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CARPHA Calls for Improved Regional Food Security – St. Lucia Times News

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 It is essential that we strive for a society in which all people, everywhere, have reliable access to nutritionally adequate and environmentally sustainable food. On 16th October, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins its partners and the Caribbean people in observing World Food Day 2022 with the theme “Leave NO ONE Behind”.

We must allude to the fact that there is a close relationship between dietary health, food security, and food safety. This is evident in recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine/Russia unrest – these events have exacerbated food insecurity and inflation, which has kept prices at all-time high levels and threatens to continue until the end of 2024.

Amidst these crises, the people of the Caribbean, have continued to struggle to earn a living and meet their basic food requirements.

According to a survey by the World Food Programme, from August 2022, 4.1 million people in the English-speaking Caribbean have been affected by food insecurity, with a significant increase of over one million affected since February 2022.

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Additionally, climate change which had a negative effect on the patterns of trade, production, and consumption of commodities.

Over time, weather patterns have impacted agricultural practices, crop production, and food crop nutritional quality.

Due to the susceptibility of germs, potentially toxin-producing microorganisms, and other pests to climatic factors, the effects of climate change may influence the frequency of some food-borne diseases.

“At CARPHA we implement an integrated One Health approach to ensure safe food, which encompasses a multi-sectoral, multi-collaborative, cross-sectional approach to ensure that integrated food-borne disease surveillance is carried out in our Member States, linking the epidemiological, laboratory, environmental and veterinary aspects of foods safety. We encourage stakeholders to work collectively to identify measures that will encourage individual and community food safety initiatives, early detection of potential threats at each link along the farm to table continuum and implement solutions. We are at the forefront of building the Region’s capacity through advanced food safety training and certification and enhanced food safety laboratory test capabilities,” stated Dr. Lisa Indar, Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control Division.

We all have a role to play. Thus, CARPHA sends out the call to all – farmers, research and academic institutions, civil society organisation, private businesses – to increase collaborative and supportive efforts to guarantee that the Caribbean’s food safety practices are improved.

Governments are encouraged to employ a unified health policy to promote safer food options from farm to fork.

Let us come together to build food systems that can withstand the impacts of potential future global disasters.

 As a Region we need to take a leave no one behind approach — encourage the production and consumption of nutrient-rich, locally sourced, low-cost foods; make a concerted effort to respect food and the environment by wasting less; and support initiatives that reduce poverty and hunger.

Everyone counts… we must ensure that no one is left behind.

SOURCE: Caribbean Public Health Agency

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Drie vrouwen na mishandeling leerkracht aangehouden op vliegveld Zorg en Hoop

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PARAMARIBO — De drie vrouwelijke verdachten C.B. (31), P.V. (36) en D.M. (31) zijn donderdag op vliegveld Zorg en Hoop

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Ministerio Publico mandando mensahe cla y raspa encuanto uso di violencia contra Polisnan

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Cu exigencia di 11 aña di prison

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Riba Diabierna, Fiscal di Husticia a exigi un castigo di prison di 11 aña contra e sospechoso Jonathan K. di 25 aña di edad, kende ta worde acusa di un intento homicidio di un agente policial di rango brigadier di Cuerpo Policial di Aruba.

   Tur cos a cuminza Diadomingo 1 di Mei 2022 un poco despues di 2:35 am, ora cu un Polis Motoriza a para un Toyota Tercel color berde cu number A-34229 pa un control di trafico. El a duna e chauffeur un señal pa para, y el a cumpli cune. El a para e vehiculo riba caminda grandi di Playa pa Noord, net otro banda di e rebendedor di Sherwin-Williams na Boegoeroei 85-D. Polis a bay pa atende e chauffeur, cu el a reconoce como e hoben recidivista Jonathan K., un persona cu na numeroso ocasion a haya problema cu Polis y cu Husticia.

  Diripiente Jonathan a sali bay cu su auto diripientemente, primi trot y cu velocidad halto, caminda el a lastra e agente policial casi 100 meter y a bay riba un palo di luz, y a lage benta abao net dilanti Boegoeroei 26-A.  E auto mes cu Jonathan tras di stuur a sigui core y desaparece.

   E agente policial di 31 aña di edad a resulta muy gravemente herida den e caida y boksmento cu e palo di luz.  Polis bin haya e Toyota Tercel aki para como 140 meter mas leu for di unda el a laga e agente policial benta abao. E Tercel tabata abandona y a djis lage atras blokeando garage di un cas na Boegoeroei.

   Mas despues a haya den e auto un arma di candela. Banda di posesion di e arma aki ta acusa e sospechoso tambe di a menaza dos persona na un lugar nocturno e mes anochi ey cu un arma di candela.

   E Diadomingo mainta ey, Jonathan K. di 25 aña biba na Papaya a bay entrega su mes, y mesora el a wordo deteni y encarcela.

   Ministerio Publico ta tuma e sospechoso sumamente na malo cu el a comete violencia contra un agente policial. Trahadornan di ayuda manera polis mester worde yiust proteha contra tur forma di violencia. Sigur den un caso manera esaki cu no tabatin ningun motibo pa violencia.

   Corte lo dicta sentencia riba 4 di November pa 8:15’or di mainta.

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A cende luznan di Bestuurskantoor pa concientiza riba cancer di pecho

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Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes:

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Diahuebs 13 di October aki, a tuma lugar e Ceremonia di Cendemento di Luz rose na Bestuurskantoor, cu cual Gobierno a uni su mes den e concientizacion tocante cancer di pecho.

Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes a hiba palabra y a expresa cu October ta e luna cu tur hende ta para keto na cancer na pecho. E mandatario a bisa cu cancer no ta discrimina y ta bati na porta di nos cada un, na e momento talvez menos spera.

            E ta algo hopi cruel cu consecuencianan hopi grandi, no solamente pa e pashent sino tambe pa familiarnan. E dignatario a expresa cu e mes a pasa aden cu familiarnan hopi cerca y stima, hoben y mas grandi, y e ta keda algo sumamente dificil.

            “E luna aki nos ta enfoca mas riba cancer di pecho, y di experiencia mi por bisa cu si e wordo detecta trempan, e efecto y impacto riba abo y bo famia ta menos, y  pesey mi ta haci un yamada na tur hende muher di 18 aña bay ariba, pa ta mas conciente y tuma pasonan di prevencion.

            “Pa cuminza, si bo sinti algo inusual acudi na docter, si mester haci mammogram bay hacie. Y si, ta berdad, e mammogram ta haci dolor pero nada compara cu si bo tin cancer mes.

“Ademas, nos ta muhernan fuerte y balente. No ta berdad? Pues e mammogram nos no mester tin miedo di dje” Prome Minister a señala.

            E dignatario a reitera cu enberdad cancer di pecho ta un di e malesanan cu por wordo detecta trempan, y aki na Aruba tin un sistema hopi bon di salud cu nos por detecta cancer di pecho trempan.

“Bo mes ta haci test of bo por hacie via bo docter, hospital, stichting BOB, tin diferente manera”, e mandatario a subraya.

            El a señala cu ainda tin hende muher ta bisa cu nan tin berguenza, of cu e mammogram ta haci hopi dolor, of cu no kier sa si nan tin cancer. “Cu tur respet, mi no ta comparti e opinionnan aki, pasobra nos como hende muher tin hopi hende ta depende di nos. Nos famia, nos yiunan hopi biaha, nos cas, nos trabao, nos pareha…y pa nos por haci tur esaki pa otronan cu ta depende di nos, nos tin cu cuida di nos mes, prome. Y pesey, awe mi ta asina enfatico di invita tur hende muher un biaha mas pa nos ta mas conciente di cancer di pecho y con nos por detect’e trempan y cu nos por preveni”, Premier Wever Croes a subraya.

            El a gradici tambe tur esnan cu ta pone atencion na e tema aki, dia aden dia afo, aña aden aña afo. El a menciona Mary Joan Foundation, Wilhelmina Kanker Fonds, Stichting Bob y Mamma Poli na Hospital. “Tur instancia y tur persona cu ta enfoca riba e tema importante aki, mi ta convenci cu hunto nos por combati e efectonan, hopi miho”, el a remarca.

 


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Durante anochi di concientizacion riba cancer di pecho a para keto riba “metastatic breast kanker”

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Minister Presidente cu bunita palabra pa Myandra Croes:

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Durante su discurso relaciona cu e ceremonia di cendemento di luz na Bestuurskantoor, como signo di concientizacion riba cancer di pecho, Minister Presidente a agrega cu e anochi aki nan ta para keto pa enfatiza riba e “metastatic breast kanker”.

Pues, e cancer metastatic cu ya a plama den e curpa. El a subraya cu na Aruba tin pashentnan cu ta pasando door di e dificultad aki, y unda di nan ta Myandra Croes, un luchado cu hopi curashi y determinacion. E dignatario a expresa pa tur ciudadano cu ta pansando den un situacion asina, cu gobierno ta cu nan.

“Y nos ta tene boso den pensamento y den oracion. Y bosonan tin hopi hende rond di boso cu ta stima y sostene boso, y mi ta sigur cu boso lo logra den e lucha akinan. Pa boso awe, gobierno di Aruba ta uni den e concientizacion aki, pa nos pone extra atencion na nos hendenan muher pa nan cuida nan salud”, Minister Presidente a acentua.

Seguidamente a ilumina dilanti Bestuurskantoor, cu e luznan color rose, til y berde cu ta e tres colornan cu ta identifica cancer metastatic.

Minister Presidente a menciona cu e resto di e luna aki, e luznan ta keda na color rose na honor di esnan cu ta luchando cu cancer di pecho.

“Ban cuida nos mes, ban controla nos mes mas frecuente, ban hacie pasobra nos ta stima nos mes, nos famia, y nos kier tey hopi tempo mas cu nos famia”, Premier Wever-Croes a conclui.

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Caso Arubahuis caminda ta Prome Minister tin cu saca su conclusion

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Parlamentario Arthur Dowers

ORANJESTAD (AAN): No ta un asunto di ayera of luna pasa pero e situacion confuso y controversial den maneho di ex Minister Plenipotenciario na Den Haag, Besaril, ta algo cu tin cinco aña tumando luga, parlamentario pa fraccion di AVP, Arthur Dowers a declara.

   “E desaroyonan relaciona cu ex Minister Plenipotenciario Guillfred Besaril,  ta cosnan cu no a bira conoci e siman aki c’un carta di un grupo di trahadornan di Arubahuis a cuminsa circula, caminda nan a denuncia for di 2021, e maneho deficiente di Besaril.

   Loke nos tin cu mira aki ta e hecho cu mientras cu tin indicacion concreto cu Besaril a  comete hecho nan castigabel, su persona no ta politicamente responsabel pa loke el a haci ya cu den su caso, ta Minister Presidente Evelyn Wever Croes, ta esun cu ta politicamente responsabel pa tur loke su colega di partido a haci of keda sin haci.

   Kizas ta esaki ta e motibo principal di con ainda e investigacion haci riba maneho di Besaril na Arubahuis, ainda no a yega parlamento of a worde publica pero ta un hecho cu esun responsabel legalmente  tambe, lo ta Minister Presidente Wever Croes.

   Esun of esunnan cu a manda e carta fecha prome di Mei di 2021, pa Prome Minister Evelyn Wever Croes,  ta hendenan di MEP,  algun cu hasta tabata riba lista di e partido geel pero a prefera di no interveni of tuma medida ya cu tur loke Besaril haci como Minister Plenipotenciario, ta responsabilidad directo di Prome Minister.

Loke ta ainda mas serio di e situacion  y e famoso carta cu di repente a bira conoci e siman aki, ta e hecho cu e ta duna indicacion cu e lider di MEP prome cu eleccion 2021, tabata na altura di fechorianan cometi pa su Minister Plenipotenciario na Den Haag.

Asina mes como lider di MEP,  Evelyn a pone Besaril riba lista pa eleccion y sabiendo contenido di e carta di trahadonan di Arubahuis, a bolbe nombra e mesun persona controversial aki den e posicion aki na Den Haag, loke ta pone hende pensa ta di con esaki a tuma luga.

Awor un biaha mas Prome Minister Evelyn ta haciendo su maximo esfuerso pa e rapport of investigacion bira publico of pa esaki worde trata den Parlamento pero e lider di MEP lo busca tur forma pa evita cu su responsabilidad den e asunto aki, no ta worde cuestiona,” Parlamentario Arthur Dowers a declara.

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Burleson eindigt als tiende op Pan-Amerikaans kampioenschap dammen

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PARAMARIBO — Guno Burleson is op het Panamerikaans kampioenschap dammen als tiende geëindigd. Hij won vrijdag van Amoni Afonsoewa uit Frans-Guyana

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AHATA Environmental Committee cu presentacion di ‘Sostenibilidad den Negoshi’

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association (AHATA) su Environmental Committee (Comision di Medio Ambiente) a duna un presentacion diahuebs atardi den Alhambra Ballroom na varios compania chikito y mediano.

   E comision  ta consisti di representantenan boluntario cu ta lidera practica di sostenibilidad na companianan miembro di AHATA.

   Pa conmemora ‘Earth Day’ aña pasa, AHATA a distribui su guia di ‘Environmental Best Practices’ cu e meta pa motiva compania miembro pa implementa practica di sosteniblidad den nan operacion diario. E aña aki a scoge pa haci un presentacion cu ta complementa e informacion brinda den e guia y duna ehempelnan practico di companianan local cu ta tumando pasonan den e area di sosteniblidad. E  presentacion di e comision ta ilustra e beneficionan pa nos medio ambiente y e beneficio financiero pa companianan cu ta compromete nan mes na sostenibilidad.

   Topiconan presenta den e sesion a inclui: e tres pilarnan di sosteniblidad (social, ambiental, y economico) y e sistemanan principal di reduci, reusa, recicla y reutilisa. A ilustra kico ta sosteniblidad den un negoshi, conservacion di awa y coriente, mantenemento preventivo, y trabao boluntario pa bienestar di nos comunidad. Un elemento importante tambe ta con pa involucra empleadonan den e proceso di sostenibilidad. Na final, e comision a ofrece un ‘mentorship program’ pa yuda companianan miembro introduci sosteniblidad den nan companianan cu practicanan basico.

   E presentadornan tabata John Wardlaw di Tropical Bottling Company, Miriam Stuurman di De Palm Island, Ryan Bareño di Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club, Andrew Rasmijn di Marriott’s Aruba Surf & Ocean Club, y Daniel Aguirre di La Cabana Beach Resort. Otro miembronan di e comision cu a yuda cu  planificacion y ehecucion ta Astrid Winterdaal di De Palm Tours, y Vanessa Rasmussen y Laura Molina di AHATA.

   Na 2023 AHATA su Comision di Medio Ambiente tin diferente proyecto planea, incluyendo bishita scolnan primario y secundario pa crea mas conscientisacion den nos comunidad.

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[UPDATED] Govt to align pension scheme with age 65 retirement

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File photo: Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, addressing the media at a press conference at AGLA Building, Port of Spain.

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour vowed to bring a bill this parliamentary year to change the retirement age from the current 60 to 65 years old, he said in the Senate budget debate on Friday.

While the Government’s official website still displays an undated article quoting Finance Minister Colm Imbert as having denied any plans to raise the retirement age, in his budget speech he had hinted at a rise by saying a higher retirement age already existed in Jamaica and Barbados. Repeated auditor’s reports for the National Insurance Board (NIB) had spoken of a shrinking pool of contributors alongside more claimants.

Armour also promised an amendment to the Firearms Bill to let prison officers carry guns off-duty. Also lined up is a bill to address the repatriation of the wives and children of men who had left TT to fight for ISIS in the Middle East.

Armour also promised a bill to expunge the criminal records of minor offenders who have successfully undergone a rehabilitation process, so they don’t have to carry such a stigma for their lifetime. Parole and probation will also be addressed, he said.

New laws, the AG said, will also facilitate police sting operations and amend wire-tapping legislation, the Interception of Communications Act. However a new bill, already on the order paper, will allow the polygraph testing, drug testing and biometric testing of members of the protective services.

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Appropriation bill passed in Senate

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The Appropriation (Financial Year 2023) Bill, 2022. has been passed in the Senate with 23 votes for, six votes against and no abstentions. This followed three days of debate on the bill in the Upper House.

The bill was not sent to a committee of the whole Senate. It was read a third time and passed.

Finance Minister Colm Imbert in his wrap-up thanked the Independent Senators for their contributions.

Attempting to justify the increase in fuel prices, Imbert said the average person driving 2,000 km per month at six litres for every 100 km, giving 120 litres of fuel, at an increase of $1, gives $120 for the average driver driving a small car. He said someone driving a hybrid vehicle would be burning three litres for every 100 km.

“So when you take the increase in the personal allowance of $6,000 a year, that’s $1,500 a year more in disposable income, it works out at $125 a month, that’s equal to the increase in your fuel bill for your average driver.”

He said the consensus was that subsidies are regressive as they don’t target those who need it the most.

“This is why it is the policy of this government that we would be giving a fuel card to people at the lowest end of the spectrum. Because when you subsidise fuel, the person driving the big gas guzzler benefits more than the person at the lower end with the small car. It is far better to give the lower-income person a grant which they can use to offset the price of fuel. We will be doing that with electricity as well.

“Subsidies add no value. Is it not better to do away with subsidies and then give grants to the poorer people and the people at the lower end of the spectrum? It’s a conversation we need to have as a country.”

Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon said the ministry will be conducting 11 physical trade missions in 2023 and continuing negotiations for trade with several countries, including Chile and Curacao. She said commercial offices would be established in Panama, the UK and Miami, with commercial attaches being stationed in South Africa, Guyana, and Jamaica, to enable trade with various regions.

Independent Senator Hazel Thompson-Ahye said additional funds should be put into early childhood eduation, as investment at this level was a protective factor in preventing criminality. She said it was disappointing that the treatment of students with disabilities was the same as when she had started advocating for them when she joined the Parliament.

She called for more people to mentor young people, the weeding out of teachers who did not love young people, and for room to be made in the budget for mentally-ill children. She asked whether government had made attempts to further balance the budget deficit, including renegotiating the cost of rentals and lawyers fees.

Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said TT’s regional and international reputation was strong and it was respected.

“We operate on a complete respect for international law, and it guides our interactions with countries and regions far and wide. The international and regional footprint of TT is as strong today as it has ever been in the history of TT and I can say this without fear of contradiction.”

He noted that relationships are being maintained with countries such as Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Panama, Venezuela, Nigeria, China, India, Korea, Japan, and the European Union. He said TT had offered itself to be President of the UN General Assembly 2023-2024, and proposed that Ambassador Dennis Francis would take up the position.

Browne said it was inspiring and encouraging to see the slew of youth programmes and apprenticeships promised in the budget.

“The budget presents critical opportunities to young people and it is up to you to seize them and make something of yourselves and your country.”

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