Blue Diamond Resorts Announces The Reopening Of Starfish Saint Lucia

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News Americas, CANCUN, Mexico, Oct. 28, 2022: Blue Diamond Resorts is thrilled to announce the reopening of their Starfish St. Lucia resort on November 1st, 2022. After a temporary pause to operations, the all-inclusive resort is all set to welcome guests and make them part of an enhanced and thoughtfully designed experience for families, including revamped amenities and the highest quality of service.

“Saint Lucia is a destination that has a lot to offer. We have worked tirelessly to make our guests feel safe and happy to visit our resort with one of the most extensive all-inclusive offerings on the island”, said Gaurav ‘G’ Sindhi, Vice President of Operations – Eastern Caribbean for Blue Diamond Resorts. “We are very excited to have our clients back in paradise and to continue expanding the opportunities for travelers and our teams.”

Nestled on the pristine white-sand shores of Rodney Bay, this 140-room family resort is surrounded by the lush landscapes that Saint Lucia is famous for. Guests staying at Starfish St. Lucia can look forward to comfortable accommodations with either sweeping views of the resort’s gardens or the bay, modernized amenities, a variety of dining options and bars, play area for kids, spa and fitness center at the neighboring resort, as well as exclusive beachfront venues for weddings and honeymoons.

Blue Diamond Resorts, as a hotel management company, continues to expand its property portfolio and with the reopening of Starfish St. Lucia, promises to provide an enhanced experience through top-notch service from its friendly staff that will make every family vacation nothing short of memorable.

If you would like further information or to take advantage of our limited-time reopening offer, visit www.starfishresorts.com/resort/saint-lucia and use the promo code “GRANDREOPENING” when booking before October 31st.

About Blue Diamond Resorts

Blue Diamond Resorts encompasses over 45 properties, exceeding 18,000 rooms in eight countries located in the most popular holiday destinations in the Caribbean. Its nine leading hotel brands include the Award-winning, All-In Luxury® Royalton Luxury Resorts, where Everyone is Family. Whether guests come as friends, parents, kids, couples, weddings, corporate or incentive retreats, or solo travelers everyone is family in these properties that feature personalized services and signature amenities including All-In Connectivity, DreamBed, and the Sports Event Guarantee.  To refocus on valued relationships and friendships, Hideaway at Royalton offers an adults-only experience with exclusive dining and preferred accommodations to enhance Togetherness among their guests. Party Your Way at Royalton CHIC Resorts, an adults-only vibrant and effervescent all-inclusive brand to revel in the unexpected. Mystique by Royalton is Miles from Ordinary, offering their visitors the chance to connect with their surroundings in a boutique-style resort collection full of endless beauty and hip vibes.  In Jamaica, Grand Lido Negril offers guests over the age of 21, a unique and all-inclusive Au Naturel vacation along with a secluded shore for the utmost privacy. Memories Resorts & Spa offers a vacation designed whether you´re planning a family vacation, reuniting with friends, or just have a relaxing moment with your significant other, while Starfish Resorts provides amazing value, breathtaking surroundings, and rich culture and heritage. Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts invites guests to Vacation Like A Star with an engaging and interactive experience, plus famous pop culture items from iconic movies, music, and sports while you will Dodge the Paparazzi at Planet Hollywood Adult Scene  where your adults-only vacation will be the center of fascination and attention with glam and exclusivity. 

To learn more about Blue Diamond Resorts, please visit www.bluediamondresorts.com  

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Procès Neymar: le parquet fait volte-face et retire ses accusations

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Coup de théâtre au procès Neymar: le parquet espagnol a retiré vendredi toutes ses accusations contre la star et ses co-accusés, jugés pour des irrégularités présumées ayant entouré le transfert de…

Coup de théâtre au procès Neymar: le parquet espagnol a retiré vendredi toutes ses accusations contre la star et ses co-accusés, jugés pour des irrégularités présumées ayant entouré le transfert de l’international brésilien au FC Barcelone en 2013.

Intervenant lors d’une des dernières audiences de ce procès se tenant à moins d’un mois du Mondial, le procureur Luis Garcia a annoncé à la surprise générale “retirer l’accusation contre tous les prévenus et pour tous les faits” qui leur sont reprochés.

Le parquet avait initialement requis deux ans de prison et dix millions d’euros d’amende pour corruption à l’encontre de la star brésilienne du Paris SG, faisant siennes les accusations de la société brésilienne DIS qui assure avoir été escroquée durant ce transfert.

Il a finalement fait volte-face, estimant que les accusations “n’étaient pas construites sur des preuves” mais “sur des présomptions” et que le dossier relevait de la justice civile et non pénale. 

DIS, qui détenait 40% des droits de Neymar lorsque celui-ci évoluait au club brésilien de Santos avant son départ au Barça, “est en droit de penser que le transfert de Neymar devait lui apporter un plus grand bénéfice, mais s’est trompée de juridiction”, a assuré Luis García.

Ce revirement met en lumière des divergences d’appréciation au sein du parquet espagnol sur ce dossier complexe instruit à l’origine par des procureurs madrilènes avant que le dossier ne soit envoyé à Barcelone.

S’il ne présage pas nécessairement de l’issue du procès, qui s’achève lundi, il fragilise en tout cas fortement l’accusation.

Celle-ci repose désormais uniquement sur DIS qui représente dans ce procès l’”accusation particulière”, particularité juridique permettant à la victime présumée du délit de requérir des peines dans le cadre de la procédure pénale. 

A ce titre, DIS réclame cinq ans de prison contre Neymar.

Contrat d’exclusivité

Outre Neymar et ses parents, deux ex-présidents du Barça, Sandro Rosell et Josep María Bartomeu, et un ancien dirigeant de Santos, Odilio Rodrigues Filho, sont jugés dans ce procès.

DIS, qui a porté l’affaire en justice en 2015, affirme que le Barça, Neymar et sa famille puis Santos dans un deuxième temps, se sont alliés pour dissimuler le montant réel du transfert et “l’escroquer”. 

Elle leur reproche aussi de ne pas l’avoir informée de l’existence d’un contrat d’exclusivité signé en 2011 entre la star brésilienne et le Barça, qui a faussé — selon elle — le mercato, en empêchant d’autres clubs de lutter pour recruter Neymar.

Le Barça a initialement chiffré le coût du transfert à 57,1 millions d’euros (40 millions pour Neymar et sa famille et 17,1 pour Santos) mais la justice espagnole estime qu’il a en réalité coûté au moins 83 millions d’euros.

35 millions réclamés

La société d’investissement brésilienne, qui a touché 6,8 millions d’euros sur les 17,1 officiellement versés au club brésilien, réclame 35 millions d’euros de dédommagement, soit la somme qu’elle estime avoir perdue dans l’affaire.

Interrogés la semaine dernière lors des premiers jours d’audience, “Ney” et ses parents, qui avaient fait le déplacement à Barcelone, ont nié toute irrégularité.

Le joueur, qui tentera de décrocher avec le Brésil le titre mondial lors du Coupe du monde qui commence le 20 novembre au Qatar, a affirmé ne pas “se souvenir” d’avoir participé aux négociations de l’accord d’exclusivité scellé en 2011, assurant s’en être remis aux choix de son père. 

“Je signe ce qu’il me dit” de signer, a-t-il assuré, avant que son père ne confirme que le joueur n’avait “jamais participé aux négociations”.

Le père de Neymar s’est défendu de son côté en soutenant que ce n’était pas à lui mais à Santos d’informer DIS de l’existence de négociations tout à fait légales selon lui, et de surcroît autorisées par le club brésilien dans une lettre. 

Ce procès a été surnommé “Neymar 2”, “Neymar 1” désignant l’affaire de fraude fiscale dérivant de ce même transfert. Elle s’était conclue en 2016 par un accord entre le parquet et le Barça, qui avait accepté de payer une amende de 5,5 millions.

Neymar et le Barça se sont également affrontés devant la justice mais ont fini par signer en juillet 2021 un accord “à l’amiable” mettant fin à tous leurs litiges.

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L’avant-centre brésilien Neymar (g) et son père, au premier jour de leur procès pour corruption, le 17 octobre 2022 à Barcelone
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L’avant-centre brésilien Neymar (c) et sa mère (g), quittent le tribunal au deuxième jour de son procès pour corruption, le 18 octobre 2022 à Barcelone
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Un nouveau blessé par balle au quartier Montgérald

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Une enquête de police devra déterminer les circonstances de cette nouvelle fusillade. • DR

Un jeune a été hospitalisé hier soir (jeudi 27 octobre) après de nouveaux coups de feu au quartier Montgérald à Fort-de-France.

Quelques jours après une tentative d’homicide, de nouveaux coups de feu ont été tirés hier soir au quartier Montégarld, à Fort-de-France.

Un jeune a été blessé à la jambe, confirme, ce vendredi, la police nationale. La victime aurait rejoint le CHU de Martinique dans la soirée par ses propres moyens. Dès hier soir, les effectifs de la nuit se sont dépêchés sur les lieux des faits pour tenter de récolter des informations mais aussi pour assurer le calme.

 

Une victime en état critique

Cette nouvelle fusillade intervient deux jours après une autre scène de violence, survenue mercredi en début d’après-midi dans le quartier. Un jeune de 20 ans a été grièvement touché par une balle à la tête qui aurait traversé la tempe et serait ressortie par la joue.

 

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Deux balles dans la tête à Fort-de-France, deux auteurs recherchés

 

Il est toujours hospitalisé en soins intensifs au CHU La Meynard avec un pronostic vital qui serait toujours engagé. Le tireur et une personne qui l’accompagnait sont recherchés.

Pour l’instant, aucun lien n’est établi entre ces deux affaires. 

Des investigations sont menées sur d’éventuelles rivalités entre quartiers. 

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Procès Neymar: le parquet fait volte-face et retire ses accusations

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Coup de théâtre au procès Neymar: le parquet espagnol a retiré vendredi toutes ses accusations contre la star et ses co-accusés, jugés pour des irrégularités présumées ayant entouré le transfert de…

Coup de théâtre au procès Neymar: le parquet espagnol a retiré vendredi toutes ses accusations contre la star et ses co-accusés, jugés pour des irrégularités présumées ayant entouré le transfert de l’international brésilien au FC Barcelone en 2013.

Intervenant lors d’une des dernières audiences de ce procès se tenant à moins d’un mois du Mondial, le procureur Luis Garcia a annoncé à la surprise générale “retirer l’accusation contre tous les prévenus et pour tous les faits” qui leur sont reprochés.

Le parquet avait initialement requis deux ans de prison et dix millions d’euros d’amende pour corruption à l’encontre de la star brésilienne du Paris SG, faisant siennes les accusations de la société brésilienne DIS qui assure avoir été escroquée durant ce transfert.

Il a finalement fait volte-face, estimant que les accusations “n’étaient pas construites sur des preuves” mais “sur des présomptions” et que le dossier relevait de la justice civile et non pénale. 

DIS, qui détenait 40% des droits de Neymar lorsque celui-ci évoluait au club brésilien de Santos avant son départ au Barça, “est en droit de penser que le transfert de Neymar devait lui apporter un plus grand bénéfice, mais s’est trompée de juridiction”, a assuré Luis García.

Ce revirement met en lumière des divergences d’appréciation au sein du parquet espagnol sur ce dossier complexe instruit à l’origine par des procureurs madrilènes avant que le dossier ne soit envoyé à Barcelone.

S’il ne présage pas nécessairement de l’issue du procès, qui s’achève lundi, il fragilise en tout cas fortement l’accusation.

Celle-ci repose désormais uniquement sur DIS qui représente dans ce procès l’”accusation particulière”, particularité juridique permettant à la victime présumée du délit de requérir des peines dans le cadre de la procédure pénale. 

A ce titre, DIS réclame cinq ans de prison contre Neymar.

Contrat d’exclusivité

Outre Neymar et ses parents, deux ex-présidents du Barça, Sandro Rosell et Josep María Bartomeu, et un ancien dirigeant de Santos, Odilio Rodrigues Filho, sont jugés dans ce procès.

DIS, qui a porté l’affaire en justice en 2015, affirme que le Barça, Neymar et sa famille puis Santos dans un deuxième temps, se sont alliés pour dissimuler le montant réel du transfert et “l’escroquer”. 

Elle leur reproche aussi de ne pas l’avoir informée de l’existence d’un contrat d’exclusivité signé en 2011 entre la star brésilienne et le Barça, qui a faussé — selon elle — le mercato, en empêchant d’autres clubs de lutter pour recruter Neymar.

Le Barça a initialement chiffré le coût du transfert à 57,1 millions d’euros (40 millions pour Neymar et sa famille et 17,1 pour Santos) mais la justice espagnole estime qu’il a en réalité coûté au moins 83 millions d’euros.

35 millions réclamés

La société d’investissement brésilienne, qui a touché 6,8 millions d’euros sur les 17,1 officiellement versés au club brésilien, réclame 35 millions d’euros de dédommagement, soit la somme qu’elle estime avoir perdue dans l’affaire.

Interrogés la semaine dernière lors des premiers jours d’audience, “Ney” et ses parents, qui avaient fait le déplacement à Barcelone, ont nié toute irrégularité.

Le joueur, qui tentera de décrocher avec le Brésil le titre mondial lors du Coupe du monde qui commence le 20 novembre au Qatar, a affirmé ne pas “se souvenir” d’avoir participé aux négociations de l’accord d’exclusivité scellé en 2011, assurant s’en être remis aux choix de son père. 

“Je signe ce qu’il me dit” de signer, a-t-il assuré, avant que son père ne confirme que le joueur n’avait “jamais participé aux négociations”.

Le père de Neymar s’est défendu de son côté en soutenant que ce n’était pas à lui mais à Santos d’informer DIS de l’existence de négociations tout à fait légales selon lui, et de surcroît autorisées par le club brésilien dans une lettre. 

Ce procès a été surnommé “Neymar 2”, “Neymar 1” désignant l’affaire de fraude fiscale dérivant de ce même transfert. Elle s’était conclue en 2016 par un accord entre le parquet et le Barça, qui avait accepté de payer une amende de 5,5 millions.

Neymar et le Barça se sont également affrontés devant la justice mais ont fini par signer en juillet 2021 un accord “à l’amiable” mettant fin à tous leurs litiges.

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L’avant-centre brésilien Neymar (g) et son père, au premier jour de leur procès pour corruption, le 17 octobre 2022 à Barcelone
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L’avant-centre brésilien Neymar (c) et sa mère (g), quittent le tribunal au deuxième jour de son procès pour corruption, le 18 octobre 2022 à Barcelone
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National Energy Stakeholder Consultations Come to an End

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 26th October 2022 – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis through the Ministries of Environment, Energy and Climate Action has brought down the curtains on four days of engagements with regional and local stakeholders.

The talks began on Sunday 23rd October with Minister of Environment and Climate Action, The Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke and Minister of Energy and Utilities, the Hon. Konris Maynard and their Permanent Secretaries, Sharon Rattan and Daryll Lloyd, who met with representatives from the Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (CCREEE), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the St Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) and Nevis Electricity Company Ltd (NEVLEC) to propose the way forward to manage a resilient energy sector in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Minister Clarke said the partnership between the Ministries of Energy and Environment will concretize the approach to renewable energy, and energy security, in addition to energy for the most vulnerable.

“Importantly, we are forging a new decisive and committed partnership between St Kitts and Nevis as we develop this national resource,” she said.

Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Utilities, The Hon. Konris Maynard said the proposals would provide decision-support to the Cabinet as it seeks to determine the appropriate energy pathway and renewable energy-mix which includes, solar, wind and geothermal, for the Federation.

Minister Maynard continued, “We are also pleased to discuss with NEVLEC the interconnection of the Electricity Grid in St. Kitts and the Electricity Grid in Nevis as an interconnection affords the Federation the opportunity to have One Grid thereby increasing the resilience of power supply across the two islands. This would mean that as St. Kitts expands its power-generation capacity, driven by renewable energy sources, Nevis can benefit. Similarly, as Nevis’ power supply expands to include renewable energy, St. Kitts can benefit.”

Following that meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers met with a delegation from the CDB thereby demonstrating its seriousness about aggressively pursuing energy and geothermal alternatives on both islands.

The representatives from the CDB then journeyed to Nevis to further their discussions with NEVLEC.

Closing out four days of engagements, SKELEC hosted an Energy Stakeholders National Consultation on Wednesday 26th October.

At this consultation, critical issues were raised by numerous regional and local stakeholders including engineers, financiers, environmentalists, and climate activists on creating the path for energy security.

Coming out of the discussions, it was determined that an Energy Task Force, among other things, will be established. This Task Force will ensure that the necessary support structures for the renewable energy project are in place.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Sharon Rattan and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Daryll Lloyd, will spearhead the newly created Energy Task Force.

ENERGY TASK FORCE STAKEHOLDERS MEETING

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Republic of China (Taiwan) Partners With Government of St Kitts-nevis in Support of COP27

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 26th October 2022 (SKNIS) – The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has partnered with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to provide technical support to the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, as well as the Ministry of Energy, to allow their delegation to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference commonly referred to as COP27.

His Excellency Ambassador Michael Lin, Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to St. Kitts and Nevis, met with Ministers, the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke and The Hon. Konris Maynard on Wednesday 26th October 2022 to make the presentation. He wished the delegation much success and anticipates meeting the Team upon their return.

In response, Minister Maynard expressed satisfaction and requested that Ambassador Lin conveys to his government, the appreciation and interest in continuing to unite efforts between both countries so as to further the relations of cooperation.

This is the largest delegation to ever attend a UN Climate Change Conference. The delegation includes Ministers Clarke and Maynard and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment Sharon Rattan; From the Department of Environment, Cheryl Jeffers, Conservation Officer; Derionne Edmeade, Environmental Education Officer and Nydia Taylor, Finance Officer; From Nevis, there are Sebastian Manners, Physical Planning Officer and Cordiesere Walters, Youth Development Officer.

COP27 will be hosted in Egypt from November 6-18, 2022.

H.E. AMBASSADOR MICHAEL LIN AND HON. DR. JOYELLE CLARKE WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE COP 27 DELEGATION

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HISTORIC FIRST: DPP wins appeal against murder convict Loop Jamaica

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Murder convict Lindell Powell saw his 12-year prison sentence for two murders he committed in Westmoreland in January 2017 doubled Friday morning after the prosecution successfully appealed the “unduly lenient sentence”, which was handed down by Supreme Court Justice Bertram Morrison in December 2021.

Powell had pleaded guilty to the murders of Ida Clarke and Oral McIntosh and was sentenced to 12 years each on both counts. Justice Morrison had stated that the sentences were to run concurrently, and Powell would have been eligible for parole after serving 10 years.

However, the murder convict will now be spending significantly more time behind bars based on the decision handed down by the Court of Appeal on Friday.

He has now been sentenced to life imprisonment on both counts with the stipulation that he serves 20 years and seven months before being eligible for parole on the first count and 24 years and seven months before being considered for parole on the second. The sentences are to run concurrently.

Following the trial and sentencing in December 2021, the Director of Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewelyn served notice that she would appeal the sentence.

It marked the first time in Jamaica that the prosecution appealed a case.

The law to facilitate the groundbreaking move was enacted a month before in November 2021 and gives the prosecution limited scope of appeal in certain instances.

During the appeal process, the DPP had argued for a sentence of life imprisonment with eligibility for parole between 20 and 28 years.

The Court of Appeal heard arguments and submissions that ended on May 31. In handing down its decision Friday morning, the Court stated that “the sentences imposed by the learned judge are quashed…”

It also said the sentences are to be reckoned as having commenced on the date on which they were imposed which is December 2, 2021.

Powell had benefitted from a significant reduction in his sentence because of his guilty plea. But, Llewelyn had asserted that apart from being “unduly lenient” the judge had “misdirected himself” when he did not impose life imprisonment.

She also told the court during the appeals process that the judge “unwittingly strayed into the twilight zone of judicial arbitrariness”, when he acknowledged that the penalty for murder was life imprisonment, juxtaposed 15 years as the normal range – where the mandatory minimum in terms of eligibility for parole is 15 years – and then handed down a sentence of 12 years with parole after 10 years.

The DPP said it was a total misapplication of the law, given that the murders were committed with a gun.

“Having regard to the particularly egregious natures of the murders involved and despite the appellant’s guilty plea on both counts, a sentence of life imprisonment would have been appropriate,” Llewellyn told the court.

She also argued that the agreed facts showed that Powell had put thought into the murders.

The Court of Appeal will shortly make available its written reasons for arriving at its decision.

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House Speaker Pelosi’s home targeted in attack on husband Loop Jamaica

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Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Pelosi, 82, suffered blunt force injuries to his head and body, according to two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing probe.

The attack was not random; the assailant specifically targeted the home, the people said. The assailant was in custody.

Pelosi was being treated by doctors for bruising, severe swelling and other injuries. Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman Drew Hammill said he was expected to make a full recovery.

“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time,” Hammill said in a statement.

While the circumstances of the attack are unclear, the attack raises questions about the safety of members of Congress and their families as threats to lawmakers are at an all-time high almost two years after the deadly Capitol insurrection. The attack also comes just 11 days ahead of midterm elections in which crime and public safety have emerged as top concerns among Americans.

Police investigators work outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In 2021, Capitol Police investigated around 9,600 threats made against members of Congress, and members have been violently attacked in recent years. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head at an event outside a Tucson grocery store in 2011, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was severely injured when a gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practice in 2017.

Members of Congress have received additional dollars for security at their homes, but some have pushed for more protection as people have showed up at their homes and as members have received an increasing number of threatening communications.

Capitol Police, tasked with protecting congressional leaders, said Nancy Pelosi was with her protective detail in Washington at the time her husband was attacked. She’d just returned this week from a security conference in Europe and is due to keynote an advocacy event Saturday evening with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Capitol Police said the FBI and San Francisco police were also investigating. The suspect is in the custody of the San Francisco police.

Often at Nancy Pelosi’s side during formal events in Washington, Paul Pelosi is a wealthy investor who largely remains on the West Coast. They have five adult children and many grandchildren. The two have been married 59 years.

Earlier this year, Paul Pelosi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.

President Joe Biden and lawmakers from both parties reacted to the assault with shock and expressed their well wishes to the Pelosi family.

“What happened to Paul Pelosi was a dastardly act,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “I spoke with Speaker Pelosi earlier this morning and conveyed my deepest concern and heartfelt wishes to her husband and their family, and I wish him a speedy recovery.”

“We have been to many events with the Pelosis over the last 2 decades and we’ve had lots of occasions to talk about both of our families and the challenges of being part of a political family. Thinking about the Pelosi family today,” tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden has also been in contact with Nancy Pelosi.

“The President is praying for Paul Pelosi and for Speaker Pelosi’s whole family,” Jean-Pierre said. “This morning he called Speaker Pelosi to express his support after this horrible attack. He is also very glad that a full recovery is expected. The president continues to condemn all violence, and asks that the family’s desire for privacy be respected.”

The Pelosi home in the wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood has been the scene of several protests in the past few years. After Nancy Pelosi was seen on video getting her hair done at a salon while many were shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, stylists protested outside with curling irons. Members of the Chinese community protested outside recently before Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. And during debates over the federal stimulus package protesters scrawled anarchy signs in black paint across the garage door, along with “cancel rent,” and “we want everything.”

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Ministry Of Education Celebrates – National Robotics Team

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The Ministry of Education and Sports under the leadership of the Honorable Daryll Matthew, celebrates the achievements of Teyanna Nathaniel (Team Leader), Ethan Bailey (Engineer), Deshini Charles (Programmer) and Leyla Reid (Designer) – four students who would have competently and skillfully represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge held in Geneva, Switzerland. The focus of this year’s robotic challenge was, “Carbon Capture.”

As one of the highlights during its inaugural STEM Infused Summer Camp, the Ministry of Education would have enrolled our 200 students and afforded the opportunity for capacity building in the following areas – Computer Assembly, Coding, Photography, Videography, Graphics Design, Mobile App and Web Development, Esports, Robotics, 3D printing and Virtual and Augment Reality.

Having seen the enthusiasm of the students in the area of robotics, the Ministry would have invested a sum of Twenty-Seven Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars towards the realization of the team travelling to Geneva to participate in this year’s FIRST Global challenge.

The Ministry is committed to the needed curriculum transformation which creates the authentic learning experience for each student.

The Ministry also commits to building the needed skills for the future, so that the current students, the next iteration of the workforce, can be fully equipped to negotiate the emerging jobs.

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ABLP and UPP leaders to engage in discussions before an audience on 31st October and 14th November, 2022

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The leaders of the country’s two main political parties will be hosted by the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus in a public advocacy series.

The Antigua Barbuda Labour Party leader, Gaston Browne, and his counterpart in the United Progressive Party, Harold Lovell, will engage in discussions before an audience on 31st October and 14th November, 2022.

Director of Academic Affairs UWI FIC, Dr. Curtis Charles, said both guests will be quizzed on matters of national importance and asked to share their plans for advancing Antigua and Barbuda.

“We think we have two very thoughtful subject matter experts who will be asking the questions and then naturally we’ll open it out to the audience for like 30 minutes,” Charles said.

The engagements, which will bring the political leaders head-to-head, will be the first of their kind in Antigua and Barbuda.

The university’s director of academic affairs explained that events such as the public advocacy series are ways in which, historically, “we bring the community into the university”.

“We have to basically acknowledge the fact that there’s a major election. There are two major candidates, two major political parties and we are professors who are on both sides of the aisle, we have students who are on both sides of the aisle, we have faculty.

“So, it’s not something we can ignore, so, we really want to raise the discourse of what you will traditionally hear in a clip on television or a clip on radio in an ad. What we want to be able to do is to embed ourselves into the tradition of a university of research questions and deep, thoughtful answers.

“So, that’s the premise of bringing these leaders to campus,” Dr. Charles explained. POINTE XPRESS

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