De 38-jarige Curaçaose politicus Almier Godett is zondagochtend (lokale tijd) bij een familieruzie in Willemstad om het leven gekomen. Godett zou hebben bemiddeld bij een ruzie tussen twee familieleden, maar werd daarbij zelf het slachtoffer. De politicus werd door meerdere kogels geraakt en overleed ter plekke. De politie heeft bevestigd dat er een verdachte is aangehouden. Godett was een neef van voormalig minister-president Mirna Godett en van voormalig leider van de partij FOL, Anthony Godett. Almier Godett stond voor de komende verkiezingen op de vierde plek van de kieslijst van een nieuwe politieke partij, Trabou pa Kòrsou. Op het eiland is geschokt gereageerd op de dood van Godett. Veel mensen wensen zijn familie sterkte op sociale media. (NU)…[+]
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Rangers beëindigt hegemonie Celtic en is voor het eerst sinds 2011 kampioen
Rangers FC mag zich voor de eerste keer sinds 2011 en voor de 55e keer in de clubgeschiedenis kampioen van Schotland noemen. De topclub profiteerde zondag van puntenverlies van rivaal Celtic en kan niet meer achterhaald worden. Het Rangers van manager Steven Gerrard is dit seizoen oppermachtig, won zaterdag al met 3-0 van St. Mirren en wist dat de titel binnen zou zijn als Celtic zondag niet zou winnen bij Dundee United. Dat gebeurde, want de stadgenoot kwam niet verder dan 0-0. Het leidde tot uitzinnige taferelen in Glasgow, waar veel Rangers-fans de straat opgingen om de historische titel te vieren. Het kampioenschap is voor Rangers een beloning voor de comeback nadat de club in 2012 wegens een faillissement werd teruggezet naar het vierde niveau van Schotland. Vanaf dat jaar werd Celtic telkens kampioen.(NU)…[+]
United maakt einde aan bizarre zegereeks City, Liverpool weer onderuit
Manchester United heeft zondag in de Premier League een einde gemaakt aan de bizarre zegereeks van Manchester City. De ‘Red Devils’ wonnen met 0-2 bij de stadgenoot. Liverpool verloor thuis tegen Fulham (0-1) voor de zesde keer in zeven competitieduels en Tottenham Hotspur versloeg Crystal Palace met 4-1. United, waar Donny van de Beek nog altijd ontbrak wegens een blessure, beleefde een droomstart tegen City, waar Nathan Aké niet meedeed. De bezoekers kregen al na 33 seconden een strafschop en die werd benut door Bruno Fernandes. City kreeg daarna behoorlijk wat kansen op de gelijkmaker, maar het was United dat verrassend uitliep naar 0-2. Linksback Luke Shaw stoomde mee op naar voren en schoot de bal in de verre hoek. Die klap kwam City niet meer te boven, waardoor het na 21 overwinningen op rij in alle competities weer eens punten verspeelde.(NU)…[+]
Djokovic lost Federer af als recordhouder met 311e week als nummer één
Novak Djokovic heeft Roger Federer maandag afgelost als recordhouder met de meeste weken als nummer één van de wereldranglijst. De 33-jarige Serviër voert voor de 311e week de ATP-ranking aan, Federer staat op 310 weken. Djokovic werd na zijn Wimbledon-zege in 2011 voor het eerst nummer één van de wereld en hield die positie bijna een jaar vast. Daarna heroverde hij meermaals de eerste plaats op de lijst, die in 1973 in het leven werd geroepen. De enige keer dat Djokovic wegzakte uit de top drie was in 2017, toen hij kampte met fysieke problemen. In november 2018 keerde hij terug aan de absolute top en sinds februari 2020 is de achttienvoudig Grand Slam-winnaar onafgebroken de nummer één.Pete Sampras is de nummer drie op de lijst met 286 weken als nummer één, gevolgd door Ivan Lendl (270 weken) en Jimmy Connors (268 weken). Rafael Nadal, de huidige nummer twee, voerde 209 weken de ranking aan.(NU)…[+]
Women’s day: Mexico barrier turned into women’s memorial
Fencing erected to protect Mexico’s National Palace ahead of a planned march to mark International Women’s Day has been turned into a memorial. The names of hundreds of victims of femicides – murders of women because of their gender – have been painted on the metal fencing. The three-metre-high (9.8ft) barrier was put up to protect the palace “from vandalism”, the government said. Women’s groups say the government does not do enough to combat femicides. They also criticised President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for ordering the National Palace and the Palace of Fine Arts to be surrounded by barriers, asking what he as afraid of.
The president responded by saying that the barriers were put up “not out of fear, but to prevent provocations and to protect historic buildings”. Fury fuels historic women’s strike in Mexico. Mexicans post ‘beautiful images’ for murdered woman. In pictures: Women march against femicide. “Last time around, bombs were thrown against this historic building,” he said, referring to protests over the brutal murder of a seven-year-old girl in February 2020 in which slogans were sprayed on to the walls of the National Palace and petrol bombs lobbed against a door.(BBC)…[+]
Lula: Brazil’s ex-president cleared by Supreme Court
Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared of corruption by a Supreme Court judge, opening a path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022. Lula, a leftwing icon to many, was freed in 2019 after 18 months in jail. He was convicted following an investigation, Operation Car Wash, into a huge bribery scandal which ensnared politicians and business leaders. But Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin annulled Lula’s convictions.
He said in a statement that a court in the southern city of Curitiba did not have the right to try the four cases, which should instead be heard by a federal court in the capital, Brasilia. The ruling, which still has to be considered by the full Supreme Court, restores Lula’s political rights, unless his convictions are reinstated. “This is recognition that we were right throughout this long legal battle,” his lawyers said in a statement. Lula, president from 2003 to 2010, could theoretically run against President Jair Bolsonaro. The right-wing incumbent is thought likely to seek re-election next year.(BBC)…[+]
New US guidance says fully vaccinated people can meet without masks
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can return to some sense of normalcy. Those who have received the required jabs can visit with other vaccinated people and some unvaccinated people, according to the new guidelines. People are considered protected two weeks after they take the final dose of their vaccine, the CDC said. Over 30 million Americans have been fully vaccinated thus far. Health officials announced the new safety guidelines at Monday’s White House coronavirus task force briefing. The recommendations say fully vaccinated Americans can:
- Meet indoors with other fully vaccinated people without masks or social distancing
- Meet indoors with unvaccinated people from a single household, if they are at low risk for severe illness from the virus
- Skip testing or quarantine when exposed to Covid-19, unless symptoms appear. “We’ve begun to describe what a world looks like as we move beyond Covid-19,” senior adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters. “As more and more people get vaccinated… the list of activities will continue to grow.” Those who are vaccinated are still required to follow other basic safety measures, like wearing masks and socially distancing in public as well as avoiding large crowds and travel. The guidelines also call for masking and distancing from those who are unvaccinated and who may be at an elevated risk of serious Covid-related complications.(BBC)…[+]
Ikea boss warns tariffs will lead to higher prices
The boss of Ikea has told the BBC he fears that global trade tensions will lead to higher prices for customers. Jesper Brodin, chief executive of Ingka Group, which is the furniture giant’s holding company, said imposing restrictions such as tariffs “normally doesn’t benefit the ordinary people”. Many countries have imposed new tariffs and other restrictions on imports in recent years. The trend was accentuated by the US under former President Donald Trump. And the World Trade Organization says even before the pandemic, trade restrictions were on the rise. “Normally it leads to cost increases on the product in the end of the day. And there are some concerns about that going on, not only in India but globally,” Mr Brodin said in a BBC interview.
Ikea has invested billions of dollars in India in ambitious expansion plans, but it imports the majority of the products it sells in the country, from furniture to kitchenware. That means it has fallen foul of higher import taxes imposed last year by Narendra Modi’s government as part of his self-reliant India drive, putting it at a disadvantage when competing with domestic rivals. As in other countries, pricing is crucial and Mr Brodin suggests buying stock locally could help. “We are on the move to drive optimal sourcing and find ways with governments and within the company to try to mitigate that.”(BBC)…[+]
Covid: Dalai Lama urges others to get vaccinated as he receives first shot
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine while urging others eligible to “take this injection”. “This is very very helpful, very good,” he said as he was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab at a facility in the Indian city of Dharamsala on Saturday. The Dalai Lama had enrolled himself to be vaccinated, officials said. India launched its vaccination drive on 16 January, but it was limited to healthcare workers and frontline staff. Since 1 March, however, the scheme has been extended to people aged over 60 and those between the ages of 45 and 59 with underlying illnesses.Receiving his first shot in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, the Dalai Lama said people needed to be vaccinated to “prevent some serious problems”. The chief medical officer of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, Dr Gurdarshan Gupta, said the Dalai Lama had offered to visit the vaccination centre “like a common man”, Reuters news agency reported. “We arranged the session in the morning, considering the security concern,” he added. Speaking to the BBC last year, the Dalai Lama said the pandemic had promoted a “sense of concern, a more compassionate feeling”.(BBC)…[+]
Microsoft hack: White House warns of ‘active threat’ of email attack
The US is expressing growing concern over a hack on Microsoft’s Exchange email software that the tech company has blamed on China. “This is an active threat,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday. “Everyone running these servers – government, private sector, academia – needs to act now to patch them.”
Microsoft said hackers had used its mail server to attack their targets. It is reported that tens of thousands of US organisations may be impacted. The US has long accused the Chinese government of cyber-espionage, something Beijing denies. Ms Psaki told reporters that the White House was “concerned that there are a large number of victims” and said the vulnerabilities found in Microsoft’s servers “could have far reaching impacts”. On Saturday, the US National Security Council said it was “essential that any organisation with a vulnerable server take immediate measures” to determine if they had been targeted.(BBC)…[+]
