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BAHAMIANS wishing to go to the 2012 Olympic Games could see their tick- ets swiped by desperate fans trying to exploit the system. Officials from the Bahamas’ authorised ticket reseller, Cartan Tours, said found dead in water it is “impossible” to catch SEE page eight Mystery over grizzly find at Prince George Wharf

POLICE are probing the Skippings at the scene. mysterious deaths of a paja- She added that officers ma-clad girl and a woman have very little leads into the believed to be her mother incident. who were found floating in "We have very little infor- the harbour at Prince George mation we're going on. We Wharf yesterday. are in the preliminary stages Officers at the scene said in our investigation but hope- the causes of death were not fully by later on today we obvious nor were they certain should be able to say a little of the relationship between bit more regarding this inci- the two, but a well-placed dent." source within the Royal Police and officers from the Bahamas Police Force told Royal Bahamas Defence The Tribune they are mother Force were called to the scene and daughter. at the harbour behind the The source added that Elizabeth on Bay plaza at while police did not have an 7.30am yesterday. official cause of death, offi- A handful of tourists and cers were investigating the onlookers gathered at scene possibility of a murder, sui- watching quietly as morticians cide. placed the bodies into two The child, who police sus- hearses. pect is between seven to 10 Last night, officers from the years old, was wearing paja- Central Detective Unit were mas. The adult female, who combing through missing per- Felipé Major /Tribune staff appeared to be in her late 20s sons reports in an effort to or early 30s, was found in match them with the bodies ABOVE: Sergeant Skippings at Prince George Wharf yesterday after the two bodies were discovered in the harbour. black tights and a white tank found yesterday, according top. Superintendent Clayton Fer- RIGHT: Police Harbour Patrol on the waters around Prince George Wharf There were no visible nander at the Central Detec- injuries on either of them. tive Unit. "The bodies were retrieved Last night he said no fami- MARSH HARBOUR CLINIC DESMOND BANNISTER SPEAKS OUT from the water without any lies had contacted authorities CAT ISLAND HURRICANE injuries," said Press Liaison NURSES WALK OFF JOB DUE MINISTER HITS BACK AT PLP Officer Sergeant Chrislyn SEE page eight RELIEF EFFORTS GET MOVING TO ‘UNSANITARY CONDITIONS’ HUMANITARIAN efforts to By SANCHESKA BROWN MPS’ PROMISE TO DOUBLE donate $25,000 worth of hurricane EDUCATION BUDGET relief supplies to people in Cat Island THE MARSH Harbour clinic in Aba- By CELESTE NIXON – thwarted by local red-tape – eventu- co suspended health services yesterday Tribune Staff Reporter ally started to move ahead late yester- after the nursing and line staff walked off [email protected] day when the supplies were taken from the job due to “unsanitary conditions.” the ship’s flatbeds to a shed ready for The nurses say they are on strike and EDUCATION Minister Desmond distribution. They had been locked will continue to strike until the govern- Bannister threw cold water on two PLP down at the Smith’s Bay dock for four ment takes them seriously. They claim MPs’ promise to double the education days. they are working in conditions not fit for budget – asking them to explain where Donors waiting to receive the goods animals, having to endure the scorching the money would come from. and locals willing to assist were told heat and lack of resources day after day. In a joint press statement issued by the One nurse who wanted to remain the supplies would be released for dis- PLP yesterday the opposition party said tribution today. anonymous said they are fed up with they plan to broaden education, announc- being left in the heat and treated like sec- ing they would double the current $200 Local government officials had ond-class citizens. million education budget during their refused to release the emergency sup- She said: “We are protesting the con- next term in office. plies nearly two weeks after the storm. ditions at the Marsh Harbour Govern- “We in the PLP have pledged to dou- Roofing materials amounting to two ment Clinic. We will no longer work like ble the size of the education budget in trailers full have been exposed to dam- SEE page eight SEE page eight SEE page eight

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THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS 11 ARRESTED IN SWEEP OF CARMICHAEL ROAD POLICE arrested eight men PLPS: FAILURE TO COMPLETE ROAD WORKS IN and three boys during a sweep of the Carmichael Road area yes- terday. The suspects, who were said to be residents of the area, were detained for questioning in TIMEBy CELESTE NIXON MAY PUT“We express STUDENTS our concern about the on our roads, AT mass inconvenience RISK to the connection with a variety of cas- Tribune Staff Reporter state of readiness of the road in front of public, threats to the safety of pedestrians es, including armed robbery, [email protected] the school and the accessibility of the and motorists alike, and economic dis- housebreaking, damage and school during what appeared to us to be aster for merchants everywhere the pro- arson. THE OPPOSITION has questioned a heavy construction period. gramme has been taking place”. The operation, conducted by whether road conditions are safe for stu- “The government's road improvement Mr Mitchell said he wanted to draw officers of the Southwestern dents at the launch of the new school programme administration did not ful- special attention to the grounds at Sandi- Division, began at 10pm Mon- year. fill its promise which was to ensure that lands Primary School, which he claims day and ended at 4am yesterday. A joint statement issued by Fox Hill by the time school opened the road were not ready for the first day of school In other crime-related mat- MP Fred Mitchell, Elizabeth MP Ryan would in fact be fixed,” said the state- as there was still construction work going ters, Central Division officers cit- Pinder and PLP candidate for St Anne’s ment. The PLP said the children return- on, refuse needed to be collected, and FRED MITCHELL RYAN PINDER ed 31 drivers for various traffic William Nottage said the government’s ing to school this week met with numer- debris from Hurricane Irene had yet to be students, he said. infractions, and arrested one per- failure to complete road works in time for ous road closures, a lack of street signs, removed. The Fox Hill MP said while “Teachers in Sandilands are slowed son who had an outstanding war- the first week of school as promised, may unpaved roads, misinformation and the walls were built higher over the sum- down because too many students are rant on Monday. be putting students at risk. blocked entrances. mer break, the campus is “still too open coming into grade one without the req- Sgt Chrislyn Skippings said: Yesterday, the PLP trio said, they In particular, the statement said, chil- to strangers wandering in the school yard uisite basic skills for a grade one stu- “Police officers throughout the observed the first day of school at Doris dren came into close proximity with trac- without proper checks being possible by dent,” Mr Mitchell said, adding that these Bahamas took to the streets Johnson Senior School on Prince Charles tors that were in full operation – possibly the security staff”. include “the ability to write their names, ensuring that the back-to-school Drive, and got the impression that safety creating a dangerous situation. He added that the lack of pre-schools count and identify letters”. experience, for new and return- hazards as a result of the road infra- According to the PLP, the road condi- in the eastern area of New Providence is There were plans on the table for ing students went without inci- structure project should have been tions are “symptomatic of the misman- setting students back. expansion of the Sandilands property, dent. The officers of the Central addressed before the new school term agement of this so called road improve- Although Thelma Gibson Primary has which have yet to be realised by the FNM Division are encouraging mem- began. ment programme which has led to chaos a pre-chool, it can only accommodate 40 government, Mr Mitchell added. bers of the public to abide by all laws and to work with the police in making the Bahamas a safer VINCENT PEET SPEAKS OUT AFTER TOUR OF SCHOOLS place for all.” Police have asked drivers to adhere to the following safety MP: INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIENCIES, LACK OF INSTRUCTORS IN NORTH ANDROS SCHOOLS tips: By TANEKA THOMPSON parents of students attending the "I was very unhappy to see ment. • Slow down and be alert, Deputy Chief Reporter Lowe Sound Primary School are that the trailers have not been "The ministry determined that especially in school zones and [email protected] most unhappy with the condi- tiled. I have immediately put we would not hire those persons residential areas tions that exist at this school and persons to work to ensure that and immediately decided to seek • Watch for children at inter- A TOUR of schools in North the minister, and the government the tiling is done within the first out new specialist teachers who sections and near the edge of the Andros ahead of the beginning must take responsibility for this three days of school and I will will go (there) shortly." street – especially in the morning of the new school term revealed failure. require the officers who are As for Mr Peet's claims that and after school hours. deficiencies in infrastructure and "As of Monday, there was responsible for supervising this there are a lack of supplies at • Take extra care when enter- a lack of instructors, member of staff shortage at Lowe Sound work to provide appropriate Staniel Creek Primary School, ing or exiting driveways of parliament Vincent Peet Primary School and North explanations (for why it was not the education minister said: homes businesses claimed. Andros High School. done earlier)." "That is a vicious fabrication by • Beware children running out Portions of Lowe Sound Pri- "When I visited Stanyard As for a teacher shortage on Mr Peet and he ought to know from between parked cars mary School are unfit for stu- Creek Primary School I was the island, he explained that two better." • Be careful when driving dents and there is not enough advised by the staff that there teachers declined a placement Mr Bannister added that dur- behind a bus or approaching a teaching staff on the island, are no supplies available at the in North Andros but replace- ing a recent tour of North bus stop, especially in school alleged Mr Peet, who also rep- school. Hence, the teachers and ments will be headed there soon. Andros he inspected all nine zones resents the Berry Islands. staff members had nothing to "Mr Peet well knows that dur- public schools and saw out- • Limit use of cell phones He also said staff at Stanyard work with," said the former Cab- ing the first few days of school a standing work by education offi- while driving to avoid being dis- Creek Primary School claimed inet minister. number of teachers have to trav- cials there. tracted there are a lack of supplies there. VINCENT PEET When contacted for comment el to get to their assignments. In "I visited all of the schools in yesterday, Education Minister the case of North Andros there my constituency and can con- trailers at Lowe Sound Primary Desmond Bannister confirmed was an additional concern – as firm that while most of them are School need to be retiled and that trailers at Lowe Sound Pri- many as two teachers who were functioning and are in good con- the retiling did not commence mary need to be tiled. assigned to North Andros failed dition the Lowe Sound Primary until Sunday evening. He said he immediately called or declined to take up the assign- School is not ready to accom- "One trailer is completely for the tiling to be done, once modate the students. untouched and work on the oth- the problem was brought to his "In fact, the floors of the two er is incomplete. The staff and attention.

By2012 NOELLE OLYMPIC NICOLLS GAMES PACKAGEScase-by-case basis. SLOW Since word SELLING spread about the Tribune Staff Reporter cost of the packages, she said calls have decreased, [email protected] so it has not caused a problem. Travel agents are only allowed to sell travel THE high interest in the 2012 Olympic Games packages, which include event tickets, hotel accom- has not translated into ticket sales for accredited modation, transportation and tours in the host travel agents working with the Bahamas Olympic country. The packages are set by the Bahamas’ Committee. authorised ticket resellers, Cartan Tours. They Travel agents accredited with the BOC say the are the official ticket agent of the BOC. high cost of travel packages is to blame. Pack- In June, representatives from Cartan Tours met ages range from $5,000 to $25,000, depending on with local travel agents to partner with interested the length of stay and type of tickets. vendors and explain the packages to them. After the BOC’s June advertising blitz, travel Shortly after, the BOC announced Profession- agents say they received “a lot of calls” from inter- al Travel, World Executive Travel and Tours, and ested Bahamians. However, few calls resulted in First Class Travel and Tours as the accredited sales, because “most people found it to be very travel agencies. expensive.” “What we have done is we have invited the top Some of the agents suggested the accreditation brass from Cartan Tours to come down here, who process was not thorough, as they have not heard could really make decisions on behalf of that com- from the BOC since the June introductory meet- pany. When they leave from here, everything will ing. be clear. Everything will be set right,” said Welling- “We were surprised when they placed our ton Miller, BOC president, after the initial meet- names on the advertisements, because they had ing. not sent us all of the information. We met with Executives at Cartan Tours said they “did not them, but we were still waiting on them to send us realise there was some confusion with the travel something official,” said one accredited travel agencies and the national association.” agent. Another travel agent said she did not have Bahamians who want to purchase individual all of the information, but she was getting by on a tickets should go directly to Cartan Tours.

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EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. EDITOR, The Tribune. public. The Commission Publisher/Editor 1972- would include two mem- Nassau Guardian Editori- LETTERS bers of parliament appoint- Published Daily Monday to Saturday al of August 31, 2011. [email protected] ed on the advice of the Captioned: “Keep cutting Prime Minister and one Shirley Street, P.O. Box N-3207, Nassau, Bahamas parliamentary seats” member appointed on the Insurance Management Building., P.O. F-485, Freeport, Grand Bahama eight members of parlia- advice of the leader of the ONCE again I have been ment would cost. What is opposition. The prime min- TELEPHONES provided cause for disap- particularly galling is that ister is provided the oppor- S witchboard (News, Circulation and Advertising) 322-1986 pointment with the print there remains four so tunity, by the constitution, Advertising Manager - (242) 502-2352 media – a medium which called ministers of state to make changes to the Circulation Department - (242) 502-2386 provides some great mate- working in four ministries commission’s report before Nassau Fax: - (242) 328-2398 rial but, all too often, res- which already have minis- bringing the report to the Freeport, Grand Bahama: 1-(242)-352-6608 onates with drivel. Your ters with job titles. House of Assembly. Take I know that they were Freeport fax: (242) 352-9348 paper’s editorial (The Nas- him to task for this breach sau Guardian) of August supposed to be “appren- rather than compliment 31, 2011 captioned “Keep tices” with “real” ministers him. WEBSITE cutting parliamentary until they were able to I support an independent w ww.tribune242.com – updated daily at 2pm seats” was one of those. learn the job – so far only electoral commission which The writer missed the point one “apprentice” has been will set constituency and the great difficulty fac- given a real job! This is a boundaries and be respon- ing us in The Bahamas. clear case of the proverbial sible for conducting elec- Calif. lawmakers pass bill banning shark-fin trade It really does not matter “jobs for the boys.” tions. if we have 38 seats And speaking of mem- Then the prime minister SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's However, Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Fran- (presently required as a bers of parliament, it is and anyone else would be Legislature sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill cisco, cited a recent National Marine Fish- minimum by the constitu- insulting to the supposed free to ruminate at seeking to ban the sale, trade or possession of eries Service report to Congress estimating tion) or 49 (the number impartiality of the Hon- any time because the deci- shark fins on Tuesday, over the objections of that imports and exports of shark fins from contested at the 1992 elec- ourable Speaker of the sions would not rest with two senators who called the measure racist the entire United States last year were a frac- tion) or even more. House of Assembly and them. because the fins are used in a soup considered tion of 1 per cent of the worldwide market. What matters is what is the Justice of the Supreme Just because it is a prime a delicacy in some Asian cultures. "This bill doesn't do anything for finning, Court who serve as Chair- The bill has split the Asian delegation in because the federal government has already expected of members of minister who speaks it does the Legislature. It was introduced by Assem- taken care of the problem," he argued. parliament and the capaci- man and Deputy Chair- not mean that it is not dri- blyman Paul Fong, D-Cupertino, and was Yee also objected to a second cleanup ty to produce as required man, respectively, of the vel. supported by Sen. Carol Liu, D-Pasadena, bill, also passed by the Senate on Tuesday, by the electorate. constitutionally mandated Thank you for your kind who said it is needed to protect endangered that makes it clear that sport fishermen who The Bahamas could do Boundaries Commission, courtesies. shark species. catch a shark can still eat the fin or have the quite well with less than to have the prime minister Others disagreed. Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Tor- shark stuffed and mounted as a trophy. two dozen members in a publicly ruminating on the rance, noted that the bill would ban only "If you happen to be Chinese-American unicameral parliament with numbers before the Com- PHILIP P SMITH part of the shark while permitting the con- and you're not the fisherman, you can't have six or seven ministers – mission is able to consider Nassau, tinued consumption of shark skin or steaks. the shark fin," Yee said. and receive input from the "This bill goes out of its way to be dis- "It sends a very bad message, not only to provided they were able September 2, 2011. criminatory," Lieu said. "They single out us here in California but throughout the rest and dedicated. one cultural practice." of the world, that discrimination against Chi- The present parliament Critics of the practice, which already is nese-Americans is OK," Yee told senators has too many ministers and restricted in U.S. waters, estimate that fish- moments later. "We shouldn't have to members who just do not Answering the complainers ermen kill 73 million sharks each year for defend our culture any more than you others measure up to a reasonable their fins. They said it is particularly cruel should defend your culture, because we ought standard. EDITOR, The Tribune. because the wounded sharks often are to be respectful of each others' culture." There is a real job that returned to the ocean to die after their fins The cleanup language in AB853 says that members of parliament I WANT to tell Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and are removed. while the finning ban would take effect Jan. his colleagues not to be discouraged by those who com- The fins can sell for $600 a pound, and the 1, 2012, those who have existing stocks of could do working for and with the people who elect- plain and whine while progress is being made. soup can cost $80 a bowl. shark fin then could continue selling it for one Some people will oppose progress and later, when they Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, who year. It also clarifies that the ban would not ed them but it does require some talent; an apprecia- see the benefits of it, all they do is wipe their mouths and carried AB376 in the Senate, said California affect stuffing and mounting of sharks, nor utter not a word of apology for resisting in the first place. has the highest demand for the fins outside the donation of fins to research or medical tion of the world around It has always been so. Asia. She cited estimates that 85 per cent of institutions. us; an appreciation of dried shark fin imports to the United States The cleanup bill passed on a 28-8 roll call, When travel and shipment of goods by rail started early national realities; a social in the 19th century there were complainers. Some people come through California, giving the bill an but goes back to the Assembly for a final justice commitment; love impact beyond efforts to restrict the prac- vote on the amendments. who operated stagecoach and canal transportation resisted and respect for the citizen- because they realized what the new thing would do to tice in the U.S. and abroad. Passage of the bills drew praise from the ry; among other capacities. "It's our market here that drives the Humane Society of the United States and their business. Some people didn't want the iron horse slaughter," Kehoe said. "We are an importer Humane Society International, along with Another cause for great anywhere near their towns. and a broker worldwide." the environmental group Oceana. concern is that the present But those who had vision welcomed the new technolo- The proposed ban has been supported by Brown spokesman Evan Westrup said the cabinet numbers seventeen gy and learned how to benefit from it. Today the stage- celebrities including actress Bo Derek and governor has not taken a position on the ministers (and, there is one coach is long gone and the railroad has brought enormous retired NBA centre Yao Ming. The state bills. junior minister), even development and wealth to many countries, cities and Senate approved the bill on a 25-9 vote. In July the Bahamas announced a ban on though the constitution towns. It drew rare support from both conserva- shark fishing, making this country one of the only requires nine minis- Admittedly, nobody will come right out and say they tive Republicans and liberal Democrats dur- few locations in the world where there is a ters including the prime are against the massive infrastructural work being under- ing a lengthy debate. relatively healthy shark population. Shark minister. Mr Ingraham has taken by the Government today, but what a torrent of Senator Tony Strickland, R-Thousand diving is a major attraction for our tourist eight more ministers than complaints we are hearing. I want to comment on one Oaks, called the practice "a barbarous and industry, bringing in about $80 million a year complaint: Why is the Government doing all this at one torturous act. in revenue. constitutionally required. Yes, I know other prime time? "The shark just sits there and drowns. Government hopes that more divers will There are several obvious reasons: That's equivalent to torture," Strickland said. be attracted as soon as the ban comes into ministers have headed cab- Hawaii, Oregon, Washington state and force. inets of more than nine. 1. While the complainers may not have noticed, the several U.S. territories in the Pacific already Eight supernumerary world has been going through the worst economic crisis in many decades with the result that unemployment is very have taken steps to eliminate the shark fin (By Don Thompson of ministers cost the taxpayer trade. the Associated Press). high in most developed countries, some are facing huge substantially more than financial problems, businesses have folded, and some gov- ernments have had to lay off thousands of civil servants. So it makes good sense, if you have access to financing, to do as much as you can internally at this time to create 05",)# ./4)#% economic activity, provide employment, and help cushion the effects of the recession. Bahamians should be grateful ).4%.4 4/ #(!.'% .!-% "9 $%%$ 0/,, that while we have difficulties, we have not suffered near- / i *ÕLˆV ˆÃ iÀiLÞ >`ۈÃi` Ì >Ì ] $%.)%3 3-)4( ly as much as millions of people in developed countries. *%./52% œv *°"° œÝ --‡xä£Ç{] >ÃÃ>Õ] > >“>à 2. It makes good sense to do what you can while you ˆ˜Ìi˜` ̜ V >˜}i “Þ V ˆ`½Ã ˜>“i vÀœ“ !,%%3(! $%.)3( have access to financing on good terms and while prices ° v Ì iÀi >Ài >˜Þ are reasonably stable. The delay on the road works by the *%./52% TO !,%%3(! $%.)3( "52.3 PLP Government cost us about $50 million in increased œLiV̈œ˜Ã ̜ Ì ˆÃ V >˜}i œv ˜>“i LÞ ii` *œ] ÞœÕ costs. That money could have been used for other purpos- “>Þ ÜÀˆÌi ÃÕV œLiV̈œ˜Ã ̜ Ì i i«ÕÌÞ ˆiv *>ÃëœÀÌ es. So it makes good sense to make hay while the sun is "vwViÀ] *°"° œÝ ‡Ç{Ó] >ÃÃ>Õ] > >“>Ã] ÜˆÌ ˆ˜ Ì ˆÀÌÞ shining. ­Îä® `>Þà >vÌiÀ Ì i `>Ìi œv «ÕLˆV>̈œ˜ œv Ì ˆÃ ˜œÌˆVi° It would have been almost criminal, for instance, if the Government had not taken advantage of the offer of two per cent money from the Chinese (two per cent!) to do the much-needed Airport Gateway project. Just imagine the tens (if not hundreds) of millions of PRODUCTION MANAGER dollars saved. Furthermore the new four lane highway to town is going to be just wonderful when it is completed. Just imagine, too, the money the public will save on A commercial bakery requires the new roads, burning less gasoline, less wear and tear on their cars, taxis and buses. services of a Production Manager. 3. It is likely that the free-wheeling easy money in Western economies has come to an end and that we are facing a new era of what some economists call “the new | THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: normal.” If we are to survive in the new normal we must become more productive and more competitive. • Must be an experienced manager As the world economy improves there is going to be stiffer competition for the tourism dollar and so a new, with good people skills transformed New Providence and City of Nassau will be in a far better position to compete with everybody, including newcomers to our market like Cuba. • Must be computer literate and have So permit me, Madam Editor, to say: Thanks to Prime Minister Ingraham and his hard-work- had inventory control experience ing colleagues, thanks for all the new roads, thanks for the new water and utility lines, thanks for the new airport, thanks for the new straw market, thanks for dredging the • Must have experience in ordering harbour, thanks for improving downtown Nassau, thanks for transforming the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, and monitoring raw materials thanks for Saunders Beach, and thanks for getting Baha Mar off the ground. Some of the complainers will no doubt come to their • Previous bakery production/ senses, a few you have rubbed the wrong way may not vote for you, but future generations of Bahamians will managerial experience would thank you for the unequalled contribution you have made be an asset to the development of our Bahamas. GRATEFUL Nassau, Please send resume to: [email protected] September 3, 2011.

THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, PAGE 5 LOCAL NEWS PLP QUESTIONS ‘LIMITED CAPACITY’

OFWHILE congratulatingJOB READINESS PROGRAMMElaunched earlier this week POLICE NEWS the Government on its “Thousands of Bahamians is inadequate in its scope implementation of the Job to fully address the har- desiring to be trained and to SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION RUTH JANKEE, project Readiness Programme, the rowing and depressing director of the HIV/AIDS PLP questioned why the work will have to sit idly by employment situation. CONDUCTS OPERATION $25-million project could “We reiterate the PLP’s Grant Solicitation and because of the limited capacity. POLICE apprehended Management Programme not have a broader base position after this pro- with the “capacity to train In announcing the new pro- gramme was announced in 11 men during a special all Bahamians who desire gramme, the prime minister Prime Minister Ingraham’s operation in southern to apply.” 2011/2012 Budget Commu- New Providence. GRANTS OFFERED Officers of the South- In a statement issued to once again blamed the global nication: this is simply too eastern Division executed TO ORGANISATIONS the media yesterday, the economy for economic woes in little, too late. search warrants and took PLP said that the current “We congratulate the 400 the men into custody, FOR HIV PREVENTION programme can only train the Bahamas, clearly hoping that Bahamians whose three of whom are juve- 400 persons at a time. prospects of employment niles, for questioning in INITIATIVES “Thousands of Bahami- doing so will get him off the may have improved today. WORLD Learning is reference to armed rob- ans desiring to be trained hook with Bahamian voters.” We will soon be announc- bery, housebreaking, offering grants to local and to work will have to sit ing our plans for jobs for damage and arson investi- non-governmental idly by because of the lim- the 10,000 plus other gations. organisations for HIV ited capacity. In announc- cies have made the reces- “The government’s poor Bahamians who are unem- The suspects, who are prevention initiatives. ing the new programme, sion much worse in the policy-making and mis- ployed and the scores more all residents of the Ruth Jankee, project the prime minister once Bahamas. Among management of the econo- who are underemployed Carmichael Road area, director of the again blamed the global Caribbean nations, the my has been substantiated and discouraged workers. were apprehended HIV/AIDS Grant Solic- economy for economic Bahamas experienced the first by Standard and Poors Of particular interest to the between 10pm Monday itation and Manage- woes in the Bahamas, clear- sharpest increase in unem- and now by Moody’s,” the Progressive Liberal Party and 4am yesterday ment Programme, said ly hoping that doing so will ployment during the 2009 party said. is the creation of long-term Police investigations the concept papers get him off the hook with recession, and the Bahamas The PLP said that there jobs that Bahamians and continue. should focus on men Bahamian voters. is projected to have the are far too many Bahami- their families can count who have sex with men, “But the truth is that the lowest GDP growth (other ans unemployed or under- on,” said the party state- sex workers and sexual- FNM Government’s poli- than Grenada) in the employed in the country, ment. ly active youth. Caribbean this year. and that the programme CENTRAL DIVISION "One of the chal- CONDUCTS OPERATION lenges is that a lot of ‘SCHOOL MASTER’ people work with PRIMARY SEA CARRIER GOES INTO DRY DOCK NEXT WEEK youth, but very few POLICE cited 31 dri- work with men who vers for various traffic have sex with men and infractions and took one sex workers, so what BOHENGYDIRECT passenger II TO service BE into TEMPORARILYis as it was this same SUSPENDEDtime last year." FORResidences MAINTENANCE in North Eleuthera are with an outstanding war- we're trying to do with North Eleuthera will be temporarily "We understand,” he said, “how still without power in the aftermath of rant of arrest into custody. this project is identify suspended as the primary sea carrier critical our service is, particularly to Hurricane Irene, however Mr Rolle Officers from the Cen- tral Division made the creative, innovative begins annual maintenance. North Eleuthera, as we are the only said he did not expect the suspension of projects that encourage arrests during operation The Bohengy II, which maintains direct service into Spanish Wells, and ferry services to greatly affect these “School Master” on the more people to work direct service into Spanish Wells, Har- the only direct passenger service into residents. with the more at-risk first day of the new public bour Island and Governor's Harbour, Harbour Island." "I don't think it will,” he said, “there school year. populations," said Ms will go on dry dock next week, accord- Persons seeking an alternate route wasn't any massive devastation – there Jankee. ing to operators at Bahamas Fast Fer- into Spanish Wells will have to fly into was some damage but not mass devas- Papers should be sent ries. the North Eleuthera airport and take tation. to "This is our annual dry dock that two water taxis, according to Mr Rolle. “I think the period from the hurri- www.worldlearning.org. we have been going to every single Mr Rolle explained that the com- cane to when we take dry dock, there An organisation may year since inception,” said Khaalis pany scheduled its maintenance cycle was significant enough service to take submit only one con- Rolle, BFF president. during the island's "slow period." them the goods needed." cept paper, to be sub- “Safety is always our primary con- He said most hotel and resort own- Direct ferry service into Spanish mitted by September cern, so we're going to pull the boat out ers also conducted their annual main- Wells and Harbour Island will resume 19. of the water to ensure that everything tenance at this time. at the end of this month.

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PILOT SCHEME GIVES CHILDREN SHOCK LESSONS THE HORRIFIC IMPACT OF GANG CRIME LIKE the Bahamas, Britain is worried by the growing influence of gang culture. Now children as young as nine are to be given shock lessons on the life-changing damage that can be inflicted by gang warfare. JOHN MARQUIS reports…

AS a boy, I belonged to a gang called The Ensigners. We used to stage mock battles against another gang called The Jackies, charging at each other across a big swathe of wasteland with broom-handles for lances and dustbin lids for shields. At our head we carried a Red Ensign, a tatty old Merchant Navy flag I found in my Cousin Albert’s MARQUIS bottom drawer. The Jackies went into battle behind a threadbare Union Jack given to my mate Tez AT LARGE by his Uncle Arthur. During these blistering encoun- ters, in which no-one got hurt, we tried to re-enact the Battle of “A pilot scheme Bosworth Field, which actually happened just a few miles south- is now running west of where we lived in Leices- in 55 schools in tershire in that momentous year of 1485, when the course of Eng- five London bor- lish history was changed forever. This was the bloody clash in oughs. Experts which the Tudors came to power in trauma treat- and the Plantagenets were sent packing in the most ignominious ment will show way, with Richard the Third (if William Shakespeare is to be films of their believed) running round the bat- tlefield shouting “A horse, a horse, experiences in my kingdom for a horse!” dealing with Sometimes we would change tack and pretend to be Cavaliers stab victims.” and Roundheads at the Battle of Naseby of 1645, the decisive Civil War bust-up held a few miles In Britain, where the word directly south of our Leicestershire “immigration” is now virtually homes, where parliamentary taboo thanks to the crazy influ- troops led by Thomas Fairfax and ence of political correctness, no- Oliver Cromwell chased King one is allowed to state the obvi- Charles the First all the way to ous – that gang culture has been Market Harborough and helped imported directly from Caribbean to end royal despotism for all time. countries like Jamaica. In those days, the early 1950s, Yet London lawyers will tell the “violence” – an unseemly you privately that more than 80 melee of clashing shields and bro- per cent of the violent crime cases ken lances – was all make-believe, they handle involves gangs of a fantasy battle in which the worst immigrant origins, people for a combatant could expect was a whom drive-by shootings and knif- grazed knee or an accidental bump ings are as natural as looting and A FIREFIGHTER tackles a blaze during London’s recent riots – which were worsened by the Internet orchestrated on the head. thieving. activities of neighbourhood street gangs. (AP) No-one went to hospital for So bad is the situation now that emergency surgery and intensive a new post-riot initiative has been care. No-one was carted off to the launched in London to warn young youngsters who have no proper operating as splinter groups or They will hear how distressing mortuary. children of the horrific impact of family background, no role mod- mutations of bigger operations. it is for a mother when a policeman And if anyone somehow con- gang crime on people’s lives. els, no moral code and no sense Some get involved in drugs, others turns up at her door and says: “I’m trived to get a black eye during Surgeons are to go into schools of belonging. fight each other. Surprisingly, not sorry, but your son is dead.” the mayhem, it was odds-on that to warn nine-year-olds what it Anyone who knows anything all are interested in violence. The most recent stabbing out- the culprit would offer his hand means for parents to be told of a about gang culture will tell you With names like the 28s, the rage in London occurred at the and say: “Sorry, mate.” child’s violent death, and how that these are the main ingredi- Peel Dem Crew, the Poverty Dri- Notting Hill Carnival, the city’s inconvenient life becomes when a ents of the typical potential gang ven Children and the Muslim equivalent of Nassau’s Junkanoo. knifing victim has to wear a member. Boys, they roam the streets looking A youth stabbed another “for Crime colostomy bag. Like Nassau, Britain’s big cities for opportunities to prove them- no reason,” according to friends, Nick Mason, founder of the pio- have too many families with no selves by the perverse standards right in front of police officers If only that were the case today, neering scheme, told the London dad, no discipline, no sense of right of gangland life. monitoring crowds at the annual an age when street gangs – well Evening Standard: “We are trying and wrong, no ambition, no self- Inevitably, confrontations hap- celebration. Surgeons had to oper- over 100 of them in London alone to expose the myths of belonging respect and no hope. pen and teen victims end up dead. ate on wounds to his stomach and – are bringing a whole new dimen- to gangs as well as trying to give Earlier this year, a 16-year-old hands. sion to violent crime in the fetid young people positive alternatives Deficiencies boy was stabbed to death by ten In the old days, a fist-fight was ghettos of inner city Britain. to gang membership.” youths in a gang feud. He had 20 the usual way for boys to settle The recent London riots, which A pilot scheme is now running knife wounds. differences once they got beyond have already resulted in more than in 55 schools in five London bor- Gangs, with their tribal loyal- Dr Pitts claims that boys are the talking stage. Now the blade is 2,000 arrests, were worsened by oughs. Experts in trauma treat- ties and territorial bragging rights, now joining gangs at a younger age the weapon of choice. the internet orchestrated activities ment will show films of their expe- go a long way towards filling these and staying on longer. Left to fester, gang violence of neighbourhood street gangs, riences in dealing with stab vic- deficiencies. They have a leader – The result is an expanding gang escalates to the point where unruly youngsters with no con- tims. a father figure, if you like – a form scene, escalating violence and high- machetes, meat cleavers and even science who see the police as the Funded by local authorities and of discipline, a structure of sorts, er death rate. handguns are used to suppress the enemy and public disorder as a the Metropolitan Police, the idea is and an achievable objective – to Alarmingly, he revealed that enemy. criminal opportunity. to catch children before they enter become big cheeses in their own only between ten and 20 per cent In Nassau and other parts of They rampaged shamelessly secondary schools, where they are neighbourhoods. of gang members reach the higher the Caribbean region, heavier through the city streets, torching most likely to encounter gang cul- Collectively, gang members echelons of the organisation. weaponry like AK-47s are now in shops and looting with brazen lack ture, and shock them into an command respect they would nev- The rest get killed, injured or vogue. Police are having to restock of concern for the consequences. understanding of violence and its er warrant as individuals. arrested. Or, if they’re bright their arsenal to compete. Some even boasted of their “haul” consequences. Most even have a military-style enough, leave the gang culture It’s all a long, long way from on Facebook and Twitter. Police have discovered that the rank structure, with the prospects behind and find another way of our mock re-enactment of the Bat- Worse still, gangs have intro- recent riots were most intense in of promotion for the bravest, and life. tle of Bosworth Field, with its tat- duced the dreaded spectre of gun areas like Lewisham, Lambeth and the rewards of gangland ascen- London’s new anti-gang initia- tered banners and bent shields. It’s and knife crime to deprived urban Southwark, where gangs are most dancy for all. tive in the schools was inspired by epochs adrift from our reprise of neighbourhoods, stabbing and active. The downside, of course, is the an American scheme. the Battle of Naseby, with the shooting recklessly in deadly tus- It pointed to a direct correlation likelihood of severe injury and pos- Police will stress the dangers of Royalists in retreat behind their sles for turf and respect. between mob violence and gang sibly even death as gangs clash for being disabled for life – and show wilting Union flag, and Round- It is a bit like over-the-hill Nas- involvement. territory and respect. in graphic terms what happens heads in full-blooded pursuit sau, except that the per capita Though London and Nassau are Criminologist Dr John Pitts, when a knife penetrates flesh or, behind an old naval ensign, with body count has thankfully not yet vastly different cities in many ways, who has written a book called worse still, vital organs of the body. my dog Jack out in front with his reached the horrendous levels now not least in size, they have several Gangsters on the London crime Youngsters will be told how tail held high. being endured in the byways of worrying similarities. scene, told the Evening Standard diminished life is when you’ve lost Ah, those glorious, innocent Bain Town, Grants Town and One of them is the growing there could be more than 250 a kidney or had your bowel torn days of boyhood. Will we ever see Englerston. number of socially dislocated gangs in the capital, with some open by a deadly weapon. their like again? THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, PAGE 7 LOCAL NEWS BOOK OF CONDOLENCE FOR CUBAN MINISTER THE Cuban Embassy in Nassau has opened a book of condolence in com- memoration of the death of Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Gener- al Julio Casas Regueiro. General Casas Regueiro, who was GENERAL CASAS also vice president of REGUEIRO died on the Council of State a September 3. member of the Politi- cal Bureau of the Cuban Communist Par- ty, died on September 3. The book of condolence will be opened at the Cuban Embassy at 61 Miller House, Collins Avenue, from Tuesday, September 6 through Thursday, September 9 from 9am to 6pm each day. The public is invited to sign. Julio Casas Regueiro was born in Bombi, Mayari Arriba, on February 16, 1936. He had occupied different posts in the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) since 1961, being promoted to deputy minister BAHAMAS RED CROSS VOLUNTEER Shanandor Andrews was on hand to accept the Sandals Foundation’s donation of more than 1,000 gallons in 1969. of Aquapure water to the Bahamas Red Cross. At the FAR, he was chief of the Eastern Army, the Antiaircraft Defence Troops WATER TO BE DISPERSED TO ISLANDS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE IRENE and the Revolutionary Air Force. He also served as the appointee (by the minister) for economic activities and first deputy minister, before becoming Minister of the Armed Forces in February, 2008. He was a member of the National SANDALS FOUNDATION DONATES 1,000 Assembly of the People’s Power (Parlia- ment) since 1981, a member of the Council of State since 1986, and vice president of the Council of State since 2008. In accordance to his last wish, his mortal GALLONSTHE Sandals Foundation donated OF more WATERBahamas Red Cross TO director generalTHE “TheRED Sandals Foundation CROSS is committed remains were cremated. than 1,000 gallons of Aquapure water to Caroline Turnquest expressed her appre- to bring relief assistance to those persons They’re now placed at the Granma Hall the Bahamas Red Cross this week. ciation on behalf of the recipients and who have been displaced by this recent of the Ministry of Armed Forces until their The water will be dispersed to the added how important it was for civic and hurricane and chose the Bahamas Red transfer to the Mausoleum of the Frank southern islands of the Bahamas which corporate partners to “join in this impor- Cross as a partner in this venture. Pais Second Eastern Front, where they will were severely impacted by Hurricane tant effort to assist those most vulnerable “We are very grateful for this,” Ms receive the corresponding military hon- Irene. at this time”. Turnquest said. ours.

SEWING CLASS ORGANISED SORORITY RESPONDS TO STUDENTS’ UNIFORM NEEDS MEMBERS of the Alpha Kappa came at the right time. Alpha Sorority gifted three female “The Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror- students with the necessary tools ity just stepped in the nick of time, and fabric to sew new uniforms. as we had students who were biting Through a sewing class organ- their nails as it was coming down to ised by the Urban Renewal Centre crunch time and they had no uni- of Pineridge in Grand Bahama, stu- forms for school, and like angels dents were given the opportunity these donations came through.” not only make their own skirts for Anya Valdes, chapter president, the new school year but to learn a said her organisation wanted to lifelong skill. give back to the community as it “I am glad that I received the deals with an ongoing economic donation and learned how to sew at crisis. the same time. I feel a sense of “Our organisation believes pride to wear a skirt that I sewed," strongly that during this time of said Lajoi Pratt, an eighth grade prolonged economic upheaval it’s student at Jack Hayward Junior imperative that we step up and do High School . what we can to help children and "This donation will allow me to parents in need. use my money for other things I “We hope that this donation need for school, like my books and makes a difference to the people BACK ROW: (from left to right): Eleanor Munroe, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Julie Glover, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror- my supplies.” who need it most,” she said. ity; Tanisha Tynes, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Anya Valdes, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Princess Flowers, community Arnette Coakley-Archer, centre The sewing programme will con- service officer at the Pineridge Urban Renewal Centre; Arnette Coakley-Archer, manager of the Pineridge Urban Renewal Centre; Wende Han- manager for the Pineridge Urban tinue on Thursdays for the first 12 na, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Shelley Rolle, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Joyce Pinder, member of Alpha Kap- Renewal Centre, said the donation weeks of the Fall term. pa Alpha Sorority.

OFFICIALSPAY COURTESY CALL ON GOVERNOR-GENERAL

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS of the Eastern Community Association paid a courtesy call on Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes at Government House on August 23. Pictured sitting from left: Celestine Cox, Prince Rah- ming, Karl Spencer, Sir Arthur, Leslie Bowleg, Sophia Thompson-Williams and Fintan Mooney. Standing from left: Joseph Hamilton, Ernest Bowe, Ernest Romer, Tealeh Wright, Laverne Ferguson, Yaneke Wallace, Sharmara Higgs, Margaret Forbes, Alverna Musgrove, and Keva Hanna-Lawrence. Letisha Henderson/BIS

NON-RESIDENT Ambassador of Indonesia to the Bahamas Banua Radja Manik (left) pays a farewell courtesy call on Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes on Monday, August 5, in the drawing room at Government House. Derek Smith/BIS

PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS FROM page one cants can go on a waiting list and get lucky if more tickets NURSES WALK every non-Bahamian ticket enter the pool. poacher trying to go through Most of the available tick- ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ TO CATCH EVERY ets are in the more expen- OFF JOB DUE TO the “back door”. However, officials say they have sys- sive A, B and C categories, ‘UNSANITARY tems in place to protect the said Mr Harney, which has integrity of the process. been a source of “frustra- NON-BAHAMIAN OLYMPIC tion” across the region. Mr Cartan Tours is the autho- CONDITIONS’ rised ticket reseller for 40 Harney said the LOCOG FROM page one countries across North, Cen- allots are most of its inex- tral and South America, pensive D and E tickets for GAMES TICKET POACHER London fans. this. We are begging and cry- including the Bahamas. away from the individuals rised ticket reseller. applications,” he said. ing out for help. There is no Their appointment by the The LOCOG allots tick- AC in this entire building. in the territory,” said Car- Greg Harney, vice presi- The company relies on an ets to each country based on Bahamas Olympic Commit- tan Tours spokesman Don- dent of international busi- honour system in part, but it Even the cooling unit in the tee (BOC) is to sell tickets a “combination of factors.” morgue has stopped working. ald Williams. ness at Cartan Tours, also verifies names with the A key element in the for- to Bahamians. The Cartan Tours ticket- explained the rule to mean NOC in some cases, and The roof is leaking, the tiles “It could happen, but we mula is projected team par- are coming loose, the toilets ing terms and conditions “having an address” in the requires applicants to pro- ticipation in a given sport. are backed up and there is try to monitor it as best as state you “must be a resi- Bahamas. This would make duce “a passport or identifi- we can so people outside of Mr Harney said a country mould in the building. The dent” of the country for second home owners, for cation from the country of that has never had a water conditions are hazardous. the territory cannot abuse which Cartan is the autho- example, eligible to pur- request” when collecting the process and take tickets polo team in the Olympics, “We are not taking any chase tickets from the their tickets. for example, would proba- patients. We are turning Bahamas’ allotment. The Bahamas was allot- bly not get water polo tick- everyone away. We cancelled Earlier this year, when the ted 916 tickets by the Lon- ets allotted. Holland and the general clinic and the first batch of tickets went on don Organising Committee Hungary, however, usually antenatal clinic today. Any- sale internationally, they for the Olympic Games get large water polo allot- one who knows anything MINISTER HITS BACK AT PLP were snapped up immedi- (LOCOG), according to Mr ments. about health care knows you ately, on a day dubbed Harney. The majority of need a cold environment. “We don't normally have “Frantic Friday.” In Lon- those tickets are for track a challenge getting athletics The windows don’t even MPS’ PROMISE TO DOUBLE don, the first sell-outs were and field events, and box- open to allow circulation and tickets because we have a ventilation. The fan is only the 40,000 seats for athlet- ing, with “dribbles across the strong Caribbean contin- blowing hot stink air. This is EDUCATION BUDGET ics, hockey, basketball and rest.” gent,” said Mr Harney. ridiculous. We will not work FROM page one archery, according to the The tickets available to Applications are current- like this.” UK press. Bahamians in the other ly open to Bahamians for According to the nurses, The mad rush had sporting categories are in the the second round of ticket- real terms over the five year term when we next get the observers wondering if des- single digits. Only two open- they had a meeting with opportunity to govern – part of that will be a dramatic expan- ing. Applications close Sep- Health Minister Dr Hubert perate fans would flock to ing ceremony and four clos- tember 31. Individual tick- sion and investment in pre-school education,” said the state- countries like the Bahamas ing ceremony tickets were Minnis and representatives ment. ets are purchased directly from the National Insurance Questioning the statement Mr Bannister said while anyone in hopes of cashing in on allotted for Bahamian resi- through Cartan Tours. Pack- Board last year to discuss would welcome a budget increase you have to address where their allotments. dents, he said. ages can be purchased their issues. They say they the extra $200 million annually is coming from. Greg Harney, vice presi- So far, tickets are still through accredited local were promised the clinic Mr Bannister said the amount of money coming into the dent of international busi- available in all categories. travel agents, including First would be renovated, but Bahamas is not unlimited, in order to increase the education ness at Cartan Tours, said And even when the Cartan Class Travel, Leisure Travel eight months later nothing budget one of two things must be done; either taxes paid by the company did not see allotment is officially sold and World Executive Trav- has happened. the public are increased or money is taken from another “rampant abuse” in its first out, Mr Harney said appli- el. Despite the strike, doctors ministry. round of ticketing that are still working but are only “You are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars – you closed on April 20. taking patients in emergency have to be able to tell the public where this money is coming “We do an internal audit. situations. There are two from,” said Mr Bannister. There were some orders doctors at the clinic. All oth- Furthermore Mr Bannister said the Christie administration that had UK email address- er patients are being referred does not have a strong record on education. es, or the telephone number to the clinic in Sandy Point, Under the Christie administration Mr Bannister said there ‘MOTHER, DAUGHTER’ which is 45 miles away, or the was a UK or EU telephone, was no full time minister appointed to education nor were any even though they were using one in Coopers Town 40 schools built under his five year term. miles away. a country home address (for “Where does this commitment to education come from?” one of our territories). We FOUND DEAD IN WATER The only other option for asked Mr Bannister. residents in Marsh Harbour immediately bounced those FROM page one He added no other government has allocated the most orders,” said Mr Harney. is to attend a private doctor. funds to BTVI, College of the Bahamas, the Department of Island Administrator “It is pretty easy to catch to identify the woman and young child. Education and other educational institutions as under the (people trying to abuse the Cephas Cooper said as far as FNM government. Police appealed for the public to come forward with any he knows the nurses are not Mr Bannister said the public must match what the PLP is system). They usually ask information on the pair. striking but are simply sitting promising against the reality of what was done while they for a lot of tickets for events "Police are uncertain of the circumstances surrounding under the tree outside to cool were in office. we do not have for. We have this particular incident and we want to encourage family off in the heat. He would not You must look at “what type of basis are they making been around for several members who may have not seen their loved one today or make any further statement. these claims on while also looking at their record,” said Mr games, so we notice if peo- even a grandchild to give us a call at CDU at 502-9991 or call Dr Minnis was not avail- Bannister. ple are putting in back door police emergency at 919," said Sgt Skippings. able for comment. CAT ISLAND HURRICANE

RELIEF EFFORTSThe GETTribune about MOVING the hold-up he excused FROM page one Ms Bain for following official procedure and asked: “Who works on Sunday?” Monday, September 5, Tribune Trivia ques- age from rain, and cases of drinking water Mr Illing is one of several Cat Islanders were left untouched as hundreds of people who has not stopped working since the tion: What financial services provider wants in the local communities press on with- hurricane hit, including staff of the Cat to make Freeport a fashion hub? out electricity or running water in homes Island Golf and Beach Resort develop- damaged by hurricane Irene. ment, who have been taking drinking General manager of the Greenwood water from their RO plant to people Beach Resort Chris Illing, who has oper- throughout the settlements. ated the family business near Port Howe “At the end of the day, the island for 20 years, and his wife Lisa, raised administrator is changed every few years, $25,000 within five days of sending out an but we have been there for almost 20 appeal on social networking website Face- years, we know our little community, we Montaque Group book. know who can afford to rebuild their roof, But the goods he ordered in Florida and who cannot, so they should have some that arrived in Smith’s Bay on Saturday, trust in the community,” Mr Illing said. remained on the dock when he left the “Sometimes it's just better to let the island Monday evening as officials con- islanders deal with it. tinuously told him to back-off. “Assist them, but don't stand in the “The first two weeks after the storm way and try to complicate it.” are the most crucial, when you have to Mr Illing said the problem was that he act fast and just make it comfortable for had shipped the goods from Florida in the everybody,” Mr Illing said. name of government aid, as he understood “If the help arrives quickly then don't G&G shipping would waive the freight stand in it's way. charge for NEMA. “You have to be flexible and have com- However he has since learned the ship- mon sense.” ping company will waive the charge But common sense was far removed regardless, and therefore he has ensured from the situation at the port in Smith's his next shipment, bought with another Bay this weekend, Mr Illing said, as offi- $10,000 of donations, will not be put in cials, stuck with three non-operational the government’s name. forklifts, refused the offer of a working Mr Illing said roofing materials brought forklift to off-load the goods. in too late after hurricane Floyd sat rotted Mr Illing was told the goods would on the dock for two years after the storm, have to be secured, itemised and released and he had hoped the procedure might by Customs officers before he could dis- have improved. tribute the aid. However, in the aftermath of Irene, When he left Cat Island at 5pm on there has been complication after compli- Monday, to return to his business in Nas- cation despite the generosity of people sau, the emergency supplies still lan- wanting to help those in need. guished on the dock. However, a call from The first shipment of government relief Nassau late yesterday confirmed that they was delayed by two days, as it had to be had been removed from the flatbeds into transferred from one ship in Nassau to the shed for distribution today. another, creating confusion at the dock, Even calls from the Director of the Mr Illing said, and now he is unsure when National Emergency Management Agency the materials he ordered will reach the (NEMA) and the Prime Minister's office people. to release the aid on Monday did not move “I was so happy to send the stuff and we island administrator Gloria Bain, the gov- were proud of everybody coming together, ernment’s head representative on the and then you run into this brick wall and island, to give volunteers the nod. you think, ‘Why am I doing this?’ The Illings stressed that in Nassau the “And the people cannot believe this is NEMA staff could not have been more happening, they want to put their roofs concerned, helpful or cordial in trying to back up; they would work until 10pm if assist them in getting the supplies they could. released. They felt the weak link in com- “Just because some people don’t feel munication was to be found at the local like working on a Saturday, doesn’t mean government level at the island. everybody has to suffer. Minister of Lands and local govern- “It wouldn’t take any work on their ment Byron Woodside travelled to Cat behalf, it would just take nodding their Island on Monday, and when asked by heads and releasing the stuff.”

PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS BNT ORGANISES THIRD ANNUAL ECO CAMP

INETEEN stu- dents between the ages of the 13 Nand 15 had a “life- changing experience” this summer as they participated in the Bahamas National Trust’s third annual Eco Camp. Held on Andros during the month of August, the students earned a place at the camp by either writing an essay on why they were deserving of the experience or were one of the winners of the Coastal Awareness Student competi- tion. Students attending the camp were from Andros, Abaco, Acklins, Cat Island, Crooked Island, Eleuthera and New Providence. The island of Andros is home to five National Parks and provides the ideal loca- tion for students to explore the marine and terrestrial environment of the Bahamas. “Eco Camp provides an opportunity to reward deserv- NINETEEN students between the ages of the 13 and 15 participated ing students who have in the Bahamas National Trust’s third annual Eco Camp. through their actions indicat- ed a true love of the environ- ment and a desire to provide real conservation action on their islands,” said Portia Sweeting, BNT director of education. Learning about marine resources and their conserva- tion needs was an overriding theme of this year’s camp. The students visited Pigeon Cay in the Northern Marine Park and also snorkelled on David’s Patch Reef in the park. Part of their exploration was to conduct a conch survey at Pigeon Cay, recording the number of adult and juvenile conchs found as well as the Conservators and Five Stars. different types of conch. The groups had this to say The students then conduct- about this year’s Eco Camp: ed a Lowe Sound community “It is a wonderful experi- survey, visiting with residents ence swimming in a blue hole! and finding out how they felt Wonderful,” said Concherors about conch conservation and Cherese Kemp, Octavia if they had noticed changes McIntosh, Kenaj Sweeting in the size and amount of and Octavia Rolle conch available in the com- “Eco Camp 2011 is the best. munity. We’re learning, seeing and The students then took all doing things we’ve never done of the information and wrote before,” said the Hawkwings and recorded their own public group of Tresheika Strachan, service announcements on Rimanda Hamilton, Brandon conch conservation which will McKinzie and Shanley Bodie soon be aired on local TV and “Camp is everything we radio stations. expected and more. We’re Visits to the Rocky Shore having the time of our lives,” provided the campers with an said the Conservators Del- opportunity to collect inter- phine Carroll, Aaliyah esting marine organisms that Richardson, Shavez Wood- live in this inter-tidal zone and side, Terralisa Collie and bring them back for closer Javen Gibson. inspection at the Forfar Field “Life-changing experi- Station Marine Lab. ence,” said the Five Stars Once finished with their group of Tyrell Johnson, samples, the students Chinyeere Rolle, Richard returned them to their tidal Lewis, Joquille Deal, and Juli- homes. et Brown. Wilderness Camp in the Eco Camp, the BNT said, is pine forests of the Blue Hole made possible through a num- National Park was the stu- ber of corporate and local dents’ favourite experience, supporters. camp organisers said. The BNT thanked Atlantis, Students learned about the the Bahamas Hotel Associa- Pine Forest ecosystem, swam tion, Lindroth Development in a blue hole and cooked Company, Lyford Cay Club, their meals over an open fire. Bahamas Ferries, Forfar Field The students were divided Station, Brian Ball and Sean into five teams: the Riley for the support given to Concherors, Hawkwings, the camp.

THE TRIBUNE • SECTION B • [email protected] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

WYNDHAM HITS 95% OCCUPANCY FOR LABOUR DAY Emerald Bay at ‘full occupancy’, aided KERZNER FIGHTS CLAIMS by Sandals Royal Bahamian closure

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Staff Reporter [email protected] By NEIL HARTNELL money she would not otherwise TONribune Business Editor‘DECEPTIVE* Florida class action lawsuit alleges GRATUITY’ set gratuity have paid.” BAHA MAR’S Cable and utility fee at Atlantis ‘unfair’, as not all The action focuses on all guests Beach-based Wyndham KERZNER INTERNATIONAL passed on to housekeepers or bills who stayed at the Atlantis resort, resort saw occupancy rates is vigorously fighting - and denying - including The Cove and The Reef, of 95 per cent over the a class action lawsuit alleging that * Resort owner denies claims on raised room fees, from March 28, 2007, and lists as Labour Day Holiday week- it engaged in “unfair and deceptive defendants four Kerzner Interna- end, Tribune Business was practices” relating to the ‘mandato- and seeks to have case thrown out tional reservation and marketing told, its decision to stage a ry housekeeping gratuity and utility entities based in the US - Kerzner casino event seemingly pay- service fee’ it charges Atlantis International Resorts, Kerzner ing off. guests, Tribune Business can reveal. does not pass all of it on to either action lawsuit alleged. International North America, Robert Sands, Baha An amended complaint, filed in housekeeping staff or to cover utili- “Plaintiff has suffered actual dam- Kerzner International Marketing Mar's senior vice-president the US District Court for the south- ty fees. ages and economic losses as a direct and PIV Inc, which does business for external affairs and gov- ern district of Florida on June 30, “By labelling the gratuity and util- result of defendants’ wrongful acts as Destination Atlantis. ernment relations, said: "We 2011, by a Jennifer Costa on behalf ity charge something that it is not, because the gratuity and utility Not surprisingly, Kerzner Inter- ran in excess of 95 per cent of the class action plaintiffs alleges Kerzner is deceiving consumers into charge that is not passed through to national has been vigorously con- occupancy over the Labour that the ‘mandatory’ fee is “decep- paying more for their hotel room the housekeeping staff as a gratuity Day weekend at the Wynd- tive” because Kerzner International than they bargained,” the class or paid for the utility service fee is SEE page 5B ham. “We planned and had a casino event this weekend that we marketed to bring ‘ENORMOUS SHOCKWAVE’ IF KERZNER DEFAULTED in gaming customers. It was very successful for us, and ATLANTIC MEDICAL APPEAL DISMISSED it was an improvement over Health insurer’s attempt to link battle with Fred S. Ramsey last year in terms of occu- pancy levels.” to Security & General’s case against same agency rejected Meanwhile, while its Roy- By NEIL HARTNELL how Atlantic Medical Insurance attempted al Bahamian property on Tribune Business Editor Cable Beach remains closed to tie the action launched against it by Fred for the next few weeks for S. Ramsey General Insurance Agency to repairs, Sandals executives A LEADING Bahamian health insurer another Supreme Court case, which had told Tribune Business that yesterday saw its attempt to ‘stay’ an agency’s been initiated against the same agency by the chain’s Emerald Bay demands for due commission payments shot its property and casualty underwriter affiliate, property is currently run- down by the Court of Appeal, which found Security & General. ning at “full occupancy”. that the carrier and its general insurance Atlantic Medical and Security & General Sandals’ chairman, Gor- affiliate were not “a single economic unit”. don ‘Butch’ Stewart, last The appellate court’s judgment showed SEE page 2B week said the Royal Bahamian would close for four weeks to "address structural and other dam- age" sustained from Hurri- * But ex-Chamber chief says unlikely, even cane Irene. The property is as debt deadline looms EMERALD BAY RESORT’S PAST OWNERS expected to re-open on Sep- tember 28. Those who were * Says in creditor interests to keep Sol booked to stay at the hotel Kerzner and management team in charge BEARING $3 MILLION PROOF BURDEN were moved to its sister By NEIL HARTNELL Court says receivers and Jap insurer property, Sandals Emerald * But urges Gov’t to use ‘influence’ Tribune Business Editor Bay, in Exuma. must prove they can retain deposit Yasmina Cherquaoui, THE EMERALD BAY relating to failed $30m deal Sandals group public rela- By NEIL HARTNELL of the company would change RESORT’S immediate past Tribune Business Editor tions manager for the north- from one focused on growing owners must bear the bur- The appellate body the PricewaterhouseCoop- ern Caribbean, told Tribune their business and keeping the den of proving they are enti- backed a Supreme Court ers (PwC) receivers it Business yesterday: “We A MULTI-BILLION dol- tourists coming to the tled to claim a $3 million ruling by Justice Bernard appointed, should be the have actually transferred all lar debt default by Kerzner Bahamas, which is good for deposit relating to a failed Turner, who found that the plaintiffs in the dispute with our guests from Royal International would send our economy, to one where deal to sell the Exuma-based London-based office of a potential purchaser that is Bahamian to Emerald Bay. “enormous shockwaves” they had to shelve plans to property, the Court of Japanese insurer, Mitsui Emerald Bay is running at through the Bahamian econ- Appeal ruled yesterday. Sumitomo Insurance, plus SEE page 4B full occupancy at the omy, but a former Chamber SEE page 3B moment, and it has also of Commerce president yes- brought some of our staff terday said this was unlikely to from Royal Bahamian to happen - especially since it Emerald Bay. We're very would be in creditors’ inter- busy at Emerald Bay at the ests to leave Sol Kerzner and moment." his management team in [ Learn more at royal delity.com ] “We also have some golf- charge. ing journalists over from the Saying he was “encour- UK who are reviewing the hotel and the golf course. aged” that there had been no We also have Greg Norman “rumblings that the end is arriving today, who is meet- nigh”, Dionisio D’Aguilar ing with them. The Wheel agreed that, with this Friday’s of Fortune is also arriving debt repayment deadline here to do some filming; looming, any debt default by they'll be recording for the Atlantis and One & Only some new episodes coming Ocean Club owner would cre- up, promoting the Bahamas ate tremendous economic and promoting Exuma as a uncertainty for the Bahamas. holiday destination. We will However, he argued that be giving away some holi- this was unlikely to happen, days to Emerald Bay." as the interests of Kerzner Sandals executives said International’s creditors and the Emerald Bay property, bondholders would be best which employs some 300 served by not taking control staff, suffered no structural of the company or appoint- damage as a result of Hurri- ing receivers in a bid to sell cane Irene. Executives had it. hoped that clean-up efforts Mr D’Aguilar said their at the 249-room resort would not significantly best prospects for recovering impact its bookings. 100 per cent of their invest- ment lay with Mr Kerzner and his existing management team, although he urged the Government to monitor the situation and do everything within its power to support Kerzner International should the worst potential scenarios Personal Pension Plan become reality. “It would be a shock to the system should Mr Kerzner $5.5568 default,” Mr D’Aguilar told t Strong investment performance t Competitive fees $4. Tribune Business. “It would$ create an enormous amount t Flexible Structure t Efficient administration of uncertainty at a time when we really don’t need that $5.1851 uncertainty. $4. “Kerzner International right now is the second largest employer in the country, and $5.3869 has always had a very strong BAHAMAS BARBADOS $4. presence in this economy. Nassau: 242.356.9801 St. Michael: 246.435.1955 “If Kerzner has to default The information contained is from a third Freeport: 242.351.3010 party and The Tribune can not be held on its debt, and the bond- responsible for errors and/or omission holders take control, the focus from the daily report.

PAGE 2B, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE BUSINESS JUST 13 HOTELS SUSTAIN MAJOR IRENE DAMAGE In addition, of 110 resorts surveyed, only 17 saw ‘moderate’ damage

Only 13 hotels out of 110 also provided further indica- surveyed by the Bahamas tion of the challenges some Hotel Association (BHA) and properties face in becoming Ministry of Tourism within operational, restricted by five days of Hurricane Irene’s access to electricity and passage reported “a signifi- telecommunications. cant level of roof, water, “This was particularly evi- equipment and/or building dent on Cat Island, North and damage”, Tribune Business South Eleuthera, Harbour was told last night. Island, North Abaco and A BHA statement said Green Turtle Cay. While con- another 17 properties report- siderable progress with utility ed a “moderate” level of dam- restoration has been made in age from the storm, with most many of those areas since our properties suffering minor visual inspection, we are damage that was mostly land- hopeful that those remaining scaping-related. areas, particularly on parts of All Family Island hotels Eleuthera and Cat Island, will that suffered damage and nor- be restored as quickly as pos- mally close at this time of the sible.” year anticipated reopening on He added: “The BHA has schedule, although several encouraged those properties said they will extend their which have received moder- period of closure by several ate to extensive damage to STUART BOWE with Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace on Cat Island. weeks to complete repairs. move quickly to file any Stuart Bowe, the BHA’s request for restoration sup- president, said in a statement: port as a result of the Gov- important to restoration. Bahamas and beyond the of damages, and Government with all stakeholders to help “This review confirmed the ernment’s Exigency Order, “This exemption extensds islands designated in the Exi- approval. minimise the storm’s impact information being received in which allows for duty-free on an individual resident and gency Order, based upon “The BHA will continue to on those properties which the assessment reports, and importation of certain items business basis throughout the receipt of application, extent receive assessments and work continue need support.” GOV’T STILL TARGETING ATLANTIC MEDICAL FARMER INSURANCE By NATARIO MCKENZIE their auspices." Tribune Business Reporter As it stands now, the Government poli- [email protected] cy is to assist impacted farmers with mon- ey depending on the size of their farms, APPEAL DISMISSED FROM page one “Pivotal to the appeal and (Atlantic THE Government is still moving for- as well as provide them with fertilizer, trees Medical’s) summons in the court ward with plans for a contributory disaster and seeds. have as their parent compa- relief insurance programme for farmers, ny, and majority owner, below was the argument that the the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Policy Bermuda-based Colonial court should pierce the corporate Resources told Tribune Business yester- Group International. With day. "We have a policy in place that, after a Security & General alleging veil of the respondent and its sister Larry Cartwright said: "We just haven't storm like that, the farms are assessed. It is that Fred S. Ramsey had gotten it finalised as yet. The Food and affiliate, Security & General, and normal for small farmers to get a cheque failed to pass on premium Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is assist- for $500, medium-sized farmers $,1000, revenues due to the carrier find that they are a single econom- ing us with that. We have done all that we larger farmers $1,500, and then we would under a Promissory Note, can do here, and we're just waiting on them ic unit and, therefore, common give them some trees, fertilizers and seeds Atlantic Medical attempted now. to get them started,” Mr Cartwright said. to argue that the two carriers parties in both actions.” “That got caught up in a CARICOM The minister could not say how much were “common parties in conference on trying to do a Caribbean the storm has cost the Bahamian farming both actions”. insurance for the farmers for the whole industry, but noted that assessment offi- It appears from the judg- region. Court of Appeal cers are still conducting their inspections. ment that Atlantic Medical “I think the FAO is now working with "They've been held up by rain several was effectively looking to the two of them together.” times but they should have them in this offset, or net off, the two He added: “Jamaica has a crop insur- week. actions – deducting what it appears to be what Atlantic cial circumstances”, it was a ance, and it's working for them, but that is “Once we get the assessments from the owed to Fred S. Ramsey Medical and its attorneys general principle that com- only on one mainland. With an archipelago assessment officers in the islands, we can from what the agency owed, were advancing. panies were legal entities like ours it has some challenges. We are put a figure together,” Mr Cartwright and ultimately paid, to Secu- The health insurer was separate and distinct from really waiting for them [the FAO] right said. Bahamian farmers impacted by hur- rity & General. represented by PLP Senator their shareholders. And it now. If it was in our hands we could prob- ricane Irene reported major losses to their It had sought a stay of its Allyson Maynard-Gibson agreed with Justice Turner’s ably give a timeline on it but it's under crops. case until Security & Gen- who, while a Cabinet Min- finding that there were “no eral’s action was determined, ister in the former 2002-2007 special circumstances” but this was rejected by Christie administration, was demanding that the court Supreme Court Justice responsible for the insurance determine who controlled Bernard Turner, who also industry’s regulation as min- and directed the insurance granted the order Fred S. ister of financial services and agency. Ramsey was seeking – investments. She was respon- In his ruling, Justice Turn- namely an accounting be sible for bringing the Insur- er had found that “the fact done of the sums owed to ance Act to Cabinet and Par- that Fred Ramsey and the agency, payment of the liament. Julianne Albury-Ramsey due sum and production of The Court of Appeal may, or may not, be held to relevant documents. backed Justice Turner’s rul- be personally liable for pre- Atlantic Medical sought to ing that there was “no gen- mium payments owing to overturn this, and the Court eral principle” that different Security & General” had no of Appeal noted: “Pivotal to firms within a group of com- impact on whether Fred S. the appeal and (Atlantic panies were to be regarded Ramsey was a proper plain- Medical’s) summons in the as one, given that each was a tiff in the case against court below was the argu- separate legal entity with Atlantic Medical. ment that the court should their own rights and liabili- “Moreover, there were no pierce the corporate veil of ties. common questions of law or the respondent and its sister While Atlantic Medical fact to be determined in the affiliate, Security & General, and Security & General two actions, nor does the and find that they are a sin- were affiliates, and filed con- relief claimed in the two gle economic unit and, there- solidated or group accounts, actions arise out of the same fore, common parties in both Justice Turner had found transaction,” the Court of actions.” this was “not sufficient basis” Appeal ruled. This line of argument to identify them as one eco- “We also agree with the raised eyebrows among nomic unit. learned judge that no preju- insurance industry contracts Atlantic Medical had also dice would result to the who were contacted about argued that Fred S. Ram- appellant from the refusal of the judgment by Tribune sey’s corporate veil should the stay in as much as Secu- Business yesterday, given be pierced to determine rity & General, if successful that under the new Insur- whether it was the proper (in its action), would not be ance Act joint life and party to the action. prevented from recovering health-general insurers are The Court of Appeal said the fruits of its litigation by not permitted. Yet this that “in the absence of spe- the prior disposition of (Atlantic Medical’s action).” And, given that there was “no dispute that there was a Share your news contract for the payment of The Tribune wants to hear commissions between the from people who are parties”, the Court of making news in their Appeal said the Supreme neighbourhoods. Perhaps Court was right to order an you are raising funds for a accounting of what was due, good cause, campaigning the amount and payment to for improvements in the be certified, and the appli- area or have won an cation costs. award. This, it added, largely dis- If so, call us on 322-1986 posed of the dispute and share your story. between Atlantic Medical and Fred S. Ramsey.

THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, PAGE 3B BUSINESS RESORT WILL NOT LAY-OFF FURTHER STAFF

By NATARIO McKENZIE Speaking briefly with this Business the union had been haven’t gotten any commu- occupancy levels dip they Hutchison Whampoa may SHORTERTribune Business newspaper, Mr Davis,WEEKS shot informed that the resort wasFORnication from the resortLUCAYA con- have to adjust the way STAFFbe seeking to offload the Reporter down rumors of impending looking at having its cerning that. They haven’t employees work.” Freeport-based resort, Gra- [email protected] lay-offs at the resort, stat- employees work on a said anything to us. Grand Lucaya, which is ham Torode, president of ing: “No, we are not laying “week-on, week-off” basis. “I can’t go on what people the major hotel on Grand the Grand Bahama Devel- GRAND Lucaya’s gener- off any staff. During these When asked whether the are saying. I understand they Bahamas, laid-off 200 opment Company (Devco), al manager, Benjamin months people are on short- union was aware of any are experiencing some dif- employees in March, leav- speaking on behalf of Davis, has told Tribune er hours.” more lay-offs at the recently ficulties, and they have com- ing the property with around Hutchison Whampoa, which Business the resort will not Bahamas Hotel, Catering renamed Grand Lucaya, Ms municated to us that they 500 staff members. is one of Devco's two share- lay-off further staff, instead and Allied Workers Union Martin told Tribune Busi- would be looking at having While rumors had been holders, told Tribune Busi- placing employees on short- (BHCAWU) president. ness: “We haven’t heard the employees work on a circulating on Grand ness that there was "no er work schedules. Nicole Martin, told Tribune anything officially. We week on, week off basis. As Bahama earlier in the year truth" to claims the proper- that the resort was up for ty is on the market. sale, with the asking price The resort consists of two having dropped from $450 separate properties - the million to $200-$250 million, Radisson Grand Lucaya and Hutchison Whampoa exec- the Grand Lucaya Reef Vil- utives shot down those lage - one offering a more BFSBTHE BAHAMAS CHIEF FINANCIAL TOmandate in DEPARTthe ensuing years.” claims. upmarket experience, SERVICES BOARD (BFSB) last night Paul Winder, BFSB's chairman, said: Confirming that he had including a casino, and the announced that Wendy Warren’s decade- "The strength and stature of BFSB as a heard "rumours" circulating other a more family-orient- long tenure as ist chief executive and representative of the country's financial on Grand Bahama that ed product. executive director will conclude at the services industry, both domestically and end of 2011. internationally, is in very large part due Ms Warren said in a statement that to Wendy's relentless determination for she was leaving to pursue other inter- the industry to succeed, particularly dur- ests within the financial services industry, ing a period characterised by incessant and added: “It has been an honour and a international and economic pressures. 5HDG\ WR /HDG" unique privilege to serve as BFSB’s chief ”We are extremely grateful to Wendy executive and executive director, and to for the dynamic leadership she provided (VWDEOLVKHG ZKROHVDOH FRPSDQ\ LV have had the opportunity to work with so during a period of significant change. many gifted and dedicated profession- Her tireless efforts, and those of the com- DFFHSWLQJUHVXPHVIRUWKHSRVLWLRQRI als in our industry. mitted BFSB team, have facilitated *HQHUDO0DQDJHU “My commitment to the growth of the important advances in the industry. sector and BFSB remains strong and "Our industry has a clearly focused unchanged, reinforced in large measure vision and strategy due in no small part to by the tireless contributions made by all Wendy's direction and stewardship. Dur- 'ULYH DQG DPELWLRQ DUH D PXVW stakeholders of our industry and the ded- ing her tenure, BFSB has cultivated 6XFFHVVIXOFDQGLGDWHVKRXOGKDYHDW icated team at BFSB. strong partnerships with the many stake- LEAVING: Wendy Warren “After serving in this capacity for 11 holders in and outside of the Bahamas, OHDVW\HDUVH[SHULHQFHLQWRSOHYHO years, I have decided to pursue other and has achieved a growing respect from until the end of 2011. She became chief interests relating to the financial services international service providers for the executive and executive director in Feb- PDQDJHPHQW industry. Bahamas as an international financial ruary 2001, after serving two years on “It is my intention to make further services centre.” BFSB's initial Board of Directors when it contributions to BFSB and its pivotal Ms Warren will remain in her position was formed in 1998. &RPSHQVDWLRQ ZLOO EH FRPPHQVXUDWH ZLWKH[SHULHQFHDQGWLHGWRSHUIRUPDQFH

,QWHUHVWHGSHUVRQVKRXOG ‘ENORMOUSFROM page one possibilitySHOCKWAVE’ of their foreclosure. some IF point KERZNER in the future that adiseDEFAULTED Island, and reiterated: Kerzner International exec- will change. “The shockwaves created by VHQGWKHLUUHVXPHWR upgrade and maintain their utives, particularly their head “Mr Kerzner has not built allowing something as drastic ZKROHVDOHFDUHHUV#JPDLOFRP physical plant, and focus on of Bahamian operations, such a large and significant as a default to occur would reducing debt.” George Markantonis, have operation on running away be enormous.” The worst-case scenario for repeatedly reassured that from his creditors, so I don’t the Bahamian economy there is no cause for alarm, think they should be particu- would be a Kerzner Interna- and that negotiations with larly worried about getting tional debt default, which creditors are likely to be suc- paid. It just requires contin- prompts the company’s bond- cessfully concluded. ued patience. The last thing holders and creditors to take “It’s in the interests of the a bank wants to do is take control, possibly appointing debt holders to keep Mr over something as complex as receivers. Kerzner in charge and run- Kerzner International.” Their priority would be to ning the show, because no one Mr D’Aguilar said it might regain 100 per cent of their knows how to run hotels like take two-three years for money, likely through ‘flip- he does,” Mr D’Aguilar told Kerzner International to get ping’ or selling the Atlantis Tribune Business. back on track, much of this resort, One & Only Ocean “I’m not that worried about depending on the global econ- Club and other Paradise it. I think the bondholders will omy. Island assets to another buyer. see the benefits of keeping Mr He added that it would be To save money, the creditors Kerzner and his management in the Bahamas’ best interests might also focus on slashing team in place. They’ve for the Government to “assist costs, and if they did this the become the victims of a in any way they can” to main- ripple effects would be felt declining economy, and at tain the status quo on Par- throughout the Bahamian economy, starting with Kerzn- er International’s 8,000 Bahamian employees and fil- tering down through all its local suppliers and people who depend on Paradise 3URIHVVLRQDO6DOHV5HSUHVHQWDWLYH Island spin-offs. But, as Mr D’Aguilar points out, there is nothing to sug- $VSDUWRIDOHDGLQJUHVHDUFKGULYHQSKDUPDFHXWLFDO gest this would happen, even SURGXFWVDQGVHUYLFHVFRPSDQ\ZHPDUNHWDEURDG though some $2.3 billion of UDQJH RI LQQRYDWLYH SURGXFWV WR LPSURYH KXPDQ Kerzner International’s debt KHDOWK is secured via a mortgage over the company’s Paradise Island assets. &XUUHQWO\ ZH DUH VHDUFKLQJ IRU TXDOL¿HG FDQGLGDWHV This debt was taken on WR ¿OO D 3URIHVVLRQDO 6DOHV 5HSUHVHQWDWLYH when Mr Kerzner and his late son, Butch, together with their SRVLWLRQRSHQLQ%DKDPDVWHUULWRU\ 7KLVSRVLWLRQLV private equity partners bought UHVSRQVLEOH IRU LPSOHPHQWLQJ VDOHV DQG PDUNHWLQJ the company back and took it SURJUDPVLQWKHDVVLJQHGWHUULWRU\ZLWKWKHREMHFWLYH private, delisting from the New York Stock Exchange RILQFUHDVLQJVDOHVDQGPDUNHWVKDUH (NYSE). Even as the September 9 0LQLPXP5HTXLUHPHQWV debt repayment deadline looms, the likeliest outcome is for Kerzner International ‡ %DFKHORU¶V'HJUHH0%$RUHTXLYDOHQW and its creditors to work out a ‡ 3UHYLRXVPHGLFDOVDOHVUHSUHVHQWDWLYHH[SHULHQFH restructuring - an extension SUHIHUUHG or some kind of ‘rollover’ ‡ $YDLODELOLW\DQGZLOOLQJQHVVWRWUDYHO agreement. One possible sce- nario would be an increase in ‡ ([FHOOHQWRUDODQGZULWWHQFRPPXQLFDWLRQLQ the interest rate bondholders (QJOLVK received, while extending the ‡ .QRZOHGJHRI3&DSSOLFDWLRQV deadline for debt principal repayment. ‡ 9DOLGDQGDFWLYHGULYHU¶VOLFHQVH Mr D’Aguilar yesterday ‡ 'HPRQVWUDWHGLQWHUSHUVRQDODQGSUHVHQWDWLRQ said the main methods of debt VNLOOV repayment were raising equi- ty or selling assets. Based on Wall Street Journal reports :HVWULYHWRFUHDWHDZRUNLQJHQYLURQPHQWWKDW from last week, it appears UHZDUGVFRPPLWPHQWDQGSHUIRUPDQFH$VVXFK Kerzner International has ZHRIIHUDQH[FHOOHQWFRPSHQVDWLRQDQGEHQH¿WV chosen the former route, aim- SDFNDJH ing to sell its 50 per cent stake in The Atlantis, The Palm resort for up to $350 million. 4XDOL¿HGFDQGLGDWHVPD\VHQGUHVXPHVZLWKVDODU\ This would give the resort KLVWRU\WRPVGEDKDPDV#\DKRRFRP owner/operator much-need- ed cash that it could put on :HWDNHDI¿UPDWLYHDFWLRQWRFRQVLGHUDSSOLFDQWV the table to appease creditors, ZLWKRXWUHJDUGVRIUDFHFRORUVH[UHOLJLRQ1DWLRQDO at least temporarily, while securing its flagship Bahamian RULJLQRULQGLYLGXDOVZLWKGLVDELOLWLHV properties and removing any

PAGE 4B, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE BUSINESS FROM page one seeking to reclaim the deposit it paid into escrow. The $3 million deposit, plus accumulated interest, is EMERALD BAY RESORT’S PAST OWNERS currently being held in a Scotiabank (Bahamas) account, and is in the care of the then-law firm of Lockhart & Munroe (part- BEARING $3 MILLION PROOF BURDEN ners Elliot Lockhart and [Mitsui] following comple- court to determine was that it had offered $30 mil- endeavours” to obtain They argued that the pur- Wayne Munroe later went tion of the sale, or to dis- which side was to be plain- lion for Emerald Bay, based approval before March 31, chaser should prove it used their separate ways), who burse the funds in accor- tiff, and which side was to on the $3 million deposit 2009, which was set as the all reasonable efforts to were acting as escrow dance with the Asset Sales be the defendant. and the fact that deposits ‘Long Stop Date’ - the date obtain government approval agents. Agreement if there was Justice Turner, at the on real estate transactions when the deposit would go and close the deal. According to the Court of either a breach of the Asset Supreme Court level, found are normally around 10 per ‘hard’. Yet Aero General Avia- Appeal judgment, the $3 Sales Agreement by the that Mitsui and the receivers cent of the purchase price. The Court of Appeal tion and its attorneys coun- million was paid by Aero vendor or purchaser as the were to be the plaintiffs The Aero General Avia- found: “Failure to use such tered that, as legal title to General Aviation Ltd as case may be”. with the burden of proof, tion group, as Tribune Busi- commercially reasonable the $3 million escrow part of a February 3, 2009, While the $3 million was and Aero General Aviation ness revealed at the time, endeavours, as specified deposit remained with Asset Sale Agreement it deposited in accordance - which ultimately assigned was headed by California- under the Asset Sale Agree- them, and Mitsui objected signed in a deal to purchase with the Escrow Agreement, its interest in the Emerald based developer Barry Sil- ment, would...... result in the to its return to them, the the Emerald Bay Resort, a dispute arose at the end Bay purchase to another verton and real estate firm, immediate cancellation of burden remained on the lat- which at the time was in of March 2009 as to whether entity, Mountain Lake Cushman Wakefield. Dis- the Asset Sale Agreement ter, to prove the buyer “did receivership, and associated Aero General Aviation was Development Corporation putes over real estate without further or other lia- not employ all commercial- assets. entitled to their return. Its - the defendant. deposits, in particular with bility to the other, save that ly reasonable endeavours in An Escrow Agreement, attorney had demanded The judgment gives some the vendor can reclaim the escrow agent would be discharging their obligations signed the same day their release on March 31 insight into PwC’s frantic, them, or whether they have entitled to release the to meet the condition prece- between Lockhart & but, two days’ later, attor- and long-running, efforts to gone ‘hard’ and are now deposit with any accrued dent”. Munroe, purchaser and ven- neys for Mitsui and PwC find a buyer for the Emer- due to the buyer, occur fre- interest to the vendor. The Court of Appeal dor, governed the treatment objected to this. ald Bay resort, which saw quently. “However, if the pur- sided with this position, of the $3 million deposit that As a result, Lockhart & the receivers appointed in In its judgment, the Court chaser used all commercial- finding that since Aero was placed in the former’s Munroe instituted Supreme June 2007 after defaulting of Appeal noted that since ly reasonable endeavours to General Aviation made the care. Court proceedings in their on debts to its creditors. Aero General Aviation was obtain approval, but failed deposit and was “in posses- The Court of Appeal capacity as escrow agents, Mitsui, which appointed a foreign entity, Emerald to satisfy the condition on sion” of it, Mitsui had to found that the Escrow seeking judicial determina- PwC, took control as insur- Bay’s sale required the or before the Long Stop prove its claim to the $3 mil- Agreement required the tion of what should be done er for the original loan that approval of the Govern- Date, the purchaser would lion. three parties “to promptly with the deposit. One of the financed Emerald Bay’s ment, via the Bahamas be entitled to the return of The case is now likely to pay the funds to the vendor preliminary issues for the construction. It endured a Investment Authority and the deposit and any accrued head back to the Supreme frustrating two-and-half- National Economic Coun- interest, and the Asset Sale Court, unless Mitsui year wait for a buyer, which cil (NEC). 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By ASSOCIATED PRESS are renewing their market- contract weren't disclosed. GN-1289 ing deal with a new 10-year However, a person close PEPSICO INC. and the deal that begins next year. to the matter who asked NFL said Tuesday that they The financial terms of the not to be named because the person wasn't permit- ted to speak publicly told /(*$/127,&( the Associated Press that PepsiCo would pay roughly 127,&( $90 million a year in rights fees. ,17(51$7,21$/%86,1(66&203$1,(6$&7 That's nearly $1 billion 1RRI over the length of the con- tract to make its Pepsi, ,Q9ROXQWDU\/LTXLGDWLRQ Gatorade, Frito-Lay, Trop- icana and Quaker Oats 1RWLFH LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ WKDW LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK 6HFWLRQ brands official marketing    RI WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW partners of the league. 1R RI   635,1*+,// &25325$7,21 WKH PepsiCo would then ³&RPSDQ\´ LVLQGLVVROXWLRQ7KHGDWHRIFRPPHQFHPHQW spend more on marketing RI WKHGLVVROXWLRQLV6HSWHPEHU )HUQDQGR(OLDVLV and promoting its ties to WKH/LTXLGDWRUDQGFDQEHFRQWDFWHGDW:LQWHUERWKDP3ODFH the NFL. The company, 0DUOERURXJK 4XHHQ6WUHHWV1DVVDX7KH%DKDPDV $OO based in Purchase, N.Y., SHUVRQVKDYLQJFODLPVDJDLQVWWKHDERYHQDPHG&RPSDQ\ said it does not disclose its DUHUHTXLUHGWRVHQGWKHLUQDPHVDGGUHVVHVDQGSDUWLFXODUV marketing spending. But RI WKHLUGHEWVRUFODLPVWRWKH/LTXLGDWRUEHIRUH6HSWHPEHU the Wall Street Journal, cit-   ing an unnamed source, said that spending could run roughly $1.3 billion )HUQDQGR(OLDV more during the length of /LTXLGDWRU the contract. The deal also ensures that Gatorade would remain the featured drink on the sidelines at games. In addition, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay snack foods brand will promote big 127,&( events like the Super Bowl. David Carter, a sports business professor at the 3XUVXDQW WR WKH SURYLVLRQV RI 6HFWLRQ   D  E University of Southern Cal- DQG F RI WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO %XVLQHVV &RPSDQLHV $FW ifornia, said while the con-  QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ WKDW tract seems excessive at first glance, it might be worth it for Pepsi. The D )2;+,// 0$1$*(0(17 /7' LV LQ company gets 10 years of GLVVROXWLRQ promotion for five brands, and it is unclear if that mar- keting figure includes the E 7KH GDWH RI FRPPHQFHPHQW RI WKH GLVVROXWLRQ millions it would already LV WKH WK GD\ RI $XJXVW $'  DQG spend on Super Bowl or other expensive advertising F WKH /LTXLGDWRU LV &% 6WUDWHJ\ /WG RI  during the period. "What it might suggest to (DVW %D\ 6W other partners or potential partners ... is what the NFL is expecting in terms of &% 6WUDWHJ\ /WG contracts," Carter said. The deal extends a 28- /,48,'$725 year relationship between Pepsi and the NFL. THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, PAGE 5B GN-1290 BUSINESS KERZNER FIGHTS CLAIMS Office Of The Prime Minister

ONFROM ‘DECEPTIVEpage one GRATUITY’ testing the allegations, and enjoyed some success against the initial class action complaint. This, though, led to the filing of an amended complaint and the action, if not resolved, is currently set for trial in the Florida courts in December 2011. Justice James Cohn, in ruling on Kerzner Interna- tional’s efforts to dismiss the initial claim, noted that the Atlantis resort owner had said Costa “cannot allege she suffered an injury because she paid mandatory charges beyond the room uncompetitive from a cost “Plaintiff provides no rate that were disclosed in perspective. authority for the proposition advance”. Indeed, the amended class that a consumer patron has Distribution of those action lawsuit alleged: “In any interest in the amounts charges within Atlantis’s the face of shrinking rev- of money that are paid to a operating structure “had no enues and eroding profits in hotel’s employees.” impact” on what was dis- the current economic cli- Kerzner International said closed and charged to Costa, mate, hotels and resorts the ‘mandatory housekeep- the Kerzner International have turned to the ing gratuity and utility ser- defendants argued, and unscrupulous practice of vice fee’ was made clear to “causation cannot be imposing additional fees and potential guests up-front in shown” because no itemised surcharges on consumers marketing materials, with breakdown of the percent- designed to appear as inno- many choosing to pre-pay it. age that went to housekeep- cent expenses. “Plaintiff acknowledges in ing staff, and the percentage “One such charge is the her [filings] that the contract that went to utility fees, was Kerzner defendants’ impo- provides that she will be provided by the class action sition of a ‘mandatory charged a combined group. housekeeping gratuity and ‘mandatory housekeeping Justice Cohn backed utility service fee’.” gratuity and utility service Kerzner International’s case, In response this time, fee’ up to a specified com- but left the door open for Kerzner International has bined amount,” the Kerzner an amended class action again urged the Florida International defendants lawsuit to be filed. The courts to dismiss the action, alleged. opportunity was gratefully arguing numerous grounds “Because the contract did accepted. on which it should be barred not state how much would The case is interesting or dismissed. be charged for the manda- because it again raises the “Plaintiff’s complaint rests tory housekeeping gratuity issue of ‘mandatory’ gratu- on the theory that she has alone - as opposed to the ities and tips, often set at 15 been injured if [Kerzner] utility service fee - cus- per cent, being charged and failed to distribute certain tomers could not have had imposed on tourists to the unspecified portion of a any expectations regarding Bahamas. Apart from inflat- ‘mandatory housekeeping the amount of the charge ing costs, critics have argued gratuity’ to hotel employees (e.g, that it would compen- that it encourages poor ser- that was charged as part of sate in magnitude for any vice, work ethic and atti- her vacation package price,” voluntary gratuity plaintiff tudes, and made the the Kerzner International may otherwise have wished Bahamian tourism product defendants said. to leave.”

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DOW ENDS 101 POINTS DOWN STOCKS FALL AGAIN AS EUROPE'S DEBT

NEWWORRIES YORK DEEPEN Associated Press

EUROPE'S debt prob- lems rumbled through global financial markets again Tuesday. U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading when it appeared that European markets were heading for a second straight day of deep losses. The Dow Jones industrial average lost as many as 307 points by 10:45 a.m. Late-day recov- eries in both the U.S. and Europe left indexes with relatively modest losses. The Dow ended down 101 points. "It's becoming a pattern that the U.S. market breathes a sign of relief once trading in Europe is finished," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial. Europe's debt problems, which have simmered for more than a year, are IN THIS Aug. 29, 2011 photo, trader John Yaccarine, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Swiss franc dropped sharply Tuesday, after the coun- deepening. Bailouts for try's central bank pegged it against the euro, while European stocks recovered their poise following a drubbing the previous session, when investors fretted over the exposure Ireland and Greece have of banks to the debt of countries like Greece and Italy. (AP) not quelled fears that either country will default on its loans, an event that could lead to the collapse default," he said. 0.7 percent, to 1,165.24. they sold Fannie Mae and of the euro. September is historically The Nasdaq composite fell Freddie Mac mortgage- The Stoxx 600 Europe the worst month for the 6.50, or 0.2 percent, to backed securities that lost index lost 4.1 percent stock market. The Dow 2,473.83. value when the housing OIL TUMBLES ON FEARS Monday, while U.S. mar- has dropped an average of Pfizer Inc., Caterpillar market collapsed. Bank of kets were closed for Labor 0.9 percent each Septem- Inc. and Johnson & John- America Corp. and Day, as traders worried ber since 1950, according son were the only stocks JPMorgan Chase & CO. that Europe's debt prob- to the Stock Trader's among the 30 that make up each lost nearly 4. OF ECONOMIC SLUMP lems could slow economic Almanac. the Dow to rise. Assets that traders see NEW YORK growth around the world. Traders expect the trend Signs of growth in the as more likely to hold their Associated Press Italy was hit by a general to hold true this year as U.S. service sector helped value during a weak econ- strike Tuesday ahead of uncertainty continues over tame concerns about omy rose. The yield on the OIL SLIPPED TUESDAY on fears that the U.S. and votes this week on a bud- Europe's debt crisis and another US recession. The 10-year Treasury note fell Europe are headed for a prolonged economic slump. get-cutting package need- the stagnating U.S. econ- Institute for Supply Man- to 1.97 percent. On Mon- Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude lost 43 ed to shore up that coun- omy. The U.S. government agement said the service day the yield fell to 1.91 cents to $86.02 per barrel in New York. try's finances. reported Friday that there sector grew more than ana- percent in Asian trading, That was well off the lows for the day. After tumbling Peter Boockvar, equity was no job growth last lysts had expected in the lowest since the Fed- as low as $83.20 per barrel, the U.S benchmark recovered strategist at Miller Tabak month. It was the worst August. Growth in that eral Reserve Bank of St. as traders boosted the price of other oil varieties, includ- & Co., said investors are reading on jobs since Sep- part of the economy, which Louis began keeping dai- ing Brent crude, because international supplies remain becoming more fearful tember 2010. employs nearly 90 percent ly records in 1962. Bond tight. that the Greek govern- The Dow fell 100.96 of America's work force, yields fall when their prices Brent crude added $2.81, or 2.6 percent, to $112.89 in ment may not pay bond points, or 0.9 percent, to fell the three previous rise. London. investors back. "Officials 11,139.30. It's down 4 per- months. Three stocks fell for Still, analysts said, investors continue to be spooked by are coming to the realiza- cent so far this month, its Bank stocks fell more every one that rose on the a steady drumbeat of disappointing economic news. The tion that there's no way worst start to September than the overall market. New York Stock economy is struggling to grow. And the brinksmanship in Greece can pay its money since 2002. Federal regulators filed Exchange. Volume was Congress over the federal debt limit and last month's back and maybe we're bet- The Standard and Poor's lawsuits late Friday against above average at 4.4 bil- first-ever downgrade of U.S. debt have raised concerns ter off just letting it 500 index dropped 8.73, or 17 major banks, saying lion shares. about the nation's ability to fix its financial problems. "It's going to be a nerve-wracking 12 months," analyst and trader Stephen Schork said. "A lot of people are just trying to get their bearings." Cameron Hanover analyst Peter Beutel said investors are waiting for President Obama and the Federal Reserve to explain how they'll stimulate the economy and create jobs. With the unemployment rate hovering at 9.1 percent, "it will take something major from the White House or from the Fed to turn this around," Beutel said. Earlier this year, economists predicted that a rebound- ing global economy would push world oil demand to record levels in 2011. Now, analysts aren't so certain. China and other developing nations are still going to drive oil demand. But they won't grow as fast if con- sumers in the U.S. and Europe cut back on purchases of clothing, toys, electronics and other goods that are made in foreign factories. "Oil demand both domestically and globally will fall short of most expectations during the current second half of 2011," independent analyst Jim Ritterbusch said. Meanwhile, retail gasoline was flat overnight at a national average of $3.66 per gallon. A gallon of regular unleaded is 97.7 cents higher than it was a year ago. In other trading, heating oil added 1.28 cents to $3.0102 per gallon and gasoline futures dropped 1.7 cents to $2.8226 per gallon. Natural gas added 6.6 cents to $3.938 per 1,000 cubic feet.

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STAKEBATON ROUGE, IN Louisiana WESTINGHOUSE Associated Press

ENGINEERING and construction company The Shaw Group Inc. will sell its minority investment in nuclear power plant company Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC back to Toshiba Corp. The sale will help Shaw shed some debt and strength- en its balance sheet. But it also means that there will no longer be any U.S. investors in Westinghouse, which is more than 100 years old and is based in Pennsylvania. While Toshiba is taking a larger stake in Westing- house, the Japanese company said it "remains open to the idea" of inviting in new investors if they share its long-term vision and business strategy for Westing- house. Toshiba said several companies have already expressed interest in possible investments. Shaw said that it is still under contract with Westing- house for six U.S. nuclear power plants and four plants under construction in China. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, company also expects to continue to work with Westinghouse and Toshiba on certain projects. Westinghouse said in a statement that Shaw's sale of its minority stake will not impact any of the U.S. plants or the ones under construction in China. The plants in China are expected to be operational starting in 2013. Stake Shaw subsidiary Nuclear Energy Holdings LLC obtained a 20 percent stake in Westinghouse in Octo- ber 2006 for $1.08 billion, while Toshiba purchased a 77 percent interest from the U.K.'s British Nuclear Fuels A PEDESTRIAN walks by Greece's Central bank in Athens, Tuesday. (AP) PLC for $4.2 billion and Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. bought the remaining 3 percent. Toshiba later sold 10 percent of its interest to Kazatam- PLEDGE TO SPEED UP SERIES OF DELAYED REFORMS prom, a company based in Kazakhastan. Once Shaw sells its Westinghouse stake, Toshiba will have an 87 percent interest in Westinghouse. Shaw didn't cite a price for its Westinghouse stake. But it said by selling its stake, it would get rid of about $1.7 billion in debt. Recently, the drop in the U.S. dol- lar versus the yen has negatively affected the Westing- house segment, because Shaw used bonds denominated in yen to finance its investment in the business. GREECE PROMISES SHAKE Nuclear Energy plans to exercise put options to sell its Westinghouse investment back to Toshiba. If it receives the necessary consents, Nuclear Energy will formally notify Toshiba and the shares will transfer 90 days thereafter. Funds received must be used to redeem bonds on the next interest payment date. If Nuclear Energy does not receive the necessary UPATHENS, Greece OF THEloans to keep solvent. PUBLICtrack, with sales set to reachSECTORthat would not be enough consent to grant the bonds early, the put options will be Associated Press However, Athens still euro5 billion ($7 billion) this amid a shrinking economy automatically exercised on Oct. 6, 2012 for cash settle- holds short-term debt auc- year. and a malfunctioning state ment on Jan. 4, 2013. 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FIRM TO STEP UP EXPANSION IN ASIA STARBUCKS PLANS TO TRIPLE COFFEE SHOPS IN CHINA SINGAPORE "China has 5,000 years as a Associated Press tea-drinking country, but we've created a new coffee STARBUCKS CORP., the culture." world's largest coffee retail- Starbucks is eyeing fast- er, plans to triple its coffee growing emerging economies shops in China during the to help boost sales. The com- next four years and step up pany said in July that revenue expansion elsewhere in Asia, from its international business an executive said Tuesday. rose 20 percent in the April- Starbucks plans to operate June quarter from a year ear- 1,500 outlets in China by 2015 lier and accounted for 23 per- from a current 470, the com- cent of overall sales of $2.93 pany's Asia Pacific president billion. Jinlong Wang said. The com- Wang said Starbucks sales pany also expects to open 700 in Asia have remained robust coffee shops in South Korea in recent months despite a by 2016, up from 370 now, slowing global economy. Wang said. "We've seen very strong Starbucks, which has 17,000 month to South Korea, in China in 1999, Starbucks open its first outlets in India "The coffee industry in Chi- same store sales across Asia, stores in 55 countries, plans Indonesia, Malaysia, Singa- has spread to 42 cities, includ- next year and in Vietnam in na has huge potential," Wang double digit growth in some to introduce its Via Ready pore, Thailand and Australia. ing 10 new ones this year. 2013, Wang said. told reporters in Singapore. markets," he said. Brew instant coffee this Since opening its first store Starbucks is preparing to

COUNTRY’S FINANCE MINISTER DENIES SUGGESTION, PREMIER SAYS NATION WILL OVERCOME INVESTOR CONCERN MADRID "Between weak growth and a Associated Press recession there is a big distance, which I do not think will be cov- SPAIN'S FINANCE MINISTER ered," she said. on Tuesday denied suggestions that The Spanish government's target the economically troubled nation for GDP growth this year is 1.3 per- was close to needing a bailout last cent and 2.3 percent for next year, month, while the premier insisted but these figures are widely seen the country will overcome rising now as overly optimistic. investor concern about its ability to The economy grew just 0.2 per- pay its mounting bills without out- cent in the second quarter, down side help. from a revised 0.4 percent in the first The denial from Elena Salgado three months of the year. came a day after Spanish union Government spokesman Jose leader Ignacio Fernandez Toxo Blanco singled out Greece and Italy reported that Prime Minister Jose Tuesday as being among the causes Luis Rodriguez Zapatero had said of recent global — and Spanish — he had seen "the edge of the abyss, market turbulence, saying those in the form of a bailout for the Span- countries were failing to meet aus- ish economy" during an August 17 terity targets. meeting with labor and business "That affects the decisions of the leaders markets that have to buy our debt," Salgado said in a radio interview Blanco said. that Spain was not close to needing a The officials spoke just hours bailout, then or now. before thousands of union members "The first few days of August were and activists held rallies in Madrid a week of great nervousness, but I do and in other large Spanish cities to not think we were on the verge of a vent their anger against a constitu- bailout," Salgado said. tional amendment that will force the Zapatero, speaking in Turkey, said government to keep its future that Spain will continue to finance its deficits very low. obligations on its own, even though They fear it heralds drastic spend- it is paying high rates to investors ing cuts on social policy, and marks buying the country's bonds. the end of the welfare state in Spain. Spain is strong "and will know Many said Spain's citizens should be how to withstand the tensions," he allowed to vote on the constitution- told reporters after meeting with al amendment in a referendum, Turkish Prime Minister Recep instead of allowing politicians to fast- Tayyip Erdogan. track it to appease investors. Yields on Spanish bonds — a "I want to vote or decide on the direct measure of investor jitters change," said 51-year-old protester over a country's debt — skyrocketed Nieve Noguerales, waving a banner to euro-era highs in early August, criticizing the government for prompting the European Central breaking a "social pact" with work- Bank to intervene in the markets to ers. get the country's borrowing costs The amendment was approved by down. the lower house of Parliament last Yields shot up again Monday week amid furious opposition from amid widespread worries over the leftist and regional-based parties and possibility of another recession in goes before the Senate on Wednes- Europe and around the world, and day, where passage is expected. eased somewhat Tuesday, although That is because the measure is not much. backed by Spain's two main parties The yield on 10-year Spanish — Zapatero's ruling Socialists and bonds stood at 5.20 percent, up from the opposition conservative Popu- just over 5 percent last week. lar Party. The higher rates make it much With Spanish unemployment at more expensive for Spain's govern- nearly 21 percent and widespread ment to finance its operations, and anger over its sluggish economic Salgado conceded that growth in growth prospects, the Popular Party Europe is slowing but sought to is favored to win general elections downplay fears that Spain was head- scheduled for Nov. 20. Zapatero is ing back into recession. not seeking a third term.

PROTESTERS TAKE PART in a demonstration against a Constitutional amendment in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday. Demon- A BROKER uses a phone in front of the main screen at the Stock Exchange in strators protested a proposed constitutional amendment that would force Spain's government to keep its deficit low. (AP) Madrid Tuesday. (AP) BAHAMIANS NOT INTERESTED YOU’RE NOBODY UNTIL THE STAR IS GONE - DASH IN VYBZ SKINCARE LINE SOMEBODY KILLS YOU L E AVES ‘SINGLE LADIES’ THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C

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By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter

HE SOULFUL and talented Bruno Mars took to the Tstage last Saturday as a part of the "Atlantis Live" entertain- Bruno Mars takes ‘Atlantis Live’ ment series. The Hawaii-born artist drew a large crowd that filled the Grand Ballroom to capacity. The Grammy Award winner per- formed a number of his hit singles, such as Grenade, “Just The Way You Are”, Billionaire, The Lazy Song, Liquor Store Blues, Marry You and Lighters. Bruno's smooth words and suave dance moves entertained the crowd during the entire show, fans danced and sang along to every song Bruno and his lively band performed. After "The Lazy Song" perfor- mance, he mentioned to the scream- ing crowd that the song was his favourite song on his “Doo-Wops and Hooligans” album. He also noted that a line in the song that says "Oh My Gosh This Is Great," was actually done by one of his male band mem- bers. Throughout the show, the singer connected with the crowd by sharing a few jokes of his own. It was definitely the aim of The Atlantis Live team to make the event a safe and successful one. Before the big night, the sponsors gave Bruno Mars patrons a treat by allowing them the chance to win an ultimate fan giveaway. In one of the slowest months for visitors, Atlantis Resort reported to having 100 per cent occu- pancy which was largely in part due to the sold out concert. The Bruno Mars concert was promoted through the event's page - "Atlantis Resort- Atlantis Live" on Facebook. I must say all of those people who won, were in attendance enjoying themselves.

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The Atlantis LIVE concert series brings in top performers from every music genre constantly providing resort guests with unforgettable per- formances. Coming to the end of the night's show, Bruno and his band members left the stage and the hyped fans screamed for the entertainer to come back out, and to everyone's surprise, Bruno ran back onto the Atlantis stage and performed an additional song. Upon leaving the stage, he thanked the Bahamas for having him, saying it was a joy. Bruno Fans expressed their views on the Atlantis Live website. One fan said: "I totally enjoyed the perfor- mance last night! Bruno Mars and his band are so talented and down to earth!. Bruno Mars really did put on a great show but my favourite part was when he and his band came back on stage after the concert was over. “That seriously caught me off guard and I LOVED IT! That was priceless, unforgettable and I respect him even more for that because he really didn't have to. Overall an excellent perfor- mance. I danced , I sang, I lost my voice where I screamed so much but it's all good because it was totally worth it! The Bahamas LOVES YOU!" Another Bruno fan wrote: " I am so excited, won a Bruno Mars Getaway through my radio station to go to Atlantis and see you perform. I get to bring a friend. This is going to be a great weekend." WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 02 A RT S&E N T E RTA I N M E N T THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C THE STAR IS ‘GONE’

BEN FLAJNIK Stacy Dash leaves ABC NAMES BEN ‘Single Ladies’

FLAJNIK AS NEXT By ALESHA CADET version of Atlanta,' where life can est shoot in a new Cam'ron Tribune Features Reporter be winnowed down to the lyrics video, she is handed a pink busi- 'BACHELOR' of assertive pop songs and a series ness suit and informed that she's REEN eyed "Clue- of upscale, urban clichés. It's all playing an older woman. Last, NEW YORK champagne fountains, micro- there is April (Charity Shea), the d e v e l- Associated Press less" actress Stacey Dash has miniskirts and cuisine served by, as token white friend, a platinum oped in G one showoff suitor tells a single blonde who has married the season one." BEN Flajnik, who pro- left her role as Val in lady, "my personal four-star chef." dream black man, only she's cheat- In response to Stacey' posed to Ashley Hebert VH1's very first scripted "It's about three women, their ing on him with Atlanta's sexy- decision to leave, VH1 also and was rejected on ABC's series "Single Ladies." group will expand to four in a cou- smooth mayor (played by rapper released a statement saying: "VH1 "The Bachelorette," is get- Earlier this year, the actress ple of episodes, trying to figure Common)." respects Stacey’s decision and her ting another chance at made her comeback to TV as a out what they want from relation- Dash made it clear that the deci- commitment to what she feels is finding love on camera. fashion store owner on the show. ships. Val (Stacey Dash) has just sion to leave the show was one of best for her family. We thank her The network confirms it There wasn't a Monday night that been dumped by her longtime her own, releasing a statement say- for all of her hard work in making has tapped the 28-year-old passed by without a Facebook beau after she demanded that he, ing: "I truly enjoyed playing Val ‘Single Ladies’ a success right out northern California wine- "post" or a Twitter "tweet" from "put a ring on it." (He declines.) on ‘Single Ladies’, but I have of the gate, and we wish her noth- maker to star in the next the show's fans stating their love Val's best friend, Keisha (Lisa decided to leave the show. I have ing but the best in her future season of "The Bachelor." for the cast and crew of the spank- Raye McCoy), is a professional to be back in LA with my children plans." The show will return in ing new show. poker player who, despite her right now and the ‘Single Ladies’ Stacey has two children, a son According to the Washington January for its 16th season. advanced age, still sometimes shooting location makes that Austin and a daughter Lola. The Post, the new VH1 soap opera appears as a vixen in hip-hop impossible. I wish VH1 the best new season of Single Ladies is set On "The Bachelor," sin- that premiered a few weeks ago, videos. of luck with the show and in main- to kick off later this year, with no gle women live in a house exists in a 'gold-flecked nightmare When she shows up for her lat- taining the strong fan base we Val. together and compete for the affection of a single man. So far, no bachelor has gone on to marry the I truly enjoyed playing Val on ‘Single Ladies’, woman he picked while on the show. but I have decided to leave the show. I have to Hebert is now engaged to J P Rosenbaum. She be‘‘ back in LA with my children right now and the ‘Sin- chose him in the season finale of "The Bache- gle Ladies’ shooting location makes that impossible. I lorette." wish VH1 the best of luck with the show and in main- taining the strong fan base we developed in TAYLOR SWIFT AND season one. 4 BOYS UP FOR – stacy dash TOP CMA AWARD NEW YORK Associated Press

Taylor Swift will be bat- tling the boys at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards. The country starlet is up for entertainer of the year, where she'll compete with Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and last year's winner, Brad Paisley. Singer Jake Owen and country trio the Band Perry made the announcement Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Swift is also up for female vocalist of the year. Also nominated in that category are Carrie Underwood, Mar- tina McBride, Sara Evans and Miranda Lambert, who won the honor last year on her 27th birthday. Lambert's husband, Shel- ton, will defend his male vocalist of the year award this year against Paisley, Urban, Aldean and Kenny Chesney.

BEYONCE TOLD KELLY ROWLAND ABOUT PREGNANCY MONTHS AGO POP superstar Beyoncé reportedly told Kelly Row- land about her pregnancy as soon as she found out. The ‘Best Thing I Never Had’ hitmaker recently revealed that she and her rapper husband Jay-Z were expecting their first child together but she had known about the news for a while and instantly confided in her former Destiny's Child bandmate. A source told British More! magazine: "Kelly and Beyoncé are so close. They talk on the phone every day and are always dishing out advice and asking each oth- THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES er's opinions on all areas of life, from relationships to The Associated Press fashion. 7. "Cheers (Drink to That)," Rihanna 3. "21," ADELE "I think Kelly was one of SINGLES: the very first people Beyon- 1. "Someone Like You," Adele 8. "Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)," Gym 4. "Nothing But the Beat," David Guetta cé called when she realised Class Heroes she was pregnant - she obvi- 2. "Pumped Up Kicks," Foster the People 5. "Watch the Throne," Kanye West, Jay-Z ously couldn't wait to tell 9. "Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & her. And I bet it's made Kel- 3. "Moves Like Jagger (Studio recording from GoonRock)," LMFAO 6. "1," The Beatles ly think about having kids" 'The Voice' Performance) (feat. Christina Aguil- It is likely that Kelly, 30, era)," Maroon 5 10. "Love On Top," Beyonce 7. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," Jake Owen will be godmother to the 30- year-old's baby when he or 4. "You and I," Lady GaGa 5. "Lighters (feat. ALBUMS: 8. "Torches," Foster the People she arrives, along with their Bruno Mars)," Bad Meets Evil 1. "Tha Carter IV," Lil Wayne fellow bandmate Michelle 9. "Hell On Heels," Pistol Annies Williams, 31. 6. "Mirror (feat. Bruno Mars)," Lil Wayne 2. "I'm With You," Red Hot Chili Peppers 10. "Sigh No More," Mumford & Sons WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C A RT S&E N T E RTA I N M E N T 03 YOU'RE NOBODY 'TIL TAMARA DELANEY IMPROMPTU SOMEBODY FLOETRY POETS ON CRIME THE poets of the Face- KILLS YOU books' Written & Spoken Word group "Impromptu Floetry" showed their concern over the alarming rise in mur- ders in a poetic way. The cre- ator of the group De'Angelo C Whyms challenged his members via a contest to express their opinions in prose about the recent exorbitant increase in murders in our country. The winner of that contest was Tamara Delaney and her piece is as follows:-

There’s a funeral in the wind somewhere. The air – flooded in scarlet let- ters, wetter the ruby rains came in today. 92 bloody drops all splattered across battered women with frozen babies, Little daises that’s had their heads cut off before they could even bloom. Skeletal bones broom up all the tears and toss them out the car window. Widows tie bows across their front porch to scorch out the sunlight. And somewhere between all this colorless rainbow is me… Sitting on a deflating hope…wishin’ and waitin’ for a LEGENDARY rapper Doug E Fresh will sun to shine make an appearance in the horror film some peace tomorrow morn- made by Spike Lee (left) . ing.

By JEFFARAH GIBSON ing Director at Black Noise Media, Inc Tribune Features Writer told AllHipHp.com: “Shooting ‘You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You’ and MAGINE watching a horror having my mentor Spike Lee come on film and one of your favourite board as an executive producer was a Ilegendary rappers is the serial dream come true for me - working with killer! an amazing cast of actors and hip hop Well we don’t know just yet if that is luminaries, such as Doug E Fresh and the plot of Spike Lee’s latest horror Big Daddy Kane was an added bonus. film featuring some legendary rappers “Being that Spike and I are both in the world of Hip Hop. from Brooklyn, it was only right that What we do know is that the hip hop we premiere the film at Brooklyn’s horror film You’re Nobody till Some- very own Willifest, which was rated by body Kills You executive directed by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the Spike Lee is an action-packed film Top 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the following two New York City homi- World in 2010.” cide detectives that end up in the Doug E Fresh, Big Daddy Kane and “high-stakes world of the Hip-Hop Ed Lover will make appearances in i n d u s t r y . ” You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills For Bahamian horror movie fans, in Y o u which stars James McDaniel the film murder, sex, money and music (NYPD Blue), Michael K Williams collide, as the homicide detectives (The Wire,Boardwalk Empire) , track a serial killer murdering some of Michael Mosley (Law & Order) and Hip-Hop's biggest stars. Nashawn Kearse (The Sopranos, You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills E n t o u r a g e .) You" is slated to premiere at the “You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Williamsburg International Film Festi- Kills You" is being distributed by val dubbed "Willifest" in Brooklyn this Locomotion Distribution, and will m o n t h . debut on September 23 at the Knitting Michael "Boogie" Pinckney, Manag- Factory during "WilliFest. T H I N G S 2DO

September 8 - Thursday Services. Location: British Colonial Hilton hotel, One Bay St. Registration begins at “CREATING A NEW VISION” 5.30pm, starts at 6pm. See • Corporate Motivation presents “Creat- www.cisi.org/caribbean. ing a New Vision”, a one-day seminar with facilitator, Dr D Paul Reilly. From 9am-3pm September 14 - 17 at the Pastiche Room at the New Provi- dence Community Centre. Telephone: 327- SUMMER MADNESS REVUE 2011 0312. See http://seminar.corporatemotiva- • The play “Summer Madness Revue tion.org. 2011”, written by James J. Catalyn, addition- al scripts by Dwain Wallace and Jevon But- September 10 - Saturday ler, will be performed at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts. Directed by Omar NATIONAL TRUST'S DA MARKET Williams. Show begins at 8pm. The perfor- • Da Market is being held at The mance on September 14 will benefit the Bahamas National Trust's Retreat Gardens, AIDS Foundation. Tickets: $20. Reserved Village Rd. From 8am - 1pm. Features many tickets not collected by 3:00 p.m. on day of favourite backyard farmers and artisans. performance will be sold. Telephone: 393- Telephone: 393-1317. 3728 or 394-7179. Email: julcat61 @hotmail.com. See jamescatalynfriends.com September 11 - Sunday MT MORIAH HYMN FESTIVAL September 17 - Saturday • The Mt Moriah Baptist Church holds its “LORDS OF THE DEEP” DEEP DROP 2nd Annual Elkin R Storr Memorial Hymn Festival at the church on Farrington Road, FISHING TOURNAMENT located just west of the PLP headquarters. • Green Parrot and Salty Tackle present Begins at 4pm. The public is invited to join the 6th annual “Lords of the Deep” Deep in renewal services from September 14 - 16, Drop fishing tournament. 2 electric/ 2 manu- with a special worship celebration service on al reels (totally non-IGFA). Captain's meet- September 18 at 11am. ing on September 15, 6pm at Green Parrot, East Bay St. A vessel representative must September 14 - Wednesday attend. Entrance fee: $500 (per boat), $300 calcutta (optional, per boat). All entrance CISI TRAINING COURSES fees shall be returned as prizes/money. • The Chartered Institute for Securities & Entrance fees may be paid to Chris Lloyd at Investment is holding its 1st training course BASRA, or at the Captain's meeting. Tele- for those wishing to attain a CISI qualifica- phone: 477-2941. Email: saltytackle@coral- tion at the Bahamas Institute of Financial wave.com. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 06 A RT S&E N T E RTA I N M E N T THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C Exemplary peppers

ne fact home garden- ers must take into Oconsideration is that GREEN while weather conditions are fine for producing veg- SCENE etables from September to By GARDENER JACK Christmas, the days are growing shorter. Tomatoes can be sown in September and reaped in December Had I picked the fruits when they but they are swimming were green (or yellow in the case of Cubanelle) the problem would not against the tide all this time. have existed. Besides the fast grow- Length of day is a powerful fac- ing and ripening the most significant tor in plant life. Although we can difference between summer and grow tomatoes eight months of the winter peppers was the weight. The year, it is easier after the winter sol- summer fruits were definitely less stice. If you grow cherry tomatoes fleshy, less blocky. you will have experienced seeds from I already have some winter sweet last year’s crop suddenly producing peppers under way, seedlings just seedlings all over the yard in January. an inch tall at the moment, to take Those same seeds lay dormant advantage of the warm weather. through late summer rains and the Pepper seeds are quite finicky and lovely weather in autumn. Only when need to be sown on good potting the days began to lengthen did the soil then covered with a quarter on seeds respond to the other stimuli. an inch of soil that is pressed down Onions that are sown in Septem- firmly (I use my knuckles). Trans- ber may break your heart; those plant seedlings four to five inches started in late December will be tall into rich and friable soil that is prizewinners – all because length- well fertilised and preferably amend- ening days promote growth and ed with compost or commercial cow shortening days stunt it. Let us take manure. I like to use time-release sweet peppers as an example. fertiliser both mixed into the soil In September last year I planted before transplant then added around F-1 sweet peppers of different the plant once it has established colours. By November they were i t s e l f . forming blocky fruits but it was only As with most plants, initial vigor- in January and February that they ous growth is important. If a seedling ripened. Everything seemed to move stands still you may as well pull it in slow motion until after the sol- up. Sometimes a pepper plant a s t i c e . mere five or six inches tall will flower. In May of this year, I planted the If this happens, nip off the flowers. same F-1 peppers along with I’ve seen tiny plants bear a single rel- Cubanelle peppers. The growth was atively enormous fruit, but that is very fast, as was the change from usually the death knell for the plant. green to red. I had a superabun- It is worth noting that red, yellow dance all through July and August and orange peppers are three to four and I should still have them produc- times more expensive in stores than ing in September. green peppers (that eventually turn Peppers are warm weather plants red). They are no harder to grow so but the fruits are very susceptible to it makes sense to include them in the sunburn. I grew my peppers in 3- pepper patch. gallon pots on the north side of a Keep hot peppers and sweet pep- bower of thunbergia so they received pers as far from each other as possi- full sun all morning and then were ble if you use heirloom varieties and shaded during the hottest part of the save the seeds for future use. Your day. There was enough foliage to subsequent hot peppers may end up protect the fruits from sunscald ear- lukewarm and your sweet peppers ly on, but when the second and third quite spicy. crops were produced, the leaves grew scantier and much of the fruit b u r n e d . • [email protected]

ust a few images of what we the JBahamas looked like 40...50...60... years in the past

BY ROLAND ROSE

THE ROYAL FAMILY VISITS THE BAHAMAS Clockwise (starting top left): Royal yacht Britannia enters Nassau Harbour; The Duke of Windsor, Royal Governor during the war; Princess Margaret at Government House before opening Princess Margaret Hospital; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Government House garden party chats with Idris Reid; Prince Philip reviews school children at Clifford Park; Princess Alexandria greeted by Sir Gerald and Lady Cash; Prince Charles at the Independence celebrations; Viscount Lindley, son of Princess Margaret, with Kit Chambers’ Prince Philip sailing on Montagu Bay. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C A RT S&E N T E RTA I N M E N T 07

•YGAO S S HI P CEO RAN E R • • YA HEAR a mysterious buyer wants Kim Kardashian’s sex tape for $30 million? According to Vivid Entertainment, the company who cur- rently owns the tape, a mystery buyer has offered them $30 million to acquire the rights to the sex tape. The buyer also would like to purchase any BAHAMIANS NOT INTERESTED IN other footage that Vivid may have that involves Kim with hopes of tak- ing the sex tape off of the market completely. However Ray J thinks the tape is worth much more than VYBZ KARTEL’S SKINCARE LINE that. He said he would “absolutely” love for the tape to be taken off of the By FARAH market. Although he claims to not know who the potential buyer is, he HOUGH it seems a contradictory move, thinks the tape is worth much more “the cake soap king” Vybz Kartel is set than $30 million. to launch a new skincare line of prod- T • YA HEAR Marc Anthony ucts and fragrances this month. addressing infidelity rumors? Marc And based off Kartel’s popular catch phrase, the fra- Anthony denied accusations that his grance, for both men and women, is called OH’. infidelity broke up his marriage with Among the new products to be release on the market Jennifer Lopez in a Nightline inter- are, Vybz Skin Brightener, Vybz Body Brightener, view that was teased on Good Morn- Vybz Anti-Aging Moisturiser, Vybz Astringent, Vybz ing America. Anthony told John Soap and OH! by Vybz Kartel in men’s cologne and Quinones that he was breaking his women’s perfume. silence because “he’s fed up with the In a press statement the artist said: “It is the fra- lies and misinformation about what’s grance from Vybz Kartel called "OH,” and it’s for men led to his breakup." He then said that and women. Also I have astringents, and skin lighten- he and J-Lo are working on a post ers/toners for the ladies as well. It's a whole line of skin marriage partnership for the sake of care products from the Worl' Boss." their children and that he will always Kartel said the recent success from the cake soap love her. propelled him to launch the line. He also said an exclu- sive store will be opened in time for the release of the • YA HEAR Hawthrone was can- products and he is looking to get them in Macy’s. celed? First there were rumours “The store opening will coincide with the release of about Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith the products in Sep- splitting, now Hawthorne, which is a tember. As far as product of the couple's production plans for the prod- company, Overbrook is being can- ucts go, I wanna see celed. Hell no I wouldn’t buy them in Macy’s and According to E! news: “ TNT has his skin care line God all other fine retail- decided not to order a fourth season ‘ make‘ me black I will be ers worldwide. o f H a w t h o r n e ," TNT confirmed to Romping Shop will E! News in a statement. "TNT truly black. I am not that be the distributor of appreciates the tremendous dedica- black whereas I need to the product, so the tion of everyone involved in product can be H a w t h o r n e. The series gave TNT the bleach. I just can’t sup- bought by retailers opportunity to work with many out- port him because he’s and sold anywhere standing people, including Jada Pin- into darkness, bleach- they choose to sell kett Smith and the rest of the show's them.” talented cast, crew, producers and ing, wearing weave, In Ya Ear spoke writers. We wish everyone involved one more feminine to a few people who with Hawthorne nothing but the said they are not best." action and I am really interested in pur- going to think he’s gay. chasing any skin- • YA HEAR Lil Wayne’s Tha care products by the Carte IV breaks Watch The Throne Jashad Simmons artist. Itunes Record? Apparently Tha One person said: Carter VI has sold over 300,000 “If using these downloads via iTunes in only its first products will cause me to end up looking like Vbyz four days of release, according to then I am not interested because he looks a hot mess.” Cash Money/Universal Republic Nelly Colebrooke had this to say: “Why would I Records. That outpaces the 290,000 want to buy skincare products by Vybz Kartel? Do you that "Throne" moved through iTunes see how his face and his skin looks? I mean he is not so in its entire first week. bad of an artist but I don’t want to look no way like him. He already looks like a corpse, you think I want to look like one too,” she said. “Vybz Kartel actually has a fragrance out by the name of OH? I can’t imagine what that smells like. Just imagine me going into a store asking people if they have ‘OH’. I would never purchase any skin care prod- C H A RT S ucts by Vybz Kartel,” said Jason Taylor. Jashad Simmons said: “Hell no I wouldn’t buy his TOP TEN R&B/HIP HOP SONGS skin care line God make me black I will be black. I am I'm On One not that black whereas I need to bleach. I just can’t DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick support him because he’s into darkness, bleaching, wearing weave, one more feminine action and I am Ross & Lil Wayne really going to think he’s gay.” This will be the third different line of products mer- Motivation chandised by Vybz Kartel since the beginning of this Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil year. This past February, the self-proclaimed "Dance- Wayne hall Hero" announced the launch of his new shoe brand, "Addis.” He also announced his intention to release T-shirts, dog tags and belt buckles based off the How To Love Kartel brand "Di Teacha," and unveiled his own brand Lil Wayne of blue power soap called "Vybz Cake Soap," in May across select stores in Kingston and Falmouth. Sure Thing Additionally, Kartel is reportedly still planning to Miguel debut his own rum line; months after his successful Street Vybz Rum brand was effectively discontinued following the severance of ties with former business Quickie partner and American businessman, Corey Todd. Miguel Kartel is currently shooting episodes for his upcom- ing reality show, Teacha's Pet to debut on the Jamaican Otis television station CVM TV and has also released new Jay Z Kanye West Featuring Otis singles within the last two weeks such as Dedication and Love You Enuh on Sounique Records’ Lost Angel Redding Riddim. Best Thing I Never Had Beyonce

Marvin’s Room LIL MAMA NEW Drake Marvin & Chardonnay Big Sean Featuring Kanye West VIDEO ‘SCRAWBERRY’ & Roscoe Dash By LESH Super Bass AFTER a three year break from the music scene, Amer- Nicki Minaj ican rapper, singer-songwriter Lil Mama is trying to make her comeback in 2011 with a mixtape single entitled "Scraw- berry." During her break, the singer took on other ventures, such as evaluating dance contestants as a judge on ‘Amer- ica’s Best Dance Crew.’ The last time Lil Mama had a hit song, she was singing about her "lip gloss popping." Blog sites are stating that L I N E D AY “Scrawberry” is Lil Mama’s way of paying some homage to Bruno Mars a role model of hers, MC Lyte. Lil Mama added her creative style to the new video, which shows her wearing coloured JUST THE WAY wigs and outfits with a group of ladies or what seems to be “Barbies”. YOU ARE The song also samples a Special Ed's 1989 record called "I Got It Made". The 21-year old rapper from New York “Her eyes, her eyes City sings: " They call my whip scrawberry short cake, But my cake never short ..all way, I got pounds I don’t wanna make the stars look like roll way, So I’m in England please not to tall make , I get they’re not shining money, money I got Scrawberry, well cross the whole Her hair, her hair world." falls perfectly without " Let’s scraw berry milk .. in some way to tangle in the .. her trying (Scrawberry) keep full tang so I go long way in my dash ..Clean and my truck don’t stand . That scraw berry milk She’s so beautiful drink in someone in the .. (Scrawberry) keep full tang so I And I tell her everyday go long way in my dash ..Clean and my truck don’t stand." (yeahh)” she sings. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 08 A RT S&E N T E RTA I N M E N T THE TRIBUNE • SECTION C MADE y o LOOK u

IMMEDIATELY after Beyonce showed off her baby bump at the Video Music Awards, news of her pregnancy spread like wildfire throughout social media. The news became the hottest trending topic on Twit- ter, Facebook, news sites, celebrity gossip sites, and blog sites. There has been a lot of discussion about what the baby might look like. Some people even went as far as manipulating baby images to resemble the couple. Here are just a few predictions of what Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby might look like from birth straight to adulthood. Go on and look!

$JHQWV %URNHUV /WG 0 $56+ &RUUHVSRQGHQW THE TRIBUNE • SECTION E WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 BAHAMAS COULD BE VENUE FOR CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTRE By BRENT STUBBS in 2003. that the cadre Congress in Monaco, that a dele- and they will also pay the coaches to Senior Sports Reporter Jamaica has also been granted of Bahamians gation from the IAAF will visit the train them.” [email protected] permission by the IAAF to host a coaching in Bahamas with a view of looking at While the bidding for the world certified training camp in Kingston. the United the facility. junior championships will help in DAEGU, South Korea — While As a result of that decision, quite a States will also “We are hoping that when they the decision-making process, May- the Bahamas will be bidding for the number of athletes remain at home return home. come down to look at the facilities, nard said the Bahamas’ consistent hosting of the IAAF World Junior to train and there are other athletes Minister of they will give us the nod to yes we performance alone on the interna- Championships in 2013, the country from around the world who also Youth, Sports can get the certification,” said May- tional scene gives the country could also be the venue for another take advantage of the facility pro- and Culture nard as he explained the importance enough merit for the IAAF to certified training centre in the vided. Charles May- of supporting the IAAF in the host- strongly consider the request that Bahamas. With the new Thomas A Robin- nard said ing of its international meets. was submitted by the Bahamas The Bahamas could be following son Track and Field Stadium in they’ve gotten MAYNARD “That will give us tremendous Association of Athletic Associa- the same path as Jamaica, the only place, the Bahamas could very well the “wink,” opportunities as Bahamian coaches tions. country in our region to host the do the same thing as Jamaica, if not the “nod” yet. It is anticipated will be paid to train athletes from all “They believe that we have what global junior championship meet granted the certification. that some time in November, either around the world as the IAAF will for athletes 18 years and younger Not only athletes, but it is hoped before or after the IAAF holds its pay for the athletes to come down SEE page 4E INSIDETRAK BARRY GOES ‘But, at the end of the day, I SIGHT-SEEING IN DAEGU was very proud of the team’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter [email protected]

DAEGU, South Korea — While TURN TO 2E... the 13th IAAF World Champi- onships were competitive, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard said Team DWIGHT Bahamas got some "bad breaks" that made a big difference in the outcome of a number of events. MILLER TO "Some things didn't go the way as planned, but I'm still very happy CONTINUE that we were able to put some points on the board that will enable us to HIS NCAA be ranked somewhere around No.30 in the world, which is still a great JOURNEY achievement," he said. Actually, the Bahamas collected a TURN TO 3E... total of 11 points after Trevor Bar- ry’s bronze medal performance in the men's high jump, the sixth place by Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie in NBA the women's 200 metres and the sev- enth by Leevan 'Superman' Sands in LOCKOUT: the men's triple jump. They were the only three finalists for the NEXT Bahamas. The Bahamas had a chance to MEETING make the final in the men's 400, the men's 4 x 400 relay, the men's 200 SET FOR and the women's 4 x 100 relay but fell short. TODAY "I'm sure that the athletes, the coaches and the federation is going TURN TO 7E... to make sure that we do a post- mortem of this event and I'm sure that we will have a better prepared and more polished team going into US OPEN: the Olympic Games. "I feel positive that this is going to WILLIAMS, be a teaching moment for us in many regards. But when we look at WOZNIACKI the final of the men's triple jump, Leevan gave it his best and his best ADVANCE IN under any other circumstances could have gotten him a medal,” said the DIFFERENT minister. Maynard, who attended the cham- WAYS pionships with his wife and director of sports Timothy Munnings, a for- mer participant of the champi- onships, said that was just how com- petitive the competition was across the board in every event. "Like I told them in the meeting (at the Games Village), all I want is their personal best," he said. "If it means medal fine, if it doesn't I'm still happy that they would have come here and gave it their best. "I know some of the younger ath- letes like Raymond Higgs, Nivea Smith, Anthonique Strachan, Trevor Barry and Sheniqua Ferguson all gained some valuable lessons that will push them even further heading JUMPING INTO HISTORY: Trevor Barry competes in the men’s high jump at the 13th IAAF World Athletic Championships in TURN TO 8E. SEE page 2E Daegu, South Korea. He won the bronze medal.

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TREVOR13th IAAF Worlds BARRY high GOES SIGHT-SEEING IN DAEGU SIGHT-SEEING: jump bronze medallist Trevor Barry takes in the sights in the city of Daegu over the weekend after he won the bronze medal in the men's high jump at the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 4E

‘But, at the end of the day, I was very proud of the team’

FROM page 3E In the case of Barry, he will Bahamas could have had a cou- earn a pay cheque of $15,000 for ple more appearances in the into the Olympic Games. All of the medal and both Debbie Fer- finals, but there were some things these athletes have a bright guson-McKenzie (sixth in the "that could have been helped future ahead of them. So I expect women's 200 metres) and Lee- and some things that couldn't them to learn a lot from this.” van 'Superman' Sands (seventh have been helped.” With a personal best perfor- in the men's triple jump) will col- “But at the end of the day, I mance of 2.32 metres in the lect $5,000. was very proud of the team. We men's triple jump, Trevor Barry "We're going to try to make continue to shine on the world rose to the occasion by clinching that available to them as soon as stage. A lot of people believe the Bahamas' only medal. It was possible," Maynard said. that if we don't come home with a feat that Maynard said was "I think Trevor has carried the a gold, silver or bronze, you quite outstanding. hope and the pride of the nation haven't competed. But when we Maynard said the sports policy on his back and he did very well. look at some of our athletes that calls for any medallists and all We had a chance to speak to him are now ranked in the top 20 in finalists at the World Champi- before he left as he goes on to the world, it gives you a lot of onships or the Olympic Games to compete in some of the Euro- pride. When you look at our per- be compensated by the Bahamas pean meets." formances, we have a lot to be Government. Maynard, however, said the proud of."

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SPORTS DWIGHT MILLER TO CONTINUE NCAA JOURNEY WITH VOLUNTEERS By RENALDO DORSETT game. al workouts with NBA Hall of game at the ReebokU Camp. Sports Reporter He began his collegiate career Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, Miller He also earned the Dante Ander- [email protected] with the Pittsburgh Panthers of the BASKETBALL chose the Panthers out of several son Memorial Award for the player Big East Conference. He had a red- scholarship offers. below the radar who made the THIS fall semester will offer a shirt freshman season and played In his final high school season, biggest impact over the course of fresh start for one Bahamian colle- sparingly during his tenure in 16 con- renowned head coach Bruce Pearl, Miller led the St Pius X Panthers to the camp. giate basketball star, featuring his tests in his sophomore campaign. the Volunteers made Miller a part of a 22-8 record and were ranked No.4 Miller is a product of the Frank return to NCAA Division I play. Miller opted to transfer to a junior the first recruiting class under the in the state of Texas. They won the Rutherford Elite Athlete Develop- Dwight Miller will continue his college to avoid the NCAA rule of new regime of Cuonzo Martin. TAPPS 6A District three champi- ment Foundation. NCAA journey this upcoming sea- sitting out an entire year before Miller is the fifth member of Mar- onship with a 9-0 record as he aver- Some of the foundation's other son with the Tennessee Volunteers transferring from one D-I school to tin's current signing class, joining aged 15.8 points per game. athletes and alumni include Devard of the Southeastern Conference. another. guards Chris Jones, Wes Washpun, Miller was nominated for the and Devaughn Darling, Ian Symon- Miller, a 6' 8" 245-pound forward, He was ranked the nation's 10th- Josh Richardson and Quinton Chie- McDonald's High School All-Amer- ette, Jeremy Barr, Wannah Bail, spent last season with Midland Col- best junior-college prospect by top vous. ica Game and had a productive sum- Michael Carey, Mikhail McClean, lege of the National Junior College flight recruiting website JucoJunc- After a critically acclaimed high mer heading into the collegiate Alex Cooper, Waltia Rolle, Mavin Athletic Association where he led tion.com. school career, when he rose to inter- recruiting process when he averaged Saunders, Probese Leo, Enrico the Chaparrals to the NJCAA title After the departure of nationally national prominence for his person- 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per Forbes and several others. BSF National Round Robin set for next 8-MEMBER TEAM BAHAMAS SET FOR month in New

Providence THEBy RENALDO DORSETT COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES Sports Reporter [email protected] Event starts today in Isle of Man By RENALDO DORSETT sport programme. Sports Reporter JUNIOR athletes are up [email protected] next on the list of teams field- Roy Colebrook Jr, a mem- ed by the Bahamas Olympic ber of the cycling team and Committee (BOC) as the one of the top juniors in the PREPARATIONS are Bahamas prepares to culmi- sport, said his main focus is underway as the local gov- nate a busy summer session. to rebound from a disap- erning body for softball An eight-member team will pointing outing at his latest gears up for the climax of represent the country at the international appearance last the Bahamas Softball Fed- 4th Commonwealth Youth month. eration season. Games September 7-13 in Isle “I am looking to this The BSF National of Man. because we didn’t do too well Round Robin is scheduled The team will partake in in the Caribbean Games to return to New Provi- two disciplines – five mem- because of crashes and dence November 3-6 for bers for track and field and mechanical problems so we the preliminary round with two members for cycling. are looking to go to these the championship set for BOC president Wellington games and bounce back,” he Andros the following Miller said the event gives its said. weekend. participants early exposure to “You have to have a strong The round robin will be the Olympic movement and mindset to go out there and named in honour of Sonny can draw inspiration from its do your best. This competi- Haven and Ernestine But- deputy chef de mission, tion will be tough to beat. Dif- ler while the champi- Olympic gold medallist ferent countries are based on onships will honour Brian Tonique Williams-Darling. cycling so they are strong and Clear and Dora Evans. “We believe, at this point, will be tough to beat but we The 2011 edition is taking this young team away will be ready.” expected to have the for a games of this caliber is largest fields ever in the very good for sports. These TEAM history of the Bahamas youngsters get to interact and BAHAMAS Softball Federation participate with their peers ROSTER National Round Robin. from other countries. It is The BSF is set to hold expected that 72 countries will Track & Field its annual national cham- be there from throughout the Anthonique Butler - Triple pionship in New Provi- Commonwealth. It is a good Jump dence November 3-6 with thing to start your network- Anthony Adderley - 200m, all the affiliated associa- ing early, so as you progress in 4x100m tions playing men and your career you gain friends Delano Davis - 100m, women’s softball this sea- for life and that is what sports 200m, 4x100m son. is and that is a part of the Gregria Higgs - 100m The islands that are Jay Major is expected to represent the Bahamas at the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games. Olympic model,” Miller said. CYCLIST Shannon Balfour - 400m, expected to participate are “We have a distinguished 4x100m Abaco, Andros, lady going with us, Ms “They only asked for 10 “This team that has been time,” he said. Julian Munroe - 400m, Eleuthera, Exuma, Long Tonique Williams-Darling athletes to participate. Swim- put together are some of the The first Commonwealth 4x100m Island, Grand Bahama, and that should be great moti- mers, with school approach- best athletes that we have in Youth Games was held in Cycling New Providence and vation for the athletes. With ing, some people did not want our country in the U-18 cate- August 2000 in Scotland Jay Major - Individual Time Inagua - the latter island an Olympic and world cham- their athletes to go. Boxing, gory today. We are looking where 733 athletes from 14 Trial, Road Race, Team Time recently joined the BSF. pion on board she can really who we wanted to send, was for great things in these games countries competed in eight Trial Cat Island may also be a encourage them and let them not in shape at the time and and we are also looking to see sports over three days. The Roy Colebrook Jr - Indi- late addition to the line- know what they need to do that is why those two events a display of the spirit of the second edition of the Com- vidual Time Trial, Road Race, up. to reach the top of their were not included among the games which is camaraderie monwealth Youth Games Team Time Trial The expected women’s game.” disciplines.” and to build communities of took place in Australia in Chef de Mission - Roy teams are Andros, Abaco, Miller said other disciplines Chef de mission Roy Cole- love and friendship through December 2004 and saw over Colebrook Eleuthera, Exuma, Long would be added for upcom- brook said expectations loom sports what we believe is very 1,000 athletes and officials Deputy Chef de Mission - Island, Grand Bahama, ing editions of the event. high for the team. important in this day and from 22 countries in a 10- Tonique Williams-Darling New Providence and Inagua. Teams that are declared champions in their respec- tive divisions of that asso- ciation will be accepted as the round robin represen- tative from that particular BSF NAMES MEN’S association. The round robin is slat- ed to begin at 3pm on November 3 and con- NATIONAL TEAM cludes November 6 with all games played at the Blue Hill Fields. The following weekend (November 11-13) the FOR THE PAN AM championship – best three out of five – will be con- tested in North Andros. The two top teams from THECHAMPIONSHIPS Bahamas Softball TEAM the round robin will advance to the champi- Federation has released the Manager - Godfrey Burn- onship. names of the players that will side This year, the BSF con- make up the men’s national Coach - Martin Burrows tinues to honour a stalwart team that is expected to rep- Coach - Delano Cartwright who has contributed to the resent the Bahamas at the Trainer - Brian Neely development and success Pan Am Championships and PLAYERS of softball in the Bahamas. World Qualifier in Hermosil- Edney Bethel (Eleuthera) The round robin in New lo, Mexico, November 18 -27. Alcott Forbes (Grand Providence will be the The team is expected to Bahama) Sonny Haven/Ernestine leave Nassau November 11. Eugene Pratt (NP) Butler 2011 Round Robin The Bahamas will be among Thomas Davis (Long and the Championship will 10 countries trying to finish Island) be in honour of the soft- in the top five to qualify for Freddie Cornish (Abaco) ball pioneer in Andros, the World Championships in Angelo Dillett (NP) Brian Clear/Dora Evans Australia in 2013. Greg Gardiner (GB) Championships. Other countries taking part Larry Russell (GB) Federation executives are Venezuela, the United Ken Wood Jr (NP) expect this year to be a States, Argentina, Puerto Marvin Wood (NP) very festive round robin. Rico, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Desmond Russell (Grand The Family Island asso- Guatemala and the British Bahama) ciations with the most fans Virgin Islands. Richard Bain (NP) at the games on the men- The team, which has been Van Johnson (NP) tioned night will receive a working out since April this Martin Burrows Jr (NP) cash prize. year, will be managed by Lamar Watkins (NP) And there will be gate Godfrey Burnside. Sherman Ferguson (NP) prizes, including round trip The coaches are Martin Godfrey Burnside Jr (NP) airline tickets, televisions, Burrows and Delano Michael Sweeting (Grand cellular phones and phone Cartwirght. Alfred Culmer is Bahama) cards. the chef de mission assisted William Weatherford by Brian Neely. (Abaco)

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SPORTS 13th IAAF World Championships TREVOR BARRY GOES SIGHT-SEEING IN DAEGU SIGHT-SEEING: 13th IAAF Worlds high jump bronze medallist Trevor Barry takes in the sights in the city of Daegu over the weekend after he won the bronze medal in the men's high jump at the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

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TRAINING IAAF HIGH JUMP BRONZE MEDALLIST Trevor Barry (left), Dennis Mitchell and Adrian Griffith (right). CENTRE FROM page 1E it takes to be certified as a training center,” he said. “So that’s another positive development coming out of these games.” Although the Bahamas was not successful in advancing to the final in neither the men’s 4 x 400 and the women’s 4 x 100 metre relays, Maynard said the country’s perfor- mances in those events in the past has given the IAAF the confidence that the Bahamas can play a TREVOR BARRY, Stanley Mitchell (centre) and sprinter Adrian Griffith. TREVOR BARRY poses with Korean family in traditional clothing. major role as the host of another important event. For the first time, the IAAF wants to stage the All Relay Championships. While no official date has been released, Maynard said the IAAF is targeting July 2013 for the launch with the Bahamas being considered as the initial host. Although Maynard said he would have liked to have seen a lot more out- standing performances turned in from the Bahamian athletes, he was quite thrilled with the developments that will eventually have the world flocking to our shores. Maynard and the direc- tor of sports Timothy Munnings, along with the BAAA, headed by Mike Sands, were kept rather busy during their stay in Daegu, not just waiting for the athletes perform, but negotiating a number of deals that could have a positive effect on the Bahamas as a whole. TREVOR BARRY with executives of the Muzuno shoe company.