Caribbean Times 12.15.2016

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, — The
Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB) has approved a
country strategy for the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago for the period
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CDB approves US $436M
for Trinidad & Tobago
2017 to 2021.
The strategy proposes financial support
of US$436.7 million from CDB.
“This strategy underscores CDB’s
longstanding commitment to helping
Trinidad and Tobago achieve its development
priorities. It will provide focused
support that aims to unlock the
country’s potential for economic and
Continued on page 26
BASSETERRE, St
Kitts -- St Kitts and
Nevis Prime Minister
Dr Timothy
Harris announced
in the National Assembly
on Wednesday
that his government
has decided
to create a growth
and resilience fund
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Harris, who is also the minister of
finance, explained that such fiscal policies
would help to accelerate growth and
build resilience in St Kitts and Nevis.
The theme of Harris’ 185-minute
Budget Address for the 2017 Financial
Year, which he delivered before a large
cross-section of stakeholders comprising
representatives of the church, the diplomatic
corps, and the public and private
sectors, was Working Together – Accelerating
Growth and Building Resilience.
The prime minister said that, during
the last International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Article IV Consultation in St Kitts
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CHTA joins regional support for
US-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act
MIAMI, USA -- The Caribbean must
ensure issues of critical socioeconomic
importance are firmly addressed with the
US Congress and the incoming administration,
according to Karolin Troubetzkoy,
president of the Caribbean Hotel
and Tourism Association.
Troubetzkoy commented on this
during her presentation on the impact
on the tourism industry of de-risking
and correspondent banking relationships
at the 40th Annual Conference on the
Caribbean and Central America in Miami,
produced by the Caribbean-Central
American Action (CCAA) organization.
Underscoring the common interests
between the Caribbean and the United
States and the critical importance of
tourism to the region’s socioeconomic
development and stability, Troubetzkoy
called for a new focus by the region’s governments
and private sector in support of
recent legislation aimed at strengthening
United States relations with Caribbean
countries.
CHTA has joined CCAA in urging the
US Senate to adopt the US-Caribbean
Strategic Engagement Act of 2016 (HR
4939), which has already received bipartisan
support in the House of Representatives,
and just this week moved out of
Senate Committee for consideration now
by the full Senate.
HR 4939, introduced by Congressman
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) with Congresswoman
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),
Karolin Troubetzkoy (right) with Congressman
Eliot L. Engel in Miami
would require the US Secretary of State
and the Administrator of the US Agency
for International Development (USAID)
to submit to Congress a multi-year strategy
focused on enhancing engagement
with the countries of the Caribbean.
The draft legislation, which emphasizes
energy security, countering violence,
expanded diplomacy, engagement with
the private sector, and other priority areas,
sets the stage for a new US-Caribbean
relationship, declared Troubetzkoy,
who met with Engel during the conference.
Before Congress adjourns, CHTA is
supporting the outreach by CCAA to the
US Senate to advance passage of the legislation
in the Senate.
Troubetzkoy also recalled a key US
policy that underscored the special relationship
between the United States and
its Caribbean neighbours: “We must also
not forget the Third Border Initiative and
our envoys must convey to the new administration
that the Caribbean’s success
is in the strategic interest of the United
States of America.”
Engel noted: “We spend a great deal
of time focusing on challenges and opportunities
in faraway places. But it’s
important that we never lose sight of
our interests closer to home. Indeed, we
should be working to strengthen our ties
with countries in the Caribbean. That’s
the aim of this bill, which would prioritize
US-Caribbean relations for years to
come.”
He also addressed the need to pay
more attention to the Caribbean in a
recent editorial published in The Miami
Herald.
Speaking on a panel on “Tourism,
Trade and the Unintended Consequences
of De-Risking”, Troubetzkoy called for
continued action on priority areas such
as “de-risking” or “de-banking,” in which
large US banks, sensitive to fraud and
money-laundering allegations, end their
business connections with smaller banks
in other regions like the Caribbean.
De-risking threatens the Caribbean
region’s smaller banking sector which
operates in jurisdictions which host
overseas banking facilities. For many hotels
and tourism-related businesses in the
region, there are limited banking options
in their destinations.
Troubetzkoy asserted the Caribbean is
suffering more than others from de-risking,
as trade is affected directly. Tourism
is the largest income generator in the region,
and she urged the sector to be more
alert to the threat.
“The Caribbean tourism industry
must pay close attention to the very serious
effects the withdrawal of correspondent
banks would have on our industry,”
said Troubetzkoy, adding that these
long-standing banking relationships are
vitally important to the region’s survival.
“If the industry is disrupted and we are
unable to interact with overseas buyers
and clients, the consequences will be
dire.”
The annual Conference on the Caribbean
and Central America tackles issues
which affect the region’s economic
growth and competitiveness. According
to CCAA, the hotel and tourism industry
is at the front lines, and the ability to do
business-as-usual in a competitive global
market is critically important.
Caribbean Times | December 15-28, 2016
Barbados to improve energy security and
diversify mix with US $34 million IDB loan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-- A new
project financed by the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) will aid Barbados
in transitioning to a cleaner energy
future, meeting its current natural gas
demands, and contributing to the creation
of a regional liquefied natural gas
(LNG) supply chain.
A US$34 million IDB loan will enhance
Barbados’ energy security and
sustainability by diversifying its energy
mix through promoting the use of cleaner
fuels for power generation, increasing
the use of renewable energy sources, and
increasing energy efficient applications
by Barbados’ government and private
sector.
The Barbados government’s priorities
in the electricity sector include reducing
electricity prices, increasing energy security,
using cleaner fuels, and reducing
negative environmental impacts. Barbados
aims to have renewable energy contribute
65 percent of total peak electrical
demand by 2030 and to achieve a 22 percent
reduction in electricity consumption
by 2029. Barbados intends to achieve
a 30 percent economy-wide reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared
with 2008.
The project will finance improvements
to Barbados’ existing natural gas infrastructure
to ensure natural gas service
continuity. The loan will increase energy
efficiency and renewable energy applications
within the National Petroleum Cor-
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COMMENTARY
Concerns over T’s back pedaling’
BY CARLYLE HARRY
I chose to use the verb
‘back-pedal’ for this Column,
because it conveniently
accommodates Mr. Trump’s
fluctuating postures on a variety
of applause-lines that
the President(elect) issued
during his well-attended campaign
rallies, and for which he
earned deafening cheers and
chants.
Gersh Kuntzman opined”
President, elect Donald
Trump is abandoning his
campaign promises faster
than you can say...Lock Her
up”.
The fluctuating postures
are just one segment of the
controversies that Mr. Trump
is facing...Other significant
controversies include the personnel
that He is choosing to
meet with, and to choose to
fill Cabinet positions.
Then there is the obvious
conflicts of interest that
Media-personnel and opposition-Elements
keep pointing
to, involving Mr.Trump’s
business holdings around the
world...It is felt that those
conflicts are going to haunt
the entirety of the Businessman’s
term as President.
The complications that investigative-journalists
and
other concerned groups and
individuals are facing, is that
they hardly know where to
mount look-outs, because
Mr.Trump outscated all of
them by not submitting any
tax-returns.
Let me reiterate that what
Mr.Trump is teaching political-aspirants
is that they have
to (in the beginning) capture
a corps of fanatical followers
who do not mind what the aspirant
does.
I am choosing to comment
on Mr.Trump’s reversals because
there is some deception
involved here, since constituents
normally vote for a Candidate,
based on the latter’s
platform pledges and promises.
PERSONNEL-CHOICES
Members of Mr.Trump’s
inner (campaign) circle and
some of his most loyal supporters
have been publicly
criticizing his decisions to
entertain discussions with
pre-election critics like Mitt
Romney and Niki Hayley for
Cabinet positions.
(Mitt Romney was (reportedly)
a critical part of
the Never-Trump movement,
and he had publicly described
Mr.Trump as a ‘phony and a
fraud’ in campaign addresses”.)
**Former House-Speaker,
Newt Gingrich, a staunch
supporter of the President
(elect), and who is against
former Goveronor-Romney
being considered for any Cabinet-position,
commented”I
never saw anyone suck up so,
for a job”.
Governor Hayley has already
been offered the job of
U.S.Envoy to the United Nations.
Another area of concern, is
that while Mr. Trump had undertaken
to drain the swamp,
and get rid of Members of
the Establishment...It is from
that very swamp-the establishment,
and the rich and
powerful, that he has been
conducting job-interviews,
and making important recruitments....Readers,
bear
in mind,”The more things
CHANGE, the more they remain
the SAME.
REVERSALS
1. On prosecuting Hillary
Clinton, Mr.Trump sated”I
don’t want to hurt the Clintons,
Hillary has gone through
a lot, and she has suffered in
many different ways...It is just
not something that I feel very
strongly about”;
2. On climate-change’s Paris
accord, Mr.Trump stated
“there is some connectivity
with human activity...I have
an open mind to the accord”....
On the campaign-trail,
Mr.Trump called climate
change, a hoax.
3. On severing ties from his
business empire, Mr.Trump
stated that he would not be
pinned down on how he
planned to separate his Empire
from his role as Commander
in Chief.
4. Amending his stance on
water boarding and torture,-
-Mr.Trump now claims that
a retired (army) General has
told him that he could do a
better job of gathering information
with some alcohol and
cigarettes.
5. Mr.Trump has announced
that after his initial
meeting with President
Obama, there are some articles
of Obama-Care that he
is not going to touch, because
Amending his stance on water boarding
and torture,--Mr.Trump now claims that
a retired (army) General has told him
that he could do a better job of gathering
information with some alcohol and
cigarettes.
he does not want to injure the
welfare of families.
6. He has altered his position
on constructing a wall
along America’s southern
border-Mexico,now conceding
that part will be wall, and
part will be fence.
** Bill Caramico (Bayside,
Brooklyn) reminds”America
was not built by a few men
making a million dollars...It
was built by millions of men
and women making a few
dollars, they were fighting for
a better life...It was called the
Middle-Class”.
** Allan Gill--Head of the
102 year-old American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee
is reminding the new
Administration to remember
the poor and the hungry,
claiming “I have seen the toll
that a lack of food can take on
the most vulnerable members
of society--the elderly, poor
children and families, as well
as those with special-needs”.
In conclusion, this
back-pedaling might have
something to do with ‘deals’,
because in commenting on
Governor Niki Haley’s appointment
as U.N. Envoy, Mr.
Trump pointed out,”she is a
proven deal maker, and we
look to be making plenty of
deals”.
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US $194M Caribbean Development
Bank assistance for Guyana
Antigua gives
the United
States new
deadline to end
gaming dispute
Caribbean Times | December 15-28, 2016
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, The
Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB) has approved a
country strategy for Guyana for the period
2017 to 2021.
The programme of assistance will
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The
Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB) has approved a
loan of US$65 million to the government
of Suriname. The financing will upgrade
and expand sections of the country’s
transmission, sub-transmission and distribution
networks, which will enable NV
Energie Bedrijven Suriname (EBS), to deliver
a more reliable, efficient and sustainable
electricity supply.
The electricity system upgrade and expansion
project will result in the upgrade
of 36.6 kilometres of sub-transmission
and distribution lines; the construction
of five new substations, the expansion or
upgrade of three existing substations; and
the installation of three solar photovoltaic
drive social and economic development;
support environmental sustainability;
and promote good governance in Guyana.
The strategy will be supported by a
proposed resource envelope of US$194
plants by 2021.
The project also provides for the undertaking
of a master grid study and a
dynamic stability study, in anticipation of
changes to the operating environment, as
a result of provisions under the country’s
new Electricity Act (2016).
Daniel Best, director of projects, CDB,
noted: “We are committed to working with
the Government of Suriname to strengthen
and modernise its social and economic
infrastructure. The energy sector is a key
driver for sustained economic growth and
improved long-term competitiveness for
Suriname.”
He added that the newly approved project
builds on the policy-based loan approved
for Suriname in May 2016, which
million.
Each intervention delivered under
the country strategy will include gender
equality, regional cooperation and integration,
as well as energy and citizen
security considerations.
Caribbean Development Bank approves US $65
million for electricity systems upgrade in Suriname
aims to assist the government of Suriname
with its adjustment programme to address
challenges in its energy sector’s operational,
policy and regulatory environment.
In addition to financing from CDB, the
initiative will be supported by a contribution
of US$33.325 million from the government
of Suriname and EBS.
The project aligns with CDB’s Suriname
Country Strategy Paper (2014-2018),
which identified the need for significant
investments in the energy sector to support
economic growth. It is also consistent
with Bank’s Strategic Plan 2015-2019 and
energy sector policy and strategy, in which
it highlights energy efficiency and renewable
energy as priority investment areas
for CDB.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda
government has given the United
States until the end of the year to settle
the long running dispute over internet
gaming amid claims in excess of
US$200 million.
The Gaston Browne administration,
which earlier this year dismissed a proposal
by the United States to end the
dispute, has given Washington until the
end of December to agree to a settlement
or face sanctions.
A statement posted on the World
Trade Organization (WTO) website
noted that St. John’s has warned that “if
a settlement was not reached before the
end of 2016, Antigua would have to resort
to the suspension of copyright on
the sale of US intellectual property…”
Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador
to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders
in an interview with Observer Media,
said “if they put something on the table
that is reasonable [then] that would
remove the end-of-year deadline, because
then we would have something
we could actually look at favourably. So
far that has not happened.”
In 2005, the WTO ruled that Washington
had violated international trade
agreements by prohibiting operation of
offshore Internet gambling sites. Antigua
claimed that it lost US$3.4 billion a
year due to the US action, but the WTO
awarded the island US$21 million.
But in its final ruling, the Geneva-based
WTO allowed Antigua and
Barbuda to suspend certain concessions
and obligations it has under international
law to the United States in
respect of intellectual property rights.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Caribbean Times | December 15-28, 2016
GUYANA’S 2017 BUDGET
Dear Editor,
I am a Guyanese now living in the United
States of America, but I have maintained a
deep interest in the financial and economic
development of my country, hence the letter
below.
This 2017 Budget of Guyana, again exposed
that the Minister of Finance Mr.
Winston Jordan is not up to the job of rebalancing
Guyana’s growth poles to ensure that
we secure a growth rate of more than 5% in
2017 and beyond. His ability to create policies
to steer the economy in 2016 exposes a
total abandonment of his duty to the people
with that perilous performance so far - 2.6%.
Such a growth rate will never be able to offer
the GOOD LIFE. Only a certified fool will
believe such nonsense.
But as one digs into the details, very little
of it is assigned to measures that are constructed
to drive the engine of growth to be
more export oriented. So while the corporation
tax to 27.5% is better than nothing, it
masks a scheme of tax deception with that
so-called dual tax rates for companies. Why
all these tax trickeries by the Minister? Why
not come out plain and simple and give the
private sector a flat 27.5%?
Then when looks at the incentives for the
new foreign direct investment gear for the
export markets, it is patchy at best. So while
GO-INVEST claims that it facilitated some
6,000 jobs, there were no clear specifics as to
the names of some of these companies that
made these new investments. Such opacity
as the source of these round numbers
claims can make these claims untrustworthy
especially in light of the fact that only a
few months ago the Minister of Business
claimed that there is now new fruits borne
from his trips abroad.
But more importantly, this budget is
geared to crowding out the private sector as
the government is now competing for the
limited resources in the economy? This is a
major policy mistake by the Minister.
All efforts should have been made to also
rebalance the economy by stimulating a shift
from services to manufacturing as a source
of new jobs and well as driving economic
growth. But as the budget outlined, manufacturing
is in the doldrums and there is no
hope for this sector in 2017 compliments of
this anti-manufacturing budget. The manufacturing
sector is expected to decline by
7.1% in 2016, but yet we cannot find one
sensible measure in this 2017 Budget to reverse
this trend. Even the credit to the manufacturing
sector is set to decline by some
2.8% in 2016, which translate to business
houses refusing to borrow and expand their
manufacturing businesses. This is a terrible
economic sign that exposes the fact that
there is a limited attempt by the Minister to
rebalance the growth poles.
The Granger administration continues
to live in that misconstrued world that
that oil drilling will end all the nation’s
woes when it happens in 2021, but it is
wrong on this score. Oil will be a curse
for Guyana until and unless we construct
an oil refinery and there is no mention of
this in the 2017 Budget. Clearly, it is not
even on the Minister’s radar. So this is a
clear case of the blind leading the blind
in EXXON’s world, making very easy for
them to run away with the cream of this
oil well by refining the raw oil in Texas,
USA.
There is, however, one bright spot
– solar farms. With the infrastructure,
especially in the electricity sector in
such disrepair, it is difficult for business
houses in Guyana to compete with their
counterpart in the Caribbean and further
afield. Thus this G$1 billion renewable
energy expenditure in the Hinterland is
most welcomed. But it is not enough.
What about the economic centers of
Guyana; the coastal plains? One of the
key ingredients to catapulting Guyana
into the modern age is low cost and reliable
electricity supply on the coastal
plain and this is clearly not happening
in 2017. This is what has been holding
up the expansion of the private sector
especially the manufacturing sector. You
cannot run a factory efficiently without
low-cost and reliable electricity. We
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Biz seeks to export iguanas as a delicacy
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands,
A Cayman Islands business is processing
iguanas for sale to local restaurants
and seeking an export license to sell the
food as a delicacy to clients in the United
States.
Spinion Ltd., which was set up to cull,
process and sell lionfish, is expanding to
help efforts to eradicate another invasive
species. By commercializing green iguanas
as a food source, the business hopes
to encourage sustained hunting of the
reptiles.
The business is offering between $1.25
and $1.50 to contracted hunters for live
iguanas to be ethically slaughtered and
prepared for sale at its George Town processing
plant.
Maria Yapelli, liaison officer for the
business, acknowledged that the price
per head is significantly less than the
$5-per-iguana paid by the government in
trial culls this year. But the venture needs
to be commercially viable, she said.
“We had one guy that got 20 iguanas
in an hour, so that is still pretty good
change,” she added.
Spinion had applied, with the assistance
of the Cayman Islands Department
of Environment, for a CITES license to
import iguanas into the U.S. for sale,
where the meat trades as a delicacy for
significantly higher prices.
The license, through the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, is required by the
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora because green iguanas are endangered
in some countries and the trade is
carefully regulated.
Ms. Yapelli said iguana meat sells for
between $40 and $50 per pound in the
U.S., mostly through online sales.
She said the payments to hunters in
Cayman could increase once an export
link, through Spinion’s U.S.-based distribution
company Lion’s Den, is established.
Currently the business is selling to
East End restaurant Tukka.
Finding hunters to do the work has
been the biggest hurdle, with many cullers
waiting to see if government will offer
a higher per-head fee for an organized
national cull.
Food safety guidelines require the
iguanas to be brought live to the processing
plant, meaning they have to be
caught with a noose or a trap.
She said Spinion sold the finished
product, legs and tails, processed and
packaged, at $5 per pound to local
restaurants. The business has to pay staff
to slaughter the iguanas, package and deliver
to the restaurants.
They are investigating the possibility
of using the off-cuts of the iguana for a
dog treat.
“Right now, we are trying to get a
regular group of hunters and get into a
routine with the employees so we have a
well-oiled machine by the time we get licensed
to export,” Ms. Yapelli said.
A Department of Environment report
on two publicly funded test culls this year
concluded that contract hunters would
need to cull nearly 200,000 green iguanas
per year, at an estimated cost of more
than $1 million, to make an impact on
the exponentially increasing population
of the invasive species.
“The scale of the green iguana control
challenge exceeds DoE’s current capacity,
and requires government to consider
options to resource this major undertaking,”
Mr. Burton wrote in his report, released
publicly in August.
The report cited earlier surveys that
indicate the green iguana population is
doubling every 1.5 years, “threatening a
catastrophic impact on the natural environment
and socially unacceptable problems
for agriculture, infrastructure and
residential areas.”
Since then, government has not indicated
what it plans to do about the problem
in the long term.
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TOURISM
Expedia reports continued travel
demand for the Caribbean
The Expedia group, one of the world’s
leading travel companies, has reported
that travel demand for the Caribbean
has continued to increase on Expedia
group sites. Top in-demand markets in
the Caribbean during the third quarter
of this year when compared to the same
time in 2015 included:
• Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
with an increase of nearly 25 percent
• Nassau, Bahamas with an increase
of nearly 20 percent
• Ocho Rios, Jamaica with an increase
of more than 50 percent
While the United States continues
to be the top feeder market for most of
The Caribbean continues
to perform well internationally
as hotel partners
continue to utilize Expedia
group’s platforms
to reach their intended
audiences and increase
sales overall.
the Caribbean, Punta Cana has seen an
increase of more than 30 percent from
Brazilian travelers as well as an increase
of 20 percent in travel demand from
France in the third quarter of 2016 when
compared to third quarter of 2015.
“Our local market managers are
equipped with Expedia’s powerful technologies
and market insight to find
specific solutions for our partners. The
Caribbean continues to perform well
internationally as hotel partners continue
to utilize Expedia group’s platforms
to reach their intended audiences and
increase sales overall,” said Demetrius
Canton, director of market management
for the Caribbean, Expedia group.
With more local hotels aware of the
mobile technology, market intelligence
and other benefits of collaborating with
Expedia, the Caribbean continues to see
increased traffic on Expedia group sites
2016.

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HEALTH
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Healthy skin care
The importance of protecting your outer self
People say that beauty’s only
skin deep; it’s what’s on the “inside”
that counts. Our insides
are certainly important, but
skin is your first layer of defense
against the outside world. Skin
can also give important clues
to your overall health. Learn to
take good care of your skin, so
your skin can keep taking good
care of you.
Skin protects your body in
many ways. “The skin provides a
barrier to protect the body from
invasion by bacteria and other
possible environmental hazards
that can be dangerous for human
health.
Skin plays other roles, too. It
contains nerve endings that let
you feel when an object is too
hot or sharp, so you can quickly
pull away. Sweat glands and tiny
blood vessels in your skin help
to control your body temperature.
And cells in your skin turn
sunlight into vitamin D, which
is important for healthy bones.
Skin can also alert you to a
health problem. A red, itchy
rash might signal allergies or
infections, and a red “butterfly”
rash on your face might be a sign
of lupus. A yellow tint might indicate
liver disease. And dark or
unusual moles might be a warning
sign of skin cancer. Be on the
lookout for unexpected changes
to your skin, and talk with your
doctor if you have concerns.
Your skin can become too dry
if you don’t drink enough fluids
or spend too much time in sunny
or dry conditions. “While
washing hands is important for
good hygiene, washing your
hands too much can also lead to
dry skin,” Kong says, especially
if you wash with hot water and
harsh soaps. To treat dry skin,
use moisturizing creams or lotions,
and use warm instead of
hot water when you bathe and
wash your hands. You can also
try using a humidifier to make
the air in your home less dry.
The sun can damage your
skin as well. Sunlight contains
ultraviolet (UV) light that causes
sunburn and makes your skin
age faster, leading to more wrinkles
as you get older. “There’s
a strong link between UV exposure
and skin cancer,” Kong
adds. So protect your skin from
the sun. Wear hats and other
protective clothing, use sunscreen
with a sun protection
factor (SPF) of at least 30, and
restrict your time in the sun
during the late morning and
early afternoon hours, when
sunlight is strongest.
Many skin researchers like
Kong are studying the skin’s
microbiome—the bacteria and
other microscopic organisms
that live on your skin. Some of
these microbes can be helpful.
Evidence suggests that they
boost the body’s infection-fighting
immune system and help
keep you healthy. “But there are
some skin diseases with known
associations with certain microbes,”
says Kong. “We’re trying
to understand how those
microbes differ between healthy
people and people with skin
diseases.” In the long run, scientists
would like to find ways to
support healthy skin microbes
while reducing harmful ones.
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reducing refined grain products
such as white bread and sugary
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pounds can help reduce your
risk for type 2 diabetes, according
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“The American Diabetes Association
is committed to raising
awareness and celebrating
healthy choices. When it comes
to any meal, if you are living
with type 1 or type 2 diabetes,
making the healthy choice is
probably at the forefront of your
mind, but it’s not always the easy
choice. Remember that healthy
choices for people with diabetes
are the same as for everyone
else: choose more vegetables,
especially leafy greens, lean protein
sources and whole grains in
place of processed refined grains
whenever you can,” says Sacha
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Nutrition at the American Diabetes
Association.
Making better choices at
lunch is a great place to start.
And even small changes can
help.
So check out these healthy
swaps below:
* Caesar Salad. The traditional
salad contains romaine
lettuce, croutons, parmesan
cheese and Caesar dressing.
Make a healthier salad by asking
for the dressing on the side
and use it sparingly. Add more
veggies to your salad to increase
vitamins and minerals, including
dark, leafy greens, such as
kale or spinach, carrots, bell
peppers, tomatoes, or onions
instead of croutons. Go light on
the cheese or skip it altogether.
Some restaurants now offer kale
Caesar salad.
* Pizza. Two slices of pizza
with extra cheese sounds delicious,
but it can be high in saturated
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Carolina Herrera is
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to the fashion industry
By Dave Rodney
On Tuesday night, the top tier of
the fashion industry in New York City
paused to pay tribute to design icon Carolina
Herrera for her thirty five years of
first class contribution to the industry,
and for establishing a globally recognized
style. At a limited seating gala event at
the Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center
that was partly planned by Lada Gaga
and Nicky Hilton, a big screen video presentation
chronicled thirty five years of
the Carolina Herrera excellence. The selection
of images that included editorial
photographs by prominent fashion photographers,
stylists and editors generated
thunderous applause from the audience.
Glenda Bailey, editor-in-chief of
Harper’s Bazaar, the old testament of
the fashion industry, kicked off the raft
of glowing tributes to honor Herrera. A
common thread throughout the evening
was the designer’s distinctive style and
signature elegance. “Carolina is impossible
to forget, and I can’t think of anyone
more deserving to be honored here
tonight”, Bailey proclaimed from the podium.
The celebration intensified considerably
when pop diva Diana Ross took over
the stage and delivered a blistering and
unforgettable performance for forty minutes.
She mesmerized with hits like “Can’t
Hurry Love”, “I’m Coming Out”, “Ain’t
No Mountain High Enough”, The Boss”
and the “Theme from “Mahogany”. The
screams from the audience grew louder
as the performance progressed, and the
final song, “I Will Survive” brought the
evening of fashion fused with music to a
perfect close. “This is an extraordinary
evening, and I don’t think anybody has
noticed that the diva of all divas is working
with tracks and not with a band”, Karol
Thwaites, a Jamaican in the audience
noted. The entire event was presented by
American Express and the Diana Ross
performance was underwritten by the
Bank of New York Mellon.
Those who wanted to could afterwards
join Carolina for a US$25,000 per table
dinner to benefit various programs offered
by the Lincoln Center as well as the
Julliard School, a performing arts conservatory
based at the same location on
Broadway.
Photo by Dave Rodney
From top, clockwise: Fashion icon Carolina Herrera who was honored on Tuesday for 35 years
of sterling contribution to fashion thinks that a freshly pressed white shirt/ blouse should be
in everyone’s closet; The diva supreme Diana Ross thrilled the audience with a catalogue of
hits that spanned four decades; The designs worn by attendees was as dazzling as they were
creative. The gown worn by Linda here is inspired by the early 1970s look of the Supremes with
motifs of Diana Ross
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Photo by Dave Rodney
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SPORTS
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Celebrating an exceptional athlete
Former Tutorial HS and Masters’ Athlete Richard Jones honored at Gala
Richard Jones, one of Tutorial High
School’s top sprinters during the 1960’s
in Guyana was honored by the New
York Tutorial Support Group at its Gala
at Antun’s on Saturday, October 1st. The
evening’s highlight was a presentation
by Dr. Lear Matthews, who accepted the
award on behalf of Mr. Jones. Below are
excerpts from the speech, which had a
nostalgic appeal that delighted and mesmerized
attendees.
Good evening! I would like to add
my congratulations to Richard Jones by
sharing with you a track and field moment
that would surly bring back some
memories. I was inspired to write this
piece because of the desire to sometimes
reach back to the good old days, as sort of
nostalgic re-creation of the glorious past.
Known for its excellence in academics
and sports, Tutorial High School was a
beacon of hope for a large cadre of working
class youth. In their quest to acquire
a secondary education and prepare for
the world of work, many students were
also given the opportunity to display
their talents in extracurricular activity.
The following memorable moment,
befittingly demonstrates the athletic
prowess of Tutorial students. The event
does not only provide the context for
Richard’s extraordinary performance,
but appropriately represents a most suitable
tribute to unsung heroes like Richard.
It also demonstrates the athletic abilities
of former high school students in
Guyana. Richard captivated many with
his explosive running and competed with
top Guyanese and Caribbean sprinters.
It was an overcast day at the Cavalcade
of Sports and members of the Tutorial
High School track and field team
were participants in one of the Invitation
Races. Bourda (GCC) was packed with
spectators, including students who came
to watch their hero athletes perform. It
was time for the men’s 4 by 100 meters relay
Invitation race, and Tutorial was represented
by one of the best high school
teams in the country, perhaps in the
region: Richard Jones (Jonezee), Maurice
Emanuel (Manchi), Ian Robertson
(Raabo), and Ronald Bamfield (Bamuh).
“Dem boys fass baad!” shouted a young
enthusiast, as the athletes warmed up
on the singed grass track, some in street
clothes because tracksuits were not affordable
gear at that time.
Executive members of the New York Tutorial Support Group at Gala honoring Richard Jones.
No sooner did the first leg runners,
including Richard Jones take up their
starting positions, than the Starter raised
his pistol. “On Your Marks”! A deafening
silence suddenly resonated across the
popular Bourda stadium. “Set”! One
could almost hear a pin drop. BANG! As
if serving as a queue for both athlete and
spectator, a thunderous roar emerged
from the crowed, increasing in intensity
as the athletes propelled from the start
line. Apparently some of the runners at
the far side of the ground were not aware
of the command for the start of the race,
due to a malfunctioning public address
system. This resulted in the failure of one
of the Tutorial athletes to remove his long
pants in time to receive the baton.
Anticipating the possible calamity that
could befall the favorite team, the crowd’s
roar was now intermingled with nervous
laughter. Jonzee came out of the blocks
like a rocket, leaning forward slightly, accelerated
at incredible speed, opening an
early lead. The spectators went wild as
he handed the baton to Manchi. “Clean!”
yelled an excited fan in the bleachers, referring
to the flawless baton exchange.
Manchi was magnificent as he dashed
around the track between the unevenly
painted lanes, widening the gap further,
giving an unforgettable exhibition of
speed, strength and skill.
The third-leg scene, however, could be
described as mellow-dramatic. Robertson
was still struggling to “take off ” his
long pants as Manchi approached him at
top speed. Wishing to avert what would
have been certain disaster, Robertson
abandoned any further attempt to disrobe,
took the baton in one hand while
holding up his unzipped trousers at the
waist with the other. The spectators were
almost in frenzy, screaming and cajoling
while flailing their hands. An overzealous
patron, with both hands on his head
belted out: “Oh lawd is wuh gon happen
hay?” Amazingly, Robertson in perfect
stride and a display of astounding athleticism,
negotiated the northwestern
Bourda bend with surgical precision, extended
the lead even further, leaving the
competition in the dust.
The noise in the stands escalated to a
deafening crescendo.
Then, with a remarkably smooth
hand-off from his unruffled teammate,
his familiar bounce and perfect form,
Bamuh, the consummate anchor, majestically
sprinted unchallenged toward
the finish line and brought home the win
in record time, to the delight of ecstatic
fans.
What a memorable event in the legacy
of the athletic competition of Tutorial
students! The next day, sportscaster B.L.
Cromby of Radio Demerara described
the performance as “a classic.” Such nostalgic
moments are forever etched in our
memory with a sense of pride in the accomplishment
of former students such
as Richard Jones, who is known for his
discipline and calm demeanor. Richard
is one the few athletes from Guyana who
has continued to compete successfully at
the Masters level of international track
and field competition. Congratulations
Richard! Well deserved.
In describing the presentation, several
patrons stated that they felt as if they
were “at Bourda” while another aptly
stated: “Lear’s description of THE RACE
was absolutely captivating and really
should be memorialized as a source of
tremendous elicitation of pride amongst
the thousands of Tutorial Alumni around
the world…. I was transported to a time
and place of profound joy as I imagined
what that day was like” (Dr. Frank Denbow,
MD.)

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Guyana stops buying Barbados
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday
December 12, 2016 – Worrying signs on
Guyana’s foreign exchange market has
forced the Guyana Government to step
in and temporarily suspend the buying of
Barbados and Trinidad dollars from local
cambios.
Central Bank Governor Dr Gobin
Ganga raised concern that people have
been coming from the neighbouring
CARICOM states with their money to
buy United States dollars. But that won’t
be allowed from now on – for the time
being, at least.
However, Ganga, who made the announcement
at a recent press conference,
said people with a legitimate need for the
two currencies would still be able to access
it from the Central Bank.
Ganga’s announcement came on the
heels of local media reports that Guyana
was facing a shortage of US dollars.
He said this triggered a rush on some
bank for huge amounts of “illegitimate”
foreign exchange without the necessary
documentation.
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Proverbs 13:20
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Psalms 100:4
Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving, and into his
courts with praise: be thankful
unto him, and bless his
name.
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of these requests. All that you received
were letters requesting a certain amount
sent to a commercial bank, or an email
or a verebal request. Obviously there is
a legitamate demand you would have an
invoice accompanying,” Ganga said.
He insisted there was no shortage of
the American dollars and commercial
banks were well able to meet genuine requests.
“There is no chronic situation out
there. The commercial banks are dealing
with this issue as we speak. Some of them
have been bringing back some foreign
currencies that they had elsewhere to address
some of the demand,” he said.
Dr Ganga warned banks against processing
dishonest requests for US dollars
saying it could put the country in a difficult
position, citing situations where
Trinidad and Tobago could not foot the
US$1million bill from the Guyana Sugar
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Health Awareness
Expository
The Kings County and Winthrop Lions
Clubs are holding a Health-Awareness
exposition from 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
on Saturday, December 17th.
The event will be held at the Public
Library, 22, Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn.
Salsa Dancing
Learn the art and skill of Salsa dancing
on Saturday, December 17th. from 8.00
to 9.00 p.m. at the Park Slope Dance
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Deportation Innoculation,
and Citizenship Drive
The Immigrant’s Journal Legal and
Educational Fund, Inc. has launched a
“Deportation Innoculation, and Citizenship
Drive” with seminars being conducted
from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. on
Saturdays, at 26, Court street, Brooklyn,
Suite 701.
The Fund also conducts monthly Immigration
meetings on the last Thursday
of each month. For information, call
718-243-9431.
Fundraising Christmas party
The Association of former members
of the Presidential Guard, and the
Immigration Services of Guyana’s Police
Force are holding a fund-raising Christmas
party on Saturday, December 17th,
from 9.00p.m. At Wade’s Place, 493, E
93rd. Street, Brooklyn.
Art exhibit
The exhibition of paintings and drawings
by Audrey Frank Anastasi, and
Tom Bennett is closing on Saturday,
December, 17th...It is being held at the
Bedford/Stuyvesant Welancora Gallery,
33, Herkimer street, Brooklyn, from
12.00 to 6.00 p.m.
Arts showcase
Audiences will get the chance to read,
write, and engage with selections from
an extensive collection of historical and
contemporary publications...The program
will be held at the reading-room located
at Fort-Greene/Bam-Fisher, 321 Ashland
Place,...It will include works on Theater,
Dance, Performance-Theory, Contemporary-Poetics,
and showcase titles created
by Next Wave artists performing in the
Bam Fisher Building.
Lions International
This program will be maintained until
December 23rd., from 12.00 to 5.00 p.m.
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Environmental Education
Center
The Ed Center is remaining open for
free drop-in hours, four afternoons
per week, so that visitors could get to
know the Brooklyn Bridge Park with its
250 gallon aquarium filled with critters
from the East river, a ten foot scale
model of the Brooklyn Bridge park,
crafts, and a reading-center.
The Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Environmental
Education Center will offer this
program until March, 2017.
Holiday toy drive
Assemblywoman-Nicole Malliotakis is
currently hosting a holiday toy-drive
in order to collect toys to distribute
to children in the Bay Ridge area and
Staten Island...To find out about dropoff
points, call 728-987-0197.
Canarsie Kennel Club hosts
meet and greet
The Canarse Kennel Club is continuing
to hold monthly Meet and Greets for
dogs and their owners, on the first
Saturday of the month from 7.00 to 9.00
a.m at Canarsie Park.
Fundraiser
Women of Mission International is holding
a fund-raising celebration on Saturday,
December 30th.at the American
Legion Hall, 1130 East 92 nd. Street,...For
information, contact Guiliana at 917-
803-1351.
Awareness program launched
in Guyana
Guyana’s Ministry of Social-Protection’s
Counter Trafficking in Persons Unit has
launched an intensive awareness program
among the country’s school population.
The Unit is being helped with these campaigns
by the International Criminal Police
Organization(INTERPOL), and the International
Organization for Migration(IOM).
NSANA to host holiday dance
The National Service Association of
North America is holding a holiday
dance from 8.00 p.m. on Friday, December
30th.at the St.Stephen’s church,
Newkirk avenue, Brooklyn...For information,
call Audrey at 347-415-1903.
Holiday dance
The Committee to assist Buxton/Friendship
is holding its annual fund-raising
dance on Monday, December 26th, at
the Toronto East Masonic temple, 15
Chisolm avenue...For information, contact
Victor at 416-820-9200.
69th Precinct spreads
holiday cheer
The 69th Precinct Community Council
is distributing toys to children (aged
from toddlers to 16 years on Saturday,
December 17th..For information about
the event, call...718-257-6205.
Community board meeting
Two Community Boards are meeting on
Wednesday, December 21st...(i)..Community
Board No.5 is meeting from 6.30
p.m at the Louis Pink Houses’ Community
center;(ii)Community Board No.18 is
meeting from 7.00 p.m. at the Community
Board’s Office, 1097 Bergen avenue.
NYPD coat drive
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is collecting gently-used, freshly
laundered coats through to Saturday,
December 31st...The drop off of coats
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EXTRADITED
HIV-positive Jamaican who had
unprotected sex with women to face
charges in Canada
– An HIV-positive Jamaican man has
lost a legal battle to prevent his extradition
to Canada to face numerous sex
crimes.
George Flowers failed in his bid when
the Court of Appeal struck out his notice
of appeal recently.
Flowers, who is wanted by the Canadian
government, is being extradited to
face 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault.
He has been accused of engaging in
unprotected sexual intercourse with four
women, knowing that he was HIV-positive
and without informing them of his
HIV-positive status. Three them subsequently
contracted HIV.
According to the Office of the Director
of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Jamaica,
on March 21, 2013, the Government of
Canada asked the Jamaican Government
to extradite Flowers, who had fled to the
island.
“The then Minister of Justice Mark
Golding, on June 3, 2013, issued the
authority to proceed in respect of three
counts. The Government of Canada
subsequently submitted a supplemental
extradition request for a single count of
aggravated sexual assault against George
Flowers, to which the minister issued authority
to proceed on September 9, 2013,”
it said, adding that an extradition warrant
was then issued for Flowers’ arrest.
An October 2012 story on the Globe
and Mail website reported Toronto police
as saying that Flowers worked in the entertainment
business and met the women
in bars and other venues.
In its release, the Office of the DPP
said Flowers was arrested and committal
proceedings were conducted before a
magistrate who, on August 22, 2015 ordered
that Flowers be committed to custody
pending his extradition to Canada.
But Flowers challenged the order of
committal by applying for his release
by way of a habeas corpus application,
which was heard by the Full Court of the
Supreme Court on January 11 and 12,
2016.
However, on July 22, 2016 Flowers
filed a notice of appeal. But the DPP filed
an application to strike out the notice of
appeal and was supported by the Attorney
General’s Chambers.
“On November 16, 2016 the Court
of Appeal upheld the DPP’s application
and struck out George Flowers’ notice of
appeal, paving the way for him to be extradited
to Canada,” the DPP’s statement
said.
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CDB
Continued from page 1
social development, improve competitiveness,
promote good governance, and
drive environmental sustainability,” said
Dr. Justin Ram, Director of Economics,
CDB.
Gender equality, as well as energy security
and citizen security considerations,
will be mainstreamed in CDB’s interventions
delivered under the strategy.
ST. KITTS-NEVIS
Continued from page 1
and Nevis, which ended on May 3, 2016, “the
idea of establishing a mechanism for managing
the savings which the government has
generated as a result of the overall surpluses
that were achieved to date” was discussed.
Harris added that, in accordance with the
government’s medium-term fiscal framework,
the administration decided to establish
the growth and resilience fund.
“The medium-term macroeconomic objective
of this strategy is to use the accumulated
savings to build policy buffers against
exogenous shocks that could result from
hurricanes, downturns in key tourism markets
and adverse developments related to the
CBI [Citizenship-by-Investment] inflows,”
Harris said.
“Another objective [of the
growth and resilience fund]
is to maintain adequate
fiscal space to support the
implementation of a robust
public sector investment
programme (PSIP) while
limiting the accumulation of
public sector debt.”
This assessment mirrors the opinion of
the IMF, which in its July 26, 2016, press release
titled IMF Executive Board Concludes
2016 Article IV Consultation with St Kitts
and Nevis said that “Establishing a ‘growth
and resilience fund’ can help preserve the
accumulated savings from the CBI program,
while providing a contingency buffer for future
shocks, such as costly natural disasters.”
The prime minister also noted that “Another
objective [of the growth and resilience
fund] is to maintain adequate fiscal space
to support the implementation of a robust
public sector investment programme (PSIP)
while limiting the accumulation of public
sector debt.”
Harris said his administration intends
to consult with the private sector and other
key stakeholders in order “to shape the design
and governance arrangements for the
[growth and resilience] fund.”
Serving the community
Members of the local Lions Club International clean up a local neighborhood park, one of many community improvement
projects. The organization was founded by Melvin Jones in 1917, and their mission to empower volunteers to
serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding continues
to gain support. The organization has become the world’s largest service club organization, with 1.35 million members
in more than 46,000 clubs and countless stories of Lions acting on the same simple idea: let’s improve our communities.
IDB LOAN
HEALTH
Continued from page 12
with a side salad. And what about soda?
Try sparkling water or still water with lemon
instead.
* Italian sub. Choosing a sandwich with
fries and a soda or sweet tea might satisfy a
Continued from page 3
poration’s (NPC) and Barbados National
Oil Company Limited’s (BNOCL) operations
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
It will also enable the implementation of
a public-private partnership project to
import and supply LNG for power generation
as well as to provide technical
support to NPC/BNOCL to foster greater
operational efficiency.
Juan Carlos de la Hoz, IDB’s representative
in Barbados, stated: “This is the
first IDB loan promoting LNG in the Caribbean
which will not only substantially
improve the natural gas network and expand
the Micro LNG plant for industrial
and commercial use in Barbados.”
“The loan also promotes the use of renewable
energy, by providing more than
1 megawatts (MW) with a combination
of wind and solar power, contributing to
increase Barbados’ installed renewable
energy capacity for power generation
from zero in 2009 to 19 MW in 2016;
this represents more than 12 percent
penetration of renewable energy in the
country’s energy mix,” de la Hoz added.
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