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Another major 

oil discovery 

made offshore 

Guyana 

Members of several generations of the Peter Tosh family gathered in Kingston to celebrate the opening of Kingston’s newest attraction- the 

Peter Tosh Museum. At extreme left is daughter Niambe McIntosh and extreme right is son Steve Tosh. Seated in the middle is tour manager 

Copeland Forbes 

Kingston’s newest attraction 

By Dave Rodney 

Kingston, the culture capital of the 

English-speaking Caribbean now has a 

hot new attraction- the Peter Tosh Museum. 

The exciting new addition to the 

cultural offerings of the city opens its 

doors to the public this week. The museum 

is located at 38A Trafalgar Road 

and it will celebrate the astonishing life 

and legacy of reggae icon, social activist 

and founding member of the Wailers, 

Peter Tosh. 

The mesmerizing music of Peter 

Tosh riveted global audiences for three 

decades- from he first broke on the 

scene in the late 1960s to his death in 

September 1987, and the museum with 

over 700 square feet of exhibition space 

showcases memorabilia from the glori- 

Continued on page 26 

DAVE RODNEY PHOTO 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) 

— American oil giant, ExxonMobil has 

discovered more oil offshore Guyana as it 

continues its exploration. 

According to ExxonMobil’s partner, 

Hess Corporation, the Liza 3 well was 

drilled to a depth of 18,100 feet in 6000 

feet of water on a location about 2.7 miles 

from the Liza 1 discovery. 

“Based on the positive results of the 

Liza-3 well, we now expect Liza to be 

at the upper end of the previously announced 

estimated recoverable resources.” 

said CEO of Hess, John Hess. 

Liza-3 well is in the Stabroek block, 

about 193km offshore Guyana. 

Chief Operating Officer Greg Hill declined 

to give a resource estimate for the 

amount of gas in the find but said the 

reservoir has a “very healthy” gas-to-oil 

ratio that should aid in oil production. 

“The rig will next move to the Payara 

exploration prospect about 10 miles 

north-east of Liza where the partners are 

targeting “a similar reservoir package” to 

what was seen at Liza,” Hill said, adding 

that the partners plan to sanction Liza in 

2017, but first need to advance front end 

engineering works. 

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St. Vincent PM addresses LIAT issues 

By Theresa Blackman 

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Majority Shareholder Governments 

of LIAT, Dr Ralph Gonsalves (L) speaking at Wednesday’s press briefing while Barbados’ 

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart listens. (C. Pitt/BGIS) 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) 

-- Prime minister of St Vincent and the 

Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has 

sought to “clear the air” on some of the 

misconceptions about regional air carrier 

LIAT. 

Gonsalves, who is the chairman of the 

majority shareholder governments of the 

carrier, was in Barbados for the prime 

ministerial grouping’s quarterly meeting. 

He told reporters during a press conference 

on Wednesday that, with the 

carrier being “very much” in the news, 

he wanted to share some factual information 

on its current status. 

Stating that LIAT was one of the few 

airlines in the world where all of its aircraft 

was under two years old, the prime 

minister noted that “it cost a lot of money 

to re-fleet”. 

“You will recall that the shareholder 

governments – Barbados, Antigua and 

Barbuda and St Vincent and the Grenadines 

had secured a loan from the Caribbean 

Development Bank for an investment 

for the re-fleeting … So, a few 

years ago, we carried out the re-fleeting 

exercise and we have disposed of the last 

Dash Eights,” he said. 

Adding that at one time LIAT had 16 

or 17 aircraft serving the region, Gonsalves 

said the airline now had to do so 

with a smaller number of aircraft. 

“The difference then, compared to 

now, is that back then you had 37-seaters 

and 30-seaters and now we have 50-seaters 

and 70-seaters. So, even in terms of 

the carriage load there is not a real difference 

between what we had before and 

what we have now. The fact is, we have 

fewer aircraft actually moving people, 

so, therefore, we have to be very prudent 

as to the routes that we are serving,” he 

pointed out. 

In terms of performance as outlined 

by LIAT’s management, the chairman 

explained that up to August this year 

there was a $5 million net profit, but it 

was forecast that the airline would lose 

EC$9.2 million by the end of this year. 

“But, this is moving from numbers 

close to $100 million to $57 million, and 

even last year, roughly half of the $57 

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Afterwork Networking 

Wednesdays at Trelawni Place 

By Toni Johnson 

Brooklyn, NY ‒ Close to fifty business 

owners, entrepreneurs, artistes, artisans, 

community organizers and concerned residents, 

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Networking Wednesdays’ (ANW) 

session, held at Trelawnie Place Seafood Bar 

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The ANW session, is held on the last 

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Following the conclusion of the event, 

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that after being in real estate for 27 years, his 

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businesses. He said it is for this reason 

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for this monthly networking event, 

which facilitates the further growth of established 

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He also referred to the near instant exchange 

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each Networking session. He also noted that 

this is one of the several success stories of the 

event. 

Co-host Gerry Hopkin, stated that “Afterwork 

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are a forum that brings together established 

business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, 

community leaders and concerned 

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other and engender small business growth 

in Brooklyn and beyond.” 

Hopkin highlighted that many of the 

hundreds who have “attended sessions since 

this initiative was launched over a year ago, 

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the contacts made. 

He further noted that format used includes 

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Caribbean voters 

Sounding off on presidential elections 

By Dave Rodney 

Presidential elections are literally days away, and depending on one’s perspective, 

voters are either riveted or appalled by the shocking dramas and the startling revelations 

as they unfold with each new hour and each new day. Some of the pronouncements 

and the promises made by the candidates are falsehoods, fabrication and fantasy, 

and voters are having a tough time to separate fact from fiction. We asked a number 

of registered Caribbean voters from around the country to share their thoughts about 

this all-important upcoming decision and this is what they told Caribbean Times: 

DR. KARREN DUNKLEY 

EDUCATOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 

From leaked emails to leaked tapes, 

this election has been historically “nasty.” 

It has magnified the worst in America, 

especially entrenched racial divisions 

lurking beneath the surface. On the key 

issues of the economy, immigration, foreign 

policy, and education-we hold our 

breath. I will be happy when its over. 

DENISE DIXON 

WALL STREET LAW FIRM 

ACCOUNTANT 

This is the most tumultuous and circus-like 

elections that I have ever witnessed 

in over 30 years. I am saddened by 

the thought that in this great country, this 

is the best representation of leadership 

that we have. I can’t help but think that 

this is such a dishonor to the exemplary 

presidency of President Obama. 

C. ANGELA WHITE 

CITY EMPLOYEE, NEW YORK 

I’ve been a voter for many years and 

this is the first time I’m so disillusioned. I 

am still going to the polls considering so 

many died for us and women in particular 

to have this privilege. I’ve never seen 

such disrespect of an opponent and bad 

manners. I would not want someone to 

represent me who said he’s going to win 

“bigly”. 

JEFF MC CORMACK 

ENGINEER, CITY OF BALTIMORE 

I think for the first time in the history of 

US elections people are polarized personally 

and politically. I have “friends” on the 

Trump band wagon but they remind me so 

much of the Hitler regime and how some of 

the people of Germany wanted to cleanse 

Germany and make it about “Germans” not 

realizing that they were deciding to exterminate 

all others. 

PHILLIP HUDSON 

REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE, 

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA 

We are privileged to have seen, experienced 

and participated in the life of the 

first black president. Wouldn’t it be great 

to continue to create history with the first 

female president? 

PAUL GLENFORD 

CONSTRUCTION WORKER, 

NEW JERSEY 

Elections are days away and I still don’t 

know who I will vote for. One candidate is 

clearly a bully who is ignorant of the issues 

of government. He believes he knows it all 

and he refuses to listen to anyone. He seems 

to care for only himself. The other candidate 

is asking the American people to trust her, 

while she cannot trust herself. The only reason 

she might get my vote, is because I know 

and understand that all politicians are liars. 

HORACE THOMAS 

POLITICAL ANALYST, NEW YORK 

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Effectively tracking Zika 

zika 

UWI regional task force tracks rare neurological disorder 

Thomas Langerak, PhD student at Erasmus Medical Centre, Holland, second from right, demonstrates 

the use of the new Caribbean database for Guillain-Barré syndrome to (L-R) Dr Azad 

Esack, Consultant, Neurologist, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Centre, Mount Hope (EWMSC); Dr 

Sherry Sandy, Lecturer in Adult Clinical Medicine at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine 

(UWI); and Dr Avidesh Panday, Consultant, Neurologist, EWMSC, Mount Hope. The meeting 

took place at the Adult Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical 

Sciences, UWI, September 29, 2016 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Caribbean 

has moved one step closer to uncovering 

the link between the zika virus 

disease and a rare neurological illness. 

Once an obscure pathogen, the mosquito-borne 

zika virus quickly spread to 

more than 40 countries in the Americas 

after an outbreak in northeast Brazil in 

early 2015. The outbreak could pose an 

economic burden of $3.5 billion on Latin 

America and the Caribbean alone, according 

to a World Bank estimate. 

Zika is now widely feared for causing 

microcephaly -- a birth defect in 

which children have malformed heads 

and severely stunted brain development. 

The virus is also linked with an uncommon 

neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré 

syndrome, which involves 

extreme muscle weakness and eventual 

paralysis. 

Much is yet to be understood about 

the syndrome and its link to zika, in part 

because it is so rare. A study published in 

The Lancet in April found “evidence for 

virus infection causing Guillain-Barré 

syndrome.” The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention has said that the 

zika virus is “strongly associated” with the 

syndrome, but has stopped short of declaring 

it a cause of the condition. 

Another study published in The New 

England Journal of Medicine in August 

suggests that even asymptomatic zika 

infections could bring on Guillain-Barré 

syndrome. In seven countries that experienced 

zika outbreaks, there were also 

sharp increases in the numbers of people 

suffering from a form of temporary paralysis. 

From April 1, 2015, to March 31, 

2016, a total of 164,237 confirmed and 

suspected cases of zika and 1,474 cases of 

the Guillain-Barré syndrome were reported 

in Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican 

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and Venezuela. 

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Steps to avoid 

Hypothermia 

Cold Can Be Dangerous 

The frosty air of winter can be 

invigorating. But cold air can also 

pose threats to your health, whether 

you’re indoors or outside. If 

your body temperature drops too 

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research on the medical care 

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Anyone who spends much time 

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“Even during the heat of summer, 

older people and very small 

children are at risk if air conditioning 

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Eldadah says. Certain medications 

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Left untreated, hypothermia 

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“If you suspect that someone 

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“Also avoid things like a hot-water 

bath or a heating pad,” says 


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Defending the poultry 

industry in the Caribbean 

Sector looks for import restrictions to support the industry 

Desmond Ali, executive director of the Caribbean Poultry Association, explains some of 

the challenges in the regional poultry industry. 

By Ivan Cairo 

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands 

-- While poultry farms are making 

serious efforts, including financial investments, 

to make the region self-sufficient, 

several issues such as illegal 

imports from Brazil and cheap ‘dump 

chicken’ from the US are harming the 

industry, local entrepreneurs say. 

According to Trevin Nairne, export 

manager with Jamaica Broilers, 

throughout the Caribbean B-grade 

chicken is being imported from the US 

“that clearly is being dumped”. Meanwhile, 

Brazilian, Mexican and Chilean 

chicken is also entering the regional 

market. 

Nairne wondered how it is possible 

that a large facility such as Jamaica 

Broilers, which produces high quality 

products, exists in the region and yet 

inferior quality chicken is allowed to 

enter the regional market. 

During several events at the Caribbean 

Week of Agriculture 2016 in the 

Cayman Islands, representatives of international 

and regional institutions, 

policymakers and farmers lamented 

the fact that unhealthy foods especially 

are entering the Caribbean in staggering 

amounts. 

Desmond Ali, executive director 

of the Caribbean Poultry Association 

(CPA), said that for some time the 

organization has raised its concerns 

regarding the influx of chicken from 

outside the region. 

He stressed that “a lot of poultry 

is coming illegally into the region 

from places as Brazil, which are not 

approved exporters into the region”. 

There are also concerns about “dark 

meat such as leg quarters, backs and 

necks that is coming from the US”. 

According to Ali, the US currently 

has around one billion pounds of dark 

meat in frozen stock, which had to 

be sold somewhere since countries as 

Russia and China dropped the amount 

of dark meat that they used to import 

from the US. Russia used to buy one 

Photo by Ivan Cairo 

million pounds a year but that has 

dropped to 300,000 pounds. 

“So the US has to send this dark 

meat somewhere and we in the Caribbean 

are one of the markets that they 

are coveting,” Ali said. 

He warned that the region should 

be “extremely careful and cautious 

about defending our industry”. With 

sales reaching US$650 million a year, 

employing about 135,000 people and 

a production of 286,000 metric tonnes 

of meat, the poultry industry is the 

largest agri-business in the Caribbean, 

“larger than most agri-businesses put 

together”. 

“We are a big industry in terms of 

our socio-economic impact and we 

need to defend that industry,” the CPA 

official said. 

In a bid to prevent illegal and 

sub-standard cheap products from 

interfering and disrupting the regional 

market, a Caribbean poultry meat 

standard was developed and subsequently 

approved by the Caribbean 

Regional Organization for Standards 

and Quality. The CARICOM Council 

on Trade and Economic Development 

(COTED) approved these standards in 

December 2012. 

These standards should now be 

implemented throughout the region, 

said Ali. Two important components 

of these standards are that: any meat 

that has been frozen cannot be thawed 

and sold as chilled meat, nor can it be 

thawed and refrozen. 

“Secondly we are saying that any 

meat that is more than 180 days old 

cannot be sold for human consumption,” 

Ali noted. 

The CPA is seeing poultry meat 

from outside the region “that’s two and 

three and four years old”, which is posing 

serious health risks for consumers. 

The CPA chief further said that the 

organization is also looking into phytosanitary 

measures to block unwanted 

products from entering the region. 


Caribbean 

Nationals urged 

to meet deadline 

to file for US 

citizenship 

NEW YORK, 

Congresswoman 

Yvette D Clarke 

is urging Caribbean 

nationals 

who want to file 

immigration applications 

and 

petitions to submit 

them before 

December 23, 

2016, when several 

fees will increase. 

“Citizenship confers enormous benefits, 

such as the right to vote, that allow 

people an opportunity to enjoy the full 

blessings of American life. It relieves and 

protects those lacking citizenship status 

from the fear that any interaction with 

the law enforcement officials or the court 

system could result in deportation proceedings 

and a forced separation from 

loved ones,” said Clarke, the daughter of 

the Jamaican- born councillor Dr Una ST 

Clarke. 

“Citizenship makes it possible to fully 

enjoy the fruits of one’s labour. As the 

daughter of parents who came to the 

United States from the nation of Jamaica, 

and the representative of a community 

that includes immigrants from around 

the world, I am hopeful that individuals 

who are eligible to apply for citizenship 

will complete the required paperwork 

and submit their forms before fees increase 

on December 23.” 

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jobs, healthcare and wages are high priority 

for the middle class and the poor. 

I will exercise my vote based on those 

issues 

C STEPHEN DUNN 

MINISTER OF 

RELIGION, ATLANTA 

As a Jamaican immigrant, I am concerned 

that a Trump presidency will 

restrict the access of immigrants worldwide 

from being a part of a nation that 

was built by immigrants. As for Clinton, 

I am fearful that she will cave in to Wall 

Street and her donors -and allow them to 

take advantage of many immigrants who 

have worked painstaking hard to achieve 

things like home ownership and education 

for their children. 

KAROL THWAITES 

LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST, 

NEW YORK 

This election process has created a sort 

of controlled distress, dread and anxiety 

within me and many of my friends and 

family. This unfamiliar ‘election hell’ is 

unfathomable. This is the most important 

election of our lifetime and it is absolutely 

imperative that every person who 

can vote does so as this vote is not only 

for us but for generations to come. I pray 

we can continue to live in a country with 

freedom and dignity. 

MARCIE-ANN JONES 

GRADUATE STUDENT, CALIFORNIA 

This is my first time voting but one 

of the candidates gives me nightmares. 

From multiple reports, he is a compulsive 

career groper, abusive, disrespectful and 

just this morning (Tuesday) we are hearing 

he has ties to the Kremlin and hasn’t 

paid federal tax in decades. He will never 

get my vote. In his fantasy world the Miss 

Universe girls would end up as Supreme 

Court justices. When I see him on the 

news I get nervous as I think he’s gonna 

break out from the TV and assault me. 

Legal case against former speaker will 

not be dropped, says St. Kitts-Nevis AG 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- Attorney 

General Vincent Byron said that 

the previous Douglas-led administration 

in St Kitts and Nevis “walked on the constitution” 

when for 26 months the former 

speaker of the house, Curtis Martin, “refused 

to table a motion of no confidence 

that had been filed with the clerk as the 

constitution required, as following the 

rule of law required.” 

He made these comments at the prime 

minister’s monthly press conference on 

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identifying a possible niche market, accumulating 

capital and then launching with a 

well-put-together business plan, which she 

is executing. 

A staple element of the ANW sessions, 

is live open-microphone and scheduled 

professional entertainment. This October 

session drew several young and aspiring 

vocalists, as well as established recording 

artistes, Ameena Caesar and Cheryl Vincent 

of Grenada, and Vincentian soca sensation, 

Orande ‘Bomani” Charles. 

The next Afterwork Networking Wednesdays’ 

session will be held at Trelawnie Place 

on November 30th, 2016 at 6pm. 

In addition to the live entertainment 

and a planned giveaway-raffle, using the 

business cards of participants as a free 

ticket, the publisher of Caribbean Times, 

Michael Babwar and the managing director 

of Bernie’s Party Land, Kennedy Phillip; 

and attorney Brenda Morgan-Lake, 

are scheduled to deliver brief presentations. 

Babwar and Phillipwill share details 

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and promote small minority businesses, 

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while Morgan-Lake will address immigration 

issues and answer. 

Wednesday. 

“And for 26 months, there was a song 

and dance in this country, dragging us 

through all sorts of hoops without having 

a motion of no confidence,” said the 

attorney general, while adding “there was 

talk that it was not necessary -- as soon as 

possible they could decide when it was. 

Clearly there had been a serious breach.” 

The attorney general dismissed calls by 

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LIAT flight attendants call on management to 

accept responsibility for issues plaguing the airline 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- The Leeward 

Islands Flight Attendant Association 

(LIFAA) said it views the press release 

issued by LIAT’s management on October 

25, 2016, as unfortunate and misleading, 

when acting CEO Julie Reifer-Jones 

maintained that the airline has sufficient 

crew to operate the current schedule. 

liat.jpg The release stated that the airline 

employs 76 cabin crew and that LI- 

AT’s crew sickness levels for 2016 equates 

to 13%, a pattern that has been in existence 

for some time. It was also stated 

that, so far this year, LIAT has cancelled 

261 flights and delayed a further 564 due 

to crew sickness. 

“LIFAA over the past years, despite 

pressure from many quarters, has maintained 

its silence and has refused to speak 

publicly on certain matters with regards 

to LIAT. However, the company has 

brought some of these matters pertaining 

to our members to the public, we are 

left with no other choice but to respond. 

We would have preferred if management 

would have discussed these issues with 

LIFAA internally. 

“When LIFAA had a meeting with 

management and asked the difference 

between the sickness rate now, and the 

sickness rate 11 years ago, why were we 

told that there is no difference; it is the 

same; there is no unusual spike in sickness?” 

the flight attendants association 

said in a testament on Sunday. 

According to LIFAA, LIAT does NOT 

have 76 cabin crew members, and said it 

is surprised that even something as simple 

as knowing how many crew members 

the company has is unknown to management. 

“Our last count put cabin crew at 56 

operational members. There are another 

12 on extended leave due to injuries sustained 

on the job or maternity leave. LI- 

FAA would like to categorically state that 

LIAT is indeed short of crew members,” 

it continued. 

LIAT does indeed have less crew because 

they have fewer planes, LIFAA 

noted, but the schedule has not been 

adjusted to achieve maximum efficiency. 

Currently, due to poor scheduling, if 

two cabin crew were unable to make it to 

work on any given day, there will be several 

cancellations. 

“How could an airline be run this 

way?” the flight attendants asked. 

Earlier this year, the airline made several 

cabin crew redundant, reportedly 

against the strong advice of LIFAA. At 

that time, they claimed they had more 

crew than was needed. Fast forward a few 

short months where, after taking the decision 

to make redundant several trained 

and experienced crew members, LIAT is 

apparently in a panic mode and has begun 

hiring new crew members to replace 

and even add to those already made redundant. 

These cabin crew members will need 

approximately two months to be trained 

before they can be put on active duty. 

This means that during the airline’s peak 

Christmas season, new crew members 

will be on training, as well as existing 

crew members will have to be taken off 

flights to train these new members, instead 

of having all hands on deck. 

LIFAA said it is certain it can be agreed 

upon that this lack of proper planning 

and ineffective management is highly 

inefficient, especially considering that it 

warned of this foreseeable debacle. 

“LIFAA longs for the day when management 

realizes that it does NOT have 

all the answers. It takes a team effort to 

run LIAT in the best interests of the travelling 

public. We have tried our best to 

assist management on some of these very 

issues, and we have made repeated sacrifices, 

but our solution oriented advisories 

always seem to fall on deaf ears,” the 

flight attendants said, adding, “Misleading 

statements to the public by LIAT is 

not the way forward. Accepting full responsibility 

is.” 

LIFAA said it will not standby and 

allow management to use its cabin crew 

as scapegoats, in order to hide from the 


st. kitts AG 


Labour Party (SKNLP) to dismiss the 

case against Martin because it was no 

longer in power: 

“I’ve heard; it has been reported to 

me that one member of the opposition, 

member for number two (chairperson 

of the SKNLP, Marcella Liburd), has said 

why are we bothering with it; why we 

don’t go to the House and fix it; in other 

words, sweep it under the table, sweep 

it under the carpet, forget about it, that 

this country has been put through one of 

our lowest periods in our history when 

for 26 months there was a refusal to do 

what was right, what the constitution 

mandated and so for months, we had 

filed all the papers in our claims months 

and months ago and we were waiting for 

the court to establish a date, to establish 

what the constitutional mandate is. 

“We will get the court to say what it 

File photo 

Former speaker of the house, Curtis Martin. 

is and so that date has been set down… 

there will be no witness cross-examination. 

All that is required now is for there 

to be oral arguments by lawyers representing 

the speaker and lawyers representing 

the claimants, the Team Unity 

government.” 

Byron said that a date had been set 

down for October 27-28 but that that 

date had to be postponed because the 

lawyer representing the former speaker 

had another engagement. 

However, he said that “this matter 

will be settled shortly and so for the 

benefit of the people of St Kitts and Nevis 

and for jurisprudence anywhere in the 

world, we will be able to establish what 

is the right thing to do and this Team 

Unity government will uphold the rule 

of law”. 

“My view is that motions of no confidence 

should be heard and should be 

given high priority. Delaying the hearing 

of motions of no confidence is very 

contrary to all the principles of democratic 

governance and of parliamentary 

governance,” said Alleyne, a retired jurist 

and former Dominican parliamentarian, 

who held a number of portfolios 

as a government minister in the Eugenia 

Charles administration. 

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can be risky because of the potential 

for things like burns, low blood pressure, or 

irregular heart rhythms. Active rewarming 

techniques are best used in settings where 

doctors can closely monitor a patient’s vital 

signs, so getting professional help is important.” 

To help prevent hypothermia in the first 

place, Eldadah says, “Follow some of the 

common sense advice that we’ve probably 

all heard. Dress in layers; cover up with blankets; 

and if you expect to be out in the wind, 

rain or snow, wear a jacket with a waterproof 

and windproof outer shell.” 

To keep warm at home, wear socks, slippers, 

and a cap or hat. Set your heat at 68° 

or higher when it’s cold outside. To save on 

heating bills, close off rooms you’re not using. 

If you need help paying your home 

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Swapping the track for the DJ booth 

Usain Bolt shows 

off his DJ skills at 

nightclub Alumbra 

MELBOURNE—He’s considered 

the greatest sprinter of all time. 

But on Saturday, Usain Bolt 

swapped the race track for the DJ 

booth as he partied at Melbourne 

nightclub Alumbra. 

The 30-year-old showed off his 

DJing skills in the booth, sporting 

headphones as he scratched records 

and played some tunes for the untamed 

crowd of clubbers. 

Bolt appeared to be enjoying himself 

immensely throughout the gig, 

so much so that he even grabbed his 

crotch as he pumped his fist in the air 

to the music. 

The Jamaican sprinter kept his attire 

casual for the occasion, dressing 

in a plain white t-shirt and light blue 

denim jeans. 

DJ Horizon was providing the music 

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the club and joined him in the booth. 

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Cronixx and Chris Chin 

Music exec honored by reggae elite 

Reception held to celebrate Chris Chin’s music legacy 

Kingston, JA: Some of biggest 

stars in the reggae industry including 

singer Beres Hammond, Capleton, 

Chronixx, Etana, Nadine 

Sutherland, Ibamar, Lloyd Parks and 

Queens Ifrica were in attendance at 

a private reception on Heroes Day, 

at the Pavilion at Hope Gardens in 

Kingston, Jamaica to honor VP Records’ 

executive Christopher ‘Chris’ 

Chin. Earlier that morning, Chin 

was the recipient of the Order of 

Distinction in the rank of Commander 

(CD) from the government 

of Jamaica for outstanding work in 

the music industry both locally and 

internationally. 

Chris has accomplished much 

in the music industry, expanding 

the Jamaica Ave record store into 

a major distribution outlet and the 

largest independent reggae label 

in the world, distributing songs 

for Sean Paul, Shaggy, Buju Banton, 

Maxi Priest, Marcia Griffiths, 

Wayne Wonder, Mavado, Beenie 

Man, Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Patra, 

Tanto Metro & Devonte, Super 

Cat, Richie Stephens, Chris Martin, 

Romaine Virgo and Spice among 

others. He has also guided the label 

to Billboard’s “Best Independent 

Label” (2002 and 2003) and “Best 

Reggae Imprint Label” for three 

consecutive years. VP has achieved 

international acclaim for Sean Paul, 

Wayne Wonder, Bunji Garlin and 

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of Soca music and concert promotions, 

co-producing successful Jerk 

festivals in New York and Washington 

DC. 

In his short but passionate speech at 

the Reception, Chris said he was honored 

and humbled to be recognized. He 

thanked those who had helped him along 

the way, especial his father Vincent and 

mother Pat Chin (Miss Pat) who beamed 

as her son spoke. 

‘From he was 7 years old, I could tell he 

was destined to be in the music business’ 

his mother gushed. ‘The music business 

is tough but he has persevered because of 

his personality that endears him to everyone.’’ 

The long list of award winning/nominated 

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Carlene Davis, Capleton, Queen Ifrica, 

Etana, Nadine Sutherland, Ibamar, 

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among others. VIP guests attending the 

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Forbes; artiste managers Robert 

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bolt 


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medallist John Steffenson. 

The nine-time gold medallist will soon 

be seen in the documentary I Am Bolt, 

which is due for release in November. 

The sprinter earned a reputation as 

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Olympics after he was pictured with 

countless women. 

However, despite his rumoured trysts, 

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The pair recently sparked speculation 

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The Office of the Borough President 

of Brooklyn--Eric Adams is holding 

two significant events during early November. 

On Saturday, November, fifth, 

the Office is holding a core-training 

program on ‘Citizenship’; 

On Sunday, November sixth, the TZU- 

CHI Foundation is hosting a Community 

Health Day...Both events will take 

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718-802-3832. 

Fundraising Ball 

The Guyana United Youth Development 

Association(GUYDA) is holding 

its annual Fund-Raising Ball on Saturday, 

November 12th. from 9.00a.m. 

to 2.00 p.m. at Antun’s Catering Hall, 

96-43, Springfield Boulevard, Queens 

Village. The money raised from this 

function will be used to provide developmental 

activities for young people in 

Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean. 

For additional information, call 

Beryl James at 917-754-8313. 

Fighting Breast Cancer 

Shavana Abruzzo has announced that 

a Multi-Disciplinary Team of experts is 

now in place at the Center for Cancer 

Care and Blood Disorders at the 

Woodhull Medical Center in order to 

help fight breast-cancer. 

Caribbean Lecture Series 

The twelfth annual Caribbean Lecture 

Series will be addressed by Professor 

attendants 


public its ineffective management and incompetence 

in airline operations. 

LIFAA confirmed the accuracy of the 

recent statement made by Leeward Islands 

Airline Pilots’ Association (LIALPA), in 

that there is indeed an existing roach infestation 

problem, but it is not only in the 

cockpits but in the passenger cabins as well. 

“We have already expressed our concerns 

about the type of chemicals being 

used to rectify this situation and have asked 

management for more details as to the 

harmful effects these chemicals can have 

Trevor Munroe-Executive-Director of 

the National Integrity Action. 

The Lecture is going to take place 

on Thursday, November 17th. at the 

Schomberg Centre, 515, Malcolm X 

Boulevard, New York, from 7.00p.m. 

Professor Munroe will speak on”Curbing 

corruption--Jamaica’s Imperative”. 

Combating infectious 

outbreaks in T&T 

The Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean 

Public Health Agency(CARPHA) 

has given notice that the region might 

have to deal with epidemic type Infections 

next year. Dr.James Hospedales--Head 

of CARPHA has disclosed 

steps that are being taken to combat 

the possible outbreaks. Meanwhile 

Dominica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. 

Davd Johnson has announced that the 

island was seeing a record increase 

of non-communicable diseases like 

hypertension and diabetes. 

Guyana Consulate 

Town Hall Meetings 

The Guyana Consulate in New York is 

holding two Townhall meetings during 

November, in order to explain its 

role and functions. The first meeting 

will be held on November eleventh 

in Brooklyn, and the second one will 

be held in New Jersey on November, 

18th . Both Town Hall meetings will 

be addressed by High-Commissioner, 

Barbara Atherley. 

For further information, call 

212-947-5110. 

Donations for Haiti 

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency 

on human health,” the flight attendants 

said. 

LIFAA also agreed with LIALPA’s statement 

that, even though LIAT recorded a 

profit in the first half of this year, management 

has yet to recognize that this would 

not have been achieved without dedicated 

and hard working flight and cabin crew. 

There would have been no profits achieved 

if cabin crew did not make the sacrifice of 

working 12-13 hours per day, and without 

the company scheduling meal breaks, the 

flight attendants noted. 

“LIALPA is telling the travelling public 

the truth, and we stand in solidarity with 

them, because hiding the truth to cover 

managerial and operational flaws does not 

Management Agency is continuing 

to coordinate donations of financial 

and material assistance to hurricane 

victims in Haiti. 

Fundraising Dance 

The Mahaicony Association of New 

York is holding its annual Fund-Raising 

dance from 10.00 p.m.to 2.00 a.m. at 

Africa House on Bedford avenue. 

Jamaican Petition 

The Jamaican Government is joining in 

a petition to President Barack Obama 

to pardon National-Hero, Marcus 

Garvey of a conviction of mail fraud in 

1923. The petition is contending that 

the trial and conviction of Garvey were 

designed to tarnish the Hero’s image, 

as well as his global influence. 

Fundraising Social 

The Guyana American Patriotic Forum 

is holding a Fund-Raising Social on 

Saturday, November fifth, from 8.00p. 

m. to 2.00 a.m. at 1074, Rogers avenue, 

near Cortellyou avenue. 

For information, call 917-915-6762. 

Raising Money for Canine 

Companions 

The littleneck/Douglaston Lions- 

Club is hosting its twentieth annual 

dance-fundraiser on Sunday, November 

20th. from 6.00 p.m. at Leonard’s 

Palazoo, 555 Northern Boulevard, 

Great Neck. 

The money raised from this fund-raising 

event will be used to purchase 

canine companions for blind persons. 

help LIAT to be successful,” LIFAA said. 

LIFAA assured the travelling public that 

it will continue to be committed and dedicated 

to serving passengers to the best of 

its ability, and to ensure that they receive 

the “reliable” product that they desire and 

deserve. 

“However, we can only do so much, as 

we are not responsible for making managerial 

decisions such as crew employment, 

working conditions, operational scheduling, 

and other critical matters. 

“We hope that management will refrain 

from making inaccurate statements to the 

public, where we will always be ready to 

clarify and set the record straight, LIFAA 

concluded. 

zika virus 


meaningful insights into how the 

two illnesses are linked. 

“What are the chances that if you 

have the zika virus, you will develop 

Guillain-Barré syndrome? That’s 

something that we want to know,” 

said Thomas Langerak, a PhD student 

in virology at the Erasmus 

Medical Centre who is researching 

the neurological complications of 

the zika virus. 

In October, Langerak visited the 

UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences in 

Mount Hope, Trinidad, to meet with 

neurologists, medical researchers 

and laboratory technicians interested 

in collecting data for the international 

research project. 

“We are collecting the data 

through an online, secure database. 

Only investigators will be given access 

to upload and view data. All the 

data is private and anonymous, and 

everything is done with the full consent 

of the patients,” Langerak said. 

The project in Trinidad and Tobago 

is the first step to establishing 

a Caribbean-wide network of data 

contributors. 

“You need quite a large group 

to be able to say something about 

an infection and a complication of 

the infection. And so, our aim is 

to collaborate with more Caribbean 

islands so that we have a larger 

number of patients involved in the 

study, so that we can have faster answers 

and more trustworthy results,” 

Langerak said. 

He added that the Virology Department 

at Erasmus would be offering 

to conduct laboratory tests 

on samples for zika and the Guillain-Barré 

syndrome antibodies for 

any researchers in the Caribbean 

contributing to the online database. 

The launch of the Caribbean 

Guillain-Barré syndrome database 

comes a few months after the establishment 

of the UWI regional task 

force on zika, an initiative spearheaded 

by Vice Chancellor Sir Hilary 

Beckles. The creation of the task 

force is intended to improve information-sharing 

among Caribbean 

countries, in order to reduce duplicated 

effort and maximise scarce resources 

within the region. 

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In July, ExxonMobil submitted a development 

plan for Liza to Guyana’s Environmental 

Protection Agency to begin 

the environmental review process that 

involved a floating production, storage 

and offloading vessel with capacity of 

around 100,000 barrels per day of oil in 

its first phase. 

Exxon says finding oil is a world-class 

discovery with a recoverable resource of 

between US$800 million and 1.4 billion 

oil-equivalent barrels. 

“We are excited by the results of a 

production test of the Liza-2 well, which 

confirms the presence of high-quality oil 

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mUSEUM 


ous past of the Jamaican music legend. A 

narrative of Peter’s life and work, powerful 

images, artefacts from his personal 

and professional life, animation and video 

displays are all on show at the museum. 

The idea for a Tosh museum was 

born several years ago when Marlene 

Brown, a longtime companion of Tosh 

approached Pulse chairman Kingsley 

Cooper with a number of Peter Tosh 

artefacts for safekeeping. Later, the Peter 

Tosh Estate joined the partnership, 

poultry 


Speaking to journalists, Caribbean 

sub-regional director of the Food and 

Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Lystra 

Fletcher-Paul, noted that countries 

in the region should seriously consider 

measures to prevent the importation of 

certain unhealthy foods once they are 

in a position to produce healthier substitutes. 

She said that while the food import 

bill of CARICOM nations reached almost 

US$5 billion annually, at the same 

time the peoples in these countries are 

eating themselves to death with the extra-regional 

food. Hypertension, heart 

disease and diabetes are the deadliest 

health issues in the Caribbean, she said. 

The FAO representative stressed that, 

providing guidance and direction on a 

way forward towards making the idea of 

the museum a reality. A prelude to the 

public opening of the museum were a 

number of special events- a VIP official 

opening, a Tosh symposium at the University 

of the West Indies and a tribute 

concert in honor of the reggae superstar. 

It is hoped that the cumulative impact of 

these events will be a new beginning for 

a more profound understanding of the 

stature of Peter Tosh. 

“I believe that Peter Tosh is a very 

special human being deserving of a tremendous 

amount of honor and respect, 

and I feel that through this museum, the 

spirit and the energy of my father will 

when the region can produce and transport 

high quality food that can substitute 

for imported products, restriction 

mechanisms should be put in place to 

keep certain foods out. 

According to Fletcher-Paul, within the 

rules of the World Trade Organization 

(WTO) there is room for countries to 

ban certain foods. Government entities 

such as the ministries of agriculture and 

foreign affairs should have closer cooperation, 

which would enable the countries 

to take advantage of the WTO rules. 

According to Nairne, there need to be 

some kind of guideline or re-evaluation 

of what currently exists to determine 

what kind of food, including poultry, is 

suitable to enter the Caribbean market. 

The region, he added, could be saving 

money or spend the money within the 

region to raise poultry “here to help us 

grow”. 

be with us always”, his daughter Niambe 

McIntosh said. Niambe flew in from 

Boston for the celebration of her father, 

and she was joined by other siblings and 

family members, including her brother 

Andrew Tosh who performed on the 

tribute concert. 

Museum opening hours are Monday 

to Friday 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM. Saturday 

hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and 

the attraction is closed on Sundays. Entry 

fee is US$20 with reduced rates for 

children and students in groups of 10 or 

more with ID. 

For more, go to www.petertosh.com 

or call (876) 960-0049. diademata@aol. 

com. 

The manager stressed that, if the regional 

farmers increase production, the 

price of chicken would certainly drop. 

“As you know, with increasing scale, 

the unit prices will drop, which clearly 

means that the more we produce the 

more affordable the chicken will be,” he 

said. 

Three years ago, Jamaica Broilers was 

operating only in Jamaica, now it is in 

six countries selling “hormone-free” 

products. Nairne noted that, while poultry 

farms in the region are under strict 

veterinary monitoring and regulation 

about what is being exported, such is 

not the case regarding chicken that is 

brought to the Caribbean. 

Although farmers don’t have a direct 

influence on discussions in COTED, the 

manager hoped that the “government 

officials would speak on our behalves” at 

the CARICOM table. 

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LIAT 


and selling Dash Eights and paying severance 

pay,” Gonsalves explained. 

He also outlined that a number of reforms 

had been implemented, as reported 

in the press. The prime minister pointed 

out that when he took up his position as 

leader of St Vincent back in 2001, LIAT 

had approximately 1,200 persons employed; 

now it employed 669 individuals, 

and the head count in the budget was for 

630. 

“Therefore, a review is being done at 

the Board level, as we are looking at the 

organisational structure to determine 

what is the optimal number of employees 

we must have going forward in order to 

serve the entire network…,” he disclosed. 

Gonsalves has identified “too many” 

bouts of illness by flight crew, as one of 

the major challenges plaguing the carrier. 

“We have too many cancellations 

caused by illness of flight staff and crew. 

Most of the flight crew, the overwhelming 

majority of them, are fit and hard workers 

and smart workers, but … we have 

too many bouts of illness, which result 

in cancellations. We have, also of course, 

the challenge, as I indicated earlier, of a 

smaller number of aircraft serving essentially 

the same markets…,” he lamented. 

Explaining that they also had “weak 

technology infrastructure systems” and 

some ground handling systems that were 

not optimal, the Vincentian leader noted 

that although frontline staff were “doing 

their best”, more training was required 

to ensure that they were “better able” to 

handle all of the challenges encountered 

in dealing with an airline like LIAT. 

Admitting that the network, based on 

the number of routes and flights that the 

airline served, was a complicated one, the 

Chairman stated that the airline also had 

“some really good performing routes”. 

“You know when you go on your hit 

parade you have your top 10, well we have 

a top 10 also… our top 10 routes. But, we 

also have routes that are non-performing 

in the sense of generating negative contribution 

margins,” he said. 

The prime minister disclosed that the 

priority actions to be taken by management 

at LIAT included stabilising the 

schedule by resolving operational challenges; 

taking action to reduce crew sickness; 

and communicating in a “sensitive” 

way with the workers, pilots and other 

professionals. 

The meeting was also attended by Barbados 

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart; 

Minister of Tourism and International 

Transport, Richard Sealy; and chairman 

of LIAT, Dr Jean Holder.

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