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BARP Continuing to Spread Christmas Cheer Established October 1895 QC receives Hydrate Water station from Newport, CIBC FirstCaribbean Page 4 Thursday December 10, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive Tourism Minister warns workers not to be exploited BEWARE! for political gain TOURISM workers Cummins. She raised the been stirring up a lot of maintained. “We know that there are settlement, but they are who are on the bread- matter yesterday morning the contention that we are Cummins made the some people who are call- being stirred up for differ- line because of the pan- while delivering the fea- seeing on our streets and point while suggesting ing every day who have ent reasons. This is not demic, are being urged ture address during the in some instances on our that in some instances never gone to a labour of- that moment, this is not not to allow anyone to virtual fourth quarterly radio, that this is not the there are some tourism fice, who have never come who we are,” Minister exploit them for politi- meeting of the Barbados moment for political strife. workers who have staged to any member of the Cummins maintained. cal gain. Hotel and Tourism This is not the moment to industrial action against BHTA, who have never Her comments came as The advice is coming Association (BHTA). take advantage of people’s their employers that have come to the Ministry of she explained that there from Minister of Tourism “I want to take this op- pain and their suffering not actually approached Tourism, they have never are mechanisms in place and International portunity also to make it and their struggles. This their employers regarding gone to any of the agen- Transport, Senator Lisa clear to those who have is not that moment,” she their grievances. cies that allow for dispute WARNING on Page 3 BARP continuing to spread Christmas cheer THE Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is bring- ing more Christmas cheer to Barbadians, as its con- cert series heads to the east of the island. Tomorrow, Friday December 11, the BARP series of free Christmas concerts featuring the Royal Barbados Police Band will bring the King George VPark to life with all the Yuletide favourites. BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen said the purpose of the series of concerts is to spread much-needed Christmas cheer during the COVID period, with smaller crowds cumulatively reaching a big audience. “As a responsible NGO, we thought that it would be irresponsible of us to hold one event and have those large crowds. Whereas yes the music is enjoyable we still have to be responsible,” she stressed. “The other reason that would have motivated us to spread the cheer is that we recognised that most activities tend to centre in the St. Michael and Christ Church area and when we looked at our disposition of our membership island- wide, we do have members throughout Barbados and they deserve to stay where they are and enjoy Christmas cheer.” BARP President Marilyn Rice-Bowen with City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union Ltd Winston Alleyne as they encourage Barbadians to attend BARP’s free concert series featuring the Royal Barbados Police Band, which will be making its way to the BARP on Page 5 east of the island tomorrow. 2 • Thursday December 10, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Students told: Aim high! STUDENTS of the St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School have been encouraged not to settle, but to always aim high in their endeav- ours. This advice came from Reverend Jamal Medas, who delivered the fea- ture address during the school’s Speech Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony on Tuesday in the auditorium. He further reminded that “the first step in aiming high is preparation”. “Students of the St. Leonard’s Boys’, I want to encourage you in this season to never settle, to never be normal, but always to aim high because with God all things are possible.” Medas, who is an old scholar of St. Leonard’ s Boys’, also told the pupils not to allow their beginnings to deter- mine what they achieve or where they aspire to go in life. From left to right: Outstanding Junior School Student, Kasen Jordan, Student of the Year 2018-2019, Amito Gibbons, “It is not where you came from, it is Student of the Year 2019-2020, Jonathan Alleyne, Most Outstanding Student at CXC 2018-2019, Jaron Riley and Most what you do with the time that you Outstanding Student at CXC 2019-2020, Jadon Lashley. have. Where you came from should never determine where you are nity we live in, our society or based on because you are never allowing your words to their children. He addition- going. You start here, but this is not the car that you are driving, but you starting point to determine your next ally reminded pupils that they “have your final destination and we must have to know who you are and that step.” some of the best teachers in this island” never allow anyone to define us based identification comes from within. Speaking to parents, he encouraged and that “quality is produced out of this on our last name, based on the commu- That wherever you go, you can aim high them to speak positive and uplifting school”. (MG) Most Outstanding Cadet 2019-2020, Sportsman of the Year 2018-2019, Luke Ward. Niall Reid- Stephens. The Barbados Advocate Thursday December 10, 2020 • 3 Tourism numbers, projections in focus OCCUPANCY projections for local “It is important for us to note that the and this revenue decline was similar to 2020 and January 4, 2021, have four hotels this month and into February fluidity of the existing environment can September, which registered a decline of flights per week from JFK, which is re- 2021, are in the double digits, but result in significant changes in these pro- 72.4 percent when compared to duced to three flights per week between still not at pre-COVID levels. jections. We need to be cognisant of the September 2019.The highest revenue de- January 5 and 18. He went on to say that So says Chief Executive Officer of the fact that bookings are taking place closer cline had been in the month of April, JetBlue will in February start a once Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association to the time of travel, so that the booking which recorded a decline of 97.6 percent weekly service from both Newark and (BHTA), Senator Rudy Grant. He re- window is a lot shorter than previously when compared to April 2019. These sta- Boston. Touching then on American ferred to those figures and others as he occurred and these are coupled of course tistics convey the enormity of the chal- Airlines (AA), he said they resumed delivered the CEO’s Administrative with deferrals and cancelations, which lenges within the tourism landscape and flights in October, and from November 4, Report, during the BHTA’s fourth quar- complicate the fluidity of the tourism en- the magnitude of the task to get back to has had a daily flight out of Miami. He terly meeting yesterday, which was held vironment,” he said. the pre-COVID-19 performance,” he said. added that from December 17 to April 2, virtually. His comments came as he said that the Grant went on to speak to the matter of AA will have a flight out of Charlotte. The CEO explained that the figures highest decline in occupancy for 2020 was airlift, indicating that it is anticipated to Referring then to the Canadian market, have been slowly inching up, even as the in the month of June, which recorded a airlift from the major source markets will Senator Grant indicated that Air Canada country continues to be affected by the decline of 92.1 percent and the lowest oc- expand and facilitate an increase in the is flying out of Toronto three times per COVID-19 pandemic. He said that occu- cupancy of 4.7 percent. Grant, referring to number of visitors coming to these shores. week and out of Montreal once weekly.He pancy for October 2020 stood at 23 per- the average daily rate (ADR), went on to He said the latest information indicates said that they expect to get a weekly serv- cent, 58.7 percent decline compared to say that there was a decline of 19.7 per- that Virgin Atlantic is operating between ice on Air Canada Jetz, which features all October 2019 and he said while they are cent for the month of October when com- one to three flights weekly out of business class seats, out of Montreal and still in the process of compiling data for pared to the corresponding period in Heathrow and two flights from Toronto during the Christmas season. He November’s occupancy, it was projected 2019, and the greatest reduction in ADR Manchester, while British Airways is ex- further stated that WestJet is likely to that it would be 29 percent. He went on took place in the month of April, when it pected to resume flights from Gatwick on commence its service on December 19. to say that December 2020 is projected to dropped by 55.7 percent. December 10 and daily flights from He spoke to those international mar- be 36 percent, January 2021 is projected “The month of October resulted in a Heathrow on December 11. kets, while indicating that the Caribbean to be 31 percent and February 2021 is 72.3 percent decline in overall revenue for In terms of the United States, he stated continues to have an over capacity of projected to be 33 percent.
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