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AN Anglican cleric is (DEO) gathered for their He told the congrega- ments came as he also suggesting that the so- annual church service. tion that in Barbados of lamented that fewer chil- cial challenges being “All the talk about what yesteryear,the family unit dren are attending church faced today are the re- is happening today is a re- had strong bonds that today and even in schools, sult of the breakdown sult of the family unit helped to take care of there is less emphasis of the family unit. being broken and not every person related to placed on the teaching of Reverend Anthony being addressed. All this that family and by exten- God’s love, which he Harewood made the point that they are bringing – sion the village, but that is hinted, is also negatively while delivering the ser- sociology, psychology and no longer the case, he impacting the society. mon yesterday morning at all this blue, green, white, noted, as many persons Contending that we the St. John Parish all different colour papers have moved away from reap what we sow, he said Rector of St. John Parish Church, Reverend Church, where members will not make sense, until the village setting to com- the “seeds” we are sowing Anthony Harewood delivering the sermon of the St. John District we go back and fix the munities in the heights yesterday. Emergency Organisation family unit,” he insisted. and terraces. His com- FAMILY on Page 2

From left: Acting Sub-Officer Carlos Bishop, of the St. John Fire Station; Randy Chandler, President of the Barbados Citizens Band Radio Association and Dr. Omar Edwards, Medical Officer of the Health at the David Thompson Health and Social Services Complex were among those joining the St. John DEO for their service yesterday. NIS proves to be ‘lifeline’ for Barbadians MINISTER of Labour and Insurance Scheme (NIS) dependents,” he stressed COVID-19 pandemic im- benefit claims from over talling $16 million were Social Partnership contributions in a timely during NIS’ 54th pacted the island in 2020. 34,000 persons, resulting made. Relations, Colin Jordan is manner. Anniversary Church He reported that the rate in the payment of $155.5 “This goes to show that strongly appealing to em- “So that in the unfortu- Service, yesterday. of unemployment rose million. And between the National Insurance ployers to accept responsi- nate event of redundancy, Minister Jordan said sharply due to the nega- January and April this Scheme is indeed more bility for their employees eligible persons are able that NIS was indeed a tive impact on the econ- year, 20,260 unemploy- than a contribution. It was by continuing to report to provide for themselves, ‘lifeline’ for thousands of omy, and NIS received ment benefit claims were earnings and pay National their families, and other Barbadians when the 52,282 unemployment received and payments to- NIS on Page 3 2 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Major plans for Barbados welcomes fully-vaccinated cruising AS tourism continues to reopen “As we reopen our borders Tourism Marketing Inc. and the worldwide, Barbados’ cruise sec- and look to restart tourism on Barbados Port Inc. are working tor has made a progressive step island, the health and safety of together to steadily rebuild the Ocean Week 2021 towards a strong return by wel- Barbadians and visitors re- destination’s tour complement coming fully vaccinated trav- mains paramount to what we under the guidance of the new WITH today marking the bark on a marine spatial plan, ellers back to the island. do and how we do things,” said protocols, as they prepare for start of Ocean Week 2021, which proves critical going for- Today, the Celebrity Minister of Tourism and the upcoming winter season. Barbados continues on its ward. With the project expected Millennium will be the first ship International Transport, Vice-President, Destination journey to rehabilitate and to cost $9 million BDS, to arrive under the new proto- Senator the Hon. Lisa Development at Royal further foster the viability Humphrey said that it was cols for cruises dedicated to fully Cummins. Caribbean Group (RCCL), Josh of its marine space. This being conducted through a grant vaccinated travellers.The proto- “These cruise arrangements Carroll, added “We are so ex- from Minister of Maritime from The Nature Conservancy. cols have been vetted and ap- have come after months of care- cited to return to Barbados for Affairs and the Blue “We want to thank The Nature proved by the Ministry of ful planning at the level of our the first time in over a year. Economy, Kirk Humphrey as Conservancy,but that allows us Health and Wellness, as well as local health officials; the Every painstaking, carefully he spoke at the start of this to plan out the marine space. the Social Partnership of America’s Cruise Task Force, measured step was taken to en- past weekend. Both the space and temporal is- Barbados, to ensure the contin- where we considered both the sure that we protect the health During Friday's media confer- sues in terms of timing and ued safety of all Barbadians and CDC sail orders and the EU and safety of our guests, crew ence, Humphrey revealed some what happens where and it al- visitors. Healthy Sail Guidelines; and and the residents of this treas- new developments coming out lows us to really make proper The Celebrity Millennium even the Social Partnership of ured destination and we are of his ministry and said that the use of that space.The capacity to will be sailing from Philipsburg, Barbados which created a sub- thankful to the Barbados celebration of Ocean Week was do a marine spatial plan for your St. Maarten on a 7-night itiner- committee dedicated to cruise. Government for its leadership important for Barbados. Noting entire EEZ (exclusive economic ary, with Barbados as its first We are therefore confident that and support to make this im- that the G7 ministers an- zone) is nothing small – I think port of call. Its arrival, with over the implementation of these portant milestone a reality.This nounced last month that they we will be the first in the region 500 fully vaccinated travellers, new protocols will give fully vac- exciting new itinerary offers va- would be doing a number of to do one. So it is going to be a marks the first official cruise cinated travellers cruising to cationers so many fresh ways to things to protect the ocean space massive win for Barbados and it passenger ship call to Barbados Barbados the opportunity to experience the southern such as committing to limiting obviously says that people have for the year. The ship is sailing safely enjoy the destination Caribbean and showcase all the temperature increase and a 30% a lot of faith in what we're at less than 50 percent its usual once more.” splendours of Barbados’ history, marine protected area, Minister doing.” (MP) capacity. Meanwhile, the Barbados culture and cuisine.” Humphrey said that there were events planned and executed lo- cally by both the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CER- MES) and the Coastal Zone Management Unit. With tomorrow itself being Ocean Day,Humphrey said that Barbados was set to make a major international announce- ment in relation to the island's leadership in the Commonwealth Blue Charter and that it was a game-changer for the island. Also on the cards for tomorrow is a major rehabil- itative exercise set to see fisher- men and volunteer divers plant- ing staghorn coral in Carlisle Bay. “Currently, I think Folkstone is the only place that has a nursery and they have provided over 100 fragments of endangered staghorn coral. That process of moving the coral from there to Carlisle Bay for Sargassum seaweed along the stretch between Bath and Martin’s Bay. replanting is going to be major as we begin the process of re- pairing and restoring coral in Barbados. This permission was ‘Wide Sargassum Sea!’ given two years ago, so again this is not a response. This is IT would seem that sargassum rine species and a nuisance have been some uses found for the island yesterday and something that we had in train seaweed is here to stay. for many due to its sheer vol- it, it still remains largely an caught this image of heaps for a long time,” he said. The island’s inundation by ume. inconvenience. building up on the stretch The minister also gave notice the invasive organism has Also, its odor leaves much to The Barbados Advocate between Bath and Martin’s that Barbados is about to em- proven a hazard for some ma- be desired. Although there was on the East coast of Bay. ‘Follow the Golden Rule of life’ FAMILY from Page 1 “In addition, we must value Harewood reminded the mem- that with the hurricane season this nation, this region and the God given gift of life, and do bers present of the important beginning, there is even more indeed the world to really show in our family units today, need all that is humanly possible to task they have, adding that he anxiety, as there is uncertainty appreciation for God’s love and attention, and he charged, such protect and sustain life. This is hopes that as they focus on as to what will happen if any of the fact that in the face of attention is required from a serious call for us to be fair “doing good”, it will be a “rude the systems forming this year adversity - united we would everyone in the society. and transparent in our deal- awakening” for the wider soci- would negatively impact this stand, divided we would fall. “... We just drop it there and ings with one another, as we ety, as to what community life country. Yes my friends, together we leave it, and we wonder how follow the Golden Rule of life ought to be. “Such thoughts would cer- can overcome any adversities the youth get so?” and do unto others as we would Also, noting that today per- tainly increase our stress levels that threaten to destroy The reverend made the point expect them to do unto us,” the son are faced with an abun- and anxiety, as we see our vul- us, anything that happens we while noting the importance of reverend stated. dance of challenges which have nerability as a people staring can overcome, only if we people coming together in Meanwhile, turning his at- created doubt, fear, anxiety and us in the face... Perhaps the work together,” he contended. unity to overcome challenges. tention to the DEO, Rev. even bewilderment, he added time is right for the people of (JRT) The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 3

NIS celebrates 54 years

NIS from Page 1 challenging for displaced workers to quickly find jobs.And over the six months in which benefits were paid, the National Insurance Scheme has proven to be an actual lifeline”. The Labour Minister also cautioned self-employed persons. He said that some persons who may have recently become their own boss since the pandemic, may think that NIS does not apply to them, or do not know how to start paying their own contributions. “I make an appeal to you to obtain the Passengers arriving at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday. necessary information, register with the NIS, and start contributing toward your future. Self-employed persons may be el- igible for a range of NIS benefits, which include – old age contributory pension, survivors, sickness, and maternity bene- Tourism sector fits…NIS is for you,” he insisted. Minister Jordan further revealed that in 2020, there were 3 156 registered self- employed persons who paid NIS contri- butions, which represents a low percent- age of coverage among this category of starting to reopen persons. “In that same year, special provisions THIS island is slowly emerging from areas – with numbers projected to grow return. were made for self- employed persons the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic over the upcoming summer months. With cruise ships slated to start return who are affected by the impact of COVID- and its devastating impact on the Yesterday, The Barbados Advocate to the island with passengers from today, 19. This resulted in the payment of the key tourism sector. was on hand at the Grantley Adams the next big test of the island's ability to one-time Business Interruption Benefit Passenger flights have started to re- International Airport to witness control the spread of the disease will of $1,500 per month for April and May turn with more frequency from some flights coming in and tourists starting to enter another phase. 2020, to 1477 self-employed persons, who met the qualifying criteria. This totalled approximately $4.4million.” Delivering the sermon, Rev. Kevin Harris reflected on this year’s theme “54 Years of Health, Safety and Protection”, stating that over its existence, NIS has been able to help people restore their health, give them safety, and provide for them the kind of protection that was needed. “This year in particular, we can easily say has been one of the greatest and the most challenging years for all of us. But in this year, the National Insurance Department rose to the challenge that was placed before it and did the work that it was asked to do,” he declared. An Air Canada flight arriving at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday. “In 1981 we were given the opportunity to have on the statute books of the National Insurance Department some- thing called ‘unemployment’. And from 1982 the payments of the National Insurance section started to roll out. People who had worked for a year were now entitled to receive, once they were unemployed, a benefit”. “This was the first island in the Caribbean to have such a benefit. And this benefit came in more than handy in this year with COVID-19. So many peo- ple were laid off, so many people were un- employed, and had it not been for this part of the National Insurance’s ability to hand out people's benefits and to give them some help, they would never have been able to survive. Their health de- pended on it; their safety depended on it; and to some extent their entire protection depended on it,” expressed Rev. Harris, who is also Insurance Officer 1 at NIS. A packed car park at the Grantley Adams International Airport (TL) 4• Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

DEOs are vital

CHAIRMAN of the St. Operations Centre] so John District that Government will Emergency know exactly the status Organisation (DEO), when it comes to the dam- John Haynes is high- aging effects,” he said, lighting the impor- Haynes insists that tance of DEOs, which such a community service are the voluntary arm is critical, noting that at of the Department of the national level, in a dis- Emergency aster,the Fire Service and Management, noting Police, may not be able to that they will play an immediately respond to important role should some areas where assis- a hurricane or similar tance may be needed. type disaster strike. Using the example of St. He made mention of this John, he said there are yesterday morning as he some areas where they spoke to members of the have sought to ensure that media, following the persons who live there are DEO’s annual service at trained to handle such sit- the St. John Parish uations. Church. “...We are a vulnerable “So within District parish, when you look at Emergency Organisations from Foster Hall up to and specifically with our Conset Bay,we are part of DEO, we have a cadre of the Scotland District and trained persons in differ- so we concentrate a lot in ent disciplines – first aid, that area, because if there communication, and for is need for evacuation, we post-disaster,we have per- may not be able to get in or Members of the St. John DEO and well wishers who attended yesterday's service sons, 56 of them, who are get out, and we have trained in damage assess- trained persons down through the villages and that there's not any major hurricane season has tem. ment, so that we be able, if there in various disci- you make sure that peo- damage that would call for begun. With that in mind, “Two Saturdays ago, we there's any major damage, plines that they can help ple are preparing them- national response,” he he said the volunteer used our vulnerable per- or whatever little there themselves until someone selves before the hurri- stated. group is playing its part sons database to distrib- might be, to send informa- is able to get in to help cane season. And then Haynes told the media to ensure that persons are ute 50 cases of water to tion into the National them... We [also] do pre- after that, we do an as- that the DEO is on high prepared should the is- persons who are vulnera- EOC [Emergency impact where we go sessment to make sure alert as the six-month land be impacted by a sys- ble persons, persons who are in wheelchairs and persons who are bedrid- den, so that they will have some form of water for the preparation of the hurri- cane season. So we do our part, we have 74 mem- bers, not everybody is able to get it at any point in time, but the reality is, wherever we can assist, we would be ready to as- sist,” the chairman stated. His comments came as he said they have been able to recruit new blood to the DEO in recent times, with four young people who are all enrolled in university. “Like every organisation you have to go and sell your product... as we go from church to church and Chairman of the St. John DEO, John Haynes, school to school,” Haynes addressing the congregation during the service. stated. (JRT) COVID-19 update: One new case, 26 in isolation

A FEMALE was the only firmed cases of COVID- Vaccination Programme COVID-19 positive case 19, comprising 1,951 fe- for COVID-19, 82,458 identified on Saturday, males and 2,080 males, first doses have been ad- June 5, from the 414 tests have been recorded since ministered. There are conducted by the Best- March 2020. The death also 61,191 people dos Santos Public Health toll from the virus is 47. (25,133 males and 36,058 Laboratory. To date, the public females) who have re- The number of persons health laboratory has ceived second doses and in isolation is 26. carried out 173,381 tests. are fully vaccinated. A total of 4,031 con- Under the National (BGIS) The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 5

Sonia Layne-Gartside wins Leader of The Year Award BARBADIAN born win the award. passion to help businesses power and empower Sonia Layne-Gartside “I feel honoured to have achieve optimal results. themselves mentally, was one of three won this award, I think to “I am passionate about physically and emotion- women to win the pres- be nominated was indeed helping leaders achieve ally to lead a company to tigious Leader of the an honour and to win business results. My work thrive. Year in the Pittsburgh made it even more mean- focuses on improving the Lisa Petro who is the Human Resources ingful. I feel that it is a performance of people President of (PHRA) Association’s (PHRA) testimony to the work I do and the systems they Engaging Pittsburgh: Engaging Pittsburgh: with my global clients and work in. I am there cheer- Innovative People Innovative People I also feel that it is a real ing on people with their Practices Award said all Practices Award. pleasure to be a member ideas or working tire- of the nominees demon- The awards, which have of this community that ac- lessly to help my clients strated why people mat- been held in Pittsburgh, knowledges and focuses all around the world to ter.“This year’s nominees Pennsylvania for over two on and awards the work of create environments have all demonstrated decades, seeks to recog- Human Resource practi- where people can thrive,” that people matter and nise employers and em- tioners and talent man- she said. are the key to the success ployees from across the agement practitioners in Layne-Gartside is pas- of their business.That un- region who have demon- the area,” she said. sionate about her clients derstanding was illus- strated creativity in de- Layne-Gartside who is and this is seen in her trated by this year’s Sonia Layne-Gartside signing business prac- a former student of debut book Workplace Engaging Pittsburgh fi- tices. Alexandra School is an in- Anxiety: How To Refuel nalist by allowing their Layne-Gartside who is ternational consultant and Re-Engage where she employees to grow, de- an Executive Coach, who drives organisational explains her creative velop and reach greater Petroleum price Master Trainer, Change performance through evi- ways that persons can levels of success person- Manager and DEI dence-based practices. conquer stress, anxiety ally and professionally Consultant said she was Speaking to the media the and fear of uncertainty at and for the organization,” adjustment for June humbled and shocked to awardee said she had a work and unleash their she said. (PR)

BARBADIAN consumers cents; the price of diesel will be paying more for will go up by 16 cents and BARBADOS BARBADOS some petroleum products will cost $3.10, and Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011 APPLICATION No. RT2021000131 effective midnight, kerosene will be retailed (Act 2011-7) Sunday, June 6. at $1.29, an increase of NOTICE The retail price of gaso- nine cents. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF line, diesel and kerosene The adjusted price of OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C will increase, while the the LPG 100-lb cylinder (SECTION 3) price of liquefied petro- will be $143.25; the 25- ALL THAT land situate at Lot 15 Greenland Plantation in the parish of leum products (LPG) will pound cylinder will cost Saint Andrew in this Island as shown on a Plan made and certified on RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED the 24th day of July 2020 by Douglas A.H. Wilkie, Land Surveyor and BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN decrease, in keeping with $40.91; the 22-pound containing by admeasurement 632.1 square metres the landed price for these cylinder, $36.17, and the TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of products on the interna- 20-pound cylinder, SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS Titles by Bernard Gilbert of #160 Atlantic Shores in the parish of Christ tional market. $32.88. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Church in Barbados, a Director of Land Development & Building Limited Gasoline will be sold at The last price adjust- for the Restoration of the Title Deed to Unit D17G, Ground Floor, Off Golf $3.88, an increase of nine ment was May 2. CLAIM NO. LTP6/2021 Club Road, Rockley in the parish of Christ Church in Barbados (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND (TITLE PROCEEDINGS ACT, 2011 original Title Deed to the Unit has been lost or misplaced whilst in the (SECTION 3) possession of Land Development & Building Limited at its offices at 26 years as priest Palmetto Street in the City of Bridgetown in Barbados in or about the AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT land situate at Greenland year 1983. BISHOP from Thomas. Six years later, Plantation in the parish of Saint Andrew in this Island as shown on a Back Page 2009, he returned to Holy Plan made and certified on the 24th day of July 2020 by Douglas A.H. Also take note that unless notification is received at the Land Registry, Family Church becoming Wilkie, Land Surveyor and recorded in the Lands and Surveys Ground Floor West, Warrens, Saint Michael by 23rd day of July 2021 During his 26 years as a its parish priest. In 2020 Department on the 4th day of August 2020 under reference number that the Title Deed has not been lost or is being lawfully held by priest, Bishop-elect he was appointed parish 844/2020 (hereinafter called “the Plan”) and being Lot 15 containing by some other person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine the said Application according to law. Scantlebury has served priest of St Ann’s Parish, admeasurement 632.1 square metres or thereabouts (inclusive of 63.2 square metres in Road Reserve) ABUTTING AND BOUNDING to the the Diocese of St Thomas St Croix. East on other lands now or formerly of Oscar Riley (Lot 16) to the South Dated this 7th day of June 2021 as Chancellor, Consultor, At the point of his selec- on land now or formerly of Greenland Plantation to the West on land now member of the tion to become a bishop Fr. or formerly of Lawrence D. Leacock and to the North which leads to the KEITH A.E. MAYERS, Q.C. Administrative Board of Neil was Pastor-in-charge Public Road or however else the same may abut and bound. Attorney-at –Law Catholic Charities, mem- of the Holy Family ber of the Administrative Church, St. Thomas, US TAKE NOTICE that LENORA EVA MURPHY of 117-40 129th Avenue, SCHEDULE Board for Child Virgin Islands. Jamaica NY 11434 in the United States of America, has applied to the 1. FIRST ALL THAT certain property more particularly designated as Protection, and member of The Diocese of High Court for a declaration of her ownership and a certificate of the title in respect of the title in respect of the property described above. Unit D17G on the Ground Floor of the multiunit apartment building the teaching faculty of St Bridgetown after June known as Cluster (D) situate Off Golf Club Road, Rockley in the parish Peter and Paul High 11th 2021will have Fr. Any person having any adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest of Christ Church in this Island the location shape approximate floor School. Neil Sebastian against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on areas dimensions and floor boundaries of which are ascertainable by He served as parochial Scantlebury as its fourth oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the reference to a Declaration of Condominium dated the 23rd day of Vicar at Holy Family bishop. Under the guid- 28th day of June 2021 and immediately thereafter serve a true copy on September 1977 and the plans and drawings thereto annexed which Church, St Thomas from ance of the Holy Spirit and the undersigned. said Declaration plans and drawings were recorded in the Registration 1995 to 1997. In August the nurturing of parents, Office of this Island on the 28th day of September 1977 in Volume 1487 of Deed at Page 175 as No. 6138 of 1977 in accordance with the 1997 he was appointed ad- family and friends Bishop Any person who has any information relating to the ownership of the said property is invited to give such information in writing to the Registrar provisions of the Condominium Act, Chapter 224A of the Laws of ministrator of Our Lady Neil Sebastian of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 28th day of June Barbados AND SECONDLY ALL THAT the undivided share (equivalent of Mt Carmel Parish on Scantlebury, who dreamt 2021. to the Unit entitlement) in the common property of the Condominium as the island of St John, and of becoming a priest at the shown in the said Declaration plans and drawings annexed thereto and shortly thereafter the age of five is now a bishop Dated the 24th day of May 2021. being two point three six per cent parish priest, holding the at age fifty-five. In this position until August year of Saint Joseph to ELLIOTT D. MOTTLEY & CO. 2. The Title Deed to be restored is: 2003. whom God spoke in Attorneys-at-Law for the Claimant, whose place of business and address for service is Conveyance dated the 29th day of June 1981 Zaid Ali of the One Part In that same month he dreams we sing out with “Shenstone”, Strathclyde, and Land Development & Building Limited of the Other Part recorded became rector of Sts. Peter gratitude “To God Be The In the parish of Saint Michael in this Island 4th day of February 1983 as Deed Numbered 0008 and Paul Cathedral, St Glory 6 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Observing World Food Safety Day By Renata Clarke, What is it that under- Alimentarius sess selected national sys- Guyana and the dence. Subregional Coordinator, lies our confidence in the Commission. This is an tems for food safety and Bahamas. A closing message for Food and Agriculture safety of our food? There is inter-governmental quality control in terms of There is a strong politi- World Food Safety Day Organization of the a whole lot that goes on Commission with 188 their capacities to carry cal commitment across 2021 is for the Caribbean United Nations (FAO) behind the scenes to pro- member countries – a out all of the functions out- the Caribbean for to be more active in the tect us from unsafe food. truly global decision-mak- lined in the various strengthening intra-re- global rule-setting for food THE food in our super- There are international ing body if countries uti- Guidelines of the Codex gional trade in food and safety. With few notable markets and our open bodies of scientific experts lize the opportunity to par- Alimentarius. The results agriculture. Confidence in exceptions, Caribbean markets come from nu- that advise countries on: ticipate. of the assessment will each other’s systems of countries are not using the merous countries, and the safety of food addi- As important as they guide the countries in im- food control is an essential opportunity to influence in the case of processed tives; on the levels of con- are, the mere existence of proving their systems and foundation for efficient the development of the foods, each of the ingre- taminants or residues of internationally recognized enable greater trans- trade and this FAO-sup- rules that govern food dients may themselves agricultural chemicals food safety standards is parency and accountabili- ported assessment process safety.Let us resolve to get from come different that can be tolerated with- not enough to ensure that ties within the system: in- will facilitate this confi- involved! countries. It is indeed, out causing harm to the safe food is being delivered cluding accountability to a global food web that consumer,even with a life- to our tables. Countries consumers and to the keeps us fed. While we time of consumption; on must also adopt national wider government that in- generally know very the processes and man- standards, based on these vests in the system. FAO Caribbean Airlines little about the people agement systems to be ap- international standards, is carrying out a series of who produce, handle plied by the private sector and set up systems within 5 technical virtual ses- and process the food on to keep food safe through- the country that ensure sions during June to train the shelves of our su- out the production chain. that all required rules and Food control officials participates in permarkets, for the The advice of these scien- guidance are followed. across the Caribbean to most part, we do not tific bodies is codified into Earlier this year, FAO understand and be able to worry about the safety standards and codes of launched a regional proj- implement the food con- National Career of the items that we practice by the Global ect that will work with trol system assessment. drop into our shopping body responsible for guid- countries and with the An international team of carts and then take ing countries on food Caribbean Agricultural food safety experts will Showcase for the home to serve to our safety issues: the Health and Food Safety then support assessments family and friends. FAO/WHO Codex Agency (CAHFSA) to as- that will be carried out in first time BARBADOS BARBADOS A TEAM from Caribbean that we have been able to APPLICATION No. RT2021000129 APPLICATION NO: RT56 of 2021 Airlines recently at- interact with this num- tended the Barbados ber of schools in NOTICE LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C Association of Guidance Barbados, and we cer- (SECTION 3) LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C Counsellors’ (BAGC) tainly don’t intend it to (SECTION 3) National Career show- be the last time.” RESTORATION OF TITLE DEED DESTROYED case, which attracted Ligoure added, “We are BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED participation from over also pleased that in spite BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN 2000 secondary school of the challenges pre- TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of students this year. sented by the global pan- TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of Titles by WINIFRED EUDORA GOODRIDGE of 112-24 Northern The event which was demic, the airline has Titles by Bernard Gilbert of #160 Atlantic Shores in the parish of Christ Boulevard, Apartment 5E, Corona, Corona, New York in the United held virtually, was the been able to press ahead Church in Barbados, a Director of Land Development & Building Limited States of America for the Restoration of the Title Deed to the land first time that Caribbean with our Career for the Restoration of the Title Deed to 802.7 square metres of land situate at Redman’s Village in the parish of Saint Thomas in this Island Airlines was invited to Guidance Outreach pro- at Whitepark Road in the parish of Saint Michael in Barbados (more (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on grounds that the participate in the na- gramme, themed particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the Original Title Deed to the property has been lost. tional career showcase. “Caribbean Career Lift- original Title Deed to the land has been lost or misplaced whilst in the In a release sent out, Off”. This is a key ele- possession of Land Development & Building Limited at its offices at ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Land the airline thanked its ment of the airlines’ Palmetto Street in the City of Bridgetown in Barbados in or about the Registry, “Warrens Office Complex”, Warrens in the parish Saint Michael technology team, that Corporate Social year 1992. by the 8th day of June, 2021 that the Original Title Deed to the property was able to connect with Responsibility pro- has not been lost or damaged or is being lawfully held by some other scores of secondary gramme where we offer Also take note that unless notification is received at the Land Registry, person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine school students across career guidance and mo- Ground Floor West, Warrens, Saint Michael by 23rd day of July 2021 the said Application according to law. Barbados. The team tivation to students. I that the Title Deed has not been lost or is being lawfully held by members representing also sincerely commend some other person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to Caribbean Airlines at the and thank all the mem- Dated this 7th day of June, 2021. determine the said Application according to law. Career showcase on bers of our staff who have Thursday May 27th in- been volunteering their Dated this 7th day of June 2021 E. JAMILA RAWLINS cluded Sally-Ann time to interact with stu- Attorney-at-Law for the Applicant Carrington, Area dents and to inspire them KEITH A.E. MAYERS, Q.C. Manager Eastern to be the best that they Attorney-at –Law SCHEDULE Caribbean, Ayanna can be.” Edwards, Customer Since the beginning of SCHEDULE ALL THAT land situate at Redman’s Village in the parish of Saint Service Representative, the school term in 2021, Thomas, containing by admeasurement thirty-two perches or Barbados, Zellian Caribbean Airlines has 1. ALL THAT land situate at Whitepark Road in the City of Bridgetown in thereabouts abutting and bounding on lands of the estate of W.A.E. Richards, Airport virtually connected with this Island containing by admeasurement eight hundred and two point Tryhane deceased on lands of Mrs. Edith Gibson and Ruth Reid and on Representative, St a number of schools seven square metres ABUTTING AND BOUNDING on the lands of The a Road formerly a right of way but now a Public Road or however else Vincent & the throughout the Barbados Foundry Limited on lands agreed to be sold to Charles White the same may abut and bound Together with all and singular other the Grenadines and First Caribbean region and Enterprises Limited on Whitepark Road on Lightfoot Lane and on lands erections and buildings (whether freehold or chattel) on the said parcel. Officer Aleena Ali. North America. of Miss H. Weekes or however else the same may abut and bound Caribbean Airlines Institutions who wish to together with the erections and buildings thereon. The Title Deed to be restored is: Head of Corporate have Caribbean Airlines Communications Dionne present at Career Days 2. The Title Deed to be restored is: Conveyance dated the 10th day of June, 1960 between Violet Augusta Ligoure in commenting and partake in other ac- Blackman the qualified acting Executrix of the will of Joseph Nathaniel said: “Caribbean Airlines tivities may contact the (a)Conveyance dated the 10th day of September 1992 The DaCosta Blackman, deceased and as such the Personal Representative was delighted to partici- Corporate Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of the One Part and of the said Joseph Nathaniel DaCosta Blackman of the One Part and pate in the BAGC’s vir- Communications Land Development & Building Limited of the Other Part Cuthbert Holmes of the Other Part and recorded in the Registration tual national career Department at recorded 25th day of September 1992 as Deed Numbered Office of this Island on the 9th day of September, 1961 as Instrument showcase this year.We csr@caribbean- 006727. No. 3322. welcome this opportu- airlines.com or contact nity, as it’s the first time 669-3000 ext. 2588/2255. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 7

Surveys show young Chinese inspired by late scientists CHINA bid farewell to two remarkable many were young people. More than 81% of those surveyed say endure long periods of hard work with scientists – Yuan Longping, known as According to a survey by China Youth they are so inspired that they have patience and persistence. “the father of hybrid rice,” and the Daily on young people aged between 14 determined to grow up to be scientists. Nearly 68% of the interviewees country’s top hepatobiliary surgeon Wu and 35, over 95% of the respondents say In a parallel survey, 95.6% of the proposed increased compensation and Mengchao, in May.Hundreds of millions they will take Yuan and Wu as their young people surveyed say they admire benefits for scientific researchers, and paid respects to the deceased scientists lifetime icons after learning about their scientists who devote themselves to 57.4% believe the scientific community on-site and on social networks, of whom stories and contributions. fundamental scientific research and deserves more respect from society. Once dwindling freshwater lake on grassland regains vitality WITH a decade long ecological Wetlands around Hulun Lake in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region saw improved biodiversity after a decade treatment, birds chirping, grass long ecological treatment. [PHOTO/XINHUA] growing, water splashing, the wetlands around Hulun Lake in protection and treatment projects providing a good habitat and breeding Using video monitoring, whenever Liu North China’s Inner Mongolia including treating the desertified land ground for birds. The once dwindling finds someone getting near the river, autonomous region saw improved around the lake and shutting down the lake has regained its vitality. the team immediately drives there to biodiversity. catering and tourism enterprises in the "My mother is so happy, and I feel 20 check it out. “To be honest, the work is Human activities and soil erosion had reserve. By 2020, a total of 46 900 years younger when seeing the lake still hard. We are on call 24 hours a day, been blamed to cause a drastic fall on hectares of desertified land have been ecology is restored. There is no sand, and we quite often operate at night,” the water table of the lake since 2000. treated. and the birds and fish have returned to said Liu. The lake’s water storage decreased to Hou’s family was among 460 the lake,” he said. Liu has developed a hobby of about 4.5 billion cubic meters in 2010 households relocated from the lake “The primary target of the lake’s monitoring the birds’ activities. from its previous average of 12 billion reserve in 2018. Grazing was banned ecological protection is to reduce human In November last year, he watched cubic meters, with a shrinkage rate of 60 on 845 000 hectares of grassland near interference and allow it to recover by from the monitors that five hungry mute per cent. the lake. itself,” said Dou Huashan, deputy swans were trapped on the ice. Hou Yuguang, in his 50s, recalled that Hou now gets 20 000 yuan ($3,116) of director of Hulun Lake National Nature Liu and his colleagues drove to their all the grass was gone and birds were government subsidy a year from the Reserve Administration. rescue. The birds were taken back to gone around his house on the lakeshore grazing ban on his 100 hectares of Since 2013, the number of bird species the protection station and fed till this at that time. pasture. has increased to 345 from 333. That of spring, when Liu released them back to Dubbed as the “kidney of the Hou’s new house in Jibholengt fish species in the lake has risen to 47 nature. Liu and his colleagues rescued grassland,” the body of water – the Township, New Barag Left Banner, is from 32, and the number of mammals about 40 migratory birds last year. fourth largest freshwater lake in the equipped with a flushing toilet, running species increased to 38 from 35, “When we surveyed swan geese in the country – on Hulun Buir Grassland, was tap water and heating. Hou has rented according to the reserve administration. reserve in 2013, there were fewer than included on the list of internationally a couple of pastures near his house to Liu Cunwang and his three colleagues 500, but now there are nearly 5 000, and important wetlands in 2002. raise cattle and sheep. are now responsible for patrolling the total amount of fishery resources Hulun Lake is a big part of Hou’s life. “It took me some time to adjust to the wetlands in the core area of the lake has increased by more than 30 000 As a child, he and his father would ride new environment and facilities. This reserve where herders like Hou used to tonnes during the period,” said Dou. horses and play around the lake. place is warm in the winter, unlike my live. Their work is to protect birds and “The cameras also caught eight wolves In 2014, the municipal government of previous home. And it is more fish from poaching. this spring, which was unusual in the Hulun Buir initiated a fishing convenient for me to buy forage as the Liu said in the first year, they trekked past decade,” he said, adding wolves, a moratorium in the core lake area, which road is next to my house,” he said. the whole area and set up camps in key main predator on grassland, reflect the has been prolonged through this year. He often drives his mother to see the places, but with the help of a digital positive development of the ecological In 2016, the local government started lake. Wetland vegetation such as reeds monitoring system set up in 2018, the environment of the reserve and the to implement a number of ecological and willow shrubs have been restored, patrol has become more efficient. effective control of human disturbance. Xinjiang sees record new energy power generation efficiency XINJIANG Uygur Autonomous Region hit 93.2% and 98.8%, up 4.5 and four recovering from a record low of 63% in With abundant natural endowments in northwest China has achieved a percentage points year on year, 2016. in the hinterland, Xinjiang has record-high new energy power respectively. Generation of wind and By the end of April, Xinjiang’s transmitted 27 billion kilowatt-hours of generation efficiency rate, according to solar power increased significantly to installed capacity of wind and solar electricity generated by new energy to the regional commission of 22.43 billion kilowatt-hours of power generation came to 23.55 20 other Chinese provinces, regions development and reform. electricity in the period. million kilowatts and 12.06 million and municipalities in 2020, reducing Data from the commission showed The region’s utilization rate of new kilowatts, respectively, accounting for carbon dioxide emissions by 23.32 that in the first four months of this energy power generating capacity had 34.3% of the region’s total million tonnes, according to data by the year, the utilization rate of its wind sustained growth for five consecutive installed power capacity, latest data State Grid’s Xinjiang Electric Power and solar power generating capacity years to reach 91% in 2020, showed. Co. Ltd. 8 • Monday June 7, 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 Trump to GOP: Support candidates Eye on small who ‘stand for our values’ DONALD TRUMP on media accounts, the former internet streams. claims that the last Saturday pushed president hopes to use such Invited to the stage presidential election was Republicans to support events to elevate his briefly during his remarks, stolen. The claims have businesses candidates who are loyal to diminished voice ahead of Trump daughter-in-law triggered a wave of him in next year’s midterm another potential and North Carolina native Republican-backed voting WITH another instalment in the continuing elections as the former presidential run. Lara Trump announced she restrictions in state support for small businesses, one would wish to president launched a new His advisers are already would not run for the legislatures across the know whether they have started to turn the corner more active phase of his eyeing subsequent Senate because of family country, even though in fulfilling their expectations. post presidency. appearances in Ohio, obligations.“I am saying no Trump’s cries of voting Long considered the area in this and other Trump, 74, teased the Florida, Alabama and for now,not no forever,” Lara fraud have been refuted by regional economies that will drive future economic prospect of another Georgia to help bolster Trump said. dozens of judges, sustainability and growth, we hope success comes presidential bid of his own midterm candidates and Minutes later, Trump Republican governors and their way. in 2024, but vowed first to energize voters. announced his senior officials from his own Despite the high expectations the sector to date be an active presence on the Some party leaders worry endorsement of loyalist administration. has had its setbacks, principally that of poor access campaign trail for those that a rise of pro-Trump Rep. Ted Budd in the Trump focused his early to capital which is required for a range of things to who share his values in candidates in the coming crowded Republican remarks on Biden, which he keep them alive. next year’s fight for control months could jeopardize the primary, adding a slap at called “the most radical left- What Barbados wants to see are increased of Congress. GOP’s fight for control of former Gov. Pat McCrory, wing administration in investments by small enterprises, along with a “The survival of America Congress in 2022. While who has been critical of history.” pick up in business activity, more jobs, expansion depends on our ability to Trump remains a dominant Trump’s falsehoods about “As we gather tonight our where necessary,a bigger contribution to economic elect Republicans at every force within his party, he is the 2020 election. country is being destroyed activity and economic growth, survival, and where level starting with the deeply unpopular among “You can’t pick people before our very eyes,” he necessary, the earning foreign exchange. midterms next year,” key segments of the broader who have already lost two said. It is a fact that these things can only be achieved Trump charged early in a electorate. He lost last year races and do not stand for Democratic National once the SME sector has the support and the tools. rambling speech that to Democrat Joe Biden, our values,” Trump said. Committee spokesman Last week the Caribbean Development Bank spanned nearly an hour drawing about 7 million McCrory served as the Ammar Moussa took a shot and the Caribbean Export Development Agency and a half. fewer votes, after alienating North Carolina governor at Trump in a statement teamed up to offer a Technical Assistance Trump’s speech to Republican-leaning from 2013 to 2017, but lost released ahead of his Programme which both institutions said should go hundreds of Republican suburban voters. elections before and after speech. a long way in helping the businesses across the officials and activists In contrast to the mega his term. “More than 400,000 dead region to survive and prosper. gathered for the North rallies that filled sports The former president Americans, millions of jobs The programme is designed to mitigate the Carolina GOP convention arenas when Trump was waited more than an hour lost, and recklessly impact of COVID 19 and provide ongoing capacity was the opening president, he faced a crowd to advance falsehoods about dangerous rhetoric is building through e-learning and development. appearance in what is that organizers estimated the 2020 election, which he apparently not enough for According to a statement, “Caribbean Export is expected to be a new phase at 1,200 seated at dinner described as “the crime of Republicans to break with a honoured to have been entrusted by CDB to of rallies and public events. tables inside the Greenville the century.” loser president who cost implement such an important programme for our Out of office for more than convention center Saturday Since leaving the White them the White House, regional MSMEs.The funds are not only timely,but four months and banned night. Tens of thousands House, Trump has Senate, and House,” they are also necessary, if firms are to come back from his preferred social more followed along on regularly made baseless Moussa said. stronger, preserve jobs and create more,” shared Damie Sinanan, Manager of the Competitiveness and Export Promotion division responsible for the TAP at Caribbean Export. Director of the Projects Department at CDB, Uganda re-imposes lockdown to Daniel Best, was also quoted as saying that the initiative responded to an “urgent need for technical assistance and capacity building programmes to help businesses survive, remain beat back COVID-19 case surge competitive and regain market share in export KAMPALA – Uganda’s impact will then help the The government, he mostly below 3% but the and domestic markets” in the wake of COVID-19. President Yoweri government decide said, was worried the rate started climbing He stated that it aligned with several other Museveni yesterday re- whether to ease or jump in cases would sharply last month, measures including loan support and capacity- imposed a strict lockdown prolong them, he added. “exhaust the available hitting 18% on June 2, building, which the Bank has supported in the that included the closure Uganda implemented bed space and oxygen according to Ministry of past year to assist the business sector in its of schools and the one of Africa’s tightest supply in hospitals Health data. Borrowing Member Countries. suspension of inter- lockdowns at the unless we constitute The east African It was also revealed that the two organisations district travel to help beginning of the urgent public health country has thus far collaborated in 2020 with a regional survey to beat back a surge in pandemic more than a measures”. reported nearly 53,000 assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on COVID-19 cases year ago, but it was “In this wave the positive cases and 383 MSMEs operations; ascertain the level and areas in the East African gradually lifted as cases intensity of severe and deaths. of support that would be required to assist SMEs country. slowed to a trickle. critically ill COVID-19 The new restrictions during the crisis; and better position firms to cope The new measures, Last month however patients and death is potentially threaten to with the economic fallout. which will be effective infections started to spike higher than what we arrest an already fragile The survey highlighted that almost 50 per cent from Monday morning, and new cases, experienced in the first economic recovery from of respondents were forced to close physical include the closure of all particularly among wave of the pandemic,” he the blow inflicted by last locations, whilst approximately 45 per cent ceased educational institutions, younger people, have said. year’s lockdown. production of goods and services and 80 per cent some bans on travel, the surged, fuelling fears that COVID-19 infections in Those restrictions had no continuity plan. shutdown of weekly open the country could slip Uganda are on an contributed to a 1.1% In the debate on this year’s Barbados Estimates markets, and the into an out-of-control average daily basis at economic contraction in of Revenue and Expenditure, Minister with suspension of church second wave. their peak, with 825 new 2020, but the finance responsibility for small businesses,The Honourable services. Museveni said in a infections reported each ministry had projected Kerrie Symmonds said that between October last Most of the new televised address on day, according to a before Sunday’s new year and the time of the debate, the Government restrictions, Museveni Sunday night that a Reuters analysis. [here] measures that growth had raised approximately $22 million by way of said, would be second wave gripping the From January to April would climb to between supplementaries to assist the sector here. implemented for 42 days. country was “diffuse and the positivity rate in 4-5% in the fiscal year It is expected that based on all of the support An assessment of their sustained”. tested samples was starting July. granted and pledged, the way will be paved for small scale enterprises to get on with the job of Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes business development and their other E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen contributions to the economy. Nothing more, Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan nothing less. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 9

Antigua: Illegal Kamla lambasts immigrants who PM’s lastest COVID-19 measures take COVID TRINIDAD – The leader the country in this of the United National terrible place. Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad-Bissessar said vaccine offered Persad-Bissessar, has he had taken one issued an ultimatum to pandemic and turned it the Government to come into two; the country now extension of stay up with a plan by next had a COVID-19 and an week for citizens to economic disaster. ST JOHN'S, Antigua – return to work and She said that it was Prime Minister provide for their families. even more insulting that Gaston Browne In a press release Rowley and the says that his following Rowley’s discredited Ministry of administration will address on Saturday, Health propaganda team give illegal Persad-Bissessar said had also bold facedly told immigrants a four- “Rowley made an the population that they month extension if announcement of could have been “facing they get vaccinated continued lockdown 100 deaths a day.” against COVID-19. without any concern for Persad-Bissessar labelled In making the non-essential workers it as a pathetic attempt to announcement on who have no income, try to make the country’s Saturday, Browne said cannot pay rent, cannot people feel a false sense Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. that people who fit the feed their families, of gratitude to this failed criteria would not be cannot pay their loans, team that had and others are opening the nation’s health care removed from the have depleted their been in charge for 15 up as well institutions during the country if they come savings, and who are months. *To have competent worst health crisis in its forward to get the struggling in so many She listed a series of and legal management of history. vaccine. other ways. alternative: to act early “We want them to come “Hundreds of from January 2020 above ground,” he thousands of citizens instead of the said. Prime Minister Gaston continue to suffer from CMO Roshan Parasram BARBADOS “We do not want Browne the harsh effects of the saying that COVID-19 APPLICATION No. RT2021000130 anyone to stay below the lockdown without an would not affect citizens radar because they do The competition is accompanying plan. here NOTICE not have any time in the open to anyone in Hardly a minute passes *To do everything in country,” he added. Antigua regardless of by without a citizen their power so that they LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C Noting the importance their nationality or reaching out to us to ask could get vaccines in (SECTION 3) of every resident being residency status, for food supplies as February 2021, like RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED BY DISASTER OR vaccinated, he said that however, they have been Barbados, St Vincent and OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN people who fit the criteria parliamentarians and without income for five the Grenadines, Antigua, would not be removed their relatives have been weeks. Guyana and other pro- TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of from the country if they barred from “While Rowley and his active countries, instead Titles by Bernard Gilbert of #160 Atlantic Shores in the parish of Christ come forward to get the participating in the team continue to operate of calling them beggars Church in Barbados, a Director of Cliffside Inc. for the Restoration of the vaccine. raffle. in a vacuum, citizens *To allow the private Title Deed to 6631.4 square metres of land at Enterprise Coast Road in the parish of Christ Church in Barbados (more particularly described in The government has However, in response, continue to suffer the sector to import vaccines, the Schedule hereto) on the grounds that the original Title Deed to the also launched a raffle, leader of the main effects of his failed instead of chastising land has been lost or misplaced whilst in the possession of Land with the main prize being opposition United leadership in the real them Development & Building Limited at its offices at Palmetto Street in the a piece of land measuring Progressive Party world. Absent from the *To set up a system to City of Bridgetown in Barbados in or about the year 2001. 8,000 square feet, to Jamale Pringle said the Prime Minister’s press assist small businesses, encourage people to take latest initiatives have not conference today was an defer loans, and assist so- Also take note that unless notification is received at the Land Registry, the vaccine. taken into consideration announcement of relief called non-essential Ground Floor West, Warrens, Saint Michael by 23rd day of July 2021 that the Title Deed has not been lost or is being lawfully held by Based on this those persons who were for the poor, unemployed workers, instead of some other person, the Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to announcement, anyone previously vaccinated. and vulnerable.” leaving them to fend for determine the said Application according to law. who gets their first dose Speaking on local She said that after themselves in an of the COVID vaccine radio, the opposition failing to act promptly in uncaring and inefficient Dated this 7th day of June 2021 between June 7 and 30 leader said the procuring vaccines for system would receive a ticket government should also the population, Rowley *To be like T&T’s KEITH A.E. MAYERS, Q.C. stub through which they embark on a more robust had rewritten history to Caribbean neighbours Attorney-at –Law will be entered into the vaccine education excuse himself for his who were opening up SCHEDULE raffle for the land. campaign. incompetence in putting now, or like the US, UK 1. ALL THAT land (formerly part of the lands of Elridge Plantation) situate at Enterprise Coast Road in the parish of Christ Church in Barbados made up of two contiguous parcels of land – one formerly said to contain by estimation 4122.73 square metres being a Trinidad Prime Minister announces metric conversion from 1 Acre 3 Perches – and the other formerly said to contain by estimation 2213.13 square metres being a metric conversion from 2 Roods 7? Perches but by a more recent survey made weekend curfew, plans to reopen borders and certified on the 1st day of April 1989 by R. S. Gittens, Land Surveyor was found to contain as a whole by admeasurement 6631.4 A WEEKEND curfew will He warned: “Tonight is coming weeks. the government’s position square metres (inclusive of 448.4 square metres in the area of the road) be imposed during the Saturday night, please Dr Rowley said the gov- that within the next four to ABUTTING AND BOUNDING as a whole towards the North on lands month of June. don’t go out there tonight ernment is seeking to do six weeks, we would do now or late of Colga Hylton et al towards the East on a road-in-common Prime Minister Dr Keith and try to congregate be- away with the border clo- away with the border clo- towards the South on lands now or late of one Moroukian and towards the West on the sea (the whole area of land being intersected by public Rowley made the an- cause Minister Hinds,I sure arrangement and sure arrangement system.” road leading from Oistins to Atlantic Shores) or however else the same nouncement at a media think, already asked the travel exemption system in Earlier, Dr Rowley an- may abut and bound conference at the police to ask you to go the next four to six weeks nounced that the country Diplomatic Centre, St home, unless you are in an with controls. successfully ordered 2. The Title Deed to be restored is: Ann’s on Saturday. emergency.” He explained: “In the 800,000 single dose The curfew hours,he The prime minister also coming days, the health Johnson and Johnson (a) Conveyance dated the 16th day of August 2001 Angela said, are from 7pm to 5am, signalled the government’s team and other relevant COVID-19 vaccines from Joycelyn Price of the One Part and Cliffside Inc. of the Other Part recorded 27th day of September 2001 as Deed and will take effect from intention to reopen the personnel would meet with the African Medical Supply Numbered 006954 today. country’s borders in the Caribbean Airlines. It is Platform. 10 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Controversial hotel quarantine rules delayed in Bermuda BERMUDA – A mandatory lawyer Mark Pettingill on would affect all non- uploaded into the hotel quarantine at their behalf of three plaintiffs. immunised travellers and force traveller authorisation own expense for non- Mr Hargun is to issue a them to stay at “those hotel and form.” immunised travellers to written explanation for his guesthouse properties that She added that information Bermuda will come into decision next week and a have been designated as such on the new travel authorisation force on June 13 rather substantive hearing on the by the Government”. form, including exemptions, than today, the case is to be held next There six approved locations would be available at gov.bm Government announced month. are Coco Reef in Paget, Grotto from next Wednesday. yesterday morning. The plaintiffs had argued Bay in Hamilton Parish, the All travellers to Bermuda are The news came after a that the case was in the public Hamilton Princess in still required to have pre- Supreme Court challenge on interest, that the applicants Pembroke, Willowbank in arrival, arrival, Day 4, 8 and Saturday where Chief Justice would suffer irreparable harm Sandys, Coral Beach and 14 tests. Narinder Hargun rejected a if the regulation was enforced Tennis Club in Paget, and the The Government has been call for a temporary block on and that the rights of Rosemont in Pembroke. asked for the reasons for the Chief Justice Narinder the regulation, which affected individuals to freedom of Travellers must pick one of delay. Hargun non-vaccinated residents as movement overrode public the six locations, cover the cost well as visitors. safety fears. of the stay themselves and A Government spokeswoman The Government highlighted book before arrival in said: “We must continue to that Mr Hargun had ruled that Bermuda. Bahamas: North Andros, work to keep our island safe.” the argument against the The spokeswoman added: The statement did not restriction “failed at the first “Each non-immunised specify the reasons for the hurdle and the applicants traveller must ensure they Central Andros, Cat postponement. provided no reason for the have a confirmed, prepaid But it highlighted that Mr court to stop the proposed booking at a government- Hargun had refused an plans”. authorised hotel before Island under lockdown application for an injunction The spokeswoman added boarding a flight to Bermuda. brought before the courts by that the quarantine order “The confirmation must be for seven more days BAHAMAS – North Andros, and Cat Island were initially Central Andros and Cat Island placed under a lockdown on will remain under lockdown for May 24 to slow and control the J$101 million collected, an additional seven days, the spread of the COVID-19 virus Office of the Prime Minister in those communities. announced yesterday. OPM also said residents of almost 3,900 charged The lockdown for these areas Andros should note that under will now end at 5am Monday, the most recent amendment to June 14. the order, harvesting of crabs is under curfew in J’ca “In accordance with the permitted between 8pm and JAMAICA– Almost 4,000 30 for hosting an unpermitted Emergency Powers (COVID 19 5am or as otherwise approved people have been charged event; and 23 for causing Pandemic) (Management and by the Royal Bahamas Police under the Disaster Risk excess and prohibited Recovery) (North Andros, officer in charge for North Management Act (DRMA) at assembly. Central Andros and Cat Island Andros or Central Andros. the end of the first quarter of The CAD noted that several Lockdown) (Amendment) (No 3) Farmers on North Andros, 2021. persons were charged for more Order, 2021, released today, the Central Andros and Cat Island This was disclosed by the than one offence. lockdown has been extended are permitted to attend their Court Administration Division At the same time, it said that from 14 days to 21 days,” OPM farm to water, tend and harvest (CAD) following a request from the maximum fine imposed said on Sunday. between the hours of 5am and the Jamaica Observer. under the DRMA was $250,000 North Andros, Central Andros 9am. The CAD said some 3,891 while the minimum fine people have been charged, with imposed was $1,000. the average raw score of fines Thirty-seven people have imposed per person over this been jailed for failing to pay Nicaragua police detain period being J$26,047. the fine. The figure suggests that the Last week, Prime Minister Prime Minister Andrew Government has collected Andrew Holness stressed that Holness another opposition approximately J$101,348,877 the country is still operating million in fines. The CAD under the DRMA as it relates and then we would have seen presidential hopeful did not provide an overall to the management of the novel the situation in other figure. coronavirus pandemic. countries. POLICE in Nicaragua has Nicaraguan society”. It said that the most common “The Government, more than “But I urge Jamaicans not to taken opposition politician It did not give details of charges included the breach of any other entity [or] agency, get complacent and not to lose Arturo Cruz into custody, possible charges against the the curfew order; breach of the has the duty to ensure that the sight of the very dangerous and detaining a second presidential 67-year-old or say whether he DRMA; failure to wear a mask Disaster Risk Management Act delicate situation in which we hopeful in less than a week and will remain in custody or under in a public place; hosting an is observed not only in our are. Other countries are escalating the battle ahead of arrest. unpermitted event; and words but also in the actions progressing out of the situation November elections in which Cruz’s detention came three causing excess and prohibited we take,” he said. because they have access to President Daniel Ortega seeks days after opposition figure assembly. Holness said while it is clear vaccines and their population – to maintain his grip on power. Cristiana Chamorro – also a A total of 2,155 people were that Jamaicans have grown some of them are more than 50 Cruz, an academic who was possible challenger to Ortega in charged for breaching the frustrated with the measures per cent vaccinated – some are Nicaragua’s ambassador to the the November elections – was Government’s curfew order, imposed under the DRMA, this as high as 80 per cent. United States between 2007 placed under house arrest after accounting for 50 per cent of is a matter of mood. “We are still hovering at and 2009, was detained at the government claims that she those charged between “When we were in the midst around five per cent so we can't Managua airport upon arrival was guilty of money laundering. January and March. of the pandemic the mood was take any risk because the same from Washington, DC, on Cruz, a former ally to Ortega, One thousand eight hundred different. When we were in the people that curse us today Saturday, according to his is a candidate for the Alianza and sixty-four people were grips of the last spike the mood about being too tight are the aides. Ciudadana or Citizen’s charged for breaching the was different. In fact, the same ones who will turn The prosecutor’s offices said Alliance, a coalition of right- DRMA. perspective was that the around and curse us tomorrow in a statement that Cruz was wing parties supported by Meanwhile, 103 individuals Government needs to tighten if we loosen up. So we have to being investigated by the prominent businessmen, for the have been charged for failing to up and the Government is be very practical and very national police based on “strong November presidential wear a mask in a public place; weak and not doing enough, cautious,” said Holness. evidence that he has attacked elections. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 11

Colombia president announces policing changes amid brutality accusations BOGOTA – Colombia’s rights directorate, which will working on a law to establish ministry will be formally government will ask seek international help on legitimate use of force criteria changed to the Ministry of congress to approve better policy, and a new education and another to regulate the use National Defense and Citizen human rights training for directorate for officer training, and sale of less-lethal weapons, Security. police and increase Duque announced during a Duque said. New police uniforms will oversight of officers, ceremony to celebrate police The government has incorporate body cameras to President Ivan Duque said promotions. maintained police have not used record officer interactions with yesterday, amid accusations “In this structure the firearms when intervening to citizens and will feature of police brutality during protection, prevention and control looting or other identifying QR codes and more recent anti-government respect for human rights will be disturbances during protests, visible names and ranks. protests. marked because in the national but instead non-lethal weapons. Negotiations between the The attorney general’s office police a directorate of human Groups like Human Rights government and an umbrella says 20 deaths are linked rights will be created,” said Watch say misuse of non-lethal national strike committee, made directly to more than a month of Duque. weapons can lead to deaths. up of unions, student groups and demonstrations against Duque’s Support for human rights Protesters have long demand other civil society organizations, social and economic policies, should be given all institutional the dissolution of the feared stalled this week but were while rights groups report backing “today more than ever”, ESMAD riot squad and the expected to resume late dozens killed by security forces. he said. transfer of the police out of the yesterday afternoon. Excessive use of force during The law,to be proposed on the remit of the defense ministry. Seven police officers who marches has drawn first day of the next legislative Both ideas have been allegedly stood by as people in international condemnation and session in July,would also create repeatedly rejected by the civilian clothes fired on at least three officers are now a new complaints system and government, but Duque said protesters late last month will FILE PHOTO: Colombia’s facing murder charges. expanded disciplinary Colombia will seek international be prosecuted for failure to President Ivan Duque The government will ask standards for officers, overseen expert advice on best practice uphold their duties, the military speaks during an interview Congress to approve the by an independent center. for the ESMAD. judicial system said late on with Reuters in Bogota. creation of a police human The government is also The name of the defense Saturday. Guyana facing worst disaster in country’s history: President Ali tells oil investors GUYANA – His Excellency Dr. his avocado farm was completely Mohamed Dr. Irfaan Ali says destroyed and that the trees Guyana is facing the worst would no longer be there after natural disaster in its history and the floods. The President said it must make investments now to that the man, a father, gestured implement an adaptation plan to to his son, asking, “What is this deal with the adverse effects of boy going to do?” climate change. Meanwhile, mining camps are The President made this empty as infrastructure in some statement on Saturday at the areas have been destroyed, the launch of an offshore President said, noting that seeing construction facility in Water the devastation first-hand Street, Georgetown for Italian provides a much better multinational, Saipem. understanding of the gravity of The President relayed his the situation. harrowing experience seeing Dr. Ali recalled flying over first-hand how the floods have Black Bush Polder in Region Six affected families. where hundreds of livestock were “Just returned from Olive seen stranded and would Creek, Kurupung bottom, eventually die, with one case Jawalla, Kamarang, spoke to involving a farmer who lost people in Jawalla and Kamarang everything on his farm, which President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on the move in Region Seven. where their entire life has been had been operating for four destroyed. Everything they generations. of water that has to come down. response to the devastating 2005 take to Linden, to the bauxite worked for all their lives have “Going to those communities It’s frightening in some floods, have shielded this Region workers and to Kwakwani, disappeared. today reinforces the risk we face instances.” from the worst effects of the flood. Region 10. This is occurring as we as a country. We have The President said it is a very He has asked his staff to collect “As President, I would not celebrate World Environment tremendous risk as a country. sensitive time for the country. contact data from the poorest allow it… We have to make those Day.Natural disasters historic in Never forget we are below sea Region Four communities have affected farmers in every investments now and the nature, hundreds of homes level. faced flooding, but it is not as community as he intends to resources that will come our way completely destroyed. Tens of What is happening now is that severe as the disaster in Region engage them directly to assure will have to help us together, to thousands of farms completely the volume of water that has to be Seven and the more remote them that the Government will make those investments to destroyed.” drained will create another havoc areas. Dr.Ali said the scale of the return their livelihoods to them secure the livelihood of the people President Ali spoke of one for those communities when the disaster is misunderstood in and secure their futures. The of this country.” The President instance during which a rain is gone. We have had the Region Four, noting that the President said it is the same plans to travel to Region Two to distressed farmer relayed that opportunity to look at the volume Hope Canal, constructed in message the Government would assess the flood damage there. Chile approves 2nd doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, with new age limit BUENOS AIRES – Chile said investigation into possible serious condition involving for the shots to 45 years. Institute of Public Health on Friday that people complications is completed. blood clots with a low platelet Regulators initially approved (ISP). inoculated with AstraZeneca’s On Thursday, the health count – seven days after his the vaccine for men over 18 and Men over 45 who received COVID-19 vaccine should get ministry said a 31-year-old first AstraZeneca vaccine women over 45. the first dose of AstraZeneca their second dose, but health man had developed thrombosis injection. The affected patient is should stick with the officials put a new limit on the with thrombocytopenia The government raised the recovering, said Heriberto plan to get the second shot, he age of recipients until an syndrome (TTS) – a rare but minimum age of men eligible Garcia, head of Chile’s said. 12 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Hundreds of former leaders urge G7 to vaccinate poor against COVID-19 LONDON – One hundred Joe Biden will meet the leaders interest,” the letter said. “For the G7 to pay is not public support in the United former presidents, prime of Britain, France, Germany, Among the signatories were charity, it is self-protection to States, Britain, France, ministers and foreign Italy, Canada and Japan. ex-British premiers Gordon stop the disease spreading, Germany and Canada for the ministers have urged the In their letter to the G7, the Brown and Tony Blair, former mutating and returning to G7 paying towards the $66 Group of Seven (G7) rich former world leaders said U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki threaten all of us,” Brown said. billion needed for COVID-19 nations to pay for global global cooperation had failed Moon and 15 former African “Costing just 30 pence vaccines globally. coronavirus vaccinations in 2020, but that 2021 could leaders. ($0.43) per person per week in In Britain, 79% were in to help stop the virus usher in a new era. They said the G7 and other the UK, is a small price to pay favour of such a policy, while mutating and returning as “Support from the G7 and leaders invited to the summit a for the best insurance policy 79% of Americans backed the a worldwide threat. G20 that makes vaccines should guarantee to pay what in the world,” he added in a proposal, the poll showed. The leaders made their readily accessible to low- and would amount to about $30 statement. Support was lowest in France, appeal ahead of a G7 summit middle-income countries is not billion a year over two years Their plea coincided with a where 63% were in favour. in England which begins on an act of charity, but rather is towards fighting the pandemic poll by the Save the Children Friday, when U.S. President in every country’s strategic worldwide. charity which found strong ($1 = 0.7065 pounds) Harris visits Latin America to tackle migration, corruption WASHINGTON – Kamala conditions in the region through Harris, on her first foreign trip humanitarian and economic aid. as vice president, is looking to Harris announced plans to deepen diplomatic ties with send US$310 million to provide Guatemala and Mexico, two support for refugees and address Latin American nations key to food shortages, and recently the Biden administration’s efforts secured commitments from a to stem the spike in migration at dozen companies and the U.S. border. organizations to invest in the Harris, who departed Northern Triangle countries to Washington yesterday after a promote economic opportunity delay caused by a technical issue and job training. on Air Force Two, is seeking to Washington won some goodwill secure commitments for greater through its vaccine diplomacy cooperation on border security this past week. Guatemala's and economic investment, but president,Alejandro Giammattei, corruption in the region – a far and Mexico's Andrés Manuel more intractable challenge – will López Obrador both received calls complicate her efforts. from Harris on Thursday telling It’s already had a significant them the U.S. would be sending impact on her work in the region. 500,000 doses and 1 million Harris has yet to engage doses, respectively, of COVID-19 Vice President Kamala Harris, centre, makes a double thumbs up sign toward members of substantively with the leaders of vaccine. the media after exiting Air Force Two after a technical issue required the plane to return to Honduras and El Salvador, who About 30 minutes into Harris’ Andrews Air Force Base, Md., yesterday, after it had already started begun flying to are both embroiled in corruption flight to Guatemala City Guatemala City. scandals. And it’s an issue that yesterday afternoon, a technical experts in the region say will need issue forced Air Force Two to having a very specific busiest month on record for Eric Olson, director of policy at to be addressed to make any return to Joint Base Andrews. commitment to rooting out unaccompanied children the Seattle International lasting changes. She departed on another plane corruption in the region,” she encountered at the U.S.-Mexico Foundation, which works to “Corruption is a cancer in the about an hour and a half later. said. border, following March’s all-time promote good governance in region,” said Jason Marczak, While in Guatemala, Harris Harris has also raised the issue high. The Border Patrol’s total Central America, said that director of the Atlantic Council’s plans to meet community leaders, during virtual meetings with the encounters in April were up 3% addressing corruption will take Adrienne Arsht Latin America innovators and entrepreneurs. In leaders of both countries and from March, marking the highest particular diplomatic skill. Harris Center.“Addressing corruption is Mexico, Harris will participate in aides say she will do it again level since April 2000. will need to hold the leaders of fundamental to creating hope a conversation with female during meetings on her trip. Conservatives will be watching Guatemala and Mexico and creating the potential for entrepreneurs and hold a “There are acute factors – Harris closely for any missteps, accountable while also deepening opportunity.” roundtable with labor workers. natural disasters, food insecurity, hoping to drag her into further trust and cooperation with the Marczak noted that corruption That's in addition to bilateral the climate crisis, and then there controversy on an issue that they two nations. in the region affects human rights meetings with the leaders of both are root causes – poverty, see as a political winner. In Mexico, López Obrador protections, employment countries. violence, corruption,” said Harris' In her efforts to win continues to face a complicated opportunities, the cost of goods Harris said during a May chief spokesperson, Symone commitments on corruption from security situation in many parts and much more.Jobs, he said, will meeting with Guatemalan justice Sanders. “From the vice the region's leaders, Harris can of the country.Nearly three-dozen come "with investment, and leaders that corruption is a president’s perspective, this is point to a number of moves by candidates or pre-candidates investment comes where there is “significant deterrent” to about helping build hope in the the Biden administration this were killed before this weekend’s certainty in the rule of law.” economic investment there. region, and that a better life is in past week. midterm elections as drug cartels Without that, efforts to improve She’s underscored the need to fact possible at home.” Secretary of State Antony sought to protect their interests. living conditions can only go so address corruption in public While in Latin America, Harris Blinken emphasized the problem The government’s inability to far. remarks and events. In her will also have to navigate the during his own recent trip to provide security in parts of the In the months since she was meeting with a number of leading politics of immigration. Central America. The White country is of interest to the U.S. in tasked by President Joe Biden voices on Guatemala’s justice Congressional Republicans have House issued a memo elevating an immigration context, both for with addressing the root causes of system, she noted her work as a criticized both Biden and Harris foreign corruption to a major the people who are displaced by migration to the U.S.-Mexico prosecutor and said that for deciding not to visit the border, national security issue, and violence and the impact it has on border, Harris has laid out an “injustice is a root cause of and contend the administration is directed all federal agencies to a severely weakened economy approach centered on creating migration.” ignoring what they say is a crisis prioritize it and modernize their trying reemerge from the better opportunities and living “Part of giving people hope is there. April was the second- foreign corruption-fighting tools. pandemic.

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June 7, 2021 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR FAST FERRY SERVICE THE business commu- University of the West system. nity appears to be Indies, Jamaica, said “I want to emphasise warming towards in- what is also going to be that the private sector vesting in a proposed helpful is the fact that will buy into it and but- fast ferry service to lots of money is being tress it,” he declared. move goods and people spent on an existing and The system is one of the around the Caribbean. inefficient Caribbean several recommendations Dr. Damien King, one of transport systems. contained in the the members of the “What the fast ferry Commission’s report. The CARICOM Commission service is going to do is to Commission was set up on the Economy, stated reduce the cost of trans- by regional governments during a discussion that portation of people and looking to breathe fresh the decision to create the goods, which creates the life into the economies of fast ferry service has re- motivation for the invest- Caribbean countries, ceived strong support ment in the system,” said which have gone off from governments and Dr. King. course over the course of other interests in the re- “So the money is there,” the last ten years or so. gion. he reassured. Persaud said that regu- He said this in itself is He was supported by latory changes need to be going to increase private fellow Commissioner and made. “Today there are sector confidence in get- Chairman, Professor many regulatory obsta- ting the required invest- Avinash Persaud, who cles to the movement of ment for the proposal. said there is a “series of goods and people around Dr. King, who lectures negotiations taking place” the region,” he main- Dr. Damien King, lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies, in Economics at the with regard to the ferry tained. Jamaica. Persaud: Time to turn remittances into Fund

MORE than BDS$200 Caribbean nations in the BDS$16.6 billion however tances into an African and stated. other countries show million in remittances region came face-to-face went to the Dominican Caribbean Diaspora Fund. “Imagine if we can turn Guyana getting BDS$732 flowed into Barbados last with the full fury of Republic. Other countries Speaking at a National that into a fund that deliv- million; Trinidad and year. COVID-19 in 2020, caus- receiving sizeable Bar Association panel dis- ers a return on investment Tobago BDS$356 million; The $216 million ing much harm and set- amounts were Haiti cussion, Ms. Persaud chal- for the sender plus help- Dominica $98 million; (US$108 million) in remit- back to economies. BDS$6.2 billion and lenged fellow panellists ing to develop economies Grenada $96 million; St. tances have been reported Those funds are how- Jamaica BDS$6 billion. and the Association to join and fund dreams,” Vincent and the by News America, an ever part of a large inflow Invest Caribbean CEO with Invest Caribbean Persaud reasoned. Grenadines $88 million; American-based media BDS$30 billion, which the Felicia Persaud, in wel- into making the fund a re- “The power is really in St. Lucia $82 million; Sint outlet quoting information World bank said came into coming the remittances, ality. our hands here with the Maarten $66 million; St. from the World Bank. the Caribbean in 2020 said that the time had “We are talking about a Diaspora if we can simply Kitts and Nevis $52 mil- The funds flowing into even in the wake of come for the Caribbean combined BDS$120 billion unite our human and fi- lion;Antigua and Barbuda this country emerged at a COVID-19. and Africa to turn the bil- that goes to the two re- nancial resources.” $50 million; and Turks time when Barbados and The lion’s share of lions of dollars in remit- gions annually,” she Data on remittances to and Caicos $14 million. 2 • Monday June 7, 2021 Business Monday

SRC Same cast but time for a different script: TRADING By Dr. Kai-Ann D. Skeete (CSEC) Examinations to A sobering welcome to Dr. Barnett name a few. THOUGHTS WITH the announcement Belizean Prime Minister of the upcoming retirement Tobago made a virtual Developed Countries Mexico with a geographic Briceño in his Dr. Barnett becomes SG of Ambassador Irwin announcement that Dr. (MDCs) and I smiled as I area of 8,867 sq m and a congratulatory statement at a time when the region is LaRocque in August 2021 Carla Barnett was recalled Dr. Barnett is a population of roughly put it nicely when he said battling the world’s most as the Caribbean unanimously appointed by national of Belize, a 400,000 persons. As the that ‘Belize’s commitment global and fatal epidemic Community (CARICOM) the Conference of Heads of CARICOM LDC situated lone Anglophone country in to our integration, and our best efforts at Secretary General (SG), Government as the 8th outside of the Caribbean Central America, Belize has Community and vaccine diplomacy have this author waited with CARICOM SG. archipelago. benefitted from the good in Secretariat is unshakeable’, shown us that we will be bated breath for the Immediately, I breathed a Belize is a curious place CARICOM ranging from he further explained that unable to truly determine confirmation of the selected sigh of relief that the region Belize is one of the most CARICOM’s allegiance in ‘CARICOM is central to our recovery without access successor. was not torn between the beautiful Caribbean Belize’s defense against its Belize’s identity, culture, to vaccines from a The moment came earlier competing calls for countries I have ever borders from Guatemala to aspirations and developed partner. It is this month when representation between the visited. It is situated in the utilisation of CXC’s development.’ To hoped that Dr. Barnett is CARICOM Chair, Prime Less Developed Countries Central America nestled Caribbean Secondary understand the importance not merely a convener of Minister of Trinidad and (LDCs) and More between Guatemala and Education Certificate of Caribbean integration, it meetings and a companion is useful to visit Belize and to the Conference, but that see in person the she transforms the importance and the value administrative position of Belizeans place on building the SG into a their intra-CARICOM predominantly advisory, relations. implementing role similar The groundbreaking to that of the Director- nature of the General of the Organisation announcement was not lost of Eastern Caribbean on the author and although States (OECS). It must be regional media has been noted that the Revised replete with congratulatory Treaty of Basseterre messages, this author has provides the OECS DG chosen another perspective with a plethora of powers. to discuss. What is meaningful for this author Recommended is what Dr. Barnett immediate to short-term represents for the future of targets (immediate and Caribbean Regional up to 2 years) Integration. It is a future It is hoped that when Dr. that is embracing of all and Barnett assumes the SG a future that sees a greater portfolio she takes to heart role and increased the words of the CSME engagement with the Mission Statement of the CARICOM member and Single Development Vision associate states on the to “envision a Caribbean periphery of the Caribbean. Community…in which all citizens willingly accept a A journey to CARICOM responsibility to contribute Secretary General to the welfare of their fellow Dr. Barnett has been on citizens and to the common the Executive Staff of good.” The new SG must CARICOM since she has appeal to the humanity of served as Deputy SG from our regional population and 1997-2002 and was up for regional leaders and ask consideration for SG in them to start not from an 2011. Since then, her econ-political perspective regional experience has but think about what grown by leaps and bounds meaningful changes can be with positions at the done to benefit the lives of Caribbean Development the average CARICOM Bank, other international National. organizations and more Dr. Barnett has to recently, several national refashion herself as a high-ranking portfolios. Dr. trusted advisor and a Barnett will likely draw on regional leader who can her experience from assist with the detailed previous portfolios to aid in crafting of national her future decision-making implementation plans on process ranging from the basis of the resource experience in Economics, capacity of the member Climate Financing, Quality states. She must be a calm, Assurance, Labour and steadfast, reassuring but Portfolio Performance persistent voice that Management. reminds Members States of As a Belizean, Dr. their regional obligations Barnett knows firsthand first. One that insists on the the struggles of regional Community spirit and transportation and the common regional good; that movement of goods and insists that we not be people especially the fact divided and torn apart by that to reach the closest Third States; and that CARICOM neighbour of maintains a united front at Jamaica requires an in- all times while deepening transit trip through either regional integration. Miami or Panama, sometimes with a layover. CONT’D on Page 3 Business Monday Monday June 7, 2021 • 3

Some of the excavation being done on one of the projects. Two of the employees on the site paying attention to details. WORK continues on road improvements WORK is continuing pedestrians to benefit apace on road from better conditions improvements along including safety. Highway One. The Photographer Michael improvements once in Cadogan was recently in place will allow both the area and filed the motorists and following photos.

BANK RATES Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. Valid for June 7, 2021

Notes: Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 The operator of this public service vehicle manoeuvres the conditions where the construction work is taking Canadian Dollar 1.63451 1.68286 place. East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 Euro 2.38313 2.48347 Pound Sterling 2.77370 2.89050 United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 Demand/Sight: Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.64382 1.68138 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.41809 2.46806 Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Pound Sterling 2.81440 2.87256 United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 Telegraphic Transfer Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.64693 1.68138 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.42264 2.46806 Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Pound Sterling 2.81970 2.87256 United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS. N.B. These rates are not meant to be used for trading. BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 Jamaica Dollar 0.01340 T&T Dollar 0.29907 Some of the excavation being done on one of the projects. 4 • Monday June 7, 2021 Business Monday

Editor’s Leadership and the Notebook shepherding model “Yea, though I walk goals. through the valley of the Business mentoring shadow of death, I will helps the entrepreneur to fear no evil: for thou art master the management of with me; thy rod and thy the five business systems. International staff they comfort me.”– How long does a shepherd Psalm 23: 4. stay with a business? Well, the answer may be found in AS WE tackle the post- the question, how long does Business COVID-19 recovery and a parent stay with a child? growth challenge, the entrepreneurs because of revenue; (4) Growth – The growth fund has quality of leadership the lack of formal guidance, operations to efficiently three components: (1) a coupled with an and the lack of access to convert investment and revolving seed capital fund sector facing unwavering strategic focus appropriate, timely revenue to profit; (5) which will advance the will be paramount. investment capital. The Sustainability – unlocking initial short-term seed Before we conclude this result has been the high human potential to achieve capital needed by startups leadership series with global average 90 percent happiness. and roll it into equity with a challenges discussions on (1) the failure rate for startups The Shepherding Model service fee; (2) an equity compelling case of within the first five years of strengthens the startup by fund which will invest in LAST week Economist Dr. Delisle Worrell in his Singapore as a small state operation. life coaching and business startups in amounts to (a) Economic Letter for the month of June cautioned success story; and (2) In contrast, the global mentoring the refund the revolving seed that this country’s International Business sector recognize the value of the average death rate for entrepreneur to convert the capital fund advanced and a is facing challenges. He recalled that over the optimal use of the labor humans within the first five business idea into a scalable service fee; and (b) stabilize course of the last 15 years the sector has had to force; we shall concentrate years of life is less than 4 concept, systematically the startups’ cash flow until deal with changes to Canadian tax legislation, as today on the importance of percent. What a difference, grow the business, and the startup is in a position well as other issues that “cast a shadow on small The Shepherding ModelTM how can we reduce this creatively capitalise and to buy back its shares in the international financial centres”. as the ring beam which gap? efficiently manage a quick equity fund at the market He said that the most recent challenge has been reinforces a business across The robust human body response seed, equity, price of the shares on the the initiative of the richest countries to secure its five integral systems. has five basic systems: (1) working capital growth date of repurchase and additional revenues from multinational Some countries have Structure – skeleton, Fund to financially invest regain 100 percent companies, the so-called Base Erosion and Profit exploited low-hanging muscles; (2) Protection – in the startup. Simply ownership; and (3) a Shifting guidelines. The long and short of these business sectors and have external (hair, skin, nails), stated, the Model mitigates working capital fund to things, Dr.Worrell remarked, is that there is little achieved only marginal internal (immune system); the risk of business failure facilitate short-term prospect the IBFS (International Business and success. The enterprise (3) Life – brain, and hence secures the interest-bearing advances Financial Services) sector will offer significant development sector, which cardiovascular,pulmonary; capital investment. with shepherding contracts opportunities for a third foreign exchange source is about entrepreneurship (4) Growth – nourish, A Shepherd is assigned and sales agreements, as for Barbados. and intrapreneurship, i.e. excretory; (5) Sustainability to the entrepreneur at the collateral. Whenever challenges to the sector emerge entrepreneurship within – reproduction. outset to engage in life The Shepherding Model government is forced to intervene either by way of the existing corporate Similarly, a fragile coaching and business can help our Caribbean amending laws, or marketing the country , or both structure,has the potential startup has five primary mentoring. Life coaching is entrepreneurial class lead to stave off potential fall outs. That will have to be to augment the growth rate systems: (1) Structure – to provide advice and the post-pandemic recovery. the case this time around. Barbados operates in a of all countries. governance to do things support to entrepreneurs at Hopefully, our leaders in very hostile world and when it is not fighting the This sector has not grown right; (2) Protection – the crossroads who wish to both the public and private OECD it is confronting the European Union when commensurately with the appropriate quick response improve their lives, make sector will soon see the it comes to safeguarding the international plethora of ideas that investment; (3) Life – decisions, solve problems value of this simple and business sector. emanate from marketing to generate efficiently, and achieve sensible approach. There is no other way.

• THE Barbados Teachers Cooperative Credit Union Limited will be holding its annual general meeting on June 26 at the Hilton, Barbados.

• The Association for Barbados- China Friendship will next Monday celebrate the second anniversary of its launch. Business Monday Monday June 7, 2021 • 5

Resilience key to help mitigate against climate change OPPORTUNITIES are being The Chairman reasoned that with provided for investors in Barbados this in mind it is hoped that savers in to undertake projects in areas of the Caribbean might invest in the building resilience in this country projects. and in Dominica. Professor Persaud said he wants to Chairman of the CARICOM see action when it comes to mitigating Commission on the Economy, Professor climate change. Avinash Persaud said that resilience is He indicated that this is one of the necessary to help the islands in the important issues for the region which is Caribbean mitigate against climate on the front line of the war against change. climate change and “we need to invest He has told a discussion that the heavily in resilience”. International Finance Corporation, the He insisted that there needs to be private sector arm of the World Bank resilience of people and things, roads, has started a pilot study with Barbados buildings and bridges, resilience with and Dominica to develop private respect to livelihoods, resilience of our Chairman of the CARICOM Commission on the Economy, Professor Avinash projects for resilience and sustainability health care systems, and even Persaud. for the two countries. integration. CDB initiative to assist regional MSMEs A LIFE-LINE has been provided to the digitisation of business; marketing and programme. share in export and domestic markets” in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in promotions; building resilience; purchase “The funds are not only timely,but they the wake of COVID-19. Barbados and the Caribbean. and upgrade of capital goods; certification; are also necessary, if firms are to come He stated that it aligned with several It has come through a joint initiative by capacity building and protection of back stronger, preserve jobs and create other measures including loan support and the Caribbean Development Bank and intellectual property rights. more,” shared Damie Sinanan, Manager of capacity-building, which the Bank has Caribbean Export Development Agency. CDB will fund a Bds$1.2 million the Competitiveness and Export supported in the past year to assist the The Technical Assistance Programme (US$600 000) grant facility via the TAP Promotion division responsible for the TAP business sector in its Borrowing Member (TAP) was announced last week by officials designed to mitigate the impact of COVID- at Caribbean Export. Countries. of the two agencies. 19 and provide ongoing capacity building Director of the Projects Department at A survey has highlighted that almost 50 MSMEs will be able to apply for grants through e-learning. CDB, Daniel Best, said the initiative per cent of respondents were forced to close of up to Bds $30 000 (US$15 000) for “Caribbean Export is honoured to have responded to an “urgent need for technical physical locations, whilst approximately various technical assistance projects been entrusted by CDB to implement such assistance and capacity building 45 per cent ceased production of goods and including, but not limited to resource an important programme for our regional programmes to help businesses survive, services and 80 per cent had no continuity efficiency and renewable energy; MSMEs,” said a statement on the remain competitive and regain market plan, during COVID. PIOJ projects growth for April to June quarter KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Planning visitors compared to none recorded in Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is projecting April 2020. Water Consumption for April that the economy will grow within the 2021 grew by 2.2 per cent relative to range of seven per cent to nine per cent April 2020,” he said. during the April to June 2021 quarter. Dr. Henry pointed out that a potential Director General of the PIOJ,Dr. upside to this growth forecast is the Wayne Henry, who made the extent to which the COVID-19 measures announcement, said this outlook is implemented globally are relaxed, given based on “the commencement of the the increased pace of rollout of recovery process relative to the low vaccination programmes. output levels recorded in the “On the downside, the official corresponding period of 2020”. commencement of the hurricane season Dr. Henry was speaking during a in June poses a risk to economic virtual media briefing on Wednesday. performance as well as a slower than The Director General noted as well expected rollout of the COVID-19 that the projected growth will also be vaccine globally and locally,” he said. dependent on the relaxation of some In the meantime, Dr. Henry informed coronavirus (COVID-19) containment that for the 2021/22 Fiscal Year, it is Director General of the PIOJ, Dr.Wayne Henry, measures relative to the lockdown, expected that the economy will grow which occurred in the corresponding within the range of four per cent to eight external demand for Jamaica’s goods was 8.9 per cent. This was 1.5 quarter of 2020. per cent. and services,” he said. percentage points higher than the rate In addition, he noted that the “In addition to the factors expected to In terms of employment prospects, he recorded in January 2020. anticipated positive out-turn will also influence the April to June 2021 quarter, noted that the increase in economic “Despite the relatively strong be based on increased domestic demand the performance of the fiscal year will be activities will also support the economic performance anticipated for due to an expected expansion in influenced by the gradual relaxation of strengthening of employment levels, this Fiscal Year, it should be noted that employment levels. measures globally that restrict the with some industries expected to get a full recovery to pre-crisis levels of gross “Preliminary data for the April to June movement of persons as countries seek closer to their pre-crisis levels. domestic product (GDP) output is not 2021 quarter has indicated some to attain herd immunity through According to the Labour Force Survey anticipated until Financial Year positive movements which support this continued rollout of vaccination undertaken by the Statistical Institute 2023/24, while employment levels are projection. Airport arrivals for April programmes. This augurs well for the of Jamaica (STATIN) for the month of expected to recover to pre-crisis levels in 2021 totalled approximately 83 000 world economy and a strengthening of January 2021, the unemployment rate Financial Year 2022/23,” Dr. Henry said. 6 • Monday June 7, 2021 Business Monday

El Salvador president wants Bitcoin as legal tender SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced in a recorded message played at a Bitcoin conference in Miami Saturday that next week he will send proposed legislation to the country’s congress that would make the cryptocurrency legal tender in the Central American nation. The 39-year-old president, who has maintained approval ratings above 90% and made Twitter his preferred way of communicating, characterised it as an idea that could help El Salvador move forward. “Next week I will send to Congress a bill that will make Bitcoin a legal tender in El Salvador,” Bukele said. “In the short term this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy and in the medium and long term we hope that this small decision can help us push humanity at least a tiny bit into the right direction.” The US dollar is El Salvador’s official currency. About one quarter of El Salvador’s citizens live in the United States and last year, despite the pandemic, they sent home more than $6 billion in remittances. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele delivers his annual address to the nation before Congress, in San Salvador, El Bukele’s New Ideas party holds a Salvador, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. supermajority in the new congress seated May 1, giving any legislative and works in the informal economy. centers where those caught violating Bukele’s concentration of power, proposal from the president a strong Bitcoin could improve financial the policy were detained. attacks on critics and open disdain for likelihood of passage. inclusion, he said. While enjoying a positive relationship checks on his power have raised Additional details of the plan were not Riding his high popularity and his with former US President Donald concerns about El Salvador’s path. released. But Bukele in subsequent party’s dominance performance in Trump, Bukele has had a much more However, Bukele has a wide base of messages on Twitter noted that Bitcoin February 28 elections, Bukele has tense relationship with the support in part due to the utter failure could be “the fastest growing way to concentrated power. His party’s administration of President Joe Biden. of the country’s traditional parties who transfer 6 billion dollars a year in supermajority in congress ousted the Last month, the White House Special ruled during the past 30 years to remittances.” He said that a big chunk justices of the Constitutional Chamber Envoy for the Northern Triangle Ricardo improve people’s lives and to his ability of those money transfers were currently of the Supreme Court May 1. They then Zúñiga said during a visit to El Salvador to provide short-term benefits. lost to intermediaries and with Bitcoin replaced the attorney general. that the US government would like to Bukele has been praised for more than a million low-income families They had been critical of some of see El Salvador reverse the moves aggressively obtaining COVID-19 could benefit. Bukele’s more drastic measures during against the court and the attorney vaccines and running an efficient He also said 70% of El Salvador’s the pandemic, including a mandatory general. Bukele said that would not vaccination program far more successful population does not have a bank account stay-at-home order and containment happen. than El Salvador’s neighbours. US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up WASHINGTON – Hiring in the United many unemployed Americans to take compared with pre-pandemic levels – a federal benefit on June 26. Nearly half States picked up in May yet was slowed time to consider their options. substantial gain. the states – all led by Republican again by the struggles of many That mismatch between employers And the number of unemployed who governors – will cut off the extra aid companies to find enough workers to and job seekers resulted in the sharp say their jobs are permanently lost starting this month. Many businesses keep up with the economy’s slowdown in hiring in April, when declined in May by the most in five have blamed the federal benefit for swift recovery from the pandemic businesses added far fewer jobs than months. That’s an encouraging sign that discouraging some of the jobless from recession. economists had forecast and many fewer companies are going beyond just taking work. US employers added 559 000 jobs last than had been hired in March. The recalling workers they had laid off in “It’s really going to be a hardship,” month, the Labour Department said disconnect eased somewhat in May.But the pandemic. Rowe said, noting that he’s already Friday, an improvement from April’s economists say it will likely persist until Yet many of those jobs are still low- dropped cable television service to save sluggish increase of 278 000. Yet the early fall, when schools reopen, COVID- paying and not appealing to many money. gain fell well short of employers’ need for 19 fades further and federal Americans – people like Marcellus Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said labour. The unemployment rate fell to unemployment benefits end. Rowe, who has been unemployed since Friday that the complaints from 5.8% from 6.1%. “There is a gap between the economy he lost his $16-an-hour job at the businesses about the federal jobless aid The speed of the rebound, fuelled by and labour market,” said Nela Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit is “a distraction” and noted that the substantial federal aid and rising Richardson, chief economist at the Agency in November 2019. number of people applying for vaccinations, has created a disconnect payroll processing firm ADP. May’s job Rowe, 29, says the only jobs he sees unemployment aid is falling steadily. between businesses and the gains, she said, are “more lackluster being advertised for someone like him Eric Winograd, an economist at unemployed: While companies are than one would expect given the strong pay scarcely more than $9 or $10 for AllianceBernstein, an investment rushing to add workers immediately, state of economic growth.” work in restaurants and small shops. management firm, said there are still many of the unemployed are still The May jobs report offered a number That isn’t enough to cover his $1 000 about 7 million people not searching for holding back. Some of the jobless are of signs that companies are trying monthly rent. work – and so aren’t counted as likely seeking better positions than they harder to find workers. They’re offering “I’m going to continue to look for unemployed – but who say in had before the pandemic triggered more money, for one thing.Average suitable work,” Rowe said. “I know it’s government surveys that they want a widespread layoffs. Or they still lack hourly pay jumped for a second straight going to come eventually.What I cannot job. That’s about 50% higher than before affordable child care. month, especially in the leisure and do is settle for an unsuitable job that the pandemic. Others still worry about contracting hospitality industry, which includes pays low wages.’’ “That is compelling evidence that COVID-19 or have decided to retire restaurants, bars, hotels and He’s been getting by on there is a large pool of workers who will early. And a temporary $300-a-week amusement parks. Hourly wages for all unemployment benefits, boosted by the return to work when they feel that it is federal unemployment benefit, on top of workers in that industry, except $300-a-week federal supplement. safe or when they are able to sort out regular state jobless aid, has likely led managers, were 6.4% higher in May However, Georgia is eliminating the child care,” Winograd said. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 7

Surveys show young Chinese inspired by late scientists CHINA bid farewell to two remarkable many were young people. More than 81% of those surveyed say endure long periods of hard work with scientists – Yuan Longping, known as According to a survey by China Youth they are so inspired that they have patience and persistence. “the father of hybrid rice,” and the Daily on young people aged between 14 determined to grow up to be scientists. Nearly 68% of the interviewees country’s top hepatobiliary surgeon Wu and 35, over 95% of the respondents say In a parallel survey, 95.6% of the proposed increased compensation and Mengchao, in May.Hundreds of millions they will take Yuan and Wu as their young people surveyed say they admire benefits for scientific researchers, and paid respects to the deceased scientists lifetime icons after learning about their scientists who devote themselves to 57.4% believe the scientific community on-site and on social networks, of whom stories and contributions. fundamental scientific research and deserves more respect from society. Once dwindling freshwater lake on grassland regains vitality WITH a decade long ecological Wetlands around Hulun Lake in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region saw improved biodiversity after a decade treatment, birds chirping, grass long ecological treatment. [PHOTO/XINHUA] growing, water splashing, the wetlands around Hulun Lake in protection and treatment projects providing a good habitat and breeding Using video monitoring, whenever Liu North China’s Inner Mongolia including treating the desertified land ground for birds. The once dwindling finds someone getting near the river, autonomous region saw improved around the lake and shutting down the lake has regained its vitality. the team immediately drives there to biodiversity. catering and tourism enterprises in the "My mother is so happy, and I feel 20 check it out. “To be honest, the work is Human activities and soil erosion had reserve. By 2020, a total of 46 900 years younger when seeing the lake still hard. We are on call 24 hours a day, been blamed to cause a drastic fall on hectares of desertified land have been ecology is restored. There is no sand, and we quite often operate at night,” the water table of the lake since 2000. treated. and the birds and fish have returned to said Liu. The lake’s water storage decreased to Hou’s family was among 460 the lake,” he said. Liu has developed a hobby of about 4.5 billion cubic meters in 2010 households relocated from the lake “The primary target of the lake’s monitoring the birds’ activities. from its previous average of 12 billion reserve in 2018. Grazing was banned ecological protection is to reduce human In November last year, he watched cubic meters, with a shrinkage rate of 60 on 845 000 hectares of grassland near interference and allow it to recover by from the monitors that five hungry mute per cent. the lake. itself,” said Dou Huashan, deputy swans were trapped on the ice. Hou Yuguang, in his 50s, recalled that Hou now gets 20 000 yuan ($3,116) of director of Hulun Lake National Nature Liu and his colleagues drove to their all the grass was gone and birds were government subsidy a year from the Reserve Administration. rescue. The birds were taken back to gone around his house on the lakeshore grazing ban on his 100 hectares of Since 2013, the number of bird species the protection station and fed till this at that time. pasture. has increased to 345 from 333. That of spring, when Liu released them back to Dubbed as the “kidney of the Hou’s new house in Jibholengt fish species in the lake has risen to 47 nature. Liu and his colleagues rescued grassland,” the body of water – the Township, New Barag Left Banner, is from 32, and the number of mammals about 40 migratory birds last year. fourth largest freshwater lake in the equipped with a flushing toilet, running species increased to 38 from 35, “When we surveyed swan geese in the country – on Hulun Buir Grassland, was tap water and heating. Hou has rented according to the reserve administration. reserve in 2013, there were fewer than included on the list of internationally a couple of pastures near his house to Liu Cunwang and his three colleagues 500, but now there are nearly 5 000, and important wetlands in 2002. raise cattle and sheep. are now responsible for patrolling the total amount of fishery resources Hulun Lake is a big part of Hou’s life. “It took me some time to adjust to the wetlands in the core area of the lake has increased by more than 30 000 As a child, he and his father would ride new environment and facilities. This reserve where herders like Hou used to tonnes during the period,” said Dou. horses and play around the lake. place is warm in the winter, unlike my live. Their work is to protect birds and “The cameras also caught eight wolves In 2014, the municipal government of previous home. And it is more fish from poaching. this spring, which was unusual in the Hulun Buir initiated a fishing convenient for me to buy forage as the Liu said in the first year, they trekked past decade,” he said, adding wolves, a moratorium in the core lake area, which road is next to my house,” he said. the whole area and set up camps in key main predator on grassland, reflect the has been prolonged through this year. He often drives his mother to see the places, but with the help of a digital positive development of the ecological In 2016, the local government started lake. Wetland vegetation such as reeds monitoring system set up in 2018, the environment of the reserve and the to implement a number of ecological and willow shrubs have been restored, patrol has become more efficient. effective control of human disturbance. Xinjiang sees record new energy power generation efficiency XINJIANG Uygur Autonomous Region hit 93.2% and 98.8%, up 4.5 and four recovering from a record low of 63% in With abundant natural endowments in northwest China has achieved a percentage points year on year, 2016. in the hinterland, Xinjiang has record-high new energy power respectively. Generation of wind and By the end of April, Xinjiang’s transmitted 27 billion kilowatt-hours of generation efficiency rate, according to solar power increased significantly to installed capacity of wind and solar electricity generated by new energy to the regional commission of 22.43 billion kilowatt-hours of power generation came to 23.55 20 other Chinese provinces, regions development and reform. electricity in the period. million kilowatts and 12.06 million and municipalities in 2020, reducing Data from the commission showed The region’s utilization rate of new kilowatts, respectively, accounting for carbon dioxide emissions by 23.32 that in the first four months of this energy power generating capacity had 34.3% of the region’s total million tonnes, according to data by the year, the utilization rate of its wind sustained growth for five consecutive installed power capacity, latest data State Grid’s Xinjiang Electric Power and solar power generating capacity years to reach 91% in 2020, showed. 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NEGOTIATIONS on other panellists. ing charge for any CARI- home. roaming charges Caribbean countries COM citizen moving The Chairman told the across Barbados and have concluded agree- around the region or there discussion discussions the Caribbean are to ments on key issues at is no roaming charge and have taken place as well begin in earnest today their annual summits they are paying as if they about the greater mobil- as CARICOM moves to only to procrastinate in were in their own country. ity of people. According to implement some of the implementing them. In addition, he said that him, CARICOM heads of proposals outlined in However, Professor personnel were already government are very the report on Persaud said that since drafting what subsidiar- much about lowering the Commission on the the report was done he ity enhanced cooperation threshold with respect to economy. has started to see some means to be presented at documentation like an in- Chairman of the movements towards im- a CARICOM heads of dividual having at least Commission, Professor plementation. Government conference two CXC certificates, or Avinash Persaud said so “On Monday (today) later in the year. does one need to queue to during a panel discussion there is going to be nego- He remarked further acquire it, to make the in- titled “Putting People in tiations with the major that there has been busi- dividual eligible for mobil- the Caribbean at the telecommunications com- ness discussions on a pro- ity across the region. Centre of Development,” panies in the region to try posed fast ferry service by “So there is a fair while focusing on the and reach a negotiated a handful of countries on amount of movement on a Commission’s report. agreement on one of the how goods can be moved number of issues in the re- Dr. Damien King of the recommendations in the around the region and to port,” Professor Persaud University of the West report dealing with data get people to use the sys- said noting that there is Indies,Jamaica, and Dr. roaming charges,” tem by taking their cars to still a lot of scepticism Jan Yves Remy, Deputy Professor Persaud said. other regional countries about integration in the Director of the Shridath He said that this can ei- where they can drive caribbean since the region Professor Avinash Persaud. Ramphal Centre, were the ther be a flat data roam- around before returning has not delivered. Prof. Mazzucato to give William G Demas Memorial lecture

EMINENT Professor of explore how small island and then relating the con- portal, Quartz; while New Economics and states can leverage inno- cepts to Caribbean Statesman writer, Adam Innovation, Mariana vation as a tool for devel- economies through a dis- Tooze described her book, Mazzucato will deliver opment, the role of the pri- cussion with Dr. Leon. “The Value of Everything”; this year’s William G. vate and public sectors in Attendees will also have published in 2017, as a call Demas Memorial Lecture. driving growth and how the opportunity to pose for a “complete reconsid- It is scheduled for June governments can create questions to the Professor eration of our system of 15. an environment that fos- using online portals. economic values”. Mazzucato is expected ters innovation at all lev- Professor Mazzucato is Currently serving as a to outline how Small els of the economy. known for her ground- Professor in the Island Developing States CDB President Dr.Gene breaking ideas about de- Economics of Innovation (SIDS) can rethink their Leon said that it is ab- signing market-shaping and Public Value at approach to innovation to solutely vital for the re- policy in a ‘mission-ori- University College build more resilient and gion to embrace innova- ented way’ to solve chal- London (UCL), Dr. competitive economies. tion as a tool for igniting lenges facing humanity. Mazzucato is also the Utilising the theme, economic growth and de- Her work challenges con- founding director of the “Rethinking Innovation; velopment. “CDB is utilis- ventional theories about UCL Institute for Reimagining the Future,” ing this year’s William the role of the state and Innovation and Public the highly anticipated ad- Demas Lecture to kindle the private sector in driv- Purpose. dress will seek to make in- that process and Professor ing innovation and about The lecture will mark novation more relevant to Mazzucato is the ideal how economic value is cre- the start of the CDB’s SIDS and to demonstrate person to lay a framework ated, measured, and 2021 Annual Meeting how the concept can be for exploring novel ideas,” shared. which will run from June used to reposition regional said the President. She has been hailed as 15 - July 1, 2021. The economies for the future The virtual event will “one of the world’s most in- meeting events are open and to address the vulner- take a multi-facetted ap- fluential economists... on to the public and inter- abilities exposed by the proach, with Professor a mission to save capital- ested persons can view the COVID-19 pandemic. Mazzucato outlining ideas ism from itself”, by the sessions via live stream on Professor of Economics and Innovation, Mariana The presentation will in an initial presentation global business journalism CDB’s website. Mazzucato.

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Pope voices ‘pain’ over Canadian Popular Nigerian televangelist T.B. deaths, doesn’t apologize Joshua dies at 57 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis yesterday expressed his pain over LAGOS, Nigeria – Temitope Balogun the discovery in Canada of the Joshua, one of Africa’s most popular remains of 215 Indigenous students televangelists who was known as T.B. of church-run residential schools and Joshua, has died. He was 57. pressed religious and political The Nigerian-born pastor was founder of authorities to shed light on “this sad the mega church Synagogue Church Of All affair.” But he didn’t offer the apology Nations, or SCOAN, which also runs the sought by the Canadian prime Emmanuel Television Station in Lagos. minister. The church announced his death in a Francis, in remarks to faithful gathered statement yesterday.No cause of death was in St. Peter’s Square, also called on the given.“God has taken His servant Prophet authorities to foster healing but made no T.B Joshua home – as it should be by divine reference to Prime Minister Justin will,” the church said, adding that “his last Trudeau’s insistence, two days earlier,that moments on earth were spent in the service the Vatican apologize and take of God. This is what he was born for, lived responsibility. for and died for.” From the 19th century until the 1970s, T.B. Joshua was noted for making more than 150,000 Indigenous children predictions and for his claims to cure were forced to attend state-funded various ailments and to make people Christian schools, the majority of them prosper through miracles. He was, however, run by Roman Catholic missionary controversial, with critics questioning his congregations, in a campaign to assimilate claims and saying he profited off of people them into Canadian society. seeking hope. The Canadian government has More than 15,000 people from Nigeria admitted that physical and sexual abuse and abroad attend SCOAN’s Sunday was rampant in the schools, with students services. Many African presidents, senior beaten for speaking their native government officials, international soccer languages. players, musicians and other high-profile Ground-penetrating radar was used to guests have worshipped in the church. He confirm the remains of the children at the was popular in many African countries, Kamloops Indian Residential School in and in South America where he had held Kamloops, British Columbia, last month. many religious crusades. The school was Canada’s largest such In September 2014, the guest house of facility and was operated by the Catholic Pope Francis speaks from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's the church collapsed, killing more than 100 Church between 1890 and 1969. Square at The Vatican to a crowd of faithful and pilgrims gathered for the people, most of them foreigners who were “I am following with pain the news that Sunday Angelus noon prayer, yesterday. in Nigeria to attend his services. While arrives from Canada about the upsetting authorities say the building collapsed discovery of the remains of 215 children,” The Missionary Oblates of Mary Last week, the Vatican spokesman because of structural defects, T.B. Joshua Francis said in his customary Sunday Immaculate, which ran nearly half of didn’t respond to requests for comment insisted the building was blown up by a noon remarks to the public. Canada’s residential schools, has yet to about the demands for a formal apology small plane that he claimed flew over it “I join with the Canadian bishops and release any records about the Kamloops from the pope. shortly before it came down. the entire Catholic Church in Canada in school, she also said. On Wednesday, Vancouver Archbishop Joshua is survived by his widow and expressing my closeness to the Canadian Francis’ comments spoke of healing but Michael Miller tweeted his “deep apology three children. people traumatized by the shocking not of apology. and profound condolences to the families news,? Francis said. “May the political and religious and communities that have been ”This sad discovery adds to the authorities continue to collaborate with devastated by this horrific news.” The awareness of the sorrows and sufferings of determination to shed light on this sad churchman, who leads Catholics in that the past,” he added. affair and to commit humbly to a path of British Columbia archdiocese, added that Trudeau on Friday blasted the church reconciliation and healing,? Francis said. the church was “unquestionably wrong in for being “silent” and “not stepping up,? “These difficult moments represent a implementing a government colonialist and called on it to formally apologize and strong call to distance ourselves from the policy which resulted in devastation for to make amends for its prominent role in colonial model and from today’s ideological children, families and communities.” his nation’s former system of church-run colonizing and to walk side by side in The United, Presbyterian and Anglican Indigenous residential schools. dialogue, in mutual respect and in churches have apologized for their roles in He noted that when he met with Francis recognizing rights and cultural values of the abuse, as has the Canadian at the Vatican in 2017, he had asked him all the daughters and sons of Canada,” government, which has offered to ”move forward on apologizing” and on the pope said. compensation. making records available. But, Trudeau “Let’s entrust to the Lord the souls of all Among the many recommendations of a said, “we’re still seeing resistance from those children, deceased in the residential government-established Truth and the church, possibly from the church in schools of Canada,? the pontiff added.“Let Reconciliation Commission was a papal Canada.” us pray for the families and for the apology. Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlups indigenous Canadian communities In 2009, then Pope Benedict XVI met te Secwepemc First Nation in British overcome by sorrow.” Francis then asked with former students and survivors and Columbia has said her nation wants a the public in the square below his window told them of his “personal anguish” over public apology from the Catholic Church. to join him in silent prayer. their suffering. But his words weren’t T.B. Joshua

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They live in The name pays tribute to both Duchess of Sussex.” Montecito, an upscale area near Harry’s grandmother, Queen U.K. Prime Minister Boris Santa Barbara, California. Elizabeth II, whose family Johnson also congratulated the In the wake of quitting royal nickname is Lilibet, and his late couple in a tweet. duties, they gave an explosive TV mother, Princess Diana. Harry and Meghan Markle – interview to Oprah Winfrey in “Thank you for your continued formerly an actor – married at March, in which the couple kindness and support during this Windsor Castle in May 2018 and described painful comments very special time for our family,” welcomed their son, Archie about how dark Archie’s skin Harry and Meghan, also known Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, might be before his birth and as the Duke and Duchess of a year later. Meghan talked about the intense Sussex, wrote in a statement that No photos of the newborn or isolation she felt inside the royal Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of accompanied the birth the Sussexes accompanied the family that led her to contemplate Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in announcement yesterday. announcement. The couple has suicide. London, Thursday, March 5, 2020. The second baby for the The baby is “more than we said that in lieu of gifts, they Buckingham Palace said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is officially here: Meghan gave could have ever imagined, and we request those interested learn allegations of racism made by the birth to a healthy girl on Friday, June 4, 2021. remain grateful for the love and about or support nonprofit couple were “concerning” and prayers we’ve felt from across the organizations working for women would be addressed privately. royal family cut him off The first seven places remain globe,” they continued. and girls, including Girls Inc., Winfrey and Harry recently financially after he announced unchanged: Prince Charles; The baby girl was born at 11:40 Harvest Home, CAMFED or collaborated on the Apple TV+ plans to step back from his roles Prince William; William’s a.m. at the Santa Barbara Myna Mahila Foundation. mental-health series “The Me You – and that he was able to afford children, Prince George, Princess Cottage Hospital in Santa The birth of the healthy baby Can’t See.” security for his family because of Charlotte and Prince Louis; Barbara, California, and weighed girl opens a happy chapter for the In the interview with Oprah, the money his mother left behind. Prince Harry,and his son,Archie. in at 7 lbs, 11 oz, a spokesperson couple following a miscarriage in Meghan also talked about the fact Despite leaving royal duties, Lilibet’s birth moves Prince for the couple said. The child is July 2020. Meghan gave a that her son was not given the Harry’s place in the order of Andrew, who was born second in eighth in line to the British personal account of that title of prince. Harry said the succession to the throne remains. line in 1960, down to ninth place. Merkel’s party fends off far-right challenge in state vote BERLIN – Chancellor Angela and centrists on Sept. 26, when many mail-in ballots had yet to Merkel’s conservatives handily it aims to hold onto power at the be counted. batted away a challenge from federal level despite four-term Haseloff expressed relief that the far right in a state election chancellor Merkel not running voters backed centrist parties at yesteray that was seen as the again. the expense of the political last big test for Germany’s The election result, if fringes, saying the outcome political parties before a national projections based on partial showed a “big, big majority had vote in September. counts are confirmed, would be a made a democratic choice and Projections by public strong endorsement for drawn a clear demarcation line broadcaster ARD put Merkel’s incumbent governor Reiner to the right.” Aside from its core center-right Christian Haseloff of the CDU, who now message against immigration, Democratic Union at 36.6%, a has the comfort of being able to the AfD this year campaigned gain of more than 6 percentage pick from as many as four strongly against pandemic points compared to the last possible coalitions with smaller restrictions and its election election five years ago in the parties. For the past five years, posters urged voters to sparsely populated state of 2.2 the 67-year-old has governed in demonstrate their “resistance” million inhabitants. an unprecedented coalition with at the ballot box. The far-right Alternative for the center-left Social Democrats But Karamba Diaby, who Germany, or AfD, was projected and environmentalist Greens. chairs the Social Democrats’ to get 22% of the vote, a slight Haseloff, whose popularity in chapter in the state’s biggest city, drop compared to 2016. The the state was a strong pull for Halle, said the fact that the far party has moved steadily further voters, ruled out any cooperation right had again won more than to the right in recent years and with AfD or the ex-communist a fifth of the total vote was “very its chapter in Saxony-Anhalt Left party,who were projected to sad for democracy.” has come under increased get 11% of the vote – a record Diaby, who also represents his scrutiny from Germany’s low in the state. party in the national domestic intelligence service for The Social Democrats also parliament, said the Social its ties to extremist groups. fared worse than five years ago Democrats had failed to While elections in Germany’s and were expected to get about capitalize on their achievements 16 states are often influenced by 8.4%, while the Greens made in the state government – an local issues and voting modest gains to take 6%. argument that has also been sentiments, they are also seen Saxony-Anhalt state governor Reiner Haseloff of Merkel’s Projections also showed that the used to explain its poor results at as important bellwethers for the Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, and his wife Gabriele pro-business Free Democrats the federal level. national mood. A strong win for react, at the CDU election party, after the state election in entered the state assembly “It’s clear that we’re not going the CDU would be seen as a sign Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday, June 6, 2021 . The election for again after missing out five to stick our heads in the sand,” that the party’s new leader, the new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt was the last years ago, receiving 6.5%. he said. “The election campaign Armin Laschet, can hope for state election before the federal election in September A final result wasn’t likely for the Bundestag starts support from both conservatives 2021. before late Sunday or Monday,as tomorrow.” The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 15

Kremlin critic leaves Russia fearing new arrest RUSSIAN opposition 41, was detained by Russian of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei “I'm approaching Kyiv where The Kremlin has said recent politician Dmitry Gudkov law enforcement officials on Navalny, have fled the country I have long-planned meetings arrests of politicians such as said yesterday he had left Tuesday over allegations he due to the latest crackdown on and TV appearances,” he posted Gudkov have nothing to do Russia after receiving failed to pay a debt on a rented the opposition after street on his Telegram account. with politics, and denies trying warnings by people close to property, which he denies. rallies to demand Navalny’s “Several sources close to the to clear the field of political the Kremlin that he would He was released from release. presidential administration opponents. be arrested if he stayed in custody on Thursday but Gudkov said the true purpose circle said that if I do not leave Gudkov told Reuters the country. remains a suspect in a criminal of the probe was barring him the country, my fake criminal yesterday he would make a A former member of the case. A group of Kremlin from the September case would be taken further to decision later about his further Russian parliament, Gudkov, opponents, many of them allies parliamentary election. the point of my arrest,” he said. plans. US High court asked to review men-only draft registration law

WASHINGTON – The Supreme combat. Two years later, the Court is being asked to decide department said all military whether it’s sex discrimination roles would be open to women for the government to require without exception. only men to register for the draft Just last year,a congressional when they turn 18. commission concluded that the The question of whether it’s “time is right” to extend the unconstitutional to require men obligation to register to women. but not women to register could “The current disparate be viewed as one with little treatment of women practical impact. The last time unacceptably excludes women there was a draft was during the from a fundamental civic Vietnam War, and the military obligation and reinforces gender has been all-volunteer since. But stereotypes about the role of the registration requirement is women, undermining national one of the few remaining places security,” the commission said where federal law treats men in a report. and women differently, and The Biden administration is women’s groups are among urging the justices not to take those arguing that allowing it the case and to let Congress to stand is harmful. instead tackle the issue. The justices could say as soon Administration lawyers wrote as today whether they will hear in a brief that any a case involving the Military “reconsideration of the Selective Service Act, which constitutionality of the male- requires men to register for the only registration requirement ... draft. FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2015, file photo, Army 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, center, and Capt. Kristen would be premature at this Ria Tabacco Mar, the director Griest, right, pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger time” because Congress is of the American Civil Liberties school graduation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. Haver and Griest became the first female “actively considering” the issue. Union’s Women’s Rights Project, graduates of the Army’s rigorous Ranger School. The Selective Service System, who is urging the court to take the agency that oversees up the issue, says requiring men caregivers in the event of an whether women have to register, those cases were brought by the registration, said in a statement to register imposes a “serious armed conflict. We think those just whether the current system founding director of the ACLU’s that it doesn’t comment on burden on men that’s not being stereotypes demean both men is constitutional. If it isn’t, then Women’s Rights Project, Ruth pending litigation but that it is imposed on women.” and women,” she said. it would then be up to Congress Bader Ginsburg, who became a “capable of performing whatever Men who do not register can Even if the draft is never used to decide how to respond, either justice in 1993. mission Congress should lose eligibility for student loans again, retaining the men-only by passing a law requiring The last time the high court mandate.” and civil service jobs, and failing requirement sends a “really everyone to register or deciding considered the Military If the court agrees to take the to register is also a felony damaging message,” said registration is no longer Selective Service Act, then- case, arguments wouldn’t punishable by a fine of up to Tabacco Mar, who represents necessary. Justice William Rehnquist happen until the fall at the $250,000 and five years in the National Coalition For Men The issue of who has to explained that the purpose of earliest, after the court’s prison. But Tabacco Mar says and two individual men register for the draft has been to registration “was to prepare for summer break. The court the male-only requirement does challenging the law the court before. In 1981, the a draft of combat troops.” He already has high-profile cases more than that. A group of retired senior court voted 6-3 to uphold the said that because women could awaiting it then. They include a “It’s also sending a military officers and the men-only registration not serve in combat, the law was major challenge to abortion tremendously harmful message National Organization for requirement. At the time, the not unlawful sex discrimination rights and an appeal to expand that women are less fit than Women Foundation are among decision was something of an that violated the Constitution. gun rights. men to serve their country in the others urging the court to outlier because the court was But military policy has The case about the draft is this particular way and take the case. regularly invalidating gender- changed. In 2013, the National Coalition For Men v. conversely that men are less fit If the court agrees to hear the based distinctions in cases about Department of Defense lifted Selective Service System, 20- than women to stay home as case, it wouldn’t be deciding other areas of the law. Many of the ban on women serving in 928. Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, say rival militant group THE leader of the Nigerian Neither Boko Haram nor the death in a clash circulated last east Nigeria. Haram militants have been militant group Boko Haram, Nigerian government have month, the Nigerian army said He has been reported dead most active in the region. Abubakar Shekau, has killed confirmed his death. it would investigate. numerous times before only to It was from a school in Chibok, himself, a rival militant group In the undated audio Army spokesman Brig Gen resurface. in Borno state, that hundreds of said in an audio recording. recording, a voice thought to be Mohammed Yerima told the Shekau took over Boko girls were abducted by Boko In the audio, obtained by news that of Iswap leader Abu Musab BBC the army was looking into Haram after its founder Haram in 2014, and many of agencies, the Islamic State West al-Barnawi said Shekau “killed what happened, but that it Muhammad Yusuf was killed by them remain missing. Another Africa Province (Iswap) said himself instantly by detonating would not issue a statement police in 2009. mass kidnapping of Shekau died detonating an explosive”. until it got definitive proof. Since then, more than 40,000 schoolchildren also took place in explosives on himself after a “God has judged him by One journalist with close links people have been killed and over 2018 in Yobe, another north- battle between the two groups. sending him to heaven,” he said, to security agencies said that two million displaced from their eastern state. Shekau was reported dead according to a transcript from Shekau died when Iswap homes in the deadly insurgency Iswap broke away from Boko last month and has been the AFP news agency. attacked Boko Haram positions in north-east Nigeria. Haram in 2016. reported killed before. When reports of Shekau’s in the Sambisa forest, north- Over the past decade, Boko 16 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

WhatsApp Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears APPLE has released a software update for AirTags following concerns they hijack scam could be used to track people secretly. AirTags were released in April and were promoted as a way for people to keep track of their belongings. continues However, critics warned that the coin- sized tracker could be easily used to monitor someone’s real-time location. Following the update, AirTags will to spread beep if they are away from their owner’s iPhone – at a random time between SCAMMERS are continuing to eight and 24 hours – to alert people target WhatsApp users and hijack nearby. their accounts, by posing as a AirTags should update their software friend and asking for SMS security automatically when they are close to the codes. owner’s iPhone. The scam has existed for years but When it announced AirTags in April, has continued to catch people out, with Apple said it had designed features to victims sharing their stories on social prevent them being used to stalk people. media. WhatsApp says users should The device is small enough to be AirTags are designed to help people keep track of their belongings. never hand over their security codes to placed inside a bag or a coat pocket, anybody, even if they appear to be a which raised concerns about its family. Changes friend. One victim said he was potential for misuse. Kirk McElhearn wrote on tech blog Following the update, an AirTag will embarrassed to have fallen for the If an iPhone detects that somebody Intego that he had posted one of the beep at a random time between eight “simple” else’s tracker is following it around, it is trackers to a friend in south London. and 24 hours if it is away from its scam. supposed to display an alert. The tags After the device was delivered, the owner’s iPhone. You may be a target of the scam if you were also programmed to beep if they friend left the envelope on his kitchen Apple says it is also planning to receive an SMS text message with a were away from their owner’s iPhone counter. introduce safeguards for Android users. six-digit WhatsApp code that you were for three days, potentially allowing the McElhearn said his AirTag failed to “Later this year, we will also introduce not expecting. owner to be tracked without their alert his friend of its presence after more an Android application that will enable Usually you would need this code knowledge. than four days in his house. users to detect an AirTag or Find My when setting up a new account, or People with Android smartphones do Some reviewers have also suggested network-enabled accessory separated logging in to your existing account on not see an on-screen warning. the 15-second warning beeps are not from its owner that may be travelling a new device. Several reviewers said they had used loud enough to be heard over everyday with a user,” said the company in a However, if you have not AirTags to successfully track friends or household noises. statement. initiated this request, it could be a scammer trying to log in to your account. In the next step, the scammer sends you a WhatsApp message asking for Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years the six-digit code. It appears to come from a genuine friend because that account has FACEBOOK Inc has suspended former Trump said: “Facebook’s ruling is an megaphone to a man who 74 million already been hijacked. US President Donald Trump’s Facebook insult to the record-setting 75m people, people voted for. They didn’t just know “I got a WhatsApp message from my and Instagram accounts for two years. plus many others, who voted for us...” him, or approve of him; they voted for good friend Michelle, saying she was He was barred indefinitely from both “They shouldn’t be allowed to get away him to be US president. That is a big locked out of her account,” one victim, sites in January in the wake of posts he with this censoring and silencing, and call. called Charlie, told the BBC. made on the US Capitol riots, but last ultimately, we will win. Our country can’t Facebook says public figures who “She said she accidentally sent the month Facebook’s Oversight Board take this abuse anymore!” violate its rules by inciting unrest or access code to my phone instead of hers, criticised the open-ended penalty. In a second statement on the two-year violence will be suspended for a month or, and could I just screenshot it and send Facebook said Trump’s actions were “a ban,Trump attacked Facebook’s founder. in more serious cases, up to two years. it over.” severe violation of our rules”. “Next time I’m in the White House It comes as part of an effort to undo a In reality, Charlie had sent the access Trump said the move was “an insult” there will be no more dinners, at his previous policy of allowing newsworthy code for his own account to the to the millions who voted for him in last request, with Mark Zuckerberg and his political speech despite a potential that scammer. year’s presidential election. wife,” the former president said. “It will it may cause harm. “I think I fell for it because we all Facebook’s move comes as the social be all business!” Posts that are deemed worthy of an know how frustrating tech can be and media giant is also ending a policy The move by Facebook allows Trump to exception, despite possible violations, I was eager to help,” he told the BBC. shielding politicians from some content return to the platform before the 2024 may still be allowed but will be given a “It took me a day to realise what had moderation rules. presidential election. warning label by Facebook.The company happened.” It said that it would no longer give It also comes as he prepares to again says it will no longer treat “content Charlie said he had deleted politicians immunity for deceptive or hold the large scale in-person rallies that posted by politicians any differently”. WhatsApp and would not be using it abusive content based on their comments were a signature of his campaigns and “Instead, we will simply apply our again. He has switched to Apple’s being newsworthy. presidency.One of his first is planned for newsworthiness balancing test in the iMessage instead. Trump’s ban was effective from the Dallas, Texas, in early July, according to same way to all content, measuring With a stolen account, the hijacker date of the initial suspension on 7 local media. whether the public interest value of the can message your friends and family, January, Facebook’s vice-president of Earlier this week, it emerged that the content outweighs the potential risk of and pretend to be you. global affairs Nick Clegg said in a post. communications platform set up by harm by leaving it up.” They may pretend you’re having a “Given the gravity of the circumstances Trump in the wake of his social media The company’s Oversight Board found crisis and ask your contacts for money. that led to Trump’s suspension, we bans – From the Desk of Donald J Trump that Trump’s initial ban was appropriate, It also gives them your contacts’ believe his actions constituted a severe – has been permanently shut down. but that there was no rationale for the phone numbers so they can try the six- violation of our rules which merit the In addition to Facebook, which has over ban to remain indefinitely. digit code trick with new victims. highest penalty available,” it added. two billion monthly users, Trump has The independent board, which is By hijacking your account, the “If we determine that there is still a also been banned from Twitter,YouTube, funded by Facebook, has 20 members scammer will also remain in your group serious risk to public safety, we will Snapchat,Twitch and other social media who are able to make binding decisions chats, where they could see sensitive extend the restriction for a set period of platforms over the January riot. on content. Among the members are legal information. time and continue to re-evaluate until Facebook’s dilemma on Trump was scholars, journalists, freedom of speech In a statement, WhatsApp said: “The that risk has receded.” complex, involved trade-offs, and was experts and a former prime minister of safety and security of our users and On his return,Trump will be held to “a guaranteed to upset millions of people. Denmark. their messages are really important to strict set of rapidly escalating sanctions,” The fact is – whatever their decision – it The announcement comes on the same us. However, just like regular SMS or for any violations, Clegg’s statement was bound to be polarising. day that regulators in Europe and the phone calls, it’s possible for other noted. However, just to be clear: today UK begin formal anti-trust inquiries into WhatsApp users who have your phone In a statement issued from his Save Facebook, the world’s biggest social whether Facebook misused customer number to contact you.” America political action committee, network, has denied access to its data. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 17

Nasa to launch baby squid to International Space Station MORE than 100 baby squid and 5 000 our microbes to maintain a healthy microscopic animals are set to be digestive and immune system.We do not launched to the International Space fully understand how spaceflight alters Station (ISS) recently. these beneficial interactions,” Jamie The creatures, along with other Foster, the experiment’s principal equipment for experiments, will head to investigator said. the ISS aboard Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket. She added that the squid will be able Its hoped that the experiments will be to address “these important issues in able to help scientists understand the animal health". effects of spaceflight. The squid will be frozen before their The launch at 13:29 EDT (17:29 GMT) return to Earth. will be broadcast live by Nasa. They are also joined on the Space X The 128 baby bobtail squid will be rocket by 5 000 tardigrades, more used as part of research into the effects commonly referred to as water bears. of spaceflight on beneficial interactions The microscopic animals can tolerate About 128 baby bobtail squid are set to be sent to the International Space between microbes and animals. environments more extreme than most Station. The squid have an immune system life forms can. This makes them perfect which is similar to that of humans. for studying how life responds and to do is understand how tardigrades are experiment’s principal investigator said. Nasa says the experiment could adapts to extreme environments. surviving and reproducing in these Other experiments due to be support the development of protective It is hoped that this information can environments and whether we can learn conducted include a look into whether measures to preserve astronaut health then be used to understand the stress anything about the tricks that they are robotic arms can be operated remotely during long space missions. factors affecting humans in space. using and adapt them to safeguard using virtual reality along with a study “Animals, including humans, rely on “One of the things we are really keen astronauts,” Thomas Boothby, the into the production of tougher cotton. Venus: Nasa announces two new missions NASA has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological features. The missions, which have each been awarded $500m (£352m) in funding, are due to launch between 2028 and 2030. Nasa administrator Bill Nelson said the missions would offer the “chance to investigate a planet we haven’t been to in more than 30 years". The last US probe to visit the planet was the Magellan orbiter in 1990. However, other spacecraft – from Europe and Japan – have orbited the planet since then. The missions were picked following a peer review process and were chosen based on their potential scientific value and the feasibility of their development plans. “These two sister missions both aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world, capable of melting lead at the surface,” Mr Nelson said. Venus is the second planet from the sun and the hottest planet in the solar system with a surface temperature of 500C – high enough to melt lead. The Davinci+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, A mind-bending photograph of an orangutan with the sky reflected in water has won first prize in the Nature TTL Chemistry, and Imaging) mission will Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. measure the planet’s atmosphere to gain insight into how it formed and evolved. It will also aim to determine whether Optical illusion of orangutan wins award Venus ever had an ocean. Davinci+ is expected to return the first A MIND-BENDING photograph of Nature TTL. “Trees over 1 000 years old – high resolution images of the planet’s an orangutan with the sky reflected “The unique perspective and which are a major asset to our planet – “tesserae” geological features. Scientists in water has won first prize in the composition means you are immediately are being cut down for palm oil believe these features could be Nature TTL Photographer of the trying to figure out what exactly you plantation. comparable to continents on Earth and Year 2021 competition. are looking at.” “As humans we have a lot of could suggest that Venus has plate The image, by Canadian Mr Vijayan took the photo in Borneo, alternative choices to replace the oil, tectonics. photographer Thomas Vijayan, is called where he selected a tree that was in the but the orangutans don’t have any The second mission, Veritas (Venus The World is Going Upside Down. It water so he could get a good reflection options other than losing their home.” Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, beat 8 000 entries from around the globe of the sky and create the upside-down Vijayan’s photo also won first place Topography,and Spectroscopy), will map to win the top prize of £1 500. effect. in the Animal Behaviour category. the planet’s surface to understand its “Thomas’s image is really unique, and “This image means a lot to me because Here are winning images from other geological history and investigate how it immediately stood out to the judging presently the orangutan population is categories, with descriptions by the developed so differently than Earth. panel,” said Will Nicholls, founder of reducing at an alarming rate,” he said. photographers. 18 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Stars both real and virtual attend ceremony A HOST of stars are attending this year’s Bafta Television Awards, both in physical and virtual form. Michaela Coel, Paul Mescal and Billie Piper are among the nominees physically attending the ceremony at Television Centre in west London. Others are taking part via video call or in pre-recorded speeches. Comedian Richard Ayoade is hosting the event, which is kicking off with a live performance from Years & Years’ Olly Alexander. The singer and actor, recently seen in Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, said he was “so excited” to open the ceremony with new track Starstruck. His appearance follows his acclaimed performance of Pet Shop Boys song It’s A Sin with Sir Elton John at this year’s Brit Letitia Wright and Paapa Essiedu are nominated for Small Axe and I Awards. May Destroy You respectively. Further music is being provided by pianist Alexis which is up for six awards in four The series also won big at the Ffrench, whose rendition of his categories. Bafta Craft Awards, which piece Bluebird will accompany a They include best actor nods for recognise backstage talent, moment of reflection. John Boyega and Shaun Parkes picking up three prizes including Guest presenters include and two more citations in the for Coel’s writing and directing. comedians Bill Bailey and Daisy best supporting actor category. Coel is up for leading actress on May Cooper, Line of Duty star Small Axe was the big winner Sunday, a category that also Adrian Dunbar, and Strictly at last month’s Bafta Craft includes I Hate Suzie star Piper dancer Oti Mabuse. Awards, picking up five prizes for and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer. Jon Snow, Catherine O’Hara its behind-the-scenes Coel’s co-stars Paapa Essiedu and Catherine Zeta-Jones are achievements. and Weruche Opia are also among the celebrities presenting Michaela Coel wrote, directed shortlisted. awards virtually. and starred in I May Destroy Comedy shows with a shot at Nominated shows this year You. The hard-hitting consent glory include Ghosts, Inside include Sir Steve McQueen’s BBC drama is up for five awards, Number 9, Man Like Mobeen and Bridge anthology series Small Axe, including best mini-series. This Country. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 19 SPORTS BajeFit is back! England bowler suspended for THE community pro- for people in communi- gramme, BajeFit, is ties across the island.” back. The series, In addition, Mr. historical racist, sexist tweets which runs for eight Murrell noted that the weeks, kicks off with high incidence of non- ENGLAND pace bowler ‘I am sorry, and I have certainly and within our sport. a launch session on communicable diseases Ollie Robinson has been "We've started doing a Monday, June 7, at the in Barbados, especially suspended from interna- learned my lesson today,’ he said lot of good work as a team Ellerton Playing among young children, tional cricket pending an and we'll continue to do Field, St. George, from is worrisome, and if “we investigation into histor- barrassed" and tain Michael Vaughan that. We want to make 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. can ical racist and sexist "ashamed". told BBC Sport: "He has the game as inclusive and Thirty-one venues have get them to start mov- tweets. "I am sorry, and I have got to go away, learn and diverse as we possibly been identified for this ing and looking at mak- The posts from 2012 certainly learned my les- educate himself - and be- can and we'll continue to year’s programme, in all ing healthy lifestyle and 2013 were revealed son today," he said. "I come a better person for keep looking at finding 11 parishes on Mondays, choices, that is a positive while he was making his want to make it clear it. ways to make that possi- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, start.” England debut during that I'm not racist and "In terms of what he ble." and Fridays. Registration forms for the drawn first Test I'm not sexist." has delivered on the The England and All sessions are free BajeFit are available on- against New Zealand at At the conclusion of the cricket field, he is a Test- Wales Cricket Board and will be led by the line via www.nsc.gov.bb, Lord's. match on Sunday, match player. He will cer- (ECB) must determine if qualified coaches of the and from the offices of Robinson, 27, has been England captain Joe Root tainly be back playing Robinson was contracted National Sports Council the NSC, Garfield Sobers dropped from the squad said the tweets were "not Test cricket." at the time of the tweets, (NSC), with guest in- Sports Complex, Wildey, for the second Test, which acceptable". On the morning his which cover a period structors making an ap- St. Michael; begins on Thursday at "Ollie had has made a tweets were shared on- when he left Kent and pearance at the launch the Youth Development Edgbaston. huge mistake," Root told line, England shared a joined Yorkshire. and finale of the pro- Programme and any He will leave the BBC Test Match Special. 'moment of unity' with If he did not have a con- gramme. Youth Commissioners. England camp on Sunday "He fronted up to the the tourists, with Root's tract, the investigation Director of the NSC, Participants are en- and return to his county dressing room and the side wearing T-shirts car- will be carried out by the Neil Murrell, speaking on couraged to follow all Sussex. rest of the world, and he's rying messages of anti- ECB. the upcoming third series COVID-19 protocols, The tweets, posted very remorseful." discrimination. If Robinson had a of BajeFit, stated: which will be enforced. when Robinson was aged Robinson returned "It's a lesson to every- county contract at the “Community pro- For more information, 18 and 19, came to light match figures of 7-101 one in the game," added time, the Cricket grammes, such as this, persons may visit the on Wednesday afternoon, and scored 42 in his only Root. "More has to be Discipline Commission, are critical in promoting National Sports Council’s while he was on the field. innings against New done, that continued edu- which is independent healthy lifestyles and Facebook and Instagram After play, he apolo- Zealand. cation and learning about from the ECB, will carry creating positive activity pages. gised, saying he was "em- Former England cap- how to behave in society out the investigation. Serena Williams knocked out in fourth round SERENA WILLIAMS is just about other things power-hitting, a trait in out of the French Open but not about that." the women's game that after a shock 6-3 7-5 de- her 15 years of supremacy feat by 21-year-old Elena Williams' wait goes on established. Rybakina. Williams, 39, has not won But Williams said her In an absorbing match, a Grand Slam title since expectations coming into the 23-time Grand Slam the Australian Open in the tournament had not winner was outmuscled 2017 and with seeds tum- been high. by the Kazakh, who will bling throughout this "I'm in a much better now seek to take advan- French Open, the draw place than when I got tage of an open women's seemed to be opening up here," she said. draw. for her. "I was just literally try- The American tried to Indeed, her victory over ing to win a match, be- lift her level but instead compatriot Danielle cause it had been a really became the latest top-10 Collins on Friday was im- difficult season for me on seed to depart the pressive and she seemed the clay. Although I love women's singles. to be getting better as the the clay, I was, like, if I Her next chance to tournament progressed. could just win a match. equal Margaret Court's However, on the day her That's kind of where I was record of 24 Grand Slam contemporary Roger kind of coming in." singles titles comes at Federer pulled out of Wimbledon from 28 June. Roland Garros to take Who wants to win the "It was definitely close," care of his body before women's singles? Williams said. "There is Wimbledon, it felt like a For 21-year-old Rybakina, literally a point here, a changing of the guard on this landmark win may be point there, that could Court Philippe Chatrier. the start of something change the whole course Williams never got to special as she enters the Serena Williams managed only two aces against Elena Rybakina - her lowest of the match. grips with Rybakina's fe- quarter-finals of a Grand of the tournament. "I'm not winning those rocious strokes - she did Slam for the first time. points - they could liter- not win a point on the She was two months old nent penned back in a breaks of serve. Kenin and Maria ally change everything." Kazakh's serve until the when Williams won her bruising first set. But, after gifting Sakkari, play each other Questions about how third game and that was first Grand Slam title in After Williams broke Williams a way back into in the fourth round on long she can keep compet- from a double fault. New York in September her in game seven, the match with two wild Monday. ing at Grand Slams are She briefly raised her 1999 and was not over- Rybakina immediately re- forehand errors, she found Her quarter-final oppo- inevitable but the 39- level at the start of set two awed by her first appear- sponded to break back her form again to break to nent will be Anastasia year-old is not giving to pin back her opponent ance on a show court and and take the first set on love and serve for victory Pavlyuchenkova and after much away. but unforced errors crept her first match against her fourth set point. in impressive fashion. that, it would be a match "I'm definitely not back and Rybakina seized Williams. Nerves crept in during a There are only three with either of the un- thinking about it at all," control. The world number 22's competitive second set players left in the draw seeded duo Paula Badosa she said. It is rare to see Williams exhibition of giant hitting with both players trading ranked higher than her and Tamara Zidansek in "I'm definitely thinking given the run-around by kept her illustrious oppo- unforced errors and and two of them, Sofia the semi-finals. 20 • Monday June 7, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Home sweet home: Clippers beat Mavs 126-111 to win series

LOS ANGELES – No chest- Tuesday night in Salt Lake City. thumping, shouting or the- “We showed great resilience,” atrics. With very little change said Paul George, who scored 22 of expression, Kawhi points. “They pushed us. They Leonard altered the Los definitely got us war-ready. We Angeles Clippers’ playoff for- hung in there, we played for one tunes. another, we played hard.” Leonard narrowly missed a Luka Doncic had 46 points, 14 triple-double, finishing with 28 assists and seven rebounds to points, 10 rebounds and nine as- lead the fifth-seeded Mavs, who sists, to help the Clippers finish have yet to win a playoff series off the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 since capturing the NBA champi- on Sunday in Game 7 of the first- onship in 2011. He finished the round series. series with 250 points, 55 re- “It’s all about the moment,” bounds and 72 assists. Leonard said. “You got to be ag- “Game seven is the toughest gressive all night and don’t try to game. You’ve got to give it every- make the game be perfect.” thing,” Doncic said. “We’ve been Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) talks with Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Playing in front of a noisy mix in the playoffs twice since I’ve Leonard (2) after Game 7 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series yesterday in Los of 7,342 masked fans and card- been there, lost both times. You Angeles, Calif. The Clippers won the game 126-111, and the series 4-3. board cutouts, the Clippers did get paid to win.” what neither team had been able George added 10 assists and two points in the run, with the fourth. Morris made three 3- connecting on back-to-back 3s for to pull off in the first six games — six rebounds for the Clippers. Dorian Finney-Smith hitting two pointers and Kennard hit a pair. a 120-107 lead. win at home. It was the first time Their backups outscored Dallas’ 3-pointers and Tim Hardaway Jr. Leonard scored seven points, Doncic matched his points in NBA history the road team reserves, 27-6, getting crucial adding another. Finney-Smith highlighted by a dunk off total from Game 6 with 29 points won the first six games of a play- contributions from Terance finished with 18 points and 10 re- George’s pass. Defensively, in the first half on 10 of 14 shoot- off series. Mann (13 points) and Luke bounds. Leonard came up with a big block ing. “We saw everything in this se- Kennard (11 points). Kennard The Mavs won the first two and Mann helped contain Doncic, LEONARD’S NUMBERS ries,” Mavs coach Rick Carlisle had played just four minutes ear- games at Staples Center before who had the Mavs’ only points Leonard is the fourth player in said. lier in the series. the Clippers tied it up with two over the end of the third. postseason history to have at The Clippers became the fifth “They trusted me,” Kennard wins in Dallas. The Mavs won “Kawhi came with the mental- least 200 total points while shoot- team in league history to lose the said. “We trusted each other.” Game 5 in LA and Leonard pow- ity that he’s going to take this ing at least 60% from the floor in first two games at home and The Clippers were the league’s ered the Clippers to a road win in game,” said Reggie Jackson, who a single series.The last player to come back to win a playoff series. top 3-point shooting team dur- Game 6 with a huge fourth quar- added 15 points.“He wasn’t going do so was Shaquille O’Neal of the “It was a great win for us,”said ing the regular season, but strug- ter. to be shy about his play at all. Lakers in the 2000 NBAFinals. Tyronn Lue, who improved to 4- gled at times in the series. They “We all feel like we should have Once he got going early,defenses JERSEY EXCHANGE 0 in Game 7s of his coaching ca- regained their touch in Game 7, won the series,” Finney-Smith had to change.” Doncic said he and George ex- reer. “It showed a lot about our making 20 3s, led by Morris’ said.“If anybody come in and say Dallas cut its 19-point deficit changed jerseys in the locker team.” seven. The Mavs hit 10, with they don’t feel like we should early in the fourth to seven points room afterward.The Mavs lost to The fourth-seeded Clippers ad- Doncic having five. have won, they’re crazy. We just on Doncic’s fifth 3-pointer of the the Clippers in six games of the vanced to the Western Trailing by eight at halftime, couldn’t win at home.” game with just under 3 minutes first round in last year’s bubble in Conference semifinals for the sec- the Mavs outscored the Clippers The Clippers took control with remaining. But the Clippers’ own Florida. “It’s tough, when it’s the ond straight year.They’ll play the 19-6 to open the third and take a 24-4 spurt — including 12 in a long-range prowess carried same rival you obviously don’t top-seeded Utah Jazz starting an 81-76 lead. Doncic had just row — to lead 100-85 going into them, with Jackson and Morris want to lose again,” Doncic said. Cricket: England labour to draw French Open 2021: Roger with New Zealand in Lord’s test Federer withdraws to protect LONDON – England offered who showed incredible patience plenty of positives from Lord's. body after knee surgeries stiff resistance in the final ses- for his 40 in the final session, Devon Conway produced a ROGER FEDERER has three matches under my belt. sion to secure a tedious draw said they adopted a cautious ap- masterful double hundred on withdrawn from the French There is no greater feeling than against New Zealand on day five proach given the quality of the debut, while Tim Southee and Open to protect his body despite being back on court.” of the first test at Lord’s yester- visiting bowling attack on a de- Kyle Jamieson proved difficult reaching the fourth round. Federer, who won the French day. teriorating surface. to contain with the new ball and The 20-time Grand Slam Open in 2009, had two knee Having lost day three’s play “It was slow and hard to time combined for 10 wickets in the champion took the decision the surgeries last year and had due to rain, New Zealand skip- the ball and get any sort of match. day after a gruelling third- played only three matches in per Kane Williamson made a rhythm,” Root told the BBC. “Special performance from round win over Dominik 16 months before arriving in bold declaration at 169-6 at “You look at the target and Conway, a special player,” Koepfer. Paris. lunch to set England a target of amount of overs you have, it Williamson said.“He showed his “After two knee surgeries and He has made no secret that 273. wasn’t quite as straightforward class on his debut test at the over a year of rehabilitation it's his priority for this year is But England openers Rory as that. home of cricket.” important that I listen to my Wimbledon, which starts on 28 Burns and Dom Sibley arrived “Of course it will disappoint a “Special performance from body and make sure I don’t June. at the crease focused only on few people but from our point of Tim as well, he led the attack push myself too quickly on my Saturday’s match against blunting the new-ball bowling view, we're very much in this se- beautifully, and (the other) guys road to recovery,” Federer, 39, Koepfer was a lengthy attack in a bid to save the test ries. complemented him well.We had said. encounter that finished at match. “We leave here level and give to be patient on this pitch, and He had been due to face 00:43 local time and Federer Sibley spent over five hours ourselves a great chance to win we got rewards for that.” Italian ninth seed Matteo occasionally looked in the middle for his unbeaten the series at Edgbaston.” Meanwhile, the England & Berrettini on Monday. uncomfortable, lacking fluency 60 off 207 balls, while Ollie Pope Wales Cricket Board has sus- “After discussions with my in a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) was unbeaten on 20. 'Special' Conway pended Ollie Robinson from “all team, I've decided I will need to 7-5 victory. The hosts finished with 170-3 New Zealand may have international cricket” after a se- pull out of Roland-Garros He had already suggested in 70 overs before both sides missed an opportunity to put ries of historical racist and sex- today,” Federer said in a straight after the match that a shook hands on a draw late in England on the ropes ahead of ist tweets were revealed as the statement released by French withdrawal could be on the the evening. the second test at Edgbaston, pace bowler was making his Open organisers. cards if he felt there would be England captain Joe Root, but captain Williamson can take debut on Wednesday. “I am thrilled to have gotten too much risk to his knee. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 7, 2021 • 21

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Sergio Perez wins after Max Verstappen high speed crash MAX VERSTAPPEN lost victory to Hamilton was second on the grid at his left-rear tyre on the pit straight with since the Italian company came into F1 a late puncture in a dramatic finish the restart and was ahead of Perez into five laps to go. in 2011. Verstappen’s late retirement to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that Turn One but locked up his tyres and Verstappen crashed at high speed in brought out the red flag and led to a also saw Lewis Hamilton throw ran into the escape road, dropping to an incident almost identical to one chaotic two-lap sprint to the finish. away a chance to reclaim the 15th at the flag. suffered by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll Hamilton had referred to the long championship lead. His uncharacteristic error meant at half-distance. season and his fight for the Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won the race Verstappen retained the championship Both Verstappen and Stroll were championship with Verstappen in a from Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel lead by four points from the Mercedes uninjured after smashing into the wall radio message just before the restart. and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly in a two- driver. when their tyres failed at close to “Gotta remember this is a marathon lap sprint to the finish when the race Verstappen had dominated the race 200mph. However, both incidents will not a sprint, so you’ve got to be was stopped after Verstappen crashed after passing Hamilton during the pit raise questions about the integrity of measured in how aggressive you go,” out with five laps to go. stops only for his hopes to explode with Pirelli’s tyres – not for the first time Hamilton said.

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P R O HOROSCOPES S A ARIES: You intend to deal with a challenging issue in as N efficient a way as you possibly can. This may mean D working some problems out on your own. Alongside the extensive work you have already done, there is still more C to do. Although you recognise the value of teamwork you O also know when it is appropriate to work alone. N S TAURUS: Most people are grateful for your support and for the services you offer. It's a relief that aspects of your life are slowly starting to open and you look forward to a time when things get back to normal. You will give support where it is needed but you can't please everyone. When making important decisions, let logic be your guide.

GEMINI: You might be asked to return to work rather Z than work from home. You might be excited to go back I even though there have been many advantages to the T routine you have settled into over the past few months. S You do sense the way your work has changed and this change is likely to be a permanent part of your future.

CANCER: You're presented with many diverse challenges and it is likely you will have to act and adapt very quickly. At the same time, you accept that this is the way things have to be. Safety is paramount in decisions you are making regarding the workplace. A new situation will be carefully monitored. R E LEO: How do you deliver spectacular moments when X there are still many restrictions stopping you from realising your full potential? You're just so grateful and so M honoured to be able to move forward with some plans O when you hadn't expected to make a start on these at this R time. G A VIRGO: An incident has raised a lot of questions. N Someone in authority is misusing their power. They may have got away with this in the past but now it has been brought out into the open, it is unlikely they will do so now. Even those in high places must be accountable for their actions.

LIBRA: Someone wants to talk about specifics. You P prefer not to go into detail. There may be a need to do some H mild streamlining to get new routines to work well. If you A collect art, antiques or coins, you will be offered a chance N to buy something of value and interest. Avoid discussing T finances with a cautious partner. O M SCORPIO: A situation you find yourself in will be difficult for everyone. You could be thrown in without having had enough time to plan or prepare. If a responsibility that should have gone to someone else is handed to you, although it won't be easy, it could still be your chance to prove what you are capable of.

SAGITTARIUS: You are at the doorstep of the end of a M difficult time. You still have to make some difficult A choices. A number of concerns will be discussed. There R will be objections but the majority will support your plans. Y There should be more of a focus on future possibilities and less talk about what has gone wrong. W O CAPRICORN: You've always taken an organised R approach to finances, work and household routines. An T unexpected bill or request will knock your carefully laid H plans for six. If you're being asked to take on more work and this could mean neglecting your own responsibilities, don't be afraid to say no.

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Monday June 7, 2021 Bishop of SKILLS PUSH Bridgetown to be A NON-GOVERNMENTAL to give up because I think that home from the job of being a organisation is providing an it is a very good project. So, this Chef, I took the opportunity to Ordained on Friday exciting opportunity for dress design class is for 12 un- enroll in this course to do some- women to learn a valuable, employed women, but due to the thing I have always wanted to ON Monday, December 28th, income-generating skill. social distancing we are taking do,” she expressed. 2020 Pope Francis announced Thanks to the kind sponsor- six on Tuesdays and six on “And being a plus size lady in that Barbadian Fr. Neil ship of the Caribbean Thursdays,” she indicated. this society, finding avenues to Sebastian Scantlebury would be Development Bank, the Young “There are women in our com- purchase clothing has been appointed the next bishop of the Women’s Christian Association munities who are not working, quite difficult. So, I took this Diocese of Bridgetown. March (YWCA) of Barbados, as part of and they want to be able to do chance to inspire myself to gain 17th the feast day of Saint its Community Outreach something to help their fami- this new skill, so I am able to de- Patrick was set as the date of Programming, will train 12 lies. And if you can learn to do sign for myself but cater to the the Episcopal Ordination of Fr. women in Dress Designing free something for yourself, learn to ladies of the plus-size commu- Neil Sebastian Ricardo of charge. make a little something, you can nity as well.” Scantlebury. After several setbacks due to bring income in – be self-suffi- Instructor Nikhola Yearwood The Episcopal Ordination the pandemic, the 12-week be- cient.” revealed that participants will faced a serious setback due to ginners’ class is finally under Pollard said that the women, be taught how to draw a basic the impact of the COVID-19 way at the Y’s Deacons Road aged 29 to 55 years, will have skirt and bodice pattern; basic pandemic and it was resched- Annex on Tuesdays and the opportunity to continue onto sewing machine use; transfer uled for Friday 11th June, 2021, Thursdays. the intermediate class also drawing lines onto fabric; sew the day of the Solemnity of the President of the YWCA, funded by CDB. darts; insert a lapped and cen- Feast of the Most Sacred Heart Margaret Pollard told The Participant Rictoria Forde tered zip; attach a waistband; of Jesus. Barbados Advocate that she shared with The Barbados insert a buttonhole; and attach The announcement from Pope was determined to get the Advocate that she has always binding and sleeves. Francis was good news to classes started having recog- had a passion for fashion, and “At the end of this class, each Barbadian Catholics who were Fr. Neil Sebastian Scantlebury nised that such an initiative is since being off the job due to the and every one of the partici- without a Bishop for three years will be appointed the next needed now, more than ever, pandemic, taking up this oppor- pants should be able to make at after Bishop Jason Gordon left bishop of the Diocese of given the slew of layoffs this tunity was a no-brainer. least one garment – a blouse, the Bridgetown Diocese in 2017 Bridgetown. past year. “A friend informed me about skirt, or dress, which will go to- to be become the Archbishop of “We started this class in 2020 this class being conducted by wards the final grade, along Port of Spain. Local Catholics priest. The world of the church but then the coronavirus the YWCA. And due to the cir- with attendance of 60% of class and the wider population of may have grabbed the attention came…However, I didn’t plan cumstances of COVID-19, being time,” she said. (TL) Barbados are elated that of the infant Neil, as everything Fr. Neil Scantlebury is the seemed big, beautiful and majes- first Barbadian to become a tic but as he got older his under- Bishop in the Roman Catholic standing of prayer, faith and Church. God matured. Fr.Neil was born on October 1, He attended the Speightstown 1965. He is the third son of Boys Primary School and later Deacon Keith and Myrna the Combermere Secondary Scantlebury (now deceased). His before travelling to Trinidad two brothers are Michael and where he enrolled at the Joel. St.Augustine Campus of Fr. Neil will now move from University of the West Indies to being a virtually unknown study Mechanical Engineering. priest in the Diocese of After receiving his B.Sc. degree Bridgetown to becoming its in 1989, Fr. Neil - with the help Bishop. of Monsignor Michael Kosak - Most Catholics in Barbados went to the US Virgin Islands to will remember Deacon Keith teach Religion and Maths at Scantlebury as he served the Sts. Peter & Paul School. church for many years, his During his tenure as an educa- spouse was a model Catholic tor, he also had the opportunity Bishop-elect Neil expressed to reflect and discern his true gratitude to his parents for rais- vocation. ing their children in the church. Fr.Neil entered the Mount St. His choice of the priesthood may Mary’s University (Seminary) not surprise people who knew at Emmitsburg, Maryland USA, as a child. He was always at- where he studied theology. After tending church and church ac- earning his master’s in divinity, tivities with his parents and as he was ordained a priest for the he got older he served as an Diocese of St Thomas on May altar boy. Church life in all its di- 18, 1995. In 1999, he obtained mensions was embraced by the the Master of Arts in Sacred young man Neil Scantlebury, Scripture at the same univer- who remembers that at the ten- sity. Participants of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Barbados dress design- der age of five years old he was ing class learning how to take measurements. having thoughts of becoming a BISHOP on Page 5

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