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Jul 11, 2017 Flashback to CARIFESTA XII – Haiti, 2015 Guyanese in Barbados observe 50th independence anniversaryArchbishop of the West Indies, Dr. John Holder, said that the close relationship between Guyanese and Barbadians should be celebrated. His statement came as scores of Guyanese resident in Barbados flocked to the Cathedral of St Michael and All Angels for a service marking their country’s 50th anniversary of independence.…May 23, 2016In “Barbados”Barbados losing GDP to NCDsBARBADOS IS LOSING 2.6 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product due to healthcare costs and productivity losses in respect of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases alone. This was revealed by Minister of Health, John Boyce, as he addressed the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week. He told the…May 27, 2016In “Barbados”Barbados to begin training in photo-voltaic installationThe first ever training course in photovoltaic installations In Barbados begins this month. “…with this course, what we are really launching is renewable energy education in Barbados. And, we are expecting there will be great interest in it and a high level of participation.” – Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic (SJPP).…January 9, 2015In “Barbados”Share this on WhatsApp Barbados building CARIFESTA legacy Aug 17, 2017 CARICOM congratulates Haiti Mar 20, 2017 Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… You may be interested in… Getting ready for CARIFESTA Dec 31, 2015
CARIFESTA officials ready to go! (From left) Ohene Koama, Seeta Shah Roath, Minister Nicolette Henry, Lennox Canterbury, Roshini Boodhoo, and Al Creighton (Photo via Kaieteur News) The Government of Guyana has committed $65M to the Guyana delegation slated to represent the nation during the upcoming CARIFESTA XII in Haiti.Come August 21, 80 Guyanese will make their way to Haiti where they hope to wow the rest of the Caribbean during the regional festival. This year’s CARIFESTA (Caribbean Festival of Arts) will run until August 30.During a press conference yesterday, a number of local officials briefed the media on what Guyana will be exhibiting in about two weeks.It was during this press conference that Minister within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry revealed that not only was there a $65M budget for Guyana’s excursion but that this figure will be provided solely by the Government of Guyana. Read more at: Kaieteur News Getting ready for CARIFESTA CARICOM congratulates Haiti Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Flashback to CARIFESTA XII – Haiti, 2015 Mar 20, 2017 Dec 31, 2015
Barbados building CARIFESTA legacy Jul 11, 2017 You may be interested in… Aug 17, 2017 Guyana to field contingent of 60 to CARIFESTA XIII(Georgetown, March 07, 2017) – Even as efforts continue on the road to the Caribbean being showcased, domestic plans are moving apace to make Guyana’s participation at CARIFESTA XIII as broad-based as possible. CARIFESTA XIII is slated for staging in Barbados during the period August 17-27, and the Ministry of…April 10, 2017In “Barbados”CARIFESTA XII Host Country Agreement Signed with HaitiWith the signing of the CARIFESTA XII Host Country Agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Haiti on Thursday 25 September 2014 in the city of New York and about eleven months to go, the host country, Member States, Associate Members and the CARICOM Secretariat as key stakeholders in this regional…September 30, 2014In “CARICOM”CARIFESTA XII: Haiti gives assurance of readiness in media update Haiti is ready to host CARIFESTA and welcomes the interest shown by the other CARICOM member countries. This was stated by Haiti’s Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Peterson Noel in a press conference on CARIFESTA XII held at the CARICOM headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday, 16June. Ambassador Noel, who joined the…June 17, 2015In “CARICOM”Share this on WhatsApp
“At that time, they discovered some symptoms which needed further investigation so I just agreed with that diagnosis and made arrangements to go to Cuba for further investigations. At this time, there is no clear indication of disorder or what the nature of the disorder is. It is a question of investigation and I think I can get the best advice in Cuba,” he said. While he does not suffer from a particular ailment, President Granger said that out of an abundance of caution, he took the decision to travel to the Republic of Cuba to have the relevant medical investigation done. “The Guyanese public should be assured that once those investigations are complete they would be kept abreast with the health of the President of the Republic,” he said. Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown, Guyana Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Jun 19, 2019 Sep 18, 2018 CARICOM Secretary-General meets Guyana’s President President Granger departs Guyana for second round of treatmentPresident Granger thanked Caribbean Heads of Government, business leaders, his colleagues, the churches and the public, particularly those who held vigils while he was in Cuba, for their prayers and support. (Ministry of the Presidency Press Release, December 4, 2018) President David Granger, this morning, departed Guyana for the…December 4, 2018In “CARICOM”PM Harris prays for speedy recovery of Guyana’s PresidentBASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 20, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has expressed sadness over the recent news of illness that has befallen the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His…November 20, 2018In “CARICOM”Prime Minister Rowley and President Granger Sign Energy MOU(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago) Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley and President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana His Excellency Brigadier David Granger signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation today Wednesday 19 September, 2018 (at State House, Georgetown, Guyana). Prime Minister…September 19, 2018In “Business”Share this on WhatsApp Jul 5, 2017 You may be interested in…
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Rowley to meet… Outgoing CARICOM Chairman makes impassioned plea for closer… President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger departed Guyana this morning for Cuba. While there, the President will undergo a medical investigation. Speaking at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri, this morning, the Head of State said that recently he travelled twice to Trinidad and Tobago and had done his annual medical check-up in May where he had been given a clean bill of health.“If I take you back over the last six months, I went to Trinidad and Tobago to do my annual medical examination which is normally done in August. I went in May because of the Congress of my party and the impending Local Government Elections,” he said. However, on his return to work, the President said that he started to experience certain symptoms which were persistent, and took the decision to travel back to Trinidad to revisit the tests that were done in May. Sep 19, 2017 Guyana’s land space can serve as ‘gift’ to the Caribbean… 
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The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 77 with a 50 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon and tonight’s low around 54. Courtesy/NWS
At the August Game Commission meeting one of Governor Lujan Grisham’s newly appointed Commissioners told of having met with trappers and opined that they were really nice guys. Well, I’m a nice person and my dogs are nice as well. This isn’t a personality contest. It is a about justice, fairness, ethics, and morality. It is about what is right. Hiding traps on our public lands isn’t. If you agree, you may visit http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/commission/proposals-under-consideration/ to read about the inadequate changes to the trapping rules and for the link where you can submit your own written comments. We don’t accept that a little bit of thievery is OK as long as it happens to only a few people. A little bit of vandalism is still wrong and considered a crime now matter how much property is defiled. Fraud is not OK even if only a few are conned. These things are illegal because they are wrong. Trapping anywhere that others can be harmed is wrong too. I will never forget my dog’s screams. I have made a point to learn how to open a trap and thankfully, this one was a kind that I physically could open. I had her out within a minute. Still her foot and my hand were both injured in the frantic rescue. It felt like someone had committed an assault on me. It felt like violent crime. The only incidents the public knows about have been reported to TrapFreeNM.org, a coalition of conservation and animal protection groups. Trapping is legal nearly statewide with the approval of the State Game Commission by purchasing a $20 license. The Game Commission is now considering the closure of some limited areas to trapping, specifically the National Forest portion of the Sandia Mountains, the Organ mountains east of Las Cruces, a 1/2 mile on either side of the road from Santa Fe to the ski basin and from Taos to the ski valley and 1/2 mile from any official trailhead. Mary Katherine Ray is the volunteer Wildlife Chair for the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club. She lives, hikes, and photographs wildlife near her home in a remote part of Socorro County. If approved, it is wonderful that hikers and wildlife in these places won’t be at risk. But why should this not be true everywhere? Do animals in the Sacramento Mountains suffer any less? Are critically endangered Mexican wolves harmed or maimed by traps in the Gila not worthy of protection from trap injury? Are hikers like me in Socorro County, or near Chama, or in the Jemez away from population centers of no consequence?
Hikers, birdwatchers, and hunters are not required to stay only on roads or agency trails. These areas are all near populated places and presumably get high use. That any areas have been proposed for closure is a nod that traps and public use are not compatible. I was looking at birds in the wide canyon bottom. My camera was out and my two dogs were both leashed beside me. A road runs up one side of this canyon but I don’t like to walk on it- I don’t want to be where traffic might be. And interesting wildlife I like to view doesn’t confine itself just to roads. By MARY KATHERINE RAYRio Grande Chapter Sierra Club In recent years, dozens of hikers’ dogs have been caught in traps hidden on land open to the public, including my own. The number of reported incidents is most certainly just the tip of the iceberg. It is legal to hide a trap a mere 25 yards from a road or designated trail. As I found out to my dismay only 18 months ago, traps can also legally be placed right in the middle of a non-designated game trail when one of my dogs stepped in one hidden right in the path. It may still come as a surprise that today, in 2019, it is still actually legal in New Mexico to set a steel-jawed leg-hold trap or strangling wire snare in order to catch any one of 16 kinds of native wild animal that includes bobcats, foxes and badgers, for fun and profit.
STATE News: A PDF copy of the letter is available HERE. The USFS has provided a list of alternative locations for securing fuelwood HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small, wrote to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Vicki Christiansen Friday pressing the agency to take immediate action to comply with the law and allow the resumption of traditional forest activities on national forests in New Mexico.
“We write regarding the reported impacts of the recent pause of several forest activities on national forests in New Mexico as a result of the District Court of Arizona’s decision that the U.S. Forest Service is not taking the necessary steps to recover the Mexican Spotted Owl as required by the Endangered Species Act,” the lawmakers wrote. “We strongly encourage the Forest Service and other parties to the lawsuit to work quickly to respond to the ruling and resolve a variety of issues, including, but not limited to, traditional firewood gathering, tribal cultural activities, and forest restoration and fire mitigation projects. We likewise strongly urge the Forest Service to undertake the action necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act to allow the resumption of forest activities and minimize impacts to traditional uses and projects that improve the long-term health of the forest,” the lawmakers continued.
STATE News:SANTA FE — The suspension of field operations by the U.S. Census Bureau in response to Covid-19 has left nearly 18 percent of New Mexico without the ability to easily participate in the 2020 Census. This has resulted in artificially lower-than-average response rates and poses yet another burden for our state to overcome for a complete count in the decennial effort. “New Mexico is shouldering a disproportionate share of the national burden when it comes to the impact that Covid-19 has had on the census,” said Olivia Padilla-Jackson, Department of Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary and Chair of the state Complete Count Commission. “When you consider that so many New Mexican’s haven’t even received an invitation to participate, it’s no surprise we lag in responses.” As of mid-April, 37 percent of New Mexico households had responded to the census, compared to a national average of 48 percent. Due to Covid-19, the U.S. Census Bureau suspended all field operations just four days after they began. This included efforts by census workers to hand-deliver forms to households that don’t have standard addresses or receive their mail at P.O. boxes. Nationwide, only five percent of the population fall into this category, but in New Mexico 17.8 percent of all households rely on a hand-delivered form. Only Alaska, West Virginia and Wyoming have a higher percentage. “When we take into consideration the households that haven’t even been given the tools they need to participate in the census, the New Mexico response rate is on par with the national average,” state demographer Robert Rhatigan said. “Nationwide, there is a direct relationship between low response rates and areas that should have, but weren’t able to, receive a hand-delivered packet.”Counties where hand-delivery is not a major consideration are responding at or above the national average and we continue to make strides in those areas. Bernalillo, Chavez and Los Alamos counties all have participation rates more than 45 percent. Conversely, Catron, Mora and Rio Arriba counties have response rates of six percent or less but are almost entirely reliant on hand-delivered forms. “Where people can respond, they are,” Secretary Padilla-Jackson said. “I’m confident that when all New Mexican’s are given the tools they need to participate, they will.”Responding online or by phone without a unique Census ID is not an ideal option for some as it can be difficult, especially for households with a non-city style address. “The bottom line is, if you have received your invitation, take your census as soon as possible,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “If you haven’t received anything from the Census Bureau, wait to receive your census invitation, and respond as soon as possible once you receive the form. We will ensure, all together, New Mexico is counted.”The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that they plan to resume field operations on June 1, 2020. The 164,000 New Mexico households who are supposed to receive a hand-delivered census form should receive that packet no later than July 9th, 2020. Until census field operations officially resumes, self-response rates for New Mexico will remain artificially low. The decennial Census helps determine allocation of billions of dollars in federal funding. Research suggests that each New Mexico resident not counted results in a loss of $3,700 per resident, per year.
Freedom Church News:The community is invited to celebrate Mother’s Day online at Freedom Church Los Alamos.“We made it super easy to join Freedom online for Mother’s Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 10,” Pastor Mike Brake said. “Just simply go to: https://www.facebook.com/freedomla.church/live, then click ‘GET REMINDER’ (*actual post will be available Monday, May 4), share the post, and get ready for a fun and highly interactive experience for the entire family!”JOIN US THIS SUNDAY (May 3rd):11:00am – Freedom Worship Service (Facebook LIVE)https://www.facebook.com/freedomla.church/liveMOTHER’S DAY SCHEDULE:10:00am – Freedom Kids Mother’s Day Special (Facebook LIVE)11:00am – Mother’s Day at Freedom Worship Service (Facebook LIVE) WIN A FREE DINNER!: Enter in the special woman in your life to win the grand prize of a $100 gift card to your restaurant of choice! Link to enter – https://freedomla.church/mom/#PRIZEMOTHER’S DAY AT FREEDOM KIDS: Freedom Kids is providing a LIVE online Mother’s Day just for your kids! Join Mr. Seth at 10:00am on Sunday, May 10 for a fun and highly interactive experience for the entire family!NEW TO FREEDOM?Visit our website for more info: www.freedomla.church/mom Click the “Plan Your Visit” button to let us know you’ll be joining and we’ll send you a digital gift to a local Los Alamos restaurant!WHAT CAN I EXPECT?Sundays at Freedom are exciting, casual, and relaxed. Our online experience streams LIVE right here on Facebook at 11:00AM (MT). The entire Worship Experience is uplifting and highly interactive in this live format as well as a relevant, engaging message from our Pastor, Mike Brake.WE LOVE KIDS!We want kids to thrive in this season! That is why we created The Los Alamos Great Adventure for Kids streaming LIVE every weekday at 10:00am where kids participate in contests, worship, Bible lesson, games, crafts and more! Join the group and start having some fun!Come in, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, and see if this is the church for you.
NMSC News:SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court Tuesday issued an order requiring plea and settlement agreements no later than five days before the selection of a jury or the start of a non-jury trial before a judge in a criminal or civil case. “As our courts are resuming jury trials, this deadline will help protect the health and safety of New Mexicans by eliminating last-minute pleas and settlements after prospective jurors, witnesses, court personnel and other people have gathered in a courthouse anticipating the start of a trial,” Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura said. The plea and settlement deadline becomes effective for cases in which a jury selection or bench trial is scheduled to begin on or after July 1. The deadline will remain in place until the Court withdraws or changes it by issuing a future order.The Court also issued an order updating procedures for health screening of all people seeking to enter courthouses. The order reflects the practices that courts have implemented in recent weeks in response to the evolving guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities to help control the spread of COVID-19. Under the order, anyone wishing to enter a courthouse must undergo a temperature check and answer questions to determine whether they exhibit possible symptoms of COVID-19. People with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will be denied entry into a courthouse or other judicial facility. Courts also will maintain a log of people entering a courthouse, including judges and court employees, to help in contact tracing in the event a court visitor later tests positive for the virus.