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Monday March 15, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive Call for collective DON’T DROP approach to marketing YOUR GUARD in region By Janelle Riley-Thornhill AS Government seeks from today with caution. bers are trending in the right direction. to ease some of the restrictions that De Peiza, who is also the DLP’s However, she expressed concern that WITH the unprecedented challenges fac- were put in place to get a better spokesperson on finance, told The the positivity rate still appears to be ing Caribbean countries as a result of handle on the COVID-19 cases in Barbados Advocate that she is not op- high, and she is therefore urging the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive this country, President of the posed to the reopening of more busi- Barbadians not to drop their guard and Director of Caribbean Export Democratic Labour Party (DLP), nesses starting today, as based on the follow the protocols that have been im- Development Agency,Deodat Maharaj, is Verla De Peiza is urging Barbadians numbers of positive tests being recorded plemented. adamant that it cannot be business as and the Government to proceed in recent times, it appears that the num- STAY ALERT on Page 3 usual, and that there must be a collective approach to how regional firms market and sell their products to the world. Maharaj, who took over at the helm of that regional entity on February 1 this year,made the point in an interview with The Barbados Advocate, as he revealed plans to promote the region under the brand ‘Absolutely Caribbean’. Maharaj maintained that COVID-19 has under- scored the importance of the Caribbean working as one and explained that pro- moting the Caribbean as a single brand, gives recognition to regionally made products. “So whether it is a soap product from Barbados or an organic oil from another country, we’re going to do ‘Absolutely Caribbean’.We’ve actually started build- ing our website, this will be ready maybe in two months or so... Going forward we’re going to brand everything. The brand is something that has flair, it will have flavour and it shows what we have to offer,” the Caribbean Export head stated. Maharaj went on to explain that given the small size of our countries and small populations, we cannot compete with mass producers like China or India, but we can produce niche products at pre- mium prices for niche markets. His com- ments came as he said if the region em- braces this concept, the “economic poten- tial is huge”. “So we don’t do garments, we can’t com- pete with the big countries in the world in terms of mass production, but we do Caribbean fashion, fashion that’s Barbados Coast Guard (BCG) officials during their mission. Absolutely Caribbean... At present we tend to market as Grenada, which has 90,000 to 100,000 people; we tend to mar- BCG responds to medical evacuation at sea ket as St. Kitts and Nevis, 60,000 people; we tend to market as Barbados, and we THE Barbados Defence Force in its re- year-old male onboard an oil tanker, the explained that due to the size of the oil understand marketing of Barbados in sponsibility for the security and protec- EAGLE SAN JUAN. tanker, it could not berth in the terms of tourism, but by branding tion of life at sea, responded to a medical The patient was assessed by the BCGs Bridgetown Port. He confirmed that all Absolutely Caribbean, what we do is distress request approximately 5.8 nau- medical team and the Port Health au- crew members and medical teams ad- bring the whole region together. We will tical miles (nm) off of Barbados. The thorities before being transported to the hered to the COVID-19 protocols. Lt (CG) drive down costs and then we have name Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), Off-Shore Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) for fur- Hazelwood explained that this type of recognition, because everybody knows Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMBS LEONARD ther observations. operation is one many multidisciplinary the Caribbean. We then take that brand C. BANFIELD, (LCB) conducted a med- Captain of HMBS LCB, Lieutenant elements that the BDF trains for and ex- to premium markets, in Europe, in ical-evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a 41- Coast Guard (Lt (CG) Shawn Hazelwood, ecutes. MARKETING on Page 2 2 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate LPG prices COVID-19 update increase BARBADIANS will pay BARBADOS recorded there are eight men and ness. more for Liquefied 17 new positive cases nine women. Seven of The public health labo- Petroleum Gas (LPG), ef- of COVID-19 on them were already at the ratory has so far com- fective midnight, Sunday, Saturday, March 13, Harrison Point Isolation pleted 133,435 tests. March 14. from among the 374 Facility undergoing as- On Saturday, 558 per- The LPG 100-lb cylin- tests conducted by the sessment. sons were vaccinated as der will retail at $144.36; Best-dos Santos Public Since the pandemic part of the National the 25-lb cylinder will cost Health Laboratory. began, the island has Vaccination Programme $41.19; the price of the 22- Additionally,27 persons recorded 3,421 confirmed for COVID-19. lb cylinder will be $36.41, recovered and were re- cases - 1,624 females and To date, a total of 51,595 and the 20-lb cylinder will leased from isolation. The 1,797 males - and 3,174 vaccinations have been be sold at $33.10. number of active COVID- persons have recovered. administered - 21,685 The last adjustment to 19 cases is now 210. There have been 37 men and 29,910 women. the price of LPG products Of the 17 new cases, deaths from the viral ill- (BGIS) was on July 5, 2020.

Newly appointed Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Deodat Maharaj. Business-friendly regulations key MARKETING gional investment policy from Page 1 is vital,” Maharaj said. Canada, in the United He added, “Related to States of America, to pre- that has to do with capital. mium markets in South At the regional level we America and beyond,” the don’t have a regional stock executive director stated. exchange. If you have a re- gional stock exchange that Regional stock means if you’re a taxi exchange, investment driver in Bridgetown, or a policy required small businessperson in He maintained that given Speightstown, or a retiree that regional govern- living in St. Lucy, you can ments do not have the fis- take a small amount of cal space to generate the money and you can invest employment that is re- in a company and become quired at this time, the re- a stakeholder”. gional private sector must take on more of a leader- Improvement needed ship role in the post- Coupled with the afore- COVID recovery and be- mentioned, the Caribbean yond. In that vein, he as- Export head said that re- serted that it is impera- gional governments also tive that steps are taken have to improve the ease to create an environment of doing business. and infrastructure for Referencing the 2020 Caribbean people to in- World Bank Ease of Doing vest across the region. Business Index, he noted Moreover, he said the that Jamaica is the high- Caribbean needs to have a est ranking Caribbean regional investment pol- country, followed by St. icy and a regional stock Lucia and the rest of the exchange. Caribbean are in the bot- “We need to have regu- tom half of the Index. He lations that are business insisted that efforts must friendly. So if an investor be made to improve these wants to come, you want rankings. to have the infrastructure “Mauritius is a small is- to provide support for that land developing state in investor to come into a the Indian Ocean, an country, you want to have African country, and matching possibilities, so Mauritius shares many of that investor can match the characteristics of with local businesses. countries in the Additionally, a regional in- Caribbean – small [and] vestment code is very,very vulnerable. But they rank vital going forward. Let’s within the top 15 in the say you have a hotel that World Bank’s Ease of wants to come and invest Doing Business Index, $200 million or $300 mil- like Germany, Australia, lion in the Caribbean, but Portugal and Spain. So it country X maybe might be is not that it can’t be done, too small individually,but it can be done with vision if you package them, then and vision backed by ac- you have scale. So a re- tion,” Maharaj affirmed. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 3

PM urged to investigate actions at BADMC

PRIME MINISTER Mia Amor tinues to make headlines on issues not allegations of actions related to chicken “The BADMC cannot fulfill its man- Mottley is being called on to related to agriculture. The latest in the wings and substantial revenue loss, ac- date to create new products and innova- intervene at the troubled ongoing saga is last week’s firing of its cusations which authorities have yet to tions within the agricultural sector in Barbados Agricultural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Brian explain to the tax-paying public.” the midst of this type of organisational Development and Marketing Francis. Yesterday, in a press release Worrell chaos. Research will show this to be the Corporation (BADMC). Worrell, who is also the DLP’s Vice- stated that the most recent spat be- case,” he warned, adding “It is time for The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President recalled, “Since 2018 the tween the CEO, Chairman, and Board the Prime Minister of this country to spokesperson on Agriculture and the BADMC has continued to make head- over the proper way to terminate the stand by her word regarding prioritis- Environment, Andre Worrell is urging lines for all the wrong reasons... services of a clerical officer and the ing the agricultural sector in Barbados, the Prime Minister to launch an inves- Dismissals occurred unabated. Two abrupt firing of another officer indicate and launch an investigation into the tigation into the operations at the “con- years later [former Chairman Anthony an institution that lacks capable man- unrest which is currently derailing the troversial” state-run agency,which con- Wood] himself resigned whilst hurling agement and leadership. efforts of the country’s farmers”. ‘Follow the science’ with protocols

STAY ALERT from Page 1 With that in mind, she said it is im- we’re good to go and we can drop our perative that as Government looks to guard one more time”. “The statistics suggests that the lock- perhaps open even more, and encourage “I would suggest once again that we down in February was the right thing to visitors to these shores, that it has the follow the science. This is a public do, it probably should have been a little “strongest of protocols” going forward, health emergency and the Chief earlier, but at least we got that job done, especially at our ports of entry.The po- Medical Officer will be expected to use because the critical point really is that litical leader is adamant that just hav- his professional expertise to guide us in you're not stressing your healthcare ing the protocols in place is not enough, this. That is for me, ground zero. But I system. Now we are seeing good figures contending that it is vital that the also look at other countries and I am in terms of recoveries and I am encour- Government stick to them. particularly keen on the UK. We watch aged by that, but the rate of infection, “Learn the mistakes of the past, and them for a negative example, but I think the positivity rate is still round about move forward on this,” she stated. what we’re seeing coming out now is five per cent, which is high. So I am Meanwhile, she touched on the move more of a positive example. They have watching that,” she stated. by some countries, including some in vaccinated millions, yet still, they ex- De Peiza continued, “What it means the Caribbean, to welcome vaccinated pect anyone arriving to quarantine for going forward is that we will still need travellers without the need of a nega- ten days, to have not one, but three neg- to be very mindful of ourselves and our tive test, and is urging the Barbados ative tests before you're allowed out. businesses – wear masks, sanitise [and] Government to think carefully on this You have to have the first negative test take temperatures – all of those things matter and let the science guide them. before you can get on the plane, and President of the Democratic Labour that have become part of our lives... Do She made the point as she noted that then you have to have two more, at days Party (DLP), Verla De Peiza. not let your guard down. Be constantly the majority of Barbadians who have two and eight of your ten day quaran- aware, not only for yourself, but with been vaccinated thus far have only re- tine”. at the ports. She is of the firm belief that those around you. So we need to be ceived their first dose, and so are not De Peiza noted that even though the this is the way to go. mindful of what we do to guard against fully vaccinated. She said they can United Kingdom has administered vac- “With a public health emergency that excess and do not go to the extreme. Do therefore be “no scientific argument for cines at quite an “appreciative rate”, has fatality, I don't think you can be too what you have to do and do it sensibly.” saying that after just one vaccination they are holding firm to their protocols careful,” she insisted. Cave Hill Campus reaches ‘financial barebones’ OUTGOING Pro Vice-Chancellor and mean that the campus would have to se- Principal of The UWI Cave Hill Campus, riously re-evaluate that option,” she cau- Professor Eudine Barriteau has warned tioned. of layoffs if the institution has to reduce The Principal went on to note that the its operational budget any further. campus has been fully compliant and She told the 2021 Campus Council ahead of The UWI wide “Ten in Two” ini- Meeting that Cave Hill is at the “financial tiative formally adopted in 2019. She said barebones”. that expenditure was reduced at Cave “We are challenged that we cannot re- Hill by 5.4 per cent between 2016 and ally go any lower,” she stressed, pointing 2018, and the campus has been system- to the budget of $150.3 million submitted atically and consistently reducing opera- to the Technical Advisory Committee tional expenses. (TAC) and the University’s Grant “We have reduced costs through renew- Committee (UGC) for academic year able energy initiatives and investments; 2020/2021, which was revised and ap- attrition of staff positions with retire- proved for $138.82 million. ments; stringent monitoring of hiring “Academic years 2015/16 to 2016/17 our part-time staff; rationalization of courses submission was reduced by 15.83 per and programmes; postponement of capi- cent. We had a small increase in the year tal upgrades; and savings through reduc- right after, but every year after that our tion on travel and other major events.” submissions to the government have de- Professor Barriteau further reported creased. Between 2019/20 that reduction that the Campus continuously seeks to in- was 7.71 per cent. And in the last year crease revenue through new fee-based 2020/21 that reduction was 8.03 per cent Masters; short courses from the Centre – that is the adjustment that the campus for Professional Development and had to make last year to gain an approved Lifelong Learning (CPDLL) and from the Cave Hill Campus Reduced Annual Submissions as revealed by Pro Vice- budget”. Centre for English Language Learning Chancellor and Principal, Professor The Most Honourable Eudine Barriteau. Professor Barriteau said that in the (CELL); attracting more projects and past six years, Cave Hill has generated grants; and undertaking targeted philan- ing; maintaining safety and sanitization pendence on UGC funds to meet opera- considerable cost reductions through im- thropy. protocols; upgrading information technol- tional budgets.We know that the COVID- plementing many measures without hav- However, she pointed out that in the ogy; and investing in cybersecurity soft- 19 pandemic has slowed our success, but ing to lay-off staff. past year,the institution has had some in- ware. we continue to work towards more entre- “But I regret to state that any further creases in expenditure due to retrofitting “The campus has gone through and into preneurial and cost-saving activities,” she cuts in our operational budgets would lecture rooms/theatre for hybrid teach- extraordinary lengths to reduce its de- said. 4• Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Scouts told: Everything we do counts’ YESTERDAY, the thing we do is pleasing to vants, where they speak all the while being thank- Barbados Boy Scouts God. When we disobey and behave well in the ful for life, whether they Association came to- God and we acknowledge presence of some people, never caught COVID-19, gether for the 109th that we have done wrong, however shift to a com- or had but fully recovered Anniversary Founders we feel guilty and pletely different behav- like so many others. He Day Service and were ashamed because he has iour once in the presence asked his fellow scouts to reminded to do their seen us doing wrong," said of others. He joked and count their blessings and duty and that every- Maitland said that he knows that be kind to others as that thing they did counted. The speaker reassured does not apply to the was a major part of being Nick Maitland, former the scouts and all those troops within the hearing a scout. Lastly he re- scout and local Methodist listening that there was a of his voice but nonethe- minded them of the Preacher, delivered the solution to avoiding the less reminded them that Promise of the Scout sermon to the scout troops shame and that was sim- God sees everything, the Movement, where scouts present at the virtual ply to do good, to do what good and evil in the ways promise to do their best to Nick Maitland, former scout and local Methodist Founders Day Service. He we know was right in the of people. do their duty to God, to Preacher delivered the sermon and encouraged reminded listeners that first place, because our ac- "So let us make God de- help others and to obey the scouts to do their duty and follow the scout God is interested in each tions were important and lighted with our actions, the scout law. (AS) law. of us, because everyone every action counts. let us make God proud, let matters similar to how "Because we know that us make God smile. We earthly parents want the every action counts. No can make God smile by best for their children, just matter how big, no matter doing what we are already on a bigger scale. He fur- how small you think the doing, scouting – S, say ther explained that God action is, every single ac- your prayers, C, count created us in His own tion counts, it matters. So your blessings, O, obey the image and so guides, com- because we know every ac- commandments of God, U, forts and loves for us as tion counts, we should be use your brain and T,treat his children. mindful of everything we others with respect," said "To repay this love, to do and know that God is the former scout. honour His love, we watching," he contended. Maitland said that the should obey Him and Maitland urged the scouts should identify make sure that every- scouts not to be eye ser- with these good actions,

From left: Papa Aberfa Yawson (Beaver Scout), Kenaz "Might Bit-Bit" Walker (Cub Scout), and Tavon Boyce (Scout) sang This Little Scouting Light of Mine. Business owners sticking with safety measures REOPEN from Back Page cious dollars to reinvest in the economy here and support local businesses?” deaths from last year.So we can only dis- Noting that he had received a few calls cern from that that the government about reopening, Jordan stated that his wanted to avert a national disaster of usual protocols of sanitisation, mask- unparalleled proportions.And even then wearing and appointments would still we are still being urged to not lose vigi- be in play, however he knew that people lance, be cautious, be aware.” would still be people.“Any person who Harkening back to last year’s lock- has a good grasp of the environment down, Jordan noted that some businesses around them knows that it is only a mat- had reported strong sales after restric- ter of time before those types of business tions were lifted and hoped that the same enterprises will be reopened now that would happen again this time. “One of we are seeing a decline in numbers.What the things that also happened was that quickly happens sometimes is people fall with no travel, most Bajans stayed back into old habits.You will still get peo- within. So any money that would have ple who just show up and they are peo- been distributed or dispersed outside was ple who originally believe that the gen- returned and spent within the country. eral populace was never at a high re- So that is one of the things that you will sponsibility for what had occurred with look at and might happen again. Will the spike and the clusters.And it was re- people be inclined to fly or take the vac- vealed somewhat that it was a Holetown cine if it is necessary to fly? Or will this cluster and a South Coast cluster. What be another stand-down year where peo- I will do once I’m in the shop is just try ple stay in the island and use those pre- to follow the protocols,” he said. (MP) The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 5 Professor Barriteau: Focus on all women THE focus must not only be on the believed that there must be a broader pinnacles of leadership for women scope. She commended one of the but also be on the indigenous panellists, Keeley Holder, who recently definitions of women in leadership, assumed the post of the Barbados Chief says Principal of The University of Agricultural Officer,for her achievement the West Indies at Cave Hill, as the first woman and youngest person Professor Eudine Barriteau. ever to be appointed to the post. However Professor the Most Honourable Eudine the principal urged that all women in Barriteau, is a professor of Gender and agriculture be lauded for their vital roles Public policy, made these comments as farmers and various occupations in during a virtual panel discussion hosted the sector. by the Institute for Gender & “So while I am extremely proud of all Development Studies, Cave Hill Campus the women who are at the pinnacle of and CIBC FirstCaribbean International wherever they are located, politics, Bank (FCIB) titled “Women in medicine, media, industry, law, finance, Leadership:Achieving an equal future in sport, academics and I salute all of you COVID-19 world”. in the Caribbean and Barbados, perhaps The principal explained that she was we can focus more on the indigenous concerned that there was a current trend definitions and examples of women in Principal of The University of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which was increasingly focused on a leadership,” she said. West Indies at Cave Hill, Professor CIBC First Caribbean International predefined framework. She stated that Identifying local people such as Sharon Eudine Barriteau. Bank, Colette Delaney. on International Women’s Day, the Bellamy, a fish vendor who has a spotlight tended to be on women at the programme to feed the homeless, Ivy Officer (CEO) of CIBC FCIB, Colette Delaney also addressed the impact top but not those who lead on the ground. Harris who runs a community outreach Delaney, who contended that 2020 that the pandemic has had on women in “I am concerned about a trend to know programme for school-aged children and should have silenced any doubters about all areas, adding significant pressure to women and to only know women through Ingrid Chadderton that for 35 years has the resilience and agility of women. She an already challenging situation for a predefined framing of women and guided boys in the cub scout troop in the highlighted that from the boardrooms many. She spoke about the issues leadership. On International Women’s building of character and helping the to the front lines, women have been at brought to light due to the pandemic, Day, we tend to put the leadership of community, Barriteau said that there the forefront of the fight against COVID- which needed to be considered in women in a mould of those who occupy should be a focus on how the pandemic 19. conversations about the advancement of the pinnacles of power. Women have affects them and what they were trying “Whether they are politicians, the region, such as rises in domestic every right to be everywhere,” said the to accomplish. She asked that these policymakers, international scientists violence, tackling online schooling and professor. types of persons also be used to enrich involved in vaccine development or local also the fact that women were seriously Barriteau stated that simultaneously conversations on COVID-19 in students involved in the Seek and Save affected by loss of employment due to in the region, panellists were discussing Caribbean communities. programme here in Barbados, women key sectors being hit hard by the the topic of women in leadership but Also present was Chief Executive have risen to the moment,” said the CEO. pandemic.(AS)

US Embassy partners with business leaders to champion future Barbadian female entrepreneurs ON TUESDAY, March 9, the United first in the world to implement the AWE Inn and Infinity on the Beach and pandemic, but rather to see the States Embassy in Bridgetown hosted Program and assisted over 50 young Cherita O’Dell, Real Estate Broker – opportunities that may exist, drawing a virtual panel discussion entitled Biz women in growing their businesses. Million Dollar Homes & Barbados Real from her own company’s experience. Talk: How WE (Women Entrepreneurs) The panel discussion, which was Estate 246. The business women The United States has designated Do Business! in celebration of Women’s moderated by Gaynelle Marshall of engaged with participants of the U.S. March as Women’s History Month and History Month and as part of the Y103.3 FM, featured noted local Embassy entrepreneurship program joined the world on March 8 in Academy for Women Entrepreneurs businesswomen and entrepreneurs; and shared their experiences on a recognizing International Women’s Day, Program (AWE). AWE is a business Shelly Williams, CEO and Founder of variety of topics. by celebrating the leadership, strength, development and networking program Barbados Platinum Services; Kim In her introductory remarks, Shelly and courage of women and girls for women entrepreneurs. The U.S. Hamblin, Co-founder of Yelluh Meat; Williams called on the participants not through comprehensive programs such Embassy in Bridgetown was one of the Renée Coppin, Owner/Operator Pirate’s to be daunted by the ongoing COVID-19 as this. 6 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Gov’t to deepen Food can impact diplomatic relations mental health By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste conversation about mental with China, other health and nutrition.” OUR relationship with She expressed that Asian countries food must shift from mental health was more just ‘tasting good’ to than just mental disorders STRATEGY from Back development programme ‘how will this and mental disease and Page which will enable us to particular substance I unfortunately, she noted upgrade and build out eat or drink impact the that not many of us were in spite of the virus, our physical way I think or my mood aware of how food had the government will continue infrastructure. We are for the day’. ability to impact our the strengthening and also looking towards This is the view of mental health. deepening of its deepening our Janelle Chase-Mayers, She encouraged persons diplomatic relations with cooperation in the area of Mental Health Consultant to keep a food diary and China and other Asian public health with the and Certified Grief make a record on whether countries. support of medical teams Recovery Specialist. or not the foods they ate “In 2019 I signed an coming from China. During a recent webinar elicited anger or joy,or agreement with China These are just two she hosted recently titled energy or lethargy. regarding cooperation in examples of how this ‘Understanding Nutrition “Because when we can the implementation of valuable relationship and Mental Health’, start making a decision China’s Belt and Road with China continues to Chase-Mayers highlighted surrounding a food, we can Initiative, a global grow from strength to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the fact that food had the say look, when I eat this infrastructure strength,” he outlined. Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott. ability to impact our particular food, I feel mental health. better or I have more “When we can begin energy or I feel slow and BARBADOS BARBADOS teaching that food is fuel low energy, you have to be for performance and it’s mindful of those particular APPLICATION NO: RT 336 of 2020 Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011 designed to make us things,” she said. (Act 2011-7) perform tasks such as Chase-Mayers also LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT 229 C FORM 3 growth, healing, thinking, spoke about the (Section 3) feeling, sleeping, to importance of NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF increase energy or slow us supplementing and RESTORATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF RESTORATION OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF down or even to lower our encouraged persons to pay OF TITLE DEED DESTROYED BY DISASTER ALL THAT LAND SITUATE AT SHOREY TENANTRY WORTHING inhibitions, only then will more attention to the best OR OTHERWISE OR LOST OR STOLEN VIEW IN THE PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH IN THIS ISLAND we understand the vitamins and minerals CONTAINING 144.3 SQURE METRES importance role food will that are needed for health. TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the play in our mental health,” She noted that when SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS Registrar of Titles by BRIAN HUGH GORDON AUGUSTE of No.14 3rd she said. persons are on a journey IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Avenue, North Wildey in the parish of Saint Michael in this Island the “Every decision we about improving their duly qualified Administrator and Personal Administrator and Personal make about food starts mental health, one thing I N THE MATTER OF THE LAND (TITLE PROCEEDINGS) Representative of the Estate of Dennis Hugh Gordan Hunte also known from the brain and we that they needed to be ACT, 2011 (Section 3); as Dennis Hugh Gordon Hunte also known as Dennis H.G. Hunte also need to start eating foods aware of was how the food known as Dennis Hunte , deceased, for the Restoration of Certificate of for our brain and I wanted improved their well-being AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT LAND SITUATE AT to have an in depth and health. the Restoration of Title Deed to the property situate at Lot 39 Ealing SUPERLATIVE IN THE PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE Grove in the parish of Christ Church (more particularly described in the CONTAINING 2018.9 SQUARE METRES OR Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the Certificate of the Restoration THEREABOUTS AS SHOWN ON A PLAN CERTIFIED THE of the original Title Deed to the property has been lost. 30TH DAY OF MAY 2020 by DANIEL M JORDAN LAND SURVEYOR (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE KEY PLAN”) ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Land ABUTTING AND BOUNDING TOWARD THE NORTH ON Registry, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, in the parish of Saint LAND OF ADRIANA CORBIN DECEASED ON THE KEY Michael in this Island by the 27th day of April, 2021 that the Certificate PLAN TOWARD THE EAST ON LAND OF FRED MAPP ON of the Restoration of the Original Title Deed has not been lost or is being THE KEY PLAN TOWARD THE SOUTH OF LOT 5 AND lawfully held by some other person, the Registrar of Titles shall immedi- LOT 1 ON THE KEY PLAN TOWARD THE WEST ON ately proceed to determine the said Application according to law. LANDS OF THE GOLDEN RIDGE PLANTATION ON THE KEY PLAN TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING HOUSE Dated this 15th day of March, 2021 OR HOWEVER ELSE THE SAME MAY ABUT AND BOUND. SCHEDULE TAKE NOTICE that KEITH CORBIN of No. 60 9th Avenue Newton 1. FIRST ALL THAT lot or parcel of land (part of the larger Terrace in the parish of Christ Church in this Island has applied to the area of 409,989 square Building Estate Section 4) situate at Ealing High Court for a declaration of her ownership and a certificate of title in Grove in the parish of Christ Church and Island of Barbados containing respect of the property described above. by admeasurement 7,210 square feet or thereabouts (in which area are contained portions of the road reserve and road hereinafter mentioned Any person having an adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on including 350 square feet of verge and 560 square of road or oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the carriageway ) and being the lot number 39 on the key plan certified on 26th day of April, 2021 and immediately thereafter serve a true copy on the 29th day of June 1973 by Michael B.Rice, Land Surveyor Abutting the undersigned. and Bounding towards the West on the lot numbered 39 on the Key Plan towards the North on lands formerly of South View Limited but now or Any person who has any information relating to the ownership of the late of J.B.Corbin & Co. Limited being lands of the Building Estate called said property is invited to give such information in writing to the Registrar or known as Ealing Park Building Estate Section 3 towards the East on of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown on or before the 26th day of April, the lot numbered 45 on the Key Plan and towards the South on other 2021. portions of a road reserve twenty-six feet wide ( including verge and road or carriageway) or however else t]he same may abut and bound. Dated the 15th day of March 2021

2. The Title Deed to be restored is:-Certificate of Restoration dated June Felicia S. Morris 19th, 2015 recorded in the Land Registry Department of Barbados on Attorney-at-Law for the Claimant the June 30th, 2015 as Deed No. RT 146 of 2015. whose place of business and address for service is Alpha & Omega Law Chambers, Cumberbatch & Associates 1st Floor Trident House, Lower Broad Street Attorneys-at-Law in the City of Bridgetown in this Island Janelle Chase-Mayers, Mental Health Consultant, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 7

Marriage numbers fall 12.2% in China amid pandemic THE number of couples who tied the knot last year declined 12.2 percent year-on-year to 8.13 million amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to figures released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. That is 1.13 million fewer marriages compared with a year earlier,according to the figures published late last month on the ministry’s website. The benchmark fell to its lo west level since it embarked on a downward spiral in 2013, the figures Newlyweds take a picture with their marriage certificates that they just received in front of the civil affairs bureau in showed. Chaoyang district in Beijing on February 14, 2020. More than 633 000 of the couples mar- ried in South China’s Guangdong province followed with about 625 000 and 487 000 new couples each, With some 217 000 divorces last year, province, making the manufacturing hub newlyweds last year. respectively. Henan province was the top contributor to the top contributor across the Sichuan, Jiangsu and Shandong The ministry said 3.73 million couples that number, followed by Sichuan, nation. provinces also made it to the divorced last year, compared with Jiangsu, Guangdong and Shandong Populous Central China’s Henan top five with about 535 000, 492 000 4.04 million in 2019. provinces, it said.

Retiree, 93, recalls Party spirit at country’s first steel factory

ONE of the first State-owned iron and Faced with financial difficulties and a steel companies in the People’s Republic shortage of human resources, Baogang of China – Baogang – continues to call gained the support of companies and forth warm memories for those who people from 22 provinces. Gao and her worked there in the early years. It was a husband were among the 80 000 key economic driver for the newly who volunteered to help. organised nation. “Going to the most difficult places – “My years at Baogang left a deep that is the spirit of a Party member,” Gao impression,” said Gao Lingxiao, a 93-year- said. “The living conditions in Baotou old company retiree.“People like me from were far worse than in Beijing. Sand was around the country were devoted to everywhere. There was no shelter for a Baogang and the development of Inner canteen. We ate rice with sand. But Mongolia. I am so proud of Baogang.” we never thought it was hard.” Gao was born in 1928 in Tangshan, Her family then moved from Beijing to Hebei province. She moved to Beijing in Baotou. 1953 to work with her husband in what Gao worked in Baogang’s publicity was then the Department of Industry.In department. When she retired, she was 1954, the country started to build office director. Baogang as one of 156 major projects “I still remember the natural disasters of the first Five-Year Plan (1953-57). and lack of food. We were encouraged to save food for workers,” she said. As one of the country’s three main iron and steel companies, Baogang was put into production in 1959. Since then its aggregate market value has soared in a steady trend. In the last two decades, for example, its value rose to 88 billion yuan ($13.5 billion) from just 7.1 billion yuan. A student reads at a library of Southwest University in Chongqing, February 1, Since it first began producing in 1959, 2021. the company has produced more than 260 million metric tons of steel. Gao remembers the beginning. China’s Ministry: Improve second “On October 15, 1959, the first molten iron was produced by our blast furnace – the largest furnace by volume in our bachelor’s degree education country at that time. I witnessed that moment in history,” she said. BEIJING – China’s Ministry of enhancing students’ employability, said Gao was given a knot of fresh iron by a Education has issued a notice to improve the document. worker, and has kept it carefully as a second bachelor’s degree programmes It also made clear that universities are cherished memento of that day. in universities. allowed to enroll students across schools “We have strong emotional attachment Universities should fully harness for a second bachelor’s degree education. to Baogang because we spent our youth their educational resources to train Also, the ministry will establish a na- Gao Lingxiao reads a newspaper at there with no regrets,” she said. interdisciplinary talents, thus providing tional online platform for universities to her home in Baotou, Inner Mongolia “I hope Baogang will be even better support for stabilising employment and release relevant enrolment information. autonomous region. in the future.” 8 • Monday March 15, 2021 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 Fauci: Trump should urge Estimates his followers to get vaccinated DR.ANTHONY Fauci said ‘Go and get vaccinated. It’s before leaving office in 94-95% effective and it is yesterday he wishes really important for your January. very safe. I just don’t get should provide former President Donald health, the health of your Trump did not appear in it.” Trump would use his family and the health of a new public service The number of vaccine popularity among the country,’ it seems campaign for the COVID- doses distributed and Republicans to persuade absolutely inevitable that 19 vaccine that included administered each day in clearer picture more of his followers to get the vast majority of people former Presidents Jimmy the US is rising, with more BARBADIANS will wait with interest to hear what the COVID-19 vaccine. who are his close followers Carter, Bill Clinton, than 2.5 million daily shots additional policies will be announced starting today In a round of interviews would listen to him,” Fauci George W. Bush and in arms on average in the and continuing this week, to bring order to this on the morning news told “Fox News Sunday.” Barack Obama. last week. country’s economic issues. shows, the government’s There was no immediate Polls have shown The coronavirus is These days everything is being blamed on the top infectious disease comment from the former Republicans joining Black blamed for over 530 000 COVID -19 pandemic and for good reason, following expert lamented polling president’s office people and other groups in deaths in the United what took place in Barbados and globally in 2020. showing that Trump yesterday. expressing greater States. Deaths and newly COVID has left the country limping and while supporters are more likely Trump has urged people scepticism than others confirmed infections per there is anticipation of some improvements later to refuse to get vaccinated, to get vaccinated, doing so about the safety of the day have tumbled over the this year,in light of the vaccines being administered, saying politics needs to be again two weeks ago at a vaccine. past two months. But cases it seems that like other countries, Barbados will separated from conservative political Fauci said he doesn’t are running at a still- have to exist with the pandemic even in a reduced “commonsense, no- gathering in Florida. understand the resistance. troubling average of about form. brainer” public health But he hasn’t been “What is the problem 55 000 a day. But no one ever said that economic policy making measures. among former presidents here? This is a vaccine that Fauci repeatedly warned is a walk in the park and whatever external factors Fauci said it would be a and other public officials is going to be lifesaving for against pulling back on are there, administrations have to use prudent “game changer” for the who have been vaccinated millions of people,” he said public health measures too measures to fix situations that call for action. country’s vaccine efforts if on camera to encourage on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” early, saying the virus This morning the Appropriations Bill (or the the former president used others to get the shot. It He added: “I mean, I just could come surging back, Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure) will be his “incredible influence” was revealed only recently can’t comprehend what endangering the goal of dealt with in the House of Assembly. among Republicans. that he was vaccinated in the reason for that is when getting the country closer These Estimates would have been conceptualised “If he came out and said, private at the White House you have a vaccine that’s to normal by early July. late last year.A lot of thought would have gone into their preparations knowing full well the environment in which they were being framed and what is necessary to deal with the improvements the Government is aiming for. Ireland suspends AstraZeneca Adding to these things will be the ongoing agreement between Barbados and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the economic targets vaccine over clotting concerns which were set by the two. If there was one good development going for IRELAND has temporarily follow thereafter.” conditions”. given (450 000 doses), but Barbados it would have to be the positive IMF halted its use of the Latest figures show that Another person was the AstraZeneca vaccine assessment on how the programme continues to Oxford/AstraZeneca jab as of Thursday the admitted to hospital in has an important take shape. after some reports of blood overwhelming majority of Austria with pulmonary part to play in The lower fiscal deficit, the build up of reserves, clots in vaccinated people. vaccines given out in embolism (blockage in Ireland’s programme, the lowering of the external current account deficit, The move came after a Ireland are produced by arteries in the lungs) after notwithstanding the well- and the cut in government spending, have received review from the Pfizer. A total of 589 512 being vaccinated, while one publicised supply issues. high marks from the IMF. Norwegian Medicines jabs have been death involving a blood clot The head of Ireland’s However, government must have a plan on its Agency showed four new administered, of which 452 was reported in Denmark. National Immunisation own to deal with rising unemployment, the absence cases of “serious blood 927 were Pfizer jabs, and A 50-year-old man is also Advisory Committee of economic growth, stimulation of other economic clotting in adults” had 117 507 were AstraZeneca. thought to have died in Professor Karina Butler sectors, a regime that is suitable to attract foreign occurred after the jab. Just recently the World Italy from deep vein says the suspension could direct investment, and an environment that will Ireland’s Deputy Chief Health Organisation said thrombosis (DVT), while actually boost people’s make it conducive for more private sector activity. Medical Officer, Dr Ronan the vaccination was there has been an confidence in the vaccine This is where the Estimates come in and we Glynn, recommended “the “excellent” and “no causal unconfirmed report of programme, as it shows would want to believe that they have been administration of COVID- relationship had been another death in Italy. safety comes first. constructed with several of the country’s economic 19 Vaccine AstraZeneca be established between the Denmark, Norway and But the fear is that challenges in mind. temporarily deferred from shot and the health Iceland have said they are pulling the vaccine, even The document laid in Parliament last week shows yesterday morning, problems reported”. temporarily halting all as a ‘temporary deferral’, a spending bill of $2.89 billion, revenues of $3.39 Sunday 14th March”. The Irish authorities AstraZeneca vaccinations could undermine public billion, and most important a capital works He added, “It has not have been pressing the to investigate the reports. support for taking up the programme that will put people back to work and been concluded that there pharmaceutical firm to Italy also followed vaccination. create demand in the economy for other sectors to is any link between the speed up its supplies to the Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Irish health authorities grow around tourism. COVID-19 Vaccine Republic. Luxembourg and are stressing there’s no At issue this week is whether the revenue AstraZeneca and these Several other European Lithuania in banning jabs proven ‘cause and effect’ measures and the associated spending proposals are cases. countries temporarily from one particular batch link between the ideal for the job at hand.There has always been the “However, acting on the suspended AstraZeneca of one million AstraZeneca AstraZeneca vaccine and view that fiscal policy can be used to stimulate precautionary principal, jabs following reports of vaccines,which was sent to blood clots.Pending further economic activity especially during recessionary and pending receipt of people suffering blood clots. 17 countries, after reports information, they’re times and when private sector activity is at a low further information, the The European Medicines of a death. hopeful that the situation level. NIAC has recommended Agency (EMA) reported More than 117 000 doses can be resolved within a There is also the need for some balancing acts the temporary deferral of one person in Austria was of the drug have been week. where financing has to be chaneled to areas where the COVID-19 vaccine diagnosed with blood clots administered in Ireland so For now though, it’s a it is required most, and to trim expenses in some AstraZeneca vaccination and died ten days after far, and authorities say blow to Ireland’s vaccine other areas that are not so pressing for funds. programme in Ireland. vaccination, but it stressed there have been no known rollout, already lagging As for the private sector they will be looking for “The NIAC is due to there is “currently no blood clotting issues behind its closest opportunities now that the country continues to meet again this morning.A indication that vaccination experienced. Far more neighbour, the United reopen following the recent lockdown to deal with further statement will has caused these Pfizer vaccines have been Kingdom. COVID. However,by the time the debate comes to an end, Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes whether this week or next week, Barbados should E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves have a clearer picture of the situation and what is Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan possible going forward. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 9 CARPHA says AstraZeneca vaccine in Caribbean different from batch in Europe IN A bid to abate developed by Oxford include health workers immunisation with any agency said it will AstraZeneca vaccine. emerging concerns University in England, and the police, after vaccine need to be fully immediately communi- CARPHA is across the region, the following deaths from receiving 50,000 doses as investigated to rule out cate the findings and any reassuring member states Caribbean Public blood coagulation-related a gift from India on various factors, for recommendations from that its Caribbean Health Agency illnesses after receiving Monday. example concomitant the World Health Regulatory System (CARPHA) has said the vaccine. Denmark was In a release on illnesses, progression of a Organization (WHO) to (CRS) verifies vaccines that the version and the first to announce Friday, CARPHA said a disease, and batch regional and with emergency use batch of the suspension, while Italy’s link between the vaccine assessment, before a final international health authorisation granted by AstraZeneca vaccine pharmaceutical agency on and the deaths has not yet decision is made by the partners as soon as the stringent regulatory being used in the Thursday also ordered a been determined, noting health authorities,” body gains a full authorities of reference. Caribbean is not the precautionary ban on a that the CARPHA said. understanding of the Its encouraging persons same as the one now particular batch of the suspensions are a precaut It continued:“It must be relationship between the who have been vaccinated temporarily halted in AstraZeneca vaccine after ionary measure, while a noted that the vaccine deaths and the vaccine. It with any of the COVID- Europe. what it said were “serious full investigation is being used in the said the WHO’s Global 19 vaccines available in Some European adverse events.” conducted into the Caribbean is not the same Advisory Committee on their country, to report countries have Jamaica, this week, reports. version or batch as the Vaccine Safety is carefully adverse events that occur suspended use of the began inoculation of its “Adverse reactions that one in Europe.” assessing the current after vaccination to their COVID-19 vaccine front line workers to happen following The regional health reports on the local health authorities. The UWI mourns the passing of Professor Edwin S. Jones THE UWI Regional 1990 he was appointed Bahamas in 1997 which saw this as essential to Headquarters, Jamaica – Professor of Public was later converted into a effective management. The University of the West Administration. Green Paper – to name This was evidenced by the Indies (The UWI) Professor Jones was just a few. many areas of public community joins the educated at the Mico His academic career life to which he gave his Mona Campus in Teachers College, where spans the globe, from expertise, from family mourning the passing of he read for his teaching being Visiting Research planning, energy,housing, Professor Edwin S. Jones, diploma; The UWI, Mona Scholar at Florida State to corporate governance who was ailing for an where he studied University, the London and tourism policy as well extended period of time; Economics and then onto Business School, the as his board he transitioned on the the University of University of Texas, memberships. He was morning of Wednesday Manchester where he Austin to serving as Chairman of the Planning March 10, 2021. obtained his PhD in Public teaching assistant Institute of Jamaica; Principal and Pro Vice- Administration. at the University of member of the Public Chancellor,Professor Dale Professor Jones was Manchester and lecturer Services Commission, Webber stated,“We mourn well-known for his at the University of member of the Board of the passing of a UWI expertise in public Zambia. the National Resource giant, Professor Edwin management and His eminent Conservation Authority Jones whose contribution development interna- contribution to public and the Jamaica to the Faculty of Social tionally. He published service was recognised by Workers Savings and Sciences and MSBM has several books on civil his colleagues and his Loan Bank. He served as been tremendous. Edwin service management countrymen. In 1998, Special Advisor to was a teacher, researcher, including: Coalitions of Professor Jones received a the Government of administrator,mentor and the Oppressed: Interest National Honour: The Jamaica in the areas of: a friend. Many lives have Groups in Colonial Order of Distinction in the housing, public sector been positively influenced Political Systems, Commander Class for his modernization, labour, by Professor Jones and Development Adminis- contribution to The UWI social welfare, The UWI, Jamaica, the tration: Jamaican and public service; in sports, tourism, police Caribbean and the world Adaptations; Employee 2005, he received reform and community are poorer for his passing.” Morale in Jamaican Civil The UWI mourns the passing of Professor Edwin the Vice-Chancellor’s development. Professor Jones joined Service (which he co- S. Jones. Award for Excellence in His extraordinary The UWI Mona family as authored) and his last Public Service and in contribution to public a lecturer in the book, Contending today. Enterprise Module at 2007, he received the service and policy Department of with Administrivia: In the 1980s, he led the Institute of Latin Order of Jamaica for throughout his life is his Government in 1973, and Competition for Space, team which produced the American Studies at the excellence in academia legacy and will continue rose to the position of Benefits and Power. He report on Evaluation of University of Texas in and public service. In 2006 to touch all our lives with senior lecturer four years published more than 30 the Jamaican Family Austin. He also co- he was appointed every public and private later (1977). He was articles in local, regional Planning Programme; authored the report on the Professor Emeritus of sector interaction we promoted again, this time and international authored the report on the Implementation Strategy Public Administration at encounter. to head of the Department academic journals and National Consultation on for the Cayman Island The UWI Mona. The UWI extends in 1980, and then to upwards of 20 Reports Housing in Saint Lucia; he Tourism Management Professor Jones was heartfelt condolences to University and Campus which shaped the social authored the report on Policy and the Report on passionate about quality his family, colleagues and Dean of the Faculty of services throughout the Feasibility of Teaching a Public Sector Reform in of leadership in the public friends in their time of Social Sciences (1987). In Caribbean as we know it Caribbean Public the Commonwealth of the and private domains, he bereavement.

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Guyana: US providing US$1.5M more in HIV fight GUYANA – The U.S. Guyana, aiming to ensure to ensuring that all ages, centred care – meeting to ensure funds and HIV status are on life- Embassy and the that all have access to life- genders, and at-risk patients where they are, programmes are targeting saving antiretroviral Ministry of Health of saving medication. The populations know their with what they need. key populations, treatment, which Guyana recently U.S. Government has HIV status and receive The release said that specifically those most indicates a need to announced an provided more than life-saving HIV services. PEPFAR, the Ministry, affected by HIV.Currently, strengthen linkage to and additional US$1.5 US$185 million to combat This means focusing on and civil society partners an estimated 73 percent of retention in treatment, million (GY$300m) of HIV in Guyana since quality, inclusive, client- will work closely together Guyanese who know their the release added. support to combat HIV 2004. in Guyana, courtesy of Through our the U.S. President’s partnership, Guyana has Emergency Plan for made significant strides in Search for woman missing from yacht in C’bean AIDS Relief combatting HIV. The CONCERNS are growing (PEPFAR). country has diagnosed 94 for a woman who vanished A release from the percent of people living almost a week ago from a Ministry of Health said with HIV, surpassing the yacht in the Caribbean. that the funding will “first 90” UNAIDS target, Sarm Heslop, 41, from support the 8,700 people the release said. Southampton,UK was last living with HIV in PEPFAR is committed seen on the vessel on Sunday night, which was moored off the coast of St John in the US Virgin Islands. She was staying with her American boyfriend but was gone in the early morning, leaving her SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS possessions behind. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Her friend Vicki Mogridge-Percy told the BBC: “No one knows what CLAIM NO. LTP 3 of 2021 happened.” According to The Virgin IN THE MATTER OF: The Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011, Islands Police Department, section 3 Miss Heslop, who is described as having a AND IN THE MATTER OF: ALL THAT the Parcel of Land tattoo on her left shoulder, was reported missing on situate at Baycroft New Road in the parish of Saint Michael in Monday. this island and being the lot numbered 14 and containing by The force said: “Heslop admeasurement 260.1 square metres or thereabouts (which was last seen on March 7 represents 237.6 square metres in land and 22.5 square metres aboard the vessel Siren in road) as shown on a Plan thereof made and certified on the Song, that was moored off 06th day of June 2020 by Andre P. G. Clarke, Land Surveyor and the coast of St. John.” recorded in The Lands & Surveys Department on the 09th day Miss Heslop is known to have gone for dinner with of June 2020 as Plan No. 567 of 2020 ABUTTING AND BOUNDING her partner on Sunday in to the North on the lot numbered 13 being lands of St John before returning to Nathaniel Collymore to the East on the lot numbered 28 being the yacht and going to bed. lands now or formerly of Christopher Waithe to the South on the By 02:00 she was lot numbered 15 being lands of Adriana Hunte and to West on a missing, but her bank public road called Baycroft New Road or however else the same cards and mobile phone may abut and abound were still on board, friends said. Friends of Sarm Heslop, 41, have set up a Missing Sarm Heslop Facebook page. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION A large search and rescue operation has been Ms Mogridge-Percy said: night. just need them to keep OF OWNERSHIP & CERTIFICATE OF TITLE taking place with police “I’m feeling just pure “She’s not that stupid to searching.” and volunteer divers shock, just sadness, just have done something like Kate Vernalls, another TAKE NOTICE that Ewart DeCoursey Murrell, Retiree, of scouring the coastline and worry,it’s a roller coaster of that so it’s just really hard friend, said: “It’s a 5316 Trans Island, Montreal, Québec H3W 3A2, Canada, waters. emotions. It’s really hard to understand what’s desperate time at the Retiree, has applied to the High Court of Justice for an order that Her friends have set up a to make sense of. happened and where she moment whilst we all come he is the owner of the legal estate/a legal interest in respect of Missing Sarm Heslop “She’s a very smart, is.” together as friends in the Facebook page to share witty, sensible, fun person. She added: “It’s really UK to find Sarm and try the Parcel of Land described in the heading of this Application information about the She wouldn’t have gone for important that no one and get as much word out and for a Certificate of Title in respect of the same. search. a swim in the middle of the stops searching for her.We there as possible.”

Any person having any adverse claims, liens or charges or rights or interests against the said Parcel of Land should submit the claim duly authenticated on oath to the Registrar of the Supreme A Bahamas hotel chain hopes to lure travellers Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 19th day of April 2021. with novel offers: Catch COVID and stay for free Any other person who has any information relating to the BAHA MAR guests can when booking a stay with It wasn’t clear Friday an effort to ensure the ownership of the said Parcel of Land is invited to give such take on-site rapid Covid- us, as well as valued and whether any recent health, safety and comfort information in writing to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, 19 testing and if any of supported by the Baha guests of the Grand Hyatt of our guests,” Baha Mar Bridgetown, on or before the 19th day of April 2021. those swabs come back Mar family should any Baha Mar, SLS Baha Mar said in a statement. positive, they’ll have the issues arise during or Rosewood Baha Mar “Our ‘Travel with Dated the 15th day of March 2021 choice of a their trip,” the hotel chain had been forced to take Confidence’ programme is complimentaryprivate jet said of its “Travel advantage of the the first of its kind in the home or a free, 14-day with Confidence” luxurious Covid-19 industry, providing ______quarantine in a suite with initiative. freebies. travelers with added K. S. MARSHALL, Attorney-at-law for the Claimant, a daily dining credit of The programme was “In this ever-changing peace of mind and the whose place of business and address for service is US$150. rolled out three weeks ago travel environment, it is option to safely return 1st Floor, “One Welches,” Welches, “It is our hope that and is still operating,a our goal to alleviate home, or quarantine at no St. Thomas, Barbados, W.I. through this program, our company representative travelers’ concerns added expense – the guests will feel confident said Friday. surrounding Covid-19, in choice is theirs.” The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 11

Argentine president’s vehicle attacked by protesters ARGENTINA’S President which has the president’s Alberto Fernandez has been support, according to attacked by a group of newspaper El Chubut. mining opponents while Fernandez was in the area to touring a part of the assess damage from fires that country struck by recent have been burning for days at forest fires. the foot of the Andes. Fernandez was in a car near According to media reports, the city of Lago Puelo in Chubut 2000 hectares and 250 houses Province in the Patagonia have been damaged or region when a group of people destroyed in the blaze, with began pelting the vehicle with more than 200 families taken to stones, breaking two windows. safety from four communities They also shouted insults in the area. directed at Mariano Arcioni, the There have also been reports Fernandez was in a car near the city of Lago Puelo in Chubut Province in the Patagonia governor of Chubut province. of dozens of people injured and region when a group of people began pelting the vehicle with stones, breaking two windows. Arcioni backs a mining project some missing individuals. Chile becomes Latin America’s COVID-19 vaccination champion SANTIAGO, Chile – After being plan to President Sebastián trials.The ministers agreed, and among the world’s hardest-hit Piñera, including a road map the Chilean government began nations with COVID-19, Chile about how to use the country’s making diplomatic contacts. is now near the top among network of trade agreements By June, long before any other countries at vaccinating its and its previous contacts with country in Latin America, Chile population against the virus. pharmaceutical companies to had secured a contract with With more than 25% of its get vaccines once they were Sinovac, which agreed to deliver people having received at least developed. Recommendations an early batch once the vaccine one shot, the country of 19 included being part of clinical was authorized, Kalergis said. million on South America’s trials. Rodrigo Yáñez, Pacific coast is the champion of This effort was helped by undersecretary for international Latin America, and globally it contacts made months earlier in economic relations and lead is just behind Israel, the United China. In October 2019, Chilean negotiator with companies to get Arab Emirates and the United biochemist Dr. Alexis Kalergis the vaccines, said Chile Kingdom. had traveled to Beijing with two understood from the beginning That’s a far cry from the Chilean colleagues for an that it needed to work with beginning of the pandemic, international congress on different pharmaceutical when Chile was criticized over immunology.There Kalergis met companies at the same time. its inability to trace and isolate experts from the Chinese “We looked at different infected people. pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech alternatives and didn’t put all So what is the secret to its Ltd. the eggs in the same basket,” he success? Kalergis had already said. Government officials and approached Sinovac about Chile was part of a Sinovac health experts say it was the working on vaccine research. So clinical trial that started in country’s early negotiations when China announced in December and involved 2,300 Alexis Kalergis, biochemist and director of the Millennium with vaccine producers, as well January 2020 that it had medical workers. The Institute in Immunology and Immunotherapy of the Catholic as its past experience with identified a new virus, and government has not published University, poses for a portrait inside the Catholic University robust vaccination programmes, within weeks the world saw it its results, saying only that they of Chile in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Kalergis a record praised by the World spreading around the globe, were good. had a prominent role in contacts to acquire coronavirus vac- Health Organization. Kalergis knew he needed to Trials for vaccines by cines from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac. During the first months of the reach out to his colleagues at AstraZeneca, Janssen and the pandemic, the headlines in Chile Sinovac. Chinese pharmaceutical to Our World in Data, a to make bilateral agreements were bleak, with the country’s “Taking advantage of our CanSino were also done in collaboration between with some producers,” Jarbas intensive care units almost full experience, the contacts and the Chile, and those results also researchers at the University of Barbosa, deputy director of the and the government unable to interest that we expressed … we have not been disclosed. Oxford and the nonprofit Global Pan American Health control the virus’s spread started conversations with Chile received its first vaccine Change Data Lab. Organization, said this week. despite restrictions that Sinovac,” said Kalergis, director doses in December, some 21,000 No other country in Latin This is not the first time Chile included mandatory lockdowns. of the Milenio Institute for from Pfizer, but they were fewer America has had anything near has conducted a successful But another story was Immunology and than promised. The country Chile’s success. Brazil, for vaccination program. Last year, developing in parallel that few Immunotherapy at Chile’s immediately began vaccinating example, has vaccinated only between March and April when people knew about, one that had Catholic University. medical workers. By the end of 4% of its population, and the virus was emerging, Chilean begun months before and would He spoke to Sinovac January,Chile received the first Argentina around 3%. authorities vaccinated 8 million later guarantee Chile fast access colleagues in January and 4 million doses from Sinovac Health Minister Enrique people against the flu. to vaccines. February 2020, then went to and was able to speed up París said Chile has now Mario Patiño, 75, was among Andrés Couve, Chile’s Catholic University Dean inoculation. Massive vaccination secured 35 million doses to the first to be vaccinated with a minister of science, told The Ignacio Sánchez with the started in February. vaccinate 15 million people, and Sinovac dose in February at a Associated Press that formal details, saying they needed to be Chile was administering more it’s already helping other school in Lo Prado, a poor negotiations with vaccine- passed on to the government. than 100,000 shots almost daily countries. Earlier this month, residential area of Santiago. producing companies started Sánchez approached Chile’s since early February, and that Chilean authorities donated “Everything was perfect, fast, last April, only a month after health minister and foreign more than tripled this week. 20,000 Sinovac doses to with an excellent service, well COVID-19 was declared a secretary, urging early On Wednesday, it reached a Paraguay and the same amount organized,” said Patiño, who was pandemic. negotiations with Sinovac and daily global record of 1.3 shots to Ecuador. getting his second shot on By May,Couve said, a team of other pharmaceuticals and for per 100 inhabitants, followed by Chile had “good planning and Saturday. “For me, the vaccine experts and officials presented a Chile to be part of their clinical Israel with 1.04 doses, according wisely used the resources it has means to be calmer.” 12 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

French March in Paris suburb labour honours drowned minister French schoolgirl PARIS – More than 2,000 people French media reported that marched yesterday in the Paris suburb the victim had been bullied at school tests of Argenteuil in tribute to a schoolgirl and that nude pictures of her who was found drowned in the river had been hacked and circulated on Seine, in a case that has shocked social media. France. Le Parisien newspaper said more positive French Labour Minister Elizabeth Prosecutors said on Wednesday than 2 500 people participated in yes- Borne. that two French teenagers were terday’s march, which started at the PARIS – French Labour Minister under investigation for murder girl’s school. Elizabeth Borne said yesterday she had ities from a distance,” Borne said. after police fished the body France has seen a spate of youth tested positive for COVID-19 and would French President Emmanuel Macron, of the drowned schoolgirl out killings in recent weeks, mostly keep working, the latest senior French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and of the Seine. involving gangs, putting growing official to catch the virus. then culture minister Franck Riester also They said the teenagers, a boy and a pressure on the government. The 59-year-old, who is number eight in caught the virus last year. girl, both aged 15, had met the Junior interior minister Marlene rank in the cabinet, said on Twitter that The government is struggling to con- 14-year-old girl, whom they knew, in Schiappa said on France Info radio that she was doing well despite having some tain the virus but has so far stopped short Argenteuil, west of Paris. The boy a committee of parents would be set up symptoms. of imposing a new national lockdown, opt- had beaten her and then with his in the coming week to address “Having tested positive for COVID-19, ing instead for local weekend lockdowns girlfriend’s help thrown her into the the problem of harassment at I will continue to exercise my responsibil- in some regions and tougher restrictions. river, where she drowned. school.

UK records lowest no. of COVID-19 deaths since early October LONDON – THE UK has recorded with another 512 108 jabs administered another 52 coronavirus deaths in its daily Saturday. update – the lowest number since It takes the total number of people who early October. have had their first dose to 24,196,211, Yesterday’s latest figures also showed while 1,584,909 have now also had their that 4 618 new COVID-19 cases had been second jab – a rise of 52 155. recorded in the previous 24 hours. The rate of vaccinations could It compares to 5 534 infections and accelerate dramatically in the coming 121 fatalities on Saturday. days, with front line staff on standby to Both figures are also down on the go to “maximum capacity” and inoculate 5 177 coronavirus cases and 82 deaths twice as many people from next week as posted last Sunday, with the latter at supplies increase. their lowest since 50 were reported on The statistics will provide some October 12. encouragement to ministers as More than 24 million people have now lockdown rules across the UK begin More than 24 million people have now had a first dose of a vaccine. had a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, to be eased. Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest ahead of election

THE HAGUE – Dutch riot police used gatherings of more than two people water cannon and batons yesterday to banned, restaurants and bars shut and disperse a crowd of several thousand with the first night-time curfew since anti-lockdown protesters gathered at a World War Two. field in the centre of The Hague a day Voting in the election will start today, before national elections. with polls open for three days to help to The demonstration was broken up ensure social distancing at polling after the protesters flouted social stations. Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s distancing rules and ignored police conservative VVD Party looks set to get a warnings to disperse. new four-year mandate after being Local media said several arrests were in power since 2010. made during the clashes. There were no A majority of voters reluctantly sup- immediate reports of injuries. port the lockdown, given the Netherlands’ Dutch authorities had stopped train current coronavirus infection rate which services to the city, the seat of govern- is towards the high end of Europe’s range. ment, to prevent more protesters arriving. But the curfew, which has been ex- Police initially told people to go home and tended until the end of March, prompted announced over loudspeakers that the several days of rioting across the country event was over and warned that they when it was first imposed on January 23 would break up the protest by force if “You can do some restrictions of course necessary. but you can limit it to the people who are Many in the crowd, gathered at the vulnerable and weak in society,” said central Maliveld field in the city, were Hans van der Arend, who travelled from holding yellow umbrellas in a show of the nearby port city of Rotterdam. opposition and chanted “Love, freedom, The country of 17 million has regis- stop dictatorship.” tered more than 1.1 million COVID-19 The Netherlands has been under a cases and more than 16 000 deaths in Dutch security forces act after demonstrators flout coronavirus distancing tough lockdown since late January with the pandemic. rules, ignore warnings.

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March 15, 2021 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS B’DOS NEEDS TO GET BACK TO WORK THE private sector in Barbados is Government”. very pleased to have most of its According to him, “we appreciate the businesses reopening from today. job the Government has done to protect Edward Clarke, Chairman of the the public from a wider COVID spread Barbados Private Sector Association and to source the vaccines for said as much over the weekend in a talk Barbadians, but ultimately it’s with Business Monday. everyone’s responsibility to protect “It has been a very difficult start to the ourselves and our families and to ensure year and we look forward to the other that the island can remain open.” businesses being allowed to do so in the He maintained that “this can be done near future as well,” Mr. Clarke said. if we get vaccinated and we all comply However, Clarke has told this with the protocols to avoid further newspaper that if private sector activity spread of COVID”. in general does not improve in the next The BPA official pointed out that the few months there will be a need for remainder of 2021 will be tough for the businesses to control their cost even island. further. He pointed to Government finances As such, “this may include reducing which will be under stress this year, their employee costs in order to stay in tourism arrivals will be low,and there is Edward Clarke, Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association. operation under such vastly reduced falling tax revenue from VAT, import revenue,” the BPA official said. duties and corporate taxes collected stages of the COVID vaccine rollout and the tourism restated to boost the Government has given the all clear from businesses and personal income any new protocols set for visitors to our employment and spending, Government for a further reopening of the country in taxes from reduced employees income. island especially for those who have needs to fast track its capital works light of the pause to slow COVID-19 Clarke said that while Tourism may already been vaccinated”. programme to stimulate employment cases. be revived in the fourth quarter of this Clarke insisted that these visitor and therefore increased spending in the Clarke has told Business Monday that year, it will take sometime for the protocols need to be made very clear and current depressed economy”. Barbados needs to be productive and industry to be back to the 2019/2020 be announced as soon as possible. He added that focus on these capital that by getting back to work “it allows level. The Private sector official stated that programmes should be on the areas to people to provide for their families Furthermore, much will depend on “as we wait for some of the larger improve ‘our infrastructure and increase without any further assistance from how the country manages the “next few private sector projects to get going and our long-term productivity in the island.

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Price cap mechanism best approach to utility regulation THE Fair Trading method the rates for C&W services being offered by represent a competitive power and therefore ability offer.” Commission is telling fixed line phone services the telecommunications constraint on the to set prices”. The Commission said Cable and Wireless that will be increased by at least carrier. company’s fixed line It further stated that the that it believes that C&W’s the price cap mechanism is three per cent or in line However, according to services on a national objectives of price cap plans ability to act independently the best approach to utility with the level of inflation, the FTC, C&W questioned basis,” the Commission “are now chiefly to protect of the market to increase regulation to protect and even in case inflation is the need for the continued said. customers for whom the its prices on non- telephone consumers. higher than the three per regulation of the fixed However, the Company is the only competitive services, had The FTC, one of the cent. services prices going Commission made it clear provider of fixed telephony not changed. island’s leading regulators The increases will spread forward given that rates that in “this context, an services both in areas of the “As such the company’s issued the position to C&W, over a four-year period, had not been increased effective price cap is one country where Digicel does past decisions not to at the same time it ending December 31, 2024. under the 2016 price cap which protects customers not have a network and increase its price to the full announced a new price cap However, the increase plan. of regulated services from nationally for those extent allowed do not regime to take effect from from April 1, is coming at a “It further disagreed being charged excessive customers who demand guarantee similar April 1. time when customers have with the Commission’s prices, that is, as a result of fixed telephony services decisions in the future,” the Under the price cap called into question the view that Digicel does not the company’s market which Digicel does not Regulator added.

Lamy to give inaugural Henry Gill Memorial Lecture

FORMER World Trade former Director-General negotiator, Gill helped at the Institute of Organisation (WTO) of the Caribbean Regional shape policy around the International Relations at Director – General, Pascal Negotiating Machinery time the Caribbean was the University of the West Lamy will be giving the (CRNM) forerunner to the engaged in the Dohar Indies, Trinidad and inaugural Henry Gill current Office for Trade Round of WTO trade Tobago, and was the Memorial Lecture. Negotiations (OTN). negotiations, and the recipient of a Venezuelan The lecture will take An internationally CARIFORUM - European award. He died in 2013. place on Wednesday.Lamy respected Caribbean Union Economic The lecture is being is also a former EU Trade academic, International Partnership Agreement sponsored by the Commissioner. Relations practitioner and (EPA). University of the West Ambassador Gill was a Trade Policy expert and Prior to that he lectured Indies. Private sector urged

to get cracking FORMER World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director – General, Pascal Lamy. THE private sector in Haiti, two were from US US Caribbean trade United States. Barbados and the multinationals with agenda. It the need to Lewis said that in the Caribbean needs to investments in the region, focus on foreign domestic 1980s the Caribbean was BANK RATES become more active and the other from St. investment, production given an opportunity to and get cracking in Kitts and Nevis which still and trade, the us demand pursue market access to Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of helping this region to exports to the USA. for these goods, Lewis the USA under the business on Friday by the Central Bank of Barbados. go forward in the post “When we canvassed indicated that despite American sponsored COVID-19 era. many CARICOM challenges from China Caribbean Basin Initiative Valid for March 15, 2021 That call has come from companies as to not which tends to concentrate (CBI) which has been Notes: David Lewis, Vice engaging on this, over and its investments in relatively successful on Currency Buying Selling President of the over the response was that infrastructure projects in account of the several Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 Manchester Trade the ministry of trade is the Caribbean, the US extensions to that Canadian Dollar 1.58199 1.62878 Limited during a handling that for us,” business and market arrangement. East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 presentation on the future Lewis remarked. presence remains Other multilateral trade Euro 2.34151 2.43979 of USA-Caribbean trade Stating that ministries predominant in the region. and investment regimes Pound Sterling 2.72630 2.84110 and investment relations. and governments do not “The trade agenda is followed, including the United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 Lewis said that it is a invest, do not produce, and still very weak with China Enterprise of the Americas Demand/Sight: new private sector do not trade, the Vice when you compare with Initiative, the North Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 economy in the USA and President charged there is the United States,” Lewis American Free Trade Canadian Dollar 1.59100 1.62735 the Caribbean. a need for more private maintained. “And then of Agreement, and the East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 He told the discussion sector engagement with course you do have Free Trade Area of the Euro 2.37556 2.42465 that in the region there is the policy and economic CARICOM business Americas. Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00946 a much more inward transaction initiative. changes themselves where He referred as well to Pound Sterling 2.76630 2.82347 looking private sector He said that there is businesses and the CSME noting that 32 United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 which no longer has to currently a proposal that enterprises and years after being launched Telegraphic Transfer challenge and to lead the is being promoted to conglomerates are much at Grand Anse, it is still Currency Buying Selling fight for private sector led counter Chinese economic more inward looking into incomplete in terms of Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 development. involvement in the region the domestic market and forging the domestic trade Canadian Dollar 1.59401 1.62735 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 He said that one issue of and to assist in the challenging the problems and economic investment Euro 2.38003 2.42465 significance was in 2019 rebuilding of Caribbean and obstacles of an integration regime which Guyana Dollar 0.00940 0.00946 when a US Government economies while incomplete CSME since regulates region’s foreign Pound Sterling 2.77151 2.82347 report found that of 24 safeguarding the USA- 1989.” trade. United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 submissions for Caribbean alliance. The discussion looked at Lewis argued that it is commercial activities from The Vice President how the economic critical to understand that INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL the region, only four came pointed out that under the relations between the if the CSME is not in place CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE from the private sector, new President Joe Biden Caribbean and the US will as a Common Market, RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS and the remainder came administration in the unfold going forward given there is a major deficit N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. from governments. USA, there will be new the events of 2020 domestically, regionally, BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00943 Of those four private opportunities. We have a especially COVID-19, and and externally for this Jamaica Dollar 0.01361 sector initiatives, he new and solid bipartisan the election of Joe Biden region to engage trade and T&T Dollar 0.29544 explained, one came from approach in terms of the as the new President of the investment partners. 4 • Monday March 15, 2021 Business Monday

EDITOR’S Caribbean Diaspora NOTEBOOK Development “When a foreigner resides security for start-up among you in your land, business enterprises and do not mistreat them. 34 Fund investors, including Is he really The foreigner residing highly skilled Diaspora among you must be professionals; (3) treated as your native- communications by born. Love them as embracing public the best man yourself, for you were relations, marketing and foreigners in Egypt. I am media savvy personnel the LORD your God.” - from the Diaspora aimed Leviticus 19:33-34 at the generation of challenging, but despite Two weeks ago, in this revenue which will enable for the job? IN the period after the this, the Caribbean column we posed the the initiative to hit the emancipation of slavery, Diaspora has become a question “How can ground running; (4) SOME Barbadians are hopping mad about the Caribbean people significant resource of CARICOM pivot, using its operations which will decision by the West Indies selectors to sack Jason migrated to Panama (in talent and wealth, own resources and reverse the global start- Holder as captain of the team. Replacing him is the 19th century), and to contributing to the post talents, and how can we up business failure rate; Kraigg Brathwaite. the UK, the US and COVID-19 recovery and leverage the potential of and (5) people Cricket fans believe the removal of Holder and Canada (in the 20th growth process, including USVI/CARICOM development to stimulate the reasoning behind the team selection remain century) in search of work. the development and partnerships to our success and inspire very odd. You cannot blame them. Holder has not Their services were in promotion of life saving mutual benefit?” The generations yet to come. done a bad job especially when you compare him demand and for the most vaccines. answer was to focus on (1) Way back, in January with some of those who went before and who to say part they were welcomed In last week’s column, it structure by establishing 2003, Air Jamaica the least did poorly. to the extent that today, was proposed that we a Trust for the mutual observed that there were Also confusing is the elevation of Brathwaite after several generations, document the Diaspora benefit of the people of the many issues being raised after only one series. Is he really the best man for they collectively number talent and transform it Caribbean and its at a town Hall meeting in the job? We will wait and see. His elevation is also in the millions. This into business ideas and Diaspora; (2) financial Brooklyn, which were of mind boggling. He was replaced as Vice captain for constitutes the Caribbean learn from others how to security by mounting a great import to the the West Indies recent tour of New Zealand by Diaspora, a powerful force convert the ideas into quick response profitable Caribbean Diaspora.They Roston Chase. to be reckoned with. commercial realities to growth Fund under the hosted a strategic However, having captained the team that won The transition has been generate wealth. Trust to provide financial visioning session which I the series against Bangladesh Brathwaite is the had the honour to captain but Chase who served as deputy to Holder facilitate, which concluded (in New Zealand) cannot make the final 11 to that to soar to greater oppose Sri Lanka. heights it would be However, if Chase is dropped because of poor necessary to propose a form one must question John Campbell’s place in strategy to systematically the team despite having failed miserably in his last address the issues for the three test series. It would be nice if we are able to mutual benefit of the get some clarification on these matters. Diaspora and Caribbean people. In March 2003, such an institutional framework report was produced, and the Caribbean Diaspora Inc. (CDI) was established, but never implemented. Now is the time for its resuscitation. Recently, at a forum on the strengthening of US- Caribbean trade and investment relations under the Biden administration, Guyanese-born • THERE will be a further entrepreneur Felicia Persaud, Chief Executive reopening of businesses in Officer (CEO), Invest Caribbean, mooted the Barbados from this morning. matter of the US making available to the region, financial assistance to • The Appropriations Bill will help kickstart the economies in the region. be dealt with today in the The above information needs to be reviewed and House of Assembly starting at action taken among the stakeholders to polish the 10 a.m. vision of Caribbean Diaspora development and convert it into action. • Republic Bank has Remember the adage “Vision without Action is announced new opening hours mere fantasy; Action without Vision is folly; for its branches starting from neither Vision nor Action today. wreaks of irresponsibility; Vision and Action induce synergy.” Business Monday Monday March 15, 2021 • 5

BVI Premier Belize: IMF approves outlines plans to revive failing ‘Superbond’ restructuring, economy warns on devaluation PREMIER Andrew Fahie has answered THE International Monetary Fund system. It was recently given further the call for his government to outline (IMF) has commended Belize powers to develop economic policy to plans to rejuvenate the British Virgin authorities for recognising the critical pump liquidity in the system back to Islands economy. nature of their financial situation and businesses. Speaking in the House of Assembly on evaluating needed remedial measures. However, the IMF warns, “A slow March 9, the Premier said his Alongside those measures, the IMF recovery from the pandemic could government remains committed to mentioned with approval the decision accelerate the erosion in asset quality improving the lives of all Virgin to approach creditors of the and increase NPLs, especially for Islanders, despite the challenges posed “Superbond” (officially Belize Bonds banks exposed to vulnerable sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. due 2034) “to complement the efforts to such as tourism. In this context, the Premier Fahie detailed a number of restore debt sustainability through CBB should maintain loan plans for the development of the BVI, Premier Andrew Fahie balanced and sustained fiscal classification and provisioning rules to some of which have already been set in consolidation and growth-enhancing appraise the banks’ potential credit motion while others will be implemented duty waiver for the purchase of property structural reforms”. losses as accurately as possible, phase in the coming months. by Belongers.This is being done through At the same time, the IMF warned in out forbearance measures and loan The list of planned initiatives include: a legislative amendment that has not so many words that the Belize-US deferrals by banks, and strengthen • Integrity in Public Life Act and already received its First Reading in the currency peg is weakened and, while prudential standards as the pandemic Ministerial Code of Conduct House of Assembly. Belize remains committed to it, there recedes. Dividend payments should be Procurement Act • Government has plans to implement must be an effort to successfully restricted until the full impact of the • Contractor General legislation and legislation for the Water & Sewerage implement a strategy to restore debt pandemic on banks’ capital is known. A WhistleBlower legislation that has Department and Virgin Islands Shipping sustainability, which in turn would comprehensive third-party asset already had their First Reading in the Registry to become Statutory Bodies. lower the current account deficit and quality review should be done when House of Assembly and will be followed This will help these departments to increase international reserves. the economy recovers from the by public consultation. become more profitable and efficient, Strengthening the currency peg also pandemic. Efforts to strengthen • The Police Act, which already had marketable and competitive. requires limiting government financing AML/CFT supervision of banks should its First Reading and will go through the • Government has introduced and by the Central Bank of Belize (CBB) continue and sanctions for non- public consultation process. passed a suite of e-Government over the medium term. compliance should be enforced. • Amendments to the Customs Act to legislation that includes but are not Belize’s domestic banks are in a The Fund also prescribes various revise the framework for the export tax limited to the Data Protection Act, strong position, the IMF notes, with ideas for maintaining correspondent to generate revenues from exports. The Electronic Transfers of Funds Act, non-performing loans rated at just banking relations (CBRs) and ensuring amendment also includes extending the Electronic Filing Act, and the Electronic under six percent at the end of 2020, Belize avoids further shocks such as zero-tax on renewable energy equipment Transactions Act. abundant liquidity and strong capital the collapse of the Atlantic for a specific period. • A Virgin Islands Investment Act and buffers. The Central Bank introduced International Bank Limited (AIBL) • Due to an expressed demand, the a Business Licensing Act 2020 have also forbearance measures to mitigate the due to the Sanctuary Bay scandal and government will be extending the stamp been introduced in the House. impact of the pandemic on the banking Choice Bank incident. Clarke says fiscal discipline paid big dividends MINISTER of Finance and the Public the four years prior to the pandemic. Due Clarke said. “If we had little or no foreign exchange Service Dr. Nigel Clarke says that a to the reintegration of public bodies into “Well, COVID-19 intervened and we did reserves, businesses would not be able to policy of fiscal discipline enabled parent ministries we were able to harvest not get to do that. But there is a proverb purchase overseas raw material, Jamaica to confront the novel surplus cash,” he stated. that says ‘preparation is better than good intermediate or finished goods and we coronavirus-driven economic crisis He said that, for example, when the luck’. With close to $90 billion of cash would live a deprived existence. Just prior with substantial buffers and Government reintegrated the Petroleum resources, which resulted from thoughtful to this crisis, our foreign exchange reserves confidence. Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) into the policy choices, thank God, we were better were in the region of their highest levels in “Policy matters, and good policy matters Ministry of Science, Energy, and prepared for this crisis,” he noted. history. For a long time prior to this, even more, and the discipline to stick to Technology, approximately $6 billion was On the issue of Disaster Contingency however, a significant stock of our foreign good policy when the going gets rough paid saved and released into the Consolidated funding, Clarke recalled that for the two exchange reserves [was] borrowed from big dividends for Jamaica [in 2020/21],”he Fund, which finances the annual budget. fiscal years prior to the pandemic, the investors in the form of certificates of said as he delivered the opening speech in He explained that this was possible Government tucked away more resources deposits owing to these investors,” he the annual budget debate at Gordon House because the PCJ’s existence, as a holding in the Contingencies Fund than had been explained. He said that between 2016 and on Tuesday. company,was only justified when it had 13 placed there in 30 years cumulatively. 2019, the Government increased its non- Dr. Clarke argued that good policies subsidiaries to oversee. However, by 2020, “In fact, for 30 years, the Contingencies borrowed reserves by US$1 billion, which expand opportunities and provide PCJ only had one subsidiary, having Fund only had $100 million. In the two placed it in a good position when the crisis flexibility when there is a need to respond divested, closed, or privatised all the others years prior to the pandemic, we added $4 hit home. to crisis,and Jamaica benefited from fiscal and so its existence,as an umbrella holding billion to the fund, which was only to be “Now, Madam Speaker, suppose we had discipline regarding handling its cash company, could not easily be justified. drawn down in the event of a disaster,” he buckled under the pressure, and deviated reserves, disaster contingency funding, “It took courage and leadership to make told the House. He also pointed out that from policy and it ended up that the central foreign exchange reserves and keeping that decision, and I salute the then when the economy was locked down in the bank spent its precious reserves when debt under control relative to a history of minister, the Hon Fayval Williams, for first quarter of the fiscal year, job losses there was hollering and shouting in 2018 huge debts. taking that bold step,” he told the House, were mounting and there was a need to get and 2019, as we transitioned to exchange He said that due to these policies, the pointing out that resources in excess of $25 the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for rate flexibility and inflation targeting?”the country was able to enter an economic billion were also added to the Consolidated Employees (CARE) Programme payments minister asked. crisis with substantial buffers, enabling Fund, as a result of the privatisation of out, under emergency conditions, the “What would have happened to us under the Government to handle a loss of some Wigton Windfarm and Trans-Jamaica Government was able to draw down on the these COVID-19 circumstances, when our $74 billion in revenue with the benefit of Highway, and inclusive of the refinancing Contingencies Fund. earnings from tourism collapsed by US$2.5 some $90 billion in buffers. of Wigton’s debt, which retired obligations Explaining the benefits of cash reserves, billion? Where would we be now? Our In terms of the performance of the cash to the Government. Clarke said that the foreign exchange foreign exchange reserves belong to all reserves he said that this was due to fiscal “I announced with great enthusiasm last reserves, which the Bank of Jamaica Jamaicans,” he insisted. over-performance maintaining that “this is year, that we had accumulated significant manages on the Government’s behalf, He said that the foreign exchange when you manage revenue and cash resources that would be used to provided assurance to suppliers of goods reserves “do not exist to achieve a expenditure cycles, to achieve better fiscal prepay debt in the amount of four per cent and services that the country’s firms could particular exchange rate level, but to outcomes than what you planned”. of GDP, which would have reduced our pay their external bills when they become protect us in times when our normal “We were able to accumulate cash debt ratio to the mid-eighties, creating due, in order to keep open credit to inflows of foreign exchange have been reserves over time, and particularly over much-needed fiscal space going forward,” Jamaican businesses. interrupted”. 6 • Monday March 15, 2021 Business Monday

Sugar harvest no sweetener for Cuba’s ailing economy HAVANA – Hopes in Cuba that sugar In the last six months it has adopted metric tons of raw sugar for the first causing scarcity,job losses and an 11 per exports would soften an economic monetary and other market-oriented time since 1908, and perhaps as low as cent economic contraction in 2020. slowdown and plug an reforms, but these will take time to kick 900 000 tons, a 25 per cent decline. So far this year appears no better, with exchangeable currency gap appear in. All 13 sugar-producing provinces were the pandemic keeping visitors away, no in vain, with state media reports of Julio Andres Garcia, president of the behind schedule as March began, and change in US policy and the scarcity of output at least 200 000 metric tons Caribbean island nation’s sugar the five largest producers Ciego de Avila, foreign currency leading to shortages of short of forecasts for the end of monopoly AZCUBA, said in December Camaguey,Villa Clara, Holguin and Las fuel, agricultural inputs and a general February. that the state-owned industry would Tunas provinces by between 25 000 and scarcity of even basic consumer goods. While no longer a top export and produce 1.2 million metric tons of raw 50 000 metric tons of raw sugar each. The government reported that foreign behind other foreign revenue earners sugar in 2021, similar to the previous The harvest has been plagued by a exchange earnings were just 55 per cent such as medical services, tourism, year. dearth of fuel and spare parts for mills of planned last year, in part because the remittances and nickel, sugar still brings Cuba’s output has averaged around and machinery, cane shortages and low harvest came in 300,000 metric tons Cuba hundreds of millions of dollars a 1.4 million metric tons of raw sugar over yields and a COVID-19 outbreak in at short, while imports fell between 30 per year from exports, including derivatives, the last five years, compared with an least one of 38 active mills. cent and 40 per cent. It did not provide while also producing energy,alcohol and industry high of 8 million tons in 1989. Cuba consumes between 600 000 and further details. animal feed at home. The harvest runs from November into 700 000 metric tons of sugar a year and “There is no reason to believe the Like other industries, agriculture and May with peak yields from January has a 400 000 metric ton toll deal with shortfall will be made up and every cane cultivation face structural problems through mid-April. China. reason to believe it could become worse,” in the Communist-run import dependent Reuters estimates based on available Tough US sanctions and the pandemic, a Cuban sugar expert said, requesting command economy, which the data and local sources that this year’s which have gutted tourism, have cut into anonymity due to restrictions on talking government is only just addressing. harvest will come in under one million Cuban foreign exchange earnings to foreign journalists. Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay TOKYO – Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a partnership in deliveries, fintech and other areas. Rakuten’s shares shot up 8.6% in Tokyo trading Friday on news of the tie-up with Japan Post. Japan Post’s gained 4.9%. Japan Post Holdings President Hiroya Masuda said Friday that the deal brought together “the digital and the real.” The co-operation between the old-style analog mail and Rakuten, founded in 1997 and having 70 digital businesses, was announced earlier. It includes delivery services that allow people to make online reservations to pick up packages and mail in various locations whenever they want, both sides said. The post office will gain technology advice and personnel from Rakuten. In return, Rakuten can use the post office’s network throughout the nation to sell its mobile service at real-life counters. Up to now subscriptions were mostly taken online. Cashless payments are another area for possible co-operation. The Japanese post office is one of the biggest banking institutions in the country,holding more than 181 trillion yen ($1.7 trillion) in individual savings. The shift to digital has been relatively Japan Post Holdings President Hiroya Masuda, right, and Rakuten President Hiroshi Mikitani, left, pose together during a slow in Japan compared to some Western press conference on their strategic partnership on Dec. 24, 2020 in Tokyo. Japan’s giant postal system said Friday, March nations, but it is picking up. 12, 2021, it is investing about $1.4 billion, for an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a partnership Introducing more digital technologies in deliveries, fintech and other areas. will help the post office deal with the labour shortages that plague many expand. The Japanese company racked In a report last month, Hiroko Sato,an steady trend” of growth could be expected Japanese businesses. up a 114 billion yen ($1 billion) loss in the analyst for Jefferies, noted Rakuten’s for its financial businesses, with Rakuten Rakuten lags Amazon in the Japanese fiscal year through December, hurt by losses partly reflect costs of investments already holding 20% market share in the market and globally and is eager to some costly investments. in its mobile infrastructure. She said “a cashless payment sector in Japan. Covid-19: British Airways plans app-based travel pass BRITISH Airways is planning to make it digital health passes “to reopen our skies bookings, but it remains unclear which travel. easier for passengers to prove they are safely". routes will be available. He urged the government to “set an safe to travel once they have been IAG’s boss, Luis Gallego, said at the BA’s move comes amid heated debate example” and “be ambitious” in vaccinated against Covid. time that the airline group wanted about the possibility that “vaccine developing systems, including the use of Under the plans, people who have had international common testing standards passports” could become a feature of digital technology to verify the both jabs will be able to register their for travel. foreign travel and even be used within vaccination and test status of passengers. status on BA’s smartphone app. The UK government has said it will the UK to allow entry to places such as “We’re making great progress in The airline’s chief executive, Sean give the go-ahead for a return to pubs or sports stadiums. Britain in dealing with the pandemic,” he Doyle, hailed the UK’s “great progress” in international travel on 17 May at the In his latest comments to journalists, said, pointing to the Oxford-AstraZeneca tackling the pandemic. earliest. BA’s Mr Doyle said the UK should be a vaccine and the success of the UK’s Last month, BA owner IAG called for The announcement prompted a flood of global leader in reopening international vaccination programme. Business Monday Monday March 15, 2021 • 7

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline

March 12, 2021

There was no activity on the Regular Market. Deposit Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline Week in Review EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $20.44 $20.66 $0.22

This week, the Regular Market traded a total volume of 1,247 shares. Goddard Enterprises Limited was the sole company traded this week with 1,247 shares.

BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Friday March 12, 2021 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE March 12, 2021 March 11, 2021 Local 2,444.20 2,443.96 0.24 ABV Investments Incorporated 15-Oct-20 - - - $0.05 $0.05 - $0.02 $0.30 8,080 10,498 Cross-list 933.43 933.43 - BICO Limited 21-Sep-20 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 595.58 595.52 0.06 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - March 12, 2021 March 11, 2021 Local 4,913.03 4,912.55 0.48 Barbados Farms Limited 22-Jan-21 - - - $0.40 $0.40 - $0.35 $0.68 1,000 25,342 Cross-list 119.19 119.19 - Composite 5,032.22 5,031.73 0.48 Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 28-Jan-21 - - - $4.10 $4.10 - $4.00 $4.10 72 1,100 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 24-Feb-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $1.80 - 14,251 March 12, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 19-Feb-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 5,066 CHANGE - Dev Fund 05-Mar-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.2142 0.0151 05-Mar-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2581 0.0003 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 26-Feb-21 - - - $0.56 $0.56 - $0.55 $0.57 1,600 1,000 05-Mar-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6719 -0.0001 -Value Fund 05-Mar-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 6.4913 6.4913 6.4913 -0.0965 05-Mar-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.0953 0.0019 Goddard Enterprises Limited 11-Mar-21 - - - $2.15 $2.15 - $2.10 $2.15 17,805 51,936 05-Mar-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0200 0.0009 28-Feb-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.6018 5.6018 5.4998 0.0320 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 23-Feb-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.80 $2.00 1,087 22,200 28-Feb-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0369 1.0369 1.0162 0.0128 28-Feb-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6427 1.6427 1.6098 -0.0002 One Caribbean Media Limited 18-Feb-21 - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $2.20 - 1,000 05-Mar-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.73 -0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - -- $2.26 $2.26 ---- - 05-Mar-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.65 -0.02 05-Mar-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.98 0.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE West India Biscuit Company Limited 03-Mar-21 - - - $31.25 $31.25 - $31.26 - 156 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $20.44 $20.66 $0.22 $30.00 - 50 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD - Fixed Income Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series B 04-Mar-21 $60.00 $60.00 - $60.00 - 55,889 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - - - - *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 03-Nov-20 $89.00 $89.00 - - - - ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - $70.00 - 19,617 NOTICES NEWS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS UAE to require Emera Incorporated - Directors have fixed March 22nd, 2021 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on May 20th, 2021.

BICO Limited – Notice is hereby given that the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of BICO listed firms to Limited is scheduled to take place on April 13th, 2021 at the Company’s registered address: Harbor Industrial Park, Bridgetown, BB11145 at 5:00 p.m. have at least one BSE NOTICES COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE Kindly note that effective February 26th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central woman on board Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) remain closed in accordance with the recommendations contained in Directive No. 5 issued by the Government of Barbados for the period March 1st, 2021 to March 14th, 2021. THE United Arab tion compulsory,” the regu- Kindly note, however, that while our physical offices will be closed, all trading, clearing and settlement operations will remain fully Emirates, home to Dubai lator’s Chief Executive operational as staff will all be working remotely during this period. While our offices are closed, we remain easily accessible via email. and Abu Dhabi stock mar- Officer Obaid Saif Al Zaabi For Stock Exchange related queries, kindly email us at [email protected] and for Shareholder related queries contact us at kets, will require at least was quoted as saying by [email protected]. one female director on the the National. “So now We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding and trust that all and sundry remain safe during this time. boards of all listed compa- there must be at least one nies, the National newspa- female member on the TRADING SUSPENSION per reported, citing the board of any listed com- The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section market regulator. pany.” 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were The requirement came The move comes after suspended effective December 10th, 2019. into force after the the Gulf nation’s central The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section Securities and bank signed a memoran- 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited Commodities Authority’s dum of understanding were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. meeting on Sunday, ac- with Aurora50, a firm fo- The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way cording to the report. cused on gender-balanced of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor “We previously used to boardrooms, to work to- Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. accept explanations if ward raising the number there wasn’t compliance, of women on the boards of but now we are moving to both public and private make female representa- companies in the UAE. Barbados Advocate Price cap mechanism best approach to utility regulation – Page 3 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT ON VAT THE Value Added Tax (VAT) which has registered consecutive years of revenue shortfalls is again being projected to realise over one million dollars next financial year. That projection is contained in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure which will be dealt with in the House of Assembly, starting today. Over the past three years Government has raised expectations that the VAT which is the principal revenue earner, will account for over one million in receipts. Unfortunately,that has not happened according to data published both by the Estimates and the Central Bank of Barbados. That data have shown that for the period April to December last year VAT counted $519 million and is unlikely to surpass the one million dollars anticipated this current year which ends on March 31. Overall revenue at the end of December 2020 time declined 12 per cent which the Bank said stemmed from lower collections of transaction – based taxes. In reviewing Government’s revenue for that period (to December last year), CBB Governor Cleviston Haynes said that VAT receipts fell $185 million with VAT on imports down 17 per cent and on domestic sales by 23 per cent. VAT injected revenue of $966.9 million in the economy in the financial year 2019/2020; $940 million the previous Central Bank of Barbados Governor, Cleviston Haynes. year and $887.3 million 2017/2018. Prior to that the receipts were lower. million. million; Property Taxes $221.6 million; expected to bring in about $82.0 million Overall revenue for next financial year A break down of the total revenue Taxes on International Trade $239.9 next financial year, the Bank Asset Tax has been put at $2.89 billion. stream sees taxes on Goods and Services million; and Other taxes $9.9 million. about $40 million; and Highway Tax revenues will account for $2.69 accounting for $1.41 billion; Taxes on In terms of other taxes for the coming Revenue in respect of motor vehicles $16 billion and Non-tax revenue $192.8 Income and Profit a further $810.3 year, the controversial Fuel Tax is million. Fuenfzig highlights rum sector challenges, competition THE beverage industry is a very strong commodities from Barbados accounting and other inputs that have to be imported. beverage sector and in particular rum; and rewarding sector within Barbados for annual inflows of about $80 million He remarked as well that there are tourism; dairy operations; and foreign and the Caribbean. from overseas sales. It also accounts for market access challenges like tariffs, direct investments, and the challenges That’s according to Michael Fuenfzig, sizeable financial inflows into Jamaica, finding distributors to enter the EU affecting these operations. Head of the Economic Team at Ecorys,a Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana, among market and solving some of the logistical Trade flows between the two regions – European research and consulting firm, other Caribbean states. problems. the EU and CARIFORUM – were also at a forum sponsored by Caribbean Fuenfzig said that the sector however Labelling requirements are also an assessed and it was noted that while Export. faces challenges given the competition issue since they have to be designed in CARIFORUM exports to Europe were Fuenfzig said that while rum remains from some European regional countries, different languages across the European slowing, those from the continent were a dominant economic activity there are Cuba, and the USA, although there are continent. increasing. other aspects to the beverage industry however reputational strengths in the However, Fuenfzig said that although The participants looked at the ways the like beer, mineral water, and sea moss sector. the EU markets are sophisticated many EPA can assist in bolstering these beverages among others. Arguing that this is important, the bulk exporters of rum have been able to economic sectors and co-operation In addition, there are many producers Ecorys official said that this has served penetrate them. between Europe and the Caribbean. who are very competitive and who have the sector well. With regards to supplies, Several case studies of different The EPA is doing quite a few things to succeeded in penetrating the European he said while there are inputs like sugar segments Caribbean economies were address sector specifics, stakeholders market. and molasses readily available, on the dealt with at the three-hour long event. were told. Caribbean Export also came in Rum is one of the leading export other hand there are issues with bottles They included the creative industries,the for praises.

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Protest marks anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death

HUNDREDS of people gathered in renewed focus after the police killing of the US city of Louisville Saturday unarmed black man George Floyd in for a rally to mark a year since the Minneapolis, which ignited anti-racism death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year- protests around the world. old black paramedic shot dead when The city of Louisville paid $12 million police raided her home. (£8.6m) to Ms Taylor’s family and agreed The incident caused outrage, spurring to police reforms to settle a wrongful protests against racism and brutality. death lawsuit. Ms Taylor was shot by officers who Only one of the police officers who took forced entry into her home using a “no- part in the deadly raid faced any charges knock” warrant that meant they did not linked to the botched raid. Brett have to announce themselves. Hankison was charged with endanger- The three police officers who carried ing Ms Taylor’s neighbours by firing into out the raid were eventually sacked. a next door apartment. During the operation Ms Taylor’s Earlier this week the city of boyfriend Kenneth Walker shot and Minneapolis reached a $27 million settle- wounded one of the officers. Earlier this ment with the family of George Floyd – month a charge of attempted murder the unarmed US black man whose death against him was dropped. last May sparked protests worldwide. Mr Walker said he fired once because he Floyd’s death after being trapped under believed criminals were breaking in. The the knee of police officer Derek Chauvin officers responded with 32 shots, six of was captured on camera. which struck Ms Taylor. “That the largest pre-trial settlement in However, a grand jury decided not to a wrongful death case ever would be for charge any of them over Ms Taylor’s the life of a black man sends a powerful death, sparking protests. message that black lives do matter and During Saturday’s demonstration in Ms Taylor was a paramedic. police brutality against people of colour Louisville, speakers demanded justice for must end,” said Floyd family attorney Breonna Taylor. would “never understand the unimagin- The FBI’s Louisville field office also is- Ben Crump. “It’s been a year and justice has not able grief” of Ms Taylor’s family and loved sued a statement saying that its investi- Jury selection is under way for the mur- been served,” Camille Bascus, a 50-year- ones. gation into Ms Taylor’s death had made der trial of police officer Derek Chauvin, old African American, told the AFP news “Today we remember Breonna Taylor, “significant progress” since it began last who was filmed with his knee on Floyd’s agency. her tragic and unnecessary loss and the May, without providing further details. neck as he begs for his life and says “I Ahead of the rally, Kentucky Governor immense work we have ahead of us,” he Ms Taylor’s killing did not initially at- can’t breathe”. He was later pronounced Andy Beshear said in a statement that he said. tract nationwide attention. But it received dead in hospital. Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

WASHINGTON – House Speaker creating unionised jobs and addressing embrace a $287 billion bill unanimously Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift climate change. passed by a Senate committee and work by Congress on a job and infra- The White House originally planned changed it in a way that Republicans structure package that will be “fiscally to come out with a plan in February, could not accept. sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether but more recently hasn’t committed to “What did the House do? They the next major item on President a timeline. A rollout is likely to slide replaced our highway bill with the Joe Biden’s agenda will attract into April as the administration Green New Deal,” Barrasso said. “So Republican backing. embarks on a nationwide push over the they ignored what we have done in a Fresh off a major legislative victory coming weeks to sell Americans on bipartisan way. If they would take the on the $1.9 trillion virus relief package the benefits of the COVID-19 relief bill. model that we came up with in the that passed on near-party lines, Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., chair- committee in the Senate for highway Democrats face long and tough battles man of the Senate Environment and transportation, I think that’s a very ahead in winning GOP endorsement and Public Works Committee, and good start. I talked with the secretary of the administration’s plans. Representative Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, about Road- and bridge-building legislation chairman of House Transportation and it, and I think that is the model has a long history of support from both Infrastructure Committee, hope to pass on which we should move forward on parties as lawmakers aim to deliver on a bill out of their committees in May. transportation and infrastructure.” projects back home. But Republicans The package could include policy Yesterday, Pelosi declined to say disagree with Biden’s focus on the changes – on green energy and immi- whether tax increases would be re- environment and the possibility of gration – and even try to make perma- quired for the House legislation, stress- financing any program with debt after nent some of the just-passed COVID-19 ing that Congress would explore all the government borrowed heavily to ad- assistance such as child tax credits. options, including generating revenue dress the economic fallout from the “It is going to be green and it is going with something similar to the Obama coronavirus pandemic. to be big,” DeFazio told The Associated administration’s Build America bonds. “Building roads and bridges and Press. Cost will be a major hurdle in passing water supply systems and the rest has Democrats used a fast-track budget an infrastructure plan. There’s little po- always been bipartisan, always been bi- process known as reconciliation to litical interest in increasing the 18.3- partisan, except when they oppose it approve Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan cent-per-gallon federal gas tax, which with a Democratic president, as they without Republican support, a strategy generates revenue for the Highway did under President Obama, and we that succeeded despite the reservations Trust Fund, even though the rate has had to shrink the package,” said Pelosi, of some moderates. not increased since 1993. Biden D-Calif. But work on passing infrastructure promised during the campaign he “But, nonetheless, hopefully, we will legislation in a Senate split 50-50 with would not increase taxes on people have bipartisanship,” she said. Vice President Kamala Harris provid- making less than $400 000 a year. Pelosi has directed key Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of ing a tiebreaking vote will probably “This is about broadband. It’s about lawmakers to begin working with California, walks from the House floor, prove more difficult. Moderate Senator water systems. It’s about mass transit, Republicans on a “big, bold and during the vote on the Democrat’s Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., recently made it’s about good paying jobs all over the transformational infrastructure $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on clear he will block infrastructure legis- country,” she said. “It’s also about package.” Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, lation if Republicans aren’t included. schools and housing and the rest. ... So During the presidential campaign, 2021, in Washington. Wyoming Senator John Barrasso, the the goal is to promote good growth, Biden laid the groundwork by No. 3 Senate Republican, said he wants creating good-paying jobs as we protect proposing $2 trillion in “accelerated” for electric vehicles, support public to see bipartisan support for an infra- our planet and are fiscally sound.” investments to shift to cleaner energy, transit and repair roads and bridges. structure legislation. But he said the Pelosi and Barrasso spoke on ABC’s build half a million charging stations The plan emphasises the importance of House in the last Congress refused to “This Week”. 14 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Israel police to probe sex abuse claims against rescue chief JERUSALEM – Israeli police yesterday said they were opening an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the former head of Israel’s renowned ZAKA rescue service. Police said the elite Lahav 433 unit, Pope Francis. responsible for investigating major crimes and corruption, would handle the case involving Yehuda Meshi-Zahav. Meshi-Zahav has been a well-known Pope: 10th anniversary figure in Israel for decades. ZAKA be- came internationally known in the 1990s when it responded to a wave of attacks by of Syrian civil war must Palestinian militants, by helping first responders and cleaning up human remains in line with Jewish law. spur peace efforts As the head of the ultra-Orthodox organisation, Meshi-Zahav was widely VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called several hundred people in St. Peter’s seen as a bridge between Israel’s reli- the Syrian civil war one of the worst Square for his weekly blessing and gious and secular Jewish communities. Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, former head of humanitarian crises of current times message. Early this month, he was awarded the Israel’s renowned ZAKA rescue yesterday, saying its 10th anniversary Syria had seen “every type of violence Israel Prize, the country’s highest honour, service. should spur all to seek “a sliver of hope” and enormous suffering by the popula- for lifetime achievement. for a devastated nation. tion, particularly the most vulnerable, But on Friday, Meshi-Zahav stepped forward with tales of alleged abuse by In mid-March, 2011, peaceful such as children, women and the elderly,” down from ZAKA and relinquished his him. pro-democracy protests developed into a said the pope, who last Monday returned prestigious prize after the Israeli newspa- One man, identified only by his first multi-sided conflict that sucked in world from a trip to bordering Iraq. per Haaretz said it had interviewed six initial “D,” told Channel 13 TV that he powers, killed hundreds of thousands of He also called for a “decisive” commit- accusers and obtained evidence of sexual was abused by Meshi-Zahav for three people and displaced millions more. ment by the international community to assault and exploitation going back years beginning when he was 11. Now “I renew my heartfelt appeal so that all end fighting and help reconstruction and decades. The cases allegedly included in his mid-20s, he said he had been sides in the conflict show a sign of good economic recovery. teenagers and younger children. assaulted “dozens, if not hundreds” of will so that a sliver of hope can open up He then led the crowd in prayer for the Meshi-Zahav has denied the allega- times and that it was well known there for the worn-out population,”Francis told “beloved and martyred Syria.” tions, but on Sunday more accusers came were other victims.

Afghanistan investigates ban on girls’ singing The Afghan education ministry says it is investigating a recent statement from the director of education in the capital, Kabul, which banned girls older than 12 from singing in public. The ban was widely criticised on social media. Girls shared clips of themselves singing using the hashtag #IAmMySong. The row comes amid concerns about consequences of a possible peace deal with the Taliban. Under the Taliban, girls were denied an education and most music was banned. The Kabul statement banned girls 12 years and older from singing at school functions, and also banned older girls from having male music teachers. The education ministry says it does not reflect its own position. It says it will assess it and may take disciplinary action. The ban, announced several days ago, sparked criticism on social media, with literary figures and campaigners saying it was a backward step in educational rights. The ban on older girls singing in public sparked criticism on social media. “Forgive us God, human beings can be so cruel that they see even a child from Some women compared it to life under republic,” Sima Samar,an Afghan human under pressure to forge a peace deal with a gender-based perspective,” tweeted the Taliban – who were ousted in 2001 – rights activist of nearly 40 years,is the Taliban, and although many Afghan author and poet Shafiqa Khpalwak, one when girls were banned from going to quoted as saying by the Associated Press women want an end to the violence, they of the country’s best known female school and most music was forbidden. (AP) news agency. are worried about their future rights, writers. “This is Talibanisation from inside the The Afghan government is currently correspondents say. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 15

Women’s March 4 Justice attracts 3,000 in Perth as women voice anger at violence, inequality

PERTH, Australia – The treatment of women in politics and broader so- ciety has been at the forefront of national conversation in recent months. About 3 000 women gathered in Perth’s Central Business District on Sunday for the first of a series of women’s marches planned around Australia, demanding an end to gendered violence. Inspired by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins and Australian of the Year Grace Tame, the protesters demanded greater action to end sexual assault and ensure women’s safety. In February, Brittany Higgins went public with an allegation a male colleague raped her inside the office of Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. It has prompted a fierce public debate about the treatment of women in A sign at international women’s day march reads ‘I object’, with ‘am a’ crossed out. Parliament House and broader society. Speaking at the rally, former federal can put their hands on us when they called on the WA government to our trauma-filled stories in the Labor MP Emma Husar said she can’t,” Ms Husar said. introduce laws criminalising coercive hope that someone will listen and left federal parliament because “We’ve had enough of being sidelined, control. actually take action for us,” she she was sexually harassed and “s**t- not being paid enough and not being rep- Ms Husar said she hoped the marches said. shamed”. resented enough in leadership roles.” would lead to real change and she “I am asking all of those who can “We’ve had enough of being maligned Emma Husar speaks at the women’s encouraged survivors of sexual assault to stand shoulder to shoulder with us and by the boys’ club, we’ve had enough of march for justice in Perth. March 14, 2021 to stand together. to keep up the fight.” being raped by the men who think they The Perth protest organisers “We’re all tired, tired of retelling Ousted speaker in hiding vows to continue Myanmar ‘revolution’ THE leader of a group of Myanmar Local media also reported at least 21 acting head. The CRPH is seeking politicians ousted by a military coup has protesters killed in clashes in Yangon international recognition as Myanmar’s vowed to press on with a “revolution” itself. rightful government. against the authorities. The latest casualties follow the deaths In a speech on Facebook, Mahn Win In his first public address, Mahn Win of 12 protesters on Saturday,according to Khaing Than said,“This is the time for our Khaing Than said “this is the darkest BBC Burmese and eyewitnesses. citizens to test their resistance against moment of the nation and the moment Myanmar (also known as Burma) has the dark moments. that the dawn is close”. been gripped by street protests since the “In order to form a federal democracy, From hiding, he leads a group of military seized control on February 1 and which all ethnic brothers, who have been legislators who have refused to accept last detained Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of suffering various kinds of oppressions month’s coup. the National League for Democracy from the dictatorship for decades, really Protests continued yesterday with at (NLD) party. desired, this revolution is the chance for least thirty-eight people killed. The NLD won a landslide victory in last us to put our efforts together. Local media and a doctor quoted by AFP year’s election, but the military said the “Despite our differences in the past, this news agency reported a young man shot poll was fraudulent. is the time we must grip our hands to- dead by security forces in the northern NLD MPs who managed to escape gether to end the dictatorship for good. “ jade-producing city of Hpakant. arrest formed a new group, the CRPH, or The military considers the CRPH to be Another young man was killed in Bago, Committee for Representing the Union an illegal group, warning that anyone near the main city of Yangon,according to Parliament. co-operating with them will face treason Mahn Win Khaing Than is currently in local reporters and witnesses. Mahn Win Khaing Than was appointed charges. hiding. CAR votes amid tight security after December attacks BANGUI – Almost all polling stations in Emmanuel Maskemde said only 50 of peat of the turmoil surrounding voting in 69 districts where violence Central African Republic (CAR) were 300 registered voters had so far turned up December’s vote when President Faustin stopped the vote from taking place able to open for a second round of to cast their ballots. Archange Touadéra’s re-election in December. parliamentary elections yesterday, the “They have a lot to think about. Morale was violently contested by the rebels,who While calmer, the current situation is electoral body said, amid heavy security could be low,” he said. the United Nations say are backed far from stable. The gold- and diamond- to deter rebels who disrupted polls In Bangui, small lines of residents could by former president François Bozizé. rich nation of 4.7 million people has seen in December. be seen waiting to vote as large numbers The insurgents laid siege to Bangui in repeated bouts of violence since Bozizé’s In Zado, a hillside village outside the of police and gendarmes stood by. January, strangling food supplies, forcing ouster in 2013. capital Bangui, many residents had only National Elections Authority more than 200 000 from their homes and Some voters were determined to vote no recently returned to their homes after spokesman Théophile Momokoama said raising concerns that the country was matter the obstacles. they fled fighting in January when that only three or four polling stations slipping back into the kind of sectarian “It is my right and my civic duty,” said the insurgents tried to seize power across the country had not been able conflict that has killed thousands over displaced Zado resident Eric Malingapa, after the contested presidential to open due to insecurity. the past decade. who had walked five kilometres (about election. “The overall trend is positive,” he said. Yesterday’s vote included run-off votes three miles) in the blazing sun to reach Local polling station director Authorities are anxious to avoid a re- in 49 electoral districts and first round the polling station. 16 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Bitcoin surges past $60,000 for first time CRYPTOCURRENCY Bitcoin has In February, Elon Musk revealed that risen for the first time above his electric carmaker Tesla had bought $60 000 (£43 100), continuing its $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and would be record-breaking run. accepting it as payment for its cars Bitcoin – which has more than tripled in future. in value since the end of last year – Mastercard also plans to accept certain has been powered on by well-known cryptocurrencies as a form of payment companies adopting it as a method of while BlackRock, the world’s largest asset payment. manager, is exploring ways it can use the But some analysts said this latest surge digital currency. came in part due to the huge US The Covid-19 pandemic has also played stimulus package approved this week. its part in Bitcoin’s price rise, as more Bitcoin’s total market value last month people go online for shopping, moving fur- exceeded $1trillion. ther away from physical coins and notes. However, Bitcoin has a track record of Critics argue Bitcoin is less of a cur- wild price swings and has fallen sharply rency and more of a speculative trading a number of times since it was created tool that is open to market manipulation. in 2009. There is also concern over its environ- The recent spikes have been fuelled mental impact, with huge amounts of Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen for the first time above $60k, continuing its by big companies. energy needed to conduct transactions. record-breaking run. Google Maps gets a fresh coat of paint NEW YORK – Google Maps is making prevalent coronavirus is in a given area. knowledge.” some social media-inspired updates to The efforts to increase engagement Google Maps’ new “photo update” encourage more user-generated content with Google Maps appears to be working: feature will let users contribute in the app. The company said Thursday that it now snapshots of the places they visit, without The app on Thursday introduced has 150 million “Local Guides” – users having to leave a full review. several new features aimed at making who regularly contribute reviews, photos Among the new features announced Google Maps more interactive, including and information on Maps – on the Thursday is “photo updates,” which will one that makes it easier for users to share platform. In 2020, Local Guides added help people get a better, more up-to-date photos of locations they visit. more than eight million places to the app. sense of places they’re thinking of visiting; The changes are just the latest in a “With all the change our world saw over for example, they’ll be able to see if a string of updates in recent months, as the past year, people are relying more restaurant’s outdoor seating set-up is Google looks to make Maps not just a than ever on high-quality, updated infor- shaded. As it rolls out in the coming place to go for directions, but one where mation about the places around them – weeks, people can go to the new “Updates” people can plan where to go, communicate like if a nearby restaurant is open or if a tab when looking at a place on the app, with local businesses, figure out how to local grocery store has updated hours,” snap a quick photo to add and write a get there, pay for parking and share about Google said in a statement, adding that it caption, without having to leave a full their experiences. The app also added a wants to,“make it easy for anyone with a rating or review. feature in September that shows how Google account to contribute their local Google Maps is also making it easier to Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokes- report road changes on the app, adding an woman Maria Zakharova. option to “Edit the Map” that will let users correct errors, including by drawing in missing roads, renaming streets or Russia accuses deleting incorrect roads. The company Pakistan bans TikTok again says it will vet contributed road updates before publishing them. US of using IT to To get more people to take advantage of ISLAMABAD – TikTok has been banned Since then, questions about the com- these interactive features, Google Maps is engage in unfair in Pakistan for a second time. pany’s future in Pakistan have resurfaced. launching a “Local Love Challenge,” The popular short-form video app is no Representatives of the Pakistan encouraging Android users to contribute longer available on mobile devices in the Telecommunication Authority said photos, reviews and information to the competition country after regulators issued an Thursday in court that TikTok had yet to app with the goal of updating 100 000 order late Thursday to “immediately” prove it could maintain its promise location listings in the next month. MOSCOW – Russia on Saturday accused block access to it. to crack down on certain content, accord- the United States of using IT opportuni- Pakistan’s Telecommunications ing to Sara Ali Khan, legal representative ties to engage in unfair competition and Authority said it banned TikTok after a for a Peshawar local who filed the petition of social media platforms arbitrarily provincial court in Peshawar called for that led the court to consider a ban. Khan and indiscriminately censoring content. the platform to be removed. told CNN Business she was present Russia this week said it was slowing According to a court order, judges in court during the proceedings. down the speed of Twitter in retaliation argued that the app was “detrimental to TikTok did not immediately respond to for what it described as a failure to the youth” of Pakistan.They also claimed a request for comment on Friday. But it remove banned content. It threatened that “videos being uploaded [were] has previously said that it has “robust to block the US platform outright, a move against the set norms and values” of the protections in place to support a safe and which escalating a row between Moscow country. welcoming platform,”and would “continue and US social media firms. The platform was first blocked last enabling Pakistani voices and creativity Twitter currently labels some Russian October, after the telecommunication in a safe environment.” media “state-affiliated media”, a move authority accused it of hosting “immoral” The social network has faced numerous decried by Moscow. President Vladimir and “indecent” content. hurdles around the world recently. Putin signed laws in December handing The authority said at the time that In January, it was forced to lay off Russia new powers to restrict US social TikTok had not created a satisfactory way workers in India after the country media giants. to block offensive content following a doubled down on what was already “[The platforms] do not, in principle, warning to get its house in order over a months-long ban on the platform. have unified standards for managing the summer. TikTok said at the time that it had “not themselves. This is a semantic and The decision was later reversed after been given a clear direction on how and Google Maps’ new ‘photo update’ fea- technological stalemate,” Russian foreign the app, which is owned by Chinese tech when our apps could be reinstated” in ture will let users contribute snap- ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova giant ByteDance, pledged to moderate India, and had “no choice but to scale shots of the places they visit, without wrote on Facebook on Saturday. content in adherence with local laws. back the size of our workforce.” having to leave a full rating or review. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 17

Road pollution affects 94% of Britain, study finds POLLUTION from roads affects virtually every part of Britain, with 94% of land having some pollution above background levels, according to research. Roads, which occupy less than 1% of the country, “form vast, pervasive and growing networks, causing negative envi- Traffic in central London. Roadless areas are expected to become increasingly scarce due to the predicted 65% expansion ronmental impacts”, the scientists said. of the global road network by 2050. The most widespread pollutants are tiny particles, mostly from fossil fuel quite depressing statistic and it seems and 75% of land was less than 527 metres derestimated”. burning, nitrogen dioxide from diesel like that would have massive environ- from a road,” they said. Phillips said: “We’ve got global-scale vehicles, and noise and light. More than mental consequences.” They used available data on exhaust, environmental pressures and people 70% of the country is affected by all of “Pollution from roads impairs small metal, light, and noise pollution and how always point at agriculture, because these, with the only land to escape road animals by disguising the scent of flowers, it disperses to estimate the total area agriculture is absolutely everywhere pollution being almost entirely at high fertilising habitats [with nitrogen] so they affected. Background levels were deemed across the country.The point we’re mak- altitudes. become unsuitable for specialist species, to be 0.1% of the level on the roads for ing is that road pollution is another thing The serious impact on human health and spilling light pollution that disrupts particles and chemicals and 0.001% for that’s absolutely everywhere, even though from road pollution in urban areas is well their movements and life-cycles,” said light and noise, which are usually meas- it’s low level.” known. But the researchers said even low Matt Shardlow,of the conservation group ured using exponential scales. Shardlow said: “While roads are levels of pollution may harm wildlife Buglife. The study did not calculate the impact contributing to insect declines and including birds, mammals and insects, “This research exposes that the impact of other pollutants, such as de-icing salt extinctions, much of the harm can be although research to date is limited. of roads has become omnipresent in the and herbicides used on verges, or include eased: lighting can be reduced, electric The findings are likely to apply to UK. In particular, microplastic pollution the contamination of ponds and streams, cars will reduce chemical pollution, densely populated regions around the from car tyres is an emerging issue that vehicle-wildlife collisions and the wildlife bridges can be built to reconnect world, the scientists said, and roadless must be addressed.” habitat fragmentation caused by roads. nature, and verges are increasingly areas are expected to become increasingly The research, published in the journal Previous studies of human health indi- managed to boost populations of scarce due to the predicted 65% expansion Science of the Total Environment, cate that impacts from air pollution occur wildflowers and pollinators.” of the global road network by 2050.Today, concludes,“The ubiquity of road pollution up to 500 metres from roads, and air The UK government is planning a there are an estimated 64m kilometres of should be seriously considered as a pollution is known to harm birds, £27bn expansion of England’s road net- road on Earth, a length equivalent to trav- potential contributor to global and mammals and insects. Other research work, but the Guardian reported in elling 1 600 times around the equator. regional-scale environmental issues such has shown roads can reduce populations February that transport secretary, Grant Ben Phillips, of the University of Exeter, as insect declines.” of mammals up to 5 kilometres away. Shapps, had overridden official advice to UK, who led the research, said, “In Great The researchers started with maps of Across Europe, 98% of land is this close to review the policy on environmental Britain, we basically live on an island roads from motorways down to local a road. grounds. completely covered by roads.We found access roads. “We found that 25% of land The researchers said the extent of the Phillips said, “The environment still half of land is no more than 216 metres was less than 79 metres from a road, 50% influence of roads on the environment isn’t prioritised enough in deciding from a road. That’s a really shocking and of land was less than 216 metres away has been “somewhat overlooked and un- whether or not these things go ahead.” Insect named after New Zealand PM

NEW ZEALAND’S prime minister, The newly discovered species is bigger Jacinda Ardern, has received what may and more brightly coloured than the 17 be her greatest accolade yet: a large in- ground weta already recorded, and found sect named in her honour. in native forests in Northland, Bay of A new species of weta – a giant flight- Plenty, Waikato and Coromandel in the less cricket that is endemic to New upper North Island. It was described in Zealand – has been named Hemiandrus the Zootaxa journal for the first time on jacinda for being Labour-party red in Friday as “comparatively large, long- colour and “long-limbed”. limbed, glossy and predominantly or- Steven Trewick, a professor in evolu- ange-red”. tionary ecology at Massey University in Trewick said it was remarkable that New Zealand and the scientist who jacinda had evaded recognition until now, named and formally described the insect, given that it had been found close to said it had struck him for “reflecting densely populated areas and that it was traits of the prime minister”. “not a small, cryptic beast but a hefty in- It was a “striking species”, he said, and sect with flamboyant colouring”. he considered it beautiful. It was proof that “in a time of acceler- The prime minister’s office said Ardern ating environmental change, loss of nat- was “aware of this and very honoured”.A ural habitat and global precipitous de- Hemiandrus jacinda is notable for being Labour-party red and ‘long-limbed’. spokesperson added, “A beetle and a cline of the planet’s biological diversity, lichen, along with an ant in Saudi Arabia, the work of species discovery continues,” already declining in abundance on the tion between the species despite their ge- have also been named after her.” he said. slide towards extinction.Weta are threat- netic similarity and large gaps in the More than 100 different species of weta “The weta of New Zealand are a rich ened by introduced predators such as knowledge of their distribution, abun- are found in trees, caves, bush and some- and diverse radiation of species living in rats and cats, and habitat loss and mod- dance and ecology. times suburban gardens. As with all all sorts of habitats – yet many remain to ification such as farmland. It highlighted yet another commonal- members of the Hemiandrus group, be recognised.” A key feature of the Department of ity between the big cricket and the prime jacinda makes burrows in the ground, But just as jacinda had been discov- Conservation’s work to conserve weta is minister, said Trewick, “Both matter to from which it emerges to hunt at night. ered, Trewick warned it was likely to be to classify them, with significant varia- New Zealand a great deal.” 18 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Prince William’s children pay Mother’s Day tribute to ‘Granny Diana’

PRINCE GEORGE, you always, Sending lots Princess Charlotte of love from George and Prince Louis xxxxx.” have paid tribute to The youngest child, their “Granny Diana” Louis, aged three next on Mother’s Day, and month, painted a big said, “Papa is missing heart with animal you.” stickers. Cards made by the Referring to the ongo- young children included ing coronavirus pan- hand-written heartfelt demic, Kensington messages to their Palace acknowledged grandmother Princess Mother’s Day would be Diana. “different once again” Five-year-old this year, adding that Charlotte’s read, “Dear many people would be Granny Diana I am looking forward to a thinking of you on time in the not-too- Mother’s Day. I love you distant future when Charlotte’s Mother’s Day card in tribute to ‘Granny very much. Papa is they could give their Diana’. missing you. Lots of mother a hug again. love Charlotte And in its official “Each year on thinking of you this xxxxxxxxx.” social media Mother’s Mother’s Day, George, Mother’s Day,” it said. Her seven-year-old Day message, the palace Charlotte and Louis Princess Diana died brother George’s card added, “But for those make cards remember- in the early hours of said, “Dear Granny experiencing bereave- ing their Granny, Diana, August 31, 1997, after Diana, Happy, happy ment, today may be for William. being involved in a car mothers day. I love you particularly challeng- “Whatever your cir- crash in the Pont de very much and think of ing. cumstances, we are l’Alma tunnel in Paris. Bridge The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 • 19 SPORTS WI complete sweep over Sri Lanka By Corey Greaves the highest by a No. 8 THE West Indies car- batsmen for Sri Lanka in ried off all 30 points on the 50-over format. offer in the World Cup Hasaranga shared in an qualifier Super League unbeaten 123-runs off 111 with a 3-0 clean sweep balls seventh wicket of Sri Lanka yesterday. record partnership with Playing the third and Ashen Bandara who fin- final match of the three- ished on 55. game One Day Hasaranga took West International (ODI) series Indies fast bowler Jason in Antigua, the West Holder for 20 runs off the Indies comfortably chased final over. 275 for victory to win by Sri Lanka had been five wickets and nine creeping along before as balls. the West Indies bowlers The run chase was once were right up until the again steadied by opening final sprint. batsman Shai Hope, who That sprint came in the shared in his third part- final five overs as Sri nership which yielded Lanka scored 63 runs. over 100 runs for the Taking three wickets for team. Hope has had two the West Indies was spin- with opening partner ner Akeal Hosein who fin- Evin Lewis and the final ished with 3/33 off his 10 one, which was yesterday, overs. with the century scorer Hope was voted the and player-of-the-match Man of the Series and said Darren Bravo. he was pleased to con- In the process Hope tribute to the team’s win. scored his sixth consecu- “My job is to score runs tive half century and be- West Indies player of the match Darren Bravo on Player of the series Shai Hope finished with a and whenever I get the came the third West his way to a century in yesterday ODI match in total of 258 runs over the three matches. opportunity to do so I Indian to do so joining Antigua. will,” said Hope, who Chris Gayle and Gordon added that he looks to get Greenidge. runs off 130 deliveries, Pollard was the third West spot of Jason Holder’s bat it brought back some sta- the team to the best possi- However, he advanced which included five fours Indian to score a half cen- and sailed high and far in bility to the innings as ble position. down the pitch only to hit and four sixes. However tury in the match as he the 49th over. Holder fin- they guided the team to Hope said while the Thisara Perera into the he was out soon after- brought up his 11th ODI ished on 14 runs from 10 safety players said they take in- hands of the fielder at log wards for 102 runs with half century with a six. overs. Earlier once again spiration from him he also on to be dismissed for 64 the team still needing 26 Pollard finished unbeaten The West Indies made a Wanindu Hasaranga had takes inspiration from runs. Hope’s innings in- runs for 23 deliveries. on 53 runs off 42 balls, slow start to their run to lead the visitors a re- them. cluded three boundaries Bravo said that Hope which included four chase after losing Evin spectable total as he “The guys have been and two sixes. gave them the inspiration boundaries and one six. Lewis and Jason blazed 80 runs off 60 balls working very hard on and Bravo scored his fourth to do well and he came out The winning runs was Mohammed early in their to help Sri Lanka finished off the field and it is good ODI century sweeping for and did so. a massive six over mid- innings but when Hope on 274/6. to get the rewards as it a boundary to move to 101 The captain Kieron wicket that hit the sweet and Bravo came together Hasaranga 80 runs was has been a while.”

The West Indies team are all smiles after sweeping Sri Lanka 3-0 in the CG Insurance ODI series in Antigua. 20 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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Lamela scores ‘Ramona’ and is sent off as Arsenal come back to beat Spurs ARSENAL came from be- 12th goal of the season. hind to secure a fully de- Spurs' day got worse when served north London derby Lamela was sent off for a second win and inflict damage on yellow card, shown by referee Tottenham's hopes of a place Michael Oliver for a hand-off in the Premier League's top into the face of Kieran Tierney four. with 14 minutes left. The Gunners were vastly su- But they almost snatched a perior until a Spurs rally in the point in the closing moments closing stages but fell behind to when Harry Kane's free-kick a piece of genius from Erik bounced off the post, with Lamela – on for the injured Son Arsenal defender Gabriel head- Heung-min – when he curved a ing Sanchez's goal-bound shot magnificent rabona finish be- off the line from the rebound. yond Arsenal keeper Bernd Arsenal, who dropped captain Leno in the 33rd minute. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal, who had seen Emile for the game for disciplinary rea- Smith Rowe's long-range shot sons, stay in 10th place but smack against the bar,then suf- Spurs are now six points adrift fered more ill-luck when Cedric of Chelsea in fourth, although Soares hit the post, but were with a game in hand. level on the stroke of half-time Arteta showed discipline is Erik Lamela's 'rabona' finish came 14 minutes after he replaced the injured Son Heung-min. when Martin Odegaard's effort paramount – and no one is was deflected out of the reach of above his law – by dropping from the sidelines by the solemn did not merit. route into Europe next season, Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris. skipper and main striker figure of the chastened Smith Rowe was outstanding the three points tasting even Mikel Arteta's side continued Aubameyang to the bench for Aubameyang. for Arsenal while Odegaard got sweeter as they were taken at to dominate a largely dreadful what Arsenal described as “a Arsenal, even without their his first Premier League goal the expense of their arch-rivals. Spurs and took the lead from breach of pre-match protocol”. captain and most prolific marks- and Lacazette won and scored Aubameyang will no doubt re- the penalty spot after 64 min- It was a big game to have to man, were by far the more dan- the decisive penalty. turn in due course, punishment utes when Alexandre Lacazette make this choice but Arteta gerous side, taking control from Arsenal remain a team in served, but Arteta showed the missed his kick but was fouled demonstrated who was boss and the start and only showing signs transition but they played some courage of his convictions and by Davinson Sanchez. was rewarded not just with an of nerves when Spurs mounted fine football here and this will this turned out to be a highly Lacazette recovered to send important derby victory but also a belated late surge which al- surely boost confidence and self- satisfactory day for Arsenal's Lloris the wrong way for his a fine performance, watched most brought them a point they belief as they try to navigate a manager. 22 • Monday March 15, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Muguruza wins Dubai Ronaldo nets hattrick in final as Bouchard loses in Mexico

Juve win TWO-TIME Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza claimed a first WTA title in almost two years after winning CRISTIANO Ronaldo scored a hat- the Dubai Championships. trick inside the opening 32 minutes The 27-year-old Spaniard beat Czech as Juventus bounced back from Barbora Krejcikova 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 as she their midweek Champions League claimed her first title since victory in exit by beating Cagliari 3-1. Monterrey in April 2019. Ronaldo, 36, opened the scoring with a Muguruza survived a set point against header before a right-footed penalty and her from Krejcikova in the first set before a drilled, left-footed finish completed a going on to win. 'perfect' treble. “It means a lot. It’s never easy to win Giovanni Simeone pulled a goal back titles,” said Muguruza. for Cagliari in the second half. “I’m excited that it happened now after Juventus stay third but are now three a few finals that didn’t go my way.It was points clear of fourth-placed Atalanta. a nice relief. Ronaldo came in for some criticism “It was such a tight match. It could after Juventus' extra-time defeat against have gone either way.I had to work hard Porto on Tuesday, the second year in a for it.” row they have been knocked out at the Meanwhile, Spain’s Sara Sorribes last-16 stage. But this performance was Tormo beat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard a reminder of just how devastating the in straight sets to win the Abierto former Manchester United forward can Zapopan title in Mexico. be. Tormo eased to a 6-2 7-5 victory as she He rose unmarked to meet Juan claimed her first WTA title, while Cuadrado's corner to send a towering Cristiano Ronaldo scored the second-fastest hat-trick of his career, beaten Bouchard has not won a title since 2014. header beyond Alessio Cragno after just only by the 20-minute treble he scored for Real Madrid against Espanyol in In France on the ATP Tour, Russia’s 10 minutes, before drawing a foul from September 2015. Daniil Medvedev beat Pierre-Hugues the goalkeeper for a penalty which he Herbert 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 to win the Open converted 15 minutes later. corner. Zappa's cross from the right. 13 Provence title. The third goal was vintage Ronaldo, Cagliari, who are just two points clear Ronaldo could have scored his fourth Medvedev, who will overtake Rafael collecting Federico Chiesa's pass just in- of the relegation zone, improved in the goal with virtually the last kick of the Nadal to move to number two in the side the area, shimmying away from a de- second half and got on the scoresheet game, but Cragno did well to rush out men’s rankings on Monday,hit 13 aces on fender and powering the ball into the top when Simeone slid home Gabriele and block. the way to victory. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 15, 2021 •23

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Monday March 15, 2021 READY TO REOPEN THOUSANDS of his nail salon as the pause never in agreement with now so we can all cele- sanitised between clients; money.So it is definitely a Barbadians will was very difficult for his regarding the govern- brate later,” he said, just to name a few. Each cause for some form of ela- breathe a deep sigh of business. However, he ment’s handling of the adding that he was happy client is booked in our on- tion or jubilation where relief today as March noted that there was a rip- pandemic, such as the pro- with the ease as he could line system so there will businesses can reopen,” he 15th marks a further ple effect that could ex- tocols at the ports of entry, resume teaching his craft. always be a record of who said. ease of restrictions tend well beyond the Callender said that he Revealing that he had comes and when,” he said. With many persons under the island’s pause for many beauty would continue to be cau- been receiving calls and Over at The Razor’s across the island not in phased reopening. service professionals. “It tious of the situation going messages even before the Edge barber shop, Owner agreement with the na- After being placed on a would have caused some forward. “I am somewhat announcement was made Winslow ‘Rubytech’ tional pause, Jordan said ‘national pause’ due to people to also take a deci- relieved that there will be on Thursday evening by Jordan said that although that he understood the a spike of cases at the sion to stop doing their a soft opening in the in- Prime Minister Mottley, he had spent the past few reason for the phased re- beginning of the year, nails for one of a few rea- dustry, but I’m also wary Callender said that his years working on other en- opening. “The phased re- aesthetic services were sons – they can’t afford to of what can happen if peo- salon protocols would re- terprises to complement opening does have a place. one of the casualties anymore, they’ve learned ple aren’t responsible for main the same. “Masks his income avenues, he I don’t disagree with it be- and they were given to go without, they’ve themselves and their must be worn on arrival was indeed pleased to see cause the government had the green light to re- learned to maintain them livelihoods. I’m more of a and for the duration of the return to work. “It is a tried to curtail the spread sume business today. on their own [or] they’re delayed gratification per- your service. Hands must welcome sight to see busi- of a deadlier strain of coro- Speaking to The just taking a break. So it son – let me struggle a lit- be washed on arrival, no nesses reopen. It is a navirus and if we glean Barbados Advocate, affects aestheticians even tle now if it means that extra guests allowed, tools domino effect when busi- anything from looking at owner and head techni- beyond the pause,” he I’m going to flourish later. and implements will be nesses close down. One the results, we have 37, 38 cian of Casseopeia, Kevyn said. If the benefits are greater cleaned and sanitised be- business can’t get money, deaths in a shorter space Callender said that he was Noting that there were later, then let’s just get it tween clients and the and the next five to ten of time than it took seven happy to be able to reopen several things that he was right and get it together salon space will also be businesses can’t get REOPEN on Page 4 Min. Walcott: Latin America strategy revealed

THE Ministry of Foreign istry will continue to pur- Affairs and Foreign Trade sue Barbados’ priority of is changing its Latin increased regional en- American strategy going gagement and strength- forward. ened integration; particu- Minister Senator Dr. larly as it relates to its Jerome Walcott outlined joint cooperation that having established a Agreements with its new Mission in Panama neighbours to the south- last year, the island is Guyana and Suriname. looking to take advantage Highlighting Cuba, of several opportunities Walcott noted that the is- within the area including; land’s partnership with trade, investment, educa- the country was being tion, health care, disaster strengthened through the management, hemi- presence here of the spheric security and cul- Medical Brigade from tural diplomacy. Havana and once again “Our Missions in Brazil, thanked its government Panama, and Venezuela and people for their assis- will be involved closely in tance. this exercise, both from He also thanked the their place of residence as People’s Republic of China well as their non-resident for its donation of consid- accreditations,” he said, erable quantities of PPE while speaking during and other items during last Saturday evening’s this Covid-19 pandemic Covid-19 Management and noted that this along update. with China’s continuous WATCH OUT! Many have heard of pothole horror stories from motorists as they traverse this is- He pointed out that economic growth path land. The Barbados Advocate happened across this man-made hole as works continued to repair and through Caricom, his min- STRATEGY on Page 6 rehabilitate Highway One. This particular hole was found at Payne's Bay, St. James.

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