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REPRESENTATIVESof the new Route Taxi and MinibusOperators’ Associationare calling for urgentdialogue.

This, after a meetingwhich was scheduled foryesterday between thatoperators’ associationand the TransportAuthority, to allow theformer to further outlineand air their grievances,did not actually come to

fruition. That meetingwas agreed to lastWednesday during ameeting that scores ofoperators had withofficials of the TransportAuthority at the NationalUnion of Public Workers(NUPW), after theoperators staged a workstoppage which lastedseveral hours.

Speaking to the mediaat the NUPW yesterdayafternoon, spokesperson

Fabian Whartonexpressed disappoint-ment at the turn ofevents. According toWharton, when adelegation for theoperators reached theTransport Authority’soffices as plannedyesterday morning forthe 9:30 a.m. meeting,they were informed thatit would no longer betaking place.

“All we are interested

in at this time is to getsome dialogue with theauthorities as it relatesto the issues that arefacing the operators ofpublic service vehicles.At this time there is noplanned course of actionor anything like that, allwe are interested in rightnow is simply to havesome civilised dialogue onthe way forward,” he said.

Wharton told mediapersonnel that they

intended to exhaust allefforts yesterday, usingall the “mechanisms and resources” at theirdisposal to get a sit-downwith the authorities. Hemade the point whileindicating that they had called on Presidentof the NUPW, AkanniMcDowall, among others,to assist them in thateffort.

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A LOCAL consumeradvocate wantsBarbadian consumers tobecome more educatedabout their rights,responsibilities andpower in this new year.

Reverend MalcolmGibbs-Taitt, DirectorGeneral of the BarbadosConsumers ResearchOrganisation Inc.(BarCRO), said this isespecially important inthe present economywhere disposable incomeis limited. As such, hesaid it is imperative that consumers do notallow merchants to takeadvantage of them. Withthat in mind, he also saidit is vital that in theefforts for consumers tobecome better educated,that they also develop avoice and readily speakout against injusticesthat put consumers at adisadvantage.

“It would be my wishthis year, for consumersto start being smart andrealise that every one ofus is a consumer and thatthere is strength innumbers. But this factseems to elude us and it is either all of us areconsumers and don’tknow it, or when we buywe are not conscious who we are doing theshopping; I don’t fullyunderstand what is goingon,” he said.

His comments came ashe said there is a need topush more the case forthe consumer at thenational level and itrequires support from the tripartite SocialPartnership made up of labour, capital andgovernment. Gibbs-Taittmade the point as heagain reiterated his long-held position that themakeup of that tripartitebody was incomplete, bynot allowing consumers’interests to have a formalsay at that level. Hefurther contended thatwhile each of the threemembers can argue they have consumers’interests at heart, that isnot truly the case, as atthat level their job is to

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Consumershave power

Spokesperson for the Route Taxi and Minibus Operators’ Association, Fabian Wharton (left), delivering a statement yesterday. Lookingon are President, Shawn Best (centre) and Vice President, Ricardo Forde.

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By Cara L. Foster

LAST Saturday night, the membersof Rotary West of Barbados tookthe time to honour four personswho would have helped the clubachieve their causes over the pastyear.

Carlton Bourne and Cynthia O’Harareceived the Vocational Service awardand Joseph Ward and Dr. Paul Steinbokreceived the Paul Harris Fellow Award.

Speaking during the awards ceremony that took place at MahoganyRidge Saturday night, President of

Rotary West of Barbados Morton Holderexpressed that they were using thattime to honour those who would haveexhibited exceptional quality and standards.

It was explained that, usually, theVocational Services award was thehardest and most challenging award aspersons did not always understand thephrase Vocational Service. In additionto giving out two Vocational ServiceAwards, Holder noted that they wouldalso be handing out two Paul HarrisFellows Awards and explained that thisaward is known to be the highest

standard in Rotary.“For those who don’t know, those

persons who are being honoured forVocational awards, are those who wouldhave exhibited high quality and standards throughout their entire vocation, the same for Paul Harris fellows, some would say that PaulHarris would be the highest standard inRotary. So, we are honouring those whowould have assisted us and helped uswith our overall work throughout theyear,” he said.

He explained that as Rotarians, theywere expected to go beyond the call of

duty and help others, as such, it was important to recognise those who helpthem achieve these acts of servicethrough either volunteering their timeor monetary contributions, which is whyhe believed it was important to awardthese four individuals.

The awards ceremony on Saturdaywas also extra special as it lined up directly with the District Governor ofRotary, Dominique Venere’s, visit toBarbados. She revealed that she wastaking a trip across the Caribbean andintended to visit all of the Rotary Clubsin Barbados during her stay.

Four honoured by Rotary West of Barbados

President of Rotary West of Barbados, Morton Holder (left); Paul Harris Fellowawardee, Joseph Ward; and District Governor of Rotary, Dominique Venere. Some of the persons that attended the awards ceremony.

President of Rotary West of Barbados, Morton Holder, as he delivered remarks.

Assistant Governor of Rotary in Barbados, Lisa Cummins (left); Paul Harris Fellow awardee;Dr. Paul Steinbok and President of Rotary West of Barbados, Morton Holder.

SOME Public Service Vehicle (PSV)operators are hopeful that a resolu-tion will be found and they will beable to function as normal forthe start of the new school termtoday.

Yesterday, The Barbados Advocatevisited the Constitution River Terminalin Bridgetown and chatted with some ofthe PSV operators. Most of themseemed optimistic that they will be ableto work on the roads when the schoolchildren return to school. However,midday media reports indicated that ameeting scheduled for the same day at9 am with the Public Service VehicleWorkers’ Association and Transport authorities did not materialise.Over the last couple of days, these workers having been making headlineswith their grievances on proposed plans for their current dress code.

When The Barbados Advocate spoketo one of the PSV operators a little after10.30 am, he said that a meeting wasscheduled at National Union of PublicWorkers (NUPW). After calling the Union at its Dalkeith RoadHeadquarters, The Barbados Advocatewas informed the start time for theevent was 1 pm.

At the beginning of 2019, PSV operators met with TransportAuthorities at the NUPW to expresstheir issues with the proposed uniformpolicy after their six hour strike whichresulted in shutdown of transit service.

Transport Board: Slightly better positionWith thousands of school children expected to be on the road today, thereis the question as to whether there are enough buses to supply the demand.

The Barbados Advocate contacted theActing General Manager of theBarbados Transport Board, Felicia Suewho said they are in a slightly better position and added that the public canexpect more than 60 buses on the road.

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AS classes resume today for students atall public primary and secondary schoolson the island as the Hilary Term (TermII) gets underway, there are fears thatthere will not be enough Transport Boardbuses to carry students to school, and another potential strike by Public ServiceVehicle (PSV) operators which looms,could exacerbate the problem.

Reports are that a planned meetingbetween the Public Service VehicleOperators Association, the newest bodyin the transport sector and the TransportAuthority, scheduled for yesterday morning, did not come off and membersof the Association were said to have beenplanning their next steps, even as theymet at the National Union of PublicWorkers (NUPW). The Association’sheads were said to have been waitinguntil the close of day, to see the outcomefor the proposed talks, before they announced their next move.

Meanwhile,Chairman of the TransportBoard, Gregory Nicholls has been quotedin the press as stating that the Board isgrappling with a less than adequatenumber of buses. As such, the generalpublic is hoping that the impasse between the PSV operators and theMinistry of Transport and Works isironed out soon.

Just last week, the operators of thePSVs went on strike, protesting a number of issues they indicated need tobe addressed, by the relevant authori-

ties. They have signalled that strike action could intensify, even as the new school term opens, if there is no resolve.

Just ahead of the opening of the newschool year last year, Minister ofTransport, Works and Maintenance,Dr.William Duguid along with TransportBoard Chairman, Gregory Nichollspointed out then that efforts were on toensure that there were an adequatenumber of Transport Board buses on theroad, to transport the travelling publicand school children.

“We have our bus availability up to 92 now, which is unprecedented over thelast few years… and we are trying to getit up to 105. I have it under good authority, backed by the chairman andthe quality assurance team, that we canget that up to 105 in time to get ready forthe schools,” Minister Duguid said backthen.

Transport Board Chairman GregoryNicholls meanwhile, acknowledged thatbuses were being rotated in a systemthat pulls them off the road for repairs,whilst putting others into circulation,and this has helped to increase bus availability.

He however acknowledged that 180 buses in all were needed for more effective transport, but he said it wouldtake a little while, with the limited resources that the Transport Board had,to reach that number.

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“All we are after, is to have a conversa-tion as it relates to the issues that are fac-ing us and coming up with solutions thatare beneficial to everyone in the industry,and trying to achieve the same thingeveryone is trying to achieve – which isa better public transport system.That isall we are trying to achieve here,”he said.

Wharton added that while they wereextremely disappointed that the meetingwas not held, they have not lost hopethat such dialogue can be had. His comments came as he indicated that inthe event that they are unsuccessful ingetting a meeting, they would speak with their members and be guided accordingly.

Meanwhile, McDowall, who said hewas not acting in his official capacity asPresident of the NUPW, but rather as afriend of the newly-formed association,

said that he believes they have a genuinecause and are in need of industrial relations advice.

“I am here to give them support wherever that is needed. Personally forme I remember catching vans when Iwas going to school and when I firststarted to work, and I understand theenvironment that they work under.So forme if there is anything that I can do per-sonally, or if there is anything that my organisation can do to assist those members, we will do that. We will makesure we do those things in order to receive the best possible result,” he said.

McDowall commended the associationfor being “very reasoned” in their approach, asking for dialogue and notsimply threatening industrial action andinconvenience for the public.

“All they want to do is to have a meeting and I find that is a position that I can support,” he added. (JRT)

Availability of back to schoolbuses in question

Wharton voices disappointment

Fabian Wharton (left) of the operators’ association in conversation with NUPWPresident, Akanni McDowall.

Some PSVoperatorsoptimisticabout aresolution

With thousands of schoolchildren expected on the road today, there is a question of whether PSVs will resolve their issues in time for the start of the term.

THE Board of Managementand members of the YoungWomen’s ChristianAssociation (YWCA) showedtheir appreciation to threeexceptional womenyesterday.

During school time, Elizabeth‘Gina’ Millington, AntoinetteCarmichael and MaureenBishop make their way to theYWCA’s Headquarters atDeacon’s Farm, St Michael inthe wee hours to preparebreakfast for those childrenwhose parents/guardians areunable to do so because offinancial difficulties.

“We wish to publicly expressthanks and appreciation tothese ladies for their diligenceand dedication to the BreakfastClub over the years,” PresidentMargaret Pollard expressedduring the presentation to thesurprised trio.

“The work of these ladies canbe described as a labour of lovebecause they only receive asmall stipend. However, theseladies receive great satisfactiondaily by not only providingbreakfast for the children butinteracting with them.Today,wesay a hearty ‘thank you’ as wepresent each of them with a foodhamper donated by Cherish

Cosmetique”.For the past 69 years, the

YWCA of Barbados, a non-governmental, not-for-profitorganization has beenpromoting the empowermentand development of women andgirls through advocacy andthrough the management andsupport of programmes.

The Breakfast Club launchedin 2007 has gone from serving a

nutritious breakfast to 30children, to providing that mealfor in excess of 1 300 children.

“The ladies serve childrenfrom the surrounding districtshere at our headquarters. But,there are teachers selected bythe principals of schools whichwe assist who come and collectbreakfast for students. Theprincipals know the needs of thechildren through these teachers

and they then relay it to us”.“Now because of the down

turn in the economy; morepeople being laid off – I believewe are going to see our numbersincreasing,” Pollard told TheBarbados Advocate, recallingthat during the 2017 academicyear, the YWCA served 20, 653meals to both primary andsecondary school children.

The new YWCA President also

shared that sponsorship to theBreakfast Club was fallensignificantly in recent years.However, dedicated to thesustainability of theprogramme, she said theorganization will carry outvarious initiatives to earn fundsto ensure that the nation’schildren are provided with ahealthy meal before going toclass. (TL)

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WHENEVER new taxmeasures are introduced inBarbados there is always therisk that revenue from the newimpositions will be less thanthe targeted amount.

This is the view of ClevistonHaynes, the Governor of theCentral Bank of Barbados,speaking at a recent function ofthe Barbados Chamber ofCommerce and Industry.

“That is a risk because youhave to understand the basewhich sometimes can besmaller, sometimes it turns outto be larger,” he said whilepointing to the behaviour of theValue Added Tax which wasintroduced on January 1,1997.

Haynes recalled that on thatoccasion the VAT netted amuch larger revenue takebecause the base was

underestimated relative towhat the revenues turned outto be. So you do have theserisks once you impose newtaxes and therefore you have tobe flexible enough to make theadjustments whether throughadditional tax measures, or bywhat you do on the expenditureside,” the top economist stated.

He said that in such casesthe margin of error tends to bevery small and that it is hopedgoing forward that the personswill have their cash flowincreased since the tax refundprocess has already started.

Haynes said that delays inthe implementation of taxmeasures will have an impacton Government revenue. Heexplained that once thishappens and the governmentis unable to implement on a

timely basis, then correctiveactions will have to be takeneither by additional taxmeasures or by containingexpenditure. In relation to theproposed online tax on foreignpurchases, the Governor saidthat fortunately they knew atthe outset that there wouldhave been some lag betweenthe announcement and theimplementation of that tax.

Therefore the revenue fromthat tax in a sense forms partof the mitigation for othermeasures which is not builtinto the estimates, whichunderpin the six per centtarget of what is required. Hesaid that if there isunderperformance elsewherein the tax system it will help to mitigate thatunderperformance.

YOU ARE APPRECIATED! Elizabeth ‘Gina’ Millington; President of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) MargaretPollard; Antoinette Carmichael; Maureen Bishop; and Clytie Vaughan, Assistant Secretary/ Treasurer of YWCA, during thepresentation at the Deacon’s Farm headquarters yesterday.

Cleviston Haynes, the Governor of the Central Bank ofBarbados

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put the case for their specificgrouping. To that end, hemaintained that more oftenthan not, the wants and needsof consumers will not factorinto their arguments.

“A social partnership is apartnership that has a socio-economic dimension attachedto it, those are the two prongs

and anytime you are dealingwith socio-economicdimensions you must considerconsumers. But yet the tradeunion representation, businessassociations – all of those arepart of the Social Partnership,but not one of them puts thecase for consumers despite thefact that every one of them is aconsumer,” he said.

Gibbs-Taitt added, “They are

consumers by default, butnobody is looking outspecifically for the consumer.Remember that a man whoowns a business becomes aconsumer at some point. Hemay own a business, he mightbe selling to consumers, but hehimself becomes a consumer atsome point, whether he buysfrom himself or somebodyelse”.

Contending again the needfor consumers to be bettereducated, he said such wouldgo a long way in ensuring thatthey begin to see themselvesas the important members ofsociety that they are.

“If there were no consumersthere would be no business inBarbados, no business wouldbe conducted, even the electionof a government would be in

crisis. Without consumersbusinesses can close theirdoors, that is the type of powerwe wield, but instead we goalong with the rest who aredifferent from us. So we needsome conscious consumers,until we get some consciousconsumers we will forever beignored as a people and as aneconomic people,” Gibbs-Taittmaintained. (JRT)

Consumers’ interest have a part to play within partnership

Delays in implementation of tax measureswill have impact on Government revenue

YWCA thanks Breakfast Club volunteers


DEAN of the RossUniversity School ofMedicine (RUSM) Dr.Rhonda McIntyre-Francishas described the officialfirst day of the state-of-the-art medical school as asuccess.

Speaking to members of themedia yesterday at the school’snew headquarters at the LloydErskine Sandiford Centreyesterday, the Dean described afeeling of excitement atinstitution, even though theremight have been a few hiccupsduring the transition period.

According to Dean McIntyre,“We can call this a success.Students are very excited andhappy about what we have donewith this building and thespaces we have created forthem.”

Vice President of Operationsat Ross University Carey Jamessaid the school could not behappier with how things wentyesterday morning.

“Our students are enthused,they are in the classes, they arein the library.They are focused,which is just what you wantyour students to be.”

“We couldn’t be happier with... the bus co-op which is madeup of independent bus ownershere in Barbados. They havecome together as a co-op toserve our students. That wentvery well this morning. We arevery proud of what the wholeteam has done whether it isRoss,Adtalem, the Governmentof Barbados, what they havedone to help us... our newcolleagues, our new staff andfaculty members in Barbados. Itis really a great day to see it allcome together.”

“Always things that couldhave gone smoother in terms of

transition but we kept the focuson today happening, makingsure we had a successful launchand I think that’s where thefocus is.We are up and running,this is our new home.,” he said.

Student Ayesha Jimenezfrom Chicago, Illinois said she isenjoying the new facilities. “Weactually have a campus to callhome. We have a library andstudy space.”

She said however that shemay have to change her diet inorder to beat the high cost offood on the island.

As it relates toaccommodation she said therecould have been someimprovements. “But I think atthe end of the day we know Rossdid the best that they could doto accommodate for the amountof students that we have in theshort amount of time, that wedid have to relocate from theStates to Barbados.”

Third year student RyanAzarkhail says it has been a“great experience” so far addinghe feels like he’s at home. “Thelocal Bajan people have beenvery welcoming... very warm tous being here. I can’t sayenough about it. We’re excitedmore than anything. Cominghere we didn’t know what toexpect... It has gone verysmoothly.”

Both students said they havetaken in the sights and soundsof the country even though theyhave only been here for a shorttime.

“The country is beautifulquickly falling in love with itand quickly looking forward tointeracting more with thelocals, doing more things, tryingto be involved and at the sametime trying to maintain focuson my studies.”

“The campus is nothing shortof beautiful. It feels great tohave a space that we can callour home. That we can do ourthing, don’t have to worry aboutlandlords. Just to the extentthat Ross has gone to makesure we have enough studyspace, make sure it is top notch,and also the extent theGovernment has gone to makesure we have this available forourselves. I’m looking forwardto it. At the end of the day I amhere for one reason and that isto study and I believe I have allthe resources here,” Azarkhailsaid.

Commenting on theaccommodation at Coverley, hestated, “There are going to besome inherent growing pains inthe beginning, which we are allworking through. I commendthe students and faculty forbeing flexible, being patient,being cooperative, I know it isgoing to be an uphill battle interms of getting everythingsituated but I believe in time,once we get everything ironedout, it will be great and it will bewonderful for everybody.” (JH)

Dean: Ross offto a good start

Ross University students, Ayesha Jimenez (left) and RyanAzarkhail speaking to the media yesterday.

Lecturer Dr. Mary Moore delivering her lecture yesterday. Simulation Manager Quacey Peters

Carey James, Vice-President of Operations (right) chatting with James Drucker, SeniorDirector of Marketing.


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OPPOSITION LeaderBishop JosephAtherley isquestioning the rolesof two consultantswithin government’seconomic specialadvisory team.

Speaking to the mediaover the weekend, he saidthat the specific positionsof InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF)employee Dr. KevinGreenidge and ProfessorAvinash Persaud must bemade known to thepublic.

“I don’t know Dr.Greenidge very well, butfrom time to time I haveheard people expressingthe need they think forgreater clarity and Ishare that view as towhat his role is. Is he infact working for theBarbados government onsecondment from the IMFor is he in fact workingfor the IMF? The greaterquestion is perhaps, howmuch he is being paid andwho is paying him?”Atherley stated.

He had similar queriesregarding Persaud’ssalary, while noting thatthe economist was theexecutive chairman of thefailed Four Seasonsproject and had workedwith the formerDemocratic Labour Partyadministration.

“He is now workingclosely and prominentlywith this administrationand in fact, in manyinstances, appears to bethe primary spokesman,

outside of the PrimeMinister on matters ofthe economy and effortsto restructure theBarbados economy andaddress our debt and ourforeign reserves andthese type of things,” theOpposition Leader added.

Saying his confidence inPersaud had been shakenin relation to the FourSeasons project, Atherleystated that it remainedthat way now.

“My concern here isBarbados is on the brinkof economic disaster. We

have been told we havebeen rescued somewhatfrom the brink, but we arenot out of the woods. Butthe prominent voiceleading that charge againhas been ProfessorPersaud. My confidencein him with regards toFour Seasons was shakenand therefore that weakconfidence in him inrelation to hisinvolvement in thisexercise remains. Bajansneed to be addressed onthese matters,” he added.

(JMB)

STORM clouds willcontinue to brew forBarbados unless incomegenerating measures aresoon implemented insistsOpposition Leader BishopJoseph Atherley.

Saying the ministerialstatement delivered byPrime Minister MiaMottley last month inParliament lacked anymention of such actions,the St. Michael West MPwarned that withoutsectoral growth the islandmay find itself in a worseposition in a few years.

“We wonder if when wego through this period ofausterity over the nextfour years and if we doarrive at some ultimatejuncture, what after thisausterity program? In theabsence of growth, itmight up end that we arenot better off than we aretoday,” he asserted.

Atherley noted that thenew year brought “a sense

of trepidation” to citizens,especially public sectoremployees, who werewondering if they toowould be put on thebreadline.

“There is a sense ofuncertainty and fear.They feel the gatheringstorms about them,especially if they areemployed in the publicservice and especiallymoreso if they areemployed in one of thestate-owned enterprises,”he said.

In a conference with themedia on Saturday at hisParliament office, he alsoknocked the PM’s claimthat there was now “ashared burden” regardingtaxes, insisting thatlower-income earnerswould feeling the burdenmore heavily than thehigher-income earners.

He was joined bySenator Crystal Drakesand financial consultant

Bruce Hennis, both whomade it clear thatgovernment must notonly look at addressingthe fiscal deficit, but lookat revenue generation.

Hennis pointed out thatin the same way theisland had restructuredfrom being a sugareconomy, the islandneeded to now move todeveloping products andservices for export-ledgrowth.

“We have reached thisjuncture where we haveto rebuild our entireeconomy, moving frombeing a twin engine dieselpowered airplane to atriple powered jet. So thatis the level of change thatwe have to do and wehave to do it urgently, ifnot as Bishop Atherleyand Senator Drakes said,four years down the roadwe are pretty much goingto be in trouble again,” hestated. (JMB)

ON WEDNESDAY, 02January, police respondedto a report at Risk Road,Fitts Village, St. James,where Ramar Nurse, 22years was struck to theright side of his head witha piece of wood.

On Sunday,6th January,the police in the NorthernDivision, arrested andcharged:

Name: Canute HiranWard

Age: 36 years Address: Dayrells Hill,

Christ Church

For the offence of:1. Serious Bodily

HarmHe appeared at the

Holetown Magistrates’Court on Monday, 07January, 2019, beforeMagistrate Wanda Blairwhere he was not requiredto plead to the offence. Hewas remanded to HMPDodds until Monday, 01February, 2019 when hescheduled to reappear at

the said court.

Road TrafficReminder: The Royal

Barbados Police Forcewishes to remind thetravelling public to exercisecontrol during theircommutes. Don’t allowtraffic problems, road rageor anger to take controland cause you to losecontrol. Plan ahead; allowtime for delays during yourjourney and arrive at yourdestination safely.

Revenue generation critical

Criminal ChargeWho is payingthese consultants?

Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley queriedthe salaries of consultants.

Financial Consultant Bruce Hennis said the country’s economy needed urgentrestructuring.

POLICE are conductinginvestigations into areport made about 11:55am on Sunday, 06January, 2019 by anelderly woman living inthe Black Rock, St.Michael area that anunknown man stole a sumof money belonging to herwhilst at her residence.

CircumstancesThe culprit gained

entry to the complainant’spremises by requesting aglass of water. Havinggotten the water, he wasable to convince thecomplainant that he hadpackage for hergranddaughter in his car.She then handed oversum money to the man athis request in exchangefor the package which hetold her was in his carparked a short distance

from the residence. Theman then walked away inthe direction of BlackRock Main Road and didnot return.

DescriptionThe man is between 5

ft 9 inches and 5 ft 11inches tall, medium built,brown complexion, lowhair cut, missing teeth onboth sides of his mouth, arotten front tooth, and

clean shaven face with athin moustache. He waswearing a faded dark blueshirt, gray track pantswith two white stripes,sneakers colourunknown.


FARMING from BackPage

“Our organisation dealswith empowering youngpeople to be able toaddress environmentalissues and of course, foodsecurity would be one andorganic farming andgetting more youthinvolved in agriculture isalso very important.So weare just facilitating themto use their trainingmanual and share theirknowledge here inBarbados and also gainexperience and gainknowledge about how [or]maybe what is the bestway to do organicfarming.”

Gabriel Adamek, who isfrom Slovakia, told themedia that the group is

“here at the final stage” ofthe Y- Farmers Projectwhich “started two yearsago”. He said while herethey will shareeducational information.Through the Project, theyalso visited Costa Ricaand Nepal.

During yesterday’straining session, thedelegation listened topresentations by localgroups who are involvedin organic farming. Thesewere done byrepresentatives fromGreen Market Collectiveand the Organic Growersand ConsumersAssociation.

The group was alsoscheduled to participate infield trips to Neil’sPlantation and PEG Farmlater in the day. (MG)

Get moreyouthinvolved

THE Ministry of Healthand Wellness wishes toinform Barbadiansthat recent analyticalresults from theMedicines QualityControl andSurveillanceDepartment (formerlyCARPHA laboratory)indicated that analysisof samples ofIndapamide 1.5mg andValsartan 160mg and320mg manufacturedby Ciron Drugs andPharmaceuticals PVTLtd failed to meet thedissolution test and, as

a result, have beenwithdrawn from themarket.

As a result, theBarbados Drug Servicewill seek to ensure thatpatients on these productsare not disadvantagedand will thereforecontinue to supply theDiovan® 160mg and320mg tablets, theNovartis brand ofValsartan. Natrilix SR®1.5mg, the Servier brandof Indapamide will also bemade available. We aretherefore advisingpatients to consult with

their pharmacists todetermine if theirparticular brand isaffected.

The Ministry of Healthand Wellness also wishesto inform Barbadians thatthe Valsartan affected bythe recent recall on theinternational market isnot available locallythrough the BarbadosDrug Service.

It should also be notedthat the Servier brand ofIndapamide, Natrilix SR,was not part of the recall.

We therefore wish toassure the Barbadian

public that the Ministryof Health and Wellnessstands behind theBarbados Drug Service incommitment to itsmission “to providequality pharmaceuticalsto all residents ofBarbados at an affordableprice and to serve thebeneficiaries in acourteous and efficientmanner”.

We will continue to keepabreast of all warningsfrom the internationalregulatory agencies tosafeguard the interest ofour population.

Statement from the Ministry ofHealth and Wellness on recall

Theft of money under investigation

THE way continues to bepaved for Barbados andother Caribbeancountries to accessfinancing for boostingtheir economicdevelopment. Theinitiative is being pilotedby the Barbados basedCaribbean ExportDevelopment Agency(CEDA) through its AngelInvestor programme.

CEDA hosted a forumrecently in Trinidad andTobago where policymakers, entrepreneursand investors cametogether to work outlogistics and to targetfinancing forstakeholders.

The scheme is part of aLINK-Caribbeanprogramme implementedby CEDA with financialsupport from the WorldBank Group. Launched inSeptember 2016, LINKCaribbean is an initiativeof the EntrepreneurshipProgramme forInnovation in the

Caribbean.It is designed to foster

innovative growth andgrowth orientedentrepreneurs in theCaribbean region and toraise capital for privateinvestors. To date a totalof $2.3 million raised byway of grant funding andother support, has beenraised to assistentrepreneurs. Whilelauding the programme,a CEDA official said thatthe agency is also seekingalternative fundingmechanism throughoutCARIFORUM countries.“Caribbean Export iscommitted to supportingthe region’s private sectorwith the implementationof the 11th EuropeanDevelopment Fund (EDF)Regional Private SectorDevelopmentprogramme,” saidChristopher McNair,Manager forCompetitiveness andExport Promotion atCEDA. He also revealed

that the LINK-Caribbeanhas successfullysupported thedevelopment of a rapidlyemerging Angel investingeco-system.Trident Angelfrom Barbados is one ofseven set up in the regionto pool resources. WithFirst Angel out ofJamaica, these two havesuccessfully invested incompanies that are partof the LINK-Caribbeanset up. World BankCoordinator for theRegion, SophiaMuradyan said that thenumber of grantsawarded since LINK-Caribbean was launched,speaks to the highinterest of capitalinvestors,Angel investorsand entrepreneurs in theCaribbean.

According to her, “manyof the pressing concernsin critical sectors such astransportation, healthand agriculture can beaddressed innovativesolutions and ideas.”

Access to financing

OVER the Yuletide Season, car parks atsupermarkets, banking institutions and otherbusinesses were awash with patrons,who were thereto conduct business during this busy festive period.As one can imagine, it appeared that there was notenough space for the vehicular traffic and on moreoccasions than can be counted, able-bodied driversunapologetically dropped their vehicles intodesignated parking spaces for the disabled withouta second thought.

We are not sure how many disabled persons weredirectly affected by this practice during theChristmas season, but we know that in general, thedisabled community has been crying out over theyears that the practice needs to stop. The BarbadosCouncil for the Disabled has over the years beenseeking to get an amendment to the Road Traffic Act,to make provision for parking spaces for thedifferently-abled and to fine able-bodied personswho use them. Indeed, they got their wish, as wordeventually came that Barbadians who continued topark indiscriminately in spaces reserved for thedisabled would have to pay a fine. This came as theprevious government moved to stamp out the badpractice, with amendments to the Road Traffic Act.However, the disabled community and theirstakeholders argued that the fines were too low andthe law needed to be enforced in a greater way.

Whether we agree or disagree with the amount ofthe fine, it is clear that by parking in a space allottedto the disabled, those who are able-bodied arebreaking the law. Therefore, Barbadians whopreviously turned a blind eye to the issue, shouldnow sit up and take notice. Walking a few moresteps to get into any building in Barbados cannotand will not hurt the average Barbadian, whoperhaps could do with the exercise anyway,given thesteep rise in chronic non-communicable diseasesacross the island.

Barbadians must also realise they need to be theirbrother’s keeper and in so doing, they must ensurethat they do not take advantage of, or make life atall difficult for those who are in a vulnerable group.Of course, this is not to suggest that disability hasanything to do with inability, but the idea is toensure that the members of the disabled communitycan operate on a level playing field. How frustratingit must be to turn up to a car park and find that anabled-bodied man or woman has taken the spotdesignated to you, simply because he or she could notcare less that you, a disabled member of society,needs the space allotted to disembark your vehicleto sit in a wheelchair or a motorised chair, so that youtoo can carry on with your daily activities, just likeanybody else. Considering that an accident or injurycould render any citizen disabled at any point intime, we really must consider how our thoughtlessactions affect members of the disabled community.

Yes, we understand the rush and crush of theholiday season and the need to do business swiftly.However, the law is the law.Just as we are cautionednot to run a red light or ignore pedestrians alreadycrossing on a zebra crossing on the street, we shouldpay attention to the other aspects of the law, even aswe make use of our vehicles whilst out and about.So as this New Year gets fully under way, with therush of the festive season now behind us, let ussimply place ourselves in the shoes of others andapply the Golden Rule. It will certainly becomeeasier to do the right thing, even when we think no one is looking.

Editorial

Desist fromusing disabledparking spaces

‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’


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THE PM has said she is trying to get further assurances from theEuropean Union so shecan win the Commonsvote on her Brexit dealnext week.

Theresa May said thatafter delaying the votelast month, there was“some further movementfrom the EU” atDecember’s EuropeanCouncil.

But Labour accusedministers of trying to“run down the clock” to“blackmail” the UK intobacking a “botched deal”.

The EU Commissionhas said there will be norenegotiation.

A spokesman said“everything on the tablehas been approved and...the priority now is toawait events” in the UK.

Meanwhile, more than200 MPs have signed aletter to Theresa May,urging her to rule out ano-deal Brexit – which isone where the UK leavesthe EU but without anyagreed arrangementscovering things like howtrade or travel will workin the future.

It comes as a major exercise involving morethan 100 lorries is beingcarried out in Kent to testout how to manage trafficqueues near the Channelports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The PM’s deal – whichcovers the terms of the

UK’s divorce and theframework of future re-lations with the EU – hasalready been agreed withEU leaders. But it needsto pass a vote by MPs be-fore it is accepted.

The UK is due to leavethe EU on March 29whether the deal ispassed by MPs or not.

Mrs. May, who was atAlder Hey hospital inLiverpool to launch a 10-year plan for the NHS,said that after delayingthe vote on her Brexitdeal last month, she at-tended the EuropeanCouncil, where there was“some further movementfrom the EU”.

She said she had beenspeaking to Europeanleaders in the interven-ing period.

“In the coming dayswhat we’ll set out is notjust about the EU butalso about what we cando domestically, so wewill be setting out meas-ures which will be spe-cific to Northern Ireland;we will be setting out proposals for a greaterrole for Parliament as we move into the nextstage of negotiations,”she said.

“And we’re continuingto work on further assurances, on furtherundertakings from theEuropean Union in relation to the concernthat’s been expressed byParliamentarians.”

‘Frankenstein monster’Responding to an urgentquestion from Labourleader Jeremy Corbyn,who asked for an updateon progress made inachieving legal changesto the withdrawal agree-ment, Brexit SecretaryStephen Barclay said theCommons debate wouldbegin on Wednesday.

He said Mrs. May hadbeen in contact with “anumber of her EU coun-terparts” over Christmasand said ministers “willbe clear on Wednesday”what developments havebeen made.

“Securing the addi-tional reassurance thatParliament needs re-mains our priority,” hetold MPs. “It’s a gooddeal, it’s the only deal,and I believe it is theright deal in offering cer-tainty for this country.”

But Mr. Corbyn calledMrs. May’s deal a“Frankenstein monster of a deal”.

“The government istrying to run down theclock in an attempt toblackmail this House andthe country into support-ing a botched deal,” hesaid.

“We’re now told, if wedon’t support it, the gov-ernment is prepared topush our whole economyoff a cliff edge.”

Government sourceshave told the BBC thevote on the deal is set

for Tuesday, January 15.The prime minister’s

deal is facing oppositionfrom many of her ownMPs, as well as Labourand other opposition parties including theRemain-supportingLiberal Democrats.

The DUP – which Mrs.May’s Conservative Partyrelies on for a majority inParliament – has said itwill not back the deal.

But Brexit ministerKwasi Kwarteng dis-missed suggestions thatthe government had accepted it would losenext week’s vote and wasplanning on returning toBrussels.

“The plan is to win thevote,” Mr. Kwarteng toldBBC Radio 4’s Today programme, adding thata week was “a very longtime in politics” and hewas “very hopeful” thedeal would be votedthrough.

Fellow minister MargotJames also urged MPs to back the deal butwarned, if they could notreach agreement, Brexitmight have to be delayedto allow for more negoti-ations.

“We have very littletime left,” she told theBBC’s Politics Live. “Wemight have to extendArticle 50. But I think it’svery unlikely Parliamentwill actually stare downthe barrel of that partic-ular gun.”

NEW Democratic con-gresswoman AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez has saidthere is “no question” thatPresident Donald Trumpis racist.

In an interview withCBS News, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez based her claim on “words that he uses,which are historic dogwhistles of white su-premacy”.

In a statement, theWhite House hit back atthe New York lawmaker’s“sheer ignorance on thematter”.

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez tookoffice last week as the

youngest ever US con-gresswoman.

When asked by pre-senter Anderson Cooperwhether Mr Trump “is aracist”, the 29-year-oldleft-wing Democratic law-maker responded: “Yeah,yeah no question.”

“When you look at thewords that he uses, whichare historic dog whistlesof white supremacy,when you look at how he reacted to theCharlottesville incident,where neo-Nazis mur-dered a woman, versushow he manufacturescrises like immigrants

seeking legal refuge onour borders, it’s night andday.”

She also called Mr.Trump a “symptom of theproblem”.

“The president cer-tainly didn’t inventracism, but he’s certainlygiven a voice to it and ex-panded it and created aplatform for those things,”she said.

In a statement to CBS,the White House said thather “sheer ignorance onthe matter can’t cover thefact that President Trumpsupported and passed historic criminal justice

reform” and “has repeat-edly condemned racismand bigotry in all forms”.

Since her surprise elec-tion, Ms. Ocasio-Cortezhas become a lightningrod for the political right,which has criticisedeverything from her cloth-ing to a dance video thatshe made in college.

During the CBS inter-view, Ms. Ocasio-Cortezalso said she would beglad to embrace the labelof “radical”.

“I think that it only hasever been radicals thathave changed this coun-try,” she said.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘no question’ Trump is racist

Brexit: PM ‘working to get further EU assurances’

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MINISTER of Small Business,Entrepreneurship andCommerce, DwightSutherland, will bekeeping his promise asthe New Year opens, tocontinue his outreachtours to business establishments andvendors across thecountry.

The tours, which werestarted in 2018, areaimed at improvingstrategic alliances withstakeholders and greatfocus is being placed invisiting gas stations,markets and generalbusiness entities.

As such, on Wednesday,

January 9, MinisterSutherland will visit Sol,Warrens, St. Michael,at 10:30 a.m., while onFriday, January, 11, hewill tour the CheapsideMarket, in The City, from11 a.m.

The followingWednesday, January 16,the Minister will visitPriceSmart, Lodge Hill,St. Michael, at 10:30 a.m.,and on Friday, January18, he will turn up at thePalmetto Market, HighStreet, Bridgetown, from10:30 a.m. MinisterSutherland is also expected to meet withmanagement and staff of Rubis Kendal Hill

during the month.He will be accompanied

by Permanent Secretary,Terry Bascombe, and rep-resentatives from the

Department of Commerceand Consumer Affairs,as well as the BarbadosNational StandardsInstitution.


THE Royal BarbadosPolice Force is seeking theassistance of the public inlocating a wanted womanfor questioning in connec-tion with a serious crimi-nal matter.

Wanted is LouannMerlaine Gibson: Age 47,of #4 Thorpes Terrace,St. James.

DescriptionGibson is approximately5 feet 5 inches tall, with abrown complexion, and amedium build. She has anoval-shaped face, averageeyes, a wide set nose, av-erage ears and averagelips.

Louann is advised that

she can present herself tothe Criminal Investiga-tions Department accom-panied by an attorney-at-law of her choice.

Any person, who mayknow the whereabouts ofLouann Merlaine Gibson,is asked to contact theCriminal InvestigationsDepartment at 430-7190or 7191, Police Emergencyat 211, Crime Stoppers at1-800-TIPS (8477), or thenearest police station.

The public is remindedthat it is a serious offenceto harbour or assistwanted persons; any per-son caught committingthis offence can be pro-secuted.

POLICE are conductinginvestigations into a reportmade on Sunday, January6, 2019 by an elderly manliving in the Black Rock,St. Michael area that be-tween 1 p.m.and 1:15 p.m.,an unknown man stole asum of money belonging to him whilst at his resi-dence.

CircumstancesThe man met the com-plainant in the car park ofa store in the Black Rock,St. Michael area and toldhim he had a parcel andsome US currency for com-plainant’s girlfriend. Thecomplainant then gave theman directions to his resi-dence and left the car park.

The man followed him tohis residence and on ar-

rival requested a glass ofwater.The complainant letthe man into his residenceand went to get him thewater; on his return withthe water, both the manand a sum of money he hadleft on a computer tablewere gone.

DescriptionThe man is between 5 feet9 inches and 5 feet 11inches tall, medium built,brown complexion, lowhair cut, missing teeth onboth sides of his mouth,a rotten front tooth, andclean shaven face with athin moustache.

He was wearing a fadeddark blue shirt, grey trackpants with two whitestripes, sneakers colourunknown.

THE Royal BarbadosPolice Force is remind-ing members of the public particularly senior citizens of the following:

• Do not allowstrangers to talk theirway into your homeunder any circum-stance.

• Do not allow anystrangers to draw you

out of your home underany pretext, especiallyif you are home alone.

If you suspect thatyou maybe the victim ofa crime or are aware ofany suspicious activityin your area, please con-tact Police Emergencyat 211, Crime Stoppersat 1-800-TIPS (8477),or the nearest policestation.

Louann Merlaine Gibson

Wanted woman

Police crime prevention tips

Theft of money

Sutherland to continueoutreach tours to businessestablishments, vendors

BEIJING – China hasthe “good faith” to workwith the United States toresolve trade frictions,the Foreign Ministry said yesterday as officials of the world’s two largesteconomies resumed talksin a bid to end their tradedispute.

US officials are meet-ing their counterparts inBeijing this week for thefirst face-to-face talkssince US PresidentDonald Trump andChinese President XiJinping agreed inDecember to a 90-daytruce in a trade war

that has roiled globalmarkets.

Trump said on Sundaythat trade talks withChina were going verywell and that weaknessin the Chinese economygave Beijing a reason towork towards a deal.

Yesterday, USCommerce SecretaryWilbur Ross told NBCthe talks were being heldwith appropriate-levelstaff and would help de-termine how the admin-istration moves forward.

Ross also said he saw“a very good chance thatwe will get a reasonablesettlement that Chinacan live with, that we canlive with and that ad-

dresses all of the key is-sues”. He added that itwould be easiest to tackleimmediate trade butharder to resolve en-forcement issues andstructural reforms suchas intellectual propertyrights and market access.

The two sides agreed to hold “positive and constructive” dialogue toresolve economic andtrade disputes in accor-dance with the consensusreached by their respec-tive leaders, ForeignMinistry spokesman LuKang told a regular newsbriefing.

“From the beginningwe have believed thatChina-US trade friction

is not a positive situationfor either country or theworld economy. Chinahas the good faith, on thebasis of mutual respectand equality, to resolvethe bilateral trade fric-tions.”

Trump imposed importtariffs on hundreds of bil-lions of dollars of Chinesegoods last year and hasthreatened more to pres-sure Beijing to change its practices on issuesranging from industrialsubsidies to intellectualproperty to hacking.China has retaliated withtariffs of its own.

“As for whether theChinese economy is goodor not, I have already explained this. China’s development has ampletenacity and huge poten-tial,” Lu said. “We havefirm confidence in thestrong long-term funda-mentals of the Chineseeconomy.”

Lu also said VicePresident Wang Qishanwould attend the annualWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland inlate January, but addedthat he had not yet heardof any arrangements for a meeting with Trumpthere.

By yesterday evening,few details had emergedof the trade talks, whichwere scheduled to runthrough Tuesday.

Although the talkswere held at a vice minis-terial level, Chinese VicePremier Liu He, who hasled trade negotiationswith the United Statesand is a top economic adviser to Xi, made anunexpected appearanceat the meetings yester-day, according to a personfamiliar with the discus-sions.

The US delegation,led by Deputy US TradeRepresentative JeffreyGerrish, includes undersecretaries from the US

departments of agricul-ture, commerce, energyand treasury, as well assenior officials from theWhite House.

Tu Xinquan, a Chinesetrade expert at Beijing’sUniversity ofInternational Businessand Economics, toldReuters before talksbegan that the meetingswould likely focus ontechnical issues andleave major disagree-ments to more senior officials.

“China’s economy issignificantly slowingdown, and the US stockmarket is decliningquickly. I think the twosides need some kind ofagreement for now,” Tusaid.

Data last week showed manufacturinghas slowed in both Chinaand the United States,though the US LabourDepartment on Fridayreported a surge in newjobs in December alongwith higher wages.

Officials have givenscant details on conces-sions that China might be willing to make to meet US demands, someof which would requirestructural reforms un-palatable for Chineseleaders.

Even if a trade agree-ment is reached soon, an-alysts say it would be nopanacea for China’s econ-omy, which is expected tocontinue decelerating incoming months.

China’s stridently na-tionalist Global Timestabloid said in an edito-rial late on Sunday thatstatements from bothsides that they hoped toreach a deal were causefor optimism, but thatBeijing would not cave into US demands.

“If China was going toraise the white flag, itwould have done it al-ready,” the paper said.

LONDON – Britishcarmaker AstonMartin has triggeredcontingency plans to cope with a po-tentially disorderlyBrexit, including hiring a new supplychain chief andpreparing to fly incomponents as well asuse ports other thanDover.

Britain, the world’sfifth largest economy,is due to leave theEuropean Union in just

over 80 days but a negotiated withdrawalagreement looks set to be voted down by UKlawmakers next week,making a “no-deal” exit– and disruption to trade– more likely.

Britain’s car industry,which employs over 850 000 people and is one of the country’s raremanufacturing successstories, has warned thatleaving the world’sbiggest trading blocwithout a deal would

add costs and could haltoutput due to snarl-ups.

Aston Martin ChiefExecutive Andy Palmersaid the luxury au-tomaker, which outlinedits contingency plans inOctober, had no choicebut to authorise them at a board meeting inDecember.

“I don’t think we’vebeen in a position in thelast two years wherewe’ve been further apartfrom understandingwhere we’re going to end

up,” Palmer told Reuters,declining to put a figureon the “accumulating”cost of the plans.

“We programme a carto align and order all the parts for those cars12 weeks in advance.You don’t need to do the maths to know thattherefore takes us acrossthe Brexit period.

“We have to preparefor the worst-case sce-nario.”

Aston Martin, the pre-ferred drive of fictional

secret agent JamesBond, joins a growing listof companies readyingfor a no-deal Brexit. Datalast week showed man-ufacturers ramping upstocks in preparation forpotential border delays.

Aston is signing dealswith supplier DHL toallow for the use of portsother than Dover –Britain’s busiest and somost likely to be dis-rupted by any customsdelays – and has autho-rised its supply chain

team to make air freightbookings.

The government hassaid it will prioritise themovement of key sup-plies such as medicinesif the flow of goods is hitafter Brexit, so it is un-clear what would happento other items.

“We don’t have any as-surances,” said Palmer.“One assumes if you’reputting parts onto a standard charteredplane, no one’s going tokick you off.”


BARBADOSAPPLICATION NO: RT 2018000457

LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION)

ACT, CHAPTER 229C

OF THE LAWS OF BARBADOS(Section 3)

RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED BYDISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN

TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to theRegistrar of Titles by ZILLAH LUCILLE HALL ofShorey Village in the parish of Saint Andrew in Barbados,Administatrix and Personal Representative of the Estate ofMAISY HAYNES, deceased, for the Restoration of TitleDeeds to the property situate at Welchman Hall in the parishof Saint Thomas in Barbados (more particularly described inthe Schedule hereto) on the ground that the Original TitleDeeds have been lost and has never been recovered.

ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is receivedat the Land Registry, "Warrens Office Complex", Warrens inthe parish of Saint Michael in Barbados by the 5th day ofFebruary 2019 that the Original Title Deed has not been lostor is being lawfully held by some other person, the Registrarof Titles shall immediately proceed to determine the saidApplication according to Law.

Dated this 25th day of December, 2018.

REYNOLD O. KELMANAttorney-at-Law for the Applicant

ALL THAT certain piece or parcel of land situate atWelchman Hall in the parish of Saint Thomas and Island ofBarbados aforesaid containing by admeasurement OneRood two and three-tenths Perches or thereabouts (of whicharea two and three-tenths Perches are included in a PublicRoad) Abutting and bounding on lands now or late of J.N.Ford on lands now or late of one Dalrymple on lands now orlate of Preston Eversley and on the Public Road or howeverelse the same may abut and bound together with thedwelling house and all the buildings thereon.

The Title Deed to be restored is:Conveyance dated the 22nd of February 1963 (recorded inthe Registration Department on the 13th day of March 1963as Deed No. 853 of 1963) and made between FrancisEmerson Yearwood of the One Part and Fitz AdolphusHaynes and Maisie Haynes of the Other Part.

BANK RATESCommercial bank rates to the public at the close ofbusiness yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados.

Valid for January 8, 2019

Telegraphic TransfersCurrency Buying Selling

Euro 2.28545 2.32829 Pound Sterling £ 2.54431 2.59201 Canadian $ 1.49694 1.52825United States $ 1.99375 2.02768Guyana $ 0.00947 0.00953East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313Demand/Sight:Currency Buying SellingEuro 2.28115 2.32829 Pound Sterling £ 2.53953 2.59201 Canadian $ 1.49411 1.52825 United States $ 1.99000 2.02768Guyana $ 0.00947 0.00953East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313

Notes:Currency Buying SellingEuro 2.24817 2.34283Pound Sterling £ 2.50281 2.60819 Canadian $ 1.48565 1.52959United States $ 1.98000 2.02857East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445Belizean $ 1.00000 1.00000

INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONALCURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE

RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKSN.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading.

BDS$Guyana $ 0.00950Jamaica $ 0.01562Trinidad & Tobago $ 0.29788

China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with US resume

Aston Martin triggers contingency plans for no-deal Brexit


FORD MOTOR CO said yesterday itplans to roll out a wireless technologyfor its new vehicle models in the UnitedStates, starting 2022, that will allowdirect communication betweenconnected devices.

The new technology called C-V2X, orcellular vehicle-to-everything, wouldaugment sensors used in self-drivingcars making the vehicle’s view fromradars and cameras morecomprehensive.

C-V2X could complement thesesystems in ways similar to how oursense of hearing complements ourvision,” said Don Butler, executivedirector for Ford’s connected vehicle

platform.Ford said in November it expects to

launch self-driving vehicles for sale by2021, when a new vehicle architecturedesigned specifically for autonomoussystems is expected to be ready.

The new technology will help cars toquickly send and receive informationabout their surrounding environment,helping drivers know what’s ahead ofthem before they can encounter it, thecompany said.

Navigating four-way stops wouldbecome easier with the technology, saidFord, as vehicles will be able tocommunicate with each other tonegotiate which one has the right of way.

THE U.S. Supreme Court yesterdaycleared the way for the attorney generalof Massachusetts to obtain records fromExxon Mobil Corp to probe whether theoil company for decades concealed itsknowledge of the role fossil fuels play inclimate change.

The justices declined to hear Exxon’sappeal of a ruling by the top court inMassachusetts holding that AttorneyGeneral Maura Healey, a Democrat, hadjurisdiction to seek records to probewhether the company misled consumersand investors.

The action by the high court markedthe latest setback for Exxon in its effortsto halt the Massachusetts investigationand a similar one by New York’sattorney general, who in October filed a

lawsuit against the company.New York’s lawsuit accused Exxon of

engaging in a systematic scheme todeceive investors about the impact thatfuture climate change regulations couldhave on its business. Exxon has calledthe claims “meritless.”

The Massachusetts and New Yorkinvestigations were launched following2015 news reports that Exxon’s ownscientists had determined that fossilfuel combustion must be reduced tomitigate the impact of climate change.

Those news reports, by InsideClimateNews and the Los Angeles Times, werebased on documents from the 1970s and1980s. Exxon said the documents werenot inconsistent with its publicpositions.

MORGAN STANLEY, FidelityInvestments, Citadel Securities LLCand a host of other financial companieshave agreed to jointly launch a new low-cost bourse that will compete with theNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

In a joint statement yesterday, thecompanies said the new exchange willlook to increase competition, improveoperational transparency, reduce fixedcosts and simplify equity trading in theU.S.

The new venture will be called

Members Exchange and will be fundedand controlled by nine institutions,including Bank of America MerrillLynch, Charles Schwab Corp, E*TRADEFinancial Corp,TD Ameritrade HoldingsCorp, UBS and Virtu Financial.

The new exchange comes after years ofheadaches among brokers and traderswith high fees charged by U.S. stockexchanges.

Members Exchange, which plans tooffer a simple trading model with basicorder types and the latest technology,

will also represent the interests of itsfounders’ collective client base,comprised of retail and institutionalinvestors.

The big three U.S. exchanges havefaced criticism for surging fees forservices like data feeds that brokers useto monitor movements in stock prices.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc ownsthe New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaqis run by Nasdaq Inc and the otherexchange is Cboe Global Markets Inc.

Shares of Intercontinental Exchange

were down 2.6 per cent and Nasdaqoperator Nasdaq Inc fell 2.8 per cent.

IEX Group Inc is the only independentexchange not owned by the ICE andNasdaq, and handles a little more than2 per cent of U.S. equities tradingvolume.

MEMX will file an application seekingapproval to operate as a nationalsecurities exchange with the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commissionin early 2019, according to thestatement.

APPLE INC last Wednesday tookthe rare step of cutting its quarterlysales forecast, with Chief ExecutiveTim Cook blaming slowing iPhonesales in China, whose economy hasbeen dragged down by uncertaintyaround U.S.-China trade relations.

The news, which comes as a spotlightgrows on Beijing’s attempts to revivestalling growth, sent Apple sharestumbling in after-hours trade,hammeredAsian suppliers and triggered a broaderselloff in global markets.

The revenue drop for the just-endedquarter underscores how an economicslowdown in China has been sharperthan many expected, catching companiesand leaders in Beijing off balance andforcing some to readjust their plans in themarket.

“While we anticipated some challengesin key emerging markets, we did notforesee the magnitude of the economicdeceleration, particularly in GreaterChina,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in aletter to investors.

Apple finds itself in a tricky position inChina, a key market for sales and whereit manufactures the bulk of the iconicproducts it sells worldwide, after thehigh-profile arrest in Canada of the CFOof domestic rival Huawei TechnologiesCo Ltd.

Since the arrest last month, at therequest of the United States, there havebeen sporadic reports of Chineseconsumers shying away from Appleproducts. Even before then, local rivalslike Huawei had been gaining market

share over Apple.Cook told CNBC that Apple products

have not been targeted by the Chinesegovernment, though some consumersmay have elected not to buy an iPhone orother Apple devices due to the firm beingan American brand.

“The much larger issue is the slowingof the (Chinese) economy, and then thetrade tension that has further pressuredit,” Cook said.

Price tagSome analysts,however,questioned the

impact of Apple’s own actions, such as itsunyielding pursuit of high selling pricesfor its products.

Apple company logos are reflected onthe glass window outside an Apple storein Shanghai, China January 3, 2019.

“Apple sales in China have not beendoing well for a few quarters now, part ofthe reason is that their price points havegone too high - past the $1,000 mark,”said Kiranjeet Kaur, an analyst atmarket research firm IDC.

“(That’s) almost three times asexpensive as phones from other vendorsthat are filling the mass market.”

China’s smartphone market hasdropped sharply this year, with Appleand South Korean rival SamsungElectronics Co Ltd leading the fall, evenas some domestic peers have performedmore strongly.

Samsung said last month it wouldcease operations at one of its mobilephone manufacturing plants in China,after seeing its share of the Chinese

market drop to 1 per cent in the firstquarter of 2018 versus 15 per cent inmid-2013.

Forecast cutApple on Wednesday lowered its

forecast to $84 billion in revenue for itsfiscal first quarter ended Dec. 29, belowanalysts’ estimate of $91.5 billion,according to IBES data from Refinitiv.Apple originally forecast revenue ofbetween $89 billion and $93 billion.

This marked the first time Apple hadissued a warning on its revenue guidanceahead of releasing quarterly results sincethe iPhone was launched in 2007.

Apple shares skidded 7.7 per cent inafter-hours trade, dragging thecompany’s market value below $700billion. In the broader market, the S&P500 futures fell 1.5 per cent. In the U.S.government bond market, a typical safe-haven, the yield on the benchmark 10-year, which moves inversely to the bond’sprice, sank to an 11-month low.

Precursors to a warningApple’s move was not entirely a

surprise. In November, the Cupertino,California-based company said it wouldquit disclosing unit sales data for iPhonesand other hardware items, leading manyanalysts to worry that a drop in iPhonesales was coming. And after severalcomponent makers in November forecastweaker-than-expected sales, somemarket watchers called the peak foriPhones in several key markets.

In November, Cook cited slowing

growth in emerging markets such asBrazil, India and Russia for lower-than-anticipated sales estimates for thecompany’s fiscal first quarter. But Cookspecifically said he “would not put Chinain that category” of countries withtroubled growth.

As China sales weaken, Apple cutssales forecast

That all came before the damage to theChinese economy from trade tensionswith the United States and long-simmering structural issues becameevident.

Apple is now the highest-profilemultinational corporation to warn thatthe economic slowdown in China couldhurt its business. Automakers such asFord Motor Co, Hyundai Motor Co andNissan Motor Co Ltd all previously saidthey planned to cut production in thecountry.

But Apple has held firm on its premiumpricing strategy in China despite the riskof a slower economy.

“The question for investors will be theextent to which Apple’s aggressive pricinghas exacerbated this situation and whatthis means for the company’s longer-termpricing power within its iPhonefranchise,”James Cordwell, an analyst atAtlantic Equities, told Reuters.

In the latest fiscal year, ended Sept.29, unit sales of the iPhone wereessentially flat from the prior year, whileiPhone revenue expanded 18 per cent to$166.7 billion.That growth came entirelyfrom higher prices.

Ford plans new wirelesstech for cars starting 2022

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Almost one in three of us (30%) areseverely sleep deprived, accordingto research from the Mental

Health foundation.While screen time, stress, poor health

and even whether you sleep in socks areoften cited as contributing factors, it isall-too-easy to overlook the influence ofdiet.

Recent studies have found the timingof when we eat, as well as the specifictype of foods we consume, can affect thequality and duration of our sleep.Everything from consuming too muchsugar and caffeine at the right times toeating late at night can interfere withour ability to sleep properly, according tonutritionist Jenna Hope.

She tells Yahoo Style UK what to eat,and when, throughout the day in orderto guarantee the best possible night’ssleep.7am

A good breakfast sets you up for theday, but what is the best choice for sleephealth?

Hope recommends a breakfast high inprotein and slow-release, complexcarbohydrates, to keep your energylevels steady throughout the day.

She says: “I recommend eggs onsourdough with avocado or a bowl ofporridge made with jumbo oats. Jumbooats take longer to break down meaningthey’ll keep you fuller for longer.”

If you want to drink caffeine, do it now– “I recommend having it in themorning to prevent it affecting yoursleep later on in the day.”

11am

Once again, during the mid morningperiod it’s important to keep energylevels steady to avoid having a dip –which will make you feel sluggish andlethargic long before bedtime. Avoidhigh sugar options, advises Jenna, andgo for a handful of nuts, or oatcakeswith cottage cheese or hummus.”

1pmLunchtime is late enough in the day

to start thinking about foods which willset you up for a good night’s sleep: inthis case, fibre.

Hope says: “It can be really temptingto go for a white bread sandwich whichcan leave you feeling tired.

“Instead opt for a high fibre salad orfalafel and hummus wrap. Fibre isessential to gut health and 90% of thesleep hormone melatonin is secretedand absorbed in the gut so it’s essentialthat you support it with a high fibrediet.”

3pmTime to step away from the coffee,

says Hope – unless you want to bebuzzing when you settle down into bedat night.

“Caffeine has a half life of six hoursmeaning that an afternoon coffee canstill have stimulatory effects in theevening. It blocks the release of aneurotransmitter called adenosinewhich helps you to feel sleepy.”

Thankfully, a fibre-based fruit and nutsnack can give you the energy boost youneed without compromising your abilityto wind down later.

“Opt for an apple and an herbal tea ora date and nut bar, like Squirrel Sistersor a Naked bar. They’re also a source offibre to help support your gut.”

6pmWhile this may seem like an early

dinner time for some, Hope stresses it’sthe earlier the better when it comes toeating your evening meal – in order toprevent digestion affecting your abilityto sleep.

As for what to eat, look for foodscontaining tryptophan.

Hope explains: “You want to belooking to incorporate foods whichcontain tryptophan. Tryptophan is anamino acid which helps the productionof serotonin (a key hormone required toproduce melatonin – the sleephormone).

“Foods containing tryptophan include:tofu, turkey, chickpeas, yoghurt andoats. A chickpea curry or a tofu orturkey stir fry is also a really goodoption.”

12pmIt is tempting to have a snack or even

a midnight feast when you wake up lateat night, but Hope isn’t a fan of thisbehaviour.

She says: “ I wouldn’t advise eatingduring the night as this can affect yourbody’s ability to sleep. During the night,our body temperature tends to drop tohelp us stay asleep.

“But when we eat we stimulate thedigestion process which increases ourbody temperature and can actuallyimpair our ability to go back to sleep.”


What you eat during the day can affect your sleep

How what you eat affects your sleep:From breakfast to midnight snacking

SAGE THERAPEUTICS Inc saidyesterday its oral treatment forpostpartum depression met the maingoal of reducing symptoms of thecondition, when compared to a placeboin a late-stage study, sending its sharesup 33 percent.

Patients treated with SAGE-217showed an improvement in theHamilton Rating Scale for Depressionthat scores a patient on 17 differentparameters, including anxiety andinsomnia after two weeks of treatment,the study results showed. Theimprovements were maintained untilthe end of the follow-up period in thefourth week, Sage said.

Postpartum depression is consideredthe most common medical complicationlinked to childbirth, affecting one in ninewomen in the United States, accordingto the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention.

The results come months after theU.S. Food and Drug Administrationextended the review of theMassachusetts-based drug developer’slead drug Zulresso, an injectable thataims to treat postpartum depression, bythree months.

Certain patients who were on Zulressoexperienced loss of consciousness, whichwas flagged as a safety concern by FDAstaff reviewers as well as members of anadvisory panel to the health regulatorduring a meeting in November.

However, there were no reports ofsuch loss of consciousness in SAGE-217trial.

Stifel analyst Paul Matteis said thelack of reports of loss of consciousnesswould help quell investor concerns thatstemmed from Zulresso.

SAGE-217 was well-tolerated, but onepatient being administered the drugdiscontinued treatment because of aside effect, the company said.

“SAGE-217’s profile is highlyencouraging and qualitatively lookscleaner to us than what one mightobserve/glean from the FDA label ofother oral GABA drugs, such as Xanax,”Matteis wrote in a note.

Postpartum depression typicallyaffects women from the third trimesterof pregnancy or within four weeks aftergiving birth.

The company’s shares surged 33.3percent to US$130 before the bell.

Sage shares soarafter oralpostpartumdepressiontreatmentsucceeds in trial

NEW EUROPEAN research has foundthat a higher intake of eggs, around oneegg a day, may help lower the risk of type2 diabetes compared to those who eat thefood less frequently.

Carried out by researchers at theUniversity of Eastern Finland, the newstudy looked at 239 blood serum samplesfrom participants taking part in theKuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease RiskFactor Study (KIHD) in easternFinland.

The samples were analyzed in fourgroups: subjects with higher egg intake,defined as an average of one egg per day;a lower egg intake, defined as an averageof two eggs per week; those who ate eggsand developed type 2 diabetes; and thosewho remained healthy and acted as acontrol group.

Participants were also followed for anaverage of 19.3 years.

The findings, published in the journalMolecular Nutrition and Food Research,showed that the blood samples of menwho ate an egg a day included certain

lipid molecules that were positivelylinked with the blood profile of the groupof healthy men who remained free oftype 2 diabetes.

Certain molecules in the blood samplesfrom men who developed diabetes werealso correlated positively with thosefound in the loweregg intake group.

In addition, the researchers also foundthat a higher level of the amino acidtyrosine in the blood predicted a higherrisk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Previous findings from the same studyhave also suggested that eating roughlyone egg per day is linked with a lowerrisk of developing type 2 diabetes amongmiddle-aged men.

“The purpose of the current study wasto explore potential compounds thatcould explain this association using non-targeted metabolomics, a technique thatenables a broad profiling of chemicals ina sample,” says early stage researcherand lead author of the study StefaniaNoerman from the University of EasternFinland.

However, a high intake of eggs haspreviously been discouraged, due to theirhigh level of cholesterol. On the otherhand they are a rich source of nutrientswhich are beneficial for health, andopinion has been divided on theirpotential health effects.

The current findings suggest that

there are potential metabolites whichcan explain how consuming eggs isassociated with a lower risk of type 2diabetes, although the researchers notethat further studies are needed.

“Although it is too early to draw anycausal conclusions, we now have somehints about certain egg-relatedcompounds that may have a role in type2 diabetes development. Furtherdetailed investigations with both cellmodels and intervention studies inhumans that use modern techniques,such as metabolomics, are needed tounderstand the mechanisms behindphysiological effects of egg intake,”concluded Noerman.

Most of what is consumed by apregnant woman is passedalong to her growing baby.

Some things can be beneficial for thebaby while others can be harmful.Therefore, women who are pregnantshould be careful about what they putinto their bodies.

This is particularly true when itcomes to the use of drugs, many ofwhich can be harmful to the unbornchild – including alcohol, tobacco, andillegal drugs as well as prescription andover-the-counter (OTC) medications.Studies have shown that thesesubstances can have a direct impact onthe fetus. Caffeine, which is found incoffee, chocolate and some soft drinks,is also considered a drug and itsconsumption by pregnant womenshould be limited, as it too can havedamaging effects on the fetus.

Illegal drugs, such as marijuana,cocaine and ecstasy can seriously harmthe unborn child. Their use duringpregnancy increases the risk ofmiscarriage, premature andunderweight babies, stillbirth, birthdefects and behavioural problems in

early childhood. Babies can also be bornaddicted to the drug(s) used by theirmother during pregnancy andexperience withdrawal after birth.

Alcohol consumption duringpregnancy can result in Fetal AlcoholSyndrome and related disorders, thesymptoms of which include but are notlimited to: abnormal facial features,deficiencies in height and weight,central nervous system problems,learning disabilities, hyperactivity,physical deformities, vision and hearingproblems. There is no safe limit foralcohol use during pregnancy. Smallamounts can sometimes be just asdamaging as binge drinking – theconsumption of large quantities ofalcohol in one session. Therefore,

pregnant women should avoid alcoholuse, particularly during the firsttrimester when it is especiallydangerous.

Caution should also be exercisedwhen using prescription and OTCmedications, some of which should notbe used under any circumstancesduring pregnancy due to the increasedrisk for birth defects and other harmfuleffects on the developing fetus.

OTC drugs include common painkillers, antihistamines anddecongestants, just to name a few.While many OTC drugs are consideredsafe, the safety profile of some isunknown while the safety profile ofothers changes depending on thegestational age of the fetus. Therefore,

pregnant women should always checkwith their doctors before taking anyOTC medications.

Some women have chronic conditionswhich require ongoing or frequent useof prescription medications, such asasthma, epilepsy, hypertension,diabetes and depression. As such, theywill be required to take medication tocontrol their condition duringpregnancy. Like OTC drugs, the safetyprofile of some prescription medicationsis not known or can differ depending onthe stage of pregnancy, while others areconsidered unsafe. Therefore, womenwho are pregnant or may becomepregnant should discuss theirprescription medications with theirdoctor.

In general, drug use should beavoided where possible duringpregnancy. In cases where it cannot beavoided, medical advice should besought. Likewise, pregnant women whouse, or may be addicted to, illegal drugsshould seek assistance from theirdoctors and treatment professionals.

(Laura Foster,Research Assistant)


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Eating eggs may help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes according to new research.

An egg a daymay help keepdiabetes awayaccording tonew study

Drug use and pregnancy: Baby on board

TRINIDAD – PoliceCommissioner Gary Griffithsays he has been workinground the clock since he tookoffice last August, and tolddoctors he was stressed,missing meals, and notsleeping properly, and this mayhave contributed to his bodycrashing.

He told Newsday: “I amrunning my blood to water,destroying my body in an effortto make this a safer country forour citizens, and I wouldcontinue to do so. Yet some,ironically, have found a voicethat the only thing that theycan do to fix TT, and a fewothers, who defend criminalswhen we arrest them, is to tryto undermine what I am trying

to do because of their ownselfish agenda.

“For decades every citizencomplained, and rightly so,that criminals have taken overthe country and the TTPS isnot doing enough.

“However, after a few monthsunder my watch, a handfulwith absolutely no knowledgeor experience in lawenforcement now suddenly geta voice and all of a sudden it isa 180-degree turn and they findthat the police is now doing toomuch, and using too muchexcessive force.

“It is the right of citizens togive views, but not when you liewith false information to try todeliberately affect the TTPSfrom doing their job.”

Nevertheless, in spite of thisand his physical reaction to jobpressures, he said, “I do notintend to slow down, I intend togo up a gear.”

On Sunday, Griffith told hiswife Nicole he was in pain andthey decided to go to the StClair Medical Centre. Griffithsaid his body “crashed” and hehad to receive intravenous fluidsas part of treatment.


Police Commissioner Gary Griffith

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada –President of the Grenada BarAssociation (GBA), Lisa Taylor,yesterday, defended the decisionof lawyers to stage a silentprotest, outside the SupremeCourt Registry,warning of a crisisin the entire judicial system,“which threatens publicconfidence in this system”.

“The immediate catalyst for usbeing here, today, was a directiveor an ultimatum, given by theGrenada Bar Association inSeptember 2018,” she said,adding“we say to the governmentof Grenada, enough is enough; itcannot stand that in 2019, 15

years on from the destruction ofthe Court, that we are stillwaiting for a permanent solution,something more than what hasbeen done, has to be done”.

The GBA said that theauthorities have notdemonstrated with “sufficienturgency and action that theyaccept that there is such a crisis,that they intend to deal with thiscrisis, once and for all, and howthey intend to do so”.

It said that the protest was alsointended to call upon the KeithMitchell government “to come upwith an urgent plan tocomprehensively address all of

these issues”.The GBA said that following

the “complete shutdown” of allcriminal and civil high courts inGrenada in May,2018,it gave thegovernment until the end of lastyear, to provide suitableaccommodations to collectivelyhouse all High Courts andancillary services.

“Every suggestive Governmenthas blame to carry in this matter.We have been calling on theauthorities to arrest the decay ofthe registry and, in 2019, we arenot satisfied that anything of thisnature that we have called thegovernment to do, has been

attempted,”Taylor said.“We ask that the authorities

come to terms with the realitiesand cause the fix to happen,” shesaid, while calling on thegovernment to allocate thenecessary funding to the Ministryof Legal Affairs or the relevantline ministry, so that a solutioncan be identified and beimplemented.

President of the Organisationof Commonwealth Caribbean BarAssociations (CBA), RugglesFerguson,said that the underlineproblem with regionalgovernments is that the judiciaryalways gets low priority.

The GBA said recentpronouncements, about a long-promised Hall of Justice, refer todesign drawings sitting at theoffice of the Attorney-Generalwith no indication as to whenconstruction may possibly start,adding the situation at theRegistry continues to present acrisis for Grenada.

Last week, Legal AffairsMinister, Kindra Mathurine-Stewart, said that thegovernment is continuing towork,assiduously, to address thehousing of civil and criminalcourts and other mattersaffecting the legal fraternity.

PRIME MINISTER Dr.Keith Rowley Sunday nightunofficially launched hisruling People’s NationalMovement (PNM) campaignfor at least three elections,including the 2020 generalelections here bycomparing the perfor-mances of his three year oldadministration to that ofthe former People’sPartnership administra-tion.

A statement from the Officeof the Prime Minister had onSaturday indicated thatRowley would deliver anaddress to the nation that willbe broadcast in two parts, butwhat transpired on Sundaynight was a re-broadcast of anevent where the prime ministeraddressed several political andeconomic issues confronting hisadministration since it came tooffice in September 7, 2015.In the first section of thebroadcast titled “Mind yourBusiness”, Rowley appeared tobe setting the agenda for notonly the 2020 general election,but also the upcoming LocalGovernment and Tobago Houseof Assembly (THA) electionsthat are due later this year andearly next year.

He told the nation that whenthe government came to powerin 2015, the revenue from theoil and gas industry was anestimated one billion dollars(One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents)as compared with TT$17 billionin 2014 when the previousgovernment headed by KamlaPersad Bissessar was still inoffice.

He said then that the price ofa barrel of oil was US$90 ascompared with as low as US$28dollars during hisadministration’s term.

He accused the past

administration of providing gascompanies with concessions,including complete tax writeoffs during the period 2013-14that led to a further decline finthe economic situation and thatit had also “wasted” more thanTT$29 billion in cash that hadaccrued from the sale of oil andgas by state-owned entities.

Rowley told the nation thatprojects estimated at TT$12.5billion, which hisadministration is nowembarking upon, including theconstruction of hospitals, thepurchase of ferries for Tobago,tourism projects, could havebeen financed under the “cash”wasted by the previousadministration.

Rowley also defended thedecision of his government toallow the Jamaica-based hotelchain, Sandals, to operate herein the next few years, notingthat many Caribbean countriesare befitting from the presenceof the hotel chain.

Rowley told the nation that in2019, his administration has toallocate TT$68 out of everyTT$100 to spend on debtpayments and public sectorwages, salaries and pensions.

The Office of the PrimeMinister said that the secondpart of the “address” would beaired on television last night.

In an immediate reaction tothe first broadcast, PersadBissessar said “we do notexpect anything from Part twoof the Rowley show, and thePrime Minister should havespent his time focusing onviable solutions and a plan tomove the country forward.

“The country has long lostconfidence in the PNM(People’s National Movement)and are crying out for a returnto sound leadership and goodgovernance,” she said.

Trinidad PMunofficially launchescampaign for 2020general election

Call for improvements: Lawyers protest state of judiciary in Grenada

‘I am running my blood to water to fight crime’: Police Comissioner

Despite hospitalisation, T&T Top Cop undeterred

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS has beenelected to serve as a Director on theexecutive board for the CaribbeanAssociation of InvestmentPromotion Agencies (CAIPA).

Policy Analyst and Strategic Advisor inthe Premier’s Office, Ms. Lizette Georgewas recently elected Director 4 of theorganisation’s executive board, as shecurrently serve as the Virgin IslandsRepresentative.

The Virgin Islands officially becamemembers of the association in January2017.

Ms. George said, “This wasaccomplished through the attendance ofthe then Junior Minister for Trade &Investment, Honourable Marlon Penn tothe annual Caribbean InvestmentSummit in Miami in May 2016 andsubsequently the annual general meetingin Curacao in June.”

Ms.George stated,“Honourable Penn’sattendance at these events proved fruitfulas he was able to explore the option ofmembership by building the appropriaterelationship with the executives.”

She said, “This was a strategic move toensure that the BVI capitalised on theongoing initiatives, as well as take

advantage of the opportunities forcapacity building and technical assistancein establishing an investment promotionagency and developing a comprehensiveinvestment strategy and legislativeframework.”

Ms.George said she was both honouredand humbled by the fact that the BVIwas nominated after only gainingmembership 2 years ago.

She added that the Territory’smembership in the organisationencouraged other OCTs to join.As a resultthere are now 8 (Dutch and British)Overseas Countries and Territories(OCTs) in CAIPA membership.

“It is my hope that we as OCTs are ableto develop and achieve our strategicobjective based on the mandate andannual work programmes put forwardfor the next two years during mydirectorship,” she said.

The Territories were also able to lobbyfor the permanent position as Director 4on the Executive Board, which will serveas the representative for all of the otherOCTs to ensure that unique matters ofinterests are addressed on the regionallevel.

Ms. George further added, “Since our

membership,we have had the privilege tobe a part of a number of study tours tovarious IPAs within the region, in orderto learn the operations and to apply suchknowledge to the executiveimplementation of the Territory’sInvestment Promotion Agencies (IPA) asplanned for the coming months.”

CAIPA is an umbrella association ofCaribbean Investment PromotionAgencies, with a focus on strengtheningthe capacity of Caribbean IPAs to executetheir mandates of attracting ForeignDirect Investment into their territories.CAIPA also seeks to improve theattractiveness of the Region as adestination for investment.

The association is served by a Board ofDirector selected from its membershipevery two years to the following posts:President/Chairperson, 1st VicePresident,2nd Vice President,Director 1,Director 2, Director 3, Director 4, Ex-officio Member, who is the CentralAmerica and the Caribbeanrepresentative on the World Associationof Investment Promotion AgenciesSteering Committee, Ex-officio Member,who is the immediate past President ofCAIPA.


Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) members at the World Investment Forum, Geneva.

GUYANA – Although he says he is stillafraid for his life following a decision tovote with the opposition on the December21st 2018 No-Confidence Motion, formerAPNU+AFC ParliamentarianCharrandass Persaud says he plans toreturn home soon and continue his lawpractice.

“Guyana is my home. I am self-exiledso how long would I want to stay awayfrom my work? I cannot live in fearforever. I will return soon,” Persaud toldStabroek News, via phone, from Canadaon Sunday.

“I have told my family that I will returnalready. This is not my home, Guyana ismy home. I am taking up space here. Ihave a grandson that was born inNovember but haven’t seen him as yetbecause I have a cold. Once I have givenmy final farewells to everyone, I willreturn,” he added.

Asked for a specific time frame,Persaud said that it will be after themeeting between President DavidGranger and Opposition Leader BharratJagdeo, which is scheduled forWednesday, or when a date for GeneralElections is set. He said that he willgauge the political atmosphere anddecide on a date of his return…”

CARACAS, Venezuela – A VenezuelanSupreme Court justice who has been alongtime government loyalist has fled tothe United States, saying he’s protestingPresident Nicolas Maduro’s upcomingsecond term.

Christian Zerpa said Sunday thatVenezuela’s high court has become anappendage of Maduro’s inner circle sincehe and a group of ruling party memberswere appointed to the bench in 2015.Venezuela’s government lacks the any typeof separation of powers, he said.

“We are in the presence of an autocracythat has condemned to death any

opposition to this particular vision ofpower,” Zerpa told Miami-basedbroadcaster EVTV.

He said the government “has onlybrought hunger, misery and destructionto the country,” calling it a “failed state.”

A once wealthy oil nation, Venezuela isin the throes of a historic crisis after twodecades of socialist rule.Millions have fled,while runaway inflation leaves thoseremaining behind struggling to affordscarce food and medicine.

Maduro is scheduled to take the oath ofoffice on Thursday, launching a second,six-year term that critics say is illegitimate.

Political opponents and many foreignnations consider his re-election in May asham after popular opponents werebanned from running and the largest anti-government parties boycotted the race.

Zerpa said that he fled with his family toFlorida because he didn’t want to play arole legitimizing Maduro’s rule when theSupreme Court swears him.

Supreme Court chief justice MaikelMoreno – a Maduro loyalist – said Sundaythat Zerpa fled to escape allegations ofsexual harassment charges lodged bywomen in his office.

Zerpa, who said he is now willing to

collaborate with a sweeping U.S.investigation into corruption and humanrights abuses among Venezuela’s well-connected, described receiving directionsfrom the influential first lady Cilia Floreson how to rule in politically sensitive cases.

He apologized for propping up Maduro’sgovernment, saying that he feared beingjailed as a dissident where his life would beput at risk. Zerpa is among the topVenezuelan officials who have beensanctioned by Canada,but he has not beentargeted by U.S. authorities, who accusedozens in Maduro’s administration ascontributing to the crisis.

Charrandass Persaud taking theoath in 2015.

MP who votedwith Oppositionsays to return toGuyana soon

BVI elected member of CaribbeanInvestment Promotion Board

Venezuela Supreme Court judge flees to US to protest Maduro


THIRTEEN escape roomshave been closed inPoland after a fire in oneof the venues killed fiveteenage girls.

An owner of the facilityhas been charged withcreating a fire hazard thatled to the blaze on Friday.

The girls died after thefire broke out while theywere playing in a room ata venue in the northerncity of Koszalin.

In the game populararound the world, playersare locked in a room andgiven a set amount of timeto solve a series of riddlesto get out.

The venue owner, whowas arrested on Sunday,has been charged with“creating the danger of afire in the escape roomand with unintentionallycausing the death of peo-ple in a fire”, a spokesmanfor the Koszalin districtprosecutor is quoted assaying by the Polish PAPnews agency.

The man also neglectedto ensure that the roomhad escape routes,he said.

The accused man hasdenied any negligence orwrongdoing, his lawyerssay.

A 25-year-old man wasalso seriously injured inthe blaze which started ataround 5 pm local time (4 pm GMT) on Friday.

Leaking gas cylindersare believed to havecaused the blaze in thesmall room which meas-ured 7.3 square metres(78 square feet).

The girls, all aged 15,were visiting the attrac-tion in Koszalin to cele-brate a birthday.

Participants are gener-ally locked in a room andmust solve a series of puzzles in order to get out.

The industry has grownrapidly in recent years.

Escape games arethought to have begun inJapan about a decade ago,and one in Hungary,which opened in 2011, isbelieved to have been thefirst in Europe.

Budapest is one of theworld's hubs for the genre,and it is estimated thereare around 1 000 inPoland.

In the UK, the numberof escape rooms soaredfrom just seven in 2013 tomore than 1 000 as of lastyear.

The authorities have ordered that all escaperooms around the countrynow be checked to ensurethey meet safety stan-dards.

Firefighters inspectednearly 200 facilities acrossPoland over the weekend.They said more than 100were found to be unsafeand 13 were immediatelyshut down.

Prime MinisterMateusz Morawieckivowed on Sunday to closeescape rooms that failedto meet safety standards.

He also announced a review of more than 1 000escape rooms or relatedfacilities in Poland to determine whether newregulations were needed.

Interior MinisterJoachim Brudzinski saidon Sunday Poland wouldimpose harsh fines andsanctions on businessowners whose premisesdid not comply withhealth and safety stan-dards.

He also urged parentsto report potential safetyviolations at venues.

Leaking gas cylindersused to heat the buildingstarted a fire in the adjacent waiting room, aprosecutor said.

Flames and toxic smokespread quickly, and fire-fighters – responding toan emergency call – usedspecialised equipment tobreak in, but it was already too late.

The teenagers are believed to have died of asphyxiation. Their funerals are due to be heldon Thursday.

Polish PresidentAndrzej Duda said the fire was an “appallingtragedy”.

WORLD BANKPresident, Jim YongKim has made the sur-prise announcementthat he is steppingdown after six years inthe post.

His resignation will takeeffect from February 1.

Kim, 59, was not due toleave until 2022, after hewas re-elected for a secondfive-year term in 2017.

He will “join a firm andfocus on increasing infra-structure investments indeveloping countries”, theWorld Bank said.

In a statement, Kimsaid, “It has been a great honour to serve asPresident of this remark-able institution, full of passionate individualsdedicated to the mission ofending extreme poverty inour lifetime”.

No reason was given forhis unexpected resigna-tion.Kristalina Georgieva,the World Bank’s chief executive officer, will assume the role of interimpresident.

Climate stanceKim has avoided publicclashes with PresidentTrump, but his policy approach was sometimesat odds with the presi-dent’s approach to climatechange.

Under Kim, the WorldBank has ended its sup-

port of coal power projects– in contrast to Trump’spromise to revive the UScoal industry.

In April, Kim bowed topressure from the Trumpadministration over loanpayments to China. TheWorld Bank agreed tochange its lending struc-ture in order to secure a$13 billion capital increasefrom the US.

The World Bank has aremit to finance interna-tional development projects. Formed in 1947to help rebuild Europeancountries devastated byWorld War II, it supportsinfrastructure projectswith traditional loans,

interest-free credits, andgrants.

SuccessionKim, who was born inSeoul, South Korea,trained as medical doctorbefore rising through theranks at the Bank.

He was nominated byformer US PresidentBarack Obama for his firstand second terms as World Bank president.

The World Bank said itwould “immediately startthe process” of appointinga replacement.

Traditionally, the presi-dent of the World Bankhas been nominated by theUS, while the head of its

sister institution, theInternational MonetaryFund has been picked by European countries.However, when Kim wasfirst appointed in 2012,there was growing pres-sure from countries in thesouthern hemisphere for a candidate from anemerging market countryto be appointed at theWorld Bank.

Positioned at 41 inForbes’ Power People 2018list, Mr Kim has presidedover the dispersal of billions of dollars of WorldBank funding. In 2018, themultilateral institutionmade financial commit-ments worth $67 billion.

ITALY takes its dress codeas a matter of permanentnational priority. Eachprofession has its own of-ficial or de facto uniform.

Italy’s Interior MinisterMatteo Salvini has chosento defy the code by wear-ing shirts with police orfire service insignia.

He says this is a sign ofhis support for the respec-tive forces.

However article 498 ofItaly’s criminal code decrees that it is illegal towear a public official’suniform or badges.

The fines for transgres-sion range from 154 eurosto 929 euros.

‘Disrespect for the uni-form’Italy’s firefighters’ union,angered by public cuts,believes that Salvinishould be punished forbreaking this law.

“You can’t make people

believe that they’re infront of a policeman whenyou’re not,” it said in astatement.

“Why the interest inusing the uniforms ifthat’s not followed by tangible acts? It is obviousto everyone that us, thefire services, loved byeveryone, have not beengiven a single extra euroin next year’s budget andwe are stuck with a contract that is irregular.”

Salvini’s political oppo-nents accuse him ofgrandstanding by wearingpolice and fire service uniforms.

“I think it’s extremelyserious,” the authorRoberto Saviano told radiolisteners.

“It’s disrespect for theuniform. It seems like anact of solidarity and looseness and it isn’t atall... It’s an abuse.”

‘Source of pride’The Interior Ministerhimself rejects the criti-cisms.

“For me to receive thegift of jackets and badgesfrom the security forces isa source of pride!”, Salviniposted on his Facebookpage.

“It is a recognition of the

work we have done theselast few months,and of mysupport for those whowear a uniform. I’m sorryfor Saviano who can’t either say or do the same.”

The firefighters’ unionsays he should continue towear its uniforms in orderto increase the fines hewill have to pay.

Poland closes13 escaperoom venuesafter fiveteenagers die

Jim Yong Kim steps down asPresident of World Bank

Salvini illegally wears police, fire service badges

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is to step down next month.

Salvini regularly posts images of himself wearingthe insignia on Facebook.


President Donald Trump will visit theUS-Mexican border this week,his spokes-woman said yesterday, in the latest bid topressure Congress over border wall negotiations that have led to a partial government shutdown.

He will “travel to the Southern borderon Thursday to meet with those on thefrontlines of the national security and humanitarian crisis,”Sarah Sanders saidin a tweet.

The visit was announced as the WhiteHouse and Democrats controlling thelower house of Congress refused to cedesignificant ground in what has becomeone of the biggest political challenges ofTrump’s turbulent presidency.

Trump is demanding more than US$5 billion to fund construction of what he calls a “wall” to stop illegal immigrants. Democrats have dismissedthe project as a political stunt.

In retaliation Trump has refused to signa wider spending package – leavingswaths of the government without funding and hundreds of thousands ofemployees facing delays in their paychecks.

The standoff has morphed from a debate over how to stem illegal immigra-tion to a powerplay between the president and a Democratic Party enjoying control of the House of Represen-tatives following their victory inNovember’s midterm legislative elections.

THE Canadian government is treatingthe disappearance of a woman fromQuebec and her Italian friend in BurkinaFaso as a kidnapping, media reports say.

Edith Blais,34,and Luca Tacchetto,30,were last heard from on December 15 inthe city of Bobo-Dioulasso.

The pair were travelling in WesternAfrica and were making their way to Togofor a humanitarian project.

Canada has travel advisories forBurkina Faso, due to terrorism and kid-napping.

“We’re really worried because… thecommunications stopped abruptly andevery kind of activity, every trace justcompletely vanished,” Blais’ sister,Melanie Blais, told CTV News.

“They weren’t worried about anything.They were having a really happy trip.Shehas been dreaming about travelling toAfrica for all of her life.”

A Facebook group set up by friends andfamily of Ms Blais says the couple wereheading to Ougadougou to sell their car, but never made it to the Togo border crossing or applied forvisas.

The Canadian government has a travel

advisory warning against all travel inBurkina Faso along the Togo border because of threats of “banditry and terrorism”.

Radio-Canada reported that theCanadian government is treating their

disappearance as a kidnapping,although the kidnapping has not beenconfirmed.

Global Affairs Canada told the CBC itis treating Blais’s case as “extremely highpriority.”

A TENNESSEE woman serving lifein prison for the 2004 murder of aman who solicited her for sex as a girl has been granted clemency.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam ordered the release of Cyntoia Brown,30,after almost 15 years behind bars.

She was tried as an adult and convictedin 2006 for murdering a Nashville estateagent when she was 16.

Prosecutors said it was robbery.Brownsaid she was a child sex-trafficking victimwho fired in self-defence.

Her case drew support from celebritieslike singer Rihanna, reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West,comedian Amy Schumer and NBA starLeBron James.

Brown’s incarceration was the subjectof the 2011 documentary “Me Facing Life:Cyntoia’s Story”.

She told the film-makers that she waspicked up in Nashville by a 43-year-old es-tate agent, Johnny Allen, who agreed topay her $150 to have sex and drove her tohis home.

However she said that once at Allen’shome, he groped her roughly and thenrolled over to reach the side of the bed.

Brown said she feared he was going toget a gun so she shot him.

Prosecutors at the time alleged thatshe killed the victim as he was sleeping,and stole his money,guns and lorry beforefleeing the scene.

They claimed that she was motivatedby greed,but her defence lawyers argued

that she was afraid of returning homeempty-handed to her violent pimp, whowent by the nickname Kutthroat.

After entering a plea of self-defence, ajury found her guilty of first-degree pre-meditated murder, first-degree felonymurder and aggravated robbery.

In a statement yesterday, the state’sRepublican governor said he had orderedthat Brown be released to parole super-vision on August 7 this year.

“Cyntoia Brown committed,by her ownadmission, a horrific crime at the age of16,” the statement said.

“Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juve-nile that would require her to serve atleast 51 years before even being eligiblefor parole consideration is too harsh, es-pecially in light of the extraordinary stepsMs Brown has taken to rebuild her life.

“Transformation should be accompa-nied by hope.”

Brown, who has earned an associatedegree while in prison, said she would doeverything to justify Governor Haslam’sfaith in her.

“I am thankful for all the support,prayers and encouragement I have received,” she said in a statement.

“We truly serve a God of second chancesand new beginnings.

“The Lord has held my hand this wholetime and I would never have made itwithout Him.”

She will be eligible for release onAugust 7, after serving 15 years behindbars.

Trump to visit US-Mexico border on Thursday

Canadian,Italian touristsfearedkidnapped in Burkina Faso

Tennessee governor grantsCyntoia Brown clemency

Cyntoia Brown (pictured) in court where she was granted clemency after servingalmost 15 years in prison for the murder of a man who solicited her for sex as agirl. INSET: Brown was arrested in 2004, and jailed for life soon after.

A recent photo of Luca Tacchetto (left) and Edith Blais.


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ARIES Horoscope for January 8 2019: It is important to deal with adisappointment in a constructive way. You can't possibly achieveeverything you desire if you haven't the support, resources or timeavailable. Be proud of the progress you have made so far and remindyourself that eventually you will achieve your goal.TAURUS Horoscope for January 8 2019: If you lack the skills toexecute a work assignment you have two choices. You can either joinforces with someone who has experience in this field or you can getthe training you need. Either way you are doing something positivein order to bring about the outcome you desire.GEMINI Horoscope for January 8 2019: You might acquire someimpressive skills through your involvement with a charitableorganisation. Working for vulnerable members of society will makeyou realise there are more important things in life than money andstatus. Donating time and skills to a worthy cause will satisfy yourhumanitarian impulses.CANCER Horoscope for January 8 2019: Stop comparing yourselfto experts in your field. If you are new to your job or limited inexperience, you aren't likely to render a perfect performance on thefirst try. Don't hesitate to ask for help, should you need it. Aseasonedprofessional will give you a few useful tips.LEO Horoscope for January 8 2019: Getting a greater sense ofcontrol over your destiny will feel empowering. Instead of going alongwith what other people are asking of you, take control of your future.Make a list of priorities and this will encourage you to focus on what'simportant for you and not others.VIRGO Horoscope for January 8 2019: Money from an investmentor inheritance will be delayed. Conflict over this issue is draining yourenergy. Seek professional advice if you feel you are getting nowhere.You will benefit through the guidance of a financial advisor. It'simportant to protect your own interests, especially when you arefeeling stressed or overburdened.LIBRA Horoscope for January 8 2019: Don't trust someone whooffers to look after your money. You need to take a logical approachto a financial problem. If you can't come to an agreement with apartner over an investment matter, keep separate accounts. You don'twant to risk your financial security because of their careless ways.SCORPIO Horoscope for January 8 2019: Pouring all your energyinto your work and other commitments is causing burnout. Refuseto take on any more commitments and make some space in yourschedule for relaxation. You need to slow down and smell the flowers.Take a walk in nature or a relaxing soak in the bathtub.SAGITTARIUS Horoscope for January 8 2019: A colleague willmake fun of your creative ideas. This is because they are jealous ofyour success so ignore their snide remarks. No matter what you do,this person is going to try to intimidate you. Once you realise whatthey are up to, keep them at arm's length.CAPRICORN Horoscope for January 8 2019: If your work oranother important project is going all wrong, find an outlet for yourfrustration. Exercise can be a great release from inner tension. Go tothe gym or take a brisk walk before you go to work or during yourlunch hour and stop being such a perfectionist.AQUARIUS Horoscope for January 8 2019: Someone you seeregularly expects you to be there for them every time they need ahelping hand. Constantly coming to their rescue prevents you fromgetting on with your own life. Next time they ask for help, politelydecline. It's time they stood on their own two feet.PISCES Horoscope for January 8 2019: Venturing into new territorywill be more fun if you relax and enjoy the journey. Trying somethingnew may mean entering a period of uncertainty but you needsomething different. This is your chance to break out of a rut. If arebored with any aspect of your life, be honest about it.


TWO American men fighting for theIslamic State (IS) group in Syria havebeen captured, according to a US-backedSyrian militia alliance.

The Syrian Democratic Forces said onSunday they had captured WarrenChristopher Clark from Houston,Texas,and Zaid Abed al-Hamid during fighting.

According to the alliance, the men werecaught planning a terrorist attack onfleeing Syrian civilians.

They were arrested along with suspected fighters from Ireland andPakistan.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Robertsontold US media, “We are aware of opensource reports of reportedly Americancitizens currently in custody who werebelieved to be fighting for Isis.

“However, we are unable to confirmthis information at this time.”

US officials have previously estimatedthat the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

have more than 700 foreign fighters incustody coming from around 40 differentnations.

The men were arrested along with twoPakistanis and one Irishman in an oper-ation to clear a region of northern Syriaof remaining IS fighters, says the SDF.

According to Seamus Hughes fromGeorge Washington University’sProgram on Extremism, Clark had submitted a CV and cover letter to ISasking “to get a position teaching Englishto students in the Islamic State”.

According to the New York Times, hegraduated from the University ofHouston, before moving to Saudi Arabiaand Turkey to teach English.

His father, Warren Clark, told thenewspaper, “My son would not be in-volved in anything along those lines.”

According to Clark’s resume, he taughtEnglish as a Second Language as a sub-stitute teacher for the Fort BendIndependent School District between

January 2009 and November 2011.The SDF did not say where in the US

Hamid comes from, but according to extremism researchers he may originallybe from Trinidad.

Simon Cottee, who is writing a bookabout Trinidadian IS fighters, told theNew York Times that Hamid’s name appears on a database of 130 men fromthe Caribbean island nation who are be-

lieved to have joined the group.In an IS propaganda video from 2015,

a man believed to be Hamid talks about his conversion to Islam and his difficulties practising his faith in hishomeland.

“Even though I had a very comfortablelife in Trinidad, there was somethingthat’s telling me, you know, that I don’tbelong in this place,” he says.

PRESIDENT Abdul Fattah al-Sisihas inaugurated Egypt’s largestcathedral in the new administra-tive capital east of Cairo, a dayafter a deadly bomb blast near aCoptic church.

The newly built Cathedral of Nativityhad its first Mass under heavy security on Sunday, the eve of CopticChristmas.

On Saturday, a policeman died tryingto defuse an explosive device hidden ona roof in Nasr City outside Cairo.

Copts make up about ten per cent of

Egypt’s Muslim-majority population.Many say the state discriminates

against them and does not offer themenough protection.

Sisi, who declares himself a defenderof Christians against extremists, toldworshippers the simultaneous openingof the cathedral and the major Al-Fattah Al-Aleem mosque carried amessage of unity.

“We are one and we will remain one,”Sisi said as he opened the cathedral,referring to Egyptian Christians andMuslims.

AN 18-year-old Saudi woman who fledher family at the weekend has leftBangkok airport “under the care” of theUN refugee agency, the head of Thailand’simmigration police says.

Thai immigration officials had tried toreturn Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18,to Kuwait, where her family is.

However she refused to board a flightyesterday and barricaded herself into herairport hotel room.

She said she feared her family wouldkill her as she had renounced Islam.

“My brothers and family and the Saudiembassy will be waiting for me inKuwait,” Mohammed al-Qunun toldReuters.

“My life is in danger. My family threat-ens to kill me for the most trivial things.”

Rights groups including Human RightsWatch have expressed grave concerns forMs Mohammed al-Qunun,who had trav-elled to Thailand for a connecting flight toAustralia, where she hoped to seek asy-lum.

The Thai authorities said her statuswould be assessed by the UN refugeeagency (UNHCR).

Yesterday evening local time,Thailand’s chief of immigration policeSurachate Hakparn confirmed that MsMohammed al-Qunun was “allowed tostay”, and that she “left the airport withthe UNHCR”.

He earlier said the country would “takecare of her as best we can”, adding, “Sheis now under the sovereignty of Thailand;no-one and no embassy can force her to goanywhere.

“Thailand is a land of smiles. We willnot send anyone to die.”

Surachate said he would meet Saudidiplomats today to clarify Thailand’s de-cision.

Mohammed al-Qunun tweeted that herfather had arrived, “which worried andscared me a lot”, but said she felt safe

“under UNHCR protection with theagreement of Thailand authorities”.

Thailand is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and provides nolegal protection to asylum seekers although there are more than 100 000refugees in the country.

An injunction filed by Thai lawyers inBangkok criminal court to stop the deportation was dismissed earlier yesterday.

Mohammed al-Qunun says that whenshe arrived in Bangkok on Saturday,her passport was seized by a Saudi

diplomat who met her coming off theflight.

Thailand initially said she was beingdeported because she did not meet the requirements for a Thai visa.

However, Mohammed al-Qunun insisted she had a visa for Australia, andthat she never wanted to stay inThailand.

Saudi Arabia said the Thai authoritieshad stopped the young woman for “violat-ing the law”.

Yesterday, police chief SurachateHakparn said the Thais had been tippedoff by Saudi officials, adding, “The SaudiArabia embassy contacted the immigra-tion police...and said that the girl had runaway from her parents and they fearedfor her safety.”

Phil Robertson, deputy Asia directorfor Human Rights Watch, told the BBC,“It seems that the Thai government ismanufacturing a story that she tried toapply for a visa and it was denied... in fact,she had an onward ticket to go toAustralia, she didn’t want to enterThailand in the first place.”

Mohammed al-Qunun drew attentionto her plight through social media postsover the weekend.She also gave a friend,Noura, access to her Twitter account,saying it was in case anything shouldhappen to her.

Saudi woman ends Bangkokairport hotel standoff

Egypt opens Middle East’sbiggest cathedral

Pope Tawadros II (L) led a midnight mass attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R).

Two ‘American IS fighters’captured by Syrian militia

Warren Christopher Clark (left) and Zaid Abed al-Hamid.


AT least seven people have died in theAlps during a weekend of heavy snow,with skiers facing a high avalancherisk in Austria, Germany and Italy.

Two separate avalanches killed twoGerman skiers in Austria’s Vorarlbergmountains. A third skier died inPongau district, near Salzburg.

In Bavaria, a skier died when a treecollapsed near Bad Tölz. An avalanchekilled a young woman in Bavaria’sTeisenberg mountains.

Two climbers died in the ItalianAlps. A mountain rescue team foundtheir bodies in the area of 2 800m (9186ft) Mt Cristalliera, in the Alpsnorth of Turin. Rescuers are searchingfor several missing people elsewhere inthe Alps.

The second-highest avalanchewarning level is now in force across theAustrian Tyrol and in much of theBavarian Alps.

Skiers have been warned to avoidany off-piste skiing, and manymountain roads have been closedbecause of the avalanche risk.

Italy is in the grip of a cold snap –snow has even reached Matera, in thefar south. There is also snow on MtVesuvius near Naples – a rare sight.

The heavy snow has forced manyschools to close temporarily acrossBavaria, and has disrupted some trainservices there.

More heavy snow is expected in thecoming days – as much as 120cm (4ft)of fresh snow in Austria by Thursday.

SOME 200 million years ago inwhat is now Warwickshire, adolphin-like reptile died and sankto the bottom of the sea.

The creature’s burial preserved itsskull in stunning detail – enablingscientists to digitally reconstruct it.

The fossil, unveiled in the journalPeerJ, gives a unique insight into thelife of an ichthyosaur.

The ferocious creature would havefed upon fish, squid and likely othersof its kind.

Its bones were found in a farmer’sfield more than 60 years ago, but theirsignificance has only just come tolight.

Remarkably, the skull is three-dimensionally preserved and containsbones that are rarely exposed.

"It’s taken more than half a centuryfor this ichthyosaur to be studied anddescribed, but it has been worth thewait,” said palaeontologist DeanLomax of the University ofManchester.

Thanks to data collected from CTscans, researchers Nigel Larkin andLaura Porro were able to digitallyreconstruct the entire skull in 3D.

“CT scanning allows us to lookinside fossils – in this case, we couldsee long canals within the skull bonesthat originally contained blood vesselsand nerves,” said Dr. Porro.

The ichthyosaur was originallyidentified as a common species, butafter studying it in more detail,scientists identified it as a rareichthyosaur called

Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis.There have been previous studies of

large marine reptile skulls that havebeen reconstructed but they areincomplete.

“We were also able to digitally editthe original skull, i.e. move bonesaround and manipulate them so thatthey are in life position,” said DeanLomax..

Incredible ‘sea monster’ skull revealed in 3D

The skull is nearly a metre long.

Seven die in massiveAlps snowfall fromGermany to Italy

A thick blanket of snow in Knoppen, just east of Salzburg in Austria.


LG has revealed a consumer ver-sion of its roll-up TV set at the CEStrade show in Las Vegas.

The Signature OLED TV R is built ona concept unveiled last year, in whichthe screen retracts into a base whennot in use so it is less obtrusive.

LG plans to sell the device in the USbefore the end of 2019, but has yet toreveal the month or price.

Experts say the technology is un-likely to become a mass-market propo-sition for many years to come.

“It’s a 4K set rather than 8K, so youcould argue there’s a compromise there– but otherwise this is a very high-enddesign that is going to be very costly,”commented Jack Wetherill from theconsultancy Futuresource.

The South Korean firm also showedoff another TV that will compete withthe fold-out model for flagship status:a 88in (224cm) model that was de-scribed as being the biggest OLED setto date.

Much of the presentation about itcentred on its use of machine learningto finesse its picture quality.

That represented a tacit acknowl-edgement that there is little native 8Kcontent available as yet, so users willbe reliant on upgraded 4K and highdefinition imagery.

In addition, the firm said that itswider range of new smart TVs wouldinclude access to Amazon Alexa as wellas Google’s Assistant, which was addedlast year.

Relatively few devices have workedwith both the two rival virtual assis-tants to date.

Speaker-maker Sonos has notablytaken longer than expected to deliveron its promise of combining the twointo a single device.

In LG’s case, the two platforms willbe accessed via its own ThinQ softwarerather than directly.

Its press conference showed a usercommanding them via a TV remotecontrol, suggesting that a different

button press determined which of thetwo assistants was invoked.

Samsung’s new TVs will also offeraccess to both Amazon and Google’splatforms too, although it will priori-tise its own smart assistant Bixby.

“I see it as an acceptance that there’sa very large group of users alreadyusing Google and Amazon’s AIs,”remarked Paul Gagnon from the consultancy IHS Markit.

“It would be pretty hard for a company to stand in the way of thatprogress and not cut out potential buyers.”

LG also said its TVs would be among

the first to natively support Apple’sAirPlay technology, allowing them tostream footage and audio from iPhonesand iPads as well as be controlled bySiri.

LG dedicated much of the rest of itspress conference to explaining how itshousehold appliances could be made to anticipate their owners’ wishes byallowing the company to monitor people’s wider behaviour.

One example involved its ThinQ soft-ware offering to deploy a robot vacuumbecause it had detected its owner pick-ing up another cleaning device.

Another involved the dishwasher

ordering itself new detergent becauseit had run out.

In general, things ran much moresmoothly than last year when thefirm’s US marketing chief DavidVanderWaal tried to demo a robotcalled Cloi, which repeatedly ignoredhis commands.

However, right at the end of the lat-est event the firm failed to mute his mi-crophone, so that the last words heardwere Mr. VanderWaal saying: “That’s awrap – one glitch on the video.”

One of the firm’s displays failed towork as intended during the TV sectionof the press conference.

ADS for a Britain First petition to stopa mosque being built in Maidstone,Kent, appeared on Facebook over theChristmas period, despite the groupbeing banned by the social network.

The three ads and the page on whichthey originated have now been re-moved, after BBC News contactedFacebook.

Political Gamers TV says this is unfair as it has no direct links withBritain First and just reports its activities.

Britain First says it is suingFacebook for “political discrimination”.

‘Hate speech’Political Gamers TV told BBC News:“If any of our paid ads went against theFacebook policies, why were they ap-proved by Facebook in the first placeduring the review process which allads go through?”

The ads were first spotted and reported to Facebook as hate speechby user Brian Whelan on January 2and he received a standard responsefrom Facebook saying that the page inquestion did not “go against one of our

specific community standards”.A day later, when the BBC got in

touch, it had changed its mind.“We thank the BBC for bringing the

page Political Gamers TV to our atten-tion, which violated our policies andhas now been removed,” Facebook toldBBC News.

“We urge people to use our reportingtools if they find content that they believe violates our community stan-dards, so we can continue to take ap-propriate action such as this.”

Political Gamers TV told BBC Newsit was “a new, growing patriotic gamingyouth movement... here to defend therights of gamers and games from theunfair treatment of male gamers com-ing from SJWs [social justice warriors],feminists and left-wing activists”.

Facebook banned Britain First in March, removing the pages of itsleader and deputy for violating its community standards.

‘Political gerrymandering’In a statement on the latest develop-ment, the group accused Facebook ofgetting too involved in politics.

“Facebook censored Britain First,cutting off 2.7 million of our support-ers.

“Now, they are deliberately targetinganyone who posts content supportiveof Britain First.

“This is political gerrymanderingand censorship at its worst.

“This is why Britain First is suingFacebook for political discrimination,

in Belfast High Court.”Mr. Whelan told BBC News: “The

Political Gamers channel is much moresmall fry – but it shows that Facebookare still taking ads from such groupsand aren’t able to filter out the groupsthey publicly said they will ban.

“Nobody from Facebook was in touchto say they had banned the account, orclarify anything.”

LG’s screen folds out when in use and then retracts. The premium TV also features a soundbar built into its base so it canbe used to play music when the display is hidden. (PHOTO: PA)

The Facebook pages of party leaders, Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, have alsobeen removed.

CES 2019: LG’s roll-up TV to be released to public

Facebook takes down Britain First ads


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ACTOR Kevin Spaceyhas appeared in courtto face a charge ofindecent assault andbattery stemmingfrom an allegation ofgroping in 2016.

A not-guilty plea wasentered on the two-timeOscar winner’s behalf byhis lawyers during thehearing in the US stateof Massachusetts.

He is accused ofsexually assaulting an18-year-old male afterplying him with alcoholat a bar in Nantucket in2016.

Assault claims againsthim have also surfaced inLondon and Los Angeles.

Spacey, 59, wasmobbed by media as hearrived at the packedcourtroom on thenormally sleepy resortisland of Nantucket onMonday after arriving byprivate jet.

The actor nodded whenJudge Thomas Barretttold him he was notallowed to contact thealleged victim.

A lawyer for Spacey –whose legal name isKevin S Fowler – had

earlier asked the judge toallow the hearing tohappen without thedefendant present, butthat request was refused.

He was releasedwithout having to paybail after a ten-minutehearing.

The judge scheduled

the next court date for 4March.

If found guilty, he couldface up to five years inprison.

Prosecutors announcedon December 24 thatSpacey would be chargedwith indecent assaultand battery stemming

from an incident at theClub Car restaurant inNantucket.

The alleged victim isthe son of former Bostonlocal television newspresenter HeatherUnruh, who spokepublicly about the caselast year.

Kevin Spacey in court to facecharges of groping teenager

The courthouse was packed as Spacey arrived from his private plane.

Tuesday January 8, 2019 •23The Barbados Advocate SPORTSSPORTSBy Michael Phillips

SCOTTY’S Car Rentals St.Andrew Lions and theBarbados Defence ForceSports Programme picked upsome much-needed pointswhen the out-of-zone fixturescontinued in the BarbadosPremier League.

Playing at the Wildey Turf onSunday in the first full games ofthe year, both teams, along withZone 2 leaders Empire Club,registered wins to see themcapitalising on the cross-zoneclashes.

The Christmas break did verylittle to break their momentumas the Lions were the first torecord a win for the year.Takingtheir first win of the season intheir last game of the year whenthey came up against WeymouthWales, the Lion roared into thenew year with a victory overClayton’s Kola Tonic NotreDame.

With the Dames missing outon chances by Zeco Edmee inthe17th and 19th minutes, itwould be the St. Andrew sidethat opened the scoring in the26th.

Gifted a free kick, Darico Kingput his right boot in the ball tosee it over a four-man wall andjust just under the crossbar overa leaping custodian to see histeam into the break with the 1-0lead.At the top of the second half,it would be bumped up to 2-0 asa horrible blunder by goalkeeperJason Welch served up an easy

goal from Bruno Da Silva in the48th.

Dwayne Mars would get histhird goal this season when hegot away on the left flank with athrough ball from JaneicoBaptiste.Running onto the pass,he put a left-booted scud into thefar V that almost came throughthe other side of the net in the69th minute.

However, that would be as faras the Dames would go but theLions were not done roaring yet.In the 75th, Shamar Edwardswould be in a foot-race withRamario Savoury while anadvancing Welch came out toshut down the play. With Welchrunning into his defender, allEdwards had to do was catch upto the ball and put a small touchon it to set it on its path to the netbefore going over the goal line,which he did before running overthe line himself.

Game 2 saw Empire comingfrom behind to dispatch RBCCapital Markets BarbadosSoccer Academy in a 2-1 thriller.The top-flight debutantes wereoff the mark in the 14th minutewith a goal from Noah Nicholas.

Empire were held at bay forthe majority of the rest of the firsthalf until young Abiola Grantwas taken down just outside thebox. With Daniel Calvi steppingup to the plate to take the freekick, he made no mistakes as hesent the ball over a five-man wallto squeeze its way between thekeeper, Christopher Wilson and

the near post in the 47th minute.Although there were several

exchanges in the second half,neither team would be able topull away inside of regulationtime. With four minutes addedonto the clock, and a corner kickin Empire’s favour, the ball camein and off the head of OmandoMcLeod before falling to the kneeof Renaldo Bignall and into thenets in the 92nd.

The nightcap game saw two-time defending championsWeymouth Wales held to theirsecond loss of the season and asecond on the trot as the SportsProgramme moved up to secondin Zone 2 behind Empire. Theygot things started with a goal by

Omani Leacock in the 27thminute when his shot inside thebox took a deflection off AndreApplewhaite.

Just before the half broke,Wales pulled one back asRomario Harewood dancedthrough the defence to push theball to the left of a divingKishmar Primus in the 47thminute.

Rashad Smith gave thesoldiers the game-winner in the51st with what was easily thegoal of the night when he got along pass from Shakeel Brownewell inside the final third. WithRicardio Morris sticking to himlike glue, Smith took the balldown made a turn to his right

and sent a missile into the netsfrom just inside the 18. A divingOmari Eastmond could donothing to keep the ball out.

With most of the second halfstill to play,Wales could not makeany magic. Even after RashawnKellman was given his walkingpapers after a second yellow card,the defending champs were keptquiet.

Action is set to continue ontomorrow with rescheduledgames from Saturday. At 7:00PM, Mark’s Auto Spares PoreySpring and Paradise FC willclash, while the nightcap at 9:00goes to Crane and EquipmentEllerton take on the University ofthe West Indies Blackbirds.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – TheWest Indies Players’Association (WIPA) yesterday,Monday, January 7, 2019,handed over health insurancecards to the contractedcricketers from the WindwardIslands Volcanoes franchise atthe Hotel Four Seasons,Kingston, Jamaica.

The health insurance plan,secured in 2018 by the WestIndies Players’ Association(WIPA) and Cricket West Indies(CWI), covers the retainedplayers from all six regionalfranchises as well as allcontracted internationalplayers, men and women. Theplan is being offered throughExcel Insurance Brokers, andcarriers,VIP Universal MedicalInsurance (VUMI). The plan isa full medical plan, isinternational, is being offeredat no cost to contracted players,and covers players on and offthe field. It also includes criticalillness coverage in addition toprescription, diagnostic, dentaland optical provisions amongothers.

This health insurance plan is

another initiative which signalsWIPA’s commitment to advancethe well-being of West Indies

cricketers.WIPA President andCEO, Wavell Hinds, andHonorary Secretary, Wayne

Lewis, took the opportunity toencourage players to make thebest use of the various

provisions and to view this asyet another incentive toperform at the optimum level.

Lions and BDFSP better their positions in the League

Contracted Cricketers receive Health Insurance Cards

Weymouth Wales captain, Jabar Greene being shut down by Renaldo Trim (left) and T’Shane Lordeof the BDF Sports Programme on Sunday night.

WIPA President and CEO, Wavell Hinds (right) makes apresentation to Sunil Ambris.

WIPA Honorary Secretary, Wayne Lewis (right) makespresentation to Kirk Edwards.


CARIFTA gold medallist HannahWilson made a clean sweep of theboards in the Under-10 category tohighlight the younger age-groupsof the 2019 Barbados ChessFederation’s National Youth & Cadet Championships.

Wilson, a Class 4 student at Charles F.Broome Primary after transferring from The People’s Cathedral PrimarySchool in the summer holidays, defeatedeach of her six opponents when the three-day event concluded at HarrisonCollege on Saturday.

The impressive performance by Wilson,who won a sub-category gold medalamong the Under-10 females at lastyear’s CARIFTA Chess Championshipsin Suriname, confirmed her place in the Barbados team for this year’s edition, which will be held in Curaçao over the Easter period from April 18 to April 23.

Both the boys and the girls weremerged into one section in the Under-10age-group but champions were crownedin each gender. As it turned out, the topthree players were all girls.

Wilson was so dominant that she wasassured of the title going into the finalround of games. Her Charles F. Broome

schoolmates Tedra Gibson and ChanonReifer-Belle both finished on four-and-a-half points with Gibson capturing second place on the tie-break.

Alec Welch of St.Gabriel’s was the boys’champion with three points while theSatheeshkumar brothers, Diyas (2) andBavin (1.5) of Wills Primary took secondand third places respectively.

In the Under-8 division, where boysand girls were also merged, another St. Gabriel’s student Alexander Berrywon the top prize with a fine showing toearn five-and-a-half points.

Berry won five games and had a drawin the third round with schoolmate OliverMcGee who finished second with five points. Kez McClean Clarke of The People’s Cathedral was third with four-a-half points in a keenly contestedsection.

Chinue Holder of Charles F. Broomewas the top Under-8 girl with one-and-a-half points.

The National Youth & CadetChampionships attracted 87 participantsin six age-groups and will be followed bythe National Under-20 Championships,which was slated to start yesterday at the Chess Centre on Exmouth Gap,Brandons.

Wilson dominatesUnder-10 divisionin chess nationals

Alexander Berry captured the boys’ Under-8 section. Chinue Holder (right) was the top Under-8 girl.

Hannah Wilson dominated the Under-10 division with a clean sweep of theboards.

Alec Welch was the boys’ Under-10 champion.


DEFENDING champions LeighSandiford and Vanessa Greenidgeromped to the under-14 titles with100 per cent winning records tohighlight the middle age-groups inthe 2019 Barbados ChessFederation’s National Youth & CadetChampionships.

Sandiford, a CARIFTA gold medallistin 2015, took the boys’ crown by winningsix consecutive games, while Greenidge,who won silver at last year’s CARIFTAChampionships, achieved a similar featamong the girls in the three-day eventthat concluded last Saturday at HarrisonCollege.

Once Sandiford scored a victory in thefourth round over his Harrison Collegeschoolmate Yeshua Hill, the only otherFIDE rated player in the section, he wasthe clear favourite to emerge championand was assured of the triumph ahead ofthe final round.

Hill took the silver medal with four-and-a-half points, winning a tie-breakerwith Alexandra student NicholasRussell-Griffith after both players werelevel on points.

Greenidge, a member of the Barbadosteam at the 2018 Olympiad in Batumi,Georgia and the only FIDE rated playerin the female Under-14 category,was alsoguaranteed retention of her title beforethe final round.

Greenidge’s Queen’s Collegeschoolmate Erin Mahon captured secondplace with four-and-a-half-points whileAlesha Lovell of Ellerslie was third withfour points.

One of the closest battles in theChampionships was in the boys’ Under-12 division where Tarquin Clark of WillsPrimary was crowned champion afteredging out Harrison College’s Jaydn Gillon a tie-break. Both players scored fivewins and drew their head-to-head clashbut Clark, last year’s Under-10 king,prevailed on the second tie break onaccount of playing against opponents

with a higher tally of points.The keen battle in this division was

also reflected by another tie break todecide third place which went to KevionPerch of Graydon Sealy Secondary afterhe and Taariq Callender of St JudesPrimary both ended on four-and-a-halfpoints.

In the female Under-12 category, therewas another clean sweep of the boards asQueen’s College’s Savannah Corriganregistered six successive wins to lift herfirst national title.

While Corrigan was a runaway winner,it was a close call for second placeinvolving three players who finished onfour points. In the end, the tie-breakfavoured Alexandra’s Jalia Linton aheadof third-placed Anouska Pitamber ofPeople’s Cathedral and fourth-placedSamara Mayers of Charles F. Broome.

Sandiford, Greenidge dominate U-14 chess tables

Leigh Sandiford retained the boys’ Under-14 title with a 100 per cent winning record. (BCF/Corie Elcock Pictures)

Vanessa Greenidge repeated as the girls’ Under-14 champion with a clean sweepof the boards.

Savannah Corrigan was crowned the girls’ Under-12 champion.Tarquin Clarke took the boys’ Under-12 title.


MAX PACIORETTY scored thegame-winning goal for the sec-ond straight game, and MalcolmSubban had 36 saves to pick uphis first home win of the seasonas the Vegas Golden Knightsmoved back into a first-place tiein the Pacific Division with a 3-2 victory over the New JerseyDevils on Sunday afternoon inLas Vegas.

Brayden McNabb scored hisfirst goal of the season, andRyan Reaves also scored forVegas, which extended its winstreak to six games.

Subban, making his firsthome start of the season, had20 saves in the third period andpicked up his second win inseven starts (2-5-0) for theGolden Knights, who extendedtheir home point streak to 11games (9-0-2). Vegas last fell inregulation at T-Mobile Arena onNov. 16, a 4-1 loss to St. Louis.

Defenceman Ben Lovejoy,who had no goals and three as-sists in 37 games entering thecontest, finished with a goal andan assist, and Nico Hischier alsoscored a goal for New Jersey.Goalie Keith Kinkaid finishedwith 25 saves.

Capitals 3, Red Wings 2Michal Kempny scored the

game-winning goal on a shotfrom the point that went off thestick of Detroit forward TylerBertuzzi with 3:52 remaining tolift visiting Washington.

Tom Wilson and Travis Boydalso scored for the Capitals, whoavoided their first three-gamelosing streak of the season.Goalie Braden Holtby stopped23 of 25 shots.

Anthony Mantha and FilipHronek scored for the RedWings, who lost all three gamesagainst the Capitals this sea-son. Jimmy Howard made 31saves for Detroit.

Blackhawks 5, Penguins 3Dylan Strome scored a

tiebreaking, third-period goal asChicago snapped a two-gamelosing streak while ending hostPittsburgh’s eight-game win-ning streak.

Alex DeBrincat,Chris Kunitz,Duncan Keith and JonathanToews also scored for theBlackhawks, and Patrick Kaneadded three assists, includingone on Strome’s go-ahead goal.Goaltender Cam Ward stopped31 of 34 Pittsburgh shots.

Patric Hornqvist, JakeGuentzel and Derick Brassardscored for the Penguins, who got26 saves from goalie CaseyDeSmith.

Jets 5, Stars 1Host Winnipeg scored five

unanswered goals through thesecond and third periods, andConnor Hellebuyck turnedaway 26 shots in beating Dallas.

The Stars scored first on apower-play goal from AlexanderRadulov early in the second pe-riod, but Adam Lowry and TylerMyers scored later in the periodfor Winnipeg, and Kyle Connor,Josh Morrissey and BryanLittle scored in the third period.

The Jets are 4-4-0 in theirpast eight games after a five-game winning streak and enjoya six-game home win-streakagainst Dallas. Ben Bishopstopped 25 of 29 shots forDallas, which had a two-gamewinning streak snapped.

Coyotes 5, Rangers 0Conor Garland scored twice,

and Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and two assists as Arizonasnapped a three-game losingstreak at the expense of New

York, which lost its third in arow, in Glendale, Ariz.

Coyotes goaltender DarcyKuemper made 23 saves in posting his first shutout of theseason. His best stop came on a Chris Kreider breakaway midway through the second period. Arizona’s Rick Tocchetgot his 100th career NHL coach-ing victory.

Clayton Keller and MarioKempe also scored for theCoyotes. Rangers goalie HenrikLundqvist was pulled at 16:38 ofthe second period after allow-ing five goals on 32 shots. It wasthe second consecutive startthat Lundqvist did not finish.

Oilers 4, Ducks 0In a battle of slumping divi-

sional rivals, Edmonton scoredthree times in the first period,and Cam Talbot made 39 savesin his first shutout of the seasonin beating host Anaheim.

Connor McDavid posted histeam-high 24th goal, and JessePuljujarvi and Kyle Brodziakadded markers in the openingperiod for the Oilers, who wonfor just the second time in theirlast nine games.

John Gibson stopped 20 of 24

shots in his seventh consecutivestart, and the Ducks lost theireighth straight (0-6-2). Offencecontinued to be the biggestproblem for Anaheim, which hasjust 11 goals in its last eightgames.

Hurricanes 5, Senators 4Justin Williams scored on a

power play for the game’s onlythird-period goal as Carolinastretched its winning streak tofour games by beating hostOttawa.

Justin Faulk, Brock McGinn,Jaccob Slavin and DougieHamilton scored earlier forCarolina. Hurricanes goaliePetr Mrazek made 27 saves, fac-ing only two shots in the thirdperiod despite the Senatorsgoing on a late-game power play.

Ottawa dropped its eighthgame in a row (0-7-1) despitegoals from Matt Duchene, RyanDzingel, Rudolfs Balcers andJean-Gabriel Pageau. Ottawagoalie Marcus Hogberg waspulled after giving up threegoals on 16 shots in 26:13.Anders Nilsson stopped 11 of 13shots while in his second gamefor the Senators since lastweek’s trade from Vancouver.

WHEN the competitive dust settled on the RubisSports Club Road TennisCourts at Spring Garden,Anthony “GQ” Harris and“Marvelous” MarvaleneNeblett emerged winners ofthe 5th anniversary annualRUBIS-ROCK Road TennisChampionship 2018 for employees.

Nicole “Nicki Mac” McCarthyand Michael Blackman cap-tured the ladies and gents’crowns respectively in the funcategory. There were also twoexhibition matches whichproved to be both entertainingand highly competitive be-tween Executive ManagersStewart Gill and SelwynJaisingh, and professional players Julian “MichaelJackson” White and Junior“Junie” Alleyne. The tourna-ment, which was held at thecompany’s Spring Gardencourts, saw a significant increase this year with over 52 participants in this inter-departmental event.

Rudy Smith, President of theRubis Sports Club, explainedthat this year’s addition of achildren’s category furtheradded a new and exciting as-pect to the games.

He said, “We had nine chil-dren of staff compete this yearfor the first time and this willauger well for the tournamentand the sport in general as in-terest in the sport increases at their level.”

Mr. Smith explained, “Theblend of youth, professional,semi-professional players andkeep fit enthusiasts among theemployees made for a fun yetcompetitive few weeks of com-petition.”

He added, “The employeeswere very enthusiastic andthey spent hours practising onthe new constructed courts atour Welches One Head Office.The tournament’s organisingteam arranged refreshments

for the weekly Friday gamesand for the finals, a buffet,music and various entertain-ment and prizes were added sothat the players, colleagues andfriends were well entertainedon and off the field. Employees

from all functions of Rubis par-ticipated, from those who hadnever held a racquet before tothose who consider themselvesin the semi-pro league.”

Plans have begun for an evenlarger 2019 internal event.

Mauricio Nicholls (centre), Chief Executive Officer, Rubis Eastern Caribbean, with the winners and runners-up of the RUBIS-ROCKInternal Road Tennis Championship 2018: (left to right) Joel Springer, Marvalene Neblett, Anthony Harris and Zena Blades.

Winners revealed in Rubis road tennis action

Pacioretty wins it again as Knights edge Devils


REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE

LOTS

Lot 14 Jupiter Gardens, St. Pe-terLand Area 5,459 .5 sq. ft. $103,730.50

Lot 123 Jupiter Gardens, St. PeterLand Area 4,861 sq. ft. $92,359.00

Maycocks, St. LucyLand Area 6,170 sq. ft.$120,000.00

Lot 36A Adams Castle Estate, Christ ChurchLand Area 6,342 sq.ft.$130,000.00

Lot 4 Adams Castle Estate, Christ ChurchLand Area 7,332 sq.ft.$140,000.00

Whitewood, Kirtons, St. PhilipLand Area 6,216 sq. ft.$137,000.00

Inchcape, St. PhilipLand Area 7,096 sq. ft.$128,000.00

Groves Terrace St. GeorgeLand Area 6365 sq.ft. $135,000.00

Southern Heights, Christ ChurchLand Area 7,021 sq. ft.$160,000.00

Heddings, St. PhilipLand Area 9,663 sq. ft.$231,912.00

Bagatelle Terrace, St. JamesLand Area 6500 sq. ft. $185,000.00

Lower Carters Gap Christ ChurchLand Area 21780 sq.ft. $190,000.00

Rowans Park, St. GeorgeLand Area 9,720 sq. ft.$200,000.00

Castle Terrace, Long Bay, St. PhilipLand Area 10, 698 sq. ft. $220,000.00

Bagatelle Terrace, St. ThomasLand Area 11,290 sq.ft. $225,000.00

Chancery Lane, Christ ChurchLand Area 6,979 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Golden Groves, St. Philip3 Lots SOLD TOGETHER or SEPARATELYTogether $1,524,579.00

174, 268 sq.ft. $609,941.50

130,629 sq. ft. $457,201.50

130,696 sq. ft. $457,436.00

West Terrace Heights, Ox-nards, St. JamesLand Area 6,865.2 sq. ft.$177,593.00

Palm Springs Development. Stage 2, Fortesque St. PhilipLand Area 8,550 sq.ft. $107,000.00

Walkes Spring, St. Thomas (Agricultural Land)2.95 acres $450,000.00

Porters, St. JamesLand Area 4.26 acres $2,350,000.00

Boarded Hall, St. George Land Area 15,939 sq.ft. $245,000.00

Bella Vista Terace, Mt. Wiilton, St. ThomasLand Area 22,680.82 sq.ft. $209,000.00

Bella Vista Terace, Mt. Wiilton, St. ThomasLand Area15,573.35 sq. ft. $228,200.00

Butcher Road, Connell Town, St. Lucy

REAL ESTATELand Area 4,730 sq. ft. $70,000.00

Casa Grande Gardens, St. PhilipLand Area 4,968.66 sq.ft.$99,373.25

Casa Grande Gardens, St. PhilipLand Area 4,131.22 sq.ft.$82,624.46

Coral Glade, St. JamesLand Area 9,640 sq.ft.$222,000.00

Maycocks Bay, St. LucyLand Area 6,271 sq.ft.$125,000.00

Sea Grape Drive, Casuarina Estate, Phinneys, St. PhilipLand Area 7,765 sq.ft.$171,000.00

Rosegate Meadows, St. JohnLand Area 461.2 sq. metres$76,000.00

Nautilus Close, Mangrove, St Philip Land Area 8,030 sq.ft.$132,000.00

Blue Dolphin Drive, Coles Ter-race, St. Philip Land Area 5,715 sq.ft.$97,000.00

12 Palms Development, Wheelers, Eastbourne, St. Philip Land Area 4,879 sq.ft.$108,000.00

Ocean Drive North, Fort George Heights Phase IV, St Michael Land Area 12,954 sq.ft.$380,000.00

Phinneys Hill, Casaurina Es-tate, Phase 2 East, St PhilipLand Area 6,259 sq.ft.$ 135,000.00

Heddings, St. Philip Land Area 9,663 sq.ft.$231,912.00

Atlantic Park, St PhilipLand Area 6,059 sq.ft.$134,000.00

Sand Box Ave, Rolling Hills, Byde Mill, St George Land Area 19,286 sq ft.$320,000.00

Morningside Development, The Glebe, St Philip Land Area 5,696 sq.ft.$114,000.00

Seagrape Close, Phinneys, St PhilipLand Area 6,922 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Valley View Development, St. GeorgeLand Area 9,379 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Gibbs, St. PeterLand Area 13,196 sq.ft.$352,500.00

Lot 2 Harts Gap, Christ ChurchLand Area 7,570 sq.ft.$150,000.00

East Point, St. PhilipLand Area 6 acres.$350,000.00

Lot 3 Barrows, St. LucyLand Area 2.47 acres$400,000.00

Tenantry Road Long Bay, St. PhilipLand Area 22,557 sq.ft.$270,000.00

Lot 15 Kendal Crescent, Christ ChurchLand Area 4,367 sq.ft.$115,000.00

Mount Pleasant, St. PhilipLand Area 6,471 sq.ft.$145,000.00

Lot 7 Bow Bells Enterprises, Christ ChurchLand Area 9,235 sq.ft.$212,300.00

Lot 8 Bow Bells Enterprises, Christ ChurchLand Area 11,850 sq.ft.$284,400.00

Heywoods, St. PeterLand Area 6,811sq.ft.

REAL ESTATE$175,000.00

Southern Heights, Christ ChurchLand Area 9,784sq.ft.$190,000.00

PROPERTIES

Cottage Heights, St. George3 Bed, 2 BathBB$ 430,000.00

Chancery Lane, Christ ChurchFoundation StructureLand Area 7,019 sq.ft$170,000.00

London Rd, Brittions Hill, St Michael4 Bed, 1 BathBB$ 400,000.00

Mangrove Park St. Philip3 Bedrooms 2 BathroomsLand Area 4750 sq.ft. $410,000.00

Kingsland Crescent, Wotton Christ Church - Unfinished Structure3 Bedrooms 1 BathroomLand Area 3,979 sq. ft.$275,000.00

Sayers Court, Christ Church3 Bedroom, 1 BathroomLand Area 23, 654 sq. ft.$475,000.00

Newbury Heights, Country Road,St. George3 Bedroom, 2 BathroomLand Area 7,158 sq. ft. $670,000.00

3rd Avenue, North Kingsland Terrace, Christ ChurchLand Area 5,618 sq.ft.3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom$400,000.00

Ealing Grove, Christ ChurchLand Area 6.97 acres$835,000.00

Regency Park, Christ Church6 bedroom, 4 bathroomLand Area 8,549 sq.ft.$700,000.00

Lower Estate, St. Michael2 bedroom, 1 bathroomLand Area 2,651 sq.ft.$200,000.00

Lot 273 Windwad Gdns, St. Philip4 bedroom, 2 bathroomLand Area 5,840 sq.ft.$470,000.00

Frenches, St. George3 bedroom, 2 bathroomLand Area 16,851 sq.ft.$460,000.00

Lot 391, 1st Ave. Roman Close, St. Silas' Heights, St James$540,000.00

Checker Hall, St. Lucy3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms$550,000.00

Apple Hall, St. Philip (Unfin-ished Structure)$550,000.00

Durants Park, Christ ChurchLand Area 8,110 sq.ft.

REAL ESTATE$750,000.00

FOR RENTProperty

Free Hill, St. MichaelUpstairs apartment2 bedroom, 2 bathroom$1,800.00

ApartmentCrystal Court Development, St. James (Gated Community)2 bedroom, 1 bathroom$2,500.00

Roman Road, St. Silas’Heights, St. James4 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom$2,000.00 per mth each

FOR SALEApartment Block

Barbarees Hill, St. MichaelLand Area 5,067 sq.ft.$500,000.00

Roman Road, St. Silas’Heights, St. James

REAL ESTATE4 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom$1,350,000.00

Contact: Telephone (246) 432-7191

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NOTICES

THE COMPANIES ACT

DASHCAM (BARBADOS) INC.

In accordance withsection 367 (4) (b)of the CompaniesAct, Cap. 308 ofthe laws of Barbados,Notice is hereby giventhat the above-namedCompany intends todissolve.

Dated the 28th dayof December 2018.

Jason C. K. DeaneDirector

THE COMPANIES ACT

FINANCE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

In accordance with section 367 (4) (b) of the Companies Act, Cap. 308 of the laws of Barba-dos, Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company in-tends to dissolve.

Dated the 31st day of October 2018.

Terrance J. NeilsonDirector

THE COMPANIES ACT

PARAMOUNT TECHNOLOGYLTD.

In accordance with section 367 (4) (b) of the Companies Act, Cap. 308 of the laws of Barba-dos, Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company in-tends to dissolve.

Dated the 9th day of October 2018.

Ryan A. Highland, DirectorSG Corporate Secretarial Inc.

Secretary

NOTICES

BARBADOS

IN THE ESTATE OF MAUREEN JANET

BELGRAVE-SALVADOR also known as MAUREEN

JANET BELGRAVE, deceased

NOTICE is hereby given that weROSALIND KIM SMITH MILLARQ.C. of No. 10 Embassy Gardens,Two Mile Hill in the parish of SaintMichael in Barbados and LAVERNEOCHENNA OCHOA-CLARKE ofNo. 14 Linton Close, WindwardGardens in the parish of Saint Philipin Barbados the duly constitutedAttorneys of ERIC BURGIN andSOPHIA BURGIN both of 73Dragon Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2J0H5 in Canada the duly appointedEstate Trustees with a Will ofMAUREEN JANET BELGRAVE-SALVADOR also known asMAUREEN JANET BELGRAVE,deceased who died on the 28th dayof November 2016 late of the city ofOttawa in the Province of Ontarioin Canada intend to make anapplication to the Supreme Court ofBarbados for the resealing of theCertificate of Appointment of EstateTrustee with a Will of the Estateof the said MAUREEN JANETBELGRAVE-SALVADOR alsoknown as MAUREEN JANETBELGRAVE, deceased which Willdated the 7th day of April 2014 wasadmitted to Probate on the 7th dayof March 2017 in the Superior Courtof Justice, in Ottawa in Canadaunder Probates and Letters ofAdministration (Re-Sealing) Act,Cap 247 of the Laws of Barbados.

Any person who is desirous ofopposing the resealing of theProbate of the said Will shall lodgea caveat with the Registrar of theHigh Court on or before the 31stday of January, 2019.

Dated this the 7th day of January, 2019

ROSALIND KIM SMITH MILLAR Q.C.

and LAVERNE OCHENNA

OCHOA-CLARKEAttorneys-at-law

NOTICES

BARBADOS

IN THE SUPREME COURTOF JUDICATURE

HIGH COURT

IN THE ESTATE OFFLETA INEZ COPPIN,

DECEASED

PUBLIC NOTICE ishereby given of theintention to apply forthe following Grant ofAdministration namely:-

LETTERS OF ADMINIS-TRATION to the Estate ofFLETA INEZ COPPIN,DECEASED late of Lot 30Leadvale in the parish ofChrist Church in this Islandof Barbados who died inBarbados on the 15thday of November 2016by PATRICIA LOISERAYSIDE, ZELMA JOYCEHIPPOLYTE and LANAMARGARET ANN ST.BERNARD children of theDeceased.

An application shall besubmitted to the Registrarof the Supreme Courtfourteen (14) days fromthe date of Notice inthe Official Gazette andfrom the date of thesecond notice of thisadvertisement.

Dated this 2nd January 2019.

Stephen Walcott & Co.Attorneys-at-Law

NOTICES

BARBADOS.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

HIGH COURT

IN THE ESTATE OF PAULINELUCENE SPRINGER

deceased.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat an Application is beingmade for the following Grant ofAdministration namely:-

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONto the estate of PAULINELUCENE SPRINGER, late,Arthur’s Land, Tweedside Road,St. Michael who died at theQueen Elizabeth Hospital onthe 22nd day of July 2018 byBEVERLEY EUNEL WASONwho is the daughter of thedeceased.

An Application shall be submittedto the Supreme Court fourteen(14) days from the date of Noticein the Official Gazette and fromthe date of the second notice ofadvertisement.

Dated this 8th day of January, 2019

Vasco A. Perry,Attorney-at-Law.

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BARBADOS STBARBADOS STOCK EXCHANGEOCK EXCHANGE

LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK

DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE

ABV Investments Incorporated 06-Jun-18 - - - $0.02 $0.02 - $0.02 $0.15 19,930 6,500

BICO Limited 30-Oct-18 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $1.95 - 350 -

Banks Holdings Limited + 16-Nov-18 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - -

Barbados Dairy Industries Limited + 04-Sep-18 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - -

Barbados Farms Limited 30-Jul-18 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.10 $0.59 50,000 3,431

Cable and Wireless Barbados Limited + 21-Sep-17 - - - $2.29 $2.29 - - - - -

Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 18-Dec-18 - - - $4.60 $4.60 - $4.10 $4.60 2,000 2,588

FirstCaribbean International Bank -* 07-Jan-19 1,500 $2.86 $2.86 $2.86 $2.86 $0.00 $2.40 $2.86 5,000 3,500

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 28-Nov-18 - - - $0.23 $0.23 - - $0.23 - 41,968- Dev Fund

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 18-Dec-18 - - - $0.55 $0.55 - $0.50 $0.55 20,602 20,602- Value Fund -*

Goddard Enterprises Limited 07-Jan-19 8,550 $3.74 $3.74 $3.75 $3.74 -$0.01 $3.25 $3.73 4,000 75,544

Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 31-Dec-18 - - - $4.75 $4.75 - $3.41 $4.80 500 15,000

JMMB Group Limited 04-Dec-18 - - - $0.46 $0.46 - $0.41 - 1,968 -

One Caribbean Media Limited 23-Oct-18 - - - $5.92 $5.92 - $3.50 $5.90 838 2,000

Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - $3.50 - - -

Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited 28-Dec-18 - - - $3.05 $3.05 - $3.05 $3.06 98 1,426

West India Biscuit Company Limited -* 07-Jan-19 1,065 $21.15 $21.05 $20.00 $21.15 $1.15 $21.00 - 100,000 -

Emera Deposit Receipt - - - $15.81 $15.72 -$0.09 $15.99 - 10 -

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 11,115

* = Security is Trading X-Div

*+* = Security is Suspended

** = Rights Issued

Last Trade Bid Ask Bid AskDate Price Price Size Size

B’dos Government Debenture 7.25% 2028 $98.00 220,000

B’dos Government Debenture 7.25% 2029 $98.50 20,000

MUTUAL FUNDJanuary 7, 2019

ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAVCHANGE

04-Jan-19 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.4611 0.056304-Jan-19 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND -* w 1.2245 0.034404-Jan-19 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.8407 0.022104-Jan-19 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 5.7558 5.7558 5.7558 0.069004-Jan-19 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 1.9331 0.005304-Jan-19 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 0.9859 0.002729-Nov-18 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.1749 5.1749 5.0714 -0.029429-Nov-18 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 0.9600 0.9600 0.9408 0.006729-Nov-18 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.4994 1.4994 1.4694 -0.030428-Dec-18 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.48 -0.0128-Dec-18 SAGICOR SELECT GROWsTH FUND w 1.39 0.0028-Dec-18 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND -* w 0.94 0.00* Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div

NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THEFUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUSENTRY COSTS.

m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

Regular MarketSecurity Volume High Low Market Advance/

Price Declin

GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 8,550 $3.74 $3.74 $3.74 -$0.01FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK 1,500 $2.86 $2.86 $2.86 $0.00WEST INDIA BISCUIT COMPANY LIMITED 1,065 $21.15 $21.15 $21.15 $1.15

Deposit ReceiptsSecurity Previous Current Advance/

Close Close Decline

EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $15.81 $15.72 -$0.09

BARBADOS STOCK REPORTJanuary 7, 2019

One security advanced, one declined and one traded firm as 11,115 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of$58,791.75. Goddard Enterprises Limited was the volume leader trading 8,550 shares at $3.74 to close down one (1) cent. They werefollowed by FirstCaribbean International Bank and West India Biscuit Company Limited which traded 1,500 and 1,065 sharesrespectively.

Fixed Income

SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATIONMonday January 7, 2019

INDICESTODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES

January 7, 2019 January 4, 2019Local 3,398.99 3,398.53 0.47

Cross-list 1,691.83 1,691.83 -

Composite 846.78 846.68 0.10

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NEWSANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Goddard Enterprises Limited - Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company will be held on January 25th, 2019 at the Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol BarrowCentre for Creative Imagination, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

FirstCaribbean International Bank - Directors have declared a final dividend of one point two five ($0.0125) US cents per share to be paid on January 25th, 2019 to Shareholders on record at close of businessDecember 11th, 2018.Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC – Value Fund – Directors have declared a dividend of two point four ($0.024) cents per share to be paid on January 9th, 2019 to Shareholders on record at close ofbusiness on December 24th, 2018.Goddard Enterprises Limited - Directors have declared a third interim dividend of one point five ($0.015) per share to be paid on February 28th, 2019 to Shareholders on record at close of business on January31st, 2019.West India Biscuit Company Limited - Directors have declared a final dividend of fifty-five ($0.55) cents per share to be paid on January 9th, 2019 to Shareholders on record at close of business on January2nd, 2019.Emera Deposit Receipt - Directors have declared a cash dividend of fifty-eight point seven five (CDN $0.5875) cents per common share to be paid on February 15th, 2019 to Shareholders on record at close ofbusiness on February 1st, 2019. Registered holders of depositary receipts ("Depositary Receipts") issued pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated February 2nd, 2016among Emera, the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. and registered and beneficial holders of depositary receipts from time to time, are entitled to receive, in proportion to the number of DepositaryReceipts held by them, respectively, a distribution in the amount of any cash received by the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (net of any applicable withholding taxes) in connection with the Dividend(the "Distribution").

BSE NOTICESTRADING SUSPENSIONThe Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that, as a result of the approved amalgamation of Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited (CWBL) and Cable & Wireless West Indies Limited(CWWI), trading in the security - Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited - has been suspended with immediate effect.The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that trading in the security – Banks Holdings Limited – will be suspended from trading on the board of the BSE on November 20th, 2018 pursuant toRule 3.01.5 1(a) and (b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc.The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that trading in the security – Barbados Dairy Industries Limited – will be suspended on the board of the BSE on November 20th, 2018 pursuant toRule 3.01.5 1(a) and (b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc.Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited – The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited has issued an Important Notice to its Customers andShareholders. Further details on this notice can be viewed on the BSE website here - https://bse.com.bb/news/11205

NOTICE OF ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENTSagicor Financial Corporation Limited – Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited ("Sagicor"), which is listed on the Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago and London Stock Exchanges, announced that it has entered intoa definitive arrangement agreement ("Arrangement Agreement") with Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation ("Alignvest", TSX:AQY.A, AQY.WT) pursuant to which Alignvest will acquire all the shares of Sagicor byway of a scheme of arrangement under the laws of Bermuda, where Sagicor is incorporated, at a price of US$1.75 per share (such resulting entity, "New Sagicor") with an aggregate value of approximately US$536 million. Further details can be viewed on the BSE website here - https://bse.com.bb/news/10839

CLARIFYING NOTICESagicor Financial Corporation Limited – The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited (the "Company") has issued a Clarifying Notice in reference tothe notice dated 27 November 2018 (the "Notice"), pursuant to which the Company announced that it has entered into an Arrangement Agreement dated 27 November 2018 between the Company and AlignvestAcquisition II Corporation ("Alignvest"). Further details on this notice can be viewed on the BSE website here - https://bse.com.bb/news/10876

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NORMAN POWELL scored aseason-best 23 points off the benchand the Toronto Raptors, playingwithout Kawhi Leonard but withKyle Lowry back in the lineup,defeated the visiting IndianaPacers 121-105 Sunday night.

Lowry had 12 points and eight assistsafter missing six straight games with astiff back. It was the Pacers’ 11thregular-season loss in a row in Toronto,dating to March 2013.

Serge Ibaka added 18 points andDanny Green chipped in 15 for theRaptors, who beat the Bucks inMilwaukee on Saturday night.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points andnine rebounds to lead the Pacers, whosaw their six-game winning streak end.Domantas Sabonis scored 16 points andhad 11 rebounds, and Victor Oladipoadded 16 points.

Timberwolves 108, Lakers 86Jeff Teague contributed a pair of 3-pointers to a game-opening, 15-1 runthat paved the way for host Minnesotato rout Los Angeles, which is stillwithout LeBron James.

The win came shortly before headcoach and president of basketballoperations Tom Thibodeau was fired,ending his tenure midway through histhird season in Minnesota. The teamannounced the move after the game,with assistant Ryan Saunders being

named interim head coach.Teague finished with 15 points and a

game-high 11 assists, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 points and agame-high 18 rebounds for theTimberwolves. Lance Stephenson cameoff the bench for 14 points and sixassists to lead the Lakers, who lost forthe fifth time in six games since Jamessuffered a groin injury in a ChristmasDay win over the Golden StateWarriors.

Clippers 106, Magic 96Host Los Angeles played one of its bestdefensive games of the season to beatOrlando.

The Clippers are 24th in defense,giving up an average of 114.7 points pergame, but they held the Magic to 37.1per cent shooting from the floor. TobiasHarris had 28 points and ninerebounds, and Lou Williams scored 17off the bench for the Clippers, who havewon six of their last nine.

Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 24rebounds for the Magic, who have lostthree of their last four and seven of theirlast ten games.

Wizards 116, Thunder 98Bradley Beal scored 25 points, includingseven in the decisive third quarter, tolead Washington past host OklahomaCity, despite a triple-double fromRussell Westbrook.

Washington broke an eight-game roadlosing streak and had never won inOklahoma City. Their last road winagainst the franchise came in March2008 at Seattle’s Key Arena against theSuperSonics. Otto Porter added 20 offthe bench for the Wizards, who also got

16 from Jeff Green and 15 from TomasSatoransky.

Westbrook finished with 22 points, 15rebounds and 13 assists, his 12th triple-double of the season and his third in thelast four games. Paul George added 20points.

Toronto Raptors forward Norman Powell (right) drives to the basket as IndianaPacers guard Victor Oladipo tries to defend during the fourth quarter atScotiabank Arena, in Toronto, Canada, on January 6, 2019.

Raptors down Pacers without Leonard


WASHINGTON – Former Englandand Manchester United star WayneRooney was arrested last month forbeing drunk and swearing in publicand paid a $25 fine Friday, accordingto multiple reports Sunday.

Court records obtained by WashingtonABC 7 News and The Athletic showedthat Rooney was arrested in LoudonCounty, Virginia, on December 16 forcursing and intoxication, amisdemeanour for which he was releasedfrom custody on his own recognisancebefore paying the fine and court costs onFriday. Rooney was arrested by theMetropolitan Washington AirportAuthority at Dulles InternationalAirport, which is located in the northernVirginia suburbs of Washington.

The former England captainapparently was at the airport after a tripback from Saudi Arabia. He had posteda photo of himself on December 14 fromRiyadh at an event.

“We are aware of news reportsindicating that Wayne Rooney wasarrested in December,” DC United said ina statement issued to US media outlets,including the Washington Post.

“We understand the media’s interest inthis matter but believe this is a privatematter for Wayne that DC United Willhandle internally.”

Rooney is serving a two-year UK drinkdriving ban stemming from a September2017 arrest in England.

The 33-year-old forward came to theUS capital last July, signing with DC

United and taking the last-place MajorLeague Soccer club into the playoffs inhis first half-season with the squad.

Rooney was the centrepiece of United’smarketing campaign as the team openeda new stadium, the English star sayingupon his arrival he looked forward to thechallenge and enjoyed the relativeanonymity afforded by suburban life inAmerica.

His contract, which according to theMLS Payers Association pays him asalary of some $2.8 million plus revenuefrom bonuses and sponsorship, runsthrough the 2020 season.

United open the 2019 MLS season onMarch 3 against Atlanta United. Pre-season training camp opens in twoweeks.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM– Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggestedhe will be judged on playing style ratherthan trophies if he is to land theManchester United manager’s job on afull-time basis.

Solskjaer, appointed as interim bosslast month to replace the sacked JoseMourinho, has made clear that he wouldlove to stay at Old Trafford beyond theend of this season, when his temporaryarrangement is set to expire.

The former United striker, on amanagerial loan from Norwegian clubMolde, has not spoken to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward about a longerstay.

However, he feels that the key to beingseen as a success is to return to theattractive, attacking football that theclub played for much of Alex Ferguson’snear 27-year reign as manager.

Ferguson won 38 trophies beforeretiring in 2013 but his United teamwere also renowned for their positivefootball, which many fans felt wentmissing in the final year of Mourinho’sreign.

Solskjaer, when asked what wouldconstitute success and improve hischances of getting the job permanently,said: “If we get to the summer and peopleare talking about the way ManchesterUnited are playing. “If the style we’replaying, it reminds us of Sir Alex’s team,if it reminds us of the successful times.”

Solskjaer said he is keen to wintrophies this season but suggested thatthe style, for now, was more important.

“It has to start with the way we playbecause results you cannot control,” hesaid. “You can control how you approachthe game and how you play.

“And of course, it’s about trophies – ifyou can get to the final of the FA Cupand get a trophy. Let’s see in May if it’sa success or not.”

Solskjaer has won his first fourmatches at the helm, including a 2-0victory at Newcastle on Wednesday, andhopes to extend that run whenChampionship strugglers Reading visitOld Trafford in the FA Cup on Saturday.

However, he expects there to besetbacks as he attempts to improveUnited’s Premier League position fromsixth over the second half of the season.

LONDON – Ferrari are set to replaceFormula One team boss MaurizioArrivabene with technical head MattiaBinotto after failing to win any titles lastyear, Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sportreported yesterday.

The sports daily, in a front-page story,said a formal announcement could comeby the end of the day. The officialFormula One website also picked up thereport.

A team spokesman said he was notaware of anything imminent, however.

Ferrari won six of the 21 races lastseason but their title challengeevaporated in the second half of the yearand Mercedes won both the drivers’ andconstructors’ crowns for the fifth year ina row.

Arrivabene’s tenure has lookeduncertain for some time, with reports asfar back as October, 2017 suggestingBinotto could replace the former PhilipMorris marketing executive.

Strategic blunders by the team lastyear only increased the pressure.

The death in July last year ofchairman Sergio Marchionne triggered achange at the top, with Louis Camilleritaking over as chief executive and JohnElkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli family,as chairman.

The autosport.com website reportedArrivabene’s ousting had been confirmedby senior sources within the team andsaid Elkann had decided Binotto was theright man to lead the team forward.

The Ferrari veteran, who has risenthrough the ranks to technical director

and overseen a big step up in engineperformance, has also reportedly been atarget for rival constructors.

Ferrari’s drivers for the 2019 seasonare four-times world championSebastian Vettel, runner-up to Mercedes’Lewis Hamilton last year, and Monaco’sCharles Leclerc who has replaced KimiRaikkonen.

Finland’s Raikkonen, world championin 2007, remains the most recent titlewinner for the sport’s oldest, mostsuccessful and glamorous team.

‘Binotto to replace Arrivabene as Ferrari F1 boss’Former England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney.

Wayne Rooney arrested forbeing drunk and swearing

Solskjaer sayshe will bejudged on styleat Man Utd

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Tuesday January 8, 2019

LOCAL farmers are set to gain moreinformation about organic farmingthrough the Y-Farmers Exchange.

Speaking about the initiative,which wasofficially launched yesterday, RegionalChairperson for the Caribbean YouthEnvironment Network (CYEN), JamillaSealy said a 13-member delegation was on

the island for the Exchange. The groupwhich comprises “mostly youth” are fromHungary, Spain, Slovakia and Romania.They are part of the European Union-based Youth Organic Farmer’s Cluband Y-Farmers. The delegation is inBarbados until January 21.

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Members of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and the 13-member delegation from the European Union-based Youth Organic Farmer’s Club and Y-Farmers attending yesterday’s session.

Secretary of the Organic Growers and Consumers Association, John Hunte givingan overview of organic farming in Barbados.

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