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GAIA to be managed and maintained by NOT FOR SALE licensed operator

THE Grantley Adams International Management and Vesting of Assets) maintenance of the airport to a licensed came as he said allowing a licensed Airport (GAIA) is not for sale. (Amendment) Bill in the House of operator. This, he said, would allow for operator to be responsible for the airport Minister of Energy, Small Business Assembly yesterday morning. the operator to invest in the facility, is in the best interest of the people and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds, the former Minister of helping to make the airport “a far more of Barbados, the country’s future Symmonds, made this clear as he led Tourism and International Transport, commercially viable and effective development and the development of off the debate on the Grantley Adams said that the Government’s intention operation” and ensure that it also meets the tourism sector. International Airport (Transfer of is to contract the management and international standards. His comments GAIA on Page 5

Members of the RBPF Band leading the cortege to the Pleasant Hall Chapel. Final farewell to Station Sargeant Newton Lewis AN exceptional police officer who loved Force (RBPF), was laid to rest in the procession by members of the RBPF. It the procession as it passed en route to law enforcement with a burning Casuarina Lawns following a service of led off from his home in Rose Hill, St. the Gardens. Persons used varying passion. This was just one of the ways thanksgiving for his life in The Chapel Peter, which is also in the vicinity of devices to record or photograph the the late Station Sargeant (Acting), of Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, where he was killed while in the line of moment. At the entrance of the Gardens, Newton Lewis, was remembered Pleasant Hall, St. Peter. duty on May 22, 2021 as he responded the RBPF was joined by Newton’s yesterday. Lewis, who was 46 years old, was to a robbery. family. They then slowly made their way Lewis, who served for 26 years as a buried with full military honours. Prior His neighbours, friends and onlookers to The Chapel. member of the Royal Barbados Police to the start of the service, there was a lined both sides of the street to watch SERVICE on Page 3 2 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Phased classes for Lester High chance of an above Vaughan students normal 2021 hurricane season CLASSES for students Fourth year students of the Lester Vaughan will resume face-to-face THERE is a high uncertainties and un- with activity that is pre- tially caused by a passing School will continue this instruction on Monday, chance that the 2021 predictability of the dicted to be 30 to 35% tropical wave, storm, or week on a phased basis. June 14, when the regu- hurricane season will six-month-long season. above the long-term norm hurricane – all of which A notice from the lar timetable for all year be “above normal” in According to the latest (that being the average could result in flooding. school’s principal states groups will continue. terms of its level update by Tropical Storm activity over the last 71 “Checking roofs, win- that only first year stu- The notice further of storm activity. Risk (TSR), it is predicted years) and slightly above dows, doors and the walls dents will attend face-to- states that classes will Therefore, Sagicor that there is a 59% chance the 2011-2020 average lev- of your property for and re- face classes on Thursday, be held remotely during General Insurance Inc. of an above-normal sea- els of activity. In terms of pairing any cracks or weak June 10. those days when stu- is encouraging its son, a 28% chance of a the number of storms fore- areas is the best course While second and third dents are at home. It clients and the general near-normal one, and casted, the prediction of of action,” he stated. “If in- year students will attend adds that updates will public to put measures a 13% chance of below- TSR is for the develop- deed your home is dam- school in-person today, be posted to the school’s in place to ensure they normal activity between ment of 18 named storms aged by a storm, we will Wednesday, June 9, and Facebook page, and sent are adequately pre- June 1 and November 30. and 9 hurricanes, with 4 be there to provide the Friday, June 11. via e-mail. pared to manage the This translates to a season hurricanes expected to be financial and emotional category 3 or higher. support our clients need to Sagicor General get things back in order. Insurance Vice President, However, by reducing the Insurance Operations, potential for damage Mark Prescott, spoke to through repairing or re- the fact that storm activity inforcing key areas, any has already begun, citing discomfort to you and your the development of family can be significantly Subtropical Storm Ana in minimized.” late May, which is an un- Prescott also made the usual occurrence given point that in checking that storms do not typi- around their home for vul- cally form in the Atlantic nerabilities, individuals during the month of May. should also clear any de- “This is evidence of the bris and remove or store unpredictable nature of any loose objects that storms and the unpre- could become potential dictability of the hurricane missiles during a storm. season in general. “Clearing yards and Examples such as this, the trimming trees not only volcanic eruption and re- reduces any threats to sulting ashfall earlier this your property, but also to year, along with the ongo- that of your neighbours,” ing COVID-19 experience, he added. are reminders of the un- The long-time insurance predictability and uncer- executive also encouraged tainties of life, which is all property owners and why we always need to be renters to make a detailed prepared,” said Prescott. list of their possessions The Vice President and valuables and seri- therefore encouraged ously consider taking out a Barbadians to follow the contents insurance pack- many pieces of advice age to cover any potential relative to hurricane pre- damage or destruction paredness, in an effort to that could be caused by a limit the amount of dam- storm, hurricane or sea- age that could be poten- sonal flooding.

Mark Prescott, Vice President – Insurance Operations with Sagicor General Insurance Inc. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 3

Former Deputy Police Commissioner, Bertie Hinds. Chief Justice, Sir Patterson Cheltenham followed by Police Commissioner, Tyrone Griffith, at the service. Several tributes paid to officer SERVICE from Page 1 and Food Security, Peter reasons and so many Phillips, as well as more, it is just impossible During the funeral Commissioner of Police, to make sense of loss of service, tributes were Tyrone Griffith and such fine officers. The made. These included Democratic Labour turnout today is not only a those by former Deputy Party’s President, Verla tribute to his service but Commissioner of Police, De Peiza, he said the late to the force and to his Bertie Hinds and Lewis’ Lewis started his career country Barbados, but an father, Antony Lewis. on August 10, 1995 as a acknowledgement of the The latter told the Special Constable. On amazing individual that congregation that his June 13, 2003, at the age he was.” son had an admirable of 28, he was promoted to He continued, “This is a reputation, he had respect Police Constable. testament to the impact and he made him glad to Over the years, he that he has had on his be his dad. served at District ‘A’, family,friends, colleagues, A tribute was also Belleplaine, Crab Hill and fellow Christians and the paid by Assistant Central Police Station Barbadian public. Station Commissioner of Police, before being assigned to Sargeant Lewis defined Ian Branch, who motor transport. While in all that is good within our described the late Station the latter post, he was community. He strived to Sargeant as “a fine assigned as protection keep our nation safe and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley alongside Chief Justice, Sir Patterson colleague” and “a team officer to the also gave back in a variety Cheltenham (left) and Police Commissioner,Tyrone Griffith (right). player”. Addressing the Commissioner of Police, of ways through sports gathering, which included Tyrone Griffith. Branch and other activities.” neighbour as a caring respected by persons decent human being. A Governor General, Dame said the late “Lulu”, as he In the eulogy, Retired person who gave of his in the community as a young man who had a Sandra Mason; Prime was affectionately called, Inspector of Police, Lionel best at all times. He also gentleman who became bright future, gone in the Minister Mia Amor was a helpful individual. Ward, described his said he “was admired and an officer. A humble, nice, prime of his life.” (MG) Mottley; Attorney “We understand that General, Dale Marshall; bad things happen to good Minister of Labour and people, but it should not Social Partnership happen to officers who Relations, Colin Jordan; do all the right things and Minister in the while protecting their Ministry of Agriculture community. For those

DLP President, Verla De Peiza, at the service. Police officers taking the casket bearing their fallen colleague into the Pleasant Hall Chapel. 4• Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

RBPF official: Collaboration irresponsible and disrespectful THE Royal Barbados “Research has shown of Creatives and Police Force (RBPF) the exposure to violence, Artistes, Sean ‘Apache’ has deemed the sexual messages and the Carter, said however, it Trojan Riddim col- use of drugs in music would be wrong to lay laboration of local videos may result in the gun violence pervad- artistes as “irrespon- significant changes in ing the island on such sible and disrespect- behaviours and attitudes songs. ful”. in young viewers. “If you are pointing the “How can established Similarly, research finger solely at these artistes release such a shows violent song lyrics artistes that are on the video with profanity, increases negative Trojan Riddim, then to inciting violence, using emotions and thoughts me at that point is where and glorifying guns and that can lead to negative a level of error and regard it as exploring behaviours and this is hypocrisy will come in creativity? To me that what we are encounter- because there are many collaboration can be ing in our society where other factors which I deemed as irresponsible young people, in express- am sure that have con- and disrespectful, espe- ing their views, singing tributed to the increase cially as so many young, the lyrics being sung by of gun violence we are A total of 174,170 tests have been carried out by the public health laboratory. impressionable minds popular artistes – local, seeing in this country,” are in our society lis- regional and interna- he stated. tening to music,” said tional,” he said, while Nevertheless, Carter COVID-19 update: No Officer in Charge of the speaking on the recent admitted the artistes Community Policing episode of the People’s should have employed Initiative and Juvenile Business. their sense of responsi- Liaison Scheme, Acting Insisting that music bility before adding their new cases, 23 in isolation Inspector Roland does not make a person voices to the tune. THERE were no new cases cases from March 2020 tory. Cobbler. take a particular action “With artistic license of COVID-19 recorded on have moved to 4,032 As part of the National He made the state- but can influence one’s and artistic creativity Monday, June 7, from the (1,951 females and 2,081 Vaccination Programme ment while citing re- behaviour as some per- also comes a sense of re- 430 tests conducted by the males). The number of for COVID-19, 83,382 first search showing the neg- sons were mentally sponsibility, so because Best-dos Santos Public deaths from the virus is doses have been adminis- ative influence various weaker than others you are an artiste you Health Laboratory. 47. tered.A total of 61,504 peo- types of music and lyrics and would be swayed can’t just sing anything There are currently 23 A total of 174,170 tests ple have received second can have on the minds of easily, President of the at anytime, anywhere people in isolation. have been carried out by doses and are fully vacci- young people. Barbados Association and anyhow,” he said. Confirmed COVID-19 the public health labora- nated. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 5

Transaction structure Social issues must be addressed EXISTING social issues for the right to proper focused on empowerment nities and the time has being re-discussed, are creating the condi- housing and for the right to help create a new way of come for a politician to tions for crime and vio- to be able to benefit from thinking in the island. stop just giving a man a lence in this country. the tourism industry. “People should not be $5 or $10 and empower says Symmonds Leader of the Caribbean There are many workers seen as beggars in their him and create the condi- Movement for Peace and who were sent home from own country and that is tions so they could work GAIA from Page 1 agreement be reviewed. Integration (CMPI), David the tourism industry and the problem. You have a for themselves,” Denny in- In that vein, he said Denny, therefore stressed up to this day, they have lot of young men and sisted. “...The airport is not negotiations are ongoing. these must be addressed not received any sever- women not working and To aid in this, he said the being sold, there’s no He made the point while holistically if there was to ance, so you have a lot of just buying food from a movement had spoken intention, there’s no noting that in terms of be lasting change. social issues affecting canteen or shop every day, with Special Envoy,Trevor interest in sale. The arrivals of visitors, the “There are many social Barbadian people and that where they are just look- Prescod, requesting the airport, Mr. Speaker, Sir, numbers have been issues within the educa- is the root to this crime ing to get some change and support of a project for per- is to be expanded and it down because of the tion system, there are situation,” he said. go buy food today. If you sons within several com- has to be managed over a pandemic. Symmonds many social issues at the Denny suggested now go into communities munities to be trained in concession period which said while 70,000 community level, there are was the time for more where there is poverty,you digital media, sound engi- will be set in terms of persons arrived by air in many social issues where community policing and will see that there are se- neering and other social time, and then after January 2019, and people are calling for the social services outreach rious, serious social prob- media-related courses. that it reverts to the 62,000 in January 2020, right to work and calling programs as well as one lems within those commu- (JMB) Government and people the figure was down to of Barbados. Fact of the 4,000 in January of this matter is that the work year. that needs to be done is “It is important for outside of the reach of us to recognise that we the Government of cannot anchor economic Barbados at this point. recovery and growth Fact of the matter is that around that sector, we cannot, however, rest unless we recognise also on our laurels and say, that tourism investment ‘Well, boy, we can’t raise has to be accompanied that money, so you can’t by global best practices do nothing’, because you and best standards; and have to do something, the Prime Minister of and you have to do Barbados made it very something because clear that those were you’re talking about a going to be the ambitions sector that is vitally of this Government. And important to the well- yes COVID has impacted being of the people of the us, yes COVID has country,” he maintained. slowed the process down, Symmonds added, but COVID has not “GAIA is also going to derailed the ambition need to be able to and that is the reason transfer part or all of its why we are here today, operations to another because we continue entity, for as I said, a to be on a pathway time-specific period and towards making these in the window of the commitments that we transaction discussions, give to the people of in terms of time, we Barbados right,” he were looking at 30 stated. years being the life The minister added, of the transaction. The “We had settled in transaction structure is January 2020 on a now being re-discussed, structure to the so I don’t want to commit transaction, but along to the House the period comes a fella called of time. I commit only to COVID-19, having mercy one thing, let there be no on nobody anywhere in ignorant talk about sale, the world and therefore, because Grantley Adams the transaction that we International Airport is contemplated having, not for sale. But there cannot now be had in the has to be a period of same way,because of the time within which a very obvious reason that transaction is able to be COVID has impacted the done and completed, financial model that investment made and everything rested on.” the person making the Symmonds argued investment has to have that while arrivals are the benefit of a return down and some of the on his investment,” he COVID-19 protocols of stated. our main source markets are not right now Contract terms being benefiting Barbados’ relooked tourism industry, the Symmonds said that the Government remains original plan was to lease confident that the the airport for a period tourism industry can of 30 years, but the rebound and should current circumstances therefore be given the brought on by the support it needs to COVID-19 pandemic, take advantage of the dictate that the terms opportunities when that and conditions of the occurs. (JRT) 6 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Students lauded for excellence

SCORES of students have reaped “You have faced up to challenges that the rewards of their determination none of your predecessors ever had to and perseverance in the midst of a confront. Surely, you attained the same global pandemic which saw them grades and other scholarly, sporting, deliver outstanding performances artistic or other prerequisites to gain in the past academic year. your awards but you did so amid a The Cave Hill Campus granted nearly pandemic that disrupted normal living, 80 scholarships, awards and prizes to challenged your physical health and those who excelled in academics and mental wellbeing, while requiring you to sports in the past year, at the 18th maintain a high threshold of academic Annual Student Awards and Recognition discipline. ceremony held on June 1. “It forced you to find innovative ways Kyle Batson – 2nd Year Science & The assistance at both undergraduate to study and socialise as you aimed for Technology Student (CIBC First and post graduate levels, was facilitated that higher education qualification to Caribbean International Bank in part through financial contributions help you achieve your dream. In spite of Danielle Jonas – 1st Year Faculty of Scholarship) from members of the corporate these daunting challenges, you met the Law Student (CIBC First Caribbean community, alumni, non-governmental academic criteria required of you…,” she International Bank Scholarship) organisations, well-wishers and other said. stakeholders.The awards will help cover She advised students not see them- remained in good financial health tuition, food, books, transportation costs, selves as victims of any adverse economic despite its many challenges. amenity fees and other charges for stu- times nor be distracted by the turmoil of “The campus’ wellbeing, when dents pursuing studies in a range of job losses, business closures and measured by the composite financial disciplines at the Campus. threatened livelihoods which the index by which higher education institu- The ceremony, which was cancelled last pandemic has wrought. tions are adjudged, gives us a score of year due to the pandemic, was held vir- “I am well aware that it is not an easy more than double what is deemed a tually for the first time in its history. undertaking to stay on the path to edu- healthy marking. This in spite of our Principal, Professor the Most cational advancement in circumstances having weathered some of the most Honourable Eudine Barriteau, where food and shelter might be a preem- turbulent economic times.” commended students for remaining inent preoccupation. However, as a Guest speaker Apostle Jackie Watson steadfast in their pursuit of a first class Campus we have shown the value of delivered a message of inspiration that university education despite having to ‘toughing it out’. From you, unprece- focused on entrepreneurial and service adjust to online teaching and learning dented resilience might be required,” she excellence. amid wider societal displacement result- stated, while appealing for more Cave The business owner, mentor and ing from COVID-19. Hill alumni to assist students who are author urged students to step out of the She noted that the situation was even experiencing financial hardship. box rather than try to fit in with every- more difficult for students from St. Professor Barriteau, who will be one else. Vincent and the Grenadines, who con- demitting office next month, told the She also encouraged them to try to Atoya Hinds - The Faculty of Social tinue to deal with the fallout from the online audience that she was also proud positively change the lives of everyone Sciences Taught Masters eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano. of the Campus’ performance, which has they come into contact with. Scholarship (Masters) Call for greater focus on Caribbean culture

AS the Faculty of Culture, Creative & “We need to be writing our history in everyday life. She said his perspec- tation, she made both metaphorical and Performing Arts prepares to mark its books, we need to be talking about the tives were instrumental in shaping her practical links to the growing of trees. first anniversary in August, an acclaimed history of Caribbean performance,” said cultural ideology, including her view on “We need to grow trees in this time of Caribbean cultural practitioner says the Williams, a former student in the the importance of nation language com- catastrophe, with the threat of global culture of the region should be the central Department of Cultural Studies. monly referred to as dialect in Caribbean warming and a seismic change happen- component of its pedagogy. “This programme needs to be centred countries. ing in our planet.We need to grow forests, Master theatre artist, educator, writer in the Caribbean and we already see that She showcased some of her work, such not just trees, for cooling the earth, for and director Sonia S. Williams made the Dr.Yanique Hume and Professor [Aaron] as the production Return to the Source, quality air, for holding the soil in place. suggestion as she delivered the 7th Kamugisha have already published work that was based on Brathwaite’s poetry, We need trees on the island, and we also Kamau Brathwaite Lecture on May 11, in culture. However, we need work and read an excerpt from her book need to think of ourselves as trees.” entitled ‘Growing Trees for Shelter: The published in all of the art forms that Embodied Knowings. The flagship lecture of the Department Performance Praxis of a Brathwaitian document the history of performance in Williams explained that her praxis of Cultural Studies is held annually and Paradigm’. the Caribbean and locates it within a focuses on breathing as a way to achieve pays homage to the contribution Williams lamented that many history Caribbean paradigm…I’m pleading with greater self-awareness, self-development Brathwaite made to Caribbean cultural books highlight the contributions of the centre to reconsider the curriculum and empowerment, all of which she said thought through his scholarship, poetry, Europe to culture yet fail to do justice to for the performing arts.” are very important during the ongoing and cultural theoretical productions.This African cultural history,and render that Williams reflected on Brathwaite’s pandemic. year was the first time the lecture was of the Caribbean invisible. philosophy on culture as agents of change In reference to the topic of her presen- held on his birthday. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 7

Nation pushes overseas vaccine production

CHINA is encouraging the produc- countries and four international organi- tion of more of its vaccines in over- zations. seas countries, especially develop- Pearson Liu, a spokesman for Sinovac, ing ones, to help ensure supplies and said,“To rein in the global pandemic, the speed the global economic recovery, biggest challenge is to ensure sufficient according to officials and analysts. supplies of vaccines to all countries.”The To date, China has provided vaccine company had supplied 600 million doses assistance to more than 80 developing of COVID-19 vaccines globally, includ- countries and exported COVID-19 doses ing in China, as of May 31, Liu said. to over 40 nations, said Mao Junfeng, an Sinovac has cooperated with countries official from the Ministry of Industry and such as Egypt to manufacture its widely Information Technology,the country's top sought CoronaVac vaccine locally.It also industry regulator. plans to launch similar operations in The efforts came despite limited pro- more countries to enhance the global sup- duction capacity in China and huge do- ply of vaccines, Liu said. mestic demand for vaccines. Feng Duojia, chairman of the China “Chinese vaccine companies have been Association for Vaccines, said production working 24 hours a day at full throttle to of the vaccines overseas could ensure the speed up production,” Mao said. quantity and efficiency of the supply “Compared with the beginning of this while reducing costs. It will also boost year, their vaccine production capacities local vaccine industries and improve the have increased significantly. That was countries' public health systems, Feng the period with the highest output and said. the fastest growth rate in China's vaccine Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the production history.” Chinese Academy of International Trade China has already provided more than A health worker prepares a dose of Sinovac vaccine at a vaccination site in and Economic Cooperation in Beijing, 350 million doses of its COVID-19 vac- Manila, the Philippines on March 31, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] said countries without adequate access to cines overseas, and the nation is trying COVID-19 vaccines are often developing its best to assist the global fight against Foreign Trade Department at the ports Sinopharm, Sinovac and Tianjin- nations that have become even more vul- the pandemic, Mao said.“To enhance the Ministry of Commerce, said China has is- based CanSino Biologics Inc to export nerable due to the pandemic.While a few global vaccine supply,three Chinese com- sued conditional market approval for independently,” said Li, adding that countries have banned vaccine exports, panies have cooperated with eight coun- four COVID-19 vaccines. Products man- China welcomes countries and interna- efforts by Chinese vaccine makers to im- tries to manufacture vaccines locally.And ufactured by the China National tional organizations in great need of vac- prove global distribution are highly sig- they are also discussing joint production Pharmaceutical Group, also known as cines to directly negotiate with the com- nificant to pandemic control and eco- plans with 10 additional countries,” Mao Sinopharm, and Sinovac Biotech have panies. nomic recovery, he added. said. already been included in the World Qian Chunying, an official at the United Nations Chief Economist The ministry will support qualified Health Organization's list of doses for Commerce Ministry's Department of Elliott Harris said earlier that timely Chinese pharmaceutical companies in emergency use. Outward Investment and Economic and universal access to COVID-19 vacci- strengthening international cooperation Li said China is encouraging Chinese Cooperation, said that apart from export- nations will make the difference between in vaccine production and expanding the vaccine manufacturers with approved ing vaccines to countries such as promptly ending the pandemic and plac- accessibility and affordability of vaccines, vaccines to actively expand their exports. Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Cambodia and the ing the world economy on a resilient re- he said. “In order to ensure the quality and safety Philippines, China has organized and covery trajectory,or losing more years of Li Xingqian, director-general of the of vaccine products, the government sup- implemented vaccine aid programs for 88 growth, development and opportunities. Public more rational on gaokao RECORD 10.78 million examinees begin “We are more nervous than he is, but taking key test nationwide on Monday we try to stay calm in front of him,” Wu At around 8 am on Monday, Wu said. The couple both took one week of Ruifang and her husband sent their son leave from work to ensure that they could to a test center in Beijing's Chaoyang attend to their son's needs related to the district and wished him good luck on the important exam. national college entrance exam, or “The gaokao is not as important as gaokao. when we took the test more than 20 years Wu wore a red, tailor-made, traditional ago, as children now have more job oppor- qipao, a dress also called a cheongsam, to tunities that do not require an academic wish her son good luck, and her husband background,”Wu said. wore a red T-shirt printed with the However, if he is able to be enrolled at Chinese phrase “success on arrival”. Red a key university,he has better chances to is traditionally associated with good for- live a good life, she said, adding that she tune in China, and the qipao shares a and her husband are grateful for taking character that is used in the Chinese the gaokao and the opportunities that phrase “success at first attempt”. passing the exam has brought. As parents, teachers and friends lined Huang Shuxin, a high school graduate up outside the test centers to cheer the who took the exam on Monday in Wuhan, Students arrive to take the national college entrance examination on Monday, students on, a record 10.78 million young Hubei province, said that although she the first day of testing, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo by Zheng people around China began on Monday had studied very hard for the gaokao, Erqi/Chinadaily.com.cn] taking the all-important exam, which she does not believe it is an exam that lasts for two to four days depending on will define who she is. and his parents did not set a specific goal, The gaokao is a good way for her to re- their location. “My parents have not put too much and his results turned out to be better ceive a good education, but it is not the Many parents and students said they pressure on me, and I have also tried to than he had hoped, Zhang said. only way, she said. now have a more rational attitude to- stay positive, as I have been getting high “The gaokao can only determine which Hu Fang and her husband also sent ward the gaokao and no longer view it as grades in mock exams,” she said. “If university we go to, and we still have to their son to a test center in Beijing.He a make-or-break exam that defines stu- everything goes well, hopefully, I will be work hard to make sure that our lives had chosen the science subjects of dents' futures. admitted to Wuhan University or keep getting better,” he said.“It marks an physics, chemistry and biology for all of However, they still believe that it is a Huazhong University of Science and end of 12 years of hard work and the be- his elective tests. fair system that gives students important Technology.” ginning of new adventures.” As she and her husband both work in opportunities to move up the social lad- Zhang Keji, a first-year undergraduate Jiang Jiang, whose daughter was tak- the field of aerospace technology, they der by enrolling at good universities. student at Beihang University in Beijing, ing the gaokao in Shanghai, said that al- started very early to cultivate their son's After the first Chinese language exam went to a test center in Haidian district though the teenager sometimes felt anx- interest in science-related fields, Hu said. began at 9 am, Wu and her husband on Monday to wish younger high school ious about the exam, she was able to cope “He felt very confident going into the stayed outside the test center to wait for students good luck. with this with the help of her teachers test center, and hopefully he can achieve their son. When he took the gaokao last year, he and parents. a high score.” 8 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial Cost of living...cost of living By Dorian Bryan When will Government look at Government look at im- NTI a great port costs in general? SOME level of cosmic prioritising reduced import costs for This reminded me of the karma must be circulat- critical items? When will uproar caused when con- ing the hot Atlantic tracts for Customs staff high breezes which have Government look at import costs in were to come under the opportunity gripped the island over general? Barbados Revenue RECENTLY, there has been a lot of social media the last few days and Authority (BRA). A lot of promotion about the National Transformation weeks. More time has been the story would not illus- talk and then poof, hap- Initiative (NTI) and its new programmes to help All of a sudden, the spent within the home trate that view. pened quietly, yet an- members of the public obtain growth and develop- national discussion during the lockdown and So yet again, this is- other talk for another ment. Many Barbadians are not aware of the NTI seemed to have settled on even now, and therefore land faces the same is- time. The pliant accept- or its purpose, and therefore this media campaign what the average shop- shopping budgets will sues. Low growth and the ance of items deemed is well timed and necessary to ensure that as many per had already known– have to rise to compen- impact of COVID-19 controversial only a few residents as possible are able to utilise their that prices in this sate for more people hav- have ripped the Band-aid years ago. programmes. country had risen ing to be at home. off failed trickle down I always speak from The initiative started as part of the Barbados higher than the daytime There has been no plan economic theory. The personal experience.I Economic Recovery and Transformation plan, temperatures, and are issued by this Ministry traditional economic have noticed the in- commonly referred to as BERT, which provided a not just rising now as except we hear in some drivers have struggled to creases and shopping has structure for islandwide changes in order to meet some would have you to quarters the tired axiom remain viable, especially become stressful. In the certain goals which would satisfy the International believe. of ‘shop around for the tourism. In fact, tourism COVID-19 period, espe- Monetary Fund that Barbados is on track to repay This reality had been best deal’. offers the potential for cially in 2020, with the its debts and remain a stable and sustainable econ- acknowledged for a long It makes the election deadly variants of alphabet system time in- omy.The initiative was also supposed to assist per- time. During the final campaign of 2008 where COVID-19 to invade this side supermarkets was sons who are having difficulty rebounding from years of the last the cost of living was island, but at what price limited, and what was al- lay-offs and job loss caused due to the COVID-19 administration, the then highlighted ring true. to our progress? ready stressful included pandemic. It therefore aims to give Barbadians Commerce Department Back then, some 13 years We are borrowing having to contend with more knowledge by allowing them to have the op- started to produce a com- ago, one party which was money to stabilise our rising prices and the in- portunity to retrain and retool themselves. There parison of basic commodi- ridiculed for even sug- foreign reserves yet the ability to look for best is also a hope that the programmes provided by the ties and selected items gesting that pricing was domestic situation re- prices. It was not a good initiative will make Barbadians who take part more from various supermar- out of control for mains perilous. We are mix, and the first time suitable for job opportunities regionally and inter- kets. Barbadians should look hiding our heads in the that I went into the su- nationally. Officers went out to at some of the critics and sand but Government permarket after the ini- In this country, our citizens are one of our most these establishments and say, “Look me hey now”. has largely remained un- tial lockdown last year, I important resources, and therefore our leadership researched the pricing Some believed then that touched because most ended up spending dou- has made a sound decision to continue to develop structures, and that because people used people are concerned ble what I usually did on our legacy of free and low cost education by pro- physical evidence al- credit to purchase items about the basic necessi- weekly. That was in an viding further training opportunities for our people. lowed consumers to see that this represented ties and not macro-eco- attempt to avoid another In a radio interview Alex Jordan, a transforma- where best to direct their sustainable economic nomic indicators. trip soon. tion activist on behalf of the NTI, and regional dollars. The brand names policy. That changed with the That cannot work now journalist, explained that the programmes that of the items were clearly That approach ignored notice that prices for food because everyone cannot were being provided would give Barbadians the identified and that the fact that the con- items will increase. afford it. I am in a mood, opportunity to focus their minds at this tumul- helped consumers to sumer was creating a Every Barbadian will feel because I will not tolerate tuous time, which is essential to creating new rou- make their decisions with ‘debt trap’ for themselves, the impact of these prices officials seeking to ab- tines and bringing a sense of stability to life. They tangible evidence. Why since incurred debt would and they will have a solve themselves of also utilise the talents of other popular local was this stopped? stifle any disposable in- trickle down impact on blame and point at oth- personalities such as the creative Seth Bovell to It should make the con- come which they hoped to commerce as a result. ers. spread the word about the opportunities provided sumers and the elec- put aside for emergencies What if people decided to We were told before by the NTI. torate focus on the or savings. focus on the basics only that although the global One of the initiative’s intentions was to provide Ministry under which It exposed a myth that and ignored discre- economy had collapsed in training in new and interesting areas to motivate Consumer Affairs and this island had a success- tionary spending? Fast 2007 that Barbados Barbadians to learn more. This is absolutely nec- Commerce fall. What is ful economic picture, re- food prices will have to should not be doing essary, especially for some younger Barbadians the plan to help Bar- plete with an economy increase if local prices for poorly...that was in 2010- who seem to have difficulty developing internal badians navigate what which had embraced inputs increase. 2013. The parameters of motivation when it comes to traditional areas of represents a perfect everyone. Debt was being That is where Govern- the local economy have study like mathematics and English. storm of economic chal- incurred because the ment will come into focus. not changed. Small, open The initiative also does work with hospitality lenges for all citizens, Barbados which everyone What happened to the economy dependent on workers under the Barbados Employment and who have to cope with hoped to achieve was not basket of goods which do Foreign Direct Inflows Sustainable Transformation (BEST) programme. COVID-19 restrictions one which salaries for the not attract taxes? That (FDIs), with tourism and This is a chance for persons in the sector, who re- and the reality of online average middle class was a feature before, but international business main unemployed or are working shorter hours be- schooling and Sunday could cover. rather than optics what buffeted by global chal- cause of the decline in tourism activity,to use their lockdowns? It was promised but about actions from this lenges, a weak economy time to be productive.Their website provides infor- Why is Government only achieved with debt Government. now in a multi quarter mation about new courses such as Beginners’ Sign continuing with the – credit card and/or What has become of the recession from August Language and Introduction to Coding, both of which ridiculous special day hire purchase. Monthly FEED programme? 2018 and now unemploy- could be useful to build the resume of individuals nonsense of ‘stay home’ repayments often placed What has become of the ment rising means that in almost any field. Sundays...makes no those who sought the cassava project which the those who have jobs There are also courses on Occupational Health sense with exceedingly credit to achieve their Ministry of Agriculture are facing a serious cri- and Safety and Entrepreneurship which are more low isolated cases of the aims in the arms of cred- had started years ago? sis. targeted. Finally, there is the wonderful opportunity virus? This, while wel- itors when they failed, or What about the research Wonder where those for Barbadians to do Coursera courses in many coming cruise tourists even looking for ways to into crops which could be who railed against the fields free of cost by signing up through the NTI’s back and more passenger supplement their in- grown and harvested in NSRL tax are hiding now, website. flights, yet the average comes. less time? given the variety of op- We are impressed with the decision of the citizen continues to be Some did exceptionally When will Government pressive taxes already Government to provide these free opportunities for locked down on Sundays. well in this economy, look at prioritising re- levied on the taxpayers citizens to develop themselves. Many persons would More on that to come while others were not so duced import costs for who now brace for higher like to do additional studies but are unable to soon. lucky, but those who sold critical items? When will prices? afford the cost of studies at institutions.This option levels the playing field, giving each person a chance Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes to excel. If you find yourself with an abundance of E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen free time, you can look into signing up for a course Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan today. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVOCATE PUBLISHERS (2000) INC, FONTABELLE • FAX: 434-1000 • E-MAIL: [email protected] What’s the Waiting for improved service THE hurricane season is about Reliable, uninterrupted gone unanswered. to visit us again. power and communication sys- It is a regular feature for cus- As usual, the citizens of the tems are necessary require- tomers to be without any big deal? region are being advised and ments, especially for our in- telecommunications services warned to be adequately pre- creasingly ageing population of during power outages if there A GROUP of popular enter- Modern World’, they exercise pared and ready for any even- seniors. is no uninterrupted power sup- tainers, some of whom artistic licence and their tualities. Since the change from cop- ply available. Government and big busi- ‘rights’ to express themselves, Meteorologists are predicting per to fibre optic technology, Service reliability continues nesses regard(ed) as ‘influ- have some fun and make some “more than usual” and above- there appears to be no deliber- to be under the oversight and encers’, create a wicked remix money? Aren’t we – as one talk normal activity. ate attempt to provide cus- regulation of a government of 10 songs glorifying the use of show host often asserts with It is being predicted that tomers with appropriate unin- agency specifically established guns, revelling in heartless pride – living in a pluralistic weather conditions are likely terrupted power with commu- by law, yet Barbadians are murder and loveless sex. In one society? to impact in ways never seen nications services. unable to access a reliable and day,YouTube views jump from Bajans, let’s get real. People before. Good corporate citizens required level of service. 63,000 to over 130,000. There have different mindsets and Such warnings and advice are expected to provide good Hopefully, citizens will not are outcries and counter out- different ways of thinking. should not be taken as only service. The opposite is also have to wait until events of a cries, left-handed apologies and Some have ‘no feelings, jus’ pertinent to residential true – bad corporate citizens catastrophic nature befall us, downright justifications. What dealings’. At a national level, it dwellers. are expected to provide bad before a better level and qual- does all this mean? is up to the Government to Corporate citizens must also service. ity of service is made available. It’s a ‘heart’ matter. Think of make plain, and facilitate, the be aware of their roles and re- It is sad to say that requests We still wait with hope and light and darkness; good and mindset and modes of think- sponsibilities during this time to make such services more re- bated breath. evil; right and wrong. Binaries. ing that will characterise this of the year. liable have been ignored and MICHAEL RAY Once upon a time, Barbadian country. It is up to Govern- society was anchored on those ment to decide whether it will binaries. Laws, policies and keep Barbados anchored firmly practices reflected a national to God’s old-fashioned values aspiration towards Godly or continue to loosen the coun- The power of music teachings as to ‘good/bad’, try’s anchor to attach it to the ‘right/wrong’, ‘light/darkness’. ‘progressive’, ‘sophisticated’, THE legendary rock star the “Violent song lyrics may lead to to commit murder.For example, The Lord was the people’s Modern World with all its di- late Jimi Hendrix once said: violent behaviour” reported that, the Guns ‘N’ Roses hit song guide. Now,however, guided by versity. “You can hypnotise people with “Violent song lyrics increase Used to Love Her (But I Had to a ‘Modern World’ touted as Centuries ago, in a national music and when you get people negative emotions and thoughts Kill Her) was implicated in two ‘progressive’ and ‘sophisti- dilemma, Elijah challenged the at the weakest point you can that can lead to aggression.” murders in the USA when the cated’, we have left those ab- duplicity of the Israelites: preach into their subconscious The article related the find- killers listened to the song solutes and have chosen to free “Elijah went before the people whatever you want to say.” ings of five experiments in which sometime just before they killed float in 50 shades of grey. and said, “How long will you The recent controversy and 500 college students were sub- their lovers in separate inci- The Trojan Riddim Mix is waver between two opinions? justified outrage over the vio- jected to listening to violent dences. just one of those shades of grey. If the LORD is God, follow lent and obscene lyrics of the songs such as “Shoot ‘Em Up” Considering these facts, our There are 49 left. Will we, as a him; but if Baal [read, ‘the Trojan Riddim Mix music video by the rap group Cypress Hill local music artistes need to be nation, castigate the one and Modern World’] is God, follow brings back into sharp focus and “Hit ‘Em Hard” by Run responsible with the power of protect the 49? Will we con- him.” But the people said noth- what psychologists and musicol- DMC music which they wield over tinue to tamper with laws, poli- ing.” Hopefully, in the midst of ogists have known for decades – According to the article, the their fans. Instead of preaching cies and practices according to the Trojan Riddim Mix melee, music influences behaviour. researchers from Iowa State into the subconsciousness of our the dictates of the Modern Bajans will find their voice, ex- For example, the American University and the Texas impressionable youth messages World? Dear Government, amine their heart and make a Journal of School Health, in a Department of Human Services of unbridled violence and sex- carefully consider the policies choice. As a country and as in- 1982 edition, featured the statis- found that “aggressive music ual immorality,they should take you promote and the laws that dividuals, we cannot reject tics taken from a survey which lyrics increase aggressive the same time to preach posi- you repeal, amend and enact God’s Light and yet be appalled was conducted among 100 uni- thoughts and feelings, which tive messages that will augur in response to ‘The Modern at the devilish darkness that versity students concerning might perpetuate aggressive be- well for a better society. World’. We can make choices, ensues. music and social conditioning. havior and have long-term ef- The ancient wisdom of but we can’t choose conse- But there is hope. This Forty eight per cent felt that fects, such as influencing listen- Scripture (though derided by quences. unedited glimpse of the dark music lyrics have a significant ers’ perceptions of society and many) is still relevant for today “The Modern World has spo- side of society can be a cata- influence on shaping values, contributing to the development as it exhorts us to: “Let not any ken”. If this ‘Modern World’ – lyst for positive societal only 20% felt they have little or of aggressive personalities.”And hateful words come out of your extolled by the September change. Nationally and indi- no influence. Eighty two per that, “The results indicate a re- mouth, but whatever is good and 15th, 2020, Throne Speech – is vidually, the problem is one of cent felt that lyrics could lationship between violent song useful for improvement that you now our master, then what is defective ‘heartware’. Change shape values at the subcon- lyrics and increased aggressive may give grace to those who the furore about the immoral- will come when we install the scious level. thoughts and feelings of hostil- hear” (Eph.4:29, Aramaic Bible ity of the Trojan Riddim Mix? Lord as our pacemaker. Twenty-one years later, the ity” (cited at https://www.apa.- in Plain English). Why are we shocked at our DR. VERONICA C. July/August 2003 edition of the org/monitor/julaug03/violent). That is good advice and plain ‘influencers’ when, as per ‘The EVELYN American Psychological There are several reports of old common sense. Association in an article titled violent songs influencing people ROGER MARSHALL

LET GOD QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OF SPEAK TO US WISDOM Tina Turner (1939) Mother Teresa “This is how we know what American-born singer, songwriter, (1910–1997) love is: Jesus Christ laid down and actress Albanian-Indian Roman SELF-LOVE his life for us. And we ought to “Whatever is bringing you down, Catholic nun and missionary lay down our lives for our get rid of it. Because you’ll find “If you judge people, you You’ve got to learn to brothers and sisters.” that when you’re free . . . your leave the table when love’s – 1 John 3:16 have no time to love them.” true self comes out.” no longer being served. 10 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

BEST graduates ready for tourism reopening THE head of a local Fifty-two hospitality Canadian market, one of business education workers, drawn from des- Barbados’ traditional vis- institution has chal- tination management, itor source markets. She lenged tourism work- ground handling, retail, therefore noted:“You have ers to be adaptable, and hospitality and enter- to demand even higher resilient, and prepared. tainment, were graduat- standards from those you Dr. Sonia Greenidge- ing from studies in Super- manage [and] supervise. Franklyn, Principal of visory Management, “Given the extraordi- Barbados Management Management of Human nary episode that we are and Productivity Resources, and the all still going through, it is (BIMAP), was at the time Principles of Labour and compulsory for all of us to honouring the first gradu- Administrative Law. adapt. Now is the time for ating class of tourism Citing Deloitte Canada’s you to demonstrate your workers, in partnership tracking of consumer capacity to adjust to the with the National spending during the realities of the market and Transformation Initiative Covid-19 pandemic,Dr. to integrate your new Harlequin Restaurant’s service leaders successfully completed The Art of (NTI).The training is part Greenidge-Franklyn high- knowledge and your new Service training with May Hinds Consulting Inc. under Government’s BEST of Government’s Barbados lighted downturns as skills to improve your programme. Employment and Sustain- much as 50 per cent in workplaces.” All this, she able Transformation travel and recreation, and stressed, in a climate that digitisation is also skills. “[T]hose human course, facilitated face- (BEST) programme for a 20 per cent drop in dis- marked by changed con- driving the emergence of skills are what you will to-face by May Hinds the tourism sector. cretionary spending in the sumer behaviour in which people-centred occupa- need for all three of these Consulting Inc. customers have new and tions, and all of the skills disciplines that you Thanking the Barbados higher service demands that go with that, they re- studied at BIMAP under government, Bowyer said: and expectations, and are flect some of the creative this BEST training pro- “This [BEST] initiative more discerning in their and social tasks that are gramme. They include has been lifesaving for spending. less susceptible to au- communication and col- us.We’ve been scrambling In her remarks, NTI di- tomation. So, that is very laboration, critical and around just trying to rector,Dr.Allyson Leacock reassuring. In fact, the es- creative thinking, sense- keep this thing going highlighted that “[t]he sential skills of the future making and storytelling, until the people come dual disruptions of digital- are both digital and learning and adaptability back.” isation and Covid-19 have human. and agile leadership and He lauded the training created tremendous op- Notwithstanding resilience.” as a good bridge ahead of portunities” not just in the roughly 42 million global One graduate, Anna- an eventual return to “the 149 million digital jobs an- jobs projected across soft- Lee Pope, group office very busy time that people ticipated globally by 2025, ware development, cloud manager at Sunlinc, was will come back to but in people-centred jobs computing, data analytics grateful for the training Barbados”. He partici- arising from digitalisa- and artificial intelligence, and to expand her knowl- pated in and graduated tion. and cyber security,privacy edge. So, too, Natalie from the course alongside She said: “What is reas- and trust, Dr. Leacock re- George, human resources his staff, including general suring though, and very vealed that 3.3 billion jobs manager at Caribbean manager, Wilson relevant to all of you, is would require human Airways, having attended McIntosh, head chef, courses alongside 24 Anthony McIntosh, and BANK RATES members of her team. STARR performer, Shade “On behalf of the Pilgrim. Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of Caribbean Airways Congratulating the business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. Limited, and Caribbean restaurant on its 20th an- Aircraft Handling Co. niversary year, NTI direc- Valid for June 9, 2021 Limited, we want to ex- tor Dr. Allyson Leacock Notes: press heartfelt thanks to challenged graduates Currency Buying Selling Dr. Allyson Leacock and while encouraging them to Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 her team at the NTI for embrace The Art of Canadian Dollar 1.62885 1.67703 partnering with BIMAP Service by: taking pride in East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 and affording our staff the themselves and their Euro 2.38548 2.48592 opportunity to enroll in work, recognising their Pound Sterling 2.77272 2.88948 [the three courses]. The own uniqueness and that United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 staff were very excited and of each guest, whether Demand/Sight: enthusiastic upon hearing Barbadian or visitor, and Currency Buying Selling that they would be chosen stepping beyond their Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.63812 1.67555 to undergo the courses of comfort zones to achieve East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 study.” personal and professional Euro 2.42048 2.47050 Outstanding graduates growth. Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 were Janice Hinds and In response, and echo- Pound Sterling 2.81341 2.87154 Orville Lovell (Manage- ing his colleagues’ grati- United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 ment of Human Re- tude, graduate Shaquan Telegraphic Transfer sources); Nicole King and Leon-McIntosh, spoke of Currency Buying Selling Janise Branch (Principles learning “to be confident Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 of Labour and Adminis- and to communicate bet- Canadian Dollar 1.64122 1.67555 trative Law), and Sha- ter”. East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.42503 2.47050 wana Cumberbatch and Course facilitator, May Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Ruth Ann Singh in Hinds, concluded the cere- Pound Sterling 2.81870 2.87154 Supervisory Manage- mony. She noted that not United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 ment. only had Harlequin team explored an overview of INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL Harlequin Restaurant Barbados’ tourism indus- CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE staff graduate try throughout the three- RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS. Meanwhile, Harlequin week programme, they N.B. These rates are not meant to be used for trading. Restaurant teams, includ- also addressed service BDS$ ing managing director, quality standards, revis- Guyana Dollar 0.00945 Jamaica Dollar 0.01340 Keith Bowyer, attended ited company structure, T&T Dollar 0.29894 their virtual graduation and implemented learn- from The Art of Service ings in real time. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 11

Changes coming to Jamaica’s Domestic Violence Act KINGSTON, Jamaica – could face sanctions in the $1 million. tect vulnerable women Minister of Culture, same way as those who During her debate, and girls is the strength- Gender, Entertainment are physically violent to- Grange noted that the ening of laws that serve and Sport, Olivia wards them. COVID-19 pandemic has as a deterrent,” she con- Grange has announced Grange was speaking highlighted the vulnera- tinued. that amendments to during her Sectoral bility of some women and Stressing that the the Domestic Violence Debate in Parliament yes- girls. Government is serious Act will include a new terday. “On too many occasions, about ending domestic vi- definition of domestic She said the amend- I have had to come to this olence, Grange said the violence as not only ments will also widen the House to denounce hor- Chief Parliamentary physical, but also psy- threshold to be met in ob- rific acts of violence Council is preparing the chological, emotional taining protection orders against women and girls,” amendments, which she and sexual. from the Court, to give she said. expects to bring to This, the minister ex- greater protection to those “We continue to improve Parliament before the end plained, will mean that for who need the orders to our services to victims of this month. the first time, men or keep abusers away. while working to improve women who control their The minister added that protection mechanisms Jamaica’s Minister of partners through threats the penalty for breach of a for the vulnerable and Culture, Gender, or by restricting their per- protection order will be in- eliminate the violence. Entertainment sonal or financial freedom, creased from $10 000 to Key in the strategy to pro- and Sport, Olivia Grange.

Antigua and Barbuda signs bi-lateral agreement with Russia ST JOHN’S, Antigua – allowing for cooperating the Eastern European Antigua and Barbuda yes- in trade, the economy,cul- country. terday signed a treaty on ture, education, sports, “Russia is one of the basic relations with health care, science and leading nations in the Russia that both countries technology as well as the world and we felt that it is said would further en- mitigation of natural dis- important for us to hance their cooperation in asters, among other areas. strengthen the bilateral a number of areas. Browne told the virtual relationship so that we Prime Minister Gaston signing ceremony that St can also strengthen the Browne and Russia’s John’s was looking for- level of collaboration in Foreign Minister Sergey ward to further strength- the international fora,” Lavrov signed the treaty ening relationship with Browne said. El Salvador frees woman accused of abortion A WOMAN in El Salvador who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being accused of terminating her pregnancy and violating the country’s strict abor- tion laws has been freed. Sara Rogel was arrested Sara Rogel (in white) was freed after the attorney nine years ago at the age of general’s office did not appeal against her release. 20 after being taken to hos- pital with bleeding which mother’s life is at risk. agency. she blamed on a fall at Dozens of women have Ms Rogel, a student who home. been imprisoned for the was eight months preg- She was prosecuted and deaths of their foetuses in nant, was found lying un- convicted of aggravated cases where they said they conscious after she slipped homicide. had suffered miscarriages and fell while washing In January her sentence or stillbirths. clothes, according to her was commuted to 10 years. Dressed in white, Ms family. She was released on pa- Rogel left the women’s She was taken to hospi- role. prison on Monday. tal, where she was de- El Salvador, a socially “She was deprived of tained on suspicion of hav- conservative and mainly freedom for almost nine ing had an abortion. Catholic country, has one years, in a sentence we be- Human rights groups say of the world’s strictest bans lieved was unfairly given,” she suffered a miscarriage on abortion, with no excep- Ms Vaquerano said, ac- and should never have tion for rape or when the cording to AFP news been jailed. 12 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

OAS mission visits Haiti amid concerns of violence, chaos

PORT-AU-PRINCE, rights situation. Haiti’s top opposition lead- Haiti – A mission from The OAS said the three- ers, issued a nine-page the Organisation of day trip is aimed at secur- document criticising Moïse American States ar- ing free and fair elections and his administration as rived in Haiti yesterday scheduled for September well as the OAS. He asked amid concerns over and November as Presi- why the regional group Customers wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of what it called the coun- dent Jovenel Moïse contin- has not demanded that the the new coronavirus, talk with a vendor in a street market in Port-au-Prince, try’s grave political, se- ues to rule by decree for president hold long-de- Haiti, Saturday, June 5, 2021. curity and human more than a year. layed legislative elections The trip comes amid a or condemned him for sharp increase in coron- Haiti’s violence. avirus cases across Haiti “Its catastrophic gover- and a resurgence in gang nance, built on corruption violence in the capital of and the systematic viola- Port-au-Prince that re- tion of human rights, has cently displaced hundreds raised drastic discontent of families, some of whom among the Haitian popu- are living in public parks lation,” Michel said. and outdoor sports fields. The mission arrived just Moïse said that he met a day after Haitian offi- with the mission and that cials announced that they their discussions centered were postponing, for a sec- on Haiti’s security and ond time, a constitutional health situation. referendum that has been “My administration has sharply criticized and reaffirmed its commit- spurred violent protests. ment to frank dialogue Haiti’s Citizen that should lead to the or- Protection Office decried ganization of democratic the recent violence in a elections,” he wrote. statement Sunday in The mission said it also which it called upon the planned to meet with civil government to protect society and opposition the lives and property leaders, but some of those of people as it warned plans were rebuffed. that gangs are growing André Michel, one of stronger. Heavy rains flood vast areas of Guyana GEORGETOWN, Guyana in the west, near the – Weeks of heavy rains Venezuelan border. have flooded large parts “I spoke to the people of the South American na- where their entire lives tion of Guyana, turning have been destroyed.” communities into lakes, The government of the destroying farms and country of 800,000 called ranches and putting pres- a special session of sure on authorities to bring Parliament on Thursday relief to beleaguered resi- to approve emergency dents. aid ranging from food Officials said some areas and water to farm materi- were still under two feet of als. water nearly two weeks Owners of thousands of after the heaviest single gold and diamond mining day of rainfall, May 27, camps also have had to when about 5 inches fell in abandon production as less than 24 hours, and rivers overflowed their many highways remained banks and rushed into cut, hampering relief ef- mining pits. forts. “I have never seen so The country was braced much rain in my 66 years for additional bouts of on the face of this earth,” rains this week this week. said former miner Cosmos “Many of our brothers DeSantos, now director at and sisters across Guyana the National Planning are faced with the worst Agency. disaster we have ever had, National Weather or they have ever had, in Service director Garvin the history of our country,” Cummings said yesterday President Irfaan Ali said that this year’s May was late on Monday after re- the second wettest since turning from communities 1981. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 13

Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

MORE than 800 sus- of these customised pected criminals have phones. The phones been arrested world- couldn't ring or email. You wide after being could only communicate tricked into using an with someone on the FBI-run encrypted same platform," the messaging app, offi- Australian police ex- cials say. plained. The operation, jointly Australian fugitive and conceived by Australia alleged drug trafficker and the FBI, saw devices Hakan Ayik was key to with the ANOM app se- the sting, having unwit- cretly distributed among tingly recommended the criminals, allowing police app to criminal associates to monitor their chats after being given a hand- about drug smuggling, set by undercover officers, money laundering and police said. even murder plots. Dubbed the "Facebook Officials called it a wa- gangster" by Australian tershed moment. media outlets, Ayik is Targets included drug seen in social media pho- gangs and people with tographs with large tat- links to the mafia. toos and a muscular Drugs, weapons, luxury physique. Local outlets vehicles and cash were say he has been living in also seized in the opera- Turkey since evading ar- tion, which was con- rest, living a luxury ducted across more than Acting U.S Attorney Randy Grossman, right, speaks as law enforcement officials look on during a news lifestyle with a Dutch a dozen countries. This in- conference announcing Operation Trojan shield, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in San Diego. The global sting wife. cluded eight tonnes of co- operation involved an encrypted communications platform developed by the FBI and has sparked a se- Police said he was "best caine, 250 guns and more ries of raids and arrests around the world in which more than 800 suspects were arrested and more off handing himself into than $48m (£34m) in var- than 32 tons of drugs — cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines and methamphetamines were seized. us" as soon as possible, as ious worldwide currencies he may be in danger him- and cryptocurrencies. agency Europol described How did the ANOM derworld via informants. phones. self, having unwittingly Australian Prime Operation Trojan sting work? The idea for the opera- The devices were ini- helped the FBI with their Minister Scott Morrison Shield/Greenlight as the The FBI began operating tion came after two other tially used by alleged sen- sting. said the operation had "biggest ever law enforce- an encrypted device net- encrypted platforms were ior crime figures, giving In total, some 12,000 "struck a heavy blow ment operation against work called ANOM, and taken down by law en- other criminals the confi- encrypted devices were against organised crime" encrypted communica- covertly distributed de- forcement agencies, leav- dence to use the platform. used by around 300 crim- around the world. tion". vices with the chat app ing criminal gangs in the "You had to know a inal syndicates in more European Union police among the criminal un- market for new secure criminal to get hold of one than 100 countries. Srebrenica massacre: UN court rejects Mladic genocide appeal FORMER Bosnian Serb The five-person appeals which continued through- guilty of genocide over commander Ratko Mladic panel found Mladic had out the session. Srebrenica, but acquitted of has lost his appeal against a failed to provide evidence to Mladic had denounced genocide over his army's 2017 conviction for geno- invalidate the previous con- the tribunal during his ap- 1992 campaign, in which cide, war crimes and crimes victions against him, al- peal hearing in August, call- Bosniaks and Bosnian against humanity. though the presiding judge ing it a child of Western Croats were expelled from The UN court upheld the dissented on almost all powers. His lawyers had ar- their homes or detained in life sentence for his role in counts. gued he was far away from appalling conditions. the killing of around 8,000 However, the Appeals Srebrenica when the mas- In 2016, the same court Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) Chamber also dismissed the sacre happened. convicted former Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica appeal brought by the pros- Mladic, known as the Serb leader Radovan in 1995. ecution, which had sought "Butcher of Bosnia", was Karadzic of planning the The massacre, in an en- a second conviction against one of the last suspects to Srebrenica massacre, clave supposed to be under Mladic over crimes commit- face trial at the UN's among other crimes. UN protection, was the ted against Bosnian International Criminal His initial 40-year sen- worst atrocity in Europe Muslims and Bosnian Tribunal for the former tence for genocide and war since World War Two. Croats in some other areas Yugoslavia. He was arrested crimes was later increased It is not yet clear where during the war. in 2011 after 16 years on the to life in prison in 2019 - the Mladic will serve the rest of The verdict was delayed run. remainder of which he will Ratko Mladic was in court to hear the verdict on his sentence. by technical difficulties, In 2017 he was found serve in the UK. Tuesday.

Partly sunny with a few brief isolated light showers. Haze Outlook: A layer of slight dust haze will be visible across the island.

High: 2:40 a.m. and 3:54 p.m. New York: 23°C Yesterday: 0 mm Miami: 29°C Low: 9:23 a.m. For the month: 7.6 mm Max: 31.1°C Boston: 32°C and 8:50 p.m. For the year: 286.1 mm Min: 26.4°C Toronto: 24°C Montreal: 29°C London: 19°C 5:31 a.m. 6:24 p.m. 14 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

France President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face

FRENCH President agency. Emmanuel Macron has Officers were out in been slapped in the face force on the streets of on an official visit to the Valence shortly after the south-east of France. slap, according to one In a video circulating French journalist's tweet. on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking Who protects up to a barrier on a trip to President Macron? Tain-l'Hermitage outside French presidents are the city of Valence. protected by the Security A man in a green T- Group for the Presidency shirt slaps Mr Macron in of the Republic, known as the face before officers GSPR. quickly move in. The It was set up in 1983 president, meanwhile, is and is reportedly com- pulled away. posed of 77 men and Two men have been ar- women to protect Mr rested following the inci- Macron during events. dent, French media re- According to French TV port. channel BFM, officers The man reportedly scout locations before a shouted "Down with presidential visit. Armed Macron-ism" as he personnel are then as- slapped the president, as signed to closely guard well as "Montjoie, Saint- the president on the trip Denis" - the battle-cry of itself. the old Kingdom of President Macron had just visited a hotel school in southeast France before the slap. The channel reports France, in reference to that 10 members of the the banner of King briefly returned to the with the crowd. clear.The local prefecture tioned by the gen- GSPR were with Mr Charlemagne. barrier after the incident As yet the identity and said he and another indi- darmerie, in a statement Macron on Tuesday's In the video Mr Macron and once again interacted motive of the man are un- vidual are being ques- reported by AFP news trip. Official: Death toll rises to 65 in Pakistan train collision GHOTKI, Pakistan – district, said all the bodies The death toll from a had been retrieved after horrific collision of two the overnight efforts. trains in southern Besides the 65 passengers Pakistan rose to 65 on who died, more than 100 Tuesday after rescuers passengers were injured, pulled 15 more bodies he said. from crumpled cars a Army engineers and sol- day after the crash, diers dispatched from a government officials nearby military base as- said. sisted in the rescue and The collision took place heavy machinery arrived on a dilapidated railway in Ghotki hours later to track in Ghotki, a district cut open some train cars. in Sindh province, when Engineers restored rail an express train barreled service after repairing the into another that had de- track where the accident railed minutes earlier be- happened, a statement re- fore dawn Monday. leased by the railway said. Most of the passengers – Senior railway official there were about 1,100 on Arshad Khan said both trains — were asleep Tuesday an initial investi- when the Millat Express, gation into the crash sug- Railway workers try to clear the track at the site of a train collision in the Ghotki district, southern traveling between the gested the Millat Express Pakistan, late Monday, June 7, 2021. An express train barreled into another that had derailed in southern port city of derailed because a re- Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing dozens of passengers, authorities said. More than 100 were in- Karachi to Sargodha in cently welded joint of the jured, and rescuers and villagers worked throughout the day to search crumpled cars for survivors and eastern Punjab province, track broke. the dead. derailed and many of its Aijaz Ahmed, the driver cars overturned. As pas- of the Sir Syed Express, firmed the 65 fatalities. Sher Muhammad, a 45- Villagers who reached Tuesday. sengers scrambled to get said Monday he braked Ata Mohammad, a pas- year-old farmer, was work- the scene first started Train accidents are com- out, another passenger when he saw the disabled senger, said he was asleep ing on his land when he helping the victims, mon in Pakistan, where train, the Sir Syed train but did not have on the Millat Express saw a train derail on the pulling the injured and successive governments Express, crashed into the time to avoid the collision. when it derailed. He woke tracks some distance the dead from the wreck- have paid little attention derailed coaches. The more critically in- up to a big jolt and saw away. He rushed to the age until ambulances to improving the poorly Rescue work continued jured were transported to other passengers trying to scene but before he could started coming. maintained signal system throughout the day hospitals with better facil- climb out from overturned reach it, the second train Azam Swati, the coun- and aging tracks. Monday, overnight and ities in Sindh and also and derailed coaches. crashed into the first. try’s railways minister, In 1990, a packed pas- into Tuesday. Bodies of Punjab province, while Then the other train hit. “I don’t know whether I said action will be taken senger plowed into a passengers killed in the those more stable were “I feel as if I am still will be able to forget that against those whose negli- standing freight train in crash were taken to their being treated in Ghotki hearing cries,” said a tragic scene,” Muhammad gence caused the collision. southern Pakistan, killing hometowns for burial. hospital, said deputy com- weeping Mohammad, who said, recounting how he Earlier, the military said 210 people in the worst Shafiq Ahmed Mahisar, missioner Usman lost family members in the saw women, children and the rescue operation was rail disaster in the nation’s commissioner in Sukkar Abdullah, who also con- crash. men crying for help. completed by noon history. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 15

British police officer admits kidnapping, raping woman LONDON – A British the death of Sarah A further hearing before county of Kent, more than evident during an unau- widely condemned. police officer has Everard though he was the judge, Adrian Fulford, 50 miles (80 kilometers) thorized vigil on Clapham The Metropolitan Police pleaded guilty to the not asked to enter a plea to will take place July 9. southeast of London. Common on March 14 that force has expressed shock kidnap and rape of a a charge of murder. Everard, a 33-year-old Everard’s disappearance had been banned because and horror at Everard’s woman as she walked Members of Everard’s marketing executive, went and killing caused a na- of coronavirus restrictions. killing. Couzens joined its home in south London family sat in court to wit- missing as she walked tionwide outcry, with During the gathering, ranks in 2018 and had and whose body was ness the defendant enter home from a friend’s house women sharing experi- Metropolitan Police offi- most recently served in the found a week later in his pleas. in Clapham, south ences of being threatened cers grabbed hold of sev- parliamentary and diplo- the woods. Medical reports about London, on March 3. A or attacked — or simply eral women and pulled matic protection com- A court at London’s Old the Metropolitan Police of- major police investigation facing the everyday fear of them away in handcuffs to mand, an armed unit re- Bailey heard Tuesday that ficer, who appeared by was launched and her violence when walking screaming and shouting sponsible for guarding em- Wayne Couzens, 48, ac- video link from Belmarsh body was found a week alone. from onlookers. The ac- bassies in the capital and cepted responsibility for prison, are being prepared. later in a woodland in the The outcry was clearly tions of the police were Parliament. New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison KYIV, Ukraine – The au- The wide-ranging re- thoritarian president of pression was spotlighted Belarus signed a law on May 23, when Belarus Tuesday that allows diverted a Ryanair flight prison sentences of up to traveling from Greece to three years for par-tici- Lithuania to Minsk, pating in an unsanc- where authorities ar- tioned demonstration, the rested Raman latest move in a relent- Pratasevich, a dissident less crackdown on journalist who was on protests against his rule board the airliner. after nearly 27 years in Since his arrest, power. Pratasevich, 26, has been Previously, taking part shown tearfully repent- in unauthorized demon- ing for his activities and strations was punishable praising Lukashenko in by fines or brief jail terms videotaped remarks aired ranging from several on state TV. The political days to two weeks. The opposition has slammed bill President Alexander the remarks as coerced. Lukashenko signed per- The legislation signed mits judges to sentence Tuesday also introduces people convicted of join- two-year prison terms for ing at least two unautho- posting “banned informa- rized protests over a year tion” online, such as calls to up to three years in for the government’s prison. ouster. The revised law also It follows up on another toughens the maximum law approved by punishment for the “rude Lukashenko last month violation of public order” that bans news media from three years to five from doing live reports on years in prison. unauthorized demonstra- Belarusian authorities tions and allows the have leveled those Information Ministry to charges widely against shut down a media organ- participants in months of ization without a court protests fueled by order. Lukashenko’s reelection The European Union to a sixth term in an and the United States August election that was have responded by sanc- widely seen as rigged. tioning Belarusian offi- More than 35,000 peo- cials involved in allegedly ple were arrested and rigging the August elec- thousands beaten by po- tion and organizing the lice during the govern- clampdown on dissent. ment’s response to the Outraged by the Ryanair unrest. Belarusian au- flight’s diversion, the EU thorities also have relent- also has hit Belarus with lessly cracked down on new restrictions, barring journalists, including the country’s flag carrier blocking several major from its skies and air- news websites and out- ports and advising lawing opposition-lean- European airlines to ing messaging app chan- avoid the Belarusian air- nels as extremist. space. 16 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

From left: Timbaland, DJ D-Nice and Swizz Beatz. ASCAP to honor Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice

NEW YORK –Three popular virtual events Obama, and has cele- white-hot success, and as acts who kept music “Verzuz” and “Club brated the life and legacy a result, D-Nice was alive during the world- Quarantine,” which be- of a number of Black named entertainer of the wide pandemic will be came cultural and artists, including Gladys year at the 2021 NAACP honored by the groundbreaking affairs Knight, Patti LaBelle, Image Awards, besting American Society of celebrating music and Earth, Wind & Fire, the Viola Davis, Regina King, Composers, Authors community during the Isley Brothers, Erykah Trevor Noah and Tyler and Publishers later pandemic. Badu, Jill Scott, Babyface, Perry. this month. The hitmaking produc- Teddy Riley, Brandy, All three acts were hon- The performing rights ers will be honored at the Monica, SWX and Xscape. ored at the 2020 Webby organization ASCAP an- virtual 2021 ASCAP Obama also attended Awards: D-Nice was nounced Tuesday that Rhythm & Soul Music “Club Quarantine,” which named the 2020 Webby Timbaland, Swizz Beatz Awards, to take place on featured D-Nice playing artist of the year, while and D-Nice will receive June 22. music live on Instagram Timbaland and Swizz the ASCAP Voice of the “Verzuz” has attracted while being stuck at home Beatz earned the Webby Culture Award — a thank millions of viewers online, as gigs dried up. The Crush the Internet Bridge you for creating the uber- including Michelle hours-long set became a Award. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 17 SSPPOORRTTSS ‘Boxing and wrestling are fundamental’ BOXING and young people to similar wrestling are heights. avenues to battle “For me, boxing is deviance in Barbados. fundamental if we’re This from Minister to address some of the of Youth, Sports deviant behaviours – and Community within the schools espe- Empowerment, cially – and to give these Dwight Sutherland, young men the alterna- as he spoke recently tive view, which is the during a visit to right way of taking out the Grantley Adams their anger in a sport. International Airport. But more importantly, There to greet and see this sport can give you off a team from the the opportunity to earn Barbados Wrestling a living and to become Association who were world-class. And that heading to Mexico is our mission and our Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Dwight Sutherland. for the Pan American mandate as a govern- Junior and Cadet ment,” he said. secondary schools who Going on to say that country and I believe is the only way we will Championships in Going on to draw have the opportunity physical activity had that four out of every five begin to solve some of Mexico, Minister a similar parallel to to become world-class its place in combating living young persons our challenges and we Sutherland said that wrestling, Sutherland citizens. They may not mental health issues, should be enrolled in have to bring back com- both disciplines were stated that sport contin- be academic, they may obesity and the perva- some sporting, some de- munity sports. That is important towards the ues to play a pivotal role not be engineers, but we sion of non-communica- velopmental activity or the next thing I will be development of values in in ensuring that oppor- are making sure that ble diseases, Minister some youth group. That focusing on.” (MP) our young people. Citing tunity was available for we are not leaving any Sutherland said that he the situation of profes- all Barbadians. single individual behind. believed that most of the sional British boxer, “Wrestling is funda- All opportunities – island’s young people Anthony Joshua, who mental as well because whether through sports, should be engaged in Sutherland calls overcame a challenging you see a young man whether through devel- some kind of develop- environment to make it here from the Learning opmental programmes ment programme to en- to the top of the game, Centre, we have persons within the Ministry of sure the prosperity of Sutherland noted that from Parkinson, Daryll the Youth – we are there our society. for young people boxing had the potential Jordan – these are for our young people,” he “We have about 60,000 to catapult the island’s persons from the newer said. young people in this to make most Romario Roach off to Scarborough College of resources BATTING all-rounder Yorkshire in the north Under the chairman- young man a two-year Romario Roach departed of England, where he ship of Board Director scholarship under MINISTER of Youth, our young men and the island on Sunday, will sit his CAPE exams Winston Stafford, the which Romario will Sports and Community women, so that Barbados May 30 for the United within the next two Education, Scholarships choose six subjects Empowerment, Dwight becomes the best place Kingdom. months. and Placements in the International Sutherland, is calling for young people to live, The former The 17-year-old is Committee of the BCA Baccalaureate examina- on the island’s youth to work, raise a family and Combermere and St. excited about the oppor- was instrumental in se- tions. make the most of the re- to do business. Some may Giles pupil will be tunity and was effusive curing the placement for Romario expects to sources on offer from the think that we are only spending the next three in his thanks to the Romario. take up the two-year Government. Speaking focusing on anti-violence. months (Summer Term) Barbados Cricket Scarborough College award from September recently as he saw a That is also critical, but at Scarborough College, Association (BCA). has already awarded the this year. group of young athletes what is more fundamen- off for international tal is to give these young competition, Sutherland men and women the drew reference to several skills that they too can Euro 2020: Fans at Wembley games required to show shortcomings in the na- become mentors of their tion’s society and sug- own peers. gested that they could “Peer mentorship is proof of vaccination or negative test before entry be remedied by our own lacking in this country. young people. We often look to adults FANS attending England’s taken within the previous NHS app. Baku, St. Petersburg, Noting that the island to do the necessary Euro 2020 group games at 48 hours. UEFA says its “main Budapest, Seville, produced approximately mentoring, but we have Wembley Stadium will be England play Croatia in priority” is to deliver a Bucharest, Amsterdam 4,000 school-leavers what it takes within required to show proof of their opening group game safe tournament, and is and Copenhagen. each year, Minister the Ministry of Youth, vaccination or a negative on Sunday. “working with the local Wembley will host a Sutherland shed light on Sports and Community test before entry. Ticket holders for governments and health maximum of 22,500 fans the fact that his ministry Empowerment and also UEFA says UK-based matches taking place at authorities to ensure – 25% of its capacity – for provided programmes to Government – a holistic ticket holders aged 11 or Hampden Park will not be measures adhere to the England’s Group D fix- give all school-leavers government approach – over can show proof of full required to show proof of public health guidance of tures against Croatia, the tools necessary to to give our young people vaccination, with both vaccination or a negative the host country”. Scotland and the Czech become global citizens, the necessary skills, so doses received at least 14 COVID-19 test. Wembley and Hampden Republic. earn a living and raise a they can mentor those days before the match. Fans who live in Park are among 11 venues The stadium is also due family. who have challenges Those not fully vacci- England attending games across Europe hosting to host a last-16 tie as well “I often say, our policy and to make them good nated must show proof of a at Wembley can show their Euro 2020 games.The oth- as both semi-finals and the as a government is to citizens in this country,” negative lateral flow test vaccination status via the ers are in Rome, Munich, final. ensure that we empower he said. (MP) 18 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Recalls for batsmen Shai Hope ready to ‘hit Hope and Kieran Powell the ground running’ for Test against S. Africa AFTER some consis- cal. his return Hope stated GROS ISLET,Saint Lucia very enthusiastic and has tent performances “There were a few that he would “like to hit – The Cricket West Indies a big heart. In the ‘Best v with the bat, Shai things I worked on and I the ground running if (CWI) Selection Panel Best’ matches he bowled Hope has earned his think they have been given the opportunity”. today named the West with pace, got movement recall to the West clarified,” he said. He said he has no prefer- Indies Men’s 13-member and has displayed the Indies Test squad ence in the batting order squad for the first Betway ability to take wickets. We which is slated to Keeping your wicket and is willing to bat any- Test Match against South think he is capable of face South Africa in key where – he can open or Africa.The Test squad in- adding potency to the the first Betway Hope added that in come in at number three cludes one newcomer in bowling attack. Test tomorrow in St. cricket there are many with the absence of Jayden Seales, the excit- “Kieran Powell we Lucia. way to get out, and it is Darren Bravo. ing 19-year-old fast know is a very capable Speaking to the media all about keeping your The top-order batsman Top-order batsman Shai bowler from Trinidad & batsman who we expect during a virtual media wicket regardless of said that the pitches look Hope. Tobago and former mem- to add quality and depth conference Hope, who whatever tactics are em- as though they have ber of West Indies Under- to the batting depart- last played against ployed. decent carry for the fast He has one first class 19 World Cup squad in ment. He put himself in England almost a year As for his plan should bowlers, and he expects match under his belt was 2020, who has been very the mix with his perform- ago, said he always wants he be selected to the final some exciting cricket to part of the Under-19 impressive since he ance in the Best v Best to be part of any West eleven, Hope said that be played starting World Cup team to South emerged on the scene. match. Shai Hope has Indies set and it has he wants to be clearer in Thursday. Africa last year. The panel also recalled performed very well in been a bit challenging, his thought processes Also getting called up Shai Hope, the top-order the red ball matches he but he is glad to be as he is trying to start a after missing out on the Squad for the first batsman, and Kieran has played, following on named to the Test squad new leaf and a fresh Sri Lanka tour is Roston Test: Powell, the experienced the back of his highly suc- once again. book. Chase; while 19-year old Kraigg Brathwaite left-handed opener. Hope cessful One-Day Inter- Hope was dropped from With the COVID-19 Jayden Seales has been (capt), Jermaine last played Test cricket in national series against the West Indies after a pandemic preventing any named in the 13-man Blackwood (vice-capt), England in July last year, Sri Lanka, so he has poor runof form in the significant cricket, even squad replacing the in- Nkrumah Bonner, Roston while Powell’s last Test forced his way into the longest format of the at the first class level, jured Shannon Gabriel in Chase, Rahkeem appearance was in squad by performance.” game, and has been Hope mentioned that his the fast bowling depart- Cornwall, Joshua Da Bangladesh in December, Harper added:“The aim working his way back to preparation was good but ment. Silva, Jason Holder, Shai 2018. is to continue to build on the team after identify- tough due to the lack of Seales said it was a Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Speaking on the squad the performances of the ing some of the flaws cricket to play outside of dream come true and he Kyle Mayers, Kieran selection, Roger Harper, last two Test series and to which he mentioned were the team camps. was ready to do whatever Powell, Kemar Roach, the Lead Selector said: keep improving as a Test also mental and techni- As he looks forward to the team asks of him. Jayden Seales “Jayden Seales is young, team.” The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 19

Wrestlers expected to do well at Pan Am champs DESPITE having a team built largely of first-timers, the dele- gation to the Pan American Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Mexico is expected to do well. This from Coach Yaima Payne as she spoke to members of the media at the Grantley Adams International Airport re- cently. With the team heading out for the June 9th to 13th event, they were seen off by family,friends and officials from the Barbados Olympic Asso- ciation, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empower- ment. Payne, who only re- cently returned home after becoming the first Barbadian to win Gold at the United States of Coach Yaima Payne, Adrian Maynard, Deshon Skeete, Shavere Tempro, Makayla Browne, Coach Ronald Philip and Keon Sobers. America Wrestling Masters Open Beach event. I’m thinking that see him as an example to event late last month, we’re going to perform prove that anyone with said that she expected well,” he said. the talent, focus and de- good things from them. Minister of Youth, termination could repre- Noting that training for Sports and Community sent the country. the group was tricky Empowerment Dwight “I want to congratulate given the nature of the Sutherland was among the Barbados Wrestling local protocols surround- those at the airport to Association, the BTMI ing the COVID-19 pan- wish the team well and and the BOA because demic, she stated that he said that he was their focus is on giving all she expected them to pleased to see the young- of these young men and bring home some hard- sters excited about rep- women an opportunity ware. resenting Barbados. He regardless of class, colour, “The training was not noted that the govern- creed or learning capabil- 100% because due to the ment was committed to ities. So we can show COVID-19 pandemic, we building a vibrant sport- Barbados that …sports is had some issues. ing industry in all disci- an avenue that leaves no Wrestling is a contact plines. one out and I am proud sport so you must train “As a government, we to see that this young with a partner. Most of feel proud when we see man from the Learning the time we had to do our young men and Centre has made the one-by-one ‘shadow train- women given the oppor- Barbados team and he ing’ . We also did physical tunity to become global will make himself proud and mental fitness train- citizens through sports. and his family proud,” Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland ing. So I think they will Sport is one of the av- Sutherland said. presenting Coach Yaima Payne with an award from the Barbados Wrestling perform very well. I think enues through which per- (MP) Association for her Gold medal performance in the United States last month. we can bring some sons can earn a living medals home and qualify and a career. Gone are for the Pan American the days when we see Junior Championship in sport as being just for so- Gidey breaks two-day-old Cali, Colombia,” Payne cial and recreational pur- said. poses. But sports has its world record in 10 000m With 20 year-old vital role to play in the Deshon Skeete being the economic landscape of ETHIOPIAN Letesenbet Olympics. only wrestler with inter- this country and to pro- Gidey lowered the women’s In total, 30.75 seconds national competition ex- viding job opportunities 10,000m world record, two have been taken off the perience under his belt, for young men and days after Sifan Hassan world record starting with Shavere Tempro (18), women. And it pleases me broke it on the same track Ayana in Rio. Before that, Keon Sobers (18), Adrian when I see the age group in Hengelo, Netherlands. the mark of 29:31.78 set by Maynard and, the lone fe- 15 to 18 specifically be- Gidey, who on Oct. 7 dubious Chinese runner male, Makayla Browne, cause this is where we broke the 5000m world Wang Junxia had stood who are both 15 years ought to be focusing – on record, clocked 29:01.03 at since 1993, and nobody else old, are all expected to the young men and the Ethiopian Olympic had run within 22 seconds pull something special women in an effort to Trials. She took 5.79 sec- of it. out and Head Coach build back what we once onds off Hassan’s record All four men’s and Ronald Philip shares had within various disci- from Sunday. women’s 5000m and Payne’s sentiments. plines.” Hassan, an Ethiopian- 10,000m world records “I think physically they Highlighting the fact born Dutchwoman, have been broken over the are pretty ready because that Skeete is a student brought the record down last 10 months. Runners we had to be very cre- of the Learning Centre, 10.63 seconds from Ethio- have benefited from tech- ative as coaches to get Minister Sutherland pian Almaz Ayana’s win- nology – new spikes and them prepared for this urged all Barbadians to ning time at the 2016 Rio pacing lights on the track. Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey. 18 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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Jupiter Gardens, St Peter or (246) 247 4469 Taking the bronze Ealing Grove, 7312 sq ft VEHICLES medal was South African Christ Church $133,000 (negotiable) Rocco Van Rooyen, 29, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths SELLING WHOLE with a distance of 82.55m, 9320 sq ft $565,000 Bagatelle, St. Thomas OR IN PARTS well off his top perfor- 62000 sq ft into 2 lots 2002 LANCER: mance of the year of LOTS FOR SALE $520,000 each, or $1M for both ENGINE, AUTOMATIC 85.97, while Lithuanian TRANSMISSION, DOORS, Edis Matusevicius Boarded Hall, Marley Vale, St Philip BUMPERS, HEAD LIGHTS, (81.23m) and Finland’s Christ Church TAIL LIGHTS AND MOST 21,780 sq ft $275,000 Oliver Helander (80.82m) 10,429 sq ft $157,000 OTHER PARTS were fourth and fifth Westbury Road, St Michael Sandford, St Philip Call: 834-3766 respectively. 2,520 sq ft $45,360 16,356 sq ft $300,000 The other competitors to finish the event were Goodland Gardens, home-town entrant Lassi Christ Church COMMERCIAL Etelatalo (80.42m), 23- 9,605 sq ft $145,000 year-old Grenadian Mount Standfast, St James Anderson Peters (80.01), Nursery Road, St Philip Two properties on and Finnish duo, Topias 9,266 sq ft $139,000 22,714 sq ft. Asking $1,200,000 Laine (79.50m), and Toni Kuusela (78.42m). Lashley Road, St Philip Prior to his throw on 5,839 sq ft, $150,000 Black Rock, St. Michael Warehouse/Storage Tuesday, Walcott who won 4000 sf space 23,861 sq ft Olympic gold in London Salters, St George 2012, followed by bronze 2 lots 32,760 sq ft, $230,000 $900,000 (reduced) four years later in Rio de Cave Hill Drive, St. Lucy Foul Bay, St. Philip Janeiro had a season-best 14,876 sq ft. $110,000 Approved for condos, of 82.75m at the Ostrava 39,242 sq ft $1,600,000. Golden Spike Games in Bushy Park, St. Philip Czech Republic in mid- 17,000 sq ft $170,000 Dover, Christ Church may when he earned a Hotel 18 rooms fully bronze medal as well. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 • 21

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK 60 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $0.00 June 8, 2021

One security traded firm as 60 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $108.00. FirstCaribbean International Bank Deposit Receipts was the sole security trading 60 shares at $1.80. Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $23.13 $23.26 $0.13

BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Tuesday June 8, 2021 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE June 8, 2021 June 7, 2021 Local 2,438.86 2,438.72 0.14 ABV Investments Incorporated 15-Oct-20 - - - $0.05 $0.05 - $0.10 $0.30 1 10,498 Cross-list 1,140.86 1,140.86 - BICO Limited 07-May-21 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 597.43 597.40 0.03 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - June 8, 2021 June 7, 2021 Local 4,902.80 4,902.51 0.29 Barbados Farms Limited 18-Mar-21 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.30 $0.40 7,574 6,561 Cross-list 145.67 145.67 - Composite 5,048.47 5,048.19 0.29 Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $4.05 $4.05 - $4.00 $4.05 10,072 3,100 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 08-Jun-21 60 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $0.00 - $1.80 - 11,000 June 8, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 12-Apr-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 60,130 CHANGE - Dev Fund 04-Jun-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.3116 0.0029 04-Jun-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2663 -0.0007 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 07-Jun-21 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.57 73,957 - 04-Jun-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6756 -0.0002 -Value Fund 04-Jun-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 7.0878 7.0878 7.0878 0.0056 04-Jun-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1115 0.0000 Goddard Enterprises Limited 07-Jun-21 - - - $2.05 $2.05 - $2.05 $2.20 86,743 455 04-Jun-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0081 0.0000 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.8176 5.8176 5.7012 0.0466 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 29-Apr-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $1.95 56,180 5,000 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0989 1.0989 1.0769 0.0156 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6761 1.6761 1.6426 0.0041 One Caribbean Media Limited 30-Mar-21 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - - $2.20 - 1,601 28-May-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.85 0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 28-May-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.76 0.01 28-May-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.98 0.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE West India Biscuit Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $31.27 $31.27 - $31.27 - 15 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $23.13 $23.26 $0.13 $20.75 - 10 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 60 Fixed Income Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series B 03-Jun-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $60.00 250,000 6,091 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - $50.00 - 4,062 *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 31-May-21 $89.00 $89.00 - -- ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - $70.00 - 19,617 NOTICES NEWS

DIVIDEND NOTICES Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC – Value Fund – Directors have declared a dividend of one point eight ($0.008) cents Biden’s strike per share to be paid on July 9th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on May 28th, 2021.

BSE NOTICES COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE force to target

Effective April 19th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) have reopened. Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ‘unfair’ trade Kindly note that mandatory digital temperature checks and hand sanitizing for all persons entering the building will be enforced. These checks will be conducted on both staff and clients alike by trained personnel. While we acknowledge that every person with fever may not be COVID-19 positive and that some individuals may present without symptoms, please note that any person with a temperature THE US will set up a new of supplies of products reading of 100˚ F (37.8˚ C) or over will be denied entry to conduct business within our offices. “strike force” to target such as computer chips. what it calls “unfair trade President Joe Biden We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a necessary step for the protection of staff and clients alike. practices” by competitors ordered the review in like China. February, asking govern- TRADING SUSPENSION The Biden administra- ment agencies to report tion said on Tuesday the on the country’s access to The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section new body will look for vio- essential goods like rare 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were lations of rules, which it earth materials used in suspended effective December 10th, 2019. says have damaged global phones and electric vehi- The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section supply chains. cle batteries. 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited In a statement it said it Led by the US Trade were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. would “push back on un- Representative, the new fair foreign competition “strike force” will look The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way that erodes the resilience for trade rules that have of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. of US critical supply been broken and come chains”. up with ways to counter It comes after a review that. 22 • Wednesday June 9, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Zidansek, Pavlyuchenkova reach semifinals at French Open PARIS – Before the Garros and was 0-6 in her win, Zidansek said: “I French Open, Tamara Grand Slam quarterfinals guess I managed to keep Zidansek had never ad- before taking to the court. my composure today a lit- vanced past the second “Mentally it was really, tle bit better than her.” round at any Grand really hard this morning,” After splitting the first Slam. she said. “Especially since two sets, Badosa violently The former snow- I needed to play Elena. threw her racket in anger boarder has now become But this is tennis, we both at the changeover after the first woman from wanted to win. The key Zidansek held for a 6-5 Slovenia to reach the semi- was to be able to return lead in the third. She re- finals at a major tourna- her serve.” gained her composure but ment. Pavlyuchenkova did it Zidansek then saved three Spurred on by the vocal well and converted six of break points to take a 7-6 support of her coaching 17 break points against lead and converted her team on Court Philippe her rival and friend. second match point with a Chatrier, the 85th-ranked Six of the eight women’s big forehand in the next Zidansek defeated quarterfinalists at this game. Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek celebrates as she defeats Spain's Paula Badosa Spanish rival Paula year’s French Open had In perfect weather con- during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Badosa 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 never made it so far at a ditions, both players Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. Tuesday at Roland Garros. Grand Slam tournament, pulled off some spectacu- “It feels overwhelming,” including Zidansek, lar winners but also hit a Zidansek dropped her first her poor drop shot ended Zidansek, a three-time na- she said. Badosa and Rybakina. lot poor shots. service game and then up in the net. tional junior snowboard- Zidansek’s next oppo- “I couldn’t control the “I didn’t feel myself in trailed 3-0. But an error- Badosa trailed 4-2 in the ing champion in Slovenia, nent at the clay-court nerves during the entire the whole match,” Badosa strewn game from Badosa second set after a series of opened this year’s tourna- event will be Anastasia match,” Badosa said. said. “I’m a little bit sad gave her rival a break and unforced errors but ment by upsetting sev- Pavlyuchenkova, another Her match with about that, because I think a boost. Zidansek could not build enth-seeded Bianca first-time semifinalist. Zidansek featured 15 I played maybe the worst Zidansek started to re- on the momentum and Andreescu in the first Pavlyuchenkova came breaks of serve, and they match of the tournament turn better and went for struggled with her serve, round for her first career out on top of an other tense hit a combined total of 86 and of the clay season, but her shots, linking attacks too. win over a top-10 player. battle to rally past her unforced errors. Rybakina, sometimes it’s like that.” with bold moves at the net The Spaniard rallied, In that match, she was two doubles partner Elena who upset Serena Badosa applied pressure to even the score at 3-3. made the decisive break in points from defeat in both Rybakina 6-7 (2), 6-2, 9-7. Williams in the previous from the start with a Badosa saved a set point the ninth game at love and the second and third sets. The 31st-seeded Russian round, struggled with her flurry deep groundstrokes in the 12th game with a sealed the set with a big Zidansek reached a ca- had lost at this stage 10 serve throughout. from the baseline. The forehand attack but could forehand. reer-high ranking of No. years ago at Roland When asked to reflect on strategy worked as not fend off the second as The 23-year-old 56 in June 2019. The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 9, 2021 •23

P R O HOROSCOPES S A Aries - A lack of resources or manpower are some N of the risks that might prevent people from being D able to capitalise on an existing scheme. Recent changes have gone well. The challenge now is to C make certain this becomes a permanent arrange- O ment. This would be a great time to launch a N fundraiser for a school or hospital. S Taurus - Dreaming of taking a holiday in a beauti- ful setting keeps you hopeful. Getting out in nature can be therapeutic. If you can't yet get away, sur- rounding yourself with green plants and flowers will lift your spirits. Add potted plants to your home or office and you will be amazed at how much this up- lifts you. Z Gemini - Having a talented friend's assistance could I make all the difference in your plans to launch a new project. It will be disappointing to find they are too T busy to make this commitment. Don't let this stop S you from continuing with your plans. This will force you to draw on skills you had long since forgotten you had.

Cancer - It might seem as if demands are coming your way from every direction. The more organised your approach, the more you will get out of the day. There's a lot more for you to have to think about be- fore a job can be completed to your own and every- R one else's satisfaction. E X Leo - New agreements are reached. At last the dark cloud that has been hovering over a relationship is giving way to blue skies. It may have been an uphill M struggle to keep this relationship harmonious but you O both now accept and agree that it is time to put past R misunderstandings behind you. G A Virgo - Debating on how best to move forward will N bring new arguments into the workplace. There are many things you have been doing successfully and you have no doubt that you will create new routines that should work for everyone. Take it one careful step at a time.

Libra - Your hard work is admirable but it is start- ing to take a toll on your health. You can't keep on P pushing yourself to the limits. Headaches and back- H ache might be eased with relaxation techniques. Taking regular breaks is also recommended. So in- A stead of trying to force yourself to keep going when N you aren't in the mood, take a well-deserved breather. T O Scorpio - Don't let a recent success go to your head. M You're ready to tackle a new problem in your own way. This will annoy someone who has also come up with ideas on how to address the issue. Be flex- ible and you will discover yours is not the only way. Listen to alternative points of view.

Sagittarius - If every day seems to be the same as yesterday and the day before, there will be more M scope now to get out of this rut. There is a whole host A of ways to change your life that can now be put into practice. You need goals to work towards to keep you R feeling inspired. Y Capricorn - Someone will be loud in voicing their W views. Listen to what they have to say. Once you've O heard them out, don't hesitate about speaking your mind too. Stand firm in your own opinions. Hold R back from giving a friend what they are asking for. T They have a habit of borrowing and never giving H back and this has got to stop.

Aquarius - If you really want to make progress with a difficult task you will be better off tackling it on your own. Although some people will be keen to M help, it could be a case of too many cooks spoiling O the broth. Despite what a workmate tells you, new T methods they want to put in place will not be as easy H as they look. E R Pisces - Plans to get started on a home improvement project will cause you a lot of excitement. You have G been talking about this for some time and you can't O believe the time has come when you are able to start O working on these ideas. Those you live with will offer some helpful suggestions. S E Shai Hope ready to ‘hit the ground running’ Page 18

Wednesday June 9, 2021 FOCUS ON ROAD SAFETY New signage to protect cyclists unveiled MINISTER of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill, unveiled new signage that will ask road users to maintain a safe distance as cyclists use the roadways. Yesterday, the Minister, along with President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA), Sharmane Roland-Bowen, and executive members of the Barbados Cycling Union (BCU), witnessed the unveiling of the sign on Black Rock Main Road. Eleven more signs like the one located opposite the Psychiatric Hospital were installed yesterday across Barbados. In his brief comments to the media, Gooding-Edghill said that every week, a team from his Ministry will be in the communities installing more signs. “We are going to be expansive in terms of our locations to ensure that the message of road safety,particularly the safety of cyclists and others of course is on every street and every corner of the island ... to ensure that we encourage those who use the roads to exercise good judgement and a measure of caution, especially when they see road users on the roads,” said FIRST SIGN OF CHANGE:Yesterday, Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill (centre), Gooding-Edghill. unveiled the first sign along Black Rock Main Road, which will advise motorists to maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from cyclists on the roads. This initiative is part of the efforts of Gooding-Edghill’s Ministry to educate and inform road users We must utilise our small roadways about practising road safety. From left: President of the Barbados Cycling Union (BCU), Charles Lynch; President of the As the Minister reflected on the deaths Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA), Sharmane Roland-Bowen; Personal Assistant to the Minister, Alicia Deane; and of cyclists for the year, he stressed the Vice President of the BCU, Livingston Headley, witnessed the unveiling of the sign. loss of these three Barbadians was too many. He said it was important exercise utmost caution, especially The government official stated that disseminated throughout the year.This for road users to utilise the small when they see pedestrians, cyclists the Ministry of Transport, Works, and will be in addition to other messages roadways for the benefit of all. and other road users,” said Gooding- Water Resources will increase public shared on general road usage and “To all the users of our roads, Edghill. service announcements that are drainage during the hurricane season. Atherley concerned about plans to create Marine Managed Areas OPPOSITION Leader, Bishop Joseph with reference to the development of Saying private investment in the development of the airport blends with Atherley, is concerned about that marine and coastal area around operations and development of the that of the country. Government’s intention to create Marine Bridgetown, lower St. James and lower airport was necessary and desirable, he “What are the impediments that work Managed Areas (MMAs) on the South Christ Church will present a lot of questioned how, to what extent and with against our developmental vision for and West coasts of this island. challenges for the Barbados that we whom do we do so. the tourism sector and how do these Recently, Maritime Affairs and the know now and for various reasons and “Despite all that was said, one still gets manifest themselves at the Grantley Blue Economy Minister Kirk Humphrey I am just mentioning that in passing the sense that there is a level of ‘ad-hoc- Adams International Airport and how outlined that various stretches along today.” ism’ and a sense of unclear vision with do the plans we seek to put in place these areas would become MMAs in an During the debate on the respect to the development trajectory help to address the removal of those effort to ensure the future of the island’s Grantley Adams International Airport of the airport facility and that as a impediments, so that the tourism sector fishing stocks, and noted discussions will (Amendment) Bill 2021, which will see government and a people we are still can fully play its part in carrying the soon take place with the fisherfolk and the facility leased to a private investor reactive with how we treat to our issues,” Barbados economy forward?” other affected stakeholders on the for 30 years, he posed several questions the MP for St. Michael West added. Atherley also suggested that more designations. to the current administration on its He stressed the country must put itself be done to build out villa capacity on In the Lower House yesterday development plan for the country’s lone in a better position to compete with the the island, opining this market was however, Atherley stated: “I have a fear airport and the tourism sector as a rest of the world as it developed. competing with the traditional hotel that much of what is being suggested whole. Atherley also asked how the room sector.

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