Caribbean Times 90th issue - Friday 15th April 2016

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Friday 15th April 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.6 No.90 $2.00 

MASSIAH AXED 

Joanna Paris 

Yesterday, the Opposition 

Member of Parliament 

for the All Saints East and 

St. Luke constituency, the 

Hon. Joanne Massiah, was 

informed that she will be 

excluded from the slate of 

candidates representing the 

United Progressive Party in 

the General Elections due 

in 2019 or sooner. 

There have been several 

questions in the public, 

ever since what turned out 

to be a fateful day, when 

Massiah decided to defy 

her party’s stance and attend 

the 2016 Budget presentation 

on January 21 st . 

That occasion was boycotted 

by the other members 

of the United Progressive 

Party (UPP). 

Ever since that day, it 

is fair to say that the esteemed, 

poised and confident 

politician has been 

subject to constant ridicule 

for her actions from the 

hierarchy of the UPP and 

even some devout supporters. 

We may also remember 

that there were already issues 

brewing between MP 

Massiah and leadership of 

the UPP dating back to the 

party’s convention in early 

2015. 

Massiah was a candidate 

for the leadership of 

the party but eventually lost 

to the now political leader, 

Senator Harold Lovell. 

Fast forward to April 

14 th 2016 and MP Massiah 

received a letter from the 

political leader of the UPP 

primarily indicating that 

she will be removed from 

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Opposition Member of Parliament for the All Saints East and St. 

Luke constituency, the Hon. Joanne Massiah 

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Friday 15th April 2016 

Hurst scolds Lovell 

Everton Barnes 

United Progressive Party 

(UPP) Political Leader, Senator 

Harold Lovell, has been 

criticized for his handling of 

the issue regarding the decision 

not to run Parliamentarian, 

Joanne Massiah, on the 

party’s ticket for the 2019 

general elections. 

Massiah is one of only 

two females in the House of 

Representatives and the single 

female on the opposition 

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The move announced by 

UPP Public Relations Officer, 

Sen. Damani Tabor, 

effectively bars Massiah 

from seeking a second term 

representing the UPP in the 

All Saints East and St Luke 

constituency. The move is 

widely seen as a de facto expulsion 

of Massiah from the 

UPP. 

Reacting to this development, 

government spokesman 

Lionel Max Hurst has 

described the move as an 

example of poor leadership 

in the UPP. 

“The inability of the current 

UPP leadership to settle 

a quarrel without fracturing 

the organization, is a clear 

indication that their leadership 

is unsound,” Hurst 

opined. 

In a clear reference to 

Lovell, Hurst stated that it 

is not enough to be able to 

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the slate of candidates who will contest 

the 2019 General Elections on the party’s 

ticket. 

The letter from the political leader also 

speaks to what he described as “an extremely 

acrimonious and divisive rift” between 

him and Massiah. 

The ever resilient politician indicated 

that she is yet to fully internalize the contents 

of the letter that she has received but 

is fully aware that it is laced with untruths 

and even goes against the party’s constitution 

which “is alive and well”. 

“I find that the contents are underpinned 

by a high degree of “presumptuousness” 

United Progressive Party (UPP) Political Leader, Senator Harold 

Lovell 

speak the English language 

well in order to lead. 

“The role of leadership 

is to bring disparate parts in 

any organization together. A 

simple challenge within the 

UPP to succeed an exiting 

leader, ought not to result in 

the appearance of misogyny 

and personal dislike that are 

now so public,” he noted. 

Hurst gave his oft repeated 

assessment that the UPP 

continues to fail. “It has 

failed the nation for over ten 

years and two years in opposition, 

it has failed itself and 

the nation,” he added. 

concerning the future. The letter is also 

written with numerous untruths, which to 

me evidences an absence of leadership giving 

the political context”, she highlighted. 

She expressed the view that the letter 

also showcases a “lack of comprehension 

for the UPP’s constitution, which lays out 

provisions that should be taken when certain 

actions are being contemplated and 

“where a particular outcome is desired”. 

The All Saints East and St. Luke representative 

is appreciative of the support that 

she has been receiving from members of 

the public at large. 

She said that despite everything, she is 

comforted by the word of God. 

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Country still reeling from Stanford debacle 

Seven years after the collapse 

of the Stanford Holdings 

in Antigua, the shock 

waves from the fallout are 

still being felt by the country. 

Information has come to 

light that the Antigua and 

Barbuda government is being 

sued in the state of Texas 

by a group of Stanford investors. 

“That lawsuit is in an advanced 

stage, having been 

filed shortly after the 2009 

collapse of Stanford. 

The then Attorney General 

arranged with the law 

firm to enter a defence, government 

Chief of Staff, Lionel 

Max Hurst reported. 

According to Hurst the 

law firm’s fees are quite helty 

and over time they have 

amounted to a significant 

amount. 

“The law firm charges 

from US$580.00 per hour to 

US$990 per hour. At the moment, 

the outstanding payment 

to the law firm stands 

in excess of US$433,000. 

The firm is demanding 

US$216,000 by April 30. 

And to be paid the remaining 

$216,000 by June 1, 2016,” 

he stated. 

Hurst said the defence 

must be done, but he could 

not hide his frustrations that 

R. Allen Stanford 

issues surrounding the Stanford 

debacle continue to 

shadow the Gaston Browne 

Administration. 

“There is an appeal pending 

and the firm requires 

payment of US$75,000 on 

that leg of the defence. These 

suits must be defended. 

“But the betrayal of Stanford 

continues to plague the 

Antigua and Barbuda people, 

not just the workers of 

SDC,” he declared.



Francis convicted and fined for drug possession 

Alecia Mc Pherson 

Shane Justin Francis was convicted 

and fined $700 after pleading 

guilty to a charge of drug possession 

when he appeared at the St. John’s 

Magistrates Court yesterday. 

Francis was charged of unlawful 

possession of controlled drug cannabis 

and possession with intent to sell 

after officers found cannabis on his 

person. 

On April 12, 2016 during the 

morning, Officers from the Grays 

Farm Police Station executed a 

search at the defendant’s Green Bay 

Hill premises. 

Nothing was found in the home but 

during the search of the defendant’s 

person twenty-two small zip locked 

bags containing cannabis were found 

Alecia McPherson 

Tyron Peter Astaphan of 

Belmont Estate appeared at 

the St. John’s Magistrates 

Court having being charged 


Peter Gray age 52, of Whenner Road 

facing a charge of rape, appeared at the 

St. John’s Magistrates Court yesterday. 

The charge was read that Gray had 

non-consensual sexual intercourse with 

Monique Atley between July 1 and 31, 

2103. 

Copies of the medical report of the 

complainant along with an accused statement 

were submitted into evidence. 

in his right pants pocket. 

Officers also found a quantity of 

monies in his left pants pocket which 

he stated a friend gave him that morning 

to keep. 

The monies along with the defendant 

were taken into custody. 

The substance weighed 10.6 

grams with an estimated street value 

of $200EC and the monies amounted 

to $1,695 EC and $4.00USD. 

In court, the Francis pleaded guilty 

to unlawful possession and not guilty 

to possession with intent to sell. 

His lawyer asked that his client 

be spared sentencing and a fine be 

imposed instead, he further told the 

court that Francis is a first time offender, 

also that he’s only 27 years 

old and a father of one. 

of malicious damage and 

battery. 

It is reported that Astaphan’s 

wife Xyomara Astaphan 

alleges that the accused 

caused damages to 

personal items in the amount 

of $1,320, and allegations 

of battery she suffered at the 

hands of the accused, hence 

The accused was not required to plead 

to the charge and was committed to stand 

trial the September’s assizes in the High 

Court. 

Reports are that the two worked together 

as Security Guards, during one of 

their work shifts at a construction site in 

Crosbies Atley was forced into sexual act 

by the accused. 

A report was made to the Police and 

Gray given the said charge. 

However the prosecutor pulled 

previous records of Francis showing 

that he indeed has had two previous 

possession offences. 

In March of 2013 he was convicted 

of cannabis possession and was 

fined $2,000. 

In September of 2013 he was convicted 

of cannabis possession again 

and fined $1,000. 

However, the lawyer’s pleas were 

taken into consideration and the 

charge of intent to sell was dismissed 

against him. 

He was ordered to pay the fine 

forthwith or be sentenced to six 

months in prison. 

The monies were confiscated and 

an order was given for the substance 

be destroyed. 

Man charged for malicious damages 

and battery against spouse 

Man facing rape charge to 

stand trial at High Court 

the said charges. 

These offences reportedly 

took place on April 09, 

2016. 

The circumstances under 

which these charges arise 

are yet to be known as the 

details of the matter has not 

yet been heard in court. 

The charges were read 

to the accused, he pleaded 

guilty to battery and not 

guilty to malicious damages. 

Committal proceedings 

into the matter were set for 

July 5, 2016. 

The court heard that the 

accused has moved from the 

home so as to preserve the 

peace at this time. 

The accused was granted 

station bail in this matter.


Twelve receive National Awards for outstanding contributions 

By Joanna Paris 

“Ask not what your country 

can do for you, but what 

you can do for your country”. 

Those were the famous 

words once spoken by former 

United States President, 

John.F. Kennedy, encouraging 

persons to be patriotic and to 

develop an attitude of service 

to their country. 

Twelve outstanding citizens 

on Thursday were recognized 

for their hard work and 

dedication to nation building. 

The individuals received 

their insignia and certificates 

at an investiture ceremony 

at the historic Government 

House. 

Among the patriots recognized 

were contractor Everod 

Donald Roberts, GCM, for his 

distinguished contribution to 

community development. 

Former principal of 

the Antigua State College, 

Peecheta Spencer, GOM, was 

awarded for her contributions 

in the field of education, 

while Ephraim John, CM, 

was awarded as one of the 

pioneering technicians for the 

Antigua Barbuda Broadcasting 

Station 

Other awardees recognized 

were Campbell Mickey 

Matthew, OM, for his contributions 

to media and Cynthia 

Boon-Thibou, MM, for her 

contribution to social services 

and for his outstanding contributions 

to the field of mechanics, 

Keithly Spencer, MM, received 

his award. 

Another national awardee 

was Eustace “Manning” Henry, 

GCH, credited with the 

survival of Hell’s Gate Steel 

Orchestra. 

Educator and owner of Le 

Chateau D’or music school, 

Anthony Hampson. and Leroy 

Warren, the longest serving 

member of the Lion’s 

Club and owner of the Falmouth 

Harbour Marina were 

also honoured. 

Judith Lake-Goodwin received 

kudos for her distinguished 

contribution to culture 

and community development, 

while founding member of 

Sap Football Club Malcom 

Challenger got an award for 

his contributions to sports and 

community development. 

Veteran radio personality 

James Simon, MH, also 

known as Sly J the chief rocker 

was recognized for his service 

to culture, sports and the 

media. All of the awardees 

collectively expressed their 

happiness for the recognition 

that they have received.



Beyond the gates, 23 to walk free 

Joanna Paris 

It will be a joyful day for a total of 23 

prisoners today, who will breathe a sigh 

of relief, as they receive another chance 

to live a “wholesome” life. 

The inmates are being released under 

the convict’s license and under the prerogative 

of mercy. 

The convict license provides for a 

prisoner to serve the remainder of his 

time outside of the prison walls. 

Superintendent of Her Majesty’s 

Prison, Albert Wade, explained that the 

license gives persons another opportunity. 

“An inmate who is granted a license, 

that remaining portion of the sentence to 

be served, instead of in the prison, they 

will serve it outside, something similar 

to parole”, he suggested. 

Wade also outlined that there are 

conditions associated with the license 

that must be adhered to. 

“There are certain conditions attached 

to the inmate who is granted a 

license. For instance, they are not to associate 

with known person of bad character 

example thieves etc, the must provide 

their address or place to residence 

to the nearest police station, they should 

be able to present the license upon request 

to a magistrate or police officer”. 

He suggested that the license holder 

should therefore have the document in 

possession at all times. 

The Prison boss said that if any of 

these conditions are breached, the person 

runs the risk of having their license 


Karen Knowles age of 

Bathlodge Heights is before 

the Court on two separate 

charges; dangerous driving 

and disorderly conduct. 

Both Lisa John- Weste 

and husband Loy Weste of 

McKinnon’s have made separate 

Police reports against 

Knowles, which as a result 

she’s now answering the 

said charges. Mr. Weste and 

Knowles were once married 

and share a child together. 

Allegations are that on 

September 8, 2014, sometime 

during the morning 

hours, Knowles while driving 

her vehicle A763, followed 

the couple during 

their morning commute on 

All Saints Road, she positioned 

her vehicle in such a 

way preventing them from 

driving past her. 

It is alleged that this was 

done by the accused several 

times before the couple were 

finally able to drive without 

hindrance to work. 

It is also alleged that Later 

that same day, Ms. Weste 

While driving alone along 

McKinnon’s Main Road 

heading in the direction of 

town, encountered the accused 

once again coming in 

revoked and may be returned to prison. 

In order to be a beneficiary of the 

special program, an inmate should have 

good work ethic and be somewhat of a 

role model for the other prisoners. 

Section 84 (1) of the Constitution, 

makes way for Prerogative of Mercy, 

under which the Governor General is 

petitioned on the inmates’ behalf; the 

petitions are forwarded to the Prison Superintendent 

for a report on the conduct 

and work of the inmate and to the mercy 

committee for its consideration. 

Knowles facing dangerous driving, disorderly conduct charges 

the opposite direction, reports 

are the accused veered 

over into Weste’s Lane, 

causing her to swerve suddenly 

to the left corner off 

the road to avoid collision. 

A report of the matter was 

made to the St. John’s police 

Station and Knowles was 

charged of driving which is 

dangerous to the public and 

also charged with disorderly 

conduct. 

In court, Police Corporal 

Brandon Thomas attached to 

Minor Offence Department, 

gave sworn statement of the 

said allegations reported to 

him by Ms. Weste on September 

8, 2014. Knowles’ 

Lawyer put to Thomas that 

his client could’ve veered 

into the complainant’s lane 

trying to avoid potholes. 

Thomas however stated 

that, during his investigations 

into the report he was 

accompanied by Ms. Weste 

back to the scene where the 

alleged offence took place 

and he don’t remember seeing 

any potholes on that side 

of the road. 

The matter was adjourned 

to continue on April 

19 th , before Chief Magistrate 

Walsh in the St. John’s Magistrates 

Court.


Ambassador Ren Gongping’s 

tenure to come to a close 

Joanna Paris 

China’s Ambassador to 

Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador 

Ren Gongping’s 

diplomatic service to the 

twin island state will soon be 

expired. 

It is customary for the 

ambassadors to serve for 

three years in that capacity. 

Ambassador Ren Gongping 

presented his credentials 

to the then Governor 

General, Her Excellency 

Dame Louise Lake-Tack and 

former Prime Minister, the 

Hon. Baldwin Spencer in 

2013. 

In a recent signing ceremony 

between Antigua and 

Barbuda and China, Prime 

Minister, the Hon. Gaston 

Browne said that the departure 

of Ambassador Gongping”, 

will be a great loss to 

both countries”. 

He said that the outgoing 

Ambassador has been very 

instrumental in the social 

Joanna Paris 

On Tuesday, during a brief signing 

ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office, 

government announced that five 

acres of land will be given to the Chinese 

government for the construction 

of his own embassy. 

The property is valued at EC$2 

million but will be gifted to the Chinese 

for a token of $1. 

In attendance at the ceremony 

were, Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston 

China’s Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Ren 

Gongping 

and economic development 

of the country. 

“Your successor will evidently 

have a very big void 

to fill and I hope that that 

person comes with similar 

enthusiasm and skills that 

you brought to the table”, the 

nation’s leader expressed. 

Prime Minister Browne 

added that Ambassador 

Gonging was able to utilize 

his office to strengthen the 

long standing relationship. 

He also told the Chinese 

Ambassador that even after 

his service to the country 

comes to an end, the government 

will be willing to continue 

a working relationship 

with him in various areas. 

“We thank you for all 

of the hard work that you 

have put in over the last 3 

Browne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 

International Trade and Immigration, 

the Hon. Charles “Max” Fernandez 

and China’s Ambassador, His Excellency 

Ambassador Ren Gongping. 

The country’s Non-Resident Ambassador 

to China, Ambassador Brian 

Stuart Young and members from the 

Foreign Affairs Ministry in China to 

include the Director General of Foreign 

Affairs, Soon Ling Zhang were 

also present. 

years and for helping us 

build capacity in the social 

and economic aspects of the 

country. I hope that the relationship 

between our countries 

will continue to grow 

from strength to strength”, 

the nation’s leader suggested. 

The quiet yet assertive 

Chinese Ambassador, explained 

that it was “indeed a 

pleasure to be the Ambassador 

to such a wonder country”. 

He thanked the government 

for its continuous support 

and added that “three 

years come very quick”, 

with a smile. China has assisted 

Antigua and Barbuda 

with several projects to include: 

The construction of 

the Five Islands Secondary 

School Complex (soon to be 

the University of Antigua) 

and the brand new, state of 

the art V.C Bird International 

Airport Terminal 

Government gives land to construct Chinese embassy 

Minister Fernandez expressed the 

view that the gift is a testament of the 

level of assistance that Antigua and 

Barbuda has received from China over 

the years of its diplomatic relationship 

“This is a token of our appreciation 

to the People’s Republic of China 

for their continued assistance to the 

government and people of Antigua 

and Barbuda. 

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Ministry of Information extends 

eGovernment Platform to Barbuda 

The Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, 

Telecommunications and Information 

Technology has taken a bold 

decision to extend the Governments 

eGovernment Platform to Barbuda. 

During the week of April 6 & 7, 

2016 a team from the Ministry and the 

Treasury journeyed to Barbuda to conduct 

an evaluation. 

The team comprising Mr. Terry 

Ephraim from the Ministry of Information, 

Dr. Cleopatra Gittens (Treasury), 

Mr. Orland Clarke (Treasury), 

and Consultant Mr. Danley Philip 

held talks with the Principal Assistant 

Secretary of the Barbuda Council Mr. 

Dwight Benjamin, Chairman of the 

Barbuda Council Mr. David Shaw and 

Council Secretary Ms. Ann Beazer. 

The Ministry is now in receipt of 

recommendations to which the Minster 

Honourable Melford Nicholas has already 

granted consent. 

At the end of the process the staff 

at the Barbuda Council and Barbuda 

Government Treasury will have a total 

of 23 computer systems along with five 

printers, training, and a networking 

system that is integrated with the Treasury 

in Antigua. 

Both departments will have their 

own internal financial management 

system which would lead to better 

accountability between the Barbuda 

Council, the Barbuda (Government) 

Treasury and the Central Government. 

It is anticipated that the process will 

take another six weeks to be completed. 


ernment’s offer to commit 

to building the embassy is 

further proof of the extent 

of the deep friendship and 

long term commitment between 

our countries”, Minister 

Fernandez said. 

In response, a grateful 

and humble Chinese Ambassador, 

Ren Gongping, 

described the gesture by the 

government under the leadership 

of Prime Minister, 

the Hon. Gaston Browne, as 

a diplomatic one. 

He thanked the government 

for the land, which he 

said will be utilized to build 

a permanent office and other 

amenities, to cement China’s 

diplomatic presence in 

the twin island state 

Prime Minister, the Hon. 

Gaston Browne, explained 

that the government’s relationship 

with China is arguably 

one of the best diplomatic 

ties that the country 

has had for approximately 

33 years. 

He indicated that 

the government is “very 

pleased” to be on the giving 

end for the first time. 

“We are now at the giving 

end and we do so with 

pride and pleasure knowing 

that even though it may 

seem like a small token, it is 

significant from the standpoint 

that China can now 

boast that it owns a piece of 

the rock here in Antigua and 

Barbuda”. 

Prime Minister Browne 

added that the government 

is seeking to construct a 

“marquis embassy”, which 

will stand out among other 

buildings in the Caribbean. 

He encouraged the Chinese 

to be creative with 

their architecture, since the 

country has a diversity of 

cultures. 

He added that is looking 

forward to the “masterpiece” 

that will be constructed 

The agreement was 

signed by the Minister of 

Foreign Affairs, the Hon. 

Charles Max Fernandez and 

the Director General within 

the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs of China, Soon Ling 

Zhang.


FCCA Foundation hosts 2016 Children’s 

Environmental Poster Competition 

The Ministry of Tourism, 

Economic Development, Investment 

and Energy through 

its partnership with the Florida 

Caribbean Cruise Association 

(FCCA) Foundation 

extends a special invitation to 

primary and secondary school 

students to participate in the 

2016 FCCA Foundation Children’s 

Environmental Poster 

Competition. 

This year’s competition 

seeks to promote and stimulate 

environmental awareness 

among students and affectively 

educate younger generations 

on the importance of 

environmental protection. 

The poster contest will be 

conducted in two age categories, 

the junior division (children 

ages 12 years and under 

who would not have passed 

their 13 th birthday by June 

1 st 2016) and the senior division 

(children 13 to 16 years 

who would not have passed 

their 17 th birthday by June 1 st 

2016). 

Each student must submit 

one poster and select a topic 

of their choice that promotes 

environmental awareness. 

Each poster must depict at 

least there ways in which 

their destination can make a 

difference in preserving the 

environment and must be in 

English. 

To be eligible each poster 

must accompany a summary 

description in English along 

with the title of each poster. 

Entries will be judged based 

Pembroke Pines, Florida - Registration 

opened today for the 23 rd annual 

FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade 

Show, taking place in San Juan, Puerto 

Rico from September 26-30, 2016. 

The event will gather over 1,000 cruise 

tourism stakeholders and more than 100 

FCCA Member Line executives, presidents 

and CEOs for a four-day series of 

meetings, workshops and networking 

opportunities. 

“The FCCA Cruise Conference & 

Trade Show helps cruise tourism stakeholders 

maximize their business,” said 

Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival 

Corporation and the FCCA, who will be 

on-hand at the event. 

“In addition to imparting necessary 

operational knowledge, the event provides 

an invaluable resource-knowing 

the right people-by linking attendees 

with some of industry’s most important 

decision makers.” 

The event offers a unique opportunity 

to target representatives from FCCA’s 

19 Member Lines who decide where 

ships call, what products are sold and 

used onboard, and how to invest in destinations 

and infrastructure. 

Attendees can access these key decision 

makers in a format that balances 

business sessions and casual interaction, 

including one-on-one meetings with 

pre-selected cruise executives, which 

provide a chance to promote products 

and receive individualized input; social 

functions that foster networking and 

relationship building; and workshops 

focused on current issues with panels 

comprised of knowledgeable industry 

professionals and cruise executives, 

along with the presidents and CEOs 

heading a roundtable discussion. 

Together, this creates the perfect 

forum for exchanging information and 

industry trends, sharing ideas, and cultivating 

valuable business relationships. 

Plus, a ratio of about one cruise executives 

per 10 attendees affords some of 

the best odds to meet and gain insight 

from the influential cruise executives, 

as well as cruise lines’ presidents and 

CEOs. 

“I look forward to interacting with 

cruise tourism’s key stakeholders [at 

the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade 

on creativity, relevance to the 

theme, content, and quality of 

the presentation (layout and 

design). 

Winners will be awarded 

monetary prizes ranging from 

USD 3,000 to US 1,000 in 

each age category. 

All general inquiries regarding 

the competition 

should be addressed to Ms. 

Vashti Ramsey, Senior Sustainable 

Tourism Officer via 

email vashti.ramsey@ab.gov. 

ag or call direct at 468-4070. 

FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show now open for registration 

Show],” said Adam Goldstein, president 

& COO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 

and perennial participant at the event. 

“This is a valuable opportunity for 

regional destinations and operators to 

learn how they are being affected by and 

can take advantage of the industry’s latest 

developments.” 

The Trade Show expands this target, 

allowing exhibitors to capture the attention 

of this prominent audience. Any 

booth puts their product, company, or 

destination on attendees’ and executives’ 

minds, but special destination pavilion 

options provide the greatest impact at 

the Trade Show by showcasing a destination 

product as a team-from vendors 

and tour operators to destination ministries 

and port operators. 

Attendees can also experience San 

Juan’s exciting setting, activities and 

new infrastructure, allowing attendees 

to experience what cruise passengers see 

and do during a stay-over visit and why 

it welcomed more than 1.6 million cruise 

passengers from FCCA Member Lines 

last year-a 17 percent increase since the 

destination last hosted the event in 2011.



No quick 

fix in Haiti 

Peace and development miamiherald.com/news/ 

will be endangered in Haiti nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article70818937. 

if the United States and other 

nations insist that the interim 

government holds the reason for my conviction is 

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second round of a truncated precisely because there is a 

election for a President of widespread and overwhelming 

belief in Haiti that the 

the Republic without a verification 

process of the first first round elections were seriously 

flawed. Among the 

round that took place on October 

25 last year. 

over 50 groups with whom 

The Secretary-General my team and I interfaced 

of the Organisation of American 

States (OAS), Luis Alcept 

Martelly’s Parti Haï- 

in Haiti in February, all exmagro, 

who visited Haiti on tien Têt Kalé (PHTK) party, 

13 and 14 April, was right to expressed concern; some 

say that the Haitian authorities 

should be given time none without misgivings. 

stronger than others, but 

to organise the elections. Among the groups from 

The Secretary-General had the wider international community 

that observed the 

invited me to accompany 

him to Haiti since I had led October 25 elections was 

an OAS mission there that the OAS, and during our 

oversaw an agreement between 

the political players groups we faced continuous 

exchanges with the Haitian 

that led to the creation of claims that the Organisation 

an interim government after contributed to foisting the 

the constitutional departure elections flawed results on 

from office of President Michel 

Martelly on February 6. claring them acceptable. Of 

the Haitian people by de- 

Other duties on behalf of my course, this allegation was 

own government caused me robustly resisted not only 

not to join Mr Almagro, but because it was absolutely 

untrue, but also because 

had I done so I would have 

fully endorsed his statement. we knew it had become a 

Indeed, in an interview convenient political crutch 

with Jacqueline Charles of for all the candidates who 

the Miami Herald published had performed badly at 

on April 8, I had argued that the polls. But, resisting an 

verifying the disputed elections 

is vital to avoiding a extinguish it, particularly 

ill-conceived belief does not 

deepening political crisis as other Observer missions 

on the island ( http://www. declared that the elections 

By Sir Ronald Sanders 

were plagued by irregularities. 

The admission that, 

while numerous, the irregularities 

were not significant 

enough to materially affect 

the outcome of the elections, 

did little to assuage suspicion. 

And, the problem is 

that like a sore that has been 

allowed to fester for almost 

6 months, suspicion of the 

elections has spread more 

widely in the Haitian body 

politic. 

The October 25 elections 

delivered a presidential runoff 

between Jovenel Moïse 

of Martelly’s PHTK party 

after he received 32.76% 

of the vote and Jude Célestin 

of the Ligue Alternative 

Pour le Progrés et l’Emancipation 

Haïtienne (Lapeh) 

party, who received 25.29%. 

The other 50 candidates 

shared less than 32%. That 

run-off was not completed 

before Martelly was due to 

demit office on February 6. 

It was that failure to hold the 

second round of elections 

amid political confusion and 

simmering violence that led 

to the February 5 political 

Agreement for the establishment 

of an interim government 

with a time table for 

the holding of the run-off 

elections on April 24 and 

the installation of an elected 

President on May 14. 

As it turned out, continuing 

distrust between the 

political actors within and 

outside the National Assembly 

which was charged, under 

the agreement, with the 

selection of an interim President 

and an interim Prime 

Minister took longer to be 

settled than was anticipated. 

The same distrust continues 

to haunt the second round of 

the elections. The spectre 

of a flawed first round election 

hangs ominously over 

the second. This is why the 

cont’d on pg 11



majority of political players 

are insisting on verification. 

The argument is simple: if 

the first round was tainted, 

however strenuous the scrutiny 

of the second round, the 

entire process is contaminated. 

My concern for any President 

elected after a second 

round without verification 

of the first is that he will not 

command the respect and 

authority that validation will 

bestow. Any President in 

Haiti who is not widely regarded 

as legitimately elected 

with a mandate to govern, 

will not be able to hold the 

country together and to give 

it the leadership it needs for 

very tough choices that lie 

ahead. In such circumstances, 

the persistent poverty and 

underdevelopment that has 

plagued Haiti will deepen 

and the potential for political 

conflict and civil strife 

will intensify. Consequently, 

the UN forces in Haiti, 

that contributing countries 

are keen to withdraw, will be 

compelled to remain and the 

flow of refugees to the US 

particularly will resurge. 

Against this background 

it is far better to verify the 

first round elections before 

proceeding with the second. 

I was heartened by a reported 

statement on behalf of the 

United States by its Special 

Coordinator on Haiti, Ambassador 

Ken Merten, to the 

effect that if Haiti wants a 

verification process it should 

do so quickly. In arguing 

that such a process would 

serve to validate a President 

who emerges from a second 

round elections, I had also 

advocated that a verification 

committee, drawn from 

civil society only, should be 

established swiftly and that 

the international community 

should provide it with the 

money and other resources 

to complete the verification 

within the shortest possible 

time. Once the verification 

is complete, the elections 

for the President can follow 

quickly. 

It has been suggested 

that one reason for not proceeding 

with verification of 

the first round is that such 

massive fraud might revealed, 

requiring the cancellation 

of the proceedings 

thus far, and the staging of 

new elections. But, if massive 

fraud is uncovered, is 

that not good reason for cancelling 

the October 25 poll 

and starring afresh? The 

alternative would be to join 

a process of imposing upon 

Haiti a fraudulently elected 

government. That could not 

possibly be right. 

In any event, I am satisfied 

from my knowledge 

of the OAS elections observation 

process and the 

people of high integrity and 

professionalism that run it, 

that any scientific verification 

process by qualified 

and respected Haitian civil 

society officials will result, 

by and large, in the same result. 

What the international 

community should now do 

is to provide Haiti’s new 

nine-member provisional 

electoral council, headed by 

Léopold Berlanger, with the 

tools it needs to establish a 

verification committee and 

set it to work. 

If Jovenel Moïse and 

Jude Célestin, who emerged 

from the first round as contenders, 

have faith in their 

electability, they should 

have no fear of verification 

and of their capacity for one 

to triumph over the other in a 

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There can be no “quick 

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urge for quick fixes in the 

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and retarded its chances for 

long-term political stability 

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF 

JUSTICE 

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 

(PROBATE) 

A.D. 2016 

IN THE MATTER OF 

THE ESTATE OF LEROY 

FITZROY JOSEPH a.k.a 

LEROY JOSEPH a.k.a 

FITZROY JOSEPH, deceased 

NOTICE IS HEREBY 

GIVEN that at the expiration 

of fourteen (14) days 

from the publication of this 

Notice, Application will be 

made in the Probate Registry 

in The High Court of Justice 

by Gail A.J. Christian of 

Montgomery Chambers, All 

Saints Road, St. John’s, Antigua, 

for an Order that Letters 

of Administration of the 

Estate of LEROY FITZROY 

JOSEPH a.k.a LEROY JO- 

SEPH a.k.a FITZROY JO- 

SEPH, deceased, of Golden 

Grove, St. John’s, Antigua 

who died on 24th day of December, 

2015 be granted to 

THERESA JOSEPH a.k.a 

EUGENIA THERESA JO- 

SEPH a.k.a. EUGENIE JO- 

SEPH of Golden Grove, St. 

John’s, Antigua the wife and 

relict of the deceased. 

DATED the 13th day of 

April, 2016 

……………………….... 

GAIL A. J CHRISTIAN 

Solicitor for the Applicant


Friday 15th April 2016

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Barbados brewery moves to break into Cuban market 

BRIDGETOWN - Barbados’ Bank 

Breweries Limited will be trying to export 

one million cases of beer to Cuba 

from May. The disclosure has come 

from the country’s Industry Minister 

Donville Inniss as he also reported that 

early next month, a delegation comprising 

government and private sector 

officials would be travelling to Cuba on 

a trade mission. 

He said that with the formal re-establishment 

of diplomatic relations 

between Cuba and the United States, 

Barbados is among the Caribbean 

Community (CARICOM) countries 

seeking to further partner with Cuba in 

$18m project for Dominica 

ROSEAU - The Government 

of Dominica has signed 

a contract with NSG Management 

and Technical Services 

Limited of Barbados 

worth EC$18,182,437.35 for 

a major project in Roseau. 

The contract was signed on 

Wednesday. 

Work is expected to begin 

in May and will take 12 

months to complete. It forms 

part of the Roseau Enhancement 

Project. Public Works 

Minister Miriam Blanchard 

explained that the project 

will include demolishing 

and reconstructing the West 

Bridge, reconstructing the 

retaining wall and associated 

drainage works between 

the West Bridge and the EC 

Loblack Bridge and dredging 

the Roseau River between 

the Dominica China 

Friendship Bridge and the 

EC Loblack Bridge. 

“The conceptualization 

of the Roseau Enhancement 

Project commenced in 2013 

and resulted in our presentation 

to the public by NSG 

Management and Technical 

Services Limited at the 

State House,” she stated. 

She stated that elements of 

the design contract included 

the replacement of the 

West Bridge, comprehensive 

traffic study, city storm and 

CDC issues travel notice for St. Lucia 

CASTRIES - One week after local health 

authorities confirmed its first autochthonous 

Zika virus infection, the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel 

notice yesterday for the island of St. Lucia. 

Local mosquito transmission means that 

mosquitoes in the area are infected with Zika 

virus and are spreading it to people. 

There is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. 

Because Zika virus is primarily spread by 

mosquitoes, CDC recommends that travelers 

to St Lucia protect themselves from mosquito 

bites which includes: Cover exposed 

skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long 

pants. 

Use EPA-registered insect repellents 

containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon 

eucalyptus. Always use as directed. Pregnant 

and breastfeeding women can use all 

EPA-registered insect repellents, including 

DEET, according to the product label. (St 

Lucia News Online). 

an effort to take advantage of emerging 

opportunities. 

Inniss spoke about the plans when 

he received a courtesy call from Cuba’s 

Ambassador to Barbados, Francisco 

Fernandez Pena. He said that apart 

from forging deeper economic relations 

with Cuba, the Barbados Government 

was also eager to engage robustly 

in trade, and there were a number of 

companies ready to do business with 

the Spanish-speaking nation. 

Inniss also pointed out that over the 

years, Cuba has been committed to providing 

extensive technical assistance 

to Barbados, especially in the area of 

health care. And Ambassador Pena noted 

that since the establishment of diplomatic 

relations in December 1972, 

Barbados and Cuba have maintained 

a cordial relationship characterized by 

cooperation and mutual respect. (Caribbean360). 

water system and street upgrade. 

The Roseau Enhancement 

Project has been described 

as a comprehensive 

plan comprised of a number 

of different projects related 

to the urban infrastructure 

upgrading and enhancement 

to include the road network, 

bridges, drainage, street 

lighting and streetscape of 

Roseau and the improvement 

of the flow of traffic in 

Roseau among others. When 

the MOU was signed in 2014 

it was said that Dominica’s 

decision to upgrade Roseau 

could become a model for 

other Caribbean islands. 

(Dominica News Online).


Belize outlines proposal to end border dispute 

BELMOPAN - Belize 

has outlined 11 new proposals 

that it hopes will end 

the latest border dispute 

with Guatemala, Foreign 

Minister Wilfred Elrington 

has said. 

Elrington, who met with 

his Guatemalan counterpart, 

Carlos Raul Morales, 

last Friday to discuss the incident 

in the Sarstoon area, 

said that Belize is hoping 

the new proposals will form 

part of a new agreement between 

the two countries. 

Elrington said that Belize 

is hoping that the 

“channels of the Sarstoon 

River shall continue to be 

freely navigable by vessels 

and boats of each of the two 

countries without any interference 

or trailing by the 

other”. 

Last month, the Belize 

government called on the 

Organisation of American 

States (OAS) to conduct 

an investigation following 

a shooting incident in 

which a senior Belize Defence 

Force (BDF) member 

was shot at least four times 

while in the Sarstoon area. 

Guatemala and Belize 

have had a long-running 

border dispute, with Guatemala 

claiming the whole or 

part of Belize since 1940. 

Last month, the 15-member 

Caribbean Community 

(Caricom) reiterated its 

support for Belize. 

Belize sent a protest 

note to Guatemala over the 

incident, but the Guatemalans 

replied disagreeing 

with Belmopan’s version of 

the incident. 

Elrington said that the 

second proposal calls for 

“whenever any vessels of 

any one of the parties approaches 

the base of the 

other party or any other 

vessel, it shall reduce its 

speed as a token of respect 

and friendship and to avoid 

injury or damage to persons 

SANTO DOMINGO 

- Dominican foreign minister 

Andrés Navarro and 

Haiti counterpart Pierrot 

Delienne on Wednesday 

said ties between the two 

countries are again at “the 

highest level,” after their 

meeting at Dominican 

Foreign Ministry headquarters. 

In a news conference at 

the end of a meeting aimed 

at resuming the political 

dialogue, after they were 

broken off by disagreements, 

Navarro said Delienne’s 

presence together 

with delegations from both 

countries aims to review 

the bilateral agenda, especially 

the Joint Haitian- 

Dominican Committee. 

“The aim is to normalise 

the dialogue from 

this meeting, because there 

are many issues of common 

interest, as neighboring 

countries, that need to 

or property”. 

He said the law enforcement 

and armed forces of 

both parties should refrain 

from any threatening, abusive 

or unfriendly actions, 

words or behaviour of any 

kind with respect to each 

other in and around the said 

river. 

He said that the parties 

shall also co-operate on the 

basis of sovereign equality, 

mutual benefit and good 

fate in order to promote and 

achieve the goals of this 

agreement and that both 

parties shall cooperate in 

preventing and countering 

any illegal activities including 

drug trafficking, human 

trafficking, arms smuggling, 

contraband and other 

illegal activities of a transnational 

nature. (Jamaica 

Observer). 

Dominican Republic and Haiti 

ties at the ‘highest level’ again 

be addressed for the wellbeing 

of both peoples,” 

Navarro said, and stressed 

the importance for both 

nations to foster an “environment 

of harmony.” 

Among the key points 

the commission aims to 

discuss is trade, and the 

ban on overland access of 

twenty-three Dominican 

products enacted by Haiti 

during former president 

Michel Martelly’s term in 

office. 

He said as the result 

of the meeting, economic 

issues and cooperation 

between the Hispaniola 

neighbors would also be 

reviewed “as a starting 

point to relaunch our relations.” 

Navarro said the bilateral 

joint committee would 

meet in the coming weeks 

on a date to be announced, 

adding that even though 

the talks between the 

two countries were never 

broken off, “ties were 

strained” and “some issues 

were left stranded.” (Dominica 

Today).



At least two dead after earthquake hits Japan 

TOKYO - At least two people were 

killed and 45 were injured by a powerful 

magnitude 6.5 earthquake that 

knocked over houses and buckled roads 

in southern Japan on Thursday. 

Both victims were from the hardest-hit 

town of Mashiki, about 9 miles 

east of Kumamoto city on the island 

of Kyushu, said Kumamoto prefecture 

disaster management official, Takayuki 

Matsushita. 

Earlier, the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto 

hospital said it had admitted 

or treated 45 people on Thursday, including 

five with serious injuries. The 

quake struck at 9.26pm. There was no 

risk of a tsunami. 

“There was a kaboom and the whole 

house shook violently sideways,” 

Takahiko Morita, a resident of Mashiki, 

a town near the epicentre, said in 

a telephone interview with Japanese 

broadcaster NHK. 

“Furniture and bookshelves fell 

down, and books were all over the 

floor.” 

Morita said some houses and walls 

collapsed in his neighbourhood, and 

water supply had been cut off. Police in 

BRASILIA - The government 

in Brazil is seeking 

an injunction at the Supreme 

Court in an effort to 

prevent an impeachment 

vote against President Dilma 

Rousseff. Ms Rousseff, who 

says her opponents are plotting 

a “coup”, faces claims 

she manipulated government 

accounts. She has vowed to 

fight to “the last minute” despite 

the desertion of three 

allied parties ahead of Sunday’s 

vote. 

The Supreme Court is 

President Dilma Rousseff 

to gather for an extraordinary 

session. Brazilian media 

said a Rousseff-backed 

judge would rule. If the 

court refuses the injunction, 

the impeachment debate will 

start today. 

Then, if two-thirds of the 

lower house votes for impeachment, 

the motion will 

pass to the Senate. An impeachment 

vote would pave 

Kumamoto prefecture said they had received 

reports of a number of collapsed 

houses and people possibly trapped inside. 

Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, 

Yoshihide Suga, told a news conference 

that the damage was being assessed, 

but there were no abnormalities 

at nearby nuclear facilities. 

The epicentre was 74 miles northeast 

of the Sendai nuclear plant, the 

only one operating in the country. Kasumi 

Nakamura, an official in the village 

of Nishihara, said the rattling started 

modestly before becoming violent 

and lasted about 30 seconds. 

“Papers, files, flower vases and everything 

fell on the floor,” he told NHK. 

There were multiple aftershocks, the 

largest one reaching a 5.7-magnitude 

about 40 minutes later, according to the 

Japan Meteorological Agency. 

The US Geological Survey measured 

the quake’s preliminary magnitude 

at 6.2 and said it was 14 miles 

deep. It said there was a low likelihood 

of casualties but some damage was 

possible. (The Guardian). 

Brazil seeks to block Rousseff impeachment vote 

the way for Ms Rousseff to 

be removed from office. Attorney 

General Jose Eduardo 

Cardozo filed Thursday’s injunction. 

(BBC).


North Korea poised to make unprecedented missile test 

PYONGYANG - Pentagon officials 

are expecting North Korea to test fire 

an intermediate-range missile Friday 

morning, CBS News national security 

correspondent David Martin reports. 

The missile in question is a Musadan, 

which is road mobile and has 

enough range to reach the Aleutians 

and Guam. 

It’s never been tested before, so this 

is another step toward being able to 

threaten the United States with a nuclear 

weapon. 

Friday, April 15 marks the birthday 

of Kim Il-sung, the “Great Leader” 

who rule North Korea from 1948 until 

his death in 1994. 

On Saturday, North Korea said it 

ABUJA - A video released 

Wednesday appears 

to show some of the Nigerian 

schoolgirls who were kidnapped 

by the Boko Haram 

militant group two years ago 

alive. 

The Islamist militants 

sent the video, obtained by 

CNN, to negotiators as proof 

that the girls were alive, according 

to the broadcaster. 

CNN showed the video, 

which is believed to have 

been made in December, 

to Rifkatu Ayuba, whose 

17-year-old daughter Saratu 

was among those taken. “My 

had successfully tested a new intercontinental 

ballistic rocket engine that 

will give it the ability to stage nuclear 

strikes on the U.S. 

The engine’s ground test, if true, 

would be a big step forward for the 

North’s nuclear weapons program, 

which saw its fourth atomic test earlier 

this year. But the North may still need a 

good deal of work before it can hit the 

U.S. mainland with nuclear missiles. 

South Korean officials say North 

Korea doesn’t yet have a reliable intercontinental 

ballistic missile, let alone 

the ability to arm it with a nuclear warhead. 

The test, announced by the North’s 

official Korean Central News Agency, 

Saratu!” she cried. 

“I felt like removing her 

from the screen,” she added. 

“If I could, I would have removed 

her from the screen.” 

Nigerian Information Minister 

Lai Mohammed told 

CNN the government was 

reviewing the video. 

Boko Haram kidnapped 

276 girls from their school 

in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, 

on the night of April 

14, 2014. 

A number later escaped 

the militants, but 219 remain 

missing, prompting the 

launch of the “Bring Back 

is only the latest in a string of what 

Washington and its allies consider 

North Korean provocations, including 

last month’s launch of a medium-range 

ballistic missile that violated U.N. Security 

Council resolutions that prohibit 

any ballistic activities by North Korea. 

It was the North’s first medium-range 

missile launch since early 2014. (CBS 

News). 

Video shows some of Nigeria’s kidnapped girls alive 

Flash floods in Iran kill two 

TEHRAN - Iran’s state TV is reporting 

that heavy rains in Iran’s western and southwestern 

provinces has resulted in flash floods 

that killed two people. 

The Thursday television report says that 

the country’s crisis management committee 

held an emergency meeting to study the situation 

in affected areas. Iran’s railway authority 

canceled all trains scheduled for today to 

and from the southern part of the country. 

Flash floods have washed away cars and 

blocked roads between several cities and villages 

in Lorestan and Khuzestan provinces, 

the TV report said. (Fox News). 

Our Girls” campaign, which 

captured the world’s attention. 

Amnesty International 

said its activists were joining 

demonstrations in the 

Nigerian capital of Abuja 

on Thursday to call for 

the return of the girls, and 

thousands of other people 

abducted by Boko Haram. 

Last week, the Nigerian 

military said its soldiers rescued 

11,595 civilians from 

the militants since Feb. 26. 

(USA TODAY).



Thursday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Father in the army 

6. It may be mopped or furrowed 

10. Twin bed? 

14. Role model 

15. Corn Belt state 

16. Black, to Blake 

17. Basic monetary philosophy 

19. Play part 

20. Uses elbow grease 

21. Roofing material 

22. Sea fed by the Volga 

26. Some hotel accommodations 

27. Once-notorious New York 

City neighborhood 

30. Until now 

31. Wall St. debuts 

32. Patsy 

35. Ratted (on) 

36. Gem weight unit 

38. Kournikova of tennis 

39. Bond, for one 

40. Lounging slipper 

41. Hayes of “South Park” 

42. Military meal utensils 

45. Delays 

48. Affliction 

49. Free-for-all 

50. Russian country house 

52. Computer operating system 

since the ‘60s 

53. Copies of floppies 

58. Go here and there 

59. Detest 

60. Permanent way to write 

61. Wilma’s man 

62. Do in, as a dragon 

63. Pop singer Lauper 

Down 

1. Snap 

2. Periodontist’s org. 

3. __ Moines 

4. Stadium sound 

5. Snob 

6. Sexy beachwear 

7. Agitate 

8. Has 

9. Tail movement 

10. “Annie Get Your Gun” 

composer 

11. Wolf pack member 

12. Murphy’s “48 HRS.” costar 

13. Prayer supports? 

18. Linger in the tub 

21. Brings an action against 

22. Online talks 

23. Greek fabulist 

24. In an underhanded manner 

25. Begged 

26. Filmed 

28. Out of gas 

29. Tax pro 

32. Rattler, e.g. 

33. Diarist Nin 

34. Agreements 

36. Pool aids 

37. Every bit 

38. Part of 2-Down: Abbr. 

40. 1,760 yards 

41. Muslim 

42. Bent, as to show off a muscle 

43. Pluto’s master 

44. K thru 12 

45. Blue cartoon critter 

46. Caruso, for one 

47. Kicking partner? 

50. Ivory alternative 

51. Cinema canine 

53. Only the A.L. uses them 

54. “__ luck?” 

55. Liquor in a sling 

56. Outcome 

57. Lodge sight, or word lodged 

in 17-, 27-, 42- and 53-Across


Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Partly cloudy skies. 

High - 82ºF/28ºC 

Low - 74ºF/23ºC 

Wind: East North East 2 mph 

Sunrise 5.51 am; Sunset 6.22 pm 

Thursday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

You know yourself pretty well, 

and yet you are also open to 

the possibility that you haven’t 

yet become who you really are. 

Under these youthful skies you 

don’t mind trying on different 

personas to find the perfect fit. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

“This is the short and the long 

of it,” wrote Shakespeare. Today’s 

short version of the story 

will tell just as much, if not 

more, than the longer version. 

In all things, get to the point. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

Those who are excited to be in 

a particular environment will 

help you understand what’s 

good about it. For this and other 

reasons, the company you keep 

will matter much to your experience 

of the day. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

You’ve meditative powers, activated 

by your appreciation of 

beauty. It will be as though your 

mind is its own kind of deep 

space — an expanse of awareness 

you’ll touch for brief, utterly 

renewing moments. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Embody 

what you value. Turn it 

into a verb — an action you can 

take to become the very thing 

you’d like to see more of in the 

world. Right now that has to 

do with creativity, novelty and 

whimsy. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

When the cure won’t stick, 

perhaps it’s not really a cure at 

all — or even a Band-Aid, as 

most of those are at least sticky 

enough to cover up the wound 

a while. Back to the drawing 

board to find what’s really 

needed for your healing. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

There won’t be any great space 

between what you say you’ll 

do and what you’ll actually 

do. You will quite simply declare 

and deliver, gaining the 

trust and awe of those you help 

along the way. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

Someone has to provide the entertainment 

and color! You’re 

inclined toward it, so go for it, 

even if it means appearing foolish. 

You’ll be doing your entire 

scene a favor (even though a lot 

of them won’t realize it as it’s 

happening). 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). You were in a different 

mind-set when you started this 

journey. This is the time to 

check in: Are you still on board 

with this? “If we don’t change 

direction soon, we’ll end up 

where we’re going.” — Irwin 

Corey 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). You value respect from others 

but do not require it. In fact, 

you may decide to go without 

this for the sake of moving forward. 

The ones you’re having 

trouble with will catch up later. 

There’s grace in your decision. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Focus on what you can do 

instead of what you can’t do. 

Your natural gift for humor is 

something you can act on right 

away, to good effect. In fact, 

making another person laugh 

will be some of your most important 

work. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

Through the ages, people have 

built the most sacred of temples 

in once-obliterated places. 

You’ve done this in your life 

and it will be from that monument 

of sacred beauty that you 

help another.


Friday 15th April 2016


Basketball legend Kobe Bryant 

ends illustrious career with a bang 

LOS ANGELES - Playing Wednesday 

night in the last game of his illustrious 

20-year career, superstar basketball 

player Kobe Bryant put on a show for 

a sold-out Staples Center crowd one final 

time, pouring in a season-high 60 

points and steering his team to a 101-96 

comeback win over the Utah Jazz. 

After outscoring the Jazz by himself 

23-21 in the fourth quarter, Bryant 

checked out with 4.1 seconds left, serenaded 

by “Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!” chants, 

ESPN staff Writer Baxter Holmes 

wrote after the game. 

“I can’t believe how fast 20 years 

went by. Man, this is crazy,” Bryant, an 

18-time NBA All-Star, said while addressing 

the crowd after the game. 

“This is absolutely crazy and to be 

standing at center court with you guys, 

my teammates behind me, appreciating 

the journey that we’ve been on we’ve 

Meg Lanning, Suzie 

Bates and Stafanie Taylor 

are among the overseas 

signings who will play in the 

inaugural Women’s Cricket 

Super League this summer. 

been through our ups, been through our 

downs. I think the most important part 

is we all stayed together throughout.” 

Bryant spoke about growing up a 

“die-hard Laker fan” and the trade that 

Australia captain Lanning, 

24, will join Surrey Stars, 

while New Zealand skipper 

Bates, 28, will line up for 

the Southern Vipers. 

West Indies World Twenty20-winning 

captain Taylor, 

24, will be part of the 

Western Storm squad. The 

six-team competition runs 

from 30 July to 14 August. 

The 19 centrally contracted 

England players 

were assigned to the six 

teams earlier this month, 

led to him spending 20 years with the 

organisation and winning five NBA 

championships. 

“You can’t write something better 

than this,” he said. (INEWS Guyana). 

World T20 stars to play in England 

with England captain Charlotte 

Edwards playing at 

Southern Vipers. 

Eleven of 15 group 

matches will be played at 

first-class venues, including 

The Oval, Old Trafford 

and Headingley, with Finals 

Day on 21 August. (BBC). 

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School visits from England 

By Carlena Knight 

The Eaglehouse school 

from Santos, Birchire, England 

which boasts both an 

under 12 and under 13 team 

visited Antigua on a netball 

tour. 

The young ladies who visited 

Barbados a few years ago, 

came to Antigua on Friday 

and played against a number 

of the schools netball teams. 

The games were played 

on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday 

and Wednesday and saw 

the Under 12 losing all their 

matches while the under 13 

were victorious in their first 

match and lost the other three.


Six of West Indies U-19 players 

are to be featured in the CPL 

By Vanroy Burnes 

Six of the Players from the successful 

West Indies U-19 Cricket 

team that captured the ICC World 

U-19 T-20 Title are to be featured in 

this year’s Caribbean premier league 

(CPL) tournament which is set to 

bowl off in June. 

The six players were retained after 

the franchises completed players’ rosters 

for the fourth annual tournament 

with the six players retained by their 

various home teams, the players are 

By Vanroy Burnes 

The organizers of the 

Cool & Smooth T-20 cricket 

tournament have set May 

20 th to June 5 th for its third 

annual program. 

At a meeting held at the 

multi-purpose center on 

Wednesday, it was decided 

that ten (10) teams will take 


host of boundaries. 

The pair added 30 off 13 balls to end 

the Powerplay at 57 for 1, with du Plessis 

being particularly aggressive down 

the ground. Even as the fields spread, the 

boundary was found regularly and their 

stand stretched to 83. 

But just when Supergiants looked to 

accelerate, Bravo brought out his slower 

balls to stall the charge. 

He bowled four of them in succession 

in the 14th over, the last of which forced 

Pietersen to drag on. 

Captain Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, 

Gidron Pope, Anderson Phillip, 

Shemar Springer and Oshane Thomas. 

Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph 

and Gidron Pope will represent the 

Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts 

& Nevis Patriots and the Windward 

Islands Zouks respectively, while Anderson 

Phillip, Shemar Phillip and 

Oshane Thomas will represent the 

Trinidad & Tobago Knight Riders, the 

Barbados Tridents and the Jamaica 

Tallawahs respectively. 

The CPL International Director of 

part in the tournament to 

include defending champions 

Liberta Blacks Hawks, 

former champions Piggott’s 

Crushers, Scotia Bank Empire, 

All Saints, Medpath 

New Winthrop’s, Bolans, 

Caribbean Union Bank 

Bethesda and Montserrat 

All-Stars. 

Each team are required 

to register minimum 17 

players and 3 management 

personnel a total of 20 persons 

overall, each team 

must also have a minimum 

of two U-19 players in the 

team with at least one on 

the field at all times. 

There will be a total 

Suddenly, one wicket brought three as 

the spinners found their lengths. Ravindra 

Jadeja, who has played most of his domestic 

cricket at this ground, varied his 

pace effectively to concede just four off 

the 17th and 19th overs to finish with figures 

of 2 for 18. 

The situation may have been a lot 

worse had Dhoni not given Supergiants a 

late surge - he took Bravo for a six, two 

fours and three twos in the last over. 

In the end, Supergiants’ 163 was nowhere 

near enough as they tasted their 

first defeat in the IPL. (ESPNcricinfo) 

Cricket Tom Moody said it is very exciting 

to see so many promising players 

coming through and expressing 

themselves with an attacking mindset 

and that is certainly good for the future 

of the game across the Caribbean. 

Moody also noted that CPL is committed 

to the development of cricket 

in the region and he has no doubt that 

West Indies will reap the benefits of 

these players in many years to come. 

The Caribbean Premier League 

(CPL) is set to bowl off on June 29 th 

and will run until August 7 th . 

Third annual Cool & Smooth 

T-20 set to bowl off May 20 th 

prize money of fifty thousand 

dollars ($50,000.00) 

with the winner bagging 

twenty thousand dollars 

($20,000.00). The first runner 

up will received ten thousand 

dollars ($10,000.00) 

the second runner up will 

received five thousand dollars 

($5,000.00. 

The man of the match 

for each game will received 

five hundred dollars 

($500.00, while the MVP 

of the tournament will received 

fifteen hundred dollars 

($1500.00. 

All matches will be 

played at the Sir Vivian 

Richards Stadium with two 

matches daily. Teams wishing 

to have other information 

can contact Sowbey 

Gomes at 728-6251 or Amir 

Hourani at 464-6969.



Finch, McCullum 

propel Lions to big win 

RAJKOT - Another 

one-sided encounter, another 

win for the chasing team. 

This season’s IPL, it seems, 

is on repeat mode, after 

Gujarat Lions cruised to a 

seven-wicket win against 

Rising Pune Supergiants in 

Rajkot. 

After a strong start, Supergiants 

looked set for a 

score in excess of 180, but a 

late collapse quickly turned 

the contest in Lions’ favour. 

Aaron Finch and Brendon 

McCullum then effectively 

killed the game after pillaging 

62 in the Powerplay, 

during their chase of 164. 

MS Dhoni had pulled 

back some momentum for 

Supergiants by contributing 

to a 20-run last over in the 

first innings, but his bowlers 

threw it all away. 

Loose deliveries stacked 

up, and the Lions openers 

duly dispatched them. Four 

fours and two sixes off 

the seamers meant Dhoni 

turned to M Ashwin in the 

last over of the Powerplay, 

but Finch took the legspinner 

for four fours in a 19- 

run over. 

Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch punch gloves during their 

85-run opening stand 

Finch then hit Rajat 

Bhatia for two sixes over 

long-on in the seventh over, 

but holed out to square leg 

for 50 - his second half-century 

of the season. By then, 

though, the damage had 

been done. 

McCullum continued to 

latch on to wayward bowling, 

as the spinners failed 

to extract much from the 

patchy surface. 

Supergiants’ day was 

summed up when Dhoni 

missed a routine stumping 

with McCullum well short 

of his crease after R Ashwin 

yorked the batsman. 

After McCullum lobbed 

one to cover off Ishant 

Sharma, the captain Suresh 

Raina and Dwayne Bravo 

completed the formalities 

with cameos as Lions 

reached the target with two 

overs to spare. 

Supergiants’ batting was 

a tale of two halves. Faf du 

Plessis and Ajinkya Rahane 

continued from where they 

left off against Mumbai Indians, 

using exquisite timing 

to plunder five fours in 

the first 21 balls. 

After Pravin Tambe 

trapped Rahane lbw in the 

fourth over, Pietersen and 

du Plessis ensured a productive 

Powerplay with a 

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