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AS this country seeks to based Caribbean Law Therefore, he warned, the au- while lining the pockets of be coming at you with this in- build out a medicinal Enforcement Foundation thorities have to be on high those who are engaging in the dustry, but I’m not trying to cannabis sector, a law en- (CLEF), David Watson. alert. illegal activity. scare people. I’m talking about forcement expert is urging He explained in a recent in- His comments came as he Watson, who is Barbadian international crime, local the authorities to be on terview with The Barbados said the manufacturing of born, pointed out that these crime, and the cannabis itself the lookout for the criminal Advocate that while the coun- counterfeit cannabis products fake items could cause more with people trying to counter- element that is likely try has legalised marijuana for is big business across the harm than good, and therefore feit products. There’s so much to try to profit from the medicinal purposes, other uses world, with unlicensed opera- persons purchasing products stuff that’s going to come their industry. of marijuana remain illegal, tors making and selling should ensure their authentic- way and the police department The advice is coming from and he said persons may want cannabis products illegally, ity before using them. in Barbados needs to prepare President and Chief Executive to circumvent that through the causing cultivators and manu- “This is a whole other animal for that,” he said. Officer of the United States- medicinal cannabis industry. facturers major headaches, in terms of criminality that will HIGH ALERT on Page 2

Among the attendees at the event to celebrate CARICOM Day were (from left to right) Consultant attached to Barbados’ CSME unit, Dr. George Brathwaite; CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Meghan Theobalds; President of the Guyanese Association of Barbados Inc. (GABI), Nicole Moore-Clarke; Barbados’ Ambassador of CARICOM, David Comissiong; Vice-President of the Jamaica Association of Barbados, Suaz Blair; and the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Suriname, Senator Alphea Wiggins. Need to highlight work done by CARICOM GREATER efforts must be made day and it took place in Norman CARICOM remains hidden from appreciation of all the organs of tendees at the CARICOM Day to highlight and inform the pub- Centre in the City. the citizens of the Caribbean. CARICOM – the Council on event were Senior Foreign lic locally and regionally about He gave examples of instances Part of the fault has to do with Trade and Economic Service Officer with the Ministry the work being done on their where joint efforts are made but the CARICOM institutions Development, the Council on of Foreign Affairs and Foreign behalf by the institutions of are seldom highlighted. One themselves. They don’t do Human and Social Develop- Trade who has responsibility for the Caribbean Community such example, he stated, was the enough public education. They ment, the Council on Finance CARICOM, Sandra Gittens; (CARICOM). work done recently in the fight don’t do enough public relations and Planning [and] the Council Consultant attached to Bar- This was one of the key points against COVID-19, where re- to actually inform the Caribbean on National Security.” He also bados’ CSME unit, Dr. George coming from Barbados’ gional entities “engaged in the people about their existence, said the Ministry of Foreign Brathwaite; the Prime Minister’s Ambassador of CARICOM, research, in analysis, in brain- about the work that they are Affairs and Foreign Trade has to Special Envoy to Suriname, David Comissiong, who spoke storming, in advising of CARI- doing and so forth.” do some work in this respect to Senator Alphea Wiggins; and during an event to mark CARI- COM member states” on health He further stated the media showcase the work they do. CARICOM Youth Ambassador, COM Day 2021. It was held on and safety protocols. “can help us as well to pierce be- This year marks CARICOM’s Meghan Theobalds. Saturday ahead of the official “I want to say that a lot of neath the surface and to get an 48th anniversary.Among the at- CARICOM on Page 2 2 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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A toast was raised to CARICOM during occa- sion and there was a spe- cial CARICOM wax statue exhibition featuring outstanding personalities from various CARICOM member states. In her address, Theo- balds said the younger generation is even more connected to our regional neighbours than before. She added that there is so much potential for young people to play an integral role in deepening this re- gional connection. A toast was raised by those in attendance in celebration She encouraged the of CARICOM Day 2021. youth to represent and talk about CARICOM INSET: CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Meghan Theobalds, with enthusiasm and pas- delivering her address. sion. She added, “We have a lot to be proud of and hope for CARICOM Day She said the Caribbean’s sharing our ideas, views 2021 and for more CARI- strength lies in unity and and perspectives about the COM days in the foresee- as the region faces more region is an excellent way able threats – whether it is cli- to encourage our less en- future, “that CARICOM mate change or otherwise thusiastic friends and occupies a greater part our – it is imperative that the family to become more en- consciousness and be- countries comprising the gaged.” comes an integral part of region lean on each other She also shared her our community”. going forward. (MG)

Security a priority HIGH ALERT from survey. They would know the former,Watson said Page 1 about fencing, lighting, they could be trained for egress – how to get per- apprehension or deter- Noting that the medic- sons out of the building rence. On the topic of inal cannabis industry is safely – and what kind of drones, he said they can new to Barbados, Watson locks are best to use in be autonomous or pilot as he said that the CLEF that industry, whether operated, and if permit- will be doing all it can to they be biometric or card ted for use, can survey a help train police officers scanners for example,” field or the perimeter of a here about what to look the former New York building in a fraction of for, how to interdict it, as Police Department detec- the time of human per- well as how to notice the tive said. sonnel. start of any criminality He went on to say that “It is a good additional in that field. in order for the stake- security measure, espe- Meanwhile, he said holders in the sector to cially if you are a farmer that from a security reduce criminality, the with one acre and cannot standpoint those enter- security companies and afford to employ a secu- ing the industry have to the investors must work rity officer.Also, in terms be ever mindful of the in collaboration with the of the bigger operations, need to safeguard their Royal Barbados Police you can actually do drone investment. With that in Force. This, he said, mapping of your plants mind, he urged anyone would allow for the and when in flight they looking to invest in me- sharing of information can spot if you have miss- dicinal cannabis to first regarding trends being ing plants, or be able to get a security survey of seen within the industry let you know that one of the location from which and how to combat them. the plants is dying or is they intend to operate Speaking to the matter dead,” he said. from a trained security of praedial larceny and Watson’s comments practitioner. also the theft of products came as he made it clear “Anyone can put up a from the plants, he said that in terms of security, fence and some lights, that in addition to the in- there is not a one size fits but every location is dif- stallation of cameras, all. As such, he is urging ferent. So a practitioner lighting and fencing, dogs people to get expert ad- who is versed in doing se- and drones can both be vice to secure their in- curity surveys would be useful in warding off per- vestment. better placed to do your petrators. In respect of (JRT) The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 3

Airport reopens for business LGBT+ community AFTER being closed today. We also have the even though the airport check in at the departure for three days, the normal British Airways had re-opened, it is not 100 hall of the airport. Grantley Adams and Virgin Atlantic; three per cent operational in all Inbound passengers are facing significant International Airport flights from Caribbean areas. There are some as- also asked to be patient (GAIA) re-opened for Airways, and three from pects of the airport that are with public health officials business yesterday Inter Caribbean. In addi- still experiencing power who are fully deployed to discrimination morning at 11:00. tion to those commercial outages, and as a result, ensure that persons com- THE LGBT+ community a more shocking one, Minister of Tourism and aircraft, we also have the some of the processes that ing into the country are in the Caribbean region is experience of more International Transport, private aircraft. What that are usually conducted elec- processed safely. facing significant discrim- harassment in the work- Senator Lisa Cummins, in- means is there are signifi- tronically and online are The Tourism Minister ination across the board. place,” the principal inves- dicated that there will be a cant volumes of persons now being processed man- expressed thanks to all the So says Phil Crehan, tigator stated. “higher than normal vol- travelling out of Barbados ually. teams who have been social development con- Also, looking at the av- ume of flights” at GAIA, via the Grantley Adams Senator Cummins is working to bring the air- sultant and principal re- erage annual income of due to the recent closure. International Airport and urging passengers to be pa- port back to a level of oper- searcher for the report the LGBT+ sample and “For example, American also inbound,” Minister tient and work with staff at ation, so soon after the commissioned by Open for the average annual in- Airlines has four flights; Cummins explained. the airport, and to give passing of Hurricane Elsa Business, on the Economic come of the general popu- Jet Blue has three flights She pointed out that themselves enough time to on Friday. Case for LGBT+ Inclusion lations in the 12 countries in the Caribbean. He that were surveyed, he made the comments dur- said there is a significant ing the recent launch of gap. He indicated that the the report, as he noted LGBT+ sample earned 11 that in particular, the per cent less than the LGBT+ sample gathered mainstream population. from the 12 participating Crehan explained that countries experienced sig- this is not unique to the nificant challenges in the Caribbean and is in line family. with what is occurring “We find that there’s sig- globally. nificantly more experience “...We can extrapolate in discrimination or exclu- that wage gap into lost sion from within the fam- productivity in the work- ily for the LGBT+ sample, place, and then further and of course, it’s by virtue extrapolate what that of their sexual orientation means in terms of lower and gender identity. The economic output,” he impacts are also very stated. astounding, with large im- Adding to his com- pacts on mental health ments, fellow researcher and socio-economic status, Liam Rezende said that with some even being the LGBT+ community A section of the cohort of Lions and Leos in attendance for yesterday’s service. kicked out of the house,” experienced occupational he said. segregation, whereby According to the report, LGBT+ people are over- Do more to help, Reverend says LGB, Transgender and represented in some Straight-Cis had various sectors, and underrepre- THE needs of Barbadians challenging periods of his Noting that all service degrees of discrimination sented in others. He said are evolving. This from life and he needs encour- clubs were strategically at the level of the family. this is not driven by tal- Administrative Bishop agement, he needs mental placed to be of impact dur- In terms of experiencing ent, but by the stigma, from the New Testament health support, he needs ing one of the toughest pe- discrimination or exclu- biases and stereotypes of Church of God, Dr.Kenroy counselling, he needs riods for our island, Dr. sion from their family, employers, which he said Burke, as he delivered the something else that you Burke said that there is no 45.6 per cent of the LGB are often allowed to thrive feature address yesterday might not necessarily have shortage of service oppor- respondents answered in because of a lack of legal during a service at the turned up with. To give tunities and that clubs and the affirmative, 57.2 per and institutional protec- CAYA Family Ministries. somebody Jesus, we know churches have all the room cent of Transgender and tions. With this month mark- Jesus is the answer for the they needed to fulfil their 17.7 per cent of Straight- “Our survey and inter- ing the beginning of the fis- world today, but to just mandates. Cis. Meanwhile, for the view data show that cal year for Lions and Leo push Jesus at them and “I used to believe that LGB and Transgender, occupational segregation Clubs in Barbados, Dr. not the other support they there was absolutely noth- 84.1 and 83.4 per cent re- keeps LGBT+ people Burke’s stirring sermon may need is also insensi- ing in Barbados called Administrative Bishop of spectively, reported that largely confined to the in- was centred heavily on the tive.This is a time for us to poverty. I used to believe the New Testament this discrimination was as formal sector. And for delivery of service to vul- recalibrate and to take that what we called Church of God, a result of their sexual those who are hired into nerable members of our note that the world that we poverty really and truly Dr. Kenroy Burke. orientation or gender the formal sector,they feel society. Noting that tradi- grew accustomed to is wasn’t poverty because identity. significant pressure to tionally enhancing the evolving. Post-COVID-19, there were persons ‘who any personal gain or recog- Crehan said that an- stay closeted, edit them- quality of life for the less if there be anything called were poor’ and still walk- nition, but for the good of other theme that emerged selves and find it harder fortunate included making post-COVID-19, is a differ- ing around with a phone, doing it. in terms of challenges for to stay in the workplace sure that persons had food ent world to minister to still doing certain things “We need persons who the LGBT+ community is and be promoted,” he and clothes, he suggested and to serve,” he said. that you would not neces- are dependable. Doing it in terms of the labour added. that now there are psycho- Having been started in sarily be able to do if you unto the Lord and whole- market, particularly as it Rezende said there is logical and mental health 1917 by Melvin Jones, the were really poor.But today heartedly speaks to per- relates to applying for both a business and eco- needs to be considered, as Lions Club has expanded I’ve lived to see that there sons who are dependable, work or when trying to nomic imperative to ad- we have been forced into a over the years to become are persons who are really speaks to persons who are sustain work. As a result dress these issues and new paradigm of ministry, the largest service club struggling and our society trustworthy,speaks to per- of discrimination, 42.1 per they were pleased to find and that charitable causes with 1.4 million members needs us more than ever.” sons who will go the extra cent of LGB, 48.5 per cent that the bulk of the busi- must be willing to respond in 48 000 clubs across the Going on to say that mile and give it the extra of Transgender and 65.2 nesses interviewed were to those needs. world – eight of which are COVID-19 serves as an ex- smile. So there are persons per cent of Straight-Cis starting to tackle such is- “This is a season where in Barbados. With this cuse for poor service from who will put every single reported that they did not sues. He said the changes to just give a man some- year’s theme called many organisations and thing in it. Sometimes who get the job they applied were coming, not as an act thing to eat might be in- ‘Serving from the Heart businesses, but that it is will drop what might seem for. of charity or because cor- sensitive. To just go and with Kindness’, the organ- the main reason right now to be important to them in “Largely, this was by porate told them to, but help a man mop up may be isation is hoping to have for service to communities, order to meet the need of virtue of their sexual ori- because they have started insensitive because he touched 100 million lives Dr. Burke explained that someone else. If you’re entation and gender iden- to see the value and bene- needs a lot more than that, by June 2022 through its service is not a choice but a going to get into it, get into tity, with of course large fits that LGBT+ people because he has been many humanitarian proj- divine responsibility and it for the right reason,” he impacts on socio-economic bring when they are in- through one of the most ects. that it should not be for added. (MP) status, mental health, and cluded. (JRT) 4• Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Persons doing some shopping for basic items after the storm had passed. These ladies were pictured in the City on Saturday morning. Barbados slowing returning to normal BARBADOS sustained signif- icant damage from the pas- sage of Hurricane Elsa last Friday morning, and the im- pact was clearly visible across the island. The all-clear was given on Friday evening and on Saturday morning in Bridgetown – which is normally bustling with life – there was a marked decrease in activity. However, some people could be seen doing some shop- ping by the vendors out plying their trade and in the stores These patrons enjoying some down time by this establishment in Bridgetown. which had reopened.

These customers were looking for deals. The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 5

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The view in the City last Saturday morning.

Customers doing some shopping around in Bridgetown after the storm. This business was still boarded up from the hurricane.

Vendors were out on Saturday morning. 6 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Temporary accommodation for displaced persons BWA teams IN the absence of visi- ily and friends since the “At the moment the Spiritual Baptist Church. them to the government, continue tors to the island, passing of last Friday’s numbers of persons need- Minister of People for us to foot the bills, be- Government will be weather system. ing accommodation, not all, Empowerment and Elder cause those persons who work to seeking to use hotels “We are aware that but so far are 289 and we Affairs, Cynthia Forde is have been disenfranchised and apartments as tem- many of our hotels are expect that number to rise. also encouraging persons at this time as a result of restore water porary accommodation empty and apartment ho- There are about 500 who with available guest the bad weather are mostly for people who have tels in particular because are saying that in the ini- houses and private homes the very poor people in AFTER the passage of been displaced by of the COVID pandemic. tial short stages they can to come forward and help the communities across Hurricane Elsa many Hurricane Elsa. And therefore, we are find something, we don’t government to help those Barbados. And so, it is our communities remain Prime Minister Mia happy that Minister of know how many of them displaced Barbadians. duty as a caring govern- without water, but the Amor Mottley said that Tourism Senator Lisa will be able to stay where Landlords have thereby ment to ensure that we Barbados Water they have already identi- Cummins has been able to they’re staying for two been given the assurance look after their needs. Authority (BWA) and its fied properties for individ- start that process, and I weeks, four weeks, eight that government will pay “Our social workers have teams are diligently work- uals to stay as their homes hope will continue,” she re- weeks, 10 weeks, depend- for the use of their prop- been out in the field ensur- ing to fix this. undergo either repair or ported during the press ing on whether it’s a house erty. ing that they collect the Yesterday, in an reconstruction. She also in- conference at Lloyd repair,or a house construc- “We would wish land- information, making the update on the situation, dicated that many persons Erskine Sandiford Centre tion. But what we do know lords who will have hous- assessments, sending in the BWA thanked the have been assisted by fam- (LESC). is that we are prepared to ing that will be appropriate the reports and you will ap- public for its patience as deal with persons because to meet the needs of fami- preciate that families teams continue to work everybody in Barbados lies – some of them are as themselves have been call- with the Barbados Light BARBADOS must have a shelter, that large as 12 persons in a ing in…This is really the & Power to have the wants shelter”. household who have been time that Barbadians need pumping stations fully re- The PM said that so far dislocated at this time,” she the support of everyone to stored to electrical power APPLICATION NO: RT2021000125 30 apartments and 40 indicated. be able to keep some kind from the grid. rooms in hotels have been “And therefore, we are of roof over their heads, “So far many of our LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229 C identified; as well as 20 merging and seeking the and food on the table, and pumping stations are on- (Section 3 ) rooms at the Barbados support of the private sec- of course a bed to sleep in – line. However, we have Workers’ Union Labour tor, persons who have there has been a lot of dam- some pockets in our distri- RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED BY College; and 16 furnished houses and apartments age,” Forde said. bution systems that are DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN apartments through the that would want to rent (TL) still to be fully charged. These include some TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the areas in St. Lucy, St. Registrar of Titles by CLAYTON COLLYMORE of Colleton QEH Thomas, St. John, St. in the parish of Saint John in this Island being the qualified Joseph and Christ Administrator of the Estate of Gwendolyn Christina Church. Most of the ele- resumes vated areas may still not Collymore also known as Christina Gwendolyn Harewood be receiving a pipe-borne also known as Gwendolyn Harewood, deceased, late of normal supply.” Colleton in the parish of Saint John in this Island for the The BWA is also reas- Restoration of the Title Deeds to land at Colleton in the suring the public that parish of Saint John in this Island (more particularly operations their water tanker crews described in the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the THE public is kindly are fully engaged servic- Original Title Deeds to the property have been lost or asked to note that follow- ing customers and refill- stolen or destroyed in or about the year 1999 from or at ing the passage of ing the community Colleton in the parish of Saint John. Hurricane Elsa, the tanks. Queen Elizabeth Hospital ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at will resume normal oper- the Land Registry, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, ations from today Monday, Four new July 5. As such, out-pa- Saint Michael by the 4th day of Auugust 2021 that the tients are being asked to original Title Deeds have not been stolen, lost or otherwise attend their appointments COVID cases destroyed or is being lawfully held by some other person, as scheduled, and the FOUR new COVID-19 the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to medication delivery serv- cases, one female and determine the said Application according to law. ice will also resume from three males, were identi- this date. fied from among the 576 SCHEDULE Patients affected by the Executive Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth tests conducted by the unexpected closure of the Hospital Board of Management, Mrs. Juliette Bynoe- Best-dos Santos Public 1. “ALL THAT land (part of a larger area of 3.976 Out-Patient Clinics on Sutherland. Health Laboratory on hectares which is itself part of the lands of Colleton Friday, July 2, are re- Saturday, July 3. Plantation) situate at Colleton in the said parish of Saint minded that they will be appointment within a rea- to [email protected] Thirty-one people are John in Barbados and being the Lot numbered 37 on the contacted by a member of sonable time. Persons for guidance before visit- currently in isolation. the Medical Records whose appointments were ing the Accident and There have been 4,086 Key Plan containing by admeasurement 464 square Department during the cancelled but feel unwell Emergency Department. confirmed cases of metres or thereabouts and ABUTTING AND BOUNDING course of the week and and believe they require Our Help Desk is manned COVID-19 - 1,979 females on the lot numbered 36 on the Key Plan on other lands of provided with a resched- emergency or urgent med- by medical professionals and 2,107 males - Colleton Plantation on the lot numbered 38 on the Key uled appointment date ical care, please contact and is open until from recorded since the pan- Plan and on the said road reserve 3.66 metres wide or and time. All efforts will the QEH Help Desk at 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. demic began in March, however else the same may abutt and bound." be made to have a new 536-4800 or send an email daily. last year.Forty-seven people have died from the 2. The Title Deed to be restored is: viral illness. A total of 187,754 tests (a) Conveyance dated the 11th day of March Some farmers hit hard by storm have been carried out by 1986 and made between Fitzherbert Boyce of the the public health labora- ONE PART and Gwendolyn Collymore of the ASSESSMENT from profit and to have the roof cane’s passage. tory. Back Page go off and have such a “While we have not re- The National OTHER PART and recorded on the 24th day of “For instance, one small large loss at a time that is ceived the full picture, we Vaccination Programme September 1987 in Volume 420 of Deeds at Page chicken farmer had a very expensive thing,”he are doing our surveys and for COVID-19 has seen 0579 as Deed Number 008317 of 1987. around 800 layers in a lamented. are checking to see what’s 95,528 people receiving pen, and the roof came off Regarding crops, he going on, but there is no the first dose of the vac- and 250 of them died. So stated the most impacted doubt that the agricul- cine. The number of per- Dated this 21st day of June 2021 you could see, even in at this time would be tural sector will be im- sons who have been given cases where small farm- those who had planted ba- pacted negatively due to second doses and are fully CHESTER L. SUE & CO ers are depending on in- nanas and plantains,as this system,” Paul in- vaccinated is 71,494 - Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicant come, layers are a big in- high winds toppled many sisted. 29,411 males and 42,083 vestment which bring in trees during the hurri- (JMB) females. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday March 25, 2020 • 7 One year on, China’s resort island prospers with duty-free consumption SOUTHERN China’s island Trade Port (FTP), the new policy Gao Xujiang, deputy general province of Hainan has seen in duty-free shopping has made manager of the China Duty Free exponential growth in duty- Chinese consumers more willing Group (CDF), which operates the free sales a year after a new to spend than ever before. The shop in Sanya, said despite the policy was implemented. dividends of the duty-free policy epidemic in 2020, the shop has Hainan’s offshore duty-free were also further realized over become the top single sales hit 46.8 billion yuan (about the past year with the opening of commercial complex in duty-free US$7.2 billion) from July 1, 2020 five more duty-free shops. sales in China and the world.The to June 30, 2021, surging 226% Qin Lin, a tourist from south CDF has also become the largest year on year, the Haikou China’s Guangxi Zhuang duty-free retailer in the world, Customs said yesterday. autonomous region, was buying according to Gao. Duty-free shops in Hainan cosmetics at a duty-free shop in Haikou International Duty received more than 6.2 million downtown Haikou, the capital of Free City, a world-class tourism customers, and sold over 60 Hainan. It was her first visit to and shopping complex being million duty-free items, up 102% Hainan and duty-free shopping built by the CDF, is expected to and 211% year on year, was an important part of her open in June next year. respectively. itinerary. As fine-tuned favorable policies Since July 1, 2020, Hainan has “With the duty-free shopping continue to draw more Customers choose products at a duty-free shopping mall in raised its annual tax-free quota raised significantly,we can consumers, the island’s offshore Haikou, southern China’s Hainan province, July 2, 2021. shopping quota from 30,000 buy more kinds of stuff,” said duty-free sales are likely to yuan to 100,000 yuan per person. Qin, noting that with overseas exceed 60 billion yuan in 2021, become the world’s biggest duty- become one of the core The previous tax-free limit of travel hindered by the epidemic, quadrupling from 2019, said free market in the near term if it competitive features of Hainan’s 8,000 yuan for a single product Hainan offers consumers a Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of continues on its current growth tourism consumption. has been lifted, and the duty-free convenient alternative for duty- Hainan, at a press conference in curve. The new policy has purchase limit for cosmetics has free shopping. April. China released a master plan significantly boosted duty-free also been raised from 12 items to Located in Haitang Bay, A report jointly released in last June to build the island consumption in Hainan, and won 30. Sanya, a tourist resort in May by KPMG China and the province into a globally back a great deal of overseas Meanwhile, the categories of Hainan, Sanya International Moodie Davitt Report said the influential and high-level free consumption, which will help duty-free goods have been Duty Free City is the world's enhanced shopping policy in July trade port by the middle of the promote the construction of expanded from 38 to 45, with the largest single duty-free shop, 2020 gave tremendous impetus century. Hainan as a major attraction in addition of electronic products with an area of 120,000 square to brands in the channel as other The plan also aimed at Hainan international tourism, said Liu such as mobile phones and meters. Home to more than 350 duty-free markets fell into a deep striving to build itself into an Feng, director of the Research laptops. international luxury brands, it pandemic-driven slump. international tourism and Center for Free Trade Port with As part of the core policies of has become a popular attraction The report predicted that the consumption destination. Duty- Chinese Characteristics of the construction of Hainan Free for tourists. Hainan free trade port will likely free shopping has already Hainan Normal University. Chinese astronauts out of spacecraft for extravehicular activities CHINESE astronauts Liu extravehicular working platform Boming and Tang Hongbo had on the mechanical arm, the both slipped out of the space CMSA said. station core module Tianhe by They have also finished lifting 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) the panoramic camera by 12:09 yesterday,starting extravehicular p.m., the agency said. activities (EVAs), according to the They will continue to work China Manned Space Agency together to install other relevant (CMSA). extravehicular equipment with Liu Boming opened the hatch the aid of the mechanical arm, it of Tianhe’s node cabin at 8:11 said. a.m., the CMSA said. Astronaut Nie Haisheng has Donning new-generation been staying inside Tianhe in Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center yesterday, shows Chinese astro- homemade EMU (extravehicular cooperation with Liu and Tang nauts conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) out of the space station core module mobility unit) spacesuits Feitian, for their EVAs. Tianhe. Chinese astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo had both slipped out of the space meaning flying to space, the two The three astronauts were sent station core module Tianhe by 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) yesterday, starting EVAs, according astronauts have completed into space aboard the Shenzhou- to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). installing the foot restraints and 12 spaceship on June 17. Nation’s water-saving irrigation area reaches 37.8 million hectares BEIJING – China’s water- irrigation, had been adopted at present, making it the country important role of water-saving and weak links still exist in saving irrigation area had 350 million mu of land as of last with the largest irrigation area irrigation in maintaining China’s agricultural water- reached 567 million mu (about year, Chen Mingzhong, an in the world, said Chen. China’s agricultural water saving work. He called for 37.8 million hectares) by the end official with the Ministry of The irrigated land, which consumption’s general stability efforts to enhance facility of 2020 amid water-saving Water Resources, said. He accounts for about 50 percent of over the past 30 years, upgrades in large and medium- efforts in agricultural announced this at a water- China’s arable land, produces considering the expansion of sized irrigation districts, production, an official said. saving forum Saturday. 75 percent of the country’s grain irrigation areas, the rise of the accelerate the construction of High-efficiency water-saving China’s effective irrigation and over 90 percent of its cash probability of irrigation, and the intelligent irrigation districts, irrigation measures, such as area has grown from 240 million crops, Chen said. steady increase of grain output. and reform agricultural water sprinkler and pipeline mu in 1949 to 1.04 billion mu at Chen also stressed the Chen noted that problems pricing. 8 • Wednesday March 25, 2020 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial Face masks will be a ‘personal choice’ Hoping for a in England, says UK minister FACE masks are set to 19 and we have to be honest now move forward and transport and shops. become a “personal choice” with people about the fact move to a much more “We have made excellent productive Summit in England with the further that we cannot eliminate permissive regime where progress with both the THIS week Caribbean Community Leaders will be easing of coronavirus Covid,” Javid wrote in an we move away from many vaccination campaign and meeting in Antigua and Barbuda for their 42nd restrictions, a senior UK article for the Mail on of those restrictions that individual action from Summit. government minister said Sunday newspaper this have been so difficult for people across the country Like several in the past this is a summit with a yesterday. weekend. us,” he added. over the last 18 months, difference in that it is coming at a time given the the Housing Secretary “We also need to be clear Despite being criticized and the Government must events which continue to unfold globally and Robert Jenrick told Sky that cases are going to rise for being slow to lock down absolutely not throw this regionally. News: “I don’t particularly significantly. I know many and require mask wearing away at this critical The meeting according to a report from the want to wear a mask, I people will be cautious at the start of the juncture,” Dr. Chaand Georgetown, Guyana based CARICOM Secretariat, don’t think a lot of people about the easing of pandemic, the UK has since Nagpaul, BMA council will address several critical issues. These, the enjoy doing it. restrictions – that’s been heralded for its Covid- chair, said. statement explained, will include economic “We will be moving into a completely understand- 19 vaccine rollout. “While the vaccination development matters with food production and food phase though, where these able. But no date we choose However, doctors’ union programme continues at security very high on the agenda. will be matters of personal will ever come without risk, the British Medical pace, a significant In addition, the regional roaming charges which choice and so some so we have to take a broad Association (BMA) has proportion of people remain are aimed at enhancing the Information and members of society will and balanced view. We are urged the government to either unvaccinated or Communication Technology (ICT) sector and the want to do so for perfectly going to have to learn to keep some Covid-safe partially vaccinated. This region’s relations with the international community legitimate reasons, but it accept the existence of measures in place after is on top of those who and how that community has been interfacing with will be a different period Covid and find ways to cope July 19 in England amid a cannot receive the jab or Caricom. where we as private with it – just as we already rise in case numbers. the small number for whom While these are all pertinent subjects and from citizens make these do with flu.” “Weekly cases in immunisation will be the perspective of driving regional integration, one judgments rather than the Javid said the “rules that England are up 74% on the ineffective. cannot help but remind that the two-day summit is government telling you we have had to put in place previous seven days, while "Neither will all those taking place against the background of COVID-19 what to do,” Jenrick added. have caused a shocking rise the number of people vaccinated by 19th July be which has created enormous social and economic The UK government is in domestic violence and a admitted to hospitals in properly protected given it damage and setbacks in the Caribbean. currently considering terrible impact on so many England with Covid-19 has takes about two weeks One year after that pandemic unfolded, the whether to lift all people’s mental health.” risen by 55% over the last after the second dose to Caribbean has felt the impact of it. Some of its remaining restrictions on Prime Minister Boris week,” the BMA said in a confer maximum citizens have died after contracting the virus, others social contact on July 19. Johnson is reviewing “very press release on Saturday. immunity. This means we remained ill, a situation that has improved with the The government’s new positive” data ahead of his One of the Covid-safe are still some way from acquisition of vaccines to help to prevent the Health Secretary Sajid decision on the next step in measures the union called protecting enough of the pandemic from spreading. Javid has signaled he England’s coronavirus for is the ongoing population from this However, because of disruptions globally and in would like to ease roadmap, Jenrick told Sky requirement to wear a devastating illness to particular to the vital tourism industry Caribbean coronavirus restrictions. News. mask in enclosed public control the spread," economies have taken a beating.Five of them “We are on track for July “It does seem as if we can spaces, such as public Nagpaul added. registered double digit economic declines in 2020. The outlook for this year is somewhat better. Getting these countries back on their feet will therefore depend to a large extent on what happens Surfside pushes back on report on in Antigua and Barbuda this week. It can be said that some of the subjects down for discussions this week are not new. Increasing regional food production and food security were delayed building repairs around for a long time. A SURFSIDE, Florida, of issues outside the scope manager Scott Stewart to a than a month. And while This time however,there has to be a more serious official pushed back of any proposed 40-year re- town building official on the structural problems approach and understanding that the small island yesterday on the idea that certification work,” such as June 21, more than a that were to be repaired states of the Caribbean have to get with it. the town was responsible new natural gas lines and month after an initial email have gotten intense We have to improve on our attempts to feed for slowing down a condo added parking, Hyatt’s request was sent. “This is scrutiny, it has not been ourselves even recognising that everything that is board’s plans to make statement said.“There was holding us up and cost (sic) determined definitively consumed in the region cannot be provided by needed structural repairs no indication during any are going up and out (sic) 40 that they caused the individual territories. But there has to be a larger to a building that communications between year is coming up fast. collapse. focus. eventually collapsed, killing the Town and the He added, “Can we get The emails between the The discussion on roaming charges to boost ICT dozens. association by telephone or some feed back please so we condo building and the promises to be very useful based on statements Following a Miami electronic mail that this can keep moving forward town came after years of made continuously and where Caribbean leaders Herald report that it took submission required please.” delay over the structural want to take their economies. more than a month for the emergency action by the The town responded with repairs. The problems with Barbados is among a number of them in the town to respond to plans Town of Surfside.” requests for additional the building were first region pushing more ICT, digitising, and more submitted by the building’s Emails first obtained by information on June 23, highlighted by an technology to boost their economies in the new board in May, town the Herald show the condo just 14 hours before major inspection report submitted global environment. It is these which hold the keys manager Andrew Hyatt building manager growing sections of the 12-story by an engineering firm to to future economic growth, job creation and released a statement impatient at the lack of building pancaked on itself, the condo board in 2018. prosperity of citizens. saying the issues under response from the town to burying sleeping residents The report urged work on a They were given wide publicity in a report penned discussion were plans for a temporary in twisted metal and concrete slab that been by members making up a Commission on the preliminary plans parking plan needed to broken concrete. So far, 24 improperly laid flat instead Economy. The members demonstrated how unrelated to structural move forward on repair of a people have been confirmed of sloped, preventing water important the report can be once deployed to move work and not permits to concrete slab under dead and 121 are still from draining off,because it Caribbean economies ahead. begin repairs the building building’s pool and on unaccounted for. was causing “major Other agenda items like a common CARICOM needed to pass a 40-year damaged columns in its Even without the town structural damage.” position on Tourism, the revival of regional air recertification. garage. delay, it is not certain it The report submitted by transportation post COVID, tax transparency and “It would appear that the “As we are out to bid on would have made any Morabito Consultants did blacklisting and de-risking areas are vital. Champlain Towers South our project (we) need to get difference. Approving bids not warn that the building Therefore this Summit must come up with Condominium Association to answers to these and permits for such work was in danger of falling deliverables and decisions which are workable and sought to address a number questions,” wrote building may have taken longer down. which can benefit Caribbean countries. There is no more time to waste as recent evidence Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes has shown that from the blacklisting and re-risking E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen our countries are in a struggle to survive. Unity is Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan our only hope. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Wednesday March 25, 2020 • 9

‘The whole concept of CARICOM is Guyana flood relief collective security. When something happens to one, we are not going to donation drive launched let them fight it on their own.’ AN appeal is going out to Barbadians to assist the neighbouring BARBADOS Cooperative Republic of Guyana, which is APPLICATION No: RT220 of 2020 currently devastated by severe flooding. LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C Recently, Ambassador (Section 3) to CARICOM David Comissiong, President of RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED the Guyana Association BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN of Barbados Inc. Nicole Moore-Clarke and Pastor TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Nichole Murray Broome Registrar of Titles by SANDRA ANITA GIBSON of Lot 87 of River Glory Ministries Heywoods in the parish of Saint Peter for the Restoration of the Barbados Outreach and Title Deeds to land at Lot 87 Heywoods the parish of Saint Volunteer Barbados in Peter in this Island (more particularly described in the Schedule association with hereto) on the grounds that the Original Title Deed to the Caribbean Aid officially property has been either lost or misplaced. launched the Guyana Fund Relief Drive. ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Moore-Clarke noted President of the Guyana Association of Barbados Inc. Nicole Moore-Clarke Land Registry, "Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, Saint Michael that while rainfall is not (right) highlights the challenges currently facing many residents in Guyana by the 16th day of August, 2021 that the Title Deeds have not unusual at this time of while Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong looks on. been lost or misplaced or is being lawfully held by some other the year, the levels this person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to year are simply Ambassador Comis- while we await provided by St. Vincent. determine the said Application according to law. unprecedented. “People siong, while noting the the comprehensive He stressed however that have had to leave entire classification of the assessment that will tell governments cannot do it Dated this 28th day of June 2021 villages,” she lamented. flooding as a Level 2 us all the needs for alone and therefore It was explained that Disaster, revealed that on rebuilding. We in called on the generosity WAYNE P. CUMBERBATCH & CO the goal is to fill a 20ft Wednesday, CDEMA CARICOM, we are of Barbadians. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW FOR THE APPLICANT container with with other CARICOM family, whether we are Murray Broome said SCHEDULE necessities, which include institutions and Barbados, Guyana, volunteers are needed at toiletries, cleaning developmental partners Jamaica, Grenada – we the Laparkan Office in 1. FIRSTLY ALL THAT lot or parcel of land (part of the said area agents, linens, generator, concluded a damage are one people. The whole Fontabelle to assist in the of 134,191 square metres originally part of Heywoods Plantation power tools and other assessment of the most concept of CARICOM is collection of items and and more particularly part of the aforesaid area of 42,509 square items that will be needed severely affected regions. collective security. When called on interested metres divided into lots as delineated and shown on the Revised when the water recedes. The official report will be something happens to persons to contact Key Plan Phase 1) and known as Heywoods Park Building Moore-Clarke explained handed over to the one, we are not going to Volunteer Barbados or Estate situate at Heywoods in the parish of Saint Peter in that food is currently not President of Guyana let them fight it on their GABI on their social Barbados containing by admeasurement 345.3 square metres at the top of the list shortly and will lead to a own.” media pages. She noted or thereabouts (inclusive of 30.3 square metres in the area of because of Guyana’s road map of what is The ambassador that monetary donations verge and 45.3 square metres in the area of roadway) and being agricultural industry. needed on the ground to revealed that already can be made to GABI via the lot numbered 87 on the Revised Key Plan Phases 1 Abutting She used the rebuild. Barbados has already Scotiabank at account and Bounding towards the East on the lots numbered 85 and 66 opportunity to thank He stressed however pledged 500 military cots, number – 712272. respectively on the Revised Key Plan Phase 1 towards the South Laparkan for providing a that the reality is that blankets, masks, Ambassador Comissiong on the lot numbered 64 on the Revised Key Plan 1 towards the secure space where some 50 000 households protective equipment and said monetary donations West on the lot numbered 89 on the Revised Key Plan Phase 1 donations can be dropped have been affected in hygiene kits sourced in can be made to the CDC and towards the North on portions of the said roadway 5.0 off Monday to Friday 9am over 300 communities. Miami and already Flood Relief Republic metres wide hereinbefore mentioned as shown on the Revised to 4pm and Saturday 9 “There is an immediate shipped to Guyana and Bank Account no. Key Plan Phase 1 or however else the same may abut and am to 12 pm. need for assistance even assistance was also 962356519938. (JH) bound and SECONDLY ALL THAT undivided two hundred and sixty-sixth part share or interest of and in ALL THAT lot or parcel of land (also part of the subdivided area known as Heywoods Park Building Estate and more particularly part of the said Revised Key Plan Phases 2 and 3) and shown as “Open Space” on the said Revised Key Plan Phases 2 and 3 also situate Heywoods in the parish of Saint Peter in Barbados containing by admeasurement 5278.5 square metres (inclusive of 96.4 square metres in the area of verge and 160.4 square metres in the area of roadway) Abutting and Bounding on the lots numbered 265, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 249 on the Revised Key Plan Phases 2 and 3 on portions of the roadway 4.88 metres wide on the lots numbered 250, 259 and 261 on the Revised Key Plan Phases 2 and 3 and on other portions of the roadway 5.0 metres wide hereinbefore mentioned or however else the same may abut and bound.

2. The Title Deeds to be restored are:

a) Conveyance dated the 15th day of October 1996 made between System Sales Limited of the One Part and Sandra Anita Gibson of the Other Part and recorded in the Land Registry of Barbados on the 23rd day of October 1996 as Deed No. 7872 of 1996.

b) Mortgage dated 15th day of October 1996 made between Sandra Anita Gibson of the One Part and Barclays Finance Corporation of Barbados Limited of the Other Part and Pastor Nichole Murray Broome (right) of River Glory Ministries Barbados Outreach and Volunteer Barbados recorded in the Land Registry of Barbados on the 5th day of says volunteers are needed to assist with the relief drive. Looking on are President of the Guyana November 1996 as Deed No. 8208 of 1996. Association of Barbados Inc. Nicole Moore-Clarke and Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong. 10 • Wednesday March 25, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Change, inclusion needed IF governments in the Caribbean She went further, stating that LGBT+ diverse societies are better for business want prosperity, international inclusion is clearly much more than a and economic growth. engagement, and a motivated means to economic gains, noting that Referring to the report, Miller generation of new workers, greater LGBT+ inclusion is a fundamental explained that it focuses on 12 English progress needs to be made on human right. speaking countries, nine of which LGBT+ rights. “But if some decision makers can't be criminalise same sex, intimate acts, and That’s the advice coming from the persuaded that inclusion is the right none of them allow a change of sex or United Kingdom’s High Commissioner thing to do, just in and of itself, then gender on any form of state to Trinidad and Tobago, Harriet Cross. perhaps the economic imperative will identification. He said that in the She made the comments last Tuesday provide added incentive,” she said. Caribbean state sponsored homophobia, during the virtual launch of the report Her comments came as she noted that transphobia and social stigma are commissioned by Open for Business, a the UK is making progress in respect of prevalent, and must be addressed. leading coalition of global companies LGBT+ rights and is committed to “For too long, it’s been a tug of war which promotes LGBT+ rights, on the supporting the legal, cultural and social between religion on one side and human Economic Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in change that is required to make equality rights on the other. And this data shows the Caribbean, which she described as a reality for LGBT+ people globally.With that it’s about people’s livelihoods; it’s “hugely impressive”. that in mind, Cross said the UK will be about education; health; it’s about the “The fact that discrimination and hosting the first ever global LGBT+ economic progress of the region; about exclusion of LGBT+ individuals is not conference, bringing together tourism; about growth, and resilience,” he good for business and hampers economic governments, parliamentarians, business stated. growth is probably not a surprise to and civil society experts to discuss Meanwhile, the need for the region to anybody on this call. That’s not the sort collaborating to protect and promote the address the archaic laws and The United Kingdom’s High of ground-breaking news that we’re here rights of LGBT+ people globally. Cross discriminatory attitudes which repress Commissioner to Trinidad and to break, what is ground-breaking is the said she hopes to see strong Caribbean LGBT+ populations, is also being Tobago, Harriet Cross data. So having evidence-based decision representation at that meeting, supported by Sir Richard Branson making is ever more important to Speaking earlier,Jon Miller,Founder of founder of the Virgin Group, which criminalisation for who they are and governments, especially now, as Open for Business, noted that the includes airline Virgin Atlantic. He said whom they love. governments have to take hard economic coalition of companies that make up such laws are a turn off for would-be “All this comes at a real consequence and social decisions as they open up after Open for Business, not only share a visitors. His comments came as he said and cost to local economies, to the COVID lockdown,” High concern about LGBT+ discrimination, that in most of the 12 countries, LGBT+ communities, and ultimately,of course, to Commissioner Cross stated. but a deep conviction that open inclusive, people face discrimination and the people,” Sir Richard said. (JRT)

BARBADOS. BARBADOS

APPLICATION NO: 102 of 2021 APPLICATION NO. RT 172 of 2021

NOTICE LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP. 229C (Section 3) LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C Section 3 RESTORATION OF TITLE DEED DESTROYED BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE LOST OR STOLEN TAKE NOTICE that an application has been made to the TO: THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES Registrar of Titles by CALVIN ADOLPHUS PETERS of No: 14 Clements Avenue, Savannah Road, Bush Hall in the parish of TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of Saint Michael in this Island for the Restoration of the Title Deed Titles by JUNE PATRICIA BROME of Peterses Road, Josey Hill in the to land at Clements Avenue, Savannah Road, Bush Hall in the parish of Saint Lucy in this Island the Administratrix and Personal parish of Saint Michael in this Island (more particularly described Representative of the estate of Keturah Martha Bowen also known as in the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the original title deed Keturah M. Bowen also known as Martha Bowen also known as to the property was lost or stolen. Keturah Bowen deceased for the restoration of the title deed to property situate at Lot 11 Lowlands in the parish of saint Lucy in ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Barbados (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) which Land Registry at Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael was lost or misplaced. by 9th August 2021 that the original title deed has not been stolen or is being lawfully held by some other person, the ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Land Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine the Registry, Warrens, St. Michael within 6 weeks from the date of the said Application according to law. publication of this Notice that the original title deeds have not been so lost that the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine Dated this 28th day of June 2021 the said Application according to law.

Dated the 10th day of June, 2021. Shelisa L. Trotman Attorney-at-law for the Applicant George Walton Payne & Co. Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicant SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 1. ALL THAT land (part of a larger area 5,439.2 square ALL THAT certain lot piece or parcel of land, (part of the said larger metres as shown on a Key Plan made and certified by Andrew area of thirty-two acres two roods twenty-nine and two-fifths perches R. Bourne, Land Surveyor on 6th May 2005) situate at Clements which was originally part of the lands of the said Lowland Plantation) Avenue, Savannah Road, Bush Hall in the parish of Saint situate in the said parish of Saint Lucy and Island aforesaid and being Michael in this Island being the lot numbered 14 containing by the Lot numbered 11 on the Key Plan containing by admeasurement admeasurements 236.6 square metres ABUTTING AND Four acres four perches and nine-tenths of a perch be the same more BOUNDING toward the North on a road which leads to or less Butting and bounding towards the North on other lands of the Waterford Housing Area toward the East on the lot numbered 13 Vendors being the Lot numbered 10 on the Key Plan towards the East toward the South on the lot numbered 15 and toward the West on lands of Lowland Plantation the property of the Vendors and towards on a road called Clements Avenue which leads to Savannah the South and West on a Public Road or however else the same may Road and to Waterford Housing Area or however else the same butt and bound.” may abut and bound The Title Deed to be restored is: 2. The title deed to be restored is: (i) Conveyance dated the 6th day of April 1967 made between Arnott Samuel Cato, Cyril Washington Springer, Elliott Lisle Ward and Orlace CONVEYANCE dated 29th March 2007 – Eva Clotelle Harding Esther Browne of the One Part and Keturah Bowen of the Other Part also known as Reva Clotelle Harding and Violet Ianthe Lashley- and recorded in the Land Registry Department of Barbados on the 21st Weekes to Calvin Adolphus Peters recorded 21st April 2015 as day of June 1967 as Deed No. 2256. Deed Numbered 2566 of 2015 The Barbados Advocate Wednesday March 25, 2020 • 11 Tropical Storm Elsa dumps rain on Jamaica Reports of two deaths in D’can Republic KINGSTON, Jamaica, – In Cuba – the National Civil Sections of Jamaica are Defense Authority yesterday being pounded by heavy morning said the country has rains yesterday as Tropical prepared for Tropical Storm Storm Elsa continues to Elsa. move in a west north “Once again the country puts westerly direction, in close to test its response capacity in proximity to the island. the face of hydro-meteorological In an update yesterday phenomena,” said the National morning, the Office of Disaster Civil Defense Authority in a Preparedness and Emergency post on social media. Management (ODPEM) said it Meanwhile, in the Dominican received reports that several Republic, officials confirmed Homes on the bank of the Bull Park River in Eleven Miles, Bull Bay, Jamaica amid heavy rain- roads in the Corporate Area the death of two people. fall associated with Tropical Storm Elsa yesterday. flooded as the heavy downpour, In an update yesterday, the influenced by the outer bands of National Institute of Forensic Tropical Storm Elsa was Jamaica and portions of strengthening is possible as Tropical Storm Elsa continues. Science said that in addition to located near latitude 18.7 eastern Cuba yesterday, and Elsa approaches the south- The ODPEM says that on the the deaths, some 24 houses north, longitude 76.8 west. approach central Cuba by last central coast of Cuba. forecast track, Elsa will stay were affected, dozens of trees Elsa is moving toward the night and early today. However, gradual weakening close to north-eastern Jamaica have collapsed, blocking several west-northwest near 13 mph Elsa was expected to move is forecast to occur today when over the next few hours and roads and immobilising (20 km/h) and a turn toward across central and western Elsa moves across Cuba. then move over parts of eastern hundreds of people. the northwest is expected by Cuba and head toward the After Elsa emerges over the Cuba later yesterday.Members The Miami based National later in the day yesterday. Florida Straits today and pass Florida Straits and the south- of the public have also been Hurricane Centre in its update On the forecast track, Elsa near the Florida Keys late eastern Gulf of Mexico, some reminded to stay indoors. at 11am said that the centre of would continue to move near today. slight re-strengthening is Elsa is then forecast to move possible. near or over portions of the Tropical-storm-force winds west coast of Florida tomorrow extend outward up to 115 miles and Wednesday. (185 km) from the centre and Maximum sustained winds the estimated minimum central are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 higher gusts and some inches).

A man loads a truck with furniture to be relocated prior to the arrival of Storm Elsa, in The flooded bridge leading to the Bob Marley Beach in Nine Havana, Cuba, yesterday. Miles, Bull Bay, Jamaica yesterday. Private plane crash in Haiti kills all 6 on board, including two Americans PORT-AU-PRINCE – All six the Miami Herald, citing a Gospel to Haiti posted an flight on a small plane. Because confirmed that all 6 people were people on board a private plane, statement by the National Civil announcement on its Facebook there wasn’t enough room on the killed,”the group’s Facebook post including two Americans Aviation Office (NCAO). Reuters page that two of its group flight, he stayed behind with said. missionaries, were killed when could not independently confirm members, American citizens Miller to catch the next plane, Gospel to Haiti said the group the aircraft crashed in Haiti, the report. Trent Hostelter, 35, and John the group said. had decided to take a small southwest of capital Port-au- The cause of the crash was not Miller, 43, were killed in the “When the second plane didn’t private plane due to the “unrest” Prince, according to media immediately known. crash. show up, they were very in Port-au-Prince, where reports and a missionary group. A Haitian government The identities of the other four concerned and soon heard that violence has spiked in recent The plane went down on representative and the U.S. passengers were not the plane had gone down weeks as rival groups battle with Friday evening en route from an embassy did not immediately immediately released by somewhere near Leogane.A one another or the police for airport in Port-au-Prince to the respond to a request for officials. search team was formed and control of the streets, displacing southern coastal city of Jacmel, comment. Hostelter’s wife and three sent out and they located the thousands and worsening the typically a short flight, reported The U.S.-based organization children had taken an earlier plane early this morning and country’s humanitarian crisis. 12 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Japan landslide: Elderly couple among survivors pulled from buried homes RESCUE teams bat- footage of rescue workers hometown on Saturday to tling heavy rain pulled searching for life in the re- see the damage for him- survivors from their mains of crushed build- self. ruined homes on ings. “I just wanted to cry Sunday after a land- The Asahi news website (when I saw what had slide struck the said Yoshie Yuhara and happened),” he said. Japanese coastal city her husband Eiji, both 75, “Many elderly people The landslide swept aside dozens of homes as it ploughed into Atami. (PHOTO: EPA) of Atami. were among those rescued were living there. The Authorities said an eld- on Sunday after 26 hours. thought that there might had been evacuated. first three days of July flooding in low-lying erly couple were among They said that when the be people who failed to es- Residents said the mud- than it usually sees in the areas. 19 people rescued so far. landslide hit they heard cape from the disaster slide struck at about 10:30 whole month. Prime Minister Two people have been “a roaring, like heavy ma- makes me really sad.” local time on Saturday Meanwhile, hundreds Yoshihide Suga, who held confirmed killed but sev- chinery” and fled to the Yuta Hara, a (01:30 GMT) after days of of thousands of residents emergency talks with eral others remain miss- top of their three-storey spokesman for Atami city torrential rain in central in three prefectures – ministers on Sunday, has ing after a torrent of mud home just before the lower hall, told Reuters news and eastern Japan. Shizuoka, Kanagawa and asked people in the worst- swept the city,south-west floors were inundated. agency that the rain had The city – a resort pop- Chiba – have been or- affected districts to stay of Tokyo, on Saturday. Naoto Date, a 55-year- made the ground unsta- ular for its hot springs – dered to evacuate follow- alert and to take precau- Japanese media showed old actor, returned to his ble and about 387 people saw more rainfall in the ing warnings of further tions. Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Accept our rule or no ceasefire, rebels say REBELS in Ethiopia’s Tigray region say they must be recognised as its legitimate government before they accept any ceasefire. The withdrawal of Eritrean troops was an- other precondition in a long list. The authorities in Addis Ababa earlier de- clared a unilateral cease- fire as the rebels retook much of the region and government officials fled. Eight months of fight- ing between the rebels and government forces have left thousands of people dead. More than two million people have been dis- placed and 400,000 are now affected by famine, the UN says, with a fur- ther 1.8 million on the brink of famine. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels initially described the Ethiopian govern- ment’s ceasefire as a “joke” and vowed to drive their “enemies” from the region. Captured Ethiopian soldiers were paraded through the Tigrayan regional capital Mekelle on Friday. (PHOTO: REUTERS) This included Eritrean troops and pro-Ethiopian “As long as we have a precondition of rebel on 4 November, when ers. have been accused of car- government forces from foolproof guarantee that recognition, it would ef- Ethiopian Prime After early successes rying out mass killings Ethiopia’s Amhara region the security of our people fectively have to admit it Minister Abiy Ahmed or- including the capture of and human rights viola- to the south of Tigray. will not be compromised had lost the war and dered a military offensive the Tigrayan capital tions. On Friday, several But they have now pro- by a second round of failed to oust its enemy. against regional forces in Mekelle, the Ethiopian thousand captured duced a long list of pre- invasions, we accept a There are growing in- Tigray. He said he did so army backed by Eritrean Ethiopian soldiers were conditions for agreeing to ceasefire in principle,” a ternational calls for a in response to an attack troops and Amhara forces paraded through the a ceasefire, including an statement signed by the ceasefire in order for aid on a military base hous- became bogged down in streets of Mekelle. independent investiga- “government of Tigray” to reach the millions of ing government troops fighting with TPLF Mr. Abiy’s government tion into alleged war said on Sunday. victims of the war, he there. rebels. in Addis Ababa has so far crimes, the delivery of BBC World Service says, but it will take huge The escalation came Last week, Tigrayan refused to negotiate with humanitarian aid and Africa editor Will Ross compromise by all sides after months of feuding forces recaptured the TPLF leaders and has restoration of basic serv- says for the Addis Ababa in order to achieve peace. between Mr. Abiy’s gov- Mekelle. classified the group as a ices such as electricity. government to accept this The conflict started ernment and TPLF lead- All sides in the conflict terrorist organisation.

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THE disruption caused by Monday that feedback from which generates close to $100 Haynes, in his last review, Hurricane Elsa could have industry groups will determine million, these weather systems projected that once the country some implications for the the outlook. Rough estimates can be problematic not only for brings the COVID-19 local economy going suggest that the damage Barbados and the Caribbean,” pandemic under control and forward. caused by the storm, which was he remarked. tourism recovers from the A local official said he has to later upgraded to a hurricane, He believes that this slump of last year and earlier await more information on could run into millions of situation and the fallout from this year, there should be what transpired and did not dollars. the hurricane will be put in a growth. want to be too dramatic. According to him, with the better perspective as well when Just recently, Government’s However, he believed that further opening up of the the Governor of the Central Chief Economic Adviser Dr. with losses in agriculture, this country, Barbados is expected Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Kevin Greenidge told this can set back farmers while to kick-start more of its Haynes, meets either this newspaper that there will be construction activity, which is economic activity and put the month or next month to review growth in the fourth quarter poised to take off, could also be economy back on a growth the performance of the based mainly on the delayed somewhat. path. “But it will be challenging economy for the period performance of the tourism The official told Business and with no Crop Over festival, January to June 2021. sector.

This huge tree was uprooted and fell across the road making it impassable during the passage of Hurricane Elsa. INSET: Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes, is expected to review the performance of the economy for the period January to June 2021, either this month or next month.

Make agriculture Shepherding and startup Forde passionate about a priority: Worrell investment finance shoe repair & leathercraft PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 2 • Monday July 5, 2021 Business Monday

Executive Director of the TVET Council, Henderson Eastmond. TVET Council adapted but still affected by COVID-19 RECENTLY, Executive doing, we are cutting edge, teach the cognitive part Director of the TVET we are filling gaps with of the courses online,” he Council, Henderson things they are not doing, explained. Eastmond, acknowl- to bring them to the is- Due to the inability to edged that the Council land,” said Eastmond. teach the practical portion had been adversely af- The director said that of the courses, the direc- fected by the COVID-19 despite the pandemic, tor said that the certifica- pandemic and certifi- initially the Council was tion levels of the Council cation was down. ahead of the game as they had slowed down signifi- Eastmond stated that had already been working cantly, as it waited for the entity had been seri- with an online,‘work from those cohorts to now com- ously affected regarding home’, strategy. plete the practical part of the technical, hands-on “When the Prime the training. training segments of the Minister closed the coun- “People have gone to the courses. He was speaking try down, we just shifted training institutions, but during an interview with home.We were already they could not be in them the media, after the offi- prepared to work from during lockdown and cial launch of the six-week home as on occasion some could not complete the coalition between the of the staff members course and be certified un- TVET Council and the would work from home, so less they showed that they SRB Training Spa, featur- we had that ability long are competent in the prac- ing training for massage before the pandemic,” said tical part. So they are now therapists in the area of the executive director. back in and doing that and oncology massage for can- However, he contended we expect a new wave of cer patients. that though they transi- certifications in the next The executive director tioned well as a Council couple of months, provided explained that the entity regarding administration, things remain safe to do was a tripartite council, the work being done so,” he said. where members of the pri- through the technical As to how many insti- vate sector, government training institutions had tutions were affected, and trade unions were been hard hit. Eastmond said that all of part of the Council and “Yes it has affected us in them had to deal with the partnering was within the our programme regarding pandemic, including the veins of the TVET Council. the CVQs, as you know Barbados Vocational “We work with the vari- technical education has a Training Board, the ous training institutions heavy hands-on compo- Samuel Jackman Prescod keeping standards in cur- nent and for most of the Institute of Technology, riculum and we depend on institutions, they could not the Barbados Community them for the delivery of put that on. This was College and many other the training. We are being across the world, most of private training institu- careful that we are not the institutions were tions across Barbados. duplicating what they are closed and they could only (AS) Business Monday Monday July 5, 2021 • 3

Make Panellists to discuss ‘Navigating Risk in agriculture the Financial Sector’

“NAVIGATING Risk in Manager at Barbados a priority: the Financial Sector” Public Workers’ Co-oper- will be the topic of this ative Credit Union; and month’s edition of the Gayle Marshall, Central Bank of Director, Risk Analytics Barbados and Financial at the Financial Services Worrell Services Commission’s Commission. Domestic Financial The Governor pre- “PLACE agriculture on level it has invested in Institutions Conference viewed some of the areas the front burner!” tourism. (DFIC) series. that will be discussed That’s the plea from “When it comes to agri- The event will take during the 90-minute Vice President of the culture, one wonders why place online on event. Democratic Labour Party many struggling farmers Thursday, starting at “With the increased (DLP) and its cannot get cash incentives 10 a.m. level of unemployment Spokesperson on up front, to boost produc- “All organisations deal and reduced work hours, Agriculture and the tion in the sector?” the for- with risks that have the financial institutions Environment, Andre mer Senator queried. potential to affect their have to pay close atten- Worrell. Worrell, who is the success. The financial tion to credit risk – the Worrell made the call as DLP’s candidate for the Andre Worrell, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Vice sector is no different. ability of clients to re- the country gears up for St. John constituency as President and Spokesperson on Agriculture and the Given the nature of their pay their loans. And of the advent of the foreign- well, commended the Environment. business, the ability to course, cybersecurity is based Haywire party Government for interven- manage risk has impli- another major issue, as event, which is scheduled ing to maintain the feed marked. ers with water harvesting cations for financial recent events both re- to bring scores of visitors prices at current levels. He said the productive ponds, solar-powered institutions and their gionally and interna- to the island. This $2 million-dollar in- capacity of farmers in pumps and proper irriga- clients, and at a macro tionally have reminded “This Mottley-led ad- centive was offered di- Barbados is hindered by tion for their fields,” the level, our economy,” said us. So, we encourage all ministration continues to rectly to the main feed high debt burdens and DLP’s Spokesperson on Central Bank Governor Barbadians to register look to tourism as the way suppliers, but Worrell be- cash flow constraints and Agriculture further com- Cleviston Haynes. and to attend this ses- out of this economic slump lieves some type of cash he referenced complaints mented. “In this session, our sion to learn more and we are currently in. But support should have been from dairy farmers about Worrell meanwhile panellists will be dis- to pose their questions this has already proven to given directly to the farm- high water bills. maintained that agricul- cussing some of the to our panel. be an economic recovery ers. “Merchants were offered ture needs to be priori- major challenges cur- “Navigating Risk in plan which we cannot con- “The subsidy to the feed forgiveness for VAT,which tised, since it is an obvious rently confronting finan- the Financial Sector” is trol,” he noted. suppliers will help the they collected and did not avenue for long-term em- cial institutions and how the third event in this Worrell maintained that farmers maintain their pay to the Treasury. Why ployment and it is the only they can mitigate them.” year’s DFIC series. Barbados can build a sus- current costs, but why can’t Government allevi- industry which can sig- Those panellists are Previous sessions fo- tainable resilient agri- can’t struggling farmers ate the water bills of the nificantly reduce our food Patrick McKenna, Chief cused on household in- cultural sector, if the receive direct cash incen- people who feed the na- import bill and the haem- Risk Officer at CIBC vestment in renewable Government would invest tives to help them clear tion? Assistance should orrhage of vital foreign FirstCaribbean; Laverne energy and technology in the sector at the same their debt burden?” he re- also be provided to farm- exchange. Derrick-Watson, Risk and customer service. Government not going the subsidy route WHILE Government has escalating imported oil taken a decision to put a and other energy prod- cap on the Value Added ucts. Tax levied on fuel, it ap- The Central Bank of pears it will not be going Barbados reported that in the route it went several 2007 food prices, similar years ago in implement- to now, increased 7.1 per ing a subsidy on fuel prod- cent following an eight ucts and electricity. per cent increase the pre- Some weeks ago Prime vious year.All other prices Minister Mia Amor in the basket of goods and Mottley announced the services increased. cap in an attempt to offer The response by the some relief to consumers Government was to run complaining about high the subsidy through the energy prices. BNOCL to bring some re- The subsidy, as under- lief to consumers fuming taken by a previous BLP about the increased cost administration on the of living. Oil rigs at a BNOCL facility. Barbados National Oil But it created problems Company (BNOCL), cre- for the BNOCL. The oil One of them took to the ucts and electricity se- 2007 to an operating loss $48.8 million in 2009,”he ated some headaches for company incurred losses airwaves to declare that verely impacted the oper- of $69.89 million in 2008 revealed. the then officials of the that sent its profitability Government is not at ations and cash flow posi- and a further operating That situation was re- company. tumbling and as said in a fault, suggesting instead tion of the Marketing loss of $51.18 million in solved after the subsidy It came about after debate in the House of that it has to do with the Division of the parent 2009, it was further re- was removed and a pric- Barbadians had com- Assembly threatened its international price of en- company,” Winton Gibbs, vealed by the official. ing mechanism intro- plained vociferously as viability. ergy which has an impact the Acting General “This in turn impacted duced to ensure that they are doing now, about Currently, higher en- on almost everything Manager at the time. the Group, which incurred the cost, insurance and high prices they were pay- ergy and other prices done in this country. The net operating in- an operating loss of $69.1 freight (CIF price) formed ing for petroleum prod- including food have “The imposition of sub- come of the BNOCL fell million in 2008 and a fur- the basic of the retail pric- ucts and food caused by Barbadians hopping mad. sidies on petroleum prod- from $13.29 million in ther operating loss of ing of the product. 4 • Monday July 5, 2021 Business Monday

Editor’s Shepherding and startup Notebook investment finace “The plans of the prepares a business case diligent lead to profit to the Fund to invest in as surely as haste leads the startup through an B’dos football: to poverty.” – Proverbs equity instrument. The 21:5 seed capital advance is rolled into this equity TODAY’S topic will request and the startup Execution lacking; address (1) establishing a issues shares to the Fund quick response in return for the Fund’s seed/equity/working investment in the time to do better capital growth Fund; (2) managers are employed, If the startup business startup. The fund THERE is one certain thing about Barbadian seeking the shepherd’s jobs are created, and can generate profits manager prepares an football fans: they are very knowledgeable when quick response economies grow. Public quickly,then these profits equity agreement it comes to talking about the game and about the investment guidance; (3) and private investors get can be ploughed back into between the startup and big teams in the English Premier Division and sourcing seed money to an economic and financial the company to initially the Fund to seal the deal. European football. However, they appear to lack launch the business; (4) return on investment, retard the depletion of When the startup’s the appropriate skills and an understanding in introducing an equity respectively. savings and ultimately cash flow is strong playing football. This seems to be a major shortfall rather than a loan Shepherd contribute to the enough then the startup when Barbados is pitched against foreign teams culture; and (5) accessing facilitates quick entrepreneur’s net worth. buys back its shares from and those in charge of the game here must see working capital. response. The shepherd If neither of the above is the Fund at the market where we continue to fall down and try to correct When the Fund wins, will, in a timely manner, the case, the startup will price on the day. The the shortcomings. we all win. Global recommend to the Fund have to rely on the startup regains its 100% Last week our boys were swamped by Bermuda investors, including the a blend of benevolence of others or ownership, and the Fund eight nil. It was thought that Barbados would local private sector with seed/equity/working the seed capital grows. have overcome Bermuda based on the pre-game government incentives, capital financial services component of the growth Working capital as a analysis and the suggestions that as a unit it the Diaspora and to meet the needs of the Fund. On the advice of short-term scaling up would have been hard to beat us. There was also governments will be entrepreneur. This the shepherd, seed capital catalyst. At the talk that the overseas-based players had fit in invited to capitalize an reduces business risk and is immediately advanced appropriate time a well with the local counterparts. In the match innovative quick response hence is a form of on a short-term basis by startup may want to take against the Dominican Republic, Barbados did diverse growth Fund, “collateral” to protect the the Fund to the startup. a quantum leap into the not do too badly and with the confidence being which will offer seed, financial investment. Equity not loan export market. The highlighted it was expected the boys would have equity and working Sources of seed culture. A startup shepherd prepares the done better. But that was not the case and the capital services to money. A scalable business does not business case and obtains result tells a different story as to how well we were startups. startup will need seed normally qualify for a a short-term working prepared and what caused the game plan not to This innovative Fund money to cover costs, traditional bank loan capital advance from the be executed thoroughly. will be established as a including shepherding, because of the lack of Fund secured by an Barbados has to do better if football in this Trust and will be marketing, raw materials hard collateral as security export market contract. country is reach higher heights. managed by a fund and labour before it lifts and the inability to We have diligently manager. off and sets about the immediately service and patiently pursued a Startups will be task of making profits. blended monthly sustainable solution to assigned shepherds who If the entrepreneur has principal and interest the problem of a high will guide the been careful, he or she payments because of failure rate for startups. entrepreneur.As startups will have savings which weak initial cash flow.An We are now closer to the succeed and pay back the have been accumulated equity culture fills this implementation of an Fund, the Fund expands. for the purpose of gap. innovative growth Fund. Shepherds and fund capitalizing the startup. The shepherd Please watch this space.

• MORE clean up operations and the restoration of services will continue this week following the recent passage of Hurricane Elsa.

• Caribbean leaders will this week be holding their annual Heads of Government Summit.

• The domestic financial institution conference of the Central Bank of Barbados and the Financial Services Commission will be held on Thursday. Business Monday Monday July 5, 2021 • 5

Compensation query Residents call on clarity from FTC after delay in restoration of electricity from BL&P SOME residents in When it was put to them regulation of local utilities Christ Church are that Elsa was an has instituted what it calls calling on the Fair emergency, one irate Standards of Service which Trading Commission individual said that the mandate that the BL&P, (FTC) to indicate power outage resulted in a Cable and Wireless (Flow) whether they are in line cost to him since he was and the Barbados Water for compensation from forced to dump a lot of Authority, provide safe, the Barbados Light and perishable food items efficient and reliable Power over the delays which he said he paid for services to customers. in restoring their and did not like the idea of In the event of service electricity. having to go two days disruptions the utilities The passage of Tropical without electricity. have a specific time in storm Elsa on Friday “The absence of which to restore service, disrupted power supplies electricity resulted in the failing which the affected in several areas of the spoilage of a lot of stuff and customers must be country. up to now as we speak we compensated. Business Monday are still without power,” he Elsa which passed to the spoke with some of the retorted. south of Barbados and residents, particulary This was confirmed by packing winds of over 70 those in an area in others some of whom said miles an hour,also knocked Enterprise, who they had to purchase ice to over houses, fell trees and complained that they had in order to keep their items disrupted utility poles.The to go more than two days fresh. system was subsequently without power. The FTC as part of its updated to a Hurricane. China orders Didi app downloads

Elsa which passed to the south of Barbados and packing winds of over 70 suspended over data violation miles an hour, also knocked over houses, fell trees and disrupted utility BEIJING – China’s poles. cyberspace regulator said yesterday that it had ordered smartphone app stores to stop offering Didi Global Inc’s app after finding that the ride- hailing giant had illegally collected users’ personal data. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it had told Didi to make changes to comply with Chinese data protection rules, four days after Didi began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, having raised FILE PHOTO: Illustration picture of Chinese ride- US$4.4 billion in an initial hailing giant Didi. public offering. The CAC did not specify the nature of Didi’s on Smartkarma, said the top of the indicated range. violation in a statement on CAC’s move appeared Didi, which offers its social media feed. “aggressive”. services in China and more Didi responded by saying “(It) indicates the process than 15 other markets, it had stopped registering could take a while, but they gathers vast amounts of new users and would have a large installed base real-time mobility data remove its app from app so near-term impact (is) every day. It uses some of stores. It said it would likely muted for now,” he the data for autonomous make changes to comply said. driving technologies and with rules and protect traffic analysis. users’ rights. Investigation Founded by Will Cheng China has been clamping Didi’s app was still in 2012, the company has down on its home-grown working in China for people already been subject to technology giants over who had already regulatory probes in China antitrust and data security downloaded it. It offers over over safety and its concerns. 20 million rides in China operating licence. read Didi made its trading every day, on average. more debut on Wednesday in an CAC on Friday Didi had set out relevant IPO that valued the announced an Chinese regulations in its company at US$67.5 investigation into Didi to IPO prospectus and said: billion, well down from the protect “national security “We follow strict US$100 billion it had and the public interest”, procedures in collecting, hoped for, which potential prompting a 5.3% fall in its transmitting, storing and investors had resisted. share price to $15.53. using user data pursuant Redex Research director The stock was sold at $14 to our data security and Kirk Boodry,who publishes per share in the IPO – the privacy policies.” 6 • Monday July 5, 2021 Business Monday

Maloney appointed as new World Bank chief economist for Latin America and Caribbean WASHINGTON – William oured to have the oppor- Office of the Chief He received his PhD in Maloney has been named tunity to lead a team ded- Economist for Latin Economics from the the new World Bank Chief icated to finding solutions America, Lead Economist University of California Economist for the Latin that will help the region in the Development Eco- Berkeley (1990), his BA America and Caribbean move to a more dynamic nomics Research Group, from Harvard University (LAC) region. and inclusive growth Chief Economist for Trade (1981), and studied at the The Chief Economist is path,” Maloney said. and Competitiveness and University of the Andes in responsible for providing “I started my career at Global Lead on Innovation Bogota, Colombia (1982- guidance on strategic the World Bank in Latin and Productivity. He was 83). His research activities priorities and technical America and the Carib- most recently Chief and publications have fo- quality of economic bean and am happy to be Economist for Equitable cused on issues related to analysis in the region, as returning to a region that Growth, Finance and international trade and well as for developing I have grown to feel is my Institutions (EFI) Vice finance, developing coun- major regional economic own.” Presidency. From 2011 to try labour markets, and studies, among other Maloney,a US national, 2014 he was Visiting innovation and growth, roles. joined the Bank in 1998 as Professor at the Uni- including several flagship “Latin America and the Senior Economist for the versity of the Andes and publications about Latin Caribbean face unprece- Latin America and Carib- worked closely with the America and the Carib- dented challenges exacer- bean Region. He held var- Colombian government bean. William Maloney has been named the new World bated by the COVID 19 ious positions including on innovation and firm Maloney started his role Bank Chief Economist for the Latin America and pandemic and I’m hon- Lead Economist in the upgrading issues. on July 1, 2021. Caribbean (LAC) region. Forde passionate about shoe repair and leathercraft IF you frequent the Glebe Public Market in St. George, then it is likely that you have met Fay Forde, who is the owner of F&J Shoe Repair and Leather Craft and has been op- erating in the Glebe Public Market for al- most a decade. Forde said that she learned the art of leather- craft after being sent by her school to then Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic (SJPP) where she initially sought to learn dressmaking. But as fate would have it, Forde decided to pursue shoe repair and leathercraft after her dress making teacher took ill. Here is Fay Forde working on a shoe. She is the “...We had to find an- owner of F&J Shoe Repair and Leather Craft. other skill, so I chose shoe repair and leathercraft something fun and inter- thing or seeing their face which was taught by Mr. esting, how you could take when I repair their shoes, Eric Watson. He encour- a raw piece of leather and that is my reward,”she aged me and after a while, make something beautiful said. he said I was his best stu- out of it. I loved it. I would The owner of F&J shoe Fay Forde is the owner of F&J Shoe Repair and Leather craft located at the Glebe dent. I was taught how to not have thought that I repair and leathercraft Public Market, St. George. make leather bags, belts would have my own busi- said that she currently of- and slippers and how to ness doing the same thing, fers a wide range of serv- she has made the most of have also been trying are good at and make it repair shoes and suitcases. leathercraft and shoe re- ices as she has been able to it by creating her own la- other things as COVID-19 work for us.Working for All of these things were pair,”she said. manipulate leather to bels and business cards. has opened my eyes to try yourself can be hard but it taught at the SJPP at that Forde said that her work meet a wide demand. She explained that one of other things like small can be fun as you are earn- time,” she said. has not won any national “I do repairs, small up- the ways she has re- upholstery,”she said. ing your own finances. Reflecting on her jour- awards but the passion holstery along with my mained relevant despite Forde advises anyone Even if you are employed ney as a self-employed she has for creating her leather crafts as I make the onset of the global who is without a job due to it is something that you leather craftsman for the work is the greatest award belts, slippers, bags. If pandemic was to use tech- the onset of COVID-19 to can do to earn additional past 15 years, she said she she has ever received. someone comes to me and nology. learn a skill. income. If you are good at never thought that she “I am not about awards asks and I can do it, I do it “I am on Facebook, “Tap into what you something, make it work would start a business because my work is a pas- to the best of my ability,” Instagram and WhatsApp know you can do and for you, and the people using the skills she sion for me and that is my she said. so more persons can get to make it work for you as that are your customers learned years ago. reward. I like seeing the Forde said that while see my work. Persons have jobs are not guaranteed will help you to build your- “I fell in love with excitement on a person’s COVID-19 has been chal- also been adding me to these days, and we all self and your business,” leathercraft as it was face when I make some- lenging on her business, small business chats.I have to rely on what we she said. (PR) Business Monday Monday July 5, 2021 • 7

COVID-19 weighed on Digicel, as sales, earnings declined during fourth quarter JAMAICAN-based tele- Caribbean, Central total of 13.1 million sub- Papua New Guinea to Fiji, coms giant Digicel has American and Asia Pacific scribers. Samoa, Vanuatu Tonga seen a sharp decline in its regions, saw service rev- The Irish Times reports and Nauru. Late last year, sales and profits weighed enues decline by two per that company executives Digicel hired Citigroup to down by the effects of the cent to US$538 million on told bondholders on a call advise on a possible sale novel coronavirus pan- the same period in 2020. that they expect underly- of its Pacific business after the Pacific unit was “a resulting in bondholders demic. The Irish Times reports ing service revenues to re- receiving a number of un- highly attractive and writing off US$1.6 Digicel’s cash position that Digicel’s Earnings bound by seven-eight per solicited approaches for strategic business” and billion of what they are stood at ¤445 million at Before Interest, Tax, cent on an annual basis in the unit. that he was “very comfort- owed. the end of March, while its Depreciation and the current quarter. However, sources say a able” with its current The transaction in- net debt amounted to 5.36 Amortisation (EBITA) fell Digicel is forecasting that potential deal is set to performance and status. volved the creditors swap- billion. In an advisory to by three per cent to earnings will jump by 17- drag into the second half of He reported that Digicel ping their bonds for secu- creditors on Thursday last, US$253 million. 19 per cent, buoyed by 2021, as COVID-19 travel would not be commenting rities of a lesser value and Digicel stated that sales Revenues and earnings demand for digital bundle restrictions across the further unless there was has been described by and earnings dropped in were affected as many of offerings that the com- region have made it diffi- a “notifiable event.” In credit ratings agencies as its fourth financial quarter its markets were hit by se- pany has been pushing. cult for suitors to carry out April last year, Digicel a “distressed debt ex- to the end of March, as the vere COVID-19 restric- site visits. moved to restructure change”. It followed on pandemic continued to tions, hitting tourism and Digicel still selling its The Irish Times says its then unsustainably from another deal struck affect its business. general economic activity. Pacific business O’Brien offered no clues on high-debt level of US$7 with some bondholders Digicel, with operations The Irish billionaire Denis Digicel is still selling its the status of talks on the billion following years the previous year to post- in 32 markets across the O’Brien-led Digicel has a Pacific business spanning call on Thursday, saying of declines in earnings, pone debt repayments.

Saudi energy minister pushes back on UAE opposition to OPEC+ deal DUBAI – Saudi Minister Prince Arabia’s energy minis- Abdulaziz bin Salman ter pushed back told Saudi-owned Al yesterday against op- Arabiya television chan- position by fellow Gulf nel. producer the United “We are looking for a Arab Emirates to a way to balance the inter- proposed OPEC+ deal ests of producer and and called for “com- consumer countries and promise and rational- for market stability in ity” to secure agree- general, especially when ment when the group shortages are expected reconvenes today. due to the decrease in OPEC+, which groups stockpiles,” he added. the year to cool oil prices demic, OPEC+ agreed last the Organisation of the The UAE said earlier on that have soared to 2-1/2- year to cut output by al- Petroleum Exporting Sunday it backs an out- year highs. most 10 million bpd from Countries and its allies, put increase from August “Big efforts were made May 2020, with plans to voted on Friday to raise but suggested deferring to over the past 14 months phase out the curbs by the output by some 2 million another meeting the de- that provided fantastic re- end of April 2022. Cuts barrels per day from cision on extending the sults and it would be a now stand at about 5.8 August to December 2021 oil supply pact. It said shame not to maintain million bpd. and to extend remaining baseline production refer- those achievements. ... OPEC+ sources said the Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz cuts to the end of 2022, ences – the level from Some compromise and UAE contended its base- bin Salman Al-Saud. but UAE objections which any cuts are calcu- some rationality is what line was originally set too prevented agreement, lated - should be reviewed will save us,” the Saudi low, an issue it raised be- Prince Abdulaziz, who as a baseline reference, sources had said. for any extension. energy minister said. fore but was ready to tol- made similar remarks to adding there was a mech- “The extension is the The stand-off could Responding to oil de- erate if the deal ended in Saudi-owned Asharq tele- anism for states to file basis and not a secondary delay plans to pump more mand destruction caused April 2022 but not if it vision, said no country objections and that “selec- issue,” Saudi Energy oil through to the end of by the COVID-19 pan- went on longer. should use a single month tivity is difficult”. Moet Hennessy to add ‘sparkling wine’ label to champagne for Russia MOSCOW – The French other descriptions. sells the Moet & Chandon, champagne maker Moet But the law, signed by Veuve Clicquot and Dom Hennessy said yesterday President Vladimir Putin Perignon champagnes and it would begin adding the on Friday,requires all non- belongs to the LVMH designation “sparkling Russian producers of group, said it had been wine” to the back of bot- sparkling wine, including forced to suspend deliver- tles destined for Russia to the French to describe ies to change its labels. comply with a new law, their product as such in “The MH Champagne having had to suspend Russia on the label on the Maisons have always re- deliveries to make the back of the bottle, al- spected the legislation in change. though not on the front. force wherever they oper- French winegrowers Makers of Russian ate, and will resume deliv- jealously guard the desig- “shampanskoye” may eries as quickly as possible nation “champagne” for continue to use that term once these adjustments the output of the region of alone. are made,” it said in an Bottles of French Moet & Chandon champagne are offered at a supermarket of the same name, and shun Moet Hennessy, which emailed statement. Swiss retail group Coop in Zumikon, Switzerland December 13, 2016. Barbados Advocate

Saudi energy minister pushes back on UAE opposition to OPEC+ deal

Page 7 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS CDB ON A MISSION Bank aiming to cut poverty levels, achieve SDGs THE Barbados-based Caribbean must remain relevant and fit-for- such a data hub could include a distance- Development Bank (CDB) is on a purpose, and be appropriately sized, to-SDG tracker that updates not only mission to cut in half current skilled and structured.” implementation but associated measures poverty levels in its Borrowing He pointed to the predicted financing of distances to benchmarks, quantum Member Countries (BMCs). gap which will impinge on Caribbean of financing needs, and estimates of However, to do that the financial countries’ efforts to meet the Sustainable concessionary terms that could facilitate institution has to make changes that Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the more rapid reductions in these distance would also allow it to meet the factors driving the need for such a metrics. The data hub could also be Sustainable Development Goals. rethink. extended to a resilience tracker that “Preliminary estimates suggest that to Among those submitted, most reviews informs on various dimensions of reach our goal of halving poverty by 2030 cited inadequate funding and responses resilience and the region’s ability to would require more than a doubling of to natural hazards as continually recover shocks or sustain a growth average CDB lending,” the Bank’s thwarting efforts to achieve the SDGs momentum. President Dr. Gene Leon said. while insufficient data and statistical The Region’s susceptibility to natural On the issue of the SDGs, he sounded capacity affected policy responses, the hazard events was also cited by the the alarm that endeavours to meet the CDB President noted. President as a determining factor in goals were “not advancing at the speed Proposing to create a data hub at CDB, defining the optimal size of the Bank. and scale required in the Bank’s 19 Dr. Leon said: “As a starting point, we “…Natural hazard events increase the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Borrowing Member Countries”. need to measure better to target better. capital needs of a country and suggest President, Dr. Gene Leon. Since committing to the UN’s 2030 That includes building data architectures the interest rate at which this capital is Agenda for Sustainable Development and databases to better inform our financed should be appropriately lower. the harmonious economic growth and in 2015, only seven of the Bank’s 19 evidenced-based decision making; This is counter to the standard market development of its Borrowing Member Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) involves improving capacity in data dynamics, where increased perception of Countries (BMCs). In addition to the 19 had submitted voluntary national analytics, leveraging developments in big risk would increase the rates of interest BMCs, CDB’s membership includes four reviews, reporting on the pace of SDG data and digital technology; and requires required of countries in the wake of a regional, non-borrowing members implementation. better measurement of the impact of our natural hazard event; and would push (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela) The CDB recently held its 51st vulnerabilities and articulating better those rates to levels that lead to adverse and five non-regional, non-borrowing Annual Meeting of the Bank’s Board the nexus among enabling resilience for debt dynamics, given lower output members. of Governors. The President was one of increasing public value, promoting trajectories and higher interest rates,” CDB’s total assets as at December 31, the featured presenters. priority growth-oriented investment, and explained the Bank President. 2019 stood at US$3.59 billion. These “If the Bank is to function as an managing financing needs for debt The Caribbean Development Bank is a include US$2.10 billion of Ordinary effective development partner in the sustainability.” regional financial institution established Capital Resources and US$1.49 billion drive towards the SDGs and beyond, it The CDB President highlighted that in 1970 for the purpose of contributing to of Special Funds Resources. Vendors facing banana shortage BARBADOS appears to be in the grip of a shortage of bananas. A number of retail outlets in the country including some vendors, have been without the fruit over the last two weeks. And they are in no position to say exactly when the shortage of this fruit will end, as demand continues to grow for them. There is speculation that the shortage could have stemmed from the problems in nearby St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which is a leading producer of the fruit in the Caribbean. Barbados imports tons of bananas monthly from that island. However, the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano destroyed a number of the operations there, along with other commodities which are exported to Barbados and other islands in the region. Growers in that island have complained A banana field is left destroyed by the ash from the La Soufrière volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on that bananas represent a key cash crop April 22, 2021. (PHOTO BY KINGSLEY ROBERTS/AFP) for them and that a lot of them will be out of business until the country recovers also affected the fruits grown in the A vendor there told this newspaper sale. from the impact of the volcanic eruption. northeastern parishes of Barbados, that the ash had spoilt the local fruits, She said that with the rainy season on However, ash from that volcano has notably St. Joseph and St. John. rendering some of them unsuitable for us that will clear up a lot of the fruits.

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At least 45 killed in Philippine Air Force plane crash MANILA, Philippines – At least 45 people have died after a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, as rescue and recovery operations continue amid the country’s worst military air disaster in decades. The C-130 military plane was trans- porting troops from Cagayan de Oro, in Mindanao, to Sulu province when it missed the runway on the island of Jolo, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines re- ported, citing Armed Forces Chief The burning wreck of a Philippine military plane that crashed in Jolo, Sulu province on July 4, 2021. Cirilito Sobejana. The plane, which was carrying more to a press release by Joint Task Force Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. Joint Task Force Sulu Commander than 90 military personnel and crew, Sulu. The civilians killed and injured were on William N Gonzales said the personnel crashed into nearby Patikul village at Images from a local TV station ap- the ground at the site of the crash. traveling on the plane “were supposed to 11:30 a.m. local time on Sunday (11:30 peared to show the burning wreck of the At least 50 people were hospitalized report to their battalions today. They p.m. ET). plane and thick smoke billowing from after the crash, with some being evacu- were supposed to join us in our fight "Minutes after the crash, troops and the village. A large plume of smoke is ated to the city of “Zamboanga to un- against terrorism.” civilian volunteers rushed to the site for seen in images of the crash rising up dergo further treatment,” according to The Philippines Air Force told CNN in search and rescue. Per eyewitnesses, a through the palms to the blue sky. the statement by the Joint Task Force a statement that the plane was carrying number of soldiers were seen jumping Among those killed are 42 military Sulu. 96 people, many of whom were army out of the aircraft before it hit the personnel and three civilians. Of the 53 Five military personnel who were on personnel reporting for duty. ground sparing them from from the ex- people injured, 49 are military person- board the plane are still missing, the Military and civilian firefighters have plosion caused by the crash,” according nel and four are civilians, the Armed army said. been deployed to put out the fire and res- cue operations are focused on pulling survivors from the crash site, according to CNN Philippines. This is the country’s worst military air disaster in around 30 years, Reuters reported. In 1993, a Philippines Air Force C-130 crashed, killing 30 people. The Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft had recently arrived in the Philippines. It was one of two aircraft granted by the US government’s military financing program, according to a US government website announcement in February. Sunday’s crash comes weeks after a newly acquired S-70i Black Hawk util- ity helicopter crashed during a night flight about 60 miles north of the capi- tal Manila. All six people on board died, according to CNN Philippines. It was one of a number of new combat utility helicopters bought by the armed forces in its bid to modernize its fleet, ac- cording to a Philippines government website. The military personnel were supposed to bolster the battalions fighting against Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino jihadi group based in Sulu that has been involved in bomb attacks and piracy for decades. The group proclaimed allegiance to ISIS Rescuers search for bodies at the site where the plane crashed. in 2014.

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Cyprus: Nations send help for worst wildfire in decades SEVERAL nations In a tweet, he said it have sent firefighting was “the largest fire since aircraft to help Cyprus 1974” – referring to the tackle a huge wildfire year Cyprus was divided described by officials following a Turkish inva- as the worst in the sion – and had caused loss country’s history. of life. Greece, Italy and Israel He pledged that the have pledged help, and government would “pro- British troops stationed vide immediate assis- on the island are already tance to the victims” and involved. their families. Firefighters are trying to control the blaze to prevent it from reaching a national forest. (PHOTOS: EPA) The blaze, fanned by Mr. Anastasiades vis- strong winds, is spreading ited a relief centre in the a whirlwind” and “de- stationed on the island. icopters taking part in the work together to over- through the southern village of Vavatsinia on stroyed everything”. The British Royal Air effort. come this tragedy,” said Limassol district and has Sunday morning, before Firefighters are racing Force, which has a base at “We stand shoulder the commander of British forced the evacuation of travelling on to other af- to prevent it from spread- Akrotiri near Limassol, to shoulder with the Forces Cyprus, Maj. Gen. several villages. fected areas. ing to the Machairas tweeted images of its hel- Republic of Cyprus as we Rob Thomson. On Sunday, four people Meanwhile, police have National Forest Park. were confirmed to have arrested a 67-year-old “It is the worst forest died in the fire. man on suspicion of arson. fire in the history of The victims are believed A witness saw a man driv- Cyprus,” Director of the Former President Jacob Zuma to be Egyptian farm work- ing away from the village Department of Forests ers reported missing after of Arakapas, north-east Charalambos Alexandrou their car was destroyed by of Limassol, at the same told local television. likens his treatment by courts the blaze. time the fire started on The European Local media said their Saturday, police said. Commission’s head of cri- bodies were found about Cyprus has been experi- sis management, Janez to Apartheid-era South Africa 400m from their burnt- encing a week-long heat- Lenarcic, said a co-ordi- out vehicle near the vil- wave, with temperatures nated response was under JOHANNESBURG – was a struggle for justice during his tenure as pres- lage of Odos. reaching up to 40C way.The EU’s emergency After succeeding in a last- that everyone was treated ident. Interior minister Nicos (104F). Experts say that Copernicus satellite is ditch legal effort to delay equally before the law,” He was due to hand Nouris told reporters on climate change is ex- tracking the blaze, the his arrest for contempt said Zuma, at a Sunday himself in by the end of Sunday: “All the indica- pected to increase the commission said. of court, former South press conference at his Sunday, but the court has tions support the fact that frequency of extreme Israel’s firefighting African President Jacob homestead in Nkandla. agreed to hear a rescission these are the four missing weather events, such as authority said its planes Zuma likened his treat- Zuma faces a fifteen- application on July 12. persons we have been heatwaves. However, link- were due to land in ment to Apartheid-era de- month sentence for con- “The fact that I was lam- searching for since yester- ing any single event to Larnaca, and they would tention without trial. tempt ordered by the basted with a punitive jail day.” global warming is compli- then join other interna- “Things like detention Constitutional Court for sentence without trial is President Nicos cated. tional crews in tackling without trial should never refusing to face questions something that should in- Anastasiades described Vassos Vassiliou, a the blaze. again see the light of day at an anti-corruption duce a sense of shock to all the fire – in the foothills of community leader in Several aircraft are al- in South Africa.The strug- commission looking into those who cherish freedom the Troodos Mountains – Arakapas, said the blaze ready tackling the flames, gle for a free South Africa allegations of corruption and the rule of law,” the as “a tragedy”. had “passed through like assisted by British troops 79-year-old former leader said, claiming jail time would be a death sentence. Zuma repeated long held views that he is treated unfairly by the court system. He denies any wrongdoing. Zuma faces multiple charges of fraud, racket- eering and corruption relating to an arms deal in the late 1990s. He was found to have breached the constitution for using public funds to upgrade his lavish homestead at Nkandla, and is the cen- tre of multiple accusations of large-scale graft during his tenure as president. Despite claiming that he wishes to face justice and his apparent willingness to go to jail, legal analysts say that Zuma’s strategy has long been to avoid fac- ing trial in court over mul- tiple allegations of graft or questions at the anti-cor- This house and a vehicle in the Larnaca region were gutted by the blaze. ruption commission. The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 15

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of ‘full partnership’ ATLANTA – The young mid- July 7. The nonagenarians – she’s shipman needed a date It will be another milestone now 93 – offered a few other one evening while he was for the longest-married presi- tips for an enduring bond. home from the US Naval dential couple in American his- “Every day there needs to be Academy, so his younger tory. At 96, Carter also is the reconciliation and communica- sister paired him with a longest-lived of the 45 men tion between the two spouses,” family friend who already who’ve served as chief execu- the former president said, ex- had a crush. tive. Yet even having reached plaining that he and Rosalynn, Nearly eight decades later, that pinnacle, Carter has said both devout Christians, read Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter often since leaving the Oval the Bible together aloud each are still together in the same Office in 1981 that the most night – something they’ve done tiny town where they were important decision he ever for years, even when separated born, grew up and had that made wasn’t as head of state, by their travels. “We don’t go to first outing. In between, commander in chief or even ex- sleep with some remaining dif- they’ve travelled the world as ecutive officer of a nuclear sub- ferences between us,” he said. Naval officer and military marine in the early years of Rosalynn Carter noted the spouse, American president the Cold War. importance of finding common and first lady, and finally as Rather, it was falling for interests. Even now, she said, In this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo former President Jimmy Carter, human rights and public Eleanor Rosalynn Smith in “Jimmy and I are always look- right, and his wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon-cutting cere- health ambassadors. 1945 and marrying her the fol- ing for things to do together.” mony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their “It’s a full partnership,” the lowing summer. “My biggest Still, she emphasised a caveat: hometown of Plains, Ga. Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn 39th president told The secret is to marry the right “Each (person) should have celebrate their 75th anniversary this week on Thursday, July 7, Associated Press during a joint person if you want to have a some space. That’s really im- 2021. (AP PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN, FILE) interview ahead of the couple’s long-lasting marriage,” Carter portant.” 75th wedding anniversary on said. As first lady, Rosalynn Carter carved her own iden- The Carters plan to cele- tity even as she supported her brate their own marriage mile- husband. Building on her pred- stone a few days after their ecessors’ efforts to highlight anniversary with a party in special causes, she went to Plains. Decades removed from work in her own East Wing of- inaugural balls and state fice, setting a standard for first dinners, the most famous res- ladies by working alongside idents of Sumter County said her husband’s West Wing aides they have mixed feelings about on key legislation, especially the spotlight. dealing with health care and “We have too many people mental health. She continued invited,” Rosalynn Carter said that focus as the couple built with a laugh. “I’m actually the Carter Center in Atlanta praying for some turndowns after their White House years. and regrets.” Pope ‘responds well’ to colon surgery at Rome hospital Winners Joey Chestnut and Michelle Lesco pose with their championship belts and trophies at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island’s Maimonides Park on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Brooklyn, New York. (AP PHOTO/BRITTAINY NEWMAN) POPE FRANCIS has under- This can lead to a narrowing, gone successful surgery to of the colon. treat a colon problem at a Symptoms include bloating, hospital in Rome, the Vatican recurrent abdominal pain and Joey Chestnut sets new record says. changes in bowel habits. The 84-year-old “responded The Vatican did not provide well” to the treatment, which further details about the at post-pandemic hot dog race was performed under general surgery or how long the Pope anaesthesia, Vatican would remain in hospital. NEW YORK – Chowdown win on Sunday. “Even if I was pens outside Nathan’s flagship spokesman Matteo Bruni said. During his Sunday blessing champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut uncomfortable, having every- shop in Brooklyn’s Coney It is the first time Pope in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope broke his own record to gulp body cheer me and push me, it Island neighbourhood. But this Francis has been admitted to announced that he would go to to a 14th win in the men’s made me feel good.” year’s planning took place hospital since his election in Slovakia in September after Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Lesco, of Tucson, Arizona, amid shifting coronavirus re- 2013. celebrating Mass in Budapest, Eating Contest on Sunday, downed 30 3/4 dogs in 10 min- strictions, and the event was Earlier on Sunday, the the capital of neighbouring while Michelle Lesco took the utes and called her win “an held in a nearby minor league Argentine pontiff addressed Hungary. women’s title. amazing feeling.” baseball stadium, Maimonides thousands of visitors in St. Born in 1936 in Buenos Chestnut downed 76 franks Reigning women’s champ Park, with 5,000 spectators. Peter’s Square. Aires, Francis lost part of his and buns in 10 minutes. That’s and record-holder Miki Sudo Last year, it was held indoors In an earlier statement, the right lung at the age of 21. one more than he did in set- skipped this year because she’s and without an in-person audi- Vatican said Pope Francis was He also suffers from a hip ting the men’s record last year, expecting a baby in a few ence because of the pandemic. being treated at the Gemelli problem and sciatica, which when the contest unfolded weeks with fellow competitive Chestnut said he’d missed University Hospital for “symp- causes pain that radiates from without fans because of the eater Nick Wehry. He vied for the fans last year. tomatic diverticular stenosis” the lower back to the legs. coronavirus pandemic. the men’s title but came up “I’ve been looking forward to of the colon. In 2014, he had to cancel a “It just felt good,” Chestnut, short. this all year,” he told ESPN in Diverticular disease is a con- number of engagements be- of Westfield, Indiana, said in The annual Fourth of July an interview before this year’s dition that involves bulges in cause of a reported stomach an ESPN interview after his frankfurter fest normally hap- competition. the wall of the large intestine. ailment. 16 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge BOSTON – Cybersecurity teams companies, the cybersecurity firm worked feverishly yesterday to stem Sophos reported. Ransomware criminals the impact of the single biggest break into networks and sow malware global ransomware attack on that cripples networks on activation by record, with some details emerging scrambling all their data. Victims get a about how the Russia-linked gang decoder key when they pay up. responsible breached the company The Swedish grocery chain Coop said whose software was the conduit. most of its 800 stores would be closed for An affiliate of the notorious REvil a second day today because their cash This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, gang, best known for extorting US$11 register software supplier was crippled. N.J. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. com- million from the meat-processor JBS A Swedish pharmacy chain, gas station panies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher after a Memorial Day attack, infected chain, the state railway and public whose company was responding to the incident. thousands of victims in at least 17 broadcaster SVT were also hit. countries on Friday, largely through In Germany, an unnamed IT services staffed. Many victims may not learn of it this where there are so many small and firms that remotely manage IT company told authorities several until they are back at work today. The mid-sized victim organizations,” said infrastructure for multiple customers, thousand of its customers were vast majority of end customers of Ross McKerchar, chief information cybersecurity researchers said. They compromised, the news agency dpa managed service providers “have no security officer at Sophos. “We haven’t reported ransom demands of up to US$5 reported. Also among reported victims idea” what kind of software is used to seen evidence of data theft, but it’s still million. were two big Dutch IT services keep their networks humming, said early on and only time will tell if the The FBI said in a statement yesterday companies – VelzArt and Voccola, attackers resort to playing this card in that it was investigating the attack Hoppenbrouwer Techniek. Most Kaseya said it sent a detection tool to an effort to get victims to pay.” along with the federal Cybersecurity and ransomware victims don’t publicly nearly 900 customers on Saturday night. Dutch researchers said they alerted Infrastructure Security Agency, though report attacks or disclose if they’ve paid John Hammond of Huntress Labs, one Miami-based Kaseya to the breach and “the scale of this incident may make it so ransoms. of the first cybersecurity firms to sound said the criminals used a “zero day,” the that we are unable to respond to each CEO Fred Voccola of the breached the alarm on the attack, said he’d seen industry term for a previous unknown victim individually.” software company, Kaseya, estimated US$5 million and US$500,000 demands security hole in software. Voccola would President Joe Biden suggested the victim number in the low thousands, by REVil for the decryptor key needed to not confirm that or offer details of the Saturday the U.S. would respond if it mostly small businesses like “dental unlock scrambled networks. The breach – except to say that it was not was determined that the Kremlin is at practices, architecture firms, plastic smallest amount demanded appears to phishing. all involved. He said he had asked the surgery centers, libraries, things like have been US$45,000. “The level of sophistication here was intelligence community for a “deep dive” that.” Sophisticated ransomware gangs on extraordinary,” he said. on what happened. Voccola said in an interview that only REvil’s level usually examine a victim’s When the cybersecurity firm The attack comes less than a month between 50-60 of the company’s 37,000 financial records – and insurance Mandiant finishes its investigation, after Biden pressed Russian President customers were compromised. But 70% policies if they can find them – from files Voccola said he is confident it will show Vladimir Putin to stop providing safe were managed service providers who use they steal before activating the data- that the criminals didn’t just violate haven to REvil and other ransomware the company’s hacked VSA software to scrambling malware.The criminals then Kaseya code in breaking into his gangs whose unrelenting extortionary manage multiple customers. It threaten to dump the stolen data online network but also exploited attacks the U.S. deems a national automates the installation of software unless paid. It was not immediately clear vulnerabilities in third-party software. security threat. and security updates and manages if this attack involved data theft, It was not the first ransomware attack A broad array of businesses and public backups and other vital tasks. however. The infection mechanism to leverage managed services providers. agencies were hit by the latest attack, Experts say it was no coincidence that suggests it did not. In 2019, criminals hobbled the networks apparently on all continents, including REvil launched the attack at the start of “Stealing data typically takes time and of 22 Texas municipalities through one. in financial services, travel and leisure the Fourth of July holiday weekend, effort from the attacker, which likely That same year, 400 U.S. dental practices and the public sector – though few large knowing U.S. offices would be lightly isn’t feasible in an attack scenario like were crippled in a separate attack. What’s next for Amazon’s Bezos? Look at his Instagram DWAYNE “The Rock” Johnson said it was The final frontier has long beckoned better place to work. That followed time to bust out the tequila. Bezos, who has poured billions of dollars employee frustration that surfaced during Standing by the seashore, the celebrity into his company Blue Origin to promote a failed unionization campaign in wrestler and film star put his arm around tourism and infrastructure in space. The Alabama. Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc’s founder. venture’s first crewed flight is to embark His Instagram, though, spotlights his Bezos, in sunglasses, smiled for a picture July 20, less than two weeks after Richard interest in Tinsel Town. Bezos posted about and then shared it on the ’gram. The men Branson’s Virgin Galactic to commence a Oscar nods and Golden Globe wins for had just announced a movie deal for new epoch of travel beyond earth. Amazon Studios, and during his last Amazon Studios. Bezos leaves Amazon’s former cloud annual meeting as CEO he talked about Bezos,57, is stepping down as Amazon’s computing chief Andy Jassy to run a re-imagining screen heroes for the 21st CEO today. He’ll remain executive company that is bigger and more valuable century through Amazon’s deal to buy chairman and the company’s biggest than ever. It’s unclear how Bezos will MGM. shareholder, but his Instagram account govern from the sidelines. Bezos has also met with public officials shows he has plenty of other interests to Bezos, a hedge fund executive turned to draw attention to his philanthropy. He occupy his time. garage entrepreneur, long defined discussed his climate efforts with French The science fiction fan is planning a joy Amazon’s culture, through business President Emmanuel Macron and gave ride to suborbital space with his best friend adages like “customer obsession” and “have Washington Governor Jay Inslee a tour of and brother, Mark, this month, one recent backbone; disagree and commit,” as well as a homeless shelter, his posts show. post said. In another, Bezos is behind the curt emails to his team bearing just a He’s had some fun with music stars Katy wheel of an electric pickup truck built by question mark. Perry, Lil Nas X and Lizzo, too. Rivian, a startup that Amazon funded, Bezos said in an April letter to investors He posted from the Super Bowl in 2020, Bezos, 57, is stepping down as traversing the desert in a cowboy hat to see that he would focus on new initiatives as “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% Amazon’s CEO today. a rocket capsule land. executive chair and making Amazon a @lizzobeeating's biggest fan.” The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 17

Youth encouraged to take action to mitigate impacts of climate change YOUTH in Barbados and process. climate change in some way and across the region can do The panel consisted of Maria its impact on our health and more to bring greater Marshall, a young more sensitisation programmes awareness to climate change Environmental Activist and like this one need to happen at matters and to certainly Filmmaker from Barbados; the community level, to bring mitigate its impact on the Jhannel Tomlinson, a more young persons onboard,” environment and people’s Community Based Adaptation Ms. Lashley pointed out. health. Scholar from Jamaica; Esther She added, “Through HEY, we This was the consensus shared Marslowe, Agriculture and are continuing to advocate for UNICEF Youth Advocate Maria Marshall, a young as UNICEF in partnership with Environment Activist from change through the Ashley Lashley, who Environmental Activist and PAHO/WHO hosted a virtual Guyana; Stephanie Pascal, a implementation of various founded the HEY Campaign, Filmmaker from Barbados Activate Talk on Climate Action HEY Ambassador from activities which involve youth served as co-chair of the vir- participated in UNICEF’s vir- and Health, which was chaired Dominica and Renee Atwell, a and to really have those tual Activate Talk on Climate tual Activate Talk on Climate by Ashley Lashley and Tristan CARICOM Youth Ambassador intergenerational dialogues with Action and Health. Action and Health. Ward. from Trinidad and Tobago. our experts, who are really at the Youth Activate Talks are UNICEF Youth Advocate forefront in tackling the issues of growth alone, she took the Noting that her journey started designed to bring young change- Ashley Lashley,who founded the climate change. So we are really opportunity to encourage youth when she wanted to speak out makers to the stage, both to HEY Campaign, a youth-based looking for proactive measures to to sign the HEY Campaign’s about environmental matters inspire young people to take project on Climate Change and combat the climate change Global Children and Youth and her parents supported her action and to showcase to Health which started in the situation.” Appeal on Climate Change and endeavours, she also noted that decision-makers the ways that Caribbean, but which now has a Noting that the Healthy and Health. more youth can get involved with young people are already global reach, pointed out the need Environment-friendly Youth The youngest environmental some key support as well, supporting the targeted goals for more opportunities and (HEY) Campaign is all about activist on the panel Maria bringing solutions to help and as such, UNICEF’s virtual forums such as the Activate Talks creating a generation of young Marshall who hails from mitigate the impacts of climate Activate Talk saw a number of being pushed by UNICEF and people committed to adopting Barbados, meanwhile change. youth from across the region who PAHO, to help influence young lifestyles that are both healthy highlighted the need to make “We only have one are either leading climate change people positively, as to how they and environmentally friendly, messages about climate change environment and we must projects or serving as youth can help mitigate the climate and leading global advocacy matters and the need to address protect it,” Maria reminded the advocates on matters of climate situation occurring in regional efforts to build inclusive societies them, more appealing to youth, so youth, as she encouraged more change, sharing about how youth countries. where priority is given to life and they can better understand how of them to get involved in climate can get more involved in the “Everyday we are witnessing dignity, rather than economic they can be part of the process. change activism. (RSM) Collaboration key for regional climate action COLLABORATION across week. sectors and between countries is In his remarks, Grenada’s an absolute imperative, if the Minister for Climate Resilience Caribbean is to face down the and the Environment, Senator coming climate reality. Hon. Simon Stiell, called for a Speakers were in accord on this “whole of society approach.” point during the seminar “It is not something that ‘Climate Action in a Post-COVID- Governments can do on their own 19 Environment’, hosted recently nor is it something that by the Caribbean Development governments can leave the Bank (CDB), as part of its private sector to do themselves,” ongoing 51st Annual Meeting of he stated as the seminar’s its Board of Governors. The discussion turned towards the seminar was hosted by Dr. Colin role of the private sector in Young, Executive Director of the climate action. Caribbean Community Climate Dominica’s Minister of Public Change Centre. Works and the Digital Economy, “I encourage everyone …to Senator Hon. Cassanni Laville, think about climate change as a underscored this approach, Host Dr. Colin Young (bottom, centre), Executive Director of the Caribbean Community collective challenge that requires pointing to his recent past in the Climate Change Centre and speakers gathered for the ‘Climate Action in a Post-COVID-19 a collaborative and coordinated private sector and how they Environment’ seminar hosted recently by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). response,” exhorted Vice- responded to the ravages of President, Operations of CDB, Hurricane Maria in 2017. especially relevant for the Ambassador Fiona Clouder,the Their comments came against Isaac Solomon in his opening of “One of the things that Caribbean, stating: United Kingdom’s Regional the background of the coming the seminar. resonates is the collaboration, the “In the Caribbean region, the Ambassador for Latin America climate change challenges for the “Our region includes many discussion with the private sector question of scale is particularly and the Caribbean for COP26, Caribbean, which was outlined different countries with distinct and to ensure that they are difficult because there are a meanwhile highlighted how at the start of the seminar in a cultures, institutions and peoples. completely sensitised on the number of small island states and critical regional and international presentation by Professor Yet the challenges we face from risks, the challenges and the the population per country is not collaboration was for Caribbean Michael Taylor,Co-Director of the climate change are quite similar. opportunities” he noted. that high. Here, what I would states in search of development Climate Studies Group Mona of We can learn a great deal from To help bolster and achieve this recommend is a regional financing to support their climate the University of the West Indies. one another,support one another, private sector buy-in, Director of approach is what is going to be resilience efforts. She highlighted “The climate science of the and mount a response to this Operations at the European needed and in that sense that is that finance mobilisation is one of Caribbean is suggesting that we challenge that benefits all Investment Bank (EIB), Maria why the Caribbean Development the objectives which the UK have a new multi-hazard climate Caribbean countries,” he added Shaw-Barragan emphasised the Bank is very valuable because it government has for its hosting of era that is here,” stated Professor during the discussion which was need for collaboration of another has this regional approach and COP26, the United Nation’s Taylor as he detailed the changes streamed live on CDB’s Facebook kind – regional collaboration. She diversification when looking at climate change conference, later that are underway and will and YouTube pages late last pointed out that this was projects.” this year in Glasgow. continue to impact the Region. 18 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Universal takes top three spots at domestic box office ALTHOUGH the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one studio has good reason to celebrate this Fourth of July weekend. Universal Pictures currently has the top three films at the domestic box office with “F9,” “The Boss Baby: Family Business” and “The Forever Purge,” according to studio es- timates Sunday. It’s the first time that’s happened for Universal since 1989, when the studio had “Sea of Love,” “Parenthood” and “Uncle Buck” topping the charts, and the first time for any studio since 2005. As expected, the “Fast & This image released by Universal Pictures shows Nathalie Emmanuel, Furious” sequel “F9” maintained left, and Vin Diesel in a scene from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’. (GILES KEYTE/UNIVERSAL the top spot in its second weekend PICTURES VIA AP) in North American theatres. The film added an estimated $24 mil- to gross $12.8 million in ticket will be released today. lion over the weekend and is pro- sales through Sunday and 1. “F9,” $24 million. jected to take in $32.7 million by $15.9 million over the four-day 2. “The Boss Baby: Family the end of Monday, bringing its weekend. Business,” $17.4 million. domestic total to $125.8 million. “We are still in an unusual 3. “The Forever Purge,” $12.8 Worldwide, “F9” will likely surpass marketplace,” said Paul million. the $500 million mark on Monday. Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior 4. “A Quiet Place Part II,” $4.2 In second place, the animated media analyst. “But this is a solid million. “Boss Baby” sequel surpassed ex- weekend – “81% of theatres are 5. “The Hitman’s Wife’s pectations opening with $17.3 mil- open in North America and movie- Bodyguard,” $3 million. lion for the weekend and $23.1 goers had a smorgasbord of op- 6. “Cruella,” $2.6 million. million including Monday. “The tions. This feels like truly the first 7. “Peter Rabbit 2: The Boss Baby: Family Business” fea- fully fledged summer weekend.” Runaway,” $2.3 million. tures Alex Baldwin voicing the Estimated ticket sales for 8. “The Conjuring: The Devil worldly toddler. And in third place, Friday through Sunday at US and Made Me Do It,” $1.3 million. the latest Blumhouse venture, Canadian theatres, according to 9. “In the Heights,” $1.3 million. Bridge “The Forever Purge,” is expected Comscore. Final domestic figures 10. “Zola,” $1.2 million. The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 19 SPORTSSPORTS The NBA Finals are set: Milwaukee vs. Phoenix for the title THE two regular-season kounmpo’s status a major The two-time NBA MVP lost 128-127 to the Suns in days. No player on either team games between question. averaged 40 points on 60% overtime at Milwaukee on Game 7 of the NBA has ever won an NBA Milwaukee and Phoenix The NBA’s title series is shooting against the Suns April 19. Finals, if the series goes championship. Jae Crow- this season fit the same set: Game 1 between the this season but hyperex- Milwaukee won its lone the distance, is July 22. der went to the finals last script. Both were ex- Bucks and Suns will be in tended his left knee during NBA title in 1971. The The Olympics open July 23 season with Miami, then tremely high scoring. Both Phoenix on Tuesday night, Game 4 of the Eastern Suns have never won a and the first US game in chose to sign a three-year went down to the wire. the last matchup of this Conference finals against championship, last getting Tokyo is July 25 against deal with Phoenix last Both saw Phoenix win by a compressed season that Atlanta. The Bucks went to the finals in 1993. They France. USA Basketball summer. single point, with a free navigated its way through 2-0 in the two full games also lost the finals in 1976. will arrange to get Booker, “I knew our potential,” throw by Devin Booker the coronavirus pandemic, that Antetokounmpo Milwaukee getting to Middleton and Holiday to Crowder said. “I knew ending up as the game players and coaches test- missed to win that series the finals means USA Tokyo as quickly as possi- where we could get to, the winner each time. ing positive for COVID-19, in six games, finishing it – Basketball will be more ble if the American team level of basketball we There was also this: and a slew of injuries to and earning the team’s than a bit short-handed leaves for Japan while the could play,when I first got Giannis Antetokounmpo some of the game’s biggest first finals berth since when it starts Olympic finals are still happening. here. I just knew it was a couldn’t be guarded in stars – Antetokounmpo 1974 – with a win on the training camp in Las “It could be worse,” USA special group. I knew we either game. and Phoenix’s Chris Paul Hawks’ home floor on Vegas on Tuesday.The U.S. Basketball managing di- had a chance to do some- And now, it’s the Bucks included. Saturday night. has a 12-man team for the rector Jerry Colangelo thing special.” and Suns – forever tied to- Paul is back, set to play “We’ve got more work to Tokyo Games – and three said. The Suns indeed have gether after Milwaukee in the NBA Finals for the do,” Bucks coach Mike of those 12, the Suns’ “I guess one option is that chance. won a 1969 coin flip after first time in his career. Budenholzer said during Booker and Milwaukee’s we’re going to have nine So, now, do the Bucks. the teams’ first seasons for Antetokounmpo can the East trophy ceremony. Khris Middleton and Jrue players for the first game One of them is only four Lew Alcindor – in the NBA only hope to be that fortu- The Bucks lost 125-124 Holiday – will be otherwise against France. That’s the wins from hoisting the Finals, with Anteto- nate. in Phoenix on Feb. 10, then engaged for the next few worst-case scenario.” Larry O’Brien Trophy. England clinch series 2-0 as rain wipes out 3rd ODI Third one-day interna- Rain arrives but not Karunaratne for Curran’s tional, County Ground, before another Sri third. Bristol: Lanka collapse The win extends Sri Lanka 166 all out This has been a miserable England lead at the top of (41.1 overs): Shanaka 48*, tour for Sri Lanka whose the Super League, which T Curran 4-35, Willey 2- only relief is that the acts as qualification for 36, Woakes 2-28 rain allowed them to es- the next 50-over World England: Did not bat cape before what would Cup. Sri Lanka are 11th Match abandoned almost certainly have and in danger of not qual- been a sixth defeat in six ifying for the 2023 show- ENGLAND won their games. piece should their results one-day international In the first ODI in not improve. series against Sri Chester-le-Street they Lanka 2-0 after the were 46-3, the second at England’s wicketkeeper third match in Bristol The Oval 21-4, and here Jonny Bairstow (right) was washed out. they were four down celebrates the dismissal of England, who also won within nine overs. Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha the Twenty20 series 3-0, Woakes in particular Chameera. looked well-placed for an- managed to swing the ball other victory when they throughout but the major- dismissed a sorry Sri ity of wickets fell to bad Lanka cheaply once more shots rather than good – the tourists all out for bowling. 166 in 41.1 overs. Dhananjaya de Silva, But heavy rain arrived who made 91 in the previ- soon after 15:00 BST,dur- ous game, was one of ing the change of innings, two batters out on the and no further play was hook, Oshada Fernando possible. smashed Curran to mid- The match was aban- off to make the score 63-5 doned at 16:15 with and the final wicket came puddles forming on the in comedic fashion when outfield. Asitha Fernando was run In another strong out. England bowling perform- So poor was the ance, Tom Curran im- opposition, England have pressed with 4-35 in his learned little from the se- 10 overs. ries but four wickets were Curran ripped through a welcome boost for Sri Lanka’s middle order Curran. after Chris Woakes and The Surrey bowler, David Willey had reduced whose brother Sam took the tourists to 42-4. 5-48 at The Oval, had only England will likely face taken three wickets in his a far sterner test on previous 11 ODIs. Thursday when they play He was helped by wick- Pakistan in the first of etkeeper Jonny Bairstow, three ODIs.A three-match who took a brilliant T20 series follows after- diving one-handed catch England players walk off the field at the end of Sri Lankan innings during the third one day international wards. to dismiss Chamika cricket match between England and Sri Lanka, at Bristol County Ground in Bristol, England, yesterday. 20 • Monday July 5, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Hamilton blames car damage for big points loss MERCEDES’ seven times fore the race that it would catch those guys ahead,” Formula One world cham- be very hard to beat Max, added the Briton. pion Lewis Hamilton said of course,” Hamilton told Hamilton won three of car damage had cost him Sky Sports television. the first four races of the second place and precious “It’s frustrating to lose season, but Red Bull have points in yesterday’s so much downforce in the now won the last five. Austrian Grand Prix. rear of the car and not be The next race is at The Briton had been able to hold on to second Silverstone, a home track running in second place place. So a lot of points lost for Hamilton who can but finished fourth, with today.” hope for the capacity Mercedes giving the go- Hamilton said he had crowd to be mostly cheer- ahead for team mate not been driving over the ing for him. Valtteri Bottas to over- kerbs any more than any- The 36-year-old was not take, in a race won by Red one else and had no idea about to spread any false Bull’s Max Verstappen. where the damage had optimism, however. The Dutch youngster, occurred. “We’re miles away from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the race. who has now won three “I would have been sec- them,” he said of Red Bull. races in a row and five in ond. I was in second when “We’ve got a lot of work to brought a lot of upgrades much performance as to the possibility of major total this season, is 32 all of a sudden it obviously do. We need all hands on clearly over these past few possible.” rule changes shaking up points clear in the champi- broke. It would have been deck, which I know there races and we haven’t Mercedes have switched the pecking order, but onship. an easy second, generally. already are. brought any. So we’ve got their development focus have some upgrades still “I had already said be- But obviously not able to “They (Red Bull) have to bring some, find as fully to next year’s car,due in the pipeline. Baker wins 100m in Stockholm, Duplantis delights home crowd AMERICAN Ronnie Armand Duplantis did not good happens.” metres, coming from be- Baker won a tight 100 disappoint his home fans With the Tokyo hind to win in 1:43:84. metres race at the as the Swede won the pole Olympics due to begin in a Canada’s Marco Arop was Stockholm Diamond vault with a leap of 6.02 little over three weeks, second in 1:44:00 and League meeting yester- metres. world long jump champion Elliot Giles of Britain day and heads to his He finished ahead of Tajay Gayle of Jamaica third in 1:44:05. first Olympics in Tokyo American Sam Kendricks produced a season’s best Former world champion as a leading medal who managed a season’s leap of 8.55 metres to win. Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya contender. best 5.92m and France’s “I’m surprised I jumped dominated the women’s Baker, 27, clocked 10.03 Renaud Lavillenie who that far because my feet 3,000m steeplechase, win- seconds, edging out Italian also cleared 5.92. have not really been re- ning in a time of 9:04.34 Marcell Jacobs by 0.02 “It was really important sponding and I was tired ahead of her compatriot seconds with Britain’s CJ for me to just kind of go after the golden meet in and world record holder Ujah third in 10.10. out here and try to get Brussels. But I’m very, Beatrice Chepkoech who “I’m pleased to be able to over six metres, and then very, pleased and very could only finish third. run and compete and beat maybe take a few better happy with the result,” he Germany’s Gesa Felicitas these guys,” Baker told re- shots at the world record, said. Krause was second. porters. “There’s a lot of but overall 6.02 was a nice Cuban Juan Miguel “I feel good and to get Sweden’s Armand Duplantis reacts during the men’s guys running fast and jump so I can’t complain,” Echevarria came second through a race is good on pole vault. some of the top guys are Duplantis said. with 8.29 metres and the way to the Olympics,” coming out of America but “Stockholm is a special Sweden’s Thobias Montler Kiyeng said. since failing to qualify for throw of 19.26 metres. ultimately I try not to place for me, I have had third with 8.23. Kenya’s Timothy Tokyo. “This was my first focus on my competition some quite great results Kenya’s Ferguson Cheruiyot, the 1,500 me- New Zealand’s Valerie Diamond League since and focus on what I’m here in the past few years, Cheruiyot Rotich pro- tres world champion, won Adams, twice Olympic 2018, and since 2018 I’ve doing.” so it’s like every time I duced a season’s best comfortably in a time of champion, won the had two kids so I’m very World record holder come here, something performance in the 800 3:32.30 in his first race women’s shot put with a happy,” she said. Pogacar retains Tour lead as O’Connor wins stage AUSTRALIA’S Ben minutes and one second. Seven riders, including tinue”, having struggled lem Colombian climbers O’Connor soloed to victory Rigoberto Uran is the French sprinter Arnuad since a crash on stage Prior to racing getting Higuita and Nairo on stage nine of the Tour de next closest challenger,five Demare, failed to finish in- three. under way, O’Connor said Quintana, accelerating France as Tadej Pogacar minutes and 18 seconds side the allotted cut-off Mathieu van der Poel, he had not done a recce of away from the former bril- extended his overall race adrift while Belgian rider, time of 37 minutes and 21 who had led the race until the finish which took the liantly to finish more than lead. Wout van Aert, who had seconds behind the stage Saturday after winning peloton 2,000m above sea five minutes ahead of O’Connor broke clear of started the day second winner, with several oth- stage two, also withdrew. level for the first time in Mattia Cattaneo in second, Colombia’s Sergio Higuita overall, dropped out of con- ers abandoning the race on However, Britain’s the race. with Sonny Colbrelli in 17km from the summit of tention after conceding the road. Olympic cham- Geraint Thomas, who is The AG2R Citroen rider, third. the final climb to the line in more than 25 minutes to pion Greg van Avermaet still recovering from a 25, jokingly said had had “It was always the Tignes. Pogacar. made the cut with only sec- heavy crash in which he only been to Tignes “for ski- dream,” said O’Connor, The debutant briefly Britain’s Mark Caven- onds to spare. dislocated his shoulder,de- ing” but by the time he who also won a stage at the looked on course to take dish retained his lead in Earlier on Sunday, livered an encouraging reached the winter sport 2020 Giro d’Italia. the yellow jersey, until the green jersey competi- Primoz Roglic, the 2020 performance to finish 19th resort, there was little evi- Today is a rest day for Pogacar underlined his tion after finishing inside runner-up and one of the after also suggesting that dence of him being under- the riders before stage 10 class with a late attack. the cut off time, 35 minutes pre-race favourites, pulled his future participation prepared. on Tuesday,when the race The defending champion and 49 seconds behind out of the race, saying it was in doubt. He spent most of the day travels 190.7km from now leads O’Connor by two O’Connor. made no “sense to con- No preparation, no prob- in the company of Albertville to Valence. The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 • 21

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After last Middle Sunday, Wimbledon resumes with fresh faces WIMBLEDON, England – guard who have multiple Grand 10 Denis Shapovalov. Wimbledon’s traditional Slam titles, including at the All Bautista Agut was a semi- Middle Sunday of rest will England Club – Federer (20), finalist in 2019, the last time disappear in 2022, as will Djokovic (19) and Kerber the tournament was played be- the Manic Monday that fol- (three) – there truly are so cause of the cancellation a year lows it. many fresh faces. ago amid the pandemic, and is For one last time, the oldest Of the 32 singles players still the only man left other than Grand Slam tournament was in the brackets, 26 never have eight-time champion Federer quiet as Week 1 of this year’s been to the quarter-finals at and five-time champion edition ended. And for one last Wimbledon – and 20 are par- Djokovic to even have been to so time, Week 2 will begin with a ticipating in the fourth round much as one quarter-final at bevy of action, the only major to for the first time. Wimbledon. schedule all 16 women’s and Korda, who faces No. 25 seed Kerber, No. 23 Madison Keys men’s fourth-round singles Karen Khachanov, is making and No. 19 Karolina Muchova matches on the same day. his debut at Wimbledon, as is are the only women with past “I think I will miss it, to be Ilya Ivashka, a 27-year-old from quarter-final experience at the honest,” 2018 champion Belarus who takes on No. 7 place. Angelique Kerber said. Matteo Berrettini, a 2019 US Kerber faces Gauff, a 17-year- Get ready for a packed sched- Open semi-finalist who leads old American who also made it Coco Gauff of the US serves to Russia’s Elena Vesnina during uled on Monday that includes all remaining players with to the fourth round in 2019 and the women’s singles second round match on day four of the teenagers Coco Gauff and 60 aces. is coming off her first Grand Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, on Thursday July 1, Emma Raducanu, No. 1 Ash Djokovic’s opponent, No. 17 Slam quarter-final at Roland 2021. (AP PHOTO/ALBERTO PEZZALI) Barty and Kerber in women’s Cristian Garin of Chile, and Garros last month. matches, along with Novak Federer’s, No. 23 Lorenzo A key to Gauff’s success is her clude 2019 French Open cham- Golubic, and 2020 French Open Djokovic, Roger Federer, a total Sonego of Italy, were a com- serve: She is tied for the fastest pion and Barty’s opponent, 2021 champion Iga Swiatek vs. No. of eight of the top 10 seeds and bined 0-5 at the All England by a woman during Week 1 at French Open champ Barbora 21 Ons Jabeur. 20-year-old American Sebastian Club until this year. 121 mph and her 23 aces rank Krejcikova, No. 18 Elena Only three of the top 12 Korda in men’s matches. The other men’s matches second only to Barty’s 26. Rybakina (who plays No. 2 women in the WTA rankings It’s quite possible that the on Monday are No. 2 Daniil Britain’s Raducanu, a wild- Aryna Sabalenka) and will play on Monday. rest of the fortnight could end Medvedev vs. No. 14 Hubert card entry who is 18 and ranked Liudmila Samsonova (who Note: The All England Club up being viewed as its own sort Hurkacz, No. 4 Alexander 338th, is making her Grand plays No. 8 Karolina Pliskova). announced on Sunday that of referendum on the present Zverev vs. No. 16 Felix Auger- Slam debut and appearing in The other women’s matchups: Centre Court and No. 1 Court and future of tennis. Aliassime, No. 5 Andrey Rublev only her second tour-level event Raducanu vs. Ajla Tomljanovic, can be at full capacity as of That’s because while there vs. Marton Fucsovics, and No. 8 of any sort. Other women at Muchova vs. No. 30 Paula Tuesday, when the quarter- are representatives of the old Roberto Bautista Agut vs. No. Wimbledon for the first time in- Badosa, Keys vs. Viktorija finals begin. The Barbados Advocate Monday July 5, 2021 •23

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Monday July 5, 2021 INITIAL ASSESSMENT BAS Head discusses challenges of farmers after Elsa

ELECTRICITY and water are two of the major concerns of this island’s farmers at this time. Head of The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul told The Barbados Advocate yesterday that even as an island-wide assessment must be taken of the damages wrought by Hurricane Elsa to the industry, the immediate concern was on protecting what could still be saved. Highlighting the plight of dairy farmers, he said the cows had to be milked everyday and the liquid kept at a certain temperature within the churns before collection, or risk it being dumped. “It’s not everyday the Pine Hill Dairy will collect, and of course, it would not have been able to collect on Friday because the conditions would not have permitted this. So hopefully today (Saturday), the Pine Hill Diary will be able to get around to all of the farmers in order to collect the milk and we hope there are no issues with that, and that there are no cases where farmers have to dump milk, especially at a time when you have a real challenge in terms of trying to cover the costs,” he said. Noting that small farmers in particular did not have generators, Paul expressed hopes that the island’s power will soon be fully restored, especially for those raising chickens. Paul stated while no reports had yet come indicating complete losses, several were made to the BAS of roofs being lost. CLOSED: Some businesses were closed on Saturday morning, after the impact of Hurricane Elsa. The island continues to deal with the after effects of the weather system, including electricity and water outages which ASSESSMENT on Page 6 are affecting some parts of the island. Category 5 Hurricane resistant greenhouse will support food security DROUGHT and storms are Located in St. Philip, the resistant structure is 5,000 Growers Caribbean is receiving agriculture and we are pleased taking a heavy toll on this greenhouse is set to produce square feet will be expanded to job applications for the to work with our local partners island’s agriculture industry over 4,000 pounds per month 25,000 square feet in about six greenhouse farm. at Armag Farms to contribute and with more of these weather of organic quality greens for the to eight months and “I was thrilled by the fact that to current and future goals and systems predicted to happen local market, with a focus on incorporate solar technology. we opted to establish in improve the quality of fresh due to climate change, it is ‘cold weather crops’ including A few months ago in speaking Barbados.Your Prime Minister food available locally,” said imperative that mechanisms fresh greens, herbs, berry fruits, to The Barbados Advocate, is very vocal and focused on Birkoff, in the recent edition of are implemented to ensure food tomatoes and peppers. he revealed Island Growers national and regional food the Invest Barbados newsletter. security. Co-Founder of Island Caribbean’s efforts to recruit security. She understands the Birkhoff also shared that the To this end, Island Growers Growers Caribbean and young people into agriculture issues and vulnerabilities of agri-solutions business has an Caribbean has constructed the Founder of the Connecticut- again, while indicating that the over-dependency and as an initial equity capital first 100 percent climate smart based Alquimi Renewables, company is working with the island you have actively investment of US$500K for and Category Five Hurricane Ralph Birkhoff, said the fire- Barbados Employment and encouraged local agriculture in Phase One with commitments resistant greenhouse system in retardant, corrosion, pest, Career Counselling Service in all forms. Barbados has always up to US$3M at the Phase the region. earthquake and volcanic ash- the Ministry of Labour. Island had a long history with Three project level.

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