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Friday June 18, 2021 $2 VAT Inclusive PM MOTTLEY LAUDS BARBADIAN SPIRIT THE Prime Minister of freak weather event tion, Mottley shone the ning from the passing sys- Philip today, the common with, people said we had Barbados, Mia Amor which occurred in the spotlight on the neigh- tem. thread was that you have to go for them. And that Mottley lauded the early hours of yester- bours who had helped "That is the beautiful to learn to live good with sense of community spirit, Barbadian spirit, com- day morning. those in extremely vulner- thing about this country. one another, because in that sense of fraternity, mending those who Speaking to the media able situations due to the As we went through from every instance people that sense of sisterhood had helped their neigh- during the second update high winds that accompa- St Lucy,to St Joseph to St were rescued, and because and brotherhood is bours in need after the for the day on the situa- nied the rain and light- Andrew to St John to St of who they lived good LAUDED on Page 3

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (second from left) speaking with a resident who lost his roof in Zores St. John early on Thursday morning as the island was impacted by a westward moving tropical wave. The Prime Minister was joined by St. John M.P. Charles Griffith (right) and other Ministers during her tour of impacted areas. Quality healthcare important, but so is funding

IN a recent webinar by the continue to provide qual- in Barbados to determine Health and Wellness ex- “One of the tenets of in the doctors hospital Barbados Association of ity healthcare. how public healthcare can plained that he believes healthcare financing is to should be the same for Insurance and Financial The webinar, titled The interface with private in- that it is important to pro- provide people with access everyone and does not Advisors (BARAIFA), it Impact of Private surance for a cost-effective vide everyone with access to care, but to ensure that expose you to financial was noted that Barbados Insurance and Public solution. to quality healthcare, and it is of sufficient quality. hardship," said Gill needed to change how the Health Financing in Presenter Danny Gill, a standard must be set, The quality of care that is The healthcare expert public healthcare sector Barbados, discussed the Health Care Finance not only in care, but also offered across institutions, also stated that the was funded, in order to current healthcare system Commissioner, Ministry of cost. even where it is delivered HEALTH on Page 5 2 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate All schools except one return to their regular schedule

THE Ministry of Monday,June 28. The as- Education, Technological sessments scheduled for and Vocational Training tomorrow will also be is informing that all rescheduled to Tuesday, schools will return to June 29. There should be their regular schedule no written assessment at today, Friday, June 18th, Primary schools tomor- EXCEPT the Grantley row. Adams Memorial Principals should await Secondary School. further direction from the The Primary School Ministry on these Assessments that were rescheduled assessments. scheduled today have All concerned are asked been rescheduled to to be guided accordingly. The downed trees at Stoney Gully St Thomas. Freak storm causes damage By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste Minister, Mia Amor WEDNESDAY night’s Mottley,revealed that pre- tropical wave, which liminary reports stated was described as a that there had been dam- ‘freak storm’, has age to at least 13 houses caused damage to mul- so far,of which at least six tiple houses across of them were full roof Barbados. losses. Speaking during an She noted that the emergency update yester- tropical wave last night day morning, Prime DAMAGE on Page 3

Barbados Light and Power workers on the job in Proute St. Thomas. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 3

Community spirit saved affected persons LAUDED from Page 1 being blocked and loss of ourselves." electricity in those af- Mottley encouraged per- literally what would fected by downed power sons who had damage to have saved many peo- lines. At the time of the their homes and needed ple last night," she update, Mottley said that help not to hesitate to stated. at least 20 homes had reach out the the Mottley, along with been reported as damaged Department of Emergency other ministers, visited to the Department of Services and that the many of the affected areas Emergency Services. Government would step in and she highlighted sev- “People went to sleep to assist where they could. eral homes that were last night not expecting "I want to simply say damaged, where roofs this and regrettably this that we will continue to were ripped off by the is the world we live in and work with the utility com- wind and foundations I know that very often we panies to make sure that were damaged in the com- speak as a government the remaining districts munities of Martins Bay about the climate crisis that are affected can be re- and Glenburnie, St John, and some people see it as solved as soon as possible. This home lost its roof at Zores, St. John. Bayfield, St Philip, White an esoteric thing that the And basically,all hands on Hill, Chalky Mount, Prime Minister is talking, deck, all hands on deck. Mottley also thanked have been out clearing fected, with the Grantley Belleplaine and Lakes in but it is not esoteric, this is One Barbados, one people the roving disaster man- downed trees and debris Adams Memorial School St Andrew. Many areas real. And as a result, we one set was affected, but agement team along with in the effort to keep and the Lodge School hav- were also affected by have to continue to be able we all help," said the Ministry of Transport and Barbadians safe. ing received damage from fallen trees, with roads to change how we protect Prime Minister. Works teams, who would Schools were also af- the system. (AS) Worst has passed, conditions should improve, says meteorologist DAMAGE from Page 2 the damage assessment, affected persons all over as well as where roofs can the island, but particu- be replaced in the shortest larly in the area of St. possible time, that will be Joseph, St. Andrew, St. done and where the cant James and St. Phillip. be replace welfare and The view at Andrews Plantation. Workers clear the road at Arch Hall, St. Thomas. “So it literally has taken statistical services, we'll pockets, across the island. go into do the social sur- We also have reports of a vey, and to see who can re- number of fallen trees ceive who can help them- across significant areas, selves and those who can't and, indeed, when we look help themselves. Clearly, at the roads that are the government will step blocked.We've categorized in and provide the support them between those that that they need urgently,” are priority in order to be she said. able to remove the block- Meteorologist 1 at the ages on the main high- Barbados MET, Racquel ways, and then to be able Davis stated that up to to deal with the subsidiary press time the worse had roads thereafter, that are already passed and that either affecting districts, by the evening, conditions and among the main high- should improve. ways. The first priority “As of 8 this morning we will also include areas are still monitoring an- that are subject to signifi- other tropical wave and cant slippage like White we expect that to be in our The scene at Bagatelle Great House, with a fallen tree. Hill in St. Andrew,” she area on Saturday; so on said. Saturday we can expect She stated that the those rains again and into Ministry of Public Works the night as well,” she mobilised all of the Civil said. Works contractors in the “At this time it does not country and they were look as severe as the one working with the MPW that just passed us but we personnel and the BDF are still monitoring it and personnel to clear as will be able to give more many trees as possible in information once it ap- a short time period. proaches.” “With respect to the She revealed that in the damages to the houses, north and central portions the Ministry of Housing of the island, they had will work with the Urban three to five inches of rain- Development Commission fall and to the south of the and the Rural island, rainfall recorded Development Commission was 2.3 mm in one area if necessary, but housing and 5.8mm at another sta- will take the lead role on tion. Baxters St Andrew. 4 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Caribbean agencies sign MOU with USAID

By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste

THREE Caribbean agencies have signed a MOU to further strengthen institu- tional ties as they work together to fight climate change. During the opening cer- emony of the USAID’s Renew, Refresh, Re-Pivot to Action, Eastern and Southern Caribbean Regional Climate Symposium, Nikki Hassel of USAID explained that the formal signing of the MOU between USAID and the three regional or- ganisations that have re- sponsibility for the re- gion’s response to climate Members of the different Caribbean agencies posing with their signed copy of the MOU . change in varying but complimentary ways, stitutional ties among Executive Director, sign- webinars aimed at ad- Caribbean mission recog- that we can identify the Caribbean Community them in order to extend ing on behalf of the dressing climate change. nizes the importance of solutions together. Climate Change Centre, the impact and increase Caribbean Institute for “This symposium strong partnerships for “Today is the first of Caribbean Institute for the efficiency of their pro- Meteorology and comes against the back- the regional climate ac- eight webinars we're Meteorology and grammes and thus help Hydrology was Dr. David drop of the United States tion,” she said. hosting between now and Hydrology and the achieve better outcomes Farrell, Principal, signing demonstrating its re- “In response, we have June 30th. Over the next Caribbean Disaster in pursuit of climate on behalf of CDEMA was newed commitment to organized this sympo- three weeks you'll hear Emergency Management change mitigation and Elizabeth Riley, tackling the climate cri- sium, joining forces with from a variety of people Agency (CDEMA), pro- adaptation. Executive Director. sis in the Caribbean, of our partners across the working to address the vided a broad framework Signing on behalf of the She went on to note course we know that the region to not only share climate crisis, including for cooperation between Caribbean Community that during the month of need for climate action is information and best climate scientists, youth the four organisations Climate Change Centre June, the USAID in- urgent. The USAID practices, but also to iden- activists and policymak- and strengthening of in- was Dr Colin Young, tended to host multiple Eastern and Southern tify the challenges, so ers.” Hours of business

CAVE from Back Page cruise ship bookings the age of 12 can enter for being accommodated on free with a paying adult. She outlined that for other days if necessary.In Bookings will be en- now the cave will mainly celebration of the open- couraged to be made on- be operating from 8.30 ing, locals can enter at the line due to Covid-19 pro- a.m. until 4.30 p.m. special rate of $46 for lo- tocols to prevent large Fridays to Sundays, with cals, and one child under crowds. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 5 Guardian Group offering ten Global Leadership Diploma Scholarships across region FOR the second year run- Officer, Ravi Tewari, de- He noted, “The over- provided through the (UPEACE) through its Education, at : ggscholar- ning Guardian Group has scribed it as “a unique op- whelming response to last Guardian Group collabo- Centre for Executive ship.com. partnered with the portunity for potential and year’s initiative and the ration. University for Peace (UP- emerging leaders in the many projects and people The scholarship is open EACE) established by the Caribbean to fulfill their across the region which to anyone who lives in the GOVERNMENT NOTICE General Assembly of the individual visions and the scholarship supported, Caribbean. Applicants MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND SMART TECHNOLOGY United Nations, in offer- goals of fostering positive makes it one of those book- must indicate through an ing ten Global Leadership change in the communities mark events that will essay, ways the scholar- BA-L1046 PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISATION PROGRAMME Diploma Scholarships and environments in show huge returns in time ship would help them in across the region. which they live. “ to come.” contributing to the region. SELECTION OF SCANNING TECHNICIANS Last year’s historic col- Mr. Tewari said that One of the positive spin An independent panel of FOR THE DIGITISATION CENTRE laboration was widely pop- from Guardian Group's off effects has been the judges at UPEACE will 1. The Government of Barbados and has signed a Loan Contract with ular with nearly 400 ap- perspective, there is an ur- number of Caribbean stu- determine who will be the the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Public Sector plications from across the gent need for innovative, dents outside of the schol- ten fortunate scholarship Modernisation Programme (PSMP). The main objectives of this region vying for the schol- visionary and compassion- arship initiative who have winners. operation are to improve the effectiveness of the Government and arship programme. ate leadership at several been registering at the Interested individuals enhance the competitiveness of its economy. This will be achieved through: (i) increasing the adoption of the digital channel to access In explaining why levels: “We live in extraor- U.N. University for Peace. can apply for Guardian public services by individuals and businesses; and (ii) enhancing the Guardian Group chose to dinary and unpredictable The University reports Group’s Global Leadership efficiency in the public service and strengthening the skills in the public invest in the Global times in which innovative that the region is one of Diploma Scholarship sector for a digital economy. Leadership Diploma leadership is urgently re- the largest catchment Programme with the Scholarship for the region, quired now, more than areas for global students United Nations-estab- 2. The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology is seeking Group Chief Executive ever before.” as a result of the exposure lished University for Peace to contract scanning technicians to ensure the accurate scanning of a high volume of pages, to covert physical informational assets into digital images. Hospital taking SCOPE OF WORKS 3. The Scanning Technician will be responsible for:

(i) Routinely ensuring that scanning equipment is operational proactive approach by undertaking quality checks and basic approved cleaning; QEH from Back Page with the general pre- paredness for the hurri- (ii) Setting scanner parameters as required for each batch job generator. cane season. to ensure accurate production based on scan instructions; "We would have serv- She told the media that (iii) Checking to ensure that each scan job has already been iced our windows since it does not take a Category properly prepped for conversion; the ashfall and those held 1 or Category 5 hurricane up very well to the winds to be problematic in (iv) Using scanning equipment to convert original information and rains and where there Barbados. Bobb noted assets into digital images; was leaking, we have our that the island has not ex- (v) Reviewing all output images for proper sizing, resolution housekeeping staff on 24- perienced a severe and overall quality; hour service," said Bobb. weather system for some In her remarks, she time. (vi) Adhering to the physical integrity and arrangement of noted it was predicted The Barbados each batch to ensure original order of the files; that there would be an Meteorological Services early start to the season. (BMS) indicated that the (vii) Maintaining a workstation that is organized and always meets the standards of the Digitisation Centre; and She explained that one tail end of a tropical wave month before, the hospi- had affected the island. (viii) Following procedures to complete tasks in a timely tal management sent out Early Thursday morning, manner. a checklist to the various Barbadians across the is- Acting Chief Operations Officer of Queen Elizabeth departments which land experienced spectac- QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Hospital (QEH), Louise Bobb said that the hospital will included the grounds, ular exhibitions of light- 4. Candidates should possess the following: remain vigilant going into the hurricane season of equipment, vehicles, the ning, thunder and heavy 2021. ambulance service along rain showers. Qualifications

(i) At least four subjects at CSEC General Proficiency level, including English Language

New system to support QEH key Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

HEALTH from Page 1 study provided enough "We have to start look- index, the Ministry of (ii) Previous experience in office procedures and operating data to construct a QEH ing at how we are going to Health and Wellness could computer equipment; availability of resources to cost index which allowed finance health in present a plan to the produce such care had to the experts to derive the Barbados and what model Government, explaining (ii) Must be team oriented; be considered but the cost required for a patient is going to be used for that for the year, certain (ii) Demonstrates effective and efficient use of time; and Government of Barbados to stay on a particular that," said Gill. services could be delivered had so far done what it ward. As an example he said to the public at a certain (iv) Must be able to evaluate documents provided. could to ensure quality de- It was also noted that that Switzerland em- cost. The issue has been livery of healthcare. That consumers wanted the lat- ployed a national health and continues to be, ac- 5. The Scanning Technician will be required to successfully complete the Digitisation Centre’s Conversion of Records Education (CoRE) Training movement to provide for est in medical care, but pool where nationals were cording to Gill, the QEH Programme. Barbadians had increased Gill said that small part of a national health represents approximately life expectancy and also economies such as that of plan to which they con- 58% of the healthcare CONDUCT OF WORK AND COORDINATION decreased infant mortal- Barbados could not afford tributed to national budget every year.He said ity rates. everything that is found healthcare. Gill said that in a scenario similar to 6. The assignment has a duration of twelve (12) months. The work of the However Gill stated in the developed world. In this sort of plan could as- what occurred during the Scanning Technician will be coordinated and monitored by the Technical Director, Digitisation Centre or his delegate. that the state-owned fact, speaking of the cost- sist in easing the burden COVID-19 pandemic, Queen Elizabeth Hospital ing study mentioned ear- of the QEH on the health care services of- HOW TO APPLY was a significant expense lier, Gill said that using Government. It would fered may be under pres- to the island and a new the base year of 2017, cover a certain amount of sure because the 7. Interested persons should submit a Covering Letter and Curriculum system to support the na- when data was inputted conditions, which could be Government could only Vitae to the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme tional healthcare facility into the index, the cost of revised as time went on to provide a finite amount of via email to [email protected]. was required. He refer- healthcare at the QEH include more. funding to the institution. 8. The deadline for the submission of applications is July 2, 2021. enced that a recent costing had risen 14% by 2020. Using the QEH cost (AS) 6 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

COVID-19 update and the need for vaccination

By Professor Emeritus Sir rashes, panic attacks and Henry Fraser GUEST COLUMN lasting damage to the heart, lungs and brain. WITH the raging co- proven efficacy and only workers) is the Incapacitating fatigue epidemic of anti- very rare serious side ef- Massachussetts’ Law of may last six months or vaccine conspiracy the- fects of the vaccine, not to 1905, mandating vaccina- more. So why would any- ories and fake news, mention the risks to the tion for small pox, or pay- one risk not being vacci- I’ve been asked to pres- health care workers, their ment of a substantial fine. nated? ent an update and evi- patients and their families The law was clear at that In Barbados immunisa- dence-based advice on if they have not been fully time – the public good and tion in childhood and in- the absolute necessity vaccinated. The Houston the public health took fancy has eliminated all of getting vaccinated to Methodist Hospital in precedence over the indi- major infectious disease prevent Covid. Texas was the first to re- vidual’s right to choose. and saved thousands of Did you know that quire staff to be vaccinated And with our slow take up lives, since the 1950s be- breakthrough COVID-19 against Covid and 99 % of of vaccines, with only a cause more than 99 % of infections are rare in fully 26,000 health workers re- quarter of adults fully vac- all Barbadians under 55 vaccinated people, and far ceived their jabs. (Only cinated, we’re far from the are fully immunised. How Professor Emeritus Sir Henry Fraser less than the initial large about 100 of them are numbers needed to emerge did this come about? The trials suggested, now that suing, claiming they are from the pandemic. wise public health doctors century ago, and virtually illness (“Long Covid”), we they have been given to so being forced into being The much-hyped up Sir Maurice Byer and Sir eliminated tetanus in the must all seek vaccination many millions of people? guinea pigs – albeit clots (thrombi) have oc- Frank Ramsey introduced USA, except for a few cases soonest, and urge our The trials and post-devel- healthy guinea pigs!) curred at a rate of just over mandatory immunisation in the unvaccinated.When loved ones to. Follow the opment monitoring are the Other hospitals, British 300 in over 30 million of children for entry into I came home in ’77 we had advice of Mavis largest ever in modern hospital trusts, care homes Astra Zeneca vaccines, or primary school.The sched- a desperately ill patient or Brathwaite on TV to therapeutic development. and others appear to be fol- one in a hundred thou- ule is a complete one, start- a death almost every Idalia, and don’t let a “lil Vaccines are highly ef- lowing this lead. sand.The usual frequency ing with the DPT (for diph- month, in older people not pain from a needle stop fective at preventing infec- Hospital leaders say it’s of clots or thrombi in the theria, pertussis and immunised.This no longer yuh from doin’ the sensible tion, although none are not illegal for health-care adult population is a hun- tetanus) in infants at two occurs. thing”. 100% protective. But even institutions to mandate dred times that, while the months. Today our children are Given the amazing suc- when a rare break- immunization.“As health- death rate from Covid is Diphtheria was a killer, also protected from polio cess of all immunisations, through occurs, the vac- care workers, it’s our sa- 3,000 in a hundred thou- but since the vaccine was (which disabled Caribbean including Covid-19, the ir- cine is still overwhelm- cred obligation to do what- sand. And the chronic or introduced it virtually dis- children in 1951), rational thinking of anti- ingly effective, preventing ever we can to protect our “Long Covid” affects more appeared in short order,al- haemophilus, pneumococ- vaxxers is puzzling.The il- severe illness, and protect- patients, who are the most than one in ten patients. though it has recurred in cus, measles, mumps, logical, somewhat crazy ing people from needing to vulnerable,” the CEO of Long Covid patients suf- unvaccinated children in rubella, chicken pox and excuses include: be hospitalized, or venti- Houston Methodist told fer for three to six months, South America. Pertussis HPV, all of which condi- “Vaccination is a plot to lated or dying. The Washington Post.“We with symptoms including or whooping cough was tions can be fatal. Measles kill millions.” What is very disturbing proudly stand by our em- severe long-lasting fatigue horribly infectious and de- was eliminated in the “It’s been developed too is that half of our QEH ployees AND our mission and malaise, brain fog, de- bilitating. Schools often Caribbean, the first region fast”, non - scientists say, nurses haven’t been vacci- to protect our patients.” pression and suicidal closed, as with Covid lock- in the world to achieve when thousands of scien- nated and not all of our The precedent for thoughts, muscle and joint down. Tetanus killed al- this. Outbreaks are recur- tists in scores of centres doctors. This is surprising mandatory vaccination pains, sleep disturbances, most every victim.Tetanus ring in unvaccinated chil- have worked all out with and dangerous, given the (especially for health migraines, chest pain, skin toxoid was introduced a dren in the USA and billions of dollars – a mam- South America. Rubella moth effort. causes severe problems in “It’s really a chip to con- unborn infants but is now trol you” say the deluded, a threat of the past. and “It will alter your DNA Our children are blessed and change you.” by the multiple miracles of “It’s not safe.” Often re- vaccination. So why are peated fake news, after a people playing Russian few score possible deaths roulette with Covid? One from clots, compared to the of the many lies of anti- ten-thousand-fold greater vaccinators is that the death rate from Covid! mortality rate is less than “It’s not properly tested that of ’flu, and some lay and I’m not going to be a people believe it. In fact, guinea pig”, in spite of tri- Covid’s mortality rate is als bigger than any other about 40 times greater medical intervention in than ’flu, much more in history, 2 billion doses, and countries with poor health more than 40 million of the care; and ’flu rarely kills Astra Zeneca brand. anyone but the very eld- Numerous experts have erly. blasted claims that the The word is also put out vaccines are experimental, by strange and perhaps ig- and emphasised that they norant or wicked people are overwhelmingly safe. that the vaccine is a world And the simply stubborn plot to kill millions; or that and unjustified: “It’s my it’s a computer chip for choice not to have it”. “them” to control us! These Clearly antivaxxers are One new positive case reported delusions or fixed false be- both irrational and irre- THE Best-dos Santos The number of people in persons have died from under the National liefs can only be held if sponsible, and selfish with Public Health Laboratory isolation is 12. the virus. Vaccination Programme there is a vacuum of infor- regard to their patients’ identified one new positive Barbados has recorded The public health labo- for COVID-19. mation. To protect our- and families’ safety. They case of COVID-19, a male, 4,039 confirmed cases of ratory has carried out a Additionally, 63,429 per- selves, our patients, our can prolong the pandemic, out of the 521 tests con- COVID-19 (1,952 females total of 178,324 tests. sons have received second contacts, our partners and the economic disaster, the ducted on Wednesday, and 2,087 males) since There have been 89,921 doses of the vaccine and our family,save lives, save suffering and deaths indef- June 16. March 2020. Forty-seven first doses administered are fully vaccinated. ourselves and long-term initely. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 7 China launches first crewed mission for space station construction CHINA yesterday launched Hongbo, 45, who is in his first the crewed spacecraft space mission. Shenzhou-12, which is They are expected to set a new expected to send three record for China’s manned space astronauts to its space mission duration, exceeding the station core module Tianhe 33 days kept by the Shenzhou-11 for a three-month mission. crew in 2016. The spacecraft, atop a Long After entering orbit, the March-2F carrier rocket, was Shenzhou-12 spaceship will dock launched from the Jiuquan with the in-orbit space station Satellite Launch Center in core module Tianhe, forming a northwest China’s Gobi Desert. complex with Tianhe and the It is China’s seventh crewed cargo craft Tianzhou-2. The mission to space and the first astronauts will be stationed in during the construction of the core module. China’s space station, according Their work will be more The crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from to the China Manned Space complicated and challenging the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert, yesterday. Agency (CMSA). It is also the than previous crewed missions, first in nearly five years after the according to Hao Chun, director manage the complex, including assemble and test science experiments and country's last manned mission. of the CMSA. the in-orbit test of the Tianhe extravehicular spacesuits and technology experiments, as well The three astronauts are The Shenzhou-12 crew will module, verification of the perform two extravehicular as public outreach activities. commander Nie Haisheng, a 56- complete four major tasks in recycling and life support activities for work including Fourth, they will manage their year-old veteran who orbit, said Ji Qiming, assistant to system, testing and operation assembling an extravehicular own health through daily life participated in the Shenzhou-6 the CMSA director, at a press training of the robotic arm, as toolbox, lifting the panoramic care, physical exercise, and and Shenzhou-10 missions, Liu conference held at the launch well as management of camera and installing extended regular monitoring and Boming, 54, who was part of the center on Wednesday. materials and waste. pump sets. assessment of their own health Shenzhou-7 mission, and Tang First, they will operate and Second, they will move, Third, they will carry out space status. Strong-Willed Pig: Animal that Global express deliveries survived Sichuan earthquake dies soar China plays a key role THE global express delivery two-way parcel delivery and A PIG that became famous in Jianchuan said Zhu Jianqiang the animal did not have long sector is expected to grow logistics system in rural areas, China after surviving 36 days had died at the age of 14. left. further in the next three years, benefiting both enterprises and under rubble from a powerful The 7.9 magnitude quake in In 2011, scientists cloned the with more than 170 billion local people, expanding the earthquake in 2008, has died. Sichuan in 2008 left nearly pig, producing six piglets that parcels expected to be handled network to more rural areas and Zhu Jianqiang, or “Strong- 90,000 people dead or missing. appeared to bear a striking this year, according to a recent enhancing service quality,” Ma Willed Pig”, died on Wednesday After the earthquake stuck, resemblance to their dad – with report. said, adding that will enable night of “old age and Zhu Jiangqiang was stuck a birthmark between their eyes. The report on the global agricultural produce from rural exhaustion”, according to the under rubble and survived on a Following news of the pig’s development of the express areas to be transported to cities museum in China’s Sichuan bag of charcoal and rainwater. death, people took to social delivery industry, issued by the and urban products to rural province where the animal Rescuers said the pig was so media to pay their respects. The State Post Bureau’s regions. resided. thin it looked more like a goat hashtag “Strong-Willed Pig has Development and Research China started to expand its At the time of its rescue, it by the time they pulled it free. died” has had 430 million views Center, said the number of express delivery network to was seen as a symbol of hope It is said to have suffered severe on Weibo. parcels handled in 2023 is rural areas six years ago and and resilience. trauma from being trapped. “Thank you for interpreting expected to reach 200 billion. about 30 percent of parcels were Millions of people have taken It was bought by a museum the greatness of life with your The report was released delivered to rural areas last year, to social media site Weibo to in the city of Chengdu and put own strength,” one user said. recently at the Fourth China he said. remember the pig and pay on display as a tourist “RIP you are the miracle of (Hangzhou) International Ninety-eight percent of towns tribute to its long life. attraction. The museum life and the symbol of strength,” Express Delivery Conference in have set up stations to handle The Sichuan Museum of warned earlier this year that another wrote. Tonglu, Zhejiang province. The parcels. bureau is the domestic “In rural areas, most parcels industry’s regulator. arrive at towns,” Ma said. Last year, 150 billion parcels “Locals who reside in villages were delivered globally, with 69 have to travel to towns to pick up percent handled in the Asia- the packages, some riding Pacific region, the report said. motorcycles, and some driving China is a major player in the tractors, even for hours.” sector.Last year,it handled 83.4 If the network can be billion parcels, about 55 percent expanded to villages, parcels will of the global market. The be able to be delivered to people’s country is expected to handle 95 homes, he added. billion parcels this year, also Hu Kai, deputy director of the more than half the global bureau’s research center, said market. that during the pandemic, the China’s express delivery sector international express delivery is focusing on high-quality chain handled more anti- development and expanding its pandemic supplies and daily network to rural areas, factories necessities, leading to a and overseas, bureau head Ma significant increase in the Junsheng told the conference. number of packages handled “We will accelerate the pace to and demonstrating the Social media users have paid their respects to the animal, known as “Strong-Willed Pig”. build an open, safe, efficient and industry’s resilience and vitality. 8 • Friday June 18, 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 Putin praises summit result, A look at calls Biden a tough negotiator shelter capacity MOSCOW – Russian of a government each other’s positions on argued yesterday that President Vladimir Putin management school. key issue, they differ on “instead of finger-pointing BARBADOS is three weeks into the Atlantic yesterday praised the Biden kept him on his many things and we noted and bickering, we hurricane season of 2021. Local and regional outcome of his summit guard with his savvy the differences. At the should better disaster preparedness organisations and with US President Joe negotiating skills, Putin same time, we established combine efforts to fight governments have increased their messaging on Biden and called him an said. areas and points where we cybercrime.” preparedness. In addition to the checklist, a list of astute and shrewd “He perfectly knows the can possibly bring our Putin’s spokesman local hurricane shelters can be found on the website negotiator. matter,” Putin said. “He is positions closer in the Dmitry Peskov described of the Department of Emergency Management The two leaders fully concentrated and future.” the summit as positive and (DEM). A closer look at this document raises some concluded three hours of knows what he wants to Putin particularly productive, saying it questions about the level of preparedness the island talks Wednesday at an achieve. And he does it emphasised the allowed the leaders “to has in the scenario of a severe tropical system and opulent villa facing Lake very shrewdly.” importance of an directly put forward their the capacity of these shelters. Geneva by exchanging He dismissed what he agreement to conduct positions and try to Interestingly, the topic of shelter capacity and expressions of mutual described as media dialogue on cybersecurity understand where adequacy was researched in 1982. In his work respect but firmly attempts to cast Biden as between experts, saying it interaction is possible and “Shelters From the Storm:A note on the geography restating their starkly physically frail, noting would help reduce where there can be no of hurricane shelters in Barbados", Michael different views on that the 78-year-old US tensions. interaction due to Scantlebury noted for a population of 246, 416, the cyberattacks, the conflict president was in great Biden said he and Putin categorical disagree- available shelters (177) could accommodate 20 623 in Ukraine, political shape even though the agreed to have their ments.” persons or an average of 117 people per shelter.This dissent and other issues. meeting wrapped up a experts work out an Peskov particularly is only 8.4 per cent of the population.The conclusion At the same time, they European tour for him understanding about what noted the joint statement was many persons during an emergency will not be announced an agreement that included the G-7 and types of critical from the presidents that able to avail themselves of the protection of a to return each other’s NATO summits. infrastructure would be said the two countries will shelter. ambassadors and mapped “He was on a long trip, off-limits to cyberattacks. conduct a dialogue on In the DEM emergency shelters booklet, under more talks on arms control he flew in from across the The agreement follows a strategic stability issues category 1 hurricane shelters, there are 33 public and cybersecurity. ocean, involving jetlag,” flood of ransomware and reaffirmed that “a and private emergency shelters. In 2020, in a Putin, who hailed Biden the 68-year-old Putin said, attacks against US nuclear war cannot be won Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) as a highly experienced adding that he knows how businesses and and must never be fought” article, it was announced three more shelters have and constructive tiring travel can be. government agencies that – a principle declared by been added. One of them was the Lloyd Erskine interlocutor at a news “The atmosphere was US officials said originated US President Ronald Sandiford Centre with a capacity of 607 people. conference in Geneva, quite friendly,” he added. from Russia. Reagan and Soviet leader Overall, the additional three shelters will keep 724 offered more praise of the “I think we managed to Putin, who has strongly Mikhail Gorbachev at persons safe. US leader on Thursday in understand each other,we denied any Russian state their Geneva summit in In the updated 2021 booklet, there are now 15 a video call with graduates managed to understand role in the cyberattacks, 1985. wheelchair accessible shelters an improvement from the listing in 2020. Last year, the number of persons who could be accommodated in Category 1 shelters were just under 2000. Evacuees are Myanmar extends detention of expected to walk with a cot or sleeping bag, three days supply of water, and a pillow in addition to food, medication, clothing, flashlight and radio. In the new listing, there are still some issues, two US journalist Danny Fenster rural private shelters have no potable water,many of the shelters have small capacity numbers in BANGKOK – Danny independent news media colleague at Kamayut Voice of Myanmar comparison to the population of that parish. The Fenster, the American by withdrawing the Media who was arrested Editor-in-Chief Nay Myo lone available shelter in St. Joseph has a capacity journalist in Myanmar licenses they must obtain with him, Myanmar citizen Lin and reporter Shine of 54 and is listed as a library. The assumption is detained last month by to publish or broadcast and Hanthar Nyein, remains Aung were arrested on that most people when faced with the situation authorities, made an by arresting journalists. imprisoned. April 27 when they obeyed that they will have to secure and leave their home appearance yesterday in a According to Myanmar’s Frontier said Fenster an order to report will be able to stay with a close family member or special court in the prison Assistance Association for was represented Thursday themselves for questioning friend.Also, over the last three decades, the housing where he is being held, his Political Prisoners, about 90 by a lawyer but that about articles judged to be stock has improved with Barbadians building more employer said. journalists have been “representatives from anti-military. concrete structures and investing in better roof A statement from the arrested since the army Frontier were not given Both returned to their construction. online news and business seized power in February permission to attend. homes after they were It is also true that Barbados in its recent history magazine Frontier and more than half of them The magazine’s released when the cases has been fortunate to not see the devastation of Myanmar,where Fenster is are still detained. statement added: “We are against them were Dominica or Barbuda or the Bahamas. However, managing editor, said he The court ordered still seeking information on dropped, said Zarni Mann, one has to wonder what if larger groups of faces a charge that carries Fenster’s continued the reason for Danny’s who is Nay Myo Lin’s wife. Barbadians are forced to leave their homes during a potential three-year detention at Yangon’s arrest and continued Voice of Myanmar, an a disaster, where will they go? In the past, some prison term. Insein Prison for two detention.” online news service shelters advertised were not accessible. Are these The charge, used weeks, scheduling his next Fenster,37, was detained suspended operations shelters and their capacity pictured in a world frequently against hearing for July 1. at Yangon International following their arrests. faced with a deadly pandemic? dissidents and journalists, Myanmar authorities on Airport on May 24 as he “We have said that An emergency scenario is not only high winds and criminalises “any attempt Monday released another prepared to board a flight to journalism is not a crime. stormy skies, it could mean widespread flash to cause fear, spread false US journalist, Nathan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, But not only Nay Myo Lin flooding, landslides, storm surges, fires from broken news, or agitate directly or Maung, who was arrested en route to the Detroit area but also many other gas lines, old or faulty wiring and power lines, indirectly a criminal offence in March while working for to see his family. journalists have been collapsed or blown off roofs, fallen trees and utility against a government a local online news agency. Two Myanmar prosecuted and detained in poles on homes. In April, more than 6 000 employee”. The magazine Maung was deported on journalists who were the prisons. I want all Vincentians took shelter in about 85 safe spaces due said it did not know the Tuesday to the US after arrested more than a other detained journalists to severe volcanic activity. They stayed there and reason for the charge. charges against him were month ago were released to be released, just like needed sanitary facilities, cots, cooked meals, and The military government dropped and his case Thursday,the wife of one of Nay Myo Lin,” said Zarni health care due to COVID-19. Many left their has tried to silence dismissed. However, a them said. Mann. homes with only the clothes on their backs. The hurricane season does not warm up until Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes August/September. Let us re-evaluate our shelters E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen and make better preparations for the worst-case Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan scenario. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVOCATE PUBLISHERS (2000) INC, FONTABELLE • FAX: 434-1000 • E-MAIL: [email protected] The pen is the deadliest of rifles “Mike Tyson disciple, to painter. With every have fallen short of the produced. Shortages have their lines. Not in the license afforded to our trifle with my pen, it’s a policy pushed, every mark in this regard. Alas, nothing to do with pent causal sense that poets should be paired rifle / Sixteen ways to stroke of the brush, we politicians too.” The above up demand but the fact listening/watching X with the prophetic shoot you through your put forth what we believe lyric from Raekwon that central bankers are causes Y; as suggested by imagination where Chrysler, duke.” – about God and about alludes to the fact that enabling governments’ our friends in possible. (Creatives (Raekwon, Rich & Black) good. With what we the pen can be likened to appetite for debt (by Extremistan (behave do). function best as make, we affect the a rifle. On a collaboration keeping interest rates Poets who manufacture thermostats not “Gods always behave world. For better or for with Nas, and as Sho artificially low). poems on microphones thermometers.) Prop’s like the people who make worse.” alludes to, when it comes Consumers would be know this and often Terraform is, in part, a them.” – (Zora Neale The Jamaica Gleaner to government policy. better off if the allude to this influence. call for creatives to “have Hurston, Tell My Horse) carried a story on their The pen is the deadliest government worried less As Jason “Propaganda” some prophetic Instagram feed where of rifles when we about “greed” and more Petty says in Terraform: imagination”. SHO BARAKA’S album Senator Charles Sinclair remember that about their monetary Building a Better World: Not in the sense of The Narrative doubles as “accused members of the governments are policy shenanigans. words build worlds. answering the blind who the perfect complement entertainment industry inherently inflationary.It The above is why angst Therefore, we do well to taunt those who see to his recently released of being the faces of gangs is becoming more obvious anthems like Fed Up are pay attention to what we clearest (Luke 22:64), but book, He Saw That It Was during deliberations on that policy response to penned. When the much tell ourselves at the prophetic in the Good: Reimagining Your the Criminal Justice the Great Financial hallowed poetic licence is individual and collective forthtelling sense. Prop Creative Life to Repair a (Suppression of Criminal Crisis was, contrary to combined with prophetic level. Using the metaphor draws on the lesson from Broken World. Narratives Organisations) Act, what the flyer said, a imagination, artists hold of terraform from science William Wilberforce and matter. In Bajan commonly referred to as sedative. The only thing not only the powers that fiction Prop asks, “What if the Clapham Sect who parlance: “Dah wuh you the anti-gang legislation rising faster than be accountable, but we thought about our “believed that virtue sits telling yourself?” at the weekly sitting of inflation is denial about themselves and their cultural climate in the upstream from politics “The stories we accept the Senate”. One of the inflation. Those who audience. (Concerning same way we consider the and culture”. He then about our tribes”, commenters went against penned policy measures the latter see the hooks actual climate, and the asks, “And who truly writes Sho, “have lasting the grain, against the while bobbing their head for A Better Tomorrow harvestable ground was communicates virtue that impact on how we see usual cries of artists are to the quantitative easing and Little Ghetto Boys on actually represented by then informs politics and ourselves”. not scapegoats; but, but rhythm should be jailed. Wu-Tang Forever.) One of the ideas we plant in culture? Artists. Art As the subtitle what about X. Rising prices have the best examples, others’ hearts and informs culture and then suggests, we live in a “Anyone who is in a nothing to do with however, comes on The minds?” culture makes the broken world. This would position of influence “greedy capitalists” and Message (The Saga He continues, “What if human.” be just cause for despair, should always be mindful everything to do with the Continues), “I’m ready to the air we breathe was If he’s right, and I except that we play a part of the power that they fact that printing compete with anybody for represented by the songs, suspect he is, then what in God’s restorative work: have over others, unearned money our young people’s poems, and stories we are the implications of “The command to love – especially young and increases the money minds.” sing over each other? our stories? What we in all the fullness and impressionable minds. supply which leads to Those who do not What if our words created really telling ourselves justice of that word – is Regrettably some more money chasing commit violence with worlds?” They do, though? laid on all, from politician musical entertainers goods that have not been their limbs can do so with therefore the poetic ADRIAN SOBERS Indians not considered Black and excluded in Reparations talks SOME misguided Indians political convenience. Tobago, Guyana, Haiti vital histories and stories forefront of the 1970 Black Images of Blacks in 18th- claim that they are Black, For those Indians who and France. Its release that boost the awareness Power Movement in Century English Art; A ignoring the fact that they insist that they are Black, stated:“The conversations and impact the pride, Trinidad, locked in arms Reader’s Guide to West are really Coloured or here’s is a slap in their around reparations are power and practices of with Makandal Daaga Indian and Black British Brown. They blindly see face. The Black important as they seek to People of African descent.” and Khafra Khambon. Literature; The Black only two colours in an Consciousness Festival build awareness and raise The speakers from Indo-Guyanese-born Presence in English artist’s palette: black and was celebrated last week consciousness for our Trinidad included Earl Professor, Dr. David Literature; and Slave white.They even foolishly (11-13/6/21) with a focus healing and for our agency Lovelace and Nicholas Dabydeen’s name was Song. brag that “if you not on Reparations for in this space to chart our Ward. Guyana was also not on the This second edition of White, you Black”, again Slavery, not including destiny as persons of represented by Sule programme, although he the Black Consciousness failing to see that Chinese Indentureship. African descent. Collymore. Indo- is the author of books with Festival Series was done and Hispanics cannot fit The presenters were “The Black Trinidadian Historian titles such as The Oxford in collaboration with the into these extreme race People of African descent Consciousness Festival Professor Brinsley Companion to Black Africa Film Festival in categories. On the other and Indigenous provides a global online Samaroo was not invited British History; Black Trinidad and Tobago. hand, Blacks categorise descendants from the platform for the to speak although he Writers in Britain; 1760- SHERRY HOSEIN Indians as Blacks for USA, Cuba, Trinidad and celebration and sharing of boasts that he was in the 1890; Hogarth’s Blacks: SINGH

LET GOD QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OF SPEAK TO US WISDOM Henry David Thoreau, - Frank Herbert US writer, social critic (1817-1862) (1920 - 1986) "I keep asking that the God of US science fiction novelist our Lord Jesus Christ, the glo- “Books are the carriers of “Beyond a critical point within rious Father, may give you the BEAUTY civilization. Without books, a finite space, freedom Spirit of wisdom and revela- The first question I ask history is silent, literature dumb, diminishes as numbers tion, so that you may know myself when something science crippled, thought and increase. ...The human him better." speculation at a standstill. I think doesn't seem to be beautiful question is not how many can is why do I think it's not that there is nothing, not even possibly survive within the – Ephesians 1:17 beautiful. And very shortly crime, more opposed to poetry, to system, but what kind of philosophy, ay, to life itself than you discover that there is no existence is possible for those reason. this incessant business.” who do survive.” 10 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Scotch whisky tariffs suspended in UK-US trade deal THE Scotch whisky annual trade. industry has welcomed the Roughly one year later, in a suspension of US tariffs on parallel case, it ruled that the its products after the UK US benefits to Boeing also and US resolved a long- violated trade rules, running trade row over authorising the EU to hit the subsidies given to Airbus US with tariffs worth roughly and Boeing. $4bn. The agreement will see Since then, both sides have retaliatory tariffs, imposed taken steps to remove the during the dispute, remain assistance found at fault. suspended for five years. The US and the EU have Those trade barriers were taken a much more conciliatory estimated to have lost the stance in the 17-year dispute Scotch whisky industry more since President Biden took over than £600m in exports. from predecessor Donald The industry said it would Trump, who imposed tariffs on now seek to rebuild exports to the EU. its largest market. UK officials hoped for The agreement between the compromise talks, casting the UK and US comes two days measure as an example of the after the European Union also benefits to the UK’s ability to agreed a truce with the US to The US had imposed tariffs on whisky. act as an independent trading end their 17-year conflict over nation following Brexit. aircraft subsidies. of the Scotch Whisky into the UK and EU as a result luxury sector”. In March, the US dropped The Scotch whisky industry Association (SWA), said the of a separate dispute on steel The dispute between the US tariffs on UK cheese, cashmere, had been hit with a 25% tariff deal was “very good news for and aluminium could be and EU has escalated over machinery and Scotch whisky, on single malt by the Scotch whisky”, after two “resolved quickly”. many years, with both sides after the UK had dropped its administration of former US “extremely damaging” years. Helen Brocklebank, chief accusing the other of unfairly own tariffs on some US goods in President Donald Trump, after “What’s critical now is that executive of Walpole, which propping up their flagship January. both countries imposed tariffs the governments and aerospace represents the likes of planemakers. The agreement comes as US in the trade row. companies on both sides stick to Alexander McQueen, Claridge’s In 2019, the World Trade President Joe Biden tries to Other UK industries their commitments and work and Harrods, said it looked Organisation ruled that the EU bolster support for his more including cashmere and with one another forward to the deal “resulting in had illegally provided support assertive stance towards construction vehicles were also constructively,” Ms Betts said. the permanent removal of these to Airbus, clearing the way for Russia and China, and move affected. Ms Betts said the SWA hoped punitive tariffs, which should the US to respond with tariffs away from Trump-era trade Karen Betts, chief executive tariffs on US whiskey coming never have been inflicted on the worth up to $7.5bn (£5.4bn) in rows. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 11

Most stocks fall, tech holds up as markets digest Fed moves NEW YORK – Stock index and across Wall indexes are flipping Street were lower, but between small gains gains for Apple, Microsoft and losses on Wall and a few other tech Street yesterday, as heavyweights helped offset investors make the losses. preparations for a The Dow Jones future where the Industrial Average was Federal Reserve is no down 202 points, or 0.6%, longer doing at 33,831, as of 3:08 p.m. everything it can to Eastern time. The Nasdaq keep interest rates composite was 0.9% higher, People walk on Broadway at Wall Street. Stocks shook off a wobbly start and pushed mostly higher in the super low. lifted by the gains for tech first few minutes of trading on Wall Street. Markets around the and other high-growth world were mixed but stocks. Fed’s aid for the economy The economy has begun employers increase pay in support for the economy. mostly calm after investors In the bond market, the would be a big change for to explode out of its coma order to attract workers, Stocks of companies in Asia and Europe got yield on the 10-year markets, which have as more widespread Link said. whose profits are most their first chance to react to Treasury note gave back feasted on easy conditions vaccinations help the Investors got a bit of closely tied to the strength the Federal Reserve’s all of its spurt from a day after the central bank world get closer to normal. disappointing economic of the economy and to signalling on Wednesday before. It fell back to 1.50% slashed short-term rates to At the same time, jumps in news when the Labor interest rates had some of that it may start raising from 1.57% late zero and brought in other prices for raw materials Department said the the market’s sharpest short-term interest rates Wednesday. emergency programmes. are forcing companies number of Americans who losses. by late 2023. The Fed’s The two-year yield, While the economy still across the economy to raise filed for unemployment Energy stocks in the chair also said it began which tends to move more needs support, the their own prices for benefits last week rose S&P 500 fell 3.6% after the discussing the possibility with expectations for Fed recovery is proving to be customers, from fast food slightly. The total of price of crude oil sagged. of slowing its bond-buying actions, was holding strong enough that it does to used cars. 412,000 workers filing for Banks struggled after program, which is keeping steadier. It remained at not need the same That’s fuelling concerns jobless benefits was worse the drop in longer-term longer-term rates low.Such 0.21%, preserving its gain emergency measures about inflation. Much of than economists expected. yields hurt prospects for support has been a key from Wednesday. taken at the beginning of the concern is whether If it proves to be a trend the profits they can make reason for the stock The first action the Fed the pandemic, said rising inflation will be rather than an aberration, from lending. JPMorgan market’s resurgence to is likely to take would be a Stephanie Link, chief temporary, as the Fed it could push the Fed to Chase dropped 2.9%, and records, with the most slowdown in its $120 investment strategist and expects, or more long- hold the line longer on its Bank of America fell 4.2.% recent coming Monday. billion of monthly bond portfolio manager at lasting. The reality could The S&P 500 was purchases, which are Hightower. be more mixed. The rise in virtually unchanged in helping to keep mortgages “We are going to get a commodity prices is likely BANK RATES afternoon trading, after cheap, but the Fed’s chair taper,” she said.“They need tied to increases in demand earlier meandering from a said such a tapering is still to, we do not need as the economy recovers, Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of 0.2% gain to a 0.7% loss. likely “a ways away”. emergency stimulus at this but rising wages will likely business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. Most of the stocks in the Any easing up on the point.” be longer lasting as Valid for June 18, 2021

Notes: Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 Canadian Dollar 1.59902 1.64632 East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 Euro 2.33504 2.43336 Pound Sterling 2.72904 2.84396 United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 Demand/Sight: Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.60813 1.64487 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.36930 2.41826 Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Pound Sterling 2.76908 2.82631 United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 Telegraphic Transfer Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.61117 1.64487 East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.37376 2.41826 Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Pound Sterling 2.77430 2.86631 United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 Jamaica Dollar 0.01333 T&T Dollar 0.29761 12 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline EPPLEY C'BEAN PROPERTY FUND SCC June 17, 2021 - VAL FUND 119,049 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.00 GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 692 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $0.00 ABV INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED 85 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.25 One security advanced and two traded firm as 119,826 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $69,336.63. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC – Value Fund was the volume leader trading 119,049 shares at $0.57. They were followed by Goddard Enterprises Limited and ABV Investments Incorporated which traded 692 and 85 shares, respectively. Deposit Receipts Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $23.41 $23.25 -$0.16

BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Thursday June 17, 2021 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE June 17, 2021 June 16, 2021 Local 2,451.54 2,444.69 6.85 ABV Investments Incorporated 17-Jun-21 85 $0.30 $0.30 $0.05 $0.30 $0.25 $0.02 $0.30 8,080 10,413 Cross-list 1,140.86 1,140.86 - BICO Limited 07-May-21 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 600.44 598.81 1.63 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - June 17, 2021 June 16, 2021 Local 4,928.28 4,914.51 13.76 Barbados Farms Limited 18-Mar-21 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.30 $0.40 7,574 6,561 Cross-list 145.67 145.67 - Composite 5,073.95 5,060.19 13.76 Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 16-Jun-21 - - - $4.05 $4.05 - $4.05 $4.10 559 3,915 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 16-Jun-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - $1.80 $2.00 163,545 10,044 June 17, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 12-Apr-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 188,379 CHANGE - Dev Fund 11-Jun-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.3239 0.0123 11-Jun-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2666 0.0003 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 17-Jun-21 119,049 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.00 $0.57 - 124,925 - 11-Jun-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6755 -0.0001 -Value Fund 11-Jun-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 7.2026 7.2026 7.2026 0.1148 11-Jun-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1185 0.0070 Goddard Enterprises Limited 17-Jun-21 692 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $0.00 $2.10 $2.20 883 6,144 11-Jun-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0114 0.0033 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.8176 5.8176 5.7012 0.0466 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 29-Apr-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $1.90 56,180 5,000 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0989 1.0989 1.0769 0.0156 31-May-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6761 1.6761 1.6426 0.0041 One Caribbean Media Limited 30-Mar-21 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - - $2.20 - 1,601 11-Jun-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.87 0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 11-Jun-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.77 0.01 11-Jun-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.97 0.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - -- * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE West India Biscuit Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $31.27 $31.27 - $31.27 - 15 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $23.41 $23.25 -$0.16 $20.75 - 10 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 119,826 Fixed Income Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series B 03-Jun-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $65.00 250,000 11,174 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - $50.00 - 5,078 *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 31-May-21 $89.00 $89.00 - - - - ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - $70.00 - 19,617 NOTICES NEWS

DIVIDEND NOTICES Fears that investors are

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC – Value Fund – Directors have declared a dividend of one point eight ($0.008) cents per share to be paid on July 9th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on May 28th, 2021. taking too many risks PUT THROUGHT NOTICES MORE people are investing that whereas nearly half of in so-called cryptoassets and investors (47 per cent) last Sagicor Asset Management Incorporated would like to announce that the put-through of 205,668 shares in One Caribbean Media they are less likely to think year considered their stake Limited at $2.20 set to take place on June 21st, 2021. they are taking a gamble,the in cryptoassets as a gamble, City regulator suggests. that proportion had now BSE NOTICES The research has dropped to 38 per cent. COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE prompted a fresh warning Just over half of those who from the Financial Conduct have invested already were Effective April 19th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) have reopened. Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Authority (FCA) that crypto considering buying more, the investors risk losing the lot. research found. Kindly note that mandatory digital temperature checks and hand sanitizing for all persons entering the building will be enforced. These Some 14 per cent of crypto The FCA warned that any checks will be conducted on both staff and clients alike by trained personnel. While we acknowledge that every person with fever may buyers who were surveyed problems with these not be COVID-19 positive and that some individuals may present without symptoms, please note that any person with a temperature also said they had borrowed investments were not reading of 100˚ F (37.8˚ C) or over will be denied entry to conduct business within our offices. to invest, buoyed by reports covered by the usual safety We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a necessary step for the protection of big gains. nets as they were of staff and clients alike. One analyst described that unregulated assets. statistic as “simply “If consumers invest in TRADING SUSPENSION terrifying”. these types of products, they The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section The FCA estimated that should be prepared to lose all 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were 2.3 million adults in the UK their money,” said Sheldon suspended effective December 10th, 2019. now held cryptoassets - the Mills, from the FCA. most common of which is Unlike with regulated The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited cryptocurrency such as investments, buyers would were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. Bitcoin. not get support from the The eye-catching swings in Financial Ombudsman The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way price of these products have Service or the Financial of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. drawn in scores of investors, Services Compensation and led to a swathe of Scheme if they were mis-sold marketing. crypto or the provider went The regulator also noted bust. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 13 Royal Navy delivers 75 tonnes of aid to St Vincent and the Grenadines RFA Wave Knight has delivered 75 people there when needed in times of Captain Simon Herbert, RFA Wave tonnes of aid to St Vincent following crisis. Knight’s Commanding Officer, added: the recent volcanic eruption. Our servicemen and women were able “My ship’s company are keen to The Royal Navy has delivered 75 to act quickly and decisively when this demonstrate the UK’s commitment to tonnes of crucial aid to Commonwealth request came in, delivering these the security and stability of the region citizens whose lives have been thrown essential supplies to where they needed and to alleviate the humanitarian threat into turmoil by a volcano. to be within hours.” caused by the volcano crisis on St Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ship The eruptions – the first major Vincent. RFA Wave Knight offloaded 139 pallets volcanic activity on the island in 40 years Among the UK service personnel of emergency assistance in St Vincent – – dumped a thick layer of ash over homes affected by the disaster was the family of the Caribbean island badly affected by and public buildings. Islanders were Able Seaman Rickal Grant, a Royal the unexpected and violent eruptions of forced to seek shelter away from the Navy logistics expert serving with Wave La Soufrière in April. danger zone in temporary camps, where Knight.” The intense volcanic activity has basic supplies are now in short supply. forced the evacuation of the northern Tanker Wave Knight – which carries a Able Seaman Grant said: half of St Vincent – the main island of Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter, disaster “I have children that have been the Commonwealth nation of St Vincent relief supplies and thousands of tonnes displaced by the eruption. The people and the Grenadines – displacing around of fuel – collected an assortment of aid displaced, including my family, will 14,000 islanders. from the people of Barbados and the benefit from this humanitarian aid given The mission to deliver aid to St World Health Organisation during a by the people of Barbados. I am happy to Vincent has added poignancy for the lightning stop in Bridgetown this week. be a part of the ship’s company Royal Navy – more than 500 people from Sailors and Royal Marines loaded delivering this aid.” St Vincent serve under the White Ensign toiletries, sanitary items, cleaning Wave Knight left Scotland a fortnight and have been deeply affected by what products, tinned food, bottled water and ago to join the Royal Navy’s permanent has happened in their homeland, other essential goods before making the presence in the Caribbean and North Power company’s director, Michel prompting various fundraising and relief 100-mile journey west to St Vincent. Just Atlantic, patrol ship HMS Medway. Présumé efforts on ships and in naval bases in the hours later, despite it being well into the Individually and together, the pair UK. night, the aid was offloaded in provide support and reassurance to Kingstown, the St Vincent capital. Britain’s Overseas Territories in the Haiti’s power Armed Forces Minister James The UK government has already region, as well as Commonwealth states. Heappey said: provided £800,000 of funding to meet They are on hand to deliver aid in the “Recent events on St Vincent were a the essential needs of the people of St event of natural disasters – the Atlantic company tragedy, but disasters like this are Vincent and provide technical expertise hurricane season has just begun – and precisely why we have Royal Navy to coordinate the relief effort since the work with local authorities and allies to assets deployed to the Caribbean – to volcano erupted. prevent drug trafficking between South says men provide vital relief and assistance to and North America. attacked key infrastructure PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Officials with Haiti’s power company said yesterday that its employees and some of its infrastructure have come under attack by a group of men who pretended to be security guards. The company said the men, along with what it described as complicit security guards, occupied a power plant near the Péligre Dam in Haiti’s central region. Officials added that the men had previously been hired illegally,and despite their ouster, kept returning to the power plant. The power company’s director, Michel Présumé, said in a tweet on Wednesday that authorities have not removed or arrested the men. He added that the plant’s auxiliary generator also is damaged, although it wasn’t immediately clear why, or how many customers might be experiencing outages as a result of the situation. A company spokesperson said The Royal Navy has delivered 75 tonnes of crucial aid to Commonwealth citizens whose lives have been thrown into Présumé was not available for turmoil by a volcano. comment.

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High Tide (First) 9:26 High tide (Second) 22:23 London 18 Overcast with Light Rain Yesterday: 0.1 mm Boston 25 Cloudy Low Tide (First) 3:20 For the month: 33.8 mm Max: 30.6 °C Montreal 25 Cloudy Low tide (Second) 15:49 For the year: 312.3 mm Min: 24.1 °C Toronto 24 Fair New York 25 Fair Miami 31 Overcast 5:33 am 6:26 pm 14 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Probe finds new defects after Belize Gov’t investigates Mexico City metro crash smoke coming from MEXICO CITY – The Civil beams, lack of adequate space they not only be repaired but are Engineering Corps of Mexico between girders and other issues further analyzed and studied," Maya Mountains said on Thursday that after a labeled "questionable said Gomez. physical inspection of the construction practices" were He added that while some of BELMOPAN, Belize – The near the Rancho de la Lomas Mexico City metro line that among the deficiencies, said the defects seen could have come Belize government yesterday farm. But it can be seen from a suffered a deadly collapse Gomez. when the metro line was built, said it has launched an distance with substantial last month it found evidence The corps recommended they could also be the product of investigation to determine the smoke coming through the of other deficiencies and giving priority attention to the massive September 2017 cause of what social media canopy of the thick lush forest vulnerabilities that require repairing the fissures in columns earthquake that struck Mexico users say is a volcanic activity of the Maya Mountains. further analysis. and other parts of the metro City. He urged further analysis. occurring in the mountains in A resident of the Rancho de "Deficiencies and line's infrastructure and Preliminary findings of an the area of the Sleeping Giant, la Lomas Farm, told reporters vulnerabilities were detected reviewing the separation independent investigation near St Margaret’s Village, that the event has been that require further study," said between the columns for the presented on Wednesday showed Hummingbird Highway. occurring since last Saturday. Bernardo Gomez, coordinator of metro and a bridge for cars along the deadly collapse on a section The Ministry of Natural “My sister was here on the corps' structural safety the heavily transited inner city of the Line 12 metro route was Resources, Petroleum and Saturday and noticed the technical committee. ring road known as the caused by a structural failure. Mining said the Geology and steam coming out of the The corps inspected 11.1 Periferico. The collapse, Mexico’s biggest Petroleum Department, in ground. We thought it was just kilometers (6.9 miles) of the now- "We have three cases of train accident in years, put conjunction with the Forest some clouds – there are always suspended Line 12 metro route, columns where cracks are seen pressure on close allies of Department, has commenced clouds coming out of the excluding the exact location of in the concrete that appear to be President Andres Manuel Lopez investigations into the cause of ground here – and didn't pay it the May 3 accident that killed superficial but due to the Obrador, as well as Mexican the event. much mind until we realised 26 people. importance of these structural billionaire Carlos Slim, Latin “At present the cause or that the rest of the clouds had Fissures in columns and elements ... it's important that America’s richest man. source of the plumes is gone and the steam was unknown. The investigations coming from one particular will be concluded during the spot and really quite white.” next few days and at that time He said that reports that it the public will be informed as may be a fire was ruled out to the cause and any actions to because it has continued be taken. despite the recent heavy rains. “The ministry advises the “So I thought well okay, public to cease visitation to the maybe it is a hot spring, but area in the interest of safety that didn't quite figure because until the joint investigation is it is high up in the mountains. concluded as there may be That only left steam – nothing natural hazards and other else it could be. So what is safety risks that need to be causing the steam is the determined,” it said in a problem and that would have statement. to be hot rocks of some kind Social media has been abuzz with water falling on the rocks with theories of what is and coming up as steam. occurring with some people “So something is either speculating that it may be heating up the rocks from volcanic activity, while others below or the water is filtering say it is a meteorite that struck down to the hot rocks and in the area. coming back up as steam. And The billowing smoke is I expect that is what the Rescue workers use cranes to remove the wreckage of a metro train that fell as an over- located some 8, 200 feet from geologists will have to pass collapsed in Mexico City the Hummingbird Highway, establish,” he added. Bitcoin hovers below US$40,000 as World Bank rejects El Salvador request THE PRICE of bitcoin (BTC- bitcoin, this is not something the Monetary Fund (IMF) have so USD) hovered just below World Bank can support given far been successful. He said that US$40,000 (£28,633) yesterday the environmental and the IMF was “not against” the as the World Bank rejected a transparency shortcomings.” implementation of bitcoin. request from El Salvador to help Bitcoin was trading at around Yesterday,the FCA estimated with the implementation of the US$39,167 yesterday morning. that that 2.3 million adults in cryptocurrency as a legal tender. Earlier this month, El Britain now hold cryptoassets, The bank said it could not Salvador became the first up from 1.9 million last year, assist El Salvador’s country to adopt bitcoin as legal with increasing numbers to implementation of bitcoin due tender, with its president Nayib people seeing them as either a to the environmental impact of Bukele touting the complement or alternative to bitcoin mining, and cryptocurrency’s potential as a mainstream investments. transparency drawbacks. It remittance currency for Enthusiasm for cryptoassets comes as research from the Salvadorans overseas. is also growing, with over half of Financial Conduct Authority The Central American crypto users saying they have (FCA) revealed an increase in country plans to use bitcoin as a had a positive experience so far cryptoasset ownership in the parallel legal tender alongside and are likely to buy more, UK. the US dollar, however, it could rising from 41% to 53%, the FCA “We are committed to helping now face problems reaching its said. Fewer people also regret El Salvador in numerous ways deadline of ensuring bitcoin is having bought cryptocurrencies, including for currency accepted in the next three down from 15% to 11%. transparency and regulatory months after the World Bank’s Sheldon Mills, the FCA’s processes,” a spokesperson for decision. executive director for consumers the international lender told El Salvador’s finance minister and competition, said: "The Reuters. Alejandro Zelaya said on market has continued to grow, “While the government did Wednesday that discussions and some investors have Bitcoin enthusiasts at El Zonte Beach in Chiltiupan, El approach us for assistance on with the International benefitted as prices have risen. Salvador. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 15

Wales Development Authority to be ‘industrial centre of C’bean’ GUYANA –President Dr. manufacturing – two areas that employment as well. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the are critical in job creation, but “And when I speak of Wales Development two areas that also bring with it employment here, I am not only Authority (WDA) will be tremendous challenge in speaking of employment within recognised as the “industrial planning in terms of the Guyana, but employment centre of the Caribbean.” environment, in terms of opportunities for citizens of The project, which will be settlements, and access to CARICOM itself and further established at Wales,West Bank waterfront areas.” afield of course.” Demerara, is set to employ more The President said the Wales The Head of State encouraged than 3000 people and would community will serve as the the University of Guyana and bolster the manufacturing and district for industrial the University of the West Indies services sector. development and to be part of the President Ali made those manufacturing, and would be transformational agenda. statements in his keynote the zone where the gas pipeline The establishment of the WDA address at the 10th Caribbean will terminate and the gas- is coupled with the planned gas- Urban Forum on Wednesday. powered energy plant built. to-shore mega project set to be “In Guyana, we have the “This offers tremendous completed in 2023 along the vision of the transformation of opportunity for regional West Bank Demerara. With the depressed rural areas into new, planners, a new area of project on stream, Guyana will urban growth centres, through development,” he said. be able to expand its the attraction of investment, and Further to that, President Ali manufacturing opportunities aided by a facility like the Wales pointed out that the WDA will with a low-cost source of energy. Development Authority. not only generate much-needed The forum was themed, The oil and gas sector will employment across the different ‘Urbanisation: Processes, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the bring with it many opportunities enterprises that will fall within Policies and Emerging Cooperative Republic of Guyana. in industrialisation and in its purview, but indirect Challenges.’ Migrants, reportedly from Jamaica, detained after coming ashore in Florida POMPANO BEACH, Florida – yesterday. migrant men told the TV station “There’s killing going on there. A witness said he saw the boat Authorities detained 14 WPLG-TV reports the as he was being handcuffed in We want a better life. No life is nearing the shore very slowly.A migrants who were traveling in migrants were coming from Pompano Beach, Florida, that in Jamaica right now,” the man resident in the neighborhood a boat that came ashore hitting Jamaica and had first traveled he was fleeing from violence in said. He was not identified by said she saw one of the men run a sea wall in South Florida to The Bahamas. One of the his country. name. through her yard. 16 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

US Supreme Court upholds affordable healthcare law THE US Supreme Court has upheld nation’s ultimate legal arbiter – has no the law which aims to provide interest in striking down the law. affordable health insurance for all Given that attempts to roll back the Americans, dismissing a legal legislation in Congress have failed as challenge from Texas and 17 other well, the future of Obamacare now Republican-governed states. appears secure. This is the third time since 2010 that Yesterday’s ruling left in place an the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Obamacare requirement known as the signature policy of former president “individual mandate” – a provision Barack Obama, has survived a instructing people to buy health challenge. insurance or face a tax penalty. The law gave millions of low-income However, it’s no longer much of a Americans access to medical insurance. penalty: in 2017, a Republican-led It bans insurers from denying Congress set the fine to $0. coverage due to pre-existing conditions. The 18 Republican states involved in The justices ruled by a 7-2 majority the suit argued that the law became that the challengers did not have the unconstitutional once the penalty was legal basis to sue, and as such did not eliminated. address the question of whether a key The majority opinion was written by provision in the law was Stephen Breyer, the most senior liberal unconstitutional. justice on the court. The legal challenge was backed by He wrote: “The matter is not simply former president Donald Trump, who Obamacare’s future looks secure. technical... It would threaten to grant promised to have the act repealed when unelected judges a general authority to he was elected in 2016. entirety of the Affordable Care Act killed majority of justices interested in conduct oversight of decisions of the Republicans tried and failed to on a technicality. By a comfortable 7-2 reversing that ruling, even if they elected branches of Government.” overturn the law in Congress when they vote, the justices of the Supreme Court disagreed with it at the time. Since it was passed, Obamacare has controlled both houses and in the courts kicked their case to the kerb. This was the third case seeking to been a partisan lightning rod, inspiring on numerous occasions. The court didn’t even bother to rule on dismantle Barack Obama’s signature protests and lawsuits Earlier this month, the White House the merits of Texas’ arguments, instead healthcare reform to reach the Supreme Conservative Justice Samuel Alito said a record 31 million Americans were holding that the litigants lacked the Court – and the law has been sustained dissented from the majority, along with now covered by healthcare under the standing even to bring the case. by a growing majority each time. one of Trump’s appointees, Neil ACA, which is popularly known as The ruling suggests that while this While the conservative bent of many Gorsuch. Obamacare. court is decidedly more conservative lower federal courts means future “No one can fail to be impressed by the Conservative groups, led by the than the one that narrowly upheld challenges could still get a toehold in lengths to which this Court has been Republican-controlled state of Texas, Obamacare in a highly charged 2012 the judicial system, it’s increasingly willing to go to defend the ACA against were essentially trying to get the decision, there’s simply nowhere near a clear that the Supreme Court – the all threats,” Alito wrote. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 17

Outrage as video of the crash shown on TV ITALY’S public broadcaster Rai has faced strong criticism for airing leaked CCTV footage of a fatal cable car crash that killed 14 people. The cabin is seen nearing its final stop before suddenly rearing up, then speeding back down the mountain and crashing to the ground. The prosecutor in the case spoke of “the absolute inappropriateness” of publishing the footage. The head of Rai TV said he was “deeply shocked” by the decision to show it. Five families were on board the car when it crashed, including two children who were among the dead. Five-year-old Eitan Biran was the sole survivor when the main cable holding the car snapped on 23 May. He lost his parents and two-year-old brother, originally from Israel, and his great grandparents. Prosecutors say the emergency brake, which could have prevented the accident, had been intentionally disabled. The car reversed at over Rescuers at the scene of the accident on Mount Mottarone. 100km/h (62mph) on a support cable, passing a support pylon and then media, with some only obscuring the informed and the broadcast of the out of respect to the victims and their plummeting to the ground and rolling victims’ faces. footage was prohibited. relatives, “so that pain does not become down the mountain. A second clip shows a worker running The suffering of the victims’ families, a tool for an extra like”. The CCTV footage was first obtained for help as the accident unfolds. she said, “cannot and must not be Local Mayor Marcella Severino said and shown on a news programme on Prosecutor Olimpia Bossi said in a further exacerbated by actions like this”. she too was appalled by the decision to Italian channel Rai 3, with the cabin press release that although the suspects The Italian Data Protection Authority show the video: “I don’t think it was blurred. It has since been republished in in the case were aware of the videos’ has urged media organisations and appropriate towards the victims and full or in part by several other Italian existence, relatives had not been social media users not to share the clips their families.” Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance as Islamic Republic votes DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran’s significant disruptions to that process.” tattered nuclear deal with world powers The 2015 deal, which saw Iranians hangs in the balance as the country flood into the streets in celebration, prepares to vote today for a new marked a major turn after years of president and diplomats press on with tensions between Iran and the West efforts to get both the US and Tehran to over Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran has re-enter the accord. long insisted that its program is for The deal represents the signature peaceful purposes. However, US accomplishment of the relatively intelligence agencies and International moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s Atomic Energy Agency say Iran pursued eight years in office: suspending an organised nuclear weapons program crushing sanctions in exchange for the up until 2003. strict monitoring and limiting of Iran’s In order to ease the threat seen by uranium stockpile. the West, Iran agreed under the deal to The deal’s collapse with President limit its enrichment of uranium gas to Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally just 3.67% purity, which can be used in withdraw America from the agreement nuclear power plants but is far below in 2018 spiralled into a series of attacks weapons-grade levels of 90%. It also put and confrontations across the wider a hard cap on Iran’s uranium stockpile Middle East. It also prompted Tehran to to just 300 kilograms (661 pounds). enrich uranium to highest purity levels Tehran also committed to using only 5 so far, just shy of weapons-grade levels. 060 of its first-generation centrifuges, With analysts and polling suggesting the devices that spin the uranium gas to that a hard-line candidate already enrich it. targeted by US sanctions will win Before the deal, Iran had been Friday’s vote, a return to the deal may enriching up to 20% and had a stockpile be possible but it likely won’t lead to a of some 10 000 kilograms (22,046 further detente between Iran and the pounds). That amount at that West. enrichment level narrowed Iran’s so- “It’s certainly not as complex as called “breakout” time – how long it drafting a deal from scratch, which is would take for Tehran to be able to what the sides did that resulted in the produce enough weapons-grade 2015 deal,” said Henry Rome, a senior uranium for one atomic bomb. analyst focusing on Iran at the Eurasia Prior to the deal, experts estimated Group. “But there’s still a lot of details Iran needed two to three months to that need to be worked out.” reach that point. Under the deal, He added: “I think there’s a lot of officials put that period at around a domestic politics that go into this and an year. The deal also subjected Iran to interest from hard-liners, including the some of the most-stringent monitoring supreme leader, to ensure that their ever by the IAEA to monitor its program favoured candidate wins without any and ensure its compliance. 18 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorisation WASHINGTON – The Democratic-led Hussein’s Ba’athist dictatorship simply House, with the backing of President because such entities were operating in Joe Biden, passed legislation yesterday Iraq.” to repeal the 2002 authorisation for use Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said of military force in Iraq, a step he agreed the 2002 authorisation was supporters said was necessary for outdated, but he argued that Congress Congress to reassert its constitutional should not repeal it without also duty to weigh in on matters of war while approving a replacement. detractors worried that it would “We should not encourage any embolden militia or terror groups president to go it alone without Article operating in the region. I congressional authorisation,” McCaul The repeal legislation was passed said. overwhelmingly by a vote of 268-161. Action on the repeal measure follows Forty-nine Republicans voted for the years of debate over whether Congress bill. Only one Democrat, Rep. Elaine has ceded too much of its war-making Luria of Virginia, voted against it. authority to the White House. Many Supporters said repeal would not lawmakers, particularly Democrats, say affect US military operations around passage of the 2002 authorisation, or the world, but could prevent current and AUMF, was a mistake, and some future presidents from relying on it to Republicans agree the authority should In this April 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speaks conduct unrelated military actions. The be taken off the books. Some lawmakers on the floor of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington. White House says there are no ongoing say the 2001 resolution to fight military activities reliant solely upon terrorism, passed after the September Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said possibility of a future administration the 2002 authorisation. 11 attacks, should be re-examined as he intends to bring repeal legislation to “reaching back into the legal dustbin to The 2002 authorisation was directed well. the Senate floor this year. use it as a justification for military against the Saddam Hussein regime, Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of “The Iraq War has been over for nearly adventurism.” authorising the “necessary and California, the bill’s sponsor, said that a decade,” Schumer said. “The He cited the Washington-directed appropriate” use of force to “defend US 87% of the current members of the authorisation passed in 2002 is no drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. national security against the continuing House were not in Congress in 2002 and longer necessary in 2021.” Qassim Soleimani in January 2020 as threat posed by Iraq” and to “enforce all that the authorisation for military force The White House said Biden is an example. relevant Security Council resolutions passed at that time bears no correlation committed to working with Congress to The Trump administration said regarding Iraq.” to the threats the nation faces today. update the authorisation with a “narrow Soleimani was plotting a series of “Repeal is crucial because the She also was the lone vote against the and specific framework appropriate to attacks that endangered many executive branch has a history of 2001 AUMF following the attacks on ensure that we can continue to protect American troops and officials across the stretching the 2002 AUMF’s legal September 11. Americans from terrorist threats.” Middle East. The national security authority,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks, the “To this day, our endless war continues Schumer said he wanted to be clear adviser at the time, Robert O’Brien, told Democratic chairman of the House costing trillions of dollars and thousands that legislation terminating the use of reporters that President Donald Trump Foreign Affairs Committee. “It has of lives in a war that goes way beyond force in Iraq does not mean the US is exercised America’s right to self-defence already been used as justification for any scope that Congress conceived or abandoning the country and the shared and that the strike was a fully military actions against entities that intended,” Lee said. fight against the Islamic State group. He authorised action under the 2002 had nothing to do with Saddam The vote came one day after Senate said the measure would eliminate the authorisation to use military force. Activists held over citizenship law protests leave jail TWO prominent female activists have left an Indian jail 48 hours after a court ordered their release on bail. Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita had been kept in as police wanted time to verify their addresses. The judge in Delhi said this was “not plausible". The students had joined a protest last year against a controversial citizenship law,a day before deadly riots broke out in Delhi. They were arrested in May 2020 under a stringent anti-terrorism law. “We have received tremendous support inside jail and we will continue our struggle,” Ms Narwal told reporters outside Tihar jail. She and Ms Kalita are founding members of Pinjra Tod (Break the Cage), a popular student movement that wants women to reclaim public spaces. Granting bail on Tuesday, the judges had criticised the government for confusing the right to protest with terrorist activity. A third activist, Asif Iqbal Tanha, also walked free yesterday. He too was arrested in May last year for taking part in protests before the rioting, and spent two more days in jail despite having been Natasha Narwal is one of the founding members of the Pinjra Tod movement in India. bailed on Tuesday. Lawyers for the three have accused the The Delhi police appeal against their India. Critics say it discriminates against Later that day, minor clashes were police of using delaying tactics to keep bail will be heard by the Supreme Court Muslims, a charge the government reported between Hindus and Muslims. them in jail – and yesterday, judge on Friday. denies. One of the protests in Delhi However, the situation escalated and Ravinder Bedi ordered them to be The Citizenship Amendment Act sparked a political rally in favour of the soon turned into deadly riots that killed immediately released. (CAA) sparked massive protests across law the following day. 53 people, mostly Muslims. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 19

Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal FORMER Ivory Coast President but in the 1980s took a strong nationalist, siding against him. Laurent Gbagbo has returned home, stance, which critics say bordered on However, this argument did not prevail ten years after he was taken to the xenophobia. and the African Union backed the UN’s International Criminal Court (ICC) A victim remembers his ordeal following finding that Gbagbo lost the election and on charges of crimes against Ivory Coast’s post-election violence in should stand down. humanity. 2010. He was finally captured in April 2011 in Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian After 20 years in opposition, he was a presidential palace bunker by UN and capital Brussels since his release from finally elected president in 2000, but civil French-backed forces supporting detention three years ago. war broke out just two years later. Ouattara. His successor and rival President Gbagbo’s supporters were accused of What Gbagbo’s return means and its Alassane Ouattara invited him back. carrying out xenophobic attacks in areas impact is uncertain, but for some Ivorians He was the first former head of state to they controlled – against those from the the hope is that it will help reconcile the go on trial at the ICC but was acquitted of mainly Muslim north, immigrants from country and shift the government’s all charges. neighbouring African countries, and attention to economic reforms and to The 76-year-old was charged after his Westerners. dealing with the spillover of the Islamist refusal to accept defeat in a 2010 election They accused former colonial power insurgency from neighbouring Burkina triggered a civil war that left 3 000 people France and the UN of not doing enough to Faso and Mali. dead. He always denied all the allegations. put down a rebellion which had split Ivory However, for many victims of Gbagbo’s Laurent Gbagbo was the first former In March, the ICC appeals court upheld Coast in two, with rebels allied with rule, time has not healed their physical head of state to go on trial at the ICC. a 2019 acquittal, saying the prosecution Ouattara seizing the north. and emotional wounds. His return is a had failed to prove its case against Gbagbo The crisis led to the postponement of reminder of the violence they suffered and existence of a ‘common plan’ to keep and Charles Blé Goudé, an ally and former the 2005 presidential elections six times the injustice they still endure. Gbagbo in power” which included crimes youth leader who was accused of leading before they were finally held in 2010 but This West African nation wants peace in against civilians, or a “policy to attack a a militia backing him. Gbagbo refused to concede defeat to its borders to be achieved through civilian population”. Born in the south-central region of Ouattara after a runoff. reconciling its people – whether it can Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser said Gagnoa in 1945 to a Catholic family, The five months of violence that achieve this without justice for victims of the prosecution had also “failed to Gbagbo was educated in a Christian followed were described as some of the its civil wars, only time will tell. demonstrate that public speeches by seminary and later became a history most brutal violence the country had ever In 2019, the judges ruled that Gbagbo constituted ordering or inducing professor. seen. prosecutors had failed to demonstrate “the the alleged crimes”. He cut his political teeth in the trade Gbagbo said the dispute over Ivory union movement where he became a vocal Coast’s presidency was a fight for Ivorian opponent of Ivory Coast’s then one-party – and indeed African – sovereignty and he state. He started out on the political left, accused the French and Americans of 20 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Kevin Hart shows range in tearjerker ‘Fatherhood’ KEVIN HART can make us director and Hart as his star. laugh and cry, it seems, Hart plays Matt, a Boston even if the vehicle was professional with a beautiful practically engineered to wife. The film introduces him bring on the waterworks. In at her funeral, before cutting “Fatherhood,” on Netflix back to how it happened. The today, he plays a new dad script does a good job at whose wife dies shortly introducing you to Matt and after childbirth and he’s left Liz (Deborah Ayorinde) and raising their daughter on making her more than just a his own. bland stand-in for “wife” while To be fair, there’s been many you brace for what’s coming. built-in tearjerkers that have And of course, it’s not about failed (remember “Life Itself”?). them but Matt and his baby But something has to go very, daughter, Maddy. He doesn’t very wrong for a film to mess even have time to grieve. He’s up that kind of premise. got a little human to keep alive. “Fatherhood” doesn’t just “Fatherhood” smooths out succeed on that emotional many of the edges of real life. level, though – it’s also a cut Money does not seem to be a about the rest, thanks to a worry for Matt, he has parents This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Hart in a scene from “Fatherhood.” smart and funny and basically and in-laws (Alfre Woodard is authentic script (director Paul terrific as his mother-in-law) representation of the deep colic-y baby can sleep to him also allows the film to Weitz and Dana Stevens) and who are more than willing to exhaustion of caring for an pleading with his mother-in- introduce a love interest Hart’s inspired casting. take him and Maddy back to infant. law that he’ll never know if he’s (played by DeWanda Wise). You The story is based on Minnesota, and his early The film does a good job a good parent if he doesn’t get may never be surprised by Matthew Logelin’s memoir, parenting trials are all balancing the drama with the the chance to try. It’s never where “Fatherhood” is going, “Two Kisses for Maddy: A presented in palatable, bite- comedy however, and is helped entirely clear why he doesn’t but you forgive it, too. Memoir of Loss and Love,” sized does. One day is crib set- by a strong supporting cast, want their help or needs to It’s all done with a good about losing his wife after she up. One day she screams a lot. including Lil Rel Howery and move back to their hometown. heart. Even the cliché moments gave birth to their daughter. There’s even a “babies are hard Anthony Carrigan as Matt’s “Fatherhood” skips forward are understandable. Sometimes Since its publication 10 years but funny” montage set to Salt- best friends. to kindergarten, which is a brutal realism is overrated ago, it’s had a few different N-Pepa’s “Push It,” where we And within the sitcom little jarring, but it’s nice to see when it comes to newborns in lives, first as a Lifetime movie, breeze through installing a car dramedy aesthetic, there are Maddy (Melody Hurd) with a movies. And, let’s be honest, then as a Channing Tatum seat and almost leaving it (with moments of truth and grace, personality and point of view you’re much more likely to re- vehicle, before finally landing a baby inside) at the grocery from Matt panic-vacuuming to and to give Hart someone other watch “Fatherhood” than Weitz (“About a Boy”) as a store. This is not a “Tully”-style simulate white noise so the than a baby to connect with. It “Tully.” Diana Ross reveals first album in 15 years, Thank You THANK YOU is the follow-up happiness, appreciation, and 1960s, achieving stardom to Ross’s 2006 album I Love joy, it wholeheartedly with The Supremes, on hits You, and was recorded acknowledges that we are in like Baby Love, Stop! entirely in her home studio this all together”. In The Name Of Love during the pandemic. Ross co-wrote all of the 13 and You Keep Me Hanging “This collection of songs is tracks, working with a variety On. my gift to you with of contemporary pop She split from the group in appreciation and love,” said producers – including Jack 1970 and went on to score the former Supremes singer Antonoff, who has become a more than 50 UK chart hits, in a statement. key collaborator for female including Upside Down, “I am eternally grateful artists like Taylor Swift, Lana Endless Love and Chain that I had the opportunity to Del Rey, St Vincent and Reaction. record this glorious music at Lorde. Her last hit single in the this time”. Thank You’s cast list also UK was the Westlife duet The title track, released at includes Jimmy Napes (Alicia When You Tell Me That You midnight on Thursday, is a Keys, Sam Smith), Tayla Parx Love Me, which reached shimmering gospel-pop song (Ariana Grande, Khalid) and number two in 2005. that recalls the star’s Motown Mark “Spike” Stent (Spice She returned to the US years – with a noticeable hat Girls, Beyoncé, Madonna), charts last year, when a remix tip to Marvin Gaye and and Amy Wage (Ed Sheeran’s of her 1976 classic Love Tammi Terrell’s You’re All I Thinking Of You). Hangover topped the dance Need To Get By. Due for release in charts. A press release said the September, it will be Ross’s The star was also due to album “offers a powerful, 25th solo studio album – and play Glastonbury’s coveted inclusive musical message of her 43rd overall. “legend slot” in 2020, before love and togetherness” and Now aged 77, Ross started Covid-19 forced the festival to that “with its songs of her career at Motown in the be scrapped. Diana Ross The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 21

De La Rosa posted the happy news Nick Cannon and Abby De to Instagram on Wednesday, along with a video of herself with the infants, which she revealed were La Rosa welcome twin sons born on June 14. NICK CANNON and Abby De La Rosa have welcomed twin boys, making Cannon a fa- GOVERNMENT NOTICE ther to two sets of MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND SMART TECHNOLOGY twins now. De La Rosa posted the BA-L1046 PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISATION PROGRAMME happy news to Instagram on SELECTION OF TEAM LEADS FOR THE DIGITISATION CENTRE Wednesday, along with a 1. The Government of Barbados and has signed a Loan Contract with video of herself with the the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Public Sector infants, which she re- Modernisation Programme (PSMP). The main objectives of this vealed were born on operation are to improve the effectiveness of the Government and enhance the competitiveness of its economy. This will be achieved June 14. through: (i) increasing the adoption of the digital channel to access “JUNE 14TH, 2021” public services by individuals and businesses; and (ii) enhancing the De La Rosa, a DJ, wrote. efficiency in the public service and strengthening the skills in the public “Welcome to the world sector for a digital economy. Zion Mixolydian Cannon 2. The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology is seeking & ZIllion Heir Cannon.” to contract twelve (12) Team Leads to assist with the management and She called them “my monitoring of the workflow and productivity of the Production Team at world.” the Digitisation Centre. She said on Instagram SCOPE OF WORKS that their nicknames are 3. The Team Leader will be responsible for: “Zion & Zilly.” Abby De La Rosa and Nick Cannon are parents to new twin boys. Cannon shares 9-year- (i) Determining rosters and rotation of support staff in old twins, Moroccan and Queen, born in dearest sons – my mira- your individual truth consultation with the Technical Director; Monroe, with ex-wife December 2020, with cle babies, Thank you for just like your Daddy. (ii) Supervising team members, and overseeing their work for Mariah Carey, who she Brittany Bell. choosing me to be your That God bless you and technical quality and administrative compliance; refers to as “dem babies.” De La Rosa announced Mommy.” your brother and guide He is also father to 3- she was pregnant with “I pray that God gives you into living out your (iii) Conducting Team Meetings to update members on best year-old son, Golden, and twin boys in April on you both the strength to full purpose,” she wrote practices and any required adjustments; daughter, Powerful Instagram, writing, “Our walk brave and boldly in at the time. (iv) Tracking and documenting workflow and production progress; (v) Identifying and recommending opportunities to improve R. Kelly nears OK for production and productivity; (vi) Generating and sharing reports about the production new legal team for team’s performance, objectives and issues; (vii) Ensuring that policies and procedures are being adhered to by all production personnel; upcoming trial (viii) Ensuring a secure and safe production environment for NEW YORK – Jailed Clary once lived with all production personnel; R&B singer R. Kelly will Kelly and another (ix) Overseeing all collections and delivery of informational likely get to keep a new woman, Jocelyn Savage, assets at the Digitisation Centre; lawyer in his federal and was a vocal sex-trafficking case supporter. After their (x) Monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance despite questions about breakup, she agreed to with COVID-19 Protocols; the attorney’s texts and cooperate with the QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS other communications government and is 4. Candidates should possess the following: with one of Kelly’s ex- expected to testify at the girlfriends. trial. Qualifications Kelly, 54, is accused of Becker told U.S. (i) An Associate Degree in Business Studies or related leading an enterprise District Judge Ann discipline and not less than one years' relevant experience. made up of his Donnelly she had made Or managers, bodyguards it clear to both Clary and other employees and Savage, “I am Mr. (ii) At least four subjects at CSEC General Proficiency level, who helped him recruit Kelly’s lawyer, not including English Language and not less than three years' relevant experience. women and girls for sex. theirs.” Prosecutors also Federal prosecutors say said they were not Experience, Knowledge and Skills the group selected seeking Becker’s (i) Experience in successfully managing people and victims at concerts and disqualification, but leadership. other venues and Kelly still must directly (ii) Experience in logistics or operational management. arranged for them to tell the judge he wants travel to see Kelly. her on board. FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly (iii) Previous experience in office procedures and operating The Grammy Award- On her website, appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal computer equipment; winning singer denies Becker describes herself Courthouse in Chicago. 5. The Team Lead will be required to successfully complete the ever abusing anyone. as a former prosecutor Digitisation Centre’s Conversion of Records Education (CoRE) Training The hearing on in Michigan who is a Kelly’s transfer to New pressing his headphones Programme. Thursday centered on a “powerhouse” at York should “happen to his ears with both potential conflict of defending people well in advance of the hands in an apparent CONDUCT OF WORK AND COORDINATION 6. The assignment has a duration of twelve (12) months. The work of the interest created by accused of sex crimes. trial,” the judge said. attempt to better hear Team Leader will be coordinated and monitored by the Technical lawyer Nicole Blank Donnelly said she still “It’s just much better for the proceeding.Kelly Director, Digitisation Centre or his delegate. Becker if she ever gave wanted to question him to be here.” also faces numerous legal advice to Azriel Kelly in person before Kelly appeared via sex-related charges in HOW TO APPLY Clary,Kelly’s former letting him go forward video feed from a Illinois and Minnesota 7. Interested persons should submit a Covering Letter and Curriculum Vitae to the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme girlfriend who is with his new legal team Chicago lockup dressed and is scheduled to via email to [email protected]. referred to as Jane Doe at a trial scheduled to in an orange jumpsuit. stand trial in September #5 in the indictment begin in early August. He could be seen in Chicago federal 8. The deadline for the submission of applications is July 2, 2021. against him. To make that happen, furrowing his brow and court. 22 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

David Guetta sells his songs for a nine-figure sum DAVID GUETTA, the Guetta has helped shaped the $1.4 bn (£1bn) on music- producer behind hits like sound of modern pop – notably related acquisitions in the six Titanium, I Got A Feeling introducing America to months to the end of May this and Hey Mama, has sold European dance music year – including splashing out his back catalogue to through his production work a nine-figure sum for Paul Warner Music for a nine- the Black Eyed Peas’ I Got A Simon’s hits. figure sum. Feeling. The purpose of these deals is The French star made about “It’s rare for an artist to not to allow investors to earn US$100m (£72m) in the deal, only define a genre, but royalties every time one of which also covers his future transform it,” said Warner those is played. recordings, people familiar Music boss Max Lousada in a Investors usually seek out with the negotiations told the statement. “David has been hits that have endured over BBC. doing that for over two decades, making Guetta's deal It comes amid a spending decades.” unusual, as his most popular spree on hit songs, with Bob “He continues to have an songs were almost exclusively Dylan and Paul Simon’s extraordinary impact on the released in the last 10 years. catalogues also selling for evolution of dance music, The deal is unique in one millions. while innovating and other respect - in that Guetta Guetta is one of the biggest collaborating with new voices has sold his master figures in pop and dance in the in dynamic ways.” recordings, rather than his 21st Century. songwriting rights. The 52-year-old has sold 50 Spending spree It is still unusual for million records and racked up The acquisition of hit songs musicians to own their more than 14 billion streams, has become a major business recordings, which are more and has worked with Rihanna, over the last three years, as typically in the control of Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, streaming opens up new record labels. The Black Eyed Peas, Nicki revenue sources for classic Guetta is one of the biggest figures in pop and dance in the Minaj and Sia. hits. 'New projects' 21st Century. He started off as a DJ in The London-based However, Warner Music Paris and Ibiza, making his Hipgnosis Songs Fund has led could be exposing itself to a Titanium was released 10 about the new music I’m name with an unauthorised the way, taking a 50% share in certain amount of risk with its years ago, and continues to working on. And even more remix of David Bowie’s Neil Young’s back catalogue, latest investment, according to maintain a handsome level of excited that I have started to Heroes. as well as obtaining the rights industry website Music streaming popularity.” play all this new music live to His first UK number one to music by Shakira, the Red Business Worldwide. Guetta is currently the my fans again and they are was 2009’s When Love Takes Hot Chilli Peppers and “Some industry observers world’s eighth most-popular loving it.” Over, recorded with Destiny's Fleetwood Mac guitarist believe music like Guetta’s artist on Spotify. His manager, “This deal is about having Child singer Kelly Rowland. Lindsey Buckingham. best-known hits will Jean-Charles Carré, said the best people around me to He is currently back in the top Universal Music Group also ultimately be stung by a several companies had ensure I can keep innovating 10 with the Little Mix spent a reported $300m ‘decay’ in popularity,” wrote expressed an interest in with exciting new projects, collaboration Heartbreak (£288m) to acquire Bob Tim Ingham. buying the rights to his songs. while also working my Anthem. Dylan’s song catalogue; while “Others point to the fact In a statement, Guetta extensive catalogue and A two-time Grammy winner, Sony Music Group has spent that a tune like Guetta’s added: “I'm super excited continuing to build my career.” Utah ‘Real Housewives’ star seeks fraud case dismissal SALT LAKE CITY – “Real lists of potential victims that arguing that she was coerced, more than a million Housewives of Salt Lake City” were generated from and pointed out that Bastos documents and the contents star Jen Shah and her telemarketing “sales floors” in knew her history with the of hundreds of electronic defense attorneys have asked Utah, Arizona, Nevada and man, who prosecutors said devices, which defense a federal judge in New York elsewhere. The sale floor was also involved in the attorneys argue make it this week to dismiss charges owners allegedly worked with scheme with Shah and her impossible to understand or against her in a fraud case telemarketing operations in assistant. respond to specific claims. because officers allegedly New York and New Jersey. “Although Ms. Shah waived Shah’s defense attorneys coerced her into waiving her Shah was arrested March her Miranda rights, she did also argue she wasn’t the only Miranda rights when she was 30 by New York detective not do so voluntarily, but one who Bastos lied to. They arrested in Utah. Christopher Bastos in Salt rather as a direct result of law said some evidence was Shah, 47, and her assistant Lake City after she received a enforcement deception and uncovered in searches have been accused in a perplexing phone call. She trickery calculated to authorized based on police telemarketing scheme that believed the call was tied to overpower her will,” her statements that were federal prosecutors say took an order of protection she has attorneys said. inaccurate or incomplete. advantage of hundreds of out against a man who once Her attorneys have also They argued Bastos “vulnerable, often elderly, attacked her and was said that prosecutors have not described Shah as “operator” working-class people,” The convicted of multiple felonies provided enough information of two companies that Salt Lake Tribune reported. in New York. After the call, for the case to proceed, allegedly did business with They both pleaded not guilty she received another call from arguing that she is accused of the sales floors, but her to multiple charges. Bastos believing it was also participating in a scheme attorneys said she was Shah faces multiple counts tied to the protective order. with “unspecified co- “middle management” of one, of conspiracy to commit wire Bastos, who told Shah to conspirators in unspecified and not an employee of the fraud and conspiracy to pull over as she was driving to places and selling unspecified other. As a result, the commit money laundering. a shoot in Utah, arrested her products and services to attorneys argued Bastos Prosecutors said the scheme as a suspect in the unspecified victims, while falsely inflated Shah’s enticed people to invest in an telemarking fraud case. But laundering the money involvement. online “business opportunity,” as Shah asked whether she through unspecified accounts Staff from the New York and then sold them tax was going to jail, she told FILE - In this March 30, 2021, with unspecified financial Police Department and the preparation or website design officials that Bastos made her file photo, "The Real institutions at unspecified U.S. attorney’s office for the services, despite many of the believe she “might be in Housewives of Salt Lake times over an eight- or nine- Southern District of New York people not owning computers. danger, and that the police City" star Jen Shah leaves year period.” did not immediately respond Prosecutors accused Shah might be there to help me.” federal court in Salt Lake Prosecutors have argued to The Salt Lake Tribune’s and her assistant of selling Shah’s attorneys are City. that they have turned over requests for comment. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 23

‘Fire and Fury’ GOVERNMENT NOTICE MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND SMART TECHNOLOGY author writes BA-L1046 PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISATION PROGRAMME SELECTION OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANTS FOR THE DIGITISATION CENTRE

1. The Government of Barbados and has signed a Loan Contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Public Sector new Trump book Modernisation Programme (PSMP). The main objectives of this operation are to improve the effectiveness of the Government and enhance the competitiveness of its economy. This will be achieved through: (i) increasing the adoption of the digital channel to access public services by individuals and businesses; and (ii) enhancing the efficiency in the public service and strengthening the skills in the public sector for a digital ‘Landslide’ economy. 2. The PSMP is providing support for the establishment of a Digitisation Centre and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology is NEW YORK – The January 2018, was an seeking to contract Records Management Assistants to provide services in varying capacities at the Digitisation Centre. author of “Fire and immediate sensation and Fury,” the million- went on to sell more than SCOPE OF THE WORK seller from 2018 that 2 million copies. Critics 3. The Records Management Assistant will be responsible for: helped launched the questioned details of wave of inside Wolff’s reporting, but his Pre-digitization accounts of the Trump underlying narrative of a White House, will chaotic White House and (i) Receiving and verifying informational assets (records) from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) into the custody of the have a last take a volatile, easily Digitisation Centre through the Preparation Checklist and the Records Box Manifest; coming out next distracted chief executive (ii) Ensuring that the informational assets have been cleaned, or are at least in a sanitary state for handling by the Digitisation Centre; month. has held through Michael Wolff’s numerous bestsellers (iii) Supporting end-to-end chain of custody for information assets throughout the pre-production process through the use of the Scan “Landslide: The Final which followed, from Bob Instructions to the Scan Technicians; Days of the Trump Woodward’s “Fear” to (iv) Physically retrieving informational assets from their temporary storage locations within the Digitisation Centre as required; Presidency” is scheduled John Bolton’s “The Room for July 27, publisher Where It Happened.” (v) Prepping physical informational assets for the conversion process by removing them from their boxes, and verifying their contents based Henry Holt told The Trump would deny on the Records Box Manifest; and Associated Press Wolff’s claims that he (vi) Dis-assembling into individual batches, removing all foreign objects and blank pages and using separator sheets to demarcate yesterday.Trump, who permitted him access to individual batches. condemned “Fire and the White House and Fury” and attempted to tweeted in 2018 that Post-digitization have its publication “Fire and Fury” was “full halted, is among those of lies, (i) Ensuring end-to-end chain of physical custody for informational assets throughout the production process through the use of the who spoke to Wolff for his misrepresentations and Worksheet to the Indexing and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Section of the Digitisation Centre; new book, according to sources that don’t exist.” (ii) Re-assembling and re-boxing physical original informational assets; Holt. A Trump lawyer sent the “In ‘Landslide,’ Wolff publisher a cease and (iii) Physically returning informational assets to their temporary storage locations within the Digitisation Centre as required; and closes the story of desist letter and (iv) Retrieving informational assets as required. Trump’s four years in threatened to sue for office and his tumultuous libel, a response which Indexing last months at the helm helped raise interest in of the country,” the “Fire and Fury.” (Wolff (i) Organizing scanned images into a logical folder structure as required by the Scan Instructions; publisher announced, had far fewer sales, and (ii) Ensuring that all images possess the minimum mandatory metadata fields required for registration in the Electronic Document and “based on Wolff’s less access, with the 2019 Records Management System (EDRMS); and extraordinary access to book “Siege: Trump White House aides and to Under Fire”). (iii) Supporting end-to-end chain of custody for information assets throughout the post-production process through the use of the Scan the former President A memoir by Trump Instructions to the Indexing Section; himself, yielding a wealth remains uncertain. He Quality Assurance/Quality Control of new information and issued a statement last insights about what week saying he was (i) Verifying that the quality of all scanned images is in keeping with the Digitisation Centre’s Quality Management Guidelines; really happened inside “writing like crazy” and the highest office in the claimed, to much (ii) Uploading final approved images into the Government of Barbados’ Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS); land, and the world.” skepticism among (iii) Reporting to the Technical Director and the Quality Assurance Coordinator through regular meetings; and Wolff’s first book on publishers, that he had Trump, published in turned down two offers. (iv) Supporting end-to-end chain of custody for information assets throughout the post-production process through the use of the Scan Instructions to the QA/QC Section.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

4. Candidates should possess the following:

Qualifications

(i) At least three subjects at CSEC General Proficiency level, including English Language.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

(i) Previous experience in office procedures and operating computer equipment;

(ii) Must be team oriented;

(iii) Demonstrates effective and efficient use of time;

(iv) Must be able to evaluate documents provided; and

(v) Physically able to lift to 30 lbs.

5. The Records Management Assistant will be required to successfully complete the Digitisation Centre’s Conversion of Records Education (CoRE) Training Programme.

CONDUCT OF WORK AND COORDINATION

6. The assignment has a duration of twelve (12) months. The work of the Records Management Assistant will be coordinated and monitored by the Technical Director, Digitisation Centre or his delegate.

HOW TO APPLY

7. Interested persons should submit a covering letter along with their Curriculum Vitae to the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme via email at [email protected]. This cover image released by Holt shows "Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump 8. The deadline for the submission of applications is July 2, 2021. Presidency" by Michael Wolff. 24 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

‘Angels’ like Gizele Oliveira will be replaced by women such as Megan Rapinoe as the face of Victoria’s Secret. Victoria’s Secret hires footballer Megan Rapinoe in rebrand OOTBALL star dollars in sales. spin-off later this year. Rihanna – grow in Megan Rapinoe However, its hyper- Victoria’s Secret was popularity. More women Fand actress and sexualised image has long famous for its were also choosing to producer Priyanka fallen out of fashion in annual fashion show buy comfortable, Chopra Jonas are recent years. where statuesque, “althleisure” inspired joining Victoria’s Ms Rapinoe and Ms supermodel “Angels” underwear. Secret in what the Chopra Jonas will form would strut the catwalk L Brands has since lingerie giant is part of “The VS in little more than cancelled the Victoria’s calling a “dramatic Collective” a group of lingerie, feathers and Secret show as viewing shift” for the brand. women who will work gems. numbers tumbled. They are among with the company on However, a cultural Martin Waters, several new faces who “collaborations, shift around the #metoo Victoria’s Secret chief will help promote the business partnerships movement and body executive – the fourth brand which is best and cause-related positivity saw rival appointed in five years – known for its lingerie- initiatives”. companies such as told The New York clad models known as It comes as Victoria’s Savage X Fenty – the Times that “right now” Angels. Secret prepares to cut underwear brand he did not see the Victoria’s Secret still ties with its parent founded by singer and Angels as being generates billions of company L Brands in a make-up mogul “culturally relevant”. Bridge The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 25 SPORTSSPORTS WI captain: A better performance Fully vaccinated fans in St. Lucia get a chance to attend match from the batsmen needed GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – A soil. small number of fully vaccinated Fans will need to wear IF THE West Indies are to cricket fans in Saint Lucia will facemasks to gain entry to the salvage the Test series have the chance to see West match and then keep wearing against South Africa they Indies take on South Africa. masks throughout the match. will need to win the second Following the request from the Fans will also need to remain and final Test match which Government of St. Lucia to socially distanced at all times begins today and that explore the opportunity to have when seated in the Johnson means a better batting fans at the game, the Ministry of Charles Stand, which will be the performance from the home Health and COVID-19 only stand open for fans. team. Command Centre, in co- Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI The West Indies were bowled ordination with the St. Lucia said: out in the first innings of the National Cricket Association “The Government of St. Lucia first match for 97 runs and (SLNCA) and Cricket West has initiated this pilot project captain of the team Kraigg Indies (CWI) will allow entry of a which will allow for the safe Brathwaite said that it was the maximum of 400 fans per day to return of fans to watch first innings that really hurt the the second Betway Test match at international cricket for the first team and put them on the the Daren Sammy Cricket time in the West Indies since the backfoot. Ground, starting today. start pandemic.” Though both innings are The key requirement for fans “We are happy to support the important Brathwaite said that to attend is that each fan initiative by welcoming it is the first innings that sets up requesting a ticket MUST be supporters into the stands for the game and he believes that fully vaccinated – with the second free to see their favourite West the batsmen will now have to do dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Indies team in action. A lot of better, especially in the first having been administered on or detailed planning has gone into innings. before June 4. Admission will be making this a reality and we “As batters we know we have free on presentation and thank the Government of St work to do and we look forward validation of personal vaccination Lucia, the health officials, as well to the challenge.” documentation and photo ID. as the SLNCA who, together with He mentioned that one thing It is the first time since the CWI have worked tirelessly to that was important was the COVID-19 pandemic that fans ensure we can accommodate mental side of the game as one will be admitted to see the West those fans fortunate enough to has to get your mind in a good Indies team in action on home benefit from this opportunity.” place and being positive knowing that they are capable of getting the job done. “It is easy West Indies opener and captain, Kraigg Brathwaite: to doubt yourself at times but Top Aussie stars out of you have to back your plans.” well. make his return having been However he said that another Brathwaite mentioned that named in the 13 man squad and thing that needed to improve one of the key things was he will bring more experience to West Indies tour was the shot selection as they learning form the loss and they the bowling line up. could have left more of the balls have and they had “a good The bowling has been good Smith ruled out, Cummins, Warner rested and more consistently practice session yesterday and and it is now for the batsmen to MELBOURNE – Australia will internationals in West Indies next throughout the day and not just the guys are looking well.” give them something to defend send an understrength squad to month and five Twenty20 for short periods. “We got to keep going we can’t which includes using a different the Caribbean for the white-ball matches in Bangladesh in He dispelled any rumor that just relax.We learnt a lot for me plan if a situation such as the tour against the West Indies,with August, subject to biosecurity the West Indies are prone to it is keep backing and trusting one encountered with Quinton Pat Cummins, David Warner and arrangements and government thefast short ball, saying that that plan.” de Kock who batted well comes Glenn Maxwell opting out, and approvals. his batsmen are capable of doing Shannon Gabriel is set to up again. Steve Smith injured. Warner, Cummins and Smith Cricket Australia said pace trio were among Australian players Jhye Richardson, Kane who competed in the Indian Richardson and Daniel Sams, Premier League, which was Darren Bravo and along with all-rounder Marcus suspended last month after a Stoinis, had also opted out of the number of players and team staff tour for “various reasons”. contracted COVID-19 despite the Shannon Gabriel recalled Selector Trevor Hohns said in a tournament’s strict biosecurity GROS ISLET,Saint Lucia – The near to our potential in the first team release yesterday that while protocols. Cricket West Indies Selection Betway Test and we have to im- they were disappointed not to Uncapped fast bowler Wes Panel today named the 13-mem- prove with the bat in this up- have all their players available, Agar, the younger brother of ber West Indies Men’s squad for coming match.” the national selection panel established spinner Ashton Agar, the second and final Betway Note: Nkrumah Bonner is un- respected the decisions of those has been included in the 18-man Test match against South available for selection due to who had opted out of the tour. squad along with Ben Africa, starting today.The panel concussion protocol. He was sub- “International tours in the time McDermott, Dan Christian and recalled fast bowler Shannon stituted during the first Betway of COVID-19 undoubtedly Ashton Turner. Alex Carey, Josh Gabriel and left-handed bats- Test. present many additional Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, man Darren Bravo. The second Betway Test challenges for athletes,” Hohns Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Roger Harper, Lead Selector Match bowls off on Friday,June added. Swepson return to the Aaron said: 18 at 10am (9am Jamaica Time) Master batsman Smith was Finch-captained squad after “Shannon Gabriel has been at the Daren Sammy Cricket nursing an elbow injury and was missing out on the New Zealand declared fully fit and as someone Ground. The series will be con- “disappointed” to miss out on the tour earlier this year due to a who was the spearhead of the at- tested for the Sir Vivian tour, Hohns said of the former selection clash with the test side. tack before, he has returned to Richards Trophy. captain. Squad: Aaron Finch (capt), the 13-man squad. With Bravo, Fans in the Caribbean can Selectors telegraphed the Ashton Agar, Wes Agar, Jason we have someone who is an ex- watch live on Flow Sports or via changes last week by adding six Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan perienced batsman and gives us the Flow Sports app. Live radio Shannon Gabriel has been players to Australia’s white-ball Christian, Josh Hazlewood, a quality batting option.” commentary is available on the named in the 13 man squad squads amid reports some would Moises Henriques, Mitchell On the upcoming match, Windies Cricket YouTube chan- for today’s Test match. skip the West Indies and following Marsh, Riley Meredith, Ben Harper added: nel and on a number of local tour to Bangladesh because of McDermott, Josh Philippe, “The team now has to play to radio stations across the www.windiescricket.com live ‘bubble fatigue’. Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, the standard we know we’re ca- Caribbean. Fans also follow live match centre, featuring the new Australia are scheduled to play Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, pable of.We didn’t bat anywhere ball by ball scoring in the live match blog. five Twenty20 and three one-day Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa. 26 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Welcome Back (Handicap) today’s feature race

TODAY is the first day race nine, the Welcome winner. Celestial Bubble (Handicap) for 3- Pitons, who has two reminded that due to of the Barbados Turf Back (Handicap) for 3- Storm and Bodie Tap year-olds and older, rated straight wins, the very Covid-19 restrictions Club’s first racing year-olds and older rated have big weights, while 100 and below, going attractive looking they are not season for 2021, and 10 140 and below, going Rising Star, Gandalf and 1800 metres. Terrain, who looks to be permitted to attend the races are carded to be 1570 metres. Zagan have light Seven will face the an improved horse racing at the Garrison run at the Garrison Eight horses took entry, weights, which makes starter in this, which since having no race since Savannah, but will be Savannah, with post but only five have this a very competitive looks to be another very last year, and the able to view them on time for the first race accepted to face starter race. competitive race. Three newly imported MCTV channel 118, being 12.30pm. Mark Batson, and it is no The supporting feature horses will be of interest Stockyard. and the Barbados Turf The day’s feature is easy task picking the is race five, the BTC in this one, Queen of Spectators are Club’s website. (CH) The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 27

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Barbados Olympic Day 2021 Celebrations THE Barbados that the Olympic Games Saturday, January 26,” In terms of the other For five days from June Wimbledon Olympic Association will be staged this year said Cadogan. events, the International 21 -25, persons can also Inc. (BOA) is again even if it is not on the scale The participating Olympic Committee (IOC) participate in a virtual and Tokyo hosting the annual to which we have grown Olympians are Ryan recognises its walk challenge via the Olympic Day accustomed due to Brathwaite, Rawle Clarke, responsibility to promote Nike Run Club App. 2020 celebrations from prevailing conditions. Heather Gooding, Hamil sustainable development Registration is also June 21 – 26. There are Olympic Day is very Grimes, Alvin Haynes, and considers the mandatory to receive the four main activities important for promoting Terrence Haynes, Allan environment as an link to the app. Finally, Olympics planned which include the Olympic Movement Ince, Akela Jones, Kyle integral dimension of the public is being tree planting, learning throughout the world each Maxwell, Charles Pile, Olympism, alongside encouraged to learn a new Games a new sport online, a year and in this Olympic Stevon Roberts, Brian sport and culture. In sport with the archery, WORLD number three five-day walk Games year we thought it Talma, and Pearson keeping with that gymnastics, handball, Rafael Nadal has pulled challenge, and a 2k fitting that we should Trotman. philosophy, the BOA has taekwondo, and wrestling out of this month’s Run with Barbadian highlight our Olympians. The 2k Run will be included tree planting as associations. Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympians. These athletes are at the facilitated through the one of its activities this Starting on Monday Olympic Games. Director of the National heart of the Olympic JustMove App. On year to raise June 21, there is to be a The 20-time Grand Slam Olympic Academy at the Movement and inspire registering participants environmental awareness demonstration of one of champion, who won the BOA, Vaneisha Cadogan young people to pursue would be sent the and to highlight the these sports on the BOA’s Wimbledon titles in 2008 said that her team was their dreams, not only in invitation link for the App. importance of trees to website. The Taekwondo and 2010, says he needs to very excited about the sport, but in all their areas The run is on Saturday health and combatting Association of Barbados “recuperate after a long celebration of Olympic of interest. We are from 4 pm to 5pm. The global warming.Trees will will be offering a free clay-court season”. Day this year especially therefore grateful to the Olympian with the most therefore be planted to introductory lesson online “It’s never an easy since it is also an Olympic thirteen Olympians who finishers will win a prize commemorate individuals to anyone who signs up decision but after listening Games year. have agreed to participate for his or her selected who have contributed to after watching the to my body and discussing “We are very excited in the 2k Run on charity. sport in Barbados. demonstration. it with my team I understand that it is the right decision,” said the Spaniard. “The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy.” The 35-year-old added: “That is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at the maximum level of competition.” Nadal hinted at the decision after his defeat by Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals last week. If defending champion Djokovic wins the title at the All England Club, it will move him level with the record shared by Nadal and Switzerland’s Roger Federer of 20 men’s major singles titles. Nadal said the shorter turnaround between the French Open and Wimbledon – which starts at the All England Club on 28 June – was a key factor in his decision. This year, there are only two weeks between the French Open finishing on the clay and Wimbledon starting on the grass. Usually, there are three weeks between the two majors. The French Open was pushed back a week by Roland Garros organisers in order to start the tournament with fewer of the country’s coronavirus restrictions in place – including allowing fans in to watch. “The fact that there has only been two weeks between Roland Garros and Wimbledon didn't make it easier on my body to recuperate after the always demanding clay- court season,” Nadal said. 28 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE VEHICLES Osaka Lashley Road, St Philip 5,839 sq ft, $150,000 SELLING WHOLE withdraws OR IN PARTS Salters, St George from 2 lots 32,760 sq ft, $230,000 2002 LANCER: ENGINE, AUTOMATIC Wimbledon, TRANSMISSION, DOORS, Cave Hill Drive, St. Lucy TEL: 247-4469 BUMPERS, HEAD LIGHTS, marking 14,876 sq ft. $110,000 TAIL LIGHTS AND MOST CEL: 284-4667 OTHER PARTS 253-6319 second Grand Bushy Park, St. Philip 17,000 sq ft $170,000 Call: 834-3766 Email: Slam exited caribbeanpropertiesltd NAOMI OSAKA has Inchcape, St. Philip JOB SEEKERS @gmail.com withdrawn from 4355 sq ft $ 96,000 Wimbledon, her agent Honest lady seeking job PROPERTIES said via the Associated Belle, St. George cleaning and ironing, Press. It marks the second 4 acres $400,000 Monday to Friday. consecutive Grand Slam Kirtons, St Philip in which she has 3 bedroom plus Haggatt Hall, St. Michael withdrawn following the 2 bedroom apt 4,790 sq ft Tel: 822-0591 6336 sq ft $126,000 French Open last month. $685,000 Under Offer Osaka is "is taking some personal time with Amity Lodge, Ch Ch Cane Garden, St. Thomas REAL ESTATE friends and family. She 3 bedroom plus will be ready for the 7,000 sf to 18,000 sq ft 1 bedroom apt Olympics and is excited to Private entrance. Sandford, St Philip 6,646 sq ft $650,000 play in front of her home From $187,681 16,356 sq ft $300,000 fans," her agent Stuart Gibbons, Ch Ch Duguid wrote in an email Ragged Point, St. Philip 3 bedroom plus Thursday, via the AP. 8,267 sq ft $166,000 COMMERCIAL 2 bedroom apt She will compete for Japan at the Tokyo 9,835 sq ft Rolling Hills, St. George Mount Standfast, St James Olympics starting next $675,000 (reduced) 12,000 sq ft Two properties on month. $310,000 (negotiable) 22,714 sq ft. Osaka taking time Breezy Hill, St Philip Asking $1,200,000 away from court 3 bedroom, 2 bath Ocean City, St. Philip The 23-year-old reduced to $298,000 6150 sq ft $123,000 Black Rock, St. Michael withdrew from the French Open following the first Warehouse/Storage Black Rock, St Michael round after a controversy Fortesque, St Philip 4000 sf space 23,861 sq ft 3 bedroom, 1 bath over her media blackout. Agricultural Land $900,000 (reduced) 6732 sq ft $360,000 She cited her mental 494,500 sq ft $1,100,000 health in the decision and Foul Bay, St. Philip Enterprise, Christ Church closed a note on Twitter Silver Sands, Approved for condos, 3 bedroom, 2 bath by saying she would take Christ Church 39,242 sq ft $1,600,000. 5062 sq ft time away. 7,129 sq ft $160,000 $390,000 (reduced) The four-time Grand Dover, Christ Church Slam champion also did Bushy Park, St. Philip Hotel 18 rooms fully not compete in the Berlin The Belle, St George 24,000 sq ft $190,000 operational $2,950,000 neg WTA 5000, a tune-up for Plantation style House under offer the upcoming Slam. The Standing on 4 acres Apes Hill, St. James tournament announced $1.1M 31,000 sq ft upward Dalkeith, Christ Church she would not compete as Large lots at $15 per sq ft 17,371 sq ft approved for originally planned. Frere Pilgrim, Osaka remains the No. shops and offices Christ Church 2 ranked tennis player in Mount Wilton, St. Thomas $495,000 3 bedroom, 2 baths with world rankings. She has 15,500 sq ft and 22,066 sq ft two bedroom apartment. two victories at the $300,000 and $220,000 Roebuck Street, 4,387 sq ft. $850,000 Australian Open and two Bridgetown at the U.S. Open, which is Union, St. Philip Shopping Mall/Office space Hanson Heights, St George scheduled to begin weeks 7560 sq ft $8,100,000 negotiable 8321 sq ft $595,000 after the Olympics end. $150,000 She has only made it to Batts Rock, St Michael the Round of 32 at Ealing Grove, Thorpes, St. James Guest House, 12,078 sq ft Wimbledon. The Christ Church 11,376 sq ft with structure $2,850,000 negotiable competition was canceled 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths $235,000 last year because of 9320 sq ft $565,000 Cane Garden, St Thomas COVID-19. Cottage, St George 3.6 acres approved Osaka announced days 5000 sq ft Roadfront before her first-round LOTS FOR SALE match at the French Open $110,000 (negotiable) $1,650,000 negotiable that she would not be Boarded Hall, speaking with media Morningside, St Philip Fitts Village, St James Christ Church during the tournament. It 4567 sq ft $133,000 Guest House, 4 Suites 10,429 sq ft $157,000 created a stir with talking 6,135 sq ft heads, fans and peers. Jupiter Gardens, St Peter $750,000 negotiable Westbury Road, St Michael Osaka followed through 7312 sq ft 2,520 sq ft $45,360 with it after her first- $133,000 (negotiable) Mason Hill Street The City round victory. 26,500 sq ft with buildings The French Open fined Goodland Gardens, Bagatelle, St. Thomas $4,000,000 negotiable her $15,000 and the four Christ Church 62000 sq ft into 2 lots Grand Slams released a 9,605 sq ft $145,000 $520,000 each, or All enquiries to joint statement advising $1M for both (246) 253 6319/ 828-4800 her if she continued to Nursery Road, St Philip or (246) 247 4469 shirk media 9,266 sq ft $139,000 Marley Vale, St Philip responsibilities she could 21,780 sq ft $275,000 face future suspensions. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 29

GOVERNMENT NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) BARBADOS Road Rehabilitation and Improving Connectivity of Road Infrastructure IDB Loan 3588/OC-BA Road Works - Global Projects: Bid No. WK002 1. This RFB follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in (b) experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least 2 road works projects Development Business, issue no. IDB356-03/16 of 16 March 2016. of a nature and complexity equivalent to the Works over a period 5 years (to comply with this requirement, works cited should be at least seventy (70) percent complete); 2. The Government of Barbados has received a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of Road Rehabilitation and Improving Connectivity of Road (c) show that it can ensure the timely availability (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential Infrastructure, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under equipment listed below: the Contract for Road Works - Global Projects: Bid No. WK002. 1 Asphalt Paver, 1 Milling Machine, 3. The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources now invites sealed bids from 3 No. 6m3 Dump Trucks (per Lot), eligible and qualified bidders for road rehabilitation and routine road maintenance during 1 Ten Tonne Roller (per Lot), the construction and defects liability periods of the roads listed below: 1 Skid Steer Loader (per Lot) , 1 Excavator (CAT 320C or similar - per Lot), i. Lot 1: ABC Highway Phase 3 East Bound Lanes (Norman Niles Roundabout to 1 Asphalt Sprayer, Clyde Walcott Roundabout) 1 Grader; ii. Lot 2: Carmichael Road (Boarded Hall Roundabout to Turnpike Junction) (d) hire a Contract Manager with five years’ experience in works of an equivalent nature iii. Lot 3: Highway 3 Hothersal (Clyde Walcott Roundabout to Lears Roundabout) and volume, including no less than three years as Manager; and iv. Lot 4: Long Bay/ Bel Air Road (Sam Lord’s Castle to Crane Roundabout v. Lot 5: Highway 6 Searles (Henry Forde Roundabout to Searles Roundabout) (e) liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments and vi. Lot 6: Highway 6 (Searles to Six Roads) exclusive of any advance payments which may be made under the Contract, of no less than US$250,000 per Lot bid for. A bidder may bid for a single lot, any combination of lots, or all of the lots (shown as “i “to “vi” above). A consistent history of litigation or arbitration awards against the Applicant or any partner The work includes but is not limited to: of a JVCA may result in disqualification.

• excavating 600 mm deep in rolled marl filling and reinstating damaged pavements; 7. A complete set of the bidding document in English may be purchased by interested • milling 50 mm of the base course, replacement of wearing course with bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment asphalt macadam manufactured with granite aggregate; of a non-refundable fee Barbados One hundred dollars and no cents (BD$100.00) or in •milling shoulders and applying layer of asphalt manufactured with local limestone United States Dollars, Fifty dollars and no cents (US$50.00). The method of payment will aggregate; be via payment to the Treasury Department via United States Dollar or Barbados Dollar • general drainage improvements and regrading earthen drains; and wire transfer. (For wire transfer details please use the addresses mentioned at paragraph • general replacement of damaged Armco barriers. 5 above). The bidding document will be sent by airmail or electronic mail for overseas delivery and surface mail or electronic mail for local delivery or may be collected from the The delivery/construction period is address below. a) Lot 1: 90 calendar days b) Lot 2: 180 calendar days Chief Technical Officer c) Lot 3: 180 calendar days Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources d) Lot 4: 180 calendar days Pine East-West Boulevard e) Lot 5: 150 calendar days The Pine f) Lot 6: 180 calendar days St. Michael BARBADOS 4. The RFB will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the 8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 4 Procurement of Goods and Works financed by the Inter-American Development Bank August 2021. Electronic bidding shall be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be GN-2349-15 approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank on 2 July 2019 and opened physically and electronically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who effective 1 January 2020, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as choose to attend in person or on-line at the address below at 5 August 2021 at 9:30 a.m. defined in the bidding document.4 An invitation will be issued to all bidders to attend via Skype.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Transport 9. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security, of BD$30,000.00 per Lot or an Works and Water Resources; to the attention of Mr. Peter Thorpe or Mr. Dave Scantlebury equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. at e-mail addresses: [email protected] and [email protected] and inspect the bidding document at the address given below 10.The address referred to above is

Office of Chief Technical Officer A. Address for Bid Opening and Inspection: Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources Office of Chairman, Special Tenders Committee Pine East/ West Boulevard Government Procurement Department The Pine Holborn Circle St. Michael Fontabelle BARBADOS St. Michael from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. from Monday to Friday, except on Public Holidays. BARBADOS

6. Qualifications requirements include: A. Electronic Address to submit bids: [email protected]

(a) an average annual billing of construction work over the period of 3 years of at least 2 11. Where the Certificate of Incorporation has not been submitted at the date of opening, times the total of the Contract Sums of the Lots bid for. the Bidder will be given a maximum of two (2) weeks to meet this obligation. Failure to submit the Certificate of Incorporation within the extended period would render the bid void. 30 • Friday June 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Shelby Houlihan to compete in US Olympic trial despite four-year doping ban AMERICAN middle distance runner to continue competing until the process Shelby Houlihan will be allowed to is completed.” compete at the US Olympic trials If her ban is upheld, Houlihan will despite her four-year doping ban. miss both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris The 28-year-old was banned by the 2024 Olympics. Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, after testing positive for the prohibited Houlihan said she was “trying to anabolic steroid nandrolone, which she exhaust every option” to overturn the blamed on a burrito. ban. Houlihan is appealing against the “I’m putting all my trust in the ban. process,” she said. “I’ve tried to so far and She has been included in the start list honestly it’s failed me. But I’m going to Shelby Houlihan is the US record holder in the 1500m and 5 000m. for Friday’s heats of the women’s 1500m keep trusting that the truth will come and 5 000m in Eugene, Oregon. out and that I will be able to compete in I can get justice from this.” The US record holder in the 1500m Although not naming Houlihan the coming years. Rio Olympian Houlihan previously and 5 000m said it may have come from directly, USA Track & Field (USATF) “I worked really hard and I’m in the said she had “never even heard” of eating a burrito, which she said could said: “Given there is an active appeal best shape of my life right now, but I’m nandrolone, which can help to increase lead to a false positive for nandrolone, process, USATF will allow any athletes trying to trust the process and hope that muscle mass. the night before her test. State of emergency to be lifted in Japan’s capital THE state of emergency in Tokyo is measures will remain in some areas, As a result, prime minister Yoshihide “I would like to ask everyone to to be lifted, five weeks before the including Tokyo, until 11 July. Suga has encouraged the Japanese support the athletes at home, such as by start of the Olympic Games. These include limiting spectator public to watch the Games on television, watching television.” Emergency Covid-19 restrictions have numbers at big events. rather than attending events in person. No international fans will be been in place in Japan’s capital and The Olympics are due to begin on July “It’s important to hold safe and secure permitted at the delayed Olympics and other prefectures since late April amid 23, while the Paralympics follow a Tokyo Games, curb the spread of Paralympics because of coronavirus a surge in infections, but will be lifted on month later, from 24 August. infections during the period and prevent fears, while it has not yet been decided Sunday. There are fears that the Games may the spread of infections after the if Japanese fans will be allowed to However, some “quasi-emergency” trigger a surge in coronavirus infections. Games,” he said. attend. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 18, 2021 • 31

P R O HOROSCOPES S A ARIES: You don’t mind doing things for others. At the N same time, there are some people who are starting to D take your help far too much for granted. It is time to start looking after your own interests. A repair bill will knock C your finances for six. You may have to cut back on your O spending if you hope to afford this. N S TAURUS: You’ve thought about making some changes. You may even have filled in applications but nothing is going to happen if you don’t send them off. You don’t like to be indecisive but change does make you nervous and this is what is holding you back. You need to act on your intentions.

GEMINI: Something that happens will get you thinking Z about the kind of lifestyle you live, the choices you have I made and the decisions that are yet to be made. You T might feel you can really be yourself now when recently S there has been a part of you that you have been consciously holding you back.

CANCER: Steps you are taking towards a joint goal will seem to have made a huge leap almost overnight. You will be quick to come up with new ideas and just as quick to act on them. Someone from your past will contact you with an interesting offer and they will be using persuasive tactics to get your interest. R E LEO: It’s disappointing when someone walks out on a job X you took on jointly. You will want to continue even though they don’t. You feel under obligation to get on with M the work and this could prove to be a big responsibility. O Be sure you don’t put yourself in a position in the future R where the same thing could happen again. G A VIRGO: A decision you now make will be your chance N to move in a new direction. Once you rid yourself of hang ups of the past and uncertainties that have been holding you back, a new you will start to shine through. You have faced many obstacles and the way will now be cleared to everyone’s satisfaction.

LIBRA: You never expected to get an opportunity to P restart a relationship or arrangement that ended some H time ago. Having this chance to start over suddenly seems A very attractive, not just to you but to the other party. You N both seem to look on this with a new sense of hope and T optimism. Let your intuition guide you. O M SCORPIO: A friend will come to you for advice or guidance because they know they can trust you. You have never let them down in the past. Someone who is feeling lonely or uncertain will chose your shoulder as the one to cry on. You might feel they need professional help and may have to point them in the right direction.

SAGITTARIUS: You feel there is no choice but to make M a specific decision. This could involve a lot of risk. Before A sticking your neck out and taking that risk, look again. Is R there another option you haven’t given yourself time to Y consider? Look more closely. There is something else you could do. W O CAPRICORN: People at home or at work are perfectly R capable of carrying out the tasks they have asked you to T do. They just don’t want to or can’t be bothered to make H the effort. You don’t mind getting on with the work but if the same people need a favour from you later in the month, you will be too busy to give them any support.

AQUARIUS: You don’t like to begrudge the way other M people seem to use you but it will seem as if you are being O left with the menial chores while your boss or senior T colleagues get to work on more exciting tasks. Try not to H show any resentment for it will be short-lived and your E turn will come. Sooner than you think. R

PISCES: You aren’t as diplomatic as you usually are. G Something is making you irritable and when you are O feeling this way you are liable to say things you don’t O mean. Think before you speak. Count to ten before you S E react and take care how you state your views in professional situations. WI: A better performance needed from the batsmen

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Friday June 18, 2021 FULL STEAM AHEAD Plans still on the cards for new Harrison Cave experience

CHUKKA Caribbean Thomas site. reopening of borders there Andrea Franklin noted Adventures is pushing Giving the phase a six- will be “a dramatic in- the hiring process and ahead with plans to month timeline, he out- crease in tourists coming training started in transform Harrison lined work will commence and spending”, and noted 2020,and 26 persons from Cave into a full family with the July 2 reopening the new cave experience the Cave of Barbados experience in spite of of the cave. will be poised to take full operation were now em- the delay created by Speaking to the media advantage of this forecast. ployed once again at the COVID-19. yesterday at the In addition, the new op- site. In fact, Chief Executive Courtyard Marriott, he ex- erators insisted with the “Right now we have abut Officer Marc Melville out- pressed confidence that various features, persons 40 persons earmarked lined its plans remain un- while there was a “slow could make the visit to the who will be part of the changed for the $9 million burn” for the return of attraction a full day family start up team and then as first phase of develop- tourism to the region, event and return multiple we wrap up and add the ment, which will see the many visitors and locals times to take advantage of additional activities, the creation of a zip line, sus- were eager to get outside the property’s offerings. eventual staff count will be pended bridge, challenge and experience new ad- “This will be a destina- about 90 to 95 persons by course, free fall platform ventures. tion and not just a stop,” the time the project is com- and dry slide, amongst Melville therefore was he added. pleted,” she stated. other features at the St. optimistic that with the Country Manager, CAVE on Page 4

ABOVE: An artist’s rendition of the new offerings to make up the new experience. INSET: Chukka Caribbean Adventures Chief Executive Officer Marc Melville spoke on the various activities to enhance Harrison Cave. QEH remains vigilant of weather events WE will continue to keep its plans in progress Acting Chief Operations yesterday. hours did not cause any trimming trees, topping remain vigilant and keep and to be prepared for Officer of QEH, Louise The senior QEH official severe problems, as a up of diesel levels, water the staff sensitised. The any adverse weather sys- Bobb gave this assurance added that the weather result of putting prepara- storage working well Queen Elizabeth Hospital tems that may affect the during a brief update in system that affected tions in place i.e. servicing and maintenance of the (QEH) will continue to hospital at any time. the hospital boardroom Barbados over the last 24 of windows, fixing leaks, QEH on Page 5

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