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CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Different & Dynamic. Bigga, Brighta, Betta!
VOL. 9, NO. 04 • February 18, 2015
Website: www.caribbeangraphic.ca • Tel: 905.831-4402 • Fax: 416.292.2943 • Email: [email protected]
Vincent Gone!
Calling
All
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T
he Jamaican and
Caribbean Canadian Communities have been plunged
into mourning by the
news of the sad, shocking and most untimely
passing of Nicey’s Food
Mart owner, Vincent
Lai, during the Valentine’s Day weekend. Well
communities and particularly
among his fellow JamaicanCanadians, Vincent, as he
was known to all, sadly succumbed to a massive heart
attack on February 13.
Vincent and his wife Lorain
bought Nicey’s in 1979, two
years after their arrival in
Canada. The following years
witnessed a rapid expansion
in the business and the addition of a take-out restaurant
— Nicey’s Take Out — selling
Jamaican meals. At its
height the Nicey’s brand
was such an ethnic market powerhouse as to be
comprised of a fivebranch franchise network, within the Greater
Toronto area. The ever
dynamic Vincent &
Lorain Lai duo also
acquired and developed
the Morecambe Gate,
Scarborough 15,000 square
foot plaza, where the Nicey’s
anchor store and Take Out is
currently located.
negotiations, noting that it is
a direct response to demands
that have been made by a vast
majority of Guyanese.
Contesting the upcoming
election as a coalition, Granger
explained, that in addition
to APNU nominating the
Presidential Candidate and
AFC, the Prime Ministerial
Candidate, the latter party has
been assured 12 seats in the 65
seat Parliament. This would be
approximately 36 per cent of
the combined seats by the two
parties in the 10th Parliament.
In the construct of a new
Government, APNU will be
allocated one Vice President
while AFC will be allocated
two Vice Presidents, both of
whom will be members of
the Cabinet, the Opposition
Leader further detailed.
Taking into consideration
the possibility of constitutional
reform in the future, Granger
said both APNU and AFC have
agreed that the President as
“Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-inChief of the Armed Forces” will
be responsible for the appoint-
ment of constitutional agencies
and commissions with the required and agreed democratic
mechanisms of consultations.
Additionally, the President
will be directly in charge of
foreign affairs, international
relations and international
non-commercial treaties,
national security policy, the
Defense Board, the Joint Intelligence Committee and the
Guyana Defence Force.
According to the Opposition
Leader, the President will delegate several responsibilities to
the Prime Minister, including
the chairmanship of the Cabinet and matters supporting
the Domestic National Affairs.
The Prime Minister will also
make recommendations for the
ministerial appointments and
other Government agencies.
The parties further agreed
that Cabinet positions will
be allocated on a 60/40 basis
between APNU and AFC. Both
the representative of the list
and the Speaker of the House
will be neutrally selected by
both parties from independent
members from Civil Society.
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election jointly.
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David Granger will lead the
coalition as the Presidential Candidate, while former
People’s Progressive Party/
Civic (PPP/C) Executive Member Moses Nagamootoo, who
jumped ship to become Vice
Chairman of the AFC in the
lead up to the 2011 Elections,
will represent the AFC as the
Prime Ministerial Candidate.
Addressing a packed media
corps, APNU’s Leader, in the
presence of his new partners,
said the agreement followed
weeks of intense high-level
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CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
February 18, 2015
Grenada’s Pride: Michael “Redman” Thomas
G
renadian born Michael
Thomas, aka Redman,
has always loved music.
His musical career started in
his early twenties. As a Reggae
Rapper he was doing his stuff
on Grenada’s city streets, along
with the Spice Isle’s most popular deejays.
In 1988 after Grenada’s Police Band
had formed a Calypso Tent, an ambitious Redman cut a deal with the Tent’s
organizers. The deal called for Redman
to be the Tent’s MC, in exchange for
which he was allowed to sing, one of his
own calypsoes. And as the saying goes
“the rest is history!”
Within a year, Redman’s popularity had soared to such an extent that
he was invited by the better known
Government Tent to be its MC and performing artiste. That same year Redman expanded his horizons by moving to Toronto. Once here he quickly
became a highly popular presence in
the Calypso Tents for the City’s annual
Caribana Festival.
Having pounded the Calypso pavement for over ten years, Redman took
a well deserved “rejuvenation” break
in 2000. He remained off the Calypso
scene for approximately seven years
before he was convinced to make his
return in 2008.
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won People’s Choice
for a second time
and also captured
the coveted Soca
Monarch title.
Always a very
versatile performer,
Redman has numerous Reggae, Soca
and R&B recordings,
with nine albums to his credit. He
has also made several outstandingly
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in London, Atlanta, here in Toronto
and of course back home in his native
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God Bless Grenada!
Grenadians from all walks of life showed up in their hundreds at the Scarborough Anglican Church of the Navity on Sunday, February 1. The occasion was a 3:00 pm Church Service in celebration of Grenada’s February
7, 2015 41st Independence Anniversary.
Grenada’s recently appointed Toronto Consul General, Mrs. C. J.
Augustine-Kanu, was among the hundreds present at the Service. The
Grenada Independence celebrations continued on February 6, with a
Toronto City Hall Flag Raising Ceremony and on February 14 with a Gala
Independence Dinner & Dance.
February 28th will be the date for the Grenadian-Canadian Community’s hosting of its annual Showcase Grenada, to be held this year at
its customary Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Venue (8 Garamond
Court). This year’s Grenada Independence celebrations will conclude
March 7 with Spice It Up.
Ooops We Goofed!
In our haste to joyously join all
Grenadian-Canadians for this
year’s celebration of their country’s
Independence Anniversary, we
inadvertently twice misprinted the
date. February 7, is of course Grenada’s
Independence Day, not the 6th as was
indicated in our February 4 Issue.
To all Grenadian-Canadians we offer
our humblest and sincerest apologies
for our error.
February 18, 2015
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Fuh Fun Back
At Tropical
Nights
Georgetown
DVD
Historical and Contemporary
Georgetown: Guyana’s Heartbeat, is
a Lal Balkaran produced documentary that’s now available on DVD.
It contains over 500 chronological
texts and photographs spanning
three hundred years of Georgetown’s City development. From its
beginnings in the 1700s to contemporary 2015, it shows the key issues
and events that have shaped the
city and the lives of its citizens.
The DVD provides texts that
chronicle the city’s history, as well as
both old and contemporary pictures
covering many of its most spectacular sites. With well-chosen background music this documentary will
elicit fond memories by showcasing
the beauty of Georgetown’s that is
indeed Guyana’s heartbeat.
Lal’s Historical and Contemporary
Georgetown is the latest addition to
his existing and growing collection of
well-researched reference books and
other productions. His previous works
After an absence of over a year,
Toronto’s most dynamic Caribbean
music band Fuh Fun will return to
Tropical Nights this coming March
7 for an evening of delightful live
musical entertainment. Before its
popularity exploded, resulting in
an increasingly demanding schedule of appearances at a seemingly
non-ending stream of community
dances, Fuh Fun had previously
made several outings at the Scarborough based Tropical Nights.
Conveniently located at 1154
Morningside- Sheppard Avenue
Corner Plaza, just minutes away
from Hwy 401, the Nizam Ali owned
Tropical Nights has become a very
popular restaurant/bar hangout for
individuals within both the Caribbean and mainstream communities.
Tropical Nights welcoming ambiance, delicious food offerings and
outstanding service has continued
to attract an ever growing clientele.
Attendees to the March 7 Fuh Fun
Tropical Nights evening will also be
treated to complimentary tastings
of El Dorado’s 5 Year Old Rum. An
enjoyable evening is promised for all.
Caribbean
aribbean Jewel
ewel
include: The Rupununi Savannahs
- A Photographic Journey; A Photojournal of the Guyanese Amerindians:
Stamps of British Guiana and Guyana;
and Guyana - Photographs Across All
Four Geographic Regions.
Carnival Heat:
While we were here
grappling with our freezing, minus twenty-plenty,
temperatures, thousands of
beauties were heating up
Trinidad’s city streets during this year’s edition of the
island’s “Greatest Show On
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February 18, 2015
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Ever Fond Memories Of Vincent “Nicey’s” Lai
I
will now always forever remember Saturday, February
14, 2015 for the polarity of
the emotions it generated. First
there was the early morning joy
created by the news emanating
from Guyana of the creation of a
multi-ethnic Coalition Opposition Party to contest the upcoming elections. The elation this
generated was then irrevocably
shattered by a text received
mid-afternoon advising me of
Vincent Lai’s suddenly shocking
and untimely passing.
For those who may not know him,
Vincent Lai was the much respected
and widely admired owner of the
Nicey’s Food Mart chain of stores,
including the highly popular Nicey’s
Takeout. The Nicey’s main store, as
well as the Takeout, were both located
in the Scarborough Morecambe Gate
Plaza that Vincent had acquired and
developed several years prior. At its
height Vincent’s, franchise model,
Nicey’s Food Mart boasted branches
in Pickering, North York, Mississauga
and Brampton.
In the now almost thirty-six years
since he and his wife Lorain, purchased Nicey’s back in 1979, Vincent
has received numerous Community
Awards. Those for his outstanding
success in becoming one of Toronto’s
most highly respected ethnic food
store owners. Perhaps that which he
would have been most proud was his
inclusion as one of an exclusive group
of immigrants privileged to be recognized in “Jamaicans in Canada.” A
book published in honor of his native
Jamaica’s celebration of its 50th Independence Anniversary.
I now consider myself very privileged
to have known Vincent for twenty-five
of those years. I first met him officially
in 1989, during my days as Share’s
Marketing Manager. Our interactions, which were initially somewhat
sporadic, progressed to a much higher
level years later when I became Western Union’s Eastern Ontario Territory
Manager. With all of Vincent’s stores
within my assigned area of operations,
we quickly developed a business relationship that recognized his outstanding success as a Western Union Agent.
During the five years that followed
Vincent would become my always totally
supportive Go To Guy for every initiative I could conceive to grow Western
Union’s business. As he always said, any
initiative that would increase the number of customers coming through his
doors would always receive his support.
The definition of support should now
be honourably linked to Vincent’s name.
Once he’d decided to give his support
he did so wholeheartedly, sparing no
effort to make the initiatives he backed
outstanding successes. An example was
the idea I pitched to him in 1999 for our
joint Nicey’s –Western Union hosting
of a Customer Appreciation Day at the
Morecambe Gate Store.
Vincent went all out in embracing
and promoting the initiative with such
gusto that hundreds turned out on the
day. The event was so successful that
it became an annual fixture on his
Nicey’s Calendar.
Vincent embraced everything he
did with joyful exuberance. He also
had a legendary sense of humor, Gayle
Lea Scala, the now defunct Contrast
Newspaper’s former Editor, recently
recounted on Facebook one of her fondest memories of Vincent’s outstanding
sense of humor:
“I remember once I sent a young
reporter, who was born in Hong Kong,
but raised in Canada, to interview him
for a supplement we were doing on
Chinese Jamaicans in Canada. She was
fascinated that there was such a large
Chinese community in Jamaica. I called
him up and told him she would be coming, requesting that he be nice to her (
Vincent’s sharp tongue was also legendary) because she was a "real Chinese."
He was quick to reply, "so what am I? A
play-play Chinney???"
Such was the man, always totally upfront with his comments. With Vincent
there was never any BS. He always let
you know exactly where you stood. He
would give you all due respect, care-
fully listen to whatever it was you were
proposing, then provide his response in
the most forthright manner.
It was such tendencies that allowed
him to be as much respected and widely
admired as he was. Add to those, his unwavering loyalty. Vincent never deserted
those to whom he had given his support.
I experienced this first hand in 2006,
very soon after my appointment as
MoneyGram International’s Marketing
Manager for Canada. Having assumed
the role, one of the very first things I
did was to approach Vincent with a
proposal for him to also offer MoneyGram’s Money Transfer services in his
store. Having been directly responsible
for negotiating his Western Union
Agent commissions years before, I
had a fair idea as to what he was still
receiving as one of their top Agents. We
therefore offered him a rate that was
almost twice that of WU’s.
Vincent refused to bite. He quietly
explained to me that although he was
honoured and flattered by our offer, his
loyalty to Western Union prohibited him
from accepting. His direct words to me
were simply, “they have been good to me
and now deserve my loyalty!”
That was Vincent. A much loved
Jamaican-Canadian giant!
Farewell my “ Real Chinney” friend.
It was indeed an honour to have
known you!
- Tony McWatt
Racism In Guyana…. Implications And
Prescriptions For Our National Youth
Worth Repeating Guest Editorial
I
(Guyana Chronicle – Feb.12 2015)
pen these few lines with
utmost disgust and disappointment in our political
system and its use of the tool
of racism as a fuel or driver of
political gain. Personally, as a
Guyanese youth growing up in
Linden, I would have known
and seen racism and the use of
race by the two major political
parties, the PPP and the PNC.
But in today’s era of politics,
my question is still yet to be
answered. Why is it still important in this modern era for us
to fuel race based politics to our
constituents? What’s it to gain
but looking back at the ills of
the PPP or the PNC, and directing the young people to vote for
futuristic ideas embedded in the
past? What are they telling us
young people, that the future of
our country is based perpetually
on a history of social ills? I beg
to differ.
As someone very fortunate to have
a decent upbringing in a multi ethnic
family, my point of view for Guyana
is different. Make no mistake; I have
heard it all, about the social ills and
witnessed the parties at work destroying our nation’s reserves and
impoverishment of my fellow Guyanese. Somewhere along the lines of
my higher education I had embraced a
new vision and sense of what’s it like
to be a Guyanese.
I remember living in Washington
DC, a vast metropolis with a plethora
of races, cultures and lifestyles. Interactions with my school mates from
Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean,
Central and South America. I realized that we are not different at all.
There is actually more that binds us
in grit, determination and prosperity,
than anything else. As a student of
history, I spent expansive time learning my residence here in the United
States has come a long way in terms
of creating equal opportunities for all
of us minorities, of which our Guya-
nese people have benefited greatly. It
still behooves us to wonder how we
tackle the racial issues of Guyana and
what’s the pathway for youth engagement and participation without racial
prejudice or “jumbies” of the past
recurring.
I have a tremendous opportunity to
meet people from most of the regions
in Guyana. And from our discussions
from Corriverton to New Amsterdam,
Linden to Lethem and Supenaam
to Charity, men and women, both
young and old, want to see a change
in Guyana; but they don’t want race to
be the fuel or driver of such. My proposed recommendations to curb these
issues are simple and not far-fetched.
From the leadership of our parties
right down, we need to move to more
inclusive ideas of the future and not
reverting to the past. This will help
keep us youths focused on improving
the way of life and creating better outcomes among the people. The era for
race- based politics is over. If our politicians are cognizant of the fact that
Publisher/Editor:
Contributors:
Legal: Graphic Design: most of the voting population will be
under the age of 38, they would realise
that this group of people does not care
about the social ills of history of the
PPP and PNC. We youths care about
GUYANA. We want to hear what’s
in it for us in all 82,000 square feet,
stretching across 10 regions set among
three major rivers. We youths want to
hear about a National Youth Strategy/
Policy that will address higher education, advancement of healthcare,
economic development and social
responsibility among the youth. What
if our politicians and other civil likeminded individuals shift the conversation to address youth policies on
development, rather than educating
us on the social ills and racist ways
of the opposition parties. I call for all
our young people to join me in this
conversation. It’s not always about
politics or scoring over the opponent.
It’s about how we can further address
the national agenda and interests of
our country.
COLLIN HAYNES, MPH
Tony McWatt
Sandra Ann Baptiste, Akua Hinds,
Christine Reid, Sir Ronald Sanders,
Oumarally and Baboolal
Adryan Manasan (www.echodesign.ca | 416.716.2362)
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Grenada Prime Minister's Message
ellow citizens, Today, on this 41st
anniversary, we recommit ourselves to deepening our independence so as to give purpose to the next
generation. Today, let us as a people
march forward into the future -- ready to
take on the next 41. Our biggest asset in
going forward will be the unity of our
people. Let it be clear, when we speak of
unity, and as we continue to sound the
clarion call, we are not asking for others
to join our political party. Everyone has
the right to their own political affiliation,
and indeed, there will be a time when we
will join in political debates; but the
interest of country must not be sacrificed
at the altar of political posturing and
maneuvering. This is not about an
individual, or a political party, or a
religious group.This is about our country.
We have been encouraged by the progress
we have made in the last two years; and
the projections for 2015 are even better.
But we are not satisfied. We will never be
satisfied until more of our young people
find work; until more of our people are
taken out of poverty; until we modernize
our services; train and educate our
citizens; provide avenues to reduce the
basic costs of goods and services; and
until every family has a decent place they
can call home. We have to dedicate our
work to finding solutions for the everyday
problems that our people face. The cost of
energy continues to be a major concern
for us. We cannot continue to support
monopoly services that do not result in
real costs reduction in basic goods and
services for the consumer; whether it is
for water, telephone, internet or groceries.
To that end, we are partnering with our
friends regionally and internationally to
find ways to invest in diverse services that
yield more opportunities for competition;
thus building that stronger nation—not
just for today, but for a sustainable future.
The needs of our people are urgent and
they are varied. Housing continues to be a
major challenge, but we have made
significant strides in that regard. Only a
few days ago, the first batch of residents
moved into their new low income homes.
In the coming days and weeks, we will see
more of the same. Determined as we are
to not rest until we secure solid housing
solutions, we have already moved forward
to sign an MOU with the People’s Republic
of China for the construction of more
houses. This is how we build a stronger
nation. From the foundation. And as we
solidify that foundation, let us not forget
the ones who worked tirelessly to pass this
legacy on to the next generations. On this
anniversary, government commits itself to
giving comfort to our retirees who are
now in their twilight years. Regarding the
issue of pensioners post 1983, who have
only been receiving pension since then
through NIS, the Court has now moved
that Government too, has to contribute.
We recognize the ruling, and we will set
up a committee to engage the Trade
Unions in finding a compromise solution.
My fellow citizens, This proud nation of
ours cannot be built by those of us in the
political directorate, or those who work in
government service administration; but
by all of the ordinary people who continue
to do extraordinary things in their
communities. Grenada owes a debt to the
teachers and the policemen, the public
servants, the farmers, the business
owners -- and the people out there in the
communities who have repeatedly shown
the toughness and sacrifice, that gives the
nation its new character. That is the
flexibility and the country-first mentality
that convinced our social partners—the
churches, the business community, the
trade unions, the Nongovernmental
organizations—to work together with
Government, to chart the way forward for
the future of this country. The resolve of
that group to unite for the sake of country
has seen us attaining a feat of historic
proportions a few weeks ago, when most
of the parties signed on to a Social
Compact—a binding agreement that we
will always champion the cause of
Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique
ahead of self interest. Make no mistake
about it, brothers and sisters, the signing
of the Social Compact and the demonstration of its precedents for our sustainable
economic growth has caught the attention
of the international community. We have
sent a message to everyone that we are
serious about development—enough to
make the tough decisions collectively that
are necessary to get us out of the economic slump. We have been encouraged by the
promises of support from our international partners. In fact, we have been able
to secure more than the expected funds to
expand our safety net programmes that
take care of our poor and marginalized. It
is because of that “buy-in” that we are
gaining the confidence of investors and
visitors alike to want to come to Grenada,
Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and
lend to our economic growth. I commend
our partners for doing what is in the
best interest of this country. I commend
you for being leaders who believe that
the work is bigger than us; and who
believe that a united endeavour is the
only worthwhile endeavour. Fellow
citizens, I am proud to report that
PROJECT GRENADA is off and running. We have set the markers down for
different interest groups working
together -- and we are continuing to do
so in the context of our democracy.
PROJECT GRENADA is social partners
coming together around the common
table to work for the collective betterment. PROJECT GRENADA is the
buy-in we have spoken about, and the
sacrifices our people have made in our
efforts to turn around the economy.
PROJECT GRENADA is the understanding our trade union leaders have
shown in coming to terms that even
their just demands must be addressed in
the general context of all of the common
good. A successful implementation of
PROJECT GRENADA will change real
lives in Mama Cannes and Mt Horne; in
Harmony Hall and Harvey Vale.Most
Grenadians and our leaders have got it
-- PROJECT GRENADA means one for
all, and all for one. It means moving
forward, in unity, to build a stronger
nation. Later this year, we aim to stake a
fresh claim to our sovereignty. The aim at
constitutional reform is set to bring
Grenada into the modern era; and to
deepen the rights of its people. We believe
that this process must be completed this
year otherwise it will subject itself to
increasingly useless partisanship.
Consequently, we encourage all our
citizens to participate in the referendum,
and set the context for the future of this
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nation. The true testaincidents reminded us
ment of our success in
that we could be in danger
charting the way forward
of ripping apart the soul
will be in the tangible
of the nation if we are not
benefits derived for all
careful. The public attack
our citizens across the
on a member of the
sectors. Our citizens now
security forces is not the
have more exposure in
fodder for idle joke; but
education than they did
should be an incident
41 years ago—thanks to
worthy of our collective
the advent and rapid
rebuke. An attack on any
Keith Mitchell
expansion of Information Grenada, Prime minister
member of the security
Communication Technolforces is an attack on all of
ogy. As a government, we will continue to
us; it is a threat to peace and stability at
invest in education and ICT—for we
home; and it is a blemish on our national
believe that those are the bases for the
character. So too is the attack on a
attainment of true independence, and the
government minister. The recent verbal
bases for enabling our children to be
attack on our church leaders is of a
globally competitive. This is why we are
different character but of the same kind of
bringing technology within our schools,
meanness that must be denounced. We
public service and services in general, and can disagree with positions and even
embarking on training our people
challenge them; but we must not reduce
appropriately to use those services. The
leaders to the type of ridicule, slander and
world has changed. The way we educate
vileness that we have seen. And all those
our children has changed. The way we do
who condone it are as guilty as those from
business has changed, and we need to
whose mouths the hateful words were
ensure that we change also. This is how
uttered. When we as leaders refuse to
Grenada takes its place among the
reprimand our own, we forfeit our moral
community of nations, and makes its
authority to be the conscience of our
name on the international stage. In April,
nation; and we undermine our opportuwe will host a cricket Test match between
nity to lead.To all those, even our own
England and the West Indies. The reports
political supporters, who are not happy
coming in are that we are set for a good
because they are not allowed to do wrong,
time. The people in the hotel sector are
or not allowed to facilitate perpetrators of
reporting heavy booking for the period.
wrong, I say to them: wrong is always
There is indeed a satisfying buzz about
wrong, and right is always right. This is a
that event in mid April. We are now
new era. Because something has always
asking our citizens to open their homes
been a particular way, does not mean that
for the home-stay programme to facilitate
we cannot change course. There is never a
the expected influx of visitors. By the
bad time to change direction, when it is a
middle of the year, we will open the doors
change for better. Because you were
to the new Athletic and Football stadium.
wrong yesterday, does not mean that
Our first rate young people, the likes of
you cannot be corrected today. We are
Kirani James, Melanie Rodney…and
moving forward, and we are doing so
others, will be able to train and perform
with purpose. Our country’s image must
in first class facilities right here at home.
not falter on the table of political patronIn recent times, Grenada has been asked
age. We must take a stand for the rule of
to play a leading role in the reorganization law. We must take a stand for country.
of the governance of West Indies cricket.
We can have a robust democratic society
For the first time, we have also been asked that challenges ideas, but is neither
to be on the CONCACAF steering comselfish nor mean spirited; a democracy
mittee—because of our vision for sports
that questions authority but does not
and youth development islandwide. We
devolve into chaos. Respecting other
have also been leading the region in ICT
people’s position is not equivalent to
and the promotion of renewable energy
bailing out on ours. The jostling for
across Small Island developing states.
political advantage is part of the art of
What these roles have in common is that
every one of us involved in politics; but
they recognize Grenada as been serious
that must not be held hostage to the idea
about all-round development. Ladies and
that we must do so by any means
gentlemen, Sisters and Brothers, As we
necessary. At the end of the day, we all
enter our 42nd year as an independent
have a stake in this beautiful nation of
nation, we must deepen the traits that
ours. For what will it profit a group to
have defined our Grenadianness – not
gain power and suffer the destruction of
divert from them, in the name of develop- its nation? And neither must we be
ment. Safety and personal respect have
comforted by telling ourselves that we
been qualities for which we are known.
are all guilty of that in the past. What we
When a young mother’s life is violently cut are talking about is the future. And as
down, this is one incident too many.The
much as we have learnt from the past; we
blades of anger are not the way to settle a
cannot allow it to hold us hostage. When
dispute. When a young man loses his life
a people face the choice of going back,
in a senseless argument: we refuse to take standing still or moving forward; they
comfort in the fact that we have one of the must choose to move forward.At this
lowest crime rates in the region. By the
crucial juncture in our history we must
same token, tolerance and respect for
march forward as a proud people. We are
authority have always been part of the
not daunted by the challenges ahead, but
Grenadian culture. As we cope with
excited about the opportunities. It is still
revolutionary changes in modern society,
morning in Grenada – and the day is
it must not mean an abandonment of our
ours to behold; and the moments that
very character. History has taught us that
will unfold are for all of us to achieve.
we get ourselves in trouble when we stray
Together we aspire. Together we achieve.
from the very tenets that have made us
Together we build. Together – we march
who we are. In recent weeks, several
forward. I thank you.
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CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Employment Rights
Tribunal Now In Full Gear!
BRIDGETOWN, Retrenched
workers of the National Conservation Commission (NCC) are
one step closer to having their
cases heard, as the nine members of the reconstituted Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT)
convened their first meeting at
the Ministry of Labour, Warrens
Office Complex, on February 13.
High on the meeting’s agenda
was the matter of the severed
NCC workers, and it was decided that their cases would be
compiled and catalogued by the
ERT’s support staff in preparation for a second meeting on
March 4 when the scheduling of
cases would commence.
Tribunal chairman Hal Gollop
expressed his satisfaction with
the selection of the members of
the tribunal and the wealth of expertise which they each brought
to the table. He further emphasized the need for speed and
efficiency, and said that he did
not expect any delays in hearing
the cases.
Also in attendance was Minister
of Labour, Social Security and
Human Resource Development,
Senator Dr Esther Byer, who
stated that she was pleased with
how the process was going so far.
In addition to the chairman, Government’s representatives on the
tribunal are deputy chairpersons
Kathy Ann Hamblin and Ryan
Omari Drakes.
The Barbados Employers’
Confederation is represented
by Edward Bushell, John Williams and Har tley Richards, and
the Barbados Workers’ Union
by Beverley Beckles. The two
remaining representatives of
the labour movement – Frederick Forde and Ulric Sealy – were
nominated by the Congress of
Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados.
Bursaries Too Late,
Says Opposition!
BRIDGETOWN, “Too late”! That is
what the Opposition is saying in response to the February 14 announcement that Cabinet had approved $3
million for bursaries. In a February
15, Shadow Minister of Education
Edmund Hinkson said approval of the
funds for university students had been
given at the eleventh hour when the
academic year was already more than
half way completed and thousands
of students had dropped out due to
money problems.
“While the BLP welcomes this news,
the sad reality is that over 4,000
students have already dropped out of
the University of the West Indies this
academic year as a direct result of their
inability to pay the harsh tuition fees,
which this Government has misguidedly
imposed on them,” the Barbados Labour
Rent
Control
Required,
Says PM
Stuart
BRIDGETOWN, Prime Minister
Freundel Stuart believes a form
of rent restriction legislation to
prevent landlords from raising
rent, at times out of the reach of
tenants is needed in Barbados.
His comments came in the
Lower Chamber when adding to
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Party Member of Parliament said.
He accused the Freundel Stuart
administration of “spasmodic handling”
of the matter, which he described as a
“disaster and a fiasco”.
“We, in the BLP, are convinced that
means could have been found whereby
the children of poor, unemployed and
working class Barbadians could have
continued to have their tuition fees fully
funded by the Government, just as all
of our present political leaders received
free education,” Hinkson said.
“Sadly, the lack of communication
from the authorities to the public over
the last five months and the failure of
accountability to the student body has
resulted in qualified Barbadians now
being denied, perhaps forever in some
cases, the chance to receive or complete
a university education.”
housing development.
The Prime Minister explained
that persons seeking to increase
the rent on his or her land by
more than 20 percent must go
before the Magistrate’s Court,
a move which he said should
also be applied to the rental of
property.
He said while there has been
talk that the imposition of a
rent restriction could distort
the housing marking, as persons
would be inclined to withdraw
their houses from the rental
pool, he does not agree.
Prime Minister Stuart further
explained under the Tenantries
Control Act there is a provision
which states that a landlord could
go before the Magistrate to
make his or her case for why the
rent on the land has to be raised.
February 18, 2015
PAGE 7
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Antigua Lawsuit Could Threaten Chinese Funding!
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, The privatelyowned Antigua Power Company (APC)
has named the Export-Import (EX-IM)
Bank of China as well as several mem-
bers of the former Antigua government
in a lawsuit relating to the provision of
a power station and the current administration has called on the company to
Dominica,
Morocco Sign
Soil Fertility
Mapping
Agreement
larly, St. Kitts- Nevis, Antigua, St.
Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica.
These countries will be joined by St.
Vincent and the Grenadines by the
end of the visit of the Morocco technical mission in signing county specific
cooperation agreements with Khalid
Moujaddidi, AMCI’s Deputy Director
General who is here continuing efforts
to initiate formal discussions with the
Departments of Agriculture of the
Bahamas and Barbados with the view
to expand the project within the wider
Caribbean region.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Harold Guiste, said that the project is
timely as it augments the initiatives
by the government to expand and
develop the agricultural sector with
emphasis placed on the production
of coffee, cocoa, citrus, banana, and
dasheen as initial target crops.
Director of Agriculture, Ricky
Brumant will serve as the National
Coordinator while a steering committee chaired by Guiste will be
appointed among key stakeholders including the Trinidad-based
Caribbean Agricultural Research
and Development Institute (CARDI),
the National Center for Testing
Excellence (NCTE), to monitor the
implementation of the project over
a four year period.
ROSEAU, Dominica, Morocco and
Dominica have signed an agreement
with Morocco for the implementation of the Soil Fertility Mapping
Project in the region. Dominica is
the first of several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to sign
such an Agreement.
The project consists of eight
work–packages and includes technical and human capacity building
within the Ministry of Agriculture
here as it relates to Crop Nutrients
Management.
A government statement here
said the initiative is considered
one of the significant projects
undertaken here by the Moroccan
Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) and with the technical
and scientific input of Morocco’s
National Institute for Agronomic
Research (INRA).
It said the agreement reinforces
the south-south partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco
and the Organisation of Eastern
Caribbean States (OECS), particu-
Grenada Expecting Another
Super Tourism Year
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, The Spice Isle,
Grenada, is expected to have another
successful year for tourism arrivals,
according to reports from the Caribbean
Hotel and Tourism Association’s 2015
Caribbean Travel Marketplace held from
28 to 30 January 2015. Members of the
international travel trade shared that
booking figures for Grenada vacations
in 2015 are up. As of January 2015,
US-based Travel Impressions recorded
a 23% increase with an estimated sales
revenue of $1.3 million; Virgin Holidays noted a 12.5% increase and 19%
increase in revenue for January alone;
while the UK-basedTrailfinders boasted
a 73% increase with 526 room nights
already booked.
The travel trade partners credited the
driving force behind Grenada’s ascent as
the “new Caribbean destination,” to its
authenticity, and under-commercialization — two traits popularly requested by
consumers.
The positive sentiments expressed by
the travel trade were well received by
the delegation from Grenada led by the
Hon. Yolande Bain-Horsford, Minister
for Tourism and Civil Aviation. The
delegation included Sir Royston Hopkin,
Ambassador for Tourism and from the
Grenada Tourism Authority Mr Rudy
Grant, Chief Executive Officer; Mrs
Christine Noel-Horsford, USA Director
of Sales; and Ms Nisha McIntyre, Marketing Executive.
The team engaged in a series of robust
interviews with trade companies and
these face-to-face dialogues provided
valuable insight about Grenada’s performance in the marketplace.
Promoting the destination at this
year’s Marketplace were members of the
Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association; including True Blue Bay Resort,
Spice Island Beach Resort, Mount
Cinnamon Grenada Resort, Calabash
Hotel, Flamboyant Hotel and Villas, and
Sunsation Tours. Like the GTA, they too
engaged in a series of robust one-on-one
interviews with members of the international travel trade.
“do the patriotic thing” and remove the
Bank from the lawsuit.
A February 10 statement from the Office of Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston
Browne said that the utility which is
owned by the Hadeed family, is threatening the future livelihood of the people
of Antigua and Barbuda by attempting to sue the EX-IM Bank. “A lawsuit
against the EX-IM Bank of China, which
is wholly owned by the Government of
China, would bring an immediate halt
to all funding for Antigua and Barbuda
from the Chinese Government,” the
statement warned.
It stated that the Government of
Antigua and Barbuda is “extremely concerned” about this development which it
regards as “non-patriotic.”
“In the circumstances, senior government representatives have called on the
Hadeed family to demonstrate patriotism to the country by removing the EXIM Bank of China from its lawsuit. The
Chinese Bank is poised to invest over
US$260 million in Antigua and Barbuda
to create hundreds of jobs and sustainable development projects – all of which
are now at risk. The Bank has already
invested US$126 million in the country,”
Robin Shiwsankar
Home Financing
Advisor
the statement declared.
It said that the Antigua and Barbuda
Labour Party (ABLP) government emphasizes that the Hadeed family has not
sued any member of the present government. The lawsuit names former Prime
Minister Baldwin Spencer, former
Attorney-General Justin Simon, former
non-resident Ambassador to China David Shoul, and former Chairman of the
Antigua and Barbuda Public Utilities
Authority (APUA) Clarvis Joseph.
The lawsuit claims that Spencer,
Simon, Shoul and Joseph conspired to
cause APC Ltd to suffer losses by entering into a contract for the provision of
a power station to Beijing Construction and Engineering Group Ltd which
is also named in the lawsuit. Former
Prime Minister Spencer is accused by
the Hadeed family, owners of APC Ltd,
of malfeasance in public office, the
statement noted.
The statement also said that the
government has pointed out that all the
members of the Hadeed family have
made their wealth in Antigua and Barbuda and they continue to do so through
many businesses supported by the
people and government of the country.
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February 18, 2015
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Plea Bargain
For Cash Jet
Lall?
GEORGETOWN, Embattled Guyanese
pilot, Khamraj Lall, who was spectacularly busted with over US$600,000 in
undeclared cash on board his jet by
Puerto Rico authorities in November, is
buckling under pressure and seems all
set to make a plea deal.
In applications filed recently for the
February 23 trial date to be postponed, Lall’s lawyer, Rafael Lang,
disclosed that a plea bargain is being
actively pursued but additional time
of one month is needed.
The Puerto Rico court had scheduled a pre-trial for February 17 and
trial for February 23. “It is impossible
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the above circumstances the Court
should extend the time period for
the parties to finalize plea negotiations an additional 30 days,” said the
application filed in the court.
Lang said that US Government
does not oppose the extension of
time to conclude plea negotiations.
Lall’s case has been generating much
attention in Guyana, Puerto Rico and
mainland US, because of the amount
of cash that he was found with.
Earlier this month, the US Government filed applications in the District
Court of Puerto Rico to seize the jet
which was reportedly used in the illegal transport of the cash. Assistant
United States Attorney, Maritza Gonzalez, said that the forfeiture of the
plane is in keeping with the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure.
The plane in question is a 1988
fixed wing, multi-engine Israel
aircraft bearing FAA registration
N822QL. It is one of the aircraft that
Lall has been using to fly to Guyana.
Also to be seized are the related
aircraft maintenance log books and
other records. Lall, who owns Kaylees
Gas Station in Coverden, East Bank
Demerara, was arrested by airport
authorities in Puerto Rico in November, after his jet made a stop to
refuel, on its way to Guyana.
Stashed in different parts of the
plane was more than US$600,000
that prosecutors say was not declared by Lall. He reportedly took
responsibility for the cash at the time
of arrest. On board were his father
and another person.
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‘Unruly” Jumo
Crowned
Guyana’s Carib
Soca Monarch
GEORGETOWN, Thirty-nine-yearold Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo has
proven that he is the best in the
local soca industry when the 11th
Edition of the Carib Soca Monarch
was held at the National Park on
February 15 evening.
Primo who performed “Unruly”
outshone his 14 other rivals thus
taking over the monarchy from
Kwasi Ace Edmondson who reigned
for one year. This is the third time
Primo will rule the monarchy with
Edmondson in second command.
Former junior calypsonian, Ernes-
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Jumo Primo
ta Nelson has joined the kingdom
for the first time as third in command and Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Robertson settled for 4th in command.
The best new comer’s award was
given to the ‘fireman’, Jory Hector
who performed “Whistle.”
Primo walked away with $1.5
million in cash while Edmonson
will receive $500,000, Nelson
pockets $250,000 and Vanilla will
uplift $100,000. The new comer is
expected to receive $100,000.
Exxon To Invest US$600 Million
In Guyanese Oil Exploration
GEORGETOWN, US giant oil company Exxon will be venturing into the
waters of Guyana for the exploration
of oil at the cost of some US$600
million. A 118-foot wide vessel, with
over 200 people onboard, will depart
the Gulf of Mexico to the designated
area over 100 miles offshore Guyana,
to dredge the unexplored areas in
the coming months.
The area, known as the Liza Area or
the Stabroek Block Area measuring
some 26,806 square kilometres is said
to be the target area and the company intends to drill 1750 metres in
depths that reach up to 3000 metres.
Jeff Simons, Country Manager of
Esso Exploration and Production
Guyana Limited (EEPGL) stated that
it may take them seven or more years
to find oil in the country, explaining
that the specialists just know the
layout of the underwater area, such
as where rocks and various obstacles
are located, based on the seismic
data gathered.
The project is expected to be a
10-year exploration with three periods including two phases in each
period while each period lasts for one
to two years, with the strictest safety
procedures expected to be followed
PAGE 9
Cathy Hughes, Khemraj Ramjattan
Cited As AFC’s Vice Presidents
GEORGETOWN, Moses Nagamootoo –
ber of Parliament, Cathy Hughes.
Prime Ministerial candidate for the new“I joined force for a new Guyana when
ly formed Alliance For Change (AFC) / A
a young woman like my young sister
Partnership For National Unity (APNU)
Cathy Hughes could be a Vice President
coalition – has revealed the
to give meaning and direcParty’s two nominations for
tion to youth policies, genthe Vice Presidency at the
der issues, tourism, cultural
upcoming polls.
development so that we
According to the Cumcould create a new Guyana
mingsburg Accord, AFC
brand of who we are,” he
would be given the opsaid in a Facebook post.
portunity to elect two Vice
He also revealed that AFC
Presidents, if a new governChairman Nigel Hughes
ment is formed after the
would be steering Guyana’s
elections. Nagamootoo said Cathy Hughes
constitutional reform proAFC’s Leader Khemraj Ramjattan, is the cess but did not say what capacity this
nominee for Vice President and would
would be in. Nagamoootoo made it clear
also be responsible for Home Affairs.
too that the AFC would be having direct
He noted Ramjattan would be able to
responsibility for the Agriculture sector.
“suppress the episodes of criminal attacks Should the new coalition form governon our citizens.” The other Vice President
ment, the AFC is guaranteed 12 seats in
post he revealed would go to AFC’s Memthe National Assembly.
throughout the project. Erik Oswalk,
Vice President of the Americas mentioned that they already trained a fleet
of drivers they will be using for the venture while every other staff member has
been trained with basic first aid procedure and contractors were encouraged
to wear appropriate attire on the job.
Exxon is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas
company that has existed for 130
years. Exxon replaced the Esso,
Enco, and Humble brands in the
United States on January 1, 1973.
Guyana has a history of petro-
leum exploration. Guyana’s offshore
Guyana Basin and the inland Takatu
Basin have attracted companies such
as Shell, Total and Mobil since the
1940s that have done much geological surveyance of the area and have
drilled a number of wells.
As of 2008, there were four companies undertaking exploration work
in Guyana. These were Exxon-Mobil,
Repsol, Century Guyana Ltd and
CGX. The Petroleum Division of the
Guyana Geology and Mines Commission has the responsibility of monitoring surveyance in Guyana.
PAGE 10
Vehicle
Insurance
Scam Widens
KINGSTON, Scammers across the
island are offering fake motor vehicle insurance documents for as
little as $13,000, and hundreds of
motorists are taking up the offer.
A local media probe has found areas where, for between $13,000 and
$16,000, motorists can get authentic-looking comprehensive insurance
documents for any make or model
motor vehicle for one year.
“This document can pass any police, but don’t meet in a no accident,
as you can’t claim,” said one man,
who recently offered to insure a
motor car owned by a member of a
news team. “You can use it if police
stop you, but mi a beg you no meet
in a no accident,” reiterated the
man, as he boasted of the number
of motorists he has “helped” over
the years.
The police are well aware of this
fraudulent scheme, and between
July last year and the end of January, they have discovered 43 cases
of fraudulent insurance cover notes,
February 18, 2015
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
resulting in 18 convictions, while 25
persons are still before the court.
Last month, the Major Organised
Crime and Anti-corruption Agency
also reported that it has made a
significant dent in a criminal network involved in the production of
fraudulent motor vehicle insurance
documents with the arrest of two
persons, including one believed to
be the mastermind.
A large quantity of driver’s
licence applications, driver’s
licences, motor vehicle titles, fitness certificates and cover notes
belonging to insurance companies,
along with items used in the production of motor vehicle insurance
documents, were seized during
that operation. According to head
of the Police Traffic Division, Senior
Superintendent Calvin Allen, while
investigators are yet to determine
the source of all the fraudulent
document.
“Various insurance companies like BCIC and Advantage
General are some of the insurance
companies that these motorists
have purported to have got documents from,” said Allen.
Lisa Hanna and Portia Simpson-Brown
Hanna
Challenged
KINGSTON, Despite recent public spats
with some of her councillors, and a
declared plan to challenge her for the
seat, Member of Parliament for St Ann
South East, Lisa Hanna, is expressing
confidence that she will be the party’s
standard-bearer in the constituency
when the next general election is called.
According to Hanna, some of her
supporters in the constituency have told
her that there is a move afoot to destabilise the constituency as part of a plot to
remove her as the representative of the
People’s National Party (PNP) in time
for general election due 2016.
Already councillor for the Bensonton division in the constituency, Lydia
Richards, has indicated an interest in
representing the PNP in the seat that
has never been won by the Jamaica
Labour Party since it was first contested in 1959.
Political sources claim that the
move to destabilise the constituency
is reportedly being led by some senior
PNP officials based in Kingston, with
persons in the constituency being used
to lead the fight.
But PNP General Secretary Paul
Burke said while he is aware of some
disquiet in the constituency, the leadership of party has not, and did not
sanction any challenge in the constituency. Burke noted that the party allows
for sitting MPs to be challenged. “It has
happened several times before in the
PNP but it is not a common exercise. I
have not received any such letter indicating the intention of anyone to challenge Lisa. But people have told me they
have heard it on the air,” said Burke.
The right to challenge is also accepted
by Hanna who indicated that she is confident that she is firm in the seat.
Now in her second term as member
of parliament, Hanna recently received strong support at a February 11
all groups meeting held in Richards’
Bensonton division in the constituency. According to Hanna, Richards
did not receive any support from her
division, and the vote of confidence
was unanimous.
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$20 Million Renovations For
Grange Hill Health Centre
KINGSTON, Minister of Health Dr
Fenton Ferguson has announced that a
$20-million renovation and expansion
project will be undertaken at the Grange
Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland.
The minister made the announcement during a tour of the facility with
Minister of Tourism Dr Wykeham
McNeil on February 13.
The renovation and expansion of
the health centre will be done in two
phases with phase one having to do with
the general renovation and expansion.
The waiting and curative areas will be
expanded and there will also be the
installation of a two chair operatory for
the dental area and expansion of the
maternal and child health areas.
Phase two of the project will include
fencing of the property, and other
incidentals. A news release fgrom the
ministry said funding for the project is
being provided through the National
Health Fund.
Dr Ferguson indicated that this was
being done as part of the Primary
Health Care Renewal Programme
under which 128 health centres have
been completed and an additional
nine are pending.
Free Dental Care For Kids
KINGSTON, February is celebrated
as National Children’s Dental Month
and Jamaica Cosmetic Dental Service (JCDS) is aiming to raise awareness about the importance of oral
health in children.
On February 28, the team, which
is led by Dr Anissa Holmes and Dr
Keisha Smith-Pagan, is expected
to offer free dental cleanings and
sealants to 100 children from
underserved and underprivileged
communities through a community
outreach.
The JCDS said children must be
registered for this event.
“We (also) invite children between four and 12 years of age
across Jamaica to enter our “Defeat
Monster Mouth” Colouring Page
Competition,” said JCDS office
manager Melissa Whyte, while inviting parents to visit their website at
Fire Destroys
Lannaman’s
Kindergarden
KINGSTON, A February 14 fire destroyed Lannaman’s Kindergarten
and Nursery on West Lake Avenue
in Richmond Park, St Andrew, putting a damper on its 40th anniversary and pushing administrators
into contingency mode. The facility,
which cared for 28 children in the
nursery, had already painted a fourlane running track and two hopscotch courses in preparation for
sports day for its 68 kindergarten
students tomorrow.
“We won’t put it off,” kindergarten supervisor Jeanette Hall said
of the sports day. “We’ll have it at
Maxfield Park. We can’t disappoint
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effective toothbrushing for good
oral health.
She said one child will be selected
to win an Ipad mini. The keys to
promoting good oral health at home,
according to JCDS, are to have a
tooth-friendly diet and encourage
good oral hygiene practices.
the children.” Hall said that she
would try to make arrangements
with the kindergarten’s upper
school, Lannaman’s Preparatory
— just a stone’s throw away — to
accommodate her students.
However, Trudy Hardy, principal
of both institutions, had already put
that plan in place when local media
spoke to her.
As firefighters continued cooling
down operations, parents looked
on, some with blank stares, others with tears in their eyes. No one
could say exactly when the fire
started.
Hardy said she was at home preparing to go to the prep school when
she got a call, at approximately 10:30
am, alerting her to the blaze.
Caretaker for the property, Glennis Campbell, told reporters that
the fire “probably” started about
10:45. He said that when he realised
that the kindergarten wing of the
building was on fire, he and other
residents from the area tried to take
the beds and other furniture out of
the nursery.
While they managed to get a
few items out, the intensity of
the fire, which spread quickly,
prevented them from securing
more. Campbell complained that
the firefighters took a long time
to respond. However, when local
media checked with one of the
firefighters at the scene he said
that two units from York Park and
another from Rollington Town
were dispatched to the fire because the units at the nearby HalfWay-Tree station were responding
to a blaze elsewhere.
Rita Marley On The Mend
KINGSTON, Rita Marley, the widow
of reggae legend Bob Marley, is currently recovering after some health
challenges last year. Rita’s son Ziggy
confirmed that his mother was “doing good” following what he described as “some physical ailments”.
The reggae king’s widow was
noticeably absent from the recent
celebrations to mark Marley’s 70th
birthday.
“She’s at the stage now where she’s
slowing down and taking things
easy, but she’s doing good,” Marley
told local media.
Rita and Bob Marley were married
on February 10, 1966.
She became part of his backing
vocalists the I-Three, which also
comprised Marcia Griffiths and Judy
Mowatt. A solo act in her own right,
Rita Marley has released memorable tracks including One Draw and
Harambe. She currently resides in
Ghana, where her foundation works
in assisting with early childhood
education as well as HIV education
and prevention.
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Assault On
UWI Student
Condemned
KINGSTON, An incident, in
which a female student at the
University of the West Indies
(UWI) Mona Campus was injured,
has been condemned by the institution. The student was injured
late February 10 as she headed
to a store on a neighbouring hall
of residence.
In a subsequent statement, the
University said the female student was taken to the University
Hospital of the West Indies where
she was treated and released.
The male student who reportedly inflicted the injures, has
since been arrested by the police
and charged with assault occasioning grevious bodily harm.
“The University wishes to
reiterate that it takes a zero
tolerance approach to any act
of violence perpetrated by staff
and/or students, and wishes to
assure members of the university
community, parents and the general public that investigations into
the matter began on Wednesday,
February 11, when the report was
first received,” the release said.
“The University is also consulting internal and external experts
on violence and conflict resolution in order to determine the
extent and nature of the problem
and to develop appropriate measures to address any underlying
issues,” it added.
The UWI, Mona also reminded
members of its community that
under the Code of Principles and
Responsibilities for Students,
students should not engage in
conduct which will endanger
their own safety or that of other
persons, and that they should
avoid engaging in activities which
are likely to cause personal injury.
Tuff Gong’s
New Releases
KINGSTON, Tuff Gong International,
in partnership with Caroline Records,
is to re-release of a number of rare
albums from its distribution catalogue.
The albums feature performances from
some of reggae’s beloved acts including
Sanchez, Tyrone Taylor, Nadine Sutherland, and Dillinger. Most of the albums
have been out of print for more than
two decades, and none have been available digitally.
The titles to be released are: Nadine
Sutherland’s Until; Totally Tyrone and
Cottage in Negril by Tyrone Taylor;
Stanley and the Turbines’ Brown Gal;
20 Greatest Hits from singer Sanchez;
and Dillinger’s Rapping on the Bus and
The Best Of...
In addition to the musical releases, Tuff
Gong International will digitally release
So Much Things to Say, a rare 35-minute
interview with Bob Marley from 1973, by
radio personality Neville Willoughby. The
interview was recorded in Jamaica upon
Marley’s return from the Burnin’ album
tour in the US and UK.
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February 18, 2015
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Quake Overdue Says Seismic Expert
PORT-OF-SPAIN, The Caribbean
Region—and possibly Trinidad and
Tobago—are still “long overdue” for
a “great earthquake” and the population must catch up on preparedness,
Dr Joan Latchman, director of Seismic
Research at the University of the West
Indies, has warned.
Though loath to be seen as attempting to predict a disaster, Latchman said
historical patterns indicate earthquakes
at and above the magnitude of eight on
the Richter Scale have occurred every
century or so in the region, and the
probability of another event at that level
is high. This follows a series of smaller
tremors felt in Trinidad in and around
Port of Spain most recently.
Those movements were not necessar-
Machel
Repeats
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Machel Montano
successfully defended his Power Soca
Monarch crown with his customary
scintillating Fantastic Friday (February 13) performance. Montano, in what
is touted as being his last competitive
appearance at the annual Carnival
showpiece, took the stage at the National Stadium in Port of Spain in position
nine. And decked in a gold suit with red
trimmings, he proceeded to excite the
crowd with his “Like Ah Boss”.
The show was dominated by the
bosses in the industry as Neil Iwer
George aka “The Boss” copped second
with “Play D Mas.” Iwer came dressed in
ily connected by nature to a series of
up to eight small quakes felt last week
in neigbouring St Lucia, which were
thought to be volcanic in nature.
But here at home, the tectonic plates
are moving and unlike the grinding of
that other “earthquake”, Carnival, heavy
movement could spell horror.
On average, the Eastern Caribbean
has seen a holding pattern of quakes
within seven to 7.9 every 20 to 30 years.
That pattern has stayed true, Latchman
said, and was last seen in an event north
of Martinique in 2007.
In the greater pattern and based on
data that began just a few hundred
years ago in the region, monstrous
events tend to cap the centuries.
Latchman said seismology at this time
a kingly outfit of gold and black, complete with a crown to highlight his royal
status as ‘King George.’
And first-timer, Nikki “Granny” Crosby surprised most when she claimed
third place among a group of seasoned
performers with her offering “Granny.”
Dressed in a red super-hero body outfit
with white shorts and cape, Crosby
pumped the crowd when she dropped
the mic and said, “Party Done, the competition is between me and Machel.”
In a hotly contested Groovy Soca
Monarch competition, Olatunji Yearwood reigned supreme with his popular
2015 hit “Ola.” Yearwood was another
artiste who chose gold as his colour of
choice and he glittered in his golden
suit complete with a golden Africanstyled headpiece. He was able to work
the crowd into a frenzy as chants of Ola!
Ola! Ola! echoed throughout the venue.
Gunman Kills Reveller
For Wining On His
Ex-Girlfriend
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a 29-year-old man for
allegedly wining on his ex-girlfriend during the
Carnival celebrations that ended on February
17. Police said that Aston Antoine was shot at a
house in Morvant, east of here, after the gunman
followed him to the home of the ex-girlfriend after the Jouvert celebrations on Monday.
The sister of the unidentified woman was also
injured during the confrontation.
Police said Antoine and the women had attended the Jouvert celebrations in the capital during
which Antoine was wining on both women. The
situation soon escalated after the suspect, who
was nearby, approached the trio and an altercation took place. Police said that they expect to
make an arrest soon.
cannot predict the magnitude of an
event, or the date and time, but can
warn about the next event in these
patterns.
While the weary population may feel
these warnings have been sounded for
decades and the event has failed to show,
it is important to remembers nature’s
clock doesn’t always tick according to the
human perception of time. “The fact is
that the major ones have been holding
their patterns,” Latchman said.
“A great earthquake is overdue. Because of that and because of the nature
of the seismic hazard, long-term preparation was required. We need to build
the kind of buildings that can withstand
that kind of shaking.”
She believes this country is yet to fully
begin preparations to deal with a great
quake—and with one of its devastating
possible side-effects—the tsunami.
While the UWI Centre collaborates
with the relevant state agencies, Latchman said citizens would do well to take
personal preparation seriously and start
with the implementing in the home of a
hazard bag and disaster education.
Having a hazard bag, which should
contain food and medicine, should be
standard fare in all homes, not just as a
precaution for earthquakes but also for
all the other threats the region faces,
such as tropical storms and hurricanes.
Citizens may also update themselves on
earthquake survival by reading up on
the UWI’s SRC website at uwiseismic.
com or on its Facebook page.
Facebook Director Joins
Massy Holdings Board
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Maxine Williams, Global Director of Diversity at Facebook, has been appointed to the board of Massy Holdings Ltd. In a
notice to shareholders, Massy Holdings chairman Robert Bermudez said
Williams’s “unique background and experience is expected to add a new
and different perspective and enhance diversity at the company.”
He said during the past year, the company had formalised a rigorous
process for the recruitment, nomination and induction of candidates to
fill the post of director. “As part of that process, the board reviewed the
skills and competencies of all directors which were mapped in a Skills,
Diversity and Competencies Matrix—this formed a critical part of the
recruitment process to fill the vacancy that existed on the board,” Bermudez said.
He said the addition of Williams is expected to add to the breadth and
depth of experience that already exists on the board and raises the bar at
the highest levels of decision making in the company.
In her position at Facebook, Williams devises and implements appropriate strategies for enhancing that company’s talent base, partners in
developing initiatives and content of relevance to the vastly diverse world
represented by Facebook’s 1.4 billion current users and lays the foundation to support new users in growth markets of the future.
She shapes brand development to be inclusive of the range of diversity
in the global market and serves as a public spokesperson for the company on a myriad of issues and platforms.
Prior to joining Facebook, Williams was the Director of Diversity for a
global law firm which operated with a focus on cross-border expertise,
particularly in international arbitration, project finance, banking and antitrust. She was responsible for developing and implementing a diversity
plan for this multi-national law firm comprised of almost 2000 attorneys
with clients in 115 countries around the world.
Missing CAL Director’s
Body Found?
PORT-OF-SPAIN The decomposing
body of a man found February 10 is believed to be missing Caribbean Airlines
Limited (CAL) director Azad Niamat. The body was discovered at around 10
a.m. in Arena Road, Brazil Village, some
three kilometres away where Niamat’s
vehicle was found abandoned over a
week ago. A friend of the Niamat family,
Imam Morland Lynch who was at the
scene, told local media that the body
was clad in the same clothing that Nia-
mat was last seen in on January 29.
Niamat’s family had offered a reward
to anyone who with information that
could lead to him being found. The
amount of the reward was not disclosed,
but the informant would be paid if the
information was accurate, said a family
member who did not wish to be identified.
Niamat, 69, of Main Road, Chaguanas, left home shortly before midday
on January 29 and has not been seen or
heard of since.
February 18, 2015
CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC
Suspected Wheelchair Killer Fond Dead!
PORT-OF-SPAIN,The decomposing
body of a man found in bushes near
the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on
February 13, is believed to be that of
Azad Ali, the wheelchair-bound man
suspected of murdering 19-year-old
Salma Chadee of Caroni and Sherlene
Mahangoo-Charles of Tarodale. A
chrome 9mm pistol, the weapon believed to have been used in Chadee’s
shooting death, was found beneath
the corpse.
At around 5.45a.m., a man cutting
bushes in the area discovered the body
and called police.
Police said the badly decomposed
body fitted the description of the
suspect and was found less than a mile
from where police conducted an intense
search for the suspect near Reform
Village, east of Gasparillo, involving helicopters, tracker dogs and special police
units two weeks ago.
The officers were working on information that the man suspected in the
murders had been killed, and his body
thrown in the bushes off Reform Road.
The information was supplied to police by people closely linked to the case.
Police suspect that the man who was
using a wheelchair was walking around,
assisted by relatives.
Investigators were searching for a
man named Azad Ali, also known as
Azad Mohammed, Joe Mohammed and
Goat, who can help them with information which can lead to solving the cases.
On the night of May 8, 2014, Mahangoo-Charles, 37, a cook, was shot dead
PAGE 13
and her 15-year-old daughter, Kimberly
Mahangoo, was wounded after a lone
gunman whom they knew entered their
house at Stony Hill, Tarodale. The woman’s seven-year-old son was a witness to
the killing, but was not injured.
The murder investigation went cold
until February 7, when the same suspect is believed to have shot and killed
19-year-old Chadee, a mother of an
11-month old baby, at her home at La
Paille Village. The man had been living
in the house for some time, police said.
Caribbean Airlines Flight Laser Targeted
PORT-OF-SPAIN, The Trinidad and
Tobago government has warned
residents in an area close to
the Piarco International airport to
desist from using laser lights on
aircraft warning that the authorities
would adopt a zero tolerance of
such actions. The authorities said
that on February 16, a Caribbean
Airlines (CAL) flight 460 “was hit in
the cockpit of the aircraft with the
beam of a laser light”, about 2.5
miles short of the airport. It said another CAL plane was also affected
by laser light.
“The pilots of both aircraft reports the light source emanated
from the Kelly Village area which is
on the approach path to Piarco.
Constant surveillance has re-
vealed the citizens of Kelly Village,
St. Helena and Bamboo Village are
breaking the law.
“Internationally this irresponsible
behaviour and wanton disregard
for the law has been deemed
and borders on terrorist activity,
as the perpetrators are affecting
the landing procedures of an aircraft and placing the passengers,
other aircraft and the members of
the public on the ground in very
grave danger.”
The NOC warned of the possible
disaster that would occur “if one
of these aircraft affected by the
stupid act of these personnel on
the ground goes down in one of
our energy sectors or oil and gas
installations the phathom of the
catastrophe
cannot be
imagined”.
The authorities said
that the Trinidad and Tobago Police
Service with
the support
of the NOC
“would be
adopting a
zero tolerance of such
actions and strongly advise that
anyone found conducting this illegal act will receive the full brunt
of the law.
The authorities warn that persons
found guilty of committing such
acts would on summary conviction fined TT$10,000 (One TT
dollar=US$0.16 cents) and to imprisonment of one year.
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February 18, 2015
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counsel the act of suicide or to assist in such an act.
Section 241 states:
Everyone who:
Counsels a person to commit suicide, or
Aids or abets a person to commit
suicide whether suicide ensues or not, is
guilty of an indictable offence and liable
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years;
It is worth noting that a person who
attempts suicide is not subject to any
criminal sanctions; the law is aimed at
those individuals who counsels or aids
in the suicide. Furthermore, the law
stipulates that no one has a right to have
death inflicted on him/her. In effect,
if someone causes the death of another person, the fact that the deceased
person consented to his/her death does
not absolve the person who caused the
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The legal minds in our top court were
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Belly Bustas: Take 4!
Attitude
Adjustor
After Brian proposed to Jill,
his father took him to one
side. “Son, when I first got
married to your mother, the
first thing I did when we
got home was take off my
pants. I gave them to your
mother and told her to try
them on, which she did.
They were huge on her and
she said that she couldn’t
wear them because they
were too large. I said to her,
‘Of course they are too big
for you, I wear the pants in
this family and I always will.’
Ever since that day, son,
we have never had a single
problem.” Brian took his
dad’s advice and did the
same thing to his wife on
his wedding night. Then,
Jill took off her panties and
gave them to Brian. “Try
these on,” she said. Brian
went along with it and tried
them on, but they were far
too small. “What’s the point
of this? I can’t get into your
panties,” said Brian. “Exactly,” Jill replied, “and if you
don’t change your attitude,
you never will!”
Lolly Belly
A mother tells her little boy,
“Johnny, you mustn’t eat
too many lollies or I’ll hide
the lolly jar.” Johnny asks,
“Why?” His mother says,
“Because something bad
will happen! Your tummy will
blow up big like a balloon
and then pop!” The next day
at church, the boy is sitting
next to a pregnant woman.
He points to her belly smiling and says, “I know what
you’ve been doing!”
Super Smart
Redhead
A blonde and a redhead
have a ranch. They have
just lost their bull. The
women need to buy another, but only have $500. The
redhead tells the blonde,
“I will go to the market and
see if I can find one for
under that amount. If I can,
I will send you a telegram.”
She goes to the market and
finds one for $499. Having
only one dollar left, she
goes to the telegraph office and finds out that it
costs one dollar per word.
She is stumped on how to
tell the blonde to bring the
truck and trailer. Finally, she
tells the telegraph operator to send the word “comfortable.” Skeptical, the
operator asks, “How will
she know to come with the
trailer from just that word?”
The redhead replies, “She’s
a blonde so she reads slow:
‘Come for ta bull.’”
Virgin
Territory
Jack had a blind date with
Jill for the barn dance and,
as the evening progressed,
he found himself attracted
to her more and more.
After some really passionate
embracing, he said,”Tell me,
do you object to
making love?”
“That is something I have never done before,” Jill replied.
“Never made love? You
mean you are a virgin?” Jack
was amazed.
“No, silly!” she giggled.
“Never objected!”
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HEALTH MATTERS
Harnessing Stress –
Part I
ones, can also help reduce the risk of
chronic stress and depression.
Dr George Traitses
S
Get Out and Enjoy Nature
While modern civilization has made our
lives more convenient, it has deprived
us of an essential source of stress
relief—connection with nature. Studies
show that interacting with nature can
help lessen the effects of stress on the
nervous system, reduce attention deficits, decrease aggression, and enhance
spiritual well-being.
tress has become a fact of
life, and for some, the daily
norm. Although occasional
stress can help improve our
focus and performance, living
with chronic stress can backfire
by causing anxiety, depression,
and serious health problems.
Understanding who we are,
knowing our major struggles,
putting them in perspective,
and taking action can help
deal with stress. The following strategies can also improve
stress tolerance and help
lessen the effects of stress on
our health.
“Smell the Roses” for Better Mood
Aromatherapy, or smelling essential
plant oils, recognized worldwide as a
complementary therapy for managing
chronic pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders, can
help you unwind. Orange and lavender
scents, in particular, have been shown to
enhance relaxation and reduce anxiety.
Think Positively
“Adopting the right attitude can
convert a negative stress into positive,” said Hans Selye, author of the
groundbreaking work around stress
theory. When optimism is hard to
muster, cognitive-behavioral therapy, which trains people to recognize negative thinking patterns and
replace them with more constructive
Relax with a Cup of Tea
During stressful times, coffee helps
us keep going. To give yourself a
break, however, consider drinking
tea. Research shows that drinking tea
for 6 weeks helps lower post-stress
cortisol and increase relaxation. Habitual tea drinking may also reduce
inf lammation, potentially benefiting
your heart health.
Basic Renos That
Increase Can
Home Values
Selling a property is costly enough,
and most clients don’t want to put
even more work into it. Here are
five quick and cheap renovations
that can add massive value.
1 Maximize storage space:
Ceiling space is often a neglected
component within a home, and in
the majority of cases there is enough
room in the ceiling to create a storage
space. Attic stairs can provide a great
opportunity to add value to the home
through extra storage space. 2 Paintwork: You probably already
know the importance of neutral paint,
but it never hurts to drill it in. By keeping the colour scheme simple with
a touch of tradition, your clients can
attract a wider network of potential
interest.
Remember, everybody’s tastes are
different, and white colour schemes
give the illusion of larger spaces. Your
clients also need to keep in mind that
it’s not the paintwork that will define a
buyer’s decision, but a clear mind during the inspection to allow the buyer to
appreciate the potential.
3 Fittings: Door handles, light
fittings and light switches – they
don’t stir the creative juices. But
generically, they can be important
to achieving a contemporary feel.
Simply refreshing these fittings with
new, contemporary designs will lift
the look of your interiors and give
the property a polished look.
A well-prepared lighting plan can
transform the aesthetics and atmosphere of individual rooms, so if your
clients have the means – by way of
high ceilings – consider an addition of
down lights. This is definitely a specialised area for an electrical tradesperson
and consultant.
4 Landscaping: A key component
to add value to a property is by way
of the gardens. Increased value will
be achieved if the garden appears
established. A successful, attractive
garden contains colour and texture.
Colour can be achieved simply by
combining complimentary foliage
colour, while texture can be achieved
through foliage contrast.
5 Council approval: One option
that is quite out of the ordinary, but
would add value from a potential
renovator’s point of view, would be
to gain council approval for building
renovations – such as carport renovations or house extensions – before
selling the property. A potential buyer,
especially an investor or renovator,
may jump at the chance to snap your
client’s property up, because the leg
work with council has already been
done and approval received. This may
potentially save a lot of time for any
investor or renovator following the sale
of the property. Source: Jamie Henry REP (real estate
professional). Provided courtesy
Danny Balkissoon, HomeLife Maple
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MONEY MATTERS
O
The Truth About Mortgage Brokers
nce upon a time, when
I was a “banker” before
I became a Mortgage
Broker, I used to think that one
would only go to a broker if the
bank declined them. I thought
that brokers only did unethical
and “shady” transactions and
they all charged fees. I WAS SO
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that others judge the whole lot
of us by. There was and still is a
perception that only good clients
were approved at a bank and
there was a negative connotation that went along with having
a mortgage at a non-bank.
Asif
Kasim
Now after spending over a year as a
broker and facing some of the challenges of how we’re perceived I’ve
seen the slow evolution of more and
more clients opting to use brokers over
walking into the bank. By no means,
am I speaking against the purpose of
a bank. For some clients, there is still
a need for a physical location and the
concept of having “bricks and mortar”
and being under a major brand trumps
getting the best deal, having options,
convenience and flexibility.
Today’s Mortgage Broker can offer
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In many cases, the rates are even more
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at the banks but many AAA clients are
now having difficulty getting approved
there as well and are finding solutions
through brokers with sometimes even
better rates than the banks.
As banking guidelines and regulations
continue to tighten and become more
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the broker channel will grow further
and further. Brokers provide options
and flexibility that going to a bank will
not allow and if you still want to be with
a bank, they can still send you there.
For your next mortgage transaction, consider using an independent
mortgage broker, you’ll be pleasantly
surprised!
Asif A. Kasim is a mortgage agent with
DLC’s The Integrity Professionals Inc.
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Antigua Questioning Leewards
Support For Cameron
The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) is complaining that
it was left out of a decision taken by
the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) to support incumbents
Dave Cameron and Emmanuel Nanthan for the positions of president
and vice-president of the West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB).
ABCA president Leon Rodney says
he only received an email informing
him that LICA has taken a decision to
support the reelection of Cameron and
Garner:
Changes
Needed
T
he man attempting to
dethrone Dave Cameron as president of the
West Indies Cricket Board
(WICB), Joel Garner, says
cricket development, performance and governance
of the sport will be his top
priority if he wins elections
carded for March 7.
Garner, the former West Indies
pacer, says a dramatic change in
the way WICB administers the
region’s cricket affairs is necessary
to combat the recent trend of protracted disputes plaguing
the sport in recent year.
The 62 year old cricket
legend and president of the
Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) is the only challenger to Cameron who is
seeking a second two year
term.“The core business of
the WICB should be cricket.
Two of the issues which I
think have been neglected
by the WICB are that of
cricket development and
performance. In recent times Joel
I think we have been focusing too much on finances,”
said Garner in an interview with
Barbados Today.
“It is a serious problem which
needs to be addressed, along
with that of governance. Over the
years, West Indies cricket has been
embroiled in disputes with players,
and more recently the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)”.
Garner, who lost out to St Lucian Emmanuel Nanthan for the
post of vice-president in the
2013 elections, is backed by the
BCA, seconded by the Trini-
Nanthan in the March 7 elections.
ABCA is one of eight associations
making up LICA and Rodney says the
decision by the Board to support the two
incumbents has not been explained.
“We have never had any communications asking what my association
thinks,” said Rodney.
“I can tell you that I got an email
telling that LICA has made a decision
Nathan as vice president and Dave as
president and that was about it”.
Former West Indies fast bowler
dad and Tobago Cricket Board
(TTCB) and has also received
support from the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA).
Cameron, who defeated
St.Lucian Julian Hunte two years
ago, is being supported by the
Guyana Cricket Association
(GCA), the Windward Islands
Cricket Board of Control (WICBC)
and the Leeward Islands Cricket
Association (LICA).
“I think there is a need to look at
reforming the WICB and making it
more presentable. There needs to
be a different approach to business at the WICB. I think that we
need to look at cricket in the Caribbean in a holistic way…and that
is from the bottom up instead of
from the top down, ”said Garner,
veteran of 58 Tests and 98 OneDay Internationals.
Joel Garner is challenging Cameron’s
presidency- the only two presidential
candidates after nominations closed
on Saturday.
Garner, whose running mate is Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB)
Director, Baldath Mahabir, is being
supported by Barbados, Trinidad and
Tobago and Jamaica.
Cameron’s reelection bid is also attracting the support of Guyana and the
Windward Islands. The ABCA president says his request for LICA to jus-
“Finances are a critical part of any
organisation, but we also have to
take administration very seriously…
and I honestly don’t think that we
do enough of that.”
Garner says he was asked to
contest the elections and believes
he has a good chance of unseating
Cameron. “My election is dependent on six shareholders, and I honestly don’t know what my chances
are,” he said.
“But I have been asked to serve,
and I will still be open to serve,
even if I don’t win”.
tify their decision to support Cameron
has been ignored.
“I went back to them and said as a
new or returning executive to LICA, I
would prefer if you had said to me why
you are supporting these incumbents.”
The WICB elections, a highpoint of its
Annual General Meeting, have become
an issue of major contention in the wake
of the West Indies aborted tour of India
last October.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime
Minister Ralph Gonsalves and former
West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts
have blamed Cameron for the cancelled
tour, which has left the WICB with a US
41 million dollar lawsuit, and are among
those opposing his re-election.
Michael Holding
Windies
Pathethic
Saysest Holding
Indies great Mi-
W
chael Holding has
slammed the side’s
four-wicket loss to Ireland in
their World Cup opener as a
“little bit pathetic”. The Caribbean
Garner
February 18, 2015
team collapsed to 87 for five in Nelson
on Monday before Lendl Simmons (102)
and Darren Sammy (89) guided them to
a total of 304 for seven.
But as far as fast bowling legend
Holding and many other observers were
concerned that was merely a “par score”.
Certainly it was one Ireland, defeating
a Test side for the third successive World
Cup, had few problems chasing down as
they made 307 for six with 25 balls to
spare at Saxton Oval. “It was a little bit
pathetic to be honest,” said Holding.
“I’ve been saying since this World Cup
started that 300 on a good pitch here in
New Zealand or Australia is just a par
score, irrespective of who you’re playing
against,” he added.
“The West Indies, I do not understand
how they could ever think that just over
300 runs that they would just automatically win,” insisted Holding, a member
of the West Indies side that won the
1979 World Cup final.
Holding said an inability to adjust to
match circumstances had hurt the West
Indies. “They cannot take things for
granted,” the 61-year-old Jamaican told
Wisden India.
“You should be able to think for
yourself, ‘OK we got a reasonable
score but we still have a fight on our
hands and we still have to go out
there and perform.’”
However, Holding was far more
complimentary about Ireland, indicating the International Cricket Council
ought to grant them Test status in a bid
to stop the other players from following
the example of Irish-born Eoin Morgan,
England’s captain at the World Cup, in
switching allegiance.
“If they (Ireland) continue to linger around the lower regions of world
cricket they’ll continue to lose good
cricketers,” Holding said.
“Morgan left Ireland to play for England because he saw brighter prospects.
England are a Test playing nation and
are a world-renowned team.
“Ireland need to be recognised now.
They are playing good cricket and it’s
about time they get the recognition otherwise they’ll keep losing cricketers.”
Meanwhile, Holding predicted Ireland
would qualify for the quarter-finals,
with four teams from each of the two
pools of seven going through to the
knockout phase. “I should certainly
think (they’ll qualify). I think they’ll
beat Zimbabwe....I would think they
have an outstanding chance of going on
to the quarter-finals.”
February 18, 2015
S
Woeful Windies Agonizing To Watch!
even and a half hours of
almost absolute torture.
That would be my most
apt description of having suffered through the television
viewing of the West Indies
embarrassing World Cup
2015 opening fixture loss
to Ireland. Unlike many who
may have previously dismissed Ireland’s chances of
“upsetting” the West Indies,
I was always cognizant of
their World Cup “giant killer”
tendencies. They had after
all registered wins against
England and Pakistan in the
two previous World Cups. As
such the end result, Ireland’s
comfortable victory by four
wickets, with twenty-five
balls to spare, wasn’t to me
that much of a huge surprise. Still I’d have to agree
wholeheartedly with Michael
Holding’s assessment of the
West Indies performance as
wholly pathetic!
West Indies problems started
at the outset with poor team
selection. Given the nature of
the pitch, the decision to play an
Trinidad Cricket
Board Unhappy
With CPL!
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zim Bassarath, president of the
Trinidad and Tobago Cricket
Board (TTCB) believes their will
be no tangible benefit to local cricket
from this country hosting seven matches in the upcoming Caribbean Premier
League (CPL). In a media release,
Bassarath also argued that the US $4.2
million gifted to the foreign owners of
the regional competition could be better
spent on supporting home grown talent. Bassarath also expressed his displeasure at the treatment meted out by the
CPL organisers who recently launched the
2015 edition of the tournament in Portof-Spain but left out the local board. “It
was yet another demonstration of the lack
of respect that the CPL has for regional
cricket boards who are responsible for
the growth and development of the local
game yet are locked out of all that they
have to offer,” said Bassarath. He said over the past four years, the
TTCB faced an uphill battle to access
funds earmarked by the Government for
cricket development and assistance of
the national senior team. Bassarath said the TTCB recently met
with new Minister of Sport Brent Sancho and was pleased with the way the
discussions went insisting that the national cricket organisation has not been
going to Government “cap in hand”. “We have a track record of accountability and transparency and won the ‘Best
Sports Administration of the Year’ award
on several occasions. What we have been
making representation for is what was
Tony 'McAttack"
McWatt
all seam bowling attack, at the
exclusion of the available leftarm spinner Niketa Miller, was
an error of grave proportions.
Ireland’s two spinners, Dockrell
and McBrine were respectively
their most successful and economical bowlers. Together they
helped restrict the West Indies to
304-7 in their 50 Overs. Dockrell
claimed 3-50 off his ten overs,
McBrine was even more economical. His dime allocation overs
costing just 26 runs.
Together they were responsible
for initially stifling the West Indies
batsmen’s naturally aggressive
strokeplay. Had Darren Sammy’s
edge off the very first ball he
faced been caught at first slip as
it should have, West Indies would
have lost their sixth wicket at 87
and the match might have ended
hours before it eventually did.
As it was, Sammy, Lendl Simmons and later Andre Russell
promised us and which we believe we
deserve,” said Bassarath. He said that
over the past several years TT cricket
has put the country on the international
map as local players have excelled on the
international stage for both their country
and overseas franchises. Bassarath said this has been achieved
while more than TT $24 million in
funds due to the organisation for national development and preparation of
the TT Red Force for the Champions
League T20 tournament for four years
has as yet remained unpaid. He said that it was a slap in the face of
the local game and its administrators for
taxpayers’ money to be funnelled to foreign
investors who are exploiting the skills and
talent of a legion of local cricketers nurtured
and cultivated by the TTCB. Bassarath said
he remembered clearly at the launch of the
CPL that the investors publicly stated that they
would not be approaching regional governments for funding to stage their competition. “It was stated then that their sponsors for the six teams will come from
India and we were all persuaded that
this would be the case which has turned
out to be not true at all. Regional cricket
boards are the ones being done a great
disservice,” Bassarath fumed. He also made reference to a proposal
that the TTCB made to the previous
Minister of Sport Dr Rupert Griffith
requesting assistance for 191 clubs who
participate at all levels of the local game. “We are hoping that the new Minister will take up this initiative as it will
impact 191 communities in Trinidad and
Tobago and the benefits will be innumerable not transient and miniscule like
what the CPL promises,” said Bassarath.
rallied to help the West Indies
recover to their eventual 304-7.
Simmons’ 84 ball century (102)
was a delight to watch. Sammy
was his usual belligerent self,
swiping a 67 ball 89 that included
4 sixes and 9 fours. Russell’s 13
ball twenty-seven included 3
fours and 1 six.
As impressive as the West
Indies latter innings batting may
have been its effectiveness was
hugely negated by the pedestrian approach of the top order.
Chris Gayle’s 36 was scored off of
65 balls. Marlon Samuel laboured
for 41 balls for his 21.
By the time Sammy joined
Simmons at the fall of the fifth
wicket, midway through the
23rd Over, the West Indies had
already allowed Ireland’s innocuous bowling to deliver well over
100 dot balls from which zero
runs were scored. Had singles
been taken from half of those,
the West Indies final score would
have been well beyond a far
more easily defendable 350!
Indifferent batting having set
the stage, the West Indies fate
was then sealed by the most un-
disciplined bowling imaginable.
Easily hittable short-pitched deliveries and juicy half-volleys were
the order of the day as Ireland’s
batsmen feasted on the treats
they were offered. From Captain
Jason Holder, whose first ball of
the innings set the unfortunate
inaccuracy tone by conceding 5
wides, to the most experienced
Jerome Taylor, all of the West
Indies seamers were guilty of
bowing that was in Holding’s description, again, disappointingly
pathetic.
To reinforce my earlier point on
the frontline spinner non-inclusion selection error, twelve combined overs of Chris Gayle’s and
Marlon Samuel’s part-time offspin captured two Ireland wickets while yielding only sixty-six
runs. This in comparison to the
3 wickets captured and 225 runs
conceded from the 32.5 overs
bowled by the five Seamers!
Having lost to Ireland and with
the much, much stronger South
Africa, India and Pakistan still to
be faced, West Indies chances of
progressing beyond the first round
now seem highly pessimistic!
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