World Leaders Pledge to Share Responsibility for Refugees
The international community has pledged to improve its response to the global refugee and migration crisis, though some question whether the plan goes far enough.
At a high-level summit Monday at the United Nations, member states agreed to protect the rights of refugees and migrants and to share responsibility for large movements of people on a global scale.
"Refugees and migrants are not to be seen a burden; they offer great potential, if only we unlock it," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the assembly. "We must place the human rights of all refugees and migrants at the heart of our commitments."
An unprecedented 65 million people have been forcibly displaced across the planet, some by conflict or persecution, others by extreme poverty, and many by natural disasters.
The declaration adopted in New York seeks to increase support to countries most affected by the crisis, to help displaced children get access to education and to boost humanitarian funding and the resettlement of refugees.
A plan to ask governments to resettle 10 percent of the world’s refugees each year was dropped and the final declaration has no requirement that countries take specific numbers of people, which has led to criticisms, especially from NGOs.
Human Rights watch said the declaration is a “missed opportunity” to widen the scope of refugee and migrant protections, asserting it "limits expectations for concrete, new commitments."
The U.N. is placing more emphasis on fighting discrimination and xenophobia relating to refugees and migrants as countries close their borders to the growing human exodus.
US Airstrike Allegedly Kills 8 Afghan Policemen
Officials in Afghanistan said Monday an American air attack has killed at least eight policemen in a volatile central province.
The police personnel were guarding a security outpost on a main highway outside Tarin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan, on Sunday evening, regional Highway Police Commander Samunwal Rahimullah Khan told VOA.
“An airstrike killed one police officer and when seven others returned to the security post, foreign aircraft carried out another raid, killing all of them,” he said.
The Afghan commander denounced the attack and asserted there were Taliban posts in nearby areas with the white insurgent flag raised on them, “but we are unable to understand why Americans targeted our policemen.”
A U.S. military spokesman has confirmed an airstrike was conducted in Tarin Kot on September 18, saying it targeted “individuals” firing on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).
“We don't have any further information on who those individuals might have been or why they were attacking ANDSF forces. U.S., Coalition, and Afghan forces have the right to self-defense, and in this case were responding to an immediate threat,” Brigadier General Charles Cleveland told VOA.
Tarin Kot is among several Afghan provincial capitals that have faced serious Taliban attacks lately.
Source-VOA
Emmy Winners 2016 List
The 68th Emmy Awards was held on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Here is the list from last night's event:
Drama Series
Game of Thrones
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Comedy Series
Veep
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Limited Series
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Movie
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King, American Crime
Reality-Competition Program
The Voice
Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series
Key & Peele
Source-ABC
TCICA Summer Cricket season continues
The TCICA Summer Cricket season ended the preliminary round on Sunday 28th August 2016, at the Downtown Ball Park with Quality Super Kings prevail over Beaches Quality Super Kings who won the toss and decided to take first strike and Posted a respectable 172 runs for 7 wickets form their allotted 20 overs, pace Batsman Garvin Bruno top scored with 46 runs which was decorated with 7 x4 and 1x6 and The ever Consistent Erion Charles supported with 42 runs which consisted of 8 x4 Bowling for Beaches Siddue Hunter and Hanse Zietsman had two wickets apiece.
In reply, Beaches were dismissed 124 runs from 18 .5 overs. The principal scorer was Danar Lewis 39 runs (5x4) and Jesse Alexander chipped in with 28 runs (3x4).
Bowling for Quality Super kings, Garvin Bruno Snatch 4 wickets for 25 runs from 3.5 overs.
Man of the match awarded to Garvin Bruno.
Local Hospital Mentors TCI Overseas Medical Students
Medical students from Turks and Caicos who are pursuing tertiary level studies overseas spent portions of their summer break at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre shadowing doctors and other health physicians in practice.
Andresha Gardiner and Latavia Ingham study Diagnostic Imaging (Radiography)at University of the West Indies in Jamaica, while Paul Lewis is pursuing his degree at the University of Guyana. The three students are poised to become one of few certified local Radiographers in the near future. Each mentee spent at least two full weeks at the healthcare facility.
Coral Pratt who studies Medicine at Bristol University in the United Kingdom recently concluded her mentorship.She also spent two weeks on rotation across multiple departments gaining invaluable first-hand exposure to internal healthcare operations.
These departments included Infection Control, Outpatient,Dialysis Unit, Orthopedics, Laboratory Service, Operating Theatre, Emergency, Diagnostic Imaging and the Ministry of Health Clinic.
Commenting on the Mentorship Program, TCI Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Carriere said: "It is so important to impart our knowledge into these aspiring health practitioners because in the future they will be the guardians of these healthcare facilities. We are proud of their performance, and will continue to monitor their progress and assist in any way we can.
19 year old male sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment
On Friday 2nd September 2016, 19-year-old Stavon Harris of Five Cays Providenciales was sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment for two counts of setting fire to a building and one count of setting fire to a dwelling-house.
As a result of a report made on Thursday 14th January 2016 around 4:17 PM, a complainant stated that there was a fire behind the Enid Capron Primary School in Five Cays, Providenciales. Police Officers and Fire Personnel, Social Services, Red Cross officials and other emergency units visited the scene where a number of wooden structure houses were ablaze.
The investigation revealed that Mr. Harris who after a fight with his brother earlier, got a bleach gallon bottle which contained gas, threw it on the home that he and his brother occupied and ignited it with a lighter. The blaze which took firefighters almost two (2) hours to contain, had spread and destroyed other structure homes nearby.
No one was injured during the fire.
Stavon Harris was later arrested and charged with the offenses.
Beaches advances to the finals by defeating Mitsubishi Tigers in cricket.
The HAB Group TCICA Summer Cricket Competition was played on Sunday 4th September 2016, at the Downtown Ball Park Providenciales with Beaches advancing to the finals by defeating Mitsubishi Tigers.
Mitsubishi Electric Tigers won the toss and batted, but were dismissed for a modest 111 runs after 17 overs. Marlon Graham led the way with 26 runs.
Bowling for Beaches, Ancell Williams took 3 wickets hat trick for 2 runs from 1 over.
In reply, Beaches reached the prescribed Target in 13 .1 overs Siddue Hunter top scored with 31 runs with seven 4's and Anthony McKnight added 26 runs.
Bowling for Mitsubishi Electric Tigers Chabbie Charlery took 1 wicket for 13 runs from 3 overs
Man of the match awarded to Siddue Hunter
Meanwhile the Finals will be played on Sunday 11 September ,2016 with Beaches Taking on Quality Super kings
Police Investigate Fatal Accident
Traffic Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a fatal accident that occurred last night on the South Dock Road of Providenciales in the vicinity of Butterfield Concrete.
Around 11:12 PM, Police and other emergency services were dispatched to the area on South Dock Road after reports of a collision involving a White Nissan V8 Titan Truck with one occupant and a scooter with two passengers. On arrival, officers found the truck off the road in a ditch with extensive damages to its front and rear. The damaged remains of the scooter were found on the road. Both passengers of the scooter lifeless bodies were found off the road. They were pronounced dead by Dr. Adolphus Oguche.
Preliminary Inquiries revealed that the White Truck which was driven by a 38-year-old man traveling South-West into South Dock Road and upon reaching the area of Butterfield concrete collided into the scooter that was driven by a 33-year-old male and a 26-year-old female passenger heading North-East out of South Dock.
The driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of causing Death by Dangerous Driving. He was taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Center and later discharged and is still in Police custody.
Police are urging anyone with information about this accident to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc, Chalk Sound Police Station 338-5901. The information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter page.
MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE NAMES YAZMIN ODIA, M.D., LEAD PHYSICIAN OF MEDICAL NEUROLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Yazmin Odia, M.D., has joined the growing team of specialists at Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida as lead physician of Medical Neuro-Oncology. In her new role, Dr. Odia – the only Board-certified neuro-oncologist in practice south of Orlando – further rounds out the Institute’s highly specialized and comprehensive brain tumor program, providing the southern two-thirds of the state, Latin America and the Caribbean singular access to her unique expertise in neuro-oncology cancer care.
“The addition of Dr. Odia means a tremendous breakthrough for patients in our region who are facing primary and secondary tumors of the brain, as well as those with spinal and leptomeningeal metastases,” said Michael J. Zinner, M.D., founding CEO and executive medical director of Miami Cancer Institute. “Our vision of providing world-class, destination cancer care close to home cannot be achieved without a clinician of her caliber — Board certified in both adult neurology and neuro-oncology. We are proud to be the only Cancer Institute in this area to provide this level of specialized care.”
Within Miami Cancer Institute’s multidisciplinary care paradigm, Dr. Odia will collaborate with clinical experts across the organization to provide treatment to patients with cancers of the nervous system, especially those of the brain and spine. She will also conduct clinical trials that hopefully will bring significant advances in neuro-oncology cancer care to South Florida.
In her role, Dr. Odia will closely work with internationally-renowned radiation oncologist and brain tumor expert Minesh Mehta, M.D., Miami Cancer Institute’s deputy director and chief of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Mehta specializes in the utilization of today’s most advanced radiation modalities to treat cancers of the brain, including proton therapy – a sophisticated treatment that destroys cancer cells while avoiding the healthy surrounding tissue. When Miami Cancer Institute’s proton therapy center opens in 2017, it will be the only center in the state of Florida to exclusively offer highly precise pencil-beam scanning.
Additional physicians with whom Dr. Odia will closely collaborate include Baptist Health Neuroscience Center brain tumor surgeon Vitaly Siomin, M.D. and brain tumor medical oncologist Siddhartha Venkatappa, M.D.
Dr. Odia comes to Miami Cancer Institute from New York City, where she was most recently an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons and an assistant attending neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. A Chicago Honor Scholar, she received her bachelor’s of arts and medical degree from the University of Chicago, and her Master of Science in clinical research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She completed a residency in neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and a clinical and research fellowship in the Neuro-Oncology Branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
She serves on the editorial board of Clinics in Oncology — CNS Tumors and Journal of Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Odia’s numerous honors include Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Stephen Q. Shafer Award for Humanism in Neurology and John Hopkins’ Guy M. McKhann Award for Teaching and Communication Excellence; she was also named a Top Doctor in New York City in 2015 and 2016.
Dr. Odia is bilingual in English and Spanish, and will begin seeing patients in September of 2016. Miami Cancer Institute plans to begin moving into its new, $430 million state-of-the-art facility on the Baptist Hospital campus later this year. Opening day for patient care is planned for January 16, 2017.
GOVERNOR DISCUSSES DELANO'S GAMEPLAN FOR OLYMPIC MEDALS
His Excellency the Governor issued the following after meeting with Delano Williams, his mother, and Mrs Rita Gardiner BEM in Grand Turk on Tuesday, 6 September, on his return from the Rio Olympics.
"I was pleased Delano was able to find an hour in his busy post-Olympics schedule to come round to Waterloo on 6 September to talk about his experiences in Rio, and his plans. He confirmed my view that, while the disqualification had been a devastating experience for him and his team mates, he had picked himself up from it with enormous determination. Delano left me in no doubt of his aim to compete in the Olympics again in four years time in Japan, and we discussed some of the key events en route to that goal. I said that I hoped I might have the opportunity to see him competing live in the World Championships in London next year. We also discussed his participation in the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 2018, which will be another important step on the way to the Olympics.
"We also exchanged ideas about sponsorship on top of the important contributions he receives from Flow and Nike, and I made a few suggestions for him to consider. I was delighted that Delano indicated his support again for Footsteps4Good across TCI later this month, and that he hoped to participate in one of the legs of it on Provo, which can support his Foundation.
"I am in no doubt that Delano is a fantastic role model for the young of Turks and Caicos, and a great international ambassador for the country. He has picked himself up with extraordinary resilience from the disappointments of Rio, and I'm confident all of Turks and Caicos will be able to celebrate his victories as he pursues his aim of Olympic medals."