C M C M Y K Y K
WEATHER ! EW N McCOMBO OF THE DAY HIGH 84F THE PEOPLE’S PAPER – BIGGEST AND BEST LOW 74F The Tribune PARTLY SUNNY, T-STORM BAHAMAS EDITION www.tribune242.com Volume: 106 No.286 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 PRICE – 75¢ (Abaco and Grand Bahama $1.25) CARS FOR SALE, S Perfect
E Bootie S E R T
D HELP WANTED U I R T S O A N P I
E licious AND REAL ESTATE record! S F SEE WOMAN SECTION BAHAMAS BIGGEST SEE PAGE TWELVE Priest admits intimacy with fire death woman Deceased made MANGROVE CAY HIGH SCHOOL HITS THE HIGH NOTES rector beneficiary on life insurance
A CATHOLIC priest before she died, but does admitted yesterday he was not remember how he got intimately involved with a home. woman who died in a fire at He claimed his last coher- her apartment four years ent memory was of eating a ago – the same day he had bowl of souse at the wom- to be pulled from a separate an’s apartment. blaze at his own home. Fr Cooper described his During the continuation relationship with the of the coroner’s inquest into deceased as “abnormal” the death of 35-year-old considering his vow of hotel worker Nicola Gibson, chastity, and revealed that Father David Cooper took Ms Gibson had made him a the stand, claiming he visited the deceased on the night SEE page 10 f f a t s
e n
Shooting leaves man in hospital u b i r
POLICE are investigating a shooting that has left one man in T / e
hospital. k r
Around 8.30pm on Sunday police received information of a l C gunshots fired at Hutchinson Street off Poinciana Drive. m
Responding officers found a man with multiple gunshot i wounds. Police were told that the victim was on Hutchinson T Street when he was approached by a silver-coloured Honda ON SONG: MPs Alfred Gray and Obie Wilchcombe are entertained at Government House with a drama choral verse by Mangrove Cay High School Accord – license plate number 197468 – with three men inside. students at the awards presentation ceremony of the 51st annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival. The choir received top merit for their Police were told that one of the car's occupants jumped out performance in the Instrumental Ensemble category. of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and opened fire in the • SEE PAGE FIVE direction of the victim. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is list- ed in serious condition. Police yesterday said they are follow- Tropical Storm Tomas expected ‘Cultural icon’, author and poet ing significant leads into the matter. Investigations continue. to strengthen into a hurricane Sylvia Laramore-Crawford dies By TANEKA THOMPSON Tuesday night. By TANEKA being sick. Tribune Staff Reporter The storm, which was mov- THOMPSON Mrs Laramore-Crawford, [email protected] ing at 14 miles per hour sev- Tribune Staff Reporter who lived in New Bight, Cat eral hundred miles away tthompson@ Island, was known for her THE Department of Mete- from Haiti, is expected to tribunemedia.net literary prowess and her orology is urging residents of reach the devastated island cultural activism. the southeastern Bahamas to later this week, AccuWeath- "CULTURAL icon", She was the founding protect themselves against er.com said. The storm is poet, author and former president of the Bahamas Tropical Storm Tomas which expected to strengthen into Tribune columnist Sylvia Writers Society and author is expected to strengthen into a category one hurricane Laramore-Crawford has of “The Grass is Not a hurricane, bringing heavy when it passes over the coun- died in hospital. Always Green”, “Cooking wind and rain on Saturday. try. According to reports, the the Bahamian Way & Bush Tomas weakened yester- According to Basil Dean, beloved writer passed away Tea” and the one-act play day over the south-central the Deputy Director of the on Sunday night in New “Best Friends”. She was Caribbean Sea with maxi- Department of Meteorology, Providence. also a regular Tribune con- mum sustained winds of 45 the southeastern Bahamas A close friend said Mrs tributor writing on social miles per hour, the National and the Turks and Caicos Laramore-Crawford had issues and problems facing Hurricane Centre in the US should brace themselves for reported, but warned that the been battling diabetes but system could gain strength SEE page 10 she did not complain of SEE page 10
Get out of debt Fast!
Get out of Debt Fast with a Fidelity t Decisions Fast Fast Track Debt Consolidation loan. t Money Fast tPlus Visa Credit Card Fast Call 356.7764 today! www.fidelitygroup.com
NASSAU AND BAHAMA ISLANDS’ LEADING NEWSPAPER C M C M Y K Y K
PAGE 2, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS PM meets with China’s largest telecommunications company
PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham met with execu- tives of Lenovo – the largest telecommunications company in China – at their headquarters in Beijing. Mr Ingraham visited the country at the invitation of the Chinese government to discuss issues with several local companies and the government of the People's Republic of China. Making his way back from China, the prime min- ister will stop in Barbados today to attend the state funeral of Premier David Thompson who died of cancer.
ABOVE: The Bahamian delegation headed by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is pictured on a tour of the Beijing, China headquarters of Lenovo; the largest telecommunications company in China and third largest in the world. we’ve added to the Family… HOME AUTO MARINE GUEST: PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham signs the official guest COMMERCIAL register at the Beijing, China headquarters of Lenovo; the largest telecommunications company in China and third largest in the world. & LIABILITY INSURANCE – CALL OR STOP IN TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTE! 396-1300/1400
A SUBSIDIARY OF MEETING: PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham and his delegation are pictured meeting with executives of Lenovo, the largest telecommu- nications company in China and third largest in the world. The meet- ing took place as part of a tour of Lenovo's headquarters in Beijing, China. BIS Photos FAMILY GUARDIAN FINANCIAL CENTRE, EAST BAY & CHURCH STREETS, NASSAU, BAHAMAS I T 242-396-1300/1400 I www.famguardbahamas.com LOST DOG LOST AND CONFUSED, but I want to go home! “Goldie”, a small friendly, cream-coloured potcake, terrified by the weekend fireworks has dis- appeared from her home near MacPherson’s Bend on the East- ern Road. Her owner would be grateful if whoev- er finds her would help her get home by calling Dee Dee at 324-3013 or Melissa at 324–7392. Shortly after Monday’s Tri- bune was in circu- lation, “Mango”, who had sought the help of Tribune readers to try to find her owners for her after also being spooked by the fireworks, was on her way back home. As was a second dog, who was also reported “lost.” A third dog, picked up near Blair by a concerned resident, is also now safely back home.
INDEX
MAIN/SPORTS SECTION Local News...... P1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,16 Editorial/Letters...... P4 Advt...... P11 Sports...... P12,13,14,15 BUSINESS/WOMAN SECTION Business...... P1,2,3,4,7 Advts...... P5,6 Comics...... P8 Woman...... P9,10,11,12
CLASSIFIED SECTION 28 PAGES
USA TODAY MAIN/SPORTS 12 PAGES
TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM
C M C M Y K Y K
THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS Straw vendor trial postponed COB ‘awaits acceptance from president choice’ FAMILY and friends of one of the last four straw ven- By AVA TURNQUEST to the integrity of this process. experience in academic admin- pointing to an incorrect parking dors in New York awaiting tri- Tribune Staff Reporter Once this final phase is con- istration which spans 20 years lot. [email protected] al will have to wait a little bit cluded, an official college in multi-campus university At the time, a spokeswoman longer to learn her fate as the announcement will be made.” environments. for the campus told the press trial of Roshandra Rolle was PENDING academic for- The search is Dr Vogel- Formerly a campus dean and that school officials did not postponed yesterday to 1pm malities, the new president of Boze's third chance for the top chief executive officer of Kent condone such behaviour and on Friday. the College of the Bahamas has spot at a tertiary institution State University, Stark, Dr were disappointed. Originally scheduled for been chosen. within a year, and if confirmed, Vogel-Boze holds a PhD in However, Dr Vogel-Boze 2pm yesterday, Judge Victor Dr Betsy Vogel-Boze, a the top post at COB will be her business administration, a mas- has confirmed to The Tribune Marrero reportedly postponed senior fellow at the American first time working in the ters in business administration that no charges were filed, and the re-pleading of her case to Association of State Colleges Caribbean. and a bachelor of science that COB’s presidential search Friday until the cases of Mar- and Universities, was con- In November 2009, Dr degree in psychology. committee were made fully va Ferguson and Gayle Rolle firmed as the victor of the now Vogel-Boze was among the top Dr Vogel-Boze has been aware of the incident. are heard before another Dis- 10-month, seven-step presi- three finalists in Alaska Pacific praised for her executive lead- Dr Vogel-Boze met with the trict Judge on Wednesday. dential search process. University's presidential search ership at Kent Stark, which college community in Septem- The fourth straw vendor of Sources close to the matter and among the top five finalists transitioned into a four year ber. She was the first of three the original nine arrested on have confirmed that officials in April of this year for the comprehensive liberal arts uni- finalists in COB's 2010 presi- are awaiting Dr Vogel-Boze’s presidency at Bemidji State versity with professional grad- dential search. September 18 still awaiting PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE: sentencing is Marvette Fergu- acceptance of the position, Dr Betsy Vogel-Boze University and Northwest uate degree programmes dur- The other two candidates son, who is expected to go however, she has declined to Technical College. However, ing her tenure. were Dr Kathryn Bindon, a comment at this time. she was overlooked each time The veteran administrator’s presidential advisor at the Uni- before the courts on Novem- affairs said: “The College of ber 9. Officials at the nation’s lead- for a male candidate. resignation from Kent Stark versity of Bahrain; and Dr ing tertiary institution also the Bahamas is in the final step According to the college, the early last year caused some Susan Coultrap-McQuin, Each woman is expected to of this seven-step search enter into a plea bargain remain tightlipped. senior fellow at the American controversy following reports deputy to the president for spe- Gabriella Fraser, associate process. We remain bound by Association of State Colleges that she spray-painted a traf- cial projects at the State Uni- involving a guilty plea. confidentiality which is critical The first five straw vendors vice president of external and Universities (AASCU) has fic sign on a neighbouring cam- versity of New York (SUNY) to go before a US judge plead- pus. at Oswego. ed guilty to charges of traf- In February 2009, less than The finalists – all with exten- ficking in counterfeit goods Pregnant woman among five charged in connection with bishop robbery two weeks before her resigna- sive experience in upper man- tion, she was spotted by cam- agement at tertiary institutions and were all sentenced to time FIVE people – including a pregnant woman – It was further alleged that the two women with pus security painting a sign in – were chosen from a short-list served. charged in connection with the armed robbery of Nathaniel Pinder, 28, Patrick Rolle, 35, and an attempt to remove an arrow of seven candidates, all of a local bishop and his wife were arraigned in Wilbert Flowers, 27, conspired to commit armed at Stark State College of Tech- whom were from North Amer- Magistrates Court yesterday. robbery on October 18. nology, which she alleged was ica. Five still being Princess Dean, 19, and Lakeithera Johnson, It was alleged that Pinder, Rolle and Flowers 27, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate robbed Bishop Elkin Symonette of a Scotiabank questioned Carolita Bethel in Court 8, Bank Lane yesterday, cheque book, a video camera, a silver bishop’s charged with attempted arson. ring, a navy blue Ford Taurus, an assortment of in connection It was alleged that Dean, who is pregnant, tools as well as $60 cash. with Johnson, attempted to cause the Ebenezer It is further alleged that the men robbed the with murder Baptist Church on Charles Vincent Street to be bishop’s wife of $14 cash. set on fire on October 19. The men were not required to enter a plea to POLICE are still question- Dean was represented by attorney Ian Cargill the charges. They were remanded to Her ing five people in connection and Johnson was represented by attorney Deon Majesty’s Prison. to the murder of Lynden Smith. The two women were also remanded and are Bethell who was fatally They were not required to enter a plea to the expected back in court on Friday for a bail hear- stabbed outside East Bay charge. ing. Street night spot Club Illusion. Head of the Central Detec- tive Unit Superintendent Leon Bethel said his unit will know "later this week whether or not someone will be charged" in connection with Bethell's death. "They are still in custody, we are questioning them," said Mr Bethel. The 20-year-old resident of Balls Alley was stabbed in his upper right arm around 4.30am during a fight with a group of people outside the club's main entrance. The victim was taken to hospital by private vehicle, but died a short time later. Shortly after the stabbing, police returned to Club Illu- sion after claims that gunshots were being discharged. It was also reported that persons were causing damage to vehi- cles in the area. Upon searching a nearby apartment, police recovered a handgun, ammunition and an undisclosed amount of cash. As a result, police arrested three women, ages 27, 24, and 21, and two men, ages 35 and 41. Two of the women were said to be from Atlanta, Geor- gia.
&20387(5 678',(6 &(57,),&$7(&2856(6 ,QWURGXFWLRQ WR &RPSXWHUV :RUG 3URFHVVLQJ 06 :RUG &/$6667$576:('1(6'$< UG1RYHPEHU ,QVWLWXWHRI%XVLQHVVDQG&RPPHUFH
TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM
C M C M Y K Y K
PAGE 4, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE
EDITORIAL/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Tribune Limited Our reaction to NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI Being Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master LEON E. H. DUPUCH, Publisher/Editor 1903-1914 potential of Andros SIR ETIENNE DUPUCH, Kt., O.B.E., K.M., K.C.S.G., (Hon.) LL.D., D.Litt . EDITOR, The Tribune. heady days when the battle Publisher/Editor 1919-1972 was all about what people THERE is something LETTERS were doing to us. This pre- Contributing Editor 1972-1991 about Andros that scares peo- [email protected] sent time is about what we ple. It has size, it has are doing to ourselves and EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. resources and it has potential. allowing in the name of some Publisher/Editor 1972- There is also something Prime Minister of this nation very marginalizing agendas. about responsibility that held the southern seat for Before this “Pindling gen- brings out the best and worst many years and not much was eration” passes away we must Published Daily Monday to Saturday in us, and the responsibility accomplished for that Island have something to show, even that Bahamians should have in terms of its potential, may if the person who brought us Shirley Street, P.O. Box N-3207, Nassau, Bahamas toward Andros seems to have be an indication of what we out to the Promise Land, Insurance Management Building., P.O. F-485, Freeport, Grand Bahama brought out the worst in us. are up against as a nation. allowed a political agenda to Our response/reaction to Every election Rally over wreak havoc on what could this sleeping giant's potential the years has some clip about have been the “Best Little has been damnable, howev- self-sufficiency in the area of Nation in the World.” Al-Qaida insider told Saudis of bomb plot er, I am reliably informed that food and Andros has been at Presently, this is the best SAN'A, Yemen — Information that helped While al-Fayfi may have provided broad a lot of Andros is being the heart of all these promis- place for many nationalities thwart the plot of U.S.-bound mail bombs outlines about the plot, it appears Saudi Ara- bought up or given away – es. who come here and marvel at wired to explode on cargo planes came from an bia had other sources. depending on who you get the Maybe, Andros is sup- what we have. al-Qaida insider who was secreted out of U.S. officials have said the tip was specific story from. posed to remain the way it is Potential has a way of giv- Yemen after surrendering to Saudi authorities, enough that it identified the tracking num- If this plays out we will lose and those of us who feel ing birth to serious indict- Yemeni security officials said Monday. bers of the packages. The Saudi newspaper the basic infrastructure we moved to bring this conver- ments, if not embraced by The tip reflects how Saudi Arabia has Al-Watan on Monday cited Saudi security need to “feed ourselves.” sation up (again) should those who are responsible – worked aggressively for years to infiltrate al- officials as saying the kingdom gave U.S. inves- It is impossible to use the remain silent. However, there and every one of us has this Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is oper- tigators the tracking numbers, which al-Fayfi term “feed ourselves” and not are persons coming after us responsibility. ating in the unruly, impoverished nation on its likely would not have known since he surren- think of Hatchet Bay and who will not be as under- If we do not get serious southern doorstep. dered well before the packages were mailed. what was established there for standing. about our birthright the only The tip came from Jabir al-Fayfi, a Saudi Al-Fayfi's surrender may have revealed many years – the grain silos They will be responsible for claim Bahamians will have to who was held for years at the U.S. military other plots as well. In mid-October, a couple of are still standing. What could whatever it is we choose to make in the years ahead will prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was weeks after his surrender, Saudi Arabia be done with Andros, what leave them with and they will be that we have “good hair.” released to Saudi Arabia in 2007. Soon after, warned European authorities of a threat from could be accomplished in judge this generation who he fled Saudi Arabia and joined the al-Qaida al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, saying the Andros has to be what the seem to be more occupied affiliate in Yemen, until he turned himself in to group's operatives were active on the conti- with revision and talk of what Saudi authorities in late September. nent, particularly France. fear of the responsibility that EDWARD Yemeni security officials said they believe Saudi intelligence has aggressively been it is linked to it. “we would like to see.” HUTCHESON al-Fayfi may have been a double agent, plant- pursuing them, even as the militants have There are many excuses, We are more than forty Nassau, ed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen among al-Qai- vowed both to kill Saudi officials and to topple but the fact that the first years removed from those October 22, 2010. da in the Arabian Peninsula militants to uncov- the Yemeni government of President Ali er their plots. The officials said that after his Abdullah Saleh. The Saudis deeply distrust return to the kingdom, he told authorities that the ability of Saleh's regime to crack down on al-Qaida was planning to send bomb-laden militants, seeing Yemen's security forces as Between a rock and a hard place packages. incompetent. The officials spoke on condition of The frustration with the Yemenis climaxed EDITOR, The Tribune. take umbrage, as for the other, prospects did not look promis- anonymity because they were not authorised to last year when al-Qaida in the Arabian Penin- with one minor exception, I ing. In my opinion this would talk to the media. Tribal leaders in Yemen sula came close to killing Prince Muhammad IN THESE criminally-ori- agree completely. Let us have been a decision for an aware of the situation, and similarly speaking bin Nayef, a member of the royal family who ented turbulent times, when examine the account of the examining medic. on condition of anonymity, confirmed al-Fay- runs the Saudi counterterrorism programme. so many violent incidents are eyewitness who was in an As a former member of the fi's role. Saudi officials did not respond to calls Al-Asiri's brother, Abdullah, posing as a being orchestrated in our soci- office above the scene and RBPF and having been under for comment. Saudi Arabia has been recruiting reformed jihadist, detonated a bomb hidden ety on a daily basis, by a who, by his own words, would fire on a number of occasions informants in the terrorist network and also inside a body cavity, killing himself but only steadily growing criminal seg- have had a bird’s eye view of in the line of duty, I feel that I has been paying Yemeni tribal chiefs — and slightly wounding the prince. ment among us, it is quite dis- the scenario. Says he: “I can am in a position to say what even gives cash to figures in the Yemeni mili- Forensic analysis indicates that Ibrahim heartening to hear members confirm that several (three or it feels like to not only come tary — to gain their loyalty. Hassan al-Asiri built the bomb carried by his of John Q. public whining and more) police officers fired face to face with an armed President Barack Obama thanked Saudi brother, as well as the explosives carried by the complaining when members of multiple times (10 to 15 criminal, but having to, on a King Abdullah, a top U.S. ally, in a Saturday Nigerian on the Detroit-bound flight. our Law enforcement entity rounds). “Despite multiple number of occasions, exchange telephone call for the "critical role" by Saudi The attack on the prince "was the thing (the RBPF) has to take drastic hits, the individual was still fire with them. I can assure counterterrorism authorities in uncovering the that infuriated the Saudis and made them step action in dealing with a par- alive when the ambulance this eyewitness that no police plot. After the Saudi alert, two bombs hidden up their intelligence operations in Yemen and ticular incident .It should be took him away, but it did not officer or soldier was ever in packages mailed from Yemen and addressed almost completely sidestep the Yemenis," said borne in mind that Police offi- look promising for him.” trained to pick out any special to synagogues in Chicago were discovered Fri- a Yemeni security official familiar with the cers are human beings like the It would appear that this part of the enemy or criminal’s day on planes transiting through Dubai and kingdom's activity in his country. rest of us, and like us, should, particular eyewitness was anatomy as a target. In order Britain. Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, considered a "They recruited hundreds of informers and when threatened, take what- clearly on the path of seeking to protect themselves from key figure in al-Qaida in the Arabian Penin- began to spend even more lavishly on their ever measures necessary to publicity for himself. His being killed or severely sula, is the chief suspect behind assembling allies," said the official, who agreed to share the protect themselves. entire statement to the media injured. One should aim for the sophisticated mail bombs, according to information in exchange for anonymity As a police officer, he/she is was nothing more than suppo- the torso and fire as rapidly as U.S. intelligence officials. because he was not authorised to speak to the a potential target of the crim- sitions and self assumed con- possible until the subject falls, German officials said Monday the mail media. inal from the moment their clusions. He was not satisfied and then when approaching bombs contained 300 grams and 400 grams of For years, Saudi Arabia has also been signature is inked on the dot- with saying, there were sever- the fallen individual, be at the the explosive PETN — enough to cause "sig- known to be giving cash rewards to tribal ted line of their contract. It al officers, but in an effort to ready to take evasive action, in nificant" damage to the planes. By contrast, the chiefs, senior military officers and politicians. must also be remembered that dramatize the situation he order to resume firing again if explosives that failed to work last Christmas on In large areas of mountainous Yemen, a policeman is never off duty, then made the assumption, necessary. When an armed a Detroit-bound airliner used 80 grams of where infrastructure is often poor to nonexis- and must be in possession of that there were three or more. opponent is running away PETN secreted in the underwear of a Nigerian tent, tribes hold far more power than the cen- his/her ID card at all times He was not happy with saying from you, you try to take him passenger. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsu- tral government and are better aware of mili- when not in uniform. Their that they fired multiple out before he gets to cover la claimed responsibility for that. tants' comings and going. Some tribes, disen- mandate: The protection of rounds; but in order to again where he can pick you off at The warning from Germany came as inves- chanted with San'a, have provided shelter to al- life and property, preservation dramatize the statement, he your approach. The foregoing tigators tried to trace bomb parts and look for Qaida fighters. of the peace and the detection named a number, 10 to 15. tactics, Mr. Eyewitness, are any more explosives possibly sent from "It is a case of the Saudis distrusting the of crime. An awesome task, I Despite being in an upstairs known as survival tactics, that Yemen. Yemenis on the war against terror," said am sure you will agree. vantage point a couple hun- if any police officer ignores in The Yemeni National civil aviation com- Mohammed al-Sabry, a Yemeni analyst. In Thursday, October 28th dred feet distant from the sce- situations as the one described mittee decided late Sunday to tighten security Saudi Arabia has been working to infil- edition of The Tribune, there nario, he was able to confirm by you, Mr. Eyewitness, they in Yemeni airports, according to the state Saba trate al-Qaida elsewhere, especially in Iraq were two interesting stories, that the individual was hit do at their own peril. You and news agency. The committee, headed by the and Afghanistan. However, they have done a the Lead story “Gun Terror multiple times, again, at that others did admit that the man minister of transport, said cargo leaving the air- better job in Yemen. in Montagu”, and another distance, without being able had a gun. Many good police ports will be thoroughly inspected and shipping under the heading, “Prostitu- to see the victim breathe or officers have paid the ultimate agents will have to get licenses in line with (This article was written tion ring appears to be up and hear him speak, he was able price for valiantly executing international standards. The committee also by Ahmed Al-Haj and Hamza Hendawi, running again.” In the case of to confirm to the media that their mandate in the protec- approved a new airport security force. Associated Press writers). the lead story, I would like to he (victim) was alive; but his tion of the citizens of this nation. Let us support them in these difficult times. With regard to the other article, I do not believe that the prostitution ring ever ,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LUP stopped their operation. The continuation of this blatant -RE7LWOH 'LUHFWRURI$GYHUWLVLQJ disrespect for our Laws in this area by illegal foreign immi- grants should and must rest 6XPPDU\ 'LUHFWRU RI $GYHUWLVLQJ ZRUNV WR directly on the shoulders of DVVLVW LQ WKH GHYHORSPHQW DQG LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI the officer commanding the FRUSRUDWH SRVLWLRQLQJ DQG EUDQG VWUDWHJLHV WR police entities in this area. HQVXUH WKH GHOLYHU\ RI D FRQVLVWHQW PHVVDJH DQG This station (Ft. Charlotte) LPDJH ZRUOGZLGH 5HVSRQVLELOLW\ WR RYHUVHH is akin to the old Eastern FRUSRUDWHDGYHUWLVLQJSURJUDPVDQGSURPRWLRQV police station, except for one aspect, Eastern Police station is officially closed while Ft. (VVHQWLDO'XWLHVDQG5HVSRQVLELOLWLHV Charlotte is unofficially closed, as its doors are never open &UHDWLYHWKLQNHUH[SHULHQFHGLQPHGLDEX\LQJ and one seldom ever sees a policeman near that station. &RQIHUV UHJDUGLQJ EXGJHW EDFNJURXQG This facility is opposite a pub- lic beach frequented by LQIRUPDWLRQ REMHFWLYHV SUHVHQWDWLRQ DSSURDFKHV tourists next to a common DQGVHOHFWLRQRIPHGLD whore house, but when ques- tioned by the media, police :RUNV ZLWK FUHDWLYH VWDII WR GHYHORS officers are in denial of the FRQFHSWV IRU FOLHQW SURJUDPV FDWDORJV LQKRXVH operation. FRPSHWLWLYH DGYHUWLVLQJ DQG QHZEXVLQHVV This is absolutely ridicu- SURSRVDOVDQGSUHVHQWDWLRQV lous, something really stinks here, and it sure as hell ain’t no outside privy. (VWLPDWHV FRVWV DQG VXSHUYLVHV SUHSDUDWLRQ DQG The C.O.P. should launch a SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI SULQW EURDGFDVW PXOWLPHGLD RU full scale investigation into this RQOLQHFRPSRVLWLRQVIRUFOLHQWDSSURYDO matter, if the allegations are proven, then the owner of the 5HYLHZV DQG FRPPLVVLRQV VXLWDEOH WDOHQW facility should be dealt with according to Law, and the offi- LOOXVWUDWLRQV SKRWRJUDSK\ RU VWRFN SKRWRV ÀOP cer under whose charge the DQGVRXQG jurisdiction falls should be dealt with for dereliction of duty. 3UHSDUHVGHWDLOHGVWRU\ERDUGRIWHOHYLVLRQDQG For a major prostitution operation to be in full swing RQOLQHVFULSWV in so close a proximity to a police station is inconceivable 2YHUVHHSKRWRVHVVLRQVRUÀOPLQJ and unforgivable. ERRINGTON W.I. WATKINS 6HQG5HVXPHWR East Park Estates, (PDLO DGYGLUKU#JPDLOFRP Nassau, October 31, 2010. C M C M Y K Y K
THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 5 LOCAL NEWS
DRAMA AWARD WINNER: Dennisha King, 16, of Mangrove Cay High School receives her Drama award from Nicole Campbell, acting permanent AWARDEE: Christian Butkowskil, 13, receives his award for Choral Speaking from Nicole secretary at the Ministry of Youth, Campbell, acting permanent secretary at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Sports and Culture. Focus placed on nation’s artistic potential at E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival
THOSE gathered for the societies are often inclined to efforts to ensure that things do “The benefits of cultivating awards ceremony of the 51st cultivate and promote the arts not fall apart and that the cen- the various forms of art in annual E Clement Bethel more aggressively. And here tre does hold. The E Clement one’s life and in society are National Arts Festival were they sustain vibrant economic Bethel National Arts Festival numerous. The arts enhance told that a greater emphasis sectors. Too often, we seem aspires to the highest standards the quality of life of the indi- must be placed on the nation’s not to appreciate what we have and its participants can hold vidual and entire communities, artistic potential. in our own country, or to pur- their own with their counter- that is they can enrich and ele- Speaking to school children sue it to its full potential. Yet parts anywhere in the world. vate the level of our existence; selected for their outstanding we seem able to place great It is a festival whose standards the arts foster careers and performance in arts and crafts, relevance on the art forms or are high.” industries; they attract business drama and music from across artistic expression of persons Sir William highlighted the and improve economies.” the Bahamas, Deputy to the in other countries.” influence of the arts in shap- Governor General Sir William He added: “The E Clement ing the moral and social devel- Allen noted that the arts are Bethel National Arts Festival is opment of the individual. more valued in first world fully Bahamian and it is appro- He said: “At one level, the countries than in the develop- priate that more Bahamians arts are character-building ing world. appreciate the importance of tools that help to instil disci- Sir William said: “Too often, the festival, and accordingly, pline; as anyone who is we in the developing world participate to the fullest extent. involved in the arts can tell seem to underestimate the We need to understand and you, the determination and power, influence and relevance appreciate that the festival can commitment required to truly of the arts. More developed be an important aspect of our succeed are extraordinary.
www.nuainsurance.com
An Important Message to General Brokers & Agents clients in New Providence
Effective November 1, 2010 the Property and Casualty Division of General Brokers & Agents Ltd. (GBA) becomes part of NUA Insurance Agents & Brokers Ltd. (NUA). GBA’s Property and Casualty policyholders in Nassau will now be serviced by NUA, and the Property and Casualty Division and staff of GBA have been relocated to the NUA Service Centre on Third Terrace and Collins Avenue, just across the street from the GBA building. The Life and Health clients of GBA will continue to be serviced at the existing location of GBA on Collins Avenue. GBA clients in Nassau who have had the Insurance Company of West Indies (Bahamas) Ltd (ICWI) as their insurance carrier will now have the option to select Bahamas First General Insurance (BFG), as their carrier with the changeover occurring at the time of their policy renewal. GBA clients in Nassau whose carrier has been BFG will continue to have BFG as their carrier. These changes are the result of the acquisition of a majority interest in General Brokers & Agents Ltd. by Bahamas First Holdings Limited. Bahamas First is the largest local Property and Casualty insurer in The Bahamas and has an AM Best Rating of A- (Excellent), which reflects the company’s excellent capital and liquidity position as well as its superior operational results. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact NUA at 356-7800. Note to GBA clients in Grand Bahama: GBA clients in Grand Bahama will continue to be serviced by General Brokers & Agents (Grand Bahama) Limited, reporting to NUA. If you have had the Insurance Company of West Indies (Bahamas) Ltd (ICWI) as your insurance carrier you will now have the option to select Bahamas First General Insurance (BFG), as your carrier with the changeover occurring at the time of their policy renewal. GBA clients in Freeport whose carrier has been BFG will continue to have BFG as their carrier. The portfolio of the Carib Insurance Agency (Grand Bahama) Limited, that operates as a Branch of NUA, will be combined with that of GBA (Grand Bahama) with its operations and staff relocating to the GBA office in the Regent Centre.
TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM
C M C M Y K Y K
PAGE 6, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE
LOCAL NEWS Youth Leadership Programme launched by Zhivargo Laing By DENISE MAYCOCK “Whether in a good econ- Tribune Freeport omy or bad, you need to Reporter Over 100 students have certain kinds of [email protected] knowledge and having lead- ership is marvelous any- FREEPORT – Zhivargo sign up for course time. In difficult times it is Laing, MP for Marco City, especially useful and we launched The Marco City really want to enhance Youth Leadership Pro- grade C and above, includ- and how to interrelate with these young people’s lead- gramme on Saturday for ing Mathematics and Eng- other people. ership skills. high school students to lish, can attend the College Mr Laing said session “If you want to change develop leadership skills of the Bahamas for free. presentations will be made this nation, you have to that will prepare them for Mr Laing said partici- by professionals from impact on the next genera- future success. pants enrolled in the pro- throughout the Bahamas. tion. We must change their Mr Laing said that over gramme will attend sessions He said students also will mindset to give them the 100 students from various once a month on Saturday, also taken on a corporate ability to problem solve and schools have signed up for and sessions will be held on tour of New Providence to think critically,” he said. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME: Zhivargo Laing the nine-month pro- Thursday for Seventh-Day learn about how Nassau has gramme. Adventist students. become one of the princi- The official opening was “We will teach these pal offshore centres of the on Saturday at Mary, Star young people those kinds world. of the Sea School Auditori- of skills that make for lead- Five move closer to ocean-going um, where Education Min- ership, the skills that will ister Desmond Bannister help open doors of oppor- Tour tunity for them. spoke to participants. At the end of programme careers after exam completion “What I recognize is that in July, he said, participants we have lots of students will go on a tour of Wash- Opportunity who come out of high By DENISE MAYCOCK Watch-keepers qualification. ington and New York. school who have not prop- Tribune Freeport Reporter Mr Curtis said the five men are expected to be Mr Bannister commend- “I started this idea as a erly transitioned into adult- [email protected] posted on Bahamian registered ships where they ed Mr Laing for launching Marco City programme, but hood,” he said. will continue their training as observers and the programme. He told it became so clear to me During course sessions, FREEPORT – Five young men from Grand receive additional instruction and practical appli- students that they must take that this can’t be something Bahama have successfully completed the Trans- cation of what they learned in the classroom. participants will learn how advantage of every oppor- that only students who live port Canada examination which will enable “They will be deployed on ships trading inter- to manage their own tunity available to them to in Marco City could benefit them to pursue ocean-going careers on mer- nationally and will have the opportunity to lit- finances, how to open a succeed. from, so I extended it to chant vessels. erally travel the world and get paid for doing bank account, how to start a During his remarks, he every high school on the The five men – Tamar Pinder, Fritzgerald so,” he said. business, how to go on job Cambridge, Steve Wright, Raymond Bowe, and After accumulating sufficient sea-time, the reported that the govern- island,” he said. interviews, to conduct prop- Mauricio Britton – attended the Maritime Train- men will return to Holland College for further ment has set aside some $2 Mr Laing said there is no er job search, how to devel- ing Centre at Holland College on Prince Edward instruction and sit their licence exams. If suc- million so that students with right or wrong time to op career opportunities, Island, Canada. cessful, they will continue their ocean-going five BGCSE’s passes with acquire leadership skills. Clayton Curtis, an instructor at Bahamas Mar- careers all the way to their Master Mariner qual- itime Cadet Corps, said the young men were ifications. enrolled in a three-month course at Holland Mr Curtis said the men were members of College where they received extensive training the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corp while they in seamanship, navigation, rules of the nauti- were in high school. As an extension of that cal road, fire fighting and safety, as well as first programme, a number of cadets from Nassau, aid. Abaco, and Grand Bahama were given the He said that a significant portion of the course opportunity to attend Holland College. involved instruction with the use of a simulator The local Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corp that presented a number of scenarios to pre- programme is operated under the auspices of the pare them for real-life situations at sea. Ministry of Transport and the Environment, in In addition to successfully passing their Trans- conjunction with the Ministry of Education. It is port Canada examination, the men also received administered by the Bahamas Maritime Author- the Standard for Training and Certification for ity. CDC: Haiti cholera matches South Asian strain PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti way, and most of the cases agency was looking into the have been among people matter Monday following the A CHOLERA outbreak who live downriver and announcement. that has killed more than 300 drank from the Artibonite. CDC researchers identi- people in Haiti matches Speculation among fied the strain by analyzing strains commonly found in Haitians has increasingly DNA patterns that can be South Asia, the U.S. Centers focused on the base and the compared with those from for Disease Control and Pre- troops from Nepal, where other regions of the world, vention said Monday, cholera is endemic and which Dr. Christopher Braden told according to Associated saw outbreaks this summer AP. Press. before the arrival of the cur- The results were given to The finding is a significant rent contingent of troops. On the press on Monday after step toward answering one Friday, hundreds of protest- being released to Haitian of the most important ques- ers demanded the Nepalese health authorities. tions about the burgeoning peacekeepers be sent home. The finding does not iden- epidemic: How did cholera, a In an unannounced visit to tify the source of the disease disease never confirmed to the base last week and a tour or say how it arrived in Haiti, have existed in Haiti, sud- of the facility given by peace- but it eliminates some other denly erupt in the vulnera- keepers on Sunday, The possibilities, including a sug- ble country's rural center? Associated Press found ques- gestion that the strain might It also intensifies the tionable sanitation condi- be related to a 1990s South scrutiny of a U.N. base that tions. American outbreak, Braden is home to recently arrived The U.N. has defended its said. South Asia refers to the Nepalese peacekeepers, built sanitation practices and area around the Indian sub- on a tributary to the Arti- denied that it was a source continent — India, Pakistan bonite River. Cholera has of the infection. and other countries includ- been detected in the water- A spokesman said the ing Nepal, he said. 127,&( 7+( 38%/,& :25.(56· &223(5$7,9( &5(',7 81,21 /,0,7('
DQQRXQFHV WKH UHLQWURGXFWLRQ RI
),;(' '(326,76
(IIHFWLYH 1RYHPEHU VW DV IROORZV
0,1,080 '(326,7 0$;,080 '(326,7 ($5/< :,7+'5$:$/ 3(1$/7,(6 $33/< $OO PHPEHUV DQG QRQPHPEHUV DUH LQYLWHG WR FRPH LQWR RXU RIÀFHV LQ 1DVVDX DQG )UHHSRUW WR WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI WKLV RSSRUWXQLW\ $OVR FKHFN RXW RXU FRPSHWLWLYH UDWHV RQ 'HSRVLW DQG &KULVWPDV &OXE DFFRXQWV 7+( 38%/,& :25.(56· &223(5$7,9( &5(',7 81,21 /,0,7(' ¸;OL -HTPS` *YLKP[ TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 7 LOCAL NEWS ACTING PRIME MINISTER SYMONETTE QUESTIONS NEED FOR SOUVENIR IMPORTS By GLADSTONE The Ministry of Tourism’s THURSTON annual Authentically Bahamian Show is set for ACTING Prime Minister December. Brent Symonette has ques- Mr Symonette, substan- tioned the need to continue tively the Minister of Foreign importing souvenir items for Affairs, said it was “truly tourists who visit the refreshing to see the won- Bahamas. derful artistic creations” on “When we spend hundreds exhibit. of millions of dollars import- They were even the more ing souvenir items, that significant as they were might not be the smartest Bahamian made from things way of doing business as we Bahamian, he added. go forward,” he said during Some estimates put the last weekend’s BahamArts value of souvenirs and craft S Festival at the Arawak Cay imported into the country – I B / Culture Centre. which are then marked up a n “The products here dis- and resold to tourists and res- n a played are of an extremely idents – at $300 million. H high quality. We as Bahami- “It is fairly easy then to see k c i r ans are capable of creating what an art and craft industry t a art and craft of a quality that can add to our economy,” P can be sold world wide.” said Mr Symonette. This year’s BahamArts He noted that the new GUEST OF HONOUR: Life-long straw vendor Louise ‘Titta’ Bullard, 98, was the special guest of honour during last weekend’s Festival, a production of the Straw Market in downtown BahamArts Festival. Although she is blind, Ms Bullard – who is originally from Mangrove Cay, Andros – mastered the 15 and 11-string Handicraft Development Nassau is nearing comple- weave, among others. Here favourite style is the peas an’ rice using white top palm and coconut straw. Ms Bullard is pictured being and Marketing Department tion. presented with her award by Bahamas National Craft Association president Martha Hanna-Smith. Also pictured are Minister of Agri- of Bahamas Agricultural and “We are a very small coun- culture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright (centre) and BAIC executive chairman Edison M Key. Industrial Corporation, try by international stan- brought together more than dards,” said Mr Symonette. strive to succeed. ability to buy products any- from that experience and are unique.” 100 of the top artisans from “We are competing in a com- “We have to understand where in the world. produce things truly He thanked the Inter- throughout the islands. petitive world and we have to that our tourists have the “So we have to show Bahamian because no other American Development them our culture. country is capable of dis- Bank (IDB) for “their com- “We have to show them playing Bahamian artifacts mitment of support they GOVERNOR-GENERAL WELCOMES AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE OF CZECH REPUBLIC the products we can pro- and art and culture like have shown us.” duce and introduce them to Bahamians,” he said. This week, the applica- the Bahamian things. Mr Symonette urged ven- tion of a $500,000 IDB “After all, it is your mon- dors to capitalise on the grant was launched. It will ey that is rebuilding that unique Bahamian style and be used over the next two Straw Market. So why go international. years to create a virtual shouldn’t we display, dis- “Let us think of endless marketplace for Bahamian tribute and sell our goods.” possibilities,” he said. craft products on the inter- He also addressed the “We have to stop being net. Bahamian vendors being modest in our production. “With over seven billion held in New York who are We have to think big and people in the world, now is accused of violating trade move international. the time to take our cre- laws. “We must embrace things ativity and go into cyber “I trust that we will learn here in our Bahamas that space,” he said. S I 7+( %$+$0$6 38%/,& B / m a h a r g 6(59,&(6 81,21 n I n a a t s i r K PRESENTATION: Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes accepts Letters of Credence presented by Milan Jakobec, Ambassador-designate of the Czech Republic to the Bahamas. The presentation was made at Gov- ernment House on Thursday, October 28. Sir Arthur welcomed Ambassador Jakobec and his wife to the Bahamas and congratulated him on his appointment. A wine and cheese reception followed the ceremony. Sir Arthur is pictured accepting the Letters from Ambassador Jakobec. 6DQGDOV :RUOGZLGH 5HSUHVHQWDWLYH ´8QLTXH 9DFDWLRQV /LPLWHGµ 1DVVDX 2IÀFHV ,QYLWHV DSSOLFDWLRQV IRU WKH IROORZLQJ SRVLWLRQ $11281&(0(17 -U &LVFR 1HWZRUN $GPLQLVWUDWRU 5HVSRQVLELOLWLHV 7KH %DKDPDV 3XEOLF 6HUYLFHV 8QLRQ %368 3URYLGH VW DQG QGWLHU VXSSRUW IRU QHWZRUN GHYLFHV DQG FDUULHU ZLOO KROG D *HQHUDO 0HPEHUVKLS 0HHWLQJ RQ FLUFXLWV 7KXUVGD\ WK 1RYHPEHU DW SP 0RQLWRULQJ RI V\VWHP VWDELOLW\ DYDLODELOLW\ DQG SHUIRUPDQFH DW WKH 8QLRQ·V +DOO (DVW 6WUHHW 6RXWK RII (QVXULQJ [[ RSHUDWLRQ RI LQWHUQDO DQG FOLHQW V\VWHPV 3URYLGH VHUYLFHV WR UHVROYH LVVXHV LQ WKH VKRUWHVW WLPH SRVVLEOH 6ROGLHU 5RDG IRU DOO %368 0HGLFDO 3ODQ $VVLVW LQ LPSOHPHQWLQJ QHZ QHWZRUN WHFKQRORJLHV DQG HTXLSPHQW E\ PHPEHUV ZRUNLQJ ZLWK D WHDP RI QHWZRUN HQJLQHHUV 3HUIRUP GRFXPHQWDWLRQ RI SURFHGXUHV DQG NHHS WKHP XSGDWHG $OVR D FRQWLQXDWLRQ RI WKH $*0 ([HFXWH FKDQJH PDQDJHPHQW DFFRUGLQJ WR GRFXPHQWHG SURFHGXUHV PHHWLQJ ZLOO IROORZ DW SP 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV &LVFR 5RXWHUV DQG 6ZLWFKLQJ &&1$ 5HTXLUHG EXW &&13 3UHIHUUHG 7KH $XGLWRUV 5HSRUWV ZLOO EH SUHVHQWHG 12 0,&5262)7 %DFKHORU·V GHJUHH LQ D WHFKQLFDO GLVFLSOLQH RU HTXLYDOHQW ZRUN LQ DQ ,7 UHODWHG ÀHOG $OO PHPEHUV DUH XUJHG WR DWWHQG DQG EH RQ 5HTXLUHG +DQGV RQ ZRUN H[SHULHQFH ZLWK &LVFR 5RXWHUV DQG 6ZLWFKHV WLPH ([SHULHQFH ZLWK &DUULHUV $7 7 9HUL]RQ %7 & : HWF SUHIHUUHG 5RXWLQJ 3URWRFROV 263) %*3 5HIUHVKPHQWV ZLOO EH VHUYHG DIWHU WKH 0XVW EH IDPLOLDU ZLWK DVVLVWLQJ HQG XVHUV GHVFULEH LVVXHV DQG ZRUN WR UHVROXWLRQ PHHWLQJ 0XVW EH DEOH WR EH RQ FDOO Q DQG EH DEOH WR DVVLVW ZLWK SUREOHPV ZKHQ QHHGHG 0XVW EH DEOH WR WUDYHO DW OHDVW DQG KDYH D YDOLG SDVVSRUW (PDLO UHVXPH ZLWK SURRI RI TXDOLÀFDWLRQV DQG H[SHULHQFH WR KUUHSRUW#JPDLOFRP TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 8, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE Superman, unions and reform By RALPH J MASSEY then some minor improve- ment in the late 1980s and GEOFFREY CANA- 1990s. DA, founder of the O PINION A political/economic Harlem Children's Zone, analysis covering 50-years states that the way to fix concludes: our public schools is “with vate sector unions by lim- tricts of the country. The 1. Teacher unions have supermen and superwomen iting employer activity in NEA became the largest been a significant causal pushing super-hard to order to encourage union union in the country with factor in the decline in aca- assemble what we know formation and mandate its power extending beyond demic achievement that works: better-trained collective bargaining. And the negotiation of labour because they acquired the teachers working with the prior to the early 1960s, contracts. It is a dominant power and organizational best methods under the there were essentially no political power that secures ability to achieve their pri- best principals supported unions in Government favourable policy decisions mary interests. by more involved parents.” employment. There were, at all levels of government. 2. “Schools as currently That's the formula that however, the American AND starting in the set up do not allocate extra he used successfully in 100 Federation of Teachers 1960s with the War on resources in a way that blocks of Harlem and is the (AFT) that aggressively Poverty there was a rapid matters for academic subject of a documentary pushed for collective bar- increase in nation-wide achievement.” released on October first gaining and the National education expenditures of this year to both nation- Education Association and also a drop in stu- The Nitty Gritty al and international (NEA) that did not. The dent/teacher classroom The unstated union acclaim. latter had 32 departments ratios. Nation-wide expen- objectives are “eliminate BUT...that formula promoting development of ditures per pupil adjusted wage competition, restrict understates the challenge everything from Art to for inflation more than entry to the occupation, of reform in public educa- Vocational Education. quadrupled and the student increase the demand for tion. BUT this picture teacher ratio dropped from services provided by union changed dramatically in the 27 to 18. members and weaken rival Getting Control early 1960s when the AFT AND despite this, dur- services providers.” Their Large industrial trade won the first collective bar- ing the 1960s and 1970s objectives include – unions in the U. S. devel- gaining agreement in New there was a significant • Uniform pay scales oped over the past 80 York City. By 1972 the decline in the academic test based on seniority and years. The National NEA's 32 departments dis- scores of high school stu- teacher education courses mium pay for academic total of 129 and replaced Labour Relations Act of appeared as both unions dents, the measurable out- taken, specialties, performance half of the system's princi- 1935 supported the estab- became locked in a com- put of the system. That • Opposition to frequent based merit pay, educa- pals. lishment of powerful pri- petitive struggle to union- decline was followed by a teacher evaluations, pre- tional vouchers, charter • In 2008 she offered ize the 13,000 school dis- period of stagnation and schools and home school- teachers the option (a) Get ing, and a $10,000 bonus and a 20 • A fierce defence per cent raise or (b) Get a against teacher job losses $10,000 bonus and a 45 per for any reason assuring cent raise and possible near-guaranteed life time total earnings of up to employment...and also $131,000 if they would for- “Rubber Rooms” for unfit feit their tenure protec- teachers and the “Pass the tions. The union rejected Lemon” practice to mini- this proposal. mize the impact of poor • She announced a pro- teachers on students. gramme to tie teacher In New York state, dis- licensing to changes in stu- ciplinary hearings for dent grades. The teachers teachers last eight times union's claimed that to longer than the average require a teacher to U.S. criminal case and cost demonstrate effectiveness to the State $65 million a in order to remain year. employed was “dangerous” The irony of history is and “discriminatory.” that today union member- • The union contested ship in government every one of Rhee's 266 employment now exceeds firings. that in the private sector; • In two years Michelle and two recent events dra- Rhee raised Washington matically illustrate the off the bottom of the promise and perils of national large city public reform. school achievement list. Although Adrian Fenty D.C. Smack-Down fully supported the educa- On October 1st Para- tion reform programme, he mount released an award lost touch with the back- winning documentary lash against it and, in addi- “Waiting for Superman.” tion, made a series of unre- The film follows the expe- lated political blunders. riences of five inner city In the September 2010 public school students mayoral election the union enduring a public lottery, supported his opponent the last step for entry into with $1,000,000 in cash and very high quality, college its community organizing preparatory schools. Inter- skills. spersed in this drama are Mayor Fenty lost his re- the testimonials by Geof- election bid by a consider- frey Canada and others able margin and Michele who deliver “a uniquely Rhee resigned. valuable perspective that informs the debate and A Lesson for The clarifies the issues, sug- Bahamas gesting how much has Geoffrey Canada's already been accomplished reform enterprise is pri- and the problems that con- vately funded and operat- tinue to elude solution.” ed. He did not have to This documentary is not begin and sustain it under a yet available to Bahamian collective bargaining agree- audiences. ment that would strip him The second major event of his ability to manage. occurred in Washington D. Nevertheless, there are C., formerly the nation's two fundamental truths: worst performing public 1. Those students having school district. In 2007 a series of years with poor Adrian Fenty, a young, teachers experience a well educated, Afro-Amer- “near-permanent retarda- ican and “reformer” was tion of academic achieve- elected mayor and imme- ment;” and diately appointed Michelle 2. “The quality of an Rhee, a Korean-American, education system cannot Chancellor of the school exceed the quality of its system. She recognized the teachers.” importance of quality The task of education teaching and set out to reform in the Bahamas has implement rigorous all the promise and perils reform. faced by Michelle Rhee • Before her first school and Adrian Fenty and are year began she found and far greater than those faced fired 68 people, including by Geoffrey Canada. 55 teachers who had no The Bahamas truly discernible duties saving needs supermen and super- the District $5.4 million women if it is to end the annually. “near-permanent retarda- • She closed 25 under- tion” of a critical portion performing schools out of of its people. Share your news The Tribune wants to hear from people who are making news in their neighbourhoods. Perhaps you are raising funds for a good cause, campaigning for improvements in the area or have won an award. If so, call us on 322-1986 and share your story. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 9 LOCAL NEWS GOVERNOR-GENERAL, OFFICIALS AND BAHAMIAN STUDENTS ATTEND LONDON CHURCH SERVICE CHURCH SERVICE – Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes, along with Bahamas High Commissioner Paul Farquharson and Sharon Farquharson attended the 11am church service at the Grosvenor Chapel in London Sunday morning with a group of Bahamian stu- dents. The Governor-General is in London to attend an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Pictured from left are: High Commissioner Paul Farquharson, Sharon Farquharson, Taran Mackey, Jody Wells, Sir Arthur, Nicholas Mitchell, Natalie Bethel, Lady Foulkes, Anthony Reckley, Mitchell Reckley, Bar- ry Griffin and Ronique Carey. Peter Ramsay/BIS BMES continues celebrations for GB Children's home ANNIVERSARY FUNDS: School students and staff donate $500. THE students and staff of Bishop Michael Eldon School (BMES) donated $500 to the Grand Bahama Children's Home (GBCH) last week. This donation was added to the 30th anniversary funds raised by the community for the home. Students and staff at BMES had a casual dress up day and donated funds raised for that day to the home. Pictured receiving the donation is Sarah Kirkby, GBCH executive committee member, along with Anita Doherty, principal of BMES and some of the 12th grade students of the school. “To get support from other children is a wonderful thing,” said Mrs Kirkby, “we are indeed grateful to BMES for teaching their students about giving back to their commu- nity.” EXTRAVAGANZA: Colours Junkanoo group in action. The Norfolk Festival team is treated to a Junkanoo extravaganza AFTER two visits by the Colours’ dancers perform- Colours Junkanoo group ing a Quadrille. to Norfolk, Virginia for Monique deSwanton of their annual culture festi- Modes Dance School and val, the Virginians this her fire dancers – all year returned the favour Colours members – and travelled to the showed the visitors a Bahamas. choreographed sequence The Norfolk Festival that they had recently per- team were treated to an formed at the One and evening of Junkanoo Only Ocean Club. extravaganza at the Crick- The evening’s entertain- et Club in Nassau last ment ended with a full Wednesday. Colours rush-out which got The guests were enter- the audience joining in tained by performers such without hesitation. as Chris Justilien’s Band, This was not the first as well as by Ambassah taste of Bahamian culture who together with Anas- for the Norfolk Festival tasia offered a mix of team. Bahamian and other pop- During one of its visits ular songs. to the festival in the US, The Virginians danced the Colours group created to the music of the Rake a Bahamian “village” to n’ Scrape group Tropical showcase down-home Depression before they sat cooking and other arts and down again to watch crafts. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 10, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS Death of ‘cultural icon’, author and poet Sylvia Laramore-Crawford FROM page one Laramore-Crawford when "She was all right to he met her at an event in everybody, that was a shock the 1980s. to me this morning, I say my Cat Island. He said he visited the cuz gone," Mr Laramore Long-time friend, Eris writer at her home several said. Moncur, remembered Mrs days before she checked into Her husband, Richard, Laramore-Crawford yester- hospital in Nassau. During emigrated to The Bahamas day as a woman of many tal- that visit, Mrs Laramore- from England and began his ents who made an indelible Crawford said she was satis- professional career here as mark on the Bahamian arts fied with her work to pro- head of the English depart- scene. mote Bahamian culture. ment at the Teacher's Train- "She was an author, poet, "I spoke to her a couple of ing College. He later ven- storyteller, dress designer, days before she left for a tured into broadcasting and actress, she dabbled in a bit medical visit to New Provi- worked as a Tribune colum- of singing too and at one dence, and she was happy nist. He was also a consul- time taught etiquette in Nas- with her accomplishments. tant and author. He earned EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS gather around a bonfire at a makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, yesterday. sau,” said Mr Moncur, an She was very happy with all the coveted honour of a Many people in the camps said they didn't know Tropical Storm Tomas might be coming, but that there historian who lives on Cat that she had done in this life. Mensa membership in 1983. was little they could do living in flimsy shelters to protect themselves from the elements. (AP) Island. "When someone passes, The couple met in the “In Cat Island we regard what you start doing is 1960s, and although they her as a cultural icon, she thinking back to the last were married to other peo- also was an activist, and was contact. She was in normal ple at the time, they soon a great help to the rake 'n spirits, I had no reason to divorced their respective Tropical Storm Tomas scrape festival being estab- believe that she was even spouses and married each lished here. then dealing with any kind other. "She was sophisticated, of illness or feeling any kind Later they moved to a cot- well spoken, a lady of qual- of effects from an illness," tage they built in New Bight. expected to strengthen ity and stature. Just a fine said Mr Moncur. They renewed their vows in human being. We're going Her cousin Hiram 1989, with 25 other couples, to miss her in Cat Island," Laramore told The Tribune on cruise-liner the SS Nor- said Mr Moncur, who he was still shocked by the way. Mr Crawford died in became fast friends with Mrs into a hurricane news. 1998. FROM page one "We are asking residents in those areas to pay close attention to the movement of the system should the turn occur sooner than antic- heavy wind and rain. New Providence and ipated, that would lessen the threat to that 25-year-old man is Eluethera may also feel effects from the storm part of the Bahamas. But we are going on the system. notion that it would move within 200 miles to "By Saturday it could pose a threat to the the east of the Bahamas," said Mr Dean. southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Rain bands from Tomas could affect the killed in moped crash Caicos, but up until then we are pretty much central Bahamas and portions of the north- okay,” he said. west Bahamas on Saturday, including Cat JEROME Moxey, 25, of Little Harbour, munity. “He never left the island to go to a “The models suggest it will take a sharp Island, San Salvador and Long Island. Tomas Mangrove Cay, Andros, was killed when he trade school to learn anything, but there turn towards the north bringing it east of the may also hit Eluethera and New Providence lost control of his moped and crashed into a was nothing he couldn’t fix — from mechan- Bahamas but it appears as though the islands with heavy rain, said Mr Dean. light pole in Dorsette at about 2am Sunday. ics to television sets,” said the resident. Mox- of Mayaguana, Inagua, and as far north as Tomas inflicted "critical" damage to Bar- Police on patrol in the area found his ey was a sponge fisherman, who was Crooked Island and Acklins could experience bados where it landed as a hurricane on Sat- lifeless body and his mangled moped on described as an excellent diver. tropical storm force winds on Saturday, and urday. Many people are said to be without that also includes the Turks and Caicos. Queen’s Highway. This is the second traffic fatality for electricity. A resident of Mangrove Cay said that Andros within the month and the 34th for Moxey will be greatly missed in the com- the year for the Bahamas. Priest admits intimacy with fire death woman FROM page one intimate the night he last vis- officers permission to take ited her. blood samples from him He said he had keys to Ms after they told him that it beneficiary on her life insur- Gibson’s apartment which was in relation to the fire. ance policy and signed her he claimed he kept in the The priest recalled that he pension over to him. event of an emergency after made several visits to the However, he said that on he had found them in his car Central Detective Unit beg- the Monday after her death, one day. ging to give a statement to Archbishop Patrick Pinder The priest recalled going police due to the rumours asked him to sign the pen- to her apartment on the that were surfacing in the sion over to Ms Gibson’s night of Thursday, July 20. community and tabloids. He mother. He recalled he had returned claimed that he waited 12 Fr Cooper admitted he from hospital that evening days to be interviewed by was like a father to Ms Gib- and made a call to Ms Gib- police. son’s son, who was 14 at the son. “I told them everything time, often picking the boy He said she asked him to and more they needed to up from school. come by, and so he went to know about my relationship But, he said, at the time her Faith Avenue apart- with Nicola.” Father Cooper of her death there was ten- ment. He said he drove his recalled that while rummag- sion in their relationship as car to her apartment some- ing through the garage fol- he was trying to pull away, time before 10pm. lowing the fire, he noticed but she wanted their Fr Cooper told the court that the cars he drove were involvement to continue. he went to Ms Gibson’s bed- not parked the way he usu- Ms Gibson was found room and sat on the floor. ally parked them. This he dead following a fire at her He said she brought him said led him to assume that Faith Avenue apartment on some chicken souse and a he had not driven himself the morning of July 21, 2006. soda which he ate while she home the night of the fire. Just hours earlier, at around sat on the bed behind him. The priest said there had 3.30am, Fr Cooper was He told the court they never been a conversation found unconscious at the talked about her work, between him and Nicola rectory of Holy Family avoiding discussions about specifically pertaining to Church on Robinson and their relationship as they wedding or marriage. He Claridge roads by fire offi- were not on good terms at described her as a lovable cers, who had been called to that point. Fr Cooper said person who was very pro- tackle a fire at the building. that after the meal, he fessional and dedicated to Fr Cooper, who was the “assumed” he drove himself her job. rector at Holy Family at the by the parish rectory and The priest claimed he did- time of the incident, told the watched television on the n’t make any demands on court he met Ms Gibson couch. Nicola’s personal life, and during 1995 and 1997 when “My next recollection was pointed out the relationship she came to see the rector waking up in the Princess was already “abnormal” – of St Francis Xavier’s Cathe- Margaret Hospital Accident he having taken a vow of dral in relation to her and Emergency Ward,” he chastity. upcoming marriage at the told the court. Fr Cooper The inquest was time. said he later found out he adjourned to Thursday. Fr The priest told the court had been rescued from a Cooper is represented by their friendship began after rectory fire. attorneys Alfred Sears and her fiancé died in a motor- The priest told the inquest Jeffrey Lloyd. Attorney cycle accident. that he was visited by two Godfrey “Pro” Pinder rep- He admitted that over the police officers that Saturday resents Gibson’s mother years he became intimately which was when he was Roevilla Williamson. Coro- involved with her. He released from the hospital. ner William Campbell is claimed they had not been He said that he gave the presiding over the inquest. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 SECTION B • [email protected] TRANSFER OF CLICO (BAHAMAS) Claim that PM ‘may have reached POLICIES ‘STILL IN MOTION’ By ALISON LOWE Business Reporter [email protected] compromises’ on Baha Mar project FIVE months after due By ALISON LOWE ners continue to “work together” construction work and related dol- diligence on a potential Business Reporter on “the points raised” by Mr lars going to Bahamian contrac- purchaser was said to [email protected] Ingraham. tors. have been “substantially Information reaching this news- Two other undertakings were completed”, the process COMPROMISES “may have paper yesterday was that there that more funding - in the hun- of transferring the been reached” between Prime were three “points of compro- dreds of millions of dollars - would remaining life and health Minister Hubert Ingraham and the mise” arrived at between Mr be allocated towards the training insurance policies belong- Chinese over the concerns he Ingraham during meetings with of Bahamian workers and the ing to CLICO (Bahamas) voiced about the level of Chinese the China State Construction transferring of skills/knowledge was yesterday said to be labour participation in the Baha Company - the general contrac- during the project and the pro- “still in motion”. Mar project and the single phase tor for the $2.6billion Baha Mar posal that while it would be built “The process has been of construction involved, it was resort development - and officials in one phase, the resort’s six hotels taking a while but it’s claimed by a Tribune Business from the China Import Export would “open in phases”. pretty much near the end source last night. Bank in Beijing. Mr Sands said it would be of the rope,” a source told However, Robert Sands, senior Following his expressions of “inappropriate to comment fur- Tribune Business yester- vice president of government and concern about the level of Chi- ther at this time” when pressed day, noting that the list of external affairs at Baha Mar, sug- nese labour which China was look- potential purchasers had gested otherwise. He said the ing to involve in the project, one of SEE page 2B been narrowed down to PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham developers and their Chinese part- these was that a larger quantity of one company - under- stood to be Colina Insur- ance - for some time. BAHAMAS FOOD SERVICES ‘NOT INVOLVED IN CITY MARKETS MOVES’ In June, Baker Tilly CARIBBEAN GOVTS ‘WILL CONTINUE By ALISON LOWE Frisch affiliated company is from this newspaper as to Gomez partner Craig A. Business Reporter seeking to move into the who was behind the compa- ‘Tony’ Gomez, liquidator LOBBYING UK’ ON AIR FARE TAX HIKE [email protected] retail market by acquiring ny. for CLICO (Bahamas), By ALISON LOWE the 78 per cent stake in City Confirming what industry indicated to a meeting of Business Reporter BAHAMAS Food Ser- Markets owned by BSL sources have suggested since creditors that he had [email protected] vices general manager Don Holdings. the MOU announcement, “substantially completed” Carnine yesterday sought to City Markets CEO Derek Mr Carnine yesterday told due diligence on a poten- CARIBBEAN govern- distance the wholesale food Winford announced last Tribune Business “Mr Frisch tial purchaser of the port- ments will “without question distribution company from Thursday that a Memoran- is leading that I believe” folios. He is currently continue to lobby” the UK moves by its own principal, dum of Understanding when asked about Associat- under a gag order by the government over an “illogi- Ben Frisch, to acquire the between a company called ed Grocers of The Bahamas Supreme Court and could cal” air fare tax hike which majority shareholding in City Associated Grocers of The being a BFS/Mr Frisch affil- not be contacted for com- came into effect yesterday Markets. Bahamas and BSL Holdings iate company. and is forecast to deplete There has been strong over the purchase of the However, Mr Carnine said ment yesterday. arrivals from Britain, accord- Meanwhile, no timeline reaction from within the equity holding had been he “doesn’t know anything ing to the Minister of Bahamian grocery retail and signed. At that time Mr Win- about BFS being involved”. was offered by sources as Tourism. wholesale industry to reports ford described as “an inter- to when the transfer of The rise in Air Passenger last week that a BFS/Mr esting question” queries SEE page 2B the portfolios from CLI- Duty, which has been pro- CO (Bahamas) would be moted by the British govern- finalised. The portfolio's ment as environmentally- purchase and transfer will motivated, will see each econ- Vincent PLAN TO HAVE DOMESTIC AIRLINES ADDED TO WEBSITES TAX CONCERNS: By ALISON LOWE He said: “We are working to fix things require the approval of omy class passenger from the Vanderpool-Wallace both the Supreme Court UK pay 75 pounds on top of Business Reporter such that those flights are automated and [email protected] and the Insurance Com- their airfare - a 50 per cent accessible to customers outside The Bahamas. mission. increase on the tax as it pre- Caribbean Cruise Association Bahamians know how to get the flights, and In his most recent viously stood. meeting in Santo Domingo, THE Ministry of Tourism is embarking on we list the airlines on our website, but some- update to the south Flori- UK airlines, travel compa- Dominican Republic, where a campaign to transform the way interna- one in the US can’t get to them through say, tional visitors make their Bahamas travel the Travelocity booking engine. That can be da bankruptcy courts nies, along with Caribbean “there was another attempt governments and the to ramp up lobby against the reservations, hoping the introduction of solved. regarding progress on tax”. domestic airlines into global distribution sys- “I’ve got the green light from the minister Wellington Preserve’s Caribbean Tourism Organi- sation have all spoken out “A number of tourism min- tems such as Expedia and Travelocity will to take this project on to see how we can chapter 11 protection and isters have already indicated boost bookings beyond Nassau and Grand give them opportunity to offer their inventory CLICO (Bahamas) liqui- against the rise in the APD prior to its implementation. that they are prepared to lead Bahama. in the global distribution system. It’s what Virgin Atlantic warned many delegations to the UK to go David Johnson, Director General of all modern airlines thrive on as a must.” SEE page 2B British families will be priced and talk to it. The other side Tourism, said a major obstacle to out island Mr Johnson said that by doing this, it would out of a holiday, while British to it that everyone is con- tourism bookings is the fact that domestic remove any “anxiety” which international Airways chief executive Willie cerned about is a contagion Bahamian airlines are “invisible” to would-be travellers may suffer by not being able to Walsh branded the tax “a dis- travellers searching for flights on the Internet SEE page 3B grace”. SEE page 2B abroad. Minister of Tourism Vin- cent Vanderpool Wallace told Tribune Business that the tax continues to be a topic of con- cerned discussion at the regional level, with tourism [ Learn more at royal delity.com ] $4.1968 stakeholders in the Caribbean being particularly disturbed$ $4. by the fact that this region is subject to a higher tax than destinations in the US. $4.2051 “We will without question continue to lobby against it,” $4. said Mr Vanderpool Wallace, adding: “Every destination $4.22 that receives business from 69 the UK is forecasted to be $4. down as a result.” The tourism ministry chief The information contained is from a third " 13&"11307&% party and The Tribune can not be held said he was in fact just return- responsible for errors and/or omission ing from the Florida ."3(*/ -0"/ "5 " -08 from the daily report. Santa has an early Gi for You! 7.5%* Royal Fidelity Margin Loans t #PSSPX BHBJOTU TUPDLT BOE CPOET t /P mYFE SFQBZNFOU UFSNT BU B MPX * t &BTZ DPOWFOJFOU BQQMJDBUJPO t /P DPNNJUNFOU PS BDDPVOU QSPDFTT KVTU HJWF VT B DBMM GFFT GPS mSTU ZFBS BEST PRICED GOLF COURSE LOT OFFER VALID through December 31st, 2010 *Special terms and conditions apply OCEAN CLUB ESTATES #5213 Fantastic deal! Golf Course 27,437 square foot level lot in good location ready for building. Enjoy golf, tennis, security, restaurants, Beach Club and the Atlantis and One and Only Resort amenities – you deserve it. – REDUCED US$995,000. OFFERS WELCOME. [email protected] 242.424.5801 BAHAMAS BARBADOS Nassau: 242.356.9801 St. Michael: 246.435.1955 SIRbahamas.com t 242.322.2305 Freeport: 242.351.3010 C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 2B, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE BUSINESS TRANSFER OF CLICO (BAHAMAS) Claim that PM ‘may have reached POLICIES ‘STILL IN MOTION’ FROM page one compromises’ on Baha Mar project dation it was revealed that two buyers are in negotia- FROM page one than the Prime Minister and had been arrived at with Mr Ingraham when asked tion that the 8,000 plus tions to acquire the key Chinese officials. regards to the concerns how he felt the Chinese mainly Chinese labourers real estate development “There is currently no raised by the Prime Minister would respond to his posi- was too great. that accounts for 63 per further on the response to compromise agreed or deal in Beijing. cent of the insolvent insur- proposals put forward by the reached at the moment with “I think the (China Exim) er’s assets. Prime Minister regarding regard to any of the points bank and the (China State Caribbean govts ‘will continue Mr Gomez revealed the Baha Mar project dur- the Prime Minister raised,” Construction) company will he was in talks with ing his recent visit to China. another source close to the reply to the Prime Minister’s lobbying UK’ on air fare tax hike "two prospective pur- However, Tribune Busi- Baha Mar camp claimed. points,” said Mr Tan, assert- chasers" over Welling- ness understands that Baha Jian Tan, chief of the ing that the decision would FROM page one ton Preserve's sale, one Mar’s position is that final Commercial Section at the be one made by the compa- having submitted a 'non- agreement on these points Chinese Embassy in Nas- nies involved “all by them- effect, where other countries in EU might decided to do same binding' Letter of Intent is a matter for the develop- sau, also suggested yester- selves” without Chinese gov- thing,” said Mr Vanderpool Wallace. over which negotiations ers and the Chinese, rather day that no final decision ernment interference. He explained that the “primary problem” the Caribbean were continuing. "A “The government cannot has with the increase is the apparently disproportionate man- ner in which it is to be applied, which makes the Caribbean Letter of Intent is await- say anything, although of ed with respect to the Bahamas Food Services more expensive to travel to even than destinations in the US course we would like to see which are further away, such as Hawaii. second," Mr Gomez FROM page one this project come to “The whole banding is an illogical process, especially if the tax said. fruition,” said Mr Tan. is ostensibly to do with emissions,” said Mr Vanderpool Wal- Getting the best pos- Speaking with The Tri- lace.“The efforts of the governments of the Caribbean was to sible price for the real He added: “Associated Grocers is a totally different company to us. We are not involved in what is transpiring relative to City bune prior to his meetings try to restore some sense of fairness to the tax. Every country estate development is Markets.” on Baha Mar in Beijing last has a right to tax but in an area so dependent on tourism (it is vital to the interests of Some industry sources have questioned why Frisch/BFS week, Mr Ingraham said he problematic) to make them so much less competitive to other CLICO (Bahamas) poli- would seek to take over City Markets, not only because of expected the Chinese to be areas,” he added. cyholders and Bahamian the debt burden that would come with the troubled company, “very responsive” to his con- Mr Vanderpool Wallace said the tax issue has united the creditors, since it will but because it is widely believed the response from their current cerns about elements of the “land-based and the cruise-based” tourism interests in the maximise the sums clients would mimic that experienced by Solomon Brothers mega-project. region, given that UK cruise passengers also have to fly across recovered from Welling- when it lost all of its wholesale clients, having then begun “We're talking about the the Atlantic to participate in Caribbean cruises. ton Preserve's sale, directly competing against them when it entered the super- Bahamas, and so if you're Traditionally, an average of around eight per cent of all vis- helping to settle a signif- market retail business. talking about the Bahamas itors to The Bahamas on an annual basis are from the UK, with icant percentage of their Mr Frisch, also owner of Florida-based Beaver Street Fish- the Bahamas government this translating to a larger 15 per cent of all visitor nights claims against the insol- eries, a seafood wholesale company, did not return phone calls has a say about what hap- booked, as British travellers “tend to stay longer” than those vent insurer. seeking comment. pens in the Bahamas,” said from the US,” said Mr Vanderpool Wallace. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 3B &20021:($/7+2)7+(%$+$0$6&/(TXL ,17+(6835(0(&2857 BUSINESS &RPPRQ/DZDQG(TXLW\'LYLVLRQ ,17+(0$77(52)$//7+$7 VHYHUDOSDUFHORUODQG FRQWDLQLQJ $FUHV EHLQJ SRUWLRQV RI RULJLQDO JUDQW New Bahamas managing director at WR -RKQ 'RZODQG ' VLWXDWH LQ WKH VHWWOHPHQW RI +DPLOWRQ¶V/RQJ,VODQGRQHRIWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRIWKH %DKDPDV DQG ERXQGHG RQ WKH 1257+ E\ WKH VHD DQG UXQQLQJWKHUHRQRQHWKRXVDQG7KUHHKXQGUHG7KLUW\7ZR First Caribbean International Bank DQG(LJKW\WKUHHKXQGUHGWKV IHHWRQWKH(DVW E\ ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG WR $UFKLEDOG &DUWZULJKW QRZ FIRST Caribbean Internation- industry. It has a clear set of strate- WKHSURSHUW\RI5DSKLDO&DUWZULJKWDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ al Bank has announced career gic goals and objectives which, )RXU WKRXVDQG DQG )RUW\VHYHQ KXQGUHGWKV banker Marie Rodland-Allen’s backed by its core of professionals IHHW DQG RQ WKH 6287+ E\ WKH 0DLQ 3XEOLF 5RDG DQG assumption of the post of Manag- and international lineage, will UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ 2QH WKRXVDQG 6L[W\QLQH DQG 1LQHW\ ing Director of its operating com- guarantee that its presence in the IRXUKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH:HVWE\WKH pany in The Bahamas. Caribbean continues to be felt.” RWKHUSRUWLRQRIODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHGWR-RKQ'RZODQG Joining the bank from Citigroup, The banker began her career in DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ )RXU WKRXVDQG 2QH KXQGUHG Mrs Rodland-Allen, who has held 1998 as an Investment Banking 1LQHW\VL[ DQG 1LQHW\¿YH KXQGUHGWKV IHHW the post for a month, also takes Analyst in New York and Paris. ZKLFK VDLG VHYHUDO SDUFHOV RI ODQG KDV VXFK SRVLWLRQ on responsibility for First She worked for two years in her VKDSHERXQGDULHVPDUNVDQGGLPHQVLRQVDVDUHVKRZQ Caribbean’s Turks and Caicos hometown of Nassau as a Corpo- RQDSODQ¿OHGKHUHLQDQGWKHUHRQFRORXUHGSLQN $1' business. rate Banker and returned to New ,1 7+( 0$77(5 2) $// 7+$7 WZR SDUFHOV RI ODQG FirstCaribbean International York to work in the Office of the FRQWDLQLQJ $FUHV EHLQJ SDUW RI RULJLQDO JUDQW Bank’s Executive Chairman CEO of The Citigroup Private WR -RKQ 'RZODQG ' VLWXDWH LQ WKH VHWWOHPHQW RI Michael Mansoor welcomed Mrs Bank. +DPLOWRQ¶V/RQJ,VODQGRQHRIWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRI7KH Rodland-Allen to the group, wish- Most recently, Mrs Rodland- %DKDPDVDQGERXQGHGRQWKH1257+E\WKH0DLQ3XEOLF ing her every success in her new Allen was the Senior Vice Presi- 5RDGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ2QHWKRXVDQG7KUHHKXQGUHG role. dent and Global Head of Special 1LQHWHHQ DQG 7KLUW\VHYHQ KXQGUHGWKV IHHW “We continue to attract high cal- Investments for Citigroup's global DQG RQ WKH ($67 SDUW\ E\ ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG WR iber talent to our ranks, and Marie trust business. &OHJKRUQ $UFKLEROG &DUWZULJKW DQG SDUWO\ E\ &URZQ is no exception. We are pleased She holds a Bachelors of Sci- /DQGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ)LYHWKRXVDQG)RXUKXQGUHG to have someone with her exper- ence in Finance and International 7ZHQW\QLQHDQG(LJKW\WZRKXQGUHGWKV IHHW tise and knowledge at the helm of Business from New York Univer- DQGRQWKH6287+E\ODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHGWR$UFKLOEDOG our Bahamas and Turks & Caicos sity's Stern School of Business and &DUWZULJKW DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ )LYH KXQGUHG 6L[WHHQ business,” said Mr Mansoor. a dual Masters of Business Admin- DQG6HYHQW\HLJKWKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH Mrs Rodland-Allen said: “First- istration degree from Cornell Uni- ($67E\ODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHGWR$UFKLEROG&DUWZULJKW Caribbean continues to be highly versity and Queen's University. DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ 7ZR KXQGUHG (LJKW\WKUHH DQG respected among the key players She is a Member of the Society (LJKW\KXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH6287+E\ in the region’s financial services of Trust and Estate Practitioners. &URZQ/DQGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ6L[KXQGUHG)LIW\¿YH DQG)LIW\WKUHHKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGWKH:(67 E\ WKH RWKHU SRUWLRQ RI ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG WR -RKQ FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK’S new Managing Director 'RZODQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ)LYHWKRXVDQG(LJKWKXQGUHG of its operating company in the Bahamas Marie Rodland-Allen. 6L[W\QLQH DQG )LIW\VL[ KXQGUHGWKV IHHW E\ ZKLFK VDLG VHYHUDO SDUFHOV RI ODQG KDV VXFK SRVLWLRQ VKDSHERXQGDULHVPDUNVDQGGLPHQVLRQVDVDUHVKRZQ Bahamas Subs RQ D SODQ ¿OHG KHUHLQ DQG WKHUHRQ FRORXUHG \HOORZ Plan to have domestic and Salads CEO $1',17+(0$77(5RIWKH4XLHWLQJ7LWOHV$FW $1',17+(0$77(5 RIWKH3HWLWLRQRI/LQGD9%URZQ airlines added to websites 127,&( denies staff 7KH4XLHWLQJ7LWOHV$FW FROM page one do good” for the family any assistance we can get we 7KH3HWLWLRQRI/LQGD9%URZQRIWKH(DVWHUQ'LVWULFWLQ islands and resorts like his. would appreciate,” said the will be laid off WKH,VODQGRI1HZ3URYLGHQFHRQHRIWKH,VODQGVRIWKH “A lot of guests think it’s a resort owner. make their out island travel BAHAMAS Subs and &RPPRQZHDOWK RI 7KH %DKDPDV LQ UHVSHFW RI $// bit complicated getting to the Randy Butler, CEO of Sky 7+$7 VHYHUDO SDUFHO RU ODQG FRQWDLQLQJ $FUHV bookings ahead of time using islands. If we can alleviate Bahamas, said his company Salads CEO Wesley the same familiar systems. Bastian has dismissed EHLQJSRUWLRQVRIRULJLQDOJUDQWWR-RKQ'RZODQG ' that I think it can only help was made aware of plans by VLWXDWHLQWKHVHWWOHPHQWRI+DPLOWRQ¶V/RQJ,VODQGRQH Mr Johnson said he has us,” he told Tribune Busi- the Ministry of Tourism to rumours that he would the goal of bringing the ini- ness. try to incorporate their flight be laying off staff, sug- RIWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRIWKH%DKDPDVDQGERXQGHGRQ tiative to fruition by Easter. At present, bookings at inventory into the Global gesting they were WKH1257+E\WKHVHDDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQRQHWKRXVDQG Meanwhile, plans to get Sammy T’s, which is located Distribution System several instead being “moved 7KUHHKXQGUHG7KLUW\7ZRDQG(LJKW\WKUHHKXQGUHGWKV more Bahamians into the out on a stretch of pink sand months ago. around” as the company IHHW RQ WKH (DVW E\ ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG islands are also being worked beach in Bennett’s Harbour, He said Sky Bahamas is shifts its downtown loca- WR $UFKLEDOG &DUWZULJKW QRZ WKH SURSHUW\ RI 5DSKLDO on. are 25 per cent down further “happy to partner with the tion on Charlotte Street &DUWZULJKWDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ)RXUWKRXVDQGDQG)RUW\ A “companion flies free” than they were last year. Ministry of Tourism on any- to Village Road. VHYHQKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH6287+E\ programme similar to that “Last year was slow, this thing that will grow our rev- Bahamas Subs and WKH0DLQ3XEOLF5RDGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ2QHWKRXVDQG offered to international visi- year is even slower. Novem- enue”, but has “some ques- Salads was launched 6L[W\QLQHDQG1LQHW\IRXUKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQG tors coming to Nassau and ber is very empty, and tions about the proposal that after Mr Bastian lost his RQWKH:HVWE\WKHRWKHUSRUWLRQRIODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHG Paradise Island was launched December does not pick up remain unanswered.” for domestic travellers this rights to a Subway fran- WR -RKQ 'RZODQG DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ )RXU WKRXVDQG until the end of the month, Mr Butler added that he chise earlier this year. 2QH KXQGUHG 1LQHW\VL[ DQG 1LQHW\¿YH KXQGUHGWKV year, but did not see the lev- so I think we’re really bot- would like to see closer col- el of uptake the Ministry of Five other Subway loca- IHHW ZKLFK VDLG VHYHUDO SDUFHOV RI ODQG KDV toming out now. laboration between the Min- tions remain in opera- VXFK SRVLWLRQ VKDSH ERXQGDULHV PDUNV DQG GLPHQVLRQV Tourism had hoped for. “I hope we will see the istry of Tourism and Avia- “Getting Bahamians to tion at present under DVDUHVKRZQRQDSODQ¿OHGKHUHLQDQGWKHUHRQFRORXUHG return by mid season but this tion on issues relating to the another franchise run by SLQN $1',17+(0$77(52)$//7+$7WZRSDUFHOV travel to the out islands season starting out slow, so sector. instead of to Florida was the Floyd Miller. RI ODQG FRQWDLQLQJ $FUHV EHLQJ SDUW RI RULJLQDO main thrust there. We got JUDQWWR-RKQ'RZODQG ' VLWXDWHLQWKHVHWWOHPHQWRI some business but it wasn’t +DPLOWRQ¶V/RQJ,VODQGRQHRIWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRI7KH strong. Bahamians were slow %DKDPDVDQGERXQGHGRQWKH1257+E\WKH0DLQ3XEOLF to react. I think most thought 5RDGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ2QHWKRXVDQG7KUHHKXQGUHG it was a gimmick - they 127,&( 1LQHWHHQ DQG 7KLUW\VHYHQ KXQGUHGWKV IHHW thought deal was too good DQG RQ WKH ($67 SDUW\ E\ ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG WR to be true.” ,17+((67$7(2) 0$%(/ (,/((13$75,&,$ &OHJKRUQ $UFKLEROG &DUWZULJKW DQG SDUWO\ E\ &URZQ Another aspect was that .(55ODWHRI6KLUOH\6WUHHWLQWKH(DVWHUQ'LVWULFWRI /DQGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ)LYHWKRXVDQG)RXUKXQGUHG “while some considered and WKH,VODQGRI1HZ3URYLGHQFHRQHRIWKH,VODQGVLQWKH 7ZHQW\QLQHDQG(LJKW\WZRKXQGUHGWKV IHHW understood it, Bahamians DQGRQWKH6287+E\ODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHGWR$UFKLOEDOG found some of the hotel &RPPRQZHDOWKRI7KH%DKDPDV'HFHDVHG prices from participating &DUWZULJKW DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ )LYH KXQGUHG 6L[WHHQ hotels far too high, so we are 127,&( LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ WKDW DOO SHUVRQV KDYLQJ DQG6HYHQW\HLJKWKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH re-shaping that to find ways DQ\ FODLPV RU GHPDQGV DJDLQVW WKH DERYHQDPHG ($67E\ODQGRULJLQDOO\JUDQWHGWR$UFKLEROG&DUWZULJKW to correct what our research DQG UXQQLQJ WKHUHRQ 7ZR KXQGUHG (LJKW\WKUHH DQG (VWDWH DUH UHTXHVWHG WR VHQG WKH VDPH GXO\ FHUWL¿HG (LJKW\KXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGRQWKH6287+E\ told us. I think by next sum- WK mer we will really work out WRWKHXQGHUVLJQHGRQRUEHIRUH)ULGD\WKH GD\RI &URZQ/DQGDQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ6L[KXQGUHG)LIW\¿YH bugs ad have a stronger 1RYHPEHUDIWHUZKLFKWKH3HUVRQDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYH DQG)LIW\WKUHHKXQGUHGWKV IHHWDQGWKH:(67 domestic programme”, said ZLOO SURFHHG WR GLVWULEXWH WKH DVVHWV RI WKH 'HFHDVHG E\ WKH RWKHU SRUWLRQ RI ODQG RULJLQDOO\ JUDQWHG WR -RKQ the Director General. DPRQJWKHSHUVRQVHQWLWOHGWKHUHWRKDYLQJUHJDUGRQO\ 'RZODQGUXQQLQJWKHUHRQ)LYHWKRXVDQG(LJKWKXQGUHG Mr Johnson’s comments WRWKHFODLPVRIZKLFKWKH3HUVRQDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYHVKDOO 6L[W\QLQH DQG )LIW\VL[ KXQGUHGWKV IHHW E\ come on the heels of his WKHQKDYHKDGQRWLFH ZKLFK VDLG VHYHUDO SDUFHOV RI ODQG KDV VXFK SRVLWLRQ announcement last week that VKDSHERXQGDULHVPDUNVDQGGLPHQVLRQVDVDUHVKRZQ the Ministry of Tourism is RQ D SODQ ¿OHG KHUHLQ DQG WKHUHRQ FRORXUHG \HOORZ extending its “free compan- $1' 127,&( LV KHUHE\ DOVR JLYHQ WKDW DOO SHUVRQV /LQGD 9 %URZQ FODLP WR EH WKH RZQHU RI WKH ion airfare” programme that LQGHEWHG WR WKH VDLG (VWDWH DUH UHTXHVWHG WR PDNH IHH VLPSOH HVWDWH LQ SRVVHVVLRQ RI WKH WUDFWV RI ODQG was offered to US visitors, IXOO VHWWOHPHQW RQ RU EHIRUH WKH GDWH KHUHLQEHIRUH KHUHLQEHIRUH GHVFULEHG IUHH IURP HQFXPEUDQFHV which saw the government PHQWLRQHG and hotel operators share the $1' WKH 3HWLWLRQHU KDV PDGH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR WKH cost of providing a free 6XSUHPH&RXUWRIWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRI7KH%DKDPDV flights to Nassau or Paradise &$6+)2817$,1 XQGHU 6HFWLRQ RI 7KH 4XLHWLQJ 7LWOHV $FW WR Island if they committed to a $WWRUQH\VDW/DZ KDYH KHU WLWOH WR WKH VDLG WUDFWV RI ODQG LQYHVWLJDWHG minimum of four nights stay. 32%R[1 DQG WKH QDWXUH DQG H[WHQW WKHUHRI GHWHUPLQHG DQG Quantifying some of the $UPVWURQJ6WUHHW GHFODUHG LQ D &HUWLÀFDWH RI 7LWOH WR EH JUDQWHG E\ WKH benefits of the promotion, 1DVVDX7KH%DKDPDV &RXUWLQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKWKHSURYLVLRQVRIWKHVDLG$FW Mr Johnson revealed that a 127,&(,6+(5(%<*,9(1 WKDWDQ\SHUVRQV $7million investment had $WWRUQH\VIRUWKH3HUVRQDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYH KDYLQJ'RZHURUD5LJKWWR'RZHURUDQ$GYHUVH&ODLPRU brought about $60million in DFODLPQRWUHFRJQL]HGLQWKHSHWLWLRQVKDOORQRUEHIRUHWKH “direct returns” for hotels, QG RI'HFHPEHU$'¿OHLQWKH6XSUHPH&RXUWDQG as he noted that the pro- VHUYHRQWKH3HWLWLRQHUVRUWKHXQGHUVLJQHGDVWDWHPHQW gramme will be extended RIKLVFODLPLQWKHSUHVFULEHGIRUPYHUL¿HGE\DQ$I¿GDYLW from September 2010 to WREH¿OHGWKHUHZLWK )DLOXUHRIDQ\VXFKSHUVRQWR¿OH June 2011. DQGVHUYHDVWDWHPHQWRIKLVFODLPRQRUEHIRUHWKHQG RI At the same time, Mr 'HFHPEHU$'ZLOORSHUDWHDVDEDUWRVXFKFODLP Johnson revealed to Tribune Business that the Ministry of &RSLHVRIWKH)LOHG3ODQPD\EHLQVSHFWHGDW Tourism hopes by next year 7KH5HJLVWU\RIWKH6XSUHPH&RXUW to allow the out islands gar- 7KHRI¿FHRIWKH$GPLQLVWUDWRULQ&ODUHQFH7RZQ/RQJ ner more of the benefits of ,VODQG the promotion, by incorpo- 7KH1RWLFH%RDUGRIWKH/RFDO&RQVWDEOHDW+DPLOWRQ¶V rating a new “Fly Free from /RQJ,VODQG Nassau” component that will 7KH&KDPEHUVRI*UDKDP7KRPSVRQ &RDWWRUQH\VIRU allow visitors to get a free WKH3HWLWLRQHU6DVVRRQ+RXVH6KLUOH\6WUHHW 9LFWRULD flight from Nassau to an out $YHQXH1DVVDX13%DKDPDV island if they commit to a minimum number of paid nights there. 'DWHGWKHWKGD\RI2FWREHU$' Sammy Thurston, owner of the boutique Sammy T’s Beach Resort in Cat Island, said both proposed initiatives *5$+$07+203621 &2 - the “fly free from Nassau” &KDPEHUV offer for US visitors and the 6DVVRRQ+RXVH efforts to ease the process of 6KLUOH\6WUHHW 9LFWRULD$YHQXH making out island flight 1DVVDX%DKDPDV reservations for internation- al travelers - are “will only $WWRUQH\VIRUWKH3HWLWLRQHU TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 4B, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE BUSINESS US Economy offers mixed picture day before election WASHINGTON (AP) — guard the world's air trans- General Electric Co. interest rates on mortgages A mixed picture of the econ- port system against threats But stocks were unable to FED POISED TO BUY and other loans. Cheaper omy emerged one day before like the Yemen-based mail hold on to their gains ahead loans might then lead people key midterm elections that bombs, but the cost may be of the election and the two- MORE BONDS TO TRY TO to spend more. The econo- have focused on the nation's too high to be practical. day Fed meeting that starts AID ECONOMY my would benefit. And com- financial health. Analysts warn that the Tuesday. The Dow fell panies would step up hiring. Spending by Americans cost of screening every piece steadily throughout the day, WASHINGTON (AP) — That's the plan, anyway. slowed in September and of air cargo in a bid to pre- briefly turning lower before With unemployment at 9.6 But many question whether their incomes fell for the first vent terrorists from down- a late rally gave it a modest percent, the Federal the Fed's new plan will pro- time in more than a year. At ing airliners might bankrupt advance. Reserve is all but certain this vide much benefit. the same time, manufactur- international shipping com- week to launch a new pro- ing activity grew by the most panies, hobble already gram to try to fortify the in five months and the weak weakened airlines and still SOURCES: GM NEARS economy. Yet the program construction industry showed not provide full protection. isn't expected to do much to EXCO CHIEF TO BUY TERMS FOR INITIAL ease a crisis that's left near- a little life. INTERNATIONAL COMPANY SHARES IN The new data reported by PUBLIC OFFER ly 15 million people jobless. the government and a private STOCKS RETREAT FROM On Tuesday, Chairman $4B DEAL BUSINESS DETROIT (AP) — Two Ben Bernanke opens a two- trade group Monday suggest NEW YORK (AP) — the economy is growing, albeit EARLY GAINS people briefed on the matter day meeting where he will FIXING CARGO SECURITY say shares of General help craft a Fed plan to buy The CEO of oil and gas pro- at an anemic pace. Some ana- NEW YORK (AP) — ducer EXCO Resources Inc. lysts worry that conditions SYSTEM WOULD COST Stocks closed mixed Mon- Motors Co. stock should sell more government bonds. could worsen after the elec- day as traders waited for this between $26 to $29 each in The idea is for those pur- SEE page 7B tion when government pro- BILLIONS week's election results and an initial public offering that chases to further drive down grams that have been prop- more details about the Fed- could happen in mid- LONDON (AP) — The November. ping up the economy end. technology exists to safe- eral Reserve's plan to stim- ulate the economy. The people say the U.S. /(*$/ 127,&( 2) ',662/87,21 Stocks rose early in the government is expected to day following reports of reduce its stake in the com- pany from 61 percent to ,QWHUQDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW &20021:($/7+2)7+(%$+$0$6 unexpected growth in the 1R RI manufacturing industry in around 43 percent in the sale. ,Q 9ROXQWDU\ /LTXLGDWLRQ ,17+(6835(0(&2857&/(48, both the U.S. and China last month. The Dow Jones Terms of the sale are not industrial average rose 125 final because GM's board 1RWLFH LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK 6HFWLRQ &20021/$:$1'(48,7<',9,6,21 points, led by manufactur- has yet to approve them. ers Caterpillar Inc., United The people say bankers RI WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW 1R are recommending that the ,1 7+(0$77(52)DOOWKDWSLHFHRUSDUFHORI Technologies Corp. and RI WKH 'LVVROXWLRQ RI &5(66(/< &203$1< ODQGFRPSULVLQJRIORW1XPEHULQ%ORFN1XPEHU shares be sold on Nov. 18. LQWKH(QJOHUVWRQ6XEGLYLVLRQLQWKH6RXWKHUQ ,1& KDV EHHQ FRPSOHWHG D &HUWLÀ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¿W RI DQ\ ³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¿OHGLQWKLV 1RUWKFKDVH'ULYH PDWWHUDQGLVGHOLQHDWHGRQWKDWSDUWRIWKHVDLG +$55<%6$1'6 +RXVWRQ7H[DV SODQFRORXUHG3LQN´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¿FDWHRI7LWOHWREHJUDQWHGE\ WKH &RXUW LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK WKH SURYLVLRQV RI 1RWLFH LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK 6HFWLRQ WKHVDLG$FW RI WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW 1R RI WKH 'LVVROXWLRQ RI ,1*/(%85< $5&+ /,0,7(' KDV EHHQ FRPSOHWHG D &HUWLÀFDWH RI 'LVVROX $1'7$.(127,&(WKDWFRSLHVRIWKH3HWLWLRQ WLRQ KDV EHHQ LVVXHG DQG WKH &RPSDQ\ KDV WKHUHIRUH EHHQ DQG D SODQ RI WKH VDLG ODQG PD\ EH LQVSHFWHG VWUXFN RII WKH 5HJLVWHU 7KH GDWH RI FRPSOHWLRQ RI WKH GLV GXULQJ QRUPDO RI¿FH KRXUV DW WKH IROORZLQJ SODFHV VROWXLRQ ZDV WKH UG GD\ RI $XJXVW 7KH 5HJLVWU\ RI WKH 6XSUHPH &RXUW RI WKH &RPPRQZHDOWK RI 7KH %DKDPDV RQ WKH VHFRQG ÀRRU RI WKH$QVEDFKHU %XLOGLQJ VLWXDWH DW(DVW6WUHHWDQG%DQN/DQHRQWKH,VODQGRI /LOLDQ 5 '( 086&+(77 1HZ3URYLGHQFHRQHRIWKH,VODQGVRIWKHVDLG 3$1$0(5,&$1 0$1$*(0(17 6(59,&(6 %$+$0$6 /7' &RPPRQZHDOWKRI7KH%DKDPDV /LTXLGDWRU 7KH&KDPEHUVRIWKH*LEVRQ5LJE\ &R.L 0DOH[+RXVH'RZGHVZHOO6WUHHWLQWKH&LW\RI 1DVVDX1HZ3URYLGHQFHDIRUHVDLG 127,&( ,17(51$7,21$/ %86,1(66 &203$1,(6 $&7 $1'7$.()857+(5127,&(WKDWDQ\SHUVRQ KDYLQJGRZHURUULJKWWRGRZHUDQDGYHUVHRU (',621 6285&(6 /7' DQFODLPQRWUHFRJQL]HGLQWKH3HWLWLRQVKDOO ,Q 9ROXQWDU\ /LTXLGDWLRQ RQRUEHIRUHWKHWKGD\RI0D\¿OHLQWKH 6XSUHPH&RXUWDQGVHUYHRQWKH3HWLWLRQHUV 3XUVXDQW WR WKH SURYLVLRQV RI 6HFWLRQ RI 7KH ,QWHU RUWKHLU$WWRUQH\VDQ$GYHUVH&ODLPLQWKH QDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ SUHVFULEHGIRUPVXSSRUWHGE\$I¿GDYLW JLYHQ WKDW )$,/85(2)$1<3(5621WR¿OHDQGVHUYH DQ$GYHUVH&ODLPRQRUEHIRUHWKHWK0D\ D (',621 6285&(6 /7' LV LQ GLVVROXWLRQ ZLOORSHUDWHDVDEDUWRVXFKFODLP E 7KH GDWH RI FRPPHQFHPHQW RI WKH RI WKH GLVVROXWLRQ 'DWHGWKLVWKGD\RI0DUFK$' ZDV WKH VW GD\ RI 2FWREHU DQG *,%6215,*%< &2 &KDPEHUV F 7KH /LTXLGDWRU LV 'HERUDK :DWVRQ RI 'RFNHQGDOH .L0DOH[+RXVH +RXVH :HVW %D\ 6WUHHW 1DVVDX 7KH %DKDPDV 'RZGHVZHOO6WUHHW 1DVVDX%DKDPDV 'HERUDK :DWVRQ /LTXLGDWRU $WWRUQH\VIRUWKH3HWLWLRQHUV TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 7B BUSINESS US Economy offers mixed picture day before election Chapter 11 protection. About 80 percent of FROM page 4B American Media's bondholders already have expressed their support, the company said Monday he plans to buy all the compa- said. ny's outstanding shares in a deal valued at more than $4 billion. Douglas H. Miller is expected to take the AMBAC IN TALKS FOR PREPACKAGED company private, which would make it eas- ier to shut down unprofitable natural gas BANKRUPTCY projects and wait out the slump in prices. His NEW YORK (AP) — Bond insurer offer of $20.50 per share represents a 38 Ambac Financial Group Inc. said Monday it percent premium over EXCO's closing price will file for bankruptcy by the end of the on Friday. Shares rose $4.47, or 30 percent, year, either through a prepackaged plan to close at $19.30 Monday. arranged with senior debt holders or through EXCO, based in Dallas, develops onshore Chapter 11 proceedings. properties in North America and controls The development is the embattled com- about 1 trillion cubic feet of proven gas pany's latest warning amid two years of reserves. Like most petroleum companies struggle to regain its footing after getting in the U.S., EXCO has wrestled with low pummeled by the collapse of the housing natural gas prices that have made some of its market. operations unprofitable. Shares of the once high-flying stock tum- bled 41 cents, or 50 percent, to close at 41 cents on very heavy volume. The stock trad- ENRON'S SKILLING SEEKS NEW TRIAL IN ed above $95 a share in the spring of 2007, HOUSTON APPEAL before the housing bust. HOUSTON (AP) — The ex-CEO of dis- graced energy giant Enron asked a federal MCKESSON TO ACQUIRE US ONCOLOGY appeals court on Monday to grant him a new trial based on a Supreme Court ruling FOR $560M his attorney said puts his conviction for con- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Medical sup- spiracy and securities fraud in question. plies distributor McKesson Corp. said Mon- Skilling's attorney Daniel Petrocelli pre- day it will pay $560 million in cash to acquire sented his argument to a three-judge panel US Oncology, a company that provides scheduled by the New Orleans-based 5th drugs and services to 500 cancer centers U.S. Circuit Court of appeals. The U.S. across the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June that an anti- McKesson said there is already an overlap fraud law was improperly used to help con- between the goods and services provided vict Skilling in 2006 for his role in Enron's by the two companies, and the combination calamitous downfall demanded a new trial, will allow for cost-savings from shared oper- Petrocelli said. The jury received bad ations. instructions, he said, that could have tainted McKesson plans to acquire all outstanding their decision-making process. shares of US Oncology, which is a privately The prosecution, however, countered that held company based in The Woodlands, the instructions given to the jury were Texas. In addition to what it is paying for the "harmless" because the evidence against company's shares, McKesson said it will Skilling was overwhelming. The 19 convic- assume $1.6 billion of US Oncology's debt, tions for conspiracy, securities fraud, insid- which will be prepaid or refinanced. er trading and lying to auditors should stand, prosecutor Doug Wilson said. DOW JONES BANKRUPTCY CASE LOOMS FOR The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.13, or nearly 0.1 percent, to finish at NATIONAL ENQUIRER OWNER 11,124.62 After years of dishing tales of celebrity The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index folly and misfortune, The National Enquir- rose 1.12, or 0.1 percent, to 1,184.38, while er's publisher has fallen on hard times of the technology-focused Nasdaq composite its own. index fell 2.57, or 0.1 percent, to 2,504.84. American Media Inc. plans to seek federal Benchmark oil for December delivery bankruptcy protection in the next two weeks rose $1.52 to settle at $82.95 a barrel on the or so. The privately held company, based New York Mercantile Exchange. in Boca Raton, Fla., announced its inten- In other energy trading on the Nymex, tion Monday without sharing any details heating oil was up 4 cents to settle at $2.2777 about its finances. a gallon, gasoline gained 3.35 cents to American Media, whose other publica- $2.0929 a gallon and natural gas fell 20.6 tions beside The National Enquirer include cents to $3.832 per 1,000 cubic feet. Star, Shape, Men's Fitness and Fit Preg- In London, Brent crude rose $1.47 to set- nancy, is trying to get most of its creditors to tle at $84.62 a barrel on the ICE Futures back its reorganization plan before it files for exchange. Likely gridlock in Congress could threaten economy WASHINGTON which are expected to leave est rates to zero. And its remain- Congress at least partially con- ing option — buying Treasury POLITICAL gridlock is sup- trolled by Republicans and bonds to pump cash into the posed to be good for business. If squaring off against a Democ- economy — is risky and bickering lawmakers can't agree ratic White House, be a help to unproven. on anything, the thinking goes, the economy? Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, top they can't pass laws and regula- Don't count on it. Republican on Congress' Joint tions that make the economy A standoff between the Oba- Economic Committee, says a worse, according to Associated ma administration and embold- GOP Congress would replace Press. ened Republicans will probably "the firestorm of new regula- So will the midterm elections, block any new help for an econ- tions thrust through Congress" omy squeezed by slow growth by the Democrats with "a more and high unemployment. Con- reasoned regulatory environ- gress might also create paralyz- ment." ing uncertainty for investors and Republicans have promised businesses by fighting over taxes, to repeal Obama's massive deficits, health care and finan- health care law and are likely to cial regulation. try to scale back the overhaul of BISX LISTED & TRADED SECURITIES AS OF: "We expect massive gridlock financial regulation that the out- MONDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2010 and little cooperation," writes going Democratic Congress BISX ALL SHARE INDEX: CLOSE 1,488.10 | CHG -0.83 | %CHG -0.06 | YTD -77.28 | YTD % -4.94 FINDEX: CLOSE 000.00 | YTD 00.00% | 2009 -12.31% Brian Gardner, Washington ana- passed last summer. WWW.BISXBAHAMAS.COM | TELEPHONE:242-323-2330 | FACSIMILE: 242-323-2320 lyst for the financial firm Keefe, Health care companies, insur- 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Security Previous Close Today's Close Change Daily Vol. EPS $ Div $ P/E Yield Bruyette & Woods. ers and banks would welcome 1.26 1.00 AML Foods Limited 1.01 1.01 0.00 0.150 0.040 6.7 3.96% 10.75 9.67 Bahamas Property Fund 10.63 10.63 0.00 0.013 0.200 817.7 1.88% If times were good, gridlock relief from regulation. But 6.18 4.50 Bank of Bahamas 4.90 4.90 0.00 0.598 0.260 8.2 5.31% 0.58 0.18 Benchmark 0.18 0.18 0.00 -0.877 0.000 N/M 0.00% wouldn't matter so much. A Republicans probably won't 3.49 2.84 Bahamas Waste 2.84 2.84 0.00 0.168 0.090 16.9 3.17% Republican Congress and have enough votes to overcome 2.15 2.14 Fidelity Bank 2.17 2.17 0.00 0.016 0.040 135.6 1.84% 12.50 9.62 Cable Bahamas 10.47 10.47 0.00 1.227 0.310 8.5 2.96% Democratic White House butted a presidential veto. And tinker- 2.84 2.36 Colina Holdings 2.36 2.36 0.00 0.781 0.040 3.0 1.69% heads in the mid- and late '90s, ing with existing law risks creat- 7.00 5.40 Commonwealth Bank (S1) 6.50 6.50 0.00 500 0.422 0.230 15.4 3.54% 3.65 1.63 Consolidated Water BDRs 2.04 2.08 0.04 0.111 0.045 18.7 2.16% after all, and their sparring did ing even more uncertainty for 2.55 1.60 Doctor's Hospital 1.77 1.60 -0.17 1,000 0.199 0.110 8.0 6.88% 6.99 5.94 Famguard 6.07 6.07 0.00 -0.003 0.240 N/M 3.95% nothing to derail a strong econ- employers already reluctant to 10.20 7.29 Finco 7.29 7.29 0.00 0.287 0.520 25.4 7.13% omy. hire workers or buy new equip- 11.40 8.77 FirstCaribbean Bank 9.74 9.74 0.00 0.645 0.350 15.1 3.59% 5.51 3.75 Focol (S) 5.46 5.46 0.00 0.366 0.210 14.9 3.85% But now, nearly a year and a ment because of doubts about 1.00 1.00 Focol Class B Preference 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 0.000 N/M 0.00% half after the official end of the where the economy is going. 5.59 5.00 ICD Utilities 5.59 5.59 0.00 0.012 0.240 465.8 4.29% 10.50 9.92 J. S. Johnson 9.92 9.92 0.00 0.971 0.640 10.2 6.45% Great Recession, the economy "It seems impossible to me 10.00 10.00 Premier Real Estate 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.991 0.800 10.1 8.00% still isn't growing fast enough to there won't be more uncertainty BISX LISTED DEBT SECURITIES - (Bonds trade on a Percentage Pricing basis) 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Security Symbol Last Sale Change Daily Vol. Interest Maturity bring down unemployment, after the election," says Yale's 99.46 99.46 Bahamas Note 6.95 (2029) BAH29 99.46 0.00 6.95% 20 November 2029 which is stuck at 9.6 percent. Hacker, co-author of "Winner- 100.00 100.00 Fidelity Bank Note 17 (Series A) + FBB17 100.00 0.00 7% 19 October 2017 100.00 100.00 Fidelity Bank Note 22 (Series B) + FBB22 100.00 0.00 Prime + 1.75% 19 October 2022 "Very few believe the gov- Take-All Politics." 100.00 100.00 Fidelity Bank Note 13 (Series C) + FBB13 100.00 0.00 7% 30 May 2013 ernment should sit on its hands," Wall Street research also dis- 100.00 100.00 Fidelity Bank Note 15 (Series D) + FBB15 100.00 0.00 Prime + 1.75% 29 May 2015 Yale University political scientist putes the notion that gridlock is RoyalFidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Ltd. (Over-The-Counter Securities) 52wk-Hi52wk-Hi 52wk-Low52wk-Low Symbol Bid $ Ask$ Last Price DailyVol . EPS$ Div $ P/E Yield Jacob Hacker says. "But right good for the stock market, show- 10.06 5.01 Bahamas Supermarkets 5.01 6.01 14.00 -2.945 0.000 N/M 0.00% now we're facing a period of ing that stocks do just as well, 0.55 0.40 RND Holdings 0.35 0.40 0.55 0.001 0.000 256.6 0.00% CFAL Securities Ltd. (Over-The-Counter Securities) drift." or better, when one party runs 41.00 29.00 ABDAB 30.13 31.59 29.00 4.540 0.000 9.03 0.00% 0.55 0.40 RND Holdings 0.45 0.55 0.55 0.002 0.000 261.90 0.00% In its Pledge to America, the both the White House and Con- BISX Listed Mutual Funds GOP has vowed to oppose addi- gress. 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Fund Name NAV YTD% Last 12 Months % NAV 3MTH NAV 6MTH NAV Date tional spending to stimulate the Reviewing stock market and 1.5056 1.4076 CFAL Bond Fund 1.5056 4.65% 6.96% 1.482477 1.460225 30-Sep-10 2.9265 2.8300 CFAL MSI Preferred Fund 2.9187 1.10% 3.13% 2.919946 2.911577 30-Sep-10 economy. President Barack election results dating to 1950, 1.5579 1.4920 CFAL Money Market Fund 1.5579 3.37% 4.42% 1.539989 1.524278 30-Sep-10 3.2025 2.8522 Royal Fidelity Bahamas G & I Fund 2.8624 -8.16% -7.49% 31-Aug-10 Obama's plan to spend $50 bil- Fidelity Investments concluded 13.6388 13.0484 Royal Fidelity Prime Income Fund 13.5642 1.47% 2.95% 30-Sep-10 lion on roads, railways and air- that stocks soar the year after 114.3684 101.6693 CFAL Global Bond Fund 114.3684 9.98% 12.49% 109.392860 107.570619 30-Jun-10 106.5528 99.4177 CFAL Global Equity Fund 106.5528 4.75% 7.18% 100.779540 105.776543 30-Sep-10 ports, for instance, is probably midterm elections, with or with- 1.1318 1.0000 FG Financial Preferred Income Fund 1.1318 3.85% 5.22% 30-Sep-10 1.0969 1.0000 FG Financial Growth Fund 1.0969 2.71% 6.44% 30-Sep-10 dead. And the new Congress out divided government. 1.1320 1.0000 FG Financial Diversified Fund 1.1320 3.79% 5.71% 30-Sep-10 may resist continuing to extend Stocks of small companies 9.6938 9.1005 Royal Fidelity Bah Int'l Investment Fund Principal Protected TIGRS, Series 1 9.6938 3.77% 5.71% 30-Sep-10 benefits to the 6.1 million long- surge an average of about 46 11.2361 10.0000 Royal Fidelity Bah Int'l Investment Fund Principal Protected TIGRS, Series 2 10.5308 -2.23% 4.10% 30-Sep-10 term unemployed, at least with- percent in the year after a 10.0000 9.1708 Royal Fidelity Bah Int'l Investment Fund Principal Protected TIGRS, Series 3 9.4372 -5.63% -5.63% 31-Aug-10 out cutting the budget elsewhere. midterm election that gives one 7.9664 4.8105 Royal Fidelity Int'l Fund - Equities Sub Fund 7.8830 2.15% 6.29% 30-Sep-10 Federal Reserve Chairman party control of both Congress MARKET TERMS BISX ALL SHARE INDEX - 19 Dec 02 = 1,000.00 YIELD - last 12 month dividends divided by closing price Ben Bernanke has said lawmak- and the White House, Fidelity's 52wk-Hi - Highest closing price in last 52 weeks Bid $ - Buying price of Colina and Fidelity ers need to do more to jump- research found. That compares 52wk-Low - Lowest closing price in last 52 weeks Ask $ - Selling price of Colina and fidelity Previous Close - Previous day's weighted price for daily volume Last Price - Last traded over-the-counter price start the economy. Otherwise, with a gain of about 24 percent Today's Close - Current day's weighted price for daily volume Weekly Vol. - Trading volume of the prior week Change - Change in closing price from day to day EPS $ - A company's reported earnings per share for the last 12 mths more pressure will fall on the after the government is left Daily Vol. - Number of total shares traded today NAV - Net Asset Value DIV $ - Dividends per share paid in the last 12 months N/M - Not Meaningful Fed to find a way to help, Gard- divided. Large-company stocks P/E - Closing price divided by the last 12 month earnings FINDEX - The Fidelity Bahamas Stock Index. January 1, 1994 = 100 ner writes. But the Fed has perform about the same either (S) - 4-for-1 Stock Split - Effective Date 8/8/2007 (S1) - 3-for-1 Stock Split - Effective Date 7/11/2007 already pushed short-term inter- way. TO TRADE CALL: CFAL 242-502-7010 | ROYALFIDELITY 242-356-7764 | FG CAPITAL MARKETS 242-396-4000 | COLONIAL 242-502-7525 TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 9B WOMAN BODY AND MIND healthThe Tribune COB goes passionately pink for the cure! By ALESHA CADET " Celebrating this month Tribune Features Reporter has helped to bring even greater awareness of breast cancer to Bahamians and it N a passionate dis- allows us to celebrate and play of pink for honour those who have I“The Cure”, The valiantly fought against, but College of The lost their battle with cancer Bahamas (COB) held and those cancer survivors it's second annual who remind us of the won- Breast Cancer Aware- derful resilience of the human spirit." ness Day Event on There were several mem- Thursday, October 28 bers of the Surgical Suites to honor the late Sister Sister Breast Cancer Arlene Albury, former Support Group that shared COB Campus Life their stories, including Director. Andrea Sweeting, Sister The “Passionately Pink Sister President and a nine for the Cure”event took year breast cancer survivor, place on the college campus who says it meant a lot that around the Mini Bandshell the students came together where hundreds of students to show their support for were drawn in by the irre- breast cancer. sistible up tempo beats " It is a great opportunity rolled out by a skillful dee- for the students to get jay, together to show their The official opening start- tenacity and to be able to ed with a prayer by Craig share their strength with Bowe, President of the COB LIFE VALUE: Dr Earla Carey-Baines, the newly appointed President of The College of The Bahamas, everybody,” said Mrs Student Christian Move- applauded the efforts of the Passionately Pink for the Cure Student Committee and COB’s Campus Sweeting. She added, “Once ment, and just midway Life Department in coordinating the Second Annual COB Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Campus. we talk about this and make through the program, there it open, then we find we was an explosion of colour have others willing come with a stream of heart stop- forward and say they are ping youthful beauty, as also cancer survivors.” some thirty five COB stu- Six year breast cancer dents modeled an array of survivor and Sister Sister every shade of pink possi- Secretary, Helen Rolle, also ble, in the “Fashionably Pink spoke of her own challenges Fashion Show.” saying that she had had According to Peter almost twenty eight surg- Mitchell, the Assistant eries and God had been so Director of Campus Life at good to her that she had the College of The almost lost a leg and they Bahamas, the second COB thought she would not be Annual Breast Cancer able to walk, but on Friday Awareness Day was com- she was able to come out pletely organised by the stu- and speak to the students. dents. “It’s a student driven Thankful event out of the Campus Life Department, the stu- Additionally, seven year dents did it to create aware- breast cancer survivor, San- ness of breast cancer, the dra Ferguson-Rolle, a career need to take care of your nurse at the Princess Mar- health and body, and have garet Hospital for over thir- regular examinations, and MOTHER’S MEMORY: Kyle Albury, son of the late COB Campus Life Director, Arlene Wisdom ty nine years, noted that her for support systems to be in Albury, looks on as Breast Cancer survivor, Helen Rolle, Secretary for the Sister Sister Support breast cancer diagnosis was place,” he said. Group, and six year cancer survivor, shares her struggles as breast cancer survivor at the 2nd the most recent experience There was also an impres- Annual COB Breast Cancer Awareness Day. in a string of traumatic chal- sive list of speakers and lenges over the years and exciting performers that one she was thankful to have included Najie Dunn, DJ overcome. Counsellor and Christian “I’m a plane crash sur- Massive. vivor, I was dragged by a car and not injured…and infect- Good Advice ed by a baby on the ward and yet I’m here today Fashion show coordina- because of the grace and tor, moderator and cancer mercy of God,” said Mrs survivor, Evandaline Rolle. Forbes, urged students to Also there to lend his sup- refrain from smoking and port at the event was Pastor drinking, which she said Mario Moxey, Sr Pastor of contributed to her downfall Bahamas Harvest Church. and represent a continuous Mr Moxey led an amazing struggle. Prayer for the Cure towards Dr Earla Carey-Baines, the end of the program, cov- the newly appointed Presi- ering numerous prayer dent of The College of The requests submitted by stu- Bahamas, who acknowl- dents for their loved ones edged that Breast Cancer battling cancer. Pastor Mox- Awareness Month is a suc- ey, is a three-year cancer cess story. survivor having been diag- The COB President also nosed with a slow growing applauded the student Casenoid Tumor in 2007. CELEBRATING VICTORIES: Nurse Sandra Ferguson-Rolle shares her testimony of a life of bat- " I had great medical help members of the Passionate- tles and being miraculously spared and healed with COB students and administrators. ly Pink for the Cure Com- and I’m fully recovered mittee who had worked tire- today, but I know that a can- lessly with the Campus Life PASSION FOR cer diagnosis and treatment Department to host the pro- FASHION: Cancer can be a dark lonely road, gram to honour the late survivor and Mod- thanks to cancer support Arlene Albury, whose pic- erator of the Fash- groups such as Sister Sister ture was prominently dis- ionably Pink Fash- and awareness events such played on the platform at ion Show for the as this, there is growing sup- the event. Mrs Albury’s son, Cure Coordinator , port and understanding for Kyle Albury was also on Evandaline Forbes , loved ones through these hand to honour his moth- shared a gut- times,” he added. er’s memory. wrenching testimo- Following the ‘Prayer for " I decided to take this ny with COB stu- the Cure”, the second annu- time to come out to help to dents , about her al College of The Bahamas bring awareness to the diagnosis of stom- Breast Cancer Awareness young people that they ach cancer, urging Day ended with a string of should try to take preven- the students to performances by Frog Back, tative steps,” said Mr refrain from smok- Swifz Dance Crew, the Juice Albury, the nephew of both ing and alcohol Unit Dance Crew and former PLP Member of Par- which she said was Linelle Michelle, pink bal- liament for Delaporte, her downfall. loons were released and a Neville Wisdom and Cable vote of thanks was done by Bahamas TV Host, Keith Tika Penn, the President of Wisdom. the Sister Sister Collegiate Dr Carey Baines added: Chapter. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 10B, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 THE TRIBUNE WOMAN ‘Strut For Life’ By JEFFARAH GIBSON REACH foundation and the Sister n’t even have a sign on it at all. And Tribune Features Writer Sister Breast Cancer Group," said so we want to make women more Ms Garraway co-founder of Yode- aware of the signs of breast cancer or ENEVOLENCE is noth- phy Dance & Modelling Academy. cancer itself,” Ms Garrraway told ing new to Phyllis Gar- As many people have been com- Tribune Health. raway, Debbie Geear ing together to wage war against the B diseases, Ms Garraway said it is their Fundraiser Bethell and the Yodephy time to contribute and bring aware- Dance & Modelling Academy. ness to the issue. "My mother passed The walk-a-thon will take place It has always been their inclina- away from cancer which is one of on November 5-7 in Long Island. tion to increase the well being of the reasons I am so passionate about “All we want is the support from those living in the community. In this cause. Ms Bethell also has fam- the community, people can give the past they have done so by host- ily members who have passed away monetary donations or they can ing events that have benefited char- from cancer so this is as equally donate their products because this is itable organisations. They have important to her as it is to me. We for two great causes,” she said. donated much of their time to organ- are a small group and we are doing Yodephy (You, Deborah and ising fashion shows for the Heart our best to shine light on each of Phyllis) Dance & Modelling Acade- Ball, and have worked on numer- the diseases," she said. my was founded in 1990 by Deborah ous occasions with the Cancer Soci- With assistance from Sands Beer, Geear and Phyllis Garraway. The ety and other organisations. D’albenas Agency, Bahamasair, oth- academy now successfully accom- er entities and individuals, Ms Gar- modates over 400 students in mod- Walk-a-thon raway says that they will be well elling and dance. equipped to strut their way to a cure. Deborah and Phyllis have had suc- This week, the Yodephy oragni- The Yodephy academy is seeking cessful careers as both performers sation is hosting the "Strut For Life" to raise $20,000 which will be shared and instructors in fashion, model- 60 mile walk-a-thon in Long Island, equally between both organisations. ling, etiquette and dance including to benefit REACH, and the Sister They are encouraging the support ballet, modern and tap. Subse- Sister Breast Cancer Group. of the community as it will help in quently they have gained national "There are kids who have mothers their efforts to put cancer and autism and international awards for excel- that are suffering from breast cancer. to the fore front. lence. As well as offering classes, These kids also have siblings who “This is important to us because Yodephy provides entertainers, are autistic so we decided to host we want to make people more models, dancers, talent for promo- this walk-a-thon to benefit those aware. Too many times I have heard tions, conventions, bridal shows, or causes. The proceeds from the walk- stories of individuals who finding parties and has a variety of costumes CHARITABLE DIVAS: Deborah Geear & Phyllis Garraway, founders of Yodephy a-thon will be donated to the out they have cancer when they did- for all types of events. Dance & Modelling Academy. PAINFUL: Most severe trauma cases in pets Understanding involve alterca- tions with cars. Chiropractic Other common cases include By DR JACQUELINE those attacked by LIGHTBOURN other animals, those that have CHIROPRACTIC is a fallen or had health care profession that something fallen focuses on disorders of the on them, and sad- musculoskeletal system and ly, some cases the nervous system, and the involve foul play effects of these disorders on or malicious general health. intent. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuro- musculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches. Doctors of chiropractic practice a drug-free, hands- on approach to health care that includes patient exam- ination, diagnosis and treat- ment. The most important pro- cedure performed by doc- tors of chiropractic is known as a chiropractic adjust- ment. The purpose of an adjust- ment is to restore joint mobility by manually apply- of the dog with your chosen serious, life-threatening prob- variety of tests and proce- ing a controlled force into material and tie it fairly tight lems hours later. Symptoms dures to assess major organ joints that have become Trauma on top. Protecting yourself of internal haemorrhaging status after an injury. hypo mobile or restricted in By from an injured and fright- may include weakness, pale their movement as a result ened cat’s claw is not easy. gum colour, trouble breath- 5. INJURED PETS WILL of a tissue injury. THE summer is about over, DR BASIL Simply wrapping the injured ing or a bloated abdomen to Tissue injury can be our children are back in USUALLY NEED TO SEE SANDS cat in a heavy blanket or tow- name a few. A VETERINARIAN caused by a single traumat- school, the traffic jams are on ic event such as improper el will be effective and safe. If Whenever an animal sus- us again. lifting of a heavy object or the animal is not able to walk 3. INJURED PETS WILL tains a serious injury always Road rage is back, people just mean the difference through repetitive stresses or right themselves, damage COMMONLY HAVE have it evaluated immediate- have a lot of stress on their between life and death. such as sitting in an awk- to the back or spine is a real ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS. ly by a vet. minds. Below are some basic facts ward position with poor possibility. Broken bones are part of In the moment immediate- Having to pay school fees, we should always keep in spinal posture for an As with people, too much the picture in many severe ly following an injury inter- finding money for school uni- mind when dealing with a extended period of time. movement at this time can trauma cases, but more com- nal injury may not be exter- forms and books, low occu- severely injured animal. In either case, injured tis- worsen a spinal injury. In monly strained, torn and nally evident, or symptoms of pancy rates in the hotels, sues undergo physical and these cases try to gently slide bruised soft tissue (ligament, these injuries may not show reduced business/income for 1. INJURED PETS WILL chemical changes that can the pet onto a stretcher made tendons and muscles) are typ- up until hours or even days small businesses, local political COMMONLY BITE cause inflammation, pain, from a flat board or other ically the problem. later. The body has a remark- issues and rising crime levels – Upon discovering a pet and diminished function for rigid material. This will If the pet will allow it, try to able ability to “hold itself they all result in a lot of stress that has been severely injured the sufferer. Adjustments reduce the chance of aggra- immobilise the injured limb together” in the early and we as Bahamians need to our first impulse is to pick up of the affected joint and tis- vating the injury. to prevent further injury dur- moments after trauma, only slow down a bit while driving. or restrain the animal. sues restores mobility, ing transport. later does it begin to show Most severe trauma cases If injured and painful, the thereby alleviating pain and 2. INJURED PETS WILL A struggle with the pet to the real damage. It is recom- in pets involve altercations normally docile family pet muscle tightness and allow- COMMONLY BLEED apply a splint or wrap may mended that we keep patients with cars. Other common cas- may uncharacteristically bite ing tissues to heal. This bleeding may be visi- do more harm than good. in the hospital for observa- es include those attacked by anyone who tries to move or It is important to get your ble externally or it may be tion to ensure that everything other animals, those that have restrain it. spine checked for overall fallen or had something fallen internally and not initially evi- 4. INJURED PETS WILL is okay. If at all possible, an injured dent. If you see a bleeding optimum health. on them, and sadly, some cas- dog should have a muzzle COMMONLY HAVE wound, apply direct firm Luckily, most pets will nev- es involve foul play or mali- applied securely before try- INJURED ORGANS pressure with a clean cloth er experience a severe trau- cious intent. ing to move him. The liver, kidneys, bowels, • Dr Jacqueline Lightbourn is material, this will usually suf- matic event. For those unfor- Hopefully you and your pet A one to two-inch wide heart and lungs, urinary blad- a chiropractor at the Better fice until you can get the ani- tunate few that do, a well pre- will never have to deal with a strip of cloth, an old neck tie, der and central nervous sys- Back Chiropractic Centre on mal to your veterinarian. pared owner and timely vet- trauma situation, but under- or old nylon stockings work tem are all vulnerable to Cable Beach. Internal bleeding can be erinary care may enable them standing some basics of ani- well as make-shift muzzles. injury. For further questions call subtle initially but can create to live to tell about it. mal trauma medicine could Simply encircle the muzzle Your veterinarian will use a 327-4684. • Avoid extreme tempera- • Do not soak your feet in shoes and inserts, seamfree tures. Test water with your hot water socks, specialty lotions and Diabetes and your feet hands or elbow before creams, are available at spe- bathing. • Do not walk barefooted. cialty footwear stores or pedorthic facilities where there RECENT concerns have feel a foot injury. • If your feet feel cold at • Do not use chemical are staff, trained in foot pathol- indicated that diabetes is night, wear socks. agents for the removal of ogy and properly fitting shoes, increasing at an alarming By Poor Circulation - (blood corns and calluses or cut will help you make choices number in the Bahamas. BERNADETTE flow) can make it difficult to • Inspect the insides of your them; see your Podiatrist. that will support your foot care While diet and exercise are fight foot infection and to GIBSON shoes daily for foreign plan and accommodate any important, it is even more heal. objects, and rough areas. • Do not wear mended foot problems. important to know how it stockings and avoid stock- affects your feet. Many people Amputation - If the above • For dry feet, use diabetic ings with seams. with diabetes have mild to problems are not cared for, approved lotion. Apply this • Bernadette D. Gibson, a severe nerve damage. It is esti- and turn into ulcers (open amputation of a limb (toe, after bathing and drying • Do not use oils or cream Board Certified & licensed Pedor- mated that one in every four sores). foot or leg) may result. your feet. between your toes. thist, is the proprietor of Foot people with diabetes enters Solutions, a health and wellness the hospital for foot problems. Foot Ulcers - often occur on Recommendations for dia- • Shoes should be fitted by a • Do not wear sandals with franchise that focuses on foot Specific foot problems asso- the ball of the foot or at the betic footcare to avoid the foot care specialist and be thongs between the toes. care and proper shoe fit, located ciated with diabetes are cal- bottom of the big toe. above: comfortable at the time of in the Sandyport Plaza, Nassau. luses, ulcers, loss of feeling Neglecting an ulcer can purchase. • Do not cross your legs. Please direct any questions or (Neuropathy), poor circula- result in infection which can • Inspect your feet daily for This can cause pressure on comments to nassau@footsolu- tion and even amputation. lead to loss of a limb. blisters, cuts, and scratches. • See your family doctor the nerves and blood ves- tions.com or 327-FEET (3338). Always check between your regularly and be sure to sels. "The views expressed are Calluses - occur more often Neuropathy - or diabetic toes. have your feet examined at those of the author and does not and build up faster on the nerve damage can lessen each visit. These necessary precautions necessarily represent those of feet of people with diabetes. your ability to feel pain, heat • Wash your feet daily. Dry can reduce the risk of serious Foot Solutions Incorporated or If calluses are not trimmed, and cold. Loss of feeling carefully. • Do not smoke. foot conditions. Many prod- any of its subsidiary and/or affil- they get thick, break down means that you might not ucts such as diabetic approved iated companies. TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 11B WOMAN GREEN SCENE By Gardener Jack November NOVEMBER is a month lap slightly. With tomatoes, otherwise it remains effec- will reduce the damage. of promise in the vegetable this means sowing a second tive for a lengthy period of We do not experience garden. True, we may be crop when the first crop time. frosts in The Bahamas so we picking snap beans or cutting starts to flower, and so on. Avocado, citrus and can plant bulbs and rhizomes bok choi, but the main crops Peppers and eggplants will carambola are the fruits of and leave them in place all are still in their infancy or bear for the whole growing the season. Other fruit trees year round. When bulbs are adolescence. Now is the time season and do not have to that are not producing right put into the ground they may to make sure we keep the be sown successively. now could be pruned for respond immediately and crops coming. Heading cabbage should shape or to increase the size produce out-of-season Our autumn and winter be sown every 6 weeks while of the next crop. Sugar growth. Thereafter they will vegetables fall mainly into other members of the clan apples, soursop and other adapt and produce blossoms three categories: 60 day, 90- like cauliflower need a 4- members of the Annonas at the regular appointed day and 120-day crops. Snap week cycle. Broccoli is rather benefit from being pruned time. beans are 60-day, tomatoes complicated to calculate back quite severely as fruit Gingers are grown from 90-day, and pumpkins 120- because most varieties pro- are produced only on new rhizomes and give a tropical day crops. Most vegetables duce florets after the main growth. Mance wherever they are are 90-day despite what may flower head that can be We have entered the main grown. Even when gingers be printed on your seed picked for at least a month. growing season for annuals are not flowering, their packet. I think the seed pro- Cometh the crops, cometh and the choice we have is foliage is attractive. ducers use the world record the insects. Killing garden almost limitless as virtually Grass is still growing, but for seed to fruit for their insects with a pesticide is any annual does well during at a much slower rate than claims. With tomatoes you probably no more effective our late autumn and winter. in the summer months. We can usually add 30 days to than deterring them with We have to choose our sum- must bear in mind that lawns whatever the packet states. regular applications of a mer annuals very carefully benefit from being fertilised From now until April we soap solution. You can use a but at this time of year we even during the slow season. should be able to sow three commercial soap-based can indulge ourselves. An application of high nitro- or four separate crops of our spray like Safer’s or make It is a good idea to sprinkle gen fertiliser will keep the favourite vegetables, trying your own with mild liquid snail bait over the area where grass green and healthy. to make the time between soap – not detergent. After you sow annuals. The the crops as brief as possi- heavy rain the soap solution seedlings make a delicious ble. Ideally, we should over- will have to be re-applied, salad for snails and snail bait • [email protected] PURPLE POWER: Peppers and eggplants generally do not need to be re-sowed as they bear throughout the cool season. PRETTY IN PINK: Gingers of all varieties are an attractive addition to the cool season garden. LOVING RELATIONSHIPS Are secrets really lies? No matter how many peo- Whether it is interpreted as a have a problem with real inti- ple fill our lives, the reality is lie or a secret, almost macy. These are the very per- that we are our own constant becomes irrelevant because sons who have difficulties companion. In our minds, ultimately there was a desire committing to one person. conversations can last sec- By MAGGIE to mislead the person. No Getting close to one person onds, minutes and even hours BAIN matter what the motivation is requires exposure and vul- in a single day. behind being disingenuous, nerability, not only to pain Over time, we become an the end result is always dimin- but tenderness. The shield, expert at snatching those free ished trust. and pulling away protect one- tionships help shape our sense moments to switch into our The power of a secret for self from people who could of self. Feeling safe, secure private thoughts. We bounce many people has enormous ultimately hurt us. and protected builds an early ideas with 'the voice of rea- appeal. It goes back to early Being totally open and hon- sense of trust. Growing up, in son' and make conscious self-protection and an area of est does not come naturally this type of environment, choices based on these talks. their life that they can con- for many people. The idea allows people to feel com- At times, the cerebral debate trol, and is 'their own'. Some that we all have the right to fortable enough to open up picks up momentum and persons become so skillful privacy makes drawing and express themselves. This becomes even more intrusive. that it translates into their boundaries very confusing, is where we first start practic- Even when we play prosecu- professional life; which when but necessary for each cou- ing trust and honesty. tor and defense lawyer, we revealed, has far more devas- ple. The solution for many is Of course, few childhoods still manage to win the tating consequences. to come to an agreement over remain unscathed from dis- debate. We are unique, and It is not uncommon for what is relevant and of impor- appointing adults, and noth- yet so similar in our ability to people to seek secret affairs in tance to the relationship, and ing remains 'perfect'. Hope- justify our decisions and order to receive the energy therefore not to be concealed. fully, our own personal expe- behaviour. and excitement lacking within Once again, we see all paths rience has left us being able to There is no doubt that we their relationship or marriage. lead back to honesty and look at people objectively and all need what we want. We Secrets create a solution, a effective communication. not so distrustfully. Unfortu- make choices to benefit and momentary way out from a nately, there are those who fulfill our needs. Certainly, trapped or lack luster rela- have experienced such deep there may be times when we tionship. • Maggie Bain is an individual emotional pain that has sacrifice our primary needs The boost in energy pro- and couples relationship thera- resulted in a retreating within. for someone else, but gener- pels someone to become his pist. She is a registered nurse The deeper the wound the ally we are still looking to gain or her suppressed self. The and a certified clinical sex ther- more profound the self- something. Keeping the fine movement between the two apist. preservation. Protecting self balance between autonomy lives is then seen as the feasi- Listen to 'Love on the Rock' is learnt at an early age and and the fear of losing our- ble solution without 'rocking with Maggie Bain every Thurs- usually stays throughout life. selves, by giving too much, the boat'. Again, every action day 5pm-6pm on Island FM Sayings like, 'I didn't want may challenge any relation- can be justified. 102.9. For appointments call to hurt them' or 'they don't ship. It is not uncommon for 364-7230, e-mail relateba- need to know all the details' is We start becoming aware people who have grown up [email protected] or visit a way of deflecting from the of ourselves from an early telling lies to get themselves www.relatebahamas.blogspot. instinct to protect one self. age, and our primary rela- out of any situation, to then com TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 SECTION B • HEALTH: Body and mind Bootie-licious Photos John’s Department Store/ By JEFFARAH GIBSON As fashion evolves, designers around. er. It is best to wear the ones Tribune Features Writer are becoming more and more “Booties like I call them are that flatters the leg,” she said. creative with footwear. The very popular. There are open She said this trend will be in T doesn’t matter that boots for this season have a dis- toe or peep toe booties and for a few season in a number of the Bahamas doesn’t tinctive style and can add an closed toe booties. They are colors and fabrics as well. have extremely cold extra edge to any ensemble. popular in fabrics like suede, “The fabric that we see I Booties are becoming more leather and are most favored in emerging is animal prints. The weather during the fall and more popular and knee colours like grey, purple, black, most favored print is the leop- and winter seasons, boots high boots, and thigh high boots red, and blue. Booties can be ard. We also see some people are still in and Bahamian are close behind. worn with almost anything. who are bit more adventurous fashionistas insist on According to the online fash- Women wear them with skinny and choose colours like red. wearing them. ion magazine www.fashionis- jeans, leggings, skirts, and However the staples like black “Despite the fact that our ing.com over the knee boots are shorts,” said a spokesperson of and brown will always be in,” weather isn’t extremely cold, getting higher and higher. “Yes, John’s Department store. she said. women love fashion and they over-the-knee boots are back Closed toe booties can also move towards the trends. And with a vengeance but this be appropriate work attire. Thigh High because we are so close to the 2009/2010 shoe trend won't stop Maybe thigh high boots United States we tend to pick there. In fact, the top of your Knee High scream sex. However that hasn’t HIGH-TOP up most of the trends that we boots will be going much higher: Knee High boots are dubbed stop a few from rocking those FASHION: see on television and in the fash- Thigh-high boots are going one of the most flattering leg warmers with mini skirts or Booties, ion magazines,” said Shavan mainstream,” the website stated. footwear this season, simply shorts. And although they are knee high, Ferguson manager at Catch 22 because they are stylish and the least preferred, some fash- and thigh in the Mall at Marathon. Booties have a slimming effect. Addi- ionistas have found a way to high boots Boots have and will The cross between shoes and tionally if you have flaw on your rock the look without looking are favored always be a fall/ winter sea- boots -booties this season are legs you can throw on a pair of too promiscuous. more and son classic. And if you got adorned with multi toned studs, knee high boots to hide that “No much people can actual- more by a glimpse of maybe an luxurious suede, buckles, patent blemish. ly wear thigh high boots because fashionistas Elle Girl magazine or leather, and other embellish- Ms Ferguson suggests any- it is usually teamed up with every fall/ a Seventeen magazine ment. Booties range from chic, thing that does not cut the leg in short skirts. So people tend to winter fashion you would see this to to retro and trendy styles and half. “You don’t want to wear wear the knee high ones semester. be true. have become the most popular boots that would cut the leg in instead,” said the John’s out of the three this time half or make the leg look short- spokesperson. favor,” she said. “First, there is fate. It’s a true saying that Miss Bahamas advances to Miss World Finals no one can stop what God has in store for you, and we believe it was simply in her number was once again cut to destiny to do well. Braneka Bassett ends 18 year drought a Top 5, with Misses “Secondly, there is the fact Venezuela, Botswana, United that she is an incredibly beau- at World’s Largest Beauty Pageant States, Ireland and China tak- tiful, genuine, humble person ing one step closer to the who is equally beautiful on in crown. Miss World 2009 the inside as she is on the out- NASSAU, BAHAMAS earlier had landed in the semi- France Kaiane Aldorino then made side. I am sure those qualities (MBO) October 30, 2010 – It finals of the Swimsuit fast Bahamas her final appearance as Miss helped her to stand out in the was an historic night for both track competition, was one of Colombia World before the announce- crowd. However, the third part the Miss World Organization 20 finalists selected by the Russia ment of the queen and her of the equation is just as and Miss Bahamas. For only judges – a panel made up Thailand court. Finishing 3rd was Miss important… and I dare say the second time in the 60 year mostly of former Miss World South Africa Venezuela, 2nd was Botswana, even more so, and that is the history of the international title holders and Miss World Mongolia and Miss United States was fact that she was so well pageant, a woman from the Organization chairman Julia French Polynesia announced as the 2010 Miss coached, groomed and pre- Islands of The Bahamas Morley. The other five who Scotland World winner. pared for the competition. advanced to the finals of the rounded out the Top 25 were Venezuela “The Miss Bahamas Orga- These go hand in hand if you world’s oldest and largest winners of the fast track com- Namibia nization® is so very proud of want to achieve success and beauty competition. petitions: Swimsuit – Miss Italy Braneka Bassett Braneka’s accomplishment”, now that she has done so well, After months of prepara- Puerto Rico; Sportswoman – United States says MBO president Michelle we are hopeful that we will tion and weeks of competi- Miss Northern Ireland; Top Germany mer participant in the Oxygen Malcolm. “It was a long and begin to receive more support tion, Braneka Bassett has fol- Model – Miss Norway; Talent China reality series The Janice Dick- sometimes bumpy road to get for the latter.” lowed in the footsteps of Jody – Miss Ireland; and Beauty Botswana inson Modeling Agency. She there, but the end result has The Miss Bahamas Organi- Barbara Weech who in 1992 with a Purpose – Miss Kenya. captured the title of Miss made it all worthwhile.” Miss sation is especially proud of advanced to the finals of the Over a billion people Bahamas in May at the The field was then narrowed Malcolm wished to thank all Braneka’s accomplishments, Miss World competition. watched world wide as the Atlantis Resort on Paradise down to the Top 7, with Miss- of the sponsors who made it as this is the first time in the Braneka’s feat was especially names of the top 20 were Island. She is a native of es Ireland, Venezuela, China, possible for Braneka to com- history of local pageantry that impressive when one consid- called: Freeport, Grand Bahama. Italy, Norway, United States, pete at such a high level, say- one young lady has represent- ers that this was the largest Braneka returned to the and Botswana advancing. ing she could not have done it ed The Bahamas at both Miss grouping of global beauties Paraguay capital yesterday afternoon Each young lady was given 30 without them. “I believe there Word and Miss Universe, held ever to compete at the St Lucia and was officially welcomed seconds to talk about them- are three parts of the equation this past summer in Las Vegas, pageant – 115 in total. Netherlands at the Lynden Pindling Inter- selves and speak about her which worked in Braneka’s Nevada. Braneka is also a for- Braneka, who several days Canada experience in China. The national Airport. C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE PAGE 12 Brady, Patriots beat up on Favre and Vikings... See page 14 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 PAGES 13-15 • International sports news Catholic Archdiocesan Primary Schools basketball tournament Strikers’ perfect record! By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter [email protected] St Cecilia’s 34-21 victory over St Bede’s Crushers at home he St Cecilia’s champions St Bede’s Crush- f Strikers are f ers. a t unbeaten early s Ingraham had a game-high e in the Catholic 17 points and was the lone n u Archdiocesan b player in double figures en i r Primary Schools basketball T T route to the 13-point win. / tournament, and have estab- e They are now 3-0. k r lished themselves as an early a Glenford Ferguson and l C contender for the title. Khobe McKey finished with m Yesterday, led by prolific four points apiece while i scorer Ivone Ingraham, the Charles Rahming finished T Strikers kept their record with three. unblemished with a 34-21 win The Strikers began the at home over the defending game on a 6-0 run with Ingra- ham the catalyst early on for each play. He opened the game with a fastbreak layup, dished an assist to Daunte SPORTS Stuart, and followed with a baseline jumper on the ensu- ing possession. Carl Rahming halted the INBRIEF run for the Strikers and placed the Crushers on the scoreboard just before the end of the first quarter as St VOLLEYBALL Cecilia led 8-2. NPVA ACTION The Strikers second unit scored first to open a 10-2 THE New Providence lead on a jumper by McKey. Volleyball Association The Crushers regrouped to (NPSA) continued regu- come within four points (10-6) lar season action at D W but a rebound and putback Davis Gymnasium on Sun- by Ferguson stopped the run day. and gave the Strikers a 12-6 In the first match, the lead and they led 16-8 at the Lady Techs won over the half. COB Caribs in four sets Ingraham opened the third 25-14, 32-30, 18-25 and 25- with a basket and the Strikers 23. Rochelle Henfield outscored the Crushers 8-4, scored 11 points in the to take a 24-11 lead into the win, Jacintha Clarke fourth quarter. He continued secured 9 points for the his scoring flurry in the fourth, Caribs. again opening the quarter In men's action, the Sco- with a score. tia Defenders defeated Ingraham followed with an DaBasement Crimestop- assist to McKey, and stole the pers in another four set- ball at halfcourt to follow with ter, 28-26, 20-25, 25-17 and a layup to give his team a 30- 25-21. Jamaal Ferguson 12 lead. led all scorers with 17 Ferguson gave the Strikers points to secure the win, a 20-point lead, their largest while Muller Petit scored of the game, with a 32-12 lead 16 in a losing effort. on the ensuing possession. The NPSA is slated to Michael Brennen and Blaze continue play 7:30pm Darling led the Crushers with Wednesday with another five points apiece. Nakario double header. Russell finished with four points and Antoine Gibson SOFTBALL finished with three. BSC RESUME Wednesday’s schedule fea- LEAGUE PLAY tures Our Lady’s visiting ON Saturday, starting at Xaviers, while St Francis and 10am, the BSC is all set to Joseph’s are expected to trav- SCORING LEADER: St Cecilia’s Strikers’ Ivone Ingraham goes for a layup yesterday. The Strikers have a perfect 3-0 record after defeating resume its 2010 Rev Dr el to face St Bede’s. the defending champions St Bede’s Crushers 34-21 at home. Ingraham scored a game-high 17 points. Anthony Carroll Softball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex after taking a two-week break with a series of games Shutouts highlight day 1 of Temple Christian tourney scheduled on three differ- ent fields. By BRENT STUBBS offence.” them to get better.” Here's a look at the Senior Sports Reporter Stubbs ended up with 12, while Cur- schedule: BASKETBALL [email protected] ry and Hanna both had seven. Alexan- Mt Carmel 8, St Anne’s 0 Field one dria Reckley, Gwendolyn Basden and After losing their first game, Mt 10am Temple Fellow- THREE shutouts and three routs ond half with three of their five points. Adiyah Gray all had two in the loss. Carmel picked up their intensity as ship vs Transfiguration highlighted day one of the first Temple lightning struck twice for St Anne’s (19) Christian Elementary Boys and Girls Freedom Academy 9, Mt Carmel 4 Carlton E Francis 4, Centreville 0 with their second shutout on the day. 11am – Faith United vs Basketball Tournament. Chelly Australe was a one-woman In what turned out to be a defensive “I felt our girls could have won the Transfiguration (Co-ed) The Bahamas Gold Trading week- wrecking crew as she did everything battle, Lauren King and Tanea Bow- first one. Maybe it was the jitters,” Noon – Temple Fellow- long tournament got underway yes- possible to secure the win, including leg came through with a basket each said Mt Carmel’s coach Yves Pierre. ship vs Transfiguration terday at Temple Christian with Yel- scoring all nine points for Freedom to help pull off the win. “As they play, they will get better. (Men) low Elder blanking the St Anne’s Academy. She got two consecutive This is like the pre-season for us. This 1pm – Transfiguration Bluewaves 8-0, while Carlton E Fran- lay-ups to open a 4-0 lead before they Freedom Academy 12, is a good gauge to see where we are.” vs Temple Fellowship (Co- cis got a 4-0 victory over Centreville held a 4-2 advantage at the half. In Yellow Elder 6 Anya Moss poured in all six of her ed) and Mt Carmel won 8-0 over St the second half, Australe produced After taking a quick 5-0 lead, Free- points in the first half and Dorica 2pm – Transfiguration Anne’s. the final five points. Dorica Christo- dom Academy had to hold on in the Christopher scored the lone basket in vs Macedonia (Men) Also, Freedom Academy knocked pher and Anya Moss both had two first half as Yellow Elder came back the second half to seal the win in the Field two off Mt Carmel 9-4, Temple Christian points in the loss. for a 7-4 deficit. final game played on day one. 10am – Faith United vs pounded St John’s 26-7 and Freedom But in the second half, Australe Macedonia (19) Academy doubled up Yellow Elder Temple Christian 26, St John’s 7 managed to break loose of the double SCHEDULE 11am – Macedonia vs 12-6. In what turned out to be the most team and she was able to get two of THE Temple Christian Elementary Salem (Co-ed) “All of the games were exciting,” lop-sided decision of the day, Temple her team-mates, Trinay Sands and Jes- Basketball Tournament is scheduled Noon – Zion vs Mace- said tournament director Keno Christian opened a 10-0 lead as sica Joseph, in the offensive flow as to continue today at Temple Christian donia (Men) Demeritte. “This is the type of atmos- Dashae Stubbs canned six of their they took their second victory. Auditorium with the following games 1pm – Calvary Deliver- phere that we wanted to create points. “We lost a lot of players from last on tap: ance vs Zion Men) because there isn’t enough games out But after St John’s rallied to cut the year’s team, so we are just trying to get 3:30pm – Temple Christian vs Carl- 2pm – Golden Gates vs there for us to play in. So the more deficit to 14-3 at the half, they man- back to that level,” said Freedom ton E Francis (G) Salem (Men) games we can play, we should see the aged to take advantage of Temple Academy’s coach Stephen 4pm – St John’s vs Centreville (G) Field three improvement as we move on.” Christian’s bench to come within sev- Smith. “We just need Chelly to con- 4:30pm – Yellow Elder vs Mt 10am – Jordan Prince en, 14-7. tinue to play well and we will be Carmel (G) Williams vs St John's (19) Here’s a summary of the games That forced coach Demeritte to okay.” 5pm – Freedom Academy vs St 11am – St Paul's vs St played: bring his starters back into the game Australe finished with eight and Anne’s (G) John's (Co-ed) Yellow Elder 8, St Anne’s 0 and led by China Curry and Tiffany both Sands and Joseph added two in 5:30pm – Centreville vs Temple Noon – Jordan Prince St Anne’s didn’t have any answer Hanna, they used a full court trap the win. Dorica Lubein had four and Christian (G) Williams vs Faith United for Yellow Elder’s 1-2 punch of Tavia defence and they widened their lead. Tavante Roker two in the loss. 6pm – St John’s vs Carlton E Fran- (19) Braynan and Tavante Rolle as they “The team looked pretty good. “They’re learning. The girls are cis (G) 1pm – Salem vs Faith scored four points apiece. There’s just some small things that we coming along,” said Yellow Elder’s 6:30pm – Mt Carmel vs Palmdale United (Co-ed) Rolle got Yellow Elder started with have to work on,” Demeritte said. coach Cardinal Moncur. “We don’t (B) 2pm – Faith United vs two of their three points in the first “They have to get tighter on their have a lot of people with experience, 7pm – Freedom Academy vs Tem- St Paul's (Co-ed) half and Braynan took over in the sec- defence, but they played very well on but this tournament will only help ple Christian (B) TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM