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Tributes pour in on the passing of Veteran Radio Broadcaster Maxian Harry

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The content originally appeared on: NBC SVG

Tributes are continuing to pour in on the passing of Veteran Radio Broadcaster, Maxian Harry.

Mr. Harry also known as the Maximizer, died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital yesterday at the age of 70.

General Manager at the National Broadcasting Corporation, Dionne John says Mr. Harry made a significant contribution to the Corporation.

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General Manager at the National Broadcasting Corporation, Dionne John.

Meanwhile … Media Colleague, Theresa Daniel says Maxian was a well rounded broadcaster.

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Minister of Health and Media Colleague, St. Clair Prince is saddened with the passing of Maxian Harry who he says was a very close friend.

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And … Radio Announcer, Cassius Cruickshank says he had the pleasure of working with Maxian for several years.

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Persons took to social media to express condolences to Maxian’s Family and Friends, and described him as a great broadcaster.

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Décès de Simone Boislaville : une figure de notre culture s’en est allée

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

Simone Boislaville s’est éteinte à l’âge de 101 ans. Durant près d’un demi-siècle, l’épouse de Loulou Boislaville aura mené de front son métier à l’hôpital et la scène culturelle. 

Simone Boislaville s’en est allée entourée des siens mercredi 13 juillet, dans sa maison à l’Ermitage à Fort-de-France. Elle avait fêté ses 101 ans, le 19 février 2022. Simone a beaucoup œuvré aux côtés de son époux, au sein du Grand ballet folklorique de Martinique, dont il était le créateur. 

Nous avions fait son prtrait en 2010, dans le cadre de notre rubrique “Grand Témoin”. En dépit des années, Simone a su conserver son âme de jeune fille. La même qu’elle avait sans doute il y a plus de 60 ans quand, jeune infirmière, elle rencontra ce charmant malade que tout le monde appelait déjà Loulou. ” Louis Lucien ” précisera-t-elle, avant d’ajouter lors de notre entretien à l’époque ” celui-là, il m’a tué! “. Morte de rire, car très rapidement il va entraîner notre Simone dans son tourbillon de bonne humeur, d’entrain, de danses et de folklore qui lui fera tourner la tête toute la vie. Avec cette rencontre, commencera le manège enchanté de l’aventure Loulou Boislaville, ” du temps où la vie était belle ” , où les préoccupations s’arrêtaient à la couleur du foulard sur l’épaule, ou encore du choix dramatique entre le collier chou, le grain d’or ou la chaîne forçat… ” Mais j’oublie tellement de choses ” de cette époque qu’elle qualifie pourtant ” d’inoubliable ” .

Simone et Loulou Boislaville

– Fernand Bibas

Une véritable chorégraphie

Oublier l’inoubliable. Mais conserver encore dans le regard, et au fond des yeux le souvenir bien vivant des facéties et des moments toujours joyeux aux côtés de son Loulou, qui trône sur tous les murs de la maison, c’est là le secret de Man Boislaville. Même ses funérailles grandioses, à l’instar d’une parade carnavalesque, lui reviennent avec bonheur, car ” on n’avait jamais vu cela, un dimanche après-midi sur le boulevard à Fort-de-France! ” .

Vivant, même disparu, puisque faire le portrait Simone c’est aussi faire celui de son époux en filigrane. Ses frêles épaules ont-elles été assez solides pour supporter le poids de la personnalité de l’homme Boislaville ? Dans la famille on ne connaissait que lui, en dépit de la carrière éclair de sa Zaza, mais surtout après l’effacement de Dely leur fils, qui sous la douce pression de Simone, a choisi dès la fin des années 1970, d’être postier en métropole, aux antipodes de la vie de son père superstar.

Peu de personnes en effet ont connu le rôle de pièce maîtresse que Simone Boislaville a pu jouer auprès du Grand ballet, alors que durant des décennies elle a effectué une véritable chorégraphie entre l’univers aseptisé de son hôpital et son rôle chatoyant de danseuse experte en biguine. Elle a assuré ces deux ” djob ” avec un bonheur sans pareil, pour bien mériter aujourd’hui de se reposer, quasi recluse dans sa maison, dont elle apprécie le voisinage silencieux et serein des tombes du cimetière du Trabeau. Sous les regards de Loulou, et en présence presque exclusive de Dieu, Simone a su conserver l’étincelle des jours heureux qui illuminait autrefois son regard, assurée qu’ils se retrouveront en paradis, tout aussi ” improbablement ” qu’une jeune fille de Sainte-Anne avait pu rencontrer un jeune homme du Prêcheur dans les années d’après-guerre…

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Join Cayman Connect’s Cook Club’s event on July 27 Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

Cayman Connection continues to provide ways for individuals connected to the Cayman Islands to remain connected. The upcoming virtual Cook Club meeting on July 27 is just one example of the efforts that Cayman Connection is making.

The July meeting via Microsoft Teams will focus on making plans for Cayman Day 2022 and for virtual cooking demonstrations. Cayman Connection says that no cooking experience is necessary and interested parties are invited to contribute personal or sourced recipes and to lead cook-a-longs.

Through the Cook Club, Cayman Connection also hopes to preserve treasured Caymanian recipes by sharing instructional videos featuring Caymanian cooks/chefs, providing information on Cayman district specialties as well as the history of ingredients and dishes, arranging competitions focusing on Caymanian cuisines and creating a library of traditional Caymanian dishes and beverages enjoyed by members.

Persons interested in joining Cayman Connection’s virtual Cook Club may send an email to hello@caymanconnection.org and may register for the upcoming event using the below link: https://caymanconnection.org/2022/06/17/cook-club-july-2022/

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ZIZ Evening News – July 13, 2022

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The content originally appeared on: ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation

ZIZ Evening News presented every day at 7 PM. The Evening News is streamed live on YouTube and Facebook @ZIZOnline, ZIZOnline.com and aired live on ZIZ Television.

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Weather Update for Thursday, 14th July 2022

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The content originally appeared on: ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation

Present Weather: Cloudy skies with light showers

Winds: A moderate breeze of 15mph from the Northeast

Temperature: 25°C / 76°F                      Humidity: 94%

Sea Level Pressure: 1017.0mbs or 30.03″

Sunset: Today, 6:49 pm                              Sunrise: Tomorrow, 5:45 am

Weather Forecast Valid until 8 am Tomorrow

Winds: East where speeds will range from 12 to 20 mph with possible gusts to as high as 31 mph mainly in elevated areas and over open waters.

Seas: 1.2 to 1.8 metres or 4 to 6 feet. today and increasing to 2.1 metres or 7 feet tonight. A small craft caution is currently in effect but will be upgraded to an advisory tonight.

Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis

Weather today: Mostly cloudy with showers with the chance of showers decreasing to 40 percent or moderate late this afternoon.

Weather tonight: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent or a moderate chance of showers.

Eastern Caribbean Forecast: A tropical wave is making its way across the Eastern Caribbean and will generate unsettled conditions as it passes. Cloudy spells with periodic showers are expected for most of the area with Trinidad and Tobago, The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico being on the less receiving side. However, due to daytime heating activity thundershowers could develop over Puerto Rico. Meanwhile a moderate to fresh wind flow will keep the open waters exposed to the Atlantic Ocean at an elevated level. 

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Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre now has a full time cardiologist

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The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room
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Cabinet Notes:

The Cabinet was informed that the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) now has a full time cardiologist.

That professional joins a full-time ophthalmologist, who has served the Medical Center for more than a year.

Six kidney transplants have been undertaken thus far in Antigua, and more kidney transplants are likely to take place.

Transplants are cheaper than dialysis but identifying suitable donors has proven to be a challenge.

A cardiology unit will be placed where the dialysis unit now occupies, and the Renal Unit will be moved to the refurbished Edward Ward at the Old Holberton Hospital.

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“Absolutely no need to go through any middleman” – Ali to investors

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana
President Dr Irfaan Ali speaking to reporters

President Dr Irfaan Ali has cautioned investors coming to do business in Guyana that there is no need for them to engage middlemen and lobbyists in setting up operations here, declaring that they could be held accountable if caught in any illegal act.

The Head of State made this remark in light of allegations made during a broadcast done by the US-based VICE News. In an extended video published last week, a VICE News Journalist went undercover and spoke with several persons from within the Chinese community here and they discussed “working the system”.

According to the Journalist, middlemen are allegedly paid money to get projects or other business done.

But President Ali told reporters on the sidelines of an event Wednesday evening that there was no need for investors to be getting involved with middlemen.

“This economy is going to expand. There are going to be more and more carpetbaggers coming in here; more persons claiming to be much more than they are. I am saying this very clearly to the public and to the investors, there is absolutely no need to go through any middleman; there is absolutely no need to engage any lobbyists, and there is absolutely no need for anyone coming to you [with shortcuts in setting up business in Guyana],” the Head of State contended.

He went on to point out that his Government would be going after those who continue to use middlemen to get things done illegally.

“We will have to deal with this situation because if you engage middlemen and lobbyists who want to claim that they have more than what they have, then you are also accountable and liable. Because it means that you are prepared to engage in something illegal. So, I’m warning [investors],” the Guyanese Leader noted.

According to President Ali, he has already instructed Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, to look at ways to further strengthen Guyana’s laws to clamp down on those middlemen as well as those who engage them.

Only last weekend, state-owned China Railway First Group Co Ltd (CRFG), the firm that won the contract to revive the highly-touted 165-megawatt Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), denied corruption allegations made by VICE News.

In addition to shining the spotlight on the Amaila Falls Project – a flagship initiative of the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic regime – the Journalist mentioned being shown a contract between embattled Chinese businessman Su Zhirong and China Railway for a major road project. CRFG had won the contract for “East Coast Demerara Public Road Widening and Improvement Project – Better Hope to Belfield Village” back in 2014.

But according to China Railway, in a statement over the weekend, the news piece is “misleading the public… on the groundless fabrication of so-called factors in an attempt to defame Chinese enterprises here in Guyana”.

The State-run Chinese construction firm solemnly stated that it has never signed any agreement with Su, nor has it conducted any actions that were shown in the footage.“Since its presence in Guyana from 2008, CRFG strictly abides by the laws and regulations of Guyana in conducting its business operations in the country. We express strong indignation on the behaviours that VICE News and Su Zhirong deliberately fabricated stories and spread such untruthful information on the Internet to mislead the public and damage the reputation of our company. We strongly condemn such behaviours of defaming Chinese enterprises,” the company said in the statement.

Already, the Ali-led Administration has criticised the news agency for attempts to paint top Government officials and the country at large as corrupt, specifically accepting bribes from Chinese investors, following the release of parts of the broadcast prior.

Moreover, in addition to the bribery scheme, the broadcast also claimed an alleged elaborate money-laundering scheme within the local Chinese community. On Monday, President Ali told reporters that the “self-confession” in the docu-series warranted a probe by local security forces.

Following on this remark on Wednesday evening, the Head of State explained that he could not instruct any of the security forces to conduct such an investigation, but noted that the onus was on them to look into it.

“I support any investigation into that person [who made the confession]… There is a self-confession where somebody said they are involved in something illegal and any security force or Police force would want to investigate that, but don’t ask me to direct anyone. I am a President that would never get involved in directing anyone. Everyone can rest assured that this President is going to work within the constructs and constraints of the Constitution of the Republic of Guyana,” President Ali posited.

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Chastanet Says Saint Lucia Economy Collapsing Under Pierre – St. Lucia Times News

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The content originally appeared on: St. Lucia Times News

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Rejecting an offer to present solutions to the government as Saint Lucia faces  unprecedented economic challenges, opposition leader Allen Chastanet has declared that the national economy is starting to collapse under Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre.

Chastanet made the comments Wednesday during the HTS Evening News.

He said he had zero confidence in Pierre’s offer to solve the problems.

“He has a problem with tourism. He has a problem with agriculture. He has a problem with manufacturing. In fact, the entire economy is starting to collapse under him, and he has no solutions,” Chastanet declared.

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The former Prime Minister recalled that he had made recommendations to Pierre before.

But he said the Prime Minister ridiculed the suggestions.

“We gave him a six-point plan. He laughed at it. He said it was a joke, so the fact is that this Prime Minister has shown no willingness to work with the opposition,” Chastanet told HTS Evening News.

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre had invited all stakeholders, including the opposition, to provide solutions as Saint Lucia faces unprecedented challenges.

Citing climate change and the war in Ukraine, the Finance Minister has said there has never been a time, not even at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, that being in government has been ‘so tough’.

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“Poliamor filiatorio”: la Justicia argentina reconoce que un bebé tenga dos padres y una madre que se conocieron en una web para tener hijos

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

Fernando y Juan (nombres ficticios) deseaban ser padres, pero descartaron la idea de una gestación subrogada o adoptar y, aconsejados por su terapeuta, decidieron buscar una mujer que también quisiese ser madre. 

La pareja, que vive en Argentina, encontró a la persona que buscaba en una página de “coparentalidad para hacer un bebé”, tal y como promociona el propio portal, que cuenta con más de 45.000 suscriptores y que conecta a las personas que buscan tener hijos. 

Tras conocerse y después de muchas conversaciones, la mujer se sometió a una técnica de fertilización asistida, uniendo el gameto de uno de los hombres con uno de ella. El bebé nació en junio y este miércoles la Justicia reconoció que el recién nacido tenga una familia pluriparental.

La jueza Myriam Cataldi, del Juzgado Nacional en lo Civil y Comercial Nº 7 de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, destacó “el derecho a la no discriminación con motivo o razón de la triple filiación o poliamor registral filiatorio”.

”El concepto jurídico del interés superior del niño es indeterminado”.”El niño no estaría en este mundo de no haberse recurrido a las TRHA por estas tres personas adultas que desearon fervientemente su existencia; tanto lo quisieron, que no pudiendo hacerlo por otro método”

— Maxi Hairabedian (@MaxiHairabedian) July 11, 2022

En su fallo, Cataldi detalló que los tres entablaron muchas conversaciones sobre la manera de crianza, el funcionamiento de la familia y cuestiones que eran importantes para cada uno.

“Estas íntimas conversaciones favorecieron la conformación de un entramado familiar sólido, puesto que compartían los mismos valores, estilos de crianza y, fundamentalmente, plan de vida”, afirmó. 

También hizo hincapié en que los tres estuvieron de acuerdo en formar una familia con una mamá y dos papás. “Un proyecto familiar donde el hijo o hija crecería en dos hogares distintos, con mucho amor de familia y amigos y amigas de sostén para el nuevo integrante”, apostilla.

La magistrada declaró así inconstitucional parte del artículo 558 del nuevo Código Civil y Comercial, en vigencia desde el 2015, que especifica que “ninguna persona puede tener más de dos vínculos filiales, cualquiera sea la naturaleza de la filiación”. A su juicio, este extremo quebranta los derechos de la Constitución y los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos.

“La realidad demuestra cotidianamente que no en toda familia existe una figura materna o una paterna, sin que ello obste a que esta pueda brindar el bienestar necesario para el desarrollo de niños y niñas”, justificó.

Único obstáculo 

Tras la sentencia, se emitió la partida de nacimiento del bebé, que tendrá los tres apellidos de los padres, y cuyos documentos de identidad, DNI y pasaporte, ya están en trámite. 

La fiscal Mónica Susana Mauri y el Defensor de Menores, Marcelo Gustavo Jalil, se opusieron a esta triple filiación, pero la inscripción ya había sido admitida. Sin embargo, no se descarta que el caso llegue al Tribunal Supremo. 

Andrés Gil Domínguez, abogado que representa a los padres y a la madre, explicó al canal de noticias Telenueve, que “el único obstáculo que se encontraron [los padres y la madre] fue el dictamen de la fiscal y del defensor de menores que apelarán el fallo, y que desconocen plenamente cómo funciona el modelo constitucional argentino tras la reforma del código”.

El abogado detalló que hay 21 casos en Argentina. “Hubo dos que se resolvieron por vía administrativa antes de la reforma del código civil y comercial y los otros se han resuelto por vía judicial”, apuntó. 

Domínguez hizo hincapié en que la particularidad de este caso es que desde “el momento cero los dos padres y la madre construyeron este proyecto de familia pluriparental basándose en un vínculo socioafectivo”. 

Noticia original RT en Español

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Senadores contemplan buscar que dinero para aliviar factura de luz no salga del Fondo del Seguro del Estado

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

El senador por el Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Juan Zaragoza, informó que la Legislatura está contemplando enmendar la medida que busca aliviar el costo de la factura de la luz para que los fondos no vengan de la Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado (CFSE). 

Según Juan Zaragoza, los legisladores tienen como meta que ese dinero provenga del Plan de Rescate Americano (ARPA). “Estamos contemplando la posibilidad de someterle enmiendas (a la medida) para que el ‘funding’ de ese alivio sea a través de fondos federales y no sea sacrificando al Fondo del Seguro del Estado”, expresó Zaragoza. 

El Proyecto del Senado 931 que es la razón para las vistas públicas pretende asignarle a la AEE unos 220.5 millones de dólares provenientes de sobrantes de la CFSE, lo que representa el único proyecto que el gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia asignó para convocar la Sesión Extraordinaria.   

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