"Don Kelbick's Drillz and Skillz Basketball Camp" success!
Day one of the "Don Kelbick's Drillz and Skillz Basketball Camp" was a huge success. Camp resumes tomorrow at 8am sharp!
Good luck to all campers as they aim to "Get Better!"
CERT Training Day 2
Day 2: Friday 10th August - Red Cross CERT Training on Grand Turk
On Friday 10th August, 2018 the Grand Turk Red Cross continued its CERT Training. Dr. Virginia Clerveaux, Director-DDME and Mr. Mike Clerveaux, Hazard Mitigation Officer, made Presentations on the following areas:
(1) Dr. Virginia Clerveaux - Disaster Management Structure
(2) Mr. Mike Clerveaux - Search and Rescue
Medical Ethics Symposium at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre
Health care professionals across the country are invited to attend a Medical Ethics Symposium at Cheshire Hall Medical Centre main foyer with videocast to Cockburn Town Medical Centre under the theme “Informed Consent – Recommended Best Practices.” The event will be facilitated by Clinical Ethics Consultant, Professor Claire Horner, J.D., M.A.
The Symposium aims to support and educate healthcare professionals on best practices when soliciting informed consent, highlighting common challenges and pitfalls. The symposium will cover topics relating to the “when, how and why” of informed consent.
The event is open to all health care professionals in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Admission is free. Pre-registration is required for interested persons. Kindly submit your name, designation, organization/practice to TCI Hospital Education Manager, Jacqueline Moe-Cox via jcox@interhealthcanada.tcby September 7th, 2018.
Facilitator Background:
Professor Claire Horner, J.D., M.A.
Claire Horner is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine and a Clinical Ethicist at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. She earned a J.D. and M.A. in Bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed a two-year clinical ethics fellowship at the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College. Her research interests include legal and ethical issues in reproductive ethics, particularly issues arising in embryo donation and gestational surrogacy, as well as Catholic health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation.
Aretha Franklin said to be 'seriously ill'
Aretha Franklin is "seriously ill", according to a person close to the veteran soul singer.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to the Associated Press that Franklin was gravely unwell.
The 76-year-old cancelled planned concerts earlier this year due to health concerns and was ordered by doctors to rest for two months.
Last year Franklin indicated her plans to retire from touring following the release of a new album.
Separately, celebrity website TMZ has also reported that a "long-time friend was told a week ago 'prepare yourself, she's dying.'"
Shannade Clermont Indicted by Grand Jury for Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, Faces Up To 42 Years In Prison If Convicted
Shannade Clermont might have to say bye bye to her twin sister Shannon Clermont because Shannade was just inducted by a grand jury on felony fraud charges. As most of you know, sis got arrested last month for allegedly using a dead man’s credit card information and running it up to $20,000, according to The Blast
The three charges include wire fraud, access device fraud, and identity theft. She was already charged earlier this year, but had to be indicted by a grand jury for the case to head to trial, complex reported.
“If convicted, Shannade faces up to 20 years for wire fraud, a 15-year maximum sentence for access device fraud, and 2-7 years for aggravated identity theft. Depending on the judge, she could spend 42 years in prison if the sentences don’t run concurrently. She’ll also have to forfeit anything she allegedly bought with the stolen debit card and She’ll also have to forfeit anything she allegedly bought with the stolen debit card and pay back any additional money that was stolen.”
US ambassador Woody Johnson warns Britain to side with Trump on Iran
The United States ambassador to the UK has called on Britain to side with President Donald Trump on Iran or risk "serious trade consequences" for UK businesses.In a pointed intervention into an issue that has strained ties between the two allies, Woody Johnson said the UK should embrace Trump's hard-hitting sanctions on Iran, reimposed last week, and break with its European partners who are seeking to preserve the deal to curtail Iran's nuclear program.
"America is turning up the pressure and we want the UK by our side. It is time to move on from the flawed 2015 deal," Johnson wrote in the UK's Sunday Telegraph, referring to the 2015 Obama-era pact agreed by the US, Iran, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia. Trump withdrew from the deal in May.
"We are asking global Britain to use its considerable diplomatic power and influence and join us as we lead a concerted global effort towards a genuinely comprehensive agreement," Johnson added.
In a joint statement last week, Britain, France and Germany said the Iran deal was "working and delivering on its goal" and said they "deeply regret" the reimposition of US sanctions.
Europe has attempted to counteract the effects of the sanctions by launching an updated version of its "Blocking Statue," a measure intended to protect EU companies doing business in Iran from being hit by punitive US measures.On Sunday, Johnson seemingly disregarded the move, urging British businesses directly to cut ties with Iran.
Vigo festival collapse in Spain injures hundreds
More than 300 people have been injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden platform collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Spain.
It had been packed with people watching a rap artist at the two-day O Marisquiño event in the north-west city of Vigo, in Galicia.
Police confirmed that there were no known fatalities.
Witnesses reported scenes of panic as people - many of them teenagers - tried to scramble to safety.
Some fell into the sea.
Personal effects such as mobile phones and handbags were left scattered on the ground.
Several emergency teams attended to the injured, and divers were sent into the sea to check that no-one was trapped beneath the structure.
According to eyewitnesses, the wooden platform gave way during the first song of the concert as Rels B, who had just started his performance, told the crowd to jump, local media report.
Battle-torn Ghazni residents 'can't find food'
Food supplies in the Afghan city of Ghazni are running low, as a battle with the Taliban rages for a fourth day, the UN has warned.
"Life is getting hard for people, they can't get food or water," a man who fled the city on Sunday told the BBC.
More than 100 government soldiers and police have been killed since the Taliban stormed Ghazni from four sides early on Friday.
The city lies on the key highway between Kabul and Kandahar.
Control of it would effectively allow the Taliban to cut off southern Afghanistan from Kabul, the capital. The success of the militants' assault has come as a blow to the government of President Ashraf Ghani, which has now deployed an extra 1,000 troops.
The government and its Nato allies insist they are in control of Ghazni but reports suggest Taliban fighters continue to roam the streets and still control many government buildings. Phone communications are down, making it difficult to verify information coming out of the city.
Those fleeing Ghazni say the situation for civilians is bleak, with at least 30 casualties among them, according to the government. More than 140 people have been wounded, hospital officials say, including security forces.
Ecuador bus crash: 12 Barcelona SC fans killed
At least 12 fans of Ecuadorean football team Barcelona SC have been killed and 30 injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned.
The fans were returning from an away game in Cuenca where the team from Guayaquil had drawn against Deportivo Cuenca.
It is not yet clear what caused the bus to overturn on the road.
Barcelona SC is one of the most popular teams in the country with a passionate fan base.
He also said that a funeral chapel would be set up in the team's stadium to honour those who had died.
Ecuador's football association as well as football clubs across Ecuador expressed their condolences to Barcelona SC.
Officials from Ecuador's transport commission are at the scene of the accident. They said that the bus had all the necessary permits and had passed a safety inspection in February.
Eyewitnesses told a local channel the driver had been trying to overtake another vehicle just before the accident happened.
Cancer-causing metal discovered in Volkswagen plug-in cars
Cadmium is a highly toxic cancer-causing metal that is a usually a by-product of zinc production. It has also just been found to be present in 124,000 VW plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, prompting a production shutdown and possible recall.
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Germany’s Federal Transport Authority, may force a recall of all affected vehicles due to the presence of the carcinogenic material in high-voltage battery chargers – roughly 0.008 grams per device. The material is largely prohibited by the German government for use in vehicles, due to the damage it can potentially do to the environment when the car is recycled or scrapped.
Volkswagen has halted the production of Golf GTE, Passat GTE, e-Golf and e-Up! models, with hybrid Audi and Porsche models also affected. The company claims the charger containing the material comes from an external supplier that had not made it aware of the presence of cadmium. A replacement supplier has, allegedly, already been found.
Off the back of the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal, Volkswagen Group needed to champion a new route to clean, efficient motoring. Electric power was just that, with plug-in and hybrid technology a willing and achievable stepping stone. It seems, however, it can’t escape controversy.
That the buck doesn’t stop with VW itself should provide some solace for the automotive leviathan. Hopefully, it can implement a recall and introduce the new chargers post-haste.