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IDB pumps US$130M into Guyana’s economic recovery from Covid pandemic
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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its public policy and fiscal management response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a US$130 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The operation, the second of a two programmatic-based loan series, will support Guyana’s government efforts to promote macroeconomic stability and withdraw emergency tax measures as part of a strategy to adapt its public policy and fiscal response to the new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first phase of this operation previously approved in December 2020 was disbursed in January 2021.
This new phase of IDB financing will also support measures to increase the efficiency and transparency of government procurement processes as well as measures to promote greater fiscal sustainability, address climate change and accelerate economic recovery with greater gender equality. These include the approval of a medium-term fiscal framework, the implementation of recovery measures included in the Guyana COVID-19 National Action Plan and the approval of a new institutional framework for public investment management, among other measures.
The IDB loan has a maturity period of 20 years and a grace period of 5.5 years and an interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).
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PUMA signs fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah Loop Barbados
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Five-time Olympic champion and the fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, has signed with Global sports brand PUMA.
The 30-year-old Jamaican is set to boost the company’s roster of track and field athletes ahead of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
She was last tied to the Nike brand, but that arrangement reportedly ended on a rocky note recently.
Thompson-Herah is the first woman in history to win the sprint double at consecutive Olympics, capturing gold in both the 100-metre and 200-metre at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Aside from her historic Olympic achievements, she became the fastest woman alive when she ran 10.54 seconds at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA in 2021.
Reacting to the signing, PUMA CEO Bj?rn Gulden said: “We are thrilled that Elaine has chosen to join the PUMA family”.
“With her speed she embodies everything we stand for as a brand. Elaine ran the second fastest time in women’s history last year and is only 0.05 seconds off a world record. She really targets the 100-metre world record and we want to help her achieve that goal with our most innovative performance products.”
PUMA has a long history in track and field and has sponsored the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) since 2002. Thompson-Herah now joins her Jamaican compatriot, sprint superhero, world record holder and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
“PUMA just felt like the right fit, a company that has been working with the world’s fastest man for decades,” said Thompson-Herah.
“I’m excited to be part of such an elite group and can’t wait to get started. I really want to break the 100-metre world record. The current one has been undefeated for 34 years. Now is the time. I think there’s still a lot I can unleash,” she added.
PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
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Exploit de Dilhan Will au Tour de la Martinique victorieux de l’étape après une échappée solitaire Guyaweb, site d’information et d’investigation en Guyane
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Dilhan Will, de la sélection Guyane, n’a pas tardé à réagir après ses déboires du jeudi, une crevaison au mauvais moment qui lui a fait perdre toute prétention au général alors qu’il occupait la 6ème place. Il s’est extirpé du groupe maillot jaune à une trentaine de kilomètres de l’arrivée pour avaler les dernières côtes du parcours et arriver en solitaire au François avec une minute et treize secondes d’avance sur le groupe maillot jaune. Un bon Tour de Martinique en tout cas pour Dilhan Will, dirigé sur ce Tour par l’ancien coureur Patrice Denays Candau ancien bon grimpeur, victorieux…
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REFLECTIE / Iwan Brave Laatst was ik tot mijn blijdschap nummer één toen ik bij de bank geld ging lichten.
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7ème étape : Dilhan Will, première victoire guyanaise sur le Tour cycliste de Martinique au François
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Le coureur de la sélection de Guyane remporte la 7ème étape entre Ducos et Le François ce vendredi 15 juillet.
C’était l’objectif de la sélection de Guyane : remporter au moins une étape et préparer le futur tour de Guyane. Après le succès de la sélection de la Guadeloupe hier à Ducos, le coureur guyanais Dilhan Will permet à la sélection de la Guyane d’ouvrir son compteur au Tour cycliste de Martinique, ce vendredi.
Lors de la 7ème étape entre Ducos et Le François (117,1 km), le champion des Outre-Mer franchit la ligne d’arrivée en tête, après 3h 01 minute et 37 secondes. Le Guyanais est parti en solitaire vers Dupré au Marin et n’a jamais été rattrapé.
Il devance le peloton du maillot jaune Axel Carnier d’1 minute 13 secondes et s’impose en solitaire.
Une revanche après les soucis de la veille
La veille, Dilhan Will avait connu une crevaison et avait été dépanné très tardivement. Plus dangereux au niveau du classement général, le coureur de Guyane savoure sa victoire du jour.
Axel Carnier préserve son maillot jaune ce vendredi. Il n’y a pas de changement au général.
Ce samedi, les coureurs quittent le François pour Rivière-Pilote, en passant par la côte de Valat au Saint-Esprit.
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Clap de fin en apothéose
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Texte : Nathalie DINANEPhotos : Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Vendredi 15 Juillet 2022 – 07h25
Il n’y a pas eu une journée ou une soirée qui n’a pas ravi le public présent lors de la 35e édition du festival de gwoka. Ce 14 juillet la petite place de la plage des Galbas à Sainte-Anne était noire de monde.
Après deux ans d’absence, le festival était très attendu des fans, des amoureux du gwoka mais aussi des musiciens et écoles de danse qui ont souffert du manque d’activité. Et dès le premier jour, les invités ont mis “sa ho” ! Chaque jour, le niveau de musique, de danse et même les “ti kozé” et “bokantaj” montait crescendo. Et ce 14 juillet, c’était l’apothéose. Les “gwo mowdan” sont sortis et ont refermé cette belle édition : Kréyatik Ka et l’association le Houelmont ; Kannida ; Eric Cosaque et pour finir Esnard Boisdur. L’ambiance était telle que la pluie qui s’est invitée a permis de rafraichir l’atmosphère et surtout n’a pas chassé le public venu équipé de parapluies. Ouf, c’est fini et cela s’est bien passé, entendait-on ici et là parmi les organisateurs, les sociétés de production, les petites mains, etc. Après deux ans sans festival, et le peu de moyens, il fallait jouer d’ingéniosité et ratisser large en terme de bénévoles pour réussir. Et aux dires du public, la 35e édition était réussie.
Sandra Machir de Kréyatif Ka.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Kréyatif Ka. Kata
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Kréyatif Ka danseuses
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Kréyatif Ka. Serge Dorvil Kata.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Fabienne Troupé et Patrick Solvet interrogent Charles Polyphème qui a fait un sacré travail sur la musique gwoka
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Henddy Geoffroy, Fred Anathase, Jimy Luit Katy Etienne Geoffroy
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Anatole Zagalo Geoffroy chanteur.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Ema Geoffroy ptit a fanmi kannida
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Anatole Zagalo Geoffroy accompagné des choeurs de Kan’nida sous la pluie, lors de la clôture du 35ème festival de gwoka, ce jeudi 14 juillet 2022.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Kreyatif Ka. Le chanteur Luc Pelmar a porté haut les notes du gwoka
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Eric Cosaque lors de la dernière journée
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Pascale Huc Geoffroy.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Ema Goeffroy danseuse
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Anatole Zagalo Geoffroy, sous le regard de son aîné René Geoffroy.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Irina Geoffroy de Kan’nida.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Eric Cosaque et choeur.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Esnard Boisdur a terminé en beauté cette dernière belle soirée avec beaucoup d’émotion
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Karine Blombou, “danseuse devant l’eternel” a relevé la prestation d’Esnard Boisdur au rythme des tambours de Raymond Montauban, Pascal Césarion, Célio Lemaitre.
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
Ingrid Bessarion aussi était de la partie aux côtés de Esnard Boisdur
– Dominique CHOMEREAU-LAMOTTE
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UK issues 1st-ever ‘red’ warning for hot weather next week Loop Jamaica
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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News
British authorities issued their first ever “red” warning for extreme heat early next week, declaring a national emergency as forecasters predict record temperatures that will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death.
The warning covers Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures in England may reach 40 C (104 F) for the first time, the UK Met Office said. The British record is 38.7C (101.7F), set in 2019.
The alert comes as scientists say climate change is increasing the likelihood of exceptional heat waves in Britain, a country better known for gray skies and rain. The chances of temperatures like those forecast for next week are already 10 times higher than they would be without the influence of human activity, said Nikos Christidis, a Met Office climate scientist.
“We hoped we wouldn’t get to this situation, but for the first time ever we are forecasting greater than 40?C in the UK” Christidis said in a prepared statement. “In a recent study we found that the likelihood of extremely hot days in the U.K. has been increasing and will continue to do so during the course of the century.”
The UK Health Security Agency increased its own hot weather alert to the highest level, putting it to “national emergency.” The warning system was created in 2004, when concerns about climate change spurred authorities to develop their first plan to protect the public from severed heat.
”At this level, illness and death may occur among the fit and healthy, and not just in high-risk groups,” UKHSA said.
The weather alert, which covers a big chunk of England from London north to Manchester, also warns of potential disruption to air and rail travel and potential “localized loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services.”
The two agencies issued lower level warnings earlier this week as large parts of the UK experienced higher than normal temperatures, although cooler weather prevailed Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are expected to rise in the coming days as the system that brought record highs to parts of Europe this week moves north over Britain.
“Even as a climate scientist who studies this stuff, this is scary,” said Professor Hannah Cloke, a natural hazards researcher at the University of Reading. “This feels real. At the start of the week I was worried about my goldfish getting too hot. Now I’m worried about the survival of my family and my neighbours.”
Nigel Arnell, a professor of climate system science at the University of Reading, said Britain needs to prepare for more hot weather in the future, retrofitting buildings to cope with extreme weather and planting more greenery in cities.
Adaptation and resilience need to become a political priority, he said.
“We can’t keep on dealing with extremes in crisis mode,” Arnell said.
By DANICA KIRKA
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SOCU charges Berbice man in another Facebook romance scheme
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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana
A 56-year-old man from Berbice was today charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with Conspiracy to Defraud.
John Patrick Lewis of Lot 34 Williamsburg Village, Corentyne Berbice appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Her Worship Leron Daly where he pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of $50,000.
He was represented by Attorney at Law Eucin Gomes SOCU was represented by their in-house Attorney Towanna Hardy.
Based on reports received by SOCU, Lewis, who is a carpenter, was the recipient of $146,500 sent by the victim with the understanding that she will receive a money laundering certificate to clear her expensive package sent by her Facebook boyfriend.
He was alleged to have acted as a third party for another person who befriended the victim via the said Facebook connection. Lewis is just one of the four recipients whom the victim sent money to; SOCU is currently looking for the others.
The victim claimed she sent the money to Lewis after she was instructed to do so by her Facebook boyfriend, who provided her with all of the man’s personal information. She sent the money using Western Union money transfer. To date she has never received any package and her Facebook boyfriend has since disappeared. The matter was investigated by SOCU and the suspect was arrested and charged. The case will come up for hearing again on 2nd September 2022.
It was only Tuesday last SOCU instituted similar charges against Jaffon Hinds of Lot 106 Downer Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara. The Head of Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) Assistant Commissioner Fizal Karimbaksh is once again calling on all Guyanese to be vigilant against the Package Delivery and Romance Scams.
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