Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Thursday 7th July 2016

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CABINET TO REVIEW 

By Everton Barnes 

The policy the where 

immigrant students have 

been required to attend private 

schools for three years 

before entering the public 

school system is coming up 

for review at today’s meeting 

of the Cabinet. 

Prime Minister, Gaston 

Browne, made the announcement 

in response to 

a reporter’s question during 

a break at Wednesday’s final 

day of the Caricom Heads 

of Government meeting in 

Georgetown, Guyana. He 

indicated that the policy was 

never brought before the 

Cabinet for consideration 

and it appears to be a policy 

EDUCAITON POLICY 

unilaterally implemented by 

the Ministry of Education. 

“We are having Cabinet 

tomorrow (Thursday) and 

it certainly is an issue that 

we will address. Clearly we 

want to make sure that we 

always act within the confines 

of the Treaty and that at 

all times we honour our obligations 

and if there’s any 

such violation we certainly 

want to address the issue,” 

he stated. 

Meantime, one government 

spokesman is accusing 

members of the United 

Progressive Party of hypocrisy 

on this issue. He said 

the policy was designed and 

implemented by the former 

Administration with Senator 

Jacqui Quinn-Leandro as 

minister of education. 

Chief of Staff, Lionel 

Max Hurst said the UPP implemented 

the policy as a 

way of ‘getting back’ at the 

immigrant population in the 

country, which it felt was 

hostile to its policies. “That 

policy was often articulated 

in public by senior UPP officials 

and because of it, this 

gave rise to a growth in the 

number of private schools 

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Thursday 7th July 2016 

Youth campaign for road safety 


Many of the nation’s 

youth, coming under the 

umbrella of the the National 

Youth Ambassador Corps, 

have been embarking upon a 

four month advocacy campaign 

entitled “Speak Up, 

Speak Out 2”. 

A spokesman for the 

group said this campaign 

follows last years’ successful 

campaign entitled “Speak 

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Up, Speak Out” which focused 

on four (4) health and 

social issues: glaucoma, the 

decriminalization of marijuana, 

alcoholism and diabetes. 

For this year’s programme, 

the NYAC has focused 

on three areas which 

include: (i) mental health 

and disabilities, (ii) climate 

change and the environment, 

(iii) sexual health and reproductive 

rights. 

These according to the 

spokesman will be followed 

by next month’s campaign 

for Health and Safety. 

The Road Safety Campaign, 

launched on June 

27 th , 2016 via ABS TV, is a 

joint undertaking between 

the NYAC and the Antigua 

and Barbuda Road Safety 

Group designed to promote 

increased road safety and 

awareness for both drivers 

and pedestrians. 

The campaign has been 

fueled by the surge in road 

fatalities in 2015 which have 

claimed the lives of many 

including our nation’s youth. 

As such, the NYAC will 

collaborate with the Royal 

Police Force and corporate 

Antigua to advocate for 

safety and zero fatalities in 

2016 and beyond. 

As a part of the activities 

for the campaign, the NYAC 

will be filming, producing 

and publishing several Public 

Service Announcements 

to be aired via its social media 

accounts and ABS Television. 

This, the group will undertake 

hosting chats with 

relevant stakeholders including 

the Antigua and Barbuda 

Drag Racing Association to 

pinpoint several of the dangerous 

driving situations 

which have been overlooked 

but can result in loss of limb, 

life and damage to property. 

The NYAC invites the 

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Meanwhile, as a part of 

its 2016 Work Plan, the National 

Youth Ambassador 

Corps has launched both its 

YouTube account on June 

18 th , 2016 and a new webisode 

entitled NYAC Youth 

Chat on Monday, 20 th June, 

2016 at 5:00 p.m. 

The focus of the programme, 

which airs every 

Monday at 5:00 p.m. is to 

begin a conversation with 

the nation’s youth about social 

issues which affect their 

daily lives. 

The Chat show, which 

has focused on the relationships 

and Carnival thus far 

will be airing videos concerning 

Road Safety. 

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catering almost exclusively 

to immigrant children,” he 

declared. 

He noted that the ABLP 

had complained about it in 

opposition as it goes against 

Antigua and Barbuda’s longstanding 

policy and commitment 

policy towards the 

regional integration movement. 

Recently, a senior official 

in the ministry of education 

re-affirmed that the policy 

will continue that sparks a 

public outcry.

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Shaveesa Gasper’s future looks bright 

By Joanna Paris 

The government of Antigua 

and Barbuda has reiterated 

its commitment to 

cover the growing medical 

expenses of recovering burn 

teen victim, Shaveesa Gasper. 

The 16-year old returned 

home after spending the last 

6 months in Paris on Tuesday 

at the V.C Bird International 

Airport, where she 

was greeted by Minister of 

Health and Environment, 

the Hon, Molwyn Joseph. 

The reigning Teen Xplosion 

winner has expressed 

that she is optimistic about 

her endeavours in the future 

and is happy and humbled 

by the assistance that she 

has received. 

She is extremely grateful 

to God for his mercies and 

to family members, friends 

and other well-wishers for 

their continuous support 

and encouragement. 

Gasper is eager to continue 

her studies in preparation 

to take the 2017 CSEC 

examinations. She was due 

to graduate from the Antigua 

Girls High School this 

year. 

The Health Minister is 

optimistic about what she 

can achieve and lauded her 

strength as an individual. 

“She is special. I have 

not seen anyone at that age 

so stoic, so articulate and so 

composed and mature, having 

been through that type 

of ordeal. I think that there 

is a purpose in her life that 

Shaveesa Gasper, centre, was greeted at the airport by Minister of Health, the Hon., Molwyn Joseph 

we have not yet seen”, Minister 

Joseph expressed. 

He added that government 

is also committed to 

assisting her with her future 

academic pursuits. 

“It is clear to me from a 

conversation that I had with 

her that she wants to go on 

further to do her degree in 

the Performing Arts and 

that is something that Cabinet 

has already discussed. 

We anticipate that with her 

being such an outstanding 

student and students of her 

caliber will be assisted with 

scholarships. So we do not 

see the present situation getting 

in the way of her academic 

pursuits”, Minister 

Joseph said. 

Gasper’s father, Joseph 

Gasper, is also thankful to 

everyone for their continuous 

support. 

“I really wanna thank 

everyone who have shown 

their support from the beginning 

up until now. We 

are also grateful to the 

government for their assistance”, 

he said thankfully.



Brexit offers opportunities, threats 

By Joanna Paris 

A number of the nation’s educators and 

other key stakeholders are currently engaged 

in a two week training workshop taking 

place at the new educational facility in Five 

Islands. 

The sessions began on Monday, under 

the theme “Fostering a Productive School 

Environment and enhancing Teacher Capacity 

and Commitment”. 

According to Education officials, The 

Educators’ Summer Institute 2016, which 


Antigua and Barbuda believes that 

the Caribbean should take its time to 

analysis the full impact of the decision 

by the British people to leave the 

European Union, generally referred to 

as ‘Brexit’. 

Prime Minister Gaston Browne, 

who led Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation 

to the just-concluded 37 th 

meeting of the Caricom Heads of 

Government in Georgetown, Guyana, 

said the Brexit decision offers not 

only threats but opportunities for the 

region as well. 

“The implications of Brexit, not 

only the threats, but the opportunities 

that will arise from Brexit is something 

we will consider to see how we 

can mitigate the threats. We have got 

to position ourselves to capitalize on 

the opportunities,” he noted. 

PM Browne added that the precipitous 

fall in the value of the pound 

sterling since the Brexit decision is 

something to which the government 

has to pay much attention. 

He said should the falling value of 

the pound affect the road programme 

that the British government has committed 

to finance, then the government 

would be prepared to borrow 

to complete the upgrade to the road 

network. 

However, one official of the Caribbean 

Development Bank, the clearing 

Deborah A Parker 

Two teenaged boys who 

allegedly stole about $6,000 

worth of goods from a supermarket 

have been released 

into their guardians’ 

care. 

The boys 16 and 17 respectively, 

reportedly broke 

into an Ebenezer grocery 

store, taking with them 

boxes of condoms, alcohol, 

juices, biscuits as well as 

the cash register. 

One of the offenders was 

previously before the court 

on a similar matter. This 

said accused is suffering 

from attention deficit hyperactivity 

disorder (ADHD), 

and has reportedly not had 

medication for about four 

years. 

He is expected to see a 

Education stakeholders engage 

in a two-week training program 

is now in its 7 th year, is an opportunity for 

not only teachers, but individuals working 

within the fields of education and training, 

to improve on a various skills to include enhancing 

their teaching abilities. 

In attendance Monday’s opening ceremony, 

were a number of ministry officials, 

to include Director of Education, Clare 

Browne and Assistant Director of Education 

Curriculum, Beverly Allen. 

The session is being held in collaboration 

with the Caribbean Development Bank. 

house for the funds, said Antigua and 

Barbuda need not worry about the 

falling value of the pound as it relates 

to the road programme. He said the 

money was paid in US dollars thus 

ensuring that it would not be affected 

by the value of the pound. 

Secondly, he said the matter of the 

timeframe for completing the project 

has also been discussed and the bank 

has already put in place mechanisms 

to ensure that Antigua and Barbuda 

does not lose any of the benefits of the 

grant funding. 

The British government had placed 

a deadline of December 31, 2016, for 

Caribbean governments to fully utilize 

the funds deposited in the CDB. 

Teens allegedly steal $6,000 

worth of goods, from supermarket 

health professional before 

he returns to court. 

The second offender resides 

with his grandmother, 

having lost his mother some 

time ago. 

Both boys have been 

placed on curfew, and must 

be home by 6:30pm daily. 

Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel 

before whom the youths 

appeared also advised the 

guardians of the young men. 

She said, “You need to 

supervise them, issues or 

no issues you must know 

where your children are 

and who their friends are.” 

They will return to court 

on August 23. 

Sherfield Bowen represents 

one of the young 

men, while the other is unrepresented.


Look out for alleged fraudster, source warns 

The Ministry of Education, 

Science and Technology 

has moved closer 

to securing funds for the 

new Aquaponics and Organic 

Agricultural Farm 

which will be established 

at the St. Mary’s Secondary 

School. 

Ms. Miho Harada, 

a Consultant-Grant Assistance 

for Grass-Roots 

Human Security Projects 

from the Embassy of Japan 

in Trinidad met with Mr. 

Craig Cole, Education Officer 

of Agricultural Science 

(ag), Mrs. Ezra Knowles 

Special Project Consultant 

for the Ministry of Education 

Science and Technology, 

the Principal of the St. 

Mary’s Secondary School 

Mr. Casey Phillip, Mr. 

Adolph Audain a specialist 

in Aquaponics and Organic 

farming and the teachers 

responsible for agricultural 

science at the school. 

Ms. Harada toured St. 

Mary’s Secondary School 

Deborah A Parker 

A man who has fraud-related convictions 

may be up to his old tricks 

again 

The non-national is said to have 

succeeded in making a purchase valued 

at $1,000 a few months ago, using a 

card he had fabricated, using details for 

another non-national. 

The store from which the purchase 

was made only discovered the card presented 

was fake, when they received a 

call from the woman, whose account 

was charged. 

Incidentally, the fraudster showed 

up at the store again recently, to make 

another purchase. 

A source who requested anonymity 

told Caribbean Times the man had his 

eyes on a very expensive watch and a 

charger this time around. 

He is said to have had another card 

and was briefed on the 

plans for the proposed 

Aquaponics system. 

The project once implemented; 

will not only serve 

the St. Mary’s School, but 

all primary and secondary 

institutions, along with the 

farming community. 

The project is designed 

to increase the nation’s understanding 

about climate 

smart agriculture practices. 

Once complete, St. Mary’s 

Secondary School will be 

the first school in the Caribbean 

to house a commercial 

level research aquaponics 

facility. 

During Ms. Harada’s 

courtesy call with Minister 

of Education, Science 

and Technology, Michael 

Browne, she expressed 

how impressed she is with 

the proposed initiative. 

Minister Browne reiterated 

the importance of 

such partnership for assisting 

Antigua and Barbuda 

in promoting national food 

security. 

This undertaking will 

support the ministry’s effort 

to establish thematic 

to pay for the goods. 

But as a result of a prior experience, 

the source said the man was informed 

that card purchases were no longer 

done at the establishment. 

Meanwhile, the source is advising 

store operators to be on the lookout for 

the alleged fraudster, who is said to be 

very charming. 

The police have also been made 

aware of the man’s alleged misdeeds. 

Gov’t securing funds for Aquaponics 

and Organic Agricultural Farm 

secondary school; with St. 

Mary’s secondary school 

focusing on (climate smart) 

agriculture.



Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority 

appoints Director of Tourism, Canada 

The Antigua and Barbuda 

Tourism Authority is pleased 

to announce that Colin Skerritt, 

of Antiguan heritage, 

has been named Director of 

Tourism, Canada, based in 

Toronto, Ontario. He began 

his tenure as of July 5 th , 2016. 

“We are delighted to appoint 

Colin Skerritt, as Director 

of Tourism, Canada,” 

says Antigua and Barbuda 

Minister of Tourism, Economic 

Development, Investment 

and Energy, Asot Michael. 

“Our objective is to increase 

visibility and prominence 

of Antigua and Barbuda 

in Canada. 

“With a new airport, increased 

opportunities for airlift 

and multiple new properties 

on the horizon, it is an 

exciting time to take on this 

role and Colin’s experience 

makes him the most qualified 

to achieve these goals.” 

Skerritt is an experienced 

and well-established 

travel tourism professional 

in the Canadian travel and 

airline industry, having implemented 

travel marketing 

programs across Canada and 

in Antigua and Jamaica for 

Colin Skerritt, Director of Tourism, Canada, Antigua and Barbuda 

Tourism Authority. 

more than 10 years. 

He joined Air Canada in 

2010 as a Global Accounts 

Manager with responsibilities 

for travel revenue 

growth in North America, 

Latin America, the Caribbean 

and UK. 

While at Air Canada, 

Skerritt managed the airline’s 

largest corporate and 

leisure travel management 

partners and also lead Air 

Canada Vacations relationship. 

Prior to Air Canada, he 

worked for Virgin Atlantic 

Airways as a Corporate 

Sales Manager developing 

strategic travel partnerships 

in Antigua, Jamaica and 

St. Lucia with a focus on 

the expansion of Caribbean 

business travel to the United 

Kingdom. 

He recently gained significant 

press coverage as 

the host of the Air Canada 

Vacations national program 

rollout which featured a series 

of town hall press events 

for over 3,500 travel agents 

across Canada. 

“Antigua has always been 

a very special place for me 

as it is the island where my 

parents were raised. Antigua 

offers Canadians an extraordinary 

Caribbean tourism 

experience. 

“It is truly an exciting 

time to be in this role as 

Antigua and Barbuda are 

well positioned for exciting 

growth,” Skerritt said. 

In his new position, Skerritt 

is responsible for the 

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism 

Authority operations in 

Canada. Mr. Skerritt holds 

a Graphic Communication 

Management Degree, from 

Ryerson University in Toronto, 

Canada.


Caricom Heads meeting update 

The unwavering commitment 

to the integration movement 

and the CARICOM 

Single Market and Economy 

(CSME) project are among 

tangible outcomes of the 37 

Conference of Heads of Government 

of the Caribbean 

Community (CARICOM). 

“The meeting can be described 

as an unequivocal 

success,” remarked Antigua 

and Barbuda’s Ambassador 

to the Caribbean Community, 

Dr. Clarence Henry. 

“From the Opening Ceremony 

to the commencement 

of the substantive debate by 

Heads in Plenary and Caucus, 

there was consensus on 

the relevance and importance 

of CARICOM. Pushing back 

hard against critics, the meeting 

underscored among other 

things, that in these times of 

myriad challenges, regional 

cooperation among the Member 

States is critical for the 

survival of CARICOM,” he 

said. Brexit, correspondent 

banking, security issues were 

among the challenges that occupied 

the minds of the leaders 

and in Antigua and Barbuda’s 

case, Prime Minister 

Gaston Browne underscored 

the importance of the tourism 

industry to the region and as 

such should be a regular item 

on their agenda. That was one 

of the earliest decisions of the 

meeting. 

The Heads welcomed the 

President of Chile and sought 

her assistance on advocacy for 

and on behalf of the region in 

forums where the Caribbean 

is not represented. Chile reaffirmed 

its commitment to 

assisting the Caribbean in the 

areas of economic and development 

matters. Special mention 

was made of the bilateral 

cooperation between Antigua 

and Barbuda and Chile. Climate 

change, regional security 

were among the myriad of 

areas mentioned for regional 

cooperation with Chile. On 

the matter of the CSME, it 

was agreed that the regional 

project will be a regular agenda 

item and that countries 

should take appropriate measures 

to fulfill the different 

obligations so that the CSME 

project could realize the ambition 

outlined in the Revised 

Treaty of Chaguaramus. 

The institution of the Caribbean 

Court of Justice (CCJ) 

was added to the Agenda of 

the Heads discussions particularly 

as it pertains to the need 

for more CARICOM Member 

States to sign onto the 

Appellate Jurisdiction of the 

Court. Other matters added to 

the agenda included the recent 

political situation on Suriname, 

the on-going CLICO/BA- 

ICO issue, an update on the 

health situation in the region 

and a resolution acknowledging 

the passing of the late Patrick 

Manning former PM of 

Trinidad Tobago. 

Countries were reminded 

that as an institution anchored 

in the Revised Treaty, 

it would be in the best interest 

of the Community if the CCJ 

becomes the final court of justice 

for all of CARICOM for 

uniformity in the dispensation 

of justice across the Caribbean. 

Antigua and Barbuda is 

gearing up for a national referendum 

to determine whether 

the country should migrate 

from the London based Judicial 

Committee of the Privy 

Council and adopt the CCJ 

as its final court in civil and 

criminal matters. 

“For me, it is clear that 

the spirit of cooperation is 

alive and well in CARICOM. 

Certainly, as a Community of 

sovereign nations there will 

be disagreements from time 

to time, but by sitting down 

and engaging, each nation 

has an opportunity to bring its 

national interest to the table 

which is infused as a regional 

cross cutting agenda. This 

meeting of Heads reaffirmed 

that CARICOM spirit which 

is alive and working for the 

benefit of the people of CAR- 

ICOM,” according to Ambassador 

Henry. 

A strong call was also 

made for the Organs of the 

Community to meet regularly 

in order to fulfill their 

mandate as enshrined in the 

Revised Treaty. The Council 

for Finance and Planning was 

single out for special mention. 

The two-day meeting of 

the Caricom Heads was held 

in Georgetown, Guyana.



Darshanie Singh selected as Antigua and 

Barbuda’s 2016 Junior Minister of Tourism 

Darshanie Singh, centre, was named Junior Minister of Tourism while Kennyse Lynch, 

right, placed 1st runner up and Javon Armstrong was the 2nd runner up 

The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry 

of Tourism has named sixteen year old 

Antigua Girls High School Student, Darshanie 

Singh as Junior Minister of Tourism. 

Singh outperformed ten other contenders 

from high schools across the 

country to be named the 2016 Junior 

Minister following the Junior Minister 

of Tourism Speech Competition held on 

Tuesday 5th July. 

Speaking to the students prior to the 

competition, Minister of Tourism the 

Hon. Asot Michael expressed his satisfaction 

with their participation in the Junior 

Minister selection process. 

“Clearly, as young people I am very 

proud of all of you and the interest that 

you have placed in our industry. Your 

participation in the Tourism Cadet Corp 

and this Junior Tourism Speech Competition 

tells me two things about you. One, 

that you love you country and want to be 

a part of the industry that is the life blood 

of the nation and two, you have a deep 

strength of character. 

As Minister of Tourism I am elated 

that at such a young age you are not just 

saying you are committed to nation building, 

but by participating in this event you 

have done something tangible. You will 

all collectively lift the image of tourism 

and the young people in this nation, by 

your research, your preparation and effective 

delivery.” 

In an enthusiastically contested competition, 

Singh in a prepared speech, 

presented to the Tourism Minister, Permanent 

Secretary in the Ministry of 

Tourism, Paula Frederick-Hunte, judges, 

students and an audience of well-wishers, 

the ways in which she would improve the 

“Customers Perception of the Tourism 

Brand”. In the Mystery Question, segment 

she discussed a social media contest, 

she would launch in a bid to increase 

the destination’s brand awareness. 

Upon winning an overwhelmed 

Singh said, “Honestly, winning this was 

not expected. The preparation was very 

intense. It came down to weeks of preparation 

where every day I found myself at 

the Ministry of Tourism practicing. To 

the awesome people I had to work with 

from the Ministry of Tourism, thank you! 

It was an awesome experience. And it really 

shows that hard work pays off, and 

that what you want you have to work 

for.” 

Singh who is a member of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Tourism Cadet Corps 

said, throughout her time in the cadet 

corps, and in preparing for the competition, 

she had learnt a great deal about 

tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. 

Ken-nyse Lynch also of the Antigua 

Girls High School, and Javon Armstrong 

of the Antigua Grammar School came 

up closely behind Singh. Lynch was the 

First Runner up in the Junior Minister of 

Tourism Competition while Armstrong 

was Second Runner Up. 

Armstrong tied with Singh in the prepared 

speech segment of the competition, 

while Jahson Harvey of the Clare Hall 

Secondary School was the best presenter 

for the mystery topic. 

Tourism Education, Training and 

Awareness Manager in the Ministry of 

Tourism, Petley Knight, says the next 

step for Antigua and Barbuda’s new Junior 

Minister of Tourism is an audience 

with the Minister of Tourism. Singh will 

then journey to Barbados to participate in 

the Youth Congress to be held during the 

Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s State 

of the Industry Conference in September. 

Judges at the 2016 competition were, 

Young Hotelier of the Year Matara Murphy, 

National Honours Awardee in the 

area of Culture and Community development, 

Yolanda Lake-Goodwin, and Online 

Coordinator of Marketing within the 

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, 

Abena Merchant. The outgoing 2015 Junior 

Minister of Tourism is Kia Barnes of 

the Antigua State College.


International Women’s Club Awards $50,000 

in Scholarships to Ten Antiguan Women 

This week the International 

Women’s Club (IWC) was 

pleased to award 10 scholarships 

to Antiguan women to 

continue their tertiary education. 

In the previous eight 

years, the International Women’s 

Club (IWC) has raised 

over $600,000 for 160 women’s 

scholarships. 

Honored guest speaker 

for the event, hosted by Scotiabank, 

was Koren Norton, 

Director of Social Services, 

MSJMC. She encouraged the 

awardees to work hard, with 

enthusiasm, to remember to 

have fun along the way, and 

to give back to the community. 

Gordon Julien, Country 

Manager of Scotiabank and 

Gold Sponsor of the annual 

IWC Golf for 

Education Tournament, 

reminded those present that 

it is educated women who 

move a country forward. He 

congratulated and encouraged 

the awardees in their future 

endeavors. 

The IWC is pleased to announce 

the following 2016 

grant recipients: 

Lisa Bacchus (21) 

Lisa currently works for 

National Solid Waste Management. 

She is pursuing a 

BSC in Human 

Resources Management 

at Antigua State College and 

plans to transfer to UWI Cave 

Hill Campus, 

Barbados for her final 

year in September. She hopes 

From Left standing; Aleisha Greenaway, Diane Camacho (IWC), 

Amanda St. Romain, Lisa Bacchus, Amanda Lucien, Janessa Griffith, 

Faye Henry-David, Diana Edwards-Martin. 

Seated from left: Koren Norton (honored speaker, Director of Social 

Services MSJMC), Gordon Julien, Sue Sharp (IWC). Three 

awardees were unable to attend - Mazie Dangleben, Lisian Thomas, 

Trecy Spencer. 

her new skills will help her 

bring a change in attitudes towards 

clients and customers 

especially in tourism. 

Mazie Dangleben (37) 

Mazie is currently a Registered 

Nurse at MSJMC. She 

is pursuing her BSC in Nursing 

Education at 

UWI St. Augustine Campus, 

Trinidad. She hopes that 

her new knowledge will assist 

her in helping and guiding 

students and newly graduated 

nurses with their patient care 

at the hospital and eventually 

become a tutor at the School 

of Nursing. 

Amanda Lucien (21) 

Currently working with 

Lotto and Bargain Centre, 

Amanda is pursuing her BSC 

in Management Studies at 

Antigua State College. She 

hopes to transfer to UWI 

Cave Hill Campus, Barbados 

for her final year in September. 

She hopes to use her 

management skills to promote 

and uplift our tourism 

product both here and internationally. 

Janessa Griffith (21) 

Janessa has completed 

the first year of her BSC in 

Pharmacy at UWI St Augustine 

Campus, Trinidad. On 

completion of her studies, she 

will return to Antigua where 

we have a need for qualified 

pharmacists. She will accurately 

dispense medicine and 

advise patients on drug side 

effects, drug/food interactions 

and help improve the 

health system in Antigua and 

Barbuda. (Recipient 2014) 

Aleisha Greenaway (19) 

Aleisha begins her first 

year of her BSC in Psychology 

at UWI Mona Campus, 

Jamaica in August. On completion 

of her studies, she will 

return to Antigua and hopes 

to help mitigate social and 

family problems by working 

in the Educational and Health 

systems. 

Amanda St. Romain (24) 

Amanda is a Registered 

District Nurse in charge of the 

Bolans Clinic. On seeing the 

devastation caused by cancer 

on families in her purview 

and that Antigua needs Oncology 

Nurses at the hospital 

and the new Cancer Centre, 

she decided that she needed 

to pursue a BSC in Oncology 

Nursing. She hopes to leave 

for her 2-year course at UWI, 

St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad 

in August. 

Faye Henry-David (38) 

Faye is a secondary school 

teacher pursuing her MSC in 

Management and Educational 

Leadership through the UWI 

Open Campus here in Antigua. 

She is completely aware 

of the behavioural problems 

found within the classroom 

and of the root causes, often 

the inability to be able to read 

fluently. She hopes that she 

will be able to use her masters 

degree to assist her fellow 

teachers, parents and herself 

to mitigate these problems 

and to better lead and motivate 

her students. (Recipient 

2008) 

Diana Edwards-Martin 

(34) 

Diana is a primary school 

teacher pursuing her B.Ed. 

in Early Childhood Education. 

She is acutely aware that 

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these foundation years are crucial for 

students to be able to function properly 

within the education system and also in 

their adult life. She hopes that completion 

of this programme will assist her in 

becoming a resource person for teacher 

and parent workshops for best practices 

within the school setting. 

Lisian Thomas (36) 

Lisian is currently studying BSC 

Nursing Oncology at UWI, St. Augustine 

Campus, Trinidad. She will be returning 

for her final year in September 

and upon completion will be assigned to 

the Oncology Dept. at MSJMC. (Recipient 

2015) 

Trecy Spencer (35) 

Trecy has completed her first year 

of her BSC in Meteorology at the UWI 

Cave Hill Campus, 

Barbados, returning to continue her 

studies in September. She believes that 

accurate forecasting of the weather influences 

the day-to-day life of all the community, 

especially during the hurricane 

season. Also, the study of Meteorology 

is becoming more important considering 

global warming and its consequences on 

small developing islands of the Caribbean. 

(Recipient 2015) 

The IWC, established 1986, is a service 

organization offering critical programs 

for the community. In addition to 

the scholarships, IWC provides Christmas 

Hampers to the elderly and families 

living in poverty. Details of IWC activities 

can be found at www.iwcantiguabarbuda.org. 

The 9th annual IWC Golf for Education 

Tournament, the primary fundraiser 

for this scholarship program, has been 

scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 

2016 at Cedar Valley Golf Club. We encourage 

everyone in the community to 

participate with a sponsorship, auction 

or prize donations, 

as a golfer, or come for lunch and 

to bid on exciting auction items. 2015 

sponsors included 

Scotiabank, Caribbean Alliance Insurance, 

Elite Island Resorts, Virgin 

Atlantic, FLOW, Subway, Island Provisions, 

Digicel, Liat, St. Kitts Marriott 

Resort Golf Club, Jumby Bay, Furniture 

Gallery, Lipstick, Curtain Bluff, Abbott’s, 

Blue Waters, Galley Bay Resort, 

Buccaneer Beach Club, and Massy 

United Insurance. Many additional 

local businesses generously sponsored 

the event and donated items for the auction. 

Cedar Valley Golf Club hosted the 

event, with special mention to Daniel 

Cadet, Andy Hall, David Kinnell, Tom 

Hellier, Claudio Iturriaga, and Johnny 

Tved.

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Feds open civil rights 

investigation in Louisiana shooting 

BATON ROUGE, La. – In a swift 

move by authorities to keep tensions 

from boiling over, the U.S. Justice Department 

launched a civil rights investigation 

Wednesday into the video-recorded 

killing of a black man who was 

shot as he scuffled with two white police 

officers on the pavement outside a 

convenience store. 

A law enforcement official said a 

gun was taken from 37-year-old Alton 

Sterling after he was killed early Tuesday 

in the parking lot where he regularly 

sold homemade music CDs from a 

folding table. 

The official was not authorized to 

discuss the investigation and spoke on 

condition of anonymity. 

It was not clear from the murky 

cellphone footage whether Sterling had 

the gun in his hand or was reaching for 

it when he was shot. A witness said he 

saw police pull a gun from Sterling’s 

pocket after the shooting. 

The shooting in the Louisiana capital 

- and shocking videos that found 

their way all over the internet - set off 

angry protests in the city’s black community 

and brought calls for an outside 

investigation. 

It came at a time when law enforcement 

officers across the country are under 

close scrutiny over what some see 

as indiscriminate use of deadly force 

against blacks. 

Moving quickly just one day after 

the shooting, Democratic Gov. John 

Bel Edwards asked the Justice Department 

to take the lead in the investigation. 

“I have very serious concerns. The 

video is disturbing, to say the least,” 

the governor said at a news conference. 

Edwards also met with black community 

leaders to reassure them about 

the investigation and to ask their help 

in keeping protests peaceful. 

He expressed hope that once the 

community sees that the shooting is 

“going to be investigated impartially, 

professionally and thoroughly” by the 

Justice Department, “the tensions will 

ease.” 

In a statement, Democratic presidential 

candidate Hillary Clinton called 

the shooting a tragedy and said trust between 

police and the communities they 

serve needs to be rebuilt. 

“Something is profoundly wrong 

when so many Americans have reason 

to believe that our country doesn’t 

consider them as precious as others because 

of the color of their skin,” Clinton 

said. 

Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl 

Dabadie Jr. said that Sterling was 

armed - Dabadie didn’t specify the type 

of weapon - but that there are still questions 

about what happened. 

“Like you, there is a lot that we do 

not understand. And at this point, like 

you, I am demanding answers,” Dabadie 

said, calling the shooting a “horrible 

tragedy.” 

Sterling was confronted by police 

after an anonymous caller reported being 

threatened by someone with gun 

outside the store, authorities said. 

In the cellphone video taken by a 

community activist and posted online, 

one of the officers tackled Sterling, and 

the two officers pinned him to the pavement. 

Someone yelled, “He’s got a gun! 

Gun!” and one officer pulled his weapon 

from his holster. After some shouting, 

what sounded like a gunshot could 

be heard. The camera pulled away be- 

Tawandra Carr, who said she was best 

friends with Alton Sterling, is comforted as 

people gather outside the Triple S convenience 

store in Baton Rouge, La. 

fore more shots were heard. 

The officers, identified by the chief 

as Blane Salamoni, a four-year member 

of the department, and Howie Lake 

II, who has been on the force for three 

years, were placed on administrative 

leave, standard department procedure. 

Lake was involved in another police 

shooting in December 2014. He told 

detectives investigating that shooting 

that he fired six or seven times when a 

suspect refused to drop his gun, threatened 

to kill himself and pointed his revolver 

at officers. The man was wounded 

by police. 

In the shooting Tuesday, authorities 

would not say whether one or both officers 

fired their weapons or how many 

times. 

The store owner, Abdullah Muflahi, 

released a video that he said he shot 

from a slightly different angle. He said 

Sterling was not holding a gun during 

the shooting but that he saw officers 

remove one from his pocket afterward. 

His video shows an officer reaching 

into Sterling’s pocket to grab an object. 

Muflahi said an officer fired four to 

six shots into Sterling’s chest. 

Hundreds protested Tuesday night, 

cont’d on pg 13


New St. Lucia PM back in legal trouble 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Allegations 

of breach of trust and misfeasance in 

public office have come back to haunt 

St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. 

Just over a year after a High Court 

judge threw out the claim against Chastanet, 

the Eastern Caribbean Court of 

Appeal has reinstated it. 

It was on December 10, 2013, that 

several allegations were made in a 

claim filed by the Attorney General 

against Chastanet, as a former government 

minister, and Chairman of the 

Soufriere Town Council, Kenneth Cazaubon. 

wChief among the allegations were 

that Chastanet, while a minister of 

Government and a candidate for the 

United Workers Party (UWP) requested, 

advised, received, permitted or acquiesced 

in the expenditure of the sum 

of EC$38,119 (US$) of public funds of 

the Council for the unlawful purpose of 

a campaign and political event for his 

personal and the political benefit of his 

political party, the UWP. 

The money had been raised by the 

government of St. Lucia, from Taiwan, 

for specific community projects. It was 

also alleged that Chastanet knew or 

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet faces allegations 

of breach of trust and misfeasance 

in public office. 

ought to have known or was recklessly 

indifferent to the fact that the conduct 

in question was unlawful and that as a 

consequence, he acted in a manner that 

amounted to a breach of his fiduciary 

duties as a minister of Government, 

bad faith and/or misfeasance in public 

office. 

It was further alleged that Cazaubon, 

as Chairman of the Council, abdicated 

his authority and acted in breach 

of his fiduciary duties when he acted on 

Chastanet’s request, instruction or direction 

and gave instructions to pay, or 

caused the Council to pay, public funds 

for the unlawful purpose of meeting 

expenses of a campaign and political 

event. 

In a judgment delivered on Monday, 

the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal 

held that High Court judge, Justice 

Belle, made an error in striking out the 

application against Chastanet without 

first having a substantial hearing with 

evidence on the merits. 

“The remedy of striking out is a nuclear 

option and should only be utilized 

in cases where the pleadings are incurably 

bad…The learned judge went too 

far and made several findings of fact on 

matters that were not before him for determination,” 

the court said. 

The Court of Appeal therefore sent 

the case back to the Supreme Court to 

be heard by a different judge. 

In a statement following the judgment, 

the St. Lucia Labour Party, which 

was in power when the claim was made 

against Chastanet, welcomed the ruling, 

saying that the case had always 

only been about “safeguarding public 

funds, the issue of good governance, 

the fiduciary obligation of public officers, 

especially ministers to treat with 

public funds in a proper manner and 

the abuse of office by public officials 

including ministers”. (Caribbean360) 


and demonstrators gathered 

again Wednesday. A vigil 

Wednesday evening drew 

hundreds of mourners singing, 

praying and calling for 

justice. 

Quinyetta McMillon, the 

mother of Sterling’s teenage 

son, trembled as she read a 

statement outside City Hall, 

where a few dozen protesters 

and community leaders had 

assembled. Her son, Cameron, 

15, broke down in tears 

and was led away sobbing as 

his mother spoke. 

She described Sterling as 

“a man who simply tried to 

earn a living to take care of 

his children. 

“The individuals involved 

in his murder took 

away a man with children 

who depended upon their 

daddy on a daily basis,” she 

said. 

A cousin of Sterling’s, 

Sharida Sterling, said he had 

been selling music there for 

about six years, often lugging 

his box of CDs, table 

and folding chair on two 

buses to get to the store. 

Sharida Sterling said that 

the store management never 

had any problems with 

him but that he was often 

harassed by police - she suspected 

because he was black 

and a “big guy.” 

“I don’t want them to get 

away with a slap on the wrist 

because it could happen to 

somebody else’s brother,” 

she said. 

In announcing the Justice 

Department investigation, 

the governor was accompanied 

by black Democrats 

from Baton Rouge who 

praised him and others for 

quickly asking the federal 

government to get involved. 

“We know there’s going 

to be an external investigation. 

I think it makes all 

the difference in the world,” 

said state Sen. Regina Barrow. 

(AP)



Justice Dept. closes Clinton 

email probe with no charges 

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s 

investigation into Hillary 

Clinton’s email setup has been formally 

closed without any criminal charges, 

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said 

Wednesday. 

The decision had been expected 

and was largely a formality given FBI 

Director James Comey’s recommendation 

a day earlier against any prosecution. 

Even before Comey’s public statement, 

Lynch had said she intended to 

accept the recommendations of the FBI 

director and of her career prosecutors. 

Even so, it officially closes out an 

FBI investigation that had dogged 

Clinton for the last year and proved a 

major distraction on the campaign trail 

as she emerged as the Democratic presidential 

front-runner. 

Lynch said she met with Comey and 

prosecutors Wednesday and agreed that 

the investigation, which looked into the 

potential mishandling of classified information, 

should be concluded. 

“I received and accepted their unanimous 

recommendation that the thorough, 

year-long investigation be closed 

and that no charges be brought against 

any individuals within the scope of the 

investigation,” Lynch said in a statement. 

Comey, in an unusually detailed and 

public accounting of the investigation 

Tuesday, said “no reasonable prosecutor” 

would pursue a criminal case and 

said he was advising the Justice Department 

against bringing any charges. 

But he also rebuked Clinton, who 

relied exclusively on a private email 

server as secretary of state, and her 

aides for being “extremely careless” 

with their handling of classified information. 

“There is evidence to support a con- 

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary 

Clinton speaks on the Boardwalk in Atlantic 

City, N.J. 

clusion that any reasonable person in 

Secretary Clinton’s position ... should 

have known that an unclassified system 

was no place” for sensitive conversations, 

Comey said. 

Clinton’s likely general election 

opponent, Donald Trump, unleashed 

a methodical attack during a rally 

Wednesday in Cincinnati, contrasting 

her statements about the email server 

with what Comey said and labeling the 

former secretary of state “a dirty, rotten 

liar.” 

Reading from a script, which he 

rarely does, Trump ticked off several 

of what he called Clinton’s “lies” about 

the servers, including that she only 

used one email device and that she did 

not have any emails marked as “classified” 

on the private server. 

“She made so many false statements,” 

Trump said. “Is she going to be 

brought before Congress? Is something 

going to happen?” 

The Justice Department’s decision 

seemed likely to inflame Republican 

anger, with Capitol Hill lawmakers 

pressing for answers about how Clinton 

could have avoided prosecution 

given Comey’s stinging characterization 

of her email setup. 

Comey was scheduled to face 

questions about the decision in an appearance 

Thursday before the House 

Oversight and Government Reform 

Committee. Lynch herself is scheduled 

for an oversight hearing next week on 

Capitol Hill. 

The Clinton campaign has tried to 

move forward. 

“With the AG accepting Director 

Comey’s recommendation, this case 

is resolved, no matter Republicans’ 

attempts to continue playing politics,” 

campaign spokesman Brian Fallon said 

on Twitter. 

FBI agents spent the last year investigating 

the matter following a referral 

from the intelligence community’s inspector 

general. As part of that investigation, 

investigators pored through 

tens of thousands of State Department 

emails and interviewed top Clinton 

aides - and finally, Clinton herself this 

past weekend. 

Despite his critical assessment of 

Clinton’s email practices, Comey said 

there was no evidence that anyone intentionally 

or willfully mishandled 

classified information. 

“No charges are appropriate in this 

case,” he said. 

Lynch on Friday announced she was 

prepared to accept whatever findings 

and recommendations were presented 

to her by her investigative team. 

Though she said she had already 

settled on that process, the announcement 

came just days after she had an 

unscheduled meeting with Bill Clinton 

aboard her plane in Phoenix. Lynch said 

the investigation was not discussed, but 

she acknowledged that the meeting had 

“cast a shadow” on the process and led 

to questions about the independence of 

the investigation. (AP)


Wednesday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Pieces hiding in 20, 33, 42 

and 57-Across 

5. Mountain pass 

10. Part of Einstein’s formula 

14. Horse with a white-sprinkled 

coat 

15. Egg source 

16. Bee, to Opie 

17. Part of aka 

18. Fang output 

19. Ancient portico 

20. Wriggling free 

23. Dads, to many 

24. Polish partner 

25. West of Hollywood 

26. Links goal 

29. Burn it or step on it 

31. Viewpoints 

33. Gainesville athletes 

37. Print, maybe 

38. Part of a Dogpatch nickname 

39. They’re charged and can be 

exchanged 

42. Plot development? 

47. Garden show favorite 

49. F/M choice 

50. Poker winning 

51. Dog days mo. 

52. Wall St. letters 

55. Last of 26 

57. Sturdy swinger 

63. Roulette color 

64. Miss Brooks portrayer 

65. Someone hysterical 

66. French river or department 

67. Uncle’s girl 

68. Border line 

69. Hungarian Premier Imre 

70. Classic Dodges 

71. General ___ chicken 

Down 

1. Arafat, for one 

2. Playbill listing 

3. Fem. counterpart 

4. One with an interest in your 

business 

5. Serbian city 

6. It’s within range 

7. Sharp tastes 

8. Coarse cough 

9. Church music composer 

10. Jolly Roger’s perch 

11. First course sometimes 

made with squash 

12. Winter transport on treads 

13. Vampire slayers 

21. Stable visitors 

22. Normandy battle site 

26. Gomer Pyle’s USMC rank 

27. Nothing antithesis 

28. Rocky road 

30. Buyer’s delight 

32. Xeric 

34. Not illusory 

35. Card player’s shout, sometimes 

36. Place for yodelers 

40. Cpl. or sgt. 

41. Collector’s aim 

43. Frodo’s burden 

44. Ranch helper without a 

bunk 

45. Changes city planning 

46. Plow animals 

47. Finally occur to 

48. Borealis preceder 

53. Narrow furrow 

54. Duck with soft down 

56. Plume’s source 

58. Discoverer of deuterium 

59. Angular lead-in 

60. Assists 

61. Not for here 

62. Hot times in Quebec



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Mainly sunny skies. 

High - 83ºF 

Low - 77ºF 

Wind: East 12 mph 

Sunrise 5.39 am; Sunset 6.44 pm 

Wednesday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

If you pretend to be someone 

else and they love it, you’ll be 

in a pinch, with lots of pressure 

to keep pretending. On 

the other hand, if there’s no 

act, you’ll never have to drop 

it. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). At 

the core of this day is an innate 

drive to create something 

unique from your experiences. 

After all, no one ever has or 

ever will walk this world in 

quite the same way you do. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

Before you would have reacted 

strongly to frustrations like 

today’s, but you’re a lot more 

patient now. When you feel 

frustration, you know it won’t 

be long before your strong 

sense of reason takes over. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

What you’re involved in now 

isn’t really a competition, 

though it may be presented 

that way. Furthermore, you 

can believe in yourself wholeheartedly 

without dismissing 

the efforts of others. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

21). You can’t help but speculate 

about what might have 

happened if you’d arrived on 

this scene a little sooner or a 

little later. This will inform 

your next move, but it won’t 

change where you’re starting 

from today. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). You’ll probably feel 

more like dancing around the 

work than actually doing it, 

and that’s OK, too. If you keep 

your eyes open while dancing, 

you’ll notice something key 

that could change everything. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). Given the luxury of a 

long stretch of time, all the 

“maybe someday” things will 

be put off indefinitely, thereby 

remaining in that same category 

forever. Want it done? Give 

yourself a deadline and do it. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Don’t presume to know 

what the others are thinking 

or how they are judging the 

scene. One person’s refreshingly 

entertaining enterprise is 

another person’s been-theredone-that. 

You’ll only find out 

by asking. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

You’re a true original, a totally 

unique presence in the world. 

So why do you feel like you’re 

blending in, unheard and unseen? 

It’s a distortion. Change 

the dynamic, and most importantly, 

change how you think 

about it. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

You can think of quite a few 

things that are best paid for 

with compensation other than 

money, and today you can 

even put “meals” in the category, 

as your home efforts will 

go much further than anything 

you could purchase. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

When the energy is off, everything 

else will be off, too. Do 

what it takes to get your mind, 

body and spirit into the right 

conditions for creating what 

you want. Even if this takes a 

few hours, it will be worth it. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

When the rituals you rely on 

to feel normal get interrupted, 

that shouldn’t displace your 

entire sense of purpose. If it 

does, it’s a signal to come up 

with a purpose that’s stronger, 

with deeper roots.


SeaView Academy’s Annual After-Assessment Lime will be 

held this year at the school campus at Scott’s Hill on Friday, 

July 24, 2016 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The event will be a 

great opportunity for the entire family to participate in fun 

activities, movies and games, enjoy great food and spend 

quality time together!!! Entrance is FREE!! Tickets for delicious 

BBQ meals are available for sale: $15 – Chicken; $20 

– Fish. Don’t miss out on the best event, with exam students. 

Call 461 6555 TODAY for your tickets! 

The Antigua and Barbuda Athletic Association will host the 

2016 National Athletics Championship on Saturday July 9 

and Sunday July 10, 2016 at the home of Athletics – Yasco 

Complex. Vendors who wish to ply their trade in and outside 

the Yasco Complex are asked to contact: The Treasurer - Ms. 

Judy Blackman at telephone # 728 8500 for Registration. 

Please note that spaces are issued at a “First Come” basis 

and that there are limited spaces available both inside and 

outside. 

Are you a Building Technology student and are interested in 

furthering your education in this field? Or are you thinking 

of entering the field of Architectural Technology? Earn a full 

scholarship to the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute 

of Technology (ABIIT) to pursue an Associate Degree 

in Architectural Technology. Simply apply to ABIIT and enroll 

in the Architectural Technology program and write a 500 

word essay on “Why the field of Architecture is important 

and how will attaining a degree in this field enable you to 

achieve your academic and professional goals” Submissions 

may be dropped off at the Coolidge campus or emailed to 

dmartin@abiit.edu.ag and kbjoseph@abiit.edu.ag. Deadline 

for submission is 2nd September 2016. 

The St. Paul’s Community in conjunction with the the Hon 

E.P. Chet Greene is inviting all seniors in the area to be part 

of an excursion on Thursday 28th July starting from 9:00 

a.m.Interested persons are asked to register with their respective 

congregation or by visiting the office back of Yasoso 

Bakery Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

You can also call either Tonya Robinson 771-0323 0r Paulet 

Hinkson 770-9547 for further information. 

All vendors desirous in plying their trade at the Annual Mango 

fest 2016 on 24th and 25th July, at Victoria Park, Botanical 

Gardens, is asked to collect a registration form, from the 

Ministry of Agriculture Lands Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs 

on Independence Drive. Space rental for a 10x10Tent space 

is $50Ec and 20x20 is $100Ec.Registration ends July, 15th, 

2016. Remember the date July 24 & 25, 2016. 

Grays Green suffer 

first loss in two years 

By Carlena Knight 

Defending Mixed champions in the Village netball 

league, Grays Green have suffered their first defeat in two 

years. 

In the highly competitive match at the YMCA Sports 

complex on Tuesday night, the westside team fell to Potters, 

17-11. 

Grays green struggled to pull together early in the first 

half thus resulting in a double digit lead for Potters. 

Despite, a few changes, the champions could not find 

their winning formula. 

In other the other mixed game of the night, St. Georges 

defeated Bolans, 26-23 while in the senior division, Freetown 

bounced back from their disappointing loss to defeat 

Parham, 23-17. 

Bolans intermediate however did not follow in the footsteps 

of the mixed as they trumped Old Road, 17-2 while 

Seatons did away with Potters 21-6. 

No Leewards player 

in WI Test Hopefuls 

President’s X1 Team 

By Vanroy Burnes 

The West Indies Cricket 

Selectors have overlooked 

players in the Leeward Islands 

as they selected a 

twelve-man squad known 

as the WICB President’s X1 

test hopefuls team to play 

against India. 

The two 2-day matches 

will be played at Warner 

Park in St. Kitts on July 9 th 

& 10 th and again on July 14 th 

& 16 th . 

Leon Johnson will lead 

the team which also consist 

of Jermaine Blackwood, Rajendra 

Chandrika, Roston 

Chase, Shane Dorwich, Shai 

Hope, Damion Jacobs, Keon 

Joseph, Marquino Mindley, 

Vishaul Singh and Jomel 

Warrican. 

The team will be coached 

by Henderson Springer, Rayon 

Griffith is the Manager/ 

Coach, and Ariane Mangar 

is the Physiotherapist, while 

Hector Martinez-Charles as 

the Strength & Conditioning 

Coordinator. 

The warm up matches 

paved the way for the four 

test matches between West 

Indies and India, the first of 

which will be played here at 

the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 

from July 21 st to 25 th .



History created in Regional 

Women’s Cricket Tournament 


The Antigua Commercial, Parish League, 

Sir Vivian Richards American Airlines 

Thursday League Cricket competition continues 

today Thursday 7 th July with two 

matches. 

Cecil Charles Mahico will faced off with 

Caribbean Union Bank Bethesda Golden 

Eagles at Clare Hall with Nigel Browne and 

By Carlena Knight 

The Wadadli Pitbulls are now one 

win away from advancing on to the semifinals 

of the Men’s under 16 Caribbean 

Basketball Championships in Guyana. 

After edging out the British Virgin Islands 

in a nail-biting match, 73-71, Team 

Wadadli will face Barbados in their final 

group A match. 

The Pitbulls dominated the first half 

but found themselves trailing late into the 

fourth quarter after a lock down defense 


History will be made 

this year in the West Indies 

regional women’s cricket 

tournament when all six territorial 

boards will field a 

women’s team. 

The Leeward Islands will 

field a team for the first time, 

while the Windward Islands 

will play as a single unit 

alongside defending champions 

Barbados, five times 

winners Jamaica, Multi-time 

champions Trinidad & Tobago 

and this year’s host Guyana. 

The WICB Project officer 

for Women’s cricket Josina 

Luke said the WICB and 

the rest of the region welcomes 

the Leeward Islands 

women’s team into the fold 

and looked forward to them 

playing a valuable role in the 

expansion of the women’s 

game in the region. 

The Project officer also 

noted that the WICB, spent 

the last year working with 

the leewards in the development 

of the squad, following 

a decision by the Directors 

of the board to have them 

involved this year. This she 

said is another step towards 

strengthening the base of 

women’s game in the region 

and expanding our talent 

pool. 

The Leeward Islands 

team will be led by Antiguan 

pacer Shawnisha Hector 

and the squad also includes 

Saneldo Willet daughter 

ACB/Parish League 

Thursday League continues 

Richard Dyer as the Umpires. 

Diamond International Police versus 

Ceco Pharmacy Future Stars at Police 

ground with Derwent Watley and Candice 

Butler as the Umpires. The two top teams in 

the competition will clash for championship 

honors, both Bethesda and Future Stars has 

so far lost one match. The 30 overs aside 

match gets on the way at 1:45 pm. 

Pitbulls victorious over BVI 

by BVI cut the offensive skill for Antigua. 

When all hope seemed to be lost a 

shot by Eric Joseph Jr. from behind the 

three-point line with seconds left in the 

game that secured the victory for the Pitbulls 

proving that their ‘never say die’ 

attitude would prevail. 

Despite a valiant effort by the British 

Virgin Islands’ Kiandre Clarke with 16 

points, Nixon Hamilton 11 points and 15 

rebounds and Elain O’Neal’s 10 points 

of former West Indies off 

spinner Elquemedo Willett, 

whose sons Tonito and Akito 

Willet have played at the 

regional level. 

The tournament this year 

will comprise of Super-50 

matches and T-20 matches. 

The Leeward Islands 

will have a rough baptism 

against Jamaica who is led 

by West Indies Women’s 

World T-20 winning captain 

and World rated all-rounder 

Stefanie Taylor on July 7 th at 

Everest in Jamaica starting 

at 9.30am. 

The full Leeward Islands 

team includes, Shawnisha 

Hector Captain, Jasmine 

Clarke, Melicia Clarke, Davanna 

Claxton, Kimberly 

Dookhan, Amanda Edwards, 

Sherma Jackson, Rozel Liburd, 

Terez Parker, Grace 

Persaud, Kenisha Powell, 

Jenisen Richards, Eldora 

Sylvester and Saneldo Willet. 

and17 rebounds, team BVI could not 

gain their first win of the tournament. 

Anthony Greer once again led the 

team in scoring for Antigua Barbuda 

with 22 points. He was assisted by Ahmani 

Browne with 17 points and Eric 

Joseph Jr and Lincoln Weeks both with 

13 points.



mates so well during his recent whiteball 

experiences, both for England at the 

World T20 and against Sri Lanka, and 

for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. 

“I don’t think I’d be trying to bat 

time,” he said of his likely Test gameplan. 

“Having had time out of the game 

and watching certain players in our 

team from the sidelines in South Africa 

and watching on the TV this summer 

- the way Jonny plays, the way Joe 

Root plays, the way Ben Stokes plays - 

they’re always trying to put the pressure 

on. That’s the way English cricket has 

gone. It’s about scoring runs. It doesn’t 

matter how, it’s how many. You take 

your bat out there to score runs, so try to 

score them.” 

That was something that Buttler conspicuously 

failed to do towards the end 

of his previous stint in the Test team, 

particularly on the slow, low wickets in 

Abu Dhabi and Dubai when he appeared 

to fear the consequences of trusting his 

attacking instincts. But, with Trevor 

Bayliss, England’s head coach, cultivating 

a “no fear” attitude to his team’s 

strokeplay, Buttler believes he’s ready 

for another go. 

“If that’s what the coach is telling 

you to do, it’s a good start,” he said. “It 

probably comes down to making peace 

with what you guys [the media] are 

going to write and what the public are 

going to think, and accepting that if you 

get caught at second slip having a big 

whoosh, so be it. 

“I’d rather do that than leave one and 

get bowled. The game’s about scoring 

runs. What I’ve learned, whatever colour 

the ball is, is that me trying to hit 

the ball is going to get the best out of 

myself.” 

Buttler was memorably encouraged 

by Bayliss to put his Test ambitions on 

the backburner earlier this year, and was 

given the go-ahead to sign a lucrative 

deal to play a full season of IPL cricket 

England batsman Jos Buttler. 

for Mumbai Indians. But the time away 

from the Test team has merely sharpened 

his desire to make amends for his 

shortcomings last time out. 

“I’ve had some time away to think 

and put cricket into perspective,” he 

said. “I’ve had some fantastic experiences 

over the last six months and learned 

a lot - just by siting there watching. I 

think the IPL was a fantastic experience. 

You come back so much more confident 

from that, brushing shoulders with those 

kind of guys. A lot more clarity about 

the mentality it takes to succeed. 

“When you get dropped and left 

out, you have a good think,” he added. 

“Obviously I’ve experienced some great 

things in the Test team, and you realise 

why it’s the best form of the game. But 

when you get dropped you have that 

hunger to get back in. 

“I haven’t played red-ball cricket 

for a long time, but I’ve really enjoyed 

my cricket and enjoyed doing what 

I’ve been doing. Whatever happens, it 

doesn’t change your ambition. Whatever 

colour the ball is, you want to score 

runs and influence the game.” 

In many ways, the confidence in Buttler’s 

game is as significant as his obvious 

talent, for he readily admits that, at 

the age of 25, and with five years of experience 

at international level under his 

belt, he is better able now to rationalise 

the ups and downs of the sport that so 

clearly got to him late last year. 

“It’s the most confident I’ve felt,” 

he said. “You gain another year. As a 

21-year-old, when people said you’ll 

become a better player with experience 

you don’t really believe it. Maybe now 

I’ve understood what that means. 

“Some of the experiences of the last 

year I’ve gone through, the highs and 

lows, have really put it in perspective 

- does it really matter, the cricket stuff? 

It’s about not getting too caught up with 

everything, and just enjoying it. I’ve felt 

in good form. You try to capitalise on 

that and use your experience to make 

the most of it. It really boils down to enjoying 

your cricket and making the most 

of it. 

And with that frame of mind, he feels 

really to conquer any logistical challenge 

that the international schedule can 

throw at him. 

“When you’re averaging 10, you’re 

not going to be very confident. The word 

is conviction. I didn’t have the same conviction 

as I had against the white ball. 

That’s what I’ll have to do. Show that 

conviction, that confidence, and take it 

on.” (ESPNcricinfo)



India arrive for 4-Test series vs Windies 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts 

– India touched down here 

Wednesday evening to begin 

preparations for their 

with the final Test carded 

for Queen’s Park Oval in 

Port of Spain from August 

18-22. 

four-Test series against 

West Indies have not 

West Indies starting later 

this month. 

The 16-man squad was 

led by stroke-maker Virat 

Kohli and included newly 

appointed head coach, Anil 

Kumble, the legendary former 

Test spinner. 

Kumble was appointed 

by the Indian Cricket Board 

beaten India in a Test match 

in 14 years, losing the last 

five series home and away. 

Their last triumph came 

in 2002 when Carl Hooper’s 

side beat the tourists 2-1 in 

a five-Test Home Series. 

(CMC) 

SQUAD – Virat Kohli 

(captain), Ajinkya Rahane, 

(BCCI) last week despite 

Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, 

K L Rahul, Chetesh- 

India Captain Virat Kohli in the nets. 

having never coached an international 

team. 

lowed by another three-day Richards Cricket Stadium war Pujara, Rohit Sharma, 

India will have little time game at the same venue, from July 21-15. 

Wriddhimaan Saha, R Ashwin, 

to settle in before they take 

on the WICB President’s XI 

also against the President’s 

XI from July 14-16. 

Tests will also be played 

at Sabina Park in Kingston Amit Mishra, Ravindra 

Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed 

in a two-day game at Warner India and West Indies from July 30 to August 3, at 

Shami, Bhuvnesh- 

Park here starting Saturday. 

The fixture will be fol- 

will then lock horns in the 

opening Test at the Vivian 

the Darren Sammy National 

Stadium from August 9-13, 

war Kumar, Shardul Thakur, 

Stuart Binny. 

Buttler ready to seize chance for Test return 

LORD’S - Jos Buttler has said he is 

ready to shelve the reticence that undermined 

his last attempt at cracking Test 

cricket and believes he will be trusted by 

the team management to play his natural 

attacking game if, as widely anticipated, 

he is handed a recall for next week’s first 

Test against Pakistan at Lord’s. 

With a space opening up in England’s 

middle order following Nick Compton’s 

decision to take a break from cricket, 

and with doubts about Jonny Bairstow’s 

wicketkeeping undermining his revelatory 

run of form with the bat against 

Sri Lanka, the path is clear for Buttler 

to resume his role with the gloves at 

No.7, especially if Ben Stokes, his fellow 

hard-hitting batsman, is deemed unready 

for an immediate recall following 

the knee operation that ruled him out of 

the last two Tests. 

A return for Buttler at Lord’s would, 

on the one hand, be something of a leap 

of faith, seeing as he has not played a 

red-ball match since England’s Test tour 

of the UAE more than eight months ago. 

On that trip, he was dropped ahead of 

the final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah 

following a dramatic collapse in form 

and confidence. Since the start of the 

previous summer’s Ashes at Cardiff, he 

had mustered 156 runs in seven Tests at 

13.00, with a highest score of 42, at a 

strike-rate of less than a run every two 

balls. 

However, Buttler’s coruscating form 

in limited-overs cricket continued at the 

Ageas Bowl on Tuesday night, when 

his unbeaten 73 from 49 balls eased 

England to an eight-wicket win in the 

one-off T20 against Sri Lanka, and his 

rediscovered confidence is so tangible 

that selectors appear sorely tempted to 

unleash him once again in the longest 

format. 

Asked whether he felt it mattered 

that he hadn’t played a first-class match 

for so long, Buttler responded, tellingly: 

“In the olden days maybe it would, but 

in the new set-up maybe not.” 

And should he be named in this 

weekend’s squad, then Buttler believes 

that the recent injection of a have-ago 

mentality into England’s Test plans 

will allow him to play the natural game 

that has served him and his teamcont’d 

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