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A Mobile Police Station is now open to the public. Police officers will be in full force near Heroes Park in Castries on a 24/7 basis. The mobile unit is expected to be a total game-changer for the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF). “This initiative came about as a result of the many cries that we’ve been hearing of late as it pertains to crime... with the tourists... as well as our citizenry,” Inspector Bridgette Algodel said on Monday. According to her, while the mobile unit is stationed in Castries, “it is subject to change as the need arises.” The unit will be manned by a diarist and members of the Traffic Department. “We will (also) see the deployment of ATVs from this location. You will be seeing constant patrols being done by members of the Marine Unit,” the inspector said, along with drone coverage. Inspector Lucius Small, Commanding Officer of the Special Services Unit, told reporters it was a historical day for the RSLPF. “The Special Services Unit will be there at all times to provide security for persons... around the City of Castries,” he said. The RSLPF is also hoping to foster trust with the public. “Our goal is to significantly reduce theft (and) to foster stronger relationships between law enforcement and the community encouraging a collaborative approach to safety. Also, to create an environment for residents and tourists to feel safe,” Inspector Anthea Louis stated. Chief Fire Officer, Ditney Downes, praised the Acting Commissioner for conceptualizing the idea. “The Commissioner of Police has taken a multisectoral approach to crime fighting and he has invited the Fire Department to be part of that strategy. We are very happy to partner with him,” he said. Furthermore, he stated, “In speaking to the Commissioner, I could see the determination to ensure that the crime situation is reduced to its lowest level possible. I have no doubt this initiative will bring success. The Fire Department will make all available resources within the department to ensure that this initiative is very successful.” Moving forward, he said, “We will continue that partnership with the Commissioner of Police and the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force to ensure that we have a safer Saint Lucia. We need to come down on the number of criminal activities that we currently face in this country and the Fire Service is determined to assist.” Prime Minister Philip J Pierre was full of praise for Acting Commissioner Verne Garde and the Fire Chief, saying: “It’s something that you see in other countries and we’ve spoken about it but as usual we always find the reason not to do it in terms of resources. For the Commissioner and Fire Chief to be so innovative to use what we have and to convert into a real serious asset coupled with the other assets that they have I think it’s really something we should be proud of.”Shares of Slate Office REIT ( TSE:SOT.UN – Get Free Report ) shot up 53.7% on Saturday . The company traded as high as C$0.65 and last traded at C$0.63. 754,588 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 748% from the average session volume of 88,969 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.41. Slate Office REIT Trading Up 53.7 % The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 329.26, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market capitalization of C$50.64 million, a PE ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$0.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$0.44. Slate Office REIT Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Slate Office REIT is an open-ended real estate investment trust. The REIT's portfolio currently comprises 43 strategic and well-located real estate assets located primarily across Canada's major population centres including one downtown asset in Chicago, Illinois. The REIT is focused on maximizing value through internal organic rental and occupancy growth and strategic acquisitions. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Slate Office REIT Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Slate Office REIT and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .WASHINGTON: For months US Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal - becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House. But defeat to Donald Trump in November’s election stripped the Democrat of a place in the pantheon of US presidents, and left America wondering what’s next for a politician whose meteoric rise has come crashing to an abrupt halt. After spending a few days in Hawaii following the disappointment of November 5, the 60-year-old former prosecutor has begun lifting the veil on her future ambitions. “I am staying in the fight,” she declared during a call with party donors, without elaborating on how that might look. Washington is abuzz with speculation over Harris’s next move, with some commentators predicting a bid for the governor’s mansion in her home state of California when Gavin Newsom vacates the premises in 2026. In the United States, governorships are prestige positions, since many states are the size of countries - California’s economy would be the world’s fifth largest - and the men and women who run them act as quasi-presidents. A full term or two governing California - which has only ever been led by white men - would be a fitting culmination to a trailblazing career in which Harris has shattered multiple glass ceilings. She has longstanding relationships with local officialdom and much of the infrastructure already in place, as it was only seven years ago that she left the California attorney general’s office to become a US senator. But leading the country’s most populous state would also give Harris “an enormous platform” to reassert herself as a political heavyweight on the national stage, notes political scientist Julian Zelizer, a professor at Princeton University. ‘Lost faith’ If Harris used statewide office as a springboard back to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, she would be embarking on a well-worn route. Sixteen presidents have been governors before entering the White House, including Republican Ronald Reagan, one of the most popular, who ran California in the late 1960s and early 70s. But Democrats were faced with a painful reckoning after Harris lost every swing state and Trump made advances with practically every section of the electorate - and she is far from an automatic choice to lead her party into the next election. “The challenge is that once you lose, and are part of a loss this big, many in the party (lose) faith that you can win again in a big matchup,” Zelizer told AFP. Two years as California governor would be considered an unusually short tenure in any case and some analysts believe that if Harris intends to run in the Golden State she would have to put off her presidential ambitions until at least 2032. Newsom, who has been California’s governor since 2019, has been identified as a potential Harris rival in four years, along with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Another possible option for Harris would be to continue in politics without necessarily holding office. — AFP Democrat Bill Clinton’s vice-president Al Gore provides the exemplar, after losing to George W. Bush but remaining in public life anyway as an environmental crusader. In 2006, Gore’s documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth” played a major role in raising awareness of the rapid pace of global warming. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, the veteran Democrat is now training climate ambassadors around the world. — AFP

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Roivant Sciences Ltd. ( NASDAQ:ROIV – Get Free Report ) COO Eric Venker sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.49, for a total transaction of $1,149,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 595,580 shares in the company, valued at $6,843,214.20. The trade was a 14.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website . Eric Venker also recently made the following trade(s): Roivant Sciences Stock Down 1.7 % Roivant Sciences stock opened at $11.80 on Friday. Roivant Sciences Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.69 and a 12-month high of $13.06. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $11.91 and its 200 day moving average is $11.52. The company has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.25. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Roivant Sciences from $12.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Roivant Sciences in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Roivant Sciences in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roivant Sciences has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.93. Get Our Latest Stock Report on ROIV About Roivant Sciences ( Get Free Report ) Roivant Sciences Ltd., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of medicines for inflammation and immunology areas. The company provides Vants, a model to develop and commercialize its medicines and technologies focusing on biopharmaceutical businesses, discovery-stage companies, and health technology startups. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Roivant Sciences Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Roivant Sciences and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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