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Javan Price

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Javan Price, who was shot in the head last Tuesday night, is now breathing on his own, his mother told Newsday.

Price was shot in Morvant while gunmen chasing a 38-year-old man from the area kept shooting as he ran through a crowd of children, who tried to avoid being hit. Eusibio Roberts, 49, was killed. Price and another child, an 11-year-old boy, were shot, along with the man the gunmen were chasing.

In a phone interview with Newsday last Thursday, Price’s mother Marcia Burke said Javan had surgery that day and doctors had given her encouraging news.

Since being shot he has been warded in the intensive care unit of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. He was removed from the ventilator on Sunday.

Javan suffered a fractured skull as a result of the shooting when the bullet passed through his head.

The other child was shot twice in the leg. One bullet went right through his leg and the other lodged near a bone.

About the shooting

Police reported that at about 7 pm on August 16, gunmen got out of a grey Nissan AD wagon at Mon Repos, Morvant and started shooting at two men, killing Roberts instantly.

The killers then chased the Morvant man, who ran through a basketball court where Javan and other children were training for a football competition.

The killers kept shooting, hitting Javan in the left side of his head. He collapsed near a track leading to his home.

Police believe the 38-year-old man was the intended target.

That shooting was the second incident this month in which children were casualties. On August 1, a ten-year-old girl was among eight people victims of a shootout at Sixth Avenue, Malick. The bullet hit her left leg, breaking a bone. She has since been discharged from hospital.

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Las condiciones del tiempo en tempranas horas de la mañana se mantendrán en calma con una mezcla de nubosidad y sol. En horas de la tarde, la combinación de una vaguada en los niveles altos, con el calor diurno y la brisa marina resultarán en aguaceros y tronadas.

Esta actividad podría resultar en inundaciones urbanas y de pequeños riachuelos, especialmente a lo largo de la Cordillera Central, incluyendo el área Metropolitana de San Juan. Los índices de calor estarán cerca de los 100s grados Fahrenheit en horas avanzadas de la mañana a la tarde. El viento continuará del Este al Este-Sureste entre 10 a 15 mph.

Las condiciones marítimas se esperan que continúen tranquilas con oleaje por debajo de los 5 pies y vientos entre 10 a 15 nudos. Sin embargo, la actividad de tronadas en horas de la tarde podría resultar en condiciones marítimas peligrosas a través de las aguas locales. Por lo tanto, los operadores de pequeñas embarcaciones deben ejercer precaución.

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By overwhelming majority, the General Council of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has confirmed Kelvin “Shugy” Simon as its new candidate for the St. Mary’s South Constituency.

On Sunday night, August 21, the Council ratified decisions taken by the Party’s Executive Committee earlier this month, retiring previous candidate Corthwright Marshall out of concern for his health and recommending Simon, who emerged the front-runner in its constituency polls.

Simon, in a brief acceptance speech, indicated that his interest in politics was sparked since 2004.  He said he is humbled by his selection as a Candidate for the UPP, the Party he has long admired, and, accordingly, is inspired and motivated to get his campaign going.

A professional guidance counselor, Simon is a former national athlete and an entrepreneur whose roots are firmly established in the community of St. Mary’s South.

Described as “a charismatic community organizer,” he believes that great leaders are honed by serving the needs of the people.  Accordingly, he is the co-founder of “Project Bolans,” a group formed out of love for the community and the desire to see it move in a positive direction.

Political Leader Harold Lovell says that “Simon is ready to roll up his sleeves and do the hard work that is needed in St. Mary’s South.  He is determined to help tackle the neglect of the young people, the spiralling cost of living, and the other challenges that are making life tough – not only for his constituents, but for too many Antiguans and Barbudans.”

Lovell adds that he and his colleagues welcome Simon to the slate, and the Party will be putting out its best efforts to ensure that he covers the most ground in the shortest possible time.

Meanwhile, the UPP salutes Brother Marshall for the sterling work he has done in the constituency these many years, and it reiterates its pledge to support him on his journey to recovery and good health.

With skill sets across various disciplines, including law, tourism, economics and agriculture, Marshall is earmarked to play  a major role in the UPP Administration, the Political Leader says.

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