CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, May 20, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — One of Nevis’ long-serving community/welfare group, the Nevis Blind Light and Visually Impaired Society, will be hosting a luncheon on Wednesday May 25 to raise funds to support three scholarship holders. “We have been giving scholarships for a few years now,” explained President of the Society, Ms […]
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A young Queensland family is seeking answers after their six-year-old son died just hours after being discharged from a hospital in Brisbane's south.
Hiyaan Kapil had been feeling unwell and experiencing stomach pains for several days before he was taken to an emergency room in Logan, south of Brisbane, last night.
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The boy's family said Hiyaan spent four hours in hospital, where he was vomiting, before he was discharged at 10pm.
The family says he was still in pain when he collapsed to the floor of their home just two hours later.
Hiyaan's father drove the young boy straight back to the hospital but it was too late to save the boy.
Family friend Rajbir Gill said Hiyaan was an active little boy with no previous health issues.
"He was very happy as a child," Gill said.
"Very naughty, always happy."
"I just got a call in the morning, 2'oclock… 'he's not with us'."
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Hiyaan's friends and family now want to know what went wrong and why their son was discharged from the hospital.
"We want to know what happened, that's the only question," Gill said.
"We don't want to blame we don't want to claim anything… we don't need it because we can't get him back.
"The only important thing we lost. He's not with us."
Queensland Health did not respond to 9News' request for comment by the time of publication.
Neighbours say they are shocked the young boy is gone, and are also mourning the loss of the Bethania Lutheran college student.
"He was a great kid, he'll be sadly missed," a neighbour said.
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Iconic Australian brand Alvey Reels will close after more than 102 years in business creating its signature fishing reels.
Announcing the shutdown in emails to shoppers and on social media, the company said "drastic cost increases" in raw materials as well as global supply chain issues were proving to be too expensive to remain in business.
Alvey will cease production at its Carole Park facility in Queensland on June 30th, where it has been since 1978.
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"After announcing in 2019 that Alvey Reels was going into its centenary year of 2020 with a bright outlook and emerging global markets, Alvey Reels has seen significant export market growth, product innovation and expansion," owner Con Athans said.
"The ability to source raw materials together with drastic cost increases, significant and increasing domestic and global supply chain logistics issues, and coupled with Covid 19 disruptive staff shortages, Alvey Reels has made the difficult decision that production at the Carole Park facility is no longer sustainable, and to cease manufacturing effective 30th June 2022."
The business said it was sitting on "significant supplies" of stock, which it will sell the entirety of.
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Phones at its Carole Park facility will be diverted to an answering service while warehouse, dispatch and administration staff will remain on roster until early 2023 to help fulfil the businesses' final sales.
"We at Alvey Reels deeply regret this difficult decision, and whilst we commit to supplying as many of our products as we can for as long as we can, our immediate priorities are our loyal staff, our dedicated retailers and passionate supporters and customers," Alvey said in a statement.
"On behalf of the Alvey Team, we thank you all for your 102 years of support."
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The demise of Alvey comes almost five years after the business was saved from the brink of collapse.
In July 2017 Bruce Alvey – a direct descendant of the man Charles who founded the business in 1920 – announced that Alvey Reels would be closing down due to low sales.
An outpouring of nostalgia and support following the announcement filled enough orders to keep the business alive for another 12 months.
When the company came near to collapsing in 2017, many theorised that because the original reels were built so well customers never needed to buy another.
It then attracted investment from businessman Con Athans, who revived the business and expanded its product line to include different types of fishing reels and high-end apparel.
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A uniquely Australian product, the iconic side cast reels (occasionally dubbed the "dog's dish" or "knuckle buster") produced by Alvey were renowned for their durability and longevity.
Unlike high-end spin and overhead reels, Alveys could be dropped in sand and water without affecting their operation, proving popular with beach and rock anglers.
If fishermen were unlucky enough to break their Alvey, a call to the business would often be received by a descendant of Charles Alvey himself.
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Former TV presenter Andrew O'Keefe has been granted bail by the New South Wales Supreme Court.
The 50-year-old will be released from Silverwater jail on the condition he immediately checks into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre and stay there full time for at least six months.
O'Keefe had been in custody since he was arrested in January and charged with assaulting and choking a woman.
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In February he pleaded guilty to a separate charge of drug possession.
Other bail conditions from today's ruling include not drinking alcohol or taking any drugs – prescription or otherwise – that are not prescribed by a doctor, and that he must undergo drug testing.
O'Keefe must also see a psychiatrist once a week, a psychologist twice a week and take all medications prescribed to him.
He will next appear in court on June 20.
O'Keefe, well known for hosting the reality game show Deal or No Deal, was also a former ambassador for White Ribbon – an organisation that works to combat violence against women.
