By Joaquín Rivery Tur:

CRITICISM of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, have rained down from the moment that the draft version was known until the definitive document was signed.

Barack Obama did not even attend the event; neither did Angel Merkel, David Cameron and other European leaders in general.

However, there were other voices with more prestige and more forceful arguments than the absentees.

Bolivian President Evo Morales recalled at the Conference the message of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, to the Earth Summit in Brazil 20 years ago.

"End hunger and not humanity… Pay the ecological debt, not the external debt," affirmed Morales, recalling Fidel’s words and noting in reference to these recommendations that, at this stage, the capitalist debt is unpayable.

The Bolivian leader attacked the so called green economy proclaimed by developed nations, calling it a new mechanism for subjecting the peoples and anti-capitalist governments, and noted that capitalism promotes privatizations, the mercantilism of biodiversity and the genetic resources business.

The green economy is making nature a merchandise and converting every tree, every drop of water and all natural beings into a merchandise, subjecting them to the dictatorship of the market, which is privatizing wealth and socializing poverty, he added. In his speech, Morales criticized environmentalism as an imperial strategy which quantifies every river, lake, plant and natural product and translates them into money and business profit, temporally safeguarding them for their future private appropriation.

"Capitalism is no solution at all, if we wish to pass into history we must establish economic, ecological and social policies directed at saving life and humanity, and re-launch ourselves toward humanity," Morales concluded.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa stated that the rich countries bear the most responsibility for environmental degradation on the planet.

He stated that Ecuador had aspired to a document that would enshrine the rights of nature, in order to save it, "now that financial rescues are in fashion."

In an interview with the Telesur network, Correa emphasized that while there is no change in the relations of power, there will no agreement to reduce net emissions into the atmosphere or to declare the universal rights of nature, as Ecuador proposed.

It would be difficult to reach a spontaneous and genuine commitment because the rich countries are consuming the environment of the poor nations, he noted.

Referring to the "green economy", Correa said that the concept, as managed by the developed countries, is an attempt to incorporate environmental assets into calculations of the gross domestic product, under the pretext of reducing contamination. In order to lower pollution levels, he commented, one has to change the notion of development based on materialism, accumulation, and consumerism into another, which would allow for sustaining the planet, such as the concept of development in harmony with nature, as advocated by indigenous populations.

"How can one understand multimillion bank rescues and not multimillion environmental rescues?" he asked.

Thanking the Brazilian government for its political will in organizing the summits, Correa observed that they have little value; however, "the problem is not a technical one, but a political one." For the Ecuadorian President, changes in the relations of power must be brought about by citizens of First World countries who are exploited by the system.

He observed that anyone can sign a document of principles, but asked, "Where are the concrete commitments, where are the emission limits, compensation for contamination, new international agreements, new binding concepts of compensation for net emissions avoided?"

For the Ecuadorian President, the four cardinal points are: "A change in the economic system; in the social context of poverty, inequality is incompatible with conservation; in the environmental context, the rights of nature itself and changing our vision of nature. And the fourth, the cultural dimension."

Even UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated: "Let me be frank: our efforts have not lived up to the measure of the challenge," (…) "Nature does not negotiate with human beings."

The Rio Summit on Sustainable Development document is "disappointing" given that, 20 years after the Earth Summit, the most pessimistic trends noted in 1992 have become a reality.

June 28, 2012

granma.cu

Caribbean Blog International

By Ken Chaplin:

As the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wind down, the special relationship between the Sovereign and the people of Jamaica comes to the fore. The Queen is head of state and is represented by the Governor General. She has very little power in the governance of the country as a president would have, if Jamaica were to become a republic, and whether she goes or not, it would make no significant difference in the economic and social life of the people. While Jamaicans blame the condition of the country on elected politicians, the Queen who is head of state is spared.

However, many people feel that it is time for the country to change its constitutional system and have a republican type of government with an executive president as head of state.

Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, has officially visited Jamaica several times and each time they are warmly welcomed. The first visit was in 1953. It was the first time a reigning sovereign visited Jamaica and the first investiture outside of Britain was held when she knighted Queen's Counsel Kennedy O'Connor at King's House. She also opened the Queen's Highway on the North Coast, the first highway in Jamaica which has stood up well over the years.

Among The Queen's other official visits were in 1966 in which I first served as chief media coordinating officer; in 1975, she came mainly for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference, then returned in 1983, l994 and 2002. Prior to her arrival here in 1975, a campaign was carried out against the visit by leftists who no longer wanted a non-resident Queen. A counter-offensive was launched and Her Majesty received a tumultuous welcome wherever she went.

Her Majesty's address to Parliament in 1983 on the occasion of the 21st Anniversary of Independence was most inspiring. It is right, she said, "that Jamaica should pay tribute to the National Heroes who have shaped your history and to the achievements of all the people of Jamaica. In the light of history 21 years may be only a moment, but in this century so furious has been the change of shifting values that young nations have been denied the luxury enjoyed by the older countries of coming to maturity in slower moving ages".

It was agreed by many that the most successful visits by Her Majesty were in 1983 and l994. Regarding the 1994 visit, Charles Anson, press secretary to the Queen, sent the following letter:

"Dear Ken,

Thank you very much indeed for your very considerable help with all the media arrangements for the Royal Visit. As The Queen told you personally, she and Prince Philip very much appreciated all that you and your team did for them. In many ways Jamaica was the most exacting stop on the tour and the fact that the visit went so successfully on the media side is largely due to the meticulous arrangements you made throughout the preparatory period. I would be most grateful if you could pass on the warm thanks of the Royal Party to Winsome (Vanhorne who ran the press centre) and the other members of your team who helped to make the visit a success.

I thought the coverage in the media was excellent and look forward to seeing any follow-up pieces if you could kindly send them in due course.

The Queen's arrangements at the Laws Street Training Centre, the Civic Reception in Montego Bay and the splendour of Trooping the Colour will be abiding memories of the tour. It was a great pleasure to work with you and I hope that we shall keep in touch. Please let me know next time you are going to be in London so we can get together..."

For me The Queen's peech to the Jamaican Parliament on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee visit to Jamaica in 2002 was the most interesting she has ever made here.. She said in part: "As Jamaica prepares this year to mark the 40th anniversary if Independence,it is fitting to reflect both on your contribution during the past 10 years to the strengthening of the Commonwealth and on your potential in the years ahead for further growth and influence within the organisation.

"This Parliament has been one of the significant institutions for the fashioning and strengthening of your democratic society. It has created many important laws to protect the rights of citizens and to promote Jamaica's effective participation in the global economy through international trade. In recent years you have opened up your deliberations to make your procedures more accessible to the public. It is also encouraging that the government has sought to engage civil society more actively in the process of governance.

"The warmth of the people of Jamaica has always been much in evidence during our visit here. It is the same generosity of the Jamaican spirit which provides you in Parliament and Government with the energy and the will to serve and to lead. And I believe that this country can be justly proud of the outstanding contribution you have made in so many areas of international life. In the fields of scholarship, music and the arts, in the world of sports and in the area of international political dialogue, Jamaicans have continually excelled over many years. It is right to protect this heritage which has served you so well and which has allowed the talents and creative energies of Jamaicans to blossom and flourish."

One of the highlights of all The Queen's visits was meeting Jamaican journalists at a social gathering at King's House.

God save the Queen. Long live the Queen.

By Jean H Charles:

Queen Elizabeth has just celebrated her sixty-year Jubilee at the throne of England. She has presided with grace and gravitas upon the destiny of Great Britain and, by extension, of the entire Commonwealth.

Sixty years later, in a world where war, famine, extreme poverty, huge national debt with painful restructuration is the norm, England and the Commonwealth are doing well. From Canada, to Australia and New Zealand passing through The Bahamas or Cayman Islands, the Queen has done well for her subjects.

It is true there are some exceptions like Zimbabwe with its ruthless ruler who still manages to pull the strings and remain in power against the will of his people and of the international community. The former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, who left the economy of the pristine islands in shambles while hiding in the Dominican Republic, and the Falkland Islands, disputed by Argentina but whose citizens swear their strong allegiance to England.

Sixty years later, the English-speaking world is doing well, including the populous nation of India that claimed its rightful place at the decision table of the Security Council.

Sixty years later, South Africa is no more an apartheid state. With the financial support of Trinity Church of Wall Street through Bishop Tutu, Nelson Mandela has been able to galvanize his people into creating a nation out of a divided land. It is a star in a continent where there are very few.

Sixty years later, Asia is riding into smooth water. China with its billion-plus population is converting its peasant class by the hundreds of millions every year into middle class status. Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, ruled no more by military, are the darlings of the tourist industry. Singapore and Malaysia are teaching the rest of the world, in particular the Muslim world, that hospitality for all is the key to a full and successful development.

The United States, free of its discriminatory practices against its black minority, has now a black President Barack Obama, who presides with grace amongst his brethren from Asia to Europe in steering the world into waters that may be calmer.

Not doing as well are the southern nations of Europe: Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy. They were the cicada who sang instead of labouring during the day. Now the roosters are coming home. France, Germany and England, the ants who saved for the dry days, are demanding stiff price to lend a hand.

The newly liberated nations from the iron grip of the Soviet empire are still languishing in a convulsive mode, where the stress of the new and the old order continues to create friction. Yet, I was expecting a smooth landing from the Gorbachev perestroika as he offered a silver plate to the western world.

The Western nations, in general, the United States in particular, were not ready to take the ball and bring it into the net. President Clinton and his foreign policy staff was too busy defusing his fling with Monica to take advantage of the silver plate package offered by Gorbachev to the Western world.

A Marshall Plan cocktail arranged by the United States and the European Union for Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Albania and all would have transformed Eastern Europe into a haven of peace and prosperity, a la Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Sixty years later, Cuba is still ruled by the Castro brothers. They have brought education and good health care for all. Under an embargo imposed by the United States but maintained by the Cuban Diaspora in Florida, an opening is near, when and if President Obama is re-elected. His fear of the Cuban vote will disappear. As the Chinese, the Cubans will rush into middle class status.

Sixty years later, the autocrat rulers of the Arab world are crumbling. Following the immolation in Tunisia, Egypt with Mubarak, who lasted thirty years, is now in coma. Syria under Bashar Al Assad, in a regime handed down from his father Hafez Al Assad, is still holding tight, defying all standards of the civilized world to remain in power beyond the sixty years. Will the Arab spring be in vain, like the perestroika of Eastern Europe? I am observing the early signs they are: in Egypt the people have to decide between the bad and the worst; in Tunisia the new rulers want to go back to the dark days of Sharia rule of law. Will the western world help to usher in true democracy from the Arab spring and not miss the boat like the Soviet perestroika?

Sixty years later, Latin America, freshly recovered from a Marxist foray into land redistribution, guerilla warfare against a cocktail of drug dealers and leftist lunatics, is emerging slowly. Columbia, which transformed its poppy farms into rose and tulip farms, is doing well for itself, leaving Mexico still struggling with an army of drug dealers camped at the gates of the United States, feeding the users and creating havoc at the border towns.

Sixty years later, Brazil, the largest nation of South America still has some shantytowns in Rio and Sao Paolo but it is no more the ruthless Brazil of the generals. Lula has succeeded in a revolution that pulled Brazil into the ranks of emerging leaders with worldly ambitions. Albeit its role in leading the UN MINUSTHA stabilization force in Haiti has been a complete failure, a charade that needs retooling.

Sixty years later, the worst view on earth from the sky is located in the French-speaking world of Africa, in Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan and Somalia. They represent the failed states of the globe.

Sixty years earlier, I was six years old; Haiti was in its golden age at the end of the Paul E Magloire regime, as in Iran, the Duvalier and the Aristide came in to chase the villain bourgeois so those who have will be no more in possession. The end result has been the pauperization of the majority of the population, pushing the intellectuals first and later the lowly toward better pasturage abroad.

Iraq and Afghanistan, the theater of a world coalition to chase the Mullahs and Al-Qaeda out of power, are still in shamble because the coalition did not bother to create nations out of a divided land ruled upon by clan not by citizenship.

Sixty years from now, I will be no more, but I am betting the failed states will remain the same as long as they (meaning their own leaders) do not take steps to follow the golden rule of Ernest Renan, transforming their states into nations where the glory of the past and the dream of building the future together is a state vision and a state practice.

In a global perspective, France should revisit Renan and give his philosophy of nation building a place of choice in its foreign policy. French Africa and its rebel daughter Haiti represent the dark side in this birds-eye view of the world. The United States must now include nation building in its foreign policy analysis otherwise the failed Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia will continue to haunt the rest of the world for the next sixty years.

June 23, 2012

Caribbeannewsnow

Caribbean Blog International
 

'Young People Both The Cause And Solution To Crime Problem'

By VERSHONNA PRATT

Tribune242

Nassau, The Bahamas

BAHAMAS Against Crime executive director the Rev CB Moss said yesterday that young people are both the cause and the solution to the escalating crime problem.

Speaking at a press conference at Yoruba Home, Mr Moss said youth need to be more actively involved in the fight against crime

"Young people are at the heart of the problem and should be at the heart of the solution.

"In the face of this intolerable situation, Bahamas Against Crime (BAC) is again calling for strong, swift, and focused action in all areas if the nation is to be spared further suffering and grief," he said.

"It is imperative therefore that all sectors of the society step up to the plate NOW. BAC will be intensifying its efforts to mobilise Bahamians to focus on the battle against crime with more urgency and resolve.

"Bahamians should not be lulled into complacency because no murders have been officially recorded in the last week.

"Even with the best effort it's going to be a long while before a tolerable level of crime will be reached."

Mr Moss said BAC is out in full force to warn Bahamians about the climbing rate of crime.

He said crime is viewed as a police and government problem, when it really is about the community.

In this vein, Mr Moss said BAC will expand and strengthen existing programmes as well as introduce new initiatives.

Planned initiatives include promoting socialisation among young people, community programmes, and inviting high school students to empowerment activities.

Mr Moss also praised the new government for its focus on crime and the Urban Renewal Programme.

June 21, 2012

Tribune242

Caribbean Blog International

Domestic violence reportedly on the rise

Royston Jones Jr.
Guardian Staff Reporter
royston@nasguard.com

There has been a significant increase in the number of domestic violence cases reported in The Bahamas over the past several years, according to Director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson.

She yesterday noted that of the 1,200 interventions conducted in 2011, more than 30 percent were related to domestic violence.

Only 700 interventions were conducted in 2010, and while she did not say what percentage of that number was related to incidents of domestic violence, she confirmed the number is rising.

Although, she admitted the increase may be due to an increase in reporting and not an increase in actual incidents.

Dean-Patterson said her personal belief is that children are learning violent behavior at an earlier age, and the lack of involvement by extended family and the wider community in correcting such behavior has led to a more violent society.

“We have lost that sense of community, and in addition to that...people are completely desensitized to violence,” she said. “There are so many murders, shootings and violent crimes occurring and being portrayed in the media. All of those messages are reaching our children.”

She also said the poor socioeconomic status of many Bahamian families has left them in a fragile state.

And though society has become more desensitized to violence, according to Dean-Patterson, there is less denial about the occurrence of domestic violence than there was 20 years ago.

Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade recently said that many murders that took place this year were the result of domestic disputes.

Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell also stated this week that an estimated 45 percent of homicides that have occurred over the past 20 years can be attributed to domestic violence.

Jun 20, 2012

thenassauguardian

Violence domestique censément sur l'élévation

Jr. de Royston Jones.

Journaliste de personnel de gardien

royston@nasguard.com

Il y a eu une augmentation significative du nombre de cas domestiques de violence rapportés dans l'excédent des Bahamas le passé plusieurs années, selon le directeur du Dr. de centre de crise des Bahamas. Doyen-Patterson de Sandra.

Elle a hier noté que des 1.200 interventions conduites en 2011, plus de 30 pour cent ont été liés à la violence domestique.

Seulement 700 interventions ont été conduites en 2010, et alors qu'elle ne disait pas quel pourcentage de ce nombre a été lié aux incidents de la violence domestique, elle confirmait le nombre se lève.

Bien que, elle ait admis l'augmentation peut être due à une augmentation du reportage et pas à une augmentation des incidents réels.

Le Doyen-Patterson a dit que sa croyance personnelle est que les enfants apprennent le comportement violent à un âge plus jeune, et le manque de participation par le famille étendu et de la communauté plus large en corrigeant un tel comportement a mené à une société plus violente.

« Nous avons perdu ce sens de la communauté, et en plus de celui… les gens sont complètement désensibilisés à la violence, »   qu'elle a dit. « Il y a ainsi beaucoup de meurtres, shootings et crimes violents se produisant et étant dépeints dans les médias. Tous ces messages atteignent nos enfants. »

Elle a également dit que le statut socio-économique pauvre de beaucoup de familles bahamiennes les a laissées dans un état fragile.

Et bien que la société soit devenue davantage désensibilisée à la violence, selon le Doyen-Patterson, là soit moins de démenti au sujet de l'occurrence de la violence domestique que là était il y a 20 ans.

Le commissaire de la police Ellison Greenslade a récemment dit que beaucoup de meurtres qui ont eu lieu cette année étaient le résultat des conflits domestiques.

Le ministre de l'état pour la sécurité nationale Keith Bell a également énoncé cette semaine que des 45 pour cent environ de homicide qui se sont produite au cours des 20 dernières années peuvent être attribués à la violence domestique.

20 jun. 2012

thenassauguardian

Violencia doméstica según se informa en la subida

Jr. de Royston Jones.

Reportero del personal del guarda

royston@nasguard.com

Ha habido un aumento significativo en el número de los casos domésticos de la violencia divulgados en el excedente de Bahamas el pasado varios años, según el director del Dr. del centro de la crisis de Bahamas. Decano-Patterson de Sandra.

Ella observó ayer que de las 1.200 intervenciones conducidas en 2011, más de 30 por ciento fueron relacionados con la violencia doméstica.

Solamente 700 intervenciones fueron conducidas en 2010, y mientras que ella no dijo qué porcentaje de ese número fue relacionado con los incidentes de la violencia doméstica, ella confirmó el número se está levantando.

Aunque, ella admitió el aumento puede ser debido a un aumento en la divulgación y no a un aumento en incidentes reales.

El Decano-Patterson dijo que su creencia personal es que los niños están aprendiendo comportamiento violento en una edad anterior, y la carencia de la implicación de la familia extendida y de la comunidad más ancha en corregir tal comportamiento ha conducido a una sociedad más violenta.

“Hemos perdido ese sentido de la comunidad, y además de ésa… desensibilizan a la gente totalmente a la violencia,”   que ella dijo. “Hay así que muchos asesinatos, shootings y crímenes violentos ocurriendo y siendo retratado en los medios. Todos esos mensajes están alcanzando a nuestros niños.”

Ella también dijo que el estado socioeconómico pobre de muchas familias de Bahamian las ha dejado en un estado frágil.

Y aunque la sociedad se ha desensibilizado más a la violencia, según Decano-Patterson, es menos negación sobre la ocurrencia de la violencia doméstica que allí era hace 20 años.

La comisión del policía Ellison Greenslade dijo recientemente que muchos asesinatos que ocurrieron este año eran el resultado de conflictos domésticos.

El ministro del estado para la seguridad nacional Keith Bell también indicó esta semana que los 45 por ciento estimado de los homicidios que han ocurrido sobre los últimos 20 años se pueden atribuir a la violencia doméstica.

20 Jun de 2012

thenassauguardian

Violenza domestica secondo come riferito sull'aumento

Jr. de Royston Jones.

Reporter del personale del guardiano

royston@nasguard.com

Ci è stato un aumento significativo nel numero di casi domestici di violenza segnalati nell'eccedenza delle Bahamas il passato parecchi anni, secondo il direttore del Dott. del centro di crisi delle Bahamas. Decano-Patterson del Sandra.

Ieri ha notato che dei 1.200 interventi condotti in 2011, più di 30 per cento sono stati collegati con la violenza domestica.

Soltanto 700 interventi sono stati condotti in 2010 e mentre non ha detto che percentuale di quel numero è stata collegata con gli avvenimenti della violenza domestica, lei ha confermato il numero sta aumentando.

Anche se, ha ammesso l'aumento può essere dovuto un aumento nella segnalazione e non un aumento negli avvenimenti reali.

Il Decano-Patterson ha detto che la sua credenza personale è che i bambini stanno imparando il comportamento violento ad un'età più giovane e la mancanza di partecipazione dalla famiglia estesa e della Comunità più larga nel correggere tale comportamento ha condotto ad una società più violenta.

“Abbiamo perso quel senso di Comunità ed oltre che quella… la gente completamente è desensibilizzata alla violenza,„   che ha detto. “Ci è tanti omicidi, shootings e crimini violenti accadenti e che sono ritratti nei mezzi. Tutti quei messaggi stanno raggiungendo i nostri bambini.„

Inoltre ha detto che la povera condizione socioeconomica di molte famiglie di Bahamian le ha lasciate in un fragile dichiara.

E benchè la società fosse stato di più desensibilizzata alla violenza, secondo il Decano-Patterson, fosse meno smentita circa il caso della violenza domestica che là era 20 anni fa.

Il commissario della polizia Ellison Greenslade recentemente ha detto che molti omicidi che hanno avvenuto questo anno erano il risultato delle dispute domestiche.

Il ministro di dichiara per sicurezza nazionale Keith Bell anche dichiarata questa settimana che i 45 per cento valutato dei homicides che si sono presentati in questi ultimi 20 anni possono essere attribuiti alla violenza domestica.

20 giu. 2012

thenassauguardian

Inländische Gewalttätigkeit angeblich auf dem Aufstieg

Royston Jones jr.

Wächter-Personal-Reporter

royston@nasguard.com

Es hat eine bedeutende Zunahme der Zahl den inländischen Gewalttätigkeitfällen gegeben, die im Bahamas überschuß die Vergangenheit einige Jahre, nach Ansicht des Direktors des Bahamas Krise MitteDr. berichtet werden Sandra Dekan-Patterson.

Sie merkte gestern, daß von den 1.200 Interventionen, die 2011 geleitet wurden, mehr als 30 Prozent mit inländischer Gewalttätigkeit zusammenhingen.

Nur 700 Interventionen wurden 2010 geleitet und während sie nicht welcher Prozentsatz dieser Zahl mit Ereignissen der inländischen Gewalttätigkeit zusammenhing, sie bestätigte die Zahl steigt sagte.

Obgleich, sie zuließ, kann die Zunahme an einer Zunahme, zu berichten und nicht an einer, Zunahme der tatsächlichen Ereignisse liegen.

Dekan-Patterson sagte, daß ihr persönlicher Glaube ist, daß Kinder heftiges Verhalten an einem früheren Alter erlernen, und das Fehlen von Miteinbeziehung durch ausgedehnte Familie und der breiteren Gemeinschaft, wenn es solches Verhalten behob, hat zu eine heftigere Gesellschaft geführt.

„Wir haben diese Richtung der Gemeinschaft verloren, und zusätzlich zu der… werden Leute vollständig zur Gewalttätigkeit desensibilisiert,“  , das sie sagte. „Es gibt also viele Morde, shootings und heftige Verbrechen, die auftreten und in den Mitteln geschildert werden. Alle jene Anzeigen erreichen unsere Kinder.“

Sie sagte auch, daß der schlechte sozioökonomische Status vieler Bahamian Familien sie in einem zerbrechlichen Zustand gelassen hat.

Vor und obwohl Gesellschaft mehr zur Gewalttätigkeit, nach Ansicht des Dekans-Patterson, war ist weniger Ablehnung über das Auftreten der inländischen Gewalttätigkeit desensibilisiert geworden ist als, dort 20 Jahren.

Beauftragter der Polizei Ellison Greenslade sagte vor kurzem, daß viele Morde, die dieses Jahr stattfanden, das Resultat der inländischen Debatten waren.

Minister des Zustandes für Staatssicherheit Keith Bell gab auch diese Woche an, daß ein geschätztes 45 Prozent Totschlag, der über den letzten 20 Jahren aufgetreten sind, inländischer Gewalttätigkeit zugeschrieben werden kann.

20. Jun. 2012

thenassauguardian

Violência doméstica reportedly na ascensão

Jr. de Royston Jones.

Repórter da equipe de funcionários do Guardian

royston@nasguard.com

Houve um aumento significativo no número dos casos domésticos da violência relatados no excesso de Bahamas o passado diversos anos, de acordo com o diretor do Dr. do centro da crise de Bahamas. Decano-Patterson de Sandra.

Anotou ontem que das 1.200 intervenções conduzidas em 2011, mais de 30 por cento estiveram relacionados à violência doméstica.

Somente 700 intervenções foram conduzidas em 2010, e quando não disse que porcentagem desse número foi relacionada aos incidents da violência doméstica, ela confirmou o número se está levantando.

Embora, admita o aumento pode ser devido a um aumento no relatório e não a um aumento em incidents reais.

O Decano-Patterson disse que sua opinião pessoal é que as crianças estão aprendendo o comportamento violento em uma idade mais adiantada, e a falta da participação por família prolongada e da comunidade mais larga em corrigir tal comportamento conduziu a uma sociedade mais violenta.

“Nós perdemos esse sentido da comunidade, e além àquele… os povos desensitized completamente à violência,”   que disse. “Há assim que muitos assassinatos, shootings e crimes violentos ocorrendo e portrayed nos meios. Todas aquelas mensagens estão alcançando nossas crianças.”

Disse também que o status socioeconomic pobre de muitas famílias de Bahamian as deixou em um estado frágil.

E embora a sociedade se tornou desensitized mais à violência, de acordo com o Decano-Patterson, é menos negação sobre a ocorrência da violência doméstica do que lá estava 20 anos há.

O comissário das polícias Ellison Greenslade disse recentemente que muitos assassinatos que ocorreram este ano eram o resultado de disputas domésticas.

O ministro do estado para a segurança nacional Keith Bell indicou também esta semana que uns 45 por cento estimado dos homicídios que ocorreram sobre os 20 anos passados podem ser atribuídos à violência doméstica.

Junho 20, 2012

thenassauguardian

Familjevåld enligt rapporten på löneförhöjningen

Royston Jones jr.

Förmyndaren bemannar reporter

royston@nasguard.com

Det har finnas en viktig förhöjning i numrera av familjevåldfall som anmälas i Bahamas över förflutnan flera år, enligt direktören av den Bahamas krisen, centrerar dr.en Sandra Dekan-Patterson.

Hon noterade igår det av de 1.200 ingripandena som förades i 2011, mer, än 30 procent förbands till familjevåld.

Endast 700 ingripanden förades i 2010, och stunder hon inte något att säga vilken procentsats av det numrerar förbands till incident av familjevåld, henne bekräftade numrera är resningen.

Även om hon medgav, kan förhöjningen vara tack vare en förhöjning, i att anmäla och inte, en förhöjning i faktiska incident.

Dekanen-Patterson sade att hennes personliga tro är att barn lärer våldsamt uppförande på en tidigare ålder, och bristen av medverkan av storfamiljen och den mer breda gemenskapen, i att korrigera sådan uppförande, har ledde till ett mer våldsam samhälle.

”Har vi borttappad, att avkänning av gemenskapen och förutom det… folk göras mindre känslig fullständigt till våld,”   som hon sade. ”Finns det så många mord, skytten och våldsamma brott som uppstår och beskrivas i massmedia. Alla de meddelanden når våra barn.”,

Hon sade också att den fattiga socioeconomic statusen av många bahamanska familjer har lämnat dem i ett bräckligt påstår.

Och fast samhälle har blivit mer görat mindre känslig till våld, enligt Dekan-Patterson, var det är mindre förnekande om händelsen av familjevåld än, där 20 år sedan.

Kommissionären av polisen Ellison Greenslade sade för en tid sedan att många mord, som ägde rum detta år var resultatet av inhemska tvister.

Minister   av statligt för nationell säkerhet Keith sätta en klocka på också påstått denna vecka att en beräknad 45 procent av mord, som har uppstått över förflutnan 20 år kan tillskrivas till familjevåld.

Jun 20, 2012

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Внутренния беспорядки сообщено на подъеме

CJr Royston Jones.

Репортер штата радетеля

royston@nasguard.com

Было значительно увеличение в числе случаев внутренния беспорядки сообщенных в Багамах над прошлым несколько лет, согласно директору Др. центра кризиса Багам. Декан-Patterson Сандра.

Она вчера заметила что 1.200 интервенций дирижированных в 2011, больше чем 30 процентов были отнесены к внутренния беспорядки.

Только 700 интервенций были дирижированы в 2010, а пока она не сказала что процент того номера был отнесен к случаям внутренния беспорядки, она подтвердила номер поднимает.

Хотя, она впустила увеличение может быть из-за увеличения в сообщать и не увеличения в фактических случаях.

Декан-Patterson сказал ее личное верование что дети учат яростное поведение на более предыдущем времени, и отсутсвие запутанности семьей из нескольких поколений и более широкой общины в исправлять такое поведение водило к более яростному обществу.

«Мы теряли то чувство общины, и в дополнение к тому… люди вполне десилицированы к расправе,»  , котор она сказала. «Поэтому много убийства, shootings и насильственных преступлений происходя и будучи портретированными в средствах. Все из тех сообщений достигают наших детей.»

Она также сказала плохое socioeconomic состояние много семей Bahamian оставляло они в утлое положение.

И хотя обществом было больше десилицированным к расправе, согласно Декану-Patterson, будет меньше запирательство о возникновении внутренния беспорядки чем там были 20 лет тому назад.

Комиссар полиций Ellison Greenslade недавн сказал что много убийств осуществили этот год был результат внутренних споров.

Государственный министр для национальной безопасности Кейт колокола также заявило эту неделю что оцененный 45 процентов homicides происходили над прошлыми 20 летами можно приписать к внутренния беспорядки.

20-ое июнь 2012

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Binnenlands geweld naar verluidt op de stijging

Jr. van Royston Jones.

De Verslaggever van het Personeel van de beschermer

royston@nasguard.com

Er is een significante verhoging van het aantal binnenlandse geweldgevallen geweest die in de Bahamas in de loop van de afgelopen verscheidene jaren, volgens Directeur van Dr. van het Centrum van de Crisis van de Bahamas worden gemeld. Sandra Dean-Patterson.

Zij merkte gisteren op dat van de 1.200 acties die in 2011 worden geleid, meer dan 30 percenten betrekking werden gehad op binnenlands geweld.

Slechts 700 acties werden geleid in 2010, en terwijl zij zei welk niet percentage van dat aantal betrekking werd gehad op incidenten van binnenlands geweld, bevestigde zij het aantal toeneemt.

Hoewel, zij toeliet kan de verhoging aan een verhoging van rapportering en niet een verhoging van daadwerkelijke incidenten toe te schrijven zijn.

Deken-Patterson zei haar persoonlijk geloof is dat de kinderen hevig gedrag op een vroegere leeftijd leren, en het gebrek aan betrokkenheid door uitgebreide familie en de bredere gemeenschap in het verbeteren van dergelijk gedrag heeft geleid tot de hevigere maatschappij.

„Wij hebben die betekenis van gemeenschap verloren, en naast dat… worden de mensen volledig ongevoelig gemaakt aan geweld,“   die zij heeft gezegd. „Er zijn zodat vele moorden, ontspruiten en hevige misdaden die en in de media voorkomen worden afgebeeld. Elk van die berichten bereiken onze kinderen.“

Zij zei ook de slechte sociaal-economische status van vele Bahamiaanse families hen in een breekbare staat heeft verlaten.

En hoewel de maatschappij die meer aan geweld, volgens deken-Patterson ongevoelig wordt gemaakt is geworden, is er minder ontkenning over het voorkomen van binnenlands geweld dan er 20 jaar geleden waren.

De commissaris van Politie Ellison Greenslade zei onlangs dat vele moorden die dit jaar plaatsvonden het resultaat van binnenlandse geschillen waren.

De minister van Staat voor Nationale Veiligheid Keith Bell verklaarde ook deze week dat een geschat 45 percent van homicides dat in de loop van de afgelopen 20 jaar is voorgekomen aan binnenlands geweld kan worden toegeschreven.

Jun 20, 2012

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