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readyfinancedominica · 1 year

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claritypoolservice · 3 years

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Water Wall in the Desert

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Water Wall in the Desert

At Clarity Pool Service of Las Vegas, we take our custom swimming pool design to a whole new level. Providing our clientele with spectacular swimming pools and outdoor living environments is our top priority. So not only do we deliver the modern custom swimming pool designs, but we also can design your complete outdoor kitchen & living area. But the best part about Clarity Pool Service is that we’ve partnered with HFS Financial to help you finance your outdoor living project. In a majority of cases, we can get you funded with zero out-of-pocket expenses upfront. You heard correctly, and now there’s no excuse to procrastinate about your swimming pool project another minute longer.

We invite you to call us today to schedule an on-site pool design consultation with the pros here at Clarity Pool Service of Southern Nevada. We can’t wait to exceed your expectations and deliver a custom pool that you and your family will enjoy for many years to come!

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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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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.

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jeremysavory · 4 years

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For the Caribbean island of Dominica, healthcare has always been a priority. When Hurricane Maria hit the population of 72,000 in 2017, it caused devastating destruction to the economy and infrastructure of the island, costing billions of dollars.

Maria damaged many health facilities and hospitals in the country. However, thanks to the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program that lets credible High-Net-Worth individuals invest in Dominica citizenship and its real estate, recovery efforts were swift.

Repairing Medical Infrastructure

A 2019 report curated by the conglomerate firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) examined Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment Program and how it applies the funds generated to develop areas in its healthcare sector. The report underlined the health initiatives funded by the country's CBI Program, including major repairs of three healthcare centres and six hospitals following the hurricane.

Medical Treatment Abroad For 16 Children

Along with the recovery of the three hospitals and six healthcare centres, Dominica Citizenship by Investment Program also sponsored 16 children to get critical medical treatment abroad between 2017 and 2018. Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has often mentioned that the CBI Program is a “lifeline” to the country’s swift recovery and that it is setting the island on its path to becoming the world’s first climate-resilient nation.

A Climate Resilient Start

Last year, the government also announced the construction of a new climate-resilient, smart hospital in the community of Marigot. In September, a modernised hospital wing opened with support from the Chinese government. “We will be utilising the route of the CBI to finance the Marigot Hospital similar to how we are building the residences, the homes in Dominica utilising Citizenship by Investment funds,” said Prime Minister Skerrit.

Benefits of Dominica Citizenship & Passport

You make your investment after your application is approved, not before.

The Dominican passport is insurance for you and your family against unexpected personal, political or economic strife.

Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel to over 140 countries including the United Kingdom & Schengen states

No interview, education or management experience required.

No taxes on capital gains, gift, wealth and inheritance; no taxes for non-residents.

You can include your children up to the age of 30.

There is no need to renounce your current citizenship(s).

The Government of Dominica established a new embassy in the Capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, on January of 2020, becoming the first Dominican mission to the country, and also to the Middle East.

Dominica is now accepting citizenship application submissions through their online portal, meaning that you can apply and become a Dominica citizen from the convenience of your home.

Dominica was ranked No. 1 in 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the Citizenship by Investment Index (CBI Index), a publication by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management (PWM) Magazine.

At Savory & Partners, we can help you secure Dominica citizenship and passport, just book a free online consultation with our team of expert consultants to check your eligibility and proceed with your application.

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damajority · 4 years

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World Bank Loans Dominica $13m For Better Air Connectivity

LONDON, June 1, 2020 -- The World Bank will provide the Commonwealth of Dominica with a concessional loan worth US$13 million. Its purpose is to improve the overall regional air connectivity and upgrade the airport infrastructure to safely accommodate for diverted flights and other emergencies. The island has been planning on building its first international airport, putting millions aside every month for this from its reputable Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme. Dominica is one of the four countries benefiting from the World Bank's first financing of Caribbean airport projects, along with Grenada, St Lucia and Haiti. Sourced from the International Development Association, the support for Dominica has generous terms such as a 40-year maturity date and a 10-year grace period. "In Dominica, the project aims to improve safety and airport resilience readiness to natural disasters, and to strengthen the capacity of agencies handling air transportation operations and airport investment planning," cites a World Bank press release issued on May 28th. "Navigation and safety equipment will be improved, enabling emergency landing in case of natural disasters and increasing capacity in air traffic control, wildlife management, airport management and planning," the source specifies. The World Bank's Country Director for the Caribbean, Ms Tahseen Sayed, says that these financing projects would also support the islands during the post-pandemic recovery stage. #dominicanews Read the full article

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jobwerld · 5 years

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thechasefiles · 5 years

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 4/21/2019

Good MORNING #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Sunday April 21st 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 Sunday Sun Nation Newspaper (SS).

BOARD DOWN TO 42 BUSES – Commuters should have cleaner bus terminals and improved toilet facilities come Tuesday, but Transport Board buses will still be in short supply. This Easter weekend, all the terminals were being cleaned, painted, and bottled water distributed to commuters. The bottled water distribution will continue until water fountains are installed. However, after starting with 48 working buses yesterday morning, six broke down, and by mid-afternoon only 42 were still operating. A Transport Board source, who requested anonymity, told the Sunday Sun the board was facing major challenges, none of which can be fixed overnight. (SS)

NIS BACKLOG SLASHED – The backlog of claims at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is finally being cleared. Government says 11 027 or 41 per cent of the outstanding claims were settled in the last three months. At the same time, $12.7 million was paid to 453 claimants since the new board assumed office last July – including $5.07 million paid to 100 former workers at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation and 22 at the Transport Board last December. The outstanding claims relate to contributory and non-contributory pensions, invalidity, sickness, disability, disablement, survivor/death, retirement, maternity, unemployment, severance, employment injury, medical/travel for employment injury and funeral grants. (SS)

US$300M BOOST – Another round of major funding is in the pipeline for Barbados. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group says it will give Government access to US$300 million in “sovereign-guaranteed loans” over the next five years. The financier also wants to have “dialogue” with the Mia Mottley administration about how it can help solve public transportation and health challenges. This latest funding will be channelled to Government via the 2019-2023 country strategy approved in recent days by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors. (SS)

CHINA READY – The People’s Republic of China is ready to join hands with Barbados for the second phase of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25 to 27. The theme of this year’s BRF is Belt and Road Cooperation Shaping a Brighter Shared Future, with advancing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation toward quality development as its core. Chinese ambassador to Barbados Yan Xiusheng will attend the opening ceremony of the BRF and make a keynote speech. During the BRF, China will welcome thousands of representatives from more than 150 countries to Beijing, inclusive of Barbados, to take stock of what has been achieved and draw a blueprint for future cooperation to further enrich BRI cooperation. “China stands ready to enhance cooperation with Barbados within the framework of BRI, to elevate our bilateral relations and pragmatic cooperation to a new height, and benefit peoples in our two countries,” the ambassador said. “I am convinced that with the concerted efforts of all the participating parties, including China and Barbados, the second BRF will deliver fruitful outcomes, create more driving forces for the economic growth, provide more opportunities for international economic cooperation, and contribute more to the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind.” Barbados is among the first countries that established diplomatic relations with China in the Caribbean region. Since the establishment of the diplomatic relations in 1977, friendly bilateral relations between the two countries have maintained healthy and steady momentum, and plenty of fruitful achievements have been made in the pragmatic cooperation across areas. Last February, the two countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation within the Framework of the BRI in Beijing. Since the BRI was first proposed six years ago, it has advanced work with the guidance of a principle of consultation and cooperation for shared benefits, and focusing on connectivity in the five priority areas of policy, infrastructure, trade, finance and people-to-people ties, aiming to deepen international cooperation, safeguard multilateralism, and boost global growth. (SS)

FIRST GOLD – Caleb Massiah stood tall tonight as he leapt to Barbados’ first gold medal at the 48th CARIFTA Games at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Grand Cayman. The 15-year-old Massiah triumphed in the Under-17 Boys’ long jump with a lifetime best leap of 6.84 metres in his maiden outing at CARIFTA. Incredibly, Massiah, who hails from Oldbury, St Philip and attends The St Michael School, after switching from Harrison College, had one legal jump and it was a golden one. That winning leap came in his first attempt and he unbelievably fouled his next four attempts. With the gold medal assured, he was the final jumper and hit the board but landed in the sandpit on one leg on his sixth jump. By then his coach, Desiree Crichlow, and assistant, Ricky Carter, were already jumping for joy. (SS)

LEAN OPENING SESSION FOR BAJANS AT CARIFTA GAMES – BARBADOS endured a lean morning session when the 48th CARIFTA Games began at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex here today with perennial champions Jamaica already stamping their authority on proceedings. No finals were contested on the track but neither Shanice Hutson nor first-timer Kevon Hinds got on the podium in their field event finals - the only two finals involving Barbadians. Shanice Hutson was fifth overall in the Under-20 girls’ discus with a best effort of 36.61 metres, well short of her personal best 43.75 metres which she achieved at the Louis Lynch Championships. First-timer Kevon Hinds had to settle for fourth place with 14.93 metres in the Under-17 boys’ shot put, which he achieved on his first attempt. Advancing to the finals of the 400 metres were Savion Hoyte (49.72), Antoni Hoyte-Small (47.41) and Kyle Gale (47.77), as did Matthew Clarke in the Under-20 boys’ 100 metres in 10.76 seconds. However, there was disappointment for sprinter Julian Forde (11 seconds) in the Under-20 Boys’ 100 metres and Shemia Odaine who clocked 58.24 seconds in the Under-20 Girls’ 400 metres.

RESULTS FROM THE FIRST SESSION.

Under-17 Girls’ High Jump

1. Annishka McDonald (Jamaica) 1.74 metres, 2. Vanessa Mercera (Curacao) 1.74m, 3. Shaunece Miller (Bahamas) 1.68m

Under-20 Girls’ High Jump

1. Janique Burgher (JA) 1.77 metres, 2. Daniela Anglin (Jamaica) 1.77m, 3. Aijah Lewis (Cayman Islands)

Under-17 Girls’ Shot Put

1. Alicia Grootfaam (Suriname) 14.15 metres, 2. Treneese Hamilton (Dominica) 14.14m, 3. Jamora Alves (Grenada) 13.53m

Under-20 Boys’ Discus (Record)

1. Kai Chang (Jamaica) 59.36 metres, 2. Ralford Mullings (Jamaica) 54.91m, 3. Djimon Gumbs (British Virgin Islands) 54.76m

Open Girls’ Heptathlon 100M Hurdles

1. Safiya John (Trinidad and Tobago) 14.44 seconds, 2. Antonia Sealy (Trinidad and Tobago) 15.04, 3. Kasha Nielly (Bahamas) 15.10

Open Boys’ Octathlon 100 Metres

1. David Edmondson (Jamaica) 11.10 seconds, 2. Edvaughn Carey (Bahamas) 11.27, 3. Che Rochford (Trinidad and Tobago) 11.42

Open Girls’ Heptathlon High Jump

1. Thaila Wilson (Jamaica) 1.76 metres, 2. Safiya John (Trinidad and Tobago) 1.64m, 3. Arianna Hayde (British Virgin Islands) 1.58m

Open Boys’ Octathlon Long Jump

1. Anson Moses (Trinidad and Tobago) 6.60 metres, 2. Hemon Joseph (Grenada) 6.49m, 3. Patrick Johnson (Bahamas) 6.48m

Under-17 Boys’ Shot Put

1. Christopher Young (Jamaica) 16.00 metres, 2. Kobe Lawrence (Jamaica) 15.86m, 3. Jayden Scott (Trinidad and Tobago) 15.08m, 4. Kevon Hinds (Barbados) 14.93m

Under-20 Girls’ Discus (Record)

1. Marie Forbes (Jamaica) 47.63 metres, 2. Kimone Reid (Jamaica) 44.60m, 3. Kelsie Murrell-Ross (Grenada) 40.30m, 5. Shanice Hutson (Barbados) 36.61m (SS)

MURDE ACCUSED OFF TO DODDS – Murder accused Stephen Alvin Carrington, 18, of Kings Gap, Eagle Hall, St Michael has been remanded to HMP Dodds. Carrington, who is charged with the January 23 shooting death of the Corrie Parris, appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick this morning. Parris died while inside a vehicle at Baxter’s Road, St Michael The unemployed Carrington, who was not represented by an attorney, will return to the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on May 17. (SS)

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A good shopping credit plan is created for customer convenience. It expands a buyer's purchasing capacity without stressing their finances. With a shopping credit solution, customers can buy even expensive items and pay back in affordable monthly instalments. This 'buy now pay later' structure of shopping credit has made it quite popular among shoppers. However, in order to have access to a wide variety of products and brands, you need to choose a shopping credit plan that has tie-ups with multiple vendors.

Courts Ready Finance shopping credit in Dominica is a great example of this. Courts Ready Finance credit plan members have access to Courts store along with all their merchant partners. They offer quick credit approval, credit at cash prices, and a flexible payment term that customers get to set anywhere between 3 to 36 months.

Shopping is an inevitable part of our life and our monthly budget may not always allow us to buy what we want, when we want. But, with a good shopping credit solution it's possible to break budget constraints and make shopping stress-free.

#Shopping Credit #Ready Finance Dominica

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claritypoolservice · 4 years

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Time to Build Your Swimming Pool!

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Time to Build Your Swimming Pool!

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Okay, if you’re feeling the warmth of the sun all ready, you are a valid Las Vegas resident. Anyone who’s been here more than a couple of Summers will tell you it comes on quickly. Summer that is! It’s like one day you’re enjoying the cool Winter feeling air, and then all of a sudden, we’re dropped back into the heat of Summer. A time of the year that will have you sweating in areas of your body you didn’t even realize you could sweat in. If you can relate to that statement, it sounds like you are more than likely a veteran of Las Vegas. In other words, it gets hot here in our desert. Right about when you start wishing you lived in Colorado, your brain starts coming up with alternatives that don’t include you selling your home and lugging your family over to a new state to set up shop. The next thought is a custom swimming pool.

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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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Good MORNING #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Tuesday September 25th 2018. Remember you can read full articles by purchasing Daily Nation Newspaper (DN), via Barbados Today (BT) or Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS).

BARBADOS AMONG 49 TO GET IMF MILLIONS – Barbados might be in line to access half-a-trillion US dollars in International Monetary Fund finance for its sustainable development goals (SDGs), IMF Managing Director Christine Legarde announced this afternoon. While not mentioning Barbados by name, Legarde said that 49 low income developing states (LIDS) are in line to get US$520 billion per year to help finance their SDGs by the year 2030. Lagarde was speaking at a High-Level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations New York headquarters, in the presence of Prime Minister Mia Mottley. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a series of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly, as part of a resolution laying out an agenda for sustainable development. It was unclear whether Barbados, which has just entered an IMF staff-level agreement for financing its balance of payments, would be able to access these funds. Barbados is regarded as a medium-income developing nation that rests at the pinnacle of human development – making the island often ineligible for low-cost development finance. But the IMF boss stressed that the 49 countries must meet certain conditions as part of the funding in five critical areas of growth such as education, health, water and sanitation, roads and electricity. “As a necessary first step, low income developing states must own the responsibility for achieving the SDGs. Nobody else is going to do it for them, they have to own it themselves. You should now focus on strengthening macroeconomic management, enhancing tax capacity, tackling spending inefficiencies, addressing the corruption that undermines inclusive growth and fostering business environment so that the private sector can actually come in invest and thrive,” Legarde said. The IMF will work closely with all of the countries to ensure this is the set of objectives against which they can develop their actions, the IMF managing director said. But the IMF chief also zeroed in on policies the multilateral lending agency would like to see introduced in these poorest developing nations, including raising taxes. The IMF is to use its annual bilateral relations with these states to guide them through the process, Legarde said. “Countries have substantial scope to raise tax revenues. An ambitious, but reasonable target for many countries is to increase their tax ratio by five percentage point of GDP [gross domestic product]. This will require strong administrative and policy reforms where the IMF and other development agencies can play your key supporting roles,” she revealed, adding that it also requires some medium-term policies. But boosting tax revenues by this amount might not be sufficient for the low income developing states – or LIDS, Legarde mused. LIDS, in addition to using existing resources better, would require efforts from other sources such as bilateral agencies, philanthropists, international institutions and private investors, she argued. (BT)

PRIME MINISTERS MOTTLEY AND TRUDEAU HOLD BILATERAL MEETING – Barbados’ deep and long friendship with Canada was underscored today when Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a bilateral meeting, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Trudeau said he was looking forward to talking with Mottley about the opportunities they have to work together. “There are significant challenges that you are facing and Canada is glad to be . . . working with you to make sure we are moving forward in a way that is right for the people of Barbados. I very much admire your strength of leadership and look forward to working with you,” he told her. Mottley said the countries’ friendship was premised on a deep abiding faith in values. “Barbados and Canada both stand as beacons for those values that would promote peace and seek to promote inclusive growth among our populations,” she stated. She added that they faced a great challenge with respect to how they would manoeuvre in this environment, which was being affected daily by how others choose to satisfy their greed and people’s failure to live up to obligations that would protect us. Prime Minister Mottley acknowledged that Barbados was going through its own difficulties, but noted that from time to time people and countries go through some adversity. She stressed that it was during those difficult times that a friend was needed. She said she was aware of Canada’s continued role in ensuring that its values and those of this country’s were reflected across the global community. She gave the assurance that Barbados would play its part in ensuring that such values would continue to be promoted. (BGIS)

‘BETTER DEVELOPMENT DEAL NOW’ – The Prime Minister made her United Nations debut on Monday, making a case for a better deal for Barbados and other small island developing states (SIDS) in trade policy and financing for disaster management and mitigation. Speaking at a High-Level Meeting on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York this afternoon, she warned that small, vulnerable countries like Barbados did not have the capacity to fend off natural disasters, citing as a sober example the neighbouring island of Dominica, which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria a year later. “Today, small island developing states are supposed to be at the frontline of climate change in terms of being the victims of climate change, but we don’t have the capacity to fend it off. Last year, Dominica lost 220 per cent of its GDP when Hurricane Maria hit it. That was on top of the 90 per cent of its GDP that it lost the year before when Erica hit it. There are weather systems that have no name but have just as much impact and literally eroded the ground from beneath us,” she told a panel discussion which she shared with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Mottley was asked to speak on the question: What steps need to be taken at national and international levels to enhance the resilience of smaller countries to environmental and economic risks and shocks, including those related to debt sustainability? She insisted that a question such as this required serious consideration be given to a country’s state of development. Mottley went as far as to suggest that countries like Barbados had become invisible when it came to financing for its sustainable development. “I’m not sure that, in spite of wanting to see the participation of small island developing states in the global community, that the global community is ready and willing. We are unequally yoked. More often than not we are left to deal with middle-level officials who are technocrats who don’t have the capacity to see beyond their particular silo approach, whether its finance, whether it is security, whether it is climate change,” she said, adding that progress would be difficult if states like her continue to be boxed in. The Barbadian leader appealed for the creation of a less hostile environment within which SIDS can thrive and develop. “We need a more hospitable environment first in terms of policy creation. We need ourselves in many instances… and this is not to deny that there have been a lot of missteps along the way in the developing world… but most developed countries had two, three centuries to get it right…. We are still at 50, 60 years. And that’s not taking responsibility for those who did nonsense. We will accept and move on from that point,” said Mottley. She emphasized the need for a friendly and clear international climate where leaders speak to leaders. The Prime Minister contended that if this did not happen, problems would confront the international community as to how to deal with lack of security and migration. (BT)

CHERRY’S CAUTION – Government is being asked to bag its proposed ban on plastics. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey recently announced on his Facebook page that Barbados would be banning styrofoam and single use plastics come April 1, 2019. And while environmentalists like Future Centre Trust director Kammie Holder have embraced the move, outspoken waste hauler Anderson Cherry is cautioning Government that a ban could end up ultimately costing already burdened consumers. “I would encourage Minister Humphrey and whoever else to please look at the ban of plastics from a holistic point of view. Just like styrofoam, it’s okay to ban it. But what is the replacement and what is the replacement cost to the consumer?” he asked. Cherry, a long-time advocate of recycling, explained that plastic was a billion-dollar industry worldwide. (DN)

NO USER FEES AS YET – While the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is looking for more economical ways to run its operations, the imposition of user fees is not yet on the table for discussion. Chairman Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland made the disclosure in the QEH’s boardroom after this year’s six most outstanding interns were awarded on Monday. “That [user fees] hasn’t come up yet as a policy recommendation. But we do have to look at the mix of how we provide services. And I think people are not so concerned about where they get services as much as that they get the service. So what we’ve been looking at is: are there services in the hospital that can better be done outside of the hospital at a lesser cost to the Government?” she said. (DN)

BMA RELAUNCHES ‘BUY LOCAL’ IN ST LUCY – Manufacturers have taken a community tack as they launched a fresh ‘buy-local’ campaign on Monday, with the Minister of Transport suggesting that if Barbados is to emerge victorious from its current financial mess, consumers must buy more locally produced goods. It was simply unsustainable for the country to continue to spend millions of dollars annually on imports, said Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance Peter Phillips, MP for St Lucy, as the Barbados Manufacturers Association (BMA) relaunched its Buy Local campaign at the Catch 22 restaurant in St Lucy. According to Central Bank figures, the country imports between 30 and 37 per cent of the island’s gross domestic product in goods annually. Phillips underscored the importance of buying local, stressing that the economy was desperately in need of foreign exchange earnings. “Buy local must not be just a catchphrase, must not just be a saying. Buy local must become a habit and a part of us because if we as a country, to come out of this morass or this abyss that we are in, we have to begin and do with all of our heart, support what we produce here, not just only in manufacturing but also in food provision – in agriculture – we have to buy local, because every cent in foreign exchange that we spend is money that we need to keep in Barbados to help rebuild our economy,” Phillips explained. The BMA has partnered with the BTPA to relaunch the campaign during tourism week, which began today. The objective of the partnership is to, among other things, promote community tourism, highlight the history of St Lucy to visitors and locals while showcasing its linkages with manufacturing and familiarize locals and tourists with locally manufactured brands. The BMA saw the “urgency” to relaunch the buy local campaign for a number of reasons including the need to highlight and strengthen the linkages between manufacturing and other sectors and the need to incorporate more technology in its campaign, said BMA president Robert Noel. “We found it necessary to tackle promotion of our brands parish by parish to allow us to microscopically showcase the contribution of our membership to the building of communities and Barbados in general, while giving us the opportunity to meaningfully support businesses in other sectors, such as restaurants and bars,” said Noel. Pointing to the importance of technology in promoting the sector, Noel said one of the new features of the Buy Local campaign would be the use of virtual reality “to showcase the historical stories behind some of our locally manufactured products and to provide showroom experience for customers allowing them to see the availability of product offerings”. Noel attributed the development of the Barbados economy over the years to the manufacturing sector’s contribution, adding that it was for that reason that the sector should continue to be supported by Government and all stakeholders. Pointing to the cottage industries as critical contributors to Barbadian industry, Phillips said it is time those products were marketed more and “pushed as part of the Barbadian experience not just for tourists but for us Barbadians as well”. The MP and minister sought to rubbish the Barbadian notion the locally made items should be rejected “because we feel that it is inferior”. “Why would those persons in other countries want Barbadian products and we in Barbados seem to reject what we have in our country, because it is made locally? I say that is all the more reason that we should support and support local a hundred per cent”. Calling for greater linkages between the manufacturing and tourism industries, the St Lucy Member of Parliament said he was concerned that more locally made items were not being used in the hotel industry. “I am sometimes not just confused, but concerned that we do not have more of our local products within the various hotels … why would a tourist come to Barbados and eat the same food that they can get back in their country. Why can’t we have samples of our food, not just the food but the same pepper sauce we talked about available at the dining tables in the various hotels across this country? “We need to support our local industries here. It is the only way we are going to succeed as a country. It is the only way we are going to get out of this economic recession, this position that we are in as a country,” he said. Government was committed to helping manufacturing to create high value and “highly exportable” products as well as assisting citizens to buy local, he said. “There must be a multi -approach to encourage our citizens to buy local which would in turn assist with job creation which we definitely need and boost entrepreneurship which is necessary as we transition Barbados to the entrepreneurship hub of the world. Lauding the BMA and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA) for their work in promoting the tourism and manufacturing sectors and the linkages they continued to form, Phillips said he would do what he could in his power to help champion the buy local campaign. (BT)

FINAL DAYS – After more than two decades in operation, the Caribbean Credit Bureau (CBB) is on the verge of going out of business while a new “foreign-owned” full-service credit bureau is set to take its place, Barbados TODAY has learned. The decision to wind down the operations was made on Friday, following a meeting between founder and CEO of the credit management firm Grady Clarke and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). The CCB had sought to get the FTC to step in and stop the new company from setting up in Barbados. But the credit bureau was told there was nothing the FTC could do, Barbados TODAY understands. The new company, which is yet to be named by the Barbados Bankers’ Association (BBA), has already been established and is well advanced in carrying out technical work with banking institutions, Barbados TODAY has been told. With the help of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a private sector arm of the World Bank – the search and selection procedure for the new credit bureau has been carried out and a code of conduct has also been established, which should be followed shortly by legislation. The announcement was first made public a year ago that the bankers association was in the process of examining the proposals of two international entities to decide which one it would be allowing to establish the local credit information-sharing system. The new credit bureau could be officially introduced within the next two months. But Clarke, who has been vehemently opposed to a foreign-owned credit bureau setting up shop in Barbados, told Barbados TODAY he was concerned that local authorities would allow such a move that would essentially force him out of operation. About a dozen full-time workers and a number of volunteers will likely lose their jobs, he said. A frustrated Clarke said that in the coming days he would have to resign from everything. For now, though, he said, it was business as usual “until such time that [subscribers] switch over to the new credit bureau”. “I realize that I can’t survive,” said Clarke. “Right now, I trying to see how can I be a responsible employer and send people home. I have already sent home staff quite a bit. I guess the end is near because of what the global predator called the IFC [has done],” he said. Clarke said he has already informed the credit union league about the development and the subscribers would be informed that “the end is near because of policies and unfair competition”. “What it means is that I am resigning from everything,” he said. “We have to start preparing to wind down. We want to live longer but the end is near. Unless things change,” he added. “All our confidential financial information is going to be owned by foreign entities,” Clarke declared. “All of the hard work I have done here I am going to have to hand on a platter to the foreign credit bureaus that are coming in the region . . . The region is subscribing to information imperialism. Unless CARICOM [Caribbean Community], all of our heads of state including here in Barbados, do something about it, we will be information slaves in an information age to foreign companies instead of our own companies, local companies owning information,” he said. Long-time banker Ian De Souza was chairman of a subcommittee set up by the BBA over a year ago to supervise the request for proposal process for the new credit bureau. When contacted, De Souza told Barbados TODAY he was not prepared to respond to anything Clarke had to say. Pointing to the importance of a full service credit bureau, De Souza said this was necessary to help financial institutions and individuals make better lending and borrowing decisions. “In addition to people now having full information, one major benefit of a credit bureau is that it prevents people from getting themselves into trouble. As a banker, having been in the industry for 40 years I can tell you that one of the most common ways that people get themselves into financial difficulty is by over-borrowing. “Especially today when it is very easy to get credit cards, that is a way that people are over extending themselves. So when you have full information on a customer now you find that a bank will be quickly able identify where a customer is overstretched and they will deny the credit,” De Souza explained. He said Barbados was “well behind” the rest of the world in relation to having a full-service credit bureau as part of its financial infrastructure. “Barbados does not have full information on customers. So they don’t have the information resident in any one place. So . . . the bank has to rely on that customer to say where they have credit and how they are servicing that credit,” said De Souza. Currently there is an informal arrangement where banks call each other to verify information on clients. Ultimately the idea is to have non-bank financial institutions including micro-finance and other lending agencies, utilities and hire purchase companies share credit information on customers. (BT)

UN AWARD FOR MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS – Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness will receive an award from the United Nations for its efforts to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic will be in New York to accept the award from the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF) on the sidelines of a high level meeting on NCDs on Thursday, September 27. The UNIATF has recognised the Ministry for its policies related to nutrition, tobacco and alcohol. Prior to arriving in New York, Minister Bostic will attend the 56th Directing Council Meeting of the Pan American Health Organisation, which opens in Washington DC, this Sunday. (BGIS)

ENTREPRENEURS TO TAKE PART IN US PROGRAMME – Thirteen young entrepreneurs have made their way to the United State to participate in the Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Programme. YLAI empowers entrepreneurs and civil society leaders to strengthen their capacity to launch their entrepreneurial ideas and effectively contribute to economic development in their communities. Shawn Maille from Antigua and Barbuda; Christina Hunte, Corey Jackman and Phillip Kellman from Barbados; Lien Philogene-Norville from Dominica; Michael Thomas from Grenada; Sh ane Browne and Janeel Boone from St Kitts and Nevis; Nyus Alfred, Johanan Dujon, Laurah John and Chadia Mathurin from St Lucia, and Karen De Freitas from St Vincent and the Grenadines, travelled to the United States to participate in the four-week programme from September 20 to October 23. The entrepreneurs joined their Caribbean and Latin American counterparts with the goal of expanding their leadership and entrepreneurial experience through fellowships at businesses and civil society organisations across the US. YLAI Fellows will build networks and lasting partnerships to attract investments and support for their entrepreneurial ventures. (DN)

TRAVEL WRITERS MEET AT HILTON – Barbados' tourism sector has hit another regional and local milestone. For the first time ever, the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) kicked off its annual conference in the Caribbean region with an opening ceremony this morning at the Hilton Barbados Resort. Over 250 travel writers, bloggers and photographers will spend the next week touring, experiencing and writing about Barbados. Additionally, SATW will discuss the state and future of the travel writing sector. Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds delivered remarks at the opening ceremony. In welcoming the writers, Symmonds urged them to tell the story of Barbados, but not shy away from critiques as that would only serve to make the local tourism product better. (DN)

TERROR IN NEW ORLEANS – Masked gunmen opened fire indiscriminately in a weekend shooting spree in the inner-city community of New Orleans, grazing at least one resident as she scampered for safety over a two-day reign of terror. A Barbados TODAY team found residents reflecting on the gun attack, tell-tale bullet holes, a slow police response, and their lucky escape from death or serious injury. Tony Rock, who said he had grown up in the area, said that upon seeing the masked bandits appear, he broke for cover despite suffering a recent stroke. “When I first heard the gunshots, I look around because I thought that it was something that was hollering. But then when I looked around I saw men in ski masks and then I decide I got to run now,” he said. Rock pleaded for the perpetrators to stand down, saying that many lives were at stake during the wild shooting in the community. “I would just like them to watch out for the innocent people because there are a lot of people that live in the community and there are a lot of innocent bystanders that were hurt. I would just like them to hold it down,” he told Barbados TODAY. A bystander who identified herself as ‘Susie Joseph’ who was grazed by a stray bullet, said that upon hearing the gunshots she ran and did not look back. “ I was outside. [I] heard the gun shots. [I] run and [didn’t] look back,” she said, adding that she did not believe she was targeted as she does not interfere with anyone in the community. Run and get out the place. I ain’t know I do anybody nothing. Targeting bear women that can’t do anything],” she said of her mostly female household. The woman who was visibly distraught said she would like to tell the masked shooters to be mindful of the area’s children. “I would like them to know they got children in the area and old people,” she said. After realizing a passing bullet had struck her right arm, she then sought medical attention at the Black Rock Polyclinic and was treated with a tetanus shot. She also told Barbados TODAY that she was thankful for life and prayed regularly, regardless of where she was. “I thankful for life. I like to pray. I could be on a bus I pray on the bus. Don’t care what I doing I does pray because there is someone over us,” she said. Another resident who did not want to be identified said that she ran and dropped her cellular phone when she heard the bullets flying through her home. “[I] drop the phone and run into the bathroom,” she said. Another resident who declined to disclose her name out of fear for her life bluntly said that she was so frightened she almost defecated. “I did frighten . . . . I did wanna [defecate]; it did sound like explosions,” she said. She told Barbados TODAY that she would like the perpetrators to know that residents do not want to be afraid when in their own community. “It is a community; you can’t make people frighten so in the community. It is the part you supposed to feel safe, not frightened. I never hear so much shots yet, I did really want to [defecate],” she said. Edwin Rollock, a retired public safety officer in the United States, who recently returned to Barbados to enjoy his retirement said that had the shooting occurred in the US, the entire street would have been locked down and the bandits caught. “I just retired in New York as a public safety officer for 33 years and six months, so I am aware of what is going on.” Rollock’s criticism was levelled at the police response. “In New York no one can take over the street for five minutes without police response. When shots fire the helicopters are in the air,” he said. He suggested that in a police lockdown “those shooters would not be able to escape. They were shooting more than 20 minutes and I can’t really count the rounds but it was really out of whack”. It was Rollock’s 20-year-old sedan, that was in the line of fire. The vehicle was removed by police officers as evidence. “I have a 1998 Nissan Maxima that I just brought home from New York as a returning national. I feel violated at this point; I ain’t mad but who am I going to get mad at? So, what happened is I have third-party [insurance coverage] so I would have to fix my car my myself. I got four shots in the back windshield. I think they got two at the front. I got another shot in my right rear light and my front tyre was blown out,” he said. (BT)

TEEN’S DEATH A BLOW – “To me, it don’t feel like he gone . . . . ” Those were the tearful words of Makita Broome-Chase on Monday as she agonised over the loss of her only son, 16-year-old Shamar Chase. He died on the spot Sunday night after the bicycle he was riding collided with a car near the corner of Rock Hall and Oldbury, St Philip. Surrounded by family and friends at her Packers, Christ Church home, Broome-Chase said: “His grandmother call me and say somebody tell she Shamar just get lick down. So I just bust out crying and call his father to come and take me up the road. “When we get up there, I ain’t even wait until the car stop. I just jump out the car and he was just there lying down cover over. That was my only son. To me it don’t feel like he gone . . . . I sitting down waiting for him, because I don’t feel that he gone yet,” she said, surrounded by relatives and friends trying to console her. (DN)

ACCIDENT IN ST. JAMES – There was a three-car accident in St James earlier this morning. Police were called to the scene and traffic was at a standstill. Eyewitnesses said that while people were shaken, no one was seriously injured. (DN)

WALDRON’S MOUTH LANDS HIM IN TROUBLE – Nine months on remand at HMP Dodds was punishment enough for a 37-year-old man who insulted and assaulted a police officer last December. This was the ruling of Magistrate Douglas Frederick today when he sentenced Fabian Ishmael Waldron, of no fixed place of abode, to time served after the accused pleaded guilty to assaulting police constable Shawna Lynch in the execution of her duties on December 15, 2017 when he put his finger in her face. He had previously pleaded guilty to using insulting language to the officer when he first appeared in court back in December after she had ordered him to remove himself from the steps of the Parliament Building, which leads to the service area where he was resting. He had been on remand at the St Philip penal institution since then as he had no one to stand bail on his behalf. But having changed his plea today Magistrate Frederick stated the time spent on remand was sufficient. “Although, I don’t know where home will be for you but you need to behave yourself. You are free to go,” he told Waldron. (BT)

PETTY CROOK PLACED ON SIX-MONTH BOND – He was caught stealing soap and chocolate from Massy Supermarket last week Wednesday. And even after spending a night in police custody 56-year-old Carlos Leo Clarke, of Crest Road, Ellerton, St George, was still unable to give Magistrate Douglas Frederick a “reasonable excuse” for his actions on September 19. Clarke admitted in the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court that he entered the supermarket’s Worthing branch and was seen by a security guard about 5:10 p.m. taking the items from the shelf and putting them in his pocket although he was equipped with a shopping basket. He then went to the cashier paid for the item in the basket and walked out of the establishment. He was stopped, searched and the items, which cost $26.77, were retrieved. “As a true country man . . . I am asking for a pardon this time,” Clarke said even as he admitted, “I didn’t consider it as nothing too much”. “I had money . . . I paid for the loaf of bread . . . . but all the money was not mine . . . . the guard wanted to go in my pocket and I tell him that he can’t go in my pocket just so because he needs to have a witness,” Clarke explained. However, the magistrate pointed out that from all indications it seemed that Clarke was in the habit of committing such acts. “You have no reasonable excuse . . . it is not to say that you were hungry or anything . . . ,” Frederick stated. Clarke replied: “I am sorry. It seems as though it was an error on my part.” For his crime Clarke must now keep the peace and be on his best behaviour for the next six months. If he breaches the bond imposed and is found guilty of any crime during that time, he will spend three months at HMP Dodds. (BT)

ACCUSED THIEF JAILED – A maintenance man appeared in court on a theft charge but lost his freedom for failing to attend hearings on another case in the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court. Shevon Jamario Pitt, of New Danesbury, Black Rock, St Michael is accused of stealing $3,000 belonging to Chae Williams on January 27. He pleaded not guilty to the charge but the prosecutor objected to his release on the grounds that he was already on bail and feared that he would abscond as he had failed to appear at court for a long period of time. In his defence, the 28-year-old told Magistrate Douglas Frederick he was afraid to return to court. However, that excuse was not sufficient for the magistrate who remanded him to prison until October 19. (BT)

CONDUCTOR REMANDED – A 40-year-old conductor charged with a number of indecent assault offences will spend the next 28 days in prison on remand. Terry Emmerson Dellimore, of Browne’s Gap, Sargeants, Christ Church, is alleged to have indecently assaulted an 11-year-old girl on November 11, 2017, and trespassing into her family’s home on the same day with intent to commit indecent assault. He was not required to enter a plea to those offences and will appear in the Oistins Magistrate’s Court on September 25 to answer those two charges. It is further alleged that he unlawfully assaulted a woman on September 18. He pleaded not guilty to that charge but was not required to plead to the indictable charge that he willfully did an indecent act – masturbated in a Christ Church pharmacy – with intent to offend a woman on August 28. Sergeant Rudy Pilgrim objected to bail based on the nature and seriousness of the offences and the fact that the charges spread across different jurisdictions. The prosecutor also said that the accused was also presently on bail for a similar offence and feared that if granted bail he would re-offend. He further submitted that Dellimore was known to the court for committing home invasions especially burglaries. In taking a look at the accused’s conviction card Magistrate Douglas Frederick said: “your history is not a good one at all although a man should not be judged by his history”. However, in his application for bail Dellimore told the magistrate he was not a flight risk as he did not have a passport; he always attended court on his appointed dates and could report to a police station to allay the prosecutor’s fear. “I am innocent until proven guilty,” he added. Despite those submissions, the magistrate ruled in the prosecution’s favour and remanded Dellimore to HMP Dodds until October 22. (BT)

LAW RESIGNS AS WINDIES HEAD COACH – Stuart Law has resigned as head coach of the Windies men’s team to take on a new role in January 2019. Law, who took over as head coach in February 2017, leaves after guiding the Test team to series wins against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and the ODI team through the ICC World Cup Qualifiers and into the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Law also oversaw the first Windies Test Match win in England for 17 years with a five-wicket win at Headingley. Law will continue in his role for the upcoming away series against India and Bangladesh and will leave to join Middlesex CCC in the New Year. Law said: “I have had to make the difficult decision to leave my role of head coach with CWI. It has been very enjoyable, and I believe we have made tremendous strides forward as a Team during the past two years. I would like to thank the players, staff and the fans for their support over this period, I have appreciated it greatly. I will be taking a role with Middlesex CCC which will keep me close to my family, whilst continuing within the cricket family. I wish the players and staff of CWI every success in the future.” Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, said: “While I regret his leaving and the timing of it, I fully understand his reasons, and along with everyone at Cricket West Indies (CWI) want to thank him for his dedication and commitment whilst in the role and wish him the very best of luck at Middlesex.” Chief Executive, Johnny Grave commented: “I am disappointed that Stuart is leaving as I believe that we have made real progress under his leadership. I know it was a difficult decision for him and that ultimately the opportunity to work in England, where his family is now based, was a major factor in his decision. We will start the process to appoint a new Head Coach immediately.” (DN)

TIDY WIN FOR WINDIES WOMEN – Defending World Women’s T20 champions West Indies opened their Sandals International Home T20 series with a 17-run victory over a youthful South Africa team which featured four debutantes, at Kensington Oval on Monday. Opener Natasha McLean led the way for the Windies with a topscore of 38 from 41 balls while all rounder Deandra Dottin supported with a quick-fire knock of 22. Captain Stafanie Taylor with three wickets for 16 runs spearheaded her side restricting the female Proteas to 107 for seven in reply to Windies’ 124 for six. Leg-spinner Afy Fletcher chipped in with two for 17 and wicketkeeper Merissa Aguilleira enjoyed a satisfactory performance behind the stumps bringing off two stumpings and holding onto a catch to give Fletcher her first wicket. McLean, who served as a substitute throughout the three-match ODI series that preceded yesterday’s match, made full use of her inclusion in the starting XI to belt four boundaries in a breezy innings before she was bowled by Sarah Smith in the 12th over. Smith, one of the debutantes, had earlier gotten rid of Taylor to collect her maiden T20 wicket and finished with the best bowling figures of two for 17 from three overs. (DN)

POLICE LIFT SHIELD – A well-constructed half-century by Roger Williams and disciplined bowling in the closing overs helped Police beat IDL Walkers Sand Quarry Isolation Cavaliers by 35 runs and capture the Barbados Cricket Association’s Shield 40-Over cricket title in a keenly contested final at Bayfield yesterday. Set 247 for victory in 40 overs after Police posted a challenging 246 for seven from 40, Cavaliers seemed on course to take their third title when they required 90 off 82 balls with six wickets in hand. An amazing collapse, spurred by a mature bowling effort, proved their undoing as Cavaliers lost their last six wickets for 33 runs and limped to 211 all out from 37.3 overs. Left-arm medium pacer Larry Babb took only one wicket, but his accuracy in conceding just 33 from his eight overs kept Cavaliers under immense pressure and wickets tumbled at the other end. (DN)

WARRENS, DEACONS STILL UNBEATEN – League queens Pan American International Insurance Warrens and former kings Omega XL Deacons maintained their unbeaten status after the preliminaries in the Goddard Enterprises Limited senior volleyball knockouts continued on Sunday night at the Wildey Gym. While Deacons’ scored their victory over former champions Progressive 25-10, 25-19, 28-26, Warrens handed Deacons’ women their first loss 25-12, 25-22, 25-20. Deacons’ young squad led by Akeel Oxley and Ahkeem Mayers proved too potent for Progressive with Reco Brathwaite being the most consistent counter for Progressive. On the other hand, veterans Talya Layne, Anthazia Mason, Rhe-Ann Niles and Anicia Wood gave Warrens their advantage with only Shonte Seale attacking with any venom for Deacons. (DN)

COAST GUARD TO CONDUCT LIVE FIRING EXERCISE NEXT MONTH – Seafarers are advised that the Barbados Coast Guard will be conducting a live firing exercise at sea on Saturday, October 20. The area designated for the exercise will be five to eight nautical miles west of the Arawak Cement Plant, and it will be conducted between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. All firing will be done at surface level, and no rounds will be projected into the air. A radar watch of the area will be maintained to ensure that no intrusion occurs. HMBS Leonard C. Banfield and HMBS Rudyard Lewis will participate in this exercise. The Barbados Defence Force apologises for any inconvenience this exercise may cause, and thanks members of the public, especially seafarers, for their cooperation. (BGIS)

DIABETIC GROUP TO MEET TODAY - The monthly meeting of the Diabetic Group at the Maurice Byer Polyclinic, Station Hill, St Peter, takes place today, Tuesday, September 25, in the polyclinic’s conference room. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and is open to those with diabetes, as well as all other interested people. (BGIS)

ST LEONARD’S TO REMAIN CLOSED TODAY – The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that the St Leonard's Boys' School, at Richmond Gap, St Michael, will remain closed today, Tuesday, September 25, as a result of environmental problems. It will reopen on Wednesday, September 26. The Ministry thanks parents and guardians for their understanding, and regrets any inconvenience caused. (BGIS)

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Bajan Newscap 9/25/2017

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your daily news cap for Monday, September 25th, 2017. There is a lot to read and digest so take your time. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by purchasing a Daily Nation Newspaper (DN).

BLP SMEARING ME AND LASHLEY – Finance Minister Chris Sinckler has accused the Barbados Labour Party (BLP of starting a smear attack against him and fellow Cabinet Minister, Michael Lashley, that he said is part of an ongoing campaign to win the government. Addressing a Democratic Labour Party City branch meeting at the Wesley Hall Junior School last evening, Sinckler accused BLP members and supporters of putting out fake news about him and Lashley because he said the two are regarded as difficult to move from office. Without identifying a specific item of false news, Sinckler said, “they [BLP activists] intend to put out a lot of fake news, nasty lying information, starting in other places outside of Barbados and migrating into the mainstream social in Barbados … trying their best to link me and other members of the Democratic Labour Party to criminal activities”. “It’s going to get worse. This is not the only thing. They’re going to put out other stuff too …They want to undermine public confidence and trust in people,” he said. The St Michael North West Member of Parliament told branch members of the City, where newcomer Henderson Williams is the DLP candidate, that the BLP has been in campaign mode since losing the 2008 poll and warned his party faithful to expect unusual tactics as the elections that are constitutionally due in 2018 draw closer. “This is going to be easily the nastiest campaign that would ever be fought in Barbados.It can unnerve people when you see the extent to which some of these Labour Party people will go to secure political office,” he said. Sinckler cited some USA election tactics used against Democratic Party Candidate Hilary Clinton in that country’s 2016 election campaign, and current emerging allegations of dirty tricks used against her, and said ��that is the mode of attack which we are beginning to see right here in Barbados… and they’ve started”. Sinckler said he will remain convinced that the unspecified fake news tactics are devised by the BLP unless proven otherwise. “It may not come directly out of Roebuck Street [BLP headquarters], but it is being perpetrated by their operatives who are working to destroy people’s characters in Barbados because they know that there is a feeding frenzy for accusations and allegations against people in Barbados.” Sinckler recalled what he said was an allegation levelled against him in the past, and warned that he stands ready to make persons similarly pay for peddling the current unspecified fake news whenever the opportunity arises. “A couple years ago they put out a video supposedly of me involved in some sexual act with some woman. “I didn’t pay it much mind as I am not paying this other thing much mind either, but fortunately for me the right person said that [in] the wrong place at the right time. So, a local media house made my lawyers a little bit richer than they ought to have been. They also gave me some money that I didn’t have to work for.” “I know eventually somebody is going to say it,” he said confidently. “And trust me the hammer is going to come down on them that they are not going to even believe that they are alive. “If the court awards a dollar I am not prepared to accept 99 cents. I want every cent out of them because this nastiness and this insidiousness has to stop.” (BT)

RUSH TO LEAVE ISLAND - It was chaos and confusion yesterday at Woodbridge Bay, Fond Cole, as refugees all but created a stampede in an effort to leave behind the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Today marks one week that the Category 5 hurricane, pushing winds of up to 160 miles per hour, left the island ravaged. While many of the refugees declined to speak in their haste to ensure passage on the Liberty, some did offer a few words. Cederick Alidre said he was trying to make his way to St Lucia, and then on to England to meet his wife. (DN)

PREGNANT, HOMELESS IN DOMINICA - Alisha Clarke was desperately trying to get out of hurricane-ravaged Dominica yesterday. But it all ended in tears for the five-months pregnant mother and her six-year-old son. After having survived Category 5 Hurricane Maria last week, she wanted to travel to Barbados on board the HMBS Rudyard Lewis and then take a flight to the United States. “I’ve been living here, but since the disaster I don’t have a home or any family so I am trying to get back home. It’s been really hard,” she said as she began crying. “I cannot stay here. I have to go. I cannot stay here another day. I was already on the boat that left this morning, but the captain asked me to get off because of my pregnancy.” When contacted about why Clarke would have been asked to get off the HMBS Rudyard Lewis which left port when the Leonard C. Banfield arrived, commanding officer Lieutenant (Coast Guard) Anderson Goodridge said it was a safety precaution. “We have to ensure our safety as well as hers, and the sea will be too rough for her. However, we are currently trying to arrange a plane ride for her back to Barbados,” he said. (DN)

COUPLE’S NIGHTMARE NAMED MARIA - A dream getaway to Dominica turned to a nightmare overnight for one Barbadian couple. Esther James and Marc Laurent went to the island paradise of Dominica on September 15 for some rest and relaxation, but three days later, their only concern was their survival and that of the people of Dominica. As they waited to board the HMBS Leonard C. Banfield at Woodbridge Bay Pier in Roseau last Friday, both James and Laurent explained they were caught somewhat by surprise by the weather system, which rapidly developed from a Category 1 to Category 5 hurricane overnight. “I didn’t know there was a hurricane coming, so it was a bit of a surprise. Unfortunately, we were not 100 per cent prepared for it mentally or we didn’t even get the supplies we really needed, so it was a bit of a challenge getting everything together,” James said. (DN)

ANTIGUA PREPARES FOR INFLUX OF DOMINICANS - Antigua says it is anticipating an influx of Dominicans in the wake of catastrophic Hurricane Maria which has decimated that country. Acting Prime Minister, Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin, on Saturday convened a meeting of the sub-committee of Cabinet responsible for managing the planning for natural disasters and their aftermath. Government Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst described the meeting as “a proactive drive, intended to manage efficiently the anticipated flow of people from Dominica”. Also in attendance where Ministers Molwyn Joseph, Asot Michael, Minister Melford Nicholas, Arthur Nibbs, the chief immigration officer and her deputy, law enforcement authorities, representative of the airlines association including LIAT, the head of the Red Cross, and officials from the ministry of social transformation. The Acting Prime Minister directed the group to present a fixed set of policies that would apply to all those who are leaving Dominica for Antigua, and to plan the reception of those OECS/Dominican citizens who may choose Antigua. It was agreed that there will be only two legitimate ports of entry – the V.C. Bird International Airport and the Montserrat Ferry Dock at Heritage Quay. (BT)

LIAT OPERATE RELIEF FLIGHTS TO DOMINICA - Regional carrier LIAT continued its relief efforts Saturday with a flight into the Douglas Charles Airport. The relief flight not only brought in supplies to the north of the island but also took in members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force and the Antigua and Barbuda Fire Service. It also carried in officials from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) who were able to do assessments of the airport facilities. LIAT said the flight formed part of its commitment to assist affected islands in the region. The airline is currently working on a schedule to aid in delivering relief supplies as well as allowing passengers and persons from Dominica to fly out to other destinations. LIAT has been working along with several organizations to assist in the relief efforts to islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. (BT)

OECS BAR ASSOCIATION CONCERNED ABOUT LOOTING IN DOMINICA - The OECS Bar Association is concerned about what is happening in Dominica, especially reports of looting, following the passage of Hurricane Maria last Monday. Widespread looting has been reported on the island following the catastrophic category 5 hurricane which left 15 people dead and more than 20 missing. Antoine explained that the 14th annual OECS Bar Association Regional Law Conference was being held in Roseau things were drawn to a halt with the then pending arrival of Hurricane Maria. He said the association had started a storm fund to aid members who were affected by Hurricane Irma in Anguilla, the British Virgin Island and Barbuda. Now with the passage of Hurricane Maria, that fund now seems set to be extended to include Dominica. (BT)

14 COPS FOR DOMINICA - Fourteen lawmen should be in Dominica today to help restore law and order as that island tries to recover from the pummelling it got from Hurricane Maria. This has been revealed by Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, who said they would be joining firemen who were already there as officials from the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) and other Barbadian personnel fan out across the Caribbean to assist islands that took hits from recent hurricanes. Brathwaite was speaking at a church service yesterday at Messiah’s House Wesleyan Holiness Church, Massiah Street, St John, to mark the start of Fire Week. He said the 14 police officers were scheduled to leave last night, while a team of scientists from the CZMU were already in the Turks and Caicos Islands and would be joined by another cadre shortly. Firemen, he added, were already in the British Virgin Islands and Dominica. (DN)

BAJAN MEDICS READY TO HELP - With helicopters circling the port and outer areas of Roseau, the HMBS Leonard C Banfield docked shortly before 10 a.m. yesterday. Deputy Commissioner of Police in Antigua and Barbuda, Atlee Rodney, who is charge of the 45-member crew enlisted for this phase of the mission, said while he was not certain what to expect when they reached ashore, he was ready for whatever task faced them. “From intial reports received, there are concerns with security and distribution of relief supplies. There are also concerns with communication. We have various groups going to Dominica which include security personnel, police officers from Grenada and Barbados. We also have members of the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU), who will be providing assistance in relief supply management. “For us, we have what I will call initial concerns for now. When we arrive on the ground, I will be speaking to the local authorities to find out the full extent of the situation, and where exactly I am going to deploy the personnel. We heard they had some issues with looting and so forth. Once I touch base with the local authorities, I will know the full extent of that problem and how best we can deal with it,” he explained as the Banfield eased into Woodbridge Bay. (DN)

PUT DOWN THE GUNS! - With 86 gun-related crimes and 16 of the 26 murders, the senior lawman in charge of the Southern Division is urging young people to find other ways to settle their differences. In addition, Senior Superintendent Eucklyn Thompson said he believed that not only did society need to return to God, but that those in leadership and mentorship positions needed to set better examples for the younger generation. Thompson was speaking at the relaunch of the Plumgrove Neighbourhood Watch last night in the Christ Church community. Before an audience that included Minister of Education Ronald Jones, Barbados Labour Party candidate for the area Ryan Straughn and members of the recently launched Platinum Heights Neighbourhood Watch, the senior officer revealed that the Oistins jurisdiction has recorded 227 cases of burglary, 23 cases of rape, 440 cases of illegal drugs and 86 of gun-related crime for the year. (DN)

NARROW ESCAPE! - The occupants of a house at Sturges, St Thomas had a lucky escape in the wee hours of this morning when a massive boulder rolled off a hill and landed less than two feet away from their home. Barbados TODAY was told that the family’s matriarch is disabled. Family members say they are terribly shaken but they are thankful that no one was injured. (BT)

CAPS LITTER – Beachgoers are taking their bottles with them but leaving behind hundreds of bottle caps in the sand. And officials from the youth organisation that has been overseeing the cleaning of beaches around the island are calling on Barbadians to be more careful with the small pieces of plastic. Yesterday “citizen scientists” and the Barbados chapter of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) cleaned another set of beaches, this time along the St Philip stretch of the coastline. On Saturday, CYEN and different groups were in St Andrew, St Joseph and St John. The problem, officials realised, were the number of bottle caps embedded in the sand or hidden among rocks and in the beach foliage. (DN)

FOGGING SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 25 TO 29 - The vector control unit of the Ministry of Health will continue its work to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito next week.

On Monday, September 25, areas to be sprayed in St Andrew, St Joseph and St John are Coggins Hill, Chalky Mount, Cambridge, Bissex, Coconut Grove, Parks Road and environs.

On Tuesday, September 26, the team will return to St Andrew to fog Belleplaine, Farrell’s Road, Corbin’s Village, Lakes Development, Lakes Village, Isolation Road, Jordan’s Road, Franklyn Doughlin Tenantry and surrounding areas.

On Wednesday, September 27, the exercise continues in Christ Church. Areas to be fogged are St. Matthias, Balmoral Gap, Marine Gardens, Queen’s Way, Browne’s Gap, Dayrells Road and neighbouring districts.

On Thursday, September 28, Eastbourne #1 and #3, River Land, River, Lynches, Casuarina Development, Merricks and environs in St Philip will be targeted.

And on Friday, September 29, the team will be in St George spraying Newbury, Gun Hill, Country Road, Bridge Cot, Cottage, Cottage Development, Market Hill and surrounding areas. Householders are reminded to open their doors and windows to allow the spray to enter. The fogging exercise runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. each day. (DN)

NSC BLANK NEW GIRLS - Reigning champions National Sports Council (NSC) have made an emphatic start to the 2017 Barbados Football Association’s Women’s League. After last Sunday’s opening of the season was put back because of the approach of Hurricane Maria, the NSC girls inflicted a 16-0 drubbing on newcomers Crane & Equipment Ellerton when the competition kicked off on Tuesday night at the Wildey Astroturf. Shanice Stevenson, Kamillah Burke, Tianna Hackett and Kimberley Ellis all recorded hat-tricks, with the other goals being scored by Arial Grant, Patrina Brathwaite and Keinelle Johnson. Ellerton also contributed with an own goal. It was a much more competitive affair on Wednesday night when last year’s runners-up Mavericks defeated ESFC Unity Stars 2-1. (DN)

EXPERIENCE COULD BE KEY IN KO FINAL - Experience could play a major role in deciding championship glory in tonight’s Barbados Amateur Basketball Association’s Division 1 Knockout final. Defending champions, Pan American Life Insurance Warrens, with a number of former Barbados and Premier League players, oppose Police Sports Club in the title match slated for 8 p.m. at the Barbados Community College. The likes of Peter Alleyne, Zahir Motara, Pearson Griffith and Kevin Austin should lead Warrens to a second straight title after last week’s hard-fought 65-53 semi-final victory over archrivals, Barbados Lumber Company Lakers at the Wildey Gymnasium. Motara scored 19 points in that win, with Austin adding 11, while Alleyne controlled the pace of game and Griffith made his presence felt on the boards. (DN)

BENNETT BURNS NURSE IN THE SAUNA - Nation journalist Randy Bennett is the champion of the inaugural Sauna ‘B’ Class Road Tennis Championship. Playing with total calm and a focused backhand return, Bennett defeated Terry “Buh” Nurse 21-8, 18-21, 21-15 in front of a large and very vocal crowd to take home a 40-inch television on Saturday. Bennett, who recently covered the hurricane devastation in some Caribbean countries, created his own mayhem by blowing away the resolute Nurse with a pig under his arm in the first game. However, with a big support group from his Chelston hometown, Nurse rebounded as Bennett tried to finish the contest, making numerous errors allowing his equally skilled opponent to even the contest. (DN)

‘BAKU’ HAS THE LAST LAUGH - Road tennis player Michael “Mikey Jean” Jean discovered on Friday night why superstitious Bajans greatly feared the folklore character “Baku” during the 1950s and 1960s. When the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-Operative Credit Union Monarchs Of The Court road tennis championship continued at De Big Rock Arena, Jean met 62-year-old Anthony “Baku” Simmons with sights set on advancing to the round of 16 to battle No. 2 seed Julian “Michael Jackson” White. However, playing with all of his guile and skills as the true “Sauna Master”, Simmons stunned Jean to eliminate him 21-19, 24-22, to the delight of a small but very vocal and supportive crowd. Jean, who also bowed out in the first round in the last tournament, rankled his opponent from early with a taunt, asking him if he actually had the heart to turn up for the beating. The younger Jean seemingly did not know that “bakus” often sought the hearts of unsuspecting victims. (DN)

CRUSHING LOSS FOR WINDIES AFTER ALI’S ASSAULT - A blistering 94 from Chris Gayle and a career-best spell from Miguel Cummins failed to top Moeen Ali’s third One-day International hundred and Liam Plunkett’s best ODI bowling that swept England to a 124-run victory over West Indies in the third ODI on Sunday. The talismanic Gayle struck nine fours and six sixes from 78 balls to lead the Windies’ batting, but the Caribbean side were dismissed for 245 in 39.1 overs, chasing 370 for victory, at the Gloucestershire County Ground. Gayle dominated two half-century stands with Shai Hope and Jason Mohammed for the second and fourth wickets respectively before he was run out going for a single in the 27th over with West Indies needing 194 from the remaining 139 balls. None of the other batsmen could match the explosive batting of Gayle nor showed enough prolonged resistance to get the Windies anywhere close to their target. The Caribbean side lost their last six wickets for 53 in the space of 55 deliveries with Plunkett starring for England with the ball, taking 5-52 from 8.1 overs, and Adil Rashid showing support with 3-34 from six overs. The result meant that West Indies now trail 0-2 in the five-match series, following an eight-wicket defeat in the first ODI at Old Trafford and a no-result in the second ODI at Trent Bridge. (DN)

ON A MISSION FOR DRESSAGE - The smell of hay. The clink of the bridle and stirrups. The rugs folded and the water buckets filled. She puts on the jacket, boots and hat and leads her horse out of the stable. Akoele Shorey is on a mission to change – one trot at a time – the way how dressage is viewed in Barbados. She is as passionate about equine sports as she is passionate about horseback riding, which she wants to be a communal activity that includes all sectors of society. The owner of Cleland Equestrian Club started riding horses when she was two years old. Born in Sweden to Bajan parents, she and twin sister Roli represented their stables in Scandinavian junior competitions in dressage. She came to Barbados when she was 11 and settled in Roach Village, St George. (DN)

YOUTH COMMENDED - The hard work of many young people and organizations did not go unnoticed today as Minister of Culture, Sports & Youth Stephen Lashley publicly commended them at the official launch of National Youth Week 2017. During a church service at Carrington Wesleyann Holiness Church Lashley said as a result of the hard work and initiative of young people through the coordination of the ministry, many essential supplies to Dominica as well as Barbuda were already dispatched. Lashley said one important aspect of the National Youth Week Programme is to encourage volunteerism. CARICOM Youth Ambassador Zuwena Perry described the week as ‘necessary’ especially within the current social uncertainty the country faces. She noted that it was just as important to recognise and celebrate young people doing positive things. National Youth Week is being observed under the theme Forging Sustainable Futures through Youth Participation. (BT)

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Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris’ Post-Hurricane Maria Address

September 23rd, 2017

Saturday, September 23, 2017 — My Fellow Citizens and Residents:

With courage and resilience, our Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has braved two powerful Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria, within a span of two weeks, and we have come out of them without sustaining eithercatastrophic damage or loss of life. For this we give every praise, honour and glory to Almighty God.

My Government and I express our gratitude to the public for your heightened level of preparedness and cooperation. These undoubtedly helped to mitigate the damage caused by both Hurricanes Irma and Maria.For this, we again give thanks to Godwhose Divine Providencebrought us through.

On “National Clean-Up Day,” we saw the resilience of our people at work. Kittitians and Nevisians from all age groups and sectors of the population demonstrated our capacity to recover quickly as we coalesced around the common goal of returning our country to normalcy by participating in cleanup efforts on both individual and collective levels in our various communities. This was an excellent example of patriotism at work – especially at a time when our usual Independence celebrations would have been overshadowed by the passage of Hurricane Maria.

My Government commends all those patriotic and involved citizens and residents who contributed to the National Clean-up, including our security forces and other essential service employees. Our Police and Defence Force officers continue to render yeoman’s service, as well as our Fire and Rescue officers who work tirelessly to clear roads and assist homeowners. I also commend the rapid response of our Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Utilities, et al. for their efforts to bring us back to a state of normalcy. Commendations are also in order for our medical and health personnel, in particular those working in institutions such as our hospitals and The Cardin Home, who remained on the job from Monday through Wednesday to ensure that our sick, elderly and indigent citizens received the humanitarian care they so consistently need. These workers would have sacrificed personal time with their families at a time when most of us were in our homes. To all of these essential service employees we say a hearty “Thank You.” We commend that wonderful civic mindedness displayed by the numerous volunteers across St. Kitts and Nevis including the Hurricane shelter managers.

We have decided to incentivize and to provide a monetary reward for our essential services workers who went beyond the call of duty during and immediately after the hurricane. Those workers to benefit are employed with:

The Police, Defence Force, Fire and Rescue Services

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

Health Department

Public Works Department

Water Department

St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd (SKELEC)

St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)

ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation

As I drove and walked the length and breadth of our beautiful Country, I was cognizant of the fact that although St. Kitts and Nevis was battered by the protracted storm, we were spared the tragedy that too often accompanies natural disasters. It was indeed a privilege for me to have visited a number of sites and assist with the clean-up efforts.Doing so just one day after what was to be the highlight of our 34thIndependence Anniversary Celebrations was of particular symbolic importance to me.

As I reflected upon God’s never-ceasing grace and assisted in the rehabilitation of our Bay Road and Frigate Bay Strip by helping to shovel up debris along with the Minister of Public Infrastructure and employees of Public Works, the following did not escape me:

Born out of our Nation’s struggle for Independence was our majestic National Anthem, which recognizes God’s omnipresence especially during our moments of struggle.

A product of our Independence, too, is our visually appealing National Flag: with the green triangle at the top that pays homage to our fertile and verdant land –of which our forebears bequeathed stewardship to usas proud citizens and residents of this Federation.

Upon attaining Independence, we adopted “Country Above Self” as the motto of our Coat of Arms out of the recognition that vested in the future and fortunes of our great Country is the willingness of its people to place it above their own hopes, dreams and ambitions. For it is through successful nation-building and patriotism that our collective and individual desires and aspirations can attain self-actualization.

There is no Mother Britain to which we can turn for help and consideration even in the face of adversity and disaster.

All we have is us, and it is to our own ingenuity, industry and discipline to which we must look to ameliorate our conditions and advance our agenda of progress and development.

Given the significance of Independence, the Cabinet after consultation with H.E. S W Tapley Seaton ouresteemed Governor General has decided to hold the commemorative Independence Parade, Toast to the Nation and the Independence Cocktail Reception on Saturday, October 7th, 2017. More information will be provided. say that the 7th of October 2017 will be proclaimed a National Holiday.

Damage Assessment For Maria – EC $88.5 million and counting

The preliminary damage assessment reports for St. Kitts and Nevis are currently being finalized post-Hurricane Maria. Public sector infrastructure suffered significant damages. Some critical infrastructure such as our electricity and waters services, our road network at Old Road, our fisheries complex and the Irish Town Bay Road, the agricultural sector, our coastline and environment sustained serious damages. Our sporting facilities at Challengers and the Kim Collins Stadium also sustained damages. The Housing stock also suffered, as did several schools. Preliminary estimates put damage to the Federal Public sector at around EC $38.5 million and counting. That on Nevis has been put by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) at EC $50 million for a total preliminary assessment of EC $88.5 millionin Public sector damages as a consequence of Hurricane Maria.

The Public sector received damages then of over $140 million (preliminary estimates) as a consequence of the two Hurricanes. It should be noted that so far, apart from insurance claims approved by CCRIF of US $2.29 million we are faced to carry this burden of recovery alone.

Assistance To Our Neighbours

Notwithstanding our own fiscal challenges of treating with our recovery efforts, Cabinet on Friday, September 22, 2017 approved some measure of monetary support to our neighbours:

Dominica $1million – additionally, we have declined EC $0.5m pledged by Dominica to us after Hurricane Irma. This sum was never received. We nonetheless thank Prime Minister Skerrit for his kind consideration.

British Virgin Islands $0.5 million

Anguilla $0.4 million

Antigua& Barbuda $0.4 million

St. Maarten $0.2 million

I take this opportunity to pledge the support of the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis to the Commonwealth of Dominica. My Cabinet and I have reached out to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his Government, and – as was extended to Anguilla and other islands that were previously impacted by Hurricane Irma – we have offered the use of the RLB International Airport as a staging platform for relief efforts into Dominica in the wake of Hurricane Maria. In addition to this, all four hospitals on St. Kitts and Nevis will be made available should the need for health services be required. Places will also be made available to accommodate displaced students in Dominica who are registered for upcoming CXC exams. They will be offered free enrollment into our schools until their own high schools are ready to accommodate them. Furthermore, our Federation will assist in the restoration of electricity supply to Dominica, and our Coast Guard vessels will assist with transportation where possible.

The Lord God has given the people and the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis His boundless mercy and grace, and in return for His protection we offer ours, as well as compassion, to the least fortunate and the most vulnerable of our neighbours. My Fellow Citizens and Residents, today it is they who are in grave need. Tomorrow it could be us. Let us not take our good fortune for granted. We are able to help because our fiscal situation is strong.My Cabinet renews its pledge to manage the economic and fiscal affairs well.

Concessions At Home

We understand that while we help those abroad we must help those at home who suffered, too.In this regard, my Government, in an effort to help our citizens and residents deal with their damages in an expedited manner, has offered the following:

Duty-free concessions on the purchase and/or importation of building materials to repair damages to residential properties.

The Programme will be initiated immediately and will continue for a period of six months until the end of March 2018.Applications should be made via the Ministry of Finance. Application Forms will be available early next week and can be collected at the Ministry ofFinance (Golden Rock), Treasury Department, Inland Revenue Department, NEMA or the Ministry of Finance Website www.mof.gov.kn.

For verification of the damage claimed by each Applicant, the Ministry of Finance will rely on the list prepared by NEMA. In cases where the damage was not reported to NEMA, the Building Inspectors at the Ministry of Sustainable Development and/or Public Works Department would be consulted to verify the information provided by the Applicant.

Residents who suffered damages to their property are therefore asked to contact their construction professionals to assist with preparing estimates of the materials to repair their property. The Government is intent on helping to restore normalcy to the lives of all persons in the quickest time possible. We also hope that the repairs would result in a much stronger and more resilient housing stock in the Federation.

In closing, I must remind our Citizens and Residents that we are still in the Hurricane Season. Please continue to heed the public advisories issued by the National Disaster Mitigation Council, the National Emergency Management Agency, the Met Office, the Ministry of Health and our other Government agencies during this very active 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

May God continue to protect and bless our people. May He continue to watch over us all.

I Thank You!

#Hurricane Maria #St. Kitts and Nevis

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