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Guyana-based athletes on the CARIFTA Track and Field team are in jeopardy of arriving late to The Bahamas and potentially, missing the preliminary rounds at the 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games, which run from April 8-10.
Missing heats on Saturday would rule those athletes out of a spot in the final, and late arrival on Friday, could affect performances on Saturday.
News Room Sport, in Nassau in the build-up to the premier junior Track and Field event in the Caribbean, was informed that a combination of factors from visa issues (due to late applications) and lack of timely flights out of Guyana derailed the team’s plan of early arrival.
Two athletes – Trevon Hammer and Dejaun Grant – who are based in Jamaica are in Nassau while Anisha Gibbons and Wesley Noble Jr, both based in the United States of America, are expected to arrive Thursday evening.
However, those athletes are not at the athletes’ village since none of the designated officials from the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) have arrived in The Bahamas due to issues with travel.
The athletes are in the care of an AAG Executive member, who is not part of Guyana’s current delegation but has served as manager of the team in the past.
A highly-placed source within the AAG explained they are still exploring all options of getting chartered flights out of Guyana to Antigua or potentially Cuba for the athletes to find connecting flights to Nassau.
It is understood, two locally-based athletes, who have US Visas, are expected the join the contingent by Friday.
AAG President, Aubrey Hutson told News Room Sport on Thursday evening, “We are doing everything legally possible to get the athletes out to The Bahamas.”
President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Aubrey Hutson Hutson said he is working with the chairman of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) along with Bahamian authorities to find a solution.
Publicly, the AAG has received support from the Guyana Olympic Association and Fitness Express to help offset expenses for this trip.
The CARIFTA Games, first held in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1972, has over the years become a launch pad to Track and Field stardom and scholarship opportunities for Caribbean athletes.
Last year in Kingston, Jamaica, Guyana won seven medals and Attoya Harvey led the charge with three of her own – gold (U-17 1500m), silver (U-20 3000m), and bronze (U-17 800m).
Gibbons, currently on a scholarship at the New Mexico University, pursuing studies in business, will be eying a third successive gold in her javelin event after medals in 2019 and 2022
Silver medalists in 2022, Narissa McPherson and Javon Roberts, are back along with Trevon Hammer.
Under-17 Girls: Athaleyah Hinckson (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Tianna Springer (200m, 400m, 4x100m), Tamara Harvey (Long Jump, 4x100m), Adessa Albert (100m, 4x100m)
Under-17 Boys: Malachi Austin (200m, 400m), Javon Roberts (800m, 1500m), Ezekiel Saul (Triple Jump, High Jump), Deuel Europe (Long Jump), Immanuel Adams (High Jump), Dejaun Grant (400m)
Under-20 Girls: Narissa McPherson (400m, 800m), Attoya Harvey (800m, 1500m, 3000m), Anisha Gibbons (Javelin)
Under-20 Boys: Ezekiel Newton (100m, 200m), Wesley Nobel Jr. (400m), Seon Booker (800m, 1500m), Omar James (200m, 400m), Odida Parkinson (5000m), Trevon Hammer (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Team Officials: Mark Scott (Coach), Kesia Burnett (Coach), Linden Phillips (Coach), Keith Campbell (Manager), Nolex Holder (Physiotherapist)
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Berbice clothes vendor sentenced, fined for narcotics possession
A Berbice clothes vendor was on Thursday sentenced to three years, nine months in prison and fined after admitting to having 8.7 kilograms of cannabis in her possession.
Shabeka Spencer, 39 of Lot 479 Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennon at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court One.
Spencer pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics.
She was sentenced to three years, nine months in jail and fined $7.9M.
Shabika Spencer and the narcotics she was caught with (Photo: Guyana Police Force)
Police acting on a tip off, stopped a car on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown on Wednesday afternoon.
Spencer was in the back seat and next to her was the suitcase with the ganja wrapped in clear plastic.
She was arrested and taking to Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters where the ganja was weighed in Spencer’s presence.
Fire Service warns of fine, jail time for open burning of garbage, grass
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is reminding persons that the burning of garbage and/or grass openly is prohibited and those found culpable can be subject to pay a fine of no less than $80,000 or three months in jail.
The warning comes in light of a recent “upsurge” of these incidents and one day after a man lost his life after a rubbish fire next door spread to his house.
“If grass or garbage fires do occur, they should never be left unattended as they possess the potential to become major fire emergencies,” the GFS said on Thursday.
In fact, the Fire Service is reminding persons desirous of using this method for land clearing or any other purpose that they are required to seek permission from the fire department.
In a press release issued on Thursday, the GFS provided some tips to be followed to control and prevent grass and garbage fires.
They are:
– Desist from openly burning grass and garbage. Find other means of disposal and/or land clearing.
– Never leave a grass or garbage fire unattended, these fires can quickly get out of hand and spread rapidly.
– Report large grass and garbage fires to the fire department.
– Do not throw cigarette or cigar butts on the ground or out of a vehicle. Dispose of them properly and make sure they are completely extinguished.
– Be mindful of parking vehicles on dry grass or shrubs. Exhaust systems on vehicles can reach a temperature of more than 1000 degrees and it only takes about 500 degrees to start a fire during the dry season.
– Parents should emphasize to their children the dangers of playing with fire as some grass fires are started by children who have no idea how quickly flames can grow and spread.
– Keep a shovel, bucket of water, fire extinguisher, or other fire suppression tools on hand. These will be useful in the event of a fire.
Jamaican-American Owned Blue Mountain Coffee House is The Official Coffee Vendor of GlobalX Airlines
Blue Mountain Coffee House, founded and owned by Alison Boettcher, has been designated as the official coffee vendor of GlobalX Airlines. Her coffee will now be served exclusively on all GlobalX Airline flights.
The day the announcement was made, Boettcher was set to celebrate the birthday of Ed Wegel, chairman and CEO of GlobalX Airlines, when he arrived with his wife and staff to make the announcement.
“I was totally surprised by Mr. Wegel, his wife, Mrs. Wegel, and staff on his special day with this heartfelt recognition,” said Boettcher.
Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. operates as GlobalX Airlines. The domestic flag and supplemental charter flight service serves the U.S., Caribbean and Latin American markets. Based in Miami, FL, it flies out of Miami International Airport.
Blue Mountain Coffee House, located in West Palm Beach, FL, uses coffee harvested from the company’s family-owned estate and the highest altitudes of Jamaica’s Blue Mountains. Thriving in volcanic soil, the coffee is known for its smooth flavor, lack of bitterness, and sweetish taste. It’s one of the rarest, most expensive and highly sought coffees available. It’s especially popular with those in Japan.
Born Jamaican, Boettcher opened Blue Mountain Coffee House on Jan. 28, 2020. Just two months into the enterprise, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, threatening the café’s continuance. Against all odds, the café remained open and even thrived. Boettcher credits her regular loyal customers and Japanese tourists for sustaining the business during the pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program and Restaurant Revitalization Fund enabled Boettcher to retain her staff, pay for inventory, and keep the restaurant solvent.
The announcement by GlobalX Airlines to serve Blue Mountain Coffee House coffee exclusively on its flights is a testament to the impression Boettcher has made on the local economy and community. GlobalX Airline travelers can now enjoy the unique flavor of one of the most highly sought products from the Caribbean.
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Jamaica Ranks No. 1 in Caribbean in 2023 Happiness Report
Only two countries in the Caribbean – Jamaica and the Dominican Republic – were listed among the 132 ranked nations in the 2023 World Happiness Report, a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Jamaica ranked the 68th happiest country in the world on the list, while the Dominican Republic ranked 73rd. Comparatively, in 2021, Jamaica’s ranking was 37.
The report based the rankings on life evaluations from 2020, 2021, and 2022, the years with the highest rates of infection and death from COVID-19. The chief source of the report’s data comes from the Gallup World Poll in which survey respondents were asked to evaluate their current life overall. The report acknowledges the subjective nature of the evaluations, which rely on three main indicators of well-being: life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions. The 2023 report paid special attention to daily emotions in order to determine the way COVID-19 changed various aspects of life. Generally, approximately 1,000 responses are gathered from each country on the list, weighted to create national averages that represent the population for each year, and a three-year average is then used.
The elements that are considered in ranking the happiness of countries include Gross Domestic Product per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, the freedom to make life choices, perceptions of corruption, and generosity.
The top five happiest countries in the world are Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, and the Netherlands. The five least happy nations in the report are Afghanistan, followed by Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The report found cause for optimism in that benevolence was some 25 percent higher in 2023 than it was before the COVID-91 pandemic, especially in terms of helping strangers, according to John Helliwell, an author of the report. In an interview with CNN, he also said that global happiness remained essentially the same during the three years of the pandemic, with global averages “remarkably resilient” and in line with the three years prior to the pandemic. He added that positive emotions during the pandemic years were still twice as prevalent as negative emotions, and feelings of “positive social support” had twice the strength of feelings of loneliness.
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Shabika Spencer and the narcotics she was caught with (Photo: Guyana Police Force)