Caribbean Times 3rd Issue - Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</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.9 No.3 $2.00<br />
OVERHAULING<br />
THE IMAGE OF CIP<br />
See story<br />
on Page 2
2 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
By Everton Barnes<br />
The people managing<br />
the Citizenship by Investment<br />
Programme (CIP) have<br />
launched an aggressive initiative<br />
aimed at improving the<br />
image of the programme.<br />
Citizenship by Investment<br />
Unit (CIU) invited members<br />
of the media to a press luncheon<br />
on Tuesday where the<br />
underlying theme was that the<br />
CIP is more than the selling of<br />
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passport, a view held by many<br />
nationals and residents.<br />
Chief Executive Officer of<br />
the CIU, Chisanga Chekwe<br />
made the point emphatically<br />
when he stated that the Citizenship<br />
by Investment Programme<br />
is not about selling<br />
passports.<br />
“The idea is not to go<br />
out in the market and find as<br />
many people as possible to<br />
acquire citizenship for a competitive<br />
fee. Not everyone<br />
can be deserving of Antiguan<br />
and Barbudan citizenship.<br />
Not everyone is eligible for<br />
the privilege of Antiguan and<br />
Barbudan citizenship,” he explained.<br />
The CIU CEO noted that<br />
under the legislation eligibility<br />
for citizenship is not determined<br />
by wealth; for while<br />
there is a minimum requirement<br />
in the three areas recognized<br />
by the law, an applicant’s<br />
net worth is not a factor<br />
when the application is being<br />
reviewed. “Thus, an investor<br />
of outstanding character with<br />
a net worth of $1,000,000<br />
may be successful under the<br />
Overhauling the image of CIP<br />
law while an investor with a<br />
doubtful reputation and a net<br />
worth $10,000,000, may not,”<br />
he further explained.<br />
Chekwe also listed five areas<br />
for which a person may be<br />
ineligible to attain citizenship;<br />
these include submitting false<br />
information and if the applicant<br />
has a criminal record for<br />
committing certain crimes.<br />
The CIU official noted that<br />
the CIP programme brings in<br />
much needed revenues for the<br />
country and due to the growing<br />
competition from similar<br />
programmes in the region<br />
and internationally, there have<br />
been suggestions that Antigua<br />
and Barbuda should lower its<br />
investment threshold as well<br />
as loosen its robust due diligence<br />
protocols.<br />
However, according to<br />
Chekwe adopting there suggestions<br />
would be a mistake.<br />
“We absolutely refuse to<br />
cheapen our superior product<br />
(if I can call it that) by competing<br />
on price. We equally<br />
reject the notion that our robust<br />
due diligence process is<br />
anything to be ashamed of.<br />
On the contrary, this is a comparative<br />
advantage that we<br />
should trumpet at every opportunity.<br />
We should be clear<br />
that our programme seeks the<br />
very best of investors and citizens,”<br />
he advised.<br />
Deputy CEO, Thomas<br />
Anthony joined in distancing<br />
the programme from merely<br />
as the selling of passports<br />
and revenues for the country<br />
noting that the CIP has significant<br />
values far beyond the<br />
investment into Antigua and<br />
Barbuda.<br />
“Citizenship by Investment<br />
programs ought not<br />
to be viewed solely from a<br />
country revenue perspective.<br />
These programs affect real<br />
people, real families lives in<br />
profound ways. We in Antigua<br />
and Barbuda take our mobility<br />
for granted. Decisions<br />
to travel to more 130 countries<br />
can be made on the spur<br />
of the moment.<br />
“For millions of families<br />
around the globe, for the single<br />
reason of the accident of<br />
their country of birth, their<br />
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ability to explore planet earth<br />
is severely hampered,” he<br />
stated.<br />
Anthony noted that the<br />
CIP due diligence protocol is<br />
quite extensive and that this<br />
has earned Antigua and Barbuda<br />
top three ranking internationally,<br />
and number one in<br />
the region. He noted that the<br />
ban placed on some countries<br />
has less to do with nationalities<br />
and more to do with the<br />
inability to conduct proper<br />
checks on individuals from<br />
those countries.<br />
He said each application<br />
goes through a rigorous due<br />
diligence check and that only<br />
when this is completed and<br />
an applicant is deemed to be<br />
worthy is a recommendation<br />
made for approval.<br />
On the issue of due diligence,<br />
head of the ONDCP,<br />
Lt Col. Edward Croft said he<br />
considers this activity as the<br />
most important process in the<br />
programme. “Due diligence<br />
measures in consideration of a<br />
candidate for citizenship covers<br />
practically everything,” he<br />
revealed.
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
CARICOM should not fear Cuba<br />
By Everton Barnes<br />
The countries of the<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Community<br />
(CARICOM) need not fear<br />
the improving relations between<br />
Cuba and the United<br />
States and the anticipated<br />
‘opening up’ of the Spanish-speaking<br />
countries to<br />
international free trade.<br />
The assurances came<br />
from the head of the Centre<br />
for International Economic<br />
Research’s Department<br />
of <strong>Caribbean</strong> Studies at<br />
the University of Havana,<br />
Professor Marlen Sanchez<br />
The New Winthropes<br />
Primary School held their<br />
71st Anniversary Thanksgiving<br />
Service today at the<br />
New Winthropes Seven Day<br />
Adventist Church under the<br />
theme: Celebrating God's<br />
Faithfulness.<br />
Gutierrez.<br />
The professor, who<br />
spoke with <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> during her stop-over<br />
visit to Antigua, said the<br />
Cuban government is aware<br />
that many <strong>Caribbean</strong> countries<br />
are worried about the<br />
process of normalization<br />
now underway between<br />
Washington and Havana.<br />
She noted that there is<br />
the belief that Cuba will<br />
abandon the <strong>Caribbean</strong> return<br />
to its previous close<br />
ties with the U.S should the<br />
economic blockade be lifted.<br />
However, she said that<br />
not the view of the authorities<br />
in Havana and that’s<br />
why Cuba is undertaking a<br />
diversification of its investment<br />
portfolio.<br />
“There is a concern that<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> countries are<br />
worried about what is going<br />
to happen with the potential<br />
deviation of trade<br />
and finance should Cuba<br />
become another competitor<br />
and they don’t have the capacity<br />
to compete. I don’t<br />
think that is true!” she declared.<br />
She acknowledged that<br />
there will be some changes<br />
if Cuba establishes relations<br />
with the U.S, but that<br />
in the short term nothing<br />
will change dramatically.<br />
“In the short term nothing<br />
is going to happen! Because<br />
Cuba has too many<br />
structural problems now<br />
and it will not be able to<br />
assimilate properly a huge<br />
influx of investments,” she<br />
revealed.<br />
For example, she noted<br />
that Cuba cannot now take<br />
an influx of tourists by air<br />
or by sea as it does not have<br />
the infrastructure to accommodate<br />
the cruise ships and<br />
that its airports are in dire<br />
need of upgrading.<br />
“We are now trying to<br />
have investments in airports<br />
to take advantage of<br />
the expected influx, but it<br />
will take time,” she stated.<br />
Additionally, she disclosed<br />
the country’s finance<br />
system also needs<br />
overhauling to make proper<br />
provisions for currency exchange.<br />
She cautioned that while<br />
normalization will bring<br />
much benefits, Cuba has a<br />
myriad of domestic issues,<br />
particularly infrastructure,<br />
that need to be readied if<br />
the island is to take full advantage<br />
of improving relations<br />
with the US.<br />
“Cuba needs time to organize<br />
inside Cuba so the<br />
impact is not going to be<br />
short-term,” she declared.
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Minister Benjamin represents<br />
Antigua at ILO meeting in Jamaica<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
Attorney General and Minister of<br />
Labour, the Hon. Steadroy “Cutie”<br />
Benjamin is in Jamaica, representing<br />
Antigua and Barbuda at the 10th<br />
International Labour Organization<br />
(ILO) Meeting of <strong>Caribbean</strong> Labour<br />
Ministers.<br />
The event is taking place under<br />
the theme “Realizing Decent Work<br />
under the 2030 Agenda”.<br />
The 10th ILO Meeting of <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Ministers of Labour has four main<br />
objectives.<br />
It will review progress being made<br />
by the countries and the region since<br />
the last Meeting of <strong>Caribbean</strong> Ministers<br />
of Labour in 2015 in promoting<br />
sustained, inclusive and sustainable<br />
development with productive employment<br />
and decent work in line<br />
with Goal 8 of the SDGs.<br />
Participants will also consider the<br />
Future of Work Initiative; this is an<br />
important part of the ILO’s Centenary<br />
Initiative.<br />
A discussion of the main challenges<br />
and opportunities necessary to advance<br />
towards a better future of work<br />
in the <strong>Caribbean</strong> is also high on the<br />
agenda.<br />
The forum also aims to determine<br />
the mix of policies needed to promote<br />
growth that is fair, inclusive and sustainable<br />
and to explore how the Decent<br />
Work Agenda can be effectively<br />
integrated in the national articulations<br />
of the 2030 Sustainable Development<br />
Agendas.<br />
The meeting will aim to identify<br />
and share good practices that can be<br />
replicated in addressing the challenges<br />
above, and to assess how the ILO<br />
can strengthen its support to member<br />
States and the region in developing<br />
responses.<br />
The high-level meeting will conclude<br />
on Friday.
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Antigua and Barbuda hosts <strong>Caribbean</strong> Country<br />
and Sub-Regional Managers meeting<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
High level representatives<br />
of eth Pan American<br />
Health Organization<br />
(PAHO)/World Health Organization<br />
(WHO) are currently<br />
on island participating<br />
in the annual <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Country and Sub-regional<br />
meeting.<br />
The week-long meeting<br />
is taking place at the Verandah<br />
Resort and Spa.<br />
According to the Director<br />
of PAHO, Dr, Carissa<br />
Etienne, the participants<br />
will be engaged in discussions<br />
on technical matters<br />
and managerial initiatives<br />
geared towards the further<br />
advancement of the health<br />
care system in the region.<br />
She commended the<br />
government of Antigua and<br />
Barbuda and the Minister<br />
of Health, the Hon. Molwyn<br />
Joseph for the unique<br />
transformation of health<br />
care in the twin island nation.<br />
She noted that the<br />
achievements that have taken<br />
place in less than three<br />
years cannot go unnoticed.<br />
She also gave kudos<br />
to the Ministry for the development<br />
of the National<br />
Strategic Plan for Health<br />
2016-2020.<br />
Minister of Health, the<br />
Hon. Molwyn Joseph, delivered<br />
a riveting key note<br />
address, which outlined the<br />
country’s accomplishments<br />
and current challenges being<br />
faced.<br />
He thanked the health<br />
organization for its assistance<br />
in a number of areas<br />
and spoke to the establishment<br />
of a Planning Unit<br />
within the Ministry.<br />
“Let me take the opportunity<br />
to thank PAHO<br />
for the assistance given<br />
last year through Mr. Carl<br />
Browne, for the development<br />
of Antigua and Barbuda’s<br />
National Strategic<br />
Plan for Health 2016-2020.<br />
We are well on our way<br />
to establishing a Planning<br />
Unit within the Ministry.<br />
This unit will be primarily<br />
responsible for the<br />
implementation of the Strategic<br />
Plan and providing<br />
Ministry of Health recommits<br />
to fighting NCD’s<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
As the twin island state intensifies its<br />
fight against Non Communicable Diseases<br />
(NCD’s), the Ministry of Health will<br />
be developing strategies to deal with the<br />
associated risk factors to include physical<br />
inactivity, high fat diets and alcohol and<br />
tobacco use.<br />
In this regard, the Minister of Health,<br />
the Hon. Molwyn Joseph has indicated<br />
that a Wellness Committee in the Ministry<br />
of Health will be developed, with Dr.<br />
Leslie Walwyn, being designated as its<br />
Chairperson.<br />
“I am pleased to announce that Dr.<br />
Leslie Walwyn, Past President of the Antigua<br />
and Barbuda Medical Association<br />
has been appointed Chairperson of the<br />
Commission. We will shortly be inviting<br />
members of the various civil and business<br />
associations to a meeting to consider the<br />
implementation of the Commission and<br />
their future participatory roles”, he said<br />
at a forum on Tuesday.<br />
The Ministry of Health will continue<br />
its partnership with said civil society<br />
organisations, such as the Rotary and<br />
Lions Clubs, The Renal Society and the<br />
Diabetes Association in a joint effort to<br />
control the spread of NCDs by screening<br />
for breast cancer, kidney disease and diabetes.<br />
the data and information<br />
for evidence based policy<br />
making”, he expressed.<br />
He emphasized that the<br />
government is committed<br />
to universal health care and<br />
universal health coverage<br />
for its citizens and residents.<br />
“We recognise that our<br />
Medical Benefits Scheme<br />
provides the ideal foundation<br />
for the establishment<br />
of National Health<br />
Insurance in Antigua and<br />
Barbuda and we will utilize<br />
your officer’s technical<br />
expertise in this area<br />
as we move forward. As<br />
we follow through with<br />
the implementation of our<br />
National Strategic Plan,<br />
the government of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda will continue<br />
to play special attention to<br />
non-communicable diseases<br />
as we face those challenges.<br />
We also look for<br />
opportunities to expand the<br />
health care services to our<br />
citizens and residents”, he<br />
indicated.<br />
He wished the participants<br />
success in their deliberations.<br />
Today, the Cabinet<br />
of Antigua and Barbuda<br />
will meet with the Director<br />
of PAHO and other senior<br />
officials on global and regional<br />
health issues including<br />
the fight against NCDs,<br />
Universal Health Access,<br />
Health in All Policies, Anti-Microbial<br />
Resistance<br />
and Climate Change.
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Systemic Technology Integration<br />
Training Series <strong>2017</strong><br />
By Makŏ Williams<br />
The Rotary Club of Antigua<br />
and the Bellevue Breakfast<br />
Club of Seattle began a<br />
partnership with The Ministry<br />
of Education nine years<br />
ago.<br />
Their mission was to<br />
bring computers to primary<br />
schools in Antigua and<br />
Barbuda faithfully each<br />
year. In 2015 The Rotary’s<br />
technology initiative<br />
sharply evolved to include a<br />
technology training component<br />
for the Primary School<br />
ClassroomTeachers within<br />
targeted Zones.<br />
The Rotary’s goal is to<br />
both equip the schools with<br />
the digital tools and the educators<br />
with the requisite<br />
training required for classroom<br />
integration.<br />
iLabGlobal, a local technology<br />
integration company,<br />
came onboard to<br />
advance the initiative by<br />
adding a professional development<br />
training for teachers,<br />
principals and education<br />
administrators called,<br />
“The Systemic Technology<br />
Integration Training Series”<br />
(STITS).<br />
The goal of the STITS<br />
is to create a scalable technology<br />
ecosystem, develop<br />
a common technical culture<br />
among educators and facilitate<br />
a professional learning<br />
network (PLN).<br />
STITS, is a unique training<br />
model that specifically<br />
facilitates understanding<br />
around the concept of collaboration,<br />
accountability<br />
and the use of ‘best-practice’<br />
methods. The training series<br />
is underpinned by cognitive<br />
learning theories to ensure<br />
the delivery of a guaranteed<br />
and cohesive curriculum.<br />
The learning outcomes,<br />
which are embedded<br />
throughout the training, are<br />
mapped to a specific set of<br />
deliverables expected from<br />
the principals, teachers and<br />
education administrator.<br />
This approach adds a<br />
layer accountability, creates<br />
an opportunity to for the<br />
participants to demonstrate<br />
their newly acquired skills<br />
and provides a reliable tool<br />
for measurement; required<br />
by the Rotary to track the<br />
success of the initiative.<br />
The STITS <strong>2017</strong> training<br />
further clarifies what actions<br />
must be performed by each<br />
educational stakeholder,<br />
policy maker and administrator<br />
in order to build a<br />
thriving educational technology<br />
pipeline.<br />
This approach to capacity<br />
building creates shared<br />
leadership and accountability<br />
among the members and,<br />
if widely instituted, will<br />
transform the educational<br />
system in Antigua and<br />
Barbuda. Education is the<br />
cornerstone of social and<br />
economic change, we must<br />
invest in it.<br />
The training emphasizes<br />
the use of the Understanding<br />
by Design (UbD), a<br />
backward design approach<br />
to build curriculum. The<br />
Teacher learns to map learning<br />
outcomes to specific<br />
performance tasks which<br />
will enable the collection of<br />
a broad portfolio for student<br />
assessment.<br />
The various performance<br />
based assessments allow<br />
students to demonstrate<br />
their depth of understanding<br />
of the key concepts.<br />
Teachers are taught to<br />
design easily comprehensible<br />
technology integrated<br />
lessons, starting with the<br />
‘endpoint’ in mind. This approach<br />
addresses the needs<br />
of multiple learning styles<br />
and emphasizes problem<br />
solving, critical thinking,<br />
and 21st century learning.<br />
The training started on<br />
January 23, <strong>2017</strong>, with a<br />
principal’s training module,<br />
followed by the teacher<br />
training modules.<br />
STITS will continue<br />
through March <strong>2017</strong> with<br />
an extended period for monitoring,<br />
field-visits, and refresher<br />
workshops that will<br />
extend through to the start<br />
of the <strong>2017</strong>-2018 school<br />
term.<br />
iLabGlobal designs technology<br />
integration training<br />
that supports deep penetration<br />
of key skills, to ensure<br />
the sustainability of a vibrant<br />
educational technology<br />
ecosystem.
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
The Governor General hosts<br />
UWI Alumni Antigua Chapter<br />
Chancellor of the University of the<br />
West Indies (UWI), Sir George Alleyne<br />
was the keynote speaker at a UWI<br />
Alumni Antigua Chapter event hosted<br />
by the Governor General of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda, Sir Rodney Williams on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 18, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
The interactive session, which was<br />
billed ‘ An Hour with the Chancellor’<br />
was a very special occasion for all<br />
gathered since it was the final official<br />
visit for Sir George in his capacity as<br />
Chancellor which is expected to come<br />
to an end this academic year.<br />
In his welcome remarks to the gathering,<br />
the Governor General described<br />
Sir George as his former teacher, mentor<br />
and friend added that he exemplified<br />
the true spirit of UWI or the ‘Pelican<br />
Pride’ as earlier defined by the Chair of<br />
the proceedings, UWI Open Campus<br />
Head, Mr. Ian Benn.<br />
Sir Rodney Williams also pointed<br />
out that universities across the globe<br />
Alumni at An Hour With the Chancellor<br />
require the support of alumni to assist<br />
in offsetting rising financial costs as<br />
well as the requirement to maintain a<br />
high quality of educational service content<br />
and delivery, implementation of<br />
modern technology and the provision<br />
Governor General Presenting Token to UWI Chancellor on his final tour of territories Hour<br />
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of suitable teaching and learning environments,<br />
all within a highly competitive<br />
sector.<br />
It was for this reason, the Governor<br />
General added, that all UWI Alumni<br />
including those in Antigua and Barbuda<br />
should support, financially and<br />
otherwise, the 68 year old entity which<br />
is considered as an important regional<br />
institution.<br />
The UWI Chancellor in his address,<br />
spoke of the importance of alumni<br />
providing support for the institution<br />
through the UWI Global Giving Week<br />
initiative which is held annually in the<br />
first week of August.<br />
Sir George also called on Alumni<br />
to further enhance the university experience<br />
by mentoring current UWI<br />
students, maintaining contact with the<br />
institution through electronic and other<br />
means, supporting alumni chapter<br />
events, promoting the university to<br />
family and friends, presenting proposals<br />
to the administration for improved
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Rotary Clubs in Antigua celebrate 112th anniversary<br />
of Rotary and World Peace & Understanding Day<br />
The Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown<br />
(RCAS), Rotary Club of Antigua<br />
(RCA) and Rotaract Club of Antigua<br />
recently marked 112 years of<br />
the founding of Rotary and celebrated<br />
World Peace & Understanding Day at<br />
a church service at the Spring Gardens<br />
Moravian Church.<br />
RCAS President, Herald Rolland<br />
spoke on behalf of the clubs at the<br />
service and thanked Reverend Denise<br />
Smith-Lewis-Manse and the members<br />
of the church for their warm welcome.<br />
“Peace and understanding are such<br />
important ideals of Rotary that there<br />
are even Rotary Centres for International<br />
Studies in peace and conflict resolution”,<br />
said RCAS President, Herald<br />
Rolland.<br />
“Here in Antigua, we as Rotarians<br />
are helping to facilitate peace through<br />
our many service projects which benefits<br />
our community and the world.”<br />
The celebrations continued with<br />
a fellowship brunch with members.<br />
Assistant Governor (AG), Corina Edwards-Sealy<br />
was in attendance at the<br />
event and spoke briefly on the relevance<br />
of peace and understanding in<br />
Police are currently conducting<br />
investigations into<br />
the discovery of a male body<br />
which was found dead on<br />
Members of Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown, Rotary Club of Antigua and Rotaract Club<br />
of Antigua.<br />
today’s world.<br />
“Peace and Understanding; these<br />
two words could not be more relevant<br />
today – And as we fellowship we should<br />
reflect on how fortunate we are and<br />
appreciate some of life’s simple pleasures,<br />
many of which we take for granted”,<br />
said AG Corina Edwards-Sealy.<br />
“The <strong>Caribbean</strong> could not be more<br />
representative and harmonious of<br />
creed, race and color. Let us continue<br />
to teach our children tolerance and understanding;<br />
they are our future.”<br />
Lower All Saints Road Tuesday<br />
morning. The discovery<br />
was made around 5:30 am<br />
by a passer-by, who saw the<br />
body lying on the ground in<br />
the vicinity of the Industrial<br />
Workshop for the Blind<br />
and informed the police. He<br />
cont’d from pg 8<br />
operations and being excellent role models<br />
through the quality of service provided in<br />
their various portfolios.<br />
In his closing remarks, the Chancellor<br />
shared that his journey in his present portfolio<br />
was a fulfilling one which he would<br />
always treasure and that his most enjoyable<br />
experiences was one of personally congratulating<br />
over 70 thousand UWI graduates with<br />
a handshake over his 13 years of service as<br />
the head of UWI.<br />
The Hour with the Chancellor ended<br />
with acknowledgements from the President<br />
of the UWI Alumni Antigua Chapter, Ms.<br />
Julie-Ann Laudat and opportunities for the<br />
alumni present to interact with the Chancellor<br />
on a personal level.<br />
Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary<br />
and its ideals of community service and<br />
volunteerism quickly spread around<br />
the world. By its 25th anniversary, Rotary<br />
had more than 150,000 members<br />
in 3,349 clubs in 62 countries on six<br />
continents. Today Rotary’s 1.2 million<br />
members incorporate technology, progressive<br />
membership strategies and<br />
hands-on projects to make their volunteer<br />
efforts more effective, while maintaining<br />
a century-long commitment to<br />
excellence in community service.<br />
Police probe discovery of dead body<br />
was found in a pool of blood<br />
with in what appeared to be<br />
a laceration to his neck. The<br />
Medical District Doctor later<br />
arrived on the scene and pronounced<br />
him dead.<br />
Meantime, the Police are<br />
appealing to anyone with<br />
information surrounding<br />
this incident to contact the<br />
nearest police station or the<br />
Criminal Investigations Department<br />
at 462-3913\14.
10 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><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<br />
Leave people’s<br />
business and<br />
mind your own<br />
By Mrs. Jacqueline Wetherill<br />
Leave people’s business and mind your own,<br />
Who live in glass house don’t throw stones;<br />
Many times you don’t know if the thing is true,<br />
But you spread it like wild fire and cause havoc<br />
too.<br />
Leave people’s business and mind your own;<br />
Stop playing so conniving, devious, and cut<br />
throat;<br />
You will laugh and chat up with your friend<br />
Then back- talk them, from how they look, to<br />
how they smell.<br />
Leave people’s business and mind you own;<br />
What they wear is not your business;<br />
What they cook is not your business;<br />
How their house looks is not your business.<br />
Some people are so caught up minding people’s<br />
business.<br />
Wait, you forget there is somebody who also has<br />
your business;<br />
So keep on minding people’s business, and don’t<br />
fix your business.<br />
Remember, people’s business is not your business.<br />
Let me tell you how to conduct your business:<br />
Your business is not my business, and I don’t<br />
care to know your business;<br />
If I mind your business, then I will become like<br />
you, minding people’s business.<br />
So leave people’s business alone and mind your<br />
own business.
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 11<br />
Tuesday’s Sudoku Solution<br />
S U D O K U<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
Across<br />
1. Island east of Java<br />
5. Bay of Naples isle<br />
10. Minor falling out<br />
14. Dire sign<br />
15. ‘’Stormy Weather’’ songwriter<br />
16. Strategem meant to fool<br />
17. Frank Sinatra song<br />
19. School fit for a prince<br />
20. Virgo’s neighbor<br />
21. Rubber-stamp<br />
22. Puts up, as a skyscraper<br />
24. Start of many exclamations<br />
from Robin<br />
25. Thin soup<br />
26. Unperturbed<br />
29. Lower jawbone<br />
32. Bad kind of wave<br />
33. Encl. for a reply<br />
34. Home of the Fighting Christians,<br />
until 1999<br />
35. FBI worker<br />
36. Simple songs<br />
39. Earthquake relief, e.g.<br />
40. Scottish lake<br />
42. Lets touch them<br />
43. Word processing shortcut<br />
45. They don’t believe<br />
47. Pen pal?<br />
48. Dry riverbeds<br />
49. Make reservations<br />
50. ‘’___ 17’’<br />
52. Etiquette authority<br />
53. Sotheby’s stock<br />
56. ‘’Mr. Hulot’s Holiday’’ director<br />
57. One looking for a free ride?<br />
60. Last word of the Bible<br />
61. Cease-fire<br />
62. It moves stars<br />
63. Titanic’s downfall<br />
64. Certain Winter Olympian<br />
65. Kind of sweater<br />
Down<br />
1. Cereal serving<br />
2. Girlfriend, in Paris<br />
3. Apollo’s mother<br />
4. Ltd., in the states<br />
5. Sound from the henhouse<br />
6. Orderly grouping<br />
7. It’s staged!<br />
8. Gridiron official, briefly<br />
9. Prisoner of war, e.g.<br />
10. Term of endearment<br />
11. Dark as can be<br />
12. Words after ‘’Thanks’’<br />
13. Counting intervals, sometimes<br />
18. Laughed scornfully<br />
23. It may be spared<br />
24. It may be cured or glazed<br />
25. Grounds<br />
26. Famous opera house (with<br />
‘’La’’)<br />
27. Rye fungus<br />
28. What something may be as<br />
dull as<br />
29. Dillon and Biondi<br />
30. It rises in the Massif Central<br />
31. Home of the Ewoks<br />
33. Keeps, in print<br />
37. Moments of clarity<br />
38. Word used in razor ads<br />
41. Getting better<br />
44. Biblical transport<br />
46. Crete’s highest mountain<br />
47. More luxurious<br />
49. Italian bowling game<br />
50. Use a knife or fork<br />
51. Broken to the saddle<br />
52. Spitter’s sound<br />
53. Analogous<br />
54. Do-fa bridge<br />
55. Word with fox or turkey<br />
58. Perturb<br />
59. Kind
12 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Today’s weather forecast<br />
Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Generally sunny despite a few<br />
afternoon clouds.<br />
High - 80ºF<br />
Low - 70ºF<br />
Wind: North West 5 mph<br />
Sunrise 6.29 am; Sunset 6.11 pm<br />
Tuesday’s Crossword Solution<br />
HOROSCOPE<br />
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).<br />
It’s a day to read and learn. Social<br />
topics, in particular, will be<br />
lucky to know about. They’ll<br />
also be as exciting to read up<br />
on as any fiction, because this<br />
learning paves the way to new<br />
adventures.<br />
ARIES (March 21-April 19).<br />
Not only is it natural to feel<br />
defensive around people who<br />
have a history of socking you<br />
when you’re not expecting it:<br />
It’s advisable. Likely this has<br />
to do with the soft jabs of a<br />
loved one. Arms up; protect<br />
your head; duck and cover.<br />
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).<br />
There’s a point at which too<br />
much conversation clouds the<br />
meaning of things instead of<br />
making it clearer. While some<br />
seem committed to talking<br />
things to death, you jump in<br />
and fix it.<br />
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).<br />
It takes a confident person to<br />
risk being misunderstood and<br />
maybe that’s partly why you’ll<br />
do it. Plus, you’ll learn more<br />
from people who are dissimilar<br />
to you than from people with<br />
whom you have a great deal in<br />
common.<br />
CANCER (June 22-July 22).<br />
When things get a little more<br />
colorful and dramatic than is<br />
comfortable, be grateful for<br />
it. Were you to be limited to a<br />
very confined and unvarying<br />
society, you would be quickly<br />
bored to tears.<br />
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Discipline<br />
is just not something<br />
you easily come up with on<br />
your own right now. Enlist the<br />
help of a coach, a champion or<br />
a supportive friend. Not only<br />
will you get results; you’ll feel<br />
loved in the process.<br />
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).<br />
Before you get into the mix, remind<br />
yourself of your purpose.<br />
While you’re at it, revel for a<br />
few minutes in what you’re all<br />
about. Because if you’re not<br />
sure of this, someone will come<br />
along and fill in the blanks for<br />
you.<br />
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).<br />
Your big dream of the day may<br />
not be anything too spectacular;<br />
rather, it’s a small personal<br />
accomplishment or meaningful<br />
exchange that drives you to<br />
work deliberately and connect<br />
warmly with others today.<br />
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).<br />
Don’t be surprised if, when<br />
you sit down to make a positive<br />
plan of action, negativity<br />
comes first. Work through the<br />
grievances. Once you give<br />
them airtime, they’ll go away.<br />
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.<br />
21). Fun-loving people are<br />
the best when fun is chief on<br />
the agenda. What about when<br />
it’s not? If their love of fun is<br />
stronger than their love of doing<br />
the job at hand, trust your<br />
instincts and get the right person<br />
for the job.<br />
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.<br />
19). You’re an artist. This<br />
doesn’t always present itself<br />
in the way some people think<br />
about creativity, but there are<br />
so many ways to turn life into<br />
a beautiful experience. That’s<br />
what you’ll chase today.<br />
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.<br />
18). Sameness leads to staleness.<br />
Seek variety and diversity.<br />
It takes an effort to mix<br />
things up, and you’ll probably<br />
meet with resistance from<br />
those more fearful than you.<br />
Do it anyway. Everyone will<br />
be better for it.
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</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 />
Event: Breakfast Forum<br />
Date: Thursday 26th January, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.<br />
Venue: Grand Royal Antigua<br />
Speaker: Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of OECS<br />
Topic: “The Survival of the OCES and Developing<br />
Countries in a Global Economy” to include: 1The effects of<br />
Cuba on the OCES, and 2The de-risking of correspondent<br />
banking services in the OECS and the wider <strong>Caribbean</strong> by<br />
U.S. Correspondent Banks.<br />
Price: E$150.00<br />
Please contact the Federation’s Secretariat at (268) 462-0247<br />
to register.<br />
Specially invited guest: The Hon. Prime Minister of Antigua<br />
& Barbuda or his Designate from the Ministry of Finance.<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 />
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 2<strong>3rd</strong> <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 />
All Saints Anglican Church Mothers Unions invites everyone<br />
to its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sale on <strong>February</strong><br />
28, <strong>2017</strong> from 3-6pm at the parish hall of All Saints Anglican<br />
Church at the All Saints. The variety of pancakes includes<br />
Dumps Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fritters, Vegetable<br />
Pancakes, Pumpkin Fritters, Plantain Fritters and Sweet Potatoes<br />
& Carrot Fritters. Pancake diiners will also be on sale.<br />
VACANCIES at OSEC (effective <strong>February</strong> 20, <strong>2017</strong>)<br />
1) DOMESTIC HOUSEKEEPER<br />
Two years experience in similar role<br />
2) JOINER<br />
2 years experience in a similar role<br />
3) WAREHOUSE ATTENDANT<br />
Two years experience<br />
Must be flexible<br />
4) 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 and advancement within the company<br />
5) BARTENDER<br />
2-3 years experience<br />
6) CUTTER<br />
2-3 years experience<br />
Must have experience using the bandsaw<br />
Must be flexible<br />
Salary commensurable to qualifications<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 />
DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS is Monday 27th<br />
<strong>February</strong>, <strong>2017</strong>.<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 Friday, <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 />
Do you want to improve your posing techniques? The ABA-<br />
BWF invites all athletes & prospective athletes to a posing<br />
workshop on Saturday 25th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> from 12-4pm at the<br />
Xtreme Health & Fitness Gym. For more details contact us at<br />
268 7640102/7285909.
14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
PROPERTY FOR SALE AT PICCADILLY<br />
Approximately 1 acre, residential plot with a two storey<br />
unfinished concrete structure thereon. Basement – one<br />
bedroom, one bathroom, self-contained unit. Top floor -<br />
three bedroom, two bathroom, laundry and pump room<br />
etc. Serious inquiries only. Contact: 560-2580 or 720-<br />
5349.<br />
Braves devastate Ovals<br />
with buzzer beater<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Hands Up Foundation<br />
Baldwin Braves devastated<br />
defending champions, F<br />
and G Trading Cuties Ovals<br />
Ojays, defeating them 71-70<br />
with a three-point bomber<br />
in the dying seconds of the<br />
matchup.<br />
Lennox ‘Termite’ McCoy<br />
earned another nickname as<br />
Clutch as he scored the game<br />
winning basket for Braves<br />
giving the champs their second<br />
straight loss for the season.<br />
McCoy ended the game<br />
with 15 points and 9 rebounds<br />
but it was Xavier ‘Xman’ Meade<br />
who led the team with 26<br />
points.<br />
Teammate, Vivian ‘Boast’<br />
Destin grabbed 12 rebounds<br />
and had 6 assists.<br />
Marlon ‘Buju’ Charles of<br />
Ovals had 29 points and 10 rebounds<br />
while Neville Martin<br />
had 10 points and 7 rebounds.<br />
Flyers Basketball also<br />
picked up a huge victory<br />
against LJ Northside Stingerz,<br />
88-79 giving them their first<br />
loss for the season.<br />
cont’d on pg 15<br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</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 />
Afghanistan lose 5 for 5 to mess up 130 chase<br />
HARARE - Harare Sports Club. Afghanistan<br />
are cantering towards a target<br />
of 130. They need 16 runs more, off 24<br />
overs, with five wickets in hand, to win a<br />
third successive ODI series against Zimbabwe.<br />
Zimbabwe have never defended<br />
so low a total in one-day internationals.<br />
The match is in the bag, right? Enter<br />
seamer Chris Mpofu. Add some handy<br />
work from wicketkeeper Peter Moor, vital<br />
spin support from Sean Williams, and<br />
rash batting from Afghanistan’s middle<br />
and lower order, and what you have is<br />
an unbelievable three-run win for Zimbabwe.<br />
There was no hint of the drama to<br />
come when Mpofu began the 27th over<br />
and new batsman Mohammad Nabi dispatched<br />
the first ball over long-off for six.<br />
He took a single next ball, and the wellset<br />
Samiullah Shenwari was back on<br />
strike. Afghanistan needed nine. Shenwari<br />
went after a short, wide one, and under-edged;<br />
the ball was dying on keeper<br />
Moor, but he dived forward and held on.<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Liberta Primary continue<br />
to make their presence known<br />
in the Cool and Smooth Inter-School<br />
Basketball league.<br />
Liberta who competes in<br />
cont’d from pg 14<br />
Despite a 23 point, 7 rebound and 5 assists<br />
effort from Chaz Samuel and a 22 point and 10<br />
rebound effort from Coy Quinland, Stingerz<br />
could not put away the Orange men.<br />
Flyers managed to push the game into<br />
overtime and gained some much-needed momentum<br />
to pull off the win.<br />
Led by Keroi ‘Dragon’ Lee with 26 points<br />
and 12 rebounds the Orange men salvaged a<br />
much-needed win as they keep their sights set<br />
on the playoffs.<br />
Steven Matthew also of Flyers had 19 points<br />
and 6 rebounds while teammates, Adonis<br />
Humphreys and Kenya Achom chipped in<br />
The very next ball, new man Najibullah<br />
Zadran’s shot selection was suspect - he<br />
tried to pull a short one from outside off -<br />
and top edged. Moor held on again.<br />
Six needed off 23 overs, three wickets<br />
in hand. Left-arm spinner Williams,<br />
bowling his fifth over, tossed it up on<br />
middle and Nabi missed the cut. Bowled.<br />
Williams sent down a maiden. The first<br />
ball of the next over, the Mpofu-Moor<br />
pairing was at it again. This time it was<br />
a short ball angling down leg, which<br />
Rashid Khan edged to be caught behind.<br />
Another wicket maiden and it was back<br />
to Williams. No. 10 Amir Hamza managed<br />
to get two off the first ball, Graeme<br />
Cremer misfielding amid all the tension.<br />
He kept out the next one, but could not<br />
hold himself back off the third ball; a big<br />
swing at a delivery tossed up on off ended<br />
in the hands of Richard Ngarava at point.<br />
Zimbabwe had won by three runs, keeping<br />
the series alive. To complete their first<br />
ever ODI series victory against a spirited<br />
Afghanistan side, they will have to win<br />
the Mini-Boys Primary division<br />
cemented their status at<br />
the top of the table with a 3-record<br />
after defeating Defending<br />
champions, Green Bay<br />
Primary, 16-5 on Monday<br />
afternoon at the JSC Sports<br />
complex. Talique Merrick<br />
was the leading scorer with 10<br />
points with assistance from D.<br />
Meade with 4 points to seal<br />
another victory.<br />
both with 10 points but with Humphreys grabbing<br />
18 rebounds.<br />
Mahijah Davis had 14 points, 14 rebounds<br />
and 5 assists while Felix Hamilton contributed<br />
12 points in a losing effort.<br />
Meanwhile just 24 hours prior, Ottos Full<br />
Throttle edged out Freetown Travellers, 52-51.<br />
Akeem Davis led his team with 11 points<br />
with assistance from Kavari Francis with 11<br />
points and 8 rebounds and Kwame Payne also<br />
with 11 points.<br />
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis had 26 points and 7<br />
rebounds while Teon Joseph chipped in with<br />
9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a losing<br />
effort.<br />
the next two games too, on <strong>February</strong> 24<br />
and 26.<br />
Zimbabwe seemed to have little<br />
chance of staying in the series after their<br />
batting failed. The only contribution of<br />
note came from Tarisai Musakanda, who<br />
scored 60 out of their total of 129. Only<br />
one other batsmen - Malcolm Waller,<br />
who finished unbeaten on 36 - made it<br />
past 10 as the home side imploded in 32.4<br />
overs. Much of the damage was done by<br />
the medium pace of Gulbadin Naib and<br />
the legspin of Rashid Khan, who must<br />
have still been in a happy daze from his<br />
success at the IPL auction. He was also<br />
on a hat-trick at one point in this match.<br />
When the players broke for lunch,<br />
Afghanistan were comfortable at 63 for<br />
3 in 13 overs with captain Asghar Stanikzai<br />
and Shenwari at the crease. Newball<br />
bowler Tendai Chatara got Stanikzai<br />
soon after the interval, though - another<br />
catch to keeper Moor - helping Zimbabwe<br />
take a step towards one of the most<br />
stunning comebacks. (ESPNcricinfo)<br />
Liberta Primary reign supreme in School Basketball<br />
Liberta are presently tied<br />
with Combine team for first<br />
place.<br />
N. Monford of Green Bay<br />
Primary had 4 points.<br />
In the other Mini-boys<br />
Primary match up, Old Road<br />
Primary edged out Parham<br />
Primary, 6-4.<br />
Keon Jackson had 4 points<br />
for Old Road while J. Hodge<br />
and J. James had 2 points respectively<br />
for Parham.<br />
Princess Margaret trumped<br />
Clare Hall Secondary, 23-18<br />
in the Junior Boys division.<br />
Deandrea Elien was the<br />
leading scorer with 17 points<br />
while for Clare Hall, Omar<br />
Whyte had 10 points and<br />
Adrian Cornelius chipped in<br />
with 9 points.
16 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>22nd</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Kieran Powell back in WI squad<br />
Opening batsman Kieran<br />
Powell, who last played<br />
an international game in<br />
June 2014, has been recalled<br />
to the West Indies side for<br />
the upcoming three-match<br />
ODI series against England,<br />
which starts from March 3.<br />
Powell’s inclusion follows<br />
the batsman’s prolific run in<br />
West Indies’ domestic List<br />
A competition, the Regional<br />
Super50, where he emerged<br />
as the highest run-getter,<br />
scoring three centuries and<br />
two fifties.<br />
The squad does not feature<br />
left-arm spinner Sulieman<br />
Benn, wicketkeeper-batsman<br />
Johnson Charles<br />
and offspinner Sunil Narine,<br />
who were part of the team in<br />
West Indies’ previous ODI<br />
assignment, the tri-series<br />
against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe<br />
in Zimbabwe.<br />
Alzarri Joseph, who was<br />
first picked and later withdrawn<br />
from the tri-series,<br />
has also found a place in the<br />
squad.<br />
If he takes the field on<br />
March 3, Kieran Powell will<br />
play his first match in the format<br />
after nearly three years,<br />
having played England in his<br />
previous ODI appearance in<br />
March 2014. Powell played<br />
only one more international<br />
match - a Test against New<br />
Zealand in June that year -<br />
before he was dropped from<br />
the squad.<br />
The batsman took a<br />
self-imposed break from the<br />
game, and in January 2015,<br />
issued a statement saying<br />
At one stage of the recent Regional Super50 competition, Kieran Powell had scores of 105, 135, 52,<br />
106 and 80 in successive games.<br />
that mixed signals from West<br />
Indies cricket authorities had<br />
left him “deflated and confused”<br />
as he attempted to return<br />
to international cricket.<br />
This resulted in his decision<br />
to step away from the game<br />
for some time and in January<br />
2016, he tried his hand at<br />
baseball, without much success.<br />
He finally made a return<br />
to first-class cricket in March<br />
2016, featuring for Leeward<br />
Islands in the Regional<br />
4-day tournament. Between<br />
his exclusion from West Indies<br />
sides and his return for<br />
Leeward Islands, Powell<br />
played four first-class matches<br />
- for Tamil Union Cricket<br />
and Athletic Club in Sri<br />
Lanka’s first-class Premier<br />
League Tournament in <strong>February</strong>-March<br />
2015.<br />
While he played only two<br />
matches in last season’s Regional<br />
4-day, he has had a<br />
longer run with the team in<br />
the 2016-17 domestic season,<br />
and has enjoyed better<br />
returns. Until December<br />
- when the first half of the<br />
first-class tournament concluded<br />
- Powell had scored<br />
264 runs with two fifties in<br />
five matches. In the Regional<br />
Super50 competition that<br />
followed, his tally of 513<br />
runs from nine matches at an<br />
average of 64.12 propelled<br />
Leeward into the semi-finals,<br />
where they lost to Barbados.<br />
At one stage, Powell had five<br />
successive fifty-plus scores,<br />
raking up 105, 135, 52, 106<br />
and 80.<br />
The squad also does not<br />
feature allrounder Marlon<br />
Samuels, who was cleared to<br />
bowl in international cricket<br />
by the ICC last week. Samuels<br />
last played an ODI in October<br />
last year before being<br />
dropped from the squad for<br />
the tri-series in Zimbabwe.<br />
The 15-man squad will<br />
have a training camp in Antigua<br />
this week, with the<br />
team’s new coach Stuart Law.<br />
The board also announced<br />
the WICB President’s XI<br />
team,which will play a practice<br />
match against England<br />
on <strong>February</strong> 27 in St Kitts.<br />
The first two ODIs will be<br />
played in Antigua on March<br />
3 and 5, followed by the final<br />
match in Barbados on March<br />
9.