#that males go to female prisons bc it's “not safe” for them in men's prisons

[butch-reidentified]

the article in question:

JKR is right and there's literally nothing bigoted about saying this. these are NOT OUR CRIMES. recording this as a female crime is a LIE. it's rare for anything to be that black and white, but this is. record it as a male crime or "MTF" crime, I don't care, but as soon as you utterly neglect to mention that this violent, obsessive murderer of people and cats was raised male, we have a problem.

[tirfpikachu]

a very interesting point i just saw: WAYYYY more transfems and trans activists are fighting for transfems to access afab spaces than the reverse. transmasc people are NOT safe in male prisons, male changing rooms, etc unless they have had perfect bottom surgery (which imo isn't even close to existing) and top surgery without any visible scars, pass 100% perfectly at all times with never being outed, and are totally stealth. which is extremely hard to do, if not impossible, especially in spaces with nudity and higher risk of violence. transmasc people being biologically female, afab, means they are not safe in spaces with cis men. why? beyond their socialized upbringing they are on average stronger than the average transmasc person, and have penises to stick in people and feel genital pleasure thru them. that's not to say that cis men who lost their dicks or cis men that are physically weaker than an afab person don't exist, but it's on average. if they know that there's someone afab in the room in a compromising situation? someone with a bio pussy, or who used to? that's dangerous as hell

with transfems who perfectly passes cis men, who are in majority straight, will be into them until they learn that they're amab. then comes the classic comedy scenes of guys learning their date was transfem all along, running away to gag and throw up, feeling violated and upset and seeing the person as a pervert. that's not the sexualization that cis women and transmascs get. we don't get to escape the sexualization that male society imposes on us. we are the body type that is typically able to be impregnated, typically weaker physically, taught by society and media from an early age that they're the damsel in distress and can't get too strong or too brash or they'll never find a man, and be a miserable unlovable hag. people from that agab/sex are at a significant disadvantage. and there's no big reveal that can get us out of it. and actually, transmascs being outed as trans puts them at a unique form of danger that transfems do not experience. bc heterosexual men (in the sex-based sense) who aren't into biological males, aka the majority of cishet men -- they ofc can be tricked by a transfem passing as stealth, but it's very conditional -- are only into afab people, and fetishize bio pussies to a disgusting amount. if cis men in jail, typically more violent environments, find out there's an afab person in there? if cis men in changing rooms or sports in general, environments typically more macho, find out there's a half-naked afab person in there? that's a recipe for a tragedy. this is why so many transmasc ppl only go in women's rooms or gender neutral rooms!! it's not just cis women!

like this is why not just cis women but also some transmasc folks, who are getting louder, have concerns about having transfems (especially pre-op, aka the majority of them statistically) in spaces with half-naked afab ppl, and in settings like prison and domestic shelters with traumatized afab folks. and there's a reason they're coming to radfems abt it and not y'all

[wsl-chelsea]

Can you link your source where a terf is saying that a woman with an ”ethnic” nose is not a woman? I don’t think many terfs would say a woman is not a woman for having a large nose or anything like that. A woman is a woman if she is a woman, it’s simple as that. Also women who have large noses or broad shoulders etc.

Trans women on the other hand are not biological women. I have no problem if men/males want to pretend that they’re women or dress like women. But we have separate imagination from reality. No males in women’s sport, women’s prisons, women only hospital wards, safe houses, changing rooms or bathrooms. There has to be a line somewhere and women be allowed to have boundaries. Women fought for that for generations. It shouldn’t all just be thrown aside, and start allowing men access to female only spaces simply by saying they are women. It’s ridiculous.

btw, this was a BIG thing for terfs and not just one crazy person x

and kindly shut the fuck up <3 im not even gonna start on all the other shit but bathrooms? really? trans people just wanna piss in peace. let them. seriously are you going to be the one to look under every stall to see if they're biologically female? bc i most certainly am not. how do you plan on enforcing female-only bathrooms?

[fakeboitherottengirl]

People are too obsessed with the idea of a pure community like u can tell me every bad thing radfems ever did and every time a feminist got in bed with the far right or the thousands of anti choice “women’s groups” that pretend to be legit feminist organizations or any time a female in power did something corrupt or about every feminist girl u knew in college who went on to hook up with a cop on Tinder and you’re still not going to change my core belief that a woman is an adult human female because that belief doesn’t come from my investment in the community, it come from taking logical stock of things. I literally disowned the radfem community at large over a year ago due mainly to the rampant ableism/eugenics support and their views on art censorship and media consumption, I don’t believe what I believe because the people I’ve claimed as my tribe believe it, I believe it bc it makes an iota of sense as opposed to these weird pseudo religious ideas of gender-souls magically trapped in the wrong body. But I’ve lived as a trans person, and as a non-binary person, and even though I now accept the female label I’m gender non conforming and dysphoric and don’t really pass as cis for either gender due to an intersex condition, it’s not like I made these observations and conclusions from the outside, the biggest thing that drove me into leaning more rad than liberal was the fact that trans men get sacrificed on the alter of trans women’s validation by being forced into male spaces where we are in danger. I was involved in some shady business at that point and going to jail was a real possibility and I thought to myself “do I want to be housed in a male prison” and that was what cracked the egg of detransition, along with the Jenner fiasco and all the offensive things Jenner said about womanhood and the radfem community’s encouragement that it was alright to just be a masculine female I didn’t need to be changed or fixed or chop my tits off (although I now have lifelong diminished lung capacity and back problems from years of binding both “safe” and “unsafe”) like I’m not “trans exclusive” I identified as some form of trans for most of my life I have dysphoria, even living as female I’m still more trans than the green haired pixie cut kids who think u don’t even need gender dysphoria to be trans, if somebody was looking to beat up a trans person they wouldn’t not beat me up when I said “ackshully I’m GNC” like I’m not living some life of happy cis privilege and while my theory leans more rad than lib I don’t claim the radfem community so I’m not trans exclusive and I’m not a radfem but I’m a “terf” because I don’t want children chemically castrated because they want to play with a certain toy or wear their hair a certain way and think womanhood is a biological fact instead of a feeling. The fact that I think trans people should be indulged and allowed to live their lives with safety and dignity doesn’t matter, I literally hate them and want them dead because I disagree that medical transition is the best choice for every trans person in every case and suggest that maybe we should do better than treating the mental illness of dysphoria with cosmetic surgery (which don’t think for a SECOND that the medical industrial complex isn’t absolutely LOVING this progressive new way to make and keep lifelong patients). Like are you arguing in bad faith or do you really think “I’m going to kill a tranny faggot” and “I believe there are situations where birth sex matters” are the same thing being said by the same people?

[maccreadysimp]

breaking down this anti-ian article bc it bothers me ( from the child of a bipolar mother and a male teen with same sex attraction ) while also providing valid reasons ian sucks ( from someone who likes ian )

ive had this drafted for a while so i dont think i cover anything from season 11

tw for i^cest and r^pe

he was with a married man

in this point it points out that he was with kash and he continued his relationship with kash even after linda put cameras in the store

“Ian didn't seem to care about how wrong his affair with Kash was or how much it could hurt Kash's wife Linda, whom he saw at the store regularly. “

that is a quote from that part.

ian gallagher was fifteen in season one, kash was an older man who bought him gifts and payed attention to ian ,, that was not on ian , none of that was ian fault because he was a child

ian wasnt open with lip

“ Ian didn't tell Lip about his preferences and forced Lip to figure it out on his own. Lip was instantly accepting of his brother's truth and even offered to help him figure out any confusion he might be harboring, so it's really strange that Ian wasn't just upfront with his closest confidant from the start.”

no , lip wasnt forced to figure it out on his own and he also wasn’t instantly accepting.

in this point it mentions that ‘they’re extremely close ( bestfriends and brothers ) so its strange ian didnt tell him’

like point 1 , ian is a fifteen year old boy, growing up on the southside , and thoughout the show it has mentioned multiple times that the southside isnt that accepting

back to lip -- lip wasnt accepting, sure he was fine but ‘helping your younger brother figure it out’ by having a (female) classmate give him a blowjob isnt helping

he secretly dated his best friends brother

“Most friends have an unspoken rule about not dating each other's siblings, but Ian broke this rule by secretly entering into a relationship with Mandy's closeted brother Mickey.”

the only thing i have to say about this is , he was still with kash and mickey was a boy in his age group who was gay , growing up in the southside ian probably thought he was the token gay so of course hes going to chase after mickey

he stood by as kash attacked mickey

���Ian didn't do anything to stop Kash from shooting his new lover, and didn't even tell the police about his boss' over-the-top display of jealous action so proper justice could be served.”

okay. because two men he had fallen for had gotten into a fight, there was a gun involved and he panicked, in the end after mickey got shot he went to him

now to address the quote, he didnt say anything to the police because he probably knew that that would bring shame onto kash and his family, along with mickey and his family who are very homophobic

oh yeah and it was like 2011 and cops suck and THEY LIVE ON THE SOUTHSIDE

he and lip tried framing terry milkovich

oh the homophobic and racist dad of his boyfriend and bestfriend who tried to kill him and r*ped his daughter ?

yeah , shit man , that was real bad they shouldn’t have done that /s

he dated jimmy-steves married father

“Ian didn't bother telling Jimmy the truth about his father and didn't end his relationship with Lloyd upon finding out that he had a secret wife and family, either.”

at this point ian is probably sixteen but that doesnt matter bc i wont even address that

he met him at a club and then used his relationship with ned to make mickey jealous which was one of the reasons he kept seeing him, he didnt tell jimmy-steve about the relationship or his father bc he shouldnt find out from him he should find out from his father , again like kash, ned was an older man who payed attention to ian and ned later did develop feelings feelings for ian

he stole lips identity to enlist in the army

he enlisted because he didnt know what to do with himself, its implied/stated that the army timeline was the start of his bipolar

“While impersonating Lip, Ian had tried to steal a helicopter and then proceeded to go AWOL.”

this is because of the bipolar he suffers from, it is referenced later in the series after he gets back and hes manic

ian refused to accept being bipolar

of course he didnt accept it, it is made very clear that his family thinks lowly of monica so of course if hes the lucky duck to get what his siblings demonize her for, of course he’ll not want to be it

“He refused to take medications that could alter his personality or mood.”

okay. this is why im making this whole post, this goes along with part 15 ( or so idk ) ,,

my mother , my dear mother, who is bipolar and doesnt take her meds because they are mood altering , my mom doesnt take med because she told me once that they make her feel like shit, she told me that a little after i was born she started taking them but realized she felt nothing, she felt nothing for my dad or for i ( making her numb )

she told me anti deppresents dont help either because when shes on them and manic it pushes her past productive and into angry

my dad told me that when my mom was on bi polar medication she would seem angry most of the time

he wasnt faitful to mickey

“Ian's bipolar disorder made him very reckless and impulsive and led him to be unfaithful.”

lets break that down.

ians. bipolar. disorder.

this plot point i actually didnt like, mainly bc ian never addresses it so ill give the article a point. but then i take away 2 because they have more of a problem with his bipolar messing with him rather than the fact he never apologized and they never worked it out

ian stole yevgeny

before i start quoting i should mention because his boyfriend, who has supported and helped him is suddenly telling him he needs help, he was helping raise yev so he’ll see yev as his own

“Ian failed to recognize just how crazy he was acting...”

cuting you off right there , he was in a bipolar state, he wasnt ‘crazy’ and isnt ‘crazy’

he cant even keep count of his number of partners

just slutshaming i see

he helped throw frank off a bridge

“His relationship with Frank was understandably never the same after that, as Frank struggled to get over this act of betrayal and cruelty.”

‘was never the same after that’ frank never liked ian, ian was probably his least favorite and that point is very apparent

also , it wasnt just ian , his siblings and his boyfriend caleb

he left a healthy relationship to be with mickey

he fell in love with mickey at 15 , mickey was a comfort and always someone to fall back on, when mickey was taken away and no longer in the picture his heart still obviously was with mickey and when mickey came back he didnt know what to do

he told mickey he had a boyfriend but because mickey has been such a constant in his life he finally has back of course he couldnt resist

he liked trevor, i could tell he did but trevor wasnt the one he watched get r^ped by a russian prostitute, he wasnt the one ian was secretly dating bc it would be a death wish other wise, he wasnt the one there when ian was manic or depressive ( at the start )

he tried blackmailing an old client for money

“Instead of raising the money in an honest manner, Ian chose to visit an old client from his time working at the Fairy Tail and blackmail him into funding the shelter.”

because he felt indebted to trevor and wanted to make it up to him, it would have taken longer to do it in ‘an honest manner’ when his sister would have gotten it instead, he knew how much gay youths like he once was needed a safe place

“He grew up wanting to be nothing like his father, but this whole money-making scheme was straight out of the Frank playbook”

because thats all he knows, he grew up with that ‘playbook’ so of course hes going to take a page out of it, he is nothing like frank , franks money making schemes are selfish and for his own greed while ian wanted the money to help build a safe space for lgbt youth

he let fame inflate his ego

of course he did, hes a southside kid who was destined to fail

also it is very apparent that during the gay jesus era he went off his medication which didnt help

“Before long, he just completely forgot about his ex and focused solely on being a deity”

as much as yes, he did let it mess with his head, he was trying to still help lgbt youth and was going against anti gay churchs , in the end it didnt work out for him because he was off his meds and went over board

he stopped taking his meds

see previous point and ‘ian refused to accept being bipolar’

he actually wanted to stay in prison

because he was doing good in there

ian was helping others and was spreading awareness about lgbt with in the prison , and as him and jail scenes go , we can see people were listening to him and he was trying to make it safe sane and consensual

he let down his army of followers

“Ian admitted that most of his actions were completely irrational and the mere results of his bipolar disorder.”

he didnt want to, we can see this, because he knew he would let down everyone, his family were the only ones to ever ground him and they knew it would be the best option for his own mental health

during the gallavich wedding we can see that a lot of his supporters still have his back because they must know how hard it was for him to put all of that success on something he can’t control

he constantly wasted his potential

this is actually the only point in this article i actually agree with , so only 1/20 i agree with

his relationship with mickey wasn’t actually great

“Mickey spent the first several years of their relationship denying his feelings for Ian.”

he was raised by a homophobic and racist father who he knew would react the way he did when terry had caught the two that one day

“Even after he finally embraced his true self, Ian's bipolar disorder kept them from becoming truly happy together.”

yes but mickey was there for him the entire time and helped him through it, he told him he loved him which was really big for him and did his best to care for him

“They couldn't seem to remain faithful to each other for more than a few weeks.”

back to the point about ians bipolar but for mickey he wanted monogamy , now that scene in s11 may say otherwise but it is very clear that he wants a monogamous relationship with ian and ian ( after getting help ) wants one too, and in the later seasons they are monogamous

“When Mickey asked Ian to run away to Mexico with him, Ian refused.”

he wanted to, it’s obvious, but ian has his family and didnt want to abandon them again, i think part of him knew he would see mickey again because they always find eachother, he gave mickey all of his money and wanted mickey to have a good life

“Their relationship was simply never healthy.”

no it wasnt, but thats why the ship is great in its own way, the gay closet kid raised by a homophobic man is obviously going to have a lot of baggage , and ian who is bipolar and struggling with himself will also have a lot of baggage , but in the end they love eachother and that really shows in season five and season seven specifically

that is all lol ,,, this is long sorry

now, i am not a ian apologist , i love ian but hes a dumbass sometimes

actual valid reasons ian sucks

genuinely believes frank is worse than terry

yes frank was definitely abusive but terry is definitely worse ,,

mentally/physically/sexually abusive , the whole nine yards

terry hired a prostitute to r^pe his son , threatened to kill him and ian on multiple occasions , r^ped his daughter who ended up pregnant and is actively racist

frank on the other hand will make gay jokes but in the end doesnt give enough of a shit , he has attacked his children on multiple occasions but not to the brutality that terry has ( this isnt me excusing it )

sorry ian , terry is worse

never apologized

he never apologized for all the shit he put mickey and his family through, never apologized to mickey for cheating on him , never apologized for all the manic and depressive episodes mickey endured with him

never apologized for walking away when he couldn’t handle it, in hall of shame mickey actually acknowledges this saying ‘its youre whole MO’

debbies sexuality

he has constantly made statements saying debbie isnt gay and that bothers me because , why does it care ? as a gay man and as a gay man who soent time with a lot of lgbt youth wouldnt he support his sister even if shes just ‘experimenting’?

in the recent season he doesnt seem to care and doesn’t say anything but it still bothers me

mickey only getting like 80% of his heart

okay look , i get what ian means when he says this , everyones hes been with has made him who he is but fucking hell dude ,, shut up , thats your husband , thats the love of your life you shouldnt be saying shit like that , especially to him

and then this man had the audacity to say mickey probably feels the same about past flings when he knows that ian is the only one hes probably ever been with/serious about

obviously there is probably more but those are the main ones that come to mind

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before anyone brings up the trans or bi thing im going to explain my thought process for him

like ive probably mentioned multiple times he grew up southside and obviously only ever grew up with lgb and not t ,, trevor did inform him a lot and ian became supre accepting of everyone,, sexual preference isnt transphobic but i do think he approached the matter badly

now the bi thing , legit all i think is that he doesnt hate bisexual people its just that the man he really liked slept with a woman and never expressed any heterosexual attraction so it probably just suprised him and pissed him off because caleb did cheat on ian

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if you read this far HOLY SHIT THANKS LOL ,, im not adding things that i think are pro about ian this was just me breaking down that article and giving my two cents :)

feel free to message me and talk to me or send me articles like this about any other character/relationship and i will totally break that one down too lol

thanks for letting me rant

[femaleidols]

this is very controversial and not really on topic but what are the admin's opinions on the whole scandal that is currently going on in the korean entertainment industry? (i'm sure you know which one i refrain from using words that may trigger someone)

see our thoughts below!

yehshuhua: Honestly, I'm absolutely disgusted. My heart goes out to the victims involved. I hope they get the justice and support they deserve and that they'll be safe. Those involved should get a proper punishment and I really hope none of them gets away with it.

heonies: It’s a sickening situation and my heart goes out to all of the victims. I hope they’re safe and get all the support they need without their names being leaked. I pray that everyone involved gets the punishment they deserve, no clemency. The way they’ve spoken of and treated these women has made my blood boil. They better fucking pay.

kwonjiyong: first of all, i don’t think it qualifies as a scandal in my eyes. what’s happening right now is extremely real and fucked up and using the word scandal kind of makes it mild like someone got caught dating or something. i’m absolutely disgusted and upset that one of my fave members from my fave group of all time is involved in this. the fact that him and his posse have been exploiting and humiliating women for this long is so abhorrent like i can’t believe that they have the audacity to write their non-apologies to us. i’m disgusted that they would talk about disappointing their fans like BITCH. you probably fucked up someone in this whole thing who may have been a fan of yours. are you really looking out for us or do you just wanna grab sympathy bc y’all got caught? i hope they get what they fucking deserve. i hope these victims get reparations for their suffering. i cant even begin to imagine the girls who may be involved, idol, sex worker, etc. they don’t deserve this type of treatment and i’m proud that the journalist who exposed this bullshit did it. fuck seungri. fuck junhyung. fuck joonyoung. fuck all of these motherfuckers who think they could get away with shit because they’re rich and famous. fuck the police who tried to cover this up, the members of these groups who let it happen for this long. fuck everyone who knew and didn’t do shit. this industry is disgusting and i hope this is the beginning of creating laws to protect these women. i hope this begins a cleansing of anyone who does this shit and as a result, gets kicked out and thrown into jail. fuck men who think they can get away with shit like this. fuck anyone who tries to defend these people’s actions because of blind loyalty. y’all are fucking stupid for being ride or die for men who fucking LAUGH at their friends fucking unconscious women BACKSTAGE DURING A CONCERT TOUR. i hope none of you have daughters tbh.

katypery: men ain't shit! i'm revolted with this whole situation that can't even be described as a scandal but as a whole crime organization. it's absurd how women are treated everyday in korea and now there's another monstruosity to worry about. i'm especially angry at seungri, an idol (who turns out to be a pig) i supported for years. it makes me really mad to think about how he is involved and has lied ever since the investigations began. i really hope they don't reveal the female idol's name who's possibly a victim too and, unfortunately, i doubt there will be actual justice for the victims because according to the investigations there are many wealthy men, as well as male idols, politicians and the police involved so it's possible that some of them will get away with it.

sunjis: like someone stated before, this is just the tip of the iceberg. i feel extremely sorry that something like this has happened. i hope the media keeps giving attention to the case and and all those douchebags involved get punished. i don't know the state of the victims right now, but i hope they're safe, they are the ones i'm worried about the most.

sooyulti: men are trash! i hope the victims will get the justice they deserve.

wonhosoks: gross. i hope the victims get justice and that the ppl who are involved get punished.

loonaurl: -

seuhgi: it's truly horrifying and sickening. i really hope the victims will get the justice they deserve.

prkchaeyoung: i’m angry, disgusted and disappointed. the victims did not deserve what happened to them and i hope they all get justice. the men who exploited them deserve punishment and hopefully with the president ordering a thorough investigation, they’ll get what they deserve.

monoka: Trash scumbags.. i'm super disgusted.. i hope they get proper punishment in PRISON. I feel so bad for the victims.

helbi: it's beyond horrific, i can't believe something this huge and vile is real but my heart breaks for the victims and i hope they get the justice they deserve

yongs: -

loonarium: it's a mess and i really hope that everyone involved on this gets exposed and pay for their crimes. my heart is with the victims and i hope they find strenght. we must worry less about our faves getting caught and more about justice being done. men are trash and wbk anyway.

kimlip: -

boratanical: i hope that this can end quickly and that all of the victims get the justice they deserve

dazzlingkai: It’s disgusting. and by each passing day, it gets bigger and more disturbing. they talk about women like they’re objects, joke and laugh like it’s all just a game to them. It’s clear to me that they don’t understand the weight of their actions, and their ‘apologies’ all lack sincerity. they’re not sorry. they’re sorry they got caught. they’ve been committing these assaults for years, and would have continued to do so if they hadn’t been called out on it. all the bribery with the higher ups and them getting away with it for so long (and still are!!!!) is appalling. It’s nothing new, but I hate how it reminds me of what kind of world we live in. reporter kang kyungyoon is amazing and incredibly brave. without her reports, there would have been many more victims. I hope she’s safe and protected from the shady powerful people involved in this mess. I’m still so angry about how the jang jayeon's case was handled. I hope they expose every garbage involved.

powerfulhoshi: For me, I'm aware it helps a lot that I'm not emotionally involved in any of the groups/members incriminated whose names we know, so I'm not suffering/upset because of these specific people in particular, only angry and frustrated. Those have been very disappointing news to read and a scary reality to be reminded of, the harm they brought to woman is something that hits particularly close to me, so all I've been wishing for is for the guilty to be identified to receive the punishment they deserve and for none of the victims to be named/put on the spot, unless it is their choice to speak publicly about it. Hopefully, law enforcement won't be a disappointment this time.

yujin: i think it's gross seeing people defend their faves, we should be focusing on the victims and getting justice for them.

[stephaniefchase]

Bajan Newscap 4/10/2017

Good Morning #realdreamchasers! Here is your daily news cap for Monday 10th 2017. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by purchasing a Daily Nation Newspaper (SS).

NO WORK NO PAY - NO WORK. NO PAY.  That was the scathing comeback from Minister of Education Ronald Jones to the almost 200 teachers who are up in arms about his ministry’s plan to dock their pay after they participated in the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union’s (BSTU) March For Respect last Wednesday. “I can’t allay or delay your salary, but if you work you should be paid. If you don’t work, I don’t see how you can be paid,” Jones said last night. His comments come as teachers prepare to meet tomorrow to plan a response to the memo which ordered principals to record the names and times that teachers left for and returned from the march and submit it to the ministry. (DN)

ST LUCY HAS BEEN NEGLECTED, CHARGES PHILLIPS - The people of St Lucy are in dire need of proper housing, better roads and improved water sources, Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for the northern constituency Peter Phillips has charged. He cried shame at conditions in the rural parish and knocked long standing Member of Parliament Denis Kellman of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) for his poor stewardship after holding the seat for four consecutive terms. Phillips who is determined to unseat Kellman in the next general elections, argued that the parish had been left out of the Government’s pothole repair programme at a time when communities in Crab Hill, Pie Corner, Mount View and Rock Hall grappled with poor roads. He also claimed that some districts including Pickwick were still experiencing water shortages. (BT)

WELL EQUIPPED BUT STILL NO GOVERNMENT WORK – Murray “RAY” Chandler Jr wants to know why he has not been getting construction and septic cleaning work in Barbados.  In an interview last week, Chandler, the owner of Polly Septic Services and Equipment Rentals as well as Polly Construction, said he had been short of work for the past five years despite owning some of the largest and most efficient pieces of equipment on the island. “We can do the work cheaper with no cost overruns. We have a clean record with Government and I, Murray Chandler, am the best when it comes to cleaning sewage in Barbados, period. I also have the biggest earth-moving equipment and I am the biggest contractor in St Philip, but since 2012 I have not been getting any work from Government,” he said. (DN)

BIBA charity helping QEH – The Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) charity continues to make a major contribution to the health care system. Speaking to the DAILY NATION at last Friday’s BIBA charity event, An Evening With The Masters, A Tribute To Fielding Babb, charity trustee Lisl Lewis disclosed they had donated over $500 000 in medical equipment to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and polyclinics over seven years. The art fundraiser was held in Simpson Motors’ Mercedes-Benz showroom in Warrens. Lewis said that it started three years ago when they were allowed to host it at a house in Turtleback Ridge, St James. (DN)

CHEKITA FOUGHT TO THE END – Even in the face of death, Chekita Belgrave was brave. Last month the 20-year-old lost her battle to a rare form of cancer while undergoing chemotherapy at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, following surgery in Canada. She was being treated for osteogenic sarcoma, a cancerous bone tumour which had grown inside her mouth. At the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Rose Hill, St Peter, on Saturday, hundreds of friends and family paid their final respects to the former Queen’s College student. (DN)

MISSING TEEN FOUND – Police report that 16-year-old Jevon Elcock, of Gibbons Boggs, Christ Church has been found and is safe. Elcock was reported missing last Friday, April 7th.  (BT)

BOWEN: JAIL DANGEROUS DRIVERS – Send them to jail! That’s what president of the Barbados Road Safety Association, Sharmane Roland-Bowen, wants for people found guilty of dangerous driving that causes the death of pedestrians or other motorists. Her comments came after a man last week admitted to dangerous driving in the death of a pensioner who was using a pedestrian crossing. He escaped incarceration, but was fined $8 500 in the High Court. Suspended Transport Board driver Clare Ramon Nevero Hinds, of Perfection Road, Bush Hall, St Michael, who admitted to causing the death of 89-year-old Edna Sandiford on March 3, 2012, has a year to pay the fine, or face 12 months at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds. (DN)

THREE INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT - Three people are nursing injuries following an accident at Wanstead Road, St Michael around 11 p.m. last night. The car, which was driven by 23-year-old Raphael Jordan of Husbands, St James struck a utility pole and later caught fire and was destroyed. Jordan received bruises to his left hand and sought private medical attention. His two female passengers ages 21 and 22 years respectively, suffered injuries to the head, and neck, and were both transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical attention. One fire tender, and five fire officers responded to the scene. Police are continuing investigations. (BT)

TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN ACCIDENT AT WATERFORD, ST MICHAEL – Two people are nursing injuries following an accident at Waterford, St Michael around 7:15 a.m. today. Fifty-four-year-old Deborah Howell- Cadogan of Friendly Hall, St Michael was the driver of the first car, while 60-year-old Danny Gill of Jackson, St Michael, drove the second car. Howell-Cadogan suffered pain to the right hip and right leg. She was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) by ambulance for medical attention. Danny Gill suffered pain to the chest. He was taken to the QEH by private vehicle. Police are continuing investigations. (BT)

THREE INJURED IN ACCIDENT AT MY LORD’S HILL, ST MICHAEL – Three people suffered injuries in an accident at My Lord’s Hill, St Michael today around 8 a.m. The accident involved a car driven by 36-year-old Samuel Boyce of Arch Hall, St Thomas, and a van driven by 49-year-old Thomas Harris of Buttals, Grove, St George. Boyce and his passenger 57-year-old Cynthia Boyce, of Bayville, St Michael suffered chest pains and were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical treatment. Harris also suffered chest pain. He opted to seek private medical care. Police are continuing investigations. (BT)

Four injured in accident at Oldbury, St Philip - Four people were injured in a two-car collision along Oldbury Road, St Philip in the wee hours of this morning. The first car was driven by 20-year old Tre Belgrave, of Moncreiffe, St Philip, who was accompanied by 21-year-old Akkeem Lashley, of Massiah Street, St John. The second car was driven by 19-year-old Krish Payne of Rose Gate, St John who was accompanied by 16-year-old Donte Dear of Massiah Street in the same parish. The four males complained for pain about the body and they were all taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical attention. (BT)

VICTIM TRULY A HUMBLE MAN – People always say nice things about those who have been killed, but this is one time, chorused residents of Long Bay, St Philip, that the words truly describe murdered man Jibri Cezont. The 25-year-old Cezont was gunned down in his kitchen around 1:55 a.m. yesterday. His brother, 23, who was not named by police but who neighbours called Negus, was shot in both legs when he rushed to Jibri’s aid. He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. When the DAILY NATION visited the family home, a male, who was later identified as another brother, ordered the newspaper off the property after steadfastly refusing to comment. (DN)

VANDALISED AGAIN – One of the 3Ws busts at Wanstead Park, Cave Hill, St Michael, has again been decapitated.  And an upset Member of Parliament for the area, Donville Inniss, says the act smacks not only of a lack of respect for property, but also of ignorance of the contribution made by the famous batting trio. The replica head of Sir Clyde Walcott was knocked off and left on the ground looking up at the other two busts of Sir Frank Worrell and Sir Everton Weekes. Two plaques, commemorating the involvement of a number of companies in the tribute, had also been chipped off and placed to lean against the stone base. It was in 2014 that the bust of Sir Everton was vandalised in a similar fashion, but the artists Frances Ross and Art Edwards created another which was installed in 2015. “I really don’t know what more I can say,” said Inniss, who was one of those who officially unveiled the restored bust in 2015. “If people don’t appreciate the work of our artists and the contribution that the 3Ws would have made to Barbados not just in terms of sport but in terms of international acclaim, then I don’t know what else could help,” he added. (DN)

DOPING FIGHT A MARATHON – Drugs in sport may never be eradicated but better control measures can be put in place, says a sports law expert.  “I don’t think it is ever going to be eliminated but with the passage of time it will be better managed and there will be more disincentives for people to cheat,” Tyrone Marcus said, adding that doping had been around for eons. “[In] one bit of research I did, I found that from 1776 BC this has been going on in sport,” said the Trinidadian attorney, who is also a consultant for the UNESCO Barbados Anti-Doping Legislation Project. He was speaking while giving a lecture entitled Anti-Doping Legislation: Implications for Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel, National Sport Federations and Stakeholders at Solidarity House on Saturday night. (DN)

CRAIGG SETS NEW JAVELIN RECORD - Javelin thrower Janeil Craigg set a new national record at the high-profile Grenada Invitational International Classic at the Karani James Stadium on Saturday. Craigg won the men’s javelin with a throw of 78.71 metres on his third attempt to surpass his own Barbados record of 75.62 metres established at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in El Salvador last July. The final throw from the former Coleridge Parry schoolboy went a distance of 75.89 metres, which was also over his previous record. Cyrus Hostetler of the United States had to settle for second with a distance of 75.25 while Albert Reynolds threw 75.14 metres for third place. (DN)

BDFSP WIN LATE AGAINST ELLERTON – The Barbados Defence Force Sports Programme (BDFSP) scored with practically the final kick of the game to snatch all three points against Ellerton when the Digicel Premier League continued at the Wildey Astroturf on Saturday night. A 93rd-minute curler from Khalil Gill ensured that BDFSP moved back level on points with leaders Wales. Rashad Jules opened the scoring in the 70th minute for BDFSP, before they were pegged back by a Shakille Belle strike for Ellerton three minutes later. But just when the match seemed destined for a draw, Gill stepped up to turn one point into three for his side. (BT)

PAKISTAN WHIP WINDIES – West Indies plunged from the lofty heights of Friday’s sensational opening win, producing an underwhelming performance to slump to a 74-run defeat to Pakistan in the second One-Day International yesterday. Set 283 to win and wrap up a series victory over Pakistan for the first time in nearly 30 years, West Indies stumbled when it mattered most and were bundled out for 208 off 44.5 overs at the Guyana National Stadium. Captain Jason Holder topscored with a career-best 68 while Ashley Nurse got a robust 44 but the Windies batting suffered a spectacular failure, with none of the top six getting past 15. Pacer Hasan Ali was outstanding, claiming five for 38 while off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez picked up two for 23, as the euphoria from the successful record run chase four days ago all but dissipated. (DN)

EGYPT’S COPTIC CHURCHES HIT BY DEADLY BLASTS ON PALM SUNDAY - Two blasts targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt on Palm Sunday have killed at least 45 people, officials say. In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark’s Coptic church killed 16 people. Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside and was unhurt, state media reported. An earlier blast at St George’s Coptic church in Tanta killed 29 people. So-called Islamic State (IS) says it is behind the explosions. The group has recently targeted Copts in Egypt. Following the attacks, President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered military deployments to protect “vital an important infrastructure” across the country, the government said in a statement. Four police officers, including one policewoman, were among those killed in Alexandria, the interior ministry said. The suicide bomber blew himself up after they stopped him from entering the church. The first explosion in Tanta, 94km (58 miles) north of Cairo, took place near the altar. “I saw pieces of body parts and broken seats. There was so much blood everywhere, some people had half of their bodies missing. The first three rows [inside the church] were destroyed,” Nabil Nader, an eyewitness, said. Security forces later dismantled two explosive devices at the Sidi Abdel Rahim Mosque, also in Tanta, the state-run Al-Ahram news wedsite reports. The explosions injured at least 71 people in Tanta and 35 others in Alexandria, the health ministry said. The Egyptian government announced three days of mourning. The blasts appear to have been timed for maximum impact, as people gathered to mark Palm Sunday. It is one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Egyptian security forces had been put on alert in anticipation of attacks. The explosions come weeks before an expected visit by Pope Francis intended to show support for the country’s Christian minority. He condemned the explosions. “I pray for the dead and the injured, and I am close in spirit to the family members [of the victims] and to the entire community,” the Pope said. (BT)

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