Caribbean Times 95th Issue - Monday 19th September 2016

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Monday 19th September 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

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CAR-JACKERS CAUGHT 

AT FIRST CHOICE 

By Everton Barnes custody. His colleagues 

A man suspected of 

car-jacking of a motor vehicle 

that was parked on Popeshead 

Street last Wednesday 

night, was apprehended by 

the owner of the vehicle at 

the parking lot of the First 

were also picked up by the 

police and all three are now 

in custody. 

A police source said it 

is not clear whether or not 

the men intended to rob the 

supermarket as some have 

Choice supermarket on been suggested. 

Sunday afternoon. 

“It could not be ascertained 

if the men were plan- 

According to police reports 

the man - Fadie Awad ning to rob the supermarket 

of Marble Hill - was at the or whether they happened 

supermarket to do business to arrive at a time when the 

when he recognized his vehicle 

in inside. 

by its rightful owner,” the 

stolen vehicle could be seen 

He reportedly went to police source said. 

the vehicle he was driving On Wednesday night, 

A man suspected of car-jacking of a motor 

and retrieved a BB gun and Awad parked outside a fastfood 

restaurant and went in- 

last Wednesday night, was apprehended by 

vehicle that was parked on Popeshead Street 

held the driver of the vehicle 

at gunpoint. His two side the establishment leav- 

the First Choice supermarket 

the owner of the vehicle at the parking lot of 

companions ran off while ing a female companion in 

the police were summoned. the vehicle passenger seat 

The reports say the police 

who were in the neigh- 

When he returned short- 

registration number C 8888 The woman was later 

with the keys in the ignition. 

borhood, quickly responded ly afterwards, he discovered was missing. He quickly reported 

the matter to the St new extension area un- 

found in the Golden Grove 

to the call and they were that his vehicle, a silver 

able to take the driver into Honda Stepwagon van with John’s police station. harmed. 

Town-hall meeting on the CCJ/Privy Council tonight at the Multi-Purpose Cultural Centre starting at 7:30 pm.

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Monday 19th September 2016 

Backlogs at Magistrate’s Court reduced 

By Everton Barnes 

One of the magistrates 

sitting on the bench in Antigua 

and Barbuda is reporting 

that the backlog of 

cases that for many years 

were a constant feature of 

the magistrate’s court system…has 

been significantly 

reduced. 

The disclosure comes 

from Magistrate Conliff 

Clarke, who was speaking 

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Friday night at the police 

Officers’ Mess Dinner at 

the Jolly Beach Hotel. 

He said in the more than 

three years that he has sat 

on the bench, he has seen 

more efficiencies from police 

officers handling cases 

that have resulted in a 

marked reduction in the 

backlog of cases. 

“When I entered the 

magistracy back in early, 

2013, I was hearing cases 

going back to 2007, 2008 

and 2009, but today, I am 

pleased to say that those 

several matters have been 

reduced to only one matter 

that is prior to 2014,” he revealed. 

By Joanna Paris 

The efforts of tourism industry partners 

continued to reap dividends and the twin island 

destination has once again edged out 

its competitor’s top claim the top spot as the 

Caribbean’s Most Romantic Destination. 

The decision was made by wide pool of 

experts in the competitive industry and the 

accolade was bestowed on the country at the 

World Travel Awards, which took place in 

Jamaica on Saturday. 

Public Relations and Marketing Officer 

in the New York office, Shermain Jeremy, 

was present at the sophisticated ceremony 

to accept the coveted award on the country’s 

behalf. 

The Sandals Grande Resort and Spa was 

once again voted as the Caribbean’s most 

romantic resort. 

A number of the country’s notable hotels 

He said the work of the 

police has increased, the 

individual police officers 

have been more diligent 

from investigators ‘all the 

way up’. 

“I know they are doing 

work because they disturb 

me at all hours of the night 

for me to sign warrants,” he 

noted. 

He further explained 

that while he signs the warrants 

and returns to his bed, 

the officers are the ones 

who have to carry out the 

searches and to take suspects 

into custody. 

The magistrate said 

while from time to time he 

must hold the feet of police 

prosecution team to ‘the 

fire’ on criminal matters, it 

is his observation that the 

work of the police has been 

exemplary. 

He congratulated the 

force for an outstanding job 

over the past year as well 

as gave kudos to the men 

and women who decided 

to become law enforcement 

officers. 

He said police officers 

have to develop multiple 

skills to deal with the complexity 

of the issues they 

encounter on a daily basis 

and they ought to be supported 

and recognized for 

this by the society they 

serve. 

Antigua and Barbuda 

wins top prizes at WTA 

and resorts were also recognized. 

The Blue Waters Hotel and Spa was voted 

Antigua and Barbuda’s Leading Hotel 

and Leading Spa Resort, the Inn in English 

Harbour was voted leading Boutique Hotel 

and the Jumby Bay Rosewood Resort won 

the award for Antigua and Barbuda’s Leading 

Resort. 

Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Tourism Authority, Colin 

James has indicated that the key industry 

partners are overjoyed with the accomplishments. 

He noted that the award is for all Antigua 

and Barbuda. 

The individuals who play a role in organizing 

destination weddings and providing 

exceptional services to their clients are being 

publicly thanked for their dedicated and 

outstanding service.

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Elite Island Resorts staff participates in beach clean-up activities 

Staff members of the 

Elite Island Resorts in Antigua 

volunteered their early 

Saturday morning to clean 

beaches in observance of the 

International Coastal Cleanup 

activities on Saturday, 

September 17th 2016. 

Galley Bay Resort & Spa, 

Jolly Beach Resort & Spa, 

St. James’s Club & Villas, 

The Verandah Resort & Spa 

and Pineapple Beach Club 

Antigua staff brought along 

friends and family members 

and joined forces to remove 

waste from various beaches 

in Antigua. More than 1,000 

pounds of garbage (mainly 

plastic bottles, plastic bags, 

clothing and washed up debris) 

were removed from the 

beaches and bagged by the 

teams. 

One of the staff members 

said: “When you see how 

much you have removed and 

how beautiful the area looks 

after clean-up, it makes you 

forget the hours and walking 

you put into it. We are very 

happy to have participated 

in this event and hope that 

others will team up with us 

next year.” 

Elite Island Resorts 

represents an impressive 

collection of all-inclusive 

beachfront properties in the 

Caribbean. Each resort provides 

something unique for 

every traveller, with offerings 

ranging from destination 

weddings and romantic 

escapes to family retreats 

and eco vacations. Resorts 

include: St. James’s Club 

& Villas, The Verandah Resort 

& Spa, Pineapple Beach 

Club Antigua and Galley 

Bay Resort & Spa, all in Antigua; 

St. James’s 

Club Morgan Bay, St. 

Lucia; Long Bay Beach 

Club in Tortola, BVI; Palm 

Island Resort & Spa in the 

Grenadines; The Club, Barbados 

Resort & Spa; and 

Los Establos Boutique Hotel 

in Boqueté, Panama. For 

more information visit www. 

eliteislandresorts.com



Cuban Ambassador condemns US 


One week into the start 

of the 71 st General Assembly 

of the United Nations, 

Cuban Ambassador to Antigua 

and Barbuda is reminding 

residents that despite 

improved relations over the 

last 18-months, the United 

States’ economic blockade 

of the Spanish-speaking island 

continues. 

In a CT exclusive, Ambassador 

Gustavo Veliz 

Olivares, said his country 

is on a mission to sensitise 

the people of the Caribbean 

of the continued imposition 

of the economic, commercial 

and financial embargo 

against Cuba in spite several 

UN resolutions calling for 

the lifting of the sanctions. 

“I must bring to the attention 

of the people of Antigua 

and Barbuda, and indeed the 

entire CARICOM region, 

that Resolution 70/5 of the 

United Nations General Assembly 

makes the case for 

The Police are investigating the circumstances 

surrounding a possible drowning incident, 

which took place at Dickenson Bay 

late Saturday evening into early Sunday 

morning. 

It is alleged that a US medical student 

and his fiancé went to Dickenson Bay late 

Saturday evening for a swim. It is further alleged 

that the man went into the water, while 

his female companion remained ashore. 

Reports are that within a short space 

of time the man disappeared in the water, 

prompting his fiancé to call the police. Divers 

of the Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard 

‘the Necessity of ending 

the economic, commercial 

and financial blockade imposed 

by the United States 

of America against Cuba’,” 

he stated. 

Ambassador Olivares 

also thanked successive Administrations 

in Antigua and 

Barbuda for their support of 

the Cuban people by voting 

in favour of lifting the U.S 

blockade of Cuba. 

“The economic damage 

caused to the Cuban people, 

based on very conservative 

estimates and taking into 

account the depreciation of 

the US dollar against gold 

in the international market, 

amounts to $735 billion. 

Between March 2015 and 

March 2016, the cost of the 

sanctions to Cuba amounted 

$4 billion in today’s prices,” 

he explained. 

According to the Ambassador 

many people in 

Antigua who have been 

following the news would 

know that the US and Cuba 

have reestablished diplomatic 

relations and that there 

have been more contacts 

between both countries in 

recent times. However, he 

said while President Obama 

has repeatedly asked the US 

Congress to vote to lift the 

sanctions, this has not been 

done. “The embargo constitutes 

a basic obstacle to the 

process aimed at normalizing 

of relations between 

the two countries,” a Cuban 

government statement said. 

It said Washington continues 

to ban exports to Cuba 

of products and equipment 

important to key sectors of 

the economy. Additionally, 

Cuba is barred from exporting 

products and services to 

the US and it is not allowed 

to have direct banking relations 

with the US or, except 

for telecommunications, allowed 

to receive US investments 

in other sectors of the 

economy. 

Police probe possible drowning 

were called in to assist the police in their 

search, however because of the poor lighting 

conditions the search had to be called off. 

Early Sunday morning the Police and 

the Coast Guard resumed their search, and 

around 5:40 am, his lifeless body was found 

washed ashore on Dickenson Bay, in the 

vicinity of Grande Sandals Resort Antigua. 

The police said that there is nothing to suggest 

foul play; however further investigations 

are currently ongoing into the matter. 

He was a student of the American University 

of Antigua (AUA), and last resided at Hodges 

Bay. 

Ambassador Gustavo Veliz Olivares 

The ambassador also noted 

that while direct flights 

have resumed between the 

two countries only twelve 

categories of US citizens 

are allowed to travel to the 

island. 

Antigua and Barbuda’s 

Prime Minister, Gaston 

Browne, is expected to lead 

the country’s delegation to 

the general assembly and he 

is expected to re-affirm unequivocal 

support for lifting 

of the US embargo against 

Cuba. 

According to a Google 

search “An embargo was 

first imposed by the United 

States on Cuba on October 

19, 1960 (almost two years 

after the Batista regime was 

deposed by the Cuban Revolution) 

when the U.S. placed 

an embargo on exports 

to Cuba except for food and 

medicine after Cuba nationalized 

American-owned Cuban 

oil refineries without 

compensation.”


More resources for crime fighting 

By Alecia McPherson 

A 17-year old boy 

of Codrington Village Barbuda 

appeared last week at 

the District ‘C’ Court having 

been charged with unlawful 

possession of cannabis. 

The teen was nabbed on 

May 13th, 2016 at about 11:45 

Public Safety Minister, Steadroy Benjamin 


Public Safety Minister, Steadroy 

Benjamin, said government is to allocate 

more resources to the police force 

to strengthen its crime fighting capabilities. 

Minister Benjamin was at the time 

speaking at the Officers’ Mess Dinner 

held at the Jolly Beach Hotel Friday 

night as part of activities to mark Police 

Week 2016. 

He recalled that when the ABLP Administration 

took office back in 2014 

there was much criminal activity taking 

place, but that there have been brought 

under control through sustained efforts 

of the police with much assistance from 

the government. 

“When we took over, morale in the 

police was low, interest was low and 

police officers were walking around 

seemingly just waiting for the next payday,” 

he noted. He said a careful look at 

the problem revealed that among other 

thing, there was very little promotions 

taking place in the force. This, he said, 

was corrected immediately. 

Additionally, he said the police were 

presented with the tools to do their job, 

including several motor vehicles to enable 

them to properly patrol the country 

at night. Secondly, the minister noted, 

officers were also exposed to more 

training. 

“Today, don’t we have a safe society?” 

he asked, “Between January and 

September this year we have only had 

3 serious crimes (murder). Compared 

with other Caribbean territories, you 

are beginning in the 20’s. Something is 

happening right, in this country. Congrats 

to the Commissioner and his men 

for the fine job they are doing.” 

Benjamin said the government will 

present twelve additional vehicles to 

the police this week and the government 

has agreed to spend more money 

training officers to enable them to 

be better able to combat cyber-crimes. 

“We know that this is a new area of 

criminal activity and we want to be 

sure that our officers have the skills to 

fight these criminals who seek to hack 

credit cards and the like,” he explained. 

p.m. after officers from the 

Special Security Unit acting 

on a tip off, went to a galvanize 

shed in the vicinity of 

‘Canute Shop’ where a group 

of young men were reportedly 

gathered. 

The prosecutor read that 

the teen ran when officers 

approached him and flung 

a bottle into some nearby 

bushes in an attempt to get 

rid of the substance. With 

the teen’s help searching the 

bushes, the lawmen retrieved 

a broken bottle and forty-five 

(45) zipped lock bags containing 

the bushy substance. 

Commissioner of police, Wendel Robinson 

Meanwhile, Commissioner of police, 

Wendel Robinson, has described 

the past year as a success, noting that 

the police have been largely able to 

keep crimes at a minimum. Additionally, 

several measures have also been put 

in place to keep crime in check over the 

next year. 

Robinson also used the opportunity 

to hand out Meritorious awards to the 

four officers – led by Inspector Ray 

John – were engaged the three criminals 

in the deadly shoot out last year. 

The incident followed armed robberies 

at APUA and Tri-Star travel agent on 

the Old Parham Road. At the end of 

the exchanges, all three suspects were 

killed. None of the officers suffered injuries. 

Barbuda teen pays for drug offence 

He was arrested and charged 

as mentioned, the drug 

weighed 30 grams. 

He pleaded guilty before 

Magistrate Wason and 

was ordered to pay a fine of 

$500.00 by September 28th, 

2016 or serve fourteen days 

at HMP.



Delinquent teen prescribed new environment 


39 years-old Claude Joseph 

of Bolans was arrested 

after surveillance footage 

caught him climbing over 

the rails of Exotic Antigua 

then leaving with two crates 

filled with beer bottles. 

Daniella Josiah, the Manager 

of the popular clothing 

store located at Lower Redcliffe 

street, told police that 

she arrived at the store at 

about 8:00 a.m. on Monday, 

September 5th, 2016 to 

discover that the wooden cage 

housing the drink crates was 

open. The padlock was still 


A 43-year old woman has been 

deemed unfit to provide parental authority 

and supervise her teenage daughter. 

The 13-year old girl will be removed 

from her mother’s home in Codrington 

Village Barbuda and be placed in a 

more controlled environment in Antigua. 

The teen was brought before the court 

in June of this year after she orchestrated 

a series of home break-ins in Barbuda 

between March 1st, 2016 and April 

21st, 2016; she along with her mother 

and another 14-year old boy were jointly 

charged with three counts of house 

break-In and larceny, and one count of 

malicious damage; the girl also faced another 

separate charge of house break-in 

and Larceny. A fourth individual, an 18 

year-old male, was also charged for ‘receiving’ 

stolen items in the same matter. 

Over $30,000.00EC worth of cash, 

electronic devices and other personal 

items were reported stolen from four 

homes, to include that of Barbuda’s representative 

politician Arthur Nibbs. Mr. 

Nibbs left his home secured on April 

13th, 2016 and found his house ransacked 

upon his return on April 15th; it 

is reported that the defendants gained 

entry by removing a bathroom window 

gauze. Reported stolen were $300.00 in 

coins, one laptop and two cellular phones 

among other things, all to the value of 

$3,900.00EC. 

The Juveniles were arrested following 

the last report made on April 21st at 

6:45 p.m. by Frederigue Marie, a French 

National residing in Barbuda. She reported 

stolen $14,000.00EC in cash, an iPad 

and a wallet among other things, all valued 

at $18,800.00EC 

The girl’s mother was also arrested 

and jointly charged after several 

of the stolen items were found in her 

home, however during investigations police 

determined that the woman had no 

involvement, as such the charges were 

dismissed against her. 

Further investigations revealed that 

a large portion of the monies stolen was 


Last Thursday at the St. John’s Magistrates 

Court, Owen Williams of Cassada 

Gardens pleaded guilty to unlawful possession 

of cocaine. 

Williams was nabbed with 4.3 grams of 

the illicit substance following a search warrant 

executed at his premises last week on 

September 13th. While searching a ledge 

in the defendant’s kitchen, police found a 

plastic bag with several individually wrapped 

secured but one side of the 

structure was knocked out and 

two crates missing. 

Joseph was arrested on 

September 14th and admitted 

to the offence. He pleaded 

guilty to larceny, and 

malicious damage when he 

appeared before Magistrate 

Clarke at the District ‘A’ Court 

used to purchase food items and cellular 

phones. $4,528.30 cash along with a 

small portion of stolen items were recovered. 

The juveniles were given restitution 

orders when they first appeared before 

Magistrate Wason in the District ‘C’ 

Courtroom in June; they were further 

prescribed probation and sentencing was 

postponed to await a probation report. 

All parties appeared before Magistrate 

Wason at the District ‘C’ Magistrate 

Court last week September 15th where 

an oral probation investigation report 

was heard. Probation officers says the 

girl’s home is not conducive to her development 

and learning. The mother too has 

agreed that the child be placed in a better 

learning environment where she can 

receive supervision. It has been recommended 

that she be placed at the Princess 

Margaret Secondary School where 

it is expected that she will excel, was the 

court’s ruling. 

Though the court heard that the girl is 

currently being investigated in yet another 

house break-in reported just recently. 

Bolans man jailed for stealing 

last Thursday. 

He was convicted and sentenced 

to four months in prison 

on each charge, sentences 

will run concurrently. 

Man pays for drug offence 

foil containing crack cocaine. The defendant 

told the lawmen that his girlfriend, who was 

present during the search, is not involved 

in anyway reportedly stating “Officer is my 

stuff, she don’t know anything about them”. 

The substance carries an estimated street 

value of $200.00EC. 

The defendant pleaded guilty before 

Magistrate Clarke and was ordered to pay 

a fine of $1,000.00 forthwith or serve four 

months at Her Majesty’s Prison.


Generation Y makes donation to Red Cross 

Generation Y (the Youth arm of 

The Halo Foundation) recently made 

a donation of clothing to the Antigua 

& Barbuda Red Cross Society’s Thrift 

Shop. 

During the brief handover, President 

of Halo Generation Y, Brent Scotland, 

commended the Red Cross on the 

exceptional work being done to assist 

those in need. He noted that the Thrift 

Shop is indeed an economical way for 

people to source both gently used and 

new items. 

“What is even more impressive” he 

continued, “is that Red Cross is headed 

here in Antigua by a young and dynamic 

team. It is heartening to see our 

youth so focused and useful to society, 

continuously finding innovative ways 

to offer support ”. 

President of the Antigua and Barbuda 

Red Cross Society, Michael Joseph, 

thanked Generation Y for its thoughtful 

donation. He explained that the new 

items would be placed for sale in the 

By Deborah A. Parker 

A female attorney is of 

the firm view that some of 

her colleagues are in the legal 

fraternity ‘only to make 

money.’ 

Besides this particular 

attorney(name withheld), it 

has been a concern of the 

courts that some accused 

persons are not getting the 

representation they would 

have bargained for, to the 

point where it has been hinted 

that a few lawyers may 

find themselves in trouble 

with their clients. 

When a matter is called 

some lawyers are either 

Red Cross Thrift Shop located within 

the complex of the Red Cross on Lower 

Old Parham Road. 

Public Relations and Communications 

Director of Halo Generation 

Y, C. Marcellus Forbes Jr. said, “This 

clothing drive is only one of the ways 

in which we are reaching out to the 

community. We are making the difference 

by being the change. Even now, 

our group is in the process of holding 

absent or late, sometimes 

causing unnecessary delay 

of cases which are relatively 

simple. 

Sharing with this newspaper, 

a young attorney 

suggested that she is not 

impressed with some of her 

colleagues. 

She said it is all about the 

money for some. 

“They do not care about 

the clients and some are taking 

on more clients than they 

can handle, “ the attorney 

opined. 

“If you are representing 

someone you must give 

them your best. It is very important 

that you get the truth 

out of your client. It must be 

an honest and truthful relationship 

between lawyer and 

client, “she added. 

“If they are guilty you 

must make them understand 

that they must pay for the 

crime they committed and 

at the same time you must 

make a case for the court to 

be as lenient as possible, “ 

she added. 

The attorney said oftentimes 

a relationship between 

lawyers and their clients is 

so lacking that it results in 

some embarrassing situations 

in the courts. 

a raffle over the next few weeks, which 

will benefit some of the institutions under 

Halo. We know how important it is 

to give back”. 

The Halo Foundation is an umbrella 

non-profit organization that seeks to 

address the needs of 25 charities (including 

the Antigua and Barbuda Red 

Cross) under the patronage of Their 

Excellencies Sir Rodney and Lady Williams. 

Female attorney wants erring colleagues corrected 

“Because no instructions 

were taken none can be given 

when a matter comes up, 

and this can leave accused 

persons in awkward positions, 

“ she added 

The attorney went on to 

state that the local Bar Association 

needs to keep a 

closer eye on its members, 

to prevent a further spread of 

mistrust. 

“There are many good 

lawyers... I would say more 

good than bad, but for society 

to trust those in the legal 

fraternity again, those who 

are in error must be corrected, 

“ she concluded.



Bumper cruise season ahead 


The upcoming winter 

cruise season is shaping up to 

be one of the best that Antigua 

and Barbuda will enjoy 

in recent years. 

President of the Cruise 

Tourism Association, Nathan 

Dundas, said six new cruise 

ships are scheduled to call at 

Antigua during the 2016-17 

bring more visitors to the island 

than during the 2015-16 

season. 

“We anticipate that there 

will be an estimated 10 percent 

increase in passengers 

arriving in Antigua even 

though the number of calls 

may decrease. That’s because 

bigger ships carrying more 

passengers will arrive at the 

port,” he disclosed. 

Dundas said this is one 

of the ways the industry uses 

to judge whether or not there 

will be a good season. 

“With six new vehicles 

coming in with the major one 

being the Anthem of the Seas 

from Royal Caribbean. 

“It will be the first quantum 

class vessel that will be 

calling at Antigua. A vessel 

that will bring over five thousand 

passengers into our port. 

Already, we are seeing the 

enhancement taking place 

at the Heritage Quay pier in 

preparation for the vessel,” he 

noted. 

According to Dundas a 

commitment was given to 

Royal Caribbean that the port 

will be ready to accommodate 

the Anthem of the Seas 

by its date of arrival, December 

2. 

The improvements include 

extending the pier by 

600 feet as well as dredging 

of the harbor as part of what 

he termed ‘major work’ to 

be done to accommodate the 

vessel. 

The cruise official said 

much is riding on the country’s 

ability to deliver on time 

as it will have an impact on 

whether more of the quantum 

or oasis class of vessels call at 

Antigua. 

Dundas indicated that both 

the St John’s Development 

Corporation and the Antigua 

Pier Group both of which are 

overseeing the work, are on 

record stating that the work 

will be completed. 

He noted that it is important 

to have a successful 

launch as it will also positively 

impact the summer season 

as well. 

Works and Housing 

Minister to explore 

new housing prospects 

The twin island state will be represented at the 5th China-Eurasia 

Expo that will open from September 20th to 25th, 

2016 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. 

The forum is designed as a platform for cooperation and 

communication for developing states like Antigua and Barbuda. 

While attending the China-Eurasia Expo, Minister of Works 

and Housing, the Hon. Eustace Lake, will hold meetings with 

officials from TBEA Co., LTD, the organizers of the China Eurasia 

Expo Scientific and Technology Cooperation forum. 

TBEA is a world leader in the equipment manufacturing 

industry that provides high value added products and services 

that focuses on green technology, and environmentally friendly 

products for China and the world. 

The works and Housing Minister said: “The Republic of 

China has made significant strides with the development of 

modern industrial systems that Antigua and Barbuda can benefit 

from. 

“During the Expo I will be holding meetings with various 

business groups to explore avenues of housing and infrastructural 

development for Antigua and Barbuda. 

“I believe that meetings such as these will seek to advance 

win-win cooperation between Antigua and Barbuda and the 

Republic of China. My focus will be on advancing efforts to 

improve the country’s housing stock,” the Minister stated.


Developments continue to 

enhance local cruise sector 

says Tourism Minister 


Tourism Minister, the Hon. 

Asot Michael has indicated 

that government is investing 

significantly to improve 

the country’s cruise product 

ahead of the start of the 2016- 

2017 Cruise Tourism Winter 

Season. 

He emphasized that plans 

are well in motion for the development 

of the St John’s 

Harbour to include the extensions 

of the piers, which will 

accommodate larger vessels, 

along with the construction 

of an additional pier. This will 

make provisions for up to six 

ships to be berthed simultaneously. 

The Tourism Minister asserted 

that the new the quayside 

will have the added benefits 

of new high-end shopping 

and facilities to include: a 

cruise passenger terminal to 

re-position the destination to 

advantage of home porting 

opportunities. 

He also expressed his 

happiness with the recent announcement 

that the vessel 

Zenith from the Pullmantur 

cruise lines will be facilitating 

embarkation at Heritage Quay 

beginning in December. 

“We are actively pursuing 

opportunities to be a homeport 

with several European 

based cruise lines in an effort 

to diversify our cruise ship offering. 

I am pleased to report 

that the Pullmantur will make 

19 calls this season and will 

be offering home porting services 

from Antigua and Barbuda 

for the first time”, said 

Minister Michael. 

The Government is also 

investing in the Fort James 

Development project to leverage 

the strength of one of the 

country’s best beaches by including 

authentic local restaurants, 

boutiques, tours and 

attractions, an outdoor amphitheatre, 

world class Water 

Park and a museum detailing 

the history of the Fort. 

He emphasized that all of 

the destination’s products, investments 

and enhancements 

ultimately add value and improve 

customers’ experience. 

“We must continue to improve 

our amenities in the area 

of fine dining, exciting tours 

and excursions, first class entertainment, 

and International 

standard of duty free shopping. 

These enhancements are 

all priority areas of consideration 

for the Government. It 

is imperative that Antigua and 

Barbuda offers a memorable 

and unique visitor experience, 

not as a one-off outcome, but 

as an all the time phenomenon”, 

he pointed out. 

He was addressing a group 

of senior officials from the 

Ministry of Tourism and the 

Antigua Barbuda Tourism 

Authority at the Antigua and 

Barbuda Hospitality Training 

Institute last Friday.


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Local police officers head to St Kitts 


A contingent from the Royal Police 

Force of Antigua and Barbuda is in St 

Kitts to help with crime fighting activities 

on that Caribbean island. 

Police Commissioner Wendel Robinson 

announced that six officers from 

the Rapid Response Unit and two from 

the Antigua and Barbuda Defense 

Force traveled to Basseterre Saturday 

night to be part of a regional force assisting 

with combating serious crimes 

in St Kitts. 

He said the St Kitts-Nevis government 

made a request for assistance 

through the Regional Security System 

(RSS) which embraces all of the OECS 

territories and Barbados. The RSS was 

set up to assist crime fighting and drug 

interdiction throughout the sub-region. 

The Antigua and Barbuda contingent 

is joining other soldiers and police 

officers from the RSS territories on this 

special assignment in St Kitts. 

Robinson said the men will be in 

By Deborah A. Parker 

Thick bush and abandoned 

buildings are of major concern 

to the residents in some 

sections of Sutherlands. 

One stretch of road that 

sits between Toy Box and 

Alkran Hardware is of particular 

concern. The bush at 

various points on this road is 

uncomfortably thick. 

At this time, it is not merely 

about mosquito breeding, 

but more so safety issues. 

Several people have reported 

seeing suspicious activities 

taking place on this 

St Kitts for three weeks in the first instance, 

but it is likely that their time 

may be extended. 

Serious crimes in St Kitts has been 

spiraling out of control for the past several 

years. 

Thick bush, abandoned 

buildings concern residents 

said road. 

One woman reported seeing 

a man running into the 

bush with a yellow shirt and 

coming back out with a white 

one. Further up the road there 

has been several sightings of 

men either lurking in the dark 

or hiding in the bush. 

“I drove home from the 

supermarket one night a few 

weeks ago and I could see 

from where I had parked that 

someone was hiding in the 

bush, “ a female in that area 

said. 

She added that after immediately 

shining her light in that 

direction a fair skin man carrying 

a knapsack walked pass 

her vehicle staring intently 

inside. 

One of her neighbour’s 

apartment incidentally had 

just been broken into, and she 

theorizes that the bush may 

have played a role in that. 

It is understood that a businessman 

who resides in that 

area also had to call the police 

on a few occasions, due to 

suspicious movements. 

Further, reports are that 

the said condition existed on 

Meanwhile, Head of the RRU, Inspector 

Ray John will be traveling to 

Belize next month to undergo a sixweek 

training in jungle warfare. That 

training programme is also organized 

by the RSS. 

another stretch of road in that 

community but has now been 

cleared. 

The residents would not 

only like to see the thick bush 

cleared, but the abandoned 

buildings and along this road 

also demolished. 

“A lot of people have to 

use the road and I think they 

will feel safer if the bush clear 

out, “ one woman said. 

Speaking to the relevant 

authority she said it is her 

hope that the area will be 

cleared ‘before someone gets 

hurt.’ 

“ Around here sometimes 

we wait until the horse goes 

through the gate before we 

take action, “ she concluded.


Wishing Well Inc. behind secondary 

school breakfast programme relaunch 

Wishing Well Inc. has 

given its commitment to a 

secondary school in Antigua 

to assist with a challenge that 

several schools face, but often 

are unable to solve due to the 

limited resources available. 

There is also the additional 

sensitivity around the topic as 

students are often ashamed to 

discuss their situation. 

Every day many students 

start their day without having 

had a proper meal that morning 

or even the night before. 

It is well-known that poor nutrition 

could impact children 

and young adults’ educational 

attainment. 

“Each year, we are faced 

with the realities that many 

parents have challenges in 

making provisions for their 

children and this has manifested 

itself through the numerous 

requests for tea or just 

simply something to eat as 

some encounter discomforts 

From left to right: Mrs. Letitia Harris-Lawrence, Principal (Ag) Irene 

B. Williams Secondary School; Mrs. Barbara Gordon, President PTA; 

Mr. Andy Hall, Sales Director Horizons Supplies for Wishing Well Inc. 

due to hunger. Sadly many of 

these requests are as a result 

of students having not had the 

most important meal of the 

day, breakfast. Often times 

their point of help is at the 

(school’s) office. 

We thank Wishing Well 

Inc. for contributing to these 

efforts and being advocates 

for social change, one cup of 

tea at a time. We also want 

to acknowledge the efforts of 

president of the Parent Teacher 

Association (PTA), who 

was instrumental in reaching 

out to various sponsors and 

for getting this programme 

back on track for the academic 

year 2016/2017.” – Mrs. 

Letitia Harris-Lawrence, 

Principal (Ag) Irene B. Williams 

Secondary School 

Mr. Andy Hall, Sales Director 

of Horizons Supplies 

representing Wishing Well 


On Friday, the Ministry of Education, 

Science and Technology signed a Memorandum 

of Understanding with the University 

of the Southern Caribbean (USC), 

which will allow 50 teachers to pursue 

studies in the area of Special Needs Education. 

This will be the first group of educators 

to attend the university as a result 

of the agreement. 

Education Minister, the Hon. Michael 

Browne while speaking during the short 

ceremony held at the Ministry’s headquarters, 

expressed his profound gratitude 

to the USC for assisting the government 

and making the studies possible. 

“We want to thank USC for rising to 

the challenge and not only meeting the 

needs that we presented to them but going 

beyond the extra mile in anticipating 

some of the areas that we had not even 

yet presented. We celebrate this partnership 

that we are about to embark on”, he 

noted. 

President of University of the Southern 

Caribbean, Dr. Sylvan Lashley, highlighted 

the fact that Antigua and Barbuda 

has taken the lead in the Caribbean in the 

area of Special Needs Education as well 

as in establishing the partnership with the 

Inc., donated the first set of 

gift vouchers for the month 

of September to the Principal 

and President of the PTA of 

the Irene B. Williams School 

on September 13th 2016. 

Wishing Well Inc. will donate 

over ECD 10,000.- in the form 

of gift vouchers at the Epicurean 

Fine Foods & Pharmacy 

until the end 2016 to support 

the breakfast programme initiated 

in 2014 by the Irene B. 

Williams Secondary School 

to provide a basic daily meal 

to the students who unfortunately 

regularly and chronically 

go without breakfast. 

Wishing Well Inc. is a 

charity registered in Antigua. 

It was founded by two of the 

island’s hotels (St. James’s 

Club Antigua and The Verandah 

Resort & Spa) and focuses 

on assisting deserving children 

and the adults throughout 

Antigua & Barbuda and the 

Caribbean region on a whole. 

Ministry of Education signs MOU with USC 

USE. 

“I think that Antigua and Barbuda can 

safely say that it has been the leader in the 

area of Special Needs Education. 

“This will be the first type of degree 

of this sort in the region. 

“The additional two years for the 

students who would have already gotten 

their Associate’s here, will include a 

wide range of special needs courses”, he 

explained. Director of Education, Clare 

Browne said that the programme is a continuation 

of the relationship between the 

ministry and the University of the Southern 

Caribbean.



CCJ: Ten years in 

By Michai Robertson 

‘The case for a Caribbean Court of 

Appeal would ultimately come to rest 

on the most profound argument from 

sovereignty: our right of self-definition. 

And this could never come from 

the great imperial court of the British 

Empire but, rather, from an institution 

of our own making.’ -Professor Simeon 

McIntosh (2002) 

Over 100 years ago, a Jamaican editorial 

first mooted the concept of a final 

appellate court comprising Commonwealth 

Caribbean jurists who would 

hear appeals from across the Anglophone 

Caribbean. This editorial also 

expounded on arguments against the 

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 

(hereinafter JCPC) as the region’s 

final appellate court which would ultimately 

become central to debates on 

the possible creation of a Caribbean 

supreme court. These included the delays 

experienced when making a case 

to the JCPC; the disregard for some of 

the regions’ customs and culture by the 

JCPC; the inconvenient procedures in 

connection with the JCPC; the expenses 

incurred to make an appeal to the 

JCPC and; the approach used by the 

JCPC when delivering judgments. 

After this editorial, there followed 

sporadic deliberations, discussions 

and debates on this notion amongst the 

region’s academics, lawyers, judges, 

governments and citizens. 

PART I: Introduction 

However, it was only in 2001 during 

the increased levels of regional integration 

within the Caribbean Community 

(hereinafter CARICOM) resulting from 

the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, 

and the inception of the CARICOM 

Single Market and Economy [hereinafter 

CSME]), that ten (10) CARICOM 

Member States materialized this idea 

of a regional final appellate court by 

way of the Agreement Establishing the 

Caribbean Court of Justice (hereinafter 

the Agreement). And in 2005, this 

court was formally inaugurated in Port 

of Spain, Trinidad. 

This court was named the Caribbean 

Court of Justice (hereinafter CCJ 

or the Court). The CCJ has two types 

of jurisdictions as outlined in Article 

III of the Agreement which are both 

final in nature. Its original jurisdiction 

is exercised in matters needing the interpretation 

and application of the laws 

of CARICOM specifically the Revised 

Treaty of Chaguaramas. This original 

jurisdiction is a compulsory one on all 

Member States which needs no further 

agreement by a Member State. 

The CCJ’s second jurisdiction is 

an appellate one. This jurisdiction is 

where the Court acts as a court of last 

resort for any Member State or any 

other Caribbean country invited by 

CARICOM. Its appellate jurisdiction is 

not compulsory. Therefore, any ‘Contracting 

Party’ desirous of acceding to 

CCJ’s appellate jurisdiction must do so 

in accordance with its domestic laws. 

To date, there are only four (4) Members 

States which have acceded to the 

CCJ’s appellate jurisdiction, namely 

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and Guyana. 

The Agreement also provides for 

Michai Robertson 

the CCJ’s composition, specifying that 

there be a President and a maximum 

of nine (9) additional Judges. The current 

composition of the CCJ is seven 

(7) Judges including its President. Additionally, 

the funding of the CCJ is 

completely insulated from the political 

interference of the Governments of the 

Member States as it is funded by a US 

$100 million Trust Fund which aids in 

its endeavours to be judicially independent. 

This monetary framework of the 

CCJ makes it quite distinctive as it is 

the only integration court with such an 

arrangement. 

This dissertation will focus on the 

work of the CCJ over the ten (10) years 

it exercised its appellate jurisdiction. 

The aims of this dissertation will be to: 

provide brief historical steps leading up 

to the establishment of the CCJ; outline 

in detail the historical arguments for 

and against the CCJ; analyse the constitutional 

constraints that Members 

States face in their attempts to accede 

to the CCJ’s appellate jurisdiction; and 

critically evaluate whether or not, after 

ten (10) years, certain historical arguments 

for the CCJ have been or are 

being realised (such as a greater access 

to justice under the CCJ [relative to access 

under the JCPC], and the extent to 

which there is now a unique Caribbean 

jurisprudence).


Friday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. City near Brigham City 

6. Central idea 

11. Driver’s helper 

14. Distress signal 

15. Blood line 

16. Dead-end job 

17. Instant message between 

you and 3 friends? 

19. Coffee server 

20. Abate 

21. Great time or great noise 

22. Winter warmer 

24. Oppressors 

26. Kind of top 

27. Pendulum direction? 

28. Some crime lab jobs 

32. Lane associate 

35. Big gulp 

36. Iridescent stone 

37. When repeated, a food 

fish 

38. Some mall rats 

39. Writer Ephron 

40. Beginning on 

41. Revolutionary with a regret 

42. Alluded to 

43. Toy for indoor play 

45. Ball chaser? 

46. Actress Hatcher 

47. Trials 

51. Animated pet dog 

53. “Star Wars” director 

55. Bus. bigwig 

56. Court 

57. Tea kettles, perhaps 

60. Chalet backdrop 

61. Intuition 

62. Bellini opera 

63. “Indubitably” 

64. Wield, as force 

65. Made it through crunch 

time? 

Down 

1. Did in, mob-style 

2. Schoolroom spinner 

3. Paints amateurishly 

4. “To ___ is human ...” 

5. Recent arrival 

6. Yucatan natives 

7. Klutz’s cry 

8. Bouncy gait 

9. Where-at link 

10. Moneybags 

11. Interstate diner, perhaps 

12. Continental cash 

13. Italian volcano 

18. Sax type 

23. Mano a mano 

25. Michelle of “I Am Sam” 

26. Readies for sale 

28. Reside 

29. Number of Muses 

30. Skater Lipinski 

31. Narrow strip 

32. Arabian Sea sultanate 

33. Perform high-tech surgery 

34. Halters, e.g. 

35. Notary’s tool 

38. Bangkok resident 

42. Surprise blessing 

44. Use the Web 

45. Kind of surgery 

47. Chamber work 

48. Squirrel’s treat 

49. “___ Entertain You” 

50. 1960 Everly Brothers hit 

51. Not home, on a sports 

schedule 

52. Dover export 

53. Word before dance or 

drive 

54. Cold War rival (Abbr.) 

58. Spell 

59. Luau dish



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Partly cloudy skies. 

High - 85ºF 

Low - 78ºF 

Wind: East 10 mph 

Sunrise 5.55 am; Sunset 6.05 pm 

Friday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

Don’t judge it. Making an 

assessment would only be 

a waste of time. This is not 

nearly as important as it 

seems in the moment, and 

that moment will pass. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

To do a simple thing the right 

way: This is elegance; this is 

beauty. No one will throw a 

parade for you, but you don’t 

need that kind of attention, 

anyway. The pleasure is all 

in task execution. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

21). This day is best summed 

up by the French expression 

“C’est la vie.” It’s just the 

way life is. Resistance would 

be futile. You accept it, and 

you stay open to what happens. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). The compassion 

you afford yourself is the 

most precious. Be kind to 

yourself and you’ll be kinder 

to the whole world. At the 

root of this is something you 

need to forgive. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). What is it you need to 

let go? This is the time to do 

it. Truly you can let bygones 

be bygones. You might begin 

again with the one you didn’t 

trust before. It will be a new 

story this time. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). The future is knitted 

out of the yarn of the present. 

You’ll seriously consider 

your materials today. Is this 

the stuff you’d want a full 

blanket of? Adjustments will 

be made. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 

20). While you are dedicated 

to the team agenda, you are 

also a policymaker in your 

own right. You will give your 

all to the causes and people 

who can truly recognize and 

utilize your talents in the 

right ways. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19). Lessons can be as quickly 

learned through pleasure 

as they can through pain. It’s 

the learning that is neither 

pleasurable nor painful that’s 

so arduous. Today, if you 

can’t feel it, you won’t learn. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 

20). Tenacity doesn’t look 

like much. Mostly, it’s just 

a person showing up. When 

you look back you’ll decide 

that the reason things worked 

for you is that you didn’t 

give up. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

All who love are crazy. If 

you’re not in love, the stars 

say that it’s about time you 

fell again. One affectionate, 

“insane” act could be the 

trigger that makes you topple. 

CANCER (June 22-July 

22). The omens suggest that 

all who love are crazy. If 

you’re not in love, you probably 

want to get a little crazy 

today, and the cosmic balance 

suggests that it’s about 

time. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). 

What you at one time might 

have considered unfair will 

prove to be the best thing 

that ever happened to you. 

The hard knocks of now are 

the shining jewels of later.


Blackhawks willing to spend on 

local quality players says coach 

By Vanroy Burnes 

Head Coach of ABFA First 

division Champion and newly 

promoted premier division 

Liberta Blackhawks Rowan 

“Porridge” Benjamin, said his 

club is willing to go shopping 

for quality local players for 

the upcoming ABFA season. 

According to Benjamin, 

he is hoping to recruit top local 

players to strengthen his 

lineup. This, the coach said 

the club can afford because 

they will be home and the 

club will not have to think 

about their accommodations 

and meals as they would have 

to do for overseas players so 

in this regard we are willing to 

West Indies Cricket 

Captain Holder, told to 

perform or risk removal 

By Vanroy Burnes 

West Indies Cricket Board test and ODI Captain Jason 

Holder told to perform or risk removed as Captain. 

The warning came just days after Phil Simmons was sacked 

as head coach of the West Indies team on the eve of their departure 

to the United Arab Emirates where they will take on 

Pakistan in an ODI and test series. 

According to reliable sources, Chairman of selectors Barbadian 

Born Courtney Browne was given a serious talk or dressing 

down about his performances in the longer version of the 

game, stating that he risked been removed if his performance 

does not improve in the upcoming series. 

The West Indies captain and Barbados all-rounder performance 

since been appointed as captain is nothing to write home 

about. He replaced the Trinidadian wicketkeeper batsman Denesh 

Ramdin a year ago to become the second youngest test 

captain in West Indies test history and the 15th youngest of all 

time in test cricket history. 

However, Holder is yet to lead the Caribbean side in a winning 

series after three series, his record shows he lost two nil to 

Sri Lanka, two nil to Australia and also two nil to India in a rain 

affected series. 

The 24-year old Holder has so captained the West Indies in 

nine test matches losing six and drawing three. However, it was 

revealed that chairman of selectors Browne and the selection 

panel is not fully convinced that he should be removed as the 

team leader. 

The West Indies start their tour against Pakistan with a warm 

up match against an Emirates Cricket Board X1 next Tuesday. 

pay local players. 

Blackhawks Liberta is no 

stranger to the premier since 

they have won the title on two 

occasions, but has been out of 

that division for a long time, 

so going back into that division 

you must be fully prepared 

the Coach said. 

Liberta Blackhawks is one 

of three teams that were promoted 

last year, the other two 

are Harney Motors Tryum 

and Glanville’s. 

Coach Benjamin said 

preparations are progressing 

well and players are drawing 

inspirations from some senior 

players who would have 

played the division before. 

Blackhawks Liberta will join 

defending champions Cool & 

Smooth AC Delco Green Bay 

Hoppers, runner up Grenades, 

Cool & Smooth Empire, Sap, 

Flow Old Road, Asot’s Arcade 

Parham, Harney Motors 

Tryum and Glanville’s in 

the premier division for the 

2016/17 season. 

The premier division is set 

to kick off on Sunday September 

9th a day after the Benna 

Boys versus Puerto Rico encounter 

in the CFU Championship 

cup.



Kesrick Williams replaces Andre 

Russell in West Indies T20 squad 

Fast bowler Kesrick Williams has 

been called into the West Indies T20 

squad for the three-match series against 

Pakistan beginning on September 23 in 

Dubai as a replacement for allrounder 

Andre Russell. According to a release 

sent out by the West Indies Cricket 

Board, Russell “asked to withdraw 

from the series to attend to a personal 

matter”. 

Despite playing just nine first-class 

games and six List A matches in his 

career, the last of which came in 2014, 

Williams emerged as a consistent 

threat in this year’s Caribbean Premier 

League, playing for the champions Jamaica 

Tallawahs. 

Williams, 26, was a bargain after 

being drafted in the 13th round for a 

price of just $5000 before going on 

to finish third overall with 17 wickets 

in the competition behind only Sohail 

Tanvir and Dwayne Bravo. 

Russell was set to face a Jamaican 

Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) 

Ben Stokes believes 

Marlon Samuels “lacks respect” 

following the pair’s 

various confrontations over 

the years. 

A feisty, often angry, 

rivalry which began with 

Samuels’ saluting Stokes after 

a dismissal in the Grenada 

Test in early 2015 further 

escalated during the World 

T20 final in Kolkata earlier 

this year went the pair went 

face-to-face in the middle. 

Samuels would end up 

finishing unbeaten on 85, 

and earn the Man-of-the 

Fast bowler Kesrick Williams 

on September 19 and 20 for allegedly 

missing three tests but it is not known 

if this is the reason for his decision to 

withdraw from the Pakistan series. 

Russell, 28, has been a leading player 

in the T20 format in recent times. He 

played a crucial role in West Indies 

winning the 2016 World T20 title in 

Match-award, while Carlos 

Braithwaite clubbed Stokes 

for four consecutive sixes to 

seal the trophy. 

Samuels, who was later 

fined 30% of his match fee 

for abusive language, further 

raised the tension in the postmatch 

press conference by 

saying: “Stokes is a nervous 

laddie…he doesn’t learn.” 

In his autobiography, 

Firestarter: Me, Cricket and 

The Heat of the Moment, 

which is being serialised 

in the Daily Mail, Stokes 

makes clear that resentment 

remains strong. 

“Marlon Samuels lacks 

respect. You get that if you 

have spent any time with 

him on a cricket field. Marlon’s 

conduct after West Indies’ 

victory over us in this 

year’s World Twenty20 final 

showed a total disrespect for 

the game. 

“Without removing his 

batting pads, Marlon walked 

into a press conference, sat 

down and placed his feet 

on the desk. Totally lacking 

manners. 

“It didn’t require him to 

March and April, and is a key performer 

in domestic leagues around the world. 

Russell was part of winning campaigns 

for Sydney Thunder in the 2015-16 Big 

Bash League, for Islamabad United in 

the Pakistan Super League in February, 

and Jamaica Tallawahs in the CPL in 

August. (ESPNcricinfo) 

Marlon Samuels lacks respect – Stokes 

give me a character assassination—bizarrely 

claiming 

I am some sort of ‘nervous 

laddie’—to help me form 

the opinion that I do not like 

him one bit. I believe in the 

saying ‘respect the game’. I 

don’t think he respects the 

game. Yes, he played an 

unbelievable innings but, 

because of our personal history, 

it stops me short of saying 

he’s a good player. Team 

players are the good players 

in my eyes.” 

Recalling how the tencont’d 

on pg 19


Radford returns as Windies batting coach 

Former Middlesex and 

Sussex batsman Toby Radford 

has been hired by the 

WICB as the batting coach 

for the UAE tour. Radford 

will join the West Indies 

squad, which has already 

reached the UAE, where 

they will play three T20Is, 

three ODIs, and three Test 

matches against Pakistan 

from September 23. 

“He has been contracted 

just for this series,” WICB 

CEO Michael Muirhead 

said. “He knows the youngsters 

well and had done well 

especially with them”. Asked 

whether Radford could retain 

a long-term position, 

Muirhead said: “Highly unlikely. 

We’ll engage as and 

Toby Radford (left) served as Glamorgan head coach for two seasons. 

when we need him.” 

Radford’s appointment 

is a surprising development 

considering earlier this week 

the Welshman had quit as 

manager of the national 

academy in Ireland citing 

“family reasons”. Incidentally 

Radford had taken the 

role at Cricket Ireland only 

in July, having left his job 

as head coach at Glamorgan 

last December with one year 

remaining in his contract. 

Radford is well acquainted 

with West Indies cricket 

and most of its players 

having worked as assistant 

coach (batting) during Ottis 

Gibson’s tenure as coach 

when West Indies won the 

World T20 for the first time 

in 2012. Radford will assist 

Henderson Springer, who 

has been appointed caretaker 

coach after the WICB 

sacked Phil Simmons earlier 

this week. (ESPNcricinfo) 

cont’d from pg 18 

sions rose early in West Indies’ 

run chase, after they 

had been reduced to 14 for 

3, Stokes writes: 

“His mannerisms got me 

involved with Marlon. I was 

at mid-off and, in my enthusiasm, 

found myself creeping 

in from my position and 

I noticed that Samuels, at the 

non-striker’s end, was walking 

around like the big easy. 

I couldn’t resist. ‘You’ve got 

a bit of a swagger on here, 

Marlon, considering you’re 

14 for three,’ I said. ‘Shut 

the f*** up, you little bitch,’ 

came the reply.” 

It appeared Stokes would 

be able to have the final say, 

however, when he had 19 to 

defend off the final over to 

earn England their second 

World T20 title. But he began 

with a poor leg-side delivery 

to Brathwaite, which 

was swung over deep square 

leg, and three balls later it 

was all over, leaving Stokes 

distraught, on his knees, in 

the middle of Eden Gardens. 

“It was a numb feeling. I 

felt hollow,” he writes. “My 

England team-mates were 

the ones I had affected most 

with those four deliveries. 

We had gone all the way to 

the tournament’s final over. 

But in a flash, all that hard 

graft had come to nothing. 

“I knew the cameras 

would be all over me to 

see how I was holding up. I 

may have looked OK. That 

was an act. I was gutted. Do 

not show it, keep your head 

up—Joe Root had said exactly 

that to me more than 

once as I crouched motionless 

on the square. 

“In the aftermath, it was 

natural to question my methods. 

I wondered whether 

things might have been different 

had I plumped for four 

slower balls. The answer 

was no. My regret was execution, 

not selection.” (ES- 

PNcricinfo) 

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Holder: Windies a force in limited overs 

DUBAI, United Arab 

Emirates - West Indies Test 

and ODI skipper Jason 

Holder says the regional 

team remains a powerful 

force despite the absence 

of some top players heading 

into the series against 

Pakistan in the United Arab 

Emirates. 

West Indies are missing 

some of their big stars in 

the T20s and ODIs including 

explosive opener Chris 

Gayle and all-rounder Andre 

Russell. 

Trinidad and Tobago 

left handed batsman Evin 

Lewis was called up to 

replace Gayle at the last 

minute while Kesrick Williams, 

the fast bowler from 

St.Vincent and the Grenadines, 

has replaced Russell. 

“It’s obviously a big 

loss to lose certain players, 

but obviously, we have 

some very capable players 

in the dressing room to fill 

their boots,” said Holder. 

“Evin Lewis was called 

up at the last minute to 

replace Chris Gayle, and 

we saw what he did (100 

against India at Lauderhill). 

I don’t think we are 

short on personnel. It’s just 

a matter of everyone getting 

in and getting used to 

international circuit. 

“We have played a very 

vibrant brand of cricket, 

especially in the limited 

overs, and I think whoever 

is coming in, has the ability 

to do the same.” 

West Indies start their 

tour with a warm-up game 

against Emirates Cricket 

Board XI at the ICC Academy 

on Tuesday before the 

opening T20 match against 

Pakistan on Friday. 

“We are just looking 

to start the series well. It 

is important that we start 

well,” said Holder, after an 

intense net session at the 

ICC academy on Friday. 

“We are coming off a 

very good win against India 

in the T20 series. We 

are coming in with a bit of 

confidence and hopefully, 

we can carry it in the heat 

here in Dubai”. 

One major factor the 

Caribbean side would have 

to contend with is the climate 

in Dubai. 

The 24 year old Barbadian, 

who celebrates his next 

birthday in November, says 

his teammates would need 

to become familiar with local 

conditions quickly. 

“I just think it’s a situation 

where we understand 

these conditions as best as 

we can and as quickly as 

we can and get acclimatized 

to the conditions here. 

The heat is not something 

we are accustomed to,” 

said Holder. 

“We come from the Caribbean 

which is quite hot 

…at times it can get hot, 

but the humidity in the Caribbean 

is not in the same 

comparison as it is here. 

It is just important to acclimatize 

ourselves to the 

conditions here as quickly 

as possible, and play the 

cricket we are accustomed 

to”. 

West Indies and Pakistan 

will play three T20s, 

three ODIs and three Test 

matches. (CMC) 

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