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Tuesday May 25, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive Gov’t focused on new governance PRIME MINISTER Mia Amor report at the end of September. and come back... But we Mottley says that efforts are on “We will await those reports, recognise that it goes beyond to develop a “new governance” but we are not simply trying to the legalistic framework, and it for the country,as she reiterated deal only with illegal vestiges goes to fundamental issues of the goal for Barbados to become that come with becoming a completing the process of the a republic. republic. We are also looking republic.” Wrapping up the Barbados at how we ensure that our Speaking more on the matter Labour Party’s virtual political identity and who we are, can be of governance, PM Mottley meeting on Sunday night held reinforced as we go forward to indicated that the Government under the theme, ‘Progress claim our destiny in this world has established a new Amidst The Challenges’, PM as a fully independent nation,” parliamentary commission, Mottley, in an address that she said. chaired by former President lasted just over 75 minutes, Mottley added, “And let us be of the Senate, Sir Richard noted that a Republic Transition clear, if I want to be able to offer Cheltenham, to review the Advisory Committee has been honours, or the Cabinet wants to country’s parliamentary formed to help plan and manage honour anybody in Barbados in arrangements “to see whether the transition from a the middle of November, under they suit a modern Barbados, monarchical to a republican the National Honours System, and if they don’t, how do we system, and has been tasked we can’t even do it. It has to go tweak it to get better results”. with providing an interim report to Buckingham Palace first, and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. by the end of June, and a final there’s no time left for it to go GOVERNANCE on Page 3

AG: Policing strategies put in place, but plans TACKLING CRIME will not be shared ATTORNEY GENERAL and the Royal Barbados Police Force Minister of Legal Affairs, by spending vast millions of Dale Marshall, is giving dollars to make sure that Barbadians the assurance they’re the best equipped small that there are strategies in force anywhere in the world.All place to address crime in of these things we have done this country, but he has in three years. COVID in, or made it clear that the details COVID out; ashfall, or no of those plans will not be ashfall; hard times or not, we revealed as they are matters have made progress amidst the of national security. challenges,” he stated. But, he promised he will be Speaking less than 24 hours speaking to the country “very after off-duty police officer, shortly in greater detail” on the Acting Station Sergeant matter of crime. Marshall was Newton Lewis, was shot and speaking from the Lester killed in his neighbourhood, as Vaughan School on Sunday he tried to thwart a robbery,the night, as the Barbados Labour AG maintained that illegal Party held a virtual political guns and crime are a problem in meeting to mark their third this country, and insisted that anniversary in office. Barbadians have a role to play “You know, everybody’s been in fixing the problem. saying, ‘Who are our political “While going to the rescue of opponents?’ ‘What is the plan?’ his neighbour, he was gunned And you start out by being a down by thugs who care nothing little foolish, because what for human life, who were driven boxer ever goes into a boxing only by greed, and how to get ring and tells his opponent easy money,” the AG lamented. where the next punch is coming Contending that the loss of from? Our policing strategies Lewis, who he described as a are matters of national security, hero, must not be in vain, he and the last Administration called on every Barbadian to chose not to share any with us, join us in the fight against crime and I reserve the right to share Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall. and if they see something, to say with Barbadians those things something. that we feel able to share. police officers to do their work,” the Government came to office, have been coming in for years Marshall continued, “This But for those of you who are he maintained. through the appointment of and years and years... We have fight against gun violence, cowardly and callously asking Marshall’s comments came as new judges; they have also invested in our judicial system, against firearm crime cannot for a plan, you will not hear that he stated that Government has installed a new scanner at the so that trials can go through be a spectator event with the kind of plan from me or from sought to put systems in place Bridgetown Port to stop illegal faster. We have increased the members of the public simply the Prime Minister or from to aid the police in the execution firearms from coming in. number of judges hearing crying out for the police to do any member of the National of their mandate. He said in “We are keeping the guns out criminal cases from two more, without looking inward Security Council, because addition to addressing the of Barbados. And yes, they are to five. We’ve increased the and asking ourselves the very policing is a specialised art backlog of criminal cases, on the streets, but they did not membership of the judiciary hard question, ‘What is my role and we need to allow our which numbered 1,000 when come in after May of 2018, they from 13 to 20. We’ve equipped in solving this problem?’” 2 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

New A&E opening next month THE new Accident as big. of infrastructure will granted to the QEH to and Emergency (A&E) “There will be a new not on its own help the purchase items including Department at the screening and triage Government to achieve two oxygen plants, which Queen Elizabeth zone that will facilitate its goals and targets, he will save $1 million in Hospital (QEH) is ex- more clients. We’re mov- stated that steps have the purchase of oxygen pected to be opened ing from two stat rooms also been taken to re- bottles; a new distilled by the second week- to six. We’re moving from place end-of-life equip- water plant, which will end in June and it having one ambulance ment, and install new save $350,000 annually is promising to be a being able to be equipment that had been in the purchase of dis- modern, state-of-the- accommodated at the lacking for several years tilled water; [and] four art facility. Accident and Emergency across the system. new autoclaves and other With just a few weeks Department to four am- The health and well- equipment, completely to go before the facility is bulances at the same ness minister revealed upgrading our central able to welcome patients, time. There will be a new new point-of-care ma- sterilisation,” he stated. Minister of Health and paediatric emergency chines were installed Minister Bostic added Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey room and they will be across all institutions, that neurosurgical mi- Bostic, has revealed that moving from two to four and new computers, croscopes and new dialy- the project is in its “snag- state-of-the-art, self- related equipment and sis machines have also ging stage” with the con- contained isolation services as well, to facil- been purchased. struction of the building rooms. This is what the itate the digital transfor- “But enhanced human complete and most of the Barbados Labour Party mation of our healthcare resources, improved in- furnishings in place. Government has been system. frastructure, and new With that in mind, he able to achieve,” he said. “The Queen Elizabeth and enhanced equipment told those tuning into the He indicated that in Hospital was provided are provided for one pur- Barbados Labour Party’s addition to the work done with $5 million to outfit pose and that is to facili- virtual ‘Stan Home at the QEH, refurbish- the Harrison Point facil- tate the programmes Political Meeting’ to com- ments were done on some ity with the equipment; that must be executed in memorate the third an- of the polyclinics and equipment that will be order for us to achieve niversary of their land- the St. Joseph and available to the QEH at our targets and our Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey slide victory, that the St. Andrew Outpatient the end of the pandemic. goals, including the sig- Bostic. new A&E will be double Clinics, which were both And a bit more, for the nificant reduction of the the size of the current earmarked for closure, first time in over 12 impacts of NCDs (non- facility, and the indoors have been updated and years, major investment communicable diseases) First batch of AstraZeneca and outdoors sitting expanded. Noting then in equipment to the tune in this country,” he areas will be three times that the refurbishment of $15 million have been stated. (JRT) vaccines almost gone BY today, the entire first those received from the batch of AstraZeneca COVAX Facility. There 11-Plus date to be announced soon Covishield vaccines, are only two polyclinics which arrived from India, which have any of that ANXIOUS students, will be fully used up. Covishield left and that parents and teachers Co-Coordinator of the will probably end today or will have to wait just a National Vaccination tomorrow, so I can assure little longer to know the Program, Major David you that Barbados will not new date for this year’s Clarke, outlined that un- be throwing away any of Barbados Secondary like some other countries, its vaccine. We will finish Schools’ Entrance including Malawi, which two weeks before the ex- Examination (BSSEE). recently destroyed almost piry date,” he stressed. With assessments still 20,000 expired vaccines Clarke assured persons ongoing, Minister of due to a slow uptake of who were awaiting their Education, Technological persons interested in re- second shots that they and Vocational Training ceiving the jab against would receive them, not- Santia Bradshaw said COVID-19, Barbados will ing that over the weekend it could be at least two not have any expired the two open days at the more weeks until the shots. Masonic Lodge and the anticipated date for the In February, India do- Barbados Investment exam, commonly known nated 100,000 doses of the Development Corporation as the 11-Plus, is known. vaccine to this island – the had gone well and other “I know many people vials of which carried a open days were being worry about the 11-Plus. May 29, 2021 expiration planned. I told the country that date. “These days are for we were going to do the Clarke noted that as people who had their assessments on the chil- Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw. this island’s program for first dose and have not dren, the assessments the second doses for those received the second or an are under way, and I students. school; the roofs were in highlight, “We took on first set of vaccinations appointment date,”he give the assurance that In fact, she did so re- disrepair and the bath- Lawrence T. Gay, which winded down, all of those pointed out. within the next two calling the large number rooms; and I can go on had endless problems. vials will be utilised. He admitted some of the weeks or sooner, we will of environmental issues and on,” she stressed. They were smelling “We would have gone challenges in persons re- have a position as far as reported to the Education Committed to the re- something like sewage; through all of that ceiving their appointment the exam date is con- Ministry upon taking up pair and beautification some issue every single ‘Covishield’, so there will was because of technolog- cerned. That is our com- the portfolio three years of schools, Bradshaw de- day, and we pumped be no wastage of that,” he ical challenges. mitment to you, but we ago. clared that Government money into the school said during yesterday’s “Out of the 63,000 per- have to make sure that “Every single day, there would pump the financial and did the repairs. And episode of the COVID sons who received their we protect our children.” was an environmental resources into the facili- we are still doing ongo- Communications Unit’s first dose, we have been She provided this up- issue that presented ties to make the improve- ing repairs at schools... ‘COVID Queries’ series. able to reach 55,000. date during her report itself in the Ministry of ments a reality. She said “And we will continue “We had received 45,000 There were some errors to the Barbados Labour Education. If I wasn’t that bathroom repairs to spend on these schools doses and out of those we in data entry, which have Party’s (BLP) inaugural being called to deal with were carried out at a cost to make the improve- were able to do 52,000 led to us not being able ‘Stan Home Political termite infestation; I was of $2 million; and im- ments that are necessary people. We are now deliv- to reach persons,” he Mass Rally’, giving the being called about birds plemented was a mural in this country because ering the second dose of lamented, stating that the assurance that her because the bird drop- project using images of our teachers and the chil- close to 55,000 people and Government Information Ministry will continue to pings were taking over Barbadians and painted dren must operate in an you can see that we have Service will inform per- maintain a healthy and a hall; the rodents were by local artists. environment where they used that up as well, as sons when the other open safe environment for all infesting some part of a Bradshaw went on to are safe.” (TL) well as the first half of days will be. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 3

Highway 1 soon complete MOTORISTS will soon have full He said that the Mia Mottley-led access to Highway 1 as the Administration took a “bold initiative” Rehabilitation Project nears to reconstruct 6.5 kilometres along completion. Highway 1, which was in a state of dis- While not giving an official date, repair for years. He recalled that work Minister of Transport, Works and Water commenced November 2, 2020, but sev- Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill, re- eral stoppages were encountered due to ported that most sections have already national closures and surprises under- been paved, and now boast of two water ground. mains, gas mains and the provision for “During the 28 weeks, we lost three underground electricity on both sides weeks due to inclement weather; one and of the road. a half weeks for the closure during the Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill. Addressing the Barbados Labour Christmas and New Year period; we also Party’s (BLP) inaugural ‘Stan Home’ lost two weeks with the National Pause surprised us most was the amount of Fully aware that road closures would political mass rally on Sunday night, he and then another two weeks. So, of all the hard rock that we found on Highway 1, have affected businesses and residents, promised that an update on the entire 28 weeks that we had, we only had 20 considering the close proximity to sea. Minister Gooding-Edghill took the op- project, which was executed within weeks of productive time because we lost But we also had some challenges from portunity to apologize for any inconven- budget and employed over 500 eight. It’s not an excuse, it’s just a mat- some springs and water flows and tidal ience caused. Barbadians, will be provided within the ter of record,” he pointed out. flux. Another surprise was the extent of He further expressed,“I want to thank next two weeks. “But I can tell you that the Highway 1 the unknown location of utilities in the the residents and the businesses for their “I can report that the project is near- project would be the single-largest, most area, despite we used ground penetrat- continued co-operation. I know that it ing completion. The section from the expensive, most comprehensive, and ing radar to highlight some. But the con- has been difficult – I empathize with Frank Worrell roundabout at the bottom challenging project so far in the ten tractors had to move gingerly in order to them. But I want to give them the assur- of the University Hill, going all the way months that I have served as Minister of minimize the disruption of utility serv- ance that I am elated that when this near the Waves Hotel has been paved Transport, Works and Water Resources. ices in the area and as a result of that, highway is finished, they will have and completed. Section five, from the The project represented the most logical fortunately, we only had one damaged the luxury of a newly paved highway junction northern area of Sandy Lane construction of a highway in recent fiber optic cable during that project, and with the most modern and improved Hotel, going north to Limegrove has memory. it was repaired within 24 hours,” he collection of utility service to be from been completed.” “Yes, we’ve had some hiccups and what revealed. anywhere in Barbados.” (TL) Prices and Incomes Protocol being reviewed Institutional AS this country continues to grapple arrangements for with the economic challenges and rising prices brought on by the COVID-19 pan- demic, the assurance is being given that social services efforts are under way to review the Prices and Incomes Protocol to give must change: PM Barbadians “a little elbow room” as the economy reopens. GOVERNANCE from Page 1 It has come from Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and “Similarly, our appointment of Investment, Marsha Caddle, who indi- judges. Prime Ministers before me cated that the Social Partnership has chose to appoint judges on their sole agreed to do the review to determine and unique discretion. I walked away what scope there is to have “certain key from that power and I created, through prices, at least for a minimum period”. legislation, a Judicial Appointments She made the comments as she ad- Committee, that in fact interviews dressed the Barbados Labour Party’s persons interested in becoming judges virtual ‘Stan Home Political Meeting’ to in this country, in order to secure the commemorate the third anniversary of separation of powers between the their landslide victory and to report to executive of the judiciary as far as I the nation on what has been accom- could. And that is part and parcel of plished during that time. the new governance of which this “We are reviewing now the Prices and Government speaks in this country,” Incomes Protocol to see what scope we she maintained. have to give Barbadians an ease. And Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle. Her comments came as she said again, whatever it is that we agree, is the Government has also recognised going to be done on the principle of bur- that contrary to what some persons sug- Minister Caddle said that at the very the need for new institutional den sharing. That is the principle of sol- gest, the timing was not wrong. least, the increase would help persons arrangements for our social services. idarity that has gotten us this far over “...It seems that they’ve forgotten our keep up with inflation, because what She explained that this is required, the last three years,” she insisted. commitment that we took at that first they could have bought in 2012, when given that at present all of the Minister Caddle continued, “I know Social Partnership meeting in 2018, the minimum wage was last raised, can- departments that deliver social that for businesses prices are linked to where we said that never again should not be bought with the same amount of services do it in a silo. According to the profits, and profits are linked to labour be placed labour on the frontlines of ad- money today. PM, this work is being undertaken and keeping people employed. We know justment, and that never in this country “How could it be the wrong time to do by Ministers Cynthia Forde and Kirk all of that, but all we are saying is let should we be sacrificing labour on the the right thing?” she queried. Humphrey. us be transparent, and let us be fair be- altar of profits and the almighty dollar. Caddle added that even with the new “And we say you can’t do it by having cause all must eat in this country, not That was the commitment that we minimum wage in place, they must still childcare here and welfare here, and just a few; all must eat.” made, that we are not losing sight of look at the issue of prices, explaining NAB [National Assistance Board] today.How could a COVID-19 pandemic that as a “price taker”, the prices in here... And we’re conscious and Minimum wage increase justified that saw an 18 per cent decline in GDP, Barbados and other small countries are confident that if we change the In her address, she also took the oppor- among the highest in the world, be the driven by events in international mar- institutional arrangements for how we tunity to defend the Government’s deci- wrong time to give Barbadians a fight- kets. She added that these fluctuations deliver social services in this country, sion to raise the minimum wage to $8.50 ing chance at being able to afford basic in prices can have serious implications there will be a better deal for families per hour from last month, contending needs in this country?” for the way that we live our lives. (JRT) in Barbados,” she stated. 4• Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Ministers speak to World Bank support FINAL negotiations to allow Bank’s decision to approve that budget Barbados to access $200 million support. concessional funding from the Also speaking on Sunday night was World Bank are set to commence Minister in the Ministry of Finance, this morning. Ryan Straughn, who, touching on the So says Minister in the Ministry of loan from the World Bank, made it clear Economic Affairs and Investment, it was not in any way indicative of a Marsha Caddle. According to the minis- criticism or failing of the government. ter, this country is closer to getting the “COVID-19 has intervened and re- much-needed financing required to help quired us to borrow money that we take Barbadians through the crisis would not ordinarily have had to borrow. brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because almost 20 per cent of the econ- She was one of the ministers who re- omy is not functioning, our ability to fi- ported to the nation on Sunday night, nance the programmes that all the min- via the Barbados Labour Party’s virtual isters have been able to articulate here ‘Stan Home Political Meeting’, which this evening and that we will continue was held to commemorate the third to address, requires cash. And therefore anniversary of their landslide victory. until such time as tourism can recover, Her comments came as she noted we have to finance our way through that it will be the first time in over that. But we were able to do so because two decades that Barbados is able to every six months or so, the IMF would qualify for the low interest financing visit and all of you would hear that we available from the World Bank. She said have met our targets under the BERT in the previous decade before the BLP programme and they’re not just targets came to office, two factors stood in the for an academic purpose, they actually way of Barbados accessing such funds. mean something.” First, “nobody wanted to hear from the Straughn continued, “...When we go then government about anything to and we say that we need assistance do with financing because they had to do X, Y, Z, we the Barbados Labour proved that they couldn’t manage the Party, your Government, we have country’s economy”; and secondly, she credibility.” stated that Barbados would have been This, he said, is because the considered “too rich”. She said that the Government has continued to “right- Government’s lobbying for the interna- size” the public finances, and at the tional community to do better by small same time has ensured that they have island states like ours that have varying been able to keep the social fabric of vulnerabilities, has resulted in the this country intact. (JRT) Many factors leading to price increases THE cost of some food items has in- creased at the supermarkets and Barbadians could anticipate that prices will go even higher. President of The Shipping Association of Barbados, Arlin Kellman, shared this view recently while pointing out the hike is linked to a rise in freighting rates in- ternationally and the cost of transporting these goods to Barbados. He addition- ally explained that multiple factors have led to the spike in these rates. “There will be increases; in fact, I have seen some already. If you go to super- markets, you can see that there have been increases in prices. So, I suspect it might go even higher and given what was said in the media recently by some retailers, there will be increases to come.” He added, “The freight from various places has risen. Let’s say if you come out of China, and also, we recently had the Suez Canal blockage that caused a great increase in cost.” Kellman, who spoke on the sidelines of President of The Shipping Association a recent press conference at the Barbados of Barbados, Arlin Kellman, as he Defence Force headquarters, further speaks to the media. outlined that a “shortage of containers worldwide” is also a factor that has consignees, the people who actually order caused the rate increase. He also said the stuff and bring in the cargo into the “about a year or so ago, vessels were more island…, stop taking the brunt of that or less forced to use low sulphur fuel. cost [and] pass [it] on, there will be in- This resulted in some vessels actually creases.There are no ifs or buts about it.” having to retrofit; that is a great cost”. He continued,“The increases hopefully The President further stated, “The ac- will not be too substantial, but in recent cessorial charges by the various compa- times the retailers, the distributors, they nies, various ports – they have increased have been trying to hold most of the too as well. So, it is expected that here we strain as far as that cost is concerned, but will have to pay more freight and if the they cannot hold it forever.” (MG) The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 5

US traveler calls for quarantine freedom ONE visitor to the island is travelers and is calling for cause it was saliva-based. Going tions and that the information to her home and must pay for a calling for his freedom from the shortcomings to be ad- on to reveal that his test was on these websites be updated, quarantined room. After follow- what he terms ‘wrongful dressed. administered by a registered so the myriad travelers coming ing all protocol completely,I find quarantine’ and is consider- After arriving in Barbados on nurse at a healthcare facility in here for vacation don’t face the myself dismayed and bewildered ing legal action for ‘misinfor- May 21, Hadden claims to have Denver, Colorado, he added that same predicament,” he said. that I’m locked in this room,” he mation received’. US visitor, followed all protocols to the let- he was forced to take a nasal Receiving his second Pfizer- said, going on to say that he was Alexander Hadden, is claim- ter for admission into the coun- PCR test and assigned to a five- BioNTech shot on May 7 and not forced to make any changes ing that the island’s tourism try, but was detained upon ar- day quarantine. “I’m requesting therefore fully vaccinated, to the length of his stay as he and health machinery has rival and told that his negative an end to my quarantine as I Hadden has reached out to is currently booked to depart failed him and a few other COVID-19 test was invalid be- have complied with all regula- several media houses and also on May 31. Hadden told The made his plight heard on social Barbados Advocate that he media. He has since received was doing his best to abide by negative results from his first the directives, but bemoaned test on May 21, and another ad- what he called vastly inconsis- ministered on May 23, but noted tent information. that the result of the second was However, a quick check of the disregarded. COVID-19 Travel Advisory and “I received a phone call on Protocols to Barbados on the Saturday from the Ministry of website barbados.org painted a Health releasing me from quar- different story. The document, antine. The next day they re- which states that new protocol scinded the release, but stated I changes took effect from May 19, would have an earlier test today clearly lays out the directives. (Monday). They’ve now re- “All travelers are required to scinded that offer as well, stating present proof of a valid negative that I have to wait until tomor- COVID-19 PCR test, which was row (Tuesday). Last night I paid taken at an accredited or recog- for a nasal swab test, which nised laboratory by a healthcare came up negative but is consid- provider via a nasopharyngeal ered invalid,” he said. or oropharyngeal sample (or In a letter sent to The both) within three days prior to Barbados Advocate, Hadden arrival. Self-administered tests proclaims that the government or home kits and rapid tests or information is not adequate and tests using saliva samples will has affected not only him, but NOT be accepted,” it reads. other visitors and citizens of the The protocols then go on to lay island as well. out procedures for fully-vacci- “I have examined the websites nated and unvaccinated travel- again and again concerning pro- ers.Those who are yet to receive The public health laboratory has conducted 166,597 tests, to date. tocol for entering Barbados and their full dosage are adminis- NOWHERE does it say that a tered a test in Barbados five days saliva test is invalid or that a after their arrival and are free to COVID-19 update: 3 new cases, 50 in isolation nasal test by a nurse or doctor enjoy the island after five days of THREE new positive cases of in isolation. date. is necessary. I was alongside at quarantine and the return of a COVID-19 – one male and two The total number of con- Since February this year, least four other groups of people negative result. Those fully-vac- females – were recorded on firmed COVID-19 cases is 76,404 people have been im- from my flight with the exact cinated travelers are adminis- Sunday, May 23, from the 3,998 (1,933 females and munised, with 54,928 of them same situation – including a tered a test upon arrival at the 360 tests carried out by the 2,065 males). The death toll being fully vaccinated against family of three that had to com- airport or at an approved accom- Best-dos Santos Public Health from the virus is 47. COVID-19 during the second pletely reorganize their trip and modation and can roam as they Laboratory. The public health laboratory phase of the National an elderly woman who is a citi- please when those results are There are currently 50 people has conducted 166,597 tests, to Vaccination Programme. zen of Barbados but can’t go back returned as negative. (MP) Safety of residents a concern DRAINAGE from Back Page the Drainage Unit was mentioned, but despite three areas and would have usually letters of complaint being run off from the yard quickly. submitted, no one from the unit However, the 8,000 sq. ft. small had responded. pond did not recede and dry out Undeterred, the resident was until February this year,a period able to ask an official from MTW of four months. to make an inquiry on her behalf The Ministry of Environment and at last someone from the and National Beautification was Drainage Unit came to take contacted and following the a look at her problem. The instructions given, the resident government official did a walk- contacted the Ministry of through of the area and on Transport and Works (MTW), completion, told the resident who sent personnel to assess the that the unit did not have the situation. Unfortunately, the required equipment to rectify verdict was to wait for the water the blockage. to recede and then deal with the The main concern is the safety blockage, which was determined of the residents in the area to be at the entrance to a cave facing the present threat of the through which the water would mosquitoes with dengue and usually drain. zika viruses still affecting the After the water went down, island, along with the possibility The water has receded, some of the trees have died but the mosquitoes remain. MTW was contacted and the of more rains and flooding to personnel returned to reassess come in the rainy season this as many of the fruit trees in Besides the drainage problem, if the neighborhood has been the blockage, but then the year.The resident acknowledged the water course had died and there is also the issue of the road forgotten, even though many resident was told that it was a the responses of the various mosquitoes were rampant in the leading to the development not pleas for help have been matter for the Drainage Unit. ministries, but stated that grass in and around the water being paved in some sections and presented to government This was the second time that something still must be done course. the resident said that it seems as agencies. (AS) 6 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Forde clears the air ALTHOUGH it is already installation of mechanical anybody for putting the within his portfolio to arms to the backs of trucks. mechanical devices which will secure the quality of the “Like every single contract work with the guys at the back atmosphere in Barbados, that was done in this of the truck to lift those big Minister of the government after 2018, heavy cans so that the workers Environment and National because I don’t know what in the twilight if their years Beautification Adrian happened before then, it went would not be suffering with Forde cleared the air through the normal process of rheumatoid and all types of recently. tendering. And the Prosource arthritis and all types of Speaking during the launch company that was given the physiological conditions that of the Clean and Green project contract to put mechanical they are faced with. This is to at Paddock Road, Minister devices on the trucks, where improve their lives!” Forde took the opportunity to these devices would be able to Going on to reveal that there address what he termed as go with a RFID reader and the was also expected to be an persons who somehow believe reader would allow the trucks issuance of specified bins for that his government lacks to take up the garbage and put recyclables, Forde added that transparency as it relates to into the back of the trucks [to the move was only the first step the awarding of contracts. limit] the occupational to the overhaul of the Speaking last Wednesday hazards that the sanitation solid waste management specifically to a programme workers are faced with,” Forde system. aimed at improving and said. “Each Barbadian will be optimising the Sanitation With garbage collection given a garbage can that Service Authority, Forde said proving to be back-breaking, speaks to reusable and that that was nothing further hazardous work, the Minister recyclable because the five from the truth. Revealing that said that the initiative was tenets must be respected. all principles of contracts were being pursued in the interest of Those are reduce, reuse, followed with the prospect put the workers, who he took time recycle, recover and repair. to public domain via print out to salute and thank for Very important tenets that we media, he said that tenders their service. operate on going forward. were sent in and reviewed for a “What we are doing by There must be a new meaning project which is to be rolled out improving the efficiency at the of integrated solid waste over the next few months. Sanitation, allowing the management in Barbados and Noting that garbage workers to have a sense of that is what we are going to do. collection is expected to be pride in their work and to raise We are going to optimise augmented and made easier, their standards of employment routes, we are going to bring a Minister of the Environment and National Beautification he explained that the contract and I am saying that I am level of efficiency,” he said. Adrian Forde was awarded for the making no apologies for (MP)

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MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND SMART TECHNOLOGY

BA-L1046 PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISATION PROGRAMME SELECTION OF AN E-SERVICES PLATFORM ADMINISTRATOR/OPERATOR

The Government of Barbados and has signed a Loan Contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP). The main objectives of this operation are to improve the effectiveness of the Government and enhance the competitiveness of its economy. This will be achieved through: (i) increasing the adoption of the digital channel to access public services by individuals and businesses; and (ii) enhancing the efficiency in the public service and strengthening the skills in the public sector for a digital economy.

The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology is seeking to contract an E-Services Platform Administrator/Operator (an individual consultant) to implement, maintain and support the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of the X-Road network infrastructure and core services of the E-Services Platform in the provision of E-Services. The Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Development Bank will be used for this procurement activity.

Interested persons should request the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the consultancy from the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme via email at [email protected]. You will be required to submit a Curriculum Vitae which clearly demonstrates that you are capable of undertaking the assignment. Submissions will be evaluated based on criteria included in the TOR.

The Curriculum Vitae should be submitted to the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme to the above email address on or before May 28, 2021. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 7

China’s Farewell to ‘father of campaign hybrid rice’ Yuan Longping ‘Spring Sprout’ CHINA yesterday morning held a Changsha. The influx of mourners caused a vaccinates memorial service to bid farewell to The agronomist spent over five traffic gridlock miles long, prompting Yuan Longping, known as the decades researching and improving many to descend from vehicles to walk “father of hybrid rice,” who passed hybrid rice, which has reached its third to the service hall, reporters at the site Chinese around away on Saturday. generation, helping China work a great said. Some mourners arrived by train Despite being a busy work day, wonder – feeding nearly one-fifth of the from other cities to “see Grandpa Yuan thousands of people dressed in black world’s population with less than 9 for the last time.” the globe showed up and laid flowers at the site percent of the world’s total arable land. “People from outside Hunan are CHINESE citizens living in Thailand before the service began at 10 a.m. in His lifelong dedication to reducing coming to bid him farewell,” said Liu began being vaccinated on Thursday as Changsha, capital of central China’s hunger made him a household name in Haohui, one of the taxi drivers who part of China’s global campaign to Hunan province. China, where getting enough to eat was offered free rides to the mourners. inoculate its nationals living and The top rice scientist, who in 1973 once a serious problem. In 2019, Yuan “As a Changsha local taxi driver, we working abroad. developed the first high-yield hybrid was awarded the Medal of the Republic, hope to do something to pay tribute to China recently donated 500,000 rice strain, died of organ failure at 91 in China’s highest state honor. Yuan.” vaccine doses, and Thailand agreed in turn to inoculate Chinese nationals as it slowly rolls out shots for its own citizens to contain a coronavirus surge that has sickened tens of thousands in the past two months. Yang Xin, minister counsellor at the Chinese Embassy,said Beijing’s “Spring Sprout” programme would benefit tens of thousands of Chinese in the country. An estimated 150,000 Chinese citizens live in Thailand. China has so far supplied 6 million vaccine doses to the country, most of which Thailand purchased. In downtown Bangkok, a Chinese volunteer with a white mask, transparent shield and blue gloves stood in front of a red banner reading “Spring Sprout Action” at a vaccination center. A dozen people waited to get a cursory medical check as nurses, accompanied by a translator, gave Chinese-made Sinovac shots in another room. Zhang Xiaohong, a 40-year-old People pay homage to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center in Changsha, cen- businessman who runs a logistics tral China's Hunan province, yesterday. company in Thailand, said he is proud to receive a vaccine provided by his country on day one, and feels his country cares about its citizens. Qin Qing, a 39-year-old real estate broker in Bangkok, said she was a bit nervous before getting the shot and felt slightly dizzy afterward. “I am grateful for my country and the embassy, and people who help to make it happen, from airline staff who fly the vaccines here to Thai medical workers,” she said. China’s official People’s Daily newspaper says more than 500,000 Chinese citizens in more than 120 countries have benefited from the “Spring Sprout” vaccine programme since it was launched in March. In Namibia, about 1,800 Chinese who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine have completed inoculation with two shots as of May 6. The second dose was available at over 300 vaccination centers in 35 cities around the country. As of May 5, about 900 Chinese in In this Oct. 15, 2017 photo, Yuan Longping, centre, stands in a field of hybrid rice in Handan in northern China’s Benin have completed two doses of Hebei Province. Yuan, a scientist who developed higher-yield varieties of rice that helped feed people around the COVID-19 under the programme. In world, died Saturday May 22, 2021, at a hospital in the city of Changsha, Xinhua News agency reported. Tunisia, 139 Chinese have completed two-dose vaccination as of May 5. The “Spring Sprout” programme has China refutes report on sick staff at Wuhan lab been initiated in dozens of CHINA yesterday refuted the report three researchers from China’s Wuhan 23, 2021, showed that there were zero countries including Egypt, claiming that researchers at a Wuhan Institute of Virology under the Chinese COVID-19 infections at Wuhan Institute Zimbabwe, the Republic of the lab were ill in autumn 2019 with COVID- Academy of Sciences sought hospital care of Virology, Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson Congo, Angora, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, 19-like symptoms. in November 2019. from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sudan, Mozambique, Syria and According to the Wall Street Journal, The lab’s statement released on March yesterday. Montenegro. 8 • Tuesday May 25, 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 Murder, rape, torture: Court Another safe hears Darfur atrocities case THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An murder, rape, torture and spoke to government officials about alleged leader of a notorious militia persecution. what to do with the captives, who reopening blamed for atrocities in the Darfur He has not entered a plea to the included prominent community conflict oversaw the summary charges but at a hearing last year leaders from the Fur tribal group, LOCAL public schools have officially used the phased execution of a group of about 100 he told judges the allegations were and ultimately ordered them shot. approach to get all of their students safely back into some captured men and boys in 2004, a “untrue”. His lawyer, Cyril Laucci, After the massacre of one group, form of face to face instruction whether it be hybrid or on a prosecutor said Monday at the disputes the court’s jurisdiction in Adbul Rahman told gunmen: full time basis. There are however still lingering concerns opening of a pretrial hearing at the the case. “Repeat, repeat for these people. about the ability of young children and adolescents to follow International Criminal Court. Bensouda told judges that Abdul Maybe there are some that you the necessary safety protocols.This is especially so following Pubudu Sachithanandan was Rahman “was a knowing, willing have missed. Repeat for these recent reports of bad behaviour by young people after speaking at the first presentation and energetic perpetrator of these people,” Sachithanandan said, cinemas reopened. Although efforts are made to do so, it is at the global court of evidence crimes. He played a crucial role citing witness testimony. almost impossible to supervise the children at all times against a suspect charged with leading attacks, committing Monday’s hearing is not a trial. when they are on the school compound. This means that involvement in crimes by the murders and ordering other Instead, it is intended to establish students will have opportunities to embrace each other or Janjaweed militia in Darfur in murders”. whether evidence against Abdul converse at close proximity without wearing masks. It is 2003 and 2004. She said Janjaweed forces used Rahman is strong enough to merit really up to parents at this time to try to remind their Earlier, the court’s chief rape as a weapon to terrorise and putting him on trial at the global children each day to be safe and protect themselves while prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said humiliate women. She recounted court. A decision is expected later informing them of the dangers associated with Covid-19 and she felt privileged to be in court the story of a woman captured by this year. what could happen if they contract it from school and allow “when finally one of the suspects in a Janjaweed fighter and raped at The conflict in Darfur broke out the virus to enter their homes. Young people are often the Darfur situation is before this knife point. Bensouda told judges when rebels from the territory’s extremely busy even outside of academics, are stressed and court to face independent and that the victim, who is also a ethnic central and sub-Saharan burnt out and have a lot on their minds. They might not impartial justice”. witness in the case, said: “I African community launched an remember all of the rules which they should follow and it Bensouda, whose nine-year term screamed and another ... insurgency in 2003, complaining of is hoped that any signage on the school compounds will be in office ends next month, paid Janjaweed came with a sword, put oppression by the Arab-dominated a successful reminder to them of what needs to be done. It tribute to “the courage, patience it in my mouth and said he would government in Khartoum. is automatic for children and young people to hug, hold and resilience of the Darfur victims cut me if I screamed.” The government of now-deposed hands and share food and this new lifestyle is a total shift who have waited for so long for this Outlining witness testimony in President Omar al-Bashir’s for them as it has been for everyone else. However, this is day to arrive”. the mistreatment and execution of government responded with a not the first time that schools have reopened in a Covid-19 Ali Mohammed Ali Abdul around 100 men and boys who scorched-earth campaign of aerial environment and if it was done last year successfully it can Rahman Ali, known as Ali were rounded up and imprisoned bombings and unleashed be achieved again this year. It is not only the students who Kushayb, is charged with a total of at a police station in the town of Janjaweed militias, who are there is concern about but also the teachers who are again 31 counts of crimes against Mukjar early in 2004, accused of mass killings and rapes. front-line workers. Some teachers still have not been humanity and war crimes dating Sachithanandan said Abdul Up to 300 000 people were killed vaccinated and many have only had their first dose so far. back to the deadly Darfur conflict Rahman played a key role. and 2.7 million were driven from These teachers have their own families at home to return in 2003 and 2004 including He hit detainees with an ax, their homes. to and any spread in schools could be catastrophic for teachers, some of whom are older and have chronic non communicable diseases. The infection of an unvaccinated teacher can lead to death and this is why the return to school Iran official says nuke inspector at this time is being referred to as a gamble or a risk. This return to school appeared rushed and forced especially after the significant accumulations of ash the deal expired; talks go on island received after the Volcanic ruptions at La Soufriere, St. Vincent. The vaccination of teachers also appeared TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line inspections of its nuclear facilities if Supreme National Security rushed with mass vaccination over a couple of days. There parliament speaker said recently a European signatories did not Council, previously pre-empted was not even time to wait until the teachers were fully temporary deal between Tehran provide relief from oil and banking another nuclear program vaccinated and ready to go. The positive Covid-19 cases in and international inspectors to sanctions by February. The IAEA announcement in April as well. schools within the first two weeks of reopening also amplified preserve surveillance images taken struck a three-month deal with Iran Hours later, however, a website concerns of parents, some of whom were uninterested in at nuclear sites had ended, in February to have it hold the called Nournews that’s believed to having their children go into the physical school campus. escalating tensions amid diplomatic surveillance images, with Tehran be close to Iran’s Supreme National The old video circulating of school children crammed onto efforts to save the Islamic threatening to delete them Security Council quoted an a PSV with no masks also added to the fear before it was Republic’s atomic accord with world afterward if no deal had been anonymous official suggesting revealed that the video was misleading, but the concerns powers. reached. Tehran’s deal with the IAEA could being expressed were valid. The Minister of Education and As fellow hard-liners demanded That three-month deadline be extended “another month.” Vocational Training expressed the view that the country Iran delete the images, officials expired Friday under the Gregorian The nuclear negotiations have could no longer wait on the virus to disappear and that delayed an earlier-planned news calendar. Under the Persian been plagued by contradictory, although cases would come there was still a need for conference by the head of the calendar,however,the three-month anonymously leaked information children to attend school. Some of the reasons for the swift International Atomic Energy deadline comes on Monday. coming from Iran. It’s likely a sign reopening were that children were coping poorly at home Agency in Vienna. That signalled On Sunday morning during a of the conflict between the in terms of their mental health and lack of socialisation as negotiations between the United session of parliament, speaker administration of the outgoing well as the thought that many children were having Nations agency and Tehran will Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf President Hassan Rouhani, the challenges with online learning and that there were still continue through Sunday night. announced the deal had expired. relatively moderate cleric who some children who were unable to participate in online The last-minute discussions He said Iran’s Supreme Leader clinched the 2015 deal, and the learning. The Ministry also hired school monitors to assist further underscored the narrowing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has hard-liners now seeking to replace with keeping students in line with the necessary protocols, window for the US and others to final say on all matters of state, him. however it is unclear how the monitors were chosen and if reach terms with Iran.The Islamic supported the decision to see the In Vienna, the IAEA had said its they are persons who have experience with children and Republic is already enriching and deal as void. Director-General Rafael Mariano schools. stockpiling uranium at levels far “After these three months, the Grossi would brief journalists By now, the school plants should be sufficiently cleaned, beyond those allowed by its 2015 International Atomic Energy Sunday afternoon on Iran. The but as we know cleaning requires persistence. The amount nuclear deal. Agency definitely won’t have the agency said Sunday night that the of environmental issues at schools even before Covid-19 Iran’s hard-line parliament in right to access the camera footage briefing would be delayed as came to our shores suggests that more custodial staff may December approved a bill that or transfer them,” he said. consultations between the IAEA be necessary. would suspend part of UN Qalibaf, a member of Iran’s top and Iran continued. In all, the country is attempting another balancing act, this

time it is a bit more difficult, but there still remains a risk Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes to life and health. It is hoped that the situation with Covid- E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke 19 can remain under control in our schools and that the Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen students can safely continue their evaluations and learning. Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 9

President of the Human Resources Management Dennis de Peiza, General Secretary of the Congress Attorney Michael Koeiman. Association of Barbados (HRMAB), Brittany of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados Brathwaite. (CTUSAB). Topic of ‘Jabs for Jobs’ explored in light of COVID-19 pandemic

THE intriguing topic of the webinar, which served Is this something that in our Dennis de Peiza, in be put in place to ensure Benjamin stressed that in “Jabs for Jobs” came up as part of the Week of context, in our legislative tackling the topic, stressed there is full compliance, her opinion employers for discussion this week, Activities being hosted by landscape, is this something that the situation has more although drastic means cannot mandate employees as the Human Resource the Human Resources that can be introduced mid- to do with the Constitutional need not be used. to be vaccinated and restrict Management Association Management Association of contract to an employee? rights of workers. “Both the employer and them from, for example, of Barbados explored the Barbados’ (HRMAB). Other considerations are, “Within that context, we employees have to again accessing certain parts of legality of imposing the HRMAB President what if the person refuses to have the freedom of choice recognise the importance of the workplace as this would COVID-19 vaccine as a Brittany Brathwaite who take the vaccination?” and that freedom of choice being tested or having the be discriminatory, Michael prerequisite for moderated the virtual Brathwaite queried. gives us the right to refuse immunisation. It is not in Koieman however stated, “I employment, both for session, acknowledged that Acknowledging that on a number of fronts, but our own interest, because it believe that all employers, new employees and the topic was timely, given taking the COVID-19 particularly on religious and is not about self. It is about given what we are dealing those with existing some of the concerns shared vaccine has not been made medical grounds. So it every single living soul. Our with, should be encouraging contracts. by members of the public not mandatory by any regional brings right up front, are we economy depends on vaccinations.” Dennis de Peiza, General just here in Barbados, but territory as yet, she however mashing the crease if we interaction. We have to be He meanwhile identified Secretary of the Congress of regionally, that specific noted that in some cases attempt to vary what is that able to interface with two sectors in particular in Trade Unions and Staff workers in select sectors there have been Constitutional right, by persons and the only way we which vaccines may need to Associations of Barbados may need to be vaccinated consequences for those who enforcing anything that is are going to keep the be mandated given the (CTUSAB), Kamisha as a precursory step for refuse to take it, as was the prescribed in law,” he economy going, keep our nature of the business, citing Benjamin, attorney-at-law employment. case in a neighbouring commented. society afloat, is by trying to first those workers in the and legal officer with the “I think that is one of the country, where certain However, speaking at the do the right thing and that is healthcare sector,especially Barbados Workers’ Union, critical questions that many workers were instructed national level, Dennis de to be immunised against the those working with elderly, as well as Michael Koeiman, practitioners, business that they would need to be Peiza stressed his belief that COVID-19 virus,” Dennis de vulnerable patients and also a civil litigation attorney owners and policy makers frequently tested if they since we have a “health Peiza asserted. hotel workers. made up the panel during are asking,is this plausible? opted not to take the jab. emergency”, things should Whilst Kamisha (RSM) SWOT analysis answer to avoiding industrial unrest By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste us as practitioners, as from achieving their partnerships proved you really need a person now, and this could be far business owners, as people objectives. beneficial and revealed that guiding you to say,okay this more be damaging than it IN order to avoid industrial leaders to be deliberate She noted that while this was the biggest is far more of a threat than could be positive for you in unrest within your about how we go about many people were not opportunity in Barbados it is an opportunity right this scenario,” she said. companies, one human planning, being pre-emptive aware of this fact, there and across the region that resource practitioner and being proactive about were positive opportunities have come about as a result suggests doing a SWOT leading our people and that related in relation to of industrial unrest analysis at the assessing, even things industrial unrest. peaking. organisation. that are externalities The HRMAB President Braithwaite went on to During the Human to our environment,” she highlighted that industrial note that one of the serious Resources Management said. unrest in the organisations issues that they saw Association of Barbados “So I want to say to you provided them with the surfacing last year with (HRMAB) HR Tabata that even if you do not opportunity to assess industrial unrest was that Thursday night, President function in a union reassess and recognise that every time there was of HRMAB, Brittany environment, you need to be everything done within the industrial unrest within Braithwaite stated that doing a SWOT analysis on organisation needed to be some companies, they between 2020 and 2021, how industrial unrest could pre-emptive. sought to publish a Barbados has seen the peak or could not impact your She said that it was response to the incidents. level of industrial unrest in working environment.” important to crisis manage “Every time they did that, decades. A SWOT analysis was in relation to these it put gas on the fire. So, “And that means either explained as looking at the externalities like industrial even if you have things that that we have gone so far strengths, weaknesses, relations and to engage in you deem as opportunities that there is no coming opportunities and threats strategic partnerships. and people may see it as back, or it means that it that either assisted or According to Braithwaite, getting their voice out there provides an opportunity for hindered the organisation engaging in these strategic or having their side heard; 10 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Front-of-package PANCAP to host labelling meeting in June helps with understanding Discussing impact of pandemic on HIV programmes A VIRTUAL three-day meeting of challenged by COVID-19. National AIDS Programme (NAP) “A survey conducted by PANCAP and nutrition Managers, Civil Society Pan American Health Organisation PRESIDENT of the Heart and Stroke Organisations (CSOs) and key (PAHO) last year showed that during Foundation of Barbados Inc. (HSFB), partners will soon be held to discuss 2020, facility-and community- based HIV Kevin Farmer believes that front-of- the impact of the COVID-19 testing services reduced by two-thirds package labelling is easy for children to pandemic on national and regional (69 percent) in countries due to COVID- understand and helps people to HIV programmes. 19”, stated Adams, adding, “The meeting understand nutrition. Hosted by the Pan-Caribbean will facilitate essential discussions on His brief comments came during the Partnership against HIV and AIDS how national programmes and civil virtual training session, Online Media (PANCAP), the June 2-4 meeting will also society organisations can collaborate to Training: Building Back Better discuss how countries are coping and ensure continuity of access to HIV Implementing School Food Nutrition adjusting programme delivery during prevention, care and treatment for the Policy in Barbados Post-Covid last COVID-19 to ensure sustainability,while most vulnerable populations”. Wednesday. allowing stakeholders to decide how the The PANCAP Director also expressed He commented on advertising and how partnership and key partners can concern about protecting the gains made the placement of healthy advertisements support countries in ensuring in the HIV response even as the region is can be juxtaposed to more colourful programme continuity despite experiencing another wave of COVID-19 PANCAP’s Director Dr. Rosmond advertisements which may be promoting disruptions. infections. Adams unhealthy foods. It is occurring several weeks after the “COVID-19 has strained health He noted that this needed attention as Joint United Nations Programme on systems and exposed gaps in public resources allocated for HIV. the various organisations moved towards HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) launch of the health. From the highest levels of The forum is also occurring as the nutritional policy. The HSFB President Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026, End national leadership to community-based world marks 40 years since the first cases also spoke about the need to encourage Inequalities, End AIDS, which focuses on health facilities, human, financial, and of AIDS were reported and prior to the canteen operators and the vendors on the inequalities and closing the gaps research resources were diverted from upcoming United Nations General outside of schools to selling healthy foods. hindering progress to end AIDS and sets HIV efforts”, he added. Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV Farmer said he would like to see more out new targets and policies to be reached Adams further indicated that it is and AIDS 2021. The outcome of the movement at the schools. He indicated by 2025. critical for stakeholders at the upcoming meeting will determine the continued schools should have facilities that PANCAP’s Director Dr. Rosmond meeting to reach a consensus on success of the HIV response in the face of accommodate physical activity in the Adams stated that the meeting is critical advocating and encouraging strained public health systems and what evening. to the new trajectory of the Region’s HIV governments and policymakers to the response will look like in the post- Earlier the HSFB President spoke response as countries continue to be increase, maintain, and guard domestic COVID Caribbean. about his experience with obesity and noted that the key to wellness depended on how much you ate when you ate and the type of exercise you participated in. Japan opens mass vaccine centers before Olympics “It is a continuous battle, it is a continuation, there are ebbs and flows, it TOKYO – Japan mobilized military a further extension is deemed In Tokyo, some vaccine recipients said is all about consistency,” said Farmer. doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly unavoidable. they took taxis or shuttle buses to get to people in Tokyo and Osaka yesterday as With COVID-19 cases still high, Suga the center to avoid packed commuter the government desperately tries to now says vaccines are key to getting trains. accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb infections under control. He has not made People inoculated at the two centers coronavirus infections just two months vaccinations conditional for holding the were the first in Japan to receive doses before hosting the Olympics. Olympics and has arranged for Pfizer to from Moderna Inc., one of two foreign- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is donate its vaccine for athletes through developed vaccines Japan approved on determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo the International Olympic Committee, Friday. after a one-year delay and has made an while trying to speed up Japan’s Previously,Japan had used only Pfizer ambitious pledge to finish vaccinating the inoculation drive as anti-Olympic Inc., and only about 2% of the population country’s 36 million elderly people by the sentiment grows. of 126 million has received the required end of July,despite skepticism it’s possible. Suga, speaking to reporters after a brief two doses. Worries about public safety while many visit to the Tokyo center,said accelerating Japan began vaccinating health care Japanese remain unvaccinated have the vaccine rollout is an “unprecedented workers in mid-February after delays prompted growing protests and calls for challenge.” resulting from its decision to require canceling the games, set to start on July At the two centers, staffed by about 280 additional vaccine clinical testing inside 23. military medical staff and 200 civilian Japan – a decision many experts said was Suga’s government has repeatedly nurses,the aim is to inoculate up to 10,000 medically meaningless and only slowed expanded the area and duration of a people per day in Tokyo and 5,000 per day the inoculation process. largely voluntary request-based virus in Osaka for the next three months. Vaccinations for the next group – the state of emergency since late April and has In hardest-hit Osaka, where hospitals elderly, who are more likely to suffer made its virus-fighting measures stricter. are overflowing, with tens of thousands of serious COVID-19 effects – started in mid- Currently,Tokyo and nine other areas that people becoming sicker or even dying at April but have been slowed by reservation are home to 40% of the country’s home, dozens began lining up before the procedures, unclear distribution plans and population are under the emergency and inoculation center opened early yesterday. shortages of medical staff to give shots. President of the HSFB, Kevin Farmer The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 11

Local authors produce children’s book about Barbados’ natural wonder By Krystal Penny Bowen and Stacey Welch, the creators of the Cave, an underground book is the inclusion of diverse stopping there as they intend to Lily and Luca’s Adventure at the natural wonder of the island. characters and the Welch family create other products in addition THE WELCH family is the Cave. Stacey explained she was inspired also wanted to appeal to non- to their book series in the future. latest contributor to the They told this newspaper that to write about the Cave after English readers. Lily and Luca’s Persons interested in the book literary landscape here, they recently visited the National going on a tour there. She noted Adventure at the Cave which is can reach the authors at creating a children’s book Library to present a legal copy of that the book showcased the available on Amazon comes in [email protected] or about Barbados. The family- their book to the Senior Librarian heritage and the culture of both English and French versions. 824-6094. The book is also oriented book follows the Carl Adamson. Stacey, a teacher Barbados so it is a great souvenir With this book on the shelf and available on Amazon, at all journey of two siblings and by profession worked with her product for tourists. an electronic copy, the Welch locations of Cloister Bookstore, teaches its young audience husband, Gabriel, an illustrator to The authors also noted that Family are already working on Days Bookstore,The Art Hub,The about Barbados’ natural produce the children’s book. there are worksheets to stimulate their next book. Gabriel said he University of the West Indies wonder, Harrison’s Cave. This publication, the first in the mind and it is a book the was encouraged by his daughter (UWI) Cave Hill Campus Recently, The Barbados series to come, tells the story of whole family can enjoy. who was satisfied with the first Bookshop, and Novelties Bistro Advocate spoke to Gabriel Welch Lily and Luca’s journey through Another unique quality of the edition. But the couple is not at Coconut Walk.

From left: Stacey Welch and Gabriel Welch present a legal copy of their book, ‘Lily and Luca’s Adventure at the Cave’ to the National Library’s Senior Librarian Carl Adamson The cover page of Lily and Luca’s Adventure at the Cave. recently. Setting out to explore options, impact the design sector DESIGN SECTOR from are many buyers of fashion place both physically and So, this is essentially our third this project like tech packs and Back Page there and that is where they go electronically.” programme that was set out to patterns, which a lot of our to select collections to be sold in Hoyte said in addition to impact the design sector.This is designers often don’t have the “Part and parcel of this their stores… Also to explore the designers from the Cluster,NCF our first full process bringing ability to have and we were able process for us is to be able option of discussions with full- will be “looking to have some the design together, bringing to facilitate that in this process, to take this collection to service companies where we can additional Barbadian designers manufacturing and technical and now we are looking at the Colombiamoda in Colombia do mass production of the who also took part in our design together, ensuring that distribution. So that is our next coming up in July where there clothing. This is going to take previous training programmes. we have things coming out of step.” (MG)

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Bahamas PM announces lockdown of Cat Island, Andros BAHAMAS – Prime to go to a vaccination site, Fridays from 6am to 6pm On Cat Island, water Minister Dr Hubert or on prescribed days, to for government agencies delivery will be permitted Minnis on Sunday purchase food, water and only. Customs and by Donald Newbold from announced a two- other essential items. The Immigration will be able 6am to 6pm and ISD week lockdown for administrator or a to fulfill their duties as construction’s work on Cat Island and North designee, is permitted to needed. Security guard the government’s water and Central Andros distribute food and water services will be project can continue that took effect at 8pm on behalf of the permitted. Hotel workers between 6am and yesterday. Government.” carrying identification 6pm. Only essential workers “Food store owners may will be permitted to “Out of an abundance will be allowed to visit be permitted to restock traverse to and from their of caution, the Royal the islands during the their stores, after the places of employment.” Bahamas Defence Force, lockdown. arrival of the respective Residents of North and has already dispatched In-person activities and mailboat and the Central Andros will be officers to Cat Island, and burials will not be Seacorp. Food stores may allowed to harvest crabs North and Central permitted. be opened for two days, during the lockdown from Andros, to ensure that Dr Minnis said during between 6am and 6pm 8pm to 5am. Dr Minnis residents are not leaving a national address: after the mailboat has said if the officer-in- these areas, and risking “Every agency, business arrived. Residents may charge on the island the greater spread of the or establishment shall leave their homes, to go to allows, people can COVID-19 virus, to remain closed, except for the food store during the harvest crabs outside other communities the Royal Bahamas two days, immediately these hours if the and islands,” Dr Minnis Police Force, the Royal following the arrival of weather is favourable for said. Bahamas Defence Force, the mailboat only. harvesting. The Bahamas recorded Government community Farmers are permitted to Dr Minnis said 52 COVID-19 cases on clinics, and COVID-19 water their crops, AUTEC’s Navy Base will Saturday, including vaccination sites. No between the hours of 5am be allowed to operate and seven in Cat Island and Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaks on individual, other than an to 9am. Emile Knowles nine in Andros. Sunday. essential worker, shall “Subsistence fishing is Construction Company leave his or her place of permitted. The respective will also be allowed to residence for any purpose commercial banks may work on the government’s other than for the reload their Automated bridge project in Stainard CARICOM forging ahead purpose of seeking Banking Machines. Gas Creek between 6am and urgent medical attention, stations may open on 6pm. with digital transformation CARICOM has embarked feel empowered to Partnership draft action GOVERNMENT NOTICE on a journey to accelerate transform the Region plan, and the process for digital transformation in using ICTs. the removal/reduction of the Region, as outlined in Meanwhile, fast- roaming charges in the MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE its Digital Development tracking Digital Region as key enablers of AND SMART TECHNOLOGY Strategy (2014) and Transformation in the CARICOM Single ICT Single ICT space CARICOM is the main space. workplan. Some of the objective of an upcoming The above information BA-L1046 PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISATION PROGRAMME approaches under Special Meeting of the comes as the CARICOM SELECTION OF AN E-SERVICES PLATFORM DEVELOPER consideration will include Council for Trade and Secretariat joined with providing new economic Economic Development the world in observing opportunities for citizens; (COTED) on ICT. At the World Telecommunication The Government of Barbados and has signed a Loan Contract with the Inter-American increasing focus Meeting, a draft short- and Information Society Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Public Sector Modernisation Programme on national/regional term action plan for fast- Day (WTISD) last week short-term interests that tracking digital Monday, an initiative (PSMP). The main objectives of this operation are to improve the effectiveness of the will aid recovery and transformation will be of the International Government and enhance the competitiveness of its economy. This will be achieved preparation for the next presented for approval, to Telecommunication Union through: (i) increasing the adoption of the digital channel to access public services by crisis; increasing digital aid in the post-COVID-19 (ITU). The objective of opportunities; and recovery. The action plan WTISD was to individuals and businesses; and (ii) enhancing the efficiency in the public service and reinforcing the regional was a mandate to COTED help raise awareness strengthening the skills in the public sector for a digital economy. integration efforts. ICT Senior Officials last of the possibilities As part of its approach year, that aimed to that Information to digital transformation, capitalise on the new and Communication The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology is seeking to contract an attention continues to opportunities and Technologies (ICT) can E-Services Platform Developer (an individual consultant) to develop, implement, focus on women and girls challenges the pandemic bring to an maintain and support the X-Road Services and the Business Process Manger Tool in ICT. Just recently, provides, to advance the economy and its citizens the CARICOM Girls in development of the Single and bridge the digital (GxP E-Services Engine) of the E-Services Platform. The Policies for the Selection ICT Partnership ICT Space. There was divide. and Contracting of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Development Bank will celebrated International recognition then that the This year, the theme of Girls in ICT Day back in Single ICT Space provides the observance was be used for this procurement activity. April 2021. The regional an avenue for fast- “Accelerating Digital two-day observance tracking digital Transformation in Interested persons should request the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the consultancy attracted about 1 000 transformation in the Challenging Times”. participants, mostly girls Region, thus changing the The theme encouraged from the Project Manager, Public Sector Modernisation Programme via email at and young women, from way business is conducted continued active [email protected]. You will be required to submit a Curriculum Vitae which 11 CARICOM Member and improving the quality engagement and clearly demonstrates that you are capable of undertaking the assignment. States. They participated of life. participation in initiatives in panel discussions and The Special COTED that would help to reduce Submissions will be evaluated based on criteria included in the TOR. interactive sessions on ICT,will also discuss other the digital divide, which careers in ICT and STEM, contributing initiatives to the COVID-19 pandemic The Curriculum Vitae should be submitted to the Project Manager, Public Sector quizzes, and online games. digital transformation, brought to the forefront, From the activities such as the establishment particularly for developing Modernisation Programme to the above email address on or before May 28, 2021. conducted, it was clear of the CARICOM countries and Small that girls and young Digital Skills Task Force, Island Developing States women are excited and the Girls in ICT (SIDS). The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 13

West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist BRUSSELS – Western outrage grew ing between two of the bloc’s member and the European Union threat- nations and was being operated by an ened more sanctions Monday over airline based in Ireland, also a member. the forced diversion of a plane to The bloc summoned Belarus’ ambas- Belarus in order to arrest an oppo- sador “to condemn the inadmissible step sition journalist in a dramatic gam- of the Belarusian authorities” and said bit that some said amounted to in a statement the arrest was yet again state terrorism or sheer piracy. “another blatant attempt to silence all Ryanair said Belarusian flight con- opposition voices in the country.” trollers told the crew there was a bomb Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis threat against the plane as it was cross- said that “the scandalous incident in ing through the country’s airspace and Belarus shows signs of state terrorism ordered it to land in the capital of and it’s unbelievable.” Irish Prime Minsk. A Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet Minister Micheal Martin told broad- was scrambled to escort the plane — in caster RTE that the episode “reflects a brazen show of force by President growing authoritarianism across the Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled world.” with an iron fist for over a quarter-cen- EU Commission President Ursula von tury. der Leyen earlier said it amounted to a The goal was seemingly to arrest “hijacking.” Raman Pratasevich, a 26-year-old ac- EU leaders have tried to bring In this Sunday, March 26, 2017 file photo, Belarus police detain journalist tivist, journalist and prominent critic Belarus closer to the bloc — to encour- Raman Pratasevich, center, in Minsk, Belarus. Raman Pratasevich, a founder who ran a popular messaging app that age democratic reforms and reduce the of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for op- played a key role in helping organize influence of Russia — but they have ponents of Belarus’ authoritarian president, has been arrested after an air- massive protests against the authori- failed so far. On Monday,hours ahead of liner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus because of a bomb tarian leader. He and his Russian girl- a previously planned summit, some EU threat. friend were led off the plane shortly leaders were threatening more sanc- after landing — and authorities haven’t tions — from scrapping landing rights Shapps also said he has instructed the tion to a sixth presidential term in an said where they’re being held. The in the bloc for Belarus’ national airline U.K. Civil Aviation Authority “to request August vote that the opposition rejected plane, which began its journey in to exclusions from sporting events. airlines avoid Belarusian airspace in as rigged. More than 34,000 people have Athens, Greece, was eventually allowed Without waiting for the EU’s decision, order to keep passengers safe.” He been arrested in Belarus since then, to continue on to Vilnius, Lithuania. Latvia’s airBaltic said it would avoid added that he was suspending the per- and thousands were brutally beaten. U.S. Secretary of State Antony using Belarusian airspace, and mit allowing the Belarusian flag car- The Belarusian Foreign Ministry on Blinken called the diversion “shocking” Lithuania’s government said it would rier Belavia to operate in the U.K. Monday bristled at what it described and appealed for Pratasevich’s release. instruct all flights to and from the Baltic The U.S. and the EU already have im- as “belligerent” EU statements, insist- EU leaders were particularly forceful country to the country as well starting posed sanctions on top Belarusian offi- ing that the country’s authorities acted in their condemnation of the arrest and Tuesday. cials amid months of protests, which “in full conformity with international move against the plane, which was fly- British Transport Secretary Grant were triggered by Lukashenko’s reelec- rules.” Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State porters on the condition of anonymity, lies in Congress who were demanding it Antony Blinken will head to the Middle said Blinken would be looking at how take a tougher line on Israel and its re- East on Monday to press the Israelis, the U.S. can support Israel and the sponse to rocket attacks from Palestinians and regional players to Palestinians in rebuilding, address the Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. build on and strengthen last week’s underlying causes that led to this crisis The administration has defended its Gaza cease-fire, start an immediate flow and advance equal measures of free- response by saying it engaged in in- of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip dom, security and prosperity for Israelis tense, but quiet, high-level diplomacy and lay the groundwork for an eventual and Palestinians “in tangible ways.” to support a cease-fire, which was ulti- resumption in long-stalled peace talks. The official would not offer specifics as mately arranged last week after President Joe Biden announced that to what those “tangible ways” are, but al- Egyptian mediation. he was dispatching Blinken to the re- ready donor nations are being asked to Blinken said Sunday that the behind- gion for what will be his administra- look at potential new contributions to re- the-scenes effort led by Biden paid off, tion’s highest-level, in-person talks on construct damage done to civilian infra- securing a truce after 11 days. the crisis that erupted earlier this structure in Gaza. “President Biden leading this effort month. The State Department said While Blinken will meet with the lead- made the judgment that we could be Blinken will visit Israel, the West Bank, ers of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, most effective in doing that. And ulti- Jordan and Egypt on a trip that comes Egypt and Jordan, he will not see any- mately, after this intensive effort across as the administration has faced broad one from the militant Hamas movement the government, we got to where every- criticism for its initial response to the that runs Gaza. Hamas is a U.S.-desig- one wanted to be, which was to end the deadly violence. nated “foreign terrorist organization,” violence,” he said in an interview with In a statement, Biden said Blinken and contacts between American officials CNN. will work with regional partners to en- and the group are banned. That means “But now, as the president said, I sure “the coordinated international ef- the U.S. must rely on third countries think it’s incumbent upon all of us to try fort to ensure immediate assistance like Egypt and Qatar to pass messages to make the turn to start to build some- reaches Gaza.” to Hamas. Hamas and Abbas’ Fatah thing more positive, and what that Blinken’s discussions with Israeli movement are also at odds, meaning means at heart is that Palestinians and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that Palestinian leadership is split. Israelis alike have to know in their day Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, The senior State Department official in and day out lives equal measures of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el- said one aim of Blinken’s talks would be opportunity, of security, of dignity,” Sissi and Jordanian King Abdullah II to try to reintegrate Fatah “to some ex- Blinken said. will focus on shoring up the cease-fire, tent” into a leadership role in Gaza, He said the time is not right for an im- sending urgent aid to Gaza, ending where it has been locked out of power mediate resumption in negotiations be- intra-communal violence in Israeli cities since losing elections in 2006. The offi- tween the two sides but that steps could Secretary of State Antony Blinken and laying the preliminary groundwork cial said that could help create condi- be taken – mainly humanitarian initia- waves as he departs, Monday, May for a return to peace talks, according to tions for more stability. tives -- to repair damage from Israeli 24, 2021, at Andrews Air Force a senior State Department official. The Biden administration had been air strikes in Gaza, which caused signif- Base, Md. Blinken is en route to the The official, who was not authorized to taken to task for its early response to the icant damage to civilian infrastructure Middle East. discuss the trip by name and spoke to re- violence, including from Democratic al- and deaths. 14 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Samoa in crisis as elected leader locked out of Parliament

WELLINGTON, New had earlier ordered the back-and-forth into English on Zealand – Samoa was Parliament to convene. And the Twitter. plunged into a constitutional constitution requires that law- At his news conference, crisis Monday when the makers meet within 45 days of Tuilaepa said:“There is only one woman who won an election an election, with Monday mark- government in Samoa, even if last month was locked out of ing the final day by that count. we are just the custodian gov- Parliament and the previous But Tuilaepa Sailele ernment. We remain in this role leader claimed he remained Malielegaoi, who was prime min- and operate business as usual.” in charge. ister for 22 years before his un- Meanwhile, Fiame told her The fast-moving events expected election loss, doesn’t ap- supporters:“There will be a time marked the latest twist in a bit- pear ready to give up power. He when we will meet again, inside ter power struggle that has been was already one of the longest- that House. Let us leave it to the playing out in the small Pacific serving leaders in the world. law.” nation since it elected its first fe- Two powerful allies have been After the FAST Party held its Samoa's Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa talks male leader.Not only is Samoa’s supporting Tuilaepa. tent ceremony, Tuilaepa held a to reporters outside parliament house in Apia, Samoa peace and stability at stake, but The nation’s head of state, second news conference to say yesterday. also its relationship with China. Tuimalealiifano Va’aletoa that action would be taken On Monday morning, Prime Sualauvi II, wrote in a procla- against party members. sions should be upheld, but the road and robustly criticizing Minister-elect Fiame Naomi mation last week that he was “This is treason, and the high- stopped short of saying Tuilaepa the incumbent. Mata’afa and her supporters suspending Parliament “for rea- est form of illegal conduct,” he should step aside. She has pledged to stop a $100 showed up at parliament to form sons that I will make known in said. Fiame’s election win was seen million port development backed a new government, but were not due course.” On Sunday, the In New Zealand, Prime as a milestone not only for by Beijing, calling the project ex- allowed inside. Parliament’s speaker backed Minister Jacinda Ardern said Samoa, which is conservative cessive for a nation that’s al- She and her FAST Party later him. that despite the volatile politi- and Christian, but also for the ready heavily in debt to China, took oaths and appointed minis- After Fiame was locked out on cal situation, there seemed to be South Pacific, which has had few according to news broadcaster ters in a ceremony held under a Monday, Tuilaepa held a news relative calm among Samoa’s female leaders. RNZ. tent in front of the locked conference proclaiming his gov- people. An advocate for women’s Fiame said she intends to Parliament, actions that oppo- ernment remained in charge. Ardern said she strongly be- equality, Fiame, who was born maintain good relations with nents said were illegal. Samoan journalist Lagipoiva lieves that both the election out- in 1957, broke new ground dur- China but has more pressing The nation’s Supreme Court Cherelle Jackson translated the come and the judiciary’s deci- ing her campaign by going on needs to address, RNZ reported. Indigenous woman named New Zealand’s next governor-general WELLINGTON, New Zealand community. ble circumstances and her ca- –Children’s advocate Cindy Kiro Kiro, 63, said her mixed Maori reer had been driven by a sense said Monday she hopes to in- and British heritage helped give of the importance of service. spire Maori girls after becoming her a good understanding of Asked if it was appropriate in the first Indigenous woman ap- New Zealand history and the modern times for the queen to pointed to the role of governor- Treaty of Waitangi, the founding remain New Zealand’s head of general. document signed by Maori and state, Kiro did not answer di- Prime Minister Jacinda British. rectly. Ardern announced she had Kiro is currently chief execu- “Well, clearly I accept the picked Kiro for the largely cere- tive of the Royal Society, a non- queen as the head of state of the monial role as Queen Elizabeth profit group which advocates for Commonwealth and I’m here to II’s representative, and that the research. She was previously the support her,” Kiro said, adding queen had approved. nation’s Children’s that “This is the constitution we Under New Zealand’s consti- Commissioner and has held have, and I look forward to basi- tutional system, the British leadership roles at several uni- cally using it to serve the coun- monarch remains the nation’s versities. try.” head of state although doesn’t “Over many decades, Dame Ardern said she believed New wield any real day-to-day power. Cindy has demonstrated her Zealand would one day become Kiro’s five-year term begins in passion for the wellbeing of chil- a republic but she didn’t get a Cindy Kiro, left, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, October, when she will replace dren and young people, as well sense that people urgently walk together through Parliament Building Monday, May 24, Patsy Reddy. Both women have as education and learning,” wanted change, and so the issue 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Kiro was named as New been been given the honorific Ardern said. hasn’t been a priority for her Zealand's next governor-general, the first Indigenous Maori “Dame” for their services to the Kiro said she grew up in hum- government. woman appointed to the role. Myanmar’s Suu Kyi makes first appearance in court

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s ousted Alongside her were her two co- appearances have been by video to be referring to the ruling representing Myo Aung, was ar- leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, ap- defendants, former President link and she had not been al- junta’s threat to dissolve the rested after the hearing on a peared in court in person on Win Myint and Myo Aung, the lowed to meet in person with any party. charge of spreading information Monday for the first time since former mayor of Naypyitaw, of her lawyers. Khin Maung Zaw,head of Suu that could cause unrest. the military arrested her when it Myanmar’s capital. Min Min Soe said Suu Kyi Kyi’s legal team, said “she seems Monday’s hearing was largely seized power on Feb.1. One of their lawyers, Min Min wanted to tell Myanmar’s people fit and alert and smart, as al- procedural.The defense lawyers Myanmar state television Soe, told The Associated Press that her National League for ways.” said their discussions with Suu MRTV broadcast on its evening by phone that the three were Democracy party will stand by “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is al- Kyi involved all the charges news program the first photo of able to meet with their defense them. ways confident in herself, and against her.State television said Suu Kyi, 75, since the coup. It team for about 30 minutes before She said that “since the NLD she is confident in her cause and the hearing concerned the showed her sitting straight- the hearing began at a special was founded for the people, the confident in the people,” he said, charge against all three defen- backed in a small courtroom, court set up inside Naypyitaw’s NLD will exist as long as the using an honorific for a respected dants of spreading information wearing a pink face-mask, her city council building. people exist,” Min Min Soe said older woman. that could cause public alarm or hands folded in her lap. Suu Kyi’s only previous court after the hearing. She appeared Thein Hlaing Tun, a lawyer unrest. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 15

Israeli soldier, civilian wounded in Jerusalem stabbing

JERUSALEM – An Israeli sol- cease-fire took effect early dier and a civilian were stabbed Friday, halting 11 days of in- near a light rail station in east tense rocket barrages from Gaza Jerusalem on Monday before the and airstrikes by Israel. More assailant was shot and killed by than 250 people were killed, the police, who described it as a ter- vast majority of them rorist attack. Palestinian. The attack came in the the The fighting began May 10, tense aftermath of an 11-day when Hamas militants in Gaza war between Israel and Gaza’s fired long-range rockets toward militant Hamas rulers that was Jerusalem after days of clashes triggered by protests and between Palestinian protesters clashes in Jerusalem. and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa The Magen David Adom Mosque compound. emergency service said it Al-Aqsa is the third holiest treated two men in their early site in Islam and it lies on a hill- 20s with stab wounds to their top in Jerusalem’s Old City that upper bodies.The military iden- is the holiest place for Jews, who tified one of those wounded as a refer to it as the Temple Mount soldier.Both were being treated because it was the location of at nearby hospitals. the biblical temples. Police did not provide any de- Israeli rescue workers remove a body at the scene of an attack in Jerusalem, Monday, May The site has seen several out- tails about the attacker but re- 24, 2021. An Israeli soldier and a civilian were stabbed Monday near a light rail station in breaks of Israeli-Palestinian vi- ferred to him as a “terrorist,” a east Jerusalem. The assailant was shot and killed by police, who described it as a terrorist olence over the years and was term usually reserved for attack. the epicenter of the 2000 Palestinian assailants. Palestinian intifada, or upris- The stabbing took place near tlers, one of the underlying trig- 1967 Mideast war. The Jerusalem in a move not recog- ing. the Sheik Jarrah neighborhood gers of the recent violence. Palestinians want all three ter- nized internationally and con- Brief clashes between police in east Jerusalem, where dozens Israel captured east ritories for their future state and siders the entire city its unified and protesters broke out after of Palestinian families face the Jerusalem, along with the West view east Jerusalem as their capital. Friday prayers but did not set off threat of eviction by Jewish set- Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the capital. Israel annexed east Monday’s attack came after a wider violence. Residents search for dead killed by Congo’s volcano eruption

KINSHASA, Congo – the World Bank that had sup- Residents searched for miss- ported the observatory was cut ing loved ones amid their in October 2020 because of the destroyed homes on the out- coronavirus pandemic, leaving skirts of Congo’s eastern the observatory without even city of Goma Monday, where internet, he said. light aftershocks were de- The observatory had just tected in the area following started to resume operations the eruption of a large vol- last month thanks to new fund- cano two days earlier. ing from the U.S. Geological With little warning Mount Survey’s Volcano Disaster Nyiragongo had turned the Assistance Program, which dark sky fiery red on Saturday means the observatory can at night and then spewed torrents least gather data after the erup- of lava into villages, killing at tion, he said. least 15 people and destroying The volcano remains active more than 500 homes, officials and earthquake tremors are and survivors said. being recorded, he said, calling Grief, disbelief and fear hung on the population to remain vig- over the area as seven govern- ilant. ment ministers, including The government ministers Congo’s prime minister and visiting Goma Monday, includ- health minister, visited Goma. ing Prime Minister Jean-Michel Smoke rose from the cooling Sama Lukonde, were assessing lava that covered part of the what aid is needed for those Nyiragongo region. Some peo- hurt by the eruption. ple walked on the crust formed “The government team dis- by hardening lava. patched expressly here in People gather on a stream of cold lava rock following the overnight eruption of Mount Scientists at the Volcanic Goma, following the volcanic Nyiragongo in Goma, Congo, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Witnesses say Congo’s Mount Observatory of Goma were not eruption which caused a lot of Nyiragongo volcano unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma but the able to adequately warn the damage in the city,” Minister of city of nearly 2 million was mostly spared after the nighttime eruption. Residents of the public of the eruption because of Public Health Jean-Jacques Buhene area said many homes had caught fire as lava oozed into their neighborhood. a funding cut, the observatory’s Mbungani said.“It is important scientific director of Celestin that a strong signal from our city of about 2 million people, to help unaccompanied children 100,000 people were left home- Kasereka Mahinda said. government is given. We will across the nearby border into in the wake of the disaster as less. “The observatory no longer have discussions with the mili- Rwanda.Another 25,000 others more than 150 children were re- Goma is a regional hub for has the support of the central tary governor as well as with sought refuge to the northwest portedly separated from their many humanitarian agencies as government or of external all the stakeholders so that we in Sake, the U.N. children’s families. well as a U.N. peacekeeping donors, which explains why the can identify avenues for quick agency said. Goma ultimately was largely mission. Much of surrounding volcanic eruption was such a solutions for the population.” More than 170 children were spared the mass destruction eastern Congo is threatened by surprise,” Mahinda told The The volcano eruption caused still feared missing, and caused by Mt. Nyiragongo’s last a multitude of armed groups Associated Press. A partnership about 5,000 people to flee from UNICEF officials said they eruption in 2002. Hundreds vying for control of the region’s between the government and one neighborhood of Goma, a were organizing transit centers died then and more than lucrative mineral resources. 16 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Stephen Colbert says he’s going back before live audiences NEW YORK –CBS the COVID-19 outbreak. show remotely on March said Monday that Audience members 16, 2020, with a mono- Stephen Colbert’s will be required to show logue taped from his late-night show will proof of vaccination be- bathtub at home. The return to doing live fore being allowed in show has been done episodes on June 14, Colbert’s audience, CBS from the offices at his with a vaccinated said. Face masks will be home theater lately. audience in New optional. Staff and crew “I look forward to once York’s Ed Sullivan members will be tested again doing show for an Theater. prior to coming back to audience I can smell The show produced work and monitored and touch,” Colbert said. Stephen Colbert will 205 episodes without a regularly for signs of “The Late Show” is return to doing live live audience in more symptoms. the top-rated late-night shows before a studio than a year because of Colbert did his first entertainment show. audience on June 14. Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story

NEW YORK – Timothée the world’s most famous the Chocolate Factory,” Chalamet will play Willy chocolate factory.” based on Dahl’s cele- Wonka in a musical Paul King brated book. In Tim based on the early life of (“Paddington,” Burton’s 2005 reboot, Roald Dahl’s eccentric “Paddington 2”) will di- Johnny Depp played chocolatier. rect from a script he Wonka in a Warner Bros. Warner Bros. and the wrote with Simon release that grossed $475 Roald Dahl Story Co. an- Farnaby, with “Harry million worldwide. nounced Monday that Potter” producer David Taika Waititi (“Jojo the 25-year-old Chalamet Heyman producing. Rabbit,” “Thor: Actor Timothee will star in “Wonka.” The Warner Bros. earlier this Ragnarok”) is separately Chalamet. studio said the film will year set a release date in making a pair of ani- “focus on a young Willy March 2023. mated series for Netflix, Chocolate Factory” and Wonka and his adven- Gene Wilder starred in one centered on the one based on the Oompa- Bridge tures prior to opening 1971’s “Willy Wonka and world of “Charlie and the Loopmas. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 17 SPORTSSPORTS Barbados Motoring Federation hails Monaco winner Maloney THE Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) has hailed 17-year-old Barbadian driver Zane Maloney’s victory in Sunday’s (May 23) round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – certified by FIA supporting the Monaco Grand Prix. Having finished second behind his French team-mate Isack Hadjar on Zane Maloney celebrates his victory in Monaco. Saturday, Maloney led a stunning podium lockout for R-ace GP outfit, the BMF are cheering Zane on and third in the 2018 German and fourth in free practice, after which the 33 cars were with Hadjar second and fellow- supporting in whatever way we can. We the 2018 championships, before graduating split into two qualifying sessions on Friday, countryman Hadrien David third. encourage broader Barbados and the to single-seaters. from which only the fastest 23 would be BMF President Andrew Mallalieu said: Barbados Government to join us on this He won the 2019 British F4 guaranteed to start both races, the rest “The eyes of the world focus on Monaco on quest and throw the full weight of our Championship at the Brands Hatch final, making up the maximum 28-car grid on GP race weekend and to see the Barbados island nation behind Zane.” having already clinched the Rookie Cup either Saturday or Sunday. Hadjar was flag and hear the National Anthem being Maloney started racing at Bushy Park with seven races to go, and became the first fastest (1m 29.727s) in the first session, played while the teams and volunteer with the Barbados Karting Association Caribbean driver to be inducted in to the with Zane setting the best time of the officials stood in silent respect was the (BKA), one of the BMF’s eight member prestigious BRDC Rising Stars weekend (1:28.893) on his final lap in the proudest moment for this little country so clubs.An Overall Champion with five BKA programme. Last year, he moved up to the second session, which meant pole on far in its quest to have a Barbadian World class titles to his credit by the age of ten, he EuroFormula Open Championship, ending Sunday for Zane, Saturday for Hadjar. Champion.We wish him well for the entire headed to Europe to further his career the season eighth overall and third in the In Saturday’s race – each is 30 minutes championship and can dream of the karting. He was fifth in the 2017 World Rookie table; his best overall results came plus one lap – Hadjar pulled cleanly away potential for the future.All the members of OK-Junior Championship, then finished early in the season, third at the with Zane tucked in behind, the positions Hungaroring then second at Paul Ricard in maintained throughout, despite one Safety France. Car period, on a circuit that allows little This year, EuroFormula and the former overtaking.Paul Aron finished third. Renault SuperCup have been combined to Sunday’s race was a more lively affair, red create the new Formula Regional series, flagged on the opening lap following a which is a certified step from F4 to F3 on multi-car mid-field incident which blocked the FIA path from karting to F1. After the narrow track. Zane had led Hadjar at finishing third at Imola, then ninth twice in the start and did so again at the rolling Barcelona, Zane was ninth in the standings restart behind the Safety Car. His team- heading into the weekend’s two races on the mate put him under severe pressure unforgiving 3.3-kilometre street circuit; throughout, but Zane kept his nerve, their one-two results promoted Hadjar to handling the restarts after two further third, Zane to fifth and R-ace GP to the top Safety Car interventions in commanding of the Teams standings. Zane was fourth in style, to claim victory. Emily Odwin wins HJGT Golf Tournament in New Jersey AFTER 16 months of enforced layoff followed one after the other through the from regional and international back nine. competitive golf, 17-year-old BOA This was Emily’s first tournament on Emerging Athlete of 2019, Emily Odwin, the HJGT since 2019 when she finally started her 2021 campaign last punctuated her outstanding year with a weekend in the Northern NJ Spring win in the HJGT Tournament of Junior Championship. The Hurricane Champions. Emily was ranked 4th in Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) event was the HJGT standings in 2019, but, played on the Mountain View golf course unfortunately, her international in West Trenton, New Jersey, May 22 – campaign came to an abrupt halt early 23. in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Emily opened with a brilliant four Emily’s tournament schedule under par 68, which included six birdies, continues on May 29, in the HJGT enough to give her a four stroke lead Memorial Day Junior Open at Deerfield over Sydney Kuo who played the 18 Golf Club in Newark, Delaware. This holes in even par, 72. will be followed on June 8 by the On the final 18 holes on May 23, Emily sectional qualifier for the US Girls increased her lead to six strokes with a Championships. This qualifier will be very Faldo-like round which included played on the Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Emily Odwin only one birdie but 15 pars, nine of which New Jersey. 18 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Simon Yates suffers blow in general classification battle SIMON YATES’ general classification hopes at the Giro d’Italia suffered a blow as he dropped from second to fifth overall after struggling on the rain-hit stage 16. The Briton lost two minutes and 37 seconds to leader Egan Bernal over the Cima Coppi. Team BikeExchange leader Yates is now 4:20 down on the Colombian, who took the stage win. Yates’ compatriot Hugh Carthy finished fifth and is now third overall. Carthy is 3:40 behind overall leader Bernal, who finished Monday’s stage 27s ahead of France’s Romain Bardet and Italy’s Damiano Caruso. The stage had been cut back to 153km from the original 212km and two climbs removed, because of rain and freezing weather. "I wanted to put on a show,” Bernal said. “This is the kind of cycling I like, when it’s wet and cold and you need grit. “I wanted to do something special. It’s risky but I thought I could do it, and the team believed in me.” Tuesday is a rest day at the Giro d’Italia, which ends in Milan on Sunday. Simon Yates faded on the climb up Passo Giau. Manchester City boss named manager of the year MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep previously won it in 2017-18. Hayes is the first manager from the Guardiola has been voted the League “It is, for me, such a special trophy to women’s game to be named among the Managers Association’s manager of the win because it is voted for by my fellow top six contenders for the LMA year. managers. An award like this is only manager of the year award. The Spaniard led City to their third possible though if a manager is She was crowned FA Women’s Super Premier League title in four years. surrounded by top professionals. League manager of the year after The club also won this season’s “My players have been fantastic – guiding Chelsea to the league title and Carabao Cup and face Chelsea in the their dedication and professionalism the Champions League final. Champions League final on Saturday. never wavered, even in a season that Farke, Hull City’s Grant McCann, The five other managers in has been the most challenging we have Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff contention were Leeds’ Marcelo Bielsa, ever faced. and Leicester Women’s Jonathan Norwich City’s Daniel Farke, Chelsea “And my staff are also deserving of Morgan were also voted as manager of Women’s Emma Hayes, David Moyes the highest praise. I am so lucky to have the year in their respective leagues. of West Ham and Leicester’s Brendan a team of people who give everything Steven Gerrard was presented with Rodgers. they have every single day to make sure the LMA special achievement award “I am delighted to win the LMA Manchester City are the best we can be. after his Rangers side went undefeated Pep Guardiola was previously named manager of the year award for the “This award is dedicated to and throughout the Scottish Premiership LMA manager of the year at the end of second time,” said Guardiola, who shared with them.” season. the 2017-18 season. Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury might not happen until 2023, fears Steve Bunce THE world heavyweight title showdown place, but Bunce does not expect things to between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury progress as smoothly as anticipated. might not happen until at least 2023, Speaking on 5 live Boxing with Costello fears BBC Radio 5 Live’s boxing expert & Bunce, he added: “I will be stunned if Steve Bunce. Fury walks through Wilder in five rounds The all-British fight had looked set to and Joshua is too big and stops Usyk in take place in Saudi Arabia in August. seven or eight rounds. That sets up However,it fell through when Deontay something later this year – that is not Wilder’s team won an arbitration hearing going to happen. stating the American had a right to a “I am convinced there is going to be a third fight with Fury. hurdle in one of these fights that one of “It might not be December or even next these champions can’t get over. I am year,” said Bunce. convinced.” The much anticipated fight between BBC Radio 5 Live boxing commentator Fury and Joshua would have seen the Mike Costello believes Usyk has the pair contest all four world titles for the potential to cause Joshua problems. first time in the sport’s history. The Ukrainian fighter has 18 wins BBC Sport looks back at the verbal barbs and insults traded by Anthony Joshua Fury is the WBC champion while from 18 bouts, and Costello said: “I think and Tyson Fury. Joshua has the WBO,WBA and IBF belts. Usyk has the potential to give Joshua a However, with Fury’s rematch against real headache in terms of technique and drew in Los Angeles. they will be slashed,” added Bunce. Wilder taking place on July 24, Joshua making Joshua go looking for him.” It means Fury must switch his “People will buy into the Wilder third- has been ordered to defend his WBO Fury was in Las Vegas on Saturday to preparation focus quickly to Wilder, fight victory. He will look different, he heavyweight title against mandatory sign his fight contract with Wilder. having spent the last few will be faster and slicker. challenger Oleksandr Usyk. Fury beat Wilder to end the American’s months training towards a bout with “He seems to have spent the last three Victories for both British fighters would reign as WBC champion in Las Vegas in Joshua. weeks on jets sunning himself going all pave the way for Fury-Joshua to take February 2020, 14 months after the pair “Wilder, whatever the odds are now over America. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 19

Iga Swiatek on defending title, pressure and why Rafael Nadal is on her wall THERE is a picture of Rafael Nadal name – including this month’s Italian hanging on the wall along with one of his Open – and with a greater weight of signed shirts – it’s a pretty ordinary expectation. teenaged tennis fan’s bedroom. She has often attributed some of her There is also a French Open trophy. Roland Garros success to her work with Because, if you ask Iga Swiatek where her sports psychologist, Daria she keeps the silverware from her maiden Abramowicz, and that was who she turned major win in 2020, there really is only one to after the victory that “completely suitable place. changed” her life. “It’s kind of funny because I won a “Daria helped me a lot with all the Grand Slam and I’m competing every expectations and all the stuff that was week on tour,but you know,I’m a teenager bothering me after the French Open and it’s in my room in my dad’s house because actually I realised that sometimes because I still haven’t moved out,” the it’s harder to deal with success than the Polish 19-year-old tells BBC Sport. times you are losing,” Swiatek says. “It’s a contrast but it shows that we’re “Sometimes with my own expectations human. My trophy stays there and it it’s hard but then I have to remind myself Iga Swiatek became Poland’s first Grand Slam singles champion by beating probably still will when I move out that I just have to focus on work and just Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 to win the 2020 French Open. because that’s the right place and it shows remember why I play tennis and have fun how much my parents have done since I on court because sometimes I feel like I’m trophies, and the last female player to love to win Wimbledon.” was a kid.” not playing for myself and that’s not a successfully defend a major singles title There is also the additional possibility The effect of the coronavirus pandemic good thing. was Serena Williams at Wimbledon in of Olympic success this summer, on the tennis calendar means that “I just have to find that space where I 2016. something which would have added Swiatek will be defending her title next just calm myself and remind myself that “It’s hard to be defending champion for significance for Swiatek, whose week just seven months after winning it, hopefully in two years I’m just going to be sure, especially in women’s tennis – I think dad Tomasz rowed at the 1988 Seoul rather than a year later. constantly in that mood when I just don’t with all the champions we kind of lack a Games. Having won admirers for her cool head worry and I’m just having fun because I consistency for a little bit,” Swiatek said. “For me it’s a very important goal for on her way to winning the Roland Garros think that’s what the biggest champions So, would she rather win a different this year,” she says. “For sure [having an title without dropping a set, it is do, they just don’t care and they just play Grand Slam than defend her French title? Olympian dad] changed my perspective unsurprising that she is taking this in her and focus on their job.” “I wish I had problems like that,” she because when I was younger I heard stride too. And if she needs any more tips on how laughs. stories of his experience there. “When you win a Grand Slam to deal with the pressure of being a “I think it would be nice to win another “I hope he is going to be there but everybody will always remember that you defending champion, she can turn to her Grand Slam because I know I can play on because of Covid it’s hard to have as many won a Grand Slam,” she says. “I don’t good friend and four-time Grand Slam clay court but for the past few years I was people around you at tournaments, but think of it like I have to defend the trophy champion Naomi Osaka. trying to improve my game on hard courts, his experience for sure would help so we and win the French Open because what I “Naomi texted me after the French and it’s going pretty well and it would be are going to try and see how we’re going did is always going to be with me.” Open to say if I need anything then I can a nice confirmation to me that I’m doing to handle that.” Swiatek was the world number 54 when always ask her and she would understand a great job. If her dad has to stay at home, he can at she became the lowest-ranked woman to perfectly because she has been in a “But also winning on grass would be least look after those trophies in his win the French Open title. situation like that,” she says. “It’s good to pretty crazy for me because even though daughter’s room – and the Nadal Next week she will go into the know you have the option.” I won junior Wimbledon [in 2018], I still memorabilia, even if Swiatek wonders tournament ranked a career-high ninth in There have been 12 different names on don’t understand that surface very well, so what the Spanish 20-time Grand Slam the world, with two more titles to her the past 16 women’s Grand Slam singles that would be really crazy but I would champion himself would make of it. Francesca Jones out in first round of qualifying BRITAIN’S Francesca Jones has lost in the first round of French Open qualifying. The world number 186 was beaten 6-1 6-2 by Russian top seed Vera Zvonareva, a former French Open quarter-finalist. Jones, 20, made her Grand Slam main- draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open after winning three qualifying rounds, before losing in the first round. Fellow Britons Harriet Dart and Liam Broady did make it through to the next round. World number 143 Dart beat Austria’s Barbara Haas 6-4 4-6 6-1. In men’s qualifying, Broady, the world number 146, beat Chinese Taipei’s Jason Jung 6-4 6-2. Meanwhile, the US Open will have no line judges this year, using Hawk-Eye Live electronic line calling on all competition courts in 2021, along with seven of the US Open Series tournaments which lead up to the final Slam of the year. These include the key ATP Masters 1 000 and WTA 1 000 events in Toronto, Montreal and Cincinnati. Last year,line judges were retained for the Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadium courts. 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The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 • 21 Memphis beats No. 1-seeded Jazz in series opener

SALT LAKE CITY – scoring record for a scored 20 of his 29 points disconnected,” Gobert “His intensity just play by Dillon Brooks, The Memphis Grizzlies Memphis player making in the fourth quarter to said. “Every time they permeates throughout but could not gain have not completely a playoff debut, lead the Jazz. Mike score, they are talking, the entire team.” further ground against consigned their grit- surpassing the 24 points Conley had 22 points, 11 and we know that’s the Utah experienced a dry the Jazz defense. and-grind days to the scored by Marc Gasol assists, and six rebounds. way they like to play, so spell on offense through The Grizzlies missed past. against San Antonio on Rudy Gobert added 15 we can’t let that affect much of the first quarter. 14 straight shots over a The eighth-seeded April 17, 2011. rebounds and 11 points, us.” The Jazz made a single seven-minute stretch Grizzlies beat top-seeded “He brings a lot of and Derrick Favors Utah cut a double-digit basket over a seven- spanning the first and Utah 112-109 on Sunday energy to the floor,” finished with 12 points deficit to 60-59 following minute stretch while second quarters. It night in the opening guard Ja Morant said. and 11 rebounds. a layup by Bogdanovic. committing six turnovers. opened the door for game of their first-round “As soon as we get here Bogdanovic hit five free Then, Brooks took over. The Jazz committed eight Utah’s 15-0 run, playoff series by relying in the locker room, he’s throws in the final He scored 14 points on 7- total turnovers in the highlighted by back-to- on hard-nosed physical already active and loud minute to help Utah cut of-10 shooting in the quarter. back baskets by Gobert defense to keep the Jazz and carries it onto the Memphis’ lead to 110-109 third quarter. Brooks “Whether it was the for a 29-17 lead. off balance on offense floor for us during the with 6.4 seconds left. capped off his scoring offensive rebounds or the Memphis answered much of the game. game. We just continue to Brooks made a layup at flurry with back-to-back turnovers, they just had a with a 31-7 run, starting Game 2 of the series is play off of him. I think the other end, and baskets that extended lot more possessions than late in the second on Wednesday. everybody on this team Bogdanovic missed a 3- the Grizzlies’ lead to 78- we did and that’s hard to quarter, and went ahead Utah never found a gets a lot of energy from point try with 1.9 seconds 68. overcome,” Utah coach 53-43 early in the third. rhythm from the him, just seeing how left that would have Memphis led by as Quin Snyder said. “I was Brooks and Morant perimeter, shooting just active he is on the floor.” forced overtime. many as 17 points in the happy with the fact that combined for six baskets 12 of 47 from long Morant added 26 Ultimately, the Jazz fourth, going up 94-77 on we fought and got back in and 17 points to fuel the distance. Defensively, the points. Jonas never fully recovered a jumper from Tyus the game there at the spurt. Jazz couldn’t stop Dillon Valanciunas chipped in from playing long Jones, before the Jazz end. But I think we all “I don’t think they took Brooks for long stretches. 15 points and 12 stretches of sluggish rallied late. know we need to play us lightly,” Anderson Brooks had 31 points rebounds, and Kyle offense and passive “He’s our spirit leader,” better. And we need to said. “They threw some and seven rebounds to Anderson added 14 defense. Grizzlies coach Taylor execute better.” punches. We threw some lead the Grizzlies. He set points. “We got a few moments Jenkins said concerning Memphis went ahead punches. We went out a single-game franchise Bojan Bogdanovic when we were distracted, Brooks’ performance. 17-14 on a three-point and won the game.” Young hits runner with 0.9 left to lift Hawks past Knicks NOTICES NEW YORK – A crowd final word when he drove sneaker fell off so Young announcing during the great,” Knicks coach Tom IN THE ESTATE OF that waited eight years to right through the Knicks’ waved him off and week that Games 1 and 2 Thibodeau said, “but RONALD ARLINGTON see another Knicks defense and floated in his handled things himself. had both sold out and we’ve got to play better.” GRIMES also known as RONALD playoff game needed just shot from right of the New York hadn’t hosted would be the largest GRIMES minutes to make Trae basket, then put his a playoff game in eight indoor events in New NOTICES Young its target. fingers to his lips to tell years and hadn’t hosted York since the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with Section 31 of the Young heard the fans’ the crowd to quiet down. many fans all season, coronavirus pandemic Trustee Act Cap 250 of the Laws of hate. Then he silenced “This is a coming-out with its largest crowd began. BARBADOS Barbados that any person having them. party for him and he’s during the regular season Random chants and any debt, interest, claim or demand “I’ve always looked at it ready to do it,” teammate 1,981. cheers broke out even IN THE SUPREME COURT upon or against the Estate of that I’m doing something Lou Williams said. So the 15,047 the before players took the OF JUDICATURE RONALD ARLINGTON GRIMES right if I’m affecting them Bogdan Bogdanovic Knicks announced court for their final HIGH COURT also known as RONALD GRIMES, with my play that much added 18 points for the Sunday sounded warmups, and the Knicks deceased, late of Durant’s Village, that they hate me that Hawks in their first deafening at times, were greeted by a IN THE ESTATE OF Holders Hill in the parish of Saint much,” he said. “I’m postseason game since particularly when RJ standing ovation when MARGOT JEAN GODDARD James in this Island, who died at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, obviously doing 2017. Barrett slammed it over they emerged with about also known as something right and just Alec Burks scored 27 Bogdanovic to forge a 63- 15 minutes to go before Martindales Road in the parish of MARGOT GODDARD, Deceased Saint Michael in this Island on the got to let my play do the points for the Knicks, who all tie with 5:19 left in the the start. 10th day of February, 2004 is talking.” are back in the playoffs third, with fans chanting But the Knicks couldn’t PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given required to send written particulars Young made a runner for the first time since his name during Atlanta’s give the fans much to that an application is being made for of their duly attested debt, in the lane with 0.9 2013. Derrick Rose scored ensuing timeout. cheer once the game the following Grant of Probate interest, claim, or demand to seconds left to give the 17 points, but Julius The Knicks were able started. Atlanta jumped namely:- HYACINTH GRIMES-BLADES, the Atlanta Hawks a 107-105 Randle shot just 6 for 23 to increase seating to a 17-7 lead as the duly qualified Executrix of the victory over New York on while finishing with 15 capacity with the Knicks missed 14 of their PROBATE OF THE WILL dated the Estate of RONALD ARLINGTON Sunday night in a points and 12 rebounds. addition of sections for first 17 shots. 12th day of May 2009 of MARGOT GRIMES also known as RONALD GRIMES, deceased in care of thrilling postseason The Knicks host Game fully vaccinated fans, “Having fans I think is JEAN GODDARD also known as Trish L. Bryan, Attorney-at-Law, of return for both teams. 2 on Wednesday night, MARGOT GODDARD, Deceased Simmons Babb & Co., Attorneys-at- Young finished with 32 when Randle will try to late of No. 40 Plover Court, Inch Law, Checker Hall in the parish of points, 10 assists and bounce back. He had two Marlow in the parish of Christ Saint Lucy on or before the 30th seven rebounds. He 40-point games against Church in the Island of Barbados, day of July 2021 after which date frustrated the Knicks Atlanta this season. who died at #40 Plover Court Inch the said Executor will proceed to with his ability to draw “Got a game, got to feel Marlow in the parish of Christ distribute the assets of the said fouls and made all nine it out a little bit and I’ll Church in the Island of Barbados on estate among persons entitled free throws when he did. adjust,” the All-Star said. the 28th day of March 2021 by thereto having regard only to the He looked like Reggie Neither team led by Audrey Lloyd and Russell Charles debts, interest, claims or demands Miller in the 1990s, more than six points in a Lloyd the Executors and Trustees of which he shall have notice and will not in respect of the property so feeding off a New York fourth quarter during named in the said Will of the crowd — featuring a which the teams took distributed be liable to any person deceased. whose claim he shall not then have rowdy Spike Lee, just like turns regaining and then had notice. those days — that cursed losing momentum. Young An application shall be submitted to his name repeatedly made a pair of free the Registrar of the Supreme Court And all persons indebted to the said when he made a shot or throws for a 105-103 lead fourteen (14) days from the date of Estate are requested to settle their drew a foul. with 28 seconds left after Notice in the Official Gazette and indebtedness without delay. “He’s small but he’s a the Knicks unsuccessfully from the date of the second notice tough kid and he’s not challenged the call, and of advertisement. Dated this 25th day of May 2021 afraid,” Hawks coach Rose tied it with a basket Trish L. Bryan , Attorney-at-Law for Nate McMillan said. with 9.8 seconds to go. Dated this day 25th of May 2021. Many in the loud crowd Young then brought the New York Knicks' Derrick Rose, second from right, HYACINTH GRIMES-BLADES Executrix of the of more than 15,000 ball up and was supposed makes a basket during the first half of Game 1 of STEPHEN WALCOTT & CO. an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Estate of RONALD ARLINGTON jeered Young throughout to get a screen from John Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicants GRIMES also known as the night but he got the Collins. But Collins’ against the Atlanta Hawks. RONALD GRIMES, deceased. 22 • Tuesday May 25, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Injured Ramos not included in Spain’s list for Euro 2020 MADRID – Sergio complicated decision but it Fernández and Marco fully recover and come Ramos was left off had to be made to benefit Asensio. back next year like we’ve Spain’s squad for the of the entire group. I felt Luis Enrique said he always done,” Ramos said European bad because he has always told Ramos about his deci- on Twitter.“It hurts not to Championship on been a player who gave sion in a phone call on represent your country, Monday following a everything he had, he has Sunday. but I have to be honest and season plagued by in- always been very profes- “I normally don’t make sincere. juries, a decision that sional.” these calls but I decided to “I wish all my team- means no Real Madrid Ramos would have been do it in Ramos’ case be- mates the very best of luck players were called up a Madrid player on the list, cause of what he means to and I hope we have a great Real Madrid alternate players Sergio Ramos and by the national team and Luis Enrique said the national team,” Luis Euros,” he said. “I’ll be an- Marcelo, right. for a major tournament Dani Carvajal also would Enrique said, adding that other fan cheering on from for the first time. have made the squad if he he told the player to be home.” González and Eric García, Spain will play in Group Spain coach Luis was fit. The Spanish pow- “more selfish” and make Manchester City de- and veterans Sergio E along with Sweden, Enrique said Ramos’ lack erhouse finished the sea- sure he fully recovers so fender Aymeric Laporte, Busquets, Jordi Alba and Poland and Slovakia. All of play recently made it son without a title for the he can come back to help who played for France’s César Azpilicueta. of its games will be in the difficult for the defender to first time in more than a his club and eventually re- youth squads but was also Among those missing Spanish city of Seville, be- be included in the Euro decade. It was runner-up turn to the national team. eligible to play for Spain, out were Jesús Navas, ginning on June 14 against 2020 squad. to Atlético Madrid in the Ramos would have had a was among those included Sergio Canales, Kepa Sweden. Its two warm-up The 35-year-old Ramos Spanish league and was chance to break the record in Luis Enrique’s squad. Arrizabalaga, Iago Aspas matches will be against missed most of the second eliminated by Chelsea in for most appearances for a “His call-up has nothing and Inigo Martínez, who Portugal on June 4 and half of the season after a semifinals of the national team at Euro to do with Ramos not being announced on Monday he against Lithuania on June series of muscle injures Champions League. 2020. The veteran Spain able to play,” Luis Enrique didn’t feel ready to be with 8. and a knee problem that “I don’t take that into captain already holds the said about Laporte.“We the national team for Euro “We are in a group of fa- required surgery. He also consideration,” Luis European record with 180 considered him since it be- 2020. vorites that includes six or tested positive for COVID- Enrique said, referring to appearances. The world came possible for him to Luis Enrique said he seven national teams that 19 in April. the players’ clubs. “If record of 184 is held by be with us. He is a top didn’t pick a full comple- no one can count out,” Luis “He will not be with us Carvajal and Ramos were Egypt player Ahmed player who can help us, ment of 26 players because Enrique said. “We are not because he couldn’t com- fit they would be in the Hassan. with a lot of international he felt the 24 that he in- inferior to anyone and we pete during large parts of squad.” “It pains me not to have experience with his club.” cluded would meet all of are not superior to any- the season, he couldn’t Other Madrid players been able to help my team Also in the squad are for- the team’s needs. He said one.” even practice with his who had been called up re- more and not to play for wards Adama Traoré and he didn’t want to have too The Spanish players will club,” Luis Enrique said. cently but were left off the Spain but, in this case, the Álvaro Morata, youngsters many players who would report to training on May “It was tough. It was a list included Nacho best thing to do is rest, Ferran Torres, Pedri not expect to play. 31. The Barbados Advocate Tuesday May 25, 2021 •23

P R O HOROSCOPES S A Aries - Instead of rushing in you will stand back and take N an objective view of the situation. You aren't in a rush to D draw conclusions. Before passing judgement you will want to think about it. This puts you ahead of others who C are too quick to react and who will later admit their views O have been coloured by emotion. N S Taurus - It's striking how the tone of a day can change so very quickly. Don't be misled if the morning starts qui- etly and slowly. Although it may seem as if it might con- tinue at the same pace, from midday onwards some un- expected demands could bring a whirl of activity.

Gemini - A long talk with someone you thought you Z knew really well could leave you bewildered. A partner, I close friend or relative is not acting the way you were ex- pecting. Their views are totally different to what you had T expected to hear and today's conversations could change S the future of this relationship.

Cancer - You may not want to admit it when you over- hear a conversation but you could be really interested in the topic being discussed. When you hear of a good op- portunity, you will feel you were meant to be in this place at this time. For this is something you will want to act on, whether you share your intentions or not. R E Leo - You're trying to keep a secret from someone but this X could backfire on you when there is a strong chance they already know what's going on. Be careful about how you answer their questions. It would be better to be open in M all your dealings and that way you won't have to watch O your every step. R G A Virgo - Instead of worrying about what other people N think, think about pleasing yourself. It doesn't matter what your friends, neighbours or even relatives might say. What matters is that you are happy. It's about time you did something that made you smile. When was the last time, for instance, that you had a good laugh?

Libra - You could do with talking some problems over. Be careful who you turn to for advice. If you reveal your P worries to someone you haven't known long, they could H make your private business everyone else's. Instead choose to talk to someone who knows you well and who A can understand the whole picture. N T O Scorpio - Someone will hint they suspect you of having M deliberately been ignoring their text messages. They feel as if you have let them down when they weren't able to get a hold of you when they needed you. Don't let them make you feel guilty. It's about time some people were less reliant on others.

Sagittarius - The spotlight is on a close and treasured re- M lationship. You and a partner have a lot of talking to do. A If you respect each other's views, you will be able to make headway in joint affairs. You will be able to ease the R mind of a workmate who is worried about an upcoming Y meeting or appointment. W Capricorn - A loved one will suddenly decide to do some- O thing unusual and out of character. You might not find out about their adventurous plans until they have made all the R arrangements. Although their impulsiveness will take T you by surprise, you could grow to quite like this kind of H spontaneity.

Aquarius - New rules and regulations have made the workplace seem dull and unstimulating. You wondered M how long this was going to last. The good news is new O faces are about to enter the scene and their high spirits will T lift the heavy cloud that's been hovering over your work- H ing environment. E R

Pisces - You wouldn't normally chose to be in the spot- G light and yet you are becoming the centre of attention. A O group project will go well thanks to your knowledge and O talents. You have the skills needed to help the wheels keep turning and others will be happy to let you lead the way. S E Emily Odwin wins HJGT golf tourney in New Jersey Page 17

Tuesday May 25, 2021 DRAINAGE WOES Cane Garden Crescent resident needs assistance AFTER a period of eight months of waiting for help, a resident of Cane Garden Crescent still has flooding concerns and wishes the poor drainage situation behind her residence to be rectified. The issue has been plaguing the resident for years and with the many downpours during the rainy season of last year and flash flooding in Barbados, they were again left with a localised pond in October. The water course, which passes through the yards of some, Senior Business Development Officer reportedly had developed a blockage National Cultural Foundation (NCF), down the line, impeding the process of André Hoyte, speaking at last Friday’s the water running off. launch of Shop-EDGE.co. In speaking to The Barbados Advocate, the resident, who wishes to remain unnamed, stated that the waters Local designers’ ran as deep as seven feet in certain Full of bush and trees, the water course runs along the side of the property and work to feature DRAINAGE on Page 5 fills the area behind the residence. at fashion event in Colombia CLOTHING created by local fashion designers could be among the pieces to be showcased in Colombia this July during a large-scale fashion event. Senior Business Development Officer National Cultural Foundation (NCF), André Hoyte, told the press this event is the 2021 Colombiamoda/Colombiatex. He spoke during the recent launch of Shop-EDGE.co at the Caribbean Market Centre. This event included a fashion show, the opening of the showroom, online shopping platform and the releasing of the fashion catalogue. Hoyte explained that the NCF has partnered with donor, Caribbean Export Development Agency,via the European Development Fund and the Caribbean Market Centre, to produce the EDGE Fashion Cluster. The first Cluster brought “designers, manufacturing, distribution all together” for the production of collections.From August 2020, they were able to train just over 30 designers from around the region and an additional 10 from Barbados. The Barbados cohort has “four of their collections” presently on the site, Shop-EDGE.co.

DESIGN SECTOR on Page 11 A look at the 8,000 sq. ft. pond in the backyard of the resident last year.

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