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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
THE EDITOR: There is so much darkness in this small country of ours of barely one and a half million people - 12 murders on the Easter weekend when Christ would have resurrected to bring light into the world. But amidst this all-pervading darkness there are little pockets of light that keep flickering, like the luminescent algae on a moonlit night in Manzanilla, giving us some hope of redemption, as the Resurrection was intended to do.
Like with the Public Service, often stereotyped as 'no service,' but where I found such rays of light, in two instances, first at the Licensing Office in San Fernando, where the darkness loomed initially, my wife and I being turned away because we overlooked the need to confirm the appointment details and so did not in fact have an official appointment although the computer chit gave the details of the date and time et al.
However, the officer nonchalantly sent us packing to return in another six months, my only peeve being that he could have been a little more considerate about senior citizens like ourselves, not being computer savvy and likely to err. But he did not, and in hindsight he was simply doing his job.
But when we did get another appointment only six weeks after instead of six months as the officer had said, as if by divine intervention, redemption came in the form of a buxom security officer, seemingly intimidating and 'huff and puff,' who initially refused my request to accompany my wife, often prone to little bouts of weakness while standing in a line.
But the security officer was far from discourteous, as I came to realise afterwards. She was merely insisting that 'the lady can take care of herself,' which she facilitated by personally seeing to it that she was well placed in the line and then ushering her to the photography section in front of all others as a senior citizen. And in 'two twos,' as we say in Trinidad, she was done and we were smiling on our way out.
Not, of course, without the 'tongue-in-cheek' response from the security guard with her 'I told you so' remark as she smiled at me.
Goodness can often come in unforeseen packages like these. We only have to look a little more closely.
In the second instance at the Pensions Division section on Cipero Street in San Fernando, as against the stereotype of 'no service' in the Public Service, the group of officers was as professional as you can get, doing their jobs as the officer at the Licensing Office, but with a kindness and consideration to all the elderly people present that seemed all part of that professionalism.
My wife and myself were no exception, with me goofing up once again with the wrong form and our attending officer effusive in her expressions of understanding the plight of the elderly, politely assuring me about not worrying about my error, again unlike my licensing officer who sent us packing for a single error.
She advised I could just fill out the correct form, which she made available on the spot, even doing the copies for us. And her associate officer going so f
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News In this file photo, fishing boats are moored at the site of the proposed Toco Port. - ROGER JACOB NIDCO said it has not begun any tender process to build a Toco port, even as the company also warned against the issuance of bogus cheques, in a statement on Friday. To do its job of procurement on behalf of the Government, Nidco said it issues tenders via its website and […]
The 'existential crisis' of climate change, its impact on Caribbean countries, and possible ways ahead will be hot topics on the agenda at the online discussion event, A Future We Can Live With, at this weekend's 2022 NGC Bocas Lit Fest.
On May 1 at 6.30 pm Trinidad and Tobago's festival of words, stories, and ideas will assemble a panel of experts and activists to imagine a future path for the Caribbean that's both practical and sustainable, in the face of climate upheaval, a media release said. Part of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest's long-running Big Idea debate series, the event is presented in partnership with The Cropper Foundation, the TT-based NGO which works to shape development policy in balance with ecological concerns, climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction, the release said.
A Future We Can Live With brings together Jamaican activist, writer, and filmmaker Esther Figueroa, Trinidadian activist and disruptor Gillian Goddard - founder of the Alliance of Rural Communities of TT - and Trinidadian climate consultant Ryan Assiu. Omar Mohammed, CEO of the Cropper Foundation, will chair the discussion.
'For almost 22 years, the foundation has worked to advance a uniquely Caribbean sustainability agenda, driven by Caribbean knowledge and talent,' Mohammed said in the release. 'There's no more urgent agenda than the region's response to climate change, and so this conversation aims to bring together the science, the culture, and the history of the Caribbean to tackle this Big Idea.'
Caribbean small island states are on the frontlines of climate change, with projected effects ranging from sea-level rise submerging coastal communities to worsening storms and dying coral reefs. And in countries with fossil energy-based economies - like TT, and now Guyana - economic development will have to contend with global net-zero carbon goals, the release said.
The National Gas Company (NGC), the festival's title sponsor, is one major energy-sector player facing up to this challenge, with a 'Green Agenda - exploring exciting ventures and partnerships around renewable energy technologies and fuels, energy efficiency, food security, and environmental and socioeconomic sustainability.'
The Big Idea: A Future We Can Live With is part of the 2022 NGC Bocas Lit Fest's Four Days to Change the World, a programme of events tackling questions and ideas of change in all spheres. The festival - entirely virtual and online again this year - runs from April 28-May 1, with events streamed via bocaslitfest.com and on YouTube and Facebook. All festival sessions are free, and require no registration, the release said.
After the festival weekend, all events will be available to watch on demand for a limited time at youtube.com/bocaslitfest. The full schedule of events is available online at bocaslitfest.com.
The post Bocas Lit Fest, Cropper Foundation debate climate change appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
[Nile Post] All roads led to the cricket Oval on Saturday night as Ugandans flocked the Lugogo based venue to catch a glimpse of Nigerian RnB superstar Fireboy DML who was in the country for his maiden concert in the Pearl of Africa.
SOURCE: CMC: The London-based Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the former vice president of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and former senior Trinidad and Tobago government minister Jack Warner regarding his extradition to the United States. Warner is questioning whether the Extradition (United States of America) Order is unlawful as […]
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NIDCO said it has not begun any tender process to build a Toco port, even as the company also warned against the issuance of bogus cheques, in a statement on Friday.
To do its job of procurement on behalf of the Government, Nidco said it issues tenders via its website and national newspapers, ensuring its procurement was transparent, efficient and effective.
\"Nidco has not initiated any tender or award of contract process with regard to the Toco Port. As such, the issuance of any letters of award or contracts relating to the Toco Port project is fraudulent and not authorised by Nidco.\" Contracts for Nidco projects must be only signed in-person at Nidco's offices, under a Nidco legal officer, the company said.
\"The signing of any contract outside of Nidco's offices is fraudulent and not authorised by Nidco.\"
Nidco said its cheques can only be collected at their offices through an official from Nidco's finance department.
\"The collection of cheques outside of Nidco's offices by a rogue agent is fraudulent and not authorised by Nidco.\"
The statement said the Ministry of Works and Transport does not issue cheques directly to contractors on Nidco's behalf, and any occurrence of such is fraudulent and not authorised by Nidco nor the Ministry. \"Nidco has not authorised any employee or agent to issue any cash or cheque payment in contravention of the above.
\"With respect to the Toco Port project and any other such project, the public will be informed by the issuance of a public tender published both on Nidco's website and in the daily newspapers.
\"We hold ourselves accountable for our obligations and actions to the public we serve and are committed to manage our operations with openness and integrity.\"
The proposed Toco Port was a major promise by the PNM in the 2015 general election, to help link Trinidad to Tobago. However, plans were delayed by the covid19 pandemic, although reports are that the Valencia to Toco Road upgrade was now 69 per cent complete. The 12-kilometre road was projected to cost $196 million.
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The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is working on a new policy that will more effectively address future school disruptions caused by events similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made Wednesday by CXC Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Dr Wayne Wesley during a virtual press conference to discuss the administration of the 2022 exams […]
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Guyanese Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has dashed any lingering hope that 34 Haitians stranded in Barbados might find refuge in the South American country. Furthermore, Benn declared that the documents used by the Haitians to enter Barbados with assistance from a Barbados-based travel agency are “fake”. He said that contrary to promises made […]
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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.
Barbados is bringing the exciting motorsport lifestyle and luxurious island holidays together for world’s growing motorsport fanbase. That was the sentiment of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) as they launched Barbados’ ‘Motorsport Island’ concept at Miami Speed Week, May 7-8 in Miami, Florida. The destination was one of the partners at the highly anticipated Miami […]
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SOURCE: AP - Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie - who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 - had come to speak with displaced people […]
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South Africa proved too strong for the hosts when it mattered the most after setting 287 for nine in their allotted 50 overs before bowling out the Zimbabwe side for 251 runs in 47, 2 overs.
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CHICAGO — A nearly flawless game for the Angels almost turned into a nightmare on Sunday. Michael Lorenzen took a shutout and a six-run lead into the ninth inning, but the Angels had to hold for dear life in a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Three of the runs were charged to Lorenzen […]
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The Child Care Board (CCB) cannot intervene in the case of two wards of the Government Industrial School (GIS) who are alleging abuse at the state-run juvenile facility. Director of the CCB RoseAnn Richards sought to make that clear on Friday, stressing that the agency’s hands were tied as the court had ruled that the […]
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The K&N/Denso Racing SuperSpecial at Bushy Park will bring Sol Rally Barbados 2022 to a floodlit climax and introduce an exciting new sponsor to motor sport in the island. The St Philip facility will play a key role in the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) blue riband event this year, hosting The Rally Show for the […]
Have you ever seen fish in an isolated pond or even roadside puddles and wondered how they got there?
If you’ve seen fish in these places, one of them may likely have been a jumping guabine (Anablepsoides hartii).
While some fish are displaced by floods during heavy rain, aquatic ecologist Dr Ryan Mohammed told Newsday Kids the jumping guabine often move to isolated places on their own.
If you are confused, Mohammed explained, “It’s not unusual to find these fish in ditches, tyre tracks or even pools at the side of the road because it actually traverses land.
“It is one of the few species of fish that will jump out of water to pursue new pockets of water depending on their needs.”
[caption id=\"attachment_952341\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"] Growing no more than 10 centimeters in length, the jumping guabine has an elongated body which helps with their mobility when they jump out of water to pursue new habits depending on their needs. - Dr Ryan Mohammed[/caption]
Growing no more than ten centimetres in length, the jumping guabine has an elongated body which helps with their mobility when they jump.
Mohammed said these fish contort their body like “a spring in a bow and arrow” while jumping and maintain this form as they move across land.
Depending on the temperature and humidity, these fish can survive for several hours out of water. But you may be wondering how so?
“They could respire because there is some exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between their skin and the air.
“They also have a thick mucus membrane layer to maintain an interface between the air and their gills.
“Because of the way their eyes are structured and positioned, they also have very good eyesight to see above and below water.”
As expected, jumping guabines are found all across Trinidad but Mohammed said research has shown they are only found on the Atlantic side of Tobago and not on the Caribbean side.
There is ongoing research on why this may be so, and the University of the West Indies MSc biodiversity student Niamh Vaughan is also doing a study comparing the fish found on both sides of Tobago including the jumping guabine.
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“The jumping guabine is also only one of the three species of fish that are found in the pitch lake. They are very tolerable to different environmental conditions.”
But Mohammed said there’s still a lot more to be learned about which particular conditions affect the fish’s survival, mortality, and reproduction.
He is currently leading research in this area and also learning more about the relationship between guppies and jumping guabines given the two species are sometimes found co-existing in the same habitats.
However, the co-existence between the two isn’t always harmonious as guppies may eat the eggs of guabines at times and vice versa.
“It’s part competition between the two fish but also because it’s a food source for the guppy which will take and eat anything it can fit in its mouth.”
These fish a
[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- The death toll from attacks by Arab militias in Sudan's Darfur region has risen to more than 200. Clashes commenced on 22 April after two Arabs were found dead near the town of Kreinik, which is in West Darfur state and is mostly populated by the non-Arab Masalit group. Militias - allegedly backed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - raided Kreinik in retaliation, destroying houses, schools, and clinics. The fighting then spilled into West Darfur's capital, El Geneina, forcing the closure of the city
Some Massy Stores in Trinidad were able to reopen on Friday morning after a cyber attack the day before crippled its islandwide service.
A media release on Friday morning said the Westmoorings, Maraval, Alyce Glen, St Augustine, El Dorado, Chaguanas and Brentwood branches reopened to customers from 7 am.
The release added, “We continue to work assiduously to get the rest of our locations back up and running. We will continue to update you via our social media channels as more stores are restored today.”
Massy Stores also added that the Massy card system was not fully operational yet, for safety and security reasons, and customers were being told to e-mail a photo of their entire bill and their Massy card number, which can be found at the back of the card, to info.tt@massycard.com.
A member of the Massy card team, it said, will manually credit the customer's account with the points due on the basis of n the bill.
Shortly after noon on Thursday, the 23 Massy Stores across Trinidad were closed owing to a technical glitch in its system preventing customers from using the checkout system.
The chain issued a statement at about 4 pm confirming that it had been the target of a cyber attack, but gave no details except that its backup servers were not affected and its IT teams were working with external experts to resolve the situation.
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Barbados’ most decorated surfer, Chelsea Tuach, has ended the World Surf League’s (WSL) 2021/2022 Qualifying Series (QS) season ranked third in the North American region. She is also the only Barbadian to qualify for the WSL’s Challenger Series which is open only to the top 10 males and top eight females from the region and which surfs off in May.The Challenger Series is the ultimate battleground for surfers to showcase their talents and qualify for the elite Championship Tour and features the world’s top 96 men and 64 women from the five WSL regions – North America, South America, Australasia, Europe and Africa. “I am very excited to be competing in the Challenger Series once again this year and to return to the first full season of competition since March 2020. It is always an honour to see the Barbadian flag flying next to the flags of the world’s top surfing nations. I’m currently in Australia training with my coach and testing out new equipment to ensure that I am ready to perform at my best and compete against the world’s elite surfers,” Tuach revealed to Barbados TODAY.
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Three more Barbadians have died from COVID-19. On Friday, April 29, a fully vaccinated 72-year-old male, and an unvaccinated 79-year-old male passed away. Today, Saturday, April 30, a 55-year-old female succumbed to the viral illness. She was fully vaccinated. Their deaths bring the number of casualties from the virus to 395. Minister of Health and […]
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Barbados will soon have a new state-of-the-art children’s home. On Friday, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey announced that the home is being constructed by the Barbados Children’s Trust at Bullens, St James. “They had asked for a few acres and has been given those few acres to build a new home. […]
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… elementary school also served young African-Americans in the neighboring coal camp …
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies. U.S. futures and oil prices were mixed as investors await signals on Chinese economic policy from a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's powerful Politburo. Analysts said the meeting, expected Friday, would likely focus […]
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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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Kibaki loved his tipple but after the accident in 2002 and when he was sworn in 'the president never drank alcohol again. State House cleaned out any form of alcohol,' says Dr Gikonyo.
Founder and President of the Men’s Empowerment Network Support, Fabian Sargeant is calling for a national parent programme and is adamant that the church must play a major role in facilitating the process. Contributing to Monday’s Man Talk panel discussion organized by the Men’s Ministry of the Cave Hill Wesleyan Holiness Church, on the topic […]
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