Caribbean Times 98th Issue

Informative, reliable, enriching! 

Wednesday 15th February 2017 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.8 No.98 $2.00 

PM BROWNE MOTIVATES 

FIVE ISLANDS PRIMARY 

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on Page 2 

Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne, was the guest of honour at the Five Islands Primary School on Tuesday, where he spoke 

with Third and Sixth Grade students on the topic Government. The country’s leader encouraged the students to be serious about their 

education in order to build Antigua and Barbuda and live successful lives.

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Wednesday 15th February 2017 

PM Browne delivers motivational 

talk to Grade 3 and 6 students at 

Five Islands Primary School 

By Joanna Paris 

On Tuesday, the grade 3 

and 6 students at the Five 

Islands Primary School received 

a special guest. 

Prime Minister the Hon. 

Gaston Browne took time 

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out of his busy schedule to 

share a wealth of information 

on governance, love 

and being upstanding citizens 

to the youngsters. 

During his interactive 

presentation, Prime Minister 

Browne emphasised the 

importance of making good 

decisions and being diligent 

in their school work. 

He also explained in 

detail the three branches 

of government- the Executive, 

the Legislative and 

the Judiciary and how they 

all play a role in effective 

governance. 

Prime Minister Browne 

also urged the young women 

to consider a career in 

politics since “more women 

are needed in this area”. 

He also mentioned the 

importance of attaining 

good grades and a solid education. 

The students took the 

opportunity to ask key 

questions to the nation’s 

leader which ranged from 

security, youth issues, upgrade 

of school facilities 

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The Prime Minister did 

not leave without presenting 

the attentive students 

with special gifts. 

The grade 3 students recieved 

stationary supplies 

while the grade 6 students 

recieved a monetary gift of 

20 US dollars. 

The Prime Minister also 

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Joanne Massiah: We are ready! 

By Everton Barnes 

The new political party 

that is being spearheaded 

by the All Saints East and St 

Luke representative, Joanne 

Massiah, will be launched in 

a ‘matter of weeks’, according 

to the parliamentarian 

who was expelled from the 

opposition United Progressive 

Party this week. 

Massiah said efforts to 

set up the political entity 

are ‘progressing nicely’ as 

organisers are constantly being 

inundated with requests 

from members of the public 

seeking membership. 

“We are currently interviewing 

prospective candidates 

and everyone is in 

good spirits. We will formally 

launch our party in a press 

conference as already we 

By Everton Barnes 

The police are asking for 

the assistance of the public 

to help solve the country’s 

latest homicide. 

Acting Inspector Frankie 

Thomas said the investigation 

continues into the 

shooting death of 38-year 

old Almack ‘Jah-Youth’ 

Lambert of Nut Grove who 

died Sunday night after being 

struck by a single bullet 

near his home. 

“We have questioned a 

number of people in relation 

to the murder but so far no 

arrests have been made. I 

am therefore appealing to 

anyone with information 

have a name, our motto, our 

symbol and our colour,” she 

announced. 

She added that the intention 

is that the new party will 

contest all seventeen seats at 

the next general elections 

whenever that is called noting 

that the potential candidates 

are all reputable individuals. 

“We have good solid 

people who have made their 

contributions to the nation in 

a variety of ways and who 

will generate excitement 

among the electorate when 

their names are announced,” 

Massiah remarked. 

She said the intention 

is to become a force to be 

reckoned with in the political 

landscape of Antigua and 

Barbuda. “This is a new era 

in politics; it’s an era when 

what was thought to be impossible 

is now possible. 

That is what we see happening 

both regionally and internationally. 

We are therefore 

quite confident about 

our chances in the upcoming 

polls,” she declared. 

Meanwhile, UPP public 

relations officer, Damani Tabor 

said the decision on Sunday 

to expel Massiah was inevitable 

and therefore it was 

just a formality. “With the 

announcement that one was 

forming a political party we 

can all agree that the events 

of Sunday had to happen,” 

he stated. 

He said Massiah’s action 

of ‘non-engagement’ 

with the party left them no 

choice but to act in the manner 

that they did. He accused 

regarding the incident to 

please come forward and 

present this information to 

the police. 

This appeal is for people 

in the Nut Grove and Golden 

Grove communities in 

particular, but yet is open to 

anyone,” Thomas said. 

The victim was seen exiting 

a yard where he shared 

a home with another individual 

around 8:10 pm when 

according the reports he 

suddenly fell to the ground. 

When onlookers realized 

that something was amiss, 

they immediately summoned 

the EMS who rushed to the 

scene and transported Lambert 

to the Mount St John’s 

Medical Centre where he 

All Saints East and St Luke representative, 

Joanne Massiah 

the member of parliament 

of ‘turning her back’ on the 

UPP noting that when the 

matter came up at a meeting 

at the Cobbs Cross school 

on Sunday, of the 98 people 

present; 97 voted to expel 

with one abstention. 

Police appeal for help in solving homicide 

was pronounced dead shortly 

after 9 pm. 


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Opposition member in Dominica 

questioned over alleged coup plot 

ROSEAU, Dominica – A member 

of the Opposition United Workers Party 

(UWP) in Dominica is considering 

legal action after being questioned by 

police over an alleged coup attempt. 

Dr Thomson Fontaine was taken 

into custody on Sunday afternoon as 

he was leaving a local radio station, 

five days after unrest in the capital, Roseau, 

that followed an opposition meeting 

at which calls were made for Prime 

Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his entire 

Cabinet to resign. 

“…I was surrounded by five armed 

men dressed in army fatigues who identified 

themselves as police, grabbed my 

phone and bundled me into a waiting 

van,” Fontaine wrote on his Facebook 

page. 

“I was told that I was arrested on 

suspicion of inciting violence related to 

an opposition meeting on Tuesday,” he 

added, noting that he was interviewed 

for approximately three hours “surrounding 

my involvement in a planned 

coup to overthrow Skerrit”, before being 

released and told to return to the 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados 

– The days of Central 

Bank Governor Dr Delisle 

Worrell as the Barbados 

Government’s chief economic 

adviser are numbered. 

But there are clear indications 

that he won’t be leaving 

office without a fight. 

Barbados Today online 

newspaper has reported that 

Minister of Finance Chris 

Sinckler instructed Worrell 

to step down or be removed 

from the post by the end of 

station the next day 9 a.m. for more 

questioning. However, after further interrogation 

yesterday, he was released 

in the afternoon without charge. 

A day after the unrest in the capital 

that resulted in businesses being looted, 

fires being set and other acts of violence, 

Prime Minister Skerrit had told 

the nation that police were been informed 

about a plan by the opposition 

to carry out a coup that day. 

Dr Fontaine, an economist, said he 

was accused of being involved in such 

an alleged plot and that he faced “ludicrous 

charges” in his interview with 

police. 

“…Some of which included, for example, 

that I, Thomson Fontaine, paid 

individuals to stone the buildings on 

Tuesday and to set fire to a building … 

Charges that I find to be preposterous. 

I wasn’t prepared to answer to any of 

those charges, so I maintained my silence, 

the interview continued and 

at the end of the interview I basically 

waited until I was told that I was free to 

go,” he said. 

A High Court judge has granted 

a temporary injunction barring 

the removal of Governor of the 

Central Bank Dr. Delisle Worrell 

for at least for another week. 

Monday. 

However, Worrell has 

averted the action, asking 

the law courts to intervene. 

Attorney-at-law Gregory 

Nicholls confirmed to Barbados 

Today that the Central 

Bank Governor had retained 

his services and last night 

he filed and secured a temporary 

injunction from High 

Court Justice Randall Worrell, 

barring the Governor’s 

removal. 

The injunction expires 

next Wednesday. 

The development comes 

on the heels of recent private 

talks between the Finance 

Dr Thomson Fontaine was taken into custody 

on Sunday afternoon as he was leaving 

a local radio station, five days after unrest 

in the capital. 

“In light of the severity of the accusations 

made against me, I must review 

my legal options, because it cannot be 

that the government can tarnish your 

good name in the international community, 

it cannot be that this government 

can accuse me of things I know absolutely 

nothing about and not do anything 

about it.” 

When Fontaine was questioned on 

Sunday and yesterday, supporters gathered 

outside the police station calling 

for his release and reiterating their 

calls for Prime Minister Skerrit to step 

down. (Caribbean360) 

Barbados Central Bank Governor averts dismissal 

Minister and the board of 

the Central Bank, which had 

reportedly issued an ultimatum 

calling for the removal 

of the Governor. 

The talks came at the 

height of controversial comments 

made by Worrell who 

has been severely criticized 

for his economic advice and 

management of the Central 

Bank. 

During a television discussion 

aired on the statecont’d 

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Jamaica sets sights on expanding Cocoa industry 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – 

Minister of Industry, Commerce, 

Agriculture and Fisheries 

Karl Samuda, says the 

Government is committed to 

the expansion of the cocoa 

industry and will be offering 

increased support to stakeholders. 

He said the ministry, 

through the extension services 

of the Rural Agricultural 

Development Authority 

(RADA), will be designating 

teams to work directly with 

the farmers in the cocoa industry. 

“Small farmers will receive 

the benefit of highly 

skilled extension officers 

who will visit with them, 

guide them and assist them in 

how to manage their farms,” 

Samuda said. 

He said the extension officers 

will also provide technical 

guidance to farmers on 

reaping practices, as well as in 

detecting and reacting to any 

introduction of diseases within 

fields. 

Addressing the opening 

ceremony for the recent International 

Fine Cocoa Conference 

and Chocolate Expo, the 

Minister said this collaboration 

between the Government 

and the independent cocoa 

farmers is crucial. 


owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation 

on February 2, the Governor publicly 

warned the Government that it had to live 

within its mean and stop the recent practice 

of printing money. 

“We cannot continue to have a deficit 

and we cannot continue to have a wage bill 

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda (centre), looks on as Chief 

Executive Officer of CocoaTown, Balu Balasubramanian (left), describes the use of a cocoa grinder 

during a tour of an exhibition at the International Fine Cocoa Conference and Chocolate Expo. 

In addition to technical advice, 

farmers will be provided 

with seedlings and other productivity 

incentives to encourage 

an expansion of cocoa 

production to more parishes 

across the island. 

Meanwhile, Samuda said 

legislation to establish the Jamaica 

Agricultural Commodities 

Regulatory Authority 

(JACRA), which was passed 

in the House of Representatives 

in September last year, 

will allow cocoa farmers to 

determine their prices and enable 

higher levels of competition 

within the industry. 

The JACRA results from 

the merger of the Coffee 

Industry Board, Cocoa Industry 

Board, the regulatory 

functions of the Coconut Industry 

Board and the Export 

Division of the Ministry. It is 

responsible for the development, 

regulation, promotion 

and standardization of the 

agricultural commodities industry. 

It is intended to ensure 

the efficient and competitive 

development of the sector. 

as high as we are, simply because the only 

way we are able to do that is by the Central 

Bank providing financing,” he said. 

Efforts to reach Finance Minister Chris 

Sinckler have been unsuccessful. However, 

there were reports that he was scheduled 

to meet with the Central Bank’s board in 

emergency session. (Caribbean360) 

“Instead of the industry being 

controlled by the Government 

dictating prices for the 

product, the new legislation, 

which focuses on regulating 

industries that contain brands 

that are critical to Jamaica, 

allows the players within the 

industry to be free to market 

their own product. This means 

an independent farmer can go 

and market his own product 

and go in search of the best 

price,” the minister said. 

Samuda said the government 

will focus on monitoring 

the integrity of the quality 

of products in the market, to 

ensure it meets internationally 

recognized standards. “A new 

door has opened and the Government 

will be doing everything 

to promote the expansion 

of cocoa production,” he 

added. (Caribbean360)


Trump National Security adviser resigns 

WASHINGTON – Just 

six days into his presidency, 

Donald Trump was informed 

his national security adviser 

had misled his vice president 

about contacts with Russia. 

Trump kept his No. 2 in the 

dark and waited nearly three 

weeks before ousting the 

aide, Michael Flynn, citing 

a slow but steady erosion of 

trust, White House officials 

said Tuesday. 

Flynn was interviewed by 

the FBI about his telephone 

conversations with Russia’s 

ambassador to the U.S., a 

sign his ties to Russia had 

caught the attention of law 

enforcement officials. 

But in the White House’s 

retelling of Flynn’s stunning 

downfall, his error was not 

that he discussed U.S. sanctions 

with the Russian before 

the inauguration - a potential 

violation of a rarely enforced 

law - but the fact that he denied 

it for weeks, apparently 

misleading Vice President 

Mike Pence and other senior 

Trump aides about the nature 

of the conversations. White 

House officials said they 

conducted a thorough review 

of Flynn’s interactions, including 

transcripts of calls 

secretly recorded by U.S. intelligence 

officials, but found 

nothing illegal. 

Pence, who had vouched 

for Flynn in a televised interview, 

is said to have been 

angry and deeply frustrated. 

“The evolving and eroding 

level of trust as a result of 

this situation and a series of 

other questionable incidents 

is what led the president to 

ask General Flynn for his 

resignation,” White House 

spokesman Sean Spicer said 

Tuesday, one day after the 

president asked Flynn to 

leave. 

Flynn, in an interview 

with The Daily Caller News 

Foundation, said Monday 

VACANCY 

Applications are invited from suitable, qualified persons to 

fill the position of Office Administration Tutor. 

Applicants MUST possess a Bachelors in Business Administration 

or similar. 

Key competencies: 

• Working with youth 17-35 years 

• Create a good learning environment 

• Well versed at completing lesson plans 

• Ability to employ creative and varied teaching techniques 

• Good verbal and written communication 

• Able to identify students needs, able to collaborate 

• Maintaining professional image 

• Demonstrate a commitment to the profession 

Applications with proof of qualifications and two references 

should be sent to P O Box W1675, Woods Mall, St. John’s, and 

Antigua no later than February 24, 2017. ONLY suitable applications 

will be acknowledged. 

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn boards Air Force One at 

Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., as he 

return to Washington with President Donald Trump. Flynn resigned 

as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Monday. 

“there were no lines crossed” 

in his conversations with 

Russian Ambassador Sergey 

Kislyak. 

The explanation of the 

episode left many questions 

unanswered, including why 

Trump didn’t alert Pence to 

the matter and why Trump 

allowed Flynn to keep accessing 

classified information 

and taking part in the 

president’s discussions with 

world leaders up until the 

day he was fired. 

White House officials 

also struggled to explain 

why Trump counselor Kellyanne 

Conway had declared 

the president retained “full 

confidence” in Flynn just 

hours before the adviser had 

to submit his letter of resignation. 

The White House shakeup, 

less than one month into 

Trump’s tenure, marked another 

jarring setback for a 

new administration already 

dealing with tensions among 

top aides and a legal fight 

over the president’s travel 

ban order. Flynn’s firing also 

heightened questions about 

the president’s friendly posture 

toward Russia. Democrats 

called for investigations 

into Flynn’s contacts, 

and Republican Sen. Lindsey 

Graham said Congress needed 

to know whether he had 

been acting with direction 

from the president or others. 

Trump initially thought 

Flynn could survive the controversy, 

according to a person 

with direct knowledge 

of the president’s views, but 

a pair of explosive stories in 

The Washington Post in recent 

days made the situation 

untenable. As early as last 

week, he and aides began 

making contingency plans 

for Flynn’s dismissal, a senior 

administration official 

said. While the president was 

said to be upset with Flynn, 

he also expressed anger with 

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other aides for “losing control” 

of the story and making 

his young administration 

look bad. 

Pence spokesman Marc 

Lotter said Pence became 

aware that he had received 

“incomplete information” 

from Flynn only after the 

first Washington Post report 

Thursday night. Pence 

learned about the Justice 

Department warnings to the 

White House around the 

same time. 

The officials and others 

with knowledge of the situation 

were not authorized to 

discuss the matter publicly 

and requested anonymity. 

Ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration, 

Pence and other 

officials insisted publicly 

that Flynn had not discussed 

sanctions in his talks with 

Russian Ambassador Sergey 

Kislyak. On Jan. 26, Acting 

Attorney General Sally Yates 

contacted White House counsel 

Don McGahn to raise 

concerns about discrepancies 

between the public accounting 

and what intelligence officials 

knew to be true about 

the contacts based on routine 

recordings of communications 

with foreign officials 

who are in the U.S. 

The Justice Department 

warned the White House that 

the inconsistencies would 

leave the president’s top national 

security aide vulnerable 

to blackmail from Russia, 

according to a person 

with knowledge of the discussion. 

The president was 

informed of the warnings the 

same day, Spicer said. 

Flynn was interviewed 

by the FBI around the same 

time, according to a U.S. official 

was briefed on the investigation. 

It was not immediately 

known what questions the 

FBI asked of Flynn or what 

he told law enforcement officials. 

McGahn, along with chief 

of staff Reince Priebus and 

strategist Steve Bannon, also 

questioned Flynn multiple 

times in the ensuing weeks, 

a White House official said. 

Top aides also reviewed transcripts 

of Flynn’s contacts 

with the ambassador, according 

to a person with knowledge 

of the review process. 

At the same time, the official 

said Trump aides began 

taking steps to put some distance 

between the president 

and Flynn. CIA Director 

Mike Pompeo and retired Lt. 

Gen. Keith Kellogg, a top 

Flynn aide, started taking 

part in Trump’s daily security 

briefings. 

Top Trump advisers quietly 

met with Vice Admiral 

Robert Harward last week 

and spoke with the former 

Navy SEAL again Monday, 

the White House official 

said. Harward is seen as the 

top contender for the job, 

though former CIA Director 

David Petraeus and Kellogg, 

who has temporarily stepped 

into the role, are also under 

consideration. 

Spicer said other “questionable 

incidents” had contributed 

to Flynn’s firing. 

According to one person 

with knowledge of the matter, 

those incidents included 

Flynn seeking a security 

clearance for his son during 

the transition. 

At the time, it was Pence 

who was again put in the position 

of defending Flynn on 

television, saying he had not 

sought a clearance for the retired 

general’s son. 

A U.S. official told The 

Associated Press that Flynn 

was in frequent contact 

with Kislyak on the day 

the Obama administration 

slapped sanctions on Russia 

for election-related hacking, 

as well as at other times 

during the transition. Spicer 

said Flynn was not discussing 

sanctions at the president’s 

behest. 

Before he resigned Monday 

night, Flynn told the investigative 

news nonprofit 

affiliated with the website 

The Daily Caller that he and 

Kislyak spoke only generally 

about the Russian diplomats 

expelled by President 

Barack Obama as part of the 

previous administration’s response 

to Moscow’s interference 

in the U.S. presidential 

election. 

“It wasn’t about sanctions. 

It was about the 35 

guys who were thrown out,” 

Flynn said. “It was basically: 

‘Look, I know this happened. 

We’ll review everything.’ I 

never said anything such as, 

‘We’re going to review sanctions,’ 

or anything like that.” 

(AP)

Some men play 

macho but them 

afraid of cockroach 


VACANCY 

Senior Manager 

A well-established financial institution is seeking 

to recruit a Senior Manager. 

By Jacqueline Wetherill 

Can you believe this? Big macho men are afraid of 

cockroach! 

They go to the gym and work out, but as soon as 

them see a cockroach them bawl and shout. 

Them try to jump up and even go into the kitchen 

sink, suh them ah sweat and them eyes nah blink. 

Don’t even talk when them alone at home, Them 

call fuh help to a friend on the phone. 

Some Men Play Macho But Them Afraid Of Cockroach. 

Look, don’t talk when them cockroach fly, them turn 

into Jackie Chan meh nah lie. 

Them macho man run out naked out of bathroom, 

with a high pitch tune. 

Macho man chastise pickney just to bring a shoe, to 

kill a cockroach them bex and blue. 

Can you imagine if the pickney then laugh, to see 

how daddy so big yet so soft. 


When macho men shout when them see a cockroach, 

you think somebody dead. 

Neighbours even run out the house, to see what’s 

going on, as macho man explain to Ena that the 

cockroach was on he head. 

Ena say to macho man, “Are you fuh real? Just kill 

them cockroach with some flit, yuh hear!” 

Macho man says to Ena, “It works for a while, but 

them bare-face cockroach when they return they 

start by singing songs like, “The closer I get to you”, 

and “Hit me baby, one more time”. 


Notice nah, only macho man afraid of cockroach? 

Oh no! Women, come on, we are definitely afraid of 

cockroach too! 

The Position/Job Profile 

The successful candidate will be expected to 

manage credit risk and total client relationships. 

The candidate will be responsible to 

lead the team of the collections department. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

Candidates must have at minimum a first degree 

in Finance, Accounting or related discipline 

from a recognized institution. A minimum 

of 6 years experience in a financial 

institution with management experience being 

no less than 3 years. Technical competencies 

in Microsoft products and the ability to use a 

loan program. The candidate is also required to 

have a good understanding of financial statements, 

proven experience in collections and 

credit analysis skills. 

The successful candidate will possess excellent 

written and verbal communication skills. 

Strong negotiation skills. Excellent interpersonal 

skills, the ability to work well with 

a team, good work ethic strong integrity and 

confidential. 

Applications inclusive of Resume can be sent 

to 

Vacancy: Senior Manager 

The General Manager 

PO Box 703 

St Johns 

Antigua W I 

Or email Financialinstituionanu@yahoo.com



Tuesday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. ‘’Gregorita’’ painter Robert 

6. Wander 

10. Bear on high 

14. Signs of illness 

15. Exhort 

16. Corn or oat 

17. (Three snow jobs) snow... 

20. Moolah 

21. Prompted 


29. Rowing tool 

30. Vigor 

31. Christian, for one 

32. Protozoans 

36. Jacob, to Abraham 

39. Possible blight victim 

41. ‘’--- Man’’ (Hoffman flick) 

44. Cowardly color 

48. Yamaguchi rival 

49. He played ‘’Ponch’’ 

51. Poet’s palindrome 


58. Not inspiring 

59. Type opener 

60. (Four snow jobs) snow... 

67. ‘’S’’ shaped molding 

68. Scientists’ info 

69. Harry Helmsley’s widow 

70. One of Henry VIII’s six 

71. Mineral springs 

72. Frank Wright’s middle 

name 

Down 

1. Son of Noah 

2. Kind of trip 

3. Gist of the matter 

4. Monarch’s rule 

5. Placed on Capri 

6. Steal uncooked burger meat? 

7. Table scrap 

8. Way back when 

9. Soldier of fortune 

10. Earthy pigment 

11. Prepares 

12. Mineo of moviedom 

13. Excluding none 

18. Arctic aide 

19. Kind of pie 

22. Rabbit’s enemy 

23. On the --- (fleeing) 

24. Choler 

25. Pegasus star 

26. Go-___ 

27. To’s opposite 

28. Beach bum’s shade 

33. Farm noise 

34. Suitable for 

35. Some round shapes 

37. Born as 

38. Key on a keyboard 

40. Prayer recipient 

41. Metric meas. 

42. Had a repast 

43. Farm alarm 

45. Sweet-smelling necklace 

46. Legend on ice 

47. Microscopic 

50. Hindu measurements of 

time 

53. Type of line or plant 

54. Kind of tray 

55. 0 

56. Small, rounded hill 

57. Quitter’s throw-in 

60. Bobby’s U.S. relative 

61. Turkish honorific 

62. Shoe type 

63. Greek letter 

64. Dove sound 

65. Undefined amount 

66. Dwelling, colloquially


Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Partly cloudy skies. 

High - 80ºF 

Low - 73ºF 

Wind: East South East 10 mph 

Sunrise 6.33 am; Sunset 6.09 pm 

Tuesday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). There’s much you could 

do independently (with great 

ease) that you will instead 

choose to do with another 

(with great challenge) because 

it’s an interesting and 

fun bonding experience. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

For you, love is not about perfect 

agreement, or even occasional 

agreement. The best 

relationships won’t duplicate 

your qualities, opinions and 

skills so much as complement 

them. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

The nature of love cannot be 

defined in one way that suits 

every person. Due to its intangible 

and mysterious qualities, 

it is impossible to love 

accurately. Strive instead to 

love fully. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

Love cannot be taught on a 

chalkboard or in a video series. 

Sure, one can pick up a 

few tips here and there, but 

the only true teacher is experience, 

as filtered through the 

heart. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your 

sincere curiosity and pure desire 

to focus on others has you 

utterly unselfconscious, thereby 

confident — and, it follows, 

completely irresistible 

(though oblivious to the fact). 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

When you love someone, you 

want that person to have every 

good opportunity you’ve 

ever had and more. That’s 

why you’ll show affection by 

opening doors for another, literally 

and figuratively. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

You may not be entirely sure 

what you’re getting into, but 

there’s no question that you’re 

surely getting into it. As author 

and illustrator Lynda 

Barry observed, “Love is an 

exploding cigar we willingly 

smoke.” 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

The heart’s logic is multidimensional 

math, impossible 

to understand from but one 

plane of existence. It can’t be 

checked with a calculator, but 

don’t worry; if you feel that it 

adds up, it does. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

It’s not that you love but how 

you love that matters today. 

Your living example will kindle 

warmth and joy as well as 

inspire others to show love in 

action. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

It’s easy to pour water from a 

pitcher to a jar. Filling a jar 

from an open fire hydrant is 

hard. Quantity and force come 

with containment challenges, 

just as your more passionate 

feelings do. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). Laughter is a form 

of love you revel in now. It 

signals agreement. It signals 

an understanding of another 

person’s intelligence that goes 

deeper than usual. Your favorite 

people are the ones you 

laugh with. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). Taking love slowly isn’t 

just for the very young and 

the very old. It’s also for those 

who care to soak in every 

detail, savor moments and 

weave a magical experience.



All members of the Executive of the Antigua and Barbuda 

Ex-Servicemen Association are reminded of the monthly 

meeting, to be held on Tuesday 21 February 2017 at 5 pm, 

at the Association`s Headquarters "Leah House" on Prime 

Minister`s Drive. Please be on time or notify the Chairman 

on 720-0058, PRO on 721-1970 or the Secretary on 723- 

3452 of your apologies. 

Bring along your picnic blankets and folding chairs and enjoy 

a relaxing evening on the lawn watching a movie or just 

mingling with a bowl of delicious hot soup at the South Zone 

Planning Committee of the Anglican Church's Pre-Lenten 

Water Night and Movie on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 

6 pm to 9 pm at All Saints Anglican Rectory Grounds, Matthews 

Road, All Saints. The contribution is only $10. Patrons 

will have a choice of various types of soups. There will 

be Hot Dogs, Cupcakes, Popcorn and a bounce castle. Beverages 

will also be on sale. Tickets are available from Parish 

Priests and members of South Zone Planning Committee. 

COME!! KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS FOR VALENTINE’S 

DAY. Give the Gift of Love by Taken an HIV Test! 

The AIDS Secretariat – Ministry of Health and the Environment 

will be offering Free and Confidential HIV Counselling and 

Testing for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday 14th February, 2017 

from 9:00am - 8:00pm at the AIDS Secretariat’s Office on the 

Corner of Long & Temple Street. IT’S BETTER TO KNOW!! 

All registered members of the Antigua Barbuda Amateur 

Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation please take note 

that Election for the post of Vice President will be held on 

4th March, 2017 at the ABI Financial Building, 2nd Floor, 

Redcliffe Street, St John's, Antigua at 6:00 p.m. sharp. 

The fundraising post Valentines for Antigua & Barbuda Diabetes 

Association is now rescheduled for Tuesday 21st February, 

2017 from 4:00-6:00pm. 

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ANTIGUA AND BARBU- 

DA SCOUT ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given, in 

accordance with Section IV(4)(b) of the Constitution, that 

the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Antigua and 

Barbuda Branch of the Scout Association will be held at 

Government House (located on Independence Avenue) on 

Thursday 23rd February 2017 at 5:00 p.m. All Members are 

invited to attend and to be punctual. Members are reminded 

that subscriptions for 2017 are now due and payable. 

The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission is inviting 

all Soca Artistes, to attend a very important meeting, on the 

15th of February 2017, at the Multi-Purpose Cultural &Exhibition 

Centre. The Purpose of this meeting is to nominate 

and Elect the initial Board of the Soca Artistes Association. 

All are asked to make a special effort to attend and be on 

time. The meeting will commence at 6:00 pm. Thank you for 

your continued support. 

ABSSB SELF EMPLOYED NOTICE 

The Social Security Board wishes to advise all self employed 

persons that their declared earnings shall not be less 

than the minimum wage, and are reminded that their Social 

Security contributions rate remains at 10%.


Ojays 3 continue unblemished record 

By Carlena Knight 

F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays 

3 continue their unblemished record in 

division 3 of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball 

Association league this time defeating 

LJ Northside Stingerz 3, 74-57 

at Yorks on Monday night. 

Led by Delornje Jules with 18 

points and 10 rebounds the Ovals men 

continue to show their dominance. 

He was assisted by Cairon Davis 

with 12 points, Donte Knowles with 

12 points and Michael Burton with 12 

points, 11 rebounds and 6 steals. 

Teammates, Bokeem Murrell and 

Teyon Lake chipped in with 11 points 

and 10 points and 6 steals. 

Doyle Carter of Stingerz was the 

leading scorer with 20 points and 6 rebounds 

while Orel Emmanuel had 10 

points and 5 assists. 

By Marver Woodley 

This weekend will tell the 

fate of two teams in the last 

round of matches in the Premier 

Division on Friday and 

Sunday. 

This weekend will decide 

the runners up and who will 

be demoted to the First Division 

for the next season, 

Either Harney Motors 

Tryum Football Club or troubled 

Liberta will be demoted 

while Cool & Smooth-AC 

Delco Glenns Pet Paradise 

Hoppers or Sandals INET 

IMOBILE Grenades will end 

the season of first runners up 

in the Premier Division behind 

of Champions Parham. 

Robert Spencer contributed 7 assists 

and 7 steals in a losing effort. 

Old Road Daggers defeated One 

Stone Original, 69-55 in the other 

match at Yorks. 

Kevin Cornwall of Daggers had 24 

points with assistance from Reston Mason 

with 10 points and 10 rebounds and 

Elvan Lewis also with 10 points. 

Ezekiel Francois grabbed 14 rebounds. 

One Stone’s Troy Southwell had 21 

points with Franklyn Roberts chipping 

in with 12 points. 

The action continued at the JSC 

Sports Complex as the Jr Pitbulls 

trumped All Saints Slam, 65-58. 

Ahmani Browne had 18 points and 

12 rebounds for Pitbulls with assistance 

from Eric Joseph Jr. with 15 points 

and 12 rebounds. 

Both bottom teams were 

on 15 points but after a decision 

was made to deduct 

3 points from Liberta due 

to violating a rule has let 

Tryum in the safe zone while 

Liberta may face demotion, 

sadly just after being promoted. 

Hoppers dominated 

their last game against Pigotts 

to be one point further 

than Grenade who drew 1-1 

with Old Road in their previous 

encounter. 

Wh1ile the others battle 

for survival or praise Parham 

has placed the first layer of 

icing on their winning cake 

after defeating Sugar Ridge 

Sap last week. Parham’s final 

encounter will be against 

Hoppers who is at war with 

Sheldon Gomes Jr. Chipped in with 

11 points. 

Paul Jarvis of Slam had 10 points 

while teammates, Anjis Anthony and 

Adrian Constant grabbed 15 and 10 rebounds 

respectively. 

In the lone division 2 match up, 

KAG Christos United edged out H.U.F. 

Baldwin Braves 2, 54-51. 

Led by veteran John Samuel with 18 

points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals United 

managed to pull off a much-needed win 

over a young and vibrant Braves team. 

He was assisted by Tyrone Albertine 

with 17 points and 14 rebounds. 

Lennox Fletchman of Braves had 

10 points and 11 rebounds. He was 

assisted by Anthony Rodriguez with 

9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 

steals and Tristan Jacobs with 9 points 

and 7 rebounds. 

Four Teams battle for survival or praise 

in final ABFA Premier League games 

Grenades for the final top 

position. 


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Benna Boys lose out 

in Beach Tournament 


Team Antigua and Barbuda has ended their run in the 

Barbados Invitational Beach Soccer Tournament, sadly 

on a losing note on Sunday. 

The Antiguan men were beaten 4-3 by Guyana who 

were on a losing streak in the first half of the competition. 

The loss was their second in the competition as they 

ended on a 1:2 ratio of wins and losses. 

The lone win was when they defeated host Barbados 

3-1 in their opening encounter on the 10th, however the 

following day they went under to Caribbean visitors England 

6-5. 

The players have since traveled to Miami for a five-day 

camp ahead of their participation in the CONCAF Beach 

Soccer Championships where they will face Trinidad and 

Tobago, Guyana and USA in Group C of the competition 

on February 20th.


Clare Hall records win to remain undefeated 

By Carlena Knight 

Clare Hall Secondary recorded 

their latest win on 

Monday afternoon at the 

JSC Sports Complex in the 

Mini-Boys Secondary Division 

of the Cool and Smooth 

Inter-School Basketball 

League, defeating Antigua 

Grammar, 34-14. 

The dynamic duo of Jaheem 

James and Javonte 

Daley had a combined 32 of 

the team’s 34 points as they 

trampled over the Semper 

Virens. 

AGS’ Dante Trimmingham 

had 6 points while Cory 

Wynter assisted with 5 points. 

AGS has yet to win a 

game this season. 

Clare Hall Secondary 

picked up double victories 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Ace 

batsman Jonathan Carter has warned that 

Barbados Pride will be at their best for 

the semi-finals of the Regional Super50 

which bowl off in Antigua on Wednesday. 

Last year’s losing finalists, Pride 

dominated Group B staged here, losing 

just one of their eight games as they accumulated 

33 points to top their group 

ahead, five points ahead of the second 

placed Jamaica Scorpions. 

Pride take on Leeward Islands Hurricanes 

in the second semi-final at 

Coolidge Cricket Ground, with Carter 

buoyant ahead of the contest. 

“At the end of the day it is cricket so 

we will play on the day and see how it 

goes,” said the in-form left-hander following 

Pride’s resounding victory over 

CCC Marooners in their last preliminary 

game on Sunday. 

that day as the Junior boys 

blew out Pares Secondary, 

69-11. 

Jonathan Joseph was the 

leading scorer with 20 points. 

He was assisted by Javonte 

Daley with 14 points, Jaheem 

James with 12 and Angel 

Chatham with 10 points respectively. 

In the other Junior Boys 

matchup, Ottos Comprehensive 

edged out St. Joseph’s 

Academy, 36-34. 

Lincoln Weekes was the 

man in charge scoring 29 

“In terms of preparation, Barbados 

Pride we are ready and we are going to 

play tough cricket. We are all gelling together 

as a team and a unit and it’s just 

a matter of playing good cricket on the 

day.” 

He added: “Application, dedication 

and determination, those are the three 

words I would use. If you saw a couple 

of the games we had a few challenges 

and we came out victorious and two of 

those occasions batting second, and that 

was the product of having determination 

and dedication to win. 

“I am sure that the guys in the team 

are ready and willing to win this tournament.” 

Carter has been one of the mainstays 

of the Pride batting, gathering three 

half-centuries during the preliminary 

round en route to an aggregate of 300 

runs at an average of 42. 

points for OCS while for 

SJA Tehran Zachariah had 22 

points. 

Villa Primary Mini-Boys 

also edged out Parham Primary, 

13-11. 

Jahangelo Williams had 8 

points for the victors. 

Drag Racing President resigns after award 


Just moment after winning the Female 

drag racing Award of the year President of 

the National Association, Lisa Abraham has 

resigned form the position. 

Abraham made the shocking announcement 

during her acceptance speech at the 

ceremony held on 

She was elected back in 2015 who she 

made a declaration to grow the Federation 

form nothing to somethings by all means 

possible. 

In her reason for leaving the post she noted 

personal and professional reasons along 

with time, a vital element she lamented she 

would hate to “short change” the members 

and the organization. 

The long serving President has been at 

war recently with some members of the Association 

causing some members of the executive 

committee to boycott the awards, as 

they thought Amy Lake should have been 

nominated for an award but is not a member 

of the Association thus not being elidable, 

sadly only six members showed up the honor 

the former President. 

Pride will play tough cricket – Carter 

The West Indies batsman said he had 

entered the tournament full of confidence 

and though he had failed to score a hundred, 

his self-belief was still high as the 

knock out stage approached. 

“I’ve taken my confidence from the 

first game. It’s just a matter of me applying 

myself for the semi-finals and finals if 

we do get there, so it’s just a matter of my 

thinking and the situation of the game. 

He continued: “I’m full of confidence. 

I’ve been striking the ball pretty well. I 

wanted to go on to a hundred [against 

Marooners] but I had a job to do for the 

team as always, and I’m a team person 

so I tried to continue in upping the run 

rate and it was unfortunate that I got out 

on 79.” 

The first semi-final is set for Wednesday 

at Coolidge between reigning champions 

Trinidad and Tobago and Scorpions. 

(CMC)



T&T hold edge but need to produce 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua 

– Experienced fast bowler 

Ravi Rampaul believes 

knowledge of the conditions 

could give Trinidad and Tobago 

Red Force the edge 

over Jamaica Scorpions 

in their Regional Super50 

semi-final on Wednesday. 

Red Force topped Group 

A which was staged here in 

Antigua while Scorpions 

finished second in Group 

B hosted in Barbados, and 

Rampaul said this familiarity 

with the semi-final venue 

– Coolidge Cricket Ground – 

would prove vital. 

“We will play our style 

of cricket. Jamaica haven’t 

played a game here yet so we 

will have the upper hand on 

them because we’ve played 

six games here,” Rampaul 

pointed out. 

“Hopefully we can come 

and do our stuff again [but] 

it’s not a matter of who we 

are playing but what we do 

with our skills and variations 

on the wicket. 

“Barbados as well didn’t 

play any cricket here … 

and Leewards played more 

games here. But it’s who 

bats better in the wicket and 

uses their skills more.” 

Barbados Pride, who 

topped Group B, take on 

Leeward Islands Hurricanes 

in Thursday’s second 

semi-final at the same enue. 

Rampaul was adjudged 

Man-of-the-Match on Sunday 

night for his three-wicket 

haul as Red Force humbled 

previous leaders Hurricanes 

by five wickets to top Group 

A. 

That success took his tally 

for the tournament to 17 

wickets, only behind Pride 

off-spinner Ashley Nurse 

with 22, and he credited his 

recent experience with English 

County Surrey for his 

improvement. 

“I think that playing in 

England in their County 

cricket has really lifted my 

cricket during the time I 

was there,” Rampaul said. 

“Hopefully I could do good 

for the team before I head off 

back to England this year.” 

Rampaul has been the 

perfect foil for speedster 

Shannon Gabriel who has 

produced some fiery spells 

with the new ball to unsettle 

Ravi Rampaul, right, appeals for a 

decision against Leeward islands 

Hurricanes. 

opposing batsmen and Rampaul 

was full of praise for his 

pace partner. 

“Shannon has been bowling 

brilliantly for us so far,” 

he said. 

“Throughout this competition 

he has really put up 

his hand and he’s been delivering. 

Me on the other end 

I just try to keep it tight for 

him to attack. I can’t fault 

him, he has given his all.” 

(CMC)

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