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  • Driver killed, 28 in hospital as UK train collision probed

    Driver killed, 28 in hospital as UK train collision probed

    BEDFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) – A day after a devastating collision between two passenger trains outside Bedford, a town 55 miles north of Central London, UK transport and law enforcement investigators launched a full probe on Saturday to pinpoint what caused the incident that has already claimed one life and left dozens of passengers hospitalised. The crash, which unfolded on Friday afternoon, involved two London-bound services operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR) that were travelling along the same track, the company confirmed.

    In immediate response to the incident, UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander stressed that it remained too early to draw unsubstantiated conclusions about the root cause of the collision, while committing to a full, transparent inquiry that would identify gaps and ensure critical safety lessons are implemented across the national rail network. British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi, updating reporters Saturday from the crash site, confirmed that the driver of one of the two trains was pronounced dead at the scene. To date, more than 80 injured passengers have received medical care at local hospitals, with 28 still admitted for treatment and nine remaining in critical condition, D’Orsi added.

    Joint investigation efforts are being led by specialist detectives from British Transport Police working alongside inspectors from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the national body tasked with probing rail safety incidents, to piece together a full timeline of the crash and identify contributing factors. Buckingham Palace issued a public statement shortly after the incident confirming that King Charles III was greatly saddened by the tragedy, extending his deepest sympathies to the family of the deceased driver and all passengers who have been harmed.

    Firsthand accounts from survivors paint a chaotic picture of the moments immediately after the collision. Paul Cavin, a passenger on the leading train, told the BBC that the train had come to a stop before being struck hard from behind by the second service. “There were people injured on my carriage,” Cavin said, noting he saw multiple wounded people evacuating the wreckage, many with visible traumatic injuries including broken facial bones. Another survivor, Brett Byatt, told BBC Radio he felt a sense of surrealism in the hours after the crash, but that feeling had quickly shifted to unmoored anger over the incident.

    “I don’t know at whom [the anger is] directed,” Byatt said, “But it’s more about the fact we’ve got one of the oldest railway networks and signal failures happen a lot… Why wasn’t that signalled to my train?” To date, officials have not confirmed whether signalling faults contributed to the collision, and have declined to comment on ongoing speculation ahead of the full probe.

    Emergency services deployed a massive rapid response to the crash site immediately after the incident. The East of England Ambulance Service confirmed Saturday that a total of 11 passengers sustained very serious injuries, 32 suffered serious wounds, and 56 others were treated for minor injuries. In total, the service dispatched more than 20 ground ambulances, six air ambulances, and specialist hazardous area rescue teams to extract trapped passengers and provide urgent on-site care. Local fire and rescue services also mobilised more than 20 specialist vehicles, with over 70 firefighters and officers working at the peak of the rescue operation.

    Will Rogers, managing director of train operator EMR, described the incident as “a profoundly sad day for the railway community.” “We are deeply saddened that our driver has tragically died, and a number of other people have suffered injuries,” Rogers said, speaking from the crash site alongside senior emergency and government officials. He confirmed that the company is offering full cooperation and support to the ongoing RAIB investigation, and is supporting affected staff and passengers.

    Major train collisions remain a relatively rare occurrence on the UK’s national rail network, though this incident joins a small number of high-profile fatal crashes in recent years. In September 2023, a collision at the Aviemore station on Scotland’s Strathspey Railway – a privately run heritage railway separate from the national public transit network – left several people injured after a moving train collided with a stationary carriage. In August 2020, an Aberdeen-to-Glasgow passenger service derailed near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland after a rain-triggered landslide swept across the tracks, killing three people and injuring six more. In 2023, Network Rail, the government-owned body that manages the UK’s national rail infrastructure, pleaded guilty to safety failings connected to the Stonehaven incident and was fined £6.7 million ($8.4 million).

  • Man found dead under pear tree in Mandeville

    Man found dead under pear tree in Mandeville

    MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Local law enforcement is investigating an unexpected late-night fatal accident that unfolded on Jackson Drive in the town of Mandeville, where an unidentified man is presumed to have fallen to his death while harvesting avocados, locally known as avocado pears, on private property.

    The man’s body was discovered early Saturday morning by the homeowner of the plot, where the incident took place. First responders found the victim, described as a dreadlocked man, lying on his back directly beneath the avocado tree where he had been picking fruit. Several full crocus bags, stuffed to capacity with freshly harvested avocados, were recovered just a short distance from the body. Investigators also noted a broken tree branch at the scene, leading authorities to suspect the branch gave way under the man’s weight while he was climbing to reach higher-hanging fruit.

    At the time of the initial report, police had not yet released any information confirming the man’s identity, nor had they reached out to next of kin. The victim was documented as wearing grey sweatpants, a brown outer sweater and a red undershirt at the time of the incident.

    Following an initial examination of the scene and available evidence, detectives have formally categorized the death as a death by misadventure, a classification used for fatalities that occur during a voluntary, risky activity where the outcome results in accidental harm.

  • Temperature Weekend weather forecast for the Dominican Republic

    Temperature Weekend weather forecast for the Dominican Republic

    The Dominican Republic’s national meteorological agency, the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INDOMET), has released a detailed two-day weather forecast outlining shifting atmospheric conditions across the country this weekend.

    On Saturday, forecasters say persistent eastward trade winds will carry moist air across the region, spurring developing cloud cover that will trigger scattered rain showers across multiple eastern and central provinces. The areas expected to see the highest chance of precipitation include La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Hato Mayor, Samaná, María Trinidad Sánchez, and the wider Santo Domingo metropolitan area.

    Moving into Saturday afternoon, INDOMET notes that a combination of daily temperature cycles – which drive convection as land heats up – and lingering moisture from a weak upper-atmosphere trough will create favorable conditions for isolated local rain showers, with the potential for severe thunderstorm activity. This active weather is expected to persist from the afternoon through the early overnight hours, with the highest concentration impacting Monte Plata, Sánchez Ramírez, Elías Piña, and the northern border province of Dajabón. For all remaining regions of the Dominican Republic not mentioned, conditions will hold mostly sunny and unseasonably warm through the end of Saturday.

    Looking ahead to Sunday, the approaching weather systems will bring increased precipitation across wider swathes of the country. A new tropical wave moving toward the island, paired with an upper-level trough, will boost atmospheric moisture and cloud formation across the nation. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, becoming most widespread during the afternoon hours and continuing through the first part of Sunday night. The regions facing the greatest frequency of storm activity include southeastern provinces, the Central Mountain Range, and the country’s entire border region with neighboring Haiti.

  • LETTER: Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace & the Society

    LETTER: Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace & the Society

    Across workplaces and broader communities, a quiet crisis of unfair treatment toward people living with mental health challenges is gaining long-overdue attention. Multiple informal reports and on-the-ground observations have documented repeated cases of bias and mistreatment targeting individuals who manage mental health conditions or navigate acute mental health crises, often at the hands of their own colleagues.

    Mental health struggles do not discriminate by profession, income bracket, background, or age – they touch every corner of society. Most people can name at least one person, whether a close connection or a distant acquaintance, who is quietly grappling with these challenges away from public view. A wide spectrum of triggers can spark mental health distress, from unmanageable workplace burnout and the grief of personal loss to crippling financial strain and other unexpected life upheavals, many of which remain hidden from outside observers.

    The treatment that many of these individuals face in professional settings is both deeply unjust and alarming. Being met with mockery, harmful gossip, and implicit or explicit bias simply for experiencing a mental health episode does more than erode a person’s sense of dignity at work. It also creates a crippling barrier that stops people from reaching out for the life-saving support and care they need, trapping them in cycles of silence and distress.

    To reverse this harmful trend, workplaces and community institutions must center empathy, intentional understanding, and radical inclusivity as core values. Mental health status must never be used as a justification for discrimination or social exclusion. Instead, all spaces should be cultivated to be safe, supportive environments where every person feels respected, regardless of the mental health challenges they navigate.

    Currently, preliminary discussions are already underway around the development of a dedicated national mental health bill. There is widespread, cautious curiosity about how the proposed legislation will be structured, and whether it will deliver tangible progress on three critical fronts: reducing the persistent social stigma attached to mental illness, strengthening legal protections for the rights of people living with mental health challenges, and expanding access to affordable, accessible support services for all those who need them.

    As a collective society, the time has come to move beyond performative, selective compassion. We have a shared responsibility to extend consistent, unwavering empathy to all members of our communities, especially the most vulnerable among us who are navigating the isolation of mental health distress.

  • SEA opens all-male youth workshop amid concern over crime among boys

    SEA opens all-male youth workshop amid concern over crime among boys

    Against a backdrop of growing concern over rising youth violence, increasing encounters with the justice system, and shifting social pressures reshaping adolescence for Barbadian boys, the Social Empowerment Agency (SEA) launched a targeted all-male workshop for 12 to 16-year-olds Thursday at the 3Ws Pavilion on the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies.

    Titled *The Blueprint: Designing the Man You Want to Be*, the initiative brought together cross-sector experts ranging from local law enforcement and drug counselling specialists to healthcare providers, legal representatives, probation officers and educators. The collective goal is to arm at-risk young males with practical tools to navigate an increasingly complex and risky social landscape that looks far different than it did just a generation ago.

    SEA Deputy Chairman Carl Applewhaite explained that the workshop was intentionally designed to create a judgment-free, safe space where young men can feel seen, supported, and heard, aligned with the agency’s community-centered mission. Drawing a connection to local Barbadian culture, he noted that the agency’s acronym SEA sounds identical to the Bajan phrase “we see you” — a core promise from the prime minister that the social service body would remain rooted in local identity and priorities.

    Applewhaite emphasized that the challenges facing young Barbadians have shifted dramatically in recent years, requiring a new approach to intervention. “We are fighting a different fight in 2026 than we did years ago,” he said, pointing to escalating peer pressure, worsening mental health crises, a widespread scourge of violence, and a host of overlapping stressors that disproportionately harm young male adolescents. The workshop forms part of a broader systemic effort to address the root causes of youth delinquency, rather than just responding to its outcomes, with a key objective of dismantling automatic, survival-driven responses that often lead to violent behavior and criminal justice involvement.

    Roseann Richards, Director of SEA’s Social Care Delivery and Support Directorate, added that the workshop marked the conclusion of the agency’s five-part stakeholder workshop series, developed specifically in response to alarming local trends involving adolescent boys. She noted the timing of the event is particularly critical, as Barbados has recorded a steady increase in the number of boys under 18 coming into conflict with the law.

    Drawing on decades of experience working with local children and families, Richards voiced deep concern over growing disconnection among many young boys, noting a troubling pattern of disengagement from family, community social structures, formal education, and positive extracurricular activities such as sports and community groups. She also highlighted rising rates of harmful behavior among underage males, including underage smoking and drinking, and peer bullying. Richards urged participants to reject rigid, harmful stereotypes of masculinity that force young men to suppress their emotions, encouraging them to open up to trusted adults about feelings of happiness, sadness, and frustration rather than bottling up their experiences. She stressed that consistent access to positive role models and strong mentors is critical to guiding boys through a healthy transition to adulthood.

    Jakeem Sealy, a social worker in SEA’s Child Care Unit, reiterated that the initiative was tailored specifically to the unique, on-the-ground realities facing young male Barbadians. “We recognise and understand that in Barbados, as we are all aware, the crime rate among boys 18 and under is extremely high,” he explained. One core session of the workshop explores the well-documented link between childhood trauma and adverse behavioral outcomes later in life, helping young people connect their past experiences to their current actions. A central takeaway for participants is the message that emotional vulnerability is not a weakness for men: it is okay to cry, feel pain, express sorrow, and seek support, with dedicated safe spaces available in schools and communities for young men to share their experiences without judgment.

    Roger Husbands, founder and chairman of local support organization Drug Education Counselling Services (DECS), focused his contribution on teaching participants how to identify and resist unhealthy social influences. He explained that while some peer pressure can be positive, much of what pushes young men toward harmful behavior goes unrecognized, and the workshop helps boys clearly distinguish between positive and negative pathways. Husbands encouraged participants to trust their own judgment and take ownership of their paths, noting “You don’t have to follow the path, you can be your own lone wolf.”

    Presenter Paul “Ras Simba Akoma” Rock led a session focused on redefining masculinity and teaching practical emotional self-control. He challenged the common cultural narrative that frames violence as a core trait of manhood, explaining that true strength means having the capacity for violence but intentionally choosing non-violent responses. Rock emphasized the importance of teaching young men to recognize their personal emotional triggers, understand when their emotions are out of balance, and develop practical strategies to regulate their responses — a critical skill in a cultural environment that often normalizes and glorifies chaotic violence. “If we want to prepare boys to be men, we have to let them understand their own capacities to be violent and to control it in the midst of an environment that sort of encourages chaotic violence and representations of that violence,” he said.

    Unlike traditional intervention programs that rely on one-sided lectures, the workshop is structured around a collaborative “shoulder-to-shoulder” engagement model that encourages open discussion and participation. Core topics covered include the link between child maltreatment and brain development, digital safety, navigating peer pressure, rethinking harmful norms of masculinity, and improving mental health outcomes. Per SEA’s program outline, overarching goals include helping participants identify their personal emotional triggers, dismantle harmful stereotypes about manhood, resist negative peer and online influences, understand the long-term consequences of their choices, and build healthy habits for digital engagement. Ultimately, officials say the program seeks to empower adolescent boys to move beyond being passive followers of destructive social norms and grow into proactive, engaged young men who contribute positively to their families and communities across Barbados.

  • Moroccan footballer Hakimi to be tried in France for rape, appeals court says

    Moroccan footballer Hakimi to be tried in France for rape, appeals court says

    In a development that has rocked the global football community, a French court formally confirmed on Friday that Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco national team captain Achraf Hakimi will face trial on rape charges. The 27-year-old star player, who was preparing for Morocco’s second World Cup qualifying match against Scotland on the same day the ruling was handed down, has repeatedly rejected the accusations against him and says he is ready to clear his name in court. Hakimi took to social media platform X following the court’s announcement to restate his denial, noting that the upcoming proceeding will finally give him the opportunity to present his side of the story directly.

    The case dates back to February 2023, when a 24-year-old woman filed a formal complaint with police in Val-De-Marne, a department southeast of Paris. According to initial police reports, the accuser—who has chosen to speak publicly for the first time under the pseudonym “Jeanne” in a recent article published by Mediapart—says she met Hakimi on Instagram one month before filing the report. She claims she traveled to the footballer’s home via a taxi he ordered, where he allegedly assaulted her sexually without her consent. The accuser says she eventually escaped Hakimi’s residence after pushing him away and alerting a friend via text message, who then picked her up from the location.

    To date, court officials have not set an official start date for the trial, which will be held at the criminal court in France’s Hauts-de-Seine department. Fanny Colin, Hakimi’s defense attorney, emphasized that Friday’s ruling only confirms the case will proceed to trial, and does not indicate any finding of guilt. “This confirmation was expected. Nothing here says that he is guilty of anything, he remains steadfast in his defence,” Colin told reporters.

    For the accuser and her legal team, however, the court’s decision marks a significant milestone in the case. Rachel-Flore Pardo, the plaintiff’s lawyer, stated that the ruling has brought her client “relief and hope.” Speaking to Mediapart in her first public comments on the case this Thursday, the accuser explained why she chose to move forward with the legal process. “I wanted a trial to defend myself, to be heard,” she said, adding, “I want to explain myself. I want people to believe me.”

    As one of the highest-profile active footballers in Europe, Hakimi’s case has drawn intense international media scrutiny, with attention focused on how the legal process will unfold amid his ongoing club and international career.

  • This Day in History: 19 June 1971

    This Day in History: 19 June 1971

    In the early summer of 1971, a routine maritime voyage between two Caribbean islands turned into one of Grenada’s most devastating forgotten maritime disasters. On June 19, 1971, the City of St George — a wooden-hulled motor schooner constructed just six years earlier on Carriacou by local builder McLawrence and owned by D McFarlane of St George’s, Grenada — was traveling from Trinidad to Grenada carrying a full load of both passengers and cargo when an unexpected fire ignited in the vessel’s hold.

    The blaze spread rapidly across the wooden structure of the ship, engulfing the entire vessel in flames before any effective emergency response could be organized. In the chaos that followed, 22 people aboard the schooner drowned, among the victims the majority called Carriacou home: 13 victims were from that island, most hailing from the Windward district. One additional victim was from nearby Petite Martinique, while the remaining deceased were residents of mainland Grenada.

    A unique legal complication arose in the wake of the disaster, as the tragedy unfolded within Trinidad’s territorial waters. At the time, Grenada’s existing legal framework did not allow for official inquests into fatal events that occurred outside the nation’s borders. This left the victims’ families in limbo, unable to formalize death declarations to access estates, insurance benefits, and close out the legal affairs of their lost loved ones.

    To resolve this crisis for surviving relatives, Grenada’s government passed a targeted piece of legislation, Act No. 41 of 1972, on December 16, 1972. This law was specifically written to formally declare all victims of the City of St George disaster legally dead, clearing the legal barriers that had impacted grieving families. Today, more than half a century after the disaster, the only permanent memorial honoring the lives lost stands inside the Grand Anse Roman Catholic Church on Grenada.

    This historical account draws from archival records preserved in Beverley A. Steele’s *Grenada: A History of its People* and maritime wreck database The Wrecksite. This content does not reflect the editorial position of NOW Grenada, and the platform is not liable for contributor-provided statements and information.

  • Police Hunt Two Suspects After Robbery Ends in Shooting

    Police Hunt Two Suspects After Robbery Ends in Shooting

    A violent armed robbery at a All Saints Road construction site has left an innocent worker injured, with two perpetrators still evading law enforcement more than 24 hours after the incident unfolded.

    Local police confirmed the altercation took place shortly after 3 p.m. on June 12, when the two unidentified suspects targeted a man at the location. According to initial police accounts, the pair successfully stole an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry from their intended victim before attempting to make a quick getaway.

    The situation turned dangerous during the suspects’ escape, when shots were fired into the area. A stray bullet struck a nearby construction worker in the lower abdomen, leaving the innocent bystander wounded in the crossfire.

    Emergency responders transported the injured worker to a local medical facility for immediate treatment. Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the worker suffered only a minor injury, and no further life-threatening complications have been reported as of the latest update.

    Authorities have launched a full criminal investigation into the armed robbery and shooting, and are currently working to identify and locate the two at-large suspects. No additional details about potential descriptions of the pair or a timeline for arrests have been released to the public as the investigation remains active and ongoing.

  • National Trust Act violated at historic Fort Zeelandia during Independence Flag Raising

    National Trust Act violated at historic Fort Zeelandia during Independence Flag Raising

    Last updated Friday, 19 June 2026, a leading urban and regional planning expert has sounded the alarm over severe, avoidable risks to Fort Zeelandia, a nearly 300-year-old brick heritage site on Guyana’s Fort Island in the Essequibo River, following unregulated activity tied to last month’s 60th independence anniversary flag-raising ceremony.

    Dr. Allyson Stoll, a United States-trained city and regional planning specialist, outlined multiple harmful interventions that have already compromised the fragile 1749 structure in comments to Demerara Waves Online News. Pre-ceremony grading work stripped topsoil from areas adjacent to the fort’s historic structures, and bulldozers cleared a stand of mangroves – a critical natural habitat for native birds and marine species that also helped stabilize the fort’s surrounding soil.

    During the evening ceremony, no officials were present to enforce heritage protection regulations set by Guyana’s National Trust. Witnesses observed members of the public climbing, sitting, walking and jumping across already weather-worn sections of the brick fort, while uniformed Disciplined Services personnel stood on the structure’s upper level.

    Stoll emphasized that allowing foot traffic and weight-bearing activity on the fort’s historic brick revetments and earthen ramparts is never acceptable, given the site’s advanced age and fragile condition. “The entire section can collapse inward or outward, especially after the removal of vegetation that held the outer revetment in place,” she explained. “Bricks can become dislodged individually or in entire sections. The situation is already made worse by the fact that many loose bricks have previously been stolen by island residents to use as foundation material for private homes.”

    Guyana’s National Trust has posted an official warning sign near the fort, stating that anyone who damages the protected site can face a fine of GY$130,000 and a court order to cover all costs of repairs. This mandate is formalized under the National Trust Act, which specifies that any person who disturbs, damages, or interferes with a national monument without written approval from the National Trust is liable on summary conviction to the six-figure fine, plus additional court-ordered compensation for restoration work.

    A gaping lack of prior structural assessment has compounded risks, Stoll noted. No comprehensive scientific analysis has ever been completed to map the fort’s current condition, leaving experts unable to confirm whether load-bearing walls remain stable, whether burrowing animals have weakened substructures, or whether the original 1740s iron bracing used to hold the brick walls in place is still intact.

    In addition to unauthorized activity during the event, Stoll condemned unapproved pre-ceremony construction work that saw tons of river sand dumped and compacted across the fort site by heavy machinery. “It is absolute madness to introduce untested new materials to a centuries-old earthen fort that has never even been structurally studied,” she said. “Any qualified structural engineer would have immediately rejected this plan. There was no justifiable reason to put this irreplaceable heritage site at risk for a single ceremonial event.”

  • Bewoners Houttuin vragen DNA opslag radioactieve bronnen op te schorten

    Bewoners Houttuin vragen DNA opslag radioactieve bronnen op te schorten

    On a Thursday in mid-June, community activists and local residents from Houttuin and its surrounding residential areas delivered a formal petition to Suriname’s National Assembly (DNA), calling for immediate intervention to halt a proposed radioactive source storage and contaminated material treatment facility planned for the Kuldipsingh industrial site in their neighborhood. The petitioners argue that the project’s potential threats to public health and the local environment have been woefully understudied, and demand a full, independent re-evaluation of the entire proposal before any construction proceeds.

    The petition was formally received by Ivanildo Plein, first deputy vice-chairperson of the National Assembly, during a brief suspension of the body’s public plenary session, with multiple sitting members of parliament present to acknowledge the community’s concerns. It bears the signatures of hundreds of stakeholders, including prominent local organizers Maggie Schmeitz, Winston Stüger, and dozens of other long-term residents of Houttuin and adjacent neighborhoods.

    Beyond calling for a temporary suspension of all pre-construction activities and a complete project reassessment, the petition outlines four core demands: a mandatory reclassification of the project’s risk category, a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) conducted exclusively by independent, unbiased experts, and guaranteed meaningful community inclusion at every stage of future decision-making for the proposal.

    According to Schmeitz and Stüzer, the Suriname National Environmental Authority (NMA) incorrectly categorized the facility as a Category B Track 2 project, a classification that only requires a limited environmental analysis rather than a full EIA. After this initial classification, regulators approved moving forward with only a standalone environmental management and monitoring plan, which the residents note imposes far weaker scrutiny and stricter regulatory requirements than a full impact assessment.

    The petitioners emphasize that the storage and handling of radioactive sources, which fall under the category of radiological hazardous contaminants, belong to the highest risk classification under both national regulations and international safety standards. For this reason, a full independent EIA is not just requested, but legally and ethically required, they argue.

    The community also highlights that binding international nuclear safety guidelines require such high-risk facilities to be sited in remote, sparsely populated, geologically stable locations, at a safe distance from major drinking water sources and residential zones. The proposed Houttuin site fails to meet every one of these basic requirements, according to the petition. Residents also point to critical gaps in the existing environmental review: no comprehensive study of alternative locations, such as isolated industrial zones far from residential areas, was ever conducted, and there is no complete risk analysis mapping potential impacts to local soil, groundwater, and the long-term health of people living within proximity of the facility.

    In an additional revealing finding, the organizers note that residents only discovered through persistent questioning that the facility would not just store radioactive materials in hermetically sealed packaging. Workers will also regularly open these containers to adjust the sources in the on-site workshop, a detail that makes the project’s official description as a simple “storage facility” intentionally misleading, the petitioners say.

    Criticism is also leveled at the authors of the existing incomplete environmental report. The residents note the experts who prepared the document lack specialized training and credentials in nuclear engineering or health physics, meaning the report cannot serve as a credible or reliable foundation for a responsible final decision on the project.

    In response to the petition, Plein confirmed that the National Assembly has already taken note of the community’s concerns. The issue has already been discussed internally among parliamentary leadership, he said, and lawmakers will now work to identify a path forward that brings all relevant regulatory agencies together to address residents’ demands and reach a collaborative solution. Plein added that the petition will also be brought directly to the attention of the National Assembly’s president for further review.