Trafic d’armes : L’?glise ?piscopale coop?re avec les autorit?s et n’assurera

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Le comit? permanent de l’?glise ?piscopale d’Ha?ti, communion anglicane, dans un message adress? au clerg? et aux fid?les, r?affirme sa coop?ration avec les autorit?s et indique <>.

Ce message, dat? du 19 ao?t 2022, intervient 48 heures apr?s l’audition et la mise en garde ? vue du p?re Frantz Cole par la Direction centrale de la police judiciaire (DCPJ) <>.

<>, peut-on lire dans ce message.

<>, selon ce message sign?, entre autres, par le p?re Jean Mardoch? Vil, qui souligne avoir r?pondu durant des heures aux questions de la police judicaire dans le cadre de cette affaire.

<> peut-on lire dans ce message.

L’inventaire de la fouille d’un container au port de Port-au-Prince arriv? en franchise, au nom de l’?glise ?piscopale, avait r?v?l? la saisie de 18 armes automatiques dont 6 AK-47, des Galil et des M-4, un fusil calibre de 12, quatre ? six armes de poing, presque 20 000 cartouches, 120 chargeurs d’armes de diff?rents calibres.

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Lang krey?l k?m zouti rezistans nan lit pou endepandans Ayiti

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22 dawout 2022 a mennen selebrasyon 231?m aniv?s? soul?vman jeneral esklav yo nan koloni Sendomeng nou konnen jounen jodi a sou non Ayiti. Nan kont?ks aniv?s? sila a, Akademi Krey?l Ayisyen (AKA) resevwa, jou vandredi 17 dawou a, istoryen Pierre Buteau ak pwof?s? Kenrick Demesvar pou yon brase lide sou w?l ak enp?tans lang krey?l nan mouvman soul?vman sila a ki okipe yon plas fondamantal nan endepandans peyi Ayiti k?k ane apre.

Nan okazyon selebrasyon 231?m aniv?s? soul?vman jeneral esklav yo nan koloni Sendomeng yo rele Ayiti jounen jodi a, Akademi Krey?l Ayisyen ?ganize vandredi 17 dawout 2022 a, sou platf?m Zoom, a 10? nan maten, yon konferans deba sou t?m <>. Se pwofes? Pierre Buteau, istoryen, direkt? Soci?t? ha?tienne d’histoire et de G?ographie ak pwofes? Kenrick Demesvar, Dokt? nan etnoloji ak patrimw?n, responsab ch? UNESCO an istwa ak patrimw?n nan Iniv?site Leta a, enstitisyon an te chwazi k?m ent?venan. Konferans sila a te mobilize plizy? kad nan enstitisyon an ak l?t p?sonalite tankou reprezantan p?manan Ayiti nan UNESCO, anbasadris Dominique Dupuy. Prezidan Akademi an, lenguis Rog?da Dorc? Dorcil, ki ouvri konferans lan, f? konnen randevou sa a antre nan kad yon seri inisyativ AKA a antrepran depi mwa fevriye pase a pou li envite espesyalis ak p?sonalite k ap evolye nan tout dom?n lakonesans pou vin boukante sou tout kalite sij? ki kons?ne lang krey?l.

Lang krey?l la se pwodui yon fenom?n transkiltiralite

An patan, pwofes? Pierre Buteau souliye lang krey?l la se pwodui yon fenom?n transkiltiralite. Kidonk, rezilta rankont brasaj plizy? kouran kiltir?l (ewopeyen ak afriken), kote kolon franse yo ak esklav yo, ki te soti nan plizy? etni afriken, te vin pataje menm espas. Kouran kiltir?l sila yo vin bwase ak yon l?t kouran ki t apral vin pran nesans nan koloni an menm apati esklav yo ki te genyen diferan apatenans etnik. Ki f?, relasyon ki pral devlope ant m?t yo ak esklav yo vin kreye nesesite pou gen yon mwayen kominikasyon. Pwofes? a kontinye pou li di fenom?n kreyolizasyon an ki soti anndan menm transkiltiralite sa a p ap rete nan kesyon lenguistik s?lman, men tou li pral fofile k? l jouk nan fason moun ki te abite koloni an t ap viv.

Lang krey?l: zouti rezistans, mwayen kominikasyon

Pwofes? Pierre Buteau raple, s?man Boukmann nan (gen moun ki rele l lapriy? Boukmann tou) ki te mete van nan vw?l gwo soul?man lannuit 22 pou debouche sou 23 dawout 1791 lan, se an krey?l li te f? l. Nan gwo seremoni sa a, se lang krey?l Dutty Boukman te itilize pou li sansibilize esklav yo, moute t?t yo pou yo rev?lte yon fwa pou tout kont babari Blan franse yo ki t ap pase monite yo anba pye.

B? kote pa l, Dokt? Kenrick Demesvar raple se pa t s?lman esklav yo ki te konn pale krey?l nan koloni an. Genyen kolon franse ki te konn degaje yo an krey?l tou. Li f? konnen te menm genyen anons nan koloni an yo te konn f? pase an krey?l. Nan sans sa a, pwoklamasyon L?ger-F?licit? Sonthonax te f? nan dat 29 dawout 1793 pou te aboli lesklavaj nan koloni an, se yon egzanp ki byen tonbe. Nou panse Deklarasyon sila a se yonn nan premye t?ks politik ofisy?l ki f?t nan lang krey?l la. Nan batay pou soti anba b?t kolonizasyon ak lesklavaj, responsab ch? UNESCO an istwa ak patrimw?n nan Iniv?site Leta a f? sonje, se lang krey?l esklav yo te itilize k?m <> Pwofes? Demesvar, ki pran Moreau de St-Mery k?m referans, esplike piske K?dNwa a te ent?di esklav yo itilize lang afriken yo yon fason pou yo yonn pa t ka konprann l?t epi konsa pou yo rete ap sibi abi kolonizasyon an, yo te itilize (esklav yo) lang krey?l la pou degaje fristrasyon ak kol? k ap bouyi anndan nanm yo, rakonte tout sa ki nan panse yo, rakonte miz? yo, santans yo, kalamite yo, endiyasyon yo, chagren yo, soufrans yo, aspirasyon yo ak tout kalte doul? k ap manje k? yo pa anndan. Se lang krey?l la, pou n repete Dokt? a, ki te ede esklav yo konbat santiman izolman ki te abite yo apre kolon franse fin derasinen yo sou kontinan afriken an pou mete yo nan lanf? Sendomeng, lwen fanmi yo, lwen zanmi yo. Youn nan paw?l puisan an krey?l (toujou dapr? sa Dokt? Demesvar), esklav yo te konn repete pou renouvle en?ji ak j?vrin yo, pou motive yo mache pran blan franse yo ki te vle kenbe yo nan sist?m demounizan esklavajis ak kolonyalis la, se : <> S on paw?l majik div?s gwoupman toujou kontinye itilize jounen jodi a nan kad mouvman pwotestasyon yo; l? bwa a mare n?t.

Lang kreyol pa t s?l mwayen kominikasyon nan mitan esklav yo

Dokt? Kenrick Demesvar aprann se pa s?lman lang kreyol esklav yo te konn itilize k?m zouti rezistans oubyen mwayen pou yo kominike antre yo pou derasinen sist?m dominasyon ak eksplwatasyon yo te enpoze yo a. Ch?f esklav yo sitou te konn itilize lanbi pou bay sinyal; yo te konn s?vi ak dife, lafimen pou pase konsiy soti nan yon pwen rive nan yon l?t. Tanbou, kanno te jwe tou yon w?l enp?tan nan dinamik mouvman an, dapr? pwofes? a.

Konferans lan dewoule nan yon kad ki te fasilite anpil b?l echanj ant ent?venan ak patisipan. Boukantay yo te chita sitou sou nesesite pou Leta ayisyen ak sosyete a an jeneral konsakre plis plas pou lang krey?l la tout moun adm?t ki te okipe yon plas m?tr?s nan yonn nan pi gwo revolisyon tan mod?n yo. Lang krey?l la, tout moun mete dak? sou sa, dwe jwenn plis konsiderasyon nan aktivite ak nan espas f?m?l yo; dwe genyen bon jan pwodiksyon syantifik, nan dom? tout dom?n, ki f?t nan lang Konstitisyon ayisyen an rekon?t k?m s?l lang ki simante alawonnbad? tout Ayisyen.

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Une ?p?e de Damocl?s suspendue sur Ha?ti, pr?vient Jean Baden Dubois

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? la fois en proie ? l’instabilit? politique, l’ins?curit?, l’inflation galopante, ins?curit? alimentaire, le kidnapping, etc., Ha?ti doit encore craindre des sanctions du Groupe d’action financi?re (GAFI) ? en croire le gouverneur de la Banque de la R?publique d’Ha?ti (BRH), Jean Baden Dubois, qui intervenait le lundi 22 ao?t au centre de convention de ladite banque. Selon le gouverneur, aux nombreuses crises qui touchent Ha?ti, il faut ajouter cette ?p?e de Damocl?s suspendue sur le pays ? travers sa nouvelle classification sur la liste grise du Groupe d’action financi?re des Cara?bes (GAFI).

Depuis plusieurs ann?es, les autorit?s ha?tiennes se font souvent remonter les bretelles par cette entit?, le GAFI, ? cause de ses mauvaises performances dans la lutte contre le blanchiment. Depuis le mois de mars dernier, Ha?ti fait partie d’une vingtaine de pays juridictions dont le r?gime de lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux, le financement du terrorisme et le financement de la prolif?ration pr?sente des d?faillances. Pour m?riter la confiance du GAFI et retrouver sa place au sein de cette entit?, Ha?ti a promis de faire les r?formes n?cessaires.

<>. Pour donner une id?e de ce que cela peut repr?senter en termes de sanctions, le gouverneur de la BRH explique que <>.

Ce qui revient ? dire que si Ha?ti devrait ?tre frapp?e par une telle sanction, aucune banque ?trang?re ne va accepter d’effectuer des transactions avec les banques ha?tiennes. Les exportations et les transferts d’argent vers Ha?ti, entre autres, seront tout simplement coup?s. Ce qui aurait des cons?quences encore plus d?vastatrices sur le pays que le s?isme du 12 janvier 2012.

Accompagn? par les autres membres du conseil d’administration de la BRH au cours de cette conf?rence qui visait ? apporter un ?clairage sur la situation ?conomique difficile du pays, les diff?rents d?fis auxquels font face les dirigeants, les d?cisions de politiques mon?taires adopt?es par ces derniers et les responsables de l’Etat en g?n?ral pour y faire face, Jean-Baden Dubois a profit? pour rappeler quelques faits qui sont ? la base de la situation actuelle. Il a notamment cit? : les troubles sociopolitiques qui ont cr?? un climat d’ins?curit? depuis la p?riode <> avec de effets n?fastes sur l’?conomie ;

La pand?mie de la covid-19 a aussi contribu? ? asphyxier l’?conomie.

Les mouvements des gangs arm?s qui ont coup? Port-au-Prince de quatre d?partements du pays. La s?paration de ces quatre d?partements (Sud-Est, Nippes, Grand’Anse, Sud) qui constituent le grenier du plus grand centre de consommateurs du pays, Port-au-Prince a une r?percussion n?gative sur l’?conomie.

Continuant sur sa lanc?e, le gouverneur a fait remarquer qu’au cours des 20 derni?res ann?es, l’?conomie ha?tienne n’a pas cr?? quatre mille emplois. Alors que pendant ce m?me laps de temps, plus de 4 millions d’Ha?tiens sont n?s dans le pays. Autrement dit, plus de bouches ? nourrir pour un pays devenu plus pauvre.

La psychose de peur cr??e par les vagues de kidnapping et d’assassinats spectaculaires dans le pays oblige beaucoup d’Ha?tiens ? rester chez eux. Ce qui a un impact n?gatif sur la consommation de biens et de services ; le tourisme int?rieur n’existe pratiquement plus. Cela favorise ?galement un exode de professionnels qualifi?s vers d’autres cieux plus cl?ments (?tats-Unis, Canada, R?publique dominicaine).

Cet exode massif de concerne pas seulement les professionnels, poursuit l’intervenant principal de la conf?rence. Beaucoup d’?tudiants universitaires ont choisi d’h?berger en R?publique dominicaine ces derni?res ann?es. Selon le gouverneur Jean-Baden Dubois, le d?part de ces professionnels et ?tudiants va avoir un effet n?gatif sur la performance des travailleurs. ? cela, il faut aussi ajouter la d?localisation de centaines de familles oblig?es de se mettre ? couvert sous la menace des bandits semant la terreur un peu partout.

Parfois la d?localisation se fait d’une zone ? une autre dans le pays mais aussi elle se fait vers un autre pays. Cette situation affecte le pays de deux fa?ons. Tout d’abord, elle affecte les familles qui doivent envoyer des devises pour permettre aux d?localis?s de continuer ? survivre l? o? ils sont. D’autre part, ces devises qui, en temps normal, ?taient destin?s ? Ha?ti, sont depuis quelque temps transf?r?es vers d’autres pays, g?n?ralement la r?publique voisine.

La hausse du prix du carburant a occasionn? une hausse d?mentielle des prix des produits de premi?re n?cessit? sur le march? ha?tien. Ce qui fait que pour la m?me quantit? de produits on doit disposer de deux fois plus d’argent. Qui plus est, dit le gouverneur, l’acc?s au port, ? la douane de Port-au-Prince est devenu un calvaire, ce qui rend encore plus difficile le captage des ressources. ? cela s’ajoute la quantit? effarante d’armes de guerre qui entre au pays par nos ports.

Ce sont tous ces faits que le gouverneur a pris le soin d’?num?rer avant de peindre la situation macro?conomique tr?s ?pineuse du pays. Tout cela une id?e de la dimension des d?fis auxquels le pays doit faire face avant de se lancer sur la route de la croissance durable.

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JUTC to increase rates for charter service September 5 Loop Jamaica

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The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that it will be increasing the rates for its charter service effective Monday, September 5.

The State-run bus company said the increase is due to rising fuel prices and other operating costs.

“The company has not increased its charter rates in five years,” said a statement from the bus company on Monday.

People wishing to use the JUTC’s charter service may request a written quotation covering the cost of a trip by emailing or calling them.

“We greatly appreciate your business and look forward to taking you to your favourite destinations, as we work towards providing an improved service through the augmenting our bus fleet in short order,” the statement added.

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Adventurous tourists looking for an unusual holiday in the sun can stay at Pablo Escobar’s former Mexican mansion.

Casa Malca, located in Tulum, just down Mexico’s Caribbean coast from Cancun was abandoned after Escobar – once the world’s wealthiest-ever drug lord – who died in 1993.

He reportedly used it for meetings with the Mexican drug traffickers who helped him flood the US with cocaine in the 1980s.

Now owned by the Colombian art dealer Lio Malca, the mansion was discovered in 2003, a decade after Escobar’s death. It was purchased by Malca in 2012, taking another two years of work to preserve the original aspects of the construction and become a space for tourists and lovers of art.

Several celebrities, such as actress Cara Delevingne and model Elle Macpherson, have visited.

Thanks to Malca’s renovations, a building that once had reinforced walls to withstand gunfire and a tunnel to hide and escape, now has indigenous buildings for meditation, as well as a private cenote in the pool area and a spa.

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American Geographer and Writer Visits the Governor General and National Public Library

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Photos – His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda and Mr. Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Mrs. Ryllis Mannix, Director, National Public Library and Mr. Josh Jelly-Schapiro

American geographer and writer Joshua Jelly Schapiro paid courtesy calls on the Governor General, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams and the Director of the National Public Library, Mrs. Ryllis Mannix, while on a weekend stay in Antigua and Barbuda. Among his books are Island People: The Caribbean and the World (2016), Names of New York (2021) and, with the writer Rebecca Solnit, Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas (2016). Jelly-Schapiro is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. He has also written for The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, The Believer, Artforum, Transition, and The Nation. 

Following a tour of the National Public Library Mr. Jelly-Schapiro presented signed copies of his book, The Caribbean and the World to Director, National Public Library, Mrs. Ryllis Mannix. Mr. Jelly-Schapiro last visited Antigua and Barbuda in 2014 to carry out research for his book.  

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Cutlass attack leaves man with fractured skull

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A 38-year-old man from Jennings is now in police custody after reportedly launching a machete attack on another man in Jolly Harbour on Sunday.

The victim has been left with a fractured skull.

It’s reported both men were working on a house in the area when they became embroiled in two separate altercations.

The 38-year-old reportedly brandished the weapon and inflicted a chop wound the other man’s head.

Police have also retrieved the weapon as they continue their investigations. (State Media)

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Y aura-t-il “un professeur devant chaque classe”, comme l’a promis Pap Ndiaye? Moins de dix jours avant la réouverture des écoles, c’est un défi pour le ministre de l’Education nationale, qui fera sa première rentrée scolaire sous le signe d’une crise de recrutement inédite.

Cette année, plus de 4.000 postes n’ont pas été pourvus aux concours enseignants, un taux historiquement bas, selon les chiffres du ministère de l’Education nationale. Dans le premier degré public, le taux de postes pourvus est de 83,1%, contre 94,7% l’an dernier. Pour les collèges et lycées, il se situe à 83,4%, contre 94,1% en 2021.

Ces difficultés de recrutement particulièrement aiguës, notamment liées à une crise d’attractivité du métier, font craindre une rentrée scolaire sous tension.

“Nous avons un problème de recrutement des professeurs”, a reconnu en juillet le ministre de l’Education Pap Ndiaye. “C’est un problème ancien, mais qui s’est aggravé ces dernières années”. Le ministre l’a toutefois promis à plusieurs reprises: “Il y aura un professeur devant chaque classe dans toutes les écoles de France” à la rentrée.

“Nous faisons ce qu’il faut pour”, a-t-il dit. Des cellules ont ainsi été mises en place cette semaine dans chaque académie pour “régler les difficultés là où elles se posent”, répondre aux questions des enseignants contractuels nouvellement embauchés pour pallier aux manques d’effectifs, et préparer au mieux la rentrée.

C’est dans l’une de ces cellules, de l’académie de Créteil (banlieue du sud-est de Paris), particulièrement affectée par les difficultés de recrutement, que le ministre se rend mardi matin pour son déplacement inaugural de rentrée, avant sa première conférence de presse vendredi.

Car des disparités fortes existent entre les régions. Dans le premier degré (écoles maternelles et élémentaires), de sérieux déficits existent notamment dans les académies franciliennes, et plus particulièrement dans celles de Créteil et Versailles. A peine plus de 900 candidats ont été recrutés sur 1.665 postes ouverts à Créteil, et pas plus à Versailles, pour 1.600 postes ouverts.

– “Rentrée de la pénurie” –

Face à ce recrutement insuffisant, dix députés (Nupes) de Seine-Saint-Denis ont d’ailleurs demandé en juillet au ministre de l’Education “des mesures d’urgence” pour la rentrée, dans un département populaire et à forte démographie, déjà pénalisé par de nombreux non-remplacements des professeurs.

Dans le second degré, certaines disciplines inquiètent particulièrement: plusieurs matières sont loin d’avoir fait le plein aux concours, comme l’allemand (55% des postes pourvus contre 70 à 81% durant les trois années précédentes), les lettres classiques (57%), la physique-chimie (66,7%) ou les mathématiques (68,5%). Pap Ndiaye avait évoqué début août des tensions de recrutement “notamment pour les langues vivantes et la technologie”, lors d’une audition à l’Assemblée nationale.

Pour répondre à la crise de recrutement, des contractuels ont été embauchés dès juin lors de controversés “job-dating”, entretiens organisés dans plusieurs académies. Les personnes retenues, qui doivent avoir au minimum une licence – quelle qu’elle soit -, enseigneront dès la rentrée, avec souvent quelques jours de formation seulement, proposés à partir de cette semaine.

“Ca reste quand même très léger. Ca ne remplace pas une formation un peu plus conséquente”, relève Sophie Vénétitay, secrétaire générale du Snes-FSU, premier syndicat du secondaire, qui évoque son “inquiétude, et en même temps une forme d’agacement”.

“C’est la rentrée de la pénurie”, ajoute-t-elle. “On a bien vu que les rectorats et le ministère bricolaient dans tous les sens pour pouvoir afficher un prof devant chaque classe à la rentrée. Mais quand bien même cet objectif serait atteint, on peut se demander quel en sera le prix, si ce sont des professeurs qui ne sont pas formés”.

Stéphane Crochet, du SE-Unsa, un autre syndicat enseignant, craint, lui, que “derrière l’affichage de la rentrée, si l’on réussit à peu près à mettre des gens devant les classes, on n’ait plus aucune réserve de remplaçants”.

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A bail application for Constable Noel Maitland, the cop boyfriend of social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson, didn’t get off the ground Monday as planned due to the Crown’s unwillingness to hand over documents to the defence legal team.

When the matter came up Monday afternoon, it was the same as during the morning session when the Crown maintained that it would share the documents with the defence, but not at this time.

The Crown stated that it is concerned with interference in the case should the files be released, but the defence team of Chewick Berry and Kaysian Kennedy-Sherman would have none of it.

Kennedy-Sherman said the defence received a preliminary report and they expected to get all the material so the team to prepare its files. She said the defence has to see the files for their own conclusions.

The matter was, therefore, again rescheduled to be mentioned on September 16 when another attempt will be made at a bail application.

The police constable, who is charged with murder, has been in custody since his arrest on July 27 in relation to the disappearance of 24-year-old Donaldson.

Donaldson was reportedly last seen at Maitland’s New Kingston apartment on July 11.

She was reported missing on July 13. Her disappearance sparked massive protest by individuals alleging that the police have been dragging their feet in the matter.

The police had indicated that investigations concluded that Donaldson was killed on July 12.

They stated that this was supported by forensic evidence and technology but noted that a motive has not yet been established for the killing. Her body is yet to be recovered.

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Thirty-two children from across the island were given an educational tour of Port Royal and Maiden Cay by Oceans for Everyone Inc, a non-governmental organisation that provides boating experiences to Jamaican children.

Captain Rayon Carruthers, Founder and Chairman of Oceans For Everyone Inc said that the aim of the tour, which took place on August 12, was to expose children to boating and the ocean in a format that will educate, encourage and excite them about the possibilities that boating can create.

The organisation has been offering boating experience to Jamaican children at no cost since 2017. He said the experience has positively impacted the children who benefited from the exposure.

“I think it is our responsibility to create a world that is easier for kids where they have more opportunities to see things and have more experiences that are going to boost their existence and to help them in their development because they are going to develop one way or another but I think it is our responsibility that as they develop they have experiences that are going to put them in a better position to just be happy,” he noted.

Five-year-old Adam Miller who went on the trip was elated to have his first experience on the boat. “I enjoyed it. I was given a chance to also steer the boat and that was exciting for me,” he said.

Joanne Walker, his mother who accompanied him said she thought the trip provided exposure to her son and should pique his interest at an early age to explore other unconventional career options.

“It was a great experience. I would recommend it to parents. It is great exposure for children as they will know that there are other career options other than being a doctor, nurse, police or soldier. They can be a captain of a ship or even a marine biologist,” she noted.

Carruthers said that the programme has enriched the lives of many Jamaican children and facilitates good character building. “The goal is to create an opportunity and give it to them. I think that in and of itself will show them they live in a world that in some way cares about them and is looking out for them,” he informed.

Through the programme, small groups of kids benefit from customized trips out to sea centred on fun, education and familiarisation with the boating world. The children are given demonstrations and activities by the captain and crew.

The intention is to build a platform for all kids to discover boating, learn the craft, gain experiences, have fun, see themselves doing more, build new skills and confidence, informed Carruthers.

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