Fedee Foresees ‘Redemption Election’ – St. Lucia Times News

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Former Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee believes that the next Saint Lucia general elections, which saw the United Workers Party (UWP) voted out of government, will be a ‘redemption election.’

And former Health Minister Mary Isaac has declared that UWP leader Allen Chastanet is the ‘right man for the job’ of leading the country.

Chastanet was at the helm of the UWP when it suffered a massive defeat at July 26, 2021, elections.

Dominic Fedee and Mary Isaac spoke this week at a news conference.

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Fedee told reporters that the ruling Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) administration has no vision or solutions.

He indicated that this included an absence of plans to deal with crime and the economy.

“This election – the next one is going to be very interesting. I think it is going to be a redemption election,” the former Tourism Minister declared.

Mary Isaac, for her part, told reporters that all the work Allen Chastanet did as Prime Minister showed that he is a ‘man of vision.’

“He is in his prime. He knows how to run this country. We saw him do it. We saw how he managed COVID with of course, the assistance of all the public sector workers, his own Cabinet Ministers and so on,” the former Health Minister stated.

“I believe this is the right man for the job right now. I do not see anybody else in Saint Lucia that could rise to the level that I see Allen Michael Chastanet rose to during his tenure,” Isaac asserted.

In addition, she disclosed that within the UWP, she had not obtained any sense that there is any significant person or a large number of people who would not support Chastanet to govern Saint Lucia “when the UWP gets back in office”.

Responding to reports of a possible leadership challenge to Chastanet from former Agriculture Minister Ezechiel Joseph, Isaac explained that she is very close to Joseph.

“We talk all the time, and I do not get that feeling that Mr. Ezechiel has any intention of challenging anyone anywhere for leadership of the party,” Isaac told this week’s news conference.

“I am not saying that I know everything that Mr. Ezechiel is thinking, ” she said.

“Since the leadership of the party has run so smoothly – Mr. Chastanet has done such a wonderful job, I do not see why Mr. Ezechiel would want to do anything like that,” Isaac told reporters.

Headline photo: Dominic Fedee (Stock image)

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The Minister of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs Hon. Moses Jn. Baptiste and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar-George attended the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, 74th session of the regional committee of the WHO for the Americas in Washington DC, USA from September 26-30, 2022.

The conference discussed PAHO’s Program budget 2022-2023 and the preliminary report of the End of the biennium Assessment of the PAHO Budget 2020-2021.

The Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne submitted the Quinquennial Report 2018-2022 and the report on Health in the Americas.

Several important technical and program matters were also discussed which included Mental Health policy, Policy on recovering progress towards the sustainable development goals with equity through action on the social determinants of health and intersectoral work, Policy on Integrated Care for improved health outcomes and a plan of action for Cervical Cancer.

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During this conference, the COVID-19 Pandemic was discussed and Monkey Pox update on the region. The Saint Lucian delegation actively participated with numerous interventions by the Hon. Minister Moses Jn. Baptiste.

Given that this is the supreme governing authority of PAHO, a new Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau for the period 2023-2028 was elected on Wednesday September 28, 2022.

The Government of Saint Lucia and the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs welcomes and congratulates Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva Jr. of Brazil on his successful election.

The Hon. Minister also got the opportunity during the conference to thank Dr. Carissa Etienne on behalf of Saint Lucia for her sterling leadership in public health during her 2 terms in office.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health. Headline photo: Dr. Carissa Etienne addresses conference

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A 26-man Windward Islands squad selected or this year’s Regional CG United Super50 Cup

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 A 26-man Windward Islands squad has been selected to prepare for this year’s Regional CG United Super50 Cup.

From today to next Tuesday, the players will be involved in a Best of the Best Series of four 50-Overs matches after which the Windward Islands Volcanoes squad will be named for the regional tournament in Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago from 27th October to 20th November.

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Incoming UWI undergraduates to learn a foreign language Loop Barbados

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The University of West Indies (UWI) has announced that all new incoming undergraduates will have to learn a foreign language.

On Thursday, UWI stated that a Foreign Language Policy has been approved for its five regional campuses and is being implemented.

According to the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies, Professor Justin Robinson, “Going forward, the expectation is that all UWI graduates will be at least conversation competent in a language other than English.”

The UWI currently has teaching and learning departments on its campuses that produce substantial numbers of graduates with specialised foreign language degrees. Majors and minors in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and teaching competencies in others like Arabic, German, Hindi, Korean, and Yoruba have long been commonplace. The introduction of this policy, however, will now see all students participating in foreign language training at a general level.

This seminal policy development for The UWI, as a top-ranked global university, advances its compliance with best practices in teaching and learning found in elite-ranked cohorts.

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles noted that the “Significant change will enable the further regional and global mobility and empowerment of graduates. Foreign language proficiency will no longer be a major impediment to employment amongst our graduates in the global world.”

“This is a fundamental change that will transform the identity of UWI students and graduates and will provide more relevant graduates to serve as a development platform for the new, more modern, and globally competitive Caribbean economy,” Vice-Chancellor Beckles further elaborated.

The UWI Foreign Language Policy is being implemented on a phased, Faculty-by-Faculty and campus-by-campus basis, beginning in the academic year 2022/2023 with applicability to new incoming undergraduate students only.

Universal coverage and participation of all students are anticipated within the next three academic years. Flexible access and easy learning is the pedagogical principle, with students having the option of self-tutoring or guided instruction. They will have the full duration of their academic programme to acquire language competence. Those coming into the university with prior competence shall be exempt from this requirement.

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Wilson, Reifer-Belle share third prize in Margaret Prince Memorial Loop Barbados

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Rising chess talents Hannah Wilson and Chanon Reifer-Belle shared third prize as Jamaican Rachel Miller took top honours in the second Margaret Prince Memorial Rapid Online Female Tournament over the weekend.

The 13-year-old Wilson, who was crowned as the youngest Barbados ladies national champion in April, and the 12-year-old Reifer-Belle, who won gold medals in the online rapid and blitz events at the Pan American Youth Championships earlier this year, both ended with five out of a maximum seven points in the two-day event that attracted regional participation

Miller, a Woman International Master who placed second behind fellow Jamaican Raehanna Brown in last year’s inaugural event, won the tournament with six points and clinched top spot with a decisive victory against Kaithlyn Tjong Tjin Joe of Suriname in the final round.

Jamaican Rachel Miller won the second Margaret Prince Memorial Rapid Online Female Tournament.

Tjong Tjin Joe started the last round as the front-runner on five and a half points, but Miller, who dropped a point when she did not contest the fourth round, prevailed to emerge as the champion.

Wilson lost to Miller in the third round and also went under to Reifer-Belle when the two Barbadians met in the fifth round. Reifer-Belle also lost to Miller in the sixth round and her other defeat was against Tjong Tjin Joe in the third round.

Samantha Aponte of Aruba also finished with five points to share the third prize with Wilson and Reifer-Belle.

The event, which was organised by the Women’s ChessSub-Committee of the Barbados Chess Federation (BCF), attracted 24 players.

It was played in honour of Margaret Prince, Barbados’ first ever women’s chess champion who was one of the most vocal advocates for women’s chess and a founding member of the Barbados Ladies Chess Association.

The next event on the BCF’s calendar will be the VEXX Tournament, which starts on Saturday and will be played over five successive days at the Coles Building on Bay Street in Bridgetown.

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West Indies Lose To Australia

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News Americas, BRISBANE, Australia, Fri. Oct. 7, 2022: The West Indies cricket team today lost to Australia by 31 runs in the final Twenty20 International of the two-match series at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.

Scores:

AUSTRALIA 178 for seven off 20 overs (David Warner 75, Tim David 42; Alzarri Joseph 3-21, Obed McCoy 2-33)

WEST INDIES 147 for eight off 20 overs (Johnson Charles 29, Akeal Hosein 25, Brandon King 23; Mitchell Starc 4-20, Pat Cummins 2-32)

Rovman Powell of West Indies bats during game two of the T20 International Series between Australia and the West Indies at The Gabba on October 07, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde – CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

AUSTRALIA

D Warner c & b Smith 75

C Green c Holder b Joseph 1

*A Finch c Powell b McCoy 15

S Smith b Joseph 17

G Maxwell run out 1

T David lbw b McCoy 42

+M Wade c Mayers b Joseph 16

P Cummins  not out 1

Extras (lb4, w6) 10

TOTAL (7 wkts, 20 overs) 178

Did not bat: M Starc, A Zampa, J Hazlewood 

Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-95, 3-96, 4-100, 5-156, 6-172, 7-178.

Bowling: Mayers 2-0-19-0 (w1), Joseph 4-0-21-3 (w1), Holder 3-0-27-0 (w1), McCoy 3-0-33-2, Hosein 3-0-22-0, Smith 3-0-24-1 (w3), Cariah 2-0-28-0.

WEST INDIES 

K Mayers c & b Starc 6

J Charles c wkp Wade b Green 29

B King st Wade b Zampa 23

*+N Pooran c Finch b Starc 2

J Holder c Green b Starc 16

R Powell c wkp Wade b Cummins 18

A Hosein c Warner b Cummins 25

O Smith b Starc 4

A Joseph not out 11

Y Cariah not out 2

Extras (b5, lb2, w4) 11

TOTAL (8 wkts, 20 overs) 147

Did not bat: O McCoy.

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-56, 3-62, 4-73, 5-92, 6-122, 7-133, 8-143.

Bowling: Starc 4-0-20-4 (w2), Hazlewood 4-0-19-0, Cummins 4-0-32-2 (w1), Green 4-0-35-1 (w1), Zampa 4-0-34-1, 

Result: Australia won by 31 runs.

Series: Australia won two-match series 2-0

Man-of-the-Match: David Warner.

Toss: West Indies.

Umpires: Phillip Gillespie, Sam Nogajski; TV – Donovan Koch.

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TotalEnergies: la grève continue, le sommet de l’Etat fait pression pour résoudre la crise

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 Appel à la “responsabilité”: la cheffe du gouvernement Elisabeth Borne a appelé vendredi directions et syndicats des groupes pétroliers à sortir de la crise et mettre fin aux grèves qui provoquent depuis plusieurs jours de graves problèmes d’approvisionnement.

“J’appelle vraiment à la responsabilité les directions et les représentants des salariés de ces entreprises pour que ces négociations salariales – puisque c’est de ça qu’il s’agit – aboutissent et ne pénalisent pas les Français”, a déclaré la première ministre à l’issue d’une intervention à Bordeaux, lors de la Convention des intercommunalités de France.

Un peu plus tôt, de nombreux ministres ont tenté de raisonner les acteurs du conflit et notamment TotalEnergies.

“J’appelle les entreprises concernées, qui, pour la plupart, ont quand même de bons résultats, à considérer aussi les demandes d’augmentation de salaire”, a déclaré Olivia Grégoire, ministre déléguée aux Petites et moyennes entreprises, sur Franceinfo, sans citer nommément TotalEnergies et ses 10,6 milliards de dollars de bénéfice au premier semestre.

Le PDG Patrick Pouyanné ne s’est pas exprimé publiquement sur la grève, mais dans une vidéo interne au groupe mardi, il a reconnu que “les résultats de la Compagnie sont exceptionnels en 2022 et nous ne vous oublierons pas”.

“Tous les collaborateurs, tous nos collègues recevront leur juste récompense sur leur fiche de paie avant la fin de l’année”, a promis M. Pouyanné, leur assurant qu’ils étaient “prioritaires dans le partage de la prospérité”.

 

Alors que la CGT réclame 10% d’augmentation sur 2022 – 7% pour l’inflation, 3% pour “le partage de la richesse” -, la direction rappelle depuis le début qu’elle a octroyé des mesures salariales représentant une augmentation moyenne de 3,5% en 2022 et renvoie à une séance de négociations prévue le 15 novembre… pour les salaires de 2023.

Aux dernières nouvelles, elle semblait inflexible sur ce calendrier et réticente à revenir dans l’immédiat à la table des négociations.

La plus grande raffinerie de TotalEnergies, près du Havre (Seine-Maritime), est à l’arrêt. D’autres sites du groupe sont en grève. Et les deux raffineries françaises de son concurrent américain Esso-ExxonMobil sont aussi à l’arrêt, dans les deux cas à l’appel de la CGT, afin d’obtenir une hausse des salaires.

“Difficultés importantes”

Les camions-citernes seront exceptionnellement autorisés à circuler dimanche pour livrer les stations, a annoncé le ministre délégué aux Transports, Clément Beaune, sur LCI.

Chez le pétrolier français, outre sa raffinerie de Normandie, les grévistes étaient massivement mobilisés au dépôt de carburants de Flandres, près de Dunkerque (Nord), à la “bio-raffinerie” de La Mède (Bouches-du-Rhône) et au dépôt de carburants de Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne) notamment, pour limiter au maximum la sortie de produits pétroliers, selon la CGT.

A la raffinerie de Feyzin (Rhône), il y avait “entre 80 et 100% de grévistes” dans le service stratégique des expéditions, a indiqué à l’AFP Pedro Afonso (CGT).

Les blocages des grévistes entraînent une baisse des livraisons de carburant, les stations-service sont donc plus souvent en rupture de stocks d’essence ou de diesel. TotalEnergies gère près du tiers des stations françaises.

Mais le groupe met aussi les perturbations sur le compte du succès de la remise à la pompe de 20 centimes qu’il accorde depuis le 1er septembre, en sus de la ristourne de l’Etat de 30 centimes.

Actuellement, 15% des stations-service sont concernées par un manque d’un ou plusieurs carburants, selon un chiffre cité par plusieurs ministres.

Le comportement de certains automobilistes a poussé l’Etat à interdire la vente et l’achat de carburant dans des jerricans et bidons, notamment dans certains départements des Hauts-de-France, où les stations TotalEnergies comme de ses concurrents ont été prises d’assaut.

Parfois, ce sont les gérants des stations eux-mêmes qui font la police, comme dans cette station-service Agip des quartiers chics de Marseille, vendredi, où une longue queue d’automobilistes étaient prêts à tout pour remplir leur réservoir.

“C’est comme ça depuis 5H00 du matin et depuis plusieurs jours”, témoigne Ali Mansoibou, qui tient la station et qui limitait le passage à la pompe à 30 euros par personne. “J’ai été livré ce matin, mais il n’y aura plus rien ce week-end”, dit-il.

Afin d’apaiser la situation, le gouvernement a activé ponctuellement l’utilisation des stocks stratégiques de l’Etat, dans les régions les plus affectées.

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Breast cancer month kicks off with race, bingo

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To mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, The Valley Sound Lions Club in Virgin Gorda hosted the three-kilometre Walk/Run for a Cure in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s 27th Mourant HLSCC College Classic Race Series.

At 7 a.m. sharp, more than 40 participants gathered at the college’s VG campus to help raise awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle. Several of them wore pink as a symbol of breast cancer awareness and the fight to find a cure for the disease.

“Breast cancer awareness has been one of our causes from Lions Club inception,” said Teron Creque, vice president and membership chairperson of the organisation. “As a club, we’ve lost a few members to breast cancer, so it’s a cause that’s very near and dear to our hearts.”

The event was among several scheduled this month across the territory under the theme “Strong Alone, Unstoppable Together.”

Later on Saturday, bingo was held at Captain Mulligan’s at Nanny Cay, and the next day a church service followed at Tower of Faith Church on Tortola.

Tomorrow, a fundraising drive will be held in front of First Caribbean International Bank, which will also host its annual Walk for a Cure on Saturday.

Throughout the month’s observance, the BVI Cancer Society is emphasising the importance of early detection and diagnosis.

“The BVI Cancer Society feels strongly about early detection, be- cause too many persons in our community are discovering cancer too late,” BVICS Vice President Mervin Hastings said in a Monday press release.

The organisation believes that this message is valid in the case of all cancers and that it should be advocated continuously.

BVICS President Gloria Fahie said she is pleased this year to see community organisations pledging support and helping with the cause.The Valley Sound Lions Club is among them. It will be “going all out” as it aims to provide 75 to 100 mammograms to women in the community, Mr. Creque said.

The club is also planning a month of activities on Virgin Gorda that are designed to be both fun and informative, he added.

Every Sunday of the month, for instance, the public is encouraged to wear pink to church and post a picture to the club’s Facebook page. The picture with the most “likes” will win a special prize at the end of the month.

Community forums

Additionally, a “Pink Power Cancer Awareness” forum will start at 3 p.m. Saturday at HLSCC’s Virgin Gorda campus.

Other organisations will be hosting events throughout the month as well.

The BVI Health Services Authority, for instance, is planning a community forum to share medical information on different aspects of cancer, from symptoms to treatments to its impact on mental health.

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Activities will be held across the territory this month to raise awareness about breast cancer.

Today
• Cancer awareness fundraising drive in front of First Caribbean International Bank in Road Town

Saturday
• CIBC Walk for a Cure
• Valley Lions Club Pink Power Cancer Awareness Forum: 3 p.m., HLSCC Virgin Gorda Campus

Oct. 14
• Cancer awareness drive in front of Republic Bank

Oct. 15
• Cancer awareness drive in front of Rite Way Food Market in Pasea and One Mart Supermarket in Purcell

Oct. 21
• Cancer awareness drive in front of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands

Oct. 22
• Community breast cancer conversation, at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital Lobby hosted by the Primary Health Department of the BVI Health Services Authority

Oct. 28
• Paint the Town Pink (tee-shirts are available at the BVI Cancer Society Office)
• Tropical Soiree

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