Caribbean Times 5th Issue - Monday 9th May 2016

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Monday 9th May 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.7 No.5 $2.00 

MORE ARRESTS 

IN ROBBERY CASE 

By Everton Barnes 

The police have made 

two more arrests in their 

ongoing investigation into 

the armed robbery at a Chinese-owned 

fast food restaurant 

that took place some 

three weeks ago. 

Usually reliable police 

sources say the men – Jamal 

‘Yellow’ Crump of Swetes 

and Errol DeCastro alias 

Spancy of Cashew Hill – 

will be charged with aggravated 

robbery and attempted 

murder. Three others have 

already been charged in the 

case where a female attendant 

at the restaurant was 

shot during the robbery and 

cont’d on pg 3 

Errol DeCastro alias Spancy 

Jamal ‘Yellow’ Crump 

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Women advised: Avoid pregnancy 


Following the first reported 

case of a Zika virus 

infection in Antigua and 

Barbuda, women here have 

been advised to delay pregnancy 

and in cases where 

they are already pregnant to 

take steps to protect themselves 

and their unborn children. 

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(AUA) Health Center, Dr 

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on the weekend Big 

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The health official said 

due to the illnesses associated 

with Zika virus infection 

and the uncertainties, it may 

be wise for women to delay 

pregnancy at this time. She 

is also recommending that 

all pregnant women should 

get tested for the virus. 

“I would recommend 

that all pregnant women get 

tested immediately. 

“I would also recommend 

that testing is done 

during the second trimester 

of pregnancy as well. 

Additionally, these women 

should do everything to 

avoid mosquito bites such 

as using insect repellants. I 

am also recommending that 

during the pregnancy, their 

partners should consider using 

condoms for the remainder 

of the pregnancy,” she 

cautioned. 

Some reports indicate 

that the virus may be spread 

via sexual contact and thus 

Dr Marlin said both men 

and women should bear this 

in mind and protect themselves 

in every way possible. 

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(PAHO)/World Health 

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for the Eastern 

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Xuereb, said his organization 

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the advice coming from Dr. 

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issue of sexual transmission 

of the virus is still being 

collated and we have to be 

careful not to alarm the public 

about this,” he warned. 

According to Dr Xuereb 

the main form of transmission 

of the virus is through 

the mosquito and everyone 

has a role to play in eliminating 

the areas that allow 

the mosquito to breed and to 

multiply. 

He noted that it is still 

relatively young in the infection 

cycle with much more 

to learn about the spread of 

the virus and whether a person 

can be infected twice. 

He said it must be remembered 

that the aedes 

egypti mosquito, which 

spreads Zika, also spreads 

diseases such as dengue 

fever that are far more hazardous 

and a challenge to 

women who are pregnant 

than the Zika virus. 

A woman returning from 

a visit to the Dominican 

Republic became the first 

known case of the Zika virus 

infection in Antigua. 

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cont’d from pg 1 

treated at the hospital. 

The police are acting on 

the theory that the robbery 

was well coordinated as two 

of the five were already in the 

restaurant ordering a number 

of items in an attempt to distract 

the attention of the attendants. 

This happened as 

their accomplices entered 

the restaurant and carried out 

the crime. 

Meanwhile, the police 

have arrested an All Saints 

man after he was seen with 

Joanna Paris 

Minister of Education, 

Science and Technology, 

the Hon. Michael Browne, 

said that the country’s recent 

election to a senior position 

on the Organization 

of American States (OAS) 

Inter-American Executive 

Committee on Education 

will reap significant benefits 

financially. 

Antigua and Barbuda 

was recently elected to the 

2 nd Vice Chair, with Bahamas 

as chair and Columbia 

as the 1 st Vice Chair. 

That committee is responsible 

for setting the 

agenda of the OAS priorities 

for the next two years. 

It will also play a key role 

in determining how resources 

are allocated across the 

Organization of American 

States. 

Prior to the country’s 

elected, Minister Browne 

Oslyn George alias Betterman 

a shotgun in his possession 

in the community on Saturday 

afternoon. According 

to reports the man – Oslyn 

noted that small island states 

“had very little to do with 

setting up the agenda and 

truly benefitting from the 

budget”. He added that this 

is now subject to change. 

“Now that we are literally 

at the table, we can have 

a greater say in finalizing 

George alias Betterman, was 

confronted by the police, 

but he made good his escape. 

However, George was 

eventually picked up by the 

what the agenda is. We will 

be able to put the country’s 

concerns as a priority and 

also to attract funding”, explained 

Minister Browne. 

He added “It also means 

that it will put Antigua and 

Barbuda and the rest of the 

English Speaking Caribbean 

police when they visited his 

home early Sunday morning. 

George is expected to 

face charges including possession 

of an illegal firearm. 

Antigua and Barbuda elected to 

OAS Committee on Education 

ideally in a position to benefit 

from unilateral grants under 

the OAS and once we are 

involved in that process and 

are able to develop strategic 

relationships with key stakeholders, 

we will be able to 

do more for Education here 

in our country”.



A&BUT honours its own 

By Justin Peters 

This past Saturday, The Antigua and 

Barbuda Union of Teachers hosted its 

annual banquet and honour ceremony, 

a celebration of the organization’s 90 

years of operation. It is at this time that 

the Union gives credit where it is due and 

honours teachers who have retired from 

active service as well as those who exemplify 

what the profession of teaching 

is really about. 

General Secretary of the A&BUT Ms. 

Annetta Alexander chaired the ceremony 

and gave opening remarks welcoming all 

to the ceremony and making way for the 

Acting Director of Education Mr. Clare 

Browne who made good on his promise 

to finish his speech before dinner went 

cold. 

The Acting Director identified himself 

as one with the members of the A&BUT 

and emphasized that co-operation between 

the government and the union 

were key in achieving the placement of 

the infrastructure necessary to achieve 

the quality of educational development 

that both bodies symbiotically envision. 

He lauded the contributions of the 

honourees and retirees, applauding their 

resilience and dedication to the imparting 

of knowledge to others and the love for 

children that comes with it. 

A fantastic musical rendition was 

delivered by Big Red who touched the 

crowd and had them rocking and singing 

along. Mr. Ashworth Azille expressed his 

joy in being a part of the 90 th Anniversary 

of the Union. He identified the goals of in 

fulfilling its mandate as one of the custodians 

of education and the willingness to 

work collaboratively with the Ministry of 

Education to. 

“Education is everything” he humbly 

yet firmly said as he highlighted the 

instrumental nature of the teacher, who 

cannot be removed from the education 

equation leaving only buildings and 

chalkboards to transfer knowledge. He 

thanked the retirees and honourees for all 

of their long and dedicated service to the 

nation. 

14 honourees, Ms. Duclie Grant, 

Mrs. Listine Simon Bradshaw, Mrs. E. 

Jonah Greene, Ms. Lisa Roberts, Ms. Julia 

James, Mrs. Norma Jean-Burton, Mr. 

Carlos Samuel, Mrs. Karen Smith, Mrs. 

Esther Warren-Anthony, Ms. Paulette 

Henry, Ms. Denese Parker, Mrs. Ann Ferkin, 

Mrs. Juel Joseph-Farquhar and Ms. 

Dannette Nation reached the milstone of 

25 years of dedicated service within the 

teaching profession. 11 retirees, Mr. Stevenson 

Punter, Mrs. Winifred Tittle, Mr. 

Vere Shaw, Ms. Florence Joseph, Mrs. 

Daphne George, Mrs. Jennifer Gregory, 

Ms. Rosemarie Roach, Mrs. Jacintha 

Gore, Mrs. Cynthia Crum Russell, Ms. 

Isa Francis and Mr. Howard Ward (who 

received this year’s President’s Award) 

were honoured for their dedication and 

now retirement from active service. 

Ms. Isa Francis ably delivered the response 

on behalf of the retirees to bring 

an end to the gala ceremony.


Caribana 2016 begins this Thursday 


Preparations for the 2016 

staging of Barbuda’s Caribana 

are moving into top gear 

and head of the Committee 

responsible for the planning 

the events feels confident 

that all will be ready for the 

opening on Thursday. 

Caribana Committee 

Chairman, Yannick Beazer, 

said his committee is 

putting the final touches to 

preparations which include 

completing of the erection of 

the stage and the setting up 

of the lights and sound systems. 

“I am very happy with 

the progress being made by 

LAVA International in terms 

of the stage and we are finalizing 

plans to stage the 

opening parade Thursday 

afternoon,” Beazer stated. 

He noted that the opening 

parade will feature groups 

from Antigua and several 

others from Barbuda as well. 

He revealed that Angels Jouvert 

Troupe, Beautiful people 

and Dumbs Tree from 

Antigua who will participate 

in the parade. From Barbuda, 

the participants will include 

the T-Shirt Crew, Charms 

Jouvert Troupe, King and 

Queen T-Shirt troupe and 

Rock Family among others. 

According to Beazer 

the parade will include the 

reigning Miss Antigua and 

Barbuda, Asha Frank, last 

year’s Mr. and Miss Teenage 

as well as participants in this 

year’s competitions. 

Following the opening 

parade, it will be the turn of 

the young people with the 

staging of the 2016 Mr. and 

Miss Teenage Pageant. On 

Friday night, Beazer said 

one of the biggest shows of 

the festival will take place. 

“Friday night is Caribana 

International Night – Soca 

and Reggae Showdown. 

This show will feature top 

local artistes as well as artistes 

from across the Caribbean. 

Included in the line-up 

are Cutting Edge, Cheese 

Cake Factory, and M&M 

Music from Antigua…while 

from Dominica, Asa Banton. 

Other artists include Edwin 

Yearwood from Barbados 

and from Jamaica, Tanya 

Stevens,” Beazer disclosed. 

The Caribana festivities 

will continue on Saturday 

with a Beach Bash that will 

include the Prime Minister’s 

Fishing Tournament 

and Aquatic Day festivities. 

These events take place at 

the beach near the Mortella 

Towers. Later that evening 

will be the Caribana Soca 

competition will take place 

where 14 competitors will 

take part. 

Two events will take 

place on Sunday May 15. 

The first is a day for children 

at Caribana City. Operators 

of a number of attractions 

such as cartoon characters 

will take over the venue 

with activities geared at children 

and young people. In 

Yannick Beazer. 

the evening is the Caribana 

Monarch competition. 9 finalists 

including last year’s 

winner, Singing Julia will 

compete for the title. 

Jouvert takes place early 

Monday morning with 

several bands from Antigua 

including Sir Oungku and 

Red Hot Flames taking to 

the road. On Monday evening, 

top Barbuda deejays 

will stage a ‘last lap’ event at 

Block Club. It will be the final 

event for Caribana 2016. 

Beazer said two areas of 

concern for most Antiguans 

– transportation to and from 

Barbuda and accommodation 

– are being addressed by 

his committee. He said the 

Barbuda Express ferry has 

signed on as a sponsor for 

Caribana 2016 and the ferry 

will make extra runs to get 

people to and from Barbuda. 

Additionally, he said the airlines 

– Caribbean Helicopters 

and SVG Air – are putting 

on extra flights as well. 

For accommodation, he said 

the committee is exploring 

every avenue to find places 

for people to stay during the 

Caribana period.



MOU to support renewable energy 

and energy efficiency in the Caribbean 

WASHINGTON, United 

States – The Inter-American 

Development Bank (IDB), 

the Caribbean Development 

Bank (CDB), the Caribbean 

Community (CARICOM) 

and the US Department of 

Energy (USDoE) have entered 

a partnership that will 

help provide cleaner, cheaper, 

and more secure sources of 

energy for the region. 

This week they signed 

a memorandum of understanding 

(MOU) that creates 

a framework for cooperation 

to promote programmes and 

activities that foster the transformation 

of the energy sector 

in the Caribbean. 

“The MOU seeks to increase 

energy security, reduce 

energy vulnerability, and promote 

renewable energy, energy 

efficiency, and low-carbon 

technologies in the region,” 

the IDB said. 

“The USDoE, IDB, CDB, 

and CARICOM will collaborate 

to support strategic projects, 

activities, and programs 

developed in cooperation 

with regional governments in 

the Caribbean. These projects 

include non-reimbursable 

technical assistance and programmes 

to promote knowledge 

exchanges, capacity 

building activities, and to help 

mobilize technical expertise.” 

In addition, the MOU 

seeks to promote collaboration 

for a potential Energy 

Co-financing Facility for Caribbean 

Sustainability to be 

developed by the IDB, particularly 

focused on efforts to 

attract international investors. 

The four institutions are 

developing an action plan to 

facilitate the implementation 

of the MOU, which will include 

additional details regarding 

expected timelines 

for implementation, definition 

of success, planned collaborative 

activities, and potential 

contributions. 

IDB President Luis Moreno 

said the four would work 

together on the identification 

of financing and investment 

opportunities for pilot and 

commercial scale projects 

in sustainable energy and to 

support the Caribbean regional 

energy strategy. 

“Our work to catalyze 

resources for the region is 

starting to bear fruit,” said 

the CDB’s President Warren 

Smith. 

“We must now focus our 

attention on implementation. 

We must also intensify 

efforts to address capacity 

constraints that could slow us 

down. Grant resources could 

be available for capacity 

building and addressing institutional 

weaknesses. Legislative 

and regulatory framework 

weaknesses have to be 

addressed if we are to attract 

the type of private investment 

that is desirable.” 

Specific areas of cooperation 

within IDB-CDB-US- 

DoE-CARICOM agreement 

include: 

Energy efficiency, including, 

but not limited to, energy 

efficiency policies and regulations 

such as energy efficient 

building codes; energy 

standards for appliances and 

equipment; and clean vehicle 

standards and regulations; 

Grid management, including, 

but not limited to, smart 

grid deployment; 

Renewable energy, including, 

but not limited to, 

solar, wind power and energy 

storage and their integration 

to the grid, in a cost‐effective 

manner; 

Fuel diversity, including, 

but not limited to, exploration 

of alternative sources of baseload 

fuels beyond petroleum; 

Energy education, including, 

but not limited to, clean 

energy workforce development; 

and, 

Clean energy financing, 

including, but not limited 

to, mechanisms to support 

the substitution of diesel by 

cleaner, cheaper, and more 

secure sources of energy 

(natural gas, geothermal, hydro, 

ocean and sustainable 

biomass) for baseload power 

generation. 

CARICOM Secretary 

General LaRocque said the 

work that is being pursued 

by the CARICOM Secretariat, 

working jointly with the 

CDB, IDB and USDoE is 

consistent with the regional 

energy policy and the Caribbean 

Sustainable Energy 

Roadmap and Strategy 

(C-SERMS). 

“Through this MOU, the 

signatories have signaled a 

commitment to provide some 

of the technical assistance 

and funding that is needed 

for the region to judiciously 

pursue the goals and targets 

of the Caribbean Community. 

The MOU can also enhance 

project implementation 

and will act in support of the 

Caribbean Centre for Renewable 

Energy and Energy 

Efficiency, as well as project 

specific facilities such as the 

Sustainable Energy Facility 

in the Eastern Caribbean,” he 

said. (Caribbean360)

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Callaloo Cay reaffirms commit 

By Justin Peters 

Back in January of this 

year, the groundbreaking for 

the construction of the new 

Basketball, Netball and Tennis 

courts at the Old Road Sports 

Complex commenced with the 

Callaloo Cay Project led by 

Sheikh Tarik Faisal Al Qassemi, 

represented by Darwood 

Shah. This was a strong commitment 

to the people and government 

of Antigua and Barbuda, 

but more importantly the 

inhabitants of Old Road Village, 

where the development 

would take place later this year. 

The developers had in late 

2014 signed a memorandum of 

understanding with the Government 

of Antigua and Barbuda 

for the construction of a 

Luxury Resort at Morris Bay 

which would guarantee hundreds 

of Antiguans and Barbudans 

gainful employment in 

all phases of its development. 

The MOU would very soon 

become a Memorandum of 

Agreement, with construction 

sighted for commencement in 

late 2016. 

Shortly after the groundbreaking, 

the company hosted 

a beach cleanup at Morris Bay, 

having invited the community 

to come out and assist in 

the endeavor. The Honourable 

Gaston Browne Prime Minister 

of Antigua and Barbuda, 

the Honourable Charles Fernandez, 

Minister of Foreign 

Affairs, International Trade 

and Immigration, Senator Colin 

James, Parliamentary Secretary 

in the Ministry of Sports, 

Curtley Maginley, and Ambassador 

Casroy James, Ambassador 

from Antigua to the UAE 

who was instrumental in securing 

the investment to make the 

project a reality got their hands 

dirty so to speak while beautifying 

one of the nicest stretches 

of beach on the island. 

Less than 6 months later 

on May 1 st , 2016 Callaloo 

Cay unveiled a brand spanking 

new Basketball Court, Netball 

Court and Tennis Court, 

constructed by local court 

construction company Teega, 

ready to be used by the villagers 

of Old Road and visiting 

teams from around the island. 

Certainly this new facility can 

be considered the pride of its 

beneficiaries in Old Road. 

The opening of the courts


ment to developing Old Road 

brought 4 teams together to 

play exhibition basketball and 

netball games. An exhibition 

game of tennis was played between 

the His Excellency Sir 

Rodney Williams, Governor 

General of Antigua and Barbuda 

and Darwood Shah, Vice 

President of Business Affairs 

of Al Caribe Antigua Development 

Ltd. The Governor 

General would come prepared 

sporting his sneakers and 

equipped with his tennis rackets, 

showing us that he still got 

it and securing the victory over 

Shah. 

With this amazing facility, 

Antigua and Barbuda has 

gained some of the assistance 

that is instrumental in reigniting 

of sporting product regionally 

having a proper venue to 

host other islands for basketball, 

netball and tennis games. 

Most importantly Al Caribe’s 

gift to the Old Road community 

reaffirms their commitment 

to building a long standing 

relationship with the people 

of Old Road and Antigua and 

Barbuda. One can look forward 

to more from this philanthropic 

partner in the near future as Al 

Caribe continues to develop in 

Antigua and Barbuda.



New prison for ‘El Chapo’ seen as less secure 

MEXICO CITY – Questions arose 

on both sides of the border about the 

decision to relocate convicted drug 

lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to a 

region that is one of his cartel’s strongholds, 

and a Mexican security official 

acknowledged Sunday that the sudden 

transfer was to a less-secure prison. 

The official said that in general the 

Cefereso No. 9 prison on the outskirts 

of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, 

Texas, is not as impregnable as the 

maximum-security Altiplano facility 

near Mexico City where he had been 

held. The official wasn’t authorized to 

discuss Guzman’s case publicly and 

agreed to do so only if not quoted by 

name. 

The official said, however, that Guzman 

is being held in a maximum-security 

wing where the same protocols are 

MANILA, Philippines – 

Millions of Filipinos began 

voting Monday in a presidential 

race where a foulmouthed, 

crime-busting 

mayor is favored to win, but 

who the outgoing president 

says is a threat to democracy. 

Plenty are at stake for 

the Southeast Asian nation, 

which has turned around under 

President Benigno Aquino 

III, with one of the highest 

economic growth rates in 

Asia but remains saddled by 

massive poverty, inequality 

and decades-long Muslim 

and communist insurgencies. 

Five candidates are vying 

to succeed Aquino in one of 

Asia’s liveliest democracies. 

More than 45,000 candidates 

are contesting 18,000 

national, congressional and 

local positions in elections 

that have traditionally been 

tainted by violence and accusations 

of cheating, especially 

in far-flung rural areas. 

At least 15 people have 

been killed in elections-related 

violence and more than 

4,000 arrested for violating a 

gun ban, according to police. 

“Let us show the world 

that despite our deep passion 

and support for our candidates, 

we can hold elections 

that are peaceful and orderly 

and reflect the spirit of 

democracy,” said Aquino, 

whose six-year term ends in 

June. 

Commission on Elections 

Chairman Andres Bautista 

said no major glitches 

were expected in the voting 

despite the massive logistical 

challenges. 

About 55 million Filipinos 

have registered to vote in 

36,000 voting centers across 

the archipelago of more than 

7,100 islands, including in 

a small fishing village in a 

Philippine-occupied island 

in the disputed South China 

Sea. 

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte 

of southern Davao city has 

led in voter-preference surveys, 

with a bold promise to 

wipe out crime and corruption 

in three to six months if 

he wins. That has resonated 

among crime-weary Filipinos 

but has also sparked 

alarm and doubts. 

Aquino, who backs former 

Interior Secretary Mar 

being enforced as in Altiplano, including 

24-hour monitoring via a camera in 

his cell. 

But Michael Vigil, the former head 

of international operations for the 

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 

wondered at the logic of sending 

Guzman to a lesser lockup in territory 

firmly controlled by his Sinaloa cartel 

underlings. 

“It just doesn’t make any sense,” 

Vigil said. “He has that part of his empire, 

he has the infrastructure there and 

he has people who would assist him in 

terms of engineering him another escape.” 

Officials have not said why they 

chose Cefereso No. 9 over the 19 other 

options in the federal penitentiary system 

for Guzman’s surprise, pre-dawn 

transfer in a high-security operation 

Saturday. 

Some Mexican media have speculated 

it was a prelude to imminent 

extradition to the U.S., where he faces 

drug charges in seven jurisdictions. But 

authorities denied that. 

The security official said Guzman 

is still in the middle of the extradition 

process. The Foreign Relations Department 

has the final say, and Guzman’s 

lawyers still have opportunities to appeal. 

(AP) 

Tough-talking mayor favoured in Philippines vote 

Roxas, has campaigned 

against Duterte, saying he 

could threaten the country’s 

democracy. 

The brash Duterte, who 

has been compared to U.S. 

Republican frontrunner 

Donald Trump for his propensity 

for provocative 

statements, has threatened 

to close down Congress and 

form a revolutionary government 

if he wins and faces 

stonewalling legislators. 

(AP)


Friday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Type of golf tourney 

6. Flat-fixing tool 

10. Up to the task 

14. New “antique” 

15. Sandusky’s lake 

16. Croat or Serb 

17. Hahn and Klemperer 

18. 1969 movie role for Katharine 

Ross 

20. His mom is played on TV by 

Marion Ross 

22. Accumulates, with “up” 

23. Lay down the lawn 

24. “...man ___ mouse?” 

25. Masculine specimen 

26. Jerked 

29. Bride’s new title 

32. Brainstorm 

35. Long ago 

36. Have something the matter 

37. Movie directed by Herbert 

Ross 

42. Hour after noon 

43. Mimicked 

44. Deli side 

45. Pres. election mo. 

46. Focus one’s thoughts 

50. Oklahoma burg 

52. “Starpeace” artist Yoko 

53. Suitable to the occasion 

56. Commonplace 

58. Magazine founded by Harold 

Ross, with “The” 

61. Hit song for Diana Ross 

63. ___ blue terrier 

64. Redbud or blue gum 

65. “___ want is a room somewhere...” 

66. Britney Spears and Ricky 

Martin 

67. Talk back 

68. High spirits 

69. Trio of trios 

Down 

1. Digs into 

2. Coming into vogue again 

3. Made a choice 

4. Get one’s ducks in ___ 

5. Site of the 1980 Summer 

Olympics 

6. Show disrespect for 

7. Colleague of Goldie and Ruth 

8. Metropolis 

9. Mauna ___ 

10. C.S. Lewis’ lion 

11. Alfred Hitchcock’s first 

talkie 

12. Miss 

13. Holiday nights 

19. Goody-goodies 

21. “Exodus” hero 

25. Apple of discord contender 

26. Skater Babilonia 

27. “She Bop” singer Lauper 

28. ___ polloi 

30. Pinup Hayworth 

31. Did in 

32. Computer symbol 

33. “Hawaii Five-O” nickname 

34. British snack break 

38. Game show feud team 

39. Columnists’ page 

40. Type of tape 

41. Put into service 

47. Local 

48. Either or 

49. Noticed 

51. Marriages may change them 

53. City on the Cuyahoga 

54. Hostess Mesta 

55. Secret get-together 

56. Two make a quarter 

57. Razor brand 

58. Void’s partner 

59. Perry’s creator 

60. Change the wallpaper, say 

62. Chasing game



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Intervals of clouds and sunshine. 

High - 83ºF/28ºC 

Low - 76ºF/25ºC 

Wind: East 15 mph 

Sunrise 5.38 am; Sunset 6.29 pm 

Friday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

That long-term effort is beginning 

to feel like a rotten, 

exhausting slog. You need 

some quick energy and brightness 

in your world. Switch to 

something you can finish fast. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

It won’t be easy for anyone to 

get your attention today, and 

only the most interesting people 

need apply. But once your 

attention is engaged, you are 

totally focused on the person 

who commanded it. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

Ambition is a net. Fling yours 

far and high today, because 

it will catch more bounty 

that way: new friends, hobbies, 

financial opportunities, 

love-bonding agents ... the 

possibilities are endless. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

You’ve an eye for the ridiculous, 

and you will certainly 

find it. What’s the appeal? For 

starters, absurdities make you 

smile. They take you out of 

the humdrum reality you’ve 

gotten so used to and jiggle 

your creativity free. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

The compliment you offer 

will go straight to the heart. 

The other person’s reaction to 

this might not make its way 

back to the face. Processing 

such unexpected kindness as 

you’ve given will take time. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

The intuition comes from 

deep within. It seems that you 

should know this place intimately, 

but it is a foreign wilderness 

that exists inside you, 

still awaiting exploration. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). You have a kind 

wish for everyone you know. 

Well, maybe not absolutely 

everyone, but you’re working 

on it. If you can’t wish a 

person well, you can at least 

come to a feeling of neutrality. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). It’s a pretty big deal to be 

doing work that you love. If 

you are lucky enough to have 

this blessing in your life, today 

you’ll feel so content, you 

will not ask for more. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). 

Hearts and affections have a 

way of disregarding the rules 

today. And no, you’re not 

imagining it. Someone likes 

you an awful lot — perhaps 

more than is appropriate for 

the circumstances. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

There may be safety in numbers, 

but there is not power 

in numbers — not today at 

least. The committee will 

somehow weaken the thrust 

of the group. Would a dictatorship 

be out of the question? 

There’s strength in a singular 

vision right now. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). Your loved ones know 

what they are supposed to 

be doing for the good of the 

group and how this is to be 

accomplished. If you’re not 

seeing action, it’s because 

they just need to be reminded 

that it’s important to you. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

So many around you want 

your company, and you may 

feel that you’ve had a little 

too much social time lately. 

When you don’t get enough 

quality hours alone you start 

to feel cranky and lost. So go 

on! Be a little selfish!


Smith’s Lions jump to top of the IPL 

KOLKATA, India - West 

Indies opener Dwayne 

Smith contributed with the 

bat again as Gujarat Lions 

outclassed Kolkata Knight 

Riders by five wickets in 

the Indian Premier League 

(IPL) on Sunday. 

Smith raced to 27 from 

18 balls to kick-off a methodical 

run chase in which 

Lions coasted to 164 for 

five in 18 overs after KKR 

posted 158 for four from 20 

overs at Eden Gardens. 

The Barbadian batsman 

struck four fours and cleared 

the ropes once in a 42 run 

opening partnership with 

Brendon McCullum who 

scored 29 from 24 balls. 

The partnership ended 

when Smith was beaten in 

flight by Shakib al Hasan 

and lost his stumps in the 

sixth over. 

Smith, who bowled two 

overs for Lions, also picked 

up a wicket for 14 runs. 

Dinesh Karthik’s top 

scored with a busy 51 from 

29 balls to seal Lions’ seventh 

win with five wickets in 

hand and 12 balls to spare. 

Earlier Knight Riders 

were reduced to 24 for 4 by 

the end of the Powerplay as 

a result of impressive swing 

bowling by Praveen Kumar 

and Dhawal Kulkarni who 

exploited overcast skies. 

However, KKR were 

lifted to 158 for four on 

the strengthen of a 134 

run partnership between 

Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf 

Pathan who were undefeated 

on 66 and 63 respectively. 

Lions have now climbed 

to the top of the IPL standings 

following their win 

over KKR. 

By Vanroy Burnes 

Local football referees are preparing 

to sharpen their skills as they prepare 

for the upcoming season and beyond 

when the Antigua & Barbuda Football 

Association host the FIFA RAP Course 

2016 here. 

The local officials will participate 

in a five-day Referees Assistance Program 

from Wednesday 18 th to Sunday 

23 rd May at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. 

The local football referees instructors, 

Garfield Whaul, Audwin Walsh, 

Denmore Roberts and Keleshia Antoine 

will join overseas instructors Livingston 

Bailey and Allan Brown during 

the five days program, during which 

Despite his team’s defeat 

West Indies opener Andre 

Russell celebrated a milestone 

by moving to the top 

of the table for the most 

wickets taken this season. 

Russell had Suresh Raina 

caught at fine leg for 14 to 

finish with one wicket for 21 

runs and taking his tally of 

scalps to 14. (CMC) 

Local football referees to sharpen 

their skills with FIFA RAP Course 

the local officials will have both theory 

and practical sessions. 

There will be a total of some 20 local 

active referees and 3 observers invited 

to the course. 

Officials from the Ministry of Sports 

along with officials from the Football 

Association are expected to be at the 

opening ceremony .



Ottos clenches playoff title 

By Carlena Knight 

Ottos Sweet BBB’s have clenched 

the 2016 division 2 Antigua Barbuda 

Basketball Association playoffs title. 

In what was a nail biting affair at 

JSC last Thursday, Ottos edged out the 

2016 league champs, Flyers 2, 48-47 to 

By Vanroy Burnes 

PIC Insurance, Black 

Hawks Liberta narrowly 

missed out of an outright 

victory in the ABCA two 

hoist the coveted trophy. 

Akeem Davis led the charge for the 

victors with 17 points and 6 rebounds 

with Akeem James grabbing 13 rebounds. 

Selassie Brathwaite scored 23 

points and 10 rebounds for Flyers 2 

with Kwame Brathwaite contributing 

day cricket competition 

over the weekend. 

Playing at the Liberta 

playing field against Jennings, 

rain had the final 

By Carlena Knight 

The Caribbean Basketball Championships 

held their 2016 Under 16 Men’s and 

Women’s draw for the upcoming tournament 

in Guyana with the men’s tournament kicking 

off from July 4 th – July 9 th and the women’s, 

July 12 th –July 16 th . 

The draw was held at the Cara Lodge hotel 

in Guyana on May 1 st . 

Antigua Barbuda will face the British 

Virgin Islands, The Bahamas and Dominica 

in group A of the Under 16 men’s tournament 

with Group b being Aruba, Suriname, 

Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana. 

While the females will face Barbados, 

The British Virgin Islands and Guyana in 

Group A. 

In group B, The Bahamas, Trinidad and 

Tobago and Suriname will face off. 

The group phase of both tournaments 

will take on a round robin format with the 

top two teams from each group advancing to 

the final phase which will take on a knockout 

format. 

13 points and 11 rebounds in a losing 

effort. 

Sweet BBB’s had much to celebrate 

as Damion Simon was named the Most 

Valuable Player of the finals as well as 

the announcement of Sweet BBB’s being 

promoted to Division I. 

PIC Insurance Black Hawks Liberta narrowly misses out on outright victory 

CBC Under 16 holds draw 

say in a low scoring match. 

Jennings was 94 all out in 

their first innings. 

Liberta in reply made 96 

for 8. Jennings had a second 

innings score of 121 all 

out. 

Liberta needed 122 for 

victory and were 94 for 4 

when rain stopped play just 

needing 25 more runs. 

Individual scores in the 

match, Cleton Payne of 

Liberta struck 37 and 43, 

Ian Gore had 24. 

Cameron Miller of Jennings 

hit 63, while Kenroy 

Browne of Jennings had 3 

for 23, Eustace Martin had 

3 for 37 and Iendy Angus 

had 2 for 11. 

Kadeem Phillip of Liberta 

had 3 for 38, Ian Gore 

had 3 for 42.


Love, James lead Cavs to another sweep 

ATLANTA – Cleveland’s 

Big Three is on quite a roll. 

Two playoff series, two 

sweeps. Now, the Cavaliers 

get to rest up for the Eastern 

Conference finals. 

Kevin Love scored 

27 points, LeBron James 

knocked down a huge shot 

with 39.2 seconds to go, and 

Kyrie Irving turned in another 

dazzling performance 

to lead Cleveland past the 

Atlanta Hawks 100-99 on 

Sunday. 

The Cavaliers finished 

off the second-round series 

with four straight wins, just 

as they did in the opening 

round against Detroit. 

“This is more than I 

dreamed of,” Irving said. 

“It’s what I genuinely enjoy 

about basketball, playing 

with great guys.” 

When James returned to 

Cleveland after four years 

in South Beach, winning the 

franchise’s first championship 

was the only goal that 

mattered. 

Love was acquired from 

Minnesota to complete the 

dynamic trio, but the Cavaliers 

came up short in Year 1 

when both Love and Irving 

went down with injuries in 

the playoffs. 

Now, fully healthy and 

finally comfortable together 

after some rocky moments, 

LeBron & Co. cruised into 

the conference finals to meet 

either Toronto or Miami. 

The Raptors lead that series 

2-1. 

“We’re in a great rhythm 

right now,” said James, who 

won two titles with the Heat 

and wants to bring one home. 

“We know exactly where we 

want to be on the floor.” 

Love carried Cleveland 

much of the game, hitting 

Durant scores 41 points, 

Thunder beat Spurs to tie series 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant matched his career 

playoff high with 41 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder 

beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-97 on Sunday night to tie the 

Western Conference semifinal series 2-2. 

Durant scored 29 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the second 

half. 

Russell Westbrook finished with 14 points and 15 assists, 

Dion Waiters added 17 points, and Steven Adams had 

16 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City. The Thunder 

shot 50.6 percent overall and 57 percent in the second half 

to avoid going back to San Antonio down 3-1 for Game 5 on 

Tuesday night. 

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points, Kawhi 

Leonard had 21, and LaMarcus Aldridge 20. (AP) 

one 3-pointer after another 

as the Hawks continually 

left him open in the corner. 

He went cold down the 

stretch but still finished 8 of 

15 from beyond the arc. He 

made only one two-point 

basket - with his toe on the 

stripe. 

James and Irving finished 

with 21 points apiece. James 

also doled out nine assists, 

while Irving had eight. 

The Hawks had one last 

chance to extend the series 

and put the ball in the hands 

of Dennis Schroder, who led 

the team with 21 points. 

The speedy point guard 

drove into the lane but was 

surrounded by James and 

Tristan Thompson. 

Schroder slipped and 

James tied up the ball, forcing 

a huge mismatch of a 

jump ball with 2.8 seconds 

left. (AP)



Dhawan, Nehra direct 

Mumbai mauling 

VISAKHAPATNAM - It 

was a ‘home’ game for Mumbai 

Indians, but it was Sunrisers 

Hyderabad, whose base 

is geographically closest to 

Visakhapatnam, that rode on 

Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 

82 and Ashish Nehra’s newball 

burst that fetched him 

three wickets, to defend 177 

with aplomb. A sixth win in 

nine matches took them to 

No. 2 in the points table. 

Four of Rohit Sharma’s 

five half-centuries resulted in 

successful chases for Mumbai 

this season. Against Sunrisers, 

he lasted three balls and 

exposed a middle order that 

has thrived on Rohit’s holding 

role. They couldn’t find form 

against a rampaging Nehra, 

whose late swing broke 

Mumbai’s backbone with 

the strikes of Rohit, Ambati 

Rayudu and Jos Buttler. At 30 

for 4 after four overs, it was 

a case of trying to limit damage 

for Mumbai, with Sunrisers’ 

bowling depth shining 

through once again in their 

85-run win at the ACA-VD- 

CA Stadium. 

Rohit poked at an inswinger 

with leaden feet, and a thick 

inside edge clattered into off 

stump. Rayudu, Mumbai’s 

second-highest run-scorer 

this season, fended a skiddy 

bouncer to point, while Butter 

was pouched by Naman Ojha, 

who stuck out his right hand to 

pull off a one-handed stunner. 

The meltdown was complete 

when Kieron Pollard miscued 

a slower ball to long-on in the 

ninth over to leave Mumbai in 

tatters at 49 for 6. 

The brisk start was once 

again provided by David 

Warner, who dispatched offerings 

from Mumbai’s pacers 

as Sunrisers raced to 51 

in the Powerplay after being 

sent in. The effervescence 

of his strokeplay forced Rohit 

to pack the off-side field 

with five fielders at one stage. 

Still, he pierced the gap as the 

bowlers continued to offer 

him width. 

Warner’s enterprise allowed 

Shikhar Dhawan to 

slip into the anchor role, but 

his sweetly-timed strokes on 

a fast outfield allowed him 

to find the boundary regularly. 

Both batsmen used the 

depth of the crease to ride the 

bounce on a fresh surface. 

After the Powerplay, 

Dhawan used deft touches 

and flicks to give Warner as 

much strike even as Mumbai’s 

spinners, in an effort to 

stem the damage, tried to fire 

the ball in. Warner welcomed 

Harbhajan with a biff for six 

over long-on before receiving 

a succession of darts outside 

off, which he failed to 

squeeze through. 

Warner holed out to Pollard 

at long-off, off Harbhajan, 

in the 10th over to give 

Mumbai some relief. In the 

Ashish Nehra 

next over, Harbhajan set up 

Kane Williamson by deceiving 

him in flight, and Rohit 

completed a low catch at 

midwicket. The double-strike 

stalled Sunrisers, who managed 

just 31 off the five overs 

following Warner’s dismissal. 

In the 15th over, Yuvraj 

Singh signalled the switch in 

momentum again as he made 

room and scorched a drive 

into the cover boundary. Yuvraj 

followed that with a clean 

connection that sent a slower 

delivery soaring over wide 

long-on for six, as he maximised 

timing with minimal 

feet movement. 

At the other end, Dhawan 

used his strong wrists to pepper 

the leg-side field. He accelerated 

the run-scoring once 

past his half-century, hitting 

Jasprit Bumrah for three fours 

in four balls in the 16th over. 

Yuvraj and Dhawan’s 85-run 

stand off 49 balls came to an 

end when Yuvraj clattered his 

stumps to be out hit-wicket, 

but the end-overs carnage 

gave them the momentum 

which Nehra rode to derail 

the chase. 

Mustafizur Rahman, introduced 

in the ninth over, 

struck twice in successive 

overs to effectively finish 

Mumbai off. Harbhajan hung 

around to delay Mumbai’s 

fifth loss before Barinder 

Sran closed the game out by 

dismissing Bumrah in the 

17th over. By winning in the 

manner they did, Sunrisers 

also boosted their net runrate, 

a factor that could come 

in handy if teams are tied on 

points. (ESPNcricinfo)

Caribbean Times 5th Issue - Monday 9th May 2016

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