Caribbean Times 3rd Issue - Wednesday 22nd February 2017

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Wednesday 22nd February 2017 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

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OVERHAULING 

THE IMAGE OF CIP 

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Wednesday 22nd February 2017 

By Everton Barnes 

The people managing 

the Citizenship by Investment 

Programme (CIP) have 

launched an aggressive initiative 

aimed at improving the 

image of the programme. 

Citizenship by Investment 

Unit (CIU) invited members 

of the media to a press luncheon 

on Tuesday where the 

underlying theme was that the 

CIP is more than the selling of 

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passport, a view held by many 

nationals and residents. 

Chief Executive Officer of 

the CIU, Chisanga Chekwe 

made the point emphatically 

when he stated that the Citizenship 

by Investment Programme 

is not about selling 

passports. 

“The idea is not to go 

out in the market and find as 

many people as possible to 

acquire citizenship for a competitive 

fee. Not everyone 

can be deserving of Antiguan 

and Barbudan citizenship. 

Not everyone is eligible for 

the privilege of Antiguan and 

Barbudan citizenship,” he explained. 

The CIU CEO noted that 

under the legislation eligibility 

for citizenship is not determined 

by wealth; for while 

there is a minimum requirement 

in the three areas recognized 

by the law, an applicant’s 

net worth is not a factor 

when the application is being 

reviewed. “Thus, an investor 

of outstanding character with 

a net worth of $1,000,000 

may be successful under the 

Overhauling the image of CIP 

law while an investor with a 

doubtful reputation and a net 

worth $10,000,000, may not,” 

he further explained. 

Chekwe also listed five areas 

for which a person may be 

ineligible to attain citizenship; 

these include submitting false 

information and if the applicant 

has a criminal record for 

committing certain crimes. 

The CIU official noted that 

the CIP programme brings in 

much needed revenues for the 

country and due to the growing 

competition from similar 

programmes in the region 

and internationally, there have 

been suggestions that Antigua 

and Barbuda should lower its 

investment threshold as well 

as loosen its robust due diligence 

protocols. 

However, according to 

Chekwe adopting there suggestions 

would be a mistake. 

“We absolutely refuse to 

cheapen our superior product 

(if I can call it that) by competing 

on price. We equally 

reject the notion that our robust 

due diligence process is 

anything to be ashamed of. 

On the contrary, this is a comparative 

advantage that we 

should trumpet at every opportunity. 

We should be clear 

that our programme seeks the 

very best of investors and citizens,” 

he advised. 

Deputy CEO, Thomas 

Anthony joined in distancing 

the programme from merely 

as the selling of passports 

and revenues for the country 

noting that the CIP has significant 

values far beyond the 

investment into Antigua and 

Barbuda. 

“Citizenship by Investment 

programs ought not 

to be viewed solely from a 

country revenue perspective. 

These programs affect real 

people, real families lives in 

profound ways. We in Antigua 

and Barbuda take our mobility 

for granted. Decisions 

to travel to more 130 countries 

can be made on the spur 

of the moment. 

“For millions of families 

around the globe, for the single 

reason of the accident of 

their country of birth, their 

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ability to explore planet earth 

is severely hampered,” he 

stated. 

Anthony noted that the 

CIP due diligence protocol is 

quite extensive and that this 

has earned Antigua and Barbuda 

top three ranking internationally, 

and number one in 

the region. He noted that the 

ban placed on some countries 

has less to do with nationalities 

and more to do with the 

inability to conduct proper 

checks on individuals from 

those countries. 

He said each application 

goes through a rigorous due 

diligence check and that only 

when this is completed and 

an applicant is deemed to be 

worthy is a recommendation 

made for approval. 

On the issue of due diligence, 

head of the ONDCP, 

Lt Col. Edward Croft said he 

considers this activity as the 

most important process in the 

programme. “Due diligence 

measures in consideration of a 

candidate for citizenship covers 

practically everything,” he 

revealed.



CARICOM should not fear Cuba 

By Everton Barnes 

The countries of the 

Caribbean Community 

(CARICOM) need not fear 

the improving relations between 

Cuba and the United 

States and the anticipated 

‘opening up’ of the Spanish-speaking 

countries to 

international free trade. 

The assurances came 

from the head of the Centre 

for International Economic 

Research’s Department 

of Caribbean Studies at 

the University of Havana, 

Professor Marlen Sanchez 

The New Winthropes 

Primary School held their 

71st Anniversary Thanksgiving 

Service today at the 

New Winthropes Seven Day 

Adventist Church under the 

theme: Celebrating God's 

Faithfulness. 

Gutierrez. 

The professor, who 

spoke with Caribbean 

Times during her stop-over 

visit to Antigua, said the 

Cuban government is aware 

that many Caribbean countries 

are worried about the 

process of normalization 

now underway between 

Washington and Havana. 

She noted that there is 

the belief that Cuba will 

abandon the Caribbean return 

to its previous close 

ties with the U.S should the 

economic blockade be lifted. 

However, she said that 

not the view of the authorities 

in Havana and that’s 

why Cuba is undertaking a 

diversification of its investment 

portfolio. 

“There is a concern that 

Caribbean countries are 

worried about what is going 

to happen with the potential 

deviation of trade 

and finance should Cuba 

become another competitor 

and they don’t have the capacity 

to compete. I don’t 

think that is true!” she declared. 

She acknowledged that 

there will be some changes 

if Cuba establishes relations 

with the U.S, but that 

in the short term nothing 

will change dramatically. 

“In the short term nothing 

is going to happen! Because 

Cuba has too many 

structural problems now 

and it will not be able to 

assimilate properly a huge 

influx of investments,” she 

revealed. 

For example, she noted 

that Cuba cannot now take 

an influx of tourists by air 

or by sea as it does not have 

the infrastructure to accommodate 

the cruise ships and 

that its airports are in dire 

need of upgrading. 

“We are now trying to 

have investments in airports 

to take advantage of 

the expected influx, but it 

will take time,” she stated. 

Additionally, she disclosed 

the country’s finance 

system also needs 

overhauling to make proper 

provisions for currency exchange. 

She cautioned that while 

normalization will bring 

much benefits, Cuba has a 

myriad of domestic issues, 

particularly infrastructure, 

that need to be readied if 

the island is to take full advantage 

of improving relations 

with the US. 

“Cuba needs time to organize 

inside Cuba so the 

impact is not going to be 

short-term,” she declared.


Minister Benjamin represents 

Antigua at ILO meeting in Jamaica 

By Joanna Paris 

Attorney General and Minister of 

Labour, the Hon. Steadroy “Cutie” 

Benjamin is in Jamaica, representing 

Antigua and Barbuda at the 10th 

International Labour Organization 

(ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Labour 

Ministers. 

The event is taking place under 

the theme “Realizing Decent Work 

under the 2030 Agenda”. 

The 10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean 

Ministers of Labour has four main 

objectives. 

It will review progress being made 

by the countries and the region since 

the last Meeting of Caribbean Ministers 

of Labour in 2015 in promoting 

sustained, inclusive and sustainable 

development with productive employment 

and decent work in line 

with Goal 8 of the SDGs. 

Participants will also consider the 

Future of Work Initiative; this is an 

important part of the ILO’s Centenary 

Initiative. 

A discussion of the main challenges 

and opportunities necessary to advance 

towards a better future of work 

in the Caribbean is also high on the 

agenda. 

The forum also aims to determine 

the mix of policies needed to promote 

growth that is fair, inclusive and sustainable 

and to explore how the Decent 

Work Agenda can be effectively 

integrated in the national articulations 

of the 2030 Sustainable Development 

Agendas. 

The meeting will aim to identify 

and share good practices that can be 

replicated in addressing the challenges 

above, and to assess how the ILO 

can strengthen its support to member 

States and the region in developing 

responses. 

The high-level meeting will conclude 

on Friday.



Antigua and Barbuda hosts Caribbean Country 

and Sub-Regional Managers meeting 


High level representatives 

of eth Pan American 

Health Organization 

(PAHO)/World Health Organization 

(WHO) are currently 

on island participating 

in the annual Caribbean 

Country and Sub-regional 

meeting. 

The week-long meeting 

is taking place at the Verandah 

Resort and Spa. 

According to the Director 

of PAHO, Dr, Carissa 

Etienne, the participants 

will be engaged in discussions 

on technical matters 

and managerial initiatives 

geared towards the further 

advancement of the health 

care system in the region. 

She commended the 

government of Antigua and 

Barbuda and the Minister 

of Health, the Hon. Molwyn 

Joseph for the unique 

transformation of health 

care in the twin island nation. 

She noted that the 

achievements that have taken 

place in less than three 

years cannot go unnoticed. 

She also gave kudos 

to the Ministry for the development 

of the National 

Strategic Plan for Health 

2016-2020. 

Minister of Health, the 

Hon. Molwyn Joseph, delivered 

a riveting key note 

address, which outlined the 

country’s accomplishments 

and current challenges being 

faced. 

He thanked the health 

organization for its assistance 

in a number of areas 

and spoke to the establishment 

of a Planning Unit 

within the Ministry. 

“Let me take the opportunity 

to thank PAHO 

for the assistance given 

last year through Mr. Carl 

Browne, for the development 

of Antigua and Barbuda’s 

National Strategic 

Plan for Health 2016-2020. 

We are well on our way 

to establishing a Planning 

Unit within the Ministry. 

This unit will be primarily 

responsible for the 

implementation of the Strategic 

Plan and providing 

Ministry of Health recommits 

to fighting NCD’s 


As the twin island state intensifies its 

fight against Non Communicable Diseases 

(NCD’s), the Ministry of Health will 

be developing strategies to deal with the 

associated risk factors to include physical 

inactivity, high fat diets and alcohol and 

tobacco use. 

In this regard, the Minister of Health, 

the Hon. Molwyn Joseph has indicated 

that a Wellness Committee in the Ministry 

of Health will be developed, with Dr. 

Leslie Walwyn, being designated as its 

Chairperson. 

“I am pleased to announce that Dr. 

Leslie Walwyn, Past President of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Medical Association 

has been appointed Chairperson of the 

Commission. We will shortly be inviting 

members of the various civil and business 

associations to a meeting to consider the 

implementation of the Commission and 

their future participatory roles”, he said 

at a forum on Tuesday. 

The Ministry of Health will continue 

its partnership with said civil society 

organisations, such as the Rotary and 

Lions Clubs, The Renal Society and the 

Diabetes Association in a joint effort to 

control the spread of NCDs by screening 

for breast cancer, kidney disease and diabetes. 

the data and information 

for evidence based policy 

making”, he expressed. 

He emphasized that the 

government is committed 

to universal health care and 

universal health coverage 

for its citizens and residents. 

“We recognise that our 

Medical Benefits Scheme 

provides the ideal foundation 

for the establishment 

of National Health 

Insurance in Antigua and 

Barbuda and we will utilize 

your officer’s technical 

expertise in this area 

as we move forward. As 

we follow through with 

the implementation of our 

National Strategic Plan, 

the government of Antigua 

and Barbuda will continue 

to play special attention to 

non-communicable diseases 

as we face those challenges. 

We also look for 

opportunities to expand the 

health care services to our 

citizens and residents”, he 

indicated. 

He wished the participants 

success in their deliberations. 

Today, the Cabinet 

of Antigua and Barbuda 

will meet with the Director 

of PAHO and other senior 

officials on global and regional 

health issues including 

the fight against NCDs, 

Universal Health Access, 

Health in All Policies, Anti-Microbial 

Resistance 

and Climate Change.


Systemic Technology Integration 

Training Series 2017 

By Makŏ Williams 

The Rotary Club of Antigua 

and the Bellevue Breakfast 

Club of Seattle began a 

partnership with The Ministry 

of Education nine years 

ago. 

Their mission was to 

bring computers to primary 

schools in Antigua and 

Barbuda faithfully each 

year. In 2015 The Rotary’s 

technology initiative 

sharply evolved to include a 

technology training component 

for the Primary School 

ClassroomTeachers within 

targeted Zones. 

The Rotary’s goal is to 

both equip the schools with 

the digital tools and the educators 

with the requisite 

training required for classroom 

integration. 

iLabGlobal, a local technology 

integration company, 

came onboard to 

advance the initiative by 

adding a professional development 

training for teachers, 

principals and education 

administrators called, 

“The Systemic Technology 

Integration Training Series” 

(STITS). 

The goal of the STITS 

is to create a scalable technology 

ecosystem, develop 

a common technical culture 

among educators and facilitate 

a professional learning 

network (PLN). 

STITS, is a unique training 

model that specifically 

facilitates understanding 

around the concept of collaboration, 

accountability 

and the use of ‘best-practice’ 

methods. The training series 

is underpinned by cognitive 

learning theories to ensure 

the delivery of a guaranteed 

and cohesive curriculum. 

The learning outcomes, 

which are embedded 

throughout the training, are 

mapped to a specific set of 

deliverables expected from 

the principals, teachers and 

education administrator. 

This approach adds a 

layer accountability, creates 

an opportunity to for the 

participants to demonstrate 

their newly acquired skills 

and provides a reliable tool 

for measurement; required 

by the Rotary to track the 

success of the initiative. 

The STITS 2017 training 

further clarifies what actions 

must be performed by each 

educational stakeholder, 

policy maker and administrator 

in order to build a 

thriving educational technology 

pipeline. 

This approach to capacity 

building creates shared 

leadership and accountability 

among the members and, 

if widely instituted, will 

transform the educational 

system in Antigua and 

Barbuda. Education is the 

cornerstone of social and 

economic change, we must 

invest in it. 

The training emphasizes 

the use of the Understanding 

by Design (UbD), a 

backward design approach 

to build curriculum. The 

Teacher learns to map learning 

outcomes to specific 

performance tasks which 

will enable the collection of 

a broad portfolio for student 

assessment. 

The various performance 

based assessments allow 

students to demonstrate 

their depth of understanding 

of the key concepts. 

Teachers are taught to 

design easily comprehensible 

technology integrated 

lessons, starting with the 

‘endpoint’ in mind. This approach 

addresses the needs 

of multiple learning styles 

and emphasizes problem 

solving, critical thinking, 

and 21st century learning. 

The training started on 

January 23, 2017, with a 

principal’s training module, 

followed by the teacher 

training modules. 

STITS will continue 

through March 2017 with 

an extended period for monitoring, 

field-visits, and refresher 

workshops that will 

extend through to the start 

of the 2017-2018 school 

term. 

iLabGlobal designs technology 

integration training 

that supports deep penetration 

of key skills, to ensure 

the sustainability of a vibrant 

educational technology 

ecosystem.



The Governor General hosts 

UWI Alumni Antigua Chapter 

Chancellor of the University of the 

West Indies (UWI), Sir George Alleyne 

was the keynote speaker at a UWI 

Alumni Antigua Chapter event hosted 

by the Governor General of Antigua 

and Barbuda, Sir Rodney Williams on 

February 18, 2017. 

The interactive session, which was 

billed ‘ An Hour with the Chancellor’ 

was a very special occasion for all 

gathered since it was the final official 

visit for Sir George in his capacity as 

Chancellor which is expected to come 

to an end this academic year. 

In his welcome remarks to the gathering, 

the Governor General described 

Sir George as his former teacher, mentor 

and friend added that he exemplified 

the true spirit of UWI or the ‘Pelican 

Pride’ as earlier defined by the Chair of 

the proceedings, UWI Open Campus 

Head, Mr. Ian Benn. 

Sir Rodney Williams also pointed 

out that universities across the globe 

Alumni at An Hour With the Chancellor 

require the support of alumni to assist 

in offsetting rising financial costs as 

well as the requirement to maintain a 

high quality of educational service content 

and delivery, implementation of 

modern technology and the provision 

Governor General Presenting Token to UWI Chancellor on his final tour of territories Hour 

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of suitable teaching and learning environments, 

all within a highly competitive 

sector. 

It was for this reason, the Governor 

General added, that all UWI Alumni 

including those in Antigua and Barbuda 

should support, financially and 

otherwise, the 68 year old entity which 

is considered as an important regional 

institution. 

The UWI Chancellor in his address, 

spoke of the importance of alumni 

providing support for the institution 

through the UWI Global Giving Week 

initiative which is held annually in the 

first week of August. 

Sir George also called on Alumni 

to further enhance the university experience 

by mentoring current UWI 

students, maintaining contact with the 

institution through electronic and other 

means, supporting alumni chapter 

events, promoting the university to 

family and friends, presenting proposals 

to the administration for improved


Rotary Clubs in Antigua celebrate 112th anniversary 

of Rotary and World Peace & Understanding Day 

The Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown 

(RCAS), Rotary Club of Antigua 

(RCA) and Rotaract Club of Antigua 

recently marked 112 years of 

the founding of Rotary and celebrated 

World Peace & Understanding Day at 

a church service at the Spring Gardens 

Moravian Church. 

RCAS President, Herald Rolland 

spoke on behalf of the clubs at the 

service and thanked Reverend Denise 

Smith-Lewis-Manse and the members 

of the church for their warm welcome. 

“Peace and understanding are such 

important ideals of Rotary that there 

are even Rotary Centres for International 

Studies in peace and conflict resolution”, 

said RCAS President, Herald 

Rolland. 

“Here in Antigua, we as Rotarians 

are helping to facilitate peace through 

our many service projects which benefits 

our community and the world.” 

The celebrations continued with 

a fellowship brunch with members. 

Assistant Governor (AG), Corina Edwards-Sealy 

was in attendance at the 

event and spoke briefly on the relevance 

of peace and understanding in 

Police are currently conducting 

investigations into 

the discovery of a male body 

which was found dead on 

Members of Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown, Rotary Club of Antigua and Rotaract Club 

of Antigua. 

today’s world. 

“Peace and Understanding; these 

two words could not be more relevant 

today – And as we fellowship we should 

reflect on how fortunate we are and 

appreciate some of life’s simple pleasures, 

many of which we take for granted”, 

said AG Corina Edwards-Sealy. 

“The Caribbean could not be more 

representative and harmonious of 

creed, race and color. Let us continue 

to teach our children tolerance and understanding; 

they are our future.” 

Lower All Saints Road Tuesday 

morning. The discovery 

was made around 5:30 am 

by a passer-by, who saw the 

body lying on the ground in 

the vicinity of the Industrial 

Workshop for the Blind 

and informed the police. He 


operations and being excellent role models 

through the quality of service provided in 

their various portfolios. 

In his closing remarks, the Chancellor 

shared that his journey in his present portfolio 

was a fulfilling one which he would 

always treasure and that his most enjoyable 

experiences was one of personally congratulating 

over 70 thousand UWI graduates with 

a handshake over his 13 years of service as 

the head of UWI. 

The Hour with the Chancellor ended 

with acknowledgements from the President 

of the UWI Alumni Antigua Chapter, Ms. 

Julie-Ann Laudat and opportunities for the 

alumni present to interact with the Chancellor 

on a personal level. 

Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary 

and its ideals of community service and 

volunteerism quickly spread around 

the world. By its 25th anniversary, Rotary 

had more than 150,000 members 

in 3,349 clubs in 62 countries on six 

continents. Today Rotary’s 1.2 million 

members incorporate technology, progressive 

membership strategies and 

hands-on projects to make their volunteer 

efforts more effective, while maintaining 

a century-long commitment to 

excellence in community service. 

Police probe discovery of dead body 

was found in a pool of blood 

with in what appeared to be 

a laceration to his neck. The 

Medical District Doctor later 

arrived on the scene and pronounced 

him dead. 

Meantime, the Police are 

appealing to anyone with 

information surrounding 

this incident to contact the 

nearest police station or the 

Criminal Investigations Department 

at 462-3913\14.



VACANCY 

Senior Manager 

A well-established financial institution is seeking 

to recruit a Senior Manager. 

The Position/Job Profile 

The successful candidate will be expected to 

manage credit risk and total client relationships. 

The candidate will be responsible to 

lead the team of the collections department. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

Candidates must have at minimum a first degree 

in Finance, Accounting or related discipline 

from a recognized institution. A minimum 

of 6 years experience in a financial 

institution with management experience being 

no less than 3 years. Technical competencies 

in Microsoft products and the ability to use a 

loan program. The candidate is also required to 

have a good understanding of financial statements, 

proven experience in collections and 

credit analysis skills. 

The successful candidate will possess excellent 

written and verbal communication skills. 

Strong negotiation skills. Excellent interpersonal 

skills, the ability to work well with 

a team, good work ethic strong integrity and 

confidential. 

Applications inclusive of Resume can be sent 

to 

Vacancy: Senior Manager 

The General Manager 

PO Box 703 

St Johns 

Antigua W I 

Or email Financialinstituionanu@yahoo.com 

Leave people’s 

business and 

mind your own 

By Mrs. Jacqueline Wetherill 

Leave people’s business and mind your own, 

Who live in glass house don’t throw stones; 

Many times you don’t know if the thing is true, 

But you spread it like wild fire and cause havoc 

too. 

Leave people’s business and mind your own; 

Stop playing so conniving, devious, and cut 

throat; 

You will laugh and chat up with your friend 

Then back- talk them, from how they look, to 

how they smell. 

Leave people’s business and mind you own; 

What they wear is not your business; 

What they cook is not your business; 

How their house looks is not your business. 

Some people are so caught up minding people’s 

business. 

Wait, you forget there is somebody who also has 

your business; 

So keep on minding people’s business, and don’t 

fix your business. 

Remember, people’s business is not your business. 

Let me tell you how to conduct your business: 

Your business is not my business, and I don’t 

care to know your business; 

If I mind your business, then I will become like 

you, minding people’s business. 

So leave people’s business alone and mind your 

own business.


Tuesday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Island east of Java 

5. Bay of Naples isle 

10. Minor falling out 

14. Dire sign 

15. ‘’Stormy Weather’’ songwriter 

16. Strategem meant to fool 

17. Frank Sinatra song 

19. School fit for a prince 

20. Virgo’s neighbor 

21. Rubber-stamp 

22. Puts up, as a skyscraper 

24. Start of many exclamations 

from Robin 

25. Thin soup 

26. Unperturbed 

29. Lower jawbone 

32. Bad kind of wave 

33. Encl. for a reply 

34. Home of the Fighting Christians, 

until 1999 

35. FBI worker 

36. Simple songs 

39. Earthquake relief, e.g. 

40. Scottish lake 

42. Lets touch them 

43. Word processing shortcut 

45. They don’t believe 

47. Pen pal? 

48. Dry riverbeds 

49. Make reservations 

50. ‘’___ 17’’ 

52. Etiquette authority 

53. Sotheby’s stock 

56. ‘’Mr. Hulot’s Holiday’’ director 

57. One looking for a free ride? 

60. Last word of the Bible 

61. Cease-fire 

62. It moves stars 

63. Titanic’s downfall 

64. Certain Winter Olympian 

65. Kind of sweater 

Down 

1. Cereal serving 

2. Girlfriend, in Paris 

3. Apollo’s mother 

4. Ltd., in the states 

5. Sound from the henhouse 

6. Orderly grouping 

7. It’s staged! 

8. Gridiron official, briefly 

9. Prisoner of war, e.g. 

10. Term of endearment 

11. Dark as can be 

12. Words after ‘’Thanks’’ 

13. Counting intervals, sometimes 

18. Laughed scornfully 

23. It may be spared 

24. It may be cured or glazed 

25. Grounds 

26. Famous opera house (with 

‘’La’’) 

27. Rye fungus 

28. What something may be as 

dull as 

29. Dillon and Biondi 

30. It rises in the Massif Central 

31. Home of the Ewoks 

33. Keeps, in print 

37. Moments of clarity 

38. Word used in razor ads 

41. Getting better 

44. Biblical transport 

46. Crete’s highest mountain 

47. More luxurious 

49. Italian bowling game 

50. Use a knife or fork 

51. Broken to the saddle 

52. Spitter’s sound 

53. Analogous 

54. Do-fa bridge 

55. Word with fox or turkey 

58. Perturb 

59. Kind



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Generally sunny despite a few 

afternoon clouds. 

High - 80ºF 

Low - 70ºF 

Wind: North West 5 mph 

Sunrise 6.29 am; Sunset 6.11 pm 

Tuesday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

It’s a day to read and learn. Social 

topics, in particular, will be 

lucky to know about. They’ll 

also be as exciting to read up 

on as any fiction, because this 

learning paves the way to new 

adventures. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

Not only is it natural to feel 

defensive around people who 

have a history of socking you 

when you’re not expecting it: 

It’s advisable. Likely this has 

to do with the soft jabs of a 

loved one. Arms up; protect 

your head; duck and cover. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

There’s a point at which too 

much conversation clouds the 

meaning of things instead of 

making it clearer. While some 

seem committed to talking 

things to death, you jump in 

and fix it. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

It takes a confident person to 

risk being misunderstood and 

maybe that’s partly why you’ll 

do it. Plus, you’ll learn more 

from people who are dissimilar 

to you than from people with 

whom you have a great deal in 

common. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

When things get a little more 

colorful and dramatic than is 

comfortable, be grateful for 

it. Were you to be limited to a 

very confined and unvarying 

society, you would be quickly 

bored to tears. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Discipline 

is just not something 

you easily come up with on 

your own right now. Enlist the 

help of a coach, a champion or 

a supportive friend. Not only 

will you get results; you’ll feel 

loved in the process. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

Before you get into the mix, remind 

yourself of your purpose. 

While you’re at it, revel for a 

few minutes in what you’re all 

about. Because if you’re not 

sure of this, someone will come 

along and fill in the blanks for 

you. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

Your big dream of the day may 

not be anything too spectacular; 

rather, it’s a small personal 

accomplishment or meaningful 

exchange that drives you to 

work deliberately and connect 

warmly with others today. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

Don’t be surprised if, when 

you sit down to make a positive 

plan of action, negativity 

comes first. Work through the 

grievances. Once you give 

them airtime, they’ll go away. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). Fun-loving people are 

the best when fun is chief on 

the agenda. What about when 

it’s not? If their love of fun is 

stronger than their love of doing 

the job at hand, trust your 

instincts and get the right person 

for the job. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). You’re an artist. This 

doesn’t always present itself 

in the way some people think 

about creativity, but there are 

so many ways to turn life into 

a beautiful experience. That’s 

what you’ll chase today. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Sameness leads to staleness. 

Seek variety and diversity. 

It takes an effort to mix 

things up, and you’ll probably 

meet with resistance from 

those more fearful than you. 

Do it anyway. Everyone will 

be better for it.


Event: Breakfast Forum 

Date: Thursday 26th January, 2017 

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

Venue: Grand Royal Antigua 

Speaker: Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of OECS 

Topic: “The Survival of the OCES and Developing 

Countries in a Global Economy” to include: 1The effects of 

Cuba on the OCES, and 2The de-risking of correspondent 

banking services in the OECS and the wider Caribbean by 

U.S. Correspondent Banks. 

Price: E$150.00 

Please contact the Federation’s Secretariat at (268) 462-0247 

to register. 

Specially invited guest: The Hon. Prime Minister of Antigua 

& Barbuda or his Designate from the Ministry of Finance. 

All registered members of the Antigua Barbuda Amateur 

Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation please take note 

that Election for the post of Vice President will be held on 

4th March, 2017 at the ABI Financial Building, 2nd Floor, 

Redcliffe Street, St John's, Antigua at 6:00 p.m. sharp. 

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. 

All Saints Anglican Church Mothers Unions invites everyone 

to its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sale on February 

28, 2017 from 3-6pm at the parish hall of All Saints Anglican 

Church at the All Saints. The variety of pancakes includes 

Dumps Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fritters, Vegetable 

Pancakes, Pumpkin Fritters, Plantain Fritters and Sweet Potatoes 

& Carrot Fritters. Pancake diiners will also be on sale. 

VACANCIES at OSEC (effective February 20, 2017) 

1) DOMESTIC HOUSEKEEPER 

Two years experience in similar role 

2) JOINER 

2 years experience in a similar role 

3) WAREHOUSE ATTENDANT 

Two years experience 

Must be flexible 

4) RESERVATIONS AGENT 

Two years experience in a similar role 


Strong administrative/clerical experience & Computer 

Knowledge 

Customer Service oriented 

Great written and oral communication skills 

Experience in the tourism/hospitality industry a plus 

Must own vehicle 

Potential for growth and advancement within the company 

5) BARTENDER 

2-3 years experience 

6) CUTTER 

2-3 years experience 

Must have experience using the bandsaw 


Salary commensurable to qualifications 

If you are currently registered at OSEC and interested in a 

listed vacancy, kindly contact OSEC. If you are NOT registered 

with OSEC you may call the centre for more information 

on registration requirements. Our centre is located on 

Old Parham Road in the Ryan’s Building, next to Antigua 

Motors. OSEC telephone numbers are 5628533/34/35. 

DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS is Monday 27th 

February, 2017. 

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. 

Do you want to improve your posing techniques? The ABA- 

BWF invites all athletes & prospective athletes to a posing 

workshop on Saturday 25th February 2017 from 12-4pm at the 

Xtreme Health & Fitness Gym. For more details contact us at 

268 7640102/7285909.



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Braves devastate Ovals 

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By Carlena Knight 

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Baldwin Braves devastated 

defending champions, F 

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Ojays, defeating them 71-70 

with a three-point bomber 

in the dying seconds of the 

matchup. 

Lennox ‘Termite’ McCoy 

earned another nickname as 

Clutch as he scored the game 

winning basket for Braves 

giving the champs their second 

straight loss for the season. 

McCoy ended the game 

with 15 points and 9 rebounds 

but it was Xavier ‘Xman’ Meade 

who led the team with 26 

points. 

Teammate, Vivian ‘Boast’ 

Destin grabbed 12 rebounds 

and had 6 assists. 

Marlon ‘Buju’ Charles of 

Ovals had 29 points and 10 rebounds 

while Neville Martin 

had 10 points and 7 rebounds. 

Flyers Basketball also 

picked up a huge victory 

against LJ Northside Stingerz, 

88-79 giving them their first 

loss for the season. 

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Afghanistan lose 5 for 5 to mess up 130 chase 

HARARE - Harare Sports Club. Afghanistan 

are cantering towards a target 

of 130. They need 16 runs more, off 24 

overs, with five wickets in hand, to win a 

third successive ODI series against Zimbabwe. 

Zimbabwe have never defended 

so low a total in one-day internationals. 

The match is in the bag, right? Enter 

seamer Chris Mpofu. Add some handy 

work from wicketkeeper Peter Moor, vital 

spin support from Sean Williams, and 

rash batting from Afghanistan’s middle 

and lower order, and what you have is 

an unbelievable three-run win for Zimbabwe. 

There was no hint of the drama to 

come when Mpofu began the 27th over 

and new batsman Mohammad Nabi dispatched 

the first ball over long-off for six. 

He took a single next ball, and the wellset 

Samiullah Shenwari was back on 

strike. Afghanistan needed nine. Shenwari 

went after a short, wide one, and under-edged; 

the ball was dying on keeper 

Moor, but he dived forward and held on. 

By Carlena Knight 

Liberta Primary continue 

to make their presence known 

in the Cool and Smooth Inter-School 

Basketball league. 

Liberta who competes in 


Despite a 23 point, 7 rebound and 5 assists 

effort from Chaz Samuel and a 22 point and 10 

rebound effort from Coy Quinland, Stingerz 

could not put away the Orange men. 

Flyers managed to push the game into 

overtime and gained some much-needed momentum 

to pull off the win. 

Led by Keroi ‘Dragon’ Lee with 26 points 

and 12 rebounds the Orange men salvaged a 

much-needed win as they keep their sights set 

on the playoffs. 

Steven Matthew also of Flyers had 19 points 

and 6 rebounds while teammates, Adonis 

Humphreys and Kenya Achom chipped in 

The very next ball, new man Najibullah 

Zadran’s shot selection was suspect - he 

tried to pull a short one from outside off - 

and top edged. Moor held on again. 

Six needed off 23 overs, three wickets 

in hand. Left-arm spinner Williams, 

bowling his fifth over, tossed it up on 

middle and Nabi missed the cut. Bowled. 

Williams sent down a maiden. The first 

ball of the next over, the Mpofu-Moor 

pairing was at it again. This time it was 

a short ball angling down leg, which 

Rashid Khan edged to be caught behind. 

Another wicket maiden and it was back 

to Williams. No. 10 Amir Hamza managed 

to get two off the first ball, Graeme 

Cremer misfielding amid all the tension. 

He kept out the next one, but could not 

hold himself back off the third ball; a big 

swing at a delivery tossed up on off ended 

in the hands of Richard Ngarava at point. 

Zimbabwe had won by three runs, keeping 

the series alive. To complete their first 

ever ODI series victory against a spirited 

Afghanistan side, they will have to win 

the Mini-Boys Primary division 

cemented their status at 

the top of the table with a 3-record 

after defeating Defending 

champions, Green Bay 

Primary, 16-5 on Monday 

afternoon at the JSC Sports 

complex. Talique Merrick 

was the leading scorer with 10 

points with assistance from D. 

Meade with 4 points to seal 

another victory. 

both with 10 points but with Humphreys grabbing 

18 rebounds. 

Mahijah Davis had 14 points, 14 rebounds 

and 5 assists while Felix Hamilton contributed 

12 points in a losing effort. 

Meanwhile just 24 hours prior, Ottos Full 

Throttle edged out Freetown Travellers, 52-51. 

Akeem Davis led his team with 11 points 

with assistance from Kavari Francis with 11 

points and 8 rebounds and Kwame Payne also 

with 11 points. 

Morlon ‘Little’ Davis had 26 points and 7 

rebounds while Teon Joseph chipped in with 

9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a losing 

effort. 

the next two games too, on February 24 

and 26. 

Zimbabwe seemed to have little 

chance of staying in the series after their 

batting failed. The only contribution of 

note came from Tarisai Musakanda, who 

scored 60 out of their total of 129. Only 

one other batsmen - Malcolm Waller, 

who finished unbeaten on 36 - made it 

past 10 as the home side imploded in 32.4 

overs. Much of the damage was done by 

the medium pace of Gulbadin Naib and 

the legspin of Rashid Khan, who must 

have still been in a happy daze from his 

success at the IPL auction. He was also 

on a hat-trick at one point in this match. 

When the players broke for lunch, 

Afghanistan were comfortable at 63 for 

3 in 13 overs with captain Asghar Stanikzai 

and Shenwari at the crease. Newball 

bowler Tendai Chatara got Stanikzai 

soon after the interval, though - another 

catch to keeper Moor - helping Zimbabwe 

take a step towards one of the most 

stunning comebacks. (ESPNcricinfo) 

Liberta Primary reign supreme in School Basketball 

Liberta are presently tied 

with Combine team for first 

place. 

N. Monford of Green Bay 

Primary had 4 points. 

In the other Mini-boys 

Primary match up, Old Road 

Primary edged out Parham 

Primary, 6-4. 

Keon Jackson had 4 points 

for Old Road while J. Hodge 

and J. James had 2 points respectively 

for Parham. 

Princess Margaret trumped 

Clare Hall Secondary, 23-18 

in the Junior Boys division. 

Deandrea Elien was the 

leading scorer with 17 points 

while for Clare Hall, Omar 

Whyte had 10 points and 

Adrian Cornelius chipped in 

with 9 points.



Kieran Powell back in WI squad 

Opening batsman Kieran 

Powell, who last played 

an international game in 

June 2014, has been recalled 

to the West Indies side for 

the upcoming three-match 

ODI series against England, 

which starts from March 3. 

Powell’s inclusion follows 

the batsman’s prolific run in 

West Indies’ domestic List 

A competition, the Regional 

Super50, where he emerged 

as the highest run-getter, 

scoring three centuries and 

two fifties. 

The squad does not feature 

left-arm spinner Sulieman 

Benn, wicketkeeper-batsman 

Johnson Charles 

and offspinner Sunil Narine, 

who were part of the team in 

West Indies’ previous ODI 

assignment, the tri-series 

against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe 

in Zimbabwe. 

Alzarri Joseph, who was 

first picked and later withdrawn 

from the tri-series, 

has also found a place in the 

squad. 

If he takes the field on 

March 3, Kieran Powell will 

play his first match in the format 

after nearly three years, 

having played England in his 

previous ODI appearance in 

March 2014. Powell played 

only one more international 

match - a Test against New 

Zealand in June that year - 

before he was dropped from 

the squad. 

The batsman took a 

self-imposed break from the 

game, and in January 2015, 

issued a statement saying 

At one stage of the recent Regional Super50 competition, Kieran Powell had scores of 105, 135, 52, 

106 and 80 in successive games. 

that mixed signals from West 

Indies cricket authorities had 

left him “deflated and confused” 

as he attempted to return 

to international cricket. 

This resulted in his decision 

to step away from the game 

for some time and in January 

2016, he tried his hand at 

baseball, without much success. 

He finally made a return 

to first-class cricket in March 

2016, featuring for Leeward 

Islands in the Regional 

4-day tournament. Between 

his exclusion from West Indies 

sides and his return for 

Leeward Islands, Powell 

played four first-class matches 

- for Tamil Union Cricket 

and Athletic Club in Sri 

Lanka’s first-class Premier 

League Tournament in February-March 

2015. 

While he played only two 

matches in last season’s Regional 

4-day, he has had a 

longer run with the team in 

the 2016-17 domestic season, 

and has enjoyed better 

returns. Until December 

- when the first half of the 

first-class tournament concluded 

- Powell had scored 

264 runs with two fifties in 

five matches. In the Regional 

Super50 competition that 

followed, his tally of 513 

runs from nine matches at an 

average of 64.12 propelled 

Leeward into the semi-finals, 

where they lost to Barbados. 

At one stage, Powell had five 

successive fifty-plus scores, 

raking up 105, 135, 52, 106 

and 80. 

The squad also does not 

feature allrounder Marlon 

Samuels, who was cleared to 

bowl in international cricket 

by the ICC last week. Samuels 

last played an ODI in October 

last year before being 

dropped from the squad for 

the tri-series in Zimbabwe. 

The 15-man squad will 

have a training camp in Antigua 

this week, with the 

team’s new coach Stuart Law. 

The board also announced 

the WICB President’s XI 

team,which will play a practice 

match against England 

on February 27 in St Kitts. 

The first two ODIs will be 

played in Antigua on March 

3 and 5, followed by the final 

match in Barbados on March 

9.

Caribbean Times 3rd Issue - Wednesday 22nd February 2017

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