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Magnum ‘Spice It Up’ returns for Season Four with an international cast

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Grammy-nominated Spice and her LHHA castmates on set. From the left Spice, Karlie Redd, Eve, Meda, and Shekinah.

Grammy-nominated recording artiste and local talk show host, Grace ‘Spice’ Hamilton bags the international cast from Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta (LHHA) to kickstart season four of her show, Magnum Spice It Up.

On set were reality stars Karlie Redd, Dr. Meda, Shekinah, and Eve. Spice was elated to have her LHHA castmates on set and thanked Magnum for the opportunity to host and share the exclusive episode with her ‘besties’.

“I am so excited to have my girls from the Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta crew on my show today. It’s truly a pleasure having them on, and I know this episode will be spicy! Also, I just wanna say big up to Magnum Tonic Wine and the Jussbuss Crew again for allowing me to execute my vision and share this exclusive episode with my besties. Me know dem ago love this,” she exclaimed.

The ladies had an interesting ‘Girls Chat’ about ‘Relationship Do’s and Don’ts’.

Sharing a preview of  yesterday’s  episode, Spice stated that viewers will hear the men’s side of the story to balance the equation as the show is not one-sided.

“The girls’ chat was good but this nuh hot yet. The viewers will have to tune in next week to see what the men have to say. Though I’m a female host, it’s not all about what we women have to say, involving the men will bring a great balance in the discussion,” she remarked.

She also shared that the show will explore topics like “Dancehall Fetishes”, “Artiste vs Media” and a closer look at “Beyond the Artiste”.

Regional Marketing Manager for Magnum, Kamal Powell, is happy to celebrate yet another milestone with the show.

“Magnum Spice It up was a brilliant idea from inception and I am just happy to see that we are able to take the show to new heights every year. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, the team is extremely happy with where we are now. Having the Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta crew on was a pleasure and we anticipate that the episode will do well. We are happy to be celebrating yet another milestone with season four,” he said.

Spice It Up airs exclusively on MagnumHub.TV and on Magnum Tonic Wine’s YouTube channel every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.

 

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Guyana to ensure rice meets int’l standards as EU clamps down on pesticides use

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Paddy bugs on rice crops in Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) [File photo]

As Guyana’s largest rice export market – the European Union (EU) – is clamping down on the use of pesticides on its food imports, local authorities are working to ensure that the product meets updated international standards.

This was expressed by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) during a recent conference where it was noted that the EU is tightening legislation on safety limits of pesticide residue in rice and other imported foods.

GRDB General Manager Badrie Persaud explained that Guyana has over the years, recorded increases in the amount of rice exported to Europe.

He said for the halfway mark of this year, 52% of the country’s exported rice went to the EU. Of the entirety of last year’s rice exports, 48% went to the EU.

But with the EU now clamping down on food safety, he noted that local authorities must be concerned.

In fact, he highlighted that many European countries have stopped importing rice and other products after discovering that it does not meet their safety standards.

It was explained that the EU has been focusing on a specific pesticide used by rice farmers in Guyana called imidacloprid which is used to control one of the most prevalent pests among local rice farms, commonly called the paddy bug.

It was noted that the overuse of imidacloprid and other similar chemicals can make produce unsafe for human consumption and can also be harmful to the biodiversity of the environment.

To prevent any such instance from happening and to keep country’s major export market intact, the GRDB in collaboration with the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) and other relevant agencies, are working to find other means of dealing with these prevalent and other types pests, and to ensure that safe, consumable rice that meets the EU’s standards.

Dr. Rajendra Persaud, a member of the GRDB’s Plant Pathology Department, who has already done studies on imidacloprid and the paddy bug, said they will be taking strategic measures to ensure to that the rice exported is safe.

“On the paddy bug and its management in Guyana, with our overall objective to study the paddy bug and to develop strategies that effectively reduces its economic impact on rice cultivation, we start off that by implementing our national monitoring and surveillance strategy which is currently being conducted throughout the rice growing regions with the help of our extension arm, working along with the farmers, we are evaluating new insecticides. We are also looking at the option of some bio pesticides,” he said.

As part of these strategic measure, the GRDB has already start the construction of a Bio Control Lab and will also be conducting further studies.

It was reported in 2019 that the GRDB received assistance from its international partner, the Latin-American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR), to tackle the infestation of paddy bugs which has been affecting farmers in all the rice-producing regions.

Farmers, however, were not accepting the suggestions being put forward by the team of experts which comprised of entomologist and researcher, Dr Ed Pulver along with agricultural engineer Santiago Jaramillo Cardona.

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2 years later: Police find skeletal remains suspected to be of missing businessman

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Answar Stoll

The skeletal remains suspected to be that of Answar Stoll who went missing in November 2020 were on Wednesday found in Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Police stated that a team of detectives travelled to the area at about 20:35h after receiving reports that the skeletal remains of a human were discovered.

According to information, the bones were found scattered in an area within a 30-foot diameter and showed evidence of being there for quite some time.

Reports stated that several of the bones were found intertwined in the roots of small plants. “The bones recovered include a skull. The skull appears to be that of a male and bore evidence of a sharp injury (chop) to the top of the skull. The chop extended from above the eye socket all the way to the rear of the top of the skull,” the police stated.

In addition, 11 vertebrae (commonly referred to as the backbone) were discovered with another 22 still missing. Also, 11 pieces of rib bone were recovered with an estimated 13 pieces still to be recovered.

Both the left and right Scapula and Clavicle bones (shoulder bones) were recovered as well as the bones of the pelvic girdle (the hip structure).

In light of the above, the skeleton remains will be sent overseas for DNA testing at the earliest possible opportunity.

Back in March, 2021, Leon Waddle, also called “Mack”, 30, was arrested in connection with Stoll’s disappearance.

It was reported that Waddle was found hiding in a fowl pen in front of his relatives’ Kuru Kururu home.

After interrogation, Waddle had confessed to inflicting the fatal wounds on Stoll but at the time, he did not reveal where he disposed of the corpse.

He was subsequently charged with murder without the body being found. This was confirmed by Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum on Thursday who also stated that Waddle remains incarcerated.

Following Stoll’s disappearance, his family members turned up at his Kuru Kururu home in December 2020 with police ranks and found bloodstains on the wall. His house was also ransacked and his documents and other personal belongings were missing.

Stoll lived alone about nine miles from the highway and did not work. He was reportedly supported by his mother and other family members.

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Former Minister Says Police Officers ‘Too Political’ – St. Lucia Times News

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Former National Security Minister Hermangild Francis has spoken regarding politics in the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF).

“The advice I would give the police officers presently is to take the politics out of the police force. They are too political. There are police officers there that when you listen to them speaking, they are even more au courant with the politics than the politicians,” Francis declared.

He spoke during an appearance on Wednesday’s edition of Good Morning Saint Lucia on Hot 7 Television.

The former Deputy Police Commissioner told programme Host Shannon Lebourne that some of the senior officers influence some youngsters.

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“When I was a police officer of course, I knew where I was voting. Of course, I knew where I was voting. I voted, but when it came to my job I was brutal. Whether you were UWP or Labour I would do what I had to do,” Francis stated.

He described it as ‘ a lot of hogwash’ claims that politicians are interfering with the RSLPF.

Francis said if an officer allows that to happen, that individual should not be in the force.

“If the Commissioner allows a Minister to call him and tell him to withdraw a charge against a particular person and he does it, then he does not deserve to be Commissioner of Police,” Francis asserted.

“You cannot interfere with the police force. It has to be a hands-off situation,” the former Minister noted.

Francis said people associate some officers with the United Workers Party (UWP).

“I can give you one example. People talk about the Deputy Commissioner and they said that he is a United Workers Party person and when you look at everything else that has happened, that is not so. They guy did his job,” he explained.

“He was the one who was sent to Bordelais and when he was sent to Bordelais at a higher rank, it was not the United Workers Party that sent him there. It was the Saint Lucia Labour Party that sent him there and then he came back to the police force at a higher rank, applied, went through the process of the Public Service Commission – he was the best at the interviews and became the Deputy Commissioner. But because he stopped a politician and another person who is associated with a party, he becomes political and that is the mistake we make,” the former Minister said

“Allow police officers to do their work. They will do what they are supposed to do,” Francis observed.

Headline photo: Hermangild Francis (Stock image)

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Hacienda confisca el Lamborghini de influencer Chris Agront

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El secretario de Hacienda, Francisco Parés Alicea, informó en las redes sociales la confiscación de un Lamborghini que pertenecía al influencer Chris Agront.

“Le corresponde al @DptoHacienda ser responsivo ante la era digital de los mercados emergentes”, dijo Parés Alicea en redes sociales.

La Guagua es un Lamborghini Urus del 2010 valorado en 349,599 dólares. Además, el “influencer” tenía un Mercedes Benz G550 del 2021 con un valor de 239,884 dólares.

La alianza investigativa entre el Departamento de Hacienda y el Departamento de Justicia puso al descubierto un nuevo patrón de evasión contributiva de magnitud millonaria por Jorge Christian Batista Agront, un influencer y motivador, con gran cantidad de seguidores en las redes sociales, que le debe a Hacienda cerca de 7.6 millones de dólares, luego de supuestamente incumplir con su deber de reportar más de 11 millones de dólares en sus Planillas de Contribución sobre Ingresos, personales y corporativas, durante los años 2017 al 2022.

“Este es el caso de evasión contributiva más sofisticado que ha visto el Ministerio Público y al mismo tiempo el más desafortunado, porque se refiere a un joven empresario reconocido por los medios como una persona exitosa y un ejemplo a seguir para muchos. El problema es que nos enteramos de los logros de Chris Agront por la prensa y los medios digitales, pero no lo encontramos en SURI. Como he dicho en otras ocasiones, los evasores no le roban al gobierno, sino a la gente, a los asalariados que se levantan en las mañanas para acudir a sus trabajos y cumplen con su responsabilidad contributiva. Ver personas que se hacen llamar ‘empresarios exitosos’ y viven una vida millonaria, pero no hacen intento alguno por cumplir con su responsabilidad contributiva, ciertamente me indigna. Este es el caso de evasión contributiva más sofisticado que hemos presentado y también es un tipo de delincuencia que seguiremos atajando en el Departamento de Hacienda”, manifestó el secretario de Hacienda, Francisco Parés Alicea en conferencia de prensa.

La División de Delitos Económicos del Departamento de Justicia le radicó cinco cargos por no rendir planillas, en violación de la Sección 6030.11 del Código de Rentas Internas; cuatro de ellos por sus planillas personales y uno relacionado con la planilla de su compañía Jettrades. El influencer, quien alega ser experto en el mercado de las criptomonedas, podría enfrentar una pena de tres a ocho años de prisión por cada cargo y una multa de hasta 20, 000 dólares.

La jueza Raiza Cajigas Campbell encontró causa para arresto contra el imputado, quien se allanó a la determinación del Tribunal de San Juan. Se le impuso una fianza global de 100, 000 dólares.

El influencer, quien se identifica como Chris Agront y se mercadea, además, como educador financiero. Este utiliza las plataformas digitales como YouTube, Instagram y Facebook para la venta de cursos titulados “One Day Mastermind” para “crear millonarios” en los que cobra hasta 5,000 dólares por curso. En sus videos, presume su costosa vida, hospedaje en hoteles exclusivos, autos de lujo, ropa de diseñador, joyas, relojes, viajes en jet privado por distintas partes del mundo como Roma, India, Dubái, Europa, Australia, Sahara, entre otros. Además, este resalta que gana más de un millón de dólares al mes.

Por su parte el secretario de Justicia, Domingo Emanuelli Hernández, destacó la importancia de procesar este tipo de delitos. “Los delitos económicos le dan un golpe mortal a nuestra isla, especialmente en este momento histórico. Las personas que se lucran e incumplen con su responsabilidad contributiva afectan a otros ciudadanos vulnerables que no cuentan con los recursos suficientes para tener una buena calidad de vida. Por ello, esta alianza investigativa entre el Departamento de Justicia y el Departamento de Hacienda cobra mayor importancia. Continuaremos combatiendo la evasión contributiva y procesando este tipo de casos de alto perfil, de personas de amplio poder adquisitivo que no pagan al fisco lo que por ley les corresponde, afectando los servicios del pueblo puertorriqueño”.

Bajo este patrón de incumplimiento, el creador de contenido como “Mi Primer Millón”, “Yo me hice en Puerto Rico” y “Compré $70,000.00 en zapatos y prendas en un día”, dejó de reportar al Departamento de Hacienda ingresos ascendentes a 5,487,101 dólares en su carácter como individuo, y en cuanto a la compañía de responsabilidad limitada, Jettrades LLC, la cantidad de 5,687,098 dólares.

“Incluyendo las multas y penalidades, el imputado adeuda al erario aproximadamente 4,526,216 dólares en su carácter individual y 3,094,349 dólares por su corporación, para un alrededor de 7.6 millones de dólares”, informó la fiscal Deborah Rodríguez Ortiz, quien lidera la investigación por parte del Ministerio Público, junto al agente del Departamento de Hacienda, Ricardo Cruz Candelario.

Además, surge de la pesquisa iniciada en el Área de Inteligencia de Fraude Contributivo de Hacienda, que Batista Agront posee dos vehículos lujosos a su nombre. Uno de los vehículos es una Mercedes Benz G550 del año 2021, con un valor de 239,884 dólares, y una guagua Lamborghini Urus del año 2020, con un valor de 349,599 dólares para un total de 589,483 dólares.

El imputado también tiene tres propiedades inmuebles rentadas en los municipios de Dorado, San Juan y Cayey.

“Recomiendo a las personas que no estén cumpliendo con sus obligaciones contributivas, que eviten caer en situaciones como esta, acogiéndose a nuestro Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria. El Departamento no referirá a Justicia para procesamiento criminal a contribuyentes que hayan incumplido con sus obligaciones fiscales, si hacen una divulgación voluntaria de los ingresos, partidas, transacciones, eventos, planillas, formas, certificaciones, informes o contribuciones no divulgados o debidamente presentados, que provocaron su incumplimiento con sus obligaciones fiscales”, añadió el secretario de Hacienda.

La vista preliminar fue señalada para el 28 de julio.

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Salud continúa campaña de vacunación contra el COVID-19

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Pruebas de cernimiento, educación y vacunación contra el virus SARS-Cov-2, son algunos de los esfuerzos que centrará el Departamento de Salud (DS) durante este fin de semana del viernes, 15 de julio al domingo, 17 de julio, enfocados en mantener una población protegida y mermar riesgos de hospitalización y gravedad a consecuencia del virus. 

“Estamos en pandemia y esto no ha acabado. Nuestro personal sigue identificando espacios para desarrollar acciones de prevención ante un virus que sigue en comunidad y brindarle a nuestra población los recursos y herramientas para evitar contagios y la propagación. Igualmente, los esfuerzos de educación son sumamente importantes para que la ciudadanía tome decisiones informadas basadas en datos clínicos y científicos. Estamos en todos lados con un mismo fin, protegerlos”, indicó Carlos Mellado López en comunicación escrita.  

Precisamente, bajo ese escenario, de cara al inicio de clases, enfermeros, inmunizadores y educadores del Programa de Vacunación estarán en San Patricio Plaza en Guaynabo de 12 del mediodía a 7 de la noche este viernes y sábado para acceder a la vacuna a toda persona mayor de cinco años. Ubicados en el antiguo local de la tienda Kress, el personal administra primera, segunda y dosis de refuerzo. 

Mellado López agregó, “queremos asegurar comunidades escolares altamente seguras, por eso el llamado a padres a vacunar a sus hijos y aquellos que no cuentan con su dosis de refuerzo ya sea el primer o segundo, hágalo, la vacuna nos brinda salud y ha quedado evidenciado”.

Mientras que el equipo de Epidemiología asistirá a las celebraciones de las fiestas patronales de varios municipios. Hoy jueves, estarán en Cidra; viernes en Arroyo; sábado en Morovis y el domingo en Hatillo y Rio Grande de 3:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m.  

El Secretario explicó que están dirigidos a la realización de pruebas para la detección del COVID-19, sino que también brindarán material educativo sobre VIH y Enfermedades Transmisibles, Viruela del Mono, COVID-19 y vacunación.

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Dominica named best Caribbean island by Travel + Leisure Magazine Loop Barbados

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Readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine have adjudged Dominica as the best island in the Caribbean.

Dominica received a score of 91 from readers who took part in the World’s Best Awards survey.

The report said Dominica “has an undiscovered quality that can be rare not only in the region, but the world over.”

“It’s a dream for hikers, snorkelers, and all kinds of adventurers, but the island also offers pockets of over-the-top luxury, including this year’s best resort hotel in the Caribbean — Secret Bay, tucked within the rain forest with tree-house-style villas, jaw-dropping nature views, and private plunge pools.”

Coming in at number two was St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), who received a score of 89.79. Travel + Leisure said its readers rated SVG for its “fantastic water excursions.”

Anguilla was a close third with a score of 89.43. The island was rated for its unspoilt beaches and clear turquoise waters.

The British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas dominated the competition with three entries on the list.

The BVI islands of Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, and Tortola were ninth, 16th and 23rd respectively.

The Bahamian islands of Exuma placed fourth, Harbour Island was 12th and Eleuthera was 24th on the list.

The top 25 islands according to Travel + Leisure readers are:

DominicaSt Vincent and the Grenadines AnguillaExuma, Bahamas St LuciaGrenada Turks and Caicos St Bart’sJost Van Dyke, British Virgin IslandsSt John, US Virgin IslandsArubaHarbour Island, BahamasCubaVieques, Puerto RicoNevisVirgin Gorda, British Virgin IslandsBermudaBonaire JamaicaCayman IslandsAntigua Barbados Tortola, British Virgin IslandsEleuthera, BahamasSt Maarten/St Martin

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Digicel completes sale of Pacific operations Loop Barbados

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Digicel Group Holdings Limited (Digicel) has announced the completion of the sale of Digicel Pacific Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, to a subsidiary of the Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corporation Limited, with funding from the Australian Government, through Export Finance Australia.

The transaction values Digicel Pacific at up to US$ 1.85 billion, inclusive of a three-year, US$ 250 million earn-out, equating to approximately 8.3 times DPL’s adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of approximately US$222 million in the year ended March 31, 2021.

A payment of US$ 1.6 billion, before deduction for customary working capital and other adjustments, is payable to DGHL upon closing of the transaction and Digicel expects to achieve the maximum earn-out payment of US$ 50 million in respect of the first earn-out period which is based on service revenue performance for the year ended March 31, 2022.

Digicel has also reported that the Independent State of Papua New Guinea has agreed to enter into a binding international arbitration process to resolve the disputed one-time PGK 350 million (approximately US$ 99.4 million) exit tax and to waive a further PGK 50 million (approximately US$ 14.2 million) sought in respect of non-payment of the tax to date.

As part of this process US$ 99.4 million has been placed in escrow on closing pending the outcome of the arbitration which will take place in Singapore.

Digicel Pacific operates in six markets in the South Pacific including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga and Nauru.

There will be no change to the Digicel brand in the six markets and the current management team will remain with and continue to lead the business delivering best-in-class telecommunications services to Digicel Pacific’s valued customers throughout the region.

Commenting, Denis O’Brien, Digicel Founder and Chairman said: “Having established our Pacific operations as a business start-up in 2005, we depart with enormous pride in a team that has made affordable best-in-class communications available to more than 10 million people across six of the most exciting economies in the region. I am deeply grateful to all our colleagues who contributed to this success and in particular, to our 1,700 staff in the Pacific who I know will continue to represent the Digicel brand with pride under new owners Telstra. We wish them every continued success for the future”.

Meanwhile, Oliver Coughlan, Group Chief Executive, said: “Until 2020 I was privileged to serve as CEO of our Digicel Pacific operations over many years and to work with exceptional people at this highly performing, high growth business. They retain our appreciation and friendship. Post this transaction, Digicel is well positioned to support continuing growth in our well-invested networks in our 25 markets in the Caribbean and Central America”.

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Affrontements entre gangs ? Cit? Soleil: la terreur atteint son comble

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Les affrontements entre gangs rivaux se poursuivent ? Cit? Soleil. Le pasteur Jean Enock Joseph, notable de la cit?, confie qu’une situation grave s’y d?veloppe sur le plan humanitaire. <>, a-t-il expliqu? durant sa participation ? l’?mission Panel Magik sur Magik9 le mardi 12 avril.

Des bless?s par balle se retrouvent coinc?s dans des zones de tirs. <>, s’est plaint M. Joseph.

Des personnes bless?es ont emprunt? la mer dans l’espoir de se faire soigner ailleurs. <>, s’est indign? le pasteur Joseph.

La violence est ? son comble ? Cit? Soleil. <>, a indiqu? Jean Enock Joseph, qui s’est questionn? sur les sources d’approvisionnement des bandits.

Cette fois-ci, a-t-il ajout?, la majorit? des personnes tu?es sont des hommes arm?s, mais il y a aussi des gens de la population civile qui ont ?t? victimes. Parmi eux, des spectateurs et des enfants. Dans un seul quartier plus de 40 personnes ont ?t? bless?es par balle.

Cette guerre a d?but? depuis la mort de Ginel Louis, alias Ti Ougan, qui contr?lait le quartier de Boston tu? par balle le vendredi 29 novembre 2021. De l’avis du pasteur Joseph, les gangs qui s’affrontent s’obstinent ? contr?ler de nouveaux territoires alors que les ?lus locaux et centraux se taisent. L’homme d’?glise se plaint que la commune soit livr?e ? elle-m?me sans la pr?sence d’autorit?s ?tatiques, notamment polici?res.

Le pasteur Joseph demande aux magistrats, aux responsables de commissions communales d’entreprendre des d?marches pour demander au pouvoir central: le chef du gouvernement Ariel Henry, le ministre de l’Int?rieur et des Collectivit?s territoriales, Liszt Quitel, le ministre de la Justice et de la S?curit? publique, Berto Dorc?, ainsi qu’au commandant en chef de la Police nationale d’Ha?ti (PNH), Frantz Elb?, de prendre des dispositions pour voler au secours des habitants de Cit? Soleil dans les quarante-huit heures qui viennent. Au cas o? leur demande se solderait par un ?chec, il les encourage ? d?missionner en bloc.

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Man shot on Broadway in Port of Spain

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A bottled-water vendor was shot shortly after 12 noon on Broadway near the corner with South Quay in Port of Spain on Thursday.

The young man lay bleeding on the ground for several minutes as a large crowd gathered with many using their cellphones to take photos and record videos of him.

Some people in the crowd berated police officers who arrived for not immediately taking away the shooting victim for treatment. After some more time passed, officers scooped up the man and placed him in a sitting position in a police jeep and then took him away for medical treatment.

“Don’t you die!” a middle-aged man cried out as the shot man was being placed in the jeep.

“This is what Trinidad has come to,” a young woman muttered as she and others spoke about the man being shot in broad daylight in public. Up to press time, there was no word on the victim’s identity and his condition. Investigations are continuing.

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