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Mélina Le Tumelin Miss goyave 2022 au centre, à gauche de la photo Tessa Ramsamy 1ère dauphine et Océane Sinnan 2ème Dauphine à droite.
Après deux ans d’absence dus à la pandémie de Covid 19, l’élection de Miss Goyave a fait son grand retour samedi soir à la Salle Teddy Riner.
La ville administrée par Ferdy Louisy connait enfin le visage de sa toute nouvelle ambassadrice. C’est au terme d’une manifestation parfaitement orchestrée, organisée par le comité Miss Goyave et Passion Évent, que les noms de la miss et de ses dauphines ont été dévoilés au public. Âgée de 17 ans mesurant 1m 75, Mélina Le Tumelin est la nouvelle Miss Goyave 2022. La jeune lauréate a remporté les suffrages du jury présidé par Doudou Diez, séduisant à la fois ce dernier et le public. Mélina Le Tumelin remporte aussi plusieurs écharpes : le prix du public, le prix de la beauté plastique ainsi que le prix de l’élégance. Sa première Dauphine, Tessa Ramsamy 17 ans, raffle quant à elle les prix de l’amitié et du costume créole. Océane Sinnan, 17 ans, qui émettait le vœu de « participer à une belle aventure pour vaincre sa timidité » a totalement rempli ses objectifs et endosse l’écharpe de seconde Dauphine. À souligner les prestations des artistes Méthi’S et T.Stone ainsi que celles de la troupe Améthys du Gosier. Placée sous le thème de “jardin créole enjeux sur l’environnement et la santé”, parrainée par Yvon Joseph expert dans l’arboriculture en pots, l’élection donne le coup d’envoi des réjouissances de la fête patronale prévue pour durer jusqu’au 9 août prochain.
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According to CCMI, globally, coral reefs face increased threats from climate change and human development, including widespread prevalence of diseases such as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Caribbean. While Little Cayman’s reefs are subject to the same global pressures that reefs elsewhere face, CCMI’s latest surveys indicate that local protections buffer the impact of those threats and Little Cayman’s fish populations have shown significant signs of recovery. The 2021 surveys also conclude that coral reefs remain vulnerable, evidenced by decreasing coral recruitment and reduction in coral size (CCMI has just published their results from their 2021 Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) surveys, which the research team at CCMI have conducted annually since 1999).
Notwithstanding the challenges, CCMI says that Little Cayman’s coral reefs continue to show resilience, especially within the marine protected areas (MPAs), proving the importance of local protection laws.
The positive results from CCMI’s surveys indicate increases for overall fish density, biomass, and species richness following 2016, an apparent ripple effect of the enhanced local protections aimed at Nassau grouper population recovery. This means that we are seeing more fish, larger fish, and a greater diversity of species than in previous years. Major increases in 2020 and 2021 could be further influenced by COVID-19 and reduced overall activity on the reef.
CCMI’s survey data also shows that while fish biomass (total weight of the fish population) fluctuates from year to year, there is significantly higher biomass inside Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) throughout those fluctuations. This suggests that while areas inside and outside the MPAs are impacted by environmental change, this impact is buffered inside the MPAs, allowing more fish and larger fish to thrive. In 2021, fish biomass was 40 per cent higher inside of the MPAs than outside.
For many years, CCMI researchers observed a decline in grouper density (quantity of fish), despite no-take zones at Nassau grouper spawning aggregation sites in season from 2003, until the Cayman Islands enacted greater protections in 2016 aimed at recovery of the population. Local protections include a seasonal blanket closure on Nassau grouper fishing, bag limits, gear restrictions, and size limits. The effects of these protections have been reflected in the 2021 CCMI surveys, as the grouper population density (all grouper species) continues to rebound.
Parrotfish density has increased by 47 per cent from 1999 to 2021, which is also a positive indicator for reef health as they are key herbivores that feed on algae, which competes for space on the reef with coral. The effects are reflected in the overall health state of the reefs as 90 per cent of surveyed reefs were classified as in a “good” (40 per cent), “good+” (40 per cent), or “very good”(10 per cent) state based upon coral cover. This is an encouraging indicator, as fewer sites were classed as “fair” than in recent years, and no sites were classed as “poor”.
However, while coral cover remains relatively high, aided by recovering fish populations, CCMI’s 2021 survey data also demonstrates the vulnerability of corals to increasing threats of climate change and disease, for as they are slow-growing and unable to move (as many fish may do to seek refuge from stress events), they are not able to rebound or respond to stress events as quickly.
There has been a shift in the species of coral that dominate the reefs of Little Cayman from larger, boulder coral species to smaller, faster-growing species. This shift away from boulder coral species is reflective of a trend seen throughout the Caribbean region. The 2021 surveys also recorded a 60 per cent decrease in the size of corals surveyed, reflective of the shift in coral species. The shift from larger species to smaller species has an impact on the overall function of the coral reefs as the larger boulder species build up the massive reef structure that is so necessary and which provides the critical wave break that protects coastlines in Little Cayman from storms, which are becoming increasingly powerful as an effect of climate change.
The vulnerability of coral species on the reefs is compounded by the 2021 survey data that shows new coral recruits, or baby corals, have declined by 83 per cent from 2006 to 2021. Within that, researchers also see that of the species of recruits recorded, there are almost no Orbicella spp recruits and no Montastrea spp recruits after 2017, both of which are important boulder corals. If the local adult population experiences a mortality event, such as bleaching or disease, low recruitment means that the coral reefs are unlikely to recover quickly.
Local protections and low human impact have undoubtedly shielded Little Cayman from the extremity of global pressures that are heavily impacting reefs around the globe; however, changes are still occurring that put the reefs increasingly at risk. Understanding how low coral recruitment and the decreasing coral size can be mitigated is crucial for coral reef ecosystem management. The resilience of the coral cover and fish populations is a good news story that can largely be attributed to the success of the MPAs and specific species protections in the Cayman Islands.
CCMI’s surveys of Little Cayman’s reefs indicate that with appropriate management policies, coral reefs may be able to recover and display resilience to compounding pressures from regional and global threats. Investigating mechanisms of coral resiliency is crucial to understanding how corals may survive in the changing climate and future threats.
For more information about CCMI, upcoming events, and how to help protect Cayman’s reefs, visit www.reefresearch.org.
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Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), in conjunction with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, hosted its Inaugural Awards Ceremony after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in August 2021. Certificates were presented to the Forty-six graduates who had successfully completed their programmes.
Addressing the graduates during the ceremony, H.E., The Governor Martyn Roper, said:
This is an inspiring programme and I want to congratulate the organisers. To the graduates, it is admirable that every one of you has been able and willing to take on this opportunity to turn your lives around, by developing your skill set. I hope some of you may use these skills to pursue opportunities for entrepreneurship, which is a major focus of this educational programme.
Above all, I hope that, by taking part in this programme, you will be able to develop your self-confidence and support your overall wellbeing while in custody. I also want to pay tribute to our HMCIPS officers on your success in completing your management course.
The partnership between the HMCIPS and the UWI Open Campus is aimed to modernise and extend the portfolio of educational and skills training programmes available to HMCIPS officers and inmates. This agreement was both ground-breaking and pioneering for the region and reflects the Cayman Islands’ role as a regional leader in rehabilitation services amongst the overseas territories.
This partnership aligns with the Ministry of Home Affairs’ overall strategic and national priorities, which include strengthening public safety and promoting resiliency. A key aspect of this is prioritising rehabilitative services for inmates in our custody.
Minister of Home Affairs, Sabrina Turner, explained.
Innovative and impactful programmes like this are important as they support the Government’s broad policy commitments to improve education, promote lifelong learning and greater economic mobility, as well as provide solutions to improve the well-being of people and help them to achieve their full potential. I salute you, graduates, on a job well done. You embody the benefits that innovation, education and partnership represent to our community. As Home Affairs continues the investment in rehabilitating offenders, we implore both government and private entities to partner with us in providing employment, as well as other opportunities, for people who are embracing positive change. Rehabilitation is about reducing crime, and everyone has a part to play.
Minister Turner added.
Of the 37 inmates graduating, eight were females, from Fairbanks prison, and 29 males from Northward prison. Certificates range from Introduction to Computers, and Small Business Management to basic English language courses, with some inmates receiving more than one.
Out of this year’s cohort, inmates have applied for acceptance into the UWI Open Campus’s Associate Degree and Bachelor of Science programmes, and other inmates are being encouraged to pursue bridging courses to expand their educational capabilities to enable matriculation into degree programmes.
“By providing inmates with opportunities to develop and build skills, increases the likelihood of them gaining employment and thereby allow for a smoother transition as they reintegrate into the community,” noted Acting Director of HMCIPS Daniel Greaves.
“A dual purpose of this initiative is to build the institutional capacity of HMCIPS by sharing a range of UWI programmes, instructional resources, and professional development support with Prison Officers”, Mr Greaves continued.
This year saw nine HMCIPS officers receive certificates in Supervisory Management. These included Officer Austin Williams, Officer Oscar Owen, Officer Marlon Watson, Supervisor Derron Watson, Officer Cesar Tilo, Supervisor, Dr Dwight Simms, Supervisor Steve Miller and Adult Education Facilitator, Ms Tamar Barclay.
Speaking to the MOU between HMCIPS and the UWI Open Campus programme, Dr Beverley Shirley expressed on behalf of the UWI Open Campus.
Dr Shirley said:
Heartfelt gratitude to the Government for their continued investment in the academic and professional growth and development of the Caymanian people, and their overwhelming confidence in us, without their support, this would not have been possible.
As part of its strategic objectives this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs and HMCIPS are committed to the continuing development and professionalisation of the prison system. Notably, HMCIPS Prison officers will have opportunities to gain tools and strengthen skills where needed in support of the Cayman Islands Government’s vision for a “World Class” Civil Service.
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President of HMCIPS Football Club Junior Allen and Principal of the Theoline L. McCoy Primary School Kimberly Watler present prizes to two students who participated in the fun day activities
Children from the Theoline L. McCoy Primary School in Bodden Town were delighted with festivities at an end of year fun-day, hosted by the Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service Football Club and Welfare Committee on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Giving the reason behind the fun day, president of the HMCIPS Football Club Junior Allan said:
In 2020 we adopted the Theoline L. McCoy Primary School, which has meant that throughout the year we sponsor or support various activities such as fun-days, Father’s Day initiatives, snack drives, and various beautification project throughout the year. This is our second year hosting their fun day.
Throughout the fun day, HMCIPS treated students to hot dogs, burgers, snow cones, popcorn and various refreshments. Local suppliers Island Supplies and Uncle Clem’s donated food items. HMCIPS also provided a bouncing Castle, and basketball games as well as competition prizes.
We encourage these initiatives as part of our organisational culture. As an organisation our mission is “changing attitude, changing lives”. Our focus is to continue to have a positive impact in our community.”
Acting Director of HMCIPS, Daniel Greaves. said.
HMCIPS has been a great support for our school. We have partnered with them over the years for various initiatives, and to work with our students, especially those at risk or lacking father figures, to ensure we support their emotional and social wellbeing. This fun day is a culmination of efforts by HMCIPS throughout the year.
When school resumes our intention is to increase our collaboration with HMCIPS to include after-school programmes for reading, mechanics and electronics.
Theolin L. McCoy Primary School Principal Kimberly Watler added.
Proceeds for welfare committee and football club initiatives derive from monthly donations by members.
On behalf of HMCIPS, Football Club and Welfare Committees each year organise numerous community activities with causes such as the Crisis Centre, the Francis Bodden Girls Home and Scranton Community Park as well as various other organisations, in addition to ongoing work with Theoline L. McCoy Primary School.
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Five charming and beautiful ladies selected for the 2022 Miss World Cayman Islands Pageant made their first public appearance and were officially sashed by their sponsors during a private ceremony held at Government House on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
The event was hosted by His Excellency the Governor Martyn Roper and Mrs. Roper. Against the backdrop of Seven Mile Beach and the glistening sun, the evening began with a warm welcome by Governor Roper.
In giving the welcome, Governor Roper said:
Miss World Cayman Islands, it really is, it’s become such a big part of our culture, our heritage and what we do in the Cayman Islands, and I know it’s very popular and the mentoring and the support it provides to our young women, is really fantastic. I would like to thank Pamela, who has been steering it for four, five years now.
The program was concise and moved along smoothly by Emcee, Director of Miss World Cayman Islands Pamela Ebanks-Small.
Pageantry, like anything else in life, is hard work. Anyone who successfully goes through a pageant journey must be commended for fulfilling the many commitments that are involved. It will take much practice and dedication to get through this pageant journey, but most of all, our contestants will need our support. Thank you to our contestant and pageant sponsors who believe in what we do and continue to support the training and mentoring of our young women.”
Ms. Ebanks-Small said.
The reigning MWCI Queen, Rashana Hydes was present along with 1st Runner-Up Alyssa West, 2nd Runner-Up Krista Ebanks. Past Queen, Jaci Patrick and young women from Girl Power Cayman organization were also present. Ms. Ebanks-Small also recognized Miss Hydes for her hard work and performance this year at the international Miss World Pageant where she placed top 16 in the head-to-head challenge.
With beauty, grace and high fashion, each contestant gave a formal introduction, highlighted their chosen platform and their intended advocacy work throughout the pageant journey. The contestants’ respective sponsor was given the opportunity to sash their pageant hopeful and meet and greet them in person.
The contestants are:
Leanni Tibbetts (25, from George Town) is sponsored by Maedac Supplies Co Ltd. Miss Tibbetts will partner with Protect Our Future and advocate for environmental protectionMelissa Bridgemohan (24, from West Bay) is sponsored by The Wellness Centre. Miss. Bridgemohan will partner with Inclusion Cayman to inspire inclusion for everyoneLatoya Jackson (21, from Bodden Town) is sponsored by Vampt Motors. Miss Jackson will partner with Alex Panton Foundation, to educate and organize activities and events that create safe spaces for our youth to interact, share and improve their mental healthDeverlee Ramos Bodden (27, from Cayman Brac) is sponsored by Lee’s Office Products. Miss Ramos Bodden will partner with the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, to shed light on the domestic abuse of women and children, to assist with educating the public on the issue and to raise funds to offset the cost of building a second shelterAngelique Copeland (23, from George Town) is sponsored by The Physiotherapy Centre Ltd. Miss Copeland will partner with Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) to empower, motivate, mentor, and aid in the development of young Caymanians into future leaders.
The beauties, along with the reigning Miss World Cayman Islands, Rashana Hydes, were presented with gift packages filled with beauty products from CEL Beauty Supply Ltd. The event ended with the contestants mingling among guests, partaking in photos with Governor Roper, pageant sponsors, family and friends.
One month into the contestant journey, the 2022 contestants are undertaking interview and public speaking training with Toastmasters, walking, dancing and choreography practice with Sophie Conolly of Centre Pointe Dance Studio, intensive wardrobe training, official photoshoot, etiquette training with Meloney Syms and Renita Barnes.
The much anticipated Miss World Cayman Islands 2022 crowning will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the Harquail Theatre, starting at 7pm (a cocktail hour at 6pm). The crowned queen will represent the Cayman Islands at the Miss World pageant and be awarded a CI$70,000 scholarship, amongst other prizes and awards. Tickets go on sale in mid-July.
For highlights of the 2022 sashing event, contestant journey, and latest updates, please follow the MWCI’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter social media pages. For more information on the 2022 MWCI pageant or if you are interested in becoming a pageant sponsor, please email missworldcayman@gmail.com.
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A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police.
Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.
Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner lieutenant general Elias Mawela.
“The primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,” Mawela told The Associated Press.
“All of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don’t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive, and why they were targeting these people,” he said.
“You can see that a high caliber firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern,” Mawela told The Associated Press.
The area where the shooting took place was very dark, making it harder to find people who could identify the suspects, he said.
Rifles and a 9 mm pistol were used in the attack, said national police spokeswoman colonel Dimakatso Sello.
In a separate incident, four people were shot dead by unknown gunmen at a tavern in Sweetwaters township in the coastal city of Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night.
According to the police, two men entered the tavern and randomly opened fire on the patrons, killing two people on the scene while two others were confirmed dead at the hospital. Police said 8 other people are receiving treatment in a hospital. The deceased were aged between 30 and 45 and police are investigating charges of murder and attempted murder, police said.
“The team will be working around the clock to track down and bring to book those responsible for this shooting”, said Kwazulu-Natal police commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
The bar shootings come two weeks after 21 teenagers were found dead in a tavern in the city of East London. The cause of those deaths has not yet been announced by authorities, but the teens were not shot nor crushed in a stampede, according to officials.
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Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while making a campaign speech. Abe’s governing party appeared to be cruising to a major victory.
As people voted, police in western Japan sent the alleged assassin to a local prosecutors’ office for further investigation. A day earlier a top regional police official acknowledged possible security lapses that allowed the attacker to get so close and fire a bullet at the still-influential former Japanese leader.
In a country still recovering from the shock, sadness and fear of Abe’s shooting — the first former or serving leader to be assassinated in postwar Japan — polling started for half of the upper house, the less powerful of Japan’s two-chamber parliament.
Abe was shot in Nara on Friday and airlifted to a hospital but died of blood loss. Police arrested a former member of Japan’s navy at the scene. Police confiscated a homemade gun and several others were later found at his apartment.
The alleged attacker, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he acted because of Abe’s rumoured connection to an organisation that he resented, police said, but had no problem with the former leader’s political view. The man had developed hatred toward a religious group that his mother was obsessed about and that bankrupted a family business, according to media reports, including some that identified the group as the Unification Church.
Abe’s body, in a black hearse accompanied by his wife, Akie, returned to his home in Tokyo’s upscale Shibuya, where many mourners, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and top party officials, paid tribute. His wake and funeral are expected in coming days.
Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka on Saturday said that Abe’s assassination was the “greatest regret” in his 27-year career. He said problems with security were undeniable, that he took the shooting seriously and will review the guarding procedures.
Abe’s assassination ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election shocked the nation and raised questions over whether adequate security was provided for the former prime minister.
Some observers who watched videos of the attack noted a lack of attention in the open space behind Abe as he spoke.
Experts also said Abe was more vulnerable standing on the ground level instead of atop a campaign vehicle, a standard for premier-class politicians, but that option was reportedly unavailable due to his hastily arranged visit to Nara.
Mitsuru Fukuda, a crisis management professor at Nihon University, said police were seen focusing frontward and paying little attention to what was behind Abe, noting that the suspect was approaching the former leader unnoticed until he fired the first shot.
“Clearly there were problems,” Fukuda said.
The first shot narrowly missed Abe and hit an election vehicle. The second entered from his upper left arm damaged his neck artery, causing massive bleeding and death.
Fukuda said that election campaigns provide a chance for voters and politicians to interact because “political terrorism” was extremely rare in postwar Japan. It’s a key democratic process, but Abe’s assassination could prompt stricter security at crowded events like campaigns, sports games and others.
On Saturday, when party leaders went out for their final appeals under heightened security, there were no more fist-touches — a COVID-19 era alternative to handshakes — or other close-proximity friendly gestures they used to enjoy.
After Abe’s assassination, Sunday’s election had a new meaning, with all political leaders emphasizing the importance of free speech and their pledge not to back down to violence against democracy.
“We absolutely refuse to let violence shut out free speech,” Kishida said in his final rally in northern city of Niigata on Saturday amid tightened security. “We must demonstrate that our democracy and election will not back down to violence.”
According to the Asahi newspaper, Yamagami was a contract worker at a warehouse in Kyoto, operating a forklift. He was described as a quiet person in the beginning but started ignoring rules that led to quarrels with his colleagues, then he started missing work and quit in April citing health problems. A next-door neighbour at his apartment told Asahi he never met Yamagami, though he recalled hearing noises like a saw being used several times late at night over the past month.
Japan is known for its strict gun laws. With a population of 125 million, it had only 21 gun-related criminal cases in 2020, according to the latest government crime paper. Experts say, however, some recent attacks involved use of consumer items such as gasoline, suggesting increased risks for ordinary people to be embroiled in mass attacks.
While media surveys had predicted a major victory for the governing Liberal Democratic Party amid fractured and weak opposition, a wave of sympathy votes from Abe’s assassination could bring a bigger victory than Kishida’s modest goal of winning the house majority.
Even after stepping down as prime minister in 2020, Abe was highly influential in the LDP and headed its largest faction. His absence could change the power balance in the governing party that has almost uninterruptedly ruled postwar Japan since its 1955 foundation, experts say.
“This could be a turning point” for the LDP over its divisive policies on gender equality, same-sex marriages and other issues that Abe-backed ultra-conservatives with paternalistic family values had resisted, said Fukuda.
Japan’s current diplomatic and security stance is unlikely to change because fundamental changes had already been made by Abe. His ultra-nationalist views and realistic policy measures made him a divisive figure to many, including in the Koreas and China.
Abe stepped down two years ago blaming a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis he’d had since he was a teenager. He said he regretted leave many of his goals unfinished, including the issue of Japanese abducted years ago by North Korea, a territorial dispute with Russia, and a revision to Japan’s war-renouncing constitution that many conservatives consider a humiliation because of poor public support.
Abe was groomed to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His political rhetoric often focused on making Japan a “normal” and “beautiful” nation with a stronger military through security alliance with the United States and bigger role in international affairs.
He became Japan’s youngest prime minister in 2006, at age 52. But his overly nationalistic first stint abruptly ended a year later, also because of his health, prompting six years of annual leadership change.
He returned to office in 2012, vowing to revitalize the nation and get its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combines fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. He won six national elections and built a rock-solid grip on power.
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This year’s highly anticipated King & Queen of the Bands competition is now free to the public.
King and Queen of the bands is a staple on the carnival calendar, and one of the greatest displays of creativity, revelry, and splendour for Saint Lucia Carnival.
A total of eighteen (18) costumes will be on display for the nights show from Island Tribe, Xuvo Carnival, Fuzion Mas, Tribe Of Twel, Just 4 Fun, Insomeil, and Phoenix Carnival Bands.
The power packed show includes a stellar side attraction with the first appearance of the Derek Yarde Project (DYP) for the season, alongside Groovy and Power Soca Monarchs Ricky T and Fross and other top artistes from Saint Lucia including Teddyson John, Arthur Allain, Shemmy J, Sedale, Subance, Ezra Da FunMachine, Ti Blacks, Prada and Umpa.
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Persons who had already purchased tickets for King and Queen of the Bands will receive cash refunds at the gate.
Source: Carnival Planning and Management Committee. Headline photo: Stock image.
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