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Saturday December 7, 2013 $1 VAT Inclusive BRING THE BENEFITS ANY partnership between the generation/distribution company, that in designing models for these know-how and financing, we the design of the PPP models, we public and private sector one major hospital and one major PPPS in such territories, they must structure them in such a must structure the necessary must be structured in such a port and as such were limited in must be crafted in such a way that way that local businesses at all access to finance for local way that local businesses can terms of their opportunities for they are inclusive,developmental levels have the opportunity businesses and micro and small benefit. public/private partnerships and participatory in nature. through the PPP design to enterprises to be able to Pointing out that unlike larger (PPPs) of economic scale, Inter- “In this regard we must ensure participate as service providers participate in the opportunities,” countries, small island states American Development Bank that while some PPPs will require and value chain suppliers. Not he said. (SIS) only had one airport, one (IDB) Executive Director for the the participation of large foreign only must we provide the major road, one power Caribbean, Kurt Kisto, stressed companies for the necessary opportunity and create spaces in BENEFITS on Page 4 Youth urged to be good road users IT is important that the youth understand the importance of road safety and have respect for the use of the nation’s roads and other road users. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Harcourt Husbands, made these comments while addressing those attending the prize-giving ceremony of the Barbados Road Safety Association’s Primary Schools’ Competition. He made the comments as he spoke of the irresponsible behaviour being exhibited on the road by several roads users including some motorcyclists, who he noted were not wearing helmets and who were in the habit of doing ‘wheelies’, which he highlighted as a dangerous practice. “We also have to address some of the failings of some of the young adults in this country and despite the best efforts of the police force, mainly the mobile division, this kind of activity continues. Winners of the Barbados Road Safety Association’s Primary Schools’ Competition, Tekyle Callender (left) and Kadrie Walcott of ROADS on Page 2 Milton Lynch Primary School with their first-place entry, which utilised mixed media. Plans for new hospital still in the pipeline By Kerri Gooding along the way. considering our next step.” important factor we have got to improvements and the Yesterday at a press He added, “Cabinet has given emphasise is that we have taken treatment, equipment and CABINET has given the ‘okay’ conference at the Sir Winston its approval to start that process the position as a Government infrastructure, staffing and to commence the process of Scott Polyclinic, Minister of in terms of examination and that the Queen Elizabeth ancillary support must be developing a new hospital. Health, John Boyce, said, “The looking at feasibility and of Hospital will be, [and] is the maintained at the Queen However, the new hospital is business of constructing a new course, the cost – how we will secondary health care Elizabeth Hospital, so that our still far in the future, and it hospital in Barbados is still fund that future institution.“ institution of the country.So all Barbadian population can be must be understood that the engaging the Cabinet in a very Speaking with regard to the the time that we are looking at properly cared for.” Queen Elizabeth Hospital real way. As recently as QEH, Boyce said it was urgent a new hospital, we understand (QEH) will not be neglected yesterday, we’ve been for him to stress that “one fully that the funding, and the HOSPITAL on Page 3

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– Barbadians urged to Fewer road fatalities stay safe on the roads TO date there have been 18 road we’ve been talking to persons, we’ve portant. If you are not well rested dur- in that you lose time at the scene, you fatalities in this country for the been enforcing the law rigorously and ing a journey, you tend to get drowsy may be injured which results in time year, five fewer than for the corre- this, along with the education, may have and what follows is sleep. I always ad- away from work and a loss of produc- sponding period last year, and led to the decrease this year and cer- vise people that if they know they are tivity, so we are encouraging people to Barbadians are being urged to do tainly our efforts will continue, and sleepy, not to start to journey, it is best slow down and drive within the speed their utmost to stay safe on the we hope it continues to bear fruit,” he to get some rest before you proceed. If limit,” he added. (JRT) roads for the remainder of 2013. said during an interview with The you are on the road, especially at night, Head of the Traffic Division of the Barbados Advocate. and you become drowsy, look for a safe Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), Noting that the world is still observ- place to stop. We have 24-hour gas sta- Inspector Ronald Stanford, said that the ing the Decade of Action for Road Safety, tions all over the place now, or you can Don’t drink Force is hoping not to see an increase in Inspector Stanford said the Force re- even go to a police station,” he said. that figure, such that it reaches the mains hopeful that Barbados can con- He is also encouraging persons not to number of fatalities for 2012, which tinue to see a decline in the number of get so involved in the hustle and bustle stood at 28. fatalities and accidents in general that of the season, that they are speeding on and drive “We hope to stay below that number occur on the nation’s road. Additionally, the highways and byways of the country. DRIVERS are being reminded not to get and well below that number, and that it he is urging drivers to be extremely “Please slow down and you will get behind the wheel if they have consumed would be a trend from here on in. The careful as they traverse the nation’s there safely. Remember, when you get alcohol. A high-ranking police officer is Police have been putting in a robust roads this holiday season. involved in a collision that will cost you also warning the motoring public that effort from the beginning of the year – “Rest between activities is very im- more time.Accidents have a ripple effect there will be consequences if they are found to be impaired. Inspector Ronald Stanford, of the Traffic Division of the Royal Barbados Police Force, issued the warning dur- ing an interview with The Barbados Advocate yesterday morning, as he urged Barbadians to embrace the slogan of the last promotion, ‘Designate One’, and identify designated drivers if they know that they will be consuming alco- holic beverages. “I would like motorists to recognise that alcohol and driving is not a good mix at all. I want them to refrain from drink- ing and driving. If you are going to attend your parties and celebrations and you are going to be drinking, have someone drive you. We are advising persons to have a designated driver and we want to see that concept really being embraced,” he said. The Inspector said that given the heightened activity that comes with the Yuletide Season, the public can expect to see stepped up patrols from the Traffic Division, who will be out in full force to control and take action against persons who are driving under the influence. “When we observe you, be sure that we will be pulling you over; if we find evi- dence that you are impaired, you will be arrested and charged; no two ways about it. It is really a problem on our roads and The team from Hindsbury Primary accept their prize from Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Harcourt Husbands. Looking on internationally it is recognised as a is President of the Barbados Road Safety Association, Sharmane Roland-Bowen. scourge that needs direct, immediate attention. I would like motorists not to drink and drive, and also not to use their Senator expresses concerns about road users cell phones while driving,” he added. The police official is urging persons if ROADS from Page 1 sorry; but the idea of liming outside of Barbados Road Safety Association for they have to use their cell phones to pull a gas station, with the fumes from the staging the competition, noting that over to the side of the road and do so, so “I am also concerned about that exhaust of cars – the attractiveness of activities like that would help educate as not to divert their attention and put group of people, young and not so that escapes me. I don’t understand it, children about what are the good and themselves and others at risk. young, who congregate outside gas sta- maybe someone can explain it to me.” bad practices as it relates to road safety “The callers have a role to play too; if tions at night, particularly on week- The Senator also expressed concern and what not to do when they become you know that someone is on the road, ends and use the streets outside the about how pedestrians traverse the older. don’t call them because you are contribut- gas stations for drag racing,” he said. roads. He noted that quite often they “I hope that this experience that you ing to possible distractions. There is no Senator Husbands added, “Why can be seen walking in the street and have gone through in the last couple multitasking in driving, your attention would you lime outside of a gas sta- ignoring vehicles. With that in mind, of weeks will prepare you to be proper should be on the road and not on using tion? I am of a different generation, I’m Senator Husbands applauded the road users in the future,” he said. the cell phone,” he said. (JRT)

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 3 SOL rolls out new diesel product DAYS after the tive, which the com- Diesel comes on the from delivering more Barbadian with the best company was to distin- Barbados National pany has promised heels of SOL Go Further mileage per tank, con- values in fuels, concep- guish itself in the mar- Oil Company an- will deliver up to 10 fuel, which was launched sumers would also ben- tualised and designed by ket by the level of service nounced that Ultra km more per tank. last year. The diesel efit from lower mainte- us for our unique driving and value it provided to Low Sulphur Diesel The launch of the new product is said to contain nance costs, less foaming conditions”. its consumers. (ULSD) would replace product to the market a new “breathe easier” and fewer cold starts. No details on the dol- Barbados is among Diesel at service took place yesterday formulation and addi- According to Country lar value of investment the first in the region to stations islandwide, morning at Radisson tive, which will remove Manager for SOL, Ezra which the company put benefit from the product, SOL (Barbados) has Aquatica Resort in the deposits in diesel injec- Prescod, the introduction into the research and which was also launched stepped up to the presence of SOL officials, tors, reducing particu- of Go Even Further the development of the in Suriname last week. crease with the in- commercial customers, late matter emissions by Diesel at this time was formulation were dis- SOL says it will troduction of its Go retailers and members of up to 30 per cent. Philip further affirmation of closed. However, Prescod continue to roll out the Even Further Diesel, the media. Payne, Retail Manager, the company’s commit- emphasised that the product throughout the ULSD with an addi- The Go Even Further remarked that apart ment to “providing every driving motive of the region. (RA)

Facilities Supervisor of SOL (Barbados) Ltd., Sheldon Springer, and colleague, Karen Bishop-McClean, Philip Payne, Retail Marketing Manager for the SOL Commercial Executive (centre), taking Simpson Motors’ Karl Waterman, Assistant Manager for Commercial, Group, speaking at the launch yesterday of SOL’s Go and Lenox Carter, Commercial Fleet Manager, through the data sheets for SOL Go Even Further Ultra Low Even Further Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel. Sulphur Diesel. CIFAD helps Barbados to Minister outlines areas tackle illegal drug trafficking THIS island’s air and sea course. nity to get training from borders are a little bit Facilitated by instruc- CIFAD and out of this I to be examined first safer due to a one-week tors out of CIFAD, the am sure that we would be training workshop fo- French Inter-ministerial better able to carry out HOSPITAL from Page 1 may have been designs take care of the health cused on cutting down on Drug Control Training our duties and our roles before, these things keep care, the secondary illegal drug trafficking. Centre based in in this country”. Continuing, he as- changing very fast.” health care in Barbados Just over 19 members Martinique, the parti- Staff Officer Operations serted that the construc- The Minister also said and at the same time of the armed forces, cipants enhanced their and Training, Coast tion of a new hospital is a that not only is the infra- maximise the opportu- including the Royal professional skills in Guard, Lieutenant Mark time-consuming project structure important, but nity for financial gain at Barbados Police Force, the these areas. Peterson, said that it was with numerous require- work must be done at an a new facility. So these Barbados Defence Force French Attaché, Jacky necessary to work with ments. Thus, he told the organisational level as are kind of the broad and the Barbados Coast Trinel, noted that this CIFAD as no island could media, “A new hospital is well. He said, “Of course areas that we must ex- Guard, took part in a level of co-operation could work in a shell as others some time away, but the we need, as a Ministry, amine first.” Maritime Sea and Vessel only spell good things were also experiencing first step of course is to to develop the health- Continuing to roll out Search course, as well for the fight against the same issues with look at any site that may care model that we are the plans, he assured, as several members of narco-trafficking between illegal drug trafficking. be selected, do the neces- going to take to a new “We are on target. We set the Regional Security Caribbean countries. “Through this experi- sary research, the physi- institution: what it will ourselves these goals System. Acting Chief of Staff of ence we enhanced our cal examinations, [and] offer; what is our mix be- from month-to-month. Meanwhile, 22 officials the Barbados Defence skills, learn and exchange the whole question of tween private and public [And] the Infrastructure from the Barbados Force, Commander ideas and so that when environmental impact. patient intervention; Committee of Cabinet Customs and Immi- Errington Shurland, out- we work together in the These things take a lot how can we better ac- will be constantly re- gration Department lined that “as far as the future, we can all sing off of time. We have to do commodate that the two viewing these targets were trained in an Air BDF was concerned, this the same hymn sheet,” he the basic designs of the of these – the two, public and measuring how far Passenger Targeting was a welcome opportu- stated. (JMB) hospital. Although there and private – can best we have gotten.”

4• Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Transitional housing a must for abuse victims By Regina Selman Moore since the commemoration of last year’s 16 and their relatives – as is common in do- coming as yet in this area. Days of Activism to End Violence Against mestic violence cases – and in some cases She therefore issued a plea for the WHILE temporary housing is often Women and Girls.And while the BPW of- the women are non-nationals as well. BPW to be offered a few units from the offered to domestic violence victims fers emergency temporary housing at its She also stated that many of them have housing units being constructed for the in Barbados at the safe house safe house for women touched by gender children and citizens are not always general population, to assist in this operated by the Business and based violence, in addition to counselling ready to take in such persons, who do matter. Professional Women’s Club, what is for the victims and empowerment train- not have jobs, even if they have been Hewitt stressed that the women leav- really needed is some transitional ing to assist the increasingly younger better trained to apply for a job. ing the shelter simply want to move on housing for the survivors after they women who stay at the shelter,they often Pointing out that both government ad- with their lives and the provision of hous- have left the shelter. have nowhere to turn after a stay at the ministrations holding the reins of power ing on a more long-term basis that allows Marlene Hewitt, coordinator of the shelter. at some point in time have been broached them to get back on their feet, would cer- BPW’s Shelter and Crisis Centre, told Hewitt noted that the men involved on the topic of transitional housing for do- tainly make a difference, while opening The Barbados Advocate that there has have more often than not driven a wedge mestic violence survivors, Hewitt up the door for more women to transition been an influx of women to the shelter in the relationship between the women lamented that nothing has been forth- from victim to survivor. Minister: Help those who can’t read More to literacy By Renice Bostic have to give of their time and can be part of this dynamic life,and there- than reading, talents to still help those who cannot fore we have a duty of care as teachers,we MINISTER of Education, Science, read,” he urged. have a duty of responsibility to ensure Technology and Innovation,Ronald Jones, The Minister lamented the fact that oc- that every single child – as long as they writing reminded educators and members of the casionally he comes across persons who don’t have deep physical and psychologi- Barbados Association of Reading (BAR) cannot read, but it can be easily recog- cal defects – that they are still able to read By Renice Bostic recently that they have a duty of care and nised. He claimed that they develop com- and to develop some aspects of literacy.” responsibility to ensure that every child pensatory behaviours and as educators It was also stated that reading is at the AS The Barbados Association of Reading becomes literate. one must be attuned so that it can be core of all other literacies and therefore (BAR) holds its 2013 Reading He was speaking at the opening cere- recognised quickly. young children should be encouraged from Conference, the non-profit organisation mony of the 2013 Reading Conference at “The shame which you feel when you at home to read. He reminded parents is seeking to remind educators and The Crane Resort, St. Philip. can’t read,that pain of the soul which you that the school is only a building block to parents that literacy is not just about “In our own space, there are still some feel and you hide from the world because what is taught at home and therefore, learning to read and write in an English who cannot read and in the Ministry,BAR nearly everybody else around you can they must lead by example and encourage class. and all men and women of good spirits read, can communicate,can comprehend, their children to read. This is according to President Sharon Warner, who was speaking at the open- ing ceremony held recently at The Crane. “Our theme of Literacy for All is not re- stricted to teachers of English,” she said, Regional energy adding that “literacy for all means math- ematical literacy…social studies liter- acy…historical and scientific literacy”. She said that educators must seek to issues in the spotlight involve technology and scientific liter- acy in addressing the literacy challenges AS the region seeks to cut its rising fuel ways to advance a new energy agenda facing people today. bill while dealing with a fiscal crisis, through Public-Private Partnerships Meanwhile, President-elect of The Caribbean ministers gathered in (PPP) and shared action by Caribbean International Reading Association of Washington recently for a conference to states; and defining the key “bankability” which BAR is an associate, Dr.Jill Lewis- discuss the future of energy. requirements for the multilateral finan- Spector,stated that she had meetings at The Inter American Development cial institutions in order to finance poten- the Ministry of Education, Science Bank (IDB)-hosted event, entitled ‘The tial PPP initiatives in the region. Technology and Innovation and she is Caribbean’s Energy Future: A Pathway IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno very impressed with the reports received. to Regional FIscal Stability’ saw several opened the conference with a regional With over 65 000 members of the senior-level public officials, key private- call to action. Dr. Ernest Moniz, the International Reading Association, Dr. sector and multilateral agency decision- United States’ Secretary of Energy,gave Lewis-Spector also stated that she was makers from throughout the Caribbean the keynote address and conveyed his pleased to note the number of persons region and North America engaged in government’s support for a new who have joined the organisation in discussions on a wide range of energy-fo- Caribbean regional energy market. Barbados, which seeks to improve the cused topics. The key objectives of the event were to lives of individuals through literacy. These included: examining the region’s provide a forum to examine the issues as- “There are still millions of people energy flows and defining the level of al- sociated with the region’s high energy across the world who are illiterate and leviation that energy sector changes can costs and associated impacts, explore op- IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno. we must try and work with these people. bring to national budgets; presenting re- tions for addressing this problem, and Let’s imagine where we would be if we sults of pre-feasibility studies for the es- set forth a roadmap that will assist the new regional PPP energy financing weren’t literate, just consider it for a mo- tablishment of a natural gas market in Caribbean region in developing a cleaner, mechanism; the release of a new pre-fea- ment. How would we read labels, make the region; discussing how advances in more cost effective, and sustainable en- sibility study on the energy matrices of decisions and all of these things? There technologies related to natural gas, en- ergy matrix. most Caribbean states; and another are still many people who cannot do any ergy efficiency, and multiple renewable Among the highlights of the event was study on the potential market for natu- of these things,” said Ronald Jones, energy technologies help to diversify na- a presentation by Roberto Vellutini, the ral gas as a fuel for power generation in Minister of Education, Science, tional and regional markets; identifying IDB’s vice president for countries, on a the Caribbean. Technology and Innovation. List large PPP operators on local stock exchanges BENEFITS from Page 1 changes to allow for widespread partic- language that has replaced competition ploit mutual respect and trust ipation and distribution of profits, thus and conflict with collaboration as forms of social capital for the He further told those gathered at the making financial gains available to the and complementarity.This point of view successful production and supply of Hilton Barbados recently that wherever general public. warrants concerted effort be invested public goods and services,” Kisto possible, large foreign/local PPP opera- “Some researchers argue that the PPP into achieving synergy among actors in- argued. tors should be listed on local stock ex- structures have resulted in an altered volved in delivering services, and to ex- (JMB)

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 5 More men must get involved – in fight against gender-based violence By Regina Selman Clothesline Project, Moore where the victims ex- press their experiences GENDER-BASED vio- through the writing or lence is not only “a painting of T-shirts. women’s thing”, it con- “And …we have the cerns everyone. As White Ribbon Campaign, such, a call has been which is actually a cam- issued for more men paign that is aimed at to get involved in the trying to get men in- fight to end such volved in the fight abuse. against gender-based Acting Research and domestic violence. Officer William Warner, Also, we are showing Acting research officer who coordinated yes- some films that relate to William Warner and terday’s Wear Purple domestic violence and coordinating of the Exhibit held at the we hope that the public Wear Purple Exhibit Bureau of Gender Affairs, will enjoy them. We held at the Bureau of Baobab Towers, Warrens, are also giving the visi- Gender Affairs, St. Michael, stressed tors to the display the displays one of the the above as he spoke chance to get some white ribbon pins on to The Barbados give-aways,” Warner offer for men who wish Advocate about the added. to support the White showcase hosted to com- Speaking on the need Ribbon Campaign for memorate the 16 Days of to get more men involved Men Against Violence. Activism to End Violence as activists, Warner Against Women and had the following to his sister, a father Girls. say: loses his daughter. So I “This is just one of the “I think we tend to feel think that generally,men few activities that are that gender-based vio- need to get involved in being held to commemo- lence is a women’s thing, the fight,” Warner as- rate the 16 Days of but how I look at it is: serted. Activism. We at the a woman who is killed “Domestic violence or Bureau decided that we or abused, she has a gender-based violence is would do a mini display brother, she might have everybody’s business and which would cater to the a father, she has relatives it should be treated as staff and the visitors at who are male and the that. I don’t think it the Baobab Towers,” he death of a female may should be left to the po- explained. not affect just females, lice alone, but the society “As you can see, it may affect males also. as a whole needs to com- Gladwyn Sealy, Michelle Brathwaite and Annette Greaves inspect one of the we have the T-shirts A son might lose his bat the scourge” Warner T-shirts prepared by a domestic violence survivor through BPW’s Clothesline which are part of the mother, a man might lose concluded. Project, which depicts a trying, emotional experience. Women urged to watch out for warning signs

SIGNS from Back Page These signs include violent behaviour or threats by a partner. A partner may therefore threaten to commit However, officials at the BPW Crisis Centre are urging women to suicide if the victim leaves; force the victim to have pay special attention first to the sex; or destroy the victim’s belongings… signs that suggest they are in abu- sive relationships. The partner ,who is usually male, accomplishments are ignored. These signs include violent be- may also act excessively jealous, Abused women planning to leave haviour or threats by a partner. A control the victim’s whereabouts, an abusive relationship which partner may therefore have a bad keep the victim from seeing friends could turn deadly or those plan- and unpredictable temper,hurt the and family, limit access to money, ning to take any legal or financial victim or threaten to hurt or kill the phone or car and constantly call steps to separate will need a safety her; threaten to take children away to see where the person is at. The plan, BPW advises. They should or harm them; threaten to commit victim may be blamed for the part- therefore call the 24-hour crisis suicide if the victim leaves; force ner’s abusive behaviour,humiliated hotline at telephone number 435- the victim to have sex; or destroy and yelled at, criticised and put 8222 for information and assis- the victim’s belongings. down and the victim’s opinion and tance.

6 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Oistins entrepreneurs Training sessions and fisher folk lauded continue for those in by Health Minister the fishing industry THE entrepreneurs THE training pro- Water Resource since the Department who manage the now gramme on Fish Management, it will has been encountering world renowned Bay Handling and Quality cater to fish vendors, complaints from the gen- Garden dineries in Assurance will continue small processors, fisher- eral public regarding the Oistins Christ every Tuesday and men and boat owners. quality of fish purchases. Church, must be com- Wednesday during the All persons operating Consequently, it is in mended for their dili- month of December at from established fish the best interest of all gence and dedication the Fisheries Division markets with authorised the categories of persons in maintaining the Training Room, Princess licences are advised to mentioned above, to very highest stan- Alice Highway St. attend these training make full use of the re- dards in food prepa- Michael. sessions, since it will maining three weeks of ration and presenta- Organised by the soon be mandatory for these training sessions. tion. Markets Division of the the renewal of licences. Your continued co- Minister of Health Ministry of Agriculture, These measures are operation is appreci- John Boyce recently Food, Fisheries and important at this stage ated. noted the above, as he heaped praises on the Bay Garden stall owners and operators, noting BADMC’S December that they are more often than not compliant with public health inspectors Southern Farmers’ Market and they continue to aid the country in maintain- EVERYONE is invited to fresh fruits and vegeta- There will also be ing international ratings come out and support bles, a variety of meat in- blood pressure and blood for the culinary delights local farmers and ven- cluding turkey wings, sugar checks by the on offer to both visitors dors, as the Barbados whole turkeys, minced Knight’s Health and locals at this prime Agricultural meat, Black Belly lamb, Advantage Club. location, which comes Development and local beef, chicken, pork, Karaoke and music will alive mostly on week- Marketing Corporation burgers and fish. be provided by a popular ends. hosts its last Southern Fresh milk, eggs, deejay. “Their health stan- Farmers’ Market for the onions, grated Cassava Schools interested in dards are constantly year under the theme and ready to cook participating in the monitored and I am Grow Local, Buy Local. Cassava chunks, fruit Educational Programme happy to report that the It will take place at the juices, plants and flow- and Tour and farmers officers of the Ministry Fairy Valley Plantation ers as well as other lo- and vendors who are de- of Health constantly re- House, next to the DHL cally produced items sirous of taking part in port their fullest co-op- Building, Christ Church, along with 100 per cent the market are asked to eration with the regula- on Friday, December 20, Bajan Christmas delica- contact Kelly Ann tions governing these Saturday, December 21 cies including green pea Gibson at 428-0250/1 by kinds of businesses. and Sunday, December rice, baked pork, sliced Thursday, December 19. These entrepreneurs are 22. ham, ham cutters and There is no admission aware of the need to Patrons will have the much more will also be fee and the public is in- stoutly defend the well - opportunity to purchase on sale. vited. earned international Zagat rating” Boyce ob- served. Minister Boyce, who is Baxters Road Festival also the Member of Parliament for Christ Church South, the con- stituency in which the this weekend Oistins Bay Garden area is situated, also sug- THE Baxters Road Council, aims to promote and drinks, and individu- gested that the fisher Festival and Community small business develop- als from within the con- folk in the area who ply Minister of Health John Boyce Market will continue to- ment and assist in the re- stituency will have their their trade at the morrow, Saturday, vitalisation of Baxters business services on dis- Berinda Cox Fishing “I pay tribute to these names to this memorial, December 7, beginning at Road. play. Persons will also be Complex and those oper- great Barbadians and in an even greater 8:00 a.m. During the day, there on hand to conduct vari- ating in the Oistins wish them and their mark of respect to their The event, which is or- will be several items on ous health checks. Boatyard, must be com- families continued bless- honour. This kind of inti- ganised by the City of sale including arts and Members of the public mended for their tireless ings, as they carry out mate recognition and Bridgetown Constituency craft, clothes, plants, food are invited to attend. efforts as well, in raising their work” Boyce re- this empathy is I am the profile of Oistins as a marked. sure, very much appreci- fishing village. “In early January this ated by the families of Minister Boyce year, in partnership these great men” Boyce St. John candle of hope stressed that while the with the Constituency reflected. major activity is vending Council of Christ Church The Minister’s com- at the Berinda Cox South, we erected a ments came recently as Market, the brave fish- plaque on the (Berinda he welcomed operators of service this Sunday ermen who work the Cox) market, in honour the new Digicel Oistins seas to capture the fish of our fishermen that store to the area, sug- THIS Sunday, December Memorial Service, at the service are encouraged to and who at times lose were lost at sea. Even gesting that it will aid in 8, the St. John HIV/AIDS Holy Cross Anglican wear red and bring a non- their lives while trying more recently, the adding to the business Education Committee will Church, Society Hill, St. perishable item which will to make a living, have Oistins Fisher Folk profile of Oistins. host its 10th annual John, at 4:30 p.m. be donated to the HIV not gone unnoticed. Association has added (RSM) HIV/AIDS Candle of Hope Persons attending the Food Bank.

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 7 Sir Hilary pays tribute to Mandela

HUMANITY’S journey to freedom would be com- justice and the celebration pleted in time for an invi- of its uncompromising tation to be extended to oneness has long been Nelson.This was not to be. found in the solemn soul On that occasion, I de- and eruptive spirit of its scribed him as the “quin- finest children. tessential voice of human- Nelson Mandela came to ity who provided the moral the attention of the world and spiritual framework as a young man when he within which humanity forged a forceful leader- can reached its highest ship of the global anti- ethical peak”. apartheid struggle. These symbolic acts of It took the finest of solidarity originated in (L-R) Present at the press conference at Sir Winston Scott Polyclinic yesterday were Senior Medical Health minds to conceptualise two primary personal Officer Dr. Elizabeth Ferdinand, Minister of Health John Boyce and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of and lead the struggle to sources – my role as a stu- Health, Tennyson Springer. uproot chattel slavery dent agitator in the anti- from the world in the 19th apartheid campaign in century. It took us all of England during the 1970s; the 20th century to eradi- and the effect upon my Barbados polyclinics critical cate the legacies of slavery consciousness of meeting in the form of racial him that reinforced in my By Kerri Gooding health care was the driving committed to ensuring that system, an effective apartheid. inner being the power of force behind the tours this polyclinic is opened primary health care Nelson led this 20th cen- human forgiveness and CONSTRUCTION at the conducted, because it is early now in 2014.” system, like this, will tury campaign and his life ethical decision making. St. John Polyclinic will vital for him to not rely The Minister added, redound to the benefit of became a symbol of the ef- My social and intellec- resume in January 2014. solely on a reporting “Like so many other things, the Ministry and Barbados fort to free humanity from tual admiration for this But,that is just one of the environment as the it has had its difficulties in as a whole and it would the abomination of racial man, this father, this pa- measures being Minister. financing, in terms of work to reduce the cots of discrimination. tron of humanity, knows implemented to ensure Cognisant of the planning but so many the overall health care On his release from 27 no boundary. I feel proud, that Barbadians continue significant role played by construction sites now programme. If we were to years of imprisonment, I as a university man, that to receive efficient and the island’s primary care suffer from these both in leave everything to was honoured to be a part we at the Cave Hill cam- effective primary health facilities, he said, “The public and private sector, treatment at the Queen of a national effort to or- pus took the decision care at the island’s construction of the St.John so we know that we have Elizabeth Hospital or the ganise the Free Mandela months ago to serve as polyclinics. Polyclinic will be a priority. had these challenges and private hospitals in Rally at Farley Hill custodian of his legacy and The Minister of Health Weobviously have got to go this will be sorted out early, Barbados, well then of National Park. Over 10 memory in the form of the John Boyce gave this back to parliament for a very early in the new year.” course, the costs would be 000 people gathered to Nelson Mandela Freedom assurance yesterday after supplementary to complete Minister Boyce astronomical.” witness the moment of lib- Park. No day will pass touring the Albert Cecil the work now, and the reiterated that the In the brief conference, eration. Barbados did it- without his name being Graham Children’s objective is to get that polyclinics are critical to the Health Minister also self proud that day. uttered in this place; this Development Centre, the supplementary sorted out reducing expenses at the shared that the main Again, I felt honoured to space dedicated to peace, Ladymeade Reference Unit before we rise at Christmas secondary care level in the health programme be a part of the ceremony justice, and human dig- Laboratory, the Vashti at parliament and then in hospitals, both private and continues to be centred to officially launch the nity. Inniss Empowerment January work will continue public. around the treatment of Nelson Mandela Freedom Centre and the Sir Winston in earnest and have that He said, “It [primary non-communicable Park at the Cave Hill (Tribute to Nelson Scott Polyclinic, where he polyclinic rolled out.” care] is an important part diseases which manifest Campus of the University Mandela by Professor conducted a press He asserted, “This is a of our offering in the themselves in so many of the West Indies on 8th Sir Hilary Beckles, conference. beautiful primary health Ministry, and we are ways and he asserted,“You July, 2013. We had hoped Principal and Pro-Vice- He said that ensuring care intervention and we confident that a good can see the results of these that this space of reflec- Chancellor of UWI, good quality and efficient as a government are primary health care on our patient cohort.” tion about the value of Cave Hill Campus.) Coastal work earmarked for the east ‘Mandela was a WHILE significant work tion to what God has who brought the SIDS number of challenges that has been undertaken on blessed us with and our Conference to Barbados in SIDS now face with green hero of our time’ the west and south coasts land space and our coast- 1994.“A conference that re- house gas emissions and of the island, Minister of lines.” sulted in the formulation other types of detriments THE Secretary General of dom and human dignity,” Environment and He made the point that and articulation of the to our environment that he the Organization of he said. Drainage Dr. Denis Lowe Barbados has been at the Barbados Programme of had the foresight to call on American States (OAS), The OAS leader added says he is fully aware that forefront of insisting that Action that was then fol- the world to pay attention José Miguel Insulza has that Nelson Mandela “will there is need for some reha- SIDS get their day on the lowed up by the Mauritius to those matters,” he said. expressed his “deep sor- be remembered not only bilitative work on sections world agenda of the United strategy and that contin- Dr.Lowe stated said that row” over the passing of for his leadership in the of the east coast. Nations. ues to be a part of the an- Government understands the former President of liberation of his people and He was speaking in the “I am pleased to an- nals of history of not only sustainable development is South Africa, Nelson the African continent, but Lower Chamber on nounce that 2014 will be Barbados but also the UN not just about economic Mandela. also for his message of tol- Tuesday where he revealed the International Year for for the work as it relates to well-being but all the other “Mandela is a hero of erance and humanity, an there is a proposal to carry SIDS. A matter that was SIDS.” tenets of a sustainable plat- our time,” said Insulza, “a example for all those out some coastal infrastruc- raised by Barbados, last He singled out the for- form. “I am passionate man who marked an un- around the world fighting ture work on that coast also year at a regional meeting mer Prime Minister for the about this work because I surpassed milestone of for freedom, democracy along the Silver Sands area for Environment Ministers foresight he had for brin- believe we are accountable dedication and consistency and respect for human leading to Long Beach. and where we got into the ing the conference to for creating a historical tap- in world history, and who rights.” “We do not intend to ig- final document for Barbados, which he said estry that generations to defended his ideas with no The Secretary General nore any of the challenges Barbados request for con- started the global conversa- come will be able to follow regard for the physical sent “to his wife,his family we face.Because it is of sig- sideration of that particu- tion on the vulnerabilities and they would be able to pain or the consequences and the government of S. nificant importance that if lar event.” of the SIDS and of what mark those significant to his health of the pun- Africa my heartfelt condo- we are going to remain a Minister Lowe said this should be the world re- marking points that this ishments he received as a lences” on his own behalf viable Small Island trails back work done by a sponse. “And that devel- and other Governments result.” “Perhaps because and that of the Developing State (SIDS) former Prime Minister Sir oped countries who are will be able achieve in their he loved life,he was able to Organization he repre- that we have to pay atten- Lloyd Erskine Sandiford mostly responsible for a term of office,”he said. (JH) offer it up to achieve free- sents.

8 • Saturday December 7, 2013 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 History – we need it By Nigel Wallace Films mourned the loss of as one of the most important conduct. Mandela will be We are thankful the action star,knowing that icons of modern history did remembered as one of the I WAS having dinner with he would have been critical what every legend must and single most important men “Death is something inevitable. When a man has some friends the other to the seventh installment passed on from this physical in the history of the world. done what he considers to be his duty to his people night, when a member of in this popular franchise. plane to live on even more Both are worthy of and his country, he can rest in peace.” our group noted that he had Best known for his impressively in our rememberance, both are – Nelson Mandela absolutley no interest in onscreen character Brian memories and in the visions parts of our history. history.A free spirit in the O’Connor, people mourned of the artists who will be the My wish is that everyone SINCE his passing on Thursday, tributes have truest sense of the word,his the memory of a character curators of his legacy. will embrace history, and poured in from around the world honouring the life theory was that it’s better who doesn’t even exist far Madiba, the family name not simply dismiss it as and legacy of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. His life to live in the present with more than they mourned Mandela was known by and unimportant to living in the story is one that has inspired millions, and will absolutely no regard for the the actor himself. referred to in affectionate moment. My wish is that continue to do so throughout the ages; the lessons past. Meanwhile, his family and terms by those closest to everyone will take a that can be drawn from his experiences – and how I disagree wholeheartedly friends suffered through the him, tells an entire story in moment,even if they are not he faced them – are manifold. and it didn’t take two loss as the details were and of itself.A family name well versed, to look for the World leaders have paid tribute to Mandela, University degrees in splashed across every represents a person’s incredible lessons left fondly known as Madiba. Many of them expressed history to make me feel this available news outlet. In ancestry,passed down from behind by all who have that he was an inspiration to them; a personal way. other news, Universal generation to generation passed away. My personal hero. My love of history is studios are fervently and the origin of Madiba wish is that more people will South Africa’s President Zuma said,“Our nation innate. It’s been with me working in the editing room dates back to a Chief who lean towards the teachings has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a longer than I can tell you. to see how they can kill off ruled in the 18th century. of a man whose Long Walk father. Although we knew that this day would I’ve always lived a life of the character of Brian Colonialisation tried to take to Freedom is an incredible come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound introspection, learning and O’Connor, or replace Paul away the culture of a people, inspiration to all right- and enduring loss.” living simultaneously and Walker with another actor... hence the name “Nelson”, thinking men and women Barbados’ Prime Minister Stuart, in paying enjoying moments of free isn’t life crazy when you’re but history will not be and must never be tribute, noted that “the world is now a poorer and spiritedness, whenever the famous? On that note,Roger silenced. The Madiba has forgotten. a darker place for his passing”. occasion allowed. This past Rodas, the driver of the car passed,leaving the world to “Resentment is like US President Obama said,“We will not likely see week, history has become that was involved in the consider a legacy that drinking poison and then the likes of Nelson Mandela again. So it falls to us integral to my existence and accident,has also left family cannot be buried in the hoping it will kill your as best we can to forward the example that he set: indeed the existence of the and friends behind and has ground. enemies.” to make decisions guided not by hate, but by love; citizens of the world,and as been almost forgotten in the This is the importance of “Education is the most to never discount the difference that one person is often the case, this media coverage of this history.We live and we die, powerful weapon which you can make; to strive for a future that is worthy of importance has come on the tragedy... isn’t life crazy but when we make an can use to change the world.” his sacrifice.” cusp of tragedy. when you’re not famous? impact on the world around “Difficulties break some The UK’s PM Cameron lamented,“A great light My week began with my Fast forward a few days, us, we will be remembered men but make others.No axe has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a newsfeed on Facebook filling and news struck that long after we are nothing is sharp enough to cut the hero of our time… Nelson Mandela was a towering up with heartfelt comments Nelson Mandela or but dust. Paul Walker will soul of a sinner who keeps on figure in our time; a legend in life and now in on the death of Hollywood “Madiba”had finally passed be honoured for his trying, one armed with the death – a true global hero.” movie star, Paul Walker, at the ripe old age of 95. illustrious film career far hope that he will rise even in Despite the sadness the world feels right now,we whose life ended in a car More than twice the age of more than he will be the end.” can find some comfort in the fact that Nelson crash in Santa Clarita, the famous Hollywood actor, remembered for the Mandela was one world shaper who was able to North of LA. Those who this occasion was not one for charitable work his fame Long live your lessons to end his days naturally and in peace. In fact, when loved his Fast and Furious mourning, but celebration, and fortune allowed him to all of us, Madiba. one considers the dangers he faced during his fight against the racist and oppressve system of apartheid, one must appreciate and be truly South Africa begins life without Mandela thankful that he was blessed to live to the ripe old age of 95. JOHANNESBURG – there is a “sense of what South Africans, state Mr. Mandela having been He was the face and unifying symbol of a What next for South next: Where do we go? killings under apartheid. active in the political movement to bring down an embedded regime Africa? What do we do? And how In February, a sphere,” Lerato Moloi, the within his country – and not always by peaceful This racially charged do we do it?” Mozambican taxi driver institute’s head of re- means. And whatever he achieved within South country that, on Nelson “Does it spell doomsday was dragged from a South search, said. “In fact, Mr. Africa would have a ripple effect across the world. Mandela’s watch, inspired and disaster for us?” re- African police vehicle and Mandela’s passing may be He spent 27 years in prison doing hard labour.And the world by embracing tired Archbishop later died in a jail cell. cause for many to reflect when he was finally freed, he then took on the reconciliation in all-race Desmond Tutu asked At the same time, on the remarkably peace- monumental task of ushering in a new era for elections in 1994 is again rhetorically yesterday be- tourism surged. Despite ful and swift racial inte- South Africa as the first black President at the age in the global spotlight fore declaring that no, the labour strife and credit- gration of many parts of of 71. after the loss of such a country will not disinte- rating downgrades, re- society, including schools, How many other leaders who represented the towering historical figure. grate. source-rich South Africa suburbs, universities, and promise of major ideological or political change It is a time not just for “The sun will rise tomor- hosted Brazil, Russia, workplaces.” could count themselves so lucky? Certainly not grief and gratitude, but row and the next day and India and China at the Mandela’s life epito- Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr, also a clear-eyed assess- the next,” said Tutu, who “BRICS” summit in mized the fight for free- Malcolm X or John F.Kennedy Jr.These men were ment of national strengths like Mandela won the March. It has the biggest dom and equality, said all cut down before they had the chance to and shortcomings in a fu- Nobel Peace Prize for economy in Africa and as- Human Rights Watch. It naturally pass on their baton. History was left to ture without a man who fighting apartheid and pires to continental lead- pointed out that South wonder – what if? was a guide and comfort to promoting reconciliation. ership. Africa’s education and Not so with Mandela. Rather than being lost to so many. “It may not appear as Mandela’s death will not health sectors are inade- the world through violence or political “It’s a new beginning,” bright as yesterday, but destabilise race relations quate and the country re- machinations, he was able to depart this earth said Kyle Redford, one of life will carry on.” in the country,contrary to mains divided by racial peacefully and surrounded by family. many outside the home of A series of violent events some fears, according to separation and deep eco- One is not even tempted to ask ‘what if… he the anti-apartheid leader since last year intensified the South African nomic inequality. hadn’t spent 27 years locked away, how much more who became the nation’s worries over the state of Institute of Race “Almost two decades might he have achieved’, because it was this first black president.“The the nation. The August Relations. into its democracy, South hardship which defined him as a symbol of loss of a legend is going to 2012 shooting deaths of 34 “For many years now, Africa is not the country freedom and conviction. It no doubt also had a force us to come together striking miners by police South Africans have got that Mandela had said he profound effect on his character, moulding him once again.” at the Marikana platinum along with one another hoped it would become,” into the man capable of the great dignity and grace He acknowledged that mine recalled, for some largely peacefully without the group said. for which he was revered.

Nelson Mandela may have succumbed to his News Editor: Dorian Bryan Managing Editor: Yajaira Archibald mortality, but ultimately, he is immortal. Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite Executive Editor: Gillian Marshall Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 There can hardly be any doubt that he is resting Sports Editor: Corey Greaves General Manager: Sandra Clarke E-mail Address: [email protected] in peace. Hello! Editor: Nigel Wallace Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Publisher: Anthony T. Bryan The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 9 Carl Burke resigns as LIALPA president ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Carl Burke will no longer be called on to lead the acri- monious battles between pilots and the LIAT man- agement, after he resigned as president of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA). The resignation took effect With private bus operators on strike, these men hitch a ride on Thursday, December 5, Police try to quell tensions among protesting bus operators in on a garbage truck seen driving along Mandela Highway in St 2013, just over a year after Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, Jamaica. Catherine, Jamaica on Thursday. Burke assumed the post. “It’s now official. I have sub- mitted my resignation. I have outlined the reasons to the ex- Bus strike leaves thousands stranded ecutive council and they have accepted my resignation,” THOUSANDS of commuters severely inconvenienced com- ble change,” said JATOO presi- age of seats to cover the KMTR. Burke told OBSERVER were left stranded in Kingston muters. dent Louis Barton. He said the JUTC is now in the media. and St Andrew, Portmore and “Because of the protest I was On Thursday,the JUTC said it process of boosting its seat count Burke was at the center of Spanish Town in Jamaica on unable to reach work,” said had put plans in place to fill the with another 130 buses to be the most recent dispute Thursday as private bus opera- Althea Brown,who was among a transportation gap if the strike added to the fleet next year. between pilots and LIAT tors withdrew their services to dozens of people standing at a continues. Chairman Garnett Yesterday,the parking of buses management in early protest against plans by the bus stop in Spanish Town. Roper said an additional 33 along busy streets resulted in a November, when an emer- Jamaica Urban Transit “This protest has really af- buses were placed on the streets traffic nightmare.Half Way Tree, gency meeting of LIALPA was Company (JUTC) to end their fected me and I hope that the sit- of the KMTR on Thursday and St Andrew’s capital,was particu- called, resulting in several franchise agreement next year. uation will be addressed soon,” another 20 articulated buses larly impacted after some opera- flight cancellations. The close to 200 sub-franchise said Stephanie Reid, another were to be put in operation yes- tors decided to park their buses But Burke said the circum- bus operators, who serve the commuter. terday if the situation persists. in the middle of Eastwood Park stances around his “indefinite Kingston Metropolitan The Jamaica Association of Roper described the bus strike Road. It took the intervention of suspension” and the resulting Transport Region (KMTR), Transport Owners and as an unwise decision, and the police to bring back order to fallout was not behind his de- parked their vehicles and warned Operators (JATOO) said the plan warned that the actions of the the area. The police also gave an cision to resign as president that the protest would not end runs contrary to building the operators could affect future dis- assurance that they would con- of the powerful pilots union. until they were addressed by of- small business sector.“The policy cussions with the ministry. tinue to maintain a strong pres- “It’s personal reasons.I have ficials of the Ministry of also seems to be uncaring and He reiterated that the affected ence in Portmore,Spanish Town, just completed training on Transport and Works. draconian as we were not con- operators were given licences to and Half-Way-Tree to ensure law ATR aircraft. It’s a very tight “We are not being treated sulted for an input on any possi- operate to make up for the short- and order is maintained. schedule for us,” Burke said. fairly; this move by the JUTC “I don’t think that I could will leave our families suffering dedicate the time to the day- [and so] we will not ease up the to-day running of the associa- pressure until we are addressed,” Venezuela to regulate car prices tion and provide effective lead- said Issac Davidson, a bus oper- ership and also have time to ator who serves the fulfill my personal and family Portmore/Kingston route. commitments,” he explained. Davidson was among the approx- in war against inflation Burke said he would also imately 20 operators who parked CARACAS – President Nicolas ers to pass measures as part of “The prices (of cars) will be continue to play some role in their buses along Dawkins Drive Maduro’s socialist government what he calls an “economic of- the result of a study of the cost negotiations for the pilots, as in Portmore, St Catherine. issued a decree on Thursday fensive” against capitalist spec- structures and the establish- he would serve on both the The scenes were similar in regulating the prices of used ulators. ment of a reasonable profit,” Pension Committee and neighbouring Spanish Town,the and new cars in the latest move A decades-old problem pre- read the decree published in the Industrial Affairs Committee. St Catherine capital. to control the highest inflation dating Chavez’s 14-year rule, in- official Gazette. First Officer Euton Henry “We need the Government to rate in the Americas. flation has hit an annual rate of The government previously will step up as acting come and talk to us; dem cyaan Maduro, 51, who won a vote to 54 percent, causing hardship for said that 15 percent to 30 per- president from the role of vice jus’ come and tek this kind of ac- succeed late president Hugo Venezuelans, deterring people cent was a fair profit margin. It president until fresh elections tion; we have families too,” said Chavez after his death from from saving in the local bolivar plans to cap the profits of busi- are called within 60 days. Dwayne Smith, one operator. cancer earlier this year, has currency and increasing de- nesses, some of which it accuses The action of the bus drivers been using special decree pow- mand for scarce U.S. dollars. of price gouging.

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10 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Step-father of murdered school girl to be charged with her death Instructions have been Sources said the suspect after Cumberbatch was The child had been mother, Simone Williams, stuffed in a shipping bar- given to charge the stepfa- may have had to appear laid to rest on Wednesday, missing since Monday told officers of the rel. ther of six-year-old before an Arima magis- following a funeral serv- evening last week after re- Maloney Police Post there An autopsy performed Keyana Cumberbatch trate yesterday,once he is ice where Prime Minister turning home from St was a stench in her apart- last Friday stated with murder. processed by police offi- Kamla Persad-Bissessar Barbara’s Shouter Baptist ment. Cumberbatch died as a re- The instructions were cers. was among the mourners. Primary School where she When officers arrived at sult of blunt force trauma given by Director of Public The suspect has been in Cumberbatch’s body was a second-year pupil. the apartment, they car- to the head and she was Prosecutions (DPP) Roger custody a little over a was stuffed inside a barrel Police said at around ried out a search and sexually assaulted either Gaspard around 8.30 week, and the murder at her family’s Maloney 3 p.m. last week found Cumberbatch’s par- when she was unconscious Thursday night. charge comes one day home last week Thursday. Thursday, Cumberbatch’s tially decomposed body or dead. Mexico radioactive material found, six may have radiation PACHUCA, Mexico – An official familiar with posed to a stolen source of only one person was dizzy Federal police blocked ac- the case confirmed cobalt-60. and vomiting, which are cess yesterday to a central Mexican media reports The official, who spoke symptoms of radiation Mexico hospital where six that the six have been ad- yesterday on condition of poisoning. people were reported to mitted to the general hos- anonymity because she The atomic energy have been admitted with pital in the city of Pachuca was not authorized to agency said the cobalt has radiation exposure. and may have been ex- speak to the media, said an activity of 3,000 cur- ries, or Category 1, mean- ing “it would probably be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period in the range of a few minutes to an hour.” The missing shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 was found Wednesday about 40 kilometres (24 miles) from where it had been stolen early Monday. A cargo truck hauling the cobalt-60 was taken from a gas station in the central state of Hidalgo, Chief Justice Ivor Archie where Pachuca is located. The material had been re- moved from obsolete radi- ation therapy equipment Convicted killer at a hospital in the north- ern city of Tijuana and was being transported to wants to impeach nuclear waste facility in The container with radioactive material was found two days after the truck the state of Mexico, which Chief Justice was robbed in central Mexico. borders Mexico City. PORT OF SPAIN, powers under Section 137 Trinidad – Convicted of the Constitution. killer Lester Pitman is The Chief Justice has Region to re-ignite interest making moves to have been given seven days to Chief Justice Ivor Archie respond to Pitman’s letter impeached claiming that and give an explanation he has failed to deliver as to the reason for the in dealing with persons judgment in his case for delay in giving judgment. four years. Pitman said his lawyer In a letter penned to the had advised that the head of the judiciary, Judicial and Legal Service with disabilities Pitman said that the fail- Commission had no juris- ure to deliver the judg- diction to entertain a com- PORT AU PRINCE, improve the production, lates to policies and legisla- public awareness of issues ment has “had the effect of plaint against the conduct Haiti – A two-day High collection and analysis of tion adopted. faced by persons with seriously undermining of the Chief Justice. Level Meeting on the data on persons with “The aim will be to stim- disabilities in society and confidence in the adminis- “In the circumstances Rights of Persons disabilities and monitoring ulate the implementation have recognized the value tration of justice and the the only avenue of redress Living with Disabilities mechanisms for agreed ac- of national and regional of collecting data on judiciary”. open to my client as a re- and Special Needs tions. programmes that address persons with disabilities “The action threatens sult of the actions of the ended there yesterday A statement from the the rights and needs of per- for the purpose of policy the rule of law and princi- Honourable Chief Justice, with the signing of the Guyana-based Caribbean sons with disabilities,” the formulation. ples that underpin the in the late delivery of Declaration of Port-au- Community (CARICCOM) statement noted. “There has also been democratic society that is judgments, save com- Prince which outlines a Secretariat said that the It said CARICOM has acknowledgement of the Trinidad and Tobago,” mencing constitutional strategy for interna- meeting, which serves to pursued a number of ini- need to improve coordina- Pitman said in his letter proceedings, is making a tional cooperation as it re-ignite interest and at- tiatives to address the vul- tion among key stakehold- addressed to the complaint to the relates to persons living tention in addressing the nerabilities of this segment ers that provide support for Registrar of the Supreme Honourable Prime with disabilities and urgent needs of persons of the population in areas persons with disabilities, Court. Minister calling upon her special needs in the with disabilities, would such as health, climate including governments, He said he intends to to exercise her powers Caribbean. also promote and facilitate change and the impact of non-governmental make a formal complaint under section 137 of the The meeting is also enhanced cooperation, ex- natural disasters. organizations, specialized to Prime Minister Kamla Constitution,” attorney expected to outline recom- change of experiences and The Secretariat said that organizations and civil so- Persad-Bissessar calling Criston Williams wrote on mendations and strategies information among re- member countries have ciety,” the statement on her to exercise her behalf of his client. for Caribbean countries to gional countries as it re- also sought to increase added. The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 11 C’bean mourns passing of Mandela FLAGS were being flown at from his visit to The Bahamas in half mast in several the early 1990’s. But even as we Caribbean countries as the grieve,we give thanks for the ex- region continues to mourn ample and personal witness that the death of the first Black Nelson Mandela’s life holds for South African president and all of us and for generations yet anti-apartheid icon, Nelson unborn.” Mandela, who died at his Guyana’s President Donald home on Thursday night fol- Ramotar in a televised message lowing a prolonged illness. described Mandela’s death as a He was 95. “loss not just one for the people of Antigua and Barbuda Prime South Africa, but for Africa as a Minister Baldwin Spencer joined whole, and the world at large. some of the regional colleagues “Nelson Mandela was a giant who described Mandela as a in defence of human rights and champion for peace, human for a free and just society, not equality and freedom. only for his beloved South “In more ways than one, Africans, but for the oppressed Nelson Mandela has managed to the world over,” Ramotar said. inspire countless individuals “The struggle he led with other around the world through ordi- distinguished anti-apartheid nary human actions,” Spencer fighters has entered into the an- Nelson Mandela meets a schoolgirl at Hilton in Trinidad in 2004. Also in photo is former FIFA said, adding that the “Madiba nals of world history as one of vice president Jack Warner. phenomenon has had a great the most defining periods in our deal of influence on political lead- world. However, it was not only ers around the world”. the struggle, but the manner in “From his release from prison which it was conducted which CARICOM chairman reacts to in February of 1990 he mounted will always remain an example a campaign of service to his and an inspiration for others people until his illness and sub- working for social and economic freedom fighter’s death sequent passing. As a trade justice everywhere”. unionist and politician, I have Jamaica’s Prime Minister PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – racy’s most loyal friend and ad- Prime Minister Persad- treasured the lessons from his Portia Simpson Miller said the The Caribbean Community vocate. Nelson Mandela was the Bissessar said Mandela would life and his unquenchable desire late South African leader was (CARICOM)Thursday joined 20th century’s icon of freedom forever be remembered as a to spend himself for the well- among the greatest human be- world leaders in paying tribute and liberty. He inspired us to man who fought for freedom being of others,” Spencer said. ings in the history of humanity. to Nelson Mandela , South believe that no obstacle is too and won it for millions around “In honour of his life and work, “I convey the heartfelt sympa- Africa’s first black president large; no walk is too long, and no the world, without once compro- Antigua and Barbuda will ob- thy of the Government and peo- and anti-apartheid icon, who enemy of freedom is so power- mising his beliefs or his princi- serve a week of mourning from ple of Jamaica on the loss of the died at his home following a ful, that we should ever con- ples. Friday (yesterday). Flags will be father of the South African prolonged illness. He was 95. sider giving in. “The legacy he has left us is flown at half-mast on all govern- Nation,” she said, describing CARICOM chairman and “His life will surely become one we shall always celebrate ment buildings during this pe- Mandela as a “courageous Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime one of the most epic stories in and we shall always thank God riod,” Spencer said. fighter, an enlightened leader Minister Kamla Persad world history, of the true depth for Nelson Mandela.,” she said, His Grenadian counterpart Dr. and a quintessential statesman. Bissessar, said the world has and strength of the human adding that she Mandela was Keith Mitchell said that Mandela “His life will inspire countless lost a freedom fighter and spirit. He inspired us with his now resting in peace “knowing was a leader and inspiration to generations and his illustrious statesman. life, his words, his work and his that he leaves behind many freedom loving people the world legacy will endure. He was with- “The world has lost democ- triumph.” who will continue his fight”. over. out a doubt one of the greatest “Indeed, Mr. Mandela is ar- human beings in the history of guably the greatest public figure humanity.” of the 20th century; whose Opposition Leader Andrew eternal legacy will be about the Holness said that all Jamaicans importance of forgiveness, should be inspired by the work reconciliation and respect for all and dedication of Mandela whom people.Through shear moral con- he described as “one of the great- viction he transcended politics, est leaders to have ever walked and inspired people of every cul- the earth.“Weall are fortunate to ture, everywhere,” Mitchell said. have witnessed his selfless lead- Bahamas Prime Minister ership and dedication to human- Perry Christie said that the ity,to his people and to his coun- world has lost one of its greatest try,” Holness said, while former heroes and an inspirational prime minister P.J. Patterson model for the ages. said that the entire human race “Mr. Mandela was, to be sure, had lost one of the finest mortals the Supreme Liberator of South who ever walked this planet. Africa in its struggle to end “Nelson Mandela overcame the Apartheid. But of infinitely tyranny of racial oppression to greater consequence, he was the become an apostle for a world personification of the timeless where people, irrespective of virtues of personal sacrifice and colour or creed, could dwell to- perseverance in the pursuit of gether in peace and harmony,” freedom, racial equality, human he said. dignity and moral truth for all Edward Seaga, another prime the peoples of this planet.He was minister there said that Mandela also a shining exemplar of the upon his release from jail “did redemptive power of forgiveness not return to freedom with any and reconciliation,” he said. vengeance”.“He tried to trans- “Here in The Bahamas we form the country into one in share in this universal outpour- which people of different races West Indian cricket star, Brian Lara (left) meetings with Nobel Peace Prize winner and iconic ing of grief, all the more so be- could live together in a multira- political prisoner Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg, South cause of the warm memories so cial society and he succeeded to a Africa in 2005. many of us have of Mr.Mandela great extent,” Seaga said.

12 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate On Middle East visit, Egypt stops Morsi Kerry sees hope of prison visits over ‘incitement’ messages progress for Iran, EGYPT’S interior min- and violence in connection istry says it will no longer with clashes between his allow visits to Mohammed supporters and opposition Israel Morsi, who has been de- protesters outside the THE United States and the two allies. tained since being deposed Ittihadiya presidential Israel are “absolutely in Netanyahu has accused as president in July. palace in Cairo, in sync” about the need to international powers that Ministry spokesman Col December 2012. prevent Iran from acquir- reached a deal with Iran Gamal Mokhtar said At a meeting with a ing a nuclear weapon, to curb its nuclear pro- Morsi had delivered mes- team of lawyers from the Secretary of State John gramme of making a “his- sages “inciting violence” to Brotherhood and other al- Kerry said yesterday. toric mistake” that could a team of lawyers after a lied groups on 12 Novem- Talk of Iran’s nuclear put Israel in grave danger. meeting in November. ber,he dictated a “message programme took centre The agreement calls for On Thursday, one of to the Egyptian people”. stage in close to nine the easing of economic Morsi’s sons revealed his He warned that the hours of talks Thursday sanctions on Iran in ex- most recent request to country would not regain and yesterday between change for increased in- visit his father had been its stability until “the mil- Kerry and Israeli Prime spections and limits on the turned down. itary coup is eliminated Minister Benjamin country’s uranium enrich- Osama Morsi also said and those responsible for Netanyahu. ment programme, which he had been moved from shedding Egyptians’ blood Kerry met with Netany- many international ana- Alexandria’s Burj al-Arab are held accountable”. ahu for the first time since lysts fear is meant for mil- prison. Yesterday, the al-Yawm the US and five other itary purposes. The ousted president is al-Sabi newspaper quoted world powers reached a The Israeli leader wants one of thousands of the Deputy Interior Minis- deal with Iran over its nu- to eliminate Iran’s capa- US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks on Muslim Brotherhood ter, Maj Gen Mohammed clear programme. bility entirely,rather than November 20, 2013. members to have been de- Ratib, as saying that Osa- His talks aimed to con- merely suspend Tehran’s tained in a crackdown the ma Morsi and one of the vince the Israeli leader to nuclear development. He world to make his views Netanyahu. interim authorities have ousted president’s law- move beyond the “first is adamantly opposed to known with respect to his He noted that the in- portrayed as a struggle yers, Ali Kamal, had been step” deal and work on a any enrichment on concerns about the secu- terim deal freezes the against terrorism. turned away this week. comprehensive agreement Iranian soil, but this week rity of his country,” Kerry Iranian enrichment pro- Hundreds of people He is reported as justify- that addresses all of Wendy Sherman, the lead said upon leaving Israel, gramme, while a compre- have also been killed in ing the move on the Israel’s concerns about US negotiator for the Iran but he added that hensive agreement is ne- clashes with security grounds that “the law au- Iran’s programme. talks, said Washington Netanyahu “has been ex- gotiated, and it expands forces. thorises banning visits to Once just speculation, would be willing to con- tremely constructive on the amount of time by inmates if there are secu- differences between the sider a limited, closely the next steps and where which Iran could develop a ‘Security reasons’ rity reasons or information US and Israel on how to monitored Iranian enrich- we need to go now”. breakout capacity. Morsi was moved to a that their lives are in dan- deal with Iran’s nuclear ment programme. “He knows that we are World powers have im- regular prison last month ger”. programme have spilled “The Prime Minister now in the real negotia- posed a six-month dead- after he went on trial on It is not clear if the ban into an open rift between has every right in the tion,” Kerry said of line for a final deal. charges of inciting murder is indefinite. Biden urges Seoul- Tokyo co-operation amid Asia tensions US VICE-PRESIDENT, As the meeting with Ms Seoul that have recently Joe Biden, has urged Park began, Biden em- been exacerbated by rows Japan and South Ko- phasised the US commit- over a separate disputed rea to “improve their ment to a strategic shift island and lingering his- relations and co-oper- to the region. “I want to torical issues. ation”. make one thing ab- Biden was in Seoul on solutely clear: President ‘Do not accept’ the third leg of an Asian Obama’s decision to re- Biden arrived in Seoul tour dominated by ten- balance to the Pacific on Thursday from sions over China’s newly- basin is not in question,” Beijing, where he held declared air defence zone. he said. what he described as China’s zone covers dis- “The United States “very direct” talks with puted islands controlled never says anything it President Xi Jinping on by Japan and an area does not do.” the new air defence iden- claimed by Seoul. In a speech later, Biden tification zone (ADIZ). Biden said China’s said: “The entire region The White House has move had “caused signif- will be more stable and described the establish- icant apprehension in the more secure if the lead- ment of the ADIZ as “un- region”. ing democracies – Japan, acceptable”, but has Biden discussed the South Korea and the US urged Beijing not to im- zone with South Korean – are able to improve plement it – rather than leader Park Geun-hye. their relations and co-op- calling for it to roll back Biden met South Korean leader Park Geun-hye, a close US ally. The issue of North Korea eration with one another.” its move. and ways to restart long- Japan occupied Korea “We, the United States, United States conducts said. claim. The islands, which stalled nuclear disarma- before and during World do not recognise and we military operations in the The zone covers East are controlled by Japan, ment talks were also high War II, and tensions re- do not accept it, and will region,” White House China Sea islands that are called Senkaku in Ja- on the agenda. main between Tokyo and not change the way the spokesman Jay Carney Japan, China and Taiwan pan and Diaoyu in China. The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 13 All Syrian chemical weapons munitions destroyed

THE international road to eradicating statement that its experts sites had been inaccessi- year for destruction at sea lies accused the Syrian chemical weapons President Bashar As- in Syria also have verified ble due to security rea- and destroy the entire pro- government of being re- watchdog announced sad’s chemical wea- the destruction of parts of sons. gramme by mid-2014. sponsible for that attack, yesterday it has veri- pons programme by buildings at weapons pro- The joint United Na- The OPCW said last while Damascus blames fied the destruction of mid-2014. duction facilities. tions-OPCW team in Sy- month that it already had the rebels. Syria joined the all of Syria’s unfilled The Organisation for The latest destruction ria aims to remove the verified the destruction of OPCW and agreed to dis- munitions – another the Prohibition of Chemi- work was near the city of most toxic chemicals from 63 per cent of Syria’s un- mantle its chemical arse- milestone along the cal Weapons said in a Homs.The OPCW said the Syria by the end of the filled munitions – which nal to ward off possible US can be used in chemical military strikes. weapons attacks – and The United States is that Syria had said it had now expected to play a key destroyed all the muni- role in the destruction of tions, however the total the most toxic chemicals destruction had not been in Syria’s stockpile.Wash- verified. ington has offered to pro- The OPCW, which won vide a boat carrying a mo- the Nobel Peace Prize this bile device in which the year, has been directed by chemicals can be neu- the United Nations to tralised. No chemicals or oversee the destruction of waste products would be the Syrian government’s dumped at sea under the chemical weapons. The plan being finalised by the unprecedented disarma- OPCW. ment, in the midst of a Nearly three dozen pri- civil war now in its third vate companies also have year,was launched follow- offered to destroy fewer ing an August 21 chemical than 800 tons of other less weapons attack on a toxic chemicals that Syria Damascus suburb that declared to the Hague- killed hundreds of civil- based organisation as part ians. of its weapons pro- The US, and Western al- grammes. Croat nationalists Smoke raises after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 5, 2013. seek to curb serb Al-Qaeda claims attack on Yemen rights

NATIONALISTS in law, so that a minority defence ministry Croatia said yesterday would have to make up AL-QAEDA in the Ara- plex, one of the govern- “As part of a policy to and the honourable sons they are seeking to curb at least 50 per cent of a bian Peninsula (AQAP) ment’s most important se- target drone control of the nation from carrying the rights of minorities town population to have has said it was behind an curity facilities. rooms, the mujahedeen out their religious and pa- to have their language that language privilege. attack on Yemen’s defence About a dozen militants have dealt a heavy blow to triotic duty in the face of used in official docu- Serb leader Milorad ministry on Thursday that then stormed the com- one,” it added. terrorists”. ments and signs in the Pupovac warned that left 52 people dead. pound, targeting civilians “Such security head- The attack came as De- towns where they live. the initiative already The group’s media arm, working at a military hos- quarters in partnership fence Minister Moham- Currently, minorities has fuelled ethnic ten- al-Malahim, said the min- pital inside or receiving with the Americans in med Nasser Ahmed was in have this privilege in sions stemming from istry complex in Sanaa treatment there. their war on these Muslim Washington as part of a areas where they make the 1991-95 war. He had been targeted because Two doctors from Ger- people are a justified tar- “strategic dialogue” to aid up at least 30 per cent of said, “Unless steps are US unmanned drones many, two others from get wherever they may be.” Yemen’s political transi- the population. Croa- taken to stop this, ten- were being operated from Vietnam, as well as two President Hadi has pub- tion and to boost security tia’s liberal government sions and conflicts will there. nurses from the Philip- licly praised the US drone co-operation. The US mil- has said no change is go on.” The attack saw a suicide pines and one nurse from campaign in Yemen for itary upped its regional needed, insisting that bomber ram an explosives- India, were among those helping his government alert status after the inci- the existing law com- Unquestionable filled car into the main killed, the official Saba combat AQAP and its al- dent ,and was “fully pre- plies with standards of Croatian Prime Mi- gate before gunmen news agency reported. lies. pared to support our Ye- the European Union, nister Zoran Milanovic launched an assault. The Philippine foreign As of October, the US meni partners”, a senior which Croatia joined in has said minority rights Among the dead were ministry said seven of its military and CIA were es- US defence official stated. July. cannot be questioned in soldiers and civilians, in- nationals had died. timated by research The UN Security Coun- Nationalists in the a referendum. cluding seven foreigners. Other civilian victims in- groups to have carried out cil condemned “in the eastern town of More than 10 000 peo- It was the deadliest at- cluded a top Yemeni judge 81 targeted killing opera- strongest terms” the at- Vukovar,the hardest hit ple died during the tack in Sanaa since May and his wife, and one of tions in Yemen, most of tack and underlined the area during the Serb- Croatian war, which 2012, when a suicide President Abdrabbuh them since 2009. The need to bring to justice the Croat war in the 1990s, erupted when the coun- bomber blew himself up Mansour Hadi’s relatives. strikes – by drones, war- perpetrators, organisers, have pulled down offi- try declared independ- during a rehearsal for a Security forces later re- planes and cruise missiles financiers and sponsors of cial signs there that ence from Yugoslavia military parade. took the complex after – are thought to have such “reprehensible” acts. were written in both the and minority Serbs re- killing the attackers. killed at least 473 combat- UN Secretary General Latin alphabet of Croats belled against the deci- ‘Heavy blow’ Later, al-Malahim de- ants and civilians. Ban Ki-moon’s special ad- and the Cyrillic one of sion. Thursday’s attack in the clared on Twitter that it viser for Yemen, Jamal Serbs. Since becoming an EU Bab al-Yaman district, on had launched the assault ‘Criminal acts’ Benomar, meanwhile Yesterday,the nation- member, Croatia has the edge of Sanaa’s old city, “after the mujahideen Yemen’s Supreme Secu- stressed that “such crimi- alists said they have col- seen a strengthening of began at about 09:00 proved that it accommo- rity Commission, which is nal acts seeking to ter- lected the 650 000 sig- nationalist and conser- (06:00 GMT), with a huge dates rooms for controlling chaired by the president, rorise Yemenis will only natures required for a vative groups, largely car bomb explosion at the unmanned drones and a said the incident would strengthen their resolve to national referendum fuelled by joblessness entrance to the defence number of American ex- “not deter the security continue on their path of proposing to change the and economic hardship. ministry’s command com- perts”. forces, the armed forces peaceful change”.

14 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Russia and Ukraine leaders seek partnership treaty

UKRAINE’S President talks covered various eco- imports of Ukrainian Viktor Yanukovych and nomic issues, the state- sweets. his Russian counterpart ment said, without elabo- Arseniy Yatsenyuk, a Vladimir Putin have held rating. Tymoshenko ally and surprise talks on a “strate- Putin has been urging leader of the main opposi- gic partnership treaty”. Ukraine to join Russia’s tion faction in parliament, Yanukovych flew from customs union with condemned the talks in China to Sochi in south- Belarus and Kazakhstan Sochi. ern Russia for the meet- – a union whose entry “Their attempts to sell ing. He also cancelled a terms are far less demand- Ukraine to Russia have visit to Malta. ing than the EU’s. not ended in any way,” he Last month he shelved a In recent months, Rus- said. “If Yanukovych tries partnership deal with the sia has put Ukraine under to sign anything with EU, triggering angry pro- economic pressure, impos- Russia about the customs tests in Ukraine’s capital ing long customs delays at union, it will lead to a big- Kiev. the border and banning ger wave of protests.” Jailed opposition politi- cian Yulia Tymoshenko has reportedly called off a prison hunger strike. The former prime minis- A French helicopter lands at a base camp in Cameroon yesterday, December 6. ter’s daughter, Eugenia, France has begun a military operation in the Central African Republic, a nation that said her mother had ac- neighbours Cameroon and has been dealing with violence since a coup in March. cepted a request from pro- testers in Kiev to stop the fast. She had reportedly begun the hunger strike French troops begin on November 25 in protest at Yanukovych’s failure to sign the EU deal. operation in Central Russian pressure Thousands of anti- Yanukovych protesters re- main outside the govern- African Republic as ment building on Kiev’s Independence Square, braving bitter cold. They are furious that he violence worsens made an 11th-hour U-turn in relations with the EU, BOSSANGOA, Central rently in the country were Borders. refusing to sign the associ- African Republic – deployed to protect French The agency, also known ation agreement that had Months after a coup es- nationals and help secure as Medecins Sans Fron- been prepared during calated chaos and vio- the airport that serves the tieres, said that 170 people years of negotiations. lence in the Central capital. But now they are had been treated for in- In Sochi, Yanukovych African Republic, a carrying out patrols in juries. Scores were badly discussed “preparation of a French military opera- Bangui, Le Drian said. hurt – most with gunshot, future treaty on strategic tion has begun in the “The operation has machete or knife wounds. partnership” with Russia, Yanukovych said Ukraine’s economy was not ready capital, Bangui, begun,” he said. A few shots were fired his press service said. The for free trade with the EU. France’s defence min- France has pledged to around dawn, but the sit- ister said yesterday. send in hundreds more uation in the capital is The French deployment, soldiers.An African Union now relatively calm, along with that of African force is already in the na- spokesman Samuel Thailand protest leader sets forces, was unanimously tion, but rights group say Henryon said. approved Thursday by the it’s not enough to halt the Bangui airport was December 9 deadline for rallies UN Security Council. escalating violence. closed for a second day The council also voted UK Foreign Secretary yesterday, amid the con- to impose an arms em- William Hague said yes- tinuing tensions. to end bargo on the Central terday that the British Violence has raged in African Republic, which is military will help fly the country since a coali- THE leader of Thailand’s replace Thailand’s demo- to the protesters’ attempts east of Cameroon and French military equip- tion of rebels deposed anti-government protests cratic system with a coun- to enter the police head- north of the Democratic ment to the Central Afri- President Francois Bozize called for a nation-wide cil consisting of “good peo- quarters and Yingluck’s of- Republic of the Congo. can Republic. The first of in March, the latest in a demonstration on Monday, ple” from a cross-section of fices this week to avoid The Security Council three flights planned this series of coups since the December 9, and said society, as part of a strat- clashes that may have resolution, put forward by month is due to arrive nation gained independ- marches would end that egy to dismantle the po- reignited opposition to the France, authorises an “shortly,” he said in a ence. Bozize fled the coun- day if they failed to oust litical network of Ying- government. African Union-led peace- statement. try after his ouster. Prime Minister Yingluck luck’s brother, Thaksin After two days of violent keeping force to intervene Christian vigilante Shinawatra. Shinawatra, whose allies clashes in Bangkok last with the support of French Deepening violence groups have formed to “We will win by drawing have won every election in weekend, the police al- forces to protect civilians, Hours before the UN battle Seleka, the predom- a huge crowd,” protest the country since Thaksin lowed demonstrators to restore humanitarian ac- meeting Thursday, heavy inantly Muslim coalition leader Suthep Thaugsu- was deposed in a 2006 hold what they called cess and stabilise the gunfire erupted near the behind the president’s re- ban told supporters in coup. “symbolic” rallies inside country. presidential palace in moval. Bangkok late yesterday. “If you are happy as Government House and The start of the French Bangui, witnesses said. Multiple sources said Two previous calls for civil Thaksin’s slaves, you the national police head- soldiers’ new operation in After two days of that the military com- servants to join the rallies should just stay home” quarters. Suthep has re- Bangui was announced clashes in the capital, the mander of Seleka, Gen. failed to draw significant Suthep said. “We will win fused Yingluck’s offers to yesterday morning by number of corpses deliv- Issa Yahya, was killed support. this without any more negotiate,and has said the Defence Minister Jean- ered to a hospital morgue Thursday in Bangui. His Suthep, a former mem- death and injury.” rallies won’t end even if Yves Le Drian, on the in the city rose yesterday second-in-command, Col. ber of the opposition De- Thailand’s security the premier steps down or French radio station RFI. afternoon to 92, according Saleh Zabari, is now mocrat party,is seeking to forces offered no resistance dissolves parliament. The French troops cur- to Doctors without thought to be in charge.

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 15 South Africa, world mourn Nelson Mandela SOUTH AFRICANS spects. gathered in Johannes- Across the world, lead- burg and Soweto to ers, celebrities and mem- mourn their former bers of the public have leader,Nelson Mandela, been paying tribute. who died on Thursday Pope Francis said aged 95. Mandela had forged “a Crowds have been pay- new South Africa built on ing tribute, dancing and the firm foundations of singing in front of Mr non-violence, reconcilia- Mandela’s former home in tion and truth”. Soweto. Queen Elizabeth II said He is to be accorded a she was “deeply saddened” state funeral on Sunday, to learn of Mandela’s December 15, President death and said she re- Jacob Zuma announced. membered her meetings Mandela spent 27 years with him “with great in jail before becoming warmth”. South Africa’s first black “He achieved more than president in 1994. could be expected of any His administration re- man. Today, he has gone placed the racist white-mi- home,” said US President nority regime that had en- Barack Obama. forced segregation of black The White House has and white people in a pol- announced that Obama icy known as apartheid. and First Lady Michelle Mandela went on to be- A group of mourners sing and dance outside Mandela’s Johannesburg home on December 6. Obama will be travelling come one of the world’s to South Africa next week most respected statesmen. for mourners. ness, compassion and rec- there and speeches are President Zuma visited to pay their respects and At a news conference Hundreds have at- onciliation”. being given and hymns the house in the early af- take part in memorial yesterday afternoon, Zu- tended an interfaith re- He also cited Mandela’s sung. ternoon to pay his re- events. ma outlined a week of membrance service out- weaknesses,including “his events to mourn the for- side Cape Town’s City steadfast loyalty to his or- mer president. Hall. The Johannesburg ganisation and some of his • Sunday will be an stock exchange suspended colleagues who ultimately official day of prayer and operations for five minutes let him down”. reflection, with special re- yesterday as a mark of re- Mandela had been re- ligious services. spect. ceiving treatment at home • On Tuesday, a for a recurring lung illness service of national mourn- Criticism since September, when he ing will be held at a “We sincerely thank all was discharged from hos- 95 000-seater stadium on South Africans for the dig- pital. the outskirts of Johannes- nified manner in which As soon as the news of burg. they have respected and his death broke late on • Mandela’s body responded to the monu- Thursday, small crowds will lie in state from Wed- mental loss of this inter- began to gather in nesday to Friday in the national icon,” Zuma said. Soweto’s Vilakazi Street, capital, Pretoria. Speaking in Cape Town, where Mandela lived in The funeral will be held Mandela’s long-time ally, the 1940s and 1950s. in the village of Qunu in Archbishop Emeritus Crowds also gathered the Eastern Cape, where Desmond Tutu, described outside Mandela’s current Mandela grew up. South him as an “incredible gift” home, in Johannesburg’s African Airways has an- to South Africa.“He taught northern suburb of nounced that it will pro- us extraordinarily practi- Houghton, where he died. vide extra flights to Qunu cal lessons about forgive- A stage has been erected

Mourners pay tribute to South Africa’s revered anti-apartheid icon, who died on December 5, 2013.

16 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Heavy air pollution hits Shanghai, delaying flights CHINA’S commercial hub power plants in the neighbour- Shanghai was blanketed by ing provinces of Jiangsu,Anhui dense smog yesterday,delaying and Shandong, it said on a ver- flights and spurring sales of face ified microblogging account. masks. Cities across China have been Levels of PM 2.5 – tiny parti- hit by intense air pollution in cles in the air considered partic- recent years, much of it caused ularly hazardous to health – by emissions from coal-burning rose to more than 600 micro- power stations, with PM 2.5 lev- grams per cubic metre in the af- els reaching as high as 40 times ternoon, Shanghai’s govern- WHO limits. ment said on its microblog. China’s pollution problems That is 24 times the World are blamed on rapid urbanisa- Health Organisation’s (WHO) tion, dramatic economic devel- safety guideline of 25 micro- opment and climatic factors. grams, and reports said it was a Pollution tends to worsen as record since such monitoring winter approaches. began. Airborne particles have been Shanghai’s air quality is nor- linked to hundreds of thousands mally far better than that of of premature deaths, and the Beijing and other major cities problem has tarnished the in the north, but environmental image of Chinese cities includ- authorities declared the high- ing Beijing, which saw an al- est warning of “severe pollu- most 15 per cent drop in tourist tion”, issued when the ambient visits during the first half of this PM 2.5 concentration reaches year. 301 or more. Aircrafts were barely visible through thick smog on the tarmac of Hongqiao airport in Shanghai as China vowed in September to “Shanghai is no longer suit- severe pollution blankets the city yesterday. reduce levels of atmospheric able for living, air pollution is pollutants in the capital and too severe!” one user com- The smog forced the city’s two cial figures showed. It also ported. Environmental group other major cities by as much as mented on a microblogging airports to cancel or delay hun- boosted sales of face masks in Greenpeace blamed the smog 25 per cent to try to improve service. dreds of flights yesterdsay, offi- drug stores, state media re- on emissions from coal-fired their dire air quality. Enormous alien planet discovered in most distant orbit ever seen AN enormous alien planet – the planet resides, have the po- one that is 11 times more tential to help us disentangle the massive than Jupiter – was various formation models,” discovered in the most dis- Bailey said. “Future observa- tant orbit yet found around a tions of the planet’s orbital mo- single parent star. tion and the primary star’s de- The new-found exoplanet, bris disk may help answer that dubbed HD 106906 b, dwarfs question.” any planetary body in the solar The planet HD 106906 b is system, and circles its star at a only 13 million years old, and is distance that is 650 times the still glowing from the residual average distance between the heat from its formation,” the re- Earth and the sun.The existence searchers said. By comparison, of such a massive and distantly Earth formed 4.5 billion years orbiting planet raises new ques- ago, which makes it roughly 350 tions about how these bizarre times older than the new-found worlds are formed, the re- exoplanet. searchers said. The planet was found using a “This system is especially fas- thermal infrared camera cinating because no model of ei- mounted on the Magellan tele- ther planet or star formation scope in the Atacama Desert in fully explains what we see,” Chile.The researchers used data study lead researcher Vanessa from the Hubble Space Telescope Bailey,a fifth-year graduate stu- to confirm their discovery. dent in the University of An artist’s conception of a young planet in a distant orbit around its host star. The star still har- The study,which has been ac- Arizona’s department of astron- bours a debris disk, remnant material from star and planet formation, interior to the planet’s cepted for publication in a future omy,said in a statement. orbit. issue of The Astrophysical In the most commonly ac- Journal Letters, could lead to a cepted theories of planet forma- planets may form in ways simi- lapsed independently, but the “This extreme mass ratio is not better understanding of dis- tion, it is thought that planets lar to mini binary star systems, materials that clumped together predicted from binary star for- tantly orbiting exoplanets. that orbit close to their parent Bailey said. to form the planet were insuffi- mation theories – just like planet “Every new directly detected star, such as Earth, began as “A binary star system can be cient for it to grow large enough formation theory predicts that planet pushes our understand- small, asteroid-type bodies that formed when two adjacent to ignite into a new star, Bailey we cannot form planets so far ing of how and where planets clumped together in the primor- clumps of gas collapse more or said. from the host star.” can form,” study co-investigator dial disk of gas and dust around less independently to form stars, But, there are still problems Researchers are also keen to Tiffany Meshkat,a graduate stu- the burgeoning star. Yet, this and these stars are close enough with this scenario. For one, dif- study the new planet, because dent at Leiden Observatory in process operates too slowly to ex- to each other to exert a mutual ference between the masses of leftover material from when the the Netherlands, said in a state- plain how giant planets form far gravitation attraction and bind two stars in a binary system is planet and star formed can still ment. “Discoveries like HD away from their star, the re- them together in an orbit,” she typically no more than a ratio of be detected. 106906 b provide us with a searcher said. explained. 10 to 1. “Systems like this one, where deeper understanding of the di- Alternative hypotheses have In the HD 106906 system, the “In our case, the mass ratio is we have additional information versity of other planetary sys- suggested that distant giant star and planet may have col- more than 100-to-1,”Bailey said. about the environment in which tems.” The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 17 Data haul by Android Flashlight app ‘deceives’ millions TENS of millions of In its statement, the Android users have FTC criticised been “deceived” by a GoldenShores for its poor developer who privacy policy, which did covertly gathered per- not let people know that sonal data, the US the app was logging their Federal Trade precise location and a Commission (FTC) unique identifier for their said. phone and was then shar- GoldenShores ing that information with Technologies took ID and advertisers. location data from the mil- lions using its Brightest ‘Left in the dark’ Flashlight app. Although the free app The developer shared offered people an opt-out The “brightest flashlight” app was downloaded to millions of Android devices. the data with ad networks clause, the FTC said this but did not tell users was “meaningless” be- themselves whether the “But this Flashlight app policy and demands that meaningful control over about this practice, an cause data from all users benefit of a service is left them in the dark the company change how what is done with the in- FTC statement said. of the Brightest Flashlight worth the information about how their informa- it handles data. formation. To settle the charges, app was shared whether they must share to use it,” tion was going to be used,” In particular,it must no In addition, it must GoldenShores has agreed they agreed or not. said Jessica Rich, director she added. longer misrepresent how delete all the data it previ- to give users more control “When consumers are of the FTC bureau of con- A settlement deal it gathers data and whom ously gathered from those over what happens to given a real, informed sumer protection, in a signed by GoldenShores it is shared with, and who downloaded the their data. choice, they can decide for statement. tightens up its privacy must give consumers Flashlight app. Report: Samsung to challenge Apple tops smartphone market, Apple with AMOLED tablets but Samsung, Motorola gain SAMSUNG is cooking up brighter than their LCD screens but are equipped WHILE Apple has con- per cent, and Motorola BlackBerry still main- a couple of new high-end counterparts.As such, the with Retina Displays to tinued to crush the US nailed the third spot by tained its third spot with tablets outfitted with tablets will be part of enhance their resolution. smartphone market, rising 0.1 per cent to 7 3.6 per cent, and AMOLED displays. At Samsung’s premium line- Samsung outfitted its Samsung and Motorola per cent share. Microsoft and Symbian least, that’s the scuttle- up, which likely means new curved Galaxy Round also have seen some Dragging behind were came in last with 3.2 per butt from a story at South they won’t be cheap. smartphone with an gains. HTC and LG, respec- cent and 0.2 per cent, re- Korean Web portal Naver. At least one of the AMOLED display and New data from tively. Both of these spectively. Citing an unnamed in- tablets will roll out early sees the high-quality dis- ComScore analysing the phone makers lost mar- In all, nearly 150 mil- dustry source, Naver said next year at the same time play as the future. “We smartphone market in ket share during the lion people in the US yesterday that Samsung Samsung launches the were the first to commer- August through October, three-month period. now own smartphones, is prepping two tablets, Galaxy S5, the report cialise AMOLED back in shows that Apple nabbed Looking at operating which equals 62.5 per one with an 8-inch screen added. By offering higher- 2007. This year we suc- 40.6 per cent of the mar- systems, Google’s cent of the mobile mar- and the other with a 10- end tablets with two cessfully produced 440 ppi ket share, up 0.2 per cent Android topped the list ket share. These num- inch screen. Both will screen sizes, Samsung [pixels per inch] high-res- from July. with 52.2 per cent of the bers show steady growth come with AMOLED (ac- wants to compete directly olution AMOLED... we However, Samsung platform market share. in smartphone owner- tive-matrix organic light- with Apple’s iPad and also launched the first and Motorola also saw And Apple took second ship. emitting diode) displays, iPad Mini, the source said. curved AMOLED dis- market share boosts. place with 40.6 per cent, In July, smartphone which are designed to be The iPad Air and new plays,” Kinam Kim, CEO Samsung’s share went which is up 0.2 per cent penetration was at 58.4 are faster, thinner, and Mini both still use LCD of Samsung Display, said. up 1.3 per cent to 25.4 from July. per cent. Razer iPhone game controller leaked online iPhone users apparently The controller sports will have yet another four action buttons on the game controller to add to right and an arrow button their arsenal. on the left.The iPhone can Seen in a series of pho- also be tilted to give you a tos tweeted by Evleaks, better view of the action. the Razer Kazuyo will Razer is known for its offer a wraparound case gaming tablets, laptops, that turns your iPhone mice, keyboards, and ac- The Razer Kazuyo is the new game controller for Apple’s iPhone. into a lean, mean gaming cessories.The company al- machine. The photos re- ready offers a line-up of fit. pete with Logitech’s is mum about plans for an spokesperson for Razer veal a design similar to game controllers for the Evleaks didn’t reveal PowerShell Controller and iPhone game controller. stated. “We do not com- iPhone game controllers Xbox 360 and other sys- any pricing or other de- the Moga Ace Power, both “We work on a variety of ment on any future prod- offered by Logitech and tems, so an iPhone con- tails, but the new con- of which sell for US$100. different concepts and de- ucts that may or may not Moga. troller seems like a good troller will have to com- For now though, Razer signs all the time,” a be in development.”

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The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 19 Jennifer Lopez wants her name restored after divorce JENNIFER Lopez wants her old their 5-year-old twins, Max and name back. The “Live It Up” Emme but she wants the court singer is now legally known as to restore her name to Lopez as Jennifer Muniz, which is her ex- well. husband Marc Anthony’s real Lopez recently was announced last name. as the recipient of the Grace Lopez and Anthony have been Kelly Award at the eighth an- going through the divorce for nual March of Dimes luncheon more than 18 months. They an- at the Beverly Hills Hotel yes- nounced their split in July 2011 terday. after seven years of marriage. The non-profit foundation ho- Anthony formally filed for di- nours her as a celebrity parent vorce in April last year but re- role model supporting women mained friends with Lopez. giving birth to healthy babies It was reported yesterday that after full-term pregnancies. Lopez had just filed a legal re- “As a mother myself, I am sponse to Anthony’s petition. aware of the importance of They have both asked for joint healthful pregnancies and ba- legal and physical custody of bies,” Lopez said in a statement.

During a Dec. 6 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kelly Clarkson, who is expecting her Paris Hilton denies first child, complained about throwing up a "good dozen times a day" during the first trimester of her pregnancy. tweet confusing Kelly Clarkson says Nelson Mandela with Martin Luther King Jr. pregnancy is ‘horrible’ PARIS Hilton is fuming over a straight on the hoax, the so- fake tweet that suggested she cialite paid a genuine tribute KELLY Clarkson has opened fore stepping out in front of the nails are short, my hair still confused South African leader to the late Mandela, “Just up about her difficult preg- cameras, telling the host, “I falls out like it’s not all lush Nelson Mandela with landed & heard the sad new nancy, revealing she vomits up vomit a good dozen times a day, and beautiful and I have no American civil rights activist about Nelson Mandela. He to 12 times a day and her hair it’s, like, bad. Like, I vomited glow.Unless it’s like something Martin Luther King Jr. was a true Hero & the world is is falling out. before coming out here and I left over from a bad throw up. A screenshot of the hoax a better place because of him. The singer is expecting her had a peppermint so you didn’t It’s horrible.” message was posted by May he rest in peace.” first child with her husband, (know)... I’m not even kidding, The singer also revealed she @DeletedTweets before it was Hilton joins celebrities like Brandon Blackstock, and she it’s so bad. It’s so bad. I know, has yet to find out her baby’s slammed by the hotel heiress. Rihanna, Charlize Theron, had to announce the news early it’s, like, so gross.” gender, but has picked out a The fake tweet read, “RIP Morgan Freeman, Idris Elba after a bad bout of morning Clarkson went on to reveal uni-sex name for the child, Nelson Mandela. Your ‘I Have and many others who sickness prompted her to cancel she is also suffering a number adding, “I just want to know a Dream’ speech was so inspir- mourned Mandela’s death. a promotional appearance. of other nasty side effects from (the baby’s gender).And it does- ing. An amazing man,” to President Obama and Prince Clarkson has now revealed her pregnancy: n’t even matter because, hon- which Hilton reacted, William also sent condolences her symptoms are more serious “That’s the thing too, you’re estly, the name we’ve picked, if “Whoever made that stupid in the wake of the inspira- than she previously admitted. not attractive when you’re it’s a boy or a girl, it’s the same fake tweet lacks respect to the tional figure’s passing. During an appearance on pregnant. Like everybody tells name...You won’t guess it. It’s a loss the world is mourning Mandela died on Thursday U.S. TV’s The Ellen DeGeneres you you glow,and you’re hair is random name. But it’s not like... right now. Same goes for all December 5 at the age of 95 show, Clarkson revealed she pretty and you’re nails are Blue Jazz. It’s not going to be a the blogs who ran with it.” after months of decreasing had vomited just minutes be- pretty. That is total crap. My weird name.” Before setting the record health. Celebrities mourning the death of Nelson Mandela

ONE of the greatest world met Mandela in person said in Rihanna wrote on Twitter, to meet this amazing influen- ings that any of us will share leaders, Nelson Mandela, a statement, “Today the world “One of the greatest men who’s tial being & to participate in his time with. He no longer belongs died on Thursday, lost one of the true giants of the ever lived!!! #Legend We will 46664 Aids benefit concert in to us – he belongs to the ages.” December 5. The world, in- past century. Nelson Mandela never forget the things this man South Africa. You will live on He continued,“I am one of the cluding Hollywood celebri- was a man of incomparable ho- has taught us, and we will never thru your work for eternity. countless millions who drew in- ties, paid tributes to the for- nour, unconquerable strength, truly comprehend the level of R.I.P. Nelson Mandela”. spiration from Nelson mer South African presi- and unyielding resolve – a saint strength that it took for him to Many of the celebrities chose Mandela’s life. My first politi- dent and anti-apartheid to many,a hero to all who treas- endure many of his years!! to tweet famous quotes from cal action was a protest against leader. ure liberty,freedom and the dig- Thank you #Mandela”. Mandela such as “It always apartheid. I studied his words “An honour to step into his nity of humankind.” Charlize Theron, who was seems impossible until it’s done” and his writings. The day he shoes and portray a man who Freeman added, “As we re- born in South Africa, said “My and “I learned that courage was was released from prison gave defied odds, broke down barri- member his triumphs, let us, in thoughts and love go out to the not the absence of fear, but the me a sense of what human be- ers, championed human rights,” his memory, not just reflect on Mandela family. Rest in Peace triumph over it.” ings can do when guided by Idris Elba said. The actor por- how far we’ve come, but on how Madiba.You will be missed, but Meanwhile, U.S. President their hopes rather than... fears. trays Mandela in this year’s far we have to go. Madiba may your impact on this world will Barack Obama said in a lengthy “Like so many around the “Mandela: Long Walk to no longer be with us, but his live forever”. statement, “We have lost one of globe, I cannot fully imagine my Freedom”. journey continues on with me Rapper Ludacris shared, the most influential, courageous own life without the example Morgan Freeman, who had and with all of us.” “Honoured that I had a chance & profoundly good human be- set by Nelson Mandela.”

20 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate I’m nervous for this year’s office party

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The Barbados Advocate SPORTSSPORTS Saturday December 7, 2013 • 21 Magnificent Bravo puts West Indies in lead SINCE his Test debut defeat, but has also given more than 300 balls in an over, when Deonarine in 2010, Darren Bravo them a good shot at sav- innings, but playing to drove straight to short was earmarked as the ing the Test. the situation he batted cover where Brendon next big batting phe- West Indies trailed by out 404 balls, and re- McCullum dropped the nomenon from the 378 when Bravo walked ceived vital support from catch. The batsman, on Caribbean because of into the middle and the Narsingh Deonarine, 40 at that stage, imme- the striking resem- way he started, it looked Denesh Ramdin and diately responded with blance of his stroke- like one of his typical Darren Sammy, with a fierce back-foot punch play to Brian Lara’s. innings. Ridden with whom he add 122, 56 and through cover for a But despite sporadic attractive shots, mostly an unbeaten 80 respec- boundary. He completed brilliance, Bravo had through the off side, tively, as West Indies his fifth Test half-century not shown enough Bravo’s first fifty came played out more than in the 100th over of the signs of maturing off 64 deliveries during 100 overs for the first innings off the 126th from his image of which he was saved by a time in six innings and delivery he faced. Two being a body double. debatable DRS decision. took a lead of 47 going overs later, though, an His 40 in the first in- He was also dropped into the last day. Anderson delivery kicked nings of the Dunedin when on 82 by Neil The New Zealand off from a length and Test was a typical Wagner off his own bowl- bowlers, by the end of day caught the shoulder of Bravo innings – gor- ing and made the most of four, had bowled 201.1 the bat en route to the geous, brief and in- the chance to stroll to his overs continuously,which keeper, ending the bats- consequential. fifth century – his first may not affect their man’s 187-minute vigil. However, he went some outside the subcontinent chances in this match, Ramdin continued way correcting all that – 15 minutes before but is likely to leave them from where Deonarine in West Indies’ second lunch with a boundary to drained for the next left, scoring an assured innings with a response fine leg off Ish Sodhi. Test. They tried all they 24, before being bamboo- befitting his talent as he There were no chances could and, in conditions zled by a googly from posted his first double- offered thereafter as made for batting, created Sodhi. Then Sammy, century in Test cricket Bravo got well ensconced chances too, but weren’t nursing a hamstring, with the team under im- in the crease, judicious in able to convert them. came out and scored a mense pressure. Bravo’s his judgement on what to Deonarine was the ben- brisk unbeaten 44, that unbeaten 210, the high- play and what to leave, eficiary twice. First, he included powerful drives est score by a West with the New Zealand offered a difficult chance and pulls off the seamers Indian batsman follow- bowling attack tiring out. to Southee after driving and two sixes off Sodhi. ing on, not only helped Never before in his uppishly back towards West Indies are still them avoid an innings career had Bravo faced him. The bowler, falling not too far ahead and over to the left in his fol- with only four wickets low-through, couldn’t get remaining, New Zealand down to his right in time. would hope to wrap up Darren Bravo’s unbeaten 404-ball effort frustrated Windies Under-19 A straightforward chance the match early on the New Zealand as only four wickets fell on the fourth crash to heavy defeat came in Southee’s next fifty day. day. WEST INDIES Under-19 Jashimuddin to leave crashed to a demoralizing Bangladesh on 42-2. 104-run defeat at the However, a seventh- hands of Bangladesh wicket stand of 119 runs Under-19 in the first between Hossain and Youth One-Day Sarkar saved the day for International in Bangladesh. Sarkar’s 83 Chittagong, Bangladesh came off just 66 deliveries yesterday. and included eight bound- Bangladesh scored 222- aries and four sixes. 9 with Saeed Sarkar lead- The West Indies run- ing the way with 83, while chase was littered with Mosaddek Hossain scored fallen wickets as, once 77. A comprehensive again, the Caribbean lads bowling display from the failed to negotiate the spin Bangladeshis saw the bowling that came their West Indians being dis- way. Shimron Hetmeyer missed for just 118 in 44.5 was the first to go with the overs. score on 13 and it would The hosts won the toss only get worse from there and elected to bat first. At as the West Indies were one stage Bangladesh did soon struggling on 41-6. not look to be in a position Travis Coleman’s 42 to put on more than 150 was the only score of merit runs, as it was reeling that the West Indians put on 84-6 in the 31st over. on, while Jubair Hossain Ramaal Lewis made ended with 3-30 from his serious inroads into the 10 overs. Mehedi Hasan, Bangladeshi top order, Mosaddek Hossain first sending opener and Mohammad Joyraz Sheik back to the Nihaduzzaman all took pavilion with the score two wickets each. on 31 and then followed The second Youth ODI up by dismissing the will take place on Sunday Narsingh Deonarine shared a 122-run stand for the fifth wicket with Darren Bravo on the fourth day of the dangerous Mohammad at the same venue. (PG) first Test match between New Zealand and West Indies, in Dunedin, yesterday.

22 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Battle-weary England slide again AS surely as day ebbs an excellent, jumping one- side in the world, along- games during the English into night, so England’s handed effort plucked out side an increased priority season have further di- grasp on the Ashes urn of the sky - came from a in limited-overs cricket. luted the standard of do- is loosening by the ses- member of the media be- The ECB, desperate to mestic cricket.The gap be- sion. yond the midwicket feed a business model that tween the county and in- Yes, England are only boundary and not from may well not be sustain- ternational games has one down with three-and- any of the team. No bowl- able, has asked too much grown dangerously large. a-half Tests to play and, ing attack had ever con- of its most precious assets. The bowlers will attract yes, they have earned ceded so many sixes in an England have been run- criticism after conceding through their achieve- Ashes innings and it is ning on empty for some such a vast total. It is true, ments the respect not to very hard to recall an in- time. They looked jaded certainly, that there is a be written off just yet. nings where England going into the 2011 World worrying theme among But it is increasingly squandered seven chances Cup, as they did when them to lose pace the hard to escape the feeling in the field. touring New Zealand at longer they are exposed to that an era is ending in So it was all those mo- the start of 2013 and the England set-up. English cricket. The is- ments and more. throughout the Ashes in Certainly the inability to sues that have been Certainly the wonderful England. Perhaps partly exploit the vast potential masked by individual ex- batting of Michael Clarke as a result of the some- of fast bowlers like Steven cellence for some time can on the second morning what intense environment Finn reflects poorly on the be hidden no more: here and the vast im- in which the England coaching staff. He has re- England look jaded, joy- provement in the perform- team operate, there ap- gressed since his elevation less and over-reliant on ance of an Australia team pears to be a lack of levity to the Test team. tired players who have too that looked hapless only to relieve the tension. All But the England many miles on the clock. months ago is relevant. those night in hotels - any- bowlers also suffered from It’s not dark yet, but it’s The manner in which they thing up to 260 a year - all a pathetic level of support getting there. snatched this game from those big games, all those from their fielders. While It is hard to pinpoint the England’s grasp was media conferences and some of the missed oppor- Alastair Cook is one of a number of experienced moment the music died deeply impressive; the public appearances, have tunities were tough, there England players whose performances have dipped for this team. Was it dur- positive cricket they taken their toll. The ECB was a general sloppiness ing the batting debacle of played backed up much of has been to the well too to England’s fielding - in- very often is - England are James Anderson and Brisbane? Was it when the bold talk they have often. cluding Ben Stokes taking in trouble. Graeme Swann - have all Jonathan Trott became made in recent months. There are other factors a wicket with a no-ball - Whatever happens in dipped by a small degree the most obvious manifes- They deserve all the that have weakened that was unrecognisable the future, it should not and there is little evidence tation of burnout and left praise they will receive. English cricket. The deci- from the side that won detract from the achieve- that all the millions in- the tour? Was it here, But it was also the sion to rid the domestic here in 2010-11. ments of the past. This vested in academies and when Michael Carberry scheduling that saw scene of non-England- While in 2010-11, the team have, by England’s youth teams and coaching summed up a wretched England obliged to go qualified players and offer tone was set by Trott’s standards, enjoyed levels structures have created fielding effort by putting straight from a young player incentives run-out of Simon Katich of success not matched for the requisite competition down a simple chance off Champions Trophy final saw a generation of expe- in the first over of the decades. Several of them, for places. Brad Haddin, or when into an Ashes series; it rienced professionals re- Adelaide Test, this time and their coach, Andy And that is England’s Australia’s No. 10 swung was the seeping weariness placed by kids who should England made basic mis- Flower, will surely be re- real problem. For these the finest spinner of asking them to play have been forced to work takes. So Carberry fum- membered as among the are, give or take a player England have produced back-to-back Ashes series harder for a career in the bled a simple run-out and best to have represented or two, the best England for decades for successive with all the attendant game. The turgid pitches Monty Panesar, ridicu- England. have and they are capa- sixes? hype and hyperbole; and it that proliferate in lously, found himself at But all things must ble of much better. But It says much about was the relentless de- England bear little rela- long leg as England at- pass. And the increasing they are weary and spent England’s performance in mands of a treadmill that tion to those found in the tempted a hook trap. If sense of recent months is with ingrained exhaustion the field that the finest sees them regularly play international game and fielding is the window to of a team, well past its and institutional weari- catch of the second day - more Tests than any other the introduction of Lions the soul of a team - and it best, desperately trying to ness. Against a resurgent cling to the past. The per- Australia team, they are formances of experienced struggling to summon the players - the likes of Matt strength for another fight. South Africa-India series to go Prior, Alastair Cook, It may be a battle too far. ahead as scheduled Caribbean THE South Africa-India grammes,” a spokesper- nation and one of the hometown in the Eastern series is set to be played son from the South world’s greatest icons.” Cape. India’s two-day tour out as scheduled, with the African sports ministry South Africa’s domestic match, ahead of the Tests, Premier South Africa government said. On Saturday morn- first-class games went is due to start on having given Cricket ing South Africa sports ahead on Friday, after a December 14. South Africa the go minister, Fikile Mbalula, minute’s silence was ob- CSA had already shown ahead. The status of the will “outline the process” served. a willingness to put aside League gets ongoing tour was doubt- of paying respect to Mandela, who was 95, their needs for that of ful on Friday, following Mandela. A source told passed away on Thursday Mandela, earlier this year the death of former pres- ESPNcricinfo that the evening at around when it postponed its an- ident Nelson Mandela. usual will be done - black 08.50pm, and the news nual awards and key new chairman Several of the matches armbands, a minute’s si- was announced by South meetings regarding ap- clash with various events lence, flags at half-mast - African president Jacob pointing a CEO when LEADING sports admin- Managers Association in arranged to mourn and but there will also be Zuma close to midnight. Mandela fell gravely ill in istrator, Richard Bevan, the UK, having previ- honour Mandela. Cricket “something else". Friday was declared a day June. At the time, CSA has been elected new ously held the role of CEO South Africa had subse- "We have taken this de- of mourning, and Sunday said they felt it would be chairman of the at the English quently sought advice cision in consultation - the scheduled date of the “inappropriate” to hold Caribbean Premier Professional Cricketers from the South African with Sport and second ODI - will be a na- celebratory functions at a League (CPL). Association. presidency, on the sched- Recreation South Africa tional day of prayer.From time of national concern. Bevan, who has more The CPL held its inau- uling of the series. (SRSA),” CSA chief execu- December 11 to 13 With the mood in coun- than 20 years experience gural season over the “All South African tive Haroon Lorgat con- Mandela’s body will lie in try one of celebration of working with elite level summer, hosting more sporting codes, including firmed in a release. “We state in Pretoria - the Mandela’s life, rather sports, is to assume the than 250 000 fans across cricket, football, beach will, of course, appropri- third and final ODI is in than sadness, CSA have position with immediate six countries. volleyball and rugby sev- ately mark the passing Centurion on 11th - be- since said they will dedi- effect. The league says plans ens, have been allowed to away of Nelson Rolihlahla fore his funeral on cate the remainder of the He is the current Chief were underway for the continue their pro- Mandela, the father of our December 15 in Qunu, his India series to Mandela. Executive of the League second edition next year.

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 •23 Competitive racing scheduled today TODAY is the second $46,150. year-olds and older rated looks like the one to beat the way to the bank. Maid and Devil's Candy, day of the Barbados Only eight horses have 140 and below, going in race two, while Rahy Cassanova, Royal Spirit, are all capable con- Turf Club's final rac- declared to run, but that 1800 metres, and what a Stormello and Show Me Pyroman and Jamaica tenders. ing season for 2013, in no way takes away race this should be! The Money have to good Moon could be in the mix In race nine, the ones and 10 races are from the competitiveness Daga, Discreatwon, contenders. up at the end. to follow could be, carded for the day, of the race. In The Pink Kendal Moon, the im- In race three Noble In race five, Sugar Loaf Serenity Storm, Shared with the feature race has been knocking at the proved Lune de Intent looks like the one Peak, Princess Tiana Decision Tapit’s Code being race six, the door, and she has to be Barachois and Mingun to beat, Appealing could and Papa Gone West and Furious. William 'Bill' Marshall in with a winning Temple could be the ones spring a surprise. could be the ones to fol- Foxy Browne, Just DFC SCM Memorial 2- chance. Princess Di has to follow. Race four is a super- low. Jiving, Verden, and Rossi year-old Classic been consistent, as has In race one, Just A fecta betting race, and is Race eight is another could be the ones fight- Stakes & Trophy, for been Dancing Lady, so Fashion, Wild Cat Tea one of the most competi- very competitive race, ing out the finish in the West Indian Bred 2- they could be dangers. and Soco Kid have in a tive of the day, which Rock Forever, could run a day's final race. (CH) year-olds, going 1570 The supporting feature race, and could be the means the punters that good race here. Woman metres. The race car- is race seven, the Coo ones to follow. get the correct combina- Is Boss, is quick, King Of Post time for the ries a total purse of Bird (Handicap) for 3- Seattle Sunshine, tion could be laughing all The Jungle, The Milk first race is 12 noon. The W. C. “Bill” Marshall DFC SCM Memorial Race Day featuring The W. C. “Bill” Marshall DFC SCM Memorial (GR.1R - BAR)

Final Program For Day 23 - Saturday, 6 Sylvia Helen 124 A. Whitehall Race 7 [3:10 p.m.] Purse:$18,500 16 Stroke Of Luck 117 R. Maynard December 7, 2013 7 Red October 122 SCRATCHED 1800m (Turf) 17 Wild Orchid 127 S. Collymore 8 Rahy's Promise 120 K. John The Coo Bird (Handicap) 3-Year-Old And 18 Johnny Sad Boy 127 A. Perch (5) Race 1 [12 Noon] Purse:$12,000 1100m 9 Poor Paul 116 L. Edwards Older Rated 120 - 140 (Also Open To Horses (Turf) 10 Cassanova 130 R. Latchman 3 Years And Older Rated 119 And Below) Race 9 [4:15 p.m.] Purse:$12,000 The Alto Jane (Condition Race) 2-Year- 11 Brett 117 J. Leacock 1 Kendal Moon 117 A. Whitehall 1570m (Turf) Olds (Also Open To West Indian Bred 3- 12 Northern Sheriff(USA) 125 R. Maynard 2 Discreetwon(USA) 126 J. Samuel The Tinker's Image (Handicap) (Div-B) 3- Year-Old Maidens) Preference To Imported: 3 Little Man Arran(USA) 110 K. John Year-Old And Older Maidens West Indian Bred 2-Year-Olds, Then West Race 5 [2:05 p.m.] Purse:$12,000 4 Daga(USA) 130 D. Bynoe (5) 1 Rureadytorumble 110 J. Beckles (7) Indian Bred 3-Year-Old Maidens 1570m (Turf) 5 Nekitta 110 SCRATCHED 2 Serenity Storm(USA) 116 A. Perch (5) 1 Just A Fashion(USA) 121 J. Beckles (7) The Tinker's Image (Handicap) (Div-A) 3- 6 Mingun Temple(USA) 119 A. Trotman 3 Tapit’s Code(USA) 121 J. Leacock 2 Wild Cat Tea(USA) 114 A. Whitehall Year-Old And Older Maidens 7 Jakesam(USA) 110 R. Hughes (7) 4 Who's My Girl(USA) 126 R. Maynard 3 Victoria Alexandra 121 SCRATCHED 1 Victoria Alexandra 110 A. Whitehall 8 Show Me The Money 121 SCRATCHED 5 Totally Devoted 110 A. Bishop 4 Marcus Antonius(USA) 114 A. Trotman 2 Nina 110 R. Hughes (7) 9 Indanger(USA) 111 J. Grant 6 Effectivo 110 J. Grant 5 Soca Diva(USA) (T) 109 R. Latchman 3 Trinidad Dreamer 110 R. Latchman 10 Giovedi(USA) 123 R. Latchman 7 Lord Blackadder(USA) 110 A. Trotman 6 She's Even Blue(USA) 109 K. John 4 Papa Gone West(USA) 130 A. Trotman 11 Lune De Barachois 110 J. Beckles (7) 8 Pegasus 114 SCRATCHED 7 Soca Kid(USA) 114 D. Bynoe (5) 5 China Doll 110 J. Grant 12 Erados (Bt) 98 Bishop A 7 113 Walcott 9 Furious 110 D. Bynoe (5) 8 With Intent 121 J. Leacock 6 Princess Tiana 110 A. Bishop Jr. E $117,146.00 10 Pun D Line 110 R. Latchman 7 With Intent 110 SCRATCHED 11 Shared Decision(USA) 113 K. John Race 2 [12:30 p.m.] Purse:$15,000 8 Sugar Loaf Peak 110 D. Bynoe (5) Race 8 [3:45 p.m.] Purse:$12,000 1100m (Turf) 9 Jolie Louise 110 K. John 1100m (Turf) Race 10 [4:45 p.m.] Purse:$10,000 The Blast Of Storm (Handicap) 3-Year- 10 Pavarotti 110 J. Beckles (7) The Don Juan (Handicap) 3-Year-Old And 1570m (Turf) Old And Older Rated 0 -115 Older Rated 37 - 60 (Also Open To Horses The Thady Quill (Handicap) (Div-B) 1 Island Memories 110 SCRATCHED Race 6 [2:35 p.m.] Purse:$20,000 3 Years And Older Rated 36 And Below 3-Year-Old And Older Rated 15 - 35 (Also 2 Miss Fandando(USA) 110 J. Beckles 1570m (Turf) 1 Rock Forever(USA) 133 R. Latchman Open To Horses 3 Years And Older Rated 14 (7) Plus Subscriptions Totaling $26,150.00 2 Another Cool Cat 122 J. Beckles (7) And Below) 3 Seattle Sunshine(USA) 124 D. Bynoe (5) No Apprentice Allowance 3 Late Bid(USA) 127 A. A. Ward (5) 1 Trinidad Dreamer 129 SCRATCHED 4 Rahy Stormello(USA) 110 A. Trotman The William 'Bill' Marshall DFC SCM 4 Sweet Bottom Suzy(Res 4) 116 2 Foxy Browne 130 J. Beckles (7) 5 Captain Sully 110 J. Grant Memorial 2-Year-Old Creole Classic Stakes 5 Broken Vow(Res 3) 115 3 Georgie's Girl 122 J. Samuel 6 Run Alke Run(USA) 113 R. Latchman & Trophy (GR.1R. - Bar) West Indian Bred 6 Woman Is Boss 123 A. Trotman 4 Watery Moon 125 A. A. Ward (5) 7 Show Me The Money 125 S. Collymore 2-Year-Olds 7 Between The Sheiks(Res 2) 119 5 Just Jiving(USA) 130 d. Bynoe (5) 8 Vitality 133 J. Samuel 1 Conway 123 S. Collymore 8 Set Sail 127 K. John 6 Lord Blackadder(USA) 129 2 Dancing Lady 118 J. Beckles 9 King Of The Jungle 128 A. Bishop SCRATCHED Race 3 [1:00 p.m.] Purse:$12,000 3 Super Lady 118 D. Bynoe (5) 10 The Milk Maid 123 J. Samuel 7 Right Move 122 S. Collymore 1100m (Turf) 4 Princess Di 118 J. Samuel 11 Devil's Khandy(Res 1) 117 8 Daddy's Dream 122 D. Dalrymple (7) The Oba Dove (Condition Race) West 5 Aquatic Star 118 A. Whitehall 12 Sugar Loaf Peak 122 SCRATCHED 9 Mudlark 123 W.Cave Indian Bred 2-Year-Old Maidens (Allotted 6 John Vere 123 A. Bishop 13 Chachapoya(Res 5) 113 10 Verden 125 A. Bishop Weight) 7 In The Pink 118 R. Latchman 14 Alila 123 J. Leacock 11 Jessie James 122 R. Hughes (7) 1 Belly Dancer 116 D. Bynoe (5) 8 Corvette 123 A. Trotman 15 Foxy Baba 122 A. Whitehall 12 Rossi 125 K. John 2 Tempest 121 A. Bishop 3 Bird Of Paradise 116 A. Trotman 4 My Pal Jack 121 J. Beckles (7) 5 Super Cavalier 116 SCRATCHED 6 Eric Ashby 121 R. Maynard St. Prix sets two more records at 7 Coral Lady 116 R. Hughes (7) 8 Noble Intent 121 J. Leacock 9 Cote Du Rhone 116 R. Latchman 10 Taymar 116 S. Collymore short course nationals 11 Peaceful 116 D. Dalrymple (7) 12 Appealing 116 A. Whitehall THE records continued to fall on day was second in 59.16 while team mate metre IM. Weekes smashed three of the Barbados Amateur Kack Kirby was third in 59.77 seconds. Christian Selby’s 2009 time of 5:02.94 Race 4 [1:35 p.m.] Purse:$10,000 Swimming Association’s Short Course St. Prix came back later in the and was the only swimmer to 1570m (Turf) National Championships on Thursday evening’s proceedings to win the 11-12 go below the five minute barrier. The Thady Quill (Handicap) (Div-A) 3- at the Aquatic Centre. Boys 50 metre backstroke in 29.44 sec- His Pirates’ team mate Kobi Talma Year-Old and Older Rated 15 - 35 (Also Open Pine Hill Alpha Sharks’ Damon St. onds, breaking the record of 30.45 sec- was second in 5:22.00 while Jumar To Horses 3 Years And Older Rated 14 And Prix added two more records to the one onds set earlier this year by Weekes. Walrond of Alpha Sharks was third in Below) he set on Wednesday. On Thursday Kirby was second with the same time, 5:44.72. 1 Just Dreaming 127 A. Trotman evening, St. Prix sent Martyn Forde’s while Weekes was third in 30.06 sec- Amara Gibbs of Titans Aquatic 2 Who's Calling 111 J. Grant 1998 record time of 56.44 in the 11-12 onds. shaved a second off of Lani Cabrera’s 3 Jamaica Moon 128 J. Beckles (7) Boys 100 metre freestyle falling by the Weekes set his third record of the time of 5:16.32 in the 15-17 Girls’ 400 4 Pyroman 123 D. Bynoe (5) wayside to win that event in 56.29 sec- championships when she set a new metres. Gibbs touched home first in 5 Royal Spirit(USA) 126 J. Samuel onds. Luis-Sebastien Weekes of Pirates time of 4:54.41 in the 11-12 Boys 400 5:15.08. (PG)

24 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Sport mourns ‘miracle man’ Mandela TRIBUTES poured in the 1995 World Cup. from across the sport- The Nobel Peace Prize ing world for Nelson winner won over many Mandela, who died whites when he donned aged 95 on Thursday, the jersey of South Africa’s including from the national rugby team International Olympic – once a symbol of white Committee, soccer gov- supremacy – at the rugby erning body FIFA and World Cup final in a moving valediction Johannesburg’s Ellis Park from former boxer stadium. Muhammad Ali. “All of our lives are The heavyweight great poorer today at the extin- said he was “deeply sad- guishing of the great bea- dened” by the death of the con of light and hope that former South Africa pres- led the way for our coun- ident, who had inspired try through the transition everyone to break barri- to democracy,” Oregan ers and reach for the im- Hoskins, President of the possible. South African Rugby “He made us realise, we Union, said in a state- are our brother’s keeper ment. During a home series in 1996, Nelson Mandela (left) came in cricketing attire: long whites, cream shirt and a and that our brothers “‘Madiba’ was a great Proteas cricket blazer. come in all colours,” Ali man of vision, determin- said in a statement. ation and integrity who the Springbok as the A minute’s silence was represented Proteas team FIFA president Sepp “He taught us forgive- performed a miracle that emblem for our national observed before the start can express their talent Blatter, in Brazil for yes- ness on a grand scale. amazed the world as team at a time when a of the second day of the across the globe,” it read. terday’s draw for the 2014 His was a spirit born free, much as it amazed his chorus of voices advocated second Ashes Test IOC President Thomas World Cup, paid tribute in destined to soar above fellow countrymen. a change of the symbol, for between Australia and Bach hailed Mandela’s a statement. the rainbows. Today his “Through his extraordi- various reasons. It was an England at Adelaide Oval role in using sport for the “It is in deep mourning spirit is soaring through narily vision, he was able act of reconciliation and and at the first Test be- greater cause and called that I pay my respects to the heavens. He is now to use the 1995 Rugby generosity of spirit which tween New Zealand and him a “true statesman”. an extraordinary person, forever free.” World Cup as an instru- no one could have ex- West Indies in Dunedin. “A remarkable man who probably one of the great- South African rugby ment to help promote pected.” understood that sport est humanists of our time also paid its respects to nation building just one As news of Mandela’s ‘True statesman’ could build bridges, break and a dear friend of mine: the “miracle” performed year after South Africa’s death spread around the Cricket South Africa of- down walls, and reveal Nelson Rolihlahla by Mandela in uniting his historic first democratic world, the first of what are fered its initial reaction our common humanity,” Mandela,” said the Swiss. country, partly through election. likely to be many gestures via Twitter. Bach said in a message “When he was honoured his embrace of the “Mr. Mandela was also of respect took place at “RIP Tata Mandela. It posted on the IOC’s offi- and cheered by the crowd Springbok rugby team at instrumental in retaining sporting events yesterday. is because of you that a cial Twitter handle. at Johannesburg’s Soccer World soccer body FIFA City stadium on 11 July, ordered flags to be flown 2010, it was as a man of Hosting Olympics one of Mandela’s last wishes at half mast and a the people, a man of their minute’s silence to be held hearts, and it was one of LAUSANNE, front of the building. passion for the Olympics of a hero of humanity. before the next round of the most moving moments Switzerland – Anti- “He always stated that in trying to get the Games President Mandela was international matches. I have ever experienced.” apartheid campaigner sport is a uniting factor,it to South Africa in the very always very close to and IOC member Sam is a universal language, it near future.” sports. He used sports to Ramsamy wants to is a non-verbal language. Although Cape Town build his nation as one na- bring the Olympics to He always said sports can had a failed bid to host the tion,” Bach told Reuters. ICC pays respect South Africa so that he transmit to very many Olympics in 2004, South “Therefore sports can be can fulfil one of Nelson people which no politician Africa was awarded the proud on one hand to have Mandela’s last wishes. can do. And that we will 1995 Rugby World Cup – played such an important to Nelson Mandela As the world mourned always remember. when President Mandela role in the life of this great a man hailed as one of the “Undoubtedly the World famously turned up in a man and the building of THE International President, Mr. Mandela greatest humanists of Cup held in South Africa Springbok jersey to watch a nation. On the other Cricket Council (ICC) recognised and utilised our time, South Africa’s in 2010 was something he South Africa beat New hand, it also makes us President Alan Isaac and sport as a mechanism to International Olympic always wanted because he Zealand in the final. very sad, we have lost this Chief Executive David unite the divided people Committee representa- felt he wanted a major Fifteen years later, the great personality. Richardson paid tribute of South Africa and create tive Ramsamy said it “was event in South Africa. He nation introduced the “He was a sportsman to former South Africa a shared national iden- is a time to celebrate the was part of the team that world to the sounds of the himself, he always President Nelson tity and pride. As a achievements of Nelson went to Zurich to cam- vuvuzela during the 2010 stressed how important it Mandela who passed statesman, he was re- Mandela”, who died on paign for the 2010 World soccer World Cup. was to play sports during away at the age of 95. markable, and as a man, Thursday aged 95. Cup. The opening game of his day on Robben Island In his message, he was inspirational.” “Like everyone else we “He also campaigned to the soccer extravaganza with his friends and other Mr. Isaac said: “Nelson ICC Chief Executive are grieved tremendously. get the Olympic Games. turned out to be inmates of prison, how Mandela was a towering David Richardson said: But this is not the time When I last spoke with Mandela’s last public sports integrated them symbol of resistance, a “This is extremely sad to be mourning. This is him. About eight months appearance and IOC into a team, how sports leader, an activist, and a news not only for all those a time to celebrate the ago, he said ‘Sam, when president Thomas Bach gave them hope even hope man who recognised the in my home country of achievements of Nelson are we going to get the highlighted how sport for freedom. power of sport to inspire South Africa, but around Mandela, there are too Olympic Games?’ played an important role “He was backing the and bring people to- the world. Mr Mandela many to record,” “I said ‘We’re trying our in Mandela’s life, espe- candidature of Cape Town gether. was celebrated for his un- Ramsamy told Reuters very best.’ And hopefully cially during his 27-year (in 2004), he was very “Mr. Mandela never wavering dedication to TV yesterday at IOC in the future we can incarceration. much inspired by the compromised his prin- human rights, equality headquarters where the commemorate Nelson “The Olympic Olympic spirit. On the ciples and his beliefs in and respect. organisation’s flag was Mandela’s activities, his Movement is mourning other hand he inspired us justice and equality. As “He was and will for- flying at half-mast in passion for sport and his the loss of a great friend, a lot.” South Africa’s first black ever remain a true hero.”

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (left) and FIFA President Former Italy soccer player Fabio Cannavaro (right) hands a ball that he had drawn from a pot to Sepp Blatter react on stage during the draw for the 2014 World FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke during the draw for the 2014 World Cup at the Costa do Cup yesterday. Sauipe resort in Sao Joao da Mata, Bahia state, yesterday. World Cup draw opens door for game’s big guns COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil – “We will have to be prepared “Of course, a special moment they were seeded so obviously against Argentina in the The convoluted draw for right from the first day, focus for me to play against Germany the toughest opponent.We don’t Maracana before facing Iran next year’s World Cup finals ourselves,” said coach Vicente but we beat them in a friendly know Ecuador and Honduras and Nigeria. in Brazil yesterday produced Del Bosque, knowing the group this year and once you get on the that well and it will have an in- Fancied Belgium head up a set of groups in which most runners-up are likely to face pitch they are the just the oppo- fluence on our preparation.” Group H alongside Algeria, of soccer’s big guns will Brazil in the first knockout nent,” said Klinsmann, who won Bosnia, the only one of the Russia and South Korea while fancy their chances of reach- round. the World Cup as a player in 32 teams taking part in their Group C, containing Colombia, ing the knockout stages. “I expect that Brazil will be 1990. first World Cup finals, will have Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan, Group D, featuring former first in their group so we will France, who qualified via the a dream start to their World looks the toughest to predict. winners England, Italy and have to take great pains to do playoffs, will be pleased with a Cup adventure as they kick off The final is in Rio on July 13. Uruguay,along with Costa Rica, the same,” he added. Group E placing alongside is probably the exception, while Germany will come face-to- Ecuador, Switzerland and Spain and Netherlands,who met face with their former striker Honduras. in the 2010 final, will have to be and coach Juergen Klinsmann, “It could have been more well prepared to see off Chile and now in charge of the United complicated,” said coach Didier Australia in Group B. States,with Portugal and Ghana Deschamps. Host nation Brazil will kick off completing the Group G line-up. “We know Switzerland well, the tournament against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12 and the favourites should be relatively 2014 World Cup finals group fixtures happy with a Group A also con- GROUP A taining Mexico and Cameroon June 12 GROUP E Brazil v Croatia, Sao Paulo (1700) June 15 as they seek their sixth title. June 13 Switzerland v Ecuador, Brasilia (1300) “We ended up in a strong Mexico v Cameroon, Natal (1300) France v Honduras, Porto Alegre (1600) June 17 June 20 group, one that gives you goose Brazil v Mexico, Fortaleza (1600) Switzerland v France, Salvador (1600) bumps,” said Brazil captain June 18 Honduras v Ecuador, Curitiba (1900) Thiago Silva. Cameroon v Croatia, Manaus (1500) June 25 June 23 Honduras v Switzerland, Manaus (1600) “A strong African side,perhaps Cameroon v Brazil, Brasilia (1700) Ecuador v France, Rio De Janeiro (1700) one of the best,Mexico,who have Croatia v Mexico, Recife (1700) been a tough adversary for us, GROUP F GROUP B June 15 and Croatia, who are a strong June 13 Argentina v Bosnia, Rio De Janeiro (1900) team physically. It’s very diffi- Spain v Netherlands, Salvador (1600) June 16 Chile v Australia, Cuiaba (1800) Iran v Nigeria, Curitiba (1600) cult but we’re ready.” June 18 June 21 One former champion is sure Spain v Chile, Rio De Janeiro (1900) Argentina v Iran, Belo Horizonte (1300) to go out from Group D, with Australia v Netherlands, Porto Alegre (1300) Nigeria v Bosnia, Cuiaba (1800) June 23 June 25 England against Italy in the Australia v Spain, Curitiba (1300) Nigeria v Argentina, Porto Alegre (1300) jungle city of Manaus a mouth- Netherlands v Chile, Sao Paulo (1300) Bosnia v Iran, Salvador (1300) watering opener for the two GROUP C GROUP G European sides. June 14 June 16 “We know how good Italy are Colombia v Greece, Belo Horizonte (1300) Germany v Portugal, Salvador (1300) Ivory Coast v Japan, Recife (1900) Ghana v United States, Natal (1900) because we lost to them in the June 19 June 21 quarter-finals at the (2012) Colombia v Ivory Coast, Brasilia (1300) Germany v Ghana, Fortaleza (1600) Euros,” said England boss Roy Japan v Greece, Natal (1900) June 22 June 24 United States v Portugal, Manaus (1500) Hodgson. Japan v Colombia, Cuiaba (1600) June 26 “The game is going to be tough Greece v Ivory Coast, Fortaleza (1700) United States v Germany, Recife (1300) from a climate point of view for Portugal v Ghana, Brasilia (1300) GROUP D both teams. We’re both in the June 14 GROUP H same boat.” Uruguay v Costa Rica, Fortaleza (1600) June 17 England v Italy, Manaus (2100) Belgium v Algeria, Belo Horizonte (1300) June 19 Russia v South Korea, Cuiaba (1800) Final repeat Uruguay v England, Sao Paulo (1600) June 22 World and European champions June 20 Belgium v Russia, Rio De Janeiro (1900) Italy v Costa Rica, Recife (1300) South Korea v Algeria, Porto Alegre (1300) Spain begin their defence with a June 24 June 26 repeat of the physical 2010 final Italy v Uruguay, Natal (1300) South Korea v Belgium, Sao Paulo (1700) World Cup mascot Fuleco dances on stage during the draw for against the Netherlands in Rio’s Costa Rica v England, Belo Horizonte Algeria v Russia, Curitiba (1700) the 2014 World Cup at the Costa do Sauipe resort in Sao Joao (1300) Maracana. da Mata, Bahia state, yesterday.

26 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Mourinho not sure about Oscar Alonso contract nomination for Chelsea decision due soon, LONDON – Chelsea man- whether to play him or place of Cesar Azpilicueta. Bucharest in midweek. Ancelotti says ager Jose Mourinho is un- not,”Mourinho told a news “David Luiz is out, I don’t “We’ve been analysing sure whether to stick with conference yesterday. know when I’ll have him the three goals at Sunder- MADRID – Real Madrid’s “He is very relaxed, we the attacking trio he The Portuguese is again back,’ said Mourinho. land and we couldn’t find Spain midfielder Xabi are talking, I have talked lauded after the midweek without knee-injury victim “Eto’o is fine and back the real mistake. For all Alonso will decide “very to him, the club is talking win at Sunderland, or re- David Luiz. Fit-again Sa- with the group. Tomorrow three goals we were trying soon” whether to extend to him and I think he will call his number one play- muel Eto’o could take over or Wednesday Ashley will to find defensive positional his contract beyond the decide very soon what he maker Oscar for today’s from Fernando Torres in play,” added the Chelsea mistakes in relation to the end of this season, coach has to do,” added the tricky Premier League attack, while out-of-favour manager referring to the way we prepared for the Carlo Ancelotti said yes- Italian. game at Stoke City. England left back Ashley home Champions League game, but there was not terday. “It is not a priority, the Eden Hazard stole the Cole may come back in game against Steaua one mistake.” Alonso, who turned 32 priority is to keep the good show in the 4-3 victory at last month, missed the results and good matches Sunderland on Wednes- start of the current cam- going. day,scoring twice and set- paign due to injury, and “After that, Xabi ting up a goal for Frank FIFA hands Under-17 Real struggled without his Alonso’s contract renewal Lampard, while Mourinho controlling influence in is important for everyone – also spoke glowingly about central midfield. for the club, for the team.” the contributions of the World Cup to India They have looked much Real will be seeking Belgian’s attacking part- more assured since his re- their fifth win in a row in ners Juan Mata and COSTA DO SAUIPE, hosts South Africa and FIFA president Sepp turn at the end of October, all competitions at lowly Willian. Brazil – FIFA continued Uzbekistan. Blatter told reporters: and Ancelotti said it was Olimpic, who play in the Brazilian Oscar missed its policy of taking tourna- “This is of enormous im- “important for everyone” regional “Segunda B” divi- the trip after limping off ments to developing soc- New venue portance for a land of 1.2 at the club that he re- sion. with an ankle injury dur- cer frontiers, when it FIFA also awarded the billion people in sporting mained after his current The 2011 Cup winners ing Sunday’s 3-1 triumph awarded the 2017 Under- Under-20 World Cup in political and geo-political deal expires. are likely to give some of at home to Southampton, 17 World Cup to India on 2017 to South Korea,while terms.” “We are waiting for their youngsters a run-out but is now ready to return Thursday. the women’s Under-17 India have never taken Xabi’s decision,” Ancelotti today, although Ancelotti for second-placed Chelsea, It will be the biggest soc- World Cup in 2016 was part in the World Cup fi- told a news conference said Real’s Portugal for- who are four points adrift cer tournament staged in given to Jordan, and the nals and although soccer ahead of Real’s King’s Cup ward Cristiano Ronaldo of leaders Arsenal. India, who won the nomi- Under-20 women’s World matches there attract size- last 32, first leg at third- was fit again after picking “Oscar is much better nation by beating bids Cup will be played in able crowds, cricket is the tier Olimpic de Xativa up a minor muscle strain and I have to decide from 2010 World Cup South Africa. country’s national sport. today. last month. Moyes defiant ahead of tricky Newcastle game MANCHESTER UNI- of the month for No- TED manager David vember, is expecting Uni- Moyes was in defiant ted to respond positively mood ahead of the to the Everton loss. home Premier League “I think there’ll be a re- game against Newcas- action from Man United tle United today. to their defeat, and like- The champions lost 1-0 wise from us, so it will to Everton at Old Trafford make for a game which is on Wednesday, their first quite pressurised,” he told defeat in 13 matches, leav- the club’s website. ing them 12 points behind “Therefore we need to league leaders Arsenal. have calm heads in that Moyes has struggled game – and hopefully we since taking over from can retain the ball better Alex Ferguson in July,and than we did against the visit of Newcastle, who Swansea. had won four games in a “They (United) had gone row before losing at 12 games unbeaten up Swansea in midweek, until that game, so it’s not could prove to be another like there’s a crisis there. difficult match. “They’ve lost a game, “Four straight wins is a which anybody can do in great record to get... but the Premiership at the obviously they are coming moment, and their reac- to Old Trafford and we are tion is going to be a little going to make it as hard bit larger than ours, so I for them as we possibly Manchester United manager David Moyes (left) and Everton manager Roberto Martinez direct their teams think there’s a bit of pres- can,” Moyes told a news during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, on sure on them.” conference yesterday. December 4, 2013. Newcastle have not won United failed to take at United in the league several good chances could quite easily have Marouane Fellaini pro- on Sunday and failed to jury. since the 1971-72 season, against Everton, and were been very different. duced another lacklustre shine against Everton’s “You can ask, that does- but they should be boosted punished in full by Bryan “Unless you are some- display against his former hard-working and organ- n’t mean I will answer,” he by the return of midfielder Oviedo’s 86th-minute win- one who doesn’t under- club, and Moyes has been ised formation. said. Hatem Ben Arfa and ner, which sealed the stand the game too much, reluctant to start Tom “We have got a few in- striker Papiss Cisse. Merseyside club’s first vic- you would have seen that.” Cleverley or Anderson, Tight-lipped juries, like every club,” he “We’ve got to try and tory at Old Trafford for 21 Phil Jones could return placing great responsibil- Japanese forward Shinji said. make it difficult for them,” years. in midfield after missing ity on the shoulders of the Kagawa is doubtful with “The injured players are Pardew said. “People who watched the Everton game due to evergreen Ryan Giggs. a virus, striker Wayne all making progress and “If we can do that and the game they would have suspension, but with The 40-year-old excelled Rooney is suspended and some have a chance (of get in the last period of the got lots of belief from it,” Michael Carrick still in- in last week’s 5-0 Cham- Moyes was tight-lipped playing tomorrow).” game, we could try and re- Moyes said. jured Moyes lacks quality pions League win at Bayer when questioned about Newcastle manager verse a statistic that isn’t “There were chances in options in the middle of Leverkusen, but missed the prospect of Robin van Alan Pardew, named very good of Newcastle the game we didn’t take. It the park. the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Persie returning from in- Premier League manager winning at Man United.”

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 27 NBA roundup: Bulls trounce Heat; Knicks crush Nets; Clippers dominate Grizzlies CHICAGO – Carlos Boozer Derrick Rose. a nine-game losing streak in the MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Reserves Los Angeles. scored 27 points, and the The Bulls shot 50 per cent and first meeting of the season be- Darren Collison and Jamal Kosta Koufos led Memphis Chicago Bulls beat LeBron were 10 for 19 on 3-pointers. tween the city rivals. Crawford scored 15 points each with 17 points, while Mike James and the Miami Heat They also outrebounded Miami The Knicks (4-13) snapped a and Los Angeles Clippers used a Conley had 16 on 6-for-8 shoot- 107-87 on Thursday night. 49-27. tie with the Nets (5-14) for most strong second half to beat ing. Quincy Pondexter scored 15, Luol Deng had 20 points, Taj James scored 21 points for losses in New York, winning the Memphis. and Zach Randolph – back after Gibson chipped in with 19, and Miami, but the Heat shot a sea- game and the crowd with a dom- Chris Paul also had 15 points missing two games following in- Joakim Noah added 17 points son low for the second straight inant second half that had Spike and eight assists for the grown toenail surgery – had 12 and 15 rebounds, as the Bulls game, converting 41.6 per cent Lee and the rest of the fans Clippers, who snapped a two- points and 12 rebounds. had no trouble knocking off the from the field. wearing blue and orange cheer- game losing streak.Blake Griffin The Clippers shot 13 for 20 in defending champions. ing, perhaps the Knicks’ most added 14 points and nine re- the fourth quarter, as Paul and Chicago took control early on Knicks 113, Nets 83 complete performance of the sea- bounds, while DeAndre Jordan Griffin sat on the bench, leaving and hung on down the stretch, NEW YORK – The Knicks are no son. had 10 points and 14 boards for the game to the reserves. after watching a 25-point lead longer the biggest losers in New Andrea Bargnani scored 16 be- in the third quarter dwindle to York. The Brooklyn Nets look fore he was ejected in the fourth 12 late in the game. like the real Big Apple busts. quarter. It was an impressive showing Carmelo Anthony had 19 Brook Lopez had 24 points and Struggling Texans fire by a team that had dropped six points and 10 rebounds, Iman nine rebounds for the Nets. of seven and,is once again trying Shumpert scored a season-high to get by without the injured 17 points, and the Knicks ended Clippers 101, Grizzlies 81 head coach Kubiak

GARY KUBIAK became the as a legitimate AFC power- first coaching casualty of the house, following division titles National Football League’s the prior two seasons. (NFL) 2013 season, as the But after opening the cam- Houston Texans fired him yes- paign with a pair of wins, Hous- terday with the team in the ton fell apart due to a combina- midst of a franchise-record 11- tion of unsteady play at quarter- game losing streak. back and injuries to key players, The decision comes a day including tight end Owen after Houston lost to Daniels and running back Arian Jacksonville and fell to an NFL- Foster. worst 2-11, a huge swing from Kubiak, who went 61-64 dur- last season when they went 12- ing the regular season, and 2-2 4 and won the AFC South in the playoffs since taking the Division. “This has been a very head coaching job in 2006, disappointing year,” said Texans missed time earlier this season chief executive Bob McNair.“We after collapsing at half-time started with such high hopes. during a game last month. To have this string of losses is He was diagnosed as having unacceptable.” suffered a mini-stroke and Defensive co-ordinator, Wade missed one game before work- Phillips, will serve as interim ing the following two contests coach for the Texans’ final three from the booth. Kubiak re- games of the 2013 season, the turned to the sidelines on team said in a statement. December 1. Houston entered the 2013 Phillips, who was named NFL season with high hopes Houston’s defensive co-ordina- and were considered a Super tor ahead of the 2011 season, Bowl contender by some, given has an 82-60 record as a head Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer, left, looks for an opening against Miami Heat forward a mix of high-profile names at coach during stints with New Shane Battier, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, on Thursday, several positions, a veteran Orleans, Denver, Buffalo, December 5, 2013. coaching staff and a reputation Atlanta, Dallas and Houston. 28 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate

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30 • Saturday December 7, 2013 The Barbados Advocate Stiff competition expected as tennis action due this weekend THE Barbados Tennis Using a red ball, the 9 and saw Johnny Hutson defeating and the full court, another 10 Patterson/Powerade Junior Association started December Under Girls division was Lance Castagne-Clermont in and Under category pitted boys Tournament. The competition with a bang as 50 young play- played on a half court and the final. This division utilises and girls against each other.At is scheduled to begin today and ers took part in a Tennis 10’s Savannah Berridge came out an orange ball and three-quar- the end of it all Hannah marks the last of four junior competition at the National the eventual winner after beat- ters of the court and Hutson Chambers came out the cham- tournaments hosted annually Tennis Centre on December ing Mia Holub in the final. was master of it all. In the pion after defeating Kyle by the NTC. With stiff competi- 1st. The enthusiastic young- Euan Harrison took the top Girls, Serena Bryan was forced Griffith in the final. tion across five age groups, sters in varying Under-10 age spot with a win over Jaden to take a second place to Asha Tennis action continues at boys and girls from Under-10 to groups competed with transi- Chandler. King. the National Tennis Centre Under-18 will be participating. tion balls in three divisions. The 10 and Under division Using a quicker green ball this weekend with the Peter (MP) 100-day countdown begins to the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 THE International Cricket ture 10 teams and Australia will Council (ICC), together with attempt to complete a hat-trick the Bangladesh Cricket of titles.The first round matches Board (BCB), celebrated the to take place in Sylhet from 23 100-day countdown to the March to 2 April. The top two ICC World Twenty20 sides from each group will Bangladesh 2014 in the three progress to the semi-finals. As host cities. in the past, the women’s semi-fi- The countdown clock was un- nals and final will be held on the veiled on Thursday evening same day as the men’s semi-fi- The countdown clock was unveiled on Thursday evening amid much fanfare, confetti and fire- amid much fanfare, confetti and nals and final, and at the same works in Bangladesh. fireworks at South Plaza Gate, venue. National Parliament House, Speaking about the event, MS a level playing field only adding trophy. of one of the most sought prizes Dhaka; Chittagong’s Circuit Dhoni of India, Mohammad more spice to what is already an “We have a proud record in the in cricket.” House Circle, M.A.Aziz Stadium Hafeez of Pakistan, Darren unpredictable format, the teams ICC World Twenty20, having West Indies will defend the and Sylhet’s Keane Bridge Sammy of the West Indies and know it will be a hard run in the played in two finals, winning one title it won in Sri Lanka and cap- (Surma River). Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim marquee event.” in 2009,and two semi-finals,and tain Darren Sammy said:“At the Concerts at the three venues said they could barely wait for The inaugural ICC World we will try our best to do one last ICC World Twenty20, our wowed the audiences, and pres- the start of the event. Twenty20 was staged in South better than the last time and slogan was ‘One Team, One ent at the sites were Bangladesh Mushfiqur said: “The ICC Africa and under the leadership equal the achievement of 2009 Goal’, and we achieved our mis- Cricket Board President World Twenty20 is knocking on of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India that gave the country so much sion to win the tournament. We Nazmul Hassan (in Dhaka), and our doorsteps and this is an had earned the top honours. happiness and delight.” will have the same desire for BCB Directors AZM Nasir and amazing feeling. I believe I can Looking ahead to next year’s Pakistan and India will lock next year’s tournament, as we Shafiul Alam Chowdhury (in truly relate to the passion and event, Dhoni said: “It’s person- horns in their tournament open- seek to become the first team to Chittagong and Sylhet, respec- excitement of the whole of ally quite exciting for me as a ers against each other on 21 win back-to-back ICC World tively). Also attending the cele- Bangladesh as we wait in eager captain, as I look forward to March in Dhaka and Hafeez Twenty20 titles. brations at different venues anticipation of what I am sure leading India’s quest to reclaim hoped his boys will be on target “As the title-holders, we expect were Bangladesh men’s team will be a magnificent event. the ICC World Twenty20 title. from the very first ball. “Our that all of the other teams will be members Shakib Al Hasan, “Bangladesh’s love for the “If India manages to snare this group is an interesting one, and coming hard at us, but no extra Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, game of cricket is legendary.The coveted trophy,it will complete a includes defending champion incentive or motivation is re- Sohag Gazi,Anamul Haque and tickets for the ICC WT20 BD unique feat as it already holds the West Indies, former winner quired when we wear the West women’s team captain Salma 2014 getting sold out within the ICC Cricket World Cup and India, Australia as well as the Indies uniform, and they can ex- Khatun and her teammates days gives you a perfect example ICC Champions Trophy.We are side that tops Group A from the pect to get as good they give. Ayesha Rahman and Jahanara of what to expect a hundred days familiar with the conditions in first round. “With conditions in Ahmed. from now. Bangladesh and I’m sure they “And when the tournament Bangladesh likely to be similar The men’s event will include “I am very aware of what the will suit our style of play. opener is against India, then to Sri Lanka last year, we are ICC’s 10 Full Members and, for home fans are hoping to see from “So with just 100 days to go to you’ve got to be on top of your all fired up and looking for an the first time, six ICC Associate us and the team has also raised the ICC World Twenty20 game from the very first ball. encore. members (Afghanistan, Hong the bar in regards to what it in- Bangladesh 2014, we can barely “Our recent performances “We will again have a well-bal- Kong, Ireland, Nepal, the tends to achieve. Our eyes are wait for the start of the event, have given us a lot of confidence anced and talented squad, look- Netherlands and the United firmly fixed on 16 March, when and look forward to producing and belief, and I’m optimistic ing to prove themselves and jus- Arab Emirates), who qualified we start our campaign against our best performances against that we’ll be able to perform to tify our high pre-tournament through the recently concluded Afghanistan at Mirpur.That fix- some of the best sides in the the best our ability - of course, billing, and we promise to enter- ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier ture and every other match will world.” with the support and blessings tain cricket fans all over the UAE 2013. be a challenge as Twenty20 is a Pakistan’s Mohammad of our followers worldwide.” world, not just with the quality The first round matches will great leveler, but we will give it Hafeez, who has played in all Hafeez hoped the people of of our play, but also our unique start on 16 March with the our best shot to ensure perform- the ICC World Twenty20s ex- Bangladesh will enjoy this spec- style and flair, just as we did in opener between Bangladesh and ances befitting of a proud host cept the one in 2009 when the tacle when he said: “As regards Sri Lanka.” Afghanistan while India and nation”, said the skipper of green shirts won the title, was to the home crowd, this is a once- “The previous edition of the Pakistan will feature in the first Bangladesh.” equally excited when he said: in-a-lifetime opportunity for the tournament in the Emerald Isle match of the Super 10 stage on “The four previous editions of “The ICC World Twenty20 cricket-passionate people of provided a slew of hard-fought 21 March. The semi-finals will the tournament have thrown up Bangladesh 2014, like any other Bangladesh to throng the sta- affairs.And with an exciting new be played on 3 and 4 April and four different winners, adding to ICC event, will be a thrilling and dia and see live in action the format that sees a new system of the final will be staged on 6 the aura of one of the most glam- action-packed tournament in world’s best teams and players qualification for the Super 10 April. orous and widely followed events which all the sides will aim for in the shortest and probably stage after the group phase, this The women’s event will fea- in international sport.And with nothing less than the coveted most attractive format, in quest one promises much the same.”

The Barbados Advocate Saturday December 7, 2013 • 31 Husbands is National Chess Champion Mayweather CANDIDATE Master the number 3 rank player hints name Orlando Husbands in the event , his Lodge wrote his name on his- School team mate Yutien of next foe tory’s page when he be- Poon. came the second In the final round could come youngest ever player to against Andrea Janoha he win the Barbados sen- only needed a draw which ior Nationals he got after some nervous this week Championships. The moments and was duly GRAND RAPIDS (United Lodge School 16 year crowned as the 2013 States) – Unbeaten US old emerged victorious Barbados National Chess fighter Floyd Mayweather in the recently con- Champion. hinted that the identity of cluded BOA Barbados Fide Master Delisle his next foe, speculated to National Chess Warner finished in second be Britain’s Amir Khan, Championship. The place followed by Yutien could be revealed this record is still held by Poon and Fide Master week. Ron Buckmire who Martyn Del Castilho in In a report Tuesday on won the title at 15 years third and fourth place re- the MLive Media Group old in the early 80’s. spectively. website from Husbands made his in- Attention will now be Mayweather’s home state tentions clear when he de- focussed on the of Michigan, Mayweather feated the defending National Rapid Chess was quoted as saying last champion Fide Master Championships this week- week that this week could Martyn Del Castilho in end where Husbands will be a big one. round one. He went on to be trying to add another Asked about his fight defeat the number one title to his list. Action future on November 27, seed Fide Master Delisle starts at 4:00pm at the Mayweather said, “Next Warner in a closely fought Orlando Husbands emerged victorious in the recently concluded BOA Barbados Chess Centre in Cavans week. I’m looking forward encounter and drew with National Chess Championship. Lane, The City. to next week. But as for me right now I’m not thinking about boxing.” Mayweather, 45-0 with Granderson, 26 knockouts, is expected to fight on May 3 of next year in his first bout since taking the World Boxing Mets reach Council and World Boxing Association light mid- dleweight titles in a 12- round majority decision $60M, 4-yr deal over Saul “Canelo” NEW YORK – Curtis limited him to 61 games. Alvarez on September 14. Granderson is heading But he surpassed 40 Khan became the top across town, where the homers in each of his pre- speculative candidate New York Mets hope his vious two seasons in pin- after he failed to sign a home run swing won’t suf- stripes. deal that appeared set to fer at Citi Field. The move marks gen- face American Devon The free-agent out- eral manager Sandy Alexander this Saturday, fielder agreed to a $60 Alderson’s most expensive the talk being that he did million, four-year contract free-agent signing – by far not want to risk a chance with the Mets, according – after three years of bar- for a big-money fight with to a person familiar with gain shopping as the Mets Mayweather by taking on the situation. The person rebuilt. Alexander first. spoke to The Associated A three-time All-Star, While both camps de- Press on condition of Granderson provides Granderson, who turns 33 in March, comes over from the crosstown Yankees nied that was the case, the anonymity yesterday be- proven thump from the and gives the Mets much-needed power in their punchless outfield. move meant Khan has cause the deal was pend- left side of the plate to fought only once this year, ing a physical and no an- complement right-handed reer but spent time in STATS.The group also in- overall selection. The top the fewest bouts of any nouncement had been hitter David Wright in a both left and right last cludes speedy left fielder 10 picks are protected. year in his career.His last made. lineup that managed only season. He figures to fill a Eric Young Jr., the NL Granderson hit 41 bout was a unanimous de- Granderson, who turns 130 home runs last sea- corner spot with the Mets, stolen base leader. home runs in 2011, when cision victory in April over 33 in March, comes over son – tied for 25th among who plan to use defensive Granderson turned he led the American Mexico’s Julio Diaz. from the crosstown 30 major league teams. whiz Juan Lagares or down a $14.1 million qual- League in runs (136) and Asked about facing Yankees and gives the New York also signed Young in center. ifying offer from the RBIs (119) and finished Filipino icon Manny Mets much-needed power free-agent outfielder New York’s outfield Yankees to test the open fourth in MVP voting. He Pacquiao, the fighter that in their punchless out- Chris Young to a $7.25 combined to hit .238 this market. The Mets, how- had 43 homers and 106 boxing fans have wanted field. He batted .229 with million, one-year contract year (29th in the majors) ever, would not have to RBIs in 2012, taking ad- Mayweather to fight for seven homers and 15 this offseason. with 50 homers (tied for forfeit their first-round vantage of the short right- several years, the 36-year- RBIs this year, when Granderson has played 24th) and 209 RBIs draft pick to sign him be- field porch at Yankee old champion only replied: wrist and hand injuries center field most of his ca- (16th), according to cause they own the 10th Stadium. “Who?” Nadal to return to Buenos Aires event after nine years BUENOS AIRES – World February 10 to 16 is part of and I’m excited to play the tering career that has in- his country’s Davis Cup month for exhibition number one Rafael Nadal the Latin American swing Copa Claro again,” Nadal cluded 13 grand slam ti- captain.Nadal made his matches against world will play in the Buenos of claycourt events which said in a video shown at a tles, eight at Roland comeback from a long in- number two Novak Aires ATP tournament in also includes tournaments news conference. Garros. jury layoff at the Vina del Djokovic and retired February for the first time in Chile, Brazil and Nadal lost to Argentine “We’re very happy to Mar tournament in Chile Argentine former number since 2005, the Spaniard Mexico. Gaston Gaudio, the 2004 have Rafa, to have a world last February,launching a three David Nalbandian’s said on Wednesday. “After a time when I was French Open champion, in number one playing for the comeback that took him farewell to tennis. The tournament to be unable to go, this year I’m the quarter-final of the points in Argentina,” said back to the top of the rank- Buenos Aires champion held at the Buenos Aires going to return to the 2005 Buenos Aires tourna- tournament director ings last month. David Ferrer will not be de- Lawn Tennis Club from Buenos Aires tournament ment at the start of a glit- Martin Jaite, who is also He was in Argentina last fending his title.

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Saturday December 7, 2013 DON’T IGNORE RED FLAGS By Regina Selman Moore various T-shirts painted by vic- tims of domestic violence to be NOT enough women are displayed, as the victims de- paying attention to the picted what has been happen- ‘red flags’ that can act as ing to them on the coloured precursors to domestic shirts, which represent differ- violence and abuse. ent types of violence (beatings, This is the acknowledgement rape, continued harassment of Marlene Hewitt, coordinator etc). This serves in the process of the Business and Pro- of catharsis (emotional release fessional Women’s (BPW’s) and cleansing) and helps the Club Crisis Centre. She spoke women to move on with their to The Barbados Advocate lives, she said. yesterday morning during a Addressing the spate of do- break from the Wear Purple mestic violence homicides tak- Exhibit, held at the Bureau of ing place of late in Barbados, Marlene Hewitt, coordinator of the BPW's Crisis Centre, examines one of the displays at the Wear Gender Affairs at the Baobab Hewitt stressed her belief that Purple Exhibit, held at the Bureau of Gender Affairs at the Baobab Towers in Warrens. The event Towers in Warrens. The event some women are not warming was held to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women. was held to commemorate the up to the warning signs that 16 Days of Activism to End indicate they could be killed at flags a lot and sometimes they going to find me’. Most people BPW Crisis Centre are urging Violence Against Women. the hands of their partner or actually know that the person don’t pay too much attention women to pay special attention Hewitt explained that while ex-partner. means it (the threat to kill), to the places that can help first to the signs that suggest the Bureau was responsible for “No, I don’t think that most but then they don’t know them [either],” Hewitt sug- they are in abusive relation- coordinating the event, the women actually see the red where to go or they think ‘well gested. ships. BPW gave support by offering flags. We talk about the red if I hide with a friend, he is not However, officials at the SIGNS on Page 5

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