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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Monday 4th April 2016 

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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Monday 4th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3 

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).


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.



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. 


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 


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 


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.



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 

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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. 


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


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.



Ex-Serviceman who served in Her 

Majesty’s Armed Forces laid to rest 


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).



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).


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.



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?


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).




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).


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.



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 

cont’d on pg 22

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