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Aerial footage shows extensive damage, flooding in Florida community Loop Cayman Islands

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Ian Floods Sections Of Florida

Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday.

Catastrophic flooding was threatened around the state as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States crossed the peninsula. Ian’s tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 415 miles (665 km), drenching much of Florida and the southeastern Atlantic coast.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said Hurricane Ian crushed his county, making roads and bridges impassable, stranding thousands in the county where Ian made landfall just north of Fort Myers.

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Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out pow

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The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) reported that, just before 12:15am today (September 29) police and other emergency services were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre to a repor

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The National Roads Authority (NRA) is advising members of the public that the traffic signal at the junction of Smith Road and Bobby Thompson Way remains down.

According to Edward Howard, the NRA’s

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According to the US Geological Survey and the Cuban National Seismological Service, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 occurred on Saturday around 4pm, just 51 km southwest of Niquero, Cuba.

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is informing relevant entities registered with CIMA that the deadline to submit surveys to help CIMA assess money laundering, terrorist financing and proli

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Les arbres comme barricades, ” une d?claration de guerre ? la nature “

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The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste

Depuis plusieurs semaines, le pays vit un nouvel ?pisode de ” peyi l?k “. Les routes nationales et internes, ? travers tout le territoire, sont barricad?es. Pour mettre en place ces barricades, on utilise un peu de tout. Pierres, tessons de bouteilles, carcasses de voiture…Troncs d’arbre. L’utilisation de ces derniers r?v?le d’une attaque contre l’environnement, soutient l’agronome Garry Alliance.

Ce jeudi, ? Carrefour Dufort (L?og?ne), un acajou abattu par les riverains est remarqu? au travers de la voie publique. Une patrouille de policiers tente de se frayer un chemin. Les agents de l’UDMO contraignent les passants ? mettre la main. ” Ils ?coutent des ennemis du pays qui les poussent ? se combattre eux-m?mes “, l?che l’un des policiers, face ? l’impossibilit? de faire bouger l’obstacle.

Un tronc d’arbre sur la route, c’est une forme de barricade tr?s courante ces derni?res semaines. ” C’est une d?claration de guerre ? la nature . Je suis offusqu? de constater que c’est ? notre environnement imm?diat que nous nous attaquons, alors que nous devrions nous comporter en citoyens ?cologiquement responsables, m?me en temps de lutte “, avance Alliance.

Quand on fait du mal ? la nature, elle r?agira f?rocement et nous fera pleurer, rappelle l’agronome. Garry Alliance souligne que les arbres sont nos puits d’oxyg?ne et nos boucliers. ” Les cons?quences ? envisager sont l’?rosion, les inondations, donc la destruction de nos jardins, de nos maisons, des pertes en vie humaine et animale “, met en garde Garry Alliance.

” D?j?, nous assistons ? des impacts de la coupe excessive des arbres sur la nappe phr?atique. C’?tait plus facile de trouver l’eau en creusant la terre quand le centre-ville de L?og?ne ?tait bois? “, fait remarquer Alliance qui invite les protestataires ? penser en dernier aux arbres pour placer des barricades.

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Kartel’s lawyer says prison transfer in rain ‘an attempt on his life’ Loop Jamaica

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Prominent attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan has labelled the sudden transfer of high-profile prisoner Vybz Kartel from Horizon Remand Centre to Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (formerly General Penitentiary) as “an attempt on his life”.

The incarcerated entertainer, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was transferred on Thursday.

“Transferring Mr Palmer in the rain, causing him to get wet, given his medical condition is an attempt at his life,” Buchanan told Loop News on Thursday evening.

“It is deliberate and/or negligent and unacceptable,” Buchanan insisted.

The attorney said no reasons were given by the Department of Correctional Services for the transfer.

“His case is before the highest court of this land. I am very disappointed that taxpayers’ money is being wasted for fishing expeditions and PR stunts. The move comes following the airing of an interview on Fox 5 by his fianc?e as well as the eve of the anniversary of his arrest 11 years ago,” Buchanan said.

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Kartel’s transfer came right after it was revealed during a Fox 5 New York interview that Vybz Kartel was now engaged to Turkish social worker Sidem Ozturk. Ozturk told journalist Lisa Evers that she and Kartel got engaged in the summer of 2022 during an authorised prison visit.

“I urge all Jamaicans to download ‘True Religion’, a tribute to Sidem, which comes out tonight at 11pm. It’s a really good love story,” Buchanan said.

Vybz Kartel is awaiting the outcome of his appeal at the Privy Council in the UK. He has been in prison since 2011 for the murder of a man named Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, along with his co-accused fellow artiste Shawn Storm and two others.

— Claude Mills

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Distraught Mother Hoping For The Safe Return Of Her Missing Son – St. Lucia Times News

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A distraught mother is hoping for the safe return of her missing teenage son.

Nineteen-year-old Simeon Benjamin James left his Ti Rocher, Castries home on Saturday to view a football match in the Dennery valley.

His mother, Unica James, told St Lucia Times that the youngster had asked her permission to go.

The mother explained that the teenager would not go without asking permission.

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She said that after staying with a childhood friend, Simeon was due back home on Monday to prepare for his Bocage Secondary School graduation on Thursday.

Unica said her only son, the second of three children, has never stayed out and not called her.

“If he is going to stay out another day, he will make sure he called me even if his phone goes dead, he would find another phone and call me – ‘Mommy, that’s me. That’s Simeon. My phone is dead. I am just calling you to tell you I am okay. I am on a bus coming down’ or ‘I am not coming down today. I will come down tomorrow’.”

The distraught mother said she made a missing person’s report to the police.

“I am trying to keep my faith up and don’t believe any negativity,” Unica told St Lucia Times.

Headline photo: Simeon Benjamin James  – Reported Missing

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Wales score a perfect 10 in BFA Republic Cup Loop Barbados

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The Premier League clubs continue to exude their dominance in the Barbados Football Association (BFA) Republic Cup.

Last weekend the island’s top football clubs produced commanding displays and took one step closer towards the playoffs.

Perennial powerhouse Weymouth Wales was the biggest winner of the weekend as they made lightwork of Benfica by defeating them 10-1 at the Dover playing field.

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Also playing at Dover on Saturday evening, Wales’ Premier League counterparts, Empire SC smashed six unanswered goals beyond the Barbados Soccer Academy.

At Briar Hall, two more Premier League representatives were on show.

In the opening encounter Wotton FC defeated Kickstart Rush 2-0 and in the feature match, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Blackbirds were 8-0 winners over Potential Ballers.

At the Greens playing field, L& R United and Deacons FC played to a goalless draw, however the fans were treated to a goal feast in the second match as Ellerton FC defeated Spartans FC 7-0.

Over at the St George Secondary School on Saturday night, former Premiership champions Paradise FC and Claytons Kola Tonic Notre Dame were held to draws by lower league opponents.

In the first match Paradise needed to come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Fitts Village FC and Notre Dame regretted wasted opportunities as they drew 1-1 with Checker Hall FC.

On Sunday evening WRBSSC handed out a heavy serving of goals, when they defeated College Savannah 8-1 in Speighstown.

Home boys Cosmos FC played to a 2-2 tie with Hothersal Turning in the feature match.

Beverley Hills FC emerged 3-2 victors over a youthful Mavericks SC in the opening encounter at the Dover playing field, while Caribbean United continued their good run of form with a 4-1 win over FC Bydes Mill.

Technique FC won their first game of the tournament when they defeated Greens 2-1 and Parish Land edged Villa United 1-0.

Eastern United and Carlton Red & White were also in winners’ row. Earning victories versus Dayrells Road (2-0) and Chickmont FC (4-2) respectively.

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Wales score a perfect 10 in BFA Republic Cup Loop Barbados

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The content originally appeared on: Barbados News

The Premier League clubs continue to exude their dominance in the Barbados Football Association (BFA) Republic Cup.

Last weekend the island’s top football clubs produced commanding displays and took one step closer towards the playoffs.

Perennial powerhouse Weymouth Wales was the biggest winner of the weekend as they made lightwork of Benfica by defeating them 10-1 at the Dover playing field.

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By Renaldo Gilkes

Also playing at Dover on Saturday evening, Wales’ Premier League counterparts, Empire SC smashed six unanswered goals beyond the Barbados Soccer Academy.

At Briar Hall, two more Premier League representatives were on show.

In the opening encounter Wotton FC defeated Kickstart Rush 2-0 and in the feature match, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Blackbirds were 8-0 winners over Potential Ballers.

At the Greens playing field, L& R United and Deacons FC played to a goalless draw, however the fans were treated to a goal feast in the second match as Ellerton FC defeated Spartans FC 7-0.

Over at the St George Secondary School on Saturday night, former Premiership champions Paradise FC and Claytons Kola Tonic Notre Dame were held to draws by lower league opponents.

In the first match Paradise needed to come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Fitts Village FC and Notre Dame regretted wasted opportunities as they drew 1-1 with Checker Hall FC.

On Sunday evening WRBSSC handed out a heavy serving of goals, when they defeated College Savannah 8-1 in Speighstown.

Home boys Cosmos FC played to a 2-2 tie with Hothersal Turning in the feature match.

Beverley Hills FC emerged 3-2 victors over a youthful Mavericks SC in the opening encounter at the Dover playing field, while Caribbean United continued their good run of form with a 4-1 win over FC Bydes Mill.

Technique FC won their first game of the tournament when they defeated Greens 2-1 and Parish Land edged Villa United 1-0.

Eastern United and Carlton Red & White were also in winners’ row. Earning victories versus Dayrells Road (2-0) and Chickmont FC (4-2) respectively.

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Skeletal remains found in Arima

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Police are trying to identify human remains found in a bushy track in Arima on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said a boy was walking on the 3 1/2 mm Blanchisseuse Road, Arima, at around 6.30 pm when he noticed smoke nearby. He saw a skeleton and ashes and called the police.

Arima police went to the area with crime scene investigators.

A funeral home removed the remains for storage before they are taken to the Forensic Science Centre for examination.

Police said while they did not have a confirmed identity, they suspected the body may be that of a woman, as a pleated skirt was found near the remains.

Police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigation Region II are continuing enquiries.

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WATCH: Parents, Educators Urged To Be Vigilant Amid Spike In Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease – St. Lucia Times News

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The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs has urged parents and educators to be vigilant amid an increase in cases of Hand, Foot & Mouth disease.

In a statement on Thursday, Medical Surveillance Officer – Dr. Dana Gomez, disclosed that over the past two months, Saint Lucia recorded increased infections.

And Gomez indicated that according to the data, the trend occurred throughout August with increases in September.

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Crean proyecto de ley para que las compañías eléctricas respondan en menos de 24 horas luego de un evento atmosférico

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

El representante, José “Memo” González dijo en el programa Noches Con Sentido de RADIO ISLA, que presentó un proyecto de ley, para que la compañía eléctrica que se encuentre administrando, responda en menos de 24 horas , cuando ocurra algún evento atmosférico.

“El código municipal de Puerto Rico ya rige a los gobierno municipales , para poder hacer acuerdos con estas empresas. No específicamente con LUMA, sino con cualquier corporación pública . Ya eso está ahí y puedes hacer esos acuerdos “, dijo el representante

“Esos acuerdos le daban  cinco días, en adición a eso, le permitían que los municipios fueran a FEMA a cobrarle, lo cual yo encuentro que es ilógico, cuando yo entiendo que tu como municipio asumes la postura de usar tu dinero municipal, a ti tiene que pagarte la empresa, en este caso LUMA. Quien tiene llamado a buscar el rembolso es LUMA, no el municipio. Esta ley lo que está buscando es que ya en 24 horas se puedan dar esos convenios”.

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Upgraded land zoning policy coming soon Loop Barbados

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The content originally appeared on: Barbados News

By the end of the year, there will be an upgraded water protection and land use zoning policy.

While speaking at the Frederick Smith Secondary School for St James Speaks town hall meeting on Wednesday, September 28, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw stated the revised zoning legislation will be coming soon.

“We have been working on the Water Reuse Legislation, both Minister Symmonds and myself through the BNSI [Barbados National Standards Institution] and the Ministry, particularly the Barbados Water Authority on the zoning legislation,” she shared.

“I am hoping for before the end of the year,”continued the Deputy Prime Minister on the revised zoning legislation which marks the replacement of Zones One to Five with zones A to E.

The Green Paper on the 2020 Water Protection and Land Use Zoning Policy proposed the existing zones be replaced with Zone A being a strict exclusion zone, smaller in area than the existing Zone 1, with no new developments and restricted agriculture. Zone B, a pathogen management zone with stricter rules for sewage treatment and disposal; Zone C a chemicals management zone; Zone D is a recharged controlling zone, which encompasses additional limestone areas with continued standards for wastewater treatment; and Zone E a non-recharged contributing area, a non-recharge contributing area that primarily consists of areas that do not contribute to the recharge of aquifers [ Scotland District].

When questioned about when the new zones will take effect, Bradshaw stressed that Government was in the process of fine-tuning the legislation.

“We have had to look not only at introduction of the legislation but also how are we going to practically get people to look at the issues of plumbing codes when the legislation actually comes into effect….We wanted to make sure that we also have the water protection zones also sorted and so the teams have been examining that and we have had to go back and add a few zones,” she revealed.

“I believe in the next few weeks we will be able to complete that, with the view to be able to bring that to Parliament, but there is a lot of other work that has to go on behind the scenes to make sure when we bring the legislation, we can bring relief to the number of persons who have been affected in the Zone One areas,” the Deputy Prime Minister continued.

She emphasized that the Government sought to provide clear demarcation of the zones so residents will be able to identify those that can be used for housing.

“I hear the cry for being able to have one house on the land but I think you can appreciate that we are trying to protect the groundwater supply and so we have been very careful to identify what we can do in particular areas so as to stop the contaminants from being able to go into the groundwater,” Bradshaw insisted.

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