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BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Tuesday 22nd January 2019)- Police are currently trying to track down the whereabouts of a teenager from Gillard Meadows in St.Peter’s.
Missing is 19-year-old Deaundre Farrell.
He is described as being 5’07” in height with a slim build, , dark complexion with brown eyes wearing his hair braided in single plaits.
He was wearing a black vest, short blue three-quarter pant and a blue pair of Nike slippers.
Reportedly, he was last seen by his mother three days ago on January 19 while more recent police information reveals that he was last seen in Westbury, Nevis.
Persons who might have seen him or know anything regarding Farrell’s whereabouts are asked to contact the Basseterre police station at 465-2241 or the crime hotline at 707.
This latest missing person report comes on the heels of yesterday’s found safe status of two young men ages 15 and 20. However, no official missing posters were issued by police.This media house understands that both men were in Nevis when relatives, friends and others concerned raised alarms for public assistance in locating them.
More details to be provided as information becomes available.
By Pierre-Eliott Buet and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Updated 1702 GMT (0102 HKT) January 22, 2019
Paris (CNN)Singer Chris Brown has been arrested in Paris, accused of aggravated rape and drug violations, a French judicial source told CNN.
Brown is being held along with two other unidentified people, the source said Tuesday. The US Embassy in Paris declined to comment on the report. CNN has reached out to Brown’s attorney.
The singer has had several run-ins with the law, including physical assault charges following an incident with his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, in 2009. He was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats in that incident, and received five years probation and community service.
Most recently before the Paris incident, Brown was arrested in July after a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida, on a felony battery charge stemming from an April 2017 incident in which he was accused of punching a man who photographed him without permission.
He was released after posting $2,000 bail, pleaded not guilty at a subsequent hearing and is awaiting trial.
In 2013, Brown and his bodyguard were arrested and charged with felony assault after an alleged altercation outside a hotel in Washington D.C. The charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in court the next day, and Brown was released from jail without bail.
Later that year, Brown was kicked out of a rehab facility after smashing his mother’s car window during a family session. A judge ordered him to immediately enter into another rehab program.
He was hit with a probation violation in March 2014 for being booted from the rehab facility, and a judge put him in jail. In May of that year, while he was still incarcerated, he pleaded guilty to a probation violation stemming from the Washington fight.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Monday
21st January 2019)-Following
investigations into the whereabouts of a teenage boy reported missing earlier
today, police has given an update into the matter.
A spokesperson at the Police Public
Relations Department has informed the local media that: “Regarding the
15-year-old who some of you enquired about. I contacted the Special Victims
Unit and was able to confirm that he has been located. Once I’m provided with
more information, I’ll share it with you.”
An appeal for public assistance was made
via various social media posts including Facebook and WhatsApp by the teen’s
family members, friends and others concerned.
Shortly before the police’s update, a female relative of another young man-age 20- who was reported missing after last seen over the past weekend communicated publicly that he was found safe and thanked members of the public for their concern and help.
As gathered that young man is employed as
a security officer.
A woman who was travelling in the car, which was hit by Prince Philip wants the royal to face prosecution if he’s found responsible for the smash.
The passenger who broke her wrist in the car crash involving the Duke of Edinburgh says she wants Prince Philip to face prosecution if he is found to be at fault.
Emma Fairweather, speaking on British TV, also said the Duke is “highly insensitive and inconsiderate” after he was spotted driving while not wearing a seatbelt just days after the crash.
“There needs to be a decision as to whether Prince Philip and I are from the same walk of life here or not,” she said.
“I feel that his treatment has not been the same as mine.”
Ms Fairweather added that she was still waiting to give the police a statement. “I need somebody to understand that I still have medical concerns. I’m very worried that I haven’t been asked for a statement from the police,” she said.
She added that she had received a message from one of the Queen’s ladies in waiting.
“She left me a voicemail that was just an hour or two before my interview with the papers became known … to say that the Queen wished me well, and that she would like to call me back but she was going out for the evening.”
The scene near to the Sandringham estate where Prince Philip was involved in a car accident. Picture: APSource:AP
It comes as the family of the driver and baby whose car was hit by Prince Philip’s Land Rover said: “They’re lucky to be alive.”
A relative said teacher Ellie Townsend, 28, who was in the Kia with her nine-month-old son and friend Emma Fairweather, had suffered “a traumatic ordeal”, reports The Sun.
The relative added: “It’s scary to think what could have happened.
“She’s just still very shaken and wants to spend time with her son and husband Shaun. The pair of them are lucky to be alive.
“They are doing as well as can be expected after a traumatic event.
Queen Elizabeth attended church alone over the weekend with her husband nowhere to be seen. Picture: APSource:AP
Ms Townsend’s family said she did not blame Philip, 97, for the smash, which occurred as he pulled onto a main road at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.
Her mum Deborah, 58, said: “We’re just trying to get through it.”
Ms Townsend was taken to hospital for treatment to a knee injury. Ms Fairweather, 46, broke a wrist.
Broken glass and car parts on the road side near the royals’ Sandringham estate. Picture: APSource:AP
Ms Townsend told The Sun that she had received a voicemail from the Queen’s lady-in-waiting, who passed on her “warmest good wishes”.
Buckingham Palace also said: “A full message of support was sent to both the driver and the passenger.”
Prince Philip drives the Queen and the Obamas to a private lunch at Windsor Castle in 2016. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
Prince Philip passed a breathalyser test and sight test following the smash.
But two days later he was spotted driving a replacement Land Rover without his seatbelt.
Norfolk Police later said they had spoken to the Prince about it, adding: “Suitable words of advice have been given to the driver.”
NEW DELHI: At least two spectators were gored to death at a bull-wrestling festival in India that animal activists say is cruel and want banned, police said on Monday (Jan 21).
The bulls broke through barricades separating fans from the action in the arena on Sunday in Pudukottai, a town in Tamil Nadu where thousands had swarmed to watch the Jallikattu festival.
“Two spectators were hit by the bulls near the arena. One of them died on the spot and another died at the hospital,” P Sangaraj, a police officer in Pudukottai, told AFP.
Authorities said dozens of participants were also injured Sunday while trying to grab the charging bulls by their horns and rumps in the hope of winning prizes.
More than 100 people have been hurt since the festival, an annual fixture in southern Tamil Nadu state, kicked off Wednesday.
Organisers said more than 1,300 bulls were released on Sunday from pens into the arena – more than doubling the previous daily record.
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Jallikattu remains wildly popular despite the danger and controversy around the treatment of the bulls.
Animal activists say the bulls are fed alcohol and chilli powder is thrown in their faces to make them aggressive before the contest.
India’s Supreme Court outlawed Jallikattu in 2016 after animal rights groups argued the bulls were grossly abused during the festival.
But organisers and Tamil Nadu’s state government deny the animals are mistreated, describing Jallikattu as a crucial part of its culture and identity.
The ruling triggered widespread protests in the state capital Chennai and other major cities.
Under pressure, the state government issued an executive order over-riding the court’s judgement and Jallikattu went ahead a year later.
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 20, 2019 (RSCNPF): Police took the first illegal firearm found for the year into custody early Saturday morning (January 19).
During an early morning search operation, one Smith and Wesson pistol with five (5) rounds of ammunition was found in a vehicle along Victoria Road. Two persons have also been taken into custody in relation to the find. Police investigations into the matter continue.
Workers (People), before I go straight into the subject, allow me to point out that at the end of my last article I said the battle still rages.
By: Joseph Jones
Historically, as Hitler was mounting his attack against England during World War II (Two), Winston Churchill was asked to speak to a group of discouraged Londoners. He uttered an eight-word encouragement- ‘Never give up, never, never, never give up!’
I believe that some of your workmates are discouraging you not to join the St.Kitts-Nevis Trades and Labour Union. There will be times in your life when you will be discouraged but I am saying to you that you must never, never, never give up.
If nothing else, your struggle against this organisation will cause problem again in desperation especially when it comes to Occupational Safety and Health.
It’s the man and woman who get up and fight for better working conditions at their workplace; they are the true warriors in addressing such issues before their muscles get stiff.
Hello! I am a student of Sir Joseph Nathaniel France, Dr. Allan Le Serve and George De paean. I have said many times in my articles that I owe a debt of gratitude to them. Their bravery issued from a cause they believed in- a mission they were willing to die for. They understood that if they did not stand up, many workers (people)-many of us- would lose our FREEDOM or even our lives (ruthlessly) by managers and supervisors who show no feeling or mercy for us.
Thankfully that battle of those years are behind us despite a different kind of battle that still rages today.
So workers (people), join and follow the St.Kitts-Nevis Trades and Labour Union and be proud to be a member.
Before I close, let me say something about the EAR. People, this is plenty information. Listen up: Sound receptors do the hearing; they hang out in your ears but not on those flaps. Rather, those flaps on the side of your head are only one apart of the complicated machine we call ear. Hello, the noise of an airplane creates soundwaves in the air. The flaps catch the sound of the waves and pass them through the tunnels.
At the end of each tunnel, the sound waves bump into a little circle of skin called an eardrum.
Workers (People), this is very vital (highly important). When the sound hits the drum, it shakes the hammer. Next, the hammer shakes the anvil following which the anvil shakes the stirrup before the stirrup lastly shakes some tiny hairs inside the bone. Like a snail, the hairs are a part of your sound receptors.
*Note Well* Just to bring things home for understanding- the ear drum, hammer, anvil and stirrup is what is called THE INNER EAR.
Just for clarity, when I speak of the hammer, I am not referring to a hand tool with a heavy metal head or the anvil which is a heavy iron block or stirrup which is a metal loop attached to a saddle for supporting a rider’s foot, but rather I am dealing with functional terms as it relates to sound receptors (hearing of the nerve). This is educational workers (people).
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 18th January 2019)-Police are currently investigating a recent shooting Incident in Sandy Point which left a bus driver’s vehicle damaged.
Preliminary investigations by officers have revealed that a man got into his motor omnibus at about 5:45 AM on Wednesday 9th January when he heard several loud bangs.
Reportedly, he drove home and when he exited the vehicle, he observed what appeared to be bullet holes in the bus.
Police were called and the scene was processed by members of the Crime Scene Unit. Items of evidential value were taken into police custody.
Anyone who might have information in relation to this incident are being asked to call the Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) at 467-1887, 467-1888, or 662-3468, the nearest Police Station or the crime hotline at 707.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) plans to institute a flag weather warning system with accompanying signs at seaport departure points, to provide vessels with alerts on storm and wind conditions.
This was disclosed at a Town Hall meeting for small passenger vessel operators held at Fort Charles, Port Royal on Thursday.
The sensitisation meeting was held in wake of a boat capsizing on December 27, 2018 in the Lime Cay basin, resulting in the death of two people.
In his address, Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady urged the operators to adhere to the safety requirements found in the Shipping Act and the Harbour Rules.
He also stressed that passengers should be properly briefed by boat operators, before going out to sea.
“You [also] make sure that they put on the life jackets and not only put them on, but that they are fitted. You have to say to them in the event that we encounter bad weather, you follow my instructions and these are things that we do… and you list what you are going to do,” he pointed out.
Vessel operators were also encouraged to ensure that their boats are in proper working condition.
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is responsible for the development of shipping in Jamaica and to regulate matters related to merchant shipping and seafarers.
The MAJ is also responsible for the regulation of safety, security and marine environment protection; and for discharging Jamaica’s Treaty obligations in relation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Source: www.guardian.co.tt/news (Saturday 19th January 2019)
Venezuelan nationals who are refugees in T&T staged a silent demonstration yesterday in Aranguez over what they described as “ignorance of the international protection status” in T&T.
According to one refugee, who did not want to be named, there is a serious violation of rights to the refugee community by the relevant authorities in T&T.
“Let us remember that Trinidad and Tobago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Protocol of Refugees of 1951 which was adhered to and its Constitution was created in 1976 after the Immigration Act in the same year 1976. The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago establishes respect for human rights,” the refugee said.
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its article 14 frames the right to asylum and the enjoyment of it but here in Trinidad and Tobago we are not respecting the refugee status as only victims of house raids, of arbitrary arrests.”
The refugee said that some of them despite holding certificates of refugee status are arrested almost on a daily basis by police officers and handed over to Immigration officers.
“Every day we are insulted and threatened and they leave us for a long time detained violating due process and the right to justice. They deprive us of freedom and use their power to humiliate, persecute and insult us…we are human beings with the same basic human rights,” the refugee said.
On November 23, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said T&T was not ready to establish laws here regarding people seeking asylum and refugee status as it cannot afford to, especially with regards to housing and education.
He was responding to statements by Amnesty International and attorney Dr Emir Crowne who both pointed out that the country has laws for refugees as a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
He said T&T was a “dualistic” country and for international law to be established it must be enacted by an act of Parliament, similar with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and Global Forum.
“We have no legislation in T&T. We have not ratified, we have acceded, not ratified. We have protocols that are exercised in conjunction with the UN agency and Living Waters and we treat with this in the way we are supposed too,” Al-Rawi said.
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T&T is party to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, which the country acceded to in November 2000.
In 2014, Trinidad and Tobago’s cabinet adopted a national policy to address asylum and refugee matters. The policy states that recognised refugees should be entitled to a series of rights including travel documents, identity papers, authorisation to work, and the right to education. In practice, those who apply for asylum or are granted refugee status are not allowed to work, leaving many destitute, and they are not permitted to send their children to school. The Cubans arrested had been protesting this situation.
International law establishes that states must not return people to countries where their life or freedom would be threatened, or where they could be subject to torture or other human rights violations.
