Caribbean Times 99th Issue - Friday 23rd September 2016

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Friday 23rd September 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

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WINSTON’S 

The High Court on Thursday 

ruled that Kim Derrick, 

widow of the late Winston 

Derrick is the majority shareholder 

of Observer Media 

Group. 

The judgement came 

three years and seven months 

after Derrick’s sudden death, 

which sparked an ownership 

dispute over the media company 

which he and his older 

brother Samuel, affectionately 

called “Fergie”, founded 

in 1993 with OBSERVER 

By Fax. 

The brothers started the 

WIDOW WINS 

company as equal partners 

and reportedly had an understanding 

that whomever lived 

longer would become 51% 

majority shareholder into 

perpetuity. 

Fergie died 10 years before 

his brother. And, immediately 

following Winston’s 

passing, his brothers’ family 

challenged the majority interest, 

and subsequently excluded 

his widow from any 

decision-making. 

After mediation failed, 

the matter, Kim Derrick v. 

Observer Publications, went 

to the court for adjudication. 

As the matter 

played out in court, 

behind the scenes 

the organisation was 

undergoing drastic 

changes under the 

management of Fergie’s 

sons Darren, 

Byron and Byron’s 

wife Caecilia. 

It had racked up a $2 

million debt to the Antigua 

Public Utilities Authority and 

there has been a high attrition 

rate, with more than 95% of 

the original and longstanding 

staff willingly or forcibly exiting 

the organization. 

The reasons given by 

some workers are varied, 

ranging from wrongful dismissal, 

fear, coercion, disrespectful 

treatment or a 

combination of the aforementioned 

factors. 

A number of those dismissals 

have been challenged 

and remain before the courts. 

With Thursday’s ruling, 

some staff members, who requested 

anonymity, said they 

have once again been placed 

in a state of uncertainty. 

Expressing hopelessness 

at the situation, they said they 

now fear reprisals or even 

dismissal and are hoping that 

all matters be dealt with fairly. 

Kim Derrick 

A far different response 

was given by a staffer who 

had challenged her dismissal. 

“Thank God! This is great 

news,” was the initial reaction. 

In the meantime, the 

workers said they are waiting 

on tenterhooks to hear the 

fate of the company and their 

jobs.

2 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 

Friday 23rd September 2016 

Major roadwork slated to begin early next year 

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By Joanna Paris 

Government has received 

an extension to utilize the $20 

million US dollars contributed 

by the British Government 

to carry out major roadwork 

in the twin island state. 

Officials from the Ministry 

of Finance, the Caribbean 

Development Bank (CDB), 

the British Department for 

International Development 

(DFID), the Public Works Department 

(PWD), and a Project 

Coordinator were invited 

to Cabinet on Wednesday 

to address the £13.9 million 

Pound Sterling (equivalent 

US$20 million) road and 

highway project. 

During the post Cabinet 

media briefing which took 

place on Thursday, it was 

indicated that Cabinet was 

assured that all the timelines 

are being closely followed, 

and that the very next date to 

which the administrators of 

the project shall adhere to is 

November 15th, 2016. 

A document, outlining all 

the benefits and costs of the 

project, will first be approved 

By Everton Barnes 

The issue of the erecting 

of cell towers in residential 

neighbourhoods is becoming 

a hot-button item for the people 

of Antigua and Barbuda. 

This after Cabinet again 

discussed the issue at its 

regular meeting this week. 

by the CDB, whose management 

will adopt it on November 

9th, 2016. 

According to Government’s 

Chief of Staff, Lionel 

“Max” Hurst, the Government 

will approve it no later 

than November 15th, 2016, 

and then dispatch it to London 

where the UK Parliament 

will confirm the amount of the 

grant and for the articulated 

purpose. 

The authorized funds will 

then be transferred to the 

CDB, which will have oversight 

of the project. 

Hurst has indicated that 

the Design and Build Engineer 

will be selected immediately 

thereafter, or within 42 

days (six weeks). The start of 

the construction will then proceed, 

sometime in early 2017. 

Cabinet Members enquired 

about a plan to ensure 

that alternate routes—to be 

constructed for use by drivers 

when existing highways 

become impassable during 

re-construction—can be made 

at appropriate places and of a 

quality that will not result in 

their disuse, following completion 

of the rehabilitated 

highways. The Cabinet was 

assured that this approach was 

being contemplated. 

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Spokesman Lionel Max Hurst 

said the Director of the Development 

Control Authority, 

the Chief Town and Country 

Planner and the Deputy Town 

and Country Planner were invited 

to Cabinet to address the 

issue of cell towers, including 

one that has been placed fourteen 

feet above ground, within 

a community of approximately 

50 homes. 

“The DCA was asked 

about its authority to order 

firms that operate these towers 

to remove them. The Authority 

agreed that it did indeed 

possess that authority under 

the law,” according to Hurst. 

Cabinet has ordered the removal 

of a cell tower in the St. 

John’s Rural North Constituency. 

That item was brought 

to the Cabinet by the representative, 

Minister Charles Fernandez, 

three weeks ago. The 

firm has indicated its willingness 

to remove the cell tower. 

The Cabinet further decided 

to study the issue of cell towers 

throughout Antigua and 

Barbuda; that sub-committee 

will require the involvement 

of officials from the Ministry 

with responsibility for 

Technology, the Ministry of 

Health, and the DCA.

Friday 23rd September 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3 

Antiguans experience “The Elegant East” 

By Justin Peters 

Yesterday evening, the 

second night of “The Elegant 

East” a musical concert presented 

by the Shanghai Chinese 

Orchestra commenced 

at the Dean Williams Cultural 

Center as a part of the 

China – Latin America and 

Caribbean Year of Culture 

Exchange 2016. 

The Orchestra which was 

founded in 1952 is the first 

big-scale modern Chinese 

orchestra in China and has 

performed all over China 

and has toured dozens of 

countries and regions in the 

world, being hailed as “the 

most beautiful Chinese Orchestra”. 

The show contained 10 

acts beautifully rendered 

by the Shanghai Chinese 

Orchestra, Deng Huachun, 

Zhao Yunmeng, Pan Junyu, 

Guo Jiwen, Lu Lu and 

Huang Lu. Antiguans and 

Barbuda filled the seats as 

they were treated to Chinese 

musical culture. The highlight 

of the night were two 

folk songs performed by the 

visiting musicians. 

The orchestra started its 

Latin America – Caribbean 

tour in Antigua and Barbuda 

and will continue to Trinidad 

before finishing up in Venezuela. 

Courts OECS Reading Competition 2016 launched 

From left: Brooke Kelly-contest moderator, Talitha Dunnah, representative 

of the sponsor Courts, Antigua, Jazz Diaz national reading 

champion 2015, Antwan Jagnarine St. John’s Catholic representative 

in the 2016 contest, Ineta Francis-Assist Director, MOE, Arthur Bird, 

President of the Parent Teachers Association. 

The Courts OECS Reading Competition – Antigua 

leg, was launched Thursday at the St. John’s Catholic 

Primary School, the winning school in the 2015 series. 

Mrs. Taletha Dunnah, Buying and Marketing Manager, 

expressed delight, on behalf of Courts, for the privilege 

of sponsoring the contest for 8 and 9 years olds, once 

again. 

2015 champion, Jazz Diaz, shared reflections of her 

journey through the 2015 cycle and assured prospective 

participants that they can get past the nerves and come 

off as winners. Diaz also placed third in the regional 

contest held in Dominica in February of this year. 

Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Education Ms. 

Ineta Francis, Assistant Director –Measurement and 

Evaluation, said: “We are also mindful that if, through 

the efforts of our teachers, we can teach every child to 

read well, we would have accomplished most of the responsibilities 

we have as a Ministry of Education and as 

teachers in the education system.” 

The local contest will run from October 3-7. The 

winner will represent Antigua in the regional competition 

in St. Kitts, later this year.



Former Calypso King and wife on trial 

By Alecia McPherson 

Trial began yesterday for the matter 

in which 34 year-old Leston “Young 

Destroyer” is jointly charged with his 

25-year old wife Jordan Jacobs on three 

counts of drug offences. Unlawful possession 

of cannabis, unlawful possession 

with Intent to Transfer, and concerned in 

the supply of cannabis. 

The substance is reported to 

weigh 253 grams with an estimated street 

value of $2,530.00XCD. Mrs. Jacobs 

pleaded not guilty to all charges, however 

Destroyer pleaded guilty only to 

unlawful possession of cannabis but not 

guilty to the other two charges. 

The two were arrested after the substance 

was found during a search warrant 

execution at their Potters home on the 

morning of July 30th, 2016. Police Inspector 

Charles, along with No.106 Corporal 

Williams and other officers from 

the Narcotics Department searched the 

defendants home for illegal firearms, ammunition 

and drugs. 

Inspector Charles was first to take the 

stand and gave sworn evidence. He said 

that on the day in question both defendants 

were present at the home. Mr. Jacobs 

was questioned whether he had any 

illegal arms or ammunition in his possession 

to which he responded “me nuh have 

no gun”, he was then questioned in relation 

to illegal substance and he responded 

“All I have is a little smoke but you will 

have to search and find it yourself!” 

The search commenced in the couple’s 

bedroom in the top left drawer of 

a dressing table which stored undergarments 

belonging to both accused along 

with the car keys belonging to Mrs. Jacobs. 

In the back of the draw were two 

vacuum sealed transparent bags containing 

cannabis. A more detailed search of 

the draw revealed three more transparent 

plastic bags containing more of the bushy 

substance. Both accused were cautioned 

and questioned about the findings, Destroyer 

admitted ownership, however 

Mrs. Jacobs made no reply. 

The search continued in the dining 

area of the home and while searching 

the cushions of the chair set they found 

another vacuumed sealed bag containing 

cannabis; again Mrs. Jacobs made no reply 

to questions posed while Mr. Jacobs 

responded “me neva know that dey”. He 

was arrested and taken into custody. 

Corporal Chris Williams echoed the 

same details when it was his turn on the 

stand. During cross examination Lawyer 

Lawrence Daniel representing the defendants 

asked if a chalice was seen in the 

draw, to which both witnesses responded 

in the negative. He then suggested to 

them that the draw contained only items 

and garments belonging to Mr. Jacobs, 

stating that the defendants does not mix 

their undergarments. Both witnesses 

maintained their evidence. 

Council argued that there is no case 

against Mrs. Jacobs, he submitted that the 

prosecution has failed to provide any evidence 

linking her to any of the packages 

found, not even fingerprints. Furthermore, 

the police said they never interviewed 

Mrs. Jacobs. He also suggested 

that there is no evidence before the court 

that she had any knowledge whatsoever 

or was in possession of any substance. 

He concluded by asking that Mrs. Jacobs 

be set free of all charges. 

Prosecutor Archibald who led the 

case argued that they have made out a 

prima facie case against the defendant 

and not a case ‘beyond all reasonable


Armed intruder sentenced to prison 


A Golden Grove man arrested after 

he was caught on a woman’s premises 

carrying a knife, personal lubricants and 

condoms was sentenced to prison today 

when he appeared before Magistrate 

Clarke at the District ‘A’ Court. 

35-year old Michael Francis Duncan 

Alias “Yankee” pleaded guilty to being 

armed with an offensive weapon, and 

trespassing. 

43-year old Salome Livingstone who 

resides in Golden Grove with her 22-year 

old daughter and two-year old grandson, 

reported to police that on Sunday 

July 24th, 2016 at about 1:00 a.m. she was 

inside her bedroom watching television 

when she saw a shadow passed across 


21 year-old Jalian Saunders 

alias “Wiley” of Hatton 

was arrested and slapped 

with seven charges after he 

was caught and held at gun 

point for hijacking a vehicle 

with a female passenger. 

He was sentenced on four 

of those charges yesterday 

when he appeared before 

Chief Magistrate Jo-Anne 

Walsh. He pleaded guilty to 

escaping lawful custody, driving 

without insurance, driving 

her bedroom window. The woman who 

lives side by side with her sister on the 

same plot of land said she when she saw 

the shadow a second time, she jumped 

to the ground in a crouched position, 

grabbed her cutlass then crawled across 

the floor to her living room. 

Moments later she heard loud voices 

in the yard and looked out to see her 

sister’s boyfriend holding onto the trespasser. 

They called for police and officers 

from the Grays Farm Station arrived 

promptly on the scene. Upon questioning, 

the accused gave no satisfactory 

reason for being on the premises but responded 

that ‘he only wanted to use the 

yard toilet’ 

without license, and driving 

the vehicle without owner’s 

consent. 

When questioned about 

the incident Saunders told the 

court that the devil has taken 

possession of him since he 

lost his mother. 

“My mother died and 

like the devil just take me 

over”. He further told the 

court that he and a friend decided 

to steal the car but that 

it was his friend’s decision 

to bound, blind-fold and gag 

the screaming woman, he 

further stated that he and his 

accomplice were class mates 

though he claims he does 

not know where he lives 

nor his correct name. 

For escaping lawful custody, 

he was convicted and 

sentenced to three months in 

prison, for driving without a 

driver’s license he was convicted 

and fined $2,000.00 

forthwith or serve one year 

in prison, for driving without 

insurance he was convicted 

The officers conducted a search on 

the accused person and found a red handle 

knife along with condoms, lubricants 

and a handkerchief. He was arrested and 

taken to the Grays Farm Police station. 

In addition to the mentioned charges 

he was also charged with attempted 

breaking, and breaking and entry which 

were withdrawn against him. 

For being armed with offensive 

weapon he was sentenced to four months 

in prison, and for trespassing he was 

sentenced to two months in prison. Sentences 

will run concurrently. On October 

10th, 2015 the accused was sentenced to 

four years in prison after he was convicted 

for indecent assault, he spent most of 

that sentence on remand. 

Carjacker will serve time behind bars 

cont’d from pg 4 

doubt’. He disagreed that the case would 

have had a different outcome if Mrs. Jacobs 

was interviewed. The evidence revealed 

that the substance was found in a communal 

space, a draw containing clothing belonging 

to both accused, furthermore Mrs. Jacobs 

keys were found in the draw. This alone is evidence 

that both accused had knowledge and 

possession of all that were in the drawer. He 

submitted for both defendants to be placed on 

the defence in moving forward. 

The no case submission was denied, Magistrate 

Clarke ruled that the case will go forward 

with both defendants. 

At the next hearing scheduled for the 5th 

of October, 2016 Destroyer has opted to give 

an unsworn statement from the dock, and 

Mrs. Jacobs will take to the witness stand and 

give sworn statement. 

and ordered to pay a fine of 

$3,000.00 forthwith or serve 

one year in prison, and for 

driving without owner’s consent 

he was convicted and 

ordered to pay compensation 

in the amount of $1,570.00 

forthwith or serve one year 

in prison. Saunders was unable 

to make any of payments 

and so he will spend one year 

and three months behind bars, 

as all sentences were ordered 

to run concurrently. 

The accused will return to 

court on December 13th for 

committal proceedings for the 

additional charges of larceny, 

kidnapping and robbery for 

which he will be tried at the 

High Court. He has also indicated 

to the court that he wishes 

to press charges against 

certain police officers for injuries 

he claims to have incurred 

while in police custody.



Antigua and Barbuda launches official 

policy on Non-Communicable Diseases 

A large crowd turned out 

today (Thursday) at the Jolly 

Beach Resort and Spa to 

witness the official launch of 

the National Non-Communicable 

Diseases Policy and 

Action Plan. 

NCD Focal Point Coordinator 

and Chairperson of the 

Wellness Committee Nurse 

Valarie Williams said the 

road map for effecting lifestyle 

changes is now available 

and it’s up to everyone 

to take action. 

She added that Non 

Communicable Diseases 

are preventable, yet, there 

is an increase in morbidity 

and premature deaths due to 

these very diseases. 

“Obesity, overweight, 

High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, 

Strokes, Kidney Disease, 

Cardio Vascular Disease and 

Cancers; how familiar are 

these to us. The socio economic 

impacts are huge; the 

good news is, this situation 

is completely reversible if 

we all work together. The 

answers are found within 

this important document”, 

Nurse Williams pointed out. 

Nurse Williams also underscored 

the importance of 

a multi sectoral approach 

in addressing the issue of 

NCD’s in the country. 

She said a first step is to 

build multi sectoral awareness 

around the linkages between 

NCD risks and those 

sectors outside of health 

such as education, agriculture, 

finance, environment, 

trade, social policy and 

transportation. 

“This calls for a paradigm 

shift wherein non-health 

ministries are required to 

think outside of their traditional 

spheres of operation 

and to systematically consider 

the NCD-related implications 

of their programmes 

and policies in order to improve 

overall population 

health and equity”, Nurse 

Williams remarked. 

According to Nurse 

Williams, a whole society 

approach requires home, 

church , school, communities, 

NGO’S and other 

grass roots organization to 

all come together to build 

capacity to educate, advocate 

and become involved 

in making the necessary 

interventions for reducing 

NCD’S and its impact. 

Minister Joseph promised 

that from 2016 and beyond, 

he will lead the fight in 

parliament to ensure better 

health for all. 

“The government itself 

has initiated the drafting of 

legislations to deal with the 

major problems, the legislation 

that has to do with alcohol 

has reached its final stage 

and will be in parliament and 

before the year is out we are 

going tom pass it. The Tobacco 

legislation has been 

completed and I look forward 

to presenting it to the 

parliament of Antigua and 

Barbuda and the legislation 

to tax bad foods in the twin 

island state is now being developed 

and the strategy is to 

reduce the taxes on the good 

foods like your fruits and 

vegetables”, Joseph said. 

He said that the problem 

of unhealthy living can be 

easily solved if more measures 

are taken to educate 

the population to start leading 

healthier lives which he 

believes will have a positive 

impact on the country’s future. 

“We just spent ten million 

US dollars to equip Mount 

St John with the latest equipcont’d 

on pg 7


New hymnal for Moravian churches 

By Everton Barnes 

The Moravian Church across the entire 

Caribbean is getting a new hymnal; 

the first hymnal specifically produced 

for the church in the region. 

The new hymnal – called Caribbean 

Moravian Praise - is now being 

distributed across the Eastern West Indies 

Province (EWIP) and the Jamaica 

Province, will be formally launched at 

a special service in Antigua on October 

12. 

Chairman of the EWIP, Rev. Dr. 

Cortroy Jarvis said the new hymnal 

features 735 hymns many of which 

were written by people across the Caribbean. 

“The hymnal was produced by 

a team led by the head of the church’s 

music ministry, Rev. Dr. Mikie Roberts 

and it comprised representatives from 

both provinces. It is a combination of 

new hymns and some of the old favourites,” 

he stated. 

He said the hymnal also features a 

number of the liturgies, but that an accompanying 

Prayer Book with all the 

Moravian liturgies will be available by 

the middle of next year. 

Rev Jarvis revealed that the production 

of the hymnal took some time to 

complete, but that this was due to the 

need to secure copyright for several 

of the hymns that have been included. 

“Settling the copyright issues took 

much time but it was important that 

we get permission to use these hymns 

in order to avoid problems at a later 

stage,” he noted. 

He also provided details on the special 

service that is being planned to formally 

launch the publication. 

“The service will be held at the 

Spring Gardens Moravian Church 

and will be in the form of a Moravian 

Singing Hour. Choirs from the Antigua 

Conference will lead in the singing of 

both new and old hymns as we give 

thanks to God for the completion of our 

New Hymnal,” he revealed. 

The EWIP chairman is also inviting 

members of the church to take part in 

the celebration. “Bring your new hymnals 

along with you and together let’s 

worship the King of kings and Lord of 

lords. Make a special effort to attend 

and invite someone with you,” he suggested. 

He added that the service will be 

STREAMED LIVE so that members 

throughout the entire EWIP will be able 

to follow and participate in the same. 

The present Hymnal will be retired 

on October 12, 2016. 

Rev Jarvis is also asking all congregations 

to suspend the use of their 

projectors for up to six months to allow 

members to familiarise themselves 

with the new hymnal. 


ment but how much have we 

spent to educate our people, 

how much have we spent to 

create the right environment 

for them not to get sick and 

so the ministry has decided 

to embark on parallel tracks 

to spend millions of dollars 

in the areas of education and 

wellness”, Joseph disclosed. 

Minister Joseph also 

used the opportunity to debunk 

the theory that drinking 

alcohol at Carnival time 

and at other major festivals 

is a way of life and part of 

our culture. 

“We glamorize the consumption 

of alcohol, they 

have a fete at Carnival time 

call LOL, LOL in Antigua 

and we celebrate it. And 

Minister of Health, the Hon., 

Molwyn Joseph 

what that points to is not 

only a change of individual 

behavior but I want to debunk 

the view that, that is 

our culture; the excessive 

consumption of alcohol was 

never a part of the culture of 

Antigua and Barbuda”, Joseph 

noted. 

PAHO’s NCD Consultant, 

Dr. Tomo Kanda said 

that although the Caribbean 

is leading the fight against 

NCD’s in Latin America, the 

region still needs to do more 

where Policy implementation 

is concerned. 

During her power point 

presentation, Kanda outlined 

four steps which she believes 

will aid in the fight to reduce 

Non-Communicable Diseases 

in Caribbean territories. 

Among the four points 

are an increase in Tobacco 

Taxes, Legislations to require 

smoke free environments, 

More Warnings and 

Commercials on the dangers 

of Tobacco use and a Ban on 

all forms of tobacco advertising, 

promotion and sponsorship. 

Earlier, Katijah and Ratijah 

Davis of Princess Margaret 

School rendered the 

national anthem while Pastor 

Mark Braithwaite of the 

South Leeward Mission delivered 

the opening prayer. 

At the end of the ceremony, 

twenty six copies (26) of 

the NCD Policy were handed 

to various key partners by 

students from a number of 

the country’s schools. 

Dietician at Mount St 

John Medical Centre, Samantha 

Moitt delivered the 

vote of thanks while Ms. 

Janelle Williams of Medical 

Benefits Scheme played the 

role of chairperson



IMF-World Bank meetings: A rare opportunity 

The October meetings this 

year of the World Bank (WB) 

and the International Monetary 

Fund (IMF) in Washington 

DC present a rare 

opportunity for Caribbean 

government representatives 

to be heard by crucial decision-makers. 

Ironically, what provides 

this opportunity is a matter 

most Caribbean governments 

would wish did not exist. It 

is the withdrawal by US and 

European banks of correspondent 

banking relations 

(CBR’s) from Caribbean financial 

institutions. 

The withdrawal of CBR’s 

has already badly affected 

several Caribbean countries. 

Many Caribbean banks have 

lost their traditional CBR’s 

with US banks such as Bank 

of America, Wells Fargo and 

Citibank, and also with British 

banks like Barclays and 

Royal Bank of Scotland. The 

loss of these CBRs has come 

at a high price, including (i) 

newly imposed minimum activity 

thresholds below which 

the account is closed, (ii) 

higher costs (often associated 

with due diligence) passed on 

to the consumer when establishing 

a new CBR, and (iii) 

pressure on the respondent 

banks to limit their exposure 

to certain categories of customers 

in order to maintain a 

CBR. 

Some Caribbean banks 

have had to go further afield 

to find banks that would settle 

their transactions. Consequently, 

costs have risen, 

and ultimately they will be 

passed-on to every customer. 

The cost of doing business is 

set to rise. 

The problem will get 

greater. For instance, the 

IMF has stated that loss of 

CBR’s “could disrupt financial 

services, including trade 

finance and remittances, and 

lead to financial exclusion 

for certain categories of customers, 

particularly Money 

or Value Transfer Services 

and Non-Profit Organizations, 

which serve vulnerable 

segments of the population”. 

In fact, money transfer operations 

in some Caribbean 

countries have already been 

forced to close down. This 

has had an effect on remittances 

from the Caribbean 

diaspora in the US particularly 

to their dependents in the 

region. 

If the transfer of remittances 

is severely affected, 

the social welfare cushion 

that it provides to the vulnerable 

in the Caribbean societies 

will be eroded, putting great 

pressure on the resources of 

governments that are already 

cash-strapped and debt-ridden. 

This will be very difficult 

for all governments, and 

impossible for some. 

Beyond remittances, if 

Caribbean countries – governments 

and the private sector 

– cannot do international 

business through CBRs, the 

countries will be cut-off from 

the global trading system. 

This is not imminent but it 

is by no means impossible 

By Sir Ronald Sanders 

unless action is taken at the 

international level to remedy 

the very difficult problem that 

the loss of CBRs presents. 

The reason that the global 

banks in the US and Britain 

are withdrawing CBRs from 

the Caribbean and other small 

countries in the Pacific and 

Africa, is manifold. But, at 

its centre are the several requirements 

of organisations 

such as the Financial Action 

Task Force (FATF) and the 

Organisation for Economic 

Co-operation and Development’s 

Global Forum on 

Transparency and Exchange 

of Information for Tax Purposes 

(the Global Forum), 

including the ‘black list’ of 

countries that they have produced 

in the past. Beyond 

these two powerful organisations, 

other countries, such 

as the US, and regions like 

the European Union, have 

created their own lists. The 

combination of these measures, 

supposedly directed at 

anti-money laundering and 

terrorism financing activities, 

weighs heavily on the decision 

of Banks in the US and 

about whether or not to provide 

CBRs. 

The fact that Caribbean 

countries have been branded 

as ‘tax havens’ and the region 

has been dubbed ‘high risk’ 

for financial services, effectively 

spoiled their chances of 

keeping CBRs that they enjoyed 

for years. The global 

banks in the US and Europe 

simply do not want to take the 

risk of having to pay heavy 

financial and other penalties 

for the slightest incident that 

allows money laundering or 

tax evasion, however remote 

cont’d on pg 9


Road rehabilitation work to 

begin on three major roads 

The Minister of Works 

and Housing, the Hon Eustace 

Lake, announces that 

Antigua and Barbuda is 

poised to commence work 

on at least three major roads 

very shortly. 

A team from the Caribbean 

Development Bank 

(CDB) is here in Antigua and 

Barbuda for a supervision 

mission to assess preparations 

for the upcoming Road 

Infrastructure Rehabilitation 

and Institutional Capacity 

Building Project (IRICBP). 

The IRICBP is being 

funded via grant funding 

from the British Government 

that is being funnelled 

through the bank with counterpart 

funding from the 

Government of Antigua and 

Barbuda. 

The Infrastructure Minister 

who is currently holding 

meetings that are running 

parallel to the 5th China Euroasia 

Expo being held in the 

Peoples Republic of China 

said: 

“Government is negotiating 

for an extension of the 

grant disbursement for the 

project. 

“Funds have already 

been earmarked for road 

rehabilitation work to take 

place on three of the eight 

roads mapped out as part of 

the upcoming project. 

The three roads are: Friars 

Hill Road, Anchorage 

Road and Herberts Main 

Road. 

“One critical component 

of the project is the feasibility 

study. The Ministry 

is pleased that a contract 

for the study was awarded 

before the commencement 

of work in accordance with 

CDB guidelines.” The Minister 

added. 

While on island the 

CDB team will be holding 

discussions with various 

government officials from: 

The Ministry of Finance 

the Economy and Public 

Administration, The Ministry 

of Works and Housing 

and on Wednesday the CDB 

team will meet with members 

of the Gaston Browne 

led Cabinet. 

The Minister of Works and 

Housing, the Hon Eustace Lake 

The official agreement 

between Government of Antigua 

and Barbuda and the 

CDB is said to be on schedule 

as the feasibility study 

and tendering process are 

presently ongoing. 


it may be. And, it does not seem to matter 

that the majority of Caribbean jurisdictions 

are compliant with FATF and 

OECD rules or that they have signed 

agreements to automatically provide tax 

information to the US and more than 12 

EU countries. 

So, why do the IMF and WB meetings 

in October provide an opportunity? 

The first reason is that both the IMF and 

the WB are now engaged on this issue. 

Both institutions recognise the immediate 

and possible long term damage to 

Caribbean countries if remedial action is 

not taken swiftly. They have both established 

small states machinery and are 

ready to work for, and with, Caribbean 

governments to address the problem. 

Significantly, the Managing Director of 

the IMF, Christine Lagarde has spoken 

on the issue personally. 

In July, at a meeting of the US Federal 

Reserve, she said: “I am concerned 

that all is not well in this world of small 

countries with small financial systems. 

In fact, there is a risk that they become 

more marginalized. All actors have a 

part to play: countries need to upgrade 

their regulatory frameworks, regulators 

in key financial centers need to clarify 

regulatory expectations and ensure consistent 

application over time; and global 

banks need to avoid knee jerk reactions 

and find sensible ways to reduce their 

costs. There is a lot at stake. For both the 

big and the small. For all of us”. 

That is an important intervention, and 

one which Caribbean representatives can 

seize as they engage in a high-level dialogue 

with Ms Lagarde herself and with 

senior officials of the WB. The engagement 

is not a guarantee of change, but 

it is chance to begin the process of formulating 

solutions to a problem whose 

gravity should not be underestimated. 

It is not a problem that will be contained 

in the Caribbean. If economic 

circumstances become dire, waves of 

migrants and refugees will wash-up on 

the shores of the US, Canada and Europe; 

so too will the narcotics whose 

trade will benefit from increased poverty 

and unemployment. Even money laundering 

would increase as, inevitably, the 

cross-border flow of money and other 

means go underground – far away from 

the reach of regulations, controls and 

law-enforcement. 

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed 

in this Op-ed are those of the 

author and do not necessarily reflect 

the views of Caribbean Times.



NCC to tweak townhall format 

The National Coordinating Committee 

(NCC) says the format for the 

upcoming town-hall meetings will 

change. 

According to NCC Chairman, 

Ambassador Dr. Clarence Henry, the 

Committee, which is spearheading the 

public consultations on the Caribbean 

Court of Justice (CCJ) and the Judicial 

Committee of the Privy Council 

(JCPC), intends to have a smaller panel 

and to limit the presentations to allow 

for more interaction with the audience. 

Dr. Henry said this was one of outcomes 

of a review of the first town hall 

meeting held Monday night at the Multipurpose 

Cultural Centre. It featured 

a five-man panel with Dr. Henry performing 

the role of moderator. 

“In the future the format of the town 

hall meetings must change to allow for 

three panelists thereby providing more 

opportunities to ask questions and for 

the panel to respond appropriately,” he 

stated. 

The NCC chairman is also appealing 

for more people to attend the town 

hall meetings and to put their questions 

and or concerns directly to the panel. 

“We will be able to provide clear, succinct 

information to dispel doubts. We 

will address any concerns they may 

have while at the same time we are 

encouraging members of the public to 

visit the NCC website,” he declared. 

According to Dr. Henry there’s 

much misinformation floating about 

and this he believes has led to a sense of 

apathy among some people. He however 

said he has much faith in the people 

of Antigua and Barbuda to make ‘an 

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informed choice’ when the 

time comes to vote in the 

referendum on whether the 

country maintains the JCPC 

or accede to the Appellate 

Jurisdiction of the CCJ. 

Speaking about Monday’s 

session, Dr. Henry said 

each town hall is a unique 

undertaking and it is difficult 

to anticipate what questions 

may come from the audience. 

His advice is that each 

panel should be sufficiently 

prepared to answer any 

question and or comments 

emanating from the public. 

“On Monday night, with 

the panel that we had, we 

were able to address a variety 

of concerns, and as we 

continue this campaign over 

the next few months we will 

visit communities across the 

length and breadth of this 

nation and by the time we 

are finished, I believe people 

would be much clearer of 

where we are,” he remarked. 

He also confirmed that 

the next town hall session 

is slated for Barbuda on October 

13. While in Barbuda, 

meetings have been arranged 

with the Barbuda Council, 

the Barbuda People’s Movement 

and students at the Sir 

McChesney George High 

School.



CCJ: Ten years in 

PART III: A Historical Background 

By Michai Robertson 

‘To Dwell Together In Unity’ 

Post-1992 

Time for Action was an 

essential precursory document 

to ‘Regional Court 

of Appeal’ or the ‘CAR- 

ICOM Supreme Court’ as 

they named it. This report 

eloquently summarised and 

brought together all the previous 

arguments about the 

court, and mirrors its current 

manifestation as the CCJ. 

The West Indian Commission 

stated that, 

the time is at hand for 

establishing the Caribbean 

Court of Appeal … We do not 

wish to minimise the issues 

which have characterised the 

discussion; indeed we shall 

address some of them; but 

we are strongly of the view 

we cannot, like characters in 

a Chekhov play, go on sitting 

around tables forever discussing 

the pros and cons of 

action and in the process forever 

deferring it. We believe 

the CARICOM decision was 

the right one, even in the 

context of an appellate jurisdiction 

alone, but the case 

for the CARICOM Supreme 

Court, with both a general 

appellate jurisdiction and an 

original regional one, is now 

over whelming – indeed it is 

fundamental to the process 

of integration itself. 

The Heads of Government 

upon hearing these 

recommendations of the 

West Indian Commission at 

their Special Meeting of the 

Conference in October 1992, 

praised the Commission for 

their ‘seminal’ work, and 

agreed to ‘to pursue [these] 

initiatives … with a sense of 

urgency so that, by the end 

of the decade of the 1990’s, 

the West Indies would be 

a more closely integrated 

Community of sovereign 

states, … [and called for] the 

revision of the Treaty of Chaguaramas.’ 

They also noted 

that ‘progress had already 

Michai Robertson 

been made’ in relation the 

establishment of the court. 

In 1995, three (3) years 

after the Time for Action 

report, the Conference of 

the Heads of Government 

continued its endeavour to 

see the establishment of the 

‘CARICOM Supreme Court’ 

within its proposed ten (10) 

time period, by creating a 

Committee to ‘prepare draft 

Rules of the Court … in anticipation 

of the establishment 

of the Court.’ 

Three (3) years afterwards 

in 1998 at their 

Nineteenth Meeting, the 

Conference of Heads of 

Government, ‘adopted, in 

principle, the Agreement establishing 

the Caribbean Supreme 

Court, under the new 

appellation of the Caribbean 

Court of Justice.’ It was also 

at this Meeting that they declared 

the CCJ ‘be invested 

… with original jurisdiction’ 

for matters relating to the 

Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas’ 

and acknowledged the 

constitutional constraints 

that Member States would 

have to overcome in order to 

initiate the CCJ’s final jurisdiction. 

In 1999, the Heads of 

Government ‘approved’ the 

Agreement; called for the 

establishment of the ‘Preparatory 

Committee’ which 

would plan and execute a 

‘programme of public education’ 

about the CCJ for the 

region and arrange the CCJ’s 

inauguration prior to the creation 

of the CSME; and it 

was also expected to have its 

seat in Trinidad and Tobago. 

On the 14 th of February 

2001, the Heads of Government 

for the States of 

Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, 

Belize, Grenada, Guyana, 

Jamaica, Saint Kitts & 

Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, 

and Trinidad & Tobago 

signed the Agreement , while 

Dominica and Saint Vincent 

& the Grenadines signed on 

the 15 th February 2003. The 

CCJ was formally inaugurated 

on the 16 th April 2005 in 

Port of Spain, Trinidad.


Prime Minister Harris speaks at 

Clinton global initiative event 

BASSETERRE, ST. 

KITTS– Prime Minister 

Dr. the Honourable Timothy 

Harris was a featured 

participant in a small group 

discussion organized by the 

Clinton Global Initiative 

(CGI) as part of the threeday 

CGI 2016 Annual Meeting 

in New York City. The 

small group discussion titled 

Combating Teen Pregnancy, 

Cervical Cancer, and HIV in 

Caribbean Girls and Women 

was held from 2:00pm 

to 3:30pm today, Wednesday, 

September 21 st , the final 

day of the CGI 2016 Annual 

Meeting. 

Prime Minister Harris 

serves as the Caribbean 

Community’s (CAR- 

ICOM’s) Lead Head on 

Human Resources, Health 

and HIV/AIDS. 

The other speakers were 

Her Excellency Sandra 

Granger, Guyana’s First 

Lady; Senator the Honourable 

Kamina Johnson 

Smith, Jamaica’s Minister 

of Foreign Affairs and 

Foreign Trade; Babatunde 

Osotimehin, Executive Director 

of the United Nations 

Population Fund, and the 

Right Honourable Patricia 

Scotland QC, the Commonwealth 

Secretary-General. 

The chairperson was Dr. 

Edward Greene, the United 

Nations Secretary-General’s 

Special Envoy for HIV/ 

AIDS in the Caribbean. 

Prime Minister Harris, right, and 

former President Bill Clinton. 

A description of the 

small group discussion on 

www.clintonfoundation.org 

reads: “In this session, CGI 

members will: • Discuss 

how to support CGI commitment-makers 

working on 

girls’ and women’s health in 

the Caribbean through financial 

resources and supplies, 

commodities, and pharmaceuticals. 

• Explore technical 

expertise that can benefit 

government, policy, pilot 

implementation, and scaling 

across the Caribbean. • Examine 

culturally relevant 

media and communications 

strategies, which are important 

vehicles for educating 

parents and young people 

about the benefits of both 

prevention and care seeking.” 

Prime Minister Harris 

is presently at the closing 

ceremony of the 2016 Clinton 

Global Initiative Annual 

Meeting. 

Dr. Harris leads a delegation 

to the 71 st Session 

of the United Nations General 

Assembly at the U.N. 

Headquarters in New York 

City. The St. Kitts and Nevis 

delegation includes the 

Honourable Mark Brantley, 

Minister of Foreign Affairs 

and Aviation; His Excellency 

Sam Condor, St. Kitts 

and Nevis’ Ambassador to 

the United Nations; Mr. 

Osbert DeSuza, Permanent 

Secretary in the Office of 

the Prime Minister, and Mrs. 

Ghislaine Williams-Clarke, 

chargé d’affaires at the Permanent 

Mission of St. Kitts 

and Nevis to the United Nations. 

The Prime Minister of 

St. Kitts and Nevis is scheduled 

as the sixth speaker (between 

9:00am and 10:30am) 

during the General Debate 

at the U.N. Headquarters on 

Saturday, September 24 th . 

Please see link to view the 

debate: http://webtv.un.org. 

The theme of the General 

Debate (September 20 th to 

26 th , 2016) of the 71 st Session 

is The Sustainable Development 

Goals: a universal push 

to transform our world.



New Zealand invests in Dominica’s 

exploration of geothermal energy 

New York, USA – The Government 

of the Commonwealth of Dominica 

and the Government of New Zealand 

expanded their cooperation in geothermal 

energy development with the 

signing of a NZ$ 2.05 million (US$ 

1.5 million/EC$ 4 million) Partnership 

Agreement to support the construction 

of a 7 MW geothermal power plant in 

Dominica. The agreement was signed 

between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 

Hon. Francine Baron of Dominica 

and Hon. Murray McCully of New 

Zealand. 

Since 2014, the Government of 

New Zealand has been providing the 

Government of Dominica with Technical 

Assistance for the development of 

Dominica’s geothermal resources. 

The new Partnership will expand 

the technical assistance and be based 

New York – The Government of the 

Commonwealth of Dominica joined 30 

other countries to deposit their instruments 

of ratification of the Paris Agreement 

on climate change at a special 

event at the United Nations on Wednesday 

September 21, 2016. The Government 

of Dominica was represented by 

Minister of Foreign Affairs and CAR- 

ICOM, Hon. Francine Baron. 

This brings the number of countries 

that have joined the Paris Agreement 

to 55, reaching one requirement for the 

coming into force of the Agreement. 

The Agreement will come into force 

when the total number of countries that 

have ratified the convention accounts 

for 55% of global greenhouse gas 

emissions. 

The Paris Agreement was adopted 

by 195 countries at the United Nations 

on an implementation timeframe of 

2016 to 2019. It will include: 

• Technical advice for the front end 

engineering and design; 

• Project management support to 

help progress the Project through tendering 

and award of contracts so that 

construction can commence; 

• An Environmental and Social Impact 

Assessment, Management Plan 

and Management System; and 

• A project manager, to be seconded 

into the Dominica Geothermal Company 

to coordinate all activities to execute 

the Project for a period of up to 

24 months once the EPC contract has 

been signed, commencing in 2017 and 

concluding in 2019. 

The assistance from the Government 

of New Zealand will provide 

the Government of Dominica with the 

technical expertise required to realize 

the construction of the 7 MW geothermal 

power plant to be commissioned in 

2019. 

The Government of the Commonwealth 

of Dominica expresses its profound 

gratitude to the Government of 

New Zealand for providing critical 

support to Dominica’s geothermal development 

efforts and in the country’s 

economic development. 

Dominica ratifies Paris Agreement on climate change 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the 

Parties (COP21) held in Paris, France, 

in December 2015. The Agreement 

calls on nations that have ratified to 

pursue their highest possible ambition 

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using 

“Nationally Determined Contributions” 

(NDCs) and monitored through 

a reporting mechanism. 

The overall goal of the Paris Agreement 

is for countries to take action to 

keep global temperature rise this century 

below 2 degrees Celsius above 

pre-industrial levels while at the same 

time using best efforts to limit global 

temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

Minister Baron said that she is encouraged 

by the strong commitments 

made by the 55 countries that have ratified 

the Paris Agreement on Climate 

Change. The recent leadership demonstrated 

by the United States and China, 

the biggest emitters, gives hope especially 

to SIDS that the we are on a path 

to achieving the ambitions set in the 

Agreement. The next critical step is to 

ensure that financing is predictable and 

accessible to Small Island Developing 

States (SIDS) like Dominica to build 

resilience and to adapt to the impact of 

climate change.


Thursday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Reviewer Roger ____ 

6. Chatters 

10. Wood strip 

14. Embankment 

15. Much (2 wds.) 

16. Abhor 

17. Pub mug 

18. Unaccompanied 

19. Urgent abbr. 

20. Moneymaker 

22. Compass dir. 

23. Sub store 

24. Small earring 

26. Tailored 

28. ____ de toilette 

31. Less difficult 

33. Aversion 

36. Uses the oven 

41. Flawless 

42. Furthermore 

44. Trick or ____! 

45. Fright 

47. Ocean scene 

49. Religious dissent 

51. 1/3 TBSP 

52. Answering machine item 

56. Very sharp 

59. Actor ____ Baldwin 

60. Horned viper 

62. Nasal sounds 

66. Extinct bird 

67. Malicious look 

69. Regarding 

70. Copier 

71. Article 

72. Santa ____ 

73. Simple 

74. Queries 

75. Shore birds 

Down 

1. Besides 

2. Greek letter 

3. For all time 

4. Bridle straps 

5. Dogma 

6. Four qts. 

7. Burn-soothing plant 

8. Dwarfed shrub 

9. Pittsburgh footballer 

10. Window blind 

11. Sci-fi weapon 

12. Start of a Dickens title (2 

wds.) 

13. Moderately warm 

21. Feels remorse 

25. Computer output 

27. Horses’ gaits 

28. Revise text 

29. Staff officer 

30. Customer 

32. Perceive 

34. Pitch 

35. Honolulu greeting 

37. Circle section 

38. Bench 

39. Bugle call 

40. Pace 

43. School table 

46. Decorative clothing 

48. Positive votes 

50. Adjusts again 

52. Woman’s title 

53. Wed secretly 

54. Hebrew feast 

55. Movie music 

57. Legislate 

58. Aristocratic 

61. Quick look 

63. Lion’s cry 

64. Rotate 

65. RR terminals 

68. Real estate abbr.



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Occasional showers. 

High - 85ºF 

Low - 79ºF 

Wind: South East 11 mph 

Sunrise 5.56 am; Sunset 6.02 pm 

Thursday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

The small differences between 

you and a loved one 

will melt away. You have a 

more mature way of handling 

your relationship now, which, 

oddly enough, includes a lot 

of playfulness. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

So many people don’t have 

a clue about what they really 

want. You do know, and 

this is your moment. Stay focused. 

Visualize the smooth 

and swift attainment of your 

goal. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). Socializing is a lot 

more fun when you bring 

your own crew with you. Your 

nearest and dearest make an 

excellent entourage, so bring 

them and increase your comfort 

zone. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). What has stopped you 

from meeting face to face? 

It’s still the best way, and it 

also takes a lot more guts. It’s 

time to put yourself in the mix 

again in real time. Don’t let 

those social skills die a digital 

death. 

every friendship you have. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19). Unsettled? Stay flexible. 

The fact that you don’t know 

what’s going to come up next 

is a good thing. This new path 

also has many desirable options 

to please you. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

Business cards, shopping 

lists, party plans, requests 

to friends, tokens, coupons, 

prayers — consider it all your 

research. This will piece together 

to form something 

beautiful, artistic and unique. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

People say that you can’t 

make someone love you. Privately 

you think, “Well maybe 

they can’t, but I can.” And 

you may very well be right. 

You certainly have your secret 

charms today. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

They don’t know you well, 

but they do know you a little. 

They have a one-dimensional 

version of you at best. Today 

the relationship will progress, 

allowing for more insight all 

around. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Some of your friendships 

have been more abiding and 

central to your life than even 

the most romantic of your 

ties. This is the perfect day to 

acknowledge that, either out 

loud or in your heart. Both 

ways will count. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

What you do to honor and 

maintain your friendships will 

not infringe upon your romantic 

life in the least. What you 

do for one friend will enhance 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). They 

are listening to you, but they 

really aren’t understanding 

what you’re saying. The interpretations 

will vary wildly. 

This will amuse or annoy you 

accordingly. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

You have no idea the value of 

your support. A kind word, a 

prop, a leg up — when you are 

able to give this at the perfect 

moment, it will mean more to 

your people than they’ll ever 

be able to articulate.


Join the members of All Saints Anglican Church at its 

18thAnnual Food Fair on Saturday, 1st October, 2016 from 

1:00 pm until 9:00 pm at its rectory grounds at Matthews 

Road, All Saints. There will be a variety of dishes, dinners, 

cold treats, snacks, sweets, and beverages as well as outdoor 

activities and entertainment. Come out with your family and 

friends and experience an enjoyable afternoon of family, 

food, fun, and fellowship with us. Tickets: $20. 

FREE CLASS ON MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS 

These two skills are being practiced more and more in the 

West to improve our sense of well-being; to achieve the best 

life we can live. Place: The Antigua and Barbuda Museum 

on Long Street. Time: 10am. Questions? email: monk. 

rinchen@gmail.com or phone 721 6604. No need to book. 

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will be 

starting an Adult Education Programme from October 4th 

2016. The classes will be held every Tuesdays and Thursday 

from 5pm – 7pm at the National Public Library Conference 

Room. The classes are FREE of COST For more information 

please contact Ms. Nalda Carr at 560-3907/lander1292@ 

hotmail.com 

VACANCIES at OSEC 

The following VACANCIES are currently registered at the 

One Stop Employment Centre: 

WAITRESS 

2 years experience 

JOINER 

2 years experience in a similar role 

LINE COOK/CHEF 

3-4 years experience in a similar role 

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 

2 years experience 

MAINTENANCE/SITE MANAGER 

2 years experience minimum 

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 

A Minimum of 3 CXC’s(includingEnglish) 

Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus 

Proficient personal computer skills 

Strong written and oral communication skills 

SERVER/BARTENDER 

2 years experience minimum 

SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR 

Must have mechanical experience with boat handling skills 

SECURITY OFFICER 

Police record required 

If you are currently registered at OSEC and interested in this 

listed vacancy, kindly contact OSEC. If you are NOT registered 

with OSEC you may call the centre for more information 

on registration requirements. Our centre is located on 

Old Parham Road in the Ryan’s Building, next to Antigua 

Motors. 

OSEC telephone numbers are 562-8533/34/35. 

Kindly note that the DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICA- 

TIONS is Tuesday 27th September, 2016 

All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen 

Association are notified of the monthly general meeting on 

Saturday 1 October at 3 pm, followed by the monthly social. 

Please bring a suitable dish or notify the executive of any 

apologies by calling 723-3452, 720-0058 or 721-1970.



Antiguan named first female 

football official for FIFA World Cup 

By Vanroy Burnes 

Antigua & Barbuda can 

boast of being the proud home 

of the first women’s football 

official to be appointed to a 

FIFA World Cup competition. 

Antiguan born Kelesha 

Antoine has been appointed 

by FIFA, the world governing 

body for football to the 

Women’s Under 17 world cup 

finals in Aman Jordan in the 

United Emirates. 

Kelesha Antione have 

been appointed as a referee 

fitness Instructor for the tournament 

which runs from 30th 

September to 22nd October 

2016. Antoine is currently a 

Caribbean Football Union 

(CFU) fitness instructor and 

has been for the past two 

years and a CONCACAF instructor 

for the past year. She 

left the Island on Thursday for 

the united emirates in preparations 

for the tournament. 

The 33-year old Antoine 

started out as referee with the 

Antigua & Barbuda football 

referee association at the age 

of 17 years in 2000 to become 

the first female referee in Antigua 

& Barbuda. She noted 

that hard work and good discipline 

is the key to success. 

Ms. Antoine holds a BSC 

degree in Physical Education 

& Sports which she obtain 

in a Cuban University, She 

also specializing in Olympic 

weightlifting. Ms. Antoine 

was appointed to the Women’s 

Olympic qualifiers in 

February of this year as a fitness 

instructor and was also 

appointed to the CONCA- 

CAF U-15 Championship in 

Orlando Florida in August. 

Kelesha will also attend an 

elite women’s referee course 

for the 2018 -2019 world 

cup. The Antiguan women 

football official is appealing 

to other young women to get 

involve in sports at all levels 

since numerous opportunities 

are available and are in great 

demand. 

She expressed sincere 

thanks to the senior members 

of the football referee association 

to include Mr. Ivor Davis, 

the late Sinclair Crump, 

Franklyn Christian, Rolston 

James, Telford Thomas and 

the Antigua & Barbuda Football 

Association for giving 

her the opportunity to get to 

where she is. 

She has also expressed 


I t will be the clash of 

the Titans when the four 

top thoroughbred horses of 

the garden clash in the feature 

race of the long awaited 

gratitude to the current principles 

of the Football Referees 

Association to include President 

and local fitness instructor 

Audwin Walsh, CFU and 

CONCACAF Technical Instructor 

Denmore Roberts and 

the local MA Instructor Garfield 

Whaul. 

The Antiguan official has 

also expressed sincere thanks 

to CFU, CONCACAF and 

FIFA Fitness Instructor Mr. 

Allan Browne and also CFU, 

CONCACAF FIFA and Technical 

FIFA Instructor Mr. Peter 

Prendergast of Jamaica for 

assistance for the trust and 

confidence they have shown 

in her and giving her the necessary 

tools needed for the job 

Ms. Antoine expressed 

special thanks to Mr. Lucaso 

Brumant the President of the 

Concerned, Parents, Teachers 

Sports Association (CPTSA) 

(whom she said was her mentor). 

Ms. Antione become the 

second Antiguan football official 

to be appointed to FIFA 

WORLD Cup joining Curtis 

Charles who was appointed to 

the FIFA World CUP in 2004 

an assistant referee. 

Clash of the Titans in long 

awaited Carnival Race Meet 

Carnival race meet that was 

postponed on four occasions. 

According the president 

of the turf club Neil Cochrane, 

October 9th has been 

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WICB set up internal team to assess PCL 

technical structure and market support 


The West Indies Cricket Board 

(WICB) at its board of directors meeting 

in Dominica on September 10 th has 

set up a review and internal team with 

a mandate to assess the PCL. 

The team will have a detailed look 

at technical, structural and marketing 

support for the franchises, the review 

should be completed and available in 

six months to coincide with end of the 

2016/7 season due to be completed in 

March next year. 

The Professional Cricket League 

(PCL) is set to bowl off in November 

of this year. In the meantime a review 


A total of twenty (20) 

teams from businesses 

around the country will 

contest the 2016/17 Ministry 

of Sports and Cool & 

Smooth sponsored business 

league football. 

The WIOC, back to back 

has been done on the past two seasons 

and the most outstanding players were 

identified. 

In 2015/16 L. Johnson of Guyana 

scored the most runs of 807 inclusive 

of 2 centuries and 5 half centuries. D. 

Smith of Windward Islands had 719 

inclusive of 2 centuries and 6 half centuries. 

V.A Singh of Guyana scored 712 

inclusive of 3 centuries and 2 half centuries. 

R.L. Chase of Barbados had 710 

inclusive of 1 century and 6 half centuries 

and K. Brathwaite of Barbados hit 

676 inclusive of 3 centuries and 2 half 

centuries. 

In 2015/16 the top seamers and 

most wicket takers were M. Cummings 

champions over the past 

two years, will be aiming 

for their third title in a row, 

but will have to fend off 19 

more teams to include Teco 

Lake PWD Stars, Stingray 

City Wranglers, Green 

Acres, Pine Hill Island Provision, 

Kennedy’s Blue Diamonds 

PWD Asphalt and 

DIGICEL. 

The other teams are National 

Parks, Little Canton 

Immigration, Antigua & 

Barbuda Airport Authority, 

Antigua & Barbuda Transport 

Board, St James Club, 

St Johns Development, 

of Barbados with 33 for 683 runs, K.A. 

Stoute of Barbados with 26 for 421 

runs, A.S. Joseph of Leeward Islands 

with 24 for 504 runs, R.A. Reifer of 

Barbados with 22 for 602 runs and G. 

Tonge of the Leeward Islands with 19 

for 694 runs. 

In 2015/16 the top spinners and 

most wicket were N. Miller of Jamaica 

65 for 1097 runs, R. Cornwall of Leeward 

Islands 48 for 1085 runs, I. Khan 

of Trinidad & Tobago 44 for 1237 runs, 

M.O. Kanhai of Guyana 40 for 540 

runs and V. Permaul of Guyana 4o for 

751 runs. These were the top five players 

for most runs in both seasons and 

top seamers and spinners. 

20 teams to contest Ministry of Sports, 

Cool & Smooth Business League Football 


set as the new date for what is expected to 

be the most highly anticipated race ever at 

the gardens. This of course is barring any 

elements of the weather. 

The fans can look forward to see the return 

of the champion thoroughbred horse 

yet to be beaten after six outings and who 

has won both legs of this year’s Triple 

Crown series, but had to miss the final leg 

due to injury. This horse is none other than 

Lynn’s Image. 

However, Lynn’s image will be bombarded 

by Demolition Man the only horse 

to have won all legs of the Triple Crown 

Series, U Better Believe It, another sensational 

import, which was injured after its 

first outing, but is back with a bang; and to 

top it off in the feature race will be the new 

running sensation and lighting speedste r 

Chief of Staff that buzzed the garden after 

its first race. 

There will be other runners who will be 

aiming to make their names at the garden, 

so the stage is set for some excited races 

with the gates at the gardens opening at 

12.noon on Sunday October 9th and the first 

race shoots off at 2.30 pm. 

A.S.Bryden & Sons, Ministry 

of Tourism and Law 

Enforcers. 

The league tournament 

is set to kick off on October 

1 at different venues across 

the island. 

However a Soccer-rama 

got underway on 17 TH September 

at the Radio Range 

field where 18 of the 20 

teams registered took part. 

There was a brief opening 

ceremony with Assistant 

Director of Sport 

Evans Jones giving the 

welcome remarks along 

with a representative of the 

sponsor. 

Senator Colin James 

also gave brief remarks before 

declaring the season 

open. The Soccer-rama will 

conclude this Saturday.



Dream Yacht Charter signs three 

year sponsorship agreement 

with Antigua Sailing Week 

Antigua Sailing Week is delighted to 

announce a new three-year agreement 

with Dream Yacht Charter to become the 

Official Exclusive Bareboat and by the 

Cabin Charter Sponsor of Antigua Sailing 

Week through May, 2019. 

The Dream Yacht Charter fleet consists 

of 850 yachts in 47 locations worldwide, 

many of which have actively participated 

in Antigua Sailing Week over a 

number of years. Dream Yacht Charter 

opened its charter base in Antigua two 

years ago with yachts available for charter 

including monohulls and catamarans 

from manufacturers including Beneteau, 

Catana (featuring the new Bali 4.3 and 

4.5), Dufour, Fountaine Pajot, Jeanneau 

and Lagoon, to name a few. 

Of the sponsorship Dan Lockyer, 

General Manager, North America 

says, “Dream Yacht Charter is excited 

to become the Exclusive Bareboat Charter 

Sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week. 

This is an excellent and highly reputable 

event which epitomises the Caribbean 

sailing scene. We are particularly pleased 

to become aligned with this regatta 

during its 50th Edition which promises to 

be a wonderful celebration of the event’s 

rich history. Our goal is to help this event 

grow over the next three years and beyond 

while further dedicating our efforts 

to our growing presence in Antigua and 

the Caribbean. It is easy to see what an 

important fixture Antigua Sailing Week 

has become in hundreds of yachtsmen’s 

calendars and Dream Yacht Charter is 

honored to be a partner.” 

The announcement is perfectly timed 

as the Antigua Sailing Week team continues 

its marketing push for the coming 

year’s milestone event. Of the new partnership 

Kathy Lammers, Chairman of 

the Regatta Organising Committee says, 

‘With Dream Yacht Charter’s extensive 

network of brokers around the world we 

will combine our marketing efforts to ensure 

that together we will grow. In addition 

to its extensive monohull fleet, we’re 

excited that our partnership with Dream 

Yacht Charter will allow us to grow the 

bareboat multihull classes as well, leading 

to a larger fleet on the water next 

year.’ 

Dream Yacht Charter started in the 

Seychelles with just six yachts. Today, 

the company has grown to 47 bases 

throughout the world including the Indian 

Ocean, Mediterranean, Caribbean, 

Australia, Pacific Ocean, Asia, Scandinavia, 

United Kingdom, The Americas and 

The Bahamas. 

Dream Yacht Charter is now the 

world’s largest privately owned charter 

company and prides itself on delivering 

an exemplary customer service with a 

personal touch. The bases are intimate 

and the teams are hand-picked for their 

service-oriented style and local knowledge. 

The Dream fleet consists of over 850 

yachts which are updated regularly to 

ensure clients are offered the widest selection 

of the latest premium monohulls 

and catamarans from manufacturers including 

Beneteau, Catana (featuring the 

new Bali 4.3 and 4.5), Dufour, Fountaine 

Pajot, Jeanneau, Lagoon, to name a few. 

All yachts are fully equipped and 

ready to sail, be it bareboat, professionally 

crewed or by the cabin. From crisp 

bed linens and snorkeling gear to fully 

fueled, everything is designed to enhance 

a charter’s experience when sailing with 

Dream Yacht 

Charter.

Caribbean Times 99th Issue - Friday 23rd September 2016

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