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TOBAGO FLOODS: Drivers took a chance by going through floodwaters in Whim Village, Tobago on Wednesday. PHOTO BY DAVID REID –

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THE TROPICAL wave, known by meteorologists as Invest #91L, brought with it thunderstorms, strong winds and lightning, as it dumped rain over both islands between Tuesday night and all of yesterday.

The end result was major flooding throughout the country as well as landslides.

While the nation was put on alert by the Met Services since early Tuesday, by way of an adverse weather yellow-alert, few could have foreseen the swiftness in which major roads and highways, as well as large swathes of land became raging torrents of flood waters.

This road in Bad Hill, Tobago was partially blocked by debris following a landslide on Wednesday. PHOTO BY DAVID REID –

The Met Office said the latest weather alert began at 12 am on Wednesday and ends at 12 pm Friday.

Information poured into our newsroom all day Wednesday citing major flooding along the East/West Corridor; in Sangre Grande, especially in Coalmine; in parts of Chaguanas especially Edingburgh 500; in Tobago; in Tunapuna;Lopinot; in Five Rivers; in San Juan; in Trincity; in Manzanilla and in many other parts of the country.

At one point around midday, there were reports from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) of flood waters washing over the eastbound lane of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway near Orange Grove Road and Savannah Drive, rendering it impassable.

CLASSES END EARLY

Several schools including Trinity College East, St Augustine Secondary, Presentation College, Chaguanas, Northeastern College in Sangre Grande and others, were severely impacted by flooding.

The UWI St Augustine campus also ended classes early as parts of the university became inundated with water.

Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, interviewed by Newsday, said schools in affected areas have been making requests to dismiss early.

A Newsday report stated that when asked if the ministry will close schools owing to the flooding, she said, “Approval is being given upon request for schools in affected areas to close.

“Also, principals are allowing parents to collect their children from schools if required,” she added.

Nadir Khan surveys the rubbish left behind from flood waters at his home in Arima on Wednesday. PHOTO BY ANGELO MARCELLE – Angelo Marcelle

Several video images showing entire communities such as Paradise East in Tacarigua being turned into a sea of fast-moving brown water; the mangled remains of cars after they were washed away; and the Sangre Grande Hospital being flooded, were uploaded to social media and quickly went viral.

WOMAN WASHED AWAY

The flooding is also believed to have been directly responsible for the loss of at least one life, after a woman was washed away in flood waters in Lopinot, and is believed drowned.

Police said William Ramlogan and his 45-year-old sister Teresa Lynch of La Pastora Village, were on their way to tend to crops when Lynch was swept away as she tried to cross the Surrey river.

MILES OF TRAFFIC: Traffic stretches for as far as the eye can see on the eastbound lanes of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway as under rainy skies on Wednesday. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB – ROGER JACOB

Her brother attempted a rescue but the currents quickly slammed him into rocks and he had to give up trying to reach his sister in order to save himself.

Up to 5.30 pm, villagers, police, firemen and divers were searching for Lynch, even as her brother had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

FLOOD ALERT

At 5 pm, the Met Services – in addition to the ongoing adverse weather yellow-alert – also placed Trinidad and Tobago on a riverine flood alert – yellow level warning. The riverine alert runs until Friday.

The Met Office said major watercourses in Trinidad including the North Oropouche, Caroni and South Oropouche; and in Tobago, including Crooks and Darrell springs rivers were continuing to rise. At the time of the press release, these watercourses were at 80 per cent capacity.

Search and rescue officers near the Surrey River in Lopinot as the search continued Wednesday afternoon for a woman who was swept away by raging waters. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI –

The Met Office said even as weather conditions appeared to be more settled as of late Wednesday afternoon, expected overnight showers and spring tides could conspire to bring capacity of the watercourse to maximum.

There is the potential for overspill and consequent flooding overnight and into Thursday.

The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was also monitoring the weather and resultant flooding as it confirmed in a release that the weather had impacted its various housing developments.

The HDC said it had distributed sandbags in Oropune Gardens, Piarco where the level of the Arouca River was rising.

“We have placed and turned on pumps in strategic locations and these are being used to push excess water out,” the HDC said.

Its Disaster Management Team has been on the ground monitoring the corporation’s most high-risk communities. It added that in some areas, the volume of water had risen faster than predicted.

For those areas, the HDC will continue to monitor and provide assistance to residents as needed. HDC clean-up crews were also said to be on standby to be deployed when the need arises.

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Ademas di ta culpabel di atraco arma cu violencia y drive by shooting

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Diaranson mainta Hues di Corte di Husticia, a dicta sentencia den e caso penal cu Ministerio Publico a cuminsa contra e hoben Izak Principaal.

   Hues a confirma e exigencia di Fiscal cu ta 9 aña di prison y cu Principaal tin cu sigui tratamento obligatorio den un institucion na Hulanda.

   Acusacionnan contra dje: E acusacionnan contra Izak Principaal ta:

(*) A menaza tur trahador di OC riba 30 Augustus 2019.

(*) Dia 30 December 2020, a menaza su mama y ruman muher di ta kima e cas. Tambe a kibra porta y cashinan den cas. Tambe posecion di marihuana.

(*) Dia 22 Mei 2021, atraco arma cu violencia hunto cu otronan.

(*) Dia 30 Mei 2021, intento asesinato den “drive by shooting” na American Bar na San Nicolas. Principaal tabata core e auto, Celaire a tira diferente biaha y a herida 4 persona.

(*) Dia 4 Juni 2021 na Flamboyanstraat 4., a tira e dama hoben Sayuri mata.

(*) Posesion di arma di candela.

   Exigencia di Fiscal: Fiscal durante tratamento di e caso dia 15 September 2022 a bisa cu e ta haya Principaal culpabel. E punto fastioso ta cu mester mira e acusado pero tambe e comunidad. E impacto cu e casonan tabatin den comunidad.

   Na opinion di Fiscal, e seriedad di e casonan ta mustra cu ley hubenil no ta husticia tur loke Principaal a haci. Anterior Fiscal a exigi 11 aña di prison pero awor a exigi 9 aña di prison y TBS.  TBS ta nifica tratamento obligatorio den un institucion na Hulanda.

   Sentencia di Huez: Via video conference e sentencia a sosode. Den sala di Corte tabata presente e abogadonan di Principaal y Fiscal. Tambe tabata presente famianan di e victima Sayuri y e tata Mike Petronia.

   (*) Hues a bisa cu dia 30 December 2019, Principaal a menaza 2 trahador di Instituto OC. E tempo ey e tabatin 15 aña. Hues a rechaza ponencia di abogado cu Principaal tabata hopi emocional. Hues a bisa cu e abogado a bisa esey pa hustifica defensa propio. Hues ta haya cu no por papia di defensa propio. E ta haya e incidente legalmente proba proba.

   (*) Hues a sigui bisa cu 30 December 2020 e no ta haya proba cu Principaal a menaza di kima cas di su mama. Hues a mustra cu ta solamente declaracion di e ruman so tin. El a declara Principaal liber di esey. Pa loke ta e kibramento di porta, cashi y spiel den cas, mester tin un keho pa asina por persigui un persona. Hues a remarca cu no tin ningun keho di e mama contra Principaal. Pesey mester declara Fiscal no admisible.

   (*) Hues ta haya legalmente proba cu Principaal tabatin 17.9 gram di marihuana den su poder.

   (*) Hues ta haya cu e atraco cu violencia hunto cu otronan riba 22 Mei 2021, legalmente proba. El a mustra cu Principaal tabata den auto hunto cu otronan ora a sigui e homber T. E tabata sa cu lo bay horta. Te ora T. a yega su cas, nan tur a baha for di auto. Principaal tabatin un cuchiu, otro cu bate y un cu cuchiu. E homber T. y un otro a worde atraca cu violencia. Principaal a bay cu e auto di T. y na cas di Principaal a parti e placanan. Esaki Hues ta considera complice di atraco arma cu violencia.

   (*) Dia 30 Mei 2021, e Drive by shooting na American Bar, Hues ta haya legalmente proba. Hues a mustra cu Principaal tabata stuur e auto y Celaire a tira. Hues ta haya cu Principaal tabata sa cu Celaire tabatin e arma y dilanti American Bar, Principaal a baha velocidad y Celaire a tira riba distancia cortico y 4 persona a resulta herida. El a bisa Danki Dios ningun perona no a sufri herida fatal. El a mustra cu ta na cas di Principaal a kita number, pone sticker na e auto. Tur esaki na opinion di Hues ta premedita, o sea a bay prepara pa tira. Esaki Hues ta haya intento di asesinato y cu Principaal ta complice den esaki. Hues tambe ta haya proba cu Principaal tabatin arma di candela.

  (*) Dia 4 di Juni 2021, Principaal a tira Sayuri mata. Hues a bisa cu mescos cu Fiscal, e no ta haya proba intencionalmente a tira pa mata. Pero si e ta haya proba, cu Principaal a coy e arma y pone e arma den direccion di Sayuri. Sayuri a bisa Principaal pa no haci esey. Na opinion di Hues, tur hende mester sa cu si tin un arma di candela den man y dirigi esaki riba un hende, esaki ta hopi peligroso, si no sa cu tin bala den dje.

   Polis su investigacion ta mustra cu mester a hala e parti ariba di e loop di e arma patras pa asina e por a tira. Principaal a bisa cu el a saca e peña y a hala e parti ariba di e arma atras. Accidental su dede a primi e gay y arma a tira. Hues a bisa cu e no ta kere cu e stoel a kibra. El a bisa cu Polis no a haya ningun stoel kibra.

   El a rechaza e ponencia cu ta accidental Principaal a tira. Hues a mustra cu Principaal mester a hala e parti ariba di e loop atras pa asina e por tira. El a haci esaki sin controla si tin bala den loop y si e arma ta riba “safe”. Door cu su dede a primi e gay e arma a tira.

   Arma di candela un problema serio: Hues a splica con el a yega na e decision pa aplica castigo di adulto. El a bisa cu el a tene cuenta cu e menaza di e dos trahadornan di OC, Principaal tabatin 15 aña. Segun ley mester aplica castigo hubenil. El a tene cuenta cu e tempo cu a transcuri, mas cu 3 aña. Hues a bisa cu e no lo castiga Principaal pa esaki.

   El a mustra cu tin otro hechonan hopi serio, posecion di droga, atraco arma cu violencia hunto cu otro, drive by shooting hunto cu otro, tira Sayuri mata, posecion di arma di candela. Hues a mustra cu e victimanan di atraco arma, por keda den trauma. E victimanan di e Drive by shooting tambe. Danki Dios cu no tabatin morto. Hues ta haya cu e problema di arma di candela ta hopi serio na Aruba. Na opinion di Hues, hende mester por para pafor trankil sin tin miedo cu hende ta pasa tira riba bo.

   E caso Sayuri ta hopi tristo. Principaal a laga famianan cu hopi tristeza. Hues a bisa cu den e casonan menciona, Principaal tabatin 17 aña.

   Usa castigo di Adulto: Sicologo di Aruba, den su raport ta conseha pa usa castigo di adulto. E psycologo tambe ta haya cu Principaal ta menos responsabel pa su actonan. El a mustra cu e chens ta grandi cu si Principaal no haya tratamento, e lo bolbe cay den mesun cos. Tambe e sicologo a conseha TBS.

   Hues a bisa cu TBS ta un castigo serio. Hopi acusado no kier cay bao TBS. El a splica cu TBS (pone na disposicion) ta nifica cu Principaal mester keda interna den un institucion y haya tratamento obligatorio, te ora cu psychiater determina cu Principaal a recupera. Esey por dura añas.

Hues a sigui bisa cu e psychiater ta haya cu Principaal ta completo responsabel pa su actonan. E ta haya cu e psychiater no a splica esey bon y tambe pa aplica castigo hubenil. E psycologo di Hulanda ta comparti basta punto cu e psycologo di Aruba. Pero e ta recomenda pa aplica castigo hubenil.

Hues a analisa e raportnan y e circumstancianan bou di cual e incidentenan a tuma lugar. Hues a conclui cu mester aplica castigo di adulto. Tambe el a tene cuenta cu personalidad di Principaal y su actitud den Corte ora di trata e casonan. Tambe el a evalua orientacion di Hof den casonan asina. Hues a remarca cu e tempo ey Principaal tabata bisa riba su mes.

   E castigo final: Hues a bisa cu den caso di atraco cu violencia tin castigo mas cu 4 aña di prison, posecion di arma ta 1 aña, drive by shooting ta mas cu 5 aña. E tira mata di Sayuri ta 15 aña. Pa cu e castigo, Hues a tene cuenta cu ta promer biaha cu Principaal ta cay sera. Tambe el a tene cuenta cu e conclusion di psycologo y psychiater. Hues a bisa cu e ta tene cuenta cu Principaal mester di tratamento.

   El a mustra cu Fiscal promer a exigi 11 aña di prison pero despues di a haya e splicacion di sicologonan, a bahe na 9 aña di prison cu TBS.

   Hues a bisa cu e ta confirma exigencia di Fiscal. El a condena Principaal na 9 aña di prison y TBS na Hulanda. Ademas Hues a aproba e demanda di daño di 10 mil Florin cu ta e gasto di entiero di Sayuri. Hues tambe a aproba 6 mil Florin pa daño inmaterial pa e tata.

   Tambe Hues a aproba otro daño material pa victima di atraco arma. Den e tempo cu Principaal lo ta sera den KIA, lo mester haci e preparacionnan pa asina e tempo yega e por bay Hulanda pa haya tratamento obligatorio den un institucion.

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Ministro Geoffrey Wever den Parlamento di Aruba:

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Riba Diaranson, Minister Geoffrey Wever, encarga cu e coleccion, procesamento y publicacion di estadistica, hunto cu representantenan di Centraal Bureau Statistiek (CBS) y Comision di e Sistema Nacional di Estadistica (Nationaal Statistisch Systeem (NSS)) Commissie), mr. Marlon Faarup, Director di CBS, dr. Desiree Helder, Presidente di e NSS Commissie y drs. Gayle Arendsz, Vice-presidente di e NSS Commissie, a duna presentacion na Parlamento di Aruba over e pogreso di implementacion di e NSS.

   E Sistema Nacional di Estadistica ta un cooperacion entre CBS y otro productor di estadistica oficial cu e meta di garantisa produccion di un gran variedad di estadistica oficial di calidad halto, relevante y actual pa asina esaki forma e fundamento di formulacion y evaluacion di maneho y di desaroyo sostenibel.

   E informacion cu lo ser brinda door di e NSS ta un tool esencial pa gobierno pa fomenta bon gobernacion door di desaroya y monitorea  maneho di manera mas responsabel y uzo mas efectivo di e fondonan di gobierno. E NSS no ta solamente pa gobierno, pero e NSS ta brinda informacion tambe na Parlamento den nan trabao primordial di controla gobierno. E NSS ta tambe pa sector priva, mundo academico y e publico en general.

   E presentacion tabata uno hopi positivo unda varios Parlamentario a expresa nan sosten pa e proyecto NSS mirando e necesidad di esaki na Aruba. Tambe Parlamentarionan a haci pregunta over e condicionnan necesario pa implementacion di e NSS y a trece dilanti e necesidad pa ora di aloca fondo pa e implementacion di NSS ta importante pa duna atencion tambe na alocacion di fondo pa training pa e usuarionan di e datos den aparato gubernamental.

   “E NSS ta un proyecto cu lo duna nos e tool pa traha maneho di pais Aruba na un forma mas moderno, un forma eficiente, efectivo, participativo y transparente, yudando asina pa haci uzo di fondonan di gobierno mas efectivamente. Esaki ta un elemento esencial den bon gobernacion y mi ta spera di conta cu sosten di Parlamento di Aruba den esaki”, Minister Wever a comenta.

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Latin America and the Caribbean economies have recovered to their pre-pandemic levels and the region has regained some sense of normalcy, but economies need to be reignited in order to avoid a new low-growth cycle. Social and infrastructure investments can be key drivers of growth and shared prosperity, according to a new World Bank report, “New Approaches to Closing the Fiscal Gap.”

The report estimates regional GDP will grow by 3.0 percent in 2022, a higher than previously expected rate due to rising commodities prices.

However, strong global uncertainty as a result of the war in Ukraine, higher interest rates in developed countries and the persistent inflationary pressures will impact economies in the region. Low growth rates of 1.6 and 2.3 are expected in 2023 and 2024, respectively, similar to the lackluster levels of the decade of 2010 and insufficient to achieve significant progress in reducing poverty.

Inflation, while for most countries is at OECD levels, will require continued efforts to reduce to previous target levels.

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“Most economies have returned to pre-pandemic levels, but that is not enough. Countries in the region have the opportunity to rebuild better after the crisis and achieve more just and inclusive societies,” said Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean. “In addition to undertaking the reforms and investments critical to lifting growth, governments need to address the structural costs- the lost years of education, missed vaccines, and the delayed impacts of food insecurity that the recovery of GDP obscures.”

The region is well placed to rethink its development path. Employment levels have almost fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, schools have reopened and, with exceptions in the Caribbean, the high rate of vaccination against COVID-19 allowed for a return to normalcy.

However, scars from the crisis remain and need to be addressed. Monetary poverty fell from 30 percent in 2021 to 28.5 percent in 2022, a level still very high, and the long-term costs of the crisis in health and education must be urgently redressed both to revive growth and mitigate increases in inequality.

“Managing higher debt burdens arising from the crisis while generating enough fiscal space for growth promoting investments requires carefully considered new sources of revenue, but also better use of existing spending. On average 17% of government spending could be saved and in 2/3 of countries, these savings could erase current budget deficits.” said William Maloney, chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank. “Rationalizing state spending is a step toward building more efficient, responsive and trusted governments.”

The report suggests countries should carefully examine public spending and tax policy options, in order to favor equity and avoid possible adverse effects. This includes improving spending efficiency: on average, 4.4 percent of GDP – or 17 percent of public spending – is currently wasted on badly targeted transfers, poor procurement practices, and inefficient HR policies.

SOURCE: World Bank Group/SLT

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