The police said she became angry and allegedly hit him several blows to his back and face. She also allegedly threatened to kill him.
A report was made to the Gasparillo police station. The police arrested and charged the woman the same day.
Acting Supt Claire Guy-Alleyne, ASP Seecharan, Insp Ramphall, and Sgt Banwarie led the investigations.
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A worker at the Mayo facility of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) died before dawn on Wednesday after being crushed by a machine.
The police have identified the victim as Gary Ramoutar of Whiteland.
The incident happened at around 4 am.
Work at the plant was shut down immediately.
The police, fire and ambulance personnel responded, but Ramoutar was already dead.
There were no reports of other workers being injured or dead.
Investigations are ongoing.
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A 32-year-old man was on Tuesday stabbed to death by a colleague during a row over marijuana.
Dead is Shirwayne Underwood of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
The incident occurred at around 03:00hrs on Tuesday at Policeman Corner, La Parfaite Harmonie. The suspect, a 29-year-old resident also of Parfaite Harmonie, has since been arrested.
Reports are that the duo were imbibing when they had a misunderstanding over marijuana.
In a press release, the Guyana Police Force explained that “it is alleged that the suspect told the now-dead man that weed was “bush weed”, and as a result, the suspect dealt the now-dead man a punch to the side of his head and a fight ensued.”
During the fight, the suspect whipped out a knife and dealt Underwood a single stab to his abdomen.
After being stabbed, Underwood ran a short distance away before he collapsed. He was picked up in a conscious state by public-spirited persons and rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he later succumbed to his injury.
The suspect, who made good his escape from the scene, was later arrested at about 06:20 on Tuesday.
He was escorted to Parfaite Harmonie Police Station, where he gave a video-recorded statement under caution, admitting to the crime.
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AOSIS Chair COP27 Statement: “Failure On Loss And Damage Fund Is A Failure For The World”
Small Island Developing States leaders express fear that many developed countries are backtracking on commitment to make progress on critical loss and damage response finance to help vulnerable countries recover from climate change impacts
COP27, Egypt, 16th November, 2022 – In the final few days of negotiations at the UN climate summit, COP27, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and other developing countries are gravely concerned with the lack of progress made on the fundamental agenda item of funding arrangements for loss and damage.
The inaction of many developed countries has the potential to stall talks and land a devastating blow to the hopes of the developing world for the establishment of a loss and damage funding facility at COP27.
“We have come too far to fail on loss and damage finance. Three quarters of humanity is relying on a favourable outcome at COP27,” said the AOSIS Chair, the Honourable Minister Molwyn Joseph of Antigua and Barbuda.
“AOSIS and our fellow developing countries have toiled for the past thirty years to be heard on this issue. AOSIS has worked tirelessly this year to build consensus, devise a clear loss and damage response fund proposal, and ensure the commitment of the international community to come to COP27 and negotiate on this issue in good faith.
“Now, we are here, and some developed countries are furiously trying to stall progress and even worse, attempting to undermine small island developing States. So, not only are they causing the worst impacts of the climate crisis, they are playing games with us in this multilateral process. There have only been informal consultations, to date, of this critical agenda item, and no official launch of negotiations through a Joint Contact Group.”
“We greatly appreciate the signs of willingness to engage from countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand and call on other developed countries to uphold the integrity of this process which is mandated to support the most vulnerable,” he continued.
“AOSIS is sworn to serve the vulnerable women, children, and men of our countries who deserve not just to survive but to thrive. Our countries have been pushed to their very limits, and there is no lifeline in further delay tactics. We did not cause this crisis, we are bearing the brunt of the suffering, yet we are the ones constantly asked to make concessions.
If other countries continue to cast aside small islands to serve the interests of the fossil fuel industry, they cannot expect our people to swim in a stagnant pool.
The tide has turned on loss and damage. Why do you continue to turn a deaf ear to the cries of our people? Why do you continue to call into question the very credibility of this process?
COP27 is billed as the implementation COP.
It is time to implement loss and damage finance. I am being very clear – small island developing States will no longer stand for delay on loss and damage finance.”
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REAL NEWS: Complaints continue to come in from police officers who have fallen sick and are unable to get proper medical treatment because of the inadequacy of their insurance.
Ironically, a source says, quite often these ailments are work related.
It is acknowledged that private healthcare in Antigua and Barbuda is expensive. Accordingly, police officers should be able to access free medical treatment at the hospital.
However, a female officer complains that, very often, the hospital’s equipment is out of service or the facility is simply unable to conduct certain tests.
The officer reports that some of her colleagues go without treatment or the proper medication, because they are unable to afford it, given that many of them are living from pay cheque to pay cheque.
Without a savings account or someone who is able to assist financially, police personnel end up suffering, the officer charges, and there are too many in the Force, at present, who are sick and not receiving the proper treatment.
Reportedly, this year alone, several officers have died, the source says. She notes that, last year, a policeman was killed in the line of duty, while another suffered an on-the-job accident and later passed away.
Having full medical insurance would create a significant sense of ease for officers, the source continues. They would then be able to visit a private doctor, present their card, and receive treatment that would allow them to return to their job of serving and protecting the Nation, the source says.
Another challenge that officers face is being reimbursed for payments for medical care. Based on the law, the source claims, officers expect to be repaid some portion of their out-of-pocket medical expenses.
However, she says that a number of police officers have been trying to get their reimbursement from the Treasury – for years – without luck, with one senior officer being owed more than $7,000 and unable to collect.
In this regard, the officer says, full medical insurance would make it much easier on the Government, since there would no longer be a need for reimbursement.
Given the situation, officers are calling on the Administration to take better care of them since they put their lives on the line daily and do not have risk allowance.
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A 16-year-old boy was shot in a drive-by in Tunapuna on Tuesday night.
Police said he was walking on Water Lane with a 28-year-old man, at around 8.30 pm, when a black Nissan Tiida drove near them.
Men in the car shot at them before driving off.
The boy and the man ran away on St Vincent Street, before the boy felt a burning and collapsed.
Tunapuna police who were on patrol took both victims to the hospital.
The boy was treated for gunshot wounds to his left shoulder and right leg. The man was unharmed.
Police from the Tunapuna CID found nine spent 5.56 shells.
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