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Germaine Charodin n’a toujours pas récupéré le corps de son fils, décédé à la suite d’un accident de bateau en marge du Tour des Yoles rondes. Elle lutte depuis ce jour pour que justice soit rendue à son fils et pour pourvoir débuter son deuil.

Germaine vient de raccrocher le téléphone et elle s’apprête à aller chercher une veste de cuisine pour habiller la dépouille de son fils qu’elle n’a toujours pas récupéré. Il est décédé à la suite d’une collision entre deux bateaux le 4 août dernier, en marge du Tour des Yoles. ” Je n’ai toujours pas récupéré mon fils, près d’un mois après son décès, je ne sais pas quoi faire, je ne peux pas faire mon deuil “. C’est dans son modeste appartement qu’elle nous a reçu. Des photos de son…


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CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 31 August 2022

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The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room

HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Wednesday 31 August 2022

The Cabinet began its weekly meeting at approximately 10:00 am, all members present. The meeting ended early, at about 1:45 pm, in order to allow members to attend the Official Funeral of Patrick Whyte at 2pm.

The Cabinet invited Purcell Special Security Firm and the Director of Education to address it on the issue of school security. The Director of Education, last week addressed Cabinet and raised the issue of security of the school plants; thievesare breaking into Government schools damaging windows, doors and other infrastructure and stealing furniture, computers, tablets and any other valuables which they could find. The thieves have rummaged through the desks of principals, scattering documents, papers and books on the floor, and engaged in other activities that have hampered the schools’ productivity and cause all users a feeling of insecurity. The Director was persuaded that if the thieves believe that they would be caught then they would be less likely to engage in the anti-social/criminal behaviour.
The Cabinet last week agreed to have security cameras installed on the perimeter of the buildings and also within certain offices that are attractive to thieves. The Cabinet also accepted the proposal of building strong-rooms or large safes on the compound of each school where highly-valuable items could be stored each night.
Mr. Purcell was accompanied to the Cabinet meeting by his accountant and another official of his firm. He pledged to do everything he possibly can to ensure that the schools, when opening on Monday 5thSeptember, will have human security available at all the Government schools across Antigua. He noted that his firm employs approximately 1,000 men and women and that he has a very large payroll to meet each week. He spoke of the inherent challenge that his firm experiences with so many employees and noted that the deployment of security staff is a capital-intensive venture. The Cabinet made a pledge to provide Special Security with sufficient resources to enable Mr. Purcell to dispatch security workers on Monday morning to all schools. In the meantime, the Ministry of Works continues to source the cameras and the security software required in order to make the 37 government schools less vulnerable to thieves and trespassers. Advice and support will also come from the Ministry of Information/Technology.
The Cabinet held a discussion around the Jolly Beach Hotel and readying it for the winter tourism season, with a possible opening in December 2022. An estimate to prepare a number of rooms and common areas has been put forward; the cost approaching $2million dollars. The Cabinet acknowledges that the demand for more hotel rooms in Antigua is strong in this post COVID period, and that to ready additional rooms is to benefit a number of employees and other suppliers who depend upon tourism in order to survive. The Jolly Beach Hotel owes the Government of Antigua and Barbuda a considerable sum for unpaid electricity, water and significantunpaid taxes; the hotel severed its workers without providing them with the money which is rightfully theirs. The Government intends to ensure that those workers receive what they should have been paid, causing severance to be computed in the reopening ambition. Jolly Beach Hotel is under the supervision of a court-appointed receiver.
The Cabinet invited a Barbados-based firm called INNOTECH to share with its members, its successes in waste management and in detecting leaking water pipes buried beneath the earth.
The firm displayed a video recording showing garbage disposal containers thatare on wheels and garbage trucks that had been retrofitted to do the heavy lifting of these containers, so that the sanitation workers do not have to lift rubbish-filled, heavy containers. The containers each have a barcode/strip that, when scanned, provides the household location and the quantum of waste that the household generates each week. The World Bank data confirm that the wealthier a nation, the more rubbish its citizens and residents are likely to discard.
The firm has also indicated that it has access to the technology that will allow it to detect leaks in the network of pipes that carry potable water to homes and villages.The technology was employed in Barbados where 1150 points of leak were identified in the water network. The water authority there tested 60% or more than 600 of those leaks so identified and found the technology to be accurate. The APUA Utilities Minister immediately agreed to have that technology deployed, especially in those areas in St. John’s where they are certain that significant leakage is taking place.
The Cabinet received a report from the Minister of Public Utilities concerning the near-readiness of the Fort James Reverse Osmosis Plant. It is designed to produce 1 million gallons of potable water daily. In the first phase it will produce 500,000 gallons daily and it will become fully productive in short order.  The pipes that will take water to the villages of Yorks, Fort Road, Villa, Point,the City of St. John’s, the Heritage Quay piers as well as surrounding areas are already being laid underground. The surface of the road leading to and from Fort James has been significantly compromised and will require repaving when the laying of the pipes is complete.
Meanwhile, significant portions of the Bethesda R/O Plant have been shipped to Antigua from Dubai. Plans for the Bethesda R/O Plant are proceeding, including the construction of the foundation of the building to house the works. The resources for the purchase of the plant have been secured and nearly all payments made to the supplier.

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MBS faces lawsuit if sick man dies because he is not able to get prescribed medication from the MBS

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Franz deFreitas says he is willing to sue the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) if a dear friend of his dies because he is unable to receive his required medication.

According to reports, since the Pharmacy Council has been unable to issue licenses for the importation of some drugs, their supply is running low.

When the healthcare system is unable to provide medication to the people who contribute to the MBS, says deFreitas, the country is on the brink of a disaster – of epic proportions – and on the cliff of a failed state.

DeFreitas, the United Progressive Party (UPP) Candidate for St. John’s City South, says the Scheme’s inability to procure basic medication to keep beneficiaries alive is shocking.

DeFreitas references a beneficiary whose survival depends on medication obtained from the Scheme. He says the man’s health and life are at risk since, reportedly, he is unable to get the drug he needs, and there is no word on when it will become available.

Accordingly, the UPP Candidate is threatening legal action if his friend does not survive.

DeFreitas says this type of lackadaisical behaviour seems to have become a trend in Antigua and Barbuda, with the authorities not caring about the poor.

What the people need is to be vigilant, deFreitas says. Accordingly, he suggests that healthy people band together as communities and make a decision to “vote these hateful people out of power, so that we can actually stay alive, survive,” and build the country going forward.

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Consumer Affairs Division advises parents to be savvy about last-minute purchases of back-to-school supplies

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With parents having only three days left for their back-to-school shopping – ahead of the new school year opening on September 5 – the Prices and Consumer Affairs Division is advising customers to shop with caution in order to avoid disputes over refunds.

Joanne Peters, the Division’s Press Information Officer, says there are quite a few factors on which consumers must decide before making purchases.

Peters notes that some parents who opt not to purchase supplies for repeating students will change their minds at the last minute and rush to get them, as well as to buy uniforms. Or parents who have already bought supplies may decide they want to return them.

In such cases, Peters says, parents should always think things through before spending their money and ensure they are receiving good bargains.

Peters adds that involving children in purchasing decisions can be beneficial and it helps to avoid returns – especially when buying school bags.

Meanwhile, some parents purchase school supplies online – which is encouraged once items can be bought cheaper, Peters says. However, she is reminding them that there is nothing her office can do if the wrong items are shipped here.

A digital newsletter was launched by the Division earlier in August. It is filled with tips for back-to-school shopping and with other guidelines to ensure parents and guardians make wise purchasing decisions. – REAL NEWS

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Salud reporta 8 muertes y 321 hospitalizadas por COVID-19

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El informe preliminar de COVID-19 del Departamento de Salud (DS) reportó el jueves 8 muertos y 321 personas hospitalizadas.

La cantidad total de muertes atribuidas es de 4,979.

Hay 277 adultos y 44 menores hospitalizados. Este monitoreo cubre el periodo del 17 al 30 de agosto de 2022.

La tasa de positividad está a 24.34 por ciento.

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Vaguada provocará aguaceros sobre partes del centro y Suroeste de Puerto Rico

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Se pronostica cielo mayormente despejado en el día de hoy a través de la mayoría de la región, sin embargo, humedad disponible, combinado con los efectos locales y diurnos y la cercanía de una vaguada en los niveles altos promoverá algunos aguaceros de la tarde y tronadas aisladas mayormente sobre partes del centro y Suroeste de Puerto Rico.

Las temperaturas máximas durante el día estarán en los altos 80s a cerca de los 90 grados a lo largo de áreas costeras y en los medios a altos 80s en áreas más elevadas. Vientos estarán por lo general del Noreste de 10 a 15 mph con variaciones de la brisa marina a lo largo de áreas costeras del Norte, Oeste y Sur.

Las condiciones marítimas continuarán calmadas con oleaje de 4 pies o menos y vientos alrededor de 10 a 15 nudos. Sin embargo, se les exhorta a los navegantes a ejercer precaución durante las horas de la tarde, cuando se pudieran desarrollar tronadas a través de las áreas costeras del Oeste Puerto Rico.

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Fraccion di MEP ta felicita Prensa completo riba nan dia

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Parlamentario Shailiny Tromp-Lee:

Awe ta un dia riba cual nos ta para keto un rato na e balor di prensa. Tur aña riba dia 1 di September ta duna atencion special na e trabou di prensa y sigur ta un bon momento pa refleha riba e profesion importante aki pa Aruba 

Den tur pais den cual ta existi un estado di derecho cu garantianan pa expresion liber, e periodista lo mester por eherce su trabou pa informa e pueblo deidamente. Libertad di exprecion ta e fuente di tur libertad y sin dje no tin democracia valido.

Libertad di expresion ta un derecho fundamental y ta trece e responsabilidad pa entrega informacion corecto y berdadero pa nos comunidad, kedando mas cu claro den e margen di respet y profesionalismo y nos Fraccion ta kere den esaki. Manera nos Prome Minister a yega di bisa:“Ta hopi importante pa un pais, pa prensa uza su libertad di expresion na un manera responsabel y cana den e margen di locual ta libertad y no libertinage.

Ora cu prensa ta wordo mal uza cu intencionnan pa reparti informacionnan incorecto, manera e fenomeno di ‘Fake News’ of te hasta pa daña nomber di nos dushi Aruba of bon nomber di un persona, nos ta e ora na un punto hopi peligroso”. 

Prensa tin e tarea pa informa pueblo di e susedidonan cu ta tuma lugar den comunidad y den mundo. Banda di informa nan ta educa tambe. Awen tempo informacion ta accesibel facilmente, djis habri bo telefoon, ipad of computer, mientras antes nos tabata depende mas di radio of television. Esaki banda di e realidad cu e fuente di informacion a bira mucho mas habri. Manera menciona, door di technologia, noticia y informacion di sucesonan local y rond mundo ta yega nos masha lihe mes.

Esaki di un otro banda ta hasi e trabao di e periodista mas dificil ainda, esta pa por defini ki suceso ta contene balor periodistico y cual no. E ultimo aki sigur ta un tema pa discucion den e contexto di e tarea di prensa pa informa, educa y contribui na benificio di un desaroyo positivo di nos comunidad. Un discussion cu ta na su lugar pa hiba en conexion cu e dia aki. 

Riba e dia especial aki den nomber di Fraccion di MEP mi ta felicita prensa completo, local y internacional. Masha danki pa boso trabou diario di informa y educa nos pueblo. Sigui realisa e importancia di boso trabou y hacie na un manera responsabel y na beneficio di nos sociedad. Masha pabien. 

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Oduber Golden Palace ta celebrando su di 30 aña di existencia

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Glenda Kock ta gradici tur su fiel clientenan:

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Señora Vera Kock, propietario di Oduber Golden Palace, ta corda cu 30 aña pasa el a cuminza cu un  eenmanszaak caminda a cuminsa cu negoshi chiquito di vende joya cas pa cas y oficina pa oficina.

“E negoshi a cuminza crece rapidamente cu ayudo di famianan cu tambe tabata interesa den yuda cu benta ambulante di joyanan, locual a bay super bon; na 1993 nos a bira un NV y na 1995 nos a habri nos tienda pa publico y a bira un boutique y repair shop alavez.

Dus nos ta traha y drecha joyanan tambe..

E negoshi ta exigi hopi tempo y pasenshi. Nos ta purba duna e miho servicio y atencion na e cliente y purba tene nos prijsnan mas abou cu por…..no por imagina cu tempo a pasa asina lihe y awe ta cumpli 30 aña, danki na tur nos ex rebendedornan di joyanan y nos fiel clientenan…e siman aki nos tin oferta riba tur joya den nos tienda. Mi kier a gradici tur nos fiel clientenan cu a sostene nos durante e 30 añanan aki”, señora Vera Kock a expresa.

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Grupo di 23 studiante di e Opleiding di Polis a huramenta

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Cuerpo Policial Aruba ta sumamente contento di yama klas N4 2021 1 y 2 Bon Bini na nan organisacion policial.

            Den un celebracion ameno mayornan y famia por a presencia e huramentacion di nan yiu den un forma di Drive-By na Scol di Polis E.J. Watty Vos situa na San Nicolas.

            Ta trata aki di 23 studiante cu a huramenta dilanti Minister Sr. Rocco Tjon, altocomisario di Polis Sr. Ramon Arnhem y Hefe di Scol di Polis E.J. Watty Vos.

            Ta un aña pasa cu e klas nobo aki a cuminsa cu e trayectoria y preparacion pa nan por sigui e opleiding di Polis. Awor a yega e momento pa nan huramentacion pa asina nan por bay stage y sinti kico realmente ta e trabou di polis.

            Ta trata aki di 23 studiante di klas N4 2021 1 y2 cu a huramenta: J. Lesire, A. Maduro, R.Richardson, D. Simileer, J. Maduro, J. Thiel, O. Donato, D. Lopez, D. Croes, B. Lacle, V. Badal, J. Boeze, B. Dorothal, K. Cayama-Perez, R. Dirksz, J. Velasquez, R. Dinzey,  F. de Cuba, A. Andrews, J. Luna Zapata, J. Figaroa, D. Mathew y K. Pichardo.

            Tambe klas N4 2018 a termina nan estudio policial exitosamente. Despues di 4 aña di trabou duro y intensivo nan ta logra finalisa nan MBO politie opleiding.  Ta trata di 14 homber y muhernan balente cu awor ta cla y ful prepara pa brinda e servicio y seguridad pa nos Pais.

            Masha pabien y hopi exito na klas 2018: S. Tromp, C. Loopstok, D. Muñoz, E. Lampe, S. Genser, B. Pronk, J. Reigina, M. Hart, R. Tachi, K. Becker, A. Martis, R. Werleman, Z. Lopez y E. Bedoya Tovar.

            “Bo por a wak con orguyoso e agentenan nobo tabata ta y cu awor nan lo forma parti di e famia di KPA. E bunita tambe ta di mira con e studiantenan aki a bin cu nan Tata polis, welo pensioenado cu tabata polis y awor cu nan mes ta bay bira polis” Tabata palabranan di Minister di Husticia y asuntonan social Rocco Tjon cu tabata sumamente contento y orguyoso di mira famia compaña nan yui na un momento asina importante.

            Pa prome biaha altocomisario di Polis drs. Ramon Arnhem a presencia e huramentacion y entrega di diploma. “ Bo ta mira un bunita experencia awe di mira studiantenan huramenta pero e bunita di mira e aceptacion y ricibimento di nan den e organisacion policial.” Tabata e palabranan di altocomisario di Polis drs. Ramon Arnhem cu tabata honra di por a ricibinan.

            Hefe di Scol di Polis E.J. Watty Vos Sra. Richardson-Baars ta mira bek cu a forma un klas nobo pero tambe un klas ta finalisa nan opleiding cu exito. Ta esfuerso di e docentenan cu ta haci lo maximo pa yuda forma studiantenan pa bira Polis. Comunidad por ta orguyoso cu 14 Polis ta bon forma, educa na un forma professional pa bira e seguridad y servicio na nos pueblo. Den proceso tambe tin 23 studiantenan cu ta den e opleiding y dentro di algun aña tambe lo ta cla y bon prepara pa sirbi nos comunidad.

            Pa Cuerpo Policial Aruba nos ta mira caranan di mayornan hopi orguyoso di nan yui. Tata polis y welo pensioenado Polis cu tambe a compañanan nieto den nan momento, ta mira bek con nan tambe a cuminsa y awe e legado ta sigui. Na cada mayornan y famia danki pa boso sosten na boso yiu cu ta riba e caminda pa bira Polis. Sigui dune e apoyo y sosten. Nos di Cuerpo Policial Aruba ta hopi orguyoso di e studiantenan aki cu a keda cla cu nan prome aña.

            Pa e klas 2018 cu a termina nan estudio policial, esaki ta e momento pa cumpli cu e promesa di brinda e servicio y seguridad na cada ciudadano riba nos Pais. Hopi exito paso ta awor bo carera a cuminsa!

 








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Deficit lo baha di 227 miyon florin cu ta 3.9% di GDP pa 148 miyon florin cu ta 2.5% di GDP

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Minister di Finansa y Cultura Sra. Xiomara Maduro

 ORANJESTAD (AAN): Durante un conferencia di Prensa di Gobierno di Aruba, Minister di Finansa y Cultura Sra. Xiomara Maduro a presenta e Nota di Fin di Aña (Najaarsnota) 2022 cu ta contene e cambionan proponi pa Presupuesto 2022.

Conforme e ciclo presupuestario, prome cu fin di e aña  Gobierno ta presenta un cambio di presupuesto pa asina haya aprobacion di Parlamento pa e cambionan cu ta presenta durante e aña den gasto y entrada. E aña aki Gobierno a acelera e proceso presupuestario aki teniendo cuenta cu e ultimo conseho di CAft y e menaza pa Aruba haya un instruccion di Conseho di Minister di Reino.

Ta baha e deficit pa haci menos debe

E mandatario a splica cu Gobierno a haci diferente ehercicio pa por baha e deficit cu e meta pa fia menos y traha menos debe pa Pais Aruba. Cu e cambionan presenta e deficit lo baha di 227 miyon florin cu ta 3.9% di nos GDP, pa un deficit di 148 miyon florin cual ta 2.5% di nos GDP.

Entrada ta subi cu 47.1 miyon florin

Cu e cambionan presenta, e entradanan den Presupuesto 2022 ta subi cu 47.1 miyon florin. Den e Nota di Fin di Aña 2022  tin specificacion di e cambionan den entrada cu ta trata di, entre otro, impuesto dividendo, Landspakket, subsidio di salario y deviezenprovisie.

Gasto ta baha cu 16.6 miyon florin

Pa locual ta e gastonan, entre otro, gasto di Personal ta baha cu 7.5 miyon florin, y gasto di Servicio y Producto ta baha cu 13.5 miyon florin. Den total e gastonan den Presupuesto 2022 lo baha cu 16.6 miyon florin.

E deficit lo wordo reduci cu 79.3 miyon florin

Den e  Presupuesto 2022 aproba pa Parlamento di Aruba, e deficit tabata 227 miyon florin cual ta 3.9% di GDP. Cu e cambio proponi lo baha e deficit cu 79.3 miyon y e deficit lo bira 148 miyon florin cual ta 2.5% di GDP.

E Ley pa haci Cambio den Presupuesto 2022 ta cana su caminda pa Parlamento

Minister Maduro a splica cu e Ley pa haci Cambio den Presupuesto 2022 awo ta cana su caminda pa por yega na Parlamento. Awo e concepto di Ley ta pa bay CAFT y Raad van Advies pa conseho. Asina cu e consehonan wordo ricibi, Gobierno di Aruba lo atende cu e consehonan y despues lo presenta e Ley pa haci Cambio den Presupuesto 2022 na Parlamento pa e wordo trata.


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