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PM ANSWERS UPP
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has
pledged not to appear on the Observer
Media Group after he accused the media
entity of harassment.
The exchange happened on the Observer
AM show with host, Darren Matthew
Ward.
“I don’t expect Observer Radio to
become Crusader Radio with their nastiness.
I have a certain amount of respect
for Observer but what’s happening here
amounts to harassment,” Browne declared.
The issue surrounds questions that
the radio host said his listeners were
asking in relation to land transactions by
members of the prime minister’s family.
The prime minister stated that no
member of his personal household is
involved in any of the transactions being
questioned. He said his son, an independent
businessman, bought the land
in question from a private individual; a
piece of land, he noted, that had been up
for sale even during the time the United
Progressive Party formed the government.
PM Browne said he had clarified
the matter of the land transactions on repeated
occasions and if Observer Radio
continued with the ‘harassment’, he will
no longer appear on its airwaves.
This comes as on Wednesday, the
UPP held a press conference to provide
what it termed ‘questionable’ transactions
involving individuals or entities
close to the prime minister.
Police Force graduates 12 OCS students
See story
on Page 3
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PM and Opposition leader discuss CCJ
By Everton Barnes
The ongoing discussion
on whether or not Antigua
and Barbuda should migrate
from the London-based
Privy Council and join the
Caribbean Court of Justice
(CCJ) was the subject of a
discussion between Prime
Minister, Gaston Browne,
and Opposition Leader,
Baldwin Spencer.
Government’s chief
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spokesman, Lionel Max
Hurst, said the discussion
took place during a telephone
call from Browne to
Spencer. “The prime minister
reported that he offered
to let the United Progressive
Party (UPP) take the lead on
the CCJ campaign as it is
not the intention of the Antigua
and Barbuda Labour
Party (ABLP) to take credit
for the measure should it get
the two-thirds vote it needs
to make it happen,” Hurst
stated.
But PM Browne also
urged Spencer to encourage
the UPP leadership to fully
endorse the CCJ, not in their
personal capacities as have
been stated, but as leaders of
the opposition party.
By Everton Barnes
An American billionaire philanthropist,
Robert Foisie, is offering several scholarships
to Antigua and Barbuda students who
wish to pursue studies leading to a first degree
in engineering.
Foisie made the offer when he met with
the Cabinet on Wednesday.
Reports from Cabinet state that the
philanthropist is offering full scholarships to
study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in
Massachusetts. “They will be full scholarships
to cover tuition, board, transportation,
books, incidentals and travel. However, the
scholarships will be competitive; applicants
will be required to sit an examination with
the top students being selected,” according
to Cabinet spokesman, Lionel Max Hurst.
He said the government is looking at how
it will be able to take advantage of this offer.
“As many students as possible may apply for
He called on the opposition
leader to mobilise
the UPP base to support the
CCJ.
According to Hurst the
prime minister made it clear
that unlike St Vincent and
the Grenadines and Grenada
where there were several
items on the ballot paper,
which in his mind confused
the electorate in those countries,
he repeated his position
that there will be only
one item on the ballot paper
for the referendum slated for
next year.
In their conversation, PM
Browne reminded Spencer
that he does not favour any
attempt to politicize the process
and any move to make
it one will result in the government
abandoning the
process. “The prime minister
has been consistent on
this particular point from the
very beginning,” Hurst recalled.
The government spokesman
noted that no one political
party can deliver the twothirds
majority required for
the measure to be approved
in a referendum. “The two
main political parties need
to work together if this referendum
is to be successful
and none one should attempt
to make it a partisan political
issue,” he added.
The CCJ was discussed at
Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting
when the prime minister
reported on his discussion
with Spencer.
Young Antiguans offered scholarships
the scholarships but only the top ones will
be selected,” Hurst reported. He noted that
students who receive the scholarship must
maintain a set grade point average in order
to ensure the continuation of the scholarship
for the four years of the programme.
Foisie reported that he makes charitable
payments to Worcester Polytechnic to
help young people such as those in Antigua
and Barbuda who do not have the financial
wherewithal to fund their education.
“My charitable donations were made
with the objectives of providing learning/
development opportunities for gifted young
students, who would not otherwise be able
to afford a university education in the field
of engineering,” he stated.
According to the American philanthropist
the WPI helped him when he was a young
student and it is his desire to offer such opportunities
to those in need.
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RPFAB graduates 12 students from
the Ottos Comprehensive School
By Renio Abbott
Yesterday afternoon
12, 5th form students from
the Ottos Comprehensive
School completed a 2-week
Internship in a Business
Sensitization Program at the
Police Headquarters. The
Program started from the
28th November - 7th December
2016 from 8:30 am
– 3:30 pm each day.
They had the opportunity
to work in a few different
departments such as, the
Human Resource Department,
Gary’s Farm Police
Station, Strat Com, Criminal
Investigation Department,
Narcotics, Criminal
Record Office, Traffic Department,
Minor Offences
and the St. Johns Police Station
Guard Desk.
Each student was placed
in the various departments
for a week then transferred
into another.
While working in the department
they learned about
the professionalism, risk
and function of each area of
the Police, and that it’s not
just about the detention of
individuals.
Corporal Karim Warner,
one of the Public Relations
Officers of the Royal Police
Force of Antigua and
Barbuda stated that “the
program started last year
with 13 students and so far
the Ottos Comprehensive
School is the only school
that is taking part.
Warner further stated
that the Police Force is
willing to work along with
the principals of the other
Secondary Schools by simply
writing a letter to the
Commissioner of police for
the program introduced to
their 5th form students that
would like to be a part of
this great achievement.
Warner also stated that
after the program a few of
the students inquired as how
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Out of the twelve students
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for her “Professionalism
Award”, Shamar Smith for
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and Jahna Peter his “Communication
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Program facilitator,
Senior Sergeant Frankie
Thomas expressed the love
and appreciation of the entire
force for the young
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Thursday 8th December 2016
The National AIDS Secretariat
continues World AIDS Day in Barbuda
The National AIDS Secretariat
continues its celebration
and AIDS Awareness
campaign on the sister isle;
staff of the Secretariat arrived
in Barbuda on Saturday
3rd December to begin
a week of activities.
The team to Barbuda included:
Delcora Williams
AIDS Programme Manager,
Oswald Hannys HIV Councilor
and Educator, Annetta
Dowe, chairperson of the
World AIDS Day committee
and Humans Rights Coordinator
Karen Brotherson.
Kick starting the activities
was a church service
at Holy Trinity Anglican
Church on Sunday 4th December,
where member of
the Barbuda Council with
By ABNAB
The Antigua and Barbuda National Accreditation
Board has received queries about
the cost of accreditation as well as concerns
that the move to accreditation by an institution
will drive up tuition costs and therefore
put access to tertiary education out of the
reach of many.
It can indeed be costly for a college or
university to obtain and maintain accreditation
status. Apart from the cost of the actual
visit from the evaluation team, there are other
associated costs as the institution prepares
itself for the accreditation process.
An institution applying for accreditation
may need to address concerns about
the quality of the physical plant, may need
to upgrade equipment, may have to hire additional
faculty or may need to address any
Responsibility for Health
Bernie Newton addressed
the congregation while Reverend
Judith Archibald presided
over the proceedings.
This year’s activities
include: debate and reading
competitions on Monday
5th, the World AIDS
Day March on Tuesday 6th,
free ongoing HIV testing at
Barbuda’s Fisheries Complex
and bringing down the
curtains will be a Zumba
on Thursday 7th December
2016.
Six students from Sir Mc
Chesney George Secondary
and thirteen from the Holy
Trinity Primary schools participated
in the debate and
reading competitions with
both events taking place at
the respective schools.
Topics covered for the
debate was “Should HIV
Positive Students Attend
Public Schools?” those for
the reading competition
were; “Antigua and Barbuda
to Benefit from Funding
to Address HIV\AIDS and
Investing in Good HIV Prevention
and Care”
The proposition emerged
the winning team with best
Will accreditation increase the cost of Education?
numbera of issues in order to meet the standards
set down by the accreditation agency.
It is therefore possible that the costs associated
with obtaining accreditation will be
passed on to students and be reflected in an
increase in fees.
However, it is also possible that the move
to accreditation, as part of the institution’s
Strategic Plan, will in fact allow the institution
to use its newly acquired accredited
status to recruit more students. With an increase
in enrolment, it may not be necessary
to increase fees significantly.
It must be stressed however that although
accreditation might be costly, tertiary institutions
should not be deterred. The value
gained for both institution and its students,
in ABNAB’s estimation, justifies the expense
incurred.
speaker going to Kezia
Charles of the opposition
while at Holy Trinity, eightyear
old Alexander Desouza
captured the 1st prize 2nd
prize Sheniah Mussington
and 3rd was Tejah Beazer.
The World AIDS Day
march through the streets of
Barbuda was scaled down
this year, as only a few students
participated. The
group assembled at the Post
Office, unto River and Top
Mission Roads and ended
with a short ceremony at the
Fisheries Complex.
Prizes and winning trophies
were donated by
State Insurance Cooperation,
a platinum sponsor of
the World AIDS Day with
responsibility for Barbuda
events; representing the
Cooperation was Public Relations
Manager Dornalyn
Beazer.
The AIDS Secretariat
thanks all of its sponsors, especially
the State Insurance
Cooperation for making the
events in Barbuda possible,
to all participants and the
general public, thanks for
your continuous support.
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US Embassy hosts American bluegrass band Della Mae
The U.S. Embassy to
Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean,
and the Organization
of Eastern Caribbean States
was pleased to host American
bluegrass band Della
Mae, in a three-country traveling
tour of American bluegrass
music. The program
traveled to St. Kitts, Barbados,
and Antigua.
In Antigua, Della Mae
performed on December 3
for an enthusiastic audience
at the Multipurpose Cultural
Center in St. John’s, playing
a solid one-hour set of
their original songs, including
“Boston Town” — their
most recent release — “To
Ohio” and “You’re my
Bourbon Hound.”
The Grammy-nominated
band was founded in
2009 by fiddle player Kimber
Ludiker, who was born
in Spokane, Washington.
Kimber is a fifth-generation
fiddle player, having started
playing since the age of 3.
For this Eastern Caribbean
tour, Kimber was accompanied
by Celia Woodsmith,
lead vocalist and guitarist;
Bonnie Paine, vocalist and
washboard player; Avril
Smith, guitarist; and Vickie
Vaughn, bassist and vocalist.
“The U.S. Embassy is
hosting this series of public
concerts to underscore
the excellence and diversity
of American music, and to
promote cultural exchange,”
said U.S. Embassy Public
Affairs Officer James Rodriguez.
Della Mae performs in Antigua
“This concert series appealed
to a wide range of
music lovers, specifically
country music fans, American
bluegrass music fans,
young and upcoming musicians,
music students, and
the general public. We will
continue to support the arts
in St. Kitts and the Eastern
Caribbean through dynamic
cultural initiatives and programming.”
Although they maintain a
busy touring schedule, Della
Mae have also found time to
serve as cultural ambassadors
in the U.S. State Department’s
American Music
Abroad program.
In that capacity, they’ve
undertaken a series of extended
trips to Pakistan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Brazil, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab
Emirates, playing concerts
for local audiences as well
as collaborating with local
musicians and participating
in children’s music-education
programs.
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Thursday 8th December 2016
Caribbean Exports celebrates regional exporting excellence
Bridgetown, BARBA-
DOS – The West India
Biscuit Company Limited
(WIBISCO), widely known
for their baked goods such as
biscuits and cookies, copped
the Caribbean Exporter of
the Year Award last night at
the 2 nd Caribbean Exporter
of the Year Awards.
The Awards event held
this year at the Hilton, Barbados
Resort on the evening
of December 5, 2016 hosted
by the Caribbean Export
Development Agency (Caribbean
Export) and funded
by the European Union (EU)
via the 10 th EDF Regional
Private Sector Development
Programme, aims to
recognise and promote the
contributions of outstanding
exporters to the region’s
economy.
“Our vision was that
these awards would raise the
profile of our SMEs in the
regional and international
market place, and I firmly
believe that we are on the
right track with this initiative.
This belief was validated
in 2015, when the inaugural
Caribbean Exporter
of the Year, the CEO of Sacha
Cosmetics, revealed that
this achievement opened
the doors for his company
into Cuba – a market that
they had previously pursued
without any success” expressed
Pamela Coke Hamilton,
Executive Director of
Caribbean Export.”
The importance of initiatives
like these Awards and
other projects implemented
by Caribbean Export was
exemplified by H.E. Ambassador
Daniela Tramacere in
her remarks “the European
Union has invested a considerable
amount of financial
and technical resources
in support of private sector
development, particularly
for export expansion. Since
2007, the EU has provided
approximately EUR 138m
in untied aid for trade to the
15 CARIFORUM member
states, not to mention the
support provided under the
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cont’d from pg 6
rum, banana and sugar programmes”.
Ambassador Tramacere is the
new Head of Delegation of the EU to
the Eastern Caribbean Countries, the
OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM
and went on to congratulate the award
winners, highlighting that since the introduction
of the CARIFORUM-EU
EPA, which is central to the collaboration
between the two regions, progress
is being made. Tramacere reported
that “between 2009-2013 exports from
the Caribbean to the EU increased by
20%.”
The event, which brought together
over 100 guests saw a total of 6 awards
being won. WIBISCO is a deserved
winner of the Caribbean Exporter of
the Year Award being a successful exporter
to over 20 countries across the
world and realising their motto ‘Baked
in the Caribbean, Loved Everywhere’.
With a company culture of innovation
and a continuous drive for excellence
they have successfully introduced new
techniques and equipment to increase
efficiencies and output in response to
the fast-paced ever changing global
marketplace.
The Female Exporter of the Year
Award was sponsored by RBC Royal
Bank, who have a particular interest
in supporting female business owners,
was won by Haitian Yve-Car Momperousse,
owner of Kreyol Essence; a
manufacturer of organic natural hair,
skin and aromatherapy products including
exotic oils, pomades, soufflés
and therapeutic candles.
The Green Exporter of the Year,
sponsored by Williams Industries Inc.
was taken by Perishables Jamaica Ltd
(PJL) for their efficient use of green
technologies in the production of herbal
teas that use authentic Jamaican raw
materials. From their 20-acre farm
they operate on a 15Kw Photovoltaic
system, which has reduced their electricity
cost by 70% since installation.
SMAKS Luxury Group has been
in business since 2011, and produces a
range of Caribbean-flavoured teas. In
the past 3 years a new product was developed
- Chai Rum, the world’s first
tea-infused rum, which the company
now exports to seven countries in Europe.
SMAKS took home the Emerging
Exporter of the Year Award sponsored
by Automotive Art in recognition
of the explosion of growth witnessed
since the unique product innovation.
The Special Award for Excellence
in Service Export, which recognises an
outstanding Caribbean firm whose primary
area of business is the provision
of services with global reach, was won
by Nand Persaud International Communications
Inc from Guyana. An organisation
that employs over 500 people
has experienced an impressive 31%
increase in export growth in the provision
of a range of customer support
services to their international clientele.
Glyn Partidge, Founder of 10 Saints
Brewery Ltd, was the Agency’s Choice
Award winner on the night. 10 Saints
is a Barbadian micro-brewery that has
leveraged several opportunities from
Caribbean Export exemplifying the
great drive and determination required
to successfully export products and services
globally.
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Wednesday’s Sudoku Solution
S U D O K U
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Four-legged mother
4. Opposite of “Ten-hut!”
10. Ducky color?
14. Lupino or Cantor
15. Hebrew greeting
16. General’s assistant
17. Temporary delay
19. Give up
20. One who does a lot of
schussing?
22. Spit four-letter words
23. Labors along, as a workhorse
24. First name in all-time homers
27. Bach work
30. Certain puzzle authority
33. So-so grade
36. “Dragnet” org.
37. Carrey’s “Me, Myself &
___”
38. Heartland state
39. Isabel’s center
40. Related research citations
42. Bird feed
43. Go halvesies
44. Boat boy of note
47. Word hyphenated with ran
49. William Jennings Bryan
delivery of 1896
54. Its cones don’t hold ice
cream
55. Over, professionally
58. Valentine’s Day figure
59. Commendation
60. Consanguine folks
61. Riga native
62. “Hotel California” band
63. Flightless fowl
Down
1. Poorly lit
2. ___ Annie of “Oklahoma!”
3. Star of “A Night at the Opera”
4. Flabbergast
5. Thees and ___
6. Doesn’t get a handout
7. Made it to the ground
8. Like a lemon
9. “Frasier” honor
10. NFL lineman
11. Children’s song refrain
12. Stirred in
13. Malicious glances
18. Diplomatic success
21. Cowpoke’s poke?
24. Part of a car’s underpinning
25. “And ___ we go!”
26. Tug-of-war need
27. Feudal lord’s lands
28. The ___ Reader (eclectic
magazine)
29. Theater or party tack-on
31. Ireland, another way
32. ___ Scott decision
33. Caesar’s comic foil
34. Easy-to-pour pitcher
35. With the greatest of ___
38. At the pawnshop
40. Prefix meaning “foreigner”
41. Dead Sea Scrolls makers
42. Most like Solomon
44. Dismiss from school
45. River in France
46. “___ now, when?”
47. Time for fools?
48. One way to get a car
50. Run with a long, easy
stride
51. ___ mater (brain membrane)
52. Like bachelor parties
53. Go backpacking
56. Matchstick counting game
57. Homophone for new
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Today’s weather forecast
Antigua and Barbuda
Cloudy with occasional rain
showers.
High - 82ºF
Low - 76ºF
Wind: East North East 15 mph
Sunrise 6.24 am; Sunset 5.33 pm
Wednesday’s Crossword Solution
HOROSCOPE
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Before you can overcome
your fear you must first be
aware of what it is. Identify it
and note its parameters. See
how it’s something that has attached
itself to you, but it’s not
you. Peel it away.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You can’t control what
other people find interesting.
Instead you’ll learn more about
it and use this knowledge to
your advantage, fashioning
your message to make it compelling
to your audience.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Blank spaces beg to be
filled. Filled spaces, like full
elevators, are repellant to newcomers.
Take a deep breath
and figure out what you need
to give away in order to invite
fresh energy.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Pop artist Andy Warhol once
remarked that two people kissing
always look like fish. Kissing
that happens this week will
lead you to a feeling of being
caught.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Everything does not have to
be about accomplishing some
goal. But if you’re having
trouble finding motivation, ask
yourself to deliver a measurable
result within a particular
deadline. It will work wonders
to get you going.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
An attractive someone is on
your mind. The effort you put
into either forging this relationship
or steering it in a new
direction will pay off and make
your life wonderful.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The projects that are on your
schedule will be accomplished,
while the projects that are in
your mind will go unattended.
The time and date stamp is
what makes things happen.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
There’s a lot you’ll do because
it feels right. You don’t need
to know, with every little exchange,
what’s in it for you.
But for some exchanges this
is important. Otherwise, you
won’t be motivated to follow
through.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’re good company. Left to
your own devices, you’ll get on
to some truly interesting pursuits
and/or meaningful work.
Anyway, it’s better to be alone
than to be with people you
don’t enjoy.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If
you’re concerned with making
sure your time is spent doing
something meaningful, don’t
worry so much about what
you’re doing. Meaning will be
achieved by bringing a sacred
quality of attention to any endeavor.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Experts say that good relationships
start with the one you
develop with yourself — as if
that’s such an easy thing to get
right. For many it’s not. If it’s
hard to change from the inside
out, change from the outside
in.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
A beautiful face isn’t attractive
to you unless there’s also a fascinating
brain behind it. You
feel fortunate to know people
who are as becoming as they
are smart. Playing together will
be the best part of the day.
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Thursday 8th December 2016
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The Helping Hand Foundation, Calloo Cay Antigua and
the Old Road football club presents a Jouvert and beach
bash & barbecue on Friday 9th December, 2016 (V.C. Bird
day). The Jouvert begins at 5am and route is through the
main road in the village. The beach bash and barbecue will
take place at Morris Bay, Old Road from 2pm until. Tickets:
$50.00 (Inclusive of meals & 4 drinks). Please come and
support this worthy cause as the funds will go towards the
HHF ongoing projects. Call 770-6055 /562-6224-/562-6227
for tickets.
Please be advised there will be a end of year meeting for
all members to be held at the msjmc conference room on
wednesday 14th december, 2016. Please make an effort to
be in full attendance.
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The Family and Social Service Division, Foster Care Program,
under the Ministry of Social Transformation in collaboration
with our community partner Digicel will be hosting
an Ice Cream Social for Children in Care on December
11, 2016. All Foster families are invited, please contact the
Division for more information at 462-4402 or 562-1508/9.
Thanks in advance for your support.
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 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.
The A.E.Goodwin Faith and Hope School off the All Saints
rd east of the Townhouse Mega Store invites you to its flea
market on Saturday 10th December 2016, from 9:00 am to
1:00 pm. Barbeque chicken will be also available Proceeds
will assist us with school projects. Do support us. Thanks in
advance.
The Cedar Hall Moravian Church invites you to its Extravagant
Black and Gold Gala Event on Saturday 17th December,
2016 starting at 7pm. This grand event takes place at
the Ernest James C.E Building on the Church grounds in
Jennings. Tickets - $150 per couple or $80 single. It’s an
evening of fine dining, great entertainment and wholesome
fun. So bring the entire family and enjoy this spectacular
event. Proceeds are in aid of church development.
The meeting which was scheduled to be held for all OCS
past students on Thursday 30th November at 6:00pm is now
going to be held on the school compound on Saturday 10th
December, 2016 at 3:00 pm please make a very special to
come to this meeting. Agenda end of year beach bash.
The Antigua Girls’ High School will be holding its annual
Carol Service on Tuesday December 13th, 2016, at the
Spring Gardens Moravian Church, beginning at 5:00pm. All
old girls, parents, retired staff and friends of AGHS are cordially
invited. Please bring a soft offering.
Parents of students attending Public Schools served by the
National School Meals Programme (NSMP) are asked to
take note that the final lunch service for 2016 will be on
Thursday 8th December. Operations will resume on Monday
9th January, 2016.
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Parham takes top spot after 4-1 thrashing
By Carlena Knight
Asot’s Arcade Parham took the top
spot in the Antigua Barbuda Football
Association Premier league after a 4-1
thrashing of defending champions, Cool
and Smooth AC Delco Glenn’s Pet Paradise
Greenbay Hoppers on Sunday.
In the second match of the triple header
at the Antigua Recreation grounds,
Parham outplayed Hoppers which resulted
in handing them their first loss of the
season and pushing Parham two points
ahead in the 10 team standings.
Jense Salles found the net first for the
victors in the 27th followed by Tevaughn
By Carlena Knight
Defending champions,
Jumby bay and runners up,
Coaches will once again clash
this time for the playoffs title
in the Antigua Barbuda Volleyball
Association Business
League.
With the semifinals being
played on Tuesday night at
the YMCA Sports Complex,
‘Peter Reds’ Harriette in the 37th.
As the second half began it was clear
that Parham meant business with a strike
from Faine Valecin in the 59th with the
nail in the coffin coming from Nazir Mc-
Burnette in the 88th minute. The lone
goal for Hoppers came from Ammiel Joseph
in the 78th minute.
In the feature match on Sunday, Sandals
Inet Grenades upset FLOW Old
Road, 3-2 in the round south derby.
Despite the valiant effort from Rashad
Jules and Stefan Smith in the 54th
and 84th minute Old Road could not
deny Grenades the victory.
Ministry of Sports Coaches
claimed the first spot into the
finals after defeating ABIIT
Millblades in a thrilling first
match. Coaches were pushed
to the limit by Millblades who
forced the match into a third
set(25-27) after falling in the
first (25-18).
Millblades however could
not deny Coaches their spot
By Carlena Knight
Darryl Appleton made a new personal best in the 100m
backstroke in the FINA (International Swimming Federation)
World Championships in Windsor Family Credit Union Centre
(WFCU) in Canada in a time of one hour two minutes and
nine seconds (1:02.09).
Appleton improving on his former time of one three minutes
and fifty-eight seconds (1:03.58) however did not advance
from heat 2 of the event. The Antigua and Barbuda contingent
consists of four swimmers and four officials.
The swimmers include: Samantha Roberts, Stefano Mitchell,
Gabriella Gittens and Darryl Appleton who will all compete
in individual events while the four officials include:
Wayne Mitchell (Coach), Frances-Ann Mellanson (Manager),
Mark Mitchell who will take part in Golden Coaches Clinic
and Edith Clashing who is the first OECS Technical Official
to be apart of the officiating team at the championships.
to the finals after falling in the
deciding set (15-10).
In the second semifinal
match, defending champions
Jumby Bay found not much
difficulty in securing their
spot for the fourth straight
year after defeating APUA
Inet in straight sets (25-18,27-
25).
The curtains will fall on
the 2016 league on Thursday
night with the bronze
Atapharoy Bygrave struck first for
the victors in the 24th minute followed
by Lamar Lodges in the 51st minute and
Asrick Samuels in the 90th minute.
This win now moves Grenades to
third in the standings, two points behind
Hoppers (17) and four points behind
leaders, Parham (19).
In the first matchup of the day, Glanvilles
FC stunned SAP FC, 2-0. It was a
shocking upset for SAP FC as they fell
under to newbies, Glanvilles FC with
goals coming from David Harrison in
the 14th minute and Mickel Phillip in the
77th minute.
Coaches and Jumby Bay to clash for Playoff title
Appleton makes new PB
medal match between ABIIT
Millblades and APUA Inet at
6:30pm with the gold medal
clash starting at 7:30pm
where Jumby Bay will look to
claim their fourth straight title
and Coaches will hope to pull
off one of the biggest upsets in
the league.
Immediately following
the matches will be the closing
ceremony and the ABVA
Fundraising Raffle Draw.
Antigua vs Barbuda Meet
to take place this weekend
By Carlena Knight
The Antigua vs Barbuda
Meet will take place this Friday
in Codrington, Barbuda
where three horses, Fresh
Milk, Feature Attraction and
Four Hundred will compete.
All three horses who are
presently in Barbuda will face
off with Barbudan horses in
six races. Not forgetting the
local supporters here, a package
will be available.
This is according to Technical
Director of the Antigua
Turf Club who stated in a previous
interview that the Club
will be offering packages to
all interested individuals.
The package is $250
which covers the ferry, ground
transportation to and from the
wharf in Barbuda, breakfast
and entrance to the races. All
interested person are asked to
call 770-4080.
Admission is $20 per
adult and $10 per child.
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Marsh doubts leave Australia unchanged
AUSTRALIA - Uncertainty
over Shaun Marsh’s badly
broken finger has ensured
that Australia’s revamped Test
squad was retained for the first
Test against Pakistan at the
Gabba.
The selectors had made
sweeping changes after Australia’s
crushing defeat in Hobart,
where South Africa secured
the series, and only six of the
XI from that Test retained their
places for the day-night Test in
Adelaide. Matt Renshaw, Peter
Handscomb and Nic Maddinson
all made their debuts in Adelaide,
where Australia picked
up a consolation victory.
Maddinson, who made 80
in a Sheffield Shield match for
New South Wales this week,
was thought he man most likely
to make way in the event
of Marsh returning to fitness.
However Marsh was not considered
as he continues rehabilitation
after a broken finger
suffered against South Africa
in Perth.
“Shaun has yet to resume
batting and will have a follow-up
x-ray this week that will
be reviewed by a specialist,”
the CA head of sports science
Alex Kountouris said. “This
will determine when he can resume
cricket training.”
It is believed that Marsh’s
finger injury, a re-break suffered
during the first Test after
he initially fractured it in Sri
Lanka, is of a more serious nature
than initially thought.
Australia’s coach Darren
Lehmann conceded that Marsh
would now need to prove his
fitness via the Big Bash League
- either for the Pakistan series
or the tour of India next year,
for which he is considered a
vital component given a sound
batting method against spin.
Lehmann said Marsh would
be able to slot into a middle order
role when fit, despite most
recently playing as an opener
alongside David Warner.
“He did really well in Perth
in the Test match for us opening,
he scored a hundred for us
opening but he’s had success
down the order as well,” Lehmann
said. “He’s one of those
guys who can fit in anywhere in
the top six which is pleasing to
have. It depends on what happens
with other positions.”
The Gabba Test is also a
day-night affair, and given Australia’s
success in Adelaide and
the desire for stability, there
is every chance they will take
an unchanged XI into a Test
cont’d from pg 16
achieved and won the match for West Indies.
The West Indies went on the win the first ever
one-day cricket world cup. Reds observed that
during that tense last wicket partnership, no one
left West Indies players dressing room. Many
players wept openly as victory was snatched
from the certain jaws of defeat, on that fateful
day.
At Adelaide in 1993, the last Australian pair
of Craig Mc. Dermott and Tim May needed two
runs to win, after they had added 40 runs for the
last wicket. Walsh bowled a delivery outside the
leg stump which Mc. Dermott played for what
seemed a certain boundary. Desmond Haynes
dived full length at forward short leg and brilliantly
stopped any runs.
The last ball of the over was a bouncer
which Mc. Dermott gloved into the hands of
wicketkeeper Junior Murray. West Indies won
that match by two runs.
That victory tied the series at one game
each. West Indies then went to Perth where they
demolished the Australians within three days of
the five day test. Ambrose took seven for seventy-six
in that match.
Reds colleague and friend Tony Cozier
(who passed away earlier this year), was fondly
remembered. Reds, on his first tour of duty,
for the first time in more than
a year. The only possible alteration
would be if Adelaide
12th man Chadd Sayers came
into contention, and he did his
chances no harm by taking
eight wickets in the Sheffield
Shield this week.
“We were very pleased with
how the team came together in
Adelaide after some significant
changes following the Tests in
Perth and Hobart,” the interim
selection chairman Trevor
Hohns said.
“This is a young group with
a lot of promise and we believe
all deserve their opportunity
again in this upcoming Test.”
Of Australia’s debutants
from the previous match, Maddinson
in particular will be
keen to prove his Test worth at
the Gabba, having fallen for a
12-ball duck in his only innings
of the Adelaide Test.
Maddinson bounced back
from that disappointment with
80 in the first innings for New
South Wales this week in their
Shield game against South
Australia.
The other Adelaide debutants,
Handscomb and Renshaw,
both enjoyed longer stays
at the crease in their first appearance
for Australia. Handscomb
scored a half-century
in the first innings and then hit
the winning runs in the second,
while Renshaw occupied the
crease for 137 balls in Australia’s
chase to help them secure
victory.
was sent with Cozier by the CBU to broadcast
the series between England and the West Indies
in 1975. They were joined by Jeffrey Charles
of Dominica who then worked for the BBC in
London. The English commentators in that series
were Christopher Martin-Jenkins and John
Arlott. Reds and Cozier went on to broadcast
cricket for the next forty years together travelling
the then known cricketing world.
When asked to what does he attribute his obvious
success Reds replied thusly: ‘I think there
was some guiding hand which led me to the life
and profession I eventually had. There was also
very hard work and effort on my part. At no
time did I allow myself to think I was not good
enough to achieve becoming a cricket commentator.’
It may very well be that that same guiding
spirit led him to Saint Lucia where he headed
the OECS sports desk from 1984 to1996. Reds
now calls Saint Lucia home.
During his many years in Saint Lucia Reds
has been a great asset to sports in general and
cricket in particular. Sports enthusiasts will welcome
this opportunity to wish Reds the best of
health and good luck as he retires from broadcasting
the game he so dearly loves. Reds is due
to broadcast his last cricket match in Guyana
between that country and Barbados from 9 to
12 December, 2016. (Kaieteur News)
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Thursday 8th December 2016
Reds Perreira calls it a day
On the day Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira was
to broadcast his final cricket match in Saint
Lucia before settling into retirement from
broadcasting, he was instead sitting with
me at a popular Rodney Bay café relating
how the broadcasting of cricketing had taken
him throughout the cricketing world.
Surely, it was not how he had anticipated
ending his long love affair with the gentleman’s
game. But a low tropical trough
had dumped so much rain on the Darren
Sammy Cricket Stadium that play had to
be abandoned.
It was the fourth and final day of a regional
match between ‘Reds’ native Guyana
and the Windward Islands. There was
however sufficient play on the first two
days to earn Guyana first innings lead
while sinking the Windward’s team into
further despair.
As a child, Reds suffered the unenviable
inability to speak clearly due to severe
stuttering. He loved the game of cricket
more than anything else in the world. His
first recollection of being glued to rediffusion
radio station was during the England
versus West Indies test matches in England
in 1950.
During that series John Arlott, Rex
Alston and E.W. Stanton of England were
to make a lasting impression on the young
Perreira as they described the game, ball by
ball, from the commentary box.
The following year (1951) when West
Indies toured Australia Reds listened to
the broadcast of these matches from 11pm
to 4am. He listened intently to Australian
commentators Jonny Moyes, Michael
Charlton and Allan Mc. Gilvrey.
‘I became even more fascinated by the
theatre and imagery of the game. I could
see in my mind’s eyes the perfect green outfield
as I listened to the crowd’s applause
and saw the polished red sphere raced to
the boundary from a perfectly timed cover
drive.’ Reds was later to broadcast Australia
versus West Indies test matches with Mc
Gilvrey in 1973, 1978 and 1979.
‘I began to watch inter-colonial matches
in my teens. The games were between
British Guiana (BG), as it then was Barbados,
Trinidad and Jamaica. The first regional
game I witnessed was between Barbados
and BG. I was there for the highest opening
partnership of 390 runs between Leslie
White and Glendon Gibbs of BG – White
260 and Gibbs 216. That record lasted for
50 years. In those days my father, who was
a very strict man, had given me a choice
between the movies and cricket as recreation.
I chose cricket.’
As the young Perreira watched he also
listened to the broadcasts. By then he had
dabbled in second division cricket and soon
came to the realization, that he should concentrate
on broadcasting the game, rather
than pursue it as a career. He used to lie in
bed every day broadcasting cricket from
imaginary contests. His mother listened
without ever asking him to desist, or to
suggest that her son may have been a little
off kilter.
‘I credit my mother for her subtle support
in helping me overcome my embarrassing
stuttering. However, the children
at my school (St. Mary’s R.C.) were not as
kind and supportive. I literally abandoned
school in my teens because of the constant
teasing.’
After school Reds worked for a short
period and then left for England for five
years to develop himself. ‘In England,
I knocked around the BBC where Alva
Clarke of Saint Lucia worked as a broadcaster.
I also watched a lot of test and county
cricket.
’Reds decided that he would return
home at the end of 1967. He also made the
decision to spend the greater part of that
year in Denmark. It was in Denmark that
his working hours finally allowed him the
time to kick the stuttering habit once and
for all. He worked the morning, noon and
evening shifts as a dish washer and had the
time between shifts to himself. He used that
time to read the English newspapers which
he bought at the railway station across the
street from his workplace.
‘Pronouncing ‘R’s and ‘S’s were a particular
challenge. I rehearsed these until
my confidence began to grow. ’By the time
Reds returned to Guyana at the end of 1967
Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira
he had broken the back of his stammering
handicap. ‘In Guyana I was employed by
Hugh Cholmondely (1969), at a radio station
which he managed. I broadcast my first
test match at Bourda (Guyana) in 1971.’
When asked to name the two most
memorable cricket matches he broadcast,
Reds took a long pause and then said:
‘There are so many, it’s difficult to choose
just two.
’He then settled on the quarter-final
match between West Indies and Pakistan in
the first ever cricket world cup, a sixty-over
affair played at Edgbaston, England in
1975. He then mentioned a test match between
the West Indies and Australia at Adelaide,
in January 1993, which West Indies
won by one run.
In that one-day quarter-final contest Pakistan
scored 276. West Indies with a strong
batting line up were struggling at 203 for
nine. Few if any, had given the West Indies
any chance of winning that match. But in
walked Andy Roberts to partner Derek
Murray in the middle. The two began slowly
taking quick singles and two’s whenever
the opportunity arose.
Slowly but surely these two were inching
towards 276, which they eventually
cont’d on pg 15
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