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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 38 points and 16 rebounds, Lonnie Walker added 17 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Detroit Pistons 128-121 in the NBA on Friday night to win consecutive games for only the second time this season.

LeBron James missed his third straight game with a left groin strain for the Lakers, unable to return even after his struggling team had the previous four days off. His teammates still earned Los Angeles’ fourth victory of a rough season with a second-half surge catalyzed by Austin Reaves, who scored 11 of his 16 points after halftime, and finished off by Davis’ 16 points in the fourth quarter.

“I’d be glad if I had zero points and we won,” Davis said. “We’ve got to put a string of wins together to get back in this thing, but take it one game at a time.”

After dropping 37 on the Nets, Davis had his second consecutive prolific game in James’ absence, even going 18 of 21 from the free throw line. Davis has back-to-back 30-point games for the first time since last Feb. 2-3.

Russell Westbrook had 10 points and 12 assists for the Lakers, who had lost five straight before back-to-back victories over Brooklyn and Detroit.

Alec Burks scored 23 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 for the Pistons, who have lost six straight. Killian Hayes had 18 before fouling out as Detroit dropped back-to-back games in Los Angeles to open a six-game road trip.

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid reacts. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum).

76ERS 110 BUCKS 102

Joel Embiid had 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-102.

Embiid, who averaged 40 points and 11 rebounds in his previous four games, had 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the second half after 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey left just before halftime with a left foot injury.

Maxey had 24 points, five assists and four rebounds before rolling his ankle while driving to the basket against Jevon Carter. Philadelphia said he will have an MRI Saturday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 25 points and 14 rebounds, however, his struggles from the free-throw line — he went 4 of 15 — were amplified with each attempt in the second half by a raucous Philadelphia crowd.

He was so frustrated by his performance, that after the game he went back onto the court to practice free throws and got into an argument with an arena worker who was preparing to do some work on the basket. Antetokounmpo shoved the worker’s ladder across the court in disgust.

JAZZ 134, SUNS 133

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 38 points, including an improbable turnaround jumper to beat the shot clock with 38.5 seconds left, and Utah beat Phoenix.

In a wildly entertaining offensive shootout, Utah’s defense made the difference down the stretch. The Suns shot 58.2% through three quarters but went 10 for 27 in the fourth period and turned the ball over in the final minute.

After scoring 45 points through three quarters, Suns star Devin Booker had just two free throws in the final quarter and an inconsequential bank shot at the buzzer to finish with 49.

Markkanen has had five 30-point games this season and scored his 38 points on just 18 field-goal attempts.

Booker marked his 19th game with at least 40 points but couldn’t get the ball or many good looks at the end. He also has 10 assists and eight rebounds.

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic (77) instructs the offense. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson).

MAVERICKS 129, NUGGETS 99

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 33 points in his 50th career triple-double and Dallas Mavericks beat short-handed Denver Nuggets in the first of consecutive meetings.

Doncic also had 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Nuggets were without two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and two more starters in Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Murray joined Jokic, who missed a second straight game, in health and safety protocols. Gordon was out for a second game with a non-COVID-19 illness.

All three weren’t on the trip, with the Nuggets set to play in Dallas again Sunday night. It wasn’t immediately clear whether they would be available for the rematch.

Christian Wood had 28 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks.

CELTICS 117, PELICANS 109

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Derrick White highlighted a 26-point performance with six 3-pointers and Boston Celtics beat New Orleans Pelicans for their ninth straight victory.

Jayson Tatum had 19 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, who combined to make 20 3s and shot 48.2% (41 of 85) overall. Al Horford was 4 of 5 from deep and scored 18 points.

Brandon Ingram hit season-high five 3s and scored 25 points for New Orleans, which were playing without star power forward Zion Williamson (bruised right foot) for a third straight game.

WARRIORS 111, KNICKS 101

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 24 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, Andrew Wiggins added 20 points with seven rebounds and Golden State Warriors beat New York Knicks.

Klay Thompson had 20 points with four 3-pointers and showed signs of finding his shooting groove. He hit 4 of his first 6 shots with three 3s for 11 early points.

Julius Randle had 20 points and seven rebounds for New York.

CAVALIERS 132, HORNETS 122, 2OT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 41 points, Donovan Mitchell added 34 and Cleveland Cavaliers survived a fourth-quarter collapse to beat Charlotte Hornets in double overtime and snap a five-game losing streak Friday night.

The Cavs blew a 10-point lead in the final 52 seconds of regulation as the Hornets made four 3-pointers, the last an off-balance jumper from Terry Rozier deep in the corner with 1.1 seconds left to tie it 105-all.

Charlotte, which have dropped 10 of 11, had a chance to win it in the first five-minute session, but Rozier missed a contested jumper just before the horn and the teams went to the second OT tied at 120.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 34 points for Charlotte before fouling out in the second OT.

WIZARDS 107, HEAT 106, OT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 27 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and a season-high 17 rebounds and Washington Wizards beat undermanned Miami Heat in overtime.

Washington outscored Miami 3-2 in overtime. Kyle Kuzma hit one of two free throws with 2:48 to play for the Wizards for the last points of the game. Kuzma had 21 points.

Kyle Lowry had a triple-double for Miami with 24 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, and Max Strus had 22 points.

Miami had just seven healthy players, and were forced to dress Gabe Vincent, who was out with a knee injury, to satisfy the NBA requirement that teams have eight players in uniform. The Heat were missing their top three scorers, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.

GRIZZLIES 121, THUNDER 110

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 25 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and Memphis Grizzlies beat Oklahoma City Thunder in a game where Grizzlies star Ja Morant left late with an ankle injury.

Morant and John Konchar added 19 each for Memphis, with Morant finishing with 11 assists and Konchar grabbing 10 rebounds. There was no immediate word on the extent of Morant’s injury.

Josh Giddy led Oklahoma City with 20 points and 11 assists. Jalen Williams had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his lowest scoring game of the season with 15 points, going 6 of 18 from the field.

PACERS 99, ROCKETS 91

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and Indiana Pacers overcame an early 20-point deficit to beat Houston Rockets.

Myles Turner added 17 points and Jalen Smith had a career-high 18 rebounds as the Pacers won their third straight game on a night where coach Rick Carlisle was ejected before halftime for yelling at the officials.

Eric Gordon had a season-high 24 points for the Rockets.

MAGIC 108, BULLS 107

CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Suggs made a wild 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Orlando City Thunder beat Chicago Bulls after blowing a 19-point lead.

DeMar DeRozan missed a heave at the buzzer, giving the Magic their first win in seven road games this season.

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 21 points and had eight rebounds against his former team. DeRozan scored 41 points for Chicago.

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Matthew Munroe, the taxi driver who was in May of this year acquitted of the 2017 murder of 22-year-old teacher Kescia Branche, after spending almost five years on remand, is suing the State for more than $50.3 million, claiming that he was wrongfully incarcerated.

The 52-year-old, a resident of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), is being represented by a battery of attorneys-at-law led by Dexter Todd.

When Munroe was arraigned before Demerara High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon, the State was expected to call 35 witnesses during the trial. However, on the first day of the proceeding, the prosecution conceded that there was no direct evidence linking Munroe to the crime and that the prosecution’s main witness could not be located. As such, Justice Kissoon instructed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty and thereby discharged Munroe.

In his Statement of Claim (SoC) which listed the Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), as the respondents, Munroe is seeking $50.3 million in damages for violations of his constitutional rights, including the wrongful advancement of a murder charge against him, his wrongful detention for four years and six months and a breach of his fundamental right to liberty.

Munroe was first charged with the murder in November 2017 and was remanded to prison.

Dead: Kescia Branche

At the end of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) on October 16, 2018, he was committed to stand trial. An indictment for the offence of murder was preferred against him in September 2020.

According to Munroe’s lawyers, they continuously wrote the DPP’s office from October 2018 to July 2021 for the discharge of their client from prison as there was no evidence to secure a conviction against him, that he was innocent and that he was unjustly being detained.

Seeking orders

Given the delay in their client’s trial, the lawyers submitted that they filed an action in the Demerara High Court seeking certain administrative orders, including declarations that their client’s constitutional rights were being breached by his continued incarceration.

“The Claimant [Munroe] remained in custody from November 2017 to May 2022 until his indictment was presented and he was acquitted of the charges against him by the Honourable Justice Kissoon after the prosecution failed to establish a case against him,” reads the SoC.

The lawyers submitted that at a case management conference (CMC) held by Justice Kissoon with them and the State prosecutor, the State prosecutor disclosed that despite there being no real evidence linking their client to the crime, he was instructed by the DPP, Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, to still proceed and present the indictment.

Munroe’s legal team added: “The indictment was presented and the State was allowed to call their first three witnesses. At the conclusion of hearing the three witnesses, the Honouarbale Trial Judge asked for a second Case Management Conference and informed both counsel that the Honourable trial Judge had consulted with the Honourable Chief Justice as he was very concerned about the waste of judicial time and has since come to the conclusion that the prosecution will close their case and the jury will be so directed to return a verdict of not guilty.”

As a result of his unlawful incarceration, Munroe claimed that he lost $24.8 million in income as he previously worked as a marketing agent with Puran Brothers Inc, and as a taxi driver.

Besides damages, the former murder accused is asking a Judge to declare that his arrest and detention for almost five years without a trial was unreasonable and was in contravention of Article 144 of the Constitution which outlines provisions to secure protection of the law.

Article 144 (1) of the Constitution provides that: “If any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law.”

According to his lawyers, the DPP holds a constitutional office and “at all times was obligated to act fairly, dispassionately, in accordance with the law and legal principles and without bias in the discharge of the constitutional responsibility vested” in her office.

In addition, the taxi driver is also seeking compensatory damages, interest, costs, and such further orders the court deems just in the circumstances.

Branche, who had been a teacher at the Richard Ishmael Secondary School, had been found unconscious at the corner of Louisa Row and Princes Street, Georgetown, on November 5, 2017, and had died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on November 7, 2017.

Her cause of death was given as haemorrhage and blunt trauma to the head.

Munroe was arrested sometime after, and was charged with the offence of murder. He had allegedly departed Guyana for the United States of America some time in November 2017, but after spending some time overseas, had returned to Guyana and presented himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters at Eve Leary, Georgetown.

The Police have said that, during interrogation, Munroe could not provide information on his whereabouts on the night that the schoolteacher was reportedly assaulted, as well as a reason for his car bumper being missing. Branche had been a mother of one and a resident of Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown. According to reports, the young mother had left home for a night of partying. Her son was left in the care of a friend, who revealed that Branche had told her she had intended to go to a city nightclub to meet a male friend.

Branche had later returned home, but had subsequently left again. She had told her friend that she would be home by 02:00h but had never returned. She had last been seen leaving a nightclub on Lamaha Street, Georgetown, in the company of two Police ranks. The father of Branche’s child was also arrested after the teacher’s mobile phone was found in his possession.

He and four Policemen had been questioned about her death, but they were later released from custody. Munroe and his lawyers have since pleaded with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to reopen the investigation into the murder of the young woman.

“I would like for this case to be reopened. If the media and the general public could join with me and we could ask the Government or whoever is responsible for this case to be reopened so that justice could be served. It is not fair for Ms Branche and her family and even for her son…it is not fair for them; justice must be served,” a tearful Munroe had related. (Feona Morrison)

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Executives of Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) participated in several government-endorsed stakeholder meetings last week to discuss community benefits and opportunities available for collaboration through the highly anticipated St. Lucia Cruise Port project.

The partnership between the Government of Saint Lucia and GPH – the world’s largest independent cruise port operator – includes a 30-year concession agreement for cruise-related operations at Castries and Soufriere Bay.

Under the agreement, GPH will upgrade Berth 1 at Pointe Seraphine to accommodate Oasis-class ships – the largest cruise ships in service – which will assist in increasing cruise passenger volume to St. Lucia from its annual peak of 790,000 passengers to over one million per year.

The award-winning port operations firm will also reduce traffic congestion and improve the guest experience in and around Castries Harbour by introducing new ferries and ferry routes to Banannes Bay, LPC, and Pointe Seraphine. T

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his initiative will include adding new ferry and docking facilities at those locations and the construction of a seaside boardwalk.

GPH will make further investments in the expansion of cruise port infrastructure and cultural & heritage tourism sites through development of the Fisherman’s Village, Vendor’s Arcade, and Soufriere Bay to create more opportunities for the community.

In addition to these significant infrastructure and experiential enhancements, GPH will provide substantial financial relief to the Government of Saint Lucia and the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Port Authority (SLASPA) by taking over approximately US$20 million in SLASPA debt.

As a destination, St. Lucia will benefit from extensive cross-marketing opportunities to more than 18 million passengers that flow annually through the 26 cruise ports within the worldwide GPH network.

“We’re extremely excited to work with key stakeholders across the Saint Lucian cruise and tourism sectors, said Colin Murphy, GPH Head of Business Development, Americas. “We have received such a warm welcome and very positive responses from the groups we’ve spoken to. We recognize that establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders is a critical part of ensuring that this partnership is successful for everyone, which is why we made having these conversations our immediate priority after signing the Memorandum of Understanding.”

Last week, Mr. Murphy, and Dr. Sean Matthews, GPH Business Development Advisor, met with executives of SLASPA; tour operators including Cox and Company St. Lucia; Brian Louisy, Executive Director of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture; executives of the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association; and the leadership of Invest Saint Lucia.

The duo also began brief interactions with taxi drivers and met with the Soufriere Fisherman’s Co-operative Society.

“Over the last few days, we’ve shared our ideas and received great feedback about the needs and wants of the community and the things that we need to consider,” Murphy explained. “We know that there is a lot of work to do, but we also know that we can’t do it alone. Your success is our success, and recognizing that, everyone’s voice is important. There are many seats at this table.”

Dr. Matthews added that “This series of meetings marks the beginning of our community outreach efforts, which will include establishing a consultative committee of key local stakeholders to ensure that the goals of the project remain aligned with the priorities of the Saint Lucian people. Our aim is to keep the lines of communication open so that we can all work together to achieve our collective mission – to bring more cruise passengers and more opportunity to St. Lucia to benefit our community and all involved in this effort. We need everyone’s participation to make this happen.

SOURCE: Global Ports Holding

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ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Luis Chong, Hefe na Departamento di Gele Koorts Muskieten Bestrijding (GKMB) a confirma cu door di e awaseronan cu a cay recien, Aruba tin hopi sangura.

            El a indica cu Aruba a haya hopi awasero y ta awaseronan cu ta cay dia tras dia. Esey ta pone cu ta hayando hopi molester di sangura. Esaki ta bin mas tanto door di casnan cu tin hopi sushi of hendenan cu ta coy awa rond di nan cas.

            Tin un molester grandi di sangura den casi tur bario na Aruba. No por bisa cu ta un caminda so, pero tur caminda, a remarca.

            Chong a sigui splica cu hopi hende riba e rednan social ta reclama cu tin hopi sangura y cu mester spuit. Pesey el a pidi encarecidamente pa e personanan aki contact GKMB pa asina por bay purba soluciona e problema.

            El a indica cu spuitmento den principio no ta soluciona e problema. E problema di e sangura ta e criaderonan cu tin rond di e casnan di hende. Si GKMB ta spuit un dia pa su maňan e criaderonan ta produci sangura atrobe y den dos dia tin e mesun problema atrobe.

            E combatimento di e problema di sangura ta cuminsa na cas. Pesey ta importante pa tene rond di e cura limpi y wak unda tin awa para y esey ta e gran ayudo cu mester, Luis Chong a expresa.

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Tienda di Educacion ta felicita tur nos muchanan ariba Dia Internacional di Derecho di Mucha.

20 November 2022 ta conmemora cu 33 aña pasa, na 1989, Nacion Nan Uni a firma e tratado di Derecho di Mucha. Derecho di Mucha ta resorta bou di Derecho Humano Universal.

Durante full e siman aki Comision Vision Pedagogico di Aruba cu ta celebrando su 5 aniversario ta organisa diferente actividad en conexion cu e siman di lantamento di mucha. Tienda di Educacion cu ta forma parti di e comision lo tin un actividad awe diaranson 16 november di 5 or – 7:30 pm na Neptali Henriquez Park.

Everyday Sensoryplay hunto cu Fundacion Pa Nos Muchanan lo tene tayer interactivo cu lo trata e punto nr. 3 di Vision Pedagogico cual ta sea realistico y lo tin como tema Playful Parenting. Lo bay efoca ariba e importancia di hunga y tambe kico ta realistico den e fase di desaroyo ora ta trata hungamento. Tur e actividadnan ta gratis y registracion no ta necesario. 

Tienda di Educacion conhuntamente cu Comision Vision Pedagocico Aruba ta invita pueblo di Aruba pa asisiti na tur e actividadnan rond nos isla durante henter e siman di lantamento di mucha. 

Muchanan ta futuro di nos nacion. Ta nos deber pa proteha nos muchanan di tur peliger y tambe sigura nan un desaroyo sano. Na Aruba nos tin mas of menos 20% di nos poblacion di mas cu 112.000 habitante cu ta mucha nan di entre 0 – 18 aña. Aruba ta conta cu un comision cu ta salvaguardia e desaroyo positivo di nos muchanan cu ta e Opvoed Commisie cu ta consisti di varios NGO’s & tambe GO. Tin un Vision Pedagogico cu ta consisti di 6 punto basico den lantamento di mucha. Pues:

Lanta bo yiu den un ambiente safe y amoroso
Apoyo positivo, guia y pasa tempo hunto
Sea realistico
Disciplina positive
Cuida bo mes
Busca sosten y ayudo

Mayor nan tin e obligacion y responsabilidad cu nan yui (nan) y mucha nan tin nan derecho nan. Pero no solamente derecho pero tambe responsabilidad nan. Tin varios nacion na mundo cu ta implementa diferente “responsabilidad” nan pa e mucha nan. Aki nan ta unda Unicef ta focus ariba 9 responsabilidad universal cu ta wordo verwacht di mucha nan apart di nan derecho nan como mucha. Unicef a categorisa y inventarisa 9 diferente responsabilidad cu nos kier comparti tambe cu comunidad Arubano.  

Responsabilidad nan di mucha segun Unicef:

Pa scucha di otro;
Pa take care (cuida) di nan mes;
Pa studia y respeta nan tutor (maestro);
Pa mustra amor y compassion na otro;
Pa ta e miho version di nan mes;
Pa respeta religion y decendencia di otro nan;
Pa mantene nan camber (shelter) limpi;
Pa siña di nan fout nan;
Pa no malgasta nada di cuminda.

E tratado di Derecho Di Mucha ta elabora ariba un total di 54 articulo y ta pone enfasis ariba e edad di 0 te 18 aña. E tratado ta focus ariba e derecho nan segun e 3 P-nan, pues:

Provee necesidad nan basico manera cuminda, shelter y medicina entre otro;
Proteccion di cualkier peliger sea humano of di naturalesa;
Participacion den un comunidad y derecho di un number propio, un fam y ricibi educacion.

Aruba ta conta cu su telefon pa hubentud cu ta 131, mucha nan y hoben nan por yama gratis y anonimo. Aruba ta conta tambe cu un Biblioteca pero tambe un Hungateca (speel-o-theek). Den e parti di educacion academico tin varios tipo di educacion acesibel pa mucha nan. Tin varios service clubs cu ta focus ariba e desaroyo di nos muchanan cu diferente projecto y tambe cu fondo nan disponibel. Y naturalmente pa mayor nan cu pregunta por Yama 161, Tienda di Educacion gratis y anonimo. Por tuma contacto tambe cu pregunta tocante desaroyo di muchanan cu Fundacion Pa Nos Muchanan na 5834247.

Muchanan merece nos amor, cariño y admiracion. Sin mucha nos no tin futuro. Ban nos tur yuda cuida nos muchanan. Yama 161 (anonimo) pa cualkier pregunta tocante lantamento di mucha y hoben. Tienda di Educacion t’ey pa duna conseho y guia.

Nos di Tienda di Educacion ta pone enfasis ariba educacion di un yiu. Un sonrisa den cara di nos yiu por hasi milager. P’esey ta importante pa nos como mayor of educador trece alegria, aunke nos tin suficiente den nos mente, pa nos yiu (nan) tin un infancia y desaroyo sin mucho preocupacion. Nos ta sostene mayor, educador of cualkier persona cu tin e tarea pa lanta un mucha cu cualkier preocupacion of pregunta. Nos ta duna servicio telefonico via 161 di dialuna pa diabierna di 8am – 6pm.

Bienestar y siguridad di nos muchanan ta e responsabilidad di nos tur! Yama 161 pa cualkier pregunta tocante lantamento di mucha y hoben. Tienda di Educacion t’ey pa duna conseho y guia.

Cuida bo salud y alimenta bo mente cu positivismo! Ban lanta nos muchanan cu amor y compasion pa asina crea futuro generacion sano di bon boluntad.

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