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L’?quipe ha?tienne finit ? la 4e place

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The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste

Apr?s avoir rat? l’occasion de se hisser en finale, la s?lection ha?tienne de football des amput?s a, contre toute attente, termin? ? la 4e place de la Coupe du Monde, en se faisant battre sur le score de (4-2, mi-temps (2-2) par l’Ouzb?kistan lors de la petite finale disput?e, ce dimanche 9 octobre au NEF stadium (Galatasaray) en T?rkiye.

Tout avait pourtant bien d?but? pour les Grenadiers amput?s qui ont d?clench? les hostilit?s par Redondo El Principe Richard. Ce dernier n’a mis que cinq minutes pour ouvrir le score pour Ha?ti (5e, 1-0). Ainsi, Redondo avait pris seul le classement du meilleur buteur de la comp?tition avec 9 r?alisations.

En r?action, Homid (14e, 1-1) allait r?tablir l’?quilibre au tableau d’affichage pour l’Ouzb?kistan, ancien vainqueur de la comp?tition en 2010 en Argentine. Les Ouzbeks qui ne sont gu?re ?branl?s malgr? les assauts r?p?t?s des Ha?tiens, ont pris l’avantage au score par Aziz (17e, 1-2).

Avant la pause, Saviola Charles (19e, 2-2) ? la suite d’une frappe splendide, a permis ? Ha?ti de revenir ? hauteur de l’Ouzb?kistan.

Dans le deuxi?me acte, les deux protagonistes veillent au grain, de quoi ?viter d’encaisser de but. Dans la foul?e, Saviola Charles, ? maintes reprises, avait la possibilit? de faire le break pour Ha?ti, mais ? chaque fois, il confond vitesse et pr?cipitation. En toute fin de rencontre, Aziz (47e et 49e) a tu? le r?ve de voir Ha?ti terminer ? la troisi?me place de la Coupe du Monde de football des amput?s, en inscrivant deux buts pour permettre ? l’Ouzb?kistan de s’imposer (4-2).

Le constat final est que la s?lection ha?tienne de football des amput?s ?choue au pied du podium en prenant la 4e place sur 24 pays qui participent ? cet ?v?nement sportif plan?taire. Les Grenadiers, du 1er au 9 octobre, auront fait la fiert? de toute un peuple, ils ont fait mieux que beaucoup de nations ayant la r?putation de pays riches dans cette comp?tition. On n’oubliera jamais qu’ils ont remport? quatre des sept matches jou?s, en battant entre autres, la France (6-0) et les USA (6-2).

Pour certains observateurs, il ne manque pas grand-chose pour qu’Ha?ti devienne dans quatre ans le pays champion de la Coupe du Monde de football des amput?s. Mais pour y arriver, il faut que l’on continue d’encadrer l’Association Ha?tienne de Football des Amput?s (AHFA) pour qu’elle puisse trouver les moyens ad?quats pour aider les joueurs et le staff technique.

En prenant la 4e place de cette Coupe du Monde de football des amput?s, tenue en T?rkiye, la s?lection ha?tienne de football des amput?s fait mieux que toutes les ?quipes nationales de football (toutes cat?gories confondues) repr?sentant Ha?ti ? une phase finale de Coupe du Monde de 1974 ? nos jours.

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Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with torrential rainfall Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island, and a weakened storm was expected to emerge over the Pacific.

Julia hit as a Category One hurricane early Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), though its winds had dipped to tropical storm force, 70 mph (110 kph), by late morning as it pushed across Nicaragua with heavy rains.

The US National Hurricane Center said Julia was centered about 65 miles (105 kilometers) east-northeast of Managua, the capital, and was moving west at 15 mph (24 kph).

It said life-threatening flash floods and mudslides were possible across Central America and southern Mexico through Tuesday, with the storm expected to bring as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain in isolated areas.

Colombia’s national disaster agency reported Sunday that Julia blew the roofs off at least five houses and knocked over trees, but there were no reported casualties as it blasted past San Andres Island east of Nicaragua.

In Nicaragua, Vice President Rosario Murillo told TN8 television that there had been no reports of deaths so far, but power and communications were cut in some areas. She said that 9,500 people had been evacuated to shelters.

Local news media showed images of trees toppled across roads.

Guillermo Gonz?lez, director of Nicaragua’s Disaster Response System, told official media that people at high risk had been evacuated from coastal areas by noon Saturday. The army said it delivered humanitarian supplies to Bluefields and Laguna de Perlas for distribution to 118 temporary shelters.

The storm was forecast to emerge over the Pacific and skirt the coasts of El Salvador and Guatemala, a region already saturated by weeks of heavy rains.

In Guatemala, storms since early May had already caused at least 49 confirmed deaths, with six people missing. Roads and hundreds of homes have been damaged, Guatemalan officials say.

In El Salvador, where 19 people have died this rainy season, the worst rainfall was expected Monday and Tuesday, said Fernando L?pez, the minister of environmental and natural resources. Officials said they had opened 61 shelters with the capacity to house more than 3,000 people.

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WATCH: Gov’t ministers blast ‘one-house’ rhetoric from critics Loop Jamaica

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Two Government ministers are pushing back at criticisms of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), arguing that ‘one house’ is better than no house for those in need.

There has been much criticism, especially from supporters of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), of the NSHP, suggesting that it will not address the housing needs locally, as relatively few houses are being built under the initiative.

In fact, Prime Minister Andrew Holness was blasted by Opposition Leader Mark Golding for attending several NHSP handing-over ceremonies.

“We see the prime minister going around the country to make a big deal over handing over one house here and one house there,” Golding said at a PNP political meeting in July.

“He came to my constituency to Hopeful Village and handed over one house and it was a house that cost over $9 million to build. One person got the benefit of that house when hundreds and thousands have got nothing.

“Comrades, that is not balanced development! That is not putting the people in the centre of development of the country,” suggested Golding then.

However, Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Floyd Green, rubbished the “one house” argument at the handing-over of two houses under the NSHP programme in Central Kingston on Thursday.

According to McKenzie, the handing over of even one house is still an achievement.

“The need for housing is a number one priority for the Government of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, and there are some persons who are critical, talking about all we doing is going around and handing over one house,” said McKenzie.

“Is better we hand over one (house) more than don’t hand over none at all, and it is not the impact of the one house that matters, it is what the one house has to support, because there are families that don’t have a fraction of one that are grateful for whatever they get,” he declared.

McKenzie, a former Mayor of Kingston and the current Member of Parliament (MP) for West Kingston, said the Holness Administration will not be dissuaded by what he described as “silly criticisms”.

“We are not going to be deterred by any silly criticisms about our policies. It is our responsibility as Government to respond to the social needs of areas such as Southside and other communities right across the country,” he argued.

For Green, who was the guest speaker at the handing-over ceremony, he said critics of the NSHP programme are “disconnected” from the realities of Jamaica.

“… When I hear some of them run up and down and talk about house and one-one house, you know what I realise? They are disconnected from Jamaica,” he asserted.

“They don’t appreciate people because a house is not (just) a house; a house is about the people who are benefiting from the structure that you have put in place,” said Green.

Under the programme, the minister said 98 houses have been completed, with another 50 houses under construction. He said approximately 500 Jamaicans across the island are benefiting from the initiative.

“Isn’t that a Government who cares?” asked Green.

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Haynes: Guaracara Tabaquite road needs fixing

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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One of the roads which needs clearing in Guaracara. –

TABAQUITE MP Anita Haynes is calling on the government to give urgent attention to the 17km mark at the Guaracara/Tabaquite road.

In a press release, Haynes said the Works Ministry cleared the roadway in September, but was blocked by landslip debris again.

She said, “This is a matter of urgent public safety.

“The land is still moving and the road is becoming increasingly compromised.”

She said the road, which was once a two-way, has been reduced to a single lane and was“becoming narrower day by day, with vehicles being forced to drive along the edge of the retaining wall.”

She said she wrote to the Planning Ministry last month for support to get legal access to the land which is privatelt owned.

She said the ministry referred the matter to the Environmental Management Authority (EMA).

“Ultimately, as the investigations continue, the responsibility of the land owner will be determined. Until such time, I am calling on the Ministry of Works and Transport to continue to assist us with clearing the roadway so that members of the public can traverse safely.”

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Yellow-level adverse weather alert discontinued

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In this file photo a woman braves heavy rainfall on Queen Street, Port of Spain. Photo by Angelo Marcelle

The yellow-level adverse weather alert has been discontinued.

Around 4 pm on Sunday, the Met Office said the potential for “impactful rainfall and thunderstorm activity” reduced significantly .

The alert went into effect at 8am on Sunday.

“While some cloudiness is expected to persist overnight with a few showers likely, the possibility of thunderstorms have decreased to 30-40 per cent as atmospheric conditions are now less favourable.”

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Hadad hails ‘positive step’ as TTFA audited financial statements approved

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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In this March 24 file photo, chairman of the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee, speaks at a media conference at the Courts Mega Store, San Juan. – ROGER JACOB

JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH

TRINIDAD and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) audited financial statements for 2020 and 2021 have been approved by its membership.

The approval came with “some conditions” but these are expected to be ironed out and made official, within the coming days.

TTFA normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad and Eastern Football Association president (EFA) Kieron Edwards breathed a sigh of relief following the membership’s decision to finally approve the Aegis Business Solutions-audited statements.

Both administrators were upbeat on the landmark move and believe it’s a step in the right direction for TT football.

“It is another positive step in football after the recent Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act approval. We are excited about moving football forward and working with the football fraternity to get the sport back to a level we can all be proud of.

“Our doors are opened to the stakeholders and we look forward to working with them. Let’s get going together,” Hadad said.

The welcomed approval came 17 days after the association’s annual general meeting (AGM), where it was decided to postpone the action, and hold talks with the normalisation committee to address some minor concerns raised by members.

Edwards said, “The financials were approved but with some conditions. The normalisation committee would have to provide some further documents to the audited statement but that would be provided. It should be a simple process.”

At the EGM, Edwards said members showed strong interest in clarifying certain issues, holding persons accountable and ensuring their questions did not go unanswered.

He was, however, pleased the TTFA had arrived at such a crucial juncture and communication between the normalisation committee and members had improved for the betterment of TT football.

“This approval was the first time I felt that football is going in a right direction, especially when members are asking pertinent questions towards important issues. We have to continue the process.

“Once documents are brought before us to approve, it cannot be a rubber stamp. We (membership) have to look at the information before us and make proper representation.

“So when we cast that vote of approval, it must be one that we are comfortable with and we can take back to our members and let them know that a decision was made in the best interest of the TTFA,” he added.

Edwards said there was positive feedback from the normalisation committee and confirmed that Hadad mentioned that they “need to do a little better with communication.”

The future looks promising, he told Newsday.

“We look forward to seeing this level of communication and dialogues continue in a respectful manner in which it did for matters going forward. We continue to look forward to better and brighter days ahead for football.

Of the 48 TTFA members, approximately 30 were present for Saturday’s EGM. The approval of financial statements for 2020 and 2021 was the only item on the EGM agenda.

Edwards added that the approval is one of several requirements needed by FIFA for the TTFA to request its FIFA Forward Funding.

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Haast 2.400 Nickerianen krijgen Bazo-kaart

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The content originally appeared on: De Ware Tijd Online

NIEUW-NICKERIE — In twee maanden hebben haast 2.400 burgers in Nickerie een Bazo-kaart gekregen. Tijdens een ontmoeting met de presidentiële

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La terre a tremblé ce dimanche

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Dimanche 9 Octobre 2022 – 14h32

Un séisme (magnitude 3.8) a été enregistré ce dimanche 9 octobre à 12h30 – Photo DR

Certains ont pu ressentir ce tremblement de terre de magnitude 3,8. Il était situé à 18 km au sud?est de

Sainte?Anne.

Un séisme (magnitude 3.8) a été enregistré ce dimanche 9 octobre à 12h30 (heure locale) et identifié d’origine Tectonique. L’épicentre a été localisé à 18 km au sud?est de

Sainte?Anne, à 26 km de profondeur.

 Ce séisme a pu générer, dans les zones concernées les plus proches, une accélération moyenne du sol de 2.4 mg (*), correspondant à une intensité macrosismique II?III (rarement ressentie). Suivant le type de sols, les intensités peuvent cependant avoir atteint localement l’intensité IV (largement ressentie). 

L’épicentre était situé au Sud de Sainte-Annr.

– Illustration OVMP

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TIP richt vizier op illegale seksclubs

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PARAMARIBO — De afdeling Trafficking in Persons (TIP) van het Korps Politie Suriname (KPS) onderzoekt momenteel panden die als illegale

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Unions: Referral of wage talks to tribunal ‘dictatorial’

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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TTUTA president Antonia De Freitas. –

TRADE union leaders have denounced as “dictatorial” any move to refer wage negotiations to the Industrial Court’s special tribunal.

On Friday, three of the four unions referred to the tribunal said they were not told anything about the referral.

In a telephone interview on Friday, president of the Prison Officers Association (POA) Ceron Richards said the referral was undermining the entire wage negotiations process.

He said the first he heard of it was when it was announced by the Finance Minister Colm Imbert during the reading of the 2023 budget.

Imbert said four unions had negotiations with the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) sent to the special tribunal as discussions could go no further. Imbert said the government’s four per cent offer for two negotiating periods remains on the table and at any time any one of the unions can accept the offer, ending the tribunal.

The four per cent offer covers the negotiating period from 2014 to 2019

The unions sent to the tribunal are the POA, the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA, the Police Social and Welfare Association and the TT Fire Service Association.

“The first time we heard of this being sent to the tribunal was in the media. The union has not received any documentation from the CPO or the Industrial Court informing us that negotiations had broken down to the point that it needed to be sent to a tribunal.”

TTUTA’s president Antonia Tehka-DeFreitas said the union was also in the dark on the referral.

“TTUTA has not received any documents from the Industrial Court. Until then the pronouncement in the public domain does not qualify as an official notification.”

She said she could comment until TTUTA was given official notice.

Richards said the POA and the CPO met three times but they were yet to discuss the union’s requests.

“I am very concerned about the status of these negotiations. From the beginning of these negotiations, it was severely undermined. What is this special tribunal? There is no option of appealing their decisions.

“This is a strict political situation. I have never experienced this before. This is unique.”

Imbert said Amalgamated Workers Union and the Defence Force had accepted the four per cent offer.

However, Richards said the Defence Force signing was peculiar. He said the unit usually signs after other protective services.

Fire Service Association president Leo Ramkissoon also said the surprise referral to the tribunal was a “unilateral and draconian attempt to suppress and oppress salaries of the protective services.”

He said they too only had three in-person meetings with the CPO which he described as a “façade aimed at attempting to fool the public into believing that reasonable consideration was being given.”

“What we saw was an unprecedented and dictatorial approach that was woefully insufficient, contravening long standing negotiation practices.”

Vice-president of the Police Social Welfare Association, ASP Ishmael Pitt, said the referral to the tribunal was disheartening as the association believed the government understood the role police played, especially in the past two years.

“Right now, it is a matter of regrouping because this process is binding. We trust that the government, in its quiet moment, considers the last two years when police officers went above and beyond the call of duty.

“We know things are not what they used to be economically, but police officers deserve a decent standard of living.”

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