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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Keith Holder In responding to questions at a media conference on Wednesday relating to the selection of the 15-member West Indies squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next month, lead selector The Most Honourable […]
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\"Everybody on social media does just take everything for a joke.\" She said she did not get any useful information about her missing pet and is constantly at edge wondering if Peep is in pain or worse, dead.
\"Some people love materialistic things and they don't how to value life. I'm not looking for attention or fame, I just want my chicken back.\"
Khan said her mother has been a rock of support and even though she was at first sceptical about posting the missing poster on Facebook, she relented so that \"the person who took Peep will realise just how much that chicken is of value to me.\"
This newspaper decided to not use Khan's image to protect her from further trauma.
The soft-spoken woman was emotional and on the verge of tears as she recalled her time with Peep. She said her pet lived indoors, watched television, and was at her side for most of the day whenever she is at home.
[caption id=\"attachment_952299\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\"] The missing poster pleading for people to help find the missing chicken. -[/caption]
On April 24, she let Peep outside to mingle with her companions, Springs and Browns, two other layers she bought to keep her beloved chicken company. Sometime between noon and 3 pm, Peep went missing and led to a frantic search in the rural community where hunting is a vocation. She could not find any feathers or even a trail of blood in the days that followed but still clings on to hope that someone stole her chicken and may have her pet alive in captivity.
\"Even if she is not alive, I still want her,\" Khan said. She said the first day without Peep was the hardest as she could not eat or sleep.
Every time Khan goes home she is reminded of the emptiness and silence without the happy chirping of her pet.
Last April, Khan was diagnosed with covid19 which knocked her off her feet.
She said Peep helped her cope during the pandemic an
From her controversial vaccine comments to her cringe remarks on former President Barack Obama, 'SportsCenter host Sage Steele has found herself in hot water on more than one occasion. Let's take a look at five times the outspoken TV personality made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Lenrod Nzulu Baraka The Caribbean in recent years has been experiencing a trickle of African heads of states paying official visits to a number of Caribbean nations including Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuba, Guyana, Barbados, and St Vincent. […]
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A man who pleaded guilty to gun and ammunition charges before the High Court has been told that any fine imposed on him will be hefty. Justice Randall Worrell was speaking to Pierre Decarlo Small of #1 Mullion Lane, Gall Hill, Christ Church, after he admitted to possession of a 9mm calibre semi-automatic pistol and […]
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The Sables only need to beat Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup and win the other two games which will come thereafter to make that long-cherished journey.
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A PRIVATE motion brought by Independent Senator Amrita Deonarine calling on government to bring to Parliament a foreign-exchange (forex) policy within six months was defeated in the Senate on Tuesday.
If successful, the motion would have forced government to table in Parliament within six months, a comprehensive policy framework that will guide key stakeholders, how it Government intends to navigate the tightness in the foreign exchange (forex) market to overcome downside risks in the medium and long-term.
This came after the Senate rejected separate amendments proposed to the motion by Deonarine and Tourism Minister Randall Mitchell. In all three cases, the votes between government, opposition and independent senators were tied, prompting Senate President Christine Kangaloo to break the tie with a casting vote.
As she concluded the debate, Deonarine proposed an amendment to her original motion, which removed the words \"comprehensive\" and \"downside risks.\" Deonarine said it was \"difficult in a dynamic environment with an energy- based economy that is faced with volatility to overcome downside risks in the medium and long term because policy measures are always subject to revision.\"
Leader of Government Business Dr Amery Browne requested a ten-minute suspension of the sitting. When the sitting resumed, all 15 government senators voted against Deonarine's amendment. The six opposition senators and the nine independent senators voted for it.
Kangaloo explained that in exercising her casting vote, regarding an amendment to a motion, the consideration was to keep the motion in its original form and maintain the status quo.
After Deonarine's amendment was rejected, the Senate considered Mitchell's amendment which proposed that Government give a statement in Parliament in six months about how it plans to address the forex situation.
All 15 government senators voted for this amendment. The six opposition and nine independent senators did not. Kangaloo then cast her vote, resulting in Mitchell's amendment being rejected.
When the vote on Deonarine's original motion was called for, government, opposition and independent senators were tied for a third time. On this occasion, Kangaloo voted with the Government and the motion was defeated.
Before the vote, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Brian Manning said, \"The issue is a simple one. Today in Trinidad and Tobago, the demand for forex outstrips the supply.\" He added this is \"a situation that will be brought to equilibrium over time.\"
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He reiterated that devaluation of the TT dollar was not a solution to TT's forex challenges
\"What a devaluation does, is that it increases the cost of forex. That will reduce the demand for forex, to bring that excess demand in line with the normal supply.\"
Manning said Government is working to avoid a devaluation of the TT dollar because \"we live in a society that is heavy on importation\" He added, \" A devaluation will cause an
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Wilberne Persaud A few weeks ago, a regrettable faux pas pushed Guyana’s Local Content Policy (LCP) into news headlines across the region. The Act seeks reasonable retention of benefits generated by activity in the oil sector […]
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LOS ANGELES — Now a rookie with the Detroit Tigers, 22-year-old Spencer Torkelson was finishing up third grade when it all started for Clayton Kershaw. Skip Schumaker — a future teammate — was Kershaw’s first big-league strikeout victim back in May 2008. When Torkelson swung and missed at a trademark Kershaw slider near his feet […]
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Former Saint Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony feels the time has come for domestic banking legislation to protect consumers. 'We need to protest people from the banks,' the Vieux Fort South MP and former Finance Minister asserted during this week's debate on the 2022 Appropriation Bill. He told parliament that consumers had experienced an […]
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Kieron Pollard is weighing up offers to play in the T20 Blast following his retirement from international cricket. Pollard, who turns 35 next month, stepped back from his position as West Indies’ limited-overs captain last week after two-and-a-half years in the role but will continue to play domestic T20 cricket around the world. He was […]
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Kibaki and Raila united in the 2002 elections to kick out Kanu from power. They were bitter rivals during the 2007 polls and later united to pass the 2010 Constitution
During a recent interview with Fast Company magazine, Alicia Keys opened up about how she balances self-care while juggling her busy music career and her bustling lifestyle brand Keys Soulcare which launched in 2020.
MOST people in Trinidad and Tobago were not savvy investors, but rather, might only buy mutual funds as a form of long-term savings, said Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) CEO Lystra Lucillio on Wednesday.
She was replying to a question by Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon at a virtual sitting of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Davendranath Tancoo.
Gopee-Scoon said despite educational programmes run by the SEC, she did not think the TT public were sophisticated investors. She asked if the public understood the SEC's role and the benefits, risks and liabilities of investing, and she sought the CEO's views.
Lucillio said a 2009 baseline survey had found many people knew little about the SEC and had a limited view on investing.
\"Many persons may not have been aware of the role and function of the SEC. But when we look at the investment public there are quite a number of persons who are investors, (but) whether they are completely aware they are investors or not...Sometimes what happens (is) you have a situation where with, say, mutual funds, persons invest in it, but in their view they are not totally thinking of it as an investment. Persons almost align that to some sort of long-term savings.\"
She said the SEC has partnered with other regulators and the National Financial Literacy Campaign to try to improve people's understanding of investing.
The SEC also has a free online investing course, which she urged people to check and get a certificate of participation. It has supplied information to schoolteachers, and run online ads educating about investment schemes.
Gopee-Scoon asked how the TT public would be rated as investors on a scale of one-ten.
Lucillio replied, \"There are quite a number people that invest. I'd say probably you are looking at you are looking at eight and a half, nine (out of ten), somewhere, because of the number of persons who engage in investing in some form.
\"On the other hand, if it is that they actually consider themselves as investors, as opposed to a long-term savings vehicle that they may think of it, I'd say it is probably closer to 6.5 or seven.\"
Tancoo used the occasion to call for improvements to the SEC's investment protection app, which he said had seemed to be not fully functional when he had recently tried to use it.
Independent Senator Charrise Seepersad also expressed concerns about the TT public as investors, saying she was unsure that people knew when to get in and when to get out of particular mutual funds.
Otherwise, Lucillio said the SEC would send its financial statements to the Ministry of Finance in May and would complete its 2022-2026 strategic plan within two weeks.
SEC chairman Enid Zephyrine said the SEC cannot yet sign off on those financials, as it was still to receive a management letter from its auditors.
JSC vice chairman, Opposition Senator Jearlean John, asked how many government bodies had not yet made their statutory filing at the SEC.
\"If they don't file, it will affect their ability to borrow,\" she
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Cannabis Control Bill 2020 on Friday to regulate the commercialisation of marijuana. According to the bill's long title, it will \"provide for the regulatory control of the handling of cannabis for certain purposes, the establishment of the Trinidad and Tobago Cannabis Licensing Authority and connected matters.\"
The bill's passage came after the House approved a motion to adopt the report of the joint select committee (JSC) on the bill. Those speaking on the motion were Fyzabad MP Dr Lackram Bodoe, Sport Minister Shamfa Cudjoe, Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee, La Horquetta/Talparo MP Foster Cummings and Moruga/Tableland MP Michelle Benjamin.
In his wind-up on the motion Minister of Local Government and Rural Affairs Faris Al-Rawi said the bill would give the country opportunities to make some \"serious money\" even as the broader relaxation of the law on cannabis consumption (by the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill has greatly helped to unclog the country's legal justice system. He said the commercial handling of cannabis under the Cannabis Control Bill will not be impeded by the Dangerous Drugs Act, Proceeds of Crime Act, Medical Board Act, or Pharmacy Board Act.
He said the bill will allow individuals entering the cannabis industry to become bankable, without any risk of correspondent bank failure.
\"People have the opportunity to make some serious money in a serious industry.\"
The AG promised regulations which will go into greater detail on aspects of the bill. He said the regulations will include \"an explosion care and caution\" in the management of cannabis, as opposed to a mere economic approach. \"The opportunities in rural areas from an economic standpoint will be tremendous.\"
Al-Rawi said TT could get the opportunity to market cannabis by way of its point of origin, just like the categorisation of champagne. He said his constituents of San Fernando West were lined up behind the economic opportunities presented by the new bill. He said that on behalf of the people of TT he could say there was \"great excitement\" over the new bill.
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Cricket West Indies chief executive, Johnny Grave, has admitted to being surprised by the timing of Kieron Pollard’s retirement from international cricket.The 34-year-old Trinidadian ended his 2-½ year tenure as West Indies white-ball captain when he called time on his career earlier this month, with the Caribbean side already preparing for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next October.“I thought he would continue at least until the T20 World Cup in Australia,” Grave said.“Obviously the 50-over game is that longer format and the older you get, the more difficult it gets to play, and that may not have surprised me if he had called it a day after the T20 World Cup later this year.
Two Barbadian entrepreneurs, Angelina Sinckler of Angelina Affiliate and Bryan Cummings, owner of In Phi HD, are partnering to ensure that this Mothers’ Day Barbadian mothers can have a crate of fresh produce at their door in their latest Mothers’ Day Promotion. Sinckler said that the beauty of Mothers’ Day is that the act of […]
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Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-01), delivered $6,682,000 in community project funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Legislation to the City of Gary. The Gary Sanitation Department received […]
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On Thursday, Nudge Caribbean will feature small businesses making a difference in their communities by livestreaming a virtual production - Nudged Now on the company's YouTube channel and Facebook page from 6-7 pm AST (Atlantic Standard Time).
Founded in 2020 by local designer Anya Ayoung-Chee, and Massy Group's senior vice president of People and Culture Julie Avey, Nudge Caribbean was created to help entrepreneurs withstand the economic fallout of covid19 by giving them resources to develop and thrive.
In a media release, Nudge said Thursday's virtual event will showcase the stories of the small businesses it supports.
It added that Nudge Now is a film directed by yet another small business-owner, the Trinidadian director Oliver Milne.
'From the designers Nudge works with to the music it features in its communication (Nudge recently partnered with Freetown Collective x Stadic on their video for the song 'Kasandra'), Nudge's approach is a mindful one, always seeking to amplify the power of the Caribbean.'
A conversation between Nudge's co-founders and several entrepreneurs will also be featured in the production.
Mayaro/Rio Claro resident Tricia Alexander, and her business Art Naturals: Soap and Spa Essentials, is one of the businesses supported by Nudge.
On being featured in the production, Alexander said, 'It is such a blessing to be a part of a team that genuinely cares about your success.'
Alexander's business makes natural lotions, hair products and other products from locally sourced ingredients.
Executive chairman of Integrated Retail Portfolio at the Massy Group of Companies, David Affonso, said the company was honoured to support the effort.
Affonso explained, 'All companies started at some point as someone's dream. But it takes that belief in self, commitment, courage and all the rest of it to achieve success.
'We have an obligation to give back to the communities and countries where we operate.'
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[The Conversation Africa] Reptiles are cold-blooded and scaly animals, the majority of which are predators. They include some of the most deadly and venomous creatures on Earth, including the spitting cobra and saltwater crocodile.
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Customers enter Massy Stores, a part of Massy Holdings, in Westmoorings. - FILE PHOTO/ROGER JACOB TRU-VALU CEO Sunil Maharajh expressed extreme concern after supermarket chain, Massy Stores confirmed that it had undergone a cyberattack, prompting it to close all its 23 branches in Trinidad on Thursday. Maharajh said such cyberattacks was a concern for every business. “I don’t think anyone can sleep easily tonight,” he said. “This brings entire operations […]
The current production at The Booth Theater in New York City is a full-circle event. In 1976, the Broadway theater
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The authorities are saying they found multiple guns in A$AP Rocky's home during a search. The Harlem rapper is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a Hollywood shooting last year.
A panel has been appointed to conduct a full departmental inquiry into operations at the Government Industrial School (GIS), Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams announced Saturday. The GIS Departmental Inquiry panel includes former Deputy Police Commissioner Oral Williams (Chair), educator Tessa Chadderton-Shaw and former Principal of Queen's College Coreen Kennedy-Taitt, with the […]
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BT Travel's Natasha King joined some other Bajan Tourists and traversed Bridgetown by bike, electric bike to be precise. The adventure-loving tourist tagged along with the winners of the BookBarbados.com staycation competition, who had as part of their prize, a Captain Larry Ebike tour. Click the link below to see their electrifying ride that served […]
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The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 518 new COVID-19 cases, 227 males and 291 males, from the 1,555 tests conducted on Friday, April 29. Of the positive cases, 103 persons were under age 18, while 415 were 18 years and older. There were 107 persons in isolation facilities, and 4,123 were in home isolation. […]
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London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both won their matches as they continue their push for a top four finish in the Premier League this season
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The General Council of the Bar of South Africa says the place, timing and manner of advocate Malesela Teffo's arrest has created the impression that it was done to either humiliate him or, worse, to intimidate and harass him.
