1. family and parenting
2. children

MEDICAL SCHOOL,
UNION MEET TODAY
Tuesday 10th February 2015
A n t i g u a
a n d
The longstanding dispute between the
Antigua Trades and Labour Union and the
American University of Antigua comes
into focus when representatives from both
sides meet today. AT&LU Industrial Relations Officer, Hugh joseph, said the meeting will seek to resolve the issues that have
kept the two sides apart from more than a
year. Late last year, workers who form part
of the bargaining unit resorted to industrial action after they complained that AUA
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management had engaged in delaying tactics rather than settle the issues.
However, after the university sought
the services of former Labour Minister,
Dr Errol Cort, to join its negotiating team,
the union reported that the two sides have
moved closer together.
In January, AUA submitted its proposal
for the union to peruse and today’s meeting
is the first opportunity for the two sides to
sit down and discuss the proposal in detail.
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$2.00
Government incentive yields results pg 2
Myst HUGS the community
See
Pg 4
Help Us Give (HUG) is the charitable arm of Myst Carnival that has conducted annual food
drives at Christmas, collecting items from the public as donations to the less fortunate.
Downtown St. John’s
getting upgrade.....pg 2
Tourism minister empowers NY staff.....pg 3
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Government incentive yields results
Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne’s offer of
a waiver on outstanding property tax
if this year’s taxes are paid by June
struck a positive note with property
owners in the country.
The Inland Revenue Department
is reporting that the government’s
offer of an incentive for the payment
of property tax is showing dividends
with an increase in the number of
people visiting the department to pay
the tax and benefit from the incentive.
IRD’s Jermaine Jarvis, says the
department has made the necessary
steps to deal with the anticipated influx of people who want to benefit
from the offer.
PM Browne announced the offer
when he presented the 2015 National
Budget in the House of Representative on January 12.
He promised that outstanding
property tax owed by private proper-
ty owners, irrespective of the amount,
will be waivered if the property owner makes the current year’s tax payment by June. The incentive was only
made available to private property
owners.
Jarvis said the department is
pleased with the positive response so
far to the offer from the Prime Minister.
He also said the extension of the
deadline for submission of ABST
reports is having a similar impact as
many businesses are using the deadline to bring their accounts up-to-date.
He noted that many businesses
are enjoying better cash flow at this
time of the year, and the extra cash,
coupled with the extra time is affording them the opportunity to make
good their payments.
Jarvis however raised some concerns about the large number of businesses that are not filing their tax re-
Prime Minister, the Hon., Gaston
Browne.
turns as required by law.
He said some of these businesses
do not meet the threshold of $42-thousand per annum when they would be
expected to begin paying the tax.
However, he said close to fifty
percent of all businesses do not file
tax returns and the IRD wants to reduce this number significantly in the
shortest time possible.
Downtown St John’s Getting Upgrade
The new Antigua and
Barbuda government is
demonstrating its commitment to overall upgrade
and improvement of lower St John’s, the country’s
port of entry of thousands
of visitors.
This comes as there is
an announcement that a
multi-million dollar project
to improve infrastructural and other enhancement
work of the city’s main
tourist areas is set to start
next month.
The first meeting of
the Caricom Development
Fund’s Project Manage-
ment Committee has just
concluded in St John’s
where the startup of the
work was the main focus.
The C-D-F is financing
the project and the Project
Management Committee
will oversee the implementation.
The Fund has allocated over US$4 million for
the project through which
major upgrade and enhancement of downtown
St John’s are earmarked.
More than half of this
amount is in the form of a
grant and the remainder is
a loan.
The St John’s Development Corporation will use
the money to upgrade the
infrastructure of those areas under its direct control
in lower St John’s. These
include Heritage Quay…
the cruise piers and Redcliffe Quay.
Two officials of the
CDF attended the Project
Management Committee
meeting in St John’s…
along with local stakeholders such as the Antigua and
Barbuda Cruise Tourism
Association, and the Ministries of Tourism, Finance
and Public Works.
National Authorising
Officer, Dr Clarence Henry, says the money is set
aside for lower St John’s
so that Antigua and Barbuda’s tourism product can
remain a viable and competitive entity.
He says the Project
Management Committee
is to ensure that the project
is implemented efficiently
and completed on time.
He says his office has
completed the submission
of all the documents and
it is now awaiting word on
the release of the funds before setting the startup date.
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Minister of Tourism empowers staff
with new mandate for tourism
New York City – The
Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Asot Michael made
an official visit to the New
York offices of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda last Friday. The meeting was hosted by Antigua
and Barbuda’s Permanent
Representative to the United Nations (UN); Ambassador, H.E. Walton “Aubrey” Webson and Minister
Michael were joined by the
Chairman of the Antigua
and Barbuda Tourism Authority, (ABTA) Mr. Rohan
Hector. Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Permanent
Representative to the UN,
Ambassador Conrad Hunte
was also in attendance.
The Minister used the
opportunity to meet and address the recently conjoined
U.S. and Canada ABTA
staff, headed by the ABTA
Vice President of Sales and
Marketing for North America, Mrs. Marie Walker.
In his remarks the Minister expressed the importance of the team working
towards delivering results
for the country.
“Tourism is our main
engine growth and as the
Minister with portfolio responsibility, I am accountable for ensuring that tourism increases employment
for our nationals, earns
more foreign exchange,
provides revenue for our
government and raises the
national income,” Michael
said.
“You are a critical link
in my ability to deliver
real growth for the sector;
therefore your duties are
momentous.”
Minister Michael reminded the group of Prime
Minister Gaston Browne’s
vision to make Antigua and
Barbuda an economic powerhouse.
“I am determined to
transform the way our
tourism sector does business, so we keep pace and
remain competitive with
the changes in the marketplace” said Michael.
He reiterated the value
he places on the members
of staff being mutually
respectful, acting with integrity, working as a team,
being loyal and working together to increase the number of visitors and meet the
targeted growth in arrivals
that has been set by the ABTA’s Board of Directors.
In a lively exchange,
each staff member was given an opportunity to share
their recommendations and
provide insight into selling
and marketing the destination and the Minister enthusiastically encouraged
dialogue and asked for follow up.
The Minister’s visit to
New York also includes
meetings that fall under his
Investment portfolio.
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Myst Carnival Hugs The Community
St. John’s, Antigua Since its inception, Myst
Carnival has been at the
forefront of providing an
unmatched premium mas
experience in Antigua, but
what is a lesser known fact
is the organisation’s goodwill initiatives.
Help Us Give (HUG) is
the charitable arm of Myst
Carnival that has conducted
annual food drives at Christmas, collecting items from
the public as donations to
the less fortunate. The first
food drive was conducted
in December 2008, the year
the band was launched, and
has been a successful effort
that has grown over the past
seven years.
In December 2014,
food was collected at HUG
stations that were set up at
Epicurean Fine Foods &
Pharmacy located at Friars Hill Road, and Chase
Supermarket situated on
Factory Road. The items
gathered were donated to
3H - The Health, Hope and
HIV Network which provides assistance to persons
living with HIV and AIDS,
and to Mustard Seed which
is a home for displaced
youth.
Due to the success and
growth of HUG, Myst Carnival has adopted the Care
Project, a children’s home
presently housed at what
was formerly the Holberton
Hospital. Last December
Myst management along
with principal members of
Paint De Dawn and other volunteers painted the
outside of the home and
restored the windows and
doors of the structure. Last
Friday, the group donated
additional food packages
and other items to the home
and to the Oncology Department at Mount St. John
Medical Centre.
Myst has been able to
give to goodwill not only
due to the support from the
public but also as a result
of the help and assistance
provided by the band’s loyal masqueraders - mystics.
The organisation has also
formed significant partnerships with JCI Antigua,
who aided in the food drive
during Christmas, and
Courts Antigua Ltd. who
sponsored a two-burner
stove, radio and kettle that
were donated to the Care
Project.
With Unveil, the band’s
2015 launch, scheduled for
March 14th at Sticky Wick-
et, Myst Carnival is presently working hard as they
prepare for their biggest
season yet. The continued
growth of HUG is just the
tip of the band’s evolution
as a phenomenal Season 8
promises great things for
mystics and supporters
alike.
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West Indies fans hoping for the best
West Indies cricket fans would
definitely be on top of the world if
the Caribbean side is able to win the
forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.
Not having won the 50-overs a
side tournament since back-to-back
victories in 1975 and 1979 in England, victory this time around would
be an enormous plus for the game
in the Caribbean, which has limped
from one crisis to another.
However, as all of us probably
know, it is a tall order even if we are
to convince ourselves that cricket is a
game of glorious uncertainty.
For starters, West Indies will be
without a couple of key players in Kieron Pollard, former Captain Dwayne
Bravo, and mystery spinner Sunil Narine.
It is a development which did not
escape current captain Jason Holder
of Barbados. He has admitted that
the absence of Pollard and Bravo is a
“huge loss” to West Indies’ chances at
the World Cup.
According to news reports, Holder described the decision not to select
the pair as “beyond my control” and,
in an indication that he did not agree
with their omission, pointed out “I’m
not a selector”.
Both Bravo and Pollard could tear
apart any bowling and with Narine a
miserly spin bowler, the Caribbean side would have had an excellent
balance, recognising that the camp is
still made up of a group of effective
and competitive players who have the
ability to deliver against all odds.
Players like Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Darren Sammy, Kemar
Roach, Andre Russell, and Dwayne
Smith still represent a potent force in
the game. Therefore, even with the
absence of the three named players,
the West Indies side is not a walkover. In fact, they, to our reckoning,
should not be taken for granted since
cricket is played on the day – a bad
performance yesterday does not indicate that the same holds for tomorrow.
Many fans as well as some senior players in the West Indies squad
still want to know the rationale for
omitting the two allrounders. Narine
has explained he needs more time to
sort out his bowling action, and this
is quite understandable. However,
were those two around, the West Indies would have had a good enough
chance of winning, just as any of the
other teams participating.
So apart from the wins (in 1975
and 1979, and in 2004 when Courtney
Browne and Ian Bradshaw stunned
England by pushing West Indies to
victory in the Champions Trophy),
the cupboard remains empty when it
comes to trophies.
Caribbean fans therefore would
naturally want to see success, even if
they acknowledge that there are still
issues with West Indies cricket.
The team has not been playing as
well as they ought to, given the talent at hand. Apart from winning the
T20 competition against South Africa, the West Indies lost badly to the
same opponents in the Test and OneDay matches. They are being led by a
new captain in Jason Holder, 22, and
the tournament will be a stern test for
him.
But there is still a certain degree
of optimism among Caribbean cricket
fans.
We hope for the best and will
support them whatever the outcome.
(Reprinted from the Barbados Advocate)
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Crisis In Morals – New Moral Order
Continued from last
Wednesday’s issue
In homes, particularly,
where families were seen
to be living at the edge of
poverty, the “...16 yearold male or female,” their
plight, has always prompted them to do the inevitable.
Thus, it will have been
seen that those from indigent communities” and
exposed to the extremes of
life, must themselves survive.
Thus, as life’s circumstances change, financial constraints and dire
need for sustenance were
known to have forced
many to develop “...Survival Strategies.”
These are invariably
found to be inconsistent
with law, morality spiritual and family values.
Thus, since “...Necessity knows no law,” those
left to their own device,
were forced to use “...skills
of creativity” that had seen
many in “...Police Lockup
and/or confined to “...Correctional facilities and/or
left to languish in Penal
institutions.”
ATTORNEY’S VIEW
As public debates
gather momentum on
the “...Sex life of the 16
year-old female,” parents/
guardians;
...moralists;
...religious leaders; ...social scientists and legal
practitioners have all advanced arguments from
different perspectives. The
arguments arose out of
proposed legislative measures to increase the age
of consent from “...16 to
18 years.” In recent unofficial media panelist’s
discussions,
proffering
legal implications and
consequences, among the
arguments advanced were
“...existing social norms,
as well as known cultural
practices.” Religious leaders have argued the impact
on “...spiritual and moral
values.” From a social/legal perspective, Attorney
Monique Francis-Gordon
had argued against “...
criminalizing teen-aged
males “...16 and 17 years.
She expressed the view
that a “...criminal conviction” could affect these
males “...socially and educationally” [Observer:
Sunday January 11, 2014].
Incidentally, research revealed that “...criminalizing children has harmed
their development.” Reflecting the attorney’s
thinking, an American survey on “...Criminalization
of Children” shows the
following results (i) “...50
% voted against it; (ii)
...25 % mildly against and
(iii) ...25 % - Don’t know”
[Intl. Debate Educational
Assn.].
titution; ...lack of spiritual
and moral values; ...illiteracy; ...inaccessibility to
basic necessaries and inadequate nutrition.” Thus,
it is situations like these
NEGATIVE
that have often influenced
INFLUENCES
immoral and/or irresponWhile legislative mea- sible behaviors, thereby,
sures are requisite for so- affecting their “...employcial control, environments ability and/or sustainable
that are conducive to be- employment.”
havioral change are also
essential to ensuring, inter
AGE OF CRIMINAL
alia, orderly society and
RESPONSIBILITY
improved quality of life.
Nationally, the law
These, undoubtedly, will states “...It shall be coninfluence behaviors that clusively presumed that
are “...socially; ...morally no child under the age of 8
and spiritually acceptable years can be guilty of any
and desirable.” Among offence.” Therefore, every
the underlying reasons person “...above the age
for these behaviors have of eight years” is deemed
always been that which to be “...criminally rewere well known as “... sponsible for his actions”
Negative Societal Influ- [Section 2: [Juvenile Act:
ences.” These were pro- Chapter 229].The “...Age
nounced by “...adverse of Criminal Responsibilisocial conditions- “...in- ty” is 8 years.” In England
adequate housing; ...lack and Wales and Australia,
of sanitation; ...inacces- there is a presumption
sibility to healthcare; that the “...Age of Crim...dysfunctional families; inal Responsibility is 10
...parental control, guid- years.” The age of crimance, neglect and/or des- cont’d on pg 8
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inal responsibility in Scotland-8
years; the “...USA is between 13-16
years; ...China 14 years; ...Germany, Japan, Russia-14 and Italy- 15
years” [Beijing Rules].
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
Consequent upon the United
Nations Declarations, it is legally
binding upon states to protect the
“...Rights of Children.” The child is
recognized, universally, as a human
being who shall be able to develop
physically; ...mentally; ...socially
and morally; and spiritually, with
freedom and dignity” [LON: 1924:
& UNHR: 1948: UND/UNC: 1959
& 1989]. Thus, these declarations
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and conventions have been recognized and given protection under the
law. Children of specified ages are
to enjoy the “...Presumption of Innocence.” Statutorily, there is a presumption at law that a child under
the age of 8 years is considered “...
Doli incapax” or incapable of committing crime.
...school violence; ...expulsion and/
or dropouts.” Then there was “...rampancy in delinquent behavior; ...pilfering; ...child pornography; ...child
prostitution and other societal vices.” It was to the knowledge that “...
unsafe sexual engagement,” has not
only resulted in “...unplanned and/or
unwanted pregnancy,” but also premature entry into the complex and
difficult role of motherhood.” These
situations are exacerbated by attendant social consequences, including
difficulties in “...providing basic
childbearing and parenting necessities for both the adult parents and
teen mothers.” In some instances,
there has also been the “...dangerous backroom abortions,” resulting
HIGH RISK YOUTH
Research revealed that children
living in “...poverty- stricken areas”
were at high risk of abuse or sexual exploitation, as opposed those in
affluent communities. Therefore,
behaviors know to have impacted
negatively upon the“...character,
education and discipline of “...High
Risk” youth, include “...truancy; cont’d on pg 9
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cont’d from pg 8
in complicated health issues, including that which
might be knowingly and/
or unknowingly transmitted to third parties.
STREET ROAMING
CHILDREN
Research revealed a
growing incidence of children roaming the streets.
This was said to have existed in most global societies. Through the eyes of
Lord Anthony Ashley, an
Englishman and politician,
orphaned at 8 years, he had
reportedly championed the
cause of the “...physically
challenged and abused.”
Though he had not experienced the “...extremes
of poverty and street life,”
he was aware of the plight
of an estimated “...30, 000
children on the streets in,
and around London.” He
had described them as “...
Naked; ...filthy; ...roaming
lawless and deserted children” [Wikipedia: 1848].
In India an estimated 11
million children earn their
living on the streets; ...in
the United States, estimates show that in 2007
there were 1.2 million,
then grew to 1.7 million
[2010]; ...in Russia there
were 7 million, while there
were 40 million in Latin
America.” The plight of
these children was said to
be associated either with
“...Domestic; ...economic or social disruption”
[Wikipedia].
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the “...privilege, nor the
luxury” in sitting around a
family table to be fed with
other siblings. It anticipated that many will become
destitute as to be called “...
Street Children.” It also
knew that many will encounter hardship and misery and that they will have
to fend for themselves.
Anticipating the plight of
children, the “...ILO” provides a Convention that
allows for “...Child Labour.” It stipulates that “...
Children between the ages
of 13 and 15, may perform work not harmful to
ILO- CONVENTION
Except for “...begging,
pilfering and prostitution,”
children left to their own
devices, often had “...no
family or support structure” [Wikipedia]. The International Labour Organization (ILO), anticipated
that many children across
the globe may neither have cont’d on pg 10
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cont’d from pg 9
health; ...morals; ...school
work; ...vocational orientation and training.” For
older teens, it sets the minimum age of “...18 years”
who may perform work
that may likely “...jeopardize health; ...safety and
morals” [ILO: 1973]. This
is allowable under acceptable health and safety conditions. This is practiced
in most nations.
MAGICAL AGE
- SIXTEEN
It has been said that
the most difficult period
in a child’s life is the pe-
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riod before adulthood.
Such period was said to
be between “...13 and 16
years. However, for various reasons, it has been a
childhood dream of youth
in attaining the “...Magical Age of Sixteen” to
have some freedom and
to be treated with dignity.
Such attainment, however,
is universally recognized
by many parents, societies
and cultures. Thus, there
was increased enthusiasm
and anxieties in growing
into maturity. In reaching
such milestone, it means
the “...Coming of Age.” In
the secular world, it means
“...special birthday celebrations with family and
close friends; ...showered
with gifts and/or attending graduation ceremonies
and being treated with
sumptuous restaurant dinners. In the Christian community, it means “...reaching the age of spirituality”
[Wikipedia].
THE AMBITIOUS
The “...Ambitious sixteen year-old” often wants
to move on to high school,
then on to higher institutions of learning. Invariably, “...lack of resources;
...opportunities for tertiary
education or advancement
up the social ladder, had
dashed their “...hopes.”
For reasons of bad decisions, many had seen their
childhood dreams shattered and aspirations disappeared. Many through
“...parental
neglect;
...abuse; ...poverty; ...peer
pressure; ...misguidance;
...rebelliousness or reckless behavior; ...promiscuity and social ostracization, had experienced
nothing but “...miseries,
hardships and suffering.”
Such decadent behaviors
were said to have permeated the society. Information suggests that among
the “...adult and teenage
populations illicit sexual
behavior” was said to have
gone wild. Thus, many
had travelled down a slip-
pery slope to destruction.
MISGUIDED YOUTH
Behaviorally,
these
situations have always
influenced
“...Misguided Youth” into doing the
imaginable and/or unimaginable. In some instances there were behaviors that appeared to have
been so reprehensible,
rendering them inconsistent with “...good discipline; ...morals; ...societal
mores and family values.”
Testament of these
may have been seen in
exhibitions by the adults
and youth. Not infrequently, these were borne out
in “...callous expressions;
...mode of dress; ...acts of
lewdness, particularly at
celebratory and/or other
public events.”
It will have been seen
that those residing peripherally on the city’s edge,
for many young people,
life has been a “...brutal
constant struggle.” There
has often been social rivalry and intermittent gun
battles. Some are fighting
for survival, some- nothing all.
Then as “...society degenerates into social and
moral decay,” citing apparent exaggerated “...pervasive teenage sex,” these
appeared to have been
shifted to the youth.
Continued in the next
issue of Caribbean Times
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Monday’s Sudoku Solution
SUDOKU
C R O S S WO R D
Across
1. Places of refuge
5. Aid in a scam
9. Coarse files
14. Forbidden thing
15. Humdinger
16. Allergy-season sound
17. Get two government
paychecks
19. Made straight
20. Lauder of cosmetics
21. Ruby or Sandra
22. Monthly payments
23. Camper’s heat source
25. Place to graze
27. Circuit components
34. Outmoded, in the dict.
37. St. Philip __
38. Afternoon service
39. Like Letterman’s show
41. Break off
43. Put together
44. Noah’s landfall
46. ‘’__ Her Go’’ (Frankie
Laine song)
48. ‘’You betcha!’’
49. Pre-Fourth purchase
52. Road crew’s supply
53. Tanning spots
57. Leonine group
61. Forum greeting
64. Flower part
65. Put on TV
66. Head honcho
68. Replay effect
69. Fireplace fuel
70. Mouth, slangily
71. Mortise mate
72. ‘’Born Free’’ beast
73. Pretzel topper
Down
1. Lake Titicaca’s range
2. Birds do it
3. Coach Rockne
4. Gets serious
5. Hoppy brew
6. Melville title character
7. Nobelist Wiesel
8. Elvis’ birthplace
9. Daily grind
10. Farmland unit
11. Cold-shoulder
12. Yeats or Keats
13. Covers with grass
18. ‘20s Russian leader
24. Fat-free cooking oil
26. Menu picks
28. Ill temper
29. Municipality-related
30. Sandwich meat
31. Brit’s exclamation
32. Toy dog, for short
33. Plan part
34. Norway’s patron saint
35. Port of Italy
36. Marquee topper
40. Bard’s ‘’before’’
42. Fraternal fellow
45. Took, as advice
47. Dumpster filler
50. Fit for farming
51. Icy downpours
54. La Scala offering
55. Twangy
56. Caught some Z’s
57. Gone by
58. Steam up
59. Wrinkle remover
60. Audition CD
62. Stringed instrument
63. Breakfast order
67. Rebs’ nation: Abbr.
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The Entrepreneurship Seminar schedule for Tuesday 10th
February has been postponed and will be held on the 16th
April 2015. Information and registration forms are at http://
businesseducationantigua.webs.com/entrepreneurship.
The Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen Association will
be having a fundraising barbecue and fish fry on Friday 27
February 2015, from 12 until 4 pm, at the Association`s
Headquarters at 1 Prime Minister`s Drive. Tickets for a fish
meal are EC$ 15 and EC$ 10 for a chicken meal, available
from members of the Association on 462-6903, 778- 8679,
721-1970 or 561-1062.
The Emergency Medical Services EMS wishes to inform the
general public that training is available in the following, Basic Life Support BLS, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR,
and First Aid. For further details please visit the office on
Factory Road, west of the University of the West Indies open
campus or call 562-2434.
CMC-FARMERS' DEPOT has just received a wide variety
of fertilizers to include UREA, SULPHATE OF AMONIA,
select blends such as 20-10-10, 14-28-14, 13-13-21 and 168-24. We are also offering special discounts on limited quantities of insecticides, fungicides and seeds. Visit us today or
call 562 2358 for more information.
The Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross in collaboration with the
American Red Cross has a First Aid App to launch.
The Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross wants the residents of
Antigua to know the importance of the App and the long
term benefits to our Society. What you can do in case of an
emergency or life threatening condition.
It also has the Red Cross history, activities, sponsors, and
quizzes. We would like the general public to be aware of the
App and feel free to download same, if you have an android
device such as a phone or a tablet kindly use the Android
link and you can use the iOS link for your iPhone device.
iOS devices: 3cu.be/shareatg
Android devices: 3cu.be/shareatg
If you have any questions contact Mr.Martin 723-7258 or
email [email protected] or [email protected]
NORTHERN VYBZ COMMUNITY GRUP Presents Post
Valentines Family fun day On Sunday, 15th February, 2015
From 2:00pm – 9:00pm At Cedar Grove Village Playing
Field. Lots of food and drinks will be on sale. Free bounce
castle for the children. Come on out with the family and
have a wonderful time Proceeds in aid of community development
Beginning immediately, the Christian Valley Agricultural
Station will no longer be conducting sales of plants, due
to the invasiveness of the Giant African Snail, plant sales
will be temporarily put on hold, until the snail population
has been considerably reduced. This is to prevent any other
transfer of the snails throughout the country.
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DEAR LADY X HOROSCOPE
I recently found out
my ex-boyfriend married
the girl he cheated on me
with, and they have had a
baby.
I didn’t think it would
affect me because it has
been nine years since our
breakup, but I feel devastated and sad all over
again.
I constantly wonder
why he was blessed with
the happy ending I was
wishing for. I ask myself
why I haven’t met anyone
worthwhile.
I am scared to go
through the hurt and pain
again, so I put on a smiling face for everyone.
I want to forget this
miserable
relationship
and be happy. What can
I do to move on with my
life? -- LOST
DEAR LOST: That’s
a good question, and I’m
glad you asked because it
means you may finally be
ready to do it.
One way to move forward would be to keep
busy so you won’t brood.
Make an effort to meet
new people, because the
saying “no risk, no reward” is true.
If you have saved
any mementos of your
relationship with your
ex-boyfriend, box them
up and put them away -or get rid of them entirely because this chapter of
your life is finished.
I can’t guarantee this
will bring you another
romance, but it will be a
step in the right direction.
Monday’s Crossword Solution
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You have a short list
of people you’ll report to,
out of choice, obligation
and duty. Just be sure to put
yourself on that list. You’re
inarguably the most important person on the list.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Maybe it seems like
digital privacy isn’t even a
thing anymore, but at least
you have your emotional
boundaries. You’ll get the
obvious chance to enforce
them today.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). You can’t be a poster girl with no poster. You
can’t be a rodeo clown without a bull. Admit that you
need other elements to pull
off this adventure and look
around — you’ll find them.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). You’re in danger of being swept into the delicious
swirl of a dizzying romance.
Keep plans flexible so you’re
available for fun. Avoid that
trying person you know.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
most important agreements
are the ones you make with
yourself. Dare to expand
those personal pacts beyond
what you believe you’re capable of achieving. Life gets
easier when you think big.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Your ruling planet, Mercury, acts as your publicist,
helping you choose a stylish
and effective way to deliver
your message. No need to
oversell yourself. Quiet confidence attracts the best in
every area of life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Avoid hyperbole. People
long to be attended to by
you. They don’t want to be
called “indescribably fantastic.” They want you to describe it. They need to know
you care.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Find something to enjoy
about a job or remind yourself what you enjoyed about
it. If you can’t, it’s time to
look for something else.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to
be happy at work?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Life is sweet because you’ve decided to
stop waiting for your ship
to come in. Once you’ve accepted the situation for what
it is, you can change it. But
you have to accept it first.
That part is non-negotiable.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You will interpret
the whole scene in a way
that empowers instead of
drains you.
Inspiration will come in the
form of captivating ideas,
fascinating images and, best
of all, a love that embraces
you exactly as you are.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Why wait until life gets
stressful to draw on your inner strength? Set aside time
each week to center yourself.
You’ll then be able to attract
exactly what (or whom) you
want
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The thing in your secret
heart belongs only to you.
Don’t tell anyone — you’ll
only feel rotten about it later.
Also, you’ll probably change
your mind in a few weeks,
so for now, stay mum.
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Tuesday 10th February 2015
Asot Arcade Parham set to take
2014/15 Premier Division Title
with two rounds of matches left
By Vanroy Burnes
The Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) Premier
Division title seems set
to be taken by Asot Arcade Parham after their
nearest rival Hoppers
suffers a shock defeat at
the hands of Grenades on
Sunday.
However Asot Arcade Parham seems
likely to capture the title after beating Otto’s
Rangers by a goal to nil
in the first match of Sunday’s Triple header.
Orlando
Mitchum
scored the lone goal for
the leaders.
The win lifted Parham to an unassailable
41 points seven adrift of
second place Hoppers on
34 points.
Hoppers was beat by
Grenades 3 goals to 2 in
the second game on Sunday and that may well be
the final nail in the coffin for them to win the
championship title for
the first time.
Tomarley
Ziggy
Thomas scored both for
Hoppers, while Rakeem
Henry shot home twice
and Steven Roberts once
for Grenades.
The win lifted Grenades to 27 points and
out of the championship
title race.
In the feature match
on Sunday in a round
south derby, Defending Champion Hadeed
Group of Companies Sap
had to come from behind to Lime Old Road 2
goals to 1.
Andrea Browne put
Old Road ahead in the
20th minute of play a lead
they held up to the half.
On resumption Peter Byers had a double
strike for Sap in the 61st
and 85th minute to clinch
victory.
Sap now moves to 31
points and also out of the
race to regain their title,
while LIME Old Road
sits fourth from the bottom with 16 points will
be aiming to avoid the
playoff. Otto’s Rangers
who is out of the relegation Zone sits on 20
points.
On Saturday, SaniPro Fort Road beat bottom of the table the
Golden Stars of Urlings
3 goals to nil.
Roger Hurst, Alren
Lewis and Troy Brown
all scored a goal each
for Fort Road and move
them up to 23 points.
The Golden Stars of
Urlings the only team
certain of Automatic relegation so for remains on
7 points.
In the other match on
Saturday, Bassa and five
Islands played to a goalless draw, Bassa with
that one point move to
13 points, while Five Islands with their one point
move to 13 points.
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Combined Schools notch double
victory in Super 40 over the weekend
By Vanroy Burnes
Massy United Insurance Combined Schools
is the only team to clinch
a double victory over the
weekend in the ABCA/
State Insurance Super 40.
Combined Schools after beating Bolans by 126
runs on Saturday at the
factory grounds, beat Diamond International Police
by 34 runs on Sunday at
the Police ground.
Batting first the youngster reaches 178 for 4 off
their 40 overs with Alex
Jno- Baptiste 55, Malachi
Abrams 38, Kenrick Scott
38 and James Stevens 19.
Trevor
Thompson,
Damon Valentine, Jeron
Jones and Lynton Africa
had a wicket each for Police. In reply, the Lawmen
were bowled out for 144
in 28.5 overs, Lynton Africa 18, Bertel Baltimore
37, Vincent Shadrach
20, Amwa Prince 16 and
James Cornelius 17.
Bowling for Combined Schools, Hughan
Tonge had 5 for 34, Vishal
Gobin 2 for 19 while
Tassilo Allen and Trevor
Thomas had 1 for 19 and
1 for 27 respectively.
Caribbean Union bank
Bethesda beat Med Path
New Winthropes by 6
wickets. New Winthropes
158 all out with B. Henry
26 and Shevaughn Moore
25. Bowling for Bethesda,
Winston Noble had 3 for
20, Desir Strange had 2
for and Tris Philip had 2
for 27.
In reply, Bethesda
reaches 161 for 4, Jamaal
Fernandez 79 and Everton
Meade 26.
Kimani George of
New Winthropes had 2 for
34. PIC Insurance Liberta
beat Jennings by 72 runs.
Liberta 213 all out with
Wilden Cornwall 68 and
Kenyatta Joseph 47 with
K. Bramble of Jennings
picking up 5 for 34.
Scotia Bank Empire
made light work of All
Saints to win by 6 wickets.
All Saints 94 all out with
Alzarri Joseph 27 with
Owen Graham of Empire
and Carl Simon picking
up 5 for 35 and 3 for 15
respectively, Scotia Bank
Empire in reply 95 fowr 4.
Women will dominate the Gardens
in Valentine’s Day Race Meet
By Vanroy Burnes
Women will take Centre stage
during the February 15th Valentine’s
Day race meet at the Cassada Gardens race track when the Antigua
Turf Club will honor Norma A. Prudhon alias Tourist Leggo with the filly
classic in memory of the late Stalwart of the Horse racing fraternity.
That day will also highlight six
Community builders for a special
cause. Horses Austina’s Pride, Benna Gyal, Chosen Well, Countess
Liamsborg, Halo’s Pleasure and the
2014 thoroughBred Horse of the
year Lady Anne will race over a 8
furlong distance.
The spotlight on women con-
tinues with the six women of substance from the community, dubbed
as charity Ambassadors will paired
with horses. Each women will received a donation for her respective
charity organization with one she
paired with, while the winning filly
will received double the amount.
The Women and their charity are
Dr. Fiona Francis paired with Austina’s Pride, Bliss Solyne with Benna
Gyal Charity Amazing Grace Foundation, Kevinia Francis with Chosen
Well Charity Sunshine Home for
the Girls, Allision Sly Adams with
Countess Liamsborg Charity Sail
Ability, Senator Shenella Govia with
Halo’s Pleasure Charity JCI Antigua
and Lucinda Lake- Michael with
Lady Anne Charity the Care Project.
The Turf Club Boss Neil Cochrane said his organization constantly finding ways to link the fraternity to the community in the spirit
of lifting as we climb. Cochrane also
noted that this focus on the woman
Norma who was a pillar in horse racing and it also focuses on a handful
of women who are making a difference in their respective spheres and
provides a small boost for the charities of their choice.
The day will also feature the
highly-anticipated grudge match
with Nothing Personal, Movado,
Demolition Man and Additional
Assets. The gates will open at noon
with the first race at 2.15pm.
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Tuesday 10th February 2015
Woakes sends West Indies crashing
SYDNEY, Australia - There
was little West Indies Captain Jason
Holder could have done to prevent
the defeat. He waved his arms and
coaxed his bowlers well enough,
but it was telling that Chris Gayle
- who can certainly not have been
exhausted by efforts while batting did not take the field when England
made their reply.
Holder, who both euphemistically and factually has a voice that
makes Jos Buttler sound like Brian
Blessed, could have done with the
show of support.
Buttler, by contrast, has recently
been appointed as England’s official
ODI vice-captain.
That means that, should Eoin
Morgan suffer an injury or be suspended for a slow over rate, he
would assume the captaincy ahead
of other candidates such as Stuart
Broad, Joe Root or Ian Bell. The
management - and Morgan in particular - rate Buttler’s cricket brain
highly and, while his quiet voice
may belie it, also his leadership potential. He is, in many ways, typical
of this new England.
It was another quietly spoken
young man who let his cricket do
the talking here. Chris Woakes,
extracting steep bounce and movement from this green-tinged pitch,
was on a hat-trick in the first over
of the match and finished with five
wickets for just 19 runs. Bearing in
mind his value at the start of the innings and his struggles at the death,
England might consider bowling
him out within the first 20 overs
of the innings as they used to with
Andy Caddick.
If Woakes’ first wicket, that of
Gayle, owed something to fortune
- the batsman was surprised by the
bounce and gloved a catch down the
leg side - the second was a fine delivery, angled across Darren Bravo
and bouncing to take the edge. Both
men had lasted just one delivery.
Marlon Samules was fortunate to survive the hat-trick ball,
as his tentative prod was beaten by
the bounce and movement. Later
Woakes had Dwayne Smith well
caught at slip by a beauty that drew
the batsman into the stroke and left
him off the pitch. At the end of the
first Powerplay, West Indies were
42 for 4.
They never recovered. While
Lendl Simmons put away the short
ball with comfort and swung one six
off James Tredwell over midwick-
et, he received scant support. To see
Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels
and Jonathan Carter miss straight
balls was to see basic errors punished.
To see Darren Sammy drive to
mid-on and Andre Russell, with
more than 20 overs left to bat, carving to cover was simply bizarre. To
fold so meekly against a side that
had rested its two most experienced
seamers - James Anderson and Stuart Broad bowled in the nets instead
- was feeble.
The only concern for England
will be over the value of such an encounter. But while they might, in an
ideal world, have liked to see their
batsmen enjoy more testing competition, they will take more delight in
the boost to their confidence such a
result - sealed with nine wickets and
more than 27 overs to spare - will
deliver.
Their bowlers harnessed the
conditions expertly, the fielders
were sure and the batsmen made no
mistake. But really, when compared
with the challenge that Australia
will offer on Saturday, this was like
warming-up for a wrestle with Hulk
Hogan by arm-wrestling a butterfly.
(ESPNcricinfo)
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