Pluies d’octobre

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Un artiste meurt. Depuis, tout le monde l’avait ?cout?, compris, aim?. Il y a beaucoup d’absents dans certaines formes de la musique ha?tienne. Ce n’est pas souvent qu’on y entend <>. Dans cette hybridit? ou cette polyvalence qui faisait son art, il y avait de la place pour les oubli?(e)s. C’est aussi cela qu’il ne faudra pas oublier.

Il pleut. Ariel Henry, les gangs, le chol?ra…

Une phrase par un invit? qui n’a pas sa langue dans sa poche. Elle secoue l’animateur et une partie de son public. Dans le genre: <>. Au-del? de la peur qu’une telle sentence peut provoquer, peur que l’on peut comprendre, quand on pousse la mis?re ? bout c’est vain de lui demander de s’inscrire dans une <> qui ressemble ? du continu.

Il pleut. Ariel Henry, les gangs, le chol?ra, l’Occident qui blablate aux Nations Unies, l’occupation, viendra, viendra pas… ?

Un tr?s bel article d’Edwidge Danticat dans le New Yorker. Contre l’id?e de l’envoi d’une force militaire en Ha?ti. C’est beau une plume qui a de la m?moire.

Un Ha?tien sur la derni?re liste du Goncourt. Esp?rons que la troisi?me fois sera la bonne. L’homme n’est pas facile (mais qui l’est ?), il y a chez Mackenzy Orcel une quantit? de r?el impressionnante, son oeuvre ne parle pas de rien, et dans son ?criture du travail et une fureur indompt?e.

Ici il pleut. Ariel Henry, les gangs, le chol?ra, l’Occident qui blablate aux Nations Unies, l’occupation viendra, viendra pas… ?, tel petit pays se portant volontaire, une lumpenbourgeoisie qui appelle au secours par peur de son vis-?-vis, le lumpenprol?tariat, la grisaille ? domicile pour qui vit dans un domicile, la grisaille des rues pour qui marche sans aller nulle part…

La col?re d’un peuple qui ne <> pas. Un gouvernement de facto qui s’accroche au pouvoir. Mais qui repr?sente-t-il ? A quelle l?gitimit? peut-il pr?tendre ? Impopulaire, d?cri?, ne portant aucune promesse, pourquoi ce refus de n?gocier un d?part avec un reste de dignit? ? Pour le bien de qui ? Deux choses pourtant ?videntes : le peuple ne pourra pas faire face ? la hausse des prix et il veut un gouvernement de transition digne de ce nom. S’opposer ? cela, c’est un acte de guerre. On ne peut pas faire la guerre ? quelqu’un et lui demander d’agir en paix.

Il pleut, c’est un octobre gris. Pas m?me l’?lectricit? pour regarder le retour du grand Messi, quelques merveilles match apr?s match. Mais c’est fantaisie. Pour de nombreuses personnes, pas m?me de quoi manger. Et l’eau qui d?vale, s’installe, avec le lot de salet?s et d’infections qui fait les maladies qui <> l’humanitaire. Ah, merveille que l’international ! Aider ? enfoncer un pays dans un bourbier politique et lui proposer le b?ton de la force militaire et la carotte de l’humanitaire.

Il pleut.

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Quick-eyed cops bag another gun on St Andrew streets Loop Jamaica

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Three men are in police custody following the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition on Brighton Avenue in St Andrew on Wednesday, October 26.

Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that about 10:20 am, law enforcers were conducting a vehicular checkpoint operation on Olympic Way in the parish, when a Honda Civic motorcar was observed being diverted upon the occupants seeing the police.

The car was subsequently intercepted and searched, along with its occupants, and a Taurus 9mm pistol loaded with twelve 9mm rounds of ammunition was found under one of the passenger seats.

A further search was conducted and three 9mm rounds of ammunition were found inside the glove compartment of the vehicle.

The men were subsequently arrested in relation to the seizure.

Their identities are being withheld, pending further investigations by the police.

Only 10 minutes before this incident, the Olympic Gardens police seized a firearm in nearby Olympic Gardens, also due to quick action by a team of police personnel.

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December Electricity Bills Waived For Homes Entering Christmas Lights Contest

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December Electricity Bills Waived For Homes Entering Christmas Lights Contest:

The Businesses and Homes Christmas Lighting Competition will be reintroduced during the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday.

The competition will run from November 24 to January 7.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners – and homes of the participants will have their electricity bill waived for the month of December only.

Businesses will receive a percentage of their monthly bill reduced.

The event will be managed by the Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovation.

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Department of Environment Completes Community Distribution of Mosquito Traps

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The Department of Environment (DOE), and the Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Hon. Sir Molwyn Joseph, would like to thank all community members who participated in the Department of Environment’s “Waterway Management, Vector Control, and Illegal Dumping and Climate Change Adaptation” Campaign, which was funded by the DOE’s Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund Projects.

This campaign was conducted in collaboration with the Antigua Barbuda Defence Force, the National Solid Waste Management Authority, and the Central Board of Health.

The participants included those from the communities of McKinnons (to include Gambles, Yorks, and Upper Fort Road) as well as the communities of Belmont, Briggins, Cashew Hill, Golden Grove, Bendals Road and Whenner Road from Monday 10th October – Tuesday 18th October.

The Department of Environment is currently assessing the number of traps distributed, as well as the overall success of the distribution.

Unfortunately, the Department of Environment has exhausted the current available supply of traps to distribute to the community.

Additional traps will be made available during the Department of Environment’s month of activities in November for Arbour Month 2022.

This will culminate in the Arbour Day Plant Fair and Climate Fest on Thursday 24th November at the Department of Environment.

We would like to thank all who have been a part of this important initiative, and we look forward to continuing to work with communities, NGO’s, CBOs, and other partners for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.

Additional traps are also on order to be distributed to communities and entities such as schools within Antigua and Barbuda in early 2023.

A number of these traps will be made available at a reduced price to local stores and community groups for sale and fundraising purposes.

For those who have received the mosquito traps, the DOE is requesting to send photos of the sticky pads to [email protected] and cc Mr. Vekash Khan at [email protected].

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1 million dollars to be added venture capital fund to be operated by the Entrepreneurial Development Program

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The Cabinet has raised $1,000,000.00 to add to a venture capital fund to be operated by the Entrepreneurial Development Program (EDP).

A significant portion of the fund was contributed by the Peoples Republic of China and the other portion will come from the Citizenship by Investment Program.

Any funds utilized by entrepreneurs must sooner or later be repaid; or, if utilized for a venture capital enterprise with the EDP as partner, the shares can be sold to the EDP in order to reduce the businesses’ liability.

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Bowen denies desertion claims and says PM Browne lies to score political points, create confusion and provoke opponents

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Sherfield Bowen – the second United Progressive Party Candidate alleged by Prime Minister Gaston Browne to be planning a desertion – is denying those claims.

Bowen joins Sean Bird, the UPP Candidate for St. John’s Rural East who was also named, in going public to refute Browne’s allegations.

Bowen, the St. Phillip’s South Candidate, says the Prime Minister must not be in his right mind to make such utterances, and he accuses Browne of lying to score political points, cause confusion, and provoke his opponents.

Earlier, Bird said the Prime Minister is running scared; therefore, Browne is seeking to attack him and Bowen since it is obvious they are leading in their constituencies.

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AG meets with stakeholders on sexual harassment bill

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COME CLEAN SIR: Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC.

Attorney General Reginald Armour and members of his ministry met with stakeholders on Thursday to discuss the working draft of the Sexual Harassment Bill, 2022.

This bill was formulated on the basis of a Cabinet-approved policy in 2019.

In a release, the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (AGLA) said stakeholders present included the Ministry of Labour (Conciliation Unit), Equal Opportunity Commission, Industrial Court, UWI, Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Alliance for State Action to end Gender Based Violence, PEAPSL Consultancy Ltd, the Law Reform Commission and the Criminal Justice Unit of the AGLA.

The release said stakeholders presented several key recommendations to strengthen the draft legislation and the ministry intends to return to the Cabinet with a reformulated bill to be introduced in the Parliament at the earliest opportunity.

At the beginning of the meeting, a moment of silence was observed in honour of the late Hazel Brown, a pioneering voice for domestic and female workers, who died in September.

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Adverse weather alert now orange: Tropical wave on Friday

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TRINIDAD and Tobago is now under an orange-level adverse weather alert.

Previously, it was under a lower, yellow-level alert which began on 9am on Tuesday and was set to end at 3pm on Saturday.

But in an update on Thursday afternoon, the Met Office said it is now at orange level, but set to end on the same day and time.

It said a tropical wave is expected on Friday.

It warned: “Prolonged periods of rain and intense showers are expected overnight into (Friday) morning, with a high (80 per cent) chance of thunderstorm activity.

It said there could be more than 75mm of rain, and gusty winds of over 55 km/h, especially in the area odheavy showers or thunderstorms. It said flooding is likely and warned that seas can “become agitated at times.”

Landslides are also possible, it added.

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Heavy rain cuts water production at 9 WASA facilities

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THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has said nine of its facilities are experiencing reduced water production owing to heavy rain.

The country is under an orange-level adverse weather alert until Saturday afternoon.

In a public advisory on Thursday afternoon, WASA said it will continue to update the public while “every effort is being made to return these facilities to service at the earliest possible time.”

It explained that water treatment plants are experiencing reduced production or have been stopped because of high turbidity as a result of flooded river conditions.

These conditions were continually being assessed and work had started at some facilities, it said.

Affected facilities:

La Pastora

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Valencia

St Ann’s

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Ministry warns: Rivers nearing full capacity

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AS the country continues to experience heavy rain because of a yellow-level adverse weather alert, some rivers are nearing their capacity.

The alert is set to end on Saturday at 3pm.

In a public advisory just before 3pm on Thursday, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government said the Caroni River (El Carmen) was at 80 per cent capacity.

It said the North Oropouche River was at 71 per cent capacity, the Caroni River at Bamboo Settlement number three was at 64 per cent, the Arouca River, 40 per cent and the Aripo River, 35 per cent.

It added that there was flooding in La Romaine, Sangre Grande and Debe.

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