Caribbean Times 7th Issue - Tuesday 28th February 2017
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I.T. TO SERIOUSLY IMPACT
LEGAL PROFESSION
By Everton Barnes
Retired Eastern Caribbean
Supreme Court
(ECSC) Justice, Don
Mitchell, is predicting that
the introduction of information
technology systems
in the legal systems in the
Caribbean will have a serious
impact on the legal
profession.
Justice Mitchell made
the point in a lecture he delivered
to members of the
legal profession on Monday
night at the Sandals Tourism Minister, the Hon., Asot Michael and Attorney General, the Hon., Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin,
Resort.
centre, were in attendance at Sandals Resort to mark the 50th anniversary of the ECSC.
The lecture formed part
of activities being held in
Antigua and Barbuda to
mark the 50 th anniversary
of the ECSC.
He told his audience that
while any forecast to what
the practice of law will be
like after another 50 years,
lies in the realm of science
fiction, some things are alcont’d
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Ministry of Health to implement latest stage
of Barbuda’s Eye Screening Programme
The Ministry of Health
and the Environment, in collaboration
with Caribbean
Council for the Blind (CCB)
Eye Care Caribbean, will
soon embark upon the latest
stage of its Barbuda Eye
Screening Programme.
Ministry officials and
a CCB Eye Care Caribbean
technician will travel to
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Codrington next week to
distribute glasses to 165
Barbudans.
The distribution of the
glasses is a direct result of
the successful eye-screening
process which took place
in Barbuda in early October
2016. It also reflects the
commitment of the Government
of Antigua and Barbuda
to providing the highest
quality eye care to the people
of Barbuda.
The October eye-screening
initiative was the first of
its kind ever to be conducted
in Barbuda.
A total of 317 individuals
were screened during a
four-day period at the Hanna
Thomas Hospital. The objective
was to identify common
eye diseases, namely
glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy
and cataract affecting
Barbudans.
As a consequence of the
screening, it was determined
that 174 individuals had serious
refractive errors that
necessitated the need for
glasses.
Standing by its policy
objective that Barbuda must
not be left behind, the Antigua
and Barbuda Government
decided to fund the
cost of the 174 glasses and
distribute them to those in
need.
In early January, a team
of Ministry of Health officials
and a CCB Eye Care
Caribbean Optometrist paid
a second visit to Barbuda.
The 174 individuals were
contacted and tested for
their glasses.
One hundred and sixty-five
glasses will be distributed
next week. An additional
nine individuals who
had high blood sugar levels
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at the time of a prior clinical
evaluation will be re-examined
at the end of March
and their eye glasses will be
fabricated based on the follow-up
assessment.
Other cases for which
there was no immediate
need for eye glasses were
referred to Mount St. John’s
Medical Center and the individuals
were subsequently
treated at the MSJMC Outpatient
Clinic.
Some were diagnosed
with early cataract and elevated
eye pressure and will
have follow-up appointments
in March. Others
who were identified for either
cataract or pterygium
surgery were contacted in
November and are currently
being monitored.
Next week’s visit by
Ministry of Health officials
and the CCB Eye Care Caribbean
technician to distribute
the 165 eye classes,
represents the most recent
stage in this first ever Barbuda
Eye Screening Programme.
The Ministry’s partner
in this initiative, CCB Eye
Care Caribbean, is a Caribbean
vision care organization
whose mission is to
make care affordable to all
and who offers eye classes
at reduced rates. CCB Eye
Care Caribbean currently offers
eye-care services at the
Clare Hall, Johnson’s Point
and Grays Farm Clinics.
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ready quite obvious.
“In a few years’ time,
no lawyer will employ a
messenger to attend at the
courtroom to file a paper
claim or defense; this will
all be done automatically
by accessing the registry
online,” he noted.
He added that in the
modern law firm, all legal
research is now done online
as the registry office will be
replaced by the cloud.
Justice Mitchell urged
lawyers to prepare for Artificial
or Augmented Intelligence
(AI) as this is
coming to the practice of
law and the determination
of disputes.
He revealed that already
AI is being used in law firms
in London and New York as
evidenced by the hiring of
ROSS, the world’s first AI
attorney powered by IBM’s
Watson.
According to the justice
there are many rulings
the judge is called upon to
make that are routine, and
for which the necessary algorithms
will soon be written.
“A ‘bot-judge’ similar
to ROSS, will then be able
to deliver an automated and
instantaneous ruling. The
result is that law will become
more accessible and
transparent, as it should
be,” he stated.
The retired justice is
also predicting changes in
the way evidence is being
presented in the court.
He noted like the Caribbean
Court of Justice, the
ECSC has already introduced
IT in its classrooms
making for improvements
in the judicial system.
However, he foresees
a time when evidence will
be given by a hologram, a
three-dimensional representation
of a witness sitting
in a witness box anywhere.
He said sensors will
be available to tell both
judges and lawyers when
a witness is not telling the
truth.
He also sees a time
when courtrooms will become
a thing of the past
and which are converted
into museums of law where
ancient artefacts such as
books, pens and videos are
displayed.
Chief Justice of the
ECSC, Dame Janice Pereira,
who called for the
court’s anniversary to be
marked in a special way,
was among those attending
the lecture.
Also present were current
and former justices of
the court, high court judges
and other members of the
legal fraternity.
Attorney General,
Steadroy Benjamin, offered
congratulations on
behalf of the government,
to Dame Janice and the
court for marking this special
milestone.
Vice President of the
Bar Association, Lenworth
Johnson chaired the night’s
proceedings while E. Ann
Henry, QC, introduced Justice
Mitchell.
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Justice Pereira paints the way forward for
the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
By Joanna Paris
Chief Justice Hon Dame
Janice Pereira DBE, has
indicated that the Eastern
Caribbean Supreme Court
has made significant strides
in its 50 years of existence
but emphasized that there is
still a lot of work to be done
to truly meet the needs of its
members and by extension
citizens of the region.
Justice Pereira was addressing
a special sitting of
the court, which took place
at the High Court Building
on Monday.
The special event, which
marked the celebration of
the Eastern Caribbean Supreme
Court’s 50th anniversary,
was widely attended
by legal luminaries representing
the region.
The 50th anniversary is
NOTICE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICE
ANTIGUAAND BARBUDA
(Probate)
A.D. 2017
In the Matter of the Estate
of CHARLES HUNTE
a.k.a Eddie Hunte
Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that at the expiration
of fourteen (14) days
from the date of this Notice,
Application will be made to
the High Court of Justice by
CUMBERBATCH & ASSO-
CIATES, of Chambers, Long
Street, in the Parish of Saint
John’s in Antigua and Barbuda,
Solicitors for MARY
HUNTE of Villa Area, in
the Parish of Saint John’s in
Antigua and Barbuda for a
Grant of Probate in the estate
of CHARLES HUNTE a.k.a
EDDIE HUNTE Deceased;
the said CHARLES HUNTE
a.k.a EDDIE HUNTE died
on 7th, January, 2017.
DATED the 27th, day of
February, 2017
CUMBERBATCH &
ASSOCIATES
Attorneys-at-law for the Applicant
being commemorated under
the theme “Eastern Caribbean
Supreme Court celebrating
the past, embracing the
future”.
The activities aim to celebrate
and reflect on past
accomplishments and to see
how the court can bold on
these achievements in the
future.
Justice Pereira cited that
as one of the challenges facing
the institution, is that of
the issue of the backlog of
cases, which must be addressed.
“The increase in the
compliment of judges serving
the court as well as the
introduction of masters aided
in addressing the problem
but we are aware that
there is still a lot of work to
be done”, she said.
She emphasized that the
increase in the use of technology
in the court will also
assist in ensuring that cases
are addressed in good timing.
She made mention of the
recent legislation passed by
Antigua and Barbuda which
makes provision for video
conferencing to be utilized
in the court especially in
cases where key witnesses
are overseas.
Justice Pereira was looks
forward to the establishment
reaching new heights
and becoming more effective,
efficient and useful in
its undertakings.
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EMS complete daring rescue on Sunday
In what has been described
as nothing short of
brilliant, the Antigua and
Barbuda Emergency Medical
Services and the Fire Fighters
Department performed a
daring rescue operation in the
hills between Wallings Dam
and Rendezvous Beach.
According to PRO for
the EMS, Morvin Fiedtkou,
three adults and two children
under the age of thirteen
were making the journey to
Rendezvous Beach via Wallings
when one of the adults,
a female, lost her footing and
broke her left ankle.
Fiedtkou said the Department
got the call at around
9am and didn’t complete
operation until after 11 due
to the rugged terrain and the
grueling environment.
Three emergency technicians
and four fire fighters responded
to the call and transported
the patient down the
slope on a spine board.
The EMTs were Iesha
Russell, Joel Ellis and April
John while the Fire Fighters
identities were not disclosed.
The event took place on
Sunday.
Cricket preparations in full gear
By Joanna Paris
Two one-day international cricket
matches between England and the
West Indies will be played at the Sir
Viv Richards Stadium in the month of
April.
According to Government’s
Spokesperson, Ambassador Lionel
“Max” Hurst, the stadium is being prepared
for these matches which will be
played on a Friday and a Sunday.
He said that more than 5,000 Britons
have already booked hotels to
spend the weekend in Antigua at the
cricket venue.
It is expected that hundreds of Caribbean
nationals will also come to Antigua
for the matches.
In order to ensure the participation
of many Antiguans on the Friday,
the Cabinet agreed to allow Government
workers to end their workday on
that Friday at 1:00 p.m.; the early end
of the workday will enable thousands
of government employees to attend
the Friday afternoon match.
The West Indies Cricket Board and
the Festivals Commission will partner
to provide exciting entertainment
during the breaks.
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Tuesday 28th February 2017
Talent and Cultural Exhibition at
the Clare Hall Secondary School
The Clare Hall Secondary
School held their third
annual talent and cultural
exhibition on 24 th February,
2017. The school yard was
filled with students, teachers,
parents, past students and
community members. The
students displayed their talents
in several ways, dance,
song, a theatric presentation,
fashion show, steel pan selections
and art displays.
Mrs. Greene, Principal
of the Clare Hall Secondary
school, stated that the
purpose of the exhibition
is to showcase the talent
of the students of the Clare
Hall Secondary. For the first
time this year the Principal
included a community outreach
initiative. Each student
was asked to bring a
food item from home. These
items were used to fill twenty-five
food baskets which
were presented to individuals
who have contributed in
one way or another to the
school.
After the performances
the audience moved to the
auditorium where they had
several arts, craft & cultural
displays. Pastry items, prepared
by the Home Economics
department, were on sale.
Also on display were musical
instruments, clothing and
accessories, and volcanic
science projects.
There was also live entertainment
from clowns, who
performed practical jokes on
each other, much to the delight
of the large crowd.
The exhibition was indeed
impressive, undoubtedly
the Clare Hall Secondary
School is a fountain bubbling
with talent.
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EU and GARD Center partner in EC$1Million
Youth Empowerment and Youth Justice Project
The Gilbert Agricultural and Rural
Development Center, (GARD Center),
a grass-root non-profit non-government
organization under the auspices
of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean
and the Americas, is pleased to
announce its recent partnership with
the European Commission, in a project
entitled, “Improving Op-portunities
for At-Risk, Probationary, and
Incarcerated Youth in Antigua and
Bar-buda.”
The GARD Center with its 27
years of experience working with at–
risk youth, is expanding its programs
to include opportunities for probationary
and incarcerated youth who are reintegrating
into society.
Insufficient programs to engage the
youth in positive roles and productive
social activities is part of the on-going
prob-lem facing communities.
This project will contribute to increasing
the opportuni-ties for at-risk
youth including those on probation
and those incarcerated, to re-duce recidivism.
Through the EU grant this will be
carried out by:
1. Facilitating access to youth development
and employability training
pro-grams, services and job markets
for at-risk, probationary and incarcerated
youth
2. Enabling NGOs, government
and private sector institutions to support
sus-tainable youth diversion and
re-entry programs effectively
3. Increasing the awareness within
communities and initiate community
led ad-vocacy on behalf of youth impacted
by crime and incarceration.
Also coming on board in this project
as strategic partners are the Probation
Unit, Community Development
Division, and the Directorate of Gender
Affairs in the Ministry of Social
Transformation; Legal Aid, Her Majesty’s
Prison, a NGO, Sec-ond Chance
Inc., as well as, others who are involved
with youth at risk.
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Monday’s Sudoku Solution
S U D O K U
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Pierces
6. Knight’s assistant
10. Appeal
14. Chocolate drink
15. Operator
16. Rock’s partner
17. Go-between
18. South American capital
19. Inactive
20. Space agency (abbr.)
21. Rider
23. Ace
26. Purpose
27. Assault
30. Eat in style
32. Reducing in length
34. Aspect
38. Large artery
39. Mighty tree
40. Wander off
41. Singer ____ Seeger
42. Make holy
44. Wedding dessert
45. Salary boosts
46. Actor Charlton ____
50. NBC’s rival
51. Lacking the ability
55. Exam
59. School groups (abbr.)
60. Gradual
61. Howdy!
62. Fringe benefit
63. Grow weary
64. Resource
65. Mine products
66. Copycat
67. Hearty soups
Down
1. Read rapidly
2. Roman garb
3. Top cards
4. Napoleon ____
5. Took a chair
6. Orange juice solids
7. China’s continent
8. Valuable stones
9. Wiping clean
10. Fabric pattern
11. Skier’s cabin
12. Actress ____ DeGeneres
13. Vigilant
22. WSW’s opposite
24. Glamorous ____ Hayworth
25. Madrid cheer
27. Kin of PDQ
28. Slipper
29. Type
30. Journalist ____ Sawyer
31. Pen liquids
33. Cranny’s kin
34. Most tyrannical
35. Retirement accts.
36. Escort
37. Needle openings
40. Wound covering
42. Card game
43. Pitching stat
44. Robber’s pursuer
46. Nile animal, for short
47. Computer key
48. Frighten
49. Chores
52. Radar spot
53. Traditional knowledge
54. Wide-spouted pitcher
56. Or ____!
57. Whole bunch
58. Toddlers
61. Possesses
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Today’s weather forecast
Antigua and Barbuda
Windy with rain showers in the
morning then partly cloudy in the
afternoon.
High - 80ºF
Low - 73ºF
Wind: East North East 21 mph
Sunrise 6.26 am; Sunset 6.13 pm
Monday’s Crossword Solution
HOROSCOPE
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
You’ll be at your absolute best
in a safe environment where
you’re not worried about being
scored or judged. You can
have that peace even if you
are being judged, by the way.
The trick is in not worrying
about it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
By definition, work is harder
than doing nothing at all. At
least it should be. Then why
doesn’t it feel as if that is
true? You’ll find idleness to be
an irritant and gladly take on
more than your share to stay
busy.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
One of the more difficult character
challenges of the day
will be in the practice of nonjudgment.
To take things at
face value is difficult for one
with the in-depth knowledge
that you have, but you won’t
be sorry.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). Get going on a project.
It doesn’t matter where you
start; it just matters that you
do. Wrong choices lead to
right ones; bad plans lead to
better ones.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re the unofficial coach
of your group. You won’t let
anyone perform at a subpar
level without taking it upon
yourself to investigate the
problem, fix it and motivate
improvement.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This
is a time to keep as much of
the project under your control
and jurisdiction as you can. If
you delegate too much, you’ll
just have to do it over yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You don’t like to put people
out, but if they want to make
a sacrifice on your behalf, let
them. You are important to
your people. They want you
to know this. Let them show
you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Who should be fulfilling your
expectation? Whose expectation
should you be filling? If
the answers to those questions
are “nobody” and “nobody’s,”
then you’ll have an excellent
day indeed.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Things will not stay the way
they are. They never have, and
they never will. With this in
mind, you’ll continue to look
for the present opportunities,
which are as unusual as they
are rare.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). In most things, the
lows and highs will expand at
the same time. In a related story,
you’ll be reminded that the
way to intelligent things is often
found through silly things.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’re edgy; the pressure
is on. Embrace it. Some
top performance coaches suggest
that relaxation techniques
only diminish your ability to
connect. It’s more compelling
to stay in the moment and use
the energy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Over-planning leads to
a boring outcome. But how
do you know when you’ve
planned too much? If your
plans are prohibiting you from
taking advantage of the popup
opportunities of the moment,
abandon them.
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Tuesday 28th February 2017
Flow and Manchester United team
up to deliver the Ultimate Football
Experience to Caribbean footballers
MIAMI, Fla., - Up-andcoming
Caribbean footballers
between the ages of 13 and
16 will not be able to contain
their excitement, as news
breaks that Flow and Manchester
United will host The
Ultimate Football Experience,
a skills-based competition,
supported by the Caribbean
Football Union. The programme
seeks to give youngsters,
the chance-of-a-lifetime
to participate in a talent development
football camp; and
even earn a trip to Old Trafford,
Manchester to see Man
Utd vs Crystal Palace on May
21 st 2017.
The good news gets even
better as registration opens this
week for the football competition
which runs from March
through to May 2017. Here’s
how it works: skilled boys
and girls can register online at
https://discoverflow.co/flowmanutd.
Registered participants
will then be instructed to
appear at designated football
festivals across all Caribbean
markets in which Flow operates.
The participants will engage
in a Manchester United
Soccer School’s international
programme, which has been
specially devised for the campaign
and will be delivered
by CFU coaches. Throughout
the competition Manchester
United legends will also be
making an appearance at the
festivals to offer their tips and
advice. This is a proven Manchester
United Soccer School
programme designed to build
and test the skills of young
footballers across the globe.
As the competition
evolves, two participants from
each market, along with their
respective coach, will advance
to a two-day skills session in
Trinidad and Tobago to experience
one-on-one training
with CFU and Manchester
United Soccer School Coaches.
There, they will participate
in a series of drills designed
by the coaches and compete
for the chance for two finalists
and their coach to win a oncein-a-lifetime
trip to Old Trafford
in Manchester, England.
Considered to be the highlight
of the development initiative
the two winners along
with their coaches will travel
to the world-famous football
stadium to witness first hand
Manchester United’s final
Premier League game of the
season against Crystal Palace.
This VIP experience will also
include a visit to the Manchester
United Museum and
Tour, taking in the history of
the club followed by a tour of
the iconic stadium.
Manchester United’s
Group Managing Director,
Richard Arnold said, “Youth
development is at the heart of
this Club’s traditions and success.
The Manchester United
Soccer Schools were developed
to help spread this spirit
to as many children as possible.
In recent years our partners
have been instrumental in
helping the great work of our
Soccer Schools coaches reach
young people around the
world. We’re proud to work
with Flow on this project.”
“Like Manchester United,
Flow also has a deep sense
of commitment to youth development
as can be seen
by our support of several
programmes throughout the
region that help to hone the
skills of young footballers,”
said Garfield Sinclair, Flow’s
newly appointed President of
the Caribbean. Sinclair also
said “We’re therefore proud
to work in partnership with
Manchester United to offer
this once in a lifetime experience
to our talented youngsters
across the region.”
The Caribbean Football
Union’s (CFU) President
Gordon Derrick gave a ringing
endorsement of The Ultimate
Football Experience, as
he added: “The CFU is proud
to be a partner with Flow on
this exhilarating and beneficial
initiative. Hundreds of
young footballers in 15 countries
– half of the CFU’s membership
– will have the opportunity
to compete, hone their
skills, and, for the finalists,
live the dream. I am confident
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SNAIL NOTICE
Have you seen the Giant African Snail in your home or community?
If so, follow these 3 easy steps:
1. Put on protective gloves
2. Collect snails and place them in a secure covered container
with some salt.
3. Call the Plant Protection Unit at 462-6776 or 462-6777 for
advice on disposal
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.
All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen
Association are notified of the monthly general meeting, to
be held on Saturday 4 March at 3 pm, at the Association`s
Headquarters, " Leah House" on Prime Minister`s Drive.
Please be on time or notify the Chairman on 720-0058, Secretary
on 723-3452 or PRO on 721-1970 of your apologies.
The Annual General Meeting and Elections for the Antigua
& Barbuda Cycling Federation will be held on March 1,
2017 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The meeting will
start promptly at 7:00pm. Please be on time.
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.
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
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that this partnership will bode
well for the future of football
in the region.”
The Ultimate Football
Experience is one of several
Manchester United and Flow
partnership initiatives. In January,
Flow hosted the FA Cup
Caribbean Tour during which
the Company gave football
fans up-close and unprecedented
access to football’s
most coveted trophy. The final
leg of the tour culminated
in the Cayman Islands, where
Manchester United ambassador
Dwight Yorke made an
appearance.
Cable and Wireless is
Manchester United’s telecommunications
partner in the Caribbean.
C&W is a full service
communications and entertainment
provider and delivers
market-leading video,
broadband, telephony and
mobile services to consumers
in 18 countries. Through
its business division, C&W
provides data center hosting,
domestic and international
managed network services,
and customized IT service
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Tuesday 28th February 2017
Hap Fauth at the helm of Bella Mente.
Mike Slade’s Maxi, Leopard 3. RORC/ELWJ Photography
Epic win for Bella Mente in RORC Caribbean 600
The All-American
Maxi72 battle in the RORC
Caribbean 600 lived up to expectations
with Hap Fauth’s
Bella Mente and George Sakellaris’
Proteus enjoying an
epic match race. The lead in
the Maxi72s changed hands
on seven occasions during
the race. Bella Mente counted
85 sail changes and at
one point, both yachts were
way-over canvassed, smoking
along at 30 knots in a
gigantic squall. Bella Mente
crossed the finish line just 14
minutes ahead of Proteus to
set the bar for the RORC Caribbean
600 Trophy which
will be awarded at the Prize
Giving to the yacht scoring
the best time under the IRC
Rating Rule. Hap Fauth was
delighted to have won the
match race with Proteus and
full of praise for the event,
the competition and above
all, his team:
“We are beat; there is
nothing left as the whole
team gave 120% or more…
unbelievable! We are just
delighted to have prevailed.
We had a match race for 500
miles with Proteus and that
is a really well sailed boat. It
was really, really good sailing.
This is an iconic race
that you cannot miss at all.
“The RORC should be
congratulated for organising
another great race. This
was an interesting course
because with the conditions
it was totally new and fresh.
We expected a maximum
wind speed of 15 knots and
at one point we were doing
25 knots of boat speed, just
ripping, so it was terrific.
Not until we got to Barbuda
for the second time did we
really establish ourselves.
We had a tacking duel with
maybe 15 tacks and extended
out by four miles, we just
kept our lead. A really good
race and it doesn’t get any
better.
“Last year we didn’t finished
the race and we had to
put the old girl back together.
Bella Mente is the oldest
Maxi 72 on the circuit and I
am the oldest helmsman, but
if I am still out of the ground
next year, I will be back.
This crew is the best in the
world. I just stay at the back
and get all of the applause.”
Bella Mente tactician,
Terry Hutchinson, explained
some of the key aspects in
the battle with Proteus:
“If you haven’t done this
race you have to come and
do it, even with the unusual
conditions it was really
good. Way more exciting
than we thought it would be.
What surprised me was we
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Barbuda returns to School Basketball
cont’d from pg 14
finished the race a lot earlier
than we thought, but the battle
with Proteus was just as
we expected. We passed each
other seven times during the
race! Getting that extra gust
of wind and different sail
combinations were big factors.
Proteus was quick on a
reach and Bella Mente had
a slight edge upwind and
downwind. At Guadeloupe,
we had set a spinnaker first
at Iles des Saintes, but we
couldn’t make the corner
and then couldn’t get our
spinnaker down either, so
we were on the back foot
going around La Desirade.
For the 90 mile beat, Bella
Mente was going about as
good as ever and we were a
mile behind, but by Barbuda
we were two miles ahead. It
will be interesting to hear if
something wasn’t quite right
on their boat. We got ahead
when it counted, but massive
kudos to the Proteus team,
they sailed a great race.”
By Carlena Knight
After a two-year absence, Sir Mc-
Chesney George High School of Barbuda
made their return to the Cool
and Smooth Inter-School Basketball
league last Thursday.
Barbuda who are no newbies to the
league having competed in a number
of years racking numerous titles and
individual awards in the Junior and
Senior Boys divisions, will play two
matches daily due to the limitations of
transportation to and from the sister
island.
This year, Sir McChesney High
will only play in the Senior Boys division
and have already gotten off to
a commendable start edging out Princess
Margaret, 46-44.
Sadika Harris had 13 points while
Tray Beazer netted 10 for the victors.
Bokeem Murrell of PMS had 19
points and Adonis Jiminez assisted
with 10 points.
They then went on to face Antigua
State College but lost, 45-37.
Anthony Greer led his team in scoring
with 14 points while Victor Horsford
assisted with 13. Ezekiel Francois
chipped in with 12 points.
Tray Beazer and Shakoy Beazer
both had 13 points for Sir McChesney
George Sakellaris’ Maxi 72, Proteus.
Last year’s overall winner,
George Sakellaris racing
Proteus described the race as
one of the best ever despite
losing out to Bella Mente.
“We had everything in
this race; it was an epic battle
but something went wrong
with the boat on the beat to
Barbuda. We even backed
up the boat to try to shake
off some weed or whatever
it was slowing us down. Up
until then it was a great race,
one of the best I have ever
done. We had close company
all the way and not just
Bella Mente, we had Leopard
and SFS to contend with
as well. The team is fantastic
and it was very exciting. At
one point we were sailing
with the A1 (largest spinnaker)
in 37 knots of wind and
the boat was doing 30 knots.
That is why I go racing, that
is what I live for.”
Mike Slade’s Maxi Leopard
3 finished the RORC Caribbean
600 in second place
on the water behind George
David’s Rambler 88 to claim
third in class. “Leopard has
not been beaten on the water
by a Maxi 72 or a Volvo
70 in this race and that still
High.
In other games that day, Combine
defeated Buckleys Primary, 12-8 in
the Mini-Boys Primary division.
Kristian Wynter and Tamaha Stuart
scored 4 points for the victors while
Taliqe Merrick netted 4 in a losing effort.
Christ the King Girls High trumped
Jennings Secondary, 32-4 in the Senior
Girls division.
Timna Phillip of CKHS led the
charge with 12 points with assistance
from Toby-Anne Henry with 12 points.
Aaliyah Gordon of JSS had 3
points.
stands,” commented Leopard
3 Boat Captain, Chris
Sherlock. Lionel Pean’s
French Volvo 70 finished
the race just under two hours
behind Leopard 3 and after
time correction is runner up
to Rambler 88 in IRC Canting
Keel. “It was a great
pleasure to race along side
two Maxi72s and our target
was be ahead of the other
Volvo 70s and we achieved
this with a good result. We
had great sailing and a good
fight all along but it was a
hard race.”
On the fourth day of the
RORC Caribbean 600, over
50 yachts are still racing.
Bernie Evan-Wong’s Antiguan
RP37, Taz is leading
in IRC One. Ed Fishwick’s
British J/122, Redshift on El
Ocaso is leading in IRC Two
and Jonty Layfield’s British
Swan 48, Sleeper X is leading
IRC Three. Peter Harding’s
British Class40 Ph-orty
is back in the lead for the
Class40 Division.
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Tuesday 28th February 2017
Youth 3x3 team claim bronze medals
By Carlena Knight
The first ever International
Basketball Federation
Under 18 3x3 Basketball
tournament took
place over the weekend in
St. Lucia where team Antigua
Barbuda claimed the
bronze medals.
Ahamani Browne of
Antigua Grammar and Judah
Ferris, Eric Joseph Jr.
and Sheldon Gomes Jr. of
Baptist Academy represented
Antigua Barbuda at
the championships and defeated
Curacao, 7-6, Aruba
10-9, St. Vincent 13-9 and
Barbados 6-4 in the preliminaries,
Team Wadadli advance
to the semi-finals of
the event.
They fell to Martinique,
9-7 who went to claim the
gold medals.
Despite not advancing
to the finals the young team
finished with a record of
foiur wins and two losses
which guaranteed them the
third place trophy out of 11
teams behind champions,
Martinique (6-0) and silver
medalist, Guyana (6-1).
The team who returned
on Monday morning where
they were praised for their
efforts and discipline not
only on the court but off the
court by the 3x3 Co-ordinator,
Gemma Hazelwood,
ABBA President, Darryl
Matthew and the general
public.
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