Caribbean Times 25th Issue - Friday 28th October 2016

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Friday 28th October 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.8 No.25 $2.00 

VILLA PRIMARY 

DOES IT AGAIN 

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Friday 28th October 2016 

Former St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of 

Tourism named Chairman of ABTA 

By Renio Abott 

After a 2-year tenure as 

Chairman of the Anitgua 

and Barbuda Tourism Authority, 

Rohan Hector has 

stepped down. His replacement 

is Richard “Ricky” 

Skerritt who brings a wealth 

of experience in the tourism 

industry to the table as a former 

Minister of Tourism of 

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St. Kitts and Nevis for over 

10 years between 2004 and 

2015. Mr. Skerritt has become 

well known for driving 

economic transformation; 

he was responsible for 

designing and implementing 

strategies, rooted in sustainability, 

which modernized, 

diversified and grew the St. 

Kitts Tourism economy. He 

is also a Rhodes Scholar and 

a former chairman of the Caribbean 

Tourism Organization 

(CTO) 

His appointment comes 

at a critical time when the 

government of Antigua and 

Former Minister of Tourism of St. Kitts and Nevis Richard “Ricky” 

Skerritt 

Barbuda has embarked on a 

mission to enhance the local 

tourism product. Minister 

of Tourism, Economic Development, 

Investment and 

Energy, The Honourable 

Asot Michael remarked that 

the outgoing chairman made 

stepped up to fill the position 

in an unfamiliar field during 

a very challenging time and 

thanked him for his hard 

work and for helping the Authority 

to reach to the point 

of further change. 

As a non-executive 

Chairman of the ABTA, Mr. 

Skerritt will be responsible 

for overseeing the development 

of policies and strategies 

designed to strengthen 

Antigua and Barbuda’s reputation 

as a world class tourism 

and travel destination. 

Minister Michael expressed 

his elation in having 

Ricky Skerritt as a part of the 

team and indicated that they 

had already begun taking a 

number of important steps 

towards the revitalization of 

our tourism product.

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Villa Primary does it again 

By Renio Abbott 

Last evening the eastern 

parking lot at the Sir Vivian 

Richard Cricket Stadium was 

transformed into the epicentre 

of a tight musical competition 

between eight local 

primary schools that vied 

for the prestigious 2016 Independence 

National Junior 

panorama championship. 

Each school performed 

exceptionally well at the 

packed venue with their own 

rhythm and style, the schools 

were well represented by both 

parents and students showing 

support and school pride. 

The eight schools were 

Sunnyside Tutorial, Bendals 

Primary, Pigotts Primary, 

Villa Primary, Green Bay Primary, 

T.N.Kirnon Primary, 

Willikies Primary and Potters 

Primary. 

After the smoke cleared, 

the Judge’s decision saw Willikies 

Primary who played 

‘Things’ performed originally 

by Claudette Peters and 

arranged by Zahra Lake, securing 

the second runner up 

spot, while the first runner 

up the Green Bay Primary 

played ‘Bet’ by Ricardo Due, 

arranged by Derel Jarvis. The 

winners of the 2016 Independence 

Junior Panorama with 

their rendition of “Sounds of 

Steel by Set-On, arranged by 

Jawan Henry, Villa Primary 

School retained their title for 

yet another year. The 3 winners 

received trophies. 

Caribbean times wishes to 

congratulate all of the participants, 

especially the winners 

on their achievement.



Conference on derisking making progress 

By Everton Barnes 

There will not be any ‘Knighthoods’ or 

‘Dames’ handed out as part of the celebrating 

marking the 35 anniversary of Independence 

next Tuesday. 

Head of the National Honours Committee 

Lorraine Perry said that’s because the committee 

had placed a moratorium on the issuance 

of these awards for three years. However, she 

added that the self-imposed moratorium ends 

this year so people eligible for knighthoods or 

dames may qualify from next year. 

Perry explained that the committee was 

mindful of Antigua and Barbuda’s population 

size and it felt that it needed to ‘protect the integrity’ 

of the National Awards. “We can have 

everybody walking around being ‘Knights’,” 

she added. 

This year, she said ten people – 7-males 

and 3-females - will be honoured for their 

contribution to national building in the fields 

of science and community development, agricultural 

development, national development, 

education, hospitality and marine, culture and 

community development. The awards that are 

being presented this year are; 

1 – Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious 

Order (GCM) 

3 – Grand Officer of the Most Illustrious 

Order of Merit (GOM) 

By Everton Barnes 

The two-day conference 

that is looking at possible 

solutions to the loss of corresponding 

banking relations 

for many Caribbean states is 

making ‘good progress’, according 

to a source close to 

closed-door session. 

The conference has been 

convened by Antigua and 

Barbuda’s Prime Minister, 

Gaston Browne, who is the 

lead prime minister on financial 

services in the CAR- 

ICOM quasi Cabinet. It is being 

held at the Sticky Wicket 

and it brings together International 

banks, regulators, 

Caribbean top finance officers 

and banks as well as representatives 

from the International 

Monetary Fund (IMF). 

Antigua and Barbuda’s 

Ambassador to the United 

States and the Organisation of 

American States, Sir Ronald 

Sanders, who played a critical 

No Knighthood honours this year 

1 – Commander of the Most Illustrious 

Order of Merit (CM) 

1 -- Officer of the Most Illustrious Order 

of Merit (OM) 

1 – Officer of the Most precious Order of 

Princely Heritage (OH) 

1 – Member of the Most Illustrious Order 

of Merit (MM) 

2 – Member of the Most Illustrious Order 

of Princely Heritage (MH) 

Perry further explained these awardees 

have since been notified and they have been 

asked to present themselves at the ceremonial 

parade at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Independence 

Day. 

She said the names were drawn from individuals 

who have been nominated over the 

past three years and that from a list of over 

one hundred people, the committee arrived 

with a list of ten people and she said this will 

be the standard set for the future. 

In making its selection, the committee 

looks for those individuals who have excelled 

in their field of human endeavor, but who go 

beyond the call of duty to assist the community 

generally. 

According to Perry all nominations come 

from the public and she is urging anyone who 

has someone they wish to nominate to collect 

a form and follow the instructions. 

role in helping with the organisation 

of the conference, 

said the loss of corresponding 

banking relations is a ‘very serious 

problem for Caribbean’. 

According to Sir Ronald 

the problem centers on the 

growing number of countries 

that have completely lost or 

have lost some corresponding 

banking arrangements as major 

banks, particularly those in 

the United States which sever 

these ties with banks in the region. 

“If this trend continues the 

Caribbean will be isolated and 

excluded from the international 

financial arrangements 

and trading system. This 

means that the region will not 

be able to buy or trade as an 

integral part of the international 

trade. So simple things 

like sending remittances, paying 

for a child’s school fees in 

the US or a tourist paying his 

hotel bill will all be negatively 

affected,” he explained. 

Sir Ronald said both the 

Prime Minister and he have 

been raising concerns at various 

international forums in 

an effort to focus attention 

on the issue. He said the IMF 

has also been quite concerned 

about the development and its 

Managing Director, Christine 

Lagarde, has sent one of her 

deputies to Antigua to participate 

in the conference. He 

added that the IMF has also 

been very helpful in providing 

assistance to host the conference. 

The Deputy Managing Director 

of the IMF, Zhang Tao, 

will address the conference 

this morning. This is seen 

as an indication of the seriousness 

with which the IMF 

holds the Antigua conference. 

“The first day (Thursday) 

was very constructed with 

lots of ideas placed on the table 

on how we may solve this 

problem. The conference can 

produce the ideas, but solving 

the problem will require the 

commitment of the several 

entities,” he noted.


Stage collapses, postpones Junior Panorama 

The Executive Director of the Antigua 

and Barbuda National Accreditation 

Board (ABNAB), Ms Eloise Hamilton 

and the Accreditation Officer Mr 

Eustace Hill, recently attended the 13 th 

Annual CANQATE Conference which 

was held in Guyana, October 4-7 at the 

Arthur Chung Convention Centre. 

The Caribbean Area Network for 

Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education 

(CANQATE) was established in 

2004. It serves as an umbrella organization 

for external quality assurance 

agencies (like ABNAB) but also works 

with other education stakeholders like 

government ministries, state agencies 

and higher education institutions within 

CARICOM. CANQATE is also a 

member of the International Network 

for Quality Assurance Agencies in 

Higher Education (INQAAHE). 

By Renio Abbott 

Just as the Junior Panorama 

competition seemed 

to going without a hitch, 

technical issues caused the 

show to be paused at the 

midway point after a portion 

of the middle of the stage 

collapsed while a group of 

cheerleaders were performing 

on stage. 

Stage technicians assessed 

the situation, making 

the determination that with 

the safety of the students in 

mind that it would be best to 

stop the show. 

The Antigua and Barbuda 

Festivals Commission, 

the Pan Association and 

the school principals made 

a timely co-operative decision 

to postpone the show 

until Monday October 31st, 

2016. 

Maurice Merchant, 

Chairman of the Festivals 

Commission informed those 

in attendance that there 

would be no cost to seeing 

the show on Monday. 

ABNAB attends CANQATE Conference 

The theme for the 2016 CANQATE 

Conference was ‘Sustaining a Culture 

of Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education 

for National and Regional Development’. 

This theme was designed 

to highlight the importance of a culture 

of quality assurance to national development 

in the region. 

The theme was developed through 

a number of sub-themes which were 

addressed in plenary and concurrent 

sessions by local, regional and international 

speakers. One of the presenters 

during a concurrent session was Antigua’s 

Dr Patricia Benn, Vice Principal 

of the Antigua State College who 

presented a paper under the sub-theme 

‘Harnessing Information and Communication 

Technologies for Quality 

Assurance in Higher Education’. Dr 

Benn’s paper was entitled ‘The Adoption 

of a Virtual Learning Environment 

in a Teacher Education Institution; 

The Process and Tensions’ and investigated 

the processes by which Moodle 

is introduced to teacher educators as a 

tool and the tensions which arose as a 

result. The paper was well received by 

the conference delegates. 

During the three day period, the 

Annual General Meeting was held 

and matters pertaining to the forward 

movement of the organization were 

discussed. Several new committees 

were established and members re-committed 

themselves to the cause of quality 

assurance in the region. 

The 2017 CANQATE conference 

will be held in Surinam. The 10 th Conference 

in 2013 was held in Antigua 

and Barbuda and hosted jointly by AB- 

NAB and the Antigua State College.



Antigua Then Day 2016 

scheduled for next Saturday 

Plans are well advanced 

for the hosting of Antigua 

Then Day 2016. The event, 

now in its fifth year, is presented 

by Precision Centre 

in collaboration with the Antigua 

and Barbuda Festivals 

Commission. 

It seeks to unearth 

the values by which our 

fore-parents lived and repackage 

them in various 

forms for transfer to current 

and future generations. It is 

part of a larger project called 

Antiguanization. 

This year’s Antigua then 

Day will feature Bethesda/ 

Christian Hill, Point/Villa, 

and the Potters Community. 

Over the last year, Precision 

Centre has been working 

with a committee from each 

community to research their 

history. 

This will be presented 

through documentaries, exhibitions 

and original cultural 

presentations. The other 

nine villages with whom 

Precision Centre has partnered 

with over the years, as 

well as nine teams from Precision 

Centre, will complete 

the exhibition. 

Antigua Then Day takes 

place at Precision Centre, 

Paynters Industrial Park, 

on Saturday 5 th November. 

The exhibition will run from 

10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and 

the documentaries will be 

screened from midday to 

6:00 pm. The activities will 

culminate at 7:00 p.m. with 

cultural presentations from 

the three villages, which 

promise to be enlightening 

and entertaining! 

The entire nation is invited 

out to take this journey 

where we will “Revisit Our 

Past – To Secure Our Future.”


Biblical 

Perspective 

The Bible is God’s Word, it reveals 

God’s moral character and it shapes the 

morality of Christians. It has much to 

say about homosexuality (Lev. 18:22; 

20:13; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Rom. 1:26-28). 

With such clear statements against 

homosexuality, it is difficult to see 

how different groups can say the Bible 

supports homosexuality. But they try 

by redefining love, marriage, and sin, 

in order to accomplish their goal. The 

truth is God created man and woman, 

not man and man or woman and woman. 

Man by nature is a sinner, however 

Jesus Christ came to break the chains 

and to set the captive free. It is acknowledgement 

of the individual and the 

desire and willingness to be changed 

which are absolute to salvation. 

Rev. Cothran in her thesis relative to 

getting out of the above lifestyle suggests 

the undermentioned as we continue 

from the last article:- 

“Make your salvation real. Keeping 

the good news of your personal 

salvation a secret is another trick the 

enemy uses to buy time as he tries to 

pull you back to your former life. We 

must believe with our hearts and confess 

with our mouths. You don’t need 

to ‘out’ yourself and clobber the enemy 

by immediately sharing your testimony 

with someone about how the Lord 

has revealed the truth directly to you; 

about the level of joy and peace you 

now have which you could not reach 

without full repentance; about the welcomed 

change this brings in your life, 

and all the wonderful things He has 

done.” (Rom. 10:9) 

“Experience paradise now! Consult 

God first, then go ahead and live your 

life! Welcome new friendships, start 

By Bishop Rolston S.M. Jeffrey Ph.D., DRE; 

D.Min., M.Div. 

that new venture, expand your experiences, 

obtain nice things, just don’t put 

them before God. Enjoy your life to a 

new degree, without the burden of sin 

AND with the confidence of ALL of 

God’s promises on your side! It is totally 

possible to live for God in this present 

age and enjoy yourself immensely. 

When I say live for God I mean totally 

‘sold out’ for God. But you cannot be 

sold out for God and live a gay/lesbian 

lifestyle at the same time” (Titus 2:11- 

21). 

It’s possible to have a BETTER 

time than you did in the clubs, in the 

parks, BETTER than all those secrets 

encounters with folks whose names 

you’ve long forgotten. BETTER than 

your long-term relationships. BET- 

TER than all your priceless possessions. 

BETTER than money! Most of 

us have experienced some of this AND 

WE WERE STILL MISERABLE. But 

thanks to God’s mercy and saving grace 

we don’t have to wait years and years 

to get to heaven to experience paradise. 

The earth is the Lord’s the fullness 

thereof, the world, and they that dwell 

therein. Enjoy God’s earth now (Psalm 

24:1). 

“Walk Carefully or ‘circumspectly’ 

as the Scripture describes. This is 

about being careful to keep your spirit 

clean and fresh. Prayer, along with 

reading the WORD and seeking ways 

to apply it to your daily life is a way 

to STAY saved and delivered from any 

sinful habit. Isn’t it interesting that we 

sometimes give our garments of clothing 

more care than we give our very 

souls. When we put on our outfit, we’re 

so careful not to lean against anything 

that might soil it. We protect it while 

we’re eating so as not to get a spot on it. 

We sit in such a way to prevent it from 

wrinkling. Treat your soul’s salvation 

with at least this much care (Ephesians 

5:15-16). 

“Have fellowship with believers. 

We know that the church to some extent 

has failed gays and lesbians by not 

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cont’d from pg 7 

welcoming them in a more 

loving manner. There seems 

to be a discriminatory policy 

and spirit of condemnation. 

However, God has people 

everywhere who are open, 

real and willing to walk out 

with you. Ask the Lord to 

lead you to a loving, caring, 

bible-believing fellowship 

where you can be nurtured, 

be blessed, grow and be a 

blessing” (Hebrews 10:25). 

God’s Words are still 

relevant for today, what He 

says He means and He will 

do what He says. Let God be 

true and every man a liar. 

As we await the eternal 

theocracy, we are stuck with 

a temporal democracy. So 

what should we do in the 

meantime? As citizens of 

heaven who are sojourners 

here on earth, we are comparable 

to the exiled people of 

Judah who found themselves 

living in pagan Babylon to 

pay for their soon return to 

Jerusalem. To them, God 

sent Jeremiah 29:7 “And 

seek the peace of the city 

whither I have caused you 

to be carried captives, and 

pray unto the Lord for it: for 

in the peace thereof shall ye 

have peace.” 

That is a twofold instruction 

to (1) seek the welfare 

of their temporal home in 

the city of Babylon, and (2) 

pray on its behalf. And the 

reason for this instruction is 

simple. In its welfare you 

have a welfare, hard for anyone 

against that. 

For that reason, Christian 

sojourners should simply be 

involved in seeking for the 

welfare of the temporary 

places where we live, because 

we’ll enjoy any welfare 

that is enjoyed by the 

greater population. 

Paul echoed similar 

words to Timothy in 1 Timothy 

2:1-2 “I exhort therefore, 

that first of all, supplications, 

prayers, intercessions, and 

giving of thanks, be made 

for all men; For kings, and 

for all that are in authority; 

that we may lead a quiet and 

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peaceable life in all godliness 

and honesty. 

Believers along with everyone 

else and the many 

kinds of good deeds in which 

Christians are admonished in 

the New Testament to enjoin 

themselves, all demonstrations 

of their moral character 

- such as caring for poor, and 

homeless and so on – certainly 

contribute to the welfare 

of the place where they 

live. Christians have historically 

always been involved 

in political, social and moral 

issues for the simple reasons 

that Christ lives in them. 

True Christians are not able 

to remain passive when they 

witness injustice, and that’s 

why’ve campaigned against 

slavery, child labor, human 

trafficking, and other social 

issues. 

Therefore, the political 

process which essentially 

all revolves around moral 

issues, is certainly an arena 

where Christians belong. It 

is a wonderful arena where 

everyone is debating moral 

issues. Yet it is a place full 

of darkness where we can let 

our light shine. As the most 

moral people on earth, true 

followers of Jesus ( I am not 

referring to church goers or 

religious people), are more 

qualified than anyone to 

wade into the moral issues 

where immoral people are 

already swimming in and 

even if they claim we are unfit 

to join them! 

And what if the political 

waters are polluted filth? 

That is all the more reasons 

to wade in. Because just as 

it is true that “in it’s welfare 

you will have welfare,” it is 

true that “in it’s misery you 

will have misery. If not for 

everyone else, at least for 

our own sakes, we should 

wade in. The world’s downward 

moral trend demands 

it. Morality has sunken to an 

all time low and the Church 

of Jesus Christ needs to take 

the keys and unlock and 

loose those who are bound 

by chains, addicted, liars etc 

and those whom Scriptures 

declare will not inherit the 

kingdom of God. 

Before I offer some specific 

advice on the best way 

to wade in, however, please 

allow me to challenge some 

ideas that are heard in Christian 

circles. Such as the idea 

that Government is inherently 

evil or that Christians 

have no business participating 

in government either as 

voters, candidates or leaders, 

or that as citizens of God’s 

kingdom, we should have no 

interest in earthly kingdom. 

The biblical arguments 

that challenge such ideas 

are manifold and will be addressed 

in my next article. 

Also the Church cannot isolate 

herself from the many 

wrongs which are being 

committed; rather she must 

engage the issues with a 

view of bringing meaningful 

change. Bear in mind, evil 

flourishes when good men 

do nothing. 

Editor’s Note: The opinions 

expressed in this Op-ed 

are those of the author and 

do not necessarily reflect the 

views of Caribbean Times.


Thursday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Singer Diana ____ 

5. Australian marsupial 

10. Fashionable 

14. Rework proofs 

15. Halo wearer 

16. Bowling alley 

17. Wild hog 

18. Della ____ of “Touched by 

an Angel” 

19. District 

20. Fleet of warships 

22. Point winners 

24. Mother ____ 

27. Scrapbook need 

28. Straighten 

31. From that moment 

33. Inferno 

34. Dress edge 

35. Vocalist ____ Franklin 

40. Gathered 

42. Cut 

43. Leased car 

44. 100% 

45. Birthday greeting 

46. Plant life 

48. Appointments 

49. Personal preference 

53. Minor aspect 

55. Said 

57. John, Paul, George or Ringo 

61. Waterfowl 

62. All set 

65. Melt 

66. Vegas machine 

67. Fireplace residue 

68. Seep 

69. Swiss peaks 

70. Pierces 

71. Regrets 

Down 

1. Country singer ____ McEntire 

2. Fragrance 

3. Thailand, formerly 

4. Most peculiar 

5. Gold measure 

6. Wallet bill 

7. Develop 

8. Reduce 

9. A Baldwin 

10. Nurse ____ Barton 

11. Rabbits’ kin 

12. Inactive 

13. Stop 

21. Newsman ____ Rather 

23. “Aida,” for one 

25. Not new 

26. Lip 

28. Remote 

29. Green citrus fruit 

30. Mideast country 

32. Summon 

34. Satan’s domain 

36. Moving stairway 

37. Not this 

38. Present! 

39. Does sums 

41. Less hazardous 

42. Wood strip 

44. How ____ you? 

47. Strangest 

48. Expire 

49. Oklahoma metropolis 

50. Lagoon’s boundary 

51. Small porch 

52. Circus shelter 

54. Chasm 

56. Periods in history 

58. Commandment start 

59. Lounge around 

60. Flock mothers 

63. I see! 

64. Society gal



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Partly cloudy. 

High - 85ºF 

Low - 77ºF 

Wind: East South East 6 mph 

Sunrise 6.03 am; Sunset 5.37 pm 

Thursday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

Groups and crowds are not the 

same thing. The few behave 

differently than the many, and 

different rules apply for managing 

them. And yet, what you 

get right on the small scale today 

will definitely work when 

you scale it up. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). The small rubs of life can 

be more detrimental to your 

happiness, health and well-being 

than big events. Coping is a 

lifestyle issue. Build a reliable 

set of go-to strategies for dealing 

with daily stresses. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). If you don’t lunge for the 

brass ring, no one will know 

you want it. But if you lunge 

for it too hard, you’ll throw 

yourself off balance and fall. 

Core strength is needed here 

for a graceful, controlled grab. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). An emotional weather 

front may seem like an uncontrollable 

natural force — nope! 

It’s the air currents that carry 

the weather. You’re an air sign. 

Blow a little and the storm 

moves away. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

Maybe it’s too early for a rest 

from commerce and travel and 

business of all kinds, but it’s 

not too early to plan one and 

prepare for it. The dormant 

periods are important to your 

well-being. How are you going 

to make it happen? 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

Just because you passed this 

way before does not mean that 

you are regressing. Think of 

this as running laps. Each repetition 

makes you stronger, helps 

you grow faster and counts toward 

your general progress. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

The visiting will be better when 

you use the time between visits 

to better yourself. That’s the 

time you practice, hone your 

skills and fine-tune your image. 

Challenge yourself to show up 

even stronger next time. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Right 

now the fruit of your labor is a 

lot like a watched pot. It will 

seem not to ripen while your 

eyeballs are on it. Back off. Let 

time and the sun do their job 

while you plant elsewhere. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

There’s no such thing as a 

pattern of one. The first time 

something happens it is difficult, 

if not impossible, for you 

to see that it is part of a cycle. 

The second time brings awareness, 

new questions, and the 

comfort of repetition. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

You may sincerely know you 

are right, but that is not the 

point. Being right doesn’t automatically 

protect you. You still 

need to prepare yourself for 

possible opposition and other 

incidents that could happen. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

Men have gone mad from anticipating 

what stays out of 

reach for too long. Perhaps it 

takes a bit of madness to keep 

going past a certain point. Is it 

really worth it? Much depends 

on how much you value the 

prize. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

There’s humor in the situation. 

In order to see it, though, one 

would have to have the funny 

kind of mind that needs the 

laughter, looks for it, finds it 

and is released by it. That’s 

you!


Under the Distinguished Patronage of Dame Louise Lake 

Tack The Short Term Fund-raising Committee of the St. 

John’s Cathedral present The Annual Black Tie Dinner & 

Dance. Friday 25th November, 2016, 7:30 p.m. until. Grand 

Royal Antiguan Resort. Price $175.00 Entertainment by the 

Specialist Band, Chiki Hi-fi, door prizes, lots of surprises, 

including the Master of Ceremonies who is a Priest. Continue 

to support our efforts as all funds raised will assist the 

ongoing restoration work at our beloved Cathedral. 

The St. John’s Branch of the Mothers’ Union invites one and 

all to their Goat Water and Souse evening at the Dean William 

Lake Car Park St. John’s Street. Friday 18th November 

2016 3-6p.m. Tickets only $15ec. And can be bought from 

any member of the organization or at the Deanery Office. All 

proceeds in aid of their community outreach programs. 

The Helping Hand Foundation will be staging a fundraising 

post-independence concert on 5th November, 2016 at 

the Mack Pond Playing Field from 5pm – until. The show 

will feature top Antigua & Barbuda artists and performers 

alongside regional artists. Proceeds from the concert will go 

towards funding development programs in the communities 

of All Saints, Swetes, John Hughes and Old Road. 

The Pastor and members of the Bolans Methodist Church invite 

everyone to their annual Harvest Thanksgiving Service 

and Cantata on Sunday, 30th October, 2016 at the Bolans 

Methodist Church, commencing at 10:00 am. Come all and 

experience a glorious thanksgiving. 

The Liberta Wesleyan Holiness Church invites you to its 

Harvest Fun Fair on Saturday November 26th, 2016, from 

12:00pm – 7:00pm on the church grounds in Liberta. There 

will be lots of attractions for the children including bounce 

castle, face painting, donkey ride. Other attractions include 

hat show competition, live music and entertainment. Come 

and enjoy an afternoon of food, fun, fellowship and the 

bountiful blessings from the Lord. An entry fee of $2:00 will 

be charged per person. All proceeds from the fair will go 

towards the building of the new sanctuary. 

All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen 

Association, are notified of the monthly general meeting 

on Saturday 5 November 2016 at 3 pm at the Association`s 

Headquarters on Prime Minister`s Drive. The three items on 

the agenda will be: The POPPY APPEAL 2016; The 35th 

National INDEPENDENCE CEREMONY on 1 November 

2016; The World War I (1914-1918) and World War II 

(1939-1945) REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY on 13 November 

2016. Please be on time or notify the Chairman on 

720-0058, the PRO on 721-1970 or the Welfare Officer on 

561-1062 of any apologies. 

On the 19th November 2016 the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism 

Cadets Corps will be hosting a Lunch and Fun Fair at 

the House Culture Parliament Drive. As the Tourism Cadets 

Corps is nearing the end of the 2016 Program, a cadet’s ability 

to effectively manage a project is an integral part of the student’s 

success in the program. The Tourism Cadets invite you 

to come and experience tomorrow’s Tourism leaders through 

song, dance, music and service on November 19th 2016, Old 

Parliament Building. All funds raised will go towards the 

graduation which is slated for December 16th 2016. 

All members of the public,corporate citizens, schools, 

churches and visitors are requested to support the 2016 annual 

poppy appeal, with their voluntary donations, to help 

the local national veterans and widows who are in need. This 

year`s Remembrance ceremony will be held on Sunday 13 

November 2016 at the Cenotaph/ War Memorial. For further 

information call the Chairman on 720-0058, the PRO on 

721-1970 or the Welfare Officer on 561-1062. 

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Dispute over imported players in 

ABFA domestic league continues 

By Marver Woodley 

The debate on the importation 

of players during 

the Antigua and Barbuda 

Football Association domestic 

season continued on 

Thursday where the Caribbean 

Football Union general 

secretary, Neil Cochrane 

weighed in on the issue. 

Speaking during an appearance 

on the Thursday 

edition of the Good morning 

Jojo Sports show, Cochrane 

said that calls on 

the outright ban of imported 

players is unreasonable 

especially given the strides 

made towards regional integration. 

Cochrane said “I feel it 

is a serious disruption when 

someone wants to say cut in 

total people coming into to 

play, it cannot be, not when 

we fought and signed all of 

these treaties of regional 

integration and now people 

have come with a skill 

certificate to work in your 

country that is ridiculous.” 

The general secretary 

who is a key figure in the 

Key Villa said the goal 

should be to get all players 

into leagues across the region 

as the main goal and 

to not look at the situation 

as a backward step but a 

forward moment in the 

right direction. 

However, Cochrane said 

he would support a call for 

a cap, to limit the number 

of overseas based players 

allowed to take to the field 

for any one team at the 

same time. 

Earlier this week coach 

of the Liberta Blackhawks, 

Rowan Benjamin called 

for an outright ban on the 

importation of players for 

the domestic season saying 

that it restricts the development 

of young players. 

Former player Ivor Luke 

was the first to seek out on 

the issue saying that the action 

should be dismissed, 

predicting that more and 

more young players will 

be neglected by the clubs 

making it harder for them 

to graduate to the national 

teams. 

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Sir Viv describes Windies situation as sad 


Former West Indies captain 

and National Hero, Sir 

Vivian Richards believes 

players are being affected 

by administrative decisions 

thus resulting in the team’s 

poor performances against 

Pakistan in the United Arabs 

Emirates. 

Speaking on the Good 

Morning Jo Jo Sports Show 

on Wednesday from the 

UAE, Sir Viv noted that the 

situation was “sad”. 

“Everyone seems to be of 

the belief that the administration 

in some way has become 

totally dictatorial, and is not 

a process that I believe some 

of the individuals feel totally 

comfortable playing under. I 

don’t know whether this can 

go on for much longer, but 

it was just sad, to a degree, 

to see some of the guys who 

were not quite in it,” he said. 

Players, including Kieran 

Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, 

West Indies team 

have slammed the WICB 

over their decision to sack 

coach Phil Simmons just 

before the team was getting 

ready to embark on the tough 

series against Pakistan an administrative 

decision which 

supports Sir Viv claims. 

The regional squad lost 

the opening T20 series 3-0 

before going down 3-0 in 

the ODI series. They are currently 

2-0 down in the three 

match Test series. 

“I felt like what took 

place in the T20 and the 

Zonal cricket competition begins 


Four teams are currently completing a 

seven a side cricket tournament hosted by 

the Ministry of Sports. 

The four teams which represent four 

zones from across the island meet on 

Tuesdays and Thursday’s at the Ring Star 

Cricket Grounds. Organizers and former 

West Indies wicket keeper, Ridley Jacobs 

says a number of the country’s top young 

players are competing in the new initiative. 

“We have four zones East, West, North, 

and South and 4 captains for the respective 

teams which utilize the four best young 

players we have in Antigua.” 

The young captains who are no strangers 

to representing the game are: Tyron 

Williams Jr, Kareema Gore, Koffie James 

and Melvin Charles. The organizer also 

noted that played for different schools 

have come out to compete in the competition. 

According to Jacobs the competition 

was created to implement off season competition 

for the young players as not a lot 

of cricket is being played at this time of the 

younger category. 

The program which started on Tuesday 

will continue later today with two matches 

starting at 2:30 p.m., each team will face 

seven overs with each player on the team 

designated to play one. 

ODIs is that the guys were 

not here, meaning they were 

here physically but still not 

here mentally. There is a 

whole lot still going on in 

terms of administration, and 

it’s getting a little much in 

my view,” Sir Viv said. 

The former player 

lamented that for the successes 

achieved in Bangladesh 

during the T20 World 

Cup tournament and the 

three ways in which Team 

West Indies won these competitions 

should have at least 

looked to push on a little 

bit,” he added. 

Sir Viv said, however, 

there is at least one positive 

thus far that has come out of 

the Test series in the form of 

cohesion. 

The third and final Test is 

expected to start on October 

30 in Sharjah.



Hope leads runs-spree in series win 

KARUNEGALA, Sri 

Lanka – Opener Kyle Hope 

stroked a sublime hundred 

and Chadwick Walton, Assad 

Fudadin and Rovman 

Powell all chimed in with 

half-centuries as West Indies 

A ran riot against Sri Lanka 

A to post a crushing 109-run 

victory in the second unofficial 

One-Day International 

and clinch the three-match 

series here Thursday. 

Opting for first knock at 

the Welagedara Stadium, the 

Caribbean side savaged the 

Sri Lankan bowling to pile 

up 347 for nine off their allotted 

50 overs. 

Hope carved out 109 off 

110 deliveries, opening partner 

Walton smashed 70 from 

57 balls, Fudadin chipped in 

with 57 from 70 balls while 

Powell produced a sensational 

late blitz with 52 off a 

mere 22 deliveries. 

Only off-spinner Shehan 

Jayasuriya survived the carnage 

to emerge with four for 

54 from his nine overs. 

In reply, Sri Lanka A 

were powered by Jayasuriya’s 

better than run-a-ball 

119 but never properly recovered 

from a shaky start 

and were dismissed for 238 

in the 43rd over. 

Charith Asalanka struck 

44 and Dasun Shanaka, 32, 

as Powell completed a fine 

all-round performance when 

he picked up three for 44 to 

limit the visitors. 

Fellow seamers Ronsford 

Beaton (2-41) and Kyle 

Mayers (2-54) finished with 

two wickets apiece. 

Energised from their 

165-run victory in the opening 

game on Tuesday, West 

Indies produced a magnificent 

start when Hope and 

Walton put on 111 off 109 

deliveries for the first wicket. 

Both right-handers, 

Hope counted ten fours and 

four sixes while Walton 

bludgeoned 11 fours and 

two sixes in a rapid innings. 

Walton belted three fours 

in the second over of the day 

bowled by seamer Keshan 

Wijerathne and he and Hope 

then combined to take 18 

from the next over from the 

right-armer, the fourth of the 

innings. 

Jamaican Walton raised 

his half-century off 47 deliveries 

before celebrating with 

three back-to-back boundaries 

off off-spinner Danushka 

Gunathilaka, in the bowler’s 

second over which leaked 

12 runs. 

When Walton perished 

in the 19th over, bowled by 

Test left-arm spinner Milinda 

Siriwardana, two key 

partnerships served to further 

galvanise the innings. 

Hope added 109 for the 

second wicket with Fudadin 

before Powell joined 

the left-handed Fudadin to 

put on a frenetic 66 for the 

fourth wicket. 

The 28-year-old Hope 

reached his second successive 

half-century off 64 

deliveries when he struck 

seamer Dasun Shanaka for 

Kyle Hope struck a century. 

four and then motored to triple 

figures off 41 balls. 

He reached the landmark 

in style, clearing the ropes 

with Shanaka in the 35th 

over. 

Hope and Andre Fletcher 

(3) fell in the space of 18 deliveries 

to leave Windies A 

on 228 for three but Fudadin 

and especially Powell, then 

got stuck into Sri Lanka A’s 

bowling. 

While Fudadin struck a 

four and two sixes in a measured 

knock, Powell batted 

with gay abandon to lash 

two fours and six sixes en 

route to his second successive 

half-century. 

In left-arm seamer Binura 

Fernando’s seventh over 

– the 42nd of the innings – 

which cost 24 runs, Powell 

clobbered three sixes and a 

four, and a six in each of the 

next two overs saw him to 

his fifty off just 20 balls. 

All told, West Indies 

gathered 113 runs off the 

last ten overs of the innings. 

Facing a massive task, 

Sri Lanka A stumbled early 

when Beaton bowled Sandun 

Weerakkody with the 

second ball of the innings 

without a run on the board, 

and then had Gunathilaka 

caught at the wicket for one 

in his next over with the 

score on ten. 

Jayasuriya, who counted 

11 fours and two sixes in a 

113-ball innings, put on 88 

for the third wicket with Asalanka 

to steady the innings. 

But once Asalanka was 

run out in the 21st over, Sri 

Lanka A lost four wickets 

for 61 runs to decline to 159 

for six in the 30th over, and 

Jayasuirya’s 70-run, seventh 

wicket partnership with 

Shanaka proved in vain. 

(CMC)

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