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Sunday June 7, 2020 $2 VAT Inclusive The song has ended, COMMITTEE but the melody CONCERNED ALTHOUGH giving concerns about the Barbados Workers’ Union, Economic Recovery and Government high impact COVID-19 can gave its review on the per- Transformation (BERT) lingers on… marks for some of the have on the pro- formance of the pro- plan, expenditure was on targets reached in its gramme going for- gramme for the period to target allowing a primary THE group of media companies owned by Sir ongoing programme ward. March 31, 2020. Members balance of $631 million to Anthony Bryan has lost its founder and leading with the International The Committee, which said in a statement that be achieved. The commit- light, but his legacy will live on at its radio sta- Monetary Fund (IMF), is co-chaired by Edward while revenue collection tee has found that overall tions, BBS 90.7 FM and FAITH 102.1 FM and the BERT Monitoring Clarke of Sagicor and fell short of the target flagship The Barbados Advocate newspaper. Committee is raising Senator Toni Moore of the under the Barbados TARGET on Page 4 The Boards and management team of the Companies, while deeply saddened by Sir Anthony Bryan’s passing on June 5th, 2020, wish to assure advertisers, listeners and readers that Sir Anthony had long created a management structure that would be able to take the group forward into the future in his absence. Our radio stations BBS and FAITH and The Barbados Advocate newspaper will continue to operate, seamlessly,with the same commitment to excel- lence, quality music and with our renowned pen- chant for seeking truth, balance and fairness in reporting on issues facing Barbados. Sir Anthony Bryan’s indomitable spirit, thirst for getting the facts right, and preference for the avoidance of sensationalism – hallmarks of a progressive media house – are well ingrained in our professional staff, and we look forward to serving you in this new era of our companies’ evo- lution, as we seek to increase our subscriber and listenership base and provide expanded and en- hanced advertising opportunities for our clients. For the cause that lacks assistance, the wrong that needs resistance, for the future in the distance, and the good that we can do – The legacy continues.

Mark Boyce of the Barbados Emergency Ambulance Service recently received a token of appreciation from KEFA Executive Director Katrina Alleyne. KEFA presents donation THE Katrina healthcare sector,but who bers of the association led Elizabeth Hospital. Endometriosis Fund perform an invaluable role by Executive Director The association adopted Association (KEFA) con- particularly to those af- Katrina Alleyne, recently the ward last year follow- tinued to show its appreci- fected by gynaecological made a quarterly dona- ing its Endodrive Project ation to those who are at conditions. tion to the Gynaecological times unrecognised in the Earlier this week, mem- Ward at the Queen DONATE on Page 3 2 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 3 Sir Anthony a leader, innovator (Statement from the such as “Homemakers” product, that being the from his legacy. Minister of Information and “Caribbean Traveller.” Weekend Investigator. Apart from these trail- Broadcasting and Public These too, were trend- This publication did not blazing trajectories in Affairs, Senator the Hon. setting achievements in conform to Sir Anthony’s publishing and journal- Lucille Moe, on the pass- the regional publishing values and ethic to uplift ism, Sir Anthony is also ing of Sir Anthony Bryan, market. Crown Caribbean society. In this way, his known in the broadcast- K.A.) also produced several commitment to corporate ing community as having books, including textbooks social responsibility been the first private I WISH to express my which were used by the whilst reversing the finan- owner of an FM station in sadness at the passing University of the West cial decline of the Barbados, 90.7 FM. This of Sir Anthony Bryan, a Indies, Advocate showed that it station as well as Faith known stalwart and pi- However,it is in journal- was possible to maintain 102.1FM were both estab- oneer in publishing ism that Sir Anthony standards in journalism lished by Sir Anthony’s and broadcasting. earned a most special pro- on the path to creating a company Barbados In reviewing Sir file when in 2000, he be- profit-making media Broadcasting Service. Anthony’s record of busi- came the first black house. They have been providing ness ventures in the Barbadian to own The In addition, Sir easy listening of familiar 1970’s, there is a range of Barbados Advocate, the Anthony’s achievements tracks and religious music initiatives that affirm his country’s oldest newspa- in newspaper publishing and are yet another exam- penchant to lead and in- per. extended beyond ple of Sir Anthony’s entre- novate. Sir Anthony will be re- Barbados as he took his preneurial spirit. Apart from having pro- membered for various drive and business lead- The staff of the Ministry vided the first in-flight accomplishments and suc- ership into Grenada of Information, magazine on Caribbean cesses but perhaps for where he founded the Broadcasting and Public Airways flights to Europe, many, one of the most in- Grenada Advocate. Affairs join me in extend- Sir Anthony’s publishing structive of these was his Media owners and oper- ing condolences to the company, Crown closure of what he himself ators in Barbados and in- family and friends of Sir Caribbean Publications, would have acknowledged deed the Caribbean will Anthony. May he Rest in Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public created other magazines to be a lucrative media no doubt draw inspiration Peace. Affairs, Senator the Hon. Lucille Moe. Sweet treats for nurses, paramedics at hospital DONATE from Page 1 to the nursing office. back in 2018. Alleyne Acknowledging the nurses stressed that the associa- on Ward B4 were long tion focuses not only on overdue. Huge thanks women affected by en- goes out to Brydens dometriosis but any gy- Stationery, the Miato naecological complication. Foundation, Aniya the Nurses were treated to Cake Princess and to all chocolates and cupcakes, those who made it possi- which featured uplifting ble,” she said. Yesterday messages and the KEFA the association also paid a logo. visit to the paramedics “We extended it to the who were also presented Endo-warrior Katrina Alleyne thanked the many nurses who give critical assistance to those facing gy- antenatal section and also with delectable treats. naecological complications at the QEH. ‘Build resilience across regional economies’ WITH tourism contribut- the Sagicor Cave School of being. In fact, wellbeing is household balanced ery, it is his belief that the silience - and that means ing between 3.7 and 73.1 Business, on the topic likely to go down in the sheets”. recovery will look a lot like we need to reorient our percent of gross domestic ‘Perspectives on Economic Caribbean because of “...With covid-19 we the ‘Nike’ trademark, ex- economies, look at our product (GDP) across the Growth’, he said there are these many linkages with have both of these attrib- plaining that recovery will macroeconomic and com- Caribbean region, and significant multiplier ef- the tourism industry in utes within this one crisis likely be slow. He made petitiveness and produc- countries now reeling fects associated with the the Caribbean,” he added. – there is a fear of flying the point while noting that tivity. That also means from the impact of covid- tourism industry.His com- Ram, reflecting on 9/11 because of the health con- external shocks usually looking at our human de- 19, there is a need to build ments came as he noted and the impact that had cerns and also we have hit the Caribbean region velopment and environ- resilience across our that covid-19 has signifi- on tourism, he said it took damaged balance sheets. hard. Noting that the fre- mental resilience,”he economies. cantly impacted both sup- almost three years for the So it is our guess as to quency of the shocks and stated. So say economist Dr. ply and demand in economy to recover be- what the recovery part is the costliness of the The economist made the Justin Ram, Co-Founder tourism dependent coun- cause people were afraid likely to be for tourism,” shocks are increasing, he point while adding that and Chief Executive tries. to fly. He noted that after he stated. contended there is a need there is a need to diversify Officer of GSec and Justin “If arrivals are down, we the financial crisis be- He went on to say that to build resilience. our economies and he is Ram Advisory Services. are likely to have a signif- tween 2007 and 2009, the while many commenta- “I think the mantra here adamant that this must Speaking on Friday dur- icant negative impact on recovery period was also tors have been suggesting going forward is to say re- be done in a “green” and ing a webinar hosted by the improvement in well- long because of “damaged it will be U shaped recov- silience, resilience, re- inclusive way. (JRT) 4• Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Govt entities pay out millions in legal fees AUDITOR GENERAL, to external attorneys over Services Authority. the SSA and what was the to account for any result- avoids the possibility of Leigh Trotman has the past 11 years. 37 re- “The Authority paid $1.5 exact involvement of the ing loss to Government.” the agency being over- raised a red flag re- sponses were received million to an attorney re- Authority in this project.” NPHL identified nine charged or having to ne- garding government and, based on the value of lating to a claim for $5.8 He also reported, attorneys/firms whose gotiate fees with the en- entities who have been legal fees paid, eight enti- million for work purport- “According to a letter services were employed to gaged party after work has paying considerable ties were selected for fur- edly conducted during the dated 19th June, 2014 deal with legal issues that been completed.” amounts of money for ther review – the negotiation process for a from the Ministry of arose during the period re- Trotman concluded that the acquisition of legal Financial Services Waste to Energy Project. Finance to the Ministry of viewed, according to the there were significant de- services from attorneys Commission (FSC); A part-payment of the Environment, the report, “These ficiencies observed with in the private sector. Sanitation Service $700,000 was made to the sums paid to the attorney attorneys/firms received a regards to the selection In his annual report Authority (SSA); Fair attorney on a directive were to be reimbursed to total of $1.03 million dur- methods employed for the laid in Parliament earlier Trading Commission from the Ministry of the Authority/Ministry of ing the review period.” engagement of attorneys this week, he identified (FTC); Needham’s Point Finance.Another payment Environment by the con- “After NPHL engaged by State-owned that the total amount of Holdings Ltd (NPHL); of $800,000 was made di- tracting firm under Clause the attorneys, they were Enterprises, the establish- fees reported as paid by Barbados Tourism rectly from the grant ap- 5.8 of the Agreement for paid on the submission of ment of terms/conditions the entities who submit- Investment Inc. (BTII); proved by Parliament for the Waste to Energy an invoice for work com- for engagements, and in ted information was over Barbados Investments & the Authority by the then Project.” pleted or performed. the verification of fees. $7 million, with the Development Corporation Ministry of Environment “This was an unusual However, with the excep- “In the majority of the amount of fees paid to in- (BIDC); National and Drainage.” arrangement in that the tion of two attorneys, the cases examined, the agen- dividual attorneys/firms, Petroleum Corporation He said that the man- Authority was making NPHL did not provide any cies did not provide evi- ranging from $500 to $4 (NPC); and Barbados agement of the Authority payments on behalf of the evidence that the parties dence for the basis of the million for work done over Agricultural Development indicated that they were contracting Firm and then had agreed before their selection of the attorneys. the review period 1st April & Marketing Corporation unaware of this latter pay- seeking reimbursement services were engaged to In addition, no clear and 2007 to 31st August 2018. (BADMC). ment and that there were from this Firm. It should the rates/fees claimed by defined policies were in The Barbados Audit The Auditor General re- no contractual arrange- be noted that the amount the other attorneys. It is a place to guide the engage- Office requested 54 State- vealed that during the re- ments between the attor- of $1.5 million was not re- prudent business practice ment process. In this re- owned Enterprises (SOEs) view period, four attorneys ney and the Authority. covered. This payment for parties to agree on fees gard, there was a lack of to submit information on were paid a total of $3.937 “It was unclear what process lacked trans- or a basis for their compu- transparency with regard the selection process used, million for providing legal specific services were pro- parency and those respon- tation prior to the engage- to the engagement and se- and the legal fees paid out services to the Sanitation vided by the attorney to sible for it should be held ment of counsel, as this lection processes.” (TL) Risk assessments British visitors in the C’bean return to the UK NEARLY 600 British vis- Virgin Islands, doing everything they main on-hand to provide necessary in schools itors returned home to Montserrat, and Trinidad can to get as many as pos- the support that is the UK from several is- and Tobago to Barbados – sible home to the UK and needed.” ADVISOR of Disease ures advised by local au- lands across the to join the main British will be providing those Priority was given to Surveillance and thorities,” she added. Caribbean, on the latest Airways transatlantic not returning with the British travellers who Epidemiology of PAHO, Speaking on the day-to- series of repatriation flights. On the 3 June leg support they need.” were vulnerable. This in- Trinidad and Tobago Dr. day workings within flights organised by the of the operation, a short Janet Douglas CMG, cluded those who were Eldonna Boisson gave sev- schools, Boisson made sev- British Government. stop was also made in British High elderly and others who eral suggestions to re- eral suggestions to min- The two flights de- Punta Cana after the Commissioner to have medical require- gional education min- imise possible spread, in- parted from the Grantley plane departed Barbados, Barbados and the ments, those travelling istries on measures to be cluding: staggered lunch Adams International enabling British trav- Eastern Caribbean said: with young children, and considered with the re- hours and set groups being Airport in Barbados for ellers in the Dominican “I recognise this is a chal- those located in more?re- opening of schools in this allocated to one particular London Heathrow, on 3 Republic to board the lenging time, and I’m mote?or at-risk?areas Covid-19 period. area during lunch, stu- and 4 June. flight home. pleased that these flights across the region. Addressing Friday's dents sticking to one room In the most complex UK Minister for the will reunite British visi- The UK Government is PAHO Webinar on Covid- while teachers switch for repatriation effort under- Caribbean and the tors in the Caribbean working with the airline 19 and the School respective classes, and op- taken by the British Overseas Territories, with their families in the industry and host govern- Environment, she stated erating a shift system Government to date, Baroness Sugg said: “We UK. I’m grateful for the ments across the world to schools should not rely where groups of children sweeper flights facili- recognise that many support of the bring back British trav- solely on their own meas- head to school at different tated by LIAT Airlines British travellers in the Government of Barbados, ellers to the UK as part of ures as standalone inter- times or days to reduce brought British travellers Caribbean are still trying and the Governments of the plan announced by ventions, as individuals en- numbers within the phys- from Antigua and to get home. That’s why the Eastern Caribbean, the Foreign Secretary tering these establish- ical establishment, with Barbuda, Dominica, we have organised our throughout this opera- Dominic Raab (30 March) ments were all coming online schooling continu- Grenada, St Kitts and most complex series of tion. For those who are - with up to £75 million from various households ing. Nevis, St Lucia, St charter flights yet to unable to travel, our available for special char- and communities. Regarding Physical Vincent and the bring up to 600 people teams in Barbados and ter flights to priority “So you know what you Education classes and Grenadines, the British back. Our teams will keep across the region will re- countries. are doing in your school en- play-time, she outlined the vironment, but you must move by at least one coun- consider that in the con- try to allow an assigned text that you are letting in group of children to play persons from a much wider together, “so if one of them environment and consider fell ill, there will only be Challenging time ahead this year what other interventions four to five others they are happening outside. So would need to do contact TARGET from Page 1 the Committee said. on arrears of public insti- ment reported to date be- you need to do risk assess- tracing with.” This particular target, tutions. cause of the pandemic ments for the different “These are suggestions progress was made in the Committee went on to However, in looking raises concerns regarding parts of your school facility and you will know best other areas noting that note, is “seen as a signifi- ahead the Committee said social implication that the as well as for the different what can and what cannot the country’s fiscal posi- cant stretch when the pro- that “even with the low- country may face should activities in and around work best in your environ- tion had also improved as gramme with the IMF ering of the fiscal surplus the impact of the coron- the school like transport to ment,” she added. well as the net interna- commenced 18 months target and the supple- avirus persist for an ex- and from sporting activi- Speaking to the diffi- tional reserves, and the prior to the end of the pe- mental funding expected, tended period. ties, social activities and so culty in wearing masks all primary surplus. riod under review.” it will be a significant In addition, certain forth, and these must day, Boisson stated teach- “This is a significant Other targets met were challenge to meet the tar- benchmarks which were therefore match measures ers should be allowed to achievement that had re- the ceiling on gets established for the scheduled to be in place to reduce risk to the level of wear face shields to make quired a concentrated ef- Government domestic ar- coming fiscal year.” by June 30, 2020 are un- risk and maintain the pre- it easier to communicate fort on the part of the rears, the floor on social Members said the stag- likely to happen because vention and control meas- with their students. Government of Barbados,” spending, and the ceilings gering level of unemploy- of COVID-19 The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 5 Police Force explains why protest permit was revoked THE Royal Barbados Charge of the Bridgetown taking part in the March in the March. Six, all per- Police Force has sought Division, explained the shall avoid any unneces- sons taking part in the to explain why a per- conditions under which sary obstruction of the March must wear masks. mit previously issued the permit was granted for Highway and shall at Seven-the sanitising of to allow a Black Lives the protest and why it was once comply with the placards and other mate- Matter picket to take subsequently revoked. lawful direction of any po- rials, devices and loud place outside the He noted that a request liceman in uniform. Two, speakers will be manda- United States Embassy was made to the Office of permission was to be tory,” Senior in Barbados on the Commissioner of granted only for the ap- Superintendent Forte Saturday, was eventu- Police for the Black Lives proved route. In the pointed out. ally revoked. Matter picket to be held, event that there is a devi- “However, during the That Black Lives by attorney-at-law Lalu ation from the conditions, preparation of the start of Matter protest organised Hanuman and it was sub- the March will be termi- the March, it became evi- by the Caribbean sequently granted under nated. Three, placards or dent that the number of Movement for Peace and certain conditions. It was banners relevant to the participants far exceeded Integration, turned into stated that the numbers purpose of the March may the number specified in somewhat of a chaotic attending should have be carried during the the permit. This was an scene at intervals on been no more than ten, as March, but shall not be obvious breach of the con- Saturday morning, as set out in the Emergency larger than six feet ditions that were agreed there was some discrep- Management (COVID-19) square. The March shall to and as a result, a deci- ancy between police and Curfew, (No. 6) Directive, comprise no more than ten sion was made by the the organisers, about how 2020. persons, who should walk Commissioner of Police, to the event would run, “Stipulations of the per- no more than two abreast. revoke the permit,”he ahead of its slated start. mit included that the fol- Five, strict physical dis- added, in stating the Senior Superintendent lowing conditions were to tancing must be observed Force’s position on the Antonio Forte, Officer in be observed. One, persons by all persons taking part matter. (RSM

Senior Superintendent Antonio Forte, Officer in Protesters cry Charge of the Bridgetown Division. out, but US No new cases Embassy for second week NO one has tested posi- persons who have recov- supports tive for COVID-19 since ered remains at 81.A total May 22. Barbados has of 92 people tested posi- therefore ended a second tive since the first two week with no more cases cases were diagnosed on peaceful action of the viral illness. March 16 and seven of PROTEST from ports free speech and All 58 people tested yes- these have died. Back Page peaceful assembly. We are terday were negative. Up to yesterday, the Denny shouted through a committed to accountabil- Meanwhile, none of the Best-dos Santos Public bullhorn. ity and the elimination of four people in isolation Health Laboratory com- He later noted that he racial discrimination. We will be released today. As pleted 5,870 tests for will be writing to the support those who cry out a result, the number of COVID-19. United Nations outlining for justice and the trans- his grievances with what parent judicial process to is taking place in achieve it,” she remarked. Barbados. Protesters also Meanwhile, it has been David Denny (with bullhorn) of the Caribbean shouted in solidarity noted by the Embassy, Movement for Peace and Integration, as he spoke against any move to make that there are ongoing in- to protesters gathered. them leave, even singing vestigations at the federal at one point,“We shall not and state levels into the be moved”. Police officers death of George Floyd. On meanwhile worked hard May 29, U.S. Attorney to keep the streets clear, so General Bill Barr an- traffic could flow to and nounced a federal civil fro. rights investigation and Ambassador of the this week, the Minnesota United States to Attorney General elevated Barbados, the Eastern the state’s charges against Caribbean and the OECS, former Minneapolis police Her Excellency Linda officer Derek Chauvin to Taglialatela, later issued second-degree murder. the following remarks, in The other three officers in- relation to the protest. volved in the arrest of “Guided by our found- George Floyd have like- ing principles of freedom wise been charged with and equality and our aiding and abetting sec- Constitutional charge to ond-degree murder, form a more perfect union, among other charges. the United States sup- (RSM)

6 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Tourism workers treated to Island Jam House Party MEMBERS of the tunity to see what Crop cou cou and creole saltfish, certainty. tourism sector along Over 2020 would look and giving a twist to Barbados’ On Monday June 8 a with other members of sound like with a number national dish, adding session entitled: the general public of soca artistes perform- some international Managing your Personal came together on ing some of their past hits flavour. Award-winning Finances will be hosted by Friday for a virtual and new music even mixologist also showcased finance experts, Melinda House Party. though the 2020 Crop his skills creating an eye- Belle and Cheryl Corbin. With many in the sec- Over festival has officially catching and mouthwater- On Wednesday, June 10, tor being severely im- been cancelled. ing “Iza Bajan” cocktail. Norma Shorey of Catalyst pacted by the COVID-19 Performing live were The Task Force has cre- Consultants will host a pandemic, the Island Jam iWeb, Blood, Mikey, Hypa ated a Barbados Together webinar on the topic, House Party for Tourism Sounds, Faith and Continuous E-learning Leading in Times of Employees, was one of the Stedson “RPB” Wiltshire Programme, a series of Crisis: COVID-19 & initiatives of the Human along with Stress the DJ webinars designed to help Beyond, where attendees Resources Development who kept the soca party them upgrade or refresh will be taught new tech- sub-committee of the flowing. their skills during the niques on team leader- Barbados Recovery Persons viewing from downtime caused by ship. Maintaining your Tourism Task Force to the comfort of their own COVID-19. The sessions Physical and Mental give the workers a boost home were also treated to were designed to equip Health will be the focus during this challenging demonstrations by Chef participants with infor- on Friday, June 12 where time. Henderson Butcher,Team mation and tools they participants will be led by On Friday night, work- Manager of the Barbados could use to protect them- Rev. Anderson Kellman RPB delivered an uplifting performance of his hit ers let their hair down as Culinary Team who show- selves and their families and Mentor and Coach, I am Alive while urging workers in the sector and they were given an oppor- cased his skills with fried during this period of un- Ian Blanchard. (JH) Barbadians to stay focused and stay the course.

Faith performed two of her hits. Blood came with new music.

This dish created by Chef Henderson Butcher Hypasounds also came with new music for the showed another way to present Barbados’ na- Chef Henderson Butcher (right) shares a word ladies. tional dish cou cou with salt fish. with party host Kirk Brown.

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‘Continue taking Metformin medication’ THE Barbados Drug its attention that some scribed for the treatment The statement cau- Service (BDS) has patients had either of Type 2 diabetes. tioned: “The current advised diabetic patients stopped or were con- According to the BDS, situation does not war- who use the pharmaceu- cerned about taking long as a result of a press re- rant patients ceasing to tical drug, metformin, acting metformin follow- lease issued by the FDA, take this medication. that they should con- ing statements in the the pharmaceutical cor- Patients who have tinue to use this medica- overseas media about poration, Apotex, volun- been prescribed met- tion and discuss any concerns raised about the tarily withdrew its brand formin are advised to dis- concerns with their drug by the United of metformin from the cuss their concerns with physicians. States Food and Drug market but the BDS their physician, should In a statement Administration (US made it clear that this they need further reas- yesterday, the BDS said FDA). brand was not available surance about taking the that it had been drawn to The medication is pre- in Barbados. drug.” World Food Safety Day By Dr Renata Clarke, COVID-19, food busi- Sub-regional Coordinator, nesses and food markets Food and Agriculture need to re-inforce hygiene Organization of the practices and enable safe United Nations (FAO) physical distances during all operations.Traditional FEW things are as nat- markets and farmers ural and as necessary markets play an impor- as eating food. tant social function both However, if food pro- in terms of providing food ducers, food proces- and in terms of providing sors, food handlers and income.With loss of jobs in consumers do not fol- the tourism and service low good food safety sectors, in some practices, food can be- Caribbean countries we come contaminated have seen upsurge in and rather than nour- street vending of food. ishing us and bringing Very often the manage- us pleasure it can make ment and the infrastruc- us sick or even kill us. ture of the markets do not According to World allow adequate bio-safety Health Organization and food safety. Repeated (WHO) Statistics, the incidents of the emer- public health burden gence of zoonotic diseases of unsafe food is very Dr Renata Clarke (caused by germs spread high: in 2015 they esti- between humans and an- mated that over 600 ity of several Caribbean countries have launched imals) that are linked to million people fall ill countries to disruptions in COVID-19 response and poor sanitation and hy- and 420 000 die every global supply chains has recovery plans to mitigate giene in markets demon- year from foodborne led to re-energized calls impacts on food security strate clearly that we can- diseases. It was at the for attention to resilient and agriculture. These not be complacent about launching of the WHO food systems and a re- plans involve the intro- hygiene management in 2015 Report on the gional approach to food se- duction of new techniques markets. Another very Burden of Foodborne curity. We will not have ef- and technologies that en- visible change in food disease that Awilo ficient regional trade of able more competitive and marketing in the Ochieng Pernet, the food if countries do not sustainable production Caribbean during the then Chairperson of have confidence in the systems. Innovations in COVID-19 Pandemic has the Codex each other’s ability to reli- food production necessar- been the expansion of var- Alimentarius ably produce and market ily requires vigilance and ious forms of on-line food Commission, the global food safely. No govern- proactivity in terms of sales. E-commerce has body responsible for ment wants to be bring identifying new patterns long been considered a po- developing food safety sub-standard food into its of food safety risk and con- tential growth area, par- and food quality stan- country. Facilitating intra- trolling them to ensure ticularly in many develop- dards, made a call for regional trade requires that the public’s health is ing countries. However, it the establishment of a that CARICOM countries protected. This celebration is important for food World Food Safety Day have transparent, robust of WFSD should serve as safety regulators to con- (WFSD). She recog- and science-based sys- an instigation for a reflec- sider whether legislative nized the need for tems of food control.There tion on the adequacy of frameworks need to be up- broader ownership of is considerable work that current food safety moni- dated to ensure that food food safety responsibil- Caribbean countries still toring and surveillance. chain actors involved in e- ities and a regular re- need to do to achieve this: Finally, a word about commerce have the same minder throughout so- it requires careful plan- markets. For this year’s responsibilities for food ciety that “food safety ning and appropriate in- WFSD, the Food and safety as do food busi- is everyone’s business”. vestment. Many coun- Agriculture Organization nesses operating ”tradi- That call was heeded tries have weak legal of the United Nations tionally”. and here we are… frameworks for assuring (FAO) and WHO, have put Dynamism of food sys- This year, the second food safety, weak and a focus on the theme “Safe tems is going to increase. annual celebration of poorly coordinated insti- food in markets”. I would Caribbean countries must WFSD, in the midst of the tutions and under- like to state out front, that invest in their capacities COVID, the message of equipped food safety labo- there have been no cases for effective food control WFSD takes on a particu- ratories. These are the of COVID-19 being trans- as an essential contribu- lar resonance in the basic elements of national mitted by food. It is not a tion to building resilience Caribbean. food safety systems. foodborne disease. in effort to reduce food se- Firstly, the vulnerabil- Several CARICOM However, in the context of curity.

8 • Sunday June 7, 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 Snow-Snow’s Song: Part two A NEW dawning; a new Baudelaire and Don day; new creations Cupitt; and even the The metaphors everywhere; new colours. hospitality offered the What’s yours? I like to mosquito who, despite think mine’s orange – the the appearance of being colour of discipleship. out to get me, actually of a killing What’s the colour of just wants to know me “I can’t breathe” – George Floyd, May 25, 2020 Truth? It’s a divine thing, better. H’mm – OK, poetic Truth. Remember the license. Mind, though we MOST Barbadians are familiar with a usage of the Psalmist? “You {God] might agree we’re no verb “crucify” that does not strictly correspond to its desire truth in the better than the next man. Latin roots of “affix to a cross”. Rather, it connotes inward being: therefore mums and to Jesus, ‘I Derek, my blessed ‘bird- I guess most would say the ultimate in criminal homicide; the cruel and teach me wisdom in my trust in you.’ Snow- doctor’. As some will we’re better than a worm. violent killing of another, although the word is secret heart” (51:6). Truth Snow’s been good for me remember, perhaps four But why? Don’t we all, all sometimes used in less serious vein as I read is inseparable from the too. He’s enabled my years ago I was ‘adopted’ creatures, excrete? Don’t somewhere once: “If my grandson doan pass for [a Divine. And then Jesus: consciousness to perform by three roosters. They’re we all act instinctively on given school] I going crucify he tail in heah”. “The Spirit will guide you reflective tricks during dead now – but their times? Aren’t we born of We say this to submit that the recent killing of into all truth” (John lock-down. In fact, though offspring are rapidly mothers? Don’t we all George Floyd in Minnesota, USA was nothing short 16:13). Truth is St Francis was said to filling the garden. They’re die? Do the creatures of a crucifixion in the local sense.As the police officer inseparable from the have preached to birds, I not ‘mine’. They’re the make a mess of it like we knelt unlawfully on Floyd’s neck for over eight Divine. But then Pilate’s verily believe that Snow- wild sort we see do sometimes? minutes and stared into the recording camera with question, what IS truth? Snow has preached to me. unashamedly pottering Those who could even a studied nonchalance, one hand placed casually in So often we think we So we’ve been food for in alley-ways, and they contemplate burning a his pocket; as his quarry unavailingly pleaded for his know what truth is and, each other in our need, in sleep in my mango tree. monkey in a cage, or life on the pavement below, it symbolized to us the to suit ourselves, confuse our oneness. And that, All eat from my hand; tying up pets outside awesome power of the state structure embodied by it with hearsay, oneness, says something some let me cuddle them 24/7, or dumping them, the police placed on the hapless necks of the assumptions, prejudice, about the Divine too. It as they eat. I’m sure St are to be pitied. But underclass ethnic minority in an ironic parody of the discrimination, bigotry, too is a Divine quality, Francis fed the birds he where’s the Church in the form of protest known as “taking a knee”. superstition, know-all- precept, or principle. preached to. It’s telling? I suppose it’s too What made the killing seem even more egregious ness. In Jesus’ sense, it’s That understanding wonderful that I busy condemning the was the report that in his dying moments Floyd lost a quality, precept, or shouldn’t altogether discovered my ‘bird- sexual orientation of control of his bodily functions and cried out for his principle that’s etched surprise me. Everyone doctor’ for them. With the some as so, so ‘displeasing deceased mother, as on the better known cross eons into creation, and it gave who loves their pets will surname ‘Griffith’ he may to God’, though it issues ago, the crucified Christ called out to his Father birth to that mystery of understand it, and if even be of Welsh origin. in love and therefore before the Spirit finally departed his earthly body. Life we call ‘God’. you’re a Franciscan, as I Yeah! ‘godliness’. But burning The parallels are uncanny. Last week I told you am, you’ll love the As I say, I shouldn’t monkeys? Silence. Is that The multiracial rioting on the streets of the US about Snow-Snow, the creatures as yourself. really be surprised by the way to paradise? that ensued was unsurprising.This was an explosion little black and white Every professional who Snow-Snow’s Life lesson. Silence? Good luck – but of rage at the rising incidence of homicidal feathered chick I rescued nurtures their lives will There’s a poem I wrote no thanks. treatment of black men primarily by the police, but from the garden, with a understand it. After 20 some years ago, ‘Oneness Go safely, then – until it was also a recognition by others that this peck wound to his head, and more years, how Thoughts’, featured in my the next time. misconduct had reached its inevitable tipping point, to whom my Chapel of St grateful I am for all the collection ‘The Love an apogee that was to be further inflamed later by Francis and the Angels comfort and support I’ve Within’. The poem speaks Another fowl- the farcical laying of lowly third degree murder became a sanctuary. He’s had from Central of our various pets, the thought, from the charges against the errant officer; the initial failure quite a fella now,but still Veterinary Clinic. Thank two dogs and six cats, boundary: “We’re to charge his companions who had stood complicity loves nestling into my lap you for everything Gus “together against the made mysteries to by as he crucified Floyd and a coroner’s report that for stroking and half- and Debbie and the odds”; of “Tommy Toad” ourselves by the rooster- sought to attribute the proximate cause of the death sleeping in perfect trust – entire team, and bless who took up residence in coop we’re locked in” to underlying co-morbidities. just as we can say to our you. And you too now, a book-shelf between (Aravind Adiga). To our best knowledge, coroners undergo some training in law and for him to ignore the basic tenet that one must take his victim as he finds him, and to ignore the terminal effects of a knee pressed on the carotid artery while the victim was lying or Mexico governor apologizes for police being kept on his stomach like some squirming trapped animal was at best laughable. Millennial America had had enough. That the abuses, searches for missing people protests extended to the looting and fire-bombing of MEXICO CITY – The “It embarrasses me,it Mexico in 2014 sparked custody in Jalisco last properties owned by guiltless parties was governor of a Mexican distresses me, it greatly outrage and did month after reportedly regrettable, but this may be regarded as damage state roiled by clashes pains me as a man from lasting damage to the being detained by collateral to a just war to have the voices of the between security forces Jalisco, and as governor,” reputation of former municipal officers for not previously unheard resonate in the corridors of state and demonstrators Alfaro said in a video president Enrique Pena wearing a face mask to power. Floyd’s crucifixion was the proverbial last yesterday apologized for posted on Twitter. Nieto. contain the spread of straw. That it had global repercussions was not police abuses and pledged After Friday’s clashes, Inspired by the case of coronavirus. entirely unexpected to us. to track down a number local media reported more George Floyd, a black A resulting We must express our disappointment nonetheless of people reported missing than a dozen people were American man who died demonstration triggered at the muted reaction of the regional leadership so after the disturbances. missing after being in Minneapolis last month clashes and the arrest of far. For a body quick to voice its sympathy with Enrique Alfaro, abducted by armed men. after a white police officer protesters in Guadalajara other governments and their people at tragedies governor of the western Alfaro said he had given knelt on his neck during on Thursday. Alfaro said suffered all over the globe, the silence on these region of Jalisco, said he orders for the missing an arrest, protests over he was had decided to events in a jurisdiction heavily populated by its was appalled that police people to be tracked down. police abuses have flared release the detainees diaspora makes the lack of official comment up to the in the state capital “We’re checking one by up in other parts of the without charges. time of writing, more than one week later,even more Guadalajara had on one,” he said, “one by one world. A few dozen remarkable. Silence is not an option. Friday beaten people who in their homes.” Floyd’s death helped demonstrators assembled We note in this regard, however, the eloquent were demonstrating over The disappearance and drive demonstrations over in Guadalajara for comment by the Vice Chancellor of the University of the death of man in police apparent massacre of 43 the fate of Giovanni another protest yesterday the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, and we custody last month. student teachers in Lopez, who died in police afternoon. agree entirely with his characterization of the issue as a struggle not unconnected with our lived experience. A word or comment on the issue from Executive Editor: Allison Downes Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan regional leaders would not be remiss. Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke May Sir Anthony,our late publisher,rest in peace. 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 Sunday June 7, 2020 • 9

‘I can’t breathe’ “This happened in the face discrimination as a that the same may be a black man who might United States, but it hap- lived reality every single true of policing in Africa have achieved, but they pens in France, it happens day. There is systematic as well. In such cases, would never think like everywhere… All blacks discrimination in race is never considered that about persons of any live this to a degree.” – Canada.” as a factor because it is other race. Why? Paris protester, Xavier The experiences of usually black-on-black ex- Not to be left out, one of Dintimille, referring to the black people in England ecution, but the fact that our activists decided to murder of George Floyd. are probably better similar mistakes are demonstrate outside the known than most other never made on any other US Embassy here. While “I CAN’T breathe.” These places. Our parents have race should raise some black Barbadians may were the last words of suffered there longer and questions. agree with him, they will George Floyd, whose life more deeply than any- Few Barbadian police not march with him. The was squeezed out of him where else. The racism the United States. There tions all emphasized officers would be con- George Floyd issue is a by a white policeman’s there is famous for driv- were major demonstra- that they should remain sciously racist against low-hanging fruit. We are knee. They were also ing our people mad. tions in Paris, France; peaceful. That is not a other black Barbadians, good at follow pattern the last words of David One comment of special Sydney, Australia; The view that is universally but I have met some black when there is no risk. I Dungay, a 26-year-old note came from the Hague in Holland; shared. Peaceful demon- people in my time who wait to join him when Aboriginal man who died Kenyan opposition leader London, England. Even strations might get sym- hate black people. The he marches against the in a Sydney prison while and former Prime Tel Aviv in Israel had a pathy from people who disease of self-hatred is terrible policies that being restrained by five Minister, Raila Odinga. few hundred people are not the problem, but more deeply planted in are bringing black guards. They were also He offered a prayer,“that marching. There was they change nothing. many of us than one Barbadians to their knees the last words of Adama there be justice and free- hardly a country in the These murderous police might at first imagine. and driving thousands Traore, a French black dom for all human beings world where outrage was officers are supported by But the greatest uni- deeper into poverty.I will man who died in police who call America their not expressed. Of course, the state because they do versity in the world is a join him when he decides custody. country”. He did not say sleepy, fearful Caribbean what they do to preserve police force. Officers are to march against the I have not recorded last if he was thinking of countries should be ex- the status quo, which dis- fast learners. They under- lawlessness of those who words of black men in Barack Obama. But what empted from that list. advantages black people. stand the structure and govern this country.I Canada, but I have the I found interesting is On closer examination, Marching will change dynamics of their society await the march to de- stories of friends who what he went on to say. however, the murder of nothing for them or their and learn quickly who mand the lifting of the have lived through some He observed that judging George Floyd was merely principals. the law may be enforced black knee that is squeez- of the crudest discrimina- people by character a light that shone on the When a police officer against and who are the ing the life out of black tion in that country that rather than skin colour “is entire world. It high- acts poorly in the execu- untouchables. Barbadians. I have my one would encounter a dream we in Africa, too, lighted the discrimina- tion of his duties in the Money or status may walking shoes, and I am anywhere. To his recent owe our citizens”. tion faced by black people Caribbean, it is never lift some people above the waiting. credit, that country’s At first glance, there all over God’s earth, even against any person who law, but not in Barbados. Too many Barbadians Prime Minister admitted seemed to be global out- in black countries. is not black. I have not But race might. There are are saying, like George that “…black Canadians rage at the murder of The voices raised in investigated this, but some persons who would Floyd, “I can’t breathe.” and racialized Canadians George Floyd by police in support of the demonstra- I would venture to guess delight in bringing down God help us. The Day UN agency recommends After: Keep health guidelines for airlines the World MONTREAL, Canada – and workers on planes try industry sees as a Mask wearing, tempera- and at airports. threat to its profitability. Trading ture controls, disinfection On their arrival at air- The organisation, nev- THE Coronavirus Crisis of aircraft: the ports, travelers should ertheless, asks passengers has shown the vulnerabil- International Civil present a health certifi- to remain as far from one ity of our globalized supply Aviation Organization re- cate and undergo an ini- another as possible, to the chains. cently published a series tial temperature check, extent occupancy rates When borders are of health recommenda- under the guidelines. allow it. locked for medical reasons, tions for a pandemic-hit Online check-in before It also advocates that when planes stop flying airline industry as it re- arriving at the airport food on board be pre-pack- to avoid contagion, when launches air travel. should be given priority, aged and that aircraft be factories shut down to so- The protocol was drawn and passages through regularly disinfected. cially isolate, those who up by an international security should be re- Temperature checks produce goods with parts task force formed by the thought to limit physical should also be taken on a from different continents, Montreal-based ICAO contact and waiting in flight’s arrival, according and those who import with the help of other lines. to the recommendations. these goods, are suddenly UN agencies like the The wearing of a mask The measures aren’t at a loss. Their economies World Health or face covering should be obligatory but they are the suffer disproportionately, Organization and the obligatory inside aircraft product of a broad consen- and their distribution powerful International Air and terminals, where sus that imparts “an au- chains have nothing to Magdy Martinez Soliman, Resident Representative, Transport Association physical distancing of thority that will make distribute. UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. (IATA). at least three feet (one them a global reference for Some leaders are Its report on relaunch- metre) should be re- the first time on this issue espousing a “back to Caribbean, even the larger who are one of the most ing aviation in the wake of spected. since the start of the the past” strategy, the ones, for any SIDS, and for dynamic forces for the re- COVID-19 was expected Aboard planes, passen- COVID-19 crisis,” said autarchic dream where a smaller economies, just as covery. We must support to be approved by the gers should wear masks, Philippe Bertoux, France’s society consumes what is a fair and sustained glob- them and their employers ICAO’s executive com- move as little as possible representative on ICAO’s produced locally, needing alisation scenario is a shot now, find ways to keep mittee. within the cabin, and not board, which led the “task no one from abroad. The at prosperity,so is a return their businesses alive, so IATA’s director general, line up outside toilets to force” debate. negation of trade and the to isolation an economic that they can bounce back Alexandre de Juniac, un- lessen the risk of infecting “These measures will return to the “local village” nightmare. That’s why better when the health veiled the main measures other passengers. facilitate a safe and sus- buttress this thesis. It sim- drawing the wrong lessons concerns are put to rest. proposed in the “best prac- tainable return of the air ply can’t be done, but na- from the health crisis tices” guide at the end of ‘Global reference’ travel,” Bertoux told AFP. tionalist politicians from entails the risk of lasting (Magdy Martinez last week. But the ICAO does not ad- The ICAO estimates large economies entertain economic ruin. Soliman, Resident The recommendations vocate leaving every other that the pandemic will the mirage, with a mise- And that’s why the focus Representative, UNDP are intended to serve as a seat open to assure phys- reduce the number of air en-scene of promised land. needs to be on the low-paid Barbados and the “framework” for assuring ical distancing, a restric- passengers by 1.5 billion For the countries in the workers of our countries, Eastern Caribbean) the safety of passengers tion that the airline indus- by the end of the year.

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Venezuela – proxy for a ‘cold war’ in the Americas A FEW days ago, vaults. mains in economic freefall. the economy, albeit at a Venezuela’s government President Maduro’s gov- It continues to experience low level. He has so far and opposition signed ernment says that its sale widespread shortages of weathered a populist a joint request to the will help it tackle the pan- food, water, and fuel, has uprising of sorts, US Pan American Health demic through the good of- seen 5m of its people flee to economic pressure, and Organisation requesting fices of the United Nations neighbouring countries, a recent bizarre ‘invasion’ funding to address the Development Programme. and more recently has ex- attempt seemingly backed coronavirus pandemic. However, Juan Guaidó, perienced the damaging by some of Mr Guaidó’s Whether this was a step Venezuela’s Congressional effects of the coronavirus supporters. towards dialogue on other leader recognised by 69 and tightening US sanc- Where or how this stale- issues between the coun- countries as ‘interim tions. mate will end is uncertain, try’s two irreconcilably President’, alleges that the Mr Guaidó, however,has but recent developments divided sides, or simply money will be “stolen” and see the country as a proxy which formally recognise struggled to make head- threaten to take the stand- recognition by both that used to buy oil from Iran in a geopolitical and cul- Mr Guaidó as the country’s way in his campaign to off to a new level. the high incidence of coro- in ways that evade US tural struggle for influence ‘interim President’, but force Mr Maduro to accept The first is the navirus in the country has sanctions. and advantage in the want a negotiated solu- free and fair elections, or decision of the Trump become unmanageable, is Although the court’s Americas. In short, a cold tion. the idea that he steps Administration to enhance far from clear. final ruling will not change war of sorts. Others, however,includ- down in favour of a transi- its Caribbean military The announcement the present political stand- On the one side are ing Russia, China, Iran, tional government. He has presence close to came shortly after the off, legal experts suggest the US, Brazil, Colombia, and Turkey, recognise also seen divisions emerge Venezuela’s shores. start of a legally unprece- that it will unlock the Canada, the EU and oth- Nicolas Maduro as the among the various inter- The US has deployed dented High Court case in blocked sale of Venezuelan ers, all of which for varying rightful President of nal and external factions an ‘all-domain’ offshore London that will involve assets held in other coun- domestic, political, eco- Venezuela and want to see that provide him with sup- military presence in the a ruling being made on tries, handing one or the nomic, ideological, security, him or a like-minded suc- port, some of whom ex- Eastern Caribbean, close exactly who is the ‘legiti- other party a windfall and humanitarian or strategic cessor remaining in power, press uncertainty about to the coast and borders mate’ government’ of significant political ad- reasons, want to see providing them with a his ability and judgement. of Venezuela to stem the Venezuela. The proceed- vantage. President Maduro gone in potentially significant In contrast, President growing flow of narcotics ings revolve around who As such the case threat- one or another way. They and they hope, eventually Maduro has been able to through the country. This has the legal right to au- ens a further escalation in include in their number energy-rich foothold in cope with sanctions, and operation had been long thorise the movement of an already complex situa- five Caribbean countries the Americas. has begun to introduce planned to enhance exist- 31 tonnes of Venezuelan tion in which the protago- – Haiti, The Bahamas, Despite this, through with external advice and ing counter narcotics gold worth US$1bn held nists and their external Jamaica, the Dominican mismanagement and cor- support, measures that in the Bank of England’s supporters increasingly Republic, and St. Lucia, ruption, the country re- may eventually stabilise JESSOP on Page 11 Democracy on trial ADHERENCE to democ- wanted in The law,the international com- could see its own prospects racy, including free and Netherlands after being munity will come down dim for any similar riches. fair elections, has been convicted in 1999, in his hard on an illegitimate Even if any other CARI- on trial in the Caribbean absence, for trafficking government, and the COM government wished Community (CARICOM) in cocaine. He knew that fortunes of the Guyanese to disregard democracy region over the past three once he ceased to be people will once again be and the rule of law in months in Guyana and President, the law enforce- thwarted. Guyana, CARICOM, as an Suriname. ment agencies would pur- The three main organi- organisation, could not do So far, Suriname is the sue him. sations in which Guyana so now. The CARICOM only one that has come out Yet, neither Bouterse advances its interests Secretariat has played an of the trial with credibility nor his National are CARICOM, the outstanding role in observ- and with regional and in- Democratic Party at- Commonwealth and the ing these elections and ternational respect. Its tempted to gerrymander Progressive Party drasti- about what will happen Organization of American pronouncing on them; elections, held on May 25, the general elections cally. when, by June 16, the States. Each of them de- CARICOM is bound to were transparent and process, which was de- This recount, scruti- Guyana Electoral mands, in their charters those pronouncements. peaceful and its results, clared to be free of fraud neered by agents of CARI- Commission (GECOM) and other declarations, Further, CARICOM formally declared on June by Observer missions COM and observed by rep- announces the result of the the requirement for their Heads of Government 4, have been accepted by from the Organization of resentatives of the OAS recounted votes of the elec- member states to adhere played a rightful role in en- all the 17 contesting par- American States (OAS) and local groups, is near- tions. The entire regional to democracy and the rule suring that “every vote be ties and their supporters. and CARICOM. ing its elongated and and international commu- of law.Guyana is also a sig- counted, and every vote Suriname will now pro- The absence of any at- painful process that has nity has called for the re- natory to an Economic must count” in the general ceed to install a coalition tempt at fraud, even with taken four weeks so far. sult of the recount to be ac- Partnership Agreement elections. The interna- government of four parties the stakes so high, speaks However, as the end of cepted by all parties and with the European Union, tional community stepped that have been in opposi- exceedingly well of the the recount nears, the trial that it be the basis for in- under which it is commit- back from its frontal role to tion and should easily be Suriname electoral system of democracy is heighten- stalling a government that ted to human rights and give CARICOM the chance able to secure the election and the commitment of its ing.As the recounted votes reflects the votes cast by democracy. The installa- to deliver on a credible of a new President by managers to democracy, show that APNU-AFC has the majority of the elec- tion of an unlawful govern- recount of the votes. 34 of 51 votes in the including resisting politi- clearly lost the elections, torate. In this way, ment would trigger actions Therefore, CARICOM’s National Assembly. cal interference. its officials are reported Guyana, like Suriname, against Guyana in which own credibility is now tied Chandrikapersad In stark contrast, in to be demanding that the will transition into a new the people would suffer for to maintaining democracy Santokhi, the leader of the Guyana, the false tabul- entire general election government peacefully the actions of a few. and the rule of law in Progressive Reform Party, ation of the votes of the should be voided.The basis and lawfully, accepted at Powerful countries of Guyana, and to acting which secured the largest March 4 elections, and the for this alarming demand home and abroad. the world will also target if those principles are single block of votes, is manoeuvrings that fol- is an unsubstantiated alle- Guyana can then look them and their families crushed. expected to be the new lowed, have shown little gation that dead or absent forward to holding a with sanctions for their Guyana’s leaders of President. regard for democracy or for persons voted in the elec- respected place in the violations of human, civil every political party, every If there was any sitting a fair election. It appears tion. Curiously, this omi- international community and political rights. race, and every religion President of a country who that, in a recount of all the nous statement has come where it can pursue the While Suriname will now bear a great responsi- should have had every votes that started on May after the APNU-AFC lead- interests of the Guyanese proceed to reap the reward bility to their country and reason to rig an election, 6, poll results may have ership had earlier declared people with credibility and of its democracy and its their people. They should that President was Desi been manipulated to – along with all the ob- strength. transparent elections by seize this opportunity to Bouterse who,in 2019, was increase ballots for the server missions – that the If, however, there is dis- the embrace of the inter- show that Guyana is a convicted and sentenced to APNU-AFC party of voting, at which every regard for the recounted national community in the democracy, and, within 20 years’ imprisonment President Granger sig- party had agents present, votes and an accompany- production and sale of its that democracy, they can with an appeal still pend- nificantly, and to reduce was free and fair. ing attempt to ignore now considerable oil and fashion representative ing. In addition, he is also votes for Jagdeo’s People’s The question now arises democracy and the rule of gas resources, Guyana governance for all. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVOCATE PUBLISHERS (2000) INC, FONTABELLE • F:AX 434-1000 • E-MAIL: [email protected] Sir Anthony was a ‘I am supporting the BOSS’ ON the night of 29th of April 2020 – at lined by Ms. Mottley in that historic 29th a time when the devastating economic of April address, the one that impressed impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had me most was item No. 15 – the proposal become evident – Prime Minister Mia that Barbadian public servants who earn national treasure Amor Mottley addressed the Barbadian more than $3,000 a month agree to take I AM shocked and grieve for the loss of themselves, yet at his age he died with nation and outlined an extremely inno- a modest portion of their salary in one of the greatest Barbadians who from his boots on. He is truly an icon who vative, courageous and humane home- “Pandemic Solidarity Bonds”.This compo- a very humble life became an Icon of deserves to be followed. grown 16-point programme to save the nent of the overall Plan of Action has now Barbados. He never played politics, he was fair Barbadian economy and to ensure that all come to be known as the “Barbados He never looked to be famous, he was and truthful; his paper had no idle gos- Barbadians make it safely through the Optional Savings Scheme” (BOSS). a simple person, self-made and bought sip but facts. A lot of what he has done unprecedented economic crisis that had And for me, this was the most impres- The Advocate from the elite society of for this country, a lot of people do not descended upon our country. sive of the 16 items, because this was the Barbados who wanted to make it know. I know as I was close to him. What I heard from Ms. Mottley that one item that was calling upon us – the bankrupt and then sell it to others to I only met him last week and he was night literally blew me away! For in the Barbadian people – to make a personal make money. fine, yet today (Friday) he is no more. midst of a global environment of extreme contribution to the overall national rescue He sacrificed his life for others. Two things – we know that God has economic gloom, pessimism and helpless- effort. Sir Anthony deserves the highest kept him in his hands in life and death. ness, here was the leader of a small You see, the other 15 items were mostly recognition which Barbados can give. My condolences to his family and the Caribbean nation mapping out a bold, about measures that our Government As a former Chairman of Invest staff of The Advocate, who treated him creative and practical Economic recovery would be undertaking on our behalf, or Barbados, he brought a lot of investors as a father. roadmap for her country! were about Private Sector investment into this country. Do people have guts Here also was a leader with so much projects that Government would be facil- to say that? Everybody wants glory for MRS. ASHA RAM MIRCHANDANI faith and confidence in her people that itating. But the “BOSS” measure was she was daring to base her audacious qualitatively different – it was challeng- Plan of Action on the capacity of her ing us, the citizens of Barbados, and people to rise to the challenge and to ac- particularly those of us who work in the Region being encouraged to take sides complish great deeds. Public Sector, not only to come to the res- JESSOP from Page 10 third parties or countries. Other nations Prime Minister Mottley was aware that cue of fellow citizens who had suffered the have received similar warnings. Barbados was facing a crisis of monu- misfortune of unemployment, but to also efforts in the region and the Pacific in And the third was the willingness of mental proportions – our all-important be that critical ally that our Government response to a well-documented surge in Iran to test US resolve by shipping oil Tourism Industry had totally collapsed; needs in order to secure the financial trafficking into, through and out of to Venezuela. over 40,000 workers had been thrown resources that are necessary for the Venezuela. Whether it wishes to be drawn in into a state of unemployment; and econ- implementation of the entire national The political rhetoric used by or not, the region is being encouraged omists were estimating that Govern- Economic rescue effort. President Trump and his appointees to directly and indirectly to take sides. In ment’s revenues for financial year 2020 to The modest amount of salary that we announce the operation has led many the 1970 and ’80s this was for ideologi- 2021 would decline by anywhere between are being asked to take in redeemable within the region to believe, despite US cal reasons, but today it is because ex- $500 million to $1.6 billion! Government bonds will free up financial denials, the deployment could have the ternal parties see Latin America and How – confronted with such a daunting resources that Government will plough dual purpose of supporting some form of the Caribbean as the next front in a and depressing state of affairs – does a into new capital projects that will military intervention in Venezuela or worldwide confrontation about attain- leader remain hopeful and positive, and provide work and jobs for unemployed the interdiction of commercial shipping. ing influence and economic supremacy. find a way forward? Barbadians, and that will also help us to A second and more recent develop- The US has framed this within the Well, Prime Minister Mottley and her diversify and transform our economy. ment has been for the US to argue that context of the Monroe Doctrine, while Team were able to rise to the challenge, Furthermore, our Government will be the Rio Treaty,a rarely invoked mutual China, Russia and others have made and as a result of their brilliance and self- offering a 5 per cent interest rate on these hemispheric defence agreement, binds clear that their own interests and world confidence, we Barbadians now have bonds at a time when savings in the com- signatory Caribbean governments to view will not see them set aside their available to us a concrete Plan of Action mercial banks are attracting virtually joint responses to Venezuela. thinking or their relationship with the that is capable of pulling us through the no interest at all. The BOSS is therefore Late last month, the US Embassy in government of President Maduro. greatest national threat that we have providing us Barbadians with a very Trinidad said that Port-of-Spain had Today the positions taken are less con- experienced in well over a century. attractive home-grown investment in- violated the Rio Treaty by holding frontational and more fluid and trans- But, of all the visionary measures out- strument. meetings with the Venezuelan Vice actional than they were forty or more I can only speak for myself, but I wish President, Delcy Rodriguez and an ac- years ago, in part because there are now to state publicly that I am eager to play companying PDVSA delegation. It ar- multiple global actors offering differ- my part in helping Prime Minister gued that Trinidad as a party to the ent, sometimes overlapping, visions of Mottley and her Team to implement Treaty,was obliged to observe sanctions international relations. Despite this, A note of condolence their brilliant and visionary Plan for our agreed to by the majority of signatories the direction of travel is to have the I WAS sorry to hear about the country, by participating in the BOSS in a vote in which Trinidad abstained. countries of the Caribbean in or another passing of Sir Anthony Bryan and programme. It subsequently told Trinidad that it camp rather than genuinely non- want to express my sympathy to Let us now therefore all get fully on risks facing “sweeping sanctions” should aligned. his family and the staff at The board and play our part in helping to it enable in any way Iranian vessels car- The risk as in the 1980s is a region Advocate. make it work. rying oil to Venezuela to enter its ports, divided by others, new tensions, and low or knowingly ship fuel there through intensity conflict. ADRIAN SOBERS DAVID COMISSIONG

LET GOD QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OF SPEAK TO US WISDOM Ava DuVernay Haile Selassie (1892-1975) “But when you pray, go into American filmmaker & director Former Emperor your room, close the door and of Ethiopia “Be passionate and move forward LAUGHTER pray to your Father, who is with gusto every single hour of unseen. Then your Father, “Outside the kingdom of the every single day until you reach Laughter is the shock who sees what is done in se- Lord there is no nation which your goal.” absorber that softens cret, will reward you.” is greater than any other. God and history will remember and minimizes the bumps of life. – Matthew 6, vs 6 your judgment.” 12 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Beijing lowers health emergency response level BEIJING lowered its braries, museums, parks public health emer- and scenic spots are open- gency response from ing with visitors limited the second to the third to 50 per cent of normal. level, which started Tourist groups will be al- yesterday, with adjust- lowed to travel to Beijing ments in activity re- gradually, except for those strictions and nearby from high-risk areas in the Tianjin and Hebei nation and other countries, province were ex- Chen said. pected to also make “Under high-standard changes. prevention and control Under the third level, measures, the epidemic residential areas will con- has seen no abnormal re- tinue with code inspec- bound since the city low- Parents and children take a selfie at the Beijing Aquarium, the largest of its size in the capital city, on Friday tions and information ered the emergency re- as the facility opened to the public for the first time since being closed for 133 days due to the novel coron- registration, but body tem- sponse from the top level avirus pandemic. (PHOTO: ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY) perature checks won’t be to the second level in late required. April,” said Chen. epidemic rebound.” medical observation are while others have lowered Some places are People who return to Beijing’s districts had Since the beginning of required for overseas pas- it to third or fourth level, strengthening their Beijing from Hubei won’t reported no new locally May, the number of new sengers and people from the Beijing News reported. screening measures. need a 14-day quarantine. produced COVID-19 cases imported cases on the domestic medium and The Chinese mainland Mudanjiang in A second nucleic acid test for over 90 consecutive Chinese mainland has high-risk areas. confirmed five cases of Heilongjiang province, for can be dropped for re- days as of Thursday,longer dropped greatly,most days Similar measures have COVID-19 on Thursday, example, has enhanced its turnees from Wuhan if than three virus-incuba- in single digits, Chen said. been adopted by Tianjin all imported, with four efforts to screen for infec- their first test is negative, tion periods, Chen said. “However, measures on and Hebei in lowering in Shanghai and one in tions by expanding tests to Chen Bei, deputy secre- “Frequent and high- lowering infection risks their response from the Sichuan province, accord- over 690,000 people as of tary-general of the Beijing density activities such from imported cases and second to the third level. ing to the National Health Thursday, Xinhua News municipal government, as resumption of schools, efforts to avert a rebound Only Hubei province is Commission. Agency reported. said at a news conference holidays and the two ses- of local cases will not be maintaining its public on Friday. sions didn’t cause new eased,” Chen said, adding health emergency re- Public spaces such as li- infected cases and an that nucleic acid tests and sponse at second-level, Over 100 students, Zhejiang regulator wants alumni mark World microfinance to benefit Environment Day MORE than 100 students in Yunnan province, gave smaller companies and alumni of United a keynote speech on the CHINA’S banking and search for funding while Nations Environment impact of COVID-19 on insurance regulator in banks are most cautious Programme-Tongji the environment and its Zhejiang province want about issuing loans to Institute of Environment implications for sustain- to expand the reach of this type of companies. for Sustainable able entrepreneurship. microfinance to smaller “From the banks’ per- Development celebrated A panel discussion on companies that have spective, the key to satis- the World Environment eco-innovation toward never received bank loans fying startups’ financing Day online on Friday. green development was before by promoting gov- needs is to solve the prob- Isabelle Louis, deputy held, and panelists from ernment’s sharing of data lem of information asym- director for UNEP Asia- business, financial sector, on small businesses with metry. That’s why we en- Pacific office, introduced media and academia banks and insurers. deavor to build a platform this year’s theme of bio- talked about the green “Based on our past ex- of comprehensive finan- Shangyu Rural Commercial Bank in Zhejiang offers diversity in an address development opportuni- perience, the main prob- cial services, which allows financial help to SMEs to tie over difficulties. [PHOTO: to people connected from ties in China and took lem of microfinance is banks and businesses to FINANCIALNEWS.COM.CN] more than a dozen of questions from the audi- information asymmetry. communicate based on countries. ence. Although some micro and the same set of financial that loan officers need to of credit granting was “The World Li Fengting, executive small business owners statements,” Bao said at know when they conduct completed directly based Environment Day is a deputy dean of the insti- have beautiful dreams a news conference on investigations before on the platform. The reminder that we need tute, encouraged students and qualities of a good en- Thursday. making a lending deci- credit line of 70 per cent urgent action and sweep- to connect with each trepreneur, it still takes The banking and sion. of the loans is less than ing national leadership other and contribute to a time for banks to know insurance regulator By the end of April, the 3 million yuan per loan. together with interna- more sustainable world. them, not to mention that in Zhejiang launched an platform had covered Since the beginning tional cooperation to Established by UNEP there are many cases of online provincial-level more than 8,000 outlets of this year, banks in preserve nature,” said and Tongji University in entrepreneurial failure,” platform of comprehen- of 193 banking institu- Zhejiang province have Louis, praising Tongji 2002, the institute has said Bao Zuming, head of sive financial services tions across the province. seen a rapid growth of University’s effort in provided environmental the China Banking and on Nov. 13. The platform During the process of small business borrowers promoting sustainable education for students Insurance Regulatory gathered a large amount loan issuance, these that have never received development as UNEP’s from more than 70 coun- Commission’s Zhejiang of data from 54 provincial banks had made more bank loans before. The long-term partner. tries, and carried out var- office. government depart- than 5 million data number of this type of Lukasz Madrzynski, a ious capacity-building The biggest challenge ments, which accounted queries on nearly 300,000 new clients reached doctoral graduate from programs for more than facing many micro- and for 70 per cent of the in- companies. Over 140 bil- 12,500 in the first quar- the institute who started 5,000 participants from small-sized startups is to formation on a business lion yuan ($19.8 billion) ter, Bao said. an eco-tourism company developing countries. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 13 Tech-savvy phones see robust demand AS livestreaming and vlogs gain traction in China, local smartphone vendors are adding innovative ele- ments to their premium 5G products to attract camera-savvy consumers. V ivo, for instance, unveiled its latest 5G smartphone X50 series whose rear cam- era comes with gimbal-like image stabi- lization.The company said such a camera system can offer significantly less shaky or less blurred photos and videos com- pared with other phones. The new models are designed to meet the growing demand by consumers for high-quality pictures and videos, as more stores adopt livestreaming to sell prod- ucts online and young people increas- ingly shoot vlogs, or short documentaries, of their daily lives via smartphones. Vivo’s peer Oppo has also released a smartphone which features anti-shake features to target video-loving con- sumers. The OPPO Reno 2 has a combination of software algorithms and hardware con- figuration that creates an anti-shake mode so consumers can shoot good videos that are stable and clear even when the person is moving, the company said. Huawei Technologies Co. and Xiaomi Corp. have also unveiled smartphones which highlight anti-shake cameras to attract consumers who prefer higher- Sales people introduce mobile phone products to customers through livestreaming at a shopping mall in Zhengzhou, quality pictures. capital of Central China’s Henan province, on March 13. [PHOTO: XINHUA] Xiang Ligang, director-general of tele- com industry group the Information in China. used smartphones to do livestreaming Technology. Consumption Alliance, said Chinese com- A report from the China internet given the COVID-19 outbreak to promote Another report from market research panies are pushing the technological en- Network Information Center said the and sell their products online, spurring company Strategy Analytics said that velope of smartphone cameras. Gimbal, number of online livestreaming service demand for better smartphones, said Fu China continued to be the main market a component usually seen in professional users in China reached 560 million as of Liang, an independent telecom analyst driver for 5G smartphones globally de- high-end cameras, can now be found in March 2020, accounting for 62 percent of who has followed the industry for more spite the epidemic. smartphones. the country’s total number of internet than a decade. “Amid the intensifying competition “The importance of video will explode users. In April, smartphone shipments in in 5G smartphones, Chinese companies in the upcoming years with the wider The number represented an increase China rose by 17.2 per cent in April on a are working hard to adjust their product commercialization of 5G. Smartphone of 163 million from the end of 2018, the yearly basis, the first such expansion in lineup to meet consumers’ changing be- vendors are already preparing for this report added. The number of users of a the past four months. This was a sign of havior,” Fu said. new revolution of videos on smart- burgeoning business model that inte- a strong rebound in consumer enthusi- But they may also need to find another phones,” Xiang said. grates e-commerce with livestreaming asm for electronic products, said the gov- direction for innovation. To some extent, The trend also coincides with the hit 265 million by March. ernment think tank China Academy they may have become too obsessed with increasing popularity of livestreaming More physical stores and malls have of Information and Communications cameras, analysts said. Construction starts for railway west of Shanghai THE construction of the Shanghai sec- the school of international and public af- gion as it runs through several scenic the integration, the renovation of the tion of the Husuhu Railway, which links fairs at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, spots, including national parks and Songjiang South Railway Station has Shanghai, Suzhou of Jiangsu province two transportation routes – from ancient water towns,” she said. also been launched recently. and Huzhou of Zhejiang province, began Shanghai to Nanjing of Jiangsu Jointly invested by the China Railway As a stop on the Husuhu Railway,the on Friday, marking a step forward to province and to Hangzhou of Zhejiang Group and the governments of station will be expanded to become a enhance the Yangtze River Delta inte- province – have been pivotal in acceler- Shanghai and the two provinces, the new transportation hub for the delta. It gration. ating the delta’s development. project is part of the nation’s effort to will also spur the growth of the G60 Six stations are expected to be set up “The nearer a city is to Shanghai enhance the integration of the delta Science and Technology Innovation along the 163.8-kilometre route, along along the routes, the more the city will through transportation upgrades. Valley joined by nine cities, including with an additional station planned for be positively impacted by the municipal- In December, the central government Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and the future. ity’s development, and the faster the unveiled a grand plan for further de- Suzhou in Jiangsu province. The Shanghai section, which will city will thrive,” said Wang. velopment of the delta over the next 15 According to the transportation com- measure 64.8 kilometres, will have two “However, areas like Huzhou and years under the key concept of integra- mission in Songjiang district, the hub is stops: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Shengze are located in the region be- tion, stressing that it will elevate the designed to be connected by all means Station and Songjiang South Railway tween the two lines and benefit from region’s standing in the international of transport, including trains, high- Station. the municipality less. economy and lead China to further speed rails and subway. Three new stations will be con- “Following the completion of the participate in global cooperation and A new station will be built and linked structed in Fenhu region and Shengze Husuhu Railway, the integrated trans- competition. with the current one through a center in town, Jiangsu province’s Suzhou, and portation system in the delta will be The closer integration includes cross- the middle for passenger services and Nanxun district, Zhejiang province’s strengthened, especially leveraging the regional transportation and the con- train transfers. Huzhou. It will stop at Huzhou Railway connection between Shanghai and the struction of the railway is included in It’s estimated that the average Station. Construction of the railway will less developed regions,” she added. the blueprint. annual passenger flow of the hub will also leave space for another station Wang noted that the railway will fur- By the end of April, all three provinces reach about 20 million passengers. named Huzhou East for possible future ther promote cooperation and economic – Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui – as well “It will be a vital hub in the south- use. ties between Shanghai and cities within as the Shanghai municipality in the western city to ease the burden on The whole project is scheduled to the delta and Central China. delta had announced their implemen- other stations in Shanghai and deepen complete construction in four years. “The railway will also drive develop- tation plans based on the outline. cross-regional cooperation in the According to Wang Yu, professor at ment of the tourism industry in the re- As another major project to promote delta,” said Wang.

14 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Haiti records Team Unity retains over 1,000 power in St Kitts COVID cases within a week PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti recorded and Nevis election more than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus BASSETERRE, St Kitts – The The elections for June 5 were (COVID-19) within a seven-day period as governing Team Unity Coaliton led announced on May 18 by Prime the number of cases in the French-speak- by Dr Timothy Harris has won a Minister Harris, less than a ing Caribbean Community (Caricom) second term to rule the St Kitts- week after the National Assembly was country neared 3,000 yesterday. Nevis federation for another five dissolved. Nomination Day was The Ministry of Public Health said that years. May 27, where 23 candidates 184 new cases of COVID-19 had been con- With eight of the 11 seats declared from five parties and one firmed, bringing the total since March 19 early this morning, Harris’ Team independent were nominated to contest to 2,924 cases with the majority, 59.3 per Unity won seven, while the polls. cent, being men. Opposition Leader Dr Denzil Douglas Citizens and residents of St The authorities said that the number of had one, that of his own Constituency Kitts-Nevis, a member of the active cases had increased to 2,850, a 3.9 Number 6. Organisation of Eastern Caribbean per cent or 184 cases during the past 24 The online St Kitts & Nevis States, have been enjoying a better hours, while the number of suspected Observer reported that Team Unity was quality of life as the Team Unity cases investigated since March 19, stood at claiming one of the four Goverment led by Dr Harris has been 6,626 cases. undeclared seats, which would able to improve the country's economic Haiti has so far recorded 50 deaths from increase its majority in the welfare. the virus that was first detected in China 11-seat legislature by one, from seven to It is not clear how long the 67-year-old last December and blamed for more than eight. Douglas will remain at the 399,000 deaths and the infection of 6.8 Doulglas, a former prime whose St helm of his Labour Party, as he had million others worldwide. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party ruled the indicated just before the 2015 Haiti presents the worst epidemiologi- federation for some 20 years until his polls that it would have been his last cal scenario among the 15-member run was cut by Team Unity in 2015, is time leading the party in a general Leader of St Kitts and Nevis' Team Caricom grouping where cases range from expected to easily take the other seats. election. Unity Coalition, Dr Timothy Harris 18 in Dominica to 595 in Jamaica.

Suriname finally issues vote results showing opposition win PARAMARIBO, Suriname – statement accusing the denies. Suriname’s electoral authorities government of obstructionism, He has remained free in part have finally announced noting that delays in the vote because he holds the presidency preliminary results from the counting process are pushing it and he is appealing the murder May 25 elections won by toward the June 24 deadline set conviction. opposition parties, which on by law for seating the new Bouterse has been largely Friday accused the government legislature. invisible since Monday, though of Desi Bouterse of obstructing The United Reform Party the leader of one of the efforts to seat a new legislature leapfrogged past Bouterse’s opposition coalition parties said in the small South American National Democratic Party, the president had contacted him nation. winning 20 seats, up from nine, in attempt to get him to switch The results – which in past while the government party fell sides. years were announced almost from 26 to 16. Bouterse’s party also has immediately – were released The Reform Party’s chief, demanded a recount in some Thursday night just an hour former police officer areas. before the government imposed Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ The election announcement sweeping limits on public Santokhi, is expected to become came as the country of about activity to fight a flareup of the next president. 600,000 people suddently COVID-19. Bouterse, who won democratic announced scores of active cases FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2015 file photo, Suriname President Four opposition parties have elections a decade ago, has of COVID-19, up from none a Desire “Desi” Delano Bouterse observes a military parade, formed a coalition to elect the suffered from an economic crisis week ago.Authorities imposed a after being sworn in for his second term, in Paramaribo, next president in August, and from a 2019 conviction for 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, ordered Suriname. though they remain one vote murder involving political non-essential businesses closed short of the 34 needed for a two- opponents of the military and said people can travel only people are banned. is getting worse. The new thirds majority in the National government he led from 1980 to two to a car, and only to get food The number of active cases government must therefore get Assembly, which is required to 1987. A Dutch court also has or medicine.Facemasks are now rose to 80 on Friday. to work quickly,” the elect the president. convicted him in absentia of mandatory in shops and “With the COVID-19 coalition parties said in their The parties issued a drug trafficking, which he meetings of more than five situation, the economic situation statement.

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High Tide (First) 04:14 High tide (Second) 17:41 London 10 Clear Yesterday: 10.9 mm Boston 20 Overcast Low Tide (First) 11:03 For the month: 12.4 mm Max: 27.6°C Montreal 21 Partly Cloudy Low tide (Second) 22:50 For the year: 199.3 mm Min: 24.9 °C Toronto 22 Fair New York 29 Cloudy Miami 30 Overcast 5:31 a.m. 6:24 p.m. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 15 Bermuda Premier vows to not let anti-racism energy die BERMUDA – Legislation death in Minnesota on May 25. plate to serve.” tackling the legacy of racism Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Leah Scott, the deputy in Bermuda will be brought Speaker, opened by saying Mr Opposition leader grew to the House of Assembly, Floyd’s “brutal murder” at the emotional as she spoke of the David Burt said this hands of police had been the video, and spoke of her son, weekend. impetus for protest marches imprisoned 18 years in Florida Speaking during the motion here. for a drug offence when there to adjourn, the Premier told Mr Burgess called off names were “white people who have MPs he hoped people fired up from Sally Bassett, an enslaved committed murder and got for action over racism would woman burnt at the stake in less”. “not let this energy die”, 1730, to Ewart Brown, a former Christopher Famous, a PLP referring to worldwide protests premier who he said had been backbencher,listed off examples in the wake of the killing of subjected to eight years of police of racism ranging from the lack George Floyd, an unarmed man investigations that had of black CEOs in Bermuda and suspected of passing a uncovered nothing. black workers overlooked for counterfeit note in Minnesota. He added: “I just urge our promotions. Mr Burt added: “I hope that marchers, do not forget these Mr Famous said: “We have to all the white persons who are people.” march for everything about supporting and saying black Mr Burgess said he believed racism in this country. Outside lives matter,and we have to end “all lives matter in this country, of that, it’s just a farce.” racism, will not complain when regardless of the colour of your Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the there is legislation brought to skin” but told the House the shadow finance minister and More than a hashtag: David Burt, the Premier, on the Black this House to address issues of endurance of racism could be mother to two sons, echoed Ms Lives Matter movement structural racism in this gauged in the income disparities Ming’s remarks about women country.” between black and white people. in politics, adding: “There’s “taboo” subject of affirmative He said both political parties He said the issue could not be Renée Ming, a Progressive probably a handful of women in action should be embraced, hold responsibility for the lack reduced to a hashtag, and Labour Party MP,described her the House of Assembly who alongside healthcare and of bold action. Mr Cannonier commended changes to the law horror at watching the video of know what it’s like to be the economic reform, to make sure said: “I have seen far too many that would allow for a protest Mr Floyd’s fatal encounter with mother of a young black man.” black Bermudians have the blacks who have been looking supporting the Black Lives police, and her fear on behalf of Rolfe Commissiong, a PLP opportunities they deserve. for bold moves year after year Matter movement to go forward her black son attending backbencher, said the fight was Craig Cannonier, the Leader after year, and we are still on Sunday. university in the US. the same one as was fought in of the Opposition, recalled that waiting. Mr Burt’s remarks closed Ms Ming also paid tribute to the Sixties and Seventies and as a boy he had seen his father “Both parties are responsible hours of discussion in the House women MPs, adding:“I applaud that longstanding racial beaten by police “for no other for not doing enough to make on racism in Bermuda and my female colleagues of colour disparities must be addressed. reason than he was suffering sure there is a level playing overseas, and George Floyd’s who have stepped up to the Mr Commissiong said the from schizophrenia”. field.”

Opposition labels Bermudian MPs’ ‘pay cut’ as sleight of hand BERMUDA – A temporary pay Members have been asked to longstanding structural and cut to parliamentarians was do their part. fundamental change, we will branded “window dressing” “Salaries of all Members and be having these discussions for yesterday because the take- non-ministerial officers will be years to come. home pay for legislators would temporarily reduced by 12.5 “I don’t wish to have this remain unchanged. per cent. conversation next year.” The claim came after it was “In addition, the ministerial Craig Cannonier, the Leader announced that MPs will have portion of salaries will be of the Opposition, said he their salaries reduced for a temporarily reduced by 15 per supported the cuts, but feared year from July 1. cent.” economic problems would last But the House of Assembly The cuts will remain in force for more than a year. heard the cut would be offset until June 30 next year. Mr He added: “I believe that we by a break in their pension Burt added that pension are in some difficult times contributions. contributions — both the going forward and more is Patrica Gordon-Pamplin, the individual’s contribution and going to be needed. shadow finance minister, said the matching government “There are many businesses the move was an empty payment — will also be still closing down. Many of our gesture. suspended for a year. charities are going to be taking She added: “We are doing But he said the public a hard hit over the coming this against the backdrop of officers would be able to make months. significant suffering among our voluntary contributions to “buy “The priority right now is we people. back” the lost year. have got to stimulate this “Some of them have zero The Premier said the economy and get people back to money coming in, their jobs Government did not want to work so the economy can thrive have been made redundant. make “cuts and cuts and cuts”, at this time.” Many of them, if they have any but that changes to rebuild the Mr Cannonier added that money at all, they are just island’s economy were needed. some had suggested a bigger making do.” Mr Burt said: “We have an salary cut or a reduction in the Ms Gordon-Pamplin added opportunity and a chance over number of MPs. that the Government’s recent the next few months to make Michael Dunkley, an OBA reshuffle had added a junior radical changes and reform backbencher, said the move minister to the Cabinet and and, I would hope and expect, was a pension cut rather than that some backbenchers also that all members will respect a pay cut and expressed got payment from their roles that these measures, these concerns that it was “kicking on government boards. Ms Gordon-Pamplin, shadow finance minister temporary changes, can only be the can down the road”. She said: “We are sitting here temporary if we fix the He added: “What is the singing for our supper, trying to Titanic.” million. challenges before us. sustainability of this fund? convince people that we are David Burt, the Premier, Mr Burt said: “It’s said that “We must recognise this Because if this pension fund is making some major sacrifice earlier told the House that the you cannot lead where you will situation is difficult, but unless not able to pay out the benefits when all we are doing is pay cut would save the not go and as leaders in this we make sure that we are it has to, it is topped up by the shuffling the chairs on the Government just under $1 country all Honourable deliberate in effecting Consolidated Fund.” 16 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Brazil’s Supreme Court halts police Returning raids in Rio’s favelas during pandemic BRASILIA – A Brazilian Supreme Court minister on Bahamians and Friday prohibited police raids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as a groundswell of criticism of residents no brutal police tactics grows in Latin America’s largest nation. In the decision, Minister Edson Fachin forbid raids in longer required favelas – as Brazil’s informal shantytowns are known – “except in absolutely exceptional cases,” which most be pre- to quarantine approved by the state BAHAMIANS and residents However, he said officials had prosecutor’s office. returning to the country will not finalised the entry protocols Rio’s police forces are no longer be mandated to for its targeted July 1 re-opening notoriously violent, having quarantine or self-isolate date as they are still in killed over 1,800 people in 2019. upon arrival, but will instead discussions over the issue. Innocent bystanders are be monitored by the health Speaking on the matter, Dr frequently caught in the surveillance team “if Minnis said: “The leader of the crossfire and police are necessary”, Prime Minister opposition had made some commonly accused of having a Dr Hubert Minnis announced statement that there was shoot-first, ask-questions-later on Thursday. discriminatory practice that we attitude. Speaking at a press conference were allowing nonresidents in In May, police in Rio drew at the Office of the Prime not requiring tests and criticism for an operation in Minster, Dr Minnis noted the Bahamians requiring tests and which a 14-year-old move as a part of the that is false” boy was killed, as well as government’s efforts to end the “Both require a COVID-19 another shootout in a self-isolation methods prescribed testing. If you’re talking about up coronavirus-stricken favela, Minister Edson Fachin to returning residents. to July 1, we have not thought which drew hundreds into the This also includes the that far yet but as far as we’re streets. protests in Brazil. “Perhaps the most important deactivation of the quarantine concerned at this particular time Protests in the United States “It’s a historic decision,” said victory is against institutional facilities in the country. and even when the minister of over the killing of George Floyd, Congressman Alessandro racism,” Molon said. “Government’s quarantine tourism spoke, those individuals an unarmed black man, while Molon, whose PSB party filed “The Supreme Court has facility will be disabled on Friday, that he spoke about required in police custody in Minnesota the suit that resulted in the decided in favor of life and made June 5,” he said. “This applies to testing.” have served as a catalyst to the decision. clear that black lives matter.” facilities in New Providence and “And all traveling home Grand Bahama.” required testing also. Up to July “Returning Bahamians and 1, we cannot speak to that.” residents will no longer be Meanwhile, as it relates to the required to quarantine on number of people remaining at returning home but will be the government’s facility, health monitored by the Ministry of officials said they could not give Health’s Surveillance Unit and a definitive number as the Hubbcat monitoring app if numbers are always changing. necessary.” COVID-19 response He continued: “To date, the coordinator Dr Merceline Dahl- Government has facilitated the Regis said on Thursday: “There return of close to 500 Bahamians are a number left or remaining and residents on Bahamasair. there and the number is There have been five flights so changing.” far. The Ministries of Foreign Deputy Chief Medical Officer Affairs and Health are working Dr Delon Brennen added: to arrange more flights as “(Friday) morning, we started out necessary.” with 86 individuals in our His comments come after quarantine facilities and we had Tourism Minister Dionisio an exercise about two weeks ago D’Aguilar revealed that where we brought individuals government officials had ruled into country and they were out a 14-day quarantine period repatriated. for visitors entering the country “And so now that they finished when the tourism industry their two weeks, we were allowed reopens. to have about 20 leave and in two Protestors knelt for nine minutes in honour of George Floyd. At the time, Mr D’Aguilar also more days, we will have another said that officials were still 20 or so leave at that time. That considering whether the was the predication but now that government will require tourists we are relaxing some of those J’cans kneel for Floyd, Black Lives to produce a negative PCR test regulations, we will allow people result to gain entry into the to leave a day earlier.” country. However, Dr Dahl-Regis said Matter protest outside US Embassy The matter has sparked public officials are expecting the facility KINGSTON, Jamaica – spreading globally since the on Floyd’s neck. outrage, with many residents to be closed in a week’s time. Members of the public staged death of American George Jamaicans are also questioning why officials are There were no new confirmed a show of support for the Black Floyd in police custody. protesting the deaths of Susan considering allowing visitors cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Lives Matter protest in front Floyd’s case is the latest such Bogle, a disabled woman who entry without producing a with the total remaining at 102. of the United States Embassy incident. was killed during a COVID-19 test, while they were As the country re-open its in Kingston yesterday. People outside the US joint military/police operation not given the same consideration. borders, Dr Dahl-Regis said The Black Lives Matter Embassy this morning knelt in in her community and Responding to those concerns health officials are expecting to movement, which originated in silence for approximately nine 81-year-old Noel Chambers during Thursday’s press test more people. She also the United States due to the minutes, marking the time who died after being in conference, Dr Minnis noted that underscored the need for more killing of unarmed black people period that former police officer custody for 40 years without as it stands now, testing is healthcare workers to be a part of by the police, has been Derek Chauvin had his knee trial. required for all returning visitors. the ministry’s surveillance team. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 17 Protests worldwide embrace Black Lives Matter movement LONDON – Thousands thousand protesters had of people took to the marched past the US streets in European Embassy, blocking traffic and Asian cities yester- and holding placards. day, demonstrating in Many thousands had support of US protests also crowded into the against police brutality. square outside parlia- The rolling, global ment, holding placards protests reflect rising reading “Black Lives anger over police treat- Matter”, ignoring govern- ment of ethnic minorities, ment advice to avoid large sparked by the May 25 gatherings due to the risk killing of George Floyd in from the coronavirus. Police officers on horses are seen as police clash with demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest Minneapolis after a white “I have come down in near Downing street in London, Britain, yesterday, following the death of George Floyd who died in police officer detaining him knelt support of black people custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. on his neck for nearly nine who have been ill-treated minutes with fellow offi- for many, many, many, they added. Embassy and on the lawns embassy, which is also treatment of a Kurdish cers beside him. many years. It is time for a Several hundred near the Eiffel Tower. close to the Elysee presi- man who says he was After a largely peaceful change,” said 39-year-old “hooded and aggressive However, several hun- dential palace. stopped while driving and protest in London, a few primary school teacher people” had put officers dred protesters, some hold- In Berlin, demonstrators shoved to the ground. demonstrators near Aisha Pemberton. under pressure in the city ing “Black Lives Matters” filled the central Organisers said they were British Prime Minister Police in the German centre, police said, tweet- signs, gathered on Place Alexanderplatz square, also marching in support Boris Johnson’s residence city of Hamburg used pep- ing:“Attacks on police offi- de la Concorde, close to while there was also a of the Black Lives Matter threw bottles at police, and per spray on protesters cers are unacceptable!” the Embassy. Police had protest in Warsaw. movement. mounted officers charged and said they were ready In Paris, the authorities installed a long barrier “I want to show that push protesters back. to deploy water cannons. banned demonstrations across the square to Placards and flags there’s racism in Japan Earlier, more than a One officer was injured, planned outside the US prevent access to the In Brisbane, one of several now,” said 17-year-old high Australian cities where school student Wakaba, rallies were held, police who declined to give her estimated 10,000 people family name. joined a peaceful protest, In Seoul, dozens of wearing masks and hold- South Korean activists ing “Black Lives Matter” and foreign residents placards. Many wrapped gathered, some wearing themselves in indigenous black masks with “Can’t flags, calling for an end to breathe” in Korean, echo- police mistreatment of in- ing George Floyd’s final digenous Australians. words as he lay on the Banners and slogans ground. have focused not just on In Bangkok, activists George Floyd but on a avoided coronavirus re- string of other controver- strictions by going online, sies in different countries asking for video and as well as mistreatment of photos of people wearing minorities in general. black, raising their fists In Sydney,a last-minute and holding signs, and court decision overruling explaining why they sup- a ban imposed because of ported the Black Lives the coronavirus allowed Matter movement. several thousand people to Protesters gathered march, with a heavy police in Washington for a presence. huge demonstration yes- In Tokyo, marchers terday as demonstrations protested against what across the United States Demonstrators in Washington, DC said they would not stop pushing for change. they said was police mis- entered a 12th day. UK’s Johnson eyes relaxation of COVID lockdown, extra spending LONDON – British The Sunday Times Indoor weddings and said. A spokeswoman for ments and the construc- Prime Minister Boris said Johnson wanted to funerals with up to 10 “Boris wants us back to Johnson’s Downing tion of 40 new hospitals Johnson is planning to relax planning restric- people attending would normal, or as near to it Street office had no im- it had promised before relax rules on outdoor tions that stop many also be permitted from as possible, before the mediate comment on the last December’s election. dining and weddings, as pubs, cafes and restau- early July, while places summer,” the newspaper report. “Now is the time to be well as speeding up gov- rants from using outside of worship would be al- quoted a senior source as Separately,the Sunday even more ambitious ernment investment areas, and also to make it lowed to reopen for pri- saying, adding the prime Telegraph said Johnson with his plans to unite plans in a bid to limit the legal to hold weddings vate prayer from June minister was concerned planned to announce in and level up the country,” economic damage from outside – something cur- 15, as part of plans to be about forecasts of a the coming weeks that a government source was the coronavirus, newspa- rently limited to Jews announced in the coming sharp rise in unemploy- the government would quoted as telling the pers reported yesterday. and Quakers. week, the newspaper ment. speed up road improve- Sunday Telegraph. 18 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Joe Biden ‘It’s complicated,’ formally wins German minister says of ties with US Democratic BERLIN – Germany’s relationship with the United States is “compli- cated”, Foreign Minister nomination to Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview, regretting the planned take on Trump withdrawal of US sol- JOE BIDEN has contests, taking 10 of the diers from Germany. formally won the 14 states. President Donald Democratic Party Mr. Biden said: “It was Trump has ordered the nomination to take an honour to compete This is Joe Biden’s third attempt to win the presi- US military to remove on Donald Trump in alongside one of the most dency. 9,500 troops from November’s presiden- talented groups of can- Germany, a senior US tial election. didates the Democratic Biden said. “And Donald with women. He has official said on Friday. He said on Twitter party has ever fielded Trump’s angry, divisive described himself as a “Should it come to the that he had secured the and I am proud to say politics is no answer.The “tactile politician” and withdrawal of part of the 1,991 delegates needed that we are going into country is crying out for apologised for how peo- US troops, we take note and would fight to “win this general election a leadership. Leadership ple might react. Former of this. We appreciate the battle for the soul of united party.” that can unite us. staff assistant Tara the cooperation with the the nation”. Mr. Biden, 77, secured Leadership that can Reade has accused him US forces that has devel- He had been the ef- the nomination officially bring us together.” of sexually assaulting oped over decades. It is German Foreign Minister fective nominee since after seven states and Mr. Trump has indi- her in 1993, which he in the interests of both Heiko Maas attends a Bernie Sanders with- the District of Columbia cated he is eager to take denies. our countries,” Maas told news conference in drew in April. held presidential pri- the fight to Mr. Biden The US is facing major Bild am Sonntag. Berlin, Germany, on Coronavirus – and its maries on Tuesday. who he derides as civil unrest over the Maas acknowledged June 2, 2020. effect on the economy – It is his third bid for “Sleepy Joe”, and the death of an unarmed problems in Germany’s and the recent civil un- the presidency. Democrat has faced a African American man, relationship with the from Germany. rest are sure to dominate Associated Press puts number of difficulties. George Floyd, in police United States, saying: A US official, who did the election. his tally at 1,995 dele- He was forced into custody, at the same “We are close partners not want to be identified, Mr. Biden, who served gates, with eight states damage limitation mode time as unemployment in the transatlantic al- said on Friday the troops as Barack Obama’s vice- and three US territories after saying African has reached levels un- liance. But, it is compli- move was the result of president, began the still to vote. Americans “ain’t black” seen since the Great cated.” months of work by the primary campaign in Mr. Obama endorsed if they even considered Depression amid the Yesterday, senior law- top US military officer, faltering style in Iowa Mr. Biden in April, voting for President coronavirus outbreak. makers from German General Mark Milley, and New Hampshire, but saying in a video that Trump, later apologising Mr. Trump and Mr. Chancellor Angela and had nothing to do then built momentum Mr. Biden had “all the for the “cavalier” com- Biden have already Merkel’s ruling conser- with tensions between with a convincing victory qualities we need in a ment. clashed on these issues, vative bloc criticised Trump and Merkel, who in South Carolina. president right now”. Mr. Biden has also which look set to domi- Trump’s decision to thwarted Trump’s plan He then dominated the “This is a difficult time faced accusations of nate the polls in order the US military to to host a G7 meeting this so-called Super Tuesday in America’s history,” Mr. inappropriate contact November. remove 9,500 troops month. Prince William reveals he is secret helpline volunteer THE Duke of Cambridge Shout’s 2,000 volunteers, has revealed he has been William would use a pseu- anonymously volunteer- donym on the platform. ing on a crisis helpline Kensington Palace during lockdown. announced the prince’s He has been volunteer- involvement to mark ing at Shout 85258, which Volunteers Week, which offers support via text ends today. message to people in per- A new photograph of the sonal crisis. duke with Prince George The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and volunteers at Conscious Youth during a video call. (PHOTO: PA) Prince William said he and Princess Charlotte had been answering mes- volunteering on the the greater good. the Duke and Duchess of mental health support. to help the scheme, calling sages after being trained Sandringham Estate, “I have been following Sussex helped to launch Meanwhile, the Duchess them “the backbone of our by the mental health taken by the Duchess of with interest how men Shout 85258 last year of Cornwall, the Duchess country”. charity. Cambridge, has also been and women from around – investing £3m in the of Cambridge, the She and Prince William Last month he told fel- released. the world, including my service via their Royal Countess of Wessex and marked Volunteers Week low volunteers in a video The Queen has praised own family, have been Foundation. the Duchess of Gloucester by holding video calls with call: “I’m going to share a the work of volunteers in a helping and recognising In a little over a year have been calling people those helping charities in little secret with you guys, special message, saying: the vital role of the volun- since then, more than who are self-isolating or England and Wales. but I’m actually on the “As Volunteers’ Week teer. 300,000 text conversa- vulnerable, as part of Among them were those platform volunteering.” draws to a close, it is in- “I send my best wishes tions have been had on the the Royal Voluntary working at Conscious Those texting the spiring to reflect on the to all those who give service. Service’s NHS Volunteer Youth, which helps young round-the-clock service many thousands of people, themselves so freely and Around 65% of those Responders scheme. people from mainly black would not know they are who through their acts of selflessly in the service of texting are aged under 25, Last week, the Duchess and other ethnic minority talking to a member of generosity and kindness, others.” the charity said, with of Cambridge thanked backgrounds in West the Royal Family – like have achieved so much for The Cambridges and many messengers seeking others who had signed up Yorkshire. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 19 Israelis protest Netanyahu’s annexation plan TEL AVIV, Israel – Strip, territories Israel Several thousand captured in a 1967 Middle Israelis demonstrated East war. yesterday against Netanyahu has set July Prime Minister 1 as the date to begin ad- Benjamin Netanyahu’s vancing his plan to annex plan to extend sover- Israel’s settlements and eignty over parts of the the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, West Bank, hoping for de-facto annexation a green light from of land that the Washington. Palestinians seek for a US President Donald state. Trump has unveiled a Protesting in face masks peace plan that includes and keeping their distance Israel keeping its settle- from each other under ments and the coronavirus restrictions, Palestinians establishing they gathered under the a state under stringent banner “No to annexation, conditions. no to occupation, yes to Palestinians have re- peace and democracy”. jected the proposal and Some waved Palestinian voiced outrage against flags. Israel’s proposed annexa- The protest was organ- tion. ised by left-wing groups Warning of possible and did not appear to be violence and diplomatic the start of a popular mass Demonstrators protest under coronavirus restrictions against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s repercussions, some movement. Around half of plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Tel Aviv, Israel yesterday. European and Arab states, Israelis support annexa- together with the United tion, according to a recent Democratic Senator justice, and to fight for the itarian leaders and to The Palestinians want Nations, have urged Israel opinion poll. Bernie Sanders. future we all deserve,” build a peaceful future for an independent state not to annex its settle- The organisers screened “It has never been more Sanders said.“It’s up to all every Palestinian and in the West Bank, east ments, regarded by many a video address by US important to stand up for of us to stand up to author- every Israeli.” Jerusalem and the Gaza countries as illegal. Indigenous chief says Canadian police Vatican arrest beat him over expired licence plate WINNIPEG, Manitoba Adam’s wife from the dri- man over luxury – An indigenous chief ver’s seat, Adam said. alleged yesterday that He then intervened. Canadian police beat An officer grabbed his property deal him in March after an arm while a second one AN Italian businessman city state. incident involving an knocked him down and who helped the Vatican Pope Francis suggested expired licence plate on punched him, Adam said. to buy luxury property in that parts of the deal his truck. “We are a minority and London in a controversial made were corrupt, say- Royal Canadian nobody speaks up for us,” deal has been arrested by ing “they have done Mounted Police (RCMP), Adam said. Vatican police. things that do not seem however, say officers Senior police reviewed Gianluigi Torzi is ac- clean”. used reasonable force in-car video and deter- cused of extortion, em- The Secretariat of after Chief Allan Adam mined police actions bezzlement, aggravated State is in control of mil- of Athabasca Chipewyan were reasonable and an fraud and money laun- lions of dollars donated First Nation resisted external investigation dering in relation to the by Catholics across the arrest, and laid criminal not justified, said RCMP $200m (£160m) deal. world. charges against him. Const. Patrick Lambert. He is being held in An internal Vatican Adam made the But Public Safety Vatican police barracks, memo about the investi- allegations as protests Minister Bill Blair said and faces up to 12 years gation into the five offi- spread around the world he was “deeply dis- in prison if found guilty. cials was leaked to the following the death in turbed” by a photo of The 2018 purchase of media, after which the Minneapolis of a black Adam’s swollen and the building is subject to Vatican Head of Police man in police custody on bloodied face taken after an ongoing investigation. resigned. May 25. the incident. The apartment block In February,computers Indigenous people this “While we cannot com- on Sloane Avenue, in and documents belonging week expressed outrage ment on a specific case London’s exclusive to senior financial official at two other incidents before the courts, we will Chelsea, had been Alberto Perlasca were with Canadian police, be following develop- bought with church seized by Vatican police. including the shooting ments of these serious money by the Secretariat Earlier last week, the death of a young woman. and troubling claims of State, the body Pope issued a new law Adam, speaking in Fort closely.” charged with the designed to boost trans- McMurray, Alberta, said Adam’s lawyer called Vatican’s diplomatic and parency in Vatican’s fi- RCMP approached his for police to release their political functions. nancial deals. However, parked truck on March video and suspend one But it is alleged the he last year defended the 10 as he and his wife pre- officer. price was greatly in- practise of buying prop- pared to leave a casino in The chief is due in flated. erty with Church money, the city. court on July 2, charged In October, police suggesting it is a good After police refused to with resisting arrest and Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First raided the Secretariat’s investment. answer why they had assaulting police. Nation displays his wounds that he says were office and seized docu- The Catholic Church pulled up, the couple Adam said he waited to caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ments and computers, is still recovering from a began to drive away, be- publicize the incident be- officers of the Wood Buffalo detachment in an inci- and the Vatican sus- series of scandals over fore an officer ordered cause he was busy with dent in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on March 10, pended five officials, the cover-up of sex abuse them to stop and pulled pandemic precautions. 2020. barring them from the by its priests. 20 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Coronavirus: Far-right Rome protest turns briefly violent A RALLY by Italian far- hardest-hit countries in right extremists and the world. hardcore football fans The protesters gathered over the government’s in the ancient area around response to coron- the Circus Maximus. avirus has turned Clashes broke out as briefly violent. one of their representa- The clashes in the cen- tives began talking to the tre of the capital, Rome, media, reports say. started after a fight Some demonstrators between demonstrators, threw bottles, stones and reports say. smoke bombs towards Police responded with the police, journalists A plain-clothed police officer confronts a demonstrator at the Rome protest. water cannon and tear and photographers, and gas, and made several shouted “journalists, ter- stroyed by a government final phase in easing Prime Minister Shops, cafes and restau- arrests. rorists”, the AFP news that in fact is not doing lockdown restrictions, Giuseppe Conte has said rants had already opened Hundreds marched to agency reports. the interests of Italians,” allowing domestic travel the government was work- their doors again, and call on the government to One protester said those he told Reuters news between regions and ing to speed up social tourist sites have begun resign over its handling of attending were people agency. opening its international payments and pledged “a welcoming tourists in re- the crisis and the damage who wanted to restore Italy has entered its borders. serious tax reform”. cent days. wrought on the economy “legality and dignity in and jobs. Italy”. With more than 33,800 “We are here to make fatalities and 234,000 the whole world under- cases since the coron- stand that today in Italy, India overtakes Italy in coronavirus avirus outbreak began, every category of workers Italy has been one of the is devastated and de- cases amid easing of lockdown INDIA has recorded reopen from Monday. the government to lift spike in cases shows the close to 10,000 new cases For weeks, India’s re- the lockdown – was that lockdown, which was France reports 31 of COVID-19 in the past latively low COVID-19 most of India’s unde- meant to give the govern- 24 hours, taking its total numbers had baffled ex- tected infections would ment time to ramp up above that of Italy. perts. Despite the dense not be severe enough to medical facilities and more coronavirus The country now has population, disease and require hospitalisation. came at huge economic the sixth-highest num- underfunded public But the number of ris- cost, has not worked. ber of confirmed cases in hospitals, there was no ing cases shows that the But Gautam Menon, a deaths, total at 29,142 the world, 236,657. There deluge of infections or country could simply be professor and researcher PARIS – France’s coron- hospital for COVID-19 have been 6,649 deaths. fatalities. witnessing a late peak in on models of infectious avirus death toll, the fell by 217 to 12,479. The health system in Although India has the cases, experts say. diseases, earlier told the fifth-highest in the The head of a COVID- Mumbai is on the verge sixth highest number of Many Indians have BBC that the country world, rose more slowly 19 scientific committee of collapse while hospi- cases, it is 12th in fatali- taken to social media simply had no other yesterday, while the advising the French gov- tals in the capital, Delhi, ties, according to statis- to talk about patients choice. number of people in in- ernment said on Friday are reportedly running tics from Johns Hopkins struggling to receive “Beyond a point, it’s tensive care continued to that the epidemic was out of space. University. medical attention, with hard to sustain a lock- fall, government data under control. Meanwhile, shopping Low testing rates ex- some hospitals saying down that has gone on showed. In another sign of the centres, places of wor- plained the former, but they do not even have for so long – economi- The number of deaths epidemic’s ebbing, the ship, restaurants and not the latter.The hope – testing kits left. cally, socially and psycho- from the COVID-19 dis- Paris police authority offices will be allowed to which also encouraged Critics say the recent logically,” he said. ease increased by 31, or said a temporary mortu- 0.1%, from the previous ary set up in April in a day to reach 29,142, ac- vacant building at the cording to data posted on Rungis wholesale food the government’s web- market south of the cap- site. ital was shut down on France tells China it still backs ‘one That compared with Saturday. 46 deaths, or a 0.2% rise, France has in the past reported on Friday. month eased what was country, two systems’ for Hong Kong The number of con- one of the strictest lock- firmed cases of COVID- down regimes in Europe PARIS – French (Hong Kong) situation financial hub. ported the call in a state- 19 rose by 579 to 153,634, to contain the novel President Emmanuel closely and reiterated The legislation has ment late on Friday the government data coronavirus. Last week, Macron has told Chinese France’s support for the reignited tensions be- without mentioning showed. restaurants and bars counterpart Xi Jinping principle of ‘one country, tween Washington and Hong Kong. The number of people have re-opened. he is following events two systems’,” the official Beijing, and led the The statement also in hospital intensive care According to Reuters in Hong Kong closely told Reuters yesterday. European Union to ex- referred to cooperation units fell by 35 to 1,059, calculations, if probable and continues to back China has approved press “grave concern” in tackling the coron- less than the decrease of cases of coronavirus in the “one country, two security legislation for last week. avirus pandemic, saying 69 on Friday but extend- long-term care homes are systems” principle for Hong Kong that democ- Hong Kong was dis- Macron stressed the es- ing a steady drop in crit- added, France’s total Beijing’s rule over the racy activists, diplomats cussed during an hour sential role of the World ical cases since a peak of number of cases stands city, an Elysee official and some in business and a half phone call on Health Organization, over 7,000 in early April. at around 190,000, the said. fear will jeopardise its Friday between Macron blamed by Washington The total number of eighth-highest tally in “The President said semi-autonomous status and Xi, the official said. for mishandling the people being treated in the world on that basis. he was monitoring the and its role as a global The Elysee had re- crisis. 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How to talk to your children about protests and racism s cities in all parts of the T ake care of you first world and social media How can a parent help their Aexplode with anger over child traverse these disturbing the killing of yet another black times? Let the child’s age and man at the hands of police, level of development guide worried parents struggle with you, experts say, but first, be how to protect their children sure that you are in the right from seeing the worst of the frame of mind. violence while simultaneously “A parent’s first step is to explaining the ravages of take care of themselves, their racism. mental health, their emotional It couldn’t have come at a health. Put their oxygen mask How can a parent help their child traverse these disturbing times? Let the child’s age and worse time. on first before they put the level of development guide you, experts say. Sheltering at home for oxygen mask on their child,” months to avoid the deadly said Chicago pediatrician Dr. understand what is happening Anderson in a separate elementary ages coronavirus, many parents Nia Heard-Garris, who chairs on television, they will be able commentary. It can happen This is the age when kids stressed by juggling work and the minority health, equity to pick up on the “fear, urgency, without parental input, just by begin to ask questions on why child care from home had and inclusion committee of the or anger in people’s voices and the racial stereotypes so other people look different eased their restrictions on American Academy of behaviors,” Radesky said. prevalent in society. than they do. screen time for their children. Pediatrics (AAP). At this age, stress shows up By age 12, many children “If your child asks about Now it’s even more likely “Vicarious trauma through in fussy or unregulated become set in their beliefs. someone’s skin tone, you might that kids might find the video screens is real, especially for behavior. To keep that from That gives parents “a decade to say,‘Isn’t it wonderful that we of George Floyd, an unarmed marginalized communities occurring, parents should read, mold the learning process, so are all so different!’ You can and handcuffed black man in who may have experienced listen to or watch the news that it decreases racial bias even hold your arm against Minneapolis in the United similar actions first-hand,” when the baby isn’t physically and improves cultural theirs to show the differences States, gasping for breath as a said Dr. Jenny Radesky, a there. understanding,” they wrote. in skin tones in your family,” white police officer pressed a developmental behavioral “Watch what you need to While helpful for all races, according to Dougé and knee into his neck. pediatrician who teaches at stay informed about your it’s especially important for Anderson. Even if they haven’t, experts the University of Michigan. community, but then turn it off white children to see brown At this age, children will see say parents should assume The stress of watching and do something that makes and black kids in a positive and absorb disturbing images their children are already traumatic events on television your family feel connected and light to fight systemic racism, from protests and riots aware of tragedies like these and smartphones “lingers whole,” Radesky said. “You experts say. Books that profile literally, “likely focusing on and their aftermath. within our bodies and minds,” may need to re-ground yourself multi-racial characters are an worrying about a burning van “Children and adolescents Radesky added. She suggests or regulate your thoughts and excellent way for parents to do or a scary-looking person in a are experiencing the collateral parents find ways to channel feelings before re-engaging that. And since it’s never too mask,” Radesky said. consequences of the publicized that energy with positive with your kids.” early to read to a baby, start Parents should do their best murderers of Breonna Taylor, actions, such as deep breathing This is the time to begin right away. to limit the exposure children Tony McDade, and George and re-grounding exercises, teaching your child about Common Sense Media, a this age have to media, Floyd, whether they have a before playing with or talking systemic racism and how to non-profit that rates movies, whether television, smart smartphone in their direct to your kids. identify and refute it, experts TV shows, books, apps and phones or tablets, experts say. possession or not,” said “This doesn’t mean letting go say. other media for parents and “This can be done by setting California pediatrician Dr. of the anger or anxiety, it just Racist stereotypes and bias schools, has curated a list of 80 certain times that children can Rhea Boyd, who teaches means organizing it better so begin at a shockingly young books with diverse, multi- use their devices, co-view the nationally on the relationship you can think and act more age. As early as six months, a cultural characters for content with their children, between structural racism, clearly,” she said. baby’s brain can notice race- preschoolers and older, some of find other activities like inequity and health. Once a parent is fully based differences, and can which could easily be suitable playing outside, games, “Whether from social media available to be a calm, rational internalize racial bias by ages for babies and toddlers. cooking together, set rules that accounts, conversations with voice, “then you can parse out two to four, said Maryland “There’s also a website called kids should use the devices in peers or caregivers, overheard what’s important to pass onto pediatrician Dr. Jacqueline the Brown Bookshelf,” said a common area where parents conversations, or the distress your child so that you’re not Dougé, who co-authored the Heard-Garris. “These are can check in,” Dougé said. they witness in the faces of oversharing information that AAP’s statement on the impact books that have, brown and “These times also provide those they love, children know may further traumatize them of racism on child and black protagonists who deal at opportunities for parents to what is going on,” Boyd said. or make them feel insecure or adolescent health. times with tough issues. I model the behavior they want “And without the guidance and unsafe,” Heard-Garris said. “Learning” racism is a lot think books are really, really their kids to follow by also validation of their caregivers, like learning a new language fundamental, especially for limiting their exposure to they may be navigating their Infants and toddlers for babies and toddlers, wrote younger kids.” media,” Dougé added.” feelings alone.” While children younger than Dougé and California three aren’t going to pediatrician Dr. Ashaunta Preschool and CONT’D on Next Page 22 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Pineapple fried rice ow this is a version that is 2 cloves garlic, minced conveniently loaded with bite- 1 onion, diced Nsized pineapple chunks, just 2 carrots, peeled and grated bursting with all of their their juicy 1/2 cup frozen corn sweetness. 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But as Boyd said, children will likely have already overheard adult conversations, or been exposed to what is happening via social media accounts and conversations with friends. “Parents who have not already, should proactively engage their kids around these distressing events,” Boyd said. “Ask them what they know and what they’ve seen. Ask them how they are feeling. Validate their feelings and let them know what you are doing to keep them safe – be it in your home or your Protestors lie down on South Street in front of the Orlando Police Department in Orlando, Fla., Friday, June 5, 2020. community.” Parents will also need to give their intense political and disinformation ads Intellectualizing the issues has been about what is ‘right’ or ‘wrong,’” she said. children the broader societal context of occurring before and during videos. helpful for them to understand this is “It’s better to have a conversation where racism in order to try to explain the rage “Just skip those and start showing not just a today problem, this has been they come to their own understanding of protestors filling the streets of cities your young kids the Martin Luther King going on for years,” Heard-Garris said. and can see things in a larger social across the US, Radesky said. Jr. or other video once the ad has At this age, kids will be able to think context.” By doing so, parents can help build passed,” Radesky suggested. “For older more abstractly about racism, injustice Kira Banks, a clinical psychologist empathy and teach perspective-taking, children, you can ask them what they and violent versus peaceful protest and whose website “Raising Equity” rather than focusing on the child’s think of different ads and whether discuss their views with parents, provides free videos and resources on specific fears. they’re trustworthy.” experts say. how parents can fight racism and “Instead of focusing on questions the “Parents can ask their tweens or teens cultivate an open mind in themselves child may have about concrete things, Tweens and teens whether they’ve seen anything online and their kids, suggests parents watch ask them questions like ‘How do you Of course, tweens and teens will likely about the riots and protests, what they movies like “13th,” a powerful look at think those people were feeling? Do you be seeing all the coverage of police think, and what about it was upsetting institutional racism in the US justice know why they were angry? What do brutality and protests on their personal or inspiring,” Radesky said. system that premiered in 2016 to a you do when you feel like something is smartphones. Most teens get comfort by As the parent of any teenager will standing ovation at the New York Film unfair?’ ” Radesky said. communicating with their friends on attest, direct questioning of teens often Festival. “Providing a controlled space to social media, Heard-Garris said. Some doesn’t produce constructive responses. understand what is going on and ways teens have even begun participating in “I dunno,” is a typical reaction, so Is this a teachable moment? to process it will help children navigate online activism. Radesky suggests parents also try Absolutely. It must be, it has to be,” the distressing emotions, helplessness “Online activism is a coping response asking about the types of unfairness Banks said. and fear they may be experiencing,” for some adolescents, especially right kids see or feel in their everyday lives. The work must be done by all social Boyd said. now while we’re physically distant,” Parents can also make good use of classes and races to understand the Age-appropriate books that deal with Heard-Garris said. “Reposting, movies and documentaries that can history of racism and discrimination , discrimination and explain feelings from retweeting, expressing how they’re educate older teens on the history of experts say, including the most different perspectives are extremely feeling, chatting with friends has been discrimination. Common Sense Media privileged. helpful during this time, experts say. helpful, sort of an active kind of coping has lists of movies that discuss racism “White and non-black families should “You can also show them videos of response. or inspire kids to “change the world” not shield their older children from peaceful protests from the past, where “Other teens... are educating which can be used to jump start these images,” Radesky said. “We need people were inspired to demand fair themselves about why this is conversations about racism and how to engage our children in a conversation treatment,” said Radesky, while warning happening, what’s the history of the they can help fight it, Radesky said. about racism, and use these events as a that some YouTube videos can contain country, what’s happening right now. “You don’t need to preach to children catalyst. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 •23 Is rotisserie chicken healthy or not? otisserie chicken is a very Fiber: 0 g yourself to the skin once in a popular choice. But is the Sugar: 0 g while!) Rclassic dinner choice Protein: 23 g There are healthier ways to actually good for you – or Sodium: 318 mg prep rotisserie chicken. should you swap it with But there are some Not only is “naked” rotisserie something else? downsides. chicken a lot lower in sodium, Good news: Rotisserie Rotisserie chicken itself isn’t it’s a lot more exciting to dress chicken is actually pretty the problem, since it’s loaded it up to your liking and healthy. with high-quality protein and experiment with different According to Abby Sauer, RD important minerals. But flavors at each meal, says at Abbott, rotisserie chicken is depending on how it’s seasoned, Sauer. Here’s how she suggests super high in protein, which is the chicken may be incredibly using it next: “an essential nutrient used to high in sodium. “Sodium is a Add it to a soup with kale, build cells, tissues, muscles, critical electrolyte that, along curry, and chickpeas, which are bones, and organs, and is a key with potassium and chloride, also rich in protein and fiber. factor when it comes to helps to deliver water to your “Don’t forget to use the bones developing healthy eating body’s cells,” says Sauer. “But for a healthier broth,” she says. habits,” she says. too much sodium in your diet Pair it with dark, leafy greens Aiming for 25 to 30 grams of can be unhealthy.” To minimize like spinach and collard greens, protein at each meal (which is potential sodium, opt for an versatile veggies like asparagus the equivalent of a four-ounce unseasoned version, if and Brussels sprouts, and serving of rotisserie chicken), is available. whole grains like bulgur and a great way to keep your Plus, chicken skin (while brown rice. “[They all] contain hanger at bay and support tasty) is high in saturated fat. key vitamins and nutrients,” muscle growth, she adds. And And when you consume she says. it’s not all about the protein, saturated fat in excess, it can Create your own power bowl rotisserie chicken also contains raise your “bad” LDL complete with cubed or trace amounts of iron, calcium, cholesterol levels, which may shredded rotisserie chicken, and vitamin A. increase your risk of heart quinoa, sunflower seeds, fresh Here’s a complete nutritional disease. lemon and mint “for great flavor breakdown of rotisserie To combat these not-so- and variation with added chicken, per skin-less thigh, healthy factors, opt for skinless protein benefits,” she says. according to the USDA: rotisserie chicken (aka “naked” So good news for all you Calories: 183 chicken) whenever possible,or rotisserie chicken fans, the dish Fat: 10 g remove the skin before eating. – in all its broiled, tender Saturated Fat: 3 g (That said, it’s totally okay – if goodness – totally deserves a Depending on how it’s seasoned, the chicken may be Carbohydrates: 0 g not encouraged – to treat place at your table. incredibly high in sodium. Why does your cat just stare at you? EVERY CAT owner knows contests, especially if they that felines can be pretty share a strong connection with strange and mysterious their owner. Dr. Kathryn Pimm creatures. For example, how explained to Catster, “Maybe often have you been minding she is using your appearance your own business – watching to help her choose how she TV or relaxing on the couch – should respond to something, only to glance down and and also sharing with you how suddenly discover two small she feels about it… Your eyes staring intently in your shared look can reaffirm your direction? It can honestly be a bond and assure the social little unnerving! stability of your group.” According to Dr. Martin Basically, getting stared at by Goldstein, we don’t need to our cats can actually be a worry about our cats plotting super sweet gesture! against us when we catch It’s similar to the way felines them staring (even if the look love to lay on top of their seems to say otherwise). The favorite humans or hover biggest culprit is likely their around our computer tummies telling them it’s time keyboards while we work. to be fed, which they are trying They just want to know what to (not-so) gently remind us of we’re doing at all times while with the unwavering gaze. also getting plenty of attention You’ve probably noticed an in return. empty food bowl after a stare down now and then, so that Another tip: Try slowly tracks. But what about all of blinking at your cat if you the times they’ve had plenty of notice their eyes locked in on food, water, and even a few you. According to experts, treats and still glare? that’s one of the best ways to Apparently, a cat’s innate say “I love you” and get the According to Dr. Martin Goldstein, we don’t need to worry about our cats plotting against us curiosity can be another major same adorable message back when we catch them staring. factor in impromptu staring from them.

24 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate How to clean your house fast and efficiently leaning can be a tedious back-and-forth). If there’s a chore. Who has the time lamp on the nightstand, clean it Cor energy to wipe down top-to-bottom first, then dust every kitchen appliance and the tabletop. Use a long-armed bathtub once a week? Well, duster to reach mirrors and according to Andre Lewis, wall art. manager of Alpha Living, a green cleaning service in New 4. Vacuum. York City, having a plan, Start from a back corner and moving quickly, and never vacuum your way out the door, going back to a room are the using long firm strokes. Save keys to cleaning fast – and well. time by only running the All you have to do is start vacuum over each strip of with the bedrooms and work carpet once – not twice. Don’t your way to the bathroom, worry about missing an inch or kitchen, and living room. After two. some sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming, and dusting, your Zone 2: Bathroom house will be spotless within Approximate time: 9 the hour. minutes Zone 1: Bedrooms 1. Do your prep work. Approximate time: 10 Spritz the sink, vanity, minutes per bedroom shower, and tub with your all- 1. Do a clean sweep. purpose spray and let it sit. Strip dirty linens and toss them in the hamper. Stash any 2. Tackle the toilet. garbage or miscellaneous items Sprinkle baking soda into the clogging your dresser or bowl, give it a thorough scrub After some sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming, and dusting, your house will be spotless within nightstand in nearby drawers with the toilet brush, and then the hour. or closets. Empty the flush. Next, spray a microfiber wastebasket. Think “hotel” – cloth with all-purpose spray you want spotless surfaces to and wipe down the outside of make the room look tidier. the toilet and tank.

2. Make the bed. 3. Clean the mirror. Take a tip from hotel maids: Spray glass cleaner on the Rather than trying to tuck mirror and, starting in the top sheets under the end of the corner, wipe in a circular mattress, lift up each corner of motion to hit every smudge. the mattress with one hand and tuck with the other. It’s 4. Go back to the sink. much faster. Use a toothbrush to scrub hard-to-reach spots around the 3. Deal with dust. fixtures. Then, working back-to- Using a dry microfiber cloth, front, start in one corner and start with a piece of furniture move horizontally, wiping the in one corner and work your counter, vanity, fixtures, and way around the room clockwise. handles with a cloth or paper Dust each surface, working towel. back-to-front and lifting knickknacks as you go, and 5. Wipe down the shower dump the dust right onto the and tub. floor. No need for a full scrub – just Your cloth should only touch give them a quick swipe with a each part of the surface once dampened cloth, (no constant then pull the curtain shut.

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6. Mop the floor. Using a water-dampened microfiber mop, quickly scrub your way out of the room, beginning in a far corner and ending at the doorway.

Zone 3: Kitchen Approximate time: 12 minutes 1. Do the dishes. Load the dishwasher with dirty dishes and start the cycle.

2. Declutter. Spend a minute or two removing any clutter from countertops – put items back in the cabinets and stash papers in a drawer. Wet a microfiber cloth with all-purpose spray and wipe countertops back-to-front, brushing crumbs onto the floor. The emptier your counters, the cleaner your kitchen all-purpose spray and wipe give the floor a fast once-over remotes and DVDS in looks. countertops back-to-front, with a water-dampened drawers. Neatly stack 3. Make glass gleam. brushing crumbs onto the microfiber mop, again magazines on the coffee table. To clean glass surfaces, 3. Pretreat. floor. working your way out of the spray a microfiber cloth with Notice hard-to-remove gunk kitchen. 2. Grab the duster. glass cleaner and wipe in on your stove or countertop? 5. Wipe down appliances. Start in one corner of the wide circular motions, Scrape it up with the credit Swipe the fridge, Zone 4: Living Room room, and follow the same working from one back corner card. And use the eraser dishwasher, and stove with a Approximate time: 15 system as in the bedrooms. to the front. sponge to tackle any stubborn damp cloth. minutes Work top-to-bottom and stains. 1. Clear the clutter. back-to-front so that the dust 4. Vacuum. 6. Tackle the floor. Quickly scan the room to falls onto the floor. If you have Speed-vacuum yourself out 4. Clean the counters. Starting in a far corner, see what’s out of place. Then, blinds, swipe them with the of the room, starting in the Wet a microfiber cloth with sweep your way out. Then, stash scattered items like long-armed duster. farthest corner

26 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate The best sports documentaries of all time now that you’re done With The Last Dance n a way, no subject lends around their school’s image as itself better to the quitters and losers. Maybe the Idocumentarian’s touch than best football documentary ever sports. The field, the court, the filmed. pitch– they are natural settings with their own built-in Free Solo (2018) narratives (the comeback, the Climber Alex Honnold underdog, the impossible attempts a free solo ascent of season, the town that did the Yosemite National Park’s El unthinkable). Its players are Capitan. Friend and filmmaker the characters, its seasons the Jimmy Chin follows along, storylines, its games the capturing one of the greatest moments of conflict. For many, stories of human discipline and that’s why The Last Dance, achievement. You know how it which centered on NBA great ends, but your palms still get Michael Jordan and the super sweaty watching. Formula One champion Ayrton Senna Chicago Bulls of the 1990s,was such a perfect watch. Hoop Dreams (1994) Even now, Mike Tyson Cheer (2020) Arizona Cardinals QB and #1 And in this way, the sports A five-year journey remains one of the most The most competitive cheer NFL Draft Pick is the most story isn’t really a story about chronicling two Chicago boys controversial figures in sports. team in the country isn’t a D1 recent example of a true two- sports at all. It’s about people as they make a run at In 2008, the then-retired and NCAA college. It’s found in a sport talent, having finally and places, attitudes, ideas, and basketball stardom, this convicted Tyson reflected on his small community college in chosen a career in the NFL drives. Sports is our fear of documentary is simply life in and outside the ring. The Texas. Cheer takes the activity over one in the MLB. People failure and obscurity. It’s our legendary. It’s not a quick result: one hell of a character often seen as the sideshow to like Murray and Deion hope for redemption and afternoon watch (the film study. professional sporting events, Sanders, though, had their recognition. Its the site of our clocks in at close to three and shows the reality: the paths blazed by the one and transformations and the rituals hours), but boy is it one of the Sunday in Hell (1977) cheer routine as the main show. only Bo Jackson, an incredible of passage. In a way, the games best ever. The Paris-Bourbaix race is physical specimen who mean nothing; they are only famous for it’s dangerous, Touching the Void (2003) dominated the NFL and MLB games after all. But at the Pumping Iron (1977) cobbled track, and in 1976, one Based on the 1988 book by simultaneously at one point in same time they mean Pumping Iron was arguably film crew chronicled the race Joe Simpson about his and his career. Still to this day, everything – the difference the film that turned Arnold from its start to its exciting Simon Yates’ near-disastrous Jackson’s athleticism is rarely between a college scholarship from niche athlete and D-list finish. climb of Siula Grande, touched; in his prime, he was a and forgoing higher education; actor to one of the most Touching the Void dramatizes literal superhero. the economic security of a recognizable faces, accents, and The Endless Summer (1966) one of the most intense town; literal life and death on a pair of biceps on the planet. It Maybe the greatest surfing climbing accounts anyone has Winning Time: Reggie Miller racetrack. centers on the 1975 Mr. movie of all time, The Endless ever lived to tell. vs. the New York Knicks While we’re sure we missed a Olympia competition. Summer is cool as can be and (2010) couple of your favorites, these the first of a very long line of Deep Water (2006) What happens when an uber- are the ones that still get us O.J.: Made in America (2016) breezy surfer docs. Fun, From the same popular director/die-hard hyped. Some are classics, some Is it a movie? Or is it a show? beautiful, and unlike any documentarian as Touching the basketball fan (Spike Lee) are new streaming entries.In That was the eternal 2016 documentary before it. Void, Deep Water reconstructs begins a rivalry with an NBA no particular order, here are question for this 5-part, 10 the 1968 yachting race known superstar (Reggie Miller)? Bad the best sports documentaries hour documentary that first Sunderland ‘Til I Die (2017 - as the Sunday Times Golden news for Knicks fans, that's of all time. aired on ESPN and ABC (it present) Globe Race. Yachting has never what. This early 30 for 30 entry Icarus (2017) ended up winning the Oscar for After the 2016-2017 season, been more intense. focuses on the time Miller Like all great documentaries, Best Documentary Feature). Sunderland FC was relegated scored 8 points in 8.9 seconds Icarus isn’t about what it was You might think you know the from the Premiere League to June 17, 1994 (2010) to close out a pivotal playoff supposed to be about. Bryan O.J. Simpson story, but you the Championship League, one Of all the documentaries in game. The pacing is unmatched Fogel set out to investigate don’t truly know it until you of the biggest defeats for any ESPN's ever-popular 30 for 30 in this one. (read: test out) the use of check out this incredibly in- top-tier English soccer club. series, June 17, 1994 might just steroids in professional cycling. depth and well-made But they would spend the next be the most ambitious. This No No: A Documentary (2014) What he found instead was the documentary that analyzes season battling against an even film follows the titular date, A no-hitter is one of the most man behind one of the largest every single aspect of the man’s worse defeat. A story more June 17, 1994, on what’s nearly difficult achievements in doping scandals in the history life and being. These will be the about a city than a club, a minute-by-minute basis, sports, and on June 12, 1970, of world athletics. Inside the fastest 10 hours of your life. Sunderland follows one of using only news and broadcast Dock Ellis accomplished the real life and death stakes of soccer’s most fervent fanbases. footage from the day. Because feat—while tripping on acid. going for Olympic gold. Muderball (2005) Consider this series the Friday that day was unlike any other It’s a zany tale, but with a lot of Murderball – wheelchair Night Lights of English day; it was the day when the insight. Into Dock. Into Senna (2011) rugby – follows the U.S. and football. New York Rangers were baseball. And into the Using only archival footage, Canadian national teams in celebrating their Stanley Cup uproarious age of the 60s and this documentary profiles the lead up to the 2004 Last Chance U (2016 - Victory, and the New York 70s. Formula One champion Ayrton Paralympic Games. Hilarious, present) Knicks were going for an NBA Senna – his life as a Brazilian intoxicating, wince-inducing When college players flunk championship. It was the day of Losers (2019) superstar, his ascent into and intense. out or face legal trouble, they’re Arnold Palmer's final PGA This docuseries turns sporting fame, and the most sent to Mississippi and a junior round. And it was the day that competition on its head and tragic day in racing history. No The Dawn Wall (2017) college program in which they OJ Simpson took off in his chronicles the failures, the documentary ever felt so No less inspiring than can either succeed and white Ford Bronco. You think almost-greats, the ones who cinematic. Honnold’s El Capitan ascent is continue their shot at college you need talking heads? You came up short. Each episode that made by climber Tommy athletics and the NFL or else don’t need talking heads. takes on a different sport, a Undefeated (2011) Caldwell, the first to free climb fail once more and disappear different athlete, and a Having never won a playoff El Cap. It was a 19-day journey. into obscurity.The stakes never You Don't Know Bo (2012) different failure. The series is game, the Manassas Tigers and felt so high. Are you impressed with the essence of Victory in the senior class hope to turn Tyson (2008) Kyler Murray? The current Defeat. The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 27 Family, on mission, become what you are In the New Testament on Pentecost Day, Holy Spirit. Spirit. many amazing things happen. A mighty The apostles and disciples were As people encounter the Holy Spirit, rushing wind fills the Upper Room where transformed from spectators and passive they are pressed into action. They become Mary, the apostles and disciples are recipients to active participants in the fellow workers with God. The recipient gathered. Tongues of fire come to rest on mission of God. Peter stands up and becomes the giver.This dynamic become what you are (Familiaris their heads, then all begin to speak in delivers a sermon, his first, in which he transformation is vital if we are to Consortio) 17. foreign tongues as the Spirit gives them calls the hearers to repentance (Acts understand this new phase of being Missioning the family first requires utterance (Acts 2:2–4). 2:14–36). They respond, and some 3,000 Church. We are not launching a mission that we help the family understand and were baptised that day (Acts 2:37–41). to the Domestic Church. We are live its identity. It is in this discovery that THE WIND is the same one that swept Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. missioning the Domestic Church. There is the family also discovers it mission and over the waters at the beginning of It is the time of the transformation of the a world of difference. finds the path to live the mission. This is creation (Gen 1:2); and that blew the apostles and disciples into the body of The former would have us consistently the process of missioning. breath of life into the nostrils of the man Christ. It is the calling into conversion of doing things for the Domestic Church. It We are not sending the family to some formed out of clay (Gen 2:7). the first Christians. It is the realisation of creates an us-and-them relationship. It far-off place. We are asking the family to This is the same wind that was the gifts given to the Church so she could creates ministers and recipients of discover again its core and principle for summoned from the four corners of the be understood and proclaim the mighty ministry. Missioning the Domestic existence. By this discovery of what the world to breathe on the dry bones, so the Word of God to all peoples. Church recognises what St John Paul II family is, the family will also discover its bones could come together, take on flesh, Missioning understood: The Domestic Church is mission. stand upright and become a mighty army The Holy Spirit missioned the apostles integrally part of the mission, and as such This is subtle but very important. If we (Ezek 37:1–14). and disciples who were gathered in the needs to be on mission. We are calling the had a mission to Catholic families, we At Pentecost, the people from all over Upper Room. It is not just that the Holy family to participate in the mission, may help them discover their identity. the known world realised they could hear Spirit ministered to them, as evidenced which Christ entrusted to the apostles. But we will still need to mission them to the apostles speaking in their own native by their transformation. The Holy Spirit live it and become fellow workers in the language (Acts 2:5–12). This is transformed them into missionaries. They Domestic Church mission that is Christ. significant. It is the overcoming of Babel, immediately left the Upper Room and “Family, become what you are!” is a What is the family? First of all, it is a where the language of humans was went out and began to proclaim the phrase used by St John Paul II in his domestic church. Everything we do in the confused and people could no longer mighty works of God. encyclical letter Familiaris Consortio Church, parish or universal, we also do in understand one other (Gen 11:1–9), for at If the Holy Spirit came only to minister (1982). By understanding what the the family.There is mission, sacrifice, Pentecost the apostles spoke in their to the disciples and apostles, the Spirit family is, the family is pressed into blessing, calling forth the gifts of others; dialect and all the peoples of the world would have to repeat this to every group mission. This is what the Holy Father is there is prayer and daily offering and understood. of human beings, as with a relationship of saying: encouraging each other to sacrifice. Pentecost is the unification of the parent to child. The family finds in the plan of God the Key message: By finding its identity, human family into one. It brings together But after this first encounter, the Holy Creator and Redeemer not only its the family lives its mission. This is the that which was scattered. Spirit now has co-missioners who work identity, what it is, but also its mission, process of missioning. The first part of the story is what alongside God in the mission that the what it can and should do. The role that Action Step: Reflect on the experience happened to the apostles and disciples, Father entrusted to Jesus. The apostles God calls the family to perform in history of the family you grew up in, was it a what God did; the mighty marvels that now participate in this mission and derives from what the family is; its role domestic church? How could you help God worked in their lives by sending the become fellow workers with Christ and represents the dynamic and existential your family to become what it is? Holy Spirit. the Holy Spirit (1 Cor:3–9). This is made development of what it is. Each family Scripture Reading: Ephesians The rest of the Pentecost text is what clear by the immediacy of their call to finds within itself a summons that cannot 3:14–21 the apostles then did as a response to action and the first sermon preached be ignored, and that specifies both its The Most Rev. Charles Jason God, and the further outpouring of the immediately after they received the Holy dignity and its responsibility: family, Gordon Trinity, the central truth THE Solemnity of the Holy Trinity is enlightens them. It is the most The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen one who divides”) – enters the Garden both an end and a beginning. The Easter fundamental and essential teaching in imagined a state before Creation when out of envy. He subtly deceives the couple season has come to an end. We have been the ‘hierarchy of the truths of faith’”. God was alive and alone. Except that He into seeing their gifts not as a reason to to the mountain top where Jesus has There are moments when in all was not alone.A living being thinks and be totally grateful and humbly obedient confirmed by His Resurrection His humility we have to admit that certain if He is God, His thought has to be perfect to God who has their best interests at identity as the Son of God acclaimed as things are beyond us. For example I can and alive. That perfect thought St. John heart but as a sign that they can be “like beloved Son by the Father at His never hope to run a 100m as quickly as calls “the Word,” (John 1:1) the eternal, gods” while disobeying and ignoring God Baptism and again at His Usain Bolt or even Shelley-Anne Fraser. I only-begotten Son of God. According to as if he didn’t matter. Modern man is Transfiguration. Peter, James and John am simply not physically able. I will Sheen these 2 perfect beings look at each making the same mistake. finally understand at Easter what Jesus never produce a masterpiece to rival other and they sigh a sigh of perfect love, But pride goes before a fall. Adam and meant by “rising from the dead” Mark Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar or the the Holy Breath (Pneuma) “the Holy Eve lose the Holy Spirit and realise too 9:10. The prophecy of John the Baptist Fables of La Fontaine. I am simply not Spirit.” The Trinity is therefore the late that they are “naked” i.e. nothing “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1:29; intellectually capable.And so a realistic original Holy Family: the Father and the without God. Love turns to resentment. 1:36) echoing the words of Abraham to humility moves me to acknowledge that Son united in Love. 3 divine Persons in Adam is in a hole but he keeps digging.In Isaac in Genesis 22:8 – “God will Himself with my puny intellect darkened by sin I one! his pride rather than apologising for his provide the lamb” – finds its fulfilment in can never fully grasp the nature of the Pope John Paul II says: “God in His stupidity he blames not only the woman Jesus who takes away our sin. Trinity. God is by nature totally deepest mystery is not a solitude but a but God Himself: “It was the woman Now we come down to the valley of transcendent. But He has created us in family, since He has in Himself YOU gave me” Genesis 3:12. He ordinary time where the Holy Spirit His own image and likeness (Genesis fatherhood, sonship, and the essence of distances himself from God and His gift. given at Pentecost will lead us into the 1:26)! Moreover He “is not far from any of the family, which is love.” It follows then The ultimate folly. fullness of truth as Jesus promised (John us, since it is in Him that we live and that when God creates us in His own Fortunately God is love. Far from 16:13) so that we can proclaim fearlessly move and have our being” (Acts 17:29) image and likeness He is creating us for punishing the insult He sends His only- the Good News over which St. Paul and most importantly, His only-begotten love in a family.Which is why when He begotten Son as a second Adam to repair exults: “Since He did not spare His own Son became one of us. “He is the image of looks at Adam alone He says “It is not the damage by dying on the Tree of Life, Son but gave Him up for the sake of all of the unseen God!” (Colossians 1:15) Jesus good that the man should be alone.” the Cross. To complete the rescue mission us, then can we not expect that with Him chides Philip who asks in John 14:6 to see (Genesis 2:19) Adam cannot create a Father and Son send the Holy Spirit at He will freely give us all His gifts?” the Father: “Have I been with you all this family by himself. So God gives him a Pentecost so that “whoever believes and Romans 8:32. time, Philip, and you still do not know helpmate.“God created man in the image is baptised will be saved” Mark 16:16. One may be pardoned for thinking that Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen of Himself, in the image of God He And so whenever I make the Sign of the Eucharist, that daily miracle, or the the Father,” created him, male and female He created the Cross I acknowledge with gratitude Resurrection is the most important In Exodus 3:17 God instructs Moses to them!” (Genesis 1:27) God’s first blessing the ineffable love of Jesus that sent Him mystery of the Catholic faith but the rescue His first-born son, Israel, (4:22) is a command: “Be fruitful, multiply, fill to the Cross for me long before I was Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) from slavery in Egypt. Moses asks God the earth and subdue it” Genesis 1:28). born. I rejoice in the gift of all gifts, the states in paragraph 234 “The mystery of His Name and God responds “YHWH I Be a family! Holy Spirit, by whom I am Trinidadian the Most Holy Trinity is the central AM WHO AM.” God is He who is. The When Adam first sees the helpmate at not only by birth but more importantly by mystery of Christian faith and life. It is Penny Catechism (Ques. 17) explains: the end of Genesis 2 he is smitten: “This Baptism in the Name of the Father and the mystery of God in Himself. It is “God is the supreme Spirit, who alone one at last is bone of my bone and flesh of of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Alleluia! therefore the source of all the other exists of Himself and is infinite in all my flesh!” But before they come together To God be the glory! mysteries of faith, the light that perfections”. as man and wife, the devil---diabolos (“the Fr. Leonard Alfonso

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). L IBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A friend You're determined to is not as trustworthy as you had overcome obstacles that have HOROSCOPES thought them to be. A fake friend is held you back for long now showing themselves in their enough. Your positive approach will bring some true colours and since you don't intend to let them worthwhile results. A family situation needs to be drain your energy, you will be kissing this relationship handled with masses of diplomacy. goodbye. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You need the support of SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your need to have some your family and you also know there is someone who fun may have to wait until you have fulfilled a promise. does not intend to make things easy for you. They A joint commitment isn't very exciting but someone is want to know every detail and it will get tiring but the relying on you. You won't let them down. The urge to outcome depends on what you say and do. indulge in some online retail therapy will be strong. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Technological breakdowns SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A youngster is slow progress. A clever friend will help you resolve the playing one person against the other. It won't take long problem. Acquiring advanced technological skills to realise what they're up to and they won't get a suddenly seems like a great idea. It is time to broaden chance to do this again. Be open to having some your intellectual horizons. honest discussion. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Having to work in the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A generous relative's background really doesn't bother you. Though you are help will prove invaluable in your effort towards a well aware of what is going on in other areas and you special goal. With their assistance, you will have a don't intend to allow someone get away with taking the chance to put a deposit on a beautiful property or credit for your efforts. make a start on renovating your home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Someone close plays hot and AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A partner or close cold with you. This game is growing tiresome. If they friend doesn't understand your need for risk and imagine this is the way to keep you interested, they've adventure. A lack of challenge is what's causing you to got it wrong. Fun comes through communications with be restless. Breaking out of boring routines will lift your someone who excites your imagination. spirits. Find ways to indulge your playful side. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're ready to pull out of PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you don't like what a neighbourhood or community venture which has someone is suggesting when it comes to money taken up a lot of your time. Don't feel guilty because matters, ignore them. This isn't a good time to borrow you are ready now to spend more time with your money. An unexpected expense can be covered by family. rearranging your finances. Work with what you have. Bible Challenge 1)This was the first man to walk 4)This man lived the earth. 969 years. A. Moses A. Adam B. Jesus B. Methuselah C. Adam C. Noah D. Adonijah D. Judah

2) Eve was 5)This man built tempted in this an ark to survive garden. a flood. A. Eden A. Noah B. Gethsemane B. Moses C. Hanging garden C. Joseph in Babylon D. Jonah D. Temple garden 6)The land which 3)This man killed Abraham was his brother. born in. A. Jacob A. Egypt B. David B. Ur C. Shem C. Oz

D. Cain D. Israel Answers: 1. C, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B , 5.C , 6. B 6. , 5.C , B 4. D, 3. A, 2. C, 1. Answers: The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 29 ‘Sesame Street’, CNN host town hall on racism ‘Don’t judge people by the colour of their skin, fur, or feathers’ esterday morning submitted by children was a powerful overview Sesame Street and parents from across of what’s happening in CNN anchor Van Jones, national correspondent Erica Hill and Big Bird. Yand CNN teamed the country. Questions America today, and a up to host an honest like, “How do I help reminder that the conversation with kids fight against racism and youngest generation is and families about stay safe?” “If a person aware of current events, racism, amid national calls me a name or but needs guidance and protests demanding makes me feel like I’m education. The experts justice for George Floyd lesser than they are and the Sesame Street who died after a violent because of the colour of residents all agreed encounter with the my skin what do I do?” there are age- Minneapolis police. and “Why do people appropriate ways to talk The 60-minute show have different skin about race, even with called Coming Together: colours?” very young children, Standing Up to Racism The answers, from including through books opened with Elmo and psychologists, a former and having frank his dad Louie video- police chief, doctors, conversations at home. chatting about Atlanta Mayor Keisha Big Bird said it best discrimination and the Lance Bottoms and when summing up the ongoing protests. “Not Sesame Street residents important message of all streets are like Gordon and Maria, were Coming Together: Sesame Street,” Louie delivered in a way that Standing Up to Racism: explained to Elmo and was both nuanced and “I'm Big Bird and I want viewers. “On Sesame thoughtful and, most to live in a world where Street we all love and importantly, digestible people don’t judge respect one another. for children. The overall people by the color of Across the country message: to educate their skin, fur, or FILE PHOTO: Muppets from Sesame Street, including Big Bird, arrive for the people of colour, children about the feathers.” 42nd Annual Kennedy Awards Honors in Washington. especially in the black history of racism and community are being slavery in America, the treated unfairly because realities of white of how they look, their privilege, peaceful culture, race, and who protesting and they are. What we are loving each other seeing is people saying regardless of skin enough is enough, they colour. want to end racism.” This was not the first “Elmo wants to end time that CNN and racism too,” Elmo Sesame Street teamed replied. up to educate kids and From there, the town parents about important hall, moderated by CNN matters. Back in April, anchor Van Jones, they collaborated on a national correspondent town hall to explain the Erica Hill and Big Bird, coronavirus. fielded video questions Saturday’s episode

Cate Blanchett has cut her head with a chainsaw – but she’s OK LONDON – Australian Minister Julia Gillard, actress Cate Blanchett Blanchett said: “I had a has said she cut her head bit of a chainsaw with a chainsaw during accident yesterday, an accident at home which sounds very, very during lockdown. exciting, but it wasn’t. But the Oscar-winning Apart from the little nick star only suffered a to the head, I’m fine.’ “little nick to the head” The actress, who and is OK following the reportedly lives in East bizarre incident, she Sussex, England, did not added. go into detail about how Speaking with former the unusual accident Australian Prime transpired. 30 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

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SSununddaayy A Addvvococatatee C Comicsomics The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 33 Self-driving sector contends its cars can prevent many more crashes than insurance study says COMPANIES working on “fundamentally speculative” to self-driving vehicles have determine crash avoidance criticized an insurance rates. industry study suggesting Nevertheless, companies that only a third of all U.S. developing self-driving cars for road crashes could be years have touted their ability to prevented by driverless cars, vastly reduce crashes, with arguing that the study has some, like General Motors Co, underestimated the calling them a key part in technology’s capabilities. achieving “zero crashes.” The study by the Insurance The Alliance for Automotive Institute for Highway Safety Innovation, an auto industry (IIHS), released on Thursday group, in a statement said that analyzed 5,000 U.S. crashes and even reducing traffic fatalities concluded that likely only those by a third would be something to caused by driver perception be proud of, but that its members errors and incapacitation could aim to do more. be prevented by self-driving cars. Jack Weast, vice president of The autonomous vehicle autonomous vehicle standards industry quickly responded that at Intel Corp’s Mobileye, in an its cars were programmed to interview on Friday said the prevent a vastly higher number auto industry was assembling a of potential crash causes, vast list of likely road scenarios including more complex errors and human behavior that every caused by drivers making driverless car should be able to inadequate or incorrect evasive navigate safely. Government maneuvers. agencies and insurance Taking those design choices companies are part of that into account, autonomous process, Weast said. vehicles could avoid some 72% of “Crashes will never be zero crashes, said Partners for until we have no more human Automated Vehicle Education, a drivers on the road,” he said. consortium of self-driving “But (self-driving cars) can technology companies. combine physical laws with The group in a blog post on FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, the Audi AI:ME self-driving concept vehicle is on display behavioral studies and do much Thursday said it was in the Audi booth at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. more than a human driver.”

Combat drone to compete against piloted plane THE US Air Force will pit an project envisioned the advanced autonomous aircraft development of an unpiloted against a piloted plane in a fighter jet. challenge set for July 2021. Asked by Air Force Magazine The project could eventually whether this was still the lead to unpiloted fighter objective, Lt Gen Shanahan aircraft that use artificial said he did not know but added intelligence (AI). that AI-enabled systems could Lt Gen Jack Shanahan, head be used in other ways. of the Pentagon’s Joint “Maybe I shouldn’t be The XQ-58A Valkyrie is one example of a combat drone aircraft. It is not known which planes Artificial Intelligence Center, thinking about a 65ft- will be used in the test. called the test a “bold, bold wingspan, maybe it is a small idea”. autonomous swarming Earlier this year, Elon Musk Air Force Magazine also capability,” he explained. also entered the discussion, described the development of Such swarms of drone telling the audience at a autonomous fighter jets as a aircraft could be deployed military conference in Orlando, Reddit co-founder “big Moonshot” for the military. under a pilot’s control or Florida, that the “fighter-jet era At a briefing organised by the operate autonomously. A US has passed”. Mitchell Institute for Aerospace military project called Skyborg Mr Musk said the F-35 leaves board, urges Studies, Lt Gen Shanahan said will explore how the pilot of a fighter jet’s competition should he had exchanged emails last fighter jet could control other be a drone, remotely-controlled weekend with the team leader drone aircraft – which by a human with manoeuvres black replacement on the project, Dr Steve Rogers would act as airborne augmented by autonomy. REDDIT co-founder Alexis married to tennis star Serena of the Air Force Research sidekicks. “The F-35 would have no Ohanian announced his Williams, said he made the Laboratory (AFRL). These projects feed into an chance against it,” he tweeted. resignation from the board of the decision for the sake of his He said the AFRL team ongoing effort to explore ways Lt Gen Shanahan said that social media site and urged the daughter. would attempt to field “an of using artificial intelligence the military should be board to replace him with a black “I’m writing this as a father autonomous system to go up (AI) to enhance the American absorbing the best lessons from candidate. who needs to be able to answer against a human, manned military’s capabilities. work on autonomous cars in Ohanian, who is white, his black daughter when she system in some sort of air-to- But Shahahan said legacy the commercial sector. implicitly linked his move to asks: “What did you do?,” air”. systems would not “go away But he warned that among protests around the globe over Ohanian said in a blog post. He Shanahan said that, at this overnight” and that it was a manufacturers, 10 companies the killing of George Floyd, a pledged to use future gains on his stage, it may not use “a lot of question of finding a balance spending US$13-17bn on black man who died in Reddit stock to “serve the black AI”, but in time, humans and and using AI where it could research over the last decade Minneapolis after a police officer community,chiefly to curb racial machines working together make things more efficient. had still not developed a Level pressed his knee against his neck hate.” would make a “big difference”. “The last thing I would claim 4 autonomous vehicle. for several minutes, even after he He also said he would give is that carriers and fighters and Level 4 vehicles are those stopped pleading for air and US$1 million to Colin ‘Swarm’ of drones satellites are going away in the that no longer require a human became unresponsive. Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights When announced in 2018, the next couple of years,” he said. driver’s attention for safety. The entrepreneur, who is Camp. 34 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Coronavirus disrupts global Colombia arrests 50 fight to save endangered species WASHINGTON – Biologist for plant Carlos Ruiz has spent a quarter-century working to save golden lion tamarins, and animal the charismatic long-maned monkeys native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. trafficking Thanks to painstaking BOGOTA– Colombia has reforestation efforts, the captured 50 people and population of these endangered charged them with illegally monkeys was steadily growing trafficking plants and animals until an outbreak of yellow as part of efforts by authorities fever hit Brazil in 2018, wiping to protect the environment, the out a third of the tamarins. government said in a Undeterred, Ruiz’s team statement on Friday. devised an ambitious new The Andean country is the experiment: This spring, they world’s second most biodiverse would start vaccinating many country after neighboring of the remaining wild monkeys. Brazil and is home to over Enter the coronavirus, which 50,000 recorded species of is now hampering critical work animals and plants, which are to protect threatened species threatened by deforestation. and habitats worldwide. Colombia had been due to First, members of Ruiz’s team host the 2020 edition of World exposed to the virus had to be Environment Day, which quarantined. Then the focuses on biodiversity. government closed national However, due to the parks and protected areas to coronavirus pandemic, events both the public and researchers were held virtually. in mid-April, effectively barring “These people, who illegally scientists from the reserves commercialized Colombia's where tamarins live. exotic wildlife, advertised “We are worried about species through social missing the window of networks or via instant opportunity to save the This 2019 photo provided by Noel Rowe and Centre ValBio shows a golden bamboo lemur in messaging groups and sold species,” said Ruiz, the Madagascar. Conservation isn’t work that can simply be dropped for a while, then picked up them on demand,” the president of the nonprofit again, “because it depends so much on relationships with people and local communities,” government said. Golden Lion Tamarin said Patricia Wright, a biologist at Stony Brook University who has spent three decades During the operation, Association. “We hope that we building a program to protect Madagascar’s lemurs, big-eyed primates that live only on the authorities recovered 502 ... can still do our work before a island. species of fauna and 38 second wave of yellow fever specimens of flora, and also hits.” resources are devoted to the Fund. are urging clients to reschedule seized 51 cubic meters of wood. While the scientists follow pandemic. In many African countries, their bookings. So far this year government guidelines, they “Ninety-nine percent of these wildlife tourism provides In a poll of operators on the environmental authorities in know that people intent on fires are started by people, and significant income to maintain Your African Safari site, nearly Colombia have seized 52,000 illegally exploiting the it’s mostly done deliberately to parks where vulnerable species two-thirds said the majority of species of flora and 11,436 rainforests are still entering open space for illegal cattle such as elephants, lions, rhinos their bookings had been species of fauna, as well as over the parks, because several ranching,” said Erick Cuellar, and giraffes live. postponed, not canceled. 41,500 cubic meters of wood. motion-activated research deputy director of an alliance of But after the coronavirus Tropical biologist Patricia Some 2,200 people have been cameras have been smashed. community organizations struck, “the entire Wright notes that conservation detained for crimes against the Around the world, within Guatemala’s Maya international tourism sector isn’t work that can be simply environment in 2020, the government resources diverted Biosphere Reserve called basically closed down overnight dropped for a while and then government added. to pandemic efforts have Asociación de Comunidades in March,” said Peter picked up again “because it Destruction of natural areas opened opportunities for illegal Forestales de Petén. Fearnhead, the CEO of depends so much on spiked after Colombia signed a land clearing and poaching. Indigenous people are nonprofit African Parks, which relationships with people and peace deal in 2016 with its Lockdowns also have derailed stepping up as volunteer manages 17 national parks and local communities.” largest rebel group, the the eco-tourism that funds firefighters, but they are now protected areas in 11 countries. Wright is a primatologist at Revolutionary Armed Forces of many environmental projects, doubly strained: Closed borders “We saw that $7.5 million Stony Brook University who Colombia (FARC), as swathes from South America’s have shriveled their income was suddenly wiped off our has spent three decades of land became more rainforests to Africa’s from sustainably harvested income statement for the year,” building a program to study accessible. savannahs. forest exports, such as palm he said, adding that ecotourism and protect Madagascar’s In recent years deforestation “Scientists and fronds sold for flower next year may recover to only lemurs – big-eyed primates has started to decline. conservationists have faced arrangements. about half of previous levels. that live in the wild only on the According to government data, interruptions from big global “Tropical forests are rich in While keeping up essential island. deforestation in 2018 fell to disasters before, like an biodiversity,so we’re losing rare maintenance and ranger Her team expects no tourism 197,159 hectares (487,190 earthquake or a coup in one flora and fauna,” said Jeremy patrols to dissuade potential revenue – a large chunk of its acres), from over 219,000 country,” said Duke University Radachowsky, director for poachers,Fearnhead’s team is operating budget – through at hectares in 2017. ecologist Stuart Pimm, founder Mesoamerica at the nonprofit cutting travel costs by holding least the end of the year, In 2019, deforestation in key of the nonprofit Saving Nature. Wildlife Conservation Society. meetings over Zoom and also although she’s keen to keep her provinces in the country's “But I can’t think of another “The situation is different in reaching out to potential more than 100 staffers Amazon region fell by around time when almost every every country, but reduced international donors. employed during difficult 50%, according to the country on the planet has faced enforcement of environmental “A protected area that is not times. environment ministry. the impacts of the same big laws is a common concern.” being actively managed will be For now, the plan is to However, a study recently disaster at once.” In Nepal, forest-related lost,” he said. produce virtual safari and published by the Foundation In Guatemala, indigenous crimes like illegal logging have Jennifer Goetz, co-founder of travel videos about for Conservation and communities that monitor more than doubled since a web site that provides Madagascar to sell to tour Sustainable Development rainforests are struggling to lockdowns began, including in information about ethical operators and schools looking found that more than 75,000 contain one of the worst fire five parks with endangered travel packages, said many for online science content. hectares of Colombia's Amazon seasons in two decades, as Bengal tigers, according to the safari operators in Africa hope “We have to get through this were destroyed from the start government firefighting government and World Wildlife to sustain some revenue and year,” she said. of the year through April 15.

The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 35 SPORTSSPORTS Kameko wins 2,000 Guineas in record time NEWMARKET, England – jockey Oisin Murphy his had planned a way to celebrate Murphy had kept his Kameko upset the odds to first Classic. to upset Pinatubo his 10-1 win with trainer expectations down, even though beat Pinatubo to win the The time of 1 minute, 34.72 victory by Mister Baileys in Andrew Balding but wisely he was among the contenders. 2,000 Guineas in a record seconds at Newmarket 1994 by 0.36 seconds. changed his mind. “I’m afraid to dream too big time yesterday, giving surpassed the previous fastest With no fans present, Murphy “I wanted to carry him on my as often races don’t work out as shoulders and swing him round you’d planned or the result isn’t and make him dizzy,” Murphy the way you want it to go,” he said. “But first of all I’m not big said. “This horse had trained enough and strong enough to do very well without us doing that, and secondly there would anything silly on him at home have been a lot of bad press and I was really pleased. I think tomorrow morning.” really and truly Kameko is a Pinatubo entered the race very good horse.” unbeaten in six juvenile starts Balding said Kameko’s and with the highest 2-year-old stamina proved the difference. rating for 25 years. But the 5-6 “He was doing his best work pre-race favorite finished third late on and this is his minimum. behind 15-2 shot Wichita, ridden He will stay further than this,” well by veteran Frankie Dettori. Balding said. “I was always Pinatubo and Kameko were confident he would get on top.” strongly challenged by Wichita. There were no fans watching But Kameko found extra speed the race because of restrictions in the final half furlong to hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, off Wichita by half a neck, with but that did little to dampen Pinatubo a length back. Balding’s jubilation. “It means the absolute world “This is massive, as a Classic to me. It’s the stuff of dreams,” is a Classic whenever it is run. Murphy said. “It was a gutsy It has been a long time since I performance. He hardly blew a last won a Classic,” he said.“It is candle out afterwards, he must huge and we are very grateful to have a tremendous amount of everyone who has worked hard ability.” to get racing back on.”

Impossible to play under US Open’s COVID-19

Kameko upset the odds to beat Pinatubo to win the 2,000 Guineas in a record time protocols, says Djokovic yesterday. WORLD number one Novak son to the club which is really Djokovic has said participating impossible. I mean, you need in the U.S. Open would be an your coach, then a fitness impossible task due to the “ex- trainer,then a physiotherapist.” treme” COVID-19 protocols in Djokovic suggested economic place for the tournament at factors were behind the push to Goodell says NFL Flushing Meadows. play the tournament. The U.S. Open, scheduled to “They want the tournament begin on Aug. 31, will be the first to go ahead at any cost for eco- was wrong for not Grand Slam to be played after nomic reasons, which I under- the COVID-19 pandemic sus- stand,” he said. “But the ques- pended the season in March. tion is, how many players are listening to players The French Open was post- willing to accept those terms.” NEW YORK – NFL for our country. In particular, poned to September while the World number two Rafa Commissioner Roger Goodell black people in our country,” Wimbledon championships was Nadal had also said he would said the league was wrong for Goodell said in a video released canceled. The suspension of the not travel to the U.S. in the pres- not listening to players fighting Friday. “First, my condolences tennis season was last extended ent circumstances. for racial equality and to the families of George Floyd, until the end of July but Nadal has also questioned encouraged them to peacefully Breonna Taylor,Ahmaud Arbery Djokovic, a three-times cham- whether tennis can restart with protest. and all the families who have pion in New York,is not sure the the pandemic still gripping large One day after 2018 NFL MVP endured police brutality.We, the tournament will go ahead. parts of the world and unless Patrick Mahomes and several of National Football League, “I had a telephone conversa- every player is able to compete. his peers released a video condemn racism and the tion with the leaders of world “For me is very difficult to sep- demanding the league condemn systematic oppression of black tennis. There were talks about arate the status that the world racism, Goodell made his people. We, the National NFL Commissioner Roger the continuation of the season, is living from my real perspec- strongest statement on the Football League, admit we were Goodell mostly about the U.S. Open due tive on the world of tennis, no?” issues many players wrong for not listening to NFL in late August, but it’s not Nadal said this week. passionately support. players earlier and encourage the country are emblematic of known whether it will be held,” “We need to be responsible, we George Floyd’s death has all to speak out and peacefully the centuries of silence, Djokovic told Serbia’s Prva TV. need to be sure that the situa- ignited nationwide protests over protest. We, the National inequality and oppression of “The rules that they told us tion is safe enough, and then of racial injustice and police Football League, believe Black black players, coaches, fans and that we would have to respect to course try to come back to our brutality, issues former San Lives Matter. I personally staff. We are listening. I am be there, to play at all, they are tour when the things are clear.” Francisco 49ers quarterback protest with you and want to be listening, and I will be reaching extreme. We would not have ac- The U.S. leads the world in Colin Kaepernick began part of the much needed change out to players who have raised cess to Manhattan, we would total cases, numbering over 1.9 speaking out against in 2016 in this country. their voices and others on how have to sleep in hotels at the air- million, while it has also when he started taking a knee “Without black players, there we can improve and go forward port, to be tested twice or three recorded more than 109,000 during the national anthem. would be no National Football for a better and more united times per week. deaths due to the novel coron- “It has been a difficult time League.And the protests around NFL family.” “Also, we could bring one per- avirus. 36 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate

Cycling: Kwiatkowski says, new calendar is a dream opportunity THE new-look race with enough form for the calendar announced by final Classics of the the UCI and the major season in late Autumn. stakeholders in the sport “I’ll do the Tour. I think sees all three Grand that it fits with the Tours and the Classics season for me,” Monuments crammed he said. “I have a great into 71 days of none-stop experience, not from every and overlapping racing. year, but I know that if I For some athletes, the can make things right new schedule represents then I can exit a Tour with a daunting prospect but even better shape than for Team Ineos all- when I started it.” rounder Micha∏ Until then the former Kwiatkowski the post- Milan-San Remo and COVID-19 calendar could Amstel Gold Race winner be a huge opportunity to can entertain himself shine. with training and the The former world Ineos e-races his team has champion, who can race set up.This weekend sees over the cobbles, through the squad including Chris the Ardennes and into the Froome, Geraint Thomas, high mountains at the Rohan Dennis,and Tour de France is itching Kwiatkowski split into to get back in the saddle, several mini-squads and and as he explained to compete against each Cyclingnews, he needs to other on Zwift. be ready from the gun. In recent months, Graham Rahal prepares to practice for the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, “Right now it's hard to Dennis has proved to be Texas, yesterday judge the condition the strongest e-racer on because we still have the team but he will be a about two months until marked man on Saturday racing and there’s still as the team race over an plenty of time to build up online version of the Hot start for IndyCar season at the condition for the first Yorkshire Worlds course. race. I'm just focusing on Kwiatkowski is a fan of the basics and from the what e-racing can provide Texas that is usual midpoint first of August until the for athletes and their fans FORT WORTH, Texas – mph. Colton Herta had a areas. Texas used both of wall or significant end of October I need to be and upped the ante as he IndyCar drivers fast lap of 214.491 mph. its 64-bay garages so the damage to his No. 20 car. presenting good form,” he looked to put the pressure finally got on the All of the teams were 24 teams could spread Ryan Hunter-Reay told Cyclingnews from his on Dennis. track, on a steamy day already in St. Petersburg, out, and there were later did damage to his home in the south of “Looking at the in Texas for what Florida, for what was bigger-than-usual stalls No. 28 Andretti Autosport France. different sports and would usually be the supposed to be the season on pit road. car with contact against “Looking at the overall disciplines, the e-race midpoint of their opener March 15. But The two-hour practice the outside wall coming situation with the new platform gives cycling an season. there were never any included 30 minutes early out of Turn 2. calendar, maybe it's a opportunity to put on a Nearly three months practice laps on the in the session with only It took a lot of effort just dream opportunity for show even when we're after the season was put streets of St. Pete, making series rookies Rinus to get VeeKay,who is from me. I can build up one locked at home. That on hold because of the the fast track at Texas the VeeKay, Oliver Askew the Netherlands, back block of form for the gives us another chance coronavirus pandemic, debut for the protective and Alex Palou, and into the United States. He classics – which is my to show that we can stay the cars had a two-hour windscreens now over Texas first-time racers was in Europe when main goal – for the post- connected with our fans practice session the open cockpits of the Jack Harvey and Pato IndyCar announced the COVID season and I can and to spread the yesterday to start an all- cars. Texas became the O’Ward on the track. start of the season. He also build-up for the Tour message that we’re still in-one-day event. season opener while VeeKay, the 19-year-old initially flew to Mexico at the same time. going to entertain,” he Qualifying was scheduled keeping its originally driver for Ed Carpenter and spent two weeks “I can hold that for said. later in the day before the scheduled date, which Racing who won six Indy quarantining there before three months because “It’s hard to judge how first race of the season, was supposed to be the Lights races last year, being able to travel to when you think about it I’ll go. I think that I 200 laps under the lights ninth of 17 races. That crashed during the Texas earlier this week. I’m normally racing hard surprised myself with a on the 1 1/2-mile, high- would have been two rookie-newcomer “It was very for longer than that. The top-three in the last one. banked oval. weeks after the practice. The No. 21 car complicated. First of all, main goal is to be ready It was a horrible effort, I The massive Indianapolis 500, which got loose between Turns 3 with the borders being from the gun and August have to say.The circuit in grandstands at Texas has been rescheduled for and 4, spun and slammed closed, only flights going 1. I need to be ready to Yorkshire has some kicks Motor Speedway that can Aug. 23. its left side hard against for necessary people, it race, ready to win from and I know that Zwift is seat well more than Drivers and team the outside wall. The car was tough to make sure, then until the end of one of the platforms 100,000 people were members went through settled near the entry of yeah, the borders would October and that’s a great where you can use tactics empty,and not because of health screenings when pit road. open for me. I’ve had opportunity.” more. I’m quite scared extreme heat – a heat they got to Texas Motor “Rookie mistake. I went many weeks of no sleep,” Complete race plans that it’s going to be hard index around 100 degrees Speedway. Many of them too low, lost the car,” VeeKay said earlier this have yet to be finalised, to control.” Fahrenheit during had already gone through VeeKay said, adding that week. and the picture could “I can’t say who will do practice. No spectators similar screenings to get team was working to “But at the end, yeah, change considerably if what but we have our were allowed, as will also on chartered planes they repair the car for everyone really worked races are postponed teams and we have our be the case for the next boarded at dawn qualifying. “Let’s reset extremely hard to make again, but as things stand small Whatsapp groups race on the road course at Saturday in Indianapolis and go from there.” it happen for me. Ed also Kwiatkowski will race so we’ve talked about Indianapolis Motor – and will return home on Owner-driver Ed worked super hard. At the Strade Bianche on August what we’re going to do. Speedway on July 4. after the race. Carpenter slid coming end it was quite a journey 1. Next up would be I’m just afraid that Rohan Five-time IndyCar Crew members were onto the frontstretch later going through Mexico and Milan-San Remo the Dennis will just go from champion Scott Dixon, a required to wear face in practice. The car spun, then to the United States. weekend after, before the gun and that he’ll just three-time winner at masks, and there was but it appeared But, yeah, at the end just preparing for the Tour de continue until the end. If Texas, had the fastest lap plenty of room for social Carpenter was able to being here for the race is France. He’ll then hope to we can stay on his wheel in practice at 215.955 distancing in the garage avoid hard contact to the what matters.” leave the end of the Tour then he’s trouble.” The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 37

OBITUARIES AUCTION SALES Ex-athletics chief Diack faces court over corruption LAMINE DIACK, the Shobukhova, allegedly to disgraced former head of have her blood passport athletics' world governing case delayed in order to MAHON - MARIE TERESE CARL HOLLIGAN body, goes on trial in compete in the 2012 JOAN better known as GRADUATE OF THE OHIO Paris on Monday facing a Olympic marathon, as “Joan”, entered into rest on potential 10-year prison revealed by German TV May 18, 2020. Widow of SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING sentence on charges of station ARD in 2014. William Augustus Newton accepting millions of Diack junior is accused Mahon. Mother of Alison, Our Auction Sales will be John, Mary, Graham, Rich- dollars to cover up of playing a "central role" ard and Sarah. Grandmother done Online Via "Zoom" this Russian doping tests. in the network of of 9. Great-grandmother of 5. Thursday June 11th, 2020 Diack, the Senegalese corruption and is charged who was in charge of the with "money laundering", at 1:00 PM. All persons are A private service was held at International Association "giving bribes" and asked to sign in by 12:40 PM St. Francis of Assisi Roman of Athletics Federations "aiding the receiving of Catholic Church on Tuesday, on the day of Sale. Photos (now World Athletics), bribes". May 26, 2020 followed by and Info will be posted 3 - 4 between 1999 and 2015, The deal that the interment at Westbury days in Advance for viewing. is charged with "giving prosecutors say helped Cemetery. and receiving bribes", fund the 2012 "breach of trust" and presidential election Condolences may be sent to Contact Carl / Trevor Holligan "organised money campaign of Diack www.lyndhurstfuneralhome.c for further details. laundering", and is senior's friend Sall also om Tel: 850-1818/ 850-2906 Stadiums to be expected to attend court. allegedly smoothed the The prosecution alleges way for negotiations with that Diack, who turns 87 Russian sponsors and NOTICES NOTICES on Sunday, obtained $1.5 broadcasters before the split into million of Russian funds Moscow world to help back Macky Sall's championships. campaign for the 2012 Together, the Diacks ‘zones’ as Senegal presidential are suspected of being at election -- which he won - the heart of a web of - in exchange for the corruption. IAAF's anti-doping arm The case is being Premier covering up or delaying pursued by the French offences by 23 Russians. authorities because the The aim, prosecutors alleged money- will say, was to allow the laundering happened in League returns Russians to compete in France. LONDON – Premier requirements for the 2012 London Lamine Diack has been League stadiums will be broadcasting, media and Olympics and the 2013 forbidden to leave France divided into three zones club staff... And anyone World Athletics since the investigation when the season entering this area will be Championships in began. Papa Massata resumes behind closed subject to a temperature Moscow. Diack has been holed up doors,West Ham vice- check and a health The trial, following a in his native Senegal, out chairman Karren Brady questionnaire. four-year investigation by of reach of the French said Saturday. "And the green zone is the French Financial authorities. The Premier League the stadium exterior, eg Prosecutor's Office, was Papa Massata Diack will resume on June 17 car parking." originally scheduled to was, however, questioned after a three-month Players have been told start on January 13, and in Dakar in November absence due to the they must not shake the charges carry not over accusations against coronavirus pandemic. hands, spit or share only a maximum him and his father as Clubs met on drinks, while social sentence of 10 years' part of a separate Thursday to discuss distancing will be prison but also a heavy Senegalese investigation, logistics and safety observed even in the fine. a source told AFP. protocols, with Brady dressing room and Also appearing in court He has refused to leave saying stadiums would showers, with a 15- will be Habib Cisse, Senegal and despite two be divided into red, minute limit for pre- Diack's former legal international arrest amber and green zones. match talks by advisor, who is suspected warrants issued by "Red zone will be the managers. of having acted as an France, the Senegalese most severely restricted "A new strict intermediary between the authorities have said area, including the pitch, accreditation process then-IAAF and Russian they will not extradite the tunnel, technical will be developed, athletics and having him. areas, changing rooms including an isolation received hundreds of The case is due to run will be limited to 105 room should someone thousands of dollars. for six days. It was people maximum, to unfortunately develop The former IAAF anti- postponed in January include players, coaching symptoms of COVID-19 doping chief Gabriel because of procedural staff, match officials and whilst within the Dolle will also be there, problems and could be all the essential staff stadium," Brady added. accused of "receiving held up again. only," Brady wrote in her Television viewers will bribes" amounting to On Monday morning, Sun newspaper column. have access to 360 190,000 euros. Both are the court will hear a "And only those who degree replays and pre- French. request from Antoine have tested negative for match tunnel shots, Missing from the trial, Beauquier, Papa Massata COVID-19 in the past while players' shirts will however, will be Diack's Diack's Paris lawyer, for five days can enter this feature the logo of son Papa Massata Diack, another postponement, area... Britain's state-run who handled lucrative because Diack junior's "The amber zone will National Health Service. contracts for the IAAF. other two lawyers, while be restricted to the "So we are in good He was implicated willing to travel to Paris, minimum number of shape," Brady said. "We through a payment of cannot leave Dakar staff required to meet are ready. We are raring 450,000 euros from because of coronavirus contractual to go." Russian runner Liliya travel restrictions. 38 • Sunday June 7, 2020 The Barbados Advocate The Barbados Advocate Sunday June 7, 2020 • 39 Bayern move to within two wins of Bundesliga title BAYERN MUNICH Second-placed Borussia drilling in from the edge need two wins from Dortmund maintained of the box. their last four games to their slim hopes of over- Ex-Arsenal and West win an eighth straight hauling Bayern and win- Brom man Gnabry con- Bundesliga title after ning the title by edging verted his 19th goal of the hitting back to beat a 1-0 victory over Hertha season by latching onto a Bayer Leverkusen. Berlin – ex-Liverpool long ball over the top to H ansi Flick’s side have midfielder Emre Can lob a smart finish over the lost just once in their past scoring for the hosts. advancing goalkeeper 21 games in all competi- It did not start well Lukas Hradecky. tions but did it the hard for Bayern against Teenager Florian Wirtz, way after trailing at Leverkusen, who had 17, came off the bench to Leverkusen. been in fine form with score a lovely consolation Kingsley Coman, Leon just one defeat in their goal late on, cutting onto Goretzka and Serge previous 14 games but his left foot inside the Gnabry all netted in the were without injured star area and curling a strike first half following Lucas man Kai Havertz, as past the reach of Manuel Alario’s opener. Argentine striker Alario Neuer. Robert Lewandowski beat the offside trap Bayern striker headed in his 30th league and kept his cool to Lewandowski picked up goal of the season. finish from Julian a yellow card, meaning Bayern have lost just Baumgartlinger’s he will be suspended two games in 26 since through ball. for their league game Serge Gnabry scored his 19th goal of the season with a delightful lobbed finish. Flick replaced the sacked The setback sparked against Borussia Niko Kovac in November Bayern into life, France Monchengladbach next now only have three The game was the first team scored – an option and come up against international Coman slot- Saturday. games to chase down in the UK to be aired by which will be available Eintracht Frankfurt in ting home the equaliser The Poland interna- Gerd Muller’s record of 40 BT Sport with simulated to viewers when the the German Cup semi- and Goretzka turned tional has 44 goals overall in a single Bundesliga crowd noise during play Premier League returns final on Wednesday. from provider to scorer by this campaign, but will season. and goal music when a on 17 June. Premier League coronavirus testing: No positive results from latest tests THERE were no positive The sixth round of twice- tive in the previous suspended since 13 March BST. while Bournemouth,Aston results for coronavirus weekly screening of play- round, and 13 in total from – is set to resume behind Manchester City enter- Villa and Norwich City are from 1,195 tests in the ers and club staff took 6,274 tests since they closed doors on 17 June tain Arsenal at 20:15. in the relegation zone. latest round of Premier place on 4 and 5 June. began. when Aston Villa host Liverpool are 25 points There are 92 games League testing. One person tested posi- The Premier League – Sheffield United at 18:00 clear at the top of the table, remaining this season.

Sunday June 7, 2020 PROTEST ACTION

Police object to large crowd

CUTWHAT was supposed to Spokesperson SHORT for the struggle continues. It was bers of the Royal Barbados Justice = Peace” amongst This led to a heated ex- be a peaceful Black Caribbean Movement for in keeping with the ongo- Police Force indicated to others. Officers indicated change, which later saw Lives Matter protest by Peace and Integration ing numerous US-based the media that the protest that permission was given Denny alleging “police ha- organisers from The (CMPI), David Denny said protests against the death would soon get started for just ten individuals to rassment” and decrying Caribbean Movement the protest action, which of George Floyd, an after a few issues were peacefully protest, how- any move to stop him and for Peace and was supposed to be held African American man ironed out, the protest ac- ever the organisers stated his group from protesting. Integration outside the just outside the US who died in Minneapolis, tion was cut short, as that their understanding “I am not prepared to be United States Embassy Embassy’s compound at Minnesota in the United scores of persons turned was that they could inter- moved from here this yesterday, turned into Wildey, St. Michael from States recently, after up despite a shower of change persons at inter- morning, because that is somewhat of a chaotic 11 a.m., was designed to Derek Chauvin, a White rain and lined the oppo- vals.The officers remained not the original permis- scene at intervals, as be a show of solidarity police officer, reportedly site end of the street on adamant that the crowd sion. I have a copy in my there was some dis- against “any form of racist knelt on his neck for al- the sidewalk, bearing would have to disperse, if phone and I am prepared crepancy between po- action” against African most nine minutes, while placards which read, they could not submit ten to share that copy of the lice and the organisers, people, indigenous people he was lying face down “Black Lives Matter”, names of persons that letter with the media,” about how the event and minority groups, as handcuffed on the street. Take Your Knee off My would remain at the loca- would run. the African liberation However, even as mem- Neck”, “Equal Rights and tion, whilst the others left. PROTEST on Page 5

A member of the Royal Barbados Police Force in talks with protesters gathered at the scene.

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