Caribbean Times 99th issue - Thursday 28th April 2016

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8 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Thursday 28th April 2016 Making a difference with Adult and Teen Challenge Farrell Lavallee of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was in the prime of his time when he won a million United States dollars, spent it all in 13 months and almost lost his life. He came to Antigua last year (2015) and he shared with a group of pastors and other church leaders the powerful and life-changing impact of the prominent organization Adult and Teen Challenge (Central Canada) upon him as he made a determination to better negotiate life’s many challenges. Adult and Teen Challenge of Central Canada Inc. is a registered charity that provides yearlong residential recovery programs for individuals struggling with addiction. They are also part of the Global Teen Challenge network around the world. Having visited the island and fulfilling the requirements of an Awareness Tour in June 2015, it was determined that it was immediately necessary to establish an arm of the work in Antigua. Global Teen Challenge in now keen on following through with the offer of training and necessary support for our local church leaders through Teen Challenge of Central Canada to take founding initiatives among us. This comes in the form of an invitation for local leaders to attend the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies Conference in Grand Prairie, Alabama, where our vast vision for the work will be shared, then on to Winnipeg to observe the Teen Challenge movements there subsequently returning to help people with addiction in our home country of Antigua & Barbuda. Two local pastors, with the principled support of the Advisory Board, have personally welcomed the opportunity to further equip themselves for this kind of work with a critical investment of their time and money. Pastor Casca Etienne, Program Director (Elect) shares the conviction that “Our response to the invitation … will be of tremendous benefit to Antigua and Barbuda – indeed to the Eastern Caribbean as we embrace this new and promising venture of breaking all forms of addiction”. In an effort to raise funds for this most necessary engagement an activity in the form of a Walk-A-Thon and Hike has been planned for Saturday, 30 th April. Participants will walk from Pensioners’ Corner, starting at 5:30am - hiking all the way to Fort Barrington. Supporters are asked to contribute $10.00 to the endeavor. Organizers posit that other generous donations will be welcomed and acknowledged. Adult & Teen Challenge of the Eastern Caribbean States will serve to help individuals struggling with addiction through a model of Christian discipleship via residential and non-residential programming. This is the same successful model used in Adult & Teen Challenge Centers throughout the world that has helped to see thousands of individuals find freedom from addiction and positively change their lives. The first Teen Challenge Center began in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., in 1958 and was founded by David Wilkerson, author of “THE CROSS AND THE SWITCHBLADE.” The work originated as a ministry to teenage street gangs and evolved into a residential program for drug addicts, alcoholics, and other troubled youth and adults. The name “Teen Challenge” was chosen because the original work was directed primarily to teenage street gangs. When teen gangs turned to drugs, Teen Challenge focused on that need as well. There are now approximately 1,100 programmes in more than 110 countries with approximately 35,000 students in residence globally. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this Op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Caribbean Times.
Thursday 28th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 9 Venezuela enforces public sector leave on three weekdays CARACAS - Venezuela’s Government Tuesday announced enforced leave for public sector workers three days a week, meaning they will only work just two days, in a bid to tackle an electricity shortage. “There will be no work in the public sector on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, except for fundamental and necwessary tasks,” Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz said on television. It is the latest drastic measure by the government as it also grapples with an economic crisis that has Venezuelans queuing for hours to buy scarce supplies in shops. President Nicolas Maduro’s government had already cut the workday for SANTO DOMINGO - Dominican Republic’s banana industry earns US$420 million per year and accounts for more than 32,000 jobs, 44% of them fixed and of which 12% are women. HAVANA - Foot amputations in people with diabetes decreased in Cuba due to the use of Heberprot-P, a specialist said yesterday. Lianet Rodriguez, national promoter of the Comprehensive Care Program for patients with diabetic foot ulcers, told reporters that Ciego de Avila ranks as the most prominent province of the island using the Cuban medicine, which is unique in the world for treating the ailment. Some 200,000 patients from the province have benefited from the injected medicine. Yanet Gonzalez, a first-degree specialist in Angiology and Vascular Surgery in the territory, stated that there is at least one health the country’s two million public sector employees to six hours and put them on paid leave on Fridays until June 6. His vice president on Tuesday said the measure would now be extended by two days, apart from the weekend, so they will only work on Mondays and Tuesdays. He added that primary and high schools would also now be closed to pupils on Fridays. The government blames the power shortage on a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has caused the country’s hydroelectric dams to run low. Venezuela is hoping for a lot of rain over the coming weeks to replenish the reservoirs while the restrictions are in place. The figures were revealed Tuesday during a meeting of the Banana Accompaniment Measures Program Steering Committee (BAM)). It said more than 80% of the country’s bananas production is organic and intended for export. During the activity the BAM’s main achievements were highlighted, including a budget of RD$1.0 billion, of Diabetic amputations decreased in Cuba care center in each province where patients with non complex ulcers can acquire the medicine free. The program includes thorough investigations in communities to allow the early detection of the disease and the rapid implementation of the therapy, she said. (CubaSi). Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro. Critics say the shortage is the result of economic mismanagement and inefficient running of the energy network. The government also imposed fourhour daily electricity blackouts this week on eight regions in the country. (Jamaica Observer). Dominican banana industry earns US$420M yearly which the European Union financed more than RD$900 million. Attending the meeting held in the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) were the ministers of Agriculture, Angel Estevez; Environment, Bautista Rojas, National Statistics Office director Pablo Tactuk, and Foreign Relations, Andres Navarro, and JAD CEO Osmar Benitez, among others. As part of the project’s goals reached, the Agriculture Ministry established the National Phytosanitary Committee, “a breakthrough with properly managed local production and which places the country in compliance with international standards on bananas for export.” (Dominican Today).
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