Caribbean Times 86th Issue - Monday 30th January 2017

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PM, SPENCER
TO MEET ON CCJ
By Everton Barnes
The proposed referendum to determine
whether or not Antigua and
Barbuda accedes to the Caribbean
Court of Justice (CCJ) will be the focus
of discussions today between the
Prime Minister and the Leader of the
Opposition.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne
will host the meeting scheduled to
take place at the Office of the Prime
Minister this afternoon.
The Prime Minister has issued an
invitation to Leader of the Opposition,
Baldwin Spencer to attend the
meeting and to advise him that he
may bring along a team of five members
to the meeting.
The government will also be represented
by a team of five persons.
Since last November, the Prime
Minister dispatched a letter to Spencer
seeking to ascertain from him the
opposition, United Progressive Party’s
position on the staging of the referendum
on the CCJ.
This as both Spencer and UPP Political
Leader, Harold Lovell, have
stated their support for the regional
Prime Minister, the Hon., Gaston Browne
court, but have indicated that this was
a ‘personal’ position.
In light of this, it was never clear
what the UPP’s official position on
the matter was.
Spencer indicated in a letter this
month that the UPP seems to favour
putting multiple questions, including
the CCJ, before the electorate, but
based on the St Vincent and the Grenadines
and the Grenada examples
where this was done, PM Browne is
unlikely to agree to multiple questions.
The prime minister has repeatedly
Leader of the Opposition, the Hon., Baldwin
Spencer
said that if there were any attempts
to politicize the process or if the UPP
is not willing to move forward with
only the CCJ question on the ballot
paper, he will not proceed any further.
Today’s meeting will be the first
time that both sides are meeting with
a full forum to discuss the matter, as
members of the National Coordinating
Committee will also be attending.
Following the meeting, the prime
minister will hold a press conference
to update the public on the outcome
of the meeting.

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Monday 30th January 2017
CHAPA updates Cabinet on housing
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By Everton Barnes
The Cabinet has received
an update into the
operations of the Central
Housing and Planning Authority
(CHAPA) which
has a mandate to provide
houses for ordinary men
and women in the country.
A team from CHAPA
was invited to Friday’s
meeting of the Cabinet
when it provided the update.
It reported that no accounting
or auditing of its
books has taken place since
2006.
According to Cabinet
spokesman Lionel Max
Hurst the Cabinet was told
that the 2006 audit was
completed in 2016, and the
auditor finds it difficult to
move forward since the accounting
records have disappeared;
authorities from
the previous administration
absconded with CHAPA’s
records.
Hurst said the CHAPA
reported that though it sold
land valued at $48 million
dollars, one quarter of that
sum, or $12 million dollars,
remains unpaid for 90 days
or more; that is considered
delinquent. A system for
pursuing delinquents is to
be put in place.
The CHAPA also reported
that it was responsible
for the construction of
two housing projects since
2004. It was involved in
the building of 79 houses
at North Sound, and 54 at
Follies.
“The houses remained
largely unoccupied until
after June 2014, when a
new administration ordered
that the homes be distributed
to nurses, police-persons,
public servants, and
others employed by Government’s
statutory bodies,
under a rent-to-own plan,”
Hurst reported.
The CHAPA reported
that it is still being called
upon by those occupying
the houses to make minor
repairs, cut overgrown
grass and undertake other
kinds of improvements as
though it were a landlord;
the CHAPA regards the
occupiers as prospective
owners that are paying
rental towards obtaining a
bank mortgage.
CHAPA estimates that it
ought to take no more than
three years from possession
for those rent-to-own occupiers
to organize a mortgage.
The Cabinet learned that
CHAPA also owns land in
Picadilly and will begin
selling plots to prospective
homeowners.
Cabinet agreed that the
CHAPA will sell that land
with infrastructure—roads,
electricity, water, telephone
and Internet fiber-optic capability—already
built-in.
“No longer will CHAPA
sell land that is undeveloped,
the Cabinet decreed.
The price per square foot
will reflect the infrastructure
costs,” Hurst declared.
Plans being made to rid the
streets of derelict vehicles
By Joanna Paris
Plans are currently being made for the
National Solid Waste and Management Authority
and the Central Board of Health to
begin removing derelict and abandoned vehicles
from the streets of Antigua and Barbuda.
According to Government’s Chief of
Staff, Ambassador Lionel “Max” Hurst, the
“vehicles” will be taken to Cooks Dump for
storage and eventual disposal.
“The unsightliness of the vehicles, the
accumulation of places for vectors to breed
and spread diseases, the opportunity for
pests and vermin to find places and conditions
conducive to spreading contagion,
have influenced the Cabinet to move swiftly
on this national clean-up”, Hurst outlined in
a press statement.
Hurst indicated that the abandoned vehicles
have already been marked, and the
removal will take place in accordance with
the law.
The law compels notice by way of visible
XXs on those to be removed.
The statement noted that “since body repair
shops and mechanic shops are primarily
the ones where this unlawful storage takes
place, the Cabinet appeals to the owners to
act”.

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Prime Minister Browne holds
bilateral talks with Danilo Medina,
President of the Dominican Republic
Prime Minister Gaston Browne and President of the Dominican Republic
Danilo Medina
Matters of mutual interest
with a view to further
promoting cooperation between
Antigua and Barbuda
and the Dominican Republic
were high on the agenda,
when the Honourable Gaston
Browne, Prime Minister
of Antigua and Barbuda met
with His Excellency Danilo
Medina, President of the
Dominican Republic, on the
margins of the Fifth Summit
of the Heads of State/Government
of the Community
of Latin American and Caribbean
States (CELAC),
which took place last week
in Punta Cana, the Dominican
Republic.
Among the topics highlighted
was the Government
of Antigua and Barbuda’s
desire for the Dominican
Republic to establish its
first embassy in Antigua and
Barbuda, which would serve
to further strengthen bilateral
relations.
In this connection, the
Prime Minister indicated
that his Government would
offer a minimum of one (1)
acre of land free of cost to
the Dominican Republic for
the construction of an embassy
in Antigua and Barbuda.
In addition, Prime Minister
Browne noted the tremendous
potential of the
relations between both countries,
which is underpinned
by strong people-to-people
links, and joint coordination
in fora such as CELAC and
the Caribbean Forum (CAR-
IFORUM).
He stated that Antigua
and Barbuda would
welcome the further development
of investment
and business ties with the
Dominican Republic, and
pointed out that Antigua and
Barbuda would serve as an
excellent platform for trade
reach into OECS and CAR-
ICOM markets.
Prime Minister Browne
also mentioned the possibility
of exploring bilateral
cooperation in the realm
of health-care, given that
the Dominican Republic
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Monday 30th January 2017
Roman Catholics celebrate 30 years
By Everton Barnes
The Roman Catholic
community in Antigua is
celebrating the 30th anniversary
of the dedication of
the Family Cathedral at Michael’s
Mount.
On Sunday, hundreds attended
morning worship at
the Cathedral, led by newly
installed Bishop Robert
Llanos who used the occasion
to reflect on the exile of
Joseph, Mary and the baby
Jesus to Egypt to escape
Herod’s wrath.
By Renio Abbott
On Tuesday 24th January, 2017
a 2nd form student of the Clare Hall
Secondary School was injured by a
teacher who is employed at the secondary
institution.
It is alleged that between 4:30 and
5:00 p.m., three 2nd form students
who attend the Chare Hall Secondary
school were on the Building Technology
block of the school’s compound,
trying out bike stunts and decided to
make a video depicting the stunts.
The said video eventually circulated
on social media and went viral.
Based on an account given by one
of the students who was present, one
of the boys attempted to grab the attention
of a female passerby.
When she did not respond to the
verbal signal, one of the other boys
took up a pebble and threw it to get
her attention, just as another student
who was riding the bicycle on the corridor
attempting to complete a stunt.
At the same time while the rider
advanced along the corridor, teacher
26-year old Vendiz Charles called
out to student who threw the stone,
Using the lessons from
this well-known story,
Bishop Llanos recalled the
decision to construct the
new Cathedral back in the
early 1980’s and the efforts
to construct the edifice that
was consecrated and bless
on January 20, 1987.
He told the congregation
that construction a new Cathedral
was an important act
in several ways for it signified
not just the physical
building, but the building of
the spiritual body of Christ.
For, as he noted, the church,
its members, are the building
blocks of the ‘Body of
Christ’.
According to the Bishop,
there were several events
taking place within the Roman
Catholic community
over the past three months
as a build-up to Sunday’s
worship and family gathering
that followed.
He said each family was
asked to carried out what he
called ‘a spiritual exercise’
where they were asked to
instructing him to “stop throwing
stones”.
After not being acknowledged for a
second time, he said “stop”, and threw
a stone in the direction of the corridor,
injuring the student just above his left
eye and resulting in blood spilling all
over the bicycle.
Another teacher who was present
in a classroom came to the assistance
of the minor when the Charles left and
went to the office.
The injured boy was taken to the
bathroom to wash his face and Charles
returned with ice, instructing the him
to put it on his head.
Shortly thereafter, he started to
suffer from a seizure, an ambulance
arrived and took him to the Mount St.
Johns Medical Center.
The mother was notified of the
incident by Charles, stating that “the
child had an accident with another minor
at the school”.
The student was admitted to the
Intensive Care Unit at the hospital,
having fallen into a coma for a few
hours.
He eventually woke up and the
performed a task out social
outreach to others in the
community.
Immediately after the
service, the congregation
engaged in a series of social
activities that included
hot lunch, games, music and
other celebrations on the
Cathedral grounds,
A team from the Medical
benefits Scheme was also
on hand to carry out a health
fair that included screening
for blood pressure, blood
sugar and cholesterol levels.
Teacher charged with attempted murder
doctor advised his mother to keep him
talking.
When asked to identify the student
by name, he told his mother that a
teacher caused the injury. Mr. Charles
walked in and upon hearing the line of
questioning, said, “It was me”.
The police were called and subsequently
charged him with attempted
murder.
The visibly frustrated mother
speaking to Caribbean Times stated
“I’m not pleased in the way Mrs.
Greene, principal of the Clare Hall
Secondary School is dealing with the
matter.
“Thanks to Mr. Browne at the
Ministry of Education for giving me
the utmost support with my son’s accident;
I would like to thank the general
public for their kind and positive
support”.
She indicated that her son is still in
pain and is in no condition to return
to school at this time and would like
the nation of Antigua and Barbuda to
continue praying for her son.
The student who was diagnosed
cont’d on pg 5

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Sons and Daughters of Willikies
gives back to prison inmates
By Renio Abbott
On Friday morning, Her Majesty’s
Prison was greatly blessed with a donation
of medical supplies from the Sons
and Daughters of Willkie’s. Present at
the short handover ceremony were His
Excellency, Sir Rodney Williams, Governor
General of Antigua and Barbuda,
Honorable Molwyn Joseph Minister of
Health, Mrs. Worthene George, Permanent
Secretary in the Ministry of Public
Safety, Albert Wade Superintendent
of Prison and the members of the Sons
and Daughters of Willikies.
One year ago, Nurse Simon had a
conversation with Dr. Oswald Thomas
and Derick Nicholas, one of the founders
of sons and Daughters of Willikies;
she explained the horrific situation at
the Her Majesty’s Prison and their desire
for a Dental Clinic and a Medical
Clinic.
Nurse Simon plead and insisted that
Dr. Thomas come to see her at the prison.
They would meet both the prison
Superintendent Albert M.P Wade and
Nurse Simon, and after meeting the key
stakeholders, Dr. Thomas asked Nurse
Simon to put together a wish list for the
Prison, which she gladly provided.
It was expressed that sometimes the
prison staff encounter challenges in
getting the inmates proper care; whether
at Mount St. John Medical Center or
from private facilities. Nurse Simon’s
cont’d from pg 4
with a fractured skull and blood clots
in his head has since been discharged
from the hospital.
The incident has drawn the attention
and ire of the public on social
media with comments being made
both in support of and against the
Minister ASOT Michael with Adam Goldstein, President and COO Royal Caribbean
Cruises LTD and Chairman of FCCA.
wish list for HMP was specifically for
the setting up of a Dental Clinic and
she lamented on the lack of equipment
and supplies for a Medical Clinic.
The members readily embraced an
excess of US $53,000.00 worth of supplies
for the cause. Dr. Aubrey Webson,
and the staff at the Antigua and
Barbuda’s Permanent Mission in New
York not only embraced the project, but
they agreed to pay for the items being
teacher with fellow educators, stating
that it was an honest mistake, citing
that the charge is too much considering
the circumstances; others have
stated that under no circumstance
should a teacher have equipped himself
with a stone to throw towards
students.
shipped to Antigua.
Superintendent Wade added that
one of the biggest challenges the inmates
are facing now in the prison is
dental care, thanks for the Honourable
Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health for
his kind support.
Hon Molwyn Joseph congratulated
the Sons and Daughters of Willikies
for their well put together organization
and the willingness they have shown in
helping the prison inmates.
The Governor General was rather
pleased to see the valuable work a
small community banded together to
complete in helping the inmates without
any help from the Government he
also pleaded to the public whether a
group, a company , an organization or
individuals to assist the prison.

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Monday 30th January 2017
Antigua and Barbuda to benefit from recent
discussion in the Dominican Republic
By Joanna Paris
Antigua and Barbuda
stand to benefit from the
further strengthening of a
mutually beneficial relationship
with the Dominican
Republic.
St. Nicholas Primary was awarded the
trophy for best school in the annual Halo
Christmas Card Competition.
The presentation was held at Government
House, and four of the nine top prizes
were won by students of St. Nicholas
Primary.
Katherine Woodhouse was named
overall winner of the competition, which
is open to all government primary and
Prime Minister, the Hon.
Gaston Browne recently
visited the Dominican Republic
where the Fifth CEL-
AC (Community of Latin
American and Caribbean
States) Meeting was convened.
During meeting of Cabinet,
which took place on
Friday, the decision-making
body was informed about
the opportunity that the forum
presented to dialogue
From left: Students of St.Nicholas Primary with Lady Williams - Isabella Feilles, Katherine Woodhouse,
Isabella Morcos and Coco Feilles.
St. Nicholas Primary wins
Christmas Card competition
secondary schools throughout the island.
St. Anthony’s Secondary also exhibited
exceptional performance, securing
two first places (Xintong Xie and Alexander
Yhap) and one second place (Abigail
Adams) in separate age categories.
Villa Primary and Princess Margaret
Secondary received second and third
prizes (Shawntelle Jones and Amelia
Bedward) for their submissions.
and to network with hemispheric
leader.
“The meeting was “outward
looking,” the Prime
Minister reported, and
sought to address threats
and challenges that the
hemisphere continues to
face”, indicated a press
statement.
Prime Minister Browne
has also reported that the
President of the Dominican
Republic “is eager to
strengthen the bond between
Antigua and Barbuda
and his own country”.
The nation’s leader noted
that the President “is aware
that a significant number of
Dominicanos have made
their home in Antigua, beginning
more than 30 years
ago or around 1985. The
President is giving consideration
to erecting an
Embassy here in Antigua,
having been offered land on
which to build in the Marble
Hill area”.
The strengthening of
trade links between both
states was also discussed.
According to the press
statement, the opportunity
for sick patients, whose illness
may require treatment
outside of Antigua and Barbuda,
to travel to Santo Domingo
for affordable treatment,
was also broached.
The President of the Dominican
Republic offered
help for training nurses in
various specialties.

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Bad behaviour and choices: “Head shot” for the day
Serious health problems are associated
with heavy drinking, the kind
actively promoted in wild parties given
names like “HeadShots” which I
must hasten to inform you are actually
DeathShots. The caption of this article
spells out the reality of another of
the wild rum party concepts so freely
promoted among us: “BBAC” (Bring
Bottle And Come) which I must hasten
to realistically inform you should all
be summed up as Bad Behaviour And
Choices.
I hate the role of being a prophet of
doom but I am constrained to announce
that the icy hand of death, at this time,
is looming over Antigua and Barbuda.
Permit me to share a recent mindboggling
Whatsapp conversation I had
one evening with a young resourceful
professional.
ME: A blessed evening. Trying to
get some info on the outing tagged
“Head Shots”
ME: What do you know?
WA: It’s a party
ME: Yea... What kind of party?
WA: A regular fete
WA: They call it head shots because
rather than giving you shots in a shot
glass they pour it out the bottle straight
in your mouth
In this enlightened age, it is no
secret that alcohol consumption can
cause major health problems - the
health maladies including cirrhosis of
the liver and even injuries (which could
be fatal) sustained in automobile or
other accidents. Now, if one thinks liver
disease and things like car crashes
are the only health risks posed by
drinking, one must think again! Reputable
researchers have linked alcohol
consumption to more than 60 diseases.
This article highlights just a few
of the conditions linked to prolonged
drinking. Let me begin with Anemia.
Heavy drinking can cause the number
of oxygen-carrying red blood cells to
be abnormally low.
This condition, known as anemia,
can trigger a host of symptoms, including
fatigue, shortness of breath, and
lightheadedness. This could have easily
headed my list – Cancer. “Habitual
drinking increases the risk of cancer,”
says Jurgen Rehm, PhD, chairman of
the University of Toronto’s department
of addiction policy and a senior scientist
at the Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health, also in Toronto. Scientists believe
the increased risk comes when the
body converts alcohol into acetaldehyde,
a potent carcinogen. Cancer locations
linked to alcohol use include
the mouth, pharynx (throat), larynx
(voice box), esophagus, liver, breast,
and colorectal region. Cancer risk rises
even higher in heavy drinkers who also
are smokers.
A host of young people today are
affected by Cardiovascular diseases.
Heavy drinking, especially bingeing,
makes platelets more likely to clump
together into blood clots, which can
lead to heart attack or stroke. In a landmark
study published in 2005, Harvard
researchers found that binge drinking
doubled the risk of death among people
who initially survived a heart attack.
Heavy drinking can also cause cardiomyopathy,
a potentially deadly
condition in which the heart muscle
weakens and eventually fails, as well
as heart rhythm abnormalities such as
atrial and ventricular fibrillation. Atrial
fibrillation, in which the heart’s upper
chambers (atria) twitch chaotically
rather than constrict rhythmically,
can cause blood clots that can trigger
a stroke. Ventricular fibrillation causes
chaotic twitching in the heart’s main
pumping chambers (ventricles). It
causes rapid loss of consciousness and,
in the absence of immediate treatment,
sudden death.
Another frightening condition
is Dementia. As we age, our brains
shrink, on average rate of about 1.9%
per decade: - that is considered normal.
But heavy drinking speeds the shrinkage
of certain key regions in the brain,
resulting in memory loss and other
symptoms of dementia. Heavy drinking
can also lead to subtle but potentially
debilitating deficits in the ability to
plan, make judgments, solve problems,
and perform other aspects of executive
functions.
Let me leave it here, confident that
I have seriously challenged my readers
today. Notwithstanding I am constrained
to append that the range of
illnesses would of course include infectious
diseases. Actually, prolonged
drinking of alcohol suppresses the
immune system, providing a toehold
for infections, including tuberculosis,
pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, and other
sexually transmitted diseases (including
some that cause infertility).
People who drink heavily also are more
likely to engage in risky sex. “Heavy
drinking is associated with a threefold
increase in the risk of contracting
a sexually transmitted disease,” Dr.
Rehmn says.
The time has come, the time is
NOW to curb bad behaviour and to
make choices commensurate with all
that would make us all healthy, wealthy
and wise indeed. In a more profound
sense, this article should be considered
your Head Shot for the day!
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.

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Monday 30th January 2017
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz
speaks at the 5th CELAC Summit
Never has it been more
necessary to effectively advance
along the path of unity.
Speech by Army General
Raúl Castro Ruz, President
of the Councils of State and
Ministers of the Republic
of Cuba, at the 5th CELAC
Summit, in Punta Cana, the
Dominican Republic, on
January 25, 2017, “Year 59
of the Revolution.”
Esteemed President Medina;
Esteemed Heads of State
and Government of Latin
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America and the Caribbean;
Distinguished Heads of
Delegations and guests:
At the Summit that gave
life to this Community, in
Caracas in 2011, we expressed
the conviction that
“unity and the political, economic,
social and cultural
integration of Latin America
and the Caribbean constitute
(...) a requirement for the
region to successfully confront
the challenges before
us.”
Never has it been more
necessary to effectively advance
along the path of unity,
recognizing that we have
many common interests.
Working for “unity within
diversity” is an urgent need.
To achieve this, strict
adherence to the Proclamation
of Latin America and
the Caribbean as a Zone of
Peace, signed by Heads of
State and Government in
Havana in January 2014, is
required, in which we commit
ourselves “to strict compliance
with their obligation
not to intervene, directly or
indirectly, in the internal affairs
of any other State,” and
to resolve differences in a
peaceful manner, as well as
to “fully respect the inalienable
right of every State to
choose its political, economic,
social and cultural
system.”
It is therefore essential
that all members of the international
community fully
respect the principles of the
Proclamation in their relations
with CELAC countries.
It would be desirable for
the new United States government
to opt for respect
for the region, although it is
a matter of concern that intentions
have been declared
that endanger our interests
in the areas of trade, employment,
migration and the
environment, among others.
It is therefore imperative
to establish common courses
of action and to make
the organization of CELAC
more effective.
Furthermore, a return
of neoliberalism would increase
poverty and unemployment,
thus aggravating
social conditions in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
Mr. President:
We reiterate our support
to the Venezuelan people
and government in the defense
of their sovereignty
and self-determination in
the face of acts against the
Bolivarian Revolution.
We will continue to contribute
to the extent of our
possibilities to the implementation
of the Final Peace
Accord between the Government
of Colombia and
the FARC-EP and to supporting
the peace talks with
the ELN.
We reaffirm that the nation
of Puerto Rico must be
free and independent; we
will continue to support the
demands of Ecuador in the
face of the refusal of transnationals
to repair the serious
environmental damages
in the Amazon; we reject
the political manipulation
against the Bolivian government
and the attempts
to destabilize the country;
we congratulate President
Daniel Ortega for his recent
re-election as leader of Nicaragua
and also Vice Presicont’d
on pg 9

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cont’d from pg 8
dent Rosario Murillo.
We reiterate our rejection
of the parliamentary-judicial
coup d’état perpetrated
in Brazil against President
Dilma Rousseff, to whom
we express our solidarity, as
well as to former president
Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
We reaffirm Cuba’s support
for the sister Caribbean
nations in the face of
attempts to deprive them
of access to financial resources,
in the fight against
climate change and in their
legitimate claim for reparation
for the damages of colonialism
and slavery.
We reiterate our encouragement
for the efforts of
the Argentine Republic to
recover the Islas Malvinas,
South Georgia and the South
Sandwich Islands.
Esteemed President:
I wish to express Cuba’s
willingness to continue negotiating
pending bilateral
issues with the United
States, on the basis of equality,
reciprocity and respect
for the sovereignty and independence
of our country,
and to continue the respectful
dialogue and cooperation
on issues of common interest
with the new government
of President Donald Trump.
Cuba and the United
States can cooperate and coexist
in a civilized manner,
respecting differences and
promoting all that benefits
both countries and peoples,
but it should not be expected
that to do so Cuba will
make concessions inherent
to its sovereignty and independence.
The economic, commercial
and financial blockade
persists, which causes
considerable hardships and
human damages that severely
harm our economy and
hamper development.
Despite this, we continue
immersed in the updating
of our economic and social
model and we will continue
to fight to build a sovereign,
independent, socialist, democratic,
prosperous and sustainable
nation.
I would like to express
my deep gratitude to President
Danilo Medina for his
heartfelt tribute in remembrance
of the Comandante
en Jefe of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro Ruz,
at the opening ceremony of
this Summit, as well as to
all those who sent us their
condolences and messages
of solidarity .
Let me conclude by
thanking you and the Dominican
people for your
hospitality and warm welcome,
and congratulating
you for the work carried out
in heading the CELAC Pro
Tempore Presidency; and at
the same time express our
commitment of support and
solidarity to El Salvador and
its president Salvador Sánchez
Cerén, in his administration
on leading the Community
during 2017.
Thank you very much.
(Applause)
Gustavo Véliz Olivares
Embajador de Cuba en
Antigua y Barbuda

10 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Monday 30th January 2017
Flow customers in for a treat as Monday Night TV heats
up with Caribbean’s Next Top Model Season 3 on Flow1
Port of Spain, Trinidad
– Flow customers will have
front row seats as Caribbean’s
Next Top Model (CaribeNTM)
Season 3 heats
up Monday night television
with its double-length series
premiere on January 30 th at 9
pm – exclusively on Flow1,
formerly known as Flow TV.
Over the past few
months, aspiring young
models from 15 countries
across the region auditioned
to become the next Caribbean
girl who has what it
takes to reach the top of the
global fashion industry. Seventeen
contestants will brace
for battle in the new season,
which is shot against the
enchanting backdrop of the
Spice Isle of the Caribbean,
Grenada – home to Season 2
winner, the 6ft tall Kittisha
Doyle. Doyle is currently in
New York City where she is
carded to walk in this year’s
New York fashion week.
Wendy Fitzwilliam,
Trinidadian attorney at law,
philanthropist, fashion model
and former Miss Universe,
will return as Host
and Chief Judge of Season 3,
which promises to be packed
with even more drama and
entertainment than ever before.
“Modelling is a tough
business,” says Fitzwilliam,
“and we promise Flow customers
an exciting Season
that will showcase the hardwork
and determination that
is required to make it to the
top. We encourage viewers
to tune in to Flow1 every
week and support their favourite
girls by following
and voting on social media
as well.”
Flow’s Senior Director,
Consumer Communications,
Wendy McDonald
said, “An added feature for
CaribeNTM Season 3 is the
ability for our customers
to enjoy a more interactive
experience, as they can follow
the live action no matter
where they are via our Flowto-Go
app, as well as catch
up on reruns of Seasons 1
and 2 via Flow’s video on
demand services (VoD). “
McDonald also proudly
spoke about the company’s
commitment to create the
best viewing experience and
bring relevant and relatable
content to Caribbean viewers.
Flow has made significant
investments to bring
programmes such as Caribbean’s
Next Top Model,
Caribbean Tales Incubator
Programme for Caribbean
filmmakers, and the airing of
premier regional sports content
like the Flow CARIFTA
Games, which will be broadcast
live from Curacao in
2017.
Caribbean’s Next Top
Model will air exclusively
on Monday nights at 9pm
Caribbean and Eastern Time,
with a repeat on Thursdays
at 9pm on Flow1.

Monday 30th January 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 11
Friday’s Sudoku Solution
S U D O K U
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Undermines
5. Coffee break
9. Tier
14. Colorful gem
15. To ____ his own
16. Sports ring
17. Act of leaving
19. Creature
20. “Lawrence of ____”
21. Military supplies
23. Feel remorse
24. Floppy
26. Wiped clean
28. Actress ____ Dietrich
32. Old
33. Medicinal plant
34. Greek deity
36. ____ Island
40. Songstress ____ McEntire
41. Small depressions
43. Like a villain
44. Odor
46. Mumbai attire
47. Spool
48. Bridge hand
50. Canadian province
52. Not fine
55. Tinter
56. Belgium’s cont.
57. Wise
59. Certain vitamin
64. Out of the way
66. Conducting contact
68. Hard metal
69. Garden tool
70. Personnel
71. Curved letters
72. Ogled
73. Warmth
Down
1. Root beer, e.g.
2. Imitator
3. Father
4. Thick slice
5. Kept
6. ____ de toilette
7. ____ metal
8. Those there
9. Worker
10. How ____ you?
11. New ____ Day
12. Come afterward
13. Classified
18. Irritate
22. ____ Ryan of “You’ve Got
Mail”
25. Least
27. Stick
28. Blemishes
29. A Baldwin
30. Lounging garment
31. Less fatty
32. Off course
35. Stop ____ dime (2 wds.)
37. Done
38. Food regimen
39. She, in Barcelona
42. Quieted
45. Cap ornaments
49. Dead ____ Scrolls
51. Englishman, informally
52. Stop
53. Deposes
54. Zodiac sign
55. Put off
58. Richard ____ of “Chicago”
60. Curve
61. Apple’s center
62. Inspiration
63. Politician ____ Gingrich
65. Marginal grade
67. Get by

12 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Monday 30th January 2017
Today’s weather forecast
Antigua and Barbuda
Partly cloudy skies.
High - 81ºF
Low - 73ºF
Wind: East South East 14 mph
Sunrise 6.40 am; Sunset 6.01 pm
Friday’s Crossword Solution
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Tricks to stop the energy-draining
habit of worry:
Write it down and burn it. Distract
yourself with overwhelming
entertainment. Change the
channel. Solve the problem.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
You are, at times, helplessly,
even unwillingly, empathetic.
It’s usually when another person
seems to need your protection.
A baby crying, an animal
hurting — you’ll feel it immediately.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
There’s danger in weighing in
too soon, judging too quickly
and reacting too impulsively.
You won’t be sorry for asking
a few more questions, taking
your time and withholding
your opinion until you get all
of the facts.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You can be the star, but you
can just as readily be the cheerleader,
coach or motivational
force to another person’s performance.
When you interact
with others, your goal is to help
them win.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Some things you’ve seen lately
definitely look better in
pictures than in real life. But
tonight you’ll witness what
simply can’t be captured with
a camera, no matter how good
the lens is or whose eye is behind
it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re the purveyor of good
taste and consumer quality in
your group. You’ll take the
responsibility seriously today,
vetting the options carefully
and giving a full report to interested
parties.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re
not afraid of being proved
wrong. In fact, you look forward
to anything enlightening.
That said, you will quietly hold
to what you feel is right until
anything that is truer can convince
you otherwise.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Everyone is selling something,
although some are doing it so
badly (and others are doing it
so well) that it’s hard to tell.
What are you selling? If you
don’t know what it is, it’s hard
to get the right price.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You
want freedom; you need rules;
you long for adventure; you’re
drawn to comforts. All these
contrasts are working in your
life, and you’re better for the
complexity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Life seems to be going to plan,
the only problem being that
the plan in question isn’t your
own. Take back the reins. Step
one: Determine who has them.
Step two: Wrestle.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Making friends isn’t so
hard for you, and neither is
keeping them, though the latter
takes more of a conscious
effort. Decide on a pattern
that works for you, and hope it
matches the needs of the other
people.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Charisma is yours to
wield today, so which direction
should you wield it? Do
you aim it for the low-hanging
fruit, or are you willing to
climb a bit? Hint: The one who
is difficult to win will be won
over by you right quick.

Monday 30th January 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13
All eligible persons in Barbuda are being urged to register
immediately in light of the upcoming Barbuda Council elections,
which are slated to be held in late March. The cut-off
date for names to appear on the Register for Elections is January
31. All registration in Barbuda takes place at the Handicraft
Centre. For more information, please call 562-4191.
The Antigua State College invites the public to participate
in CARD 2017 – Conference for Academic Research and
Development. A community outreach programme of the
college, CARD’s mission is to present research on issues of
national and regional significance with the aim of promoting
societal change. CARD 2017 is slated for March 2017. The
location will be announced at a later date. The organizers are
working to prepare an attractive open environment for the
sharing of knowledge and experience in an array of subject
areas. Papers may be theoretical, archival or experimental in
nature. We are asking those who are interested in presenting
at the conference to submit an abstract of their research
paper along with a resume or one page bio of themselves to
the following e-mail, asc.cardconference@gmail.com. The
contact person is Dr. Patricia Benn. The organizers invite
the submission of papers by January 30th. For more information,
contact: Antigua State College: 462-1434. Email:
asc.cardconference@gmail.com
All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen Association
are notified of the next monthly meeting, to be held
on Saturday 4 February 2017 at 3 pm, at Leah`s House on
Prime Minister`s Drive, Saint Johns. Please be on time and
bring along your poppies and donations, or notify the Chairman,
Secretary,PRO or Welfare Officer on 720-0058,723-
3452,721-1970 or 561-1062 of your apologies.
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Reach us now with that breaking news!
VACANCIES at OSEC
The following VACANCIES are currently registered at the
One Stop Employment Centre (OSEC):
1) Cashier/Clerk – (Construction Supply Company)
The key duties would entail:
1. The sale of construction supplies
2. Recording said sales accurately and according procedures
in place
3. Receiving and disbursing cash, cheques
4. Tracking inventory
5. Adhering to re-order levels
6. Facilitating employee sign in and sign out daily
7. Answering queries in person and by phone
The ideal candidate should be:
- Computer literate
- Possess at least 3 CSEC subjects including English
A, Mathematics or P.O.A
- At least 2-3 year’s work experience in related field
2) Administrative/Sales Assistant
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in administration is
required.
- Strong, keen performance focus, sales planning,
strong team-building skills.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem solving
& decision-making skills
- Job experience with extensive customer contact, including
building and maintain customer relationships.
- Ability to work efficiently in a high demand, team
oriented, and fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Career Progression:
• Career progression to Accounts Clerk or Marketing Officer
possible with requisite training and qualifications
If you are currently registered at OSEC and interested in a
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 5628533/34/35.
Kindly note that the DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICA-
TIONS is Monday 30th January, 2017.

14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Monday 30th January 2017
Concerned citizens donate to
Belmont Clinic Soccer Academy
The Belmont Clinic Soccer Academy
received age appropriate footballs,
cones, boots and some kit to help support
the work they do in developing
Antigua and Barbuda’s local football
talent. The equipment was collected
by English Football Association ‘A’
licence coach Adie Costello after his
recent coaching trip to Antigua. Coach
Adie, Molescroft Primary School, York
City FC, and Doncaster Belles Women’s
FC in the UK donated the equipment.
Local consulting firm Andrew Williams
Consulting transported the equipment
from the UK and handed it over
to Academy director Vaughn ‘Joey’
Christopher at the Police Grounds on
Saturday.
The company also brought coach
Adie to Antigua in November 2017 to
provide specialist coaching assistance
to some local teams and coaches, although
the main effort was in support
of the Belmont Clinic Soccer Academy.
Coach Adie said, “I was so impressed
with the coaching talent and
effort I saw at the Belmont Clinic Soccer
Academy that I wanted to do something
to help. Luckily I didn’t need to
do much persuading to get the clubs to
provide equipment.”
“The Soccer Academy makes football
accessible to everyone but doesn’t
Soccer Academy Coach Vaughn ‘Joey’ Christopher receives the equipment from Andy
Williams the CEO of Andrew Williams Consulting.
have the resources to continually update
equipment and that’s where we
thought we could help”.
I was most impressed with the integration
of boys and girls at the Academy
which is a valuable lesson in life
and reflects how we do youth development
in the English FA”.
Andrew Williams Consulting CEO
Andy Williams said, “ Going round the
country working with teams from the
Premier League though to the Second
Division as well as the Academy we
were very impressed with the talent
NORTH SOUND, Antigua
– Reigning champions
Trinidad and Tobago Red
Force produced a limp performance
as they slumped
to a five-wicket defeat in
their second game of the
Regional Super50 here Sunday.
Sent in at the Vivian
Richards Cricket Stadium,
Red Force could only muster
a 193 all out off 48.3
overs, with all-rounder Roshon
Primus top-scoring
with 60, opener Kyle Hope
here in Antigua.”
“As a lifelong supporter of Premier
League Southampton FC I have seen
how to develop young boys and girls
in football, educationally and with life
skills in the best Academy in England”
“Youth is the future not only of
football but of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Academy is giving young boys
and girls the opportunity to be better
people though sport and to contribute
to the country. For our company there
is no better reason to be involved with
sport”.
Lethargic Red Force thrashed by Spitfires
getting 43 and Nicholas
Alexis, 28.
Seamer Ivan Thomas
was the best bowler with
four for 51 while left-arm
spinner Imran Qayyum (2-
33) and veteran pacer Darren
Stevens (2-39) supported
with two wickets apiece.
Kent were never threatened
in reply as opener Sean
Dickson struck a brisk 56
off 67 deliveries to inspire
the English County side to
victory in the 37th over.
cont’d on pg 15

Monday 30th January 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15
Antigua Girls Hight School trumps
Jennings Secondary in School Basketball
By Carlena Knight
Antigua Girls High
School trumped Jennings
Secondary, 38-10, on Thursday
afternoon at the JSC
Sports Complex in the Senior
Girls division of the
Cool and Smooth Ministry
of Sports Inter-school Basketball
league.
Athalia Ralph, the 3Ds
Playtime Snackette Player of
the match scored 12 points
and had 9 steals led her team
to victory with assistance
from Kahtalia Valentine who
also scored 12.
Teresha Joshua of JSS
had 7 points.
The Antigua Barbuda
Institute of Information and
Technology (ABIIT) secured
their first victory of
the season defeating Princess
Margaret, 30-24 in the
Senior boys category.
Teyon Lake had 8 points
and 9 steals with teammate,
Orville Knowles assisting
with 8 points.
PMS’ Bokeem Murrell
had 9 points in a losing effort.
S. R. Olivia David Primary
also found themselves
in the winners circle after
defeating Buckleys Primary,
12-6 in the Mini-girls Primary
division.
Jemiesha Jeremy scored
8 of the victor’s 12 points
while Azairiah Henry scored
By Carlena Knight
Defending Division One Antigua Barbuda
Basketball Association league champions,
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays
and title contenders, H.U.F. Baldwin Braves
both remain unbeaten in the 2017 season.
Braves continued their unblemished
record after trampling over Harold Lovell
Rockersville on Thursday night at the JSC
Sports Complex, 84-60.
Led by Lindsay McDonald with 16
points and 6 steals and assisted by Vivian
‘Boast’ Destin with 13 points, 8 rebounds,
5 assists and 5 steals, the Grays Green men
continue to cement their status and build up
what is expected to be a nail biting matchup
between them and the defending champs.
Kevin ‘Devil’ Edwards had 10 points
cont’d from pg 14
The right-hander struck seven
fours and posted 85 for the first wicket
with Daniel Bell-Drummond whose
35 came from 60 with four fours.
Both openers fell within 19 runs of
each other, the 23-year-old Bell-Drummond
lbw to leg-spinner Imran Khan
in the 19th over and Dickson caught
at square leg by Lewis off Jason Mohammed.
Stevens then blasted a quick-fire 43
off 36 balls with four fours and two
sixes, putting on 67 for the third wicket
with captain Sam Northeast who
stroked a busy 31 from 40 balls.
The partnership effectively condemned
Red Force to defeat and even
though Kent lost three quick wickets
for seven runs as seamer Ravi Rampauls
struck late, the damage was already
done.
Rampaul led Red Force with three
for 46.
Red Force had earlier struggled
to find their footing, and were never
comfortably placed at any stage during
their innings.
4 points in a losing effort.
Matches will continue today
with five games.
At 2:15 p.m., St. Joseph’s
Academy will play
Clare Hall Secondary in the
Mini-boys Secondary category
while in the Mini-boys
Primary division, Parham
Primary will face Liberta
Primary and Villa will battle
Buckleys Primary at 2:45
p.m.
Antigua Grammar will
play Ottos Comprehensive
at 3:00 p.m. in the Junior
boys division and at 4:30
p.m., Antigua Grammar will
meet Ottos Comprehensive
in the Senior boys category.
All matches will be
played at JSC.
Ovals and Braves remain unbeaten
while teammate Xavier ‘Xman’ Meade
grabbed 10 rebounds for the victors.
Rockersville’s Kevin Francis had a
game high 23 points and 12 rebounds with
Kevin Joseph contributing 13 points and 13
rebounds in a losing effort.
Forty-eight hours later, the defending
champions were in action at Ottos Basketball
court with a convincing 74-48 victory
over Yorks Crushers.
Reigning Playoffs MVP, Kareem
‘Macky’ Edwards led the charge for the
team with 17 points while new recruit,
Devorn Benjamin chipped in with 10 points.
Crushers’ Jamie Harris had 11 points
and 10 rebounds while Cohen DeSouza
chipped in with 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively.
They were struggling at 43 for
three after Evin Lewis (12), Kjorn Ottley
(0) and Mohammed (0) perished
cheaply, and it was left to the rookie
Primus to rally the innings with his
maiden half-century at this level.
He punched eight fours in a 72-ball
innings, adding 45 for the fourth wicket
with Hope who counted five fours in
an 83-ball knock, and a further 65 for
the fifth wicket with Alexis.
However, the late order acceleration
never came as Red Force lost their
last six wickets for 40 runs. (CMC)

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Monday 30th January 2017
Powell century sets up Hurricanes win
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A flamboyant
career-best century from captain Kieran
Powell and a devastating six-wicket
haul from Test speedster Alzarri Joseph
inspired Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a
crushing 184-run victory over Windward
Islands Volcanoes, as they racked up their
third successive victory in the Regional
Super50 here Sunday night.
Sent in at Coolidge Cricket Ground,
Hurricanes amassed a tournament-high
333 for six off their 50 overs, also their
second highest total in the history of the
regional competition.
The left-hander Powell, in his first
full season of regional cricket following
a self-imposed break, pummelled a superb
135 off 137 balls, which included
10 fours and four sixes.
For the opener, it was his second hundred
at this level – the first coming just
three days ago against West Indies Under-19s.
Burly West Indies A all-rounder Rahkeem
Cornwall blasted an unbeaten 70
from 58 deliveries and Montcin Hodge,
54, while all-rounder Kevon Cooper arrived
at the death to stroke a cameo 12-
ball, unbeaten 28.
Captain and off-spinner Liam Sebastien
claimed three for 42 while seamer
Kyle Mayers supported with two for 66.
Joseph then wrecked the Volcanoes
innings with career-best figures of six for
31, as the visitors crashed to 149 all out
off 28.1 overs.
They were tottering at 24 for five in
the seventh over with Joseph accounting
for four of the five wickets to fall, and
though Mayers top-scored with 45 and
Darren Sammy got 33, there was no recovery
for Volcanoes.
They have now lost two in three outings.
Powell dominated the first half of
the encounter, however, with the second
highest all-time individual score for Leewards.
Keiran Powell
He was audacious from the outset,
rushing to his half-century off 43 deliveries
in the 16th over with seven fours and
a six, before bringing up triple figures off
96 balls in the 31st over with eight fours
and four sixes.
Powell inspired three half-century
stands which underpinned the Hurricanes
innings. He posted 97 for the first wicket
with Hodge who struck 11 fours in his
48-ball knock and then dominated an 81-
run second wicket partnership with debutant
Jermaine Otto who made 21.
When Hurricanes lost three quick
wickets for 11 runs in 21 balls, Powell
and Cornwall came together to rally
the innings in a spectacular 99-run, fifth
wicket stand.
Cornwall was typically aggressive,
clobbering four fours and five sixes and
when Powell departed in the 47th over,
he found an ally in Cooper, and together
they added a frenetic 43 off 17 deliveries
in an unbroken seventh wicket stand.
Joseph then got stuck into Volcanoes
innings from early, wiping out the top order
in quick time.
He had Devon Smith brilliantly taken
at mid-on by Chesney Hughes without
scoring at five for one in the second over
and three balls later, deceived other opener
Johnson Charles (4) with a slower ball
to have him caught and bowled with one
run added to the score.
With the first ball of his next over, he
trapped Andre Fletcher lbw for one and
four balls later also accounted for Kavem
Hodge for four. When medium pacer
Cooper had Sunil Ambris lbw for seven,
Volcanoes were in turmoil.
The left-handed Mayers and Sammy
then tried to blast Volcanoes out of trouble
with a 70-run, sixth wicket stand.
Mayers counted eight fours in a 48-
ball knock while Sammy struck two fours
and two sixes in a breezy 22-ball cameo.
The partnership was broken when
Sammy was brilliantly taken on the
mid-wicket boundary one-handed by
Gavin Tonge sprinting around the ropes
in the 18th over.
Unfortunately, Tonge’s excellence
was marred by a collision with Cooper
who had to be stretchered from the field
and taken to hospital with facial injuries.
Mayers followed in the 21st over,
lbw missing a swing at pacer Tonge (2-
47) and the innings fizzled out despite
Shane Shillingford’s blustery 28-ball 27.
(CMC)