Jacques Desrosiers, Président du Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP) (35e partie)   Le vendredi 14 novembre 2025, le Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP) ouvrait un nouveau chapitre dans le processus électoral après avoir remis officiellement un calendrier complet pour de prochaines élections en Haïti. Dans un communiqué publié en date du 14 novembre 2025 dans la soirée, « Le Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP) a informé la population, les partis politiques, les organisations de la Société civile et la presse, qu’il a remis à l’Exécutif, le vendredi 14 novembre 2025, le document de projet de Décret ainsi que le calendrier des prochaines élections. En remettant ces documents au Pouvoir exécutif, le Conseil électoral a insisté sur le fait que l’exécution du calendrier électoral dépend du respect de certains préalables. Il s’agit de la publication du Décret électoral dans les délais impartis, d’un climat sécuritaire acceptable, de la disponibilité des moyens financiers nécessaires à la conduite...

2 The sisterhood at the Plant Tissue Culture in St Philip facility has become the nurturing force behind a young scientist’s growing ambition to help find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Senior agricultural assistant Romelia Dabreo has found more than employment within the laboratory’s walls. She has discovered mentorship, empowerment and a sense of purpose among a close-knit team of women who helped transform her curiosity into a passion for scientific research. Surrounded daily by head of the facility Dr Sophia Marshall, senior laboratory assistants Althea Grace and Deslyn Newton, along with laboratory worker Sandra Alleyne-Belgrave, Dabreo said the environment created by the women around her gave her the confidence to thrive in a field she never imagined entering. “I would say it’s a great opportunity for me because the women here are very nice ladies. They like to share their knowledge and they make me feel comfortable and at...

Features Newsday Reporter Friday 30 January 2026 – This February, Studio Joli will host the second joint exhibition for Justyna Burkowska and Dominic Telfer. Cool, lush gouache paintings will be juxtaposed with warm, vibrant oils, all focused on the sights and scenes of the season. Back in the 1970s in Oxford, Telfer had abandoned the idea of art as a vocation. This led to a 40-year career in telecommunications. But his artistic leanings were always simmering under the surface. In Telfer’s own words, “After 40 years, minding machines and databases, it has been a joy to return to Trinidad and paint the local everyday scenes… which are fast disappearing.” This joy is reflected in the paintings themselves and helps form a strong connection with the viewer,said a media release. – Since then, Telfer has become a familiar sight to those who frequent the Queen’s Park Savannah and environs. Many a...

Debido a que Costa Rica no evita adecuadamente el “trabajo forzoso”, la Oficina del Representante Comercial de los Estados Unidos (USTR, por sus siglas en inglés) recomendó que todos los productos ticos que se exporten a ese país paguen un arancel del 12,5%. La medida fue anunciada esta semana por las autoridades estadounidenses e incluye también a otras 59 economías, como México, Argentina, Israel, Ecuador, El Salvador, Canadá, República Dominicana y la Unión Europea. En total, las naciones citadas por el USTR representan el 99% de las importaciones de bienes que realiza Estados Unidos. “La investigación fue realizada al amparo de la Sección 301 de la Ley de Comercio de 1974 y concluyó preliminarmente que las economías examinadas carecen de restricciones efectivas sobre la importación de bienes producidos mediante trabajo forzoso o que no han aplicado adecuadamente esas restricciones. Como respuesta, el USTR propuso imponer aranceles adicionales de entre 10%...

Water Authority truck (CNS): The Water Authority-Cayman has confirmed that its base price will be increased by 3%, effective 1 July. Customers will see the adjusted rates reflected on their July bill, which will be issued at the end of the month. Under the base increase, the fee for residential customers in Grand Cayman for the first 12 cubic metres (m³) of water consumed each month, equivalent to approximately 3,200 US gallons, will increase by 13¢ per m³, from $4.34 to $4.47. Consumption above 12 m³ will increase by 17¢ per m³, from $5.57 to $5.74. In Cayman Brac, piped water customers will see an increase of 18¢ per m³, from $5.99 to $6.17, while trucked water customers will see an increase of 23¢ per m³, from $7.55 to $7.78. Sewerage rates, which are based on assessed Sewerage Fixture Units (SFUs), will increase from $1.672 to $1.722. The septage disposal rate...

“Potentially useful minds for the country are absorbed into dynamics of social validation, digital spectacle, small narcissistic wars, and emotional superficiality while Haiti goes through one of the greatest crises in its modern history.” There is something profoundly tragic in the way Haiti’s public discourse today seems to collapse into triviality while the country itself collapses in reality. Every day, entire hours are consumed by petty quarrels, ego clashes, public humiliations, digital gossip, “so-and-so said this,” “so-and-so replied that,” “so-and-so is sleeping with so-and-so,” “so-and-so insulted so-and-so,” as if Haiti’s entire media, intellectual, and emotional life were gradually being captured by a vast collective distraction. Meanwhile, the real national questions remain suspended in emptiness: institutional collapse, educational disintegration, structural violence, economic dependency, collective psychological erosion, massive youth migration, the crisis of the state, social misery, and civilizational fragmentation. And yet, what troubles me most is no longer even this mediocrity’s...

16 Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Canadian counterpart Mark Carnet have wrapped up a series of bilateral talks in Toronto with a commitment to deepen economic and strategic ties between Barbados and Canada.  The discussions, framed as an effort to revitalise a long-standing relationship, centred on expanding cooperation in areas including the creative arts, skills development innovation, climate resilience, maritime research, quantum computing, professional mobility and energy security. Carney underscored the significance of the partnership and praised Mottley’s international role, describing her as a “leader for tomorrow”. He also highlighted the importance of joint action on climate change, adaptation, resilience, climate finance and mitigation, while praising Barbados’ commitment to achieving 100 per cent clean energy. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Mottley’s visit was intended to refocus relations by identifying practical measures to make it “easier and better for Barbadians and Canadians to continue to work together”. A...

La posibilidad de aprobar nuevos impuestos en Costa Rica como sugirió el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), fue rechazada por varios partidos de oposición, como el Frente Amplio, el PLN y Agenda Ciudadana. Es por ello que, ante esta situación, el gobierno de Laura Fernández apostaría por una reforma del Estado en vez de nuevos tributos. Y es que, para aprobar nuevos impuestos al salario escolar, a la canasta básica y aumentar el pago de la renta para los asalariados y empresas, como propuso el organismo internacional, se requiere el respaldo de 38 diputados y sin la oposición no hay forma de conseguir ese consenso. Sin embargo, Nogui Acosta, diputado y jefe de fracción oficialista de Pueblo Soberano, negó que el gobierno de Fernández esté pensando en las medidas que propuso el FMI. “No es responsable tratar de asustar a los costarricenses diciendo que se viene una reforma fiscal. Eso solo...

Los pescadores locales han podido sortear el cambio climático y el alza de los combustibles, aunque se han visto afectados. Gustavo Zúñiga, presidente de la Cámara Nacional de Pesca, dijo que el alza de la gasolina y el diésel los ha afectado por el lado de las ventas, mas no así en la producción. “Allí nos está afectando (en las ventas) más que en la producción”, indicó Zúñiga, que afirma que los pescadores locales siguen en su actividad y no como ha acontecido en otros países donde han tenido que detener su labor. “Tenemos la capacidad ante otros países que han tenido que cesar sus ventas”, comentó. Los pescadores están en el grupo de actividades beneficiadas, junto al transporte de pasajeros y de carga, por el subsidio que autorizó el Gobierno ante el aumento de los combustibles. Con relación al fenómeno de El Niño, el dirigente de los pescadores informó...

(CNS): Patrick Anthony Campbell  (21) and Emmanuel Carter-Wright (21) both pleaded not guilty to a list of offences when they appeared in Grand Court recently for arraignment in relation to the mugging of two tourists. The incident occurred near the Boney Moon beach bar on Seven Mile Beach around lunchtime on 3 December last year. The men are accused of robbing a cruise ship visitor of a gold chain and a pendant from around his neck and assaulting both him and a woman who had come to help him, causing actual bodily harm. Around 5:30pm that same day, Campbell and Wright allegedly mugged a Canadian cruise ship passenger on the beach close to the Kimpton Hotel. The men have denied stealing her bag, which contained a wallet with US$200, a British Columbia driver’s licence, a Scotia Bank credit card and an iPhone. They also denied using the bank card to...