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(CNN)The Biden organization on Thursday grieved 1 million American passings from Coronavirus, utilizing the event to again ask Congress to pass extra financing to control the pandemic.

While other authority counts have set the figure a piece shy of that imprint, the organization denoted the second during the second Coronavirus highest point, considering the pandemic's annihilation on the country after over two years.

"1,000,000 void seats around the supper table. Each an indispensable misfortune. Each abandoning a family, a local area, and a country perpetually changed as a result of this pandemic," President Joe Biden said in a proclamation, adding that he and first woman Jill Biden "pray for each of them."

"As a country, we should not become numb to such distress. To recuperate, we should keep in mind. We should stay cautious against this pandemic and give our very best for save whatever number lives as could be allowed, as we have with really testing, antibodies, and medicines than any time in recent memory before," Biden composed. "It's important that Congress support these assets in the approaching months."

Biden requested banners to be flown at half-staff to stamp the event.

The White House on Thursday is facilitating a virtual Worldwide Coronavirus Highest point, which is focused on "redoubling" endeavors to control Coronavirus and setting up the world for future variations of the Covid or the following destructive pandemic, two senior organization authorities said.

The occasion, which is additionally co-facilitated by Germany, Indonesia, Senegal and Belize, will call for nations to put resources into the new Worldwide Pandemic Readiness and Wellbeing Security reserve at the World Bank, and the US will report that its vow will increment to $450 million, up from the at first guaranteed measure of $250 million. The culmination will likewise feature an extra $3.1 billion in new subsidizing responsibilities from nations all over the planet to battle Coronavirus.

In any case, as Biden, VP Kamala Harris and other Bureau level authorities participate in Thursday highest point, which will ask other affluent nations to increase their Covid aid ventures on the side of more unfortunate nations, the Biden administration's endeavors to tie down additional financing from Congress to help Covid aid projects will be up front.

States get billions in additional government Medicaid assets to cover more Americans during the pandemic

Organization authorities on Thursday will issue a "loud call" to Congress to act and make a "urgent move, not unfilled words," one senior authority said.

"In the event that the US is to stay a pioneer - - shielding Americans and the world from perilous illness dangers - - we really want Congress to act now to give more financing to the Coronavirus response, the subsequent authority added.

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Ok, today's the day. This is the whole point of why I am here. Even though I forgot like a long time ago. Let's talk a little about focus, and attention span. I have precious little of either. I wish I could control my obsessive mind. Then I could point it in specific directions for it to obsess over, and I'd probably get so much more shit done. But, it doesn't work that way. It never does. Like the hardiest plants are the ones we can't seem to find good uses for, or they are toxic in one way or another. Well, there are some that don't fit that mold, but that's whole nother topic (*coughhempcough*).

I sat around doing my morning thing that I do when I'm in Belize. When Natasha texts me and asks if I can be at her office in ten minutes! No, there's pretty much no way I can be there in ten minutes. I say to give me 30. I jump in the shower, and am out in what seems like record time, only I know it isn't. It never is, no matter what it feels like. I could take the fastest shower in the history of showers, and it would still take me twenty minutes. I am ready to. I have my shorts on, my red tank top with a nice purple button up cover up type sitch going on. Throw my blown out flops on my blistered feet, when she texts again asking if it would be quicker if she came and got me. Now I know my place is on the way to where we are going from her office, so I say, yes it would be. She comes and gets me.

(Golf carts have no fucking chill, man)

We head out north. I haven't really been that way yet, so this is new, and it's pretty cool because there is a lot of stuff up this way. We get to "the bridge." I don't know if it has a name, but it is a single lane bridge. We are behind a dump truck, and actual full size dump truck, and it's backing back down the bridge because of the traffic on the other side trying to get over this way. So, we wait. What those two guys in the cemetery said comes back to me, "Nothing in San Pedro was planned." But, she puts it into perspective for me when she tells me that the country is really not that old. She said that this road is only four years old, and that the bridge didn't even exist a few years ago. When she was a kid they would put their bikes and stuff on a little boat and guys would pull them across with a rope.

(Just like in those myths about the river Styx. Or in the Outlaw Josey Wales where they were all on this little ferry boat pulling themselves across a river on a rope. Then the bad guys show up and shoot the rope and everyone goes floating down the river. Or am I thinking of a different movie?)

We get up to this hotel. It's a nice resort style hotel. We look at this super nice condo. It's out of my price range, but could be workable. It's nice, and everything I would want in a condo, especially if I were going to rent it out. The downsides are the HOA fees are pretty high, but they include pretty much everything. Because it is out of my price range, the monthly payment will be higher. And, it's in a rental pool. That means all the rent from all the joints goes into a pool and gets distributed to everyone. Upside to that is if your pad doesn't rent, you get something. Downside is, you don't make as much.

We leave there for a place that is on the south side of San Pedro. So we drive all the way back and then a little south. It's raining by now. It feels good though. It's weird how when you are wet you don't really feel the humidity. This place is also a hotel resort kind of thing. It is not by the beach, but the beach is a short distance away, walkable even.

So, the thing about the beaches here. They are not like the beaches us Americans are used to. There is a small sea wall in most places. There is a great barrier reef that runs the length of the island that keeps the big bad ocean a few hundred yards away from the shore. What ends up at shore are small waves, think a wake from a boat, that roll up. It's shallow, so swimming is challenging, unless you are a three foot tall child. The water is clear, and warm, and you can wade around in it. This is a beach made for boats. You go get out on a boat and go somewhere rather than go to the beach.

This place has two condos for sale, also owner financing is available just like the other one. And, also just like the other one they are willing to take my offer for a down payment. Both of these are less than the other one, in my price range. They are nice, and smaller, no deck. The HOA fees are way less, but property tax is not included, but taxes aren't damaging, so it's still cheaper. The monthly is awesome, and she says we could rent it out full time. In fact she used to know a doctor who lived in one of the ones for sale. We could get around double the monthly payment. No rent pool, and no limit on how many days we could stay there. I forgot to mention that about the other one. And, I keep saying we. A friend and I are looking to buy so we can maybe make some money. That's the we. So, we, couldn't stay in the first one more than twenty-nine days out of the year and still have it for rent. Not a dealbreaker, and not even a thing at these two.

I think it's a no brainer. But, my friend and I will mull these over and decide. I ask her for recommendations for lunch. she drops me at one of them. I ask her to lunch. She declines because work. So, I eat, and have chocolate at the chocolate joint she said I should go to. Then walk back to my place. I realized during our conversation that I was looking at the whole beach thing in a way that was causing some problems. I came here expecting to find beaches like in Florida, or California, or Mexico. They probably have beaches like that on the islands and the mainland that don't have reefs. But here and Caye Caulker, the beaches are different. So, I need to update my thinking around that. It's not as important that this condo be on the beach. It wouldn't be a beach like we want anyway. So that takes some pressure off, at least for me. And gives me a good education about my thinking and my expectations.

We talked about businesses too. She said because the country is pretty new, they gained their independence from England in 1981, there are many things they don't have that maybe people need or want. She said to think of something they don't have here, a service or something, maybe something we have back in the States, and that I probably wouldn't think of anything until I got back home. It's almost like she knows, but she's making me work for it. We narrowed it down a little. It's not water taxis, fishing, or anything to do with boats, or towing cars.

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If anyone sent me that ask and is interested in seeing the answers, they’re all below.

1. What is you middle name?Cooke

2. How old are you?343. When is your birthday?August 9th4. What is your zodiac sign?Leo

5. What is your favorite color?Blue6. What’s your lucky number?477. Do you have any pets?Two Siberian Husky Puppies: Sarge and Major8. Where are you from?Portland, Maine9. How tall are you?5′2″10. What shoe size are you?711. How many pairs of shoes do you own?Several. At least 30?12. What was your last dream about?Oh you don’t want to know.13. What talents do you have?I have several. Along with the ones I use to make a living, I can also rap, so there’s that.14. Are you psychic in any way?Nah15. Favorite song?Prince - “Little Red Corvette”16. Favorite movie?RENT17. Who would be your ideal partner? Someone who I can act like a complete idiot with and can encourage one another to keep being the best versions of ourselves we can be. 18. Do you want children?Eventually19. Do you want a church wedding?Meh. I wouldn’t be opposed to it, but it’s not a must-have for me.20. Are you religious?No. I believe, but when you put religion in the mix, it gets messy.21. Have you ever been to the hospital?Plenty of times.22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law?Not yet.23. Have you ever met any celebrities?Nope. Absolutely not...24. Baths or showers? This might sound crazy, but I shower first to get all of the day’s funk off of me, then I take a bath and decompress until the water turns cold. 25. What color socks are you wearing?None at the moment.26. Have you ever been famous?Nope, not at all27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?Oh no.28. What type of music do you like?Anything and everything. Except for opera. It’s way too classy for me.29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?Yep30. How many pillows do you sleep with?I’ve lost count. There has to be at least 12 or so on there.

31. What position do you usually sleep in?Typically either on my side or stomach32. How big is your house?It’s pretty big. I wouldn’t call it a mansion, but it’s definitely big enough for me.33. What do you typically have for breakfast?Whatever I can grab as I’m rushing out the door since I always seem to be late. Typically coffee and a piece of fruit.34. Have you ever fired a gun?Sure have35. Have you ever tried archery?Yep. I like throwing axes more36. Favorite clean word?Bubbling37. Favorite swear word?Fuck38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?49.5 hours39. Do you have any scars?Some40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?Not that I’m aware of? Unless you count crazed fans.41. Are you a good liar?Absolutely not42. Are you a good judge of character?I try to be? Though I tend to always look for the good in people regardless of how toxic they can be43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?Not very well, but enough to get the job done.44. Do you have a strong accent?Nah45. What is your favorite accent?Definitely NOT Arizonian46. What is your personality type?ENFJ47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?More than likely a pair of shoes48. Can you curl your tongue?Yes49. Are you an innie or an outie?Innie50. Left or right handed?Left-handed51. Are you scared of spiders?Not really, but I’m not going to go in a tank full of tarantulas either.52. Favorite food?tacos

53. Favorite foreign food?Tamales in Belize54. Are you a clean or messy person?Both? It’s more of an organized chaos55. Most used phrased?Fuck me, man56. Most used word?Fuck57. How long does it take for you to get ready?About an hour?58. Do you have much of an ego?It’s called confidence59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?suck. I don’t want to crack a tooth60. Do you talk to yourself?All the time

61. Do you sing to yourself?Yeo62. Are you a good singer?I’d like to think so63. Biggest Fear?Ventriloquist Dummies64. Are you a gossip?Nah65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?The Godfather66. Do you like long or short hair?Both67. Can you name all 50 states of America?Yes. Thanks to 3rd grade chorus and this song

68. Favorite school subject?Art69. Extrovert or Introvert?Extrovert70. Have you ever been scuba diving?Yes. 10/10 Highly recommend71. What makes you nervous?Auditions72. Are you scared of the dark?Nope73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?Not usually74. Are you ticklish?In certain places75. Have you ever started a rumor?I don’t think so. I hope not76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?There’s been times in bed, but i mean...77. Have you ever drank underage?Who hasn’t?78. Have you ever done drugs?Nothing hardcore, no.79. Who was your first real crush?Uncle Jesse from Full House80. How many piercings do you have?Just my ears81. Can you roll your Rs?“Yes82. How fast can you type?Fairly quickly, and autocorrect gets me every time83. How fast can you run?HAHAHAHAHA84. What color is your hair?A dark reddish-brown?85. What color is your eyes?Blue86. What are you allergic to?@bedazzelemcowboy‘s bullshit87. Do you keep a journal?Yes88. What do your parents do?Mom is an accountant and Dad is a history teacher but also works in finance89. Do you like your age?Meh. Nothing I can really do about it90. What makes you angry?People who like to start unnecessary drama91. Do you like your own name?Sure92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they?I mean every girl has, haven’t they? And I have a few in my memory bank should I ever need them.

93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child?Both94. What are you strengths?Sarcasm95. What are your weaknesses?Caring way too much96. How did you get your name?I’m not entirely sure. I think my parents just liked the name?97. Were your ancestors royalty?Doubtful, but you never know.98. Do you have any scars?Don’t we all?

99. Color of your bedspread?At the moment, it’s black. It changes.100. Color of your room?White   

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The de-risking of the correspondent banking relationships are really crucial to the Caribbean due to the fact that global monetary banks have been crucial not just to domestic economy but in its link to the international economy. Some services have actually already been choked off and there need to be a method for us to discover an initiative that integrates the security goals which we sign up for, and likewise at the same time, permit monetary intermediation such as trade funding, transfers of revenues, debt payments, et cetera, to continue. Thirdly, security. The small states of the Caribbean find it extremely hard to compete with transnational criminal offense connected to narcotics trafficking, worldwide terrorism, cybersecurity, et cetera.

has done an outstanding task in supporting these nations, but I think there is room to do more in the interest of our shared security. Security these days can only be defined as international and can only be responded to by cooperation amongst nations. Fourthly, in the trade area there are some excellent legislation in place for trade. Nevertheless, a number of the Caribbean countries are now service oriented nations and we require Learn more here to take a look at possibilities for promoting shared and useful worth chains which combine U.S. and Caribbean in services such as health care, education, and back office support. I think by combining the abilities on Capitol Hill with a few of the personnels in the Caribbean, these companies can stay competitive both here and in the U.S - What do you need to finance a car.

The Caribbean countries are coastal societies. Facilities, financial activity, population, the structure environment are all concentrated on a narrow strip on the coast, even for those countries which are not islands, for example, Belize and Guyana. It means that they are among the most vulnerable how to sell timeshare property countries to environment change. More resources require to be offered in a more available method to reduce environment modification and to assist these countries in making it through. And I point especially to the traveler industry which is critically dependent on the quality of that immediate coastal strip. Finally, energy (What does finance a car mean). The Caribbean, bar the exceptions of Trinidad and Tobago, depend greatly on importation of energy.

Solar, wind, and thermal all have possibilities, and to move the production of electrical power which is amongst the greatest expense in the world onto energy in less costly sources. That would serve to restore an entire series of financial activity, including production. What does leverage mean in finance. And I conclude, Mr. Chairman, by saying that all of these are interrelated elements that require to be resolved. If we might resolve them in one overall effort led by the U.S. and involving the advancement of banks, I think that they strengthen each other and it is time for a brand-new strong initiative in U.S. policy towards the Caribbean.

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[The ready declaration of Mr. Bernal follows:] [GRAPHIC( S) NOT OFFERED IN TIFF FORMAT] ---------- Mr. Duncan. Well, thank you a lot for making the effort to be here. Mr. Meeks has actually concurred we are going to skip over him and go to the previous chairman of the complete committee, Ms. Ros- Lehtinen, for 5 minutes. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you so very much and I excuse coming late. And we have another hearing which I am chairing on Syria, however thank you, Chairman Duncan and Ranking Member Sires, for holding this essential hearing. And I do not believe that we can discuss U.S.

Venezuela developed Petrocaribe in 2005 to assist affect lots of nations in the hemisphere and up to this point the technique has actually worked. However, now we see the collapse of the Venezuelan economy due to the fact that of the incompetence of the Maduro routine. So it gives the U.S. an opportunity to fill that space, and this is where we require the State Department and the Department of Energy to be extremely concentrated on this effort today since it is in our national security interest to coordinate an energy option; a strategy so that less nations in the Western Hemisphere would depend on an extremely unreliable Venezuela.

And I believe that we have actually got to be working with our partners, our allies in the Caribbean to assist them make the most of the abundant and inexpensive natural gas and the new advanced clean wind and solar technologies available. This method we strengthen our partners' economies, we buffer the region from the effects of Venezuelan collapse and take practical steps towards decreasing carbon emissions. So the crisis in Venezuela may trigger an oil supply interruption. What impact would such an interruption have on the Caribbean nations? Mr. Bernal. My associates are determined to make certain I carry a fair share of the load.

Thank you for that. The relationship with Venezuela is a long and complicated one. Venezuela started the Petrocaribe at a time when many Caribbean countries were really extremely extended economically and actually needed some help. However, the relationship has its intricacies. For example, Venezuela declares an extremely large share of Guyana which belongs to the CARICOM group. It likewise has extended its claims in terms of seaside waters based upon an island practically 400 miles away from Venezuela and mainland, so that the relationship is not all the Caribbean gaining from some financial backing. I think we are at a juncture where the relationship is going to end up being very unpredictable since of nobody understands precisely what will take place in the Caribbean with Venezuela.

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Numerous Caribbean countries are thinking beyond Petrocaribe because they don't assume that it will continue in its present form and they need to be considering options. This produces a juncture in which new efforts, consisting of from the U.S - How to finance an engagement ring. in energy, would be extremely welcome in the area. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you extremely much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Sires. Thank you. Mr. Duncan. Well, thank you. Thanks for requiring time to diminish here. The Chair will now go to Mr. Meeks. Mr. Meeks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for being here, and excellent to see all of you who, you know, we trust very much with your expertise and because the Caribbean is incredibly crucial, I believe.

It is really, you know when you look at our hemisphere and we have actually got to ensure that we enhance and interacting. And I hear my coworkers in regards to particularly Petrocaribe, but I think that the concerns that are facing a great deal of the islands-- and I observe, for instance, Mr. Ambassador, you noted as number six in order of top priority the energy crisis, et cetera, in attempting to ensure. So I wish to look for out as it pertains to the islands themselves the things that are most pushing with them that would help them total with their economy, since I understand, for instance, you can't just rely on tourist or you can't simply rely on, you understand, they have the diversity of it needs to be there.

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Illustration Photo: Brubaker Farms, is both a diary and green energy producer in Mount Joy, PA, USA. The family farm owned by Luke, Mike and Tony Brubaker has approximately 850 cows and 700 young stock, producing 20,200,000 pounds of milk. Their methane digester can handle more than 41,859 metric tons of organic waste, to capture methane gas that fuels a low emission generator producing 225 kW. This powers the digester itself and farm operations. Excess power is sold to the local power grid, allowing the community to benefit from a green energy source. (credits: USDA Photo by Lance Cheung / Public domain)

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For Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago,Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam,Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu , Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a global network of climate and clean energy financing experts, which offers free business coaching and investment facilitation to entrepreneurs developing climate and clean energy projects in emerging markets.

Sectors & Technologies

PFAN works with projects in a variety of sectors and technologies working towards climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Agriculture & Agribusiness

Biodiversity & Eco-system Services

Clean Cooking

Clean Technology

Climate Change Adaptation

Climate Resilience Infrastructure

Cooling

Energy Efficiency & Demand Reduction

Energy Storage & Conservation

Renewable Energy

Rural Electrification & Energy Access

Tourism

Urban Resilience

Waste Treatment

Water & Sanitation

Examples of eligible projects

Projects and businesses which deploy clean and renewable energy and/or climate change technologies for productive uses; Greenfield and brownfield utility projects, independent power producer and distributed generation projects (for both thermal and electrical energy); Existing projects which are operating at small or pilot scale and which are ready for scale-up; Projects which increase access to energy for remote communities, including rural electrification, off-grid and mini-grid projects, thermal energy and clean cooking solutions; New or expanding business ventures in clean energy and related technologies, including downstream projects (focused on deployment of existing technologies) and upstream projects (focused on development and commercialisation of a new clean technology); Mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures, which will add value to an existing clean energy / technology business.

Investment amount

The investment amount, or investment ask, should lie between US$1 million and US$50 million. This may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.

ONLY for energy access and rural electrification projects (clean cook stoves, solar home systems, mini grids) an exception is made, and the investment ask can lie between US$500,000 and US$50 million. This too may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.

Preparing your Project Proposal

The main document for your project application is the Project Proposal: a concise and credible plan that is straightforward and easily understood by evaluators and reviewers. It should provide enough detail to give evaluators a clear idea of your project’s rationale, structure and management, investment ask, returns and risks as well as climate benefits and any developmental, social and gender impacts.

Please click here to read the Guidelines for your Project Proposal https://pfan.bendorodigital.com/preparing-your-project-proposal/

PFAN is active in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Central America and the Caribbean Islands.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2021

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Lightcash Announces Gold Backed ICO After Launch of Cryptocurrency Exchange That Will Integrate World Fiat Economies With The Blockchain

As the cryptocurrency industry gets bigger and bigger, the need for a safe and secure decentralized currency exchange platform increases by the day. While many decentralized exchanges are self-regulated, Lightcash’s parent company is registered in Belize and the Lightcash ICO follows English Law with all necessary licenses issued by the International Financial Services Commission.

Los Angeles, CA – March 10th 2018, Lightcash has announced that their Pre-Sale has begun for an ICO that is expected to be a top performer of the year. Lightcash is a financial marketplace that offers solutions for integrating existing world economies with decentralized economies. Lightcash has developed the first entirely legally compliant decentralized exchange for operations with cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies and the Lightcash Coin secured by real gold mined from gold deposits in Russia. The platform has an unparalleled amount of security features and user benefits that rival just about any digital currency wallets available online. The array of features include a multi-currency wallet, foreign currency trading, plastic debit cards and deposit accounts that pay interest for ICO participants.

The team at Lightcash have a combined experience of over 50 years in everything from blockchain programming to finance and gold mining. The controlling company of the Lightcash project also own Lapri Mining Company, LLC, an operating gold mining enterprise. The Lightcash cryptocurrency Crypto Gold (LCSH) is backed by gold that is mined from an operating gold deposit owned by Lapri Mining Company. Lightcash has designed an app to make it easy to instantly exchange Lightcash tokens for fiat currencies or to shop for goods within the Lightcash ecosystem. The Lightcash iOS and Android mobile apps provide maximum ease of use and speed when managing finances. The Lightcash platform algorithms provide an effective, automated currency exchange rate comparison, which can be used for P2P exchanges on different cryptocurrency exchanges.

During a recent press conference, the company spokesperson for Lightcash was quoted as saying, “This is an amazing time for us here at Lightcash. All of the infrastructure is in place to launch our very own gold backed cryptocurrency! We have the necessary permits and state-issued licenses, now we are ready to launch our ICO.” He went on to say, “Investors have been showing a lot of interest in this ICO because it is backed by gold – there are not many tokens out there that can say they are backed by the real thing! To ensure the stability of the Lightcash system, we are planning to release our own cryptocurrency Lightcash Crypto Gold (LCSH) with low volatility. We own the alluvial gold deposit in the Amur Region of Russia, and have obtained the necessary permits and licenses required to operate a gold mine on the site.” In the near future, Lightcash also plans to introduce a number of free banking services.

The Pre-ICO for this highly anticipated ICO has already begun and is expected to close on March 11, 2018. During Pre-Sale only 210,000,000 tokens will be issued at a cost of 0.0002 ETH per token. Investors who enter during Pre-Sale will qualify for a 30% discount. ICO participants will be able to open crypto deposits and earn interest on purchased tokens. The Lightcash ICO will be conducted within the requirements of the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) and under the guidance of appropriate legal counsel.

To learn more about the Lightcash ICO visit their official website at https://www.Lightcash.io or download their Whitepaper directly by clicking here.

Media Contact:

Lightcash Attn: Media Relations Department Los Angeles, CA +7 (914) 442 5776 mail@Lightcash.io

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Resort Type Condominium for Sale in Alabang – Filinvest Belize Oasis

DESCRIPTION

Belize, a resort type project of Filinvest name after the country located on the eastern coast of CENTRAL AMERICA. This TROPICAL HAVEN offers a very relaxed TROPICAL ISLAND EXPERIENCE and an ENDLESS VACATION OPPORTUNITES, recommended for families.

The project boasts a 70% green open spaces accompanied by the venti-lite concept with sky gardens and generous airwells to allow ventilation and natural light to pour through the halls – an innovation that marries function and style.

Contact: Michael Canino 09327173600 09179373514 09293785308

» Why Belize Oasis is a Good Investment? ··» It offers a Resort-Style Amenities ··» 70% Open Spaces ··» Low Density for each floors ··» It offers a venti-lite concept– an innovation that marries function and style.

» Places of Interest ·» MAJOR CBDs ·»• Filinvest City ·»• Makati CBD ·»• Bonifacio Global City ·»• Arca South ·» COMMERCIAL CENTERS ·»• Festival Mall ·»• Alabang Town Center ·»• Starmall Alabang ·»• South Park ·» HOSPITALS ·»• Asian Hospital and Medical City ·»• Ospital ng Muntinlupa ·» SCHOOLS ·»• San Beda Alabang ·»• De La SalleZobel ·»• FEU Alabang ·»• PAREF ·»• Woodrose ·»• Southridge

·» OTHERS ·»• Ninoy Aquino Int’l Airport (NAIA)

» Unit Size  and Total Contract Price: ··» 2 Bedroom Unit  - 41.65 sqm

Sample Computation for 2 BR (41.65 sqm) Option 1: Spot Cash » Total Contract Price : P4,536,800 (Discount, Tax and Misc Fee inclusive) » Reservation Fee 20k » Net Balance : P 4,516,800

Option 2: 15% in 30 months; 85% Bank Finance/Cash » Total Contract Price : P5,138,270 (Tax and Misc Fee inclusive) » Reservation Fee 20k » Net Downpayment : P 789,220.75 » Monthly Downpayment : P 26,307.36

85% Remaining Balance: P 4,329,050.00 Bank Financing (Indicative Rates) @ 7.5% interest ° 5 yrs - P 86,745.28 ° 10 yrs - P 56,016.85 ° 15 yrs - P 46,520.19

So what are you waiting for, “Make a mark, leave a legacy”

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 1/30/2019

Good MORNING #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Wednesday 30th January 2019. Remember you can read full articles for FREE via Barbados Today (BT) or Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS) OR by purchasing by purchasing a Midweek Nation Newspaper (MWN).

CARICOM HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION IN VENEZUELA – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Monday held talks with United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as well as the permanent representatives of Canada, Russia, the European Union and the African Union, on the ongoing political situation in Venezuela. A communiqué issued following the talks at the United Nations noted that the Caribbean leaders had expressed their “grave concern over the untenable situation” in the South American country and “strongly urged that further deterioration would seriously aggravate the plight of Venezuelans”. “The Caribbean Community is steadfast that the region must remain a Zone of Peace,” the communiqué stated. The United States is leading a number of western and Latin American countries in recognising the Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Juan Guaidó, who last Wednesday declared himself the interim leader of the South American country. But Russia, China and Cuba are among countries that are supporting President Nicolas Maduro, who was sworn into office earlier this month for a second consecutive term as head of state. Washington and its allies have accused Maduro of suppressing democratic rights in the country and have called for his removal. Caracas has broken off diplomatic relations with Washington and Maduro has accused the powerful North American country of engineering a coup to remove him from office. The CARICOM delegation, which was led by its chairman and St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris and including his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Dr Keith Rowley and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, had during their deliberations with Guterres” emphasised its commitment to the tenets of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter which calls on states to refrain from the threat or the use of force. CARICOM has been consistent in the critical importance it accords to the key principles of non-interference and non-intervention. “CARICOM reaffirmed the view that there was an urgent need for meaningful dialogue leading to a peaceful internal solution for the Venezuelan people. The Caribbean Community is resolute in its belief that it is never too late for dialogue since the consequences of no dialogue will be dire,” said the delegation that also included Grenada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Peter David and the CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque. The communiqué noted that the United Nations Secretary General extended his offer of good offices, circumstances permitting, “to facilitate dialogue and negotiation between the parties” and that CARICOM “indicated its readiness to work assiduously to bring the parties to the negotiating table”. The communiqué noted that as a result, the CARICOM leaders Monday engaged with various officials from Canada, the Russian Federation, the European Union and the African Union as well as with President Maduro and the Foreign Minister of Mexico “with a view to reduce tensions and build a platform for dialogue”. “Further engagements will take place in the next few days as the situation remains fluid,” the communiqué noted. Earlier, in a statement, the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, had stated that the regional leaders had expressed optimism that the UN would assist in establishing the roadmap towards peace and security for Venezuela. According to a statement, Prime Minister Rowley expressed hope that in the not too distant future there will be significant improvement and a diminishing of tensions in Venezuela. “We believe in the coming days there will be work towards dialogue so that the internal difficulties in Venezuela can be approached without intervention and interference from those who may have a different approach,” Rowley said in the statement. The statement noted that “coming out of the meeting the CARICOM delegation is satisfied that if the conditions for such can be met the UN will assist in establishing the roadmap towards peace and security for Venezuela and the region”. The meeting with the UN Secretary General followed an emergency meeting of CARICOM leaders last Thursday where it was decided that the regional body should engage the global organisation. Following the discussions here, the CARICOM delegation held a meeting with the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, Marc-Andre Blanchard, and are also expected to meet with officials from Russia, China and Venezuela. The 15-member CARICOM grouping has remained divided on the issue and earlier this month, Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas, Guyana and St Lucia supported a resolution at the Organisation of American States (OAS) in not recognising the second five-year term of Maduro, while Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname voted against the measure. St Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, and Belize abstained during the vote while Grenada was not present. In the statement that followed Thursday’s conference, the regional leaders nonetheless “reaffirmed their guiding principles of non-interference and non-intervention in the affairs of states, respect for sovereignty, adherence to the rule of law, and respect for human rights and democracy. “Heads of Government reiterated that the long-standing political crisis, which has been exacerbated by recent events, can only be resolved peacefully through meaningful dialogue and diplomacy,” the statement said, noting that they have “offered their good offices to facilitate dialogue among all parties to resolve the deepening crisis.” Last weekend, a senior UN official told the UN Security Council that all actors must exercise maximum restraint and avoid any further escalation. “The protracted conflict in [Venezuela] has had a grave impact on the population, with high levels of political polarisation, growing humanitarian needs and serious human rights concerns,” said Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. She urged all parties to respect human rights and the rule of law, warning that the situation could spiral out of control. Diplomats from St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda also addressed the UN Security Council meeting. (MWN)

ARTHUR SCOFFS AT IMF DEAL – Barbados essentially gave up a chunk of its sovereignty when it signed on the dotted line to receive the US$290 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is the suggestion of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur, who argued that pre-conditions of the IMF arrangement demonstrated scant respect for the sovereignty of Barbados. Speaking this morning at the University of the West Indies Global Belt and Road Research Symposium at the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination, UWI Cave Hill Campus, Arthur charged that by subjecting itself to an independent IMF oversight, Government had surrendered exclusive rights provided by the constitution of Barbados. “There is a need for all international organizations to exhibit respect for the sovereign rights of all nations. In relation to this matter, the Constitution of Barbados vests exclusive powers in the Cabinet of Barbados within the context of the exercise of collective responsibility. Yet, the recently concluded IMF programme requires that there has to be an independent evaluation committee to oversee the way in which the Government of Barbados carries out the agreement,” said Arthur. The former Prime Minister, who also held the portfolio of Minister of Finance from 1994 to 2008, suggested that the concept of independent oversight implied that Barbados and other countries that accessed IMF funds were incapable of managing their own affairs. “The Government of Barbados must live up to terms of its agreement with the IMF but it should not have to answer to any entity in carrying out its executive powers on the matter. Joint commissions for overseeing the carrying out of obligations are common but the concept of an independent commission carries the stigma, that left to themselves, countries that benefit from access to the IMF resources will indulge in anticipated wrong doing,” he said. In making his argument Arthur pointed out that such conditions were not part and parcel of financing options available in China. “Thus far, China has entertained no such misgivings in its relationship with Caribbean countries and it is to be anticipated that none will arise in the future,” he said. Arthur further argued that this was not the only manner in which Government has shot itself in the foot where the IMF arrangement is concerned, having agreed to conditions that several of the sanctioning countries could not be bothered to attain themselves. “Barbados has recently had to agreed to an IMF programme central to which has been the agreement to reduce its debt to GDP ratio and to realize the largest primary surpluses of any country in the world. Both of these will take a toll on the wellbeing of our people. That fiscal consolidation programme had to be sanctioned by countries like Japan and Italy, which has the highest debt to GDP ratio of any country in the world, and are doing nothing about it,” lamented the outspoken economist, suggesting that the IMF has prevented Barbados from using measures that have served advanced countries quite well in the past. “Under that programme, Barbados had to agree that it would not use any restriction or any other devices that can hurt international prosperity as a means of solving our balance of payment problems or to protect its small and medium-sized industries. Yet we too easily forget that in the early stages of their development, the advanced countries of today used protectionist devices to safeguard their domestic enterprises to telling effect,” he stressed. (BT)

‘ADJUSTMENT FATIGUE’ – A leading political economist is warning the Government that Barbadians may soon suffer structural adjustment fatigue under the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and that alternative concessionary financing may be necessary. As a matter of fact, head of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, (SALISES) Dr Don Marshall suggested that while Barbadians are prepared to bite the austerity bullet, the current mood indicates that patience is wearing thin even though the programme is in its early stage. “The reality is that the measures and the austerity are hard. Barbadians are prepared like Kittians, Grenadians and Jamaicans to give it a go. However the political leadership as well as the political ruling elite will be wise to take note of the domestic mood and the capacity for adjustment fatigue,” Marshall told Barbados TODAY.  He therefore contended that Government must seek to buffer the possible social fallout by pivoting to other sources of concessionary financing such as China. “We are right now in a four-year arrangement that requires us to perform at levels of permanent surplus target, in terms of our budget, of six per cent. They [IMF] have asked us to sustain that six per cent for the majority of the four years as a pre-condition for assessing any further loans from the IMF and other support institutions. We have to be in a position now with the Chinese monies on offer to be able to leverage globalization much wiser,” said Marshall The political economist argued that the global financial order is much broader than what the “IMF would have the region believe”, noting that there is a shift towards China, as the Asian nation is emerging as another pillar for alternative financing. “We must not shut off this option but look at it, see what loans we can gather. We have to note that it provides you with the fiscal space to do things and make critical decisions. Certainly in Barbados’ case I would recommend that just after we meet certain targets that we should look to diversify our reliance from the IMF and associated agencies and move towards lending coming from China at this point,” he said. He noted that like any other lender the Chinese lending would come with some conditions. However he argued that these conditions were less onerous than those imposed by the IMF. “There is evidential research from Peru to Brazil and some small island Pacific states that this lending has helped. Vanuatu has benefited from this, having emerged from very devastating cyclone and hurricane to reach levels of development thanks to Chinese lending,” Marshall pointed out. The UWI lecturer asked to square his position against the fact that action taken under the IMF-approved  Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme, has earned positive feedback from two credit rating agencies. Earlier this month, regional ratings agency, the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS), upgraded Barbados’ local currency rating to CariBB with a stable outlook, up from CariD, while projecting economic growth of about one per cent this year.  The upgrade came two months after the New York-based Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised its long- and short-term local currency sovereign credit ratings on Barbados to ‘B-/B’ from ‘SD/SD’ (Selective Default). However Marshall made it clear that these measuring sticks do not paint an accurate picture. “If you are in an IMF program, you’re joining a particular elite idea and agreement about how these economies ought to run. The credit rating agencies are part of that consensus. So I’m not surprised by the upgrades and so on. You could impress creditors but not voters. You could impress party supporters, but you may not really impress a citizenry,” he explained. (BT)

NO COMPROMISE ON SECURITY AT PORTS – The introduction of kiosks at the Grantley Adams International Airport will not allow persons to “ease” into Barbados. That assurance has been given by Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey, who has also reassured Barbadians that they have no reason to fear. Speaking during debate on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Parliament today, he said countless Barbadians had made lives for themselves and their families by migrating. And while he said he had no issues with non-nationals coming to the country in search of better, he maintained that the kiosks were not being used for that purpose. “If anybody understands the Barbadian story, the Barbadian story is an immigrant story . . . if Barbadians want to benefit from our capacity to go to other people’s countries then we must allow people to come to this country too,” Humphrey said. “We have these fears, and this idea that we are putting in place these kiosks so anybody could come amuses me…there are pros and cons to having these machines, of course there are, but there are pros and cons around immigration period. In fact, there are very few issues I think as polarizing as immigration is to many people and there are very few persons who find themselves in the middle.” Humphrey said he had never been of the view that persons come to Barbados with the intention of taking more than they could give. In fact, he said any check of the records would show that the prison was not populated by immigrants. “These are fears fueled by xenophobia that in many cases we inherited because of the way we perceive ourselves as a people. We fear our own selves,” he insisted, while adding that the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) constitution referenced the idea of regionalism. “Issues that pertain to immigration are complex and issues pertaining to immigration are rooted in something that is deep and rooted in something that is philosophical. We have come to a point in Barbados where we recognize that we have to do things differently.” (BT)

THIRD AIRPORT ATTEMPT TO START FEB 1 – Due to increased border patrol security at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), immigration officials are no longer needed in the airport’s departure lounge. Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson today revealed that these officials would be relocated from that area along with some of those from the arrival hall. He admitted that while the move had been attempted unsuccessfully on two previous occasions he believed it would be successful this time around. “The Cabinet of Barbados has agreed that the immigration department officials will be removed from the departure hall as of February 1. This has been tried on two previous occasions and on both occasions immigration officials were reinstated there. Both administrations have tried this, only to put immigration back in. “We are confident that we can try this again because of the enhanced border security details that are now available and that have been put in place because of the APIS (Advanced Passenger Information System), the real-time transmission of information of each and every passenger that is now available to the authority of Barbados and that is the main reason why immigration was restored in the past,” Hinkson said. “The public of Barbados can be fully satisfied that we will not compromise the security of our borders in any way,” he assured. Hinkson said currently there were times when there was a backup of people after they had booked into the departure lounge sometimes because of the “three layers of security” with which passengers were confronted. That he said began with a guard situated outside the departure hall who checked passports to ensure the picture and the holder of that passport matched, followed by a further checked by immigration officials inside and then for a baggage inspection check. “Of necessity with one of the layers there is a backup and long lines of people, some of whom need to board the flight because the flight is going to leave soon, people are getting nervous and all of this can negatively impact on your experience in Barbados even though you’ve had a great time,” Hinkson said. “Therefore Cabinet has decided to remove one of the layers and we are satisfied that this can be done.” He said immigration officials would still remain at the airport to question suspicious persons. (BT)

EASIER PROCESS WITH NEW EQUIPMENT – The installation of additional kiosks at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) will not only decrease the waiting time for persons arriving in Barbados, but will also free up immigration officers to do other important duties. That is according to Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson, who made the comments during debate on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2019, this morning in Parliament. In introducing the bill, Hinkson said while there were currently 17 kiosks at the GAIA, government was looking to install more to make life easier for visitors and locals alike on their arrival in Barbados. He said the amendment would formalize the use of the kiosks and provide for the replacement of ED (Embarkation/Disembarkation) forms, which all persons travelling to Barbados were required to complete. According to him, the forms were outdated and required persons to provide unnecessary information. He also described the stamping of passports as “redundant and repetitive”. The minister explained that the kiosks would scan the passport, take a photo and prompt the passenger to respond honestly to a series of questions, all using biometrics. “The practical aspect is that 17 kiosks were purchased by the previous administration, we came and found them, 16 are functional at the present time and it is our intention as soon as financial resources allow, to get more kiosks, because with our growing tourism market and arrivals and of course increased travel we anticipate that the17 that are there would not be adequate enough in the long term,” Hinkson said. “This whole process ties into the whole context where we are making life easier for all those, whether local citizens or tourists who arrive in Barbados.” Hinkson said all persons over the age of 19 would be allowed to use the kiosks which he expected would greatly reduce the current waiting times. “For a tourist, the point of contact in Barbados at the airport is their first point of contact and we all know first impressions count a lot. The typical tourist wants to get off the flight, get out the airport, go on the beach, go and drink some Bajan rum, you want to start enjoying your vacation. You don’t want to be held up at an airport more than is necessary,” he said. However, Hinkson gave his assurance that security would not be compromised. (BT)

TIME NOT RIGHT – Opposition Leader Reverend Joseph Atherley has questioned the timing of Government’s decision to remove Immigration officials from some sections of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson had earlier revealed that Cabinet had taken a decision to move personnel from the departure and arrival halls effective February 1. However, during his contribution to the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Parliament this afternoon, Atherley queried whether government had properly thought through the move. “While I, in principle, have no problem with the removal of such because we see it happening elsewhere, at the same time we still have to admit that it is still in place in very many places in this world and we have to utilize those systems when we travel to other people’s countries,” Atherley said. “But the point is this, it has to do with the timing. Today as a country we are trying to wrestle the evil of that rising tide of serious gun violence and criminal activity to the ground. Today we are becoming increasingly aware that the phenomenon of violent crime is not a matter that is localized, but that it is organized trans-regionally, trans-nationally and therefore the issue of cross border activity becomes a critical consideration. I find it a bit challenging that when we are faced with that rising spectre of criminal violence and we are met with an understanding that part of the dynamic contributing to that is cross border travel and movement, I find it a little challenging as to the timing of removing officers from the departure point at the airport.” He admitted that while he was not against the shift, he believed it had to be done at the proper time. “I have no problem with their removal at the right time and over time, but it is this government that must judge and it is this particular minister that must judge whether or not this is the appropriate time to do that,” the Opposition Leader maintained. Atherley however, said he had no problem with the introduction of additional kiosks, once it was properly managed and once issues of privacy were appropriately dealt with. (BT)

BARBADOS KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY –Any use of technology which will improve the efficiency of how business is conducted in Barbados should be welcomed. That is the view of Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance Peter Phillips, who has wholeheartedly supported the introduction of kiosks at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). While saying that the new kiosks would remove the sometimes lengthy wait in lines at the airport, Phillips said all departments of Government needed to be up-to-date with technological advancements. “We have come to the time in this country where we have to make full use of the technology that there is available to us and we want Barbadians to know that we are working on this,” Phillips said during debate on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Parliament this morning. “It is a work in progress. It is not something that will happen overnight as there are many areas and aspects you have to consider and even in that you have to make sure that the security is tight. Everybody wants to make payments online and so on, which is good and which is the intention, but in doing all of that we have to make sure that all of the systems are in place. “This Act would have gone through several processes, several reviews and even went through a pilot project to ensure it was working the way we want it to work,” he added. Phillips said that even at his ministry, they were currently looking at ways in which to introduce technology in an effort to speed up processes. “The truth is that with the introduction of any new system there is more often than not some teething problems and we want persons to bear with us and to actually share with us comments on the experience, so that if something needs to be tweaked or corrected it can be improved. “That is where we want our country to be. We must be at the cutting edge where technology is concerned and where the use of technology is concerned in all areas, not just at the airport or at the seaport, but in all areas across the business area within the country,” Phillips said. (BT)

SANDALS HAILS PROGRESS AT ITS SHOWPIECE BEACHES HOTEL - Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Adam Stewart says he is pleased with the progress of the multi-million dollar Sandals Beaches Resort currently under construction in Barbados. “For us being in Barbados is an absolute honour and a privilege and we are incredibly proud of how we are built and having the Sandals brand there,” Stewart told Barbados TODAY on the sidelines of the 26th annual World Travel Awards. That event formed part of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace being held in Jamaica this week. “[Sandals Beaches Barbados] is coming on. In terms of design it is one of our finest masterpieces that we have ever done. It will be an incredible hotel. We are getting there slowly but surely. We spent an absolute fortune on the beach works making sure that it is prepared and the site is ready and it is stunning. West end Barbados it is as good as it gets,” said Stewart, as he commented on the progress of the US$400 million project. After several setbacks, it was last year that officials officially started minor construction along the beach, at what was formerly the old Almond Beach Resort in St Peter. The project is expected to last about 27 months and employ about 1,800 people throughout the process. Earmarked to be Sandals’ most elaborate property, Beaches Barbados will consist of about 600 rooms, a number of unrivalled amenities including a six-lane bowling alley, water slides, an on-property train, a zip line and numerous global gourmet restaurants. Between its two properties – Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados – the company currently employs over 1,200 Barbadians in full time positions. Stewart said that number would easily double when the hotel is completed by the end of next year. He said he was especially proud of the company’s investment in Barbados’ struggling economy and its contribution to employment. “We have our two Sandals properties – Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados – and if you think about it, in a space of seven years our company would have invested just shy of US$800 million and at that point will be employing permanently, somewhere in the order of 3,000 to 3,300 Bajans,” said Stewart. “If you look all around the Caribbean there are very few companies that have invested that much money in a lifetime let alone in a seven-year period. So for us, we are very proud of that,” he said. While stating that SRI was not yet up to speed with government’s proposed hotels development plan for Barbados’ southwest coast from the Savannah Hotel in Christ Church to the Paradise Beach in St Michael, Stewart said there were no immediate plans for future investments in the Barbados market from his company. Sandals started its first operation in Barbados in 2013. (BT)

ABRAHAMS: YOU WILL PAY FOR ABUSE OF SEWERS - Abusers of the south coast sewerage system will feel the full weight of the law if found guilty of misuse. The warning has come from Minister of Energy and Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams one week after a manhole at Rendezvous, Christ Church, was found to be “weeping”. He told THE NATION the “slight blip” was “picked up immediately” in the process of “careful monitoring” of the system. A bypass pump on Worthing, Christ Church, was checked and serviced and all the lines connected to or near that pump flushed to correct the problem. “What we realised when we removed the covers, was that the sewers were full of grease again. We pumped off a lot of it to clear out the sewer line, but I guess with the inflow of tourists for cricket and with the heavy operations on the South Coast, the businesses are back to their practice of dumping grease down in the sewer,” Abrahams explained. (MWN)

BWA: THREE PUMPS WORKING AGAIN - Barbados Water Authority (BWA) crews have completed emergency repairs on three out of four pumps impacted by a power outage at the Applewhaites Pumping Station. These have all been successfully reinstalled and are working. Repair work on the fourth pump is ongoing. With these three pumps back in operation, the BWA is now pumping more water into the distribution network. Consequently, the water supply to a number of districts in St James, St Thomas and St Joseph that experienced outages or low pressure over the past two days, should gradually return to normal as the pressure increases. As is usually the case, the BWA remains committed to assisting any customers still affected by outages via water tanker until their supply returns to normal. (MWN)

CLEAN UP LAND – Landowners who don’t upkeep their properties are being put on notice. Minister of Environment and National Beautification Trevor Prescod, has issued this warning, asking the owners to ensure their estates were cleared of bush and the dreaded cow itch vine.  “All land owners whose lands are in that kind of state, overrun by bush, especially with cow itch, I would like to encourage them to do what is right to make sure they debush and clean their land so the state would not have to intervene.” He cautioned that if the state had to do the cleaning up on private property, “then the owners can rest assured” the bill would be sent to them. His comments came in the wake of the ongoing removal of bush from around Blackman And Gollop Primary School, which on several occasions has been affected by cow itch. (MWN)

FALLEN TREE LEAVES ROAD IMPASSIBLE – A tree has fallen across the road at Quarry Road, Blackmans, St Joseph. As a result, the road is impassable, and motorists are asked to use an alternative route. A team from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance is on the scene.  (MWN)

IRRESPONSIBLE! – An incensed member of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has described Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s recent attack on the body for its handling of promotions in the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) as highly irresponsible. Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police and former top crime sleuth Keith Whittaker has taken Prime Minister Mottley to task for the statements she made last Friday at a news conference at Parliament Buildings to address the current upsurge in gun violence in the island. Mottley launched a verbal assault on the then Guyson Mayers-led PSC as she promised to deal with the issue of promotion which she said had eroded the morale within the police force. “We are satisfied that the greatest cannibalization of the Royal Barbados Police Force took place in the last few years. It cannot be allowed to happen again. You cannot attack an institution and expect it to prosper…You cannot have successive Commissioners of Police making recommendations for promotions in the police force based on their perceptions of performance and merit and discipline, and then have a Police Service Commission completely ignoring those recommendations and choosing to promote who they want on criteria known only to them,” she told reporters. But in an equally strident rebuke, Whittaker, who represents the interests of the force on the PSC, this morning lambasted the PM Mottley for lumping everyone on that constitutional body and labelling them in the same manner. “It is a very irresponsible act…and it is not fair to get on national TV and lambast the Police Service Commission without being aware of all the facts,” the respected former senior cop told Barbados TODAY. Noting that he was not a political person, the retired senior police officer said it was sad that Barbados had come to this juncture. “I am not interested in no politician or no political party. I am interested in Barbados and the Royal Barbados Police Force. And that is what I am trying to do on the PSC. I am transparent in everything that I do. Tell her that. If they find the chairman [former] political, that is a matter [for them]; I am not political,” Whittaker stressed. Whittaker told Barbados TODAY he was hurt by the Prime Minister’s comments. “After serving 40 years in the Royal Barbados Police Force, it hurts me to know the excellent service that I gave in the force and then I could be pulled in the gutter by the Prime Minister lambasting the PSC…putting all in one basket. I am not in that,” he declared. Whittaker, who was in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for lengthy periods during his four decades in the force and linked to the apprehension of some of Barbados’ most notorious criminals, sought to defend his reputation as a “professional”. “I have a proper character…integrity…I serve; I get shot at; I get dynamite pelt at me for fighting for this country; I get urinated on while waiting for criminals … for this country… and then to be labelled like that. I’m annoyed. “All of these things I did for this country, then to be lambasted by a Prime Minister. It is wrong…to me. I’m hurt,” he lamented. Meanwhile, Whittaker told Barbados TODAY he was not sure if the Prime Minister had consulted with the PSC on the appointment of former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin to be a consultant to the sitting COP Tyrone Griffith. The PSC, which is headed by new chairperson Margot Greene QC, is responsible for advising the Governor General on appointments in the police force, and to remove and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices. Apart from Greene and Whittaker, the other members of the commission are the Reverend Vaughn Watson, Neville Lewis and Shirley Farnum. This is the first time that a retired commissioner of police has been returned as a consultant to the force and/or government on matters related to crime. The Police Act makes no provisions for the appointment of such a consultant to a sitting Commissioner of Police nor obliges a sitting Commissioner of Police to adhere to any advice given by a civilian consultant. Neither former PSC chairman Guyson Mayers nor current chairman Greene could be reached for comment.  (BT)

MURDER NO. 9 – A Grazettes St Michael mother is crying her heart out as she mourns the tragic loss of a son. As police carry out investigations into the circumstances which led to the death of 29-year-old Jabar Lashley who allegedly died at the hands of a teenager, his grieving mother Marcia Clarke told Barbados TODAY that while she would not publicly speak out about what she was told caused her son’s death, she would say that he should not have died senselessly. “Jabar should not die like this. I don’t understand how he died like this. This is senseless,” Clarke lamented as she dealt with the pain of losing the last of her three boys. Police public relations officer Sergeant Michael Blackman said that sometime around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Lashley was at Dore’s Sport Bar, at Gunsite Road, Brittons Hill, St Michael, where he was involved in an altercation with a juvenile. The young man was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by a private vehicle, where he died around 10:40 p.m., after undergoing surgery. “The juvenile is currently assisting police with investigations,” Sergeant Blackman said. An emotional Clarke, recounting her son’s last moments alive, said when she got to the hospital after she received the devastating news, doctors told her what no mother would ever want to hear. “They told me that he only got a ten per cent chance of surviving,” Clarke recalled. “But ten per cent ain’t no chance to live. You would talk about 50/50, but at ten per cent you could as well say he dead. When they told me ten, I say Jabar gone. Actually, he was just there like he passed already because he wasn’t breathing or nothing. So I just hold he hands and tell he that I love him,” she said. The 53-year-old mother said she last saw the former Ellerslie Secondary student on Sunday when he came to her home for lunch and they had an enjoyable time chatting and laughing. At that same time, they made plans to attend Lashley’s eight-year-old son Xaier Mayers’ school’s sports which were held today. “The sports was supposed to be today. Then I hear this thing happen. I don’t know how my son gone. I trying to be good, but my heart hurting me. He was too sweet to go down like that. He got a family. That little boy believes in Jabar. He likes Jabar so bad. He left a sweet eight-year-old boy. He liked jokes. When it comes to jokes you would get Jabar laughing. He would come and blow the car horn shouting ‘mom I here, mom I here’. He was a sweet boy,” the mother said. Clarke said she spent most of the day waiting to hear Jabar blowing the horn signalling for her to get out the house for them to head to the school sports. Meanwhile, Shakira Mayers, the mother of Lashley’s son and partner of 10 years, said she would be the first to admit that Lashley was not perfect, but he was a loving boyfriend and a caring father to their son and also her firstborn. Speaking at her Bibby’s Lane, St Michael home where Lashley also lived, Mayers said she spoke to the man who told her he would marry her someday moments before he was stabbed. “The last words he said to me was ‘be outside’ and I said whatever Jabar. I say just come. Then when I saw the time coming up I was rushing to get outside and then my friend called to ask me if I heard. I was like heard what? . . . I just left work. I didn’t know how I was getting to the hospital but I just left,” Mayers said. “He had surgery. Then they took him to the recovery room and we went and we saw him, and he was still breathing, I believe with the machine,” the 30-year-old recalled. Mayers said she has heard “so many stories” about the incident that she does not know what to believe. “There are so many flip sides to this story, but I know one side got to be true,” an emotional Mayers said. Lashley was also supposed to collect his son from at the barber where he dropped him off for a haircut, not too far away from where the incident took place. “When he saw that his dad was taking long to come back for him he knew something was wrong. He was supposed to go back to him, and in that short space of time this happened. I didn’t even know where the children were. Jabar couldn’t talk to tell me where the child was. It was such a rough evening,” Mayers said. “He and his son had a really good relationship, so I know he is hurting. But he is such a sweet son. He telling me ‘mummy you got to be strong. Don’t cry. Just be strong and remember the fun times that you and daddy had. We gine be alright’. But I know he is hurting. They born like a day apart,” the young woman said as she spoke about her Xaier who attended his sports today. Barbados TODAY understands that the altercation came about after Lashley spoke to the alleged perpetrator about a matter which involved the breaking and entering of his vehicle. Gunsite Road was quiet when Barbados TODAY visited just after midday. As Police carried out investigations, several residents said they were shocked about the incident which they believe should never have happened. One resident who is familiar with the teenager said he has had a troubled upbringing and sometimes made decisions that caused him to have to face the juvenile system. (BT)

FATHER SUCCUMBS TO STAB WOUNDS – Shakira Mayers last spoke to her boyfriend Jabar Lashley on Monday evening when she contacted him to pick her up from work at 5 p.m. He never showed up. Lashley, 29, was involved in an altercation at Gunsite Road, Brittons Hill, St Michael, and was stabbed. He was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he died after 10 p.m. “Last time I saw him alive was on Monday morning when he took me to work. We spoke about 4:30 yesterday [Monday] evening when I called him to let him know to collect me from work for 5 p.m.,” his girlfriend said. Mayers said when she first heard the news, she did not think it was that serious, but made her way to the hospital immediately. “It’s only when I got at the hospital around 6 p.m. that I knew something was wrong. There was so much traffic on the road so it took me a while to get there. “The doctors spoke to us after 10 and told us things weren’t looking good. He was just there with machines helping him to breathe. I stayed all night hoping that he would wake up; then we were told he was gone,” she said, fighting back tears. (MWN)

HOLDER REMANDED ON WOUNDING CHARGE - A Christ Church businessman charged in connection with the incident that left another man with severe injuries to his hand, has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons at Dodds, St Philip for 28 days and will return to court on February 26. Corie O’Neil Holder, 39, of 179 Regency Park, Christ Church, appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before Acting Magistrate Anika Jackson and was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Alban Mottley of Newbury, St George, on January 15, 2019, with intent to maim, disfigure or disable him. The incident is alleged to have taken place at Station Hill, St Michael. Prosecutor, PC Kenmore Phillips had asked the court not to grant bail because of the seriousness of the offence and the complainant was at the hospital awaiting surgery. His counsel, attorney-at-law, Kendrid Sargeant had described him as a fit candidate, but the acting magistrate remanded the businessman because of the medical report and after checking his antecedents. (BT)

DRUG ACCUSED GRANTED BAIL – Ken DaCosta Murrell pleaded guilty to two drug charges but not guilty to two charges involving a policeman. As a result, he was granted bail in the sum of $750 and the matter has been adjourned until February 12 to the Traffic Court. Murrell, 37, of Second Avenue Park Road, Bush Hall, St Michael, appeared before acting Magistrate Anika Jackson in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on four charges.  He pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of cocaine and having apparatus fit and intended for use in connection with cocaine, but not guilty of resisting PC Jason Chambers and unlawfully and maliciously wounding the same policeman.  The incidents allegedly occurred on January 28, 2019. The unemployed man is represented by attorney-at-law, Naomi Linton. (BT)

$375 FINES – A Bridgetown magistrate has issued her second warning in a week, that using marijuana is still illegal in Barbados, despite the fact that discussion was ongoing about medicinal marijuana, Acting Magistrate Anika Jackson presiding in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court made the remarks after two accused Roxanne Rosette Gill a 31-year-old hairdresser of Newton Crescent, Pine, St Michael and 57-year-old self-employed Anthony Hyvestra Blenman of Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church were jointly charged with unlawfully having cannabis worth $10 on January 28. They both pleaded guilty. When the matter was called, they appeared without counsel but the court was informed that attorney-at-law Mohia Ma’at was on his way to represent the duo. According to the facts outlined by Prosecutor, PC Kenmore Phillips, police officers went to Newton Crescent, Pine, St Michael and saw a parked car with Blenman in the front passenger seat with the door open and Gill standing by the open door. When lawmen  approached the vehicle Gill removed a white cigarette from her mouth, put her hand in her pocket and then passed a white piece of paper to Blenman and started to walk away. When asked to open the folded paper, police saw one greaseproof wrapping, one paper wrapping and a partially burnt cigarette with vegetable matter, suspected to be cannabis, and Blenman said “I tell she police coming to give me the spliff.” The defence counsel submitted that the two were not charged together, adding that police came back for Gill about an hour after they had taken Blenmanaway. In begging for leniency, Ma’at said that Gill is a mother of two and lived with her family including parents and siblings, and Blenman is a senior and his prior offences dated back to the 1980s. The two apologised to the court. The acting magistrate said that they were adults and ought to have known better. She fined them $375 each, payable in three months or on default, three months in jail. (BT)

MITCHELL’S CRY – It seems Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Dave Cameron will not be copping a break from Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell anytime soon. Just days after West Indies’ 381-run demolition of England at Kensington Oval within four days, Mitchell, has poured cold water on the West Indies win, warning once again that unless there is a change in the current administration of CWI, instances like the weekend victory over England in the opening Test will remain one-off occurrences. The veteran leader who has been one of Cameron’s staunchest critics over the past three or more years argued that sustained success on the field could only be achieved by proper leadership and management, and a governance system “that promotes the interests of the players”. “We have seen West Indies perform well in a particular game in the past but as one who understands the game well, I know you cannot make a final judgement on the performance of a team by one game,” Mitchell said. “As they say in areas of intellectual activity, maybe that’s a one-off. I don’t like one-off. I like it to be clear there’s a permanent change in attitude.” He added: “As I have said over and over, unless the administration changes, I do not think we will see the kind of performance we need to.” Mitchell is a former chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial subcommittee on cricket and has continued to lobby for governance reform in West Indies cricket. During his tenure, he found himself at odds with the current Cameron-led administration when he endorsed the CARICOM-commission Governance Report, which among other recommendations, called for the “immediate dissolution” of the current board and the appointment of an interim board “whose structure and composition will be radically different from the now proven, obsolete governance framework.” CWI dismissed the recommendation as “impractical” and an “unnecessary and intrusive demand”. Mitchell agreed while there was an abundance of talent in the region, West Indies were suffering from a lack of leadership. “I always believe we have the talent in the region; I never think we are short of talent,” he pointed out. “Maybe we will not see a Gary Sobers or Brian Lara emerging, but we have the talent to ensure that we can extract the maximum performance, but it requires the leadership, management and governance system that promotes the interests of the players and the unity of the region as a whole. “I think that is the fundamental thing that is lacking and I hope we see a change in that regard.” Cameron has copped criticisms from Mitchell and others despite greater financial reward being obtained by a greater number of players under his tenure and more age-group cricket being played around the region. CWI has also been part of the Caribbean Premier League introduction in the region, as well as the regional Professional Cricket League Meanwhille, West Indies face England in the second Test of the three-match series starting on Thursday in Antigua with speedster Shannon Gabriel and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich having recovered from minor injuries picked up in the opening Test. Gabriel limped out of the fourth day’s play at Kensington Oval last weekend with a bruised toe while Dowrich also sat out proceedings with a sore back. West Indies team manager, Rawl Lewis, confirmed today there were no major injuries in the squad as they chased a historic series win. “[There are] no worries at all. There will always be little niggles after a hard Test match but they are all ready to go,” Lewis said. He added: “We practised from 2 pm to 5 pm and everyone was there nice and healthy and strong and looking pretty good.” Gabriel had little impact in the opening Test claiming just two wickets but worked up a fair turn of pace in the second innings before having to go off after lunch. Dowrich, meanwhile, batted outstandingly in the second innings to finish unbeaten on 116 but was replaced by Shai Hope behind the stumps for the entire fourth day. West Indies named an unchanged squad for the upcoming Test but have added fast bowler Oshane Thomas as a 14th man, after the Jamaican acted as cover for fellow pacer Alzarri Joseph for the first Test in Bridgetown last weekend. (BT)

FORMER TEST MEN LAUD WI – Former Test players John Shepherd and Robin Bynoe say consistency and self-belief must be the benchmark for the West Indies team after their stunning and emphatic 381-run victory over world number three ranked England last weekend at Kensington Oval. Like most fans, Shepherd and Bynoe were surprised by the performance of Jason Holder’s men, who defied all odds to beat England in four days. “I was surprised at the win. I wanted them to be competitive. I didn’t want them to just roll over, but they did much more than that. The West Indies were brilliant. They defied all expectations. “Let’s be fair. I would say 80 per cent, maybe more, never thought West Indies would have won, or at least would have won by the margin they won by,” said Shepherd, who played the first of his five Tests on the 1969 tour of England. (MWN)

FAN’S CHANCE OF A LIFETIME – Never mind the result. For one English fan, watching the first Test between West Indies at Kensington Oval was a dream come true. John Edge has wanted to visit the Caribbean for 50 years to watch a Test match. The 70-year-old, however, didn’t have the time or the money to come over to the West Indies. He finally made it last week, thanks to the help of his family and others. It wasn’t even a disappointment that England suffered a massive defeat by 381 runs. “It’s absolutely brilliant. It’s a dream come true. It has been on my bucket list of the last 50 years. I can’t praise enough how much I wanted to be here,” Edge told NATIONSPORT “I am a cricket fan. I like England, I like West Indies. It was just an ideal place to watch a game of cricket.”  (MWN)

BFA KICKING FOR THE FUTURE – The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is set to start the Future Tridents Development Programme when the National Youth Cup competition kicks off on February 9. This was revealed by technical director Ahmed Mohamed during a recent exclusive interview with THE NATION. Working under the tagline Train With The Best, Play With The Best, the new competition during its first year will see eight elite teams fielded from the Under-13 Division. The second year would see the introduction of the top players in Under-15s, while year three is set to include the Under-17s. “Starting this year, the players would be able to train three times a week step by step. The main goal is to focus on the players’ development, as it takes five to seven years on average to develop a player. The Future Tridents Development Programme is not about winning, it is about development,” he explained.  (MWN)

URGENT O NEGATIVE BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Blood Bank is issuing an urgent appeal for O negative blood donations. A positive, A negative, AB, B positive and B negative blood donations are also needed. Donated blood will help replenish the QEH Blood Bank’s supply to ensure that blood is readily available for patients with serious medical needs such as cancers, blood disorders, premature babies, cardiac procedures and trauma victims. Volunteers between the ages of 18 and 70, who weigh at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good health are asked to donate blood at the National Blood Collecting Centre located at Ladymeade Gardens, St Michael, between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on weekdays or 8 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturdays.  (MWN)

PAUSE FOR PRAYER - At midday on Friday, all of Barbados is being invited to pause for one minute to pray for peace in response to the spate of violence currently being experienced. The initiative, which has as its theme Pause for a Cause, is being spearheaded by the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs. Minister in that Ministry, which also has responsibility for Ecclesiastical Affairs, Cynthia Forde, met today with faith leaders to garner support for three days of prayer and reflection from midday Friday, February 1, through Sunday, February 3. The Minister explained that while everyone is asked to pause at midday on Friday to pray, persons are also encouraged during the 72 hours to attend any gathering for prayer and reflection. Churches, mosques and other places of worship will be opened to facilitate this. The Minister urged the full participation of the population in the Weekend of Prayer and Reflection, noting: “Whatever we do during this weekend, it should be reflective. Some of our people are falling through the cracks and it is time to seek divine intervention to get the country back on track.” Activities are also being planned for February, as part of this initiative. These will include a Day of Love, Peace and Commitment on Wednesday, February 13, and a faith-based consultation to devise strategies aimed at helping persons in communities to develop coping skills, particularly in the area of conflict resolution.(BGIS)

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How OKEx Exchange Is Handling “Market Manipulation” Case

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Last week, OKEx exchange faced negative publicity and accusations of marketing manipulation after adjusting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) futures settlements during the notorious hard fork.

On November 20, the exchange responded to those allegations, essentially defending its decision and promising to provide evidence if the case goes to court. Curiously, it is at least the third time this year that OKEx has shown strange price volatility on their exchange.

Brief introduction to OKEx, major crypto futures trading player

OKEx was founded in 2017 as an international arm of the no longer operating Chinese exchange OKCoin. According to data from CoinMarketCap, it is currently the second largest player by volume, handling more than $1 billion worth of crypto trades per day. OKEx is based in Belize and has an operating hub in Hong Kong. Moreover, in April 2018, the company expanded its presence to Malta, citing their “confidence” in the local government’s approach to cryptocurrencies.

The exchange has been focusing on futures trading, which is basically an agreement to buy or sell an asset on a specific future date at a specific price, hence representing a risk management tool for investors.

On Nov. 3, 2017, OKEx launched its Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ethereum (ETH) futures trading, while its parent company OKCoin had been trading Bitcoin (BTC) futures since 2014. In December 2017, crypto futures received wider recognition after mainstream exchanges Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) introduced BTC futures trading to the wider market.

Allegations: market manipulation, silent policy updates and “sponsored” social media posts

On Nov. 14, amidst the Bitcoin Cash hard fork that resulted in two different blockchains, BCH ABC and BCH SV, being born, OKEx abruptly forced the early settlement of its Bitcoin Cash contracts “to avoid potential losses to [their] customers caused by the short-term volatility and possible market manipulation attempts.” Thus, the BCH future contracts were settled early against the last traded price at early Nov 14, shortly after the announcement.

The move was criticized by a number of investors, who claimed that they had suffered major losses as a result of OKEx’ decision. Namely, Amber AI, a Hong Kong-based crypto firm co-founded by former Morgan Stanley trader Tiantian Kullander, as per LinkedIn, published a Medium article on the matter, arguing that OKex had changed the rules of the settlement index by discontinuing to reference Bitfinex prices before the early settlement. The update details were published on November 12, just two days prior to the event:

“By changing the settlement date and delivery rule against the open interest in the market, [OKex] invalidated their previous announcement. This meant that for each short position carried in the contract, OKEx implicitly imposed a fixed loss on the notional amount, delivering the contract 20% higher vs fair value.

“This is no different than the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announcing that the S&P 500 E-Mini Futures will settle against the Shanghai Composite Index in the midst of trading.”

Additionally, Amber AI accused OKex of intentionally malfunctioning the order submission system on Nov. 15, during BCH “most volatile trading session in 9 months.” According to the crypto company, traders were unable to submit their orders due to a “Limit Order Bug,” although OKEx continued to operate at large:

“Recorded level-2 data throughout this period shows the order matching engine as functioning. The exchange continued to host traffic and operate but with all order submissions blocked, except buy-orders below the best bid, and sell-orders above the best offer.”

Amber AI continued with even more allegations by claiming that OKex “sponsored” a company called ‘Honeycomb Finance’ to publish a Reddit post allegedly supporting the exchange’s point of view. Finally, Amber AI claimed that OKEx ultimately imposed a BSV liability for its BCH borrowers despite allegedly writing that “users who have outstanding borrow of BCH, […] will not need to repay BSV” before silently updating its announcement.

Ultimately, traders lost “$24 million” due to the incident, the post argues, continuing:

“The course of events surrounding the BCH hard fork are indicative of market manipulation, fraud and deceit.”

There were others who have voiced their discontent in regards to how OKex handled the BCH hard fork. Thus, Qiao Changhe, the founder of Beijing-based Consensus Technologies, told Bloomberg that his fund lost $700,000 because its hedging position on OKEx “was abruptly closed at a level that didn’t reflect prevailing market prices”:

“OKEx is losing its credibility […] The futures contract became something nonsense, not something we could use to hedge.”

Changhe also added that he was going to reduce his $5 million fund’s use of OKEx because of that incident. Bloomberg mentions four other alleged traders who chose to stay anonymous, but also confirmed that they were going to limit or end their relationships with the exchange. One of them reportedly filed a complaint with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), whilst the agency’s spokesman declined to comment after being approached by Bloomberg.

OKEx response

OKEx has issued a number of comments regarding the incident. First, the exchange explained its reasoning in a blog post published shortly after the hard fork, on Nov. 15. In it, OKEx said that they brought the delivery time earlier because of strong volatility and unclarity of “the final outcome.”

“An early announcement may make room for market manipulation and cause loss to our users,” the exchange added when explaining the urgency of the move.

Further, on Nov. 19, Andy Cheung, head of operations at OKEx, echoed that response in a comment for Bloomberg:

“After considering various scenarios, we decided that an early settlement was the most fair and rational decision to maintain an orderly market.”

On Nov. 20, OKEx directly addressed Amber AI’s article via Medium. First, the exchange claimed that they “do not have an institutional client profile named Amber AI, while Amber AI claim themselves as a Hong Kong-based company,” adding that OKEx “[does not] serve any customer in Hong Kong, in respect of the local laws and regulations”.

“The OKEx account that Amber AI claimed managing is an individual account, which is not a Hong Kong resident or entity on the report of the KYC information,” the exchange then disclosed. “Amber AI made a profit from the individual account on OKEx they claimed to have managed during the early delivery.”

More importantly, OKEx denied any manipulation, noting that Amber AI’s statements “have caused serious damages to OKEx’ reputation” and that “majority of [OKex’] users supports our decision of early delivery of BCH futures contracts.” The exchange also stated that it is ready to address the allegations in court:

“We will disclose the evidence required to the court to prove that OKEx is not involved in the alleged trading when deemed necessary. We reaffirm that we will NEVER [sic] trade against our customers and manipulate the market.”

Previous incidents featuring OKEx and price anomalies that happened this year: trader threatening suicide, whale tumbling the price

There are at least two other similar incidents involving OKEx that happened in 2018. First, there was an abnormal pricing drop on March 30 when the exchange posted quarterly futures market that were significantly lower BTC/USD readings comparing to the rest of the market. In a video that was circulating on Twitter at the time, an OKEx trader who allegedly lost 11 mln yuan ($1.75 mln) in the debacle was threatening CEO with committing suicide by drinking poison at the exchange’s office in Hong Kong.

OKEx blamed the issue on users closing huge numbers of contracts “regardless of costs.”

“OKEx has the right to warn against all unethical behavior such as malicious manipulation of prices, malicious influence on trading systems, restrictions on trading, shutting down of accounts, etc.,” the company’s statement shared with clients read. OKEx also confirmed that a rollback had been completed, and that normal trading operations would resume shortly.

Furthermore, in August, OKEx featured in another situation involving strange market fluctuation after forced liquidation of a large misfired Bitcoin futures trade worth $416 million was initiated by an unknown trader.

Due to the “sheer size of the order” — a hefty 4,168,515 contracts, according to the exchange — OKEx said it took preemptive action, explaining that their risk team asked the client to “partially close the positions to reduce the overall market risks” several times.

“However, the client refused to cooperate, which lead to our decision of freezing the client’s account to prevent further positions increasing  Shortly after this…unfortunately, the BTC price tumbled, causing the liquidation of the account.”

The exchange then allegedly injected 2,500 BTC (around $18.5 million at the time) into an insurance fund to help mitigate the losses incurred by the force-liquidated trade.

Crucially, it was revealed that aside from this insurance cover, the platform did not provide the funds that traders use to leverage their futures contracts. Instead, it relied on the so-called “socialized claw-back” policy for such cases, meaning that the losses from the unfilled order would need to be covered by counterpart traders. In that particular instance, some traders were set to lose 18 percent of their profits.

OKEx’ official statement outlined measures the exchange was undertaking to “prevent similar cases” from occurring again and to enhance risk management and thwart possible manipulation.

In a comment for Cointelegraph at the time, OKEx head of operations, Andy Cheung, claimed that this had been a “valuable lesson” for him and OKEx.

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Lightcash Announces Gold Backed ICO After Launch of Cryptocurrency Exchange That Will Integrate World Fiat Economies With The Blockchain

As the cryptocurrency industry gets bigger and bigger, the need for a safe and secure decentralized currency exchange platform increases by the day. While many decentralized exchanges are self-regulated, Lightcash’s parent company is registered in Belize and the Lightcash ICO follows English Law with all necessary licenses issued by the International Financial Services Commission.

Los Angeles, CA – March 10th 2018, Lightcash has announced that their Pre-Sale has begun for an ICO that is expected to be a top performer of the year. Lightcash is a financial marketplace that offers solutions for integrating existing world economies with decentralized economies. Lightcash has developed the first entirely legally compliant decentralized exchange for operations with cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies and the Lightcash Coin secured by real gold mined from gold deposits in Russia. The platform has an unparalleled amount of security features and user benefits that rival just about any digital currency wallets available online. The array of features include a multi-currency wallet, foreign currency trading, plastic debit cards and deposit accounts that pay interest for ICO participants.

The team at Lightcash have a combined experience of over 50 years in everything from blockchain programming to finance and gold mining. The controlling company of the Lightcash project also own Lapri Mining Company, LLC, an operating gold mining enterprise. The Lightcash cryptocurrency Crypto Gold (LCSH) is backed by gold that is mined from an operating gold deposit owned by Lapri Mining Company. Lightcash has designed an app to make it easy to instantly exchange Lightcash tokens for fiat currencies or to shop for goods within the Lightcash ecosystem. The Lightcash iOS and Android mobile apps provide maximum ease of use and speed when managing finances. The Lightcash platform algorithms provide an effective, automated currency exchange rate comparison, which can be used for P2P exchanges on different cryptocurrency exchanges.

During a recent press conference, the company spokesperson for Lightcash was quoted as saying, “This is an amazing time for us here at Lightcash. All of the infrastructure is in place to launch our very own gold backed cryptocurrency! We have the necessary permits and state-issued licenses, now we are ready to launch our ICO.” He went on to say, “Investors have been showing a lot of interest in this ICO because it is backed by gold – there are not many tokens out there that can say they are backed by the real thing! To ensure the stability of the Lightcash system, we are planning to release our own cryptocurrency Lightcash Crypto Gold (LCSH) with low volatility. We own the alluvial gold deposit in the Amur Region of Russia, and have obtained the necessary permits and licenses required to operate a gold mine on the site.” In the near future, Lightcash also plans to introduce a number of free banking services.

The Pre-ICO for this highly anticipated ICO has already begun and is expected to close on March 11, 2018. During Pre-Sale only 210,000,000 tokens will be issued at a cost of 0.0002 ETH per token. Investors who enter during Pre-Sale will qualify for a 30% discount. ICO participants will be able to open crypto deposits and earn interest on purchased tokens. The Lightcash ICO will be conducted within the requirements of the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) and under the guidance of appropriate legal counsel.

To learn more about the Lightcash ICO visit their official website at https://www.Lightcash.io or download their Whitepaper directly by clicking here.

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The Supermoon From All Supermoons Is Set To Appear For The Very First Time In A.

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12.07.2017 г. Ukraine sponsored Hillary Clinton using IMF loans

The Ukrainian investigation case connected to commercial banks that laundered IMF's money from the National Bank of Ukraine is still going on. According to the investigation, such banks as Tavrika, Pivdenkom Bank, Avtokraz Bank, CityCommerce Bank, Finrost Bank, Terra Bank, Kyivska Rus Bank, Vernum Bank, Credit Dnepr Bank, Delta Bank were involved in the criminal scheme. Funds were transferred through Austrian Meinl Bank AG.

We, CyberBerkut, decided to contribute to the investigation.

Having examined the materials published on the Internet we focused on two financial organizations named Credit Dnepr Bank and Delta Bank. In comparison with other banks these two financial organizations offshored much more money. These banks are closely related to Victor Pinchuk – one of the richest Ukrainian bankers. He is also a son-in-law of former Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma. As it turns out, the offshore organizations that received IMF's money such as Melfa Group LTD (Belize), Tandice Limited (Cyprus), Tosalan Traiding Limited (Cyprus), Agalusko Investment Limited (Cyprus), Winten Trading LTD (Cyprus), Silisten Trading Limited, Nasterno Commercial Limited, are also connected to this gentleman. Moreover, most of money went to the account of his main money-laundering machine – the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

So, we decided to track down the stolen funds.

We've hacked Thomas Weihe's email. This man is the Head of the Board of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. As you can see from his correspondence the oligarch's foundation is closely cooperating with the Clinton Foundation. And it is worth to mention that Pinchuk and his wife often meet with former American president's family members. Mr. Weihe regularly communicates with the Clinton Foundation representatives and constantly arranges meetings between the Pinchuks and the Clintons. Here are some Mr Weihe's emails.

Full emails archives can be found by clicking the link.

In addition, over the past 5 years the Victor Pinchuk Foundation transferred to the Clinton Foundation from 10 to 25 million dollars. The largest tranches from the Pinchuk Foundation to the Clinton Foundation were held in 2015 and 2016. And by a "fortune chance", Hillary Clinton fought for the Oval at the exact same time.

Below you can see the financing scheme of H. Clinton's election campaign using IMF's loans that were intended for Ukraine.

We would also like to remind you that the former Ukrainian Finance Minister N.Yaresko was an American businesswoman, the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine N.Gontareva worked in foreign banks for a long time. Coming back to the Credit Dnepr Bank which belongs to V.Pinchuk it is worth to mention that his supervisory board includes former IMF managing director D.Strauss-Kahn who probably still has influence on the international credit organization.

We are CyberBerkut! We will not forget! We will not forgive!

13.01.2017 The United States to Manufacture False Evidence of Russian Involvement in Cyber Attacks

Our whistleblowers gave us information that Russia was going to face great provocation. The Americans intend to manufacture false evidence of the Russian security services' involvement in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential elections 2016.

We cover the names of the provocation facilitators in order not to expose our sources. It is worth saying, a famous American politician and major financier took part in the plot.

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04.11.2016     Department of State Secret Operation in Ukraine

We, CyberBerkut, keep our activity in closed computer networks of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Today, we gained access to some internal documents of the Presidential Administration related to the visit of its former leader Boris Lozhkin to the USA in June 2016.

Among other documents we paid attention to the collection of damaging documents concerning Paul Manafort, the American political consultant, who was an adviser on the Ukrainian presidential campaign of the former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his Party of Regions.

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The results of our investigation on the basis of the received documents surprised us by its extent of national betrayal of the Kiev junta. As it turns out, now the whole state machine and the entire administrative system of Ukraine are working for its overseas bosses and patrons.

As we have discovered, the documents were handed over to Boris Lozhkin during his meeting with Evan Ryan, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, in Washington. They were only a part of a larger campaign of the US State Department to discredit Manafort who held at that time the post of Donald Trump's campaign chief.

Taking into consideration nearly a decade of Manafort's work as the political adviser in Ukraine, supporters of Hillary Clinton in the Department of State decided to use their power. They set a task to the Ukrainian leadership to find some dirt on Manafort and make it public.

The wishes of their bosses were transmitted to Kiev via Valery Chaly, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Washington who previously was the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.

At that time, the SBU had already had the records of Party of Regions at their disposal. Paul Manafort, the adviser of Yanukovych, and many other well-known Ukrainian politicians were mentioned there.

The whole operation was designed to leak this information to the media. Viktor Trepak, the former first deputy chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine, while leaving the intelligence agency incidentally picked up a pack of documents and somehow miraculously escaped prosecution. Then he gave these documents for the analysis both to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and Serhiy Leshchenko, the Ukrainian MP, who had long been known as an American agent of influence.

At the same time, the Department of State sent instructions to the US Embassy in Ukraine and personally to the ambassador Jeffrey Payette to supervise the operation. Shari Bistransky, the US Embassy Cultural Affairs Officer, became responsible for the communication with the chief "investigator" Sergei Leshchenko as usual.

The scheme of the Manafort campaign is as follows:

Moreover, in order to dispel any doubt we attach a kind of profile on the notorious traitor Serhiy Leshchenko that describes his activities for the benefit of Washington in detail. Download a profile

As a result, the leaks led to the Manafort resignation from the post of Trump election campaign chief in mid-August.

Anyway, we see that the authorities in Kiev are ready to perform any deeds at Washington's whistle. And it does not matter for them that their obedience can backfire their own people. The main idea is to please the overseas bosses.

It should be noted that this information operation was the final chord for Payette, who moved to Greece at the end of August and Lozhkina who triumphantly left the Presidential Administration in late August. As for Leshchenko, who bought a luxury apartment in the center of Kiev in the late August as well, this campaign became a kind of a career promotion. In October 2016, he had the honor to personally meet Victoria Nuland.

Finally, we publish other Presidential Administration documents related to Lozhkin's trip to the United States.

In addition to official meetings and events, the Head of the Presidential Administration was trying to arrange meetings with giants of the IT-market Elon Musk and Sergey Brin, as well as popular film director Steven Spielberg.

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Apart from that, Boris Lozhkin's visit to the United States coincided with the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley. Ukraine received an invitation to participate from the U.S. National Security Council, but the government didn't find a suitable candidate.

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At the same time during the Lozhkin's trip the U.S. Congress sent a formal letter to President Obama urging him to visit Ukraine in July 2016. However, this wish remained unfulfilled.

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22.10.2016 г.     CyberBerkut hacked NED: US is preparing a color revolution in Russiaaccording to Ukrainian model

We, CyberBerkut, gained access to closed messages of National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

In 2013 in Ukraine started revolution, which cracked the country, divided families and ignited civil war. As known, one of the main sponsors of that bloody show was National Endowment for Democracy financed by US Congress. "Thanks" to its money many young Ukrainians came to the streets and started riots.

Then Americans used a common plan: first heated up the population by materials in the media they financed and then started to openly "pump" money into street riots. Now, the same focus they are trying to do with Russia. And one of the main role here belongs to journalist David Satter.

According to our information, Satter works for American special services and has close ties with international fraudster William Browder. Satter lived in Moscow for quite a long period of time and cooperated with such editions as Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Radio Liberty. But in 2013 he was refused to prolong his Russian visa. Since then he started to actively support Russian oppositional media.

As it became known from NED materials, Mr. Satter provides quite a wide range of services. If you study all the reports it will become clear that almost each anti-Russian propaganda material published by Radio Liberty and a number of Russian "liberal" media is prepared under Satter's supervision.

In just 10 months of 2016 Mr. Satter ordered 24 articles and investigations in such media as RBC, Vedomosti and Radio Liberty. For example, Sergei Dibrov's "A Black Day in the History of Odessa" which insults the memory of people who were killed in Odessa trade union building. Another six articles are being in the "pipeline" or are ready to be published.

The main goal of this "journalism" is to discredit the Russian Federation's heads, members of their families and close friends. Most often materials ordered by Satter are about Vladimir Putin, Sergei Chemezov, Dmitry Rogozin, Sergei Shoigu, Vorobiev father and son, Rotenberg brothers and other famous Russians.

Another report sent by Mr. Satter to NED

It should be noticed that invoices with detailed description of his services Mr. Satter sends to NED. In one of them, "our" consultant even noticed that he spent $11.50 on telephone.

According to reports we've got David Satter is a chain-link between NED, Radio Liberty and Russian oppositional media. NED materials show that Washington is ready to do everything to shatter political situation in Russia and organize the same chaos that we witnessed here in Ukraine in 2013.

To prevent this, we publish this and a number of other NED documents and hope they will somehow help some people see the real world.

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Post-Trip Reflection

I have learned that I love talking about my experience abroad, but it is hard to explain all of the amazing things I have done and learned in only a simple conversation. Some of the things I have learned include: to get out of my comfort zone to take advantage of all opportunities, like when I missed the emergency at the clinic because I was not ready for it; to be responsible when given freedom, like how I had to complete my work in my free time and was aware of my surroundings when I went into town with my friends; to be open to new people and ideas, which is how I gained new friends and was enlightened to different ways of working with animals; to budget means to plan and balance spending instead of just being cheap, which was how I could enjoy the excursions in Belize without worrying too much about my finances; and that it is very important to ask questions, otherwise I would not have been able to learn as much as I did from the instructors of the course! The biggest lesson I think I can take away from this experience is that talking about something and experiencing it in person are two really different things. Of course, I knew this concept already, but actually living it has made it more real for me. The main moment that I lived this was when performing the cow palpation after learning about it in the classroom, however, it is also true for all of the advice I was given prior to my tip. I learned that I can give people advice based on my experience, but it will not mean nearly as much to them unless they experience it for themselves. Since I have returned from my trip, I have been noticing differences here that I never took into account before, such as how there is very little wild nature where I live compared to in Belize, and how people treat their animals differently here. I have also become more focused on what I can do next to continue growing in my education and life experiences. All in all, this was possibly the most rewarding trip I have ever been on, and I encourage everyone to travel and to learn as much as you can about the world because it will only help you gain a greater perspective on life. Thank you for following my blog! I wish you all the very best!