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Claims that Perry Christie ‘stacking Travolta to testify the deck’ against any challengers

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John Travolta will There was specu- l This move, which e arrive in the lation that Mr Tra- F sources in the party claim Bahamas to testify in volta might give his is an apparent attempt at person in the extor- testimony from the “stacking the deck” tion case involving US by video. How- against any challenger former PLP Senator ever, he will be one who would dare face Mr Pleasant Bridgewa- of 12 witnesses for Christie is being con- ter. the prosecution, demned by many within the hierarchy of the par- Slated to begin on which will include John Travolta ty. September 21, Ms West End MP Obie At any convention all Bridgewater, 49, is Wilchcombe. posts within the party are charged with former para- According to sources Mr Tra- vacated and fresh elec- medic Tarino Lightbourne, volta has decided to go into tions are held. With only 47, in connection with an the witness box in the stalwart councillors and alleged plot to extort $25 mil- Bahamas Supreme Court. convention delegates vot- lion from John Travolta. The Bridgewater and her co- ing, this move to newly two, who were charged in accused Lightbourne were install 250 persons to a Magistrate’s Court in late Jan- group that was originally uary, were arraigned again SEE page 10 already appointed pre- dominately by Mr Christie, the party leader Appeal set to be filed over is expected to be chal- Hotel Union election ruling SEE page 16 THE attorneys of the recently elected Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Nicole Martin are set to file an appeal to Justice Jon Isaacs’ ruling handed down on Friday that declared the results of the May 28 election null and void. MISS Ingibjorg Egilsdottir enjoys some junkanoo rhythm at the Lynden Pindling Airport at the Boy stabbed At a press conference called yesterday, Ms Martin’s attorney weekend. Contestants in the Miss Universe pageant were welcomed to the Bahamas at the weekend ahead Damien Gomez said that they hoped to file an appeal as early as of the pageant this month. over Big Mac today with the hope that they can have the Justice’s ruling stayed. • SEE PAGE SEVEN AND WOMAN SECTION sandwich SEE page 10 Either Michael Man shot dead after A 14-YEAR-OLD boy is hospitalised in serious condi- PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO TECHNICAL Barnett or Brian tion after being stabbed in the gunmen storm home neck and back over a Big Mac ISSUES, THE USA TODAY SECTION WILL NOT Moree set to be sandwich early Monday A 30-YEAR-OLD man was shot and morning, according to police. APPEAR IN TODAY’S EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE next chief justice killed early Monday morning when armed According to reports, gunmen stormed his Malcolm Road East res- sometime around 4am Mon- PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham is idence and opened fire on him. day, the teenager was in the reportedly set to name either former attorney He is the country’s 48th homicide for the Pinewood Gardens area hav- general Michael Barnett or attorney Brian year. Police say that sometime around 3.15 ing returned from a local Moree as the next chief justice of the Judi- am Monday, they received reports of a shoot- nightclub, when he got into a ciary, The Tribune can reveal. ing incident in the area of Malcolm Road fight with another teenager According to sources close to the matter, East. over a Big Mac sandwich. the Prime Minister has reportedly already When police officers arrived at the scene, During the altercation, the 14- advised former Prime Minister Perry Christie they discovered a man, later identified as year-old was stabbed in his of his choices under the guidelines set out in Quincy Cartwright, lying on the floor of the neck and back. His injuries the constitution. Under the law, the appoint- apartment. are described as serious. ment of the Chief Justice can only be made by Police say that preliminary investigations Six hours later, an 18-year- the governor-general, in accordance with the revealed that the gunmen had kicked in a old was shot in the lower back recommendation of the prime minister, who western living room door to the victim’s in Nassau Village while must have consulted with the leader of the home and once inside the residence fired attempting to purchase a vehi- opposition. two shots into his bedroom door and also cle, according to police. On June 26, the Cabinet office announced kicked it in. The gunmen then shot the victim, According to reports, some- that Chief Justice Sir Burton Hall is set to twice in his chest. Police are appealing to time around 10am on Mon- leave the Bahamas in August, after serving in persons who may have any information SEE page 16 regarding the homicide to come forward. SEE page 16

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PAGE 2, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS Three US tourists and two British women are robbed THREE American tourists around 9.25 am, the three man while walking on St and two British women were American visitors found Albans Drive. According to among those robbed over the themselves lost in the South police, the man held up the weekend in two separate inci- Beach area and went to a ser- women and grabbed one of dents, the police have con- vice station for assistance. their purses. firmed. Three men in a white Hon- When the other woman While all of these persons da offered to assist them and tried to help her, she was hit were tourists, Chief Superin- directed the visitors to the in the face with an unknown tendent of Police Paul Rolle rear of the station where they object. said yesterday that none of pulled out firearms and The male robbed the them was in any way con- robbed the visitors of an women of a handbag contain- nected with the Miss Universe undetermined amount of ing cash and personal effects. pageant. cash. The assailant reportedly ran The first incident, which In another incident, around to a long grey car which sped occurred on Saturday, 9am Monday, two British off. Police investigations con- involved three American women were held up by a tinue into both matters. tourists who were robbed at gunpoint of an undetermined amount of cash by three men who had reportedly offered Girl who drowned is identified to assist them with directions. The five-year-old girl, who drowned last week in a Freeport Police reports state that canal, has been identified as Selina Lewis, a resident of Rich- maur Apartment. The child was attending a party at the apartment complex when she disappeared. A police dive team later found her body in about 30 feet of water at a nearby canal. JUNKANOO IN FOX HILL

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LOCAL NEWS 38-year-old man dies in apparent Man in hospital traffic accident By NATARIO McKENZIE after shooting Tribune Staff Reporter [email protected] A MAN is hospital in serious condi- ous condition after being shot in the A TEAM of police officers from New Provi- tion after being shot several times ear- stomach while driving on Blue Hill dence are in Exuma investigating an apparent traf- ly Sunday morning. Road on Sunday. fic accident that claimed the life of a 38-year-old res- According to reports, around mid- According to police, around 5.20am ident of that island. night, a man was standing outside on Sunday, a female resident of Blue Preston Ferguson was found dead in his car on Tom’s Bar on Quakoo Street when he Hill Road reported that while driving the side of the road in the area of Ocean Addition received a telephone call. north on Blue Hill Road in the vicinity East, near the Forest, Exuma, according to police. The man reportedly walked to a of Brougham Street with a male com- It is believed that Mr Ferguson’s car ran off the road nearby house where he was held up by panion, she heard what sounded like and hit a utility pole while heading west from the two men armed with handguns. gunshots and immediately felt a burn- Forest. The driver’s side of the vehicle was exten- sively damaged. According to Corporal 1824 The gunmen shot the man several ing sensation in her right side. Anderson of the George Town Police Station, times. The woman continued driving to the police officers on mobile patrol discovered Mr Fer- The man was taken to hospital where Accident and Emergency section of guson around 5.20 am Sunday, however some per- his condition is listed as serious. Police the Princess Margaret Hospital where sons indicated that they might have spotted him ear- are asking for the public’s assistance she was seen by doctors and later lier, but at the time assumed it was just someone in their investigation into this incident. underwent surgery for gunshot wounds who had pulled to the side of the road. It is still to the stomach. unclear whether speed played a factor in the acci- • THREE masked cutlass-wielding dent; however a team of officers from New Provi- bandits broke into the home of a • A local barbershop was held up by dence are in Exuma investigating the incident. Retirement Road resident Sunday two armed gunmen who escaped with Traffic police on New Providence are investi- morning and robbed him of cash, cash, jewellery and an assortment of gating an accident that has left a motorcyclist hos- according to police. phone cards, according to police. pitalised in serious condition. Police say that the It was reported that around 3.45 am According to police, sometime incident took place in the area of Robinson Road the man was awakened by the sound of around 11 am, they received reports around 10.10 am in the area of Super Value food- his front door opening. that two armed gunmen had entered store. The driver of a white Nissan Soreno van was He saw three masked persons in his the David and Sons Barber Shop on coming out of the parking lot of Super Value and living room armed with cutlasses. Wulff Road. The gunmen reportedly entering the main Robinson Road when a motor- The men robbed the resident of cash, held up the patrons and robbed them of cyclist, who was heading west on Robinson Road, his flat screen television, computer and cash and jewellery. collided with the van. The motorcyclist received extensive head injuries and is in critical condition in Rolex watch before fleeing the scene. The assailants then searched the pro- hospital. A female passenger was also injured, but prietor’s office and took an assortment her injuries were not described as serious. • A WOMAN is in hospital in seri- of phone cards from him. Semi-military service held for businessman shot in robbery By DENISE MAYCOCK said, looking at the politicians Tribune Freeport Reporter seated in the front. [email protected] “I don’t say what I say here to embarrass any of my friends FREEPORT – Grand and those in politics, but man, Bahama businessman and y’all need to get your act retired police officer Leslie together and do what needs to Maycock was remembered as a be done to stop this,” said Mr “good man” who was devoted Pinnock. to his family, community, and In his eulogy, Pastor Wilbur serving his country. Outten described Maycock as a Mr Maycock, 50, was shot good man, friend, and church and robbed while closing his member. convenience store in Hawks- “He was someone with so bill on July 15. He died a week much promise; someone who later in hospital. protected us and who served A semi-military service was so graciously and gave so gen- held at the Freeport Bible erously. He was someone who Church at 11am. Many persons laboured tirelessly to support came to pay their respects, his family; someone who was including State Minister for LESLIE MAYCOCK totally devoted to his commu- Finance Zhivargo Laing, Fox nity, church and family. Hill MP Fred Mitchell and “It is an irony we are here “When a loved one is taken Minister of Works Neko Grant. marking the death of someone from us in such a senseless The retired police sergeant who gave so much to this coun- manner it hurts. But God was dressed in his full police try; someone who was struck understands our hurt. He uniform. His casket was draped down by unknown assas- encourages us to express our with a Bahamian flag and sins…who want to take things hurt.” escorted into the church by a that don’t belong to them. However, Pastor Outten said convoy of police officers. “This is surely not what our that the crime situation is not Mr Maycock joined the Roy- forefathers fought for. It makes the sole responsibility of polit- al Bahamas Police Force in me very sad and I am disap- ical leaders. 1977. He rose to the rank of pointed that this happened. “I want to say the responsi- Sergeant and was attached to This has been happening too bility does not rest solely with the Special Intelligence Branch much, businessmen closing up the political leaders, we all (SIB). shop getting struck down…, have a role to play in restoring Retired Supt Archie Fergu- and the society appears to be some sense of normalcy in our son, of the Retired Police numbed by it. country. Association, said Mr Maycock “It appears we have lost our “The Bahamas is still a good was one of the first officers to element of surprise. At one place and the majority of us support and join the associa- point when the six boys were are still good people, but there tion. killed in Grand Bahama, I are some bad apples,” he said. After retiring from the thought we had reached our Mr Maycock was buried at Force, he took the position as height in this kind of outrage. Grand Bahama Memorial Assistant Director of Security And then, you remember, a Park. He is survived by his at the Casino at Bahamia in minister was killed… and then, wife, Beverley, and four chil- 1995. Upon completing his businessman, Mr Carey, was dren, Anjelica, Ryan, Ashton tenure, in 2000, Mr Maycock shot down in Nassau, and each Maycock, and DeAngelo decided to manage the family time it appears to be getting Carey. convenience store in Hawks- worse — what do we do?” bill. When a mourner replied, Fred Mitchell, MP for Fox “Hang them,” the entire con- Hill, expressed heartfelt con- gregation applauded in agree- dolences to Mr Maycock’s fam- ment. ily on behalf of Dame Mar- Businessman Winston Pin- guerite Pindling, himself, and nock became very emotional his constituents. as he went up to speak. He He said he came to know blamed politicians on both Officer Leslie Maycock when sides for the crime situation. he served as part of a security “It is sad to know that… detail for the late Sir Lynden (Maycock) fell victim to the Pindling in Congo Town, very thing he protected others Andros. from and hated so much,” he Mr Mitchell said the coun- said. try’s crime situation is getting “Those who serve now and worse. He was especially con- who served in recent years, cerned about the senseless irrespective of political labels, killings of businessmen in the you are at fault; you refuse to Bahamas. do what needs to be done in our country to stop this,” he INDEX

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PAGE 4, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 THE TRIBUNE EDITORIAL/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Tribune Limited Immigration NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI Being Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master LEON E. H. DUPUCH, Publisher/Editor 1903-1914 Detention Centre SIR ETIENNE DUPUCH, Kt., O.B.E., K.M., K.C.S.G., (Hon.) LL.D., D.Litt . Publisher/Editor 1919-1972 – a black hole in Contributing Editor 1972-1991

EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. Publisher/Editor 1972- the Bahamas Published Daily Monday to Saturday EDITOR, The Tribune. almost 15 months and I have Shirley Street, P.O. Box N-3207, Nassau, Bahamas seen everything. Insurance Management Building., P.O. F-485, Freeport, Grand Bahama The Bahamas is very popular LETTERS Things that can easily sicken for blue holes and black holes [email protected] or kill animals, happen to peo- TELEPHONES so let me tell you something ple in this place. about one of the Bahamas’ Switchboard (News, Circulation and Advertising) 322-1986 I have been here since April most secret black holes. 2008 and nobody can tell me Advertising Manager - (242) 502-2352 night so they can count you for The Carmichael Road the third time in one day. how much longer I am going to Detention Centre of Immigra- You know the kind of time it be. WEBSITE tion is the most inhumane and takes that number of people to In my almost 500 days www.tribune242.com – updated daily at 2pm bottomless black hole you can settle back into somewhere to detained here, I have been ever fall into in the Bahamas. sleep all over again. starved, abused, mistreated, As you know there was And this is not just males, beaten and tortured in this always complaints of this place but females with children, preg- place. Bay Street prepares for Miss Universe being over-crowded when there nant women, females who are Everything I bought and was were two male dorms, and one still breast feeding standing in sent to me for the first eight female dorm, so you can imag- WITH our special guests now in town many kidding us,” we exclaimed, “we are locals, the cold of that 12 o’clock months in this place I lost in ine now that we still have the Bay Street merchants have been criticised for one of you, and we know exactly why this counting. the dorms’ fire in December. not doing enough to brighten up the town store is closed!” With that he became confi- same number of detainees and And there’s no medical Plus almost $2,000 cash. “I centre for the Miss Universe beauty contes- dential, angry confidential. He expended much only one male dorm since the attention in this place for haven’t got a toothbrush from tants. verbal heat against the owner. He commented December fire took away one months, and when they bring Senate President Lynn Holowesko com- on how the staff was being treated, and what of the male dorms. immigration up to this day.” in a doctor or nurse to see peo- “They have made me buy menting on the many dirty, untidy and aban- should be done to a seemingly wealthy person, There is one male dorm left ple here they (immigration) three tickets valued almost doned buildings — particularly on the eastern who had failed to consider his needy staff. By which is designed for about 60 doesn’t carry out the doctor’s end of Bay Street — which, she said although now we were buddies, both natives together, persons and we live in here with prescriptions. $4,000 and haven’t refunded government had done its part, the private sec- sharing the same economic destiny. He con- around 200 persons. The last time I saw the doc- even one, nor said anything tor had done little to improve. tinued half way down the block giving his As if that is too kind, they tor was on May 13. about it, plus I’m still here, Last week with the first contestant — Miss opinion of the closed store and its owners. have these very soul-less type of He give me some expired about three months after they — on her way, Mrs Holowesko com- Two persons were busy in front of the Sue hours for counting detainees in medication and gave Immigra- made me buy my third ticket. mented on this “grand event” that will bring Nan Shoppe scrubbing down the pavement this place, after all of the hush- tion a form for the second time So I say this is one black hole with it much needed international publicity. in front of the store and cleaning the metal ing and fussing that it takes 200 to take me to X-ray for my to get out of. But, “unfortunately,” she said, “I don’t see security screens. There was activity on the people to settle into somewhere back and as I said that was on enough of what the private sector is doing. It roof of Athena Cafe on the northern side of to sleep inside and outside of the 13 of May, 2009 and Immi- DETAINEE occurred to me looking at so many buildings, Bay Street as this eatery was being spruced up. the building then you got to get gration hasn’t taken me yet. Nassau, windows and store fronts that soap and water And what we have dubbed the dilapidated right back up at 12 o’clock mid- I have been in this place for June, 2009. is all that’s needed.” “tic-tac-toe” building, defaced by X’s and While the young ladies are in town the O’s, whose owners have refused to pull it Ministry of Tourism plans to give them a stroll down, leaving it as a defiant embarrassment down what was once New Providence’s main for the city, was also getting a face lift. Two We need to clean up our act – quickly shopping centre. Bay Street, now fallen on men with paint brushes were trying to give it hard times, has to try to look grand for the a lick of white paint. Two large containers EDITOR, The Tribune. eastward to beyond Tropic/Bethel dock? Of occasion. from the port were parked on its western side course to one it is art but to others it is awful. From a car window — even up to a few to hide at least that side of it from view. It was It seems we are looking at the arrival on I hope as part of the actual event the Min- days ago— Bay Street looked grimy, congest- once part of the Imperial Lighthouse service, our shores of the 85 Miss Universe contes- istry of Tourism will ensure that the backdrop, ed and most unattractive. And so on Sunday now probably only being held up by the ter- tants with dark shades on — the letter writer video, behind the contestants will include a we decided to take our own stroll down the old mites. However, despite these negligent land- H. Sawyer had it absolutely right, every Min- visual of The Bahamas from space — a unique street to see what it looked like from ground lords, old Bay Street still has its charm, it still ister should be assigned specific areas where site and acknowledged by all astronauts as level. We started from The Tribune on Shirley has tremendous potential. the contestants will travel and be filmed to one of the wonders of the world looking from Street, down Avenue and out onto From Frederick Street to Market Street ensure those areas are spotlessly clean. space. Bay. We walked on the southern side of the was a most attractive sight. With no humans to I read today that the contestants will have Can Physical Planning ensure that all the sidewalk to the British Colonial Hilton and blot the view the attractive pavement with lunch at Graycliff Restaurant, however the hundreds of illegal signage is pulled down returned to The Tribune on the northern side, store fronts on one side and a colonnade of immediate precincts around the top of Cum- immediately — one wonders if the FNM Kil- detouring for a stroll out to Prince George potted plants and trees on the other was a berland and Prince’s Street and Government larney branch obtained Town Planning wharf. We had the street to ourselves, except lovely view. These stores were well kept, House is dilapidated and an extreme example approval for the banner on the Cable Beach for about three taxis drivers, one of whom brightly polished and filled with attractive rushed up to us shouting “Taxi! taxi!” merchandise. At the corner of Frederick and of just how we don’t look after our heritage. strip, right by the Gaming Board? By the way The eastern part of Bay Street from Vic- Bay was the street’s oldest store — Baker & I have no idea who owns the complex of the design of the Miss Universe banners is toria Avenue almost to Bank Lane can be Sons, Est. 1894 — probably untouched from buildings opposite the main gate to Govern- simply awful. written off as a disaster — no amount of art the day it opened, but clean, and wearing its ment House, but these buildings have I would hate that we present ourselves in a work can hide what used be shops, now aban- years well. remained unpainted for years — I ask a stupid manner which will put egg all over our faces. doned by their owners, and left to accumulate From Market Street to George Street was question, will anything be done to them to Prime Minister get the whip out, sir! You do grime and mounting garbage in the side alleys. another pleasant walk, shaded by the over- clean them up? We are out of time not have much more time. We stopped in front of one store, owned by a hang of the buildings. Some of these areas Minister of Tourism? well known businessman, who has a running and the side streets off the waterfront were The boarding up of bad sites and what some M. HUMES, dispute with staff now demanding back pay. reminiscent of small European towns. see as “art” is awful — imagine if this is taken Nassau, The store has been closed down. It should John Bull was the only store that had a to the fullest extent from Elizabeth Avenue, July 29, 2009. have had a “gone out of business” sign. welcome sign up for the 2009 Miss Universe Instead there was a sign that claimed it was delegates. Bay Street has many beautiful, well closed for renovations in order to serve its kept stores. customers better. It certainly was a blot on If it could cut the eastern end of the street Congratulations to ministries who the scenery. As we read the sign, a little taxi adrift it could pass the test for this walk-about. man came up to us. Obviously, embarrassed Somehow the downtown tour will have to by such a blight on a once attractive street, he start at the parliament buildings and continue seem to have screwed up again! started to make excuses. He went along with west. the hoax that it was just closed in prepara- And after the show is over government and EDITOR, The Tribune. applying for environmental The Bahamas and now throw tion for a grander opening. Thinking we were merchants will have to seriously get together approval for an LNG terminal their support by the alterna- foreigners, he explained that this was a holiday and return all of Bay Street to its former glo- Miami Television News was and pipeline, you know the tive solution of anchoring a weekend, the store would soon reopen. “Stop ry. reporting last evening that one that the second consecu- super-tanker terminal off Florida Power and Light was tive Government signed a Florida and will pump the promise to approve, which LNG ashore. has wallowed in the depth of Congrats to all at the vari- Government red tape ever ous ministries who seem to since and now seems to have have screwed up again. been lost to Florida. I believe the Bahamas Gov- If you recall the Florida ter- ernment could not give a minal end of the original definitive some 10 years! 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THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 5 LOCAL NEWS Fox Hill community STRUCKUM marks the 175th

RATS, ANTS, TERMITES, ROACHES, FLIES, MOSQUITOES, TICKS & FLEAS anniversary of PHONE: 327-6464 HUNDREDS turned out to watch the Junkanoo rushout yesterday morning. abolition of slavery WE SEND ‘EM PACKIN’! (DF55)

MARKING the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, the Fox Hill commu- nity kicked off its two week long celebrations over the weekend with a dramatic Junkanoo rushout early yes- terday morning. Speaking at the event, Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell said that as the representative for the area, he has seen the protec- tion of this event and the her- itage of the village of Fox Hill as his central mission. “Today we pay tribute to all of our ancestors, forefathers and foremothers on this the HORN BLOWERS from the Fancy Dancers during the rushout. 175th anniversary of the Emancipation of the slaves in the British Empire. If you look EMANCIPATION DAY JUNKANOO RESULTS at the plaque in front of you, you will see that this village CATEGORY A CATEGORY B was originally built on land granted to Samuel Fox in 1750 1st Shell Saxons...... 156 1st One Love...... 119 and was settled by the Africans 2nd One Family...... 140 1st Original Congos...... 119 from the Creek Village or New 3rd Valley Boys...... 138 3rd Redland Soldiers ...... 105 village on the coast. It 4th Roots...... 132 4th Fancy Dancers ...... 103 is believed that New Guinea 5th Music Makers ...... 120 5th Colours...... 58 or Creek Village existed where the property of Roy Solomon this year and the late start due rice Tynes and all the mem- is now situate at the bottom of to the untimely death of Chair- bers for their hard work. This the hill from St Ann’s Church man Charles Johnson was able is a labour of love. on the coast. to bring the festival together. “I thank Cable Bahamas for “Fox Hill is in fact a com- “It has been a great begin- projecting this across the posite of many villages or ning and I have no doubt, we Bahamas with their live cov- towns, including Congo Town, will have a successful end on erage of the Junkanoo parade. Burnside Town. The celebra- Fox Hill Day. I thank the I hope we can build a partner- tions here in Fox Hill have Bahamas Electricity Corpora- ship in the future on this great been observed continuously tion of the Bahamas. I thank in family brand, the Fox Hill Fes- since slavery was abolished. particular Dilith Nairn and tival. Fox Hill Day, a day of special Clinton Whylly and Kevin Bas- “The Fox Hill Festival is a celebration by the Baptist den, General Manager whose place to come where you can Community in Fox Hill, which interventions to make this send your teenagers and know is unique to Fox Hill, has been affair successful were invalu- that they are safe and bring going since at least the 1880s. able. I thank Charles Johnson, your youngsters and know that This is a culturally authentic the late Festival Committee they will have good, clean fun. event. The reason we celebrate chair. He was a good man. The “Each year, we must tell the is because we are free. We festival is named after him. story of how we became free. must never forget,” he said. May God grant him rest in Each year we must remind Thanking Governor Gener- peace and may he know the those of African ancestry who al Arthur Hanna, the govern- fullness of joy that is promised are able to live in a free society ment and in particular the to all those who work in their that one day there was not this Ministries of Culture and lifetime for the Lord. I am freedom. We must cherish it. Tourism, Mr Mitchell said he proud to have known him and We must build upon it. We are was quite pleased at how Fox to have worked with him. passing a great legacy on to Hill committee members with “I thank the committee you, the children of the the little resources they had headed by Acting Chair Mau- Bahamas,” he said.

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LOCAL NEWS Engineers visit Freeport Container Port US doctor and family MEMBERS of the Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) vis- ited the Freeport Container Port (FCP) and toured the avoid injury after facilities during their annual gathering in Grand Bahama last week. The trip to Freeport is an annual event intended to foster their airplane crashes interaction between engineers in Freeport and Nassau, and FCP director Godfrey Smith, A DOCTOR from the guess he wasn’t paying yesterday. Sometime around together with engineering man- and his family attention, the plane was 7am police received reports ager Charles Stewart and four were fortunate to walk away swerving from side to side that a Piper Seneca registra- of his engineers met with the JEROME ELLIOTT, president of the Bahamas Society of Engi- uninjured after their air- and it flipped,” the island’s tion number N62SA was 17-member group and gave neers (BSE), accompanied by a group of engineers, poses with col- plane crashed while attempt- Chief councillor Abner Pin- stolen from North Eleuthera them a briefing and tour of the leagues at the Freeport Container Port. ing to land at the North der told The Tribune. Airport. Persons having any port and the harbour area. Eleuthera airport Monday Dr Graham, who was information as to where this The Freeport Container FCP is a member of the tor with interests in a total of 49 Port is located only 65 miles Hutchison Port Holdings ports, spanning 25 countries morning. speaking with House Speak- aircraft may be found are from Florida and is the natural (HPH) Group, which is a sub- throughout Asia, the Middle According to reports, er Alvin Smith after the asked to contact the police trans-shipment hub for the sidiary of the multinational East, Africa, Europe, the around 8am, a Cessna accident, said it was a fright- at 919. eastern seaboard of the Amer- conglomerate Hutchison Americas and Australasia. N185MG piloted by Dr ening and unfortunate expe- The airplane is owned by icas and the principal east/west Whampoa Limited (HWL) — HPH also owns a number of James Graham of Houston, rience, but that the family local contractor Terry Higgs line haul routes through the the world's leading port transportation-related service Texas, crashed at the North would not let it interfere who was cruising in the Exu- region. investor, developer and opera- companies. Eleuthera Airport while with their planned vacation mas with his family when attempting to land on its at Pink Sands, which they friends were trying to con- way from Marsh Harbour, intended to enjoy. tact him to inform him of Abaco. Mr Smith, North the theft. Mr Pinder said “Luckily he, his wife, Eleuthera MP, was in his yesterday that it is the first Chrisiti, and their seven- district for the holiday week- time in his recollection that a year-old daughter, Emily, end. plane has been stolen from who were the only passen- Police are also searching the North Eleuthera Air- gers onboard were not for a Piper Seneca, which port. injured in the crash. He was was reportedly stolen from actually on the runway and I the North Eleuthera airport Revitalisation of downtown Freeport is progressing

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter [email protected]

FREEPORT – The revital- ization of downtown Freeport is progressing and plans are now underway for the establishment of a legally-formed Association for merchants and stakeholders in the downtown area. The Grand Bahama Port Authority held a town meeting on Thursday evening at the Fos- ter B Pestaina Hall to discuss ongoing plans for its Downtown Turnaround Project, which was launched early this year to improve the infrastructure of downtown. The Port Authority will carry out improvements in three phases, which comprises some 33 acres of commercial/retail space within Explorers Way, West Mall Drive, Pioneer’s Way and East Mall Drive. During the meeting, Port offi- cials announced plans to estab- lish a Downtown Freeport Association for the 80 mer- chants and stakeholders in downtown. The association would be a legal private entity and would operate as a company limited by guarantees under the Com- panies Act. No shares would be issued and all income would be applied towards the promotion of the downtown area. Association members would be required to make a $3 contribution. There would be three class of membership: Class A represents owners of real property in downtown; Class B would include tenants occupying com- mercial spaces who are licensees of the Port Authority; and Class C would include the Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Tourism, etc. The association will hold elections and elected officers will serve a two-year term. A six-member Steering Committee was appointed to liaise with stakeholders and merchants to get feedback to ensure that their concerns and needs are addressed within the proposed Articles of Associa- tion. Wilfred Seymour, owner of the former John S George Building, has been selected as Committee Chairman. The other committee mem- bers are stakeholder/merchant Malvene Newbold, stakehold- er Debbie Pennerman, Assis- tant Postmaster of the Post Office Freeport, Garnell Frith, Royal Bank of , mer- chant Kelly Russell of H&R School Supplies and Flourene Armbrister.

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PAGE 8, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 THE TRIBUNE Handling of the crisis flawed from the start

WORLD VIEW

By SIR RONALD deal with breaches of the SANDERS fundamental democratic principles to which it (The writer is a Consultant adheres. Among these is the and former Commonwealth Ministerial diplomat) Action Group (CMAG), SIR RONALD SANDERS which is a small group of CALL it Latin American ministers drawn from every tions and violent intimida- “hot blood” or “Common- region of the Common- tion of opposition political wealth cool”, but there is wealth with the authority to parties. definitely a marked differ- engage groups within coun- Despite the withdrawal ence between how the Orga- tries where principles have of , the Com- nization of American States been breached and to work monwealth continued to be (OAS) and the Common- for the restoration of engaged in the anti- wealth handle conflicts in democracy. apartheid struggle and con- their member states. Fiji, which experienced tributed mightily to its Both the 53-nation Com- an overthrow of the govern- downfall, to the freeing of monwealth, and the 34- ment in 2006, has been sus- Nelson Mandela and to the nation OAS have had their pended from the Councils election of a Constitutional share of coup d'états, fraud- of the Commonwealth ever government on the basis of ulent elections and abuse of since but not from the Com- universal adult suffrage. civil and human rights. And, monwealth itself. In other In all cases where the both organizations have words, the de facto govern- Commonwealth has had to drawn up Declarations of ment of Fiji cannot partici- manage infractions of its Principle for their member pate in any ministerial meet- democratic principles, the states, infractions of which ings or Conferences of process has not been swift lead to penalties of some Heads of Government, but or easy. It has required dili- kind. the state continues to be gence, diplomacy and lever- But, whereas in the OAS, regarded as part of the orga- age. Even today, there are suspension of a state from nization. This allows CMAG several instances of infrac- membership of the organi- and the Secretary-General tions of principles; some of zation was the first step tak- to remain engaged through them are being watched and en in relation to Honduras their own initiatives and in others are being dangerous- where it was claimed a coup efforts by others, such as the ly ignored. d’état had occurred, in the UN, to restore democracy The system in the Com- Commonwealth suspension and constitutionality. monwealth is not perfect of a member state is an Right now, the Common- and there is much room for action of last resort; taken wealth Secretary-General, improvement, but at least it only after exhaustion of Kamalesh Sharma, is work- has a system which includes many initiatives. ing with the UN to encour- the watchdog group, Unlike the OAS, the age within Fiji a compre- CMAG, and the Secretary- Commonwealth has stand- hensive political dialogue General’s office itself. ing machinery designed to that is broad-based and This does not appear to inclusive of all major stake- be the case in the OAS. As holders in order to secure Peter Hakim, President of constitutional democracy. the Inter-American Dia- The Commonwealth has logue, recently observed: THE COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS never expelled a member OAS “Secretary General state. In 1961, the Apartheid Jose Miguel Insulza Visit our website at www.cob.edu.bs South African government appeared overly identified withdrew itself in the face with a particular course of of widespread Common- action that did not bear fruit. wealth abhorrence of its The weaknesses of the OAS racist policies; in 1972 the in dealing with democratic government with- breakdowns and other crises drew itself over recognition include (1) its difficulty in of the breakaway state of addressing critical situations , and in 2003 the in their early stages because Robert Mugabe government the organization must either withdrew Zimbabwe over wait for a consensus of its the Commonwealth’s dis- pleasure at his rigged elec- SEE page nine

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THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 9 crisis flawed from the start

FROM page eight by a group of countries led vants would know well, from by , , the Commonwealth experi- members or have the autho- and Bolivia (the ence, that gradualism, con- rization of the government key members of ALBA) stant diplomacy and dili- in power (specifically, the who wanted their man, gence are the elements of executive branch, not con- Manuel Zelaya, immediate- conflict resolution and that it gress, the judiciary, or the ly back in the Presidency is “cool” not “hot blood” opposition); and (2) the whether or not he had been that have painstakingly built challenge of reaching con- removed in accordance with the machinery in the Com- sensus—on principles, objec- the Honduran Constitution monwealth for addressing tives, and implementation and law. As an important problems in member states. strategies—among 34 coun- aside, let me say in this con- Like Canada, twelve tries given the hemisphere's nection that however legally Caribbean countries are also political and ideological divi- correct the impeachment of members of both the Com- The New C-Class sions. The OAS' crisis Zelaya may have been, the monwealth and the OAS. response capacity could be interim regime wrong-foot- They too should have Your most enjoyable drive ever. improved by giving the orga- ed itself by having the mili- learned from the lessons of nization's secretariat more tary remove him from the the Commonwealth in deal- operational autonomy or by country. ing with the circumstances The new C-Class is a pleasure to behold so quickly and precisely in response OAS Deputy Secretary- that Honduras threw-up. creating an executive group offering a new interpretation of driving to external conditions and your own General Albert Ramdin And, part of the lesson (like the UN Security Coun- pleasure. Its taut lines lend it an air of particular needs. The key to this flexible cil) with greater flexibility rightly reminded that Sec- should have been that the effortless superiority while the wide response is the standard-fit Agility in its decision making, but retary General Insulza acted hands of the Secretary-Gen- under the orders of the Gen- eral, as the chief diplomat radiator grille and distinctive rear section Control Package which includes neither approach would selective damping. today have significant sup- eral Assembly which had of the OAS should not be announce a vehicle with a real presence defined his role including tied, and suspension is not port among OAS mem- and dynamic personality. The interior offers noticeably more bers.” that he “did not have an a first step. order to talk with represen- The OAS needs perma- space and a more distinctive atmosphere The OAS Secretary-Gen- Few cars can compete with its ability to to suit your taste. As you will see, the eral was given 72 hours to tatives" of the interim gov- nent machinery both for ernment. What sort of medi- dealing with infringements adjust so many facets of its character – new C-Class is the perfect embodiment find a solution to the Hon- from the interior to the drive technology – of the Mercedes-Benz philosophy. duran situation. He might ation could the OAS expect of its Democratic Charter just as well have been asked of its Secretary-General in and for early warnings of to push a huge boulder up a that context, except to fail? conflicts that need to be steep mountain. There was Canada, which is a lead- resolved within its member no way it could have been ing member of the OAS and states and between them. achieved given the high an original member of the The brewing row between OUR PARTS DEPARTMENT IS FULLY STOCKED WITH EVERY emotion that existed on all Commonwealth, has now Venezuela and COMPONENT NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR MERCEDES sides. begun to demonstrate some should be at the top of its RUNS TROUBLE FREE. TRAINED TECHNICIANS ON DUTY. In giving him such a man- misgivings about the OAS priorities. date, the OAS General approach to the Honduran problem. Canada’s foreign Responses to: Assembly was clearly [email protected] pressed into their decision ministry and its public ser-

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LOCAL NEWS FROM page one arraigned together on the Travolta to testify in the Bahamas charges of conspiring to com- mit extortion and attempting to extort money from the charge of abatement to extort. January 2. told the court that he had selves. From the police and movie actor between January Reports of the alleged Attorney Carlson Shurland been provided several typed medical professionals in 2 and 20 of this year. extortion attempt emerged of Freeport, Grand Bahama, statements, but no original charge of the official investi- When asked to enter a plea days after Jett Travolta, the who represents Lightbourne handwritten ones. Mr Shur- gation who executed their to the charges, both Light- 16-year-old son of actors John pro bono, objected to the land also requested the state- responsibilities in a private bourne and Bridgewater Travolta, 54, and Kelly Pre- arraignment, submitting that ment of Allyson Maynard- and dignified manner, to the replied, “Absolutely not ston, 46, died of a seizure at the prosecution had not pro- Gibson, who is a lawyer for EMTs, Rand Memorial Hos- guilty.” Bridgewater also the family’s vacation home in vided him with all of the rele- the Travoltas, tapes from pital personnel and coroner pleaded not guilty to the Freeport, Grand Bahama, on vant documents. Mr Shurland which the transcripts were whose pain was as evident as derived, as well as a copy of our own. the “refusal to transfer” doc- “Of special note was the ument. assistance of Keith Director of Public Prosecu- McSweeney and his associate tions Bernard Turner told the of the Restview Memorial court, however, that Light- Mortuary and Crematorium. bourne had been served with The grace and accommoda- $11281&(0(17 all the necessary documents. tion extended by these gen- Mr Turner told the court that tlemen at this most difficult 11 of the 14 typewritten wit- Pleasant Bridgewater time will always be appreci- ness statements had been ated. 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Justice Isaacs ordered that the certi- ed. fication by Registrar of Trade Unions Har- “I recognise that to require the union to court Brown on June 2 of the elections held undergo a second election is onerous but on May 28 be vacated and that the Registrar that is an eventuality freely accepted by supervise the union’s elections within 30 those who went forward with the Douglas (PDLO QGHDQ#QDWKDQLHOGHDQODZFRP days of the order of the court. election in the full knowledge that it was :HEVLWH QDWKDQLHOGHDQODZFRP In the ruling Justice Isaacs noted that by opposed by the body responsible for deter- his lack of response to the concerns of the mining the election dates,” the ruling stated. executive council, “the registrar while pro- Wilson and the union members were rep- fessing an inability to interfere with the resented by Obie Ferguson and Keod Smith.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 INSIDE • Defiant save Test

Cartwright IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS celebrates tournament A team to make victory

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter [email protected]

KERRIE Cartwright celebrated her first Interna- tional Tennis Federation tennis tournament victory on Saturday. Bahamas proud She did it at the JITIC Central America and Caribbean Tournament in Santo Dominigo, Domini- can Republic as she won the girls 18 singles. As the 23-member team preparing THE LINE-UP number one seed, Cartwright pulled off a 6-0, 6-3 win over No.4 seed Fausthyara Pietersz from the Nether- Here's a look at the BAAA'S IAAF lands Anteles. to travel to for World Championship team: "It was a great experience. It was a great feeling after all of the hard work I've been through to know Male Athletes that I finally won my first tournament," said World Championships Derrick Atkins () Cartwrght, who moved up to No.361 in the rankings Adrian Griffith (100 metres) released on Monday. Nathaniel McKinney () En-route to winning the title, Cartwright knocked Chris Brown (400/4 x 400 relay) off American Rocio D. Portela 6-0, 6-1 in the quarter- Ramon Miller (400/4 x 400 relay) final before she disposed off Carolina Betancourt, Latoy Williams (4 x 400 relay) the No.3 seed, 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinal as she avenged Avard Moncur (4 x 400 relay) a previous loss in Canada. Andretti Bain (4 x 400 relay) "In my first match, I thought it was going to be a Michael Mathieu (4 x 400 relay) really tough match because most of the people were Leevan Sands (triple jump) telling me that she was a very consistent player, so I Shamar Sands (110 metres hurdles) had to work on my mental game a lot more," said Donald Thomas () Cartwright, who noted that she was really surprised at Trevor Barry (high jump) the outcome. As for her matchup wth Betancourt, Cartwright Women's team said she knew her, but didn't know how well she Chandra Sturrup (100/4 x 100 relay) played. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (100/200/4 x 100/4 x 400 relay) "It was a good match. It was a really close match," Sheniqua Ferguson (200/4 x 100 relay) Cartwright said. "But I played really wel because GOLDEN GIRLS Chandra Sturrup and Debbie Ferguson-McKen- Christine Amertil (400/4 100/4 x 400 relay) after I won the first set, I knew that I could do it, so I zie. Janise Saunders (4 x 100/4 x 400 relay) just went out and played as hard as I could." Timicka Clarke (4 x 100 relay) Having advanced to the final, Cartwright said the Sasha Rolle (4 x 400 relay) only thing on her mind was her ability to go out and Shakeitha Henfield (4 x 400 relay) "do it." Katrina Seymour (4 x 400 relay) After playing on the junior circuit for quite some- Rashan Brown (4 x 400 relay) time, Cartwright said it feels really good hat she can Team manager - Ralph McKinney finally call herself a ITF champion. Coaches - Tyrone Burrows, Frank 'Pancho' Rahming "I've been working so hard and training so hard," and George Cleare. she aid. "It was a really good tournament and the Doctor - Ricky Davis. victory could not have come at a better time. It was a Physio-therapist - Katrice Robinson great tournament to win." Media lliason/chaperone - Julie Wilson. Cartwright, 17. is now in Tampa, Florida training, She's looking forward to playing in her next tourament in New Jwrsey, followed by the Canadian Open and then the Junior National qualifying tournament. "I'm really looking forward to those tournaments," CHRIS BROWN SHENIQUA FERGUSON she said. Prior to winning the singles title, Cartwrght teamed up with Karen Hernandez from . But as the top seeds, they didn't have any success at all, losing 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the first round to Betancourt and American SEE page 13

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By BRENT STUBBS Reclaiming their spot in the line-up is "This is a history breaking feat for the Senior Sports Reporter the women's 4 x 10 relay team. They will Bahamas in that we are finally going to [email protected] join the men's 4 x 400 relay tam, which have a women's 4 x 4 relay team at the won the silver medal at the last games in championships," McKinney said. , . For the first time ever, Prior to releasing the full list of the EAM manager Ralph the Bahamas will also have a women's 4 team, the BAAA was waiting on the fit- McKinney likes the make- x 400 relay team. ness status of some of the competitors for up of the 23-member team The latter team will have Rashad the men's 4 x 4 relay team. That will fea- heading to , Germany Brown and Katrina Seymour, two of the ture three of the four medalists from forT the IAAF World Championships in four women who clinched the bronze Osaka. Athletics. medal at the Pan American Junior With the exception of Andrae The team will leave the Bahamas and Championships that concluded on Sat- Williams, who shut down his season after the United States on Wednesday for a urday night in Trinidad & Tobago. finishing eighth in the 400 in , Avard training camp in Berlin before the cham- The other members are Christine Moncur, Michael Mathieu and Chris pionships are held from August 15-23. Amertil, who will run in the 400, along 'Bay' Brown are all entered for this year's McKinney said he's excited about the with Sasha Rolle and Shakeitha Hen- team. team simply because of the fact that this field. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, who Also on the team are Ramon Miller, will be the first time that the Bahamas have triple duties with the 100, 200 and 4 will be featured in three of the four x 100 relay, is also listed on the 4 x 4 SEE page 13 relays. relay team. Major gets World Boxing Association ranking By BRENT STUBBS Bahamian that got a rating, "I think his activity and his Senior Sports Reporter so it's a great inspiration for skills has really put him in a [email protected] me and it let me know that position to get the rating and I'm getting closer to my ulti- possibly a world title fight in MEACHER 'Pain' Major mate goal, which is to get a 2010," said an excited now has his name officially world title," Major said. Garone. "That rating allows pegged in the World Boxing "I'm just thankful to God him to be one of the top con- Association's lightweight for this opportunity, which tenders for the title. ranking. could not have come unless I "So to be in the world rat- After waiting for the out- made the change that I did. ing is a very significant thing." come of his last fight on June So I also want to thank Nick Now that he have his rank- 19 against Michael Clark for Garone for giving me the ing, Major said he intend to the vacant NABA lightweight opportunity to fight under his use every fight as a stepping title that ended up in a "no promotions." stone for a title shot and he contest" in Buffalo, New Nick Garone, whose X-Cel intend to use every opportu- York, Major has been elevat- Worldwide Promotions nity to continue to work hard ed to number 15 in the latest signed Major to a contract last on achieving that goal. rankings. November, said he's deight- "I'm not going to rush any- "I feel very great about it ed that his latest protege is because over the last few now rated, as he had SEE page 13 years, we have not had a promised him. MEACHER ‘PAIN’ MAJOR C M C M Y K Y K

TRIBUNE SPORTS TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 13 SPORTS A team to make Swimmers change Bahamas proud FROM page 12 record books again Andretti Bain and newcomer Latoy Williams. So far, however, McKinney said only Brown and Miller have been given the go-ahead for the 400. He said a decision will be Alicia Lightbourne swims 32.83 in 50 breast stroke made on the final entry between Williams, Mathieu and Bain at the training camp. Women’s 4 x 100 medley relay team sets new record Williams has posted the fastest time than all of the Bahami- an quarter-milers this year, but he pulled up at the 300 mark at Bahamas swimming has changed the The quartet of Alana Dillette (back- standing Bahamian records in the 50 the BAAA's Nationals and had to undergo a fitness test, along record books again in the 50 breast stroke), Alicia Lightbourne (breast- freestyle. Alana Dillette, Arianna with Willams, who lso went down with an injury at the trials. stroke when Alicia Lightbourne swam stroke), Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Vanderpool-Wallace and Alicia Light- As for the women's 4 x 1 relay team, McKinney said they a 32.83 dropping almost two seconds (butterfly) and Teisha Lightbourne bourne each set two individual have a good mixture of veterans and youthful competitors off the old record that she held and (freestyle) swam the relay early Sat- Bahamas records and with teammate who should help the team to regain its position on the medal set at the recent Nationals. urday morning in Rome. Teisha Lightbourne also swam two podium since the era of the Golden Girls. The women's 4 x 100 medley relay Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Bahamas relay records. Included on that team are Chandra Sturrup, Ferguson- team also swam to a 4:15 setting a new Teisha Lightbourne both swam the 50 Team Bahamas represented the McKenzie, Timicka Clarke, Sheniqua 'Q' Ferguson and new- Bahamas record by dropping 3 sec- free prelims and narrowly missed best country very well as they totalled 10 comer Janice Saunders. onds off of the previous record set at times in this individual event. individual There are two sprinters qualified for the men's 100 metres. the Pan Am games where they won Elvis Burrows set 4 individual Bahamas records and two female They are Derrick Atkins, the silver medalist from Osaka and bronze. records and broke one of the longest relay records. Adrian Griffith. However, the men's 4 x 100 relay team just missed qualifying. Also on the team is world champion Donald Thomas, who will be joined by Trevor Barry in the men's high jump; Olympic Bahamas golf team leaves for Turks and Caicos competition bronze medalist Leevan 'Superman' Sands in the triple jump and Shamar Sands in the men's . THE Bahamas has an 11- The competition will actu- Robinson and Rashad Fer- super seniors - Harcourt Tyrone Burrows will travel as the head coach, assisted by member team, minus a ally begin on Wednesday guson. 'Coins' Poitier and George Frank 'Pancho' Rahming and George Cleare. The team's doc- women's squad, at the 53rd and run through Saturday. Ramon Baez Trophy for Turnquest. tor is Ricky Davis and the Physio-therapist is Katrice Robinson. Caribbean Amateur Golf The team is due to return Mid-Amateur players 35- The team's head coach is Julie Wilson will travel as the Media lliason and chaperone. Championships in Provi- home on Sunday. years and older - Shane Gib- Fred Wright and the captain denciales, Turks and Caicos. Named to the team are son and Christopher Harris. The team, managed by the following: Francis Steele Perkins is Vernon Wells. James Gomez, left town on Hoerman Cup for Regu- Cup for seniors - Milford is the defend- Debbie’s super performance Sunday and was scheduled lar players - Richard Gib- 'Shaggy' Lockhart and ing champions. to go through its practice son Jr., Peter McIntosh, Kevin Marche. The Bahamas finished rounds yesterday and today. George Swann, Devaughn Higgs & Higgs Trophy for fifth last year. Major gets World Boxing Association ranking

FROM page 12 thing. I'm just going to take it step by step," he said. "I'm just hungry and ready and whenever the opportunity presents itself, I hope to take that step to achieving that goal." If all goes well, Major could be appearing in his first step at home under his new promotional team, along with Charlie Major Jr. on August 22 at the Nassau Stadium. However, both Major and Garone have decided to wait until the contract is signed before revealing too much more details. Hopefully by Wednes- day, Garone said he should be able to confirm whether or not the show will be staged or they will have to wait until Sep- tember when Major will get his next opportunity to fight again. "The world rating is a very exciting thing for me and Meacher because it now makes him a legi- mate cpntender, s he could be fighting for a SUPER DISPLAY: Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie world title as early as next year." DEBBIE Ferguson-McKenzie turned in another Major, who turns 28 on super performance as she continue her trek to the October 28, s currently IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany later 16-3 with 14 knockouts. this month. At the DN Galan Meet in Stickholm, on Fri- Show MEACHER ‘PAIN’ MAJOR. day, Ferguson-McKenzie clocked 22.23 seconds for second place in the women's 200 metres. The race was In the meantime, won by American in a meet record of Major has formed a local 21.88. Jamiacan Kerron Stewart was third in 22.72. organization called Major Also at the meet, Shamar Sands won his heat of the Promotions and Enter- men's 110 hurdles in 13.11. However, the time was only tainment. Under that good enough for fifth place overall with the two heats organization, he intend to combined. host a show in December Cuban world record holder Dayron Robles won the when he will get the other heat in 13.11 for the fastest time overall. chance to showcase a lot Three Americans followed with Joel Brown second of the local talent. in 13.38, Jason Robinson third in 13.43 and Eric Mitchum "This promotional fourth in 13.49. company is being orga- nized to help provide the The World Championships are scheduled for Berlin opportunity a training from August 15-23. camp so that the guys can go off and get the same type of promotional con- tract that I got with Excel," Major pointed out. Cartwright celebrates "I just want to use my company to provide a guideline for the local guys and to give them the tournament victory exposure so that they have an opportunity to go to the next level. And if I FROM page 12 get the opportunity to fight for a world title Giovanna Manifacio, who went on to win in the final over fight, my company will Ana Sofi Sanchez and Marcela Zacarias from Mexico. get the opportunity to Also at the tournament was Grand Bahaman Davis Cupper organize it." Rodney Carey Jr. On Saturday, Major In singles as the No.3 seed, Carey won his opening quarter- will also be hosting his final match in the boys' 18 singles eith a 6-4, 6-3 win over annual Major Urban Cesar Escobar Serrano, the No.8 seed from . However, he Youth Programme Back- lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to No.6 seed Gabriel Flores from Puerto Rico. to-School Summer Bash Despite the loss, Carey is now tied for at 165 with Ivan between the hours of 1-6 Levar from Croratia, surpassing ' Darian King (167), pm in Strachan's ally off who defeated him here in the singles' final at the ITF Junior Kemp Road where he Tournament before they teamed up to win the doubles. grew up. King, the top seed, won his quarter-final opener 6-0, 6-0 over "We will be having a Mariano Porter, the No.11 seed, before he was ousted 1-6, 6-4, lot of giveaways for 6-2 in the semi's by Alexis Carlos, he No.4 seed, who went on school and entertainment to win the title. and fun for the children," In the doubles playing as the No.2 seeds, Carey and Pablo Major stressed. "So we Nunez of Cro were eliminated 7-6 (4), 2-6, (10-5) by No.3 are encouraging all of the seeds Flores and Jose Sierra Short, both of Puerto Rico. But the youngsters in the com- title was won by the top seeds of King and Brandon Burke of munity to come out and . participate." C M C M Y K Y K

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n o J AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL CLARKE, left, is congratulated by teammate Graham Manou after reaching his in an unbeaten innings of 103.

England suffered a final day of frustration at marked his 50th Test with his 12th century. Edgbaston as Australia delivered a defiant Having terrorised Australia with their abil- display to save the third Test and remain in ity to swing the ball earlier in the match, Gra- contention for the Ashes. ham Onions and James Anderson struggled to Michael Clarke's 103 and 96 from have the same impact. Marcus North helped Australia withstand 84.2 The only time England looked capable of overs on the final day to reach 375 for five at victory was before lunch when they claimed the close and finish 262 runs ahead. two to leave Australia just 48 runs Starting the final day as favourites to claim ahead on 161 for four, and two new batsmen in victory and secure a 2-0 series lead - their first Clarke and North at the crease. in the Ashes since 1986-7 and first on home soil England were frustrated for over three hours since 1977 - England were confronted by an while Clarke and North forged a match-saving Australian side determined to spoil the party. 185-run stand. Overnight batsmen Shane Wat- Spurred on by the prospect of a famous win, son and had set the tone for AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL CLARKE plays a shot on his way to an unbeaten 103 on the fifth day of the third queues formed before the gates opened to Australia's resistance by forging an 85-run Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia in Birmingham, England. ensure a packed Edgbaston after 8,000 tickets stand, which was not broken until the 16th were sold in advance and 11,000 more sold over of the day. Drafted in as a makeshift ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN Andrew online overnight. opener following ' struggles Strauss, centre, shakes hands against the short ball, Watson responded by with Rudi Koertzen on hitting 62 in the first innings and followed up the fifth day of the third cricket Denied with another half-century. He bravely resisted Ashes test match between Eng- a hostile early spell from all-rounder Andrew land and Australia in Birming- But the crowd were denied the drama and Flintoff, including being hit in the groin area ham, England, Monday Aug. 3, tension of the tense two-run triumph four and on the left elbow, but fell in the first over 2009. years ago by a visiting side intent on batting after drinks when he edged Anderson behind. out a draw and denying England's bowlers England's optimism was boosted by Stuart any rest before the fourth Test in the npower Broad, under pressure for his place at Head- series at Headingley on Friday. ingley following a disappointing series with Resuming 25 runs adrift on 88 for two, Aus- the ball, striking four overs before lunch when tralia faced the prospect of 98 overs from an Hussey also edged behind pushing outside off- England attack which had dismissed them for stump. Such optimism was soon punctured by under 300 in successive Tests. the discipline and resolve demonstrated by However, this time it was the England both Clarke and North during their 209 min- (AP Photo/Jon Super) bowlers who looked impotent as Clarke utes of defiance. ENGLAND PLAYERS celebrate the of Australia's Marcus North, caught by James Anderson off the bowl- ing of , on the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and Australia at in Birm- ingham, England, Mon- day, Aug. 3, 2009.

(AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth)

TENNIS Roddick ready for first action since Wimbledon WASHINGTON opening-round bye, but his start champion from the University breaking,” Roddick said. “But was pushed back to Wednes- of Virginia, advanced to the at the same time, not a lot of Andy Roddick is healthy and day. Defending champion Juan second round with a 6-0, 7-6 (6) people get a chance to play for ready for his first match since Martin del Potro is the No. 2 win against Yuichi Sugita. Yen- that title and be a part of some- losing the Wimbledon final, seed. Hsun Lu defeated Michael thing like that, so that part of it according to Associated Press. “Physically I feel great,” Russell 4-6, 6-1, 7-5; Philipp is never lost on me. Ten sec- Roddick, who hasn’t played Roddick said. “I didn’t want to Petzschner won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 onds after the final, I still real- since being beaten by Roger make the error of coming back against Teimuraz Gabashvili, ized it’s a pretty special thing.” Federer on July 5, said Mon- until I felt physically prepared and Frank Dancevic advanced Roddick said the hip didn’t day he is recovered from the to play in an event.” by beating Santiago Giraldo 6- bother him in the final — right hip flexor he sustained in Mikhail Youzhny opened the 4, 6-3. Roddick injured his hip “Adrenaline does a lot for you” that championship match at first full day of play at the tour- when he fell in the fourth set — but he compared the feeling Wimbledon. Roddick is the nament with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 vic- against Federer. He went on to in the days after to falling on a top-seeded player in the Legg tory over Robert Kendrick. play for another 1 1/2 hours rock. He said he doesn’t expect Mason Tennis Classic and has Youzhny will face fifth-seeded before losing 16-14 in the any lingering problems. won the event three times. Robin Soderling in the second longest fifth set in Grand Slam Last year, Roddick was upset He was originally scheduled round. Qualifier Somdev Dev- final history, a match that is still in the quarterfinals of this tour- to open play Tuesday after an varman, a two-time NCAA on Roddick’s mind. “Heart- nament.

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TRIBUNE SPORTS TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 13 SPORTS A team to make Swimmers change Bahamas proud FROM page 12 record books again Andretti Bain and newcomer Latoy Williams. So far, however, McKinney said only Brown and Miller have been given the go-ahead for the 400. He said a decision will be Alicia Lightbourne swims 32.83 in 50 breast stroke made on the final entry between Williams, Mathieu and Bain at the training camp. Women’s 4 x 100 medley relay team sets new record Williams has posted the fastest time than all of the Bahami- an quarter-milers this year, but he pulled up at the 300 mark at Bahamas swimming has changed the The quartet of Alana Dillette (back- standing Bahamian records in the 50 the BAAA's Nationals and had to undergo a fitness test, along record books again in the 50 breast stroke), Alicia Lightbourne (breast- freestyle. Alana Dillette, Arianna with Willams, who lso went down with an injury at the trials. stroke when Alicia Lightbourne swam stroke), Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Vanderpool-Wallace and Alicia Light- As for the women's 4 x 1 relay team, McKinney said they a 32.83 dropping almost two seconds (butterfly) and Teisha Lightbourne bourne each set two individual have a good mixture of veterans and youthful competitors off the old record that she held and (freestyle) swam the relay early Sat- Bahamas records and with teammate who should help the team to regain its position on the medal set at the recent Nationals. urday morning in Rome. Teisha Lightbourne also swam two podium since the era of the Golden Girls. The women's 4 x 100 medley relay Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Bahamas relay records. Included on that team are Chandra Sturrup, Ferguson- team also swam to a 4:15 setting a new Teisha Lightbourne both swam the 50 Team Bahamas represented the McKenzie, Timicka Clarke, Sheniqua 'Q' Ferguson and new- Bahamas record by dropping 3 sec- free prelims and narrowly missed best country very well as they totalled 10 comer Janice Saunders. onds off of the previous record set at times in this individual event. individual There are two sprinters qualified for the men's 100 metres. the Pan Am games where they won Elvis Burrows set 4 individual Bahamas records and two female They are Derrick Atkins, the silver medalist from Osaka and bronze. records and broke one of the longest relay records. Adrian Griffith. However, the men's 4 x 100 relay team just missed qualifying. Also on the team is world champion Donald Thomas, who will be joined by Trevor Barry in the men's high jump; Olympic Bahamas golf team leaves for Turks and Caicos competition bronze medalist Leevan 'Superman' Sands in the triple jump and Shamar Sands in the men's long jump. THE Bahamas has an 11- The competition will actu- Robinson and Rashad Fer- super seniors - Harcourt Tyrone Burrows will travel as the head coach, assisted by member team, minus a ally begin on Wednesday guson. 'Coins' Poitier and George Frank 'Pancho' Rahming and George Cleare. The team's doc- women's squad, at the 53rd and run through Saturday. Ramon Baez Trophy for Turnquest. tor is Ricky Davis and the Physio-therapist is Katrice Robinson. Caribbean Amateur Golf The team is due to return Mid-Amateur players 35- The team's head coach is Julie Wilson will travel as the Media lliason and chaperone. Championships in Provi- home on Sunday. years and older - Shane Gib- Fred Wright and the captain denciales, Turks and Caicos. Named to the team are son and Christopher Harris. The team, managed by the following: Francis Steele Perkins is Vernon Wells. James Gomez, left town on Hoerman Cup for Regu- Cup for seniors - Milford Puerto Rico is the defend- Debbie’s super performance Sunday and was scheduled lar players - Richard Gib- 'Shaggy' Lockhart and ing champions. to go through its practice son Jr., Peter McIntosh, Kevin Marche. The Bahamas finished rounds yesterday and today. George Swann, Devaughn Higgs & Higgs Trophy for fifth last year. Major gets World Boxing Association ranking

FROM page 12 thing. I'm just going to take it step by step," he said. "I'm just hungry and ready and whenever the opportunity presents itself, I hope to take that step to achieving that goal." If all goes well, Major could be appearing in his first step at home under his new promotional team, along with Charlie Major Jr. on August 22 at the Nassau Stadium. However, both Major and Garone have decided to wait until the contract is signed before revealing too much more details. Hopefully by Wednes- day, Garone said he should be able to confirm whether or not the show will be staged or they will have to wait until Sep- tember when Major will get his next opportunity to fight again. "The world rating is a very exciting thing for me and Meacher because it now makes him a legi- mate cpntender, s he could be fighting for a SUPER DISPLAY: Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie world title as early as next year." DEBBIE Ferguson-McKenzie turned in another Major, who turns 28 on super performance as she continue her trek to the October 28, s currently IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany later 16-3 with 14 knockouts. this month. At the DN Galan Meet in Stickholm, Sweden on Fri- Show MEACHER ‘PAIN’ MAJOR. day, Ferguson-McKenzie clocked 22.23 seconds for second place in the women's 200 metres. The race was In the meantime, won by American Allyson Felix in a meet record of Major has formed a local 21.88. Jamiacan Kerron Stewart was third in 22.72. organization called Major Also at the meet, Shamar Sands won his heat of the Promotions and Enter- men's 110 hurdles in 13.11. However, the time was only tainment. Under that good enough for fifth place overall with the two heats organization, he intend to combined. host a show in December Cuban world record holder Dayron Robles won the when he will get the other heat in 13.11 for the fastest time overall. chance to showcase a lot Three Americans followed with Joel Brown second of the local talent. in 13.38, Jason Robinson third in 13.43 and Eric Mitchum "This promotional fourth in 13.49. company is being orga- nized to help provide the The World Championships are scheduled for Berlin opportunity a training from August 15-23. camp so that the guys can go off and get the same type of promotional con- tract that I got with Excel," Major pointed out. Cartwright celebrates "I just want to use my company to provide a guideline for the local guys and to give them the tournament victory exposure so that they have an opportunity to go to the next level. And if I FROM page 12 get the opportunity to fight for a world title Giovanna Manifacio, who went on to win in the final over fight, my company will Ana Sofi Sanchez and Marcela Zacarias from Mexico. get the opportunity to Also at the tournament was Grand Bahaman Davis Cupper organize it." Rodney Carey Jr. On Saturday, Major In singles as the No.3 seed, Carey won his opening quarter- will also be hosting his final match in the boys' 18 singles eith a 6-4, 6-3 win over annual Major Urban Cesar Escobar Serrano, the No.8 seed from Spain. However, he Youth Programme Back- lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to No.6 seed Gabriel Flores from Puerto Rico. to-School Summer Bash Despite the loss, Carey is now tied for at 165 with Ivan between the hours of 1-6 Levar from Croratia, surpassing Barbados' Darian King (167), pm in Strachan's ally off who defeated him here in the singles' final at the ITF Junior Kemp Road where he Tournament before they teamed up to win the doubles. grew up. King, the top seed, won his quarter-final opener 6-0, 6-0 over "We will be having a Mariano Porter, the No.11 seed, before he was ousted 1-6, 6-4, lot of giveaways for 6-2 in the semi's by Alexis Carlos, he No.4 seed, who went on school and entertainment to win the title. and fun for the children," In the doubles playing as the No.2 seeds, Carey and Pablo Major stressed. "So we Nunez of Cro were eliminated 7-6 (4), 2-6, (10-5) by No.3 are encouraging all of the seeds Flores and Jose Sierra Short, both of Puerto Rico. But the youngsters in the com- title was won by the top seeds of King and Brandon Burke of munity to come out and Jamaica. participate."

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n o J AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL CLARKE, centre right, shakes hands with England's Andrew Strauss after their team's draw on the fifth day of the third Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia in Birmingham, England, Monday Aug. 3, 2009. o t o h P

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n o J AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL CLARKE, left, is congratulated by teammate Graham Manou after reaching his century in an unbeaten innings of 103.

England suffered a final day of frustration at marked his 50th Test with his 12th century. Edgbaston as Australia delivered a defiant Having terrorised Australia with their abil- display to save the third Test and remain in ity to swing the ball earlier in the match, Gra- contention for the Ashes. ham Onions and James Anderson struggled to Michael Clarke's 103 not out and 96 from have the same impact. Marcus North helped Australia withstand 84.2 The only time England looked capable of overs on the final day to reach 375 for five at victory was before lunch when they claimed the close and finish 262 runs ahead. two wickets to leave Australia just 48 runs Starting the final day as favourites to claim ahead on 161 for four, and two new batsmen in victory and secure a 2-0 series lead - their first Clarke and North at the crease. in the Ashes since 1986-7 and first on home soil England were frustrated for over three hours since 1977 - England were confronted by an while Clarke and North forged a match-saving Australian side determined to spoil the party. 185-run stand. Overnight batsmen Shane Wat- Spurred on by the prospect of a famous win, son and Michael Hussey had set the tone for AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL CLARKE plays a shot on his way to an unbeaten 103 on the fifth day of the third queues formed before the gates opened to Australia's resistance by forging an 85-run Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia in Birmingham, England. ensure a packed Edgbaston after 8,000 tickets stand, which was not broken until the 16th were sold in advance and 11,000 more sold over of the day. Drafted in as a makeshift ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN Andrew online overnight. opener following Phillip Hughes' struggles Strauss, centre, shakes hands against the short ball, Watson responded by with umpire Rudi Koertzen on hitting 62 in the first innings and followed up the fifth day of the third cricket Denied with another half-century. He bravely resisted Ashes test match between Eng- a hostile early spell from all-rounder Andrew land and Australia in Birming- But the crowd were denied the drama and Flintoff, including being hit in the groin area ham, England, Monday Aug. 3, tension of the tense two-run triumph four and on the left elbow, but fell in the first over 2009. years ago by a visiting side intent on batting after drinks when he edged Anderson behind. out a draw and denying England's bowlers England's optimism was boosted by Stuart any rest before the fourth Test in the npower Broad, under pressure for his place at Head- series at Headingley on Friday. ingley following a disappointing series with Resuming 25 runs adrift on 88 for two, Aus- the ball, striking four overs before lunch when tralia faced the prospect of 98 overs from an Hussey also edged behind pushing outside off- England attack which had dismissed them for stump. Such optimism was soon punctured by under 300 in successive Tests. the discipline and resolve demonstrated by However, this time it was the England both Clarke and North during their 209 min- (AP Photo/Jon Super) bowlers who looked impotent as Clarke utes of defiance. ENGLAND PLAYERS celebrate the wicket of Australia's Marcus North, caught by James Anderson off the bowl- ing of Stuart Broad, on the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birm- ingham, England, Mon- day, Aug. 3, 2009.

(AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth)

TENNIS Roddick ready for first action since Wimbledon WASHINGTON opening-round bye, but his start champion from the University breaking,” Roddick said. “But was pushed back to Wednes- of Virginia, advanced to the at the same time, not a lot of Andy Roddick is healthy and day. Defending champion Juan second round with a 6-0, 7-6 (6) people get a chance to play for ready for his first match since Martin del Potro is the No. 2 win against Yuichi Sugita. Yen- that title and be a part of some- losing the Wimbledon final, seed. Hsun Lu defeated Michael thing like that, so that part of it according to Associated Press. “Physically I feel great,” Russell 4-6, 6-1, 7-5; Philipp is never lost on me. Ten sec- Roddick, who hasn’t played Roddick said. “I didn’t want to Petzschner won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 onds after the final, I still real- since being beaten by Roger make the error of coming back against Teimuraz Gabashvili, ized it’s a pretty special thing.” Federer on July 5, said Mon- until I felt physically prepared and Frank Dancevic advanced Roddick said the hip didn’t day he is recovered from the to play in an event.” by beating Santiago Giraldo 6- bother him in the final — right hip flexor he sustained in Mikhail Youzhny opened the 4, 6-3. Roddick injured his hip “Adrenaline does a lot for you” that championship match at first full day of play at the tour- when he fell in the fourth set — but he compared the feeling Wimbledon. Roddick is the nament with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 vic- against Federer. He went on to in the days after to falling on a top-seeded player in the Legg tory over Robert Kendrick. play for another 1 1/2 hours rock. He said he doesn’t expect Mason Tennis Classic and has Youzhny will face fifth-seeded before losing 16-14 in the any lingering problems. won the event three times. Robin Soderling in the second longest fifth set in Grand Slam Last year, Roddick was upset He was originally scheduled round. Qualifier Somdev Dev- final history, a match that is still in the quarterfinals of this tour- to open play Tuesday after an varman, a two-time NCAA on Roddick’s mind. “Heart- nament.

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LOCAL NEWS Either Michael Barnett or Brian Claims that Perry Christie ‘stacking the deck’ Moree set to be next chief justice against any challengers FROM page one In fact, former Prime Minster Christie has FROM page one councillors as he sees fit. These often lamented the fact he was not being con- stalwart councillors are there- sulted on the issue, promptly challenging the fore generally assumed to fol- his post for over eight years. Sir Burton will lenged on this point at tonight’s low in support of the leader Prime Minister to speak to him on the matter meeting. become a Permanent Judge at the Interna- as the discussion “needs to take place.” who would naturally appoint tional Criminal Tribunal for the former A PLP insider told The Tri- persons “loyal” to him. Prior to this revelation, some attorneys in bune: “Christie wants some lev- In another move equally as Yugoslavia. the legal profession have suggested that In the past, Prime Minister Ingraham has el of security that even if he is disturbing, sources inside the Senior Supreme Court Justice Anita Allen challenged he will come out vic- party claim that the convention remained tight-lipped over who would be the would be the most likely and worthy replace- torious. This new block of del- Perry Christie new appointment to the Judiciary’s top post, is now being pushed to be held ment to Sir Burton. However, it is unclear egates is supposed to be per- for only three days, instead of maintaining always that there was “no vacan- at this time if Mrs Allen is still being consid- sons around the age of 40, who petitioned by anyone else. cy” at the time. the originally publicized week. ered for the post. obviously would be loyal to With only three days, these “Once these people arrive him.” sources lament that there will from the Family Islands you According to the PLP’s con- be little to no opportunity for know they have to visit their stitution there are seven dele- anyone to mount any “serious relatives, so after the opening gates per constituency and the challenge” to Mr Christie as prayer they’re gone. So you party’s leader is capable of delegates and stalwarts would might as well write off the first installing as many stalwart have little time to be coaxed or day. The second day they will come down for breakfast, speak to old friends and then try and catch the foodstores. So before you know it, nothing would Boy stabbed over have happened and convention would be over. “But if you had a week long event, Paul Moss, Jerome Big Mac sandwich Fitzgerald, Dr Bernard Not- tage, Fred Mitchell and the likes would have a chance to FROM page one talk to delegates and push the day; police received reports of a shooting at Jackson Street, Nas- need for some change in the sau Village. When police officers arrived at the scene, they party. They can talk and coax discovered an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound for three days before they go into vote on Thursday,” he said. in his lower back. Another concern expected to The young man told police that he had gone to Butler be raised by some within the Street to purchase a vehicle when he was held up by a man party is the growing suspicion armed with a handgun, who demanded cash. The victim told surrounding PLP MP for West police that he was trying to run away when the gunman shot him End and Bimini Obie Wilch- in his back. Police are investigating these incidents. combe who is also chairing this year’s convention. As a candi- date for the deputy leadership of the party, some within the PLP feel that Mr Wilchcombe should remove himself from chairing the event as it may offer him an upper-hand over the other candidates. It is believed that amongst those expressing this concern would be Cat Island, San Sal- vador and Rum Cay MP Philip Davis who is expected to announce his decision to run for the deputy leadership post today. Although well known within the party, Mr Davis faces an uphill battle to familiarize him- self with the party’s delegates, who ultimately would be greet- ed first by the convention’s chairman. Packages of cocaine seized in Freeport

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 SECTION B • [email protected] Albany’s opening Government assesses water franchise plan

By CHESTER ROBARDS developments those were, but to create 500 jobs Business Reporter said some developers were [email protected] required to put in sewerage treatment facilities and had not THE GOVERNMENT is done so. By NEIL HARTNELL currently reviewing New Prov- Now, the Government is Tribune Business Editor * Developers invest $250m to date, idence Development Compa- looking at the zoning for New ny's application for a Providence Development Com- p to 500 full- with current 600-strong construction water/wastewater treatment pany's proposal, in order to time jobs will franchise for western New establish a franchise agreement likely be creat- workforce to ramp up to around 1,000 Providence, the minister that would "put in place nec- ed when the responsible has confirmed to essary sewerage collection and $1.4U billion Albany Golf & * Albany to hire 200-300 full-time jobs Tribune Business, adding that if treatment for the rapidly devel- Beach Resort starts its oper- it was granted it would not oping area”. ational phase in summer by 2010 summer opening, with others impact the Water & Sewerage Mr Neymour said the fran- 2010, Tribune Business has Corporation’s customer base chising of such utilities provi- been told, as the project created in Bahamian-owned service suppliers and potential revenue streams. sion to a private company developers prepare to Phenton Neymour, minister would not lead to the loss of increase the current 600- * Marina basin completed, and amenities of state for the environment, potential revenue streams and strong construction work- Anand said New Providence Develop- customers for the Water and force by “cranking up” and hotel cottages going vertical ment Company had begun dis- Sewerage Corporation, as water Phase I vertical building. cussions with the Water and would still come from the gov- Christopher Anand, Albany’s managing approaches. It’s not just us, but local busi- some 600 construction workers were cur- Sewerage Corporation regard- ernment-owned utility. partner, told this newspaper that with the nesses who’ve got contracts as well.” rently employed on the project site, but ing the franchising of sewage "With existing franchise project’s management team “largely iden- The promise of several hundred jobs this number was due “to be cranked up as treatment and potable water agreements, Water and Sewer- tified and in place, from an operational being created will bring a much-needed the vertical work starts to happen. That facilities some time ago. age does not see it as severely standpoint it will be early next year when boost to the workforce and Bahamian soci- number will start to grow. That’s still not at He said through its New impacting benefits," said Mr we start hiring the majority of employees”. ety at a time when the economy is strug- the peak. I imagine it would get close to Providence Water Develop- Neymour. The Water and Sew- Some 200-300 persons were likely to be gling, unemployment continues to rise and 1,000”. ment Company affiliate, New erage Corporation has several hired by Albany for when Phase I had its Albany remains the only major mixed-use Albany’s shareholders, who include the Providence Development Com- other such franchise agree- soft opening in 2010, Mr Anand said, but he resort development project continuing to Tavistock Group, the vehicle by which pany had historically supplied ments, including one on Win- explained that the direct impact for the make substantial headway. Lyford Cay-based billionaire Joe Lewis water for an area in western dermere Island, Eleuthera. Bahamian workforce could be up to 500 The southwestern New Providence makes his worldwide investments, and New Providence for 50 years. Mr Neymour said the Gov- new jobs as a result of the development development’s amenities, such as the spa, golfers Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, have Mr Neymour said water and ernment was moving forward contracting out the provision of certain ser- fitness centre and clubhouse, plus the mari- invested more than $250 million into the sewerage treatment was criti- diligently with reviewing this vices to Bahamian businesses. na, golf course and hotel cottages compo- project to date, Mr Anand said. cal for that area of western New latest franchise proposal for the “We’re going to sub-contract with local nent are scheduled for a summer 2010 soft “Things are good,” he added. “We’ve Providence where some devel- western New Providence area. businesses on the landscaping [and other opening, with a more formal ceremony seeded about one-third of the golf course. opments have not fully com- However, he said the areas],” Mr Anand explained. “That will likely to take place in November/December There’s six holes done out of 18, and next plied with their requirements ramp up, so probably as many as 500 jobs 2010. for such facilities. SEE page 4B will come out of that as opening day Mr Anand told Tribune Business that SEE page 4B He could not say which Fidelity ‘scales back Bank still eyeing $40m-plus profit our expansion plans By NEIL HARTNELL * Commonwealth Bank to ‘experiment’ with Saturday banking Tribune Business Editor at new Prince Charles branch, set for August 31 opening quite significantly’ COMMON- * But ‘puts on hold’ debit card and other WEALTH new initiatives due to impact from recession Bank’s chairman $3.9668 By NEIL HARTNELL believes the * BISX-listed bank places a pretty good track”, with half- full 12 months to December 31, $4. $4.29 Tribune Business Editor institution can loan book and balance generate $40 year net profits before prefer- 2009, provided the Bahamian ence share dividends standing economy and its financial sys- FIDELITY Bank (Bahamas) million-plus in The information sheet growth strategy ‘on at $20.682 million, T. B. Don- tem suffered no major shocks. contained is from a has “scaled back our expansion net income for $3.90 its 2009 full year aldson said it had nevertheless The third quarter, featuring 51 third party and The plans quite significantly”, its hold for 15-18 months’ $4.29 Tribune can not be placed product initiatives such the traditionally slowest part of chief executive telling Tribune “unless disaster $4. held responsible for * Says loan defaults as a new debit card “on hold” the tourism year, would largely errors and/or Business that the BISX-listed befalls the sys- until the recession abated. determine how the full year omission from the institution has placed efforts to ‘running at half tem”, as it pre- Donaldson The former Central Bank panned out, Mr Donaldson $4.10 $4.29 daily report. grow its loan book and balance pares to “experi- 69 industry average’ governor said that based on said, as any further hotel indus- sheet “on hold for the next 15- ment” with Sat- half-year net income, Com- try redundancies would likely $4. 18 months” due to the reces- * Expects improvement in urday morning banking at its monwealth Bank should again fall in this period. sion. interest margins to partly newest Prince Charles Branch. The information contained is from a third “be looking at some $40 mil- party and The Tribune can not be held Speaking after the bank Stating that the bank’s Board compensate for rising lion-plus in net income” for the responsible for errors and/or omission unveiled a modest 7.5 per cent and management felt “we’re on SEE page 6B from the daily report. increase in net income to loan loss provision impact $582,089 for the first six months of 2009, Anwer Sunderji, Fideli- loss provision increase was, like ty Bank (Bahamas) chief exec- with other Bahamian commer- utive, said the dramatic fall-off cial banks, “impacting our bot- in credit demand and general tom line”, Mr Sunderji said: poor quality of new borrower “Our provisions will continue applicants would, in the short- to increase in line with the dete- term, stymie its previously riorating economy and loan announced plans to grow the delinquencies.” bank. However, the Fidelity Bank Pointing to the 95 per cent (Bahamas) chief executive said year-over-year increase in his organisation was still “in a Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) loan good spot”, as its loan defaults loss provisions, which rose to - borrowers more than 30 days $584,248 compared to $299,244 past due on repayments - were for the first six months in 2008, “running at roughly half the Mr Sunderji said that if the industry average. The industry increase was “netted off” then average is 4 per cent, and we’re the bank’s 2009 first half net about 7 per cent”. income would have risen by 60 As for the more important per cent to more than $867,000. Pointing out that the loan SEE page 8B

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+ unchanged. week low of $10.79. FR7KH7ULEXQH‡32%R[1‡'$ BSL $7.92 $- 0 -22.28% (PDLOOHJDOVHFUHWDU\#JPDLOFRP EQUITY MARKET BOND MARKET BWL $3.15 $- 0 0.00% A total of 66,940 shares No notes traded in the CAB $11.39 $- 800 -18.82% FKDQFHOORUVFKDPEHUV $0 changed hands, representing a Bahamian market last week. CBL $5.71 $0.07 20,223 -18.43% CHL $2.74 $- 0 -3.18% decrease of 9,127 shares or 12 ACCOUNTING & SMALL BUSINESS CIB $10.34 $-0.04 6,900 -1.05% per cent, compared to last COMPANY NEWS CWCB $3.52 $-0.01 0 56.44% CONSULTING SERVICES week's trading volume of Focol Holdings (FCL) DHS $1.82 $- 100 -28.63% (over 25 years experience) 76,067 shares. announced its Board of Direc- FAM $6.60 $- 0 -15.38% Commonwealth tors has approved a $10 mil- FBB $2.37 $- 0 0.00% • Accounting records in bad shape? Bank(CBL) was the sole lion share buy back pro- FCC $0.30 $- 0 0.00% • Need financial statements for the bank? (2-4 weeks) advancer and volume leader gramme that will last for 10 FCL $5.13 $-0.03 18,064 -0.77% • Need a business plan and financing proposal prepared? this week with 20,223 shares years. FCLB $1.00 $- 0 0.00% changing hands, its share price FIN $10.79 $-0.01 5,075 -9.10% • Need business licence prepared/certified? (1-2 weeks) up $0.07 to end the week at Dividend Notes ICD $5.49 $- 10,000 -10.44% CALL US WE CAN HELP $5.71. Bahamas First Holdings has JSJ $10.39 $-0.01 5,778 -6.40% FirstCaribbean Interna- declared a dividend of $0.20 PRE $10.00 $- 0 0.00% • Business Start-Up Assistance/Consultations tional Bank Bahamas (CIB) per share, payable on July 31, • Business Success Packs....($5) off was the big decliner, its stock 2009 to all ordinary share- • Construction & Contract Accounting falling by $0.04 to end the holders of record date July Consolidated Water Annual General Meeting • Quickbooks Accounting - Problem Solving - Setup week at a new 52-week low 27, 2009. (CWCO) has declared a divi- (AGM) Notes: dend of $0.013 per share, Bahamas First Holdings • Business Survival Packs....($5) off of $10.34 on a volume of 6,900 shares. Premier Commercial Real payable on August 10, 2009, announced its Annual Gen- • Controllership Services - Per Diem - Low Rates Focol Holdings (FCL) saw Estate Investment Corpora- to all ordinary shareholders eral Meeting will be held on • Small Business Accounting Services/System/Journals 18,064 shares trade, its stock tion (PRE) has declared a of record date July 1, 2009. Thursday, August 13, 2009, at • Handbook - Analysing Financials....($25) losing $0.03 to end the week dividend of $0.40 per share, 5pm at The British Colonial at $5.13. payable on August 5, 2009, to Focol Holdings (FCL) has Hilton Hotel, No. 1 Bay NEW BUSINESS START-UP KIT. . . . . ($5) off ICD Utilities (ICD) traded all ordinary shareholders of declared a dividend of $0.03 Street, Nassau, Bahamas. A guide to starting and managing a small business 10,000 shares to end the week record date July 31, 2009. per share, payable on August Shareholders of record as of 11, 2009, to all ordinary share- July 9, 2009, will be qualified (Business Start-Ups Checklist...$10) holders of record date July to vote at the Annual Meet- BUSINESS SEMINARS - REGISTRATION - $20 31, 2009. ing. (Materials + Refreshments + Special Discounts) • Reading & Understanding Financial Statements • August 29 @ 10am International Markets

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LOCAL NEWS $56.5m engineering costs for two projects

By CHESTER ROBARDS Environmental Management the start of the dredging is not sided project, which also Mr Weech said it was not and dust, as well as garbage, all Business Reporter Plan (EMP). being delayed because the includes the extension of uncommon for the sea floor, get washed into the harbour [email protected] Robert Garaway, a civil engi- almost 1,000 page document is Arawak Cay. but could be amplified in Nas- after a rain shower and settle neer for the Ministry, suggested being reviewed. One focus of the EIA was sau Harbour because of rain to the bottom, where their ENGINEERING costs for RoyalCaribbean’s Oasis of the He said strict final approval the level of mercury found in water run -ff mixed with pollu- chemical construct changes. the Nassau Harbour improve- Seas will be able to sail into the has not been given to the EMP, substrates of the harbour floor, tion on the streets of Down- "It's not indicative of a wide- ment project and the Arawak harbour with a minimum because the document will which were excessive in one town Nassau. spread problem," he said. Cay extension have been amount of dredging done, change throughout the course area. He said vehicle emissions pegged at a collective $56.5 mil- should the project have to stop of the project. lion, a preliminary report on for any reason. Boskalis has begun staging the initiatives said, while the He said all the protocols the pipelines that will move the arrival of RoyalCaribbean’s were in place for dredging com- dredged material to a holding Genesis Class Cruise ships at pany Boskalis to begin. How- pond on Arawak Cay. LYFORD CAY, E.P. TAYLOR DR. the end of 2009 will not be ever, he cold not give a specific According to Mr Weech, delayed even if the dredging of date for the start. they have also put in place Cottage Lot With Private Beach Nassau Harbour is not com- It was thought that material monitoring equipment neces- pleted in time. could not be removed from the sary to track some aspects of The preliminary engineering sea floor until the EMP had the environmental impact. FOR SALE report for the Nassau Harbour received the Government's The EMP will constantly Improvement Project, by engi- stamp of approval. manage the environmental Great investment opportunity in a safe environment. neering consortium Cox & But director of the Bahamas effects of the dredging process, Shal, pegged engineering costs Environment, Science and and could include mitigation Best price ever on E. P. Taylor Drive! estimates at $35 million for Technology (BEST) Commis- measures not mentioned in the Exclusively offered by Mario Carey Realty at US:$1.5 million Nassau Harbour, and $21.5 mil- sion, Philip Weech, told Tri- original EIA. lion for Arawak Cay. bune Business that dredging As dredging commences, Web Listing # 8377 Meanwhile, a Ministry of will be able to begin once the Boskalis will have to ensure Mario A. Carey, CRS, CIPS, CLHMS Works engineer said contin- EMP, developed by Boskalis that an acceptable amount of President & CEO gency plans for delays in the and Cox and SHAL consul- turbidity is maintained in the Nassau Harbour dredging were tants, had been reviewed by the harbour. Tel:242-677-825 Cell: 357-7013 MCR embedded in the Environmen- Ministry of Works and Turbidity control measures Mario Carey Realty tal Impact Assessment (EIA), approved. have already been put in place [email protected] and in the recently submitted However, Mr Garaway said for other aspects of the two- www.mariocareyrealty.com It’s about you... Let’s talk. Bank: Foreclosures are not at alarming levels

By CHESTER ROBARDS to issue new loans, while plac- encing challenges in keeping Business Reporter ing those that had been fore- up with mortgage payments. [email protected] closed on, on to the market in "Our approach is to work order to recover debt. with customers and try to find SCOTIABANK'S mortgage "We're still in business," he ways to support their efforts," defaults reflect the state of the said. said Mr Malcolm. Bahamian economy, its man- Mr Malcolm said the bank Scotiabank has said recently aging director told Tribune tries to reserve the original sale that foreclosures are not in the Business, as the bank contin- price in order recover the loan bank’s best interest. ues to find ways to assist cus- made to the debtor, and max- “It makes far more sense to tomers who may have trouble imise any amount of difference. work with you to help you keep meeting their debt obligations. Mr Malcolm did not say out- your house than to go through Barry Malcolm said the num- right that the present market foreclosure procedures, take ber of foreclosures that Scotia- is a difficult one for the sale of your house, advertise it and sell bank (Bahamas) has undertak- distressed properties, but he it to someone else - that is en over the past year has added that the ease with which stress for us, too,” Mr Malcolm "tracked the downturn”, but the bank can sell a foreclosed said. has not hit alarming numbers. property is based on its loca- “If we can find the common "It reflects the economic tion, design and ambiance, and ground to work together, it condition," he said. varies from island to island. makes much more sense for the While there are a number of He added that the bank's bank to work with the cus- distressed properties in the focus, instead of the sale of tomers to help address how you bank's portfolio, Mr Malcolm such properties, was to assist work through and work out said the bank was continuing its customers who are experi- your situation.”

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BUSINESS Albany’s opening to create 500 jobs

FROM page 1B majority of the marina is com- there’s a little bit to be done to the benefits to the construction to involve an investment worth about every other project in the month it will be nine. The plete. The basin is done, and the channel - a couple of weeks’ industry will be longer term.” between $125 million and $150 Caribbean has been shelved, work. Now the slips and walk- The construction work com- million. He explained that the and that’s allowing us to stand ways and stuff like that can be ing from Albany’s real estate developers might “release” the out, it seems, as the only ones put in.” buyers was likely to provide Residences in phases of 25 to 30 left standing. Some 30 hotel cottages were steady construction work for properties at a time, selling “It’s a testament to the way now under vertical construc- some 10 years, he explained, some as construction was ongo- we’ve gone about financing and tion, the Albany managing the “spurts” coming when the ing to enable them to move into building Albany, and getting partner added, with drywall and project’s developers were the next phase. the right people involved. The windows being installed, and engaged in work. When asked how Albany Bahamas is still a great place roofs set to go on. Despite the depressed global had been able to keep going to be, and New Providence is “In every aspect of the devel- economy, Mr Anand told Tri- when most other Bahamas- the right place to be in the opment that we’re delivering, bune Business: “We’ve had an based and Caribbean develop- Bahamas. All these factors it’s going vertical,” Mr Anand encouraging few months from a ment projects of a similar have allowed us to buck the added. And a further 20 homes, sales perspective, and had nature had ground to a halt, Mr trend.” likely to have an average value about eight sales in the last few Anand replied: “It’s really the Mr Anand added, though, of $3 million, were going months, which is pretty awe- strength of the initial buyers that the Government’s decision through the design process as some.” and, most importantly, our to remove the $35,000 real purchasers of Albany’s custom The Albany managing part- shareholders. They’re serious property tax cap had impacted lots moved to construct their ner added that provided 2009 people and they’re committed real estate sales at Albany, as own homes. finished smoothly, the devel- to this. with other developments, as it Pointing out that this repre- opers would look to roll into “That’s been hugely impor- increased costs and uncertainty sented at least $60 million Phase II - sale and construction tant. We’ve got a group of part- for potential buyers. worth of work for the Bahami- of the Marina Residences - in ners that, when the going gets He explained that any an construction industry when early 2010. If sales went as tough, the tough get going.” increases in costs associated building work on these prop- planned, construction work was Pointing to the numerous with buying and holding erties likely started next sum- likely to start in early summer stalled investment projects, Mr Bahamas-based property mer, Mr Anand said: “We’ve 2010 - around the time when Anand added: “We continue to inevitably made sales harder, always said the benefits of Phase I was set to have its soft benefit from the uncertainty and it was an issue Albany’s Albany are longer term. It’s a opening. The first part of Phase and unsettling developments developers had discussed both marathon, not a sprint. Here, II, Mr Anand said, was likely around the Caribbean. Just internally and externally. Government assesses water franchise plan

FROM page 1B ment Company is looking to tie providing world class potable Club, and owns the New Prov- down a long term, formal water. Water and waste water idence Water Development approval process is much more arrangement for their supply of disposal, along with electricity, Company. complicated in New Providence water to developments such as are the three most important It is also an affiliate of the because of the interrelated par- Old Fort Bay, Lyford Cay and components, and without those Tavistock Group, the Albany ties in the project area. "The Albany, which is thought to in place development is impos- developer. Both it and Tavis- water system and sewerage sys- have run into opposition from sible." tock Group are owned by Joe tem are all interconnected some who will argue that it New Providence Develop- Lewis, the Lyford Cay-based underground," he said. would deprive Water and Sew- ment Company is the largest Billionaire. Mr Lewis's Busi- In a previous interview with erage of a customer base and private land owner on New ness partner, Terry White, is an Tribune Business, New Provi- revenue stream. Providence with more than investor in both Albany and dence Development Compa- "That's probably the most 2,300 acres. It has developed New providence Development ny’s president and chief execu- important component of this Old Fort Bay and the Old Fort Company. tive, T. Rhys Duggan, had whole deal," Mr Duggan told warned that the water supply Tribune Business. “Growth franchise agreement was key to can't happen out west without its development plans for west- that being resolved, and I don’t ern New Providence, including have that yet. We need to have the proposed $30 million new that resolved to move forward. Town Centre. Without it, the "We supply everyone west company is unlikely to proceed. of the airport, and are looking New Providence Develop- at upgrading technology and

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We are looking for customer-focused, team-oriented individuals with a passion for service excellence to NOTICE service the sales needs of our Exuma Branch.

IN THE ESTATE OF Bethany Jones Major late of Wilson Street Qualifications x Self-motivated and assertive individuals with n the Eastern District of the Island of New Providence one of the excellent people skills Islands of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, deceased. x Basic computer literacy x Sales knowledge and skills or the ability to learn and NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having any claim or adapt in a sales-driven environment demand against the above Estate are required to send the same Opportunities GXO\ FHUWLÀHG LQ ZULWLQJ WR WKH 8QGHUVLJQHG RQ RU EHIRUH WKH 10th x Competitive commission structure day of August, A.D., 2009, after which date the Executors will x Training, development and growth proceed to distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of x Advancement to management which they shall then have had notice. x Long and mutually beneficial career x Expansion in a new territory

AND NOTICE is hereby given that all persons indebted to the Compensation is commensurate with experience and said Estate of Bethany Jones Major are requested to make full qualifications. settlement on or before the date hereinbefore mentioned. To apply: Send résumé by 7 August 2009 via email to LEANDRA A. ESFAKIS [email protected] . Subject: Exuma Attorney for the Executors or Chambers P.O. Box SS-19269 Send résumé to: No. 16 Market Street Human Resources Manager Please submit resume via email: [email protected] 308 East Bay Street or hand-deliver to Doctors Hospital, Human Resources Department Nassau, New Providence P.O. Box N-4728 ONLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas

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THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 5B BUSINESS Why a growing economy may still feel like a recession

By FLOYD NORRIS the economy may seem to be began being recorded, had the conductors because Intel will orders fell 65 per cent. ures this week, the Census c.2009 New York Times depressed even after growth decline been as much as 14 not provide figures, but ship- Those declines are not from Bureau said durable goods News Service resumes. per cent. ments in that category were boom periods. By early 2008, orders for some categories One area where that can be The drop is all the more down by a third. the recession was on, and were up from the previous A YEAR ago, the Ameri- seen is shipments of durable remarkable because such Shipments of commercial durable goods shipments were month, although shipments can economy was in recession. goods produced by American shipments rose at a relatively aircraft and parts fell by just already coming down. They were still declining. Now it may be about to companies. The rate of such restrained rate in the preced- seven per cent, largely had peaked the previous sum- That provided more evi- emerge from that downturn. shipments fell by more than ing period of economic because there are long lead mer, and the National Bureau dence that the recession might But if the economy is about 20 per cent during this reces- growth, particularly when mil- times for such orders, and that of Economic Research later be nearing an end. But a to begin growing again, it will sion, and would have declined itary sales were excluded. helped to keep the shipment determined the recession return to high levels of orders, be from a very low level. The further were it not for The accompanying charts decline lower than it would began in December 2007. or shipments, may be many recession has produced increased production of show the trend in durable otherwise have been. But In reporting the June fig- months away. declines far greater than in weapons. goods spending, for military previous downturns over the In no previous downturn purposes and for other ship- past half-century. As a result, since 1958, when the figures ments of durable goods, from 2000 through this June. In June, seasonally adjusted shipments for civilian pur- poses were 19 per cent below the average monthly figure for 2000. Shipments of mili- tary items were running 123 per cent above the 2000 aver- age. Those figures are in nomi- nal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. That fact may exag- gerate the trend, since prices of some durable goods, like computers, have fallen over the years. The United States remains primarily a civilian economy. The military now takes about eight per cent of all durable goods, up from three per cent in 2000. The charts also show just how much change there was in durable goods orders, and shipments, in the first half of 2009 compared with the first half of 2008. Overall, shipments for non- military purposes were down by 20 per cent, while orders fell by 27 per cent. The declines in some areas were much larger, with orders for primary metal products, like iron and steel, plunging by 44 per cent. The government cannot track orders for semi-

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BUSINESS Bank still eyeing $40m-plus profit

FROM page 1B put a lot of things on hold.” also one of the few businesses think they might.” He added “If we get through Septem- Still, Mr Donaldson said seeking to recruit by hiring that the bank could always ber, and the hotels do not feel Commonwealth Bank’s new tellers with experience in the write back the provisions it had it’s disastrous”, both Common- Prince Charles Drive branch sector. made at year-end if they did wealth Bank and the Bahamian was set to open later this month While Commonwealth not have to take them. economy would be able to on Monday, August 31, herald- Bank’s net income before pref- “I think the bank is posi- “muddle through” to the end ing the start of its Saturday erence share dividends for the tioned very well,” Mr Donald- of 2009 without any further banking initiative. six months to June, 30, 2009, son said. “The whole system major damage, Mr Donaldson “We’re going to experiment was down by 15.6 per cent upon has liquidity. The big problem is explained. with that and do a Saturday last year’s comparative of that there’s a whole heap of But the lingering uncertainty opening from 9am to 1pm,” Mr $24.509, million, this was large- money and not that many qual- over whether there would be Donaldson told Tribune Busi- ly due to the fact it had more ified borrowers. more major lay-offs in the ness of the Prince Charles Dri- than doubled loan loss provi- “The whole position is being resort sector, an event that ve branch. “Is there a need and sions year-over-year. exacerbated by the Govern- would lead to more loan appeal for people to bank on a These increased by 125.5 per ment borrowing in US dollars defaults, was why Common- Saturday morning? cent to $14.103 million, com- and converting to Bahamian wealth Bank had adopted its “We intend that that branch pared to $6.255 million, and if dollars, loan payments from aggressive loan loss provision- should open on Saturdays. the almost-$8 million contin- borrowers in Bahamian dollars ing stance. We’ve done a costing on it, and gency had not been taken Com- coming into the system, and However, explaining the if after three to four months it’s monwealth Bank’s net income weak demand for loans. We impact the recession has had a disaster, it’s not going to would have exceeded 2008 saw this from the beginning of on Commonwealth Bank’s wreck our profits at all.” comparatives by some way. the year. The loan demand is plans, Mr Donaldson told Tri- The move follows Scotiabank Acknowledging that he had out there, but they are not peo- bune Business: “A lot of the (Bahamas) foray into Saturday been criticised for the bank’s ple we want to lend to.” new initiatives we were going to morning retail banking via its aggressive loan loss provision- Weak credit demand is show- introduce are IT-related pro- newly-opened Caves Village ing, which at June 30, 2009, ing itself in Commonwealth jects. facility, with Saturday banking stood at 159 per cent (more Bank’s loan book, which is flat “They are expensive projects. being an established practice in than two times) in excess of and has actually declined year- We had got a debit card and a major industrialised countries. Commonwealth Bank’s non- over-year from $1.049 billion whole stream of things, but now Mr Donaldson said Com- performing loans, Mr Donald- to $1.043 billion. is not the time to spend on that monwealth Bank would staff son said: “I think that’s the Yet Commonwealth Bank’s because we’re not sure what the Prince Charles Branch with Central Banker in me. total non-performing loans, as a To advertise, call 502-2371 the revenue earnings potential workers transferred from other “I believe in being prudent percentage of the total loan might be. Quite frankly, we’ve parts of its business, and it was if things don’t work out as we portfolio, stood at just 1.95 per cent as at June 30, 2009, com- pared to 1.78 per cent at the end of the 2009 first quarter. This compared to an industry average of 7.77 per cent as at May 31, 2009. Mr Donaldson said the bank’s relative success in this area had resulted from its focus on consumer loans, typically between $12,000-$14,000, which meant the impact from a sin- gle default was minimal - as opposed to a large commercial loan going bad. “I’m quite pleased with the half-year personally,” Mr Don- aldson added. “Where other companies are losing money, we’re far from losing money.” He added that by centralising the expenses approval process, the bank had trimmed its gen- eral and administrative expens- es. Commonwealth Bank’s return on shareholder equity and return on assets, at 27 per cent and 2.6 per cent respec- tively, were slightly down on 2009 first quarter figures of 28 per cent and 2.7 per cent.

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THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, PAGE 7B AutoNationBUSINESS 2Q profit falls 29%, revenue falls

By MICHAEL After adjusting for special Over the previous 52 weeks, “You were in a downward sought to assure consumers this programme continues to FELBERBAUM items, the Fort Lauderdale, the stock traded between spiral and every quarter was that the programme is still run,” Gibbs told reporters. He AP Business Writer Fla.-based company said it $3.97 and $21.33. worse than the quarter before running and will be alive “this would not commit to any would have earned 29 cents Sales of new vehicles at and you didn’t know where weekend.” timeframe beyond that. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — a share from continuing oper- AutoNation stores fell 38 per the bottom was going to be,” “If you were planning on • AP Auto Writer Kimberly AutoNation Inc., the nation’s ations. That is five cents cent during the quarter, but Jackson said. “Clearly we going to buy a car this week- Johnson in Detroit contributed largest auto dealership chain, above the analyst forecast of the company said it fared bet- found stabilization in the sec- end, using this programme, to this report said Friday that its second- 24 cents a share, according to ter than its peers. Industry- ond quarter. ... and now the quarter profit fell 29 per cent a survey by Thomson wide, new vehicle sales fell industry is positioned for a as consumers bought fewer Reuters. Those estimates typ- about 40 per cent, the com- gradual recovery.” cars in a stressed economy, ically exclude one-time items. pany said, citing data com- But the “Cash for Clunk- but remained optimistic that AutoNation, which owns piled by CNW Research. ers” programme may be run- NOTICE the industry is beginning to about 250 new-vehicle fran- For the quarter, the com- ning out of money after only a stabilize. chises in 15 states, said it pany said domestic segment matter of days as car shop- IN THE ESTATE OF Robert Douglas Erskine late of 303 East AutoNation CEO Mike experienced losses from dis- income was $26 million com- pers flocked to dealerships to Jackson said new vehicle sales continued operations primar- pared with $33 million in the take advantage of the rebates. Street on the Island of New Providence one of the Islands of The are likely to improve due to ily from franchise and prop- year-ago period, with a 34 per Democrats in the House Commonwealth of The Bahamas, deceased. the “cash for clunkers” pro- erty impairments. As of June cent decline in new vehicle were exploring the possibility gramme designed to encour- 30, the company said it has sales. Income from imported of votes as early as Friday on age consumers to replace sold or closed 21 locations, vehicles declined to $42 mil- legislation pouring an addi- NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having any claim or aging and fuel-inefficient cars including seven Chrysler deal- lion from $57 million last year, tional $2 billion into the car demand against the above Estate are required to send the same with new ones. erships. with an 41 per cent drop in purchase programme. The GXO\ FHUWLÀHG LQ ZULWLQJ WR WKH 8QGHUVLJQHG RQ RU EHIRUH WKH 10th Jackson said the company Revenue fell 28.7 per cent new vehicle sales. Premium Senate was not scheduled to will increase its inventories in to $2.61 billion from $3.66 bil- luxury income was $43 mil- vote on Friday but lawmak- day of August, A.D., 2009, after which date the Executors will “a disciplined manner” to lion in the same quarter a lion compared with $52 mil- ers hoped to win approval for proceed to distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of meet the budding demand for year ago. Analysts expected lion a year ago, with a 34 per more funding next week. new vehicles in the second $2.8 billion in revenue. cent slip in new vehicle sales. Reps. Sander Levin, D- which they shall then have had notice. half of the year. AutoNation “Clearly our productivity Jackson said government Mich., and Betty Sutton, D- has been managing its orders and cost-saving drive enabled efforts to aid the industry in Ohio, said lawmakers from AND NOTICE is hereby given that all persons indebted to the said for new vehicles to keep us to deliver an absolutely sol- its recovery are helping. The the two states were assured inventory in line with weak id profitability in the second “Cash for Clunkers” pro- by Transportation Secretary Estate of Robert Douglas Erskine are requested to make full demand and has made about quarter,” Jackson said in an gramme brought a 36 per cent Ray LaHood that the pro- settlement on or before the date hereinbefore mentioned. $200 million in structural cost interview with The Associat- surge of traffic and the Trea- gramme would continue while reductions. ed Press. “For this tough envi- sury Department’s pro- the Obama administration AutoNation said it earned ronment, to be able to put up gramme to ease the credit looked for more money. LEANDRA A. ESFAKIS $36.7 million, or 21 cents a that type of number is a very market will improve condi- At the White House, press Attorney for the Executors share, in the three months satisfying result.” tions. secretary Robert Gibbs ended June 30. 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BISX LISTED & TRADED SECURITIES AS OF: $)6)$%.$ FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2009 BISX ALL SHARE INDEX: CLOSE 1,572.63| CHG 4.53 | %CHG 0.29 | YTD -139.73 | YTD % -8.16 FINDEX: CLOSE 785.49 | YTD -5.91% | 2008 -12.31% WWW.BISXBAHAMAS.COM | TELEPHONE:242-323-2330 | FACSIMILE: 242-323-2320 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Securit y Previous Close Today's Close Change Daily Vol. EPS $ Div $ P/E Yield 1.81 1.28 Abaco Markets 1.39 1.39 0.00 0.127 0.000 10.9 0.00% 11.80 10.00 Bahamas Property Fund 11.00 11.00 0.00 0.992 0.200 11.1 1.82% ./4)#% 9.30 6.94 Bank of Bahamas 6.94 6.94 0.00 0.244 0.260 28.4 3.75% 0.89 0.63 Benchmark 0.63 0.63 0.00 -0.877 0.000 N/M 0.00% 3.49 3.15 Bahamas Waste 3.15 3.15 0.00 0.078 0.090 40.4 2.86% 2.37 2.14 Fidelity Bank 2.37 2.37 0.00 0.055 0.040 43.1 1.69% 14.20 10.18 Cable Bahamas 11.39 11.39 0.00 1.406 0.250 8.1 2.19% 4/!,,3(!2%(/,$%23 2.88 2.74 Colina Holdings 2.74 2.74 0.00 0.249 0.040 11.0 1.46% 7.50 5.50 Commonwealth Bank (S1) 5.62 5.71 0.09 10,750 0.419 0.360 13.6 6.30% 4.78 1.27 Consolidated Water BDRs 3.53 3.51 -0.02 0.111 0.052 31.6 1.48% 2.85 1.32 Doctor's Hospital 1.82 1.82 0.00 0.240 0.080 7.6 4.40% 8.20 6.60 Famguard 6.60 6.60 0.00 0.420 0.240 15.7 3.64% 12.50 10.00 Finco 10.79 10.79 0.00 0.322 0.520 33.5 4.82% 4HE"OARDOF$IRECTORSOF 11.71 10.34 FirstCaribbean Bank 10.34 10.34 0.00 0.794 0.350 13.0 3.38% 5.53 4.95 Focol (S) 5.13 5.13 0.00 0.332 0.150 15.5 2.92% 1.00 1.00 Focol Class B Preference 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.000 0.000 N/M 0.00% 0.45 0.30 Freeport Concrete 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.035 0.000 8.6 0.00% "AHAMAS7ASTE,IMITEDHAS 9.02 5.50 ICD Utilities 5.49 5.49 0.00 0.407 0.500 13.5 9.11% 12.00 10.39 J. S. Johnson 10.39 10.39 0.00 0.952 0.640 10.9 6.16% 10.00 10.00 Premier Real Estate 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.180 0.000 55.6 0.00% DECLAREDA$IVIDENDFOR/RDINARY BISX LISTED DEBT SECURITIES - (Bonds trade on a Percentage Pricing b ases) 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Security Symbol Last Sale Change Daily Vol. Interest Maturity 1000.00 1000.00 Fidelity Bank Note 17 (Series A) + FBB17 100.00 0.00 7% 19 October 2017 3HARES TOALLSHAREHOLDERSOFRECORD 1000.00 1000.00 Fidelity Bank Note 22 (Series B) + FBB22 100.00 0.00 Prime + 1.75% 19 October 2022 1000.00 1000.00 FidelityFidelit BBank kNote 13 (Series (SeriC) + FBB13 100.00 0000.00 7% 30 May 2013 1000.00 1000.00 Fidelity Bank Note 15 (Series D) + FBB15 100.00 0.00 Prime + 1.75% 29 May 2015 ASAT!UGUSTTH  Fidelity Over-The-Counter Securities 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Symbol Bid $ Ask $ Last Price Weekly Vol. EPS $ Div $ P/E Yield 14.60 14.25 Bahamas Supermarkets 7.92 8.42 14.60 -0.041 0.300 N/M 2.05% OF`PERSHARE 8.00 6.00 Caribbean Crossings (Pref) 4.00 6.25 6.00 0.000 0.480 N/M 7.80% 0.54 0.20 RND Holdings 0.35 0.40 0.35 0.001 0.000 256.6 0.00% Colina Over-The-Counter Securities 41.00 29.00 ABDAB 30.13 31.59 29.00 4.540 0.000 9.03 0.00% 0.55 0.40 RND Holdings 0.45 0.55 0.55 0.002 0.000 261.90 0.00% BISX Listed Mutual Funds 4HEPAYMENTWILLBEMADEON 52wk-Hi 52wk-Low Fund Name NAV YTD% Last 12 Months Div $ Yield % NAV Date 1.3860 1.3231 CFAL Bond Fund 1.3860 2.40 4.75 30-Jun-09 3.0351 2.8952 CFAL MSI Preferred Fund 2.8952 -1.52 -3.18 30-Jun-09 !UGUSTST BY#OLINA 1.4791 1.4042 CFAL Money Market Fund 1.4791 3.17 5.33 17-Jul-09 3.6090 3.1031 Fidelity Bahamas G & I Fund 3.1031 -8.35 -13.82 30-Jun-09 12.9801 12.3289 Fidelity Prime Income Fund 12.9801 2.87 5.79 31-May-09 101.6693 100.0000 CFAL Global Bond Fund 101.6693 1.10 1.67 30-Jun-09 &INANCIAL!DVISORS,TD THE 100.9600 93.1992 CFAL Global Equity Fund 96.7398 0.35 -4.18 30-Jun-09 1.0000 1.0000 CFAL High Grade Bond Fund 1.0000 0.00 0.00 31-Dec-07 9.4733 9.0775 Fidelity International Investment Fund 9.2765 2.00 -2.98 30-Jun-09 2EGISTRAR4RANSFER!GENT 1.0622 1.0000 FG Financial Preferred Income Fund 1.0622 2.56 6.22 30-Jun-09 1.0364 1.0000 FG Financial Growth Fund 1.0243 -0.84 2.43 30-Jun-09 1.0585 1.0000 FG Financial Diversified Fund 1.0585 2.04 5.85 30-Jun-09 INTHEUSUAL-ANNER MARKET TERMS BISX ALL SHARE INDEX - 19 Dec 02 = 1,000.00 YIELD - last 12 month dividends divided by closing price 52wk-Hi - Highest closing price in last 52 weeks Bid $ - Buying price of Colina and Fidelity 52wk-Low - Lowest closing price in last 52 weeks Ask $ - Selling price of Colina and fidelity Previous Close - Previous day's weighted price for daily volume Last Price - Last traded over-the-counter price Today's Close - Current day's weighted price for daily volume Weekly Vol. - Trading volume of the prior week $AVID"$ONALD Change - Change in closing price from day to day EPS $ - A company's reported earnings per share for the last 12 mths Daily Vol. - Number of total shares traded today NAV - Net Asset Value #ORPORATE3ECRETARY DIV $ - Dividends per share paid in the last 12 months N/M - Not Meaningful P/E - Closing price divided by the last 12 month earnings FINDEX - The Fidelity Bahamas Stock Index. January 1, 1994 = 100 (S) - 4-for-1 Stock Split - Effective Date 8/8/2007 (S1) - 3-for-1 Stock Split - Effective Date 7/11/2007 TO TRADE CALL: COLINA 242-502-7010 | ROYALFIDELITY 242-356-7764 | FG CAPITAL MARKETS 242-396-4000 | COLONIAL 242-502-7525

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BUSINESS Fidelity ‘scales back our Private credit expansion plans quite significantly’

FROM page 1B years, but Mr Sunderji said “We expect that as the cost of these goals had to be placed on money reduces over time, due shrinks by non-performing loan category, the backburner due to the to all the liquidity, that will help which measures loans more recession. mitigate against the increased than 90 days past due, Mr Sun- “We’ve scaled back our loan loss provisions.” derji said Fidelity Bank expansion plans quite signifi- Mr Sunderji said that while (Bahamas) was at “5. some- cantly, and are being very selec- Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) $10-$20m thing per cent”, as opposed to tive about who we lend to,” Mr expected that asset quality the industry average of 7.8 per Sunderji told Tribune Business. would not “deteriorate as cent. “Our plans are on hold for the rapidly as it has done” during “Hopefully, we will remain next 15-18 months. We expect- the 2009 first half, the decline By NEIL HARTNELL explained, because with banking sector liquidity and below the industry average ed to grow our balance sheet, was likely to continue through Tribune Business Editor incomes and salaries not rising the foreign reserves were because our credit exposure has but credit demand has dropped the remainder of 2009 and into they simply had no funds to healthy, standing at close to been very conservatively quite significantly and we do 2010 before there was any PRIVATE sector credit has allocate to increased debt ser- $500 million and just over focused,” he told Tribune Busi- not want to be seeking growth recovery. This was due to the shrunk by between $10-$20 vicing. Therefore, there is $700 million at end-July 2009. ness. when the quality of applicants overall economy’s weak health, million during the 2009 first unlikely to be any major * Tribune Business has Some 81 per cent of Fidelity does not meet the standard. coupled with rising unemploy- half, Tribune Business under- reduction in privately held been told that interconnec- Bank (Bahamas) loan portfo- We’ve pulled back from growth ment and reduced incomes, stands, compared to growth debt, which at June 30, 2009, tion between the Bahamas lio was concentrated on resi- plans. We’re not seeing the making it increasingly difficult of around $200 million for the is understood to have been Telecommunications Compa- dential mortgages secured on kind of credit quality we want for borrowers to repay their year-before period as pegged at $2.8 billion in mort- ny’s (BTC) and IndiGo Net- the borrowers’ primary resi- to see in our loan applications, loans. Bahamian consumers reduce gage loans and $2.8 billion in works fixed-line voice net- dences, something that making us much more choosy “We are very focused on their borrowing and banks cut consumer loans. works was “nearly back to strengthened both the likeli- and selective.” expense control and expense back on lending. Meanwhile, Tribune Busi- normal” on Friday afternoon, hood of repayment and miti- However, Mr Sunderji said reduction, because the top line However, banking industry ness understands that total following a five-day interrup- gated the bank’s risk, as it had the massive build up in com- is not growing. We’re seeing sources, speaking to Tribune loans in arrears - those where tion caused by BTC’s instal- physical assets as security. mercial banking sector liquidi- increased loan loss provisions, Business on condition of payments are 30 days past due lation of a new switch related “We want to make sure we ty - now understood by Tribune and have to make up for this anonymity, said the decline - in June 2009 actually to its next generation net- get back what we lend,” Mr Business to be just shy of $500 increase by controlling the did not reflect the fact that dropped slightly below the 14 work. Sunderji told Tribune Business. million - was expected to com- expenses that are more con- Bahamian consumers and per cent mark they had For five days BTC and Our risk is low, because our pensate Fidelity Bank tainable,” Mr Sunderji added. businesses were deleveraging reached in May. However, IndiGo customers had been consumer instalment loan book (Bahamas) and other institu- “Risk management rather and reducing their debts, but non-performing loans rose unable to connect with one is smaller at 19 per cent.” tions for the increased loan loss than growth management” was rather that they were not slightly from 7.7 per cent to another, but Paul Hutton- The bank had used its 2008 provisions by enhancing inter- the order of the day, Mr Sun- doing any new borrowing. 7.8 per cent of total outstand- Ashkenny, IndiGo’s presi- financial year to position itself est margins. derji added, with both banks Many were unable to ing loans. dent, said repairs had “bro- for loan book and profit growth “We expect some margin and borrowers now more risk deleverage, the sources However, commercial ken the back” of the problem. in its 2009 and 2010 financial improvements,” he explained. averse.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 SECTION C • HEALTH: Body and mind Azaria crowned Miss The Global International match maker

By ALEX MISSICK Tribune Features Reporter [email protected]

meka Moore has Odedicated much of her time to helping others in the ultimate quest for love - by providing match maker skills to likely candidates. “I was really a good match maker since high school and always matched up friends and family. In college I matched up a lot of my best friends OMEKA MOORE and people all the time and it was always successful so I decided to go into business for myself. I have a degree in business and have done two levels of psychology and also sociol- ogy. These were my best classes. I understand and communicate very well with people and I match people based on personality, my own intuition and the aura I feel surrounding you when you come in,” Mrs Moore said. When dealing with people there will always be challenges and Mrs Moore said she has seen quite a few. “I see more ups than downs. The ups are that people are so excited about it and the fact that they trust me so much because of my intu- ition. The downs I would say would be the nar- row minded people who have been burned, people who have had bad relationships and they come with a closed heart. However, I tell them that I am good at this and to let me do my job- All I request is an open mind because you can’t find love if you are not open to love,” Mrs Moore said. Mrs Moore said although her business is very new, just starting in April, she has rooted her- self in the Bahamas. “I have been in since 2003 and I have been out of the Bahamas since 2000 and I decided to come back and do something here. The age bracket I start with 18 and up. I have had 18 year olds coming in looking for love,” Mrs Moore said. Mrs Moore said since she has been here she has had three success stories and she is excited that Bahamians are opening up to this kind of service- the service of finding love. “With my expertise I feel that I can offer them something more than they can offer them- selves. What you might see in a relationship might not be what your mother sees for you or what I see for you. You might pick bad boys and that is not what I see for you, I might see that you need someone to give you some bal- ance in your life. I actually want to see people happy-this is not about money as I feel I was born with a gift to connect people. So I feel by me putting in my input, I can find you some- thing better than you can choose on your own in some cases,” Mrs Moore said. In the end, Mrs Moore said her goal is to help people find the best quality mates out there. “I do a lot of research as far as their back- ground to find out a lot more. I’m not just matching on what you want physically, but I base it on personality, character as well as phys- ical appearance. It’s not about finding a good BEAUTY QUEEN — Miss Global Bahamas Azaria Cleare returned home Sunday after being crowned Miss Global International during the looking man because there has to be quality pageant at the RIU resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Saturday. She topped second runner-up, Miss Jamaica Adrianna Bryan and and substance behind that good looking man.” Iris Ordenana... To find out more about the Perfect Match, (Photo by Felipé Major/Tribune staff) email Mrs Moore at HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" aper- [email protected] or 327-4319.

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GARDENING

BRIDAL BOUQUET will stay in bloom until after Christmas and keeps its foliage all year long, unusual for a frangipani...

The month of August...

GARDENER JACK

ot enough for you? Summer was a long time coming but has made up Hfor lost time. The vegetable garden is usually moribund at this stage of the year unless you are fond of okra, field beans and snake beans. Snake beans (also called yard-long or asparagus beans) do best when grown on a trellis. Although the beans can grow to over two feet they are best picked when about 12 inch- es long and before the interior bean seed have matured. Royal poinciana trees are still in full bloom but are joined by yellow poinciana (Pel- tophorum inerme) that holds its flowers up on stiff panicles like candles on a Christmas tree. A whole host of flowering shrubs is at their best right now including queen’s crepe myrtle and bridal bouquet, a long-flowering white form of frangipani that will bloom until past Christmas and keeps its attractive foliage year round. The summer stalwarts of cosmos, vinca, Mexican sunflower and marigolds are among the few cultivated annuals that are thriving while gladioli, tuberose, gingers and zephyran- thes will perform during August. Late mangoes are full on the trees while Keitt mangoes are waiting until September or even October to become fully ripe. When it comes to fruit, August belongs to guavas. It will soon be guava duff time. The first carambolas may ripen during the

YELLOW POINCIANA is a distant relative of Royal Poinciana and has a completely different way of pre- senting its flowers...

month as may the first sea grapes. Coco plums scenario. Are there any trees near power are still plentiful. lines? Bananas, of course, are produced year What damage will be done if a tree top- round but are particularly plentiful during ples in this direction, that direction? What the summer months. The barbecue season is shrubs need to be pruned to allow wind to also year round in The Bahamas and you pass through them? Which need to be pruned may wish to throw a few bananas or plan- for size? Which may slap against structures? tains onto the grill, unpeeled, until the skin What in the garden needs anchoring down blackens. The flesh turns exquisitely sweet or storing inside? and can be used as a side instead of fried When confirmation of a threatening hurri- plantains, or as a dessert along with ice cream. cane arrives it may be too late to do much to While on the grill you may like to toast the garden because there are many other hur- some fresh coconut pieces. These need to be ricane precautions to be taken with respect to watched carefully as they burn easily, but family and home. toasted coconut has a distinct taste that makes Professional tree trimmers will be fully the effort worthwhile. I guarantee that chil- booked and your favourite factotum may be dren will ensure they are all eaten. offered a higher daily rate by someone else All may seem well in our respective gardens and disappear. You’re on your own like Pat of Eden but August is the month when we Boone. If we get our garden hurricane work first start thinking seriously about hurricanes. done during early August we can concentrate I suggest you take a walk around your garden on other matters when a storm threatens. SNAKE BEANS (asparagus beans, yard-long beans) are best picked when they are 12 inches long... and allow your mind to fix upon a worst-case [email protected]

THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2009, PAGE 7C THE WEATHER REPORT

5-DAY FORECAST TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY UV INDEX TODAY WORLD CITIES MARINE FORECAST Today Wednesday WINDS WAVES VISIBILITY WATER TEMPS. High Low W High Low W NASSAU Today: E at 6-12 Knots 1-3 Feet 5-10 Miles 86° F F/C F/C F/C F/C Wednesday: SE at 6-12 Knots 1-3 Feet 5-10 Miles 86° F Acapulco 88/31 79/26 t 87/30 80/26 s FREEPORT Today: ESE at 6-12 Knots 1-3 Feet 5-10 Miles 85° F LOW MODERATE HIGH V. HIGH EXT. Amsterdam 73/22 61/16 pc 77/25 61/16 pc Wednesday: SSE at 6-12 Knots 6-12 Feet 5-10 Miles 85° F ORLANDO Ankara, 88/31 61/16 s 91/32 61/16 s ABACO Today: SE at 7-14 Knots 2-3 Feet 5-10 Miles 85° F The higher the TM number, the 95/35 77/25 s 93/33 75/23 s High: 92°F/33°C Mostly sunny with a Partly cloudy with a Partly sunny with a Partly sunny, a Partly sunny, a Partly sunny, a AccuWeather UV Index Wednesday: SE at 7-14 Knots 2-3 Feet 5-10 Miles 85° F stray shower. shower. shower or t-storm. t-storm possible. t-storm possible. t-storm possible. greater the need for eye and skin protection. 58/14 47/8 pc 59/15 47/8 s Low: 75°F/24°C High: 90° High: 91° High: 89° High: 89° 89/31 77/25 sh 91/32 77/25 t 90° 81° 81° 80° 81° 80° Barbados 86/30 77/25 sh 87/30 77/25 s TODAY'S U.S. FORECAST TAMPA High: Low: Low: Low: Low: Low: TIDES FOR NASSAU Barcelona 81/27 69/20 s 80/26 67/19 s AccuWeather RealFeel AccuWeather RealFeel AccuWeather RealFeel AccuWeather RealFeel AccuWeather RealFeel AccuWeather RealFeel 93/33 75/23 pc 90/32 73/22 pc High: 93°F/34°C High Ht.(ft.) Low Ht.(ft.) 105° F 86° F 97°-85° F 98°-87° F 99°-86° F 100°-92° F Beirut 82/27 80/26 s 84/28 78/25 s Seattle Low: 77°F/25°C The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure, and 7:28 a.m. 2.4 1:27 a.m. 0.3 Today 87/30 65/18 c 88/31 67/19 t 78/56 elevation on the human body—everything that effects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day. 7:54 p.m. 2.9 1:25 p.m. 0.3 Berlin 73/22 55/12 c 77/25 57/13 s 8:08 a.m. 2.5 2:05 a.m. 0.3 ALMANAC Wednesday Bermuda 81/27 75/23 sh 82/27 75/23 t 8:31 p.m. 2.9 2:07 p.m. 0.3 Bogota 66/18 45/7 pc 67/19 46/7 sh Billings Minneapolis 88/61 78/60 Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday 8:46 a.m. 2.6 2:41 a.m. 0.2 77/25 59/15 pc 82/27 61/16 pc Thursday DetDetroitroit Temperature 9:06 p.m. 2.8 2:47 p.m. 0.3 93/33 64/17 t 90/32 63/17 t NNewew YYorork k ABACO ChicChicagoago 86/65 High ...... 93° F/34° C 65/18 46/7 pc 63/17 49/9 c 87/77 High: 91°F/33°C 9:22 a.m. 2.7 3:15 a.m. 0.2 San Francisco 84/62 Low ...... 82° F/28° C Friday 101/38 76/24 s 102/38 75/23 s 72/58 WWasashingtonhington 9:40 p.m. 2.8 3:25 p.m. 0.3 DenverDenver 94/73 Low: 78°F/26°C Normal high ...... 89° F/31° C Calcutta 96/35 87/30 t 95/35 87/30 r 96/61 Normal low ...... 76° F/24° C Calgary 55/12 44/6 r 59/15 46/7 c Kansas City 96/73 WEST PALM BEACH Last year's high ...... 92° F/33° C SUN AND MOON Cancun 90/32 73/22 t 91/32 72/22 sh Last year's low ...... 73° F/23° C High: 92°F/33°C Caracas 81/27 72/22 t 83/28 72/22 t Los AnAngelesgeles Sunrise ...... 6:39 a.m. Moonrise . . . . 7:07 p.m. 86/64 Low: 78°F/26°C Precipitation Casablanca 87/30 69/20 s 85/29 70/21 s AAtlantatlanta As of 2 p.m. yesterday ...... 0.01" Sunset...... 7:53 p.m. Moonset . . . . . 5:19 a.m. Copenhagen 73/22 59/15 sh 77/25 60/15 s FT. LAUDERDALE El Paso 94/71 FREEPORT Year to date ...... 20.79" Full Last New First 66/18 52/11 pc 64/17 50/10 sh 101/75 High: 92°F/33°C High: 89°F/32°C Normal year to date ...... 25.51" Frankfurt 79/26 57/13 pc 83/28 59/15 s Houston Low: 81°F/27°C Low: 76°F/24°C Geneva 77/25 54/12 s 82/27 57/13 s 99/79 Halifax 74/23 59/15 pc 74/23 59/15 s AccuWeather.com Showers Miami 90/32 73/22 t 88/31 73/22 r 92/79 Forecasts and graphics provided by T-storms 73/22 54/12 pc 75/23 59/15 pc MIAMI AccuWeather, Inc. ©2009 Aug. 5 Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Rain ELEUTHERA 95/35 82/27 r 93/33 82/27 r Fronts High: 92°F/33°C Flurries Cold High: 91°F/33°C Islamabad 111/43 85/29 s 109/42 85/29 s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and Low: 79°F/26°C NASSAU Warm Low: 79°F/26°C 91/32 75/23 s 90/32 75/23 s Snow precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. High: 90°F/32°C Ice Forecast high/low temperatures are for selected cities. Stationary Low: 81°F/27°C Jerusalem 88/31 64/17 s 89/31 64/17 s 67/19 45/7 s 66/18 46/7 s -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s KEY WEST Kingston 89/31 79/26 pc 89/31 79/26 r CAT ISLAND 71/21 60/15 s 72/22 59/15 s High: 88°F/31°C High: 87°F/31°C Low: 81°F/27°C 73/22 59/15 r 75/23 59/15 sh Low: 74°F/23°C Madrid 97/36 63/17 s 97/36 66/18 s 82/27 77/25 r 83/28 77/25 t Mexico City 77/25 51/10 t 75/23 52/11 t Monterrey 107/41 76/24 s 107/41 75/23 s GREAT EXUMA Montreal 84/28 64/17 t 75/23 57/13 pc Moscow 68/20 54/12 r 68/20 52/11 pc High: 87°F/31°C High: 90°F/32°C Munich 73/22 52/11 sh 78/25 50/10 s Low: 78°F/26°C Low: 77°F/25°C Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's ANDROS Nairobi 75/23 54/12 r 77/25 53/11 c highs and tonights's lows. High: 94°F/34°C New 99/37 82/27 pc 97/36 83/28 pc Low: 79°F/26°C Oslo 72/22 58/14 c 73/22 59/15 pc 79/26 64/17 pc 86/30 66/18 pc Prague 72/22 54/12 r 79/26 56/13 c LONG ISLAND 73/22 65/18 c 80/26 71/21 pc High: 90°F/32°C Riyadh 104/40 78/25 s 104/40 79/26 s U.S. CITIES Low: 78°F/26°C Rome 82/27 63/17 pc 86/30 65/18 s St. Thomas 89/31 80/26 sh 89/31 79/26 sh Today Wednesday Today Wednesday Today Wednesday MAYAGUANA High Low W High Low W High Low W High Low W High Low W High Low W High: 89°F/32°C San Juan 70/21 37/2 s 69/20 33/0 s F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C F/C Low: 75°F/24°C San Salvador 87/30 74/23 pc 86/30 74/23 t Albuquerque 98/36 69/20 pc 98/36 70/21 pc Indianapolis 88/31 69/20 t 86/30 65/18 pc Philadelphia 92/33 72/22 s 90/32 70/21 t Santiago 59/15 39/3 pc 55/12 37/2 pc Anchorage 67/19 54/12 pc 67/19 56/13 r Jacksonville 90/32 71/21 t 93/33 74/23 t Phoenix 110/43 87/30 s 112/44 87/30 s CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS Santo Domingo 86/30 74/23 pc 86/30 74/23 sh Atlanta 94/34 71/21 pc 88/31 71/21 t Kansas City 96/35 73/22 t 90/32 69/20 t Pittsburgh 85/29 65/18 t 82/27 60/15 t RAGGED ISLAND High: 91°F/33°C Sao Paulo 68/20 54/12 c 77/25 61/16 s Atlantic City 90/32 70/21 pc 92/33 66/18 t Las Vegas 106/41 80/26 pc 106/41 83/28 s Portland, OR 86/30 58/14 pc 83/28 59/15 pc Low: 77°F/25°C 84/28 73/22 pc 81/27 75/23 sh High: 90°F/32°C Stockholm 75/23 54/12 pc 76/24 57/13 pc Baltimore 92/33 68/20 s 90/32 68/20 t Little Rock 98/36 74/23 s 99/37 76/24 pc Raleigh-Durham 96/35 69/20 s 94/34 68/20 t Low: 73°F/23°C 66/18 48/8 pc 66/18 46/7 s Boston 87/30 70/21 s 89/31 65/18 t Los Angeles 86/30 64/17 pc 86/30 64/17 pc St. Louis 92/33 76/24 t 93/33 74/23 t Taipei 93/33 84/28 t 91/32 86/30 t Buffalo 84/28 63/17 t 76/24 57/13 pc Louisville 92/33 73/22 t 89/31 73/22 t Salt Lake City 94/34 69/20 pc 95/35 68/20 pc GREAT INAGUA 82/27 75/23 pc 82/27 77/25 sh Charleston, SC 91/32 73/22 t 94/34 74/23 t Memphis 96/35 77/25 s 96/35 76/24 t San Antonio 99/37 77/25 s 98/36 76/24 s High: 93°F/34°C Toronto 82/27 57/13 t 75/23 54/12 s Chicago 84/28 62/16 t 83/28 61/16 pc Miami 92/33 79/26 pc 90/32 80/26 t San Diego 78/25 69/20 pc 77/25 66/18 pc Low: 77°F/25°C Trinidad 90/32 64/17 s 95/35 64/17 s Cleveland 84/28 67/19 t 81/27 57/13 pc Minneapolis 78/25 60/15 pc 81/27 60/15 s San Francisco 72/22 58/14 pc 72/22 58/14 pc Vancouver 72/22 60/15 s 74/23 58/14 s Dallas 100/37 78/25 s 101/38 78/25 s Nashville 94/34 72/22 t 88/31 70/21 t Seattle 78/25 56/13 s 77/25 58/14 pc Vienna 77/25 64/17 t 76/24 67/19 c Denver 96/35 61/16 t 97/36 61/16 pc New Orleans 94/34 77/25 t 92/33 76/24 t Tallahassee 94/34 72/22 t 94/34 72/22 t Warsaw 75/23 57/13 c 72/22 55/12 sh Detroit 86/30 65/18 t 84/28 60/15 s New York 87/30 77/25 pc 89/31 71/21 t Tampa 93/33 77/25 t 92/33 76/24 t Winnipeg 68/20 49/9 pc 70/21 52/11 pc Honolulu 89/31 76/24 s 90/32 77/25 s Oklahoma City 100/37 74/23 s 101/38 73/22 s Tucson 104/40 80/26 pc 104/40 81/27 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunder- Houston 99/37 79/26 s 99/37 79/26 s Orlando 92/33 75/23 t 93/33 76/24 t Washington, DC 94/34 73/22 s 94/34 72/22 t storms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Prcp-precipitation, Tr-trace