L’équipe de France de cyclisme ne s’est pas rassurée aux Mondiaux de Glasgow. Sur piste, les Bleus, qui avaient trusté les médailles l’an passé, ne décrochent aucun titre, loin des résultats espérés.L’équipe de France de cyclisme ne s’est pas rassurée aux Mondiaux de Glasgow. Sur piste, les Bleus, qui avaient trusté les médailles l’an passé, […]
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Contre la « funeste décision » de la Préfecture de Paris d’obliger les bouquinistes des quais de Seine à déménager durant les Jeux olympiques, plus de quarante personnalités, dont Mona Ozouf, Pascal Bruckner et Michelle Perrot, adressent un appel aux autorités dans une tribune au « Monde », à l’initiative du philosophe Daniel Salvatore Schiffer.Contre la « funeste décision » de […]
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C’est ce samedi 12 août qu’auront lieu les funérailles de la journaliste Liliane Pierre-Paul, décédée le 31 juillet dernier. Une cérémonie œcuménique sera organisée ce jour-là au parc Saint-Thérèse de Pétion-Ville pour rendre un dernier hommage à Liliane Pierre-Paul. Liliane avait ses propres convictions, mais elle avait beaucoup de respect pour les adeptes de toutes les confessions religieuses, et c’est pour cela que la famille a décidé d’organiser une cérémonie œcuménique.
Plusieurs cérémonies d’hommage seront organisées cette semaine, préalables aux funérailles. Une soirée de veillée est prévue le vendredi 11 août à Radio Kiskeya. En outre, une journée de recueillement aura lieu le jeudi 10 août au Palais municipal de Delmas, annoncée par la famille Pierre-Paul. Cette série de cérémonies vise à dire au revoir à Liliane dans la dignité.
Liliane Pierre-Paul, née le 16 juin 1953, est décédée le lundi 31 juillet dernier des suites d’un malaise. Elle était une journaliste et militante accomplie, ainsi que la co-fondatrice de Radio-Télé Kiskeya. Au sein de ce média, elle occupait également le rôle de Directrice de programmation et était la présentatrice vedette de l’édition de nouvelles : « Jounal 4è ». Son héritage dans le journalisme lui a valu de recevoir le prix Courage in Journalism Award en 1990 de l’International Women’s Media Foundation, ainsi que le prix Roc Cadet de SOS Liberté en 2014.
Marvel Dandin, ami de longue date de « Lili » et Directeur général de Radio-Télé Kiskeya, a souligné que les funérailles ne seront pas une occasion de régler des comptes politiques. Malgré les adversités qu’elle a rencontrées de la part de certains, il espère que ces derniers ne perturberont pas les cérémonies d’hommage qui visent à honorer la mémoire de Liliane Pierre-Paul.
Marvens Pierre
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Le Président Élu de l’Accord de Montana, Fritz Alphonse Jean, a publiquement dénoncé des liens troublants entre le haut commandement de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et les groupes criminels armés. Lors de son passage à l’émission « Le Point » ce mardi, l’économiste de renom a souligné l’urgence d’une réforme en profondeur au sein de la PNH.
« Il y a des liaisons très claires entre des hauts gradés de la Police avec les chefs de gangs », a affirmé Fritz Alphonse Jean en reprenant les propos de certains policiers dont il tait les noms, lors de son intervention à l’émission. Ces propos mettent en lumière la gravité de la situation, suggérant une coopération préoccupante entre des membres de l’institution policière et des éléments criminels.
Fritz Alphonse Jean, une figure respectée en tant qu’homme politique, économiste et ancien gouverneur de la Banque Centrale Haïtienne (BRH), a mis en lumière ses inquiétudes concernant les liens supposés entre la PNH et les gangs qui sévissent dans le pays. Selon M. Jean, ces liens sapent l’intégrité et l’efficacité des forces de l’ordre, menaçant la sécurité nationale et la stabilité du pays.
Lors de son intervention, le Président Élu de l’Accord de Montana a exhorté à la mise en place d’un « vetting » rigoureux au sein de la PNH. Ce processus de filtrage minutieux vise à évaluer la loyauté, l’intégrité et les antécédents des membres de la police, afin de garantir qu’ils ne sont pas impliqués dans des activités illégales ou en lien avec des groupes criminels. Il a également plaidé en faveur d’un remembrement complet de l’institution policière, visant à éliminer tout élément compromis.
« La population haïtienne mérite une force de police intègre et dévouée à la protection de ses droits et de sa sécurité », a déclaré Fritz Alphonse Jean. « Pour cela, il est impératif de réformer en profondeur la PNH, de manière à éradiquer toute compromission avec les gangs. »
En outre, M. Jean a souligné la nécessité d’un rééquipement total de la PNH, en fournissant des ressources adéquates, des formations de qualité et des infrastructures modernes pour soutenir les opérations policières. Cette proposition vise à renforcer la capacité de la police à faire face aux défis sécuritaires auxquels Haïti est confrontée, tout en rétablissant la confiance entre les forces de l’ordre et la population.
Marvens Pierre
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While thoughts of Ocho Rios conjure visions of a lush tropical landscape, beaches, nature-made turquoise pools, and sharing smiles with proud and enterprising Jamaicans, this town, like others, has a history all its own.
Before it became one of the island’s main tourism hubs, it was inhabited by the Taino Indians, nearby Dunn’s River Falls is reported to be the site of the final battle between the Spanish and the English, and in more recent history, it was a fishing village, banana port and bauxite export hub.
Staying true to our tagline to “go beyond the beach,” we’re highlighting historical sites for visitors to take a peek at the history of Ocho Rios and nearby towns.
While in Ocho Rios, take a tour of 32 Market Street, the birthplace of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in nearby St. Ann’s Bay.
In the early 20th century, this visionary leader and the inspiration of the Garveyism movement established the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Jamaica. When he lived in the United States, he opened another branch of the association, established the Negro Factories Corporation, Negro World newspaper, and the Black Star Line shipping venture that acquired four shipping vessels. Garvey’s speeches and writings also inspired the Rastafari movement in Jamaica.
Until planned restoration of the home, construction of a memorial park, and Garvey Hall of Fame are complete, visitors may visit the property and learn about the man whose accomplishments belie his humble beginnings. Check out Jamaica National Heritage Trust’s Fast Facts to learn about Jamaica’s National Heroes.
A 27-mile drive from Ocho Rios is all it takes to get to the town of Nine Mile to tour the Bob Marley Mausoleum, the birthplace, early childhood home and final resting place for reggae icon Bob Marley. Visitors can tour the mausoleum, enjoy a vegetarian meal at the onsite restaurant, view family keepsakes and his ‘rock stone’ pillow, and purchase Bob Marley memorabilia. This attraction should not to be confused with the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, the country’s capital. Check out this video tour of the Bob Marley Mausoleum from D&B Travels.
Located approximately 21 miles from Ocho Rios in the town of Discovery Bay is Columbus Park Museum. Discovery Bay was once thought to be the site where Christopher Columbus first came ashore when he landed on the island in 1494. It is now understood that Columbus first landed on the island in what is now St. Ann’s Bay.
The outdoor museum sits on a beautiful three-acre garden dotted with colonial and maritime artifacts, cannons, pre-colonial objects used by the indigenous people of Jamaica, a waterwheel used to power a sugarcane mill, and other historical relics. The park itself overlooks what is considered to be one of the most stunning natural harbors in the world. Recent additions to the site include a bar and an outpost of the popular Scotchies restaurant.
Ocho Rios Fort is one of the oldest buildings in Ocho Rios. It was built in the 17th century, augmented in 1780 when it was believed that a French attack was imminent and rebuilt by Reynolds Jamaica with two of its original guns and two additional guns that were used to defend the town of Mammee Bay.
Seville Heritage Park is a beautiful estate that overlooks the Caribbean Sea and is located in the pre-historic Taino village of Maima. Located just nine miles from Ocho Rios in the town of Priory, the property is designated as a national landmark and managed by Jamaica National Heritage Trust.
It features beautifully landscaped grounds, storyboards, an exhibition that covers the centuries the land was occupied by settlers, guided tours, horseback riding, a gift and refreshment shop, and artifacts from the Tainos, Jamaica’s original inhabitants, Africans and European settlers.
Built in 1745 by the grandson of Captain Hemmings, an officer in the British military, Seville Estate replaced the original home constructed by his grandfather at the end of the 17th century. Seville Heritage Park is on UNESCO’s Tentative List of State Parties after submission by the Jamaican government in 2009.
For the history buff who may also be interested in the macabre, there’s the infamous Edinburgh Castle in the town of Alderton, 20 miles from Ocho Rios. This was the home of Lewis Hutchinson, a Scottish doctor who came to live in Jamaica in the 1760s and is known as Jamaica’s first serial killer. The two-story structure was built with two circular towers and is where 43 watches and a large amount of clothes were reportedly found after a search of his home.
The “mad doctor” as he was known grew increasingly bold in his murderous behavior. It was the shooting of his neighbor and a soldier in the presence of a colonialist that led to his capture after an attempt to escape. He was later tried and hanged at the Spanish Town Gallows in 1773. The exact number of people he murdered is unknown.
Green Grotto Caves are formed from coastal limestone and served as shelter for the Tainos and a safe haven for runaway slaves. It is also believed that they were used by pirates to hide treasures and that rum runners took advantage of the twists and turns of the underground maze to hide liquor during the Prohibition.
Situated on a 64-acre property in Discovery Bay, the labyrinthine limestone cave system has many rock formations, stalactites, stalagmites, natural bridges and overhead ceiling pockets. The grotto is filled with chambers and light holes and there is also the subterranean Grotto Lake.
In 2017, the caves were the first in the world to receive the prestigious EarthCheck Master Achievement Award for its environmental integrity and for observing the highest principles of sustainability. This designation is given to a select group of sustainable tourism operations.
There are ten Great Houses in the parish of St. Ann. A Great House or plantation house was the residence of a wealthy planter. The architecture of these sprawling estate homes typically reflected the Georgian styles used in Europe and were built using local stone and the hardiest of woods. Many homes also featured wraparound verandahs and other design elements most appropriate for the Caribbean climate.
Great Houses near Ocho Rios are either privately owned or owned by the Jamaican government. For a tour of one of these historical homes, Liberty Hill Great House offers the Liberty Hill Great House Plantation Tour that includes a tour of the home and a historical account of the families that occupied it from the time it was built in 1740.
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Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, battled to a nilI-all draw with the #8 ranked Brazilian team in Melbourne, Australia, knocking them out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition and securing for themselves a spot in the Round of 16 or Knockout Round. The accomplishment in and of itself is as historic as it has been inspiring, and it sent the Nation of 2.8 million people into a frenzy. As the news of the team’s advancement spread, Jamaicans at home flew out into the streets across the island with pot-covers clanging, vuvuzelas screaming, and motorists honking their horns. Out of nowhere, Jamaican flags (some of which were perhaps being prepared for the upcoming Independence celebrations) were unfurled as the Reggae Girlz had given the island an early 61st Birthday present. The sense of nationalism needed around this time was given an immediate boost, with politicians, members of the business community, naysayers, and band-wagonists alike flooding the social media space with plaudits for the team.
Historical Background of the Reggae Girls.
It was only in the last six or seven years that I have been paying any attention to the Reggae Girlz, and during this period I learned a bit more of their history, and especially of their struggles. Theirs is a story of mainly challenges rather than triumph. They are a product of the Jamaica Women’s Football Association which was founded in 1987 by Andrea Lewis. The team played its first international game against a Haitian side in April 1991, which it lost by a goal to nil. 0-1. Three years later in August 1994, the team was hammered 10-nil by the United States Women’s team. The team would qualify for the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup in 2002, as well as in 2006 when they finished in fourth place.
JFF Pulled the plug-Funding woes
In 2010, the Jamaica Football Federation pulled the plug on the Women’s Football programme for lack of funding. The decision stunted the development of the women’s game and prevented them from participating in the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Three years later in 2014, Cedella Marley was named as the teams official ambassador and helped the team with their fundraising efforts which included the June 2014, launch of the team’s fundraising campaign “Strike Hard for the Reggae Girlz” to raise $50,000 to pay for practices, travel expenses, housing, nutrition, and equipment in preparation for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championships and with the hopes of qualifying for a spot in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The rest (as they say) is History.
Back-to-back Qualifications- a Cinderella Story
Despite not finding their way to the FIFA World Cup in 2015, the Reggae Girls qualified for the World Cup in France in 2019, and even though they did not win a single game in that tournament, the team remained undeterred. As if to prove that 2019 was never a fluke, the Reggae Girls not only qualified for the 2023 Tournament, but they also held #5 ranked France to a 0-0 scoreline, Defeated Panama by 1 goal to nil, and held #8 ranked Brazil to a goalless draw and in the process secured a place in the Round of 16. If that wasn’t a Cinderella story, I have no idea what else it could be.
Harnessing the Economic and Developmental opportunities from Sports
The issue of lack of funding for the team has been its Achilles-heel for decades, although the team had been as successful in the past as the male team, and certainly now, far more successful. The team’s current performance has generated significant amounts of goodwill at home and certainly around the world, regardless of the outcomes of the next round. It beggars the issue of the need for the development of a cohesive policy for Sports in Jamaica, a policy that goes way beyond photo opportunities, empty promises from politicians and disjointed gratuitous advances by a handful of members in the Jamaican private sector which disappears once the cheering subsides, and the lights goes down at the events. It should be concerning to Jamaicans that despite the demonstrated strength of our youth in the different sporting disciplines over the years which has long been pointing us in a direction that we are more than able to capitalize on, we have done nothing with these opportunities. Perhaps the country is missing out on the need to establish a Ministry of Sports to focus on the massive potential that our most important natural resource- our young people can offer to the country. Let’s face it, Jamaica has for decades demonstrated its athletic prowess, which is leveraged into disciplines such as Football, Netball, Track & Field, Volleyball, Basketball, and Cricket. Most of these are sporting disciplines that attract mass participation while providing personal and economic developmental opportunities that can be leveraged both inside and outside of Jamaica.
Urgent need for a comprehensive Sports Development policy
The time has come to bring the best business brains together in the country to hammer out a comprehensive sports development policy that will attract greater investment and provide the framework on which bankable businesses proposals can be submitted for financial considerations. Such policy development must incorporate the complete overhaul and rehabilitation of the G.C. Foster College of Sports and Education; establishment of strategically located facilities to promote sports at the wider community levels, establishment of world class physical training centers, physiotherapy, and other sports-related injury treatment centers. We should be looking to expand the current female football competition in Secondary schools across the entire island similar to Colts and Manning/DaCosta Cup. In as much the same way we have accepted that school sports provide the incubator for athletics, Manning/DaCosta, and Sunlight Cup competitions for our youth, we need to put the spotlight on the existing tournament in as much the same way as is being done with the Manning and DaCosta Cup competitions.
At the same time, we should seek to expand the number of scholarships currently available at our local colleges and universities as an investment in the total development of the athlete and as partial preparation for life after sports.
Investment in Sports is an investment in our youth as well as our future
Jamaica’s economic salvation lies in its ability to reshape the paradigms of development and to recognize that it is in our youth that this social and economic salvation lies. It is time that the Ministries of Youth and Sport as well as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce really earn their allocations from the national budget and get to work. It is time for all Jamaica to wrap its collective head around this idea and assist in giving our economy a brand-new lease on life through an investment in our youth. If we consider that in 1997 government committed to the investment of US $3.2 billion; a staggering amount of money at the time, and even more stupendous sum today given the current exchange rate as a bailout for the Finsac misadventure, plus Ja$2 .5 billion to build the now underused Trelawny multi-purpose complex, then we must be able to float a bond to raise the required revenues to give effect to this development program.
Richard Hugh Blackford is the host of a 2-hour music-driven internet show Sunday Scoops on yaawdmedia.com each Sunday from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The show focuses on Foundation Jamaican Music and takes its audience on a nostalgic but historical musical journey, peeling back the years of Jamaican musical development as the hosts explore the careers of Jamaican artistes. Sunday Scoops provides interviews with personalities, and discussions on Jamaican music and other topical issues. The show is co-hosted by noted DJ Garth Hendricks.
Photo: Official Instagram Page for the Reggae Girlz Foundation
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Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Saipan? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Walt F.J. Goodridge. He is a Jamaican living in Saipan. They discuss the food, culture, customs, the people, things to do, the language, music and adjusting to living in Saipan as an expat. Xavier asks what are the must eat foods and must visit places in Saipan.
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