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Wednesday 1st March 2017 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a<br />
Vol.9 No.8 $2.00<br />
CALLALOO CAY<br />
BREAKS GROUND<br />
See story<br />
on Page 3
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Wednesday 1st March 2017<br />
Role for artistes in policy formation<br />
By Everton Barnes<br />
Culture and National<br />
Festivals Minister, E.P.<br />
Chet Greene, has challenged<br />
stakeholders in the entertainment<br />
industry to come on<br />
board with the government<br />
in designing and developing<br />
a cultural policy for Antigua<br />
and Barbuda.<br />
The minister made the<br />
point while addressing a validation<br />
workshop involving<br />
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representatives from the cultural<br />
industries that was summoned<br />
to review a situation<br />
analysis compiled by two<br />
consultants who are developing<br />
a broader policy document<br />
highlighting the country’s<br />
competitive advantage<br />
in the services sector.<br />
Greene said his wish is<br />
for the information compiled<br />
from the workshop will go<br />
towards the formulation of<br />
a comprehensive cultural<br />
policy for the country. “I encourage<br />
all of you not just to<br />
participate in this workshop,<br />
but more importantly, it is<br />
the take-away that makes the<br />
difference. We have a rich<br />
cultural history, enormous<br />
opportunities, but we need<br />
to synergies the efforts,” he<br />
urged.<br />
He also said there’s need<br />
for legislation to ensure that<br />
artistes are artistes are protected<br />
under the law for their<br />
intellectual properties.<br />
Minister Greene emphasized<br />
the need for a ‘culture<br />
of excellence’ to permeate<br />
all aspects of the country’s<br />
cultural offerings. “If we are<br />
going to be globally competitive<br />
to the extent that there<br />
is demand for the cultural<br />
products locally, regionally<br />
and internationally; we have<br />
to strengthen our cultural industries<br />
with an eye and an<br />
emphasis on quality,” he declared.<br />
He explained that currently,<br />
the government is the<br />
main driver of culture and<br />
the cultural industries in Antigua<br />
and Barbuda noting<br />
that there’s need for greater<br />
private sector involvement in<br />
the sector.<br />
He disclosed that he is<br />
constantly being asked to approach<br />
Cabinet to support artistes<br />
and cultural groups, but<br />
he is firmly of the view that<br />
the cultural industries can, in<br />
time, be net contributors to<br />
the economy.<br />
He added that the country<br />
has a rich cultural tradition<br />
that must be preserved especially<br />
in light of migration<br />
and people coming to the<br />
country under the CIP initiative.<br />
“We have to ensure that<br />
pour culture is so strong that<br />
these people won’t have any<br />
choice but to assimilate,” he<br />
stated.<br />
The workshop is being<br />
held at the Hospitality<br />
Training Institute at Dutchman’s<br />
Bay. The scope of the<br />
work falls under the bilateral<br />
agreement between the European<br />
Union and CARIFO-<br />
RUM, the Economic Partnership<br />
Agreement. It is looking<br />
at Antigua and Barbuda’s<br />
competitive advantage in five<br />
service areas; entertainment<br />
services, tourism and wellness.<br />
Yachting, education<br />
and ICT’s. The consultants<br />
are Natasha Ward from Barbados<br />
and Trinidad and Tobago-based<br />
Lebrechita Nana<br />
Hesse-Bayne, who are being<br />
assisted by Barbara Williams<br />
and Juray Roberts of the Office<br />
of the National Authorising<br />
Officer (ONAO).<br />
The ONAO/EPA Implementation<br />
Unit headed by<br />
Ambassador Dr. Clarence<br />
Henry is coordinating the<br />
workshop which continues<br />
today.
Wednesday 1st March 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3<br />
Callaloo Cay breaks ground<br />
Antiguan and Barbudan<br />
Tourism Industry receives<br />
another major boost as Government<br />
breaks ground for a<br />
luxury five star property<br />
With an ambitious plan<br />
to further improve the tourism<br />
sector this year; officials<br />
are viewing the proposed<br />
five-star Callaloo Cay Development<br />
project as a major<br />
contributor to the national<br />
economy.<br />
Speaking at a<br />
ground-breaking ceremony<br />
for the project on Tuesday<br />
morning, Tourism Minister<br />
the Hon. Asot Michael told<br />
those gathered to witness<br />
the event that Callaloo Cay<br />
will aid in bolstering the<br />
government’s quest towards<br />
becoming an economic powerhouse.<br />
“This administration has<br />
set the goal of increasing<br />
the room capacity of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda to over<br />
5,000 within the next 18-24<br />
months. Callaloo Cay is certainly<br />
helping us meet this<br />
goal.<br />
“Their focus on driving<br />
high-end year-round tourism<br />
to our country and boosting<br />
hotel room stock is one<br />
that fits right into our goals<br />
as an Administration, so we<br />
could not have asked for better<br />
partners in tourism than<br />
Sheik Tariq Faisal Al Qassemi<br />
of Dubai and OBMI,<br />
RBC, HVS and Rider Levett<br />
Bucknall,” Minister Michael<br />
noted.<br />
The investors are said to<br />
have set themselves apart in<br />
Tourism Minister, the Hon.,<br />
Asot Michael.<br />
the hotel industry in Dubai<br />
through the opulence and<br />
high quality that have become<br />
synonymous with their<br />
properties and the products<br />
they offer. This, according<br />
to the tourism minister can<br />
only be good news for Antigua<br />
and Barbuda on several<br />
fronts, one being the high<br />
end market.<br />
“Ladies and gentlemen,<br />
if that is the yardstick, for<br />
Callaloo Cay then we are<br />
looking at a resort of unsurpassed<br />
luxury and quality<br />
and one that will cater to<br />
that lucrative luxury sector<br />
of our market that ensures<br />
a high return on tourism investments.<br />
“This means more tax<br />
revenue, for our country<br />
and higher paying jobs with<br />
better opportunities for the<br />
hundreds of citizens and residents<br />
that will be employed<br />
at Callaloo Cay,” the minister<br />
assured.<br />
Extensive consultations<br />
have been held between<br />
the government, residents<br />
of Old Road and representatives<br />
of the investors on<br />
developmental plans for the<br />
area, along with the need<br />
to protect the environment<br />
at every step. Minister Asot<br />
Michael has given the assurance<br />
that the Morris Bay<br />
property will be constructed<br />
under strict regulations that<br />
all parties involved will have<br />
to adhere to.<br />
“Sustainability and protection<br />
of our land and environment<br />
is also of utmost importance<br />
to the Government,<br />
and so we are delighted to<br />
know that the construction<br />
will be done through sound<br />
preservation principles,<br />
green building design and<br />
engagement with the local<br />
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community, hosting public<br />
forums to keep those in the<br />
Morris Bay Beach community,<br />
Old Road and beyond<br />
informed of all aspects of<br />
the project. These positive<br />
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an opportunity for open dialogue<br />
and feedback,” the<br />
Hon. Minister declared.<br />
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Wednesday 1st March 2017<br />
Three charged with break-in and larceny<br />
Three men who were arrested<br />
by the police on the<br />
weekend in connection with<br />
the larceny of several cases<br />
of alcoholic beverages are<br />
now charged.<br />
Jose´ Puello Mercedes of<br />
Villa Area, Winston Diaz of<br />
St. Georges Street and Wandy<br />
Jose´ Campos of Upper Fort<br />
Road were jointly charged on<br />
Monday with Break-In and<br />
Larceny.<br />
The accused broke into<br />
Xtra-Space Storeroom at<br />
Friars Hill Road on Saturday,<br />
and stole 41 cases of<br />
Presidente Beer, 15 cases of<br />
Corona Beer and 3 bottles of<br />
Johnny Walker Black Label<br />
By Everton Barnes<br />
Attorney General, Steadroy Benjamin<br />
has commended the Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Supreme Court (ECSC) for the<br />
critical role it plays in the development<br />
of the sub-region.<br />
Speaking at a lecture Monday night<br />
that formed part of the activities marking<br />
the ECSC’s 50th anniversary, Benjamin<br />
said the justices of the court have shown<br />
a commitment to the OECS territories<br />
and to the development of law in the area.<br />
He noted that the court serves six<br />
independent countries and three overseas<br />
territories traveling from country to<br />
country with an airline service faced with<br />
challenges. Yet, he added, despite being<br />
stuck at airports for hours quite often, the<br />
justices persevere without a murmur.<br />
“You the justices of the Appeal Court<br />
work so hard; hearing so many cases<br />
sometimes way into the night. This commitment<br />
the court has shown; a love for<br />
the law by dispensing justice to these nine<br />
countries and in the process contributing<br />
Jose Puello Mercedes Wandy Jose Campos Winston Diaz<br />
Whiskey.<br />
The items are valued at<br />
over $5,000. Members of<br />
the Rapid Response Unit responded<br />
to a report of Burglary<br />
on Saturday, and met a<br />
Blue Hyundai Motor Truck<br />
C6301, being driven by Diaz<br />
leaving the scene.<br />
The vehicle was intercepted<br />
and the men were arrested<br />
and taken into custody.<br />
The vehicle with the items<br />
was seized and taken to the<br />
police station.<br />
AG says ECSC central to development<br />
to their development,” he remarked.<br />
He drew attention to the fact that the<br />
ECSC shares an important milestone<br />
with Antigua and Barbuda for it was on<br />
February 27 fifty years ago that the country<br />
attained independence in associated<br />
with Britain. He also congratulated the<br />
ECSC for its fifty years of dedicated and<br />
exemplary service to the people of the<br />
OECS.<br />
Benjamin also used the occasion to renew<br />
his call for support for the <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
Court of Justice (CCJ). He said people<br />
should put politics aside and support the<br />
move to delink from the London-based<br />
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council<br />
(JCPC) and adopt the CCJ as the final<br />
court of appeal.<br />
He noted that other former British<br />
colonies – Australia, Canada, India, New<br />
Zealand and the African countries – all<br />
delinked from the JCPC after independence.<br />
“What’s wrong with us in the <strong>Caribbean</strong>?<br />
Are we not proud to be <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
people,” he queried.<br />
Attorney General, Steadroy Benjamin<br />
He stated that the government’s desire<br />
to accede to the CCJ is not politically<br />
motivated but instead it is about nationalism,<br />
pride, and doing what is right for<br />
the society.
Wednesday 1st March 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 5<br />
Callaloo Cay embraces “Green”<br />
Concepts, outlines Tourism Minister<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
Callaloo Cay will be<br />
located in the southwestern<br />
quadrant of the island,<br />
which has been designated<br />
as the country’s “Green<br />
Corridor”.<br />
According to Tourism<br />
Minister, the Hon. Asot Michael,<br />
the Green Corridor<br />
project is a marketing and<br />
branding campaign geared<br />
toward the businesses in the<br />
southern area of Antigua.<br />
Speaking at the groundbreaking<br />
ceremony for<br />
the hotel development on<br />
Tuesday, Minister Michael<br />
noted that the project “will<br />
It’s that time of the year again! The<br />
long awaited Social Security Board Junior<br />
Science Quiz is finally here, on the<br />
same day, but at a different time.<br />
Beginning this Wednesday, March<br />
1, 2017, Social Security Board’s Junior<br />
Science Quiz will be aired on ABS television<br />
at 6:00 p.m.<br />
Another new feature is the entry<br />
of the Irene B. Williams School to the<br />
competition. The other 9 schools who<br />
will be vying for the 2017 Championship<br />
are: St. Mary’s Secondary, St.<br />
Anthony’s Secondary, Christ the King<br />
High, Ottos Comprehensive, Clare<br />
Hall Secondary, Princess Margaret, St.<br />
Joseph’s Academy, Antigua Grammar<br />
School and the All Saint’s Secondary<br />
school.<br />
These schools will all endeavour to<br />
prevent the Antigua Girls’ High School<br />
from retaining the Championship trophy.<br />
encourage our ever-growing<br />
sustainability minded<br />
residents and travellers to<br />
visit this area for the Green<br />
hotels, local food and craft<br />
businesses”.<br />
He said that the new resort<br />
with its accompanying<br />
National Park will compliment<br />
this initiative along<br />
with another 17 different<br />
properties and businesses<br />
who are part of the Green<br />
Corridor initiative.<br />
“Ladies and Gentlemen<br />
sustainability and protection<br />
of our land and environment<br />
is also of utmost importance<br />
to the Government, and so<br />
we are delighted to know<br />
that the construction will be<br />
done through sound preservation<br />
principles, green<br />
building design and engagement<br />
with the local community”,<br />
he emphasized.<br />
He added that the government<br />
and the investors<br />
have been transparent with<br />
the local community by<br />
hosting public forums to<br />
keep those in the Morris<br />
Bay Beach community, Old<br />
Road and beyond informed<br />
of all aspects of the project.<br />
“We are confident that<br />
opening this new modern<br />
and luxurious property, offering<br />
the best in services,<br />
and introducing it to our<br />
portfolio will lead to increased<br />
airlift, from all our<br />
main visitor source markets.<br />
“The design and construction<br />
will highlight<br />
what separates Antigua and<br />
Barbuda from the competition:<br />
providing lush tropical<br />
gardens and immersing<br />
guests in a luxurious beach<br />
and pool environment.<br />
“Of course, as a true<br />
escapist property the construction<br />
adheres to the<br />
cardinal rule: No buildings<br />
taller than a coconut tree!”,<br />
he said confidently.<br />
ABSSB Junior Science Quiz commences<br />
Pictured left to right -Mr. Anthony Spencer, Ms. Alicia Knowles, Mr. Geoffrey Joseph,<br />
AGHS Joshley Moore (2016 ABSSB Jr. Science Quiz student of the series), Ms. Aneta<br />
Matthew, Mr. Clare Browne and Mr. Ashworth Azille.<br />
The ABSSB has been a proud sponsor<br />
of the Junior Science Quiz Series<br />
since 2004, in collaboration with the<br />
Ministry of Education and we are encouraging<br />
everyone to tune in this and<br />
every Wednesday, to watch these brilliant<br />
young minds display their talents<br />
and skills in the field of Science.
6 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
Wednesday 1st March 2017<br />
Training for Public Health Dental<br />
Assistants gets underway<br />
Dentistry in the Public Health<br />
Sector is about to get a major boost<br />
as courses for Public Health Dental<br />
Assistants have started at the Government<br />
Training Division on Church<br />
Street.<br />
The classes, which will run for<br />
twelve weeks, are being facilitated<br />
by well known Dental Physician, Dr.<br />
Gregson Williams, who operates Williams<br />
and Associates Dental Ltd on<br />
Dickerson Bay Street.<br />
Dr. Williams, who is also the Senior<br />
Dental Consultant for the Ministry<br />
of Health and the Environment,<br />
said that the ultimate goal of the sessions<br />
is to improve the overall output<br />
of Public Health Dental Services.<br />
“We actually wanted to improve<br />
the Public Health System in dentistry<br />
for many years because we found<br />
that we lacked trained dental assistants<br />
and this is extremely important<br />
because as dentistry has progressed,<br />
the assistants play a central role in<br />
delivering patient care,” Dr. Williams<br />
explained.<br />
He also noted that the new classes<br />
are a step in the right direction and<br />
are a complete change from what<br />
used to be the old way of training and<br />
schooling Dental Assistants.<br />
“We were short staffed and it was<br />
difficult to find personnel. What used<br />
to happen before in the system is that<br />
people used to be trained on the job<br />
and this is not adequate for today’s<br />
purposes because we have to be very<br />
careful when it comes to infection<br />
control and contamination and the<br />
many little things that we handle,” he<br />
explained.<br />
Williams, who has been in the<br />
dental profession for well over two<br />
decades, described the three-month<br />
long courses as the tip of the iceberg.<br />
“Dental Assistants also have training<br />
in many other backgrounds, so<br />
what we have done is to organize a<br />
program through the training department<br />
where we set about to train dencont’d<br />
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Wednesday 1st March 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 7<br />
Tourism industry gets major boost as<br />
gov’t breaks ground on 5-star property<br />
By Joanna Paris<br />
On Tuesday, government<br />
officials, members<br />
of the diplomatic corps<br />
and other specially invited<br />
guests journeyed to Old<br />
Road where they witnessed<br />
the landmark ground breaking<br />
ceremony for the Callaloo<br />
Cay development.<br />
The project will be executed<br />
by Al Caribi Antigua,<br />
which is a joint venture<br />
between billionaire Sheik<br />
Tariq Faisal Al Qassemi of<br />
Dubai in the United Arab<br />
Emirates (UAE) and the<br />
government of Antigua and<br />
Barbuda.<br />
As part of the highly-anticipated<br />
development, 95-<br />
100 rooms and 40 villas<br />
will be constructed.<br />
They will play a crucial<br />
role in attracting individuals<br />
to the twin island destination.<br />
The development will<br />
also feature a community<br />
park, which will have<br />
a number of activities for<br />
adults and children alike.<br />
Speaking during the<br />
ceremony, the Senior Vice<br />
President of Business Development,<br />
Dawood Shah,<br />
said “that it was a great day<br />
for the developers, since<br />
the ground breaking signalled<br />
the first step in the<br />
multiphase development”.<br />
He expressed thanks<br />
to all the key agencies involved<br />
to include the Environment<br />
Division and<br />
the Development Control<br />
Authority (DCA) for their<br />
cooperation as the company<br />
sort to meet all the prerequisites<br />
necessary for the<br />
construction phase.<br />
He added that the development<br />
will be one that<br />
will be mutually beneficial<br />
for both the investors and<br />
the government as by extension<br />
the people of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda.<br />
He said that the hotel<br />
management agreement is<br />
currently being worked out<br />
and promised that an official<br />
announcement of the<br />
manager will be made in a<br />
matter of weeks.<br />
Tourism Minister, the<br />
Honourable Asot Michael<br />
is equally excited that the<br />
project is finally about to<br />
begin.<br />
“Callaloo Cay will lead<br />
to increasing the room<br />
availability, and broadening<br />
our twin-island nation’s<br />
portfolio of distinguished<br />
properties.<br />
“Increasing the room<br />
availability – in a sustainable<br />
manner and representing<br />
a quality that matches<br />
the standard of Antigua and<br />
Barbuda - is of utmost distinction<br />
and importance”,<br />
he said.<br />
He expressed his profound<br />
gratitude to the developers<br />
for their zeal in<br />
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tal assistants and this is just the tip of the<br />
iceberg.<br />
“The real truth is that a dental assistant<br />
training program is really one year<br />
certificate and two years diploma and<br />
we are trying to do this course in twelve<br />
weeks,” Williams noted.<br />
Dr. Williams said that following graduation,<br />
some dental assistants will be<br />
asked to fill the current vacancies that exist<br />
in the Government sector, while others<br />
will find employment among private<br />
practices.<br />
“There are some vacancies in the Government<br />
Department and of course the<br />
trainees will have to do an exam and then<br />
apply officially for these spots; those that<br />
are selected to be employed will be employed<br />
in the health system while the others<br />
will probably end up in private practices”,<br />
Dr. Williams explained.<br />
Currently, there are ten students who<br />
are attending the classes which are being<br />
held on Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to<br />
4:30 pm.<br />
The initiative is a joint venture between<br />
the Ministry of Health and the Environment,<br />
the Training Division and the<br />
Ministry of Labour.<br />
assisting the government in<br />
achieving the status of becoming<br />
an economic powerhouse.<br />
“We would not be here<br />
today without the vision<br />
and investment of Sheik<br />
Tariq Faisal Al Qassemi,<br />
as well as the expertise and<br />
knowledge of our partners,<br />
and developers.<br />
“I would like to thank<br />
and congratulate Sheik<br />
Traiq and his representative<br />
Mr. Dawood Shah for<br />
the confidence that they<br />
have shown in Antigua<br />
and Barbuda and the ABLP<br />
Government led by the Hon<br />
Gaston Browne and for this<br />
significant investment in<br />
our tourism product and the<br />
future of our country”, he<br />
added.<br />
Minister of Foreign<br />
Affairs, the Honourable<br />
Charles “Max” Fernandez<br />
congratulated the developers<br />
on the milestone and indicated<br />
that the partnership<br />
which exists between the<br />
UAE and the government<br />
continues to bear fruit.<br />
Also addressing the<br />
gathering, was Prime Minister<br />
the Honourable Gaston<br />
Browne, who noted that<br />
from the onset the developers<br />
of the Callaloo Cay<br />
project have been easy to<br />
work with and always adhered<br />
to the rules in the<br />
process.<br />
Construction is expected<br />
to begin shortly.
8 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
Wednesday 1st March 2017<br />
Tourism Minister delivers speech at<br />
Official Cricketers Welcome Cocktail<br />
Mr. Dave Cameron:<br />
President of The West Indies<br />
Cricket Board and<br />
members<br />
Mr. Alastair Cook: Captain<br />
of the England Cricket<br />
Team & players<br />
Mr. Jason Holder: Captain<br />
of the West Indies<br />
Cricket Team and players<br />
Distinguished Guests<br />
Ladies and Gentlemen<br />
A warm and wonderful<br />
good evening to you, and<br />
welcome to our beautiful<br />
twin-island nation, Antigua<br />
and Barbuda.<br />
I am delighted to be here<br />
this evening to welcome<br />
both the West Indies Cricket<br />
team and the England<br />
Cricket Team to Antigua<br />
and Barbuda. It is an absolute<br />
pleasure and honour<br />
to have both of these prestigious<br />
teams here, playing<br />
against each other in one of<br />
the most beautiful cricketing<br />
nations on earth.<br />
This English touring<br />
team is the first visit of the<br />
team to Antigua and Barbuda<br />
since 2014 – to play two<br />
ODIs.<br />
A special welcome is<br />
also extended to the Captain<br />
and members of our<br />
own West Indies Cricket<br />
team who are on home turf<br />
and can be assured of the<br />
support of the thousands of<br />
fans who are looking forward<br />
to a thrilling weekend<br />
of cricket.<br />
For the English team it<br />
is, of course, part of your<br />
build-up to the Champions<br />
Trophy later this year<br />
Minister of Tourism, the Hon., Asot Michael.<br />
in England and Wales for<br />
which we wish you the best<br />
of luck.<br />
I cannot truly express<br />
how excited we are to have<br />
you here. Not only because<br />
we have had a long, and<br />
storied relationship with<br />
the Brits – we love you, and<br />
Antigua and Barbuda has<br />
long been a popular destination<br />
for your country –<br />
We are a nation of cricket<br />
enthusiasts and so we welcome<br />
the “Barmy Army”<br />
that normally accompanies<br />
you and look forward to a<br />
weekend of cricket lovely<br />
cricket!<br />
Cricket has become part<br />
of our culture and is one of<br />
the major passions in life<br />
for most that live here. If<br />
we were not a religious nation,<br />
it would surely be our<br />
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religion. As British poet<br />
Edmund Blunden who said,<br />
‘Cricket to us was more<br />
than play, it was worship in<br />
the summer sun.’<br />
From friendlies on the<br />
beach or a village field or<br />
local tournaments, there<br />
are countless opportunities<br />
to come across an excellent<br />
game.<br />
Being blessed with sunny<br />
skies and perfect weather<br />
throughout the year, we<br />
can happily play cricket<br />
365 days out of the year.<br />
And truth be told we can<br />
happily do so on each of<br />
our 365 white and pink sandy<br />
beaches!<br />
We are lucky that we are<br />
home to some of the greatest<br />
cricketing legends ever<br />
to play the game – from Sir<br />
Viv Richards, a National<br />
Hero and one of the world’s<br />
cricketing greats for whom<br />
of course we have named<br />
our national stadium.<br />
We are also the home of<br />
Sir Andy Roberts the first<br />
Antiguan and Barbudan to<br />
play for the West Indies<br />
team, as well as legendary<br />
pace bowler Sir Curtley<br />
Ambrose and Sir Richie<br />
Richardson another West<br />
Indian batsman of class and<br />
accomplishments.<br />
So you can see – Antigua<br />
and Barbuda is inextricably<br />
intertwined with<br />
Cricket. As the games is indeed<br />
part of our DNA and<br />
our way of life.<br />
So that is why we are all<br />
excited. It isn’t just us either.<br />
There has been plenty<br />
of activity around the island,<br />
and a buzz building<br />
in the cricket community.<br />
It is my understanding that<br />
this week all of our hotel<br />
rooms are filled with several<br />
thousand cricket fans<br />
from the UK and the rest<br />
of the region for this Friday<br />
and Sunday’s One Day Internationals.<br />
This is excellent<br />
news for our country’s<br />
tourism.<br />
We are all looking forward<br />
to two days of fun and<br />
excitement, and though,<br />
we look forward to a challenging<br />
encounter with you<br />
over the next few days, I<br />
must confess that we look<br />
forward to winning as well!<br />
I wish you only the best<br />
in your training over the<br />
coming days at Sir Vivian<br />
Richards stadium –– and<br />
we hope that you enjoy<br />
the stadium and are able to<br />
appreciate our wonderful<br />
weather.<br />
We are proud to partner<br />
with the West Indies Cricket<br />
Board to organize these<br />
two exciting days of ODI’s<br />
– both for the West Indies<br />
team, as well as fans of the<br />
sport.<br />
Hosting this premiere<br />
event is a real honor for our<br />
nation. Expect the stadium<br />
to be filled with thousands<br />
upon thousands of fans.<br />
Win or lose, we are all set to<br />
be watching teams with the<br />
best players in the world,<br />
competing at extraordinary<br />
levels.<br />
Once again, please accept<br />
our warmest welcome<br />
on behalf of the Government<br />
and people of Antigua<br />
and Barbuda.<br />
We hope that you truly<br />
enjoy your stay, and that<br />
you take time out to enjoy<br />
our beaches, our natural<br />
attractions, our music, and<br />
food but most importantly<br />
that you experience the<br />
warmth and hospitality of<br />
the Antiguan and Barbudan<br />
people.<br />
We hope you are inspired<br />
to return for a personal<br />
holiday so you can<br />
spend some more time with<br />
us and truly experience everything<br />
that our wonderful<br />
twin-island nation has to<br />
offer.<br />
I wish both teams the<br />
best of luck and look forward<br />
to seeing you play on<br />
Friday and Sunday.<br />
I will finish with a quote<br />
from Amit Ray, ‘Champions<br />
never sleep, the eternal<br />
spirit keeps them awake.<br />
Everyone has the fire, but<br />
the champions know when<br />
to ignite the spark.’<br />
So go be the champions<br />
you are on Friday and Sunday.<br />
Do enjoy the rest of<br />
your evening!
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Tuesday’s Sudoku Solution<br />
S U D O K U<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
Across<br />
1. Some lawn equipment<br />
6. Part of JFK: Abbr.<br />
10. Hype<br />
14. Just right<br />
15. Bite<br />
16. Beatles girl with a “little<br />
white book”<br />
17. Brought on<br />
18. Over, overseas<br />
19. On the double<br />
20. Start of a quip<br />
23. Hair color<br />
25. Comic Philips<br />
26. “Savvy?”<br />
27. Quip, part 2<br />
32. Gym apparatus<br />
33. Wallach of “Lord Jim”<br />
34. Term opening<br />
37. One, for one<br />
40. Set<br />
43. Driver’s device<br />
44. Driver’s need<br />
46. Reef material<br />
47. Quip, part 3<br />
52. Bks.-to-be<br />
53. Hullabaloo<br />
54. “What else?”<br />
55. End of the quip<br />
61. Nobelist Pavlov<br />
62. Rock trailer?<br />
63. Some settlement seekers<br />
66. Patch up<br />
67. Break in the action<br />
68. Foil maker<br />
69. LBJ or JFK<br />
70. Practices tact, perhaps<br />
71. Gold rush territory<br />
Down<br />
1. Up to, in ads<br />
2. “To a...” poem<br />
3. Postponed athletic eligibility<br />
to work on improving<br />
skills<br />
4. It may be bleeped<br />
5. Gin flavoring<br />
6. Bad reputation, and then<br />
some<br />
7. Disgusting<br />
8. “That __ longer an option”<br />
9. Touchiness<br />
10. Sunday service segment<br />
11. Reminder to Santa<br />
12. 2002 Olympics site<br />
13. Rubberneck<br />
21. Ever so slight<br />
22. Sheltered side<br />
23. In the least<br />
24. Excelled<br />
28. Boston-to-Nantucket dir.<br />
29. Tapped item<br />
30. 2001 sports biopic<br />
31. Know-it-all<br />
35. Corporate raider Carl<br />
36. Struck out<br />
38. Yellowish-white<br />
39. Dodger Stadium shout<br />
41. Chem. contaminant<br />
42. ‘60s singer Christie<br />
45. Shake up<br />
48. Makes right<br />
49. Yank’s currency: Abbr.<br />
50. Detroit duds<br />
51. Poppycock<br />
55. Like a wet noodle<br />
56. Wrapped up<br />
57. Windmill part<br />
58. Sewing case<br />
59. ‘’By Jove!’’<br />
60. Humdinger<br />
64. Kanga’s joey<br />
65. Japanese honorific
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Today’s weather forecast<br />
Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Partly cloudy and windy.<br />
High - 80ºF<br />
Low - 73ºF<br />
Wind: East North East 22 mph<br />
Sunrise 6.26 am; Sunset 6.13 pm<br />
Tuesday’s Crossword Solution<br />
HOROSCOPE<br />
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).<br />
You’ll be at your absolute best<br />
in a safe environment where<br />
you’re not worried about being<br />
scored or judged. You can<br />
have that peace even if you<br />
are being judged, by the way.<br />
The trick is in not worrying<br />
about it.<br />
ARIES (March 21-April 19).<br />
By definition, work is harder<br />
than doing nothing at all. At<br />
least it should be. Then why<br />
doesn’t it feel as if that is<br />
true? You’ll find idleness to be<br />
an irritant and gladly take on<br />
more than your share to stay<br />
busy.<br />
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).<br />
One of the more difficult character<br />
challenges of the day<br />
will be in the practice of nonjudgment.<br />
To take things at<br />
face value is difficult for one<br />
with the in-depth knowledge<br />
that you have, but you won’t<br />
be sorry.<br />
GEMINI (May 21-June<br />
21). Get going on a project.<br />
It doesn’t matter where you<br />
start; it just matters that you<br />
do. Wrong choices lead to<br />
right ones; bad plans lead to<br />
better ones.<br />
CANCER (June 22-July 22).<br />
You’re the unofficial coach<br />
of your group. You won’t let<br />
anyone perform at a subpar<br />
level without taking it upon<br />
yourself to investigate the<br />
problem, fix it and motivate<br />
improvement.<br />
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This<br />
is a time to keep as much of<br />
the project under your control<br />
and jurisdiction as you can. If<br />
you delegate too much, you’ll<br />
just have to do it over yourself.<br />
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).<br />
You don’t like to put people<br />
out, but if they want to make<br />
a sacrifice on your behalf, let<br />
them. You are important to<br />
your people. They want you<br />
to know this. Let them show<br />
you.<br />
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).<br />
Who should be fulfilling your<br />
expectation? Whose expectation<br />
should you be filling? If<br />
the answers to those questions<br />
are “nobody” and “nobody’s,”<br />
then you’ll have an excellent<br />
day indeed.<br />
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).<br />
Things will not stay the way<br />
they are. They never have, and<br />
they never will. With this in<br />
mind, you’ll continue to look<br />
for the present opportunities,<br />
which are as unusual as they<br />
are rare.<br />
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-<br />
Dec. 21). In most things, the<br />
lows and highs will expand at<br />
the same time. In a related story,<br />
you’ll be reminded that the<br />
way to intelligent things is often<br />
found through silly things.<br />
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.<br />
19). You’re edgy; the pressure<br />
is on. Embrace it. Some<br />
top performance coaches suggest<br />
that relaxation techniques<br />
only diminish your ability to<br />
connect. It’s more compelling<br />
to stay in the moment and use<br />
the energy.<br />
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.<br />
18). Over-planning leads to<br />
a boring outcome. But how<br />
do you know when you’ve<br />
planned too much? If your<br />
plans are prohibiting you from<br />
taking advantage of the popup<br />
opportunities of the moment,<br />
abandon them.
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SNAIL NOTICE<br />
Have you seen the Giant African Snail in your home or community?<br />
If so, follow these 3 easy steps:<br />
1. Put on protective gloves<br />
2. Collect snails and place them in a secure covered container<br />
with some salt.<br />
3. Call the Plant Protection Unit at 462-6776 or 462-6777 for<br />
advice on disposal<br />
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, 2017 at the ABI Financial Building, 2nd Floor,<br />
Redcliffe Street, St John's, Antigua at 6:00 p.m. sharp.<br />
All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen<br />
Association are notified of the monthly general meeting, to<br />
be held on Saturday 4 March at 3 pm, at the Association`s<br />
Headquarters, " Leah House" on Prime Minister`s Drive.<br />
Please be on time or notify the Chairman on 720-0058, Secretary<br />
on 723-3452 or PRO on 721-1970 of your apologies.<br />
The Annual General Meeting and Elections for the Antigua<br />
& Barbuda Cycling Federation will be held on March 1,<br />
2017 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The meeting will<br />
start promptly at 7:00pm. Please be on time.<br />
There will be a Public Forum on Home and Neighborhood<br />
Crime Prevention for the residents in the St John’s Rural East<br />
Constituency. It will be held on Tuesday March 14th 2017<br />
at the Clare Hall Secondary School, Beginning at 6:00pm<br />
Come and hear guest speakers deliver, on how to prevent<br />
crime, and how to form Neighborhood Watch Groups to protect<br />
everyone! For more information please contact the concerned<br />
citizens organizing committee at 734 1654<br />
The Social Security Board wishes to advise all self employed<br />
persons that their declared earnings shall not be less<br />
than the minimum wage, and are reminded that their Social<br />
Security contributions rate remains at 10%.<br />
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Stop look down<br />
on me cause<br />
meh poor<br />
By Jacqueline Wetherill<br />
You look down on me because I am poor.<br />
You mock me for the clothing I wore;<br />
Just because I am poor and cant fit in,<br />
You make up names and<br />
call me garbage bin.<br />
Stop look down on me cause meh poor.<br />
I tried so hard to be like you,<br />
Wondering what next I should do.<br />
I changed my talk, I changed my looks,<br />
Yet you still treat me<br />
like I am some crook.<br />
Stop look down on me cause meh poor.<br />
I am going to accept myself for who I am.<br />
Yes, I might be poor, but here is my plan.<br />
You see, with this brain<br />
that God gave to me,<br />
Perseverance to success will be the key.<br />
Stop look down on me cause meh poor.<br />
One day I will move from rags to riches;<br />
There will be more than enough<br />
to share God’s blessings.<br />
Excuse me, no more trying<br />
to fit in to be like you,<br />
For I will be living in posh places too.<br />
Stop look down on me cause meh poor.
Wednesday 1st March 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13<br />
Mandy Premier League bowls off<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
The fourth annual Mandy<br />
Premier League bowled<br />
off last Sunday at the<br />
Dredgers playing field with<br />
the 2016 Antigua Barbuda<br />
Softball Cricket Association<br />
Youth Got Talent winner,<br />
Aliyah Hamilton cutting<br />
the ribbon to officially<br />
open the tournament.<br />
Eleven teams will vie<br />
for the title with defending<br />
champions, Brysons Future<br />
Stars looking to claim a<br />
second straight trophy.<br />
All games will be<br />
played at the Dredgers<br />
playing with two games being<br />
played Monday- Thursday<br />
and on Sundays.<br />
This year’s event will<br />
take on a different approach<br />
as all teams are<br />
required to have a female<br />
Antigua State College<br />
remain undefeated<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Antigua State College continue their dominance in the<br />
Senior Boys Division of the Cool and Smooth Inter-School<br />
Basketball League.<br />
College defeated Jennings Secondary, 44-40 on Monday<br />
afternoon at the JSC Sports Complex to keep their perfect<br />
record and remain at the top only having to face the only<br />
other undefeated team, Ottos Comprehensive.<br />
Anthony Greer was the leading scorer for the victors with<br />
15 points while Ezekiel Francois assisted with 13.<br />
Danny Perez of JSS had a game high 24 points with assistance<br />
from Vladimir Castro who had 11 points in a losing<br />
effort.<br />
St. Joseph’s Academy Junior Boys also were victorious<br />
that day, defeating Clare Hall Secondary, 31-28.<br />
Tehran Zachariah led his team to victory with 18 points<br />
for Clare Hall, Jaheem James had 8 points and Jonathan Joseph<br />
6.<br />
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Inet, Yousef Michael, the<br />
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By Carlena Knight<br />
In one of the biggest upsets<br />
to date in Division 3, One<br />
Stone Original edged out Jr.<br />
Pitbulls, 69-68 on Monday<br />
night at the JSC Sports Complex.<br />
Led by Nigel Fergus with<br />
23 points and 6 rebounds<br />
and assisted by Brian Edwards<br />
with 15 points and 12<br />
rebounds, One Stone pulled<br />
off a huge win over the young<br />
and vibrant Pitbulls.<br />
Pitbulls’ Ahmani Browne<br />
had 29 points and 16 rebounds<br />
while teammates Eric<br />
Joseph and Jevonte Valerie<br />
contributed with 16 points, 16<br />
rebounds and 4 assists and 11<br />
points and 15 rebounds.<br />
Jamie Robinson also of Jr.<br />
Pitbulls grabbed 11 rebounds<br />
in a losing effort.<br />
In the other match up<br />
at JSC, Old Road Daggers<br />
trumped LJ Northside Stingerz<br />
3, 65-46.<br />
Kevin Cornwall had 27<br />
points and Ezekiel Francois<br />
14 points and 11 rebounds for<br />
the victors.<br />
Dillon John of Stingerz<br />
had 17 points and 6 rebounds.<br />
He was assisted by Robert<br />
Spencer who had 10 points,<br />
One Stone edges out Jr. Pitbulls<br />
10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5<br />
steals and Doyle Carter with<br />
9 points and 8 rebounds. Yannick<br />
Samuel chipped in with 9<br />
points and 7 rebounds.<br />
In other games that night,<br />
Police Vertex defeated F and<br />
G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays<br />
3, 65-53.<br />
Alfred Telemaque had 19<br />
points and was assisted by<br />
Clint Spencer with 19 points<br />
and 7 rebounds.<br />
Dale Gore chipped in with<br />
11 points and 8 rebounds<br />
while Eugine Remo contributed<br />
10 points.<br />
Delornje Jules of Ovals 3<br />
had 20 points and 8 rebounds.<br />
Bokeem Murrell assisted<br />
with 10 points while Teyon<br />
Lake chipped in with 7 assists<br />
and 7 steals in a losing effort.<br />
Antigua Home and Office<br />
Depot Rebels were also victorious<br />
as they defeated Cuties<br />
Ottos Officials, 59-46.<br />
Tindal Telemaque had 17<br />
points with assistance from<br />
Gabriel Perez with 17 points<br />
and 9 rebounds.<br />
Officials’ Gija George<br />
had 14 points and 9 rebounds<br />
while teammate, Kareem Jacobs<br />
had 9 points and 6 rebounds.<br />
Members of the Sandals Grenades FC (Photo by Sandals SnapShots).<br />
Sandals Grenades in CFU Club Cup<br />
Members of the Sandals Grenades<br />
FC left Antigua Monday for Jamaica<br />
where the side will be competing in the<br />
2017 <strong>Caribbean</strong> Football Union (CFU)<br />
Club Championship Cup.<br />
The 2015-16 Premier Division<br />
runners-up qualified for group C of<br />
the CFU Cup where they will come<br />
up against the Dominican Republic’s<br />
Barcelona Atletico, Cayaman Island’s<br />
Elite and Montego Bay United out of<br />
Jamaica.<br />
The team is pictured here at a farewell<br />
lunch at Sandals Grande Antigua<br />
on Sunday where they met members<br />
of the management team who wished<br />
them the best in the upcoming tournament.
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Cornwall shines but President’s XI go down<br />
BASSETERRE, St<br />
Kitts – All-rounder Rahkeem<br />
Cornwall did his<br />
West Indies chances little<br />
harm with another stellar<br />
half-century but the WICB<br />
President’s XI went down<br />
by two wickets to England<br />
in a 50-overs tour match on<br />
Monday.<br />
The big-hitting Cornwall<br />
struck an attacking 59<br />
from 61 deliveries while<br />
captain Jahmar Hamilton<br />
enhanced his credentials<br />
with a top score of 73 as<br />
the hosts, opting to bat first,<br />
were dismissed for 233 off<br />
48 overs.<br />
Left-handed Kyle Mayers<br />
weighed in with a better<br />
than run-a-ball 33 while<br />
opener Kyle Hope chipped<br />
in with 24.<br />
Ben Stokes (3-35) and<br />
Liam Plunkett (3-44) led<br />
the England attack with<br />
three wickets apiece while<br />
fellow Chris Woakes (2-37)<br />
finished with a brace.<br />
In reply, England were<br />
lifted by opener Jonny<br />
Bairstow who top-scored<br />
with 86 while Woakes<br />
stroked an unbeaten, runa-ball<br />
47 and Joe Root, 46.<br />
Off-spinner Andre Mc-<br />
Carthy (2-4), fast bowler<br />
Ronsford Beaton (2-46)<br />
and leg-spinner Damion<br />
Jacobs (2-54) all finished<br />
with two wickets each.<br />
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after the President’s<br />
XI slumped to 55 for<br />
five in the 16th over.<br />
The 24-year-old Cornwall<br />
then combined with<br />
Hamilton in a counter-attacking<br />
123-run, sixth<br />
wicket stand which revived<br />
the innings and repelled the<br />
English bowlers.<br />
While Cornwall struck<br />
six fours and three sixes,<br />
Hamilton notched five<br />
fours and two sixes in a 90-<br />
ball innings.<br />
Cornwall departed in<br />
the 37th over but Mayers<br />
joined Hamilton to put on<br />
a further 42 for the seventh<br />
wicket, striking three fours<br />
and a six off 32 balls.<br />
England then made a<br />
stuttering start to their run<br />
chase when they lost Sam<br />
Billings cheaply for two<br />
with the score on 11 in the<br />
third over.<br />
But Bairstow and Root<br />
came together to prop up<br />
the innings in a 117-run<br />
second wicket stand, and<br />
put England back on course<br />
for victory.<br />
Bairstow faced 97 balls<br />
and struck nine fours while<br />
Root counted four boundaries<br />
in a 67-ball innings.<br />
Root’s dismissal, caught<br />
at the wicket by Hamilton<br />
off Jacobs in the 26th over,<br />
sparked a slide that saw six<br />
wickets tumble for 49 runs.<br />
Struggling on 177 for<br />
seven in the 40th over,<br />
Woakes came to his side’s<br />
rescue, belting four fours<br />
All-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall<br />
and a six in helping to put<br />
on 35 for the eighth wicket<br />
with Adil Rashid who made<br />
10, as he saw England<br />
home.<br />
The victory was the second<br />
in three days for the<br />
tourists after they beat the<br />
UWI Vice-Chancellor’s<br />
XI by 117 runs in another<br />
50-overs game last Saturday.<br />
They will now turn their<br />
attention to the three-match<br />
One-Day International series<br />
against West Indies<br />
starting at the Vivian Richards<br />
Cricket Stadium in<br />
Antigua on Friday. (CMC)