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Ivory Coast and Guinea election crises spur fears of prolonged unrest
By Edward McAllister
DAKAR (Reuters) - Ivory Coast opposition leaders refused to disband their breakaway government on Wednesday despite being put under effective house arrest following a disputed presidential election.
FILE PHOTO: Ivory Coast security forces members surround the residence of former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, president of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
The country and its neighbour Guinea are experiencing parallel post-election crises after their presidents both decided to run for a controversial third term in office, prompting fears of prolonged instability.
The moves could spook investors and undermine democracy in a region where Islamist groups exploit discord to win recruits, analysts say.
The opposition in Ivory Coast boycotted Saturday's election and announced a rival administration after President Alassane Ouattara was declared the landslide winner. On Tuesday night police in riot gear took up positions around the homes of key opposition leaders, preventing them from leaving.
"Let's stay mobilized for the love of a reconciled Ivory Coast ... and against this autocratic regime which has flouted the Constitution," opposition leader and former president Henri Konan Bedie tweeted from his surrounded house on Wednesday.
In Guinea, dozens of people have been killed in skirmishes between security forces and protesters in the lead-up to and after the Oct. 18 election that gave President Alpha Conde an overwhelming victory. The opposition has called for more protests and challenged the results in court.
Analysts say neither result is likely to be overturned but that the standoffs could escalate in a region that has struggled to make strides towards multi-party democracy since the 1990s.
The U.S. embassy in Ivory Coast condemned the violence surrounding the election and called for calm and dialogue between the parties in a statement on Wednesday.
France's foreign ministry is aware of the announcement of Ouattara's provisional victory, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, but condemned the "serious violence" and "acts of intimidation" that have taken place.
At least 40 people have been killed before, during and after the vote, in violence that has sparked fears of a repeat of 2010 when a disputed election won by Ouattara led to a brief civil war which killed 3,000 people.
The country has a two-term limit for the presidency, as does Guinea, the top bauxite producer and home to one of the world's largest untapped iron ore deposits. But both presidents said recent constitutional changes had reset their mandates.
"The confines placed on West African leaders have been bent and we have seen a regression in democratic standards," said Eric Humphery-Smith, analyst at British-based risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. "It is something to be worried about."
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In a sign of potential skirmishes to come in Ivory Coast, riot police fired tear gas at opposition supporters outside the homes of the opposition leaders on Tuesday after the government accused them of sedition.
In the centre of the country, where politics is frequently split along ethnic lines, local officials have confirmed post-election machete attacks, reviving memories of the civil war.
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Farmers in the cocoa belt have been afraid to tend their crops at the start of the season for fear of violence, they said, raising the risk of disease and rot. Middlemen said they are not going into the bush to buy, which could ultimately slow exports.
"Even fairly low-level police action ... will probably cause some casualties and tend to have a negative impact on investors' perceptions of risk," said South Africa-based risk consultancy firm NKC African Economics.
In Guinea, the country's biggest bauxite exporter, Société Minière de Boké (SMB), has seen some impact from the unrest, though losses have been limited, said managing director Frédéric Bouzigues, without elaborating.
"For mining companies, it is absolutely fundamental to promote a climate of peace and stability which allows us to work in peace," he said.
Reporting by Edward McAllister in Dakar, Saliou Samb in Conakry and Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa in Abidjan; Editing by Bate Felix, Philippa Fletcher and Gareth Jones

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A lovely pond just inside the Friend Gate in the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park is frequented by ducks and seagulls, stocked with large carp and home to turtles that particularly delight small children who were running around the verges and keeping their parents in a state of high alert there last weekend. This water body anchors a large, shallow earthen bowl and is edged by lush planting, sweeps of lawn and picturesquely scattered rocks. The backdrop of sculptural cypresses and pines silhouetted against the sky makes this spot, for me, one of the most iconic places in the park.
On a map of the botanical garden, I find that it's called Waterfowl Pond. Somehow that name, although arguably descriptive, disappoints me. It seems inadequate to evoke the romantic charm of the place. And maybe also because "fowl" is too close to "foul?" It's true, the water is murky (the fish loom from shadowy depths when they briefly surface), but in such a rich, earthy, musty way.
Actually, come to think of it, romance doesn't seem to have been much considered in the naming of water bodies in Golden Gate Park. Many are named after benefactors (Stow, Alvord, Lloyd, Metson, Spreckels?). The Lily Pond has an appealing name, although currently misleading (that may be remedied when it reopens after extensive renovation). Mallard Lake beats out the more generic Waterfowl, I think. North Lake, Middle Lake and South Lake occupy links in the Chain of Lakes, suggesting an excursion that includes all three, like a hike in the wilderness. Elk Glen Lake is my favorite; the glen remains, if not the elk.
But, "what's in a name," as Juliette asks in Shakespeare's classic romance? The charm of water is magnetic regardless and every one of these lakes is singularly romantic in reality.
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By Ana de Villa – Singson
Editor-in-Chief, Assumpta Magazine
Co-Chairperson, AAA Website
Proud to Be! AHS 1983
AMORE..love, admiration, friendship! Especially in these times, we celebrate it! Love for a spouse, child, parent, sibling, relative, friend. Even for someone we may not know, we can show compassion and kindness. Love makes the world go around and without it, what is there really?
So in this month's Assumpta edition, it's All About Love!
Love …is love for alma mater! We show it by heeding Assumption's call, by being the women of faith and action that we were taught to be. As 2021 closed, Odette ravaged entire provinces and Assumption called on its children. And we responded beautifully! Through quick action and magnanimity, we sent aid to Cebu, Palawan, Negros Occidental, many barangays in the storm-ravaged areas. Also at the end of 2021, we brought Christmas cheer to 3,688 homes, raising over one million pesos for Noche Buena bags filled with goodies and Christmas love.
Love for Assumption is also exemplified by this month's Alumna in Focus, Chingay Lagdameo, onetime College Dean, VP for External Affairs. Her life was and still is dedicated to service of our alma mater. Marlu Villanueva's "Assumption in Us" recalls an avant garde teacher who presaged online education with her novel TV schooling in Herran. Love of Assumption is also the heart of a purple-clad mother! Beloved by many, Sr. Ana Melocoton, RA is toasted and celebrated by her students with love!
Love…we express it through gifts. While every Valentine's gift is etched in our hearts, I chanced upon "The Best Valentine Gift Ever!" It's a 2004 Valentine gift that Loudette Banson received from her husband, Jan-B. What makes it extra special? It's a gift that caused a cascade of even more gifts and to this day, 18 years after it was given, it's a gift that keeps on giving!
Love…is "emptying one's self" to discover what truly matters in life. Ma. Teresa Lopez of HS69 | College 73 pauses to reflect on why the "Lord allowed …evil happenings." Reflect with her as she walks with St. Eugenie.
Love…is many spoonsful of delectable cakes inspired by our very own Assumption Tart. Read about and savor HS99's Guava Mille Crepe and Guava Cheese Tarts. The tarts with the tangy guava jelly made my heart sing and just like that…they were gone in a flash!
Love…is Korean Tele Novela…sappy, fantastical, many times predictable, …but we're hooked nonetheless. Just for the fun of it, 3 Korean Drama experts : DJO, the Noon-atics, Marlu Villanueva share their watch lists, commentary and passions for Korean telenovela. Salanghae everyone!
Love, in all its incarnations, is hopefully embodied in this edition of "It's All About Love!". Love is powerful! It can unite the staunchest foes, heal the most painful woes, forgive the most egregious sins, provide stamina to the most weary. It marks you indelibly and you know it's love because it makes you better. Love is everyone and everywhere because the greatest love that can never be surpassed, He is in everyone and everywhere.
Happy Valentine's Day! May you be the embodiment of love to everyone, everywhere and may Valentine's Day be everyday for you!
Sending all my love to the Assumption Sisterhood!
All Hail!
PS — Forgive me ,this once, for this personal expression. To my 3 men, my ever-patient husband and my darling sons, you are the sun, the moon and the stars of my world. You are my whole wide world. Happy Valentine's!


When the 23rd round of GaLaBau opens its doors in Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 12 to 15 September 2018, visitors can look forward not just to a comprehensive product display spread over 14 halls; they will also gain a great deal of expert knowledge from the various forums, networking formats and special interactive display areas. For example, players in the motorized equipment and power tool segment can this year enjoy the premiere of a networking forum (dialogue with motorised equipment specialists) as well as a daily breakfast meeting. Designers, landscape architects and playground specialists should make sure not to miss GaLaBau Landscape Talks, the special show and presentation series "The future of outdoor play – the playground experience from schoolyard to park" and the GaLaBau Expert Forum. Arborists will feel right at home in the BaumpflegeLIVE zone. The honorary sponsor and founding father of GaLaBau is BGL, the Federal Association for Gardening, Landscaping and Sports Field Construction. Some 1,400 exhibitors and 65,000 trade visitors are expected to attend.
Stefan Dittrich, Exhibition Director GaLaBau, is already looking forward to the event: "At GaLaBau, trade visitors will not just find a complete range of products and services for planning, building and maintaining green spaces. Alongside the exhibition, gardening and landscaping experts will also benefit from a huge amount of professional expertise. I am very excited about the new programme specifically for specialist retailers of motorized equipment and power tools. I also think it is brilliant that this time round selected presentations in the GaLaBau Expert Forum and GaLaBau Landscape Talks will be conducted in English for the first time for the benefit of our international trade fair visitors.
Another new feature is the breakfast event for specialists in motorised equipment and power tools. It offers dealers in gardening and motorised equipment even greater benefits during GaLaBau and takes place each morning from Wednesday through Friday. It will be followed by a guided tour on a specific theme. In the afternoons a get-together is also planned at the "Motorist" magazine stand in Hall 10.0 (Stand 10.0-309a).
There will be associated presentations on this subject area at the BSFH forum on the morning of the second day of the exhibition. Topics will include "Progressive design of sports facilities in an era of fast-changing trends in sport", "Schoolyard design for disabled access" and "Servicing and maintenance of playground equipment. The BSFH seminar will also take place in 2018 at the GaLaBau Landscape Talks forum area in Hall 2.
The GaLaBau Landscape Talks will be located in Hall 2 for the first time in 2018. On the first and third days of the exhibition, visitors can look forward to fascinating presentations devised by the editorial team from the garden and landscaping magazine "Garten + Landschaft" published by Callwey Verlag. It all gets off the ground on the first day of the fair, 12 September, with the topic "Green infrastructure for sustainable urban development". The potential and impact of green roofs and facades will also be discussed. And there will of course be real-life examples. On the second day of the event from 14:30 the spotlight will be on plants as an element of urban planning. On 14 September the focus will then turn to roof gardening. New in 2018: For the first time selected presentations will also be offered in English.
Designers and landscape architects should also make sure to visit Hall 3A, where the Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla) will have a stand presenting the association as such as well as the profession of landscape architect or designer. Every day of the trade fair will feature a different thematic focus developed with external specialists and experts from the association. And don't forget the popular construction seminar on 13 September.
Also in Hall 3A, the BGL offers another attraction for designers and landscape architects. As part of the GaLaBau Expert Forum there will be two 15-minute TED-style talks every hour on each day of the fair covering the topics home gardens and public green spaces, regulations and standards and business management. These short presentations, some of which will be in English, are intended to provide the most important information on the various topics briefly and compactly, and offer visitors an informative glimpse into the respective areas of gardening and landscaping. Apart from these short talks, all prizes and awards of the BGL and European Landscape Contractors Association (ELCA) will also be presented at the GaLaBau Expert Forum.
To keep trees healthy they absolutely must be looked after professionally and thoroughly. Professional tree surgeons and tree climbers as well as anyone interested in this field have their regular meeting place at GaLaBau: the BaumpflegeLIVE (tree care) zone in Hall 3A, organised by TASPO Baumzeitung magazine and Freeworker, a tree care equipment supplier. It combines knowledge and interaction and offers experiences and networking opportunities. However, the main focus is on the needs of the tree. In specialist presentations experts will provide tips and suggestions on tree care, showcase new products and get involved in discussions. In addition, the highly practice-driven special show will demonstrate longstanding and new working techniques live on a special rig as a substitute for a real tree. Interested visitors will also have the opportunity to try it out for themselves under supervision. For the first time the event will feature a green-themed cafe offering a tasty range of food and an inviting place to chat and relax.
All the information you need about the supporting programme for GaLaBau 2018 is now available online at: www.galabau-messe.com/programme. Presentations in English are highlighted accordingly in the event planner on the GaLaBau website.


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In collaboration with DTLAB, MariNaomi, Myriam, and Zoë will each present two stories and each of their unique stories will include art in some way — whether that be comics or arts and crafts or images. In this way they will be make losing things pretty and by being there, you will be making those things pretty, too.
MARINAOMI is the creator of the award-winning graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011), the upcoming Dragon's Breath and Other True Stories (2D Cloud/Uncivilized Books, 2014), and her self-published Estrus Comics (1998 to 2009). Her work has appeared in over fifty anthologies, including I Saw You: Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections, Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women, Eisner-nominated No Straight Lines, QU33R and Action Girl Comics. Her comics and essays have been featured on The Rumpus, The Weeklings, LA Review of Books, Truth-out, SFBay.CA, The Comics Journal, The Bay Citizen, XOJane and more.
MYRIAM GURBA lives in Long Beach, California, near the world's most haunted boat, the Queen Mary. She wrote DAHLIA SEASON (Manic D Press), WISH YOU WERE ME (Future Tense Press), and SWEATSUITS OF THE DAMNED (Radar Productions). She blogs at lesbrain.wordpress.com. Her hobbies include doing crossword puzzles and misinforming children. She works as a teacher.


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Department of Finance's Public Consultation – Review of Ireland's Corporation Tax Code October 2017
The international tax landscape has been rapidly evolving over the last few years as individual countries consider whether or not their tax regime is fit for purpose and aligned with modern day business structures. In 2012 the G20 identified the need to prevent base erosion and profit shifting as a matter that the OECD should formulate a strategy on. The OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("BEPS") Project was announced in 2015 and contained 15 ambitious actions that were aimed at modernising international tax law and double tax agreements whilst also reducing the need for individual countries to implement tax changes unilaterally.
Not to be outdone by the OECD, the EU Commission put forward its Anti Tax Avoidance Directive ("ATAD") in 2016. The ATAD is designed to ensure consistent implementation of a number of the BEPS initiatives across the EU. A number of the ATAD measures must be implemented by EU countries by 2019.
In order to better inform the Government about potential Irish tax reform that may be needed in order to meet Ireland's requirements under the BEPS and the ATAD, and to also ensure Ireland remains competitive from a tax perspective, the Department of Finance appointed Mr Seamus Coffey (UCC, Irish Fiscal Advisory Board) as an independent expert tasked with carrying out a review of Ireland's corporation tax code. Mr Coffey's review was made public on Budget day in October 2017 and at the same time, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe also announced a public consultation on various recommendations contained within the review paper.
The public consultation paper focuses on:
The implementation of the ATAD,
The implementation of BEPS related transfer pricing changes,
The potential expansion of Ireland's existing transfer pricing rules to include SME's, non-trading income and capital gains,
The effects of a potential move to a territorial tax system, and
Means of potentially simplifying the computation of foreign tax credits.
On behalf of our clients we have made a submission on the consultation which you can find here. A summary of our recommendations is outlined below.
Draft legislation to implement any proposed changes should be introduced as early as possible and subject to consultation and discussion with industry and practitioners to ensure that legislation does not have unintended consequences. Draft legislation should be released outside of the current budget process as October – December is too restrictive a timeframe for such extensive legislative changes as will be required to implement BEPS/EU ATAD.
While there are existing GAAR provisions, it might be reasonable to align the Irish GAAR with that proposed under EU ATAD. This could give more certainty to taxpayers over the medium-to-long term as guidance could be sought from EU case law on interpretation of a GAAR that is consistent across the EU, rather than only having Irish case law as guidance.
We recommend Option B for implementation of CFC rules into Irish law. For our SME clients in particular it will be important that there are de-minimus limits which can be applied in determining potential CFC exposure in order to minimise the administrative burden on those clients. A "substantive economic activity" exclusion should also be included with a clear definition of the term.
Legislation on the implementation of Anti-Hybrid provisions should be clearly drafted with definitions which are aligned with existing definitions already contained in Irish tax law (where possible). The definitions contained in the directive are not aligned to Irish tax law and would make interpretation of the legislation in Ireland difficult.
The existing exclusion for SME's from transfer pricing should be kept in order to minimise the administrative burden on SME's.
To the extent that transfer pricing is extended to SME's, reduced documentation requirements should be introduced for the SME sector.
Where transfer pricing is extended to non-trading transactions, an exemption for domestic transactions should be included.
Transfer pricing should not be extended to capital gains as the existing legislation already contains market value substitution for related party transactions.
It is our strong recommendation that we move to a territorial system for branch and dividend income in order to increase Ireland's tax competitiveness. To the extent that a partial territorial system is introduced (e.g. with restrictions for say non-EU/DTA sources) a simplification of Schedule 24 should also be undertaken.
Simplification of Schedule 24 should be carried out for other sources of foreign income not subject to territorial system (e.g. interest and royalties).
If you have any queries or wish to discuss this submission or any other international tax matter with BDO Ireland, please contact Kevin Doyle – [email protected].
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America's oldest and (arguably) most-exciting race took place again this past weekend, and the 2013 Pike's Peak International Hillclimb did not disappoint. Sure, there are sections of the road that are paved now, but that alone doesn't explain the quantum leap of performance than seems to have occurred between 2012 and 2013. Before we get to the EVs, we need to take a moment and reflect on a single number: 8:13.878.
This weekend's running of the Pike's Peak International Hillclimb was one of the most exciting events in motorsports history, with that rare sort of "quantum leap" forward in performance that you usually see in a decade – except it happened in a year. We'll be covering Monster Tajima's new EV record and Sebastian Loeb's epic 8:13 record run on their own, but – until then – here are ALL the 2013 Pike's Peak race results, in overall and "in-class" order of position.


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15.4m Children to Face Acute Malnutrition in West, Central Africa – UNICEF Warns
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The United Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have called on West and Central African countries to stem the tide of acute malnutrition in children, as the impact of COVID-19 becomes intense. According to the UN agencies, up to 15.4 million children aged 5 and below in the regions are expected to suffer implications from acute malnutrition this year. This was revealed in an analysis put forward by UNICEF on the impact of food insecurity and COVID-19 on acute malnutrition in 19 countries of the regions.
The forecast represents a 20 percent increase from earlier estimates in January. UNICEF says one-third of the cases would be in its worst form if ample measures are not applied. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that 4.5 million children would suffer from acute malnutrition in 2020 in six countries of the regions. With the menace of insecurity which has led to displacement and limited access to social amenities, the figure has risen to about 5.4 million, abetted by the COVID-19 scourge. The UN agencies want both regions to increase access to food targeting vulnerable households and enhance the adoption of optimal feeding practices and innovating with local solutions.
UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Marie-Pierre Poirier said that malnutrition-aggravating factors and COVID-19 containment measures have led to disruptions to food systems. In her remarks, these factors had also affected the distribution in health and humanitarian supply chains, with a rippled effect felt across the economy of both regions. "Children suffering from severe acute malnutrition are at higher risk of COVID-19-related complications. Good nutrition for children, starting from their early days, protects them against illnesses and infections and supports their recovery when they become ill.
"Ensuring the continuity of preventive and lifesaving health and nutrition services, building shock-responsive social protection systems, protecting livelihoods and supporting families' access to water, hygiene and healthy food are critical for child survival and long-term development. "Several factors threaten the nutritional status of children under five in West and Central Africa.
"These include household food insecurity, poor maternal nutrition, and infant feeding practices, conflicts and armed violence, population displacement, high levels of childhood illnesses and water-borne diseases such as diarrhea; fragile health systems, and poor access to clean water and sanitation, as well as chronic poverty," she said.
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Altaley Year-End 2021 Shareholder Update
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 5, 2022) - Altaley Mining Corporation (TSXV: ATLY) (OTCQX: ATLYF) (FSE: TSGA) ("Altaley" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following year-end update to shareholders and investors.
2021 has been a year of excellent growth for Altaley Mining Corporation where our Company has seen steady construction progress at its Tahuehueto gold mine which will soon be entering into production and at the producing Campo Morado Mine, the operations team has made steady improvement to increase production and reduce operating costs resulting in increased revenues and mine operating profit throughout 2021.
CAMPO MORADO OPERATIONS
Campo Morado mine operational improvements have resulted in steady growth of revenues and decreasing All in Sustaining Costs ("AISC") and C1 Cash Costs quarter over quarter.
Campo Morado continues to perform above expectations during Q4 2021 where between Oct 1 to December 31, 2021, the mine has processed 183,092 tonnes of mineralized material (Q3 2021 - 168,500 tonnes) producing 12,221 tonnes zinc concentrate (Q3 2021 10,800 tonnes) and 2,767 tonnes lead concentrate (Q3 - 2,700 tonnes). This Q4 2021 production is the highest production achieved at Campo Morado by Altaley since acquiring the mine in June 2017.
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Metal sale prices remain strong with Altaley average Q4 sale prices for zinc at US$2,972/tonne and for lead at US$2,352 per tonne, compared to Q3 2021 average realized prices of US $2,915 per tonne of zinc and US$2,193 per pound of lead.
Campo Morado operations team have completed a five-year mine plan that includes mining the El Largo, Fish, G9 and Southwest zones. Dewatering operations on the G9 and Southwest zones is nearing completion with the zone expected to be fully dewatered by the end of January 2022.
The mine plan is scheduling the commencement of copper concentrate production during Q2 2022 which will add another mine revenue stream.
Metallurgical testing to identify pathways to increase base metal and precious metal recoveries at Campo Morado are ongoing.
Altaley is testing pneumatic flotation technologies with micro-fine grinding. This metallurgical program upon completion, will have tested three technologies, Imhoflot™, Jameson Cell and Woodgrove Direct Flotation Reactor (DFR®). The program is expected to be completed near the end of the first quarter of 2022.
Altaley will be conducting 2nd stage testing of both the AlbionTM Process and Leachox™ Process, both proven technologies for forced oxidation and leaching of precious metals. Both technologies have returned successful results in first phase testing at Campo Morado showing excellent potential to significantly increase both gold and silver recoveries.
Ongoing internal metallurgical testing continues at the Campo Morado laboratory and to date has successful shown the projects ability to recover copper in sufficient quantities to produce a salable copper concentrate and,
Campo Morado Laboratory testing has successfully produced lab scale precious metal rich pyrite concentrates, from both freshly processed mineralization as well as from historic tailings.
The ability to produce a precious metal rich pyrite concentrate, successfully obtained in recent internal laboratory testing at Campo Morado, is considered a significant and positive step towards the possibility of increasing precious metal recoveries as most of the unrecovered precious metals currently being rejected to the tailings are contained in pyrite. Only the pyrite concentrate would need to be oxidized through Albion or Leachox or other process, as opposed to the entire tailings. This could lead to substantially improved gold and silver recoveries while reducing operating and capital costs associated with the oxidation and leaching processes. Alternatively precious metal rich pyrite concentrate could be marketed for sale.
A sampling program was designed and implemented to collect large representative samples from the historic Naranjo Bajo tailing storage facility. Testing plans for these tailings are to first test the ability to recover previously unrecovered base metal and precious metals with micro-fine grinding and pneumatic floatation and then to test the ability to produce a precious metal rich pyrite concentrate that might be sold or subjected to forced oxidation and leaching.
Campo Morado purchased FLSmdth advanced process control system LoadIQ to better monitor and regulate SAG Mill ore-water feed and rotational speed, which equipment has been proven in other operations to increase average throughput and extend mill liner life. This equipment should be operational in February 2022 and management hopes to gain increased average daily production and reduce operating costs associated with the Sag Mill grinding.
Local resident training for various mining skills continues at Campo Morado. Altaley encourages training and hiring of local resident personnel and is currently training 5 women in underground drilling techniques, 2 with long-hole drilling equipment and 3 with small diameter exploration core drilling. Local residents are also being trained in the operation of underground scoop-tram loader mucker equipment (Figure 1).
On a community social basis, Campo Morado continues its program of ongoing support providing road improvements to nearby local communities (Figure 2) and recently provided equipment to dig and install a water well and septic field for the nearby rural federal primary school, Lazaro Cardenas in the San Miguelito community and retabulated, by smoothing and flattening, a sport playing field at Varal community (Figure 3).
Figure 1 - Training Locals in Drilling Techniques
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Figure 2 - Road Improvements for local community
Figure 3 - School and sport field improvements
TAHUEHUETO OPERATIONS
Construction at the Tahuehueto Gold Mine has progressed very well since resumption of construction in mid-2021. Management predicted that construction would be nearing completion close to end of 2021. A year-end report from site indicates that the project is on budget and on time with operational testing being scheduled during late January 2022 and commencing ore milling and metal recovery during February 2022.
Initial production is to commence using one ball mill with a rated capacity of approximately 500 tonnes per day, half of the mines' planned capacity. A second ball mill will be installed during Q2 2021 and when operational, ore throughput at the mine will increase to approximately 1,000 tonnes per day.
Mine Planning & Underground Development
Previous underground development had advanced to approximately 80% of required development to initiate ore production.
New underground mine development was reinitiated during November 2021 with the arrival to site of the mining contractor MGA Contratista Minera S.A. de C.V. and is following a mine plan developed by consultants, Resource Development Associates Inc ("RDA"). RDA is currently finalizing an independent life of mine plan("LOM") which will be incorporated into an updated Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") for Tahuehueto. The economic results of the PFS are expected to be released publicly early January 2022 with a NI 43-101 compliant PFS report to be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of disclosure of the PFS economic results.
Underground development and mine stope preparation has to date, produced approximately 18,000 tonnes of ore ready to feed the mill at commencement of production and with ongoing underground development during January, management expects that up to two months of ore will be stockpiled to feed the mill at start-up. Underground development will have provided access to numerous mining faces that will easily allow adequate mill ore feed to sustain continuous mining operations at the mines targeted capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day.
03 de Mayo Vein Exploration Works .
The mining contractor Copromig mobilized equipment early November to the 03 de Mayo underground exploration workings and is preparing the underground dewatering pumping station and the water that will be extracted is going to be delivered to the processing plant.
Figure 4 - Water Management
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The construction and installation of the 2.74 km, six-inch diameter steel waterline between 3 de Mayo and a water storage tanks is approximately 81% complete (Figure 4). Assembly of water storage tanks is advancing rapidly with completion estimated at approximately 85% for two tanks and the third tank at 50% completion. Water to supply the mill will be initially pumped into a water storage tank and then gravity fed to a freshwater storage tank at the mill processing facility. The third tank is for recovered processing water. All three water storage tanks are expected to be fully operational late-January and be ready for the mill entering initial production.
Work on the crushing circuit is underway and estimated to be completed near the end of January 2022.
Work continues on the assembly of the ore bin, and ball mill is installed with mill precision alignment underway. It is estimated that the ball mill will be operational near the end of January 2022.
The flotation circuit assemble is largely complete and initial testing with water has been successfully completed. This area will be fully operational by mid-January 2022.
Concentrate Filtration
Connection work continues with filter installation complete and concentrate filtration is estimated to fully operational by the third week of January 2022.
Tailings Thickening, Filtration and Storage
Preparation of the tailings' thickening area has been completed and installation of press filter equipment will be underway early January. Installation is targeted to be completed near the end of January.
Work continues on the dry stack tailing storage facility and although not estimated to be fully completed until mid-late February, adequate tailings storage capacity is available for initial production.
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
Diesel Generation
Electrical power will be supplied by Aggreko North America initially, with diesel generators under an Aggreko build and operate business arrangement. All required generators have been delivered to Tahuehueto site, are mounted in place and operational. Final connection and power line installation for the plant is underway and estimated to be completed during January.
Natural Gas Generation
The project is waiting for the granting of permits for natural gas fired power generation. It is estimated that permits will be in place for gas-fired electricity generation during the second half of 2022, and at that time electrical power generation will be converted by Aggreko from diesel fuel generation to natural gas fueled power generation by swapping out power generation equipment.
Altaley is pleased and excited to report that the Tahuehueto Mine construction is very near completion, and we anticipate entering a pre-production phase at half capacity during February 2022, producing and selling gold rich lead and zinc concentrates as the project initiates production and ramps up operations over the next several months with installation of a second ball mill to reach anticipated production at approximately 1,000 tonnes per day. Management hopes to be able to declare commercial production during the last half of 2022 as soon as the mine reaches a continuous state of production at 80% of management's expectations.
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On behalf of Altaley Mining Corporation we wish all a very happy and prosperous new year.
(signed) "Ralph Shearing" Ralph Shearing,
President, CEO and Director
Cautionary Note Regarding Production Decisions and Forward-Looking Statements
It should be noted that Altaley declared commercial production at Campo Morado prior to completing a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability. Accordingly, readers should be cautioned that Altaley's production decision has been made without a comprehensive feasibility study of established reserves such that there is greater risk and uncertainty as to future economic results from the Campo Morado mine and a higher technical risk of failure than would be the case if a feasibility study were completed and relied upon to make a production decision. Altaley has completed a preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") mining study on the Campo Morado mine that provides a conceptual life of mine plan and a preliminary economic analysis based on the previously identified mineral resources (see News Release dated November 8, 2017, and April 4,2018).
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, the Lender's plans to acquire the Accendo Loan Facility out of liquidation and other possible events; conditions or financial performance that are based on assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action; the timing and costs of future activities on the Company's properties, such as production rates and increases; success of exploration, development and bulk sample processing activities, and timing for processing at its own mineral processing facility on the Tahuehueto project site. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified using words and phrases such as "plans," "expects," "scheduled," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates" or variations of such words and phrases. In preparing the Forward-Looking Information in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, that the current exploration, development, environmental and other objectives concerning the Campo Morado Mine and the Tahuehueto Project can be achieved; that recommencement of operations at Campo Morado will proceed as planned; the continuity of the price of gold and other metals, economic and political conditions, and operations. Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. Except as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
For further information about Altaley Mining Corporation, please contact:
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Corporate Communications Manager
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The Tube, for the uninitiated, is the London subway system. This map, for the uninformed, is a great map of London bloggers based on their location around the tube system. Excellent.
Ferret reader Simeon caught sight of my recent post about pinball tables and suggested that I check out the Visual Pinball site which offers a free software tool for creating your own tables on a Windows based PC. I haven't managed to check out the tool yet, but it certainly looks very cool.
Death of CD label printers?
Newsguru is a site which provides a slideshow of randomly displayed photographs culled from around the world each day. You can also run it as a screen saver. It certainly gives an interesting slant to the news and current affairs coverage of the moment.
It may not be elegant but at least it works. One guy's attempt to salvage a broken mobile phone and the Frankenstein monster which was the result. With pictures.
ImageDJ is a nice site promoting a nice product, royalty free layered images. The company's core product appears to be a set of 20 CD ROMs, but there is also a section allowing for Web preview and purchase too. Worth a bookmark if you're a designer.


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This is another book I haven't actually read the prequel to, but there were hints and mentions about Gretchen and Daniel's past that enabled me to understand a lot of what had gone on before.
It was interesting to see Gretchen's opinion on Hitler, as someone who had been close to him and then realised what he really was. I also found it intriguing to see her and Daniel in England, trying to tell politicians there of what was going on in Germany… only to be ignored because no one wanted to hear.
I also found it quite interesting to learn more about the historical characters. Even though Hitler's followers were evil, it was interesting to see that some of them came across as a bit more well-rounded. I found myself intrigued by the character of Eva and Gretchen's obvious history with her.
One of the aspects about this book that I particularly liked was the fact that it was made clear the relationship between Gretchen and Daniel wasn't perfect. They quite clearly loved each other, but it was good to see them talk about and accept the fact that both of them needed different things.
The atmosphere of this book was really intense throughout and I did feel it was well-researched. I also thought that the actions of the characters made sense with who they were… and it was really good to see that there were people fighting back in Germany.
I did feel some sympathy towards Gretchen's brother, having found out what his childhood was like… but from what I learned of him, he was still an awful person and I agreed with Daniel about how Gretchen's father's actions couldn't be entirely blamed for what her brother became… even if he was clearly at least partially responsible.
I found a lot of the supporting characters to be interesting and they were ones I would like to see more of. At some time in the future, I would like to read the book that preceded this one… and I would certainly be interested in reading a book that follows on from this one.
"We must get out of here immediately," Daniel interrupted, seizing Gretchen's hand. He pulled her out of the office. Somewhere she heard the creaking sound again, but close enough this time that she recognized it–a floorboard whining under someone's weight.
They raced into the parlor just as the unmistakable pop and fizzle of gas lights flaring into life sounded from the front hall. As a yellow glow flickered and grew, a black shape dashed through the entryway straight toward them.
Gretchen stumbled backward, her heart surging into her hart. Nearby, she heard Daniel cursing and wrenching the pick free from the lock.
The shape flew at them, sharpening into the bone-thin, black-dressed figure of Frau Fleischer. She carried an ancient-looking shotgun. Gretchen let out a harsh cry as the landlady swung the weapon up and jammed it against her forehead.
Then he kissed her. His lips on hers were as light as a breath. And she couldn't stop the horrible thought that his touch felt like a farewell.
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Anne Blankman may have been meant to be a writer because her parents named her for Anne of Green Gables. She grew up in an old house with gables (gray, unfortunately) in upstate New York. When she wasn't writing or reading, she was rowing on the crew team, taking ballet lessons, fencing and swimming. She graduated from Union College with degrees in English and history, which comes in handy when she writes historical fiction.After earning a master's degree in information science, Anne began working as a youth services librarian. Currently, she lives in southeastern Virginia with her family. When she's not writing young adult fiction, she's playing with her daughter, training for races with her husband, working at her amazing library branch, learning to knit (badly), and reading.
Anne Blankman is the author of PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG, the first in a three-book deal slated for publication in spring 2014 from Balzer + Bray | HarperCollins. She is represented by Tracey Adams of Adams Literary.


It was an honour for us to be invited by Siemens Gamesa as a key developer in the region, for the inauguration of the first blade manufacturing plant in Africa and the Middle East in Tangier, Morocco. The inauguration event was chaired by Morocco's Minister of Industry, Moulay Hafid El Alamy, and Markus Tacke, CEO of Siemens Gamesa. This 37,500 square meters wind manufacturing facility, represents for us a huge milestone in the development of wind energy in Africa, that we believe is one the key technology to respond to the energy challenges of the Continent.


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New notes not in banks – Angry traders to CBN officials
Traders in Nkwo Nnewi New Spare Parts Market in Nnewi, Anambra State have reacted angrily to the unavailability of the new naira notes in banks.
The traders protested to officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, who were in the market to sensitize them on the need to ensure that they pay in all old notes to the banks on or before January 31.
Some of the traders told the visiting CBN officials that as of Friday, they have still not been able to access the new naira notes in banks in Anambra State.
They said they only access them through black market retailers, wondering how black market operators could have the notes in large quantities when commercial banks complain that they are scarce.
A trader, Pastor Frank Ejimbe accused CBN officials saying: "You people are doing business with the new naira notes. How can black market people have the new notes to the point that any amount you want, they can sell to you, but banks don't have it? Does that make sense?"
The officials were also in Building Materials Market, Nkpor, near Onitsha, Odera Market in Awka, where they sensitized the traders on the security features of the notes and the deadline for the usage of the old notes.
The bank officials had on Thursday visited Tools and Allied Material Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha.
CBN's Director, Other Financial Institutions Department, Mrs Nkiru Asiegbu, who spoke to the traders announced that the CBN will not extend the deadline for the usage of the old notes.
"You must also strive to deposit all old notes of the N200, N500, and N1,000 before the last day of this month.
"We have met with heads of all commercial banks and directed that they begin the distribution of the new naira notes without further delay," she said.
Branch Controller, CBN, Awka, Mr Benedict Maduagwu who was also in the team stated that the apex bank is working hard to ensure that commercial banks comply with the directives.
The bank officials also monitored the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of most commercial banks to ensure that they were dispensing new notes to customers.
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The ATO says it's time for employers to get ready for Single Touch Payroll, urging employers with 20 or more employees to "act now".
The ATO calls Single Touch Payroll (STP) "the next step in streamlining payroll reporting". From 1 July 2018 employers with 20+ employees will need to report employee tax and super information to the ATO using software that is STP ready.
The Government announced in 2017 that small employers – those with 19 or fewer employees – will have to use STP from 1 July 2019, though they can choose to start using it earlier.
ATO Assistant Commissioner John Shepherd said STP will provide greater transparency and connect businesses to the ATO.
"Single Touch Payroll is a game-changer for both employers and the ATO. This will allow employers to be able to meet their reporting obligations to us using their own payroll or accounting software," he said.
Mr Shepherd said that some payroll software providers have asked the ATO for more time to get ready. He said employers should ask their software providers if they have received a deferral which will cover them, and ask when the software will be updated for STP.


Sugarpot is a grand old chalet which has been renovated to meet the high standards of modern day powder hounds looking to take on Niseko. Strategically located on the border between Hirafu's Lower and Middle Village, the five-bedroom chalet offers easy access to the best restaurants in town as well as the ever convenient shuttle bus stop. Generously built over three floors, Sugarpot is decorated with neutral tones of white, black and timber, allowing the striking Mount Yotei views to take centre stage.
Sugarpot is perfect for big groups, with five bedrooms and living areas generously spread over three levels. Two bedrooms come with bunk beds, making the chalet a great choice for families travelling with kids or teenagers.
Perhaps the most impressive feature of this grand old chalet is the spacious living area which is located up on the first floor. An arrangement of white and brown sofas offers plush seating for the whole group, with generous windows framing views of Mount Yotei. For added entertainment, the chalet also has a media room located on the ground floor.
Housed at the other end of the living room, the chalet's wooden dining table can seat 10 guests on sleek back chairs. Behind the light filled dining area is the chalet's modern kitchen which connects fluidly to the dining area and the living room beyond.
Sugarpot has five bedrooms. Two rooms have double beds which can also be set up as two single beds if needed. One room has two double beds which can also be set up as four singles. The two remaining rooms have two bunk beds each.
Sugarpot's first bedroom is located on the second floor. The room has a double bed which can also be set up as two singles. The room has an adjoining toilet and there is a shared bathroom close by in the hallway.
The second bedroom is also on the second floor. The room has a double bed which can also be set up as two singles if needed. There are two shared bathrooms on this floor, one with a shower and the other with both a bathtub and a shower.
The third bedroom is also on the second floor and features two double beds which can also be set up as four singles if needed. There are two shared bathrooms on this floor, one with a shower and the other with both a bathtub and a shower.
The fourth bedroom is also on the second floor. This room has a set of bunk beds sleeping up to two guests and access to the two shared bathrooms located on this floor.
The fifth bedroom is on the first floor. This room has a set of bunk beds which can sleep up to two guests. There is a separate toilet right next to the room and a standalone bathroom with a bathtub and shower next to it.
Sugarpot is a five-bedroom chalet that's built over three floors. The ground floor houses the media room and ski room. The first floor houses the living and dining areas and one bunk bedroom. The second floor houses the remaining four bedrooms.
Sugarpot is located on the upper edge of Hirafu's Lower Village in Niseko – this brings you to the doorstep of Middle Village. The shuttle bus stop is just around the corner so reaching the slopes will be easy. It's not too far to the restaurants waiting in the main village but there are also some great options closer by, including the iconic Fridge Door Bar.
Epic place for a Niseko vacation! The 5 bedroom chalet is perfect for a large group on a budget. It's in the heart of town and close to shops, bars, shuttle bus and everything you could possibly need. Amazing value too so you will not find much cheaper!


Each year, celebrated interior designers transform a Manhattan home into the Kips Bay Show House, an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art and technology, to raise critical funds for much needed after-school and enrichment programs for New York City children.
Join us for an intimate look at what has become a must-see event for thousands of design enthusiasts with several of this year's top participants. They will take us through their rooms, citing the inspirations–as well as the trials and tribulations–that led to these stunning spaces.
Our private tour begins promptly at 10:00am, followed by time to explore the rest of the show house at your leisure.


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Part two | The duties of Caribbean intellectuals
Seven overlapping categories of responsibilities are perhaps unsatisfactory, but they intimate towards a future imperfectly articulated in this reflection.
By: Aaron Kamugisha
Circa 1951: West Indian novelist, essayist and poet George Lamming in London, England. (Photograph by George Douglas/ Getty Images)
For George Lamming, on the occasion of his 94th birthday (8 June).
What then are the responsibilities of Caribbean intellectuals? I draw my definition/sense of the intellectual here from figures as diverse as Antonio Gramsci, Edward Said, Claudia Jones and Audre Lorde. For the purposes of this essay I am twinning the thought of George Lamming and Walter Rodney – specifically Lamming's succinct description of an intellectual as someone whose fundamental orientation is a life of the mind, whose oxygen is ideas, with Rodney's emphasis on the responsibility of the intellectual to the struggle over ideas, against bourgeois knowledge and towards human freedom.
In the Caribbean, this draws us immediately towards our towering social commentary calypsonians, artists, writers and social activists. The style and depth of engagement with this strange enterprise that is life is what marks one as an intellectual, and is vastly more important than the work through which one spends most of one's waking hours. I am choosing to group the responsibilities of Caribbean intellectuals into seven overlapping categories – unsatisfactory perhaps given the stakes of what I am trying to convey, but with intimations towards a future imperfectly articulated in this reflection.
Part one | The duties of Caribbean intellectuals
First, she should throw in her lot with the most radical and discerning social movement of her time, and contribute her intellectual labour towards their goal of human freedom. There is no purpose or honour in remaining removed or detached from the social justice movements of one's time, however ambivalent or contradictory their manifestations may be. Nor is the tradition of Caribbean intelligentsia one removed from its people, the tradition insists on a grounding with the massive against the elites. Wherever one goes – and Caribbean people are perpetually mobile – you must be socially and politically conscious, and active everywhere. The contemporary movements here are reflected in the self-activity of Caribbean people rising against the oppression of patriarchal rule and men's violence, the class domination intrinsic to capitalism, the denials of citizenship and violence towards LGBTQIA+ persons, anti-Black racism locally, hemispherically and globally.
Second, the Caribbean intellectual takes her greatest sustenance from the marvellous tradition of Caribbean thought – beyond the boundaries of Western thought. The allure of Caribbean thought is mesmerising and renowned worldwide, with a style that shelters the hope of living in a world beyond domination. Jose Marti would call this living in a world in which humans live not as wolves among wolves but men among men, Sylvia Wynter would speak of the confrontation between plantation and plot, "between those who justify and defend the system; and those who challenge it". There is no tradition worth having which is not to be argued with, but there is no culture worth sheltering that does not acknowledge and honour the thought of its ancestors, and Caribbean thought gives us more conscious control over the ideas by Caribbean people over space and time in the pursuit of human freedom.
Third, the Caribbean intellectual should unashamedly proclaim a love and appreciation of the Caribbean popular, as the site of embodied expression of human freedom beyond colonialism, and evidence of a revolution in consciousness impossible to discern in our public institutions. The Caribbean popular does not need intellectuals for its validation, as CLR James knew over 50 years ago in Havana when he said that "intellectuals should prepare the way for the abolition of the intellectuals as embodiment of culture". The terrain of the popular will always be in advance of its interpreters, its meaning always elusive. Yet the Caribbean intellectual can assist the process of clearing the ideological ground on which the popular's greatest practitioners tread, from conservative attacks, so that its artists can concentrate less on attacks on their legitimacy, but instead, creation.
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Fourth, the Caribbean intellectual yearns for the unity of the region, a form of solidarity and commonality that holds the never refuted best chance of Caribbean people living in nations that are not the prey of Western powers. Lloyd Best would sigh here that he longs to be "part of a grand Caribbean sou-sou", David Rudder begs his people to please remember the colonial sources of the inter-island suspicion and quarrels so debilitating even when not violent, or perhaps put differently violent because they are so debilitating. The unity of Caribbean people does not require the tomes of the economist or the technocracy of the public official, it is the lived reality of many Caribbean people. The puzzle remains to give institutional form to felt conviction in the interest of Caribbean self-determination.
Vision beyond tragedy is the next responsibility – that the disasters that roar so often through the Caribbean do not become an alibi for anomie, despair, a lethargy of will, or an absence of vision. The disasters the Caribbean has endured this century – from the Haitian earthquake of 2010, the greatest calamity to befall the region since slavery, to the current climate crisis and its unleashing of deadly hurricanes that have caused so much anguish throughout the region – are without doubt terrifying. But what must be resisted is the licence it gives state managers to abandon the limited social democracy so hesitatingly proffered at independence, and surrender to a neoliberal logic that places profits over people, commodifies the Caribbean land and sea space, and suggests there is no future for these countries except as service appendages of global capital.
The reality is that vulnerability, calamity and neocolonialism will endure in the foreseeable future. Yet the next obligation of Caribbean intellectuals is to facilitate, through historical analysis and a presentation of socioeconomic options, the resilience and survival of the community. How can one consume ethically in a neocolonial economy, George Lamming once mused. But that we must. The grounding expectation here is what it always has been – to produce for human needs rather than desires manufactured from the salesman's lies, to energise a process of production that expands human creativity and produces goods and services which do not accelerate the destruction of the planet, and fulfil human happiness. Impossible in a capitalist system, many would argue, and I agree with them. Which is why the transformation needed will inevitably travel a path towards a renewed socialism – made for the first time to the measure of a Caribbean consciousness.
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And finally, seventh, the grandest ambition of Caribbean intellectuals – to complete the process of emancipation. This is a quest to honour ancestors, to become one in turn, and to be qualified to live forever among those who have done so much to enchant human life in this region.
My reading of the contemporary Caribbean leads me to the urgent belief that it must recreate itself anew. This transformation will mean a different political economy, political arrangements beyond elite domination, and an entirely different structure of feeling in the realm of our public and private citizens' lives. It is a quest that falters in me as in all others who dream of a different Caribbean world. But it is a vision we cannot live without.
Aaron Kamugisha is Professor of Caribbean and Africana Thought at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
This article was first published in Stabroek News.
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