Entretien avec Estelle BUTIN Auteur(s) : Butin, Estelle Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20135 V20135 | Partager |
Entretien avec Lucette SALIBUR Auteur(s) : Salibur, Lucette Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20128 V20128 | Partager |
Entretien avec Annabel GUÉRÉDRAT Auteur(s) : Guérédrat, Annabel Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20127 V20127 | Partager |
Entretien avec Anais HERVOUET Auteur(s) : Hervouet, Anais Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20125 V20125 | Partager |
Entretien avec Josiane ANTOUREL Auteur(s) : Antourel, Josiane Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20129 V20129 | Partager |
Entretien avec Emilie ALVES Auteur(s) : Alves, Emilie Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20134 V20134 | Partager |
Entretien avec Nathalie AZER Auteur(s) : Azer, Nathalie Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20130 V20130 | Partager |
Willingness of south Florida fruit growers to adopt genetically modified papaya : an ex-ante evaluation ; Volonté des agriculteurs du sud de la Floride d'adopter la papaye génétiquement modifié (carica papaya) : une évaluation antériere Auteur(s) : Evans, edward Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation University of Florida Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) has been a major factor inhibiting the expansion of papaya production in South Florida, USA. The University of Florida has developed a transgenic papaya line X17-2, which is tolerant to PRSV and is suitable for commercial production. The expected yield improvement can be as high as 380%. In spite of the yield potential, some fruit growers may be skeptical about adopting this improved GM cultivars for a variety of reasons. Consequently, a probit model with data from a survey of likely producers was used to identify those factors that may influence the adoption of the new technology. The results indicate that education level, farm size, and income derived from agriculture were among the factors likely to increase adoption of the technology. The findings suggest that a targeted education program will go a far way in increasing rate of adoption of the technology. Le virus de tache annulaire de papaye (PRSV) a été un facteur important empêchant l'expansion de la production de papaye en Floride du sud, Etats-Unis. L'université de la Floride a développé une ligne transgénique X17-2 de papaye, qui est tolérante à PRSV et convient à la production commerciale. L'amélioration prévue de rendement peut être aussi haute que 380%. Malgré le potentiel de rendement, quelques arboriculteurs peuvent être sceptiques au sujet d'adopter ceci les cultivars améliorés de GM pour des raisons diverses. En conséquence, un modèle de probit avec des données d'une enquête des producteurs probables a été employé pour identifier ces facteurs qui peuvent influencer l'adoption de la nouvelle technologie. Les résultats indiquent que le niveau d'éducation, la taille de ferme, et le revenu dérivé de l'agriculture étaient parmi les facteurs vraisemblablement pour augmenter l'adoption de la technologie. Les résultats suggèrent qu'un programme éducatif visé aille une manière lointaine dans le taux croissant d'adoption de la technologie. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16254 V16254 | Partager |
Varietal dynamics in Yam producers from Guadeloupe and impact of anthracnose disease ; Dynamiique variétale chez les producteurs d'igname de Guadeloupe et impactde la maladie d'anthracnose. Auteur(s) : Penet, Laurent Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : Loss of agrodiversity mediated by varietal legacy is an important concern, translating as crop species being at risk for genetic erosion, while loss of genetic resources may deplete material available for future breeding strategies. We explored varietal dynamics in the Guadeloupean agricultural yam system. Interviewing farmers about the varieties cultivated in the past compared to their current varieties demonstrated that no dramatic loss of varieties occurred in the two to three latest decades, and changes in variety frequency mostly affected former widespread varieties while frequency of uncommon varieties demonstrated some stability in cultivation frequency. Varietal dynamics nevertheless reflected strong sub-regional trends, and socio-economic impacts such as age of producers or in farm crop diversity. Recurrent epidemics of anthracnose since its historical start in the 70s did not change varietal turnover too strongly, but resulted into transition from Dioscorea alata to less susceptible species or into a decrease of yam cultivation especially for farmers with financial dissatisfaction. La perte d'agrodiversité négociée par le legs variétal est un souci important, traduisant comme espèces de culture étant en danger pour l'érosion génétique, alors que la disparition des ressources génétiques peut épuiser le matériel disponible pour de futures stratégies d'élevage. Nous avons exploré la dynamique variétale dans le système agricole d'igname en Guadeloupe. Les agriculteurs enquêtés au sujet des variétés cultivées dans le passé comparé à leurs variétés actuelles ont démontré qu'aucune perte dramatique de variétés ne s'est produite pendant les deux à trois dernières décennies, et les changements de la fréquence de variété ont en grande partie affecté d'anciennes variétés répandues tandis que la fréquence des variétés rares démontrait une certaine stabilité dans la fréquence de culture. La dynamique variétale a néanmoins reflété des tendances sous-régionales fortes, et les impacts socio-économiques tels que l'âge des producteurs ou dans la ferme cultivent la diversité. Épidémies récurrentes d'anthracnose puisque son début historique pendant les années 70 n'a pas changé le chiffre d'affaires variétal trop fortement, mais résulté dans la transition de dioscorea alata aux espèces moins susceptibles ou dans une diminution de culture d'igname particulièrement pour des agriculteurs avec mécontentement financier. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16259 V16259 | Partager |
Entretien avec Joëlle KABILE Auteur(s) : Kabile, Joëlle Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : AUF : Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Extrait de : "Projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen. La contribution des femmes au patrimoine mondial" : entretiens, le 11 mars 2020. Université des Antilles Description : La contribution de l'excellence féminine au patrimoine culturel et artistique mondial représente la thématique essentielle du projet Matrimoine Afro-Américano-Caribéen (MAAC). Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce à un financement de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. Il se propose de constituer une base de données numérique réunissant des vidéos d'entretiens, de création ainsi qu'une bibliographie active et passive sur la notion de Matrimoine et ses usages dans la production contemporaine. Enfin, il entend contribuer à la constitution et à l'analyse du matrimoine culturel afro-américano-caribéen et les modalités de sa transmission dans la création contemporaine (littérature, arts et arts de la scène) de l'aire des Caraïbes (Barbade, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaïque, Martinique, Haïti, République Dominicaine, Trinidad-et-Tobago) et des Amériques en général (notamment Amérique latine, Guyane, Brésil, États-Unis). Pour plus d'infos : https://matrimoine.art/about-project Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V20132 V20132 | Partager |
British Guiana 1898 : Punishment for Sodomy meted out to Nabi Baksh and Mohangoo on the Mersey ; Report from the Governor to the Colonial Office Auteur(s) : Walter Sendall Governor of British Guiana Résumé : (Donation) This report was donated by Gaiutra Bahadur who came across it in when doing research for her soon to be published book "Coolie Woman" "Coolie Woman" is scheduled to be published in 2012 by The University of Chicago Press in the US and Hurst & Co. in the UK. An excerpt from the book first appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of the U.S. literary magazine The Virginia Quarterly Review (http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2011/spring/bahadur-coolie/) and
was then reprinted in India in the Sept. 2011 issue of The Caravan magazine. The whole excerpt is up at the Caravan's Web site: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/Story/1058/Her-Middle-Passage.html (Internal Comments) Notes from the Report Arrived October 31, 1898 Dr. Arthur Harrison, SS G.H. Rock, Captain 673 landed 436 men // 438 embarked 191 women // 192 embarked 19 boys 19 girls 8 infants 9 births 4 deaths, one a baby born on board 54 marriages 37 served before in BG, 21 in other colonies * measles epidemic early in voyage until they crossed the Equator, 38 days in, almost daily there were heavy squalls with rain; misery of seasickness, vessel pitching and rolling heavily * got to sea July 14 - the very worst month of the whole year, having to face the full force of the southwest monsoon, Sujaria's would have been the same timing the coal of inferior quality and ran short, meaning water and cooked meals less for immigrants surgeon's journal: july 28: no 167 baijooporai, m, 20, was reported missing at 3 p.m. [cause of death in death list "lost over board" no. 178 lachman states that on 25th instant at sunset baijoo was in his berth suffering from seasickness; later on he saw him take his blanket, get up and go away... lachman states baijoo was a very quiet well-behaved man, shewing no signs of mental aberration, but was very seasick. no further information could be obtained regarding his disappearance. from the emigrants or crew. ... september 25: "No 696, Nobibux, m., 20 years, and No 351 Mohangu, m, 22 years, were caught about midnight by a sirdar named Rambocus committing sodomy. When brought up before the Captain and myself they both confessed their guilt. Nobibux stated that for the last ten years he had allowed men to commit acts of beastliness: he had no doubt induced Mohangu to do this criminal act. Nobibux was put in irons and Mohangu, after blistering his penis, was made to holystone [scrub the decks] from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily." [latitude 35.17 s. and longitude 22.10 e.] [nobibux handcuffed every night from sept 25 to landing on oct 31, as was a man who had jumped overboard and was rescued] criminal charges brought against two immigrants; in CO marginalia, discussion over the legality of the punishment and doubt expressed over whether there was any sodomy committed at all; indication there wasn't enough proof to prosecute: "the men should have been put in confinement and tried in British Guiana for an offense committed on the high seas on board a British vessel..."; fine the surgeon but should he be barred from re-employment? inspector general of police investigated; attorney general decided not to prosecute; IAG criticizes SS for punishing the two without fully and carefully enquiring into the case. violated Rule 165 relating to colonial emigration, which strictly prohibits harsh treatment of the people The contract with the surgeon superintendant enclosed shows that each was granted a pint of wine per day and stout. This surgeon was given 20 shillings per immigrant landed alive. for immigrants classified as invalids on embarking, if they died during voyage, he received a pro-rated amount, based on how long they lived; wife not allowed to go along. Arthur Harrison, SS, states on November 4, 1898: [on 25th Sept, when near the Cape of Good Hope, his compounder Abdul Wahed reported to him at 8 a.m. that he heard two men had committed sodomy during the night. he told the compounder to take the men to the hospital, where he would question them.] [witness, the sirdar Rambuccus, brought in with the two men. questioned in front of them, he said that he was on watch in between decks at midnight and "saw something unusual between these two men, they being under one blanket; he pulled off the blanket and saw them committing sodomy." he called the head sirdar at once. the prisoners denied it to the head sirdar but then later confessed. they were left in the charge of the hear sirdar for the rest of the night. captain also present at inquiry. while Rambuccus was giving this testimony, neither prisoner said anything.] [the head sirdar Salikram is then questioned. confirms being called as above. says he separated the men and "asked them why they were doing this wrong thing, that they at first denied it and afterwards they confessed they did it for pleasure."] [when questioned by SS, men at once confessed. Nabibux: "I have done it." Mohungu said same, "as far as I can remember. I cannot remember the words they used in confessing." Nabibux placed in irons fastened to a stanchion in the hospital. Mohangu placed in hospital and ordered to holystone from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. "I blistered the penis of Mohungu. I did so as a punishment as I thought he deserved it." did this right after enquiry concluded. the captain knew Harrison did this. "Mohungu was the man who committed the act on Nabibuccus. I blistered him as a preventitive, as he might have attempted the act again. I have known cases where the penis has been blistered as a preventitive treatment, in case of masturbation with boys."] [says he didn't see it as a crime committed against the laws of England, but "as a matter of discipline on board ship"; didn't examine their private parts for evidence] "Since this all occurred, it has come to my knowlegde that the head sirdar had threatend the two men to make them confess. Since I heard this, I have questioned them. Both denied the act and said Salikram had threatened to make them confess. My compounder's name is Abdul Wahed. I have heard from him since that the man Rambuccus who caught them had a spite against one of the men, owing to something that had occurred in the country Depot in India." ABDUL WAHED, THE CHIEF COMPOUNDER, STATES: [the inquiry occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on the 25th Sept.] "I heard Mohungu say he had put his penis in Nabibux' anus, and some days afterwards both men said to me that Rambux and Salikram had threatened to beat them throughout the voyage if they did not confess to having committed the sodomy." "Nabibux told me that he and Rambux had had a row in the Fizabad depot and he told me that Rambux had a spite against him." [the prisoners were under his charge in the hospital] [doesn't know what the depot quarrel was about. didn't ask. never noticed any ill feeling between Rambux and any of the men before this happened. never noticed Mohangu and Nabibux to be much in each other's company] RAMBUCCUS [an Ahir. says he knew Nabibuccus for a month in the Fyzabad depot, where he was a sirdar] "The men were under a platform sleeping. There were other coolies sleeping there too. The men were sleeping in their usual place... I noticed two men under one blanket. I have orders not to allow this, so I hauled the blanket off. Mohangu was on top of Nabibux who was lying on his back. Mahangu was lying on his stomach. I asked them what they were doing. They gave no reply. Mahangu came off. I did not see his private parts. His baba was loose. I did not notice the state of Nabibux' baba. He had it on, but I don't know whether the crupper of the baba was undone or not. I did not see his private parts. I did not see his anus. I did not see Mahungu's penis in Nabibux' anus, but from their position I suspected that they were committing sodomy... These two men always slept together during the voyage." SALIKRAM "They said Rambux hauled the blanket and shook them up while they were asleep. Rambuccus said they were committing sodomy but I don't think they were. They appeared to me just as if they had just been awakened. Their eyes seemed heavy with sleep." "I never knew either of these men before I met them onboard. Myself and Rambuccus do not agree. I never noticed Rambuccus and either of the two men have any quarrel. I never noticed Nabibux and Monungu keeping much company. I don't know whether these men were in the habit of sleeping alongside of one another. I never threatened these men to make them confess. I never heard the men confess they had done it. They did not confess before me." IN THE END: 50 pounds deducted from Harrison's gratuity for inflicting corporal punishment Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. | Partager |
Ricinus communis ; carapate ; castor oil ; cawapat ; fèy grenn ; higuera ; karapat ; karapat blanc ; maskèti ; palma Kristi ; ricin ; risen ; ata Résumé : Hierba erecta, a menudo con apariencia de arbusto. Hojas orbiculares, palmado-lobadas, los lóbulos ovado-oblongos o lanceolados, acuminados, irregularmente glandular dentados. Inflorescencias terminales, en racimos pedunculados, flores monoicas, apétalas, las superiores pistiladas, las inferiores estaminadas. Cápsula casi esférica, con espinas suaves, septicida, con semillas elipsoides. Herbe dressée, ayant souvent l’apparence d’un arbuste. Feuilles orbiculaires, palmées-lobées, lobes ovés-oblongs ou lancéolés, acuminés, irrégulièrement glandulaires-dentés. Inflorescences terminales, en grappes pédonculées, fleurs monoïques, sans pétales, avec pistil pour les supérieures, les inférieures portant les étamines. Capsule presque sphérique, munies d’épines souples, septicide, avec graines ellipsoïdales. Monecious, short-lived shrub or small tree, more than 5 m high with copious clear sap. Leaves spiral, long-stalked, blades 60 cm. broad, peltate, palmately divided into 7 or more lobes; inflorescence terminal panicle to 20 cm long or more; male flowers clustered at the base of pedicels with white calyx ca, 9 mm long, female flowers at the top of pedicels with calyx deciduous; fruit a capsule oblong about 2.5 cm long, spiny prickles; seeds elliptic,10-17 mm long, mottled grey or brown. Ampliamente distribuida en las zonas tropicales, probablemente originaria de Africa. Largement répandue dans les zones tropicales, probablement originaire d;Afrique. Widely disseminated in tropical areas; probably originally from Africa. http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant254 | Partager Voir aussi |
Senna alata ; =Cassia alata ; barajo ; bwa dartre ; candle stick ; datyé ; guajabo ; kas pyant ; kasyalata ; king-of- the-forest ; ringworm shrub ; river grava ; river senna ; arantantán ; wild guava ; wild senna ; zèb a dat Résumé : Arbusto de hasta 3 m de alto. Hojas paripinnadas de hasta 70 cm de largo; folíolos de 6 a 14 pares, oblongos a obovados de 4 a 15 cm, emarginados. Racimos terminales con numerosas flores de color amarillo dorado; sépalos ligeramente distintos entre sí; pétalos 5 casi iguales en forma de uña. Vaina plana linear con 4 alas amplias crenuladas; semillas de color café obscuro a negras. Arbuste pouvant atteindre 3 m de haut. Feuilles paripennées pouvant atteindre 70 cm de long; folioles de 6 à 14 paires, oblongs à obovés de 4 à 15 cm, émarginés. Grappes terminales avec de nombreuses fleurs de couleur jaune doré; sépales légèrement différents entre eux; 5 pétales presque égaux en forme d’ongle. Gousse aplatie linéaire avec 4 larges ailettes crénées; graine couleur café foncé à noires. A short-lived shrub up to 3 m high. Leaves alternate, compound pinnate, with 6-12 pairs of broadly oblong leaflets, blunt at the tip, unequal at the base, the terminal pair about 15 x 8 cm; inflorescence an axillary, compact raceme ca. 28 cm long; flowers golden yellow, subtended by a yellow-orange bract, 2.2 -2.5 cm long; pod 4-winged, 11-19 x 2-2.3 cm, black when ripe; seeds ca. 6 mm long, brown, angular, arranged transversely in the pod. Nativa de América tropical, cultivada en los trópicos del Viejo Mundo. Originaire d;Amérique tropicale, cultivée sous les tropiques de l;Ancien Monde. Native to tropical America, cultivated in tropical regions in the Old World. http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant316 | Partager Voir aussi |
Forum with Parliament Members : Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination ; Audio Recordings of the Proceedings Auteur(s) : Caribbean IRN Résumé : From the PNCR, GAP MPs free to vote conscience on gay rights bill
By Johann Earle
Stabroek News
June 11, 2003
The PNCR will allow its members to vote their conscience on the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Act of 2001 which seeks to prevent discrimination against persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and other grounds.
A number of religious organisations are opposed to the passage of the bill because it includes sexual orientation as one of the grounds. They are concerned that it could lead to a legalisation of homosexual relations and demands for recognition of gay marriages among other things.
PNCR Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Alexander told a forum at the National Library on Saturday, that the Bill did not seek to legalise homosexuality, but to ensure that persons would not be discriminated against based on their sexual preferences.
He was one of two parliamentarians who showed up - the other being PNCR member, Myrna Peterkin.
The forum was organised by Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), a group comprising fifteen students from the University of Guyana which was formed about two weeks ago.
Alexander expects the vote on the bill to come up before the National Assembly in a matter of months.
Paul Hardy, Leader of the Guyana Action Party (GAP), told Stabroek News that his party would not be using the so-called parliamentary whip. He added that GAP took a decision that every member should vote according to his or her own conscience. “We have no right to deny the rights of others based on sexual orientation. [The Bill] will guarantee rights to the homosexual.” GAP is in Parliament as part of an alliance with the Working People’s Alliance. GAP/WPA has two MPs.
The bill was met with rejection from some members of the religious community in 2001 and as a result of this, the President did not assent to it.
In a statement on Monday, the Central Islamic Organisa-tion of Guyana (CIOG) said that it stood in firm opposition to the Bill. The CIOG says the general purpose of the bill may be commendable and that the organisation’s objection is not based on a willingness to promote discrimination. Rather, the CIOG said, it was based on the fact that specific legal protection on the basis of sexual orientation without definition or qualification gives tacit legitimacy to practices which are considered criminal in Islam. “It is foreseeable that such a legal nod of approval (subtle as it may be) of these practices may pave the way for greater social (or even legal) acceptability in the future which, from the perspective of all Muslims including those in Guyana, is an undesirable and sinful outcome,” the CIOG statement said.
At Saturday’s event, Muslim teacher Moulana Mohamed Ali Zenjibari spoke of instances of abuse, discrimination and harsh penalties meted out to gay and lesbian persons in countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia and noted that the Quran did not sanction such punishments for homosexual behaviour.
President of the CIOG, Fazeel Ferouz told Stabroek News that a meeting to discuss a strategy with regards to the bill was planned for tomorrow with various religious groups.
Stabroek News tried to get a comment on the issue from the PPP/C but to no avail.
ROAR leader, Ravi Dev said that his party was now having discussions on the issue. ROAR feels that it is an important question which has to do with morality and should be discussed across the country. He added legislators had to be in tune with their constituents on the issue.
SASOD is lobbying for the legislation through the sensitisation of MPs.
Keimo Benjamin, a law student at UG, gave a presentation based on the jurisprudential aspects of the discussion on sexual orientation. He argued that morality should not be the only guiding principle on which to base the laws. Sexual activities between two consenting male adults in private could not be equated with a violation of a person’s rights, he said, making the point that the thrust of his presentation was not whether homosexuality was wrong, but whether it violated the rights of others. He said that the attitudes of some towards this subject were based on preconceived notions and prejudices. He cited studies to show that the suppression of certain perceived deviant sexual impulses in persons might do more harm than good. One Harvard University study of teens who said they were gay indicated that those teens were three times more likely to commit suicide.
Vidyaratha Kissoon, of Help and Shelter, in his contribution on Saturday, expressed his displeasure at the low turnout at the forum and urged the parliamentarians who showed up to take the message to their colleagues. He noted that because of homophobia, the numerical minority was terrified of speaking out against instances of discrimination. Gays and lesbians in Guyana were subjected to ridicule and abuse, and walk the streets at night not looking for sex necessarily, but for the companionship of persons who empathise with them.
During his presentation, Joel Simpson, another member of SASOD, outlined a number of changes made within national jurisdictions that had international implications. One such crucial change was South Africa’s 1996 adoption of a new constitution, making that country the first in the world to expressly include sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination. It was the first time a developing country had taken the lead with respect to the rights of sexual minorities.
He also said that according to Douglas Sanders, a Canadian jurist, the rights of homosexual, bisexual or transsexual men and women had never been officially recognised by the United Nations, despite the fact that international laws on the issue began to emerge at the close of the Second World War.
Simpson said that under Article 170 (5), as amended by Section 8 of the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 4) Act 2000, the President is required to assent to any bill which is returned by the National Assembly unaltered after a two-thirds majority within 90 days of its presentation to him. To the parliamentarians present, Simpson stressed that the onus was now on them to adequately represent their constituents which include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual Guyanese.
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Vote on sexual orientation should be a matter of conscience - MP Alexander
By Esther Elijah
Guyana Chronicle
June 8, 2003
PEOPLE’S National Congress (PNC/R) Member of Parliament Mr. Vincent Alexander, said the Opposition will vote on “conscience” when the piece of legislation on sexual orientation is again brought before the National Assembly.
“With specific reference to my party, when this Bill gets back to the Parliament in the spirit of the arguments here, we will not use the `whip’. Our party will not say we have to vote for the provision (in the Sexual Orientation Bill). We will allow our members to vote as a matter of conscience,” he told participants gathered in the Conference Room of the National Library.
“We feel this is a matter of conscience. You may end up with a collective position but you have to deal with us individually,” Alexander said at a poorly attended public consultation aimed at gaining support for sexual orientation to be considered a fundamental right in Guyana.
Alexander, one of the main persons who sat on the Constitutional Reform Commission that addressed this controversial clause, said the legislation was not meant to legalise homosexual activities in Guyana.
“It was intended to ensure that persons who have an orientation - a way of thinking - which may or may not lead to a certain activity, to not be discriminated against, in terms of their rights,” he explained.
Alexander noted that very often, discussions on the sexual orientation provision in the Bill have led to seepages into other areas where debates centre on the “right to be homosexual.”
“I am saying the Bill does not comment on that… However, law is peculiar, especially in a Common Law system. Once you venture out and change the law, very often you open other windows which we cannot definitively say exist or does not exist in advance,” he said.
“The fear of some people is that the legislators might say one thing and the Courts will eventually say something else. While some people can’t argue against the law, per say, they will say this has opened a window of opportunity not meant to be opened. So, it is better to stay without a window than open it and then have a possibility of something you didn’t intend to happen - happening sometime in the future.”
Alexander added: “I want to say I’ve found this activity to have been rich from the perspective of the amount of research which was done by student (speakers). Without any comment as to whether I agree with the arguments, I would wish that much more research on other issues be done by students, and that at the University (of Guyana) students would find it convenient to have forums on other issues, with the same depth of research for their own intellectual development.”
Alexander and other Opposition M.P, Lurlene Nestor were the only three Parliamentarians in attendance at the session organised by the recently formed `Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination’ (SASOD), a group that has a membership of 15 mostly University of Guyana (UG) students from various faculties.
SASOD was established two weeks ago.
With the exception of members of the press, the consultation only managed to attract 11 persons, a handful of who were SASOD members.
While congratulating the students for an “insightful” presentation, Nestor pointed out that whether or not she chooses to agree with their position is “another issue” and she is entitled to her “own view”.
“The issue of sexual orientation is very `toucheous’ …while we agree with the human rights provisions and all that as a society, we must also revert to our own society. Some of the very critical questions that I would want to ask is whether or not at the society (level) we are ready for that kind of thing,” she remarked.
“We cannot, at (any) time, ignore the religious groups in our society. If we look at statistics going back to 1992 from a survey done by the Bureau of Statistics, we would see that a small section of the Guyanese population might be considered as people who do not subscribe to a religious view. While the laws are not necessarily based on moral values, we must acknowledge the fact that we might want to revert to many of the cases that (concern) laws that protect public morality.”
Nestor told the speakers at the consultation these were some of the issues that they needed to deal with.
She highlighted, too, that what must be examined is the effects of same-sex marriages on society and how this issue must be tackled.
“These are some of the things we should consider and I don’t think you dealt with that in the presentations,” Nestor stated, adding that the issues must be addressed “frontally.”
“Do we think that with the coming to being of this Bill that there might be quite a number of challenges to the Constitution in relation to the same issue of a man marrying a man? What do we do at the society (level)? Do we recognise that?” were the questions directed at the five speakers at the session.
Nestor continued: “There is some argument that says, `Oh the Bill does not promote homosexuality or does not encourage a man to marry (another) man, but if you look at Section (15) that talks about `non-discrimination’ then how can we not, with the passage of this Bill, allow a man not to marry (another) man.”
According to Nestor, matters of this nature constitute some of the “inconsistencies” of the Bill.
On the argument raised by presenters at the session on who determines what is morality, Nestor said in the concept of democracy it is the people who are the determinants based on a “line of thinking.”
She also rebutted on grounds that put the spotlight on teachers who may have been caught “interfering” with their young students and who may subsequently be dismissed from their jobs.
“Could you imagine such a person interfering with a boy below age 10 - and by virtue of the fact that the Bill is there, the judges (in the case) will have to use their discretion in terms of what happens. We will have more Constitutional changes and problems (arising with the passage of the Bill).”
SASOD member and law student, Joel Simpson, in reply, said he doesn’t think any homosexual in Guyana wants to “run into a church and ask that people marry them or anything of that sort.”
At one point likening the church to a “club”, Simpson claimed the church has the right to exclude whomever it wants. He further stated that in accordance with the Constitution, people of the same sex do not currently have the right to marry, and will also not be able to do such an act with the passage of the Bill.
However, Simpson said it is possible that the law, with the passage of the Bill, would have to recognise same-sex domestic partnerships in relation to employment benefits, sharing of properties, etc.
Simpson said he believes there should be a realm of “public” and “private” morality between consenting adults, and implied that the Bill did not fully give “rights” to homosexuals.
But, Nestor interjected: “I am informing you further…that the Sexual Orientation provision has, in fact, in some way recognised the rights of homosexuals and we must accept that.”
Meanwhile, there was no vocal Christian representative(s) at the consultation and apart from the two Opposition representatives none other participant gave comments or directed questions at the presenters.
Other speakers in support of the sexual orientation clause were: Moulana Mohammed Ali Zenjiban, Assistant Director of the International Islamic College; Denuka Radzik from Red Thread, Keimo Benjamin, UG law student and Vidyartha Kissoon from Help & Shelter.
The Sunday Chronicle has been reliably informed that the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship, representing groups of Christian leaders staunchly against sexual orientation as a right in Guyana, have recently prepared a detailed 16-page document outlining issues arising from research to further boost their argument against the inclusion of the clause.
The document is yet to be made public.
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ; choublak ; hibiscus ; kokliko wouj ; rose kayenn ; shoe black ; shoe flower Résumé : Arbusto de 1 a 4 m de alto. Hojas alternas, aovadas, agudas a acuminadas en el ápice, aserradas. Bractéolas 5 a 7, lineales. Cáliz campanulado; corola blanca, roja purpúrea, amarilla o anaranjada, de tamaño variable, muy vistosa; tubo estaminal más largo que los pétalos. Cápsula oblonga de casi 3 cm de diámetro. Arbuste de 1 à 4 m de haut. Feuilles alternes, ovées, pointues à acuminées à l’extrémité, denticulées. 5 à 7 petites bractées linéaires. Calice en forme de cloche; corolle blanche, rouge pourpre, jaune ou orangée, de taille variable, aux couleurs éclatantes; filet staminal plus long que les pétales. Capsule oblongue de presque 3 cm de diamètre. Shrub, 1-4 m high. Leaves 15cm x 10cm, spiraling around the stem,ovate, acute to acuminate at the tip, marginsserrate; flowers solitary, born on long stalks, in the axils of the upper leaves, epicalyx of 5-7 bractioles about 1 cm long, calyx cup-shaped 2.5cm long, corolla short-lived, showy, mainly red, but other varieties range frompurplish-red, yellow or orangeto white,variable in size,from 6-10cm,staminal tube longer than petals; capsules, rarely produced are oblong ca. 3 cm long, seeds globose ca.3 mm in diameter. Originaria de Asia y cultivada en las zonas tropicales de todo el mundo. Originaire d’Asie et cultivée dans les zones tropicales du monde entier. Native to Asia and cultivated in tropical regions around the world. http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant188 | Partager Voir aussi |
Caymans Newstar magazine Résumé : (Ownership) Received by the Rubenstein Library as a gift from Holly Ackerman in 2010 Those Cuban rafters who leave from the south side of the island often wash up in the Cayman Islands. A refugee camp existed in the Cayman Islands during the 1990s and held almost 2,000 Cuban rafters at its peak in 1994-1995. Most were transferred to Guantánamo or allowed to repair their rafts and head back to sea. Those who continued their journey and survived, generally landed in Honduras. Local newspapers and magazines in the Caymans often published stories about the rafters. Cayman Islands | Partager |
Sargasso ; Sargazo ; Sargasse ; Sargasso (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.) Auteur(s) : University of Puerto Rico (Ri´o Piedras Campus) -- Dept. of English University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus) -- Dept. of English Éditeur(s) : s.n. s.n. ( Ri´o Piedras P.R, Río Piedras, P.R ) Résumé : (Internal Comments) only digitize up to most recent 2 years. Lowell Fiet is the Founding Editor of Sargasso and produced and edited most of the issues until about 6-7 years ago. (Additional Physical Form) Also issued online. (Language) Chiefly English, with some French and Spanish. (Dates or Sequential Designation) Vol. 1, no. 1-no. 10 (2000) ; 2001- (Numbering Peculiarities) Volume designation dropped with no. 3; issue for 2001 lacks numbering; issues for 2002- called 2002, 1- (Issuing Body) Edited by the faculty and graduate students of the English Dept., University of Puerto Rico. Title from cover. Some issues have also distinctive titles. Latest issue consulted: 2004-05,2. Has occasional special issues. Puerto Rico Droits : Copyright Sargasso. Permission granted to University of Florida on behalf of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) to digitize and display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. 12797847 85643628 1060-5533 002422411 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00096005/00037 | Partager |
Bambusa polymorpha (Bamboo) Auteur(s) : Mitchell ( Photographer ) Résumé : Additional label information: about twenty-one years old. Summit, Canal Zone. USDA - Foreign Agric'l Relations Photo North America -- Panama -- Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean area Panama C.Z. 61 | Partager |
Angel "Grandfather" Urquiloa on hunger strike Auteur(s) : Reinke, Bill ( Photographer ) Résumé : Photo date stamped on back: April 11, 1980. (Biographical) "34 true Cuban patriots ... are starving themselves as they say the thousands of their brothers and sisters trapped in the Peruvian Embassy in Havana are starving. ... 'I no work until I have an answer from the governments and from the world,' said 56-year-old Angel Urquiloa." -- Article by Jack Knarr in the Miami News, April 10, 1980, p. 4A. (Biographical) In early April 1980, the Cuban government announced that anyone wishing to leave the country should go to the Peruvian Embassy. Within two days about 10,000 Cubans entered the grounds. On April 20, Castro announced that all who wished to leave could board boats at the port of Mariel. Thus began the Mariel Boatlift. (Preferred Citation) Cite as Miami News Collection, HistoryMiami, 1995-277-3047. Cuba Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. 1995-277-3047 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00015765/00001 | Partager |
Miss World Joan Crawford and Watson looking at Kapo Éditeur(s) : The Daily Gleaner The Daily Gleaner ( Jamaica ) Résumé : The photograph of Barrington Watson and the Jamaican Miss World, Carol Joan Crawford, viewing a sculpture by the self-taught artist Kapo tells us much about that post-independence moment and how Jamaica was poised to present itself to the outside world. The juxtaposition is telling, Watson, trained academically in Europe, would go on to become one of the founders of an artist group that pushed modernist artistic principles and an internationalist outlook in Jamaica. In contrast, Kapo, along with other self-taught artists, was already being celebrated as an icon of an indigenous Jamaican art tradition, the roots of which were said to be inspired by Africa. Carol Joan Crawford as a world icon sent a message at home and abroad that Jamaica had style. Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. | Partager |