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MONDAY 18 JANUARY 2021 | ISSUE 179 | WWW.POINTVILLE.AG TWO MORE CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES SEE PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PM calls for national ABLP Youth Cuba: A victim of effort against COVID-19 arm launches American terrorism entrepreneurship seminar Editorial: Kudos to Antigua and Barbuda Page 2 MONDAY, 18 JANUARY, 2021 EDITORIAL PAGE 2 KUDOS TO ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Bar- take the person to perienced, and em- something more in- buda has been pop- their destination. phasized that had tangible that really ularly called the Moreover, it is all it not been for her, defines who we are “melting pot” of done without even they would have as a people. It is a the Caribbean, and the thought of any certainly starved trait that must re- with good reason. sort of payment or aboard their vessel. main incorruptible, On any given day, a reward. Within the willing- even in the face of casual stroll through It is this same kind ness to help, there rabid nationalism any village will re- of warm and friend- is also a certain dressed in the fin- sult in encountering ly disposition that amount of respect ery of patriotism. persons from most millions of tourists for other people’s Be ever vigilant and islands in the OECS have pinpointed as privacy that the guard against those and CARICOM re- one of the stron- people of this fair who would want to gions, and also from gest selling points isle have cultivated. shame you into ac- the Dominican Re- of the country. Many Many celebrities at- quiescence because public, Haiti, and to come for a visit and test to this fact—they you do not share some extent Vene- decide to stay be- are free to travel the view that people zuela. In addition, cause of the people. the streets, go to be not born in Antigua one will encounter When asked what the beach, visit his- and Barbuda, par- persons from the convinced them to torical sites, or at- ticularly Caribbean Middle East, China, make Antigua and tend social events, people, should not Europe, the UK, the Barbuda their home, and even if they are be here. It is a dan- USA, and Canada. invariably, the re- recognized, people gerous cancer that Though some have sponse comes down do not crowd them threatens to eat at tried to use this to something along or otherwise make the body politic, and simple situation as the lines of “it’s the them feel uncomfort- there must be valiant a political football people—so warm, able. Truly, Antiguan efforts at pushing for narrow political so friendly, so wel- and Barbudans have back against such interests, a closer coming.” As recent- mastered the art of vitriol and invective. examination will re- ly as the middle of being welcoming Indeed, it is a trib- veal that there is a last year during the while remaining un- ute to this nation kind of hospitality national shutdown, intrusive. that people not born and welcoming spirit there was a story in Few would doubt here want to live that Antiguans and the local media of that the qualities among us as it says Barbudans possess. a couple who jour- outlined here are something about It is something for neyed here on a a defining charac- our character. We which we should be yacht for the very teristic, a kind of must always remem- exceedingly proud, first time and did zeitgeist, of what it ber that no one can and should fight not know anyone. means to be Anti- choose where they fiercely to protect! While moored off guan and Barbudan. are born, but they It is not unusual, the coast, they were While the question can choose where for example, for an put in touch with a of being born in the they want to live, Antiguan to be ap- local vendor and she country (or being a and of the one hun- proached for direc- quite literally took direct descendant dred and ninety-five tions by an absolute care of them from a of either parents or nations on earth, stranger and in the distance. The visitors grandparents who they have chosen spur of a moment, highlighted her gen- were born in Anti- Antigua and Barbu- drop whatever in erosity and helpful- gua) is what legally da. That makes of which he/she might ness as something makes an individual pretty special! been engaged and they have never ex- a national, there is PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS MONDAY, 18 JANUARY, 2021 Two more confirmed COVID-19 cases The Ministry of Health says JMC were negative and are the latest results from the reflected in the total persons Mount St. John’s Medical Cen- tested and total samples ter (MSJMC) and the Carib- taken columns of the dash- bean Public Health Agency board. (CARPHA) have revealed two Of the thirty-three samples new laboratory confirmed processed by CARPHA, thir- COVID-19 cases in Antigua ty-one were negative and two and Barbuda as of Saturday positive. The two new cases 17th January 2021 at 6 p.m. are non-imported. Investiga- In a statement issued over- tions are ongoing and contact night, the ministry said sub- tracing and testing is in prog- sequent to the publication of ress. the dashboard for Friday 15th Consequently, the total num- January 2021 with the cut off ber of persons with laborato- time of 6:00 p.m., one hundred ry confirmed COVID-19 cases and fifteen additional samples in Antigua and Barbuda is were processed at the Mount one hundred and eighty-nine, St. John’s Medical Center and which is inclusive of twen- thirty-three at CARPHA which ty-seven active cases. increased the pending results Meanwhile, fifty-four sam- from seventy-one to two hun- ples are pending. dred and nineteen. The dashboard has been All one hundred and eighty- updated to reflect these six samples processed by MS- changes. GOT NEWS? Send your news stories to [email protected] MONDAY, 18 JANUARY, 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 4 Two teenagers charged with break-in and larceny Two teenagers are in lives at Bryson’s Street along with the cash reg- male of Belle Street, Villa police custody following and the other at Piggott ister with an undisclosed and a 24-year-old male their arrest on charges Street. They are accused sum of money, and other of Buckley Line were also involving break-in in and of breaking into a store valuable items. charged in connection larceny. on Redcliffe Street on 11th Both men were sep- with said offence. Police reports say the January 2021, and stealing arately charged for al- They are accused of re- pair—a 19-year-old and a number of electronic legedly break-in and en- ceiving a number of the a 17-year-old, both males items to include a laptop tering a fitness gym on items that were allegedly of Villa Area—was arrest- computer, mobile phones, Redcliffe Street on the stolen. The incident oc- ed and jointly charged by video games, and smart same day, and stealing an curred sometime between the police on Friday with watches. They also al- undisclosed sum of mon- 11th and 13th January. The break-in and larceny. legedly stole several piec- ey. Police have since recov- The police have not es of jewellery, including Meantime, a 19-year-old ered some of the items. released their identities, necklaces and rings, and female of Golden Grove They are expected in but have said that one an assortment of tools, along with a 23-year-old Court during this week. PM calls for national effort against COVID-19 uptick in active cases. had long identified returning nation- Over the weekend, the number als as a ‘high risk group’ and that of active cases increased to twen- is why measures were put in place ty-seven, as the Ministry of Health to quarantine or isolate them from announced the latest results of tests the rest of the population. “We were conducted by the Mount St John’s accused of discrimination against Medical Centre (MSJMC). returning nationals and some be- “Those who have been strictly ad- came defiant. But it was this policy hering to the protocols over the past of ensuring that they quarantined for ten months would see that they are fourteen days and be isolated that the ones who have not contracted prevented the virus from spreading the virus. Those who have not been exponentially among the community,” fully practising the protocols have Browne further explained. other results. The protocols work!” he He gave as examples the situa- observed. tion in several Caribbean territories According to the prime minister, where the coronavirus is spreading the two most recent COVID-related at alarming rates. deaths can be traced to incidences PM Browne appealed to residents Prime Minister Gaston Browne where people were not fully adher- to join with the government to help ing to the health protocols laid down contain the spread of the virus. “We by the Ministry of Health. want to encourage our people to be As the number of active COVID-19 He said Antigua and Barbuda has compliant with the protocols as it is cases continues to rise in Antigua and done ‘reasonably well’ in its manage- absolutely critical for us to be more Barbuda, the prime minister wants a ment of the COVID-19 pandemic as it vigilant. We now have to view every- national effort to help contain further was ranked number 197 of 220 coun- one who is not a part of our house- spread of the virus.

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