Caribbean Times 81st issue - Monday 4th April 2016
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CHAMPIONS!
WEST INDIES SWEEP T20 FINALS
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Both West Indies cricket teams (men and women) were victorious in the Cricket World T20 tournament finals yesterday, while the West
Indies youth team won the U19 World T20 tournament, giving the West Indies three World Champion teams this year.
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PM Browne congratulates West Indies team
“I feel justified and believe
that the West Indies Cricket
Board (WICB) had it right, all
along,” said the Honourable
Gaston Browne, minutes after
the West Indies Team beat
England in the ICC 20/20 final
game on Sunday, April 3,
2016, by four wickets, and
two balls remaining.
“The final over of the
match demonstrated the resolve,
the capability, the
concentration required of
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the West Indies Team when
challenged,” Prime Minister
Browne commented. He
congratulated the West Indies
for its stunning victory. The
Prime Minister said that he
hoped this resounding victory
would help to unite the stakeholders
and strengthen the administration
and performance
of West Indies cricket in the
future.
West Indian batsman Carlos
Braithwaite hit four consecutive
sixes off England’s
star bowler, Ben Stokes, in the
final over, carrying West Indies
to victory in a spectacular
show of competence. Marlon
Samuel hit 85 not-out, serving
as the anchor in the final overs
of the match.
The Prime Minister’s remarks
came as a consequence
of the disagreement among
the CARICOM Prime Ministers;
the majority wanted
to eliminate the West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB), blaming
the WICB for the failure
of the team. Prime Minister
Gaston Browne made it very
clear that victory was dependent
upon the players themselves;
the Board, he believed,
could not be blamed for onfield
performance. Victory, he
believes, lies with the players.
Today’s performance proves
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime
Minister correct.
Captain Darren Sammy
praised his team for 15
match wins during the tournament,
and applauded Carlos
Braithwaite for his magnificent
performance, especially
in the final and decisive over.
The West Indies Captain mentioned
receiving a phone call
from Prime Minister Mitchell
of Grenada, that very morning,
encouraging them to perform
decisively. He thanked
the Prime Minister and noted
that he understood the objective
which CARICOM was
trying to achieve.
The West Indies Team
needed 19 runs to win in the
final over. Braithwaite hit
four consecutive sixes, humiliating
the England bowler
who normally delivers for his
team. The West Indies women
also won their final World
20/20 match that very Sunday
morning, bringing victory and
a feeling of delight to all West
Indians at home and abroad.
Minister E. Paul Chet Greene,
the Minister of Sports, also
sent his congratulations to the
West Indies Team on behalf of
all Antigua and Barbuda.
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West Indies win second World T20 title
KOLKATA - West Indies
created history by becoming
the first nation to win the
ICC World T20 twice with a
dramatic four-wicket victory
against England riding on
Carlos Brathwaite’s magical
finish at the Eden Gardens in
Kolkata, on Sunday. Chasing
a tricky target of 156, it was
Marlon Samuels, who did an
encore of the 2012 final which
Darren Sammy’s men had
won, hitting a magnificent 85
not out off 66 balls with nine
boundaries and two huge sixes.
However it was the unheralded
giant Brathwaite, who
showed why he commanded
such a record price in the Indian
Premier League auctions
from Delhi Daredvils scoring
34 off only 10 balls as he hit
the four most important maximums
of his short cricketing
career. He hit pacer Ben
Stokes for four consecutive
sixes in the final over of the
innings to leave England
stunned. With 19 runs needed
off the final over, Brathwaite
hit the first ball behind square
for a six and the next was hit
over long-on for a six and the
third over long-off to basically
bring down the equation 1
off 3 balls before finishing off
with another maximum over
midwicket. The entire stadium
save a few English fans
erupted in joy as the West
Indies team members rushed
to the field to congratulate
the heroes. It was one of the
most beautiful sights as the
women’s team also joined
their men as the danced to
the now popular Bravo rap of
‘Champion’ in unison. They
took a lap of Honour from an
Eden Gardens that gave them
a standing ovation. The West
Indies despite all their problems
with their Cricket Board
have completed a grand treble
winning the Under-19
World Cup, and conquering
the women’s and men’s
World title at the ICC World
T20 championships. This
was also the first time that a
target in excess of 150 was
chased in a World T20 final.
The pitch had good pace
and bounce but it also had
some purchase for the spinners
as leg-spinner Adil
Rashid, who claimed one for
23 in four overs, was fantastic
as he did not give a single
boundary in the first three
overs. While he had a good
time with the ball, Dwayne
Bravo (25) struggled to get
going in the middle overs
save the six off Rashid before
being out playing a horrible
shot. The partnership for the
fourth wicket was of 75 runs
but West Indies were still in
trouble at 86 for four. The
turning point was the 15th
over bowled by the normally
disciplined Liam Plunkett
which yielded 18 runs
as Samuels finally gave the
charge hitting him for two
sixes off full length deliveries
apart from a boundary
as West Indies for the first
time raised visions of victory.
However, he lost the dangerous
Andre Russell (1) in the
next over when Stokes took
his third catch and Willey got
his second wicket. It became
107 for six as Darren Sammy’s
(2) horrible tournament
came to an end with an atrocious
shot. But Brathwaite
let Samuels set the stage for
him before he finished the
final leg of the chase with
utter disdain leaving the Englishmen
horrified, with four
back to back sixes. Earlier,
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West Indies bowlers affected
a middle-order collapse to restrict
England to a decent 155
for nine despite Joe Root’s
splendid half-century after
Sammy won the toss.
It was leg-spinner Samuel
Badree, who inflicted the
initial damage as he claimed
two for 16 in four overs with
the new ball while Dwayne
Bravo (3-37) and Carlos
Brathwaite (3-23) kept chipping
away at the wickets
while triggering a collapse
during the back-10. The last
five overs produced a meagre
40 runs.
Just when Root (54 in 36
balls) along with Jos Buttler
(36), looked set for an
imposing total, Bravo and
Brathwaite wreaked havoc.
England were cruising 84
for 3 in 11.1 overs with Root
and Buttler having added 61
runs already but were soon
reduced to 111 for 7, losing
four wickets for 27 runs within
next the three overs.
Before the collapse occured,
the boundaries were
flowing at that time when
Brathwaite dismissed Buttler.
The batsman tried to
pull the bowler only to be
Man of the Match
Marlon Samuels
caught by Bravo at deep
midwicket. Ben Stokes (13)
and Root, who had hit seven
crisp boundaries, had added
26 runs together when Bravo
bowled a sharp boouncer to
get rid of the former.
Moeen Ali (0), who has
perennial problem with short
ball tried to tuck one fired in
his rib cage to Denesh Ramdin
but was caught down
the leg side. Root, who was
getting edgy then, played an
uncharacteristic lap shot to be
caught at short fine-leg as England
never recovered from
the blows. England though
benefitted from David Willey’s
cameo of 14-ball 21
which helped them get past
the 150-run mark.
Already charged up after
their women’s team’s win,
the West Indies set the ball
rolling as Badree bowled
a perfect top spinner that
breached Jason Roy’s defences
in the very first over.
There was more in store
for the rampaging Windies
when Russell’s sloppy bowling
waiting to be dispatched
by Alex Hales (1) found
Badree at short fine leg. West
Indies had their gameplan
straight against the spinwary
Englishmen by sticking
to Badree up front and
the leg-spinner bowled a rare
wicket maiden in his third
over, getting the key wicket
of captain Eoin Morgan.
Continuing his lean patch
with the bat, the English
skipper was deceived by a
googly and England was staring
at doom at 23 for three in
the fifth over. Desperately
needing a partnership, England
found Butler to repair
the damage with Root.
On a track that looked
batting friendly with little in
it for the spinners, the duo
cleverly rotated the strikes
with the odd four or six in
between to step up their runrate.
Buttler was not there to
be bogged down by the Windies
and exploded against
Benn in the 11th over with
two clean hits soaring into
the crowd.
But just as England
looked to roll on there was
another breakthrough for the
Windies in the form of the
big-hitting Buttler who was
caught at deep midwicket.
For England’s bowling unit,
the hero certainly would leftarm
seamer David Willey,
who had phenomenal figures
of three for 20 in four overs
with an astounding 13 dot
balls as he increased pressure
on the Caribbean batsmen before
Stokes frittered it away.
Eoin Morgan took a calculative
risk introducing
part-time off-spinner Root in
the second over and it turned
out to be a masterstroke.
Root snuffed out Chris Gayle
(4) and Johnson Charles
(0), both trying to hit a six
and caught by Ben Stokes
in the deep. From five for
two it became 11 for three
as last game’s ‘Man of The
Match’ Lendl Simmons (0)
was caught plumb in-front by
Willey. In the final over of the
Powerplay, Marlon Samuels
(27) spanked three boundaries
off Chris Jordan to take
the score to 37.
He had a close shave
when he edged one off Liam
Plunkett to Buttler which
Rod Tucker had given out.
But replays showed that the
England wicketkeeper did
not take the catch cleanly and
the batsman got a reprieve.
(The Daily Herald).
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Asot Michael stands behind the amendments to the CIP Act
Joanna Paris
Tourism, Investment and Energy
Minister, the Hon. Asot Michael, commended
Prime Minister, the Hon. Gaston
Browne, for his vision in making
necessary amendments to the Antigua
and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment
Act.
During his contribution to the debate
on the bill in the Lower House
of Parliament last week, Minister Michael,
pointed out that the government
of Antigua and Barbuda takes the CIP
program “very seriously”.
He defended the Prime Minister’s
decision to change the requirements
for the establishment of a board and instead
put the operations of the program
Tourism, Investment and Energy Minister,
the Hon. Asot Michael
under the capable and watchful eyes of
the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
Minister Michael too joined his
colleagues and chided members of the
Chairperson of the Wellness
Committee within the
Ministry of Health and the
Environment Valarie Williams
is appealing to members
of the public to use information
available from the
upcoming Diabetes Fiesta to
assist them in taking better
care of their health.
The event organized by
the Ministry of Health and
the Environment is slated to
take place at King George V
Grounds on April 7 th , World
Health Day which will be
held under the theme, “Halt
the Rise, Beat Diabetes.”
Although the regular
health screening exercises
will be conducted, the main
highlight of the activity will
be the ‘Care of the Diabetic
Foot.”
Williams lauded the organizations,
social partners
and the business community
who have lend their support
to this important activity.
She said the focus of
Diabetes during this year’s
World Health Day celebrations
is very timely.
“The focus this year will
be on diabetes because globally
there is a rapid increase
in the number of persons
who are developing the disease
and the World Health
Organization (WHO), the
United Nations and the Pan
American Health Organization
have placed the emphasis
this year on diabetes
and so we in Antigua will
be celebrating the occasion
with a grand Diabetes Fiesta
at King George V Grounds
on April 7th,” Williams said.
She added that the effects
of the disease on the limbs,
especially the legs will be in
sharp focus.
“Although it will be all
about diabetes in general,
we are going to pay particular
attention and focus a
lot on diabetic foot care because
we are having dozens
of cases where people develop
diabetic foot ulcers, leg
amputations, amputations of
the toes etc. and so our focus
really will be on the foot and
preventing those things from
happening”, she added.
Nurse Williams outlined
a number of initiatives and
steps that persons can take to
help fight diabetes.
“Early screening is very
important, early screening
saves lives and so we are
urging people to come out
and be screened so that they
United Progressive Party (UPP) for
“their very irresponsible statements
that all the applications under the program
could be illegal”, in the absence
of “a board”.
He said that the statements are
“damaging the credibility and the integrity
that the Gaston Browne led administration
has fought so hard to build
and develop over the last 20 months”.
In his regard, he gave kudos to the
Prime Minister for making the “bold”
decision to ensure that members of
cabinet were also integrally involved in
the process and voiced his full support
for the amendments to the Antigua and
Barbuda Citizenship By Investment
Bill. The bill was later passed.
Health officials appeal for public to use
information from Diabetes Fiesta wisely
can know their status because
people who smoke,
consume great portions of
alcohol, or eat unhealthy
diets and even individuals
who are not physically active,
have a great risk factor
of developing diabetes and
even obesity so it is important
to know one’s status”
Nurse Williams stated.
Reports indicate that
WHO forecasts a twenty
percent (20%) increase in
diabetes universally by the
year 2030.
However Nurse Williams
assured that continuous
awareness and educational
campaigns will remain at the
forefront so that the population
can be better able to
monitor and control their
situation and make wise and
healthier choices.
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Car rental owner drops charges against accused thief
Alecia Mc Pherson
Otis Roberts aged 45 of Bolans Village
charged for larceny, appeared at the
District ‘B’ Court on March 30, to answer
the charges.
Vernon Lake, the owner of Vernon’s
Taxi and Car Rentals located in Freetown
Village, on February 10, 2016 made a report
to the Bolans Police Station after it
was discovered that one of his rental cars,
a Toyota Vitz R797, had all four wheels
removed and its right quarter panel glass
broken.
Alecia Mc Pherson
Kashiff Collins aged 24 of
Hatton once again appeared
before Chief Magistrate
Walsh at the St. John’s Magistrate
Court to answer to a
charge of larceny.
On his previous appearance
in court on March 28,
Collins maintained his innocence
in the matter; however
the prosecutor stated suspicion
that Collins may not be
forthcoming to the court, Collins
was therefore remanded
to HMP to return to court on
31 of March when a customer
is expected to appear in court
to give their statement in this
matter.
Brandon Christian of All
Saints Village made a report
after his Samsung Galaxy
S4 cellular phone was given
away to someone after he
took it to be sold at Superman
Unlocking located on Redcliffe
Street where the defendant
was employed.
Reports are that on February
25 th 2016 the complainant
took the phone valued
$900EC to be sold at the
Redcliffe Street Store and
the phone was placed in the
showcase by the proprietor.
On March 4 th the complainant
was informed by the
proprietor that the phone was
All wheels along with 18 wheel nuts
were reportedly valued $4,084.01.
On March 28 th , 2016 the accused
Roberts was arrested on suspicion of
committing the unlawful act; for further
investigations the accused beige Toyota
Vitz car A43978 was also seized by Police
and taken to the Bolans Police Station.
Reports are that Lake positively
identified the wheels on the accused car
A43978 to be the very ones stolen from
his rental car. As a result Roberts was arrested
and charged with larceny.
In court, Lake took to the box stating
that he no longer wishes to proceed with
the matter. He did not give any explanation
as to this decision.
As normal procedure the Magistrate
questioned if he had been threatened or
his life in any such danger to proceed
with the matter, to which Vernon responded
no, and that he’s doing this of
his own free will.
The charges were therefore withdrawn
against Roberts.
Collins returns to court on larceny charge, found guilty
Roberts sentenced to 14 months at HMP for house breaking
Alecia Mc Pherson
Terrance Roberts alias “Funk” aged 38 of
Grays Farm, charged with breaking and larceny,
appeared before Magistrate Emmanuel
at the District B Court to answer the charge.
It is reported that on December 19, 2015 at
about 12:30am, the complainant in this matter
Zenroy Athill aged 62, secured his Horsford
Hill Liberta residence before resigning to bed.
Reports are that about 1:45 am the complainant
went to his study room where he
came face to face with an unknown intruder.
A struggle ensued between the two men
during which the intruder was wounded over
his left eye.
Roberts allegedly managed to getaway
from the fight by jumping through an eastern
living room window of the two flat home to
flee the scene, but not before being marked by
the occupant of the lower flat who repeatedly
shouted after him “Funk” as he was making
his escape.
Roberts was subsequently picked up by
Officers for questioning after a report of the
incident was made to the Liberta Police Station.
Reports are that the he admitted to Police
of committing the unlawful act and was
therefore arrested and charged.
Roberts who is known to the court on previous
offences, pleaded guilty to this charge.
He was convicted and sentenced to fourteen
months at HMP.
stolen.
However upon viewing
the security camera footage
the defendant was seen removing
the phone from the
showcase and placing it in his
pocket.
He was arrested and
charged for larceny but pleaded
not guilty to the charge. He
told the court that he did not
steal the phone but that another
customer had brought
the same model phone to be
repaired and he gave her the
complainant’s phone by mistake.
In court, that customer
Cherece Primo gave sworn
statement saying she also
took her Samsung Galaxy S4
phone valued $2,500EC to be
repaired of a cracked screen.
She gave Collins a deposit of
$200 who then said her phone
would be ready in a couple of
weeks.
However several weeks
later after many frustrated visits
and phone calls to the business
place, Collins brought
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Local writer to be included in Commonwealth publication
Antigua and Barbuda’s
most published poet/writer,
Joy Lawrence, was selected
by the Commonwealth Secretariat
to have her work included
in an anthology entitled “A
River of Stories”. The anthologist
selected one writer/poet
from each of the 53 Commonwealth
States for inclusion
in the fourth edition of
a publication; and, the poetry
of Antigua and Barbuda’s Joy
Lawrence was chosen to be
included in the recently-published
anthology.
The 53 poems and short
stories in the anthology are
divided into eight categories.
Wind and Weather, Birds of
a Feather, Between Earth
and Sky, Winging It, Up Up
and Away, Heavens Above,
In Their Element, and Moon
Landings are the eight categories;
the poems and short
stories were selected from
among the best, coming from
Singapore, the United Kingdom,
Lesotho, Trinidad, Ghana,
Australia and others. In
fact, one piece was included
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what she thought was her phone to her place of work stating
“you see I have your phone now it’s all brand new”. She stated
however that upon turning on the phone AT&T was displayed
on the screen rather than her usual Verizon display, she knew it
wasn’t hers. After continued ups and downs with Collins she
received a call on March 12 from Police in connection with a
stolen Samsung Galaxy S4 belonging to Brandon Christopher.
This time Collins pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted
and fined $900 to be paid forthwith. In default of payment
Collins will serve six months at HMP. The court heard
that to this day Primo is yet to get back her phone, however
feeling sympathetic she said she does not wish to press charges.
Brandon Christopher had his phone returned to him by Police.
from every Commonwealth
state.
Joy Lawrence’s poem, entitled:
The Whirlwind is followed
by a short story from
Tanzania entitled: Hardship
Rewarded. The diversity of
poetry and short stories in the
publication, from writers who
hail from all 53 Commonwealth
states, is a monumental
task; it reflects the cultures
and interests of thinkers and
writers of the Commonwealth
of Nations.
The anthology commences
with thanks to the generosity
of those citizens who—in
1886, or 130 years ago—contributed
the resources that
enable the Commonwealth
Education Trust to continue
to work for the benefit of education.
This anthology was published
in London less than one
month ago and has been made
available, through sale on the
Commonwealth website, for
£13 pounds sterling.
Joy Lawrence—who has
published six books of history,
short stories, poetry and
cultural expressions—is an
accomplished educator, poet
and writer; she has sold more
books in Antigua and Barbuda
than any other Antigua
and Barbuda writer. She has
represented Antigua and Barbuda
abroad on more than one
occasion.
Joy Lawrence once taught
at the Secondary School level,
and at the Antigua State College.
She is currently involved
in planning for the Bethesda
reunion, scheduled for August
2016, while she completes her
seventh book on The Point,
another village in Antigua.
Her re-published work entitled:
The Way We Talk has just
been released, and a launching
date is being contemplated
later this month. More copies
of that publication have been
sold than any of Joy Lawrence’s
other works.
Prime Minister Gaston
Browne has expressed his
congratulations to Joy Lawrence
for recognition of the
superiority of her work internationally,
and encourages
others to emulate this writer/
poet in capturing the magnificent
history and culture of
Antigua and Barbuda for the
benefit of the youth, future
generations of nationals, and
for the world at large.
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Monday 4th April 2016
MP Massiah advocates for meaningful
debate in the Lower House
Joanna Paris
Member of Parliament for the All
Saints East and St. Luke Constituency,
the Hon. Joanne Massiah called on her
fellow parliamentarians to aim to improve
efficiency in respect to their deliberations
in the Lower House.
Massiah’s comments came about after
there were some level of contention
during last week’s sitting of the Parliament
with particular reference to the debate
on the amendments to the Antigua
and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment
Act.
Most of the dispute arose from accusations
by the Leader of the Opposition,
the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, who suggested
that the operations of the CIP program
have been illegal, since there has
been no board in place as he indicated is
stipulated by the act.
Members of the government, particularly
the Attorney General, the Hon.
Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin, however,
highlighted the fact that there “is no
necessity for a board, since the Prime
Minister and his cabinet will oversee the
operations of the important program”.
During her contribution to the debate,
MP Massiah voiced her support
for an earlier call by the Speaker of the
Everton Barnes
The Antigua Conference
of the Moravian Church is
holding a series of special
services to mark the 260
anniversary of the church’s
work and mission in Antigua.
Chairman of the Provincial
Elders Conference of the
Eastern West Indies Province,
Rev. Dr. Cortroy Jarvis,
House, Sir Gerald Watt, QC, shortly after
the 2014 General Elections, for there
to be an establishment of a joint caucus.
“When we are coming to the Parliament
with amendments to legislation
that is contentious, that we do pull together
some sort of joint caucus so that
when parliament is convened, we can
come here not just to pass without discussion
but to sort of minimize some of
the contentious or perceived contentious
aspects of the bill”, explained the poised
Massiah.
She went further to suggests that it
is the view of members of the public
that this would eliminate some of the
“showmanship” that is often displayed
in the House, which also takes up time
that could be better spent on debating the
bill.
“I believe that our charge as leaders
broadly speaking, is really to advance
the country’s development and to ensure
the deliberate advancement of the people
of Antigua and Barbuda as we seek
to improve their lives”, she added.
Massiah also took the time and called
on persons to be responsible for their actions
and always remember to put the
country of Antigua and Barbuda first.
Her comments, perhaps, were aimed
describes the 260 th anniversary
as ‘an occasion for tremendous
celebration of the many
accomplishments and milestones
by the church’ over
these many years.
He told CT that when
Samuel and Molly Isles, the
first two Moravian missionaries,
arrived in Antigua back
on April 1, 1756, they came
on behalf of the Moravian
Missionaries Movement
from St Thomas, where they
were serving at the time.
“They were specifically
asked to come to Antigua to
mission and they established
the church and held the first
service under the Sandbox
Tree on the Spring Gardens
compound, which is still
Member of Parliament for the All Saints
East and St. Luke Constituency, the Hon.
Joanne Massiah
to put to rest some of the uncertainty that
has been created by recent statements
made by the United Progressive Party’s
Public Relations Officer, Damani Tabor,
suggesting that monies have been stolen
from the proceeds of the CIP.
“All of us have a duty and a responsibility
to speak responsibly in this country
because it is Antigua and Barbuda
that is at stake”, she pointed out.
During his conclusive statements on
the said bill, the nation’s leader, Prime
Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, gave
kudos to MP Massiah for her words of
wisdom and interest in the advanced development
of the twin island state.
Moravians celebrate 260 years in Antigua
alive and well today, as is the
Moravian Church in Antigua,”
he noted.
According to Rev. Jarvis
the church has had its share
of ‘challenges as well as ups
and downs’ but that despite
this the Moravian church remains
a strong and vibrant
denomination serving a Riscont’d
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Preparatory work for pier expansion begins
Everton Barnes
Preliminary work on the expansion
of the pier at Heritage Quay is already
in progress as efforts are being made to
live up to the commitment that the government
gave to have the work completed
by independence.
Executive Director of the St John’s
Development Corporation, Neil Butler,
said engineering work on the project has
commenced on the US$15 million project
that would see a near doubling of the
current length of the pier.
The government has made a commitment
to the Florida Caribbean Cruise
Association and in particular, Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines, that it will complete
the expansion by early November
to allow for the planned arrival of
the first of the Quantum Class vessels
scheduled for early December.
“There are several preliminary steps
that we have to take in preparation for
the actual expansion work on the project.
These include engineering and other
tests to determine fully the scope of
the work that will be involved,” he explained.
Soon after, he added, the Corporation
will look about issuing tenders for
the work. He disclosed that financing for
the project is already in place.
He noted that the government and
the corporation are anxious to have the
introduction of the Quantum Class of
cruise ships to Antigua as they are the
largest class of ships capable for carrying
up to 7,500 passengers and crews.
The current length of the pier is just
over 150 meters.
The expansion will add another 150
meters and the work will include some
dredging of the harbour, although this
would not be the major focus of the
planned project.
Managing Director of the Antigua
Pier Group, Saiid Greene, said following
the planned expansion of the pier,
there are plans some time later to carry
out a more comprehensive dredging
of the St John’s Harbour to widen the
channel specifically to accommodate
the Quantum Class of vessels. There’s
no timetable as when this will begin.
cont’d from pg 8
en Christ.
“We have survived several
attempts to stamp us out of
existence and yet 260 years
later we are still here by the
grace of the Almighty God!”
he remarked.
He reported that there are
now fifteen congregations
spread across Antigua and
that this has had a significant
impact on the work of the
church, not just in Antigua,
but across the Caribbean.
“One of the great things
is that the church has ‘raised
up’ a tremendous amount of
young men and women who
have come forward to become
pastors.
“The result has been that
most of the Moravian pastors
serving across the Eastern
West Indies Province are Antiguans
and the two Bishops
in the province are both Antiguans,”
he revealed.
Rev. Jarvis described this
development as a cause for
celebration as he noted that
previously the church depended
on foreign missionaries
from the United States,
Germany or England. He said
now the entire staff of the Caribbean
is from the region.
“This is not an accident
when one takes into account
the church’s well-documented
impact on education as
well seek to reach as many
people as possible. We will
continue to our evangelism
and our outreach as we give
thanks for our accomplishments
of the past and look
forward to the work that God
has for us to do for the next
260 years,” he stated.
The special services started
at the Spring Gardens
Church last night and they
will continue tonight and
tomorrow. They are being
held under the theme ‘260
Years and Beyond: Our Faith
Makes Us Strong’. The Rt.
Rev. Dr. Conrad Spencer
(Bishop) is delivering the
messages at the services.
The Moravian Congregations
in Antigua are;
Spring Gardens (St John’s),
Gracehill (Liberta), Gracebay
(Old Road), Enon (Newfield),
Cedar Hall (Jennings),
Lebanon (Sea View Farm),
Five Islands (Five Islands),
Gracefield (Cedar Grove)
Greenbay (Greenbay), Cana
(Swetes), Bethany (Pigotts)
Zion (Potters) Urlings (Urlings)
Judges Hill (Judges
Hill) and Cashew Hill (Cashew
Hill).
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Communique - 15th Meeting of Presidents and
Governors-General of the Caribbean Region
Continued from last issue
OPENING CEREMONY
The Chairman, His Excellency
Sir Rodney Williams
and Her Excellency the Right
Honourable Baroness Scotland
of Asthal, Secretary General
Designate of the Commonwealth
addressed the
Opening Ceremony.
Governor General Sir
Rodney Williams told the
wide cross section of distinguished
Antiguans and Barbudans
attending the ceremony,
to include Prime Minister
the Hon. Gaston A. Browne,
Members of Parliament and
other public and private sector
officials that the Conference
being held under the theme,
“The Commonwealth in a
Changing Caribbean,” was
occurring at a time when the
global landscape is changing,
hence there was the need to
exchange ideas and promote
synergies as to how the Caribbean
can adapt to them.
He noted that the roles of
Heads of State are demanding,
and are not simply related
to honours, instruments of appointments
or independence
or military functions, but
they also include judicial and
legislative functions, social
responsibilities, community
outreach and advisory and
encouraging role to Heads of
Government. He therefore
stated that the Conference is
very significant in charting a
way forward towards greater
collaboration and effectiveness.
The featured speaker was
Secretary-General Designate
of the Commonwealth of
Nations, the Right Honourable
Patricia Scotland QC,
Baroness Scotland of Asthal,
who highlighted the diversity
of the Caribbean and called
for its celebration and not
fear our differences. Baroness
Scotland also pointed to
that coming together in unity
is one of the strengths of the
Caribbean region and pointed
out the successes of CAR-
ICOM, the OECS and the
work of the Caribbean Disaster
Emergency Management
Agency (CDEMA). Baroness
Scotland outlined that the
Caribbean can come together
in celebration but it also needs
to be there in times of crisis,
singling out the existential
threat of climate change that
presents real dangers for the
region and the world.
Baroness Scotland praised
the work of the Caribbean in
being the starting point that
led to the successes in Paris
with nations committing to a
global action plan to put the
world on track to avoid dangerous
climate change by limiting
global warming to well
below 2%. She said that there
is still much more to be done
to include translating commitment
into action and learning
from each other while at the
same time building resilience
and mitigation.
The Commonwealth Secretary
General Designate also
addressed how the region’s
vulnerabilities are assessed by
developed nations and institutions
and quickly pointed out
that GDP cannot be the final
arbiter of how countries are
assessed. She said there was
the need for a conversation
about how the international
and development systems assess
the needs of the region
and others around the world
when they are subject to the
level of vulnerability that is
unrelated to GDP.
She also praised the
uniqueness of the Caribbean
young people, urging that in
order to create wealthy societies,
nations must invest in the
social capital by looking at the
choices and chances available
for all citizens. It was highlighted
that the region cannot
afford to lose the skill, energy,
passion of any of its people,
because there is the need to
build that social capital if long
term health and wealth are to
be assured.
THE CROWN AND
CARIBBEAN REALMS,
THE RELATIONSHIP
The Private Secretary to
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
II, Sir Christopher Geidt,
KCB, KCVO, OBE delivered
a presentation that highlighted
the relationship between
the Crown and the Caribbean
realms. Sir Christopher
traced the relationship back to
the World Wars and the role
played by Caribbean men and
women.
It was pointed out that
while Caribbean nations became
autonomous and independent,
the relationship
between the region and the
Crown, while it evolved remained
a significant component
of the Commonwealth.
Sir Christopher also stressed
that the Crown now independently
related to the Caribbean,
remains committed
to the service of each jurisdiction
with which it is associated
as a matter of duty and
inclination.
Recognising the right of
the jurisdictions of the region
to choose their final Court of
Appeal, Sir Christopher says
that the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council which
has a long history of interpreting
laws from many different
countries and territories and
within a wide range of contexts,
will continue to offer
services to the Caribbean for
as long as it is wanted.
To be continued in
the next issue of
Caribbean Times
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Analyst says the CCJ will bring
justice to the ‘common man’
Social commentator Arvel Grant
said he’s looking forward to the people
choosing the Caribbean Court of
Justice (CCJ) over the Privy Council
when they vote on a referendum
scheduled for later this year in Antigua
& Barbuda.
Grant said such a move will be
beneficial to the “common man” seeking
justice.
“My hope is the people of this
country will see the wisdom in having
the CCJ playing its full role in not
only dispute settlements but in terms
of hearing final appeals.
“Poor people or people who are at
risk in terms of their family budget,
will (be) closer to the possibility of
having access to the highest level of
appeal.
“Lots of persons I believe would
like to go forward and appeal rulings
against them but they know they don’t
have the resources,” he said.
He said he hopes the people do not,
by way of vote, put off the inevitable
move.
The CCJ is an itinerant (travelling
court) which goes to every state under
its umbrella to hear cases, in both its
original and appellate jurisdictions.
In recent weeks the Privy Council,
which has been the country’s final appellate
court for decades, signalled the
intention to become a travelling court.
But unlike with the CCJ, the Council
itself said the cost to put up the
judges and for the court to prepare to
have the matter heard outside of England,
would be at the expense of the
nation where the case is to be conducted.
In the absence of the court travelling
out of England, the litigant has to
foot the bill to the UK in addition to
other costs.
Additionally, the Council does not
have a provision for the poor, as is the
case with the CCJ which adjusts the
costs accordingly to assist litigants
who qualify as indigent.
Grant said, “You really have to be
well resourced or to have people who
will help you get something up to the
Privy Council and that cannot be good
enough, it cannot be acceptable in this
day and age…I am hoping a new dispensation
will kick in sooner rather
than later so that everybody will have
equal access or close to equal access
to the full sweep of our judicial process.”
The political analyst said although
the Council should be commended for
the services it provided over the years
and the development of the region’s
jurisprudence, it is time for the CCJ to
be given a chance to expand it more
and help further shape it in keeping
with the region’s cultural practices
and beliefs.
“The (Privy Council) really has
forced the legal practice across the
Caribbean to think in terms of human
rights and civil rights issues when
matters are brought before them and
within the body of commonwealth
common law.
“I believe that once the CCJ becomes
the final court of appeal in it
full and complete jurisdiction, then we
will be adding even more to the body
of Caribbean experience that informs
the wider common law in the Caribbean
system,” he stated.
Grant also indicated that he expects
the consultations ahead of the referendum
will paint the true picture as to
the benefits of having the CCJ versus
staying with the Privy Council.
Arvel Grant
He noted that many of the people
who are rejecting the CCJ out of fear
there could be political interference
with the justices, are not well informed
about the operations of the Court.
He expressed hope they do not go
to the polls and vote against “justice,
“the very thing they cannot afford
right now” with the Council being the
final appellate court.
The National Coordinating Committee,
set up by the government in
recent months, launched an education
campaign on March 10, 2016 to
inform residents about the work and
relevance of the CCJ as government
gears up for the Constitutionally required
referendum to replace the Privy
Council as the final appellate court.
Before the referendum can be done,
a number of changes have to be made
to several laws, to include a Referendum
Bill and the Representation of the
People Act, among others.
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Monday 4th April 2016
Ex-Serviceman who served in Her
Majesty’s Armed Forces laid to rest
Alecia Mc Pherson
Barbudan Ex-serviceman Tyril Beazer,
who served among the Barbuda contingent
of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces in World
War I and World War II, who died at the
age of 93, was laid to rest in Barbuda on
Friday April 1. The funeral service, which
was held at the Holy Trinity Anglican
Church in Barbuda, was presided over by
Officiating Minister Rev.
Judith Archibald was well attended by
a contingent of seven from the Barbuda
Ex-Servicemen Association, a contingent
of from Barbuda, contingent of three from
the Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard, a
contingent of eight from the Royal Police
Force of Antigua and Barbuda, Superintendent
Alvin Thomas attended on behalf of
Police Commissioner Wendell Robinson,
and Inspector of Police for Division D Clevon
Francis among others.
Beazer along with 18 other Barbudians
served amongst the 15,000 Caribbean Islands
contingent in World War I from 1914
to 1918 and also amongst the over 26,000
West Indians in uniform who served in
World War II 1939 to 1945 thus enabled
the Commonwealth
to contribute to the
defeat of Nazism.
Not all Caribbean
servicemen saw
active duty; most
were able to provided
tanks, aircraft and
mobile canteens to feed those in the United
Kingdom who suffered tremendously
during the Blitz by the Germans. They
were also able to provide agricultural and
engineering expertise to contribute to the
war effort, facilitating the feeding of UK
residence and the maintenance preservation
of the munitions factories.
Antigua and Barbudians upon returning
from serving in the war established including
The Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen
Association which was established in
2004 and still present.
The nineteen Barbudian contingent
who served in Her Majesties Arm Forces
to Word War I and II along with Tyril
Beazer were Johnny Beazer, Oscar Beazer,
Norman Beazer, Mascal Beazer, Cornwall
Beazer, Kenneth Bailey, Holban Cephas,
Norris Deazle, Morris Harris, Eugene Harris,
George Joseph, Rolston Jeffery, Mc
Pherson Jeffery, Emanuel Lewis, Stanford
Nedd, Gladston Shaw, Standley Allexander
Thomas, William Thomas, Valaster
George, Withfield Harris and Willard
Walker. Two are still alive today Mascal
Beazer aged 96 still resides in Barbuda and
Cornwall Beazer aged 94 currently resides
in New York.
Beazer is survived by his wife Enid
Beazer and eight children Keith, Daphne,
Myrna, Valarie, Avery, Yvonne, Leno and
Tyrone who were all present at the service.
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US Coast Guard rescues 14 Dominicans from boat
SANTO DOMINGO - Fourteen undocumented
Dominican boatpeople were
returned to the country Friday by the U.S.
Coast Guard, after being rescued from a
disabled boat, while on their way to the
U.S.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard,
the agents rescued the immigrants from a
23-foot boat in the Mona Passage, off the
coast of Aguada, Puerto Rico, Wednesday
night. There were 20, including one
minor, four females and 16 males.
The report said the authorities in
PORT AU PRINCE
- Hundreds of protesters
marched in Haiti’s capital on
Friday to demand justice following
the brutal killings of
three deaf women who were
tortured, stoned and left in a
gully by attackers.
Mickelson Jean, leader of
a Haitian association for the
deaf, was one of roughly 300
people who marched in Portau-Prince
to call attention
to the recent slayings. The
PORT OF SPAIN - Trinidad and Tobago
has established a registry for sex offenders,
but National Security Minister Edmund Dillon
said it would only be available to the
police. Dillon told legislators Friday that the
registry was established on December 22
last year by the Trinidad and Tobago Police
Service (TTPS).
“This electronic registry is intended to
maintain a report of the particulars of sex
offenders who have been mandated by the
court to give notification. This information
will be maintained in a registry to be accessed
by authorised officers and investigators
in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
only,” he told Parliament.
Puerto Rico received a cellular phone call
from the disabled vessel alerting them
of the ongoing distress. The crew of the
MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the Air
Station Borinquen found the boat.
There were 17 boatpeople from the
Dominican Republic and three from India.
The U.S. Coast Guard said three Dominican
men were not returned because
this was not their first journey.
They face charges in Puerto Rico for
attempting illegal re-entry into the U.S.
The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon
women lived in the coastal
village of Leveque where
scores of homes are reserved
for deaf people and their
families.
“These murders are an
act of absolute barbarism
and we must have justice,”
Jean said.
The three women were
killed as they were trying to
return home by foot late at
night because a bridge had
collapsed, preventing public
transport from Haiti’s capital.
They all worked as street
vendors and went into Portau-Prince
that day to stock
up on supplies.
Jentullon Joel, the police
commissioner in Cabaret
near where the killings took
place two weeks ago, said
arrest warrants have since
been issued for two men, and
three women are being held
for questioning.
Joel said that one of the
T&T establishes a sex offender’s registry
He said the police were now engaged
in a training and sensitisation exercise with
respect to operation of the registry and accessibility
to it, as well as restructuring staff
requirements to facilitate its requirement.
“Full implementation of the sex offender’s
registry and the accompanying station
sex offender registry across all nine police
divisions will be implemented by June
2016.”
Dillion said he did not believe that it
would be better to have public access to
facilitate the protection of children, saying
“I believe it is designed for police information
only and not for the public”. (Dominica
News Online).
repatriated the remaining 14 Dominicans
to the Dominican Republic during an atsea
transfer of the migrants to a Dominican
Navy patrol vessel Friday just south
of La Romana. (Dominican Today).
Haiti protest demands justice for three slain deaf women
female suspects told investigators
that her husband
killed the deaf women because
he feared they were
“lougawou,” a Haitian Creole
word for vicious supernatural
creatures who fly at
night. But Nicole Phillips, a
lawyer representing the victims’
families, believes that
story is “a false defense to try
and justify a heinous crime.”
Mob violence is common
in Haiti and experts say there
is a widespread acceptance
of the killing of perceived
evil-doers. Phillips alleged
that one of the victims was
known by members of the
family who attacked the deaf
women. “They only came to
this house late at night and
asked for shelter because one
of the victims knew them,”
she said. Phillips, an attorney
with the Institute for Justice
and Democracy in Haiti, is
hopeful that the case can
shine a spotlight on the vulnerability
of disabled Haitians
and the obstacles to justice
they face. (CBS News).
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Scores of bodies reportedly found in mass grave
PALMYRA - Syrian engineering
teams and popular
defense groups uncovered a
mass grave in a neighborhood
in the newly recaptured ancient
city of Palmyra, Syria’s
state-news agency reported
Friday. The remains of about
40 people, 23 of them women
and children, were found in
the graves.
SANA news agency reported
they were killed by
Islamic State militants and
said some of the bodies were
beheaded and bore signs of
torture. Syrian army experts
detonated hundreds of mines
they say were planted by the
Islamic State before they were
forced out of Palmyra last
Sunday, according to the Associated
Press.
Reporters were able to
tour the archaeological gem
that had attracted tens of thousands
of tourists every year
before the Islamic State captured
the city and destroyed
most of its Christian artifacts.
While, some parts of the site,
including the Roman-era
grand colonnades and amphitheater
appeared relatively
untouched, the damage every
else was very much visible.
The Temple of Baalshamin
and parts of the Temple
of Bel, one of the best-preserved
Roman-era sites, are
also destroyed. The town was
completely deserted Friday,
except for Syrian army soldiers
working on dismantling
Suspected MH370 debris found on beach
PORT LOUIS - A piece of debris
thought to be from the Malaysian
airliner that went missing more than
two years ago over the Indian Ocean
has been found in the island nation
of Mauritius. The debris suspected
to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight
370, which vanished in March 2014
with 239 people on board, was found
Thursday on the coast of Rodrigues
Island, an employee of the Mourouk
Ebony Hotel, where the debris was
stored for safekeeping, told CNN.
Jean Josie Milazare said two hotel
guests, Jean Dominique and Suzy
Vitry, from La Reunion, found a piece
of debris on the beach. Milazare said
police now have the debris. Malaysian
authorities expected to lead the
investigation Mauritius, a volcanic
island nation in the Indian Ocean that
is a bit over 10 times the size of Washington,
D.C., is known for its beaches,
lagoons and reefs. It lies about 700
miles east of Madagascar, in the Indian
Ocean.
Debris thought to be from MH370
was found on Reunion, an island
southwest of Mauritius, last July. And
another piece of debris thought to be
from the missing airliner was found
on a sandbar off Mozambique in February.
Dan O’Malley, a spokesman
for the Australian Transport Safety
Bureau, said Australian authorities
were aware of the debris found on
Rodrigues Island, but he expected
Malaysian authorities to take the lead
in the investigation. (CNN).
explosives and visiting journalists.
The town is completely
deserted; its remaining residents
had fled as the Syrian
army’s offensive against ISIS
began last month. At the entrance
to the Roman amphitheater,
where the Islamic
State filmed children shooting
captive Syrian soldiers in the
head, black graffiti is sprayed
on a stone wall.
A Syrian officer told reporters
that more than 3,000
mines have so far been
dismantled. “They booby-trapped
everything, trees,
doors, animals,” he said,
speaking of the militants. Russian
sappers have arrived in
Syria to help the Syrian army
clear mines in and around the
town. (Fox News).
Vanuatu hit by 6.9
magnitude earthquake
PORT VILA - A strong earthquake has
struck off the south Pacific island of Vanuatu,
but authorities said any threat of tsunamis had
mostly passed, and there were no immediate reports
of injuries or damage. The magnitude-6.9
quake struck 50 miles (80km) north of the town
of Port Olry and 253 miles north of Vanuatu’s
capital, Port Vila, according to the US Geological
Survey. It had a depth of 22 miles.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially
said “hazardous tsunami waves” were possible
for coasts located within 186 miles (300km)
of the quake’s epicentre. But shortly afterwards
it said the tsunami threat” had mostly passed”.
Vanuatu sits on the Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic
faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes
are common. The island is also prone to
volcanoes and cyclones, and has been ranked
by the United Nations University as the world’s
most at-risk country for natural disasters. (The
Guardian).
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Friday’s Sudoku Solution
S U D O K U
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Passport stamps
6. Confront
10. Angel’s aura
14. ____ setter
15. Gone
16. Smack
17. Chip dip
18. Apologetic
20. Goes inside
22. Mete (out)
23. Frozen water
24. Fabric joint
26. Spring holiday
28. Coloring agents
31. Sailboat race
34. Fisherman’s pole
35. Peaceful protest (hyph.)
36. Marry clandestinely
40. Highly skilled
42. Mouse’s kin
43. Stem
44. Craze
45. Small bay
47. Gardening tool
48. Voted in
50. Loony
51. Inferior
54. Stir up
56. Brat
57. Stocking mishap
60. Threw
64. Dispersed
67. Range
68. Williams and Kennedy
69. Plant’s beginning
70. Actress ____ Barkin
71. Trickle
72. Accept
73. Prophets
Down
1. Clamp
2. Islamic nation
3. Fine sand
4. Evaluate
5. Use jointly
6. Distant
7. Stunned
8. Guitarist’s aid
9. Shoelace hole
10. Truman’s monogram
11. Expect
12. Spear
13. Aquatic animal
19. Most tidy
21. Indian attire
25. ____ system
27. Pepper’s partner
28. Pharmacy measure
29. Jedi master
30. Biblical locale
32. Huge person
33. Moose’s horn
35. Most trite
37. Honolulu’s island
38. Plan
39. Scrapes by
41. Slapstick items
46. Prepare copy
49. Author ____ Hemingway
50. Cuddle
51. Shopping aids
52. TV host
53. Gardener’s tool
55. Misplaces
58. District
59. Nerd
61. Flounder’s kin
62. Perpetually
63. Bears’ lairs
65. 1/3 TBSP
66. Ike’s inits.
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Today’s weather forecast
Antigua and Barbuda
A few showers in the morning with
bright sunshine in the afternoon.
High - 82ºF/28ºC
Low - 75ºF/ 24ºC
Wind: East 12 mph
Sunrise 6.00 am; Sunset 6.21 pm
Friday’s Crossword Solution
HOROSCOPE
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Those who are in tune with the
nuances are few and far between
today. Mostly people are
immersed in their own stories
but will nonetheless help with
yours when you send clear signals
about what you’re looking
for.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The Jimmy Buffet song is titled
“If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s
Me.” That sums up how you
feel about a certain someone.
The kindest, most mature thing
to do is to ignore and ignore
with a vengeance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The paths you tread often stay
nice and clear for you, while
the ones you don’t go down
anymore will grow over with
weeds and brush until, one day,
you can’t even see where the
path is anymore.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
The venue won’t matter as
much as the company you keep
there. Who are your best playmates?
You are better off surrounding
yourself with those
who bring you healthy pleasure.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll be the first to respond
to exciting new developments.
You’ll give your attention, and
others will follow. You’ll be a
thought leader and inspire others
to act.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
You’re not sure if you’re early
or late to the scene. You would
love the advice of someone
who can see beyond your time.
That’s why it will be important
to ask the elders and the youth
what they see in your position.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The one who has wooed
you and won you with past
works will have another hit
with you today. Because you
continue to put yourself in the
path of inspiration, you’ll soon
be the cause of it for someone
else.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Just when the sameness of
a situation is starting to make
people sleepy, you’ll wake them
up by bringing something special
to the moment. It’s like it’s
in your DNA to delight people.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re
the pace setter in your crowd.
Whatever you start off with,
they will follow your lead. The
questions to answer before you
begin: What is your destination?
And what time would you
like to arrive there together?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Maybe you’re not exactly
where you want to be, but there
are still definite advantages to
your position. Knowing what
they are and playing them with
courage will move you toward
your goal.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
It’s not hard to know what the
right thing to do is: You simply
feel it and you respond.
It doesn’t even take courage.
Looking back on this day you’ll
be amazed at how effortlessly
you surmounted the obstacles.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
If you feel you must justify your
position, there’s something
wrong. Are you perhaps around
people who don’t understand or
support you but are still more
than willing to use your offerings
for their own purposes?
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Saint Lucia wins Jean Pierre Netball opener
CASTRIES - Saint Lucia opened
the 2016 Caribbean Netball Association
Jean Pierre Under-16 Tournament
with a come-from-behind victory
against Windward Islands neighbours,
Commonwealth of Dominica, on Saturday
night at the Netball Stadium in
Waterford, Barbados.
The opening evening of the eightteam
tournament, the 16th edition of
this age group championship, saw big
wins for the two most recent champions,
home team Barbados winning 38-
17 over Grenada, and 10-time victors
Jamaica getting the 48-8 decision over
Antigua and Barbuda.
Betwixt those two was the clash
of the Francophone neighbours, and
Dominica started the brighter. After the
first period, the young ladies from the
Nature Isle led 7-3, and they opened
their advantage to 14-7 at the half, before
Saint Lucia narrowed the margin
to 19-13 after three quarters.
Novak Djokovic beat
Kei Nishikori in straight
sets to win the Miami Open
for a record-equalling sixth
time. The world number
one matched Andre Agassi’s
Miami tally with a 6-3 6-3
triumph in one hour and 26
minutes. Djokovic, 28, also
moves ahead of Rafael Nadal
with a record 28 Masters
tournament wins in his career.
“It’s quite amazing,” said
the Serb. “I’m very thrilled
about it and hopefully I
can make many more records.”
He also becomes the
first man to win the Indian
Wells-Miami double three
In the fourth quarter, though, Saint
Lucia outscored Dominica 10-3 to pull
out a one-goal triumph, 23-22. The
coaching team leaned on their seasoned
players, and though Kiana Nelson
struggled with just four goals from 14
attempts, Merkissa Theodule was 8-16,
and Megan Nestor an excellent 11-14.
Novak Djokovic
years in a row, and surpasses
Roger Federer as the ATP’s
leading prize money winner
on $98.2m (£69m).
Japan’s Nishikori broke
serve in the opening game
Saint Lucia’s Sunday opponents,
Bermuda, took a big scalp in beating
Trinidad and Tobago 24-13. The match
gets underway from 6:30, as one of
these two teams is set to record a first
loss, whilst the other will get its second
win. The tournament runs until next
Saturday. (St Lucia News Online).
Novak Djokovic wins sixth Miami Open title
but was broken straight
back, and after a scrappy
start to the match Djokovic
took charge from 4-3. He
won four games in a row to
move a break up in the second
set and broke for a fifth
time to win the match. “I
thought he started very well,
breaking my serve in the first
game and coming up with
some aggressive play,” said
Djokovic.
“I needed to answer right
back, which I did in the following
game - that helped
me mentally.” Nishikori,
26, said: “It’s tough to find
his weakness, honestly. The
biggest thing is he has great
defence and it’s tough to
open up the space. “I had a
couple of strategies before
the match, but I don’t think I
did them well enough to beat
him today.” (BBC).
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Monday 4th April 2016
cont’d from pg 24
celebration after completing
the second run, chasing down
their highest total in the format
as the celebrations ensued
in typical Calypso style
with embracing and dancing
signalling a new reign in
women’s cricket.
It was an endearing sight
as the West Indian men’s
team, who were due to play
England shortly after, ran
into the middle to congratulate
and celebrate briefly with
the women.
Earlier, Alyssa Healy
couldn’t cash in on a splendid
batting track like her
teammates did after handing
an easy caught and bowled
chance for 4 in the second
over to Matthews.
Meg Lanning and Villani
put up a stellar display of batting
in a 77-run stand for the
second wicket after Australia
opted to bat.
The nerves in the West
Indian camp were palpable
in the first few overs as they
bowled too many full tosses
and poor deliveries in addition
to conceding easy singles
with fumbles that Australia
obligingly accepted.
Villani smashed Deandra
Dottin for 17 runs in the sixth
over as Australia raced away
to 54 for 1 after the powerplay
with West Indies pushed
onto the back foot.
Earmarked for her clean
hitting and exceptional timing,
Villani fit the billing
appositely as she scored 52
off 37 deliveries, playing the
role of the aggressor in the
partnership, scoring 41 runs
off 30 balls, while Lanning
faced 30 balls for 29. Australia
wheeled away scoring
at least one boundary ever
over until the eighth over
setting the platform for an
intimidating total. Lanning
and Villani’s placement was
brilliant as they dissected the
fielders with precision to find
the cover boundaries.
Villani brought up her 50
off 34 balls but was duped by
a wily Dottin three balls later
by a slower delivery which
she hit straight to Taylor at
cover who took a good catch.
Lanning recognised the need
to be the aggressor after Villani’s
departure and smashed
Dottin for three successive
boundaries.
She brought up her third
half-century of the tournament.
Perry played a handy
cameo of 28 off 23 that included
two sixes as Australia
were charging towards the
150-run mark. However, a
great last over from Dottin
that had just one run scored
off it and two wickets kept
them to 148 for 5.
West Indies beating Australia
in the final bodes well
for Women’s cricket as a
whole given that the honours
were so far shared only between
England and Australia.
With 13 games this women’s
tournament being televised,
it was already a boost for
the women’s game, but with
West Indies winning it, it was
a giant leap. (Cricbuzz.com).
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Bromsgrove School ends Antigua tour on high note
By Vanroy Burnes
The Bromsgrove English School
team ended their 10-day tour to Antigua
on a high note after beating a Combined
Schools team by 176 runs.
Playing at the Sir Vivian Richards
Stadium last Friday, in a 40 overs aside
match against a combined Clare Hall
Secondary School, Antigua Grammar
School and the St. Joseph’s Academy,
it was easy sailing for the touring team.
Batting first, Bromsgrove amassed
308 for 7 off their 40 overs with Henry
Moberly hitting 102 in the only century
of the tour, Juyhar Johal 32, James
By Vanroy Burnes
Antigua and Barbuda’s
Football Technical Director/
Head Coach Rolston ‘Debu’
Williams is demanding more
from his senior players in the
team.
The call came after the
National team beat Aruba
two goals to one and lost to
arch-rivals St. Kitts by a goal
to nil in the Benna Boys’ two
matches in the Caribbean
Football Union (CFU) Caribbean
Cup first round.
Although the Benna Boys
have made it to the next
round, Technical Director
Williams is calling for more
output from his senior players.
Williams named Striker
Peter “Big-Pete” Byers and
Midfielder Tomarley “Ziggy”
Thomas.
According to Williams,
Byers is a big-name player
Kinder 43 and Ben Herridge 45.
Vishal Gobin of the Combined
Schools had 2 for 55 and Jules Cornelius
had 3 for 59. In reply, the Combined
Schools were all out for 132 in
26.4 overs. Xavier Marshall hit 35, Tomone
Thomas 26 and Vishal Gobin 32.
Francis smashes 400m
in season opener
By Carlena Knight
Sportsman of the year and the 200m record holder, Miguel
Francis has smashed the 400m race in the UWI Invitational
meet at the Usain Bolt Stadium.
Francis, in his season opener, won the 400m race improving
on his personal best of 47.40sec to 46.85 sec.
The young sprinter, who has already qualified for the
2016 Rio Olympics, looks to improve from this great start to
the season in preparation for the summer event.
Francis is based in Jamaica and trains with the world renown,
Racers Track Club.
Bowling for Bromsgrove, Karan
Gour had 2 for 35, James Kinder had 4
for 9 and Jujhar Johal had 3 for 23. The
overall tour involved matches against
the Princess Margaret School, the Antigua
Grammar School, the Clare Hall
Secondary, the All Saints Secondary,
the St. Joseph’s Academy and the Grass
Root team.
There were matches in the U-16 and
U-18 categories over the eight playing
days.
The tour was organized by the Fire
Fly Destinations Promotions in conjunction
with the Ministry of Tourism.
Football Technical Director/Head
Coach wants more from senior players
and he needs to be more responsible
in terms of being a
leader, because a lot more is
expected of him.
Tomarley “Ziggy” Thomas
played well in St. Kitts,
Williams said, “but he still
has to produce more. Against
Aruba, he was a shadow of
himself.”
Williams however hinted
that there could be some
changes going forward in the
next round.
The Technical Director
said there are a number of
young players here in Antigua
& Barbuda who are
accustomed to this level of
football and need to be given
a chance.
Antigua and St. Kitts advance
from their group. The
next round is slated for June.
Bennaboys second
round group named
By Carlena Knight
The 2016 Scotia Bank
CFU Caribbean Cup second
round group has been
named.
Bennaboys have been
drafted with Puerto Rico
and Grenada in Group 1.
The two games will
take place in June with
Antigua facing Puerto
Rico on the 4 th in Puerto
Rico and Grenada on the
7 th at home at the Sir Vivian
Richards Cricket Stadium.
The top team will
move on to the third round
in October.
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Monday 4th April 2016
West Indies Women create
history with maiden WT20 title
KOLKATA - The crowd at
the Eden Gardens was hardly
the number that turned out
to witness Australia Women
winning the 50-over World
Cup in 1997.
The healthy turnout at the
iconic ground in Kolkata on
a humid evening, however,
was treated to some intrepid
cricket from a robust teenager
and an equable veteran,
who took it upon themselves
to overthrow the mighty Australians
in the final of the ICC
Women’s World Twenty20
2016 to create history.
The pressure was always
on West Indies to calm their
nerves given the momentous
occasion of making their first
Women’s World T20 final, in
contrast to Australia’s fourth.
They delivered in impeccable
fashion, leading
the ‘champions dance’ - one
that will perhaps run into the
night - as they dealt the defending
champions a humbling
eight-wicket loss on
Sunday (April 3).West Indies
pulled off a stunning chase as
their openers put on a 120-
run stand - the highest ever
for them in the history of the
competition - to disconcert
Australia’s bowlers.
They were relentless in
their pursuit as they not just
won their maiden WT20 title,
but also registered their
first-ever win over Australia
in the format. In a daunting
chase of 149, the West Indian
openers made a cautious start
with just nine runs coming
off the first three overs.
They took just as many as
three overs to assess the conditions
and then kicked on,
belting 36 off the next three.
Hayley Matthews set the
tone, taking apart Rene Farrell
for a 10-run over up front
to ease the nerves.
Her six off Megan Schutt
in the next over - tonking it
wide off long on - only did
them a world of good as confidence
built and runs began
to flow. Lanning resorted to
her go-to bowler Ellyse Perry
who conceded just one in her
opening over in an attempt to
stem the runs.
Hayley smashed a six
over Perry’s head first up and
then Stafanie Taylor took her
for two boundaries in a 16-
run over. West Indies raced
away to 76 for 0 at the halfway
stage while Australia
were 76 for 1 as the trickling
and building crowd cheered
every run. Matthews’s superb
placement and Taylor’s
patient yet supporting knock
held them in good stead.
Their approach was simple:
rotating the strike off
good deliveries and punishing
the loose ones along with
some exceptional placement.
The 18-year-old Matthews,
albeit struggling with
cramps, reached her half-century
off 35 balls to become
the third woman to score a
half-century in a World Cup
final after Elyse Villani became
the first and Meg Lanning,
the second, earlier in
the day. Taylor then followed
with her own - having as
many as four half-centurions
in the final.
Kristen Beams finally provided
the breakthrough after
a brilliant opening stand to
send back a visibly distraught
Matthews in the 16th over after
she pulled it straight into
the hands of Alex Blackwell
at midwicket.
She departed for a fantastic
45-ball 66 that comprised
of three sixes and six fours,
leaving it up to Taylor to see
the chase through with 29
more to get.
The skipper reached her
first fifty, but topped the run
charts for the series, before
holding out for 59 off 57 with
just four to get. Britney Cooper
took West Indies across
the line in the final over,
flinging her bat into the air in
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