Caribbean Times 100th Issue - Friday 17th February 2017
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a<br />
Vol.8 No.100 $2.00<br />
REPLICA VILLAGE<br />
HIGHLIGHTS ANTIGUA<br />
HISTORY WEEK<br />
By Justin Peters<br />
As Antigua History Week<br />
continued yesterday, Antiguans<br />
and Barbudans were<br />
given the opportunity to<br />
journey back to 20th century<br />
and experience village life<br />
as it was “back in the day”.<br />
The House of Culture Parking<br />
Lot was transformed into<br />
a mock village.<br />
The entire village complete<br />
with fish pond, goat<br />
pen, pig pen, coal kiln, houses,<br />
garbage house, latrine<br />
and outside bathroom was<br />
constructed by the talented<br />
prisoners of Her Majesty’s<br />
Prison.<br />
The attention to detail<br />
was amazing with each<br />
structure functioning as they<br />
would have.<br />
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Prime Minister Browne in Guyana<br />
for CARICOM Heads meeting<br />
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Prime Minister the Hon.<br />
Gaston Browne on Wednesday<br />
arrived in Guyana<br />
for the 28th Intercessional<br />
Heads of Government<br />
Meeting of CARICOM<br />
which is expected to discuss<br />
among other things,<br />
the CARICOM Single Market<br />
and Economy (CSME),<br />
crime and security and correspondent<br />
banking.<br />
According to Prime<br />
Minister Browne, who is accompanied<br />
by CARICOM<br />
Ambassador Dr. Clarence<br />
Henry, the two-day meeting<br />
to be held at the CARICOM<br />
Secretariat in Liliendaal,<br />
East Coast Demerara on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 16 and 17, will be<br />
very important as there are<br />
a number of decisions that<br />
must be made if the regional<br />
grouping is to advance<br />
the CSME.<br />
He said that an update<br />
will be given of a recently<br />
commissioned review of the<br />
CSME which most believe<br />
is the way forward for economic<br />
growth and development<br />
of the region.<br />
The Heads of Government<br />
will also be briefed by<br />
the Committee of Central<br />
Bank Governors on how<br />
to further address the issue<br />
of correspondent banking.<br />
CARICOM has mounted an<br />
active advocacy initiative,<br />
and has raised awareness<br />
among the United States,<br />
European Union, World<br />
Bank, International Monetary<br />
Fund and other parties<br />
in relation to the Region’s<br />
plight.<br />
Correspondent banking<br />
impacts the Region’s financial<br />
transactions, and by extension<br />
trade and remittance<br />
in the CARICOM countries<br />
affected by the pullout of<br />
banks. The Chairman of the<br />
Committee on Correspondent<br />
Banking, Prime Minister<br />
Gaston Browne, who<br />
hosted a global stakeholder<br />
conference last October<br />
with relevant parties will<br />
update heads on progress<br />
made in this area.<br />
Trans-border crime will<br />
be discussed at the two-day<br />
meeting with the drafts of<br />
the Arrest Warrant Treaty<br />
and Return and Sharing of<br />
Assets examined by Heads.<br />
The Heads of Government<br />
will also look at how<br />
to enhance tourism in the<br />
region to assist in economic<br />
growth. The areas to be discussed<br />
include marketing,<br />
human resource development,<br />
strengthening linkages<br />
in other sectors and transportation.<br />
Another aspect of the<br />
meeting will see the presentation<br />
of a road map on<br />
the way forward in developing<br />
a regional Information<br />
Communication Technology<br />
(ICT) sector.<br />
Flow Staff celebrate one-year anniversary
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The true to life representation<br />
of everyday life for<br />
indigenous Antiguans and<br />
Barbudans when our main<br />
industry was sugar cane,<br />
gives much insight into<br />
the level of ingenuity and<br />
self-sufficiency that existed<br />
when the Antigua and Barbuda<br />
was in its infancy.<br />
The village was complemented<br />
with a variety of arts<br />
and crafts created by local<br />
craftsmen and women, as<br />
well as local cuisine.<br />
Minister of Culture, Honourable<br />
E.P. Chet Greene<br />
was excited to lift the veil<br />
from some of the history that<br />
seemed to have been lost in<br />
the chasm of time.<br />
He continues to underscore<br />
the importance of<br />
knowing and appreciating<br />
the history of Antigua and<br />
Barbuda in paving the way<br />
for a solid future.
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
PM Browne gets kudos from CARICOM Leaders<br />
Prime Minister, Hon. Gaston<br />
Browne, who is leading Antigua and<br />
Barbuda’s delegation to the 28th Intercessional<br />
Meeting of <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Community (CARICOM) leaders now<br />
underway in Guyana, has been commended<br />
by his colleagues for his handling<br />
of the De-risking issue.<br />
“We congratulate you on your stewardship<br />
and advocacy of the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
cause regarding the importance of correspondence<br />
banking,” Chairman of<br />
Conference, President David Granger<br />
of Guyana told PM Browne. The sentiment<br />
was also echoed by several other<br />
colleague heads of government.<br />
PM Browne, who was appointed<br />
the lead prime minister on this particular<br />
subject, presented a report of his<br />
stewardship to the meeting on Thursday.<br />
Sources close to the meeting said<br />
PM Browne described the corresponding<br />
bank relations or de-risking issue<br />
as ‘one of the most significant threats<br />
facing the region at this time’.<br />
He reported that the CARICOM<br />
countries adopted a unified approach<br />
to tackling the issue and they implemented<br />
a number of initiatives to confront<br />
the threat.<br />
Among the strategies, he recalled,<br />
was a meeting in Antigua last October<br />
that brought together a number of<br />
stakeholders in a forum to map out a<br />
plan of action for the region.<br />
According to the prime minister the<br />
meeting was attended by the governors<br />
of regional central banks as well<br />
as others associated with the issue.<br />
But he noted that whilst invitations<br />
were sent to regulators from the United<br />
States, they stayed away from the<br />
meeting.<br />
PM Browne opined that their absence<br />
may have been out of concern<br />
that the forum would have been a<br />
‘shame and blame’ exercise.<br />
The prime minister also reported<br />
that a follow-up meeting was held in<br />
Trinidad with attendance from organisations<br />
such as the International Monetary<br />
Fund.<br />
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The source said Browne<br />
expressed the view that the<br />
region has been successful<br />
in getting the attention of<br />
the global community to the<br />
issue of de-risking including<br />
both the IMF and the<br />
World Bank.<br />
Browne has also expressed<br />
confidence that<br />
through its efforts the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
countries have been<br />
able to obtain a halt in further<br />
de-risking, although<br />
he concedes that it is still a<br />
threat going forward.<br />
Additionally, he noted<br />
that both the Finance Stability<br />
Board and the US<br />
Comptroller of Currency<br />
have issued guidelines to<br />
ensure that large international<br />
banks do not ‘willi<br />
nilli’ introduce policies on<br />
de-risking.<br />
The source also reported<br />
that the <strong>Caribbean</strong> Development<br />
Bank will convene<br />
a meeting in Barbados next<br />
week with U.S, Canada and<br />
the United Kingdom bank<br />
representatives to discuss<br />
what they expect from <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
banks.<br />
In his report, PM Browne<br />
also recommended that the<br />
region pool its resources as<br />
it seeks ‘push-back’ on the<br />
de-risking issue. He also announced<br />
that the region has<br />
received the commitment<br />
from the European Union<br />
(EU) to provide resources<br />
to help strengthen CAR-<br />
ICOM’s ‘technical capacity’<br />
on this matter.<br />
“We must continue to<br />
insist on compliance; we<br />
cannot afford any <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
country to be listed as<br />
non-compliant on global<br />
standards,” Browne told his<br />
colleagues.
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
President of the Senate calls for<br />
legislatures to step up their game<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
President of the Senate,<br />
Alincia Williams-Grant is<br />
urging Parliamentarians to<br />
take their responsibility seriously<br />
to set true examples<br />
for the youth of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda.<br />
Senator Williams-Grant,<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
Leader of Government<br />
Business in the Senate and<br />
Minister of State with responsibility<br />
for Finance<br />
and Corporate Governance,<br />
Lennox Weston has announced<br />
a unique initiative<br />
for Antiguans and Barbudans<br />
to invest in the development<br />
of twin island state.<br />
While making his opening<br />
remarks during the<br />
<strong>2017</strong> Budget Debate in the<br />
Upper House earlier this<br />
week, Senator Weston said<br />
the initiative is geared towards<br />
“giving Antiguans<br />
and Barbudans the chance<br />
to enjoy the commanding<br />
heights of the country”.<br />
He said that packages<br />
will be divided into six<br />
bonds with individual or<br />
groups having $5 million<br />
US dollar bonds which can<br />
be invested over a 10-year<br />
period.<br />
A call for<br />
Antiguans and<br />
Barbudans to invest<br />
“The bonds can be used<br />
for the roads, for the cark<br />
park or they can ask for<br />
them to be invested in eh<br />
hotel projects like the one<br />
at Valley Church, there is<br />
Halcyon and Royal Antigua<br />
as well”, he explained.<br />
“In other words, we<br />
are developing investment<br />
vehicles small enough for<br />
a group of Antiguans to<br />
come together or individually<br />
whether it is at 1 percent<br />
or one and a half percent<br />
for your fixed deposit,<br />
invest in Antigua”, he emphasized.<br />
He added that the government<br />
will be providing<br />
the opportunity for persons<br />
to invest with a 5-6% return.<br />
Senator Weston told<br />
the House that more details<br />
on this initiative will be announced<br />
shortly following<br />
a Cabinet meeting to further<br />
discuss the matter.<br />
who recently spearheaded<br />
the launch of the President’s<br />
10 Mentorship Programme,<br />
geared at equipping and<br />
empowering young female<br />
to pursue an active career<br />
in politics, pointed out that<br />
the recruitment process<br />
has been challenging because<br />
of the perception that<br />
young people have about<br />
politicians and politics.<br />
“We need to change<br />
their perception so that we<br />
can pursue the democracy<br />
that we cherish from day to<br />
day”, she stated.<br />
She also endorsed educational<br />
programs which<br />
will inform the young citizens<br />
about the importance<br />
of the Parliament and the<br />
role that Parliamentarians<br />
play in the country’s decision<br />
making process.<br />
“This will assist the<br />
young people in fully understanding<br />
what Parliament<br />
is really all about”,<br />
she said.<br />
As part of the Presidents<br />
10 Mentorship Programme,<br />
10 young ladies will be<br />
chosen from secondary<br />
school across the island.<br />
They will be engaged<br />
in a 11-month training programme<br />
where they will<br />
participate in a number of<br />
self-improvement activities<br />
while becoming familiar<br />
with parliamentary procedures.
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Call for more support for LIAT<br />
Prime Minister, Hon. Gaston<br />
Browne, has called on<br />
his <strong>Caribbean</strong> Community<br />
(CARICOM) colleagues to<br />
‘step up to the plate’ and to<br />
contribute towards the continued<br />
operations of LIAT.<br />
Speaking at the CAR-<br />
ICOM 28th Intercessional<br />
Meeting in Guyana on Thursday,<br />
PM Browne noted that<br />
the Antigua-based regional<br />
airline was a ‘very important<br />
institution’ that is critical to<br />
the integration movement.<br />
He said LIAT must be operated<br />
on the basis of ‘shared<br />
benefits and shared burden’<br />
as he urged his colleagues to<br />
contribute to the upkeep of<br />
the airline. “Some countries<br />
continue to make excuses as<br />
to why they should not share<br />
in the burden of LIAT. Any<br />
number of us can find excuses<br />
as to why we do not wish to<br />
support LIAT. However, we<br />
have to consider that LIAT is<br />
a very important institution to<br />
the integration movement,”<br />
he emphasized.<br />
Noting that the airline is<br />
reported to have moved one<br />
million passengers last year,<br />
the prime minister said LIAT<br />
is in his view ‘the most important’<br />
institution in the<br />
OECS as moving people is a<br />
critical activity. He therefore<br />
called on his colleague heads<br />
of government to become active<br />
participants by contributing<br />
financially to ensure the<br />
viability and to maintain the<br />
stability of the airline.<br />
Support local farmers<br />
The Ministry of Agriculture Lands Fisheries<br />
and Barbuda Affairs would like to take this<br />
opportunity to inform importers of vegetables<br />
as well as the general public that there is currently<br />
a surplus of cassava in the country at<br />
this time. This supply is projected to last until<br />
the end of April.<br />
Sweet Potatoes are currently at levels<br />
which can supply the weekly needs and this<br />
supply is expected to last until June of this<br />
year.<br />
Pumpkins are available in sufficient quantiles<br />
to meet current demand. As assessment<br />
is currently being done to determine how long<br />
this supply will last. There is currently a good<br />
supply of tomatoes on the local market and<br />
quantities are expected to increases significantly<br />
over the next four weeks. The ministry<br />
is therefore encouraging suppliers and consumers<br />
to support the local farmers.
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
The Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by<br />
Investment Unit continues to innovate<br />
In light of the increased competition<br />
from regional Citizenship by<br />
Investment Programs (CIPs), the Antigua<br />
and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment<br />
Unit (CIU), has upgraded its<br />
Application Management Software to<br />
increase its efficiency.<br />
According to Chief Executive<br />
Officer (CEO), Chisanga Chekwe,<br />
the improvements being put in place<br />
will enable the CIU to continue to<br />
be trendsetters in providing a quality<br />
product.<br />
“We refuse to compete on price,”<br />
Chekwe says. “Our focus is on quality,<br />
efficiency, transparency and a robust<br />
due diligence process. We offer<br />
a superior product,” Chekwe adds.<br />
“Our citizens carry one of the most<br />
respected passports in the world, the<br />
country has a high literacy rate and<br />
many enjoy a high standard of living.”<br />
Deputy CEO, Thomas Anthony,<br />
echoes the same sentiments and<br />
adds that where some countries have<br />
recently reduced their investment<br />
threshold in order to attract more investment,<br />
Antigua and Barbuda will<br />
continue to be recognized for its quality<br />
and efficiency.<br />
“Antigua remains number one in<br />
the region for CIPs and number three<br />
in the world behind Malta and Cyprus,”<br />
Anthony says. “Despite the increased<br />
competition, we will continue<br />
to focus on quality.”<br />
Anthony says reducing prices may<br />
also attract undesirables.<br />
“We want to attract quality investors.<br />
We do not want to attract nefarious<br />
characters who might threaten the<br />
security of Antigua and Barbuda or<br />
other countries.”<br />
The Antigua and Barbuda Program,<br />
Anthony says, is highly respected<br />
internationally and has been<br />
praised at every forum the CIU has<br />
participated in; from brand identity to<br />
some of the creative marketing tools<br />
it has employed.<br />
According to Chekwe, among<br />
other improvements, the software<br />
upgrade will support more efficient<br />
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management of files, allow<br />
for more readily available<br />
statistics and ensure better<br />
management of statistics<br />
through a more effective<br />
accounting software. Additionally,<br />
it will facilitate<br />
authorized secure remote<br />
access to applications.<br />
“Files are normally processed<br />
within an already<br />
efficient 60 to 90 days,”<br />
Chekwe says. “These new<br />
improvements will make an<br />
even faster turnaround time<br />
possible.”<br />
In recent months, other<br />
jurisdictions have made<br />
amendments to their investment<br />
options by lowering<br />
their investment threshold<br />
or extending or lowering<br />
the ages of dependents. One<br />
jurisdiction has chopped<br />
its National Development<br />
Fund contribution by half.<br />
The Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Citizenship by Investment<br />
(CIP) Act was passed<br />
in April, 2013. The Citizenship<br />
by Investment Unit<br />
(CIU), a creature of the legislation,<br />
was staffed on August<br />
26, 2013 and opened to<br />
the public on October 10,<br />
2013. The first application<br />
was received in November<br />
2013. The first citizenship<br />
was granted in <strong>February</strong> of<br />
2014.<br />
Managed by a dedicated<br />
team of professionals,<br />
the CIU is the authority responsible<br />
for processing all<br />
applications submitted for<br />
Citizenship by Investment,<br />
issuing all Agent Licenses,<br />
as well as approving Authorized<br />
Representatives,<br />
Projects and Business Investments.<br />
The ultimate responsibility<br />
of the Program<br />
rests with the Office of the<br />
Prime Minister.<br />
Holders of the Antigua<br />
and Barbuda passport enjoy<br />
visa free travel to 134 countries,<br />
including the U.K.,<br />
Canada and the countries of<br />
the Schengen area.<br />
The Unit is proud to<br />
be a Corporate Member<br />
of the Investment Migration<br />
Council (IMC), the<br />
worldwide association for<br />
the Investor Migration and<br />
Citizenship-by-Investment<br />
industry. The IMC sets the<br />
standards acting as a regulator<br />
on a global level and<br />
interacts with other professional<br />
associations, governments<br />
and international<br />
organizations in relation to<br />
investment migration.
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Thursday’s Sudoku Solution<br />
S U D O K U<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
Across<br />
1. Flower<br />
5. Green sauce<br />
10. Appends<br />
14. Got it! (2 wds.)<br />
15. Revolutionary ____ Allen<br />
16. Ship’s personnel<br />
17. She, in Seville<br />
18. Diamond substitute<br />
20. Salmon eggs<br />
21. Helsinki native<br />
22. Unattached<br />
23. Spicy dish<br />
25. Bright red<br />
27. Subsequently<br />
29. Defraud<br />
31. Surrounded by<br />
33. Common conjunction<br />
34. Norse tale<br />
38. Urban air pollution<br />
39. Swarm<br />
41. Gator’s cousin<br />
42. Hue<br />
43. Before, to poets<br />
44. Shudder<br />
46. Bum<br />
48. Ridiculous<br />
49. Kind of dog<br />
53. Hurried<br />
55. Hawk’s weapon<br />
56. Not there<br />
57. Bother<br />
60. Eliminate completely<br />
63. Sad<br />
64. Bullring cheers<br />
65. Must, slangily<br />
66. Different<br />
67. Completed<br />
68. Minds<br />
69. Yule song<br />
Down<br />
1. Fishing spot<br />
2. Norway’s capital<br />
3. Choice<br />
4. Favorable vote<br />
5. Hazard<br />
6. Cultural<br />
7. Leg part<br />
8. Basker’s desire<br />
9. First number<br />
10. Role player<br />
11. Salivate excessively<br />
12. Compact<br />
13. Sugary<br />
19. Bed support<br />
21. Evergreens<br />
24. Bushy fence<br />
25. Export<br />
26. Military student<br />
27. Endure<br />
28. Military supplies<br />
30. Sultan’s wives<br />
32. Yonder<br />
34. Play part<br />
35. Armored mammal<br />
36. Hoodlum<br />
37. Farm measure<br />
40. Vocal<br />
45. Chinese staple<br />
46. Shade<br />
47. “____ Woman”<br />
49. Endured<br />
50. Artist ____ Picasso<br />
51. Woody or Tim<br />
52. Din<br />
54. Regions<br />
56. Despise<br />
58. Pretense<br />
59. Boat bottom<br />
61. Self<br />
62. Pilfer<br />
63. Mr. Franklin
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Today’s weather forecast<br />
Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Sun and a few passing clouds.<br />
High - 80ºF<br />
Low - 71ºF<br />
Wind: East 8 mph<br />
Sunrise 6.32 am; Sunset 6.10 pm<br />
Thursday’s Crossword Solution<br />
HOROSCOPE<br />
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).<br />
You’ll invite someone to engage<br />
in a contest. This could be an official<br />
invitation, a casual verbal<br />
suggestion or an unspoken —<br />
but very clearly communicated<br />
— dare.<br />
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).<br />
When the cards are properly and<br />
fairly shuffled and dealt, there<br />
is nothing anyone can do about<br />
which ones end up in hand. With<br />
today’s gaming mindset, you’ll<br />
play whatever you get with<br />
great style and results.<br />
ARIES (March 21-April 19).<br />
There will be such interesting<br />
people around you now that you<br />
will forget yourself entirely and<br />
get lost in their lives and stories<br />
for short stretches of time, only<br />
to return to your own life much<br />
richer.<br />
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).<br />
They’ve told you what to do, but<br />
they didn’t tell you how to do it.<br />
No matter — this is what you’re<br />
best at today. What you’ll come<br />
up with (which only seems logical<br />
to you) will be surprising<br />
ingenuity.<br />
expression.<br />
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To be<br />
of use for the greater good is<br />
your sincere wish. If that can<br />
happen in a way that applies<br />
your talents, develops your<br />
strengths and makes you smile,<br />
it’s a truly fantastic day.<br />
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).<br />
Getting from place to place has<br />
its challenges, but nothing can<br />
revoke your ability to smile in<br />
transit. “Happiness is not a station<br />
you arrive at but a manner<br />
of traveling.” — Margaret Lee<br />
Runbeck<br />
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).<br />
There’s a very secure feeling<br />
in having a little extra to buy<br />
your favorite delights. And if<br />
the things you do to get happy<br />
don’t cost very much, you’ll be<br />
rich indeed!<br />
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).<br />
Just as you can’t say it’s always<br />
raining or always hot, it would<br />
be unwise to define yourself<br />
based on how you feel now,<br />
tomorrow or next week. Your<br />
moods, like weather, will pass.<br />
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).<br />
To learn about independence,<br />
self-possession and the social<br />
imperviousness necessary to<br />
make a unique stamp on the<br />
world, look to the cats. To learn<br />
unwavering loyalty and the appreciation<br />
of simple joys, look<br />
to the dogs.<br />
CANCER (June 22-July 22).<br />
You know that you don’t need<br />
to impress anyone to be loved;<br />
nor do you have to maintain a<br />
certain image to be accepted.<br />
But there’s something in you<br />
that wants to do these things<br />
anyway. Chalk it up to personal<br />
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.<br />
21). Your fellow Sagittarius<br />
Mark Twain suggested, “In his<br />
private heart no man much respects<br />
himself.” Do you believe<br />
these sentiments? Though you<br />
appear confident, you struggle<br />
with doubt, only because you<br />
are human.<br />
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.<br />
19). Groups move slowly: The<br />
bigger the group the slower they<br />
move. When you travel alone<br />
you’re beholden to no one.<br />
Make a decision about whom to<br />
align with based on when you<br />
need to get somewhere.
12 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
All members of the Executive of the Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Ex-Servicemen Association are reminded of the monthly<br />
meeting, to be held on Tuesday 21 <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> at 5 pm,<br />
at the Association`s Headquarters "Leah House" on Prime<br />
Minister`s Drive. Please be on time or notify the Chairman<br />
on 720-0058, PRO on 721-1970 or the Secretary on 723-<br />
3452 of your apologies.<br />
Bring along your picnic blankets and folding chairs and enjoy<br />
a relaxing evening on the lawn watching a movie or just<br />
mingling with a bowl of delicious hot soup at the South Zone<br />
Planning Committee of the Anglican Church's Pre-Lenten<br />
Water Night and Movie on <strong>Friday</strong>, <strong>February</strong> 24, <strong>2017</strong> from<br />
6 pm to 9 pm at All Saints Anglican Rectory Grounds, Matthews<br />
Road, All Saints. The contribution is only $10. Patrons<br />
will have a choice of various types of soups. There will<br />
be Hot Dogs, Cupcakes, Popcorn and a bounce castle. Beverages<br />
will also be on sale. Tickets are available from Parish<br />
Priests and members of South Zone Planning Committee.<br />
All registered members of the Antigua Barbuda Amateur<br />
Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation please take note<br />
that Election for the post of Vice President will be held on<br />
4th March, <strong>2017</strong> at the ABI Financial Building, 2nd Floor,<br />
Redcliffe Street, St John's, Antigua at 6:00 p.m. sharp.<br />
The fundraising post Valentines for Antigua & Barbuda Diabetes<br />
Association is now rescheduled for Tuesday 21st <strong>February</strong>,<br />
<strong>2017</strong> from 4:00-6:00pm.<br />
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ANTIGUA AND BARBU-<br />
DA SCOUT ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given, in<br />
accordance with Section IV(4)(b) of the Constitution, that<br />
the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Antigua and<br />
Barbuda Branch of the Scout Association will be held at<br />
Government House (located on Independence Avenue) on<br />
Thursday 23rd <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> at 5:00 p.m. All Members are<br />
invited to attend and to be punctual. Members are reminded<br />
that subscriptions for <strong>2017</strong> are now due and payable.<br />
SNAIL NOTICE<br />
Have you seen the Giant African Snail in your home or community?<br />
If so, follow these 3 easy steps:<br />
1. Put on protective gloves<br />
2. Collect snails and place them in a secure covered container<br />
with some salt.<br />
3. Call the Plant Protection Unit at 462-6776 or 462-6777 for<br />
advice on disposal<br />
ABSSB SELF EMPLOYED NOTICE<br />
The Social Security Board wishes to advise all self employed<br />
persons that their declared earnings shall not be less<br />
than the minimum wage, and are reminded that their Social<br />
Security contributions rate remains at 10%.<br />
VACANCIES REGISTERED at OSEC<br />
1) RESERVATIONS AGENT<br />
• Two years experience in a similar role<br />
• Must be flexible<br />
• Strong administrative/clerical experience & Computer<br />
knowledge<br />
• Customer Service oriented<br />
• Great written and oral communication skills<br />
• Experience in the tourism/hospitality industry a plus<br />
• Must own vehicle<br />
• Potential for growth & advancement within the company<br />
2) CUTTER (Meat Products)<br />
• Cutting up of frozen meats and other items using the Bandsaw<br />
• 2 to 3 years experience<br />
• Must have experience using the Bandsaw<br />
• Hours on a Shift Basis – Full-time<br />
• Salary commensurable to qualifications<br />
3) INVENTORY CLERK<br />
• Two years experience in a similar role<br />
• Must be flexible<br />
• Experience using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator<br />
a plus<br />
• Experience with inventory/accounting computer systems<br />
If you are currently registered at OSEC and interested in a<br />
listed vacancy, kindly contact OSEC. If you are NOT registered<br />
with OSEC you may call the centre for more information<br />
on registration requirements. Our centre is located on<br />
Old Parham Road in the Ryan’s Building, next to Antigua<br />
Motors. OSEC telephone numbers are 5628533/34/35.<br />
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TIONS is <strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
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<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13<br />
ABCA <strong>2017</strong> season<br />
to kick off in days<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
As one games finishes another has begun, the Antigua and<br />
Barbuda Cricket Association will bowl off its <strong>2017</strong> season later<br />
this month. The announcement was made by President of the<br />
Association Leon Rodney who noted that the games will kick<br />
off at Ball Beach in Liberta on the 25th and 26th of <strong>February</strong>.<br />
The season will open with the organizations well known 9’s<br />
tournament at the same venue. Following the tournament, the<br />
next competition will be a break to facilitate the West Indies<br />
who will be touring.<br />
Rodney also hinted that the Association may have day and<br />
night matches during the Super 40 segment, to pick up the past<br />
on the competition which had a late start this year.<br />
Winning teams will be treated to a $2,000 cash prize and the<br />
President has urged the general public to come out and support<br />
the tournament as it will be action packed. The Liberta Blackhawks<br />
were the winners of all of the segments during the 2016<br />
season and will be back to defend their crown.<br />
VACANCY<br />
Senior Manager<br />
A well-established financial institution is seeking<br />
to recruit a Senior Manager.<br />
The Position/Job Profile<br />
The successful candidate will be expected to<br />
manage credit risk and total client relationships.<br />
The candidate will be responsible to<br />
lead the team of the collections department.<br />
Essential Skills and Experience<br />
Candidates must have at minimum a first degree<br />
in Finance, Accounting or related discipline<br />
from a recognized institution. A minimum<br />
of 6 years experience in a financial<br />
institution with management experience being<br />
no less than 3 years. Technical competencies<br />
in Microsoft products and the ability to use a<br />
loan program. The candidate is also required to<br />
have a good understanding of financial statements,<br />
proven experience in collections and<br />
credit analysis skills.<br />
The successful candidate will possess excellent<br />
written and verbal communication skills.<br />
Strong negotiation skills. Excellent interpersonal<br />
skills, the ability to work well with<br />
a team, good work ethic strong integrity and<br />
confidential.<br />
Applications inclusive of Resume can be sent<br />
to<br />
Vacancy: Senior Manager<br />
The General Manager<br />
PO Box 703<br />
St Johns<br />
Antigua W I<br />
Or email Financialinstituionanu@yahoo.com
14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Date for ABFA elections announced<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
The Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Football Association<br />
after weeks of teasing has<br />
announced its date for elections.<br />
As this year, has been<br />
dubbed the year of election<br />
the ABFA will host its elections<br />
for the executive committee<br />
on the 13th of May.<br />
The revelation was made<br />
on Wednesday night during<br />
the body’s Congress on<br />
Wednesday night by the Association’s<br />
President, Everton<br />
Gonsalves. According to<br />
Gonsalves in keeping with<br />
the constitution the voting<br />
process will come again four<br />
years after.<br />
So far two prominent figures<br />
have public announced<br />
their willingness to challenge<br />
the current president<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
As the games come to a close, plans are<br />
already on the way to implement guidelines<br />
to limit the number of overseas players allowed<br />
for the next <strong>2017</strong>/2018 games.<br />
The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association<br />
made the announcement during a<br />
Congress held on Wednesday to create a new<br />
arm to monitor the use of overseas based<br />
players.<br />
for the position. President of<br />
Tryum FC, Keithroy Black<br />
and President of the Potters<br />
Tigers FC, Joel Rayne have<br />
made their campaigns for<br />
the position be known.<br />
Meanwhile the current<br />
President will be back on the<br />
ballots to be reelected for his<br />
third year in a row.<br />
New limits to be made on nonnational<br />
players being utilized<br />
It was announced that a Technical Committee<br />
comprised of 3-5 persons will be established<br />
sometime next month to monitor<br />
the quota system for non-national players.<br />
During the early start of this season numerous<br />
clubs in particular the Liberta Football<br />
Club along with football enthusiasts<br />
argued that too many non-national players<br />
were being utilized during the local games,<br />
thus taking away from locally based players.
<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15<br />
Ottos Coolers remain undefeated<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Ottos Coolers remain undefeated in<br />
division 3 of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball<br />
Association League as they defeated<br />
another undefeated team, F and G<br />
Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays 3, 60-49 on<br />
Wednesday night at the Cage formally<br />
known as Ovals basketball court.<br />
The Cage was electrified as both<br />
stands were packed with supporters for<br />
Coolers and Ojays. The highly anticipated<br />
matchup saw Coolers take an early advantage<br />
of the home team in the first half.<br />
It was in the third quarter however<br />
that Ovals came alive and cut the deficit<br />
to a one point lead going into the final<br />
quarter. Javon Simon was an unstoppable<br />
force for Coolers as he pushed his team<br />
over the hump in the fourth to pick up the<br />
victory. Simon ended the match with 15<br />
points, 16 rebounds and 5 steals but the<br />
leading scorer however was the Spanish<br />
sensation, Maikol Florian who had 18<br />
points and 8 rebounds.<br />
Teammates, Adriel Ramirez and<br />
Alexis Jackson grabbed 17 and 10 rebounds<br />
respectively.<br />
Michael Barton of Ovals 3 had 13<br />
points and 14 rebounds while Delornje<br />
Jules had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Cairon<br />
Davis chipped in with 8 points, 14<br />
rebounds and 4 blocks in a losing effort.<br />
In the other match up that night, Old<br />
Road Daggers trumped Police Vertex,<br />
77-59. Kevin Cornwall had 29 points<br />
and Ezekiel Francois 23 points and 20<br />
rebounds for the victors.<br />
Stefan Smith and Tash Harris also of<br />
Daggers had 7 and 6 assists.<br />
Dale Gore of Vertex had 24 points<br />
while Alfred Telemaque, Eugene Remo<br />
and Roosevelt Browne had 8 points respectively.<br />
Division 2 action also took<br />
place that night, this time up at the JSC<br />
Sports complex.<br />
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays 2<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
Sandals INET IMOBILE<br />
Grenades will continue their<br />
pursuit of the runners up position<br />
in the Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Football Association<br />
Premier Division later today.<br />
The games which were<br />
previously scheduled for Saturday<br />
have been brought forward<br />
to <strong>Friday</strong> to facilitate<br />
the Regional Super 5 Cricket<br />
competition being held here.<br />
As such, the Grenades will<br />
face the Liberta Football Club<br />
who are facing demotion back<br />
to the First Division after a<br />
dismal run in the top competition.<br />
The second game will<br />
be between Ace Trucking &<br />
Heavy Duty Equipment Glanvilles<br />
who are also facing demotion<br />
for ending their run in<br />
the Division at the bottom of<br />
the 10 team standings, they<br />
will face Fitzroy’s Rewinding<br />
Pigotts Bullets who like<br />
a phoenix rose from the ashes<br />
will hopefully end their run in<br />
6th.<br />
Another team fighting for<br />
the runners up position is Cool<br />
& Smooth-AC Delco Glenn’s<br />
Pet Paradise Hoppers who<br />
will go head to head will winners<br />
Asot’s Arcade Parham<br />
during the final game of the<br />
day on Saturday in hopes of<br />
walking away with their heads<br />
held high. Ahead of the show<br />
down Harney Motors Tryum<br />
will face Sugar Ridge SAP.<br />
SAP who are currently in the<br />
red will play for survival as<br />
they are one point behind of<br />
their competitors.<br />
Following that clash, Cool<br />
& Smooth Empire Verses<br />
followed in the footsteps of their younger<br />
team as they were also defeated by Antigua<br />
Home and Office Depot Rebels,<br />
52-48. Gabriel Perez had 18 points and<br />
6 rebounds while Curtis Daniel, Tindal<br />
Telemaque and Toriano Matthew all<br />
grabbed 18, 10 and 6 rebounds to pick up<br />
their second straight win.<br />
Percy Adams and Kevorn Cornwall<br />
had 11 points for Ojays 2 with assistance<br />
from Troy Robertson with 9 points.<br />
Global Hawks edged out Flyers 2,<br />
62-61 in the feature match up. Buel Henry<br />
led his team with 22 points and 8 rebounds<br />
with assistance from Kamalie<br />
Swift with 12 points and 12 rebounds and<br />
C. Goodman with 10 points and 4 assists.<br />
Flyers 2’s Mico Scotland had 14<br />
points and 8 rebounds. He was assisted<br />
by Kellony Tonge with 12 points and<br />
Shaquille Kelly with 11 points and 9 rebounds.<br />
Nickon McGregor also of Flyers<br />
grabbed 13 rebounds in a losing effort.<br />
ABFA Premier Division comes to a close<br />
Flow Old Road who will one<br />
end their run this season in the<br />
safe on as they also sit one behind<br />
of the other.<br />
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16 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Friday</strong> <strong>17th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Callaloo Cay Donates US$5,000<br />
to Old Road Sports Clubs<br />
The provision of equipment,<br />
refreshments, uniforms,<br />
and continued development<br />
of the community’s<br />
youth are the areas that have<br />
been identified to benefit<br />
from Callaloo Cay’s most<br />
recent donation to sports<br />
clubs in Old Road.<br />
On Thursday morning,<br />
managers and players of<br />
the Old Road football club<br />
and the Callaloo Cay Young<br />
Lions, gathered at the Old<br />
Road football field to receive<br />
the donations from Callaloo<br />
Cay Senior Vice President<br />
of Business Development<br />
Dawood Shah.<br />
Chesley Browne, manager<br />
of the Old Road FC<br />
accepted the USD$3500 donation<br />
on behalf of the team.<br />
He says the team has been<br />
able to maintain a stellar record<br />
due in part to the contribution<br />
of corporate sponsors<br />
like Callaloo Cay.<br />
He says the funds received<br />
will go a long way<br />
towards ensuring that the<br />
members are able to focus<br />
on improvement. “We are<br />
about youth development<br />
and to be very honest, we are<br />
happy to have Callaloo Cay<br />
on board. It’s a great feeling<br />
for us, it’s something we really<br />
appreciate and hope will<br />
continue.” Browne added<br />
that he looks forward to seeing<br />
the continued development<br />
of the community with<br />
the contributions of Callaloo<br />
Cay. For the last four years,<br />
the Old Road FC has maintained<br />
a position within the<br />
top four teams on island<br />
and have won back to back<br />
championships.<br />
Ruby Williams, Secretary<br />
of the Callaloo Cay Young<br />
Lions received a USD$1500<br />
donation on behalf of the<br />
team and also expressed<br />
her gratitude. She says the<br />
funds will be an integral part<br />
of ensuring that the team is<br />
able to keep abreast of all<br />
team related and management<br />
expenses.<br />
Speaking of his company’s<br />
rationale for these sponsorships,<br />
Shah says “these<br />
donations are in line with<br />
our commitment to the Old<br />
Road community and especially<br />
to youth development.<br />
It is one of the principles<br />
carried through all of our initiatives<br />
and it is one we intend<br />
to maintain as we move<br />
towards breaking ground on<br />
the first phase of our development.<br />
“<br />
In November 2015, Callaloo<br />
Cay contributed a<br />
combined USD$10,000.00<br />
to both teams. In May 2016,<br />
they also handed over a refurbished<br />
sporting complex<br />
consisting tennis, basketball<br />
and netball courts in Old<br />
Road.