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Monday May 24, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive BLP GIVES Ruling party celebrates third THANKS anniversary in office YESTERDAY, the Barbados of thanksgiving. plained that she and her party Labour Party (BLP) com- Prime Minister Mia Amor understood then and now that it memorated its third an- Mottley, along with members of is important to always be an- niversary in office – after a Cabinet, were present at the chored, referencing the hymn historic landslide victory in service and Mottley said she was “Will Your Anchor Hold”. the 2018 general elections – proud to be in attendance at the “From the path on which we by visiting Pastor Rico sanctuary which she had at- were going when we took over Griffith and the congrega- tended four years ago at the three years ago tomorrow,it has tion at Bennet’s Temple beginning of the journey. not been easy.The others would United Holy Church in Pie As she addressed the congre- tell you I am an exacting task- Corner, St Lucy, for a service gation, the prime minister ex- BLP on Page 2

Ministers and Members of Parliament joined the congregation at Bennet’s Temple United Holy Church in Pie Corner, St Lucy, for a service of thanksgiving. INSET: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during her address as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) commemorated its third anniversary in office with the congregation at Bennet’s Temple United Holy Church yesterday.

De Peiza assures St Lucy residents she has their best interests at heart DEMOCRATIC Labour Party humbling honour to be named berland, and spending many litical life, De Peiza said that it Revealing that she did not (DLP) President Verla De Peiza as the candidate for the north- holidays there in her formative was her initial intention to rep- want the job as DLP head, she is assuring residents of St. Lucy ern constituency, De Peiza set years. resent St. Lucy, but instead said that she is nonetheless that she has their best interests the record straight about her Going on to say that it has threw her support behind the determined to do her best for at heart. ties to the parish. Noting that always been her intention to standing representative Denis the party and the parish. She made this revelation, she not only launched her polit- serve the people and give back, Kellman. Going on to mention that it is among others, as she delivered ical career in St. Lucy, she also she modeled her education and She also stated that her path not her way or the way of the feature address during a St. revealed that her affinity for the career path towards building a took her through St. Michael St. Lucy to cut corners, she noted Lucy Branch meeting of the parish came from having lived life of service that is meaningful West-Central before becoming that she is in for the long haul party on Saturday night. there in her early years with to her country. the candidate for Christ Church with the people of St. Lucy. Calling it an exciting and her grandparents in Northum- Chronicling her journey in po- West. DE PEIZA on Page 2 2 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

De Peiza has big plans for St Lucy DE PEIZA from Page 1 “I am bold enough to cilitation for economic ac- included. “Having come to St. give kudos to the last ad- tivity. “We need to have the Lucy and being ratified in ministration for the fore- “The thing for me that growth of the rest of March of last year, I see a sight of the desalination St. Lucy needs the most is Barbados mirrored in St. lot of faces in here that I plant at Hope. I want the opportunity. There needs Lucy. And it is not really have met as I go from present administration, to be something in St. Lucy that hard to do. It is about house to house. COVID in- though, to speak as to why for St. Lucy. At present, government having the tervened, but we found its maintenance was not apart from our village will to do it because we are ways outside of COVID, upkept because that is a shops, you have to travel to in a climate now where because St. Lucy, dear to significant feature in the Mile and Quarter if you government does have to my heart, needs me. And I provision of water to this have a car, or Speights- drive revenue generation say that without fear of parish. But that is just the town. Moontown has some in terms of construction. favour.And I need St. Lucy start. Barbados has to service, but there needs to So what a perfect moment as well.” have a plan for addressing be a hub for entrepreneur- for development in St. Highlighting some of the what the scientists like to ial development in St. Lucy.This is the ideal time issues seen such as bad call non-revenue water, Lucy.” for developing St. Lucy – and overgrown roads, and but what we all know is She noted that there has when government has to poor bus service, De Peiza wastage,” she said. been government housing look for projects in order said that the inconsistency Adding that she plans to developments in pretty to generate work for peo- of the supply, colour and do whatever is needed to much every constituency ple in a time when the taste of water was one of get work done for people except St. Lucy, and be- climate does not allow Democratic Labour Party President Verla De Peiza the most serious chal- of St. Lucy, she said what lieves that the time has others to do,” she said. as she spoke during the St. Lucy Branch Meeting. lenges faced in the parish. they need most of all is fa- come for the parish to be (MP) Working together key BLP from Page 1 the corner yet again and been busy trying to pro- master, but that was to allow this nation to tect this country. because the task that we breathe, because it is crit- “And the truth is, we had was monumental ical not just locally, but can always do with more and remains challenging. internationally. In the effort, but I know what And while we have been words of Lt Col Bostic, you have been doing. And able to make serious that there should be no I asked the people of this progress, we have also surrender and no retreat. nation to recognise that, seen other challenges As long as this awful pan- and to work with us so come in our way,” said demic grips the global that we can fully turn the Mottley. landscape, all that we do corner on these chal- The Prime Minister will be challenged, and it lenges. This great nation then spoke to all of the is for that reason that it has what it takes to be people of Barbados, from remains the primary pur- world class, but it will the north to the south pose of this government only happen not just with and the east to the west, to fight it, and not to put our political will, it will asking them to recognise our people at risk as we only happen with the will that the mission which do so.” of the majority of right the island faces is one In respect and acknowl- thinking people in which requires the coop- edgement of the vision Barbados,” the prime eration of all Barbadians. with which they came to minister contended. “People who are com- office, the prime minister (AS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) receiving a gift from Shakira Johnson. mitted, first and fore- said that yesterday was most, to protecting those a reminder of not just the who are most vulnerable way the administration and cannot carry them- was elected into office, selves to lift the flooring, but also whom they came but at the same time, to to do it for. She said that excite the opportunities she is satisfied that the for those who believe that challenges that have they can soar, and that been faced have been they can soar to the rest complex and sometimes of the world and not just bruising, but they had not here. Our responsibility thrown down the govern- is to unlock that energy ment. and to unleash that en- “We stand still, as a na- ergy on the world. And we tion, against those crises have done well in many and challenges that measures and we will threaten to undermine talk about it this evening. us. We stand equally as But as we do so, never, individual members of ever, ever let us forget parliament, recognising that it is our anchor that that those who came be- holds us.” fore you have never had as difficult a task to PM thanks Barbadians measure in terms of how Mottley added, “With re- much you have had to do, spect to the COVID-19 particularly those of you pandemic, we entered it who serve in the execu- together and let us come tive. And therefore those out of it together. I want who may have wanted to to thank the people of see more of you, I say to this nation, for allowing them that you have not FROM LEFT: Senator Crystal Haynes; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; us, in the last few been idle; you have not Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Marsha Caddle; and Minister of Home Affairs, Information and months, to begin to turn been lazy, that you have Public Affairs after the thanksgiving service, Wilfred Abrahams. The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 3 Everyone must help in crime fight, says AG ALL of Barbados needs to be police to solve the problem on The official report on the inci- engaged in the fight against their own while the rest of us dent was also made available to crime. look on. This fight cannot be a the media yesterday and out- This is the message being com- spectator event, with the mem- lines some brief facts of the municated in a statement which bers of the community simply incident which occurred at Rose came out yesterday crying out for the police to do Hill, St. Peter around 9:05 p.m. from Attorney General Dale more,” it read. on Saturday night. Marshall, addressing the shoot- Urging Barbadians to do more “The proprietor of a local es- ing death of Acting Station if they have information, the re- tablishment went to the home of Sargeant Newton Lewis which lease reminded us that we all the now deceased to alert him occurred late on Saturday night. have a stake in the safety and and summoned his assistance to The statement opened by prosperity of our society. Going a situation where a number of painting a clear picture of the on to extend condolences to his armed men were about to rob patriot and hero Sargeant Lewis family and colleagues in the his shop. The police officer left was, before going on to bemoan Force, the AG’s statement read his residence and beckoned for the senseless loss of another that his family would not be assistance from a next door life and making a call on alone in this difficult time. neighbour.As he neared the said Barbadians to ensure that his “The Royal Barbados Police establishment he was confronted life was not lost in vain. Force has lost a valiant officer, by the said armed men, who “Let this galvanise all Bar- his wife, a caring husband, and opened a hail of gunfire at him. badians into recognising that his children, their loving dad and He was struck and fell to the gun crime, or any crime for that fine example of a father. I have ground; he died on the said spot. matter,cannot solely be a matter spoken directly with Mrs. Lewis The assailants took his police for law enforcement but that we and, on behalf of the govern- issued service firearm, which Attorney General, Dale Marshall. must all be concerned in ment, I have assured her that fell on the ground next wrestling it to the ground. her family will not be left to bear to him, and made good their as Station Sergeant (Acting) signed the duties of driver to the Enough of the armchair com- the awesome burden of this escape. Newton Lewis of the said ad- Commissioner of Police, Mr. mentary. Everybody wants the tragedy alone,” it stated. The police officer is identified dress. At the time he was as- Tyrone Griffith.”

Four new UPP wants COVID cases, overhaul of 51 in isolation legal system BARBADOS recorded four new positive cases of COVID-19 – all HOT on the heels of the shooting males – from the 506 tests con- death of an officer of the Royal ducted by the Best-dos Santos Barbados Police Force, there is a Public Health Laboratory on call coming from the United Saturday, May 22. Progressive Party (UPP) for an There are now 51 persons in immediate overhaul to how the isolation. legal system treats to gun Confirmed cases of COVID-19 crime. recorded from March 2020 have In a statement released to the moved to 3,995 (1,931 females media yesterday, the political and 2,064 males). Forty-seven party made a request of govern- people have succumbed to the ment to ‘swiftly implement new virus. strategies which will immedi- Since February last year, the Public health officials have Programme. This figure in- COVID-19 during the second ately eradicate gun related public health laboratory has immunised 76,361 people under cludes 53,911 persons who have phase of the programme. crime specifically’. carried out 166,237 tests. the National Vaccination been fully vaccinated against (BGIS) Opening by extending sincer- est condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Acting Station Sargeant Newton Barbados selected for UNESCO initiative Lewis and calling him a true hero, the statement pointed out HISTORIC Bridgetown and its sites are: Pitons Management vention at world heritage prop- year.This threatens not only the that Barbadians are under Garrison has been selected for Area, St. Lucia; Historic Area of erties; identifying, assessing, and livelihoods of citizens, but also pressure due to the impact of the an upcoming United Nations Willemstad, Inner City and monitoring disaster risks at the national cultural and natu- COVID-19 pandemic and its Educational, Scientific and Harbour, Curaçao; Brimstone world heritage properties; reduc- ral heritage.The impacts are far- economic fallout. Cultural Organisation (UN- Hill Fortress National Park, ing underlying risk factors at reaching and include damage to Also noting that crime is not a ESCO) initiative. St. Kitts and Nevis; and Blue world heritage properties; and building fabric, social and cul- matter to be addressed by the Next month, the UNESCO and John Crow Mountains in strengthening disaster pre- tural value, and socioeconomic Attorney General alone, but by Cluster Office for the Caribbean Jamaica. paredness at world heritage impacts on local communities the Prime Minister and her en- will embark on an initiative to The activities will be imple- properties for effective response that benefit from the site. tire Cabinet, the release prof- make World Heritage sites in mented in line with the five ob- at all levels. “With financial support from fered the following suggestions Caribbean SIDS disaster re- jectives that have been identi- In a press release UNESCO UNESCO, the disaster risk man- for the rectification of the issues: silient. The initiative supports fied in the Strategy for Reducing further explained, “The agement (DRM) and climate (1) new policies to interrupt the updating of the management Risks from Disasters at World Caribbean Small Island change component of World sources of illegal guns, (2) de- plans of World Heritage Sites in Heritage Properties. These in- Developing States are particu- Heritage management plans velop strategies to deterring five Caribbean countries, to clude: strengthening support larly vulnerable to natural will be updated or included if not illegal gun possession, (3) identi- adapt them to the circumstances within relevant global, regional, disasters. Due to the increasing previously present. Relevant fying and immediately eliminat- of current threats to cultural and national, and local institutions to impact of climate change, natu- monitoring indicators will also ing known criminal elements, (4) natural heritage, particularly reduce risks at world heritage ral disasters such as hurricanes, be assessed and developed. The reinstate joint RBPF and BDF those associated with natural properties; leveraging knowl- floods, droughts, and earth- DRM/CC component aims to patrols, (5) expedite gun related disasters. edge, innovation, and education quakes tend to occur more fre- function as a stand-alone docu- criminal cases in the court The other four World Heritage to build a culture of disaster pre- quently and more violently every ment.” system. 4• Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

GASSING UP: With news that some gas stations would not be open yesterday – Whit Sunday or today Whit Monday – Barbadians spread out across the island to fill up their vehicles. The Barbados Advocate was on hand to witness the long lines over the last few days as Barbadians did what they could to ensure that they were not left without what they needed. Agricultural push SIGNIFICANT strides cut out, but what we have FEED programme,” he are being made in the addressed are the critical said. agricultural sector in issues,the major ones, and He told the virtual audi- this country, with more we still have many more to ence that the programme, farmers being trained address. Certainly, my launched in May 2019, has to ensure that the sec- ministry met with several to date trained in the first tor can continue to other ministers on and second cohorts just grow and steps are also Tuesday for us to address over 100 and 200 persons being taken to facilitate issues with sanitary and respectively; and the third the export of agricul- phytosanitary measures, cohort, which started re- tural products. so that we can make cently, has 300 partici- That’s according to Barbados a world class pants. Weir said that they Minister of Agriculture producer,and be able to ex- have not been able to train and Food Security, Indar port fish and poultry, and the numbers that were in- Weir, who said that in ad- at the same time create tended because of the dition to training new space for farmers when COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers, his ministry has tourism comes back,” he said plans are therefore on been promoting the use of said. the cards to ramp up the technology in agriculture, According to Weir, while numbers. to transition the sector under the former adminis- “In order for us to be able from total open field agri- tration agriculture had to keep this programme culture,and identifying the been ignored and neg- going we have to make crops that would do better lected, the present sure that farmers are pro- from the introduction of Government has been ducing as they are given technology. Weir added hard at work ensuring that land, and I am pleased to that his ministry also suc- agriculture advances. So report that of the farmers cessfully launched a me- successful have the efforts that we have trained so dicinal cannabis industry been, he maintained, that far, spending less than in January of this year,de- the industry grew by 1.9 $500,000, they have been spite being in a shutdown, per cent last year, the only able to generate $1.6 mil- and is working on a new one to have grown in 2020. lion in production last praedial larceny bill to deal “The sector had 1.9 per year,” he said. with that worrying prob- cent growth, and here's The agriculture minister lem. In respect of the latter, what we did to achieve went on to say that his he said in spite of some set- that... The Government ministry is working assid- backs they are close to had to introduce a pro- uously on the matter of completing that legisla- gramme under the BERT water for farmers. He said tion. programme where people that in addition to the His comments came yes- would have been re- work currently being done terday evening as the trenched, and we had to at River, St. Philip which Barbados Labour Party find a way to facilitate an will provide six million gal- hosted a virtual mass income and accommodate lons of water, they are also meeting under the theme those persons. We at the addressing the issue of ‘Progress Amidst the ministry, my team and I, water availability at the Challenges’, to celebrate created the Farmers Spring Hall Land Lease the party’s historic win in Empowerment and Project, with dams being 2018. Enfranchisement Drive, created. “Our work is certainly which is now known as the (JRT) The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 5

NUPW called upon to protect its members LEADERSHIP of anxious about public cally for those who are not haviour of the president, Barbados’ largest pub- spaces, and protect our technologically inclined or we will step off this no con- lic sector union is being members…We urge and have no access to the in- fidence motion in favour urged to protect its continue to urge the exec- ternet. These people we of requesting the general members. utive to listen to the well know, are less and less secretary and executive This comes from a laid out recommendations every day, but we wanted committee to immediately Councillor of the National for a hybrid election to give them the provi- call a special council meet- Union of Public Workers process – iron out a proper sion,” she said, calling for ing to discuss the process (NUPW), who remains protective election process the executive committee of this year’s election – adamant that an and give the members a to meet. keeping the security,com- Electronic Voting System safe and secure voting “So close to elections, the fort, and protection of our is essential to effectively process,” she stressed. members need to decide members at the heart of and safely administer However, Cave said on who they want running the discussion. This is a elections, going forward. that she’s aware that not the NUPW on their behalf. members run organisa- Stressing that safety of everyone is tech-savvy, It is their organisation, tion,” she stressed. workers is paramount, and therefore a full transi- notwithstanding the be- (TL) given that the coronavirus tion to e-Voting wouldn’t is still a threat, Michelle be possible. Cave continues to encour- The educator, who is BHTA: Slow cruise age the union’s Executive contesting the 1st Vice to embrace the e-Voting President position, went process. on to make it clear that start next month On Saturday, General she has no confidence in AS cruise liners get ready Roach also pointed out Secretary Wayne Walrond the president Akanni to hit the high seas after a that as the Centres for confirmed that there will McDowall, asserting: “No difficult year, passengers Disease Control and be in-person voting for the confidence in the ability of and crew will be required Prevention (CDC) guide- NUPW’s July 15th elec- the president to manage to submit proof of vaccina- lines change, the cruise tion, but a concerned Cave the affairs of the union tion against COVID-19 to lines’ position change as told The Barbados and members given the board. well. Advocate yesterday,“This Michelle Cave, a Councillor of the National Union of consistent disregard for And another safety “There is a story out now is not a game; you don’t Public Workers (NUPW). council’s guidance… measure indicated by that Celebrity Cruises has play with people’s health. “He has to keep mem- ships is that all shore indicated that they are “We have brought in of- physical paper ballot, he alone knows, in the bers safe, the National excursions will be with going to relax some of the ficials from sister and using the e-Voting middle of a pandemic. It Council voted to have our vetted operators. restrictions, because origi- brother unions, we have process. was researched to the hilt meetings online via Zoom; Confirmation of this nally on resumption of sent our councillors on fact “Hours and hours of and deemed the best way likewise we must vote to came during the Barbados cruise, the cruise lines finding missions, readying preparation but the pres- to have elections securely, have our elections par- Hotel and Tourism Asso- were indicating that the our people for a safer roll- ident wants a paper bal- assuage the fears of the tially online as well. We ciation (BHTA) Quarterly passengers could not dis- out of elections than the lot...for some reason that members who are still have a few boxes physi- Media Update. embark to venture around “Yes, many of the cruise the destination. There has lines have been indicating been some indication now that once they resume that Celebrity is looking to cruising, they would want relax it, where passengers to conduct business specif- can actually get off and ically with tour operators walk around the cities as whose teams have been they come into port – fol- fully vaccinated, or tested lowing all the guidelines of on a regular basis,” the destination.” Chairman of the BHTA The BHTA Chairman Geoffrey Roach told jour- also reported that when nalists. the cruise sector gets “And then the rationale under way next month, it for that is that the cruise will be off to a slow start lines are indicating that with only three calls to they will cruise with fully Bridgetown. And while vaccinated passengers more ships are expected only. And just recently, later in the year, they still we’re seeing an indication wouldn’t be sailing at full that there might be some capacity. passengers on board who “So what we’re expect- might not be fully vacci- ing is that I would say nated, but the person probably in the latter quar- would have to provide a ra- ter of the year – October, Services Specialist with Caribbean Export, Allyson tionale for why they can’t November, December – is Francis, addressing the launch. have a vaccine, which when we will be seeing a might be a medical rea- lot more cruise activity son…The ships want to based on what we’re seeing Lots of potential in protect the bubble that in terms of bookings right they are going to create,” now,” he noted. he stressed. “Of interest, though, is region’s creative sectors “And the truth is that that the indication has LOCAL FASHION from with Caribbean Export even for land-based been also that the cruise Back Page Allyson Francis stated she tourism, we have been get- lines will not be sailing at “We had set a target of is pleased with the work ting some inquiries from full capacity. So while 30 collections to be pro- she has seen so far. She persons who want to they’re more cruise calls in duced in the Fashion additionally stated she be- Attendees at the launch of Shop-EDGE.co viewed the travel, about whether the December… the vessels Cluster in over two years lieves the programme is fashion show showcasing some of the pieces that teams at the properties are are expected to be sailing for this project, and today one that can be replicated can be found on the online site. fully vaccinated. Because somewhere in the region we are presenting the first throughout the region, those persons many times of maybe 50 to 60% capac- set of collections for you highlighting the great Barbados and the rest of create. There are so many who have been fully vacci- ity.So while we’ll be seeing which will be available for potential of the Carib- the region to the level of other ways that we can nated, want to take a vaca- probably a similar number sale on Shop-Edge.co.” bean’s creative sectors. resilience that we need to trade and bring in that tion, but they want to take of vessels, the actual num- Meanwhile, in her re- “I believe the creative see, because there are foreign exchange that is it in what they deem a safe ber of passengers will be marks, Services Specialist sector is what brings other ways that we can needed.” (MG) environment.” lower.” (TL) 6 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Labour experts gather for ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

THE International provided us with a chance Labour Organisation “Caribbean employers’ and workers’ organisations have engaged with to address and adapt to (ILO) Caribbean Office future of work issues such recently kicked off a Ministries of Labour and Ministries of Health to address challenges and as prioritising social three-day virtual craft their responses to protect workers and keep businesses afloat. At the dialogue by implementing conference to discuss task forces inclusive of policies and actions to policy level, we have seen tripartite partners involved in the discussions on workers, employers and improve how job civil society. It has also markets can build long- stimulus and packages not only at the macro level but also at the industry accelerated the digital term resilience to level, so the region has a lot to showcase to the world.” economy as we realise the ongoing climate risks opportunities that come and the COVID-19 with working and learning pandemic. Jordan, Minister of Caribbean commended showcase to the world,” he pandemic and other crises online,” he added. During the high-level Labour and Social Caribbean countries for remarked. are opportunities to Andre Lewis, President opening ceremony of the Partnership Relations for responding to the The Regional Director reduce vulnerabilities that of the Caribbean Congress ILO Caribbean Resilience Barbados. employment impacts of also emphasised have long plagued of Labour meanwhile Symposium, which was “The socio-economic the crisis – particularly innovative ways that the Caribbean labour markets stated, “The COVID-19 held from May 18 to 20, effects of COVID-19 on through social dialogue. region can successfully in order to achieve a pandemic brought to the ILO senior leadership Caribbean Small Island “Caribbean employers’ adapt to the new normal. healthy and resilient fore the reality of existing were joined by regional Developing States has and workers’ “The Caribbean has a future of work. inequalities in quite a Ministers of Labour, shown us that jobs and organisations have big role to play in “Building resilience and number of our societies. If employers’ livelihoods, and the engaged with Ministries of engaging in global labour diversification of at the end of the pandemic representatives and trade achievement of Labour and Ministries of markets via the digital economies have been or as we get to be able to unions, to address crisis Sustainable Development Health to address economy. And of course ongoing priorities for the manage living with the response and put forward Goal 8 – Decent Work and challenges and craft their there is a need to invest in Caribbean and the region pandemic, we do not make solutions for minimising Economic Growth – are responses to protect the green economy and the has long known and fundamental and radical disruptions to key for crisis recovery,” workers and keep blue economy in this experienced its changes to the structure employment and quickly explained Dennis Zulu, businesses afloat. At the transition to a new reality vulnerabilities to external of our societies, then we regaining productivity. Director of the ILO policy level, we have seen focused on a human- shocks, but we did not would have wasted the The event also featured Caribbean Office as he tripartite partners centred approach,” he anticipate the nature and sacrifices that have been closed sessions for welcomed participants to involved in the discussions explained. magnitude of the COVID- made – in terms of loss of workers’ and employers’ the event. on stimulus and Leaders from regional 19 pandemic,” explained lives in the region and organisations, as well as a Vinicius Pinheiro, packages not only at the employers’ and workers’ Wayne Chen, President of among the Diaspora and closed Ministers of Labour Regional Director of the macro level but also at the organisations also spoke the Caribbean Employers’ the psycho-social impacts Roundtable, chaired by ILO Office for Latin industry level, so the at the event and Confederation. that the pandemic has had the Honourable Colin E. America and the region has a lot to underscored that the “The crisis has also on us.”

GOVERNMENT NOTICE

In accordance with Section 5 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, Cap. 394, the following documents have been prepared and have been presented to the Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy for approval:

a) draft management plan; and

b) draft order delimiting a coastal zone management area.

Notice is hereby given that a Public Enquiry will be held at which the Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), shall present the draft management plan and the order delimiting a coastal zone management area for discussion and representations. The Public Enquiry will be held using a virtual platform at 6 p.m. each day on the following dates:

June 8, 2021 June 10, 2021 June 14, 2021 June 17, 2021 June 21, 2021 June 24, 2021 June 28, 2021 July 1, 2021

Further information regarding access to the virtual platform will be provided at a later date.

The documents are available for viewing at all branches of the National Library Service and on the website of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, www.coastal.gov.bb.

Comments on the Plan may be submitted to the CZMU via the email address [email protected], or WhatsApp number 256-3173. Printed submissions may also be sent to The Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit, 8th Floor, Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St. Michael, no later than close of business on Friday, June 4, 2021. The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 7

China to Chinese see private wealth expand improve PRIVATE wealth in management consult- nual growth rate between million. cording to the report. China has seen steady ing firm Bain & Com- 2018 and 2020 reaching Benefiting from the The report forecasts evaluation expansion as the coun- pany. 13 per cent, read the re- country’s economic trans- that the investable assets try’s economy contin- By the end of 2020, the port. formation and the devel- of Chinese citizens will method for ues to power ahead, investable assets of In 2020, the number of opment of the real econ- reach 268 trillion yuan, according to a wealth Chinese citizens had hit high net-worth individu- omy, the structure of while the high net-worth sci-tech report jointly released 241 trillion yuan (about als with investible assets China’s high net-worth population will approach by China Merchants 37.48 trillion US dollars), of over 10 million yuan in population is becoming in- 3 million by the end of Bank and the global with the compound an- the country reached 2.62 creasingly diversified, ac- 2021. achievements CHINESE President Xi Jinping on Friday called for efforts to improve the country’s evaluation mechanism for scientific and technological achieve- ments and further motivate scientists and technicians. President Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the re- marks while presiding over the 19th meeting of the Central Committee for deepening overall reform. A guideline on improv- ing the evaluation mecha- nism for scientific and technological achieve- ments was reviewed and approved at the meeting. Xi stressed that greater efforts should be made to advance self-reliance in science and technology. China vows to take self- reliance in science and technology as the strate- gic underpinning for national development, ac- cording to the Outline of A member of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation walks next to a tractor used for deforestation at the National the 14th Five-Year Plan Forest Bom Futuro in Rio Pardo, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 13, 2019. (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the World achieves one of 20 biodiversity goals, but with poor quality Long-Range Objectives IN 2010, more than 190 network. trade have led to cata- under protection, the re- of the targets by the UN Through the Year 2035. countries pledged to pro- “Protected and con- strophic viral outbreaks, port said. It also high- Convention on Biological Big progress has been tect global biodiversity to served areas play a including Ebola, MERS, lighted the need for Diversity (CBD) found that made in China’s innova- prevent future pandemics crucial role in tackling bio- SARS and the ongoing recognising and document- countries failed to achieve tion capabilities since the and slow the pace of cli- diversity loss, and great COVID-19 pandemic. ing the efforts of indige- most of them fully. Some 18th CPC National mate change by meeting 20 progress has been made in nous peoples,local commu- were partially met, includ- Congress in 2012, but a targets by 2020. But gov- recent years on strength- Quantity vs. quality nities and private entities ing target number 11. As a classified evaluation ernments have met only ening the global network The report also highlighted towards conserving natu- result, more than one mil- mechanism for scientific one target, and its “qual- of protected and conserved that an increase in the size ral areas. lion animal and plant and technological achieve- ity” remains poor, the areas,”said Neville Ash, di- of the protected and con- “Designating and ac- species are now threatened ments is yet to be estab- United Nations (UN) said rector of the UN Environ- served area has not trans- counting for more pro- with extinction, many lished, said a statement on Wednesday. ment Programme-World lated into providing bene- tected and conserved areas within decades, more than released after the meeting. Countries have success- Conservation Monitoring fits to humans or nature as is insufficient; they need to ever before in human his- Specified evaluation cri- fully implemented target Centre. most protected areas re- be effectively managed and tory, the report warned. teria need to be created for number 11 for protected The biodiversity loss has main disconnected. equitably governed if they Governments will again achievements of different and conserved areas, which led to a devastating impact The challenge is to “im- are to realize their many meet for the Conference of categories such as basic re- aimed at protecting 17 per- on the core habitats of wild prove the quality of both benefits at local and global Parties (COP-15) at search, applied research cent of the land animals with the construc- existing and new areas to scales and secure a better Kunming in China, de- and technological develop- and inland waters and 10 tion of mega infrastructure achieve positive change for future for people and layed by a year due to the ment, it added. percent of the marine envi- projects like highways and people and nature,as biodi- planet,” said Neville Ash. COVID-19 pandemic, to A multi-party evalua- ronment. ports scarring ecologically versity continues to de- prepare new goals for post- tion mechanism involving According to the biennial sensitive hotspots. cline, even within many Hopes of ambitious Aichi 2020 goals. the government, social or- UN Protected Planet Pollution also contributed protected areas,”the report biodiversity targets at “As biodiversity contin- ganizations, enterprises Report, governments con- to the degradation. said. COP 15 hosted by China ues to decline, we now call and institutions of invest- served around 16.64 per Such destruction and According to the pre- Depleting biodiversity for Parties at the UN ment and financing needs cent of the land and inland rampant wildlife trade scribed standards, pro- raised concerns among Biodiversity Conference in to be built, the statement water ecosystems and 7.74 have increased the interac- tected and conserved areas governments and conser- Kunming to set an ambi- said, highlighting the per cent of the marine en- tion between wild animals should be better connected, vation organizations, tious target,”said Dr Bruno dominant role of enter- vironment in the last 10 with humans, triggering allowing species,especially prompting them to meet in Oberle, director-general of prises in innovation. years. possibilities of zoonotic dis- migratory animals, to move Japan to formulate the the International Union for It called for improving The efforts have led to eases – transmission of around freely. Aichi Targets. During the Conservation of Nature. the reward system for sci- the addition of an area of viruses from animals to hu- At present, less than 8 meeting,governments, in a Governments should en- entific and technological 21 million square kilome- mans. per cent of the land is both landmark decision, pledged sure protected area cover- achievements with a focus ters – the size of the In the last few decades, protected and connected – to meet 20 conservation age of 30 per cent of the on rewarding scientists Russian Federation – increased interactions and far below 17 per cent of the goals by 2020. land, freshwater and ocean who have made creative under the conservation rampant illegal wildlife land area that is now Last year,an assessment by 2030, Oberle added. contributions. 8 • Monday May 24, 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 Louisville pins hopes on Justice Assessing party Dept. review of policing LOUISVILLE, Ky.– For the lead the Justice “There was nothing going examine the “root causes” of people marching in the Department’s Civil Rights on at his place, no potential civil rights achievements streets for more than a year Division. Her nomination protesting going on,” the violations going back about after the killing of Breonna narrowly advanced family’s attorney, Steve five years. THIS week the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) will Taylor,a wide-ranging new through a Senate Romines, said in an “I think our officers at mark its third year in office having won the May federal investigation of committee this week. interview. “People were LMPD really want to have 24 general elections in the country. policing in Louisville is seen Federal investigators are standing around eating the very best police For the ruling party,members and in particular as one more chance for likely to review instances barbecue.” department in the country,” party stalwarts will be pointing to what they justice. in which Louisville Romines said he trusts said David James, a city consider as the successes of the government since The demonstrations big demonstrators were beaten the civil rights division to council member and former that historic vote which saw the BLP winning all and small have led to and shot with pepper balls, conduct “a good faith police officer. But “I think the 30 House of Assembly seat. This will be an lawsuits and complaints as well as the killing of a review of the multiple bad there has to be some attempt to convince Barbadians that much has that police are abusing the popular barbecue stand actors in LMPD.” cultural change to take been achieved since the change of government. people out protesting owner as police and the The Justice Department place in order for that to The People’s Party for Democracy and abuse. Most are still upset National Guard, brought in had already begun an happen.” Development is the official Opposition in that no officers have been to enforce a curfew, investigation last year into Police Chief Erika Parliament and is very vocal in both houses of directly charged in the descended on his property. the officers involved in the Shields, hired from Atlanta Parliament. killing of Taylor on March Barbecue cook David Taylor shooting and their as a reformer, said For the Democratic Labour Party which lost 13, 2020. McAtee thought he was chain of command for civil Louisville’s officers “want badly at the polls, it would want to portray to the “It’s been insult to injury under attack, his family rights violations. to get it right.” country that there are no major achievements to the whole time for many of said. Surveillance video The pattern or practice “They want the shout about. us protesting,” said showed authorities investigation reflects a shift community to be proud of In fact both the Opposition Leader, Joseph Shameka Parrish-Wright, arriving at his restaurant in priorities under the new them,” Shields said after Atherley, and the DLP’s President, Verla DePeiza a Louisville mayoral and unleashing pepper Democratic the probe was announced have said this, something the Government does not candidate who has been balls without warning, administration, which in April. agree with. arrested during protests. striking around his grill opened a similar probe of The city has banned Even as the time comes for the ruling party to “They’ve started this civil and inside his kitchen. the Minneapolis Police controversial no-knock celebrate and to outline what has transpired under unrest. We’re out here McAtee didn’t realize they after the death of George warrants, paid Taylor’s its watch in Barbados over the last years, it is because of them and we’ve were non-lethal weapons Floyd. In both cases, the family $12 million to settle equally important for the other two parties to been treated like trash.” fired by law enforcers, his announced scope includes a wrongful death lawsuit assess what they have achieved, and what lies The broadened “patterns family’s lawyer said. He any violations of First and fired two of the officers ahead for them as the country is now beyond the and practices” probe fired two rounds from a Amendment rights and who shot at her. One of the half way stage to another general election. That announced last month by handgun through the door questions about illegal fired officers has been is constitutionally due in about two years’ time. U.S. Attorney Merrick of his eatery, and was shot searches and seizures and charged for shooting The important factor is what the Government Garland could soon be led dead by a National Guard equal protection under the recklessly into Taylor’s will chose to highlight while defending its by a veteran Black civil member. law. neighbor’s apartment. But stewardship in office, and what it would want to rights lawyer who has The chief of police was Louisville’s city leaders after state officials declined ignore. criticized the handling of later fired because and new police chief – the to pursue criminal charges In this vein what the BLP promised during the the Taylor case. Kristen Louisville officers on the fourth since Taylor’s death for Taylor’s death, demands last general elections and what it was able to Clarke is the Biden scene failed to turn on their – welcomed the Justice for justice have persisted, deliver since assuming office will be the selling administration’s choice to body cameras. Department’s promise to as have clashes with police. point to the Barbadian public which is very much in tune with their politics. Going back to those elections the BLP ran an effective campaign that was able to register with the imagination of the China ultramarathon: Severe populace all over the country. All their meetings seemed to have attracted sizeable audiences and the messages belted out from the platform were enough to convince the weather kills 21 runners electorate that then was the time for a change in TWENTY-ONE runners injured. changed. through the night into Government. That turned out to be the case have died after extreme The race began at 9:00 “The rain was getting yesterday morning, during although no one foresaw the eventual result. weather struck a long- local time (01:00 GMT) on heavier and heavier,” said which time a further drop It is up to the public now to judge the distance race in north- Saturday,with some of the Ms Mao, who was about in temperature made the performance of the ruling party after being in western China. competitors setting off 24km into the race at the search even more difficult, office for three years. High winds and freezing wearing just shorts and T- time and had not yet China’s Xinhua news Having said this the two opposition parties rain hit participants in the shirts. reached the mountains. agency reported. themselves will equally be looked upon as to how 100km (60-mile) Surviving participants She decided to head The deaths have effective they have been in keeping the ultramarathon in the said the forecast had back to her hotel, having sparked public outrage on government on its toes while making a case for Yellow River Stone Forest, shown some wind and rain had previous bad Chinese social media, with their individual relevance. a tourist site in Gansu was anticipated, but experiences with anger mainly directed at The People’s Party for Democracy and province, on Saturday. nothing as extreme as hypothermia, but others the Baiyin government Development headed by Bishop Atherley has been The race was halted what they experienced. carried on or were already and unhappiness over the very vocal. Along with the party’s two Senators in when some of the 172 About three hours after in worst-hit areas. lack of contingency Crystal Drakes and Caswell Franklyn, they have runners went missing, and the start, a mountainous Many runners planning. made valuable contributions during a rescue operation was section of the race was hit reportedly lost their way In a press conference parliamentary debates. launched. by hail, heavy rain and on the route as the yesterday, Baiyin’s Mayor The DLP is still trying to find its feet following Many of the stranded gales, which caused weather affected visibility. Zhang Xuchen said: “As the massive defeat it experienced at the polls in runners reportedly temperatures to plummet, More than 1,200 the organiser of the event, May 2018. suffered from according to officials from rescuers were deployed, we are full of guilt and With no representation in either the House of hypothermia. the nearby Baiyin city. assisted by thermal- remorse. We express deep Assembly or in the Senate it has been a tall order Officials said 151 One runner, Mao imaging drones and radar condolences and to match the Government, with spokespeople, runners were now Shuzhi, told Reuters news detectors, according to sympathy to the families including Ms. Depeiza having been critical of the confirmed safe, and that agency she turned around state media. of the victims and the government. eight of them were when the weather The operation continued injured.” This week therefore and continuing for a while, the country will get opportunities to hear how the Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes politics shape up and who has been effective and E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen not effective and what will set the stage for the Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan future. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 9

24-hour dedicated helpline launched to assist children KINGSTON, Jamaica – A trained professionals is “particularly pleased” She pointed out that very happy to be a 24-hour dedicated who can assist that the helpline caters the facility will cover the partner in the helpline has been them when they need it specifically to children, “full spectrum” of issues establishment of this established to assist most. pointing out that “they affecting youngsters, helpline, which fills a children and teenagers Endorsed by Minister need a safe space to talk, including isolation and critical gap in the experiencing challenges of Education, Youth and to reach out, and to have trauma. provision of services to or who may be feeling Information, Fayval the confidence that For her part, UNICEF children and overwhelmed with Williams, the facility their concerns will be Jamaica Representative, adolescents in Jamaica,” adapting to changes was formally unveiled heard”. Mariko Kagoshima, she said. caused by the during a digital launch “As Jamaica tries to noted that the prolonged Meanwhile, Chair of coronavirus (COVID-19) yesterday. navigate this period of closure of schools the PSOJ’s Human pandemic. In her remarks, great uncertainty, it is and restrictions on Capital Development The facility, the Safe Williams said the important that avenues movement, consequent Committee, Mariame Spot National Child and helpline is a “most are found that provide on COVID-19, McIntosh Robinson, Teen Helpline, is a welcome step” in psychosocial support and have negatively impacted in underscoring multisectoral initiative strengthening guidance to our the mental health the organisation’s involving the Private the Government’s children… and that they and well-being commitment to the Safe Sector Organisation of heightened thrust over have ready access to of children and Spot initiative, Children’s Advocate, Jamaica (PSOJ), the recent years to these resources,” adolescents. encouraged youngsters Diahann Gordon United Nations develop and implement Williams added. Additionally, she said across the country Harrison Children’s Fund policies that address the Children’s Advocate, the pandemic has facing challenges (UNICEF) Jamaica physical, emotional and Diahann Gordon exacerbated the incidents “to take advantage via Instagram or Office, and the Office of mental well-being of Harrison, said Safe of violence and abuse of the solutions [being SnapChat to @safespotja. the Children’s Advocate Jamaica’s children. Spot will provide against them. offered] to help Other partner (OCA), which will She noted that this has the safety net for Kagoshima further you”. stakeholders in the manage it. been done through youngsters who could noted that access to To access the services initiative are the British The helpline is increased funding and potentially “fall through social services and offered, persons may call High Commission intended to provide amendments to existing the cracks” in these types of similar the toll-free line: 888- in Jamaica, prompt responses to regulations and relation to other interventions “have SAFESPOT (888-723- National Commercial youngsters’ concerns by legislation or the programmes become more 7768), send a WhatsApp Bank, GraceKennedy, eliminating delays and introduction of new ones. also designed to limited”. message to 876-439-5199, Flow, Digicel and increasing access to The minister said she provide interventions. “Therefore, UNICEF is or send a direct message Wisynco.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF than 50 taken into custody OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF MAY PEN, Clarendon ALL THAT land situate at Lot 15 Greenland Plantation in the parish of – More than 50 people Saint Andrew in this Island as shown on a Plan made and certified on the 24th day of July 2020 by Douglas A.H. Wilkie, Land Surveyor and at a party on Central containing by admeasurement 632.1 square metres Avenue in May Pen were yesterday SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS afternoon taken into IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE custody by the Clarendon police CLAIM NO. LTP6/2021 pending charges for breaching the IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND (TITLE PROCEEDINGS ACT, 2011 (SECTION 3) Disaster Risk Management Act AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT land situate at Greenland (DRMA). Plantation in the parish of Saint Andrew in this Island as shown on a According to police Plan made and certified on the 24th day of July 2020 by Douglas A.H. reports, about 1:30 pm, a Wilkie, Land Surveyor and recorded in the Lands and Surveys team of officers from the Department on the 4th day of August 2020 under reference number Clarendon Divisional 844/2020 (hereinafter called “the Plan”) and being Lot 15 containing by Headquarters was on admeasurement 632.1 square metres or thereabouts (inclusive of 63.2 square metres in Road Reserve) ABUTTING AND BOUNDING to the patrol when they saw a East on other lands now or formerly of Oscar Riley (Lot 16) to the South party in session at a on land now or formerly of Greenland Plantation to the West on land now location on Central or formerly of Lawrence D. Leacock and to the North which leads to the Avenue. Public Road or however else the same may abut and bound. On seeing the police several people ran in TAKE NOTICE that LENORA EVA MURPHY of 117-40 129th Avenue, different directions, Jamaica NY 11434 in the United States of America, has applied to the according to High Court for a declaration of her ownership and a certificate of the title in respect of the title in respect of the property described above. Superintendent in charge of operations Christopher Any person having any adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest Phillips. More than 50 people at a party on Central Avenue in May Pen in Jamaica against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on “Some sought to hide in were yesterday afternoon taken into custody. oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the cars, others ran into 28th day of June 2021 and immediately thereafter serve a true copy on houses but we managed food and tents and tables behaviour that we parties, he issued a the undersigned. to hold onto the person with liquor. So it’s continue to deal with in warning. “My team is who was in charge of obvious that the Clarendon. But I want to motivated and ready for Any person who has any information relating to the ownership of the said property is invited to give such information in writing to the Registrar executing the event,” he organisers deliberately say to persons out there, the road. We’re going to of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 28th day of June said. planned for this event ‘Let us consider each be out and will be 2021. “It is estimated that which is a clear breach of other, let us do the right enforcing accordingly. We over 200 persons were in the DRMA.” thing at this time so we are not going to let up,” Dated the 24th day of May 2021. attendance at the event He renewed his appeal can safeguard the he vowed, adding that which had a music for individuals to abide interest of the country’,” several roadblocks were ELLIOTT D. MOTTLEY & CO. system. From all by the law. he urged. yesterday mounted Attorneys-at-Law for the Claimant, whose place of business and address for service is indications this seems to “The magnitude of this For anyone planning to across the division as his “Shenstone”, Strathclyde, be a regular event which event just goes to show flout the law by hosting team ramps up its In the parish of Saint Michael in this Island was well-organised with the kind of undisciplined and attending illegal enforcement activities. 10 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

T&T lockdown Ana weakens into a extended to July 4 depression as TRINIDAD – Public health Ministry of Health Epidemiologist Dr restrictions announced by Prime Avery Hinds said it was too soon to tell if Minister Dr Keith Rowley three the State of Emergency has yielded the it moves away weeks ago have been extended until desired effect by reducing the number of July 4, while the State of Emergency cases. could be extended for another 90 “A week post the SoE announcement, days. This means that restaurants, you don’t have enough time just yet to from Bermuda malls, beaches, gyms, places of make an assessment whether that very MIAMI – Ana weakened into a tropical worship and bars will remain closed, recent intervention would have been very depression yesterday as it moved away while non-essential services are still effective or not. It usually takes two weeks from Bermuda after bringing rain and prohibited. to show whether an intervention begins to wind to the island in the The public health regulations were due take effect,” Hinds said. Atlantic Ocean, forecasters to expire yesterday. According to Principal Medical Officer said. “The date has been reached but the Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards, the ministry Ana was located about 540 miles (865 expected condition has not been reached. is seeing an increasing number of new kilometers) northeast of Bermuda with In fact, it has been worsened, so we are cases but the gap between admissions and maximum sustained winds of 35 mph now looking further down the road.We are discharges has been closing over the last (55 kph), the National Hurricane looking at the 4th of July,” Prime Minister four to five days. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Center in Miami said in a 5 p.m. Rowley said at a press conference at the Hospital occupancy reduced slightly to advisory.It was moving northeast at 17 Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s yon 70 per cent, she said. 1,936 people getting vaccinated with the mph (28 kph). Saturday. “The seven-day rolling average, as Dr Sinopharm jabs on Friday. Ana formed as a subtropical storm Rowley said he was not prepared to give Hinds said, continues to increase. We are “The overall objective as we stand now, early Saturday, then transitioned to a any definitive marker or timeline for the at 508 (cases). The daily admissions, we given our current vaccine availability,is to tropical storm yesterday. It then rollback of the regulations, as that will actually saw a decline in that trend vaccinate 134,000 persons with both doses weakened to a depression later in the likely create unnecessary speculation. recently within the past week,” Abdool- of either the AstraZeneca or Sinopharm day.The hurricane center said it would However, he said, the more disciplined Richards said. vaccines by August 31 … that is a pretty weaken further over the next 24 hours and cooperative the public is, the sooner “Do not become comfortable with the good place to be by August,” he said. before dissipating today. the rollback date will be. very small decline in hospital occupancy. Rowley also expressed confidence that No watches or warnings were in effect “It doesn’t mean we are going to be in This is because of an increase in the the country will receive more vaccines by for the storm. It posed no threat to land. this situation for 90 days. We will revoke supply of hospital beds … but our August. Ana was the first named storm in the it as soon as that is the prudent action to resources remain strained.” He also appealed to landlords to show Atlantic this year, though hurricane take, whether it is one month after, six Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh empathy at this time. With reports of season doesn’t officially start until June weeks after, or whatever time. We will assured that at least 10 per cent of the increasing evictions in recent days, the 1. Meteorologists expect the 2021 want to come out of it as quickly as population will be vaccinated by August. Prime Minister admitted the Government season to be busy, but not to the possible … but we will have the legal He said he was encouraged by the vaccine cannot legally control landlord level of last year’s the record-breaking ability to go for 90 days,” he said. confidence being shown by the public,with arrangements. season. US steers El Salvador funding away from Government SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador–The Bukele’s New Ideas party won a United States Agency for International supermajority in Feb. 28 elections. New Development will redirect its funding from lawmakers were seated in the unicameral El Salvador’s state institutions to its civil congress May 1 and immediately voted to society groups as tensions rise between remove the five justices from the Supreme the two governments over the Central Court’s Constitutional Chamber in a American country’s removal of Supreme process the justices said was Court justices and the Attorney General. unconstitutional. The new congress also USAID Administrator Samantha Power voted to replace the Attorney General with said in a statement Friday that the agency a Bukele loyalist. has “deep concerns” about the shake-up in Those moves combined with the new the justice system earlier this month and congressional supermajority removed the more generally about transparency and remaining checks on Bukele’s power, who accountability. remains extremely popular. Funding will be redirected from the In February 2020, Bukele sent heavily court and Attorney General’s Office, the armed troops to the then-opposition National Civilian Police and El Salvador’s controlled congress when it balked at Institute for Access to Public Information approving a loan for his security plan. and given instead to local civil society Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, groups and human rights organizations Bukele publicly accused the constitutional “for promoting transparency, combating justices of causing the deaths of corruption and monitoring human rights.” Salvadorans when they ruled his The agency declined to say how much mandatory stay-at-home order In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks funding was being redirected. unconstitutional. Bukele’s rapid before the start of vaccination of medical staff with the AstraZeneca COVID- President Nayib Bukele responded consolidation of power has worried 19 vaccine at the Atlacatl Medical Unit of the Salvadoran Social Security immediately via Twitter. “How great that international observers and the Biden Institute in San Salvador, El Salvador. (civil society organizations) receive foreign administration that El Salvador’s fragile financing, because they will not receive a democracy could be eroded. migration from Central America.” past, with much respect and affection: the cent from the Salvadoran people.” “Respect for an independent judiciary, a Earlier this month,White House Special changes that we have made are In another tweet, the president wrote commitment to the separation of powers, Envoy Ricardo Zúñiga met with Bukele on IRREVERSIBLE,”he wrote then.“We are that if you ask any Salvadoran migrant at and a strong civil society are essential a visit to El Salvador. He said on a local not going to return to the past, we will go the U.S. border why they left their country, components of any democracy,” Power said. news program that the U.S. government toward the future. We would like them to they will respond first, lack of jobs and “The United States remains firmly thought it best for El Salvador to reverse accompany us,but if they don’t want to we second, that it was unsafe. “It’s very committed to supporting democratic the changes to the court and Attorney understand.” revealing that @USAID chose to stop governance as we partner to improve General. As the relationship with Washington funding... SECURITY! Is the real plan to economic and security conditions and to Bukele responded via Twitter. “For the sours, Bukele has increasingly played up create more immigration?” address the root causes of irregular voices that still ask us to return to the the burgeoning relationship with China. The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 11 Bolsonaro fined for breaking COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil PRESIDENT Jair answer requests for Bolsonaro must pay a fine comment from AFP. for failing to adhere to On Friday, Bolsonaro state health safety handed out rural property regulations at a public titles in Acailandia, some event, the governor of 500 kilometers (310 miles) Maranhao state said, as from Sao Luis, capital of Brazil struggles to contain Maranhao state. the Covid-19 pandemic. At the event the Health authorities filed maskless Bolsonaro the case against Bolsonaro blasted Governor Dino as a “for the promotion in “chubby dictator.” Maranhao of gatherings The far-right Brazilian with no sanitary president opposes Covid safeguards. The law confinement rules, and has applies to everyone,” the attacked state governors governor of the who impose local health northeastern state, leftist restrictions as “dictators.” Flavio Dino, tweeted late Brazil has the world’s Friday. second highest coronavirus Dino reminded the death toll, after the United FILE PHOTO: Migrants from Haiti walk near the Zaragoza-Ysleta international border bridge after being public that gatherings of States. deported from the United States, in Ciudad Juarez. more than 100 people are The first case in Brazil of banned in his state, and the Indian Covid-19 the use of face masks is variant was confirmed mandatory. Thursday in Maranhao – US to expand Haitian eligibility Bolsonaro’s office has 15 one of the country’s poorest days to appeal, after which states – among six crew the amount of the fine will members of a cargo ship for deportation relief programme be set. The office did not registered in Hong Kong. WASHINGTON – The President Donald Trump,a United States as of May 21. called on the Biden United States will Republican, sought to end “Haiti is currently administration to make expand Haitian most TPS enrollment, experiencing serious more Haitians eligible for eligibility for a including that of Haitians, security concerns, social the programme, citing the humanitarian pro- but was stymied by federal unrest, an increase in country’s “widespread gramme that grants courts. human rights abuses, violence, civil and political deportation relief and The TPS program grants crippling poverty, and lack unrest, economic and work permits to deportation relief and work of basic resources, which humanitarian strife, the immigrants who cannot permits to immigrants are exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, safely return to their whose home countries COVID-19 pandemic,” and a lack of available home countries, the U.S. experience a natural DHS Secretary Alejandro vaccines.” Department of disaster, armed conflict or Mayorkas said in a written Menendez applauded the Homeland Security other extraordinary event. statement. move, saying in a statement announced on Saturday. The temporary programme “After careful it “will avoid destabilizing A new designation of so- can be extended in six to consideration, we the island’s fragile recovery called Temporary Protected 18-month intervals by the determined that we must efforts.” Status (TPS) will cover an DHS secretary. do what we can to support The Biden administra- estimated 150,000 Haitians Haitians were granted Haitian nationals in the tion opened the TPS already living in the United TPS following a United States until programme to an estimated States,Democratic Senator devastating 2010 conditions in Haiti improve 320,000 Venezuelans living Bob Menendez of New earthquake in the so they may safely return in the United States in Jersey said in a written Caribbean nation. The home.” March and for several statement praising the program currently covers Mayorkas stressed that thousand Syrians in decision. 59,000 Haitians residing in Haitians who arrive in the January. Roughly half of Democrats, a few the United States since United States after May 21 the Haitian and Republicans and pro- January 2011. will not be eligible and Venezuelan immigrants in immigrant advocates had The latest move by the could be deported. the United States live in pressed the administration Biden administration The Leadership Florida, according to the President Jair Bolsonaro ignored state Covid-19 of President Joe Biden to would extend the program Conference on Civil and Washington-based Migra- safety regulations when he met with hundreds of make more Haitians in the for 18 months for those Human Rights and more tion Policy Institute, a key supporters at an unscheduled visit to the city of country illegally eligible for already in it and expand than 100 other swing state in U.S. Senador La Rocque in Maranhao state, Brazil on deportation relief. Former eligibility to Haitians in the organizations this week elections. May 21, 2021.

Partly sunny with a few brief isolated light showers.

High Tide (First) 1:34 High tide (Second) 14:30 London 10 Overcast with Light Rain Yesterday: 0.0 mm Boston 29 Cloudy Low Tide (First) 8:04 For the month: 21.5 mm Max: 30.8 °C Montreal 20 Fair Low tide (Second) 20:09 For the year: 278.2 mm Min: 26.5 °C Toronto 23 Fair New York 33 Cloudy Miami 28 Cloudy 5:31 a.m. 6:19 p.m. 12 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Volcanic eruption in DR Congo leaves people homeless PEOPLE in the Student Aline Kanyere Democratic Republic said she had studied it of Congo are returning and that it was talked to scenes of devasta- about all the time, yet it tion after a large vol- had been shocking to see cano erupted. it burst into action.“We’re Mount Nyiragongo all shaking,” she said. turned the sky red and A local trader, Kambere spewed out a river of Ombeni, was among those lava when it erupted on who returned to the scene Saturday. on Sunday afternoon as Thousands of people the rubble still smoul- fled Goma, a city of two dered. “We watched the Locals have been sifting through the remains of flattened houses. million people just south whole neighbourhood in of the volcano, overnight. the Nyiragongo territory There are some reports go up in smoke. The fire of five deaths during came right down to here. the evacuation process, Even now we can still see though this has not been lava,” he said. officially confirmed. Another resident, Irene It is unclear if anyone Bauma, said people would died in the eruption itself, need help from the gov- but houses have been lost ernment to rebuild their north of the city. lives. As the lava moved “There’s land, people, a slowly, many people had population that has lost time to leave the area. everything, maybe there The volcano, located are also deaths, who 10km (six miles) from knows? We are asking the Goma, last erupted in government to come and 2002, killing 250 people help the survivors of this and making 120,000 eruption.” homeless. Tom Peyre-Costa, from Communications the Norwegian Refugee Minister Patrick Muyay Council in Goma, told the said the government was BBC how the scene had having a second emer- unfolded. gency meeting on Sunday “The lava was pretty afternoon. slow, like, one kilometre He also said seismic per hour, but it didn’t tremors had been felt in stop.... It started burning People came out of their the area in the aftermath. the houses,” he said, homes to seek safety “People are advised to adding that humanitar- amid fears the lava remain vigilant, avoid ian organisations were al- would reach Goma. non-essential travel, and ready trying to address follow directions,” he people’s needs. AT RIGHT: An aerial view tweeted. Overnight, many resi- shows damage done to Some locals had com- dents headed across the homes on the outskirts of plained about the lack nearby Rwandan border, Goma. (PHOTOS: REUTERS) of information from the while others went to authorities during the higher ground to the west eruption. of the city. Nyiragongo is particu- Crowds were seen with Rwandan authorities larly fluid and has the mattresses and other said about 3,000 people potential to move fast. belongings, fleeing even had officially crossed from In a report on 10 May, before the government’s Goma. The country’s state the observatory warned announcement, which media said they would be that seismic activity came several hours after accommodated in schools at Nyiragongo had in- the eruption started. and places of worship. creased. One Goma resident, Mount Nyiragongo is Last year, the observa- Richard Bahati, said he one of the world’s more ac- tory’s director, Katcho was in his house when he tive volcanoes but there Karume, told the BBC heard screaming and be- were concerns that its World Service’s Science in came extremely worried activity had not been Action that the volcano’s as he saw the sky redden- properly observed by lava lake had been filling ing outside. the Goma Volcano up quickly,increasing the “I lived through the Observatory, since the chances of an eruption in problem with this volcano World Bank cut funding the next few years. But in 2002. The volcano amid allegations of cor- he also warned that an devastated all our homes ruption. earthquake could trigger and possessions,” he Professor Mike Burton, a disaster earlier. said.Meanwhile, some a volcanologist at the The volcano’s deadliest younger residents saw the University of Manchester eruption happened in volcano erupt for the first in England, told the 1977, when more than time. BBC the lava in Mount 600 people died.

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May 24, 2021 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS MORE FALLOUT EXPECTED A CREDIT Union official in forward to the day when COVID- “The increase in He remains confident that increase in assets, but lower Barbados is fearing more 19 will be talked about in the unemployment will impact all the eradication of COVID-19 loans, cash and bank balances, fallout for members of his past tense. sectors of the economy,resulting will hopefully create new and investment returns. body and the wider society if Giving the Treasurer’s report in a decline in disposable opportunities for growth and Assets were $58.4 million the COVID-19 pandemic is at their recently held annual household income,” he prosperity for the Light and at year end, loans totalled not eliminated. general meeting, Parris said maintained. Power Employee Credit Union, $27.6 million, investments Reginald Parris, Treasurer of that as the impact of the virus Parris said that the its members and the Barbadian $19.6 million, an increase in the Light and Power Employee becomes more evident, members coronavirus continues to create society as a whole. net income, and cash and bank Co-operative Credit Union of the institution were going to even greater uncertainty, which His comments came while balances of $8.0 million. Limited, raised the concerns find it difficult to meet their can redound to reduced spending reporting some measures of Comparative figures for the while relating how the pandemic obligations to the body. and an increase in the cost of growth within the organisation previous year were assets $55.6 had affected the organization According to him, the credit living. He noted that the vaccines and declines in others. million, loans $30.0 million, during the 2020 financial year. union realises that delinquency developed to treat the virus are The credit union realised a investments $14.5 million, cash Parris said that he is looking will increase during 2021. indeed an encouraging sign. modest growth in net income, an and bank balances $6.7 million. Griffith: US must sustain link with the Caribbean

BARBADIAN Rasheed Griffith the Caribbean”, and other non- is suggesting that it is not US presenters were from Chile, too late for the US to arrest Mexico and Brazil. the deepening of the China- In his written testimony, Caribbean engagement that Griffith contends that, “Little could go contrary to American effort has been placed on honing strategic interests. a nuanced understanding of Griffith made the comments what the Caribbean has gained when he appeared before a US and hopes to gain from its Congressional Commission last engagement with China.” week. The Caribbean, he said, is not “But it requires wrestling an idle player. Rather, regional with the facts on the ground governments actively seek and countering with realistic deals from Chinese firms and and robust alternatives,” the government organizations – Barbadian podcaster told the often with significant success. hearing. “The fundamental question He pointed out that by should not be, ‘Why is China geographical, historical, and engaging in the Caribbean?’ cultural fact, the Caribbean is Rather, it should be, ‘Why do tethered to the US – not China. Caribbean countries so readily “However, the US has to be a seek out deals with Chinese reliable partner in sustaining firms?’” Griffith stated. that link,” he maintained. The presentation is a mine Griffith was the sole of information on Chinese Caribbean expert invited investment in the Caribbean, to appear before the US covering the Baha Mar Resort Barbadian podcaster, Rasheed Griffith. Congressional Commission in The Bahamas, the “largest on US-China Economic and project of its kind in the Also discussed were the role of between China and the US, Griffith also recounted Taiwan’s Security Review at a public Caribbean”; the North-South international financial centres and the benefit from Chinese efforts to secure repayment of hearing held online on May 20. Highway in Jamaica; and the in the Cayman Islands and investors to Caribbean states loans to Grenada after the The topic of the hearing was Antigua and Barbuda Special the British Virgin Islands in that have offered Citizenship devastation of Hurricane Ivan “China in Latin America and Economic Zone. facilitating investment flows by Investment programmes. in 2005.

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Greenidge: B’dos economy set back two or three years THE COVID-19 pan- its reserve position with programme being under- output incurred, especially pected to increase further $48 million loan next demic has set back some $2.6 billion in the taken under an agreement over the last year and into once the IMF agrees to a month. Barbados at least Government’s coffers. with the International the first quarter of 2021. two or three years, This is up from the $400 Monetary Fund, consider- In a recent question- Government’s Chief million the present admin- able work still has to be and-answer engagement Economic Adviser, Dr. istration found when it as- done. with this business maga- Kevin Greenidge, has sumed office in May 2018. “We still have to zine, Dr.Greenidge said he confirmed to Business “We also fixed the coun- reform the State-Owned did not agree with sugges- Monday. try’s fiscal position and Enterprises, and to fix the tions that Barbados may He said that the country had brought down the na- business climate,” accord- be in for another round of was on course to deliver tional debt,” he remarked ing to him. Growth is an- austere economic meas- results in the economic in a brief interview with other area which has to be ures to fix some of the cur- recovery programme until Business Monday. dealt with. rent problems. the virus hit, resulting However, Dr. Greenidge Noting that the pan- He also made it clear in some setbacks to eco- pointed out that as part of demic had hit Barbados he was not bothered about nomic policymaking. The the Barbados Economic hard, the country is hop- the high debt running at Economist revealed that to Recovery and ing to rebound from the around 154 per cent of date, Barbados had fixed Transformation (BERT) massive drop in economic GDP, and which is ex-

Government’s Chief Economic Adviser, Dr. Kevin Greenidge. Goddard Enterprises Ltd. reports mixed results THE COVID 19 pandemic However, they have has continued to affect the pointed to some improve- performance of leading ments in the second quar- private sector firm, ter of the current year “as Goddard Enterprises the Group earned net in- Limited (GEL). come of $12.2 million”. The story of that impact However, profitability was told by two GEL offi- fell in the second quarter. cials, who reviewed the They agreed that the Group’s half-year finan- diversity of the Group cial results. allowed it to balance the “For the first six months effects of the pandemic of its financial year, the since the fallout in the (GEL) Group recorded net Catering and Ground income attributable to its Handling, and the Auto equity holders of $13.0 Divisions, was cushioned million and an earnings by creditable perform- per share of 5.7 cents,” ances in the other areas of said Chairman, Charles operations. Herbert, and Anthony Ali, “We are anticipating the Managing Director. that these two divisions They recalled that the will start to show slow but impact of COVID-19 steady recovery, thereby started in the third quar- steadily improving the ter of the last financial Group results,” Herbert year, resulting in the and Ali reasoned. Group incurring a net loss They said that the 19.8 of $26.6 million and a loss per cent decline in the per share of 5.6 cents dur- Barbados economy in the ing the last two quarters first three months of 2021 of the 2020 financial year. and rising unemployment According to Herbert where most of the GEL and Ali, the most signifi- Manufacturing busi- cant impact was felt on nesses operate, did not the Group’s Catering dampen the performance and Ground Handling of the division since the Division and on the entities were deemed as smaller Auto Division essential. where sales collapsed and “With our cocoa manu- have not yet shown signs facturing plant in Ecuador of significant recovery. surpassing expectations It was further revealed with good cocoa prices that these two divisions and increased sales, the were impacted by high re- Division had an excep- structuring costs during tional performance during that time. the period,” they added. Business Monday Monday May 24, 2021 • 3

Private sector has a role to play in revitalising Bridgetown A CALL has been made vacant, abandoned or ob- can often take any piece of what I am saying is that for Government to solete. But rather than infrastructure, transform our government core being make underutilised hanging on to these prop- it and bring it to life. in the City centre, what public property avail- erties until Jesus turns “So let’s reactivate un- does it do? It attracts in- able for private sector wine back into water, we derutilised public prop- creased employees, it in- development, espe- know that refurbishment erty,” the real estate bro- creases the demand for cially in this island’s can be an expensive un- ker maintained. more restaurants and capital of Bridgetown. dertaking, so why not Pointing out the “mass services and folks, it just The call came recently make these structures exodus” of businesses from looks plain old busy. It from Cherita O’dell, prime candidates for rede- Bridgetown, inclusive of a keeps the City centre Real Estate Broker at velopment by the private number of government of- buzzing as the focal point Million Dollar Homes and sector, who can access fices which have also re- in our country’s business Barbados Real Estate 246. multiple sources of funds located to other business activities. Imagine the She was at the time speak- perhaps a bit more easily hubs across the island, added value of even a ing as one of the panelists than having to go through O’dell however suggested small convention centre in during a lunchtime webi- all the red tape that we that notwithstanding this the heart of Bridgetown,” nar held by the Barbados know is there?” O’dell fact, more can be done by O’dell said. Town Planning Society suggested. Government to attract She added, “Guess (BTPS) on the topic, “Can “Take the money and more corporate visitors to what? Somebody might be Housing Development inject it into some pro- the City. now able to take on the Help Revitalise grammes that will have a “There is something building that’s sitting Bridgetown?”. The virtual higher return on value for powerful about a country there and transform it into event was just one in the community and let the when there appears to be a boutique corporate hotel. the BTPS’ “Revitalising private sector transform a synergy among its gov- So imagine in the heart of Real Estate Broker, Cherita O’dell. Bridgetown” series of the cityscape. We cannot ernment organisations. I the City,you now have the webinars. put the burden all the time am not negating the use corporate visitor and they ings and so forth.” one entity that can dictate “Let’s be honest. We on poor government. We of satellite offices outside are going to love it because “So we may not be favourable rent and con- know that Government have to look outside them,” the City centre. We know it is conveniently located able to keep the rest of cessions for their own, it owns real estate that she stressed, noting that they’ve gone to Warrens, close to a variety of ameni- corporate Barbados in is the Government,” O’dell sometimes is either private sector partners the South Coast, etc., but ties, they get to their meet- Bridgetown, but if there is maintained. (RSM) Public and private sectors challenged to work together KEITH MILLER, Publisher of Business Barbados, has stated that he would love to see the public and private sectors do more together, along with anyone involved in international business, to create a collective mes- sage and send it out in a very efficient and tar- geted manner to a desired audience. Miller, who persevered during harsh times eco- nomically all over the world to publish Business Barbados 2021, explained that when you have the right story to tell on avail- able platforms, you reach the right people and it could be very productive for Barbados. During the panel discussion in the Professor Avinash Persaud, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados on ‘Barbados to the World’ Investment and Financial Services, spoke of embracing the phrase ‘captains of Business Barbados 2021 Keith Miller, Publisher of Business Barbados. our fate’. Media Conference re- cently, he referenced that Barbados is a happy and a website and related leg- Business sector?” he there was a need for the marketplace, as a place Prime Minister Mia Amor healthy place to live and a islation. queried. realization that much for their ideas, their cre- Mottley had used various wonderful place to raise Cummins challenged The president added more could be done and ativity and we need to media platforms to their family,” said Miller. the public and private sec- that such a stance would embrace the phrase have the technology to promote the 12-Month Derrick Cummins, tors to work together to not just add value to the ‘captains of our fate’. He help them and the ability Welcome Stamp program President Barbados harness that same energy International Business stated that much pro- to do business as well as and the initiative had International Business which rolled out the wel- sector, but also it would gress had been made to training,” he said. been very successful so Association (BIBA), was come stamp program and aid agriculture, schooling, improve doing business Persaud insisted that far. in agreement, saying that apply it to other sectors. housing, manufacturing, in Barbados, but more what was required for “One of the best things business in Barbados “If we can move that car rentals and many needed to be done. the Government and about Barbados is that works and the island has from conception to reality others. “We are all part of the Barbados, in general, is you can establish and the ability to get things in such a short space of Professor Avinash International Business to master what they manage a successful in- done. He noted that time, why are we not put- Persaud, Special Envoy sector. We are a small could control, which are ternational business and the 12-Month Welcome ting that same energy on to the Prime Minister of place and we have to be adequate training, the enjoy your life at the same Stamp initiative had the other segments of the Barbados on Investment global in our outlook and availability of affordable time. These investors been conceptualized and platform that we need to and Financial Services, global in our standards. broadband, doing busi- come here and live and within a few weeks was be efficient and effective who was also present for Every Barbadian must ness better and having a they find out that rolled out, including a to grow the International the discussion, said that think of the world as their great taxation. (AS) 4 • Monday May 24, 2021 Business Monday

Editor’s Post-COVID-19 leadership qualities “But among you it will Leaders in addition to a be different. Whoever high Intelligence Quotient wants to be a leader are well served to Notebook among you must be your inculcate a high Adversity servant.” – Matthew 20:26 Quotient. They must maintain focus, exhibit THE challenge of commitment and cannot CARICOM economic give up or let go when Eye on growth was significant doom and gloom set in. even before COVID-19. When the going gets Now that this global tough, leaders get going. economy of pandemic has struck from Singapore’s Success reduces mental stress, and Selfless Patience – devastating blows in the – Connectivity, openness, increases that drive to Leaders must think of terms of loss of life, reliability,enterprise; (5) succeed. A healthy mind their charges first. They physical and mental Sustainable Job Creation lives in a healthy body.The are best advised to Trinidad stress, loss of jobs, – Think outside the box. wisdom of the mind suppress any tendency to destruction of economies, Over the next several creates a vision which may be egotistical and the leadership challenge weeks we shall discuss change but never fades narcissistic. However,they at all levels of society has these topics from a because it is fed by are reminded that change and Tobago reached gargantuan problem-solving spiritual upliftment from is the only constant in life proportions. perspective. We begin the soul. and when the paradigm WITH the Trinidad and Tobago economy having This challenge will be today with Leadership Compelling Passion – shifts, a well selected and tentatively contracted by 10 per cent in 2020 and the made easier if we embrace Qualities all of which When leaders charge their managed strain of possibility of seeking an agreement with the the importance of (1) strengthen our leadership minds and speak with benevolent dictatorship is International Monetary Fund looms, these two Leadership Qualities – ability. passion about the tasks for a leadership asset which developments raise issues for Barbados. Trinidad passion, persistence, Divine Vision – Leaders which they are will facilitate the and Tobago is still Barbados’ leading trading partner patience; (2) Strategic are best served with a responsible, they induce operational process to in the region absorbing a significant share of this Opportunities – physically fit, well-rested, integrity, admiration and continue to produce country’s exports to CARICOM. Until COVID 19, it entrepreneurship and well-hugged, well- respect and a feeling of satisfactory results. also provided a fair amount of long stay visitors to intrapreneurship; (3) nourished healthy body, compassion, and love Relentless Action – this country and the current lockdown taking place Shepherding Drive – life which stimulates our engulfs their charges as Leaders must be prepared there adds more intrigue to the economic coaching and business mind with endorphins and their needs are satisfied. to disrupt and innovate in relationship between the two countries. mentoring; (4) Learning induces peace of mind, Diligent Persistence – sync with the changes When the impact of the volcanic eruption in St. which are beyond their Vincent and the Grenadines is factored into the control. They must have equation, given the disruption to the high volume of excellent problem-solving commodity imports from the island into Barbados, and decision-making then it tells another story. Right now one can only skills. Vision and action speculate what will happen to the Trinidad and induce synergy. Tobago market for our goods if an arrangement is Let us remember that worked out with the IMF. No one knows how long it whoever wants to be a will take to stabilise the situation in St.Vincent and leader among you must be the Grenadines as that island also absorbs your servant. Leadership Barbadian exports. is not just for persons in It seems that these pending situations call for top positions anymore. quick and decisive planning in nipping whatever Decision-making and can happen going forward. problem-solving pervade all organizational networks and the aptitude to make timely decisions is the bedrock of good leadership. Congratulations on the recent appointments of Dr. Carla Barnett and Dr. Gene Leon as the eighth Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat and the sixth President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), respectively. • Restoration of the These are two important regional leadership Speightstown jetty is scheduled institutions which can be key to the to begin tomorrow. development a holistic public-private sector post- COVID-19 recovery and • This year’s Barbados Celtic growth plan. Dr. Barnett is the first Festival will ne online from this female and the first Belizean to hold the week. CARICOM post. Dr. Leon is the second St. Lucian to be CDB President, • The annual general meeting of following the footsteps of the late economist and the Barbados Public Workers Nobel Prize Winner, Sir William Arthur Lewis, Cooperative Credit Union who became CDB’s first Limited is scheduled for president in 1970. We commend them both July 24. for answering the call to serve the region. 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India’s national carrier says hack leaked passengers’ data NEW DELHI – Personal data of an unspecified number of travellers has been compromised after a company that serves India’s national carrier was hacked, Air India said. The hackers were able to access ten years’ worth of data including names, passport and credit card details from the Atlanta-based SITA Passenger Service System, Air India said in a statement Friday. It disclosed the scale of the breach nearly three months after it was first informed by the IT provider. The breach that happened in late February had compromised the data of some major global airlines, too. SITA at that time had said that Singapore Airlines, New Zealand Air and Lufthansa were among those affected. Air India said almost 4.5 million passengers globally were affected in the “highly sophisticated” attack but did not specify how many of them were its In this May 25, 2010 file photo, an Air India plane is seen in the background of slums adjoining the international airport in travellers. It said no password data was Mumbai, India. breached during the attack and that the company was investigating. change their account passwords as a 1932 before gaining commercial domestic carrier, Indian Airlines. The debt- The company said it recommended in precaution. popularity. It has been incurring losses laden carrier is currently in the process of an email to its customers that they should Air India started as a mail carrier in since its 2007 merger with a state-owned finding new buyers. 6 • Monday May 24, 2021 Business Monday

Diaspora financing for achieving the SDGs in the Caribbean By Alicia Nicholls tured and well-marketed if SRC they are to be attractive. ALTHOUGH in recent Improve the availability years, Caribbean govern- TRADING of disaggregated statistics ments have accelerated on FDI flows, including di- their diaspora engagement THOUGHTS aspora FDI and flows by efforts, the diaspora as a sector.This would assist in development actor remains The International evidence-based diaspora under-harnessed. This Organization for Migration policy making, monitoring SRC Trading Thoughts ex- (2012) defined a “diaspora” and evaluation; amines the potentially as “emigrants and their de- Mainstream the SDGs transformative role the di- scendants, who live outside into development policies aspora could play in assist- the country of their birth and into national diaspora ing Caribbean countries’ fi- or ancestry, either on a and investment policies, nancing of the United temporary or permanent more specifically; Nations (UN) Sustainable basis, yet still maintain af- Accelerate investment Development Goals fective and material ties to facilitation reform efforts (SDGs). It discusses three their countries of origin”. and remove any unneces- possible channels of financ- The Caribbean diaspora sary impediments to dias- ing impact: remittances, di- population was estimated A study by Wood & Watson (2015) found that remittances in Barbados were used pora engagement based on aspora direct investment by the World Bank 2013 at mainly for consumption purposes such as buying food and paying utility bills. the findings from the sur- (DDI) and diaspora portfo- nearly 4 million and is con- veys mooted in point 1; lio investment (DPI). centrated primarily in sources, both public and 2020. However,stepping up issued to raise capital for Develop a pipeline of in- Canada, the United States private”. This, notwith- investment facilitation re- climate and environmental vestable regional projects The SDGs and the and Europe (particularly standing, the Brief outlined forms can better position projects and ocean conser- in SDG-related sectors; Financing Gap the United Kingdom). several ways in which re- Caribbean countries to vation-related projects Formulate a regional Caribbean countries and According to an InfoDev mittances could contribute take advantage of a resur- respectively.Though not di- approach to investment other UN Members States Study (2013), Caribbean to reaching the SDGs at gence of FDI flows once aspora-specific, these and attraction e.g: removal of signed on to the 17 SDGs diaspora communities the household, community global growth resumes. other sovereign sustain- existing unnecessary im- under the 2030 Agenda for have generally high levels and international levels.As Moreover,it reiterates why ability bonds could also be pediments to crossborder Development in 2015. of affinity to the region, in- an example, under SDG1 Caribbean countries marketed to the diaspora investment across the re- Achievement of the SDGs, terest in giving back to (no poverty), remittances should aim to promote and as well.Wenner (2015) sug- gion; which cover a diversity of their home countries and represent up to 60 percent facilitate not only foreign gested three main factors Enhance coordination areas, would help reduce already do so in both finan- of recipient families’ in- investment, but also do- which determine the suc- among IPAs, central gov- the region’s vulnerability cial and non-financial come globally. A study by mestic and diaspora invest- cess (or failure) of diaspora ernment, the diaspora and boost resilience. No ways. Wood & Watson (2015) ment in SDG-related sec- bonds, namely the dias- communities and organi- country in the world, how- Below are three channels found that remittances in tors. Domestic and dias- pora’s reason for leaving sations and the diplomatic ever, is presently on track through which the dias- Barbados were used pora investors are gener- their home country, their community to encourage to achieve all the SDGs by pora could contribute to fi- mainly for consumption ally less deterred from in- perceptions of the home diaspora FDI to SDG- 2030. Data on the Carib- nancing SDG achievement purposes such as buying vesting during downturns country’s management and related sectors, raise bean’s progress towards in the region. food and paying utility as their investment is governance, and good pub- awareness of investment SDG achievement is not al- bills. driven not merely by profit, licity and outreach by the opportunities and promote ways readily available. Remittances Remittances can also fa- but also by some attach- country issuing the bond. collaboration, such as joint Findings from the SDG IOM broadly defines mi- cilitate women’s empower- ment to the host State. Additionally, the credit- ventures between diaspora Index 2020 show there are grant remittances as “per- ment, thereby contributing worthiness of the issuing partners and locals to en- some goals on which sonal monetary transfers to SDG5 (Gender Equa- Diaspora Portfolio country is another factor. courage knowledge, skills Caribbean countries (those that a migrant worker lity). In a Guyana-focused Investment However,if backed by mul- and technology transfer. for which data was avail- makes to his/her relatives study,Roberts (2009) found The IMF (2007) in its tilateral institutions the In conclusion, let me re- able) are doing well and back in their country of ori- that women were the lead- Balance of Payments riskiness of any bonds is- iterate that while the others on which they are gin”. The World Bank ing recipients of remit- Manual 6 defines ‘foreign sued could be reduced. Caribbean diaspora is an stagnating or regressing. (2019) found that over the tances in Guyana, receiv- portfolio investment’ as Seychelles issued the attractive partner for fi- To achieve the SDGs, 1990-2019 period, remit- ing an average of 70% of “crossborder transactions world’s first sovereign blue nancing SDG achievement, countries must find inno- tance flows to low and mid- these funds. and positions involving bond, with World Bank its potential is not limited vative ways during this dle income countries ex- debt or equity securities, backing, in 2018. to finance. Nor should the ‘Decade of Action’ to mo- ceeded official development Diaspora Direct other than those included diaspora’s support be taken bilise and channel financ- assistance (ODA) and FDI. Investment in direct investment or re- Better Engaging the for granted. The success of ing into SDG-related sec- In 2019, personal remit- A Commonwealth (2017) serve assets”. Members of Diaspora for SDG impact Caribbean governments’ tors. The United Nations tances inflows were equiv- study defined diaspora in- the diaspora often main- Many Caribbean coun- diaspora initiatives will de- Conference on Trade and alent to 23.2% of GDP in vestment as “a financial tain bank accounts in their tries have, inter alia, pend largely on the confi- Development (UNCTAD) Haiti and 15.6% in transfer that is sent by countries of origin for a va- established dedicated dence the diaspora has in its 2014 World Invest- Jamaica, according to members of a diaspora to riety of purposes, including institutions charged with that their investments will ment Report estimated de- World Bank data. The their country of origin, retirement savings. With diaspora affairs, formu- be used for development veloping countries’ annual Bank of Jamaica’s National received by business regional banks offering his- lated diaspora policies and purposes and not squan- funding shortfall at some Survey of Remittance enterprises, government torically low rates of inter- hold regular diaspora dered.As with any partner, $2.5 trillion. Given the Recipients (2010) revealed organisations or non-gov- est, the market is ripe for events and conferences. the diaspora needs to be COVID-19 pandemic that these flows were an ernment organisations and the creation of innovative Increasingly, regional pursued, wooed and made shock, this financing gap is important source of foreign provides a financial return (but responsible) products Investment Promotion to feel appreciated in a sys- likely even much higher exchange and balance of (or an item of correspon- in which the diaspora could Agencies (IPAs) identify tematic way if the relation- today. Though the exact payments support in the ding value) to the sender”. invest safely, make a de- and target the diaspora as ship is to be truly transfor- number is unknown, the last two decades under That study estimated the cent rate of return, while a potential FDI source. mative. SDG financing gap facing study and tended to be baseline diaspora invest- also meaningfully impact- In addition, Caribbean Caribbean States is un- countercyclical in nature ment potential for Com- ing their home countries’ countries should: Alicia Nicholls,B.Sc., doubtedly large and unable given the continued ‘dra- monwealth countries at development. Conduct diaspora sur- M.Sc., LL.B. is a trade re- to be met by public sources matic upward trend’ in in- approximately US$73.2 A diaspora bond is a veys, where this is not cur- searcher with the Shridath of financing alone, espe- flows despite the US eco- billion per annum. “fixed - income debt in- rently being undertaken, Ramphal Centre for cially now. While not a nomic downturn following As FDI flows are gener- strument that targets a to ascertain the areas of di- International Trade Law, panacea, private invest- the 9/11 attacks. ally procyclical in nature,it community of emigrants aspora investment interest Policy & Services of The ment flows into SDG- In a 2017 Policy Brief, is not surprising that outside the home coun- and current impediments University of the West related sectors, from both the International Fund for UNCTAD (2021) reported try” (Wenner 2015). Accor- to diaspora investment; Indies, Cave Hill.This arti- domestic and external Agricultural Development a 42% contraction in global ding to Ketkar & Ratha Conduct market re- cle is based on a policy brief sources,including the dias- (IFAD) cautioned that “as FDI and one third decline (2007), Israel and India search to ascertain the risk soon to be released by the pora, could assist in meet- private flows, migrant re- in international private have raised $35-40 billion appetite of diaspora in- SRC on ‘Investment Facili- ing this shortfall. mittances do not in any sector flows to developing using these bonds.Of vestors for sovereign bonds. tation for Financing the Channels of Diaspora way reduce or supplant the and transition economies newer vintage, sovereign Any diaspora bond instru- Sustainable Development SDG Financing Impact need for additional re- in SDG-related sectors in green and blue bonds are ments must be well-struc- Goals in the Caribbean’. 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Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline May 21, 2021 EPPLEY C'BEAN PROPERTY FUND SCC - VAL FUND 500 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.00 FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK 66 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $0.00 Two securities traded firm as 566 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $403.80. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC – Value Fund was the volume leader trading 500 shares at $0.57. They were followed by FirstCaribbean International Bank which traded 66 shares at $1.80. Week in Review Deposit Receipts Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline This week, the Regular Market traded a total volume of 42,886 shares. The top three companies traded were Goddard Enterprises EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $23.04 $23.08 $0.04 Limited with 26,600, Cave Shepherd and Company Limited with 11,689 and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC – Value Fund with 3,931. BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Friday May 21, 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 May 21, 2021 May 20, 2021 Local 2,443.19 2,443.15 0.04 ABV Investments Incorporated 15-Oct-20 - - - $0.05 $0.05 - $0.10 $0.30 1 10,498 Cross-list 1,140.86 1,140.86 - BICO Limited 07-May-21 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 598.46 598.45 0.01 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 - - - - - May 21, 2021 May 20, 2021 Local 4,911.00 4,910.92 0.09 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 5,056.68 5,056.59 0.09 Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $4.05 $4.05 - $4.00 $4.05 4,572 3,100 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 21-May-21 66 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $1.80 $0.00 - $1.80 - 11,060 May 21, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 12-Apr-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 2,597 CHANGE - Dev Fund 14-May-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.2837 0.0088 14-May-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2663 0.0003 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 21-May-21 500 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.00 $0.56 $0.57 4,093 10,069 14-May-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6761 -0.0002 -Value Fund 14-May-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 6.8577 6.8577 6.8577 0.0177 14-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1049 -0.0037 Goddard Enterprises Limited 20-May-21 - - - $2.09 $2.09 - $2.01 $2.10 200 24,388 14-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0049 -0.0018 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.7710 5.7710 5.6556 0.1299 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 29-Apr-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $2.00 56,180 15,962 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0833 1.0833 1.0617 0.0317 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6720 1.6720 1.6386 0.0277 One Caribbean Media Limited 30-Mar-21 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - - $2.20 - 1,601 14-May-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.80 -0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 ---- - 14-May-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.72 -0.03 14-May-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.99 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 - $31.35 - 2,231 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $23.04 $23.08 $0.04 $20.75 - 10 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 566 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 20-May-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $80.00 250,000 34,828 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - - - - *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 03-Nov-20 $89.00 $89.00 - - - - ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - $70.00 - 19,617 NOTICES NEWS DIVIDEND NOTICES Liberty Steel in £18m loan 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. breach with Metro Bank BSE NOTICES METRO BANK asked for were always questions about COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE early repayment of an £18m where the money came from Effective April 19th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities Depository loan from the troubled steel to keep open ageing factories Inc. (BCSDI) have reopened. Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. group Liberty more than two that others had not been able years ago – and it is still to run profitably. Kindly note that mandatory digital temperature checks and hand sanitizing for all persons entering the building will be enforced. These checks will be conducted on both staff and clients alike by trained personnel. While we acknowledge that every person with fever may waiting for its money. This came to a head in May not be COVID-19 positive and that some individuals may present without symptoms, please note that any person with a temperature This revelation is another when the UK Serious Fraud reading of 100˚ F (37.8˚ C) or over will be denied entry to conduct business within our offices. example of the financial Office announced an pressures weighing on investigation into GFG We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a necessary step for the protection Liberty’s owner GFG Alliance. Alliance, the Gupta family’s of staff and clients alike. The group’s future has been group of businesses, looking TRADING SUSPENSION in doubt since its main backer, into alleged money Greensill Capital, went into laundering and fraudulent The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section administration in March. trading. GFG has said it will 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. GFG says “no loan terms co-operate fully with the have been breached for non- investigation. The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section payment”. However, problems had 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited The entrepreneur Sanjeev arisen with a loan secured on were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. Gupta has been celebrated for the Newport steelworks as The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way rescuing troubled factories early as 2018, an analysis of of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor around the UK – and nowhere Land Registry documents and Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. more so than in South Wales, filings for companies linked where he bought the to GFG has shown. mothballed Alphasteel plant Valued at £21m, the in Newport in 2013 and steelworks is owned by a UK reopened it two years later. company, Liberty Steel However, while politicians Property Newport Ltd welcomed the man dubbed (LSPN), controlled by Sanjeev ‘the saviour of steel’, there Gupta. Barbados Advocate Diaspora financing for achieving the SDGs in the Caribbean Page 6 IT’S OUR BUSINESS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS DO BUSINESS BIG BLOW BMEX sadly missed this year FOR the second year So far this year, exports running, BMEX, the netted some $100 million and flagship exhibition of the indications are that this Barbados Manufacturers’ number will continue to Association (BMA), has not increase. taken place. Key markets for these items The exhibition, which usually are Trinidad and Tobago, runs for three days culminating Guyana, some OECS countries, on Whit Monday, is one of the and the USA. several casualties of COVID- BMEX is also a big hit with 19, the pandemic which has Barbadians, who would have disrupted economic and other thronged the Lloyd Erskine activities in Barbados and Sandiford Centre to view the across the world. wide range of exhibits, which With domestic exports still add value to Barbados’ raking in millions of dollars, domestic production and the the cancellation of the event export thrust. is a big blow to local Today being a bank holiday manufacturers, the economy, would normally be a good day exporters and some service for patrons to throng the FLASHBACK: BMEX 2018 was held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), showcasing the providers who find the Centre. best that Barbados has to offer in terms of local products and services. programme useful in Business Monday showcasing and promoting canvassed the ideas of some construction materials, oil- as a nurturing ground for a Melissa Williams has told their goods and services. Barbadians, who said they based products and technology- number of young entrepreneurs Business Monday that she Last year, Barbados’ usually look forward to based items, are several of the and small businesses usually looks forward to BMEX, manufacturing exporters attending BMEX. They products displayed annually at showcasing everything from which was conceptualised as earned for the country almost however regret the show has BMEX. wines and beverages. far back as the 1970s. $450 million in domestic not come off because of COVID, Some financial institutions, Apart from the BMA, the She said that hopefully exports and a further $241.0 similar to AgroFest which is in particular those that support exhibition, which has also once COVID clears up, the million in re-exports. This was usually held in February each the industry and small been attracting regional organisers will get back to at at a time when the country year. business, and government participation including buyers, work in holding the exhibition went on a borrowing spree to Food and beverages, agencies also participate benefits from input coming while making it bigger and rebuild the island’s foreign clothing, furniture, chemicals, in BMEX. from the Barbados Investment better and bringing a fresh reserves. agricultural-based products, The exhibition serves as well and Development Corporation. look to it. T&T needs to negotiate an agreement with IMF: Dukharan JUST as Barbados and agreed to depreciate its by way of borrowings, have other Caribbean countries currency, whereas Barbados been highlighted as successes negotiated agreements with did not. within the IMF programme. the International Monetary She went on, “Barbados COVID-19 is being blamed Fund (IMF), Trinidad and agreed to external and for the conflicting rates of the Tobago needs to do the same, domestic debt restructuring, high unemployment in the once its decides on a Fund whereas Jamaica only country. But Barbadians have agreement. restructured its domestic been subjected to excessive This advice is coming from debt twice.” taxation, a point raised Caribbean Economist, Marla The Economist stated recently by former Central Dukharan, in her most recent further that Barbados and Bank of Barbados Governor, Caribbean Monthly Bulletin. Jamaica agreed (with the Dr. DeLisle Worrell. There is speculation the Fund) to address their public Dukharan said that the twin-island Republic could sector wage bill via Trinidad and Tobago Finance seek an agreement with the retrenchment, but Grenada Minister should be pleased to IMF to stabilise its oil-based did not. know that the IMF in fact economy, which declined by Barbados has been in the imposes a floor – which may about 10 per cent in 2020. IMF programme since late imply an actual increase – on The Economist said that 2018 and there have been social protection spending and reforms required by Trinidad mixed results of what has been prioritizes the mitigation of and Tobago, which are achieved to date. any negative social implication desperately needed, are not While economic growth has of the agreed reform agenda. imposed by the IMF, but stalled, declining by 18 per Dukharan said that before rather through a negotiations cent last year and over 19 per Trinidad and Tobago borrows process as demonstrated cent in the first quarter of this from the Fund, it could opt to by Barbados and the other year, and foreign investment draw down millions of dollars, countries, and based on is hard to come by, the fiscal and that borrowing from that evidence. deficit, along with an increase source is among the cheapest According to her, Jamaica in foreign exchange reserves in the world. Caribbean Economist, Marla Dukharan.

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Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14 ROME – A cable car the summit of the taking visitors to a Mottarone peak over- mountaintop view of looking Lake Maggiore. some of northern The car was believed to Italy’s most pictur- have fallen around 15 esque lakes plum- meters (50 feet), accord- meted to the ground ing to Italian media. on Sunday and then “It was a terrible, terri- tumbled down the ble scene,” Severino told slope, killing 14 peo- Italy’s SkyTG24. ple. A young child was The plunge on the hospitalized in seri- Stresa-Mottarone line ous condition with happened about 100 me- broken bones, author- ters (yards) before the ities said. final pylon, said Walter Stresa Mayor Marcella Milan, spokesman for Severino said it ap- Italy’s Alpine rescue Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after it collapsed near the summit of the Stresa-Mottarone peared that a cable service. line in the Piedmont region, northern Italy, Sunday, May 23, 2022. A mountaintop cable car plunged to the broke, sending the car By Sunday evening, ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending at least three more to the hospi- careening until it hit a the death toll had risen tal, authorities said. (SOCCORSO ALPINO E SPELEOLOGICO PIEMONTESE VIA AP) pylon and then fell to the to 14 dead after one of ground. At that point, the two children taken after coronavirus lock- region. US military jet cut questions about Italy’s car overturned “two or to Turin’s Regina downs in Italy curtailed The mountain hosts a through the cable of a ski transport infrastructure. three times before hit- Margherita children’s travel and forced the sus- small amusement park, lift in Cavalese, in the In 2018, the Morandi ting some trees,” she hospital died. The child pension of many leisure Alpyland, that has a chil- Dolomites, killing 20 bridge in Genoa col- said. Some of those who died after several at- activities. Milan sug- dren’s rollercoaster, and people. lapsed after years of neg- died were thrown from tempts to restart his gested many families the area also has moun- Italy’s transport min- lect, killing 43 people. the cabin. heart failed and “there may have flocked to the tain bike paths and hik- ister, Enrico Giovannini, In 2009, a freight train The Italian govern- was nothing more we mountain on a sunny ing trails. announced a commission carrying gas derailed ment announced a com- could do,” said hospital Sunday after months of Premier Mario Draghi to look into the tragedy at the Viareggio station, mission to investigate spokesman Pier Paolo restrictions. offered his condolences and said he had already near Lucca, and ex- the disaster, which is Berra. The other young The line is popular to the families of the vic- requested data on the ploded, killing 32 people. likely to renew questions child, who arrived at the with tourists and locals tims “with a particular maintenance work and Poorly maintained axels about the quality and hospital conscious, re- alike to scale Mottarone, thought about the seri- inspections done on the of the train were blamed. safety of Italy’s transport mained in serious condi- which reaches a height ously injured children line in the past. He President Sergio infrastructure. tion, authorities said. of 1,491 meters (4,900 and their families.” planned to visit the site Mattarella, in offering Images from the site Milan noted that the feet) and overlooks sev- Sunday’s tragedy ap- today. his condolences, called showed the crumpled car cable line had been reno- eral picturesque lakes peared to be Italy’s worst While the cause hasn’t for the “rigorous respect in a clearing of a thick vated in 2016 and had and the surrounding cable car disaster since been determined, the dis- of all security norms” in patch of pine trees near only recently reopened Alps of Italy’s Piedmont 1998 when a low-flying aster was likely to raise transportation. Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist, says opposition

A RYANAIR plane Dominic Raab warned flying from Greece to the “outlandish action” Lithuania has been di- would have “serious im- verted to Belarus, with plications”. the country’s opposition Belarus opposition figures saying it was leader Svetlana done so a dissident jour- Tikhanovskaya, who was nalist on board could be beaten by Alexander arrested. Lukashenko in presi- The Nexta media net- dential polls last year work said its ex-editor widely denounced as Roman Protasevich was rigged, was among detained. those demanding Mr. Belarus state media Protasevich’s release. said the plane was Since August’s elec- diverted to Minsk be- tion, 66-year-old Mr. cause of a bomb scare, Lukashenko, who has but no explosives were ruled the country since found. 1994, has cracked down European nations on dissenting voices. have reacted with out- Many opposition figures rage, accusing Belarus have been arrested or, of “state terrorism” and like Ms. Tikhanovskaya, demanding punishment. fled into exile. Political figures across The plane has now Europe have already left Minsk, Belarus’s called for the EU and capital, for Lithuania, Nato to intervene. after spending several UK Foreign Secretary Supporters of Roman Protasevich wait for his arrival at Vilnius airport. (PHOTO: REUTERS) hours on the ground. 14 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K NEW DELHI – Doctors in known as “black fungus,” is fast India are fighting a fatal becoming a cause of worry. fungal infection affecting Mucormycosis is caused by COVID-19 patients or those exposure to mucor mold, which who have recovered from is commonly found in soil, air the disease amid a coron- and even in the nose and mucus avirus surge that has driven of humans. It spreads through the country’s fatalities to the respiratory tract and erodes nearly 300,000. facial structures. Sometimes, The life-threatening condi- doctors have to surgically re- tion, known as mucormycosis, is move the eye to stop the infec- relatively rare but doctors sus- tion from reaching the brain. pect that the sudden increase in On Saturday,federal minister the infection could further com- Sadananda Gowda said nearly plicate India’s fight against the 9,000 cases had been reported pandemic. in India so far, leading to a India has reported more than shortage of Amphotericin B, the 26 million confirmed cases of drug used to treat the condi- India has seen thousands of cases of ‘black fungus’ affecting recovered and recovering COVID-19 the coronavirus since the pan- tion. patients. (PHOTO: AFP) demic began, with almost half Gowda didn’t share the num- occurring in the past two ber of fatalities, but local media Ambrish Mithal, the chairman the current infection rate is thought whether they require it months. On Sunday,the Health have said more than 250 have and head of the endocrinology frightening,” said Mithal. or not. Ministry reported 3,741 new died because of the disease. and diabetes department at The latest surge of coron- “This has led to increase in deaths, driving India’s con- Health officials were working Max Healthcare, a chain of pri- avirus infections in rural India black fungus cases in smaller firmed fatalities to 299,266. to alleviate the drug shortage, vate hospitals in India. has already taken a toll. Now cities where the patient has not It also reported 240,842 new which comes at a time when the Mithal said the fungal infec- heath experts are worried that even been hospitalized,” he infections, as daily cases re- country is already short on sup- tion preys on patients with over-the-counter medication, said. mained below 300,000 for a plies of oxygen and other health weakened immune systems including steroids, can increase India’s Health Ministry on week. The numbers are almost care needs, Gowda said. and underlying conditions, the prevalence of mucormyco- Thursday asked states to track certainly undercounts, with Mucormycosis has a high particularly diabetes, and sis. the spread of the condition and many cases likely being missed mortality rate and was already irrational usage of steroids. SK Pandey, a medical officer declare it an epidemic, making due to limited testing. present in India before the pan- Uncontrolled blood sugar can at Ram Manohar Lohia it mandatory for all medical Experts say new infections in demic. It is not contagious but put immunocompromised peo- Hospital in Uttar Pradesh facilities to report the cases to India, which had been rising its frequency in the last month ple at a higher risk of contract- state’s Lucknow city, said that a federal surveillance network. steeply,may finally be slowing. has left doctors shocked. ing the disease. unqualified doctors were giving Prime Minister Narendra But there are some early indi- “It is a new challenge and “Earlier I used to come across steroids to patients in many Modi on Friday called the dis- cations that mucormycosis, also things are looking bleak,” said just a few cases every year but rural areas without giving a ease a “new challenge.” Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant – study THE Pfizer and AstraZeneca solutely vital”, he added. doses have now been given, as B.1.617.2. Dr. Jamie Lopez Bernal, con- coronavirus vaccines are highly Home Secretary Priti Patel with 37,943,681 first doses ad- Dr. Jenny Harries told the sultant medical epidemiologist effective against the variant said the data was “positive” but ministered and 22,643,417 sec- Andrew Marr Show the study at PHE and the study’s lead identified in India after two the planned “stages” for the ond doses. was “very good news”. author, said there was higher doses, a study has found. easing needed to be followed. The chief executive of the UK confidence in the data from the Two jabs of either vaccine She told the BBC’s Andrew ‘Real-world evidence’ Health Security Agency said first vaccine dose than that give a similar level of protec- Marr Show: “We will continue The Pfizer vaccine was found the study is the “first real-world from the second as “there are tion against symptomatic dis- to follow the data... we all have to be 88% effective at stopping evidence of vaccine effective- bigger numbers that have been ease from the Indian variant as to be conscientious... we are dis- symptomatic disease from the ness” against the variant. vaccinated with one dose”. they do for the Kent one. tancing, wearing masks, follow- Indian variant two weeks after Asked about the discrepancy Prof. Susan Hopkins, PHE’s However, both vaccines were ing all the rules. the second dose, compared with between the Pfizer and COVID-19 strategic response only 33% effective against the “That, of course, will help us 93% effectiveness against the AstraZeneca vaccine results, director, said the data trend Indian variant three weeks to that unlocking on 21 June.” Kent variant. she said a key factor to consider was “quite clear” and was head- after the first dose. Questioned about criticism of The AstraZeneca jab was 60% was that the “different vaccines ing in the “right direction”. This compared with 50% ef- the timing of putting India on effective against the Indian were given to slightly different More than 37 million people fectiveness against the Kent the travel red list, the home sec- variant, compared with 66% groups of people”. in the UK have now had their variant. retary said ministers “work against the Kent variant. “The Pfizer vaccine was rolled first vaccination, and 22 mil- Public Health England, with the data... and that infor- Public Health England out initially, because it had to lion have had their second. which ran the study, said the mation was presented... in the (PHE) said the difference in ef- be kept at ultra-low tempera- Some 13,000 deaths and vaccines are likely to be even right way for the decisions to be fectiveness between the vac- tures, to – for example – health- 39,100 hospitalisations have more effective at preventing made”. cines after two doses might care workers, who tended to be been prevented in the UK due hospital admission and deaths. Ms. Patel also defended the be explained by the fact that younger,” she said. to the vaccination programme The Moderna vaccine has controls at UK borders – high- rollout of second doses of “This is an all-age study. up to 9 May, according to PHE also been used in the UK since lighting the pre-arrival testing AstraZeneca was later than for Whereas AstraZeneca went out analysis. April but the study said the requirements and saying a “vig- the Pfizer vaccine, which was to older groups of individuals It comes as more than 1.3 numbers who had received it orous system” for making sure approved first. who were unable to come into million more people in England were too small for them to in- people arriving from red list Other data shows it takes main centres.” have become registered users clude it in their research. countries were quarantining longer to reach maximum The study looked at data of the NHS app since it was an- Health Secretary Matt was in place. effectiveness with the from all age groups from 5 nounced that it would allow Hancock said the findings A further five people in the AstraZeneca vaccine, PHE said. April, to cover the period since them to show proof they had made him “increasingly confi- UK have died within 28 days of Some 12,675 genome-se- the Indian variant emerged. received a COVID-19 vaccine, dent” the final stage of easing a positive coronavirus test, and quenced cases were included There is not enough data to taking its user base to 4.8 mil- restrictions in England could another 2,235 people have in the study, which took place estimate how effective the vac- lion. take place on 21 June. tested positive, Sunday’s offi- between 5 April and 16 May. cine is against severe outcomes The app is separate from The data showed getting both cial figures showed. Only 1,054 of those cases were for the Indian variant, PHE the NHS COVID-19 contact- doses of the vaccine was “ab- More than 60 million vaccine of the Indian variant, known said. tracing app. The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 15

2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A family house party in South Jersey turned into a crime scene where at least two people were fatally shot and 12 others were wounded, state police said. Authorities arrived at the house in Fairfield Township, about an hour out- side of Philadelphia, late Saturday night. A resident who runs a local anti-violence organization said he was called out to assist families at the 90s-themed party. John Fuqua, of Life Worth Living, said guests who attended the party were of all ages. New Jersey State police said a 30-year- old man and 25-year-old-woman were fatally shot. There were 12 other people who were injured and transported to local hospitals. No arrests have been made. Photos show overturned pop-up party tents, tables and chairs, and debris throughout the home’s yard. A long driveway was still filled with cars late Sunday morning. Two cousins who live in the area of the shooting said they heard music from the party until after midnight, then a series of shots – at least 15 of them over a few minutes. Joeron Pierce and James Pierce, who live in homes next to each other, said that there was chaos after that. Partygoers ran through their yards and asked to come into their houses. They Investigators work the scene of a shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP PHOTO/MATT ROURKE) said cars ran into one another trying to speed away. Byrd said. He did not have any details monsense gun safety laws,” Murphy said thought was fireworks, it was really Fairfield Township Mayor Benjamin about the shooting. in a statement. “No community should gunshots, and I heard nine in rapid suc- Byrd Sr., who was at the scene on Murphy called the shooting “horrific.” ever experience what occurred last night cession,” said the Rev. Michael Keene of Sunday, said that New Jersey Gov. Phil “This despicable and cowardly act of in Fairfield.” the Trinity AME Church. Murphy offered his support and help. gun violence only steels our commitment WPVI-TV reported that the reverend Messages seeking additional infor- “Nobody knows when someone’s going to ensuring New Jersey leads the nation of a nearby church heard the gunfire. mation have been left with multiple to come out of the woods with a gun,” in passing and enforcing strong and com- “I just started hearing at first what I organizations. Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern WASHINGTON – The Biden adminis- who was not authorized to discuss de- secretary during the last months of the has worked to reduce the wait time for tration is facing new pressure to resolve tails publicly. The National Security Trump administration, created a its employees to receive outpatient a mystery that has vexed its predeces- Council is leading the investigation. Pentagon team to investigate the sus- treatment at Walter Reed National sors: Is an adversary using a microwave People who are believed to have been pected attacks. That was after he met Military Medical Center. or radio wave weapon to attack the affected have reported headaches, dizzi- a soldier late last year who described The CIA also replaced its chief med- brains of US diplomats, spies and mili- ness and symptoms consistent with con- how, while serving in a country Miller ical officer with a doctor seen internally tary personnel? cussions, with some requiring months of wouldn’t identify, he had heard a as more sympathetic to possible cases. The number of reported cases of medical treatment. Some have reported “shrieking” sound and then had a split- “We were treated so awfully in the possible attack is sharply growing and hearing a loud noise before the sudden ting headache. past,” said Marc Polymeropoulos, a 26- lawmakers from both parties, as well onset of symptoms. “He was well-trained, extremely well- year CIA veteran who was diagnosed as those believed to be affected, are de- Particularly alarming are revelations trained, and he’d been in combat be- with a traumatic brain injury following manding answers. But scientists and of at least two possible incidents in the fore,” Miller told The Associated Press. a 2017 visit to Russia. “Now they’re government officials aren’t yet certain Washington area, including one case “This is an American, a member of the putting people in place who not only about who might have been behind any near the White House in November in Department of Defense. At that point, believe us but are going to advocate for attacks, if the symptoms could have which an official reported dizziness. you can’t ignore that.” our health care.” been caused inadvertently by surveil- The new higher number of possible Defense and intelligence officials have One key analysis identified “directed, lance equipment – or if the incidents cases was first reported by The New publicly promised to push for answers pulsed radio frequency energy” as the were actually attacks. York Times. CNN first reported the case and better care for people with symp- most plausible culprit. Published in Whatever an official review concludes near the White House and an additional toms. Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell, a December by the National Academy of could have enormous consequences. incident in November. Defense Department spokesman, said Sciences, the report said a radio fre- Confirmation that a US adversary has Advocates for those affected accuse the causes of any incidents “are areas of quency attack could alter brain func- been conducting damaging attacks the US government of long failing to active inquiry.” Officials have not iden- tion without causing “gross structural against US personnel would unleash take the problem seriously or provide tified a suspected country,though some damage.” But the panel could not make calls for a forceful response by the the necessary medical care and bene- people affected suspect Russian involve- a definitive finding on how US person- United States. fits. ment. nel may have been hit. For now, the administration is provid- “The government has a much better CIA Director William Burns testified And a declassified 2018 State ing assurances that it takes the matter understanding of it than it has let on,” before Congress that he would make the Department report cited “a lack of sen- seriously, is investigating aggressively said Mark Zaid, a Washington lawyer investigation “a very high priority to ior leadership, ineffective communica- and will make sure those affected have who represents several people affected. ensure that my colleagues get the care tions, and systemic disorganization” in good medical care. Zaid has obtained National Security that they deserve and that we get to the responding to the Havana cases. The The problem has been labeled the Agency documents noting it has infor- bottom of what caused these incidents report says the cause of the injuries was “Havana Syndrome,” because the first mation dating to the late 1990s about and who was responsible.” “currently unknown.” The document cases affected personnel in 2016 at the an unidentified “hostile country” pos- Burns receives daily updates on the was published by George Washington US Embassy in Cuba. At least 130 cases sibly having a microwave weapon “to investigation, which covers employees University’s National Security Archive. across the government are now under weaken, intimidate, or kill an enemy who have reported cases this year. He The report also noted that the CIA investigation, up from several dozen last over time.” has met with those reporting injuries as ultimately closed its Havana station, a year, according to a US defense official Chris Miller, the acting defense have other top CIA officials. The agency victory for a potential adversary. 16 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Tim Cook appears on the stand in Epic legal row APPLE boss Tim Cook took the witness stand for the first time in his company’s major legal battle with Epic Games over an alleged monopoly. Epic, maker of the hit video game Fortnite, claims Apple’s tight control over iPhone apps hurts competition. During his appearance, Cook argued that keeping control of the App Store helped keep iPhones secure. He also said he did not know if the App Store made a profit, telling the court Apple did not break down the figures. Facing questions about the level of profit the App Store generates from the 30 per cent commission it takes on sales, he said: “We don’t have a separate profit and loss statement for the App Store.” Instead, he said that he had a “feeling” that it was profitable – but could not share figures with the court. Cook was being questioned about his oversight of top-level decisions around the App Store’s policies. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also questioned Cook, asking about a survey that showed 39 per cent of developers are dissatisfied with the app store. Cook said he was not familiar with the survey but said there was a “friction” Epic makes Fortnite and its colourful characters – but is at odds with Apple boss Tim Cook. because Apple rejected 40 per cent of apps weekly. violation of Apple’s rules. having a tough day. lose but anti-trust cases are notoriously The judge also asked him if he was a Apple quickly removed the app from I’m used to hearing him asked difficult to predict. gamer, to which he admitted that he was its store – as did Google, which enforces questions in Congress. Usually he has a And we’re unlikely to get a judgement not. a similar policy. relaxed air – it takes a lot to get him soon – there is a lot of evidence the judge Mr Cook’s opposite number in the case Epic had clearly expected that to flustered. has to wade through. – Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney – has happen. The firm immediately launched However a cross examination in court The legal cases against Apple and already appeared on the stand in the a PR blitz to mobilise its fanbase and is a very different beast. Google are separate, and Apple has been opening days of the long-running legal win support, painting Apple as a Grilled by an expert legal team, Cook the first in court. battle. dominating force suppressing freedom of appeared more evasive. Apple is accused of running a Two main things are at the centre of choice. He was asked, for example, how much monopoly, subjecting all apps to a the case: the 30 per cent commission Within hours, Epic lodged prepared profit Apple makes from its App Store. cumbersome review process, and Apple takes on in-app purchases, and legal complaints in the US against both He replied that he didn’t know. rejecting them for all sorts of reasons. the fact that no other app stores are Apple and Google. Considering the App Store is a massive Epic contends that is unfair, while Apple allowed to exist on the iPhone and iPad However, the debate goes beyond the money spinner for Apple, that is a says it protects customers from dodgy to offer an alternative. 30 per cent cut, to wider questions about surprise. apps. Epic’s Fortnite is one of the most competitiveness. Epic has made no Google also pays a huge amount to Much of the early debate has been popular games in the world and makes secret of the fact that it would like to Apple to have its search preloaded onto over definitions, with Epic arguing that its money through in-game purchases of run its own app stores on both iOS and iPhones. Asked about this deal (believed Fortnite is more than a game, but rather character costumes and other digital Android, avoiding Apple’s and to be worth around $10bn, or £7bn) a “metaverse” within which all sorts of items. Google’s payment and delivery systems Cook didn’t seem to know much about it, experiences – including concerts and A 30 per cent cut on millions of such entirely. unable – or unwilling – to confirm how film screenings – are held. purchases adds up to a lot – but Apple’s There’s no video footage of the court much this contract was worth. However, outside of the wrangling rules forbid the company from case but journalists can listen in to a Mr Cook may be reluctant to unveil over technical definitions, there have circumventing its payment methods if a terrible audio line that sounds like the commercially sensitive data. However, also been some significant revelations. sale is made in the iPhone app. trial is taking place under water. It’s he came across as vague on detail. And The fact that Epic’s model for its app In August last year, Fortnite offered therefore hard to get a feel for the that’s not a good look when you’re giving store is not yet profitable is one of players a 20 per cent discount if they atmosphere of court. evidence in court. Apple’s arguments against allowing an paid Epic Games directly, in direct Still, it’s pretty clear that Cook is Most experts believe this is Apple’s to open system. Tinder tweak urges people to think before sending abuse

DATING app Tinder will detect you want to post this?” if its systems saw the warning during its trial were that asking people to stop and think abusive messages and ask the writer spot bullying or harassment in photo “less likely to be reported for reduced the amount of harassing to stop and think before sending comments. inappropriate messages over the next messages by ten per cent. them, in an effort to tackle Earlier in May, Twitter said it month". However, that means 90 per cent of harassment. would start asking people to review If you thought social media could be them were still slipping through the The automated system will learn to their tweets before posting if they toxic, wait until you see what net. detect “harmful language” from contained “harmful or offensive” happens on dating apps. Perhaps pitting people against one messages reported by users. language. Social media is full of people another in an “attractiveness Hunger Tinder said the “Are you sure?” Tinder already asks people sharing some of the harassing Games", based on their photographs, system had “reduced inappropriate receiving messages in which it has and sexually explicit messages they is part of the problem. language in messages sent” in trials detected an abusive phrase: “Does have received from strangers on Nonetheless. that is a lucrative by about ten per cent. this bother you?” Tinder. game for Tinder, which charges £116 Instagram and Twitter already use However, the new system will ask Unbelievably, people sometimes a year for unlimited swiping of its similar systems to detect abusive the writer to reconsider before the “match” with others just to send them “top picks” – an algorithmically comments and tweets. message is sent. abuse. curated list of the most in-demand Instagram asks users “are you sure The dating app said members who Tinder’s experiment demonstrated members on the app. The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 17

Environmental agency approves fungicide for coffee leaf rust WAILUKU, Hawaii – The US Coffee leaf rust was first detected on and other crops, but was not labelled for manage,” Hawaii Board of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency Maui and the Big Island in October 2020 specific use on coffee plants. Chair Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser said. has approved a request by coffee and on Oahu and Lanai in January The state Department of Agriculture, “Other efforts to minimise the damage growers in Hawaii to use fungicide 2021. Infections, which cause coffee which filed a request in March for an and spread of coffee leaf rust include to fight a pathogen found on Maui, plants to change colours, have the ability emergency exemption, will now be able quarantines on the movement of coffee Hawaii, Oahu and Lanai islands. to wipe out entire coffee crops. Its to use the fungicide for a year or until its plants and associated material, the The federal agency notified the Hawaii discovery prompted the Hawaii Board of use on coffee plants is added to the import of disease-resistant coffee plants Department of Agriculture earlier this Agriculture to restrict the movement of product label by the EPA and its and the development of integrated pest week, approving its request for farmers coffee plants from the islands. producer. management strategies.” to fight coffee leaf rust with Priaxor Priaxor Xemium is permitted for use “Hawaii coffee growers now have an The board has announced plans to Xemium, The Maui News reported in controlling leafy vegetables, added method to combat the coffee leaf host webinars on the use of the fungicide Friday. strawberries, tomatoes, soybeans, wheat rust, which is extremely difficult to in June. New Mexico weighs changes to permit for nuclear waste dump CARLBAD, N.M. – US officials are pushing state regulators to clear the way for a new ventilation shaft to be built at the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico, but watchdog groups say modifying the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s permit to allow for the construction could open the door to expansion. The state Environment Department’s Hazardous Waste Bureau held a virtual hearing over the past week to gather comments on the proposed permit change. A final decision is anticipated in mid-October. Ventilation has been an issue since In this file photo shows the idled Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository, near 2014, when a radiation release Carlsbad, N.M. US officials are pushing state regulators to clear the way for a new ventilation shaft to be built at the site in contaminated parts of the underground southern New Mexico, but watchdog groups say modifying the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s permit to allow for the construction facility and forced an expensive, nearly could open the door to expansion. The state Environment Department’s Hazardous Waste Bureau held a virtual hearing in May three-year closure, delayed the federal 2021 to gather comments on the proposed permit change. A final decision is anticipated in mid-October. government’s cleanup program and prompted policy changes at national newspaper reported. counsel for the Energy Department and Woodward said at the hearing that the laboratories and defense-related sites With more airflow, officials argue that Nuclear Waste Partnership, the utility shaft was not intended to expand across the US more workers can be in the underground contractor that runs the facility. the repository. He said the amount of Officials with the US Energy space working on mining and waste “Without sufficient airflow, and waste to be entombed there was Department have said the new shaft is operations simultaneously. underground mine simply cannot established by Congress and only needed to repair a “crippled” ventilation “Air to an underground mine is like operate. There must be sufficient air to Congress could expand the plant’s system, the Carlsbad Current-Argus blood to body,” said Michael Woodward, allow multitasking in the underground.” mission. Ocean Rebellion co-founder alleges police tried to intimidate him THE co-founder of the eco activist group been brought in to bolster the local force. Ocean Rebellion has filed a complaint to Higgs said yesterday that Ocean police alleging that officers have tried to Rebellion would be targeting the ship intimidate him before next month’s G7 with “creative actions” to raise summit in Cornwall. awareness of the “horrendous emissions” Rob Higgs, an artist and campaigner, of such vessels. He added that the group has alleged that at least a dozen would also take “striking, theatrical, plainclothes officers turned up sculptural and pyrotechnic actions on unannounced at his Cornish studios, his land and on water” focused on the theme home and his boat. of the G7 leaders being “used as puppets Higgs said he was away at the time by big business”. but claimed police spoke to his partner In August last year the group used and co-founder of Ocean Rebellion, guerilla advertising tactics to project Sophie Miller, and neighbours and made films, slogans and messages, including it clear they would be keeping an eye on “Turn the tide” and “Fuck this ship”, on them during the summit, which is the hull of the World, a converted ocean centred on the village of Carbis Bay and liner that bills itself as the largest the towns of St. Ives and Falmouth. private residential ship on the planet. In his complaint, Higgs wrote: “This In the complaint to police, Higgs intimidatory behaviour by police officers continued: “I use my professional skill as is completely unacceptable and is a clear Sophie Miller and Rob Higgs of the eco protest group Ocean Rebellion. an artist, creative practitioner and breach of my human rights and of their sculptor, building commissions for legal obligation to facilitate peaceful Police have insisted they want to tolerated. environmental NGOs and campaign protest.” make sure peaceful protest can take One large and obvious target for groups to communicate the climate Devon and Cornwall police are place but have also made it clear that protest will be the cruiseferry MS Silja crisis to the public and press through expecting thousands of protesters and attempts to cause serious disruption, for Europa, which will be anchored off artistic and usually humorous site activists to make their voices heard at example, by blocking main roads and Falmouth and used to house some of the specific pop-up art performances or the summit. halt leaders’ convoys will not be hundreds of police officers who have sculptures. 18 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Eurovision winner denies taking drugs during event THE lead singer of the Italian he said at a press conference. towards a table as the band band who won the Eurovision In a statement, Eurovision said celebrated their victory during Song Contest has denied the singer would “take a the live broadcast. taking drugs, following online voluntary drug test after arriving When asked about the incident speculation over competition home”. during a press conference after footage showing him leaning Måneskin, who had been their victory, Damiano David said over a table. favourites to win the contest, took he had been looking down Måneskin’s Damiano David the top prize with their song Zitti because guitarist Thomas Raggi rejected the idea that he had been e buoni. had broken a glass. taking cocaine. People at home speculated as to Eurovision said the singer “I don’t use drugs. Please, guys. what the singer was doing when would be tested to see if he had Don’t say that really, no cocaine,” he appeared to bend his face taken drugs.

Eurovision winners, Italy’s Måneskin: ‘Rock and roll never dies’. Bridge The Barbados Advocate Monday May 24, 2021 • 19 SPORTSSPORTS Zane Maloney wins in Monaco By Corey Greaves evident from the onset as the going due to a pile up which but not close enough to attempt race had to be red flagged saw one of the competitor’s car a move. ZANE MALONEY has done moments after it being flipped. With 16 minutes to it! got It took over 10 minutes to go there was another The 17-year-old Barbadian clear the track and safety car after driver stood on the top step of racing Maloney had set the the podium, took off his hat and Zane Maloney got fastest time in response glanced behind him to see the celebrares to the pressure from Barbados flag displayed high after winning Hadjar in second place. in the middle. in Monaco It took five minutes for He was the winner in yesterday. the track to be cleared this Monaco, having captured pole time and Maloney got a great position two days before restart pulling away and giving leading from start to finish and himself an immediate gap stood proudly as the Barbados ahead of second place. anthem was played around the going Another yellow flag came Road Circuit in Monaco with 10 minutes left and then moments before the F1 Grand again for the safety car came out with Prix race. the 30- under eight minutes to go. Maloney was competing in minute This meant whenever the the Formula Regional race track was clear it would be an European Championship by plus all out sprint to the end of the Alpine Round 3, race 2 in one race. Monaco yesterday and showed lap. The safety ended with four nerves of steel as Saturday’s minutes left in the race and winner Isack Hadjar could sprint began. constantly be seen in the Maloney Once again Maloney had an rearview mirror. was never excellent restart and Monaco’s road circuit is allowed to completed the race without always difficult to pass and it is back off giving second place Hadjar any also easy to make a mistake as opportunity to pass or even that takes you out of the race Hadjar attempt a pass during the race. completely with the walls close was They now head to the Circuit to the wheels at almost every always Paul Ricard at Le Castellet in turn on the narrow streets. close France for the fourth round The tight spacing was behind slated for next weekend.

Leading the field through the streets of Monaco was Zane Maloney (22) who qualfiied on pole and led from start to finish. Maloney (centre) stands as the national anthem of Barbados is played in Monaco. 20 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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Kuron Griffith speeds to sprint double in windy conditions By Corey Greaves 43 athletes took part in Foster in 25.97 secs. secs in the 200m and won the men’s 200m. Josiah Parris won the the 100m in 12.38 secs. KURON Griffith from Griffith completed the 200m Under 17 boys in It was the 400m Quantum Leap stood double as he won the 22.20 secs completed the runners that came away above the rest as over 100m the previous double as he was the with the top two positions 40 athletes lined up for weekend in 10.51 secs winner of the 400m the in the Under-15 girls the men’s 200m dash at running into a head wind previous weekend in 200m as Kadia Rock who the Back on Track of -1.0 m/s. 50.65 secs. won the 400m last meet hosted by the He narrowly misses out Second in the 200m was weekend in 60.07 secs Athletics Association on the NACAC Under-23 Aragom Straker in 23.11 came back and won the of Barbados at the Standards in both the secs. Straker was also 200m in 2595 secs. Usain Bolt Sports 100m and 200m which second in the 100m (11.64 She finished ahead of Complex over the stands at 10.46 secs secs), while Nathan Ariel Archer who was weekend. (100m) and 21.00 secs Brathwaite was third in second in the 400m (63.33 It took six (6) Time final (200m). the 200m (23.45 secs) and secs) and 200m Heats before a winner was Second on the timing the 100m (11.90secs). (26.70secs) determined in the gusty sheets in the Men’s 200m The 100m winner from Third place in the 200m conditions which saw one was Anderson Devonish the previous weekend went to Tia Applewhite in heat running into a wall of in 22.24 secs and third who clocked 11.53 secs, 27.18 secs, who was wind clocked at -4.5 m/s. was Raheem Taitt-Best in Jaquan Pilgrim finished second in the 100m The winner was the tall 22.39 secs. fifth in the 200m (23.64 (13.50secs), while Tania and powerful Griffith who Also completed the secs). Applewhite who won the over came a head win of - double over the two Brieanna Boyce 100m (13.21 secs) was 2.9 m/s to clock 21.10 secs weekends was Amani completed her double fourth in the 200m in and win the final Heat of Kimon who won the when she won the Under- 27.44 secs. the men’s section. In total, women’s open 200m in a 17 Girls 200m in 26.31 Winners of other events time of 25.77 secs. She secs from Nya Browne were Rihan Price Under- NOTICES was also the 100m winner (26.45 secs) and Nyah 17 Girls 400m hurdles the previous weekend Hope (26.81 secs). (74.59 secs), Zachary NOTICE clocking 12.48 secs. Boyce was the winner of Alexander Under-17 Boys Second in the 200m was the Under-17 Girls 400m 400m hurdles (61.63 secs), Ayanna Morgan in 25.88 the previous weekend in Darian Bailey Under-20 IN THE MATTER OF THE secs and third was Asia 58.79 secs. Boys 400m hurdles (58.35 ESTATE OF ROSLYN JEANNETTE FORDE DECEASED Winner of the Under-15 secs), Makayla Smith NOTICES Boys 200m was Kevin Women 400m hurdles Kuron Griffith from Quantum Leap on his way to Webster in 24.47 secs. He (77.98 secs), Jade victory in Heat 6 of Men’s 200m in a time of 21.10 Re: In the Estate of ROSLYN BARBADOS narrowly edged out the Yearwood Men’s 400m secs running into a head wind of -2.9. JEANNETTE FORDE deceased 100m winner E Pierre- hurdles (54.75 secs), IN THE SUPREME COURT Greene who clocked 24.55 Nicholi Cox Under-15 Under-17 Boys high jump Men’s Triple jump Notice is hereby given that it is the OF JUDICATURE Boys 800m (2:22.67), (1.67m), Zuri Ellis Under- (15.04m), Kevon Hinds intention of Navisha Debideen- HIGH COURT Worrell, Attorney-at-Law of Anfield NOTICES Layla Haynes Women 15 girls long jump Under-20 Boys Shot put Law Chambers, Anfield House, 2nd IN THE ESTATE of 800m (2:15.18), Fabian (3.82m), Kay’ghun Rouse (14.54m and javelin Avenue Carters Gap, Black Rock MUHAMMAD ISMAIL PATEL Norgrove Men 800m Under-17 Girls Long jump (47.52m), Shanice Hutson BARBADOS Main Road in the parish of St. ALSO KNOWN AS (1:56.68). (5.05m), Misha Nelson Women’s Discus (41.01m), Michael in the Island of Barbados MUHAMMED ISMAEL PATEL IN THE SUPREME COURT In the field the winners Women’s long jump Ryah Dates Under-17 for TONI CRYSTAL CAROLINE ALSO KNOWN AS were Aaron Massiah (4.59m), Aren Spencer Girls Discus (24.75m). WILLIAMS of Miller's House, MUHAMMED ISHMAEL PATEL OF JUDICATURE Ashford Road, Chartham, ALSO KNOWN AS HIGH COURT Canterbury Kent CT4 7NY United MUHAMMED PATEL, DECEASED Kingdom the Administrator of the IN THE ESTATE of estate of ROSLYN JEANNETTE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given JUDIA PATRICIA PAYNE FORDE, the deceased late of 53 that an application is being made for ALSO KNOWN AS The Limes, Kingsnorth Ashford the following Grant of Probate JUDIA P. PAYNE, DECEASED Kent, United Kingdom retired namely:- nursing assistant who died at PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Probate of the Will dated the 17th that an application is being made Canterbury, United Kingdom on the day of January, 2013 of Muhammad for the following Grant of Probate 14th day of February 2019 to make namely:- application for the resealing by the Ismail Patel, also known as Muhammed Ismael Patel also High Court of Justice of Barbados Probate of the Will dated the 17th of the Grant of Letters of known as Muhammed Ishmael day of February, 2015 of Judia Administration of ROSLYN Patel also known as Muhammed JEANNETTE FORDE which was Patel, deceased late of “Bali Hai’, Patricia Payne also known as Judia made by the High Court of Justice Brighton, Black Rock in the parish P. Payne, deceased late of 671 England and Wales, Cardiff District of Saint Michael in Barbados who East 49th Street, Brooklyn, New Probate Registry, on the 15th day died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, York 11203 in the United States of of May 2020 to TONI CRYSTAL Martindales Road in the parish of America who died at Memorial CAROLINE WILLIAMS under Saint Michael in Barbados on the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the provisions of the Probate 12th day of February, 2021 by Manhattan, New York in the United and Letters of Administration Fatima Muhammad Patel and States of America on the 1st day of (Resealing) Act, Chapter 247 of the Abdullateaf Patel, two of the September, 2020 by Carolyn Laws of Barbados in respect of the Executors named in the Will of the Valdene Payne, the sole Executrix said Estate. Any person wishing to deceased. named in the Will of the deceased. oppose the resealing of the said Grant of Letters of Administration An application shall be submitted to An application shall be submitted to should lodge a Caveat to that effect the Supreme Court after fourteen the Supreme Court after fourteen with the Registrar of the Supreme (14) days from the date of the (14) days from the date of the Court of Judicature of Barbados the second publication of this Notice. second publication of this Notice. Law Courts, Bridgetown by the 21st day of June, 2021. Dated the 24th day of May, 2021. Dated the 24th day of May, 2021. Dated the 24 day of May, 2021. YEARWOOD & BOYCE YEARWOOD & BOYCE Amani Kiron powering Attorneys-at-Law Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicant, her way to victory in Navisha Debideen-Worrell for the Applicants, No. 14 James Street, the women’s 200m Josiah Parris takes a look at the flash time as he Attorney-at-Law for the No. 14 James Street, Bridgetown, Barbados. Administrator Bridgetown, Barbados. Heat 3 in a time of crosses the line to win Heat 2 Of U-17 Boys 200m 25.77 secs. in a time of 22.20 secs. 22 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Max Verstappen takes title lead from Lewis Hamilton with win RED BULL’S Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Monaco Grand Prix to wrest the championship lead from Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman controlled the race after pole-sitter Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari broke down before the start. Hamilton finished in seventh place, frustrated and angry after Mercedes’s pre- race plans fell apart. He lost places to two drivers over the pit- stop period as Mercedes reversed their intended strategy. Adding to a bad day for the world champions, Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas retired when mechanics were unable to remove his right-front wheel at his pit stop when the wheel gun stripped the nut. Bottas was running second to Verstappen but had been losing ground before his stop and his hopes of victory had evaporated and turned into concerns as to whether he could protect second place from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard finished in a comfortable Bottas’ front-left wheel could not be released. runners-up spot, with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking the final podium place, coupled with a bad day for Mercedes, final lap before the Ferrari driver crashed radio to say he was having gearbox fending off late pressure from Red Bull’s moved the Red Bull driver into a four- and brought the session to an end. problems. Sergio Perez, who drove a strong race to point championship lead, while Red Bull Ferrari inspected Leclerc’s car after the He pulled into the pits and before long recover from qualifying ninth. have taken first place in the constructors’ accident and again on Sunday morning Ferrari had concluded they could not Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel – who, championship from Mercedes by one point. and came to the conclusion that they did repair the car, saying that they had along with Perez, passed Hamilton during It is the first time in his F1 career that not need to change the gearbox, which discovered a problem with the driveshaft. the pit-stop period – was fifth, ahead of Verstappen has led the world meant he left the pits expecting to take up His retirement gave Verstappen a clear Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly and the Briton, championship. his place at the front of the grid for his run into the first corner and, after fending who made a late pit stop to secure the Verstappen was disappointed to miss home race. off an attack from Bottas off the grid, the point for fastest lap. out on pole position on Saturday,feeling he However, halfway around his Red Bull driver moved into a lead he was Verstappen’s second victory in five races, was on target to beat Leclerc’s time on his reconnaissance lap, Leclerc came on the never to lose. 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P R O HOROSCOPES S A ARIES: It will be impossible to persuade someone you N are joining forces with to see things the way you do. You D might wish you had not begun this partnership. Their mood is awkward and uncooperative and you may have C to have a complete change of tactics. At home, there is O plenty to do. N S TAURUS: If suddenly you feel like doing something in a different way, try it. Normally you are very organised and methodical. This helps you feel in control and it works for you because it gets the job done. Even so this can leave little room for manoeuvre. Experimenting with a different approach could be fun.

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Zane Maloney wins in Monaco - PAGE 19 Monday May 24, 2021 Reverend: BUY LOCAL Embrace people’s FASHION! differences NATIONAL Cultural Foundation’s us. Let’s spend our money with our own.” ONE religious leader is urging (NCF) Chief Executive Officer Carol Roberts-Reifer also commended the Christians to find their talent gifted by Roberts-Reifer is encouraging local and regional designers on the out- God. Barbadians to buy local fashion. fits they have created. Some of these were This was the message from Reverend She urged persons to do so as she ad- seen first-hand during the fashion show Hugh Sandiford during the service at dressed the recent launch of the NCF’s which occurred at the launch. St. Matthias Anglican Church on Whit Caribbean Market Centre and Caribbean “This project is a beautifully crafted Sunday. Export Development Agency-funded example of what is possible in an environ- The religious leader said that the EDGE Fashion Cluster collection. ment of adversity.So even amidst COVID Holy Spirit embraces the difference of The collection, which can be found in and all of the trials and tribulations of the people, noting that God is still with the showroom at the Caribbean Market COVID, fledgling designers from across Christians and they should be reminded Centre in Newton, Christ Church, and on the Caribbean came together and cre- about the mystery of faith and saving the online shopping platform, Shop- ated a project under the Edge Fashion deeds of Jesus Christ. EDGE.co, is titled ‘Around the Island of project and this is the Barbados compo- Reverend Sandiford said it is com- Barbados’. nent,” she explained. mon for persons to be caught up in in- “When you go online instead of picking Also speaking during this event was stitutional co-dependence where people A for Amazon, click E for EDGE. Buy the NCF’s Senior Business Development focus solely on meetings, committees, local fashion. It is tailored to fit our bod- Officer, André Hoyte, who gave back- Model, Ashley Lashley as she walked organisations, and structures. He noted ies. It is made by people just like us, ground about the collection. the runway in one of the pieces that that many of the ministries, commit- designed and crafted by people just like LOCAL FASHION on Page 5 can found on Shop-EDGE.co. tees and organisations within the Diocese are on the decline or non-existent. He added that some people are not allowed to join an organisation because the individual is different. However, the church leader said it is important to embrace people’s differences and use them to the advantage of advancing the Kingdom of God. “What are you passionate about this morning? What has God bestowed upon you and your heart? What makes you feel excited and alive? This is what the Holy Spirit is working within us. For you see, no longer is it good enough to simply come and join an organisation, but realise that things have changed. If you join an organisa- tion, realise that you are to use these gifts to build up God’s Kingdom by being a part of that organisation,” said Reverend Sandiford. Reverend Sandiford said that God’s love should be communicated as it is pertinent to this society, adding that the message of love needs to be done in a way that transcends people’s differ- ences. He also noted that everyone is looking forward with anticipation to be inspired and empowered by the Holy Spirit. “The spirit is calling us now to show and demonstrate that God is still active and still available,” said Reverend Sandiford. Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday, commemorates the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) Chief Executive Officer, Carol Roberts-Reifer, addressing the recent launch of the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the NCF’s Caribbean Market Centre and Caribbean Export Development Agency-funded EDGE Fashion Cluster collection. disciples.

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