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GISELE, SERPENT 

CHARGED 

Former Executive Secretary of the Board of Education, 

D. Gisele Issac, left, and popular radio announcer, Algernon 

“Serpent” Watts have been charged with conspiracy 

and fraudulent conversion. 

Joanna Paris 

Former Executive Secretary 

of the Board of Education, D. 

Gisele Issac and popular radio 

announcer, Algernon “Serpent” 

Watts, a former debt collector of 

the Board, appeared before Chief 

Magistrate, Joanne Walsh on 

Thursday. 

Issac and Watts have been 

charged with conspiracy and 

fraudulent conversion in relation 

to $13,983.97, which allegedly 

went missing while the defendants 

had dealings with the Board 

of Education. 

These offences were allegedly 

committed between March 2013 

and March 2014. 

During Thursday’s proceedings, 

the prosecution filed a motion 

to have the amount of money 

related to the charges against 

the defendants increased to 

$15,313.22. 

The new date for committal 

proceedings has been set for May 

30 th . 

The defense lawyers were 

served with a case file in the presence 

of the magistrate and were 

granted a month for reviews and 

submissions. 

Attorney, Sylvia O’Marde, 

who represents Watts, filed a motion 

to have her client’s bail requirements 

adjusted but was told 

to make her applications to the 

office of the Director of Prosecution. 

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Friday 29th April 2016 

Nolan Hue Foundation hosts Youth Empowerment Retreat 

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Caribbean and by extent, the 

World. Previously, we hosted 

two Young Professional 

Networking Events. From 

the success, the Foundation 

was able to give educational 

scholarships to two individuals 

attending the Antigua State 

College. 

In keeping with our mission 

and vision, we have 

embarked upon hosting the 

first Nolan Hue Youth Empowerment 

Retreat (nhY- 

ER) themed, “The Future is 

Now”. YER is a three-day 

retreat where 40 young adults 

between the ages of 18-25 

will stay at a local resort for 

free and receive a world-class 

experience in Professional 

Development. 

This three (3) day retreat 

is an accelerated transformational 

learning experience that 

supports and cultivates the development 

of future leaders in 

transition, and aims to inspire 

Internationally renowned 

artist Dina de Brozzi, owner 

of The Workshop Studio Art 

Gallery in Falmouth Harbour, 

presents Lady Sandra 

Williams with “Mango Angels”, 

an 8”x10” original oil 

painting on canvas which 

is now available online for 

auction. 

The funds raised will go 

towards assisting some of 

the charitable causes under 

The Halo Foundation. 

and challenge all attendees to 

be civically minded leaders in 

their communities. The retreat 

further helps to cultivate the 

attendee’s critical leadership 

skill and increase their knowledge 

of Caribbean history 

while providing them with 

life lessons. 

Moreover, the retreat will 

demonstrate the importance 

of male and female success in 

the classroom, the work environment, 

the community and 

the world. Through dynamic 

speakers, attendees will feel 

inspired to achieve their goals 

and empowered to write their 

own narrative of success. 

The retreat will host numerous 

breakout sessions 

geared towards educating and 

developing future leaders. 

These sessions represent the 

perfect opportunity for attendees 

to immerse themselves in 

evolving conversations, and 

are designed to achieve national 

recognition to support 

the gathering of the nation’s 

young people. 

Through this weekend-long 

engagement, participants 

will gain a sense of empowerment 

and form healthy 

connections, which are reflected 

in the reduction of 

high-risk behaviors through 

positive youth activities. In 

addition to the social benefits 

of these behavioral changes, 

the community gains through 

the energy, ideas and values 

that youth bring to the workforce, 

organizations, activities, 

and relationships. 

nhYER’s opening ceremony 

will take the form of 

a cocktail networking event 

and at the end, the delegates 

will attend the closing Corporate 

Gala where they will 

be nationally recognized as 

a ‘Nolan Hue Certified Professionals’ 

and as NHYER 

Alumni. 

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Friday 29th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3 

Ian Daniel 

The three men accused of 

robbing and murdering Syrian 

national, 38yrs-old Mazem 

Daher of Marble Hill, were 

remanded to prison on Thursday. 

Corey Mills, aka “Corey” 

22yrs of Clare Hall, 25yrsold 

Ian Andrew Daniel, aka 

“Sparks” of Sutherlands, and 

29yrs-old Shane Brian Buckley, 

aka “Mouth” of Athill 

Street, Villa, appeared at the 

St. Johns Magistrate’s Court 

before Chief Magistrate 

Walsh on Thursday, and were 

denied bail. 

They were remanded to 

prison awaiting committal 

proceedings set for August 

16 th , 2016. All three men were 

arrested and jointly charged 

by the police late Wednesday 

afternoon with Aggravated 

Robbery and Murder. 

None of them were allowed 

to enter a plea, since 

murder is a capital offence, 

and the magistrate has no 

jurisdiction to grant bail on 

Corey Mills 

Murder accused remanded 

Shane Buckley 

these matters. 

Daher was shot and killed 

at his fast food restaurant, located 

on Old Parham Road, 

late last Saturday night. However, 

within 24 to 48 hours 

of the shooting, all three men 

were captured and taken into 

custody by the police, following 

an intelligence led, 

high-profile “Sting Operation”. 

Both Buckley and 

Daniel are well-known to the 

police for committing similar 

robbery offences. 

Meanwhile, the general 

public, particularly the media 

came in for high praise from 

the Police Administration. 

The police expressed gratitude 

to the public for their 

overwhelming support; including 

the level of patience 

and understanding shown towards 

them, during the execution 

of their duties. 

However, the police continue 

to urge the owners and 

operators of businesses in 

Antigua and Barbuda to be 

extremely cautious when conducting 

business, especially 

during late hours.



Seniour educators receive leadership 

training in two-day workshop 

Joanna Paris 

Principals of public primary and secondary 

schools and technical officers 

within the Ministry of Education, Science 

and Technology are engaged in a 

two day workshop, taking place at the 

Grand Royal Antiguan Resort. 

The training which began on Thursday 

is focused on building the leadership 

capacity of school leaders. 

Speaking during the brief opening 

ceremony, Director of Education, Clare 

Browne, outlined the significance of the 

workshop. 

He indicated that the education system 

must develop creative, productive 

and adaptable men and women as well 

as identify, cultivate and nurture as fully 

as possible, each child’s capacity, attitude 

and strength. 

“If our education system is to become 

Joanna Paris 

In order to adequately address 

the complaints of overcrowding 

in public secondary 

schools, $10 million dollars 

has been allocated to build 

new classrooms. 

The decision was made 

during Cabinet’s meeting this 

week. 

Government’s Chief of 

Staff, Lionel “Max” Hurst, 

said that a group comprising 

five principals, the Director 

of Education, Clare Browne, 

and the Permanent Secretary 

within the Ministry of Education, 

Science and Technology 

and other senior education 

officers gave Cabinet an update 

on the current situation. 

It was expressed that the 

adequate and responsive to the constantly 

changing labour market, migration, technological 

advances and other needs of 

the 21 st century, if our children and young 

people are to be given even the slimmest 

chance of survival in tomorrow’s world, 

then our education officers, principals 

and teachers must constantly seek to 

build capacity to serve our clients well”, 

explained the well spoken Browne. 

Browne under underscored that training 

for education officers should include 

a focus on the practice of leadership and 

the development of approaches and practices 

that build leadership in others with 

the growth of systematic improvement. 

He further emphasized that a school 

leadership has an impact in the overall 

output of students across the board. 

The Director of Education said that 

the training will provide the participants 

issue is most prominent in the 

secondary schools located in 

St. John’s, primarily the Antigua 

Girls High School, the 

Princess Margaret Secondary 

School and the Antigua 

Grammar School. 

Hurst said that these academic 

institutions have been 

placed under a lot of pressure 

The Department of Youth Affairs will be 

hosting a free literacy training programme in 

an effort to improve the literacy skills of primary 

and secondary school students in Antigua 

and Barbuda. 

This programme is geared towards primary 

school students from Grades 4-6 and secondary 

school students from forms 3-5. The literacy 

programme run from 18 th – 29 th July for primary 

school students and 8 th – 19 th August for 

with regards to enrollment. 

He explained that Cabinet 

considered a method to satisfy 

the demand. 

“We are going to construct 

new classrooms on the 

campuses and in two weeks, 

the group will return and are 

expected to present a plan 

and an outline as to where the 

with an opportunity to examine the skills 

that are needed to be successful leaders. 

The workshop is being facilitated by 

Dr. Maurice Smith, Jamaica’s Permanent 

Secretary within the Ministry of Education, 

Youth and Information. 

He indicated that throughout the two 

day forum, emphasis will be placed on 

highlighting strengths and improving 

weak areas where leadership is concerned. 

“We are going to learn about ourselves, 

learn about our teams, learn about 

our schools, it is all about leadership 

and we are going to build a foundation”, 

Smith declared. 

The workshop forms part of the efforts 

of the Ministry of Education, Science 

and Technology to develop a cadre 

of well trained and effective educators in 

the twin island state. 

Government commits to building more classrooms 

classrooms should be built”, 

explained Hurst. 

He added that there have 

been numerous complaints 

about space with some 

schools being forced to convert 

their auditoriums into 

classrooms in order to adequately 

accommodate students. 

Department of Youth Affairs to host free literacy training 

secondary school students, and will be held at 

the Department of Youth Affairs Headquarters 

on Prime Minister’s Office Drive (off Factory 

Road). If you or your child are interested in applying 

or would like more information please 

contact Mrs. Betty Ann Bloodman at 481-5304 

or 462- 6781. You can also contact the Department 

via email at wadadliyouthdept@gmail. 

com. The deadline for applications is May 30 th , 

2016.


Gaynor convicted on all 

charges, sentenced to prison 

Alecia Mc Pherson 

On Thursday April 21 

last week, David Gaynor 

alias “Yardman” aged 20 

of Nut Grove appeared before 

Magistrate Wason in 

the Traffic Court facing four 

traffic offence charges: Driving 

without a licence, driving 

without third party insurance, 

dangerous driving and 

failure to report accident. 

He pleaded guilty to all 

four charges and was remanded 

until Thursday April 

28, 2016 for sentencing. 

On April 10 at about 

10:30pm Officers were 

called to the scene of a traffic 

accident, in which one 

was left hospitalized after 

Gaynor lost control of the 

car he was driving sending 

it straight into a utility pole, 

the impact police say caused 

the said pole to be up rooted 

from its spot. 

Police arrived at accident 

site at Big Creek in the 

vicinity of Caribbean Suite 

Apartment to find vehicle 

R963 abandoned as the defendant 

reportedly fled the 

scene. 

Reports are that Gaynor 

and two other passengers, 

Dennis Stanford 

alias “Dusty” and another 

whose only name given was 

“Bobo”, both of whom also 

resides in Nut Grove, were 

all returning home from a 

party at Ffryes’ Beach when 

the accident occurred. 

An unknown motorist 

having noticed the crash site 

stopped to render assistance 

to the occupants, called for 

EMS and Police after which 

he assisted the defendant to 

remove injured Sanford out 

of the vehicle, but the defendant 

and the other occupant 

allegedly fled the scene 

thereafter on foot. 

Sanford, aged 35 of Nut 

Grove Village, reportedly 

told police that the last thing 

he remembers was the vehicle 

drifting out of control before 

waking up in the hospital 

in severe pain and a team 

of medical professionals attending 

to him. 

Sanford who needed to 

wear a neck brace suffered 

multiple injuries and was 

released from MSJMC on 

Wednesday April 20. 

Yesterday Gaynor appeared 

once again before the 

court. 

For driving without third 

party risk vehicle insurance 

he was convicted and sentenced 

to one month in prison 

and was also placed on 

one year probation, breach 

of this probation will result 

to three weeks imprisonment. 

He was fined $500 for the 

charge of failing to report an 

accident to be paid by May 

27, 2016; in default of payment 

he will serve thirty 

days in prison. 

For dangerous driving he 

was convicted and disqualified 

from holding a driver’s 

licence for one year, in default 

of this order he will be 

sentenced to thirty days imprisonment. 

For the charge of driving 

without a driver’s licence He 

was convicted reprimanded 

and discharged. 

Richardson found guilty of possession 

Alecia McPherson 

Possession of camouflage uniform resembling 

that of the Antigua and Barbuda 

Defence Force and, possession of an imitation 

firearm for which he is unable to provide 

satisfactory reasons for the possession were 

the charges upon which 45 year-old Alphonso 

Richardson alias “Panic” was brought before 

Chief Magistrate Jo-Ann Walsh at the District 

‘A’ Court yesterday. 

The items believed to have been used in 

the commission of crimes were found in the 

number 19 booth, of the Vegetable Market located 

on Market Street, which is rented to the 

defendant as he plies his trade as a vendor at 

the said market. 

The court heard that on Friday April 22, 

2016 at about 06:20pm the items were discovered 

after officers from the Criminal Investigations 

Department went in search of 

Richardson having received information that 

he has a firearm in his possession. 

Richardson was ordered to open the padlocks 

on his booth as well as that of a trolley 

which was secured to it. Search of the trolley 

revealed one camouflage jacket paired with 

pants, an imitation gun, a pair of Timberland 

boots, and a tam with eyes and mouth cut 

outs. 

During the search of the booth officers 

found one pair of binoculars, a pair of men’s 

shoe and a black hoodie. 

He was asked to whom do the items belong; 

he reportedly responded “Officer the 

things you find inside the booth belong to me. 

I don’t know who the other things in the trolley 

belong to”. 

As a result he was arrested on suspicion 

of robbery, taken into custody and given the 

mentioned charges. 

In court, Richardson pleaded guilty to 

both charges. He told the court that he found 

the firearm and put it in the stall, he further 

admitted that he is the owner of the other 

items but stated that he is not into crime. 

cont’d on pg 6



Liberta man gets six months at ‘1735’ 

Deborah A Parker 

Six months is the time a 32-year-old 

Liberta man will spend at Her Majesty’s 

prison for stealing from his mother. 

When he appeared before Magistrate 

Ngaio Emanuel in District B, Devin Gilead 

pleaded guilty to the offence of larceny, 

which was committed earlier this month. 

Gilead is said to have stolen US$100 

from his mothe - An amount which his 

mother had carefully hid. 

Based on the evidence submitted by the 

Alecia Mc Pherson 

Jahbari Browne aged 22 

of Green Bay was brought 

before Magistrate Wason 

yesterday at the District ‘A’ 

charged with dangerous 

driving and wearing clothing 

resembling the uniform 

worn by members of Antigua 

and Barbuda Defence 

Force. This week, Wednesday 

April 27 officers who 

were on mobile patrol duty 

cont’d from pg 5 

Richardson implored the court to be lenient with him 

stating among other things that he works hard as a vendor 

and has two daughters to support. 

The prosecutor said that the mask was not there to be 

presented into evidence along with the other items as it 

had been sent for forensic analysis. The presiding magistrate 

ordered that Richardson pays a fine to the court of 

$7,000, but he begged to be given some time to come up 

with the money. 

For the unlawful possession of the uniform Richardson 

was convicted and fined $2,000 of which $1,000 is to 

be paid forthwith and the balance by May 16, 2016. For 

the charge of possession of a replica gun he was convicted 

and fined $5,000 of which $1,000 must be paid on July 

16, 2016 and $1,000 every month thereafter, that is until 

November 16, 2016. In default of the payments Richardson 

would be sentenced to one year on each charge and 

the sentences will run concurrently. 

offender’s mother, it was out of frustration 

she made the report to the police. 

The woman told the court that her son 

has repeatedly stolen from her. 

She saiid she is at that stage now where 

she no longer wish to share space with the 

offender. Gilead, in the meantime pleaded 

with the court for mercy. 

He said although he knew it was wrong, 

he only took the money to settle a debt, 

since the person he owed had threatened to 

kill him. 

Youth appears in court for dangerous driving 

in the Green Bay area arrested 

Brown after he was 

seen approaching them 

from the opposite direction 

at high speed on Federation 

Road while driving vehicle 

A45048. Even as he narrowly 

avoided hitting a pedestrian, 

Browne reportedly 

showed no signs of slowing. 

The defendant was then 

signaled to pull over but in 

an attempt to evade the lawmen 

he sped past, in the process 

his vehicle came into 

harsh contact with the sidewalk 

and scarcely avoided 

collision with the police vehicle 

as the road is narrow. 

The officers were forced 

to turn around and give 

chase and minutes later 

caught up with the defendant 

who was observed 

wearing pants resembling 

the uniform of the ABDF. 

Browne was told that 

is an offence to wear such 

clothing without lawful authority, 

he was cautioned 

about his conduct and taken 

into police custody where 

he was given the mentioned 

charges. 

He was found guilty of 

unlawfully wearing the military 

type clothing. He was 

convicted and ordered to 

pay a fine of $1,000 by May 

6, 2016. In default of this 

order he will be sentenced 

to thirty days at HMP. He 

pleaded not guilty to the 

charge of dangerous driving 

by speeding; this charge 

was dismissed against him. 

Two face charge of 

ammunition possession 

Alecia McPherson 

Roger Joseph aged 36 and Alester 

Crichton aged 47, both of 

whom resides together at Clare 

Hall, appeared before Chief Magistrates 

Jo-Anne Walsh yesterday 

at the District ‘A’ Court having 

been jointly charged with the 

unlawful possession of eleven 

rounds of .22 ammunition. 

On Tuesday April 26 of this 

week officers armed with a search 

warrant executed a search of the 

defendants’ premises in search of 

unlicensed firearm, ammunition 

and controlled drugs. 

During the search a transparent 

plastic bag containing ammunition 

was found in a vase on the 

living room table. 

Both defendants were questioned 

about the discovery and 

asked what it was, Joseph reportedly 

responded “I don’t know, I 

don’t know who put that there”. 

The question of whether either 

of them owns a firearm licence 

was also posed to the defendants 

to which Joseph reportedly answered 

“Officer me na have no 

gun”. 

Both men were arrested and 

taken into custody and were subsequently 

given the mentioned 

charged. The ammunition counted 

to be 11 .22 caliber rounds. 

Joseph pleaded guilty to the 

charge; he was convicted and 

fined $2,500 to be paid forthwith. 

In default of this payment he will 

be sentenced to one year at HMP. 

Crichton pleaded not guilty and 

the charge was withdrawn against 

him


Digicel Halcyon Steel Orchestra 

celebrates its 45 th Anniversay 

On Thursday 5 th May, 

2016 the Digicel Halcyon 

Steel Orchestra will be Forty 

Five years old. 

In observance of this significant 

milestone, the band 

will be staging a number of 

events throughout the year 

under the theme Halcyon 

Steel at 45; soaring to the 

next level. These events will 

be held in several phases, the 

first of which will be held 

from April 29, 2016 to May 

08, 2016. The following activities 

will constitute phase 

(1) of the celebrations:- 

Appearance on ZDK Radio 

Friday April 29, 2016 

3:00 to 4:00PM 

Appearance on Crusader 

Radio Saturday 30 th April 

Appearance on Observer 

Radio Sunday May 01, 2016 

4:00PM 

Performance at Digicel 

Market Street office Thursday 

May 05, 2016 (Anniversary 

Day) 

Performance at Sir VC 

Bird Bust Saturday May 07, 

2016 (12:00PM -1:00PM) to 

be carried live on Sun FM 

45 th Anniversary Church 

Service at the Green Bay 

Moravian Church, on Sunday 

8 th May, starting at 9:00AM 

The celebration activities 

for the remaining phases will 

be announced shortly. 

The Band’s 45 th anniversary 

coincides with two other 

significant milestones that 

are being observed in Antigua/Barbuda 

in 2016, the 

60 th year of carnival and the 

10 th anniversary of its sponsors, 

DIGICEL in Antigua. 

Halcyon Steel Orchestra 

which has its roots in 

the Grays Green Community 

was founded on May 05, 

1971 by then Parliamentary 

Representative for the area, 

Mr. Selvyn Walter. Mr. Walter’s 

desire to form the band 

was in keeping with a campaign 

promise he made to 

trigger the resurgence of the 

steel band movement within 

the community following the 

demise of the West Side Serenaders 

and Red Army. Some 

of his early lieutenants who 

assisted him included Penrod 

and Samuel Kirby, Melvin 

Simon, and James Tanny 

Rose. 

Since then the band has 

achieved several accomplishments 

and is widely regarded 

as one of the leaders 

of the musical art form in 

Antigua and Barbuda and indeed 

the Caribbean. Some of 

its major accomplishments to 

date include: 

Ten (10) times National 

Panorama Champs including 

the historic four (4 )Peat 

1992- 1995 

Four (4) time winners of 

the Gemonites 25 a side pan 

competition – 2011, 2012, 

2013 and 2015 

Several times winners of 

“Sweetest Sounding” steelband 

on the road during Carnival. 

The only steelband to 

date to have accompanied 

a calypsonian in Antigua’s 

Calypso Monarch Final over 

the past fifty (50) years; the 

Mighty Wizard – Mr. Pan 

Man 1982 

Performed before audiences 

in Germany, Demark, 

London, Baltimore Maryland, 

Miami Florida, St. 

Thomas U.S.V.I and several 

other Caribbean islands 

Producer of a pan album 

widely regarded amongst 

the best in Antigua/Barbuda; 

“Pan In Harmony” 1976 

(40 th anniversary since its 

production) 

The Band would like to 

extend its heartfelt gratitude 

and appreciation to all those 

persons and organizations 

who have contributed to its 

success over the past forty 

(45) years. These include the 

many players, arrangers, pan 

tuners, fans and sponsors. 

Halcyon Steel is eternally 

grateful for your efforts in 

making the Band a true Antiguan 

success story. We will 

continue to strive for excellence 

and keep on soaring 

as we aim to take pan to the 

level. After all, the sky is the 

limit.



A world according to Trump 

Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy 

speech on April 27 did not once mention 

the Caribbean. The Caribbean 

should be grateful or there might have 

been a price tag for his attention. He 

did say, after all, that: “The countries 

we are defending must pay for the cost 

of this defense – and, if not, the US 

must be prepared to let these countries 

defend themselves.” Whew! 

And, he was talking about US 

friends in the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organisation (NATO) such as Britain, 

France and Germany. In the same 

breath in which he said these countries 

would have to pay the US for defending 

them, he also said: “America is 

going to be a reliable friend and ally 

again”. It seems, therefore, that in a 

Trump-America, there is a dollar tag 

for the US to be a “reliable friend and 

ally”. 

It’s a shame that he did not say anything, 

in his much vaunted Foreign 

Policy speech, about Latin America except 

for a reference to the Presidential 

plane, Airforce One, being “disrespected” 

in Cuba. The regret about his not 

talking about Latin America is that we 

still don’t know how his now notorious 

“wall” between the US and Mexico 

will be built and how he expects Mexico 

to pay for it. 

The truth is that Trump’s speech 

was a jumbled text obviously written 

in part by persons trying desperately to 

set out a real foreign policy and Trumpisms. 

Trumpisms won the day causing 

any sensible thoughts to perish. Witness, 

for instance, the perfectly sensible 

statement that: “The world must know 

that we do not go abroad in search of 

enemies, that we are always happy 

when old enemies become friends, and 

when old friends become allies”. And, 

contrast it with the Trumpism: “Some 

groups will never be anything but our 

enemies”. Those groups, alas, appear 

destined to always be enemies and 

spits in the face of the speechwriter’s 

attempts to make “friends” of “old enemies”. 

What was significant about this 

speech is that Trump read it from a 

teleprompter -something that he frequently 

mocked Hillary Clinton for 

doing. Anyone, who has endured 

the constant Television coverage of 

Trump’s town hall meetings and his 

participation in the so-called Republican 

debates for the party’s Presidential 

nominee, knows that his thoughts 

are unconnected and his vocabulary is 

limited. He could not speak the more 

erudite passages in the text written by 

a scriptwriter. Apart from the obvious 

Trumpisms, which he really means, the 

rest of the text was merely obligatory – 

something he had to say to show that he 

has some kind of foreign policy. 

Here’s an example of the speechwriter 

as against Trumpism; the speechwriter’s 

words in arguing for a more 

transparent and principled approach to 

foreign policy were: “The best way to 

achieve those goals is through a disciplined, 

deliberate and consistent foreign 

policy”; and here is the Trumpism: 

“We have to be unpredictable and we 

have to be unpredictable starting now”. 

The two ideas contradict each other. 

Contradiction and inconsistency 

were the hallmarks of Trump’s foreign 

policy speech which could have left 

no one with any sense that, should he 

make it to the White House, the world 

will be a safe place. That sense of alarm 

was summed-up in this sentence: “We 

will no longer surrender this country, 

or its people, to the false song of globalism.”. 

In other words, multilateral 

approaches through organisations, such 

as the United Nations and the Security 

Council, are “false”; unilateralism and 

By Sir Ronald Sanders 

an all-powerful US that bends the world 

to its will is the chosen Trump-path, reflected 

in the telling declaration: “We 

will spend what we need to rebuild 

our military. It is the cheapest investment 

we can make. We will develop, 

build and purchase the best equipment 

known to mankind. Our military dominance 

must be unquestioned”. 

And he showed his contempt for the 

notion of global warming when he attacked 

Barack Obama’s military policy 

and threw in the scornful observation: 

“Our military is depleted, and we’re 

asking our generals and military leaders 

to worry about global warming”. 

That, incidentally, was the only reference 

to climate change which threatens 

the existence of small island states such 

as those in the Caribbean. 

The speech was much more an assault 

on the policies of the present 

Obama administration than it was a 

description of a credible foreign policy 

for the most powerful and pervasive 

nation on the planet. At the end of the 

speech, we knew less about where a 

Trump Presidency would take America 

and the world than we knew from his 

many outrageous statements before it. 

And, those statements included: building 

a wall to keep out Mexican rapists; 

banning Muslims from entering 

cont’d on pg 9


The Wixard joins local talent for EP release 

By Justin Peters 

Antigua and Barbuda will 

experience the next generation 

of Reggae Royalty tonight 

at Abacadabra in English 

Harbour. 

THE WIXARD, born 

Nastassja Hammond and 

daughter of reggae giant 

Beres Hammond, is one of 

the hottest producers, singers/songwriters 

out of Jamaica. 

She can only be described 

as one of a kind as 

she transcends genres with 

her unique sound. 

She started singing to harmonies 

in her father’s studio 

at the tender age of 10 years 

old. A self-taught musician, 

she would go on to to sharpen 

her skills at the Edna Manley 

School of Music as a drum 

major for a year. 

The Wixard, along with 

DJ Inferno and Chedda – The 

Medalist, both also out of Jamaica 

will join local musical 

sensations Caludette CP Peters, 

Asher Otto, Drastic and 

many more for the Shake Di 

Ground! EP Release Party. 

The Amazing EP was co-produced 

by The Wixard and 

Antigua’s Chosen Sounds 

and will be the shine of the 

last party before the Antigua 

Sailing Week Dockyard Day 

bring the world famous week 

of activities to a close. 

At the age of 17, The 

Wizard’s production and 

songwriting skills caught the 

ear of her cousin, reggae star 

Courtney John, who was so 

intrigued by what he heard 

that he immediately started 

mentoring and working with 

her. 

The Wizard has produced 

and remixed for superstars 

Nelly Furtado, Michael Franti, 

and Fefe Dobson, as well 

as many of reggae’s greats 

such as Beenie Man & 

Marcia Griffiths. 

2011 was a major year for 

the 24-year old triple threat, 

she scored and produced 26 

songs for Season 2 of the 

Caribbean’s number 1 dance 

show IN THE DANCE as 

well as having the show’s 

top dance track “Watch It” 

synced to MTV’s Top rated 

TV show The Jersey Shore. 

The Wizard co-wrote 

and produced seven tracks 

for Canadian pop star Kreesha 

Turner’s sophomore 

album Tropic Electric, and 

was the only female producer 

featured on superstar PauliaRubio’s 

Latin Billboard 

number 1 album Brava. 

The Wizard is currently 

working on her project as a 

solo artist. Her 1 st Official 

single LIKE A PRO, with 

Nyanda (from Brick & Lace) 

and Chedda has become a 

viral sensation with over 

11 million combined views 

on YouTube and more than 

50 choreographed videos. 

She followed that with 

the club anthem “Mash It 

Up” alongside hot new artists 


the United States; winning victories 

to make America great again; forcing 

China, India, Japan and Vietnam not 

to compete in trade with the US; carpet 

bombing and water boarding enemies 

such as ISIS. 

His speech did have a ring of authoritarianism 

about it for everyone, 

including the business community of 

America. The impression of autocracy 

was encapsulated in the following 

statement: “NAFTA (the North America 

Free Trade Agreement between 

the US, Canada and Mexico), as an 

example, has been a total disaster for 

the U.S. and has emptied our states of 

our manufacturing and our jobs. Never 

again. Only the reverse will happen. 

We will keep our jobs and bring in new 

ones. There will be consequences for 

companies that leave the U.S. only to 

The Kemist, Nyanda, Kat 

Dahlia and Black Lion and 

also scored the prolific reggae 

track “Wadada” for Jesse 

Royal. 

The Wizard officially 

released her debut EP 

“Nuh Behaviour Episode 

1” on May 12, 2015 , a 

tropical/EDM/ high energy 

blend which features hot new 

DJs The Kemist and Kuddedieren 

as well as Kreesha 

Turner and Reggae stars 

Mr Lexx and Cherine Anderson. 

exploit it later”. It seems, businesses 

will have to conform to the dictates of a 

Trump government; their freedom will 

be constrained and failure to comply 

will have untold consequences. America 

will be a different place if this comes 

to pass; so will be the world. 

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed 

in this Op-ed are those of the 

author and do not necessarily reflect 

the views of Caribbean Times.



Carnival 2016 begins in April! 

By Justin Peters 

As Antigua and Barbuda 

gears up for the 60 th Anniversary 

of Carnival, Nelson’s 

Dockyard parking lot was 

transformed into Carnival City 

this past Wednesday when the 

Antigua and Barbuda Festivals 

Commission made history 

by launching the Caribbean’s 

Greatest Summer Festival 

for the first time during the 

Antigua Sailing Week festivities 

in April. 

The national youth choir 

opened up the festivities with 

a lovely rendition of the national 

anthem of Antigua and 

Barbuda. The cultural dance 

that would follow was a fusion 

of color and movement 

that was too good to miss. 

Chairman of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Festivals Commission 

welcomed one and all 

the come back in July to enjoy 

the full effect of Antigua’s 

Carnival. 

It wasn’t long before Emcee 

Sly the Chief Rocker J was 

delivering comedic tales of 

his youthful life experiences 

and how the Carnival culture 

shaped and molded him as a 

youngster. Calypso legends 

the Mighty King Swallow, 

the dynamic King Obstinate, 

and the melodic Calypso Joe 

graced the stage and the crowd 

went wild as they performed 

their “old-time” calypso as 

only the three musical giants 

could do it. 

Junior Calypso Champion 

baby eve showed off her musical 

prowess on the stage letting 

the world know that she 

was proudly following in the 

footsteps of her mother “Eve” 

who is also a noted female 

calypsonian. Pan master Ladoo 

Samuel delivered a sweet 

performance on an instrument 

that is indigenous to Antigua 

and Barbuda and widely used 

around the Caribbean and the 

reigning Miss Jaycees Caribbean 

queen, Miss Sharissa 

Ryan of Montserrat blew the 

crowd away with a musical 

rendition on her violin. 

As the show shifted into 

high gear, Mad-T-Guans, 

MNM Music, Junior Ram-

pler, Ricardo Drue and the 

Soca Diva, Claudette CP Peters 

who celebrated her 16 th 

year in the Soca business this 

year brought the “new” energy 

and the crowd gathered in the 

parking lot moved closer to 

the stage to jam into the next 

morning. Even the reigning 

Miss Antigua 2015, Ms. Asha 

Frank showed us just how 

much she could “wuk up” as 

Claudette Peters declared her 

a true Caribbean Queen. 

Fireworks provided the 

necessary intermission for the 

Original Burning Flames to 

set the stage for the rest of the 

night. As always they gave a 

memorable experience that 

surely left those in attendance 

wanting more Soca and more 

Carnival. But, we will all have 

to wait for July 27 th – August 

2 nd , 2016 when Carnival City 

will appear once again at the 

Antigua Recreation Grounds 

and people from all over the 

world will come together in 

unison to enjoy the only Festival 

of its kind in the world. 

Friday 29th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 11



PM Skerrit hints at relocating 

Douglas Charles Airport 

ROSEAU - Prime Minister 

Roosevelt Skerrit has 

hinted the government’s intention 

to relocate the Douglas-Charles 

Airport to a safer 

location. The airport, located 

in Melville Hall, has suffered 

from floodwaters in recent 

times. 

“Clearly, we have to address 

the issue of the airport 

and the location of the airport 

because while we will build 

the retainer walls, where we 

will mitigate against any potential 

hazards, we have to 

look at a new and safer site 

for our airport,” Skerrit said 

on Kairi’s Heng Program recently. 

BASSETERRE - Over the years, 

and even before the birth of CARICOM, 

Guyana and St. Kitts and Nevis have been 

enjoying fruitful relations and the government 

of the South American country 

is now endeavoring to further strengthen 

bilateral ties. 

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, 

the Hon. Carl Greenidge told media representatives 

at the recently concluded 

ECLAC meeting held in St. Kitts that his 

government would be looking intently 

at past relationships and uses them as a 

launching pad for future development. 

The Minister pointed to the movement 

of skilled labour in the past as part 

of the bilateral relationship that exists between 

the two countries. Going forward, 

the South American nation would be 

looking at several areas of interest where 

trade and other relations can be fostered. 

“There are opportunities I think for 

cooperation on a variety of fronts that 

“And, this is a firm commitment 

on the government’s 

behalf.” During the passage 

of Tropical Storm Erika, last 

year, the Melville Hall River, 

causing every piece of equipment 

at the facility to be destroyed, 

flooded the airport. 

The fencing, runway, taxiway, 

apron, and access roads 

were also damaged. The government 

said the airport suffered 

damages in excess of 

$41-million. On March 15, 

the airport was again flooded 

due to heavy rains. 

Meantime, the Prime Minister 

pledged the government’s 

support for the construction of 

a much talked-about international 

airport on the island. 

However, he stated that the 

government is incapable of 

funding the venture by itself. 

“We’ve never been opposed 

to an international airport,” he 

said. 

“We’ve always articulated 

our support for the international 

airport; but, we’ve 

always put a caveat on our 

support for the international 

airport by saying that it would 

be impossible for the government, 

on its own, to finance 

the airport.” 

Skerrit hinted that the government 

has been exploring 

different avenues to achieve 

the venture. “And, this is why 

have fallen away; the sharing of expertise, 

access to markets and the likes. And 

so we would be taking up with St. Kitts 

and Nevis what the possibilities are,” 

Greenidge said. 

The Minister also told the media that 

Guyana could partner with the sharing of 

artifacts to further boost the Federation’s 

booming tourism industry. 

“You have a vibrant tourism industry 

and we can look at the supply more carefully 

of artifacts and materials. Guyana 

has a very large indigenous community, a 

we’ve been looking at different 

mechanisms towards the 

realization of the international 

airport; and, we are pursuing 

those opportunities,” he explained. 

“And once we are 

in a position to report to you 

firmly, then we will report 

back to you firmly.” Stated 

PM Skerrit. (Dominica News 

Online). 

Guyana to build on bilateral relations with SKN 

vibrant community, the only one that has 

grown continually since 19th Century.” 

Guyanese, like many others from 

CARICOM member states, have utilized 

the free movement under the Caribbean 

Single Market and Economy (CSME), 

which has allowed for professionals to 

move throughout the region, while business 

owners can establish entities within 

the region as well. 

Greenidge noted that in the long term 

Guyana’s market is open to the Federation, 

pointing out that when an airline 

arrangement is in place, the two countries 

could work towards an arrangement 

within the tourism sector that would benefit 

both nations. The Federation is part 

of a partial scope agreement with both 

Guyana and Brazil that would allow for 

the movement of goods from St. Kitts 

and Nevis into the Portuguese-speaking 

South American market without a heavy 

tariffs. (SKNVibes).


Air strikes on Aleppo hospital 

kill doctors and children 

BEIRUT - Air strikes destroyed a 

hospital and killed dozens of people in 

rebel-held areas of Aleppo, including 

children and doctors; in an attack that 

a U.S. official said appeared to be solely 

the work of the Syrian government. 

The city of Aleppo is at the center 

of a military escalation that has undermined 

peace talks in Geneva aimed 

at ending the five-year-old war. U.N. 

envoy Staffan de Mistura appealed to 

the presidents of the United States and 

Russia to intervene to salvage a ceasefire 

that was “barely alive”. 

The truce is intended to allow an 

opportunity for peace talks and delivery 

of humanitarian relief. 

Six days of air strikes and rebel 

shelling in Aleppo, which is split between 

government and rebel forces, 

have killed 200 people, two-thirds of 

PARIS - Twenty-four 

police officers have been injured, 

three of them seriously, 

during protests against a 

proposed labour law change 

in France. 

More than 100 protesters 

were arrested as tens of 

thousands gathered on the 

streets of major cities. Some 

burned tyres and threw bottles 

and stones at police. 

Interior Minister Bernard 

Cazeneuve said protest organisers 

should “condemn 

these excesses by a handful 

of hooligans”. 

One of the police officers 

is in a critical condition, he 

said. \ 

The demonstrations took 

them on the opposition side, the Syrian 

Observatory for Human Rights say. 

The “catastrophic deterioration” 

in Aleppo over the last 24 to 48 hours 

has jeopardised the aid lifeline that 

supplies millions of Syrians, said Jan 

Egeland, chairman of the U.N. humanitarian 

task force. 

“I could not in any way express 

how high the stakes are for the next 

hours and days.” 

The U.S. State Department said 

Syria’s air strike on the hospital in 

Aleppo was “reprehensible,” and it 

called on Russia to use its influence 

to pressure Syrian President Bashar 

al-Assad’s government to stop the attacks. 

“Once again we call on the regime 

to cease these absolutely senseless attacks, 

which are of course violations of 

LONDON - British police have charged 

two men and a woman from Birmingham 

with terrorism-related offenses in a probe 

that began after the extremist attacks on Paris 

and Brussels. West Midlands Police said 

Thursday the three have been charged with a 

variety of offenses. 

They are Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 26, Zakaria 

Boufassil, 26, and Soumaya Boufassil, 

29. They were among five people arrested 

April 14-15 in Birmingham and at London’s 

place in several cities, including 

Paris, Rennes and 

Marseille. 

Some of the fiercest 

clashes were in capital. 

The proposed law, which 

will be debated in parliament 

next week, would remove 

some of the protection 

workers enjoy against being 

laid off, in a bid to encourage 

businesses to hire more 

people. 

It is billed as a measure 

to combat chronic unemployment 

but opponents say 

the cessation of hostilities,” State Department 

spokesman John Kirby said. 

A State Department official said 

there were indications that solely the 

Syrian government conducted the 

bombing of the hospital. 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry 

said Russia had an urgent responsibility 

to press the government of its ally 

Assad to stop attacking civilians and 

observe the ceasefire. (Reuters). 

French police injured in labour law protest 

it will let employers bypass 

workers’ rights on pay, rest 

time and overtime rates. 

There have been repeated 

protests against the proposed 

changes over the past two 

months. Further protests are 

planned for May 1 st . 

UK police charge 3 with terrorism offenses 

Gatwick Airport. 

The arrests were made one week after 

Belgian authorities arrested a prime suspect 

in the deadly March 22 attack on Brussels 

Airport. 

That suspect, Mohamed Abrini, was also 

wanted in the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris. One 

European security official told The Associated 

Press that Abrini had made multiple trips 

to Birmingham last year, meeting with other 

suspected extremists. (Fox News).



Thursday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Rugged cliff 

5. Steakhouse order, perhaps 

10. ‘’Here comes trouble!’’ 

14. Wife of a rajah 

15. Screw thread, e.g. 

16. Space-race goal 

17. It’s near the crazy bone 

18. ‘’___ we all!’’ 

19. Pierce player on 

‘’M*A*S*H’’ 

20. Early yarn machine 

23. Sweater letter, perhaps 

24. Wee colonist 

25. Talk, talk, talk 

28. Start of a cheer 

32. Greg’s sitcom wife 

34. Half-wit 

38. Café au ___ 

39. Certain Muslim dancer 

42. Mandlikova of tennis 

43. Porridge-type foods 

44. With fervor 

47. Bad to the bone 

48. Herbal brew 

49. Hyperion’s daughter 

51. Jed Clampett portrayer 

Buddy 

56. Certain halftime performers 

61. Dim memory 

63. Pope John Paul II’s first 

name 

64. Pare 

65. Vidal’s Breckenridge 

66. Parry 

67. ‘’Beauty ___ the eye ...’’ 

68. What some willows do? 

69. Actress Zellweger 

70. Pool-shooter’s powder 

Down 

1. Outer layer 

2. Alice’s husband 

3. Harold Gray heroine 

4. Elephantine 

5. Bangkok citizen 

6. Swiss capital 

7. Mr. Cassini 

8. Old Japanese mercenary 

9. Draw out 

10. Arabian monarchy 

11. Famed chalice 

12. East of Eden 

13. Stop ___ dime 

21. Bellybutton 

22. Nonacademic degree 

26. Out of order 

27. Cleansing vessel 

29. It’s ‘’here’’ in Arles 

30. Italian wine 

31. Pond life 

33. Part of T.A.E. 

34. ‘’___ a dream’’ (Martin 

Luther King) 

35. Kind of golf 

36. Type of nail 

37. 1999 Ron Howard film 

39. ‘’Huh?’’ 

40. Beatles label 

41. Sublease 

45. Island necklace 

46. New ___ (Empire State 

resident) 

50. Bondservant 

52. Suit 

53. Dance or sauce 

54. Virus carrier, sometimes 

55. Former boy-band 

57. Fur stole 

58. Turkmenistan neighbor 

59. Lymph, for one 

60. Mirth 

61. Pricey wheels 

62. Caustic substance


Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Partly cloudy. 

High - 84ºF/29ºC 

Low - 77ºF/25ºC 

Wind: East South East 13 mph 

Sunrise 5.42 am; Sunset 6.26 pm 

Thursday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

The mild degree of weariness 

you may be feeling today is 

best described by the French 

word “ennui.” Luckily, all it 

will take is one interesting 

conversation to change all of 

that. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

You’ve great social foresight 

— you know when two people 

simply must meet and you 

make the introduction. The 

world will be forever altered 

because of the people you 

bring together. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

What if you were just as likely 

to succeed in a small matter as 

you were in a big one? What 

problem would you try to tackle 

in that case? Focus there because 

truly, the scale of things 

matters less than it logically 

should. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

Your understanding of human 

motivation and behavior will 

save you from a hassle — that 

is if you act on your social 

instinct. There’s no room for 

self-doubt. Move forward in 

confidence! 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Just 

because you can enjoy a comfortable 

silence with someone 

you’re close to doesn’t mean 

you should do it too often. It 

would be pretty easy to stop 

trying to break new conversational 

ground. You’re too 

charming to let this happen. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

One relationship stands out 

from the rest today, either because 

it needs special attention 

or because it brings such fullness 

and joy to your world that 

you can’t help but focus on it. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). The human condition can 

be so tragic. Because you’re 

willing and able to fully connect 

with your fellow human 

beings, you get your heart 

broken on a regular basis. It’s 

beautiful though. You wouldn’t 

have it any other way. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). You could keep on asking 

questions forever, but nothing 

would get done. This is a time 

to stand in what you know and 

deliver results based on that 

for a while. Revisions can be 

made further down the line. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Due 

to variables out of your control, 

it’s likely that you won’t 

be able to adhere to the schedule. 

You can, however, keep to 

an order of events. That’s the 

way to clarity and productivity. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

There’s a great potential to 

waste money and an equal potential 

to strike a rather heroic 

deal. So before you buy what 

you need, ask around. Chances 

are that a friend, neighbor 

or family member has one you 

can borrow. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). There have been times 

when you thought you were 

destined to always be the one 

who loves more, sacrifices 

greater and maximizes whatever 

small returns come of 

that. It turns out that’s not true. 

Prepare for huge love. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

The day may include a tedious 

errand or a nasty bit of work, 

but none of it seems so bad 

because you’ve a song in your 

heart and a very intriguing 

project or person to spend your 

leisure time with later.



Inter-school basketball 

championships end on a high note 

By Carlena Knight 

The 2016 Cool & Smooth 

Interschool Basketball 

Championships ended on 

a high note on Wednesday 

as youngsters in all categories 

were rewarded for their 

outstanding performances 

during the league and playoffs. 

Princess Margaret edged 

out defending champions, 

Antigua Girls High, 26-23 to 

hoist the Girls Playoff championship. 

Along with that hardware, 

Britnay Gore was named the 

Most Valuable Player of the 

playoffs scoring 20 points 

that day. 

Antigua Girls high did 

not go home empty handed. 

They were awarded their first 

place trophy for the League, 

second for the playoffs and 

key player, Shakea Ogarro 

was named the MVP for the 

league and Female Player 

of the year for the second 

straight time year. 

Clare Hall Secondary was 

crowned the Miniboys Secondary 

playoff champions 

after defeating St. Joseph’s 

Academy in a nail biter, 19- 

18. 

Javonte Daley was named 

the MVP of the playoffs. 

Despite the upsetting defeat, 

SJA still had much to 

smile about as they crowned 

the league champions with 

Jaden Andrew being named 

the Most Valuable Player. 

In the Senior boys category, 

Antigua State College 

cleaned up shop winning 

both the league and playoff 

championships after 

sweeping Antigua Grammar 

School, 50-40 also on 

Wednesday. 

Dawny Francis was 

named the MVP for both the 

league and playoffs with a 

16 point to sweep Antigua 

Grammar school. 

AGS,along with their 

second place finish in the seniors 

boys division dominated 

the junior boys category 

winning both the league and 

playoff championships with 

Anthony Greer being named 

the Most Valuable Player for 

both the league and playoffs 

and also being judged the 

Male Player of the year for 

the second straight year. 

In the Miniboys Primary 

division, Greenbay Primary 

were crowned the league 

champions with Shakiel 

Matthew named the MVP. 

Buckleys Primary placed 


Antigua Barbuda have recorded another 

victory in the Leeward Islands Cricket 

Board 50 overs championships on Wednesday. 

Facing the U.S. Virgin Islands at Sandy 

Point in St. Kitts, team Wadadli dismissed 

them with a 45 run victory. 

Opting to bat first, Antigua Barbuda 

made 82 all out in 26.1 overs with Damian 

Lowenfield making 14 runs. 

second and T. N . Kirnon 

third. 

Other awards were given 

out that day, the Coach 

of the year went to Edward 

Shaw for the second consecutive 

year. Shaw, coaches 

both the Antigua Girls High 

school and Antogua Grammar 

school who dominated 

the program in their respective 

divisions. 

Clare hall secondary 

placed second in the Miniboys 

Secondary category 

for the league with Antigua 

Grammar coming third. 

In the Junior boys division, 

Jennings Secomdary 

was awarded second place 

and SJA, third while in the 

girls category, Princess Margaret 

finished second and 

Christ the King High, third. 

AGS claimed the silver 

in the Senior boys category 

while Ottos Comprehensive 

finished third. 

When asked about how 

he felt about the program’s 

succes this year, School’s 

coordinator, Carl ‘Bowlie’ 

Knight had this to say. 

‘I am truly happy not 

only for the outstanding performances 

we saw from the 

youngsters but for the growth 

in each category, especially 

from the country teams. 

I could not be more 

pleased but I would especially 

want to thank my coaches 

for their hard work and also 

to our main sponsor, Cool & 

Smooth who has been with 

us for a number of years. 

I also would like to give 

a special thank you to Dion 

Shaw who also supports us 

for a number of years in gifts 

or monetary prizes. In fact, 

both the male and female 

player of the year received 

a monetary prize from Mr. 

Shaw and we just want to 

thank him. 

The future for Antigua 

basketball is truly bright we 

just have to continue to guide 

and support’. 

Another victory for Antigua and Barbuda 

Dane ‘Bangado’ Weston and Larry Joseph 

of the USVI took two wickets each. 

USVI struggled and were 37 all out in 

27.4 overs with the top batsman being Larry 

Joseph with 9 runs. 

Rahkeem ‘Jimbo’ Cornwall, Hayden 

Walsh Jr.and Alzarri Joseph all took two 

wickets. 

Team Wadadli will wrap up their campaign 

as they face St. Maarten on Sunday 

at Warner Park.


World Cup winning football coach to 

conduct workshop in Antigua & Barbuda 

A high-level two-day 

football workshop involving 

four coaches from Antigua 

& Barbuda and six from 

three other Caribbean countries 

will take place on May 

4 & 5, 2016 in St John’s. 

Marcello Lippi, who 

coached Italy to the 2006 

FIFA World Cup title in 

Germany, will conduct the 

course for the ten (10) participants 

under the auspices 

of the Italian Olympic 

Committee (CONI), the 

Permanent Mission of Italy 

to the United Nations and 

Italy 2017-18 Candidate to 

the United Nations Security 

Council. 

The Permanent Mission 

of Antigua & Barbuda to the 

United Nations, the ministries 

of Sports and Foreign 

Affairs in St John’s and the 

Antigua & Barbuda Football 

Association (ABFA) 

have collaborated to host the 

workshop. 

The quartet of Antiguan 

& Barbudan coaches 

– selected by the ABFA 

– are Rolston Williams, the 

acting national team technical 

director; Rowan Benjamin, 

national Under-17 

coach and School’s football 

co-ordinator; Sowerby 

Gomes, head of the Villa Lions’ 

Soccer Academy and a 

German-licensed coach, and 

Derrick Edwards, a UEFA B 

licence coach and former national 

team player. 

The regional coaches 

Marcello Lippi 

are Kevin Davies and Dion 

Godet from the Bahamas, 

Michael Shaw and Stanley 

Reneau of Belize and Jamaicans 

Andrew Edwards and 

Miguel Coley. 

Mr. Lippi, regarded as 

one of the greatest and most 

successful managers in football 

history, will conduct the 

classroom sessions at the Sir 

Vivian Richards stadium and 

the on-field sessions with 

twenty (22) Under-20 footballers 

at the Antigua Recreation 

Ground next Wednesday 

and Thursday. 

Apart from the World 

Cup honour, Mr. Lippi 

won the UEFA Champions 

League with Juventus in 

1996, five Italian championships 

(with Juventus: 1995, 

1996, 1997, 2002, 2003), 

three Chinese Super League 

titles, one Italian Cup, one 

Chinese FA Cup, four Italian 

Super Cups, one AFC 

Champions League, one 

UEFA Super Cup and one 

Intercontinental Cup. 

At the end of his professional 

coaching career 

in 2014, Mr. Lippi was the 

third highest-paid football 

coach in the world. 

A statement from the 


to the United Nations stated: 

“as recognized by Agenda 

2030, sport has always 

been an important driver of 

peace and development for 

nations. Football, in particular, 

is a universal sport that 

is played in every corner of 

the globe and for decades 

has never ceased to attract 

and excite fans. Its simplicity 

makes it one of the most 

widespread and democratic 

sports - cutting across classes 

of every population, while 

its positive social impact can 

be seen as early as in elementary 

school years. 

“Football is Italy’s national 

sport, of which we 

are very proud – especially 

considering that Italy and 

Germany are the only two 

countries in the world to 

have won the World Cup 

four times, beyond the many 

international successes of 

Italian football clubs. 

“For CARICOM countries, 

football is one of the 

sports most passionately 

followed, with a particular 

interest in European championships, 

and national Caribbean 

teams are regularly 

represented in international 

competitions. 

“For these reasons, the 


to the United Nations and 

the National Italian Olympic 

Committee (CONI) have 

launched a joint, regional 

initiative, in cooperation 

with the Permanent Missions 

of Antigua and Barbuda 

and of Saint Vincent and 

the Grenadines. Drawing on 

the experience and professionalism 

of Italian coaches, 

this initiative can contribute 

to further enhancing the 

football skills of the national 

teams of CARICOM countries.” 

The first of two the workshops 

will be held on May 2 

& 3, 2016 in Kingstown, St. 

Vincent and the Grenadines, 

for the coaches from Guyana, 

St. Lucia, Suriname, 

Trinidad & Tobago and the 

host country. 

The Italian Olympic 

Committee will cover the 

costs of travel, accommodations 

and meals of the participants. 

For further information 

contact Senator Colin James 

at 464-5053 or 562-6227.



Willikies Titans upset Generation 

Next FC in Youth League action 

An energized and perennially improving 

Willikies Titans U- 11 team 

stunned a flat-footed Generation Next 

FC-A side 4-2 when both sides met last 

Saturday in the Gomez/Netherlands Insurance 

Youth Football League. 

The victory saw Willikies jump 

from seventh to third in the point standing 

with 22 points. The Generation 

Next squad maintained their lead, but 

with less luster, and are tied at the top 

with defending champions Villa Lions 

with 28 points, although Generation 

Next have a better goal differential. 

The Generation Next U-13 players 

also had a bad day at the office, going 

under to Rangers FC 2- 0 in a match 

they fully well expected to win. But 

Rangers’ coach Larry Michael noted 

that his team is improving and aiming 

to avenge all first-round losses. 


A number of horses and 

racers will travel over to 

the sister isle of Barbuda, 

next month. 

The win was a matter of trading 

places for the teams. Rangers slid into 

a distant third from fifth in the rankings 

with 19 points and Generation Next 

slipped to fifth from third with 17. Villa 

Lions, with 30, are in position to retain 

their title. Newcomers New Generation 

This move is a result 

of the upcoming Whit 

weekend meet which will 

be held in the capital of 

Codrington. 

The meet is scheduled 

for May 15 th and will not 

only showcase Antiguan 

horses but also debut those 

from Barbuda. 

President of the Antigua 

Turf Club, Neil Cochrane 

are second with 27 points. 

With just five more weeks left, 

Youth League Chief Operations Micah 

Samuel said the sophomore year of the 

league is meeting the objectives. 

“It’s going fine, I’d even use great. 

Most of the kids know exactly what the 

league is about (participation, development 

and enjoyment), and the team 

leaders are very supportive. I also must 

commend the parents who come out 

every Saturday, not just to support their 

children, but all of the players,” Samuel 

said. 

Samuel, a one-time star player and 

long-time football administrator, also 

referenced the marked development of 

the clubs and some individual players. 

“Teams like Villa Lions and New 

Generation are exceptional,” he said, 

and we have several other teams holding 

their own nicely. 

Antiguan horses to take part in Barbuda meet 

stated that ‘despite the 

hosting of the second leg of 

the triple crown series that 

same weekend in Antigua, 

a contingent will still support 

in Barbuda’.


Leeward Islands Youth Championships hang in the balance 

By Vanroy Burnes 

The 2016 Leeward Islands 

Youth Athletics 

Championships slated for 

the end of July hangs in the 

balance and could face possible 

postponement. 

The revelation comes as 

the President of the Antigua 

& Barbuda Athletics Association 

Everton ‘Mano’ Cornelius 

said the body has limited 

financial resources and 

would not be able to sustain 

the number of participants 

expected for the event. 

According to the Athletics 

head, at least 225 to 

250 athletes and officials are 

expected here in Antigua & 

Barbuda and proper accommodation 

for them is a real 

challenge. 

He noted however that 

by the end of April or the 

middle of May, some organizations 

can come forward 

to say that they will assist 

with the accommodations 

Cornelius who earlier 

this week announced that he 

will challenge for the NOC 

Presidency slated for early 

next year ,said he is still 

hoping for some positive 

news as it relates to accommodations 

in the soonest 

possible time. 

Athletes from all the 

Leeward Islands are expected 

to take part in the event. 

Barbuda Race Meet to attract Antiguan Horses 

By Vanroy Burnes 

The Barbuda race meet which is part of 

the Barbuda Caribana Festival celebrations 

slated for the Whit weekend is expected to 

feature horses from Antigua. 

President of the Antigua Turf Club Neil 

Cochrane said a contingent of horses and 

Jockeys will travel to the sister island to 

compete in the Whit weekend race meet. 

However although not given a specific number 

of horses, it will be downsized from what 

was originally expected. 

The Turf Club boss noted that of the horses 

which was bred here in Antigua will be 

making their debut during the Barbuda meet, 

he also noted that the Barbudan guys have 

purchased a couple of horses from Antigua. 

The Antigua Turf Club was force to postpone 

the second leg of the Triple Crown Series 

slated for this Sunday due to a full week 

of unstable weather. 

The Leg which is dubbed as the Sir Dr. 

Cuthwin Lake Super Sprint will be held on 

Whit Monday instead. 

Lynn’s Image won the first Leg, the Antigua 

Black Pineapple Stakes, Demolition 

Man is the defending Triple Crown Champion 

after winning all three legs last season, 

the first horse to do so with Jockey Jeff Jacob 

in the saddle. 


leading the class. Ian Hope-Ross’ St. 

Maarten Melges 32, Kick ‘em Jenny II 

caught up a massive four points on Hot 

Ticket today, by placing first and third 

and is now just a point off the lead. 

Mark Chapman’s Trinnie Ker 37, 

Dingo also made ground on the leader, 

finishing the day third in class just two 

points off the lead. In fourth place for 

the class is Jonty Layfield’s Antiguan 

J11s, Sleeper which was top boat of the 

class today with a win and a second. 

Sleeper is just four points off the lead. 

Racing in the Bareboat classes was 

incredibly close today. In Bareboat 1, 

Hans-Robert Nitsche’s KH+P Bavastro 

leads the class. Frits Janssen’s Team 

Kadans from the Royal Southern Yacht 

Club, Hamble, UK made the podium 

today, taking third in Race 7 and Richard 

Gie’s Cape Stormers from the Royal 

Cape Yacht Club, Cape Town, South 

Africa had their best day yet, scoring 

two second places. Francois Kunz’ s 

Swiss team racing Lascaris is in second 

place, just a point ahead of Craig 

Sutherland’s Xeres, also from the Royal 

Cape Yacht Club. 

Bareboat 2 and Bareboat 3 are going 

to the wire. Herbert Muenzel’s 

German team racing KH+P Cayenne 

leads Bareboat 2 by a single point from 

Thomas Mueller’s Swiss team racing 

Sea You Later. In Bareboat 3, Eric 

Stallings Booty Fish Racing Team from 

Atlanta Georgia is just a point ahead of 

Gillioz Vincent’s Swiss team racing 

Mau Bisa 1. In Bareboat 4, Mario Bakker’s 

Dutch team, Hatse Flatse scored 

its sixth straight bullet to win the class 

with a race to spare.



Rock ‘n Roll Thursday 

Antigua Sailing Week burst back 

into action after Presidente Lay Day 

with some terrific rock and roll action 

off the South Coast of Antigua. The 

trade winds were back with 16 knots 

from the south-east, piping up to fullon 

foam up in 20 knot gusts. Brilliant 

blue skies with warm Caribbean water 

and a two metre swell; these are the 

conditions that any sailor wants to experience 

and over a 1,000 salt encrusted 

yachters were grinning from ear-toear 

after a wicked day of racing. 

With 28 yachts 50ft or over at Antigua 

Sailing Week, there were some 

seriously hair-raising starts as the goliaths 

powered to windward off Rendezvous 

Beach. Tony Langley’s TP52, 

Gladiator was fully launched, covering 

the 16 mile windward leeward course 

in just over an hour. Belting along at 

top speed upwind, pounding through 

the waves before pulling the trigger 

downwind, hitting the turbo charger to 

accelerate past 20 knots on the surf. 

Try as they might, Piet Vroon’s 

Dutch Ker 51, Tonnerre 4 could not 

hold onto the powerful British TP52’s 

coat tails, but seized the opportunity 

in the first race of the day when Gladiator 

shredded a spinnaker. Tonnerre 4 

passed Gladiator only to see their own 

kite blown to bits. Gladiator took both 

races to win CSA 3, even with a race to 

spare tomorrow. Tonnerre 4 is assured 

of second place and the only battle remaining 

in the class is for the last podium 

spot. Bernie Evan Wong’s Antigua 

TP52 Team Taz-Conviction has a point 

advantage over Adrian Lee’s Cookson 

50, Lee Overlay Partners. 

CSA 6 has also been decided. Ross 

Applebey’s Royal Southern Yacht Club 

team racing Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster is 

untouchable with a race to spare. Scarlet 

Oyster won both of today’s races. 

Kay-Johannes Wrede’s German Swan 

44, Best Buddies is assured of second 

place and Carlo Falcone’s Caccia alla 

Volpe will take third, regardless of the 

result of tomorrow’s last race. 

Sir Hugh Bailey’s CS40, Gypsy-UGo, 

along with Gladiator remain 

the only two teams to post straight bullets 

for the series. Chris Body’s J/122, 

El Ocaso lost their winning streak, 

placing fifth and third in today’s races. 

Hot on their heels is Richard Matthews’ 

Team Oystercatcher racing 

Grand Soleil 43 Quokka which won 

both of today’s races. El Ocaso needs 

a top four finish tomorrow to be sure of 

winning CSA 5. 

The action in CSA 4 is red hot, with 

just four points separating the top four 

teams. Jim Hightower’s Texan King 40, 

Hot Ticket found it tough going against 

the lighter displacement yachts in the 

class today, resulting in two fourth 

places. However Hot Ticket is still 

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