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A suspended police officer who allegedly killed a Jamaican woman after she rejected his advances, is to stand trial in Antigua and Barbuda in November of this year.

A report in the Antigua Observer newspaper said Kasroy Simon allegedly killed Nicoma McFarlane at her home in Freemans Village on February 7, 2019.

The lawman then arranged the scene to make it appear that the Jamaican woman had committed suicide.

However, weeks later, Simon was detained, and was subsequently charged after a post-mortem examination revealed that McFarlane had died as a result of strangulation and not suicide.

Simon is to stand trial before a judge and a nine-member jury beginning on November 21, 2022.

The report stated that Simon knew McFarlane before she came to Antigua in October 2018 to assist her mother who was preparing for a major surgery in February 2019.

The friendship between Simon and McFarlane deteriorated after she rejected his attempts to pursue a relationship with her. But the lawman reportedly refused to accept her rejection of his advances.

On February 7, 2019, at about 6:20 pm, McFarlane’s mother “returned home from work and found her daughter with her left wrist slit in two places,” the report said.

There was also a Clorox bottle on a table nearby the body, along with a razor.

McFarlane was rushed to hospital, but was pronounced dead.

A post-mortem report later revealed that she had been strangled.

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Ca s’accélère à l’Assemblée: la motion de censure de gauche contre le gouvernement Borne va être mise au vote lundi, sans espoir d’être adoptée, avant que les députés ne s’emparent d’un premier texte de loi, sur la situation sanitaire.

Discutée dans l’hémicycle à partir de 16H00, la motion de censure défendue par la coalition de gauche Nupes n’a quasiment aucune chance d’aboutir, faute de soutien des groupes RN et LR.

Mais la cheffe de file des députés LFI Mathilde Panot espère en faire une démonstration de “défiance” à l’égard d’Elisabeth Borne qui n’a pas de majorité absolue à l’Assemblée.

L’Insoumise reproche à la Première ministre de ne pas avoir sollicité de vote de confiance mercredi dernier lors de sa déclaration de politique générale, une “stratégie” du “sauve qui peut”.

– “Pschitt” –

“Vous allez chercher à censurer un gouvernement qui commence son travail”, dénonce Elisabeth Borne.

Le porte-parole du gouvernement Olivier Véran fustige une “motion de posture”. Selon le député LREM Karl Olive, la motion “va faire pschitt”, montrant que Jean-Luc Mélenchon, qu’il voit derrière cette initiative, a “la minorité absolue”.

Son collègue macroniste Sacha Houlié critique aussi une “perte” de temps, loin des préoccupations des Français.

LFI s’exprimera en premier lundi, avant l’intervention de la Première ministre puis des autres groupes pour un débat de 2H30.

La gauche pourrait à cette occasion se faire l’écho des révélations du Monde sur les liens privilégiés entre Emmanuel Macron lorsqu’il était ministre de l’Economie, et la société Uber. C’est “un pillage du pays”, pour Mme Panot.

Seuls les députés favorables à la motion participeront au vote. Pour faire tomber le gouvernement il faudrait une majorité absolue de 289 voix, impossible à atteindre pour les seuls Nupes (LFI, PS, écologistes, PCF).

Ils sont 151 au total mais le socialiste Dominique Potier n’a pas signé le texte. Pas sûr en outre que tous les signataires soient présents.

Marine Le Pen a redit dimanche que son groupe RN, en pleine quête de respectabilité, ne soutenait pas la motion: “La Nupes ne défend pas l’intérêt des Français, ce qu’ils veulent c’est faire sauter la République”.

L’examen du projet de loi “sécurité sanitaire” et ses “mesures de freinage” face au regain de Covid-19 a été repoussé en soirée.

Ce texte vise à proroger des dispositifs de collecte de données de santé (tests Covid, vaccination) et mettre en place un pass sanitaire aux frontières si la situation sanitaire l’exigeait.

Les députés ont unanimement réduit en commission les délais d’autorisation de ces mesures, jusqu’au 31 janvier plutôt que fin mars – une “co-construction” saluée par LR et la majorité.

– Pass outre-mer –

Mais les RN ou certains élus Nupes contestent l’ensemble du projet de loi et entendent faire le procès de la politique sanitaire menée.

A l’extrême droite, Julie Lechanteux avait réclamé en commission des “preuves” de l’efficacité du pass sanitaire et lancé que le “vaccin ne fonctionne pas” face aux nouveaux variants, s’attirant les foudres de la majorité.

Chez LFI, on dénonce des “manques coupables” sur la “gratuité” des tests ou les purificateurs d’air pour les écoles.

Les débats devraient s’animer à propos des Outre-mer. Le texte prévoit que le possible pass sanitaire aux frontières s’applique pour les trajets entre métropole et territoires ultramarins.

Plusieurs élus comme Davy Rimane (GDR, Guyane) ont regretté une “stigmatisation” des Outre-mer.

Conscient des tensions en outre-mer autour notamment de l’obligation vaccinale des soignants, le nouveau ministre de la Santé François Braun a promis de s’y rendre prochainement.

L’urgentiste va connaître son baptême du feu dans l’hémicycle, en pleine septième vague de Covid.

En parallèle, vont débuter en commission les échanges sur l’autre pièce maîtresse de l’été législatif, le projet de loi sur le pouvoir d’achat, avec des centaines d’amendements au menu.

Gouvernement et majorité assurent être prêts au “compromis”. Mais “ce ne sera pas le +n’importe quoi qu’il en coûte !+”, a averti Aurore Bergé, présidente des députés LREM.

Le ministre de l’Economie Bruno Le Maire s’est dit ouvert à de nouvelles mesures sur la défiscalisation des heures supplémentaires et l’indemnité carburant travailleurs.

Le projet de loi atterrira dans l’hémicycle à compter du 18 juillet.

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Devonte upsets in Caymanas Park feature event | Loop Jamaica

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Anthony Nunes, last year’s champion trainer, closed Sunday’s nine-race card at Caymanas Park with 17-1 upsetter, DEVONTE in the John Clifton Wright Memorial feature event.

However, Nunes’ rival, leading trainer Jason DaCosta, landed a three-timer to stay well clear in this year’s stakes race, teaming up with champion jockey Anthony Thomas to dominate the programme.

The DaCosta and Thomas combination opened the programme with 1-5 favourite, SHE’S MY DESTINY, before returning to strike with MIDNIGHT BLUE and IT’S A BOY.

Thomas, who started the afternoon on 47 winners, lost out to his main rival aboard CONUNDRUM in the fifth, going down to LONGIE LALA by a length and quarter.

However, Thomas jumped to 50 with back-to-back wins.

MIDNIGHT BLUE made all at five furlongs straight against non-winners of two races, whereas IT’S A BOY attacked at the top of the straight before going by rivals at odds of 7-2.

Nunes, who will need a miraculous improvement in stake earnings to overhaul DaCosta this season, came good with DEVONTE, surprising rivals in the closing event for three-year-old maidens.

The grey colt rallied in the stretch run with Tevin Foster to out-finish LAST BID, clocking 1:16.2 at six furlongs.

Racing continues at the weekend with back-to-back Saturday-Sunday meets.

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Antiguan cop to stand trial for allegedly strangling Jamaican woman | Loop Jamaica

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A suspended police officer who allegedly killed a Jamaican woman after she rejected his advances, is to stand trial in Antigua and Barbuda in November of this year.

A report in the Antigua Observer newspaper said Kasroy Simon allegedly killed Nicoma McFarlane at her home in Freemans Village on February 7, 2019.

The lawman then arranged the scene to make it appear that the Jamaican woman had committed suicide.

However, weeks later, Simon was detained, and was subsequently charged after a post-mortem examination revealed that McFarlane had died as a result of strangulation and not suicide.

Simon is to stand trial before a judge and a nine-member jury beginning on November 21, 2022.

The report stated that Simon knew McFarlane before she came to Antigua in October 2018 to assist her mother who was preparing for a major surgery in February 2019.

The friendship between Simon and McFarlane deteriorated after she rejected his attempts to pursue a relationship with her. But the lawman reportedly refused to accept her rejection of his advances.

On February 7, 2019, at about 6:20 pm, McFarlane’s mother “returned home from work and found her daughter with her left wrist slit in two places,” the report said.

There was also a Clorox bottle on a table nearby the body, along with a razor.

McFarlane was rushed to hospital, but was pronounced dead.

A post-mortem report later revealed that she had been strangled.

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Suriname als enige Zuid-Amerikaanse land vertegenwoordigd op World Games

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PARAMARIBO — Bij de World Games in het Amerikaanse Birmingham is Surinamse volgende week als enige Zuid-Amerikaanse land vertegenwoordigd. Vanuit

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Jamaican dancers to compete in South Africa in December | Loop Jamaica

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In December, dancer ‘Joel Immortal’ Tennant will head to Johannesburg, South Africa, with Flexx Cautiion to represent Jamaica at the 2022 Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final.

After battling head-to-head with 15 other dancers on July 6, at the Jamaica’s National 2022 Red Bull Dance Your Style Final, Tennant was crowned the national champion. Dancer Flexx Cautiion in the 2021 champion.

“It’s a dream come true. Truly. I practised for this, trained for this, put in work for this and to see it come true, it’s just the best feeling for me,” Tennant said.

He said he is ready to make an impact on the global stage in a few months.

“My drive, determination, and the willpower I have inside me are what took me through. A competition like this is taxing on your body and in the first few rounds, I felt it for sure, but that love from the crowd and seeing everyone rooting for me really pushed me and helped bring out my best.

“From here I’m just proud to be able to represent Jamaica, dancehall and my culture on the world stage with Flexx. I’m ready to make an impact. Like I said, it really is a dream come true,” Tennant said.

On Wednesday, dancers wowed the audience inside Di Lot on Constant Spring Road with their talent, versatility, style, and personality through multiple battle rounds – competing to music of all different genres, including hip hop, R&B, and dancehall, which was added as an official genre this year – with the end goal of securing the most audience votes.

Members of the audience indicated their preference for each dancer by holding up a red or blue sign, signalling which dancer they thought won each round.

A less animated Joel Immortal Tennant with his trophy

Tennant, 25, took things up a notch in the final battle, which included jumping from scaffolding, to top off an epic overall performance for the night and make him the clear winner.

Speaking with the 2021 national champion, Shemar ‘Flexx Cautiion’ Brown, he shared that winning the title affirmed and validated his belief in himself.

“It shows me that not only do I believe in myself but that there are people both here at home and outside Jamaica that really think I have what it takes. It’s been a great honour,” he said.

He is also looking forward to having another Jamaican dancer heading to the finals with him.

“As a small country, Jamaica has one of the biggest impacts on the world, so knowing that we’ll be going out there to represent Jamaica in another big way internationally feels great.

“As a Jamaican dancer, I still think the hard work we put in is not recognised and valued as highly as it could be. I don’t think they see the true work behind it. So to get a stage like this to show that my hard work can pay off and to have other dancers have the same opportunity is really a great feeling… that as a dancer, yes, we have purpose and can go out and be something great and show the world that we are something great,” Brown said.

The competition has become a platform for street dancers of all styles to showcase their skills. More than 60 dancers from 30 countries will vie for the world champion title in a one-on-one competition that brings different styles together to battle with unpredictable music, crowd-voting and outgoing dance personalities.

Twenty-seven dancers have already earned their spot from their respective country finals that took place in 2021. Many other countries will have their national finals this year ahead of the World Final.

The first Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final was held in Paris, France in 2019. Dutch dancer Shinshan bested 39 dancers to become the first-ever World Champion.

The showdown set for South Africa on December 10 will be the second staging of the World Final.

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EYEWITNESS: Reform …the Police Force?

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There’s talk once again about “reforming” the Police Force. Yep…again!! This has been going on so many times that the real question is: why the task’s never been completed?? Your Eyewitness has expatiated (ad nauseum!!) as to why there’s the NEED for reform. There are the colonials, who wanted to keep us as loyal Kikuyus, and Burnham, who wanted to keep us as loyal bowers and scrapers! They ensured the Police were trained to keep their knees on our necks. Well, on the necks of most of us!!

So where do we begin to count the ways why Police reform never got nowhere?? Let’s start with the Government in question that succeeded Burnham and his successor Hoyte – the PPP. Now, if there’s ANY Government that should’ve wanted – no, yearned! – to straighten the Police, it would be them. After all, hadn’t the Police hounded and harassed them for the (in)famous 28 years?? Well, Rodney and the WPA did draw the fire away from them between 1974 and 1980. But yet!!

So, what went down?? Some say Laurie Lewis, the Head of Police they inherited, might’ve had “files” on them. But your Eyewitness don’t buy that! While there had to’ve been some amount of peccadilloes committed, they couldn’t have amounted to much. Jagan was Mr Clean, and he’d showed that if any of his underlings stepped off the straight and narrow, he made sure they took the rap.

Others say they might’ve been afraid they were going to be overthrown by the Police, which the 1992 elections showed 92% of them supported the PNC. Yes…dear reader – they used to announce how the Disciplined Forces voted!! But let’s get serious, shall we?? Have you EVER heard of a Police Force overthrowing a GOVERNMENT?? A hot-dog stand, maybe – but NOT a Government!! Police are trained to think very LOCAL level – like hustling motorists for a fried rice – but not hustling a head of state out of office!!

Your Eyewitness believes there’s a much simpler answer. Jagan never liked firing people: Hoyte had been ordered by the IMF to slim down the bloated Civil Service, and had started to do so. But Jagan refused to continue the axing. Not that he got any credit for that…but that was him and his “working class”!! His successors – Janet and Jagdeo – however, might’ve been more hard-nosed – but they were confronted immediately by a rampaging PNC under Desmond Hoyte’s “slow-fyaah; mo fyaal” strategy!! They desperately needed the Police to keep the peace by any means necessary, and they weren’t about to poke no ants’ nest!!

Then, after the Police came under fire and suffered the most losses EVER in their 163 years’ history, a shakeup became harder.

But how about now??

…the PNC

After democracy was restored in 1992, the PNC riggers were given the bum’s rush as their “Committee to RE-Elect the President” (CREEP) failed to gain traction, they faced a dilemma. NO…not how to explain how they actually went to the polls backed by CREEPs!! Nah…but how to tell ANYBODY they were supporting DEMOCRACY!!? After all, nobody heard any booming voice from the heavens to suppose there was a Damascene Conversion!!

Well, Hoyte set the ball rolling with the PNC-Reform (PNC/R) in 2001 by imitating the PPP’s “CIVIC” with a welter of new, fresh faces. Didn’t work, and he passed on. Corbin then had the bright idea of creating the PNC/Reform/One Guyana. But the acronym came out PNC-R1G!!! Couldn’t live it down at the 2006 elections. By 2011, they linked up with 4 paper “parties”, dumped their name, and called themselves APNU – and did better!!

For 2015, they hitched up with the AFC as APNU/AFC and took Government!! Then Granger had APNU try to RIG!!

Back to square one, Aubrey!!

…the AFC

WE all know you can’t cash the same cheque twice, don’t we?? So what is Ramjattan gonna be doing with the AFC now that he’s announced they’ll be going solo come 2023??

Claim he was possessed after 2015??

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Bangladesh get first win on tour, beat West Indies n ODI opener | Loop Jamaica

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West Indies’ Akeal Hosain (left) appeals successfully for the wicket of Bangladesh’s Litton Das during the first One-Day International at Providence in Guyana on Sunday, July 10, 2022. (PHOTO: Cricket West Indies).

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Bangladesh scored their first win on the tour of West Indies with a six-wicket victory Sunday in the first One-Day International (ODI).

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl in a match reduced to 41 overs per innings because of a wet outfield.

The West Indies struggled to get going and posted an unchallenging 149 for nine, with No. 3 Shamarh Brooks leading the scoring with a 66-ball 33.

Tailenders Anderson Phillip (21 not out) and Jayden Seales (16 not out) refused to give up the final wicket, adding 39 runs. Phillip hit his team’s only six of the innings at Providence.

Shoriful Islam took four for 34 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz three for 36 and were the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers.

Bangladesh reached the target with 55 balls to spare, scoring 151 for four in 31.5 overs. Mahmudullah top scored with an unbeaten 41 off 69 deliveries, and Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a 46-ball 37.

Spinner Gudakesh Motie was economical with a return of one for 18 from nine overs.

The second ODI in the three-match series is on Wednesday at the same venue.

West Indies won both tests and the Twenty20 series 2-0.

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Paul captures men’s sprint, keirin gold at Nations Cup

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TRINIDAD AND Tobago’s Nicholas Paul capped off a successful return to the competitive circuit when he defeated reigning Olympic, World and European champion Harrie Lavreysen to win the men’s sprint gold at the Tissot International Cycling Union Track Nations Cup in Cali, Colombia on Sunday.

Paul showed grit and tactical awareness in his two rides against the Dutchman by smartly executing early breaks and using his strength to maintain a timely advantage.

In the first gold medal ride, Paul toyed with Lavreysen but rapidly increased his speed with two laps to go. He victoriously rallied to the end and adopted a similar approach in the second race.

Lavreysen though, did well to catch up to Paul in the second race and almost had him on the line but the photo finish easily separated the pair.

Claiming bronze was fellow Dutchman Jeffrey Hoogland, who bettered crowd favourite, Colombia’s Fontalvo Ortega in straight rides.

This was Paul’s second gold medal of the competition, after he pedalled into winner’s row in the men’s keirin on Saturday.

In the men’s sprint semi-final round, Paul also made light work of Hoogland by disposing of him in consecutive rides. He returned a similar performance against China’s Yu Zhou in heat two of the quarter-final.

Prior to that, Paul trumped Kiwi cyclist Sam Dakin in the 1/8 finals but compatriot Kwesi Browne went down to Lavreysen’s powerful performance.

And in the opening qualification round, Paul, who holds the world record (9.1 seconds) in this event, qualified second fastest of the 20 advancing riders. He clocked 9.503s while Lavreysen topped the field with a 9.461s clocking.

Browne’s time was 16th fastest and he was forced to contest the 1/16 finals against Canadian James Hedgecock, which he won.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Nicholas Paul (right) gets the better of Netherlands’ Harrie Lavreysen to win the men’s sprint, at the Tissot International Cycling Union Track Nations Cup in Cali, Colombia on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY UCI TRACK CYCLING. –

Paul’s keirin win on Saturday saw him clock 9.911 seconds in the final to stave off silver medallist Jai Angsuthasawit of Thailand and bronze receiver Sam Dakin of New Zealand.

In the first round, Paul topped heat five with a 9.774s clocking and automatically advanced to the second stage.

Browne contested heat three but placed second behind Colombian Kevin Quintero. He was made to contest the repechage in a final attempt to secure second round qualification.

There, Browne placed second in heat three and did not advance. Only repechage winners earned spots in the next round.

Paul however, won heat two (10.079s) of round two and booked a spot in the gold medal ride, which he won convincingly.

Additionally, TT endurance rider Akil Campbell also captured gold in the men’s elimination race on Saturday. Up to press time on Sunday, he was still competing in the final round of men’s omnium – points race.

However, his overall tally after three of the four omnium events will not see him finish among the medals in this event.

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