Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Tuesday 29th November 2016

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Antiguans 

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to Fidel 

Castro 

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Tuesday 29th November 2016 

WIOC Chairman’s death seen as a ‘loss’ 

By Everton Barnes 

Prime Minister Gaston 

Browne, is expressing condolences 

to another Caribbean 

country which has lost 

one of its outstanding leaders. 

This time it’s the people 

of Venezuela, whose Ambassador 

to the Organisation 

of American States (OAS), 

Herrara Alvarez, died in Caracas 

last week. 

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Ambassador Alvarez 

was the current chairman 

of the Board of Directors at 

West Indies Oil Company 

(WIOC) at the time of his 

death. 

He is being hailed for his 

role in negotiating the Venezuelan 

government’s involvement 

in the ownership 

of WIOC. Currently, Venezuela 

owns 25 percent of the 

shares in the company. 

Prime Minister Browne 

credit’s the late ambassador’s 

role in the successful 

completion of the negotiations 

and for his overall 

vision to move WIOC forward. 

“This is a very sad situation 

with the passing of Ambassador 

Alvarez. He was 

By Everton Barnes 

Some customers of the 

state-owned utility and telecommunications 

company, 

someone who brought a significant 

amount of skills to 

the company. As you know, 

we are partnering with Venezuela, 

and the ambassador 

was their representative and 

we will miss his skills and 

knowledge,” PM Browne 

noted. 

Non Resident Ambassador 

to Japan, Anthony Liverpool, 

described the late 

Venezuelan diplomat as a 

gifted representative for the 

people of that South American 

country. 

“He was very involved, 

very engaging and he was 

very active in the process 

towards making WIOC an 

international petroleum facility 

and hence his chairmanship 

of the WIOC 

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board,” Liverpool noted. 

He added that Ambassador 

Alvarez was also very 

active as Venezuela’s permanent 

representative to the 

OAS. “This, for him, was a 

major challenge in defending 

his government and 

country’s position given the 

current political situation in 

the country,” he stated. 

According to Liverpool 

the region has lost an 

important soldier who has 

championed the values that 

have kept the hemisphere together 

and stronger. 

PM Browne along with 

Foreign Affairs Minister, 

Charles Max Fernandez 

and WIOC CEO, Gregory 

Georges are in Venezuela to 

attend the funeral. 

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The announcement from 

Telecommunications Minister, 

Melford Nicholas, said 

despite the setback the government 

is moving full speed 

ahead with plans to see the 

state-owned company offer 

up to 10 times faster speed 

internet service at a price of 

$75.00 monthly. 

The minister said the 

funds to conclude negotiations 

with Southern Fiber, 

the company that is offering 

broadband connectivity, are 

now available and he expects 

the successful completion 

of negotiations to take 

place during this week. 

According to the minister 

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

By Renio Abbott 

Yesterday marked the 

first of nine days of mourning 

for the loss of the Revolutionary 

Fidel Castro Ruz, 

Leader of the Republic of 

Antiguans pay respect to Fidel Castro 

Cuba. In an expression of 

solidarity and respect for the 

memory of the great leader, 

flags at government offices 

across Antigua and Barbuda 

will be flown at half-mast 

during this time. 

Government officials including 

Honourable Gaston 

Browne, Prime Minister of 

Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable 

Samantha Marshall, 

Minister of Social Transformation, 

and Vaughn Walter 

MBE, Director of Culture 

and His Excellency, Sir 

Rodney Williams, Governor 

General of Antigua and 

Barbuda signed the book of 

condolences at the Embassy 

for the Republic of Cuba in 

Antigua. 

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many other areas the implementation 

of a system-wide 

upgrade to customers with 

‘good credit records’ is currently 

underway,” he disclosed. 

He further added that 

APUA has confirmed that 

up to thirty percent of customers 

are receiving up to 5 

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The government wants 

to see consumers in Antigua 

and Barbuda have access to 

faster internet speeds at a 

lower cost. 

A study shows that customers 

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Fitzroy gets life in prison after re-sentencing 


Fitzroy Jarvis was found 

guilty for the murder of 

Lindie Scotland a 40-yearold 

farmer who was found 

dead on his farm in Bethesda. 

On 7th June, 1998 Jarvis 

had a grudge against 

the deceased and lured him 

into the bushes at Morris 

Looby, chopping him to 

death. 

After committing such 

a gruesome crime Jarvis 

returned back to work as if 

nothing happened. 

The deceased came for 

him at his home in a car 

they both had a conversation 

and both agreed to 

meet at Morris Looby area. 

Jarvis gave the deceased 

directions and the decease 

brought along Sylvester 

Payne and they both drove 

in a bushy area. 

As the deceased arrived 

he complained that his vehicle 

had hit a stone and 

the ‘oil pan’ of the vehicle 

is damage. 

Jarvis advised the deceased 

to park his car so 

the front would be facing 

the bushes, and parked his 

car long side the back of 

the deceased car, the defendant 

agreed. 

Jarvis, the deceased and 

Payne went further into 

the bush where Jarvis was 

leading. 

Jarvis then told Payne 

to wait and the decease 

and Jarvis went further into 

the bushes. Payne walked 

back to the vehicle to relax, 

shortly after he heard the 

deceased shouted “Obal 

Murder!”. 

Payne ran back to the 

nearby village and went to 

the home of the deceased’s 

brother and gather up a few 

other people and went back 

into the bushes where the 

vehicle was parked and Jarvis 

car was gone. 

They then walk to where 

the shout came from and 

someone stumbled over the 

body of the deceased. 

Jarvis explained that he 

went into the bush with the 

deceased to collect some 

drugs and returned to his 

vehicle for his cutlass trying 

to catch up with the deceased 

and heard him shout 

“ras you cut me, me dead 

now”. 


On a quiet morning at approximately 

1:30 am on the December 17th, 1997, 

Attley Alexander set fire to the home of 

Jacqueline Simon who was living with 

her three daughters. 

Simon and Alexander had been involved 

in an intimate but very abusive 

relationship. 

Simon decided to end the relationship, 

the abusive nature of which resulted 

in a restraining order being issued 

against Alexander in court. 

In the days leading up to the tragic 

incident, the convicted murderer expressed 

his intent in killing Simon and 

her children. 

On the day in question, Simon and 

two of her daughters Amber Kames 13 

and Sophia Jones 10 years old respectively, 

were unable to escape the blaze 

so it was they perished. Simon was 9 

months pregnant. Her eldest daughter 

awoke while the house burned, and 

barely managed to escape the inferno 

with her life. 

The remains of two burnt persons 

were discovered along with the remains 

of the building. 

Outside the house was a third person 

a young female badly burnt and 

barely alive; both died a few hours later 

at the hospital. 

The remains of the young fetus, 

whose limbs were burnt and shortened 

were also found at the scene. Simon received 

burns to about 90% of her body. 

On November 9th, 1999 the Alexander 

was found guilty of all four murders, 

and was sentenced to death. 

Jarvis then said he ran 

out the area dropping his 

shoe and other items took 

his car and left. Jarvis was 

sentenced to death. 

The re-sentencing commenced 

by High Court 

Judge Darshan Ramdhani 

court on 19th September, 

2016 after reviewing the 

entire matter, with the sentencing 

delivered on 28th 

November 2016. 

Jarvis has now been 

sentenced to Life of an indeterminate 

life imprisonment 

with a 30-year minimum 

period. All time spent 

in detention for the offence 

will be taken into consideration 

at the expiration of 

the minimum period of 30- 

year sentence on 11th July 

2000. 

Alexander sentenced to 42 years for 1997 murders 

In 2000 a death warrant was read to 

him, however hours before his execution 

a stay was granted. 

Although no further steps were 

taken to carry out the sentence, he remained 

on the prison’s record as a man 

sentenced of death. 

In 2015 the state obtained an order 

indicating that the death sentence was 

unconstitutional and ordering that Alexander 

should be brought before the 

High Court to be sentenced for the 

crime committed in 1997. 

High Court Judge Darshan Ramdhani 

facilitated the re-sentencing exercise 

which and on September 19th, 

2016 a sentence of an indeterminate 

life imprisonment with a minimum 

period of 42 years was deemed to be 

appropriate.


PM Browne to attend funeral 

services of the late Fidel Castro Ruz 

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua 

and Barbuda – Prime Minister 

the Honourable Gaston 

Browne will travel to 

the Republic of Cuba on 

Monday where he will participate 

in funeral services 

for the late Commander in 

Chief, Fidel Alejandro Castro 

Ruz who died on Friday 

evening, November 25, 

2016. 

Preceding the Funeral 

Services in the Republic 

of Cuba, Prime Minister 

Browne and Foreign Affairs, 

International Trade 

and Immigration Minister 

the Honourable Charles 

Fernandez will stop over 

in Venezuela for the Funeral 

Service of Ambassador 

Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, 

the Chairman of the West 

Indies Oil Company and 

Ambassador of Venezuela 

to the Organization of 

American States. 

“He was very passionate 

about not only strengthening 

the relations between 


76 year old Umberto Schenato, the Italian 

man who was found guilty of murder on 

October 11th, 2016 by a 12 member Jury 

has now been sentenced. 

On June 3rd, 2011 after 2:00 p.m. at the 

Epicurean Supermarket parking lot where 

a security camera caught him and several 

witnesses were present when he brutally 

stabbed his deceased wife Edna Schenato 

because of a settlement matter they had 

Ambassador Bernardo seen here in Antigua during a recent visit by his country’s Foreign Minister. 

Venezuela and Antigua purchased West Indies Oil 

and Barbuda but the entire 

hemisphere. He has served 

Venezuela well and his 

work has ensured that the 

hemisphere remains a very 

Company Limited, Ambassador 

Bernardo assumed 

chairmanship of the Board 

of Directors. 

Prime Minister Browne, 

peaceful place,” Prime after leaving Venezuela will 

Minister Browne said of be joined by Trade, Commerce 

Ambassador Bernardo. 

When Venezuela partnered 

and Culture Minister 

the Honourable E.P. Chet 

with the Gaston Greene in Cuba as leaders 

Browne administration in from around the world pay 

the ownership and management 

of the recently 

tribute to Fidel Castro. 

Before leaving for Cuba 

Italian murderer sentenced 

pending the next day. While Edna was walking 

to her parked car, Umberto followed her 

and started to stab her; she succumbed to 

her injuries. 

Judge Darshan Ramdhani gave handed 

down a sentence of 20 years in Her Majesty’s 

Prison; Schenato will eligible for parole 

after spending 14 years in prison, dependingon 

how good his behaviour is. He 

can also be sent back to Italy to serve his 

time there. 

on Monday, Prime Minister 

Browne and Foreign 

Minister Fernandez signed 

the Book of Condolences 

opened at the Cuban Embassy 

in Blue Waters. 

“The world has lost a giant 

of a man who has championed 

the cause of small 

states, particularly those in 

the Caribbean. 

“We owe him a debt of 

gratitude. Our health care 

and education systems are 

for the better because of 

the contributions made by 

Fidel Castro and his government. 

“He will always hold a 

special place in the history 

of Antigua and Barbuda 

and the region,” Prime 

Minister Browne remarked. 

Flags on Government 

buildings and compounds 

will be flown at half-staff 

during the period of mourning 

for the fallen leader.



Sandals hosts the ‘fun prince’ for a second time 

Castries, St Lucia—The staff of 

the Sandals Grande St Lucian Spa and 

Beach Resort are still basking in the 

afterglow of hosting Britain’s Prince 

Henry of Wales, better known as Prince 

Harry, who spent two days in this idyllic 

island, the third stop on a tour of 

seven Caribbean nations with strong 

historic links to the monarchy. 

Prince Harry for the second time 

in four years earned the enthusiastic 

adulation of Sandals Chairman Gordon 

‘Butch’ Stewart who described him as 

“the fun prince” and suggested that 

he, along with his elder brother Prince 

William, “will secure the monarchy for 

a long time to come”. 

Stewart’s reference was apparently 

to the widely held view that the British 

monarchy was losing popularity, especially 

among young people not tied to 

the traditions of Buckingham Palace 

and The Queen, his 90-year-old grandmother 

in whose honour he is touring 

the region. 

But at the Sandals St Lucian located 

on the Pigeon Island Carriageway, 

there was not the slightest hint of royal 

skepticism as the electricity generated 

by Prince Harry surged across 

the sprawling property connecting the 

mainland from the fortified pigeon island 

that was instrumental in Britain’s 

14-time war with the French to secure 

the Saint Lucian colony. 

After frenzied weeks of security 

and other logistical detailing, Prince 

Harry arrived at the resort on November 

24, 2016 from the docks at Pointe 

Seraphine in Port Castries to a royal 

welcome from Sandals General Manager 

Winston Anderson and his team of 

resort executives. 

He made a speedy changeover before 

being whisked away to the official 

residence of the island’s Governor 

General, Dame Pearlette Louisy, for a 

cocktail held in his honour. 

“Prince Harry did not forgo the opportunity 

to take part in the renowned 

Sandals Resorts International Discovery 

Gourmet Dining,” beamed GM Anderson. 

“Upon his return to the resort, 

the prince and a select group of 13 others 

took advantage of the culinary expertise 

of Sandals’ chefs in an intimate 

setting in the Langara Room. Rave 

reviews from the group, including the 

prince himself, continue to pour in on 

the excellence of both the food and the 

service of the Sandals team. He was 

thoroughly impressed and most importantly 

relaxed,” Anderson added. 

Following dinner, it is ‘rumoured’ 

that the prince and a select few of his 

security detail ventured into the resort’s 

signature ‘Ole London Pub’ where they 

interacted with all present, including a 

considerable number of United Kingdom 

visitors on resort. 

Anderson said that Prince Harry had 

chosen Sandals as his point of refuge in 

this hectic and spotlight-heavy journey 

on behalf of the Royal Family, and it 

was “our responsibility and privilege to 

not only host him but to ensure that his 

security, privacy and all else was taken 

care of. He has commended the team 

personally and we are exceedingly happy 

to have participated in this historic 

visit”, the general manager said. 

Topping off the prince’s visit and 

cont’d on pg 7



Sandals hospitality was a 

partnership cricket exhibition 

match at the Darren 

Sammy Cricket Stadium in 

Beausejour between two 

teams competing on behalf 

of His Royal Highness and 

the Prime Minister. A group 

of UK Journalists dubbed the 

‘Exiles’ from publications 

that include The Time, The 

Spectator, Daily Mirror, Daily 

Mail, Daily Express, Sun 

Online and Metro among 

others – matched up against 

a select Saint Lucian team 

for an excellent contention 

that drew a considerable local 

audience. 

The prince himself enjoyed 

it thoroughly and in 

the company of Prime Minister 

Allen Chastanet presented 

medals to the respective 

teams and exchanged 

signed cricket bats. 

Following this, he 

again hosted a small group 

for brunch at the Sandals 

Grande Saint Lucian Spa & 

Beach Resort before departing 

for journey to Pigeon 

Island, one of the country’s 

national landmarks, to attend 

an outdoor exhibition 

highlighting various conservation 

projects run by 

the young people of Saint 

Lucia. 

Prince Harry also unveiled 

the dedication plaque 

designating the Castries 

Water Works Reserve and 

surrounding rainforest as St 

Lucia’s contribution to The 

Queen’s Commonwealth 

Canopy Project. From there 

he travelled by boat from the 

north of Saint Lucia to one 

of the most beautiful parts of 

the island, the south-western 

town of Soufriere that sits 

between the iconic Pitons. 

Prince Harry arrived at 

the harbour to the sights 

and sounds of a Saint Lucian 

street festival, with traditional 

food and drink on 

offer at local markets stalls. 

He used the opportunity to 

meet members of the public, 

youth leaders and local 

school children, with a St 

Lucian band providing the 

soundtrack. 

Back at the Sandals 

Grande, he took a moment to 

personally embrace the team 

of culinary professionals 

and other staff who catered 

to him and his team for two 

days. 

Upon reflection, Prince 

Harry noted that the tranquility 

that is Sandals Grande 

Saint Lucian Spa & Beach 

Resort “is one that must be 

experienced in its entirety”. 

During his leisure time at 

the resort, a spokesman said 

that he took advantage of every 

opportunity for personal 

time and relaxation. 

Sandals Grande catered 

entirely to the prince, providing 

his dinner, breakfast, 

brunch and catering exclusively 

to the Pigeon Island 

function, and Stewart, in 

thanking the staff for their 

high level performance, said 

the resort was “extremely 

honoured to have hosted 

such a gracious prince”. 

It was Stewart’s second 

time hosting Prince Harry, 

following a glitzy soiree in 

2012 when Sandals Royal 

Caribbean was the venue 

for an evening reception on 

the Sandals Private Island 

near Montego Bay, Jamaica 

during his Caribbean tour to 

mark The Queen’s Diamond 

Jubilee. 

“On that occasion, the 

prince stayed up having fun 

into the wee hours of the 

morning,” Stewart recalled 

Sandals’ association with 

royalty dates even further 

back to the 20th Century 

when Sandals Royal Bahamian 

was considered royal 

escape for British Monarchy. 

Sandals Royal Bahamian – 

not yet so named - served 

as the backdrop for one of 

the most endearing love-stories 

of all times when King 

Edward VIII, abdicated his 

throne for the love of his life, 

Wallis Simpson. 

And with the title of 

Duke of Windsor, he was 

later appointed to be the 

“Governor and Commander 

in Chief” of The Bahama Islands. 

He is famously known to 

have made the dwelling now 

known as Sandals Royal 

Bahamian home for the five 

years he spent in The Bahamas. 

Prince Harry’s 14-day 

tour also took in Antigua & 

Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, 

St Vincent and the Grenadines, 

Grenada and Barbados. 

He also visited Guyana 

on behalf of the British Foreign 

Office.


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ExxonMobil promises more jobs for 

Guyanese after finding oil offshore 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Multinational 

gas company ExxonMobil 

won’t be building an oil refinery in Guyana 

but it assures that more jobs will 

soon be available to Guyanese as it prepares 

to begin production there. 

Jeff Simon, Country Manager of 

Esso Exploration and Production Guyana 

Limited, the local subsidiary of 

ExxonMobil, has told the Guyana Manufacturing 

and Services Association 

(GMSA) that there was not enough oil 

to ensure the viable operation of a refinery. 

The oil giant has found an estimated 

1.8 billion barrels of high quality crude 

at Liza2, which has 17 wells. 

Exxon signed an agreement with 

Guyana to explore the block in 1999. It 

covers 26,800 square kilometers (10,350 

square miles) and is 160 to 320 kilometers 

(100 to 200 miles) offshore. 

“[If] you are going to build a refinery, 

you need more than Liza to do that,” 

he said, adding that Liza was expected 

to produce more than the 70, 000 barrels 

of oil that Trinidad and Tobago currently 

KINGSTON, Jamaica 

– Chinese mobile manufacturer 

Huawei wants a bigger 

slice of the regional pie. 

Huawei, one of the leading 

network and telecommunications 

manufacturers, 

will be using Jamaica as a 

launching pad into the Caribbean. 

It will partner with Intcomex 

to distribute its mobile 

devices. 

“We’re right behind 

Samsung, and we make no 

apologies; we’re going after 

produces. 

He pledged the Guyanese would be 

at the center of the process. 

Against the backdrop of concern that 

there was too much foreign input, Simon 

said it was nothing more than “a common 

misconception” as he outlined the 

company’s efforts to hire more locals. 

Acknowledging that Guyana did not 

have all the requisite skills, he said the 

company had taken steps to develop a 

pool of skilled workers and service providers. 

These, he said, included drillers, 

caterers and welders. 

“We need to work with our contractors 

and government to develop the 

training apprenticeships and curriculum 

in the local institutions that will support 

the skills and talents that we need,” he 

Samsung for the number one 

Android spot,” said Damion 

Barnett, the regional sales 

director for consumer business 

at Huawei. 

He said Huawei was now 

number three worldwide in 

smartphone sales, shipping 

100 million units in October. 

Barnett revealed that 

Huawei would be pushing 

the Mate 8 and P9 dual sim 

line to independent resellers 

in the Jamaican marketplace 

who get their stock from Intcomex. 

said. 

Simon however pointed out that 325 

of the 670 persons currently employed 

by the company were Guyanese and this 

figure was on track to rise once commercial 

production began. 

He estimated that as many as 600 

workers would be coming to Guyana to 

install wells and other equipment and 

part of their mandate was to train Guyanese 

to take over. 

“The production operation will be 

very much dominated by local content,” 

said Simon. 

“We are looking to get some drilling 

contracts entered into early and try and 

develop some drilling expertise here locally 

in Guyana. We are working with 

a couple of different vendors who are 

starting to do some capability building 

and thinking about some courses that 

could be useful for starting drilling, basically.” 

At the production stage, he announced 

60 to 80 workers would be 

mentoring locals to perform to execute 

the necessary tasks. (Caribbean360) 

Huawei has eyes on regional market 

He said Huawei planned 

to develop the Jamaican 

market before expanding its 

regional footprint. 

“The first order of business 

is the stability of Huawei 

in Jamaica, which will 

bring a new approach to 

combining Intcomex’s relationship 

with resellers. 

Eventually, we will move 

out to other countries in the 

region,” Barnett noted. 

Jamaica’s Minister of 

Science, Energy and Technology 

Dr Andrew Wheatley 

has welcomed the move 

by Huawei. 

He described the partnership 

as “two great companies” 

teaming to deliver 

information and communications 

technology (ICT) 

solutions to Jamaicans and 

the region. 

“It is a pleasure to have 

Huawei partnering with Intcomex, 

a company with a 

regional reach, and I am sure 

they are looking to expand 

outside of the region,” he 

added. (Caribbean360)


ACLM/LTHMC statement on the passing 

of The Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro 

The Antigua Caribbean 

Liberation Movement 

(ACLM) and the Leonard 

Tim Hector Memorial 

Committee (LTHMC) 

would like to express profound 

condolences to the 

Revolutionary Government 

of Cuba, its people and the 

family of Commander Fidel 

Castro on his passing. 

Brother Fidel is one 

of the greatest leaders of 

the 20 th century, and of 

all times. Fidel Castro 

and his Revolutionary 

Government transformed 

not only the face of Cuba, 

St. John’s, Antigua – The United Progressive 

Party (UPP) mourns with the 

Government and People of Cuba the loss 

of Fidel Castro, President, Statesman, and a 

leader with great depth of character recognized 

globally. 

Fidel Castro was a friend to our Party, 

our Administration, our Government, and 

Antiguans & 

Barbudans, individually and collectively. 

His assistance to our people, especially 

in the areas of Education, Health Care, and 

Civil Works, was not simply generous; it 

was munificent, given that Cuba’s economy 

and development were not funded by a 

capitalist system. 

Consequently, his contributions to this 

nation – and to so many others – remain 

a living testimony and a legacy to his unswerving 

desire to elevate humanity regardless 

of social circumstances.. 

Under the guidance and vision of Fidel 

Castro, who was particularly committed to 

improving the lives of the poor, Cuba has 

but also that of Latin 

America by making central 

for development the vital 

social forces, the workers, 

farmers, women and youth. 

In pre-revolutionary Cuba, 

the masses of people were 

denied their basic human 

rights of Health and 

Education. Illiteracy and 

poor health conditions were 

widespread. 

Today, the global 

achievement of this island 

State in Education and 

Health is indisputable. But 

this development was not 

limited to Cuba. Because of 

its internationalism and the 

commitment of its people, 

Cuba has trained thousands 

of students from all over the 

globe in every discipline 

conceivable and in particular 

medicine, and this to 

people who would never 

have had the opportunity. 

The lives of millions in 

the Americas, Africa, Asia 

and the Caribbean have 

changed for the positive as 

a result of the Cuban Revolution. 

Not only did Fidel 

and the Cuban people make 

the philosophy of internationalism 

very tangible, 

UPP salutes Fidel Castro 

proven to be a good neighbour and sister-country, 

The lives and experiences of 

many Antiguans & Barbudans have been 

saved, enriched, and broadened by their exposure 

to its high standards of medical, academic 

and professional development; its 

diversity and appreciation of national and 

ethnic cultures; and the wellspring of patriotism 

that Cuba has consistently exhibited. 

Fidel Castro further served as a model 

for all leaders considered “Third World,” 

demonstrating to those with greater resources 

than he that national pride coupled 

with vision, sacrifice, hard work and a passion 

for excellence could make his country 

and his people not only equals but, indeed 

an independent nation. 

The United Progressive Party salutes 

this towering Hero of the Revolution, this 

Patriot, this 

Caribbean Colossus. May his light and 

example continue to illuminate our own 

path to development and true independence. 

but Fidel influenced and 

inspired progressive movements 

and organizations 

globally and particularly in 

Latin America resulting in 

the removal of brutal and 

dictatorial regimes supported 

by Imperial Powers such 

as Somoza in Nicaragua, 

Stroessner in Paraguay, Pinochet 

in Chile etc. 

Had it not been for the 

sacrifice and internationalism 

of the Cuban people 

with Fidel at the helm, 

apartheid South Africa 

and other southern African 

states, supported by Western 

Colonial and Imperialist 

powers, would not be 

free today. A small island 

state with eleven million 

people directly intervened 

with their lives, courage 

and commitment to defeat 

Apartheid South Africa. 

It is for that reason that 

the indomitable Nelson 

Mandela publicly stated 

and demonstrated for Fidel 

and the Cuban people his 

love and respect for the invaluable 

contribution to the 

liberation of South Africa. 

Fidel Castro’s legacy 

of positively changing the 

lives of the poor and dispossessed 

globally will live 

on. 

History has already absolved 

him. 

Long live the Cuban 

Revolution and its people, 

its sovereignty and its independence.



Monday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Vegas calculation 

5. “Rabbit food” 

10. Fox chaser? 

14. Advertising catchword 

15. Gladiators’ grounds 

16. Cad 

17. Echoing split 

19. Seep out 

20. Turgenev novel “On the 

___” 

21. Part of SSE 

22. Echoing drum 

24. Speak to the customs officer? 

26. Military takeover 

27. Aaron’s daughter 

28. Competitions 

32. Shearing sound 

34. Klink’s clink 

36. First name among ironmen 

37. Gave flowers and candy to 

39. Z lead-in 

40. Recite rhetoric 

42. B&B 

43. Gatherers of the fall fall 

46. Genesis name 

47. Floating cobweb 

49. Appealed earnestly 

51. Andy’s partner 

52. Affirm openly 

55. Echoing dance 

58. Green or coffee 

59. Wharf pest 

60. It has six sides 

61. Echoing virtuous person 

64. It’s sometimes struck 

65. Prepared to testify 

66. Twofold 

67. Minor flap 

68. Pavarotti or Domingo 

69. Noted Renaissance patron 

Down 

1. Slew, in slang 

2. Transport Miss Daisy, e.g. 

3. Castro’s concerns 

4. It may follow a wash 

5. Transvaal treks 

6. Greet the dawn 

7. Not right 

8. Exterminator’s target 

9. 500 site 

10. “Deceive the eye” (with 

“l’oeil”) 

11. Tooth part 

12. Greek liqueur 

13. Swarm 

18. Part of a century 

23. Expenditure 

25. Easy gait 

26. Almond or peach, e.g. 

28. Feed a party 

29. Defamatory 

30. Echoing Baum canine 

31. Brings to court 

32. Big swallow 

33. Echoing taboo 

35. They follow “Roll ‘em!” 

38. It’s acted seriously 

41. Coral ridge 

44. Located in the center 

45. Hose nozzle, e.g. 

48. Scented bag 

50. Yearn (for) 

52. San ___ Channel 

53. Begin’s peace partner 

54. Newspaper section, perhaps 

55. They may hold water 

56. Cherry placement 

57. Govt. space explorers 

58. Blessing 

62. “You ___ it to yourself” 

63. Shelley specialty


Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Cloudy with occasional rain 

showers. 

High - 81ºF 

Low - 74ºF 

Wind: East 8 mph 

Sunrise 6.19 am; Sunset 5.31 pm 

Monday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). What is making it 

hard for you to deliver the 

result you and the others expect? 

The answer to this simple 

question, applied well, 

could lift your mood by 10 

points. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). You’ll seldom find meaning 

in a cake, unless it’s the 

pink and green cake that’s 

melting in the rain in MacArthur 

Park. Meaning is, after 

all, usually readily found in 

annoying and unsatisfactory 

things. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Life gets bigger when 

you’re braver and constricts 

with fear. Life on the small 

scale is no better than an outsize 

life; it’s just a matter of 

personal preference. Just be 

sure that you’re choosing it 

and not merely reacting to it. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

Gather more information and 

put off judgment for as long 

as possible. Maybe this one 

is not up to you to figure out, 

and in that case, you’re free to 

apply yourself in better places. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

If you’re not into it, don’t do 

it. If you have to do it, then try 

to change the way you think 

about it. Make it about the 

action, not about the outcome 

the action will bring to you. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

Get what you want from a 

place, and then get out. This 

is how your gypsy spirit will 

find satisfaction. Keep it moving 

along; this is freedom — 

or something like it. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

You’d like to believe that 

there are a “wise few,” yet the 

group often gets together and 

behaves otherwise. Real leadership 

is needed here. Are you 

up to it? 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

Many forces of destruction 

are captivating, seductive and 

beautiful. This is why you 

should beware of anything 

that crosses your path today 

that falls into the “captivating, 

seductive and/or beautiful” 

category. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Mark 

Twain’s advice was to eat what 

you like and let the food fight 

it out on the inside. However, 

today, good digestion will be 

a secret key to your success. 

Don’t leave it to chance. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

It’s mighty fine when the 

game is good enough on its 

own, but that won’t always be 

the case. When it’s not, you 

have to be the fun. What you 

bring to the table will make 

the intolerable thing tolerable. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

Your ability to suspend disbelief 

helps you enjoy stories 

that are crafted for your entertainment. 

But when the story 

is supposed to be true, no 

good can come from ignoring 

the glaring discrepancies. Get 

to the bottom of it. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

You’ll learn from a failed 

test. It’s better to fail early 

and cheaply. Don’t be afraid 

to mess it up in order to see 

the boundaries of what you’re 

dealing with. You’ll apply that 

learning to create a winning 

strategy.



Uneventful day leads to predictable draw 

KINGSTON, Jamaica 

– There were precious few 

sparks on a drama-less final 

day as the third round game 

between Jamaica Scorpions 

and Barbados ended in 

a dull draw at Sabina Park 

here Monday. 

Resuming the day on 

153 for four, Pride failed to 

muster anything spectacular 

enough to turn the tide, and 

were dismissed for 273 nearly 

an hour after lunch. 

Wicketkeeper Mario 

Rampersaud struck 36 and 

captain Kevin Stoute, 31, 

while Justin Greaves finished 

on 22 not out. 

Debutant left-arm spinner 

Fabian Allen claimed 

three for 34 while fast bowler 

Reynard Leveridge (2- 

28), captain and left-arm 

spinner Nikita Miller (2-65) 

and leg-spinner Damion Jacobs 

(2-69) all picked up 

two wickets each. 

Trailing by 49 on first innings, 

Scorpions confidently 

reached the close on 112 

for two, with opener John 

Campbell missing out on 

his second half-century of 

the game with 49 and opening 

partner Shacaya Thomas 

getting 43. 

Test left-arm spinner 

claimed two for 29. 

Pride walked away from 

the rain-ravaged outing with 

nine points while the hosts 

picked up 7.6. 

The visitors made a safe 

start to the day as Stoute and 

Rampersaud stretched their 

overnight fifth wicket stand 

to 67. 

Left-hander Rampersaud 

was ultra-patient in a knock 

requiring 133 deliveries and 

144 minutes while Stoute, 

a right-hander, struck two 

fours and two sixes off 87 

balls. 


boundary and Moeen was oddly given two 

exploratory overs ahead of either James 

Anderson or Stokes. 

Until Jadeja picked out long-on when 

he tried to up the tempo after tea it had 

been an innings largely out of character to 

how he is perceived as a batsman. 

In terms of balls faced it was the seventh-longest 

innings of his first-class career 

and one of his most significant in 

Tests. Even when he departed the end did 

not come swiftly for England as Jayant, 

who played with barely an alarm, ticked 

over to a 134-ball fifty. 

Jadeja only had two previous fifties 

in Test cricket: his swashbuckling effort 

at Lord’s in 2014, which helped build a 

match-winning lead, and a brisk innings 

against New Zealand earlier this season, 

which hastened a declaration. 

This was certainly not a tail-end jolly. 

On the second evening, after India had 

suffered a wobble of 4 for 56, Jadeja allowed 

Ashwin to take the lead and moved 

to 8 off 34 balls. 

He then sensed a moment to attack 

shortly before the new ball, but, on the 

third day, except for a skip down the pitch 

against Moeen, he did not attempt anything 

expansive until taking four boundaries 

off a Woakes over shortly before his 

dismissal. 

Jadeja’s half-century came off 104 

balls and was accompanied by the familiar 

swordsman celebration but it was the only 

bat throwing on display. 

The disappointment of him missing a 

Once the partnership was 

broken, Pride lost their last 

six wickets for 53 runs, after 

going to lunch at 237 for 

seven. Faced with a tricky 

period before tea, Scorpions’ 

fears were eased by Campbell 

and Thomas who put on 

92 for the first wicket. 

The left-handed Campbell, 

unbeaten on 45 at the 

interval with Scorpions on 

81, faced 66 balls and struck 

nine fours while Thomas hit 

six fours in a 60-ball knock. 

(CMC) 

century meant we did not see what the follow-up 

would be. Stokes tried to prey on 

his patience by sending the ball wide outside 

off, as he had done to Kohli, but Jadeja 

ignored those balls. He benefited from a 

bonus four runs when he took a sharp single 

to mid-on and Jake Ball’s throw was 

not backed up. 

Ashwin had continued to time the ball 

elegantly until he was lured into a wider 

delivery by Stokes, in his first over of the 

day, and spooned a catch to Jos Buttler at 

backward point to end a stand of 97 with 

Jadeja. 

However, Jayant, in so many ways a 

younger model of Ashwin, from his role 

in the team to punching deliveries through 

the off side, collected two sweetly-timed 

boundaries off Anderson to set him on his 

way, but there was no hurry from India. 

England’s frustrations - and specifically 

Stokes’ - almost reached boiling point 

as they worked to break the ninth-wicket 

stand. 

Umesh Yadav was dropped on 9 by 

Cook, to his right at a lone slip, then in 

the same over Jayant nicked past Bairstow’s 

right glove, leading to an angered 

roar from Stokes. But before the over was 

done, Jayant heaved low to midwicket. 

Stokes and Adil Rashid shared the nine 

wickets taken by the bowlers with Stokes 

winning the race to a five-wicket haul, his 

third in Tests, when he removed Umesh. 

The catch for Bairstow meant he set a new 

record for wicketkeeping dismissals in a 

year. It was as good as the day got for England. 

(ESPNcricinfo)


Ottos Comprehensive 

remains on top in 

U20 Female League 

By Carlena Knight 

Ottos Comprehensive 

remains on top in the Under 

20 females school football 

league after defeating Antigua 

Barbuda Institute of 

Continuing Education (AB- 

ICE), 2-0, last Friday. 

With a goal by Trichann 

Grant and an own goal by 

Trisha Simon, OCS cemented 

their spot at the top of the 

standings with 21 points, 5 

points clear of Princess Margaret 

(16) and 10 points clear 

of Clare Hall Secondary. 

Princess Margaret also 

found themselves in the 

winner’s circle on Friday, 

defeating Antigua Girls 

high, 1-0, with the lone goal 

coming from the league’s 

leading goal scorer, Janequa 

Lewis. 

Lewis now carries her 

tally to 13 goals. 

In the other match played 

that day, Clare Hall Secondary 

edged out Antigua State 

College, 1-0. 

Ana-Lisa St. Angie led 

her team to victory with the 

lone goal. 

Round 2 of the Plate 

league also got underway, 

last Friday with Irene B. 

Williams gaining a onepoint 

edge in the standings 

(14) over Antigua Barbuda 

Hospitality Training Institute 

(13) and a four and fivepoint 

lead over Pares Secondary 

(10) and Clare Hall 

Secondary (9). 

Irene B drew with Pares 

Secondary, 0-0 while ABH- 

TI picked up the win defeating 

Clare Hall Secondary, 

1-0. 

Rahsean Looby was the 

lone goal scorer. 

Christian Faith Academy 

picked up the victory over 

Glanvilles Secondary due 

to a red card being issued to 

one of Glanvilles players. 

The fight for the golden 

boots is also underway as 

Tyrese Hughes (7) of Pares 

Secondary holds a one goal 

deficit over Demiah Joseph 

(6) of Clare Hall Secondary. 

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The St. John’s cathedral parish presents its Annual Family 

Christmas bazaar on Saturday, 3 rd December, 2016 from 

2:00pm – 9:00pm at Deanery Grounds St. John’s Street. Lots 

of food and drinks will be on sale.Attraction for ALL ages. 

Santa Claus will be rolling through with his elves. Come on 

out with the family and have a wonderful time. Proceeds 

in aid of Restoration of our beloved Cathedral Church. NO 

outside vendors will be allowed. 

The Supernova Athletics Club invites all to its fun-run and 

breakfast on Friday 9th December, commencing at 5:30am 

at Yasco Sports Complex. Papa Bird breakfast $12.00 until 

10:30 am. Proceeds in aid of purchasing uniforms for athletes. 

Your support will be greatly appreciated. 

The Spirited Optimist Club of Wadadli will be having a 

Fundraising Breakfast on Saturday 3rd December, 2106 

from 6:30 am-8:30 am. All Saints Road outside of Courts 

Furnishings Cost: EC$10.00 Proceeds in aid of Community 

Project & Youth Development. Thank your for your Support. 

The Moravian Mass Choir Presents: Joy - Come Celebrate 

The Child 13 on Sunday December 11th commencing at 

7:00 pm @ Spring Gardens. Guests Artiste include: Chozen, 

Hells Gate Steel Orchestra, and Soloists Ewala Piper and 

Charmaine Donovan. Admission is free but an offering will 

be taken towards the Music Ministry. Come and be Blessed. 

Did you miss the Arbour Day Plant Fair? Do you still need 

fruit trees for your home? Then come to the Department of 

Environment from 24 November to 30 November from 9am 

to 11am each day. Remember, the exchange is five 10 by 12 

or 10 by 14 plant bags for one fruit tree. Let's ride the climate 

wave together this Arbour Month! 

The Sons & Daughters of Willikies, a community based organization 

will be having a Social Event called "Getting To 

Know You" on Saturday 3rd December, 2016 at the Willikies 

Football Play field starting from 1:00pm to 6:00pm . There 

will be lots to eat and drink. Attractions include the bounce 

castle, face painting, music and lots more. Tickets are available 

from any member of the organization and proceeds are 

in aid of the Willikies Reunion 2017. Lets all have a grand 

time together!! 

The ABLP St. Paul's Branch will hold a Tasty fund-raiser 

breakfast on Saturday 3rd December 2016 at the Cobbs 

Cross Corner from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. On the menu will 

be Fungi and shad, Link fish, Red herring, Sausage, chop up, 

johnny cakes, and more. with a free cup of Bush Tea. Cost 

of Breakfast: $15.00. Local Drinks will also be on sale. Do 

support this worthy cause. Proceeds in aid of Community 

Development.



Ashwin rocks England after 

India’s lower-order surge 

MOHALI - India gave 

a lesson in how to take a 

grip on a Test match that 

was in the balance. Firstly 

their lower order built a 

commanding lead of 134, 

anchored around Ravindra 

Jadeja’s career-best 90 and 

Jayant Yadav’s maiden Test 

fifty, then R Ashwin’s three 

wickets left England floundering 

on 78 for 4, still 56 

behind. 

The runs from the bottom 

half of India’s order 

has been a feature of their 

recent Test success and here 

they enjoyed one of their 

more stellar days. In total, 

the last four wickets added 

213 to turn a precarious 204 

for 6 into a three-figure advantage 

and it was the first 

time India’s Nos 7, 8 and 9 

had scored half-centuries in 

the same innings. 

From a position at the 

start of the day where England 

would have hoped 

for something near parity 

- a manageable deficit of 

around 50 at worst - by the 

close it felt as though India 

had made the definitive 

moves of the series. 

Joe Root, who had been 

promoted to open in place 

of the injured Haseeb Hameed, 

remained unbeaten 

on 36 but Ashwin’s dismissal 

of Ben Stokes in the final 

over capped a perfect day 

for India. 

Virat Kohli comes up with a silent celebration after Ben Stokes’ dismissal. 

Alastair Cook’s stay was 

tortuous. In the space of 

four deliveries he survived 

two close DRS calls. The 

first was an India review 

for an appeal given not out 

against Jadeja which was, 

eventually after some problems 

forming the Hawk-Eye 

graphics, shown to be missing 

leg. 

The second was after he 

had been given lbw to Ashwin 

only for the review to 

show the ball pitched outside 

leg. However, the reprieve 

was brief as Ashwin 

worked him over by sliding 

a straighter delivery between 

bat and pad. 

Moeen Ali batted at No. 

3, the only spot in the top 

nine he had yet to occupy in 

Tests, and added to the list 

of England’s inglorious dismissals 

in the match when 

he chipped Ashwin to midon. 

It was a lovely piece of 

deception from the bowler, 

who defeated Moeen in the 

flight, but regardless it was 

a limp shot. 

Just as Root and Jonny 

Bairstow were eyeing 

the close, the latter fell to 

a catch that, as a fellow 

wicketkeeper, he would 

acknowledge for its skill 

as Parthiv Patel stayed low 

to take a ball that skidding 

through low to graze the 

outside edge. 

Virat Kohli then pulled 

one of his Midas touches 

when he recalled Ashwin 

in the dying moments of 

the session and, with his 

first delivery, he spun one 

past Stokes’ edge to take 

the back pad. It was initially 

given not out by Chris 

Gaffaney but, with the seconds 

ticking down, Kohli 

reviewed and was justified. 

India were 12 behind 

when play resumed but England 

made an insipid start 

to the day. Chris Woakes’ 

opening delivery was a legstump 

half volley which 

Ashwin clipped to the 

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