Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017

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NEW, IMPROVED
GATE 2 UNVEILED
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Tuesday 14th February 2017
New and improved Gate 2 unveiled
By Joanna Paris
The result of two 40 foot
containers uniquely outfitted
with wood and metal is the
final product of the new security
checkpoint at the Antigua
Port Authority.
Officials at the Antigua
Port Authority and Members
of the Board of Directors,
officially unveiled the new
facility commonly called
“Gate 2” on Monday in the
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presence a number of employees
and other specially
invited guests.
Chief Port Security Officer,
Jason Roberts, said
that the project took approximately
two months to
complete. He added that the
new facility improves the
entrance to the port as well
as the security options available
to customers.
He noted too that customers
will be met by security
personnel who will review
their documentations and
furrier check will be made
to determine if their cargo is
ready. During this time, customers
will enjoy a relaxed
atmosphere in an air-conditioned
building.
While addressing the
brief commissioning ceremony,
Chairman of the
Board of the Antigua Port
Authority, Senator Mary
Claire Hurst, said that the
new building will assist in
providing the exceptional
service that is now becoming
synonymous with the
facility.
“The aim is to make our
customers more relaxed and
comfortable. We want our
customers to feel satisfied”,
she expressed.
She added that preparations
are already being made
to transform the current Gate
1 facilities and well as to install
a monitoring system
which should be unveiled in
the coming weeks.
Port Manager, Darwin
Telemaque, was full of
praise for the carpenters and
welders who worked on the
building for their ability to
use spare materials and produce
a “professional building”.
He described the project
as cost effective and emphasized
that the customer
experience will be greatly
enhanced.

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Police probe homicide and drowning
Police are currently investigating
the circumstances surrounding a shooting
incident Sunday night, which led to
the death of 38-year old Almack Lambert
of Nut Grove.
It is reported that Lambert was last
seen around 8:10 p.m. walking out of
a yard in Nut Grove, before he momentarily
collapsed on the gallery of a
house in the area.
He was transported by the EMS to
the Mount St. Johns Medical Center,
where a medical doctor pronounced
him dead shortly after 9:00 p.m.
The police are appealing to anyone
with information surrounding this
recent incident to contact the Criminal
Investigations Department at 462-
3913\14.
Meantime, police are investigating a
drowning incident at Fort James Beach
on Sunday, which led to the death of
41-year old Leroy Simon of Jennings.
Simon was among a group of people,
to include two teenage boys, who
went for a swim at the Fort James
Beach around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Whilst in the water, both boys reportedly
had difficulties swimming
among the abnormal water-current,
which was pulling them further into the
deep.
It was reported that both Simon and
an adult friend saw what was happening
and went to their rescue.
They held both boys and were assisting
them to safety, when Simon
suddenly disappeared underneath the
water.
His body was later found floating
face down and was pulled ashore. He
was transported to the Mount St. Johns
Medical Center by the EMS.
Efforts to resuscitate him was unsuccessful,
and he was pronounced
dead shortly after 5:00 p.m. by a medical
doctor.
Further investigations are currently
ongoing into the matter.
Finally, Verdon Green of Old Road,
who went missing last Wednesday, was
found alive. He was found around 8:30
a.m. on Monday in an area commonly
referred to as Morris Garden.
Two residents of Old Road found
him lying in some bushes while tending
to their animals, and notified the police.
He is reported to be in good health, and
was transported to the Mount St. John’s
Medical Center by the EMS.
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Tuesday 14th February 2017
No outside influence on new passports
By Everton Barnes
A government official has debunked
suggestions that the move to provide fingerprints
as part of the security features
for the new passports is being done at
the behest of ‘outside forces’.
The suggestion was made by one of
the panelists appearing on a weekly radio
talk showed, who advanced the notion
that countries in the Caribbean are being
‘pressured’ to introduce fingerprints on
the passports by foreign powers.
But the government spokesman said
nothing could be further from the truth.
“It is now the global standard for biometric
information such as fingerprints to be
included in the security chip imbedded
By Everton Barnes
A team from the Barbuda
Council has just completed a
weekend fact-finding visit to
St Kitts.
Led by Barbuda representative,
Arthur Nibbs, and
included the Barbuda Senator,
Knacynta Nedd, the
four-member team traveled
to Basseterre at the invitation
of a group that has a proposal
before the Barbuda Council.
“We went to see what
these people were all about
and whether or not they had
the capabilities to complete
the proposed of building villas
as they had proposed.”
Nibbs stated.
He disclosed that the team
visited a number of projects
that the group has undertaken
in St Kitts and having seen
what is ‘on the ground’ there
he is convinced that the developers
have the expertise
and the finances to undertake
the Barbuda project.
According to Nibbs he
was particularly pleased with
the involvement of Senator
Nedd, who is a candidate for
the upcoming Council elections,
but who has already
displayed a keen interest in
the affairs of Barbuda.
He said the future for the
sister isle looks bright with
several projects in the pipeline
ready to take off within
the upcoming months. He
revealed that he anticipates
that Barbuda will have full
employment within the next
two years with the projects
– the Paradise Found, PLH
development, the new airport
in the passports. That chip will display
this information to immigration officers
at various ports of entry when the holder
travels,” the spokesman noted.
He said by taking this step, rather
than being pressured, it demonstrates
that Antigua and Barbuda is moving in
step with the major developing countries
where this is already a feature of their
security apparatus.
He noted that during the re-registration
process that took place back
in 2003, the idea for fingerprints to be
included on the new voters I.D cards
was first muted by the then opposition
leader, Baldwin Spencer, and which was
accepted and implemented by the government
of the day, headed by Sir Lester
Bird.
According to the spokesman the
method used back in 2003 was ink and
an ink-pad.
“There was little or no objections
then and later in 2013 when the re-registration
took place but with the latest
technology, again the process had widespread
‘buy-in’,” the spokesman stated.
The spokesman explained that it is
believed that the information contained
in the new passports will overtime reduce
the time spent at foreign immigration
kiosks as the data on the holder
of the passports would be more readily
available.
Barbuda Council team visits St. Kitts & Nevis
among others – providing
jobs for islanders.
The Barbuda representative
says he the next step
is to recommend to the full
Council that it should ratify
the proposal from the group
and then the other steps in
the process of approval will
follow.
Senator Lake advocates for talks
on abortion and gender issues
By Joanna Paris
The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s
newly appointed Senator, Senator Aziza Lake,
has advocated for more discussions on a myriad
of issues that she believes need to be addressed
within society.
Senator Lake was a guest on ABS’s Against
the Backdrop on Monday with Amar Spencer
in her official capacity. She indicated that there
needs to be more dialogue about generally
contentious issue- abortion.
Senator Lake, who stated that she was
“pro-choice” said that “discussions need to
take place on the topic”, which is one that society
has a lot to say about.
“For me, I am pro-choice, I believe that
bringing a child into this world is an important
sacrifice. I think it is a very important decision
that is made”, she said.
“Women are an important part of society.
I don’t think that it is something that we talk
about, we don’t talk about what is pro-life and
what is pro-choice, it is a big discussion in the
United States but for us it is not something that
we really discuss here”, she noted.
Senator Lake also expressed a similar view
with regard to gender rights and gender equality.

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US, EU food standards major
hurdle for Caribbean exporters
Oraine Halstead (left) and Rhys Actie tend tomatoes in a greenhouse at Colesome Farm
at Jonas Road, Antigua.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – As
Caricom countries struggle to move
away from their traditional reliance on
a single industry or major crop in the
face of growing economic uncertainty
worldwide, they are finding it increasingly
difficult to enter markets in the
EU and North America with new types
of food products.
But tariffs are no longer the main
barriers to accessing important markets,
according to a document produced
by the ACP-EU Overcoming Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) programme.
The ACP-EU is of the view that
“Non-tariffs barriers will become the
main challenge of the future multilateral
trade system.” Specifically, technical
barriers related to compliance with sanitary
and phytosanitary standards (SPS)
in export markets and other standards
including those relating to labelling
and packaging.
The EU considers these technical,
non-tariff, barriers to trade so challenging
for its African, Caribbean and Pacific
(ACP) partners that it provided 15
million euros starting in 2013 to help
those developing countries upgrade
their processes and become compliant,
thus giving them a better chance of
success on the EU and North America
markets.
The Caribbean Agribusiness Association
(CABA) is one Caribbean organisation
that was able to access funding
to help its members move toward
HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point) certification, which the
ACP-EU TBT programme identified as
a crucial requirement. Since the early
2000s, the US and EU have stipulated
that foods entering their markets must
have HACCP certification.
Ten of CABA’s members were present
at a regional conference, held at the
Radisson Hotel in Port-of-Spain Jan.
29-30, to report on the benefits they received
from the HACCP training. They
heard some sobering statistics with regard
to the EU and US food industry
that provided context for the TBT programme.
Dr. Andre Gordon, chief executive
officer of TSL Technical Services Limited,
told delegates that each year, the
UK records approximately one million
cases of food-borne illnesses, of which
about 20,000 require hospitalisation,
and 500 deaths are recorded. The cost
to the UK of dealing with food-borne
illnesses is 1.4 billion pounds annually.
In the US, approximately 48 million
cases of foodborne illnesses are recorded
annually, resulting in 128,000 hospitalisations
and 3,000 deaths. The cost
to the US of dealing with food-borne
illnesses is approximately 77.7 billion
dollars annually, the delegates heard.
The 2016 report, “Addressing Food
Losses due to Non-Compliance with
Quality and Safety Requirements in
Export Markets: the case of Fruits and
Vegetables from the Latin America and
the Caribbean Region,” by two Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
experts, underlined how much is at
stake for Caribbean agribusiness exporters.
The report reveals that Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC) provide
over 90 per cent of the fruits and nearly
80 per cent of all vegetables imported
by the US. Nonetheless, some countries
in the region have “very high rejection
rates” at US ports of entry, including
Jamaica, Bolivia and the Dominican
Republic, the document states.
The report said, “While many LAC
countries have a good rate of acceptance
in comparison with other countries
exporting to the USA and EU, a
few countries within LAC perform
very poorly, revealing great disparity in
cont’d on pg 6

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Tuesday 14th February 2017
Minister Greene responds to protest over YASCO
By Marver Woodley
Just weeks after a protest
by concerned members of the
public for the completion of
the Country’s lone track and
field facility, the YASCO
Sports Complex, their cries
are being heard.
The demonstration and
passive/aggressive action has
caused the Nation’s Minister
of Sports to acknowledge
the public and do something
about the continued delay for
work to be done at the facility.
This is according to reports
that the Minister, the
Honourable EP Chet Greene
has extended his hand to
meet with the general public,
coaches, protesting groups,
coaches and all other interested
persons to meet with
him whenever they deem fit
as a group to hash over the
plans for the completion of
the facility and the reason for
the ongoing protests.
This is not the first time
the Minister has offered the
public an opportunity to let
their grievances be known
about the facility as the field
is not internationally recognized
nor is it fit for persons
specifically athletes to utilize.
The group went so far
as requesting a donation of
pass-byers to aid with the
upgrading of the grounds,
an overall act the Minister
considers as “devious” while
speaking to a local Media
House on Tuesday.
As he has extended numerous
invitations and
countless opportunities for
Minister of Sports, the Hon.,
E.P. Chet Greene
concerned participants to
converse with him on the issue,
none of which have been
utilized.
cont’d from pg 5
preparedness for export trading within
the region.” The report noted that
“Multiple handling failures along the
chain are likely the cause of the most
frustrating complaints by international
buyers.” Dr. Gordon, who oversaw
the Jamaica ackee industry’s transformation
that made it compliant with
US Food and Drug Administration
regulations in the early 2000s so that
it could gain access to the US market,
explained to IPS the obstacles facing
Caribbean exporters.
“The problem in general with all
agribusiness companies in the Caribbean
is typically lack of technical capacity
and knowledge of the requirements
and lack of the resources to implement
the systems as required,” he said.
However, Dr. Gordon said, “The
cultural change that is required is probably
the biggest single limitation to implementing
and sustaining certification
systems…If the management and ownership
[of agribusinesses] do not have
a vision of becoming global players
then the effort and resources required
are going to seem unattainable and not
good value for money. A lot of firms
have issues with understanding the value
for money proposition of embarking
on a certification programme.”
The briefing paper “SPS measures
lead to high costs and losses for developing
countries”, published not long
after the EU mandated HACCP certification
for all exporters to the EU, noted
that “As the income level of developing
countries is far smaller, …the opportunity
cost of compliance is relatively far
higher than that for developed country
exporters.
“The rapid change in SPS measures,
regulations and notifications of new
regulations is another problem facing
developing countries in preparing for
compliance. It also imposes extra costs
on investors and exporters and creates
uncertainty for them.”
However, the paper’s author concluded,
“while the cost of compliance
is high, the cost of lack of compliance
is even higher” because of loss of market
share or reduced access to markets.
Dr. Gordon revealed that in 2010,
the Caribbean had the second highest
level of food rejections of any region at
US ports of entry.
A March 2016 FAO report highlighted
other issues hindering Caribbean
agribusinesses in their efforts to
export. The report states: “A number
of deep-seated challenges inhibit Caribbean
agriculture diversification and
competitiveness: the small and fragmented
nature of most farm units; the
absence of strong farmer grass-roots
organizations; the cost of agricultural
labor; the ageing demographics of Caribbean
farmers; an education system
that does not prepare youth to seek employment
opportunities in the agricultural
sector; and extension systems that
have historically focused on managing
the traditional export crops.”
The problem of small farm units is
being addressed head on, said CABA’s
president Vassel Stewart, with the formation
of CABEXCO, a new umbrella
organisation for SMEs in the Caricom
agribusiness sector, which will jointly
procure raw materials and services as
well as market its members’ products
and reach out to new buyers.
The resulting economies of scale
will also hopefully make it easier to
bear the cost of becoming compliant
with US and EU food export regulations.
(Caribbean360)

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Haiti PM
steps down
PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Haiti – Haiti’s Prime Minister
Enex Jean-Charles has
resigned to allow the country’s
new president to form
a new government.
Jean-Charles, who was
appointed in March last
year by interim president
Jocelerme Privert, submitted
his letter of resignation
on February 9,
two days after Jovenel
Moise was sworn in as the
French-speaking nation’s
new president.
Moise has already begun
consultations to choose a
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Two
young Trinidadian parents are anxiously
awaiting police investigations into
whether they will be held responsible
for causing the tragic death of their
child.
The parents, whose names have not
been released, fed the 11-month-old
baby girl sleep medication in her tea,
despite being advised by a pharmacist
that the drug was not fit for children.
The infant slipped into a coma and
subsequent scans revealed she was
brain dead.
The Trinidad Newsday reports that
on January 31, the father of child purchased
a sleeping drug identified as
melatonin – a man-made form of a hormone
produced in the brain that helps
to regulate sleep – to include in the baby’s
formula to help her sleep, as she
successor for Jean-Charles.
Reports in the local
media have indicated that
businessman Olivier Barreau
and former Senator
Gabriel Fortuné are among
those rumoured to be in the
running.
Moise does not need
Parliamentary approval to
choose a new prime minister,
under a constitutional
amendment that came into
effect as he took office, although
whoever is chosen
needs the approval of the
legislature for his policies.
(Caribbean360)
Trinidad police investigate death of baby who
was given sleep medication despite warnings
was having trouble doing so.
After being fed the medication, the
child fell asleep around 8 p.m. But half
an hour later, when the mother went to
check on her, the baby girl was found
upside down in a clothes basket in an
unresponsive state.
The mother made frantic efforts to
revive her daughter but after no success,
the baby was taken to the Chaguanas
Health Centre where an initial test
revealed that the infant had possibly
suffered catastrophic injury, hypoxic
injury and retinal haemorrhaging.
The baby was later transferred to
the Children’s Hospital in Mount Hope
and placed on a respirator.
Two brain tests on the baby revealed
she was clinically brain dead and a decision
was taken to pull the respirator
plug on Monday.
Enex Jean-Charles was in the position since last March when he
was appointed by the interim president.
Since then, police have been questioning
the parents to find out whether
they should be held responsible for the
child’s death.
Meanwhile, the pharmacist who
sold the drug to the child’s father has
offered to cooperate with police investigating
the matter.
He confirmed that the father did request
melatonin for the child but he had
advised the man that the drug should
not be given to infants because there
was no data indicating it was safe for
children.
The pharmacist said he denied the
man’s request for the medication, because
he had no prescription. However,
the man later claimed he was having
trouble falling asleep and he wanted
the drug for his own use and he was
sold the melatonin. (Caribbean360)

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Was there a Coup attempt in Dominica?
PM says yes, opposition says no
ROSEAU, Dominica – Charges and
countercharges are making the rounds
in Dominica as police continue investigations
to get to the bottom of Tuesday’s
violent disturbance following an
anti-government protest, which resulted
in the vandalism of nine businesses
and 32 arrests.
While Prime Minister Roosevelt
Skerrit has revealed details of an alleged
attempt by opposition parties to
“seize the seat of power”, Opposition
Leader Lennox Linton has dismissed
the claim as “another lie” the Prime
Minister has concocted to win the sympathy
of Dominicans.
In a national address last night, in
which he painstakingly outlined the sequence
of events leading up to the disturbance,
Skerrit charged that it was the
“militant, irresponsible behaviour of
the leadership of the main opposition
UWP and the Dominica Freedom Party
(DFP) that triggered the action.
The Prime Minister said police had
been tipped off about a plan by opposition
forces.
“It is important for me to share with
you the plan, which was relayed to intelligence
personnel in the Dominica
Police Force. Fortunately, for us all, not
every member of the United Workers
Party and Dominica Freedom Party is
supportive of the militant, irresponsible
behavior of the leadership. So, details
of the plan had already been shared
with the police and security officials,”
Skerrit told the nation.
“The police had information that
the intent of the leadership was to stall
the truck in front the Financial Centre
and storm the barriers with the intent
of entering the building. This was the
intent of the leadership of the United
Workers Party and the Dominica Free-
Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelet
Skerrit
dom Party. This is how they intended to
seize the seat of power in the country.
They would have stormed the Financial
Center Building and seek to occupy the
building until their demands were met.”
Earlier in the day, the opposition
parties led supporters in what was supposed
to be an 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. public
meeting near the Financial Centre
where Skerrit’s office is located.
The Prime Minister said the meeting
had proceeded “peacefully and
consistent with the intent and spirit
of the agreement reached between the
police and the leaderships of the two
opposition parties the day before”, but
when Linton took control of the microphone
around 2:50 p.m., “it changed
the course of events and resulted in
Dominica making world headlines all
day today, and not for a good reason”.
After the meeting was finished,
Skerrit said, the driver of the truck in
front of the Financial Centre was ordered
by police to proceed west, but
it could not be driven forward because
a mob was blocking it, and the atmosphere
of the crowd then started to deteriorate.
“At about 6:30 p.m., the crowd
started agitating and started chanting
‘Skerrit must go’. In all this, the leadership
of the UWP and DFP said or did
nothing to contain the emotions of their
supporters,” Skerrit said, noting that
earlier Linton had spoken for an hour
and 15 minutes after the agreed time
indicating that the meeting would only
end when he was ready.
“This is when and where the cue
was given for persons to do whatever
they deemed necessary to forcibly and
unlawfully remove a democratically
elected government from office,” Skerrit
said, adding that the events that later
unfolded were “as a direct consequence
and a result of the decision by Lennox
Linton to say, in effect, ‘to hell with the
police, we shall do as we please’.”
However, speaking on radio this
morning, Linton hit back, categorically
denying there was a plan to overthrow
the government.
“There was no plan at all, no plan
at all that Lennox Linton and the leadership
of the United Workers Party is
aware of, to storm the Financial Centre,”
he stated.
The UWP Leader also challenged
the Prime Minister to reveal the source
of his intelligence, maintaining that he
had no knowledge of the alleged plot.
“Lennox Linton, on behalf of the
leadership of the UWP, is asking him
to pull away the veil of intelligence and
say specifically who was behind that
plot,” he noted. “Call names, because
whoever advised your intelligence
would have told them where X or Y
discussed that or told me that on such
and such a time, ” Dominica News Online
reported.
Linton was adamant since yesterday,
that the looting and violence on
Tuesday night had nothing to do with
his party. (Caribbean360)

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World Bank appoints new Country
Director for the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, United States –
Tahseen Sayed Khan is the new Country
Director for Caribbean countries.
She will be responsible for maintaining
a solid partnership with the
countries to address their development
and financial challenges.
“It is an honour for me to be working
in the Caribbean,” she said.
“I look forward to deepening our
engagement with governments, development
partners, civil society, and
the private sector, to boost inclusive
growth and reduce poverty in the Caribbean.”
Khan, a Pakistani national, was
previously Country Manager for Albania
in the Europe and Central Asia
region.
She joined the Bank in 1997 as a
social sector specialist in South Asia
and has since held various positions,
including as Lead Education Specialist,
Operations Adviser, and Country
Manager for Nepal.
Khan has a deep knowledge of
country programmes and a track record
of strong delivery and innovation,
the World Bank.
She holds a Master’s degree in
Law and Diplomacy specializing in
Development Studies from the Tufts
University Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy. (Caribbean360)
Tahseen Sayed Khan

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Tuesday 14th February 2017
Monday’s Sudoku Solution
S U D O K U
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Shredded cabbage
5. Lady’s title
10. Agreement
14. Peru’s capital
15. Verdi work
16. Canyon sound
17. Discharge
18. Flax product
19. Break sharply
20. Eating alcove
22. Aquatic animals
24. Shop
25. Rough
28. Bemoan
30. Top quality
34. Spanish title
37. Cruise and Hanks
39. Instant lawn
40. Butter’s rival
41. Stage offering
43. Walk heavily
44. Bottom-row key
45. Prophet
46. Ebb
48. Basil sauce
50. Midday nap
52. Reporter’s boss
54. Wave top
58. Butter or jam
61. Sports figure
63. Much (2 wds.)
64. Certain parasite
67. Greek Cupid
68. Yep’s opposite
69. Comforted
70. Hue
71. Color changer
72. Night twinklers
73. Golf pegs
Down
1. Toboggans
2. Boundary
3. ____ acid (nutrient)
4. Site of Napoleon’s defeat
5. Lose feathers
6. Each
7. TV room
8. Live
9. Feudal estate
10. Annoy
11. Complexion woe
12. Blacken
13. Surpasses
21. Salty drop
23. Chef’s measures (abbr.)
26. Toronto’s province
27. Energy source
29. Fabricated
31. ____ of Man
32. Emotional state
33. Boundary
34. Detergent
35. She, in Lyon
36. Court dividers
38. The Red Planet
42. Take it easy
43. Actress ____ Johansson
45. Fizzy beverage
47. Engrave with acid
49. Wobble
51. Pencil rubber
53. Does nothing
55. Uncanny
56. Pebble
57. Quizzes
58. Beach feature
59. Scheme
60. Heavy twine
62. Williams and Koppel
65. Cereal grass
66. UN member

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Today’s weather forecast
Antigua and Barbuda
Sunny.
High - 80ºF
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HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Helen Keller, stricken
deaf and blind from illness
in infancy, insisted that even
darkness and silence have
their wonders. The far less extreme
inconveniences of the
day have hidden gems inside
them.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
As much as you hope to strike
upon a golden moment and
seize the opportunity in it, the
fact of the matter is that every
moment is golden when you’re
willing to see it that way.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Energy management is just as
crucial to production as time
management. Be careful not
to put too much into draining
emotional tones, such as worry,
resentment and frustration.
Practice the fine art of “dropping
it.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You approach a challenge
with the humility of a student,
devoted to duplicating what
seems to work for others, observing
patterns, honing your
senses and sharpening your
skills. This is why you’ll be
successful.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Today
you’ll notice that there’s
something about the other
person that makes you feel
so much more comfortable in
yourself. This person will invest
his or her curiosity, admiration
and charm in you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Thinking in the classic terms
of “success” is a sure way
to limit your joy today. Get
out there and start making
some mischief or mistakes to
prevent things from getting
dreadfully boring or, worse,
gloomy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’re in a position to choose
whom you want to work with
and spend time around. The
most responsible person will
be the least defensive. The
joyful people don’t just say
positive things; they smile
with their eyes.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Overblown expectations will
be the norm today for most
people. Because the bad won’t
be so bad and neither will the
good be so good, anyone who
refuses to anticipate or assume
will most likely be quite satisfied
with the outcome.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The truth has a certain feel
to it today — liberation laced
in laughter. You’ll bond with
the honest one who can make
you laugh or who laughs along
with you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Your goals will be forwarded
in increments. Once a week is
good, but once a day is better.
How can you incorporate your
interests into more of a daily
pattern?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). There are some who seek
seriousness to feed a craving
to feel that life is profound and
tragically beautiful. You won’t
be able to relate today, as your
need is for play, intellectual
challenge and levity.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). In your quest for something
real, you’ve been given
a lot of reasons, excuses, sales
pitches, theories and diversions.
You’ll know the truth
today by the way it rings in
your ears. Pounce on it.

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Tuesday 14th February 2017
ABSSB SELF EMPLOYED NOTICE
The Social Security Board wishes to advise all self employed
persons that their declared earnings shall not be less
than the minimum wage, and are reminded that their Social
Security contributions rate remains at 10%.
Bring along your picnic blankets and folding chairs and enjoy
a relaxing evening on the lawn watching a movie or just
mingling with a bowl of delicious hot soup at the South Zone
Planning Committee of the Anglican Church's Pre-Lenten
Water Night and Movie on Friday, February 24, 2017 from
6 pm to 9 pm at All Saints Anglican Rectory Grounds, Matthews
Road, All Saints. The contribution is only $10. Patrons
will have a choice of various types of soups. There will
be Hot Dogs, Cupcakes, Popcorn and a bounce castle. Beverages
will also be on sale. Tickets are available from Parish
Priests and members of South Zone Planning Committee.
COME!! KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS FOR VALENTINE’S
DAY. Give the Gift of Love by Taken an HIV Test!
The AIDS Secretariat – Ministry of Health and the Environment
will be offering Free and Confidential HIV Counselling and
Testing for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday 14th February, 2017
from 9:00am - 8:00pm at the AIDS Secretariat’s Office on the
Corner of Long & Temple Street. IT’S BETTER TO KNOW!!
VACANCIES REGISTERED at OSEC
INVENTORY CLERK
• Two years experience in a similar role
• Must be flexible
• Must have experience using Adobe Photoshop
• Process data in inventory system
• Spot check the accuracy of stocks in the system
• Check off and post shipments received at storeroom
• Assist with various duties in the printing department as needed
DOMESTIC CLEANER
• 4 Days per week
• Two years experience in a similar role
FIELD SUPERVISOR (SECURITY)
• Police or Military experience would be an asset
• Must be able to work all shifts
RAPID RESPONSE (SECURITY)
• Must be able to work all shifts
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR (SECURITY)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good probing questioning techniques is essential
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. OSEC telephone numbers are
5628533/34/35. Kindly note that the DEADLINE FOR ALL
APPLICATIONS is Tuesday 14th February
CAKE SALE!!! CAKE SALE!!
The AIDS Secretariat – Ministry of Health and the Environment
Presents Valentines’ Day Delicious Cake Sale on
Tuesday 14th February, 2017 from 10:00am at the AIDS
Secretariat’s Office on the Corner of Long & Temple Street.
All of the proceeds go towards our HIV Outreach, Prevention
& Control Activities
All members of the Executive of the Antigua and Barbuda
Ex-Servicemen Association are reminded of the monthly
meeting, to be held on Tuesday 21 February 2017 at 5 pm,
at the Association`s Headquarters "Leah House" on Prime
Minister`s Drive. Please be on time or notify the Chairman
on 720-0058, PRO on 721-1970 or the Secretary on 723-
3452 of your apologies.
The fundraising post Valentines for Antigua & Barbuda Diabetes
Association is now rescheduled for Tuesday 21st February,
2017 from 4:00-6:00pm.
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ANTIGUA AND BARBU-
DA SCOUT ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given, in
accordance with Section IV(4)(b) of the Constitution, that
the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Antigua and
Barbuda Branch of the Scout Association will be held at
Government House (located on Independence Avenue) on
Thursday 23rd February 2017 at 5:00 p.m. All Members are
invited to attend and to be punctual. Members are reminded
that subscriptions for 2017 are now due and payable.
The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission is inviting
all Soca Artistes, to attend a very important meeting, on the
15th of February 2017, at the Multi-Purpose Cultural &Exhibition
Centre. The Purpose of this meeting is to nominate
and Elect the initial Board of the Soca Artistes Association.
All are asked to make a special effort to attend and be on
time. The meeting will commence at 6:00 pm. Thank you for
your continued support.
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Gov’t costs Horse Society International grant
By Marver Woodley
President of the Antigua and Barbuda
Horse Society has blasted the
government for not fulfilling its promise
and costing them an international
grant.
According to the Society’s President
Jeanie Eastern the nation’s
Government failure to meet various
“simple” requirements requested by
the International Federation of Equestrians
has cost them the much-needed
grant of $50,000 USD after making a
promise to do so.
During an interview with Caribbean
Times Newspaper, Eastern noted
that some 18 months ago, a representative
visited the twin island and handed
out some guidelines to follow in
order for the grant to be approved with
a strict timeline of one year, the guidelines
Eastern lamed would cost the
Government no money what so ever.
Some of the requirements included
a 10-year extension on the lease for
the land currently utilized by the body
as well as a donation of some gravel to
backfill nearby dams to build an arena
as the present ones are extremely deteriorated,
though the government was
not obligated to backfill the ponds,
Eastern sternly noted that it was promised
and agreed on by both parties.
The loss of the grant has cost the
Association a considerable amount of
money and time as they were preparing
the grounds for the upgrade, the
grant would have provided.
By Carlena Knight
Hometech Systems Outlaws
picked up double victories
over the weekend in the
Antigua Barbuda Basketball
Association Division One
League.
On Thursday night in
their first match up, Outlaws
defeated Ottos Full Throttle,
68-62 at JSC.
Humroy Wright was the
leading scorer for his team
with 19 points. He was assisted
by Kevin Roberts with
16 points, 6 rebounds and 5
assists.
Freetown Travelers also
picked up a win over Harold
Lovell Rockersville, 54-48.
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis led
his team with 14 points and
10 rebounds. He was assisted
by Mario Samuel with 14
points and 5 assists.
Ariel Quallis of Rockersville
had 18 points, 13
rebounds and 5 steals in a
losing effort.
Meanwhile on Saturday
night, Outlaws edged out
Harold Lovell Rockersville,
71-69.
Kevin Roberts led his
team with 22 points and 6
assists and Humroy Wright
chipped in with 17 points.
Darren Jeanville grabbed
By Marver Woodley
The first ever annual 3-some Beach Volleyball
Tournament is slated to kick off later
this month.
The first of many games under the recently
ratified constitution of the Antigua and
Barbuda Volleyball Association is scheduled
to be on the 26th of February at Millers by
the Sea.
According to reports the event is expected
to attract more than 16 teams, with teams
consisting of 3 players a side 2 of which has
14 rebounds for the victors.
Rockersville’s Walton
Christian had 21 points and
11 rebounds. He was assisted
by Kevin Joseph with 13
points and 9 rebounds.
Teammates, Ariel Quallis
had 12 points while Kevin
Francis contributed 11
points and 11 rebounds.
Travelers once again
picked up a much needed
Eastern who indicated that he has
visited and pleaded with the government
on several occasions to fulfill the
promise made still holds strong that
another grant could be arranged and
approved, however bleak the future
looks without the government fully
behind them.
The previous grant which was dismissed
in December 2016 was to be
used at the Spring Hill facility and
other areas of the sport on island in
hopes of reviving a number of activities
at the facility.
To date the government has not
spoken with Eastern on doing anything
to secure future grants or what
was the reason for not fulfilling the requirements,
according to Eastern.
Outlaws pick up double victories over the weekend
victory this time over Yorks
Crushers, 66-52.
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis
once again led his team with
21 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists
and 4 steals while for
Crushers, Cohen DeSouza
had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Kebo Orford and Jamie
Harris chipped in with 11
points and 17 rebounds.
Beach Volleyball tournament on the horizon
to be females along with one male.
To participate each player is expected to
pay $20 per person and the registration period
is currently open and will close off on
the 24th just two days before the games are
to be held.
The winning trio will be awarded $500
along with prizes and surprises for the second
and third place finishers.
The one day event will commence at
10:00 a.m. Interested persons can contact the
local Association for more information.

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Tuesday 14th February 2017
Stingerz defeat Braves with buzzer beater
By Carlena Knight
LJ Northside Stingerz pulled off the
first upset for the 2017 season in Division
one of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball
Association league on Sunday
night at the JSC Sports Complex defeating
H.U.F. Baldwin Braves, 72-69
with a buzzerbeater shot.
In the Super Sunday action, the first
matchup did not disappoint as Stingerz
came from a 17-point deficit to give the
Grays Green men their first loss of the
season.
Mahijah Davis who scored the
game winning basket for the Hive sent
JSC into a frenzy and shattered the unblemished
record of Braves.
Davis ended the match with 16
points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in
their huge victory while Coy Quinland
was the leading scorer with 18 points
and 7 rebounds despite being fouled
out midway through the last quarter.
By Marver Woodley
Long serving, Wilbur
Harrigan has earned yet another
term as President of
the Antigua and Barbuda
Volleyball Association.
Harrigan was elected yet
again on the 9th following a
9-year delayed general elections
due to issues with the
organizations constitution
and postponement by its executive
members.
He held off the challenge
of former national player
Frank Schwartz just a few
lucky votes as the polls show
he was in the lead 7-4. With
the exception of just two
former members the entire
executive committee was
reelected to their respective
Chaz Samuel chipped in with 11
points and 5 assists.
Lennox ‘Termite’ McCoy who was
also fouled out with approximately two
minutes left in the last quarter was the
leading scorer with 17 points, 9 rebounds
and 5 steals.
Teammates, Vivian ‘Boast’ Destin
and Lindsay McDonald contributed 16
and 15 points respectively.
In the feature matchup of the Super
Sunday action, defending champions,
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays
trumped Flyers Basketball, 92-78.
The Orange men were neck and
neck with the champs in the first half
but could not maintain the momentum
or stop the offensive dominance of
Ojays.
League MVP and Captain of the
two-time champions, Bryan ‘Hollywood’
Matthew led the charge with 29
points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists while
posts.
The First Vice-President
position will be held by Hennery
Matthew, the second
Vice-President will be Olson
Joseph, Gisele Azar will be
the secretary while Fitzroy
Benjamin will continue to
be the treasurer.
By Carlena Knight
All Saints Secondary dominated Jennings
Secondary, 28-6 last Thursday, in the Senior
Girls Division of the Cool and Smooth
Inter-School Basketball League at the JSC
Sports Complex. Led by Reyana Regis with 10
points and assisted by Jahleisha Knowles with
8 points ASSS outplayed JSS on both ends of
the court. Marsha Joseph of JSS had 4 points
veteran Marlon ‘Buju’ Charles assisted
with 15 points.
Playoffs MVP, Kareem ‘Macky’
Edwards contributed with 11 points
and 6 rebounds while teammates,
Devorn Benjamin and N’kenge ‘Beef’
Drew chipped in with 10 points and 10
rebounds for the win.
Flyers’ Steven Matthew was the
leading scorer with 24 points. He was
assisted by Adonis Humphreys with
17 points and 13 rebounds and Kenya
Achom with 11 points and 11 assists.
Russel Daley also had 11 points in a
losing effort.
The action will continue on Thursday
night as LJ Northside Stingerz will
face the champions, in a finals rematch
of last year, F and G Trading Cuties
Ovals Ojays at 6:30 p.m. while H.U.F.
Baldwin Braves will battle Flyers Basketball
at 8pm at the JSC Sports Complex.
Harrigan reelected as volleyball president
Holding the assistant
secretary position will be
Vanessa Burk and Naeema
Wilson will act as floor
member all for the first-time
Harris Lewis will also act as
a floor a member while the
past Public Relations Officer
Rosemary Simon have retained
her position.
According to the PRO all
of the elected members will
serve for one year according
to the constitution as the Association
will aim to ratify
the constitution promptly so
that the elections should be
held every four years.
All Saints Secondary
dominates Jennings Secondary
in a losing effort.
In the other game that day, Antigua State
College defeated Antigua Grammar School,
62-50. The Senior Boys matchup saw Anthony
Greer score a game high 22 points with assistance
from Kellony Tonge with 14 points.
Tyreke Lewis of AGS had 18 points with
assistance from Ahamani Browne with 14
points and Julian Henry with 12 points.

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ABFA Premier Division winds down
By Carlena Knight
The Antigua Barbuda
Football Association Premier
league is winding down
as another week of matches
have been completed.
With the title already
wrapped up by Asot’s Arcade
Parham, the battle at the bottom
of the table remains.
On Saturday, at the Antigua
Recreation Grounds,
Harney Motors Trym drew
with ACE Trucking and
Heavy Duty Equipment
By Marver Woodley
Wadadli Events Services, Oyster,
Veg International Swetes Football Club
has been crowned the First Division
Champions in the Antigua and Barbuda
Football Association 2016/17 season.
Following the lead of Asot’s Arcade
Parham who was the first football club
to earn the Premier Division title before
the games have come to an end. Swetes
Glanvilles FC,1-1.
Glanvilles have sealed the
deal for their regulation while
Tryum with this one point
gain edged out of the regulation
spot.
Kevin Samuel of Tryum
scored in the 18 th minute
while the equalizer came
from Sheldon Neil in the 56 th
minute for Glanvilles.
Liberta S.C. who is the
other team in the two-team
relegation spot lost to Cool
and Smooth Empire also on
Saturday,1-0.
Nicardo Lindsay was the
lone goal scorer for the victors.
The action continued on
Sunday as Sandals INET
Grenades and FLOW Old
Road came to a 2-2 draw.
With this draw Grenades
moved to third in the standings
with 33 points while Old
Road remain in 4 th place with
29 points.
The 2017 champions, Parham
F.C. came from behind
ABVA begins plans to build
more Beach Volleyball facilities
By Marver Woodley
Following the recently held General
Elections the Antigua and Barbuda Volleyball
Association new executive committee
has started to take action.
Stepping out in their newly elected positions
the Association has moved to construct
a few new beach facilities around the island
in the near future.
The announcement was made by re-elected
President Wilbur Harrigan who noted that
the first facility will be at along the old Parham
Road and some funding towards the
project has already been acquired in the sum
of $124,0000 XCD.
He noted that the way forward for volleyball
within Antigua and Barbuda will be
Beach Volleyball as it is cheaper and more
fast paste.
Along with these plans Harrigan’s aim
is to make volleyball apart of every school
across the island and in aims of doing so
he has since reached out to the Minister of
Sports, Hon. EP Chet Greene to make it possible.
The focus however, will be on the Primary
Schools as a part of an organization’s
growth is participation.
earned the new title after their recent
game last week on Friday against Potters
Tigers in a 4-1 game.
For the win, they will gracefully
enter the country’s top Division next
season, 2017/18 for the first time since
entering the Antigua and Barbuda
Football Association.
They created history by ending the
season prematurely with just 45 points
in the lead of the 12 team standings.
to defeat, Sugar Ridge SAP,
2-1. The victory moves them
up to 44 points while SAP
slumps to 7 th place with 17
points just two points more
than Tryum.
The feature match saw
former champions, Cool and
Smooth AC Delco Glenns
Pet Paradise Green Bay Hoppers
trump Fitzroy Rewinding
Piggotts Bullets, 5-0.
This victory elevates
Hoppers to 2 nd place with 34
points while Bullets remain
in 6 th place with 20 points.
The league will culminate
next weekend as Liberta
S.C. will face Sandals INET
Grenades at 5pm on Saturday
while ACE Trucking
and Heavy Duty Equipment
Glanvilles at 7pm.
On Sunday, Harney Motors
Tryum will battle Sugar
Ridge SAP at 3pm, Cool and
Smooth Empire will face
FLOW Old Road at 5pm and
at 7pm, Asots Arcade Parham
will play Cool and Smooth
AC Delco Green Bay Hoppers.
All at the Antigua Recreation
Grounds.
Swetes earns promotion after winning First Division crown
The only other team who is capable of
coming close to them are Five Islands
who are second in the standings in 36
points.
The team was congratulated for the
win and promotion by the President of
the Association.
The games will continue nonetheless
as the other top two slots are still
available with all three winners playing
for the instant promotion as well.

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Tuesday 14th February 2017
Samuels, Narine top ODI rankings
DUBAI, United Arab
Emirates – Veteran batsman
Marlon Samuels and
off-spinner Sunil Narine
are the highest ranked West
Indies players in the latest
ICC One-Day International
rankings released at the
weekend.
The 36-year-old Samuels
lies 28th in the batting
rankings while Narine sits
third in the bowling rankings.
Samuels last featured
for West Indies in the
three-match series against
Pakistan last September/
October, gathering 116
runs at an average of 38, as
Sunil Narine
the Caribbean side lost all
three matches in the United
Arab Emirates.
He subsequently pulled
out of the Tri-Nations Series
against Sri Lanka and
hosts Zimbabwe the following
month, opting rather
to play in the Bangladesh
Premier League.
Left-hander Darren
Bravo, who was sent home
from the Tri-Nations because
of disciplinary reasons,
is the next highest
ranked Windies batsman
at 47th. He and Samuels
are the only two Caribbean
players in the top 50.
Australian stroke-mak-
Marlon Samuels
er David Warner tops the
rankings followed by South
Africa’s AB de Villiers and
Virat Kohli of India.
Narine, meanwhile, has
slipped to third in the bowling
rankings with South
Africa leg-spinner Imran
Tahir assuming the top spot
for the first time.
Narine played in the Pakistan
series last year with
little success and then withdrew
from the Tri-Nations
Series for personal reasons.
He has, however, not
played in the ongoing Regional
Super50 – the Caribbean’s
premier domestic
50-overs tournament which
serves as an eligibility requirement
for West Indies
ODI selection.
Captain and seamer Jason
Holder is ranked 15th
but he and Narine are the
only two Windies bowlers
in the top 50.
West Indies players
will have the chance to enhance
their standing as the
rankings are set to be revised
by the ICC immediately
following England’s
three-match ODI series in
the Caribbean next month.
(CMC)