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  • Teacher, fireman fined $200,000 for drunk driving

    Teacher, fireman fined $200,000 for drunk driving

    Two men from Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) were fined $100,000 each after pleading guilty to separate Driving Under Influence (DUI) charges. Roderick George, a 71-year-old teacher of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi and Terrell Pauline, a 24-year-old fireman of St Ignatius Village, Central Rupununi, were both charged with Driving a Motor Vehicle While Breath Alcohol Level Exceeded the Prescribed Limit. The charges were laid under Section 39A (1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02. In George’s case, the offence was committed on Monday, August 3, 2026, on Tabatinga Public Road, Lethem.

    Roderick George

    On the other hand, Pauline’s charge was in relation to an offence committed on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, on St Ignatius Public Road, Central Rupununi. Both men appeared before Her Worship Magistrate Nikkisha Logan on Friday August 7, 2026, at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were read to them separately.
    They pleaded guilty and were fined $100,000 or two weeks’ imprisonment in default of payment.

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  • 4 drivers fined $800,000; 4 on $925,000 bail over dangerous, drunk-driving charges

    4 drivers fined $800,000; 4 on $925,000 bail over dangerous, drunk-driving charges

    Several Essequibo Coast motorists have appeared before the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) in recent weeks on charges ranging from driving with excessive alcohol levels and refusing breathalyser tests to dangerous driving, driving without a licence and breach of insurance. On August 5, 37-year-old labourer Milton Granville of Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to refusing to provide a breath specimen for a breath alcohol test. The offence allegedly occurred on March 16, 2026, at La-Bella Alliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast. Granville was charged under Section 39B (5) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02.
    He appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him and he entered a guilty plea. He was fined $200,000, with an alternative of six months’ imprisonment. Also before the court was 47-year-old taxi driver Martin Joseph of Aurora Village, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with dangerous driving. The charge stemmed from an incident on June 22, 2026, at Richmond Public Road involving 21-year-old police officer Vaidram Rabbylall of Lot 44 Sparta, Essequibo Coast. Joseph appeared before Magistrate Mohabir on July 28 and pleaded not guilty. He was granted $100,000 bail, and the matter was adjourned to January 20, 2027, for disclosure of statements.
    On the same date, 34-year-old labourer Reyon Benn of Bushlot, Essequibo Coast, pleaded guilty to driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The offence occurred on June 21, 2026, at Henrietta Access Road. Benn was charged under Section 39A(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as amended by the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Amendment Act 17 of 2022. He was fined $200,000, with an alternative of six months’ imprisonment. On July 21, 2026, 33-year-old auto electrician Shaun Rodrigues of Richmond, Essequibo Coast, appeared before the court charged with refusing to provide a breath specimen for a breath alcohol test.
    The offence allegedly occurred on July 10 at Anna Regina Public Road. Rodrigues pleaded not guilty and was granted $200,000 bail. The matter was adjourned to December 8, 2026. On August 4, 28-year-old labourer Estaban Rodrigues of Richmond Housing Scheme pleaded guilty to driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The charge arose from an incident on July 2 at Henrietta Public Road. He was fined $200,000, with an alternative of six months’ imprisonment. Also on August 4, 34-year-old labourer Shurish Ramjattan of Bushlot pleaded guilty to a similar charge stemming from an incident on June 21 at Henrietta Access Road. Ramjattan was also fined $200,000, with an alternative of six months’ imprisonment.

    Twenty-five-year-old labourer Maria Tovar of Henrietta faced three charges arising from an incident on July 2 at Richmond Public Road: driving while her breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, driving without a licence and breach of insurance. Tovar appeared before Magistrate Mohabir on August 4 and pleaded not guilty to all three charges. She was granted bail of $200,000 on the charge of driving with a breath alcohol level above the prescribed limit, $50,000 for driving without a licence and $50,000 for breach of insurance.
    The court also dealt with a more recent matter involving 23-year-old rice farmer Anthony Lutchman of Plantation Andrews, Essequibo Coast. Lutchman was charged with dangerous driving, refusing to provide a breath specimen for a breath alcohol test and crossing solid double yellow lines following an incident on August 2 at Bushlot Public Road. He appeared before Magistrate Mohabir on August 4 and pleaded not guilty to all three charges. Bail was granted in the sum of $100,000 for dangerous driving, $200,000 for refusing to provide a breath specimen and $25,000 for crossing the solid double line, bringing his total bail to $325,000.
    The matter was adjourned to August 19.

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  • Crumbling… illusions

    Crumbling… illusions

    Your Eyewitness remembers a time when Guyanese parents could tell their children – with swelled chests! – that a Cambridge education was the gold standard!! Think Newton, Bertrand Russel; Stephen Hawking and Oppenheimer!! “Study hard,” they’d say. “Get good grades and get to Cambridge and they’ll teach you to think and run the world”!! How quaint!! Evidently, Cambridge appears to’ve discovered a more sophisticated educational philosophy: before asking whether somebody can think – first establish whether the appointment makes them look progressive!!
    Enter Professor Jason Arday, who at 37 was celebrated by Cambridge as the youngest Black person ever appointed to a professorship at the university!! His personal story was presented as an inspirational triumph over adversity – that he’d been unable to read or write until 18, yet went on to obtain a degrees and a doctorate!! His academic work centred on the woke issues of race, inequality, inclusion and the transformation of higher education!! Cambridge itself described his appointment as part of its efforts to “democratise” higher education.
    Now there’s nothing wrong with any of that!! The trouble begins when a university whose reputation rests upon centuries of intellectual scrutiny starts looking rather less interested in scrutinising the credentials of the people doing the scrutinizing!! Cambridge has now confirmed massive plagiarism in Arday’s academic record – not to mention not publishing a non-existent book!!
    But the question is, how’d the questions arise in the first place? And that’s where we should pay attention!! After all, for generations, British education was one of the principal exports of the Empire and our schools inherited British examinations, British textbooks, British degrees and – above all – the British conviction that standards were standards!! A Cambridge degree meant something because Cambridge was supposed to be exceptionally difficult to fool! With our Guyana Scholars like Rupert Roopnarine, he university’s message was we don’t care who you are – just show us what you know!!
    But with Arday as an example, Cambridge’s new academic bureaucracy seems tempted by another formulation: We know who you are – now let’s work out how impressive that is!! It’s the triumph of the Diversity CV where the candidate must not merely be accomplished but must embody a narrative. He must represent resilience; marginalization based on race, ethnicity, gender or whatever; intersectionality; institutional transformation and preferably should arrive accompanied by a press release explaining them all!!
    The danger as we’ve seen with Argay is that once the narrative becomes sufficiently attractive, asking awkward questions about the underlying evidence can itself be portrayed as evidence of prejudice!! How dare you!! Ain’t it wonderful?? The old academic question that used to be “Is this true?” is now, “Why are you asking?!!”
    And the new standard’s now, “I say; therefore I am!!”

    …credentials
    Now we in Guyana should be particularly nervous since we are paying several universities – far less reputable than Cambridge! – across the world for degrees in our GOAL program!! British educational standards historically mattered enormously here and our elite schools of Queens and Bishops were patterned explicitly on British models!! Our secondary-school system was then built heavily around British examinations that helped establish the credibility of generations of Guyanese professionals—doctors, lawyers, engineers, academics, civil servants and teachers!!
    When a Guyanese student proudly says, “I got a Cambridge qualification,” the implication’s always been that somebody somewhere actually checked!! But if Cambridge allowed ideological fashion, identity politics or institutional embarrassment to interfere with rigorous verification, the damage ain’t gonna stop at the River Cam – it’ll travel!!
    The joke of the new Cambridge admissions interview writes itself: “Good morning, candidate. What’s your qualifications?” “I have a first-class degree.” “Excellent. But do you identify as historically marginalised?” “No.” “Hmm. And your intersectionality?”
    “I don’t think I have any.”
    “Sorry…you’re rejected!!”

    …gas tanks
    After a spate of exploding cooking gas tanks at customers’ premises – injuring and killing several persons and blowing up the kitchens – the authorities have finally instituted new standards to ensure greater safety!!
    About time, don’t you think??

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  • Justice Jamadar must come forward, show clean hands ‘he who alleges, must prove’

    Justice Jamadar must come forward, show clean hands ‘he who alleges, must prove’

    Dear Editor,
    I have watched the occasional ‘odd’ decision by the CCJ and heard whispers of corruption but never saw any evidence (other than illogical decisions) of corruption; today, however, an email has surfaced where one judge, Justice Jamadar stated that the President of the CCJ pressured him and others into a position contrary to their own, Jamadar said “Two relate to the core function of judicial decision-­making and impact the rule of law and the due adminis­tration of justice—seen through the lenses of judicial in­dependence, impartiality, and integrity… (ii) the Mohamed vs MOHA, AG, and Magistrate extradition matter and what I experienced as an attempt to influence the opinions of colleagues that differed from yours in an authoritative manner.”
    Given the importance of Mohamed vs MOHA, AG and Magistrate to Guyana, Justice Jamadar must now publicly state where he differs from the judgement delivered. Justice Jamadar has introduced the discussion of corruption at the CCJ and should know that lawyers for Mohamed were expressing great confidence of a favorable decision for their client in the high court corridors along with thinly veiled references to bribery and corruption of panel members of the CCJ; This places every Justice who had an opinion contrary to the final decision under a cloud of suspicion, indeed, the entire court and system has been polluted following its brush with the Mohamed’s money.
    In Guyana, the vast wealth of the Mohamed family has been cited in numerous instances of corruption including by Detective Sargent Bascomb in the murder investigation of Ricardo ‘paper shorts’ Fagundes and the ‘explosion of fuel boat ‘Canada Club’ which left three dead bodies listed as casualties. Guyanese with knowledge were alarmed at the time asked for by the CCJ to deliver what anyone could see would be a straight forward decision (and it was stunningly simple as delivered) and many were worried that members of the CCJ panel could be bought outright, Jamadar’s outrage as expressed in his email does not engender faith, rather, quite the opposite.
    Justice Jamadar must come forward, show clean hands and work with all stakeholders towards a resolution of the allegations made in his email, ‘he who alleges, must prove’ the future of the court rests on its integrity and how it deals with this allegation of misconduct going forward. Guyanese faith in the judiciary is always on thin ice given the level of incongruity we see daily, our justice is not blind, she is wealthy, the CCJ has historically been the bastion of justice for Guyanese and it would seem the barbarians have infiltrated the walls. A full and transparent process of cleaning must begin as a matter of great urgency.
    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

    Sincerely,
    Robin Singh

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  • Haïti : La quête de légitimité électorale, un pari risqué face au chaos sécuritaire

    Haïti : La quête de légitimité électorale, un pari risqué face au chaos sécuritaire

    Par Emmanuel Taulème BRINA

    Journaliste | Juriste |

    Le gouvernement dirigé par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé avance vers l’organisation du premier tour des élections présidentielle et législatives, annoncé pour le 13 décembre 2026.

    Mais une question s’impose : élections pour qui et dans quel pays ?

    Comment peut-on parler sérieusement d’élections lorsque l’insécurité continue de priver des milliers de citoyens de leur liberté de circulation, de leur domicile et parfois même de leur droit à la vie ?

    Le problème n’est pas l’organisation des élections. Haïti a besoin d’élections. Le problème est de vouloir faire de la date électorale une priorité politique alors que la sécurité demeure l’une des principales faillites de l’État.

    Le gouvernement peut publier des calendriers, multiplier les déclarations et promettre le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel.

    Mais une démocratie ne se construit pas uniquement avec des bulletins de vote. Elle se construit d’abord avec un État capable de protéger ses citoyens.

    Le peuple haïtien ne demande pas seulement une date pour aller voter.
    Il demande la possibilité de vivre, de circuler, de travailler et de rentrer chez lui sans être à la merci des groupes armés.

    Si le gouvernement veut réellement convaincre, qu’il montre d’abord des résultats sur le terrain.

    Combien de territoires ont été repris ?

    Combien de citoyens peuvent aujourd’hui rentrer chez eux ?

    Quelle garantie réelle sera offerte aux électeurs et aux candidats ?

    Comment organiser une campagne électorale libre dans des zones où l’État peine encore à imposer son autorité ?

    Voilà les véritables questions.

    À force de parler d’élections sans répondre clairement à la crise sécuritaire, le gouvernement risque de transformer un noble objectif démocratique en simple opération de communication politique.
    Les élections ne doivent pas servir à cacher l’échec du gouvernement à assurer la sécurité.

    Haïti mérite mieux qu’un calendrier électoral.

    Haïti mérite un État capable d’assumer pleinement ses responsabilités régaliennes

    Et avant de demander au peuple de choisir ses dirigeants, il faut lui garantir le droit fondamental d’exister en sécurité.

    Emmanuel Taulème BRINA
    Journaliste | Juriste | Défenseur des droits humains

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  • Jamaican DJ Scores Billboard No. 1 and BMI Recognition

    Jamaican DJ Scores Billboard No. 1 and BMI Recognition

    Jamaican disc jockey Leonard Douglas, better known by his stage name DJ Damage, may be one of music’s more fortunate fellows. Throughout his career, the multitalented DJ, producer and songwriter has shown a remarkable knack for being in the right place at the right time — and, just as importantly, being ready when opportunity comes knocking.

    That combination has now contributed to two major career milestones. Douglas is celebrating his role in a Billboard No. 1 single and recognition at the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards.

    The Clarendon native was part of the creative team behind “Without You” by Jevon Dewand and The Trap Starz, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart in February. The song was also recognised as one of the year’s most-performed gospel songs at the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards, held in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 21.

    As Douglas’s story reveals, neither milestone exists in isolation. Both are the latest in a career shaped by chance encounters, timely connections and his ability to turn unexpected opportunities into something bigger.

    The Importance of Staying Ready

    Douglas’s journey in music began in Prospect, Clarendon, where his grandmother had a record changer she didn’t know how to operate. She would bring him records to play, and before long, he was experimenting with the equipment.

    As a young boy, he discovered he could use a matchstick to manipulate the pitch of the records, leaving others wondering why his music sounded different.

    “I never told them my secret,” he told Jamaicans.com.

    Years later, preparation and opportunity collided at a Stony Hill event featuring Stone Love, Renaissance and R&B group 112. Douglas wasn’t booked to perform, but with some ingenuity from his cousin Ethan, he managed to get behind the controls and make the most of an unexpected opportunity.

    “We just tricked our way in,” he recalled. “Ever since that, 112 liked me and everything was history after that.”

    It would not be the last time a chance encounter changed the course of his career. After moving to the United States, Douglas met members of Gym Class Heroes on a basketball court in Long Island. A casual conversation about their shared interest in music led to basement sessions and, eventually, Douglas touring with the group.

    The pattern continued: the right people, the right moment and a DJ ready to make something of the opportunity.

    Over the past two decades, Douglas has parlayed those moments into a successful career DJing for artistes across reggae, dancehall, hip hop, R&B, rock and gospel, including Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Ashanti, Sean Paul, Buju Banton, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer.

    The Road to Billboard No. 1

    Now based in Atlanta, Douglas’s latest milestone came through “Without You”, the Jevon Dewand and The Trap Starz single that earned him his first Billboard No. 1.

    His involvement with the record can be traced back to an introduction from Jamaican singer Wayne Wonder, who connected Douglas with a business associate known as King. That relationship eventually brought him into the orbit of producer Jazze Pha and Dewand.

    During a concert, Jazze Pha found himself without all the music he needed for his performance. Douglas happened to have the material on his computer and stepped in to help.

    “I went up, and after that night Jazzie said, ‘You not working with nobody else. You gotta work with us. We’re making an album. I need your input on the album,’” Douglas told Jamaicans.com.

    “And that’s how I end up on this record that went number one on Billboard.”

    Douglas’s is credited as a songwriter, scratch DJ, producer and background vocalist on the record and he also appears in the accompanying music video.

    “Without You” went on to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart in February following a 33-week run. The song later placed at No. 26 on the Billboard Year-End Top Gospel Airplay Chart and was recognised as one of the year’s most-performed gospel songs at the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards in July.

    A Win for Jamaica and the Caribbean

    For Douglas, reaching No. 1 carries particular significance as a Jamaican creative working across international music spaces.

    In his interview with Jamaicans.com, he pointed to what he believes is the relatively small number of Caribbean creatives who have reached the top of a Billboard chart, placing the achievement within the context of wider regional representation.

    “Reaching the Billboard number one spot was nothing short of a dream come true. For a kid from Jamaica to achieve that level of recognition on one of music’s most prestigious charts is a milestone I don’t take lightly,” Douglas said.

    “It represents both my personal achievement and a moment of pride for Jamaica and the Caribbean as a whole. Very few creatives from our region have ever stood at that height, and I’m deeply grateful and humbled to be among them.”

    His Jamaican identity, he told Jamaicans.com, has remained central even as his career has expanded across genres.

    “I’m Jamaican, so whenever they see me, everybody start getting excited,” he said, adding that international collaborators “like to have the spice and the seasoning on their products.” Douglas also hopes his journey will encourage other Jamaican and Caribbean creatives to remain committed to their craft, particularly when opportunities are slow to come.

    “Take all the advice, take all the notes. Practice, practice, practice. That’s all you gotta do,” he told Jamaicans.com. “Find your own lane. Nurture that lane. Stay on it. Don’t give up.”

    “The right person gonna see. The right person already see you, but they didn’t say nothing yet. It’s not your time yet. Just be patient.”

    More to Come

    DJ Damage is set to continue the momentum with a performance at the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards on August 15 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ceremony will be taped and later broadcast on BET.

    He is also working on his own album, telling Jamaicans.com that he already has a track with rapper Fabolous and is awaiting contributions from Busta Rhymes and Bounty Killer.

    For the boy who started out experimenting with his grandmother’s records in Clarendon, the journey has gone far beyond anything he imagined.

    “Not in a million years, because I was just having fun. I didn’t even expect to be on this stage where I’m at now,” Douglas said.

    “I’m still having fun.”

  • Thousands Turn Out in Force for Inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Celebration in Brooklyn

    Thousands Turn Out in Force for Inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Celebration in Brooklyn

    The streets of Brooklyn were transformed into a sea of black, green and gold on Saturday, August 8th, as Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica turned out for the inaugural Jamaica Rising Day celebration, marking a new addition to the diaspora’s Independence festivities in New York.

    Staged just two days after Jamaica celebrated its 64th anniversary of Independence, the Jamaica Rising Diaspora Road March and Cultural Festival brought the community together in a colourful display of Jamaican culture, heritage and national pride, while also commemorating the country’s 188th anniversary of Emancipation.

    Organisers had anticipated approximately 1,000 participants and supporters ahead of the inaugural staging. However, interest continued to build in the days leading up to the event, with organisers announcing shortly before the celebration that the assembly point had been changed to Church Avenue and Ocean Avenue to safely accommodate the thousands of people they expected to attend.

    On Saturday, that enthusiasm was evident as thousands took to the streets waving flags, wearing the national colours and celebrating their shared culture and identity. The crowd included Jamaicans, members of the wider Caribbean diaspora, elected officials, community leaders, entertainers, organisations, businesses and families.

    What Inspired Jamaica Rising Day?

    The Jamaica Rising Day initiative was created under the theme “One People. One Culture. One Jamaica,” to celebrate Jamaica’s Independence, culture, heritage and resilience while recognising the contributions Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans have made to the United States and internationally.

    From government, diplomacy and business to healthcare, education, public safety, sports, the arts and faith, organisers envisioned the celebration as an opportunity to recognise the breadth of the Jamaican community’s contribution while strengthening connections across the diaspora.

    The vision, however, extends beyond a single day. Organisers hope to establish Jamaica Rising Day as an annual platform through which Jamaica’s culture, people, music, businesses and organisations can be celebrated and elevated across the diaspora.

    According to co-founder and chairman Dr. Bill Tinglin, the inspiration for the initiative can be traced to the example set by Hon. Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, CD, the first Caribbean-born woman elected to the New York City Council.

    “This initiated from Dr. Una Clarke,” Tinglin said. “Because of her, she gave us an example of what we ought to do.”

    He said Clarke’s example helped bring together a group of Jamaican community leaders who ultimately turned the idea into Saturday’s celebration.

    “We all got together, we put our brains together, and here we are. The Jamaica Day Parade is the pinnacle of our efforts,” he said.

    Plans for the initiative were formally unveiled in December 2025 during an inaugural engagement at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

    The Organisers Behind Jamaica Rising Day

    The Jamaica Rising Day celebration was organised by the Jamaica Rising Day Parade team, led by co-founder and chairman Dr. Bill Tinglin and co-founder, deputy chair and parade director Dr. Lawman Lynch.

    The steering committee also includes co-founders Dr. Karren Dunkley, Dr. Robert Clarke, Claudette Powell, Dr. Ionie Pierce and Dr. Donovan Longmore, alongside Tinglin and Lynch. The group worked for months to bring the inaugural celebration to life.

    For Lynch, the strong response represented something potentially much larger than the inaugural staging.

    “This was bigger than a parade. We witnessed the birth of a movement and, potentially, a new Jamaican tradition in New York City,” he said.

    How the Inaugural Celebration Unfolded

    Saturday’s activities began with a pre-parade breakfast at the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brooklyn, bringing together dignitaries, community leaders, partners and supporters before participants transitioned to the day’s road activities.

    The celebration then moved to the streets, beginning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Church Avenue and Ocean Avenue before participants proceeded north along Ocean Avenue towards Empire Boulevard.

    A distinctive feature of the staging was the representation of Jamaica’s three historic counties — Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey. Alumni associations, cultural organisations, professional groups and other members of the diaspora were invited to participate according to their parish and county connections, bringing another element of Jamaican identity and community to the Brooklyn celebration.

    Reggae singer Nadine Sutherland, OD, served as Grand Marshal, while New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, Jamaican diplomat Ariel Bowen and Jamaican-born New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels served as Honorary Grand Marshals.

    The parade attracted a broad cross-section of the Jamaican and Caribbean community, including cultural and community organisations, entertainers, DJs, advocates, businesses, volunteers, families and supporters from across the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

    The event, initially envisioned as a large-scale Jamaica Day Parade, was ultimately staged as the Jamaica Rising Diaspora Road March and Cultural Festival, placing greater emphasis on grassroots participation, culture and community representation.

    Organisers acknowledged that producing a first-year event of this scale came with logistical and operational challenges, including changes to elements of the originally planned programme. Despite those challenges, they pointed to the turnout and peaceful staging as evidence of the potential for the celebration to grow.

    From Brooklyn Streets to Screens Around the World

    The excitement surrounding Jamaica Rising Day extended well beyond the streets of Brooklyn. Major media outlets covered the inaugural celebration, bringing scenes of the crowds, music and Jamaican pride to wider audiences.

    Social media was also abuzz with photos and videos of Brooklyn awash in black, green and gold. Many described a dedicated Jamaican parade as long overdue, while Jamaicans outside the United States joined the conversation. Some in Toronto and the United Kingdom called for similar celebrations in their own cities, pointing to the longstanding and outsized contributions Jamaican communities have made to the cultural and social fabric of both places.

    Those calls come amid growing recognition internationally of Jamaica’s cultural influence, including recent moves in Canada to formally celebrate reggae and its contribution to Canadian culture. The response to Jamaica Rising Day suggests an increasing appetite among Jamaicans abroad to see that contribution recognised and celebrated more visibly.

    The overwhelming display of Jamaican flags and national colours became one of the defining images of the day. Dr. Lawman Lynch described it as a visible statement of “cultural pride, community and belonging.”

    With thousands turning out in Brooklyn and calls for similar celebrations elsewhere, the inaugural staging demonstrated the potential for Jamaica Rising Day to become a new annual tradition in New York — and perhaps inspire others across the diaspora.

  • Bulletin météo pm du mardi 11 août 2026

    Bulletin météo pm du mardi 11 août 2026

    Today's forecast: • Temps chaud, brumeux et parfois venteux en rafales sous un ciel
    progressivement nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en soirée ;

    Valable jusqu'au 13 août 2026

    Valable jusqu'au 13 août 2026

    Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique
    De l'instabilité à l'arrière d'une onde tropicale combinée aux
    effets locaux pourrait provoquer des averses de pluies accompagnées
    des orages isolés sur certaines régions du pays en fin d'après-midi
    et en soirée.

    Par ailleurs, la zone de basse pression est située à environ 800
    kilomètres au sud-ouest des îles du Cap-Vert. Les conditions
    environnementales devraient devenir progressivement plus favorables
    au développement au cours des prochains jours, et une dépression
    tropicale se formera probablement au cours de la seconde moitié de
    la semaine, alors que le système se déplacera vers l'ouest à
    l'ouest-nord-ouest à travers l'Atlantique tropical central. Il
    existe une forte probabilité de formation d'une dépression
    tropicale à partir de ce système au cours des 7 prochains jours.

    .

    • Temps chaud, brumeux et localement venteux avec des rafales,
    sous un ciel progressivement nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en
    soirée ;

    • Température max. prévue : 34 à 38 °C ; température min. prévue
    : 20 à 24 °C ;

    • Des averses localement soutenues et orageuses sont prévues,
    notamment sur les départements de l'Artibonite, du Centre, de
    l'Ouest et du Grand Sud en fin d'après-midi et en soirée.

    Note

    En raison de la persistance de la chaleur, accentuée par la
    présence de poussière saharienne sur le pays, l'UHM, en
    concertation avec les autorités concernées, appelle la population à
    une vigilance accrue et l'invite à :
    • Boire régulièrement de l'eau, même en l'absence de sensation de
    soif ;
    • Éviter les expositions prolongées au soleil, particulièrement
    entre 10 h et 16 h ;

    • Porter des vêtements légers, amples et de couleur claire ;
    • Réduire les activités physiques intenses durant les heures les
    plus chaudes de la journée ;

    • Limiter, autant que possible, l'exposition prolongée à la
    poussière, particulièrement pour les personnes sensibles, et porter
    un masque de manière appropriée lorsque nécessaire, notamment lors
    des déplacements ou des activités en plein air.

    Tendance pour les deux prochains jours :

    Mercredi et jeudi : On s'attendra à un temps un peu plus humide dû
    au passage éventuel d'une onde tropicale sur le pays , Des averses
    de pluies localement soutenues et orageuses y sont à cet effet
    prévues sur presque tous les départements en fin d'après-midi et en
    soirée .

    Prévision pour Port-au-Prince et ses environs

    • Temps chaud, brumeux et parfois venteux en rafales sous un ciel
    progressivement nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en soirée ;

    • Température max. prévue : 38˚C & Température min. prévue :
    23˚C ;

    • Des averses de pluies et des orages isolés sont prévus en fin
    d'après-midi et en soirée.

    View original source — Unité HydroMétéorologique d'Haïti (U.H.M)

  • Bulletin météo du mardi 11 août 2026

    Bulletin météo du mardi 11 août 2026

    Today's forecast: • Temps chaud, brumeux et parfois venteux en rafales sous un ciel
    graduellement nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en soirée ;

    Valable jusqu'au 13 août 2026

    Valable jusqu'au 13 août 2026

    Situation synoptique dans la Caraïbe et sur l'Atlantique
    Le renforcement de la brume de sable saharienne et le système
    anticyclonique de l'atlantique continuent de supporter sur Haiti un
    temps chaud, peu humide avec une forte sensation de chaleur. De
    l'instabilité à l'arrière d'une onde tropicale combinée aux effets
    locaux pourrait cependant y provoquer la formation des averses de
    pluies localement soutenues et parfois orageuses sur certaines
    régions du pays en fin d'après-midi et en soirée.

    Par ailleurs, la zone de basse pression est située à environ 800
    kilomètres au sud-ouest des îles du Cap-Vert. Les conditions
    environnementales devraient devenir progressivement plus favorables
    au développement au cours des prochains jours, et une dépression
    tropicale se formera probablement au cours de la seconde moitié de
    la semaine, alors que le système se déplacera vers l'ouest à
    l'ouest-nord-ouest à travers l'Atlantique tropical central. Il
    existe une forte probabilité de formation d'une dépression
    tropicale à partir de ce système au cours des 7 prochains jours.

    .

    • Temps chaud, brumeux et localement venteux avec rafales, sous
    un ciel peu nuageux à nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en soirée
    ;

    • Température max. prévue : 34 à 38 °C ; température min. prévue
    : 20 à 24 °C ;

    • Des averses localement soutenues et orageuses sont prévues,
    notamment sur les départements de l'Artibonite, du Centre, de
    l'Ouest et du Grand Sud en fin d'après-midi et en soirée.

    Note

    En raison de la persistance de la chaleur, accentuée par la
    présence de poussière saharienne sur le pays, l'UHM, en
    concertation avec les autorités concernées, appelle la population à
    une vigilance accrue et l'invite à :
    • Boire régulièrement de l'eau, même en l'absence de sensation de
    soif ;
    • Éviter les expositions prolongées au soleil, particulièrement
    entre 10 h et 16 h ;

    • Porter des vêtements légers, amples et de couleur claire ;
    • Réduire les activités physiques intenses durant les heures les
    plus chaudes de la journée ;

    • Limiter, autant que possible, l'exposition prolongée à la
    poussière, particulièrement pour les personnes sensibles, et porter
    un masque de manière appropriée lorsque nécessaire, notamment lors
    des déplacements ou des activités en plein air.

    Tendance pour les deux prochains jours :

    Mercredi et jeudi : On s'attendra à un temps plus humide dû au
    passage éventuel d'une onde tropicale sur le pays , Des averses de
    pluies localement soutenues et orageuses y sont à cet effet prévues
    sur presque tous les départements en fin d'après-midi et en soirée
    .

    Prévision pour Port-au-Prince et ses environs

    • Temps chaud, brumeux et parfois venteux en rafales sous un ciel
    graduellement nuageux en fin d'après-midi et en soirée ;

    • Température max. prévue : 38˚C & Température min. prévue :
    23˚C ;

    • Des averses de pluies localement soutenues et orageuses sont
    attendues en fin d'après-midi et en soirée.

    View original source — Unité HydroMétéorologique d'Haïti (U.H.M)

  • Elize ou l’histoire d’une pute qui voulait se prendre pour une femme au foyer ?

    Elize ou l’histoire d’une pute qui voulait se prendre pour une femme au foyer ?

    Ce n’est qu’une pute, qui veut jouer à la femme au foyer ! « Je ne veux pas créer de polémique. » Je reprends juste ici, presque ironiquement, les mots que Marcos lance à Élise au détour d’une scène du film. Et pourtant, difficile de ressortir du visionnage d’Elize : Surgie de l’ombre, récemment mis en ligne sur Netflix, sans ressentir le besoin d’interroger la démarche de la réalisation.

    Sorti sur Netflix en 2026 et réalisé par Felipe Vellas sur un scénario signé Raphael Montes, le biopic criminel Elize : Surgie de l’ombre (Elize: Shadows of a Woman) retrace pendant 1 h 33 cette affaire judiciaire marquante. Porté par la comédienne Lorena Comparato dans le rôle d’Elize Araújo et Henrique Kimura sous les traits de Marcos Kitano Matsunaga, ce thriller dramatique tente d’explorer les arcanes de ce drame conjugal, oscillant entre reconstitution clinique du fait divers et portrait psychologique intimiste.

    Le long-métrage choisit sans ambiguïté son camp : il s’articule entièrement autour d’Élise, portée par une prestation remarquable de Lorena Comparato. C’est sa perspective qui sert de fil conducteur exclusif, au point d’éclipser tout le reste. Tous les autres personnages sont relégués au rang de figures secondaires, presque évasives. C’est particulièrement frappant pour Marcos : le scénario de Raphael Montes ne cherche jamais à ancrer sa vie dans une histoire ou une épaisseur psychologique. Il est réduit à la figure de la « belle ordure », un homme marié, fortuné, accro au contrôle et aux femmes.

    Ce parti pris se ressent jusque dans le casting. Le choix de l’acteur Henrique Kimura, loin des clichés du séducteur hollywoodien — plutôt sobre, le visage un peu bouffi derrière ses lunettes —, semble délibéré : éviter que le spectateur ne se perde dans un quelconque attrait physique pour mieux focaliser le projecteur sur le piège qui se referme autour du couple.

    Le peu d’éléments donnés sur Marcos dessine néanmoins le portrait d’un millionnaire englué dans une spirale d’objétification. Pour cet homme de pouvoir, posséder une escorte ne suffit pas ; le véritable enjeu narcissique est d’apprivoiser la « petite blonde » (comme il s’obstine à la surnommer), de l’exposer devant ses pairs et de la transformer en femme au foyer. Comme si son statut et le passé de la jeune femme lui donnaient le champ libre pour continuer à collectionner les conquêtes. Mais en refusant de donner du relief à ce personnage, la mise en scène le cantonne à une fonction sans réelle nuance.

    Du côté d’Élise, la narration s’attarde longuement sur sa vulnérabilité et ses traumatismes. Le film distille l’idée d’un passé abusif — notamment des agressions subies durant l’enfance de la part de son beau-père —, mais sans jamais l’affirmer ou le confirmer clairement. Tout reste dans un flou suggestif. Ces zones d’ombre reviennent régulièrement pour expliquer son basculement, tout comme la menace de se faire retirer son enfant par son mari.

    C’est là que le propos pose question. En insistant autant sur la posture de victime poussée à bout, le récit frôle le piège de la justification. On tente d’humaniser le personnage en mettant en avant ce qu’elle aurait « bâti » — ce à quoi sa grand-mère lui rappelle de ne pas renoncer —, même si l’on se demande bien ce qu’elle a réellement construit en dehors d’une ascension sociale précaire aux côtés d’un homme toxique. Un traumatisme, aussi lourd soit-il, ne saurait servir de circonstance atténuante implicite à un acte irréparable. Le film aurait gagné à se concentrer davantage sur le crime et sa mécanique plutôt que de verser dans un portrait appuyé visant à susciter une empathie à sens unique.

    Elize : Surgie de l’ombre n’est pas un mauvais film pour autant. La justesse de jeu de Lorena Comparato et la tension de certaines séquences maintiennent l’intérêt. Mais en sacrifiant le relief de ses personnages secondaires et en orientant sa caméra sous un angle trop univoque, l’œuvre manque le coche du grand thriller psychologique.

    Ricardo Tcardo Nicolas

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