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SECTORBARBADOS’ tourism sector airlines servicing us commer- ended operations on Friday, has been impacted in a cially were carrying and, quite March 20th while others will major way since last frankly, some of the figures cease or suspend operations on Thursday’s announcement which were being recorded Monday, March 23rd. of the mandatory 14-day began to show that it would be Giving details by market, he quarantine of visitors to the commercially unviable to sus- said Barbados is serviced from island from the United tain a number of routes”. Europe by two airlines – States of America, the He continued, “almost at the Lufthansa’s Eurowings and United Kingdom and same time that happened, travel Condor. The former carrier, Europe. advisories were issued by some which winter contract was orig- Minister of Tourism and of our major source markets in- inally to come to an end in the International Transport, Kerrie dicating to their nationals that middle of April, on Monday will Symmonds said the impact has they ought not to travel any- suspend “its operations into been three-fold. He told journal- where in the world. So for exam- Barbados for the rest of winter”. ists this while addressing a ple, the United Kingdom Meanwhile, Condor has “sus- press briefing at Ilaro Court yes- Foreign and Commonwealth pended their operations indefi- terday, where he spoke about the Office would have issued a nitely as of Friday”. Both air- impact COVID-19 has had on travel advisory urging all lines presently are focusing pri- the sector. British nationals to stay home. marily on the repatriation of One outcome from the an- The European Union has issued their passengers. nouncement he said, was “a dra- a European Union-wide travel As it relates to the Caribbean matic escalation in the level of advisory, the Canadian govern- and Latin America, the Tourism cancellations which were being ment has done the same thing Minister said Barbados is serv- recorded both in the airline in- and, of course, you know the iced by LIAT, Air Antilles, dustry and across the accommo- United States of America has Caribbean Airlines and Copa dation sector”.As a consequence done the same thing.” Airlines. In relation to LIAT,he of this, Symmonds further Symmonds also told the said “the situation is very fluid” stated, “we saw an equally dra- media that several commercial as CARICOM states are “taking Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie matic decline in the loads which carriers coming to Barbados FALLOFF on Page 3 Symmonds speaking to the media on Sunday at Ilaro Court. BAMP sets up task force IT appears local doctors have pandemic. Dr. P.Abdon DaSilva, confirmed uously to address the concerns Thursday evening the task force concerns about the way in On Saturday evening health the creation of that task force. of doctors and the society at held a preliminary meeting, fol- which the situation, relative to officials announced that While not going deep into the large,” the BAMP head stated. lowed by a meeting of a wider the presence of coronavirus is Barbados was officially moving details, DaSilva disclosed that He went on to reveal that the cross section of the medical fra- being handled in this country. from stage 1 to stage 2 of the through the task force they will decision to establish the task ternity on Friday evening, util- A person familiar with the sit- National Covid-19 be seeking to not only assist doc- force, came after a mass meet- ising the zoom platform. That uation, said that given those ap- Preparedness Plan, signifying tors in determining how best to ing BAMP had scheduled for meeting, he indicated, attracted prehensions, doctors have de- human-to-human in-country manage their offices, but to de- last Wednesday, had to be can- both members and non-mem- cided as a fraternity, through cases.As of yesterday,Barbados vise and disseminate public celled following the announce- bers of BAMP. the Barbados Association of has recorded 14 cases of coron- health messages, which can be ment of the first two cases of Meanwhile, the medical prac- Medical Practitioners (BAMP), avirus virus, comprising nine used to help keep citizens safe. covid-19 being recorded in this titioner gave the assurance that to set up a task force, through women and five men. “The task force is for doctors country and the restriction when the initial work of the which they will craft guidelines When contacted yesterday af- to come to some common placed on public gathering to task force is complete, they will for how their offices should op- ternoon by The Barbados ground on how to operate in this 100 persons. Dr. DaSilva told make the necessary information erate in the period of this global Advocate, President of BAMP, period. BAMP is working assid- this newspaper that on available to the public.(JRT) 2 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate KEFA: First Endodrive a success ENDOMETRIOSIS month also included treats such as recently kicked into high Kisses chocolates, which were gear as the Katrina decorated in the KEFA logo. Endometriosis Fund Other refreshments also kept in Association of Barbados theme, all in an effort to raise (KEFA) held its first Endo- awareness.Alleyne thanked the drive, as the association con- many sponsors and other per- tinues to raise awareness in sons who came on board to help Barbados of the debilitating make the event a success. condition. Endometriosis is a medical Executive director of KEFA, condition that occurs when the Katrina Alleyne, was a joined by lining of the uterus, called the a number of supporters as well endometrium, grows in other as some of the well-known mo- places, such as the fallopian toring clubs, which were be- tubes, ovaries or along the decked with yellow and white pelvis. When that lining breaks balloons as they made their way down, like the regular lining in from the Grantley Adams School the uterus that produces men- to Brandon’s Beach. In fact, the struation, it has nowhere to go. drive ended in the environs of When endometriosis nvolves the Coast Guard to facilitate the the ovaries, cysts called en- large number of vehicles. dometriomas may form. Alleyne said she was pleased Surrounding tissue can become with the scores of persons who irritated, eventually developing took time out of their schedules scar tissue and adhesions – ab- to support the association, normal bands of fibrous tissue which has been carrying out ac- that can cause pelvic tissues and tivities throughout the month of organs to stick to each other. March, which is recognised as Founder and Executive Director of KEFA Katrina Alleyne (centre) shares a light moment with Symptoms include: Painful pe- Endometriosis month across the Deon Olton (left) and Dave Lowe (right) of the Off Road Junkies before heading on the road riods (dysmenorrhea); pelvic globe. “Endometriosis affects 1 for the association’s first Endo-drive to raise awareness on the impact of endometriosis on pain and cramping may begin in ten women, therefore it af- women and by extension their partners. before and extend several days fects 1 in ten men due to the into a menstrual period; pain trickle [down] effect of the con- of women that never heard lamented that there is still a Stop Normalising period pain,” with intercourse; pain with dition.” about endometriosis, it was de- level of taboo as it relates to talk- Alleyne stressed. bowel movements or urination, She said even though KEFA cided to take the knowledge to ing about and treating painful The team effort, held under excessive bleeding and infertil- seminars brought out quite a lot the communities. Alleyne periods. “It’s time to ‘ovary act’, the theme “Yellow Explosion”, ity to name a few.

The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 3 Several flights cease this week FALLOFF from Page 1 The former airline will suspend necessary”. decision with respect to their its operations to Barbados on Speaking about America, he own borders”. Monday.However,“there will be said Barbados is serviced by He however shared his hope a 747 servicing the country American Airlines and JetBlue. “that shareholder governments today [Sunday], again tomorrow American Airlines has sus- will be as faithful as possible to [Monday] with regard to repatri- pended operations from Sunday, the determination made by the ation”. March 22 through Wednesday, Board very recently to the effect He added British Airways will March 25th and will resume on that reduced and revised sched- continue to fly to Barbados until Thursday, March 26th. The air- ules should, where possible, be March 26th. He further said this craft will then continue to fly maintained and that is obvi- airline and Virgin has entered twice weekly from Miami, ously because of the fact that we into “a cooperative arrangement Florida and once weekly from anticipate the need for a number with Barbados”. Persons who Charlotte, North Carolina, until of various forms of assistance to were unable to leave on Virgin’s April 1st. He said this will allow be offered from Barbados to the flights before its service ended, the airline to repatriate its pas- rest of the CARICOM region”. they should be able to do so on sengers and Barbados to main- Caribbean Airlines will be British Airways. tain connectivity with America. suspending its service on Symmonds additionally said JetBlue on the other hand Monday while Copa Airlines’ “the situation with British suspended operations on service from Panama was sus- Airways is very fluid” and his Saturday, March 21st, but will CEO (Ag) of the Grantley Adams International Airport, Terry pended on Friday until the situ- ministry will meet with the air- continue weekly to have a flight Layne speaking to the media while Minister of Tourism and ation in that country and line’s head of network planning from New York on Saturdays for International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds listens atten- Barbados improves. with “the desirability of main- “an indefinite period of time”. If tively. Government will have talks taining at least a once weekly there is a demand, that could with Trinidad and Tobago about flight between the United increase to twice weekly. Saturday. Meanwhile, Air cussions are to occur to have a the position of Caribbean Kingdom and Barbados because As it relates to Canada, Canada is bringing their opera- once or twice weekly flight from Airlines. of the very important issues of Barbados is serviced by WestJet tions to a halt globally on March Barbados to Toronto. Symmonds said the United being able to freight into this and Air Canada. Symmonds 31st. There will be flights to The Barbados/Montreal flight Kingdom is serviced by Virgin country medical supplies, food said the former carrier ceased Toronto until that time. was suspended from Saturday. Atlantic and British Airways. and other supplies which are its global operations on Symmonds said after this, dis- (MG) 24 hotels to temporarily close! By Marsha Gittens yesterday. least six months for severance which have indicated that they each of the four hotels that His comments came after payment and again on Friday, would want to use the process could possibly be used discus- SOME 24 hotels are likely speaking about the “dramatic we went to Parliament and we again for maintenance and up- sions are ongoing with staff. to close their doors for an escalation in the level of cancel- have put in place the arrange- grading as opposed to a sub- There are also “discussions on- undisclosed period of time lations” in flights and accom- ments for there to be an accel- stantial renovation, which is going in one case with the con- as Barbados works to con- modations. He said this oc- erated receipt of those funds.” perhaps a scale down, but sortium” because some owners tain the spread of COVID- curred after last Thursday’s an- The Tourism Minister also again, it helps to refresh the are here and other are over- 19. nouncement to have mandatory spoke about the plans that plant and make the hotel more seas. The Ministry of Health Minister of Tourism and quarantine for 14 days for vis- these 24 hotels might have dur- competitive.” also has to approve the site. International Transport, Kerrie itors to the island from United ing their closure. He continued, “there are four He said if these hotels are Symmonds disclosed this while States of America, the United “Of those 24, ten have indi- which have thus far indicated a used, government will “have stating that four of these hotels Kingdom and Europe. cated that they want to use the willingness or interest in using tentatively 214 rooms” avail- might be used as quarantine “At this stage, even though period of closure to do substan- their plant if the need arises as able if the need arise. He added facilities if the need arises. we have not gotten more than tial renovations. So there is a location where we can do there is the possibility for more These hotels are among those just under 50 per cent of the some usefulness in that be- quarantining of people who hotels to be added to the mix. registered with the Barbados properties feeding back, we al- cause it allows the particular may need to be quarantined if This move would not be a Hotel and Tourism Association ready know that we are likely properties which are doing the Barbados does not have suffi- first of its kind as some other (BHTA). He was at the time to have 24 closures. That means renovation to come out of this in cient quarantine facilities Caribbean countries have al- speaking to the media during a that there has to be a provision a refurbished and more com- available otherwise”, ready adopted this stance in- press briefing at Ilaro Court made for those people for at petitive state. There are nine Symmonds indicated that at clusive of St. Lucia. Sandals focused on safety of staff and guests AS of today, Sandals will not be riod of March 30 to May 15 2020. mount importance.” “You chose Sandals Resorts open… accepting new arrivals to its re- “Therefore will not be able to ac- “The Caribbean is resilient, because it’s brand you can trust. “Right now, as we make this sorts across the region. cept new arrivals as of March we have always come back bet- When the time is right, you can transition, our main priority is This was revealed by Founder 23 2020.” ter, stronger and more passion- trust us to be here, ready to wel- the health and well-being of all and Chairman of Sandals & The founder of the ate than ever. We promise this come you back with open arms of our team members and val- Beaches Resorts Gordon “Butch” Caribbean’s biggest hotel chain time will be no exception...We and a warm smile,” said ued guests.We will use this tem- Stewart who announced on said: “Never could we have will take this time to make fur- Stewart. porary closure to embark on var- Saturday that as a result of the imagined the impact the current ther enhancements to our re- In a statement issued by ious improvement projects both recent global travel warnings, global health crisis would have sorts so that we will continue to Public Relations Manager David front and back of house, so that coupled with airline carrier can- on the world. In the unprece- surpass your expectations and Hinds said, “We are saddened when the time comes, we can cellations, the difficult decision dented times, and now more provide you with the luxury-in- by the impact that COVID-19 is welcome guests with open arms was taken close all Sandals and than ever, the safety and health cluded vacation you so well de- having on the world. If we could and an even more elevated expe- Beaches Resorts, from the pe- of our valued guests is of para- serve. have, we would have remained rience.”

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GOVERNMENT NOTICE REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SJPI hosting CONSULTANCY FOR THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL DIGITAL PARCEL FABRIC Institution: Inter-American Development Bank Venture, the nationality of the firm appointed to represent it. online Country: Barbados 7. A consulting firm (Consultant) will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the policies mentioned above. Project: Public Sector Modernisation Programme classes only 8. All Corporate Tenders must include with their application a copy of the company’s Certificate of THE management at online sessions. Sector: Modernisation of the State Incorporation as evidence that the company is an existing registered company as at the date of the Samuel Jackman In addition, no unautho- application. Note that persons who do not submit the Certificate of Incorporation at the time of Prescod Institute of rized persons will be al- Technology (SJPI) lowed entry to the cam- Abstract.: Creation of a National Digital Parcel Fabric submission of EOI’s will be given a maximum of two weeks to submit their Certificates of has advised that pus. Incorporation. The Certificate must be in the name of the applicant. there will be no These measures have Loan Contract No: 4920/OC-BA face-to-face classes, been taken in light of the 9. Tenders are advised that the Certificate of Incorporation referred to at paragraph 4 above means labs, workshops or confirmed cases of Contract/Bid No.: IDBBPSMP-EOI01 a Certificate of Incorporation issued under the 1985 Companies Act of Barbados or where practical sessions COVID-19 in Barbados. applicable a Certificate of Continuance and/or Certificate Amalgamation. Certificates must be being held on or off- The management Deadline: April 15, 2020 dated after December 31, 1984. campus. thanks all students for Students are asked to their understanding in check their emails for the this current situation. 1. The Government of Barbados has received financing from the Inter-American Development 10. APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE LABOUR CLAUSES (PUBLIC CONTRACTS) dates and times of their (MR/BGIS) Bank (IDB) towards the implementation of the Public Sector Modernisation Programme and ACT CAP. 349 SHALL, IN SO FAR AS IS APPLICABLE TO TENDERER APPLY TO ANY intends to apply part of the proceeds for the procurement of consulting services for which this CONTRACT MADE IN RESPECT OF THE TENDER. FULL DETAILS OF THE CONDITIONS OF expression of interest is issued. ACT, CAP. 349 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, BAY STREET, ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS. TENDERERS SHOULD 2. The consulting services required is for the Creation of a National Digital Parcel Fabric (NDPF) SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE and this is expected to be implemented in a period of nine (9) months. The NDPF will be a ACT WITH THEIR TENDER. Efforts on single, complete, trusted and sustainable topological representation of all land parcels. It is proposed to be created through the digitisation of existing survey plans and records and 11. The successful applicant will be required to enter into a Contract drawn up by or in a form supplemented by land valuation and taxation records. approved by the Solicitor General or another Legal Officer in the Public Service approved by her. to slow A surety for the due performance of the contract will be required by one of the methods listed 3. The services required for the NDPF project include: below:- (i) the vectorisation of approximately seventy-five thousand (75,000) survey plans by (a) by way of a deposit with the Treasury of a sum of money or approved securities to the transmission converting the scanned raster images of the survey plans to Geographic Information value of not less than ten percent of the contract price; or System (GIS) features to be used in the ESRI® Parcel Data Model; (b) by way of a Bank or accredited Insurance Company whose liability shall be not less than (ii) the vectorisation of approximately five thousand (5,000) land valuation and taxation records ten percent of the contract price; the cost of obtaining such a surety shall be the of COVID-19 for parcels with no survey plan, by converting the parcel index plans from the land responsibility of the applicant who need not specifically make arrangements for sureties WHILE Barbados Ministry. valuation and taxation records to GIS features to be used in the ESRI® Parcel Data Model; unless and until his tender has been accepted. recorded its first cases of Speaking at a press and in-country human to briefing at Ilaro Court, Lt. 12. Any firm incorporated outside of Barbados, which is awarded a contract, will be required to be human transmission yes- Col. Bostic assured the (iii) the compilation of digital parcels to create the parcel fabric, by using GIS software to registered in Barbados as an External company under the ‘Companies Act of Barbados’. terday,Minister of Health population:“Given the na- compile the newly vectorised parcels and existing digital parcels to create a parcel fabric. and Wellness, Lt. Col. ture of the COVID-19 Jeffrey Bostic, disclosed virus and the level of 13. Interested Consultants can obtain further information at address 1 below during office hours of that so far there was no global spread and to some 4. The Government of Barbados, through the Programme Execution Unit, Ministry of Innovation, 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except on public holidays. evidence of community extent, the degree of un- Science and Smart Technology now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate spread. certainty, we are not tak- their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information Address 1: Human to human or ing any chances.” demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience with respect to person to person trans- As a result, he said, the following: Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology mission occurs when an while plans to boost the Attention: Mr Rodney Payne, Project Manager individual is infected in- island’s nursing comple- . Sound knowledge of ESRI® software or similar GIS technologies; 3rd Floor, Baobab Towers country by a known con- ment with nurses from tact. Community spread Ghana were still in place, Warrens . is considered to have oc- he was calling on all Information Technology, Computer Science or related field; St. Michael curred when the source of Barbadians who could Barbados contact can no longer be play a part in augmenting . Project Management, Management of Information Systems or related field; Telephone number: 1-246-535-1282 identified. the healthcare services at E-mail: [email protected] Seven of the eight per- this time to volunteer. . At least 5 years’ proven experience in web-based technologies, architectures and sons who tested positive “Retired nurses and programming and scripting languages especially with respect to geospatial or GIS fields; One original, one (1) copy and an electronic copy of the Expression of Interest clearly marked yesterday were identified doctors, private sector “Request for Expression of Interest – Consultancy for the Creation of a National Digital through contact tracing nurses and doctors, peo- . related to two previously ple who might have done At least 5 years’ proven experience in geospatial technologies such as ESRI ArcServer, web Fabric Parcel” must be prepared in English and delivered in sealed envelopes to the following diagnosed cases. The nursing assistants databases, or similar technologies; address no later than 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 15th, April, 2020. other case was an im- courses, there is a role for ported one. everyone in this process. . Completion of a similar digital cadastral project; and Address 2: Minister Bostic said Even retired police offi- that the efforts of the cers, for example, can as- . Fluency in written and spoken English and strong analytical and communication skills. The Chairman Ministry of Health and sist us with the contact Special Tenders Committee Wellness were now fo- tracing. 5. The shortlist shall comprise six firms with a wide geographic spread, with no more than two (2) Government Procurement Department cused on slowing trans- “We are utilizing and mission and seeking to calling on all Barbadians firms from any one (1) country. Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures Fontabelle prevent community who are willing to volun- set out in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Selectin and Contracting St. Michael spread. teer their services to us of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Bank (GN-2350-9) and participation is open Barbados To achieve this objec- because we do not know to all eligible bidders as defined in the policies. tive, he said, would re- exactly how far this will 15. Late submissions will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the applicant. quire an “all Barbados ap- go, and we intend to be 6. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to proach” and he called on able to cover all eventual- enhance their qualifications. For the purpose of establishing the shortlist, the nationality of a firm 16. The Government of Barbados reserves the right to accept or reject any application received. Barbadians with the nec- ities,” the Minister of is that of the country in which it is legally incorporated or constituted and in the case of Joint essary skill sets to volun- Health and Wellness teer their services to the stated. (JS/BGIS) The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 5 Give urgent support to small, medium business DEMOCRATIC Labour Party (DLP) sure that our entrepreneurs and small spokesperson for business, Ryan and micro businesses do not die a sudden Walters is calling for urgent support Call made for help through Fund Access death.” for micro, small and medium busi- and waivers of interest fees, and bank an “excellent track record of creating sus- Walters said it is against this backdrop ness in Barbados. charges among other areas.” tainable small businesses, having dis- that the DLP is recommending that Fund His comments came in response to the “The Democratic Labour Party is urg- bursed in excess of $64 million in loans Access be given the immediate capital to comments made by Prime Minister Mia ing Government to follow suit and ur- to over 2100 businesses and providing implement a blanket overdraft facility Amor Mottley on Friday, who lamented gently create a survival line for entrepre- employment of over 2 400 jobs over its for its members that will allow speedy ac- that Barbados is staring further hard- neurs and micro, small and medium sized tenure.” cess to cash as required. ship in the face of the global pandemic, business owners outside of the banking “Given this large portfolio size we need “They should also immediately defer COVID-19. system. Entrepreneurs are an important to ensure that this vulnerable group of all loan payments due for the same six According to Walters, “The country’s element within the economic structure business owners are not left to fend for month period just as the banks are doing, leader has requested that the commercial yet they fall in the category of the most themselves given the fact that the gloomy and finally they should move swiftly to banks give financial relief to their busi- financially vulnerable at this time.” economic environment is expected to pre- put a mechanism in place to fast track ex- ness customers in the form of a morato- Walters stated that the DLP believes vail. It is only fair to extend the same isting small businesses who are currently rium on loans, debt restructuring, in- that this support can be facilitated courtesy asked of commercial banks to not in the fund’s portfolio to be included creased overdraft facilities and reduction through Fund Access which he says has this group of Government clients and en- in these initiatives,” he said. Opposition Leader: More money needed LEADER of the Opposition, Bishop achieved. nine million dollar increase in that line that are being observed in the country, Joseph Atherley is not at all satisfied with “I don’t raise this to be critical, I have item in the budget is too small to address and he is urging Government to pay seri- the money allocated within the Estimates not joined my voice to the many voices current challenges and also the potential ous attention to it and revisit the alloca- of Revenue and Expenditure for the up- that have called for this and have called challenges, should the dreaded covid-19 tion. coming financial year as it relates to pub- for that, and the removal of this person or virus be recorded and begins to spread in “I say so not to offer any criticism. I say lic order and public safety. that person... I strongly believe that un- this country. to express the concern of a Barbadian Atherley told the House last week, that less we protect our reputation, unless we “...If things go wrong, go south with the that we have to preserve properly this an increase of only $9 million is far from protect and preserve our reputation of management of this covid threat, we are environment in which we now live and enough to address the changing face of safety and security and a place where going to be staring down the barrel of fur- work; this environment into which we in- crime in this country, which has the po- people feel comfortable whether they are ther issues of public safety and public vite investors; this environment into tential to hurt the country’s reputation. at home or out to work, if we don’t do order in Barbados. I suppose that will be which we invite tourists.We need to make He made the point while noting that there that, whatever limited gains we have dealt with if it does emerge, but even as sure that tourists, investors and residents are new dynamics which the country achieved are subject to serious threat,” he these estimates stand, before the threat all alike are properly protected and our must get a “firmer grip” if we are not to said. of covid, $ 9 million more for public safety reputation is enhanced, beyond being pre- lose some of the gains that have been With that in mind, he lamented that a and public order to me is miniscule,” he served, it is enhanced in the eyes of the contended. world so that Barbados remains an at- Bishop Atherley said that this money tractive place,” the Opposition Leader PM reveals household cannot be enough with the crime trends added. (JRT) Notices survival programme SPECIAL SITTING March 23, has been postponed, WELFARE Department clients are Household Mitigation Department iden- POSTPONED until further notice. slated to receive a 40 per cent increase tified as retrenched workers. in all grants and fees, while lower in- With $10 million to be used for such a Specially invited guests and come households are set to get some as- purpose, the PM said while the amount members of the public are advised JURY DUTY SUSPENDED sistance from those better off. was not large, “it was an amount that is that the Special Sitting of the All jurors are advised that jury These were some of the initiatives con- still intended to help people and is tained within a $20 million Household larger than the initial welfare grants.” Supreme Court for the late duty has been suspended with ef- Survival program outlined by Prime “The amount will be $600 a month by Beverley Lady Walrond, QC, fect from Monday, March 23, until Minister Mia Mottley last night during 1,500 families works out to $900,000 a scheduled for tomorrow, Monday further notice. her wrap up of the Appropriations Bill month and will allow them to be able to at the Worthing Corporate Centre. feed their families. These funds must The program, is part of the govern- be the subject of urgent action,” she ment’s response in seeking to cushion stated. vulnerable families from fall-out from Mottley also said an ‘Adopt Our the Covid-19 pandemic. Families’ program would be launched, “We will support the likely increase while appealing to the 5,200 households and demand for the Welfare with an annual income of over $100,000 Department as a result of Covid-19 and as well as companies which could afford immediately announce here, an increase it, to help those living close to or below of 40 percent in all rates and fees paid the poverty line by making contribu- by the Welfare to the clientele that it tions to the initiative. services on an annual basis. “A country which knows what it is to “In 2018, this government increase carry each other, cannot now watch oth- the Welfare Department’s vote by $5 ers suffer in this environment,” she said, million on top of the $15 million it was noting the program would be chaired getting for a number of years. The in- by the Director of Finance and Economic crease that this is likely to cost us is Affairs. just under $10 million and therefore Already, she disclosed, the Massy will see an additional amount to the de- Foundation has agreed to seed fund partment to help it be able to deal with $200,000 immediately. the increase in fees,” she said. Mottley also lauded the offer of inter- In addition, Mottley said govern- national superstar Robyn ‘Rihanna’ ment’s plans to identify and help the Fenty to purchase $1.4 million in venti- 650 most vulnerable families will be ex- lators, Courts for its donation towards tended to 1,500 families, and noted this hospital beds and Sagicor for tempera- would not only be those provided for by ture monitors to help the island with the Welfare Department, but those the its response to the pandemic. (JMB) 6 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate People gaining a new perspective THE COVID-19 pan- number of things. Over it is to begin to help demic is giving people the past couple of weeks, Barbadians to appreciate in Barbados and I have watched the inter- the importance of their across the globe a new actions of people here in relationships and the fact perspective on the Barbados and overseas that we must each do our value of human life, and one of the things it is part in making life work,” the importance of certainly doing, is giving Husbands further noted. human interaction, as people an appreciation “If it is one thing that well as the importance for that which they took this pandemic does for us, of trade. for granted,” Husband re- not only as a nation, but Minister in the marked. certainly as the family of Ministry of Foreign “People have taken for humanity, is help people Minister in the Ministry Trade, Sandra Husbands granted relationships, to understand the impor- of Foreign Trade, suggested the above, as been able to hug and tance of trade,” she Sandra Husbands. she made her contribu- touch each other. They added. tion recently to the take work for granted. She meanwhile try in general, even as Estimates debate. Indeed some people are stressed the role of the Government works to en- “I think, like no other, careless with their work, Ministry of Foreign sure that the country this particular experience careless with their Affairs and Foreign Trade stays on track and is not that we are having with health, but if it is one sil- in relation to ensuring derailed by the economic COVID, is giving people a ver lining that COVID the well-being of impact of COVID-19. new perspective on a will deliver to Barbados, Barbadians and the coun- (RSM)

Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Caution over certain meds as spotlight Economy Kirk Humphrey. turns to COVID-19 pandemic Humphrey CONSULT with your doc- procedure, it may be a sur- tor before taking any non- gical procedure, it may be steroidal anti-inflamma- an injury that is sports re- tory drugs (NSAIDs), dur- lated. My message to those praises Port ing this period of the in earshot, is that these MINISTER of Maritime may be necessary to re- COVID-19 pandemic. non-steroidal anti-inflam- Affairs and the Blue duce operations at the Minister of Youth and matories come under a Economy Kirk Humphrey port, but insisted this Community number of names and be- is lauding the would be done rationally. Empowerment, Adrian fore you take these prod- Bridgetown’s Port’s re- “I give this final assur- Forde has issued this cau- ucts, I want you to consult sponse to COVID-19. ance when decisions have tion, in keeping with rec- your physician, if you are Insisting the approach to be taken as to whether ommendations from the coughing, if you are expe- was the most sensible one we continue to open the World Health riencing breathlessness, if to have taken in the cir- port as we do now that Organisation and the there is an associated cumstances, he assured those decisions will be Barbados Drug Service. fever” Minister Forde com- persons that most of the taken but it has to be Acknowledging that it has mented. passengers of the nine guided by the science and been found that those with “Consult with your doc- cruise ships currently about being practical COVID-19 symptoms tor or your pharmacist or berthed had already left about the ways things worsen when they used your medical practitioner, the island. have changed. It cannot NSAIDs such as because these drugs which “Barbados has interna- be driven by fear!” he said. Ibuprofen, Minister Forde we refer to as the NSAIDs, tional commitments with During his presentation said Barbadians should can cause a situation as it ships that homeport here. to the Appropriation Bill err on the side of caution relates to a COVID-case to We have taken every pre- debate, the MP for St. and consult with their move from bad to worse. caution, so the passengers Michael South also physicians or a pharma- It exacerbates the condi- who arrive are being warned persons against cist, if they were unsure tion and it causes a lot of shepherded to the airport putting out false informa- which category any of problems” he stressed. and out of the country, a tion to spawn fears. their drugs fall into. He “So these are things that Minister of Youth and Community Empowerment, lot of them on chartered “We have to manage the then stressed that those in we have to be mindful of. Adrian Forde. flights, and they are not panic and warn the peo- the vulnerable category The salient message here engaging with persons, ple who are being danger- such as the elderly,should is to always keep in this · Advil caplets and · Ibuprofen Gel Rub not heading to town or to ous and putting messages pay even greater attention time when we are learning tablets 200mg 24s · Motrin Children Elixir the beach and not expos- on social media to cause to such a caution. (more) about this pan- · Advil Cold and Sinus 1oz ing anybody to anything,” panic.People have sent “I am saying to you that demic, in close consulta- · Advil Infant drops · Motrin Children Elixir he added. me all kinds of things that the non-steroidal anti-in- tion with your physician. 15ml 4oz He further pointed out somebody is sitting down flammatories that the That is the most impor- · Advil Liquid Gels · Motrin Infant Drops that the crew remaining at home on computer or Ministry of Health spoke tant message” he main- · Advil Migraine Gel 20s · Motrin PM Caplets 20s in Barbados were tested phone and deliberately about, Ibuprofen along tained. · Advil PM 30/50 packs ·Perofen 400mg by every single time they got trying to cause unrest and with a host of other med- The Barbados Drug of 2s Remedica off the ship. I feel that when we find ications which fall into Service has meanwhile is- · Advil PM Bottle 20s · Thornton and Ross “We had been request- out who those persons are this category, we know sued a list of over-the- · Children’s Advil Liquid Ibuprofen 200mg tab ing health declarations then we have to deal with that the elderly folks, they counter Ibuprofen prod- · Ibufen Liquid · Thornton and Ross twice a day. We are not them because they are take this medication for ucts and these are as fol- · Ibuprofen 400mg by Suspension 100ml bottle taking any chances,” he going to drive the country their arthritis pain that lows: Health 2000 · Westmead Flamingo added. unnecessarily into a state they are experiencing.You · Advil 200mg in 2s of a · Ibuprofen 400mg Ibuprofen 200mg tab 24s Humphrey noted as the of panic,” he stressed. may take it for a dental box of 50s tablets Bristol 84s (RSM) situation progressed it (JMB)

The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 7 Persons encouraged to cooperate and not panic PERSONS are being announcement of the ply chains, and ensuring Stage One, which means know that this will re- cols were examined and urged not to panic and first two confirmed that Barbados was prop- we have a confirmed case, quire a whole of issued, which included cooperate with man- COVID-19 cases in the erly prepared, both in and in this instance two Government response,” the restriction of visits to dates delivered by country, the response terms of medical facilities cases. What this has he said. Since then the elderly care facilities, as Government. from the public has been and medical equipment meant immediately is the number of confirmed well as the restriction of This comes from Czar, a reflection of panic. required for the interven- standing up of the cases has reach 14 as of public gatherings, as an- Richard Carter, during He assured that the tion as well as the sup- Augmented National Saturday March 22. nounced by the Prime an update to the public Augmented National plies of basic necessities Security Council, now “Dr. George has been Minister. recently. Security Council has and drugs for the public. this is a sector agency of speaking about the public He added that they He noted that since the been considering the sup- “We have moved to Government because we health response to this were also going to be but there are a range of speaking with the rele- other issues that have to vant stakeholders with be dealt with and taken respect to public gather- Beware health scams: What Theranos into consideration in ings, public transporta- order to ensure that we tion and the direction mount the level of re- they were going to take teaches the world in a time of Coronavirus sponse that will protect moving forward. By Krystal Penny Bowen this area. She learned ing underemployment or year and it will take longer the country as much as Additionally, Carter Mandarin and got a spot complete financial ruin. for it to be available to the possible, mitigate its im- noted that the Council IN 2015, I wrote an article at Stanford University. The snake-oil sale mer- masses, especially the pact and ensure that we will also be in discussions in another publication on With an interest in chants are still out there, world. As desperate as it provide the resources to with members of the pri- then upcoming American starting a company fo- and they may be waiting. may be, Coronavirus is not the population to deal vate and public sectors businesswoman, cused on blood testing Many people have seen going to leave our psyche with this.” regarding their sug- Elizabeth Holmes – a col- using smart technology, advertisements online tomorrow. It will be a Essentially, he stated gested next steps. lege dropout like Mark Holmes dropped out of about miracle cures for lengthy history lesson on that a number of proto- (CLJB) Zuckerberg, who was on school and Theranos was coronavirus and some peo- how our actions or inac- her way to making a name born. ple may have taken their tions can have pandemic BARBADOS for herself in the health in- She got what most start- money to try and find a consequences and the im- dustry. ups lack, which is a multi- cure which at this moment portance of using only sci- APPLICATION NO: RT2020000060 Her company,Theranos, million-dollar investment is not available. It is noted ence, not marketing, to was advertised as a state- and at one point she had that a vaccine takes over a help people get better. LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) of-the-art phlebotomy lab- received the US$700 mil- ACT CAP 229C (as amended) oratory that would reduce lion in funding. Sadly, the high cost of tests, re- many investors agreed to (Section 3) quire fewer blood samples her terms, which included RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED and quicker and more effi- that she had complete con- BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN cient processing times for trol of the company and clients. also kept the technology TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the At the time of writing and how it works a secret. Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011 Registrar of Titles by ARLEY TREVOR MOORE of 13 Mansfield the story on Holmes,I The idea of one drop (Act 2011-7) Road, Walthamstow, London E17 6PH, England in the United must admit there was testing was flawed and un- FORM 3 Kingdom for the Restoration of the Title Deed to property situate some scepticism about the realistic. 1,239.0 square metres or thereabouts with dwelling house thereon. in the parish of Saint Michael in Barbados (more particularly veracity of her company’s Critics of Theranos described in the Schedule hereto) on the ground that the original claims. Her website, al- voiced their concerns NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP Title Deed to the property has been lost. though smart and user- about the authenticity of AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF property situate at friendly, provided no real the technology, but Rock Hall, Near Walkers in the parish of St. George in this Island ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the details about the company, Holmes’ charisma contin- BARBADOS its operations and the ues to win investors and SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS Land Registry, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, Saint Michael services that it was offer- business partners and she IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE by the 20th day of April 2020 that the original Title Deed has not ing. was able to form multimil- been lost or is being lawfully held by some other person, the Today, the world knows lion deals with American CLAIM NO. LTP 49 of 2018 Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine the that Holmes was not as companies. Over time, she IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND (TITLE PROCEEDINGS) said Application according to law. truthful about her busi- was said to have a net ACT, 2011 (section 3); ness operations as she worth of US$4.5 billion, AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT land situate at Rock Dated this 23rd day of March, 2020 faces significant time in yet her own employees M TARIQ KHAN prison for wire fraud started to raise the alarm Hall, Near Walkers in the parish of St. George in this Island containing by admeasurement 1,239.0 square metres or Attorney-at-Law for the Applicant charges. about the accuracies of thereabouts with dwelling house thereon as shown on a plan Theranos testing and made and certified by Michael H. Hutchinson, Land Surveyor Who is Elizabeth whether it was ready for on the 18th October 2017 ABUTTING AND BOUNDING to SCHEDULE Holmes? the public. A Wall Street the North on lands now or late of Julian Morris to the West of ALL THAT land certain lot piece or parcel of land part of the lands of Bernard Greene and Matildia Thorpe to the East of According to Business Journal reporter, John lands of Eloise Franklin and to the South of lands of Walkers lands of Welches Tenantry and being part of the said area of Two Insider writers, Avery Carreyrou blew the story Plantation or however else the same may abut and bound hundred and ninety five thousand and fifty square feet of land Hartmans and Paige open in October 2015 shown in lots on the said hereinbefore mentioned plan approved Leskin, Holmes’ business when he released informa- TAKE NOTICE that WENDY BURKE, of Rock Hall, Near Walkers in the parish of Saint George in this Island has applied to the High Court for a by the General Board of Health situate in the parish of Saint was a Silicon Valley start- tion showing the short- declaration of her ownership and a certificate of the title in respect of the Michael and Island of Barbados aforesaid delineated and shown up company. Holmes was comings of the Theranos’ property described above. on the Key Plan and being the lot numbered 26 thereon being marketed as a fe- technology. In one year,the containing by admeasurement 2784 square feet (in which area male Steve Jobs as she business had closed its Any person having any adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest is included Two hundred and fifty six square feet in a road wore dark clothing and labs and by 2018, Holmes against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown on or before the sixteen feed wide hereinafter mentioned) ABUTTING AND had a signature deep gut- and her business partner, 13th day of April 2020. tural voice, which contra- Sunny Balwani were BOUNDING on Lots numbered 27, 12 and 25 on the said Key dicted her blond hair and charged with wire fraud. Any other person who has any information relating to the ownership of Plan and on a road sixteen feet wide or however else the same pale skin. Her trial is scheduled for the said property is invited to give such information in writing to the may abut and bound together with chattel dwellinghouse Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 13th day Holmes was born in August 2020. of April 2020. thereon. 1984, and as a young pre- cocious child, expressed an It’s a different world Dated the 23rd day of March 2020 2. The Title Deed to be restored is: interest at an early age In March 2020, just three that she wanted to enter months into the new year, Conveyance dated the 12th day of October 1966 made between the field of business and the world is facing a crisis Elouise Moore, Nellie Lucas, Alfred Lucas, Gwendoline Marshall, told her family she wanted which is unprecedented. Joan Yvonne Blenman, Sheila Undine Hurdle, Elsie Cynthia to be a billionaire.A Thousands of people are This Notice is filed on behalf of the Claimant by Moore Daisley straight-A student, sick and dying, countries Attorneys-at-Law, whose place of business and address for service is Moore of the One Part and Elsie Cynthia Moore of the Other Part the Belleville Corporate Centre, Crn. Of Pine & Belmont Roads, St. recorded on the 3rd day of March 1967 in the Registration Office Holmes pursued coding are at a standstill, people Michael BB11116 Telephone 246 629 1010 or Facsimile 246 622 4058 and started a business in are unemployed and fac- of this Island as Deed No. 769 of 1967.

8 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial China’s virus strategy: Clamp down a model for the world? THE HEAD of the World In January, China European countries, with of the fast-spreading Health Organization effectively shut down some US states following epidemic. needed on believes China’s battle with Wuhan and placed its 11 suit. Health experts from the coronavirus offers a million residents in But an Imperial College China’s Red Cross are beacon of hope, but others effective quarantine – a London study warned that currently helping question whether Beijing’s move it then replicated in while that strategy overwhelmed hospitals in price gouging strategy can be followed by the rest of Hubei province, appeared to have succeeded Italy, which has fast UNLESS the Barbados Government takes other countries – putting 50 million people to date in China, it carried overtaken China as the matters into its hands and deals with the price particularly Western in mass isolation. “enormous social and worst hit country in terms gouging taking place in the country then democracies. Across the rest of the economic costs” in the short of coronavirus deaths. consumers will have no choice but to fork out the China has reported only country, residents were and long term. China’s ability to money to pay for the items they want to acquire. one new local infection over strongly encouraged to stay “The major challenge of mobilise small armies of Since the threat of Covid-19 has become a reality, the past four days, a at home. suppression is that this medical workers did not forcing consumers to throng supermarkets and seemingly remarkable Hundreds of millions of type of intensive come with protection from other establishments, they have been faced with turnaround given the chaos Chinese live in closed intervention package .... contagion. More than 3,300 price increases even as the private sector that surrounded the initial residential complexes will need to be maintained medical staff were infected association, the government and whoever else said outbreak in the city of where neighbourhood until a vaccine becomes across the country and 13 it is something that cannot be condoned especially Wuhan. committees can police available (potentially 18 have died from COVID-19, in the prevailing environment. While some experts movement in and out – months or more),” it said. according to health The price hikes have become an issue of caution against accepting meaning compliance could If the intervention is ministry figures published enormous proportions and while those guilty of the Beijing’s figures at face be closely monitored. relaxed, transmission rates early March. practice will plead innocent and the Government value, WHO chief Tedros “Containment works,” “will quickly rebound”, it Government efforts in agency responsible for monitoring prices remains Adhanom Ghebreyesus Sharon Lewin, professor of added. China were backed by an reluctant to do anything about it, consumers are insisted China’s success medicine at the University arsenal of propaganda, forced to grin and bear it. “provides hope for the rest of Melbourne, told AFP. Mass mobilisation with messages repeated Covid-19, once its impact intensifies, will be a of the world”. “Two weeks after the At least 42,000 doctors incessantly in the media challenge to the country as it looks to come to grip But China is a particular closure of Wuhan, which is and medical personnel and large street banners with the fall out and to see that measures case – a centrally- exactly the incubation were sent to Hubei calling on citizens to be announced last Friday by the Prime Minister Ms. controlled, top-down, one- period, the number (of province to shore up the hygienic and stay home. Mia Amor Mottley will bring relief to the party authoritarian state infections) started to drop.” province’s health services In an extraordinary population. She announced a series of fiscal that allows no dissent and Extreme social which had, according to effort – trumpeted by state measures designed to shield Barbadians against can mobilise vast resources distancing and home public health professor media – two new hospitals the rigours of the virus that in causing much death on a single issue. quarantines have been Zheng Zijie from Peking with a total capacity of and destruction across the globe. used to differing degrees by University, essentially 2,300 beds were built in But will there be respite for consumers? That is Close down and contain a rising number of “collapsed” under the strain Wuhan within 10 days. debatable. Consumers are quite aware that every time they make a purchase they can expect the price of that item or service to increase. In a supermarket last week, a lady when told that the price of the item she was buying cost $25, US airlines warn of ‘draconian’ remarked loudly for everyone to hear, that she was accustomed paying $15 for the product. She placed it back on the shelf and walked out the steps if Congress fails to help supermarket. THE chief executives of UPS. to those reports during 73 percent of its There are certain factors that contribute to an the largest US airline “On behalf of 750,000 Saturday’s White House operational earnings “in increase in prices. Increased demand for an item companies asked airline professionals and briefing on the our personnel and our or service can cause the price to go up even if as Congress Saturday for our nation’s airlines, we coronavirus, saying of products.” economists say there is no movement in the prices urgent help avoiding respectfully request plans to help US But the letter added of substitute products. widespread layoffs among Congress to continue to companies,“I want money that the ability to Shortages also have an impact on prices, some the industry’s 750,000 move expeditiously to pass to be used for workers and renegotiate credits was competition among retailers, imported prices and employees. a bipartisan proposal that keeping businesses open, waning amid the panic higher global charges for oil, the middlemen in the “Unless worker payroll includes a combination of not buybacks. seizing he debt market, chain of distribution, the overheads of business protection grants are worker payroll protection “I am strongly given the amplitude of the establishments, tend to result in an upward passed immediately,many grants, loans and loan recommending a buyback virus crisis. movement in prices to the consumers.To these can of us will be forced to take guarantees and tax exclusion. You cannot buy The pandemic has had a be added government taxes and the mark-ups draconian measures such measures.Time is running back your stock. You can’t devastating effect on air which the retailers seek to gain from the sale of as furloughs,” the CEOs out.” take a billion dollars of the transport in the United goods and services are also responsible. said in a letter to leaders of The signatories money and buy back your States and elsewhere, as Not so long ago the National Social both houses of Congress appeared to be trying, in stock.” several countries have Responsibility Levy (NSRL) was blamed for all the distributed by the part, to counter recent The letter said the imposed far-reaching price increases taking place in Barbados. The Airlines for America trade negative publicity over sector had already taken travel bans. NSRL was introduced to ensure that importers group. reports that in recent steps to protect itself from The US Congress has pay for their imports up front. This did not go “The breadth and years the airlines, while the catastrophic effects of already passed two down well with some who argued it was a cost on immediacy of the need to taking in billions in the coronavirus – which emergency rescue plans. imports and as ruled the additional charges on the act cannot be overstated,” profits, used stock the International Air This weekend, it is items had to be passed on to consumers. it said. “It is urgent and buybacks and other Transport Association working on another aid However, when the announcement was made to unprecedented.” measures to reward estimates could wipe package with a price tag of abolish NSRL the country was told that prices Airlines for America shareholders rather than US$30 billion in revenues over US$1 trillion, which would be lowered after a few months once the represents American putting money into from the books of global could be voted on in the stock of items which were subjected to the NSRL, Airlines, United Airlines, workers’ salaries or a airlines. Senate as early as Monday were sold. That was in 2018 and last year’s prices Delta Air Lines and rainy-day fund. Over the past decade, if Democrats and were up 4.1 per cent. Southwest Airlines as well President Donald the letter said, the Republicans reach Price gouging is not new to Barbados. We do not as shippers FedEx and Trump seemed to allude industry had reinvested agreement. have a Consumer Rights Organization. It is therefore up to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Executive Editor: Allison Downes Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan to wrestle this thing to the ground as Covid-19 Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke looks to take a stranglehold Barbados. E-mail Address: [email protected] Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan

The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 9 China central bank calls for stepped-up global policy coordination BEIJING – A Chinese with nominal gross central bank official domestic product (GDP) called yesterday for growth and aim for slightly stepped up global higher credit rise, Chen policy coordination to added. manage the economic The PBOC has already impact of the rolled out a raft of coronavirus outbreak, measures, including and said Beijing’s cutting lending rates and recent policy measures banks’ reserve ratios, and were gaining traction doling out cheap loans for while it had capacity selected firms, to cushion for further action. the blow to the economy Chen Yulu, a deputy from the coronavirus governor at the People’s outbreak. Bank of China (PBOC), China, where the virus also told a news conference outbreak originated late that PBOC Governor Yi last year in the central city An employee works at an automotive electronic company in an industrial park of Jiangbei District in Gang had exchanged of Wuhan, is widely Chongqing, southwest China, March 10, 2020. views with U.S. Federal expected to see its economy Reserve Chairman Jerome contract in the first Powell, the International quarter due to efforts to Monetary Fund and other contain the spread of the Safe to use electronics made in China agencies. disease. THE CHANCE of getting usually takes days or contamination on your virus.For customers who “The global epidemic is While the coronavirus is coronavirus from an weeks for imports from PC or smartphone, you have ordered phones spreading rapidly. It’s expected to continue electronic product China to reach the can simply wipe it down. online, it disinfected urgent for all countries to exerting upward pressure shipped from China is markets of other Just remember to wash them before delivering strengthen international on China’s consumer low, according to an countries, whether it by your hands afterwards. them by mail. coordination in macro prices in the near term, article published by the plane or ship. Actually,people should Chinese computer policies such as public inflation could ease in the World Health “If you had perfect worry more about the manufacturer Lenovo health policy, trade policy, coming quarters, he said. Organization (WHO). laboratory conditions, I delivery man who has resumed operations amid fiscal and monetary policy,” Chen also said he China has been both would give you that the coronavirus and is the fight against the Chen said. expects China’s yuan one of epicenters of the virus could survive a few coughing all over your coronavirus. Its “We will actively currency to remain stable ongoing coronavirus days,” said George package. So, maybe you employees were required participate in around 7.0 to the U.S. outbreak as well as the Rutherford, professor of should let the package sit to wear masks, have their international cooperation dollar in the near term, world’s leading epidemiology at the outside untouched for body temperature in response to challenges due in part to ample manufacturer of many University of California, another day or two. checked and hands posed by the complex foreign exchange reserves. consumer goods. Hence, San Francisco. According to GFK, an disinfected before they situation.” The country’s debt many people are “But this is a short international market were allowed to enter the Chen said that while market is stable, with no wondering whether it is time. How long does it research institute, the company’s headquarters downward pressure on the significant rise in defaults, possible to get the take a product to get from world’s 5G smartphone in Beijing. global economy is he said during a briefing COVID-19 disease from the factory in China to shipments in 2020 are China’s exports of increasing as the virus where he was joined by a PC or smartphone the U.S.? It can take two estimated to reach 170 machinery, electrical and rattles financial markets, other senior Chinese made in China. weeks at least. So, I think million. China expects to electronic products in the he said he expects financial regulators. The virus has now it’s well beyond the sell 110 million 5G category of processing significant improvement Zhou Liang, vice spread to more than 60 bound of possibility you handsets, accounting for and assembling trade in the Chinese economy in chairman of the China countries. It is would get infected,” he 65% of global shipments. totaled $466.4 billion last the second quarter. Banking and Insurance transmitted mainly by said. Chinese tech firms year, making up 65.4% of Private-sector analysts Regulatory Commission, respiratory droplets or However, if you think have demonstrated their the national total of such are slashing their growth said China is ready to direct contact with a your package may be resilience in the face of products. The EU, the forecasts for China to lows buffer financial risks patient’s body fluids. As infected, clean it with the difficulties and United States and not seen since the Cultural caused by the virus for packages of simple disinfectant to kill uncertainties posed by China’s Hong Kong Revolution ended in 1976, outbreak, and is studying commercial goods, any lingering virus and the ongoing epidemic. Special Administrative with a sharp contraction plans to reform the previous analysis has protect yourself and Many smartphone Region were the three expected in the first country’s asset shown the virus does not others. The likelihood of makers in China major destinations. quarter. management companies survive long on objects an infected person switched to “crisis mode” China’s electronic “At present, the that are tasked to deal like letters or parcels. contaminating your soon after the outbreak. information industry has operation of China’s with bad loans. It is not certain how electronic goods is low Vivo, a major grown faster than the financial market is China’s non-performing long the virus that causes and the risk of catching smartphone maker national GDP growth generally stable, market loan ratio rose to 2.08% at COVID-19 survives on the virus that causes headquartered in the rate. In 2019, China’s expectations are relatively the end of February, Zhou surfaces. Studies suggest COVID-19 from a southern Chinese city of electronic information stable, and the space for said, adding that China’s they may persist on package that has been Dongguan, Guangdong manufacturing industry’s macro policies and tool banking sector has surfaces for a few hours moved, travelled, and province, initiated an designated scale reserves are sufficient,” disposed of a total of 5.8 or up to several days. exposed to different emergency response and increased 9.3% in added Chen said. trillion yuan (US$817.48 This may vary under conditions and provided its employees value year on year, The PBOC will keep billion) in bad loans in the different conditions (e.g. temperature is also low, with regularly-updated according to the Ministry liquidity reasonably past three years. type of surface, according to the WHO. information on of Industry and ample, keep growth of M2 temperature or humidity If you’re concerned prevention measures in Information Technology money supply and total (US$1 = 7.0950 of the environment). It about product the fight against the (MIIT). social financing in line Chinese yuan renminbi)

10 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Dominica: Country’s first coronavirus Grenada case is a local man returning from UK DOMINICA reported its under surveillance by a with the patient. prevent in-country records first first case of the novel medical team,” he “All individuals transmission.” coronavirus (COVID-19) explained. He did not say identified during contact- He said all necessary yesterday. when the person arrived in tracing will be tested and actions are being taken The announcement was Dominica. placed under quarantine,” and encouraged the public COVID-19 case made by Health Minister McIntyre said the he stated. “Our primary to follow proper hygiene GRENADA has Dr. Irving McIntyre. patient is being treated in focus as a ministry is to and respiratory etiquette announced its first He said the positive case is a special isolation unit and ensure containment and and social distancing. coronavirus case. a 54-year-old Dominican will remain there until Health Minister Nikolas man who recently recovery. He said in Steele in a media returned to Dominica from accordance with protocols, conference said the first the United Kingdom. the Ministry of Health has laboratory-confirmed case “This individual was initiated aggressive was diagnosed yesterday, placed under home contract-tracing to identify March 22. It is an quarantine from the time every individual who may imported case and the of arrival and has been have come in close contact patient has been isolated to prevent the spread of the disease. The Minister said the BARBADOS female patient arrived in Grenada from the United Application No. RT 57 of 2020 Kingdom on March 16 and Health Minister Nikolas became symptomatic on Steele LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT, CHAPTER 229C OF THE LAWS OF BARBADOS March 17 and was (Section 3) subsequently tested. persons who were in She is exhibiting mild contact with the patient. RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED symptoms. The Health The Health Ministry has BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, LOST OR STOLEN Minister has assured that reported the COVID- Grenada’s capable medical 19 confirmation to NOTICE team has been actively the World following up and engaging Health Organisation (WH TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made by the Registrar of in contact tracing. O) and the Pan American Titles by KARIN BRIGITTE TOOLSIE of 194 Stirling Avenue North, Moves are already Health Organisation (PAH Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 3H2, Canada for the Restoration of the Title Health Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre taking place to isolate O). Deeds to the property situate at (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the Original Title Deed to the property has been lost or mislaid and has never been recovered.

ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Land World Bank approves funds to support Registry at Warrens Office Complex, Warrens in the parish of Saint Michael by 11th day of May, 2020, from the date of this Notice that the Original Title Deeds have not been lost or is being lawfully held by some Jamaica’s fiscal sustainability and resilience other person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to WASHINGTON, United have shown the natural disaster risks and improves policies to determine the said Application according to law. States – The World Bank commitment needed to improving the investment reinforce the resilience of Thursday approved US$70 maintain macro-economic climate for sustainable Jamaica’s infrastructure to Dated this 23rd day of March, 2020 million in budget support stability and growth. multiple types of disaster financing to Jamaica to demonstrated significant The first pillar helps risk, including reforms to LYSTRA KODILINYE support the country’s progress, including major strengthen institutional land titling and to the Attorney-at-Law for the Applicant reform programme and reduction in public debt,” mechanisms for greater application approval THE SCHEDULE efforts to strengthen and said Ozan Sevimli, the fiscal responsibility, while process for development accelerate recent gains in World Bank’s resident also increasing the and building permits, as FIRSTLY ALL THAT certain piece or parcel of land (made up of two fiscal consolidation and representative for effectiveness and well as promoting the parcels of land containing respectively by admeasurement Eight acres sustainable growth. Jamaica. sustainability of the social effective management and two roods and twenty -two perches and Two acres two roods and eight The World Bank said the The operation is protection system within a sustainable development perches) situate at the district known as Champion Ground in the parish first Economic Resilience designed around three sustainable fiscal of fisheries. of Saint Lucy in this Island CONTAINING BY ADMEASUREMENT Development Policy Loan inter-related pillars to envelope. “The US$70 million Eleven acres and thirty perches (in which area is included the entire (ERDPL I) aims to help address the most The second pillar budget support operation width of a portion of the road of sufferance fourteen feet wide hereinafter Jamaica advance its important economic supports measures to is financed by the mentioned which runs through the said parcel of land ) Abutting and economic reform agenda, challenges Jamaica faces: ensure that resources are International Bank for Bounding on the Sea on lands of Saint Lucy’s Almshouse on lands of the while at the same time strengthening fiscal available in the budget to Reconstruction and Hope Plantation on the parcel of land secondly hereinafter described and on the continuation of the said road of sufferance fourteen feet wide protecting the poor and sustainability and adequately cope with Development.The loan has which leads to the Public Road known as Northumberland Road or vulnerable, including from inclusion; enhancing fiscal climate and natural a maturity of 24 years and however else the same may abut and bound Together with the natural disaster risks. and financial resilience disaster-related shocks, a grace period of six years,” messuages and/or hotel apartment buildings and outbuildings thereon “Jamaica’s authorities against climate and while the third pillar the World Bank said. whether freehold or chattel erected and built standing and being and called and known as “North Point Surf Resort” and SECONDLY All That certain piece or parcel of land situate at the district known as Sion Hill or Champion Ground formerly said to contain by estimation Two acres and St. Lucia: Escapee from quarantine returns two roods but found by a subsequent survey to contain by admeasure- A YOUNG MAN who statement issued by returnees were placed in persons would want to put ment Three acres two roods and twenty-eight perches or thereabouts escaped from a Acting Police quarantine to prevent the others at risk. ABUTTING AND BOUNDING on lands of Saint Lucy’s Almshouse on quarantine facility to the Commissioner, Milton possible spread of the Francis also observed lands of the Hope Plantation and on the parcel of land hereinbefore first- north of Castries, St Desir, who visited the COVID-19 virus. that efforts were made to ly described or however else the same may abut and bound. Lucia, has returned. quarantine facility National Security ensure that the returnees The Title Deed to be restored is : This was confirmed by Saturday morning. Minister Hermangild would be comfortable by a senior law enforcement Desir then said that the Francis declared that it putting them up at a Conveyance dated the 10th day of September, 1974 and official who told reporters police had received reports was a shame that after the hotel. recorded at the Land Registry of Barbados on the 9th day of that the young man that some of the detainees authorities here and in He said the authorities January, 1975 as Deed No. 119-122 and made between returned to the hotel were misbehaving while Martinique had gone to were in possession of the North Point (Barbados) Limited of the First Part, The Royal where he and others who others were even great lengths to facilitate passports of the detainees Bank of Canada of the Second Part, Keith Jones of the Third arrived in the country escaping. the return of the St and were checking to Part and North Point Surf Hotel Limited of the Fourth Part. from Martinique on He explained that it was Lucians from Martinique determine the identities of Friday are being kept. an offence to leave a place – despite the lockdown in the individuals that were LYSTRA KODILINYE The young man of quarantine. that country due to the missing from the ATTORNEY-AT-LAW returned following a According to Desir, the spread of COVID-19 – quarantine centre. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 11 CCJ issues first advisory opinion on freedom of movement within the region PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad period; and (3) the opt-out and Tobago – The Trinidad related, only to two categories of and Tobago-based Caribbean skilled nationals.” Court of Justice (CCJ) has In response to the first provided its first advisory question, the CCJ advised that it opinion, concerning the was lawful for Antigua and interpretation and Barbuda and St Kitts-Nevis application of the Revised Nevis to request an opt-out of the Treaty of Chaguaramas obligations, arising from the (RTC), which governs the enlargement decision of the regional integration Conference. movement, CARICOM. “It was also lawful for the CARICOM leaders had Conference to grant the opt-outs requested the Court’s advice on in all the circumstances.The said two specific questions, relating opt-outs did not prejudice the to freedom of movement, within fundamental objective of freedom the 15-member grouping, of movement of skilled nationals.” following their decision to On the second question of enlarge the list of CARICOM whether the principle of non- workers, who were entitled to reciprocity should be applied to seek employment in each other’s security guards and agricultural country, under the CARICOM workers of Antigua and Barbuda Single and Market Economy and St Kitts-Nevis, respectively, (CSME), by including the Court considered the agricultural workers and uniqueness of the Caribbean security guards, and to agree to Community,where each member the requests, made by Antigua CARICOM leaders had requested the Court’s advice on two specific questions. state could veto a Conference and Barbuda and St Kitts-Nevis, decision. to opt out of that decision, for a of non-reciprocity means that the member states must make a decision. The CCJ stated that the period of five years. such returns are not to be request to opt out of a decision, as Fifthly,an opt out is permitted, request for, and grant of, an opt- The CCJ, which was expected. the states of St Kitts-Nevis and only if the “fundamental out further the interests of the established in 2001 – to replace It said Article 27(4) of the RTC Antigua and Barbuda did, objectives” of the Community,as Community, because they allow the London-based Privy Council enables member states to opt out respectively. laid down in the RTC, are not decisions of the Conference to be as the region’s highest court, and of commitments, arising from the Secondly, the decision-maker prejudiced or undermined by the taken and implemented in also serves as an international decisions of a competent must be a competent organ of the opt-out. circumstances, where those tribunal, interpreting the RTC – CARICOM body or Organ, Community and here, there was The CCJ said that the question decisions might otherwise have was asked to give its opinion on provided that the fundamental no dispute that the Conference of of whether the enlargement been vetoed. two issues, namely, whether a objectives of the Community, as Heads was a competent organ. decision prejudiced the The Court explained and member state could lawfully opt laid down in the Treaty, are not Thirdly, the Conference must fundamental objectives of the examined the principle of out of that decision of the negatively affected. A agree to the request of the RTC, was crucial to its opinion. reciprocity and how it applied, in CARICOM leaders and, secondly, “fundamental objective” may be member state(s) to opt out of the “Ultimately, the Court the context of the RTC. whether the principle of non- regarded, as an issue that is of relevant decision. determined that freedom of The CCJ then concluded that reciprocity would allow nationals central importance. The CCJ said that it was also movement was a fundamental “an opt-out is to be treated as of any such member state that “In this instance, the Court clear here, that such an objective of the Caribbean being non-reciprocal in character, opted out, to gain the benefits of took the view,that a fundamental agreement was made, and that Community, laid down in the and advised that the principle of the decision. objective would be an issue that the two member states were RTC. The CCJ closely regarded non-reciprocity applies to In its ruling, the CCJ said the lies at the core of the spirit, permitted to opt out of the the facts that (1) the opt-out was enlargement decisions so that principle of reciprocity means nature and aspirations of the enlargement decision. made available to two member nationals of Antigua and that privileges, favours, or Community.” Fourthly, in keeping with states, each of which is Barbuda and St Kitts-Nevis, who benefits that are granted by one The CCJ noted that five Article 27(4) of the RTC, the categorised as a less developed are security guards and state to the citizens or legal conditions are needed for the member state opting out is country; ( 2) the duration of the agricultural workers are entitled entities of another state, should effective implementation of an entitled, only to opt out of the opt-out, in each case, was to enjoy the benefits of the be returned, in kind. A principle opt-out. Firstly, one or more of obligations arising from the temporary,lasting for a five-year enlargement decision”. Cuban doctors head to Italy, other countries to battle coronavirus HAVANA – Communist-run This is the sixth medical Italy is the country that has decades-old U.S. sanctions away by several Caribbean ports Cuba said it dispatched a brigade brigade Cuba has sent in recent been worst affected by the highly although analysts blame also the to dock on the island and for of doctors and nurses to Italy for days to combat the spread of the contagious virus that originated inefficient state-run economy. enabling the evacuation of the the first time this weekend to new disease abroad. It has sent in China, with the northern Still, Cuba has one of the more than 600 passengers help in the fight against the contingents to socialist allies region of Lombardy bearing the highest ratios worldwide of onboard. novel coronavirus at the request Venezuela and Nicaragua as well brunt of the contagion. physicians per capita even when Meanwhile Cuba, which is of the worst-affected region as Jamaica, Suriname and Its death toll rose yesterday by excluding those doctors abroad, known for its disaster Lombardy. Grenada. 546 to 3,095, according to its and its medical brigades for preparedness, is stepping up The Caribbean island has sent “We are all afraid but we have head of welfare, Giulio Gallera, disaster relief continue to earn measures at home too to stem its “armies of white robes” to a revolutionary duty to fulfill, so who requested the Cuban Havana goodwill worldwide. the coronavirus contagion. disaster sites around the world we take out fear and put it to one doctors. “In a time of crisis, the Cuban Twenty-five cases have been largely in poor countries since its side,” Leonardo Fernandez, 68, Cuba built a healthcare government, the Cuban people confirmed so far. President 1959 revolution. Its doctors were an intensive care specialist, told system that was the envy of the ... have risen to the occasion, they Miguel Diaz-Canel announced in the front lines in the fight Reuters late on Saturday shortly developing world with economic have heard our appeal and they late on Friday the country would against cholera in Haiti and before his brigade’s departure. aid from former ally Soviet have responded,” Jamaican be closing its borders to foreign against ebola in West Africa in “He who says he is not afraid is Union, though some of those Health Minister Christopher non-residents from tomorrow in the 2010s. a superhero, but we are not advances have been lost since Tufton said yesterday upon a major blow to one of the motors Yet with the 52-strong brigade, superheros, we are revolutionary the communist bloc collapsed. greeting 140 Cuban medical of its cash-strapped economy, this is the first time Cuba has doctors.” Many Cuban hospitals have professionals at Kingston tourism. sent an emergency contingent to Fernandez said this would be fallen into disrepair and Cubans international airport. Thousands of doctors and Italy, one of the world’s richest his eighth international mission, say they have difficulty finding Britain also thanked Cuba last medicine students are also going countries, demonstrating the including one in Liberia during medicine, a situation the week for allowing a British door-to-door monitoring their reach of its medical diplomacy. the fight against ebola. government says is largely due to cruise ship that had been turned local communities.

12 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Coronavirus toll soars as doctors overwhelmed CORONAVIRUS deaths home after being treated by a soared across the United doctor who has since tested pos- States and Europe yesterday itive for the virus. despite heightened restric- But lockdown measures in tions as hospitals scrambled Italy have done little to stem the to find ventilators. outbreak and New Yorkers were Germany and Greece became finding it difficult to put a stop the latest countries to tighten to fun in the city that never curtailments on movement as sleeps on a spring weekend. the fast-spreading virus kept nearly a billion people indoors Self-destructive and intensified fears of a global “I don’t know what they’re not recession unlike any experi- understanding,” said Governor enced for decades. Andrew Cuomo, complaining Tourists walk around the Washington monument despite recommendations for “social dis- “This is going to be the great- that parks were still full of peo- tancing” to protect against the coronavirus pandemic. est crisis domestically since the ple not respecting social-distanc- Great Depression,” of the 1930s, ing orders. to be effective. Opera star came the first US senator to test Philippe Devos, an anaesthesiol- said Mayor Bill de Blasio as he “It’s insensitive, it’s arrogant, Placido Domingo said he had positive, Congress and the gov- ogist in Liege, Belgium. warned New York’s hospitals it’s self-destructive, it’s disre- tested positive. ernment were working on agree- While the number of cases in were days away from running spectful to other people and it Residents across France – ing twin packages to inject more China – which reported its first out of essential equipment. has to stop.This is not a joke,” he where the death toll jumped to than $5 trillion into the econ- local infection in four days on The virus – which has up- pleaded. 562 – remained shut in their omy. Sunday – has slumped dramat- ended lives, closing businesses Police patrolled the deserted homes. A curfew was imposed Several European countries ically since the crisis began, and schools – has killed more streets of Rome, while checks in some regions and the mayor have already announced their there are fears in Asia of “im- than 13 000 people and infected were carried out on beaches of Paris called for even more own stimulus packages to stave ported” cases from other over 300 000 around the world, after local officials complained drastic confinement measures off economic collapse. hotspots like Europe. with the epicentre now in people were defying orders to in a city under lockdown. More than a third of Thailand reported its highest Europe after shifting from catch some time in the sun. The United Kingdom inched Americans are under various daily rise in cases, taking its China where the illness first In his weekly prayer, toward similar measures. phases of lockdown, including in total to nearly 600, while emerged late last year. streamed online to avoid attract- British Prime Minister Boris New York, Chicago and Los Singapore, Hong Kong and The US recorded more than ing crowds, the Pope urged all Johnson told 1.5 million high Angeles. Malaysia have also reported a 100 deaths in 24 hours to take Italians to follow isolation meas- risk people to stay indoors, as Mayor de Blasio said New spike after numbers had its toll to 390, according to a run- ures. he warned of “accelerating” York was 10 days away from plateaued earlier. ning tally by Johns Hopkins “Let us do the things that the cases Sunday. widespread shortages of ventila- Normally bustling streets in University. government asks us to do for the “We are only a matter of tors. He pleaded with President New Delhi and Mumbai were Italy’s world-topping toll from good of us all,” Pope Francis weeks – two or three – behind Donald Trump to mobilise the mostly deserted and many the pandemic approached 5 500 said. Italy,” he said. military to increase production shops shuttered during India’s yesterday as the Mediterranean Spain’s prime minister said Pubs, restaurants, theatres and distribution. one-day nationwide “self-im- country reported another 651 he would ask parliament to ex- and leisure centres are already As the pandemic overwhelms posed curfew.” deaths, a day after it overtook tend a 15-day state of emer- closed across the country, and hospitals, doctors across the Australia has shut its borders China for the highest number gency, which bars people from the government said it could world are having to quickly pri- to foreigners and non-residents of fatalities. leaving home unless absolutely give police, public health and im- oritize patients based on their and Pakistan has suspended in- Greece imposed a national essential, until April 11. migration officers extra powers chances of survival, inflicting a ternational flights. lockdown and Germany banned The country recorded close to to contain the outbreak. huge moral burden. public gatherings of more than 400 new fatalities on Sunday, “We go into medicine to heal Iran two people. Chancellor Angela bringing the total to 1,720, sug- Delhi deserted people. Not to make choices Across Africa, where healthcare Merkel began quarantining at gesting the lockdown was failing In the US, where Rand Paul be- about who can live,” said systems are limited and social distancing measures are diffi- cult in crowded cities, the new coronavirus has infected more than 1,200. The Middle East also remains on high alert, where Iran – which suffered a major outbreak – reported 129 deaths on Sunday. It has so far refused to restrict movements. On Saturday El Salvador joined several central and South American countries imposing quarantine measures, and Colombia announced its first new-coronavirus death. While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical con- ditions are the hardest hit by the virus, the WHO has warned that young people are also vul- nerable. Accurate COVID-19 figures are difficult to obtain because many of the victims suffered from other illnesses, and infec- tion rates are uncertain because Madrid’s regional government released this photo of a temporary hospital set up at the Ifema Convention Centre to cope of a lack of testing in many coun- with the crisis. tries.

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March 23, 2020 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS

TRADINGA BLOCK Trade involving the Acquisition II Corporation of Canada, at volumes andBOOST values when compared to position in 2018,” Yarde said. sale of more than 180 million the price of $3.50 a share. Total value of those at the close of 2018. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, Sagicor shares boosted the the transaction was $639.5 million and But the one trade on the Block Trade Eppley Caribbean Value Fund and performance of trading on the was approved in accordance with BSE market did it for the BSE. Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) rules. According to General Manager were the top performing companies in in 2019. The BSE officials have characterised Marlon Yarde and his team at the BSE, terms of value trading. They accounted The trades boosted final volumes 2019 as promising, as total trading the Regular market posted 18.7 million for 46 per cent, 29 per cent and nine per to 204.0 million units for a value of volume and value increased trades for a value of $18.8 million last cent respectively. $667.5 million, according to the BSE significantly during the review period. year. The Put Through recorded a “However, in terms of value of Market summary for last year. The Regular market produced mixed volume of 2.5 million trades for a value the stocks traded, GEL was the top Figures for 2018 revealed total volume results as the higher trading volumes of $9.1 million. One security, JMMB performer, accounting for 29 per cent of 6.8 million shares for a value of did not have a corresponding effect on Group Limited, was delisted from the of the total value of trades,” they said. $22.8 million. There were no block the traded value, which experienced Board of the BSE. GEL, Sagicor, and Eppley Caribbean trades in 2018. a decline. However, the Put Through “As at December 31, 2019, all market Property Fund rounded up the top three That trade last October involved market performed well, closing out 2019 indices recorded decreases when performers in relation to value trade for Sagicor’s arrangement with Alignvest with market increases in both traded compared to their corresponding closing the year to December 31, 2019.

The Barbados Stock Exchange. INSET: Marlon Yarde, General Manager of the Barbados Stock Exchange.

Laid-off workers to receive CIBC FirstCaribbean reports United we stand, unemployment benefits improved results in 2019 divided we fall PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 2 • Monday March 23, 2020 Business Monday

Laid-off workers to receive Government unemployment benefits targeting 3% WORKERS within the that entities, hotels in tourism industry,laid off particular and tourism- due to reduced revenue, related establishments primary surplus will receive unemploy- use the opportunity WITH the island’s vital basis of the moderate sce- ment benefits of 60 per to participate in the tourism sector already nario until the data comes cent of wages for up to National Training experiencing serious in,” she said, insisting 26 weeks. Initiative, which will fallout due to the Government was hoping So says Prime refocus its efforts to do COVID-19 virus, Prime for the best, but preparing Minister Mia Amor as much training for the Minister Mia Amor for the worst. Mottley. She made the workers of the tourism Mottley said maintain- She stated therefore announcement while and tourism-related sec- ing a six per cent pri- Government would have outlining Government’s tors as possible during mary surplus was no additional fiscal space plans to address the this downturn in activ- longer possible. “that even if we lose $240 harsh impact the ity for them. Therefore, Government million in tax revenue, we COVID-19 virus was “For those employers has entered into “an are hoping to be able still expected to have on the who are prepared to re- initial understanding” to spend about $150 mil- island, during the wrap- tain three-quarters of with the International lion over the course of the up of the Appropriations their workforce, even if Monetary Fund (IMF), next six to nine months Bill debate on Friday some on short week, we where it would move from and longer because some night. are going to defer the ob- the target of running a six of the capital projects will “One of the things that ligation for them to pay per cent primary surplus go longer than that, to be the National Insurance employers contributions to that of three per cent of able to stabilise and create Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Scheme (NIS) Board also for three months in the GDP in the case of a “mod- opportunities for our peo- agreed to was that it has first instance, with the erate” scenario of a 50 per ple”. tion of our Enhanced of between one and two relaxed the requirement preparation for them cent reduction in tourism In addition, the PM said Fund Facility by another per cent of GDP – $110 to visit the Employment to extend it for another arrivals. revenue loss was expected $200 million,” she said. million-$220 million. Exchange at Warrens, so three months immedi- However, in the severe to be between $157 mil- The impact of the weak- “The job of this that there can be a one- ately if the crisis goes case where there was an lion and $240 million ening tourism sector was Government is to help stop shop rather than beyond three months,” 80 per cent reduction, regarding the accommo- expected to hit real growth people keep their head the bureaucracy that Mottley continued. which Mottley admitted dation, travel, health, by between 4.2 per cent above water. Nobody is now attends itself to the She highlighted that was the closer possibility, and garbage and sewage and 8.3 per cent, depend- expecting breaststroke, claiming of unemploy- with $141 million in the two per cent of GDP would levies, while spend was ex- ing on whether the backstroke, freestyle and ment benefits,” she Severance Payment be the aim. pected to be $150 million. tourism scenario was not even a good dog pad- added. Fund and $19 million “But it is too early for us “Against this back- moderate or severe, and dle. We are expecting peo- Also, the country’s in the Unemployment to talk about that. We are ground, we also indicated according to the Finance ple just to tread and keep leader said workers Fund, “if push comes to going to work in the next to the IMF that we would Minister, would also have their head above water,” placed on short week will shove, at the appropriate three to six months on the welcome the augmenta- an impact on total imports Mottley insisted. (JMB) get 60 per cent of their time, we will recapital- earnings for unproduc- ize the Unemployment tive days from the NIS. Fund if it comes under “We are recommending pressure”. (JMB) Increase BANK RATES domestic Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of business on Friday by the Central Bank of Barbados. savings Valid for March 23, 2020 AS people in Barbados Notes: continue to agonise over Currency Buying Selling how savings at commer- Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 cial banks can be utilised Canadian Dollar 1.36805 1.40852 into investment, an in- East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 ternational magazine Euro 2.08882 2.17678 wants to see more sav- Pound Sterling 2.26648 2.36192 ings in countries, espe- United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 cially now that popula- Demand/Sight: tions are growing older. Currency Buying Selling In fact, the March 2020 Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.37584 1.40728 edition of Finance and East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Development is suggest- Euro 2.11947 2.16327 ing that countries create Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 a large number of new Pound Sterling 2.29974 2.34726 jobs every year to absorb United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 their rapidly growing Telegraphic Transfer working age population, Currency Buying Selling which would also boost The International Monetary Fund (IMF). Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 domestic savings. Canadian Dollar 1.37845 1.40728 Finance and economies, both private behaviour follows a life sion system and the East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.12346 2.16327 Development is a reg- and public savings (effec- cycle pattern: in their presence or absence of a Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 ular publication of the tively the Government early years of employ- pension plan that offers Pound Sterling 2.30406 2.34726 International Monetary fiscal balance) are pro- ment, people tend to bor- dedicated pension sav- United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 Fund (IMF), which has jected to decline during row during their prime ings accounts. a four-year agreement the next 30 years,” the working age years and “These accounts are INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL with Barbados. The pub- magazine has said. save once they are out of known as defined contri- CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE lication said that the on- This will need to the labour force. bution plans, as opposed RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS going ageing process in change if younger people The magazine said to defined benefit plans, N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. large parts of the world are to enjoy pension ben- that there are two im- which promise a speci- BDS$ implies less savings, all efits similar to those of portant characteristics fied pension amount for Guyana Dollar 0.00945 Jamaica Dollar 0.01472 other things being equal. today’s retirees, who still which will affect future each retiree based on a T&T Dollar 0.29674 “Recent IMF research find the opportunity to savings trends: the gen- formula,” the IMF maga- shows that in advanced save. Generally, savings erosity of the public pen- zine said. Business Monday Monday March 23, 2020 • 3 CIBC FirstCaribbean reports Government improved results in 2019 supports hedging RECORDING im- proved results for of energy products the financial year to GOVERNMENT wants the benefits of low energy October 31, 2019, a the Barbados National prices. senior official of Oil Company Limited The last time this sub- CIBC FirstCaribbean (BNOCL) and the ject of hedging came up International Bank Barbados Light and was in 2016 when the (FCIB) has lauded Power Company Limited FTC took a decision not to those who contributed (BL&P) to lock in the cur- allow the BL&P to apply to the improved show- rently low oil prices for a the results and costs of ing. The Bank’s 2019 period of two years. fuel hedging to the calcu- statements show net Prime Minister Mia lation of the Fuel Clause income of Bds$341.0 Amor Mottley said so on Adjustment. million, up from the Friday night. But that’s According to the FTC at Bds$200 million not all. the time, the risks asso- recorded in the 2018 She also said that the ciated with fuel hedging financial year. Minister of Commerce, are grounded in the abil- However,although high- Dwight Sutherland, will ity of the hedger to guar- lighting that performance, have to issue general antee the achievement of CEO of the Bank Ms. policy directions to the the objectives that were Colette Delaney paid Fair Trading Commission established at the outset tribute to the clients and (FTC) to indicate of the programme and the the staff for their role in Government’s support for incidence of substantial helping the institution to CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. the policy of hedging of financial loss. achieve those goals. She INSET: CEO of CIBC FirstCaribbean International energy products. “Both would present a said that the improve- Bank, Ms. Colette Delaney. Her comments have burden to the consumers ments could not have come almost four years of Barbados, as the fuel been possible without the She also highlighted the continuity and growth.” after the FTC had turned clause adjustment is a Bank’s intense focus on Bank’s employees, saying She said that during in sales, leadership and down an application by pass-through charge,” its clients. that all 3 000 of them re- the review year, they en- banking. the Light and Power said the Commission. “In the last quarter we cently completed training hanced the recruitment CIBC FCIB also com- Company to go ahead “Furthermore, these launched our client server on the standards, noting process to attract the mitted Bds$2.8 million with the hedging of losses would be in addi- standards, grounded in further they have seen an best talent, expanded the again during the last year electricity charges. tion to the upfront admin- our commitments to offer increase in positive client leadership development to support a variety of Ms. Mottley said in istrative costs, which service experience that is feedback. According to programmes to include events and activities as Parliament that the would also be borne personalised, responsive her, “Our people are the branch managers and con- part of the Bank’s corpo- Government wants to by the consumer,” the and easy,” Ms. Delaney bedrock and we continue tinued targeted training rate and social responsi- ensure that this is done Commission noted fur- pointed out. to invest in them to ensure across the organisation bility. before the country loses ther. The proposed fuel hedg- ing programme would have allowed the BL&P Study calls for better governance, integrity in Caribbean, Latin America to hedge about 80 per THERE is widespread joint study undertaken has not significantly mentation of public poli- who can afford it often cent to 90 per cent of its perception in the by the Inter-American increased while inequal- cies, reduce corruption, opt out to private Heavy Fuel Oil consump- Caribbean and Latin Development Bank ity, despite economic and increase public trust providers,” the joint tion volumes with a third America that politics (IDB) and the progress, remains very in government. IDB-OECD study said. party. and markets are rigged. Organisation for high, whether measured The study also points The publication offers “The Commission is Furthermore, govern- Economic Co-operation in income or other well- out that citizens are indicators on public conscious of the risks as- ments in this region and Development being outcomes. largely dissatisfied with finance and economics, sociated with fuel hedg- have failed to take ad- (OECD). It suggested that the public services, and in- public employment, ing and does not agree vantage of the oppor- The study titled Latin American and vestments in infrastruc- budgeting practices, that the BL&P should be tunities offered by the “Government at a Caribbean countries ture and education seem human resources man- allowed the cost of hedg- economic boom to ensure Glance: Latin America need to strengthen gov- to be insufficient. agement, regulatory ing and associated gains that economic growth and the Caribbean ernance and integrity “Overall, access to and government, open gov- or losses onto the con- becomes sustainable. 2020”, shows that pro- mechanisms to improve quality of public services ernment data and public sumers of Barbados,” it This is according to a ductivity in the region the quality and imple- varies widely and those procurement. added. Policies expected to protect householders, businesses JOBS, investment and is necessary because once that persons must go to businesses is critical since also affected by the virus. “hotels to refurbish their businesses have to survive the COVID-19 pandemic their banks and work out Barbadians are now Stating that it is well properties during this in the prevailing economic goes, it is going to take those arrangements. struggling to purchase known that cash is king, down period, such that climate. that much longer for com- “That six-month pay- food and to do everything the Prime Minister re- when they come back, So said Prime Minister panies to recover from ment moratorium makes else. vealed that it is important they are bigger and better Mia Amor Mottley on scratch. the difference to being “You cannot be worrying for those businesses to and more attractive as Friday night. She made Mottley told the House able to have the space at this time with this dev- have access to working they go into the market- the comments while an- of Assembly that after to do some of the things, astation,” according to her. capital. place”. nouncing policies to pro- two weeks of discussions because you are no longer She also issued a call to “In addition to that, my The Prime Minister ac- tect householders and with commercial banks forced to make that debt landlords to desist from Government will also re- knowledged that the $20 businesses in the likeli- through the Barbados payment,” she pointed out. evicting tenants, while capitalize the Small Hotel million is not a large sum, hood of the setbacks which Bankers’ Association, Mottley remarked that reminding them this is a Investment Fund with but it will be blended with Barbados may experience there will be a six-month similarly,the Government request. $20 million in order to other funds available from as a consequence of the moratorium on all exist- recognised that people Ms. Mottley indicated allow small hotels to the banks. The current COVID-19 virus. ing loans and mortgages are concerned about their that the commercial borrow and to blend with five per cent interest rates Speaking in Parliament for persons and businesses houses. banks have agreed to tem- other commercial funds,” applicable to the Small during the second reading directly affected by the As such, the morato- porary working capital fi- she said. Hotel Investment Fund of the Appropriations Bill, virus. rium for those who might nancing options for corpo- This, the Prime Minister will be lowered to 3.5 per Ms. Mottley said that this The Prime Minister said lose their jobs or their rate and small businesses stated, will allow small cent, she promised.

4 • Monday March 23, 2020 Business Monday

EDITOR’S United we stand, divided we fall NOTEBOOK “Behold, how good economies of the world are and how pleasant it is slowly grinding to a halt. for brothers to dwell We may conclude that together in unity!”– the future is certain, but it Psalm 133:1 will not be business as Pushing ahead usual. Business survival, WHAT a week as we recovery and expansion watched the COVID-19 must be the order of the with renewable virus attack homo day. Here is some food for sapiens on planet thought: earth –https://www.world A post virus economic ometers.info/coronavirus/ thrust and creatively and Divided We Stand” recovery strategy requires energy systems #countries. Despite the amazingly public sector emerges, which supports thought now RENEWABLE energy has the potential to enhance political, economic, rainy-day funds, the universal public https://dominicantoday. the local economy and bring benefits to the spiritual, social and ethnic commercial bank reserves health social distancing com/dr/opinion/2020/03/20 stakeholders. For several years this has been diversity, it is a war with central banks, strategy to keep us away /a-post-virus-economic- repeated and while it takes time to see these against this microscopic private sector savings, from each other to reduce recovery-strategy- benefits in the future, there is still a view out there enemy and we are all now private and corporate the rate of spread of the requires-thought-now/ that Barbados should have been further ahead united to eliminate the sector foundations and virus, emerged on with this project. scourge. We have been credit union funds were Facebook. Caribbean Tourism Will For those in the productive sectors deploying pussyfooting with climate mobilized for the good of Now, each national Emerge Stronger After renewable systems has the potential to change but not so with mankind. Equally leader,one after the other, Coronavirus Scourge, help their operations become more competitive COVID-19 because we are amazingly, phrases like is espousing positive Tourism Leaders Say where that is not now the case, and to drive overall in an immediate do or die “social distancing” and thinking. This is the only https://conta.cc/33EsO7Q productivity which remains one of the situation. Country lock “flattening the curve” way.The power of positive demands being made in the society. For down is the order of the were seamlessly added to thinking is our greatest The truth that no one is others who have invested in renewable energy day, even though some our lexicon. emotional asset. Good talking about. systems it must be noted that they are currently countries acted faster On the lighter side of relationships, ambition, https://www.facebook.com/ seeing benefits through lower electricity costs and than others depending on things, it was interesting self confidence and mahmoud.elawadi.9/video while it is not much they would want the first evidence of to note that amidst this emotional security fuel s/10163288717110720 to shout about, there is the sale of surplus energy incidence of the disease in column’s theme, “United emotional well-being. to the grid. the respective nations. We Stand, Divided We Fear, as fueled by sections It is interesting to see Last Friday the Fair Trading Commission The public health Fall”, supporting our of the media, is a how different countries lecture for 2020 which was slated to protocols from leading “unity is strength” destructive factor. We are responding to COVID- deal with Renewable Energy, was called off world public health experience, the must learn to manage it 19, the global pandemic because of the Covid-19 situation. It would have organizations quickly paradoxical figure of well. While all this is which has disrupted our been a thought-provoking exercise and gelled into one universal speech “United We Fall, happening, the network of lives in a few short hopeful in the not too distant future, the event can weeks. Public health be held. protocols are pretty much It is something that is worth following. uniform globally but the rate of growth of the virus and the rate at which we can flatten the curve (the projected number of people who will contract COVID-19 over a period of time), varies with the skills and resources available from country to country. It would be a fascinating exercise, after the pandemic is over, to analyze the distribution of rate of mortality per thousand population, by population size of • TODAY there will be the country and compare with that of China, in renaming of the BCC particular, the start of the pandemic. Hospitality Institute in In the meantime, let us think positively, reject all honour of Dr. Jean Holder. pangs of fear, keep businesses in survival mode, devise strategies for business survival, revival • The Light and Power and expansion, as pent up demand propels our Employee Credit Union to economies back to normal and beyond. hold a meeting on Saturday. (Dr . Basil Springer GCM is a Change- • CIBC FirstCaribbean has Engine Consultant. His email address is [email protected]. announced a put through to His columns may be found take place on March 24 on the at www.nothingbeats business.com and Barbados Stock Exchange. on www.facebook.com/ basilgf). Business Monday Monday March 23, 2020 • 5 Time for enhanced trade policy By Jewel Brathwaite experiencing some very determining the producers are given the tough economic performance of the necessary support to do GOVERNMENTS all challenges with Covid-19 TRADE IN FOCUS economy. Issues like the so. Where necessary the over the world have used adding to that scenario. loss of trade preferences use of NTBs can be used trade policy to achieve There is every reason World Trade multilateral financial with respect to sugar, the judiciously to aid this varying ends. They why the current Organization (WTO) and institutions. stiff competition to the process of import pursue it to enhance administration should the Revised Treaty of These inflows have rum industry from substitution. exports, job creation, the used an enhanced trade Chaguaramas to which released the pressure subsidies by other Article XII of the earning of foreign policy to help to correct Barbados subscribes, that that was on the current producers in the region, General Agreement on exchange and economic some of the economic allow countries account of the BOP, for a other protectionist Tariffs and Trade (GATT growth. imbalances. experiencing economic long time. Apart from behaviour across the 1947) addresses the At another level they Policies like import difficulties to take the borrowing, Tourism, Caribbean, and the subject of restrictions to used trade policy to substitution, more corrective actions. International Business, increasing world market safeguard the BOP. It correct certain economic support to domestic The issues are quite Manufacturing, and price for oil, have created says that (WTO) member imbalances through producers, an aggressive clear. While the economy Agriculture are the main headaches for the countries may restrict the limiting imports from Buy Local programme has accumulated reserves areas through which authorities. quantity or value of other countries. They do and measures to further following years of the Barbados earns foreign Economic growth has merchandise subject to this by way of a range of boost the country’s slowdown in that area, exchange. been disappointing certain provisions. Non Tariff Barriers balance of payments based on the performance So trade remains a very falling 0.1 per cent These include the (NTBs) to protect should be included among and earnings of the useful option for between January and requirement that import economic sectors and to the economic toolkit to export sectors, more countries to boost their December last year, on restrictions shall not stabilise their country’s deal with the job at hand. should be done outside of economy, earn vital top of no growth the exceed those necessary to balance of payments. While many trading borrowing. That foreign exchange and put previous year. forestall the imminent Such barriers as partners are likely to fret slowdown in export them on the road towards Against the threat of, or to stop, a quotas, licences, sanitary once Barbados goes that earnings stemmed also an export led strategy. background of these serious decline in its and phytosanitary route, that should be from the trade barriers The 2019 Central Bank factors, Barbados has to monetary reserves, or in measures, the rationing ignored given what is including NTBs our of Barbados review take fresh guard and the case of very low of foreign exchange, required in the country. manufacturers are up outlined that Tourism reorient its trade policy to monetary reserves,to subsidies to producers, In any case, there are against with trading services did well in that give support to what achieve a reasonable and a host of other provisions within the partners. year.The other sectors did other measures are being rate of increase in measures make up NTBs. The pick up in reserves not, leaving the put in place to deal with reserves. Currently stemmed largely from authorities to consider the issues in the economy. Many would agree right Barbados is borrowing from how best to get the An aggressive Buy now that there is no BOP the overall economy Local programme ought problem in Barbados, and performing the way the therefore be one of the last year the external country expects. policies going forward. current account deficit Barbados’ expectations The country has to get improved. from the conduct of trade citizens to consume more However, since most of are clearly outlined in the of what is produced what transpired last year country’s trade policy locally in an effort to save is likely to persist review. The review states jobs, contribute economic throughout 2020, with that as a small activity and where COVID-19 adding to the developing economy, necessary save foreign economic slowdown, then Barbados remains very exchange since a trade policy has to be much aware its small size dollar save is a dollar given a lift. and lack of natural earned. This country has the resources can be a Import substitution has ability to deal with the constraint to sustainable to be given new meaning. issues at hand and to growth and development. This is where the country forestall any further It is also aware that the has the ability to produce deterioration in its nature and direction of some of the items which economic fortunes. A the trade policy regime are imported. Currently reorientation of our trade are critically important in there are a number of policy offers an goods coming into the opportunity to aid the An aggressive Buy Local programme ought country which can be process of economic therefore be one of the policies going forward. made locally once revival.

CariCRIS places all its ratings on Rating Watch – Developing CARIBBEAN having on global and The deteriorating global exporters. For our rated of the crisis may just face of the virus on businesses Information & Credit regional economies and and regional economic sovereigns, the resilience lower asset quality and and their employees. In Rating Services Limited financial markets, which, outlook caused by the of the country’s economic reduced profitability, but summary, the magnitude (CariCRIS), the region’s if continued for a spread of the virus, base, access to rainy day the less diversified non- of the impact will vary credit rating agency, has prolonged period, can combined with asset price funds and the speed and bank financial institutions significantly by country, placed all its ratings on adversely affect revenue, declines and lower energy extent of policy response may also have to contend industry and asset class Rating Watch – cashflows and the overall prices are creating a credit will determine the impact with capital concerns.The and will depend on the Developing. A CariCRIS creditworthiness of all our shock across many of the on their ratings.The credit current financial market duration. A severe but rating is placed on Rating rated entities. sectors and markets in impact on corporates volatility, particularly the relatively short economic Watch when events occur CariCRIS’ ratings span which our rated entities would also not be uniform, equity market decline and contraction will mainly that may affect the credit diverse sectors including operate. with companies operating low interest rates, will affect our weaker credits quality of the issuer/issue, banking, insurance, Currently impact in industries most affected likely weigh on the credit and/or those in the most the impact of which is mutual funds and other estimates are subject to a by cuts in discretionary quality of insurance exposed sectors.A either unclear or cannot financial services, oil and high level of uncertainty. spending being the companies. prolonged recession be accurately assessed at gas, manufacturing, retail The impact on individual hardest hit, including At the same time, we however would likely have this point in time.A rating and distribution, tourism economies will differ hotels and restaurants, note the highly much broader placed under Rating and property depending on the retail, transportation and accommodative monetary implications.We will Watch does not imply that development. Our rated structure of each economy leisure. On a positive policy stances and continue to closely the rating will necessarily entities are in 18 countries and its health going into note most banks in the aggressive fiscal stimulus monitor the impact of change. across the Caribbean, the crisis. region are going into this packages being rolled out COVID-19 on the This Rating Action is concentrated around Countries that are less crisis well-capitalized and by Caribbean creditworthiness of all our based on the widespread Trinidad & Tobago (42%), tourism dependent may with acceptable risk governments, which we rated entities and take the impact that the Jamaica (25%), Barbados be less affected, unless management systems and believe will go a long way appropriate rating action coronavirus (COVID-19) is (9%) and Saint Lucia (6%). they are major commodity depending on the duration in cushioning the impact over the coming months.

6 • Monday March 23, 2020 Business Monday Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way COMPANIES around the home, it helps if as much of it as globe have rolled out possible can be “richer” mandatory remote work. communication that’s face-to-face Whether you’re a newbie or and instant, Larson says: video WFH (work from home) calls, Skype, Zoom. veteran, here’s what you need “Out of sight, out of mind can be to do to stay productive. a real problem for remote Google, Microsoft, Twitter. workers,” says Sara Sutton, CEO Hitachi,Apple,Amazon. Chevron, and founder of FlexJobs, a remote Salesforce, Spotify. From the UK job listing site. “The very best to the US, Japan to South Korea, remote workers will reach out to these are all global companies coworkers and managers that have, in the last few days, regularly” through a variety of Companies around the globe have rolled out mandatory remote work. rolled out mandatory work-from- tools. home policies amid the spread of Covid-19. ‘Treat it like a real job’ And it’s realistic to assume that There are also some timeless shifting to the ‘home office’ will WFH tips to call upon. For become the new normal for many example, just because you can of us for a while. lounge around in your pajamas Some employees will be doesn’t mean you actually should. working from home for the first “Take a shower and get dressed. time, which means figuring out Treat it like a real job,” says how to stay on task in a new Larson. environment that may not lend If you don’t have a home office, itself to productivity. But there do as much as you can to create are ways to deliver results and an ad hoc, bespoke space avoid going stir-crazy, from exclusively for work.“Not having setting up a good workspace to a well-equipped home office space the way you talk to your team. when [people] begin remote working can cause a temporary Crank up the communication decrease in productivity,” Sutton Coronavirus or not, the key to explains. She says double working from home is clear monitors and a wireless keyboard communication with your boss – and mouse make her more and knowing exactly what’s productive at home. Experts say “high fidelity” communication like video calls while working from home fights expected of you. So instead of lying in bed with isolation while safeguarding team unity and productivity. “Have really clear-set a laptop, try something more expectations for communications deliberate. The fix could be like a 20-minute coffee in the will find working harder if work emails on the back burner. day to day,” says Barbara Larson, something as simple as moving a morning and then exercise right children are at home because But the more effort you put into a professor of management at nightstand into a corner far away after work to open and close the schools are closed, meaning close communicating with colleagues, Northeastern University in from distractions, plopping down day. communication with managers – the better chance you have of Boston who studies remote your computer and sitting in an “Even if childcare isn’t an issue, who will need to be avoiding feelings of isolation, working.“Ask [your manager] if upright chair, like you would at it’s still easy when you’re home [to understanding – is vital. which can lead to depression. they don’t mind having a 10- your office desk. (Be mindful of think]: ‘I have laundry to do, let Prolonged isolation could also “Overall, a short-run period of minute call to kick off the day and ‘tech neck’ and other ergonomic me do it real quick,’” she says. potentially impact on morale and say two to four weeks full-time wrap up the day. Often times, needs, though.) “You have to [put] yourself in a productivity. That’s why Larson working from home I think would managers just haven’t thought of This also serves as an frame of mind that you’re really suggests teams try to sustain a be economically and personally it.” important signal to those who live working.” semblance of normalcy and painful, but bearable,” Bloom Most people spend their days with you that you’re ‘at work’. camaraderie in unconventional says. “A longer period of, say, two in close proximity to their boss, “Create boundaries within your Avoid feeling isolated ways, like virtual pizza parties or or three months full-time meaning communication is easy home that your family members Still, even with these tools, the remote happy hours where working from home could lead to and effortless. But that’s all out understand: ‘When the door is enforced and abrupt nature of the people dial in and share a cocktail serious economic and health the window with remote work, closed, pretend I’m not there,’” transition from an office to a on Slack or Skype. costs.” and communication breakdown says Kristen Shockley, an home environment could leave “It’s a good way to bond – it’s He agrees that solutions to this is even more likely if your associate professor of psychology some struggling to get kind of weird, but everyone’s include as much face-to-face workplace isn’t used to remote at the University of Georgia. accustomed to the change. feeling weird, so it’s fun,” Larson interaction online as possible working.Your manager might not With a dedicated workspace “The coronavirus is pushing says, describing the “we’re all in through video calls, regular be used to managing people where you can concentrate, it everyone into this kind of this together” mentality.“It adds manager check-ins – especially virtually, for example, or your becomes easier to unlock the extreme working from home,” a little bit of levity and lightness to those employees who live alone company might not have a ready- benefits of remote work. In a says Nicholas Bloom, a professor to the otherwise difficult and might feel more isolated – to-go suite of tools for remote survey of 7,000 workers last year of economics at Stanford environment.” and regular meetings with no workers, like the chat app Slack by FlexJobs, 65% said they’re University in California who’s Sutton also supports the idea of agenda, like grabbing coffee or a or video conferencing app Zoom, more productive working from given TED Talks about remote translating in-office social drink. Larson says. home, citing benefits like fewer work. He says there are two types activities to an online If you’re a manager, it’s on you But even for those accustomed interruptions from colleagues, of working from home: short-term environment. “Celebrate to provide clear communication to it, working from home can feel minimal office politics and or occasional work from home, birthdays, give public praise for and it’s also crucial to keep up unstructured and isolating. Last reduced stress from commuting. and permanent or full-time work goals reached and projects morale. “It’s easy to be stressed year, a study of 2,500 remote Yet it’s also important to from home. “It is kind of like completed,” she says.“Make time out or depressed these days,” workers by online brand bookend your day. In that Buffer comparing light exercise to for casual conversations and Larson says. If you’re a manager, development agency Buffer found survey, the most-cited WFH marathon training,” he says. ‘water cooler’ chat.” “acknowledge there’s stress and that loneliness was the second- complaint was the inability to The latter is still quite rare – difficulty.Your job is to be a most reported challenge, one unplug after work. If you can’t Bloom says only 5% of the US ‘Keep spirits up’ cheerleader for the team.” experienced by 19% of commute or enter and leave a workforce, for example, report Make no mistake, these are That’s particularly key if people respondents. Loneliness can physical office, which provides that they’re full-time remote stressful times. Negative end up working from home for make people feel less motivated clearer boundaries to the workers.With coronavirus, it’s not headlines, worrying about sick or more than a few weeks, which is and less productive. workday, Shockley suggests clear how long people will be at elderly loved ones and fighting a distinct possibility. “Set up a So when you do communicate “psychological segues” that can home, which poses additional the urge to go panic buying for norm of some kind,” Larson says. with your boss and team from help put you in the right mindset: problems.Parents, for example, toilet paper can all put answering “Keep people’s spirits up.”

Business Monday Monday March 23, 2020 • 7

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline EPPLEY C’BEAN PROP. FUND SCC-DEV FUND 35,793 $0.16 $0.16 $0.16 -$0.01 March 20, 2020

One security declined as 35,793 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $5,726.88. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Deposit Receipts SCC – Development Fund was the sole security trading 35,793 shares at $0.16 to close down one ($0.01) cent. Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $16.85 $16.80 -$0.05

BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Friday March 20, 2020 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE March 20, 2020 March 19, 2020 Local 3,185.00 3,185.31 (0.31) ABV Investments Incorporated 13-Jun-19 - - - $0.15 $0.15 - $0.02 $0.30 8,080 10,500 Cross-list 1,400.14 1,400.14 - BICO Limited 11-Mar-20 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 $3.56 9,260 500 Composite 779.03 779.10 (0.07) MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - March 20, 2020 March 19, 2020 Local 6,782.98 6,783.64 (0.65) Barbados Farms Limited 25-Feb-20 - - - $0.40 $0.40 - $0.40 $0.68 8,483 25,342 Cross-list 178.78 178.78 - Composite 6,961.77 6,962.42 (0.65) Cable and Wireless Barbados Limited -+ 21-Sep-17 - - - $2.29 $2.29 - - - - - MUTUAL FUND Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 16-Mar-20 - - - $4.65 $4.65 - $4.67 $5.35 10 5,000 March 20, 2020 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV FirstCaribbean International Bank 16-Mar-20 - - - $2.59 $2.59 $2.55 1,000 CHANGE 13-Mar-20 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.3124 -0.0417 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 20-Mar-20 35,793 $0.16 $0.16 $0.17 $0.16 -$0.01 $0.16 $0.19 64,207 37,500 13-Mar-20 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND* w 1.2114 -0.0001 - Dev Fund 13-Mar-20 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6910 -0.0053 13-Mar-20 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 5.4257 5.4257 5.4257 -0.5881 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 17-Mar-20 - - - $0.55 $0.55 - $0.54 $0.58 1,500 1,945 13-Mar-20 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 1.9784 -0.0497 -Value Fund 13-Mar-20 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 0.9908 -0.0248 28-Feb-20 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.5338 5.5338 5.4291 -0.1080 Goddard Enterprises Limited 19-Mar-20 - - - $3.25 $3.25 - $3.01 $3.25 20,000 10,000 28-Feb-20 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0055 1.0055 0.9854 -0.0432 28-Feb-20 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6351 1.6351 1.6024 0.0103 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 17-Mar-20 - - - $3.20 $3.20 - $3.10 $3.20 708 1,240 13-Mar-20 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.44 -0.23 13-Mar-20 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.36 -0.16 One Caribbean Media Limited 06-Mar-20 - - - $2.70 $2.70 - - $2.70 - 6,264 13-Mar-20 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.98 -0.01 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - -- $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. West India Biscuit Company Limited 17-Mar-20 - - - $33.00 $33.00 - $32.00 $33.00 50 2,885 m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly Emera Deposit Receipt 10-Feb-20 - - - $16.85 $16.80 -$1.05 $20.84 - 35 - Fixed Income

Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 35,793 Date Close Close Price Price Size Size GOB Series B 17-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $72.00 270,278 4,334 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $65.00 1,000,000 300,000 * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series F 05-Feb-20 $89.00 $89.00 $90.00 5,000,000 *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series I 23-Jan-20 $54.00 $54.00 $80.00 540,056 ** = Rights Issued WEEK IN REVIEW This week, the Regular Market traded a total volume of 261,070 shares. The top three companies traded were Goddard Enterprises Limited with 216,662, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC – Development Fund with 35,793 and Cave NOTICES Shepherd & Company Limited with 5,000. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NEWS Cave Shepherd and Company Limited – Directors have fixed March 17th, 2020 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on April 23rd, 2020. Crude reality: Price crash means PUT THROUGH NOTICES CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited would like to announce that the put-through of 100,000 shares in oil firms must slash spending FirstCaribbean International Bank at $2.60 set to take place on March 24th, 2020. CONFRONTED with a importing nations on energy CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited would like to announce that the put-through of 100,000 shares in FirstCaribbean International Bank at $2.59 set to take place on March 24th, 2020. dizzying drop in prices, oil policy, now expects the firms face a real challenge first annual drop in oil de- DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS as they try to cut invest- mand since 2009 during the FirstCaribbean International Bank – Directors have declared an interim dividend of one point two five ($0.0125) US cents per share ment spending in order to global financial crisis, as the to be paid on April 17th, 2020 to Shareholders on record at close of business on March 19th, 2020. survive a coronavirus-in- global economy tips into re- FirstCaribbean International Bank – Directors have declared a special dividend of three point one seven ($0.0317) US cents per duced collapse in demand cession. share to be paid on April 17th, 2020 to Shareholders on record at close of business on March 19th, 2020. coupled with a Russia-Saudi The main international Goddard Enterprises Limited – Directors have declared a final dividend of point five ($0.005) cents per share to be paid on May Arabia price war. benchmark, Brent crude, 29th, 2020 to Shareholders on record at close of business on April 30th, 2020. Investment in oil explo- has fallen from just shy of ration and production was $60 per barrel to under $25 BSE NOTICES set to hit just over half a tril- this week, before regaining lion dollars this year accord- some lost ground. TRADING SUSPENSION The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section ing to the French research The main US benchmark, 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were body IFPEN, as firms WTI, tumbled from nearly suspended effective December 10th, 2019. sought to maintain and ex- $54 to just over $20. pand output. Not all of the drop is due The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited But the emergence of the to the coronavirus. were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. coronavirus, which has seen The price of oil had been The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way nations across the world supported for the past cou- of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor confine citizens at home and ple of years by production Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. shutter businesses to slow limits agreed by the OPEC its spread, has upended all oil cartel led by Saudi The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that, as a result of the approved amalgamation of Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited (CWBL) and Cable & Wireless West Indies Limited (CWWI), trading in the security - Cable and Wireless forecasts. Arabia and a number of (Barbados) Limited - has been suspended with immediate effect. The International Energy other producers including Agency, which advises oil- Russia.

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Patricia Affonso-Dass, President of the CHTA. CHTA’s CEO and Director General Frank Comito. C’BEAN TOURISM WILL EMERGE STRONGER MIAMI – The Caribbean Hotel and Despite the severity of the pandemic, Tourism Association (CHTA) urged Resources set up to help manage COVID-19 crisis Comito and Affonso-Dass predicted the its stakeholders to take advantage monitoring, education and awareness 9-11, through SARS, Zika, hurricanes region will emerge and use lessons of coronavirus (COVID-19) initiatives. The association also and other natural disasters over the learned to make the region even more resources it has set up to contain advanced and implemented measures past two decades, all while experiencing desirable: “Despite the temporary dark the spread of the virus in the to ensure the safety of its employees. unprecedented growth.” clouds, the sun shines in the Caribbean region, and reminded the world of In a joint statement, Comito and The organization’s leaders admitted, and will continue to do so. As we come the Caribbean tourism sector’s Affonso-Dass pointed to online however, that nothing compares to what through this, the world will need the proven ability to strongly bounce resources available to help the industry the region and the world are Caribbean to help it to heal.” back from adversity. manage the crisis. Many of these, along experiencing with the coronavirus To the millions of individuals with Recalling the association’s experience with updates on travel advisories, threat, and while much of what fond memories of time spent in the in dealing with emergencies, CHTA’s airline and hotel cancellations, and happens is beyond individual control, region, the tourism leaders noted the CEO and Director General Frank other notices can be found at the CHTA through sound collective actions by region will be ready to welcome them Comito, and Patricia Affonso-Dass, COVID-19 Resource Center companies, organizations, communities back soon: “A trip to the Caribbean, with President of CHTA, reported that at www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com and governments, the duration and over 30 incredible and diverse immediately upon understanding the /covid-19. intensity of the pandemic can be destinations, is one of the best remedies potential threat of COVID-19 in They reminded that the Caribbean managed. “Difficult decisions which are for wiping away stress and January,the association reached out to tourism sector has considerable made today will help us to recover anxiety – refreshing, renewing and the Caribbean Public Health Agency experience in managing disruptions sooner and ultimately be stronger,” they warming your heart and soul in the (CARPHA) to begin to put in place and risks: “We demonstrated this post asserted. process.”

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Telephone 467-2000, Fax 434-2020/434-1000 The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 13 Guineans heading to polls in historic vote VOTERS in the West first democratically- African state Guinea elected president. were being called to He was returned to of- the polls yesterday for fice by voters in 2015 for a bitterly-disputed ref- his second and final five- erendum that critics year term under the cur- say is a ploy by rent constitution, but President Alpha critics say he has become Conde to stay in increasingly authoritar- power. ian, citing arrests of Conde is proposing a protest leaders. change to the constitu- The draft constitution tion to codify gender would also limit presi- equality and introduce dential terms to two but other social reforms. extend the length of the But his opponents fear term to six years, poten- the real motive is to reset tially enabling Conde to presidential term limits, govern for another 12 allowing Conde, 82, to years. run for a third spell in of- Guinea’s government fice later this year – a sce- argues the new constitu- nario that his govern- tion would usher in ment has not discounted. badly-needed changes in Since October, the conservative country, Guineans have protested especially for women. en masse against the pos- These would include sibility. At least 31 peo- banning female genital ple and one gendarme mutilation and under-age have been killed to date, Alpha Conde, centre, became Guinea’s first democratically-elected president in 2010 - today, critics say marriage, and giving according to an AFP tally. he has taken the well-worn path of authoritarianism. spouses equal rights in a There are also concerns divorce. about the fairness of Some 7.7 million peo- doubts the vote’s credibil- His party,as well as the of the opposition UFR Conde has not denied Sunday’s vote, which ad- ple were on the register, ity. other large opposition party, said Conde wants that he might use the ditionally is taking place out of a total population Cellou Diallo, a former parties, are boycotting to “convince the interna- new constitution to seek amid mounting concern about 13 million people. premier and the head of both the referendum and tional community he is another term when his about the spread of coro- The government says it the leading opposition a parliamentary election open to criticism” while second runs out this year. navirus in Africa. has now scrubbed the party the UFDG, said the that is taking place at the pursuing a third term He told French media Originally scheduled problematic names, after process of cleaning up the same time. anyway. last month that there for March 1, Conde post- an expert team from the electoral roll had been In a deeply polarised A former opposition fig- was “nothing more demo- poned it late last month West Africa bloc opaque. political environment, op- ure who was jailed under cratic” than holding a ref- after international criti- ECOWAS urged doing so “It is an electoral mas- position figures have also previous hardline erendum and it was up to cism of some 2.5 million last week. querade,” he said, adding vowed to stop the votes regimes, Conde entered his party to determine dubious names on the But Guinea’s embat- that the roll did not re- from taking place. the record books when in whether he would run country’s electoral roll. tled opposition still flect the electorate. Sidya Toure, the head 2010 he became Guinea’s again. North Korea praises Trump but warns on ties DONALD TRUMP has “In the letter, he efforts to engage global left to time and be edly said amicable ties be- the two countries would sent a letter to Kim Jong (Trump)... explained his leaders during the ongo- watched whether it can tween the leaders were continue to deteriorate. Un detailing a plan to de- plan to propel the rela- ing pandemic". actually happen,” the sis- not enough. Trump, whose closeness velop ties, state media re- tions between the two “The President looks ter said. Kim Yo Jong praised to the North Korean ported citing the North countries of the DPRK forward to continued com- Analysts say the North Trump’s efforts to main- leader and other global Korean leader’s powerful and the US and expressed munications with has been continuing to re- tain good relations with strongmen has raised sister, but she warned his intent to render coop- Chairman Kim", the offi- fine its weapons capabili- her brother but added: concerns at home, is seek- their good personal rela- eration in the anti-epi- cial said. ties more than a year “Nobody knows how ing re-election in tionship is not enough, as demic work,” an apparent While the letter reflects after a summit between much the personal rela- November’s US election. a hiatus in disarmament reference to the coron- “excellent” ties between Kim Jong Un and Trump tions would change and Pyongyang set talks drags on. avirus pandemic, Kim Yo the two leaders, Kim Yo broke down in Hanoi. The lead the prospective rela- Washington a unilateral The statement by Kim Jong said in the state- Jong warned that broader deadlock is over sanctions tions between the two end-2019 deadline to offer Yo Jong came a day after ment carried by the relations between their relief and what North countries, and it is not fresh concessions, and in the nuclear-armed North North’s Korean Central two nations are different. Korea would be willing to something good to make late December Kim de- fired what appeared to be News Agency (KCNA) on "We try to hope for the give up in return. hasty conclusion or be op- clared the North no two short-range ballistic Sunday. day when the relations Pyongyang – which is timistic about it.” longer considered itself missiles off its east coast A senior administration between the two countries under multiple sets of If the US continued to bound by its moratoriums on Saturday, the latest official confirmed Trump would be as good as the United Nations sanctions pursue its “unilateral and on nuclear and interconti- such action it has taken sent a letter to Kim Jong ones between the two top over its weapons pro- greedy intention", she nental ballistic missile this year. Un, “consistent with his leaders, but it has to be grammes – has repeat- said, relations between tests.

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14 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Trillion-dollar Iran frees French researcher US virus rescue in apparent prisoner swap FRENCH researcher ber of the committee and a Roland Marchal returned professor at the Geneva- to Paris on Saturday after based Graduate Institute package at risk being imprisoned in Iran of International and A GARGANTUAN Republican Senator Rand for over nine months, after Development Studies. package to rescue the Paul, has tested positive France released an He said “the fight con- reeling US economy for coronavirus. Iranian threatened with tinues” to secure was in peril yesterday A statement on his extradition to the US. Adelkhah’s release. as Democrats ex- Twitter feed said he is “Roland has returned,” Adding to concerns for pressed deep concerns “feeling fine,” but he is in his support group an- the welfare of the prison- that the Republican- quarantine and will be un- nounced in a short mes- ers, Iran has been hard hit led plan fails to suffi- able to take the critical sage. by the novel coronavirus ciently help millions of upcoming votes. He was taken to a mili- pandemic, behind only American families dev- Neither will Republican tary hospital near Paris Italy and China in the of- astated by the crisis. Senators Mike Lee and for medical tests, a rela- ficial number of deaths. Congress and the US Mitt Romney, who both tive told AFP, adding that Iran said Saturday that government worked furi- said they were in quaran- the “analyses were good.” 123 more people had died ously to seal the deal on a tine after exposure to Earlier President from coronavirus, raising package that could Paul. Emmanuel Macron an- the country’s official death amount to about $2 tril- Top Senate Democrat nounced that Tehran freed toll to 1,556. The prison lion, likely the largest Chuck Schumer ex- Marchal after France re- population has been par- such federal intervention pressed optimism about a leased Iranian engineer ticularly badly hit. in US history. deal late Saturday, but by Jallal Rohollahnejad, who A separate package Sunday he was more is accused in the US of vi- Prisoner releases being considered by US fi- sober, saying no olating sanctions placed Ahead of Iran’s celebra- nancial authorities would Democrats has supported on the country. tion of the Persian New pump $4 trillion in liquid- the bill as drafted because Macron “is happy to an- Roland Marchal had been imprisoned in Iran since Year starting Friday, au- ity – a staggering 20 per- it had “many, many prob- nounce the release of June 2019. thorities had released a cent of US GDP – into the lems.” Roland Marchal, impris- number of international teetering economy. “It included a large cor- oned in Iran since June Rohollahnejad added that Africa, was accused of the prisoners. But amid signals that porate bailout provision, 2019” but he “urges the he had been badly treated same national security US Navy veteran talks on the congressional with no protections for Iranian authorities to im- while in detention in charge, the lawyer said. Michael White was freed bill were faltering, the workers and virtually no mediately free” fellow re- France. Their Paris-based sup- on Thursday. He was Senate’s top Republican oversight,” Schumer told searcher Fariba The French Court of port group and the French handed over in the north- said he wanted the cham- reporters, adding it “sig- Adelkhah, his office said. Cassation had on March foreign ministry had eastern Iranian city of ber’s warring factions to nificantly cut back” on France has for months 11 approved “the request sounded the alarm over Mashhad to a team from reach a truce. money for hospitals and demanded that Iran re- to extradite the health of both de- Switzerland, which repre- “It’s time to move for- medical workers. lease Adelkhah and her Rohollahnejad to the US, tainees – Adelkhah went sents US interests in the ward. Americans don’t Senator Joe Manchin, a partner Marchal, who but the French govern- on hunger strike for 49 absence of diplomatic rela- need to see us haggling centrist Democrat, were detained last year ment freed him, changing days and Marchal’s health tions, and flown to the cap- endlessly,” Senate warned that the two sides accused of plotting against this decision", it said. is said to be deteriorating. ital Tehran, the US State Majority Leader Mitch were “miles apart now” be- national security. Their The support group has Department said. McConnell told the cham- cause Republicans were trial began in early Coronavirus fears repeatedly said that the Iran this week also freed ber. too focused on preserving March. Adelkhah, 60, an anthro- two are innocent of the for two weeks Nazanin In a clear sign of Wall Street instead of the Adelkhah is a citizen of pologist and expert on charges. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a Washington infighting, metaphoric Main Street of both Iran and France, but Shiite Islam, faces charges “We welcome with relief British-Iranian dual na- though, McConnell was America’s working class. Tehran does not recognise of “propaganda against the arrival of Roland tional who worked for the forced to postpone by Mnuchin meanwhile de- dual nationality. the system” and “collud- Marchal in Paris after Thomson Reuters three hours a scheduled tailed a separate massive ing to commit acts against nearly nine months of ar- Foundation, the media or- 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) vote relief plan to support Very happy national security", accord- bitrary detention in very ganisation’s philanthropic to advance the measure hard-hit businesses. Said Dehqan, lawyer for ing to the researchers’ difficult conditions, but arm. She has been con- towards final passage on Under one part of that both detainees, told AFP lawyer, said. only half of the path has fined to her parents’ home Monday. plan a “significant pack- that Adelkhah was “very Her colleague Marchal, been taken,” said Jean- in west Tehran wearing Senior Democrats were age working with the happy” about the libera- 64, a specialist on East Francois Bayart, a mem- an ankle tag. signalling trouble ahead. Federal Reserve will have tion of her companion. “There is at this time a up to $4 trillion of liquid- Iran has in recent big difference” in ity that we can use to sup- months carried out pris- Republican positions and port the economy,” oner exchanges with the those of Democrats, House Mnuchin told “Fox News US, Australia and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday.” Germany. in a note to her caucus Together, the urgent The Iranian judiciary’s Sunday afternoon. measures represented one news agency Mizan The top Democrat in of the most dramatic gov- Online reported Congress acknowledged ernmental rescue efforts Rohollahnejad had been that her members were outside wartime, with mil- freed by France on Friday. compiling a separate lions of people thrown out Iranian state television House bill that focuses of work, thousands of showed images of him more on workers. businesses shuttered, hugging members of his Treasury Secretary travel severely curtailed family during an emo- Steven Mnuchin, perhaps and no certainty as to tional reunion in Tehran. the key representative of when things might im- He stood accused in the President Donald Trump’s prove. United States if trying to administration in the They also came as the smuggle technological ma- process, had expressed death toll continued to terial into Iran in viola- hope an agreement could rise – especially in tion of US sanctions. be reached Sunday. hotspots like New York – “Thanks be to god, those As the 100-member and as local and state offi- days have ended,” Senate struggled to nar- cials nationwide warned Rohollahnejad said in an row the gap, it was hit of dire consequences ab- interview on Iranian state with the news Sunday sent more aggressive fed- television. Iranian state media released images of engineer Jallal Rohollahnejad being that one of its own, eral action. The visibly emotional reunited with his family after his release by France. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 15

Netflix to slash traffic across Europe to relieve virus strain on Internet providers NETFLIX INC. government “shelter in ter, on Saturday said it (NFLX.O) said it will place” orders aimed would do the same for the cut traffic by 25% on at slowing the coron- rest of Europe in the next networks across avirus outbreak. two days. Europe in a relief The streaming giant, Netflix said it will re- measure for Internet which has already de- move the highest band- service providers ployed a way to reduce its width streams within (ISPs) experiencing a traffic on networks in each resolution category surge in usage due to Italy and Spain by a quar- for the next 30 days in Europe wherein users might notice a slight de- crease in video quality within each category. “Our goal is simple: to maintain the quality of Netflix logo is seen in front of displayed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this service for our members, illustration taken on March 19, 2020. while supporting ISPs who are facing unprece- serve the smooth func- ing, with the bulk esti- delayed its launch in dented strain on their tioning of the Internet mated to be in Europe. France by two weeks at networks,” the company during the coronavirus Alphabet Inc.’s the request of the French said. crisis. (GOOGL.O) YouTube government. Netflix said it will con- While partners in re- and Amazon.com Inc. The telecoms industry tinue to adhere with nor- gions such as Latin (AMZN.O) joined Netflix has in recent days re- mal procedures for all America want the com- (NFLX.O) in responding ported a spike in data other networks “until and pany to reduce its band- to a call by European traffic on networks as unless they experience is- width as soon as possible, Union industry chief thousands of people were sues of their own”. others wanted to continue Thierry Breton to cut pic- forced to stay home in The world’s largest business as usual, Netflix ture quality to prevent an attempt to curb the streaming media service said. overload. spread of the highly con- had said on Thursday it Netflix had over Walt Disney Co.’s tagious coronavirus, would reduce bit rates 42 million subscribers in (DIS.N) streaming serv- which has infected more across all of its streams in Europe, Africa and the ice Disney+, which is set than 274,800 people glob- Europe, in effect cutting Middle East at the end of to launch in Britain and ally and led to the deaths traffic on its European the first quarter of 2019, most major European of 11,389 people world- networks by 25% to pre- showed an exchange fil- markets on March 24, has wide.

Facebook Inc.’s Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg. Google launches US says website offered Facebook donates emergency coronavirus website phony COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON – The The website claimed reserve of 720,000 masks in the United States US Justice Department to offer access to World ALPHABET Inc.’s Google and countries in coming yesterday said it cracked Health Organisation due to coronavirus outbreak said on Saturday it days, Google said in a blog down on a website that vaccine kits for a ship- FACEBOOK Inc. (FB.O) pany is also working on launched a United States- post. was fraudulently offer- ping charge of $4.95. Chief Executive Mark “sourcing a lot more to focused website with in- Google Chief Executive ing to sell vaccines for “In fact, there are Zuckerberg said yesterday donate”. formation about coron- Sundar Pichai said in a warding off the deadly currently no legitimate that the social media The United States has avirus guidance and test- blog post last Sunday that coronavirus. COVID-19 vaccines and company has donated its seen a surge in demand ing, as the country works the search giant was The department said the WHO is not distrib- emergency reserve of for respirator masks on slowing the spread of partnering with the US the case marked its first uting any such vaccine,” 720,000 masks to provide caused by the coronavirus the highly contagious government to create a action to fight fraud the Justice Department health workers with more outbreak as the US virus. website by March 16. related to the coron- said in a statement. protective gear. Department of Health The site However, the launch avirus outbreak, which At the department’s “To help, Facebook and Human Services, over (google.com/covid19), was delayed as local has killed more than request, US District donated our emergency the next 18 months, aims which consists of re- and national guidance 400 Americans and dis- Judge Robert Pitman reserve of 720,000 masks to buy 500 million masks sources and links focused changed significantly rupted the lives of mil- issued a temporary re- that we had bought in for the Strategic National on the potentially deadly from Sunday to Monday lions across the country. straining order requir- case the wildfires contin- Stockpile, the nation’s respiratory illness and the company had said The coronavirus ing that public access to ued,” Zuckerberg said in a supply of pharmaceuticals COVID-19, will be avail- it would roll out the web- causes the respiratory the website be blocked, post, adding that the com- and medical supplies. able in more languages site later in the week. illness COVID-19. the department said. Facebook to cut video streaming quality in virus-hit Europe BRUSSELS – Facebook avirus outbreak. free up bandwidth for are fears of congestion as ment. said it would lower its will downgrade video Earlier last week, healthcare and distance more and more people The move will last as overall bandwidth utilisa- streaming quality on Netflix, Alphabet Inc.’s learning for thousands of work at home. long as there are concerns tion by at least 25% in all its platform and on YouTube, Amazon and children sent home by “To help alleviate any about Internet gridlock, a of the European countries Instagram in Europe, the Disney said they would closing schools. potential network conges- person close to the com- launching Disney+ next latest US tech giant to downgrade their video While European tele- tion, we will temporarily pany said. week. respond to an EU call to quality. coms operators say their reduce bit rates for Both Netflix and Streaming video can stave off Internet gridlock EU industry chief networks have been able videos on Facebook and YouTube said they would account for two-thirds of as thousands work from Thierry Breton has urged to cope with the data Instagram in Europe,” a cut their picture quality traffic on fixed and mobile home due to the coron- streaming platforms to traffic rise so far, there spokesman said in a state- for 30 days while Disney networks. 16 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Quake hits Zagreb, PM urges social distancing as residents flee buildings ZAGREB – A large Ministers warned peo- earthquake struck ple not to walk close to near the Croatian cap- buildings and beware of ital Zagreb yesterday, falling debris due to a critically injuring a strong wind. They also teenager caught in a urged them to stay apart collapsed building in from one another as the the city centre and country struggles to prompting appeals for contain the spread of social distancing after coronavirus. people rushed out “We are fighting two onto the streets. enemies at the moment, Sixteen other people one is invisible and the were injured, including other is unpredictable,” another minor who was Interior Minister Davor Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic walks an area affected by an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia yes- badly hurt, and the 5.3 Bozinovic said. terday. magnitude quake caused So far, Croatia has re- fires and power black- ported 254 cases of the the city and was felt head injuries from a crises now,” Plenkovic to 5.3 from an initial outs in parts of the capi- virus and one death. across the Western falling roof. told a news conference. reading of 6.0. Croatia’s tal, hospital and emer- Prime Minister Andrej Balkans. The Zagreb Fire “Let us not forget the state seismology service gency services said. Plenkovic said the gov- Zarko Rasic, head of Department said fire- coronavirus epidemics ... said there had been 30 People ran from their ernment would provide the Zagreb Emergency fighting and rescue oper- Individual discipline and aftershocks. apartment buildings to accommodation in the Medicine Institute, a ations were ongoing at responsibility is of ut- The government said it their cars as pieces of the students’ dormitory in children’s hospital, said several locations. most importance.” would estimate the dam- facades started falling Zagreb for up to 1,800 a 15-year-old was in a Plenkovic said the Local media reported age in the coming weeks off. Dozens of cars were people whose homes critical condition after army had been called in that many people had and ask the European also damaged by debris were damaged. being found by an emer- to help clean up debris in headed out of Zagreb, Commission for aid. which fell off buildings. He said the quake was gency services team Zagreb and urged citi- prompting police to The US Geological Authorities said the biggest to hit Zagreb under a collapsed build- zens to “stay outside and organise checkpoints Survey said the quake around 70 buildings were in 140 years. It struck ing and another minor keep your distance”. on the highway to check measured 5.4, while damaged. 6 km (4 miles) north of had been admitted with “We are facing two if they were violating the European Mediter- self-isolation. ranean Seismological The German Research Centre (EMSC) also re- Centre for Geosciences ported 5.3 magnitude, Diamond samples in Canada reveal size of lost continent (GFZ) downgraded the followed by another 5.1 CANADIAN scientists magnitude of the quake magnitude earthquake. have discovered a frag- ment of an ancient conti- nent, suggesting that it was 10% larger than Coronavirus sends previously thought. They were studying climate strikers back to diamond samples from Baffin Island, a glacier- covered land mass near school – this time, online Greenland, when they LONDON – They walked should have access to,” noticed a remnant of out of class to fight cli- Thunberg told a webinar North Atlantic Craton. mate change. Now, as for young activists on Cratons are ancient, coronavirus shuts schools Friday. stable parts of the around the world, they’re Thunberg held a rally Earth’s continental crust. starting their own. for 4,000 protesters in The North American Fridays For Future, Belgium two weeks ago, Craton stretched from a group that inspired but Fridays for Future present-day Scotland to millions of pupils to join then moved its weekly North America and broke protests started by school strikes online apart 150m years ago. Swedish activist Greta under the hashtag Scientists chanced on Thunberg, is launching a #ClimateStrikeOnline. the latest evidence as series of webinars to be The group’s German they examined explo- Baffin Island is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest in the world. held on Fridays for pupils branch has since ration samples of kim- determined to “strike” de- launched daily talks from berlite, a rock that often that carry a wealth of missing piece of a puz- Earth’s plates had been spite being stuck at home. politicians, scientists contains diamonds, from details on conditions far zle,” Ms. Kopylova is based on shallow rock Thunberg said the and campaigners, and is Baffin Island. beneath the surface of quoted as saying in an samples formed at talks will be by “experts e-mailing officials to de- “For researchers, kim- our planet over time.” article published by the depths of one to 10km and interesting people” mand they stop backing berlites are subterranean Ms.Kopylova and her University of British (six miles). who can educate youth fossil fuel projects. rockets that pick up pas- colleagues says the Columbia’s website. Ms. Kopylova said the about the climate crisis Thunberg, 17, said she sengers on their way to sample bore a mineral The samples were discovery adds about even as the pandemic is looking forward to the surface,” University signature that matched taken from deep below 10% to the known size of turns their lives upside resuming her studies in of British Columbia geol- other portions of the the Chidliak Kimberlite the craton. “Our knowl- down. August at the end of a ogist Maya Kopylova North Atlantic Craton. Province in southern edge is literally and “This is a good opportu- year-long sabbatical. said. “The passengers are “Finding these ‘lost’ Baffin Island. Previous symbolically deeper,” nity to put out informa- “I actually enjoy it,” she solid chunks of wall rocks pieces is like finding a reconstructions of the she said. tion that we think people said. “I am a nerd.”

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Am I overreacting? DEAR JANE, ting off meeting your I’M a mother of two two children is a bad who’s been dating this sign or a red flag, but guy for six months now I do think a discus- and things seem to be sion about the issue going well. My only con- is not only war- cern is that he hasn’t ranted but probably met my children yet. I long overdue. When don’t know if this is he says “it’s bad tim- really a concern, but it ing,” you need to ask pops into my mind a lot. him what he means Maybe he just little more time. I’ve invited him out by that. doesn’t feel that Conversely, the idea with us a few times, but Meeting a signifi- your relationship is of two children it never happens. I’ve cant other’s children at the level yet that maybe scary to him asked him about it, and is a really big deal. he should be getting and he might prefer he says that he would At least, it should be. involved with your to pretend that they like to meet them but I’m of the mind that children. Maybe he don’t really exist that it’s just bad tim- that kind of intro- can’t say with confi- (which is hard to do ing. duction should be dence that he sees once you’ve met Would you say this is reserved for relation- himself in your lives them). a bad sign or that I’m ships that are months from now, Whatever his overreacting? Is it still monogamous and on and so he doesn’t reasoning is, you soon, or should it have the track to commit- want to get attached obviously need and happened already? ment. As a mother, to your children (and deserve to know RF you should be of that vice versa) if he isn’t what it is. Is this mind as well. And, there yet. That does- relationship maybe DEAR RF, if this guy has any n’t mean he won’t leading somewhere I DEFINITELY would sense, he should feel get there. It may just serious or not? If he not say that his put- the same way. mean that he needs a can’t give you an an- swer, then you need to decide whether you’re willing to give this relationship more time – without Need Advice? pressuring him to meet your children and move faster than Write to Ask Jane he’s ready. If it turns out you’re on differ- c/o Advocate Publishers 2000 Inc ent pages and you don’t feel like wait- ing for him to catch Fontabelle, St. Michael up, you might want [email protected] to move on. Bridge JANE

18 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate SSPPOORRTTSS Tryhane leads World Jumping Challenge after first round PAIGE TRYHANE There was a definite at- drew first blood mosphere of electrified last weekend when excitement from both the members of the horses and riders as they Barbados Equestrian tackled the technical 440- Association opened metre course, which was their campaign in designed by Christophe the International Johnen of Germany. The Equestrian Federation compulsory vet check was (FEI) World Jumping led by Dr. Laura Williams Challenge. With the and Barbados’ FEI Judge Whitehall Equestrian Shakira Emtage-Cave, Centre providing a before the day’s proceed- breathtaking back- ings were kicked off Paige Tryhane and Daisy as they clear their last fence in Competition 1 – Round 2 – to take the win. drop for the first com- by honouring Victoria petition for 2020 on Lane/Victor as the Best in awe as they sailed moved into Round 2. March 15, Tryhane Turned-out Horse. through the 13-obstacle Round 2 consisted of 10 and her partner Daisy Dylan Frost was the course with absolute jumps over a 400-metre finished at the top of lone male competitor, and precision. They ended as course against the clock. the pile at the end of along with his partner the only team to clear As it was Women’s Day in the day. Victor, as he is better with zero penalties in Sport, the same trio of With the event mark- known in the show jump- Round 1. ladies did not disappoint. ing one of the first of ing arena, were the un- The ladies, not to be They stepped up to the the Barbados Olympic derdogs of the competi- left out of any action, all plate to ride clear in Association’s celebrations tion in Category C at jostled for positions as Round 2. Also riding a for Equality and Women 1.10 metres. However, Laura Smith and Little clear round was Jodi in Sport, supporters and this pair were on target Vegas, Monique Archer Haloute with school mas- spectators came out in and managed to silence and Mario, and Tryhane ter Calipo – a big, grey their pink to show soli- the spectators and com- aboard Daisy all ended gelding. darity for the cause. petitors who watched on on four penalties as they Frost and Victor had given their all in Round 1, but were not as fortu- nate in Round 2 as they finished with three rails to total 12 penalties, which saw them slipping down into fifth place. Head held high, they made an awesome turn after Jump 5, following the example of Tryhane and Daisy, but they were no match for the top-four ladies. Paige Tryhane and Daisy receiving 1st prize from At the top of the (left to right) BOA’s Kendia Brathwaite and Ytannia podium, Tryhane and Wiggins as they celebrate Play Like a Girl/Women in Daisy won the day after Sport. (PHOTO BY ALISON ELLIOT) totalling four penalties with a corker of a time Corlato, to win Category again on the podium in (49.45 seconds). Smith C in Barbados and the third with Lady Intent. and Little Vegas also fin- regional Zone 10. She In the Children’s section, ished with four penalties also ranked second in the Lena Tempro on Galway accumulated from the world in the Challenge. Girl took the win over first round in a time of This year, she returns Naiya Hinds and Mr. 57.34 seconds. Third with Daisy and currently Blue. place went to Archer and leads the way at the This FEI event was Mario as they also racked 1.10-metre height. the first of three to be up four penalties in a In the additional held in Barbados, how- time of 60.18 seconds. classes, the 0.85 metre ever, with the outbreak Haloute and Calipo fin- was led by Dominique of the COVID-19 virus, ished in fourth. Jones and Seamus, who all competitions have Tryhane, like many had the only clear round been suspended. Globally, others, is not new to this in this class. Scarlett the World Health FEI format. In 2017, she Farmer and Lola placed Organisation has advised led the way on Daisy to second with four faults for further events to be win the Category B at a on jump 7A. In the 0.70 postponed and FEI has height of 1.20 metres lo- metre, Leah Edwards joined forces to prevent cally to help make up a and Chico were victori- further spread. All team score for Barbados. ous in the Adult section, Barbados Equestrian Laura Smith and Little Vegas receiving congrats for their 2nd place from (left to In 2019, she brought with Zuri Connell and Association shows have right) BOA’s Gail Craig-Archer, Paula Jarvis and Ytannia Wiggins. All supporting out her 12-year-old Lucky Luke in second been postponed until Women in Sport! Play Like a Girl. (PHOTO BY ALISON ELLIOT) Czech Republic stallion, while Tryhane finished further notice. The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 19

Tokyo 2020: IOC sets deadline for Report: NFL draft to be held in studio, not Vegas ALTHOUGH the NFL’s ently,embrace technology decision on Games amid coronavirus crown jewel of the offsea- and collaborate,” Goodell THE International likely outcome. place have removed the USA Swimming for it to son, the draft, will proceed wrote. “We will also use Olympic Committee is The Games are under ability of athletes to com- be delayed by 12 months. as planned April 23-25, the Draft to help support considering a post- threat because of the coro- pete on a level playing UK Athletics chairman it will not happen in fans and those people ponement of Tokyo navirus pandemic cur- field and it simply does Nic Coward has sug- Las Vegas as originally impacted in our commu- 2020, and has given it- rently affecting large not seem appropriate to gested that the Olympics scheduled, the Los nities.” self a deadline of four parts of the planet. continue on the present should be postponed, Angeles Times reported With the coronavirus weeks to make a deci- British Olympic course towards the while Brazil, Norway and on Saturday. pandemic causing the sion. Association chairman Olympic Games in the Slovenia’s Olympic com- The Times cited two suspension of virtually The IOC’s executive Sir Hugh Robertson said: current environment.” mittees have also urged anonymous sources who every professional, college board met on Sunday “We welcome the IOC IOC president Thomas the IOC to take action and said the draft will be run and high school sports amid mounting pressure executive board decision Bach said on Friday that put the Games back to out of a television studio – league in North America, from athletes and na- to review the options in “different scenarios” for next year. not in Las Vegas – with the NFL’s initial offseason tional Olympic commit- respect of a postponement the Games were being Four-time Olympic expected live cut-ins from calendar has continued tees for the Games to be of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic considered for the first champion and BBC Sport various team headquar- fairly unchanged thus far. delayed. Games. time. pundit Michael Johnson ters throughout the The free agency period Cancellation is “not on “However, we urge On Saturday, USA has expressed fears that league. began on schedule this the agenda”, said the IOC, rapid decision-making Track and Field, athletics’ athletes could “risk their It is the latest move by week, with the main limi- but a ‘scaled-down’ Games for the sake of athletes US governing body,called lives” trying to train for the NFL in reaction to tations involving delays in will be considered. who still face significant for the Olympics to be de- the Games and asked for the ongoing coronavirus some physical exams and However, postponement uncertainty. layed. clarity on the IOC’s deci- pandemic. official announcements is thought to be the most “Restrictions now in It follows a request from sion-making process. Details of a revised NFL because of current travel draft presentation have restrictions. not yet been revealed pub- According to Pro licly,other than the league Football Talk, a memo Premier League could previously announcing it from NFL chief medical will still hold the draft on officer Allen Sills was re- resume before virus its scheduled dates – only portedly sent to players with no fans present and via the NFL Players with all public events can- Association, recapping restrictions are lifted – celled. the steps that the league The report does not has taken over the past Southampton chief mention specifics on how 10 days in response to SOUTHAMPTON’S chief tainment and a sign that the NFL would adjust any the COVID-19 outbreak, executive has suggested the country is coming back of its usual promotional including plans to hold Premier League matches to normal. efforts around the event, the draft without fans could be on television “If people are home for which normally include present. every day while people are another month and inviting approximately Sills wrote, in part,“The still confined to their Premier League football is 20-30 top prospects to the NFL Draft will look differ- homes because of the coro- on the TV every day that host city for appearances ent this year. The clubs’ navirus outbreak. can only be a good thing. and interviews. The play- selection of players will Martin Semmens says Not because we are more ers and family members proceed as scheduled April the return of the top flight essential than the NHS attending the draft then 23-25. However, public – currently suspended but because we can give become live storylines events in Las Vegas are until at least 30 April – people entertainment and during the weekend, with cancelled. Fans can still would be “a sign that the show that we’re fighting the players walking on- follow the draft day excite- country is coming back to back.” Martin Semmens is Southampton FC’s chief execu- stage to shake hands with ment on TV, and the NFL normal” but it should not Semmens said teams tive. NFL commissioner Roger is exploring innovative op- happen before it is safe. are hopeful of completing Goodell upon being se- tions for how the process “We have to do what is the league by the end of league done by the end of two more weeks of football lected. will be conducted and will right and safe for the gen- June but did not yet know June,” Semmens added. and get paid nicely to do it In an internal e-mail share that information as eral public,” he told BBC when play would resume. “As soon as you go past -I don’t believe that will sent to all NFL employees it becomes available.” Radio Solent. Some players will be out that date, there are legal be a substantial challenge. on Thursday, Goodell No NFL player is “When everybody is safe of contract on 30 June, but challenges. “The challenge is mak- hinted that some changes known to have tested and we’re not using up Semmens believes players “If we ended up playing ing sure we don’t have a were coming to this year’s positive for COVID-19, NHS and police resources, could be convinced to stay until 15 July and you had knock-on effect to other event. but Saints head coach the government would for longer should play con- to extend a player’s con- seasons and make football “Planning for the Draft Sean Payton did announce like us to get back to play- tinue beyond that point. tract by two weeks, con- compromised for years to is a good example of how Thursday that he has the ing because we are enter- “We hope to get the vincing a player to play come.” we need to think differ- virus. Dubai World Cup Former Real Madrid postponed over the president dies after contracting COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic FORMER Real Madrid “He did not deserve this THE Dubai World Cup, pants”. president Lorenzo Sanz end in this manner. One one of the world’s richest It was due to be the died on Saturday after of the best, most coura- horse races, has been 25th edition of the fixture, being taken to hospital geous and hard-working postponed because of the which has total prize with coronavirus. people I have seen in my coronavirus pandemic. money of $35m (£30m) Sanz, 76, was president life. His family and Real This year’s meeting had including $12m (£10.3) in at the Bernabeu from Madrid were his passion.” Real Madrid won the Champions League twice when been set to take place on the feature race. 1995-2000, a period in Sanz signed players Lorenzo Sanz was president. Saturday, March 28 at In 2019, Thunder Snow which Real won the such as Roberto Carlos, Meydan Racecourse, be- became the first horse to Champions League twice. Clarence Seedorf and dential election to played for Real Madrid hind closed doors. win the Dubai World Cup “My father has just Davor Suker during his Florentino Perez, which from 1996-1999 before Race organisers said twice when he retained died,” wrote Sanz’s son time in charge of the 33- sparked Real’s big-spend- spending the final seven it was off “to safeguard his title after a photo fin- Lorenzo Sanz Duran on time Spanish champions. ing ‘Galatico’ era. years of his career at the health of all partici- ish with Gronkowski. Twitter. He lost the 2000 presi- Sanz’s son Fernando, 46, Malaga.

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FOR RENT REAL ESTATE GEMSWICK 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Carl Lewis: Postpone 1 or 2 Bedroom 6, 272 sq.ft. Furnished / Unfurnished Price on request Short / Long-term, Olympics for two years Water Included, 2 persons LAND FOR SALE NINE-TIME Olympic pushing back the track and field champion Olympics to 2022, after Call 243-4969 1) St. Philip Carl Lewis says he wants the scheduled 2022 Kirtons REAL ESTATE 10,208 sq.ft. a delay of up to two years Beijing Winter Olympics. FOR RENT $175,000.00 for the Tokyo Olympics “If we delay what Apartments but rejects any bid to should we do?” Lewis 2) Casuarina Estates cancel them outright. said. “I think a more 1) Gibbons - 2 bed, 1 bath, 9,900 sq.ft. The 58-year-old US comfortable situation furnished - $1,600.00 $200,000.00 athletics legend told would be two years and 2) Gibbons - 1 bed, 1 bath, 3) Christ Church Houston television put it in the Olympic year furnished - $1,200.00 Bird's Eye Ridge station KRIV that he with the Winter Olympics 5,449 sq.ft. backs the calls for and then make it kind of 3) Yorkshire - 2 bed, 1 bath, $125,000.00 postponement by USA a celebratory Olympic semi-furnished _ $1,500.00 Track and Field and USA year. 4) St. Peter Swimming due to “There are some Townhouses Maynards Grove 6,591 sq.ft. disruptions caused by the athletes who are right on 1) Clermont Green, St. Mi- $195,000.00 coronavirus pandemic. the edge of retiring that chael - 2 bed, 1 _ bath, fur- “The best part about that may hurt, but in nished - $2,500.00 5) Christ Church that is they’re creating reality, you have to focus Available 1st February 2020. REAL ESTATE Rendezvous Meadows NOTICES some solidarity in their on what (will best serve) 6, 534 sq. ft. 7) Warrens Terrace Commercial $140,000.00 message,” Lewis said. the masses.” Executive 2 bedroom, 2.5 “I just think it’s really For Lewis, that would bathroom townhouse, AC in 1) Wildey Business Centre 6) St. Thomas difficult for an athlete to mean staging a Tokyo St. Michael bedrooms; nicely finished Lot #16 Applegrove Bucks $495,000.00 prepare, to train, to keep Olympics only two years 580 sq.ft. 2.13 Acres their motivation if there’s ahead of the 2024 Paris $2,000.00 per month + VAT $550,000.00 inclusive of service charges 8) Horsehill complete uncertainty. Olympics. 58,000 sq.ft. with a large Available immediately 7) St. George That’s the hardest thing. “Two years isn’t a big house with a 2 bedroom “Because it’s a health deal, and then two years Rowans apartment, excellent for con- 2) Webster Park 11,200 sq.ft. approx issue, it’s beyond later we have the First Floor version to an intimate bed $25.00 per sq. ft. and breakfast or retreat or everyone’s control. I think summer (Olympics) $40,192.00 per month + VAT most athletes are again. I think that that inclusive of service charges rehailitation facility 8) St. Philip $2,600,00.00 accepting that.” would kind of give them Available immediately for fit Emerald City out 6,000 sq.ft. The Tokyo Olympics time to re-prepare,” Lewis 9) 8.868sq ft at South View are set to start July 24 told the TV station. $220,000.00 Fort George Heights Christ 3) Warrens while US swim and “I just think there’s a Church $195,000.00 St. Michael Apartment Building athletics trials to way to put sports in its Multi-purpose building with determine the nation’s perspective, understand parking 10) 5922sq ft at Ealing Park 1) Clapham Heights Christ Church $177,800.00 two largest delegations the athletes’ lives and 15,700 sq.ft. Unfurnished two storey (3 Rental rate to be negotiated apartments) for the event are set for their dedication and give June. them a second chance Situated on 8, 305 sq.ft. OTHER PROPERTIES FOR 4) Lower Estate Many athletes have they deserve in a way Price on request RENT St. Michael struggled to continue that they can be 15,000 sq.ft. 2) Belleville Main Road (for 1) Warrens Park training while being respected and also have a Modern Building commercial purposes) Price on request 2 bedroom upstairs apart- forced to stay home to chance to be the best they Property on 24, 126 sq.ft. ment $1,300.00 $1.3 million avoid spreading the can be.” 5) Disaster recovery facility Floor area - 7,008.41 sq.ft. deadly virus. Lewis, an assistant in Lower Estate 2) Ocean City 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom “The athletes cannot coach for the University Office #1 - 1,020 sq.ft. - prepare for an Olympic of Houston track team, $4,800.00 per month + VAT house, enclosed, pets wel- OTHER PROPERTIES FOR come $1,800.00 Games if they don’t have knows the pain of Office #4 - 680 sq.ft. - SALE $3,800.00 per month + VAT an Olympic Trials, if they missing an Olympics. Office #9 - 340 sq.ft. - 3) Oldbury Terrace don’t have competition,” He missed out on the 1) Eagle Hall Executive style 2 bedroom, 2 $2,000.00 per month + VAT Approx 23,000 sq. ft. of land Lewis said. 1980 Moscow Games All inclusive of service bathroom, fully furnished with buildings, in a prime apartment $1,800.00 "I think USATF, in this after qualifying in the charge main road position with park- case, stepped up. I think long jump and 4x100m Available immediately ing $1,750,000.00 4) Maynards they’re creating a voice relay when the United 6) Green Hill Spacious 3 bedroom, 2.5 that puts the athletes States boycotted the 2) Cottage Heights bathroom house, $2,500.00 St. Michael 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom ex- first and I think the event. Standalone warehouse athletes appreciate it.” Lewis said any idea to ecutve style house on 7,738 5) Chancery Lane 7,224 sq.ft. - $10,000.00 per sq.ft. $725,000.00 Lewis called upon the cancel the Tokyo month Furnished 2 bedroom apart- ment $1,400.00 International Olympic Olympics outright was Plus Service Charge 3) Cane Vale Committee to consider wrong. Available 1st February, 2020 Fairly new development with 6) Mount Standfast “That would be a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom NOTICES FOR SALE 3 bedroom furnished house devastating and what house $550,000.00 $2,700.00 COMPANIES ACT CAP. 308 Houses OF BARBADOS happens is, then all of a 4) Mangrove Park 7) Warrens Heights, St. Tho- sudden you take the 1) Shrewsbury Gardens 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Galveston Holdings Ltd. athlete’s voice out of the St. Philip mas Company Number: 12070 house with a spacious 1 bed- conversation,” Lewis said. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Executive Townhouse room apartment $525,000.00 In accordance with Section 367 $375,000.00 3 En-suite Bedrooms “Canceling to me would 1 Powder Room (4)(b) of the Companies Act 5) Oakwood Park Cap. 308 of the Laws of Barba- be a non-starter for the 2) Jackson Gated athletes. It’s just not fair. 5,189 sq.ft. with a 3 bed- Security Cameras dos, notice is hereby given that St. Michael the Company intends to room, 2 bathroom and home Furnished $4,000.00 per mth If you delay and say this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom office $585,000.00 dissolve. is what we’re going to do, 8,700 sq.ft. or Semi-Furnished $3,500.00 per mth Dated this 23rd day of March, then it gives the athletes $427,000.00 6) Ealing Park 2020 a chance to make a 6,256 sq.ft. of land 3) Ealing Park Contact: positive out of a $160,000.00 HT Realty Rachelle D. Jardine Christ Church Director negative." Fixer Upper 230-4383 The Barbados Advocate Monday March 23, 2020 • 21 22 • Monday March 23, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Swimming: Le Clos faces Lewis Hamilton allays uncertain training future amid Olympic doubts CAPE TOWN – Olympic Olympic champion, has- swimming gold medalist n’t swum in 20 days in coronavirus concerns Chad Le Clos had to leave Toronto.” FORMULA 1 world his Turkish base in a rush Le Clos said it had been champion Lewis after his training sched- a turbulent week, which Hamilton says he has ule for the Tokyo 2020 included a mad dash out undergone a period of Games was thrown into of Turkey. isolation after recently disarray, and has doubts “On Monday the plan being pictured with over whether the event was to stay six, seven actor Idris Elba, who will go ahead. weeks (in Turkey). has tested positive for Le Clos had set up in Suddenly, the country is coronavirus. Turkey after an earlier going into lockdown and Hamilton, 35, was at an camp in Italy had been hotels are probably going event in London earlier cancelled due to the coro- to be closed. We had 36 this month with Elba. navirus outbreak, but hours to get out. Sophie Grégoire is now at home in Cape “Luckily I got tickets Trudeau – wife of the Town and uncertain of his the same night. It’s such Canadian Prime Minister immediate future plans. a whirlwind. One minute Justin Trudeau – was also “There’s no real plan you’re training hard, in attendance and has going forward. I have no everything’s gone great, been diagnosed with coro- coach, no training part- and then you have to navirus. ners. I could be stuck here leave.” “I want to let you know until the Olympics,” Le Clos admits he has that I am doing well,” Lewis Hamilton attended a WE Movement event earlier this month. he told South Africa’s doubt as to whether the Hamilton said in a state- Sunday Times newspa- Olympics will go ahead as ment. and it has now been 17 ited amount of tests avail- fore last weekend’s sea- per. scheduled, but believes The Mercedes driver days since I saw Sophie able and there are people son-opening Australian “If they shut the gyms athletes should keep added: “There has been and Idris. I have been who need it more than I Grand Prix was cancelled here, I don’t have a plan B focused for now. speculation about my in touch with Idris and do, especially when I was- because of the pandemic. (for a pool). It’s scary. I’ve Le Clos is South Africa’s health, after I was at an happy to hear he is OK. n’t showing any symptoms The Formula 1 season spoken to some guys liter- most decorated Olympian event where two people “I did speak to my doctor at all.” has been delayed until at ally stuck in their homes. with a gold in the 200 me- later tested positive for and double checked if I Hamilton said that he least the start of June, They can’t do training. tres butterfly in 2012 that coronavirus. needed to take a test but had been in isolation since with several races either “I was told Penny shot him to fame, as well “I have zero symptoms the truth is, there is a lim- last Friday – shortly be- postponed or cancelled. Oleksiak, the Canadian as three silver medals.

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P HOROSCOPES R O ARIES (March 21-April 19). Work on your own S projects may be very much on your mind today, Aries. A They could involve studies of some kind or the arts. N It's possible that you may be considering innovative D ways of earning extra money. All signs indicate that any enterprise begun or continued today is likely to C succeed, so go to it. O TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Long-term invest- N ments, especially those involving real estate, could pay S off now, Taurus. If you've been thinking of buying or selling a home, this is the time to do it. All signs indi- cate that your patience is likely to bear fruit, so at least one of your longtime goals should bring success right now. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Kicking ideas around with colleagues today could lead to planning social events and bringing important people together in order Z to ensure cooperation on ambitious projects. You might I find yourself in a number of meetings, Gemini, or T spending considerable time on the phone. Your mind S is especially business oriented today, so you'll be op- erating very efficiently. CANCER (June 22-July 22).Alot of paperwork, per- haps involving contracts, could lead to financial gain on the job, Cancer. You could make or save some money for your employer, which could prove impor- tant. Expect some sort of acknowledgement or recog- nition for your efforts from superiors, which could lead to advancement or a possible raise. R LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Today you might want to put E your innate business sense into making a success of a X pet project of your own. This is a good idea, Leo, be- cause all signs indicate that whatever you begin today, M whether it's for your employer or yourself, could well O lead to success. R VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). New discoveries that G capture your imagination could find you spending A most of your day sequestered in your home and learn- N ing as much as you can. All indications are that you aren't going to want to do much else, Virgo, but it's im- portant to remember to take breaks and get a little ex- ercise throughout the day. LIBRA(Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may have plans to get together with friends, and you're probably looking forward to it. However, Libra, delays could get in the P way, although you aren't likely to let them stop you. H Your concentration and perseverance are both higher A than usual, so it isn't likely that you'll give up on any- N thing you start today. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).Your hard work on the T job may appear to be finally paying off, Scorpio, as all O signs indicate that a raise, promotion, or other form of M advancement is coming your way. Your ambition and concentration have led and will continue to lead to sig- nificant accomplishment, which isn't likely to escape the notice of those above you in the hierarchy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Studying in soli- tude may appeal to you today, Sagittarius. A new in- terest has captured your imagination, so you may de- M cide to sequester yourself at home or in the library to A learn about it. Your concentration is high, as is your R perseverance, so anything you begin today is likely to Y succeed. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Memories welling W up today could trigger a desire to get in touch with old O friends, Capricorn, or relatives you haven't seen in a R long time. Some of these recollections could be bitter- sweet, bringing pain experienced in the past to the sur- T face once more. Don't hang on to these ancient griev- H ances. Work them out in your mind and then let them go. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Business-oriented so- cial events could take up a lot of your time today, M Aquarius. You could either be planning or attending O them. If the latter, however, it could well be more T than one. You're feeling especially outgoing at this H time, so you should make a good impression and pos- E sibly even make a few new friends. R PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your innate charm and good manners have brought you good relationships G with both co-workers and superiors, and today you O might find that this has served you well, Pisces. O Authority figures may seem a little intimidating, but S hang on to your self-confidence. E

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Public told: There is still GOD IS WITH US! hope Church goes on via online platforms BE assured of the pres- tle things God has blessed member the promise God ence of God during them with and make life has made when life be- these times of uncer- meaningful and fulfilling. comes difficult. tainty. He stressed that in sea- Rev.Richards made ref- Bishop of the South sons of uncertainty, peo- erence to the year 1823 Caribbean District of the ple have the hope of God’s when an angry mob tore Methodist Church in the promises. He said that down the Methodist Caribbean and the God reminded Jacob that Church on James Street, Americas, Superintendent He will keep his promises noting that (today) some- of the Circuit, Rev. Derick and for Christians, he will thing has threatened the A. Richards gave this mes- do the same. church’s ability to gather sage during a Family “Even in the midst of a in the historic building to Altar Service at James pandemic, he says he will worship. Street Methodist Church never leave you or forsake He explained that in yesterday. you, ” said Rev. Richards. that period, The Late The Methodist religious Sarah Ann Gill opened her leader said that God will Confess your sins home to Methodists for not leave or forsake In an emotional sermon, worship, sang hymns and you. He also told the vir- Reverend Richards encouraged each other in tual audience that while preached that Christians the Word of God. Rev. many people may feel dis- should confess their sins Richards said that today, couraged as their future as a people and admit that the faithful gather in their seems uncertain in light they have failed Him in so homes to continue to lift of the developments of many ways of their lives. up the name of Jesus. COVID-19, at this time it He also added that they The Reverend indicated is a blessing to have a have confessed that they earlier that though the word of encouragement have not taken enough church is not able to from God. time to care for the vul- gather in the same space, Referencing the Biblical nerable, feed the poor or God has provided a way story of Jacob,The Bishop to clothe the naked. for the people to stay con- of the District said that “We have been stub- nected so they can wor- Jacob had lost all the born, willful in our actions, ship. After his sermon, things that people tend to deceitful in our thoughts, messages were given Bishop of the South Caribbean District of the Methodist Church, cling to for security and uncaring in our relation to which revealed that Superintendent of the Circuit, Rev. Derick A. Richards tried to reassure the his life was going in the each other,” said Rev. church activities will be congregation who were watching from home that God is with them during wrong direction. Likewise, Richards. held with the use of tech- these uncertain times. during these times of un- He prayed that people nology and online re- certainty, people may would recognised where sources. during the week through electronic methods or aged to stay indoors and want to look at the empti- they have gone wrong and Despite the restrictions an online platform and other methods that limit everyone is expected to ness within their life and again submit their lives to placed on public gather- members are still encour- person-to-person contact. practice social distancing. they may have been going Jesus. He also said that in ings, the James Street aged to collect their tithes With the country There are a reported 14 in the wrong direction and times of darkness, we Methodist Church will for the church, which will presently at Stage 2, the confirmed cases of learn to appreciate the lit- must look to God and re- still have Bible lessons be submitted through elderly are being encour- COVID-19 in Barbados.

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