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Friday February 12, 2021 $2 VAT Inclusive School closure a concern A REGIONAL Gender Advisor at UNICEF’s Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Office has warned of the impacts of school closure on students during the coronavirus pandemic. Shelly Abdool- Zerezeghi pointed to teen pregnancy; adolescent girls increasingly drawn into caregiving, limiting their time for their own education and free time; decreased (if any) access to school feeding programmes, menstrual and sexual health information, as well as school protection systems. In addition, she emphasised that the longer marginalised children are out of school, the less likely they are to return. “This prompts such questions – who are the most marginalised girls and boys in the Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason (right), received her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday. Public health offi- Caribbean? Will they cials from the Maurice Byer Polyclinic were on hand to brief the Governor General and to administer the vaccine. return to school – whether in-person or online? And if they are not returning to school, how do we still reach them through out-of- school programmes,” ‘TAKE THE VACCINE’ she said in her contribution to GOVERNOR General, vaccines were coming,I Wednesday’s launching Dame Sandra Mason, Governor General gets first jab publicly informed the authorities of Comprehensive received the first that I wanted to be, if not Sexuality Education dose of the Oxford- personal protection and to their physicians if they which I hope is to take the first in line, the third or Activities in the AstraZeneca vaccine for your future well- had any questions about vaccine,” she continued. fourth or fifth,” she said, Caribbean through the in front of rolling being, it might be a very being inoculated. Reflecting on her adding that she looks Spotlight Initiative cameras, yesterday good idea if you were to “And at 72 years old, I experience on finding out forward to receiving the Webinar, hosted by morning. take the vaccine,” she think that anything that a member of her staff second dose. the United Nations The Barbados emphasised. I can do to help to prolong had tested positive for The Governor General Population Fund Government Information Dame Sandra also my life, I am prepared COVID-19, Dame Sandra also took the opportunity (UNFPA) Caribbean. Service was on hand to explained why she to do,” Dame Sandra said she kept her wits to thank the Government “And then there is of capture Dame Sandra decided to take the “jab” asserted. about her and informed of India, which gifted course the mental health and her household staff for all to see. “I chose to do “I am ecstatic almost the entire staff that Barbados with the first impacts… We still don’t get vaccinated against it publicly because people to have received the everyone would need to 100,000 doses of the have a full picture of the COVID-19 by a team are generally doubtful... I vaccination and I hope be tested for the viral Oxford-AstraZeneca full impact of COVID-19 from the Maurice Byer wanted everyone to trust many Barbadians will illness. vaccine. in terms of mental Polyclinic. my word that I had it. follow suit... In any She explained that they “I know our honourable health. But we do know Calling the experience It was a seamless and instance, you will have were tested and had to Prime Minister has done that the separation “effortless” and painless exercise,” she your ‘for’ and you’re going move out of Government it already, [but] I want to from peers impact “amazing”, the Governor noted. to have the ‘against’ House to self-isolate. add my thanks to the socialisation skills, General urged She said that after situation. After you have Fortunately, their first Government of India particularly within the Barbadians to follow suit. consulting her healthcare mulled it over and you tests were negative. because we are a little earliest ages, as well as “In instances like these, professionals, she was have listened to your “Having had the second speck in the ocean and for isolation/depression in it is a question of personal satisfied that it would health professionals, and test and it proved them to have thought older ages.” decision. But if I had be to her benefit if she you’ve listened to your negative, I could breathe that we could be in line to give anybody advice, was immunised and conscience and your God, a sigh of relief. And for this, we are forever IMPACTS on Page 5 I would say for your encouraged others to talk do what you want to do, having heard that the grateful,” she said. 2 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

COVID-19 update: 47 new positives, 43 recovered THE island recorded 47 new termine whether their positive diagnosed as positive at Her positive cases of COVID-19 PCR test result showed that Majesty’s Prisons Dodds is 363. on Wednesday, February 10, they were in fact newly positive, Of these, 361 have recovered from the 690 tests conducted or whether they had COVID-19 and the remaining two inmates by the Best-dos Santos in the past and were no longer are included in the active cases. Public Health Laboratory. infectious. To date, Barbados has There were 43 recoveries and Of the 42 other cases, 39 are recorded 1,904 confirmed cases the number of active cases now Barbadians and two are non- – 813 females and 1,091 males – stands at 337. nationals. and 1,547 persons have recov- The 47 new cases comprise The 42 cases include 22 per- ered. There have been 20 deaths 20 men and 27 women. Five of sons from a nursing home – from the viral illness. them had already been at the three staff members and 19 Since February 2020, the pub- Harrison Point Isolation Facility patients. lic health laboratory has com- undergoing assessment to de- The total number of persons pleted 109,836 tests. There have been 20 deaths from the viral illness. Messages on COVID-19 via public address system well received COVID-19 messages trans- can keep themselves and their around their homes to avoid dents were able to hear the mes- Government would use the pub- mitted via public address families safe during this time mosquitoes breeding. sages. In the case of densely lic address system to communi- systems throughout Barbados’ without panicking will continue Information on how to access populated communities, the cate the messages in relation to 11 parishes are being well over the next few days between the care packages is also being trucks stopped to allow the mes- COVID-19 because not every- received. 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. shared, along with the contact sages to be played at least twice. one could be reached through Director of Public Affairs in During an interview with number. However, she noted that the press conferences and tradi- the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Barbados Government The Director said during the truck drivers were sensitive tional and social media. Information and Public Affairs, Information Service, Ms. Parris exercise, persons had reached to the fact that there may be Logistics on the ground for Patricia Parris, stated: “The re- explained that nine privately- out to the truck drivers giving teachers conducting online the exercise were co-ordinated sponse has been very good... owned trucks traversed them information about the classes in some communities by Dalton Tyrone-Lovell. People are commending the Barbados delivering messages help needed by some house- and once that was communi- The initiative, which began at effort.” from Prime Minister Mia Amor holds and seniors. cated to the driver, they would the start of the national pause She said the effort to sensi- Mottley about staying safe dur- She explained that the trucks move on. period on Wednesday,February tise the public about COVID- ing the period of national pause moved slowly through the com- The Prime Minister an- 3, is expected to end on 19, the protocols and how they and using the time to clean munities to ensure that resi- nounced last week that Wednesday, February 17. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 3

Banks reopen BANKS in some specific areas reopened to the public yesterday after being closed for a week in accordance with the Directive related to the ongoing National Pause.

AT RIGHT: The scene at Republic Bank in Broad Street.

BELOW: The scene at CIBC FirstCaribbean in Warrens.

Operation Seek and Save campaign successful By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste has, to date, reached during the recent COVID- 37 034 households. 19 press conference that THE Operation Seek Ambassador Elizabeth focused on the Roll Out of and Save Campaign Thompson revealed this the COVID-19 Vaccination in Barbados. Dr. Anton Best, Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, stated that he Volunteers fanned out across various constituencies to conduct Operation Seek believed the project was and Save as the period of National Pause entered its second week. This effort successful in terms of continued as the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has arrived on meeting many house- island. The Barbados Advocate was on hand to witness members of this team in holds. action in Maxwell, Christ Church yesterday. He said that they will continue testing and using tionnaire about symptoms new and if the cough they and agreed to be tested by the outreach component and signs in keeping with had was new or not. the teams.We used that as they try to identify per- dengue and COVID-19. He noted that in some data in collaboration with sons who are potentially The answers were then cases, the teams found the other data to get a COVID positive. He noted filtered and the teams, that a person’s chronic better understanding of that once they did the led by Dr. David Byer, did cough was related to si- where we are.” testing and persons were a telephone triage where nusitis. The Senior Medical diagnosed, then the per- they called a number of “So we whittled down Officer noted that the son would be placed into persons who reported those numbers to 206 Seek and Save Campaign isolation and the contact symptoms during the households, 236 persons was not the only strategy tracing efforts would study and they were asked of interest for testing,” that the Government of begin. to elaborate a little more he said. Barbados was using to This volunteer was in the field asking this resident Dr. Best explained that so that the teams would “So we have only done a address this widespread questions during Operation Seek and Save yester- the teams of the pro- be able to deduce whether portion of those that we transmission of COVID-19 day. gramme utilised a ques- or not the headache was have identified for testing in Barbados. 4 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

ILO Director-General: 2021 a year for action THE International Year for Great focus was placed on the America and the Caribbean the Elimination of Child health, social and economic cri- already have an alliance that Labour, 2021, which has sis associated with the COVID- has demonstrated this – the been declared by the UN 19 pandemic, which has caused Regional Initiative for Latin General Assembly, is a his- devastating effects in Latin America and the Caribbean toric opportunity to ratify America and the Caribbean. Free of Child Labour – which is commitments, take action Ryder meanwhile noted that an example of how it is possible and inspire broad part- given the differentiated nature to act jointly for the protection of nerships to preserve the of child labour for children and children and adolescents. We progress made on child adolescents, and what is at have already made significant labour and related issues, stake in the current context, progress,” he said. such as social justice, inclu- providing urgent and effective “Now, it is up to us to do even sion and reduction of in- responses requires joint action more. Last year, the ILO equalities. from government at all levels, Convention 182 on the Worst ILO Director-General, Guy employers’ and workers’ organ- Forms of Child Labour achieved Ryder, acknowledged the above isations, and civil society in its universal ratification.This is the during yesterday’s Regional broadest sense. first time this has happened in Launch of the International “This year 2021, we celebrate the 101 years of history of the Year for the Elimination of Child the International Year of the ILO and it is a historic mile- Labour (2021). This comes after Elimination of Child Labour. It stone. But the ratification of the the worldwide launch earlier is a call to turn commitments Convention is not enough. We this year, in January. into action, which will finally need to unite and take action to During the Regional Launch, eliminate child labour,” Ryder fully implement it. We have a governments of Latin America remarked. long way to go and in early 2021, and the Caribbean, employers’ “Now is the time to strengthen that is clearer than ever,” he and workers’ organisations and alliances between governments, maintained. ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, during yesterday’s Regional civil society, united under one workers and employers in Noting that the spill-over ef- Launch of the International Year for the Elimination of Child voice, to advance towards the conjunction with the United fects of the COVID-19 pandemic Labour, 2021. achievement of target 8.7 of the Nations agencies and organised threaten to reverse many of the 2030 Agenda, relating to end civil society and to do so in a gains already made progress hold incomes, school closures has come for less talk and more child labour in all its forms by way that allows us to achieve wise, given the likely increase and increased vulnerabilities, action to achieve the set goals. 2025. the necessary results. Latin in poverty due to a loss of house- Ryder suggested that the time (RSM) The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 5

Private medical practitioners not giving vaccine at this time By Cara L. that is currently avail- during a recent press as a result, their plan to use for the public to ber of vaccines available Jean-Baptiste able in Barbados. conference. was to use the polyclinics come and get the free on island and the fact This was stated by Dr. Dr. Ferdinand ex- to roll out the vaccina- vaccine. We are working that there needed to be PRIVATE medical Elizabeth Ferdinand, plained that at the mo- tion to the public. with them as to which a medical programme practitioners will not Public Health Specialist ment, Barbados will not “We are going to have days they will be open, available and a medical be able to give their and Co-Coordinator of be able to distribute the one or two practitioner so that their patients or clerk to enter data into clients doses of the the National COVID-19 vaccine like it is done in medical officers who people around can come the programme, as well COVID-19 vaccine Vaccination Campaign, the United Kingdom, and have offered their offices to the facility,” she said. as a public health nurse “But generally speak- to do the injection. ing ‘no’. For this first She went on to note round, we are not enter- that much like has hap- Teachers, parents and students were not taining every single pri- pened in the past, there vate medical practitioner may be some persons to be able to inject their who would not return to prepared for remote learning: UNICEF official own patients. We would the clinic for their second however like them to dose of the vaccine. IMPACTS from Page 1 connection – that will dis- online learning support bined with lockdowns advise their patients on In that instance, Dr. advantage certain chil- platforms. that have parents work- the vaccine.” Ferdinand noted that She reported that as of dren and adolescents, the “We need to think ing at home, with their She explained that it once those persons were February 8th, 11 coun- Regional Gender Advisor about how will reduced children, and having to would not be possible to willing to return after tries in the entire region said it must be asked, teacher-student time, have a higher full role in have private medical a few months for their have fully opened their “If there is only one teaching time and poten- the daily learning of their practitioners give out the second dose, they will schools. While an addi- tablet/laptop in the tial subject coverage af- children.” vaccine due to the num- be allowed to do so once tional 11 countries/ household, but more than fect existing gender dif- “And we know that everyone who needed or territories remain with one child – who will have ferentials performance, there is a care crisis as a wanted the vaccine had their schools closed, and access, and why? And targeting by subject area. result of COVID-19, both Traced received all their doses 14 countries in which who will be left behind Is there continuity of life globally as well as re- and there were enough schools are partially due to lower digital skills curricula for ado- gional that is impacting DAVID BARROW, doses available on is- opened. Of the 11 coun- literacy?” lescents through remote adolescent girls’ contin- 66 years of Lot 465 land. tries with schools fully Abdool-Zerezeghi also learning?” ued learning and rolling Kingsland Terrace, Christ “As far as I know, this opened, eight are within called attention to schools She further pointed back the clock on Church, who was reported is a new vaccine and the Caribbean – the and teachers not being out, “As schools and women’s economic partic- missing, on February 8, we don’t know how long majority in the eastern prepared for remote teachers were not pre- ipation. As economies re- 2021, has been traced. the immunity will last, Caribbean. learning on such a mass pared, parents and stu- open, but schools do not, The Royal Barbados but whatever it is, if they Recognising digital, level. She noted that an dents were absolutely there is always the ques- Police Force would like to need another dose in six online learning requires estimated 33 per cent of not prepared for remote tion of who will continue thank the members of the months they will get it, access to technology – students across LAC learning at this level – to look after the children,” public and the media for once we have enough for tablets, laptops, Internet have access to effective and remote learning com- she added. (TL) their assistance. everybody,” she said. 6 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

CMPI: Uphold the laws of B’dos Concerned about THE Caribbean a mask in the vehicle Movement for Peace whilst carrying a passen- cultural industries and Integration is ger. calling on the Royal “The Caribbean LITTLE to no growth has if their needs are met. Barbados Police Force Movement for Peace and taken place in the cultural Needs are met when you to uphold the laws of Integration wants the industries sector in recent know how you’re going the land. Royal Barbados Police years, and Khadija to feed your family, when General Secretary of the Force to uphold the laws of Collymore, spokesperson you know how you’re Caribbean Movement for Barbados. This man was on Culture for the going to pay your bills. Peace and Integration driving a vehicle and he Democratic Labour Party Yes, we’ve had stuff (CMPI), David Denny, is- had a passenger during (DLP), says this should be from the NCF [National sued the call as the CMPI the COVID-19 period lock- a cause for concern. Cultural Foundation], like held a public meeting on down and he did not have Speaking during a re- the digital art gallery,etc., the Zoom online platform on a mask and he had a cently held virtual panel but there is more that recently, to address what passenger next to him. discussion to discuss the needs to be done within has been described as That’s one,” Denny re- vision for sustainable the cultural industry,” she racist comments made marked. development, Collymore maintained. by a White man, against “Two, he was driving charged that the Referring to the Black Barbadians, in a without following the laws Government has been COVID-19 pandemic, she video that went viral. A of Barbados, as he was not virtually silent on the way said persons are in need of public apology has since using a seatbelt. Three, forward for the cultural entertainment, and sug- been issued, but the CMPI this man was driving a ve- industries in this country. gested that a comprehen- is not satisfied with that hicle in Barbados and he “At this point it is like sive creative plan should apology. was using a cellphone,” crickets when it comes to have been formulated to Denny says he is wait- Denny continued. General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for the cultural industry. We assist persons in the ing for the Force to act, “But up to this present Peace and Integration (CMPI), David Denny. have not heard anything entertainment sector, but if it doesn’t, he will moment, the Force hasn’t from the Government on utilising the State-owned be writing a letter to the issued a statement or cases the law is eased up to monitor this situation their plans or what they’re media agency. Commissioner of Police, the people of Barbados on White men and women as it relates to the Royal going to do; how they’re “I believe that we calling for action, given haven’t heard anything in Barbados. This speaks Barbados Police Force. going to assist the stake- should use the Caribbean the traffic offences which about the Royal Barbados to the whole question of We want action by the holders at this point. At Broadcasting Corporation he alleges were commit- Police Force challenging harassment. This speaks Force or we are going to this point, stakeholders as a base for our cultural ted in the video, such as this man for his behaviour to the question of racism. be forced ... to send a are disappointed and industry at this time. Yes, driving a motor vehicle and for breaking the laws This speaks to the ques- letter via e-mail to the upset,” she stated. there was the turning without the use of a seat- of Barbados,” he stressed. tion of a system that is set Commissioner of Police Collymore, noting that of 94.7 into 100 per cent belt and the use of a cellu- “This is something up in Barbados...” Denny about this issue, because the stakeholders in the in- Barbadian, but at this lar phone whilst driving that always happens in charged. this man must follow dustry are the “creatives point, most people don’t and in addition, the break- Barbados, that the law is “So the Caribbean the rules and laws of in society” who she said even know about that, ing of health and safety enforced on Black men Movement for Peace and Barbados,” Denny main- “carry our culture near most people don’t have protocols by not wearing and women and in most Integration will continue tained. and far”, insisted that a clue about this. they should not be ignored Additionally, we can use or neglected. She made CBC TV 8 as a base for the point while contend- our creatives,” she stated. Water harvesting still on the cards ing that there is a need for Adding to Collymore’s the Government to invest comments, the DLP’s WHILE noting that there in the sector and build out spokesperson on is still a lot to be done in $5.9 million earmarked for St. Philip project the enabling environment Education, LaShawna the agricultural sector, that would allow the sec- Griffith, said as a cultural Minister of Agriculture a disadvantage. However, provide water for farmers climate change. And to tor to flourish. practitioner herself, Indar Weir has given the the Ministry of Finance along the stream as well, put farmers in a position “I believe that digitisa- she can appreciate the assurance that the and the Prime Minister in addition to repealing where they can have tion is the way to go with concerns being raised groundwork is being laid has now given us $5.9 mil- the Three Houses Spring surety and we get consis- our cultural industry.I and thinks that the to ensure a solid founda- lion to start the process Act, which is over 100 tency and supply with believe at this time we Government missed an tion for the sector to de- of water harvesting. And years old. So that ap- little or no loss of crop due should be pushing our opportunity to do more. velop in the country. that is a project that we proach obviously would to flooding or droughts,” creatives to create and a “...One of the things that Minister Weir, who was are starting in River in then help us to mitigate he said. (JH) creative can only create I said last time when I the special guest on a St. Philip. All the prelim- spoke, is that the cultural radio programme re- inary work has already practitioners could have cently, said a good look begun. been used in many ways has been taken on what “We are at the stage Put School Meals programme back into action such as digitising the edu- improvements can be now unfortunately, cational sector,” she said. made and assured that COVID set us back again, WITH plans to roll out must be on financial sup- service and taxpayers’ Griffith suggested that the process of engage- but we are at the stage 60,000 care packages to port, creating jobs and money was budgeted for some books could have ment with farmers and where we’re going to move the most vulnerable in feeding the nation. school meals within the been made into films and other stakeholders has towards expanding the society currently under “There are promised Ministry of Education’s that way it would have begun. Browne’s pond at River way, Democratic Labour programmes for job cre- budget. Where is this provided work for actors, He noted that one of the to six million gallons of Party First Vice ation yet to get on the money being diverted? actresses, song persons, challenges facing farmers water. Currently, they de- President Ryan Walters way. What is happening This department is too musicians and camera has been the impact of cli- pend on the stream from believes that the School with our school meals important to have all its operators. mate change, which leads Three Houses spring to Meals programme, programme? This should pots and pans turned “Culture is one of the to prolonged droughts run into Browne’s pond which has been out of be functioning around down at this time.” thriving industries in the and severe flooding. “For and unfortunately, along action because of the the clock with a focus on During a press con- world. The orange econ- many, many decades, that stream you would COVID-19 pandemic, feeding our children ference held at the end omy is over a billion dol- we’ve been talking about find that there are farm- should also be utilised to whose parents and of January, Minister lars and thriving and climate change and unfor- ers upstream who liter- prepare meals for those guardians are unable to of Education Santia some scholarly articles tunately, the adjustment ally block the stream and in need. do so. Care packages will Bradshaw announced claim that the orange has not been made fast stop farmers downstream Saying that the last less than a week in that the Barbados economy is one of the enough for us to be able to from getting access to current administration the majority of families,” Defence Force will be things now that is more exist in an environment water. So we are correct- seems to be out of touch he lamented. used to assist with the profitable than oil. So where you have extreme ing that. with what is happening He added: “By now, care packages and what I think Government weather conditions or “We’ve already started on the ground, the busi- this Government should School Meals Centres needs to look at, is the climatic events. the process to put in sluice ness executive opined be well aware of the high will be used to assist in ways in which we can tap “And so therefore, the gates. And we’re going to that the focus of the reliance of the vulnera- putting those items to- into the orange economy,” farmers will always be at do a metering system to Government at this time ble on the school meals gether. she contended. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 7

President Xi calls for cooperation rather than First phone call with confrontation Biden takes place CHINESE President Xi between the two countries, differences which need to be Jinping called for however, will definitely be managed and where the two cooperation rather than disastrous for both countries countries share common confrontation when talking and the world, he added. ground, noted Xi. to U.S. President Joe Biden Xi reviewed the development He suggested further over the phone yesterday. of bilateral ties in the past half engagement of the two sides in The two sides exchanged century, saying it has yielded economic, financial, law views on bilateral relations and many fruitful results despite the enforcement and military fields major international and twists and difficulties. and called on the foreign regional affairs. Biden extended Healthy and stable ties ministries of the two countries his New Year greetings to all between China and the U.S. is to have in-depth talks on broad Chinese people, while Xi once the common expectation of the issues of the bilateral relations again congratulated Biden on global community, the Chinese as well as major regional and his inauguration as U.S. president underscored, stating global issues. president, and wished the that China-U.S. relationship is Xi also urged the U.S. side to Chinese and American people a at a critical moment. carefully deal with issues happy and auspicious Year of He called on the two sides to related to China’s Taiwan, Hong Then-Vice President Joe Biden meets with China’s Xi Jinping the Ox. manage differences, focus on Kong and Xinjiang as they are in 2012. Noting that China and the cooperation and meet each other China’s internal affairs. Such U.S. gain from cooperation but halfway so as to push forward issues concern China’s Security Council, bear special with Xi that the two countries lose from confrontation, Xi bilateral ties to a good direction sovereignty and territorial international responsibilities should avoid conflicts, stressed cooperation as the only and bring tangible benefits to integrity,Xi said, adding that he and duties. He said the two sides suggesting that the two sides correct option for the two people in both countries. hopes the U.S. side would should follow the trend of the could conduct cooperation on countries. Xi acknowledged that respect China’s core interests world and make historic areas such as climate change. When China and the United differences exist on some issues and act carefully. contribution to global peace and He said the U.S. is ready to States work together, they can between the two countries but In the face of an uncertain development. hold frank and constructive accomplish a great deal for the the key to bilateral relations lies global situation, Xi stressed the Biden, for his part, noted that conversations with China under good of both countries and the in mutual respect and equality. two countries, as permanent China has a long history and a the principle of mutual respect world at large; confrontation We have to know where we have members of the United Nations great culture and the Chinese to improve mutual people are a great people. understanding so as to avoid The U.S. president agrees misjudgment. Sinovac: WHO experts to assess company’s vaccine facility next week CHINESE drug company being prepared.” Sinovac Biotech’s CEO Yin “The WHO has already sent a Weidong said that the World team to assess our production Health Organization (WHO) quality, as part of the Good would evaluate its vaccines in Manufacturing Practice Beijing next week. assessment. They’re already in The company is one of the China.They’re expected to assess three Chinese firms that have our COVID-19 vaccine between submitted applications to February 15 and 21. If we can COVAX – the global COVID-19 pass the GMP assessment, and vaccine mechanism initiated by our research results can be the WHO for equitable recognized by relevant distribution of vaccines. In an international organizations, then exclusive interview with CGTN, we can supply vaccines to Yin said Sinovac had submitted COVAX,” he added. an application to COVAX with Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine multiple procedures and has been granted “conditional documents. market approval” by the Chinese A bullet train leaves Shenyang North Railway Station in Shenyang, Liaoning province, for “Sinovac received a bid government last Friday, Beijing on Jan 22. invitation from COVAX on becoming the second COVID-19 November 12, 2020. We vaccine to receive such approval registered as a supplier in the in China. Yin said that requires Rail network continues expansion after boom United Nations Global Market the company to conduct further MORE than 10 new railway been considered as China’s last year is the third railway Place,or UNGM, on December 2. researches. lines were put into operation “city of the future”. linking Xinjiang and other Then on December 22, we “The core of conditional across China last year, Another high-speed line that regions in China. submitted bidding documents to market approval is that we must benefiting more passengers opened last year connects Last year, 4,933 kilometers the United Nations continue relevant research after during this year’s Spring Yinchuan, capital of the of new railway tracks were put International Children’s the approval. We must focus on Festival travel rush. Ningxia Hui autonomous into operation. This year, the Emergency Fund (UNIVEF),” the persistence of immunity, New railway lines both region, and Xining, capital of goal is 3,700 km. Yin said. vaccine efficacy, and increasing regular and high-speed were Qinghai province, extending China’s railway network has “On January 13, we submitted the list of who can get put into operation last year as the high-speed railway developed rapidly in the past an application for the WHO’s vaccinated. For example, now a China continues to expand its network to Ningxia. In decade, particularly the high- Emergency Use List with vaccine takes two jabs.We need railway network, including a addition, a line linking Golmud speed network, whose length pharmaceutical materials and to examine whether or not a major line connecting Beijing in Qinghai to Korla in the has nearly doubled in the past clinical trials documents. The third shot is needed, and then and Xiong’an New Area in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous five years to 37,900 km, documents do not include phase- adjust the immunization Hebei province. Xiong’an has region that began operations ranking first in the world. 3 trial materials, which are still schedule accordingly,” he said. 8 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial Rioters acted on Trump’s ‘order,’ Confidence Democrats insist in trial WASHINGTON – House In videos, some posted to prosecutors warn senators We’re fighting for Trump.” prosecutors concluded two social media by rioters that Trump has shown no “They truly believed that in Government days of emotional themselves, invaders bounds and will do it again, the whole intrusion was at arguments in Donald talked about how they were posing a danger to the civic the president’s orders,” said Trump’s impeachment trial doing it all for Trump. order unless he is convicted Rep. Diana DeGette of late yesterday,insisting the “If we pretend this didn’t and banned from future Colorado. “The president important Capitol invaders believed happen, or worse, if we let it office. Even out of the White told them to be there.” they were acting on “the go unanswered, who’s to House, the former At the White House, THE ISSUE of communication is still a high president’s orders” to stop say it won’t happen again?” president holds influence President Joe Biden said he priority for the government as locals try to Joe Biden’s election, the argued prosecutor Rep. Joe over large swaths of voters. believed “some minds may understand the decisions being made on their deadly culmination of Neguse, D-Colo. The prosecutors be changed” after senators behalf, the logic behind those decisions, and the Trump’s pattern of Trump’s defense will yesterday drew a direct line saw chilling security video implications of these decisions on the individual spreading false and violent take the floor tomorrow, from his repeated Wednesday of the deadly Barbadian. rhetoric that will continue and the proceedings could comments condoning and insurrection at the Capitol, Recently, representatives of the current to vex American politics if finish with a vote this even celebrating violence – including of rioters administration have been asked difficult left unchecked. weekend. praising “both sides” after searching menacingly for questions by the public and by media The Democratic The Democrats, with the 2017 outbreak at the House Speaker Nancy professionals. Political answers are often prosecutors described in little hope of conviction by white supremacist rally in Pelosi and Vice President provided to placate persons, however many are stark, personal terms the two-thirds of the evenly Charlottesville, Virginia – Mike Pence. now beyond the stage of just accepting the word horror faced that January divided Senate, are making and urging his rally crowd Biden said he didn’t of the government. Information has been day, including in the very their most graphic case to last month to go to the watch any of the previous presented just a bit too slowly and with glaring Senate chamber where the American public, while Capitol and fight for his day’s proceedings live inconsistencies leaving persons puzzled and Trump’s trial is underway. Trump’s lawyers and the presidency. He spread false but later saw news concerned, some may even be on the brink of They displayed the many Republicans are focused on claims about election fraud, coverage. disgruntled with the performance of the public and explicit legal rather than emotional even there has been no Though most of the government. It is well known that we have instructions Trump gave or historic questions, evidence of it, and urged his Senate jurors seem to have certain aims as a country at this time. Those are his supporters – long before hoping to get it all behind supporters to “stop the made up their minds, to remain who we are and not to retreat or the White House rally that as quickly as possible. steal” of the presidency. making Trump’s acquittal surrender.When the mantras are brushed aside, unleashed the Capitol This second Prosecutors used the likely,the never-before-seen locals must at the very least be able to rely on the attack as Congress was impeachment trial, on the rioters’ own videos from audio and video released information provided to them by those who work certifying Biden’s victory. charge of incitement of that day to pin Wednesday is now a key to represent them. Five people died in the insurrection, has echoes of responsibility on Trump. exhibit as lawmakers At certain times it is the fact that tiny chaos and its aftermath, a last year’s impeachment “We were invited here,” said prosecuting the case argue inconsistencies pile up, while at others, it is the domestic attack and acquittal over the one. “Trump sent us,” said he should be convicted of denial of things that later turn out to be true. unparalleled in U.S.history. Ukraine matter, as another. “He’ll be happy. inciting the siege. Barbadians do not like to live in the dark, as a people, they like to know as much as possible so that they can make a plan of defense, even if they are unaware of certain intricacies associated AstraZeneca expects updated with the situation. Although, it was hoped that after the announcement of approved vaccines that there was an end to this pandemic in sight, time has COVID-19 vaccine by autumn shown that the vaccines may not be as effective LONDON – AstraZeneca said on a conference call doses in February means small-scale study in South as once thought. It is still commendable that our said yesterday it expects with reporters. 100 million vaccinations, Africa that found that the government is making attempts to get some of to have a new version of The comments came as which means hundreds of vaccine did little to these vaccines whether the reason is to protect its COVID-19 vaccine CEO Pascal Soriot thousands of severe prevent mild to moderate the residents of the island, to prevent further ready for use by this defended the company’s infections that are cases of the disease lockdown or both. There are still some questions autumn as drugmakers efforts to develop and avoided, and it also means caused by the variant left unanswered, what type of vaccine did the respond to concerns about ramp up production of the thousands of deaths that prevalent in the country. Prime Minister and other officials take, is it the emerging variants of the shot amid criticism from are avoided,” Soriot said. The study also looked same vaccine the government is trying to disease that may be more the European Union and The EU last month solely at healthy young obtain for its citizens, if not then why the transmissible or resistant a preliminary study that sparred with AstraZeneca people. difference, and will the government mandate to existing vaccines. raised concerns about the after the company cut But Soriot stressed that that these vaccines be taken when they The Anglo-Swedish vaccine’s ability to combat initial deliveries of the the vaccine is very good at finally do arrive en masse? The news broke that company, which makes a a variant of COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc preventing severe disease Prime Minister Mottley had requested vaccine developed by the first discovered in South because of production and death, which is the 200,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine University of Oxford, said Africa. problems. most important goal. which is said to be approximately 70% effective, it is working with the While rollout of the Although the European “We could get lost in a from the Indian government at least three weeks university’s scientists to vaccine hasn’t been Medicines Agency lot of details about this ago, however, we are not aware of a response. To adapt the shot to combat perfect, regulators in a approved the AstraZeneca and that, but you have to some, the move to request assistance in this way new variants. Researchers number of countries have vaccine for use by look at the big picture,” made proud Barbadians feel like beggars, but began this work months found the vaccine to be everyone over 18, some Soriot said. “And the big maybe sometimes, and especially in a ago when the variants safe and effective, and European countries, picture is today we have a situation like this, it is necessary to show were first detected, said AstraZeneca will produce including France and vaccine that has been vulnerability and request the help of more Mene Pangalos, head of 100 million doses this Germany, have approved by several powerful allies. biopharmaceuticals month, Soriot said. Only recommended that people important regulators, all Since the declaration that the island has been research for AstraZeneca. a handful of vaccines have over 65 not receive the these scientific questions experiencing community spread, which locals “We’re moving fast and been authorized for shot due to limited data have been adjudicated by have believed was present for quite some time, we’ve got a number of widespread use out of on its effectiveness in the regulators. … This there has been a reluctant decision to order a variant versions in the hundreds that began older people. month we’re going to much needed 15 day national pause. As has works that we will be development a year ago, Just this week, manufacture 100 million become the usual, we must sit and wait to hear picking from as we move he noted. researchers released doses, in April 200 million the further decisions of the government and hope into the clinic,” Pangalos “One hundred million preliminary results from a doses.” that they have been taken with the health and well-being of the general public in mind. Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes We know that this government cares E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen but we also need to see it reflected in their Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan actions. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVOCATE PUBLISHERS (2000) INC, FONTABELLE • FAX: 434-1000 • E-MAIL: [email protected] Stand up – Where is our West Indies cricket Who me? I AM waiting for our ac- tivists to stand up. They of course may be staying recovery and transformation plan? quiet since I am asking if they are going to stand THERE was a time when duced or advanced a quarter century for such a planned; could support print for piloting our re- up for Venezuela’s the West Indies Cricket serious and concrete pre- development? and participate in the gion through the pan- Maduro as they have Team used to rule the scription to restore the When Barbados’ Mia implementation of the demic and ultimately done in the past. Maduro world of Cricket. We “sick man” to health once Mottley-led governmen- Plan; and could hold the restoring our nations to last month promised to were far and away the again! tal administration came Government accountable financial and economic “reconquer” what in his dominant force in the Isn’t it time that our to office in 2018 with the for its performance. health. mind is Venezuela’s but game, consistently riding Cricket administrators – country in a deep and pro- Similarly, now that our You mean we are not which is in fact Guyana’s roughshod over such both national and re- longed economic crisis, Caribbean community entitled to expect some- Essequibo region and teams as Australia, gional – unveil to the peo- they immediately crafted is undergoing a serious thing similar from our also large areas offshore, England, India, Pakistan ple of the West Indies a a concrete and transpar- economic downturn as a national and regional particularly where and New Zealand. But coherent, innovative, con- ent national plan known result of the COVID-19 Cricket Authorities? ExxonMobil is ramping that is fast becoming a crete and transparent as the “Barbados pandemic, our regional Where is our “West up development and distant memory for the PLAN to elevate our Economic Recovery and Heads of Government Indies Cricket Recovery oil extraction, with people of the West Indies. Cricket, and express a re- Transformation” (BERT) and our CARICOM And Transformation” Guyana’s permission. The sad truth is that solve to be held account- Plan, and made the de- Secretariat are urgently (WICRAT) Plan? What a way to get his West Indies cricket has able for the implementa- tails of the Plan known putting together a “CARI- people’s attention away been in the doldrums now tion and effectiveness of to the entire populace, COM Economic Recovery DAVID from the depressing situ- for a full quarter of a cen- such a PLAN? Or will so that the people could and Transformation” COMISSIONG ation at home. tury, and our once great we have to wait another know what was being (CERT) Plan, as a blue- West Indies Cricket fan So activists, are you and all-conquering Test going to march in support team is now only truly of Maduro or in support competitive with the min- of our CARICOM broth- nows of the international The value of accountability ers and sisters? Will you game – the teams in the be led at the diplomatic second rank of the Test IF Barbados is to make stands to reason when I have a suspicion that “Accountability is essen- level or at the intellectual standings – teams like progress and develop as things go awry or askew, a we are overwhelmed by tial to personal growth, as level by one who has been Bangladesh and a small island state, the culture of accountability a deluge of the “blame well as team growth. How praised by another as our Afghanistan. likes of Singapore or even is already established and game” and “finger point- can you improve if you’re (without any large follow- Simply put, our West Iceland, then we the citi- in place that allows for ing”, simply because there never wrong? If you don’t ing) Martin Luther King Indies cricket team has zenry must take owner- blameworthiness, answer- is an insufficient level of admit a mistake and take or even by ‘chief falling been “the sick man” of ship of and responsibility ability and all that goes accountability across sec- responsibility for it, you’re plate’? Test Cricket for a full for our each and every with it. tions of our governance bound to make the same So, who is standing up quarter of century now, action. In a number of and leadership structures. mistake again.” for whom? Are you stand- and shockingly, virtually Ownership and respon- Barbadian contexts, it Some years ago, a noted Let us not only hear ing up or hiding? Yes you, none of the persons en- sibility are flags that seems as though these American female basket- accountability, let us see stand up! trusted with the admin- signal commitment to words are more often ball head coach sounded a accountability in live and Shall we march? istration of the game over processes and eventual verbally expressed than serious warning. living colour. this extensive twenty- expected outcomes. openly displayed and Pat Summitt (1952- MICHAEL five-year period has pro- Such being the case, it exemplified. 2016) advised, MICHAEL RAY RUDDER Streaming makes much more sense than the Common Entrance COMMON ENTRANCE what career they wish to some children, very late. Children are put in granddaughter went behind. The cost also to is for the rich. Many chil- pursue, also the stress Streaming done in streams, meaning they through the English the Government will be dren’s parents cannot af- level for the children and English schools is a god- may be judged by their system and is now at a less, as the children ford to give their children their parents is too great. send. The children are internal exams and put university. would be nearer home. private lessons, so what Streaming makes graded by their capabili- together with those hav- Another problem with I hope this stressful happens – these children much more sense. ties, which may vary ing the same capabilities. this present system is situation, both on chil- fall through the cracks! Children go to the near- from class to class. A In many cases, children that children have been dren and parents, comes How many children est school to their home child may develop intel- in the present system coached only up to to an end with no nerve- aged eleven, or close, instead of having to lectually as he or she feel they are failures, if Common Entrance and racking problems. know what all the fuss is catch buses, which gets older, which is often they didn’t pass this when the pressure is off, about? Few have no idea makes getting home for the case. Common Entrance. My the children may lapse PAT CONNELL

LET GOD QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OF SPEAK TO US WISDOM Hank Aaron (1934-2021) Chandra Wilson “Love is patient, love is kind. American professional American actress & A TRUE FRIEND It does not envy, it does not baseball player director boast, it is not proud. It does A true friend is not like the not dishonor others, it is not “I tell young people – including “Our happiness is certainly rain which pours and goes self-seeking, it is not easily my granddaughter – there is no mixed in with the tragedies away. A true friend is like angered, it keeps no record of shortcut in life. You have to take of life. You have to find the the air, sometimes silent it one step at a time and work lemonade. You have to find wrongs.” but always around you. – 1 Corinthians 13, vs 4-5 hard. And you have to give back.” the silver lining in the middle (NIV) of everything that happens in life.” 10 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate US jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high

WASHINGTON – The number of million people were receiving benefits in Americans seeking unemployment the week that ended Jan. 23, the latest benefits fell slightly last week to period for which data are available. 793,000, evidence that job cuts re- That’s up sharply from 17.8 million from main high despite a substantial de- the week before. Part of that increase cline in new confirmed viral infec- likely reflects the processing of a rush of tions. claims after the extension of two federal Last week’s total declined from 812 000 aid programs just after Christmas. In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, a “Now Hiring” sign hangs on the front wall the previous week, the Labor In January,the unemployment rate fell of a Harbor Freight Tools store in Manchester, New Hampshire. The number Department said Thursday. That figure to 6.3% from 6.7%, mostly because more of available jobs rose slightly and layoffs fell, according to the Labor was revised higher from the previously people found jobs. But it also declined Department’s Tuesday report, known as the Job Openings and Labor reported 779,000. The numbers point to because many people who had lost jobs Turnover Survey, or JOLTS. a still-elevated number of layoffs. Before stopped looking for one.The government the virus erupted in the United States in doesn’t count people as unemployed un- gradually brought under control. month. More than 11 million people March, weekly applications for jobless less they’re actively seeking work. Yet on Wednesday, Federal Reserve would lose benefits as a result, according aid had never topped 700,000, even dur- The job market’s persistent weakness Chair Jerome Powell underscored the to a report by the Century Foundation. ing the Great Recession. is fueling President Joe Biden’s push for Fed’s focus on the struggling job market Unlike the previous expiration of ex- The job market had shown tentative a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package. and said he thought that any worrisome tended unemployment aid, which oc- improvement last summer but then Biden’s proposal would extend, through surge in inflation would be unlikely. If it curred on Dec. 26, the cut-off would be slowed through the fall and in the past August, two federal unemployment ben- did arise, Powell said, the Fed has the fi- phased in between March 14 and April two months has essentially stalled. In efit programs that are set to expire in nancial tools it needs to quell inflation. 11. December and January combined, em- mid-March. His proposal would also raise For now, inflation remains below the The job market won’t likely be close to ployers cut 178,000 jobs. Nearly 10 mil- the federal unemployment benefit to Fed’s target rate. fully recovered by then. Many economists lion jobs remain lost to the pandemic. $400 a week from the current $300. “We are still very far from a strong expect a burst of growth and hiring later Thursday’s government report also Some economists, including former labor market whose benefits are broadly this year after vaccines are more widely showed a sizable rise in the total number Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, shared,” Powell said. administered, especially if Congress pro- of Americans who are receiving jobless have raised concerns that such a huge A driving force behind the Biden ad- vides significantly more aid to house- aid, including through extended benefit spending package would risk igniting in- ministration’s push for more aid is the holds, small businesses and states and programs – a sign that long-term unem- flation by fueling a burst of consumer impending expiration of the extended cities. But that isn’t likely for many ployment may be growing. All told, 20.4 spending later this year as the virus is jobless benefits in barely more than a months. How GameStop missed out on capitalizing on the Reddit rally

US video game retailer GameStop Corp Yet GameStop never sold shares, the decided it could not seize on the Reddit- sources said, despite being egged on by fueled rally in its shares to sell hun- many Wall Street pundits to do so. While dreds of millions of dollars worth of stock it could still sell shares in the coming because of regulatory restrictions, ac- weeks, the opportunity to raise hun- cording to three people familiar with the dreds of millions of dollars has now matter. slipped as the rally in its shares re- The Grapevine, Texas-based company versed. It now has a market value of found itself at the epicenter of an un- $3.6 billion. precedented trading frenzy last month, GameStop examined the possibility of as amateur investors organized on social selling stock during the rally,the sources media sites such as Reddit to bet against said. The company had already regis- Wall Street hedge funds that had tered with the U.S. Securities and shorted its shares. Exchange Commission (SEC) to sell While many heavily shorted stocks, $100 million worth of stock in December, from movie theater operator AMC an option it did not exercise, the sources Entertainment Holdings Inc to head- added. phone maker Koss Corp, also scored big GameStop decided it was restricted rallies, “Gamestonk,” as it was nick- under U.S. financial regulations from named by many online, including Tesla selling shares because it had not yet up- Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, became dated investors on its earnings, the synonymous with the wave of trading sources said. The SEC requires compa- speculation. nies to have released such information GameStop’s market value soared from when conducting stock sales. While $1.4 billion on Jan. 11 to a peak of $33.7 GameStop had started preparing results billion on Jan. 28. At that point, for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ends GameStop could have raised hundreds in January,it was not due to report them of millions of dollars through a stock for several more weeks, the sources said. sale to pay down its debt pile, which to- By the time its shares took off in the taled $216 million net of cash as of the second half of January, executives had end of October, and fund its transfor- already compiled data and had a clear mation into a digital gaming service, as picture of what the quarter would look sales at its mall-based stores dwindle. like, the sources said. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 11

Investors lukewarm on Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin splurge INVESTORS in high-fly- company has considered chief executive of Aegon ing the notoriously ing electric carmaker adding bitcoin to its bal- Asset Management and volatile cryptocurrency Tesla Inc are questioning ance sheet. now a private investor over the long term was whether Elon Musk’s Shareholders voiced who has been bullish on also a cause for concern $1.5 billion outlay into concern that the invest- Tesla since 2019, on to investors. bitcoin will be as good for ment by Tesla, which re- Monday announced here “Elon Musk has ex- the company as it has cently joined the bench- on Twitter that he had posed Tesla to immense been for the cryptocur- mark S&P 500 stock sold his Tesla shares. mark-to-market risk,” rency. index, could fuel more gy- He cited the absence of Peter Garnry, head of eq- Tesla’s disclosure on rations in the company’s a 2021 delivery target uity strategy at Saxo Monday that it had shares. and the company’s risk- Bank, wrote in a research moved nearly 8% of its re- “It will add volatility to ier capital allocation note, referring to an ac- serves into bitcoin sent the stock due to exposure strategy, among other counting method de- the price of the cryptocur- to bitcoin,” said King Lip, reasons. signed to measure the rency to all-time highs, chief strategist at Baker Black also tweeted here fair value of accounts -- up more than 16% this Avenue Wealth on Monday: “$TSLA has assets and liabilities -- in week, while Tesla’s Management, whose firm always been higher risk, order to provide a meas- shares are down nearly has owned Tesla shares but investing $1.5B in ure of current financial 6%. Others may follow since 2015. “This is better #Bitcoin makes it more performance. Tesla’s lead, with Twitter for bitcoin than it is for Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are risky.” He did not respond Tesla did not respond Inc’s chief financial offi- Tesla.” seen in front of Tesla logo in this illustration to a request for comment. to a request for com- cer telling CNBC that the Gary Black, former taken, February 9, 2021. The difficulty of valu- ment. Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars TOLEDO, Ohio – When auto industry jobs with surance that automakers agement at University of General Motors boldly electric vehicles. will need as many work- Massachusetts Boston announced its goal last Yet for workers at GM ers in the new EV era. A who studies how jobs month to make only and other automakers, United Auto Workers evolve over time. “It’s not battery-powered vehi- that future could be per- paper from two years ago going to be just in the vehi- cles by 2035, it didn’t ilous. The more environ- quotes Ford and cle space.” just mark a break with mentally focused plants of Volkswagen executives as The number of industry more than a century of the future will need fewer saying that EVs will re- jobs that will be lost in the making internal com- workers, mainly because duce labor hours per vehi- transition will likely reach bustion engines. It also electric vehicles contain cle by 30%. into the thousands,though clouded the future for 30% to 40% fewer moving “There are just less no one knows with any 50,000 GM workers parts than petroleum-run parts, so of course it stands precision.And those losses Stuart Hill, a United Auto Workers member who whose skills – and jobs vehicles. In addition, many to reason that there is will made up, at least in works at the General Motors Toledo Transmission – could become obso- of the good union jobs that going to be less labor,” said part, by jobs created by a Operations facility. lete far sooner than have brought a solid mid- Jeff Dokho, research direc- greener economy, from they knew. dle-class lifestyle could tor for the UAW. work involved in building BANK RATES The message was clear: shift to lower pay as au- “We’re sort of at the be- electric vehicle parts and As a greener US economy tomakers buy EV parts ginning of that transition,” charging stations to jobs Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of edges closer into view, GM from supply companies or said Teddy DeWitt, an as- created by wind and solar business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. wants a factory workforce form separate ventures to sistant professor of man- electricity generation. that eventually will build build components. Valid for February 12, 2021 only zero-emissions vehi- Most vulnerable in the Notes: cles. transition will be the Currency Buying Selling It won’t happen roughly 100,000 people in Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 overnight. But the likeli- the United States who Canadian Dollar 1.55420 1.60017 hood is growing that le- work at plants that make East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 gions of autoworkers who transmissions and engines Euro 2.37558 2.47562 trained and worked for for gas and diesel vehicles. Pound Sterling 2.70495 2.81885 decades to build machines They are people like United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 that run on petroleum will Stuart Hill, one of 1,500 or Demand/Sight: need to do rather different so workers at GM’s Toledo Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 work in the next decade – Transmission Plant in Canadian Dollar 1.56305 1.59876 or they might not have Ohio.At 38 years old and a East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 jobs. GM employee for five Euro 2.41044 2.46025 If the history-making years, Hill is still decades Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 shift from internal com- from retirement. The fu- Pound Sterling 2.74464 2.80136 bustion to electric power ture of the plant and his United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 goes as GM, Ford and oth- role in it worries him. Telegraphic Transfer ers increasingly envision, “It’s something that’s in Currency Buying Selling jobs that now involve mak- the back of my mind,” Hill Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 ing pistons, fuel injectors said. “Are they going to Canadian Dollar 1.56601 1.59876 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 and mufflers will be sup- shut it down?” Euro 2.41498 2.46025 planted by the assembly of He and others hope that Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 lithium-ion battery packs, Toledo will be among the Pound Sterling 2.74980 2.80136 electric motors and heavy- sites where GM will build United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 duty wiring harnesses. more EV parts. If not, he’d Many of those compo- be open to moving to some INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL nents are now built over- other plant to continue to CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE seas. But President Joe earn a solid wage; top-scale RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS Biden has made the devel- workers represented by N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. opment of a US electric ve- the United Auto Workers BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 hicle supply chain a key are paid around $31 an Jamaica Dollar 0.01340 part of his ambitious plan hour. T&T Dollar 0.29708 to create 1 million more Yet there is hardly as- 12 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline February 11, 2021 GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1600 2.17 2.15 2.16 -$0.04

One security declined as 1,600 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $3450.62. Goddard Enterprises Limited was the sole security trading 1,600 shares at a high of $2.17 and a low of $2.15 before closing down four ($0.04) cents at $2.16. Fixed Income Market Security Volume GOB SERIES 18989.11

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BICO Limited 21-Sep-20 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 - 70 - INDICES Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES February 11, 2021 February 10, 2021 Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - Local 2,445.87 2,450.22 (4.35) Barbados Farms Limited 22-Jan-21 - - - $0.40 $0.40 - $0.35 $0.40 1,000 6,561 Cross-list 933.43 933.43 - Composite 595.97 597.00 (1.03) Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 28-Jan-21 - - - $4.10 $4.10 - - $4.10 - 1,100 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) FirstCaribbean International Bank 05-Feb-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - $1.80 $2.00 239 707 TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES February 11, 2021 February 10, 2021 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 05-Feb-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 10,146 Local 4,916.14 4,924.89 (8.74) - Dev Fund Cross-list 119.19 119.19 - Composite 5,035.33 5,044.08 (8.74) Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 18-Dec-20 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.55 $0.57 1,600 7,427 MUTUAL FUND -Value Fund February 11, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Goddard Enterprises Limited 11-Feb-21 1600 2.17- 2.15 $2.20 $2.16 - $0.04 $2.15 $2.20 5975 5,880 CHANGE 05-Feb-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.2028 0.0124 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 22-Jan-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $2.00 78 9,700 05-Feb-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2678 0.0002 05-Feb-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6730 -0.0003 One Caribbean Media Limited 27-Jan-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $1.80 - 375 29-Jan-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 6.4844 6.4844 6.4844 -0.0816 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 29-Jan-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1002 -0.0023 29-Jan-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0224 -0.0011 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.5698 5.5698 5.4584 -0.0020 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0241 1.0241 1.0036 0.0000 West India Biscuit Company Limited 05-Feb-21 - - - $31.55 $31.55 - $31.25 $31.40 100 500 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6429 1.6429 1.6100 -0.0006 05-Feb-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.75 0.03 Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $19.99 $19.96 -$0.03 $30.00 - 50 - 05-Feb-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.67 0.02 05-Feb-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.99 0.00 1600 TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS * = Security is Trading X-Div ENTRY COSTS. m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly *+* = Security is Suspended Fixed Income ** = Rights Issued Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size GOB Series B 11-Feb-21 $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 $80.00 31011 34,828 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 NOTICES GOB Series F 03-Nov-20 $89.00 $89.00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 $70.00 19,617

West India Biscuit Company Limited - Directors have fixed January 7th, 2021 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on February 12th, 2021. NEWS

FirstCaribbean International Bank - Directors have fixed February 1st, 2021 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on March 12th, 2021. S&P 500, Nasdaq drift DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS towards record highs Cave Shepherd and Company Limited – Directors have declared a final dividend of five ($0.05) cents per share to be paid on February 19th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on February 5th, 2021. THE S&P 500 and the Wall Street’s main in- Emera Deposit Receipt - Directors have declared a cash dividend of sixty-three point seven five (CDN $0.6375) cents per common share Nasdaq rose yesterday, just dexes had hit record highs to be paid on February 16th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on February 2nd, 2021. Registered holders of shy of record highs with in- recently on prospects of a depositary receipts ("Depositary Receipts") issued pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated vestors betting on more fis- $1.9 trillion coronavirus re- February 2nd, 2016 among Emera, the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. and registered and beneficial holders of depositary receipts from time to time, are entitled to receive, in proportion to the number of Depositary Receipts held by them, respectively, a cal stimulus to ride out a lief package to jumpstart distribution in the amount of any cash received by the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (net of any applicable withholding taxes) coronavirus-driven reces- the economy with a largely in connection with the Dividend (the "Distribution"). sion as data showed a better-than-expected earn- stalling recovery in the ings season also helping the BSE NOTICES labor market. sentiment. COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE Mastercard Inc rose about Analysts now expect 3% after the credit-card fourth-quarter earnings for Kindly note that effective February 3rd, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities giant said it was planning to S&P 500 firms to grow 3%, Depository Inc. (BCSDI) will be closed in accordance with the National Pause – February 3rd, 2021 to February 17th, 2021 – announced by the Government of Barbados. offer support for some cryp- versus forecast of a 10.3% tocurrencies on its network drop at the beginning of Kindly note, however, that while our physical offices will be closed, all trading, clearing and settlement operations will remain fully operational this year, joining a string of January,per Refinitiv data. as staff will all be working remotely during this period. While our offices are closed, we remain easily accessible via email. For Stock big-ticket firms that have “There is room for the Exchange related queries, kindly email us at [email protected] and for Shareholder related queries contact us at [email protected]. pledged similar support. market to take a breather We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding and trust that all and sundry remain safe during this time. Other payments compa- but usually there is some nies PayPal Holdings Inc sort of catalyst that gets TRADING SUSPENSION and Visa Inc gained 7% and that going,” said Tom The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section 2%, respectively. Martin, senior portfolio 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were Bank of New York Mellon manager at Globalt suspended effective December 10th, 2019. rose about 2% after saying it Investments in Atlanta. The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section had formed a new unit to “And right now the news 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited help clients hold, transfer isn’t providing you that - fis- were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. and issue digital assets, cal stimulus, monetary sending Bitcoin up over 8% stimulus, coronavirus infor- The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor Financial to an all-time high of mation and earnings are all Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. $48,481. pretty positive.” The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 13

Jamaica PM says travellers Magnitude 3.1 should prepare to pay earthquake for State quarantine rocks eastern TRAVELLERS who may we have to put in place state at the announcement. require State quarantine will quarantine, the Government Holness noted that other Jamaica be asked to foot the bill, pays and we have been paying,” countries were demanding that JAMAICA – An earthquake Prime Minister Andrew the prime minister said. travellers pay for their State was felt in parts of Jamaica Holness has announced, However,he said as a matter of quarantine. yesterday morning. admitting that the policy, the Government cannot The prime minister, however, The Earthquake Unit at the Government could no longer continue to do this. sought to assure that the University of the West Indies absorb the cost. “If it becomes necessary for quarantine cost will not be too says the quake measured 3.1 The Jamaican Government has State quarantine to be exorbitant for those who may Prime Minister Andrew and was located at forked out hundreds of millions of implemented, then those persons require it. Holness approximately five kilometres dollars to house travellers at who would be so affected should “It may not necessarily be that north of Hope Bay, luxurious north-coast hotels since take this now as notice that you the person would pay the full orders. “We have no hesitation in Portland. the outbreak of the pandemic in would have to be prepared to pay,” economic cost but there would be saying to the security forces that The unit said that it occurred March. Holness stated in Parliament some cost attributable to the they must now go full force as at 10:47 a.m and had a focal “The Government of Jamaica Tuesday. person,” he said. much as they can in enforcing the depth of nine kilometres. has been very generous, very He received strong support The prime minister also orders for quarantining at home,” The unit reported that the considerate and it has come at from his parliamentary insisted that people returning to Holness said, stressing it was a earthquake was felt in great cost to taxpayers that when colleagues who banged benches the island must follow quarantine serious matter. Kingston and St Andrew. J’can hospital implements surge plan after 34 staff members get COVID MANCHESTER, Jamaica – The Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester says it is currently reorganising its workflows and implementing its surge plan after 34 of its staff members tested positive for the COVID- 19 in recent days. The hospital has 780 staff members and since March 2020, 61 have contracted the virus, of which 27 have fully recovered and are back at work, the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) reported. It said two microbiologists and a public health team are currently investigating the circumstances under which 27 members of the operating theatre and High Dependency Unit (HDU) teams contracted the virus. MRH CEO Alwyn Miller disclosed that investigations revealed that 10 of the active cases are likely to have been contracted outside of the A file photo of Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. hospital. Miller noted that sanitising capacity, but said the SRHA The SRHA oversees health addition, there is a 30-bed while we are stretched, we are of the operating theatre is which oversees the hospital facilities in Manchester, facility at the Kendal Camp not broken, as from the onset of guided by the highest had anticipated the challenges Clarendon and St Elizabeth. and Conference Centre in the pandemic we have established standards, done of the pandemic and had “The Surge Plan’s first tier Manchester, and a 12-bed anticipated most of the after each case, and again at developed a surge plan for the includes repurposing an facility at Font Hill, St challenges we now face.We the end of each day. region early 2020, which additional ward to serve as a Elizabeth, for recovering continue to serve the public in Meanwhile, SRHA Regional included the identification of 16-bed isolation ward and patients who do not need the best way possible in all Director, Michael Bent noted additional beds on and off-site redistribution of patients who hospitalisation,” Bent areas of healthcare, thanks to that the hospital’s COVID-19 to manage any increase in can be managed at other explained. our dedicated team” Bent 20-bed isolation ward is at full numbers. hospitals in the region. In “We assure the public that added.

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Over-65s clear for UK vaccine in The Bahamas THE Office of the Prime Minister announced on Wednesday that the Oxford- Officials respond to WHO sign-off and okay elderly’s usage AstraZeneca vaccine will be chairman of the consultative year. Group three will include all vaccine protects not only you given to all people over the committee, said officials were Health officials have formed other people. but those around you,” she said. age of 18 after the World waiting on scientific studies three “priority groups”, a Dr Dahl-Regis said last week The Oxford-AstraZeneca Health Organisation about the effectiveness of the characterisation that will that officials anticipate that the vaccine, which was co-invented endorsed its use for people vaccine in the over-65 determine who gets the vaccine vaccination process for the first by the University of Oxford, will over 65. population before and when. batch of vaccines will be be provided through the World “The National COVID-19 recommending its use for people Group one includes completed over six weeks. Health Organisation’s COVAX Vaccine Consultative in that age group. healthcare workers, uniform She noted that some people facility. Committee will continue to “As we indicated last week at branch workers and elder care should not get the vaccine. Although the government did follow the guidelines set out by the press conference, we will providers. “Extra precautions must be not have a choice in which the WHO,” an OPM statement continue to be guided by the Group two includes people taken to determine if there are vaccine it would get from the said. “The AstraZeneca vaccine science,” she said in yesterday’s with disabilities, people living significant allergies or if the WHO, Dr Dahl-Regis said will be administered to eligible statement. in congregate settings, critical immune system is compromised among the three most Bahamians and residents over One hundred thousand doses workers in high-risk settings, to the point that significantly prominent vaccines worldwide – the age of 18 who choose to take of the vaccine are expected to other essential service workers, reduces the effect of the vaccine. Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer and it.” arrive in the country sometime people with co-morbidities and This is the reason why we must Moderna – the Oxford- During a press conference last between this month and the end underlying chronic conditions protect those who cannot AstraZeneca vaccine is the one week, Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, of the second quarter of the and sea, air and ground persons. receive the vaccine.“Getting the that officials preferred.

COVID-19 set labour market participation for Caribbean women back a decade – ECLAC SANTIAGO, Chile – A new response to the pandemic,” report by the Economic Bárcena said. “Some 73.2 per Commission for Latin America cent of people employed in the and the Caribbean (ECLAC) health sector are women, who says the crisis caused by the have had to face extreme COVID-19 pandemic has had a working conditions, such as negative impact on employment long work days, in addition to and labour conditions for increased risk of contagion as women in the region, health personnel. generating a setback of more “All of this in a regional than a decade in terms of the context in which salary progress achieved in labour discrimination persists, where market participation. salaries for women who work According to the Special in the health sector are 23.7 per Report, “COVID-19 No 9: The cent less than men’s in the economic autonomy of women same sector,” she added. in a sustainable recovery with The study further equality”, presented at a press underscores that paid domestic conference by Alicia Bárcena, work, characterised as “highly ECLAC’s executive secretary on precarious and impossible to do Wednesday, – the rate of job remotely,” has been one of the Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s executive secretary market participation by women sectors hit hardest by the crisis. was at 46 per cent in 2020, In 2019, before the pandemic, sustainability of life.” During the presentation of effort posed by the basic digital while, for men, it was 69 per the report says around 13 According to the ECLAC the report, ECLAC’s Executive basket proposed by ECLAC cent. million people worked in paid report, 56.9 per cent of women Secretary highlighted the (one per cent of regional GDP) In 2019, these rates were 52 domestic labour (91.5 per cent in Latin America and 54.3 per urgent need to reinforce and the “enormous impact” per cent and 73.6 per cent, of them women). cent in the Caribbean are employment policies and connecting one of every four respectively, the report says. In total, the study says this employed in sectors where the ensure that women participate women in Latin America and It further estimates that the sector employed 11.1 per cent of pandemic is expected to have a in the dynamising sectors of the the Caribbean would have. unemployment rate for women employed women in the region. higher negative impact in terms economy in decent working “It is essential that we reached 12 per cent in 2020, a “Latin America and the of employment and income. conditions. advance toward a new fiscal percentage that rises to 22.2 per Caribbean must invest in the The study says the closing of She, likewise, emphasised the compact that promotes gender cent, “if we factor in women’s care economy and recognise it borders, restrictions on importance of combining equality and prevents the participation in the labour force as a dynamising sector in the mobility, the fall in measures aimed at deepening of poverty levels in 2019”. recovery, with multiplying international trade and employment support and among women, the burden of In 2020, the study says there effects on wellbeing, the paralysis of internal production reactivation with measures of non-paid work and the was a mass exodus of women redistribution of time and have impacted the female immediate attention to losses reduction of financing for from the labour force, “who have income, labour participation, workers and businesswomen in income. gender policies,” she warned. not returned to search for growth and tax revenue,” said associated with sectors like In this context it is “urgent “In addition to having a employment, having to attend Bárcena, urging governments commerce, tourism and that we promote inclusive gender perspective that cuts to care demands at home”. to “prioritise health workers in manufacturing. processes of digital across all recovery policies, The report added that the their vaccination strategies – For instance, the tourism transformation that guarantee affirmative actions are required decline in regional gross including persons who provide sector, where 61.5 per cent of women access to technologies, in the areas of fiscal, labour, domestic product (GDP) (-7.7 associated services like positions are occupied by strengthen their abilities and productive, economic and social per cent in 2020) and the cleaning, transport and care – women, suffered a significant remove the socioeconomic policies to protect the rights of impact of the crisis on as well as those working in contraction that mainly barriers they face in order to women achieved in the past employment are negatively educations systems and affected the countries of the strengthen their economic decade, prevent setbacks and affecting household income. domestic health, most of them Caribbean, where one in 10 autonomy,” underlined take on gender inequalities in “The women of the region are women, who are a fundamental working women are employed Bárcena, while, at the same the short, medium and long a crucial part of the frontline pillar for the care and in this sector, the report says. time, stressing the low fiscal terms,” Bárcena added. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 15 Honduras asks WHO Cayman for priority COVID-19 elections vaccines after storm devastation TEGUCIGALPA – Hernandez urged the moved to Honduran President Juan WHO to prioritize the Orlando Hernandez on country in its distribution Wednesday asked the of vaccines through the World Health COVAX scheme, an Organization (WHO) to international programme April 14 make the Central that aims to secure fair American nation a access to COVID-19 CAYMAN’S General issued the following priority in deliveries of vaccines for poor Elections have been statement this afternoon: COVID-19 vaccines, citing countries. moved from May 26 to “At the request of, and in the devastating effects of Honduras has reported April 14. consultation with the two hurricanes. 156,606 official cases of The decision to change Premier, I will be issuing a Honduras, which was COVID-19 in the country, the date of the elections proclamation on Sunday 14 already experiencing high as well as 3,789 deaths. was made at the request of February 2021 dissolving poverty levels, faces about So far, the government Premier, Alden the Parliament, in US$1.9 billion in damages has secured 1.4 million McLaughlin, in response to accordance with Section Premier, Alden McLaughlin from hurricanes Eta and AstraZeneca vaccines for the continued public appeal 84(2) of the Cayman Iota, a United Nations 700,000 people, according for Speaker of the House, Islands Constitution. registered, eligible voters that the Elections Office economic commission for to the health ministry. It McKeeva Bush, to resign I will, by proclamation, are disenfranchised. will be able to deliver a the region estimated, also sent letters of intent the post of speaker. set Wednesday 14 April Returning Officers will smooth, fair, and although the government to Chinese and Russian The decision to dissolve 2021 as the date for the be issued Writs setting transparent General said the impact was far laboratories. parliament and head to the next General Election, Nominations day as Election on this new date. greater. More than four million polls early would allow the replacing the May General Monday 1 March 2021. Cayman Islands General “We want to make people have been affected public to make the decision Election date, as the This date, just over two Elections have historically Honduras an example of by Eta and Iota, with 2.5 without causing instability Constitution sets out a weeks from the dissolution had excellent voter how we can stand up from million people in need, an and according to the maximum of two months of the Parliament allows turnout, and I encourage natural disasters and the evaluation late last year premier, “is in the best between the dissolution of time for potential all voters to exercise their pandemic,” Hernandez found. Then, some 92,000 interest of the country.” the Parliament and a candidates to prepare. democratic right and vote said in statement issued people were still in In response to this General Election.This date I have been assured by in the 14 April 2021 after a virtual meeting shelters and 62,000 request, the governor ensures that no newly the Supervisor of Elections General Election.” with WHO officials. houses were affected. 16 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Merkel promises lockdown will not last a day longer than necessary BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel contain major outbreaks, Germany will urged Germans yesterday to have a impose stricter controls on people seeking little more patience after agreeing to enter its territory from the Czech with regional leaders to extend a Republic and Austria’s Tyrol region from coronavirus lockdown until March 7 February 14, an Interior Ministry and said restrictions would not last spokesman said yesterday. a day longer than necessary. The Czech Republic earlier announced Addressing the Bundestag, the lower a stricter lockdown in three districts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits following her speech on the government’s house of parliament, Merkel said the including two on the border with response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the country’s extension was needed to avoid a third Germany, where coronavirus infections parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, February 11, 2021. wave due to the risk posed by new virus have soared above 1 000 per 100 000 variants. residents over the past week. Germany. She knew many people were for the coming months, said Merkel, “I know what we have achieved in our “The introduction of border controls is lonely and worried about money and adding that she understood people’s fight against the virus has had, and is required to prevent the virus (mutation) their future. disappointment with the roll-out, which still having, a high price,” said Merkel. from being transmitted to Germany,” the “As a democracy we have a duty not to is far slower than in Britain, Israel and A gradual fall in daily infections has Interior Ministry spokesman said, keep the restrictions in place for a day the United States. raised pressure for an easing of tight adding that details of how strict the longer than is necessary,” she said. To avoid a third wave of infections, restrictions in place since mid-December measures will be were still being Europe’s biggest economy shrank by however, a little more patience was and Merkel agreed with state premiers finalised. five per cent last year and some required. on Wednesday that some schools and Seeking to reassure Germans that the businesses are dismayed at the latest “I don’t think that the back and forth hairdressers could open sooner than lockdown was helping, Merkel said she extension and the lack of a timetable for – opening up then closing down again – March 7. was aware this was the most serious easing restrictions. brings more predictability for people than With neighbouring countries seeking to curtailment of freedoms in post-war A vaccination programme offered hope waiting a few days longer,” said Merkel. Iran produces uranium metal in new violation of nuclear deal IRAN has started producing uranium Iranian leaders blamed on Israel. metal, despite being warned by world The law also says that if US sanctions powers that it constitutes another are not lifted the government must step breach of the 2015 nuclear deal. up uranium enrichment, operate International Atomic Energy Agency advanced uranium enrichment inspectors verified the existence of 3.6g centrifuges, stop implementing an (0.1oz) of the substance at a facility in agreement that allows inspectors to visit Isfahan last week. nuclear facilities at short notice, and Iran says it is carrying out research build a new heavy-water reactor. and development with the aim of Iran has already resumed enriching producing fuel for a research reactor. uranium to 20% purity – far above the However, uranium metal could also be level of 3.67% permitted under the used to make the core of a nuclear bomb. nuclear deal – and begun using a Iran insists its nuclear programme is number of advanced centrifuges. peaceful, but it has rolled back a number Uranium with 20% purity can be used in of commitments under the nuclear deal research reactors, while weapons-grade over the past two years. uranium is 90% or more. It says it is retaliating for the US When asked about the latest Iranian economic sanctions that were reinstated breach on Wednesday, US state in 2018 by then President Donald Trump department spokesman Ned Price told when he abandoned the accord. reporters: “We continue to urge Tehran His successor, Joe Biden, says Iran to resume full compliance with the must return to full compliance before he [nuclear deal]. will lift the sanctions. However, Iran’s “We continue to do that because that, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Iran’s nuclear programme: What’s been happening at its key nuclear sites? for us, would open up the pathway for Khamenei says the US must make the diplomacy. And we certainly hope to be first move. Plate Fabrication Plant (FPFP) in nuclear deal – said they were “deeply able to pursue that pathway of Under the accord, Iran agreed not to Isfahan,” it added. concerned” by the announcement. “Iran diplomacy in order to resolve what we do produce uranium metal or conduct Last month, the Atomic Energy has no credible civilian use for uranium consider to be an urgent challenge.” research and development on uranium Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said it had metal.The production of uranium metal Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad metallurgy for 15 years. started R&D activities with the aim of has potentially grave military Javad Zarif had earlier warned in a video On Wednesday evening, the producing an advanced fuel called implications,” they warned. that “with the new administration in International Atomic Energy Agency silicide for the Tehran Research Reactor, In December, Iran’s parliament passed Washington there is an opportunity to (IAEA) said its director general had which is devoted mainly to making a law requiring the government to bring try a new approach, but the current informed member states “about recent radioisotopes for medical purposes. the metallic uranium factory at the window is fleeting”. developments regarding Iran’s R&D The AEOI stressed that uranium Isfahan Fuel Plate Fabrication Plant on “Soon my government will be activities on uranium metal production metal had peaceful uses, and that it was line within five months. compelled to take further remedial as part of its stated aim to produce fuel not violating the global Treaty on the Hardline MPs tabled the legislation action in response to the American and for the Tehran Research Reactor”. Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. following the assassination in late European dismal failure to live up to “The agency on 8 February verified The UK, France and Germany – three November of the country’s top nuclear their commitments under the nuclear 3.6g of uranium metal at Iran’s Fuel of the five world powers still party to the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, which deal.” The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 17

Duchess Meghan wins privacy battle against ‘dehumanizing’ tabloid paper LONDON – Meghan, the Duchess of “For these outlets, it’s a game. For me Sussex, said yesterday a British and so many others, it’s real life, real tabloid had been held to account for relationships, and very real sadness. The its “dehumanizing practices” after damage they have done and continue to she won a privacy claim against the do runs deep,” she said. paper for printing extracts of a letter Meghan wrote the five-page letter to she wrote to her father. Markle after their relationship collapsed Meghan, 39, the wife of Queen in the run-up to her glittering wedding to Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry, sued Harry in May 2018, which her father publisher Associated Newspapers after missed due to ill health and after he its Mail on Sunday tabloid printed parts admitted posing for paparazzi pictures. of the handwritten letter she sent to her In two days of hearings last month, her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in lawyers said printing the “personal and August 2018. sensitive” letter was a “triple-barrelled” Last month, her lawyers asked Judge assault on “her private life, her family life Mark Warby to rule in her favour without and her correspondence” and plainly the need for a trial which could have breached her privacy. pitted her against her father, who gave a The paper argued the duchess intended witness statement on behalf of the paper the letter’s contents to become public and Britain’s Prince Harry gestures next to his wife Meghan as they ride a horse- and who she has not seen since her it formed part of a media strategy, drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor wedding in May 2018. pointing out she had admitted in court Castle in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. Warby ruled the articles did breach her papers discussing it with her privacy, but said some issues relating to communications secretary. expectation the letter’s contents would at a full trial,” the paper said in a her copyright of the letter would have to The Mail, which published extracts in remain private and the Mail had statement. be settled at a trial. February 2019, said it did so to allow “interfered with that reasonable “We are carefully considering the The newspaper said it was considering Markle to respond to comments made by expectation”. judgment’s contents and will decide in an appeal. Meghan’s anonymous friends in The judge said while the printed due course whether to lodge an appeal.” “After two long years of pursuing interviews with the U.S. magazine People. extracts were an infringement of There will be a hearing on March 2 to litigation, I am grateful to the courts for “For the most part they did not serve copyright, there needed to be a trial to discuss next steps in the case. holding Associated Newspapers and The that purpose at all,” Warby said in his decide who owned the copyright because Meghan and Harry’s relations with Mail on Sunday to account for their illegal ruling. “Taken as a whole the disclosures of the involvement of senior royal aides in Britain’s tabloid press collapsed after they and dehumanizing practices,” Meghan were manifestly excessive and hence its drafting. got married, with media intrusion a major said in a statement. unlawful. There is no prospect that a “We are very surprised by today’s factor in their decision to step down She said the tactics of the paper and its different judgment would be reached after summary judgment and disappointed at last March from royal duties and move to sister publications had gone for too long a trial.” being denied the chance to have all the the United States with baby son without consequence. He said the duchess had a reasonable evidence heard and tested in open court Archie. 18 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests as US imposes sanctions MYANMAR’S new time in public, blaming junta leader yesterday “unscrupulous persons” called on civil servants for stoppages in a growing to return to work and civil disobedience urged people to stop movement by medics, mass gatherings to teachers, railway workers avoid spreading the and other government coronavirus, as a sixth employees. day of protests against “Those who are away him and his coup from their duties are rocked the country. requested to return to Washington announced their duties immediately a first round of sanctions, for the interests of the while European Union country and people lawmakers called on their without focusing on the countries to also take emotion,” he said. Demonstrators holding pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi shout slogans during a protest in Yangon against the action against the military In a statement issued by military coup. leadership and Britain the army’s information said it was considering service, he also urged “What a joke! He must pictures of Suu Kyi to illegally importing six arrests independently. measures to punish the people to avoid gatherings, be completely delusional demand her release. walkie-talkie radios. The Assistance Feb. 1 takeover. which he said would fuel to ask people who are The military launched Former minister Kyaw Association for Political The coup and the the spread of the protesting against him to the coup after what it said Tint Swe, regarded as her Prisoners rights group detention of elected leader coronavirus. come back and work,” said was widespread fraud in a right-hand man, was said at least 220 people Aung San Suu Kyi along Protesters gathered one Twitter user, who November election, won among five people had been arrested since with scores of others have across the country on identified as Nyan Bo Bo, by Suu Kyi’s National arrested in another sweep the coup. prompted the biggest Thursday. in response to Min Aung League for Democracy overnight, a senior NLD The protests have demonstrations since a Hundreds of workers Hlaing’s statement. (NLD) in a landslide. The official said. He had been revived memories of 2007 ‘Saffron Revolution’ lined a road in the capital Hundreds of protesters electoral commission had one of her representatives almost half a century of that ultimately became a Naypyitaw, chanting anti- also demonstrated outside rejected the fraud in crunch talks with the direct army rule, step towards now halted junta slogans and the Chinese embassy, accusations. military before the coup. punctuated by bloody democratic change. carrying placards accusing Beijing of Suu Kyi, who was swept Myanmar authorities crackdowns, until the Senior General Min supporting Suu Kyi. supporting the military to power following a did not answer a request military began Aung Hlaing addressed Thousands demonstrated junta despite Chinese historic election victory in for comment and Reuters relinquishing some power the protests for the first in the main city of Yangon. denials. They held up 2015, faces charges of was unable to confirm the in 2011. Charles de Gaulle: Plans for huge new airport terminal in Paris scrapped THE French government million passengers has abandoned plans to passing through in 2019. build a huge new First announced three terminal at Charles de years ago and with Gaulle airport in Paris. building work set to The coronavirus begin in the months pandemic and changing ahead, Terminal 4 was environmental priorities described as an airport were the reasons given within an airport – the for the move. equivalent of putting A fourth terminal Paris’s second airport would have allowed the Orly inside Charles de airport to handle up to Gaulle. 40 million extra By the end of the 2030s passengers a year. it was projected to France has radically handle 450 extra flights changed its transport at the airport every priorities, with airport day. developments now But since approval, two requiring plans for things have happened. electric or hydrogen- First, in order to fuelled planes. respect carbon emission Ecology Minister targets, the government Barbara Pompili told Le now says any airport Monde newspaper that development must the project was now accommodate electric “obsolete". and hydrogen-fuelled "We will always need planes of the future. planes, but we must The second change is move towards a more Covid. With air traffic reasonable use of air Charles de Gaulle airport, which opened in 1974, is the second busiest airport in Europe after London today just a quarter of its travel, and reach a Heathrow. pre-crisis levels, reduction in the sector’s mammoth expansion greenhouse gas France’s Green Party, environmentalists” Charles de Gaulle busiest airport in Europe schemes like Terminal 4 emissions,” she said. said it was “a great against what he called airport, which opened in after London Heathrow, appear distinctly Julien Bayou, head of victory for “an idiotic project". 1974, is the second with more than 76 irrelevant. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 19

Nepal bans Russia files new charges against India climbers ally of Kremlin critic Navalny for faking MOSCOW – Russian state are now in custody or under house elderly woman’s flat in Moscow,wearing investigators brought fresh arrest, but his supporters plan to stage uniforms used by the state consumer Everest summit charges against Lyubov Sobol, an a brief Valentine’s Day protest in health watchdog. ally of Kremlin critic Alexei residential courtyards across the It accused her of tricking a delivery NEPAL has banned two Indian climbers Navalny, yesterday, accusing her of country this Sunday. courier to enter the apartment block and their team leader for six years from violently entering a flat in The new charges against Sobol relate before barging into the woman’s flat mountaineering in the country after an December, her supporters said on to a case opened in December. Her when she opened the door. It said Sobol investigation found they had faked their Twitter. supporters said she rang the doorbell of was suspected of using violence to enter 2016 climb up Mt Everest. The case against Sobol, who is under a flat owned by the family of a man who illegally. Narender Singh Yadav and Seema house arrest facing charges she flouted Navalny has said was an FSB security Sobol’s allies used her account on Rani Goswami’s climb was certified by COVID-19 restrictions at a protest last service officer involved in his poisoning. Twitter to say she considered the case the tourism department at the time. month, comes amid a crackdown on The FSB has dismissed Navalny’s to be political. The action against them came when Navalny’s allies and supporters who account of the poisoning. Navalny was poisoned in Siberia last they failed to produce any evidence after have staged several rallies to protest In its account, the Investigative summer with what many Western Yadav was nominated for an award. against his jailing. Committee has said that Sobol and countries say was a military-grade Yadav and Goswami are yet to Most of Navalny’s prominent allies several others tried to gain entry to an nerve agent. comment on Wednesday’s announcement. Reaching the top of the 8,848.86m (29,032 ft) mountain is considered to be a shining feat for mountaineers around the globe. When Mr. Yadav was listed for the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award last year, the pairs’ claims were queried by other climbers. A Nepal tourism ministry official told AFP that during their investigations with other climbers, they found that the two “never reached the summit” and had failed to produce any reliable pictures of the summit and other evidence. “In our investigation, we found that they had submitted fake documents [including photographs]. Based on the documents and the conversation with the officials concerned, including sherpas [expert Nepalese mountaineers], we reached this conclusion,” an official from Nepal’s tourism and culture ministry told The Indian Express newspaper. Yadav,Goswami and team leader Naba Ebola vaccines were first used in DR Congo in 2019. Kumar Phukon have been placed under a six-year ban – starting retrospectively DR Congo to vaccinate against Ebola after two deaths in 2016. Their Everest summit certification has also been revoked, AFP OFFICIALS in eastern Democratic would start inoculating people in Congo in 1976 and the country has reported. Republic of Congo are gearing up to begin Masoya, a heath zone near Butembo. He suffered 11 outbreaks in total over the The tourism ministry has also fined an Ebola vaccination campaign following did not specify when exactly this would last four decades. the company that organised the climb the death of two people in North Kivu be. The last major one was also in the east and the sherpas that supported them. province. In total he said 161 people in that area – killing 2,287 people between August Indians first summited Everest in the A 60-year-old female farmer died of had been traced who had had contact 2018 and June 2020. 1960s and in 1984, Bachendri Pal became Ebola on Wednesday,six days after a 42- with the first patient. In response to the West Africa the first Indian woman to climb the year-old woman had died in hospital of Samples are being studied in the epidemic, which killed more than 11,000 mountain. Indians have also set records the virus near the city of Butembo. capital, Kinshasa, to assess whether the people from 2014 to 2016, several for “the first twins”, “the first female Eugene Nzanzu Syalita, the province’s cases are a new strain of Ebola. vaccines were developed and were first amputee”, “the youngest girl ever” and health minister, told the BBC that they The virus was first discovered in DR used in DR Congo in 2019. “the oldest woman ever” to ascend the peak. Many of those who have succeeded in scaling the mountain have subsequently Kent virus variant ‘on course to sweep world’ gone on to have lucrative careers as motivational speakers and authors. THE coronavirus variant first found in Prof Peacock, director of the Covid-19 but scientists believe they should still However, this is not the first time Kent could become the world’s dominant Genomics UK consortium, said: “What’s work against the new ones, although Indian climbers have been called out for strain, the head of the UK’s genetic really affected us at the moment is perhaps not quite as well. faking claims that they reached the surveillance programme has predicted. transmissibility.” Prof Peacock said the vaccines summit. Prof Sharon Peacock told the BBC’s She added: “Once we get on top of [the approved for use in the UK appeared to In 2017, police in the western Indian Newscast podcast the new variant has virus] or it mutates itself out of being work well against the existing variants of state of Maharashtra sacked two officers “swept the country” and “it’s going to virulent – causing disease – then we can the virus in the country. after an inquiry found their claim to be sweep the world, in all probability". stop worrying about it. But I think, The Covid-19 Genomics UK the first Indian couple to climb Everest She said her team’s work sequencing looking in the future, we’re going to be Consortium is a network of public health was fake. variants of the virus could be required for doing this for years.We’re still going to be bodies and labs and currently analyses Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod said at least ten years. doing this ten years down the line, in my more than 20 000 positive tests a week. they had successfully reached the The Kent variant has already been view.” In recent weeks, it has been explained summit in 2016, but Maharashtra police detected in more than 50 countries. She explained this was not because she that about five to ten per cent of positive said the couple had “morphed It was first detected in September 2020 thought the pandemic would go on for tests are selected randomly to be sent on photographs” to show a successful ascent. in south-east England and its rapid ten years, but she believed they would be for further genome analysis but the Nepal’s tourism department had spread over the following months was sequencing new variants for that length consortium says, as the number of cases initially certified their ascent but cited as the reason for the introduction of of time. falls below its capacity, its aim is to rescinded that decision after an new lockdown rules across the UK in Current vaccines were designed genetically screen every positive investigation. January. around earlier versions of coronavirus, coronavirus test. 20 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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HBO Max plans Latin America, Caribbean launch in June

VIDEO streaming service HBO Max HBO Max, home to titles like “Wonder pandemic as millions were forced to video-on-demand service, HBO GO. will launch in 39 regions across Woman 1984” and “Love Life” was stay indoors. In December, Warner Bros said it Latin America and the Caribbean launched in May last year and competes The service would be available in would make all of its 2021 films avail- in late June, AT&T Inc’s Warner with services like Walt Disney Co’s Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, able in theaters and on the HBO Max Media said on Thursday, in the first Disney+ and Netflix Inc, which have Mexico and Peru among others, replac- streaming service starting on the same foray outside the United States. gained traction during the COVID-19 ing the company’s existing regional day. 22 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

LaBeouf Beenie Man pleads denies not guilty to curfew, abuse accusations noise charges US actor Shia LaBeouf has denied “each and DANCEHALL artiste 19, when he is slated to Davis pleaded not guilty every allegation” of phys- Moses “Beenie Man” return to court. to both offences. ical and emotional Davis, who was ar- Subsequent to the Quizzed about the abuse, made by his for- rested and charged court hearing, Gordon claim that he was only mer girlfriend, UK for breaching the told The Gleaner that aware of one charge singer FKA Twigs. Disaster Risk Davis was not the kind against his client, The musician took Management Act of person who would host Gordon said it was an legal action in December, (DRMA), pleaded not an illegal party against administrative matter. alleging that the guilty when he ap- COVID-19 protocols, the “His (Davis’) team sent Hollywood star was a peared before the St allegation that sparked through one summons to danger to women. Elizabeth Parish his arrest. us, so we were aware She said LaBeouf once Court in Black River “He has been charged that there was one sum- tried to strangle her, yesterday. with two offences arising mons,” said Gordon. slammed her into a car The entertainer, who out of an alleged incident “This morning, when I and became angry when was summoned into the in late November [at] got to court and asked to she spoke to other men. court at approximately some type of entertain- see the court files, I dis- Responding to the LA 11:45 a.m., looked on as ment event. He has been covered that there was a Beenie Man Superior Court, his his attorney, Roderick charged with failing to second summons. The lawyers denied the alle- Gordon, told presiding obtain permission from clerk assured me that it Shrewsbury district, St attorney that he should gations. magistrate Justice superintendent, contrary was also served on Mr Elizabeth, on Sunday, refrain from making any They said LaBeouf did Natasha Hylton that he to the Noise Abatement Davis, so we did not have November 29, 2020. comments on the matter. not cause harm to the needed more time to fa- Act, and he has been any issue with that.” Davis, who also spoke “…it was a hang-out. singer – real name miliarise himself with charged with a breach of The 47-year-old inter- to reporters for a brief We di deh a hang out, we Tahliah Barnett – and one of the charges as up the curfew, contrary to national dancehall star moment following his and wi fren. A nuh nut- asked for sexual battery to the time of the case the Disaster Risk was charged by the court appearance, made ten like what de police allegations to be dis- being called up, he was Management [Act] Black River police last an attempt to clarify how dem seh,” the enter- missed as “none of the only aware of one charge. order,” explained year December for al- the charges were laid tainer told The Gleaner acts alleged were based Davis’ bail was ex- Gordon. legedly hosting an illegal against him, but he was before his lawyer inter- on sex and/or the con- tended until February The attorney said that party at a location in immediately told by his vened. duct was not sexual”. Film, TV maker Joss Whedon faces ‘Buffy’ actor abuse claims LOS ANGELES – speaking out.” Prominent film and TV Representatives for creator Joss Whedon, Whedon didn’t immedi- who faced a claim of abu- ately respond to a re- sive behavior on the set quest for comment from of “Justice League,” drew the writer, director and criticism Wednesday producer. from actors who worked Among Carpenter’s al- with him on “Buffy the legations: During her Vampire Slayer.” pregnancy,Whedon The first and most di- called her “fat,” joked rect allegations came about firing her and, at from Charisma one point, called her into Carpenter, who said in a a meeting during which social media post that he allegedly asked if she Whedon has a “history of was “going to keep it,” ap- creating toxic and hostile parently a reference to work environments,” in- her pregnancy, and at- cluding the one she expe- tacked her character and rienced on “Buffy” and religion. She said she was while she was pregnant. “unceremoniously fired” Sarah Michelle Gellar, from the role of Cordelia who starred as the title the following season. character on the 1997 to Michelle Trachtenberg, From left: Charisma Carpenter; Sarah Michelle Gellar and Joss Whedon. 2003 series, responded to who played Gellar’s sis- Carpenter’s post with a ter, went on social media top.” production on “Justice Parent company ously. Last month his supportive if opaque on- to thank Gellar. “I am In her post, Carpenter League.” He oversaw ex- WarnerMedia launched character Cyborg was re- line message of her own. brave enough now as a said she was prompted to tensive reshoots, editing investigations into the moved from appearing in “While I am proud to 35 year old woman….To come forward after actor and visual effects on the accusations, which con- the upcoming “Flash” have my name associated repost this,” she wrote, Ray Fisher, who was in film for director Zack cluded in December. The film, which Carpenter with Buffy Summers,I and alluded to “his not 2017’s “Justice League” Snyder, who had stepped company said then that said was the last straw don’t want to be forever appropriate behavior” as the character Cyborg, aside after the death of “remedial action” had for her. associated with the name she experienced as a alleged last July that his daughter. been taken, but did not In its January state- Joss Whedon,” Gellar teenage actor. Whedon’s behavior to- Fisher said Whedon’s go into specifics. ment, WarnerMedia said wrote. She is focused on Amber Benson, who ward the cast and crew behavior was enabled by Fisher has continued Fisher was offered the her family and the pan- appeared as Tara on was “abusive, unprofes- Geoff Johns and Jon Berg tweeting about the mat- chance to return as demic and planned no “Buffy the Vampire sional and unacceptable.” two producers on the film ter, turning his focus to Cyborg, but given his further statements at Slayer,” also responded to Whedon, known for his who were executives run- DC Films President statement “that he will this time, she said, the allegations, saying in writing and directing on ning DC Films for Walter Hamada, who he not participate in any adding, “I stand with all a post that the show had the first two Marvel Warner Bros. at the time. accused of undermining film associated with Mr. survivors of abuse and a “toxic environment” “Avengers” movies, was Berg left the studio in the investigation and not Hamada, our production am proud of them for that started “from the brought in during post- 2017. taking his claims seri- is now moving on.” The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 23

Jay-Z, The Go-Gos among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

RAPPER Jay-Z, 1980s metal group Iron ously inducted as a song- can weigh in online or at pop group The Go-Gos Maiden, and the late writer with Gerry Coffin. the Rock Hall. The top and rock band Foo Nigerian singer Fela Turner’s nomination five vote-getters will be Fighters were among Kuti. was for her solo work. submitted as a single fan first-time nominees The 16 contenders also She had been honored for ballot among the hun- announced on included previous nomi- duo Ike and Tina Turner. dreds of other ballots. Wednesday for possi- nees Tina Turner, Mary Inductees will be se- Those selected will be ble induction into the J. Blige, Devo, LL Cool J lected based on ballots announced in May and Rock & Roll Hall of and Todd Rundgren. sent by the Cleveland- inducted into the Hall of Fame. Performers become eligi- based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Others on the ballot for ble 25 years after their Fame to more than 1,000 Cleveland in the fall. In the first time include first commercial release. artists, historians and previous years, between singer-songwriter Carole King was nominated members of the music in- five and seven acts have King and singer-actress for her work as a per- dustry. typically won a place in Hustler" Magazine publisher Larry Flynt signs a Dionne Warwick, heavy former. She was previ- The general public also the Hall. copy of "The People Vs. Larry Flynt" in his down- town Cincinnati "Hustler" store on April 30, 1998. Taylor Swift has Hustler founder finished redoing Larry Flynt dies LOS ANGELES – Larry newsletter that became sophomore album Flynt, who turned his Hustler magazine. NEW YORK – Last year, 26 songs – the original raunchy Hustler maga- Founded in 1974, Taylor Swift gave us a album had 13 – and also zine into an empire while Hustler was lot of new music. This contain six never-before fighting numerous First unashamedly crude, low- year it will be old – the released songs, tunes Amendment court bat- brow and hard-core, pop star has announced which “almost made” the tles and flaying politi- thumbing its nose at the she’s dropping the first album. She said listeners cians with stunts such as pretensions of such high- of her re-recorded al- will get a chance to hear a Donald Trump assassi- toned men’s magazines bums. the collection in all its nation Christmas card, as Playboy. Swift said online “whimsical, effervescent, has died. He was 78. The magazine featured Thursday that “Fearless: chaotic entirety.” Flynt, who had been in raw, politically incorrect Taylor’s Version” is fin- Swift will also release declining health, died humor, photos of female ished and “will be with a new version of her Wednesday at Cedars- genitalia and sometimes you soon,” featuring re- song “Love Story” from Sinai Medical Center, his S&M and bondage recorded songs from “Fearless” on Thursday longtime attorney, Paul scenes with women tied Swift’s sophomore at midnight, just in time Cambria, told The and gagged. It shocked album, “Fearless.” for Valentine’s Day Associated Press. the public with a 1978 The new set will have weekend. Taylor Swift Flynt was shot in a cover depicting a woman 1978 assassination at- being fed into a meat tempt and left paralyzed grinder. from the waist down but It was no shock, then, Oscars ceremony in April to be live, refused to slow down, that Flynt faced many building a flamboyant legal fights over obscen- reputation along with a ity laws or that he was in person and from many locations fortune estimated at intensely disliked by the $100 million. religious right and femi- LOS ANGELES – The “To create the in-per- Wednesday’s statement on stage with pre- He tooled around in a nist groups. Academy Awards, or son show our global audi- said more details would recorded appearances or gold-plated wheelchair “Larry Flynt should be Oscars, ceremony in April ence wants to see, while be forthcoming. No host virtual events. with a velvet-lined seat. remembered as a scourge will be an in-person adapting to the require- has been announced. The Grammy Awards “His doctors had said on society; he directly event that will air live ments of the pandemic, California on Tuesday in January postponed its he should have passed contributed to and prof- from multiple locations, the ceremony will broad- surpassed New York as ceremony to March just away 30 years ago,” his ited from the sexual ex- organizers said on cast live from multiple lo- the U.S. state with the three weeks before the nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., ploitation of women for Wednesday. cations, including the most coronavirus deaths scheduled date after said Wednesday.“He out- the majority of his ca- A spokesperson for the landmark Dolby and the Los Angeles area talks with health experts lived most of the doctors reer, and our culture is Academy of Motion Theatre.” has been particularly and musicians. who took care of him.” poorer for it,” Dawn Picture Arts and Sciences The Dolby Theatre in badly hit. The delayed Golden Born Nov. 1, 1942, in Hawkins, senior vice said in a statement that Hollywood has been the The Academy re-sched- Globes ceremony for film Lakeville, Kentucky, president and executive despite the coronavirus venue for the Oscars uled the 2021 Oscar cere- and television on Feb. 28 Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. director of the National pandemic that has show for a number of mony, the highest awards will take part in both Los grew up poor. Divorced Center on Sexual caused havoc in the en- years. Normally, hun- in the movie industry Angeles and New York twice by age 21, Flynt Exploitation, said in a tertainment industry, the dreds of the world’s top from Feb. 28 to April 25 with nominees taking eventually found his call- statement Wednesday. group was “determined to movie stars would gather because of the coron- part from locations ing by buying bars and Flynt maintained present an Oscars like in the 3,400-seat theater avirus pandemic. around the world, organ- turning them into throughout his life that none other, while priori- for a live show preceded Other awards shows in izers said last week. Hustler clubs that fea- he wasn’t just a pornog- tizing the public health by a red carpet packed recent months have re- Nominations for the tured topless dancers.In rapher but also a fierce and safety of all those with photographers and placed the usual gather- 2021 Oscars will be an- an effort to drum up defender of free-speech who will participate.” camera crews. ings at gala dinners and nounced on March 15. business, he published a rights. 24 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Gina Carano fired from ‘Mandalorian’ after social media post

LOS ANGELES – Carano fell under Lucasfilm says Gina heavy criticism after she Carano is no longer a posted that “Jews were part of “The beaten in the streets, not Mandalorian” cast by Nazi soldiers but by after many online their neighbors.... even called for her firing by children.” over a social media The actor continued to post that likened the say,“Because history is experience of Jews edited, most people today during the Holocaust don’t realize that to get Gina Carano to the US political cli- to the point where Nazi mate. soldiers could easily tag to trend. Her charac- Galactic Empire. A spokesperson with round up thousands of ter appeared in several Carano, a former the production company Jews, the government episodes of the second mixed martial artist said in a statement on first made their own season of “The whose Dune character Wednesday that Carano neighbors hate them Mandalorian,” a series used a mix of heavy is not currently employed simply for being Jews. about a bounty hunter weapons and her fists to by Lucasfilm with “no How is that any different and his quest to unite a best opponents, had been plans for her to be in the from hating someone for powerful, young user of criticized for social media future”. their political views?” the Force with a Jedi posts that mocked mask “Nevertheless, her so- Carano, who played Knight. wearing during the pan- cial media posts deni- the recurring character Dune, who in the sec- demic and alleged voter grating people based on Cara Dune on the “Star ond season is a lawper- fraud during the 2020 their cultural and reli- Wars” series, deleted the son on a frontier planet, presidential election. She gious identities are ab- post but it was widely frequently teams up with also mocked the use of horrent and unaccept- shared online and the title character to gender pronouns, listing able,” the statement spurred the fight an old nemesis: “beep/bop/boop” in her so- Bridge read. #FireGinaCarano hash- remnants of the evil cial media bio. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 25 SPORTSSPORTS Carty’s classy century takes Leewards to big win vs Pride Match 3 of CG Insurance Super50 Cup memorable was a full-blooded pull – Barbados vs Leewards Islands through midwicket off Jason Holder which Venue: Coolidge Cricket Ground took him to triple figures. Toss: Barbados Pride won toss and He had a 98-run partnership with batted Nitish Kumar,who made a polished 41, to Leeward Islands Hurricanes beat follow up his 112 in the opening match Barbados Pride by 4 wickets against Windward Islands Volcanoes. Hayden Walsh Jr.played a major part in KEACY CARTY came to the party for the Leewards win as he struck three the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and towering sixes in 28 from just nine balls in the process notched his maiden in the late stages, when the Leewards List A century as the home team blew were faced with an asking rate of close to past the Barbados Pride on 13 per over.With the Leewards in trouble Wednesday night. He made a at 231-5 in the 45th over, the left-handed sensational 123 not out as Leewards Walsh added 42 off just three overs with made 305-6 to overhaul Barbados’s Carty and this brought great life back into 301-8 and secured their first win with contest. just three balls to spare. Speaking with CWI Media, Hurricanes In an epic contest which produced over captain Devon Thomas said: 600 runs for 14 wickets off 99.3 overs, “We talked about getting a big Carty’s magnificent performance – which partnership and one of the top order came off 125 balls and included nine fours batsmen have to bat straight through. and three sixes – earned him the CG When I went into bat, I told Carty we Keacy Carty 123* won Man of the Match as Leewards Hurricanes beat Insurance Man-of-the-Match award. It couldn’t out at this time, we have to take Barbados Pride. gave the Leewards four vital points and the risk. He played it out well despite the left Barbados winless after two matches struggles. Losing the first game put a bit reach close to 350. He picked up his second put on a partnership of 160 runs for the and at the bottom of the table. of pressure on the team so we knew we four-wicket haul in two matches and this third wicket after openers Zachary The 23-year-old, who was a member of had to do better than we did in the led to a middle-order collapse as Barbados McCaskie and Justin Greaves added pair the West Indies Under-19 World Cup previous game.” slipped from 244-2 in the 42nd over to of 82 in quick time. Carter made 58 from winning squad from 2016, showed his Earlier,fast bowler Quinton Boatswain 299-8 in the final over.He was well backed 91 deliveries which included four fours skills with a number of breathtaking shots bagged 4-62 off in 10 overs to limit the up by leg-spinner Walsh, who had 3-75. and a six whole Brooks scored 96 off 88 to all part of the ground. The most Bajans, after they looked like they could Sharmarh Brooks and Jonathan Carter balls with eight boundaries and a six. Bonner the backbone as West Indies reach 223-5

West Indies v Bangladesh | Day 1, 2nd Test Venue: Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Toss: West Indies won toss and batted

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Nkrumah Bonner was the backbone of West Indies solid batting effort as he made his second successive half-century. It helped the visitors to 223-5 against Bangladesh on the opening day yesterday. Playing his third Test innings, the tall right-hander closed the day on 74 not out to follow up his heroic 86 on debut in the West Indies skipper Kraigg amazing victory in the first Test last BAN vs WI, 2nd Test: Nkrumah Bonner celebrates after scoring a half-cen- Brathwaite made 47 before edging Sunday in Chattogram. Joshua Da Silva tury on Day 1. to slip. was with him on 22, another dutiful batting effort from the wicket-keeper in bowling, he opted for a defensive 12th ball faced. to score a double century in the fourth his third Test match. approach, which paid off for him. His The left-hander also struck off-spinner innings on debut – was out for five, The home team appeared to have a 173-ball-knock so far includes six Nayeem Hasan for a six over long on. driving at Jayed and giving an outside slight advantage until the unbeaten 45- boundaries. Brathwaite played well and struck four edge to the slips. West Indies were in run, no-risk stand by Bonner and Da Earlier captain Kraigg Brathwaite boundaries but fell to a cut shot off trouble at 116-4 but Bonner engineered Silva to see out the day. Bonner brought contributed 47 and fellow opener John Soumya Sarkar’s medium pace, three a recovery, first with Jermaine up his half-century driving a ball from Campbell 36 in a stand 66. Campbell cut runs short of his 21st Test half-century. Blackwood as their 62-run for the fifth spinner Taijul Islam to long off for a off-spinner Mehidy Hasan past point for Kyle Mayers – the hero of Chattogram wicket lasted until Blackwood was single off 98 balls. But in the face of good a boundary to begin his scoring on his when he became first batsman in history caught and bowled by Taijul for 28. 26 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Yoshiro Mori: Tokyo Olympics chief to step down over sexism row THE HEAD of the Tokyo of the biggest Olympic backers. time is restricted somewhat, Olympics organising committee Toyota’s president Akio they have difficulty finishing, is set to resign after he was Toyoda said the company was which is annoying,” Mr Mori was criticised for making “disappointed” at the remarks. quoted as saying. “inappropriate” remarks about On Tuesday,a group of female “We have about seven women women. lawmakers wore white in a at the organising committee, but Yoshiro Mori, 83, was quoted protest against his remarks, everyone understands their as saying women talk too much with some men doing the same place,” he said. and that meetings with many in solidarity. Mr Mori is known in the female board directors would According to local media, country for a string of gaffes and “take a lot of time”. almost 400 people have also undiplomatic statements made The remarks set off a withdrawn applications to while in office from 2000 to 2001. firestorm of protest and Mr Mori volunteer at the Olympic games, He told Japan’s Mainichi apologised at the time but said which are scheduled for later newspaper that female family he would not resign. this year. members had also lambasted However, the pressure on him The committee board him after his comments. to step down had been steadily currently has 24 members, five “Last night, my wife gave me increasing. of whom are women. a thorough scolding. She said: Mr Mori, a former Japanese In 2019, the committee – ‘You’ve said something bad prime minister, is expected to which is responsible for again, haven’t you? I’m going to formally step down at a special selecting Japanese Olympians have to suffer again because committee meeting today after – set itself a goal of increasing you’ve antagonised women’,” he making the comments last the number of female board said. week. directors to 40%. “This morning, my daughter Major sponsors had also come “If we increase the number of and granddaughter scolded me forward to criticise the female board members, we have as well,” the paper quoted him as Yoshiro Mori comments including Toyota, one to make sure their speaking saying. Chess: Blackman wins first event of new online Grand Prix Series REIGNING Caribbean blitz given the existing restrictions champion Justin Blackman on physical gatherings in view of overcame top seed Martyn the recent spike in C0VID-19 Del Castilho to come out on cases. top in the first event of the Del Castilho, a six-time Barbados Chess national champion, finished Federation’s new online second with five-and-a-half Grand Prix Series last points while Cox, a former weekend. national Under-20 champion, Blackman, the no. 2 seed, was third with five points in the defeated fellow FIDE Master two-day event that attracted 20 Del Castilho in a top-of-the-table competitors. fourth round game and despite Blackman and Del Castilho losing to Akeem Cox in the went into the final round level Justin Blackman took the honours in the first event of the new online Grand Prix Series. penultimate round, he took the on points. Blackman, however, honours after finishing with six was confirmed as the winner Figueroa, Nitin Mahtani and therefore, gained 85 Grand Prix place finishers, Best Female, out of a maximum seven points. after defeating Louis Wilson Melvin Terence. points, Del Castilho 78 and Cox Best Player rated between 1300 Cox’s win against Blackman while Del Castilho played to a Under the format of the six- 71. and 1599, Best Player rated paved the way for an exciting draw with Cox. event series, players are The player with the most between 1000 and 1299 and the finish to the first event in the Emar Edwards took fourth awarded Grand Prix points in Grand Prix points at the end of Best unrated player. new series which is being place on the tie-break, having each event based on their the series will be crowned The dates of the second Grand contested under the short rapid finished with four-and-a-half percentage score in each champion. There will also be Prix event will be determined format on an online platform points, the same as Julissa tournament. Blackman, prizes for the second and third at a later stage. Injured Jofra Archer to miss second Test in India ENGLAND fast bowler Jofra Warwickshire paceman Olly be brought in on the rotation debut against Australia in 2019, quickly, allowing the Sussex Archer will miss the second Test Stone, who played his only Test policy to allow England’s record took three wickets in the first- paceman to return in time for with India starting in Chennai to date against Ireland in 2019, Test wicket-taker James Test triumph but experienced the third Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday because of an elbow could deputise. Anderson to rest. discomfort with his elbow. starting on 24 February. injury. Stuart Broad is also in However, 38-year-old He suffered a low-grade stress His injury is the second late The 25-year-old bowled 30.1 contention having missed the Anderson took five wickets in fracture in his right elbow last setback England have suffered overs in England’s 227-run first first Test. the Chennai victory,including a year but the current issue is not on the tour, with Zak Crawley Test victory sealed earlier this Fast bowler Mark Wood is superb spell of 3-6 in the second related to any previous problem taking a tumble on a marble week and has had an injection in being rested until the third Test. innings, and may be retained. and it is hoped the treatment floor and injuring his wrist his right elbow. Broad had been expected to Archer, who made his Test will settle the condition down before the first Test. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 27

Sofia Kenin knocked out, Ashleigh Barty through SOFIA KENIN said she “couldn’t that level that I played at.” really handle the pressure” of being Kanepi will face Croatian 28th seed defending champion after being Donna Vekic in the third round. knocked out of the Australian Open Kenin, who acknowledged that she by Kaia Kanepi. struggled to control her emotions during The American fourth seed, 22, was her first-round win, was nowhere near beaten 6-3 6-2 in the second round in her best against Kanepi, making 22 just 64 minutes. unforced errors and failing to convert Unseeded Estonian Kanepi, 35, any of her seven break-point chances. dominated throughout, hitting 22 The big-hitting Kanepi beat Simona winners to Kenin’s ten at Melbourne Halep at the 2018 US Open when the Park. Romanian was world number one and “I felt like I couldn’t find my rhythm. I has made an excellent start to 2021, was way too nervous. I guess it’s the reaching the final of last week’s outside pressure,” said Kenin. Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne. “I feel like everyone was always asking “I served really well, I think this helped me, ‘Would you want to? Do you see a lot. My plan was to play aggressive as yourself getting there and winning I usually do,” said Kanepi. again?’ Obviously I said yes. Fifth seed Elina Svitolina was the more "I know I couldn’t really handle the consistent player as she saw off 16-year- Sofia Kenin beat Garbine Muguruza in last year’s Australian Open final and also pressure. I’m not used to this, so right old American Coco Gauff 6-4 6-3 under reached the 2020 French Open final, losing to Iga Swiatek. now I just got to figure out how to play at the roof on Rod Laver Arena. Rafael Nadal sets up Cameron Norrie meeting in Melbourne SPANISH second seed Rafael Nadal However, good fortune came their way will meet Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the shape of American Jessica Pegula in the Australian Open third round thrashing Australian wildcard Sam after both won their matches Stosur 6-0 6-1 in just 50 minutes, allowing yesterday. them to resume on Margaret Court Arena Nadal’s bid for an outright men’s record at almost 22:30 local time. 21st Grand Slam continued with a 6-1 6- On Melbourne Park’s second show 4 6-2 win over American qualifier Michael court, Norrie started quickly with the Mmoh on Rod Laver Arena. backing of a boisterous crowd which had British number three Norrie eventually stayed behind to watch the bonus action. beat Russia’s Roman Safiullin to reach The world number 69 pushed for the last 32 for the first time. another break of serve in their first game After a long rain delay, Norrie clinched back, but was unable to convert any of a 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-3) win. three opportunities before Safiullin closed Norrie looked tight as he failed to serve out a much-needed hold. out a landmark victory at 6-5, but More pressure came from the Briton at regained his composure to win a tense 5-5 and, after making several unforced fourth-set tie-break and tee up a first errors as five more break points career-meeting with Nadal. disappeared, benefited from Safiullin The Briton roared in celebration after clipping the net to secure a 6-5 advantage. landing a first serve which Safiullin could While Nadal’s progress was smooth on the court, the Spaniard was briefly Norrie – who beat British number one only return into the net on the first of his halted by an extraordinary exchange with a fan – who was then ejected – as he Dan Evans in the first round – was not three match points. served for the second set. able to serve out victory, but regained When told Nadal had also clinched focus to dominate the tie-break. victory a few minutes earlier, Norrie can’t wait to show him what I’ve got.” The pair were tied at 1-1 in the fourth “I used the crowd to my advantage, you replied: “Sweet. For someone like me, I Norrie came through after three hours set when rain forced them off for almost were great,” he told them afterwards. don’t think about the draw but I saw and 31 minutes on court, but almost six an hour and a half. “Playing on court eight and then yesterday he was next to me. hours after he first started playing With the weather failing to improve, it coming inside to Margaret Court Arena, “I’ve never played him before so it will Russian qualifier Safiullin on the outside looked like they may have to return on it was definitely a different match after be a great match, a great experience. I court eight. Friday to complete their match. that. Heather Watson knocked out by Anett Kontaveit in second round HEATHER WATSON was knocked out of court forehand winner before winning the Australian Open by 21st seed Anett five consecutive points to take the first- Kontaveit as the British challenge in the set tie-break. women’s singles came to an end. A tight second set was effectively It was a gutsy display by the 28-year- decided in the ninth game when old Briton, who battled from 3-0 and 4-1 Kontaveit’s best form came to the fore, down and 5-2 down in the tie-break to producing two great backhand winners to take the opening set. seal her second break. The Estonian fought back to take the Watson’s own form dipped in the second set before breaking twice in the decider. The Briton’s win percentage on decider en route to a 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-2 her first serve had fallen from 71 per victory for a place in round three. cent in the first set to 53 per cent as she She will now face USA’s Shelby Rogers. was broken twice more with Kontaveit Watson, ranked 60th, made a sluggish completing her win with another start inside the John Cain Arena against backhand winner. last year’s quarter-finalist, whom she had “I’m disappointed but I’m happy with lost to in three of their previous five the way I played,” said Watson.“I hung in meetings. there – it was such a tough match. But she soon settled and broke back in “The momentum was swinging. I Heather Watson had won two of her previous five matches against Anett the seventh game with a superb cross- managed to fight for everything. Kontaveit. 28 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

REAL ESTATE Raptors to keep calling Tampa home for rest of season

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Liam Livingstone in Twenty20 squad BATSMAN Liam place in India later this Livingstone has been year. named in England’s The squad travel to India Twenty20 squad for on 26 February, with the next month’s tour of first match in Ahmedabad India. on 12 March. Livingstone, 27, has not Livingstone earned his played a T20 international only two Twenty20 since 2017 but is recalled international caps against after impressing for South Africa in June Perth Scorchers in the 2017. Australian Big Bash. The Lancashire batsman There is still no place for has been on the fringes of Alex Hales, who finished the England white-ball as top run-scorer in the Big side for the past year, Bash with Sydney having been included in Thunder. the one-day squad for last “It’s an exciting time for summer’s series against Liam. He’s a dynamic Ireland and the winter Liam Livingstone scored 426 runs in 14 innings for Perth Scorchers in Australia’s Big Bash. cricketer,” said national tour of South Africa, which selector Ed Smith. was eventually postponed 532 runs, including 95 in terms of getting into Smith suggested that “We’re always looking at Jofra Archer, Jonny because of Covid-19 60 balls in the final – squads for major Hales, who was not played ways to consider getting Bairstow, Jos Buttler and concerns. misses out. tournaments, where space for England since March players who aren’t Ben Stokes are included, He returns to the T20 Smith says Livingstone’s is naturally very limited, 2019, could be given currently in the actual but Test captain Joe Root side after hitting 426 runs secondary role as a spin having those extra strings another opportunity later squad to come along to misses out. in 14 matches to help Perth bowler gave him the edge to your bow is a route into this year. training days.” Pace bowler Jake Scorchers reach the Big over Vince. the squad.” “In the English summer, Wicketkeeper Buttler Ball and spinner Matt Bash final, forming a “We see them in slightly Hales remains out of we’ll look at inviting some played in England’s first- Parkinson will travel as productive opening different roles. James had favour despite ending the people to training in the Test victory over India in reserve players. partnership with England a very good Big Bash and Big Bash with 543 runs at run-up to series as we look Chennai but is being The five-match series team-mate Jason Roy. that was noted,” he said. a strike-rate of 161.60, to extend and expand rested for the remaining will form part of England’s James Vince – who “In this instance, Liam including 110 off 56 our squad and the three matches and will fly build up to the Twenty20 helped the Sydney Sixers brings some other things balls against eventual relationships within,” he back out to India for the World Cup, which takes to the Big Bash title with too with his bowling and in champions the Sixers. said. Twenty20 series. 30 • Friday February 12, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

F1 teams back ‘sprint’ race proposals at three Grands Prix FORMULA 1 teams have backed a plan to hold shorter ‘sprint’ races at three Grands Prix this season. Details are still to be ironed out, but all teams gave their support to the idea at a meeting of the F1 Commission. Teams and F1 bosses also agreed to the introduction of a freeze on engine development from the start of 2022. This could be enough for Red Bull to finalise plans to continue running Honda engines when the Japanese company pull out at the end of this year. And bosses agreed to bring forward the introduction of new engine regulations by a year to 2025. F1 had proposed an idea to try out sprint races of about 100km – a third the distance of a Grand Prix – at the Canadian, Italian and Brazilian races this season. These would take place on Saturday and the result of the sprint race would set the grid for the main Grand Prix on Sunday. The grid for the sprint race would be ‘Sprint’ races might be used more widely in 2022 if successful. set by moving qualifying to Friday. The teams backed the plan in principle implications of the plan. group has been tasked with creating a Red Bull’s desire to continue with Honda at the meeting on Thursday but A statement from governing body the complete plan with the aim to reach a engines. discussions will continue on a number of FIA said:“All teams recognised the major final decision before the start for the 2021 The Japanese company is leaving F1 at areas. importance of engaging fans in new and championship.” the end of this season, but Red Bull would These include whether and how many innovative ways to ensure an even more The prospect of a freeze on engine prefer to take over the intellectual points should be awarded for the sprint exciting weekend format. development from the start of 2022 had property of the Honda and maintain the race; whether it would mean two “There was, therefore, broad support been tabled as a means of reducing costs power-units themselves rather than ‘winners’ each weekend or just one; and from all parties for a new qualifying ahead of the introduction of a new engine become a customer of another the financial, legal and contractual format at some races, and a working design in 2025 or 2026, and to facilitate manufacturer. The Barbados Advocate Friday February 12, 2021 • 31

P R O HOROSCOPES S A Aries – A chain of events will bring sudden change and N upheaval. Someone has confused boundaries, exploiting D friendship and demanding time, energy and money you cannot afford to keep giving away. You can't keep on C funding another person's unhealthy habits. It is time to in- O sist they start standing on their own two feet. N S Taurus – You need to have your voice heard and to feel as if your contributions towards a team effort are being acknowledged. You're tired of being pushed into the back- ground while someone else takes the credit for your work. You have reached a point when you aren't content to re- main behind the scenes anymore. Z Gemini – A partner or relative will expose problems they I have been going through. This hasn't been easy for them and you will realise they've been keeping some things to T themselves for a very long time. You will empathise S rather than criticise as you know they were expecting. Now you can help them through this.

Cancer – You have so much on your plate that it is start- ing to feel as if everyone else is having a better time than you. Colleagues have time to gossip while you are push- ing yourself to get the job done. Overwork is taking its toll on your health. Delegate some responsibilities and give your mind and body a break. R E X Leo – You can't spend your life entertaining your family and friends whenever they need cheering up. Recently a few people have started relying on you to keep them M cheerful with your wise and witty comments. This is O starting to drain you. Gently encourage them to become R more self-sufficient. G A N Virgo – It is time to break out of a cosy rut and follow new directions. Once you set a long-term goal, you will put your heart and soul into fulfilling this ambition. You're tired of doing the same thing every day and in setting new goals you are feeding an inner need for your life to have a sense of purpose again.

Libra – Someone who hardly knows you will make you P an interesting proposal. This offer will take you by sur- H prise. You might wonder why they have chosen you and what is actually entailed if you do accept their suggestion. A You're intrigued but suspicious too. Ask questions before N you decide on what to do. T O M Scorpio – Your success in solving a difficult problem will depend on the approach you take. If you listen to every- one else's views, you're only likely to get more confused and bewildered. If you take a step back, not only will you be able to hear yourself think, but it could also be that in the background you will find your answer. M Sagittarius – Say no to a friend or neighbour who is mak- A ing too many demands on your time and energy. They have got into a habit of expecting you to run errands for R them whenever they demand it. You may have offered to Y help them while they were self-isolating or ill but now they are perfectly capable of fending for themselves. W O Capricorn – You're tired of a close friend or partner telling you what they are going to do without taking any action. R They are all talk and they won't get anywhere by waiting T for things to happen to them. It could be they are waiting H for you to turn their ideas into reality. Either way, you can't take their plans seriously anymore.

Aquarius – You feel suddenly inspired to take charge of M your life. This will call for some frank discussion when O what you want may not be what a partner or another T family member wants. You are ready to end commit- H ments you have taken on that benefit other people more E than you. Stand your ground. R

G Pisces – You're feeling a little lost and that's because you O haven't a long-term goal in mind. Life has been difficult O but you can take control by setting a goal and working to- wards it. Giving in to listlessness is not likely to advance S your prospects. Decide on where you are heading and E what steps to take in order to get there. Carty’s classy century takes Leewards to big win vs Pride

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Friday February 12, 2021 SIR HILARY: RETURN DRAX PLANTATION THE Drax Hall plantation the government of Barbados as They had the option of moving should be returned to a part of the heritage of the to the mountains and living off Barbadians and be used for people,” said Sir Hilary. the land. But in Barbados, the education, social infamous Drax Hall Estate was development, promoting Drax family funded, retained as blacks had no tourism, tolerance, and supported slavery choice but to continue to work freedom. In his presentation, Sir for the plantation owner. Chairman of the CARICOM Hilary noted that the Drax “Ninety-eight percent of the Reparations Commission family funded the pro-slavery land was owned by the slave (CRC), Professor Sir Hilary lobby and those who were owners. Eighty-three thousand Beckles made this comment opposed to emancipation were Africans had nowhere to go. during a Zoom meeting financed by them. He explained They had to go back to recently. The Caribbean this occurred due to the work the next day,” said Sir Movement for Peace and family’s position in the history Hilary. Integration and Stand Up to of slavery. In his closing remarks, Sir Racism Dorset (UK) hosted the “(The Drax Family’s) position Hilary told the virtual event with Sir Hilary who was why should we agree to audience, the Drax family has spoke on the reparations for end a system that we have shown no remorse and they are Barbados from MP for South started, that made us recognised as having no moral Dorset in the United Kingdom, millionaires? We built the compass. He said that the Richard Drax. system, we designed it, we Drax Hall Estate was built by The regional educator said structured it. Why should we the enslaved people over ten that the handing over of the end it when it has served us so years. He suggested that it estate was important as it well?” said Sir Hilary. should be used to promote would no longer be seen as a The historian also mentioned historical tourism and tell the symbol of the evil of slavery. how the Drax family managed story of the history of “We are asking you to do the their estate after Barbados. human thing. You, by your act emancipation. He outlined that “It has been there over 300 of reparations for your family, in Jamaica, the Drax family years, that should be handed Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), you have that plantation and sold their property since the over to the Barbados Professor Sir Hilary Beckles presented his case on why the that great house after three freed Africans refused to work Heritage Trust,” said Sir Drax family should hand over the Drax Hall Estate to the hundred years? You hand it to for the former slave owner. Hilary. people of Barbados during a Zoom meeting recently. Global decline in COVID-19 cases visible, says WHO

THE WORLD Health the previous week. These unexpected development, “it new variant of COVID-19, Manufacturers will have to Organization (WHO) continues declines appear to be due to gives a new urgency to our admitting “We still do not know adjust to the evolution of the to see a decline in coronavirus countries implementing public global efforts to bring this if the vaccine continues to virus, taking into account the cases globally,with a 17% drop health measures more pandemic under prevent severe illness caused latest variants for future shots, compared with last week. stringently”. control…Every time the virus by the variant, however”. including boosters”. This is the fourth week of “But remember, we have mutates – no matter where in “These results are a The WHO Chief further declining cases, Director- been here before,” he warned, the world – it has the potential reminder that we need to do stressed that the emerging General Dr Tedros Adhanom reiterating that now is not the to blunt the effectiveness of our everything we can to reduce variants underscore why it is Gheybreyes reported to the time to relax measures, or for vaccines, medicines, and circulation of the virus using so important to scale up Member States weekly any of us to let down our tests”. proven public health manufacturing and roll out briefing, yesterday. guard. He recalled recent concerns measures,” he charged. vaccines as quickly and as “The number of deaths also Dr Gheybreyes said that the over a study that showed the “At the same time, we have to widely as possible, while fell for the second week in a virus continues to circulate Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine be ready to adapt vaccines, so prioritising frontline row, with 88 000 new deaths widely, and new variants are was found to be minimally they remain effective, as we do health and care workers and reported last week – a terrible emerging. He also reminded effective at preventing mild to with flu vaccines, which are those most at risk. number, but a 10% decline from Ministers that this is not an moderate disease against a updated twice a year. (TL)

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