1. Art and Diseño

FATHER AND SON
Thursday 29th January 2015
A n t i g u a
a n d
B a r b u d a
Vol.3
No.89
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LEFT HOMELESS
Minister secures CTO
debt reduction........pg 2
There’s an appeal on
in Barbuda for material
and other assistance for
a father and son whose
home was gutted by fire
on Tuesday.
The fire of unknown
origin destroyed the interior of the concrete
wall structure leaving
Devon Christian, 50
plus, and his teenage
son homeless. But the
Red Cross representative on Barbuda, Ricky
Michael, has launched
an appeal for material
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Disqualified from driving; duo fined.........pg 4
Teenagers forum &
scholarship fund pg 13
pg 23 For Voucher
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Tourism Minister secures CTO debt
reduction at Caribbean Tourism
Organisation Ministerial Meeting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –
Ahead of the opening of the annual
CHA Caribbean Marketplace convention in San Juan Puerto Rico,
The Honourable Asot Michael,
Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of
Tourism, Economic Development,
Investment and Energy caucused
with his fellow Caribbean Tourism
Ministers on the way forward for
the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO).
The regional body is tasked
with supporting the growth, development and marketing of regional
tourism under the “One Caribbean”
brand concept.
Minister Michael with Minister of TourMinister Michael noted the imism Gerald S. Hadeed of Trinidad and
portance
of supporting our own reTobago.
cont’d from pg 1
and other assistance for
the pair on social media.
Reports are that already,
there is positive response
to the appeal.
“The people of Barbuda are closed knit and we
look out for each other in
crisis such as this so naturally the people will come
together to support Christian and his son,” one official on the island told CT.
The police in Barbuda
are investigating the fire
as no one was at home
when it started.
The house that was destroyed by fire in Barbuda.
gional organisation in the face of
increased competition from other
regional Tourism bodies, such as
The “Vanilla Islands” which is a
grouping of Indian Ocean tourism
dependent countries.
This includes Madagascar, The
Maldives, The Seychelles, La Reunion, Mauritius, Comoros, and
Mayotte. The USA has a similar
type marketing drive promoting inbound tourism with “The American
Dream” concept.
Under the former UPP administration Antigua and Barbuda had
been delinquent with its financial
obligations to the regional body
from 2010 - until present.
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cont’d from pg 2
CTO
was
owed
outstanding
membership
arrears
totaling
USD$540,701, with a further USD $55,000 being
owed for marketing support.
An amendment, which
had been made to the CTO
constitution last September, effectively meant that
Antigua and Barbuda’s
CTO membership had expired due to non- payment
of its financial obligations.
This indebtedness to
a regional organisation is
glaring when this is juxtaposed against payment
in full by the former UPP
administration to a UK
based company for over
£849,000 for a web site
that has failed to deliver
on its critical components.
Within hours of the
meeting Antigua and Barbuda was able to make
good on its commitment
with confirmation that an
initial payment amount
Minister Michael with fellow Caribbean Regional Tourism Ministers
of USD$55,207.50 representing membership dues
to the CTO for 2010 and
2011. The amount represents
25% of the original sum of
USD$ 165,622.50 for the
two years in question.
Minister Michael was
able to successfully negotiate and get the CTO Min-
isters to agree a write-off
of 75% for the two years
combined. The Minister
also agreed with the CTO
to work out a payment
plan with a further substantial discount to clear
the remaining areas.
In concluding his presentation, Minister Michael took the opportunity
to thank the CTO for their
support of the destination
over the years and pledged
a renewed and tangible
commitment from Antigua and Barbuda to support the activities of this
regional
organization,
which is a critical part of
the regional integration
process.
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Joel Cuffy.
Kendal Xavier
Phillip disqualified from driving; duo
fined for larceny
Kieron Phillip, 32 of
Rolston Street, Ottos was
disqualified from driving
in the St. John’s Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Philip appeared before Magistrate Wason
charged with Dangerous
Driving, Driving without
a valid Driver’s License
and without Insurance. On
the charge of Dangerous
Driving, he was disqualified from holding a Driver’s License for 3 years; in
default serve 3 months in
prison.
On the charges of
Driving without license
and insurance, he was
sentenced to two 3 months
prison sentences. His sen-
tences will run concurrently. Philip is currently
serving a 4 years prison
term for robbery.
Additionally,
Joel
Cuffy and Kendal Xavier
both of Potters appeared
before Chief Magistrate Walsh on Tuesday,
charged with Larceny and
Receiving.
Cuffy
was
fined
$1,000 forthwith for larceny of a cellular phone.
In default he would serve
8 months at Her Majesty’s
prison. Kendal Xavier on
the other hand was ordered to pay a similar fine
of $1,000 forthwith for receiving a cellular phone.
In default he would serve
Kieron Phillip
18 months in prison.
Finally, police have
recovered the motor bus
attached to the National
School Bus System that
was reported stolen.
Motor Bus G1380 was
found in the parking lot of
Marina Bay Hotel located
at Dickenson Bay around
5 pm Tuesday. Eric Burton of Villa is arrested in
connection with the matter.
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Campaigning heats up in Barbuda
The people of Barbuda are
bracing for an intense Local Government elections due in March
as a proposal by American movie
icon, Robert DeNiro, to develop a
multi-million dollar project on the
island takes center stage.
The island’s two main political
parties, the Antigua and Barbuda
Labour Party and the Barbuda People’s Movement say they support
the project, but some BPM members have voiced concern over some
aspects of the proposed lease agreement.
DeNiro is partnering with James
Packer, son of the late Australian
mogul, Kerry Packer, to take over
the K-Club’s 99-year lease, but they
want additional time on the lease as
well as additional lands.
The ABLP has mobilized support on the island for the project and
so far it has passed the first hurdle,
the consent from the Village Council giving the Barbuda Council the
green-light to proceed with the negotiations with the group. At meeting this month attended by scores of
villagers, there was overwhelming
support for the US$250 million dollar project that is expected to transform the island.
Senator Adrian lee off the ABLP
says the majority of Barbudans want
the project although he conceded
that a small, but vocal, minority
has been trying to mobilise support
against the project.
He says the Barbuda Minister,
Hon. Arthur Nibbs, has sought to allay some of their concerns in meetings with residents. However, he
noted that the proposal by the group
is just that a proposal as nothing is
signed.
According to Lee the people
of Barbuda will have their say on
the project when the full proposal
comes before the Village Council.
For the BPM, prospective candidate Leroy Gore, says his party
wants the project as they are for development on the island. He however says they are some aspects of the
lease that they want re-negotiated…
particularly the length of the new
lease. He says his party wants to be
part of those discussions.
Now that the Council elections is just weeks away, Lee said
the ABLP intends to strengthen its
grip on the Council by wining additional seats. Two of the seats held
by the BPM are up for re-election
in March, but the candidates, Dorcas Beazer Williams and Sibley
Charles, have indicated that they
will not be contesting the seats. The
BLP held a primary last night to select its candidates.
The ABLP’s slate of candidates
are Senator Lee, Emrick John, Robbie Burton, a female candidate, and
Wesley Beazer. The BPM’s slate of
candidates are Trevor Walker, Fabian Jones, Nadia Harris and Salim
Cephas.
Optimist Club of St. John’s to Sponsor
Oratorical Contest for Students
The Optimist Club of
St. John’s is encouraging
all students to speak their
minds on the topic “How
My Optimism Will Help
Me Press On To ‘Greater Achievements For The
Future’?” for the 2015
Optimist International Oratorical Contest. The contest will be held on Saturday 21st March, 2015.
Winning speeches will
be selected based on content and presentation.
In addition, the winners will receive prizes
and the opportunity to represent Antigua and Barbuda at the Optimist District
Oratorical Contest in Jamaica on 18th April, 2015.
Students who are under the age of 19 are eli-
gible and particularly encouraged to participate.
Last year’s contest was
deemed a success and presented many opportunities
for the winners from the
Sir McChesney George
Secondary School.
“As they prepare for
their future, many of our
local students need experience expressing their
thoughts and opinions to
an audience”, Club President Ashaki Goodwin
said.
“The Oratorical Contest challenges them to do
just that.
“In this way, our club
hopes to bring out the best
in each of them and help
them achieve their goals
for the future.”
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Thanks to Venezuela and China, America
rediscovers its old Caribbean friends
We regard as important
the United States Government’s hosting of Monday’s
Caribbean Energy Security
Summit led by Vice-President Joseph Biden and
attended by several prime
ministers from the 16 countries of the region.
There were also useful discussions on climate
change and mobilising investment for the energy
sector involving a panoply of branches of the US
Government, international
financial institutions, notably the World Bank and
from the Caribbean, in particular, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
The United States finally
reacted to the increased influence of Venezuela and
China in the Caribbean.
The US shift from be-
nign oversight to a more
active engagement moved
from drawing board to implementation following the
visit of President Xi Jinping of China to Trinidad in
June 2013. Mr Biden visited the Caribbean region in
May 2013 and realised that,
during the last decade, it
had become dependent on
subsidised oil from Venezuela and development aid
from China. The US was
content to have Venezuela
and China share the permanent burden of bailing out
the failed economies of the
Caribbean but US action
has now been galvanised
by the possible downsizing
of PetroCaribe.
President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly assured
the governments of the
Caribbean which benefit
from the PetroCaribe that
Venezuela has no intention
of terminating the facility.
Indeed, earlier this month
he described the significance of PetroCaribe as a
“guarantee of peace, stability, mutual benefit, shared
development, and fair commerce shared by the entire
Caribbean”.
However, despite the
reiterations of Venezuela’s
commitment to maintain
PetroCaribe, there have
been persistent rumours
and continuing speculation
that the parlous state of the
Venezuelan economy, compounded by the collapse
of oil prices, could force a
cutback or less generous
terms. A prolonged collapse of oil prices could
sink an economy already in
a deep recession or Caracas
could be forced to commit
its exports to China to meet
its debt obligations.
The US, while understanding that China’s growing presence in the Caribbean region is in no way
contesting US suzerainty,
nor is it part of their global geo-political jousting,
recognises the potential
erosion of US economic
prominence and political
influence. America is also
aware that there is no guarantee that China and Taiwan will continue to pour
aid into the Caribbean at
the same level as they have
done during the last decade.
This is something the Caribbean too needs to realise.
The Caribbean Energy Security Initiative represents a welcome, albeit
belated, enhancement of
US engagement in the Caribbean. It is a reassuring
signal that, despite US demands and preoccupations
across an increasingly
unstable world, it has not
forgotten its long-standing
neighbours and friends.
The financial and technical
resources to be provided
make this a tangible act.
Together with President Obama’s intended
changes in US foreign policy towards Cuba, it heralds
a closer US-Caribbean relationship. (Reprinted from
the Jamaica Observer)
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Free cloud storage for postpaid
mobile customers - New from LIME
LIME, the Caribbean’s only
full-service Telecommunications
company proudly launches My
Cloud; a new cloud storage service
that allows our mobile postpaid
customers, both existing and new,
to back up their most important
files, photos and documents safely
online.
My Cloud Free Storage is now
available across Antigua & Barbu-
da and is yet another way the company continues to add value for its
mobile postpaid customers.
My Cloud is a value-added
mobile virtual storage service that
allows you to easily upload, download and access photos, videos,
music and other digital files from
smartphones, tablets, iPhones and
PCs automatically and wirelessly,
via the cloud.
When customers sign up for a
LIME postpaid mobile data plan
they automatically get free, 3GB of
Cloud storage.
After completing the data plan
subscription, customers will be
sent an activation link to their My
Cloud service.
Existing customers simply need
to visit any LIME store, to activate
My Cloud on their accounts.
Julian Wilkins appointed Chair of CANTO
Kingston, Jamaica –
Julian Wilkins, Digicel
Group Head of Telecommunications Public Policy,
was yesterday appointed
as chair of the Caribbean
Association of National
Telecommunication Organisations
(CANTO),
the leading authority in
shaping information and
communication in the Caribbean.
Though Wilkins has
been on the board of CANTO since 2008, this is the
first time since CANTO’s
inception that a Digicel
senior executive has been
appointed chair.
He said; “I feel honoured to be appointed as
chair. I will continue to
work with all CANTO
members, large and small,
to find common ground
that will best serve the in-
dustry and our consumers
whilst ensuring open dialogue with all stakeholders.”
CANTO
facilitates
the development of ICT
solutions for the benefit of
members and other stakeholders in the Caribbean region which includes
training and workshops
as well as a major conference and trade exhibition,
which enable members to
network and share ideas.
Wilkins, who was educated in the UK, holds
a MBA from the Henley
Business School in General Management and Full
Telecommunications City
and Guilds qualifications.
He worked at British
Telecom for 18 years as an
engineer before returning
home to Antigua in 1994
to work for the Public Util-
Digicel Group Head of Public Policy Telecommunications
and Public Policy, Julian Wilkins was recently appointed as
Chair of CANTO, having served on its board as a director
since 2008.
ities Authority as an Operations Engineer. He was
first elected as a CANTO
Board Director representing the Antigua Public
Utilities Authority in 1998.
In 2000, as the PCS
Manager, he successfully launched the first GSM
mobile network in the English-speaking Caribbean
in Antigua.
He joined Digicel Trinidad and Tobago in 2006
as Operations and Maintenance Manager and transferred to Digicel Group in
2008.
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Antiguan Shanty Dwellers Ask if
Poverty Will Be the Death of Them
GREEN BAY, Antigua - It was early on a
Saturday morning and
there was no sign of life
in the community. The
shacks erected on both
sides of the old, narrow
road that winds through
the area are all surrounded by zinc sheets which
rise so high, it’s impossible to see what lies on the
other side.
But behind those
walls is a story of life on
the margins: poverty and
fear for women. In spite
of noticeable improvements in the overall quality of life in Antigua and
Barbuda, inequality and
deprivation continue to
challenge development,
with pockets of extreme
poverty in some areas.
For Cynthia James
and other women living
in this shoreline community on the outskirts
of the capital St. John’s,
hope is all but lost.
“A politician came
here once and called me
a dog,” James said as she
stood outside her gate
holding her one-year-old
grandson. “The politician
said all of us in here are
dogs and are not used to
anything good and we
will always be dogs. I
will never forget that.
When you get hurt you
never forget it.”
The two main political parties here hold differing views about the
level of poverty and unemployment in the country. The Antigua Labour
Party (ALP) has consistently placed the poverty level at around 35
per cent but the United
Progressive Party (UPP)
placed the percentage of
the working population
living on less than EC$10
a day at 12 per cent, the
lowest in the region.
“The highest is in
Haiti: 79 percent of the
population, that is eight
out of 10, live on approximately EC$10 a day.
Guyana, 64 percent; Suriname, 45 percent; Jamaica, 43 percent; Dominica,
33 percent; St Vincent &
the Grenadines, 33 percent; Grenada, 32 percent; St. Kitts, 31 percent;
Trinidad, 21 percent; St.
Lucia, 19 percent; Barbados, 14 percent; Antigua,
12 percent,” said former
legislator Harold Lovell,
citing World Bank figures. Lovell served as
minister of finance in the
former administration.
James, 53, does not
care much for the numbers being debated by
politicians. For year now,
she and the other women
living in this vulnerable
area have been watching a drain which runs
through the community wreak havoc on their
modest dwellings whenever it rains.
James, her 78-yearold mother Gertrude and
28-year-old daughter Terry-Ann Lewis, all live
on the same street. Their
biggest fear now is that
the drain, which runs
through the area, will one
day cause their deaths.
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“When I was a little girl they
would always come and clean out
the gutter, they would send the
prisoners to clean up the area, but
all of that has stopped,” James told
IPS. “Whenever the rain comes, it
floods my mother’s house, it floods
my house and it floods my daughter’s house.”
The dozens of families here
have thought about moving to safer
communities but they say they are
just too poor to relocate without assistance.
In 2014, the issue of poor
drainage that leads to flooding in
this and other communities across
the country came into focus with a
series of community consultations
led by the Environment Division.
Senior Environment Officer
Ruleta Camacho said the aim was
to establish a sustainable financing
mechanism and develop a climate
adaptation project that could bring
about significant changes to affected communities.
“Due to the impact of climate
change we are having exacerbated
drought and exacerbated rainfall
and we are having large amounts of
rain in a short amount of time and
what we need to do at this point is
to make sure our waterways and
drains can handle that volume of
water,” she said.
Terryann Lewis is anxiously
awaiting the commencement of the
promised project. She recalled her
brush with death on Oct. 13, 2014
when Tropical Storm Gonzalo
passed near Antigua, tearing roofs
from people’s homes and knocking
down trees.
For several hours, heavy rain
and strong winds lashed Antigua,
which bore the brunt of the storm as
it cut through the northern Leeward
Islands. Downed trees blocked
many island roads and people lost
power or reported that the storm
damaged, or in some cases destroyed the roofs of their homes.
“I went to sleep that night and
when I woke up, I was in water. I
had just come home from work and
I was tired so I just went to sleep
but when I woke up the whole place
was flooded. Everything gone; everything was soaked or washed
away. I lost everything and I had to
start fresh again,” Lewis told IPS.
“The gutter that runs through
this community collects waste
from all over the place so everything ends up right here in this
community.
“That gutter is going to kill all
of us; that is the only thing I can
tell you. The gutter is blocked so
whenever we have rain the water is
not free to run. The drain is clogged
up so the water quickly overflows.
Whenever it rains this whole area
is like a beach,” she added.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne,
whose administration came to
power just seven months ago, said
his government will focus on improving human development, putting people first. He has consistently said he intends to make Antigua
the region’s economic powerhouse,
a Singapore on the Caribbean Sea.
“We will focus on building our
human capital into internationally
competitive individuals capable
of driving the growth and social
development of our nation state,”
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Prime Minister, the Hon., Gaston
Browne intends to make Antigua the
region’s economic powerhouse.
Browne said.
“We will concentrate on youth
empowerment, providing our youth
with employment, the opportunity to own a piece of the rock under our land for youth programme,
a home under our home for youth
programme or his/her own business through a dedicated entrepreneurial loan programme, that will
commence in 2015 at the Antigua
& Barbuda Development Bank.
“Our main focus of human development will be through education and training. No one will be
left behind,” Browne added.
The International Monetary
Fund anticipates growth in Latin
America and the Caribbean in the
region of 2.2 percent for 2015. This
represents something of a rebound
for the region, as growth in 2014
was estimated to be 1.3 percent.
But whether that figure will
translate into improved living conditions for the poorest and most
vulnerable remains to be seen. (Reprinted from the Independent European Daily Express)
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Teenager’s Forum & Scholarship Fund
inaugurated in All Saints East & St Luke
Senator Colin James has
launched the Helping Hand Scholarship Fund while honouring more
than 50 young people at the inauguration of a Teenagers Forum in
the All Saints East & St Luke Constituency on Sunday, 25 January,
2015 at the John Hughes Playing
Field in Follies.
The ceremony also recognised
four individuals who have been
making outstanding contributions
to the development of sports and
community activities in their villages.
Senator James said the Teenagers Forum & Scholarship Launch
was conceptualised to assist children between ages 13-18 years
with their educational and career
development in the villages of All
Saints, Swetes, John Hughes and
Old Road.
He said the initiative was to
give students a sense of appreciation in recognition of their academic achievements for the past
12 months where top three students in their respective forms
will be honoured.
The concept and objectives
behind the Teenagers Forum &
Scholarship Fund are:
To honour students who performed outstandingly at Grade Six
Assessment, Secondary & Tertiary
levels for the past 12 months.
To recognise to top performing
students in the Sept-Dec. 2014 academic term.
To develop a meritocracy system for the students in All Saints
East & St Luke constituency.
To encourage students to do
their best at school.
To set-up a scholarship fund to
assist students with their academic
needs.
To create opportunities for
young people to excel in their chosen endeavours.
During the awards ceremony:
The Top 4 students – one from
each village – who finished among
the first 100 in the Grade Six Assessment to receive Laptops donated by Sen. Colin James. They
were Tanzania Samuel-Swetes-All
Saints Secondary School; Amard
Edwards-All Saints Village-Antigua Grammar; Amanda RolleJohn Hughes-Antigua Girls High
School; Yasmin Stoute-Old RoadAbout 40 vouchers for Android Tablets were presented to
top performing students at Secondary School level during the
first term sponsored Greenman
Paint of Canada with assistance
from State Insurance Corporation
and Townhouse Mega Store.
Ten bursaries to attend an
eight-week course in APPS & Mobile Game Design at the Antigua
& Barbuda Institute of Technology
(ABIT) organised by iLabGlobcont’d on pg 14
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al, an Antiguan venture,
were presented students
compliments Greeman
Paint of Canada.
Five
Smartphones
donated Digicel were
presented to Jamesha
Charles, Kadeem Anthony of Old Road, Nashea
Browne of All Saints,
K’Neil Coates of Swetes
and Javier Spencer of
John Hughes.
Levorne Carter and
Chevorn Burton, both
of All Saints Village,
who are attending the
Teacher Training Department, were named to
receive assistance from
the Scholarship Fund to
assist with their tuition
fees.
The unsung heroes’
awards recipients were:
Roosevelt Bridgewater, Organists & Musician, All Saints Village
For more than 50
years he has been inte-
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grally involved in music not only in his home
village of All Saints but
Antigua & Barbuda as
well. He is the devoted organists for the All
Saints Anglican Church
as well as other churches and choirs. He was a
founding and outstanding member of the Saints
Brothers band which
was a household name
in Antigua & Barbuda
in the 1970s & 80s. Mr.
Roosevelt Bridgewater
has never sought any accolade or reward and is
truly deserving of an unsung hero award.
Courtwright Pigott,
Businessman & Cricket
organizer, Swetes Village
He
has
played,
coached and organised
cricket in the village of
Swetes for the past 40
years and has done so
selflessly. He has encouraged a lot of young boys
to play cricket even at
a time when the game’s
popularity has waned. He
has also been instrumental in preparing pitches
and grounds for matches.
Mr. Courtwright Pigott is
another proud recipient
of an unsung hero award.
Pat Spencer, Community & Sports Organizer,
John Hughes Village
From a young age –
and he’s still relatively
young – has been heavily involved in sports
and community activities in John Hughes.
He has caused several
youngsters to play either
cricket or football among
other activities. He has
assisted all and sundry
as a professional land
surveyor without reward
or favour. Mr Pat Spencer, also known as Ipa, is
also the recipient of an
unsung hero award.
Vernon
Roberts,
Grassroots Sports Coach,
Old Road Village
He has devoted his
entire life to the coaching
of children from the tender age of five in cricket, football, track & field
and netball in Old Road.
He helped to develop the
talents of the late cricketer Alvin “Sparrow” Morris and footballer Terry
“Shifa” Browne among
others.
He has not sought remuneration for his efforts
although he deserved to
be. Mr. Veron Roberts,
also known as Jaffa, is
the fourth and honoured
recipient of the unsung
hero award.
The other sponsors
were Hakims Display
Centre, Cool & Smooth,
The Source, Kelsick Insurance, Roberts Construction, Hadeed Motors, Caribbean Premium
Motors, Civil Engineering & Associates, Chrissie’s Bakery, Brownie’s
Bakery, Island Provision
and Medicare Pharmacy.
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ABEC would like to advise the public that continuous registration has resumed in Barbuda. The Registration Units in
the other Constituencies will be phased in during the course
of this week. We are urging those qualified to register in Barbuda to do so this week so that their names will appear on the
Supplementary List, which will be published by February
15. Upon completion of claims and objections, their names
will be added to the Register of Electors for December 2014.
This will then become the Register for Elections for the upcoming Local Government Elections in March 2015.
The Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross in collaboration with the
American Red Cross has a First Aid App to launch.
The Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross wants the residents of
Antigua to know the importance of the App and the long
term benefits to our Society. What you can do in case of an
emergency or life threatening condition.
It also has the Red Cross history, activities, sponsors, and
quizzes. We would like the general public to be aware of the
App and feel free to download same, if you have an android
device such as a phone or a tablet kindly use the Android link
and you can use the iOS link for your iPhone device.
iOS devices: 3cu.be/shareatg
Android devices: 3cu.be/shareatg
If you have any questions contact Mr.Martin 723-7258 or
email [email protected] or [email protected]
Thank you for your attention and I look forward to your continued support.
Beginning immediately, the Christian Valley Agricultural
Station will no longer be conducting sales of plants, due
to the invasiveness of the Giant African Snail, plant sales
will be temporarily put on hold, until the snail population
has been considerably reduced. This is to prevent any other
transfer of the snails throughout the country.
The Emergency Medical Services EMS wishes to inform the
general public that training is available in the following, Basic Life Support BLS, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR,
and First Aid. For further details please visit the office on
Factory Road, west of the University of the West Indies open
campus or call 562-2434.
The General Public is hereby advised that licenses are being
issued by the St. John’s Development Corporation to persons who wish to ply their trade during the Valentine Season.
The recommended period is January 30, 2015 to February
14, 2015. Visit the office in the Heritage Quay area to apply
and be informed as to the Rules and Regulations stipulated
on the form.
PRE VALENTINES BLOCK FAIR, Saturday 7th of February, 2015; 4:00pm. Venue: The concrete Road (Hibiscus
road) leading to Burlin. Lots to eat and drink. Fun for the
entire family including Bungie Jump and Bounce Castle,
steel pan and other music carn done. Football match @ 4pm
(Over 40s will be doing their thing with the youngsters)
The Food and Agricultural Organization in collaboration
with the Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Center
would like to invite members of the public to a forest based
arts and craft display entitled “Créations de forêt” with a
special emphasis on “Botanical Jewelry”. The display will
feature some of our talented local artisans.
Please join us on Friday, 6th February from 12am-3 pm upstairs the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.
For more information: 778-8067/732-0053
Community members are invited to be a part of a special
Community meeting and E waste presentation on the benefits of recycling electronic waste. Let us all do our part to
protect our environment. Parham Community meeting will
be held at Parham Primary School on Thursday 29th January from 6 pm to 7.30 pm and Sea View Farm Community
meeting will be held at Sea View Farm Primary School on
Tuesday February 3rd from 6pm to 7.30 pm.
The Antigua Girls’ High School invites parents, friends and
old girls, to its 129th Anniversary Service and Prize Giving,
on Tuesday 3rd February, 2015, at 8:30 am at the Spring
Gardens Moravian Church.
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Thursday 29th January 2015
Wednesday’s Sudoku Solution
SUDOKU
C R O S S WO R D
Across
1. Film sleuth
5. Chowder or gumbo
9. Diamond complements
14. Mucho money
15. Legally invalid
16. Honshu city
17. ___ about (legalistic
phrase)
18. Sicilian landmark
19. True pal?
20. Amusement park prizes
23. Classic clown
24. Leprechaun-like
25. Cash register button
28. Agt. Scully’s employer
30. Digital displays
34. ‘’There was ___ woman
...’’
35. Zesty dip
37. Three sheets to the wind
38. Beaming
41. Corn holder
42. Precious ones
43. Certain Windows window
44. Ifs or buts partners
46. Storm center
47. Necklace parts
48. Postal credo word
50. Pure finish
51. It’s probably better not to
answer this
58. Completely lose it
59. Surrounding glow
60. Sommer of film
61. Comparable to a pig
62. Pre-discount price
63. Medicinal fluids
64. Sauce with basil
65. Major addition?
66. Nicholas was one
Down
1. Some Navy noncoms
2. Something dropped
3. Major league family surname
4. Spongelike toy
5. Allergic reaction
6. Surpass
7. Radius partner
8. Blueprint
9. Denier’s words
10. State since 1948
11. Filed item
12. Meagerly manages
13. Sack adjective
21. Threw in one’s cards
22. ‘’If only!’’
25. 1993 treaty, briefly
26. Layered bulb
27. Fixed a shoe, in a way
28. Laissez-___
29. Deli orders
31. Gridiron infractions
32. Dressed lavishly
33. Stoop parts
35. Rock rhythmically
36. Sauce source
39. Plow pioneer
40. Driver’s hurdle
45. Be short with
47. Bring into existence
49. ‘’___ a Nightingale’’
50. Popped
51. Finish second
52. Lugs
53. Chip’s partner
54. Throw in the towel
55. Martinique et Haiti
56. Creole vegetable
57. Like some misses
58. Separation
Thursday 29th January 2015
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DEAR LADY X HOROSCOPE
My wife and I have been
married for quite a while,
and our intimate life became
monotonous and unimaginative a long time ago. Over
the years I have suggested
we try things like role-playing and other non-extreme
variations during intimate
times. My suggestions were
met with rolling eyes and
retorts like, “I’m your wife,
not a hooker.” I finally gave
up and try to be content with
what we have together.
Then one evening she
surprised me and did one
of the things I had suggested. It was very nice and
she seemed to like it, too. I
didn’t know what to say to
her. “Thank you” somehow
seemed condescending. We
have done nothing like it
since.
I doubt if the answer is
in the etiquette books. What
should I have said to her to
let her know how much I
appreciated her loosening
up and hope it will perhaps
make her more comfortable
spicing things up in the future? -- ETIQUETTE ADVOCATE
DEAR ADVOCATE:
Praise is a powerful incentive. Flowers would have
been nice. But since you
didn’t send any, try this: Invite your wife out to dinner
at a nice restaurant. Tell her
how surprised and delighted
you were with the special
surprise she gave you. A
small gift to commemorate
the occasion couldn’t hurt
either.
A satisfying sex life is
all about communication,
and if my mail is any indicator, if more wives were
uninhibited in the bedroom,
there would be a lot less
business for the “professionals.”
Wednesday’s Crossword Solution
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Even though the glamour of
far-flung, fantasy achievements may keep stars in your
eyes and a fire in your belly,
it’s the small and reasonable
goals that will lead you to actual improvements.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Each person brings out something slightly different in
you. That’s why getting out
of your circle of friends and
loved ones is so crucial to
personal growth.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Why talk seriously about life?
The trifling matters don’t deserve such a heavy tone, and
the important matters are unbearable unless approached
with the levity of humor.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
If you don’t pass failure on
the way to success, you’re
not aiming for a significant
enough success. The game is
only fun when there’s a fair
amount of risk involved.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Your way with people will
get you deals, invitations and,
perhaps best of all, the truth
(if that’s what you want to
hear). It can be fun to know
the truth when you’re the
only one around who does.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You appreciate the
beauty of a good list, especially on a day like today when
there is so much you want to
do in so many different categories of life. List-making
will keep you organized.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Life is like a musical today
— people sing out when they
are filled with emotion. Well,
maybe they won’t exactly
sing, sing, but they’ll make
more noise to let you know
what’s important to them.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). The power is inside you.
Keep affirming this throughout the day because there will
be temptations to reach for
sources of power outside of
yourself that you do not need.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In
many environments, boldness is rewarded. Today’s environment calls for restraint.
Subtlety will be noticed. Believing in the power of small,
thoughtful moves takes a
kind of inner boldness.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Plan your next travel and
your mind will fly before the
rest of you into the adventure.
This will lighten your mood,
which is in danger of getting
bogged down with the sameness of recent days.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Don’t give in to the
group mind. It’s not wrong,
so much as it’s inferior to the
ideas you can come up with
if you sequester yourself in
a quiet place to think for a
while.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). It’s tempting to ask for
fewer problems, but you’ll
be better off with a “bring it
on” attitude. More problems
mean more solutions; more
solutions mean more capabilities. You’re destined for
greatness.
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Thursday 29th January 2015
Tryum, Young Warriors get huge wins
in ABFA Second Division on Monday
By Vanroy Burnes
Harney Motors Tryum leaders of
Zone A in the ABFA second division
was in a no nonsense mood on Monday and hammered Bethesda 8 goals
to nil at Cashew Hill.
The goals came from Karien
Samuel in the 3rd minute, Gavin Williams in the 35th minute, a double
strike from Sylvester Joseph in the
40th and 42nd minute, Otarie Floyd in
the 67th minute and a triple strike from
Dario Myers in the 57th, 65th and 70th
minute. The Tryum team still leads
the Zone with 52 points from their 19
matches.
There was also a big win for
Bailey’s Jeweler’s Young Warriors
against Johnsons Shot Guns by a margin of 6 goals to nil. Azarie Edwards
shot home 4 times in the 1st, 11th, 33rd
and 75th minute, while Martin Robinson scored in the 36th and Kenduka
Challenger in the 69th minute. Young
Warriors now moves to 24 points.
However there was no play in
the match Villa Lions versus 5ps due
to a goal post problem. However in
matches played on Wednesday Garden Stars beat Bargain Center Bendals
by a goal to nil. Mario Ralph scored
the lone goal in the 70th minute,
Bolans beat ABAYA also by
a goal to nil at Jennings; Jermaine
Browne scored the lone goal in the
79th minute. The win lifted Bolans
to 25 points. Herbert’s beat Police
2 goals to 1. Cecil Daley scored the
goal for Police, while Shaken James
and Joel Lynch scored a goal each for
Herbert’s in the 43 and 64th minute respectively.
Vila Lions beat Garden Stars 3
goals to nil. Juwan Ogarro scored
twice in the 28th and 49th minute and
N’ Gozie Harvey in the 54th minute.
Villa Lions now move to 49 points
from 18 matches.
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Thursday 29th January 2015
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Generation Next FC starts organized
Skillball (Futsal) movement
Generation Next Football Club (GNFC), starting
tomorrow, will introduce
ongoing Skillball (futsal)
tournaments across the
length and breadth of the
island.
The itinerant Skillball tournaments will be
staged on the last weekend of each month, on the
basketball courts in different communities, starting
with Ottos on January 30.
GNFC
co-founder
Ricky Santos said Skillball is a form of football
that makes the sport accessible to more young
players.
This initiative is serendipitous, Santos said,
noting that GNFC’s foray
into Skillball began with
a three-day tourney in
Gray’s Farm in December.
“We organized the
Gray’s Farm tournament
as a one-off event but the
response – and the impact
Notice from the Inland Revenue
Department (IRD)
All Residential Property Owners (to include land
and or house) who pay off their 2015 property tax
citation by June 30th, 2015 will get all their arrears
waived or wiped off.All ABST Registrants who are in
arrears are asked to pay the amount or make arrangements to pay the amount by March 31st 2015 and get
all penalty and interest waived.
29 January 2015
– was overwhelming,”
Santos said, recalling the
participation of over 40
teams, the zest players
brought to the event and
the spectator support. He
also noted one boy, barely
a teenager, admitting that
the ball court and Skillball are his escape from a
harsh reality.
“It’s another form of
football, and this makes
the game more inclusive
to all because most of the
youngsters in the various
communities have access
to the basketball courts;
and it speaks to our commitment to engender positive involvement,” Santos
said.
Each tournament will
focus primarily on getting
the involvement of teams
and youth in the community where the event is be-
Until 31 January 2015
ing held, Santos added.
Skillball (futsal) is
played on a smaller field
and on a hard court surface. It can be considered
a version of five-a-side
football. The difference
between Skillball and association football includes
the ball used, number of
players, the number of
substitutions and length
of games. There are also
variations in the rules
governing the clock, contact, time-outs, restarts,
offside, goal clearance,
kick-in, corner kicks and
more.
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Thursday 29th January 2015
2015 Inter-Schools, Cool & Smooth
Sponsored Basketball Tournment
Shoots off today at YMCA
By Vanroy Burnes
The
2015
Inter-Schools
Basketball
Program sponsored by
Cool & Smooth Shoots
off tomorrow Thursday at
the YMCA Complex. Coordinator of the program
Carl Boli Knight said he
is very excited about this
year’s program especially
with the return of Barbuda
teams.
Knight said a total of
26 teams will contest this
year’s program divided
into five categories which
includes Mini Primary
Mini Secondary, Junior
Boys and Senior Boys and
the Females. The program
is expected to climax at
the end of March during
which the playoffs and the
All Star day.
Coordinator Knight
Barbuda id back in the
Schools Basketball program and will contest the
Junior and Secondary
Boys. The other teams
taking part are Antigua
Grammar, Princess Margaret Secondary, Clare
Hall Secondary, St. Joseph’s Academy, The
Island Academy, St. Anthony’s Secondary, Otto’s
Comprehensive and St.
Mary’s Secondary in the
Boys.
The Christ the King
High School, the Antigua
State College, the Antigua
Girls High School and
Princess Margaret Secondary will contest the
Females. The Senior Boys
will make up Antigua
Grammar, Princess Margaret, The Antigua State
College, Clare Hall Sec-
ondary and Barbuda.
The Primary Division
will consist of Parham
Primary, Pares Primary,
Green bay Primary and
T.N. Kirnon Primary.
The teams will assemble at the YMCA Complex for a short opening
ceremony after which two
matches will be played. In
the Mini Boys, Defending Champions Antigua
Grammar versus Clare
Hall Secondary, Followed
by Defending Champions
of the Juniors St. Joseph’s
Academy versus Princess
Margaret Secondary.
Antigua State College in the Senior Boys
defending
Champions,
While Antigua Girls High
School in the female defending champion. The
Barbudans will play their
first match on February
6th with the Junior Boys
against Antigua Grammar and the senior Boys
against Clare Hall Secondary.
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