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Elle a débuté ce mardi avec des meetings de Lula et Bolsonaro, les deux favoris du scrutin présidentiel, et l’investiture du nouveau président du Tribunal Electoral Supérieur.
La campagne électorale officielle concerne non seulement l’élection du chef de l’Etat mais aussi celle des sénateurs et députés fédéraux ainsi que des députés et gouverneurs des 26 Etats qui avec le District fédéral forment la République fédérative du Brésil.
Jusqu’aux élections des 2 et 30 octobre les quelque 28000 candidats dont la liste est désormais arrêtée peuvent tenir des réunions publiques et diffuser leurs messages par voie d’affichage et sur internet et les réseaux sociaux, la campagne sur les radios et télévisions débutant dans dix jours.
Il y a douze candidat(e)s au scrutin présidentiel mais les enquêtes d’opinion placent en tête des intentions de vote l’ancien président de gauche (2003-2010) Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (76 ans) et le président d’extrême-droite sortant Jair Messias Bolsonaro (67 ans) au pouvoir depuis 2019.
Lula reste crédité d’une large avance avec au moins 12 points de plus que Bolsonaro comme le montre un sondage de l’institut IPEC diffusé lundi qui lui donne 44% des intentions de vote au 1er tour de scrutin contre 32% à son rival et 51% contre 35% dans le cas d’un second tour.
Un écart important tendant toutefois à se réduire au profit du président d’extrême-droite sortant, qui bénéficie notamment d’une légère reprise économique, de la baisse du chômage et de la hausse des aides sociales opportunément décidée par son gouvernement jusqu’à la fin de l’année.
Les deux favoris du scrutin présidentiel d’octobre prochain ont chacun tenu un meeting au premier jour de la campagne officielle ce mardi 16 août, dans des lieux choisis pour la forte dimension symbolique qu’ils revêtent aux yeux de leurs électorats respectifs.
Lula a réuni ses partisans dans le berceau de son engagement public à São Bernardo do Campo dans la banlieue industrielle de São Paulo, où il débuté sa carrière d’ouvrier métallurgiste et de leader syndical puis politique à travers le Parti des Travailleurs qu’il a co-fondé en 1980.
Bolsonaro a rassemblé ses soutiens à Juiz de Fora dans le Minas Gerais à l’endroit où il avait été victime d’un coup de couteau à l’abdomen asséné par un déséquilibré le 6 septembre 2018 durant la dernière campagne présidentielle dont Lula, emprisonné pour corruption, avait été écarté.
Ce mardi 16 août 2022 Lula et Bolsonaro ont ensuite tous deux assisté à l’investiture de Alexandre de Moraes à la présidence du Tribunal Electoral Supérieur (photo de Une), institution devant assurer le bon déroulement de la campagne électorale et des scrutins décisifs du mois d’octobre.
Le contexte est marqué par les attaques récurrentes de Bolsonaro contre le système électoral et les institutions garantes de son fonctionnement, le président sortant évoquant une hypothétique fraude électorale et menaçant de ne pas reconnaître le résultat du scrutin en cas de défaite.
Dans son discours d’investiture Alexandre de Moraes s’est livré à une vigoureuse défense du système de vote électronique utilisé au Brésil depuis 1996, dont la fiabilité et la transparence sont unanimement reconnues ce qui selon lui est « un motif de fierté nationale » pour les Brésiliens.
Alors que Bolsonaro a toujours défendu la dictature militaire en place de 1964 à 1985, le nouveau président du Tribunal Electoral Supérieur a souligné que la démocratie est « le seul régime politique dans lequel tout le pouvoir émane du peuple et doit être exercé pour le bien du peuple ».
Alexandre de Moraes a rappelé que « la liberté d’expression n’est pas la liberté d’agression, de destruction de la démocratie, de destruction des institutions » et qu’elle n’autorise pas « la propagation de discours de haine et d’idées contraires à l’ordre constitutionnel et à l’Etat de droit ».
Et dans une autre allusion transparente aux pratiques de Bolsonaro et de ses partisans, il a affirmé sa détermination à poursuivre la lutte contre la diffusion d’informations fausses ou frauduleuses, en particulier lorsqu’elle s’abrite derrière le « lâche anonymat des réseaux sociaux ».
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Last Saturday was a special treat for eight children who participated in a free fishing trip to the North Sound, organised by the Cayman Kind Action Committee and sponsored by Roger Tatum of Cayman Friendly Tours.
The expedition, which lasted four hours, resulted in the children catching various kinds of fish, including grunts, chubs, squirrelfish, porgy and yellow tail snappers.
According to Romellia Welcome, president of Cayman Kind Action Committee, the children were “over excited” on the trip and “it was the highlight of their summer.”
Welcome added that the activity was “a safe and healthy way to have fun” for the children and the volunteer group is looking forward to doing more community events like this one, provided that generous sponsors are available to assist.
The work of this volunteer group and others is important because, without them, some children would easily get exposed to harmful activities during the summer months when they have loads of time on their hands and are subject to the influence of the wrong persons. In other cases, unfortunate circumstances may arise just because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It must be noted, however, that positive “options” are not necessarily available to all children in Cayman, primarily due to the high prices of summer camps. More specifically, low-income families may be somewhat “excluded” from participation as they simply cannot afford the activities.
Acknowledging the issue of cost, the Cayman Kind president said that “children should have such privileges regardless of their economic/social status.”
The point she raises is valid too since a major factor that seems to separate children from rich and poor backgrounds is opportunity. That is, opportunity created by options they can afford or afforded to them.
Luckily for Cayman children, however, more groups like the Cayman Kind Action Committee are coming forward to assist families in need, encouraging children from all backgrounds to participate in a wider range of activities, giving them an opportunity to interact, create new friendships and foster positive environments.
It goes without saying too that the focus of these activities should not just be about participation; it should also be about learning. In the case of a fishing trip, for example, lessons could be learned about preservation of our reefs, protection of species of fish and overall conservation for our sustainable living, which our children, believe it or not, will ultimately benefit from.
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Present Weather: Fair Skies with Slight dust haze
Winds: A Gentle Breeze of 9mph from a North Easterly direction
Temperature: 28°C / 83°F Humidity: 76%
Sea Level Pressure: 1015.7mbs or 29.99″
Sunset: Today, 6:36 pm Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:54 am
Weather Forecast Valid until 8 am Tomorrow
Winds: East at 6 to 14 mph becoming lighter and variable at times.
Seas: Not exceeding 1.5 metres or 5 feet.
Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis: Dry and stable conditions will persist across the area today and restrict shower activity over and around the islands. By tonight into tomorrow, a weak tropical wave will move into the area and marginally increase the chances for shower activity over and around the islands during that time.
Weather today: Partly sunny skies in general.
Weather tonight: Partly cloudy skies with a 50 percent or moderate chance of brief overnight showers.
Eastern Caribbean Forecast: Across the eastern Caribbean from the British Virgin Islands southwards to Trinidad & Tobago, we can expect partly sunny conditions in general today with very little shower activity, becoming partly cloudy tonight with a moderate chance of showers as a weak tropical wave moves across the area during that time.
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Bertley Carrette of Layou is one of Dominica’s top fiberglass boat builders and plans to export this item to the region to showcase Dominica as the number one island for unique fiberglass boats.
Carette, the owner of Hope Boat Building and Fishing Enterprise, is also a fisherman by profession. His love for the sea is a result of living in a coastal community.
“I was raised in Layou, which is a fishing village, every day all you see is fish. My uncle had a boat so I would say it was in my blood,” he said.
Carette started fishing at a young age, during which time he was planning to eventually own a boat. However, as luck would have it, the Mathieu Dam burst, leading to a tributary in the career path for the young fisherman.
“A Grenadian working with the company shipping sand from Layou, built a boat to fish in his off time,” Carrette said. ” I was put in contact with him and that is how I learned. I was building wood and fiberglass boats in 2002. He brought me to Grenada to show me how they built boats and since then the passion just kicked in.”
He has now upgraded. building strictly fiberglass vessels which he considers more economically practical.
“With wood and fiberglass boats, within two to three years it starts to dry rot and depreciate. But with fiberglass, you have a boat for pretty much all your life. It is a one-time cost, and you have no serious maintenance to do after,” he said.
Being in the boat building business for approximately 20 years, Carrette says the high price of materials drives up the cost of boats which is a lot to pass on to customers.
“In truth and in fact the material is taking most of the money. That is starting to take a toll on me. For example, I used to pay $3,150.00 for a fifty-five-gallon drum of resin. Recently I paid $6, 175.00 for one drum,” Carrette said.
Another challenge is that business places no longer store material, therefore the ordering and waiting process is an additional setback.
Though the cost of the boats is high, Carrette can vouch for their viability in Caribbean waters, hence the reason he wants to export them.
“The boats we make now have built-in coolers, a cabin to store dry goods, and a centre cooler for other items. The boats are really good for our markets but the cost is high,” he said.
Carrette’s workshop suffered a major blow from Hurricane Maria as the entire structure was destroyed; however, he was able to get back on his feet and resume boat building. The COVID-19 pandemic threw another curveball his way as everything came to a halt. He sees some sort of relief in sight with a project that was announced almost five years ago.
“I extended the workshop to accommodate the World Bank project, but that project has a lot of setbacks with the Navy Architect who is supposed to help us with the construction of the new molds. But it looks like it will get on stream soon,” he said.
In his decades on the sea, he has seen more individuals enter the fishing industry but some for the wrong reason.
“Some said after Maria only farmers and fishermen got assistance, so a lot of people who were not into fishing joined in, hoping if something happens they will get assistance. But it doesn’t work like that, because we the fishermen really go through it hard,” he said.
In the near future, Carrette sees himself exporting his valuable commodity to help fishermen around the region.
“I want to take it to the next level. I want to be the first boat builder to be exporting pure fiberglass boats from Dominica. That is my plan and I will see it through”
Carrette is ready for the World Bank project to begin so there are more fiberglass boat building options available to the country’s fishermen.
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Oftentimes, when endangered things in Dominica are referenced, typically it’s the Crapaud (Mountain Chicken), the Sisserou parrots, and even our very own Kweyol language. However, a very important aspect of Dominica culture which many say may soon vanish if more assertive efforts are not placed into its revitalization is the once beloved Cadence-lypso music.
“This art form which has gained Dominica so much attention both on the regional and international scene and has birthed many other genres and paved the way for so many of the new artists which we have today is in fact endangered and if we allow it to die the blood of our ancestors will be on our hands,” declared Leroy Wadix Charles, an active promoter of the music genre.
Charles, the founder of Creole Heartbeat, for the second consecutive year is hoping to raise greater awareness of the genre with the hosting of Cadance-lypso month, which runs from July 1 to 31st.
He told the Sun that the month of activities which is presently ongoing was created to celebrate the legacy and growth of the music and to find ways to both relieve some of the existing moments of that successful period of Dominica’s music, as well as to find collective ways to identify current gaps that allow for an imagination of a successful Dominica music industry.
Such remarks have also been echoed by Gordon Henderson, who in the early 1970s along with the Exile One Band pioneered the Cadence-lypso genre.
According to Henderson, the creation of the music reflected not only the artistic talent of that generation of musicians but also the mood and inspiration of a nation and a region that was going through turbulent political and economic challenges and moving towards independence and greater self-determination.
But despite the gains made within the five decades, the Cadence pioneer lamented that this genre which should be embraced by Dominicans is better known and often better appreciated outside of the island.
“Celebrating Cadence-lypso is not a matter of musical nostalgia or an attempt to revive a genre of the 70s. The celebration of the Cadence-lypso month is bringing to the fore Dominica’s contribution to the birth of modern Creole music and as a part of cultural industries in the Caribbean and beyond,” he said.
“Personally I think the timing is crucial because most Dominicans are not aware of the impact of Cadence-lypso around the world based on global music industry standards and the fact that most of our leaders were either babies or not born during the glory days of the movement,” the Cadence legend added.
To pay homage to some of the icons of Cadence in Dominica, Charles revealed that at the end of the month, the first-ever Cadance-lypso tribute festival will be held at Windsor Park Stadium Forecourt.
“Fifty-plus years into the music we want to make them feel that their legacy is continuing and because they are our living ancestors. Yes there is Balla and Congaree of yesteryear, but we are so fortunate in this generation to have our living ancestors with us, those who went out there and promoted the music under challenging and difficult circumstances, so we have to honour them”, the cultural ambassador stated.
He added that the three-night festival will not only celebrate the legends but feature many of the younger artists who are expected to take the mantle and bring the genre to the next level.
“What we are trying to do is ensure that there is continuity with the artist so that these icons can mentor and prepare the younger artist for the legacy to continue,” he pointed out.
Night one, July 29, will pay homage to the Midnight Groovers and will feature other acts such as St?phane Ravor, First Serenade, Pato (Black Roots), Loster, RSB, White Fayrie and the Sixth Form Sisserous Singers.
On night two, which will be a tribute to the late Jeff Joe, the crowd will witness performances from Luc Leandry, Dominica’s Lady of Song, Ophelia, Curvin Serrant, Linford John, Ecstasy Band, Chris B and the Cadence All-stars.
Night number three – July 31- will be a tribute to Fitzroy Williams and attendees will be entertained by Williams himself along with King Dice, Signal Band, Derrick Peters, Janet Azzouz, Gilles Fontaine, Jerry Lloyd, and the Cadence All-Stars.
Both Charles and Henderson are also hoping to get the assistance of the authorities to apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have Cadence-lypso recognized as an intangible cultural heritage and officially endorse its music as a “real true global genre.”
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