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Dopage : le Conseil d’Etat valide la sanction de l’athlète Teddy Attine-Venel

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

Contrôlé positif en 2017 puis sanctionné à cause d’une concentration trop élevée de sulbutamol, l’athlète martiniquais avait saisi l’instance suprême qui a rejeté sa requête.

Le 2 février 2018, la fédération française d’athlétisme prononce à l’encontre du Martiniquais Teddy Atine-Venel une interdiction pendant une durée de cinq mois de participer directement ou indirectement à toute manifestation sportive. 

L’agence française de lutte contre le dopage a enjoint la Fédération Française d’Athlétisme d’annuler ses résultats obtenus à compter du 16 juillet 2017, avec toutes les conséquences en découlant, y compris le retrait de médailles. 

Le sprinter du club de Savigny-Sénart a battu le 28 mai 2017 son record en 45,39 secondes et l’égale le 16 juillet lors des Championnats de France à Marseille. Bien qu’il échoue à réaliser les minimas pour les championnats du monde de Londres (à 45,30 secondes), la FFA le sélectionne le 18 juillet pour participer à l’épreuve, c’est sa première sélection en championnat mondial depuis sa dernière participation à Berlin en 2009. 

Il clame son innocence

C’est sans compter un contrôle antidopage survenu le 17 juillet : les analyses effectuées sur les échantillons prélevés lors du contrôle antidopage du 16 juillet 2017 ont fait ressortir la présence dans les urines de M. Atine-Venel d’une concentration de 1 400 nanogrammes par millilitre, de salbutamol. 

L’athlète clame son innocence, justifiant d’une utilisation thérapeutique. Sanctionné, il fait appel devant le Conseil d’État. L’instance administrative suprême a rendu sa décision ce vendredi 21 octobre. 

La commission des sanctions ayant réduit de deux ans à cinq mois la durée des interdictions et n’ayant pas prononcé d’interdiction d’exercer une activité d’enseignement ou d’animation d’une activité sportive contre rémunération, et considérant que l’intéressé était un sportif de haut-niveau expérimenté, le conseil d’État n’a pas jugé la sanction prononcée disproportionnée. 

La requête de Teddy Attine-Venel pour annuler sa sanction a été rejetée.

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Ultime hommage à Lola, ses parents rejettent toute récupération

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The content originally appeared on: Guadeloupe FranceAntilles

Des dizaines de personnes étaient réunies vendredi à Fouquereuil (Pas-de-Calais) pour un hommage à la petite Lola, tuée à Paris le 14 octobre, lors d’un rassemblement officiel et volontairement apolitique, ses…

Des dizaines de personnes étaient réunies vendredi à Fouquereuil (Pas-de-Calais) pour un hommage à la petite Lola, tuée à Paris le 14 octobre, lors d’un rassemblement officiel et volontairement apolitique, ses parents rejetant fermement toute tentative de récupération.

Les habitants, dont quelques enfants, se sont succédé en silence, les yeux humides, parfois munis de roses blanches, devant une salle dans cette commune proche de Béthune, d’où est originaire le père de Lola, pour signer l’un des quatre registres de condoléances.

Pas de prise de parole, mais un portrait de la fillette, orné de nombreuses fleurs, avec quelques mots signés par ses deux grands frères, Jordan et Thibault, présents sur place: “Tu étais le soleil de nos vies tu seras l’étoile de nos nuits”.

Deux jeunes habitantes, Alyah et Chloé, 11 et 13 ans, sont venues déposer leurs dessins. “Moi je lui ai écrit un poème, ma mère m’a un peu aidée”, déclare la plus jeune. Chloé a elle voulu représenter “un ange, car c’est un peu l’ange de ses parents, et la colombe pour la représenter elle dans le ciel qui veille sur ses proches”.

“Laisser un mot, ça ne ramènera personne. Mais que les parents voient qu’ils sont soutenus, ça leur donnera de l’énergie”, espère une voisine, Laetitia Sibilleau, 45 ans, accompagnée de ses deux filles vêtues de noir. 

Des larmes ruissellent sur les joues de l’une d’elles, Kimberly, qui la connaissait “un peu”.

“Stricte intimité”

“Ce cahier sera gardé longtemps par les parents, jusqu’à la fin de leur vie”, imagine, la gorge serrée, Daniel Konieczko, un ancien capitaine de gendarmerie. “Ils vont aller puiser dans ces messages pour se remémorer leur fille et tous les gens qui l’ont aimée.”

Plus loin, Eléonore Poulet, 28 ans, se dit très émue “qu’autant de personnes se soient déplacées” dans cette commune d’environ 1.600 habitants.

Les obsèques de la fillette, tuée à l’âge de 12 ans dans des conditions tragiques puis retrouvée dans une malle, auront lieu lundi à 14H30 à Lillers (Pas-de-Calais), commune d’origine de sa mère.

La cérémonie, célébrée par l’évêque d’Arras, sera ouverte “à toutes celles et ceux qui souhaitent lui rendre un dernier hommage”, mais “l’inhumation au cimetière se fera dans la plus stricte intimité”, ont précisé les parents jeudi dans un communiqué.

Gérald Darmanin sera présent sur invitation de la famille, a indiqué l’entourage du ministre de l’Intérieur, confirmant une information de BFM TV.

Les circonstances de la mort de Lola et le profil de la suspecte, de nationalité algérienne et sous le coup d’une obligation de quitter le territoire français (OQTF), ont suscité de vives critiques à droite et à l’extrême droite.

“Affection de la nation”

Mais les parents s’opposent fermement à “toute utilisation du nom et de l’image de leur enfant à des fins politiques”, comme ils l’ont souligné vendredi via un communiqué de leur avocate.

La famille de la fillette “a d’abord et avant tout besoin du respect et de l’affection de la nation”, a déclaré vendredi le président de la République Emmanuel Macron, en marge d’un sommet européen à Bruxelles, estimant que “tous les parents vivent dans leur chair ce que vivent les parents de Lola”.

En dépit des accusations de récupération, des centaines de personnes se sont réunies jeudi soir à Paris en présence d’Eric Zemmour. Certains manifestants portaient des pancartes sur lesquelles figurait le visage de la collégienne.

Le RN, qui devait dans un premier temps participer au rassemblement, a finalement organisé une minute de silence au même moment devant l’Assemblée nationale.

Une autre minute de silence a été organisée vendredi soir à Perpignan, à l’initiative du maire RN Louis Aliot, réunissant une quarantaine de personnes.

La députée RN du Pas-de-Calais, Caroline Parmentier, était elle présente à Fouquereuil mais “en tant que citoyenne et représentante des habitants” de sa circonscription, a-t-elle expliqué. Elle se rendra aux obsèques.

Vendredi, des tags –“État laxiste, revanche nationaliste” et “Justice pour Lola”– ont été découverts sur une mosquée de Pessac, près de Bordeaux.

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Rassemblement en hommage à Lola à Fouquereuil, d’où son père est originaire
• Damien DEPARNAY

Des personnes signent le registre de condoléances lors d’un dernier hommage à Lola, la collégienne assassinée, le 21 octobre 2022 à Fouquereuil, dans le Pas-de-Calais
• DENIS CHARLET

Des personnes rendent un dernier hommage à Lola, la collégienne assassinée, le 21 octobre 2022 à Fouquereuil, dans le Pas-de-Calais
• DENIS CHARLET

Des personnes rendent un dernier hommage à Lola, la collégienne assassinée, le 21 octobre 2022 à Fouquereuil, dans le Pas-de-Calais
• DENIS CHARLET

La famille de la jeune Lola “a besoin du respect et de l’affection de la nation” (Macron)

Le maire RN de Perpignan Louis Aliot (4e d) et la députée Michelle Martines observent une minute de silence en hommage à Lola, la collégienne assassinée, le 21 octobre 2022 devant la mairie de Perpignan
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Friendship Day to return on Saturday

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The content originally appeared on: The BVI Beacon

A celebration marking the 50th anniversary of British Virgin Islands-United States VI Friendship Day will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park under the theme “Our Golden Jubilee: A Resilient Bond of Friendship.”

Governor John Rankin, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and other government officials will welcome USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and his delegation for the first formal celebration of the day since 2019.

The previous Friendship Day celebration took place in 2019 on St. Thomas.

Council meeting

The celebration comes on the heels of the ninth meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, which last month marked the first formal summit between the territories’ governments since 2020.

During that session, Dr. Wheatley said afterwards, the delegations reached an agreement that “will result in greater cooperation between the BVI and USVI on marine and maritime issues that will support our tourism industry on this side.”

He also said to expect announcements about the agreement during this Saturday’s celebration.

Premier’s Office Permanent Secretary Carolyn Stoutt Igwe said the premier was particularly keen to hold the observance this year.

“Premier Wheatley wanted to ensure that this year’s celebration happened as 50 years is a significant milestone and cannot go unnoticed,” Ms. Stoutt Igwe said in an Oct. 11 press release. “This is an exciting time in the relationship of both territories. The day promises to be a memorable one. We want the people to come out in numbers as we celebrate our friendship with the government and people of the USVI.”

Poetry, drinks, music

The celebration is set to include food, drinks, music, poetry, demonstrations and displays of the territories’ culture.

The public is invited to attend in territorial wear.

The first Friendship Day celebration took place in Tortola in 1972 following a proclamation by this territory’s Acting Governor Norman Derek Matthews.

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Gov’t Programme Hands over 18th Home

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The content originally appeared on: The BVI Beacon

More than five years after Hurricane Irma, another resident has received a brand-new home to replace the one she and her family lost in the 2017 storms, government announced.

Thanks to the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme, Bernerdean Brazier received the keys to her new home in Greenland during a short handover ceremony last Thursday.

Since the programme launched in early 2018, 18 social homes have been built and more than 200 have been repaired, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Social Development.

Currently, nine more social home projects are at various stages of the public tendering process, the release added.

Two more new homes are scheduled to be completed by next month for homeowners on Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, according to the ministry.

‘More to come’

In his remarks at the handover ceremony last Thursday, Health and Social Development Minister Marlon Penn said the initiative is important to those who may not have the means to rebuild their homes from the ground up.

“This is something that I was a part of in 2018 when I was minister and I am happy to see the support for deserving families materialise,” he said. “We are excited for this opportunity to hand over this home and many more to come in the coming weeks and months. It is a good initiative, and it is one that we will continue to fund in the next budget cycle to bring more relief and support to persons in need.

Ms. Brazier said she was “very happy” with the home, according to the ministry.

“I really appreciate the government doing this for me,” she said. “We have our own home, and I thank God and everyone who did it for us.”

Programme

The programme also offers financial assistance via loans and grants to repair hurricane-damaged structures. When government launched it, leaders said they planned to spend more than $40 million to repair affected homes.

The ministry did not provide an update last week on the total spend to date.

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Cayman remains on “grey list” following FATF meeting on Oct 21 Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary concluded today (October 21, 2022) with the Cayman Islands remaining on the grey list i.e., subjecting the jurisdiction to increased monitoring.

What increased monitoring means

Being subject to increased monitoring means that the FATF is of the view that the Cayman Islands and others on the list are actively working with the FATF to address the strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.

It also means that countries on this list have committed to resolve any remaining identified strategic deficiencies within agreed timeframes.

Joining the Cayman Islands on the grey list are new members, the Democratic Republic of Congo Mozambique and Tanzania. Coming off the grey list are Pakistan and Nicaragua.

What remains outstanding for Cayman

In order for the Cayman Islands to come off the grey list, the FATF requires the Cayman Islands to continue to work on implementing its action plan to address its strategic deficiencies, including by demonstrating that the Cayman Islands are prosecuting all types of money laundering cases in line with the jurisdiction’s risk profile and that such prosecutions are resulting in the application of dissuasive, effective, and proportionate sanctions.

In this regard, the FATF said that it “urges the Cayman Islands to swiftly complete its action plan as all deadlines have now expired and to address the above-mentioned strategic deficiency by February 2023.”

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Fatal crash reported on Queens Highway Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

Fatal crash reported on Queens Highway Loop Cayman Islands

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A person was killed in a crash along the Queens Highway Friday morning.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported that the crash occurred in the vicinity of Sunnyfield Road shortly after 6 o’clock.

The person who died was the lone occupant in the silver Honda Fit motorcar that crashed along the highway.

The crash resulted in the police closing the road and diverting traffic back towards Frank Sound Road and East End.

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Man shot while driving, crashes into Laventille wall

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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A 39-year-old man has been shot while driving, causing his car to crash into a wall.

Police said officers of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) received a report of gunshots on Laventille Road, near La Resource Street, at around 1.25 pm.

On reaching the area they saw Dirwin Gokool bleeding behind the steering wheel of his white Toyota Corolla. A district medical officer was called in and declared Gokool dead.

Police said there were no CCTV cameras near the scene and are continuing enquiries.

Besson Street police and officers from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region I are continuing enquiries.

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Letter: Timely reminder that Guyana will not abandon Amaila Falls Project

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana
An artist’s impression of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project

Dear Editor,

About three months ago, President Dr Irfaan Ali rightfully “…made it clear that the Government will continue to pursue the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), even if it means it has to keep retendering “again and again”. His direct words were quite forceful, saying that “…we are not going to abandon this project… If we have to go out again and again, we are going to, because we know the studies and everything, including the independent review by Norway, has point to this project as being good for Guyana, being good for the environment, and bringing greater prosperity… So, this project will get underway.”

So, I do not know when the AFHP will get cracking, but, like President Ali, I am very much behind it. I recall quite vividly, back in December 2016, when the Norway report stated that the AFHP was the “…only way for Govt to fulfil its LCDS commitment to UN.” This independent assessment of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), at that early time, did reveal that the only realistic path for Guyana’s moving towards an emission-free electricity sector is by developing its hydropower potential, and the fastest way forward is to maintain the AFHP.

Let me really emphasise that this kind of talk came from Norconsult, an engineering and design consultancy firm out of Norway, contracted by the Government of Norway, and therefore there was no kind of political gamesmanship whatsoever.

Editor, I remind all of us that hydropower is a clean, domestic, and renewable source of energy. It provides inexpensive electricity, and produces no pollution. Unlike fossil fuels, hydropower does not destroy water during the production of electricity. Hydropower is the only renewable source of energy that can replace fossil fuels’ electricity production while satisfying growing energy needs. I further inform readers that because hydropower plants can generate power to the grid immediately, they provide essential backup power during major electricity outages or disruptions. Hydropower provides benefits beyond electricity generation by providing flood control, irrigation support, and clean drinking water. It is plus and more plusses when it comes locally to the AFHP.

A second reminder is that the high cost for electricity generation indeed has a negative impact on Guyana, and the rest of the region too, in terms of economic and social development. The cost factor negatively affects import bills, worsens terms of trade, erodes competitiveness, and stymies investment by the business community. Then, at the personal level, high electricity cost affects economically disadvantaged people, who spend a greater share of their disposable income on energy. Need I say more?

As of now, China Railway First Group (CRFG) indicated a while back that it is unable to execute the project in keeping with the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model. This means that AFHP is being delayed and may even be retendered, as CRFG, the firm that won the contract, is having difficulties in meeting the contract obligations and wants the financing model changed. CRFG wants to enter into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with the Government. However, thus far, Government is not in agreement with any attempt to change the basis of the tender that is already out. The bottom line is that if China Railway cannot get the contract done under the BOOT model, then the contract would have to be scrapped and retendered. This I do know, that irrespective of the logistics and elapsing of time, the AFHP, one of the promises made by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic in its manifesto, will be realised, even though it was scrapped by the Coalition Administration when they enjoyed control of the National Assembly by a one-seat Opposition majority between 2011 and 2020.

My final word is that we need to be patient but hopeful, as, when completed, the AFHP is expected to deliver a steady source of clean, renewable energy that is affordable and reliable, and is envisioned to meet approximately 90 per cent of Guyana’s domestic energy needs, while removing dependency on fossil fuels.

Yours truly,H Singh

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NBC’s Special Report – Friday October 21st 2022

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The content originally appeared on: NBC SVG

Shadyn McLean -Contestant number 4 in the Miss SVG pageant is currently juggling pageantry and academics as she is also pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.

Ms. Mclean who is sponsored by DAVYN embodies the words of her favourite poet Maya Angelou, who once said, You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them”.

Rawdica Stephen tells us more in today’s special report.

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Blackheart Football Semis This Saturday – St. Lucia Times News

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The content originally appeared on: St. Lucia Times News

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Anse La Raye created a major upset on Wednesday evening by eliminating defending champions Vieux Fort South from this year’s Blackheart Knockout Football Tournament.

In the nail-biting thriller played at the Soufriere Stadium to packed capacity, Vieux Fort South’s Noah Nicholas scored a goal in the 66th minute, but Anse La Raye’s Toyan William equalized in the 81st minute.

At the end of the second half, the score was 1-1, resulting in penalty shootout, during which Anse La Raye edged past Vieux Fort South 8-7.

Vieux Fort South won the popular tournament in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The tournament was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Anse La Raye team’s dominance over defending champion Vieux Fort South last Wednesday is already generating talk of championship potential for the west coast team.

Earlier on Wednesday evening at the same venue, Dennery scored two second half goals to defeat Desruisseaux 2-0, Scorers for Dennery were Javel Faucher (77th minute) and Alex Regis (86th minute).

The tournament now moves to the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground where semifinal matches will be held on Saturday, October 22. From 7:00 p.m., Anse La Raye will face La Clery, while Dennery will take on Gros Islet at 9:00 p.m.

Meanwhile, the grand final for this year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, October 29 at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.

Admission to the matches is $20.00 per person. However, early bird tickets are $15.00 each. Don’t miss the action.

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