WhatsApp says service back after outage disrupts messages Loop Jamaica

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WhatsApp said service on the popular chat app has been restored following a brief outage Tuesday that left people around the world complaining that they couldn’t send or receive messages.

According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, people started reporting problems around 3am EDT.

About two hours later, users started posting online that WhatsApp was back to normal.

A WhatsApp spokesperson said the company was aware some people were having trouble sending messages and that it has fixed the issue and apologised for any inconvenience.

Meta, previously known as Facebook, bought WhatsApp in 2014. It’s wildly popular, especially outside of the US, where many people use it for everyday communication.

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INDECOM probing 19 fatal shootings by cops for month of October Loop Jamaica

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The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) responded to and commenced investigations into three separate police fatal shooting incidents on the weekend of October 22-23, increasing the total to 19 security force fatal incidents for that month.

The three fatal shooting incidents occurred in Rocky Point, Clarendon; Rockfort, Kingston East and Nain, St. Elizabeth, resulting in the death of three men and the reported recovery of two firearms from the incident scenes, INDECOM stated in a release.

The deceased man involved in the incident in Nain, St Elizabeth, has been identified as 24-year-old, Towain Morrison. The other two men remain unidentified at this time.

“As an independent oversight organization, INDECOM’s investigations into these incidents are to assess if the necessary, justifiable, and proportionate use of force was used in each circumstance. This assessment will include the review of evidentiary material, witness canvassing, statement collection, and interviews of concerned officers,” the Commission stated in a release.

The Commission also emphasized the importance of the introduction of the use of body-worn cameras in investigations and case reviews of incidents, especially where lethal force is used.

“In at least one incident on the weekend, the use of video footage by civilians has aided in a clearer appreciation of the circumstances of the incident. Video footage serves to protect all concerned parties, and members of the public are encouraged to officially share such evidence with INDECOM Investigators,” the release said.

INDECOM also appealed for the public’s assistance in identifying the deceased men in the incidents which occurred at Rocky Point on October 22 and Rockfort on October 23. To assist in the investigative process, contact the Commission’s Head Office or send the information, photos, or videos to INDECOM’s official WhatsApp at (876)553-5555.

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‘I Believe We Can Do It’ – Prospere Urges Drastic Reduction In Food Import Bill – St. Lucia Times News

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Citing the challenge Saint Lucia faces regarding food security, Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere has reiterated his concern about the Island’s high food import bill.

“We have to do the best we can to reduce it drastically. I believe we can do it,” Prospere told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting.

“I know we can do it, and I know once we engage our farmers, and we give the farmers the support that they need we will be able to reduce that,” the Minister asserted.

Prospere spoke in the wake of a sea moss festival his Ministry organised in connection with World Food Day.

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He said it was an opportunity to bring together individuals who manufacture sea moss by-products.

“We saw quite a number of persons producing various products but those persons, in my discussion with them, I could tell that there are lots of challenges in terms of standards, packaging, promotion and really a lot of them have just started by producing those products at home,” Prospere observed.

However, he disclosed that he wants to see those products on supermarket shelves.

“It is one thing to do it at home, but the next level is for us to be able to see it on the supermarket shelves,” Prospere told reporters.

He also spoke of the need to export the by-products.

The Minister said he was concerned that Saint Lucia produces a lot and sells its products abroad, where they undergo processing and return to local supermarket shelves for sale.

“If we have the potential of making it happen here, I think it is going to be a big boost for the agro-processing sub-sector,” he explained.

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Tropical wave at 58W affecting the island today Loop Barbados

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Here is the weather forecast for today, October 25, 2022, according to the Met Office.

Weather Outlook

The tropical wave, currently at 58W along with a favourable upper-level pattern will generate cloudy skies, scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms across the region. A decrease in cloudiness and showers is likely across Barbados during the night.

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Synopsis: A tropical wave is affecting the island.

General Forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods with a few brief scattered light to moderate showers and a very slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Tonight

Synopsis: Surface to low-level instability will be affecting the island.

General Forecast: Mix of clear skies and clouds with a few brief scattered light to moderate showers.

Barbados Forecast Max/Min Temps: 30/24.

Weather Discussion

A tropical wave was analyzed along 58W south of 23N moving west at 5-10 knots.

A tropical wave was initialized along 37W south of 12N moving west at 5-10 knots.

Review of weather last night, October 24

Here in Barbados, the leading edge of the tropical wave currently at 58W, generated some cloudiness and showers during the latter part of the night. At Charnocks, no rainfall was recorded overnight. Radar data indicates that parts of the island recorded up to 2mm of rainfall but most of the shower activity was recorded northeast of the island. Similar weather conditions was observed across Trinidad and Tobago.

Meanwhile, a ridge pattern remained the dominant feature across the region and apart from a few showers over the central and southern Windwards during the early night, conditions were mostly fair.

Further south, over the Guianas, conditions improved during the course of the night as a more dry and stable pattern prevailed.

Winds

Winds across the region were generally light to moderate, peaking at 13 knots in St Lucia.

Seas and swells

Seas remain slight to moderate in open water with swells peaking near 1.5m.

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Drive-by shooting leaves two teens and a young adult man wounded Loop Barbados

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Three men ages 21, 18 and 18 were shot and injured after a drive-by shooting at Pioneer Road, Bush Hall, St Michael last night, October 24, 2022.

Their injuries are said to be critical – two received injuries to their abdomen and one to his back.

District A personnel responded to the shooting which was reported via telephone to the Police Operations Control Room around 11pm.

According to the police report, all three men were liming at a house in the area when a vehicle slowly drove by turned around in a gap in the area and shots were fired as it drove by the said house a second time.

The house and a parked car were also damaged in the incident.

The injured men were transported for medical attention by private car.

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Secretaris General di UNESCO Aruba a duna un splicacion cortico con UNESCO Aruba ta funciona

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ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Recientemente durante un Conferencia di Prensa en conexion cu 35 aña Aruba como miembro asocia di UNESCO,

sra. Marushka Tromp Secretaris General di UNESCO Aruba a duna un splicacion tocante di UNESCO Aruba y con e ta funciona. Sra.Tromp a informa cu e meta di Comision Nacional di UNESCO Aruba ta fortifica e ehecucion di e mandato di UNESCO door di informa y consientisa e comunidad di Aruba na un forma concreto y tangibel, tocante di e trabounan di UNESCO Aruba y nan importancia pa Pais Aruba. 

Areanan di mandato di UNESCO

            E Secretaris General di UNESCO Aruba a informa tocante e areanan cu UNESCO tin un mandato riba dje, cualnan ta Educacion, Ciencia, Cultura, Comunicacion y Informacion. UNESCO su meta final ta pa sociedadnan rond mundo interconecta di tal forma pa yega na un cultura di pas. UNESCO international ta traha pa cada area a base di programa, proyecto, recomendacion pa maneho y/of convenionan. 

            Riba cada un tereno tin varios tema cu UNESCO Aruba ta trahando conhuntamente cu stakeholder local y internacional pa nan realisacion. Algun tema ta mas avansa cu otro, algun ta mas visible y ya por a sinti nan impacto, algun di nan ta den desaroyo continuo. Sra. Tromp a subraya cu nos mester puntra nos mes kico ta loke ta conecta e temanan na otro. Kico cultura tin di haber cu clima? Con cultura ta influencia ciencia y educacion? Con deporte ta un catalisator pa pas y salud mental? 

Instrumentonan riba nivel local

            UNESCO Aruba ta funciona den practica cu specialistanan riba cada tereno pa hunto cu stakeholders realisa e temanan di cada un tereno. Cada sprecialista ta specialisa riba nan area y tambe riba e programa di UNESCO internacional y lo usa un approach basa riba, entre otro, investigacion, prioridad, inovacion y colaboracion intersectoral pa hunto cu cada ‘stakeholder’ relevante duna contenido na un tema riba nivel di maneho, programa, proyecto y/of un combinacion. UNESCO tin un Programa di Participacion cu ta duna sosten financiero na proyectonan di NGO’s den e areanan di UNESCO. Cada dos aña paisnan por entrega un maximo di siete proyecto y cu aprobacion di UNESCO Paris, e NGO ta ricibi un montante pa financia e proyecto.  

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            UNESCO Aruba ta consisti di un Comision Nacional pa UNESCO (NUC) y un Secretariado. NUC cu ta wordo presidi pa Minister di Cultura, sra. Xiomara Maduro,  como vice-presidente sra.Annemarie Proveyer-Groot y tin sr.Peter Scholing, sra. Regine Croes y sr. Siegfried Dumfries como miembro.

            E Secretariado ta consisti di sra. Marushka Tromp,  Secretaris General di NUC, como specialista riba e tereno di Educacion, ta  sra. Nora Eleonora, como specialista riba e tereno di Cultura sra. Ruby Eckmeyer, como specialista riba e tereno di Ciencia Sr. Marck Oduber y documentalista di e Secretariado ta sra. Suhail Zaandam.


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Prome Minister cu bishita na e scolnan unda mas mucha a participa na e competencia di pintamento tocante di ley di cacho

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): En conexion cu ‘Dia di Bestia’ 4 di october, tabatin un e concurso di pinta y kleur “Ley Di Cacho” 2022,

Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes a haci un recorido na e Top 10 scolnan di cantidad di mucha cu a participa na e competencia di pinta y kleur, pa consientisacion di ley di cacho. Prome Minister a entrega un certificado di participacion na e 10 scolnan aki.

            E concurso tabata pa scolnan preparatorio y scolnan basico, caminda cu tur alumno por a pinta algo cu tin di haber cu Ley di Cacho. Ademas a pidi e scolnan pa papia cu e muchanan y conscientisanan di locual e ley ta contene.

            E Top 10 scolnan a base di cantidad di participacion ta : Rayo di Solo Kleuterschool na San Nicolas, Paulusschool na San Nicolas, Colegio Sagrado Curason na Savaneta, Maria School na Sta Cruz, School Souer Juliette na Ayo, Colegio Pastoor Kranwinkel na Paradera, Mon Plaisir Basis na Oranjestad, Imelda Kleuterschool Oranjestad, Colegio Bon Bini Oranjestad y a termina na St. Anna School na Noord.

            Prome Minister Wever – Croes a expresa cu e ta un honor pa a bishita e scolnan y scucha tur locual e muchanan tocante Ley di Cacho a traves di e competencia di pintamento. E muchanan a siña tocante cuido di cacho y e importancia pa cachonan ta mara (na ‘leash’) ora cu sali cu nan pafo di cura pa su proteccion.

            Anteriormente ya a reparti premio na esnan cu a gana cu pintura di mas bunita y awo Prome Minister a entrega certificado na e top 10 scolnan cu mas mucha a participa.  E scol cu tabatin mas participante ta St. Anna School cu  139 participante.

            Por ultimo Premier – Wever – Croes a gradici e scolnan pa nan participacion y ta desea cu ta sigui mira participacion di scolnan na otro competencianan den futuro pa sigui aumenta conscientisacion cerca nos muchanan.










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Minister Geoffrey Wever ta anuncia inicio di proyecto ‘Finansas Den Mi Hogar’ na Paradera

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Minister di Asuntonan Economico, Comunicacion y Desaroyo Sostenibel, Geoffrey Wever ta anuncia cu e proyecto ‘Finansas den mi Hogar’

ta bay  inicia na Paradera den luna di november. Meta di e proyecto ta pa nos hendenan ricibi guia y conocemento cu por yuda tuma decisionnan financiero cu ta beneficia su bienestar.

            E Proyecto Finansas den mi Hogar a wordo desaroya door di Fundacion Plan di Bida. Fundacion Plan di Bida cu su presidente sra Paloma Osorio- Tromp tin como mision y vision trece conscientisacion den nos comunidad, ofreciendo ayudo y guia mustrando e manera pa maneha nos finansa mas efectivo.

            Na Aruba 3 di 10 hogar ta gasta mas di nan entrada tur luna segun sondeo di Banco Central di Aruba. E desaroyo aki ta uno preocupante pasobra e ta indica cu cada luna ta un reto pa hogarnan cumpli cu tur necesidad y responsabilidadnan financiero manera entre gasto pa vivienda, cuminda, y prestamonan personal. Como consumidor ta importante pa sa ki impacto cada decision financiero tin riba nos cartera y nos hogar.

            Hunto cu Fundacion Plan di Bida lo ofrece un curso como apoyo na nos hendenan. E curso ta consisti di 4 sesion cu lo enfoca riba con nos por maneha nos finansa cada dia. E 4 sesionnan ta:

Sesion 1: Mi ta efectivo den mi cas. Con mi por spaar y tambe con pa cumpra sin emocion

Sesion 2: Mi ta paga mi debe. Kico lo pasa ora mi no por paga mi debe mas

Sesion 3: Mi ta inverti den mi futuro. Futuro di nos y nos yiunan ta importante y con nos por logra nos metanan

Sesion 4: Mi presupuesto. Kico ta luho y prioridad y con segun bo entrada bo por presupuesta y  asina logra nos metanan

            Na final di e curso cada cursista lo ricibi un certificado di participacion.

            Minister Geoffrey Wever ta invita cada un cu ta desea di participa pa haci esaki pa asina haya e apoyo  necesario pa un maneho di bo finansas. Registacion ta completamente gratis, pero cupo ta limita.

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Ta bay drecha e trapi cu ta situa na Rodgers Beach cu arte di mosaic

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Minister Oduber: San Nicolas tin e potencial pa bira un di dos capital turistico di Aruba

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Dialuna mainta Minister di Turismo y Salud Publico sr. Dangui Oduber tabata presente na e trapi na Rodgers Beach caminda e mandatario a anuncia cu lo bay drecha e trapi cu ta situa na Rodgers Beach cu arte di mosaic.

            Di e forma aki ta keda haci inversionnan den e mantencion y mehoracion di e infrastructura den e area aki mescos cu tabata e caso na Rodgers Beach cu a tuma lugar exactamente 1 aña pasa, e mandatario a señala. E trapi di Rodgers Beach tabata mal estado y deterioro y pesey Minister Oduber a tuma e decision pa renoba e trapi aki invertiendo asina aki den producto Aruba. E trabaonan pa renoba e trapi a wordo anuncia 20 October 2021 y awe nos tin un bunita trapi restaura.

            E siguiente fase di e trapi cu lo ta ponemento di mosaic lo wordo financia cu fondonan di Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA). E proyecto di renobacion di e trapi caminda ta bay haci uzo di artistanan di mosaic local y internacional y lo keda bou encargo di Tito Bolivar.

            E proyecto aki ta den bon cooperacion cu e parke marino. Minister Oduber su vision y maneho ta pa sigui atrae turistanan di “low volume high impact”, e turistanan cu tin un entrada anual di mas di 150 mil dollar pa aña. Pesey ta hopi importante pa sigui inverti den e producto Aruba pa mantene e spectativa di ta un destinacion di calidad.

            Na momento cu Minister Oduber a drenta Gobierno na 2017, Gobierno tabata tin un vision y un masterplan pa e area di Sero Colorado y tambe San Nicolas. Den esaki a inclui e proyecto di Baby Beach fase 1, 2 y 3, a inclui e renobacion di e Oficina di turismo na San Nicolas. Tambe a introduci e festival cultural di Island Fest cu lamentablemente mester a para temporalmente door di e pandemia. Awor ta percurando pa mehora henter e area di Rodgers Beach mescos ta e caso di Baby Beach.

            Minister Dangui Oduber a menciona cu e construccion di hotel Secrets ta continua, tambe cu pronto e construccion di un otro boutique hotel tambe lo cuminsa. Pues tin henter un desaroyo hopi positivo pa San Nicolas caminda gobierno ta inverti y sector priva na su turno tambe ta duna di nan banda.

            Minister Oduber a sigui bisa cu Gobierno ta kere cu San Nicolas tin e potencial pa bira un segundo capital turistico di Aruba.

            Finalmente e mandatario kier a gradici ATA pa kere den e proyecto aki y ehecuta e vision y maneho di Ministerio di Turismo, tambe DOW, DIP y Ministerio di Infrastructura pa e bon cooperacion brinda.





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