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Saturday May 30, 2015 $1 VAT Inclusive Know the importance of Magna Carta

THE Magna Carta is the “seed” from which all our rights and liberties, which are often taken for granted, flow and Chief Justice of Barbados, Sir Marston Gibson, is encouraging the public to learn more about this 800-year-old charter. Sir Marston made the comments yesterday morning while addressing an audience which included British High Commissioner to Barbados, Victoria Dean; Director of Public Prosecutions, Charles Leacock; and students of Wesley Hall Primary, at the opening of the ‘From Magna Carta to Commonwealth Charter’ Exhibit, which has been erected in the foyer of the Supreme Court. “Those rights flow from Magna Carta – freedom of religion; the right not to be dispossessed of your land; the right to trial by jury – all of those things we now take for granted. Those rights began on a fateful day, the 15th of June, 1215, on the banks of the River Thames, when a monarch actually ceded some of his power to persons who were not of royal blood and who basically said, ‘we do not any longer wish to live in a society where we have no say and where we have no rights,’” he explained. He said the display is for the public and they especially want school children and university students to attend. He made the point while

CHARTER on Page 2 Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson (left), answers questions from the students viewing the exhibition. BARBADIANS TOO ‘SOFT’ MINISTER of Culture, the issue of same-sex various rulings on these Barbados Workers’ Union when it comes to how I wonder if we are Sports and Youth, marriage. issues, and in Barbados (BWU) Youth Congress, our schoolchildren, in following the crowd only Stephen Lashley, “I do not embrace it and we are apparently open yesterday. particular, use the social for the sake of following believes that I remain fully of that to anything… Our The Minister also spoke media. I think that has the crowd.” Barbadians have gone particular persuasion,” mortality is under to the need for parents to been curtailed,” he stated. Lashley is therefore ‘soft’ on a lot of issues. he told the media. question, because we are ‘poke’ their noses more “Sometimes the things calling on families to take “We are not prepared to “I am aware that not firm on who we are.” into what their charges I see people sharing back control. take a position on certain internationally a lot of His comments came are doing. on social media makes matters,” he said, thereby things are happening. on the sidelines of the “I fear that we are me wonder if we have TAKE CONTROL on stating his position on Courts are passing opening ceremony of the being a bit too liberal lost our purpose, and Page 3 2 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate An honour to Competitiveness key, host exhibition says BTMI Chairman CHAIRMAN of the Barbados inspections, market intelligence improvement; increased Tourism Marketing Inc. gathering and competitor communication and CHARTER from Page 1 State, albeit having the (BTMI), Alvin Jemmott is analysis,” he said. collaboration at the global level; monopoly on organisational highlighting the need to With that in mind, the BTMI high employee engagement; and noting that too few students power, nonetheless is not improve the country’s Chairman said they are looking clearer lines of cooperation know the significance of the without restrictions and not competitiveness as a forward to having new rooms between us and our sister document which also played a without limitations. And I like tourism destination, to come into use soon via The agency, the Barbados Tourism role in the Treaty of Oistins, to think of our constitutions as ensure long term Sands with 87 units, which can Product Authority,” he added. and so he wants the public to representing a natural sustainability of the sector. be equated to 193 rooms, and To that end, Jemmott said feel free to come and view it progression from a pact Jemmott made the remarks Sugar Bay, which will have 138 that they are confident that the and not have any reservations between the powerful, to giving during a press conference earlier rooms. He made the point as he best days are yet ahead and are about coming to the Court. rights and representation to this week at the Hilton Hotel, to noted that the reaction by the of the strong belief, that by Contending that it is a the powerless; so that the update the media about tourism marketplace to the recent becoming a more a “nimble privilege and an honour that weakest in our society has the arrivals for the first quarter of opening of Sandals, suggests organisation”, fuelled by a Barbados was chosen as one of right to come to this building – 2015. His comments came as he that it is to the country’s strong sense of purpose and the sites for the exhibition, Sir the court, in any case in which contended that the focus on advantage to make investments accountability, they will be Marston noted that the that person believes that his or competitive advantage will have in our room stock. successful in growing the exhibition is one that should be her right has been infringed,” even greater significance as “Correspondingly, at the tourism sector. seen by all, as it provides the Chief Justice explained. Cuba – “the regional sleeping BTMI, it is within our ambit to “We trust that our partners insight into the developmental The exhibition has been tourism giant” comes into its full revamp our marketing methods are as excited about this new history that has taken place jointly organised by the potential. to better reflect our new ethos as era in Barbados’ tourism between the date of the signing Commonwealth Lawyers “…We are conscious of the fact a private entity. Through marketing as we are, and thank of Magna Carta and the Association, Commonwealth that our product and service implementation of a policy them in advance for their present. Legal Education Association, levels must be improved if we change strategy, we will be support as we move to develop “That I believe to be the Commonwealth Magistrates’ are to maximise our improving our competitiveness unprecedented and witty legacy of Magna Carta, because and Judges’ Association and is competitiveness, a challenge from the inside out. These programmes to deliver an when you look at our modern sponsored by Lexis-Nexis and which our sister agency, the changes are at the beginning of equally strong performance day constitutions, that the Magna Carta 800th Barbados Tourism Product a cultural shift in the way we during the summer, and essentially is what Magna Anniversary Committee. Authority is undertaking work; a shift that will manifest beyond,” he stated. Carta has led us to; that the (JRT) through research, product as an environment of continuous (JRT) Barbados must stand out ONCE again, this island’s level upcoming June 15 budget would of competitiveness has come up result in some hardships for the against the spotlight. business community, she said Addressing her organisation’s that several issues affecting that luncheon at the Hilton Barbados group could be resolved on Thursday, President of the internally. Barbados Chamber of “One of the most enduring Commerce and Industry Tracey cries from business continues to Shuffler noted that improving be related to financing.We score this was a pressing concern, very poorly in Barbados on ease especially in the face of new of access to loans, on venture players like Cuba. capital availability and on British High Commissioner to Barbados, Victoria Dean (right), talking to students of Wesley Hall “Our competitiveness will availability of local equity Primary about the Magna Carta. only improve significantly when financing. Have we done enough our relative position on cost in the private sector to find efficiencies and quality of goods creative ways to reshape small and services delivered can and medium enterprise surpass those of our regional financing? I challenge the and even international financing sector to dig deeper counterparts,” she added. and to work harder to bring Highlighting for example that solutions which will help both two of the island’s most small and larger businesses to traditional and successful finance for growth,” she said. exports – rum and sugar – were Shuffler stressed that more being produced in most work needed to be done in the countries, she stated that export area of research and development was a critical development, noting “While we strategic direction for many are quite technology ready in Barbadian businesses. Barbados, we rank very poorly Pointing to the country’s 55th in company spending on R&D.” ranking on the World Economic “Again, this change must be Forum’s Global Competitiveness driven by us to be future focused Index 2014/2015, she indicated and ready for changes that will that there was much room for come to the very fabric of our improvement regarding the current economic base. The Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson (right), addressing those attending the opening of the exhibi- macroeconomic environment question will be whether we will tion. Looking on is (left) British High Commissioner to Barbados, Victoria Dean and Registrar of and goods markets efficiency. be leading or lagging at the time the Supreme Court, Barbara Cooke-Alleyne. Forecasting that the of change,” she said. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 3 Youth told: Recognise contributions to growth of our nation BARBADIAN youth are House” yesterday, under expressed. gain entry into the job models for our youth. According to him, being encouraged to the theme “Uplifting & “The Ministry offers market.” “Our youth bring fresh government views the create platforms that Motivating Our Nation’s training for young The Minister also ideas to the table. The youth as climate-smart will enable Youth, The Future business persons through reminded the youth arm, starting point however is agents and individuals constructive Leaders.” the Youth that as future leaders, to recognise their who can become active discussions and debate Lashley said that his Entrepreneurship they are uniquely contributions to the leaders within their of the issues that Ministry – Culture, Sports Scheme, the Youth positioned to promote development of our nation. communities, and the directly affect their and Youth and by Mainstreaming other young people to take Your role is to embrace country as a whole. lives. extension the Government Programme, and we assist active roles in community- young people as valued “With this recognition, “As future leaders, you of Barbados remains with other training and driven projects such as the partners to build more we reaffirm our conviction are endowed with the committed to addressing educational needs through Parish Ambassadors prosperous and secure in our youth’s future by creativity to spark the the challenges facing the Barbados Youth Programme, Schools Key futures for themselves, opening windows of imagination amongst youth and offers Service. There are also Club Programmes and the their families and their opportunities for them to yourselves,” Minister innovative approaches to plans to introduce the National Union of Public communities. The contact contribute to their Stephen Lashley told the tackle key areas such as National Youth Service Workers Youth League. you make each day with development. We will youth arm of the Barbados unemployment. which will provide an He said programmes them will have an effect continue to provide a Workers’ Union (BWU). “I personally endeavour opportunity for School such as these have the on the individuals and framework for improved He was at the time to provide the structure Leavers to have an capacity to develop more importantly, your and sustained addressing the Youth and inspiration needed to experience in the World of leadership skills, inspire connection has to be productivity for the well- Congress held at BWU’s effect positive growth and Work, which will be community responsibility strong and positive,” he being of our youth,” he Headquarters “Solidarity development for youth,” he advantageous for them to and project positive role stressed. said. (TL) Children’s behaviour reflective of parents

TAKE CONTROL from expect them to conform to Page 1 good values.” “If we misbehave in According to him, public, if we don’t show parents need to take full respect for one another, if responsibility. we display poor manners, “Discipline needs to be then that is what our reinforced.I think that the young people will do… examples that adults set Anything that our young are critical. If we set poor people do, I am of the view, examples for our young reflects on the examples people, then we can’t get that we have set for them,” up one morning and he pointed out. (TL)

The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Youth Arm gathered at Solidarity House for the Youth Congress, yesterday.

Comrade Gillian Alleyne, Senior Assistant General Secretary – Administration/Human Resource Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, greeting members of the Barbados Workers’ Union Manager of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU). (BWU) Youth Arm during the opening ceremony of the Youth Congress, yesterday. 4• Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate

Parent, George Collymore (right) presenting a top prize for the D.A.R.E Programme to Alala Moore at Parent, Olivia Thomas (right) presenting a top prize for the D.A.R.E Programme to Reisha Rawlins (left) left. at their Graduation at the Luther Thorne Primary School. Be ambassadors for D.A.R.E. BECOME ambassa- dors for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) programme. This is the advice that Acting Station Sergeant at the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), Roland Cobbler sent out to the young 10 and 11 year olds as he delivered the introduction at the D.A.R.E Programme Graduation at the Luther Thorne Primary School recently. He told them that in doing this, they can stand up for what they know is right even if at times, they are the only ones doing so and have confidence in themselves. “Become ambassadors of the programme by using the knowledge and skills learnt to educate Acting Station Sergeant at the Royal Barbados others. Don’t try to fit in Police Force (RBPF), Roland Cobbler delivering if you know that it is the introduction at the D.A.R.E Programme wrong. Be an agent for Parent, Quinton Burnham (right) presenting a top prize for the D.A.R.E Graduation on Thursday at the Luther Thorne change and make a dif- Programme to Gabrielle Thompson-Marshall (left). Primary School. ference. It is also impor- tant that you believe in get hooked on drugs. He told them that dur- “To you the grandu- The Acting Station parents have a responsi- yourself and do the things They get hooked on living ing the course of the pro- ants, I have seen many Sergeant added however, bility to ensure that you that are right. Take up positive lives, not only for gramme, he has seen successes from the DARE that ensuring that young effectively monitor your the challenge and dare to themselves, but also for many positives, but un- programme. I have also people stay away from children. It is critical that be different.” their family and commu- fortunately, he has also seen a few disappoint- drugs is also the respon- you know of their friends, Cobbler also told them nity. Remember the seen many negative ments. This programme sibility of you the par- the places they go and the to aim always to be Almighty in everything things as well and they encompasses more than ents. company they keep. Visit “great” because great you do and give Him need to utilize the knowl- drug education. It taught “In this fight against the schools they attend people know the impor- thanks and praise. It edge that they would you basic life skills such drugs they must be a ho- and have dialogue with tance of living positive doesn’t matter where you have gained in this pro- as how to handle stressful listic approach. In addi- their teachers in relation lives. are, if you have a prob- gramme to ensure that situations and basic com- tion to education and de- to their behaviours and “See yourself as being lem, I will be always here they do not follow the munication and listening tection by law enforce- their performances.” great. Great people do not for you.” negative things. skills.” ment officers, you the (PJT) The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 5 Ministry of Health supports low cost fitness programme By Ashlee Cox and planning their programme, to get more IT IS the hope of the people active and Ministry of Health healthy. that from the research “In doing that the gained by Research Ministry of Health would Assistant for the have the capacity to work Chronic Disease with community centres Research Centre, and so on and we hope to Miriam Alvarado, that be able to even assist in they would be better that area through her ale to discover what project in terms of finding the barriers and moti- the person, the trainer vators are for women, and actually finding the in an effort to encour- location, the venues age them to be physi- for those trainings, cally active. whether it be the As noted by Donna Community centres Barker, Health schools or wherever we Promotion Officer, hope to assist in that part Ministry of Health as she of it,” she noted. spoke during a Press con- Continuing, she noted, From left: Donna Baker,Health Promotion Officer, Ministry of Health, Miriam Alvarado,Former Fulbright ference for the “So the Ministry of Fellow, Research Assistant for the Chronic Disease Research Centre and Andre Bello, Commercial International Society for Health is very supportive Manager, Caribbean, Virgin Atlantic. Behavioural Nutrition of Miriam in the research and Physical Activity, that she has done and cost physical activity with a healthy diet...” sponsibilities, if this can them to control weight (ISBNPA) we’re happy to assist her classes spread through- “So we encourage be brought to them in and generally control Conference, where interms of facilitating out Barbados , because as Miriam in terms of com- every parish at a very low things like their blood Virgin Atlantic will be when she returns to we know physical ing up with a way of get- cost, and be made easier, sugar levels and their providing air travel for, Barbados the training activities is very impor- ting people to be more ac- much easier for them, we blood pressure and help that this research would programme that she will tant in reducing the risk tive, especially the hope that a lot of people in our fight in terms of also help them in going be looking to carry out in of heart diseases, as well women who are so busy would be come more ac- reducing our chronic dis- forward, implementing terms of getting the low as managing them along and have so many re- tive and this can help eases in Barbados”. Relatively quiet hurricane season predicted for 2015

PREDICTIONS are that 42%, which is the long there will be a relative term average. quiet hurricane season Nurse further stated this year. that we may not likely Acting Deputy Director see an active hurricane of the Barbados season this year, because Meteorological Service, of the presence of what is Sonia Nurse made the known as the El announcement, as she Niño event developing in spoke during a meeting the Pacific. of the Public Information “When you have an El and Education Standing Niño situation, it would Committee, at the head- tend to impact on the at- quarters of the mospheric conditions Department of around the globe. You Emergency Management then tend to get extreme (DEM) in Warrens, St. events happening in Michael on Thursday.The some places…,” she meeting comes ahead of pointed out. the start of the June 1st Another reason we may official start of the hurri- see a reduction in tropical cane season, which runs storm activity, is related until November. to the sea surface tem- Citing Professor peratures in the tropical William Gray of Colorado Atlantic, which are cooler State University and his than they should be, as a assistant Dr. Philip Acting Deputy Director of the Barbados Meteorological Service, Sonia Nurse (left) gives an overview of result of strong winds. Klotzbach who have the 2015 Hurricane Season, as Joyanne Kelly of the Government Information Service listens atten- In spite of all this, given the 2015 Atlantic tively, during a meeting of the Public Information and Education Standing Committee, at DEM head- Nurse is imploring Seasonal Hurricane quarters. Barbadians to stay on the Forecast, Nurse noted the alert and not let their following. age, over the last 50 three or above…but this hurricanes and 1 major passing through the guard down, since one “This year, they are years, you would expect year, the numbers are hurricane likely,” Nurse Caribbean” she added, strong weather system is predicting a relative 12 named storms, about 6 going to be down a bit. remarked. noting that there is a 22% all that is needed to dev- quiet hurricane season hurricanes and 2 major There are (predictions “The probability is still chance of this happening, astate the country. again. Normally,on aver- hurricanes, category for) 7 named storms, 3 (for) at least one system down from a previous (RSM) 6 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate NISE: Staff participation is key going forward By Ashlee Cox General Manager of WIBISCO, as he revealed WITH their aim being that the company had ‘More WIBISCO committed 2,504 improve- Forward’ the West ments and were deter- India Biscuit mined to keep their eyes Company, (WIBISCO) on the future as they con- were the very proud tinued to improve, inno- winners of this year’s vate and maintain their Prime Minister’s improvements. Award for the Most Commending NISE Inc Improved on their challenge, he Organisation, among noted that they had pro- their multitude of im- vided the catalyst they provement awards, at had been in need of in Representatives of the TMR Sales and Service Ltd, receive the Personal Development Award from CEO of the NISE ‘100 order to speed ahead and NISE, (right) Kim Tudor. Improvements in 100 as a result, they had Days Awards Gala’ achieved more than they board, get on Board with which was held re- had thought they could in the NISE challenge in cently at the Lloyd only 100 days. 2016 and start looking at Erskine Sandiford Encouraging other compa- your business and find Centre (LESC). nies to take part in the reasons to celebrate. Find “It was very important challenge, he noted that little things that you can that the Improvements they had nothing to lose, improve, because it be- Challenge was aligned but so much to gain. comes infectious and more with the goals of our busi- “My advice for organisa- and more people will come ness, so that staff could see tions across Barbados, and on board,” he noted. the direct link and the re- I think I can give a little Continuing, he further sults that were being bit of advice because we stated, “If you can take achieved benefits. It was committed 2 504 improve- nothing else away from slow going at first but we ments and we had 100% this evening, remember gained momentum and employee involvement, so that engaged employees enthusiasm, helped of my advice is whether you and satisfied customers course by some encourage- are in the public or private can propel your organisa- ment by Lisa, our NISE sector is, whether your or- tion to astonishing heights Challenge Co-ordinator as ganisation is small with great ease. They also well as the team in HR. medium sized or large, it have the ability to cripple We soon had achieved full doesn’t matter, you have your organisation, so in- participation by the staff,” nothing to lose, but so vest wisely in them and noted Adrian Padmore, much to gain, so get on you will reap the benefits”. (from left)The Champion’s Award went to the Ministry of Health’s Chief Nursing Officer, Wendy Sealy.

Harris Paints won The Productivity Award in the Category of Medium-sized busi- nesses. Here Chief Executive Officer, Ian Kenyon receives the award from (from left) Daisy Hamblin, receives the School Challenge Champion’s Award on Senator Patrick Todd. behalf of the Coleridge and Parry School. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 7 WIBISCO takes home NISE’s PM’s Award

By Ashlee Cox

FOR the West India Biscuit Company Ltd, affectionately known as ‘WIBISCO’, the NISE 100 Improvements in 100 days Organisational Challenge could not have come at a better time for the company. According to Adrian Padmore, General Manager of WIBISCO, in his acceptance speech, for the Prime Minster’s Award for the Most Improved Organisation, he noted that the com- pany would be celebrat- ing its 105th anniversary this year and that mak- ing the business nimble and innovatively relevant has been a huge under- taking, but was also nec- essary in order to meet the changing needs of their customers and con- sumers across the 22 markets in which they did business. “We don’t measure our The Winners of the Prime Minster’s Award for the Most Improved Organisation. (centre) General Manager for WIBISCO Adrian Padmore, success solely on the accepts the awards , from the Prime Minister, The Hon. Freundel Stuart, as he is surrounded by staff. Barbados market or mar- ket share locally, but in- Jamaica, Trinidad, pletely different level. We as hoe much more we upgrading their skills. other 200 Tesco stores in creasingly on the per- Guyana and Suriname had no choice, in order to they could improve along Our goal is to make sig- England and just this formance of brands like and Grenada in markets remain competitive,” he with staff support. As nificant breakthroughs in week, our new Shirley ‘Shirley’ and ‘Sodabix’ in where we are under stiff explained. such he noted that they the region and interna- Family Size gained list- regional and interna- competition, at very low In explaining about the would continue to work tional market place. ing in Walmart stores in tional markets. We do not selling prices. So with success of the Challenge in this vein and revealed Towards this goal, in South Florida, where it measure our costs by consumers demanding on the organisation, he their added success in in- April of this year we joins the snack and regu- what it takes to sell bis- more variety,better value also noted that the chal- ternational venues. gained listings for lar sizes that are already cuits in Barbados com- and high quality,in 2014, lenge had demonstrated “We have a new prod- Shirley biscuits in an- there,” he revealed. petitively, but by what it we took the decision to just how many improve- uct coming in about 2 takes to be truly compet- again reinvent ourselves ments they could make months time and train- itive in markets like as a business to a com- without realising as well ing our employees and Great strides Progress being achieved made SIGNIFICANT progress prudence including in the core focus of new Digital well as possible adjust- is being made at the area of sponsorships,” he Marketing and Social ments of reporting lines; NISE from Back Page come better enterprises. Barbados Tourism said. Media Manager who is ex- policy change implemen- “Tonight we give over Marketing Inc (BTMI) to Griffith made the dis- pected to take office from tation; a communication Stating that the Board this event to those per- ensure that the enabling closure as he gave the as- June 1, 2015. and cultural shift planned of NISE Barbados Inc, sons who we have in- policy environment surance that “a premium The CEO added that to throughout the entire or- had in that light been vited and who we would needed to carry out its will be placed on the way date there are still about ganisation; establishment able to embrace those be honouring and pre- mandate is in place. these changes are com- 20 positions in the BTMI of forward job plans and projects that were pre- senting awards to; and Word of this came from municated”, so as to en- at various levels that re- performance appraisals sented to them by their on behalf of the Board, I Chief Executive Officer of sure, he said, that all in- main vacant. To that end, for all employees; ratio- staff, which had also re- want to congratulate you the BTMI, William ternal teams are involved he disclosed that they will nalisation of and new con- dounded to benefiting and say to you that your Griffith, earlier this week and on board with the soon have a new Senior tracts through appoint- the country.According to task now is to become during a press conference process. With that in Business Development ments of all advertising, Murrell, this was the better, your task now is to announce the country’s mind, he revealed that Officer to be based in the public relations and digi- second occasion on which to strive for that im- tourism performance for among the new ap- United Kingdom, who will tal marketing agencies they had embarked on provement that we have the first quarter of the proaches to tourism mar- start mid-June and they worldwide; creation of a this improvement in 100 been able to engender year. keting in this country,will intend to advertise other new corporate website as days programme and he within you , your task “I am pleased to say be a focus on the country’s key positions in such well as the complete rede- revealed that this occa- now is to fire your col- that we have begun the competitive advantage as areas as cruise, sports and velopment of visitbarba- sion had been one that leagues, both within process of updating a a destination and all proj- business development in dos.org,” he said. saw the programme ex- your enterprises and number of critical policies ects will now carry key the near future. Griffith added that he panded and with some within your societies, in the areas of human re- performance indicators to “As CEO I have shared has also put to the Board great improvements, communities and so on, sources, marketing and fi- maximise the return on a number of priorities of Directors, the need to some of which had been because…that is what nance in our commitment investments. The CEO with the Board of solidify the brand iden- outlined to them and Barbados needs now to increasing employee added that in all projects Directors which will be tity; the establishment of even guided by them, as more than ever and we engagement and produc- they will seek to max- my main focus for the a new brand tagline for they endeavoured to en- at NISE are happy and tivity; maximising our re- imise the digital exposure next several weeks. They the destination and the sure that those enter- we are glad to be at the turn on marketing invest- they receive for greater include recommendation creation of a revenue gen- prises who took the chal- forefront of this enter- ment and achieving impact on target audi- of organisational roles erating plan for BTMI. lenge would be able to prise and this thrust” he greater results in fiscal ences, and this will be the and responsibilities as (JRT) show how they could be- noted. 8 • Saturday May 30, 2015 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 Russia issues 89-name EU Get a handle blacklist, bars politicians THE HAGUE – Moscow Minister Didier Reynders eral European politicians from entry to Russia. He has issued a blacklist of tweeted by Belgian MEP from entry in recent is on a blacklist with European Union politi- Mark Demesmaeker. months, but had so far around 80 people,” on CNCDs cians barred from Russia The letter, which was refused to provide a list Reijnen said, saying in response to EU sanc- confirmed as authentic of those targeted. the ban came after tions over Crimea and by the foreign ministry to “We take note that Verhofstadt called for an REPORTS are that chronic non-communicable Ukraine, Dutch Prime AFP, said that Moscow the Russian authorities independent interna- diseases (CNCDs) now account for 80 per cent of Minister Mark Rutte said had asked for the list not have decided to share the tional probe into the total deaths in Barbados.Additionally, it is said yesterday. to be made public. list. We don’t have any murder of Russian oppo- that one-quarter of adult Barbadians have a “Russia yesterday Moscow issued the list other information on sition leader Boris chronic non-communicable disease and this (Thursday) handed over on Thursday in response legal basis, criteria and Nemtsov. statistic is expected to rise to one-third by 2030. a list of people to diverse to the EU’s own sanctions process,” the spokes- Rutte said the Dutch Given the current health profile of Barbadians, EU embassies who may and travel bans over woman said in an e-mail government rejected the Ministry of Health has redirected its focus, not enter Russia any Russia’s annexation of statement. the move and would let concentrating now on the promotion of healthy longer,” Rutte said at a Crimea last year and its Guy Verhofstadt, head “Moscow know so in no lifestyles, rather than the treatment of disease, weekly press conference, alleged involvement in of the Liberal group in uncertain terms”. with a view to decreasing risk factors for chronic adding that two Dutch the eastern Ukraine con- the European Parliament Russia’s list “was not diseases. It has been noted that the Ministry MPs and a Dutch MEP flict, Rutte said. and a former Belgian based on international of Health supports the assertion made by the were on the list. A spokeswoman for the PM, is also on the list, law, was not transparent World Health Organisation (WHO), that 80 per The list contains 89 EU diplomatic service in his spokesman Jeroen and could not be chal- cent of non-communicable diseases are prevent- names, according to a let- Brussels told AFP that Reijnen told AFP. lenged” in a court of law, able, using simple lifestyle interventions linked ter from Belgian Foreign Russia had barred sev- “Verhofstadt is banned Rutte added. to behavioural change. However, while the Health Ministry has embarked on a number of promotional efforts, which strive to send the message that better Merkel vows ‘constructive’ role nutrition and frequent physical activity is key in reducing the likelihood of falling ill with a chronic non-communicable disease, it appears that the messages are at times falling on deaf to help keep Britain in EU ears as Barbadians continue to enjoy fast foods, engage in tobacco consumption and consume BERLIN – German endum he has promised benefits, and for London French President plenty of alcohol. Chancellor Angela by 2017. to be able to opt out of an Francois Hollande and The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has Merkel vowed yesterday Merkel said that “on EU commitment to “ever European Commission also issued some startling statistics about the to help keep Britain in the German side there is closer union”. president Jean-Claude burden of CNCDs in Barbados and the region. the EU by working on a clear hope – and of Merkel said Berlin and Juncker will meet in The HCC notes that in the Caribbean, the reforms with Prime course this will be de- London saw eye-to-eye in Berlin to discuss strategy chronic diseases of concern are heart disease, Minister David Cameron, cided by the British peo- many fields, such as on as the threat of a “Brexit” stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory even keeping the door ple – that Britain will the need to cut EU red looms. diseases. These are caused by biological factors open to treaty change. stay on as a member of tape, and that their talks EU powers want such as high blood pressure, obesity, high blood Offering a warm and the European Union”. yesterday had been “con- Britain to stay in the EU, sugar and high blood cholesterol. The HCC as- conciliatory tone to visit- An upbeat Cameron structive, productive and given its role as a global serts that in Latin America and the Caribbean, ing Cameron – who had said that “today was an friendly”. commercial power with chronic diseases are now the leading cause of received mixed welcomes opportunity to really get The leader of Europe’s diplomatic and military premature mortality, accounting for nearly half elsewhere on a two-day down to business and biggest economy said muscle – and the incal- of all deaths of persons under 70 years, and for European whistlestop to work through each that “we want to play a culable symbolic damage two out of three deaths overall. The HCC goes on tour – she said Berlin issue”, adding that “of constructive role as its departure would do to to state that diabetes is a major cause of admis- was willing to pursue course there is no magic Britain embarks on its the EU’s global standing. sions to hospital, kidney failure, blindness and compromise on London’s quick solution” to the process towards a refer- But impatience has limb amputations in the Region. demands. bundle of issues under endum and changes re- risen in continental Obesity and overweight is an ever-increasing “Where there’s a will, discussion. garding its membership Europe about what some concern and challenge in almost all Caribbean there’s a way,” said “The European Union of the European Union”. see as London’s demands countries. “For example, in Barbados 1/3 men Merkel, stressing that has shown before that On the issue of pre- for special treatment and and 3/5 of women are overweight, and incidence Germany would not rule when one of its member venting EU migrants “a la carte” EU member- of obesity for men is 9 per cent and that for out changing EU found- states has a problem that from abusing state wel- ship. women 13.1 per cent. Risk factors of major ing treaties, a tricky needs sorting out, it can fare, she said change Britain has not yet out- concern for the Caribbean contributing to the issue since it requires be flexible enough to do “may also be in lined its precise list of NCDs are obesity, exposure to tobacco smoke, approval by all member so, and I have every con- Germany’s interest”, and reform proposals, to be unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and alcohol states and could lead to fidence that it will do so that Berlin was now discussed in detail at a abuse,” the HCC points out. referendums in some. again,” he said. closely watching relevant Brussels summit next The Coalition suggests that the human and As both sides discuss a European court cases. month. economic cost burden of these conditions is not list of issues, “you cannot ‘Constructive, produc- The tone was positive No date has been set sustainable and could undermine the develop- say that treaty change tive, friendly’ despite the fact for the controversial ref- ment of the region’s small, fragile countries. is a total impossibility,” Cameron was in Berlin Cameron’s stance erendum, but Britain’s In spite of the information that is out there she said at a joint news as part of a European conflicts with Franco- Europe Minister David and the preventative campaigns before us, conference, adding how- charm offensive that German hopes for a Lidington has said the Barbadians seem to be turning a blind eye to ever that “we all know earlier took him to more integrated EU and mood was “the sooner the these matters. However, it is high time that the difficulties”. The Hague, Paris and eurozone. better”. Barbadian citizens pay greater heed to all the Cameron, after his sec- Warsaw, to sell his shop- Paris and Berlin seek Analysts say it should messages and campaigns presented to them ond-term election win ping list of proposed common fiscal gover- be held well ahead of and take up the challenge of leading healthier this month, has vowed to reforms. nance in the 19-member 2017 when Germany and lifestyles. The situation as it is, is already out push strongly for EU re- These included stricter single currency union, of France face elections and of control. While the authorities are doing forms and “a better deal requirements for EU which Britain is not a their governments will be their share to combat the rise in CNCDs, if for Britain” ahead of an migrants in claiming member. in no mood for compro- Barbadians continue to throw caution to the in-out membership refer- British social welfare Next Monday Merkel, mises. wind where healthy living is concerned, then much time, effort and money will be wasted, News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Gillian Marshall Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 and we will remain burdened by diseases that Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke E-mail Address: [email protected] Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen can be prevented. Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Publisher: Anthony T. Bryan The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 9 Jamaica and UK strengthen co-operation in fight against illicit drug trade

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Constabulary Force (JCF) over governments of Jamaica the years, including seizures of and the United Kingdom large quantities of drugs, and (UK) have signed a Memo- arrests and extradition of major randum of Understanding drug kingpins, trafficking (MoU), aimed at strengthen- through Jamaica’s borders re- Minister of National Security Peter Bunting (right) and British High Commissioner to Jamaica ing co-operation in the fight mains a major challenge for law David Fitton, signing the MoU. against the illicit drug enforcement. trade. Bunting disclosed that be- tire society at risk.” also helping to train their officers. The three-year MoU, signed tween 2010 and 2014, the police British High Commissioner to Jamaican colleagues,” Fitton The High Commissioner said yesterday, allows for the shar- arrested about 1 200 persons at Jamaica, David Fitton, ex- said, noting that the equipment the MoU was a good example of ing of information and the pro- the ports of entry, including plained that the MoU allows for to be provided under the MoU Jamaica-UK co-operation that vision of human resources and 1 136 at the island’s interna- officers from the UK Border will be utilised by both the has been replicated in Africa equipment by the UK to tional airports for drug posses- Force, who are based in Ja- British and Jamaican security and other parts of the world. Jamaica. It is an update of an sion. maica, to work closely with the agreement signed two years ago. “The vast majority of those ar- local police and other security Minister of National Security rested were destined for the personnel, as well as the Ja- St. Lucia gov’t bans Peter Bunting said the renewal United Kingdom,” he said. maica Customs Department. of the MoU is yet another con- “Working in tandem with the The Border Force is a part of crete demonstration of the UK and other bilateral partners, the Home Office responsible for Charlie Charlie Challenge strong bonds of friendship be- our highly trained law enforce- front-line border control opera- tween Jamaica and the UK. ment officers will bring to book, tions at air,sea and rail ports in CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia He said that despite the many any individual, who seeks to the UK. education authorities yesterday successes by the Jamaica breach our laws and put the en- “As they are working, they are slapped a ban on the suspected demonic game, the Charlie- Charlie Challenge, in schools, Court withdraws ganja charge against man after a number of students re- portedly became traumatised after playing the game. waiting to stand trial for nearly 40 years Chief Education Officer, Marcus Edward, confirmed the JAMAICA – A court has with- 1976. The case was later adjourned ban in a statement.The author- drawn a ganja charge brought It explained that the court without any future date being ities have since sent a circular to against a man who was waiting took that action on May 15, fol- set, and it remained a pending schools throughout the island to stand trial for almost 40 years. lowing an application a week criminal matter on Works’ crim- informing of the ban. In a statement yesterday, the earlier by the Legal Aid Council. inal record for 38 years. The game is said to be a sim- Justice Ministry, said senior It’s reported that after Works After withdrawing the charge, plified version of the ‘Ouija magistrate Judith Pusey with- was charged in 1976, he at- the court provided a letter in- Board’ and summons a Mexican drew the ganja possession tended Court on a number of oc- forming the Criminal Records “demon” by the name of Charlie. charge that was laid against casions without the matter being Office of the disposal of the mat- The ‘Charlie Charlie Challenge’, Paul Works on December 15, heard. ter. as it is being called, entails plac- ing two pencils on a piece of paper in the shape of the cross, 200 000 shark fins seized at Ecuadorean port with the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’ written in each quadrant. QUITO, Ecuador – Police in the that nine properties were raided Ecuador had “dealt a major blow Participants then repeat the Ecuadorean port city of Manta in the city and six people were to an international network that phrase “Charlie, Charlie can we say they have seized about arrested, including one of trafficked shark fins”. play?” in order to connect with 200 000 shark fins destined to Chinese nationality. Those ar- The fins are often used to the demon. The ‘demon’ is then be illegally exported to Asia rested face charges of damaging make shark fin soup, a tradi- asked specific questions and the Marcus Edward, Chief where they would fetch up to wildlife. tional Chinese dish. top pencil moves in response. Education Officer. $1.5 million. Interior Minister Jose Ser- Manta is 260 kilometres (160 The Ministry of Education Col. Rommel Tapia, head of rano told the Democracia radio miles) southwest of the capital, said it was also advising par- game based on the information the judicial police in Manta, said station that authorities in Quito. ents about the dangers of the available to it.

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High: 1:12a.m. and 2:05 p.m. LONDON: 10°C FAIR Yesterday: NIL mm BOSTON: 14°C CLOUDY Low: 7:41 a.m. For the Month: 11.7 mm Max: 29.7°C MONTREAL: 24°C PARTLY CLOUDY and 7:34 p.m. For the Year: 258.0 mm Min: 23.9°C TORONTO: 24°C PARTLY CLOUDY NEW YORK: 21°C FAIR MIAMI: 29°C PARTLY CLOUDY 5:31 a.m. 6:21 p.m. 10 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate

Expect major overhaul to the education system, Guyanese told

GEORGETOWN, going. We are very un- and we have to begin to scrutiny of the curricu- Guyana – Guyana’s happy with the large do a thorough analysis lum, intense scrutiny of education system is number of drop outs from and understanding of all the text books. We about to get an over- the system,” he told the what has gone have to ensure that what haul. Government Information wrong in the education is being taught is cor- Newly appointed Agency. system and we have to rect,” he said. Minister of Education Dr. “It is not working when begin at the “I do not anticipate Rupert Roopnaraine says you are losing hundreds beginning.” that we are talking about the high level of illiter- of people who are not Roopnaraine said the months and months of acy, the large number of completing school. It is overhaul would be a long study. We need action school drop-outs and the not working if people are process, but it had to be and we need action soon, constantly falling stan- coming out of school, not done, and would be car- but we do not want to act dard of the University of being able to read and ried out in a systematic irrationally. We want to Guyana point to the write completely. way to ensure that at act rationally and we need for major It is not working if the every level of the want to act in a way changes. standard of the univer- education system that would in effect be “We are not satisfied sity is constantly students are better guided by evidence, by with the way in which lit- falling. These are things prepared. real data,” the minister Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine eracy in this country is that we need to address “That means intense added. Warner promises to no longer hold back against Trinidad prime minister PORT OF SPAIN,Trinidad – Just hours after being re- The eight charges against Warner are: leased from jail on One (1) count of conspiracy to knowingly agree to conduct or participate in racketeer- Thursday,Jack Warner at- ing activity, relating to wire fraud and other offences, which either engages in or affects tended a meeting of his interstate or foreign commerce; Independent Liberal Party Two (2) counts of conspiracy to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, including for (ILP) where he accused the intangible right of honest services, using wire, radio, or television communications government of trying to get to execute such scheme or artifice; rid of him and warned Two (2) counts of devising any scheme or artifice to defraud, using wire, radio, or tele- Prime Minister Kamla vision communications to execute such scheme or artifice; Persad-Bissessar that his Two (2) counts of conspiring to transport, transmit and transfer monetary instruments “gloves were off”and he in- and funds from places inside the United States to and through places outside the United tended to reveal every- States and to places in the United States from and through places outside the United thing he has on her. States, with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; And while Persad- One (1) count of transporting, transmitting and transferring monetary instruments and Bissessar said she received funds from places inside the United States to and through places outside the United no money for either inter- States and to places in the United States from and through places outside the United nal party elections or gen- States, with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity. eral elections from Warner when he was a member of her United National hand in his imprisonment. But he was adamant: ecutive committee member Congress (UNC), the 72- “Kamla having jailed “Kamla said I never helped and Cayman Islands year-old politician – who is me,as of tonight the gloves her financially but that is a Football Association presi- facing corruption charges are off!” he declared. lie.” dent – is also facing related to his 15 years as “Everything I have against Warner, who served as charges. He was arrested vice-president – has in- Kamla I will bring it out. I president of the along with six other defen- sisted she is not telling the have kept it back too long Confederation of North, dants onWednesday morn- Jack Warner, seen here at Thursday night’s ILP truth. and I will bring it out.” Central American and ing in Zurich. meeting, has told Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Warner threw down the Warner told supporters Caribbean Association In all, nine of the defen- Bissessar that the gloves are off. gauntlet Thursday night at that he felt his life was Football (CONCACAF) dants are current or past a meeting in Chaguanas, under threat and he would and president of the FIFA officials, four were How come he is not chains. If Nicholas had his after ending a 24-hour stay therefore give video tapes Caribbean Football Union sports marketing execu- charged?Why only persons way I wouldn’t be here at behind bars. with information to four (CFU) and as the Trinidad tives and one was in the fromThirdWorld countries all. Get rid of Rowley. Get While he was granted lawyers. and Tobago Football broadcasting business and have been charged?” rid of Warner, then call TT$2.5 million “I will give one to a PNM Federation’s special ad- allegedly served as an in- Warner asked at the elections,” he told support- (US$394,601) bail on [People’s National viser, is among 14 people termediary to facilitate il- meeting.His ILP has ques- ers,referring to the suspen- Wednesday when he ap- Movement] lawyer,one to a charged with with racket- licit payments between tioned the timing of his in- sion of Opposition Leader peared before a magistrate ILP lawyer, one to a MSJ eering, bribery, wire fraud sports marketing execu- dictment, coming just two Dr. Keith Rowley from in relation to a United [Movement for Social and money laundering, tives and soccer officials. days before FIFA elections Parliament earlier this States request to extradite Justice] lawyer and one to stemming from a scheme, Four other defendants, which took place Thursday, month. him to face the charges, my lawyer. They believe dating back 24 years, that including Warner’s two and ahead of voters going However,Nicholas said, Warner was unable to they could walk all over me involved $150 million in sons Daryll and Daryan, to the poll in Trinidad and “You would well appreci- leave the prison because because I have remained bribes and kickbacks being and former FIFA general Tobago – a date for which ate that Trinidad and the the deed he supplied to silent,but Jack is alive and paid to obtain lucrative secretary Chuck Blazer, has not yet been an- Tobago cannot control the cover his bail was not ap- kicking,” he said. media and marketing pleaded guilty when they nounced. timing of an international proved. However,that was Responding to questions rights to international soc- were charged in 2013. Thursday night,Warner investigation . . . when the resolved on Thursday and from the media after the cer tournaments. pointed fingers directly at authorities of Switzerland, he was released in the opening of a new police sta- Another Caribbean foot- Claims innocence Attorney General Garvin the United States and the evening. tion earlier in the day, ball official – Jeffrey Webb, But Warner has insisted Nicholas, saying that he United Kingdom would That night, Warner ac- Persad-Bissessar insisted who is current FIFA vice that he is innocent. signed the extradition choose to act on an investi- cused the government – she got absolutely no cam- president and executive “If I have been thieving order with haste. gation into an interna- and Persad-Bissessar in paign funding from committee member, CON- Fifa money for 30 years, “He signed to send his tional sporting body like particular – of having a Warner. CACAF president,CFU ex- who gave me the money? countryman to the USA in FIFA.” The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 11 Cuba removed from US terror list HAVANA – The Obama ad- countries for the first time since ministration yesterday for- the U.S. severed diplomatic rela- mally removed Cuba from a tions with the island in January U.S. terrorism blacklist, a de- 1961.The removal of Cuba from cision hailed in Cuba as the the terrorism list had been a key healing of a decades-old Cuban demand. wound and an important The Cold War-era designation step toward normalizing re- was levied mainly for Cuba’s lations between the Cold War support of leftist guerrillas foes. around the world and isolated Secretary of State John Kerry the communist island from signed off on rescinding Cuba’s much of the world financial sys- “state sponsor of terrorism” des- tem because banks fear reper- ignation exactly 45 days after cussions from doing business the Obama administration in- with designated countries. Even formed Congress of its intent to Cuba’s Interests Section in do so on April 14. Lawmakers Washington lost its bank in the had that amount of time to United States, forcing it to deal weigh in and try to block the in cash until it found a new move, but did not do so. banker this month. “The 45-day congressional pre- “We welcome today’s an- notification period has expired, nouncement by the Secretary of and the secretary of state has State, which is another step for- This coastal view of Havana, Cuba shows the United States Interests Section diplomatic mis- made the final decision to re- ward toward a more normal and sion, the third tall building from the right, on Sunday, May 24, 2015. On Friday, May 29 the scind Cuba’s designation as a productive relationship between Obama administration formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist as part of the state sponsor of terrorism, effec- the United States and the Cuban process of normalizing relations between the Cold War foes. tive today, May 29, 2015,” the people,” a White House blog post State Department said in a said Friday. for attacks on the island, includ- his father in the 1976 bombing. able to travel throughout Cuba statement. "For 55 years, we tried using ing the 1976 bombing of a Cuban “It’s a list we never should and meet with dissidents with- “While the United States has isolation to bring about change passenger flight from Barbados have been on,” said Ileana out restrictions.The Cubans are significant concerns and dis- in Cuba,” it said. “But by isolat- that killed 73 people aboard.The Alfonso, 57, who also lost her fa- wary of activity they see as agreements with a wide range of ing Cuba from the United States, attack was linked to Cuban ex- ther in the attack. destabilizing to their govern- Cuba’s policies and actions,these we isolated the United States iles with ties to U.S.-backed anti- U.S. and Cuban officials have ment. fall outside the criteria relevant from the Cuban people and, in- Castro groups and both men ac- said the two sides are close to Both the U.S. and Cuba say to the rescission of a state spon- creasingly,the rest of the world. cused of masterminding the resolving the final issues but the the embassies are a first step in sor of terrorism designation,”the Through this new approach of crime took shelter in Florida, most recent round of talks ended a larger process of normalizing statement said. engagement, we are finally in a where one,Luis Posada Carriles, last Friday with no announce- relations. That effort would still The step comes as officials position to advance our interests currently lives. ment of an agreement. have to tackle bigger questions from the two countries continue while simultaneously improving “I think this could be a positive Even as many of the biggest such as the embargo, which only to hash out details of restoring the lives of the Cuba people.” act that adds to hope and under- hurdles, including the terrorism Congress can fully revoke, as full diplomatic relations, includ- The terror list was a particu- standing and can help the nego- designation, have been cleared, well as the future of the U.S. mil- ing opening embassies in larly charged issue for Cuba be- tiations between Cuba and the Washington and Havana are itary prison at Guantanamo Bay Washington and Havana and re- cause of the U.S. history of sup- United States,” said director still wrangling over American and Cuba’s democracy turning ambassadors to the two porting exile groups responsible Juan Carlos Cremata, who lost demands that its diplomats be record. Bermuda Opposition US national extradited leader denies charge from Antigua for Marc Bean, the Leader of the alleged murder of wife Opposition, appeared in – released on bail LOSANGELES,United States – Park on July 23, 1992, according Magistrates’ Court on for a political purpose should A United States national, who to the Orange Country Register. Thursday to deny a charge of be taken elsewhere. allegedly ordered the killing of Martinez, 42, was convicted of using offensive language. Mr Tokunbo released Mr his wife in 1992 in La Mirada, the killing in March of this year, The charge is reportedly Bean on $5,000 bail and or- California, has been arrested in the paper said. linked to an incident between dered the Crown to provide fur- Antigua and Barbuda. “During the investigation, it Mr Bean and Toni Daniels, a ther written particulars of the He has since been extradited to was discovered that the victim’s former One Bermuda Alliance offence to both Ms Smith-Bean the US to face prosecution. husband, Morrad Ghonim was senator, outside of a Sandys and the court when the matter Los Angeles County sheriff’s no longer living in the United polling station on November 6, returns on July 3 to be men- Lt John Corina said Morrad States, but was now living in 2014. According to the charge, tioned. Ghonim, 44, was extradited to Antigua,” Corina said. Mr Bean called Ms Daniels a “... Several Progressive Labour Florida last weekend and is “An arrest warrant for suspect political whore”. He is alleged Party figures appeared in court awaiting extradition to Ghonim was obtained. With as- to have added other offensive in a show of solidarity, includ- California. sistance from the United States phrases. ing Deputy Leader David Burt, Ghonim allegedly hired Leon Marshals (Service) and the Royal Mr Bean’s lawyer, Simone Wayne Furbert, Diallo Rabain, Martinez to kill his 17-year-old Police Force of Antigua, Ghonim Smith-Bean, said that the Walter Roban, Zane DeSilva Marc Bean, the Leader of wife Maria Ghonim, who was fa- was detained and extradited Crown was being used as a “po- and Marc Daniels. the Opposition tally shot in La Mirada Creek back to Miami on Saturday.” litical tool” of the Bermuda Government, labelling the pro- ceedings a “farce”. Chile customs workers end strike that disrupted exports Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cindy Clarke, SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean Customs workers began the The SalmonChile group said association estimated US$16 however, said questions being customs workers are returning stoppage May 20, demanding earlier this week that the strike million in losses in fresh fruit raised by Ms Smith-Bean to work after reaching a deal to improvements in infrastructure had blocked exports of about 11 due to shipping problems since should be left for the trier of end a nationwide strike that and more staff over the next metric tons of salmon and the beginning of the strike. fact, while magistrate Khamisi halted shipments causing losses three years. Unions represent- caused more than $30 million in Chile is the world’s top copper Tokunbo said allegations of an for the fruit and salmon indus- ing the workers reached a deal losses for the industry. producer and a major global ex- officer of the court being used tries. with the government Thursday. Chile’s ASOEX fruit exporting porter of wine, salmon and fruit. 12 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate N. Ireland terror attack gun found in London museum LONDON – An assault Northern Ireland known rifle displayed at as The Troubles, in which London’s Imperial War 3,500 people were killed. Museum has been re- Five Catholics including moved after it emerged a 15-year-old boy were that it was linked to a killed in the 1992 attack An assault rifle displayed at London’s Imperial War Museum (pictured) has been removed after it emerged terror attack in by Protestant paramili- that it was linked to a terror attack in Northern Ireland in 1992. Northern Ireland in taries on a sports betting 1992, the police om- shop in Belfast. going forensic examina- woman said the rifle was The BBC reported that unsolved murder cases, budsman said on Relatives of the victims tion,” it said. “removed from display", the weapon had also been the BBC said. Friday. believed that the weapon The weapon was taken adding that it had origi- linked to the unsolved Billy McManus, whose The VZ58, which looks “had been destroyed", the from the museum late last nally come into the collec- murder of two men in father was killed in the at- like a Kalashnikov, had police service of Northern year, but details of its re- tions from the Northern 1988. tack, told the BBC it been included in an exhibi- Ireland ombudsman said moval only emerged this Ireland police’s Weapons The weapon was origi- should never have been ex- tion on three decades of in a statement. week. and Explosives Research nally recovered by the po- hibited. sectarian conflict in “The rifle is now under- A museum spokes- Centre. lice in 1992, but officers “I am absolutely shocked from the Historical that a gun connected with Enquiries Team were un- so many deaths was there able to locate the gun on display,” he was quoted SE Asia vows to rescue ‘boat when they re-opened the as saying. people’; Myanmar seizes vessel China executes BANGKOK – Southeast Asian nations agreed on Friday to intensify search teacher who and rescue efforts to help vulnerable “boat people” stranded in the region’s seas, as Myanmar said its molested, raped navy had seized a vessel off its coast with more than 700 migrants aboard. 26 students More than 4 000 mi- grants have landed in BEIJING – A former vantage of his status as Indonesia, Malaysia, Chinese elementary teacher to repeated rape Thailand, Myanmar and school teacher has been and molest the young Bangladesh since executed for molesting or girls, concealing his Thailand launched a raping 26 students, some crimes and making it crackdown on people- as young as 4, in a case more difficult for his vic- smuggling gangs this underscoring the vulner- tims to resist and expose month. Around 2 000 may Representatives pose for a group photo at the ‘Special Meeting on Irregular ability of rural children him,” the ruling said. still be adrift in boats on Migration in the Indian Ocean’ regarding the Rohingya migrant crisis in Bangkok. left behind by parents The ruling said many the Andaman Sea and Bay seeking jobs in cities. of the girls had been left of Bengal, the United them to a base on an is- grants are Bangladeshis Friday included a para- The intermediate by parents working in Nations said. land off its southern coast escaping poverty at home, graph that called for ad- People’s Court in the im- cities, a group of children Countries affected by to determine their iden- many are members of dressing factors in the poverished western seen as particularly the crisis agreed at a meet- tity. Myanmar’s 1.1 million areas of origin of migrants, province of Gansu said it prone to physical and ing in Bangkok to set up "That the summit took Rohingya Muslim minor- including “promoting full carried out the sentence psychological abuse and an anti-trafficking task place at all with this wide ity who live in apartheid- respect for human rights” against Li Jishun on who often grow up lonely force and approved a wide- participation is itself a like conditions in the coun- as well as investing in eco- Thursday after it was up- and emotionally scarred. ranging list of recommen- good result,”William Lacy try’s Rakhine state. nomic development. It did held by the nation’s Such children are often dations to tackle the “root Swing, director general of Myanmar does not con- not mention Myanmar by Supreme People’s Court. left in the care of grand- causes” of the crisis – al- the International sider the Rohingya citi- name. Li committed his assaults parents or placed in though the plan was care- Organisation for zens, rendering them ef- Myanmar signed off on in the classroom, dormito- boarding schools where fully worded to avoid up- Migration (IOM), told fectively stateless, while the agreement, Htein Lin, ries and surrounding for- they are looked after by setting Myanmar, which press. denying it discriminates director general at est areas in 2011-2012. teachers. denies it is the source of “It’s a very important against them or that they Myanmar’s Ministry of In its ruling, the While China’s wealthy the problem. first step. Having are fleeing persecution. It Foreign Affairs and head Supreme Court said all of cities produce some of the Just as the meeting was Myanmar there was key. does not call them of the country’s delegation Li’s victims were girls world’s highest achievers wrapping up in Bangkok, I’m pretty optimistic. Rohingya but refers to told press after the meet- younger than 12 who at- in math and science, vil- Myanmar’s Ministry of We’re pleased that they’ve them as Bengalis, indicat- ing. tended his village board- lage schools are usually Information announced its retained an emphasis on ing they are from “It’s not only about ing school and “were his badly underfunded and navy had intercepted a intensifying search and Bangladesh. Rohingya, in your terms – responsibility to educate most students leave after boat with 727 “Bengalis” rescue operations.” The final statement in our terms, not only for and protect.” the mandatory nine years aboard and was taking While some of the mi- from the meeting on Bengalis,” he said. “However, he took ad- of education or earlier. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 13 Nigerian president Buhari vows to crush ‘godless’ Boko Haram NEW Nigerian presi- the capital. predecessor Goodluck dent Muhammadu A Muslim, he said the Jonathan, whose five-year Buhari has vowed to group was “as far from tenure was marked by eradicate the “mind- Islam as one can think of”. aimless security and for- less, godless” militant “We cannot claim to eign policy-making, as group Boko Haram have defeated Boko well as corruption scan- and rescue hundreds Haram without rescuing dals. of women and children the Chibok girls and all Depleted foreign re- held captive, including other innocent persons serves, vastly reduced oil 200 girls taken from held hostage,” he said. revenues, corruption and the town of Chibok a “This government will do the escalating cost of serv- year ago. all it can to rescue them icing debt had left the In his inaugural address alive.” economy in “deep trouble”, as elected leader of Africa’s Hundreds of other Boko he said. most populous nation, Mr Haram captives have been He made no mention of Buhari also painted a pic- freed by the military in re- the naira, the currency, ture of an economy in cri- cent weeks, but the which economists say may sis after this year’s col- Chibok girls, whose cap- be headed for another de- New Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, 72, takes over as head of Africa’s lapse in the price of oil, ture caused a global out- valuation. most populous nation, top economy and leading oil producer. which accounts for the cry, have still not been Importantly,he held out bulk of state revenue. found. an olive branch to his po- swearing-in marks a re- page on five years of disap- Eagle Square chanted “Sai “The armed forces will Democratic transfer litical opponents in the oil- markable political turn- pointment and frustration Buhari”, which means “All be fully charged with pros- Mr Buhari’s March elec- rich Niger Delta, saying around from authoritar- under Mr Jonathan. hail, Buhari” in the north- ecuting the fight against tion win was Nigeria’s his administration would ian ruler to born-again de- “Jonathan was so bad, ern Hausa language. Boko Haram,” the 72-year- first democratic transfer continue to invest heavily mocrat following his land- very bad. Now the incom- The spirit of optimism old former military ruler of power. He inherits a in projects in the region slide victory at the ballot ing president will do some- is, however, tempered by announced in the heart of host of problems from his that have underpinned an box in March. thing for us,” said the reality in which amnesty by militant His oath was followed Mutawali Bukar, a busi- Nigeria finds itself, and groups there. by the release of dozens of nessman from the north- much depends on Mr Military coup white doves, symbolising east city of Maiduguri, the Buhari’s choice of minis- Islamic State Three decades after he peace. Many of Nigeria’s epicentre of the Boko ters, particularly in key first came to power in a 170 million people also in- Haram insurgency. portfolios such as finance, militants in military coup, Mr Buhari’s terpreted it as turning the Thousands in Abuja’s internal security and oil. Merkel ally rules out marriage Libya ‘seize equality for Germany Sirte airport’ A CLOSE ally of chancel- “personally quite open”. lor Angela Merkel has Inner-party divisions ISLAMIC State militants bombed by Nato forces ruled out allowing on this issue are not new in Libya say they have during the battle to oust Germany to follow the in the CDU. Three ears seized the airport in the Gaddafi in 2011. Irish example on mar- ago a party conference city of Sirte, as the group Since the former leader’s riage equality, saying motion calling for the continues to make ad- death in Sirte in October “marriage is... the union equal treatment of gay vances in the country. that year, Libya has de- of man and woman”. couples in tax law was The news was an- scended into chaos, with Volker Kauder, the voted down, yet attracted nounced by the group and various militias fighting CDU’s Bundestag 40 per cent support. Soon by a Libyan militia that for power.The internation- spokesman and a practis- after,Germany’s constitu- withdrew from the coastal ally-recognised govern- ing Catholic, said the tional court ruled the city’s airport on Thursday. ment has been forced to party rejected marriage practice discriminatory Most of Sirte, former leave Tripoli. equality because “I don’t and forced the CDU-lead leader Muammar In the last seven view full adoption rights government in Berlin to Gaddafi’s hometown, fell months, IS has set up for [same-sex] partners as legislate anyway to close to IS last week. checkpoints and estab- right”. Crowds react in the courtyard at Dublin Castle the the gap in tax law with In a statement, the lished a presence in cities Mr Kauder’s remarks Yes vote in the referendum on same-sex marrage. heterosexual married group said it had also across Libya, starting with to the Frankfurter couples. seized the Great Man the port of Derna - the first Allgemeine daily,likely to camps in her party. equality as a stabilising, Since its introduction in Made River water project. city outside Iraq and Syria have been closely co-ordi- After a recent series of conservative force for 2001 German same-sex The irrigation project, to fall to the militant nated with the chan- measures to pull her good in society. civil partnerships have the world’s largest, sup- group. In January, an IS- cellery,take a more nega- party to the political cen- The 35-year-old MP been upgraded several plies fresh water to Libyan affiliated group bombed tive view of the Irish vote tre – abolishing both com- Jens Spahn, the first times in the statute cities and was also the the Corinthia Hotel in than the initial reaction pulsory military service openly gay member of the books. Today the only base for the opposition Tripoli, killing 10 people. by Dr Merkel’s party, and nuclear power – Dr CDU governing board, major difference to mar- Battalion 166, which has In February and April, when general secretary Merkel fears a conserva- has urged his party to riage remains joint adop- now fled. videos were released Peter Tauber said the tive revolt if she touches move forward, saying tion. But key changes The battalion, and other showing IS militants in “referendum in Ireland marriage equality now. that “what the Catholic have often been forced by Islamist militias, run the Libya killing two groups has been watched and Younger CDU figures Irish can do, we can, too”. the courts rather than capital, Tripoli, although of mainly Egyptian and discussed closely – in the say that, by reacting Even one of Mr politicians. Germany’s their government is not Ethiopian Christians. CDU too”. rather than acting on this Kauder’s own deputies post-war basic law makes recognised by the interna- Air strikes against IS The remarks by the 65- and other social issues, has contradicted her boss. does not define marriage tional community. positions have been con- year-old Mr Kauder come the party is losing sup- The 31-year-old Nadine as a union between a man The al-Ghardabiya air- ducted by the Egyptian air as Dr Merkel performs a port in urban areas. They Schön called for an “in- and woman, meaning port also housed an air- force and by Libya’s inter- delicate balancing act be- want the party to follow tensive” debate on the marriage equality de- base, that was seized by nationally-recognised gov- tween modernising and the British conservatives marriage equality issue, pends on a Bundestag militias after being ernment. traditional conservative and embrace marriage on which she said she was vote on legislation. 14 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Burundi: Child injured during grenade attack

A CHILD was injured after Nkurunziza’s supporters, a grenade was thrown however, argue that the presi- under a car during an ap- dent’s first term should be dis- parent attack on a Kenyan counted as he was chosen by bank in Burundi’s capital the parliament and not by the Bujumbura yesterday. people in an election as is spec- The attack, which targeted a ified in the agreement. vehicle parked near the head- quarters of the KCBank in An economy on its knees Bujumbura’s town centre, near Since the start of the the country’s Central Bank, is protests, analysts say the coun- a stark reminder of how fragile try has slowly come to a halt, Burundi’s economy has become an “economic breakdown”. after a month of violent “The economic situation, in protests. general, has halted, because Police at the scene of a grenade attack outside a Kenyan Bank in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. “The power generator was Bujumbura is the lifeblood of burned in the fire following the the economy. Even if the majority of local products are work, they need to find new al- tional banks have also an- explosion, and this will affect President says 99 per cent of produced outside the capital, ternative sources of supply.” nounced that holders of bank even more the economy,” Teddy the country is at peace, without sources in Bujumbura have In Muyinga, a city in north- accounts in Burundian Francs Mazina, a local journalist, told peace in Bujumbura, the coun- spoken of an increasing diffi- ern Burundi, hotel owners have have been forbidden from with- the media from Bujumbura. try cannot function,” Mazina culty to obtain certain items. also been complaining about a drawing the currency abroad More than 30 people have said over the phone. In Bujumbura, markets have dramatic reduction in the num- because banks are short of been killed and 500 wounded As the main highways lead- been closed so people go to ber of clients. Before the vio- Burundian Francs. since April 26, when Burundi’s ing to Bujumbura have re- small shops if and when they lence, 98 per cent of the rooms As a result, the dollar has ruling party National Council mained closed because of the are open while banks only stay would have been booked – that jumped from BIF1,600 to for the Defence of Democracy protests – demonstrators open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for number has now fallen to BIF2,200 over a month, and (CNDD-FDD) nominated would typically gather on those “security reasons”. around 20 per cent they con- analysts expect this trend to President Pierre Nkurunziza avenues – products trans- “Food is becoming difficult to firmed. continue. to stand for re-election, trigger- ported by truck from the rest of obtain. If people hadn’t stocked “It’s possible that this rise ing daily and often violent the country can no longer enter up, it’s difficult for them to eat Depreciating currency continues every day because protests. the capital, and people from the what they want,” a man who “People who had the means it’s been over a month that Opposition leaders want capital can no longer travel to lives in the capital told re- to send their children abroad – there has been very little eco- Nkurunziza to withdraw his the more rural parts of porters. the upper classes – and are the nomic activity,” Frederic third-term bid in the upcoming Burundi. “We haven’t yet heard of peo- ones who keep the economy Banvuginyunvira, vice-presi- June 26 elections, claiming it For instance, one of the coun- ple going hungry but people going, have already sent their dent of the main opposition violates the country’s constitu- try’s main roads, the RN7, who live in the districts (where kids in Rwanda or Kenya. All party,the Front for Democracy tion and the Arusha Accords, a which links Bujumbura to the most of the violence has hap- these people leave with a lot of in Burundi (known by its peace deal that ended an ethnic east, has been completely pened) live one day at a time. currency,” Mazina said. French acronym Frodebu), told civil war in 2005. closed for over a week. As the Now that they cannot trade or Many regional and interna- the media. Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen’s southern city of Aden HEAVY fighting erupted in Crater and Moalla. southern Yemen near Aden air- The fighting in Khor Maksar port yesterday when a Sunni has killed four southern militia Muslim militia attacked Shi’ite fighters and 15 Houthis so far,a Houthi rebels in a push to drive militia source said. Houthis from the district. Intense air raids by the Arab Saudi-led forces also made alliance were also reported four air strikes on a military overnight by residents of Saada base near the airport, a source province, which borders Saudi in the southern militia said. Arabia in north-western Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition began Raids also targeted a weapons air strikes in Yemen on March storage site in Sanaa, said resi- 26 in a campaign to restore dents. Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu On Monday, Houthi fighters Mansour Hadi to power.He fled suffered their first significant in March, after Iranian-backed setback in the south in two Houthi rebels seized the capi- months of civil war when local tal Sanaa in September and Sunni militia ejected them from then thrust into central and much of the southern city of south Yemen. Dalea, about 170 km north of Aden is Yemen’s commercial Aden. hub. Its airport has been closed The Sunni militias, who call since fighting began but its port themselves the Southern provides sporadic access for des- Resistance, are a loosely allied perately needed humanitarian group of fighters who took up aid to enter the country. arms against the Houthis. Houthis and forces loyal to UN-sponsored peace talks set former president Ali Abdullah to be held in Geneva this week Saleh are concentrated around Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance fire from a tank in Yemen’s southern have been postponed because of Aden’s districts of Khor Maksar, port city of Aden on Friday. the heavy fighting. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 15

US claims China placed weapons on island in South China Sea

THE United States said conflict. No information Wednesday for an imme- and intentions. rather than any major de- yesterday that China had “It is a disturbing de- In Beijing, China’s for- diate halt to land recla- “It creates an air of un- velopment that could tilt placed mobile artillery velopment and escalatory eign ministry spokes- mation in the South certainty in a system that any balance of power. weapons systems on a re- development, one which woman Hua Chunying China Sea and was ex- has been based on cer- “It is interesting and a claimed island in the dis- heightens our need to said she had no informa- pected to touch on the tainty and agreed-upon point to watch. But it puted South China Sea, a make the Chinese under- tion on the weapons. issue of maritime security norms,” said Mr Colburn. should be remembered development that stand that their actions US officials say Chinese and freedom of navigation “So anything that steps they’ve already got poten- Republican senator John are in violation of interna- dredging work has added again on Saturday in a outside of the bounds of tially a lot more firepower McCain called “disturbing tional law and their ac- some 2,000 acres to five speech at the Shangri-La international law we see on the naval ships that and escalatory”. tions are going to be con- outposts in the resource- Dialogue security confer- as a concern because we they routinely move Brent Colburn, a demned by everyone in rich Spratly Islands in ence in Singapore. don’t know what the... through the South China Pentagon spokesman the world,” he said at a the South China Sea, in- China says the islands motivations are behind Sea,” one military attaché travelling with defence news conference in Ho cluding 1,500 acres this are in sovereign Chinese that. We think it should said. secretary Ashton Carter, Chi Minh City. year. territory. concern everyone in the China claims most of said the United States “We are not going to It has released surveil- Pentagon officials said region.” the South China Sea.The was aware of the have a conflict with China lance plane footage show- efforts by China and Philippines, Vietnam, weapons. but we can take certain ing dredgers and other other claimant countries Symbol of intent Malaysia, Brunei and Mr McCain, chairman measures which will be a ships busily turning re- to turn reefs into islands Asian military attaches Taiwan also claim parts of the Senate’s Armed disincentive to China to mote outcrops into is- in the Spratlys under- and analysts said the of the vital trade route. Services Committee, said continue these kinds of lands with runways and mines international law placement of mobile ar- All claimants except the move would escalate activities,” he said. harbours. and raises questions tillery pieces appeared to Brunei have military for- tensions but not lead to Mr Carter called on about their future plans be a symbol of intent, tifications in the Spratlys. Death toll from Baghdad hotel bombings rises to 15

BAGHDAD – The Police and hospital offi- Baghdad, according to death toll from car cials said a roadside the SITE Intelligence bombs that targeted bomb hit a commuter bus Group, a U.S. group that two prominent hotels in eastern Baghdad yes- monitors militant web- in Baghdad a day ear- terday, killing three pas- sites. lier rose to 15 people, sengers and wounding Iraqi parliamentarian with another 42 10. Muwaffak al-Rubaie, a wounded, Iraqi offi- Police said the two former national security cials said yesterday, as hotel bombs were deto- adviser, said the IS group the Islamic State nated by remote control seems to be changing tac- group claimed respon- and that a third car bomb tics and selecting new sibility for the attack. near the Babil Hotel was targets frequented by the Two separate car discovered and defused. middle and upper class. bombs went off late A police officer blamed “I think IS is develop- Thursday in the parking the infiltration on the ing new techniques for lots of the Cristal, for- negligence of the hotel getting through the mir- merly Sheraton, and guards and the weak se- rors, the physical Babil hotels. Officials ini- curity measures adopted searches, and even the tially said 10 people were by police in Baghdad. canine searches,” said al- killed and 27 wounded, All officials spoke on Rubaie. but the casualty figures condition of anonymity Baghdad-based secu- rose overnight. because they were not rity expert Muataz The two explosions authorised to speak to Muhei said that shattered the windows of the media. Baghdad police officers the recently renovated Sameer al-Shwaili, a and hotel security guards hotels and destroyed sev- spokesman for govern- often lack the expertise eral cars. Baghdad’s top ment’s Anti-Terrorism needed to deal with the hotels are usually Apparatus, said that kind of security chal- crowded on Thursday more attacks on Baghdad lenges presented by the nights with people at- are expected as military IS group. tending weddings and operations continue in an “Daesh chose those parties. effort to drive out IS mil- well-protected sites in The ability of extrem- itants from the Sunni- order to display to the ists to target heavily se- majority provinces of public that they are still cured buildings in the Anbar and Salahuddin. able to hit hard targets,” heart of the capital bru- “The situation is di- said Muhei, using an tally underscored the rectly related to opera- Arabic acronym for the city’s lingering vulnera- tions in Anbar, and oper- IS group. bility. The IS group has ations in Tikrit. Iraq is in Iraq sees near-daily at- been able to carry out a state of war and what tacks that are frequently regular attacks in and happened in Baghdad is claimed by the extremist around Baghdad, mainly a product of that war,” al- group – which seized targeting the security Shwaili told the media in large swaths of the coun- forces and the country’s a telephone interview. try last year and recently Shiite majority, while The IS group claimed overran the city of Civilians and security forces inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the battling Iraqi forces on responsibility for the Ramadi, the provincial parking lot of Babylon hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 29, 2015. Two separate multiple fronts else- hotel attacks as part of capital of the western car bombs inside parking lots of two downtown hotels have killed and wounded where in the country. “revenge operations” in Anbar province. civilians late Thursday, authorities said. 16 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Great Barrier Reef kept off UNESCO ‘danger’ list for now A HERITAGE committee of the UNESCO cultural agency stopped short on Friday of placing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on an “in danger” list, but raised long-term con- cerns about its future. The long-awaited ruling Volcano erupting on Japanese island, Kuchinoerabujima. by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee wel- comed Australian efforts to maintain the environ- mentally sensitive region Volcano erupts on but noted its outlook was “poor” and called on the government to stick rigidly to commitments to Japanese island protect it. “Climate change, poor A VOLCANO erupted smell of sulfur and clouds (620 miles) southwest of water quality and impacts on a remote Japanese of smoke that blacked out Tokyo. from coastal development island yesterday, blast- the sky. Ash blanketed It was not clear if the are major threats to the ing black smoke thou- lower slopes and fell like eruption would affect the property’s health...,” the sands of meters into snow on Yakushima, 12 restart of Kyushu Electric statement said after dele- the sky and forcing km (7 miles) to the east. Power’s Sendai nuclear gates held discussions in residents to flee by Residents, many elderly plant, which on the German city in Bonn. boat and an airline to and carrying boxes and Wednesday cleared the Busy shipping lanes re-route flights. bags, fled by boat to the last of the nuclear regula- pass through the area and A pyroclastic flow of closest neighboring island tor’s safety hurdles, commercial ships are re- Headshot of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. super-heated gas and rock of Yakushima, an hour introduced after the quired to hire a special rolled down the side of away, where they disem- Fukushima Daiichi “reef pilot” to navigate Shani Tager, Greenpeace carrier ran aground in the Mount Shindake, on the barked shortly before sun- nuclear plant disaster through it. Australia Reef cam- Great Barrier Reef, pro- southern island of set. Several struggled to triggered by a March 11, Australia earlier this paigner, said of the voking an international Kuchinoerabujima, and control excited dogs on 2011, earthquake and month said it would more Heritage Committee deci- outcry. into the ocean. leads. tsunami. than double an area near sion. Since then, there has A 72-year-old man suf- Smoke shot more than The company said the the Great Barrier Reef “By insisting that the been renewed concern fered minor burns to his 9,000 meters (29,000 feet) volcano posed no risk to subject to special curbs on Australian government that development, partic- face but there were no re- into the sky and officials the Sendai plant on shipping by including prepare a report within 18 ularly coal mining in ports of other injuries warned of more big erup- Kyushu, and volcanolo- large areas of the adjacent months ... UNESCO has Australia’s northeastern among the island’s 137 tions and urged “extreme gists agreed. Coral Sea in the restricted clearly shown that the state of Queensland, could residents. caution”. The island has seen sev- area. Great Barrier Reef is not endanger the reef. “It sounded like dyna- Kuchinoerabujima is eral eruptions, including “This decision has been fine and is not safe in Tony The UNESCO commit- mite had exploded, and about 130 km (70 miles) one in 1933 that killed described by some as a re- Abbott’s hands,” she said tee’s ruling has the status the house shook,” one res- south of Japan’s southern- eight people, but Mount prieve for the Reef. It is of the Australian prime of a “draft decision” for fur- ident told TV Asahi. most main island of Shindake was dormant for not a reprieve - it is a big, minister. ther discussion and later Others described a Kyushu, and 1,000 km 34 years until last year. red flag from UNESCO,” In 2010 a Chinese coal confirmation.

India’s ‘man-eating’ tiger to stay in Rajasthan zoo A COURT in India’s Ranthambore National Ranthambore, petitioned or unreasonable”. Rajasthan state has re- Park, popular for its tiger the high court in The judges said they did jected a plea to release a safaris, was shot with a Rajasthan against the not agree that Ustad’s tiger who has been tranquilising dart and move, said the decision to move was prompted by the branded a killer and driven to a zoo 400km (250 move Ustad was made tourist industry because caged. miles) away earlier this without “any scientific “tourism thrives on the Nine-year-old Ustad was month. probe or investigation into tigers of Ranthambore and tranquilised and shifted He had been declared the circumstance of the at- it is not the other way from a national park to a the prime suspect in the tack”. round”. zoo earlier this month killing of a 53-year-old for- Mr Singh said the real Mr Singh has now ap- after he killed three men, est guard on 8 May. He reason the park decided to pealed to Supreme Court including a forest guard. was also accused of killing move Ustad was because to take a decision on the A tiger lover had peti- a 23-year-old local man in of pressure from the local matter. tioned the court, saying 2010 and a 19-year-old boy tourist industry, which Correspondents say the caging the tiger was in March 2012. feared visitors would be case raises questions for against India’s wildlife The tiger is now is caged frightened off by the pres- tiger conservation world- laws. in an enclosure smaller ence of a man-eater. wide because India has India’s tiger population than a football field in a The high court in been very successful in its stood at 2,226 in 2014.The zoological park in Udaipur Rajasthan dismissed the efforts to increase its tiger Ustad, the ‘man-eating’ tiger. country is home to 70% of district. plea saying the decision to population. the world’s tigers. Chandramauleshwar shift Ustad can “under no As the number of tigers ing people and tigers meet More than 60 people are Ustad, who lived in the Singh, a tiger lover and a stretch of imagination be in India have risen, their more often, occasionally killed by tigers every year 400 sq km (99,000-acre) regular visitor to held to be hasty,arbitrary habitat has shrunk, mean- with disastrous results. in India. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 17 North Korean hackers ‘could kill’ warns professor

NORTH Korean hack- of the military’s cyber op- ers are capable of at- eration. tacks that could de- “The size of the cyber- stroy critical infra- attack agency has in- structure and even kill creased significantly,and people, a high-profile now has approximately defector has warned. 6,000 people,” he said. Prof Kim Heung- He estimated that be- Kwang said the country tween 10% to 20% of the had around 6,000 trained regime’s military budget military hackers. is being spent on online The warning follows operations. last year’s Sony Pictures “The reason North hack - an attack attrib- Korea has been harass- uted to North Korea. ing other countries is to Korean technology ex- demonstrate that North Kim Dotcom pert Martyn Williams Korea has cyber war ca- stressed the threat was pacity,” he added. only “theoretical”. “Their cyber-attacks Prof Kim has called for could have similar im- Porn, adware international organisa- pacts as military attacks, tions to step in to prevent killing people and de- North Korea launching stroying cities.” found on former more severe attacks. Stuxnet clone Military attack Speaking more specifi- FBI web domains For 20 years Prof Kim cally,Prof Kim said North taught computer science Korea was building its WEBSITES overseen by adware and other bogus at Hamheung Computer own malware based on the FBI have been briefly offers. Technology University, Stuxnet - a hack attack, used to offer visitors porn A separate investiga- before escaping the coun- widely attributed to the or links seeded with ad- tion by news site Ars try in 2004. Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader. US and Israel, which ware. Technica revealed that While Prof Kim did not struck Iranian nuclear Some of the sites in- the domains had become teach hacking tech- ate out of China, has been banks. centrifuges before being volved were seized from available because the FBI niques, his former stu- credited for numerous Speaking at a location discovered in 2010. net entrepreneur Kim had forgotten to renew its dents have gone on to hacks. just outside the South Earlier this year, the Dotcom and are thought ownership of a separate form North Korea’s noto- Many of the attacks are Korean capital, Prof Kim South Korean govern- to attract large numbers site - cirfu.net. rious hacking unit said to have been aimed said that he has regular ment blamed North of visitors. This was used by the Bureau 121. specifically at South contact with key figures Korea for a hack on the The sites were taken agency’s Cyber Initiative The bureau, which is Korean infrastructure, within the country who country’s Hydro and over thanks to an admin- and Resources Fusion widely believed to oper- such as power plants and have intimate knowledge Nuclear Power Plant. istrative error by the FBI Unit that oversaw sites which forgot to renew its seized during investiga- ownership of one domain. tions and raids conducted The sites have now been by the force. This unit re- Apple buys German company Metaio suspended and no longer placed the seized site’s show any web content. content with banners an- nouncing that they had APPLE Inc has acquired ality, which replaces real- ‘Lost control’ been taken over by the Metaio, a German com- world views with more or Tech news site Torrent FBI. pany whose software less completely simulated Freak revealed that sev- Megaupload.com, an as- melds the physical world ones. eral web domains that sociated Mega video site and computer-generated A document filed with a used to be run by Kim and several gambling do- elements into video dis- Munich court showed that Dotcom were suddenly di- mains were controlled via plays, according to a corpo- Apple is now the com- recting visitors to sites cirfu.net. rate filing that surfaced on pany’s sole shareholder. peddling porn, fake secu- However, said Ars Thursday.The terms were Metaio’s previous in- rity software, adware and Technica, cirfu.net was not disclosed. vestors included Westcott bogus special offers. auctioned earlier this Metaio’s augmented-re- LLC, the investment vehi- These domains were month soon after the ality software is used in cle of entpreneur Carl seized three years ago FBI’s ownership of it ex- applications in retail, in- Westcott, the founder of when the FBI carried out pired and was not re- dustrial and automotive floral delivery firm 1-800- raids on Mr Dotcom’s newed. markets. It is found in vir- Flowers, and Atlantic business empire, alleging The exact identity of tual product showrooms Bridge, a Silicon Valley- that his Megaupload serv- who got control of and in manuals by retail- based growth equity ice was a haven for pirates cirfu.net and its associ- ers such as IKEA. It has technology fund. Neither and copyright thieves.The ated sites is not known. also created visual guides firm was immediately legal action that started However, net ownership for repairing complex in- available to comment. with the raids has yet to records show it is now run dustrial or automotive Metaio executives did- be resolved. by Syndk8 Media which equipment. n’t respond to requests for Megaupload.com and is based in Gibraltar. Augmented reality is comment and Apple de- A man looks at his Apple iPad in front an Apple logo Megavideo.com were two Soon after news stories software that overlays clined to comment. “Apple outside an Apple store in downtown Shanghai of the domains briefly about the sites began cir- text or graphics on real- buys smaller technology taken over by the adware culating, the sites were life images and objects, companies from time to based Metaio go back to Analysts at Juniper peddlers. suspended by registrar typically in video. The time, and we generally do German carmaker Research expect that aug- Mr Dotcom lamented GoDaddy for violating the result can be viewed on not comment on our Volkswagen, where mented-reality technology what happened to the do- company’s terms and con- television displays, smart- purpose or plans,” the Thomas Alt, its co-founder used in enterprises will in- mains in a tweet, saying ditions. phones, tablets or dedi- company said in a state- and chief executive, began crease tenfold to $2.4 bil- the US government had The FBI has yet to com- cated eye-goggles. ment. developing augmented-re- lion from $247 million last “lost control” of them. He ment on what happened It differs from virtual re- The roots of Munich- ality applications in 2000. year. also warned people about to the domains. 18 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate

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LOS ANGELES - A judge yester- nied visits with family and phone day delayed the murder trial of calls. Marion “Suge” Knight after the “I don’t think he’s being treated hu- former rap music mogul hired manely,” Mesereau told the judge. the attorney who successfully de- Coen said that wasn’t entirely true fended Michael Jackson against and that he had entered a sealed child molestation charges. order about Knight’s rights in jail at The appearance of attorney Thomas the request of sheriff’s officials that Mesereau prompted the judge to prosecutors did not know about. reschedule a hearing on a motion by Knight missed a court hearing Knight to dismiss murder, attempted Wednesday after telling deputies he murder and hit-and-run charges. was too sick to come to court. The motion was pushed back until The judge told Mesereau that he July 7 to give Mesereau time to file had ordered deputies to forcibly bring his own legal documents and get more the Death Row Records co-founder to familiar with the case. court if necessary. Knight is accused of running over “It won’t happen again,” the judge two men outside a Compton burger said of such absences. stand in January, killing one and Knight was a key player in the seriously injuring the other. He has gangster rap scene that flourished in pleaded not guilty. the 1990s, and his label once listed Dr. Mesereau is the fourth attorney to Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg represent Knight since he was among its artists. He lost control of arrested. the company after it was forced into “I am convinced he is innocent,” bankruptcy. Mesereau said outside court, adding Knight has prior felony convictions that he would make no further for armed robbery and assault with a comments. gun. Marion ‘Suge’ Knight appears in court during an arraignment with his attorney Mesereau told Superior Court Judge He pleaded no contest in 1995 and Thomas Mesereau in Los Angeles yesterday. A motion to dismiss the murder Ronald Coen that he was concerned was sentenced to five years’ probation case against Knight is being delayed because the former rap music mogul has about Knight’s treatment in jail. for assaulting two rap entertainers at changed attorneys. Knight’s new attorney Thomas Mesereau, who successfully The lawyer said Knight is being de- a Hollywood recording studio in 1992. defended Michael Jackson against molestation allegations. Bobby flay cheated with January Jones, wife claims

BOBBY Flay and Stephanie March’s divorce is not what you’d call amicable. The couple split in early April after 10 years of marriage and March is challenging the prenup under which Flay is required to pay the actress $5 000 a month. In Touch reports that March is challenging the prenup on the grounds that Flay allegedly cheated on her with three women, including actress January Jones. A source familiar with the case told the magazine that the former “Law & Order: SVU” actress is claiming in court papers that the 50-year-old celebrity chef “committed adultery” with Jones several times in the in early 2010. The magazine also reports that March has accused Flay of cheat- ing with a food stylist and his assis- tant. Page Six previously reported that it’s believed the couple’s prenup had no infidelity clause, and if true, March’s claims likely would not help her cause. However, TMZ reported that Bobby Flay’s wife Stephanie March the actress also filed documents has alleged that he cheated on her claiming that it’s her “amazing with three women, including actress palate” that is responsible for his January Jones (pictured here). success. Reps for Flay and Jones have yet to AT LEFT: Chef Bobby Flay and wife respond to requests for comment. Stephanie March in happier times. 20 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Don’t want to hurt friend’s feelings! DEAR JANE, (what she wants) or she ONE of my very dear will say I ‘betrayed’ her friends, about five and probably not talk to are not putting your- sides, this is an op- months ago, went me. self in an impossible portunity that has through a very messy I have no clue what to position, she is nothing to do with break-up and now do, so any advice would forcing it on you. your relationship. maintains the view that be great. I think the key is All you can do is be her ex is a ‘pig’ despite FN to talk to her long honest and forewarn months of people trying before the camp her; after that, it’s to help her get over it. DEAR FN, begins, and the con- really up to her. If During the summer WHILE she’s conceiv- versation probably she either tries to vacation, I’m going to be ably right about her needs to include: bully you, or goes off helping out at a youth ex, she is wrong to 1. I understand in a massive sulk, camp with my friend carry on a vendetta, your position. that is her choice, and her ex and I either and even more wrong 2. I really don’t and you cannot take cut myself off from her to try and drag her want to be involved. responsibility. ex and all his friends friends into it. You 3. I’m not taking It would be her loss if she drives away her friends with this unreasonable at- Need Advice? tempt to force people to take sides. There Write to Ask Jane may come a point where her friendship c/o Advocate Publishers is not worth the sacrifice. As an aside, “de- (2000) Inc. spite months of peo- ple trying to help her Fontabelle, St. Michael get over it” – leave it. Any attention to this is just fanning the or e-mail: flames. Play it down, she has to work [email protected] through this herself. JANE Bridge The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 21 SPORTSSPORTS Warm up match vs. Aussies ends in a draw WEST Indies Cricket Man-of-The-Match for his 118 not out as Australia 69 while Carlos at the Vivian Richards hurt. Board’s President’s XI century in the first in- closed on 205 for six in Brathwaite collected two Cricket Stadium. Josh Hazlewood demol- and Australia shared nings. Marsh made 118 to their first innings. Adam for 28 from his 14 overs – Also batting excellently ished the President’s XI honours as their three- lead Australia of 250 all Voges struck 52 in a 116- including the scalp of cap- was wicket-keeper bats- top order in the second in- day game ended in a out in reply to the run, third wicket partner- tain Michael Clarke for man Shane Dowrich who nings taking three wick- draw yesterday at the President’s XI 382 all out. ship with Marsh which 15. Earlier, Brathwaite made 78 in the first in- ets for four runs. Sir Vivian Richards The regional boys then pulled the tourists out of had blasted exactly 50 not nings and 53 not out in The first Test between Ground, North South, made 161-4 when play difficulty at 25 for two. out 42 balls to help fire the second innings. the West Indies and Antigua. ended yesterday. Left-arm spinner Jomel the President’s XI up to Roston Chase made 76 in Australia will take place Australia’s Shaun Left-hander Marsh fin- Warrican was the main 382 all out, after resum- the first innings and 55 in June 3-7 in Dominica. Marsh was named as the ished the second day on destroyer with three for ing the day on 288 for five the second before retiring (PG) Windies aiming for number one spot IT may be a monumental draw the series. task, but West Indies Richardson is hoping they Manager Sir Richie will be take that momen- Richardson believes that tum with them when they the regional side can be- face Australia in the first come number one in the Test in Dominica next world in the not too dis- month. tant future. “Hopefully we can con- Richardson was speak- tinue where we left off ing to reporters earlier against England and if we this week at the West continue that momentum Indies’ Training Camp at I believe we will do well. the Franklyn Stephenson Obviously we will have Head Coach, Phil Simmons, and Bowling Consultant, Sir Curtly Ambrose in the nets Academy in Bennetts, St. hometown advantage; the Thomas. Richardson noted guys are fit, the guys are them,” said Richardson. that before the camp the ready,and looking forward The West Indies team was in a retreat with to the challenge. Training Camp began on members of the WICB and “Once we can build on Monday. The West Indies they have realised that the momentum I think it side to face the Aussies they must come together will be good for us. All we will be chosen from those to get the West Indies back have to be is consistent participating in the at the top of world cricket. and if we can be consistent Training Camp and those “The most important in all areas throughout the playing in the ongoing thing about that is all of us match then we have a very President’s XI Match in realising the importance good chance of beating Antigua. (PG) of working together to achieve one common and that is to restore West Indies cricket. And the plan going forward is for us to become number one in the near distant future, in all formats of the game. We are all cognisant of that and we all believe that we need to be back there. “We know that the whole entire Caribbean wants us to be back there and the rest of the world as well. We all have to do our part, we all have to play our part in various areas and we have to be patient. Once the right plans are in place and everybody buy into the plan then I am sure we will achieve a good level of success,” said Richardson. The West Indies re- cently celebrated a rare win against England which helped them to Shai Hope batting in the nets Kraigg Brathwaite doing fielding drills 22 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate WIPA calls Chanderpaul omission ‘untidy, distasteful’ By Petra Gooding the hope to bring an amicable the Year for 2014, was not se- solution in the best interests lected by the WICB to play in THE West Indies Players of Shivnarine Chanderpaul the upcoming home series Association has added its and West Indies cricket,” said against Australia. He averages voice to the chorus upset Hinds. 51.37 and has played in 164 Test with the recent sacking of WIPA also noted in a press matches, the most by a West veteran West Indies player, release that it is immensely dis- Indian. At present he is our Shivnarine Chanderpaul. appointed with the treatment of highest ICC ranked Test bats- WIPA President and CEO Chanderpaul, a man who has man and a man who has on nu- Wavell Hinds noted that while given over two decades of serv- merous occasions held the West they acknowledge and accept ice to West Indies cricket. They Indies batting innings together,” that team selection lies solely added that the treatment the release went on to state. and independently with the se- was especially disturbing since After weeks of speculation, lection committee, they are it came after West Indies Chairman Lloyd confirmed on disappointed with the manner Cricket Board President, Dave Sunday that Chanderpaul was in which Chanderpaul was dis- Cameron, stated that they want no longer being considered for missed. to ensure that Chanderpaul selection for the upcoming Test “WIPA believes the process of knows how much they value series against Australia. Lloyd omitting Chanderpaul was un- his services to West Indies noted at a hastily called press tidy and distasteful.We will con- cricket. conference that they were hop- tinue to have dialogue with the “Chanderpaul, the ing to introduce younger players West Indies Cricket Board with WICB/WIPA Test Cricketer of into the team. Windies batsman Fletcher fined for possession of ammo ROSEAU – West Indies and Windward Islands manager Windward Islands batsman Lockhart Sebastien said there batsman Andre Fletcher had been no intent on has been slapped with a EC$2 Fletcher’s part to commit a 000 (US$741) fine for posses- crime. sion of ammunition, after “There was no intention of appearing in court here yester- criminal activities. He did not day. realise he had the ammuni- The 27-year-old Grenadian tion,” said Sebastien. was arrested at the Douglas “It could happen to anybody.” Charles Airport on Thursday Fletcher last represented after 50 rounds of .22 calibre West Indies earlier this year ammunition was discovered in when he turned out in two his carry-on luggage. 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We are delighted tion on the pitch and the by-ball betting, through to even customers in over 100 coun- and our viewers at home even to be involved and to ensure unique party atmosphere off it. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 •23 Australia aim to get up West Indies ‘noses’ with bouncers MELBOURNE – after learning some harsh bounce. We’re allowed to to smash it up,” he said. Caribbean pitches may lessons from the slow bowl two bouncers an over “The seams are a lot no longer have the zing pitches in the Middle East so let’s use them.” wider and a lot bigger here. to excite express pace- where they laboured in a Australia’s seamers If you get your seam posi- men but Australia will 2-0 series defeat by were hammered by tion right you’re able to get still look to soften up Pakistan last year. Pakistan in both tests in a leg cutter or an off-cutter West Indies with a bar- “We’ve just got to make the United Arab Emirates, by default. rage of bouncers in the sure we get enough balls in with Peter Siddle conced- “Our boys have been upcoming test series, the right areas and be re- ing 217 runs for two wick- bowling with (the Duke bowling coach Craig lentless and patient and ets and left-armer Mitchell balls) in Brisbane. They McDermott has said. stick two up their nose an Starc averaging 71 for his move around a little Australia play the first over,” McDermott told two scalps. bit more on our Australian of two tests at Windsor Cricket Australia’s website But McDermott ex- wickets, particularly at Park in Dominica next (cricket.com.au). pected more help from the the NCC where we had week and have included “Certainly I’ve been talk- wickets at Windsor Park bit of grass on them,” uncapped legspinner ing to (pace bowler) Josh and Sabina Park in added McDermott of the Fawad Ahmed in the (Hazlewood) and (all- Jamaica, venue for the sec- National Cricket Centre, squad along with front-line rounder) Mitchell Marsh ond test, as well as from Australia’s elite training offspinner Nathan Lyon in in particular about using the Duke balls to be used facility. anticipation of flat, slow the crease and creating an- in the series. “But they’re moving off wickets. gles if the ball’s not doing “I think the ball will the deck out here (too).” However, McDermott much. swing naturally here more Australia have not lost said Australia’s pacemen “They’re both tall blokes than what it did in the a series home or away to Australia bowling coach Craig McDermott. could still have an impact so they’re going to get some UAE (when) we had to try West Indies since 1992/93. Cook: England must complete Lord’s disappointment won’t series win for Ashes lift temper New Zealand aggression LEEDS, England – LONDON – New Zealand Captain Alastair Cook will not let their tight loss wants his England team to England in the classic to mark the appointment test at Lord’s lessen their of new coach Trevor resolve to keep playing ag- Bayliss by completing a gressive cricket, captain series win against New Brendon McCullum said. Zealand with victory in New Zealand’s batsmen the second test starting scored over 700 runs and at Headingley today. their bowlers took all 20 Cook, who scored a wickets but England com- meticulous second in- pleted a 124-run win in nings century as the final 10 overs of the England won the first fifth day on Monday test at Lord’s, welcomed courtesy of the all-round the appointment of brilliance of New Zealand- Australian Bayliss ahead born Ben Stokes. of the Ashes test series The Black Caps’ attack- against his compatriots. ing mindset drove them to “Andrew (Strauss, a maiden World Cup final England’s director of in March and McCullum cricket) obviously de- said his team would not cided to get the best man alter their style for the sec- for the job,” Cook told re- ond and final test at porters. “To coach Headingley starting today. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum. England is a huge role “It hurts a lot.I certainly and Trevor’s experienced won’t lie. But at the same “Who knows at the 33-year-old said. in all forms of the game time there is an element Headingley ... we may see “You’ve got to make sure and, everywhere he’s of pride that we continue some different results but you’re authentic to that gone, he’s been success- to play the style of cricket I’m pretty sure our guys style, under pressure or ful.” that we know gives us will continue to play the whether you’re on top. Reflecting on our greatest chance,” same style of cricket which “We scored over 720 England’s entertaining England captain Alastair Cook. McCullum told reporters. we have in this test match runs in this test match.We first test triumph, he “There are times we and which we have done took 20 wickets.We ticked said: “It was a ‘fantastic’ (Farbrace, interim coach) good as well so it’ll be know that teams are going over the last 18 months.” off a lot of things which week at Lord’s. It was a has taken the side, he’s very interesting to hear to be able to stand up to McCullum said being normally would lead to a great test match to watch done a fantastic job. his ideas on that side. you and withstand the defensive had not worked test win but in some of the and both sides played “The challenge for us, “I don’t really know pressure you apply to for New Zealand, who key moments we weren’t really well. We get (as) players now, is can him that well, but I them and come out on top. have not lost a test series quite able to come out on great support here at we back up a great per- played against his Sri “When that happens home or away since being top. Headingley and I’m formance in the last Lankan team. you’ve just go to doff your swept 2-0 on their last “The message to the glad there’s a rush for three days of that test “Everyone I’ve spoken cap and say well played to England tour in 2013. team will be that we tickets. match and try to win the to about him has spoken them and make sure that “For a long time we had weren’t far away. “It was a rocky couple series...” very highly of him. It’s a next time you get that op- that kind of mentality and “There’s certainly no of weeks for England, off Looking further ahead great coup to have him portunity you go hard it didn’t serve us anywhere knee-jerk reaction to a per- the field, and we’re still to Bayliss’s arrival next and the guys are looking again and make sure that near as well as the aggres- formance like this. For the in limbo until Trevor month, Cook added: “His forward to him turning you’re asking the same sive mindset that we are most of it, we were pretty turns up. The way Paul one day record is very up.” sort of questions. now taking into games,” good.” 24 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Blatter wins fifth FIFA term as challenger concedes SEPP Blatter was re-elected president of blame that can be cast that will wash FIFA for a fifth term yesterday after the away the stain that marks us all,” he only other candidate conceded defeat said. after a first round of voting in an election While Asian, African and Latin overshadowed by allegations of corrup- American states had been expected to tion in world soccer. rally around Blatter, Europe, which ac- Blatter’s victory came despite de- counts for all but three of the countries mands that he quit in the face of a major that have ever made it to a World Cup’s bribery scandal being investigated by final match, had been keen for him to U.S., Swiss and other law enforcement step aside. agencies that plunged the world soccer On a visit to Berlin, British Prime body into the worst crisis in its 111-year Minister, David Cameron, told Blatter history. to go “the sooner the better”. Chancellor Neither Blatter nor Jordanian chal- Angela Merkel said the dirty side of soc- lenger,Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, got the cer must be cleaned up. necessary two-thirds of the vote in the first round, with Blatter on 133 and Corruption Prince Ali on 73. Prince Ali later con- U.S. authorities have accused top FIFA ceded. figures and sports executives of corrup- Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term yesterday. In a victory speech, Blatter declared: tion, while Switzerland is investigating “Let’s go FIFA, let’s go FIFA,” to a stand- the award of the next World Cup finals terday he did not plan to resign and “had where daytime summer temperatures ing ovation. to Russia and Qatar. nothing to do” with corruption. rarely fall below 40 degrees Celsius star- Speaking just before the vote, Blatter, The scandal widened yesterday when FIFA takes in billions of dollars in rev- tled many in global sport. who joined FIFA in 1975, said he felt Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said it was enue from television marketing rights Many of Blatter’s opponents have spo- that he had only been with the organisa- examining possible corruption at FIFA. and sponsorships, making it one of the ken of steps they can take against him. tion for a short time and wanted to stay A judge in Argentina has ordered the wealthiest and most powerful sports bod- English Football Association chairman, longer. arrest of three businessmen accused of ies in the world. It has been dogged by Greg Dyke, said England could back a “What is time anyway. I find that the using bribery to obtain soccer media corruption scandals for decades, mostly possible boycott of the 2018 World Cup if time I have spent at FIFA is very short,” rights, and the Brazilian Senate moved investigating itself and avoiding scrutiny Blatter stays in office. he said. “The more one ages the more to open a formal inquiry into soccer by criminal courts. Other European soccer officials have time flies by quickly. I am with you, and bribery allegations. Russia and Qatar deny wrongdoing in also alluded to the prospect of a boycott, I would like to stay with you,” he said to Marco Polo Del Nero, the president of their bids to host the cup. Russian but that is still seen as unlikely given the applause. the Brazilian Football Confederation, President Vladimir Putin has accused tournament’s importance to the global Prince Ali, in his pitch for votes, had dramatically flew back to Brazil from the United States of meddling in an ef- game. pledged an open, more democratic FIFA, the FIFA Congress shortly before the fort to force Blatter out. Most of the developing world in Africa, saying: “We have heard in recent days, election. His abrupt departure followed Yesterday Qatar issued a further de- Asia and parts of Central America and voices which described our FIFA as an the arrest of nine senior FIFA officials in- fence of its bid and said it would carry on the Caribbean are happy that FIFA avaricious body which feeds on the game cluding former Brazilian soccer chief with plans to stage the event. The deci- under Blatter has guaranteed them an- that the world loves. Jose Maria Marin. sion to host the world’s biggest soccer nual grants and bonus payments in “There are no easy answers. And no Del Nero told a press conference yes- tournament in a small desert state World Cup years. FIFA brothers scrambled to deposit cash hoard at U.S. banks, U.S. court documents show

TWO brothers who pleaded guilty wrongdoing. in the FIFA soccer bribery scandal The U.S. indictment alleged that the deposited large sums of cash in a defendants relied heavily on the U.S. frenzied series of visits to U.S. banking system to avoid detection, in banks, hoping to avoid detection often complex schemes with fake in- by authorities, U.S. court docu- voices and numbered accounts, at banks ments released this week showed. across the globe. Daryan and Daryll Warner, sons of In one case, a teller at a JPMorgan former FIFA Vice President Jack Chase branch on New York’s Broadway Warner, and their associates deposited said she had asked somebody for his more than $600,000 in cash at bank driver’s license when he wanted to de- branches in New York, Miami and Las posit 7,500 euros, which at the time Vegas in the second half of 2011, ac- translated to an amount just above the cording to a 2012 complaint in U.S. reporting threshold. District Court in New York that was The person then asked to be handed unsealed on Wednesday. back 500 euros, which lowered the sum In one two-day period, the pair to $9,336.60. Earlier that day,a similar parked $128,313.38 in 23 separate de- amount had been deposited at posits into accounts at Bank of America, JPMorgan in Queens.The following day, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Wells another 7,000 euros was deposited at Fargo through the use of tellers and the Broadway branch. ATMs. Daryll Warner in his guilty plea ad- The complaint against the Warners, mitted that he had deliberately broken who are citizens of Trinidad and Jack Warner’s sons Daryan and Daryll Warner. up deposits into amounts of less than Tobago, showed that they made sure $10,000 to avoid the reporting require- none of their deposits exceeded the five corporate executives with running probe. This was first reported by ments. $10,000 threshold above which banks a criminal enterprise that involved Reuters in 2013. JPMorgan declined comment. Wells have to file a report to U.S. authorities. more than $150 million in bribes. Banks will also be looked at in the in- Fargo and Bank of America did not im- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department Daryan Warner, one of a group of four vestigation, authorities said on mediately return a request for com- of Justice charged nine officials at FIFA, others who had pleaded guilty, became Wednesday, though it was too early to ment. Citi has said it has cooperated the global body governing soccer, and a cooperating witness in the FBI’s say whether there had been any with Justice. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 25 Harrington stays in Rossi looks contention at Irish Open for reversal THREE-TIMES major champion, Padraig Harrington, boosted of fortunes his hopes of qualify- ing for next month’s U.S. Open by moving to within a shot of the with Lorenzo lead after two rounds of the Irish Open yes- MUGELLO, Italy – track having finished on terday. Italian motorcycling leg- the podium, including Harrington, 43, went end, Valentino Rossi, three wins, in the last six to seven under par with seeking a 10th world editions. three birdies but title in all categories, “Le Mans was confir- dropped five shots over bids to return to the top mation that I’m feeling his closing eight holes of the podium in his stronger and that I’m in for a 73 and a two-under home MotoGP this week- great shape,” said par tally at Royal end. Lorenzo. County Down. The 36-year-old “Claiming a second It left Ireland’s Yamaha rider – who won victory in a row was very Harrington just a stroke the first two MotoGP of important to me and the behind clubhouse lead- the season but has gone team in order to know for ers Richie Ramsay of winless in the three certain that Jerez (his Scotland and Austrian since then – has seen first win of the season) Bernd Wiesberger who teammate Jorge Lorenzo wasn’t a one-off. both carded 67s. Ireland’s Padraig Harrington in action during the second round of the Irish Open close in on his lead in the “It is a nice bike to ride Strong winds and in- at the Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, Northern Ireland on May 29, championship by win- and permits me to ride termittent showers 2015. ning the last two races, in the manner I like. again played havoc with Rossi finishing runner- “The track (Mugello) is the field and a number triple bogey and a players are going at St. Andrews so I up in France last time maybe one of my of former Irish Open quadruple bogey in a through all the time, so I would love to play my out. favourites throughout winners and leading round of 84. feel bad, but then it first Open on the Old Rossi leads the stand- the MotoGP calendar so European players looked Harrington, world seems to be the way that Course,” Ramsay told ings on 102 points with I’m eager to race there. certain to miss the number 86, teed up most of the course is the media. Lorenzo on 87 and two- “In the past I got so halfway cut. three days after missing playing for most of the “It was not in the fore- time defending cham- many wins in Mugello World number seven out by a stroke on a U.S. guys.” front of my mind at the pion Marc Marquez, who and it’s a suitable circuit Sergio Garcia, who won Open qualifying playoff While Harrington con- start of the week but has struggled thus far for both me and the bike. the event in 1999, shot spot. “I’m disappointed centrates on becoming now after these two this season after his “It’s fluid, with many scores of 75 and 79 and with my finish today as I only the second rounds that is very dominant campaign last uphill and downhill sec- defending champion was very comfortable Irishman to capture two much a goal, as is a sec- year, in fourth 33 points tors and amazing, long Mikko Ilonen of Finland, through 28 holes,” Irish Open titles, ond Tour win this sea- adrift of the Italian. high-speed corners. carded rounds of 75 and Harrington told re- Ramsay and Wiesberger son.” Rossi, who won at “I will try to fight 77. porters. “I had a putt to have their minds set on World No. 1 Rory Mugello on seven succes- again for the podium Frenchman Victor go eight under par and earning one of three McIlroy began his sec- sive occasions from here and keep this nice Dubuisson, a member of everything was easy at places available in this ond round at nine over 2002-08, is determined momentum going!” last year’s victorious that stage. year’s British Open at par, desperate as tour- to reverse the positions Marquez, who was hin- European Ryder Cup “What I went through St. Andrews. “I failed to nament host not to miss in tomorrow’s race. dered in the Spanish team, recorded five bo- over the last six or seven qualify for The Open the the Irish Open cut for “Arriving at Mugello MotoGP by a broken lit- geys, a double bogey a holes is what most of the last time it was played the third time in a row. as the leader in the tle finger but then pro- championship and being duced a listless perform- in great shape is per- ance in the French race, fect,” Rossi told the team said that things were website. coming together with his Orlando Magic name former “We are fast from the Honda team and they start of the season and were in great shape to this is important. try and put a spoke in “I really like the Yamaha’s wheels. player Skiles as new head coach Mugello circuit, the “We are very moti- Italian Grand Prix is al- vated after the weekend THE Orlando Magic 13 seasons as a head in a positive direction.” with Chicago, Skiles led ways a nice weekend, but in Le Mans and arrive in named Scott Skiles as coach of the Phoenix Orlando finished with the Bulls to three also Jorge loves this Italy in good shape,” said head coach yesterday Suns, Chicago Bulls and the NBA’s fifth-worst straight playoff appear- track. Jorge and I will 22-year-old Marquez. with hopes that the for- Milwaukee Bucks, in- record last season with a ances but he was fired try to put our Yamahas “We must work hard mer Magic fan favourite cluding six trips to the 25-57 record that left early in the 2007-08 sea- on top again, but this from Friday to find a can lead the team back playoffs. them 35 games out of son after Chicago got off time I hope it will be in a good setup as Mugello is to the NBA playoffs for “Our young roster will the final playoff spot in to a 9-16 start that left reverse order! In Le a complicated circuit, the first time since 2012. benefit greatly from the Eastern Conference. them last in their divi- Mans I struggled a bit, however, I like it and The 51-year-old Skiles, Scott’s extensive head Skiles made his NBA sion. but I still managed to have good memories who spent five seasons coaching experience and head coaching debut 20 Skiles led Milwaukee take second. from my first victory in of his NBA playing ca- commitment to teaching games into the 1999-00 to an eight-game im- “At Mugello we must 2010. reer with Orlando, suc- smart, physical, un- season when he took provement in his first not make mistakes with “We know Valentino ceeds James Borrego, selfish basketball,” over in Phoenix. season in charge. the setup of the bike, will be very strong at his who was named interim Magic general manager, He led the Suns to a They improved by 12 starting from the free home race, Jorge and coach when Jacque Rob Hennigan, said in a 40-22 mark the rest of games the next year and practices.” Dani (Marquez’ Honda Vaughn was fired in statement. the way before upsetting made the playoffs. Rossi has reason to team-mate Pedrosa) February after two-and- “We believe in Scott’s the defending champion He mutually parted fear Lorenzo as the 28- have a good history there a-half seasons with the ability to establish a cul- San Antonio Spurs in ways with the team year-old Spaniard – a and Ducati were testing team. ture of winning habits the opening round of the early in the 2012-13 sea- two-time champion in there just a few weeks Skiles compiled a .506 and accountability that playoffs. son and has not coached this category – also has a ago, so we will have to be winning percentage in will help guide our team During four seasons since. superb record on the focused all weekend.” 26 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Bajans in action at NCAA Division 1 prelims By Petra Gooding Kansas State University 2:07.04. also of Missouri did not 46.62 seconds. The heat in 11.86 seconds. finished third in the sixth Shani Adams of advance in the Men’s 400 fastest qualifier was DJ The fastest qualifier was A NUMBER of heat of the Women’s 800 Missouri State advanced metres after he finished Zahn of University of Jasmine Todd of Oregon Barbadian collegiate metres in 2:09.48. in the Women’s 400 metre last in his heat in 52.86 Illinois who clocked 45.51 who clocked a speedy athletes are holding Chrishuna Williams of hurdles after finishing seconds. seconds. 10.89 seconds. She was their own at the NCAA Arkansas won in 2:09.42 third in her heat in 59.78 Anderson Devonish, Shavonne Husbands the only qualifier going Division 1 West while Kaylee Dodd of seconds. The fastest representing Illinois also ran in the below 11 seconds with Preliminaries Oklahoma State was qualifier was Nnenya State, finished tenth preliminaries of the the second fastest currently on going in second. Raevyn Rogers of Hailey of Arizona State overall in the Women’s 100 metres but qualifier, Jenna Prandini Texas respectively. Oregon had the day’s who clocked 56.90 preliminaries of the she did not advance after of Oregon clocking 11.06 Sonia Gaskin of fastest qualifying time of seconds. Jerrad Mason, Men’s 400 metres in she finished eighth in her seconds. Peyton Manning adjusting to new offense in Denver ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Manning, who has been 39. that happy medium for constellation of comedic Murray, Manning said he Shortly after the Denver much more comfortable Strength and both sides and we can get stars who told the late- knew “I’m out of my Broncos received new operating from the conditioning coach Luke him in here soon and put night icon what they’d league.” orange T-shirts reading shotgun late in his career, Richesson recently that all behind always wanted to say to “All I know is that “Keep Your Feet,” the is coming up to the line of mentioned at a clinic that everybody.” him. Seinfeld told me I had a most expensive ones on scrimmage on almost all Manning was hitting Manning was still “You are to comedy good line. So, if Jerry the field got tangled. of his snaps right now. personal bests in all his smiling over his what I am ...” Manning Seinfeld tells you you’ve When Peyton Manning “We know the other end weightlifting numbers, appearance on David told Letterman, “to got a good line, that took the snap and turned of the stick is fine. It’s high praise that quickly Letterman’s final show comedy.” means you’ve got a great to hand off, the something he’s been doing found its way through last week. He was part of Standing between line. That’s the ultimate quarterback and the forever,” Kubiak said. “So, Twitter. the Top Ten, a Steve Martin and Bill compliment there.” football both hit the turf. we’re going to spend a lot Conventional wisdom Manning is getting of time under center suggests that used to being under initially.... He’s been very quarterbacks are more center again as he adapts responsive and he’s cozy in the shotgun to coach Gary Kubiak’s working extremely hard.” because they don’t have run-oriented, play-action After what he called the to take their eyes off the offense with all its Broncos’ “first real day of pass rush, have more time rollouts, handoffs and practice in shoulder to react and can more mobile pockets. pads,” Manning said he’s easily decipher defenses. As for the fall, “I don’t eager to smooth out the Not necessarily, remember that roughness in this new Manning said. happening,” Manning hybrid offense, saying, “I “Under center you can feigned through a feel I can do whatever keep your eyes on the mischievous grin they ask me to do.” defense a little longer, to Wednesday, saying video Manning ended 2014 on tell you the truth,” he director Steve Boxer had a down note, affected by said. “Whereas in the already erased the both a thigh injury and shotgun, you’ve got to put evidence. the old coaching staff’s your eyes on the ball at “That’s the advantage wholesale shift at some point” as it’s of being tight with your midseason in both his snapped. video guys,” Manning pocket of protection and Manning is also getting said. run/pass ratio. accustomed to a new Kubiak had a hard time As he contemplated his offensive line. getting the image out of future over the winter, On Wednesday,the first his mind. pundits said Manning’s unit included three “The one thing the arm strength wasn’t what veterans who weren’t league always wants you it used to be. starting in Denver last to do is keep players off He looked strong and year: Ben Garland, Gino the ground. So, we preach sharp Wednesday, Gradkowski and Chris it, we preach it, we give whistling throws whether Clark. Also, blindside out T-shirts today saying short, medium or long. He protector Ryan Clady sat ‘Keep Your Feet’ – he’s the looked quick on his feet, out the last portion of first one to hit the too – save for the one drills after a trainer ground,” Kubiak said.“So, tumble – and also tended to his left leg. He yeah, we’re giving him a appears to be in top was replaced by second- hard time.” condition, especially at year player Michael Schofield. Manning said he’s been in regular contact with wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who is boycotting the Broncos’ offseason program after the team placed its $12.8 million franchise tag on him. The friend in him wants Thomas to get as big a long-term contract as he can.The football player in him wishes Thomas were here running routes opposite Emmanuel Sanders. “I want what’s best for him, I really do,” Manning said. “And I hope there’s Peyton Manning. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 27 Serena Williams survives scare to reach third round

PARIS – Serena Williams played with and 2013, has already experienced fire at the French Open on Thursday but spectacular failures here, having been the world number one pulled through to knocked out in the first round in 2012 the third round with a 5-7 6-3 6-3 win and in the second round last year. against unheralded German Anna-Lena But when she broke Friedsam’s serve Friedsam. at the start of the third set the chance of The American hit a flurry of unforced a repeat began to fade away as the errors in the first set and faced two break German’s belief finally withered. points in the first game of the second Williams broke serve again to claim before she regained her composure. victory and she will next face either 27th Williams, whose 19 grand slam titles seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus or include the French Open crowns in 2002 Czech Lucie Hradescka.

Luckily for Serena she eventually regained her composure.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action during the third round of the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris on May 29, 2015. Sharapova advances Smooth Federer ends with advice for prodigies PARIS – Maria Sharapova knows the “It took me a while to realise that that’s pitfalls of being a prodigy and after easing just not the reality of things.” Dzumhur’s dream into the fourth round at Roland Garros Sharapova, who has won at least one yesterday the seasoned grand slam WTA title every year since 2003, has FOR Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur it was Majestic Federer champion offered some sage advice to the survived some tough times. the day he had dreamed of, while for Federer broke serve in the fifth game, new generation in women’s tennis. Shoulder problems sent her plummeting Roger Federer it was just another which was sufficient to bag the first set, The French Open defending champion, down the rankings and she failed to win a day at the office. and a majestic backhand pass gave him a seeded second, showed all her maturity major between 2008 and 2012,the year of The two, from vastly different tennis break at the start of the second. when she beat Australian 26th seed her first Roland Garros title. backgrounds, met across the net for the The agile Dzumhur stuck to his task, Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-4 to stay on course In that time she learned to be patient first time yesterday when Federer’s class earned some chances himself and even for a possible third Roland Garros title,11 and took care in choosing the people she told in a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win to continue his broke Federer when the Swiss served for years after winning Wimbledon as a wanted around her. smooth progress at the French Open. the second set at 5-2, flashing a stunning teenager. “For me, the most important thing was Federer,33, is yet to drop a set in three backhand down the line. Since then, several players have been nothing to do with tennis because I knew rounds as he tries to win the title for a The end came quickly in the third set dubbed ‘the new Sharapova’, including that I was still developing my game. second time after his 2009 triumph. but Dzumhur walked off with his head Canadian Eugenie Bouchard,whose rapid “It was rather to do with the people I Dzumhur,born in Sarajevo in 1992,the held high and 85,000 euros ($93,364.00) rise up the rankings last year drew surrounded myself with,who were able to year the city was besieged in a bitter civil richer,a lot of money for a player who has obvious comparison with the glamorous make smart decisions for me.” war that killed thousands,played his part virtually no financial support from his Russian. “At that age it’s tough.You have so many in an entertaining contest. hard-up home federation. Bouchard,however,has been struggling opportunities and they are so much fun, The world number 88,the first Bosnian Federer had some kind words for his to back it up this year,losing her opening especially at a young age.” man to contest a grand slam at the 2014 opponent after notching his 64th career match here after numerous first round “To be part of great events and meet Australian Open,impressed the 17-times victory at Roland Garros and recalled losses, and Sharapova understands what stars and to be part of a Vogue photo shoot, grand slam champion with his drop shots when he walked out on court to play she is going through. those are really cool things for a young girl and was not overawed on Court Phillipe against his idols. “Tobe in a position where you have done and I did enjoy them.” Chatrier,the biggest stage he has played “It was the most exciting time almost in extremely well, and you’ve gotten really “But, I think, at the end of it all, the on. my playing career,going from that phase good results, you’ve proved you belong to thing that got me to that position was “When I was warming up, I was still from juniors to pros, and then rubbing the top, sometimes that takes a little winning tennis matches.” not believing that I was playing Roger shoulders with those guys,” said the while,” said Sharapova. Yesterday, Sharapova showed she can Federer,” he told reporters. former champion. “I had a very tough experience winning. still get her hands dirty on a tennis court. “Really,it felt so strange for me,like I’m “I thought Damir played well.I think he I mean,of course,I won (Wimbledon) when She fought for each point against Stosur, dreaming...But then,suddenly,I switched played drop shots well. So I thought it I was 17 years old and, all of a sudden, I a runner-up in 2010 and twice a semi- when I started to play.” was an entertaining match.I wish him all thought I should be able to win every finalist,wearing down the Aussie with her the best for the year and for the future.” single match.” sheer tenacity and aggression. 28 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate

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The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 29 30 • Saturday May 30, 2015 The Barbados Advocate Coach says Peterson can play for Vikings or not play at all EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota – Adrian in the offseason that their client would unclear as does the Vikings’ appetite for Peterson spent the last five months prefer to be traded, because he didn’t feel renegotiating the deal. sending vague and sometimes am- like he got the necessary support from Peterson is not required to show up un- biguous messages about his desire some members of the organisation while til a mandatory minicamp on June 16. or lack thereof to remain with the he dealt with a child abuse charge in The team could fine him if he misses that Minnesota Vikings. Texas last year. Peterson missed all but camp or any portion of the upcoming trai- Peterson and Vikings coach Mike Zim- one game, and ultimately pleaded no con- ning camp. “I don’t know when he’s com- mer finally cut to the chase onWednesday. test to a misdemeanour for striking his ing and we’ll just leave it at that,”Zimmer “He’s really got two choices. He can ei- young son with a wooden switch. said. ther play for us or he cannot play,”Zimmer The Vikings maintained all along that Peterson did attend the optional prac- said on the second day of optional prac- they had no plans to trade Peterson, and tices last summer in an effort to get to tices that Peterson skipped. “He’s not now that it has been determined the or- know Zimmer and an almost entirely new going to play for anybody else and that’s ganisation wasn’t playing poker with its coaching staff that took over after Leslie just the way it’s going to be.” star player, the 30-year-old Peterson is Frazier was fired. Hours after Zimmer laid down that looking for more guaranteed money as his Normally,missing a couple of practices edict, Peterson tweeted a statement of his career enters the twilight. without pads in May wouldn’t be cause for own that he gave to ESPN. “The reason Peterson was reinstated last month and scrutiny. But Peterson is coming off of a I’m not attending OTAs has nothing to do has three years and US$46 million left on season in which he missed the last 15 with wanting to be traded,” he said. “It’s his contract. But none of that money is games and he has never taken a snap in about securing my future with the guaranteed.If he is on the roster for Week a game with quarterback Teddy Bridge- Vikings. It’s business, not personal and I 1 this season,his US$12.75 million salary water,who is entering his second season. understand that firsthand. Go Vikings.” will become guaranteed. Skipping the off- The Vikings also are shuffling their of- Peterson has skipped the optional por- season workouts will cost Peterson a fensive line, moving right guard Brandon tion of the Vikings’ offseason workouts US$250 000 bonus, but he is clearly more Fusco to left guard and likely installing In this August 8, 2014, file photo, many times in his career,but the circum- concerned with the two years and US$23 rookie T.J. Clemmings as the starter at Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian stances surrounding his absence this time million on the back end of his deal. right guard and have added veteran re- Peterson leaves the field after an NFL around are far different. Exactly how much more guaranteed ceiver Mike Wallace to the mix to give the preseason football game against the Peterson’s agents made it clear earlier money Peterson is looking for remains unit a different look. Oakland Raiders in Minneapolis. The Barbados Advocate Saturday May 30, 2015 • 31 Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads guilty in US sex crime case: Report

FORMER NFL player, Darren tory in 2010, would change his Sharper, accused of drugging not-guilty plea in Louisiana on and raping women in four states, charges that he drugged women pleaded guilty yesterday to re- with the intent to rape them. lated federal charges in New Authorities say Sharper met Orleans, according to the Times- his female victims at various Picayune newspaper. night-clubs, then sexually as- Sharper, 39, already had saulted them after taking them pleaded guilty or no contest to back to his hotel or apartment rape or attempted rape in and spiking their drinks with a Arizona, California and Nevada narcotic. as part of a series of plea agree- In March, Sharper pleaded ments with prosecutors that call guilty to sexual assault and at- for him to serve about nine years tempted sexual assault in in federal prison. Arizona and attempted sexual Court records had indicated assault in Nevada. He pleaded Sharper, a five-time Pro Bowl no contest to two counts of rape National Football League safety by use of drugs and four counts who helped lead the New Or- of furnishing a controlled sub- Former NFL star Darren Sharper (L) and his attorney Leonard Levine appear at the Clara leans Saints to a Super Bowl vic- stance in California. Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Centre in Los Angeles, California March 23, 2015. What next for Clippers team Aru after season of promise ends? climbs AS the Cleveland Cavaliers back up and Golden State Warriors prepare to battle for the NBA championship, the Los to second Angeles Clippers can only reflect on what might have been after a season of rich promise ended abruptly. in Giro A year after their playoff hopes were rocked by a racism scandal that left previous owner d’Italia Donald Sterling with a life ban from the NBA, the Clippers ITALIAN Fabio Aru attacked in seemed set to make a run at a the final climb to win the 19th title as they made a stirring stage of the Giro d'Italia to re- start to the postseason. claim second spot overall form They came back from a 3-2 se- his Astana team mate Mikel ries deficit to beat the defending Landa yesterday. NBA champion San Antonio Aru, one of the pre-race favou- Spurs in a pulsating opening rites, slumped to third overall round, then closed in on a first after cracking in a gruelling ever conference final by taking a mountain stage on Tuesday,lea- 3-1 series lead over the Houston ving Spaniard Landa to move Rockets in the second round. up behind dominant leader Al- At that point, the Clippers berto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo). were widely acclaimed as the But yesterday,the 24-year-old best team remaining in the play- Aru jumped away from a group offs and former Lakers great Cleveland Cavaliers centre Tristan Thompson (13), guard J.R. Smith (5), forward LeBron James of favourites and Contador, sit- Magic Johnson predicted they (23) and guard Iman Shumpert (4) react from the bench during the fourth quarter against the ting on a comfortable cushion would go on to win the coveted Atlanta Hawks in game four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. two days before the finish in Larry O’Brien NBA Champion- Milan, did not react. ship Trophy. racist comments made by blew their commanding lead stuck in that same plateau, Aru did not look back and beat “I've watched all the teams in Sterling surfaced, sparking pub- over the Rockets, who became they're not yet among the elite Canadian Ryder Hesjedal playoffs and right now the lic outrage and causing spon- only the ninth team to come teams of the league.” (Cannondale-Garmin) and Clippers are playing better than sors to quit. back from a 3-1 deficit and win Clippers head coach Doc Colombian Rigoberto Uran any team left!” five-time NBA Following protracted legal an NBA playoff series. Rivers could only reflect on op- (Etixx-Quick Step), who were champion Johnson tweeted. wrangling, a California appeals “It was very frustrating how portunities lost after his team second and third respectively,28 “They have a little bit of every- court rejected Sterling's last- this season came to an end, with were ousted from the Western seconds and one minute 10 off thing... the Clippers have out- ditch attempt to block the sale of that late collapse against the Conference semi-finals for a sec- the pace. side shooting, Blake is dominat- the Clippers to Steve Ballmer Rockets,” 15-year Clippers fan ond straight season. Contador,who finished along- ing, the best leader and coach for a record US$2 billion, and Griffin Thomas, a medical “We had our chances, there's side Landa 1:18 behind, leads in Chris Paul & Doc Rivers and the tech billionaire took over as trainer and physiotherapist aid no doubt about that,” he said. Aru by 4:37 and his compatriot great team defence!” the new owner in August. from Thousand Oaks, stated. “It's funny, we went from good by 5:15 ahead of today's last pun- Die-hard Clippers fans sa- “I definitely thought that they enough to now everything I hear ishing mountain stage. voured the prospect of a maiden Blew commanding lead were going to be achieving a lit- is that we weren't good enough. Contador is aiming for a first Western Conference final when Immediate redemption in tle bit more the way the playoffs It's amazing how that flips in Giro/Tour de France double only a year ago their team's their very next season was not to were unfolding. For whatever sports.We just didn't get the job since the late Marco Pantani of playoff run ended weeks after be, however, as the Clippers reason, the Clippers are just done.” Italy in 1998. Windies aiming for number one spot

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Saturday May 30, 2015 ‘WE MUST PLAY OUR PART’

By Ashlee Cox

WE all need to step up to the plate and play our part in order to move this country for- ward. That was the view expressed by Cedric Murrell, Acting Chair- man of the NISE Board of Directors, as he deliv- ered welcome remarks at the NISE “100 Improve- ments in 100 Days Awards Gala”, which was held recently at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC). “It is very clear that our country…needs all of us…starting with us as individuals in our homes, in our daily lives and in our contribution to the national development of our country, to be able to strive for continual im- provement because that is the only way that we are going to be able to take on the world and to be able to be successful,” he stressed.

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General Manager of WIBISCO, Adrian Padmore (left) receives the Customer Service Award for Large Business – the first of many awards for the WIBISCO family – from Alex McDonald – Board of Directors, NISE Inc.

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