Govt mulls appealing Court ruling on Ramps’ Local Content Certificate

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Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana (November 14, 2022) The Ministry of Natural Resources and by extension the Government of Guyana has taken note of the recent ruling by the Chief Justice, Hon. Roxanne George in the RAMPS Logistics Guyana Incorporated judicial review for local content certification. The Government of Guyana respects the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary and therefore will comply with the ruling.

However, there are strong concerns by the Ministry of Natural Resources as to the eligibility of this particular application for local content certification. And as such, the Government of Guyana is currently exploring all available options including an appeal of the ruling.

The Government of Guyana also noted the recent settlement by the company and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the matter of tax evasion and also the ongoing litigations in ten (10) false tax declarations to the GRA.

The Local Content Secretariat will continue to act in a professional manner and defend the people of Guyana consistent with the Local Content Act.

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Saint Lucia Wins World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination – St. Lucia Times News

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For the fourteenth time, and the fifth consecutive year since 2018, Saint Lucia boasts Her prominence as the “World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination”, having once again been bestowed the coveted title at the 29th Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) in Oman, Muscat on November 11, 2022.

Saint Lucia’s unmatched romance offerings have placed Her above other contenders from honeymoon hotspots around the world, including Cartagena de Indias; Jamaica; Jordan; the Maldives; Maui, Hawaii, Mauritius; Oman; Paris, France, and Seychelles.

Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information, Hon. Ernest Hilaire, said: “I am pleased with this achievement and I want to specially congratulate the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority who continues to market our fair Helen of the West. I also want to congratulate all service providers and partners across the island who continue to make Saint Lucia the choice destination for honeymoons.”

The World Travel Awards is the most prestigious and sought-after awards program in the global travel and tourism industry since 1993. It was established to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.

The year 2022 marks the 29th anniversary of the World Travel Awards program.

SOURCE: Saint Lucia Tourism Authority

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Drake’s Selfie In Bed Wearing A Bonnet Left Fans In Stitches, The Game Reacts

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Drake is getting roasted after sharing a snippet of his night routine, which involves sleeping with a satin bonnet to protect his braids.

Drake is once again a social media menace with another selfie that has him becoming a meme in 2022. The rapper traded in his duck mouth mirror selfie for one of him enjoying the soft life in his blue bonnet and white cotton sheets.

The photo was shared as part of a carousel on Instagram with the caption, “I was up plotting on the next one the night the last one dropped. you cant f*kn make this shit up.” Of course, it had to be the bonnet pic that goes viral despite the other photos, such as the rapper decked out in all leather or one where he is seen pointing a fake gun at the camera.

The photos appear to be promoting his latest album, Her Loss, featuring 21 Savage, with one showing him sipping a drink, a photo of a mixed drink, and another showing two women on their knees and hands while wearing carved pumpkins on their heads.

Shortly after posting the photos, fans didn’t waste time roasting the rapper, particularly the photo of him with the satin bonnet, as some also pointed out that his eyebrows appeared to be freshly done.

“Drake wearing a bonnet is further proof that he’s in his baddie era and it needs to stop,” one person said.

“Open your eyes everyone. Drake be doing things you don’t see on the surface. I’m positive he’s not trolling the internet. Some man out there knows his girl got that bonnet. drake just finished up with somebody’s girl. Y’all better check up on your lady instead of clowning drake,” another said.

“Why is Drake taking pictures in Nicki bonnet,” another said.

“This is peak messy. Because there’s a man out there who recognizes that bonnet and bed and is losing his shit, but y’all think it’s just drake in his own bed being sassy,” another said.

Some of the women seemed to support Drake’s choice to use a bonnet to protect his braids. The rapper started wearing his hair in corn rows earlier this year, and his braids are always in immaculate condition.

“Drake need to drop the link to the bonnet,” one said.

“I have this same bonnet, I’m onto you Drake,” another added.

Drake has been a source of jokes this week, with Dr. Miami joking that the rapper had liposuction to create his abs, while a cartoon portraying the rapper walking and swinging his hips to the soundtrack is one of his newer songs from Her Loss.

The album is set to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart with 410K units sold in the first week, making it the biggest hip-hop debut in 2022 and the biggest sales by a joint album.

Even The Game chimed in on Drake’s bonnet.

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Jean-Philippe Kalala Omotunde est décédé

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L’enseignant- chercheur Jean-Philippe Kalala Omotunde est décédé d’un AVC (accident vasculaire cérébral) . Les hommages affluent de l’Afrique et des Antilles.

Jean-Philippe Kalala Omotunde est décédé en Guadeloupe hier (13 novembre) à la suite d’un AVC (accident vasculaire cérébral). 

Né Jean-Philippe Corvo, il est diplômé de l’École de publicité de Paris 1. Chercheur en histoire, spécialiste des sciences et mathématiques africaines et des humanités classiques africaines, il était également enseignant à l’institut Africamaat de Paris et chargé de mission auprès de l’Unesco.

Il a rejeté son prénom occidental pour affirmer ses racines africaines, en choisissant de se faire appeler Nioussérê Kalala Omotunde. Nioussérê d’origine égyptienne, comme le berceau du savoir selon ses thèses, et Kalala, comme l’organe traditionnel de résolution de problèmes du Congo.

Fervant partisan de la mise en valeur des cultures africaines, il a poussé ses travaux de recherches sur les civilisations du continent noir. 

Il animait la rubrique Focus sur la chaîne tv Canal 10.

Il a fait une apparition dans un évènement de l’UNESCO intitulé ” La semaine africaine “, le 22 mai 2017, sur le thème ” Investir dans la jeunesse africaine par le biais des mathématiques “2,3,4,5,6.

 

Des hommages du monde entier

 

La nouvelle de sa mort a vite fait le tour de la toile et de nombreux hommages de personnalités africaines et antillaises ont salué sa mémoire sur les réseaux sociaux

 

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Scores of commuters left stranded as taxi operators pull service Loop Jamaica

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Cops getting reports of men pulling passengers from vehicles

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“A number of commuters in and around downtown Kingston say they have been left stranded as strike action by scores of transport operators begins to take effect.

The operators on Sunday afternoon voted to support a move to withdraw their services islandwide for three days, starting Monday, after the Government failed to grant a traffic ticket amnesty as requested.

The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) held a meeting at Half-Way-Tree Primary School and 99 per cent of the attendees voted to go ahead with the withdrawal of their service.

And hours after that decision commuters say they are seeing the effects.

“I have been standing here from morning and yet to get any form of transportation,” said one female security guard in the Parade area of downtown, Kingston.

She was not alone.

“Because of the transport operators pulling their service my son returned home because he was unable to get transportation,” said another commuter.

And with some taxi operators deciding to pull their service, the police say they receiving reports that those operators who wish to work are being targeted by criminal elements.

There have been reports of loader men pulling passengers from vehicles of those taxi operators who have decided to work.

Police sources said two men were held in connection with the mentioned practice.

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TGI Fridays reopens with new look and feel Loop Jamaica

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Popular Kingston-based restaurant TGI Fridays has reopened with a new design, which the investors hope will provide even better dining experiences for its guests.

The eatery that opened at its Hope Road location in 2004 — the only TGI Fridays in Jamaica so far–closed for refurbishing for over a month.

The proprietors have promised that the new look will bring fresh energy, describing the new restaurant design as “contemporary, authentic, comfortable and inviting”.

TGI Fridays said its spectacular bar and high-quality design elements and finishes differentiate it from other casual dining restaurants.

According to CEO of Prestige Holdings Limited, Simon Hardy, “this investment is a reflection of our confidence in the Jamaican economy and strength of the TGI Fridays brand as we continue to elevate casual dining in Jamaica – starting with Kingston”.

Meanwhile, Vice President of TGIF, Kerri Hosein-Khan shared that “TGI Fridays has always been the place to go for great food and a good time with friends and family no matter the occasion”.

The company is also promising “exciting new food and beverage options with exceptional service.”

When asked about the cost of the refurbishing, the proprietors remained tight-lipped.

“One of the most important aspects of the reimage of TGI Fridays is ensuring that we represent the country’s brand and culture. As such, we currently have upwards of 50 employees, who are all Jamaican”, the company said in a response to questions from Loop News.

“We hire the best in class, and coming out of the pandemic, we have a lot of young people looking for jobs. We are currently hiring to fill vacancies as we head back to full dine-in operations”, the company stated.

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Woman dies after falling off motorcycle

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The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room

19 YEAR OLD DIED IN FATAL ACCIDENT

The traffic department is continuing investigations into a traffic accident on All Saints Road that resulted the death of 19 year old Annika Lawrence of Grays Farm.

The allegations are that Annika was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by a 28 year old male of Bendals traveling from East to West along All Saints Road when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle. Both the driver and passenger fell from the vehicle and were seriously injured.

They were both transported to the hospital and she was pronounced dead around 1:32am on Monday.

The incident occoured shortly after 11pm Sunday night.

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ABS: 22 year-old Annika Lawrence of Gray’s Farm has died after falling off a motorbike last night.

The incident occurred minutes after 11:00pm on the All Saints Road in the vicinity of the Belmont Clinic.

She reportedly fell off, when the driver lost control.

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Two children’s homes to get free costumes for 2023 Carnival

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HELPING HANDS: Children’s band leader Rosalind Gabriel, centre, with First Citizens members, from left, Lorraine Ramjit, Bernard Shephed, the bank’s head of Brand and Marketing Gillian Benjamin and Avril Edwards on Sunday at Gabriel’s mas camp in Woodbrook. Photo by Roger Jacob

ROSALIND Gabriel Carnival Productions Ltd with First Citizens will gift free costumes to two Children homes for the Junior Carnival parade in 2023.

These homes include the Couva Children’s Home and Crisis Nursery and the Rainbow Rescue Children’s Home.

Additionally, with the help of Blue Waters, 50 children from the Little Loving Village Foundation in Morvant /Laventille will also join Gabriel’s mas band in next year’s parade.

On Sunday, the band launched its 2023 theme “National Treasures” which celebrates the return of Carnival after a two year hiatus owing to covid19 restrictions.

In her address, at the mas camp O’ Connor Street, Woodbrook, Gabriel said this initiative will give children a chance to enjoy the culture.

The band’s 2023 depiction will tell a story of the influence by the people, places, art and culture of TT over the past 30 years.

“Nothing makes me happier than when I am dreaming up a band, plotting the story, plotting the character in the story, especially if it’s a true story.

“The story is one of strength, which shapes our lives in many ways. It is filled with pillars that guide us in every step of how to live in harmony with each other and the environment, making us and shaping us into better people.

Gillian Benjamin, head brand and marketing and director of First Citizen Foundation said, “We believe in building communities. And what better way to do so than through investments in our culture and in our young people.”

In 2020, hundreds of children paraded the streets in First Citizen’s exhibition band. Next year will be the first time First Citizen, through Rosalind Gabriel Carnival Productions Ltd, will take part in Junior Carnival on a competitive level.

“We at First Citizen are therefore particularly please that each costume offers a unique opportunity through which our children can ‘play ah mas’ that will be fascinating and fun, yet educational and historically-rich.

“To ensure that Carnival 2023 is as special for them as it is for us, we are delighted to gift them with costumes at no cost to the home or children.

“This is the kind of meaningful impact that First Citizen always seeks to create through carefully selected initiatives…”

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Saint Lucians Urged To Get the Facts, Reject Diabetes Myths – St. Lucia Times News

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Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs Minister Moses Jn Baptiste has underscored the value of education in the fight against Diabetes and has urged the people of Saint Lucia to reject myths regarding the disease.

“As a nation, we must ensure that we turn away from the myths which surround the cause and treatment of Diabetes and embrace evidence-based facts,” Jn Baptiste asserted.

His comments came in a statement on Monday marking World Diabetes Day 2022.

The theme for the observance is: “Diabetes Education to Protect Tomorrow.”

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The Saint Lucia Health Minister noted that too many times, Diabetics refuse care because of a lack of knowledge of what is happening in their bodies.

And Jn Baptiste observed that knowing about Diabetes and how to manage daily could be the difference between life and death.

According to the Vieux Fort North MP, Diabetes has consistently been among the four leading causes of death in Saint Lucia over the past decade.

However, he explained that essential medicines for Diabetics are available in Saint Lucia without payment of out-of-pocket cost.

Jn Baptiste also pointed to the free availability of nutritional counselling, diabetic retinopathy screening, foot care, and health education at wellness centres.

In addition, he disclosed that his Ministry is currently embarking on a pilot project to make lab testing at no cost for Diabetics and hypertensive patients.

His complete statement appears below:

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