Vol. 20 No. 241 St. Johnʼs, Antigua Tuesday October 16, 2012 Price: $3.00

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Calls for sex Still Fed Up Of The Rain? offenders’ register Page 3

Messy animals force school closure Page 4 APUA: Rain was needed - but has caused damage Tropical Storm Rafael may have turned gardens into paddling pools and highways into lakes but it managed to put a smile on some faces too. These INET-sponsored 5AM Hikers soaked up the atmosphere during a spontaneous trip to Christian Valley – Antigua’s very own natural waterfall. (Photo courtesy Page 4 Craig S Williams ‘Grainas’)

BREAKING NEWS 91.1FM / NEWS UPDATES www.antiiguaobserver.com Page 2 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer WHAT’S ON EXTENDED FORECAST TUES WED Today Ptly Cldy to Cldy Cloudy High: 29°C/84°F High: 30°C/86°F COMMUNITY MEETING Low : 24°C/75°F Low : 24°C/75°F Businesses, churches, schools and community groups in the Rural East Community are reminded of an important meeting today at 5:30 pm at the Hope Institute Community Centre, in connection with the ON THE RADIO upcoming business/community fair in December. Registration forms are now available at the Institute. Observer Radio 91.1 12noon-2pm ... Flooding again? Deadline for registration is Wednesday October 31. Should higher fines be charged for littering? October 27 Observer AM – 7– 9 am Julian Rogers interviews people FOOD FAIR who make the Big Stories at Our House with Debbie Eckert Spring Gardens Moravian Church invites you to our home and across the region - 2:30-5pm annual food fair as we “Celebrate Diversity” on Virtue of the Week-Tact & the Saturday, October 27, from 2 pm to 7 pm on the Coffee Break – 9–11 am Power of Words. church grounds. Lots and lots of local food will be on Cleveroy Thomas chats with hand. Some delicious Caribbean favourites in store… those making our community a Session in Steel – 5– 5:30 pm The fastest half hour in radio fea - local and traditional drinks, etc. Contribution is $20. better place . 9:30am – Montserrat Plane Crash turing pan November 1 Victims Candle Light Vigil 10:00am – On the Shoulders of The Big Stories – 5:30 Edition INDEPENDENCE BREAKFAST Giants presents Kenneth The most comprehensive round- The Seatons & Glanvilles Development Committee Benjamin up of the day’s news will be holding a breakfast on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at St Stephens’ Recreation Centre on Glanvilles Voice of the People, “Where Have Your Say ... 6:30-8 pm Main Road. Time: 7-9 am. Come and get your fungi you set the agenda” – 11 am–2 Medicine with Dr Alvin and shad, saltfish, redherring, mackerel, bakes, pan - pm Edwards & Dr Linda Lovell Roberts cakes, bread and lots more with a free cup of our spe - 11-11:45 am – Antigua’s 1 st ever Film Race cial bush tea. Proceeds are in aid of community devel - Serpent in the Snakepit – 8-10 opment. 11:45 am – The Big Stories – Lunchtime news round-up pm CALLING ALL COMMUNITY PLAYERS The Harddrive Show – 2–6 pm All members of Antigua Community Players are HITZ FM 91.9 Good Morning JoJo – 7–10 am The Buzz Squad brings you new reminded that the choir rehearsals are every Monday music at 2 pm; Silent hour with at the usual meeting place. your requests at 3; Text to Win with Digicel; Afternoon Rev at 4. APUA MAINTENANCE WORK Interact with Observer Radio by phone, text or email APUA Electricity Business Unit wishes to advise the general public that it has commenced maintenance Local listeners (268) 460-0911 Fax (268) 481-9125 work to clear power lines from overgrown trees and Caribbean (268) 481-9110 US (647) 477-5859 Text (268) 725-9111 UK 0207-078-7003 shrubs. This will be an ongoing process. Persons or 2255 on Digicel phones Email: [email protected] noticing trees which pose a threat to any electrical Skype ID: observer.radio.antigua Follow us on lines are asked to call 311 and make a report. Twitter: Like us on Facebook: observermediagroup @antiguaOMG Send your notices to The Daily Observer: For general information (not on-air), call 481-9100 [email protected] or fax: (268) 480 1757 Go live on HITZ FM: (268) 561-4489 Facebook Forum In Todayʼs OBSERVER Our Neighbours 12 Godʼs Minute 21 On: USVI plane crash World View 14 Horoscope/Puzzles 18 “Why on earth do they fly these small planes during bad weather? Stop with all of this religious nonsense...Pilots Editorial 15 Comics 19 need to use better judgement than this!” Letters 17 Sports 20 VISIT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/OBSERVERMEDIAGROUP TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON TODAY'S HOT TOPICS. Feature 20 Classifieds 21 Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 3 THE BIG STORY THE DAILY Observer Two men hospitalised after Gray ’s Farm shooting

By Martina Johnson of anonymity, the man who occurred between Friday beat two of the male occu - said he witnessed the shoot - afternoon and Monday pants with guns. Two Gray ’s Farm men - ing, recalled that the shooter morning. They then robbed them one shot in the head - are walked up to the house, A Turtle Bay couple of an undisclosed sum of hospitalised following a pushed his hand through reported that an armed ban - money. shooting in the area early the window and opened fire dit entered their home, and Both men had to be yesterday morning. on three men who were robbed them of an undis - taken to Mount St John’s While residents in the inside playing card games. closed sum of money Medical Centre (MSJMC), community were generally “Me min outside and Saturday afternoon. where they were treated and tight-lipped when OBSERV - somebody just dig dem hand The intruder, who was discharged. ER Media visited the scene, through the window and dressed in a pair of black In the third incident, a one man said he heard the buss some shots inside ... Me pants and a maroon jacket, woman , 29, of Grays Hill , shots and saw a gunman run fuh cover... Dem boys first held the 55-year-old reported that an armed, running from the small nuh min deh in nutten with wife at gunpoint and bound masked man broke into Bridge Road house, where nobody,” the witness said. her hands behind her back. her home and held her at the incident occurred at The witness added that Reports indicate that gunpoint. about 12:15 am. it was too dark to identify when her 57-year-old hus - The woman recalled When the shooting the assailant, who escaped. band arrived home, the ban - that she and a female friend ceased, Glentis Davis and Police combed the dit also held him at gun - were inside when she heard Patrick McDonald were house for evidence and up point. her friend scream and saw found injured. to press time, no suspects Having robbed the cou - her running. Police spokesman Senior were in custody. ple, the thief ordered the The intruder held both Sergeant William Holder Senior Sergeant Holder husband to drop him off in a women at gunpoint and said Davis, 25 , had been shot appealed to the public for remote area. robbed them of a quantity of in the head and back. help in solving the crime. No one was injured. cash before fleeing on foot. A relative said the bullet He urged residents to report Another family, this The assailant is grazed Davis’ head and was information to the Crimial time from All Saints Road, described as about five feet lodged under the skin. He Investigations Department reported being robbed at five inches tall, of medium had to undergo surgery to (CID) at 462-3913/4 or the gunpoint in the pre -dawn build, and believed to be in have it removed. Bullets nearest police station. hours of Monday. his late 30s or early 40s. struck McDonald in one Meantime, police are According to police, Police said he was hand and his right side. probing three separate two masked men forced dressed in dark clothing at CSpaeakilngl son confdiotion rh omse einvxasio nso tfhaft etheinr wayd intoe the rhousse a’nd rthe timge of tihes inctideent. r

By Kyle Christian Roseau’s comments come Antigua, but across the to vigilante justice. in response to news that region,” Roseau said. Roseau said that those A sexual offenders’ reg - Australia published its first The gender affairs direc - concerns do not only affect ister in Antigua & Barbuda sex offenders’ registry online. tor said that if a registry is Australia, but everywhere could prevent instances of “I support a move like implemented online, the such a database is proposed. sex offenders from abroad that, and I think that that authorities must ensure that She said people are often so remaining under the radar should form part of the the integrity of such a data - disgusted by the actions of in this country. strategy for us to end sexual base is protected from hack - paedophiles that they may That is the opinion of violence here in Antigua,” ers and the like. want to take the law into the Director of Gender Roseau said. The Australia registry their own hands. Affairs, Sheila Roseau. In July, Minister of includes photographs, She said a look should She recalled two separate National Security Dr Errol names and physical descrip - be taken at incidents of vigi - incidents where a person was Cort reported that during tions of sex offenders the lante justice in the United listed on a sex offenders’ reg - the first half of 2012 there police have lost track of. Kingdom and United States istry in a foreign country, but were 60 sexual offences Parents are also able to enter where such registries exist remained undetected here. against minors documented their addresses to see if to determine if it is a legiti - “In cases where some of in Antigua & Barbuda. there are any convicted pae - mate concern. these persons are deported “I really hope that it will dophiles living nearby. “How effective has this to the region or to Antigua act as a deterrent to prevent There is concern in been in other countries? We & Barbuda they are not on the violation and abuse of Australia that access to such need to learn from countries any register, so of course no women and children. It is a detailed information about that have these systems in one knows,” she said. problem, not only here in sexual offenders could lead place,” she said. Page 4 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer NEWS Messy animals force school closure

By Theresa Gordon animals to roam freely on the compound. Close to 200 students of He said they would be St Michael’s Primary School making a final attempt to were sent home before mid - meet with him to bring a day yesterday as the stench solution to the problem. of cattle faeces and urine Emanuel said if this took over the premises mak - does not help they will be ing it difficult for teachers to taking legal action against conduct classes. the cattle herder. The school officials who Residents in the country turned up for regular classes have long complained about were greeted by cattle faeces stray animals becoming a at the entrance of the menace in the villages and school ’s compound. the city. The cattle droppings Months ago, manager of spread from the gate to the the abattoir Charlesworth Animal droppings contaminated the bathroom entrance, the canteen lawns, near the washroom, Grant called on authorities area, and corridors of the school, forcing its closure yesterday. (Photos and in the canteen area, just to re-create a task force to by Martina Johnson / OBSERVER Media ) outside the classrooms. specifically address the The officials said over growing problem. threats to road users. “That is our problem. the weekend, a cattle herder The official, who works He said the main areas of We don’t have sufficient reportedly guided his ani - within the Ministry of concern are Sutherlands, staff to collect animals on a mals into the privately- Agriculture, said such a Cassada Gardens, Pares, the daily basis,” Dr Jeffery- owned school yard. department existed up until North Sound area, and Old Brown told OBSERVER The staff also added about five years ago, when Parham Road. Other hot Media. “With sufficient that unknown people delib - government decided to dis - spots, according to residents, staff, we would be able to erately ripped down the band it. are Potters, Pigotts, Big Creek, handle the problem.” fence on the eastern side of The official said there is and along Friars Hill Road. Dr Jeffery-Brown posit - school where the animals a need for at least five indi - Agriculture Minister ed that the staff attached to gained entry. viduals to staff the unit to Hilson Baptiste also said the the Livestock Division at At the close of day on get the current situation department was willing to Paynters is responsible for Monday they had to employ under control. go as far as imposing fines overseeing livestock at Betty’s the services of a private Grant also said authori - on farmers who allow their Hope plantation and other cleaning company to power ties have been receiving animals to roam. locations as well as assisting wash the compound to complaints on a weekly But according to a farmers on the island. remove the mess. basis that animals, particu - Ministry of Agriculture vet - “This is just some of the Chairman of the larly horses, goats and dogs, erinary officer, Dr Helena many things that they are School’s Board Robert are left to roam and to tres - Jeffery-Brown, a shortage of expected to do, as well as Emanuel said the problem pass and damage private manpower is hindering collect stray animals. So ... it has become unbearable, and property, while they are also government’s efforts to is just not possible at the owner of the livestock left to wander along the clear the highways and this time,” the veterinary has continued to allow his main roads thus posing byways of roaming animals. officer said. APUA: Rain was needed but has caused damage

Antigua Public Utilities empty – and the remaining from the now saturated soil , lines using the telephone Authority (APUA) is one only had enough water shifting quite significantly. number 311. expected to say today – to last a few weeks. “During the dry period, Rodrigues added that whether it managed to Water Manager Ivan the earth would have been supply mains breaking due reserve enough water from Rodrigues said yesterday, moving very slowly and to shifting soil isn’t the only the torrential rains pro - however, that the heavy drying out. Once the rain problem. He explained that duced by Tropical Storm showers, though a blessing falls, it moves very quickly rain is hampering the Rafael – to ease the coun - in terms of boosting water in the opposite direction, so ongoing replacement of all try’s water woes. reserves, have come with you’ll find where we have bad lines. Less than a week before unwanted consequences. metal pipes that these pipes “Whenever you have the downpour, APUA He appealed to the public tend to snap,” he said. rainfall like this, you tend warned that five out of six to be on the lookout for bro - He wants people to not to want to dig up any - reservoirs on the island were ken water mains , resulting urgently report broken where, because you more Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 5 THE DAILY Observer inconvenience persons says, is mainly because (than anything else). We working in the St John’s Farmers’ Forum to recently completed work in area is rather complex and English Harbour and along will take much longer than focus on creating the road from Jolly Beach is preferred . toward Ebenezer Church. ... Rodrigues is expected to That was last week,” be on OBSERVER AM today co -operatives he said, adding that work to release a report on water remains in St John’s, catchment during the storm. Pares Village, All Saints, APUA is expected to By Kyle Christian Development Institute and Buckleys. say today whether it man - (CARDI), and Inter- The water manager aged to catch enough of Director generals from America Institute for Co - expects the work in rural the water produced by several international and operation on Agriculture areas to be completed by the Tropical Storm Rafael to regional organisations will (IICA) will be present. end of next year. This, he pull it out of crisis. converge at Sir Vivian The extension officer Richards Cricket Grounds said that farmers are being for a Farmers ’ Forum today. encouraged to create formal Barbuda police Under today’s World co -operatives, which can Food Day theme, buy equipment at a reduced “Agriculture Co -operatives: cost through economies of station remains Key to Feeding the World,” scale. farmers and other interest - Elabanjo added that co - closed due to rain ed parties will be encour - operatives qualify for fund - aged to form co -operatives ing from some of the organ - By Martina Johnson One resident said the to solve some of their isations that will be present fact that Barbuda is flat, and shared problems. at the forum today. As an Heavy rains continued floods quite easily, some - Owolabi Elabanjo , of example he pointed to an to hit Barbuda yesterday , thing must be done to allevi - the Ministry of Agriculture , FAO TeleFood project that resulting in another day’s ate drainage problems and said Antigua is very fortu - provides funding to farm - closure of the police station. people who rear cattle and nate to be hosting this ers. Lawmen remained other animals should keep forum. “They give a $10,000 indoors on the upper floor them in fenced pastures. “This is the first time grant to groups and co - of the two-storey building “When there’s a flood , that the head of these operatives once you can as dirty water continued to faeces washes through organisations will be com - show how it will benefit the gush into the building, fur - everybody’s yard , because ing together,” he said. “We members and benefit your ther flooding the first floor. the animals are left to roam are very opportune, very surroundings and people,” While it did not rain as wherever their legs take lucky, to have all these DGs he said. “We are missing a heavily as it did on the them and nothing, absolute - (directors general) on one lot of free resources,” he weekend, sources said it ly nothing , has been done to island.” insisted. was enough to make the sit - put an end to that. Elabanjo said a wide “Where do we stand in uation at the station worse. “So here it is now, chil - cross-section of people in agriculture? What do we “The water is running dren, and even adults, have Antigua & Barbuda should need to do, and who is will - from the road into the yard to wade through contami - be interested in attending ing to assist us in our areas and through the station and nated water to get out of the open forum. of need ?” he noted. it is contaminated with fae - their homes to go to school, “We want to see our Climate change and ces. All the properties on work and other places,” the stakeholders, the bankers, how it will affect the pro - that side with the station are resident complained. our insurance companies, duction and cost of food; facing flood with the conta - Despite the floods, the people who sell the fertilis - the competition commercial minated water and now an resident said he has not ers and seeds,” he said. and residential develop - increase in mosquitoes and heard of anyone being The directors general of ment poses to agricultural sand flies,” a source said. forced to relocate as a result. the UN’s Food & land; the expense of water Agriculture Organisation in the country. These are FRIENDS HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS (FAO), Conservation some of the topics that the Agriculture and Non-till forum is seeking to address, Friends Hotline offers free telephone counselling ser - Farming Association Elabanjo said. vices to the young people of Antigua & Barbuda. We are (CANFA), Caribbean The forum, which appealing to the general public for volunteers to be Agribusiness Association begins at 6 pm, forms part trained as telephone counsellors who may assist in man - (CABA), Caribbean of Caribbean Week of ning our phone lines. Interested persons should send an Agriculture Research & Agriculture. email providing name and contact information to friend - [email protected] or call and leave a message at 771- Listen to news updates during the day on OBSERVER Radio 91.1FM including the Big Stories 0814. at 6:45 am, 7:45 a.m., 8:45 am., 11:45 am., 5:30 pm Page 6 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer What’s your favourite food?

By Theresa Gordon far more conscious about what they consume. If you were asked, what “People are more aware is your favourite food - or that they have to eat healthy perhaps , what is your and exercise if they are to favourite recipe – several live longer. ” responses would probably A man, also quizzed come to mind. outside the Epicurean on Today is World Food Friars Hill Road, said there Day. And to mark this, is nothing better than a OBSERVER Media took to good serving of Antigua’s the streets to ask the public local delight - fungee and precisely those questions. salt fish with spinach and Ordinary residents were chop up on the side; or chop quizzed for their top notch up served with dumpling. choices - and how they like “Those foods are healthy to prepare them. and rich in iron,” he said. Though the responses World Food Day is cele - varied, two things were evi - brated on October 16 annu - dent: most people today ally across the globe, in hon - Antigua Pepper Pot appear to be leaning towards our of the date of the found - healthy eating – and local ing of the Food & Antigua fare was among the Agriculture Organisation From Cooking Magic by Dame Gwendolyn Tonge most popular dishes. (FAO) of the United Nations One vegan, who ditched in 1945. Ingredients: meat, fish and dairy two It was established by years ago, said she adopted FAO member countries at 4 fresh green eddo leaves her new rigid eating pattern the organisation’s 20th gen - 1 lb antirobers (eggplant) for health reasons and, even eral conference in 1 lb ochroes more so , after she became a November of that year. ½ lb pumpkin parent. It has since been 1 lb salt beef “I don’t eat meat; I eat observed every year in more 1 lb pig snout mostly green leafy vegeta - than 150 countries, raising 1 lb green papaw bles, fruits, beans and fish. I awareness of the issues 3 table squash exercise and I feel better behind poverty and hunger. 4 cloves each day. ” Antigua & Barbuda’s small piece of garlic She stressed the need recognition of this important 2 onions for the twin island nation date coincides with the 4 tbsp margarine “to grow more vegetable country’s inaugural hosting 4 tbsp ketchup produce” on island . of the 11 th annual Caribbean 1 lb spinach Another female said, Week of Agriculture . 2 cups fresh green peas, cooked that although fresh fruit and This year’s theme for chive and thyme veg can be expensive, it’s World Food Day is salt and pepper the best way to go. She said ‘Agricultural co -operatives oil to fry persons are now becoming – key to feeding the world ’. any chopped left-over meats or skins and bones of meat Method: Wash all leaves and vegetables in salted water. Peel veg - etables and cut in pieces; cut up antirobers, squash and leaves with sharp knife. Soak, wash and cut salted meat into neat pieces. Cook meats in water without salt. Remove and drain. Heat oil. Add salt meats. Fry. Add onion and fresh meats. Fry. Add all vegetables except peas. Stir. Add just enough water to cover and cook vegetables till tender. When vegetables and meats are cooked, add peas. Season, taste. Season. Allow to simmer until thick. Serve with ochro fungee rolled in butter or margarine. Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 7 THE DAILY Observer Enforcing building codes essential, says Mullin

By Martina Johnson junction of Old Parham have some serious problems front,” Mullin added. Road and Sir George Walter in the future,” he said. He said clearing of Authorities are being Highway, other parts of the Apart from the afore - clogged drains would only warned that unless they put said highway, Friars Hill mentioned areas, Mullin give temporary relief. their foot down on those Road, Yorks and several said Yorks Village should be “If we had something who breach building codes, other areas. reviewed as it is affected by hard on the heels of this flooding will soon become Those areas, Mullin floods several times a year. (tropical storm), then we more devastating in said, would continue to be “In my view, serious would really see the flaws in Antigua & Barbuda . plagued by flooding and the intervention (is needed) as it the system,” he said. Director of the National situation will worsen and relates to studying the area Mullin called on resi - Office of Disaster Services spill over to other communi - to determine how the flow dents to respect the direc - Philmore Mullin said, “The ties if developers escape of water can be improved to tions of the Development development control with breaking building minimise the impact on the Control Authority (DCA). required isn’t as strong as it codes and if proper community,” Mullin said. “There is almost a ought to be ... so the problem drainage is not in place. “There is a number of premise that once (someone) will continue, unless there is “In terms of flooding, communities like that, buys a piece of property (he) serious intervention.” we have to be very, very where development has can do what (he) likes with Several areas flooded concerned if we have these changed the character of the it,” he said. “That is not so. quickly between Friday and very unusual weather sys - environment. Unfortunately, The law gives certain agen - Sunday, as Tropical Storm tems. If people continue when you do these interven - cies authority to dictate and Rafael dumped four inches of some of the things they are tions at the back-end , it usu - guide developers as to what rain on the twin-island state. doing in terms of develop - ally causes more trouble they can do and that is how Water pooled up at the ment, then we are going to than if it had been done up it should be done.” Court Wrap-Up Man accused of stealing from police A brazen young man the sum of $1,500 to reappear who stole car parts from in court on Thursday. The Police Headquarters has court required that he pay a Serial thief jailed again appeared before court. cash deposit of $500 with one Byron Lynch, 24, of surety. He was also ordered A 42-year-old man with While checking the back Bendals appeared before to surrender his passport . seven convictions for break- of the building, he saw Chief Magistrate Joanne It is alleged that Lynch, in and larceny was sen - Anthony hiding in a corner Walsh yesterday. Lynch is between October 9 and 1 0, tenced to two years in of the fenced compound. charged with larceny of went onto the compound of prison. Special Security Services’ three inner door panels, two Police Headquarters and Rowan Anthony Rapid Response Unit spark plugs, a door mirror removed the items. appeared in St John’s arrived on the scene subse - and two mud guards. Samantha Marshall is Magistrates’ Court before quently and cordoned off He was granted bail in the man’s legal advocate. Chief Magistrate Joanne the area. Walsh yesterday. He plead - The warehouse was In ‘hot water ‘ for using ed guilty to break-in and checked and the owner dis - larceny. covered that several items indecent language He was caught red- were missing. handed in the China Town After receiving a report, Kasim Gregory was Apartments, they saw Limited warehouse com - officers responded to the convicted and fined $500 Gregory standing there . pound with a suitcase of scene and Anthony was forthwith after pleading The officers later heard items valued $835.70. apprehended. guilty to indecent language. the 19-year-old youth shout - The owner secured his A black sports travel Chief Magistrate ing expletives. The lawmen business on Thursday, bag , with a number of items Joanne Walsh imposed an pulled alongside him in October 11, about 6:30 pm, taken from the warehouse , alternative three-month their vehicle and asked him leaving everything intact. was found in the defen - prison sentence. if he had no respect. About 1:18 am the next dant’s possession. The court heard that on Gregory told the offi - day, he received informa - Anthony was taken into Friday, October 12, about 5 cers, who were dressed in tion from Special Security custody, arrested and pm, police officers were on plain clothes, to go along Services (SSS) and , as a charged. While at the sta - mobile patrol duty on Tindale their way. The police exited result, went to his ware - tion, he admitted to com - Road when, upon reaching their vehicle and informed house. mitting the offence. the vicinity of Bargain Centre Continued on page 8 Page 8 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer January phase-out for global warming substances

By Rory Butler, reporting than ever to skin cancer. from the Bahamas The Montreal Protocol - aimed at eliminating sub - Twenty-five years after stances that harm the ozone the world united to banish layer – was introduced in ozone-harming CFCs, 1987. All UN countries United Nations chiefs are signed on and most – once again urging the plan - including Caribbean nations et’s inhabitants to join forces - managed to phase out to eradicate another haz - CFCs by 2010. ardous substance. But Erjan Aisabay, from And ironically, it’s the UNEP’s OzonAction, said very same refrigerant they while countries were phas - initially recommended to ing out CFCs they were replace CFCs. replacing them with HCFCs. This week, the UN is These may be largely safe for soliciting support from the ozone but they are now Caribbean journalists at a known to be major contribu - Erjan Aisabay, from UNEP’s OzonAction, tells Caribbean journalists special event in the tors to global warming. The about the importance of the HCFC phase out Bahamas intended in part to UN admits they made a mis - help raise awareness of the take in pointing to HCFCs as next year. And by 2030, the the world’s most successful need to eliminate HCFCs. the replacement. target is to reduce them by environmental agreement. CFCs created holes in The Montreal Protocol over 97 per cent. So as the January phase- the earth’s protective layer - was amended several years The Montreal Protocol out nears, the UN wants to causing rampant damage to ago and developing coun - remains the only universal - remind people of their suc - the environment and leav - tries agreed to begin phas - ly-ratified international cess so far, and to get them ing people more vulnerable ing out HCFCs by January treaty and is still considered committed once again. Fly Montserrat ‘will survive’ pledges company boss

By Kyle Christian International Airport nine people would have the con - procedures that his airline days ago. Harris said the fidence in a United carries out with regard to The head of Fly loss of the plane is a blow to Kingdom regulated and checking the fuel. He said Montserrat airlines is confi - the airline , but will not monitored company. All the every day engineers check dent the company will sur - affect its financial viability. safety checks and proce - for contamination of fuel vive – despite the October 7 The airline, however, is dures are there,” he said. from all the drains and vari - plane crash which killed also suffering damage to its The airline has three ous points on the aircraft. three people. reputation following the planes left after the crash. After every refuelling , “We are well-resourced, disaster. Harris said the lost plane pilots or an engineer will well established and we “It’s a very reasonable would be replaced , possibly again check the fuel and have big , solid foundations reaction,” Harris said of with a larger craft. after any precipitation , fuel and of course Lloyd’s insur - people being fearful to trav - “But it is very early to checks occur once more. ance company is standing el with his company’s air - be making a snap decision “Water being lighter behind us,” said Nigel line. But he insisted that Fly on that,” he said. “That is than fuel , it will sink to the Harris, managing director. Montserrat operates to something we will look at bottom . So , water will get to Fly Montserrat flight United Kingdom aviation after we have dealt with the the engine before the fuel,” 107 crashed soon after take- standards. fallout from the event.” he said. off from VC Bird “We would hope that Preliminary reports cite “So on the start-up of an engine failure , brought on by engine, when we are doing ‘Hot water’ from page 7 fuel contaminated with water , our pre flights and taxiing in the teenager that he had committed an offence. as the cause of the crash. take -off, if there was any Gregory reportedly admitted to the officers that he Harris did not want to water it would become very knew they were police, but added, “… A me yard me dey.” comment on the report, say - clear, because engines don’t In court, he denied knowing initially that the individ - ing only, “The investigating work on water.” uals were police officers. He said he became aware of this team is doing an excellent Investigations into the after they identified themselves to him. job and we hope they get to crash continue. Harris pre - Gregory was taken to St John’s Police Station where he the bottom of this unfortu - viously warned the final was arrested and charged. nate event.” report could take months He also outlined the to complete. Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 9 THE DAILY Observer Applause for Antiguan author

Review of Joanne C Hillhouse’s book Oh Gad! by Claudia Ruth Francis

I like this book, I like it very much and for you who crave a good Antiguan read this is the book. Set in New York and Antigua the story embraces the lives of two 30- something sisters, Nikki whose story this is , and Jasmine her half sister. They share a common Dad. Talented local author Joanne Nikki has a number of Hillhouse (Photo by Emile Hill) other siblings unrelated to Jazz. This is not an uncom - common with her birth moth - mon state of the extended er and indeed the others in family in Antigua and neither the family, many of whom is it unusual for siblings to have a totally different life grow up in different coun - experience to Nikki? As the tries, some up North story unravels we find out. (America) , as in this case, and And there are the sup - some on island (Antigua) . porting characters upon this The story is contempo - tropical stage. Some we rary and a page-turner. know immediately. Mama Vi I am not going to reveal is many people’s mother, any bits to spoil the story. aunt, grandmother, the back - Nikki leaves New York , bone of the family. And she is where she was raised by her with Nikki throughout the father , to return to the land story whether in person or in of her birth and start life spirit. This is the woman anew. Nikki finds herself who let her child go. Was this between cultures. She might a selfish or selfless act? be Antiguan, but does she And Audrey, Nikki’s understand Antigua or the older sister, who at first it Oh Gad! is available at Best Of Books complex layers that form the may seem has nothing in whole? common with Nikki. ment with I’ll rub your back if power of wealth and the Nikki is a girl with inse - Audrey is as raw as they you’ll rub mine approach . expectations , or lack of them , curities and finds that with - come and Nikki educated Heard that one before? But depending on one’s socioeco - in her new environment she and from the land of the Nikki needs companionship nomic position in society. The has a whole lot of learning sophisticated. But who and the minister’s contacts implications of raising such to do, from the attentions of would we wish to be with at cannot be dismissed. Who is questions in a contemporary men to the intricate nature a time of disaster? Audrey using who here? book are interesting. of the political landscape may be more astute than at There is an element of Hillhouse is brave and I and business worlds. None first we know. surprise in which man she applaud her talent. of these are as transparent as And Carlene? Who chooses as her soul mate at Oh Gad! is a compelling she might wish. doesn’t know a Carlene in the end of the story, Well he read and is Hillhouse’s “Come see me ah one Antigua and yet Nikki is not is interesting and Hillhouse third book and first full - ting, come lib wid me ah one ready for the complex emo - has created a character as length novel. Antigua pro - ‘nodder.” This novel is lit - tions of this fun-loving contemporary as you can duces its fair share of artistic tered with Antiguan proverbs woman, her strength, her find in Antiguan society. talent. Joanne Hillhouse is and ‘nuff dialec’ too. Nikki weaknesses and her pain. Lastly and by no means right there at the top and is a must learn to live with it all or And Fanso, Nikki’s brother , least are the references to real home-grown girl. pack up and retrace her steps and Tones, her nephew, we life issues in modern day Zane Publisher of Strebor to New York. grow to love them and miss Antigua which inevitably Books, an imprint of And then there is the them badly once they go. must reflect the past. Land Strebor/Atria/Simon Schuster. family, not least of all her Nikki meets men. The issues, work ethics, bribery, First published April 2012, mum. What does she have in first is a minister of govern - corruption, the perceived available at Best of Books. Page 10 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer What a life! On campus

By Brenton Henry

All around the world Antigua & Barbuda students can be found at universities pursuing higher education. They are in China, Morocco, Venezuela, Mexico, Greece, and right here in the Caribbean. Obtaining a univer - sity degree has almost become second nature, a natural pro - gression for students complet - ing high school and college. Students from Antigua & Barbuda discuss life studying overseas in Barbados At the University of the West Indies Cave Hill government fund your will be guys. Vandalism will (Jeneice St Romain) Campus, Barbados, alone studies puts you in a better always take place, but I am LIVING IN BARBA - there are about 90 of the position than some of your not for it. We just need more DOS country’s men and women. regional counterparts? security around the schools. Q: Have you adjusted to These students are often A: I do think so. (Kareem French) life in Barbados? unheard of while at univer - Students who are not from Q: What do you think A: I’ve been quite com - sity. Details of their happi - the contributing countries has contributed to this level fortable here. Fortunate ness, comfort and academic have to pay a lot more than of anger? enough to be living with adventures are often what we pay. I can’t imagine A: I am not sure; it people who don’t steal my unknown to a majority of having to pay all that eco - might have something to do stuff. (Anitra George) the population. nomic costs; it would be real with their family back - A: Barbados isn’t as Recently, OBSERVER burdensome on my parents. ground or something at expensive as people make it Media visited Cave Hill (Shereece Jeremiah, third home. (Kareem French) out to be. I basically spend Campus and sat down with year accounting and Q: Do you think mari - the same amount of money a handful of the students. finance , and President of juana should be legalised? on shopping here just like I As readers will learn in Antigua & Barbuda A. Yes, it’s good for some do in Antigua. Just certain the below exchange , the stu - Students’ Association). medicinal purposes but what items like chicken are more dents are focused and mak - IPADS benefits do you get from sit - expensive. (Kareem French) ing the best of their oppor - Q: Do you think iPads ting around and getting A: Student life isn’t that tunities. should be distributed to sec - high? (Shereece Jeremiah) hard, you just have to bal - STUDENTS WHO ondary school students? A: Whether or not mari - ance it. (Jeneice St Romain) DON’T RETURN/SCHOL - A: I think it’s a good juana is legalised or not I The four also gave their ARSHIPS idea but I think it’s unneces - think it is going to flourish. views on requiring visas to Q: Will you return to sary for high school stu - (Kareem French) study in Barbados, the Antigua & Barbuda after dents. You don’t need an SEXUALITY online gambling dispute your studies? iPad for CXC. They are Q: Do you think bug - with the United States and A: The state is paying for going to use it for Twitter. gery laws should be erased matters relating to the the majority of my university (Jeneice St Romain, first from the law books? Caribbean Court of Justice. education and I feel that stu - year law student). A: I believe that homo - Antigua & Barbuda stu - dents should go back and A: I don’t see a problem sexuality is wrong (Anitra dents are part of an associa - work for the amount of time with it. Technology is George) tion, ABSA , that organises that is required (Anitra advancing and soon from A: I totally disagree activities on campus and George , third year Spanish now laptops will be no with that. I can go back to helps to represent the inter - and French student). more. Some of them already the Bible and once the Bible ests of the country’s stu - A: I think it’s the have iPads. (Shereece says it wrong, then it’s dents. The students have American students are the Jeremiah) wrong. (Kareem French ) also assumed leadership ones who normally default YOUTH, VIOLENCE, A: Because we are small positions on campus. They on their bond agreements. DRUGS and there is pressure from either head or are part of Most of the people who go Q: What do you make of the international communi - several groups at Cave Hill, to UWI do return. (Kareem all these reports of violence ty for us to decriminalise, I to include the Law Society, French, accounting and in school and vandalism? don’t want us to give in. It’s Debating Society and are finance, second year). A: I went to Antigua just a symbolic law that’s involved in sporting and Q: Do you think having Grammar School and guys not really acted upon. other activities. Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 11 THE DAILY Observer Professional ethics – is it any different to general business ethics?

Honesty , transparency, All business persons, est, and sincere. You, as well mise on them. It certainly integrity, a ccountability, whether or not there is a as the information you pro - makes it easier to respond cconfidentiality, objectivity, requirement from a profes - vide to your clients, must ethically if you had already obedience to the law. sional body to do so, should have these qualities. made the choice to do so. Do these words sound ensure that they are con - Accountability: Who Whether you are an like politicians’ rhetoric? ducting themselves in an are you accountable to? You accountant, a professional in Perhaps they do, but they ethical manner. They should be accountable to another recognised field, or are also the pillars which should create their own your clients, your staff, and a business person, there is a form the basis of profession - code of ethics with the same yourself. Ensure that you need for you to have a code al ethics. pillars on which profession - are honest with yourself and of ethics that underpins the But what do we mean al ethics stand. your abilities – this is some - foundation of your busi - by professional ethics? And Let us take a closer look times not easy to do, but ness. When a proper code is it different from general at these pillars: very necessary. of ethics is observed, those business ethics? Honesty: Honesty IS the Confidentiality: Many you associate with will Professional ethics are best policy. Nothing can business relationships are recognise your integrity, standards or codes of con - ruin your business reputa - built on trust. As business your honesty, your objectiv - duct set by professionals in tion faster than dishonesty. persons you need to ensure ity. These are the character - a specific profession which One dishonest dealing, how - you preserve the confiden - istics potential clients are cover the above listed areas. ever small, can cause you to tiality of your clients and looking for in an accountant A code of professional lose countless clients and that of your staff. and any other professional. ethics represents the expec - forever brand you as the dis - Objectivity: As business Once you establish yourself tations of the behaviour of honest business person. persons, you need to be as an ethical business per - those involved in that par - Transparency: You objective in your dealings. son, you will be on your ticular profession. Persons must be clear, concise and Personal feelings and way to building a solid rep - in a profession do not want balanced in all your deal - desires have no place in utation, which is a form of to condone irresponsible or ings, whether with staff or business decisions. marketing that is priceless. dishonest behaviour by your clients. Obedience to the law: Submitted by: Megan someone in their field. By Integrity: The word Comply with laws, legal Samuel-Fields, CPA, LLB, setting out expected behav - integrityThe qualities of being and moral. You should LEC, MSc FFL to mark annual iours in the form of profes - complete, unbroken, unim - decide beforehand to Accountants Week of the sional ethics, professionals paired, sound, honest, and always abide by legal and Institute of Chartered work together to try to sincere. refers to the following moral laws before encoun - Accountants of the Eastern uphold a good reputation qualities: complete, unbro - tering any situation that Caribbean ICAEC (Antigua within their field. ken, unimpaired, sound, hon - might tempt you to compro - branch) One of the benefits of professional ethics is that it Accountants Week focuses on governance and responsibility prevents exploitation of the client and it preserves the Accountants Week, when these failures occur. taxation, Thursday. integrity of the profession. which began Sunday, will He noted, too, that The institute is collabo - In the accounting pro - have as its focus corporate because the business commu - rating with the Ministry of fession, ethics is considered governance and the responsi - nity is made up of a high per - Education to conduct a busi - to be one of the key require - bility of directors and share - centage of owner /managed ness orientation session for ments to obtaining a profes - holders within a company. businesses, there is a misun - fifth form students from each sional qualification. After The rationale for the derstanding in society secondary school on Tuesday. passing the CPA exam, but emphasis was highlighted in regarding the roles of share - This will cater to students before a CPA license is a release, which reported holders, board of directors about to make their entry into issued, applicants for a CPA Chairman of the Antigua and management. the job market. The students license will need to fulfill an branch Erwin Southwell as According to Southwell, will meet professionals dis - ethics requirement, such as having said too often man - these are some of the issues cussing the path they took to completion of an ethics agement and the accountant which will be highlighted on their career, their student life course and/or an ethics are blamed for failures within Wednesday when the and the value of a rounded exam. The same holds true a business. Institute of Chartered education. of other accounting profes - He noted that these indi - Accountants of the Eastern Other life skill topics sional qualifications . viduals simply follow the Caribbean, ICAEC, hosts a include interviewing tech - directions of the Board of seminar on corporate gover - niques, etiquette including But should ethics be Directors. When the board nance and ethical responsibil - work attire, personality traits, reserved only for those pro - does not understand its func - ity within businesses. social media and whether fessions who deem it neces - tions and does not provide Other activities during what they post on Facebook sary to uphold a high stan - management with directions the week include a second can affect their chances of dard of competence for its and clear instructions that is day of business sessions, on finding employment. members? Page 12 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer Boat bound for Dominica Our Neighbours sinks off Saba; Hundreds stage protest in Haiti passengers safe ROSEAU , Dominica The Nature Isle returned News Online - All passen - to St Maarten. However, the gers who were on board a other two vessels continued boat bound for Dominica on. that sank of the coast of Off the coast of Saba, Saba were reported to be the Grace Mary Ann ran into safe in St Eustatius on problems and sank but all Monday morning. the passengers were picked The boat, the Grace Mary up by the Grace Richie , Ann, sank in rough seas on which eventually sent out a Sunday night with about ‘Mayday’ signal. eight passengers on board. Rescue personnel from Three boats, Nature Isle , St Eustatius and St Maarten Haitians carrying tree branches shout anti-government slogans, taking to the streets in protest of the high cost of living in Port-au-Prince Sunday. (Reuters) Grace Mary Ann and Grace responded and the boat Richie , left St Maarten for was guided safely to PORT AU PRINCE, ed 300,000 people and left Dominica early on Sunday St Eustatius. Haiti, CMC – President more than a million others night but soon ran into DNO was informed by Michel Martelly faced his homeless. rough seas, probably associ - one of the passengers from second major protest within The organisers said they ated with the passage of the Nature Isle that everyone a two-week period as hun - expect Sunday’s protest to Tropical Storm Rafael. is safe and in good spirits. dreds of his nationals took be followed by similar to the streets to protest high - demonstrations in the coun - Slight reduction in cruise er living costs and his lack tryside. of action to deliver on a There was no immedi - ship tourists number of promises. ate response Sunday from The demonstrators say the Martelly administration, CASTRIES, St Lucia, said Dona Regis, director of Martelly, who was sworn in but the government last CMC – St Lucia will experi - marketing and product as president in May 2011, month created a commis - ence a slight decline in development. has broken a promise to sion to work with business - cruise ship visitors this sea - She said while several cover the cost of school es and farmers’ groups to son, despite an increase in vessels have been rede - tuition and has not done stabilise food prices. calls by major cruise lines. ployed, the island would enough to alleviate their Meanwhile, Nobel “The cruise industry have increased calls from suffering. peace laureate Mohammad continues to be important to major cruise lines. Last month, several Yunus, who left Haiti yester - SLASPA (St Lucia Air and The arrival of MV thousand people staged a day, said his pro-business Sea Port Authority) and by Oriana last week heralded protest in the capital against development group will be extension St Lucia. Port the official start of St Lucia’s Martelly, who is seeking to investing in several projects . Castries is expected to wel - 2012 cruise season. Tourism rebuild the French-speaking These include two poul - come an estimated 537,808 officials said the ship , which Caricom country following try farms, a bakery and a cruise passengers this sea - brought an estimated 1,789 the powerful 2010 earth - plantation of jatropha plants son, a one per cent decline passengers , is the first of 353 quake that killed an estimat - that can be used for biodiesel. over last cruise season,” ships scheduled this season. Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 13 THE DAILY Observer Regional disaster officials Search continues for meeting in Dominica crash victims

ROSEAU, Dominica, together various stakehold - CHARLOTTE rescued so far after the Piper CMC – Caribbean disaster ers from CDEMA participat - AMALIE, US Virgin Islands, PA-23-250 plane went down officials and legal drafters ing states and other regional CMC - The United States just eight miles (13 kilome - began a two-day meeting and international partners Coast Guard has resumed tres) south of the airport in here against the call for the to examine critically the the search for three people St Thomas on Saturday. region to enhance its provisions of the model missing after a small She told rescue person - approach to managing the instruments and to reflect plane crashed in the US nel that there were three impact of various hazards. on the practical issues sur - Virgin Islands over the additional passengers, National Security rounding the adaptation weekend. including her child, on the Minister Charles Savarin told and implementation of the Captain Drew Pearson, plane that had been deliver - the meeting, organised by the Models CDM Legislation of the US Coast Guard ing newspapers to the Barbados-based Caribbean and Regulation. Sector San Juan commander , island of St Croix and was Disaster Emergency The two-day regional said the search would con - returning to St Thomas after Management Agency consultation is being sup - tinue, “as long as it is safe picking up the passengers. (CDEMA), that Dominica is ported by the Australian for our rescue crews to oper - The pilot has been iden - now engaged in the process Agency for International ate in the area as we contin - tified as Kirby Hodge, a of upgrading its existing dis - Development (AusAID), the ue to monitor the passing of well-known businessman aster legislation “‘to make it United Kingdom and Italian Tropical Storm Rafael.” from Anguilla and owner of more reflective” of the chang - governments, and the Dominican born Valarie Rainbow International ing environment. Canadian Agency for Jackson is the only person Airlines. The meeting brings International Development. NATIONAL CHOIR OF ANTIGUA AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME The National Choir of Antigua & Barbuda wishes to Register now for the Spring Gardens Moravian Church remind all members and other interested persons that they After School Programme at the church office on St are invited to attend choir rehearsals every Monday and John’s Street. Students are accepted from five years to 12 Wednesday at 6 pm at the Tim O’Reilly Auditorium on St years old. George’s Street. Page 14 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer

that debate, to be more con - ership, Obama will have to frontational without appear - show Biden’s passion with - World View ing strident or desperate. out his histrionics. For Romney, the task is sim - Obama often displays ply to turn in another sure- that passion on the cam - Pressure on Obama for footed performance that paign trail, comfortably keeps the Republican hammering Romney with feisty second debate momentum rolling. an easy style. Whether he To fire up Democrats can do so in the town-hall WASHINGTON Iran’s nuclear ambitions. while retaining the sympa - format of the debate, where (Reuters) – Losing ground to The pressure is now on thy of independent voters undecided voters will ask Republican Mitt Romney on Obama, who has acknowl - who like him personally but questions of the two candi - a host of issues, President edged he was “too polite” in are uncertain about his lead - dates, is an open question. Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-elec - tion bid back on track when the two men face off tonight in their second debate. Obama’s passive perfor - mance in their first debate two weeks ago and Romney’s subsequent surge have raised expectations for a more fiery encounter at New York’s Hofstra University. The Democratic presi - dent’s team has been encouraged by the feisty performance of Vice President Joe Biden last week in his debate against Republican vice presidential US President Barack Obama greets students before he speaks in the BankUnited Center at the University of nominee Paul Ryan. Miami in Coral Gables , Florida , last Thursday. (Reuters ) Now, with Romney hav - ing virtually erased Obama’s lead in national Globe at a Glance polls just three weeks before the November 6 election, LONDON – A Pakistani shook hands with survivors Obama is hoping to take WASHINGTON – schoolgirl shot in the head and apologised yesterday at advantage of the town hall- Retail sales rose in by the Taliban has every a court hearing which will style format in this September as Americans chance of making a “good decide whether the case evening‘s debate to make a stepped up purchases of recovery”, British doctors goes to a full trial. direct pitch to voters. everything from cars to elec - said yesterday as 14-year- Obama is likely to pitch tronics - a sign that con - old Malala Yousufzai PARIS/BRUSSELS – his economic vision, which sumer spending is driving arrived at a hospital in cen - From the Pyrennean pas - focuses on tax breaks for the faster economic growth. tral England for treatment tures of Catalonia to the middle class and tax Other US data yesterday of her severe wounds. heathery highlands of increases for the wealthy. pointed to an economy feel - Scotland, separatists are Romney has called for ing the effects of cooling ABIDJAN – Gunmen gaining ground as Europe’s across-the-board tax cuts global growth with New attacked a power station economic crisis deepens, and sparred with Obama York state factory activity and security facilities in and but this does not necessarily over whether such a plan shrinking in October. around Ivory Coast’s com - mean there will be more would add to the nation’s mercial capital Abidjan in national flags on the map. debt problems. BEIRUT – International co-ordinated overnight raids On Sunday, peace envoy Lakhdar that ended early yesterday, NIAMEY – Niger securi - Reuters/Ipsos surveys of Brahimi appealed to Iran to the defence minister said. ty forces have cornered gun - likely voters indicated help arrange a ceasefire in men who kidnapped six peo - Romney had closed the gap Syria during the Islamic hol - GROSSETO – The cap - ple, including four aid work - or overtaken Obama in the iday of Eid al-Adha as rebels tain blamed for the Costa ers from Niger and Chad, past two weeks on a range and government forces Concordia cruise liner disas - from the town of Dakoro in of issues - from who would fought street by street and ter off the Italian coast that central Niger overnight, mili - be better at creating jobs to village by village yesterday . killed 32 people in January tary sources said yesterday . dealing with taxes and Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 15 THE DAILY Observer The fight against hunger Editorial OUR OPINION continues Hunger affects every - one. Without food and asters, volatile economic gry people in the world was and strengthen solidarity in nutrition, the ability to con - systems, poor agricultural reached , in part due to soar - the struggle against hunger. centrate is lost, we cannot practices are among them. ing food prices and the This year’s theme is function and our health Other causes could financial crisis. “Agricultural Cooperatives: Key to Feeding the World.” deteriorates. If we do not be climate change as increas - Although there have gain access to food, we ing drought; flooding and been reports of progress in Several events worldwide eventually die. Many of us changing climatic patterns halving the proportion of will mark this special occa - don’t realise how fortunate require a shift in crops and people who suffer from sion. Among them will be we are to be able to eat once farming practices, which hunger - a target of the first school projects, tree planti - those pangs of hunger begin might not be easily accom - Millennium Development ngs, food drives, special lec - to set in. However, millions plished. Poverty and the Goal to eradicate extreme tures, media programmes, and millions across the unequal distribution of poverty and hunger by 2015 - symposia, exhibitions, con - globe are not so fortunate. wealth are high on the list too. there remains a long way to ferences, and many others. They do not have access to Back in 2010, the Food go with malnutrition Here at home, director food and therefore undergo & Agriculture Organisation on the rise. But, as the generals from regional and slow, painful deaths. (FAO) of the United Nations Director General of the FAO international organisations Hunger is caused by reported that the critical Jose Graziano da Silva indi - will be converging at Sir various factors - natural dis - threshold of one billion hun - cated, that Millennium Vivian Richards Cricket Development Goal can still be Stadium to discuss issues NOTICE NOTICE reached if countries step up centred on food production. their efforts to reduce hunger. Present will be bankers, In the Estate of IN THE EASTERN Today is World insurers, fish and meat ven - CLARICE HARLEY nee CARIBBEAN SUPREME Food Day, brought about by dors and farmers. The JEFFREY, COURT the FAO to raise awareness Ministry of Agriculture is deceased IN THE HIGH COURT OF of the world food problem inviting others who are part JUSTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY ANTIGUA GIVEN that at the expira - AND BARBUDA (PROBATE) tion of fourteen (14) days A.D. 2012 from the date of this Notice application will be made to In the Estate of the Probate Registry of the GEORGE GLOADE, High Court of Justice for an deceased Order that Letters of Administration in the NOTICE IS HEREBY Estate of CLARICE GIVEN that at the expira - HARLEY nee JEFFREY tion of fourteen (14) days deceased , who died on from the date of this Notice, application will be the 28th April 1997, former - made by NATHALIE ly of Potters Village, St. SCOTLAND of Winter Johnʼs, Antigua, to be Springs, Florida, United granted to MARLENE States of America to the HARLEY CHRISTIAN of High Court of Justice for Potters Village, St. Johnʼs, Grant of Probate in the Antigua, the daughter of Estate of GEORGE the said deceased, who GLOADE, deceased who died on the 28th April, died on the 8th day of 1997, and one of the per - March, 2011. sons entitled to her Estate. Dated this 15th day of October, 2012 The 15th day of October, 2012 Safiya L. Roberts ROBERTS & CO. LAURIE FREELAND-ROBERTS Attorneys for and on behalf of Attorney for the Applicant the Applicant Page 16 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer

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of the food production cycle security. And we’ve been National Backyard fruits and vegetables in our to attend and participate, as warned that Antigua & Gardening programme and back yards. the world experts will be Barbuda is a major disaster seedling distribution drives. And rather than turning present to talk best practices away from being a nation of Rising food prices are a deaf ear to the cries of and answer questions. The hungry people. Such con - just as evident here as any - hunger from another, we can Director Generals’ Farmers’ cern has been expressed sev - where else and authorities make a contribution. We’re Forum, as it is dubbed, falls eral times by a senior agri - have been preaching ad nau - not suggesting a one-person in the middle of the culture official. And so seum that producing one’s food distribution effort but a Caribbean Week of efforts are under way by the own is the way to go. So the donation to your local chari - Agriculture, which is con - Ministry of Agriculture to question now is: how much ty, or soup kitchen. sidered the biggest agricul - lower the food import bill closer is the country to less - It takes more than just tural event on the regional and achieve better food ening the food import bill? talk to assist in the fight calendar. security. This is evident in The effort does not have to against hunger; it will take Our concern here is food such initiatives as its be solely that of govern - action. And if we are united ment. We can make our in our worldwide plan to YOUTH INSPIRATION GROUP contributions at the personal eradicate hunger, then level. We can start by together we will be able to The Youth Inspiration Group is in the process of recruiting growing some of our own effect change for the better. new members for both the senior and junior arms. The group is growing daily and we think there are spaces left OBSERVER Media welcomes letters from members of the for a few more members. If you are between the ages of 18 public on a variety of topics. Letters should be kept to a to 35 and 12 to 17 and would like to be an ambassador for maximum of 300 words. Please note that all submissions the youths of your country then you can sign up. For more are subject to editing in keeping with defamation laws and information or to collect a registration form you can call in-house style. Letters should be accompanied by the us at 771-2915/722-6043/728-6821/721-1070 or email us author’s full name, location and phone number. Names at [email protected]. will be withheld if requested. Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 17 THE DAILY Observer World Hospice Day organisers say ‘thank you’

Dear Editor venue at Waterfront; the St John Hospice under OBSERVER Printery for tick - the patronage of Dame Louise ets; Royal Police Force of Lake-Tack would like to ‘big Antigua & Barbuda ; up’ all of the wonderful peo - Chickie’s Hi Fi for the music; ple out there who supported Billy’s Food Mart & Merle our celebration of World Manning for paper and plas - Hospice Day with our “ Wash tic goods; Julian at Chef’s Your Foot & Come” fund- World for organising the raising event. menu; Premier Beverages Thank you to everyone and AS Bryden for beer, who attended (over 200) and wine & water; Hamish & a special thank you to the fol - Agnes for rum punch; Jane lowing people and business - for local drinks; First Choice es who supported us with Foods and Blue Waters Hotel door prizes, food and assis - for the pumpkin soup (delec - tance. It might be wise to table); Epicurean Fine Foods save your calabash in case and Trade Winds Hotel for we make this an annual the chicken pelau (tasty); event (once we recover)! Vera Gonsalves for the vege - Lucien Baretto for the tarian rice (yummy); Al Porto Restaurant for freshly Bernard Ho, manager of Virgin Atlantic , with two tickets to the UK won by Moya Williams baked loaves; Stephanie NOTICE Joseph for the hand-turned and his crew, Jane Finch, Mendes; Chippy’s-Shyan ANTIGUA ice cream; Horizons for the Gary and Tele, Hope Walter; and Chef’s World - AND BARBUDA cheese trays; Vonnie Delisle, Whitmore and Donnette Chris McInnon. IN THE HIGH COURT OF Barbara Moody Stuart, Crooks, for all your help. St John Hospice is a JUSTICE Gayle Fletcher, Victoria Door prizes were donat - charitable organisation that (Probate) Iturgio, Connie Rabinowitz, ed by Virgin Atlantic -win - gives people who are termi - No. /2012 Jan Briggs, Maudlyn Evans, Kika Thomas for the ner Moya Williams; Digicel- nally ill the opportunity to winner Vivian Charles; die with dignity and com - In the estate SYLVIA desserts. Lime-Tele; Blue Waters passion in a tranquil envi - SHEPPARD, deceased A special thank you to Katie Line, Lynsey Hotel-winner Barbara Ross; ronment, cared for by pro - Carlisle Bay Hotel-win - fessionally trained staff. NOTICE IS HEREBY Cunningham, Lewellyn ner Paula Melle; Adventure GIVEN that after the expi - Anthony, Dara George-John, Antigua-winner Gwynneth Jane George-John ration of fourteen (14) days Mark & Craig Ryan and Walcott; Comnet-Judy Administrator from the date of this friends, Len Moody Stuart Notice, application will be made in the Probate A most distressing scene Registry of the High Court of Justice for an Order that Probate of the last Will and Dear Editor vehicle ahead of me on and those children were Testament of SYLVIA Despite the numerous Independence Drive. sent flying headlong onto SHEPPARD late of calls, letters and other As the pickup turned the path of oncoming vehi - Christian Hill, in the Parish expressions of concern and onto Vivian Richards cles or were slammed into of Saint Paul, in the Island outrage that we have Street, I was shocked to see the asphalt? What on earth heard about the misuse of three children, in uniform - was that driver thinking? of Antigua, be granted to government vehicles, the two seated in the open Someone needs to VIVIAN ALBERTA practice continues. back on either side of the remind such foolhardy SHEPPARD Executrix This situation, howev - truck, and the third seated persons that there are named in the Will of the er, is even more vexing a bit lower in the bed of the school buses available to said SYLVIA SHEPPARD because it involves the vehicle. transport children in a who died on the 16th day welfare of three very While I could bet my safer manner and that such of March, 2012. young school children. family jewels that this government vehicles are A few mornings ago, vehicle is not licenced to not insured nor licenced Dated the 15th day of while commuting to work carry anyone in the back of for transporting minors in October, 2012 at approximately 7:20 am, the vehicle, that was not that manner. JOHN E. FULLER a single cab pickup with a my biggest grouse. What if Solicitor for the Applicant ‘G’ licence plate was one an accident had occurred R Henderson Page 18 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer

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Gina Rose is not just a pet. childhood. Gina Rose helps No ordinary dog She is a service dog and very her to manage both ailments. vital to Janet’s good health. “In respect to the dia - By Kyle Christian years. On her last trip here , Janet was diagnosed betes , she can sense from she tried to replace her with multiple sclerosis 40 my skin, if my blood sugar ntigua is not a disabili - mobile phone at one of the years ago and she has been goes way to low,” Janet said. Aty-friendly nation. The local cellular providers when living with diabetes since “She’ll sense when its drop - streets of St John’s, she was met with resistance. most businesses and govern - Janet was travelling ment offices are not wheel - with her two-year-old dog chair accessible; public signs Gina Rose and was denied are not translated into Braille; access to the business. and the general understand - “The security at the ing and appreciation of dis - door wouldn’t let me in,” abilities is still immature. she said. “So I asked if the A call is being made for taxi man could just keep her a renewed thinking in the outside so I could take care way the nation views the of it, but that was not disabled community. accommodated either.” Dr Janet Rosky has been Under normal circum - travelling to Antigua with stances it would be under - her husband (now deceased) standable not to allow a pet and children for over 30 in a place of business. But

AUCTION SALE NOTICE AUCTION SALE NOTICE

Instructed by CIBC ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FirstCaribbean International A.D. 2012 Bank Limited of High and Market Streets, in the City of The Chargee having acquired the Saint John in Antigua and legal right, therefor, I will sell on Dr Janet Rosky sits with her service dog Gina Rose , who helps to Barbuda, I will sell by public auc - site by public auction on Thursday manage her diabetes and multiple sclerosis the 30th day of October, 2012 at tion on Tuesday the 16th day 3:00 pm the right title and interest of October 2012 at 3.00 p.m. on of the owner ELMORE MARTIN site the undermentioned proper - in the under mentioned property. ty owned by Jane Attfield and NOTICE Ian Drysdale of Jolly Harbour, in REGISTRATION SECTION: Form RLNC6 the Parish of Saint Maryʼs, in the GOLDEN GROVE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Island of Antigua and Barbuda. THE REGISTERED LAND ACT, CAP 374 BLOCK: 612 1789B Section 34 of the Act The subject property consists of a villa unit and a parcel of land and PARCEL: 365 amenities thereon located at Jolly REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Harbour, St. Maryʼs Antigua and The property is located at Cashew ST. JOHNʼS NORTH 63 1693 F 349 consisting of an area of approxi - Hill, Antigua in the Registration mately 0.02 to 0.05 acres. Section known as Golden Grove. The property consist of a parcel of NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REPLACE A LOST LAND CERTIFICATE The land is registered under the land, which measures 0.10 acre or 4356 sq ft. The parcel of land is Registered Land Act, 1975 as flat slope with characteristics of an TAKE NOTICE that an application was filed in the Land Registry on follows: - average building plot. The said 5th day of October , 2012 by ELEANOR R. SOLOMON of CLARKE REGISTRATION SECTION : parcel of land is triangular in & CLARKE of Cnr. Temple & Nevis Streets on behalf of AUDREY SOUTH WEST shape and is bounded on the East MULCARE of 187-32 Quencer Road, St. Albans NY 11412 United BLOCK : 55 1186C and West by public roads , bound - States of America as Personal Representative of the Estate of PARCELS : 163 ed on the South by parcel # 366. RHODERICK A. TOMLINSON deceased the Applicant herein for the replacement of Land Certificate #3494/1995 dated the 10th August, Block: 55 1186C ; Parcel: 163 The service lines for portable 1995 issued to RHODERICK A. TOMLINSON , being the owner of are bounded by the following: water, telephone and electricity the above-mentioned property, which has been lost. • North by Parcel: 164 land which are provided by A.P.U.A. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that anyone who objects to the issue of a in name of Elton Charles are accessible to the property. new Land Certificate or who has knowledge of the original Land Ash & Jayna Beverly Ash ; Certificate must within the period of one (1) month from the Second • South by an DATED the 10th day of October ,2012. Publication of this notice in the newspaper inform the Registrar of easement/common area in Lands in writing. the development; NATHANIEL PADDY JAMES TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the absence of any objection or • East by Sea; Licensed Auctioneer information as to the existence of the original Land Certificate within - West by a Road; the time specified the Registrar of Lands may proceed to cancel the For further particulars, contact original Land Certificate and issue a new Land Certificate in its place Particulars of the sale can be Nathaniel Paddy James, without further notice. obtained from the undersigned Licensed Auctioneer of P.O. at his office at Suite #1, Brysons Box 1724 Marble Hill, St. Dated the 10 th day of October, 2012 Complex, Friars Hill Road, St. Johnʼs, Antigua. Telephone: Johnʼs, Antigua. T/P 464-6978 461-3530/ Fax 461 3530. SHARON SIMMONS MICHAEL FREELAND - Auctioneer MICHAEL FREELAND - Auctioneer DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF LANDS Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 21 THE DAILY Observer ping especially during the She stays here for up to six Jersey , Janet has a panic but - vice dog. night and she will wake me months at a time sometimes. ton, which will alert family The operators of the up and will not leave me After her trip to the cell and medical assistance in nearby Coconut Grove alone until I get up.” phone outlet, Janet and Gina the event of an emergency. restaurant are also accom - The Shih Tzu is trained Rose headed to the grocery “If I fall and I can’t modating of her Gina Rose, to then go directly to the store next. get up , I just have one word Janet noted. refrigerator to remind Janet “Of course they would - that I use and that’s ‘help,’” She stressed that there to take her treatment . n’t let me in there either,” she said. “In that case , Gina needs to be a change in “Likewise , if it goes real - she lamented. “I mean she is will go and hit the panic mentality of the populace ly high , she will also alert me tiny, she was in my arms, button which will call my before there is widespread of that and then I know that I and it ‘s not like she was run - son first and then the med - acceptance of service ani - need to take the insulin,” ning around. They wouldn’t ical assist second. mals as more than pets. Janet said. “In that case she let me in at all. “Of course that is at Janet said the United will go to my insulin con - “I spent the day accom - home, I don’t have that States was similar to how tainer and just stay there and plishing nothing. I felt really setup here. I wish I did.” Antigua is now until the she won’t leave it until I take bad. Not for myself as much Janet would like to see passage of the Americans care of business.” as for other people here who more locals in Antigua & with Disabilities Act in 1990. The clinical psycholo - could benefit and need that Barbuda using service ani - The act provides civil rights gist travels with Gina Rose kind of assistance.” mals. She is currently seek - law protections for people whenever she is in Antigua. At her home in New ing to connect local authori - with disabilities and pro - ties with those in New hibits all discrimination. 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Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp Computer Training: Term Begins October 29, 2012 @ stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Computer Reset, Old Parham Rd. across from KFC. 776- Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and 8453 . CXC Math, English & Info. Tech, Programming, Building & glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16) So, it is my prayer that you Repairing Computers (A), Networking (Net+), Website Design, are already walking in God’s glorious Light! If not, now would be a great time QuickBooks, Beginners, Word, Excel, Publisher, Photoshop & to start! Ask God to fill you with it. For you will find that to be a truly won - more. Also, Childrenʼs Program. derful experience. Page 22 Tuesday October 16, 2012 THE DAILY Observer SPORTS Organisers looking forward to seventh annual A&B cricket fest

By Vanroy Burnes Six teams have so far Division cricketers from Former West Indies confirmed their participation schools across the country, Team Manager Reverend The seventh Annual including defending champi - while a special invitation is Wes Hall will also be here Antigua & Barbuda Cricket ons New York Masters, New extended to All Saints and for the event as one of the Festival organised by Richie Jersey Masters, The Veterans Princess Margaret sec - top legends of the game and Rich Sports & Leisure and Club of St Croix, Central ondary schools, and win - a cricket ambassador. Indigo Event Services in con - Trinidad Masters, The ners and runners-up in the The finals and prize giv - junction with the ministries Antigua Masters and first- Inter-schools Under-15 ing ceremony are set for of Sports and Tourism runs timer Wadadli New York. Cricket Competition. Sunday, November 18 at Sir from November 14 to 18. The Barbados Masters, These coaching course Vivian Richards Cricket Chief organisers, former who have indicated their will be conducted by former Grounds (SVRCG) to be fol - West Indies cricket captain participation, are yet to be West Indies players including lowed by a closing party at and present West Indies confirmed. Keith Arthurton and Stuart Shirley Heights. team manager, Richie There will also be exhi - Williams of Nevis; Junior The teams and officials Richardson, and Tracy bition matches by Antigua Murray of Grenada; Vasbert will also be taking a boat Guerrero have expressed Legends and Combined Drakes, Gordon Greenidge cruise as part of the event. delight over the festival for Masters teams. and Desmond Haynes of The tournament, which the past six years and con - During the four-day Barbados, along with will consist of Twenty20 sider this seventh year as event, there will be a coach - Hamish Anthony of Antigua matches starting at 9:30 am, one with a difference. ing stint for 30 Under-15 who resides in the USVI. will be played at SVRCG. Benjamin: ABCA fails to capitalise on cricket enthusiasm

Ex-Windies fast bowler Benjamin, who was one in Sri Lanka.” bers who have a passion for Kenneth “Flipper” of the fast bowlers to The 45-year-old cricket and its development. Benjamin said unless there represent the West Indies Benjamin has expressed “I think a lot of people is a change of the current during the team’s most suc - similar sentiments about the are looking at the messenger executive members, the cessful period, said a change ABCA executive in the past. rather than the message. A Antigua & Barbuda Cricket of personnel is needed Some ABCA executive lot of people out there they Association (ABCA) will not for the ABCA to capitalise members have also been try to be negative about capitalise on the revitalised on the Caribbean side’s critical of Benjamin for voic - Kenny Benjamin rather than enthusiasm for cricket cur - recent success. ing his opinions via the looking to see what is the rently sweeping across the “I don’t believe the peo - media. message that he is sending,” English-speaking ple at the ABCA are really But Benjamin, who cap - Benjamin said. Caribbean. serious about moving tured 92 wickets in 26 Tests “We have been saying During the glory days Antigua cricket forward. for the West Indies, said for a long time that we need of West Indies cricket - from Their aim is to their glory in members of the ABCA to get skilled people on all the late 1970s to the mid- the big moment when they should heed the message the associations. We need 1990s - when the Caribbean go up to the higher level,” even though they might not people with passion, people side dominated the game Benjamin said. like the messenger. who just don’t want to turn globally, passion for the “It starts right here. If Benjamin, currently the up when there is a big occa - game was high with cricket the people in Antigua, the president of the Liberta sion and people who are gen - being viewed as a way of clubs and shareholders, Sports Club, said the ABCA uinely interested in cricket life in the region. don’t want change, then we is in need of executive mem - and cricket development.” But for almost two won’t be piggy-backing. decades since, the West “Obviously, for too long Indies have been unable to now we have been seeing attain a winning record this. We have seen the (2007) against the top cricketing cricket world cup come here nations in the world, which and we have seen the same has resulted in a loss of thing in terms of the way in enthusiasm for the game in which the game is being the region. administered. As soon as But the West Indies those events are over, we are team’s recent performance back into a lull,” he said. in Sri Lanka that resulted in “I am sorry to say, but the capture of its first ICC once we don’t have some World Twenty20 title has change, we are not going to triggered a refreshed excite - see a lot of benefits from this ment for the game in region. wonderful win that we saw Tuesday October 16, 2012 Page 23 THE DAILY Observer Tennis association hopes to spread the sport

Antigua & Barbuda young people involved in in terms of getting the equip - Antigua & Barbuda Tennis Tennis Association (ABTA) tennis. I have been in talks ment that is going to be used Association,” Williams said. will be teaming up with with FirstCaribbean to start the programme.” “I’m working very hard sponsors FirstCaribbean International Bank and we Williams said the ABTA in terms of getting those International Bank (FCIB) are going to take tennis to is also working on establish - courts up and running. and the Ministry of Sports to three of the communities,” ing a national home for ten - When we get those courts implement a community Williams said. nis at Vikings. up and running, we will be based programme aimed at “The first three commu - Williams said getting a able to pool a lot more of exposing more youngsters nities we are looking at are home for tennis would allow these youngsters to give to the game in the twin- Liberta, Bolans and Yorks. the ABTA to introduce the them the opportunities to island state . Liberta is a big community game to more new players learn and progress further ABTA President Cordell that is also open to All Saints and further develop others. into the sport. Williams , who is also a and Falmouth. “We were always trying “We have three coaches coach at the Halcyon Tennis “Bolans is open to all to get a home for tennis. that have been employed in Club, said the programme those children round south Without a home a lot of the the Ministry of Sports to would be first introduced to and Yorks is open to Fort youngsters will get left out. I teach tennis so once the the Liberta, Bolans and Road and Cedar Grove. am presently working on get - courts are ready, the associa - Yorks communities. “FirstCaribbean is on ting those courts down at tion will ensure a proper “I have been doing a lot board with the association Campsite. It used to be called programme is implemented of groundwork in term of and the Ministry of Sports. the Vikings Tennis Club and it towards the continued promoting and getting more FirstCaribbean is the sponsors is now the home of the development of the sport.” Rain forces postponement of Business League Football opening

By Vanroy Burnes DEV (ANU) Ltd, Rex Kennedy’s are the pm ; APUA Electricity will Resorts, and CSR defending champions . meet National Parks The heavy and continu - Launchers. The Business League Authority at English ous rain caused by Tropical The competition will Football Competition is Harbour at 4 :15 pm , and Storm Rafael on Saturday climax on Saturday , being sponsored by Cool & Immigration will battle forced the postponement of December 1 5 with the stag - Smooth . It is organised by WIOC at King George V at the opening ceremony of ing of the finals. the Sports Division and co - 2 pm. the 2012 Business League Both semi-finals are ordinated by Austin In Zone 2, Big Banana Football Competition scheduled for Saturday , Richards Sr and Clancy come up against AS Bryden which was scheduled to December 8. Mack . at King George V at 3 pm; take place at King George V The venues are In the first round of MSJMC will face CAR DEV Ground. However, despite Grammar School Ground, matches in Zone 1 F&G (ANU) Ltd at AGS at 3 pm ; the absence of an opening King George V Ground, Forwarders will take on APUA WATER will contest ceremony , the matches will Johnson ’s Sport Complex, Kennedy’s at Johnson ’s at 4 Rex Resorts at King George go ahead this Saturday , English Harbour , and later pm; Sandals Grande V at 4 pm , and Grande October 2 0. in the competition, Pigott’s Antigua will face APUA Pineapple will take on CSR There are 16 teams reg - Playing Field . Telephone at Johnson ’s at 3 Launchers at AGS at 4 pm. istered to take part , six short of the number that T&T turns to South Africa to boost sports tourism sector indicated their intention to participate ; but only 16 met CENTURION, South “We view sports tourism marketing and logistics of the deadline date. Africa - Leading Trinidad as a lucrative sector to be the Champions League cur - The 16 teams are divid - and Tobago sports official, tapped into and this is why I rently under way. ed into two zones. Colin Borde, is on a visit to am here,” said Borde, the for - Trinidad and Tobago Zone 1 consists of F&G South Africa as part of over - mer T&T and current West were knocked out of that Forwarders, Sandals all efforts to develop a Indies ‘A’ team manager. tournament after only the Grande Antigua, sports tourism brand “I have met with a num - first of two qualifying Immigration, Kennedy’s, unique to the twin-island ber of officials in this coun - games. APUA Telephone, National republic. try since my arrival and I The Trinidad capital, Parks Authority and West Borde, a consultant must say the information I Port of Spain, will play host Indies Oil. with the Sport Company of have gotten will surely to a leg of the regional T20 Zone 2 is made up of T&T (SPORTT), has been make a difference to the way cricket series early in the Big Banana, Mount St meeting with Indian we do things back home.” New Year involving the John’s Medical Centre , Premier League officials as Borde’s mission to Ministry of Sport and the APUA Water, Grande well as other sporting offi - South Africa includes a Trinidad and Tobago Pineapple, AS Bryden, CAR cials from South Africa. study of the administration, Cricket Board. (CMC) SPORTuesdayT October S 16, 2012 Final Benna Qualifier

Although Antigua & Benna Boys captain “We know we are capa - Carlos Figueroa strike to Barbuda cannot advance George “Sowa” Dublin said ble of getting and creating level the score in the 61st via from CONCACAF’s Zone A Antigua & Barbuda, who chances against them as we a Luton Shelton penalty, but semi-final round of the 2014 bowed out of contention for have done against them and misfortune struck five min - FIFA World Cup Qualifying a qualifying spot with a 2-1 the other teams in the group. utes from the end when cap - competition, the Benna Boys loss against the United States “It’s just a matter of tain Carlos Ruiz popped up are expecting to give it their at home on Friday, will make putting away our chances to glance home a firm head - best shot when they face life difficult for the and try our utmost best to er to give the Central hosts Jamaica in their last Jamaicans to win tomor - avoid giving them any Americans all three points. encounter at the National row’s crucial encounter. opportunities. Similarly on Friday, Stadium in Kingston tomor - “Jamaica is definitely “We are most definitely Antigua & Barbuda’s hopes row evening. the Caribbean’s power - not taking Jamaica lightly. were dashed when Eddie The Jamaican Reggae house because they are We are all upbeat and ready Johnson scored two goals, Boyz, however, can still back-to-back champions of to represent our country including a 90th-minute advance to CONCACAF’s the Digicel Caribbean Cup. and to make Antigua & game-winner, to give the final round of qualifiers by We have played them a cou - Barbuda prouder than they United States a 2-1 victory finishing as one of the top ple of times before and they are of us already.” against the Benna Boys two teams at the completion weren’t any easy games,” On Friday, the Boyz ral - at Sir Vivian Richards of the four-team round Dublin said. lied from a 16th-minute Cricket Grounds . robin Group A competition. Following Jamaica ’s 2-1 loss to Guatemala on Friday, the Reggae Boyz ’ destiny is now out of their hands, but they must beat Antigua & Barbuda tomorrow to stay in contention. They are on seven points, three behind both USA and Guatemala with one game remaining, and goal difference will be cru - cial in the final outcome. The leaders have identi - cal goal averages of +3, while Jamaica currently have a zero goal average. A victory for Jamaica tomorrow by at least three goals and any loss in the other tie will see them advancing to the final round of six teams, where three gain automatic berths to the Brazil YANKEES ON THE ROPES: Detroit Tigers ’ Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI single in front of New York 2014 World Cup Finals, and Yankees catcher Russell Martin during the eighth inning of Game 2 of their MLB American League the fourth-placed team Championship Series playoff baseball series in New York. Anibal Sanchez and Phil Coke combined engage in a two-way tie with on a four-hit shutout as the Tigers stifled the withering Yankees attack for a 3-0 win on Sunday and a commanding 2-0 series lead. (Photo by Reuters) the winner of Oceania.

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