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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
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Sir Ron Sanders Largely unreported by the media in the Caribbean and making no headlines, a very serious blow was delivered to diplomacy and international relations on Sunday, 24 April. The Government of Daniel Ortega in […]
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SPORTS coaches are predicting it will be a long road back for TT junior athletes to fulfil their potential again, and the public should curb expectations after two years of pandemic inactivity.
Sports in TT finally got the green light to resume at all levels in late January - national athletes, club level and those just eager for a 'sweat.'
From March 2020 to January 2022, only national teams and athletes training for international competition were granted public health exemptions
Young athletes in TT felt the brunt of the pandemic as no sports were played at school level.
Over the last two months, many national teams have represented TT at regional level with less-than-ideal preparation.
The Under-17 women's football team just competed at the Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championships in Dominican Republic.
Before their last match against Mexico on Wednesday, TT head coach Jason Spence spoke about the lack of programmes in place locally.
TT did not make it past the group stage losing to Panama 5-1, Nicaragua 4-0 and Mexico 10-0.
TT were on the back foot for the majority of those matches as the other teams dominated possession and were not shy to shoot from outside the 18-yard box.
Panama attempted 32 shots compared to TT's one effort on goal and in that match TT only had 26 per cent possession.
Against Nicaragua, TT were outshot 32-8 in a match where they had 38 per cent possession.
The Mexicans were also dominant getting 33 shots compared to one by TT. In terms of possession, TT had 21 per cent possession.
Prior to the Under-17 tournament, the TT Under-20 women had a tough outing at the Concacaf Under-20 Championships in the Dominican Republic, which took place from February 25-March 12.
Spence was also at the helm of the TT Under-20 squad. TT suffered defeats to El Salvador (3-0), St Kitts/Nevis (7-2) and Canada (5-0).
Ex-Strike Squad defender and former TT men's Under-20 coach Brian Williams said the public should not be too harsh on the performance of the teams.
'We need to understand what is taking place and don't make those kind of derogatory statements about the girls…but understanding the situation for the girls performance (is critical).'
Williams said no competitive environment is in place. 'They don't have a functioning women's league in TT for the girls to play and I understand when you have to take people who are not playing in a competitive league for the longest while and try to put them in a team, it is really difficult.
'We hardly have a real women's competition in TT, so the girls could really have true representation.'
The Fifa-appointed normalisation committee is now running local football and Williams said this is also preventing stakeholders from getting more involved in decision making.
'If the TTFA is made up of six or seven arms, then those six or seven arms should be functional and should have representation on the board of the TTFA so we can go forward.'
Long-standing youth cricket administrator Glen Dwarika also gave his thoughts on the topic.
Mane, again playing in a more central role like he did in Premier League wins over Manchester United and Everton, scored in the 55th minute, shortly after an own goal had given Liverpool a second-half lead.
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By Special to the AFRO Bon Secours Community Works, an establishment that is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the biggest health systems in the U.S., celebrated the […]
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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.
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News June Jack McKenzie. - TOBAGO resident June Jack McKenzie will not be taking her challenge against the Election and Boundaries Commission’s report on the creation of three new electoral districts in Tobago to the Privy Council. In March, two Appeal Court judges dismissed her appeal of Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams’s ruling that McKenzie should not have brought a judicial review application but filed an election petition after the December 6 polls […]
THE NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest is launching an exciting new resource this weekend – Bocas Storytime, a dedicated YouTube channel for viewers aged 12 and under.
Bocas Storytime promises a diverse range of videos available on demand – read-alouds, animations, storytelling, and fun workshops – all inspired by Caribbean books and culture, a media release said. Youngsters can tune in by computer, mobile phone, tablet, or TV.
The new YouTube channel goes live on April 30, with new content added regularly in the weeks ahead. Viewers can search for Bocas Storytime on YouTube and click the “subscribe” button for notifications about new content.
The Bocas Storytime launch coincides with the 2022 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, aimed at adult readers and viewers, which runs from April 28 to May 1. Since the launch of Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival in 2011, children’s events have been an integral part of the programme, the release said.
Festival director Nicholas Laughlin said the children's events are important and help to create future readers and writers.
[caption id=\"attachment_952064\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] Aaron Duncan will perform during a read-aloud from a children's book during the NGC Bocas Lit Fest's Bocas Storytime event. - SUREASH CHOLAI[/caption]
“In some ways, this is the most important part of what we do. The NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest offers fun and entertainment, but it also helps create a future generation of readers and writers, opening their eyes to the creative potential of words and stories. Our new YouTube channel will make our video content for under-12s even more convenient for children and parents to access – they can watch their favourites any day and time, as often as they like,” Laughlin said in the release.
\"Bocas Storytime will nurture young viewers’ language skills and improve their understanding of the world around us, through topics such as Carnival, folklore, and the environment. It also features inspiring young writers, like six-year-old Coryn Clarke, TT’s youngest published author, and nine-year-old Josh Hansraj, two-time winner of Dragonzilla’s Short Story Writing Challenge. Other young authors sharing their work include Kai-De Alexis, Naila Baynes, and Mila Smith, all of whom have recently published their own books,\" the Lit Fest said in the release.
Music also comes into the mix, in the video How to Become a Calypsonian, with a read-aloud from a children’s book by Antigua and Barbuda author Desryn Collins, featuring an appearance by young performer Aaron Duncan. Jamaica’s “royal family” of reggae also make an appearance with a read-aloud by Ziggy Marley and his wife, Orly, who have co-written Little John Crow, a heartwarming story with a lesson about accepting our differences, the release said.
Other Bocas Storytime videos offer read-alouds by popular TT children’s authors Tracey Baptiste, Jeunanne Alkins, Neala Bhagwansingh, Liseanne Martin-Subero, and Gail Morong. A special video produced in association with the TT Association for the Hearing Imp
The content originally appeared on: Le Nouvelliste Avec des buts inscrits par Ancie-Love Houanche (3e, 1-0), Ronise Joseph (70e, 2-0) et Walandjina CYRIAQUE (82e, 3-0), la selection haitienne feminine des moins de 17 ans a gagne non sans peine (3-1) face a Guatemala. Les Guatemalteques, menees au score (0-3), allaient sauver l'honneur en toute fin de rencontre par Flor Perla (90e, +5). A la mi-temps, l'equipe haitienne n'a marque qu'un petit but avec la complicite de la gardienne qui avait […]
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 to a halt. If you lose a day of trading that could hurt you significantly.”
Maharajh said the Tru-Valu chain took appropriate precautions to guard itself against cyberattacks but in light of the incident at Massy Stores, it will do further assessments to find weak points and address them.
He said that many businesses have taken precautions against cyberattacks but in some cases it may not be enough.
“Sometimes these things are done from places far away by people who have infinitely more resources than we have. In many ways we are a small island in a big world, and groceries like Massy are big to us, but it is still a matter of perspective. On a global scale Massy is not very large. It could be people from outside this country with a lot of resources who can conspire to do something like this.”
Amcham – Cyberattacks on the rise
Amcham TT CEO Nirad Tewarie, citing a PWC report on cyber security, noted that cyberattacks were on the rise, noting that there is a need to pay more attention to digital security. He said proper risk assessment and having internal tech teams working with internet service providers would be some of the best ways to mitigate the risk of cyberattacks.
“Businesses have to, as best as they can, stay current and assess risk and close whatever avenues to intrusion as quickly as possible,” he said. “The other thing that businesses would have to do is be very aware of social engineering. This is where people – most often employees – are tricked into allowing malware into a system. That could take the form of someone getting to know someone else and encouraging inadvertently or introduce a file that has malware, or it could be as simple as clicking on an email or opening an attachment that may in fact be malware.”
He added that government offices, too, should be aware and assess and mitigate such risks.
He said many tech consultancy companies perform risk assessments.
Tewarie said cyberattacks are staged to hold information at ransom, where all data on a business’ system can be locked and the attackers offer to release the data for a fee, or to access information that would later on be sold on the dark web.
PWC report – cybercrime the biggest threat to business
A PWC report indicated that 46 per cent of surveyed businesses reported experiencing fraud, corruption or other economic crimes in the past 24 months, and cybercrime tops the list of threats facing businesses.
The report was done from a survey of 1,296 businesses from across 53 countries including TT and indicated that cybercrime, customer fraud and asset misappropriation were the most common crimes experienced by businesses regardless of how big or small they
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Rapper DaBaby has been charged with felony battery over a December 2020 incident that left one person injured. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office on Saturday issued a warrant for the rapper’s arrest and charged him and a member of his security entourage. The arrest warrant has been circulating online, which showed that DaBaby, whose real name is Johnathan Kirk, and a man named Thankgod Chimmeka Awute were both charged with felony battery […]
