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RHOA star Sanya Richards-Ross & family vacation in Jamaica
‘Mi nuh waan come back yah’ — boy shot while vacationing in Jamaica
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Talking Health In 5: Cervical Cancer Mythbuster
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Cancer of the cervix is one of the frequent cancers among Jamaican women. Most cases of cervical cancer are associated with the human papilloma virus, which is sexually transmitted by skin to skin contact.
In 2020, there were a reported 386 new cases of cervical cancer.
Check out this week’s Talking Health in Five as obstetrician-gynaecologist/gynaecologic oncologist Dr Natalie Medley of the University Hospital of the West Indies talks to Loop News, about five myths about cervical cancer.
You can also get additional information on cervical cancer at the Ministry of Health’s NCD website.
Video shot and edited by Marlon Reid
The producer of The Best Dressed Chicken, Jamaica Broilers, has announced a cut in prices for some of its products.
Effective August 18, prices for The Best Dressed Chicken Grade-A Whole Bird and
Younger Bulgin brother still missing
For many Jehovah’s Witnesses living in Jamaica, a day well-spent in the ministry includes sharing with the public.
Jehovah’s Witnesses can often be seen making use of carts featuring a positi
The search for the second of two brothers from Jamaica who went missing after jumping into the water from a Massachusetts bridge featured in the movie “Jaws” has been suspended because of hazardous co
Said to be 35-year veteran of programme
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Five females have created history after training alongside their male counterparts and successfully completing the Standard Infantryman Course (SIC) 2022-01. The course, which is of a six-week duration, has traditionally been completed by males mostly from the Infantry Units of the Force.
The women are Privates Tracey-Ann Nedd, Kennesha Boyce, Annastacia Ward, Elizabeth Cummings and Kishonna Martin of the 1 Infantry Battalion. They were among a batch of 198 soldiers to have graduated at a ceremony held on Friday, August 12, 2022 at the Junior Ranks Mess at Base Camp Stephenson, Timehri.
According to a release from the army, the three Infantry Battalion dominated the outstanding performances, copping the prizes for Best Graduating Student, Runner-up Student, and Best Shot, which were won by Privates Fitzroy Hackette, Malachi Clarke and Kelroy Knights respectively.
Private Kelton Francis of 1 Infantry Battalion received the prize for Best Fitness.
Commanding Officer (Acting) two Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ron Caulder, congratulated the students on successfully completing their course, and urge them to live by the Force’s values and standards.
Further, he encouraged the soldiers to never forget the good lessons that they have learnt during the training, and for them to continue to make themselves available for continued development.
The Standard Infantryman Course (SIC) is designed to equip the Infantry soldiers with the knowledge and skills necessary to be proficient riflemen in limited war or peacetime. SIC 2022-01, commenced on July 4. (GDF release)
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With the aim of supporting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop or update their operational plans to face future pandemics, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is holding a regional workshop on preparedness and response to events with pandemic and epidemic potential in Buenos Aires this week. This workshop will take into account the lessons learned from COVID-19.
“As we meet today, we continue to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic and, at the same time, we are facing an outbreak of Monkeypox in several countries,” said PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne.
COVID-19, she said, “has been a formidable challenge” and “a stark reminder of the responsibility we all have to invest in prevention, preparedness and response to communicable pathogen events”.
Dr. Etienne highlighted that, as of last Wednesday, there were 170 million cases and nearly 3 million deaths due to COVID-19 in the Americas.
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She noted that other respiratory pathogens are re-emerging, and that seasonal influenza causes between 290,000 and 650,000 deaths each year in the region.
“We must never forget that it is not a question of whether a pandemic will occur due to a new influenza virus, but when it will occur,” she warned.
“Our capacity to respond to health emergencies depends on what we have done before they occur and what we have learned during previous emergencies” such as COVID-19, said the PAHO Director during the opening of the workshop, which brings together technical experts in epidemiology, laboratory, immunization and risk communication from the ministries of Health of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Suriname.
A preparedness and response plan for events with epidemic and pandemic potential is one of the core capacities required by the International Health Regulations (IHR), a legally binding international convention adopted by Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent and respond to public health threats that can cross borders and affect populations around the world.
“Functioning health systems are the foundation of health security,” asserted Dr. Etienne and it is essential to “secure supply chains of vaccines, medicines, laboratory reagents, personal protective equipment and other strategic public health goods” before the next emergency occurs, and “strengthen the resilience of health systems with human resources and planning.”
The PAHO Director recalled that two centers in Argentina and Brazil were designated by WHO for the future development and production of vaccines using mRNA technology, something that is expected to improve timely and equitable access to vaccines in the region and contribute to health self-sufficiency.
“All of this is key for us to be prepared to respond and succeed during emergencies that threaten our region,” she stressed.
The Minister of Health of Argentina, Carla Vizzotti, considered that the COVID-19 pandemic showed that health “must be a priority for everyone” because “without health one cannot study, work or produce”.
After indicating that the government had to reformulate its response to the pandemic, Vizzotti said that the region must tackle the challenges around access to medical supplies -something learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and “think about how we can produce and expand access to vaccines.”
Reflecting on the countries’ response to the emergency, Vizzotti stated that “we were able to do many things in a very short time. We have to look back to see what we learned, but also forward in order to make improvements and take action that will better position us for the next pandemic”.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet,” said the PAHO Representative in Argentina, Eva Jané Llopis, and added that since the declaration of the public health emergency of international importance on January 30, 2020, “the response had to be adjusted, to seek funding and involve other sectors” due to its great scope and duration.
“Reflecting on what we did, taking it to the level of strategies, and thinking about other epidemiological challenges is crucial to continue moving forward,” she said.
PAHO expects to hold similar workshops with other countries in the region during 2022.
The outputs of this and other workshops will integrate the vision of the Americas region into global pandemic preparedness and response documents and guidelines.
SOURCE: Pan American Health Organization/SLT. Headline photo: Dr. Carissa Etienne
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PARAMARIBO — Na alle ophef over uitgelekte contracten met het advocatenbureau Bissessur & Co. geeft Corporate Communications van de Surinaamse
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North Side man in court for burglary
Volunteer group treats kids to a day of fishing
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Aug 15: Weather disturbance detected over central Caribbean Sea
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August 15, 2022 08:55 PM ET
Tropical wave
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The National Hurricane Center reported on August 15, 2022 that a tropical wave is located over the central Caribbean Sea.
According to the report, the disturbance is forecasted to move across Central America and emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, where an area of low pressure could form by the end of this week.
Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves slowly to the northwest or north-northwest over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by this weekend.
The chance of formation through the next five days is low at 20 per cent.
Notwithstanding the low chance of formation, residents should stay vigilant and look out for any further developments.
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 Fr
Concerns also raised about frequent road closures
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L’essayiste Frantz Carly propose depuis plusieurs ann?es sa collection <>. Dans cette colection d’ouvrages consacr?s ? l’analyse des faits de l’histoire nationale, l’auteur s’attarde ? revoir certains fais historiques et d”autres sujets d’importance, susceptibles de nous interpeller, nous questionner sur nos choix n?fastes et, par cons?quent, nous inviter ? nous d?passer pour faire d’Ha?ti un pays o? il fera bon vivre.
Dans un papier ant?rieur consacr? au dernier ouvrage en date de l’auteur, intitul?: <>, paru l’an pass?, ? C3 ?ditios, en collaboration avec Soley Pa Nou, nous nous attardions ? faire une pr?sentation g?n?rale de l’oeuvre, en exposant les diff?rentes analyses faites par l’ancien directeur g?n?ral de la Direction nationale du livre (DNL). Nous avons soulign? comment l’auteur a analys? les diff?rents ?v?nements de notre histoire de peuple pour montrer que nos manquements, nos erreurs n’ont jamais ?t? des le?ons bien apprises.
Comme promis, dans ce pr?sent papier, nous nous focalisons sur d’autres aspects aussi importants que ceux d?j? pr?sent?s dans le dernier article. Il s’agit de r?flexions de grande envergure portant sur des probl?matiques li?es ? l’autorit? de l’?tat et au changement du syst?me, des sujets d’actualit? qui sont au centre des discussions. Ce sont des points qui nous interpellent encore, tenant compte de la situation sociopolitique et ?conomique que traverse le pays. Citons, entre autres, ” R?tablir l’autorit? de l’?tat, un combat de titan, ” L’?tat et le monopole de la violence, ” Le d?ficit budg?taire, un mal pour un bien “, ” La diaspora ha?tienne “…
Abordant, dans son ouvrage, le sujet relatif au r?tablissement de l’autorit? de l’?tat, Frantz Carly stipule ceci : ” Celui qui ne contr?le rien dans son environnement imm?diat est appel? ? vivre des moments d’agitation qui causeront sa perte. En toute consid?ration, il doit s’?clipser et laisser la place ? un autre plus habile en la mati?re, capable de ramener la confiance et l’ordre. Selon Carly, il est un fait certain qu’Haiti a connu des crises qui ont eu pour effet de d?stabiliser l’?tat ou r?duire sa pr?sence ? sa plus simple expression. Les mesures annonc?es par les autorit?s ?tatiques sont prises ? la l?g?re. Mais que s’est-il r?ellement pass? pour en arriver l? ? Pour parvenir, ?crit l’auteur, dans un laps de temps ? redonner confiance aux mandants, le gouvernail du pays doit ?tre confi? ? une g?n?ration d’hommes et de femmes ? la dimension des d?fis qui les attendent… L’essayiste appelle au r?tablissement la n?cessit? de l’autorit? de l’Etat.
Dans ce livre de 330 pages, l’auteur attire aussi l’attention sur l’?tat et le monopole de la violence. Selon l’auteur dire que l’?tat poss?de le monopole de la violence ne signifie rien puisque ce sont des hommes qui sont appel?s ? l’exercer et dans cet exercice tout peut se produire. Or, un pays qui se livre ? toutes permissivit?s comme une savane est sujet ? toutes les actions, ? toutes les d?rives. D’un autre c?t?, l’auteur dit assister ? une tendance dangereuse, o? les autorit?s politiques et ?conomiques s’allient avec des groupes d’hommes arm?s pour imposer leurs lois et s?curiser leurs int?r?ts.
On ne peut se passer d’un autre sujet d’actualit? que traite le livre de Frantz Carly : Changement du syst?me. A en croire Carly, la n?cessit? d’un changement radical de cap et d’objectif dans le but d’emprunter une nouvelle voie demeure une priorit? pour Ha?ti. Quel que soit le syst?me, soutient Carly, il est fort probable qu’il naisse de lui-m?me. Ce sont des hommes qui ont la lourde t?che de le concevoir et en assurent le montage. Dans ce cas, il va falloir penser de prime abord ? un changement de mentalit? qui d?bouchera sur une refondation de la soci?t? ? partir de laquelle un nouveau contrat social prendra naissance.
<> est un livre d’actualit?. Dans ce volumineux ouvrage (332 pages d’analyse), publi? avec le support de l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) et le minist?re de l’Economie et des Finances (MEF), l’auteur pr?sente une radiographie de notre histoire. Dans ce livre, l’auteur met emphase sur des sujets d’importance d’ordre d’actualit? qui m?ritent toute l’attention.
Frantz Carly est un fils du pays. Il excelle dans plusieurs genres litt?raires : po?sie, roman, essaie… Il a dirig? la direction nationale du livre ( DNL ) pendant plusieurs ann?es. <> est le dernier ouvrage en date de sa collection <>.
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Devant un public compos? de professionnels et d’?tudiants au Centre Carl E. Peters du dioc?se de J?r?mie, l’?conomiste et professeur de l’universit? a pr?sent? une typologie des banques en faisant le distingo entre les banques commerciales, les banques d’investissement et les banques de d?veloppement.
Selon les chiffres avanc?s par l’?conomiste Joseph Harold Pierre, le syst?me bancaire dispose de tr?s peu de capacit?s pour octroyer des pr?ts. Surtout, ce dernier poss?de des actifs autour de 550 milliards de gourdes en mars 2022, ?quivalant ? 5.3 milliards de dollars au taux de 104 gourdes pour un dollar (taux de r?f?rence de la BRH en mars 2022) domin?s par trois banques (Unibank ? 35%, Sogebank ? 26% et BNC ? 20%). Toutes les autres banques ont des taux de participation de moins de 10%, a ajout? l’?conomiste Joseph Harold Pierre.
“Les pr?ts bruts sont de 145 milliards de gourdes (soit 1.4 milliards de dollars en mars) contre 446 milliards de gourdes de d?p?ts. Les taux des r?serves obligatoires des banques commerciales pour les pr?ts en gourdes et en dollars sont respectivement de 40% et 53%”, a not?, plus loin, l’?conomiste Pierre, signalant au passage qu’une banque commerciale ne peut pr?ter que 60% des d?p?ts re?us en gourdes.
“La BRH a d? prendre ces mesures en vue de la stabilisation des taux d’int?r?t et de la d?pr?ciation de la gourde et surtout pour se pr?munir contre toute potentielle faillite bancaire, vu la gravit? de la situation du pays en g?n?ral et de l’?conomie en particulier”, a-t-il expliqu?.
Joseph Harold Pierre dit regretter que dans le syst?me financier, tout se fait ? travers des liens amicaux ou familiaux. “Selon une ?tude de la Banque mondiale de 2020, 87% des entreprises se situant ? Port-au-Prince n’ont pas d’acc?s au cr?dit ou n’obtiennent pas le montant n?cessaire”, a-t-il rapport?. D’apr?s lui, ces donn?es montrent tr?s clairement la n?cessit? de diversifier et d’approfondir le march? financier haitien par la cr?ation d’une banque de d?veloppement pour supporter des secteurs porteurs de croissance et le soutien ? tout embryon de banque d’investissement.
L’?conomiste Pierre a rappel? que le financement ? travers des banques d’investissement se fait g?n?ralement ? long terme et ? un taux d’int?r?t plus bas. En ce qui concerne les banques de d?veloppement, M. Pierre a avanc? que celles-ci sont ?tablies par les gouvernements avec un mandat sp?cifique pour d?velopper et promouvoir les secteurs cl?s et strat?giques pour le d?veloppement socio-?conomique d’un pays.
“L’avantage des banques de d?veloppement est que son objectif principal n’est pas le profit mais la croissance et la stabilit? ?conomique”, a indiqu? l’?conomiste soulignant que les banques de d?veloppement octroient des pr?ts ? des taux tr?s faibles et sur le long terme. Leur r?ussite, a-t-il pr?cis?, exige une culture institutionnelle solide, car elles sont fort souvent d?ficientes et n’atteignent pas les r?sultats escompt?s.
“Il existe une soci?t? de promotion des investissements relativement nouvelle qui pourrait ?tre consid?r?e comme une banque d’investissement et trois soci?t?s financi?res de d?veloppement. Il existe 57 caisses populaires, lesquelles r?pondent davantage ? une logique de caisse populaire que d’autres institutions financi?res”, a nuanc? par ailleurs l’?conomiste Joseph Harold Pierre.
D’apr?s l’?conomiste Pierre, les banques d’investissement aident les entreprises ? lever des capitaux sur les march?s financiers. Si une entreprise veut s’introduire en bourse ou vendre des dettes ? des investisseurs, elle fait souvent appel ? une banque d’investissement, a-t-il retenu. Ce type de banque peut ?galement conseiller les entreprises en mati?re de fusions et d’acquisitions, a mentionn? l’?conomiste Pierre.
L’?conomiste Joseph Harold Pierre n’a pas manqu? l’occasion de pr?senter la menace qui plane sur Ha?ti afin que le pays figurebsur la liste noire du Groupe d’action financi?re (GAFI), classement qui se traduirait par l’?limination de toute transaction financi?re avec le pays.
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Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) star Sanya Richards-Ross took her family to Jamaica to celebrate her son Deucey’s fifth birthday.
Richards-Ross, who was born in Jamaica, is staying at a luxury resort in Montego Bay.
“Flew to my favourite place to celebrate my favourite little guy. Screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my external heartbeat, my inspiration, my little trouble maker… my everything. It’s been 5 years but I can’t remember life without you. Praying that you always walk with God, knowing that all things are possible with him. We love you SONshine… Happy birthday,” Richards-Ross said in an Instagram post on Sunday.
Richards-Ross and her husband Aaron let fans in on their family fun with a series of candid photos.
“Nothing like family… and our love different!” she said in one post.
While Richards-Ross may have moved to the United States in her childhood, Jamaica remains in her heart.
She took her RHOA cast mates to Jamrock to celebrate her Jamaican roots as well as film videos for her workout program.
Scenes from the trip aired on Sunday.
Richards-Ross told her mainly American audience that she faced backlash after switching her allegiance from Jamaica.
The 37-year-old became a 400 metre Olympic Champion and World Champion during her time on Team USA.
She told viewers that while the US flag was on her chest, Jamaica was in her heart.
Richards-Ross noted that Jamaicans eventually forgave her and celebrated her success on the international stage.
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PARAMARIBO — Mike B., 45 jaar, is in verzekering gesteld wegens zware mishandeling en vernieling. Hij is dinsdag drie keer
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