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Advertising RatesTrinidad raTed as The Caribbean’s happiesT CounTryTrinidad is the

happiest country in the Caribbean,

according to the 2013 World Happiness Report from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

The report, which was pub-lished this year for the second time, comes after last year’s Gallup World Survey, which found Trinidad to be the fifth-happiest country on earth.

Trinidad was ranked 31st overall in the world, ahead of countries including Kuwait, Saudi arabia, Thailand, Spain and South Korea, among others.

The report looks at what it found to be six key variables: “real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having some-

one to count on, perceived free-dom to make life choices, freedom from

corruption and generosity.”

The report was edited by sev-eral academics including Profes-sor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special advisor to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The data covers a three-year period from 2010 to 2012.

“There is now a rising worldwide demand that policy be more closely aligned with what really matters to people as they themselves character-

ize their well-being,” Sachs said in a release. “More and more world leaders are talking about the importance of well-being as a guide for their nations and the world. The World Happi-ness Report 2013 offers rich evidence that the systematic measurement and analysis of happiness can teach us a

lot about ways to improve the world’s well-being and sustain-able development.”

It should be noted, however, that only five Caribbean coun-tries were included in the list — although the UN said it only covered countries for which all of the data was available.

Interestingly, though, the report found that the Latin America and Caribbean region, along with Sub-Saharan Africa, had shown the largest increases in “life evaluations,” with more than 75 percent of countries in Latin America and the Caribbe-an showing “significant increas-es” in average happiness.

Those Caribbean countries ranked on the list included Suriname (40), Jamaica (75), the Dominican Republic (95) and Haiti (126).

Fly Jamaica Set To Soar!

Fly Jamaica is about to take to the skies with its scheduled

return flights from New York and Toronto to

Jamaica and Guyana. Ac-cording to the Airline’s website, September 26 will be the de-parture date for the Inaugural flight from New York to George-

waiting on passengers to come to us. We are coming out there and we are offering you different events in our four destinations,” said Roxanne Reece, an executive of Fly Jamaica.

Her assurance comes against the background of numerous carriers in the past going belly-up because of price gouging by com-petitors, fewer passengers during low seasons coupled with high operational costs.

Reece said Fly Jamaica would be offering cooking tours, concerts, sports and other tours in Guyana, Jamaica, New York and Toronto. “It’s not just selling seats. We are selling tourism…It’s a trade off,” she told a news conference.

The Jamaica-headquartered car-rier hopes that Guyanese travel to Jamaica to enjoy the beaches and Jamaicans will come to Guyana to savour the rainforest.

town, via Kingston. Fly Jamaica’s first flight to Guyana is expected to land at the Cheddi Jagan In-ternational Airport (CJIA) on September 26 at 11 PM.

Fly Jamaica’s Toronto service is scheduled to com-mence on October 8 with a non-stop flight to Georgetown.

Fly Jamaica has indicated its inten-

tion to survive com-petition by using tourism-related events to maintain a constant passenger load, a top airline of-ficial has said.

“We are not just sitting and

Fly Jamaica’s roxanne reece and Jamaica’s prime Minister portia simpson-Miller at a recent cake sticking.

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baby. Selected theatre credits include, “Vagina Monologues” (Jerry Orbach Theatre, NYC), “Hair” (The Grand Theatre; London, Ontario), “Hair-spray” (Drayton Theatres; Ontario), In the 1st Canadian cast of “High School Musical” in the role of Taylor McKessie (Neptune Theatre; Nova Scotia and Drayton Theatres; Ontario), “Foot-loose” in the role of Rusty (Alumnae Theatre; Toronto), “From Here To Africville” as the role of Eva Hattie (Factory Theatre; Toronto).

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An athletic person, Gina enjoys a variety of sports, having swum competitively in her youth. She is also a blue belt in Taekwondo. In her spare time she enjoys listening to reg-gae music, playing the cello and reading her favourite book Erich Fromm’s To have or to be? Go Gina Go!

Walnut Foundation’s men’s HealtH conFerence

The Walnut Foundation will be hosting a Confer-ence on Men’s Health at

Ryerson University in Toronto on Saturday, September 28 from 8:30 am to 4:15 pm. Ac-cording to Dr. Winston Isaac, President & CEO, the confer-ence is for anyone who has an interest in learning about Men’s Health and also in sup-porting men as they strive to be responsible for their own health. This conference will have sessions on Men, Masculinity and Health; conditions specific to men’s health and the role of supports in chronic health conditions. Sessions will be led by academics, survivors

and healthcare and counseling profes-sionals. The conference fee is held at $40 to make it affordable with a restricted number of registrants hence early registration is encouraged.

Dr. Isaac is convinced that the Conference on Men’s Health will make a significant contribution to shift the focus from men’s urologi-cal conditions to that of total health. He states that the prevailing thought in some circles that men’s health is primarily urological feeds into the stigma of sexual dysfunction and thus causes men not to be forthcom-ing in seeking help for health-related conditions until the situation be-comes intolerable.

The Walnut Foundation is a regis-tered charitable organization with a focus on Men’s Health. The organi-zation currently has a Men’s Health Interest Group and a Prostate Cancer Support Group. The organization is the brain-child of Dr. Isaac who is an academic and a Prostate Cancer Sur-vivor. It was after Dr. Isaac’s diagno-sis and treatment for Prostate Cancer in 2003 that he realized that there was insufficient focus on the disease in the Black community and hence a lack of information for Black Men, especially the areas of screening, monitoring and follow-up support.

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On September 17, the Bureau of the Heads of Government of the

15-nation Caribbean Commu-nity (CARICOM) discussed the decriminalisation of marijuana and its production for medici-nal purposes. The discussion was prompted by the Prime Minister of the Caribbean state, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves who, prior to the meeting, is reported to have said “it is high time” that the matter is addressed “in a sensible focus not hysterical manner”.

As it turned out, the Chairman of the meeting, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, told reporters that the CARICOM Secretariat has been given the task “to do research on the medical issues as well as the legislation issues” and a report will be presented to a Heads of Government Conference in February next year.

The discussion was never going to be easy. Apart from the fact that the Bureau could not take decisions on such a sensitive issue for all 15 governments, there would be considerable misgivings on at least four counts.

First would be the reaction of the United States government; second would be fear that decriminalisation of marijuana possession and use, how-ever small, may lead to consumption of harder narcotics such as cocaine; third would be whether Caribbean govern-ments have the resources to regulate

and enforce secure production of marijuana for medicinal purposes; and fourth would be the response of Church groups that are instinctively opposed to decriminalisation.

These are the reasons why any further discussion of the issue by CARICOM leaders should be informed by a careful and well researched study. The study should address not only the four con-cerns identified in the previous para-graph, but also the savings to govern-ment of amending their present policies on marijuana and the revenues that could be earned from the production of cannabis for the global medical market.

But, the CARICOM Secretariat is already strapped for cash and find-ing it difficult to deliver on the many mandates it has been given by govern-ments. It is doubtful, therefore, that it has the resources to conduct the intense and meticulous study that is required. It is also unlikely that the Bureau has authorised a fresh contribution from all governments to fund the study.

Further, this is one issue about which there is no point in seeking assistance from donor countries such as the Eu-ropean Union (EU), the US or Canada. The Secretariat would do better to get

authority from governments to try to raise funds from private sources such as philanthropist George Soros. Failure to secure adequate funding would result in an unsatisfactory study on which informed decisions could not be made.

Yet, there is considerable merit in the discussion in which Gonsalves wishes CARICOM government to engage. It is indeed high time that the Carib-bean’s policies on marijuana production, use, and decriminalisation be carefully studied and appropriate action taken to amend these policies appropriately in the region’s interest and not as a response to pressure from the United States and elsewhere. This is especially impor-tant because, as Ethan Nadelmann the Executive Director of the US Drug Policy Alliance has pointed out, “20 states in the U.S. have legally regulated marijuana and are reaping the benefits from it”.

Two recent studies – one in the United States and the other in Britain – again highlight the need for radical change in policies related to marijuana. A study by the Institute of Social and Economic Research in Britain says that “legalising cannabis could help the gov-ernment cut the deficit by up to £1.25 billion (US$2 billion) a year”. It also argues that “the dangers of cannabis as a ‘gateway’ drug, which leads users to try harder drugs, is greatly exaggerated in public discussion”. In the United States, Jeffrey Miron, a senior lecturer at Harvard University who studied the likely impact of drug

legalization, found $20 billion a year could be available to the coffers of the US at State and Federal levels through saving on law enforcement and the gen-eration of taxes on marijuana.

In the Caribbean, Jamaican chemist and cancer researcher Dr. Henry Lowe says that Jamaica could be earning “bil-lions of dollars from the wide range of cosmeceutical, neutraceutical and phar-maceutical products being developed across the world”. The same observation holds true for other Caribbean countries.

No one Caribbean government could realistically attempt to change its laws and its stance on marijuana without being subjected to enormous pressure, including the withdrawal of official development assistance from the US, and Canada. These days such assistance is linked to coast guards and drug-interdiction agencies of the Region. This is why the governments will have to act together – no doubt a reality of which Prime Minister Gonsalves is acutely aware. That is why he wisely urged a CARICOM-wide approach.

Any study to be presented to Carib-bean leaders next February has to be well funded so that it can be painstakingly re-searched and thorough. If not, no informed decision can be made, and no convincing argument put forward one way or the other. Getting the study right is the first and necessary hurdle to be jumped.The writer is a Consultant, Senior Research Fellow at London University and former Caribbean diplomat

High time indeed to review marijuana policies

Thoughts On Fly Jamaica And Khan’s Canadian T20!Over the past few days

foremost amongst my thoughts has been the

news of Fly Jamaica’s impend-ing commencement of its ser-vice from Toronto to Guyana and Jamaica. I was also flabber-gasted by the recent Caribbean Camera report on Roy Singh’s launching of a Canadian T20 Cricket League.

Before I address my comments on the utter foolhardiness of Singh’s plans, on behalf of all of our readers, let me first issue the heartiest of welcomes to Fly Jamaica. The commencement of its ser-vice couldn’t have come at a better time.

Jamaica has long been a very popular tourist destination amongst mainstream Canadians. Many Canadian based Jamaicans are also frequent return visi-tors to their former homeland.

Fly Jamaica’s indicated passenger load strategy of targeting flight avail-ability around tourism related events should resonate equally well amongst mainstream Canadians and former nationals. National events such as the Jamaica Jazz Festival and Reggae Sun-Splash have attracted increasing num-bers of members of both groups. As long as its fares are attractive and its pas-senger service outstanding, Fly Jamaica

should have no problem gaining its fair share of these target markets.

There’s also potential for Fly Ja-maica to carve its own passenger niche amongst other members of the Canadi-an Caribbean community. Far too few of us have ever visited Jamaica and availed ourselves of the island’s abundant at-tractions. Those who have enjoyed a Jamaican All Inclusive Resort will, by and large, readily testify that the experi-ence is well worth the price.

Jamaica’s relatively unheralded but very enjoyable Carnival is also an event that Fly Jamaica should seek to promote amongst Canadian mas lovers. I can attest to the fact that Jamaica Carnival’s Mas Camp, J’Ouvert and Street Mas should be on the To Do list of anyone who considers themselves to be a seri-ous mas player.

For all its potential the Jamaican travel market may yet pale by compari-son to that of the Toronto-Guyana route. Ever since the demise of Guyana Air-ways, Guyanese-Canadians have been clamouring for a cost attractive means of travel to their former homeland.

During its Dawn Murray managed years, BWIA provided such outstanding service that many Guyanese-Canadians embraced and adopted it as their own.

Unfortunately by no stretch of the imag-ination can the same be said for Carib-bean Airlines, BWIA’s replacement.

Price gouging and shabby passen-ger treatment are amongst the many accusations Guyanese Canadians have found cause to level at Caribbean Airlines. For a variety of reasons CAL has utterly failed to capture the hearts of Guyanese-Canadians. The door is therefore now completely open for Fly Jamaica to do so.

In appointing Guyanese-born Law-rence Kanhai as head of its Canadian operations, Fly Jamaica has taken a very positive first step in doing so. Over the years Kanhai has developed a very solid reputation as one of Toronto’s most reliable and efficient Travel Agents. Hav-ing the same surname as one Rohan Babulall Kanhai hasn’t hurt either.

Which brings us nicely to the afore-mentioned topic of Mr Roy Singh’s ill advised launching of a Canadian T20 League. The immediate question that jumps to mind would be “Why”?

With the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) having completed an immensely successful first year and reported geared towards adding two expansion franchis-es in 2014, Singh would be much better served applying to be one of those.

In its 2013 Inaugural Season, the CPL attracted some of the best players from around the world including quite a few from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Singh’s stated plans have indicated an intention to target Toronto’s ever increasing populations of ex-patriots South Asian countries as the primary audience for his venture. If so, again, wouldn’t he be much better served sim-ply developing a Toronto CPL Franchise with South Asian players at the core?

The second question on Singh’s plans that requires a response is when exactly does he intend to stage his T20 League? Outdoor cricket is only possible in Canada during the months of May – September.

As this year’s weather patterns have proven and as seasoned Toronto cricket players have long since accepted, May and June will likely be washouts. July and August now belong to the CPL and September to the IPL’s Champion’s League. So again, when exactly does Singh think he can stage his League?

Sufficient other questions exist, such as venues, for which there are readily no sensible answers. Enough to suggest that Singh’s plans will never take flight. Not so Fly Jamaica, they are seemingly set to soar!

— Tony McWatt


500,000 Bad FisHBRIDGETOWN, A businessman in-volved in the fishing industry has suggested that the Ministry of

Bajan Bands Making StridesBRIDGETOWN, Barbadian artistes are looking for every opportunity to showcase their talent to the wider world. Sixteen local acts took such an opportunity at the Barbados Beach Club recently when American book-ing agents Degy International scouted for entertainers to perform on the United States college circuit. While the names of the successful ones have not been revealed, Andrew Daniel, a director of the Association of Music Entrepreneurs (Barbados) which facilitated the showcase, said that last year’s selectees put on some great performances and were well received at the various colleges.

“Last time we showcased at the Errol Barrow Centre we had about

seven people, this year we had 16,” said Daniel, who produced the latest showcase. “They (booking agents) are almost at a loss as to who to pick based on talent.”

He also said acts could gain more expo-

sure when students used Twitter and Fa-cebook to spread the word to their friends.

“Even for a band like Cover Drive that has done well in Europe, it is still a benefit for them to come into the col-lege circuit because they are playing to

a demographic that fits them directly.“We expect that they will do well,” he

added. Some of the acts that went be-fore the agents were A Few Good Men, Adrian Clarke, pannists Andre Forde and Ziggy Walcott and Cover Drive.

Barbados BumpedBRIDGETOWN, Barbados has lost its top spot with the American World Clinics (AWC). Four years af-ter AWC approached Government about opening a medical tourism hospital here, its directors are now looking at alternative start-up locations because of the time it has taken to get the US$200 million project off the ground.

AWC president Robert Priddy told local media that because of the lengthy delay Barbados might

no longer be the location for the flagship mega facility.

“We are in the process of evalu-ating opportunities including The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Tobago and Nicaragua,” he said.

“At this time we are in various stages of active negotiations at four of these sites. Operationally, we will have dedicated profes-sional leadership for each site and are confident based on exist-ing physician and nursing inter-est that we will have no problem staffing facilities in all of those locations.”

not For saleBRIDGETOWN, Barbados isn’t planning to sell any part of Grantley Adams International Airport and it certainly isn’t going to privatize the Caribbean Broadcasting Corpora-tion (CBC). That assurance has come from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, who said in Toronto on September 21 that any decision about privatiz-ing the airport would have to be made by the Cabinet and as its chairman, he knew of no plan to place it into private hands.

“That decision would have to be made by the Cabinet and that can’t be made in any secret place,” Stuart said in response to a question at a news conference in Toronto where he was the featured speaker at the annual Errol Bar-row Memorial Dinner in Canada’s largest city. “I don’t know of any plan by the present Government to sell off any part of Grantley Adams International Airport.

“I know, though, that as part of

the whole mix of current economic solutions that Barbados has faced and other Caribbean countries have faced, that mention has from time to time be made in discussions with officials and so on that, for example, airports in London are privately owned,” he added.

Health should get its hands on 500 000 flying fish stored away but suspected to be contaminated. The man, who requested media anonym-ity, said he was reliably informed that the fish were removed from a cold storage facility on September 14 following media reports that there was the possibility that the fish may be unfit for human consumption.

He said that the fish were being stored in two refrigerated contain-ers and were being moved to dif-ferent locations. He was concerned that some of the fish may be find-ing their way to the public through fish market vendors and suppliers.

It is understood that between September 14 - 18, quality control officers disposed of another 30 000 contaminated flying fish. The majority were seized from a vendor at the Bridgetown Market while

being packaged for sale. Those fish were believed to be from the batch under suspicion and reports indi-cate that some were destined for a major fish supplier.

Heavy rain causes FloodingBRIDGETOWN, Parts of Barbados were covered in water on September 19 as heavy rains caused flooding in the northern and western sections. The rains, accompanied by lightning

and thunder, were especially felt in St James, where in addition to flood-ing, there was a loss of electricity in some areas.

The heavens opened just after midday resulting in torrents of water descending on to The Garden and causing motorists to slow down as they tried to manoeuvre through the rising waters and debris in the road.

At Trents, homes were surrounded by water and the road through Trents Tenantry became impassable to small vehicles, while some larger ones managed to make it through the muddy waters.

prime Minister Freundel stuart


Date Rape WarningBRIDGETOWN, Police are investi-gating two cases in which women are claiming they were victims of the date-rape drug. It has prompted a warning for women to be careful when accepting drinks while partying or in social settings.

Detectives are investigating two rape reports in which the women said they were drugged and then molested. In one case the woman was at a house with a friend, while in the other case the victim had at-tended a fete.

Inspector David Welch con-firmed the reports, adding that there were other similar claims

circulating but they had not been brought to the police’s attention.

“We are concerned by what was reported. What we are seeing in the cases is that they were drink-ing and then became incapacitat-ed. Someone had slipped some-thing into their drinks,” Welch told

local media.The culprit

drug is sus-pected to be rohypnol, a popular date-rape drug from the 1990s used by predators who slipped it into their victims’ drink and after-wards sexually molested them. Part of the effect

of the drug, which is also known as the “forget pill”, is that it initially causes users to be excited and disinhibited and leaves them with amnesia.

As a result, victims do not remem-ber what happens for a period after ingesting the drug.

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$1 Billion In Water Funds NeededBRIDGETOWN, The Barbados Water Authority is on an exploration to find close to $1 billion to fund the replace-ment of all of its ageing infrastructure. Senior Engineer Stephen Lindo told a September 20 news conference at its Project Execution Unit, Manor Lodge, St. Michael he expects this country to explore avenues for such financing dur-ing the Annual Conference and Exhibi-tion of the Caribbean and Wastewater Association opening at Hilton Barbados on October 6.

Lindo, who is the Chairman of the high level sessions of the upcoming conference, identified such financing sources as coun-try-to-country borrowing, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, as well as Chinese and Japanese institutions. He said he was certain the region would approach these sources for funding.

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region. The Water Authority administra-tor also expected top government repre-sentatives from developed countries to take part in the Barbados talks.

Lindo also revealed, that Barbados would be approaching the IDB for money to buy a number of power gen-erators, which are critical when there is an outage at the Barbados Light & Power Company.

“Most of our supply systems are actu-ally driven by electricity. Electricity, for example, in Barbados is supplied by

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He contended that if there was a ma-jor disaster, such as a hurricane, there could be a power outage to many of the BWA’s stations.

“And this, in instances where there are no storage reservoirs, then you could have an outage in some areas for a long time. Our storage reservoirs for the most part, only have a capacity for holding about 24 hours supply. After 24 hours, people would be out of water,” warned Lindo.

user Fees For HealtH care?BRIDGETOWN, Barbadians may soon have to pay user fees to access health care at public facilities as part of Gov-ernment’s thrust to boost revenues. Minister of Health John Boyce dropped the hint on September 20 shortly after signing a memorandum of understand-ing between the Ministry and the Uni-versity of the West Indies (UWI) along with principal of the Cave Hill campus, professor Sir Hilary Beckles.

The Ministry suffered a near $35 million cut in its subvention after the 2013 Budget, and Boyce said the ob-jectives set out and outlined by the Minister of Finance were “real” and must be met.

“It is a question of making sure that this country is here for us and for our children ten, 15, 20 years down the road,” he added.


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grenada’s tourism upgradeST.GEORGE”S, Grenada, The island’s Board of Tourism is being upgraded to a full-fledged Tourism Authority. Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel said the transition would lead to “Increased market-ing opportunities, greater potential for earning and better partnership with airlines and cruise ships,” among other benefits.

“We all understand that the tourism sector is critical to Grenada,” Otway-Noel said at a press conference to announce the move. “It is the number one driving force in our economy and it is important that we are meeting all the marks. In doing so, our marketing

and our public relations and all of these areas have to be manned by the most appropriate people, in a time when the tourism industry is changing so rapidly.”

“So what we are doing is carrying out the wishes of the tourism sector and making sure that Grenada is where it ought to be,” she said. “Tourism is ongo-ing. We have flights coming in, we have hotel rooms to fill, so we have to make sure that we do this in a very succinct way, because tourism continues.”

Simon Stiell, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, said the new Authority would place a greater fo-cus on real development of the tourism sector. “We will be able to take advan-tage of many opportunities in the tour-ism sector that, to date, we have failed to really capitalize on,” he said.

raise retirement age says trade unionistST JOHN’S, Antigua, Veteran trade unionist, Stafford Joseph, is urg-ing government to reconsider not raising the age of retirement now that the Social Security is “catch-ing itself.” Earlier this month, Social Security Board Chairman, Everette Christian, spoke of significant im-provement in the Scheme’s financial fortunes and said it was now posting a monthly surplus.

Christian indicated the turn-around is directly related to reforms introduced in May. Among the measures but still to be implement-ed, is an increase in the retirement. According to Joseph, there is now no need to make Antiguans and Barbudans work longer.

Antigua Tourism’s Worst Summer

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Despite the accolades received during the recently held World Travel Awards and the coun-try’s involvement in major promotional events, the twin-island state struggled through the summer months.

General Manager of the Antigua & Barbuda Hotel and Tourism Associa-tion Neil Forrester has revealed Antigua & Barbuda “has just encountered the worst summer yet.” Forrester, said it

was a good summer for events, but not visitor arrivals.

“Things have not been rosy and we have been through a very difficult sum-mer. It is great to have some awards but you have to have the visitors behind it from the land-based side. We just encountered one of the worst summers in a long time,” Forrester said. He said occupancy rates for the summer months were unusually low, and there were

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no apparent reasons for the decline in numbers. The first three months of the year was “great” for some hotels while “others suffered.”

There was an 11 per cent drop in US markets, while there was an increase in arrivals out of Canada.

The country was involved in a num-ber of promotional events during the summer, which including the Ex-Factor and the filming of the ABC’s series the Bachelorette. Forrester believes noth-ing much can be gained from these exposures unless it is incorporated as a marketing tool for the destination.

Forrester noted a primary example of a positive marketing tool is the Stayca-tion Expo promoted by the Ministry of Tourism. The initiative is used to sensitise resident as to the varying of-ferings in the hotel sector with a view of encouraging a “Staycation” rather than travelling for a vacation.

The twin-island state was awarded the Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination and at the International Travel Awards held here recently. San-dals Grande Antiguan Resort, the host venue, was awarded the Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Resort.


KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines ambas-sador to the United Nations, Camilo Gonsalves, has been sworn in as the country’s new Foreign Affairs and For-eign Trade Minister as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves named three new senators to his administration.

In addition, the younger Gonsalves, who is replacing former foreign af-fairs minister Dr. Douglas Slater, who has taken up a new position with the Guyana-based Caribbean Com-munity (CARICOM) Secretariat, will also serve as commerce and informa-tion technology minister, while Luke Browne, the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) candidate for the East Kingstown in the 2010 general elec-tion, was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism,

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Sports, and Culture.

Prime Minister Gon-salves said he had asked Opposition legislator, Dr. God-win Friday, to become the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. If Friday does not accept the nomination, Thomas, an attorney, will be appointed Deputy Speaker.

Governor General Sir Frederick Ballantyne congratulated the senators saying, “They are all, as you know, very

dergraduate degree in economics and mathematics, and master’s degree in statistics from Oxford University.

The younger Gonsalves is also former senior crown counsel and has undergraduate degrees in journalism and law, a master’s degree in global affairs (political economy), and is currently pursuing a doctorate.

Thomas has an undergraduate degree in journalism and political science, a law degree, and a

Prime Minister Gonsalves that his government, which came to office in 2001 and will seek a fourth consecu-tive term at the next general elec-tions, constitutionally due in 2015, “has as part of its mandate and as part of its obligation to refresh itself with personnel and with ideas.

The appointment of the new foreign and foreign trade minister brings to three, the number of Gonsalves’ rela-tives who are parliamentarians.

The Prime Minister’s first cousin, Julian Francis, who is also a senator, is the Minister of Works.

bright, outstanding Vincentians and the population expects a lot from all of you.

Prime Minister Gonsalves said each of the new legislators had “accomplished a great deal” noting that Browne, a former national and Rhode Scholar, had an un-

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BASSETTERE, St. Kitts, As St Kitts Nevis celebrates 30 years of Inde-pendence, Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas announced that civil ser-vants will be granted a pay increase by the end of the year.

In his Independence message on Thursday, Douglas said Government workers must be rewarded for their outstanding service.

The Prime Minister noted that based on several projects and initiatives as well as his administration’s goal to increase growth, economic activity in the country continues to rise.

Douglas, who came into power in 1995, said the people must be the centre of any successful develop-ment strategy.

The Prime Minister pointed to

several programmes undertaken by his administration including the construction of a new hospital, the distribution of free laptop comput-ers in schools, expanding financial resources available to students and housing initiatives.

We have also provided direct as-sistance to lower income families through the provision of affordable

subsidized housing and through the implementation of an impressive array of social development pro-grammes ….”

He also assured the nation that the minimum wage is still under review “because we are determined that we will protect and improve the standard of living of the lowest paid workers among us.”

union concerned aBout JoB lossesCASTRIES, St.Lucia, The National Workers Union (NWU), has expressed con-cern about the number of jobs being lost. The Union, the largest on the island, says it is extremely unfortu-nate that St.Lucia has failed to grasp timely opportunities to structure a plan aimed at job security and economic stabilization.

“Over the last 24 months we at the National Worker Union have been monitoring the situation in the country, especially since the financial crisis of 2008 and we are very concern about the direction we see the country heading as it relates to job losses, and redundancies. We have seen the trend via our membership and there is also evidence at the national level. So our con-cern is related to the future of the country and its work-force, what exactly will hap-pen to the increasing number of persons on the breadline,” said Solace Mayers, Deputy President General .

The Union says stakehold-ers in the industry must come together and devise a plan to arrest the crisis before it gets any worse.

Mayers said the union can-not ignore the fact that the jobs lost are the ones that have sustained workers over the years, and many business-es are recording economic erosion not being able to meet traditional targets.

Since the lay offs and clo-sures of businesses within the past two years, the national employment level has risen to over 25 per cent, with an estimated 17,000 young per-sons jobless. The International Labour Organisation says the situation is not expected to improve anytime soon given the global trend.

In 2012, an assessment of the country’s labour mar-ket revealed that 60 per cent of the labour market lacked secondary educa-tion and as a result, the requisite skills required for gainful employment.


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cJia ceo cHides air Jamaica over drug traFFicking concernsGEORGETOWN, The Chief Executive Officer of the Cheddi Jagan Interna-tional Airport (CJIA), Ramesh Ghir has expressed his concerns raised by Fly Jamaica earlier in the day about the movement of drugs through the airport.

Fly Jamaica’s executive, Roxanne Reece has called for a secure, efficient and more reliable system to help stem the flow of narcotics.

She reasoned that the amount of salaries being paid and the level of per-sons being employed were contributing to drug smuggling.

But Ghir, in a sharp reaction, chided the Fly Jamaica official for airing her concerns publicly. “It is very disap-pointing and unfortunate that a direc-tor of Fly Jamaica would choose to publicly address her concerns about drug incidents at the airport without first engaging the airport authorities about such anxiety,” he said.

Ghir, who chairs the CJIA Airport Security Committee, said no such concern has ever been raised with airport authorities including the Board of Directors.

The CEO assured that the CJIA’s management would be willing to en-gage Fly Jamaica’s staff and directors to address security related questions. Ghir said the CJIA’s security commit-tee remains committed to continu-ously working with its stakeholders to improve the passenger experience at the airport.

The CJIA, he said, remains very excited and look forward to the Fly Jamaica experience.

Government ministers have in the past stated that there has been collusion among various categories of workers at the airport in facilitating the movement of cocaine to the airport and eventually on mainly New York-bound flights.

At the same time, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and Narcotics Police have been intercepting several kilogrammes of cocaine in passenger luggage and cargo.

GEORGETOWN, In the wake of con-cerns by stallholders, the decrepit Kitty Market is to be demolished in the com-ing weeks but there is no idea when it will be rebuilt. Town Clerk, Carol Sooba said plans are being made to identify accommodation on Kitty Public Road to relocate the vendors before a private group demolishes the Heritage building.

“We have to do demolish the building because it is a threat to life and limb,” she said. Sooba confirmed that a private group, which recently submitted a proposal to the Local Government Ministry, has expressed an interest in bringing down the aged colonial wooden structure. The Guyana Fire Service has already declared the Kitty Market a fire hazard. She could not say whether that same group would be respon-sible for reconstructing the market which once housed the community centre, health centre and City public health inspectorate.

Vendors have complained bitterly that the central government and the Mayor and City Council have ignored their pleas for several years now to rehabilitate the market. “Given the fact that the government has been allocating State funds for the repair of markets around the country we,

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who depend on the Kitty Market for a living, feel that we are being victim-ized. We are also convinced that there is a conspiracy at work in relation to the disposal of the market to private entrepreneurs,” said the Kitty Market stallholders at a news conference.

Junior Local Government Minister,

Norman Whittaker shifted blame for leaving the market to fall into disrepair to the City Council, saying the munici-pality should have reinvested revenues in the maintenance of the facility. “The Council would have been garnering revenue from the operations of the market over the year and any prudent financial manager would have put aside some funds from the revenue garnered to take care of maintenance and depre-ciation of the assets so that at the end of its productive life you could replace it,” he said.

Whittaker refused to say what hap-pened to funds that were provided by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) for overhauling the mu-nicipal market.

Representative of the Kitty Market Action Committee, Tacuma Ogunseye said the group would lobby local, re-gional and international bodies includ-ing the IDB for support to rehabilitate or reconstruct the market.

The Town Clerk said the Georgetown municipality is obliged to reconstruct the market to the same design because it is a Heritage site.

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Giving an update to the media on September 19, Head of Atlantic

Hotel Inc., Winston Brassington, using a power point presentation to highlight the status of construction, said the Marriott marks the return to local shores, after 40 years, of an internationally branded hotel. The Marriot will supersede the nearby Pegasus, in Kingston.

An analysis of the new hotel’s pro-jected operations was given by Brass-ington, who described it as a “Public, Private Partnership Model or the Proj-ect Finance Model”. A private investor will invest US$8M and government, US$4M for a total of US$12M in eq-uity. He noted that with US$27M from Republic Bank and US$44M from the soon to be identified operator of the

entertainment complex, this cost is expected to outfit the hotel. NICIL is putting up one -third of the debt of US$15.5 M, he added.

The construction is being su-pervised by New York based M.A Angeliades Inc., after it was selected via a tendering process. The project is being undertaken by Shanghai Construction Group which has a design and build contract. Brassing-ton noted that several top Marriott International officials recently visited the site and were impressed.

The complex will house a seven-storey main structure, an administra-tion building containing offices, and banquet hall on the eastern side and

a separate entertainment complex to the west, containing a specialty restaurant, nightclub and casino.

Marriott International is a leading hospitality company with over 3,500 hotels internationally. It controls 337 properties in the United Sates, five in the Caribbean and 16 in Central and South America.

With regard to the beacon atop the lighthouse, he said this will be installed shortly on the top floor as a navigational aid.

The Marriott Hotel project is part of a five-year plan, according to government, which will significantly boost the local economy and pro-vide 250 jobs for Guyanese.

airport equipment stolenGEORGETOWN, The installation of critical equipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA),Timehri has hit a snag following the theft of fuel and power-related equipment. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Zulfikar Mohammed confirmed that small amounts of generator fuel were stolen from the site. He, however, said that no equipment was stolen. The theft, which was discovered earlier this week, was being investigated by the police, he said.

Local media were told that batter-

ies and chargers were stolen from the site where Very High Frequency Radio Omni-directional Range (VOR) equip-ment is being installed on the airside of the airport. The VOR, a critical piece of equipmemt, aids in giving the aircraft departing and arriving directional guid-ance.

The fuel, batteries and chargers were being used by technicians who are installing the new VOR navigational aid. A source at the airport said that the Air Traffic Control (ATC) administration at the Control Tower resorted to borrowing a portable generating set recently in or-der to have works continue on the VOR.

It was noted, however, that on Sep-tember 18 when technical staff were making arrangements to ferry the gen-erator to the VOR site it was discovered that the battery unit was missing.

Reports are that the police were called

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Guyanese Monkeys aT JaMaiCa ZooKINGSTON, Children may be in for a surprise when they visit the Hope Zoo from now on, as 10 squir-rel monkeys arrived on the island from Guyana on Sep-tember 19. Kenneth Benja-min, executive chairman of the Guardsman Group, an-nounced this at the Rotary Club of Kingston’s weekly luncheon which was staged at the Treehouse at Hope Zoo in St Andrew.

Benjamin, who was the guest speaker, said the monkeys would arrive at the zoo after going through the required procedures. He also stated that four snakes and six toucans had also ar-rived on the island. “I want this to be one of the finest

small zoos in the world. We have come a long way in the past two years and we wish to build upon this,” he said.

“When you think that maybe 80 per cent of our children have never trav-elled and they will never get to see what a lion looks like in person, they prob-ably see them on TV, but when you see a real animal in front of you, there is so much more appreciation. This is what I want to bring to the children of Jamaica,” Benjamin added.

He also noted that a female lion had been iden-tified, and if the funding is secured, she would be on the island within the next three months.

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KINGSTON, Trained forensic scene-of-crime experts are finding it quite a task to deal with the gory murder scenes left by criminals with some even press-ing their superiors for transfers from that department of the Jamaica Con-stabulary Force (JCF), Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington has said.

Ellington, who on September 18 showed parliamentarians several ghast-ly pictures of crime scenes and victims that had Justice Minister Mark Golding looking particularly pained was putting on record the Constabulary’s support for the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act otherwise called “Anti-Gang legislation”. The Act is being deliberated by a joint select com-mittee of Parliament chaired by Nation-al Security Minister Peter Bunting.

Prior to showing the photographs, Commissioner Ellington warned that “some of the scenes are graphic and would not be ones you want to look at for too long, an illustration of what criminals do to our country and citizens every day.”

“You may be seeing these as members of the committee for the first time, but we see it every day,” the senior lawman declared.

“It takes us three years to train a fo-rensic scene of crimes expert; they have to contend with this sight every single day. A lot of our officers are traumatized, many of them are seeking transfers out of the unit, they don’t want to work there anymore,” he told the committee.

Among the scenes showed by the commissioner were photos with what he said was the signature calling card of a noted gang, whose members remove the head of the victims so that the family cannot have “an open casket funeral”. He said the family and other residents in the community were left with memo-ries for years because “of that kind of punishment”.

Sharing photographs of children who have also been massacred, the police chief told politicians “in most countries, one of these photographs would have triggered a dramatic change in public policy. Unfortunately, we see so many of those every single day and the status quo remains.”

He said where the needs exceeded the capacity of a particular caregiver a referral, protocol kicks in which usually takes the officer to the medical services where they are better equipped to offer that level of care.


Jamaicans BarredWASHINGTON, The Unit-ed States Department of State says Jamaicans are among nationals not eli-gible to apply for the 2015 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2015). In making the announcement on Sep-tember 18, the depart-ment also pointed out that natives of the Dominican Republic and Haiti are also barred from the pro-gramme as, along with Jamaica, more than 50,000 immigrants came to the United States in the last five years.

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low rates of immigration to the United States.

It said the annual DV pro-gram makes visas available to persons meeting the “simple but strict, eligibil-ity requirements,” adding that a computer-generated, random drawing chooses selectees for diversity visas.

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sHaW Hits campaign trailKINGSTON – Jamaica Labour Party MP for NE Manchester and Opposition spokesman on Finance, Audley Shaw has hit the campaign trail in his bid to wrest leadership of the party from Andrew Holness. Shaw has already met with delegates

in NE St. Catherine and NE St. Andrew.

Shaw says he was given the “green light” to bid for the leadership position of the JLP following his many meetings and consultations with members and functionaries of the party as well as a broad cross-section of civil society, business community and grassroots Jamaicans.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica says a grant of Euros 22 million (One Euro = US$1.29 cents) from the European Union will help it achieve the Millennium Develop-ment Goals (MDGs) relating to the re-duction of maternal and child mortality.

The EU funds will be used to imple-ment the Programme for the Reduc-tion of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) that the government said represents the introduction of a new critical care service for mothers and newborn babies in the public health sector in Jamaica.

“This fits within the general pattern of support from the European Union… (These funds) will assist us in meeting our MDGs in respect of maternal and child mortality,” Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips said at the signing ceremony.

Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in the EU’s Development Co-operation Office, Jolita Butkeviciene, said while major strides had been made in fighting HIV, tuberculosis and ma-laria, “we still haven’t arrived where we would like to be in tackling mother and child deaths during child birth and also

securing access to services”.She said Jamaica was one of 18 coun-

tries chosen by the EU for assistance under its MDG initiative which seeks to assist with addressing challenges in achieving MDGs.

Butkeviciene said Jamaica was con-sidered as one of the countries commit-ted to achieving the MDG objectives and had presented a very credible proposal in the area of health.

Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson, expressed his gratitude to the EU for the assistance, which will greatly aid in

the country’s achievement of MDGs 4 and 5, which “have presented their own challenges.” MDG 4 relates to reducing infant deaths; while MDG 5 speaks to improving maternal health.

“This project has come at a very critical and important period. The ele-ments of this project are excellent. ..The question of institutional strengthening, improvement at the primary care level, training and research – all of this will add significant value to the quality of care that we will be able to offer to our people,” he added.

KINGSTON, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has used the platform of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) September 22nd 75th annual confer-ence to warn child molesters that more stringent measures will be coming to deal with them, even as she again appealed to communities to help in protecting the nation’s children.

“I say to those of you who believe that you can just be worthless and prey on the little children, stop it (be-cause) I have spoken to the minister of justice that we should craft legis-lation so that DNA can prove a rape or molestation so that no one can go free when they molest our children,” Simpson Miller said as she made a passionate plea for Jamaica’s children to be protected.

Noting that enough is enough, Simp-son Miller said now that Jamaica is being led by a woman, strong action will

be taken to protect the children against these predators .

She cited the recent case of a 15-year-old girl, who was raped and then viciously chopped by her father. That incident, she said, brought tears to the eyes of the women in the Cabinet.

“I want to appeal to those possess-ing evil, brutish minds; take your eyes of those little girls, those children,” she urged.

She further appealed to parents to stay close to their children so they will know and be able to take action if they are being abused.

“How can anyone look at a child and hurt that child? The prime minister questioned.

Gone are the days, she noted, when communities would seek to look out for the well-being of children.

She also spoke out against men who continue to prey on school girls.

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5 million gallons oF Water neededPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad & To-bago needs an additional 35 million gallons of water if all its citizens are to receive a steady supply of water every day, says Minister of the Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh.He said the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) was working feverishly to try and supply everyone with a daily supply. Signh was speaking at the com-missioning of the Chin Chin Road Pipeline Project on September 18.

Singh said when the People’s Partnership government came into power in 2010, 18 per cent of the country had a 24/7 water supply. He said today, 49 per cent was receiv-ing a 24/7 supply. Singh, who spoke about the several water treatment plants that were constructed and wells drilled, said those projects added 8.4 million gallons of water available for use. He said WASA was drilling six more wells in Point Fortin, Port of Spain, and Santa Cruz which will supply an additional 800,000 gallons. By 2014, the De-

salination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (DESALCOTT) was working towards increasing water produc-tion at the Point Lisas Plant by ten million gallons daily he said.

The minister said WASA’s total production capacity has increased by 8.4 million gallons per day from 224 million gallons in 2010 to 232.4 million gallons per day this year.

Pipeline installation was under-taken in 55 communities under the National Social Development Programme. $470 million was spent to install over 400 kilome-tres transmission and distribution pipelines he said.

Singh said in Tobago, 69 per cent of the population has a 24/7 water supply and by 2014, every-one should receive a 24/7 with the completion of two new projects.

The Chin Chin project replaced the 30-year-old, leaking 600 mil-limetre diameter steel main from Las Lomas Water Treatment Plant to Cunupia to integrate transmis-sion systems of the Las Lomas and Caroni Water Treatment plants.

The project which was done in two phases was completed in twelve months at a cost of $31,363,000.

PS ScandalPORT-OF-SPAIN, Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism permanent secretary Desdra Bascombe and deputy permanent secretary Vel Lewis have been suspended with immediate effect following allega-tions of financial impropriety. The two senior public officials re-ceived their suspension letters on September 18 from the Public Ser-vice Commission (PSC) pending the outcome of an investigation surrounding transactions amount-ing to nearly $2 million submitted for payment for several paintings. Media reports have indicated that investigations are also to be con-ducted into an alleged conflict of interest relating to one art dealer and an artist who supplied some of the paintings.

On August 13 Lewis resigned as chairman of the National Trust citing increased responsibilities in his capacity as deputy permanent secretary at the ministry. Auditor

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General Sharman Ottley, has been appointed to head the investiga-tion following which a report will be submitted to the PSC and Head of the Public Service and permanent secretary to the Prime Minister Reynold Cooper.

The suspensions of Bascombe and Lewis were announced at the month-ly permanent secretaries meeting held at Cabildo Chambers, Port of Spain on September 19.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, A Trinidadian national, employed as a research economist in Kenya, was among several people killed when Shabab militant attackers held up Narobi's Westgate Shopping Mall over the weekend killing at least 68 people. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has extended condolences to the family of Trinidadian scholar, Ravindra Ramjattan.

“It is with deep sadness that I offer condolences to the family of this bright son from Trinidad and Tobago. Having achieved the President's Medal, Ravindra went abroad and completed his studies, and took up a major assignment in Africa.

"Over the years, we have heard where our nationals, serving in various capaci-ties, were violently killed. Here was a young man, approaching 30 years old, with a bright future, cut down by terror-ism. May he rest in peace,” she added.

Principal of the Presentation College,

Gary Ribiero, told pupils and students that Ravindra Ramrattan, a former stu-dent, who won the Presidential Medal Gold in 2002, had been killed.

Ramrattan, who was living and work-ing in Nairobi, since September 2011, had attended the Central Trinidad-based College. He attained distinctions in mathematics, chemistry, physics and general paper at the Advanced Level ex-aminations and was named President's gold medal winner.

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, 2012 Chutney Soca Monarch, Kris V. Persad, A.K.A. KI is presently in China. Frontliner/Leader of the band 3veni is representing Trinidad & Tobago at China’s 9th Internation-

al Folk Art Festival alongside Neval Chatelal. The event takes place every 3 years with over 300 artists from 13 countries. It is made

possible by a government to government exchange program under the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism. When

asked about his trip, KIexplained that he would spend the majority travelling to different parts of China, giving 6-7 performances and spending 4 days in the

nation’s capital, Beijing. After his only 4 year career as a front line singer with 3veni, KI stated that it’s

overwhelming to be given this opportunity. He also said that not winning this year didn’t put a damper on his goals to achieve what many are still trying to do. He looks forward to repre-senting Trinidad & Tobago and hopefully learn-ing a few new things to bring back to his local

performances. His mega-hits “Single Forever” and “Friends for the Night” are said to be playing

at the clubs in that part of the world, and with a smile, KI said he is hoping to do a Chinese version.

KI, Nishard M, and 3veni will also have the op-portunity to perform alongside the American Icon,

R. Kelly in Guyana in a few weeks after Miami Carnival. KI & 3veni would like to thank everyone for their continued

support. Look forward to their new releases.

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Hunting Banned For 2 years.PORT-OF-SPAIN, A two year moratorium on hunting has been announced by the State.The hunting season was due to open October 1. Minister in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Ramo-na Ramdial has said that the main purpose for the hunting ban was preservation

During consultations regarding a wild-life policy that was implemented earlier

this year, Ramdial said several persons called for the moratorium. She said the ministry was getting statistics from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other organisations showing the degen-eration of the wildlife population.

She said a UWI professor would be partnering with the ministry to look at the possibility of breeding the wildlife population in captivity. Ramdial said the main challenge for the government during the moratorium would be illegal hunting.

And the ministry was attempting to address concerns that hunters would have. Last month president of the Hunt-ers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago Buddie Miller said hunters will resist a moratorium if it was unfairly and un-reasonably applied.

The last time a two-year morato-rium was imposed was in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by mari-

juana cultivators, said Miller. A two-year moratorium which was

imposed in 1987-89 and resulted in large sections of the forests in Biche, Charuma, Cumaca, Ecclesville and Moruga being overtaken by marijuana cultivators, said Miller. Mohan Bholasingh, President of the South Eastern Hunters’ Association said he was against the ban “ 150 per cent.”

He said research showed that morato-riums were more destructive to wildlife than beneficial.

media at Fault For segregationPORT-OF-SPAIN, The media is partly to blame for the segrega-tion amongst races and cultural groups journalist/Express colum-nist Sunity Maharaj has said. Ma-haraj said the media has failed to reflect the whole of Trinidad Tobago society. She was speak-ing during a September 18 town hall meeting at Presentation Col-lege, San Fernando.

The meeting was hosted by the Presentation College, Past Students Association. The topic for the meeting was “ Challeng-ing Assumptions about Race and Identity in T&T.”

Maharaj who gave a historical background as to why racial dis-crimination began in the country, said the media have remained “Port of Spain centric.”

She said: “It has not only cre-ated but deepened stereotype in the society. So that very often people are asked to comment

on this, that and the other, we invariably got the extremists in that case”.

Maharaj said: “It is not simply the news media, but the role that can be played by media in terms of engaging the society and show-ing the fullness of society because the conditions that created to-day’s situation were all embedded in cultural silos.”

Maharaj also questioned the government’s multiculturalism policy, saying that many inter-preted it as just “ an allocation of financial resources.”

She said: “The challenge for us today, more than ever, is about building bridges. It is about get-ting to know each other. But we will not. Nobody will cross the bridge, one to the other, until we could get enough reason for us to trust. There is only one basis we get the trust from. And trust comes in knowing.”


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Here are two further easy steps that can help you determine and achieve your financial goals:1. Set short- and long-term goals.2. Determine your tolerance for risk.

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Short-term goals are tangible objec-tives that you plan to attain within the next five years — for example, saving for a car. Long-term goals will likely

consist of objectives that reside roughly five years or more in the future — for example, saving for retirement.

Once you determine your objectives and where they fit within your time horizon, your next step is to determine your tolerance for risk.

determine your tolerance for riskYour tolerance for risk is the level of comfort or degree of acceptance you have in regards to a decline in the value of your investment portfolio.

In general, an investor’s short-term goals should be approached more con-servatively, while longer-term goals can tolerate higher levels of risk.

Yet every person is different; how one person reacts to a 20 per cent drop in an investment’s value will vary dramatically from how another person reacts. Therefore, it’s impor-tant to come to terms with your own tolerance for risk, and relate that to your time horizon, before you start to invest.

Investor profile questionnaires can help as they feature a num-ber of short questions designed to determine how tolerant you are of market volatility.

Regardless, a good approach is to start by setting goals and building a plan that focuses on what you really want. Keep in mind that as your life

changes in the coming years, so too will your financial priorities. Be sure to schedule regular appointments with your advisor to reassess your plan to make sure you remain on track.

speak with your advisorYou can work together to create a fi-nancial plan that will help you achieve your short- and long-term objectives within the risk tolerance you are com-fortable with.

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This doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. In fact, many fix-ups are simple to

do and cost less than dinner and a movie. Here are a couple ways to green your home.

use rechargeable batteriesFrom flashlights to kids’ toys, hom-eowners go through a lot of batteries, says Catherine

Zandonella, author of Green Guide Families: The Complete Reference for Eco-Friendly

Parents. “They contain toxic met-als and corrosive acids, and if we can avoid throwing those in the landfills, we should,” she says. Rechargeable batter-ies now come in every conceivable size, are long lasting and can be used over and over again. One place to stick with traditional batteries, though, is smoke detectors, says the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Rechargeables won't trigger the lowpower warning alarm, and may leave you unprotected without knowing it.

reduce your phantom LoadWhen you turn off your television, it’s not using any power, right? Wrong.

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In fact, some TVs - and many other plugged-in electric devices - use power even when they’re turned off, says

Ron Dembo, President & CEO of Toronto based Zero Footprint, which provides organizations and individuals tools that help measure, manage and offset carbon emissions. About 10% to 15% of a home’s electricity bill goes towards paying for the “phantom load,” says Dembo. By unplugging everything each night before bed, not to mention plugging them back in the next day - may not be realistic for many of us. In-stead, plug multiple devices into a power bar, and use the bar’s on/off switch to cut and restore power.

Savings can start anywhere. As Fall is upon us, this is a great way to begin.

The information in this article is not in-tended as specific investment, financial, accounting, legal or tax advice for any individual.

VICTIM ASSISTANCEA couple of weeks ago, I

was contacted by a very distraught young woman.

She indicated that during the course of an argument with her husband, he became irate and threatened her. At the time she wanted to calm him down and so she called the police thinking that they would attend and speak to him. To her surprise, the police attended and after questioning her, they placed her hus-band under arrest and took him away in handcuffs.

She stated that she found the en-tire criminal process confusing and could not comprehend why the police did not just caution her husband. I explained to her that the police, after speaking to her, must have formed the opinion that an offence must have been committed.

According to the Criminal Code any-one who “in any manner, knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat of death or serious bodily harm” is guilty of a criminal offence. It is worth noting that the words spoken must be interpreted as a threat by a reasonable person. So for instance, if the words spoken were said as a joke then the offence would not be made out.

Having explained the charges to her, she asked if she could retain my services to go to court with her. It is to be noted that if you are the victim of a crime, you will not require a lawyer to represent you in court. It is the person who is charged with the offence (the accused) who will require legal representation.

The Ministry of the Attorney General has in place the Victim/Witness As-sistance Program. This program is set up to assist individuals such as victims of crimes or witnesses of crimes. The people who work in this program are trained to and are sensitive to the

needs of the victims and/or witnesses. The program was established because it was recognised that the criminal justice system can be confusing and intimidating for those people who are unfamiliar with the process. The in-dividuals who work at the Victim/Wit-ness Assistance Program can provide information and advice with respect to a variety of things depending on the type of case and the needs of the victim/witness.

Some of the areas they can assist with are:

- Educating individuals about the court process and familiarizing indi-viduals with the courtroom

- Providing emotional support for victims/witnesses

- Assisting victims/witnesses to complete Victim Impact Statements and other documents which the court may consider

- Refer victim/witnesses to commu-nity agencies for assistance

If you are a victim or a witness in a criminal case, you can seek the assis-tance of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program at no cost to yourself. The workers in this program are well trained and are sensitive to the needs of individ-uals who find themselves in the criminal justice system. Their offices are located in the courthouses throughout the Greater Toronto area and their staff is very approachable.

Selwyn R. Baboolal is a partner at Ou-marally Baboolal practicing in the area of litigation for the past 19 years.

The foregoing is intended for infor-mation purposes only and you should consult a lawyer if you need legal repre-sentation or a legal opinion.

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1. sunday ritualUpon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent’s house to visit her 95 year-old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, “He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning.” Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that 2 people nearly 100 years old hav-ing sex would surely be asking for trouble. “Oh no, my dear,” replied granny. “Many years ago, realizing our advanced age, we figured out the best time to do it was when the church bells would start to ring. It was just the right rhythm. Nice and slow and even. Nothing too strenuous, simply in on the Ding and out on the Dong.” She paused to wipe away a tear, and continued, “He’d still be alive if the ice cream truck hadn’t come along.”

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Weir Wants neW recordJamaican sprinter Warren Weir wants to be part of a national team to set a new record for the rare 4x200 metres relay event.

The race has been included on the meet programme for the inaugural IAAF World Relay meet to be held in the Bahamas next year.

The world record for the men’s 4x200m stands at one minute, 18.68 seconds, and was set by the Santa Monica Track Club (Carl Lewis, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell and Floyd Heard) in April 1994.

“Seeing that there is a meet in the Caribbean, I would want to go, even if the other Racers ath-letes are not thinking of going. I would like to put a team together and go,” said Weir, who took silver in the 200m at the World Championships in Moscow, last month, with a personal best equalling run of 19.79 seconds.

“I want to have my name on a world record plaque somewhere that will stand for a very long time, and I don’t think the big man (Usain Bolt) will turn down a world record, so we should look forward to that.”

Weir tasted relay success on the international stage following his run in the heats for Jamaica’s 4x100m team, which went on to take gold at last month’s World Championships.

Weir is hoping that his Racers Club teammates, including 200m world recorder holder Bolt (19.19) and the second fastest man in history over the half-lap event, Yohan Blake (19.26), will be open to the idea of joining forces to run the rarely contested relay.

“I want to go,” Weir said. “From a very long time, I have said that there should be a meet somewhere on the European circuit that allows us to run the 4x200 metres.”

Apart from the 4x200m event, the IAAF World Relay meet in the Bahamas next May will include the 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x800m and 4x1500m relays. The ath-letes will be competing for US$1.4 million in prize money.

us To be at Full strength against boyzThe United States, although already

qualified for the Brazil World Cup, plans to field a full-strength team

to face Jamaica when the two teams meet next month in their CONCACAF qualifier. The US has already qualified for the biggest competition in world football while Jamaica is tottering on the brink of elimination from the qualifying phase.

Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the US mis-sion is to finish the final qualifying phase on a high by beating Jamaica and Panama, their final oppo-nents.

“Definitely for our last two qualifiers against Jamai-ca and Panama, our approach is six points,” Klinsman told ussoccer.com.

“We want to win these two games badly, and we are go-ing to bring in the best players”.

Earlier this month, US defeated Mexico to secure a World Cup place and top spot in the six team group

with 16 points, 12 more than cellar dwell-ers Jamaica.

Costa Rica, with 15, also qualified.The USA Jamaica match takes place at

Livestrong Park, Missouri, October 11.“We are going to bring in everyone that

is available and finish this qualifying campaign on the highest note pos-sible,” said the former German World Cup player, adding that American fans deserve no less.

“ ... We owe them a real good game. Therefore, everybody that is fit and healthy and belongs in that group will be there”.

Honduras, 11, and Mexico and Pana-ma, both on eight, round out competition for the third and last automatic World Cup spot.

Jamaica however can only hope for fourth place, which earns a play-off against New Zealand for another place in Brazil.

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Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara says he was impressed with Chris

Gayle’s leadership of the Jamai-ca Tallawahs during the recent Caribbean Premier league T20 tournament.

Gayle led Tallawahs to a commanding seven wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors to win the inaugural event last month. Lara says he wants Gayle, himself a former Windies cap-tain, to be a leader in the West Indies dressing room as well.

“What I must say though is that he has gained a lot of respect from me for his vic-tory with the Tallawahs,” said Lara who is considered as one of the greatest batsmen

of the modern era.“The way he led the

team I am almost sure that his strike rate was nowhere near some of his other teammates but the responsibility rests on his shoulders and the way he handled it was tremendous and that says something about the individual”. Gay-le batted responsibly to fin-ish unbeaten on 47 off 48 balls in the finals against Warriors and shared in an unbeaten 62 run partner-ship with Andre Russell.

“Hopefully we can get that contribution that he has made as a leader with the Jamaican team in the Twenty20 tournament as one of the leaders in the West Indies team,” said Lara.

“You don’t necessarily have to be the leader in the team or the captain of the team but as long as you are one of the senior players on the team you can have great effect on the entire way the team performs.”

Meantime, the former Windies batting legend appears to have some reserva-tions about having separate West Indies captains for different forms of the game. The issue has been a subject of ongoing debate that the Trinidadian batsman says is not the “perfect situation”.

Currently Darren Sammy captains the Caribbean team in Test matches and One-day internationals, while Dwayne Bravo took over from Sammy as One-day international skipper this year.

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mar Santokie has received the nod of approval from former West In-dies great, Curtly Ambrose, who believes the 28 year old has what it takes to per-form at the high-est level.

Ambrose has called for Santokie to be considered by regional selectors for the shortest version of the game, saying that his particular set of skills will boost the team’s chances of success.

“I believe he should be selected for the West Indies T20 squad and not just now, but a few years ago. Santok-ie has been probably one of the best T20 bowlers in the region for years, but we have this foolish notion in the Caribbean that if you can’t bowl fast they don’t look at you,” he said.

“But we have some bowlers who can bowl real fast but they are not good either, so you should pick your best and I think San-tokie would be an asset to the T20 squad for West Indies.”

Ambrose, who represented the West Indies between 1988 and 2000, also defended his Guyana Amazon Warriors team member against criticisms he deliberately bowled a bad 17th over against Ja-maica Tallawahs in the finals of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League in August.

“I am not going to even enter-tain that sort of discussion because

I have heard people say the same thing about how he sold out and all sorts of crap because he is Jamaican … that is nonsense,” the Antiguan said.

“We played against Jamaica twice in the prelims and beat them and he bowled extremely well. He is human and every one of us has bad days, bad overs and whatever, so I am not going to entertain that kind of foolish talk about sellout. Sellout what?”

Santokie started his 17th and final over with two wides down the leg-side, one of which raced past the wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin to the boundary.

Two balls later, he bowled another wide outside off-stump, and fol-lowed that up with three more down the leg-side. By the time he was done with the 11-ball over, Santokie had conceded 20 runs, 11 of those in wides. It took Chris Gayle and An-dre Russell a mere three more balls to knock off the remaining six runs and help Jamaica claim the title.

Santokie’s previous three overs had yielded an economical 11 runs.

st kitts aiming For cpl FrancHiseSt. Kitts and Nevis want to be a fran-chise holder for the 2014 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The government is currently installing floodlights at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium with the hope of creating the possibility for the island to host a fran-chise, reports CMC.

Earlier this year, the Minister of Sports Glen Phillip, wrote a letter of intent to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) stating that St. Kitts wants to have a franchise.

“That is the main focus of the govern-ment of St. Kitts and Nevis. We un-derstand from the CPL organisers that they are supposed to be an expansion of two franchises for 2014,” said Vernon Springer, the senior sports officer in the Ministry of Sports.

He believes that with the current

lighting project, it would put the federa-tion in a good position to do so.

“St. Kitts and Nevis are putting itself in a good position to do so. There have already been enquiries about a franchise coming to St. Kitts and Nevis, even when the 2013 tournament was taking place.

“High on the agenda will be the

execution of the lights. So when the folks come around from the West Indies Cricket Board and the CPL and they see what we have to offer, then we will take it to the next level.”

The WICB signed an agreement with the CPL with the aim of further devel-oping and strengthening West Indies

cricket by expanding the global fan base as well as increasing the number of West Indian cricketers under regional retainer contracts, and showcasing the talent and beauty of the Caribbean internationally.

The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica’s Tallawahs defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final.

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