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Monday June 2, 2014 $1 VAT Inclusive CLEANING UP THE ACT By Kerri Gooding also look forward to Drainage, Dr.Denis Lowe. yesterday to commence coming “soon” for awhile, stakeholders have to greater penalties to These comments were the week of activities to he said, “…It has been comment, not only BARBADIANS can curb the issue of illegal delivered in an interview mark World Environment there for longer than you governmental finally expect the dumping. with the media after the Day 2014. can even imagine but the stakeholders, but private Environmental Such was according to church service at the Putting to bed criticisms fact is, in drafting sector and citizens. Protection Act in short the Minister of Cathedral of St. Michael that the Environmental legislation you would order and they can Environment and and All Angels held Protection Act has been appreciate that all of the ACT on Page 2 High hopes for sector OUTGOING president of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Patricia Alfonso- Dass says the accommodation sector is eagerly looking forward to having access to the same suite of concessions that were granted to Sandals Resorts International by Government. Speaking to the media on Saturday night after the awards were presented at the 2014 Biennial BHTA President’s Gala which was hosted at Bellevue House, Alfonso-Dass said once the industry is able Roland Field of Accra Beach Resort (right), who to access such tax breaks, received the Outstanding Tourism Industry Employee hoteliers have the Award – Supervisor, is congratulated by BHTA opportunity to upgrade President Patricia Alfonso-Dass (left) and General and improve their plants Manager of Hilton Barbados, George Stanfield. and steps can be made to help the industry it should really that Government really progress. encourage them to raise has to believe in. Give us Her comments came as their game. the tools and we will she noted that there have “We should never be make it happen,” she been several encouraging afraid of competition. We affirmed. reports in the last few should see it as Acknowledging that weeks relative to the something that really her tenure at the helm of local tourism industry, encourages us to do the BHTA was during a inclusive of the new better and with the difficult time in the interest in the Four concessions on the table, economy, the President Seasons Project and the again this is something indicated that she wants work that is currently that we keep saying, once the industry to continue underway at Sandals we have the means and to see positive steps Casuarina. She admitted the ability and the being made, which would that while the enabling environment eventually turn into “a competition posed by that allows the industry positive jog” and then “a Executive Director of the BHTA and the 2014 President’s Lifetime Achievement these new properties to progress and move positive sprint”. Award recipient, Sue Springer (centre) accepts her award from John Roachford could be scary for some forward, it will; and I of CGM Gallagher Insurance Brokers (Barbados) Ltd. and President of the BHTA, players in the business, think that is something HOPES on Page 3 Patricia Alfonso-Dass.

2 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Laws at odds with basic human rights By RuthMoisa Stoute Planning Association important for our well- Caribbean need to fast in the Caribbean,” Sir stigmatisation... is a (BFPA) at its Annual being and that sexuality come to terms with the Alleyne lamented. denial of their basic CHANCELLOR of the General Meeting held last is essential to our fact that there were “It’s even sadder that... human rights”, the University of the West Thursday evening, Sir humanity”. Sir Alleyne “normal variations” in the these laws are a reflection Chancellor argued that Indies, Sir George Alleyne highlighted the remarked that though manner in which that of thinking in our society, Caribbean societies must Alleyne, has cried need for persons to re- humans are sexual sexuality and the sexual societies which proudly be “uncompromising and down governments of examine the notion and beings, matters of urges of persons were embrace constitutions passionate in our efforts the region for interpretation of human sexuality were often a expressed. which speak clearly to the to decrease stigma and continuing to uphold sexuality. He suggested “reflection of defining “Some of our pertinent observation of basic provide access to services “archaic” legislation that one of the challenges binary thought – it is one laws are archaic in this human rights. This is a and to increase which contradicts our going forward would be or the other, things are respect and I fear often... contradiction which I recognition of sexuality as otherwise clear stance how the BFPA treated to good or bad – and this and with some sorrow, often find difficult to a positive aspect of and determination to the issue of groups that would be comforting at that the only countries in embrace...” the human life”. uphold the basics were being marginalised one level but not a recipe this hemisphere in which Chancellor further On this issue, he rights of a human. on account of their choice for fruitful discourse or sex between consenting submitted. concluded, “The Addressing members of sexual expression. dialogue”. adults, males [that is]... is Using the occasion to marginalised groups such and friends of the He was of the firm view The senior academic a criminal offence...those publicly back what he as young people, Barbados Family that “sexual health was charged that the countries are to be found referred to as UWI’s transgender people, sex affirmation in the workers, men having sex Professor Brendan Bain with men, people who are affair that gay lesbian or bisexual, “criminalisation of child brides, girl mothers, consensual sex between they need our help, [they] males, resulting in our compassion.”

Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Minister promises stiffer penalties ACT from Page 1 on the books to deter illegal dumping and “And therefore we have improve vigilance. been pushing it He emphasised, vigorously to ensure that “Throwing garbage we get all the comments.” around and putting Therefore, he was garbage out illegally and pleased to disclose, things of that nature, it is “…They [the comments] a concern to the are all in now.” government. It certainly He also shared, “The is a concern to our Chief Parliamentary Ministry and we are Council has drafted the working very hard to first draft, re-submitted make sure that we get it for our purview; we’ve the legislative looked it over, we’re framework in place that satisfied that it is in good will beef up the penalties shape to go forward and on illegal dumping and it should be going that would also place a forward to Cabinet greater level of within the next week.” watchfulness from the Additionally, the government side around Minister also spoke of the country relative to having stiffer penalties illegal dumping.”

The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 3 Giving thanks Outgoing BHTA for Crop Over head THE 40th anniversary people as we celebrate of Barbados’ premiere harvest thanksgiving,” he summer festival Crop said. reflects Over officially got “This service serves to underway with a show that we as Service of Christians, as Anglicans, on tenure Thanksgiving and are able to combine the Flower Festival at St music and tradition. We HOPES from Page 1 Peter Parish Church, are able to blend culture yesterday. and religion to show that The president added Rev. Canon Peter it can work together. that her wish for the Haynes expressed to the “We look back with a industry is that it will congregation which sense of joy in the 1970’s “continue to growth from included Minister of as Crop Over started in British High Commissioner Mrs. Victoria Dean (left); and Ms. Wang Ke, Chinese strength to strength” Culture, the Hon. Stephen our country.We are called Ambassador to Barbados (right), were among those who attended the 40th which would allow them Lashley; Chairman of the to rejoice and treasure anniversary church service of Crop Over at St Peter’s Parish Church yesterday. to regain the footing they National Cultural what we have as ours, have lost. Alfonso-Dass Foundation (NCF) distinctly ours – not just a Rev. Haynes also “Through the work and to acknowledge the gifts maintained this was not Maureen Graham; CEO festival, but a way of life. acknowledged the work of help of our historians and given to us,” he expressed. impossible, given the of NCF, Cranston Brown; A way of life which is able the NCF, which is also the National Cultural During the service positive turnarounds other NCF Executives; to touch us in our celebrating a milestone Foundation, those there were cultural already being witnessed and festival stakeholders churches and in our every this year – its 30th engaged in seeking to find presentations from the St in the country’s key that Crop Over is more day activity, a way of life anniversary. He the history and Peter’s Church Boys tourism markets. than a carnival. which causes us as we commended those who expression of our people, Choir,Psalm 150 Dancers “In the UK things are “It is more than a sing and listen to jump carry out is mandate and we thank Almighty God and a drama presentation starting to get a bit better celebration of a way of life, and praise, and recognise those who are for giving us the “All things bring and and we are starting to see but it is about the people the presence of God at stakeholders in the opportunity to beautiful” by Janine more confidence out of of God. It is about we as work in our community.” festival. acknowledge what is ours, White. the US. And again, you know I think there is a lot that we are looking at doing – programmes and initiatives that I think [if] well executed will make a difference for Barbados,” she added.

Progress Moreover,Alfonso-Dass said that she is pleased with the positive things the BHTA has been able to achieve during her two years as President, among them the reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) for direct tourism services to the same level as accommodation service, and the reduction of VAT back down to 7.5 per cent for the accommodation sector, which she contended, makes a big difference to their competitiveness. The St Peter’s Boys Choir rendered two songs during the 40th anniversary church service of Crop Over at St Peter’s Parish Church. “I am pleased that I am leaving the position pretty much having done what I wanted to do. Bringing awareness to Size doesn’t matter: Small not a setback this industry and responsibility of all the ONCE again, Barbadians called on these states in these states can together commence or re-commence islands in the region to players is something that and other nationals within the Caribbean to assess dream, embolden each by being affirming of each invest in each other as I really wanted to keep the region are being what ‘small’ means to other, conceive, assume a other.” Caribbean people in the front and centre. It really reminded that their mirror them in their eyes, not just new-life experience, Pushing for the region to interest of the nations, the must be a collaborative image,or perception of self, individually, but develop and anchor move beyond insularity region and future effort. It cannot be is most important. collectively. themselves more securely and further develop a generations. something the private Yesterday at the church Recalling the first SIDS on earth’s rock.” proud identity as a region, He said, “We need to be sector does on its own or service in observance of Conference held in The Dean he said,“…[A] relationship realistic about the true the public sector does on World Environment Day Barbados in 1994, the recommended, “…in the with the wider global potential of our states, its own or the and the 20th Anniversary Dean asked the region to context of our global environment is a must, but when desire and will are Government in limbo of the Small Island build on its foundation, to environment and the even more vital is how we applied to the task. does on its own. We have Developing States (SIDS) forge ahead in varying classifications of relate with on our actual Treating our ‘smallness’ as to be able to talk, we have Conference at the “heightening cooperation”. countries – developed, neighbourhood,as a people a positive, we must to be able to disagree, we Cathedral of St. Michael He called on the states developing, with more around which selflessly commit to have to be able to agree and All Angels, the Very “to have the faith to accept underdeveloped, big and we can unite and build.” achieve our higher good at the end of the day that Rev. Dr. Frank Marshall, each other and to perceive small, that the countries of Dean Marshall therefore and to build capacity.” we put Barbados first,” Dean of the Cathedral, that in joint collaboration our region need to made an appeal for the (KG) she added. (JRT)

4 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate

General Manager of Atlantis Submarines Barbados, Roseanne Myers, centre, is General Manager of Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Sharon Hugh-White, right, congratulated on the company’s win of the STEP Award by (left) BHTA President accepts the Green Initiative Award from (centre) the representative of Republic Patricia Alfonso-Dass and Sunil Chatrani, Chief Executive Officer of the Elegant Bank, Kaye Brathwaite and President of the BHTA, Patricia Alfonso-Dass. Hotels Group. Accolades for tourism stalwart IT was an evening of total surprise to Springer, glamour and style as who was moved to tears the Barbados Hotel and and lost for words Tourism Association following the citation, (BHTA) hosted the which chronicled her Biennial President’s contribution to the local Gala on the picturesque and regional tourism grounds of Bellevue industry.Addressing those House. present, an appreciative The evening brought Springer,who was also the together owners of first female president of businesses in the industry, the BHTA, said she felt hard working staff and humbled, but contended those who offer support for that she could not have local tourism, to celebrate achieved all she had done some of the outstanding over the years at the individuals and entities BHTA, without the help of that work to make tourism her team.Before taking up in this nation a success. the position at the BHTA, Among the 15 awards Springer worked at a presented was the range of properties in President’s Lifetime Barbados including Sandy Achievement Award, Lane Hotel,Discovery Bay, which went to Executive Tamarind, Cobblers Cove, Vice-President of the Colony Club and Turtle BHTA, Sue Springer. Beach Hotel. The award came as a Continued on Next Page

BHTA President Patricia Alfonso-Dass, right, congratulates Sue Springer on receiving the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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From left: BHTA President Patricia Alfonso-Dass; Senior Account Executive of Al Hart PR, Kathy-Ann Gilkes; Martin Ince of Foster and Ince Cruise Services Inc.; and Managing Director of Al Hart PR, Al Gilkes celebrate Al Hart PR’s win of the Media Award.

From left: BHTA President and General Manager of Ocean Two Resort and Residences, Patricia Alfonso- Dass and Operations Manager of Ocean Two and Fifteen honoured by BHTA Paul Collymore celebrate the hotel’s success as Hotel-of-the-Year – A Class. Continued from pointed out that while she Resort, who received the the categories of Hotel of Page 4 was appreciative of the Outstanding Tourism the Year – B Class and award, she sees it as a Industry Employee Award Apartment, A Class, and “Ladies and gentlemen celebration of everyone – Manager; and Chef Luxury, the awards were this is the most amazing who works in the industry, Graham Licorish of presented to All Seasons award; I really can’t thank helping to keep the wheels Coral Reef Club, who Resort Europa;Ocean Two you enough.The industry is moving. snagged the Special Resort and Residences and my life; I know nothing Among the other Commendation of Hilton Barbados else, so I really can’t help awardees on Saturday Appreciation Award. respectively.Meanwhile,Al with anything other than night were Charisse Also in winners’ row Hart PR received the tourism… I cannot say Mottley of Little Arches were Bougainvillea Beach Media Award; Regatta enough to thank you all, Boutique Hotel, who won Resort which captured the Travel Solutions received nothing is ever done by the award for Outstanding Green Initiative Award; the Strategic Partner somebody on their own, no Employee; Roland Field of Ticket Pal BB Inc. which Award; and Atlantis one is an island. I have Accra Beach Resort, who received the Barbados Submarines Barbados amazing people I have received the Outstanding Excellence Award Tourism emerged victorious in two worked with,” she said. Tourism Industry Supporting Services and categories – the STEP Speaking to the media Employee Award – The Camelot at Cobblers Award and the Business after the awards, the Supervisor;Avril Clarke of Cove which won Excellence Award Direct Executive Vice-President Bougainvillea Beach Restaurant-of-the-Year. In Tourism Services. (JRT)

Avril Clarke, left, of Bougainvillea Beach Resort received the Outstanding Tourism Industry Employee Award – Manager. She is congratulated by Senior Account Executive with Al Hart PR, Kathy-Ann Gilkes.

6 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Former PM clarifies his input on the government

“THE government has “It is best for Barbados the value of experience to solid mental base. seek to learn outside of of economic crisis. At that all the advice it wants to keep away from the value that may be Together they impart personal experience,” he time, he made the widely and is seeking to deal recessions and derived from it...there are expertise to experts and added. unpopular decision to cut with the situation as depressions, and it is from few things in life more consultative quality to Sir Lloyd also briefly government salaries; an best it can.” the anvil of experience valuable than a relevant consultants. It is wise to commented on the heavy action which has been This was the statement that prudent policies are experience, especially avail one’s self of criticisms he faced in the heralded by many a given by former Prime discerned. I turn now to when it is supported by a available experience or early 90s during that time decade after. (JMB) Minister Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford as he fielded questions from the media as to whether he had been approached by the Freundel Stuart administration for advice on how to pull the country out of the current economic slump. He made the comment moments after finishing the lunchtime lecture entitled ‘Economic Thought and the Current Economic Crisis: Lessons from the Anvil of Experience’ at the Democratic Labour Party’s headquarters. During his presentation, Sir Lloyd touched on the challenges currently affecting the Acting Principal of the Lester Vaughan School, Sonja Goodridge (second left) country and advised that chatting with Cherian Bellamy while Brianna Redman (third left) the creator of it was necessary for input the jewellery listens in. to be pulled from those with the necessary experience on the way Former Prime Minister Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford forward. as he spoke on the value of experience. Young entrepreneurs highlighted at PTA Expo

By Marsha Gittens Participants also used Secondary School, Sonja the occasion to form links Goodridge said she was ENTREPRENEURIAL among themselves as well “totally impressed” with spirit was showcased at as to speak to the the Expo and the products the Lester Vaughan representative of Fund which she saw on sale. She Secondary School last Access about the also stated that such an week through the requirements to obtain event shows “how much inaugural Parent-Teacher funding to start a talent the parents and Association (PTA) Expo. business. students really have.” This event, which took Speaking to The Echoing similar place in the school’s hall, Barbados Advocate, sentiments, Minister of comprised 27 exhibits. Public Relations Officer of Housing, Lands and Rural Booths were manned by the School’s PTA, Donna Development, Denis parents of students of the Sealy said that the event Kellman too said he “was school, past students and received an overwhelming very impressed with current students. Among response while noting that exhibition” while noting it the items on show and on the PTA may possibly was very timely and sale were bridal apparel, stage it again. appropriately since it got jewellery, clothing, Lauding the efforts of the youth involved in confectioneries and the PTA, Acting Principal entrepreneurship from pastries. of the Lester Vaughan young.

Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Denis Kellman speaking to fourth form student, Kiara Riley about the confectioneries which she had on sale. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 7 BPWCCUL hosts Take time out for inaugural Members your children Flea Market QUALITY TIME from life of Jesus, she noted, Back Page who gave his undivided AT a time when many provides a creative avenue attention to the children are facing difficult and for members who are Furthermore, she also around him, even when unexpected changes to looking to make ends highlighted the need for others sought to persuade their personal meet. Your Credit Union parents and guardians to him to do otherwise, circumstances, the is committed to ensuring focus on the physical whilst here on earth, Barbados Public that its membership does health of their children, Forde contended. Using Workers’ Cooperative not go back to that place while also seeking to His example, she said, Credit Union Ltd. is where they cannot qualify uplift them on the parents and guardians continuing to reach for a Back-to-School Loan emotional, social and can also take time out to out to its members to for their children.” President of the BPWCCUL Glendon Belle (right) spiritual sides. pray for,bless and care for provide assistance. “Your credit union is shares a word with President of the Barbados A perfect example can their children as well. Word of this from committed to making Cooperative Credit Union League Hally Haynes at be taken from that of the (RSM) BPWCCUL President certain that our Thrift the Flea Market held last Saturday. Glendon Belle who was Club members, and in delivering remarks at a fact, any member who so by initiatives developed or supplement their Members Flea Market, desires can attend and executed by its global incomes, he encouraged the first of its kind, which university, hence the roll credit union network. them to plan wisely for the was hosted last Saturday out of an affordable new These include among money that they would in Belmont Road. Education Loan Facility. others, helping couples to have made yesterday. Saying that the credit Your credit union is navigate their unique “I encourage you to re- unit by virtue of its core committed to operating financial terrain; to invest buying products values and sustained and excelling for the support and to ensure and supplies to grow your performance is duty benefit of its members their financial success as small business venture.” bound to help out its despite the economic they strengthen their own I encourage you to pay members, and did so challenges confronting relationships and start yourself an appropriate yesterday at no cost. us,” he exhorted. their families. portion and to deposit an He revealed that He told the vendors and While thanking persons appropriate portion, no initiative attracted over patrons of the flea market for supporting the matter how great or small, May-Ann Stephens holds little Mario Cumberbatch, 100 applicants to the Flea that many initiatives at initiative, which he said is in your credit union while getting key advice about baby products from Market for booth space. the Credit Union have aimed at allowing account and let it grow. SBI Distribution representatives Karen Thompson “Because it makes sense either started from a good members to be That is proof of your and Troy Hutson during the Open Day session at the for our members and it idea, or have been inspired sustainable and to make works,” he said. (JH) Eunice Gibson Polyclinic in Warrens.

8 • Monday June 2, 2014 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 Florida official sees harm in Surviving recognising gay marriage TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Attorney General Pam decades ago and voters state’s pension and health Florida’s attorney general Bondi, a Republican who reinforced that ban when insurance programs if in this new contends in recently-filed was named in the lawsuit they passed a same-sex marriages were court documents that along with fellow constitutional amendment recognised. recognising same sex Republican Gov.Rick Scott in 2008. The lead attorney for the marriages performed in and other state officials, “Florida’s marriage laws, ACLU of Florida world order other states would disrupt earlier this month filed a then, have a close, direct, disagreed. Florida’s existing marriage lengthy response that asks and rational relationship “Florida’s discriminatory THE letter writer who yesterday urged the laws and “impose a federal judge to throw to society’s legitimate laws cause serious harm to Caribbean to have an independent policy or risk significant public harm.” out the lawsuit for several interest in increasing the real families across the continuing to be a pawn is hit the nail on the head. Eight gay couples and reasons, saying a federal likelihood that children state,” attorney Daniel Sadly, it is a suggestion that many across the the American Civil court shouldn’t rule on a will be born to and raised Tilley said in a statement. region of six million plus people (minus Haiti) will Liberties Union sued the state’s marriage laws. by the mothers and fathers “Despite the state’s not take heed to because there is that feeling that state in federal court in Bondi’s office also argues who produced them in assertion that the harms once one is able to associate with one of the major March.The lawsuit argues that the state has a stable and enduring family to same-sex married powers and sing from their hymn book benefits Florida is discriminating legitimate interest in units,” Bondi’s office said couples aren’t significant will fall one’s way like manna from heaven. against the couples by not defining marriage as in court documents. enough to warrant relief, Throughout the Cold War some Caribbean recognizing same-sex between a man and The state’s legal position the families living every countries were imbedded in either camp (East or marriages performed in woman. Florida first also notes that there would day being treated like legal West): one or two sided with the East and the states where they are banned same-sex be significant financial and strangers by their home remainder opted to remain with the West, legal. marriages nearly two logistical problems for the state know better.” seemingly without recognising that they were like pawns in a chess game since both superpowers (the then Soviet Union and the USA) were seeking to expand their spheres of influence. NY medical database helps The Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, the USA referred to the Western Hemisphere as its backyard using the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 as the basis for intervention in the doctors, patients affairs of sovereign states of the Americas while keeping European influences away from the ALBANY,N.Y.– New York medicine from paper to Syracuse,said that she and New York’s is massive – region.Any threats that surfaced like, for instance, is quietly building one of computer files. The her residents typically use and expensive. the emergence of a government friendly to the the nation’s largest Veterans Administration, the regional exchange once Begun in 2007, SHIN- USSR or even hostile to the West, was dealt with computer databases of for instance, already has or twice per shift, and that NY comprises 10 regional and usually some multilateral aid and investment medical records, a system centralized records for the hospital’s internal systems now being stitched package was thrown in to keep the others quiet. that when finished will nearly 3 million people that medicine doctors use it together. All are expected All of that came to nought with the fall of the allow patients and doctors both patients and doctors frequently,saving time they to be connected by early Soviet Union and international communism by alike to see complete health can look at. used to spend faxing next year. A pilot program 1990 – a victory,so to speak, for the West.Analysts histories in one place and In such exchanges, permission slips and for patient access is are suggesting that Russian leader Vladimir Putin promises to save millions patients must sign consent waiting for another scheduled to start this is attempting to ‘correct’ this historical ‘imbalance’ in costs by avoiding forms to have records hospital to send patient summer at two hospitals, with the annexation of Crimea and the instability redundant tests and included. They are subject records in response. which haven’t been named in the Ukraine. unneeded hospital to the same federal privacy “It definitely allows us to yet. It is usual though to expect that in regional admissions. restrictions that already see the evaluations they More than $900 million politics there is always a powerful state that People who visit apply to patient records in have had at other hospitals, has been spent so far stands out. By virtue of the resources – human, emergency rooms are less hospitals and doctors’ including labs, EKGs and building it, about half of it natural and financial – it possesses and the likely to be admitted when offices. radiologic testing,” Prince federal funds. influence it is able to wield, it would create they’re enrolled in the New York’s is being said.“So I definitely think it Exchange officials followers and as a rule it tends to dictate what goes program, and repeat treated as a public utility, saves you reordering tests declined to estimate the on around it. This has been so for as long as there radiological scans and with providers paying a fee that may have recently final price, saying it will has been politics and it is not likely change even hospital readmissions are to connect but able to query been done, especially change with technology when new power brokers come along. also less likely,according to patient records without radiological tests.” and increased use. The What has taken place in this part of the world initial limited studies done added costs. Among patients in the Cuomo administration since the decade of the 1990s and into the 21st around Rochester, New Centralized records can system in the Rochester budgeted $65 million this century to date is a case where islands now have York’s third-largest city. be useful because patients area in 2009 and 2010, year for infrastructure. to fend for themselves with the changing world “The value to society is with complicated Kaushal’s studies showed About 71 per cent of New order. Aid that once flowed this way during the also tremendous in conditions may be unable that when their York’s hospitals and more Cold War has dried up; one-way access to markets avoiding unnecessary and to accurately recall all their comprehensive records than 20 percent of its 67 in North America and Europe for Caribbean redundant health care,” treatments and were consulted, they were 200 doctors are now linked commodities (bananas, sugar, rice and other said Dr. Rainu Kaushal, medications from various 30 per cent less likely to be to the regional exchanges, tropical produce) has been outlawed by the World chairwoman of Weill doctors, or they may be in admitted to the hospital according to New York Trade Organization which is dominated by the Cornell Medical College’s the throes of a medical from the emergency room, eHealth Collaborative, the Western powers, on the grounds that such access Department of Healthcare crisis and unable to were 27 per cent less likely nonprofit working on the represents unfair trade; these small countries are Policy and Research, who communicate, Kaushal to be subject to repeated system. being asked to liberalise their economies in order conducted the Rochester said. radiological scans, and David Whitlinger, to achieve sustained economic growth and studies on the system, Use of the database is not were 55 less likely to be executive director of the development; and where they attempt to establish known as SHIN-NY – appropriate in every case, readmitted to a hospital collaborative,said it should international business, some of them are being which stands for the State Kaushal said, but the within 30 days. produce savings more than labelled as tax havens and as indulging in money Health Information studies show “striking” Some smaller states, triple its estimated $70 laundering. Network for New York and effectiveness when it is. including Vermont and million annual operating The situation has indeed come full circle. So is pronounced “shiny.” Dr. Louise Prince, an Maryland, have also cost. It will be overseen by what is required at this time is a clear path on the There’s a broader effort emergency room doctor at developed state health the state Health way forward. Why not adopt the long-stated nationally to advance Upstate Medical Center in information networks. But Department. Barbados principle of “friends of all, satellites of

none”? Caribbean countries should be cautious News Editor: Dorian Bryan Managing Editor: Yajaira Archibald with those bearing gifts and pursue development Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite Executive Editor: Gillian Marshall Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 based on individual and regional circumstances as Sports Editor: Corey Greaves General Manager: Sandra Clarke E-mail Address: [email protected] opposed to what external influences may prefer. Hello! Editor: Nigel Wallace Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Publisher: Anthony T. Bryan

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Some of the young entrepreneurs playing network bingo game

Kimberley Sandiford of Trusted Care Providers Inc Take advantage of opportunities shared her story during the YES training session.. INVALUABLE insight educating experience. advances and the cope with the demands of and practical words of See it as a first step to prevailing economic a dynamic and advice were given to your journey to success,” conditions all conspire to challenging business the 2014 participants she urged. impact the ability of environment.” of the Youth She noted that the young people in The Permanent Entrepreneurship training programme particular to find Secretary lauded the Scheme’s (YES) creates opportunities for employment. “So self- work of the YES led by Entrepreneurial young people who have employment is gaining Manager Selma Greene Development Training entrepreneurial more credence as a viable along with her YES orientation session on aspirations to realise and career option.” officers and other Saturday morning. operationalise their Blackman stated that partners who allow for an Meeting under the dreams. the programme also affordable specialised theme ‘Create! Innovate! “The suite of services establishes a platform to assistance, through Make it Happen’, young that we offer which range capitalise on the tangible support and business persons filled from business support opportunity to create offering networking the Training Room of the services to training and that alternative. “It will opportunities. Ministry of Culture development to the equip you with the During the session, the Sports & Youth in Sky provision of technical knowledge skills and young entrepreneurs Mall Haggatt Hall. assistance and referral tools to create your own heard a firsthand Permanent Secretary for funding are crafted to businesses and generate account from manager of Ruth Blackman told the take [you] from fledgling employment for others.” Trusted Care Providers cohort that they are business to a comfortable “At the end of the Inc., Kimberley becoming a part of the and sustainable process we aim to develop Sandiford, who took them pantheon of young enterprise.” well rounded individuals on her journey from an persons who are making She cautioned however – knowledgeable, idea to enterprise with significant changes to the that technological innovative – that can the help of YES. (JH) social and economic landscape of Barbados through their entrepreneurial aspirations. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of “I urge you to take full Culture,Sports and Youth Ruth Blackman. advantage of this

Man, Woman

Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb) was for years the world’s most prolific inventor with well over 1000 patents to his name. He’s now in 3rd place. An Australian, Kia Silverbrook, now has the longest list of patents, over 4000 inven- tions. I guess whoever is keeping the records just never heard about God. How many patents to His name? Let’s see. Scientists figure – it’s a rough guess, mind you – that there are more stars in the visible universe than all the grains of sand, not on Miami beach, but on all the beaches on Earth. And God is still hard at work. But of all His inventions on Earth, nothing comes close to His number one patent. Man and woman. An old 60’s song pictures it like this: “oh can’t you just see Him walking round and round, taking clay from off the ground, doing just what He could do to make a living dream come true…” Man, with his strength, his focus, his ingenuity; woman with her skill, her sensitivity, her intuitiveness were made to complement each other perfectly in a unique union that has absolutely no match on earth. Nothing else comes close. It is the only union capable of continuing the miracle of life started by God at the Creation. It is the only union blessed by God. It is the only union in which sex makes, not only sense, but new life. All other sexual partnerships are a sad, tragic parody doomed to fruitless decadence.

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FROM LEFT: DJ Scratch Master from Slam 101.1FM; Peter Samuel of Mount Gay Distilleries Limited; the winner Latoniya Coppin; David Bayley of Dynasty Entertainment; and Hasani Evelyn of the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union. Church praying for country’s success By Jenique Belgrave ployees. now plaguing minds of pray for businesses, pray “We laid hands on a citizens, he stated that for the economy and pray WITH the power of prayer building on Wednesday the prayer movement is for our families,” he in- possessing the ability to night and we didn’t know aimed at bringing wis- sisted. move mountains, imagine people were inside work- dom, knowledge, peace, Hope’s congregation has what it can do for ing late because there was prosperity and hope to all therefore been challenged Barbados. a glitch with a computer, corners of the country. to pray within their vari- It is with this focus and as we prayed the “Our prayer is that ous workplaces and for that Hope Church has glitch stopped and they every one of those pillars and with their colleagues launched a 40-day prayer got back the information will glorify the Lord. The and employers. session to pray for every that they had lost earlier Bible says that if we pray Noting that several major pillar within soci- in the day. Those are the for the peace of our city, other churches have al- ety,including the economy, kinds of miracles taking then the peace of God will ready indicated their de- government, family, edu- place in the business field rest in our lives as well. It sire to take part in the ac- cation, media, culture and and we are just praying also says that ‘if My people tion, Pearson encouraged the church. for every company in who are called by My all interested persons to The initiative began on Barbados to succeed and name will humble them- join. May 9 and has already go to the next level as they selves and pray and turn “Ultimately, there is seen church members do it onto the glory of the from their wicked ways only one church, therefore walking through the City Lord,” enthused founder of and seek My face, then I it is important that we all at night, laying hands on the church, Pastor Elector will hear from heaven come together and pray buildings and sending up Pearson. and forgive their sin and for our nation because this prayers for businesses, Pointing out that there heal their land’. So it’s nation needs God to be the employers and the em- are a number of concerns the job of the church to answer,” he added.

The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 11 Local delegation thankful for MIDEM opportunity THE Barbados trip as an “amazing op- Investment and portunity” to see what is Development happening globally, Corporation (BIDC) which afforded the dele- has been given thumbs gates a chance to learn up from a delegation what is going on behind sent to the recently the scenes. He encour- held MIDEM festival aged local artistes to in Cannes. utilise the website They recently shared www.mp3vidi.com. Producer Fabian Worrell, Gail Callender of COSCAP, with the media some Stephen Lubin, CEO of attorney Annick Reifer and Stephen Luben of CRS VACANCIES of their experiences at the CRS Music, said he was music share some of their notes from the recently event, which they said able to focus on areas in held MIDEM 2014 industry event which was held in THE LODGE SCHOOL offered them an excellent order to see growth on the Cannes. opportunity to network export side of the indus- with industry leaders try. liciting any product strive to make it through and learn more about the “I set up meetings with that we distribute, in- these difficult times,” he business of music. delegates from countries cluding things like said. The delegation in- in Argentina, Australia, Blood’s new album,” he Similar sentiments cluded RPB, Blood, pro- Brazil, Canada, Germany, explained. were echoed by Callender ducers Deepu Panjwani Japan and Russia, to Lubin described and Reifer, who said The Board of Management, The Lodge School invites and Fabian Worrell, dis- name a few, and we have MIDEM as “the most im- CANaudio is interested applications from suitably qualified persons for the tributor Stephen Lubin, had some tremendous portant conference in the in music from Barbados following vacancies: attorney Annick Reifer success.” world for any music dele- and added that Blinktv is GOVERNMENT TEACHING SERVICE and Gail Callender of He also revealed that a gation. an avenue that can be COSCAP. contract was received “It gives the opportu- used by artistes. ACTING - Teaching Posts BIDC Senior Business from UK company Nova nity for us to meet people Record producer Development Officer, Distribution. from all over the world. Fabian Worrell said the September - December 2014 Moudou Diagne, said “Their sales and mar- We would not get those trip allowed him to build Mathematics (CAPE) there was a high level of keting is through opportunities if we were on the wealth of contacts September 2014 - August 2015 private sector companies Universal, one of the not allowed to go on this made during his first with over 4000 partici- global music companies. fantastic trip. I thank visit to MIDEM last year. Business Studies (CAPE) pants, from over 50 coun- And we have now set the BIDC for this oppor- He said the networking tries, represented at a deal up that CRS’ tunity because it has al- opportunities are un- Acting Assignments MIDEM, which also fea- music product will be ready given us tangible matched and should be September - December 2014 tured conference sessions available for distribution results and future rev- tapped into by artists as well as trade fair in the UK. It is not just enues. These are difficult when given the opportu- Head of Department - Mathematics activities. our own catalogue, times in the music indus- nity. September 2014 - August 2015 Panjwani described the but we will be actively so- try [and] we have to (JH) Head of Department Business/Computer Studies

ESTABLISHED Teaching Posts Mathematics, Spanish/French The Lodge School is a Sixth Form Co-educational Government Secondary School with a roll of 1115 approximately. Students are prepared for the CSEC, CAPE and Royal Society of Music Examinations. Qualifications:- Teaching Post (1) A Degree or Associate Degree in the subject area from an approved University or College.

(2) A Certificate or Diploma in Education would be an asset. Head of Department In addition to (1) and (2) - Five years teaching experi- ence in the subject area. Additional details regarding the duties and obligations of the posts can be obtained from the school or via email by contacting the Secretary/Treasurer at 423-3804 or [email protected]. Applications, together with two recent testimonials and certified copies of qualifications should be sent to THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, BOARD OF MANAGE- MENT, THE LODGE SCHOOL, SOCIETY, ST. JOHN to reach her by June 27th 2014. Applications which do not meet the stipulated criteria will (from left to right) BIDC director of export development and promotion, Sonja Trotman, Senior Business not be acknowledged. Development Officer Modou Diagne and Deepu Pajwani talk about the benefits of MIDEM 2014.

12 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Dominica has Guyanese police searching for the second two men linked to drug find highest rate TRINIDAD – THE hunt is on for Guyana and Phillip Carlos Jermin report stated, was New York. two Guyanese nationals in Lovell, 37, of Guyhoc Park, Guyana. According to a report in the Guyana connection with the discovery of Photographs of the wanted men have News Source yesterday, CANU has not ten pounds of cocaine found been posted in the newspapers in released any information about the of obesity hidden in boxes containing Guyana. person or company expected to receive peppers and ochroes at Piarco According to reports out of Guyana, the shipment of the drug to the United – in the Caribbean for International Airport recently. the quantity of cocaine was discovered States. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit hidden in boxes containing peppers and There is also concern over how the young girls global (CANU) of Guyana has issued wanted ochroes on a Caribbean Airlines flight cocaine went unnoticed by Guyanese Roseau, Dominica – Obesity rates in bulletins for the suspects who have which had earlier arrived in Trinidad authorities and was allowed to slip Dominica among females under the age been identified as Caleb Habeed from Guyana. through security at the Cheddi Jagan of 20 have surged more than 60 per cent Caesar, 30, of Garret Street, Newtown, The final destination of the flight, a Airport. in the past 33 years, according to a study by Washington University and published in the journal Lancet. The comprehensive study which looked at the prevalence of overweight and obesity in close to 200 countries found that the number of people world-wide suffering from excessive weight, ballooned from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013. By 2013 in the case of Dominica one in four young girls were found to be obese, while three in four over the age of 20 suffer the same fate. The rate for males under the age of 20 is more moderate at 15.2 per cent and stands at 36.6 per cent for those over the age of 20. The sobering rates mean that Dominica is second in the Caribbean in obesity only to Belize for females over the age of 20, and places fourth behind the Bahamas, Jamaica and Barbados for those under the age of 20. At the same time the study lists Dominica’s ranking as the 26th most obese country in the world right after Australia but well before most of the European and other Caribbean countries. The Bahamas was the highest ranked in the Caribbean at number nine. Obesity, which is defined as having a body mass index, which is the relationship between height and weight, of 30 or higher,is linked to higher risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancer. The study should force authorities in Dominica to take a closer look at eating habits in a country quickly developing a Suspected lottery scammers being taken into custody. taste for junk food and sugary treats. Meanwhile, a separate scientific study recently presented at the ongoing European Congress on Obesity revealed 18-year-old student arrested for lottery scamming that people who eat more than two MONTEGO BAY,Jamaica – An eighteen- Transaction) (Special Provisions) Act. 000 recently. portions of white bread daily are at a 40 year-old student of a Trelawny high They were held during a sting The three, who are said to be of per cent increased risk of being obese school is one of three people arrested by operation after a 54-year-old male US Trelawny addresses, are expected to be compared with those with its low the lottery scam task force Saturday for national was intercepted at the Sangster questioned by the lottery scam task force consumption. breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent International Airport with close to US$10 in the presence of their attorneys. Sixteen Puerto Rican cops busted for alleged corruption SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Sixteen police department. shakedown, an organised crime spree of drug dealers. current and former Puerto Rican police Cases compared the lawmen’s alleged which the most experienced mafia An agreement announced last July officers have been arrested by federal exploits to the 2001 Denzel Washington family would have been proud. between Puerto Rico’s government authorities on corruption charges that film “Training Day,” which depicted a “The people wielding the guns and and the US Justice Department include allegedly planting evidence to corrupt police narcotics squad. stealing the drugs here weren’t mob includes new rules for internal make false arrests, extortion, and The special agent added that the local goodfellas or mafia soldiers – these investigations and the handling of taking bribes to protect drug dealers. officers allegedly operated like a were police officers,” O’Neil added. civilian complaints. If convicted, the suspected rogue cops criminal gang, using their guns and Puerto Rico’s police department has The agreement also introduces strict could face up to life in prison for charges badges to commit extortion, robbery, long been rocked by charges of new policies on the use of force by police that also include racketeering and and illegal narcotics sales. misconduct and plagued with officers to combat the commonwealth’s robbery. According to David O’Neil, acting corruption cases. high crime levels, and focuses on According to FBI special agent Carlos assistant general of the Justice In October 2010, 90 law enforcement recruitment and training, as well as Cases, many of the officers are members Department’s Criminal Division, “The officers were among 130 people arrested new measures to strengthen oversight of a drug-fighting unit in Puerto Rico’s indictment portrays a classic criminal by the FBI for providing protection to of the 17 000-member police force. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 13 EU willing to fund study on cost of not having CARICOM ST.GEORGE’S,Grenada – The European path the European Union took towards as well,and we would be happy to provide (CARIFORUM) deepened support to the Union (EU) is willing to fund a study that integration. funding for such a study (of) the cost of not field of statistics under the 10th EDF to would explore the opportunity costs of not He told the gathering of senior having CARICOM,” Sandker said. build on earlier achievements and to fill having a Caribbean Community government officials, statisticians, and Over the past decade, the European the gaps that remained. From the !18M (CARICOM) in place. representatives of international Union has been providing support to the allocated to the CSME under the 10th Ewout Sandker, head of co-operation, organisations that, in the 1980s, the EU Community to strengthen regional EDF, about !2M w as allocated to delegation of the EU to Guyana,Suriname conducted a study that calculated the statistics and to improve its use in policy- strengthen the intra-regional systems to and Trinidad and Tobago and the Dutch opportunity cost of not having a fully making. About !4M of the !57M Ninth produce and disseminate timely, high Overseas Countries and Territories,made integrated market in Europe.The results, European Development Fund (EDF) cycle quality, harmonised statistics to monitor the announcement on Monday during the he related, were “quite amazing”. They to the Community was allotted to produce the CSME. The funding, Sandker said, high level advocacy forum on statistics in were an “enormous push” to regional and disseminate economic statistics, to was used to monitor regional integration, Grenada. integration and provided a good harmonise statistical structures across further develop merchandise trade As he underlined the importance of a opportunity for mobilising the private the region and to train staff to use the statistics and to boost social and solid data foundation for development in sector in Europe, which saw the benefits economic statistics to monitor the regional environmental statistics, among other general, and regional integration in they were not getting by not having a fully integration process. areas. Statistical monitoring of the particular,Sandker posed some questions integrated market, he said. “Something The EU and the Caribbean Forum of integration movement, he said, was to the forum and made reference to the like that could be done in the Caribbean African Caribbean and Pacific States particularly close to his heart. US promises expanded co-operation with the Caribbean WASHINGTON, USA – In proclaiming June 2014 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, US President Barack Obama said on Friday that the United States is expanding co- operation with the region to promote social justice, grow prosperity throughout the Americas, and create new educational opportunities for young people across the Caribbean basin. “Caribbean Americans are part of a great national tradition, descendants of hopeful, striving people who President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States Thomas Donohue (L) meets with Cuban President Raul Castro journeyed to our lands in search of a in Havana. better life. They were drawn by a belief in the power of opportunity, a US Chamber of Commerce seeks new trade ties with Cuba belief that through hard work and sacrifice, they could provide their HAVANA, Cuba – Thomas Donohue, opportunity to know each other better,do In the presence of students and Cuban children with chances they had never president of the Chamber of Commerce of business and support each other as state and government officials, Donahue known. Thanks to these opportunities the United States,expressed on Thursday friends and neighbours, pointed out the stated that the presidency of Barack and their talent and perseverance, in Havana his interest in boosting a businessman, who for years has Obama could create new ways to increase Caribbean Americans have contributed greater rapprochement between the US opposed the economic, commercial and imports and exports between the two to every aspect of our society – from business community and Cuba. financial embargo Washington has nations, in addition to expanding science and medicine to business As part of his visit to the island, which imposed on Cuba for over half a century diplomacy and promoting people-to- and the arts. During National began on Tuesday,accompanied by other now. people exchanges. Caribbean-American Heritage Month, members of his executive, Donahue gave For many years, the policy has been Donohue’s schedule included a tour of we honour their history, culture, and a keynote lecture at the University of marked by differences between the two the Mariel special development zone, and essential role in the American Havana, in which he offered his governments and it’s time to change that the visitor stressed the importance of the narrative.” impressions on the change of approach approach, asserted Donohue, in the zone in the expansion of Cuba’s economic Obama encouraged all Americans to that relations between the two countries presence of Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban bonds with the world, and to understand celebrate the history and culture of demand today. minister of foreign trade and investment, that direct foreign investment is a Caribbean Americans with appropriate This is the moment to give the new and of Gustavo Cobreiro, rector of the powerful tool in the creation of jobs and ceremonies and activities. generations of Cuban and US citizens the University. wealth.

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14 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate 19 alleged abuse victims denounce Mexico priest MEXICO CITY – Nineteen people 16-year-old in 2012. enough evidence to substantiate it. backing the complaints, said they also have filed a criminal complaint The allegations emerged in public in Archdiocese officials said earlier in the accuse the archdiocese of covering up alleging they were sexually abused April when former priest Alberto Athie, month that other allegations had not the crimes, saying it knew of the abuses by a now-suspended Mexican priest, who had long campaigned for recognition been substantiated, but urged those with since 2004. The 19 complaints filed and allege his archdiocese covered of the sex crimes of Legion of Christ complaints to bring them to prosecutors. Friday cover a decade during which up the allegations for years. founder Marcial Maciel, appeared on Cordova, however, has disappeared, Cordova was priest in the El Paseo The complaint was filed Friday with MVS radio in Mexico City and said there according to church and prosecution neighborhood. prosecutors in the central Mexican state was evidence of scores of cases involving officials. “Cordova had been abusing children of San Luis Potosi, where priest Eduardo Cordova. Martinez, who is speaking for the and youth for 30 years in all the Cordova had recently served as the Armando Martinez Gomez, the archdiocese in the case, told The institutions in which he worked, and we archdiocese’s legal representative. president of the Catholic Lawyers Associated Press that both the current calculate there could be 100 victims,” Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church College of Mexico, said this week that the and previous archbishops of San Luis said Athie, who leads Citizens’ Initiative. announced on Tuesday that the Vatican church has forwarded evidence to Potosi are willing to cooperate with Fax said that Cordova would choose had stripped Cordova of his clerical Mexican prosecutors. He said church authorities. children aged 13 to 16, gain their functions after investigations into authorities had investigated a similar Martin Faz, a spokesman for the confidence during confessions or pastoral allegations of the sexual abuse of a allegation in 1998 but had not found activist group Citizen’s Action that is work and then abuse them. Jailed Venezuela Former guerrilla sworn in police chief ending hunger strike as El Salvador president SAN SALVADOR – Former guerrilla become one of the guerrilla group’s top CARACAS, Venezuela – A former commander Salvador Sanchez Ceren commanders, under the nom de guerre police chief whose decade-long was sworn in yesterday as president of Leonel Gonzalez, during the country’s imprisonment has been taken up El Salvador with the pressing tasks of bloody 1979-1992 civil war. as a cause by Venezuela’s opposition is dealing with violent gangs, a struggling He was elected president on March 9, ending a hunger strike after five economy and endemic poverty. defeating the conservative ARENA days. Sanchez Ceren, 69, promised to party candidate Norman Quijano by Ivan Simonovis is serving a 30-year govern “with honesty, austerity, less than a quarter of a percentage sentence for aggravated murder related efficiency and transparency.” point. to his role in the death of pro- “After long years of fighting for justice In doing so, he became the fourth government protesters who rushed to and democracy in my country, I receive former leftist guerrilla to be elected the defence of then-President Hugo the presidential sash with humility and president in Latin America after Daniel Chavez in a failed 2002 coup. profound respect, with a commitment to Ortega in Nicaragua, Jose Mujica in His wife sent a message on Twitter exercise the presidency for all Uruguay,and Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. saying that the 53-year-old would Salvadorans,” he said. Sanchez Ceren succeeded Mauricio suspend his hunger strike yesterday, A former teacher, Sanchez Ceren Funes, a former journalist whose but isn’t giving up his fight to be belonged to the Farabundo Marti FMLN government in 2009 ended two released on humanitarian grounds. The National Liberation Front and rose to decades of conservative rule, mostly decision comes a day after a judge ruled under ARENA. Sanchez Ceren was that SImonovis’ health is stable. LEFT: Salvadorean new President Funes’s vice president. Simonovis’ lawyer say the former Salvador Sanchez Ceren waves after He inherits a country beset by violent metropolitan Caracas safety director receiving the presidential sash during gangs, and poverty affecting 40 percent suffers from 19 different illnesses, his inauguration ceremony in San of the population of the tiny but including advanced osteoporosis. Salvador, El Salvador on June 1, 2014. populous Central American country. Brazil opens Rio bus system planned for World Cup RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil has delivered parts of one of the costliest infrastructure projects built ahead of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. President Dilma Rouseff rode a bus yesterday to mark the official opening of a $700 million bus corridor for quickly moving people between the airport and subway stations in the western part of the city. None of the city’s subway lines go to Rio’s international airport. The Transcarioca bus system is a 24-mile (39-kilometre) line with dedicated lanes for buses that are expected to carry 320 000 passengers a day. While the line is now open, not all of its bus stations have been completed. Outside the station where Rouseff Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, centre, puts a hat during the inauguration of the BRT Transcarioca (Rapid Transit Bus) in arrived, protesters gathered to complain Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. The corridor has 39 kilometres long, cutting through 27 neighbourhoods and will serve about the lack of spending in education 320 thousand people every day, reducing in 60 per cent the average time of the commute. The corridor will connect the and health care. International Airport to the subway, which takes the passengers to the Maracana stadium. The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 15 US defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir

WASHINGTON – Five good physical condition” considering desertion. years a captive from and “is said to be walking.” Bergdahl told his parents the Afghanistan war, The circumstances he was “ashamed to even Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is surrounding Bergdahl’s be American.” The back in American capture remain murky. Associated Press could not hands, freed for five In 2012, Rolling Stone independently Guantanamo terrorism magazine quoted emails authenticate the emails. detainees in a swap Bergdahl is said to have Hagel brushed aside stirring sharp debate sent to his parents that such questions for now. in Washington over suggest he was “Our first priority is whether the U.S. disillusioned with assuring his well-being should have negotiated America’s mission in and his health and getting with the Taliban over Afghanistan, had lost faith him reunited with his prisoners. in the U.S. Army and was family,” Hagel said. U.S. officials said Sunday that Bergdahl’s health and safety appeared in jeopardy, prompting rapid action to secure his release. Republicans said the deal could place U.S. troops in Jani and Bob Bergdahl speak to the media during a press conference at Gowen danger, especially if the Field in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, June 1, 2014. freed detainees return to the fight - one called it behind the effort to the Taliban, which the U.S. Congress.” “shocking.” Arizona Sen. retrieve him. “You were sees as key to more Republicans also said John McCain said of the not left behind,” Bob security in Afghanistan. the deal violated five detainees, “These are Bergdahl told reporters, as But they acknowledged requirements that the hardest of the hard if speaking to his son. “We the risk that the deal Congress be given 30 days’ core.” are so proud of the way would embolden notice before any exchange Visiting troops in this was carried out.” He insurgents, perhaps of captives at Afghanistan, Defense spoke in Boise, Idaho, as encouraging them to grab Guantanamo. Secretary Chuck Hagel residents in the sergeant’s U.S. troops or citizens as National security stepped forward at hometown of Hailey bargaining chips for the adviser Susan Rice said Bagram Air Field to thank prepared for a release of others in U.S. “an urgent and an acute the special operations homecoming celebration. custody. situation,” which she did forces who retrieved Hagel was met with Republicans pressed not specify, did not allow Bergdahl, who officials silence when he told that point. “Have we just that time. said was the only troops in a Bagram put a price on other U.S. “We did not have 30 American prisoner of war hangar: “This is a happy soldiers?” asked Sen. Ted days to wait,” she said. still held by insurgents in day.We got one of our own Cruz of Texas. “What does “And had we waited and that conflict. Gen. Joseph back.” It was unclear this tell terrorists, that if lost him, I don’t think Dunford spoke of the whether the absence of you capture a U.S. soldier, anybody would have excitement that spread cheers and applause came you can trade that soldier forgiven the United States through U.S. ranks when from a reluctance to for five terrorists?” government.” the sergeant’s release was display emotion in front of “I’m going to celebrate Bergdahl, 28, is being confirmed.“You almost got the Pentagon chief or from him coming home,” said treated at Landstuhl choked up,”he said.“It was any doubts among the Republican Rep. Adam Regional Medical Center pretty extraordinary.” troops about Bergdahl. Kinzinger of Illinois. But in Germany. Rice said he Tireless campaigners for In weighing the swap, the release of “five mid- to had lost considerable their son’s freedom, Bob U.S. officials decided it high-level Taliban is weight and faced an and Jani Bergdahl could help the effort to shocking to me, especially “acute” situation. Yet she thanked all who were reach reconciliation with without coming to said he appeared to be “in Winston Churchill’s daughter Mary Soames passes on LONDON – Mary which falls on June 6. including the postwar Soames, the last “It is the great swing of planning conference in surviving child of British history,” he said. Potsdam, Germany, World War II leader Born Sept. 15, 1922, attended by U.S. Winston Churchill, has Mary Soames was the President Harry S. passed away. She was 91. youngest of five children Truman and Soviet Her son Nicholas of Churchill and his wife leader Joseph Stalin. Soames said she passed Clementine. After the war, she Saturday evening after a As her father led married Conservative short illness. Britain’s fight against politician Christopher “She was a Nazi Germany during Soames, becoming Lady distinguished writer and World War II, she joined Soames when he was led a distinguished life, first the Red Cross and made a peer. with her service in the later military units. She Soames wrote several war, and is part of that served in London, books about her family, generation which is Belgium and Germany including a well-received passing,” Nicholas with anti-aircraft biography of her mother, Soames said Sunday. He batteries of the army’s and was a patron of many said it was “extraordinary Auxiliary Territorial nonprofit groups. timing” that Churchill’s Service. She is survived by five Mary Soames, daughter last remaining child died She also accompanied children, including of Winston Churchill, just before the 70th her father on several of Nicholas, a Conservative smiles on April 1, 1963. anniversary of D-Day, overseas journeys, member of Parliament.

16 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 dead in jet crash

BEDFORD, Mass. – investing in parking lots advertising and circulation including journalism, Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York revenues had fallen for Goodwin said. co-owner Lewis Katz Yankees’ cable network. years. “Hopefully, (the “The last thing he said to was killed along with He once owned the NBA’s Inquirer) will get fatter.” me upon leaving for the six other people in a New Jersey Nets and the The fight over the city’s plane was that most of all fiery plane crash in NHL’s New Jersey Devils two major newspapers what we shared was our Massachusetts, just and in 2012 became a broke out last year when love and pride for our days after reaching a minority investor in the one of the co-owners, children,” she said in a deal that many hoped Inquirer. Democratic powerbroker statement. would end months of Last Tuesday, Katz and George Norcross, moved to Leeds’ husband, James infighting at the former cable magnate fire Marimow. Katz and P. Leeds Sr., town newspaper and help Harold H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest went to court to commissioner of Longport, restore it to its former Lenfest struck a deal to keep Marimow, then New Jersey, said he glory. gain full control of the bought out Norcross and received a text message The 72-year-old Inquirer,the Philadelphia his allies. from his wife four minutes businessman’s Gulfstream Daily News and Philly.com The Inquirer has before the crash saying corporate jet ran off the by buying out their fellow changed hands five times they were about to take off. end of a runway, plunged owners for $88 million – in eight years, and like Dalsey’s daughter, down an embankment and an agreement that ended a many other newspapers, it Chelsea Dalsey, said her erupted in a fireball during very public feud over the has seen a downturn in mother was also on the a takeoff attempt Inquirer’s business and business that has forced it plane, but declined to Saturday night at journalism direction. to cut staff, close bureaus comment further.Marcella Hanscom Field outside Lenfest said Sunday and scale back its Dalsey was also president Boston, authorities said. that the deal will be ambitions. of KATZ Academy Charter There were no survivors. delayed but will still go Three previous owners, school, which she founded Katz was returning to through. including Norcross, said in with Lewis Katz, and is New Jersey from a “We’ll lose his expertise, a statement that they were the former owner of an ice gathering at the home of but the paper will continue deeply saddened by Katz’s cream shop in Pulitzer Prize-winning because we both intended death. Haddonfield,New Jersey,a historian Doris Kearns to put a new CEO in “Lew’s long-standing suburb of Philadelphia. Goodwin.Also killed was a charge of the day-to-day commitment to the The plane was carrying next-door neighbour of The late Lewis Katz arrives for a closed-door auction operations,” Lenfest said. community and record of four passengers, two pilots Katz’s, Anne Leeds, a 74- to buy The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Katz’s son, Drew,will take strong philanthropy across and a cabin attendant, year-old retired preschool Daily News in Philadelphia May 27, 2014. his father’s seat on the the region, particularly according to the National teacher he had invited board of directors, Lenfest Camden where he was Transportation Safety along, and Marcella said. born and raised, will Board. NTSB investigator Dalsey, the director of When bidding on the ensure that his legacy will Luke Schiada said a Katz’s son’s foundation. company,Katz and Lenfest live on,” they said. witness reported the plane The identities of the vowed to fund in-depth The event at Goodwin’s never got off the ground. 3 Catholic other victims weren’t journalism and retain the home in Concord, Former Pennsylvania immediately released. Inquirer’s Pulitzer- Massachusetts, was held Gov.Ed Rendell said Katz Nancy Phillips, Katz’s winning editor, Bill to support an education had invited him on the longtime partner and city Marimow. initiative by Goodwin’s flight, but Rendell had missionaries editor at the Inquirer,was “It’s going to be a lot of son. Afterward, Katz, another commitment. not aboard. hard work. We’re not Goodwin’s friend of nearly Rendell said Katz had Investigators said it was kidding ourselves. It’s 20 years, joined the author been thrilled by the too soon to say what going to be an enormous and others at dinner, Inquirer deal and died at caused the crash. undertaking,” Katz said where they talked about “maybe the high point of freed in Katz made his fortune then, noting that their shared interests, his life.” Cameroon Man apologises on top of his car ROME – Two Italian “We thank the Lord ON Thursday night, a priests and a Canadian that this case reached a man named Daniel in nun have been freed two positive conclusion,” Nashville, Tennessee months after they were Lombardi said, adding a came up with an idea. He abducted in northern thought for others who headed over to his local Cameroon by armed have been abducted in Walmart and purchased a groups, the Vatican and conflict zones. “At the Sharpie and poster board. the Italy’s Foreign same time, we continue to He then wrote on that Ministry said Sunday. pray and commit poster board, “Lindsey Im Gianantonio Allegri, ourselves so that every sorry I LIED Please Giampaolo Marta and form of violence, hate and FORGIVE ME”. As Gilberte Bussier were conflict in various regions WKRN-TV Nashville kidnapped April 5. The of Africa and in other reports, it was part of the Italian Foreign Ministry parts of the world can be young man’s plans to thanked Canadian and overcome.” atone for his mistakes. Cameroon authorities, Boko Haram’s five- Daniel, who chose not to but didn’t say where or year-old Islamic uprising give his or his love’s last when the abduction based in northeastern name, pulled over to the ended. At the time of the Nigeria has claimed the side of Interstate 24 at abductions,Vatican Radio lives of thousands of 7:15 AM on Friday said it wasn’t ruled out Muslims and Christians, morning, hopped on top of that Boko Haram, an including more than his vehicle, and held the extremist Islamic group, 1,500 people killed in sign. Nearly 30 minutes might have been behind attacks so far this year.A later, Lindsey drove by their kidnappings. French priest abducted in and saw the sign. Daniel Daniel, standing on top his car and holding the sign. Vatican spokesman the northern Cameroon late told WKRN, “She was Rev. Federico Lombardi last year was released in actually on her Lindsey was not the wound up causing a traffic scene and told Daniel to said Pope Francis had January, though there phone…I’m pretty sure only person who saw jam as they slowed down move along and to, “try followed the case from the was never any claim of she was on the phone Daniel’s apology, as to read his sign. A police sending her a text beginning. responsibility. saying ‘Oh my God’.” morning commuters officer arrived on the instead.”

Barbados Advocate

The audience at the session addressed by Robert Lindsay (at right), CEO of Lindsay Capital, a company operating in Ghana. MARKET INSIGHT THE private sector in Barbados is “If any of you here are offering these action. being challenged to pursue some very things I am ready to sit down and talk,and “I believe that with Barbados we also real investment opportunities in I will put you in touch with the people that went the way of a double taxation Ghana. need this because it is needed,” Lindsay agreement which means that your tax Robert Lindsay,CEO of Lindsay Capital, said while addressing a session at the 15th affairs here are acceptable in Ghana. If a company operating in that African International Academy of African Business you pay VAT here you are not going country,said that there are many areas in Development Conference. to pay it in Ghana and vice his country which can do with private “This to me is your opening card. I am versa.” That removes capital inflows from Barbados. not saying that is the only thing Barbados all the bureaucracy, However, he singled out the tourism can do,” as he lauded the development of he noted. industry in his country,which he said lacks the industry on the island. “These are many of the ancillary services which are He told his audience that Ghana and important very prevalent in Barbados. Africa are no different to instruments Displaying several flyers advertising the rest of the world and that are taxi services, fishing, watersport, sailing, it is critcal that you designed to diving, car rentals, and cruises which are attract foreign direct help you,”he available to visitors to Barbados, he investment into the advised. insisted that no more time be wasted in economy, especially (JB) pursuing those niches. when you require it “We in Ghana do not offer any of these,” badly. he declared while inviting service Lindsay stated providers to go after such opportunities.He that the governments said that since there is a bilateral of Barbados and investment treaty between Barbados and Ghana have come Ghana, as well as double taxation treaty, together having seen the the mechanisms are already in place to desire to create the right make the investments. conditions to do business with “We in Ghana need these things like each other. [yesterday],”he stressed,while explaining They have decided to do that by that one can become bored in a hurry when putting something together that has vacationing in Ghana and not having the reciprocal protection under pleasure of enjoying what Barbados offers international agreements and visitors to the island. investment to make sure it stimulates that 2 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Sectors must have competitive edge

THERE is a call for for main foreign exchange Government and the pri- have moderate and steady a review of taxation on eraning sectors.These sec- vate sector,” she re- growth, “We must con- some key economic tors are tourism, interna- marked. tinue to find paths for sus- sectors in Barbados. tional business and finan- She went on, “Finding tained development in the New president of the cial services, and export- ways of creating competi- future.” Barbados Chamber of based manufacturing. tive advantages even She reasoned that to be Commerce and “These are not the times when we find ourselves at true engines of growth, in- Industry, Ms. Tracey for a small, relatively open a disadvantage is the vestments in these special Shuffler said this is economy to be just an- basis for the challenges we export industries must be necessary of those sec- other jurisdiction offering face.” attractive at an interna- tors are to improve. an undifferentiated suite Ms. Shuffler was elected tional level and offer re- The BCCI official said of export-based goods and to the top position within turns which will encour- that while taxation must services,” said Ms. the BCCI’s executive at age both foreign and local remain a revenue earner Shuffler. the organisation’s annual capital. for government, it must “We have to be able to general meeting held last “Value added manufac- not however be burden- offer clear competitive ad- week at the Hilton. She turing with a strong ex- President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce some and onerous to op- vantages and this has to replaced Lalu Vaswani, port drive is critical to the and Industry, Ms. Tracey Shuffler. erators in the country’s be the focus of both the who completed two years growth of our economy. as president. Subsidization of inputs in “Our cost base, our lev- developed markets is a re- els of taxation and our ality in some of these in- scarce resources are all dustries challenging us to part of our business back- find ways to become more drop,” she said. competitive while having The official noted how- access to adequate sup- ever that as Barbados has port in our domestic mar- forged ways in the past to ket,” Ms. Shuffler added. Credit union meetings scheduled

A NUMBER of this coun- All of them spoke of a try’s credit unions are implementing plans to gearing up for their an- navigate their organisa- nual general meetings. tion drive in 2013 in view Consideration of their fi- of some lingering eco- nancial performance cov- nomic difficulties. ering the year to March However, the situation 31, 2014, in many in- became challenging more stances, will determine when towards the end of just how well these finan- last year Government an- cial institutions did dur- nounced plans to lay off 3 ing that review period. 000 public officers in an Those with scheduled attempt to balance its meetings coming up are books. This is expected to the Barbados Teachers’ affect those credit unions Cooperative Credit Union whose membership in- Limited, BARTEL Credit cludes mainly public sec- Union Limited, City of tor employees, and put a Bridgetown Cooperative damper on their plans to Credit Union Limited and build membership in the Barbados Public 2013/2014. Workers Cooperative Their umbrella body, Credit Union Limited. the Barbados Cooperative The annual general and Credit Union League, meeting of the Teachers’ has also been very vocal body is scheduled for June about the Government’s 7, that of BATREL will be decision to apply its asset held on June 12, COB on tax on credit unions. June 14, and Public The League has Workers’ on June 21. mounted a campaign to Light and Power have the Government Employee Credit Union withdraw the tax. League Limited held its annual official Hally Haynes has general meeting earlier maintained that some this year. credit unions will show The meetings are com- lower profitability because ing against the back- of the tax. ground of another chal- Recently the Minister of lenging year for the Finance and Economic Barbados economy and Affairs, Christopher more recently Sinckler reiterated that Government’s decision to the imposition will only be hit credit unions with a for a year and should re- tax on their assets. alise at least $2 million.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 3 Call for more trade with African continent

HEAD of the Barbados areas. Exports to Africa from wine. South Africa. Other major cementing a firm and Investment and Furthermore, the Barbados were slightly Barbadian exports to trading partners include meaningful relationship. Development Corporation potential exists for more uneven ranging the continent in 2013 Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt, The BIDC Boss also (BIDC), Dr. Leroy culture, economy, trade from a high of Bs$1.2 registered at $536 364 Cameroon and Zimbabwe. pointed out that some of McClean, said that the and investment. million to a low of just comprising personal “This is a situation the agreements are low level of trade between According to him, trade over $500 000. effects, cylinders, which desperately cries technical, scientific and Barbados and the African between Barbados and African imports into machinery, appliances out for greater effort and cultural co-operation Continent needs to be Africa has remained fairly Barbados in 2013 were and intraocular lenses. expansion,” according to agreements. expanded. stagnant over the past ten valued at $6.6 million, the The latter are produced him. However, McClean He is hoping that the years with imports highest in the last decade. by a company operating “It is for this reason that maintained that there synergies to be derived from African countries Those imports were made in Barbados. the Government of remains significant work from Barbados’ into Barbados registering up of machinery and By far the majority of Barbados sought to to be done in deepening reconnection with Africa between BDS$4 mechanical equipment, business between establish formal mutual understanding, have great potential for million and $5 million juices and non-alcoholic Barbados and the African diplomatic relations with friendship and trust. He co-operation in many annually. beverages, juices and continent is conducted by Nigeria, Zambia, stated that while they Tanzania, Niger, Lesotho, have commended the Namibia, South Africa, work which was advanced Ghana, and Botswana,” by the Commission for McClean remarked. Pan African Affairs, there VAT considered to be the He noted that Barbados is much scope for has signed bilateral exploring the possibility agreements with some of of engaging a more these countries which are meaningful commercial fairest system of taxation considered necessary for activity with Africa. WHILE the debate on the effectiveness of the Value Added Tax continues, it remains the broadest based most fairly applied tax available to the Caribbean and other Governments. That is according to the President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Tracey Shuffler. She has pointed out that the vast majority of the business community in Barbados understands and is fully compliant with the application of this tax. “In the few cases where its application is either unknowingly or purposely compounded we trust the abilities of Barbados VAT auditors to investigate and correct any such irregularities,” Ms. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tracey Shuffler. Shuffler said. Of late there has been said that it will be one of effect more timely VAT most urgent cases brought considerable discussion of the several tax measures refunds and goods and to our attention,” the BCCI the VAT in Barbados with that will be subjected to a services payments to the President stated. the latest voice of Merton review in the coming Private Sector and “This will ensure that Moore being added to the weeks. welcome Government’s co- cash flows are not fatally CEO of the Barbados Investment and Development debate. Government has “We maintain our call to operation in resolving the constricted,” she added. Corporation (BIDC), Dr. Leroy McClean. Moore: Consider ‘tax forgiveness’ initiative MERTON Moore,the man Monday. declared. decades, the VAT is the revenue authorities to tax system and the stamp who implemented the Moore who was adding He also suggested that Rolls-Royce taxes. Treat it focus on the critical drivers duty regime in place prior Value Added Tax (VAT) is his voice to the raging the current threshold of with intelligence,integrity, that enhance voluntary to VAT were very simple wondering whether debate about the VAT $80 000 is too low and care and respect, and it is compliance and provide and fell on too limited a Government could not which was implemented in should be raised to at least likely to reciprocate.” that needed deterrence range of goods while consider forgiveness of the Barbados in 1997, $150 000. “Such would The former VAT Division effect in our self- generally excluding TAX inclusive of interest cautioned that an encourage a higher level of Chief said that at this assessment oriented services. and penalties up to a initiative of tax forgiveness compliance while hardly critical juncture in the life Barbados tax system. “Because of this limited certain date. must however be reducing takings,” Moore of Barbados, “We must On this score he also scope, the rates were of “This would be of benefit underpinned by positive maintained. ensure that leadership, called for more continuous necessity very high in to Government and the measures to guarantee According to him, “It is management and training and a learning order to achieve adequate entire business that such does not occur in my considered opinion that supervision by the powers culture and environment amounts of revenue. Thus community which would the future.“I reiterate that as a member of the fleet of that be stay focused and needs within the Barbados some items such as get a chance to breathe,” there are strategies to deal indirect taxes I have had open to advice.” He Revenue Authority. refrigerators were said Moore in a detailed with enforcement and the honour to administer contends that this Moore pointed out that unnecessarily expensive,” presentation to Business achieve compliance,” he at any level over three approach would enable the the regular consumption he added.

4 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Morgan appointed Digital Strategist at Red Advertising RED Advertising & Economic Forum. She was communication strategy, plications like Tinder,” she Marketing Limited, also the recent winner of creative and execution, said. the Caribbean’s most the local Automotive Art whether on traditional or “The blogosphere is al- creatively awarded Entrepreneurship digital media platforms. ready well established and full-service agency, is Competition. Malou comes with a great growing in Barbados, and pleased to announce Jevan Jutagir, track record, including sig- indeed throughout the re- the hiring of Malou Managing Director of Red, nificant experience in so- gion. No longer can brands Morgan as Digital outlined the strategy be- cial media and blogging, put up a pretty website Strategist. hind the appointment. and we think she will com- and sit back contented. Morgan joins Red hav- “In the very near future, plement and significantly Simply put, brands that ing recently completed her all communication will be strengthen our digital don’t see this and evolve Masters of Science in via digital platforms. team at Red.” will die. Political Communication Brands will not change Morgan, a Barbados “Red can help guide from the University of fundamentally but the re- scholar, said she was very brands into the transfor- Amsterdam. lationship between brands much looking forward to mations that need to take Prior to that, the former and their consumers will expanding and diversify- place. Putting up a Queen’s College student change radically, and Red ing Red’s online presence Facebook post asking earned her Bachelor of intends to lead this revolu- and client offerings. what you want to eat for Malou Morgan has been appointed Digital Strategist Science in Communication tion in brand communica- “The digital future is al- lunch today isn’t cutting it at Red Advertising & Marketing Limited. Studies from the tion and advertising in the ready here, whether in so- anymore. Nor is the inter- University of Leeds. Caribbean,” he said. cial media such as Twitter, net free. Brands need com- order to survive. Red can Advertising Federation’s Morgan also lends her “Malou’s appointment, Facebook, FourSquare, munication and media help brands embrace the ADDY Awards, the indus- varied communication combined with some sig- B2B career sites like strategies specifically de- new reality and win in this try’s most comprehensive skills to several NGOs and nificant international LinkedIn, or more esoteric signed for the internet. In new paradigm.” and prestigious creative non-profit organisations, partnerships, will ensure platforms such as Barbados, we need our Earlier this year, Red awards making it the most including Global Shapers, that Red’s clients will con- Pinterest, Instagram, or brands to change and Advertising & Marketing creatively awarded agency an initiative of the World tinue to enjoy the best in even ‘down and dirty’ ap- adapt…to evolve…in Ltd. topped the American for the third year running. Sandy Lane introduces its private jet series THIS winter season, Abu Dhabi Aviation and Sandy Lane Hotel is set the Presidential Flight to launch its Sandy Lane Authority, Royal Jet is Private Jet Series, in part- renowned for its sophisti- nership with Royal Jet, cated service and luxury the world’s leading private executive flight services in jet operator. the Middle East. Exclusive to Sandy Guests will travel on Lane Hotel guests, this se- Royal Jet’s flagship ries of luxury daytime Boeing Business Jet, the flights between London’s A6 RJY, which is consid- Heathrow airport and ered to be one of the Barbados will further en- world’s most stylish lux- hance the Sandy Lane ex- ury private jets. perience.There are just 18 Following the glorious fully flat beds, an onboard Concorde days, the initia- lounge, a crew of five and tion of this series will take a private chef offering ex- air travel in Barbados to a quisite cuisine and the new high. Flights com- finest reserve wines and mence December 20, 2014 champagnes. and will continue through The interior of Royal Jet's flagship Boeing Business Jet, the A6 RJY, which is considered to be one of the Jointly owned by the selected dates in 2015. world's most stylish luxury private jets.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 5 Gains seen in Cave Hill ready to help THE Department of C’bean High Management Studies (DOMS) at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Interest Fund stands ready to assist the local private sector. THE Caribbean High reassure the market that This offer has been Interest Fund has regis- this would not happen too made by Dr. Dion tered a return of 1.6 per- quickly,” the Fund Greenidge, Lecturer in cent during the first quar- Managers stated. that department at the ter of 2014 and has gained They said that while no Campus. two percent over the last one how fast this will hap- “We believe we can year. pen, or to what extent the facilitate business match This has been revealed Fed’s guidance will prove making,” Dr. Greenidge by the Fortress Fund correct, “we do know that said as he sees this as a Managers in their review rising interest rates mean new era and a new thrust of the performance of the losses for long term by the university in mutual fund during the bonds.” building ties with review period. According to the Fund stakeholders in the According to the Fund Managers,We believe that business community. Managers, the net asset this is a time for keeping Dr.Greenidge spoke at a value of the Fund’s accu- investments medium or Business to Business mulation share finished short term to protect cap- forum held at the Cave the quarter at $1.8149, ital. The average term to Hill School of Business, at while the distribution maturity of the Fund’s the UWI. The forum is a share finished at $1.0154. portfolio is less than two partnership between the “Net assets of the Fund years, with a substantial UWI (and in particular were $120 million, up $1 focus on short term de- the DOMS), the European million from this time last posits and bonds in the Union, the African year,” the Fund Managers three to seven year term.” Caribbean Chamber of declared. The Fund’s an- On Barbados, the Commerce and nual compound rate of re- Fortress Fund Managers Enterprise, the Barbados Dr. Dion Greenidge, Lecturer in Department of Management Studies at the turn since inception in said that while recent Investment and University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. 2002 is now 5.1 percent. steps towards cost cutting Development They described the per- by the government have Corporation, the Ministry mechanisms for ongoing He commented that the problems experienced in formance as strong as the marginally improved the of Labour, the Cave Hill exchange of ideas and UWI is not just a research the business 1.6 percent return annu- creditworthiness from School of Business and research,” he stated. and teaching institution. environment,” according alises to over six percent. bond investment point of Ryerson University. He pointed out that “Rather, we can offer in to him. “So we believe we “After a very weak year view, significant stresses “We want to be able to building relationships terms of our skills in can engage our business in 2013 bond prices recov- remain. get Barbadian businesses with the business relation to the various community to the fullest ered somewhat to start Barbados Government meeting with businesses community is an areas of business extent,” Dr. Greenidge 2014, with interest rates US dollar bonds continued from Africa and other important step for the development, dealing with maintained. declining from the highs to trade at yields close to regions in the future. We Department. of late last year,” the offi- nine percent during the as a university can “We believe that we cial explained. first quarter,though these demonstrate our capacity have something to offer BANK RATES “It is still likely that US yields have declined in re- not only regionally but our business community Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of interest rates will rise fur- cent weeks. extra regionally as well,” and our partners in business on Friday by the Central Bank of Barbados. ther, though, and the new “With tax revenues he maintained. relation to business US Federal Reserves stagnant, the government “So DOMS is proposing development. We believe Valid for June 2nd, 2014 (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen debt burden is large and to establish a network so we can do so through our Telegraphic Transfers was at pains recently to growing,” they added. that the UWI through research, and also Currency Buying Selling DOMS will to continue through our expertise in Euro 2.71575 2.76667 exploring ways to terms of consulting,” the Pound Sterling £ 3.33861 3.40120 establish knowledge, UWI Lecturer pointed Canadian $ 1.83423 1.87260 ICAB intends management out. United States $ 1.99375 2.02768 Guyana $ 0.00977 0.00984 East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306 Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313 Demand/Sight: to continue Currency Buying Selling Euro 2.71065 2.76667 Pound Sterling £ 3.33234 3.40120 Canadian $ 1.83077 1.87260 advocacy role United States $ 1.99000 2.02768 Guyana $ 0.00977 0.00984 AUDIT from Back Page related to accounting and East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306 finance, and when called Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313 According to him, “We upon, to assist govern- Notes: have started our by-law ment and other public en- Currency Buying Selling review and this will con- tities through consulta- Euro 2.67145 2.78395 Pound Sterling £ 3.28415 3.42245 tinue in earnest to look tion on the way forward Canadian $ 1.82040 1.87425 at areas related to public to create growth in the United States $ 1.98000 2.02857 practice, that include economy. East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 both audit and non-audit Other ICAB members Belizean $ 1.00000 1.00000 services.” elected to serve for the Under his watch, the period 2014-2015 in- INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL ICAB is expected to con- clude, Andrew CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE tinue their policy and ad- Brathwaite, Vice RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS vocacy role and stand President; Lisa Padmore, N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. ready to provide com- Secretary; Reuben BDS$ Guyana $ 0.00980 ments on issues of na- Blenman, Treasurer and Jamaica $ 0.01801 tional interest and impor- Simpson, Immediate Trinidad & Tobago $ 0.31197 tance, particularly those Past President.

6 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday

Regional Central Bank officials met recently in Barbados to discuss strategies for cooperation in the areas of debt and foreign exchange management. Regional bank officials conclude three-day meeting

By Jewel Brathwaite Minister of Trade, ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT Industry, Investment and NOT being privy to the Communications, Vasant outcome of the recent opening. cooperation. To date some Bharath said that “because meeting in Barbados of However, he remarked countries have adjusted of the economic downturn regional central banks’ that they acknowledge any trade policies which have in the Caribbean, exports officials, it is distinction between large seen them cutting back on from his country have appropriate to self contained countries imports. suffered because of a drop conclude that they have like Brazil and small island Fiscal and monetary in demand for them.” come up with strategies states such as what we policies, drawing on the The issue of monetary for cooperation in the have in the Caribbean. experiences of other states policy and in particular the areas of debt and The background to the that have had to deal with low level of interest rates foreign exchange requirement for this situation previously, globally mean that management. cooperation among the greater financial Caribbean countries From the outset these Caribbean mini states is regulation,using resources cannot be seen to be were the two subjects down rooted in how these to enhance private sector offering higher rates. That for discussion at the three- countries have fared since activity, the possibility of could be an admission of day meeting, as countries the recession and the less debt rescheduling and penalising companies searched for answers to than spectacular outlook measures to attract foreign wanting to invest. rescue their economies for them in the prevailing direct investment Earlier this year, two from the effects of the economic environment. including external economists at the The IMF’s Managing Director Ms. Christine Lagarde. global economic crisis. Caribbean countries, borrowing, are among the International Monetary It should also be noted with the exception of about options the region can call Fund reported that the said that the new crisis,countries have opted that cooperation is taking two or three, have been on. G20 has been pursuing multilateralism which is to do their own thing in an place at a higher level experiencing low economic It is believed some of initiatives aimed at very evident among attempt to get out of the among developed growth,some of them none these were dealt with at improving international countries,needs to be agile, crisis. countries, and more so at all.Collectively they are the meeting. economic and financial making sure that soft and It must be therefore that those Group of 20 among the highest To deal with falling coordination since the hard forms of collaboration while this talk of industrialised nations, indebted countries in the reserves and Balance of onset of the global complement rather than cooperation, some themselves victims of the world with some countries Payments’ issues,countries economic downturn.At the compete with each other. countries in this region are same crisis which badly having debt to GDP ratios have been using fiscal G20 Summit in London in “It needs to promote a long into arrangements with affected smaller states. in excess of 100 per cent, policy which allows for a 2009, G20 leaders agreed term perspective and a the IMF. These The Governor of the and others not far behind; tightening of government to increase the resources global mentality, and be arrangements dictate that Central Bank of Barbados, and their international spending and to rein fiscal available to the IMF to decisive in the short term specific policies must be Dr.Delisle Worrell had said reserves are under deficits which are getting support a new Special to overcome the temptation pursued in the interest of at the opening that the pressure. out of hand. These along Drawing Right allocation. towards insularity and the country in the participants were going to The meeting therefore with the difficulties Barbados was among muddling through,” she agreement with the Fund, deal with the two subject presented an opportunity Caribbean economies are several countries that advised. and not necessarily in that areas of debt and foreign to pool expertise and to having were identified as benefited from that This position makes of regional trading reserves. “The come up with proposals being responsible for the initiative resulting in an sense given that countries partners. conventional approaches to that can be useful in slowdown in demand for injection of new capital. tend to be more selfish in So that while one central the management of debt ensuring that cooperation exports from Trinidad and The IMF’s Managing matters like these. In the bank in a Caribbean distinguishes between the will work to the benefit of Tobago. Director Ms. Christine same Working Paper the country may opt to pursue circumstances of advanced their economies. Addressing a luncheon of Lagarde has been very authors have highlighted a certain policy that countries and emerging From this vantage point the Barbados Chamber of focal on the subject. In one instances where benefits that country, it market countries,” the there are many options on Commerce and Industry, of her commentaries on the coordination meant since could have negative impact Governor said at the how to channel Trinidad and Tobago’s subject quite recently, she the onset of the global on another country.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 7 NISE entrepreneurs turning trash into cash THE National Initiative put into practice what was for Service Excellence learnt during the Entre- (NISE) Inc. Entre- preneurship Challenge’s preneurship Challenge training component. has been heralded a Tudor noted that NISE success by participants Entrepreneurship partici- who recently com- pants benefited from train- pleted the second com- ing sessions facilitated by ponent of the initiative. the Cave Hill School of The progamme’s suc- Business, NISE and YES. cess was further She explained that these strengthened with one sessions provided them of the businesses cre- with the tools which will ated for this module prepare them for the per- being invited to be a severance, attitude and part of this year’s Bar- rigour required to be suc- bados Manufacturers’ cessful in the world of busi- Exhibition (BMEX). ness, especially in the cur- Held in partnership rent economic climate. with the Youth Entrepre- Entrepreneurship neurship Scheme (YES) Challenge participants and Future Centre Trust, will now move onto the the recently concluded next stage of the challenge, Recycling Business Labs which includes partici- Workshop was a hands-on pants registering and op- training session, which erating their own individ- saw the budding entrepre- ual business enterprise neurs create and manage and a judging process, led a business enterprise by NISE, to determine the within the eleven-day pe- Entrepreneurship riod, under the guidance of NISE CEO, Kim Tudor (far right) showing Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator The Challenge prize winners. Selma Green and Andy Hon. Patrick Todd (far left), and judging panel member, CEO of Trident Insurance Ltd., Algernon Leacock (sec- The NISE 100 Improve- White. Participants also ond from left, one of the pieces created by Palette Creations. ments prize ceremony will had the opportunity to be held in September this showcase their business to Patrick Todd, was also B.A.N.G (Barbados ful to NISE for facilitating noted that the business year, and will see the cul- members of the public dur- pleased with the presenta- Artistic Natural its Entrepreneurship labs facilitated by YES mination of the NISE 100 ing the official ‘Sales Day’ tions and displays show- Greeners), was also grate- Challenge. Greenidge provided an opportunity to Improvements initiative. on Saturday May 24,2014. cased during the evening’s NISE CEO, Kim Tudor, proceedings, expressing expressed her satisfaction delight to see participants with the NISE Entrepre- looking towards entrepre- neurship Challenge, not- neurship as a viable op- ing that the initiative was tion. one which NISE was de- B.A.N.G (Barbados Ar- lighted to introduce. tistic Natural Greeners), “As part of the 2014 Coconut Culture and NISE 100 Improvements Palette Creations were the in 100 Days programme, three enterprises which we decided to add a num- were created as part of the ber of challenges in addi- Business Labs, offering a tion to our flagship Orga- range of products with a nisational Challenge. focus on recycling, includ- “Entrepreneurship is an ing hand-crafted bags, in- important component to fused coconut water and many economies around palette furniture. While the world, and Barbados is these organisations were no exception. With that in created as part of the mind,we felt that adding a workshop, some of the challenge which would businesses will be looking guide and prepare bud- to continue after the work- ding entrepreneurs was a shop’s completion. way for us to assist in Faith Greaves, Chief Barbados’ continued de- Innovative Officer of Pa- velopment.” lette Creations, explained Speaking at the conclu- that being part of the sion of the Business Labs NISE Entrepreneurship Workshop Closing Cere- Challenge was a wonder- mony,Tudor noted that the ful experience,and was ex- quality and innovative- cited about the prospect of ness of the products pro- the business getting into duced by the businesses BMEX this year. was of an exceptional level. Bryan Branch, Graphic “What these young en- Designer at Coconut Cul- trepreneurs have been ture,also viewed the NISE able to produce is a testa- Entrepreneurship Chall- ment to the training they enge as a good initiative, received as part of our noting that the business Entrepreneurship Chall- labs module provided par- enge, as well as the level of ticipants with an opportu- skill and talent we have nity to apply the classroom right here in Barbados.” training in a real-world en- Minister of State in the vironment. Office of the Prime Minis- Shontelle Greenidge, ter, Senator The Hon. Marketing Officer of

8 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Editor’s Team and Notebook partnership building “They spent much time their agenda. It’s always together in the temple, best to talk about expec- Keeping they broke bread at home tations for the business and ate their food with and be positive. Present a glad and generous hearts, plan for change. That praising God and having gives everyone some- proper the goodwill of all the peo- thing to work with and ple.” respond to; and – Acts 2:46, 47 (7) Define job roles for each partner, including records vital THE more I experience accountability – clearly the journey through life, define the tasks for all. WHEN will we know exactly the tremendous the more I recognise the by Marian Banker, an en- als within the partner- From this, each partner benefits the International Business and Financial importance of together- trepreneur whose com- ship will add to the moti- can each be accountable Services Sector make to the economy? When will ness. As I reflect on the mitment is “to help small vation, the energy and to himself/herself, to each they be categorised in the same way as other importance of good gov- business owners strate- the odds of long-term other and to the business. sectors? ernance to national, gize a course of action success. Make note of Where there are uncov- These have been subjects discussed at length and business and personal that will transform them personal strengths and ered tasks, contract or for many years. It is also known that a study of this success; as I try to weave into leaders of their own ask each partner to do hire a specialist. The nature has been undertaken, but to date nothing a part of the fabric of a business and put them on the same. Then sit to- objective is to make sure has been made public about it – assuming that it successful Caribbean so- a solid foundation for on- gether and discuss how all jobs are covered and has been completed. If not, then the country ciety by shepherding going growth”. to apply these to the busi- accountability has been needs to know so that there is no longer double businesses – one after an- She states that busi- ness; assigned and acknowl- counting. other; as I am thrust into ness partnerships take (4) Support the part- edged. Last week Henderson Holmes, the Executive the throes of assisting on a variety of forms. nership’s limitations – On the theme of team Director of the Barbados International Business with organisational They may be a long-term look at the areas that are building and partner- Association (BIBA), commented that there are change; as I appreciate formal legal commitment problems. Chances are ship, last week I was in- people who, because of the business they have to the beauty of a changing or a simple short-term these are areas that troduced to another en- conduct in Barbados, come to the island three or four personal socio-cultural venture to test a market could benefit from some tity, 1804caribvoices.org. times a year. He sought to make the link between landscape; as I met concept. The same princi- extra support. If you It gives expression to the international business and tourism, noting that the granddaughter number ples apply in all cases. think you can’t afford it, myriad voices calling for former “gives tremendous support to the tourism two for the first time this She advocates giving think again. You can’t af- a united and sovereign sector”. weekend in a multi- small business partner- ford not to support limi- Caribbean, social justice, However, implementing a system whereby the cultural exchange of ex- ships the best chance for tations. These gaps are responsible governance contribution international business makes to the quisite hospitality and success by following where the value of the and sustainable living in economy would tend to clear up a lot of the misun- love; as I appreciate the these tips: business slips away little our region. It was initi- derstanding.And according to Mr.Holmes,“it is the security provided by (1) Start by creating by little. Don’t let it hap- ated by a small team of most reliable and consistent provider of foreign ex- lasting bonds of friends a shared vision and pen to the business; faculty and graduate stu- change” in the country.As such, it is time to get the and family, I praise God mission – take time to (5) Set company and in- dents based at the record straight. daily for the blessings discuss the company’s dividual goals – review University of the West that he has allowed me vision and mission with and update company Indies, St. Augustine to access. partners. Look for what goals together with part- Campus. The first We are social beings energises and motivates ners. Then get each part- Committee was headed and we perform best each partner about the ner to set individual by the late Norman when we work together, business. Give it a pur- goals that support the Girvan, Professor hence team and partner- pose and define what the company goals in their Emeritus (a contempo- ship building at the ideal business will look area of expertise. Put all rary of mine at UWI, Jul y regional, national, organ- like. Put the joint vision these in writing and get Mona Campus) and isational and individual and mission in writing each to commit to their Alexander Gittens (who levels are paramount. We and use it as the refer- goals. Then at the end of is a current business col- must come together to ence for everything else; the period there is no league of mine). alendar live and work, play and (2) Make sure each question about who’s ac- May this entity and WHAT'S UP IN THE celebrate, worship, love partner’s needs and ex- countable for what. similar partnerships BUSINESS WORLD and share. pectations are addressed (6) Handle disagree- enjoy immeasurable suc- Each of the above six – find out what each part- ments, disappointments cess, and through their C experiences – from “good ner expects from each and frustrations early – teamwork gain the good- • Prime Minister Freundel Stuart governance” to “friends other in the partnership. sometimes it’s difficult to will of all the people. will today give the feature and family” – probably Have a plan for when approach a partner, deserves a column on its personal or business cir- especially if it’s a long- (Dr. Basil Springer address at an event to celebrate own, but today I am going cumstances or interests standing relationship GCM is Change- World Environmental Day. to focus only on team and change so, when needed, that has deteriorated. A Engine Consultant, partnership building as expectations can be re- regularly scheduled sit Caribbean Business it relates to shepherding addressed. down together is defi- Enterprise Trust Inc. - businesses, one after an- (3) Identify and utilise nitely a good idea. Once a CBET - His columns • The annual National Insurance other. the strengths of each week is needed in some may be found at Scheme lecture will be given on I came across an article partner – bringing situations, but minimally www.cbetmodel.- – “7 Tips for a Successful out and utilising the once a month allows org and www.nothing- Wednesday. Business Partnership” strengths of the individu- everyone to come with beatsbusiness.com). Support the partnership’s limitations – look at the areas that • On Thursday there will be a are problems. Chances are these are areas that could benefit public lecture entitled “Feeding from some extra support. If you think you can’t afford it, think Ourselves Now and in the again. You can’t afford not to support limitations. These gaps Future”, at the Grand Salle of the are where the value of the business slips away little by little. Central Bank of Barbados. Don’t let it happen to the business…

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 9 Macro-productivity indicators project 2013– part 7 The wholesale and retail trade industry By Nadia E.M. Skeete PRODUCTIVITY IN FOCUS

EIGHTY-five (85) establish- tion and wholesale and retail National Survey of ments from a cross-section trade sectors, along with the Productivity. of sub-sectors responded to issues of absenteeism. Next the 2013 National Survey week’s edition will focus on the (Nadia E.M. Skeete is an of Productivity. These rep- absenteeism changes in the economist at The resented the wholesale and six sectors reviewed using in- Productivity Council) retail trade industry com- formation collected from the ponent of the 2013 Macro- Productivity Indicators Project. Labour productiv- ity growth for the afore- mentioned establishments was estimated to have con- tracted by 1.2 percent in 2012. The sub-sectors recording the highest de- creases in labour produc- tivity were in the retail sub-groupings of lumber (20.2 percent), house and hardware supplies (15.5 percent), health care sup- plies (13.4 percent), jew- ellery (12.7 percent) and air conditioning (8.4 per- Nadia E.M. Skeete cent). Despite these, large expansions were also recorded in this sub-sector – fabric sales (31.7 per- cent), retail – farms and food production (9.2 per- cent) and retail – auto sup- plies (8.7 percent). One of the alternate meas- ures calculated within the Macro-Productivity Indicators Project is output per em- ployee. This decreased by 3.3 percent, despite significant in- creases being estimated in three of the sub-sectors: retail – fabric sales (27.9 percent), retail – farms and food pro- duction (9.0 percent) and re- tail – books and stationery supplies (8.1 percent). Conversely, large contractions were registered in four sub- groupings: retail – lumber (21.8 percent), retail – health and health supplies (12.4 per- cent), retail – jewellery (11.6 percent) and retail - air condi- tioning (15.3 percent). The third and final indica- tor, unit labour cost was regis- tered at 25.1 percent for the wholesale and retail trade in- dustry.The smallest ratio was estimated in the car dealer- ships and service stations sub- groupings (13.6 percent), fol- lowed by the retail – books and stationery supplies (18.5 per- cent) and retail – supermar- kets (22.9 percent). This series of articles high- lights productivity in the Barbadian economy, specifi- cally accommodation, con- struction, financial services, manufacturing, transporta- Source: National Survey of Productivity 2009 – 2013 tion, storage and communica-

10 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday BMEX: Best way to promote products THE newly renovated While acknowledging confidence that BMEX is Barbados Investment feature 10 businesses Lloyd Erskine Sandiford that many businesses the ideal platform to Development which have undergone a Centre will provide an have been experiencing draw much needed Corporation we are able selection process in order excellent backdrop for financial challenges, she attention to their to access labelling and to be featured at BMEX BMEX 2014. indicated that they still businesses.” packaging assistance to 2014. This is the view of recognise that promotion “Over the years we help improve product “In preparation for the President of the and advertising of their have worked with appeal.” exhibition they would Barbados Manufacturers’ products and services is exhibitors to ensure a Nicholls also have been provided with Association (BMA), the key to increasing high quality show. Our highlighted that the New mentoring assistance and Karlene Nicholls. sales and ensuring standards are high but Product Showcase is a BIDC is giving guidance “There is a real buzz in sustainability. this is what the public good example of how with respect to product the air as we see the “The BMEX brand has demands and we are they look to assist readiness. There will be President of the anticipation in the faces become so strong that willing to work with manufacturers and something for everyone Barbados of the exhibitors as to many manufacturers, those exhibitors who promote creativity and and we are expecting Manufacturers’ what this year’s show producers and service need help. Through innovation. quite a show,” Nicholls Association (BMA), will hold for them.” providers still have partners like the This showcase will added. Karlene Nicholls.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 11 Exceptional door prizes this year BMEX 2014 has an exciting on building a new solution. Harris has grown line up of door prizes that structure or improving an With this solution you dramatically over the are sure to win the existing one, BDC will reduce your energy years, most recently with approval of this year’s Technicians can guide you consumption using their the acquisition of patrons. through in detail as to how equipment which Brandram-Henderson (B- “Our door prizes are a to begin your project facilitates energy efficient H Paints), a leading means of giving back to efficiently and effectively behavioural patterns. You Jamaican paint our patrons who support without compromising will also become your own manufacturer founded in us faithfully. BMEX is quality. energy producer of 1962. about showcasing the Solar energy is an electricity through the Today, Harris employs finest in local important part of life and solar system which can be over 200 people across the manufacturing so what has been since the modeled for any region, and manufactures better way to showcase it beginning of time. customised needs. This paint in Barbados, Executive Director of the BMA, Bobbi McKay. than to have three lucky Increasingly, man is service caters to the Dominica, St. Lucia, winners take home some learning how to harness domestic and commercial Guyana, and Jamaica. of the best that BMEX has this important resource markets within the They also distribute paint to offer. We usually have and use it to replace Caribbean - from taking and related products to BMEX 2014 is very aspiring door prizes traditional energy sources. small steps to reducing over 15 countries in the but this year being the 50th Since solar energy is energy costs, to complete Caribbean. Anniversary of the BMA completely natural, it is independent grid-tied The Harris Group of we have pulled out all the considered a clean energy solutions and all the stages Companies also has an anticipated to be a stops, and our partners source. It does not disrupt in between. exclusive strategic alliance have provided an amazing the environment or Another amazing Door with the Lorama Group, line up of products for the threaten Eco-systems the Prize at BMEX 2014 is a who specialises in the show stopper taking. We believe that this way that oil and some home improvement prize research, development and year’s lucky winners will other energy sources valued at $7,500 manufacture of sustainable THIS year the Barbados #11, Pine Rd. Belleville. be smiling all the way might. These are some of compliments of Harris raw materials and colour Manufacturers’ There will also be a home,” indicated Bobbi the many reasons that Paints. Harris Paints will technology solutions for Association (BMA) is ticket booth at the Lloyd McKay, Executive Director Innogen Technologies Inc. afford one lucky person the paint industry. The celebrating its 50th Erskine Sandiford Centre of the BMA. is pleased to be providing the opportunity to start support of the Lorama Anniversary, and its during the days of the Up for grabs one lucky winner with the that home improvement Group allows them the premiere manufacturing show and this will also compliments of BDC opportunity to reduce project with $5,000 in paint opportunity to develop exhibition 2014 theme facilitate easy access. Technicians Inc. is a their monthly utility bill. and accessories and $2,500 formulations, colour “Celebrating Milestones,” Patrons can expect all complete kitchen For BMEX 2014 Innogen in cash. technologies, and global couldn’t be more fitting. the crowd favourites again makeover that is sure to Technologies will supply The Harris Group of best practices to help the BMEX will run from this year. The nightly please. BDC Technicians and install one 1.5 KW Companies, commonly company to continually Saturday June 7th, until entertainment is always a are known for their grid tied system valued known as Harris Paints, is innovate and bring new Monday June 9th from crowd pleaser and is sure craftsmanship, attention to over $10,000 (note that the one of the Caribbean’s products and solutions to 10:00 am to 10:00 pm daily not to disappoint. The detail and indefinable winner must have home leading manufacturers of their customers. at the Lloyd Erskine runway will sizzle each style. From the affordable insurance). architectural finishes, In addition to offering a Sandiford Centre. evening from 8:30 pm to the luxurious - BDC Innogen Technologies is building products and wide range of top quality Executive Director of the with the latest in ladies Technicians delivers a cutting edge technology industrial coatings. products, Harris Paints BMA, Bobbi McKay and gents fashion. This excellent service without company which offers Established in Barbados in and B-H Paints also offer expressed that 2014 is a big year’s fashion compromise. Their affordable solar electricity, 1972, the organisation was the widest range of year for the Association. extravaganza is themed workmanship adheres to utilising the best in class- built on the goal of colours, and the most “Our history is rich and “Up Close and Personal, strict standards as they direct grid-tied micro manufacturing the best comprehensive design it has not been an easy One More Time” and the deliver quality projects inverter technologies, quality products, available tools and advice in the road getting to this point; runway will explode with that meet the desired combined with real time in the most beautiful region. This makes them some of the terrain has talent from the past; deadline. energy monitoring - the colours, and delivered the Caribbean Champions been particularly models who have been So if you are planning Innogen 5000 solar system with unmatched service. of Colour! treacherous and so the fact featured at BMEX at some that we have reached this point in its history will milestone as an take to the runway once organisation is more than again. Saturday night reason to celebrate. This (June 7th) will feature the year our aim is to do work of Pat Brathwaite of things very differently, Paju Designs while Wayne continue to “up the Smith’s designs will take appeal” of the Expo and to over the runway on give patrons what they Sunday night, June 8th. have come to expect from There will be lots to see BMEX – a world class in the Furniture, Food and show.” Beverage, Design and According to McKay, the Construction Products BMA is constantly looking Pavilion. The Kids for ways to improve the Junction will also be filled Expo; for the patrons and with activity with a for the exhibitors. nightly dance-off for the She said that again this kids. Parents and year, they will be making guardians are afforded the it easier for patrons to opportunity to view the enjoy the show; therefore exhibits and take in all the tickets can be purchased in action the Expo has to advance, which is aimed offer with the peace of at significantly reducing mind that their young the transaction times at the wards are safely being door. looked after by the Kids Tickets are available Junction Team. from Super Centre Oistins, Admission: Adults JB’s, Big B and Sunset $15.00; children 5 – 12 yrs Crest, DaCosta Mannings $5.00. For More Warrens, Pierhead and information please contact Sheraton Centre as well as the BMA Secretariat 426- Clear Vision Optical at 4474.

12 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday BYBT backing services industry THE Barbados Youth However, our thrust for Fergusson Magazine, Eliore Designs Business Trust is putting 2014 is the services acknowledged that the and Bajan Fusion. These its backing behind the industry, we want to BYBT often uses BMEX as young people are services industry for encourage young part of its research and passionate about their BMEX 2014. Barbadians and let them development strategy. businesses and BYBT is Noting the change in know that there is a need “We encourage extremely pleased to be approach for 2014, General and there is room to entrepreneurs with good backing them,” she Manager of BYBT Cardelle develop in the services ideas and talent to use expressed. Fergusson advised: “This sector. We work with BMEX as a testing ground Trust Care Providers is year we have changed our young people between the to determine the product Barbados’ leading Nanny approach somewhat. In ages of 18 and 35 and we appeal and its readiness to and Domestic Care the past we have are quite pleased and meet the market. This year Agency. predominantly supported encouraged with the work we are facilitating four The heartbeat and Cardelle Fergusson the productive sector for and talent that we are young businesses – passion of Managing Kimberley Sandiford General Manager of BYBT BMEX and to some extent seeing in these young Trusted Care Providers Director, Kimberly cap: Managing Director of Cardelle Fergusson. we will still maintain this. entrepreneurs.” Inc., Caribbean Dreams Sandiford, led to the Trust Care Providers, formation of the company Kimberley Sandiford. in 2013. Speaking about the Lifestyle Event business Ms. Sandiford Management Services noted that, “With a decade company. long experience in Brain child of Celia providing care for Collymore, this company children, animals, and the is redefining fitness elderly, I founded the beyond the gym with a company out of my monthly offering to the passion for caregiving, and public that is fun, recognition of the need for explorative and affordable, reliable service challenging. in Barbados. My vision, According to Ms. however, was not only for Collymore, “We are a citizens of Barbados, but Healthy Lifestyle Event for visitors as well. Management Service "The company provides company designed to fuse nanny care, baby-sitting, Barbadian dance, music elderly care, as well as pet and sports on the world sitting and grooming stage. Our events seek to services. These are all enlighten communities to provided by certified care take charge of their lives, givers and registered stand tall in the face of nurses, each of whose adversity and get moving qualifications, towards a longer, safer, certifications, work happier, healthier and histories, and personal active lifestyle.” backgrounds have been “For our events, we investigated and collaborate with our confirmed. We are pleased partners and networks in to be able to provide Barbados and across the quality care at home and world to create, develop are equipped to provide and execute fun, care for those with adventurous, and Parkinson’s disease, interactive activities and Alzheimer’s and those events on a monthly basis. who may have suffered a Any given month you stroke. Our team is also could experience Caving, trained to work with Mountain Bi king, Hiking, special needs children," Paintball, Ziplining, Ms. Sandiford concluded. Horseback Riding, Paddle Also under the BYBT Board, Fitness sessions etc. umbrella is “Bajan Continued on Fusion”, a Healthy Next Page

‘Bajan Fusion’, the brainchild of Celia Collymore, is Healthy Lifestyle Event Management Services company.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 13 New Product Showcase back for 2014

IN 2013, BMEX “In preparation for the intense competition these finalists receive the technical assistance an assortment of ground introduced its first New provisions such as sweet Product Showcase. required to prepare them for the showcase. Assistance includes mentoring, labelling and design potato and breadfruit. This initiative was a services, product presentation and advisory services all geared towards helping them to Also on show will be tremendous success and is The Kookie Krew which back again for 2014. The adequately prepare to exhibit their products at the highest level.” produces a line of Hand- primary objective of this made rugs made from a programme is to Also vying for the top Also on showcase will butter, sugar or eggs. raw materials variety of materials such encourage creativity and position is Werf Every Bite be the work of Food Affair. Toss Caribbean will Meanwhile, Supreme as cotton and wool. For innovation and to further producers of an Owner Zeta Adamson’s showcase a line of Salad Delights is developing a those little one Nikita’s facilitate the development assortment of locally focus for this company is dressings and jams made name for itself with a Collection produces a line of new products. In order produced cookies made the production of Gluten- from local fruits and range of snacks utilising of hand-made baby to be part of this Showcase from locally sourced fruits. free Fruit Cake. Cake vegetables which local ingredients. One products such as baby applicants undergo a Headed by Dion Gibson produced by Food Affair demonstrates the such product is mixed pillows, changing pads rigorous assessment this company focusses does not contain any versatility of indigenous barbecue chips made from and burp cloths. programme. The ten most heavily on the creative companies are presentation of its selected as finalists and products. the winner emerges as Ras Val’s Vegetarian part of the BMEX Patties are expected to be celebration. quite a hit and they are In preparation for the made from a variety of intense competition these peas, herbs and spices. finalists receive the Patties can also be made at technical assistance home by purchasing the required to prepare them frozen batter. Kareem for the showcase. Smith is the mastermind Assistance includes behind this product. mentoring, labelling and Moodbuddy produces a design services, product line of customizable key presentation and advisory rings for girls. This services all geared company is using towards helping them to technology and an app adequately prepare to which also allows for key exhibit their products at ring characters to be the highest level. customised digitally. This year’s line-up of Vanetta Loncke is the finalists is an exciting one brain behind Moodbuddy. and includes LindaBelle, Finalist Shaneka Grimes creators of a line of very of Artist Made produces a attractive Bowties and line of individually hand Lapel Pins. Orlando painted gifts and Williams is a brilliant accessories (bags and designer with great purses). Her Products are passion for his work and is produced using linen and looking forward to canvas and her making it to the top of this expectations are large for competition. BMEX 2014. BYBT continues to turn good ideas into reality Continued from will need to become Page 12 successful entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurship We not only encourage development programme communities to get fit and helps those 18 to 35 years healthy, we want to old who are unemployed, showcase Barbadian underemployed and of culture and talent while limited means including sharing and celebrating the physically challenged, our pride and industry,” to set up and operate their she said. own business by The BYBT is a youth providing financial entrepreneurship assistance, ongoing development organisation business advice and which provides the much marketing support. needed service of turning Applicants who have a good ideas into reality. viable business plan, but BYBT assists young have been unsuccessful in people to develop skills raising the start-up capital and attitude which they also quality for assistance.

14 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Fund Access paving the way to BMEX 2014

BMEX 2014 is all about the expo- ience driven society and so I sure and development of local thought I could make life easier products and this is also the for those who enjoy national del- mandate of Fund Access. icacies but either did not enjoy, or Consequently, this develop- had no time, for the tedious and mental organisation is providing sometimes painful tasks associ- access to BMEX 2014 for two local ated with the finished products. businesses; O’s and Electrical and That’s where I started with the Building Solutions. grated sweet potato. Then I For those who love steamed moved on to grated pumpkin and pudding and conkies but hate the sweet potato mix which was tar- work of grating the potatoes or geting people who enjoyed pumpkin, O’s has the answer for home-made steamed pudding you. O’s, managed by Theophilia and conkies. Next I added the Stoute is an agro-processing com- grated cassava and cassava pany which takes some of the chunks. The grated products hard work out of local delicacies. have been very well received and Ms. Stoute’s agro-processing now people look for them in the work was birthed out of the fi- supermarkets.” Stoute noted. nancial need to get her daughter “As people became more and through University. Now, eight more health conscious they have (8) years later her daughter has been seeking alternatives to the graduated and her product line traditional flours and they have has expanded. found an answer in cassava flour. “Faced with the challenge of What we have also found is that putting my daughter through people who are allergic to gluten Electrical &Building Solutions Inc. (E&B) will be showcasing under the Fund Access banner. school, I started looking around or simply looking for gluten free for something which could earn products are really gravitating to me the extra income that I our flour line. We are now also Place; have been supporting her rounded, highly motivated indi- systems” advised General needed. I would walk the super- producing sweet potato and products. viduals who are fully capable and Manager Melvin Brereton. “We market isles to see what was not breadfruit flours. ” “We will be bringing some new confident in their areas of expert- also specialize in other areas such available and which would pro- She added that retail centres products to BMEX so be sure to ise this company promises excel- as the design and installation of vide opportunities for me. Then I such as Super Centres, Carlton look out for us.” lent and professional service to photovoltaic and wind genera- started to notice that there were and Emerald City Supermarkets, Also showcasing under the all current and potential clients. tion systems as well as Energy no grated products on the the Imarts, Cherish, all Jordan Fund Access banner is Electrical “Our main focus is the installa- Management.” shelves.” Supermarkets, Cherish &Building Solutions Inc. (E&B). tion and maintenance of both do- “We have become a conven- Supermarkets and R&R Pilgrim Driven by a team of well- mestic and commercial electrical cont’d on page 15

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 15 BMEX Fashion – Up close & personal one more time

THE Fashion Runway at the UK. “It was my first these panels together and BMEX 2014 will offer real experience of a blend made a skirt. In my early some of the most stylish of fashion and culture and teens, my brother and I de- nights out of the year as it took my mind to a dif- cided that we were going designers feature a taste of ferent level. I saw gar- to ‘make clothes’. We the best that Barbados has ments from India and bought fabric, pulled apart to offer. China for example and it a shirt and a pair of pants; Headlining on Saturday was there I really realized used the pieces as patterns evening, June 7th will be that there are no limits to and there I started. My well-known Barbadian de- fashion. That experience friends and neighbours signer Pat Brathwaite of taught me that I would be were willing guinea pigs Paju Designs who is cele- a fashion designer and I and I also started to make brating 30 years in the soaked in as much as I little dresses for my female fashion industry. could.” friends. In1985 at the age Brathwaite grew up in a “It is a real pleasure as of seventeen one of these family which was very an artist to be able to ex- same friends entered the much into fashion and press yourself in your Miss Bajan Beauty Pageant that is where she devel- work. The collection for and found herself without oped a passion for sewing. BMEX is going to be very a designer a week before Designer Wayne Smith Well-known Barbadian designer Pat This passion was fuelled “me”. It will be a bridal the show. She asked if I Brathwaite of Paju Designs is celebrat- by her mentors Simon collection with a difference was willing to make her a ing 30 years in the fashion industry. Foster and Carl Cadogan, that will showcase pieces gown and without hesita- Some of the top local en- vision pro- who along with many oth- from the time the bride tion I said yes. The fact tertainers have graced gramme when it was shot lege. I can argue that I did ers would have encour- gets married to the time that I had never seen a many local regional and on location in Barbados. not choose aged her along the way. she goes on her honey- gown up close was not a international stages wear- Wayne Smith has also out- Fashion...Fashion chose The Designer attributes moon and the pieces she hindrance and I jumped ing Wayne Smith designs fitted South African singer me.” her success to the support might wear in between. right in.” including John King, Lorraine Klassen. Smith intends to show a of others, self-determina- There will also be some The following year I en- Edwin Yearwood, Allison “I am inspired by life collection of garments tion and the ability to set pieces for the guys, includ- tered Barbados Hinds, Adrian Clarke, around me. The ability to based on classical elegance goals and make them hap- ing tailored pieces and Community College as a Rosie Hunte, Mya Daniel, take two dimensional fab- with the Wayne Smith pen “I always give 150% even others for the student in the first Carolyn Leacock to name ric, cut shapes and sew touch of colour at BMEX and when people started mother-of-the- bride. I will Bachelors of Fine Arts pro- a few. International them together in a manner 2014 to see my work they con- also be bringing a few cou- gramme in Fashion celebrities have also worn that causes the finished The Design and Fashion nected with it, word ture pieces and there will Design. There I met the Smith’s designs. Barbara product to be moulded to pavilion with be a hive of spread and people would be the added bonus of a woman that would be a Smith of B. Smith With the human figure, without activity nightly at the enquire about me. What I range of accessories on defining influence in my Style chose his garments creasing and pulling as Lloyd Erskine Sandiford believe is my strength is stage; hats, bags and head- career, Joyce Price. She for the filming of the tele- that figure moves, is privi- Centre, June 7th to 9th. my ability to fit any body pieces which accentuate taught pattern making shape. I can work with the pieces and show a dif- and garment construction any age from 17 to 80 and ferent side of Pat and the importance of get- outfit them appropriately Brathwaite” she said. ting the details right. She and with the touch of class Also on stage will be the insisted that the garments I like associated with my work of designer Wayne needed to look as well fin- work. I have no limits and Smith who has fond mem- ished on the inside as on I am not afraid to be criti- ories of how his career the outside. cized. One of my daring began. “My gowns and cos- pieces was a wedding “As a child I was always tumes have been featured dress with live flowers. It interested in the sewing in shows such as Miss was outside the box de- machine standing in the Caribbean International, signing but subsequently a corner of my grand- Miss Carnival, Jaycees bride-to-be from the UK mother’s house. I never Caribbean Carnival Queen saw the piece and ordered saw her use it. At that time Contest, Miss St. Vincent a similar concept for her- she could no longer see. and the Grenadines, Miss self, so I dare to be me.” My father worked as a Caribbean-Tourism, Miss Over the 30 year career driver at a garment factory Caribbean-Queen of the span one of Brathwaite’s and he would always World, Miss Les Belles most memorable moments bring homes off cuts to use Filles, Miss Barbados- was showcasing her work around the house. One USA, Miss World and in the Royal Albert Hall in day I stitched some of Miss Universe. 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E&B has as its core (domestic and commer- Look out for these two business the provision of cial) electrical installation businesses under the services in the following (domestic/commercial) Fund Access banner at areas: Installation of fibre and electrical mainte- BMEX 2014 – Celebrating optic service connections, nance. Milestones.

16 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday ‘Genericide’: Brands destroyed by their own success

TURNING a product into a band with six prongs). household name is the stuff Worryingly for Tiffany & Co, of corporate dreams. Isn’t in her ruling on Costco’s counter it? claim, US district judge Laura Not necessarily. Swain concluded there was a Think Hoover, Jacuzzi, “genuine factual dispute” as to Frisbee. whether the trademark has a When was the last time you “primarily generic meaning in “vacuum-cleanered” the front the minds of members of the room, took a dip in a “whirlpool general public". bath", or played in the park with your “flying disc"? Country to country It may seem like a fairly in- differences nocuous linguistic slip to con- The case is set for another hear- fuse brand and product – indeed, ing in June, but if it eventually you might think it a compliment concludes in Costco’s favour, to the company behind such a Tiffany’s trademark for one of successful name – but it could be the world’s most famous ring the sign of a brand in its death settings would effectively be throes. worthless. It would not be the first brand ‘Badge of origin’ to visit the trademark grave- If consumers understand the yard. trademark to be the name of the Escalator,Yo-Yo and Thermos product itself, as opposed to are among those already buried, identifying its exclusive source, while there are numerous others that trademark loses its distinc- arguably hovering at the gates. tiveness. For some brands, genericide is Cue rival businesses, circling a disaster taken completely out the exposed brand and swooping of their hands. to attach its powerful name to German pharmaceutical firm their own products. And if they Bayer was forced to give up its can convince intellectual prop- Counterfeiting is becoming much more common online, says the International Trademark rights to the Aspirin trademark erty judges that they are enti- Association. in the Treaty of Versailles, in tled to use it because it’s now an 1919, which followed its defeat everyday word, that trademark tual property team at interna- Jewellery chain Tiffany & Co & Co in World War One (it also lost is dead and buried - the victim of tional law firm Bird and Bird. is in the middle of a legal battle Costco has retaliated, arguing the rights to Heroin, but in hind- “genericide". “The brand is often the most with US wholesaler Costco, the US jewellery firm’s trade- sight it’s probably not so upset “It can be a big problem, be- valuable asset of a company - its which it has accused of infring- mark is no longer valid because, about that). cause the brand stops being a exclusivity is what puts it apart. ing its trademark by selling it says,“Tiffany” is now a generic The punishment only applied badge of origin and just becomes If you get to the stage where you “Tiffany” engagement rings. term for the rings in question to aspirin’s use in victor nations a generic term,” says Allan no longer have that, the brand is A diamond engagement ring (solitaire-style comprising a di- Poulter,a partner in the intellec- finished.” from the jewellery chain Tiffany amond mounted on a single CONTINUED on Page 17

Global brand spending is estimated at about US$500bn (£300bn) each year.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 17 Monitoring of infringements has increased CONTINUED from Page 16 value of a brand like Apple is pushing US$100bn (£59bn). the USA, UK and France, leav- And another reason is pre- ing Bayer’s trademark still en- sumably to protect huge invest- forceable elsewhere. ments – according to WIPO, the Doing exactly that keeps world’s companies collectively Kristina Kersten in full-time pumped US$466bn into brand- work. ing in 2011, the last year for “It’s definitely the mark in my which there is reliable data. portfolio with the most work- And numerous forecasts for load, that needs the most protec- 2014 expect the figure to rise to tion,” says Ms Kersten, one of well over US$500bn. Bayer’s legal advisers. “Companies are just not Brand police aware that the situation is dif- So what sort of defences can ferent from country to country. companies employ? We have lots of infringement Some have launched market- cases in Latin America where ing campaigns specifically de- drugs are imported from the US signed to nip things in the bud. but they’re not allowed to be sold A 2003 advert from photo- as Aspirin in countries like copier firm Xerox read: “When Brazil or Colombia. you use ‘Xerox’ the way you use “It’s a very important product ‘aspirin,’ we get a headache.” for Bayer,and one of our most fa- But for those wanting to draw mous, so we spend a lot of effort less attention, there’s always the defending the rights.” brand police. And there are now many more NetNames trawls the Internet avenues from which the generi- for improper and suspected cide threat can emerge. fraudulent use of trademarks, and then stamps it out. Online monitoring It represents more than 2 000 “Questions of trademark companies worldwide, and dilution have gained new about 25% of the FTSE 100 prominence with the rise of e- index of leading UK firms, A diamond engagement ring from the jewellery chain Tiffany & Co. commerce and the emergence of charging anywhere from new market intermediaries [like £50 000 to £200 000 per client McIlraith adds. Quite the oppo- ber of perpetrators making an team who can go after those big eBay and Amazon],” warns the per year. site, in fact. enormous amount of money,” he fish and seize assets it is possi- World Intellectual Property “In any sophisticated fraud explains. ble to make an online trademark Organisation (WIPO) in its lat- Counterfeit ‘explosion’ operation, there’s a small num- “If you’ve got a good legal infringement profitable.” est report on global brands. Chief executive Gary McIlraith “It’s growing to the extent that says the threat to trademarks there’s so much of it on the is much greater than the occa- Internet,” Mr Poulter adds. “It’s sional slip of the consumer Trademarks under threat? the sheer volume of it.The mon- tongue or sloppy editorial. itoring of infringements has cer- “Anti-counterfeit work has ex- • Xerox: owned by Xerox. Should be called: pho- • Rollerblade:owned by Tecnica Group.Should be tainly increased.” ploded in the last few years,” he tocopier/copy machine. called: in-line skates. Google is so conscious of the explains.“Counterfeiting has be- • Hoover: owned by Hoover. Should be called: • Frisbee: owned by Wham-O. Should be called: problem that it has published come much more sophisticated vacuum cleaner. flying disc. “rules for proper usage” of all its and increasingly clients find •Taser:owned by Taser International.Should be • Bubble Wrap:owned by Sealed Air Corporation. trademarks, partly to help stem their brands being infringed. called: stun gun. Should be called:air bubble cushioning material. the use of “google” as a verb. “That’s where we’ve seen an And Twitter raised concerns enormous growth in our busi- about brand genericide in its ini- ness in particular - we’re set to tial public offering (IPO) in have doubled our brand protec- October 2013. tion revenues over the last 12 Its IPO filing reads: “There is months, and we doubled them a risk that the word ‘Tweet’ the year before that.” could become so commonly used Internet marketplaces, e-mail that it becomes synonymous phishing scams, and social with any short comment posted media are pretty fertile hunting publicly on the Internet, and if grounds, Mr McIlraith says, but this happens, we could lose pro- mobile app stores are fast be- tection of this trademark.” coming the biggest offenders. It’s no wonder companies Time-consuming and incon- guard their trademarks so venient it may be, but policing fiercely when, according to the infringements does not neces- consultancy Interbrand, the sarily have to be costly, Mr Brand ‘genericide’ • Escalator: Otis Elevator Co, intentionally used “thermos”as which bought the escalator a generic term to popularise trademark from inventor the product – King-Seeley Charles Seeberger,was judged Thermos Co v Aladdin Ind, to have used it in a generic way 1963. in its own patents and adver- • Yo-Yo: Duncan Toys Co went tising - Haughton Elevator Co bankrupt after a judge ruled v Seeberger (Otis Elevator Co), “yo-yo” had become too in- 1950. grained in common speech to • Thermos: King-Seeley remain trademarked – Duncan Thermos Co was found to have Toys Co v Royal Tops Co, 1965. Aspirin has been credited with preventing heart attacks and cutting the risk of some cancers.

18 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Email is broken…how to fix it?

EMAIL has become so fundamental to our lives, that it can be dif- ficult to see what’s wrong with it. Yet for many, it has long suf- fered from deep-rooted flaws that make people tration with email comes pear to be about, and al- feel unhappy, stressed from having to manage so lows people to reply or and overwhelmed. many competing interests delete hundreds or even As far back as 1998, the in the same main inbox. thousands of messages New York Times described Some messages require with a few clicks.“Suppose how email inboxes were immediate action while you’re a college professor adding to the burdens of a others don’t. Some are for and you’ve received 20 constant multi-tasking work, some are personal. messages from students lifestyle.“As the trill of cel- Because of this, some asking about an assign- lular phones and beepers services now offer an al- ment,” says Troy.“It would and signals for arriving ternative way to communi- be relatively easy to put all email have grown more cate with, say, your col- those people in a bucket, persistent, they have also leagues. Basecamp or send a response with a become harder to ignore,” Slack, for example, are on- link, and you’ve dealt with noted journalist Amy line messaging tools for it.” Harmon. The complaints workplace teams to com- The Mailbox email serv- that email is “overwhelm- municate away from the ice is also getting smarter: ing” or “broken” have only clutter of their inboxes. if emails from a certain proliferated since.We were sender always get promised efficiency and Our inboxes contain fundamental flaws that add stress and make us un- Smart assistant archived immediately, for timesaving, these voices happy. Others think that example, Mailbox will now cry,but now we’re busier. email’s next big evolution- ask permission to do that So is there a better way? app Mailbox. length. promising users the tran- ary step will be driven by archiving for you. Could the email we live He cites Google Wave as Some developers have quillity of “inbox zero” has artificial intelligence – in Dredze imagines a fu- with today be improved or one notorious example. focused on re-imagining long been a part of the fact, there’s evidence of ture in which artificially even replaced by some- Launched in 2009, Google the way email has tradi- marketing strategy used this happening already. intelligent personal assis- thing that makes us hap- Wave was touted as a rev- tionally worked, offering to promote the app. Computer science pro- tants such as Apple’s Siri pier and healthier? olutionary messaging plat- new functionalities such “We read about some- fessor Mark Dredze at or Microsoft’s newly an- Various companies and re- form which integrated in- as the ability to “un-send” thing called the Zeigarnik Johns Hopkins University nounced Cortana will, as searchers are offering new stant messaging capabili- messages in Pluto, a serv- effect, which is basically has long wondered part of their workload, ideas to transform email – ties into email-like ice set up by two students how your brain gets tied whether artificial intelli- keep an eye on your email and if they’re right about threads.Although popular from Harvard Law School. up with things that are un- gence could be email’s for you. “The novel way to where we’re headed, with some,Wave never re- Other approaches have finished,” says Liz greatest hope. In 2008 think about it is to imagine there’s one technology on ally caught on and was placed an emphasis on Armistead, a producer for Dredze was a summer in- that there’s an automated the horizon that will mean later criticised for trying clarity and productivity. Mailbox, as she explains tern at Google. While person who’s trying to you may never have to to accomplish too many There’s the simplified how the app allows users working within the Gmail manage your life but who check an inbox again. things at once. email interface of Inky, or to “snooze” emails so they team he realised that has access to your inbox,” Frustration with Since Wave’s failure, at- the newly introduced can reappear later at a many Googlers felt they he says. bulging inboxes has tempts to re-think email “speed-reading” widget in more convenient time. would personally benefit Indeed, this is exactly sparked various attempts may have been more mod- Mailbird. Simply click a “Mailbox actually helps from more intelligent in- what happens in the re- to revolutionise them. est, but they have cer- button at the top of a mes- you to put things off so boxes which, for example, cent sci-fi film Her. Lead However,in the past those tainly continued a tradi- sage and each word will be that you’re not taking up would be able to automat- character Theodore efforts were rarely,if ever, tion of experimentation. flashed on screen in quick brain space on something ically highlight certain Twombly (Joaquin met with success. “It’s a Shortmail, for example, succession so that you can that you can’t deal with emails as more important Phoenix) is pleasantly sur- road paved with corpses,” was partly inspired by read your email several right now.” than others. That same prised when his new,arti- admits Sean Beausoleil, Twitter and limits emails times faster than normal. Beausoleil points out year, Dredze co-authored ficially intelligent operat- lead engineer for email to only 500 characters in For the Mailbox team, that many people’s frus- a paper on “Intelligent ing system Samantha Email” which described (Scarlett Johansson), im- the ways in which email mediately offers to clear clients could do more ad- out several thousand old ministrative legwork and emails from his poorly signposting. maintained inbox. For the Among other things, rest of the film she contin- Dredze and his co-authors ues to flag up important suggested that email in- messages whenever they terfaces could be more come in, managing helpful simply by “warn- Theodore’s inbox for him. ing the user about missing In fact, he never seems to attachments before send- have to check it himself. ing the message.” Today, (He eventually becomes in- Gmail and other email fatuated with Samantha, providers do just that. but that is perhaps more to Gmail’s “priority” inbox do with her company than also contains emails its al- her email management.) gorithms think will be Is this the future of more important to you. email? It would certainly Recently, Dave Troy, cre- be a curious development ator of Shortmail, took in the long history of elec- that algorithmic sorting tronic mail if our inboxes concept a step further by were eventually handed introducing a service over to another, artificial called Mailstrom. It gath- intelligence. Perhaps this ers emails from myriad suggests, too, that our correspondents and troublesome enslavement threads together in bun- to email can never really dles based on who sent be conquered at all – only Work email can be disturbing to employees outside office hours. them and what they ap- passed on.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 19 Caribbean received billions in foreign direct investment in 2013 – ECLAC LATIN America and the the size of the economies it billion dollars, slightly part of the production Caribbean notched a has remained practically below the level seen in diversification processes new historic high in stable since 2011. This 2012. Mexico is the sec- that the Region’s coun- 2013 upon receiving growth has been sustained ond-biggest recipient with tries are carrying out,” US$184.92 billion in for- by an increase in domestic 38.286 billion in 2013, said ECLAC’s Execu- eign direct investment demand and high prices which was double the tive Secretary, Alicia (FDI), 5% more than for commodities exports. amount received in 2012 Bárcena. in 2012 in nominal In the last two years, the thanks to Anheuser-Busch According to the organi- terms, the Economic economic expansion has Inbev’s acquisition of the sation’s top representa- Commission for Latin slowed and metal prices Modelo beer company for tive, “Investment in sec- America and the have fallen, which is why US$13.249 billion. tors with high technologi- Caribbean (ECLAC) in- ECLAC forecasts that In 2013, the countries cal content has a greater local economy, but it is to establish links and pro- formed on Thursday. FDI flows will diminish that received less foreign possibility of generating equally important for ductive chains with local Global FDI flows slightly in 2014. Despite direct investment were positive impacts in the transnational businesses companies.” climbed 11% in 2013 from this, the organisation Chile (-29%), Argentina the previous year, and notes that transnational (-25%) and Peru (-17%), Latin American and companies still show great while flows increased Caribbean participation interest in the Region’s significantly to Panama Jamaican to head Grenada in the world’s total long-term growth in con- (61%) and Bolivia (35%). stayed at 13%, said the sumption and in the ex- Central America drew report ‘Foreign Direct ploitation of natural re- 21% more FDI than in Investment in Latin sources. 2012 while the Caribbean Electricity Company America and the According to the study, registered a 19% decline KINGSTON, Jamaica – A this year. tion with a new venture it Caribbean 2013’, which 82% of FDI flows go to (due to a specific opera- Jamaican has been placed Holding a Bachelor is launching, the release was presented on the Region’s six biggest tion in The Dominican at the helm of Grenada of Science degree in added. Thursday at the United economies,although in rel- Republic). Electricity Services Electrical Engineering In his welcome speech, Nations organisation’s ative terms they have “In the last decade, for- (GRENLEC) the national from the University of the Blanchard expressed con- headquarters in Santiago, more impact in smaller eign direct investment in power supply company for West Indies, Cover previ- fidence in Cover’s ability Chile. nations, especially those of Latin America and the the Caribbean islands of ously served as the gen- to lead the charge, noting According to the report, the Caribbean. Caribbean has multiplied Grenada, Carriacou and eral manager of Dominica his extensive experience in FDI towards the Region Brazil receives 35% of by four,but it is necessary Petite Martinique. Electricity Services (DOM- overseeing “improvements has grown steadily since the FDI that comes to to analyse its role in terms Collin Cover, who was LEC) for five years and in service levels and effi- 2003, with the exception Latin America and the of achieving structural appointed to the post of has over 35 years of indus- ciencies at DOMLEC over of 2006 and 2009, al- Caribbean: in 2013 the change for equality.We be- general manager,will take try experience, a release the past few years and has though in proportion to country attracted 64.046 lieve this income should be up the position in August Friday from GRENLEC led that company into a said. new regulatory regime”. Cover’s appointment fol- Cover, who also worked lows an announcement by for several years in senior EU willing to fund study on cost of Chairman of the Board, positions at the Grand Robert Blanchard that Bahama Power Company, WRB Enterprises had no will be responsible for further interest in dispos- achieving the strategic, not having CARICOM, says envoy ing of its shares in GREN- operational and financial KINGSTON, Jamaica – national organisations, to the Community was statistics, among other LEC but would rather goals and objectives of The European Union (EU) that in the 1980s, the EU allotted to produce and areas. embark on an ownership GRENLEC, among other has said it is willing to conducted a study that disseminate economic sta- Statistical monitoring of restructuring in conjunc- responsibilities. fund a study that would calculated the opportunity tistics, to harmonise sta- the integration move- explore the opportunity cost of not having a fully tistical structures across ment, he said, was partic- costs of not having a integrated market in the region and to train ularly close to his heart. Caribbean Community Europe.The results, he re- staff to use the economic “I’ve been working on it (CARICOM) in place. lated, were “quite amaz- statistics to monitor the the first time I was in Ewout Sandker,head of ing”. They were an “enor- regional integration Guyana with the CARI- Co-operation, Delegation mous push” to regional in- process. COM Secretariat and I be- of the EU to Guyana, tegration and provided a The EU and the lieve that monitoring of Suriname and Trinidad good opportunity for mo- Caribbean Forum of both compliance of re- and Tobago and the Dutch bilising the private sector African Caribbean and gional integration com- Overseas Countries and in Europe which saw the Pacific States (CARIFO- mitments at the national Territories, made the an- benefits they were not get- RUM) deepened support level, and secondly, the nouncement on Monday, ting by not having a fully to the field of statistics impact of regional inte- May 26 during the High integrated market, he under the 10th EDF to gration activities and Level Advocacy Forum on said. build on earlier achieve- processes are absolutely Statistics in Grenada, a “Something like that ments, the CARICOM re- key to the success of the release from CARICOM could be done in the lease said, and to fill the regional integration en- said on Friday. Caribbean as well, and we gaps that remained. From terprise. As he underlined the would be happy to provide the !18M allocated to the “If you can’t measure it; importance of a solid data funding for such a study CSME under the 10th if you don’t know the com- foundation for develop- (of) the cost of not having EDF, about 2M was allo- pliance at national levels ment in general, and re- CARICOM,” Sandker cated to strengthen the with different areas of in- gional integration in par- said. intra-regional systems to tegration, how can you al- ticular, Sandker posed Over the past decade, produce and disseminate locate resources in a sensi- some questions to the the European Union has timely, high quality, har- ble way? If you don’t know, Forum and made refer- been providing support monised statistics to mon- you cannot prioritise. If ence to the path the to the Community to itor the CSME. The fund- you don’t know what is the European Union took to strengthen regional sta- ing, Sandker said, was impact of the regional in- integration. tistics and to improve used to monitor regional tegration process, how can He told the gathering of its use in policymaking. integration, further de- you argue that it is a good senior government offi- About 4M of the 57M velop merchandise trade thing? How can you argue cials, statisticians, and Ninth European Devel- statistics and to boost so- that you should go further representatives of inter- opment Fund (EDF) cycle cial and environmental and deeper?” he queried. Collin Cover

20 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday Jamaica climbs St. Vincent PM says improvement logistics index in local economy during 1Q JAMAICA jumped 54 about becoming the spaces in the 2014 World fourth node in the global THE economy of cents), compared to was a deficit of EC$4.4 transactions, and VAT on Bank’s Logistics logistics network,” he St. Vincent and the EC$147.9 million in the million, while it was a domestic transactions Performance Index, said, referring to the Grenadines improved same period of 2013. deficit of EC$1.8 million also registered increases, moving into the top half US$10 billion global hub during the first quar- Current revenue in 2013. Gonsalves said, adding of the index. programme that he leads. ter of this year com- was EC$174 million, Gonsalves said there that this would indicate Jamaica now ranks 70, The others are pared to the same pe- EC$30 million more than was substantial improve- an uptick in economic ac- just below the Dominican Rotterdam in Holland, riod of 2013, Prime the same period of 2013, ment in stamp duties and tivity. Republic at 69 and just Singapore in Asia and Minister and Minister while total expenditure in alien land holding Gonsalves further above Peru at 71. Guyana Dubai in the United Arab of Finance Dr. Ralph was EC$179.26 million, licenses, accounting for noted that his now has Jamaica’s former Emirates. Gonsalves told Parlia- 5.6 per cent more than the month of April being Government had prom- position of 124. Holland has a LPI rank ment on Thursday. 2013, when the figure “a pretty good month”. ised to provide to the “Our performance in of No. 2 and a score of “The fiscal out turn on was EC$169.7 million. He said, however, that Carnival Development the 2014 Logistics 4.05; Singapore ranks No. the numbers presented Of the total expen- May is not such a good Corporation the increase Performance Index (LPI) 5 with a score of 4.00 and are better than last year diture, recurrent expen- month for revenue, in excise duties on certain is a major milestone for Dubai is No. 27 with a but I want to give a few diture in the first third adding that some months alcoholic beverages. the country in our push to score of 3.54. details which would show of 2014 was EC$161.5 are better than others. However, excise duties become a logistics-centred Germany took first positive signs and for us million, compared to Gonsalves told are actually down in the economy,” said Anthony place from Singapore this to issue a caution that we EC$159.79 year-on-year. Parliament that earnings first third of the year, he Hylton, minister of indus- year, with a score of 4.12. are not yet out of the Capital expenditure from taxes on interna- told lawmakers. try, investment and com- As an upper-middle- woods,” he said in re- increased by 78.3 per cent tional transactions, in- Gonsalves said that merce, in his sectoral income group country, sponse to a question – from EC$9.9 million to ternational trade, and while consumption of presentation in Parlia- Jamaica scores slightly from Opposition Leader EC$17.9 million. value-added tax on in- alcoholic beverages have ment recently. above the average score Arnhim Eustace. The current account ternational transactions not decreased, there is “We are no longer at of 2.82. But it falls well Gonsalves said total reflected a balance of increased by four per an effective contraband the bottom of the table,” behind Malaysia with its revenue and grants for EC$12.86, compared to a cent, 1.6 per cent, and system that has to be Hylton said. rank of 25 and score of the first quarter of 2014 deficit of EC$14.85 mil- 2.9 per cent, respectively. addressed for improved Jamaica received an 3.59, the leading country was EC$174.86 million lion in 2013. Meanwhile, earnings collection of excise du- overall LPI score of 2.84 – for its upper-middle-in- (One EC dollar = US$0.37 The overall balance from taxes on domestic ties. where one is the lowest come group, in all cate- possible score and five is gories. In fact, Jamaica the highest – with scores is not among the top 10 for the six sub-indicators countries in that group. Gaming in J’ca grows to $95B business ranging between a low of Jamaica’s move up the 2.72 for both ‘logistics index is “unprecedented,” THE betting, gaming and Health, Arts, Sports and competence’ and ‘tracking Hylton said.“The world is lotteries industry gener- Education Fund in the and tracing’ to a high of prepared to back us, not ated sales of $95 billion for same period, said Andral 3.14 for ‘timeliness’. just because Jamaica is financial year 2012-13, of ‘Jack’ Shirley, executive “Jamaica has improved one of the most admired which $4.8 billion was con- director of the Betting significantly in all six in- places on Earth, but be- tributed to government Gaming and Lotteries dicators,” Hylton said. cause they see win-win coffers. Commission (BGLC). “The world recognises value propositions here Another $1.4 billion Speaking to the prof- that Jamaica is serious in Jamaica.” flowed to the Culture, itability of the gaming sec- tor, Shirley said that for the month of April 2014, machines saw sales of Venezuela reaches $6.2 billion with gross payout of $5.9 billion or 95 per cent of sales. The sector made gross debt deal with airlines profits of $321 million with taxes paid amount- VENEZUELA’S cash- impasse. would effectively sanction ing to $31 million, Shirley strapped government has The deal announced a multifold increase in said. agreed to pay part of the on Monday came just a airfares prices in bolivars. “Despite these figures US$4 billion owed to for- few days after President The government earlier and in the absence of eign airlines and may Nicolás Maduro denied this year unveiled the available net profit fig- soon allow them to ag- that airlines are leaving Sicad II exchange mecha- ures, some lounges are gressively raise airfares over debts, arguing that nism to meet pent-up de- turning over, on an aver- as it works to head off some are temporarily mand for dollars after age, in excess of $5 million more carriers from leav- rerouting planes to meet more than a decade of per month with as high as ing the country. surging demand to travel rigid exchange controls 97 per cent payout,” said Finance Minister to Brazil for this month’s that force companies to the BGLC executive direc- Rodolfo Marco Torres World Cup. turn to the illegal black tor. announced a deal last Weaker exchange rate market, where the boli- Monday to allow six Latin Airline representatives var is even weaker, to Growth expected to American airlines, includ- reported that Venezuela’s obtain hard currency. continue ing Colombia’s Avianca government also said air- Air Canada and TAP The growth of the gaming Andral ‘Jack’ Shirley, executive director of the and AeroMexico, to repa- fares starting in July will of Portugal are among sector is expected to con- Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission. triate revenue from local be based on the country’s other airlines that have tinue, he said, assisted sales in 2012 and 2013. weaker Sicad II exchange reduced flights to by the impending tech- 2 047 machines are in- sector,” said Shirley in a The debt deal was rate of about 50 bolivars Venezuela in recent nological improvements stalled in gaming lounges. speech to the Rotary Club reached in a closed-door per dollar,compared with months, citing the repa- in gaming management Lounges operate with 19 of St. Andrew North re- meeting with represen- the official rate of 6.3 bo- triation problems spurred information systems. or more machines, while cently. tatives of the airline in- livars to the dollar. by a shortage of US dol- Data on the gaming betting shops have less Still, the gaming sector dustry. The government did lars. Several US carriers sector was generated than 19 machines. “has been responsible for Alitalia of Italy and not comment on that pos- have restricted ticket through the 2 468 ma- “Outside of the partici- a dramatic increase in Panama’s Copa this sible change. But econo- sales, making it difficult chines in operation up pants engaged in this sec- employment among the month became the latest mists said such a move to find seats on remain- to April – 421 machines tor, very little is known women and workers in airlines to cut flights to would be tantamount to a ing flights out of the are operated through about the contribution low socio-economic class,” Venezuela, citing the debt stealth devaluation that country. betting lounges, while to the economy by this he said.

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 • 21 UK to count prostitution, drugs when measuring GDP

LONDON – Britain is legal in certain illegal activities included partners in Europe and product in 2009, the ONS sales, makeup and the putting a price on vice. European Union coun- in Britain’s GDP are es- the wider world on the said. That remains a clothing of sex workers. Prostitution and the im- tries, and comparable timates on alcohol and same agenda.” very small portion of the For illegal drugs, the port, manufacture and figures are needed. All tobacco smuggling. Illegal drugs and pros- overall GDP, which now ONS will examine pro- consumption of illegal member states need the “As economies develop titution are already stands at 1.5 trillion duction and sales of drugs like crack cocaine same standard because and evolve, so do the sta- measured in Estonia, pounds. crack cocaine, powder co- and heroin, will be in- they are used to assess a tistics we use to measure Austria, Slovenia, Nonetheless, calcula- caine, heroin, cannabis, cluded in the official esti- member state’s contribu- them,” said Joe Grice, the Finland, Sweden and tions may prove chal- ecstasy and ampheta- mates of the country’s tion to the EU budget. chief economic adviser to Norway, the ONS said in lenging. mines. Growing drugs economy, the national The new estimates also the Office of National a report. To measure prostitu- will be classed as “pro- statistics agency said simply seek to get a more Statistics. “These im- In Britain, they would tion, statisticians will duction”, buying them for Friday. realistic picture of the provements are going on add approximately 10 have to tabulate up the home use, “expenditure”, Some of these activi- economy – warts and all. across the world and we billion pounds (US$16.7 value of things like while selling them as “in- ties, like prostitution, are At the moment, the only are working with our billion) to gross domestic brothel rental, condom come”.

Los Angeles sues JPMorgan with allegations

Models pose for photographs with Hyundai Motor Co’s diesel version of the Grandeur sedan at Busan of predatory International Motor Show 2014 in Busan. Hyundai Motor unveils lending THE City of Los Angeles since at least 2004. sued JPMorgan Chase & The city’s allegations Co on Friday, accusing include practices such as two sedans in South Korea the largest U.S. bank of so-called redlining, engaging in discrimina- where minority borrow- tory mortgage lending ers are denied credit on practices that drove up the same terms as other to take on BMW, Audi foreclosures among mi- borrowers, and reverse nority borrowers. redlining, where borrow- BUSAN, South Korea – Import duties on “There is a big price Korea last year, up from The lawsuit is part of ers in minority neigh- Hyundai Motor Co un- European-made vehicles gap between Grandeur 25 per cent in 2010. the second most popu- bourhoods are put in veiled two new sedans began to fall from 2011. and Genesis, which have German carmakers in lous U.S. city’s effort to loans they cannot afford built for its home Hyundai – the world’s spurred many customers particular have regis- hold mortgage lenders on the basis of their race South Korean market fifth-biggest automaker to shift to imported cars. tered double-digit sales liable for lost property or ethnicity. on Thursday, an un- when combined with af- We want to narrow the growth by offering fuel- tax revenue and the The lawsuit seeks usual step designed to filiate Kia Motors Corp – gap with the AG,” Kim efficient, diesel models at extra cost to maintain compensatory and puni- fend off surging im- is determined to defend Sang-dae, a Hyundai do- affordable prices. foreclosed properties tive damages, a halt to ports from the likes of its dominant share of its mestic sales executive, “With the new models, and limit urban blight. the discriminatory prac- BMW and Audi. home market as the told reporters. Hyundai faces the chal- Los Angeles in tices alleged in the com- The move on the eve of stronger won puts pres- The Grandeur Diesel, lenge of winning back do- December filed similar plaint and other reme- the Busan Motor Show sure on earnings in over- which features a modi- mestic customers, whom lawsuits against Bank of dies. reveals Hyundai’s jitters seas markets like the fied version of the 2.2- they have lost to im- America Corp, Citigroup “We are disappointed about imports from United States. litre engine used in the ported carmakers,” BS Inc. and Wells Fargo & the L.A. City Attorney is Europe and the United Hyundai’s new large Santa Fe, Hyundai’s mid- Securities auto analyst Co, the next three pursuing an adversarial States, which have car, the AG, and a diesel sized sport utility vehi- Yang Hee-joon said. largest U.S. banks. Wells approach to address city soared in popularity version of the Grandeur cle, will hit domestic “The key is how to dif- Fargo on Wednesday lost finances impacted by the since free trade deals cut (Azera) sedan were un- showrooms next month. ferentiate the AG from its bid to dismiss its law- recent economic down- tariffs on foreign-made veiled ahead of the Busan It is Hyundai’s first other large cars so that suit. turn,” JPMorgan vehicles in recent years. Motor Show which large diesel car built for they don’t eat into each According to Friday’s spokesman Jason Lobo Foreign carmakers ex- kicksed off on Friday. the domestic market, and other’s sales.” lawsuit filed in federal said in a statement. pect to more than double The AG, slotted be- is aimed directly at a seg- South Korea is one of court by Los Angeles “While the downturn their South Korean mar- tween the Grandeur and ment where imported the few national markets City Attorney Michael was beyond our control, ket share to 20 per cent Genesis large sedans, will cars are making strong dominated by domestic Feuer, JPMorgan has we will continue to part- by 2016, compared with be priced from about 45 gains. carmakers, with Hyundai engaged in a “continu- ner with Los Angeles in 2012 when tariffs on million won (US$44,100) Diesel cars accounted and Kia accounting for ous pattern and practice the recovery.And we will U.S.-made imports and will go on sale late for 62 per cent of total im- about 70 per cent of pas- of mortgage discrimina- vigorously defend this started to unwind. this year, Hyundai said. ported cars sold in South senger car sales last year. tion in Los Angeles” lawsuit.” 22 • Monday June 2, 2014 Business Monday

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Price Advance/ DECLINE SAGICOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 7,796 $1.90 $1.86 $2.00 $0.00 May 30, 2014 BANKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 6,403 $3.04 $3.04 $3.04 $0.00 INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BDOS LTD 3,200 $2.59 $2.57 $2.60 $0.00 Four securities traded firm as 19,217 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $78,140.51. Sagicor Financial NEAL AND MASSY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1,818 $19.75 $19.75 $19.50 $0.00 Corporation was the volume leader trading 7,796 shares at a high of $1.90 and a low of $1.86 before closing firm at $2.00. They were followed by Banks Holdings Limited and Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited which traded 6,403 and 3,200 shares respectively.

Week in Review

This week, the Regular Market traded a total volume of 66,011 shares. The top three companies traded were Sagicor Financial Corporation with 45,058, Banks Holdings Limited with 6,403 and Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited with 6,200 shares. INDICES TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES May 30, 2014 May 29, 2014 Local 2,291.62 2,291.62 - Cross-list 1,675.09 1,675.09 - BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE Composite 635.50 635.50 - MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES May 30th, 2014 May 30, 2014 May 29, 2014 Local 5,735.01 5,735.01 - Cross-list 2,795.59 2,795.59 - COMPANY LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK Composite 8,530.60 8,530.60 - DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE MUTUAL FUND Almond Resorts Inc. 01-Nov-13 - - - $0.32 $0.32 - $0.02 $0.39 100,000 2,000 May 30, 2014 BICO Limited 14-Mar-14 - - - $1.65 $1.65 - $1.80 - 200 - ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Banks Holdings Ltd. 30-May-14 6,403 $3.04 $3.04 $3.04 $3.04 $0.00 $3.04 $3.10 6,181 6,000 CHANGE 23-May-14 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.4628 -0.0017 Barbados Dairy Industries Ltd. 11-Feb-14 - - - $1.50 $1.50 - $1.50 $5.25 500 28,114 23-May-14 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND -* w 1.4166 0.0013 Barbados Farms Ltd. 17-Mar-14 - - - $0.51 $0.51 - $0.50 $0.75 3,677 7,000 23-May-14 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 1.2838 -0.0014 Cable and Wireless Barbados Ltd. 22-May-14 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - $2.95 - 21,730 22-May-14 CLICO BALANCED FUND INC. w 1.260 -0.0110 23-May-14 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 4.8242 4.8242 4.8242 0.0193 Cave Shepherd and Co. Ltd. 28-May-14 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - $2.20 $2.50 200 7,808 23-May-14 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 1.8295 0.0013 FirstCaribbean International Bank 27-May-14 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.40 $2.00 3,000 1,290 23-May-14 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0080 0.0010 Fortress Caribbean Property Fund 15-May-14 - - - $0.20 $0.20 - $0.20 - 2,500 - 30-Apr-14 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 4.6190 4.6190 4.5266 -0.0122 - Dev Fund 30-Apr-14 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 0.8646 0.8646 0.8473 0.0040 Fortress Caribbean Property Fund 15-May-14 - - - $0.46 $0.46 - $0.46 - 1,000 - 30-Apr-14 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.3772 1.3772 1.3496 -0.0024 - Value Fund 30-May-14 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.28 0.01 Goddard Enterprises Ltd. 28-May-14 - - - $6.25 $6.25 - $6.16 $6.20 8,591 500 30-May-14 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.29 0.01 30-May-14 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND -* w 1.06 0.00 Insurance Corporation Of Barbados Ltd. 30-May-14 3,200 $2.59 $2.57 $2.60 $2.60 $0.00 $2.57 $2.65 233 10,000 * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited 09-Sep-13 - - - $0.15 $0.15 - $0.15 $0.39 3,017 6,840 NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE Light and Power Holdings Ltd 5.5% Pref -*27-May-14 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.11 - 1,664 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS Light and Power Holdings Ltd. -* 20-Mar-14 - - - $25.70 $25.70 - $20.00 $25.70 100 574 ENTRY COSTS. m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly Neal And Massy Holdings Ltd. -* 30-May-14 1,818 $19.75 $19.75 $19.50 $19.50 $0.00 $19.50 - 3,371 - One Caribbean Media Limited 22-May-14 - - - $6.16 $6.16 - $6.13 - 500 - Fixed Income Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 05-May-14 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - $2.26 - 505 - Sagicor Financial Corporation 30-May-14 7,796 $1.90 $1.86 $2.00 $2.00 $0.00 $1.87 $2.00 10,000 51,862 Last Trade Bid Ask Bid Ask The West Indies Rum Distilleries Ltd. 21-Mar-14 - - - $8.00 $8.00 - - - - - Date Price Price Size Size Trinidad Cement Ltd. 22-Jun-11 - - - $0.80 $0.80 - - $1.00 - 967 B’dos Government Debenture 7% 2023 01-Apr-14 $100.00 16,000 West India Biscuit Co. Ltd. 18-Oct-13 - - - $10.03 $10.03 - $10.05 - 10,000 - B’dos Government Debenture 7.75% 2032 17-Feb-14 $101.00 5,000 TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 19,217 NEWS

* = Security is Trading X-Div ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING *+* = Security is Suspended Light and Power Holdings Limited - Directors have fixed May 20th, ** = Rights Issued 2014 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will JUNIOR MARKET be held on June 11th, 2014.

Barbados Farms Limited - Directors have fixed April 30th, 2014 as the Royal Fidelity TIGRS A Fund 21-May-12 $10.50 $10.50 record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive Royal Fidelity TIGRS A1 Fund $10.00 $10.00 $9.50 205 notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company. Royal Fidelity TIGRS A2 Fund $10.00 $10.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation - Directors have fixed May 2nd, 2014 Royal Fidelity TIGRS A3 Fund 18-Dec-13 $10.00 $10.00 $9.75 50 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company. Effective October 8th, 2012, the market price of a security listed on the board of the BSE will only change if a quantity of shares traded (in a single trade) is greater than or equal to the threshold amount (volume limit) as stated in the table below. For more information please visit the downloads section of ANNUAL REPORT our website - www.bse.com.bb Trinidad Cement Limited - Directors have fixed June 9th, 2014 as the SECURITY VOLUME LIMIT SECURITY VOLUME LIMIT record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Report. DIVIDEND DECLARATION ALMOND RESORTS INCORPORATED 3,500 LIGHT & POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED 5.5% Pref 100 Neal and Massy Holdings Limited - Directors have declared an interim dividend of fifty-one (51) TT cents per share to be paid on June BANKS HOLDINGS LIMITED 4,000 SAGICOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 6.5% Pref 7,500 16th, 2014 to Shareholders on record at close of business on June 2nd, 2014. B'DOS DAIRY INDUSTRIES LIMITED 300 SAGICOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION 10,000 Light and Power Holdings Limited - Directors have declared an interim dividend of fourteen (14) cents per share to be paid on June B'DOS FARMS LIMITED 1,500 THE WEST INDIES RUM DISTILLERY LIMITED 300 13th, 2014 to Shareholders on record at close of business on May 22nd, 2014. Light and Power Holdings Limited Pref 5.5% - Directors have BICO INDUSTRIES LIMITED 100 WEST INDIA BISCUIT COMPANY LIMITED 300 declared a dividend of thirteen point seven five (13.75) cents per share to be paid on June 30th, 2014 to Shareholders on record at close of CABLE & WIRELESS (BARBADOS) 9,000 JAMAICA MONEY MARKET BROKERS LIMITED 10,000 business on May 31st, 2014. LIMITED FirstCaribbean International Bank - Directors have declared an interim dividend of one point five (1.5) US cents per share to be paid on CAVE SHEPHERD & COMPANY LIMITED 1,500 NEAL & MASSY HOLDINGS LIMITED 6,500 June 27th, 2014 to Shareholders on record at close of business on June 12th, 2014. FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL 10,000 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA LIMITED 4,000 Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited - Directors have declared a LIMITED dividend of seventeen (17) JMD cents per share to be paid on June FORTRESS CARIBBEAN PROPERTY - 3,500 TRINIDAD CEMENT LIMITED 10,000 26th, 2014 to Shareholders on record at close of business on June DEV FUND 12th, 2014. BSE NOTICES FORTRESS CARIBBEAN PROPERTY - 3,500 ROYAL FIDELITY TIGRS A FUND 100 VALUE FUND The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that the GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED ROYAL FIDELITY TIGRS A1 FUND 100 Corporate Governance Recommendations for Listed Companies on the 3,500 Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. and Insider Trading Guidelines for Listed Companies on the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. became enforceable on INSURANCE CORPORATION OF 2,500 ROYAL FIDELITY TIGRS A2 FUND BARBADOS LIMITED 100 January 1st, 2014. - January 2, 2014. 1,000 The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) is pleased to announce the LIGHT & POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED ROYAL FIDELITY TIGRS A3 FUND 100 approval of the new domestic Rules of the BSE, which become effective on January 13th, 2014. Copies of the Rules can be obtained at the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc., 8th Avenue, Belleville, St. Michael (limit of one per person) or can be downloaded from our website, www.bse.com.bb. - January 2, 2014

Business Monday Monday June 2, 2014 •23 Fast food CEO: Minimum wage hikes closing locations CKE Restaurants’ roots began “franchisees are closing loca- increases, there are two things restaurant you have less than workers created about two- in California roughly seven tions” after riding out lease ex- you can do,” he said.“One is you 50 employees,” he said. “With thirds of net new jobs, accord- decades ago, but you won’t see pirations. can reduce the amount of two, you have more than 50.” ing to an analysis data. This the parent company of Carl’s If the federal minimum labour that you use or you can Instead, some cautious fran- portion had dropped to about Jr. and Hardee’s expanding hourly pay shoots up to $10.10 increase your prices.” chisees are considering alter- half by 2013. there much anymore. from the current $7.25 – as But with increased costs from natives to expanding their busi- “People don’t just grow be- What’s causing what com- many lawmakers and food, taxes, fuel, health insur- nesses. cause it’s Tuesday,” he said. pany CEO Andy Puzder de- President Barack Obama are ance and regulatory compli- “They’re actually looking at “They grow because they think scribes as “very little growth” in advocating – Puzder predicts ance, Puzder said businesses other investments, which have they can make a profit.” the state? fewer entry-level jobs will be can only raise prices so much less risk and lower costs – for To boost U.S. growth, Puzder In part it’s because “the min- created. If this happens, CKE before customers become less example, bonds,” he said. says more business sympa- imum wage is so high so it’s would also create fewer posi- willing to shell out. Puzder says it’s difficult to thetic policies need to be in harder to come up with prof- tions, he forecast. Obamacare regulations, justify the risk of opening a place. itable business models,” Puzder A recent non-partisan which impact businesses with business when government “I’m not saying the govern- said in an interview.The state’s Congressional Budget Office 50 or more workers more than policies have hindered would- ment should disappear or I hate minimum wage is set to rise to study also predicted mass job those with fewer employees, are be entrepreneurs’ ability to the government,” he said. “We $9 in July,making it among the losses, estimating that a hike to also affecting CKE’s franchise generate profits due to in- need a government. We have a nation’s highest, and $10 by $10.10 could result in a loss of growth. creases costs. good government, but the gov- January 2016. about half a million jobs by late “I actually have franchisees... Indeed, jobs data reflects this ernment’s gotten overzealous In cities in other states where 2016, even as it lifted many who’ve either gotten out of the hesitancy. with respect to what it thinks it the minimum wage has gone above the poverty line. business or refused to build two Over the past two decades, should do... The government up considerably, Puzder said “When the minimum wage restaurants because with one businesses with 500 or fewer needs to get out of the way.” Indonesia testing Cadbury products after Malaysia halal uproar

INDONESIAN authorities that Cadbury Malaysia re- said on Friday they were called this week after finding testing products made by pork traces. British confectioner Malaysian Islamic authori- Cadbury to check they ties tried to cool anger against complied with Islamic stan- Cadbury by saying it remained dards after two chocolate unclear if the contamination varieties in neighbouring was the company’s fault. Malaysia were found to be “People need to understand contaminated with pork that we can’t immediately take DNA. action against Cadbury when The scandal over the ingredi- there’s no solid evidence yet or ent banned under Islamic di- if contamination occurred in etary laws has sparked out- the factory itself or if it was rage among some Muslim external factors,” said Othman groups in Malaysia, who have Mustapha, the director general called for a boycott on all prod- of Malaysia’s Department of ucts made by Cadbury and its Islamic Development, or An employee shows a box containing Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast parent Mondelez International JAKIM. Almond, to be return to a shop in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur May 27, 2014. Inc. “What’s happening to Concerns over halal food Cadbury now is akin to a per- standards,” it said. company’s share price. Malaysia’s National Fatwa standards could jeopardise son who’s remanded and Products in Muslim nations Ajinomoto’s local company Council, which issues official Mondelez’s sales in Muslim placed in lockup. They have not are regularly checked to en- subsequently publicly apolo- guidance on Islamic issues, markets that are larger than been found guilty so this is just sure they are halal. Besides gised and withdrew some prod- said on Friday it supported the Malaysia, such as Indonesia, a suspension,” he added. pork, items considered non- ucts from the Indonesian mar- withholding of halal status on home to the world’s largest JAKIM, which is responsible halal by Muslims include alco- ket. the two Cadbury products but Muslim population, and the for awarding halal certification hol and the meat of animals On Thursday, a Malaysian that the company should not Middle East. in Malaysia, is conducting fur- and birds that have not been Muslim retail group said it be punished unless the breach “After such an incident, it is ther tests on the suspect slaughtered according to would ask the 800 stores it rep- was proven to be intentional. prudent to do a test on the Cadbury products to confirm Islamic rites. resents to stop selling all prod- “The authorities need to do other variants to see if they the initial findings by the Non-halal food scandals ucts made by Cadbury, their investigation to see if the also have traces of the pig health ministry. have erupted in Southeast Mondelez and U.S. food giant accusations are valid, and to DNA. We may have the result Asia before. In 2001, Japanese Kraft, which acquired Cadbury see where the pollution hap- in a few days,” Roy Alexander Malaysia authorities food giant Ajinomoto Co Inc. in 2010 in a $19 billion deal. pened, whether it was deliber- Sparingga, head of Indonesia’s dampen concerns became embroiled in a similar Together with a Muslim con- ate or accidental,” Abdul Food and Drug Monitoring Cadbury Malaysia said in a case after the Indonesian sumer group, it called on Shukor Husin, the council’s Agency, stated. statement that it had with- Council of Ulemas, the highest Malaysians to boycott all those committee chairman, ex- Sparingga said the tests drawn the two products as a Islamic authority, accused the companies’ products. pressed. would be done on the 10 vari- precaution and that it had no company of using pig enzymes Mondelez is the name of “Muslim people who had con- eties of Cadbury products that reason to believe there was in the production process of the what remains of Kraft Foods sumed the product that had are certified in Indonesia as pork-related content in its widely used seasoning Inc. after it spun off its North been certified halal but con- halal – or permissible accord- other foods. monosodium glutamate. American grocery business as tained pig DNA should not ing to Islamic law.Those prod- “We stand by our halal certi- The then Indonesian presi- Kraft Foods Group. Its brands worry about the purity of their ucts did not include the two fication and we have the high- dent stepped in to try to de- include Oreo cookies and Ritz bodies. Islam is not a rigid re- types of Dairy Milk chocolate est levels of product labelling fuse the row which had hit the crackers. ligion.”

Barbados Advocate BMEX 2014: Celebrating milestones

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Newly elected President of the Institute of ITS STRATEGY Chartered Accountants of Barbados, Roger Arthur. A NEW three-year plans moments after President at the ICAB’s have the Council of ICAB as “we employ the use of accounting profession, its strategic plan is on the taking up the top annual general meeting undertake training to technology to ensure that interest and reputation by cards for the Institute position in the held Thursday at the ensure that our our members are served in ensuring that “our of Chartered accounting body. Hilton Hotel. He replaced governance practices meet the most efficient and cost members adhere to the Accountants of He said that one of his David Simpson who has the highest standards,” effective manner.” standards of ethics and Barbados. Newly immediate tasks will be to completed his stint as said Arthur. The President also said accountability in serving elected President of review the current ICAB President. He revealed further that he will be striving to the public’s interest.” ICAB, Roger Arthur, strategic focus. “We are currently work is to continue on their safeguard and to enhance has spoken about the Arthur was elected pursuing an initiative to institutional strengthening the standing of the AUDIT on Page 5 Resort marks three years

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The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 17 Israel PM wants Palestinian government isolated JERUSALEM – Israel’s Sunday, Netanyahu said seek the West Bank and prime minister on the Palestinian Gaza, along with Israeli- Sunday urged the government will annexed east Jerusalem, world to shun the “strengthen terrorism.” for their state. Israel emerging Palestinian “Hamas is a terrorist captured the three areas unity government due organization that calls for in the 1967 Mideast war. to its ties to the Hamas the destruction of Israel Repeated attempts at militant group, and the international reconciliation have failed rejecting Palestinian community must not in the past, and officials pledges that it will be a embrace it,” he said. reported last-minute government of Palestinian President haggling on Sunday.Khalil technocrats that will Mahmoud Abbas said over al-Haya, a top Hamas accept peace the weekend that he official in Gaza, said a agreements with Israel formally will present the disagreement over the and eschew violence. new government on Palestinian ministry for The comments by Monday, a move meant to prisoners held by Israel Benjamin Netanyahu set end a seven-year rift threatened to delay the stage for what is likely between his Fatah Monday’s announcement. to be a tough battle for movement and Hamas. But both Palestinian international opinion in The Palestinians have factions now have the coming weeks. While been divided between two incentives to finally repair Israel has made clear it governments since Hamas ties. will reject the new wrested control of the Hamas is in the midst of government, the reactions Gaza Strip from Abbas’ a major financial crisis due of the European Union and forces in 2007, leaving the to a blockade imposed by United States, which send president in charge only of Israel and Egypt, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, speaks during a the Palestinians hundreds autonomous areas of the Abbas is in need of an cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 1, 2014. of millions of dollars in aid West Bank. accomplishment following each year, will be critical The rift is deeply the collapse of peace talks now is the time to get new government will exist.The government is to in determining whether it unpopular among with Israel in late April. internal Palestinian affairs consist solely of apolitical be headed by Abbas’ can survive and whether Palestinians, and presents Convinced that he cannot in order. technocrats and will accept current prime minister, Israel will be forced to deal a serious obstacle to reach peace with In order to rally international demands to Rami Hamdallah, a with it. establishing a Palestinian Netanyahu, the international support, renounce violence and British-educated Addressing his Cabinet state. The Palestinians Palestinian leader believes Abbas has pledged that the recognise Israel’s right to university president. Suspect in Jewish museum killings went to Syria

PARIS – A suspected Marseille that turned up 2012, going to Syria via investigators and could be French jihadist who spent Nemmouche, as he Brussels, London and held at least through time in Syria has been disembarked from a bus Istanbul. He said the Tuesday under French arrested over the shooting coming from Amsterdam, suspect had spent about a counterterrorism law. deaths of three people at a Paris prosecutor Francois year in Syria, though it is “The new elements in Belgian Jewish museum, Molins said. unclear why he went and this investigation draw prosecutors said Sunday, The suspect had a what he did while there. attention once more to the The famous house from 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's crystalising fears that revolver and a retractable A video found in the problem of the `returnees’ Day Off". European radicals will automatic weapon like suspect’s possession shows -in other words the people parlay their experiences those used in the Brussels weapons and clothes akin going to Syria to in Syria into terrorism attack, and ballistics to the gunman’s, and participate in combat and back home. analyses were underway includes a voice claiming return afterward to our ‘Ferris Bueller’ When Mehdi to determine if they were responsibility for the country,” Van Leeuw said. Nemmouche was arrested the same weapons, Molins “attack in Brussels Interior ministers from in southern France on said. against Jews,” Belgian around the European Friday, he was in At least one of the federal prosecutor Union are expected to glass house possession of firearms, a weapons was wrapped up Frederic Van Leeuw said. focus on better ways to large quantity of in a white sheet scrawled He said it wasn’t certain stem Syria-related ammunition and a video with the name of the whether the voice was violence when they meet claiming responsibility for Islamic State of Iraq and that of the suspect. in Brussels on Thursday. sells for $1.06M the May 24 attack at the the Levant, an extremist The narrator says he French Interior Jewish Museum in group fighting in Syria, tried to film the killings Minister Bernard CHICAGO – The Chicago- the edge of a wooded Brussels, a Belgian Molins said. The group on May 24 live, but that Cazeneuve called Sunday area home where Ferris ravine. prosecutor said. has also waged attacks in his camera failed, Van for better international Bueller’s friend Cameron The house, built in 1953 In a one-minute Iraq. Leeuw said. When coordination on the issue. famously “killed” his by Mies van der Rohe- rampage that deeply Nemmouche, a French- apprehended, the suspect His Belgian counterpart, father’s prized Ferrari protege A. James Speyer, shook Europe’s Jewish born 29-year-old from the had a GoPro camera in his Joelle Milquet, called the finally has a new owner. was first put on the community, a gunman northern city of Roubaix, possession, the Belgian returnees “a generalised Crain’s Chicago market in 2009 listed at opened fire at the Brussels had a criminal record, prosecutor said. problem for all of Europe.” Business reports that the $2.3 million. museum. In addition to with seven convictions for Belgian police carried The Brussels killings, modernist home in The sleek house was the fatalities, another crimes like attempted out raids in the Courtrai which came on the eve of Highland Park sold featured in John Hughes’ person was gravely robbery - but nothing region of Belgium on European Parliament Thursday for $1.06 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s wounded. related to terrorism, Sunday morning, where elections in which far right million. Day Off” as the home of Authorities raised anti- Molins said. the suspect is believed to parties had a strong Craig Hogan is regional Cameron Frye, played by terror alert levels as they He said the suspect have spent time, and were showing, led Belgian director at Coldwell Alan Ruck. After the searched for the attacker. became radicalized in questioning two people officials to boost their anti- Banker Previews. He Ferrari crashes through But it was ultimately a prison, and left for Syria there, Van Leeuw said. terror measures, and wouldn’t say who bought the glass into the ravine, customs inspection in the just three weeks after his The suspect has been raised fears of rising anti- the four-bedroom, steel- Ferris tells Cameron:“You French port city of last prison stay in late handed to anti-terrorist Semitism. and-glass house built on killed the car.”

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P R HOROSCOPES O S BY HOLIDAY A N D ARIES (March 21-April 19). Identify your thought patterns, and find the thought that is causing a negative reaction. This sounds eas- C ier than it is, but you’re up to it. It’s like you can float around your O thoughts today and see them objectively. N S TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve accomplished something difficult and tangible. This is a big deal — much bigger than you’re making it. Celebrate your success, and let other people do so, as well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).The thing you do for practical reasons will also enlarge you as a person and make your life better from here on out. It’s not really about the task you choose, though — it’s your committed attitude. Z CANCER (June 22-July 22). Selfishness is a sickness. You pity I those who are afflicted — and everyone is afflicted from time to time. Helping others regularly helps you avoid falling prey to it. T S LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will not be overwhelmed by the de- mands of the day, nor will you be underwhelmed. You’re happy to be just plain “whelmed”: neutral, feeling good, active and able.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Someone different from you will com- pel you to really look into your beliefs and test them out. You would, after all, prefer your belief system to be truly defensible instead of self- ishly convenient. R LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is much to take for granted in a E day, but you’ll be inspired to stop, ponder and appreciate the simple aspects of daily living that you enjoy — like a good meal and sun- X shine peeking out from the clouds. M SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Thoughts have measureable fre- O quencies. You’ll process some pretty intense energy today. You’re R ready for this, and you know how to use it constructively. G A SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).Your sense of community is be- N coming stronger the longer you stay in one area. Friendly, helpful peo- ple are all around, and you only need to look into their eyes to start the communication.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What advice would you give someone just starting off in your line of work? There will be new- bies in your midst, and you’ll dish it. It feels good to be the one in the know. P H AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).As soon as you form a preference, there will be situations around you that do not support it and also those A that do. Everything will seem to organize itself into those two cate- N gories. T O PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be entertaining others. Keep M it simple and inexpensive. Make a choice and don’t overdo it. The smiling person on the other side of the table is what will make the meal great.

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Protesters wear masks during an anti-coup demon- stration in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, June 1, 2014. Thai protesters come out again despite Junta’s ban

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Sunday, authorities said ruling junta deployed about 5,700 soldiers and thousands of security police were deployed at forces on the streets of key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday to Bangkok to stop The communist era Palace of Culture, is surrounded by modern skyscrapers, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, thwart another round of demonstrators from May 31, 2014. small-scale protests massing. denouncing last month’s The protesters say they military coup.Hundreds of should have the right to demonstrators came out express themselves freely. and several were detained, “I am here because I Poles reflect on life but there was no violence. don’t want a coup. I want Fears over possible elections and democracy,” unrest,however,prompted said a 66-year-old female a major downtown protester who asked to be before and after 1989 shopping mall to close and identified only as authorities temporarily Ratchana because of shut down several subway concerns over being WARSAW, Poland – Wednesday, with see a new a worship of either of his parents of and elevated train stations detained. When communist President Barack Obama money that is eroding a the Soviet era. “I know near where protests could “This is the 21st Poland held its first and other world leaders traditional focus on these were bad times, and have materialised. century,” she said. “There partly free elections a gathering in Warsaw to family and culture. They I would never want to live Thailand has been calm shouldn’t be any coups,but quarter century ago, celebrate the democracy don’t like how in them,” he said. since the army overthrew they still keep happening... Cezary and Alicja that began at the ballot commercial Christmas The Ukraine crisis has the nation’s elected because Thais are afraid” Wasowski - expecting box in Poland and spread has become. Their also brought back dark government on May 22, to speak out. their second son - held throughout Eastern isolation behind the Iron evocations of Moscow’s saying it had to restore Ratchana was one of hopes for modest Europe. Curtain seemed to dominance: Since Russia order after seven months several hundred improvements in their “We knew that deepen friendships and annexed Crimea and of demonstrations that protesters who gathered lives but not much something was changing create more time for moved troops to had triggered sporadic on an elevated walkway more. but we couldn’t imagine human interaction, Ukraine’s eastern border, violence and left the beside the Terminal 21 By the time little the scale of the changes something they miss. many Poles, including country’s political rivals in shopping mall, chanting Michal was born three at first,” said Cezary “It’s hard to say if Michal, have wondered a stalemate. “Freedom!” and months later, it was clear Wasowski, 56. “Then things are better now,” whether Poland is out of But the junta that took “Democracy!” they would be bringing events happened so fast. said Alicja. “We weren’t Russia’s grip for good power has launched a Scores of police and up their son in world They were truly less happy then.” despite its membership in major campaign to helmeted soldiers with riot vastly different from the revolutionary changes.” The couple also feels NATO and the European suppress dissent, shields came to the scene, one they knew: Poland Like many Poles, he that, in the birthplace of Union. summoning politicians, and the mall’s owners shut had just elected its first and Alicja have seen their Lech Walesa and his “More than 20 years journalists and academics the nine-story complex democratic prime lives improve in many Solidarity movement, too have gone by and many - the majority of them and asked customers to minister in decades and ways. A state that once many people have become things have changed,” perceived as being critical leave for their safety.Two the Soviet system was produced everything politically disengaged. Michal said. “But we still of the new regime. army trucks, including a crumbling before their “from tanks to condoms,” They are particularly see Russia as a threat.” Since the coup, small Humvee mounted with a eyes. as Cezary put it, has dismayed that fewer than The 1989 vote followed groups of pro-democracy machine gun, parked on a Today, Cezary, Alicja opened up a huge sphere 24 per cent of Polish years of economic protesters have come out street outside, but moved and Michal travel freely for private voters took part in the hardship that sparked nearly every day, away after crowds booed abroad, read books once entrepreneurship, May 25 elections for the nationwide unrest. marching through them. banned by censors and making his own rise European Parliament. Strikes in 1980 led to the Bangkok and sometimes The protest fizzled after express views that reveal possible as the head of a “People complain that birth of Solidarity under scuffling with soldiers. No a couple of hours, and surprising generational private engineering firm. the prime minister is bad, Lech Walesa’s leadership. injuries have been about 60 of the differences - itself a His wife no longer spends the president is bad,” The regime tried to crush reported so far. demonstrators regrouped triumph of democracy. endless hours in Cezary said. “They just the movement the next The junta has issued down the road near the The family spoke to The communist-era bread complain, but they don’t year, with leader Gen. stern warnings calling on Bangkok Art and Culture Associated Press as lines. Boundless plenty vote.” Wojciech Jaruzelski - who the demonstrators to stop Centre. Soldiers showed Poland prepares to beckons from shops on Perhaps ironically, died a week ago - because it sees their up there, too, marching in celebrate the 25th every corner. their son - who never imposing martial law, a actions as destabilising, formation toward the anniversary of the But they don’t view all knew communism - takes system of harsh but it has not employed protesters until the historic vote on change as progress. They a harsher view than repression. force to stop them. On demonstration broke up.

20 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate States move to North Sea plankton bloom blunt Obama seen from space GHOSTLY and blue-green, a phytoplankton bloom meanders carbon plan across the North Sea in new satellite imagery. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As policies are to take into account The satellite image was taken President Barack Obama the “unreasonable cost” of re- by the Moderate Resolution prepares to announce ducing emissions based on a Imaging Spectroradiometer tougher new air quality plant’s age and design and the (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satel- standards, lawmakers in “economic impacts” of shutting lite. Terra is part of a team; several states already are down particular power plants. along with another NASA satel- trying to blunt the impact "The concern is that the fed- lite, Aqua, it images the entire on aging coal-fired power eral standards – if they come surface of the Earth every day plants that feed electricity out the way that most people or two. to millions of consumers. expect them to – are going to The picture of the phyto- The push against Obama’s drive the cost of electricity up plankton bloom was taken on new carbon emission standards for every single consumer in May 30. Phytoplankton are mi- has been strongest in some the state,” said Missouri state croscopic plantlike organisms states that have large coal-min- Rep. Todd Richardson, a that drift in the oceans. Blooms ing industries or rely heavily Republican. occur when plankton encounter on coal to fuel their electricity. Eighty-three percent of a vein of nutrients and go on a State officials say the new fed- Missouri’s electricity comes feeding (and multiplication) eral regulations could jeopar- from coal-fired power plants, frenzy. dise the jobs of thousands of the fifth highest percentage na- As the basis for the ocean food workers and drive up the tionally behind West Virginia, chain, phytoplankton use photo- monthly electric bills of resi- Kentucky, Wyoming and synthesis to convert sunlight dents and businesses. Indiana. into chemical energy. To do so, It remains to be seen whether Federal emission regulations they use green chlorophyll, just new measures passed by the already allow flexibility for like plants. It’s this chlorophyll A phytoplankton bloom in the North Sea states will amount to mere po- states if they can demonstrate that paints the sea aquamarine litical symbolism or actually costs would be unreasonable for during a phytoplankton bloom. paralytic shellfish poisoning, California Department of Public temper what’s expected to be particular facilities. But a Phytoplankton blooms are which can be deadly in humans Health), and a bloom is not nec- an aggressive federal effort to spokesman for the EPA’s generally harmless, but a few who ingest shellfish that have essary for shellfish to accumu- reduce the country’s reliance Midwestern region, which over- produce toxins. The dinoflagel- fed on Alexandrium. Not all red late the toxins. As a result, on coal. But either way, states sees several states that rely late Alexandrium, for example, blooms (known as “red tides") states like California have pro- likely will play a pivotal role, predominantly on coal for their blooms red rather than green. are Alexandrium (in fact, it grams to monitor the water for because federal clean air laws electricity,said he’s unaware of This plankton is responsible for blooms rarely, according to the these dangerous toxins. leave it up to each state to come that provision ever being used. up its own plan for complying It’s unlikely that the Obama with the emission guidelines. administration would essen- The proposed Environmental tially undercut its new carbon NASA to test giant Mars Protection Agency rules to be emission standards by grant- announced Monday could be ing widespread exceptions, said the first to apply to carbon diox- Bill Becker, executive director ide emissions at existing power of the National Association of parachute on Earth plants. Coal is the most com- Clean Air Agencies, which rep- mon fuel source for the nation’s resents air pollution control LOS ANGELES – The skies off dates the existence of NASA. NASA looked to Earth as a sub- electricity and, when it’s agencies in 42 states and 116 the Hawaiian island of Kauai Back then, engineers toyed with stitute. burned, is a leading source of metropolitan areas. will be a stand-in for Mars as sending a winged spacecraft During the flight, a high-flying the greenhouse gasses that If a state doesn’t comply with NASA prepares to launch a that would land like an airplane, balloon will loft the disc-shaped trap heat in the atmosphere EPA guidelines, the federal saucer-shaped vehicle in an ex- but the idea was not feasible, vehicle from the U.S. Navy’s and contribute to climate agency can create its own plan perimental flight designed to space historians say. Pacific Missile Range Facility in change. for the state. land heavy loads on the red Landing has always been “one Kauai to 23 miles over the Without waiting to see what “This is not a standard that a planet. of the big technology challenges Pacific where it will be dropped. Obama proposes, governors in state then can willy-nilly ig- For decades, robotic landers for a human Mars mission,” Then it will fire its rocket motor Kansas, Kentucky,Virginia and nore,” Becker said. “It’s going and rovers have hitched a ride to American University space pol- to climb to 34 miles, accelerating West Virginia have signed laws to have to achieve at least that Earth’s planetary neighbour icy professor Howard McCurdy to Mach 4. The environment at directing their environmental standard or more. Period.” using the same parachute de- said in an email. this altitude is similar to Mars’ agencies to develop their own In many Midwestern states, sign. But NASA needs a bigger When the twin Viking landers thin atmosphere. carbon emission plans that con- the drive to constrain the new and stronger parachute if it became the first spacecraft to As it descends to Earth, a tube sider the costs of compliance at federal emission standards has wants to send astronauts there. set down on Mars in 1976, they around the vehicle should in- individual power plants. been supported by an electric Weather permitting, the space relied on parachutes to slow flate, slowing it down. Then the Similar measures recently industry that has a large finan- agency will conduct a test flight down after punching through parachute should pop out, guid- passed in Missouri and are cial stake in coal. Tuesday high in Earth’s atmos- the Martian atmosphere. The ing the vehicle to a gentle pending in the Louisiana and Kansas Gov.Sam Brownback phere that’s supposed to simu- basic design has been used since splashdown in the Pacific. Ohio legislatures. held a ceremonial signing in late the thin Martian air. including during the Curiosity Robert Braun, space technol- Missouri lawmakers went April for legislation allowing Cameras rigged aboard the rover’s hair-raising landing in ogy professor at Georgia even further in their defense of the state to set “flexible” stan- vehicle will capture the action 2012. Institute of Technology, called the coal industry. When ac- dards for carbon dioxide emis- as it accelerates to four times With plans to land heavier the project a “high-risk, high-re- tivists proposed a ballot initia- sions. He held the event in the speed of sound and falls back spacecraft and eventually hu- ward effort.” tive barring local tax breaks for Holcomb at the proposed site to Earth. Viewers with an mans, NASA needed a heftier The latest test program “is ad- St. Louis-based Peabody of a new $2.8 billion, coal-fired Internet connection can follow solution. So it designed a super- vancing capabilities and creat- Energy, state lawmakers power plant being pursued by along live. sonic parachute that’s 110 feet ing the engineering knowledge quickly passed a measure ban- Sunflower Electric Power Corp. Engineers cautioned that they in diameter – twice as big as the needed for the next generation of ning such moves. The legislation “is an effort may not succeed on the first try. one that carried the 1-ton Mars landers,” Braun, who Some states have specifically by us to be able to handle issues “As long as I get data, I’ll be Curiosity. It’s so gigantic that it served as NASA’s technology empowered local regulators to at the state level, instead of very happy,” said project man- can’t fit into the wind tunnels chief, said in an email. develop emission plans that are being dictated, one size fits all, ager Mark Adler of the NASA that NASA typically uses to test NASA plans more test flights less stringent than federal nationally,” Brownback said. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. parachutes. next year before deciding guidelines. According to meas- He added: “We will see how ef- The search for a way to land Since it’s impractical to test whether to use the new para- ures passed recently, the state fective it is." massive payloads on Mars pre- unproven technology on Mars, chute on a future Mars mission.

The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 21 Serena Williams crashes wedding in a leopard leotard

WE’VE seen some few other snaps on celebrity wedding Instagram of herself pos- crashing in our day, ing seductively on the but Serena William’s beach, writing, “Leotard surprise appearance = swimsuit,” on one, and might be one of the “Just right,” on another, best. where she showed off her While hitting the derriere in the printed beach in Miami get-up. Saturday, with her pal, Prior to Williams’ wed- fellow tennis star ding crashing, the ath- Caroline Wozniacki, lete and Wozniacki Williams decided to headed to the Miami crash an unsuspecting Heat vs. Indiana Pacers couple’s nuptials…in a game Friday, where they loud leopard print leo- cheered on the Heat, tard. who beat the Pacers 117 “Wedding crasher!! to 92. Congrats!,” the tennis “With some trophy lol,” star captioned one of the Serena captioned a post- Instagram shots, which game shot, which showed her posing for a showed her and pic in her leotard in the Wozniacki posing beside middle of the bride and Heat baller Greg Oden. groom. Talk about an eventful She went on to post a weekend. Serena takes pic with the happy couple Prince Harry headed Ray J arrested for to South America battery, trespassing PRINCE Harry is gearing up for a seven-day trip to Brazil and Chile. and vandalism at The red-headed royal will cheer on England dur- ing their World Cup cam- paign in Brazil, along with Beverly Wilshire Hotel thousands of fans, as the team takes on Costa Rica RAY J had a rough start to next month, according to the weekend. the Daily Mail. The “I Hit It First”singer The prince will also be was busted at the Beverly on hand as Brazil takes on Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Cameroon in Brasilia Hills, Calif. Friday night when he arrives June 23. after allegedly getting into The next day, he’ll watch an altercation in the bar England play Costa Rica area. in the city of Belo According to the Beverly Horizonte. Hills Police Department, In addition to those police officers responded to games, Prince Harry will a sexual battery complaint travel to Sao Paulo and at the hotel where it was has engagements sched- alleged that Brandy uled in Santiago,Chile and Norwood’s younger Valparaiso, Chile during brother grabbed a female’s the last three days of his butt. It was later deter- “I Hit It First” singer Ray J trip as well. Prince Harry mined that no sexual bat- Among his commit- tery had occurred and the statement. in one of the officer’s faces. ments, Harry will meet up Daniel Craig, Joss Stone, basketball, archery and “contact was incidental.” After that,chaos ensued. In addition to getting ar- with patients with neuro- Will.i.am and more stars swimming. Ray J subsequently Police took the 33-year- rested for trespassing, Ray logical problems as they for an online-promotional Back in March when agreed to leave the hotel, old music artist into cus- J was also charged with undergo rehab and visit video for the Invictus Harry announced his but when he got to the tody, put him in a police vandalism,resisting arrest the training base that Games, a multi-sport plans for the sporting valet he allegedly “became car, and he allegedly used and battery on a police of- Team GB and Paralympics event for wounded soldiers event,he said he hoped the belligerent with the valets his feet to shatter the side ficer. GB will use during the Rio that he founded. Invictus Games would “in- and refused to leave,” window of the vehicle. Ironically, Ray J’s last Olympics in 2016. The games are set to spire recovery,support re- Beverly Hills Public After police took him out of tweet Friday morning was His South American trip take place September 10- habilitation and demon- Information Officer the car and restrained his “Why complicate things?! aside, the 29-year-old re- 14 in London and will fea- strate life beyond disabil- Lieutenant Lincoln feet, cops said Ray J “be- #Keepitsimple.” cently enlisted the likes of ture sports like wheelchair ity.” Hoshino told E! News in a came combative” and spit His bail was $20 000.

22 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Drowning in debt DEAR JANE: to me like you might Right now I am up to be living above your my neck in debt and I means, which simply just don’t know what to means that you are do. spending more than I am a single man in you’re making and my early 20s and I make steadily going deeper $3 000 a month after tax into debt as a result. are paying now. hungry belly makes – but it seems that I am What I am about to Doing this can save no sense whatsoever. working just to pay bills. suggest may sound you about three to You can also take to I am basically living extreme, but drastic four hundred dollars work your own lunch pay-cheque to pay- times call for drastic a month. to take, which cheque and within days measures. My first bit Secondly, you can would save you a of getting paid I am of advice to you also consider down- bundle as well. broke again. After pay- would be to find a grading you car to If you follow these ing my rent – which is cheaper place to live. something with a three steps you $1 000 a month; making There are many nice cheaper monthly pay- should be on your my car payment – which apartments out there ment. Driving a fancy way to a debt-free life is another $1 000; buy- which you can rent vehicle but having no in no time. ing groceries and paying for way less than you money for gas and a JANE utilities, some months I barely have enough left to put gas in my car and Need Advice? buy lunch. Jane, these money problems have me so Write to AskJane stressed out that I have been getting headaches on a daily basis. I would c/o Advocate Publishers 2000 really appreciate any ad- vice you have to offer me. Inc MIQUEL Fontabelle Dear MIQUEL Judging from what you have told me in St. Michael your letter, it appears [email protected] Bridge

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England’s Paul Bird crashed out on Day 2. The Sheriff leading the way ROGER “The Sheriff” Surfer” Bourne. Bourne Skeete was heading dropped ten seconds on for his 13th title when the first stage on Friday Sol Rally Barbados night and was outside continued yesterday. top 20. However, on At the start of the third Saturday he rocketed day of the rally, Skeete back up the standings but was the leader after the was not on the pace of the demise of England’s Paul leaders. Bird on day two. Roger Duckworth Bird had been leading rounded off the top by over 25 seconds before five. he crashed out in the Most of the expected Roger ‘The Sheriff’ Skeete in action on Saturday afternoon. early section of Sailor front-runners in the two- Gully on the final wheel-drive class – Dane loop. Skeete, Roger Mayers Skeete, in his Subaru and Josh Read – all had Impreza WRC, said he problems. This left Rhett was going to “keep doing Watson in his BMW out what he was doing” until front, ahead of Andrew the end. Jones who was driving Rob Swann came with neat and tidy, which the hopes of a podium fin- allowed him to be ish and was well on his quick. way to his goal. Third in this category With a full works car, was Daryl Clarke. he was second overall, There were about 40 about 25 seconds behind. crews that did not com- Hot on Swann’s bumper plete all the stages over was Trinidad’s John the first two days. Powell. However, just be- The rally was slated to fore lunch yesterday finish at Bushy Park Powell dropped yesterday with the final about ten seconds on the stage taking over the launch. Rally Cross jump. Fourth was Paul “The (CG) Rob Swann came with the hopes of a podium finish and was well on his way to his goal.

24 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Sol 20/20 Cricket gets Gospelfest off to a powerful and prayerful start GOSPELFEST organ- isers took fresh guard for the recently con- cluded 2014 edition of Barbados’ Premier Gospel Festival, which got off to a prayerful and powerful start with a 20/20 cricket match organised with assistance from Sol. The third annual Barbados Gospelfest 20/20 Cricket Exhibition match featured a Barbados Gospelfest XI captained by Adrian Agard and representative of pastors, sponsors, and church affiliated crick- eters, vs. a select Celebrity XI, comprised of Media workers, politi- cians, and entertainers captained by Barbados’ Anthony “Mighty Gabby” Carter performing The Lord’s Prayer with members of the Gospelfest cricket teams to get the 2014 Festival un- Attorney General, Adriel derway. Brathwaite. Both teams were well Gospelfest theme of with Gospelfest.” turned out with the “Touching Lives While the biggest win- Teams: Gospelfest XI outfitted in Changing Nations” was ner on the evening was Celebrity XI included: Sol orange kit embla- an excellent fit for the Gospelfest itself, the Attorney zoned with the Sol logo, Caribbean’s leading inde- match was officially won General Adriel Brathwaite – while the Celebrity XI pendent petroleum mar- by the Barbados Captain; Franklyn Stephenson; wore black kit, also keting company. Gospelfest XI which got Anthony “Admiral branded with the Sol logo. “Sol is happy again this home by just 12 runs after International” Nelson; To get the ball rolling, year to be a sponsor of scoring 180 all out from Anthony “Gabby” Carter; Neil Celebrity representative Gospelfest and to endorse their 20 overs, with a top- Murrell; Barry Wilkinson; and Barbados’ acclaimed the theme of ‘touching score of 80 not-out from Gregory Brathwaite; Kevin calypsonian and song- lives, changing nations’. the multitalented Ken “KP" Pinder; Davidson Cox; writer Anthony “Mighty We are also pleased to “Surfer” Mayers. Wilandro Morris; Errol Griffith; Gabby” Carter delivered support this 20/20 cricket Extras made the next C J. a soulful rendition of The initiative, which was held highest contribution, and Lord’s Prayer as members to raise awareness radio personality Ronnie Gospel XI included: Adrian of both teams shared in a around the Festival. As a Clarke scored a brisk 26 Agard – Captain; Lennox moment of intercession Caribbean leader we ap- not-out from just three Boyce; Pierre Rock; Ken for the success of the preciate the impact that overs. Mayers; Ronnie Clarke; Jared Team Captains Gospelfest coordinator, Adrian Agard Festival. cricket continues to have The Celebrity XI in Gilkes; Bobby Goodman; Paul (left) and Barbados’ Attorney General, Adriel Sol’s Brand, in promoting unity and reply were all out for 178 Ashby; Selwyn Brathwaite; Brathwaite wishing each other all the best before Communications & understanding among runs, with a top-score of Anthony Greene. the game. External Affairs local and regional com- 50 from former West Manager,Gina Cummins, munities. These are val- Indies all-rounder said the company readily ues which Sol certainly Franklyn Stephenson, in identified with cricket as supports and we are an innings in which five Third test moved from a vehicle for outreach and therefore proud of our Celebrity players failed to unity, while the continued association trouble the scores. Guyana Thomas, Pascal join Sagicor THE West Indies Cricket tent with International WICB is left with no op- Board advised that follow- Cricket Council tenets. tion but to relocate the ing engagement with the The WICB sought an Third Test between West WIHPC for second 4-Day Government of Guyana on undertaking from His Indies and New Zealand matters pertaining to the Excellency President from Guyana. THE West Indies Cricket Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Barbados Cricket Administration Donald Ramotar that the The WICB is currently Board announced yester- Miguel Cummins, Assad June 8 1st 50- Bill in Guyana, the parties bill not be signed into law considering alternative day a 13-member Sagicor Fudadin, Ashley Nurse, over match – Kensington have not been able to find until these matters are re- venues and the new venue West Indies High Nelon Pascal, Shacaya Oval a mutually agreeable res- solved. of the Test will be an- Performance team to face Thomas, Chadwick June 10 2nd 50- olution. The Board gave its com- nounced on Monday June Bangladesh-A in the sec- Walton over match –Windward The WICB has serious mitment that once His 2nd. The dates of the Test ond 4-Day match, start- Results of matches Sports Club reservations that the Excellency President – June 26 to 30 – remain. ing today at Kensington May 26-29 1st 4-day June 12 3rd 50- Cricket Administration Ramotar provided such an The WICB regrets hav- Oval. match – Sagicor WIHPC over match – Desmond Bill which was passed in undertaking all arrange- ing to take this course of won by 351 runs – Haynes Oval, Black Rock, the Guyana National ments in Guyana will be action and seeks the un- SQUAD Windward Sports Club, Barbados Assembly thrusts the ad- kept in place. derstanding of cricket fans Carlos Brathwaite Lucas Street, Barbados June 14 1st ministration of cricket in Regrettably the WICB and stakeholders in (Captain), Leon Johnson Twenty20 – Kensington Guyana from an inde- has not received such an Guyana. (Vice Captain), Sunil Match schedule Oval pendent body to the undertaking from His The WICB will continue Ambris, Devendra June 2-5 2nd 4- June 15 2nd Government of Guyana. Excellency President to review all matters per- Bishoo, Jermaine day match – Kensington Twenty20 – Three Ws This the WICB views as Ramotar. taining to cricket in Blackwood, Jonathan Oval, Bridgetown, Oval, Cave Hill, Barbados undesirable and inconsis- As a consequence the Guyana. (WICB)

The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 25 Prelim round to close up this week in BICO tourney

By Michael Phillips first to score with Alex Dent torious. Sebastian Thompson adding the other two. Vauxhall scored both goals for Will’s while WITH the final scheduled and St. Lawrence played to a Chad Nicholas beat the Will’s fixtures and a few resched- goalless draw for a point each keeper. uled games to be settled up while a single goal from Axel There were two games played this week, the top teams Funk gave St. Winifred’s the in Zone 2 and St. Stephen’s have distanced themselves edge they needed to take a win whipped Sharon three goals to from the other teams in the over St. Christopher’s. none with Victor Obiera (2) and BICO National Sports The remaining games ended Miguel Inniss scoring the goals Council Primary Schools two goals to none in the favour of at Bagatelle. St. Alban’s were Football Competition. Milton Lynch and Will’s also three-nil winners over Games continued this past Primary.Milton Lynch edged out Eagles Academy in their game Friday at several venues St. Angela’s with Rashon at Trents. Jabbari Cumberbatch around the island with sev- Marshall and Malachi Pile scor- scored twice and Azzari eral teams posting uncon- ing their goals while Jacob Williams scored the third. tested wins to pick up Bethell netted for St.Angela’s. In The competition continues points at a time when every Will’s/Arthur Smith game, it was today with games at venues all Aldrae Trotman from Vauxhall and Levi Martr from St Lawrence single one counts towards the former that came away vic- around the island. taking the ball. who will be moving on from the group stage. Cuthbert Moore are out front in Zone 5 after taking their fifth straight win in the tournament. Playing against Hill Top at Greens, the kept their slate clean as all of their games have seen all their opponents unable to score. Shabari Lynch opened the floodgates in the seven-nil game as he went on to complete a brace. Shackron Jack followed suit with two goals of his own while Kyle Bailey, Rashon Boxhill and Tramain Boyce all added one each. The other game at Greens went to St. Jude’s as they kept Workman’s Primary winless but not pointless as they have a point from a one-all draw against Mount Tabor Primary. Teondre Hinkson scored first for St. Jude’s before Shayon Blenman came in and put two more past the Workman’s keeper. Market Hill saw Bay Primary picking three point and three goals without breaking a sweat as St. George Primary failed to show up. Providence are also looking good to make out of the group stage as they took yet an- other win, this time against Ellerton Primary at Ellerton. A goal each from Joseph Crayston and Jamie Matt sealed the deal. St. Gabriel’s stayed in their groove as they rolled to their eighth win in the competition. Playing up at Briar Hall in Zone 7, they beat St. Bartholomew’s three goals to none to bring up 24 points. Ryan Lashley was Kemar St Hill in front from Vauxhall and Jaden Edwards from St Lawrence. Kierre Beckles runs new personal best KIERRE Beckles ran a new per- Commonwealth and CAC CAC Games. Richard Phillips in Eugene Oregon. Gaskin was NCAA Division One Finals after sonal best in the 100 metre hur- Games. Tenaya Jones won in was second in 13.64 seconds fourth fastest overall with Lara she advanced with the second dles on Saturday at the 12.75 seconds with LaVonne while Brian Richards was third Roesler advancing with the fastest time in the 110 metre NTC/Pure Athletics Last Idlette second in 12.84 seconds in 14.10 seconds. fastest time of 2:03.01. hurdles at the NCAA East Chance Meet in Florida. while Yvette Lewis was third in Also in impressive form over Gaskin’s time is good for the Preliminaries. Swift won his Beckles finished fourth in 12.95 seconds. the weekend was Sonia Gaskin CAC Games and NACAC heat in 13.49 seconds, a qualify- 12.98 seconds and once ratified Ryan Brathwaite was also in who ran a new personal best Under-23 but she needs to go ing performance for the will be the new national record action at this meet and he won time of 2:04.79 in the Women’s below 2:04.00 to qualify for the Commonwealth and CAC in this event.This surpasses the the Men’s 110 metre hurdles in 800 metres at the NCAA West Commonwealth Games. Games. Eddie Lovett was the 13.01 seconds she ran in 2011 13.47 seconds, a qualifying time Preliminaries. She advances to Greggmar Swift will also be fastest qualifier with 13.45 sec- and is a qualifier for the for both the Commonwealth and the NCAA Division One Finals making an appearance at the onds. (PG)

26 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Ellerslie 8-0 for first place US lacks AN unbeaten run in start of the weekend. despite Nathaniel Sealy’s Shamar Steele (9) the Co-operators Playing in Christ Waithe’s 15 for and he was out front as General Insurance Church, the standings- Foundation. The hosts they moved on to 28. toughest National Sports leaders took control of the could only muster 26 by Combermere looked a lit- Council Junior game from early on and the end of the game to see tle better in the second Basketball had the hosts dragging them to an eighth half but were not good Competition see way behind them as they straight loss. enough to get past the opponents in Ellerslie commanding led 37-14 at the half. Also playing on Friday, visitors and got up to 19. a lead in the standings Ellerslie’s effort was bol- Combermere and The competition contin- after taking their lat- stered by Jamali Holder, Graydon Sealy labori- ues today with three est win this past who headed the charge ously duked it out in a games which are sched- World Cup Friday. Sitting pretty with a game-high 24, low-scoring game at uled to get started at 3:30 on 16 points, the Black Delano Watson (18) and Waterford which saw the PM. Darryl Jordan will Rock lads are looking Jeshawn Alleyne (14). hosts coming out on the be hosting Deighton to make a clean sweep When the teams switched losing end. Both teams Griffith, the last-placed warm-ups of the first round of sides, the visitors turned struggled to either side of St. Michael School will be the league this year up the heat and contin- 10 points at the half with going up to Lester NEW YORK – Defending progressively getting and solidified their po- ued to pull away from Graydon Sealy on 11 and Vaughan, and Harrison champion Spain and stars harder,” defender Omar sitioning with a mas- Foundation. They piled Combermere on six. The College will be visiting Xavi Hernandez and Gonzalez said.“I think it’s sacre of Christ Church on the points to run away highest scorer of the Queen’s College to fight Andres Iniesta will train a great three games for us, Foundation at the to 73 by the final whistle game was Graydon for third place. (MP) in the Washington, D.C., and it’s just an opportu- area next week. England nity for us to shore things and Wayne Rooney arrive up, to gain a little bit of Sunday for a week of confidence.” Spurs beat Thunder in OT, workouts in Miami. Ivory Turkey hasn’t appeared Coast and Didier Drogba at the World Cup since have games in St. Louis 2002, when the Crescent- and Texas. Stars finished third after advance to NBA Finals But instead of prepar- losing to eventual cham- ing for the World Cup pion Brazil 1-0 in the OKLAHOMA CITY – San victory is really sweet be- against top teams and semifinals, then lost to Antonio fought off Father cause we know we played global stars, the United Germany in the semis of Time, the league MVP and one hell of a team, and we States arranged a sendoff the 2008 European an injury to its best player take great satisfaction in series against No. 85 Championship.The Turks to return to the NBA that since they’re so spe- Azerbaijan, No. 39 Turkey finished fourth in their Finals. cial,” San Antonio coach and No. 44 Nigeria. qualifying group for this The Spurs beat the Gregg Popovich said. Not that U.S. coach World Cup, behind the Oklahoma City Thunder In overtime, Duncan’s Jurgen Klinsmann didn’t Netherlands, Romania 112-107 in overtime shot from the baseline rat- try to schedule tougher op- and Hungary. Saturday night in Game 6 tled in to give the Spurs a ponents. Preparing for the start of the Western Conference 110-107 lead with 19 sec- "You’re trying to find the of 2016 European finals to set up a rematch onds to go. best teams that suit you. Championship qualifying, with the Miami Heat. Durant missed a good It’s not that easy any- Turkey won 2-1 at Ireland San Antonio will host look at a 3-pointer,and the more,” he said leading to last weekend on goals by Game 1 on Thursday night Spurs rebounded and Sunday’s exhibition Ahmet Ilhan Ozek and and will try to avenge last went to the line. Diaw against the Turks at Red Tarik Camdal, then beat year’s heartbreaking loss. missed the first and made Bull Arena in Harrison, World Cup-bound San Antonio led Miami 3- the second free throw to New Jersey. Honduras 2-0 Thursday at 2 before losing Game 6 in make it a four-point lead When the U.S. contacted Washington’s RFK overtime, then dropping for the Spurs. Westbrook high-profile teams, Stadium when Mevlut Game 7. missed a wild 3-pointer, Klinsmann said they Erdinc scored in the 70th “People keep talking like and Spurs wrapped it up. backed off. minute and set up Caner we weren’t close to win- San Antonio led by 12 “Has to do a little bit Erkin’s goal on a counter- ning, but we were ready to early in the fourth quarter, with our results of the last attack in the 83rd. win last year,” Spurs cen- Spurs Tim Duncan, left, and Manu Ginobili celebrate but the Thunder chipped two years,” he added. Jose Mourinho’s exclu- ter Tim Duncan said. after Ginobili hit a 3 in the final minutes against OKC away at the free throw line Since Klinsmann re- sive World Cup analysis “We’re happy it’s the Heat after getting the Spurs placed Bob Bradley in “Turkey is an unpre- again. We’ve got that bad ankle,” Diaw said.“But we “We started settling for into foul trouble. Back-to- July 2011, the U.S. beat dictable team. It’s a team taste in our mouths still.” didn’t want to go to Game too many jump shots,” back baskets by Italy for the first time in that has a lot of individual A trio of 30-somethings 7, and we didn’t know if Thunder coach Scott Westbrook and Durant cut 11 games over 78 years, skills and they are good led the way for the Spurs. he would be ready to play Brooks said. “It just San Antonio’s lead to 93- defeated Mexico in Mexico players that can make a Duncan had 19 points and if we did or if he would be seemed like we couldn’t 91 with 4:01 to play, lead- for the first time in 75 difference in half a sec- 15 rebounds, Boris Diaw 100 percent, so we tried to get enough good looks at ing to the frantic final years and qualified for its ond,” Klinsmann said.“We scored 26 points and get it over with tonight.” the basket. Defensively, minutes. seventh straight World need games that really Manu Ginobili chipped in It was the third-best they just had us scram- Westbrook was fouled Cup. keep us on our toes. We 15 points and six rebounds playoff scoring effort of bling around.” on a drive with 9.3 seconds Klinsmann chose need games that espe- for the Spurs. Diaw’s 11-year career and San Antonio also han- to play.He made both free Stanford University for a cially for our back line ... San Antonio pulled this his best since 2006. dled Serge Ibaka’s return throws to tie the score at two-week training camp that challenges them not one out despite All-Star “Boris was amazing,” from injury. Oklahoma 101. Ginobili’s fadeaway at that opened May 14, and to lose focus and concen- point guard Tony Parker Duncan said. “He had an City’s defensive star the free-throw line against the Americans started tration, not even for one missing the entire second unbelievable game. He’s missed the first two games Westbrook missed, and their prep schedule moment in our game. half and overtime with left had a great series.” with a strained left calf, the game went to over- Tuesday with a 2-0 win Otherwise you get pun- ankle soreness. Popovich Russell Westbrook had but he returned to help the time. over the Azerbaijanis — ished, and that costs you said Parker had been 34 points, eight assists, Thunder win the next two Ginobili said the coached by Berti Vogts, a badly.” struggling with the ankle seven rebounds and six games and tie the series. Thunder were a signifi- special adviser to Four years ago, the U.S. since Game 4 of the series. steals, and MVP Kevin The series featured five cant hurdle, and he ex- Klinsmann.The American rallied to beat the Turks 2- The Spurs overcame it the Durant added 31 points blowouts wins by the pects them to be a road- defense and goalkeeper 1 in Philadelphia, getting way they have for more and 14 rebounds for the home teams, but the close- block in the future. Tim Howard were hardly second-half goals from than a decade - with team- Thunder. But Oklahoma out game was a gem. “They are a pretty good tested, and the U.S. of- Jozy Altidore and Clint work, passing and great City committed 20 Oklahoma City overcame team,” he said.“They have fense seemed to be slowed Dempsey in the performances by role play- turnovers that led to 33 a 12-point deficit in the so much talent, so much by heavy legs following a Americans’ final game be- ers. points for the Spurs. fourth quarter to force athleticism, so much fu- physically demanding fore they headed to the "We didn’t know how Westbrook and Durant overtime. ture. They are a tough training camp. World Cup in South much Tony was hurt in his each had seven turnovers. “I have to be honest, this team." “Now the teams start Africa.

The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 27 Federer loses to Gulbis in French Open’s 4th round

PARIS – So unbeatable for so while trailing 5-2 in the fourth. long until the closing days of As he walked out, Gulbis mo- Grand Slam tournaments, tioned to Federer,as if asking for Roger Federer is suddenly permission to go. When Gulbis accumulating early exits. returned, some fans jeered and Federer’s streak of nine con- whistled at him, and he pointed secutive quarterfinals at the to his lower back and raised his French Open ended yesterday palms, as if to say,“Hey,I was in- with a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-2, 4-6, 6- jured.” 3 fourth-round loss to 18th- His strokes had momentarily seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. gone astray before that break, For Federer, the 17-time Grand but afterward, the 25-year-old Slam champion, it was the ear- Gulbis was back to playing the liest exit at Roland Garros since sort of free-flowing, big-hitting 2004, when he was beaten in the tennis that had many marking third round by three-time cham- him as a future star of the game pion Gustavo Kuerten. when he was a teenager.He won After that decade-old setback, 10 of the next 12 points, punctu- though, Federer made at least ating most shots with exhales the quarterfinals at a record 36 that sounded like growls, al- consecutive Grand Slam tourna- though Federer did end up Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts as he plays Latvia's Ernests Gulbis ments, a streak that ended with evening the match at two sets a second-round loss at apiece. needed only 10 minutes to race that Federer is getting older and match, No. 8 Milos Raonic of Wimbledon last year. Federer The fifth set was all Gulbis, to a 3-0 lead, thanks in part to he’s no longer as impervious as Canada beat 39th-ranked also put together record runs of who hadn’t been to the quarter- Federer miscues. In the second he once was. Still, it fit with the Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-3, 10 finals and 23 semifinals in a finals at a major tournament game, for example, Federer net- topsy-turvy nature of the 2014 6-3, 6-3. row when he was at his domi- since the 2008 French Open. ted backhands and forehands to French Open, which saw both Wimbledon champion Andy nant best. He’s spoken openly in the past offer up break points, then reigning Australian Open sin- Murray and No. 24 Fernando Now the 32-year-old Federer about focusing more on enjoying pushed a run-around, inside-out gles champions, No. 3 Stan Verdasco set up a fourth-round has bowed out before the quar- the nightlife than perfecting his forehand wide to give Gulbis a Wawrinka and No. 2 Li Na, lose meeting by finishing off victo- terfinals at three of the last four craft and also drew attention lead he’d never relinquish. in the first round. No. 1 Serena ries in matches suspended majors, including a fourth-round last week for saying he wouldn’t After that miss, Federer Williams left in the second Saturday night because of fad- loss at the U.S. Open in encourage his younger sisters to grabbed a ball and swatted it in round. ing light. September. pursue professional tennis be- anger straight up in the air, a Next for Gulbis will be a In women’s action, No. 18 “I think it was the biggest, cause, “A woman needs to enjoy rare sign of exasperation from match against No. 6 Tomas Eugenie Bouchard of Canada probably,win of my career,” said life a little bit more. Needs to him. Berdych of the Czech Republic, swept No. 8 Angelique Kerber of Gulbis, who most certainly could think about family, needs to The result was not as monu- who eliminated No. 10 John Germany 6-1, 6-2 and will face have dispensed with the word think about kids.” mentally shocking as it would Isner of the United States 6-4, 6- No. 14 Carla Suarez Navarro of “probably.” In the concluding set, Gulbis have been a few years ago, given 4, 6-4. In another fourth-round Spain in the quarterfinals. Addressing the spectators dur- ing an on-court interview,Gulbis said: “I’m sorry I had to win. I know all of you like Roger.” No US men in French Open: Isner The fourth-seeded Federer’s record haul of major titles in- cludes the 2009 French Open, and he was a four-time runner- loses to Berdych up in Paris to Rafael Nadal. Loudly serenaded and supported PARIS – Hard-serving John set, at Wimbledon in 2010.“Just Jimmy Connors. third to get that set’s lone break. by the Court Philippe Chatrier Isner was broken a total of once wasn’t as lively - everything re- Right now, there are no “Quick breaks in each of the crowd yesterday with singsong through his first three French ally - at the very beginning of Americans in the top 10 of the sets,” said Berdych, who erased chants of his first name, Federer Open matches. the match.” ATP rankings; Isner, who is the two break points he faced. was hardly at his best, making a His opponent yesterday, The 6-foot-10 Isner, who lives 11th, is his country’s only mem- “That’s something which really whopping 59 unforced errors Tomas Berdych, needed all of in Florida, was the last of the ber of the top 60. helps through all the match, es- and getting broken seven times, one game Sunday to equal that eight U.S. men in the draw. No “I’m the No. 1 American now, pecially with a guy like John.” including twice while serving for total, breaking Isner at love to American man has made it to which isn’t as cool as being the By the end, Isner was mutter- a set. begin their fourth-round en- the quarterfinals at any Grand No. 1 American in the ‘90s or ing to himself between points. That included at 5-3 in the sec- counter. Slam tournament since 2011. something, or the 2000s,” the 29- He slammed his racket against ond, when Federer had a chance As omens go, it was telling. There is one woman from the year-old Isner said. “It’s pretty his leg, bending the frame, then at a put-away overhead but sent The 10th-seeded Isner failed in United States left in singles at neat to say, but it’s nothing I folded the handle in half and the ball right to Gulbis, who took his bid to become the first the French Open: No. 15 Sloane would brag about or anything chucked it behind his full advantage by whipping a American man in the quarterfi- Stephens, who faces No. 4 like that.” changeover bench at Court backhand passing winner. nals at Roland Garros since Simona Halep of Romania in the Isner has lost seven consecu- Suzanne Lenglen. Federer also was ahead in the Andre Agassi in 2003, losing fourth round today. tive matches against top-10 op- He was outaced by Berdych, second-set tiebreaker, before al- serve once in each set of a 6-4, 6- Isner recognizes this is a fal- ponents and he never really got 11-7, and wound up with more lowing Gulbis to grab five points 4, 6-4 defeat against No. 6 low period for a nation that pro- into the match against Berdych, than twice as many unforced er- in a row. Berdych of the Czech Republic. duced the likes of Agassi, Pete the Wimbledon runner-up and rors, 29-13. After dropping the third set, “It was big. I mean, it wasn’t Sampras and Jim Courier not a French Open semifinalist in “He was a lot better than me too, Federer appeared to be get- huge, but I started off a little too long ago, along with other 2010. today,and that’s really all it was ting back into the match until slow,” said Isner, best known for past Grand Slam champions Berdych broke again to open to that match out there,” Isner Gulbis left the court with a winning the longest match in such as Bill Tilden, Don Budge, the second set, then waited until said. “He was just the better trainer to take a medical timeout tennis history,70-68 in the fifth Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe and Isner was serving at 1-all in the player."

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LOTS Tel or whatsapp 252-9046. NOTICES Mount Standfast, St. James- NOTICES 6128 sq ft - $250,000.00 VEHICLES IN THE ESTATE OF BARBADOS St Lucy 1998 Ford Laser, fully loaded in MERTON ANDERSON good condition and well main- HINKSON also known as Building lots 4,500 sq. ft. to tained BDS $8,800. MERTON HINKSON NOTICE 5,300 sq. ft. IN THE MATTER OF THE $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 Contact:237-3255 ESTATE OF SHAREEF NOTICE is hereby NAKEEM WARD also known given pursuant to Section 31 of Lowthers, Christ Church 4,712 as SHAREF WARD, sq,ft $125,000.00 NOTICES the TrusteeAct, Cap. 250 to all persons having any debts, claims DECEASED or demands upon or affecting the Fortesque, St. Philip Pursuant to theT rustee Act, 5,927 sq. ft. Estate of MERTON ANDER- Cap 250 of the Laws of BARBADOS SON HINKSONalso known as $125,000.00 Barbados Notice is given that MERTON HINKSONlate of all creditors and other persons Durants, Christ Church IN THE SUPREME Saint ElizabethV illage in the having any claim or demands 5,650 sq. ft. COURT OF JUDICATURE parish of Saint Joseph in this against the Estate of Shareef $185,000.00 HIGH COURT Island who died in this Island on Nakeem Ward also known as CIVIL DIVISION the 1st day of February, 2011 to Clermont, St. Michael send particulars of their claims Shareef Ward, Deceased, late (PROBATE) of lot 46 Amber Road, 10,500 sq. ft. duly attested to ANDERSON Kingsland in the parish of Christ $315,000.00 RICARDO SHEPHERD the IN THE ESTATE of NAN Church, Barbados, who died on duly qualified Administrator and FLORA COLLINS also th as such the personal representa- the 12 day of September, PROPERTIES known as NAN COLLINS, tive for the Estate of the said 2013, intestate, are hereby DECEASED required to send such particu- Bournes Village St. George MERTON ANDERSON HINKSON also known as lars in writing of their claims Ground floor 2- 2 bedroom 1 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby and demands to the under- bathroom apartments MERTON HINKSON in care signed, C/o Messrs. Carrington First floor 1- 2 bedroom 1 bath- given that an application is of Moseley & Co., Attorneys-at- room apartment 3,191 sq. ft being made for the following Law of Suite 2, “Kingsley”, 2nd & Sealy, Belmont House, $471,000.00 Grant of Probate namely:- Avenue Belleville, St. Michael, Belmont Road, St. Michael, not on or before the 15th day of ,July later than Friday the 29th day of PROBATE OF THE WILL 2014 after which date the said August, 2014, after which date One and Two Bedroom Apart- dated the 15th day of May, ANDERSON RICARDO the Administratrix will distribute ments - Boarded Hall, Green, 2013 of Nan Flora Collins late SHEPHERDthe duly qualified the property among the per- St. George - Prices from Administrator will distribute the of “Halloway”, Ivy Road, St. sons entitled thereto having $228,800.00 - $461,900.00 Estate among the persons enti- regard only to the claims and Michael, Barbados who died tled thereto having regard only demands of which the Appleby Gardens, St. James at the Queen Elizabeth to the claims and interest of Administratrix shall then have 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bathroom Hospital, Martindales Road, which they shall have had notice had notice and the said house - 8,333 sq.ft $755,000.00 St. Michael, Barbados on the and will not in any respect of the Administratrix will not be liable 16th day of August, 2013 by property so distributed be liable for the property of the said Maxwell, Christ Church GREGORY NICHOLLS the to any person of whose claim he deceased to any person or -per 2 Storey - Apartment Building shall not then have had notice. 4 Apartments and 1 Townhouse Executor named in the will of sons of whose claims and - 8,942 sq.ft $1.3 Million the said Nan Flora Collins. demands she shall not then And all persons have had notice.And all per- An application shall be sub- indebted to the said Estate are sons indebted to the said requested to settle their accounts APARTMENTS mitted to the Supreme Court Estate are required to settle without delay. their indebtedness without fourteen (14) days from the delay. 2 apts at Sea grape Drive, St. date of Notice in the Official Dated this 7th day of Gazette and from the date of Philip $1600.00 bds for down- April, 2014. Dated this nd 2 day of June, the second notice of advertise- stairs apt and $1500.00 bds for 2014 the 1st floor apt. ment. MOSELEY& CO. NARISSA MONIQUE WAT- Attorneys-at-Law for the SON-POLIUS Administratrix of Contact: CARRINGTON & SEALY Administrator Telephone (246) 432-7191 the Estate of Shareef Nakeem Website: www.creis.com Attorneys-at-Law Ward, Deceased The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 29

30 • Monday June 2, 2014 The Barbados Advocate Work on Olympic golf course could be halted RIO DE JANEIRO – Like other delayed venues for the beleaguered Rio 2016 Olympics, work on the golf course has fallen behind schedule. But grass has been going down for several weeks at the course, which has created an upbeat mood as golf prepares to return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. That changed Saturday when Rio organizers confirmed that a state prosecutor could halt work on the course unless the developer shows it is following environmental regulations and other requirements under Brazilian law. Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada confirmed the inquiry on Saturday and said developers had been asked to provide documentation that would allow the work to continue. “The state prosecutor is asking for the papers to show Barra da Tijuca, the site for the Olympic Park and many games’ venues. the work is proceeding according to the law,” Andrada told The although it’s being built in a although Peter Dawson, head of master bedroom for the course will be run after that. Associated Press.“We believe all luxury apartment development the International Golf “governess.” Hand-painted signs near the the rules are being followed.” where units are selling for a Federation, suggested it might The development will have an course suggest not everyone is Any delay would be another minimum of $2.5 million with be difficult. Italian flavor – called Riserva happy. blow to Rio’s troubled Olympics. many priced much, much Golf-Vista Mare Residenziale – “Golf for Whom?” reads one. The International Olympic higher. Development and is billed in sales literature The course got other Committee has dispatched a In a recent interview with AP, The course itself could be as “Rio de Janeiro’s most unwanted attention late last special troubleshooter to American golf architect Gil dwarfed by what’s going up exclusive address.” year when broad-snooted accelerate Rio’s work, and Hanse said the course should be around it in Barra da Tijuca, the Among the amenities are caimans that survive in a fetid recently IOC vice president fully grassed by November, and site for the Olympic Park and squash and tennis courts, lagoon nearby wandered on the John Coates called Rio’s could be playable midway many games’ venues. swimming pools in every course. The alligator-like preparations were the “worst” through 2015. He said it would Developers plan to build 160 building, a 50-meter outdoor creatures took refuge in ponds in memory. not be “tournament ready” until luxury apartments in four 20- pool, a golf simulator, ferry on the golf course, and are a a few months before the games story towers overlooking the service across the lagoon to the common sight in the area where Delay begin on Aug. 5, 2016. course. A key player in the sea, a dance studio, gym and a population growth has pushed Construction on the privately “I think we are as organized project is Italy-born Pasquale multi-purpose court for them from a bordering developed course, located about as we have ever been,” he said. Mauro, one of the largest basketball or three-man soccer. mangrove swamp, which has 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of “Going forward we have to make landowners in the Barra area. “Besides the workout been polluted with raw sewage Rio’s famous Ipanema and sure we don’t all of a sudden The opulent marble and glass academy,there are five massage from unplanned development in Copacabana beaches, had been start to rush the finish work. units – most from 2 850 square rooms and a martial arts room the area. delayed by an on-going legal Because ultimately the details feet to 6 975 square feet – are to help quell day-to-day tension,” “They seem to be happy to co- dispute over land ownership, of the finished surface are what selling for between $2.5 and $7 the sales literature says. exist with us now,” Hanse said of protests by environmentalists players are going to see. You million with completion set for a A spokeswoman for the Rio the wildlife. “The birds have centered on the loss of a wetland need to lavish lots of time and year after the Olympics end. city government, which is been back in droves. I’ve seen area, and teething problems for attention on the details of the One building features a 14 supervising the private-sector the alligators swimming a sport new to Brazil. finished surfaces.” 100 square feet penthouse project, said the course would around, but I actually haven’t Plans call for the course to be Hanse said a test event is serviced by six elevators, two be public for 10 years after the run into them. It’s our hope they public after the Olympics, likely before the Olympics, bedrooms for maids, and one Olympics. It’s not clear how the find this an acceptable habitat.”

s e l l e e d c c o i e V M i n h s l The Barbados Advocate Monday June 2, 2014 • 31 l Qatari official ‘paid millions’ ance your New or for 2022 World Cup Fin * M k As London – A former top payments made by for Qatar’s World Cup bid. Qatari football official paid Mohamed Bin Hammam, Bin Hammam, who d Vehicle more than $5 million to get then a FIFA executive launched an abortive chal- Use support for the emirate’s member for Qatar. lenge against incumbent arages controversial campaign to It alleged that Bin FIFA president Sepp , All G host the 2022 World Cup,a Hammam, who is also an Blatter, resigned from his All Makes, All Models British newspaper alleged ex-Asian Football FIFA and AFC posts in yesterday. Confederation (AFC) pres- 2012,shortly before he was The Sunday Times said ident, used slush funds to banned for life from foot- it had obtained millions of pay cash to top football of- ball administration by the th emails and other docu- ficials to win a global governing body’s wi ments relating to alleged “groundswell” of support ethics committee. and get:

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Monday June 2, 2014 TIME WELL SPENT Invest in children by spending time with them: Senior Health Sister THE biggest investment parents can make in their children, is time spent with them. This was the view Senior Health Sister Hazel Forde shared with a number of parents and guardians gathered recently on the grounds of the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic in Warrens for an Open Day session, held as part of Child Month Celebrations. While delivering remarks during the opening segment, the senior health sister noted that there are over 17 000 children under the age of five in Barbados. The children of today are the future leaders of tomorrow, she reasoned, and as such they will eventually be responsible for shaping society in the future. Whether the nation prospers or falters will depend on the health of the nation’s people and the investment made by parents in their children, Forde suggested. As such, the senior health sister encouraged those gathered to spend more time with their children, since “the biggest investment we can make in our children is our time”. Time should be spent engaging them, playing with them and teaching them important values, Forde noted. “Love is spelt T-I-M-E,” she announced. “Our children are our greatest resource and we must invest in them,” Forde pointed out. A Play Zone was created for these little ones during the Open Day event at the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic, held as part of QUALITY TIME on Page 7 Child Month Celebrations.

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