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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 1/30/2018

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your newscap for Tuesday 30th January 2018. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by Daily Nation News Newspaper (DN).

$68M DROP IN RESERVES IN 3 MONTHS – Barbados has suffered its fastest decline in foreign reserves in a year – US$16 million a month – regional economist Marla Dukharan warned yesterday. This was also the lowest level of foreign reserves in the last 17 years, she said, adding it was due in part to Government’s continued reliance on the Central Bank to finance its operations. Based on data the Central Bank of Barbados released at the end of October, and Dukharan’s latest assessment, Barbados’ international reserves reportedly fell by about $68 million between September and November alone. Dukharan said the information released showed that the “Central Bank’s financing of the Government continues unabated” and this was partly to blame for the “precipitous drop in reserves”. (DN)

STUART SAYS SEWAGE ISSUES NOT UNIQUE TO BARBADOS – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is making it clear that Barbados is not entitled to any exemptions from issues such as the sewage spill on the island’s south coast. Therefore, Stuart suggested to party supporters at a meeting of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) St George South branch at Ellerton Primary School last night, the uproar over the crisis was misplaced. There has been growing anxiety over the possible impact of the ongoing spill, particularly in the wake of travel advisories issued by Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, warning their citizens visiting Barbados to “take normal security precautions” while here. The US further advised Americans to “avoid water activities in the affected areas” on the south coast between St Lawrence Gap and Hastings, and to “beware of sewage on the street”, and it issued a health alert last Thursday, warning that the tap water in the affected area was not fit for consumption. However, Stuart told party faithful while many of the visitors to Barbados were no strangers to sewage problems in their own countries, Government critics here were trying to imply that Barbados ought not to experience similar issues. (BT)

BEST AD EVER – The health alert issued by the United States embassy last week stating that the island’s drinking water was not fit for consumption – and which put Government on the back foot – is being seen as an open blessing by Minister of Housing Denis Kellman. Kellman said the advisory cautioning embassy staff to either boil the tap water before drinking or use bottled water was “the best ad we ever received” for the quality of the water here. In addition, he said by putting out the alert – which was available online to a global audience – the Americans had given Barbados an opportunity to show the world that the drinking water here was “better than anybody else’s water”. “The American embassy gave the best ad that we ever received about our water. That was the best ad. You would never hear anybody say that our water bad anymore because they put out the advisory and we were able to put out the facts. So they promoted us and they gave us a platform to demonstrate that our water was better than anybody else’s water,” Kellman told the Democratic Labour Party’s St George South branch meeting at the Ellerton Primary School yesterday afternoon. In a statement posted on the US embassy website late last Thursday afternoon the Americans said they had conducted tests recently on the tap water and had found “elevated levels” of bacteria. (BT)

DENIS KELLMAN MUST GO! – The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) made a case last night to voters in Checker Hall, St Lucy to end the 23-year reign of Denis Kellman as their Member of Parliament. The BLP descended on the St Lucy community with a simple message that the constituency was hurting while their representative was prospering, therefore it would serve voters well to kick him out in the next election due by the middle of this year. “Denis Kellman represented this constituency for 23 years and the only thing Denis Kellman could point to is a place called Moon Town,” the BLP’s Dale Marshall, the Member of Parliament for St Joseph, said in reference to Kellman’s business. “I understand that Moon Town does a bustling business with an Internet café, a hardware store, a grocery store, a restaurant and a sports bar, all of which are owned by Denis Kellman, because in his mind the development of Denis Kellman is equal to the development of St Lucy.” Marshall told those gathered in the open area next to Jac’s Pizza that he was puzzled that while the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) had held power since 2008, it had not given assistance to Kellman to develop St Lucy. The Opposition candidate for St Peter Colin Jordan recalled the now resolved extended water shortage that had been experienced by residents in mostly northern and eastern parishes in the last year or two. He charged that the DLP had done a poor job in resolving the water problem in St Lucy and that “rather than having running water in your taps the . . . bankruptcy at the head of the Democratic Labour Party has gone from refusing to give people running water and have now presided over a situation where they’re giving the people on the south coast running sewage”. (BT)

NOT SO FREUNDEL – Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) leader Mia Mottley has taken issue with statements made by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart during Sunday’s Democratic Labour Party (DLP) meeting in St George South. In a press statement issued on Monday night, Mottley dismissed Stuart’s Against the Odds speech as a “wishy-washy attempt to defend his Government’s dismal record by declaring that his hands were tied by debt he inherited from the BLP administration”. In the speech, Stuart told party supporters that the last decade has by no means been easy for his ruling DLP which not only walked right into a global economic meltdown, but inherited at least three major debts from the former BLP regime. The Prime Minister explained that Government had had to “look for $30 million to pay for a [Dodds] prison we didn’t build” after rioting inmates torched Glendairy Prison. He said it also had to deal with the “Barrack situation” after contractor Al Barrack successfully sued the BLP for his part in completing the Warrens Office Complex and was awarded $34 million by the High Court in 2006 but the debt was allowed to accumulate interest of ten per cent a year, which brought the sum to about $150 million. Stuart also said a rebuilt Kensington Oval was a drain on the public’s purse, adding that the only two times it was full was for Sir Garfield Sobers’ 80th birthday celebration, and last week’s DLP St Michael North West Development Fund gospel concert. However, in a statement issued on Monday night, Mottley said Stuart’s comments were for the most part “inaccurate and misleading”. Following is the full statement issued by the Leader of the Opposition in response to the Prime Minister’s speech: “At the Democratic Labour Party meeting on Sunday night, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart made a wishy-washy attempt to defend his Government’s dismal record by declaring that his hands were tied by debt he inherited from the BLP Administration. His comments were for the most part inaccurate and misleading. It is clear that the Prime Minister’s memory is slipping. Dodd’s Prison is a rarity in Government contracts in this country. Not only did it come in on time, but it was under budget. The Prime Minister knows the Government got back $10 million from the agreed contract price to build Dodds. Mr. Stuart was the Attorney General when the ministry received almost $4 million in a cheque back from the contractor. Further, the ministry had also received the benefit of another $6 million from the contractor, which the ministry had previously authorized for the re-construction of Summervale and other works at Dodds. That the PM would raise the red herring of rebuilding the 19th century constructed Glendairy where sanitary facilities consisted largely of a bucket in grossly overcrowded cells is both unbelievable and unconscionable. With respect to the handling of the Barrack case, it is the Democratic Labour Party Government that has incurred almost $30 million in interest over eight to nine years by its failure to honour a judgment of the courts. It could have dealt with this expeditiously as it has clearly done with other matters. Finally, Kensington Oval was over 70 years old when the Government took the decision to acquire and rebuild this national landmark. It was done to facilitate a global event that showcased Barbados to the world. This is the home ground of the greatest cricketer that ever lived, the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, the lone surviving National Hero. It is also the home ground of many other world famous Barbadian cricketers. To suggest that Kensington Oval should have been abandoned and left to become a derelict ruin must have been for all Barbadians and true lovers of cricket globally the unkindest cut of all. The Democratic Labour Party Government has done nothing to advance Kensington’s revenue earning capacity in the international sports arena. In fact, as recently as the end of last year his Government declined to sign a letter of comfort that would have brought the Women’s Cricket World Cup T20 to Kensington Oval. Instead, the Prime Minister is comfortable boasting about its prowess as a venue for DLP political events. No amount of pleading and muddying of the waters by the Prime Minister at this 11th hour will convince Barbadians that the present Democratic Labour Party Government is not the most inept and incompetent administration we have had to endure since Independence and possibly since modern settlement. Freundel Stuart has zapped Barbadians of their pride. The people of Barbados want to have a say in all of this. The Prime Minister must stop fiddling and, like Dr. Keith Mitchell in Grenada, give Barbadians what they want.” (BT)

FUMING OVER BUS DELAYS – Tensions ran high yesterday at the Princess Alice Bus Terminal and that in Fairchild Street as scores of stranded commuters lambasted the Transport Board for unbearably long waits. But according to a release from the state-owned entity, there will not be much relief during the coming weeks, as a number of buses undergo annual inspection. This situation has also been compounded due to a broken hoist at the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW), which has been out of commission for over a year. Yesterday evening, the Fairchild Street terminal was dark, muddy, wet and bursting at the seams as commuters appeared to wait in vain for buses going to places like Bayfield, Sargeant Street, Kendal and College Savannah. (DN)

TRANSPORT BLUES – There is no immediate relief in sight for commuters hard hit by chronic bus shortages. In a statement issued today, the Transport Board cautioned that the challenges were likely to continue in the coming weeks. The board explained that a number of its buses were undergoing inspection at the licensing authority, but the process had stalled because the hoist at the Ministry of Transport and Works had been out of commission for more than a year. It added that it had been working with the ministry in search of an alternative location to have inspection done, but this too was being hampered by the unavailability of equipment. Consequently, the Transport Board is appealing to the travelling public for patience as it seeks to improve the situation. It was revealed last week that Grantley Adams Memorial School students had been left stranded until about 8 p.m. due to the shortage of buses, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of the state- run service. Following the revelation, Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley announced last night that he was considering the possibility of inviting privately-run public service vehicles (PSVs) to help transport pupils to and from school. Speaking at the Democratic Labour Party St George South branch meeting at the Ellerton Primary School, Lashley assured party faithful that his ministry was willing to work with the PSV operators to ensure that there was no repeat of the incident. However, head of the Association of Private Transport Operators (APTO) Morris Lee told Barbados TODAY that the involvement of the PSVs in transporting students would be fraught with logistical issues. Lee explained that while the privately-run operators had the necessary capacity to help, certain conditions must first be met. “We believe that we have the capacity to assist in this regard. There are some routes that are overcrowded with minibuses and ZRs and there are other routes where school children and workers have to wait two hours to get a bus. So if the minister meets with us the issue of supply and demand can be met. “It has to also be considered that school children are on vacation three times per year. So you can’t structure a 52-week transport system on 35 weeks of income. This is the very reason that the Transport Board is subsidized. So the $2 system cannot work 35 weeks then you are parked for the rest of the year,” Lee argued. He also suggested that Lashley was premature in making such a declaration without first discussing it with either of the two private sector transport bodies. “The minister is fully aware that if his concerns are to be addressed, he should follow the appropriate protocol and not randomly talk to owners who on their own cannot help. Instead he should be talking to the two associations. It was drawn to my attention only this morning that the Transport Board is down to 65 buses now so we are already transporting 90 per cent of the travelling public,” Lee said. (BT)

REAL HARD – The real estate market has nosedived by nearly 50 per cent across the board since 2010, with large residential as well as commercial properties being the most affected. Julie Dash, of Hannah Properties, said it was no longer business as usual in Barbados with a 45 per cent fall-off in the market. “That 45 per cent loss was a correction in a very greedy market. Barbados was on the crest of a wave and the bubble burst in 2010 and prices continued to fall. If positive corrective action is not taken economically, we could lose another 10 or 15 per cent in the next 12 to 18 months,” she told the DAILY NATION. “This comes as a direct result of the downturn in the Barbados economy and the National Social Responsibility Levy which has put upward pressure on the pockets of Barbadians,” she added. (DN)

BARBADOS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH COPA AIRLINES – Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy has announced a new partnership with Copa Airlines from his offices in Two Mile Hill, St Michael. The deal will see Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) receiving a twice-weekly service direct from Panama City, Panama, commencing July 17, 2018. “Today we are happy to announce a new partnership with an airline that we have been after for some time, Copa, coming out of the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City,” Sealy said. “I of course want to take this opportunity to thank Mr Pedro Heilbron, the CEO of Copa, who we have been talking with for a number of years, for finally making this flight a reality. As a matter of fact, he is announcing the flight today and it is going to be loaded on the Copa systems, so Barbadians and Panamanians and persons from beyond the gateway in either direction will be able to book from as early as tonight to fly Copa direct between Panama City and Barbados.” The new service will feature an Embraer 190, which offers 84 Economy seats and 10 Business Class seats, for a total 94-seat configuration. (DN)

BWA SIGNS MULTIMILLION SOLAR DEAL – The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has signed onto a multimillion-dollar deal which will see Lakes Folly, The City become the home of a state-of-the-art solar car port. Yesterday, BWA chairman Dr Atlee Brathwaite signed the US$3.5 million grant at BWA headquarters in The Pine, St Michael, with representatives from MASDAR, a company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Following the signing, BWA project engineer Nathan Harte told the media the grant would allow the state-owned utility to build two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, the first of which would see the installation of a 500-kilowatt ground-mounted solar panel solar system at Bowmanston Pumping Station in St John. The second project would be the building of a 350-kilowatt solar car port at the old Cave Shepherd warehouse, opposite the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant. “One of the visions that we see at the BWA for this car park is that parking at Kensington Oval is an issue,” Harte said. “This particular car port will be able to house 100-plus cars, and will have covered parking where the energy generated from the parking will go into the grid.” He added the BWA stood to benefit economically from what would be the largest solar car port on the island. At the Bowmanston station, a mounted solar system would help the BWA to cut its $2 million per month energy bill and also allow the station to continue pumping water in the event of a power outage. “In the event that the grid is down, we would still be able to pump water to our citizens,” Harte said. “The out-rolling of these particular PV projects will see other successful projects coming online and there are also some other major PV projects we are rolling out in order to curb our high electrical demand.” While not going into details on those future PV projects, Harte noted those future upgrades would be coming in the next two to three years. The money for the projects was granted through the UAE’s US$50 million Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, which was launched last January to assist Caribbean small island developing states with increasing their renewable energy sector. (DN)

CCB REMINDS DAY CARE CENTRES OF REGISTRATION RENEWAL DEADLINE – The Child Care Board (CCB) has issued a statement as an urgent reminder to operators of private day care centres in Barbados. Chairman Kenneth Knight stated that: “It is of the greatest importance that persons who are currently operating and those who may be seeking to establish private day care centres in Barbados, ensure that they are in full compliance with the law in having their operations registered by the Child Care Board. This is not only in the interest of the operators, but also is in the best interest of our children whose well-being is of utmost concern to us all.” Knight further stated that: “In the case of persons who are already operating private day care centres, the deadline for renewal of their registration falls on January 31 as was previously indicated in an earlier release. Operators failing to register risk facing closure of the day care centre, or may be subject to a fine of $500 and/or six months imprisonment. We are appealing to all operators to come in and renew their registration so that they can operate legally and comfortably knowing that they are in full compliance with the regulations of the Child Care Board, which is responsible for the registration of all private day care centres in Barbados.” (DN)

AG: BARBADOS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT – Barbados remains committed to eliminating corporal punishment in keeping with its agreement to protect the Rights of the Child. And, while Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite believes the time has come to eliminate corporal punishment, he admits that greater discussion and dialogue are needed on the issue before it is accepted by society. He made these comments this morning during a courtesy call from the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr Aloys Kamuragiye, at his Wildey, St Michael office. “We need to go to the churches and society and show them the alternatives… We need to resocialise our people,” Brathwaite said, noting that teachers were already stating that children today were more difficult than those before. And, while acknowledging that it would not be an easy matter to deal with, Brathwaite re-emphasised that he believed in doing what he could to ensure that young people had a second chance. “One error should not define a child’s life,” he maintained. Meanwhile, Dr Kamuragiye challenged communication specialists to assist in bringing about the necessary change. “It takes people with passion who are committed. Where change happens it takes commitment,” he stated. The UNICEF Representative also urged communication specialists to monitor the impact of the efforts over time so that an account could be given of the change being produced in communities. Meanwhile, he commended Barbados’ efforts thus far in a number of areas, including the draft Juvenile Justice Bill, which also contains proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility for children from 11 to 12. But, at the same time, Kamuragiye lamented what he described as the high prevalence of violence against children throughout the region, particularly in the areas of sexual abuse and neglect. “We have to do something against the widespread violence against our children,” he urged. (DN)

MISSING 14 YEAR OLD GIRL – The Police are still seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing girl. Missing is 14-year-old Shamia Simpson, of 3rd Ave, Bush Hall, Yard Gap, St Michael, and formerly of Charnocks, Christ Church. She is a pupil of the Princess Margaret School. She was last seen by her father Richard King, around 8 a.m. today, when she left home for school, and has not been seen since. At the time she was wearing her school uniform. Shamia is 5 feet 5 inches tall, of slim build and brown complexion. She has long straightened, unkempt hair. Her ears are pierced twice, and she walks with an erect appearance. Anyone with information relative to the whereabouts of Shamia Simpson is being asked to contact Central Police Station at 430-7676 or 430-7630, Police Emergency number 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800−TIPS (8477), or 430-7242, or the nearest Police Station. (DN)

MISSING: VICTOR RAMKINSSOON – Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing man. He is 24-year-old Victor Ramkinssoon of #21 Eastwind, Gemswick, St Philip. He was last seen on Saturday January 27by his mother Jammie Ramkinssoon at their residence around 3:30 p.m. At the time he was wearing long khaki pants and a pair of blue “Rider” slippers. His shirt is unknown. Ramkinssoon is 5’ 6” tall, slimly built and of dark complexion. He has a rectangular shaped head, a low haircut and a long beard. He has small eyes, with his left eye being whiter than the right. He has a pointed nose, and pointed ears, small lips, narrow shoulders and a long neck. Anyone with information relative to the wherea-outs of Victor Ramkinssoon is being asked to contact the District ‘C’ Police Station at telephone numbers 416-8200 or 416-8201, police emergency number 211 or the nearest police station. (DN)

LIME THIEF POSES FOR THE CAMERA – It’s not often that a thief readily allows the person whose property he stole to take his picture. However, that was the option which O’Neal Sylvester Farmer chose after being caught stealing limes late last year. When he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday, the 36-year-old, of No. 122 Midway Lane, The Pine, St Michael, pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of limes valued $50 belonging to Elvin Sealy last December 17. Prosecutor Sergeant Cameron Gibbons told the court Sealy’s wife alerted him that someone was in the orchard stealing limes. When he went outside, and saw Farmer, he discharged his licensed firearm into the ground, causing the man to flee.The complainant got into his car and drove behind Farmer, eventually catching up with him. After dropping the bag of limes, Farmer gave Sealy his name and address and allowed him to take a photo. The matter was reported to police and Farmer was arrested. Farmer’s attorney, Andrew Willoughby, told Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant his client had been through the traumatic experience of having a firearm discharged at him. He said the limes had been returned to the owner, and asked the magistrate not to jail Farmer, who told the court he climbed trees and sold coconuts for a living. Before placing him on a bond to keep the peace for six months, the magistrate cautioned him not to trespass on people’s properties. “You should go on the trees that you are permitted to climb,” she advised. If Farmer breaches the bond, he will have to pay $300 forthwith or spend eight weeks in prison. (DN)

WANTED MEN – Police are on the hunt for three men wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. They are 22-year old Rachan Jackson Thomas of Vauxhall, Christ Church. He is about five feet, six inches tall, slim and has a dark complexion. Twenty-three-year-old Niko Antonio James of Upper Collymore Rock, St Michael is the second man. He is five feet, six inches tall and has a brown complexion. The third man is 28-year-old Rashad Kemar Moore of Vauxhall, Christ Church. He is about five feet, seven inches tall, slim and has a brown complexion. Police advise the three men that they can present themselves to officers at the Major Crime Unit located at Glebe Land, St George accompanied by an attorney-at-law of their choice. The men are considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached by the public. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the Thomas, James or Moore are asked to contact the Major Crime Unit at telephone 4307192, or 4307193. CID Headquarters at 4307189, Police Emergency at telephone number ‘211’, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477) and the nearest police station. (BT)

PAIN KILLER – A 52-year-old man, who admitted to having two types of illegal drugs in his possession, has been placed on a bond for the next two years. If Herbert Raymond Kirton, of no fixed place of abode, breaches the sentence imposed by Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant and is found guilty of any crime during that time he will be forced to spend 12 months at HMP Dodds. “Officer that is my apparatus,” Kirton told police on January 26 after he was seen dropping an item while at Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael. It was later discovered that the paraphernalia was foil paper in the shape of a pipe, with a hole at one end and burnt marks at the other.

“That’s my weed . . . . That’s my cocaine,” he later told police after a more in depth search was conducted. Today, however, his explanation for having the illegal substances took Cuffy-Sargeant and other court officials by surprise. Kirton said he has been suffering with his prostate and claimed that his doctor does not want to prescribe him with the drug Voltaren. “That is why I use the cocaine . . . it gets me numb . . . but the doctor does not want to give me none because he say I get too addicted to Voltaren and I will get high,” Kirton explained. However, the magistrate pointed out that he was in a no better position with the cannabis and cocaine. “Ma’am, only that one legal and the other illegal,” he replied. When asked why he had no fixed address, Kirton explained that he lived in the same area the incident occurred, but “I put that [I have no fixed address] so the [police] will not go by the people I stay by and ransack there”. (BT)

INDONESIAN POLICE SHAVE THE HAIR OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN, MAKE THEM DRESS AS MEN – Police in a conservative province of Indonesia forcibly shaved the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear men’s clothing, state media reported, in a crackdown on the LGBT community that has horrified human rights activists. A group of 12 women were taken into custody during raids on five beauty salons early Sunday morning, North Aceh Police Chief Ahmad Untung Surianata told Antara. The police chief said his men had shaved the women’s hair off and given them men’s clothes to wear, as part of their “coaching” to “become men”. “In addition, the officers also nurtured them by way of having them run for some time and telling them to chant loudly until their male voices came out,” he said. Surianata said the operation had been part of a campaign to prevent LGBT people from “adversely affecting” Indonesia’s next generation. The women were taken to a police station for “further guidance”, Antara said. The police chief later told CNN that the operation began as a response to complaints that women in the salons had been offering free services at their salons to high school boys, as well as reports of drug use in the area. He denied that it was specifically an anti-LGBT operation. Aceh province, situated on Indonesia’s northwestern tip, is the only part of the country ruled by Islamic Sharia law. In May 2017, two young men were caned more than 80 times after being found guilty of having homosexual sex. They were caught after neighbors barged into their apartment, carrying camera phones. Tunggal Pawestri, an Indonesian human rights activist, told CNN it was “crystal clear” police had violated the human rights of the transgender women in Sunday’s raids. “I also feel worry for the mental and health condition of the transgender people who were arrested,” she said. The raids and arrests are just the latest phase of a brutal crackdown on LGBT people in Indonesia in recent years, which has horrified activists. Since 2015 there have been raids on gay saunas, calls for the criminalization of homosexuality and statements made by prominent politicians about the evils of LGBT rights, with one saying it was more dangerous to Indonesia than “nuclear war.” In January, Indonesian politicians began discussions on revising the country’s Criminal Code to make sex between unmarried couples illegal, which would also make homosexual relations unlawful. (BT)

PSL CALLS UP ARCHER AND RAMDIN – A couple days after fetching a million-dollar deal in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Barbadian Jofra Archer has landed another major Twenty20 contract but the fee wasn’t disclosed. In the replacement draft held in Lahore yesterday, Quetta Gladiators selected the 22-year-old Sussex sensation to replace West Indies T20 cricket captain and fellow all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Brathwaite, who will play for Barbados in the early rounds of the Regional Super50 Cup which starts today, has been named in the West Indies’ 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March. Archer, who has been creating a stir in the Big Bash League in Australia following his good performances in the Bangladesh Premier League, was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for US$1.125 million in the IPL auction on Saturday. (DN)

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