Caribbean Times 5th Issue - Friday 24th February 2017

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Friday 24th February 2017 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.9 No.5 $2.00 

EARLY CHILDHOOD 

DEVELOPMENT GETS 

EC$5.5M DONATION 

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Friday 24th February 2017 

$5.5 Million donated to Early 

Childhood Development 

By Justin Peters 

The community of 

Buckleys will soon benefit 

from a state of the art Early 

Childhood Centre and 

Community Centre to serve 

Buckley and the surrounding 

communities such as 

Swetes and John Hughes, 

aiding those without the 

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means necessary to afford 

Pre-school services. 

Children will be able to 

attend pre-school for free 

once the project is complete 

thanks to a timely donation 

of $5.5 Million EC or $2 

Million US from the Maria 

Holder Memorial Trust, a 

non-profit organization out 

of Barbados. 

Yesterday, the Ministry 

of Education signed the 

official agreement with the 

Maria Holder Memorial 

Trust for the construction 

of a Preschool and Early 

Childhood Development 

Centre in the Buckleys 

Community. 

The co-operative project 

would see the government 

providing the lands for 

development and the Maria 

Holder Memorial Trust 

providing the funding. 

Now in the preliminary 

stages, the concept drawings 

have been completed, 

with full technical drawings 

showing electrical 

wiring diagrams expected 

to be completed shortly. 

The project would be 

expected to take off shortly 

after that with the expected 

completion time being approximately 

18 months. 

Present for the signing 

were the Minister of 

Education, Science and 

Technology, Honourable 

Michael Browne, Minister 

of Social Transformation, 

Honourable Samantha 

Marshall, Director of Education, 

Mr. Clare Browne, 

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cont’d from pg 2 

Permanent Secretary in 

the Ministry of Education, 

Science and Technology, 

Ms. Rosa Greenaway, and 

Project Manager from Maria 

Holder Memorial Trust, 

Ms. Donna Clarke. 

The Maria Holder Memorial 

Trust is a charity 

organization which focuses 

on Education, Culture and 

the Arts, Health, Poverty 

Prevention and very soon 

the elderly. 

The organization has 

also embarked on a project 

with the Ministry of Health 

that will be revealed soon. 

Minister Browne commented 

that although the 

centre is one of a number of 

Minister of Education, the Hon., 

Michael Browne 

projects that would become 

a reality in the near future. 

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DCA permission granted for enabling 

works: Callaloo Cay prepares for Phase One 

Principals of Callaloo 

Cay will host an intimate 

event to signal the commencement 

of work on 

their project at Morris Bay, 

Old Road on Tuesday 28 th 

February. Pre-construction 

work will begin on the first 

phase of the multi-phase 

project. 

Callaloo Cay’s Senior 

Vice President of Business 

Development Mr. Dawood 

Shah says the milestone 

moment is one that is anticipated 

with extreme joy. 

“For the last two years, we 

have done everything required 

to fulfil the law of 

the land, to work with the 

community, and to ensure 

that the environment will 

be respected. We are delighted!” 

The announcement of 

the ground-breaking event 

follows the fulfilment of a 

number of requisites. 

Concept drawings were 

submitted to the DCA and 

were approved “in principle”. 

Following the mandate 

to conduct an Environmental 

Impact Study (EIA) and 

the resulting review by the 

Department of the Environment, 

recommendations 

to conduct a hydrological 

study and to engage an 

environmental consultant 

were instituted with the 

hiring of hydrologist Mr. 

Fazir Khan of Trinidadian 

company Alpha Engineering 

and local environmental 

consultant Ms. Lucia 

Mings. 

A second community 

consultation revealed 

continued reservation and 

concern regarding environmental 

mitigation measures. 

In response, an Environmental 

Advisory Committee 

comprising government 

departments, developer, 

and community members 

was convened with the objective 

of ensuring transparency, 

facilitating open 

communication and finding 

solutions to current environmental 

concerns, as 

well potential future issues. 

Since the February 2 nd 

Environmental Advisory 

Committee meeting, additional 

input of coastal engineer 

Mr. Everon Zacchariah 

on infrastructural design 

ideas suggested by hydrologist 

Fazir Khan have been 

added to the designs and 

submitted to the DCA. 

As the company proceeds 

with its plans, DCA 

Chief Town and Country 

Planner Mr. Frederick 

Southwell confirms that 

permission has been granted 

for enabling or preconstruction 

works at this time 

and says “the project is 

being carefully monitored, 

and is moving forward in 

a way that will best safeguard 

the environment.” 

He adds that “the 

knowledge of the community 

members and historical 

concerns are being taken 

into account. 

“There are checks and 

balances to ensure that the 

developer is complying 

with regulations at every 

step of the way.” 

In the next stage, Callaloo 

Cay will have to submit 

detailed construction 

drawings to the DCA in 

order for approval to be 

granted for construction to 

commence.


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Port Manager outlines port 

developments at a major forum in Miami 

By Joanna Paris 

Port Manager, Darwin Telemaque is 

currently representing the twin island 

at the O.A.S Hemispheric Conference 

on Port Competitiveness and Security 

taking place in Miami, Florida. 

The conference is taking place under 

the theme “Finding the right balance”. 

Telemaque made a presentation 

highlighting the strides of the Antigua 

Port Authority to date. 

The port authority was among 28 facilities 

from South, Central and North 

America along with the Caribbean and 

Spain being represented at the forum. 

The Port manager told Caribbean 

Times that the presentation “highlighted 

growth strategies, innovative concepts 

and the strong focus on human 

resource capacity development”. 

Emphasis was also placed on the 

significant impact of the functioning 

and effective corporate governance 

structure, which exists at the port. 

The structure led by the Prime Minister 

and Minister of Finance, the Hon. 

Gaston Browne and capably supported 

By Everton Barnes 

The Antigua Public Utilities 

Authority (APUA) is 

pushing ahead with its efforts 

to provide high speed 

internet services to residents 

and businesses on Antigua. 

Utilities Minister, Sir 

Robin Yearwood confirmed 

that currently, the APUA is 

laying its fiber-optic cables 

in Yorks Village and on the 

north side of Antigua including 

Hodges Bay and other 

by the Chairman of the Board of Directors 

Senator Mary-Claire Hurst and the 

board of commissioners. 

The Port Manager highlighted the 

effort of the Port Management team 

and staff in working towards improving 

the port’s position. Telemaque also 

discussed the highly anticipated Port 

Development project with those in attendance. 

residential areas. 

Discussions on the progress 

being made to upgrade 

the telecommunication services 

were held at the Cabinet 

on Wednesday when 

the Telephone Manager of 

APUA, Vaughn Browne, 

was invited to attend. 

He revealed that APUA 

intends to complete the entire 

island in a few weeks— 

depending on weather and 

other conditions. APUA will 

then step-up its marketing 

campaign once it is able to 

offer the high-speed service. 

He said APUA has commenced 

pre-registration of 

households and businesses—across 

the country--that 

are interested in accessing 

the faster service as soon as 

it becomes available in their 

neighbourhoods. 

Reports from the Cabinet 

said APUA has also 

recognized the need to have 

He also gave the participants an 

overview of the developments taking 

place in the country’s maritime environment, 

supported by the Antigua 

and Barbuda Department of Maritime 

Shipping and Marine Services. 

Allison Jean of St Lucia, Andreas 

Talgarth of Suriname and Alessandro 

OK of Port Buenos Aires, Argentina 

were also presenters at the conference. 

Island-wide High Speed Internet coming 

more trained technicians to 

service customers’ needs. It 

has partnered with ABIIT 

to train more than 20 staff 

members, and will enter into 

an arrangement with the Antigua 

State College to train 

students whom the APUA 

will employ as permanent 

staff. 

The government has 

made the provision of high 

speed internet services at a 

competitive prices a priority.


Registration in the constituency to return 

By Everton Barnes 

The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral 

Commission (ABEC) is to establish 

registration units in each constituency 

and discontinue the current practice of 

registering newly qualified voters in a 

single central location on Antigua. 

This follows a meeting on Wednesday 

with the Cabinet and senior officials 

of ABEC. 

Reports are that the ABEC team 

proposed setting up seven registration 

centres in strategic locations as the 

numbers of people coming forward to 

register are traditionally slow in the 

years when general elections are not 

pending. 

But according to the Cabinet 

spokesman, Lionel Max Hurst, the 

members preferred returning to holding 

continuous registration in each 

constituency. 

According to Hurst ABEC also addressed 

the issue of scrutineers—the 

men and women who sit through the 

registration of new electors, who are 

the eyes and ears of the two major political 

parties. 

Both the ABEC and the Cabinet 

agreed that the Scrutineers will be 

classified as non-established workers 

for the purpose of being paid a pension 

and other conditions of employment 

that are commensurate with employees 

of the government. 

The scrutineers would remain under 

the supervisory control of the 

ABEC but be directed by the political 

parties that selected them for the jobs. 

He announced that ABEC also 

was authorized to purchase container 

offices where school rooms prove 

impossible. 

A sum of money would be 

authorized to purchase and to outfit no 

more than seven containerized offices 

to be purchased and placed on crown 

lands within constituencies. 

Since January 2015, registration of 

new voters have been done at the central 

registration unit on Factory Road. 

Registrations are done on designated 

days for each constituency. 

An ABEC source said this system 

is likely to continue until the systems 

are put in place to do the registration 

in the 16 constituencies on Antigua.



Additional scholarships launched 

for Antiguans and Barbudans 

Applications for the 

second annual ‘Henley & 

Partners Hero Scholarship’, 

managed by The Halo Foundation, 

are now being accepted. 

The scholarships 

contribute to ongoing efforts 

to create opportunities for 

the development and empowerment 

of young people 

in Antigua and Barbuda. 

The scholarships will be 

exclusively tenable at St. 

Mary’s University in Nova 

Scotia, Canada. The main 

award will cover tuition, accommodation, 

meals, books, 

and other direct university 

costs. The other two scholarships 

will cover the full tuition 

of the students. 

Henley & Partners, Managing 

Partner in Antigua and 

Barbuda, Gaye Hechme, 

says, ‘The response to the 

2016 initiative was so overwhelming 

that we felt the 

need to increase the number 

of available opportunities 

for our young citizens. 

The recipient of last 

year’s scholarship, Ariana 

Joseph, is performing exceptionally 

well and there are 

great hopes for her future. 

If we can make the lives of 

promising school leavers in 

our community more meaningful 

and productive, and 

if they subsequently become 

instrumental in the area of 

nation building, then we 

would have achieved our 

objective.” 

To be eligible for this 

award, the applicant must be 

a fifth form or tertiary level 

student, or a recent graduate 

of a secondary school or tertiary 

institution. He or she 

must be between the ages of 

16 and 25 years, a national 

of Antigua and Barbuda, and 

must be able to demonstrate 

involvement in outstanding 

acts of courage and kindness. 

The applicant is also 

required to present three 

credible references that can 

support their application. 

Application forms can 

be downloaded from foundationhalo.org. 

Completed 

forms should be returned to 

The Halo Foundation, c/o 

Government House, Independence 

Avenue, St. John’s 

by 28 April 2017 to qualify 

for admission to the September 

2017 school year. 

President of The Halo 

Foundation, Lady Williams, 

remarked, ‘The main scholarship 

awardee will receive 

the Halo Hero Medal for 

Humanity. It is extremely 

important that we continue 

to instill a sense of responsibility 

and compassion in 

young lives. Violence in 

public spaces, unwarranted 

aggression and bullying in 

schools, online, and even on 

the streets, is totally debilitating 

and destructive. 

“The Medal for Humanity 

and the Henley & Partners 

Hero Scholarship will 

reward a special individual 

whose goal it is to make 

a positive impact upon the 

lives of others by way of service.” 

Governor General, Sir 

Rodney Williams and Henley 

& Partners Chairman, 

Dr. Christian H. Kälin will 

officially launch the 2017 

scholarships and award at 

Government House on 23 

February 2017.


VACANCY 

School Meals in Barbuda soon 


Residents of the sister 

isle can look forward to the 

start of the National Schools 

Meals Programme there is 

short order. 

Minister of Education, 

the Hon. Michael Browne, 

announced following a visit 

last September that the programme 

would be expanded 

to the island this year and the 

government is preparing to 

deliver on this promise. 

Government’s spokesperson, 

Ambassador Lionel 

“Max” Hurst has indicated 

that the first meals will 

be served to students at the 

Holy Trinity School within 

weeks. 

“A building was identified 

by the Barbuda Representative, 

the Hon. Arthur 

Nibbs, and certain adjustments 

and improvements 

will be made by a Barbudan 

contractor to ready it for 

food preparation”, Ambassador 

Hurst reported. 

He added that the building 

must meet very high sanitary 

standards in order for 

it to be a place where food 

is prepared for human consumption. 

The 2017 Budget includes 

the extension of the 

School Meals Program to the 

Barbuda Primary School. 

MP Nibbs has indicated 

that he too is eagerly looking 

forward to the start of the 

initiative, which will provide 

hot, nutritious meals to 

the students. 

Youth Leadership Training Workshop 

registration open to the public 

The Department of Youth Affairs has opened registration 

for its annual Youth Leadership Training Workshop under 

the theme “Building Leadership Capacity for Youth Groups 

Sustainability”, which will run from 27th February to 21st 

March, 2017. The aim of the training will be: 

To increase the capacity of youth leaders with respect to 

leadership and group processes to increase youth leader’s 

capacity to add value to their own organizations 

To strengthen the institutional capacity of groups to enable 

them to be responsive to the needs of their members as 

well as their community 

To increase their understanding of and commitment to 

the national development agenda 

The training will take place over a 5 week period at the 

Department of Youth Affairs Headquarters on Prime Minister’s 

Office Drive off Factory Road. 

There is no fee to attend this workshop but registration is 

required. For more information and registration please contact 

Stephen Samuels at the Department of Youth Affairs at 

481-5302, 778-3827, or 462-6781. 

Senior Manager 

A well-established financial institution is 

seeking to recruit a Senior Manager. 

The Position/Job Profile 

The successful candidate will be expected 

to manage credit risk and total client relationships. 

The candidate will be responsible 

to lead the team of the collections department. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

Candidates must have at minimum a first 

degree in Finance, Accounting or related 

discipline from a recognized institution. 

A minimum of 6 years experience in a financial 

institution with management experience 

being no less than 3 years. Technical 

competencies in Microsoft products 

and the ability to use a loan program. The 

candidate is also required to have a good 

understanding of financial statements, 

proven experience in collections and credit 

analysis skills. 

The successful candidate will possess excellent 

written and verbal communication 

skills. Strong negotiation skills. Excellent 

interpersonal skills, the ability to work 

well with a team, good work ethic strong 

integrity and confidential. 

Applications inclusive of Resume can be 

sent to 

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JCI host Professionalism Customer Service Seminar 

Over 50 professionals 

benefitted from a JCI Professionalism 

Customer Service 

Seminar, titled “Building 

a Professional Culture”. 

The event, which was 

held on Tuesday 21 st February, 

attracted individuals 

from a wide cross section 

of professions and backgrounds. 

The presenters were 

Macella Andre, Clovis St. 

Romain and Linisa George, 

three individuals who a renowned 

for possessing a 

wealth of information in the 

field. 

The comprehensive cadre 

of topics included tips and 

techniques for dealing with 

difficult customers, maintain 

an aura of professionalism 

in the workplace and 

customer retention through 

exceptional service. 

The initiative was 

deemed to be timely and informative 

and JCI Antigua 

is assuring the general public 

that there will be more 

such events.

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CaribbeanTales Flow into production 

MIAMI, FL – Three of 

the Caribbean’s leading film 

producers will now develop 

pilots for their original TV 

series projects, via funding 

from Flow and CaribbeanTales 

Media Group. 

With $40,000 funding 

for each project, production 

work will begin on Battledream 

Chronicle, a sci-fi/ 

drama animated series created 

by Alain Bidard, which 

is based on his groundbreaking 

multi-award winning 

feature film; Heat, a sweltering 

crime/drama series 

filmed in Barbados from 

iconic filmmaker Menelik 

Shabazz (Burning an Illusion, 

The Story of Lover’s 

Rock and more); and Caribbean 

Girl NYC, an ensemble 

female-driven sitcom 

from NY-based Guadeloupian 

filmmaker/producer 

Mariette Monpierre, whose 

award-winning film Elza 

won, among others, the prestigious 

NYT award. 

Support for these pilots 

is part of CaribbeanTales 

Incubator Program (CTI), a 

year-round development and 

production hub for Caribbean 

and Caribbean Diaspora 

Producers to assist in the creation 

of strong, compelling 

and sustainable regional content 

for the global market. 

“We recognise the significant 

hurdles that Caribbean 

Producers face in financing 

and producing their content, 

and getting it out to audiences,” 

said John Reid, CEO of 

Cable and Wireless, operator 

of Flow and lead sponsor of 

CTI. “We are honoured to 

help support this programme 

that is enabling the production 

and monetisation of this 

exciting emerging cultural 

industry.” 

Production on the pilots 

will begin in April 2017. 

They will premier later this 

year at the twelfth annual 

CaribbeanTales International 

Film Festival (CTFF). Flow 

is also the lead sponsor of 

CTFF, a mix of exciting and 

dynamic films that showcase 

diverse, shared stories and 

cultures, and celebrates the 

talents of established and 

emerging filmmakers of Caribbean 

heritage. The festival 

will be held in Toronto, 

Canada between September 

6 and September 20, 2017. 

As an added bonus, an 

eight-part documentary series 

has been filmed and is 

currently in post-production. 

The series follows the ten 

teams of filmmakers who 

competed for this prestigious 

award, and will be shown on 

Flow1 later this year. 

Frances-Anne Solomon, 

CEO of CaribbeanTales, 

states, “We are delighted 

that, together with Flow, we 

are able to provide the Caribbean’s 

top filmmakers 

with funding and a platform 

to produce top quality, local, 

content with the capacity to 

reach audiences across the 

region and the world.” 

Visit the CTI website for 

more information and to 

apply for the 2017 CTI programme. 

And follow Flow 

and CaribbeanTales on Twitter, 

Facebook and Instagram 

to stay up to date. 

CTI is now accepting 

applications for its 2017 

programme: http://caribbeantales.ca/cti. 

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Thursday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Back tooth 

6. Wander 

10. Fellow 

14. Diminish 

15. Biblical prophet 

16. Between 

17. Sticker 

18. Dawdling 

20. Check out 

21. Modified 

23. Mild exclamation 

24. ____ Fair 

25. Presses clothes 

27. ____ door 

30. Rank 

32. Physical discomfort 

33. Stately home 

36. Not this 

40. Poker opener 

41. Proficient 

42. Babe ____ 

43. Buck 

44. Saw socially 

45. ____ vera 

46. Attention-getting sound 

48. Flee 

50. National bird 

53. Formal necktie 

55. Pub brew 

56. Housing agent 

59. Pooch 

62. Commanding respect 

64. Keyboard wood 

66. Messes up 

67. Cabbage salad 

68. Massachusetts city 

69. Stair section 

70. Hamilton bills 

71. Ringlet 

Down 

1. Created 

2. Follow orders 

3. Shoe fastener 

4. One ____ time (2 wds.) 

5. Narrate 

6. Leased again 

7. Atmosphere layer 

8. Desertlike 

9. Chess term 

10. Deface 

11. Pedro’s friend 

12. Fine fabric 

13. Borders 

19. Prepare copy 

22. Produced by humans (hyph.) 

24. African country 

26. Take back 

27. Mineral springs 

28. Is unable 

29. Pinup ____ Hayworth 

30. Lasso 

31. 1930s design style (2 wds.) 

34. Eden dweller 

35. Butterfly snare 

37. ____-Hoop 

38. Above 

39. Biblical “you” 

47. Mister (Ger.) 

49. Most tender 

50. Roof overhangs 

51. Wide-awake 

52. Category 

53. Edgar ____ Poe 

54. Hearty soups 

57. Sunrise location 

58. Skillful 

59. Distribute 

60. Change for a five 

61. Workout sites 

63. Telepathy (abbr.) 

65. Saloon



Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Sunny skies. 

High - 80ºF 

Low - 71ºF 

Wind: South East 10 mph 

Sunrise 6.28 am; Sunset 6.12 pm 

Thursday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). 

You’re very tolerant of other 

people’s ideas even if you don’t 

agree with them or see how they 

are going to lead to anything 

that applies to you. The world 

would be better if more people 

had this attitude. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

You’re such an excellent predictor 

of human nature, but that 

could get in your way today, 

too. You will hear the other person 

more clearly when you do 

not anticipate what is going to 

be said. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

Of all the things you could take 

a risk with, your appearance is 

among the least risky, with the 

most interesting results. Hair 

grows back. Outfits change in 

a moment. Why not have more 

fun with this? 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

You’re wary of wanting to fix 

things or save people, as this is 

a classic codependent tendency. 

However, in all likelihood, you 

will be able to fix, prevent, escalate 

or de-escalate today’s situation 

and with favorable results. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Silence 

can say it all. It’s the timing 

of words that makes communication 

understandable. 

You will be especially adept at 

connecting with fellow earth 

signs Taurus and Capricorn. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The 

cosmic omens suggest that the 

ones who love you most will 

bother you best. And by best, of 

course, the cosmic omens mean 

“worst.” Why is bothering so 

much a part of love? 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

Of course you’ve taken the 

needs and wants of others into 

consideration. But ultimately, 

they are not the ones who have 

to live with the consequences. 

This is about what you want 

to do, and you’ll make your 

choice. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 

21). You’ll flit from one interest 

to another today, and any suggestion 

can start you out in a 

new direction. This will make 

the products of your work fascinating 

to those with a more 

linear process — that is, if you 

commit to finishing! 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

It’s not wrong to strive for validation; 

it’s just not attractive. 

But you have something else 

that matters to you much more 

than public approval, and it 

makes you extremely charismatic 

today. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sometimes 

being happy is as simple 

as commanding yourself to be 

happy. Today is such a day. For 

some mysterious reason, you’re 

more amenable to your own 

suggestions than usual. Take 

advantage of this. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). Your sixth sense turns on 

today and your intuition will be 

accurate. The flashes of insight 

that come to you may not be 

what you want to believe, but 

don’t ignore them. You don’t 

have to act now. Watch and 

wait. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). The circumstances at hand 

are not so unique as to demand 

an all-new solution. It will be 

lucky to refer to the past. You 

can answer a present-day problem 

with a precedent from antiquity.


Bring along your picnic blankets and folding chairs and enjoy 

a relaxing evening on the lawn watching a movie or just 

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

Planning Committee of the Anglican Church's Pre-Lenten 

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

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

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

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

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

will also be on sale. Tickets are available from Parish 

Priests and members of South Zone Planning Committee. 

All registered members of the Antigua Barbuda Amateur 

Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation please take note 

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

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

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

VACANCIES at OSEC (effective February 22, 2017) 

The following vacancies are registered at the One Stop Employment 

Centre: 

AUTO MECHANIC 

4-5 years experience in a similar role 

MARINE MECHANIC 

4-5 years experience in a similar role 

BARTENDER 

2-3 years experience 

If you are currently registered at OSEC and interested in a listed 

vacancy, kindly contact OSEC. If you are NOT registered with 

OSEC you may call the centre for more information on registration 

requirements. Our centre is located on Old Parham Road in 

the Ryan’s Building, next to Antigua Motors. OSEC telephone 

numbers are 5628533/34/35. DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLI- 

CATIONS is Monday 27th February, 2017. 

The Annual General Meeting and Elections for the Antigua 

& Barbuda Cycling Federation will be held on March 1, 

2017 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The meeting will 

start promptly at 7:00pm. Please be on time. 

All Saints Anglican Church Mothers Unions invites everyone 

to its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sale on February 

28, 2017 from 3-6pm at the parish hall of All Saints Anglican 

Church at the All Saints. The variety of pancakes includes 

Dumps Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fritters, Vegetable 

Pancakes, Pumpkin Fritters, Plantain Fritters and Sweet Potatoes 

& Carrot Fritters. Pancake diiners will also be on sale. 

Do you want to improve your posing techniques? The ABA- 

BWF invites all athletes & prospective athletes to a posing 

workshop on Saturday 25th February 2017 from 12-4pm at the 

Xtreme Health & Fitness Gym. For more details contact us at 

268 7640102/7285909. 

Sailing Week 2017 

planning intensifies 


The month of April is just 

around the corner and organizers 

of the 50th anniversary 

of Sailing Week will be “pulling 

out all the stops” to ensure 

that the celebrations are memorable. 

Government’s spokesperson, 

Ambassador Lionel 

“Max” Hurst said that the Sailing 

Week Committee was also 

invited to Cabinet this week to 

give an update of preparations 

to date so far and additional 

plans for the milestone event. 

“The Committee provided 

audited financial statements 

of the 2016 Sailing Week, 

and presented several video 

advertisements that it plans to 

put on its website and Facebook 

account to promote the 

events”, he said. 

Hurst added that the Cabinet 

was “especially pleased 

to learn that the Sunday afternoon 

party at Dickenson Bay 

will return to the calendar of 

events in 2017”. This will further 

facilitate an increase in 

local participation and attendance 

at the event. 

Hurst added that a concert, 

Chase the Race tourism event 

will bring thousands of visitors 

to the shores of Antigua to 

enjoy the events. He said that 

CNN will cover the show and 

air the program a few months 

later as an Antigua and Barbuda 

promotional story. 

The first Antigua Sailing 

Week Regatta took place in 

1967. The has been a great 

success ever since. 

Cricket entertainers to 

receive cultural recognition 

By Marver Woodley 

Two local cricket comedian legends to be honored for their 

past successes during West Indies Cricket Glory days. 

Mayfield and Gravy will be honored next week when the 

West Indies Cricket team bowls off its One Day International series. 

The announcement was made by Director of Culture within 

the twin island Vaughn Walter who noted that the duo will be 

recognized for them for their cultural performances in cricket. 

Walter lamented that it would be an extended reminder to the 

world that the Carnival atmosphere of cricket around the world 

originated here in Antigua and Barbuda. 

The duo was popularly known in the late 80’s and 90’s for 

their diverse and unique way of entertaining adoring cricket fans 

with their attractive customs and dance performances. The touring 

west Indies team is slated to bowl off against England at the 

Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium late next week, where a 

Cultural Ceremony will take place during the lunch break.


Friday 24th February 2017


Antigua and Barbuda to use Windies 

cricket to increase brand awareness 

Antigua and Barbuda, 

the Official Tourism Partner 

of the WINDIES, will use 

the upcoming West Indies 

vs England One Day Internationals 

(ODIs) on March 3 

and March 5 to promote the 

destination brand. 

The millions of viewers 

around the world, who will 

be watching the games via 

live streaming and broadcast 

television, can expect to see 

local and visiting spectators 

having a great time at the upcoming 

cricket events with 

every opportunity being 

used to influence viewers 

to visit Antigua, one of the 

leading vacation fun spots in 

the Caribbean. 

The Antigua & Barbuda 

Tourism Authority will be 

branding inside the Sir Vivian 

Richard Cricket Stadium 

in strategic spots and will 

have volunteers and staff 

members handing out promotional 

material to encourage 

return visits from cricket 

fans already in Antigua for 

the matches. 

The Antigua and Barbuda 

Ministry of Tourism, The 

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism 

Authority, and the Ministry 

of Trade, Commerce 

& Industry, Sports, Culture 

& National Festivals have 

joined together to ensure the 

spectator experience at the 

games will be exceptional, 

and will use the cricketing 

world stage to promote two 

other upcoming milestone 

A scene from the WI vs England Test Match in 2015. 

events: The 50 th Anniversary 

of Antigua Sailing Week 

from April 29 to May 5 

(www.sailingweek.com); 

and the 60 th Anniversary of 

“The Caribbean’s Greatest 

Summer Festival”, Antigua 

Carnival (July 28 – August 

8). 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Minister of Tourism, The 

Honourable Asot Michael 

stated: “The Government 

of Antigua and Barbuda is 

a long-standing and proud 

supporter of West Indies 

Cricket, and as a commercial 

partner with the West Indies 

Cricket Board we intend to 

gain a significant return on 

our investment”. 

With a large contingent 

of international media on the 

ground in Antigua to include 

BBC, SKY News and Ten 

Sports the Tourism Minister 

said “We will use a coordinated 

campaign to leverage 

the two major upcoming 

events of ‘Sailing Week’ and 

‘Carnival’, and to optimise 

the benefits from hosting the 

two ODI matches in Antigua.” 

The two weekend cricket 

matches are being broadcasted 

to millions of viewers 

around the world and approximately 

two thousand 

visitors, mostly from the UK, 

are already booked to travel 

to Antigua over the course of 

next week for the weekend 

ODIs. Some regional tour 

operators have also booked 

small groups for the games 

and tourism officials expect 

the games will also attract 

visitors already holidaying 

in Antigua & Barbuda. 

CEO of the Antigua and 

Barbuda Tourism Authority 

Colin James said: “The Antigua 

destination brand will 

be promoted to its target audiences 

in the United Kingdom, 

North America and the 

Caribbean, by utilising perimeter 

boards, on-field logo 

mats, and thirty second destination 

adverts for Antigua 

Sailing Week, Carnival and 

other key destination events 

on replay screens at the 

games. Regionally, the destination’s 

events will also be 

promoted to viewers watching 

the coverage on the Caribbean 

Media Corporation 

network.” 

Culture will certainly 

meet Cricket at the stadium, 

as visitors will also come 

into direct contact with 

masqueraders, stilt-walkers, 

steel pan players and other 

fun loving Antiguan nationals 

throughout the grounds 

and at a specially located 

tourism and festivals booth. 

During the cricket breaks, 

fans will have the opportunity 

to enter draws to win 

fabulous trips and prizes 

from the Antigua and Barbuda 

Tourism Authority and 

social media will be used to 

create a flow of conversation 

about the destination online, 

reaching various markets, 

and increasing searchable 

content using the official 

tourism hashtag #LoveAntiguaBarbuda. 

After the cricket, visitors 

can further experience 

the carnival atmosphere in 

Antigua and Barbuda with 

“after-cricket parties” at the 

stadium featuring a selection 

of the island’s talented musicians, 

and soca artistes to 

include, Red Hott Flames, 

Tian Winter, Claudette Peters, 

Menace, Madtiguans, 

and Bankers of Dread and 

the Bald Head.



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Hawks give Potters their 

first loss of the season 

By Carlena Knight 

Global Hawks gave Potters 

Steelers their first loss 

of the season in division 2 

of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball 

Association league. 

With the game being 

played on Wednesday night 

at JSC, Hawks defeated 

Steelers, 72-67 with Mitchel 

Goodman leading the charge 

with 18 points. 

He was assisted by Buel 

Henry with 15 points and 8 

rebounds and Edgar Obismo 

with 10 points. 

Kelvin Pimental grabbed 

19 rebounds. 

Steelers’ Adrian Lee had 

a game high 24 points and 9 

rebounds. 

Mike Mills chipped in 

with 13 points while Julian 

Fredericks assisted with 12 

points and 12 rebounds. 

Andel David grabbed 14 

rebounds and had 6 assists 

and 5 steals in a losing effort. 

Also at JSC, H.U.F. 

Baldwin Braves 2 trumped F 

and G Trading Cuties Ovals 

Ojays 2, 66-55. 

Raji Thomas led the 

charge for his team with 19 

points and 7 rebounds while 

teammate, Tristan Jacobs assisted 

with 18 points and 10 

rebounds. 

Antonio Santiago also of 

Braves had 5 assists and 5 

steals. 

Shamarie Bascus of 

Ovals 2 had 11 points and 8 

rebounds while Keddie Martin 

chipped in with 8 points 

and 15 rebounds. 

Dion Jules grabbed 16 

rebounds in a losing effort. 

All Saints Slam defeated 

Police Vertex, 55-44 at Ottos. 

Xavier Dalso, Kamaro 

Nibbs and Al Peters all 

had 8 points for the victors. 

They were assisted by Anjis 

Anthony and Jamarie Hastings 

who both grabbed 9 rebounds. 

Alfred Telemaque of 

Vertex had 16 points and 11 

rebounds while D. Browne 

contributed 9 points, 10 rebounds 

and 5 steals. 

Twenty-four hours prior, 

Kenneth A Gomez Christos 

United fell to Global Hawks, 

68-44. 

With the match being 

played at the JSC Sports 

Complex, Steadroy Graham 

led his team with 17 points 

and 7 rebounds. 

Teammates, Mitchel 

Goodman, Buel Henry and 

Kwame Huntley assisted 

with 10 points while Goodman 

grabbed 6 rebounds and 

Henry 9 rebounds. 

Edgar Obismo also 

of Hawks grabbed 12 rebounds. 

United’s John Samuel 

had 14 points and 9 rebounds 

while Tyrone Albertine 

chipped in with 11 

points. 

Derrick John and Neville 

Chambers also of United 

grabbed 18 and 10 rebounds 

respectively.


First and Second Division Games continue 


Potters Tigers and Fort Road were 

in fine form yesterday as the final hours 

draw nearer for the Antigua and Barbuda 

First and Second Divisions. 

Potters dominated their game 

against West Ham 6-1 with triple 

strikes coming from Romar Perry, 

while his teammates Romar Perry, 

Oran Pryce and Xavier James all netted 


Cool and Smooth AC 

Delco Glenn’s Pet Paradise 

Green Bay Hoppers opened 

their 2017 Scotia Bank CFU 

Caribbean Club Championships 

with a 2-1 victory over 

Bequia United F.C. of St. 

Vincent and the Grenadines. 

Hoppers who are hosting 

the Group A leg of the 

event, scored first in the 16th 

minute by Captain Tomorley 

‘Ziggy’ Thomas while the 

equalizer came from Kamal 

Ollivierre in the 28th minute. 

As the second half got 

underway, Hoppers had a 

number of close encounters 

but could not execute; a defensive 

error by Kamal Bess 

of Bequia United in the 70th 

minute gave Hoppers the 

win. 

With this victory, Hoppers 

presently sits at the top 

of the standings with three 

points while Bequia United 

are in last position. 


As the year of election progresses the Antigua and Barbuda 

Cycling Federation are next to hold their executive 

elections. 

The election will be held next week Wednesday 1st 

March at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium when a 

general meeting is slated to be held at 7pm. 

The current executive is comprised of Andre Solomon as 

President, Curtis McKay as 1st Vice President, Jevon Goodwin 

as 2nd Vice President, Roland Morgan as Secretary, 

George Baptiste as Assistant Secretary, Derrick Sutherland 

and Cleopatra James as Treasurer and Assistant treasurer respectively. 

To-date no one has publicly announced their willingness 

to challenge anyone for any of the current positions. 

once. The lone goal for West Hama was 

made by Anderson Herbert. 

Fort Road was also on fine display 

when they defeated Lion Hill 8-nil with 

triple successful strikes form Omar 

Samuel, double strikes form Dewey 

Thomas and Jamaul Jeffery and a lone 

attack form Kenny Morgan. 

Seaview Farm held Garden Stars 

3-3 draw with strikes coming from Zafique 

Sampson, Carlos Chastanet and 

Kenya Hughes for Seaview Farm and 

Nosakhare Edonley, Tyrie Francis and 

Zidamwrre Carr for Garden Stars. 

In the last game of the day Hill Top 

held Five Islands to a 1-1 draw with 

strikes coming from Alex Phillip and 

Joshua Lynch for Hill Top and Five Islands 

respectfully. 

Hoppers open Club Championships with a victory 

Cycling Federation 

to host elections 

Meanwhile in the first 

match of the double header, 

Racing F.C. of Haiti and Inter 

Moengo Tapoe of Suriname 

came to 2 all draw. 

Kareem Kwasie of Inter 

Moengo scored first in the 

9th minute while Racing’s 

Markens Domisca equalized 

in the 17th minute. 

With the second half beginning 

both teams came out 

firing with a number of opportunities 

to take the lead 

but it was a goal by Naldo 

Kwasie of Inter Moengo in 

the 68th minute that gave the 

Suriname based team the advantage. 

Despite the defensive 

effort displayed by Inter, 

Markens Domisca of Racing 

F.C. gave his team some 

hope as he equalized in the 

81st minute. 

Both teams sit in second 

position with one point. 

Matches will continue on 

Friday night at the Antigua 

Recreation Grounds at 5pm 

with Bequia United F.C. of 

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

facing Racing F.C. 

of Haiti while at 7:00 p.m., 

Cool and Smooth AC Delco 

Glenn’s Pet Paradise Green 

Bay Hoppers will battle Inter 

Moengo Tapoe of Suriname. 

On Sunday, Inter Moengo 

Taepo will play Bequia 

United F.C. at 5:00 p.m. 

and at 7:00 p.m., Green Bay 

Hoppers will battle Racing 

F.C. 

S.R. Olivia David Primary 

picks up double victories 


S.R. Olivia David Primary picked up double victories on 

Wednesday afternoon in the Mini-boys Primary division of 

the Cool and Smooth Inter-School Basketball League. 

Their first victory was over Parham Primary, 15-7 with 

Jade Jackson leading the charge with 8 points. 

Darren Warner assisted with 6 points. 

They then went on to defeat Villa Primary, 12-6 with 

Jade Jackson once again leading his team with 8 points.



Annual Run in Paradise 

half-marathon set for May 28 

A record number of runners 

on the international, regional 

and national running 

scenes are expected to register 

by February 28 to receive a 

special rate for the third annual 

Run in Paradise, hosted in 

beautiful Antigua and Barbuda. 

Run in Paradise, which is 

set for May 28, 2017, allows 

runners from around the world 

the opportunity to explore 

all that the destination has to 

offer, with participants treated 

to a spectacular variety of 

sights and sounds in Antigua, 

including the stunning beaches, 

intimate neighborhoods, 

rolling hills, and the bustle of 

energetic St. John’s city. 

The event offers a Half 

Marathon, 5K race and a 

new 10K distance. For 2017, 

participants can also expect 

a revised course, which runs 

from the V.C. Bird International 

Airport past the American 

University of Antigua 

and the Jabberwock Beach. 

The course then winds its way 

through the Paradise View 

neighbourhood and into the 

Visiting runners in the Run In Paradise Half-Marathon celebrate 

their finish and display their finishers medals on Antigua’s, Fort 

James Beach. 

heart of St. John’s before finishing 

on the beach at historic 

Fort James. 

The race, which has featured 

professional marathon 

runners including the 2015 

half-marathon winner Mike 

Korir, of Kenya, and the 2016 

winner Elliott Mason, of Antigua, 

is open to participants of 

all abilities, including walkers. 

Last year’s Run In Paradise 

attracted participants from ten 

different countries. Organisers 

anticipate that with the 

addition of a 4-days, 3-nights 

Runcation to Antigua package 

with airfare and hotel included 

for US$699, the event will 

exceed the 2016 numbers. 

International participants 

are personally greeted at the 

airport by race staff and provided 

free transportation to the 

race’s host hotel, the luxurious 

Antigua Yacht Club Marina 

and Resort. Participants will 

also be treated to an optional 

free tour of the island on Saturday, 

May 27. Transportation 

to the start line and back from 

the finish line is provided for 

racers staying in the host hotel. 

After the race, participants 

and their families will celebrate 

their accomplishments 

at the post-race party held on 

Pigeon Point Beach, with free 

food and drinks! This is truly 

a “runcation” in every sense 

of the word. 

For details on runcation 

packages and to register 

for the Run In Paradise visit 

www.runinparadise.com 

or contact organisers in the 

USA on 1 (786) 269-3432 or 

in Antigua and Barbuda on 

1 (268) 774 5555. Participants 

can also follow Run In 

Paradise on www.facebook. 

com/runinparadise and on 

Instagram and Twitter @ 

WeRunAntigua.

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