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GT Magistrate hears fighting, child neglect, property damage, burglaries, and South Caicos cases

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Wilke Arthur

Freelance Court Reporter

#TurksandCaicosIslands, October 9, 2023 – Her Honour The Resident Magistrate for Grand Turk Ms. Keri-Ann Kemble will hear the following Grand Turk and South Caicos matters this week of Monday September 25th to Friday September 29th 2023.

On Monday September 25, there was a part-hearing for malicious damage to property and assault on a police officer, this trial includes accused: NEILSON Q. FORBES and FRITZ ALCIUS, who has two separate matters pending.  Those matters are, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm(AOABH) and ‘causing a child to be in need of care and protection.’

The latter was listed for September 26, 2023 and Alcius is represented by defence attorney, Noel Skippings.

Additionally, two accused SHAQUANT ROBINSON & EMMANUEL LEGER have an on-going partly-heard trial for offences of: offensive weapon and throwing missiles.

There are also three South Caicos matters, new to the court docket.

GODFREY M. ARTHUR will answer to charges of Burglary With Intent and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm.

CORDELL SEYMOUR is charged with Indecent Language and Abusive Language, while DAVID CLYDE WILLIAMS is charged with burglary.

Last Wednesday, September 27, DAMARION PALMER and ART PARKER were before the court listed on six pending criminal offenses including Burglaries and other act of dishonesty allegations.

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

 

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

 

 

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities. 

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Rashaed Esson

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The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.

 

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