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“Lâcheté”, “invectives”, “fuite”: à peine démarré, le débat enflammé sur la proposition d’interdiction de la corrida s’est arrêté net à l’Assemblée, où le LFI Aymeric Caron a retiré son texte…
“Lâcheté”, “invectives”, “fuite”: à peine démarré, le débat enflammé sur la proposition d’interdiction de la corrida s’est arrêté net à l’Assemblée, où le LFI Aymeric Caron a retiré son texte en s’emportant contre les centaines d’amendements “d’obstruction”.
“Cela me navre”, a lancé le député de Paris. “Applaudissez, soyez fiers de vous”, a-t-il déclaré aux élus favorables à la corrida.
Avec des centaines d’amendements “d’obstruction”, il est “impossible” d’atteindre “un vote final dans les délais impartis, c’est-à-dire minuit”, a convenu Aymeric Caron. Il a promis à l’avenir une nouvelle “proposition de loi transpartisane”.
Le retrait du texte a suscité une pluie de réactions agacées et de rappels au règlement dans l’hémicycle. “Vous fuyez le débat” par peur du rejet du texte, l’a accusé la LR Anne-Laure Blin, pro-corrida.
Au coup d’envoi de ces discussions vite interrompues, Aymeric Caron a de nouveau porté le fer contre la “torture” du taureau et son “calvaire” dans l’arène.
La secrétaire d’Etat chargée de la ruralité Dominique Faure a reconnu que ce “sujet traverse toute la société”. Mais le gouvernement s’oppose à l’interdiction de la corrida, une “tradition ancestrale qui participe à l’identité de certains territoires”, a-t-elle souligné.
La proposition de loi avait été rejetée une première fois en commission le 16 novembre.
Le leader insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon a fait part sur twitter de sa “rage” face à “l’obstruction du RN + LR + macronistes”, saluant toutefois la “victoire morale” d’avoir fait parvenir ce sujet jusqu’à la tribune de l’Assemblée”.
L’Observatoire national des cultures taurines s’est réjoui que la “corrida gagne par abandon”, tandis que la Fondation Brigitte Bardot a condamné l’”obstruction” des pro-corrida, une “honte profonde pour nos élus”.
Le débat entre défenseurs de cette “tradition culturelle régionale” et militants de la cause animale a largement dépassé l’enceinte de l’Assemblée, avec des manifestations pro et anti-corrida le week-end dernier dans les villes taurines et à Paris.
Parti animaliste et association L214, une centaine de personnes ont encore manifesté jeudi pour dire “basta” à la “corrida” aux abords de l’Assemblée. “C’est une torture”, estime Emmanuelle Gaillard, venue de Clichy, en banlieue parisienne.
De l’autre côté, 13 toreros français ont défendu leur pratique près du Palais Bourbon.
Mercredi, lors d’une visite au salon de l’Association des maires de France, Emmanuel Macron avait écarté une interdiction dans l’immédiat. Il prône la “conciliation” entre les “coutumes locales” et la “sensibilité” à la condition animale, plutôt que “l’invective”.
Aymeric Caron voulait modifier le code pénal, qui punit la maltraitance animale, mais dont les sanctions de l’article 521-1 “ne sont pas applicables aux courses de taureaux lorsqu’une tradition locale ininterrompue peut être invoquée”.
Les partisans de la corrida revendiquent un “art”, une “identité régionale”, une “culture populaire” et louent les “milliers de terres sanctuarisées” par “l’élevage des taureaux sauvages”.
En commission, le débat s’est souvent focalisé sur la personnalité clivante d’Aymeric Caron, ancien chroniqueur télé.
“Caron a tendu le débat au lieu de l’apaiser, cela crispe de donner une victoire à quelqu’un qui nous insulte”, lâche un élu macroniste.
Le sujet embarrassait dans tous les camps et la liberté de vote était de mise.
Côté présidentiel, avant de devenir cheffe du groupe Renaissance, Aurore Bergé avait signé une tribune pour interdire la corrida.
Mais Jean-René Cazeneuve, élu du Gers, une terre taurine, était vent debout. “Après la corrida, ce sera le foie gras, le barbecue, les escargots, les huîtres (…), on le connaît l’animal Caron”, avait-il lancé.
Marine Le Pen affiche régulièrement sa sensibilité pour la cause animale, mais le RN était divisé.
Le député RN du Gard Yoann Gillet taclait directement Aymeric Caron dans ses amendements en série contre une loi visant à “promouvoir la carrière d’un seul homme”. Son collègue Julien Odoul qui soutenait l’interdiction, a jugé sur twitter que “le député de carnaval” Aymeric Caron avait “trahi les espoirs de millions de Français”.
A droite, LR revendique plutôt majoritairement la “défense de la tradition taurine”.
Côté gauche, LFI et écologistes soutiennent l’interdiction, comme une majorité de Français selon les sondages. Le PS est partagé et les communistes plutôt contre l’interdiction.
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Le député écologiste Aymeric Caron, affilié à la France Insoumise lors d’une manifestation anti-corrida, le 19 novembre 2022 à Paris
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Corrida à l’Assemblée nationale : “je suis contraint de retirer ce texte”(Aymeric Caron)
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Manifestation en faveur de la corrida, le 19 novembre 2022 à Béziers
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The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) reported that, on Thursday, November 17, officers responded to a report of a theft from a vehicle which had occurred outside an address on Main Street in George Town.
According to the RCIPS, a vehicle had been parked at the location when a man entered the vehicle and took a personal item. Later that day a man, age 26 of Bodden Town, was arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to the incident. Police were also able to recover the stolen item.
The man has been granted bail as investigations continue.
On Sunday, November 20, officers responded to another report of a theft from a vehicle which had occurred outside an address on West Bay Road, where a bag containing a number of electronic devices and personal items was taken. With the assistance of the owner, officers were able to locate the stolen items, and arrested a man on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
He has also been granted bail pending further investigation.
In both cases, police said that it transpired that the culprits attempted to sell the stolen items for significantly less than their proper value. The public is therefore advised to be wary of purchasing goods offered by individuals for prices much lower than would be expected. If you are unable to ascertain how the individual came into possession of the items, it is better to not proceed with a purchase, as purchasing stolen goods in such circumstances may make you liable to prosecution for the criminal offense of Handling Stolen Goods.
In addition, both of these cases, along with several other recent thefts from vehicles, involved vehicles that were left unlocked. As such, police are taking this opportunity to remind the public of steps they can take to avoid becoming victims of such thefts:
Don’t leave valuables, including shopping bags, handbags, electronics, money or jewelry where they are visible in your vehicleDon’t leave valuables overnight or for extended periods in your vehicle.Park vehicles in well-lit areas and if possible in places with security cameras or security officers on sight.Lock up your vehicle. Ensure that all doors and windows are properly closed whenever you leave your vehicleDon’t leave vehicles running or leave vehicles with the keys inside unattended, even for a short amount of time.
The RCIPS is investigating these incidents and is encouraging all members of the public to report any such incidents to the police, regardless of whether or not anything was stolen, by contacting 9-1-1, or your nearest police station.
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If you invest in stocks, you may have noticed that some companies opted not to declare a dividend over the last few quarters.
According to the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles, based on the volatility of the prevailing financial times, this is a sign of maturity on the part of local companies.
For instance, NCB Financial Group (NCBFG), despite reporting consolidated net profits of $39.9 billion for its financial year ending September 30, 2022, opted not the pay dividends to shareholders, citing “strong heads” in the future.
JMMB Group, which posted $3.63 billion in net profit, recently declined to pay dividends to its shareholders. The company said its business lines had been adversely impacted by the prevailing high inflationary and high-interest rate environment.
For the NCBFG, the directors said it is more prudent, at this time, to continue bolstering the group’s capital in light of the Russia/Ukraine war, the “central bank rate increases – which could impact our capital – along with new insurance accounting rules and the implementation of Basel III.”
Many shareholders have been pressing for companies to pay out, as dividends form part of their income, especially in retirement.
However, speaking at the central bank’s Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference last week, Governor Byles outlined: “It is quite mature of them to be taking these decisions” to not pay dividends at this time.”
“I think that over the years, especially since the mid-90s coming up, our financial institutions have not only matured but [have] also strengthened their capital, their risk management and compliance and as a result of that, they are automatically taking these prudent decisions without the supervisor coming in and saying ‘guys your capital is too low you can’t pay out dividends,’” Byles said.
He continued: “They are themselves making these assessments, and it speaks to the growth in the maturity of the financial sector.”
Deputy governor Dr Jide Lewis also sees the move to halt the payout of dividends as prudent, especially given the transition from credit risk to market risk since the pandemic, “where you [had] a sudden stop of economic activity…impairing how borrowers could repay their loans,”
The central bank, therefore, expects licensees to be “forward-looking in their assessment of risk,” Lewis said.
“So far, our financial intuitions have been very prudent which is to take the buffer profits that they have made in previous periods and use that to bolster their capital instead of paying out a dividend to ensure that they have enough in their storehouses to deal with the headwinds that are ahead,” Lewis said.
He said the central bank is observing the market “very carefully” and is “so far we are comfortable with the actions that they are taking in their own best interest.”
Marian Ross, executive director of Sterling Asset Management
Financial leaders all seem to be on the same page, but who explains this strategy to the shareholders? What does this mean for their investments?
Sterling Asset Management’s Marian Ross explained to Loop News that there is really quite a lot to consider.
“It is not so simple,” Ross said.
For one, “I think what shareholders have to realise is that there is a trade-off. The more dividends you [the company] pay, the less growth you’re going to experience in the future, in theory,” she said.
“Just like you and I, if you are paid $100 for the month and you say I am going to spend $80 and save $20, whether you save $20 or $40 will affect your life in the future because the person who saves $40 is likely going to be able to retire earlier, have a bigger investment portfolio and will enjoy the fruits of the labour further on,” she reasoned.
She suggested that investors who want a guaranteed stream of income instead look to bonds.
Investors should also remember that if the company does well, they will also eventually benefit, she said.
“You buy into the growth of the company… companies are custodians of capital…they can’t just go and spend off [pay out] the money because they have it,” Ross explained.
Other reasons she posited are that financial institutions have to preserve more capital because accounting rules have changed in a way to force them to take unrealised losses through their balance sheets as well as that the company may be planning an acquisition and needs the capital.
“So, as a shareholder, you have to take a long [term] view,” she suggested.
What seems to have been lacking, therefore, is the effort on the part of some companies to explain the strategy of properly delaying the payment of dividends to shareholders.
For Byles, companies owe their shareholders an explanation either way.
“That explanation applies right across the market to everybody. I don’t think any institution should be shy about telling their shareholders what the situation is,” he said.
By Tameka Gordon
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Charged is Randolph Thomas of Retirement district in the parish.
The deceased has been identified as Roy Alexander of Trycee in the parish.
The police reported that around 6pm, the accused visited the house of the woman who is also the mother of his child.
Reports are that while he was at the location visiting his child, the partner of the child’s mother arrived.
The police say while they were both at the location, an argument developed.
It is reported that during the altercation, the now accused man chopped his ex-spouse’s partner multiple times.
The police were called to the scene, from where the wounded man was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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A 60-year-old man who allegedly chopped the partner of his former spouse to death in Discovery Bay, St Ann last Friday, has been charged with murder.
Charged is Randolph Thomas of Retirement district in the parish.
The deceased has been identified as Roy Alexander of Trycee in the parish.
The police reported that around 6pm, the accused visited the house of the woman who is also the mother of his child.
Reports are that while he was at the location visiting his child, the partner of the child’s mother arrived.
The police say while they were both at the location, an argument developed.
It is reported that during the altercation, the now accused man chopped his ex-spouse’s partner multiple times.
The police were called to the scene, from where the wounded man was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
71-year-old was on the run for 11 years
A Jamaican, who sources say once played football for Rusea’s High School in Hanover, was arraigned on Monday in connection with last week’s armed robbery of Rockland Trust Bank in Vineyard Haven,
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Mr Killa was announced as the winner of the Best Reggae and Dancehall category at Saturday evening’s African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA).
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A 60-year-old man who allegedly chopped the partner of his former spouse to death in Discovery Bay, St Ann last Friday, has been charged with murder.
Charged is Randolph Thomas of Retirement district in the parish.
The deceased has been identified as Roy Alexander of Trycee in the parish.
The police reported that around 6pm, the accused visited the house of the woman who is also the mother of his child.
Reports are that while he was at the location visiting his child, the partner of the child’s mother arrived.
The police say while they were both at the location, an argument developed.
It is reported that during the altercation, the now accused man chopped his ex-spouse’s partner multiple times.
The police were called to the scene, from where the wounded man was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
71-year-old was on the run for 11 years
A Jamaican, who sources say once played football for Rusea’s High School in Hanover, was arraigned on Monday in connection with last week’s armed robbery of Rockland Trust Bank in Vineyard Haven,
The return of direct flights from Italy is being hailed by local stakeholders as a major boost for air connectivity out of Europe and for the upcoming winter tourist season.
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A search on Thursday in one of the remand blocks at the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) yielded more ‘cell made’ inmate weapons and other items some two weeks after a similar operation resulted in an unprecedented contraband haul.
Some of the items Special Operations Response Team (SORT) officers seized during their latest search included 19 weapons, 37 mobile telephones, 23 telephone batteries, 35 telephone chargers, eight scissors, and 20 USB flash drives.
The search for the contraband lasted about two hours.
In a previous search earlier this month, Correctional Officers seized 45 phones, 43 batteries, 22 chargers, 31 weapons, 60 portions of cannabis, six scissors, one hacksaw, an SD card, an MP3 player, and two lighters – among other items.
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The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is keeping a watchful on government’s next step for the country’s independence celebrations.
The country was told that the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) have paused their plans to merge the festivities to mark both Independence Day and Republic Day as Barbados National Day on November 30.
Chairman of the DLP Steven Blackett told the media:
“See the status quo was reverted to a few weeks ago when the government really pushed the position on having the day renamed. A promise was made by the government, that Independence Day will remain Independence Day, and there will be some committees to look at how to celebrate Republic Day.
“Now, we’re going to take the government’s word as it was delivered at the time. Their word is their bond. They say and we’re going to accept that for the time being, but like I said before, if there’s any change to that position on the part of the government, they’re going to get a flight from the Democratic Labour Party. So that is where we’re at this time.”
He said that the committee will be allowed to do its task and the DLP will stand by vigilantly.
“If they’re going to set up a committee to look at the possibility of celebrating Republic Day separate and distinct from Independence Day, we would, I believe, go along with that. But certainly, we will not be tolerating any change of Independence Day or any merging of Republic Day with Independence Day.”
Furthermore, Blackett said if the government reneges on their stance at all, “if ever they revisit the situation of merging the two dates, or the two days, you can be assured that the Democratic Labour Party will be mounting a similar protest and galvanizing the support of wider Barbados on this issue, if ever it is put back on the table.”
The DLP launched a petition online when the move to a Barbados National Day was proposed and it has since stopped at around 7,000 signatures because the issue is now on the back burner, but Blackett added that such would be reignited too if the “National Day pause” is undone in an unsatisfactory manner.
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If you invest in stocks, you may have noticed that some companies opted not to declare a dividend over the last few quarters.
According to the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles, based on the volatility of the prevailing financial times, this is a sign of maturity on the part of local companies.
For instance, NCB Financial Group (NCBFG), despite reporting consolidated net profits of $39.9 billion for its financial year ending September 30, 2022, opted not the pay dividends to shareholders, citing “strong heads” in the future.
JMMB Group, which posted $3.63 billion in net profit, recently declined to pay dividends to its shareholders. The company said its business lines had been adversely impacted by the prevailing high inflationary and high-interest rate environment.
For the NCBFG, the directors said it is more prudent, at this time, to continue bolstering the group’s capital in light of the Russia/Ukraine war, the “central bank rate increases – which could impact our capital – along with new insurance accounting rules and the implementation of Basel III.”
Many shareholders have been pressing for companies to pay out, as dividends form part of their income, especially in retirement.
However, speaking at the central bank’s Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference last week, Governor Byles outlined: “It is quite mature of them to be taking these decisions” to not pay dividends at this time.”
“I think that over the years, especially since the mid-90s coming up, our financial institutions have not only matured but [have] also strengthened their capital, their risk management and compliance and as a result of that, they are automatically taking these prudent decisions without the supervisor coming in and saying ‘guys your capital is too low you can’t pay out dividends,’” Byles said.
He continued: “They are themselves making these assessments, and it speaks to the growth in the maturity of the financial sector.”
Deputy governor Dr Jide Lewis also sees the move to halt the payout of dividends as prudent, especially given the transition from credit risk to market risk since the pandemic, “where you [had] a sudden stop of economic activity…impairing how borrowers could repay their loans,”
The central bank, therefore, expects licensees to be “forward-looking in their assessment of risk,” Lewis said.
“So far, our financial intuitions have been very prudent which is to take the buffer profits that they have made in previous periods and use that to bolster their capital instead of paying out a dividend to ensure that they have enough in their storehouses to deal with the headwinds that are ahead,” Lewis said.
He said the central bank is observing the market “very carefully” and is “so far we are comfortable with the actions that they are taking in their own best interest.”
Marian Ross, executive director of Sterling Asset Management
Financial leaders all seem to be on the same page, but who explains this strategy to the shareholders? What does this mean for their investments?
Sterling Asset Management’s Marian Ross explained to Loop News that there is really quite a lot to consider.
“It is not so simple,” Ross said.
For one, “I think what shareholders have to realise is that there is a trade-off. The more dividends you [the company] pay, the less growth you’re going to experience in the future, in theory,” she said.
“Just like you and I, if you are paid $100 for the month and you say I am going to spend $80 and save $20, whether you save $20 or $40 will affect your life in the future because the person who saves $40 is likely going to be able to retire earlier, have a bigger investment portfolio and will enjoy the fruits of the labour further on,” she reasoned.
She suggested that investors who want a guaranteed stream of income instead look to bonds.
Investors should also remember that if the company does well, they will also eventually benefit, she said.
“You buy into the growth of the company… companies are custodians of capital…they can’t just go and spend off [pay out] the money because they have it,” Ross explained.
Other reasons she posited are that financial institutions have to preserve more capital because accounting rules have changed in a way to force them to take unrealised losses through their balance sheets as well as that the company may be planning an acquisition and needs the capital.
“So, as a shareholder, you have to take a long [term] view,” she suggested.
What seems to have been lacking, therefore, is the effort on the part of some companies to explain the strategy of properly delaying the payment of dividends to shareholders.
For Byles, companies owe their shareholders an explanation either way.
“That explanation applies right across the market to everybody. I don’t think any institution should be shy about telling their shareholders what the situation is,” he said.
By Tameka Gordon
NewsAmericasNow.com
