Beyoncé, Rihanna, Pharrell, LeBron James and more pay tribute to Jay-Z
In honor of Jay-Z being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 30, Questlove from The Roots brought together a who's who of entertainment and sports to pay tribute to Hova. The video, titled The Times and Life of Shawn Carter, features over 35 famous admirers reciting lyrics, song and album titles from the Roc Nation founder's iconic 26-year career.
Beyoncé kicks off the tribute, referring to her husband's second studio album in 1997 by saying, "In my lifetime, more than a million rhymes, no joking." It's a family affair, as the "Run This Town" rapper's mother, Dr. Gloria Carter, also makes an appearance, and the video ends with Bey and Jay's nine-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, adorably reciting edited lyrics from 1998's "Ride or Die."
"Congrats S Carter, ghost writer. You paid the right price so we just made your hits tighter," Blue says in a serious tone before erupting into laughter.
Music stars in The Times and Life of Shawn Carter include: Rihanna, Diddy, Pharrell, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Queen Latifah, Usher, Rick Ross, Alicia Keys, RZA, SZA, H.E.R., Common, Lenny Kravitz, Jermaine Dupri, MC Lyte, Ed Sheeran, and Chris Martin from Coldplay.
TV/Film stars in The Times and Life of Shawn Carter include: Regina King, Kevin Hart, Halle Berry, Naomi Campbell, Jamie Foxx, Trevor Noah, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Lupita Nyong'o, Tyler Perry, Chris Rock, Tracee Ellis Ross, Idris Elba, Lena Waithe, LeBron James, and David Letterman.
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Integrity Commission Held a Post Behaviour Change Seminar in November
On Tuesday, 9th November 2021, at the Behaviour Change Seminar at The Atrium Resort Conference Room, Providenciales, Opening Ceremony; the Director of the Integrity Commission, Paul Martin shared some of the Anti-Corruption challenges here in the TCI with the media and participants. Greetings was also brought by the Deputy Premier who while he disagreed that Corruption was a problem in the TCI, reaffirmed that he would continue to publicly support the Commission and ensure that it gets the resources that it requires to perform its function.
The facilitator for the Seminar was Dr. Everold Hosein, a Senior Communication Advisor/Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO) Communication Consultant to UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, UNWOMEN; President, The COMBI Institute; Distinguished Scholar, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.
This Integrated Marketing Communication for Behavioural Impact seminar ~Behaviour Change Seminar, which was held from Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th November, focused specifically on anti-corruption. It was purposefully directed at behavioural goals, critical to not only educate and inform, but influence mindset, and its processes to transition from knowing to doing what is right. It sought to engage personnel from all ministries across government sectors, other entities of good governance and other stakeholders. Among the TCIG Departments, Statutory Bodies and Groups represented at the event were Attorney General’s Chambers, Complaints Commission, Department of Public Prosecution, Elections Office, Office of the Chief Internal Auditor, Financial Services Commission, Immigration, RTCI Police Force, Ministry of Education, National – Provo Christian Council, Representative Haitian Community, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of IHPD, Customs and the Youth Church.
Those who attended, thoroughly enjoyed the sessions, and thought it an enriching and meaningful seminar which all civil servants should be enabled to engage in, particularly, the decision-makers as the skillset and principles garnered will be translated within their working environments.
By the end of the Workshop, three working teams presented a partial draft behavioural plan, all highlighting to some degree the importance of “civil servants not accepting bribes” and the “public not offering bribes”.
2022 Grammy Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Jon Batiste leads all comers, with 11 nods, including Record and Album of the Year.
Here are the nominees in the top four general categories:
Record of the Year
"I Still Have Faith in You," ABBA
"Freedom," Jon Batiste
"I Get a Kick Out of You," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Peaches"
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right on Time," Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More," Doja Cat feat. SZA
"Happier than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name," Lil Nas X
"Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
"Leave the Door Open," Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
We Are, Jon Batiste
Love for Sale, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe), Doja Cat
Happier than Ever, Billie Eilish
Back of My Mind, H.E.R.
Montero, Lil Nas X
Sour, Olivia Rodrigo
evermore, Taylor Swift
DONDA, Kanye West
Song of the Year
"Bad Habits," perf. by Ed Sheeran
"A Beautiful Noise," perf. by Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
"Drivers License," perf. by Olivia Rodrigo
"Fight for You," perf. by H.E.R.
"Happer than Ever," perf. by Billie Eilish
"Kiss Me More," perf. by Doja Cat feat. SZA
"Leave the Door Open," perf. by Silk Sonic
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," perf. by Lil Nas X
"Peaches," perf. by Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right on Time," perf. by Brandi Carlile
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
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Dottin, Mohammed fire Windies Women to opening win
Explosive opener Deandra Dottin extended her rich vein of form as West Indies Women opened their ICC 50-overs World Cup qualifying campaign with a uncomplicated six-wicket victory over minnows Ireland Women here Tuesday.
Asked to chase a meagre 160 at Old Hararians, the Caribbean side cruised to their target in the 40th over with Player-of-the-Match Dottin slamming 73 off 87 deliveries and captain Stafanie Taylor seeing her side over the line with an unbeaten 41 off 54 balls.
Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed had earlier snatched three for 40 as Ireland Women, sent in, collapsed from 79 without loss in the 21st over, to 159 all out off 43 overs.
Fellow off-spinners Taylor (2-15) and Hayley Matthews (2-20), along with new-ball speedster Shamilian Connell (2-33) all supported with two wickets each.
Twenty-year-old Gaby Lewis top-scored with 36 while fellow opener Leah Paul struck 25 and the seasoned Eimear Richardson, a breezy 32 down the order.
The victory put West Indies Women on top Group A by virtue of net run rate, as Sri Lanka Women also won their opening game on Tuesday.
“They (Ireland) got off to a decent start and we were able to peg them back with a couple of wickets,” head coach Courtney Walsh said afterwards.
“We managed to bowl them out in the end which was very good for us, and the batters [then] did the job. Deandra played extremely well supported by the skipper and we were very happy about that.
“On the field, we started a little bit slow but once Anisa broke the partnership … and we started getting those wickets, we got back into the game in terms of taking control and just dominating the entire game.”
Lewis punched four fours and a six while Paul struck a brace of boundaries, Ireland consolidating during the power-play before upping the tempo a little more afterward.
With the partnership becoming worrying, Mohammed removed Lewis caught and bowled off the first ball of the 21st over and then watched as new batsman Amy Hunter was run out next ball without facing a delivery.
Mohammed bowled Paul in the 22nd over to accelerate a slide which saw six wickets tumble for 22 runs in the space of 60 balls, as the innings was thrown into strife and never recovered.
The result was never really in doubt once Dottin got into gear, stroking eight fours and two sixes as she dominated a 61-run stand with Rashada Williams (8) before adding another 33 for the second wicket with Chedean Nation (17).
Dottin became the first of Richardson’s two wickets when she perished in the 25th over and Matthews (9) followed in the 31st but Taylor, who counted three fours in a measured innings, put on 34 in an unbroken fifth wicket stand with Shemaine Campbelle (5), to ease any worries.
West Indies Women face Sri Lanka in their next game on Saturday.
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PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2021
GENERAL SITUATION: A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL PRODUCE SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER AS IT MOVES TOWARD AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS LATER TODAY…HOWEVER, A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE ISLANDS, MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT TONIGHT, AND BRING A DRIER, COOLER AIRMASS BEHIND IT.
AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES CONTINUES TODAY…MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT…EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTY AT TIMES.
SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY, WARM AND A BIT BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT LATER TODAY…EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY, SHIFTING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATER TODAY.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUILDING 4 TO 7 FEET LATER TODAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY 81°F 27°C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 66°F 19°C
SUNRISE: 6:32AM MOONSET: 10:09AM HIGH TIDE: 10:02AM 10:21PM
SUNSET: 5:18PM MOONRISE: 8:47PM LOW TIDE: 4:36PM 4:17AM WED
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE COMBINED FRONTS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS LATE ON WEDNESDAY…HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THE FRONTS TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, COOL AND WINDY WITH RESIDUAL SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS, HIGHER IN GUSTS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT UP TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, MILD AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW STRAY SHOWERS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS; 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS; 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
Sir James Mitchell dies
Sir James Mitchell, the second prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, died on Tuesday, his family has confirmed. He was 90 years old.
His death has brought to an end an era in the history of the country since he had been last surviving parliamentarian at the time when the island gained political independence from Britain on October 27, 1979.
“We are saddened to hear the news that the founder of the New Democratic Party (NDC) Sir James Mitchell has passed away. He was one of the founding fathers of our nation and served as the second Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000, as well as premier to St Vincent and the Grenadines from 1972 to 1974,” the NDC said in a statement following the announcement of his death.
“During his time serving our nation, he achieved huge amounts in steering St Vincent and the Grenadines in the right direction, by providing economic stability and improving housing across our islands. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) once said of his economic leadership ‘there’s much to please and little to fault’.
“Sir James is undoubtedly to be credited for numerous developments in our country. He was the embodiment of a true statesman and a nation builder. Sir James was much loved by everybody that knew him and we pray for his family during this difficult time. May he rest in peace,” the party added in the statement.
Sir James, who was popularly known as “Son Mitchell,” died five days after being discharged from the Intensive Care Unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Barbados, where he had been taken after falling ill at his home in Bequia, on October 30.
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New Senior Appointments Announced Across Turks and Caicos Islands Government
The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the following new senior management appointments:
Shonia Thomas-Been - Permanent Secretary, Office of the Premier and Public Policy
James Astwood - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and Telecommunications Commission
Fredrico Johnson - Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and Telecommunications Commission
Keisha Taylor - Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Education, Labour, Employment and Customer Services
Pascal Bacchus - Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Immigration and Border Services
Emilio Seymour - Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Immigration and Border Services
Dr. Virginia Clerveaux - Deputy Secretary, National Security Secretariat
Commenting on the appointments Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Her Excellency Anya Williams stated:
“As we continue to strengthen our senior management team across government I am pleased to announce these new appointments and to congratulate our two new Permanent Secretaries and 5 new Deputy Secretaries on their well-deserved appointments.
These appointments follow on from an open recruitment process which attracted over 30 applications and involved both psychometric testing and in person interviews before appointment.
We are extremely pleased with these appointments, particularly the fact that they all reflect promotions from within the civil service which is key for us in ensuring that opportunities for upward mobility continue to be made available for our staff, as well as opportunities for new starters to join the public service.
Recruitment is currently underway for additional Deputy Secretary positions in the Ministries of: Finance; Home Affairs; Health and Infrastructure.
Work is also underway to recruit the vacancies that now exist as a result of these new promotions.
We continue to encourage all interested parties both within and outside of the public service to consider the opportunities available in the public service as we continue to seek to build a world class public service that is efficient and effective in its response to the needs of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”
American Music Awards 2021: The complete winners list
BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat practically swept every category they were nominated in at the 2021 American Music Awards, hosted by Cardi B. The celebration took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
The voting power of BTS' fans -- the ARMY -- went unmatched after the K-pop act dominated their respective categories: artist of the year, favorite pop song and favorite pop duo or group.
Doja took home three awards: collaboration of the year for "Kiss Me More ft. SZA," favorite female R&B artist and favorite R&B album.
Meg also had a great night, despite pulling out of the show last minute for an undisclosed matter. Her hotties secured her favorite trending song, favorite female hip-hop artist and, for her debut Good News, favorite hip-hop album.
Taylor Swift, who also sat out this year's award show, collected two trophies for favorite female pop artist and favorite pop album.
As for Olivia Rodrigo, who held the most nominations of the night, she excitedly accepted the trophy for new artist of the year.
Here's the complete list of winners from this year's ceremony:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BTS
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
FAVORITE TRENDING SONG
Megan Thee Stallion, “Body”
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP
BTS
FAVORITE POP ALBUM
Taylor Swift, evermore
FAVORITE POP SONG
BTS, “Butter”
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Luke Bryan
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
Dan + Shay
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Gabby Barrett Goldmine
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
Gabby Barrett, “The Good Ones”
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Megan Thee Stallion
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Megan Thee Stallion, Good News
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
Cardi B, “Up”
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Doja Cat
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
Doja Cat, Planet Her
FAVORITE R&B SONG
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave The Door Open”
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad Bunny
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky G
FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
Bad Bunny EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO
FAVORITE LATIN SONG
Kali Uchis “telepatía”
FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
Machine Gun Kelly
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST
Kanye West
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Marshmello
World Bank predicts uplift in 2021 in the remittance sector
The World Bank is forecasting an increase in remittance levels for 2021, noting that this will be fuelled mostly by transfers to Latin America by migrants in the United States.
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to grow 7.3 per cent compared to 2020, the global lender asserted on November 17.
Transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean are forecast to have increased by 21.6 per cent year-to-date due to migrant's worry about COVID-19 and hurricanes as well as improvement in the American economy and an increase in the number of migrants travelling to the US, it was outlined.
Originally, the World Bank had predicted a 20 per cent fall-off for 2021.
The World Bank said that remittance flows into Latin America and the Caribbean will likely reach a new high of $126 billion in 2021, registering a solid advance of 21.6 per cent compared to 2020. Mexico, the region's largest remittance recipient, received 42 per cent ($52.7 billion) of the regional total.
The lender said that the value of remittances as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) exceeds 20 per cent for several smaller economies: El Salvador (26.2 per cent), Honduras (26.6 per cent), Jamaica (23.6 per cent), and Guatemala (18 per cent).
The World Bank forecasted that in 2022, remittances are expected to grow at 4.4 per cent, mainly due to a weaker growth outlook for the United States.
Protests spark across US after Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal
Demonstrations sprang up nationwide in protest of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict Friday night, after a Wisconsin jury found the 18-year-old not guilty for killing two men and wounding another during the political unrest in Kenosha last summer. In Kenosha, protesters outside the courthouse reacted in anger and frustration to the verdict, though there were no major clashes reported immediately after. In Portland, Oregon, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office declared a riot. Portland Police issued five citations and 17 warnings, and one person was arrested for a warrant, authorities said.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge and gathered outside Brooklyn's Barclays Center, holding signs with photos of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, the two men Rittenhouse killed. Rittenhouse said he shot Rosenbaum, Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, who survived, in self-defense.
Across the U.S., in Oakland, California, nearly 100 people shouted, "Revolution nothing else" while marching in response to the verdict, ABC San Francisco station KGO reported. Demonstrators also gathered in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, to denounce the acquittal.
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