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Established October 1895 High winds to continue into next week PAGE 3 Saturday January 11, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive UNDER SCRUTINY Hyatt architects and consultants respond to concerns By André Springer from previously successful projects, especially at the street level to embrace were sensitive to cultural expression the human scale of pedestrians ON Thursday evening, architects through architecture, adding that his traversing Bay Street and Shurland and consultants presented changes firm intended to use their professional Alley. The project occupies four to the proposed Hyatt Ziva project expertise to protect the public interest amalgamated sites and the overall when the planned hotel came regarding health, safety and welfare, footprint sits on approximately 33% of under scrutiny yet again, as the including cultural preservation the site. Most buildings in Bridgetown public came to voice their issues concerns. occupy 100% of the site. The regulatory at a town hall meeting at the Addressing several of the issues requirement for commercial buildings Copacabana. raised in the last meeting, including is 50% plot coverage of the site.” Those changes were outlined by building mass, building height, non- He continued, “The building height representatives from the international Barbadian vernacular, parking and did not evolve from the developers’ architectural firm DRS360, and local beach access, Best indicated that the initiative; I want to reinforce that. architectural firm Archis Design Group. concerns raised did not fall on deaf ears. Instead, it was in response to the Speaking during the town hall meeting, He also made it clear that the project Government strategic plan for the Architect Albert Best outlines the local architect Albert Best of Archis adhered to the required parameters, Pierhead Development Plan, which changes made to the Hyatt Ziva Design Group gave the assurance that including the regulatory building lines prescribes buildings of heights ranging design proposal, which were made in both firms brought a wealth of from the public roads, high water mark from 15 to 25 storeys within this area.” response to the public queries made experience to the table. He said that from the beach and property lines. at the previous Town Hall meeting in DRS360, through the knowledge gained “The building mass was tempered, HYATT RESPONDS on Page 3 November 2019. UK expands its presence in Commonwealth countries THE United Kingdom’s representation in the Commonwealth countries of the Eastern Caribbean has expanded over the last year. His Excellency Craig Fulton, Acting British High Commissioner to Barbados, noted the above as he delivered remarks during the Award Programme for the winners of the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, which was held at the British High Commissioner’s Residence at Ben Mar, Erdiston Road, St. Michael yesterday. “We now have our new High Commission offices in Antigua, Grenada and St. Vincent, as well as one in The Bahamas. And that has all taken place since we hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2018, in London. So this gives a growing and very good footprint for us to work ever more closely with our Commonwealth nations here and we have a lot of issues to work on and issues in common, which particularly affect the small island states of the region. Chief amongst these is the issue of climate change,” Mr. Fulton remarked. Noting that this year the UK will be hosting the 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Kya Knight of the Deighton Griffith Secondary School was the winner of a Gold Award in the Senior Category of the 2019 he noted that there will be greater Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. Here, she accepts her certificate from His Excellency Craig Fulton, Acting British High Commissioner to Barbados. UK EXPANDS on Page 2 2 • Saturday January 11, 2020 The Barbados Advocate RCS Barbados paying attention to youth By Regina Selman Moore THE Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) – Barbados Branch recognises the role which youth must play within our society and seeks to give promi- nence to the voices of youth, via its pro- grammes. K aye Williams, Chair of the RCS Barbados Branch, noted the above as she delivered remarks during the Award Programme for the win- Kaye Williams, Chair of ners of the 2019 Queen’s the RCS Barbados Commonwealth Essay Branch. Competition, which was held at the British High Williams also told Commissioner’s Residence the students that they For the first time there was a Gold Award Finalist at Ben Mar, Erdiston must see themselves The Gold Award in the Junior Category of the 2019 in the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Road, St. Michael. not only as citizens of Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition was Competition, deemed eligible to be included in the “We the Barbados Barbados, but as citizens presented to Samuel Lamontagne of Providence 140 finalists put forward for consideration for the Branch of the Royal of the Commonwealth and School. overall top global awards. Nicholas Taylor of Commonwealth Society citizens of the world. Providence School took that award. are delighted to be a part “As you grow and ma- from across the included submissions of a platform that nur- ture, we encourage you Commonwealth entered from nine girls and three Queen’s Commonwealth Nicholas Taylor of tures the creative talents to continue to express the competition, 30 boys, for a total of 12 Essay Competition was Providence School took of our young people and yourself locally, globally of whom were from students in all from four presented to Samuel that award. it’s our young people in and we encourage you to Barbados. The 2019 topic schools. Repeat winner Lamontagne of Barbados and across the build on your creativity invited young people Kya Knight of the Providence School. Commonwealth. We en- and your imagination,” to share on the topic Deighton Griffith For the first time, there deavour to protect literacy, Williams further admon- of “A Connected Secondary School was the was a Gold Award Finalist Children’s expression and celebrate ished. Commonwealth” and to winner of a Gold Award in the 2019 Queen’s excellence and imagina- Brenda Pope, Chair consider how they could in the Senior Category Commonwealth Essay tion,” she said of the RCS of the Education work to ensure cultural, of the 2019 Queen’s Competition, deemed eli- voices Barbados’ efforts to have Subcommittee of the RCS technological and environ- Commonwealth Essay gible to be included in the youth compete in the Barbados Branch, mean- mental connections for Competition. The Gold 140 finalists put forward Queen’s Commonwealth while noted that in 2019, positive change. Award in the Junior for consideration for the must be Essay Competition. over 11 000 young people The local award entries Category of the 2019 overall top global awards. heard UK EXPANDS from Page 1 collaboration with the nations of the Commonwealth to ad- dress some of the issues that affect them directly and Fulton stressed that it would be key if youth- ful voices can also be heard on these matters. “As part of that, we are going to be working very closely with the nations of the Eastern Caribbean, to try and build on consensus and progress around the is- sues which are particu- larly important to the small island developing states, which we hold great importance to. So we are going to be work- ing closely with the na- tions here, but what we expect to hear is the voices of the children. We have already seen it at the UN, with 16-year- old Greta Thunberg and obviously, it’s the chil- dren that are going to be most important as we go forward,” Fulton stated. A section of the audience gathered for the Award Programme for the winners of the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. (RSM) The Barbados Advocate Saturday January 11, 2020 • 3 High winds to continue into next week WHAT Barbadians tions are expected to con- A further deterioration Warning issued earlier gerous rip-currents during exercised along western, have been describing tinue into next week. in these conditions was this week will remain in that time could create northwestern and south- as unusually high From Thursday a strong anticipated from late effect as deteriorating unsafe conditions for western coastlines of the winds over the last 24 high pressure system Thursday with swells marine conditions are ex- small-craft operators, island. These conditions hours, is not unusual centred over the eastern peaking near 3.5m (11ft) pected to affect the island particularly on the east- could become even more for this time of year, Atlantic was forecasted to and wind speeds increas- until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, ern, north-eastern and adverse at times of high Senior Meteorologist generate easterly to east ing to 25-30 knots (46 to January 14, 2020. south-eastern coastlines of tide.” (Ag.) at the Barbados north-easterly surface 56 km/h). Small-craft operators Barbados. Sea-bathers are Meteorological winds of 20-25 knots (37 to She told The Barbados and sea-bathers are being advised to stay out of the Services, Semelka 46 km/h), and easterly to Advocate yesterday that encouraged to continue to water during the warning Jackman, confirmed. east north-easterly swells the High-Surf Advisory stay out of the water. period. However, some CARICOM In fact, the windy condi- peaking near 3.0m (10ft). and a Small-Craft “Large waves and dan- caution must still be has a duty to assist Haiti PRIME MINISTER of Barbados and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mia Amor Mottley, believes that CARICOM has a duty to do all it possibly can to assist the people of Haiti.