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E AND REAL ESTATE S F SEE THE ARTS SECTION BAHAMAS BIGGEST SEE PAGE ELEVEN Man’s body is Davis announces found riddled with bullets 32-year-old A MAN's body riddled with bullets was found in the early hours of yester- is the 49th day in the backseat of a car. bid for PLP deputy The victim is 32-year- murder old Christopher Edwin Pratt from Abaco. He is victim of the country's 49th and Grand Bahama's seventh MP vows to fight the year murder victim for the year. Police made the grue- FLYING THE FLAGS some discovery while they FLAGS OF THE 84 were on routine patrol in corruption and different countries taking east Freeport at around part in this month’s Miss 12.15am. They found the Unviverse pageant are lining victim in the backseat of a violent crime both Paradise Island bridges gold coloured Chevrolet ahead of the event. Malibu, which was parked in bushes off Lindsell Dri- By PAUL G like many other ve, a sparsely populated TURNQUEST Bahamians, am not area just east of Casuarina Tribune Staff happy with the Bridge. Reporter direction in which So far police have only pturnquest@ our country is said the victim's body had tribunemedia.net sustained multiple gunshot headed and I am wounds. The body was lat- absolutely commit- er transported to the
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politics and the Bahamas. e tigations are still in the ini- n plague of violent “Ladies and gen- u tial stages and a motive for b i crime on the tlemen, my person- r the killing has not yet been T streets, PLP MP / al story of success e established. k for Cat Island, should be more r Officers of the Central a Rum Cay and San l Detective Unit are han-
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“Brave” Davis for- ting us down. T persons with any informa- mally announced PHILIP ‘BRAVE’ DAVIS Crime and unem- tion concerning this latest his bid to run for ployment is rising, homicide are asked to con- the deputy leadership of the but the government is offering tact the police as soon as PLP at a show of force press the same old, failed ideas. possible. conference yesterday. “I have a new vision with Surrounded by friends, new solutions. We need to family, and supporters, includ- look ahead and create jobs of Slow initial 29-year-old ing Member of Parliament for the future, not rely on the Fox Hill Fred Mitchell, Sena- same traditional Bahamian charged with tor Allyson Maynard-Gibson, economic model. We need to ticket sales for former party chairman Ray- fight crime by investing in the Melvin Maycock Sr bail murder of man nard Rigby, Damien Gomez, latest technology and teach- Miss Universe Ryan Pinder, and former ing our police the latest tech- application is refused found in street Minister of Immigration Lof- niques — in addition to By TANEKA THOMPSON A MAN questioned by By NATARIO McKENZIE tus Roker, Mr Davis chal- toughening penalties for crim- Tribune Staff Reporter police after a man was found lenged Bahamians to be inals. And we need to fight Tribune Staff Reporter [email protected] [email protected] dead in the middle of a street in “brave” with him and corruption by empowering a the Grove was arraigned in “change the Bahamas.” new independent ombudsman DESPITE a massive media blitz, Magistrate’s Court yesterday. “Today, I am announcing to investigate and prosecute SUPREME Court Justice Jon Isaacs refused a Police have charged Marco my candidacy for deputy bail application by alleged drug lord Melvin May- initial ticket sales for the Miss Uni- Macintosh, 29, of Bahama leader of the PLP because I, SEE page 12 cock Sr, but agreed to an application for an order verse pageant have been slow with Avenue, with the murder of to improve the conditions of his detention at Her tourism officials blaming the lagging Kendall Hamilton. Mr Hamil- Majesty’s Prison. sales on plain old procrastination. ton was the country’s 46th Lawyer Roger Gomez Jr argued yesterday But the Ministry of Tourism homicide victim for the year. that Maycock Sr has been in custody over a year (MOT) anticipates an uptake in tick- According to reports, police and that the maximum penalty for the escape et purchases as the activities draw received a call around 6.45am charge he is currently standing trial for in Mag- nearer. last Thursday about an injured istrate’s Court is only one year. "I understand the ticket sales are man lying on Poinciana Avenue Maycock, 43, is accused of escaping from a starting to pick up. We're last minute near 2nd Street in the Grove. holding cell at the Elizabeth Estates Police Sta- When officers arrived, they people, and so I think they're going found Mr Hamilton dead with a tion in February 2008 by switching places with his to pick up now because the (ticket- son Melvin Maycock Jr. Maycock Sr was cap- wound to the head. ed) events begin next week," said Macintosh, who is repre- tured four months later following a high speed Janet Johnson, director for onshore sented by attorney Murrio chase. US prosecutors requested Maycock’s communications for the Ministry. Ducille, was not required to extradition in June 2004 on allegations that he is When asked if she felt the prices enter a plea to the murder the mastermind of the Caribbean arm of a multi- — ranging from $50 to $1,000 — charge during his arraignment national drug gang. Thirteen other men, includ- before Deputy Chief Magis- ing Melvin Maycock Jr who are charged in the may have scared potential customers away, Ms Johnson said “yes” but trate Carolita Bethel in Court 8, same indictment as Maycock Sr, were freed on Bank Lane yesterday. bail in 2006. reasoned the fees are well worth it He was remanded to Her Mr Gomez said that Maycock Sr was willing to for the "world-class" event. Majesty’s Prison yesterday. The surrender his travel documents and sign in at a case was adjourned to August SEE page 12 18 for fixture and transferred SEE page 12 to Court 11, Nassau Street.
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LOCAL NEWS Claims of inhumane treatment during Immigration raid Sources say n a i
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ing an Immigration raid in P three Haitian settlements in any number of houses, so as people remained “rela- see the new immigrants which people were treated they give them to their tively calm”. come in either, they want “inhumanely” and families employers and have a copy And The Tribune had not to help the department, but were torn apart, sources at the house. received a response to the now, since the raid, they say. “But I have heard officers allegations from Immigra- feel differently. They are Witnesses of the dawn wouldn’t accept the copies tion director Jack Thomp- angry.” detained in the raids gather outside of the raids at the North Abaco RELATIVES OF THOSE in the raid and they even son before press time. The source said witnesses local Immigraiton office last week. settlements of the Mud and tore up some of them.” Thousands of Haitians of the raid have been con- Pigeon Pea in Marsh Har- Haitian-Bahamian and Bahamians of Haitian sistent in their reports, bour, as well as Sandbanks, men from their homes while Thursday, according to a Luzena Dumercy said a descent live in the three set- adding: “They have all said near Treasure Cay, claim barely dressed, and ordered Tribune source in Marsh woman was dragged tlements, the largest Hait- the officers broke down authorities broke down children out of their beds Harbour. through the dirt when she ian settlements in the coun- doors, kicked in things, doors, dragged women and between 4am and 5am on The Haitian-Bahamian resisted authorities, and try, and as housing, elec- dragged people out of families who have lived in children were taken from tricity and water supply is houses when women were the settlements for decades their beds. not regulated in the com- not dressed properly, and said they have been left She added: “They treat munities, the health and they took people off with- INDEX angry and upset, and are these people like animals safety of residents is at risk. out letting them get their now unwilling to assist the and they come hunt them documents. It just wasn’t Immigration Department in down like criminals with done in a humane way and MAIN/SPORTS SECTION future. their big guns. Detained we haven’t heard from any- Local News...... P1,2,3,5,6,12 They claim several of the “They choke them, run one responsible to say they 165 suspected illegals after them, beat them up A Bahamian-born woman did it right. Editorial/Letters...... P4 detained are in the country and a few persons have bro- whose father moved to “I used to think raids Marsh Harbour from Haiti Advts...... P7,8 legally and have work per- ken bones and stuff. were a good thing, but I mits but were not able to “This is inhumane, the in the 1960s said her father have changed my mind Sports...... P9,10,11 produce them during the way they do this, and these was detained in the raid because it breaks up fami- because he has not been BUSINESS/ARTS SECTION raid. people are not treated with lies. A source in Marsh Har- decency. granted residency after “I just don’t think this is Business...... P1,2,3,4 bour said: “Many people “Some of them are your around 50 years in the coun- right. These are people who try. Comics...... P5 don’t keep their papers in family, and you may be have helped build our econ- their homes because the biased, but we would She was formerly willing omy and then they turn Taste...... P6,7 houses are packed together respect them more if they to help authorities stem the around and do this to them. influx of illegal immigrants Arts...... P8,10 so tightly in there, if they did their job with some “Immigration is a very have a fire it will destroy decency.” from Haiti, but after the serious problem but it Weather...... P9 Chief Immigration officer raid she said she feels less needs to be dealt with slow- Peter Joseph led 30 Immi- inclined. ly, gently, and in co-opera- gration Department offi- A source said: “She does- tion with the Haitian com- CLASSIFIED SECTION 40 PAGES cers, 20 police officers and n’t feel like helping (offi- munity. 50 officers from the Royal cials) now because it has “They are human beings, Bahamas Defence Force in upset all the Haitians. just because they were born USA TODAY MAIN SECTION 12 PAGES the raids. He said his team “There are a number of in a country that’s poverty- did not meet any resistance Haitians who are here legal- ridden doesn’t mean they ly and they don’t want to are any less human.”
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Gaming Board for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is charged with the regulatory oversight of the Gaming Industry in the country;
AND WHEREAS, the Gaming Board is committed to ensuring that all casino gaming activities in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas are conducted with integrity and in a fair, honourable, and ethical manner in accordance with the Gaming and Lotteries Act and Regulations;
AND WHEREAS, the Gaming Board provides proper screening for companies and individuals alike wishing to partake in the Gaming Industry in The Bahamas;
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hubert A. Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, do hereby proclaim the month of August 2009 as “Gaming Board Month.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 19th. day of June, 2009
HUBERT A. INGRAHAM PRIME MINISTER C M C M Y K Y K
THE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009, PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS In brief Police return after interviewing Man in court accused of daughter of murder victim in US By TANEKA THOMPSON to Pennsylvania last week Ms Garrison’s badly sex with girl Tribune Staff Reporter Evidence being compiled to question the 16-year-old decomposed body was dis- [email protected] girl in connection with her covered by a passerby in a ahead of extradition decision mother's murder. bushy area off Fox Hill under 14 LOCAL police are still The team has now Road south, near the Blue compiling evidence that cause to extradite the A team of Royal returned to the capital, but Water Cay development, A 20-YEAR-OLD man will determine whether or yesterday Assistant Com- on Saturday, July 4. accused of having sex with teenage daughter of slain Bahamas Police Force not they have sufficient American Anna Garrison. (RBPF) officers travelled missioner of Crime Ray- Her body was hidden by a girl under the age of 14 mond Gibson declined to bed-sheets and her feet was arraigned in Magis- trates Court yesterday. disclose what investigators were wrapped in plastic Alfredo Johnson, of gleaned from the teenager's bags. Pine Barren Road, was not interrogation. required to enter a plea to "There is a process we Charged the charge during his must go through for us to arraignment before Magis- have her brought back to trate Ancella Williams in the Bahamas. Zyndall McKinney, 22, Court 6, Parliament Street, “She is a suspect in the of Isabella Boulevard, was yesterday. matter and there is a charged with intentionally It is alleged that Johnson process we must go through causing Ms Garrison’s committed the offence to get her back in the death between Sunday, between May 2009 and February 25, and Saturday, Wednesday, July 29. Bahamas and we are work- ing on that," said Mr Gib- July 4, 2009, while being Johnson was granted bail concerned with another. in the sum of $10,000 with son. two sureties. "At some point she may Ms Garrison, 33, of West He was also ordered not (be extradited)— if there Palm Beach, first came to to have any contact with is sufficient evidence to the police’s attention on the teenage girl. bring her back, if we deem February 25 when they The case has been that there is sufficient evi- received a missing person adjourned to November, report from the United which is when a prelimi- dence to extradite her, then we will make that request," States Embassy in Nassau. nary inquiry is expected to She had last been in the begin. he said, adding that girl was not under arrest. US sometime in January Up to press time, a for- and in February police mal request had not been were told that she may All 84 Miss made for the teenager’s have been in the Bahamas in the company of a THE BOYS were dirty and dehydrated when they were picked up. extradition, said Mr Gib- Universe son. Bahamian man. contestants Andros boys’ mother no longer have arrived believes they were kidnaped in Bahamas THE mother of two boys who disappeared say the boys would not have been able to sur- from their grandmother’s home in South vive on pigeon plums as they are out of season, THE 84 Miss Universe Andros for over a month said yesterday that and that if they had been in the woods they 2009 contestants have all she no longer believes her sons were kid- would have been found during the wide search arrived in the Bahamas napped. of the island which was assisted by the police and will today participate Vera Clarke-Sylverin, of Kemp Road, Nas- K-9 dog unit and Defence Force officers. in the first official activities sau, said she now believes the story her sons Theories that the boys were kidnapped by on their almost month- have told her — that they survived in the drug dealers after a drug deal went wrong cir- long schedule. Andros forest on their own for 33 days and culated in South Andros and New Providence. The beauty queens will nights. But speaking on the ZNS talk show Imme- visit Ardastra Gardens, Deangelo Clarke, nine, and Marcell Clarke diate Response yesterday, their mother said: famed for its beautiful Sylverin, six, had gone out to look for crabs at “They told me they were living in a hole, a pink flamingo display. They also will be treat- around 5.30pm on June 9, and were not seen shelter, and during the day Deangelo would ed to tours of Fort Char- again until they emerged from the woods get out to get pigeon plums to feed Marcell. lotte and the historic around a mile south of their grandmother’s “I don’t think anybody had them, I don’t Clifton Heritage Site and house in Smith’s Hill, South Andros, nearly think anyone had anything to do with them.” Sacred Space. five weeks later. Mrs Clarke-Sylverin said the children, who A visit to Arawak Cay The boys were dirty and dehydrated when lost around 30lbs each during the time they and the dock boardwalk at they were picked up at the roadside by a fam- were missing, are gaining weight and recover- Sandals are also planned. ily friend just before noon on Sunday, July 12. ing in hospital. The Miss Universe con- They told their parents they got lost in the She does not know yet when they will be testants will spend three woods when looking for crabs and could not released, but it is expected they will be well weeks in the Bahamas. find their way home. enough to return to school in September. During that time they will Deangelo told his mother they slept in the Marcell will go into grade two of Uriah visit Abaco, Bimini, shelter of a hole, ate pigeon plums, and drank McPhee school and Deangelo will return to Eleuthera and Grand water from holes and a stream. Deep Creek Primary School in South Andros Bahama. Many sceptics refuse to accept the story and where he lives with his grandmother. Miss Bahamas Universe reportedly a ‘no-show’ MISS Bahamas Universe on site questioned why the she would have been there Kiara Sherman was report- host country's representa- to greet the girls,” said the edly a “no-show” over the tive was not there to meet source. “But I guess she weekend as contestants of and greet the delegates. was working on becoming the prestigious pageant "At one point Miss pageant- ready.” arrived at the Lynden Pin- Jamaica joked that she felt For the next two weeks, dling International Air- like the host queen Miss Sherman and the oth- port. because she was busy talk- er 83 contestants will be On Saturday and Sun- ing to the girls," said a busy with a series of events day, 84 contestants from source who was at the air- and public appearances around the world arrived port over the weekend. leading up to the final at the capital's airport Ministry of Tourism offi- show and coronation ball where they were welcomed cials had hoped Ms Sher- at the Atlantis resort on to the country ahead of the man - who was crowned in August 23. highly anticipated Miss May - would have attended Universe 2009 pageant lat- the events. But according er this month. to a source at the ministry, The beauty queens were the Bahamian beauty entertained with junkanoo queen was busy preparing rhythms as they landed on for the pageant. KIARA SHERMAN Bahamian soil, but some “We were hoping that
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EDITORIAL/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Tribune Limited Stop this NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI Being Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master
LEON E. H. DUPUCH, Publisher/Editor 1903-1914 SIR ETIENNE DUPUCH, Kt., O.B.E., K.M., K.C.S.G., madness and (Hon.) LL.D., D.Litt .
Publisher/Editor 1919-1972 Contributing Editor 1972-1991 EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. share the land Publisher/Editor 1972- EDITOR, The Tribune. question is did he help other Published Daily Monday to Saturday foreigners benefit from I have been wondering LETTERS Crown land? Does any for- Shirley Street, P.O. Box N-3207, Nassau, Bahamas how best to quell the big hul- [email protected] eign resident who got Crown Insurance Management Building., P.O. F-485, Freeport, Grand Bahama labaloo about Crown land. land have now planned to There have been questions build a subdivision with the about who has some, who got But the parliamentarians did land? The Bahamian people WEBSITE too much, who used their not mention that their family must know all of the facts. www.tribune242.com – updated daily at 2pm influence and who profited and I dare say parents were If the whole business of from our Crown land, the equally as guilty of doing the Crown land is being debated, Bahamian people’s land. same. How hypocritical. They then the true story must be We must all come to have no shame. made public first. The Bay Street differences noted appreciate that this land does My suggestion not only to Bahamian people must know not belong to the government, keep everyone quiet and sat- that people who were not IN THIS column yesterday we described Works — published a notice in The Tribune the opposition, the politically isfied but to be fair, is to born in the Bahamas have our walk up and down Bay Street — from ordering the current owner of the building to affluent, the church or the share the 2.5 million acres The Tribune’s Shirley Street office to the either demolish it or refurbish it. Apparent- large plots of land especially civic groups. The Crown evenly among all “full blood- on Carmichael Road and they British Colonial Hilton and back again to ly the owner, who had wanted permission to belongs to the people and see for ourselves what Miss Universe tear it down, was delighted that at last gov- ed Bahamians” except the do not intent to build dwelling they should all have a say in families who have already homes on the property either. pageant participants will see on their planned ernment had issued an order. However, how it is distributed and who downtown walk-about. before he could carry out the demolition gotten theirs, and that would Land is something that has gets it. It is highly presump- The contrast between the two ends of order, he got another call from a govern- be the end of the story. The caused families to be at war. Bay Street — east and west — recalled our ment official telling him to “hang on.” He tuous for anyone, I mean any- only drawback is that no one Land has caused friends to entry into Budapest through that ancient heard no more. He has been hanging on one individually or any group could sell anything and cannot sever relationships. Land has city’s back streets about two years ago. ever since, until this weekend when some- to be given the authority to mortgage it. caused business partners to We had heard so much about the mag- thing had to be done to force the old build- act on my behalf to distribute The land could only be be at each other’s throats. nificence of Budapest, the capital of Hun- ing into some semblance of respectability. what in fact belongs to all of willed to children, which Therefore I am simply advo- us, without our permission. gary, and of Prague, capital of the Czech The old paint was peeled off revealing attrac- means that the land remains cating sharing the land. I call There are enough exam- Republic, that we decided to visit both after tive cut white stone beneath, the balconies in the families forever. on all Bahamians to join in to ples to prove that the very our brief stay in Vienna. However, instead of are being repaired and painted white. But as If the government would let our voices be heard. “This wealthy cannot be satisfied. going to Budapest by plane we went by car, soon as the beauty queens have left a deci- not divide all of the land, then which meant that we entered the old city sion should be made on this building. Mr. Ingraham exposed why land is my land; this land is give each Bahamian 5 acres through its back door — not the usual tourist During our walk, a comment from a taxi the playing field must be lev- your land. This land was drive from the airport. What a shock it was. driver brought home how much our people elled. He painstakingly and keep the remainder for made for you and me.” It was like a horror movie. To think we had have changed in the past half century. exposed how in the past, high other use like expanding the Finally, tell your member left one of Austria’s cultural centres for this As we wrote in this column yesterday powered political figures cap- government buildings and of parliament that you want dump was indeed a let down. Budapest Bay Street was completely deserted, except italized on their position and otherwise. There is enough your piece of the rock. You showed all the scars of World War II and the for three taxi drivers who we met at different gave themselves acres and land to go around. want your land that is right- later Russian occupation. It was dirty, run- points of our walk, desperately looking for their wives more acres. Now This practice of applying fully yours. Never mind the down and depressed. We complain of graffiti business. we understand what “All for for Crown land and being lawyers putting a legal spin here in Nassau, but we had never seen so To each one, when asked if we wanted a me baby, all for me” really turned down because some- on things. Insist on them giv- much of it until we entered Budapest. From taxi, we gave the same answer — “No means. It must have meant, one in the room does not like ing you what belongs to you. top to bottom every building was covered in thanks, we’re just out exercising shanks’s the person for their own self- I simply speak for the graffiti. It looked as though the very soul pony!” Each of them looked at us as though in this case, the unquenchable thirst for more land. ish and personal reason is frightened, the weak, the une- had been beaten out of this city and its peo- we had bats in the belfry — which we prob- ludicrous. It is sickening ducated, the poor, the dispos- ple. ably have. “Uh, whas dat?” asked one with a The greed displayed As we were debating bypassing Budapest worried look on his face. where millionaires still want watching the same people get- sessed, and the downtrodden. and moving onto Prague, we crested a hill Half a century ago “shanks’s pony” was more is sickening to put it ting everything they want and I fear no human beings; as and spread out below was a most magnificent for many the only means of transport. We mildly. Many of the names the people over the hill in par- long as they put on their pants sight. One of the most beautiful cities of remember the Fox Hill women, farm pro- are people who have benefit- ticular get nothing. How long the same way as I do, they Europe with the ancient city of Buda on the duce in baskets on their heads, walking ed from the fat of the land should we have to endure this can do me nothing. right bank of the River Danube and Pest on briskly to downtown Bay Street to sell their while blocking others from practice? My fear of Jesus Christ is its left bank. The secrets of the dirty back produce in the market. Daily “shanks’s progressing. God knows that The practice of distribu- what propels me to speak out streets were quickly forgotten as we indulged pony” was their only means of transport to this is not right. tion of Crown land must be for all Bahamians. ourselves in the culture of a breathtakingly and from town. The opposition made a done in “broad daylight”. We lovely city. Each day children walked miles to school, great deal about the most sat idly by while a foreigner IVOINE INGRAHAM The difference between the east end of and unless someone gave them a lift in a recent incident at Lands and was in the highest position of Nassau, Bay Street with more shops shuttered and car, shanks’s pony was their only means of Survey reference Crown land. the distribution process. The July, 2009. abandoned than doing business, and the getting there. spruced up western half of the town’s main During the war when there was gas street is not as dramatic as Budapest, but rationing, the children of our family saddled for New Providence it is still a contrast. One up their horses, or took out their bicycles Who’s Haitian, who’s Bahamian, who cares? end of the main shopping thoroughfare to get wherever they were going. depressed, while the other end is making a However, our mother always reminded EDITOR, The Tribune. ership of any human illegal. places, wouldn’t you be a bit brave attempt to stay alive — and it shows. us that shanks’s pony was always the most This being the case, how can aggressive after years of Yesterday, we remarked on an old build- reliable means of transport. “That’s what “My Haitian been work- one have his or her Haitian? being treated as a lesser ing that for years has been an embarrass- God gave you legs for,” she often said as ing for me from dat time!” Why would he or she want individual? ment to Bay Street — its paint peeling and she encouraged us to use them. Have you ever been guilty covered in graffiti. We said that it was a part Today, no one has heard about the old to? So which came first, the of the former Imperial Lighthouse property. shank, because parents drive their children to of using such language or It is incredibly ironic that chicken or the egg? This is incorrect. The Imperial Lighthouse school in cars and themselves to work either overheard someone else a nation built on the blood Are we as Bahamians sup- building— now demolished — was further to by car or hopping onto a bus. using it? It must now be and sweat of former slaves posed to treat our Haitian the east. At one time the ground floor of Now that shanks’s pony has been retired brought to light that this is finds it so difficult to have counterparts with more dig- this old building was one of Austin Levy’s from daily life and even from the vocabulary, not acceptable and that compassion for others in nity and they in turn will milk stands. The Fifty-two Miles, one of Mr many Bahamians are having an uphill battle those who standby and per- such a desperate state that find it easier to tone down Levy’s boats that brought the produce from with the bulge and all the health problems mit such verbal degradation they would risk their lives their “aggressiveness”, or his Hatchet Bay farms in Alice Town, that go with it — high blood pressure, dia- are equally at fault. In 1833, to get here then humble should we wait on them to Eleuthera, was moored at the back. betes, hypertension and the list goes on. a little piece of legislation About three years ago one of the govern- The Bahamas has come a long way, but it themselves to take on the humble themselves even fur- ment ministries — possibly the Ministry of has lost much in the coming. called the Emancipation Act lowliest form of occupation ther to the point where we was passed putting an end just to survive. no longer consider them to slavery making the own- They subjected them- aggressive which will in turn selves to verbal abuse, mis- make it easier for us to find treatment, and disrespect compassion in our Christian not because they lacked hearts? pride, but like our ancestors In my opinion, the ball is of the 19th century, they in our court and we need to simply had no choice. take steps and raise aware- The year is 2009 and ness of the cultural evolu- Bahamians must accept the tion that is taking place. fact that culture is an evo- It is not something that lutionary phenomenon that can be stopped so it must at is never stagnant but instead least, be accepted and hope- is ever changing. fully, in time embraced We say that we find it so because whether we like it difficult to sympathise with or not, the Haitian presence Haitian nationals here here will always be a strong because we feel that they are and influential one. simply too aggressive and want to take over. ROLLE But if you were to once Nassau, again in your mind switch June, 2009. Department of Agriculture should top the list for house cleaning EDITOR, The Tribune.
This is an open letter to the Prime Minister Dear sir, In all your God-given wisdom you have begun a long over- due purge of the Public Service. The Police, Customs, Immi- gration, Youth and Sports, etc. Sir, farmers and members of the agricultural community are crying out for you to now do the same with the Department of Agriculture. For nearly 20 years the administration in this department has been an albatross and hindrance to agricultural development. The Department of Agriculture should now be top of the list for house cleaning. This administration should be banished to the nearest cay, then made to farm using slash and burn with no technical assis- tance — similar to the services offered by this God-forsaken department.
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LOCAL NEWS In brief Man fined $2,500 for Arawak Cay vendors ‘up in cocaine possession A 21-YEAR-OLD man pleaded guilty to a cocaine possession charge Friday and was fined $2,500 by a local arms’ over burst water pipe magistrate. Trevor Emmanuel Ambrister of Fox Hill Road pleaded guilty to possession of ARAWAK Cay vendors were cocaine with intent to supply reportedly up in arms on Mon- PHOTOS: RODNEY MONCUR during his arraignment before day after workers accidentally Magistrate Carolita Bethel in burst a nearby water pipe, cutting Court 8, Bank Lane. It is service to the busy dining and alleged that on July 29, Arm- social hot spot until late yester- brister was found in posses- day morning. sion of three grams of cocaine. The pipe was struck by a trac- If Armbrister fails to pay the tor working in the area at around fine he will have to serve a 4.15pm, with immediate conse- year in jail. quences for vendors and their customers. Drug seizure According to social activist and leader of the Workers’ Party in Freeport Rodney Moncur, who witnessed A JOINT operation between the aftermath of the incident, sev- Bahamian and American eral restaurants were left com- authorities over the weekend pletely without running water resulted in a major drug seizure while many others experienced a at the Freeport Container Port. severe drop in pressure. “Thousand of people were Officers from the Bahamas’ WORKERS look on at the pipe Customs Department, the stuck without a bathroom,” he which was burst yesterday. Drug Enforcement Unit said, adding that this eventually (DEU), the US Drug Enforce- led to people relieving them- ment Administration (DEA) selves outside restaurants – a company doing this kind of work, and the port’s security person- spectacle witnessed by a number without a government represen- nel were part of the operation of tourists. tative present,” Mr Moncur said. “It caused a lot of inconve- A representative of Boskalis on Sunday at 1.45pm which led ued to spew water – wasting hun- lands company hired by the gov- tise did not have equipment nience; it was horrible,” Mr Mon- refused to confirm or deny that to the discovery of a black bag dreds and possibly thousands of ernment for its ongoing harbour capable of detecting the presence cur said. its workers were involved in the containing 71 lbs of suspected gallons – until 11am yesterday, dredging exercise, were involved of underground water lines. And because the accident hap- accident. cocaine in a 20ft container. other sources confirmed. in the incident. He also questioned why there pened on a public holiday, no He said The Tribune would No arrests have been made According to Mr Moncur, He said he was surprised that a was no representative of the one could be found to address have to speak to Robert Gar- so far. employees of Boskalis, a Nether- company so known for its exper- Water and Sewerage Corpora- the problem, so the pipe contin- raway at the Ministry of Works, tion on hand at the time of the however Mr Garraway could not accident. be contacted up to press time last “It was irresponsible of the night. Jamaica takes action to government to have a foreign improve food security By ALISON LOWE Jagdeo, an agricultural advocate Tribune Staff Reporter in Caricom, said that Jamaica is [email protected] “ahead of the curve” in the region in doing what is necessary to CLARENDON, Jamaica — address factors that are holding Action to improve the country’s back the sector from achieving its food security saw Jamaica reduce full potential. its food imports in 2008 by more While last year’s hurricanes, than a quarter over the previous in particular Hurricane Gustav, year, the country’s Minister of caused major damage to crops Agriculture and Fisheries and infrastructure, Mr Tufton revealed Saturday. used his address to congratulate Meanwhile, in 2009 the pro- farmers for responding to the call duce output from the farming sec- to — a response which ultimately tor is again increasing, causing saw Jamaica not only recover technocrats to posit that, with the from the storms but saw impres- support of the government, the sive growth in the sector in the agricultural sector will double its last nine months. contribution to Jamaican Gross According to Tufton, the quar- Domestic Product within the next ter ending December 2008 saw two years. agricultural output increase over Christopher Tufton MP made the last quarter by 16 per cent, this known as he called on CARI- the following quarter then saw COM nations to make agriculture output increase again by 19 per a “priority” issue on their agendas, cent, and in the last quarter end- claiming that so far many have ing June 2009, total agricultural not done enough to support and output was up again by an impres- develop their agricultural sector sive 22 per cent on the previous and the economic opportunities quarter’s gains, representing a 57 LIVESTOCK are displayed at a parade at the Denbigh Agricultural Show it can offer for participants. per cent gain in total. in Jamaica. Present during the showing were Jamaican Prime Minister Also Chairman of the Group “I would like to recognise and Bruce Golding (wearing khaki trousers and a blue shirt); Jamaica’s Min- of Agricultural Ministers in Cari- commend Jamaica’s farmers for ister of Transport and MP for Clarendon Mike Henry (wearing a hat), chair- com, Mr Tufton was speaking at meeting the local and interna- man of the Group of Agricultural Ministers in CARICOM Christopher the three-day Denbigh Agricul- tional needs for Jamaican pro- Tufton (in a blue checkered shirt) tural and Industrial Show in duce. It shows we can do it if we Clarendon, Jamaica on Saturday, set our minds to it; if we work in 2008 over 2007), tomatoes which was attended by a repre- together, encouraging farmers to (down 35 per cent), cabbage (25 sentative from the Bahamas Agri- produce and consumers to look per cent) and sweet peppers cultural and Industrial Corpora- at what we produce,” said Mr (down 23 per cent). Meanwhile, tion. Tufton. pork imports also fell by 60 per The Bahamas presently spends The crops that saw the most cent in 2008, evidencing the around $500 million a year on significant reductions in imports improved capability of the pork food imports. Prime Minister were carrots (down 29 per cent industry in Jamaica. Employment Opportunity Hubert Ingraham suggested in February that the Bahamian agri- Experienced Tellers cultural sector, which is currently only operating at “ten per cent of its potential” must be “re-tooled Commonwealth Bank is the premier Bahamian Bank with and re-evaluated” so it can be ful- branches located in New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama. ly exploited and this figure can be We are committed to delivering superior quality service, to reduced. training and developing our employees, to creating value for our Noting that the global financial shareholders and to promoting economic growth and stability in crisis has stirred Caribbean gov- the community. ernments to place more emphasis on the sector — Prime Minister Commonwealth Bank is presently considering applications for Bruce Golding told the Denbigh Experienced Tellers. crowd it was a "rude awakening" for Jamaica in this regard — Mr QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Tufton urged that it must not be • allowed to slip off the agenda when a recovery comes about. Matured (minimum age 23 years) For too long in Jamaican and • Minimum of two (2) years Teller experience in the region agriculture has been • Excellent cash management skills “treated as the bastard child of • Excellent customer service skills the economy,” said Tufton, • Excellent communication, analytical and reasoning skills despite being the “main stabilising • Excellent organizational and time management skills force of countries in the region.” • For agriculture to succeed it Proficient in the use of the Microsoft range of applications must be systematically advanced • Minimum five (5) BGCSE with C grades or above, including at a policy level by governments Mathematics and English as well as “at the level of opera- tions,” he urged. REMUNERATION PACKAGE: Unlike the Bahamas, where Commonwealth Bank is a Great place to work! We offer an only around 0.6 per cent of the exciting work environment with the opportunity for growth and population makes a living from development. 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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 THE TRIBUNE Port relocation controversy has become a raucous brawl THE debate over the port Marina resident named the past few weeks (see relocation, the harbour Michelle Campbell says she www.bahamapundit.com), dredging and the future of only found out about the “The supposed but it is not unusual for folks Saunders Beach gradually new road cutting through her to have short and sometimes ratcheted into a controversy neighbourhood when she threat to selective memories. It is, and has now become a rau- heard some Spanish-speak- however, the duty of the gov- cous brawl. ing men working near her Saunders ernment to provide compre- Prime Minister Ingraham property line. Beach is a hensive and easily accessible says the government can't me this was because an the so-called Committee to "The government should information about important afford to concentrate on agreement had not been con- Protect and Preserve The say what they planning to do complete national projects, so that repeatedly refuting inaccu- cluded, so there was nothing Bahamas for Future Gener- before going ahead with there can be no argument racies. It has to get on with to discuss. Another indicated ations (led by PLP Senator these things," she told a red herring over who said what when. the job of running the coun- an agreement was more or Jerome Fitzgerald), in an recent town meeting. Both PLP and FNM try in some of the most diffi- less a reality and only waiting effort to paint the container "Bahamians are being treat- designed to administrations have failed cult times of the past half on the PM's final sign-off. port move to Arawak Cay as ed like children. Why can't miserably in this regard, even century. Both should have known a sinister plot. we know what is happening stir the pot.” though it is clearly in any There is some truth to that the port relocation They include traffic con- in our country? They are rational government's inter- this. In fact, it brings to mind would be a major hot button gestion, access to beaches, building a lot of new roads est to ensure that citizens are Winston Churchill's remark issue. property values, environ- that seem to be a duplication properly informed. that a government can't be That's because the oppo- mental impacts and racial of what's already there. I ly managed to cobble togeth- As panelist Ryan Pinder always feeling its pulse and sition PLP saw an opportu- division. have been everywhere try- er a bipartisan consensus said at the recent town meet- taking its temperature: "A nity to exploit the doubts For example, the current ing to get information. It is that the downtown container ing: "You have a vested politician with his ear to the and fears of the uninformed, roadworks at Saunders under complete lockdown." facilities had to move for interest in getting informa- ground must inevitably have with the goal of creating a Beach is part of the New And if you go to the Save change to occur. The Christie tion on the (port relocation) his bottom in the air." major political distraction Providence Transport Pro- Saunders Beach Facebook administration decreed that project because you will own Obviously, this is a vul- that could harness the sup- gramme, funded to the tune page you will see disingenu- they should move to South- the port. It is your project nerable and undignified posi- port of those all-important of $100 million by the Inter- ous comments like this: west Point, and a study was and you should know each tion for any leader — one swing voters — you know, American Development "Arawak Cay should be a done to support this, but no and every detail." that also leaves him open to the same folks who were gal- Bank. public park — Clifton is too firm plan existed prior to the We agree that there needs a charge of demagoguery. vanised in 2002 by the cam- This project to widen 10 far out. Why should the peo- 2007 general election. to be a comprehensive and And for much of his political paign to save Clifton. existing roads, build nine ple have to give up a beach official presentation of all the career, Churchill was regard- new roads and upgrade five in order for a few to make facts and figures surround- ed as a cynical opportunist major intersections dates money? Arawak Cay was the Framework ing the Arawak Cay propos- by his peers. Attack back to the late 1990s. next to last best option (for al. And this is something that The new Ingraham admin- But there is another side Identification of the rights the port). In fact, the current is supposed to happen rather istration decided that the to this coin. So it was inevitable that of way for the project was location was even better, but belatedly at another town container facilities should And that is that we, the the usual political operatives completed almost a decade the Bay Street Boys are back meeting set for August 6 at move to Arawak Cay (where people, are entitled to infor- would slap together a ago and the compulsory and they are having their the British Colonial Hilton. 40 per cent of all cargo mation about what our gov- makeshift popular front to acquisition of 446 pieces of way, even if it means Obviously no government already arrives) and set ernment is doing or plan- attack the port rellocation land began in 2004. Three destroying one of the last can afford to waste too much about creating a framework ning. Ostensibly, that's why initiative by any means avail- road corridors and other beaches open to the people." time and energy responding for this to happen. The argu- Bahamas Information Ser- able — from environmental improvements were com- It would be funny if it to every angry headline or ment was that the Arawak vices gets $2.3 million a year scare tactics and political dis- pleted during the previous wasn't so serious. In fact, it's uninformed comment. And Cay location would involve to employ a bevy of broad- information, to entirely legit- Ingraham and Christie eerily similar to the way there is a big difference minimal environmental casters, writers and photog- imate demands for public administrations. And the right-wing Republicans and between expressing wants impact, would be much raphers. It's also why both disclosure. project was re-started last talk radio hosts attack the and opinions and taking cheaper than cutting into the political parties talk endless- Their task has been made year by the ingraham admin- Obama administration. On responsibility for important island at Southwest Point, ly about freedom of infor- much easier by technology. istration with the major con- healthcare reform, for exam- decisions. and could be completed mation and transparency. We live in a time where the tract going to Jose Cartel- ple, the current opposition That is what the govern- within one year as opposed Until recently, the debate message can be distilled and lone Construction of scare tactic is that the bill ment must now set about to several. over Arawak Cay was performed theatre-style in a Argentina. presently being discussed in doing with regard to the The supposed threat to severely constrained by a hastily organised town meet- All of this has, of course, Congress will lead to end-of- movement of the container Saunders Beach is a com- lack of information. The pur- ing. And in addition to being been discussed and pub- life "rationing" and port to Arawak Cay. The plete red herring designed to ported developers seemed to broadcast over radio and lished and re-published and "euthanasia" for our motivation for the move is stir the pot. This part of the be under a gag order and TV, that same message can publicised and promoted grannies. accepted by just about every- Nassau shoreline was impact- there was no comprehensive be accessed online at any many times over many years, Ironically enough, the Bay body. The location of the ed when Arawak Cay was information coming from the time. with tons of documentation Street property owners and move is a matter of analysing created in 1966, but experts government. A buffet of issues has available online. Yet a Vista shippers were extremely the overall costs and bene- One senior minister told been bundled together by reluctant to move their exist- say the limited expansion fits. ing operations anywhere. As underway now is unlikely to Making sure the public the prime minister noted make any difference. And has access to good informa- recently, it is much easier the government is also plan- tion is not the same as stick- and more profitable for them ning to restore the dune and ing your backside in the air. if things remain just as they make the beach more acces- are. sible to the public along the What do you think? The reality is that after lines of what was done at Send comments to decades of intensive lobby- Goodman's Bay years ago. [email protected] ing those seeking to revi- Tough Call has written on Or visit talise the city of Nassau final- these matters in detail over www.bahamapundit.com
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TRIBUNE SPORTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009, PAGE 9
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS European soccer wary Kobe to host ‘King’ James over big spenders and Shaq for Christmas
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Cruz, Gareth Barry, Traded to Cleveland in June, Emmanuel Adebayor and O’Neal will return to Los Ange- Kolo Toure. les this year with James, who suc- “I would say in this finan- ceeded Bryant as MVP last sea- cial climate, it is surprising son. — a little bit destabilizing O’Neal and James will play of the market,” David Tay- their first game together in the lor, general secretary of the NBA season opener, hosting the Union of European Foot- Boston Celtics on Oct. 27. The ball Associations, said Tues- four-game slate that night con- day in an interview with the cludes when the Lakers open British Broadcasting Corp. their title defense against No. 1 “It is certainly raising the draft pick Blake Griffin and the ante in terms of the player Clippers. costs, in terms of the gener- Defending Eastern Conference al market place, which is not champion Orlando opens Oct. 28 a thing that gives us a great against Philadelphia, then goes deal of comfort in these dif- on the road two nights later to ficult times.” visit New Jersey, giving Vince UEFA president Michel Carter a quick return to his for- Platini has called paying for mer home. transfers by taking on debt The Magic will visit the Lak- “financial doping.” ers for an NBA finals rematch With Leeds still struggling Jan. 18 as part of the schedule on in the third tier of English Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and football five years after Los Angeles will play at Orlando being relegated from the on March 7 for the first time since Premier League with huge winning the title in June. debts, Taylor highlighted Orlando also plays on Christ- the danger of spending huge mas, hosting Boston in a matchup sums. of the last two East champions. “We’ve seen what has Miami at New York, the Clip- happened in recent years NBA superstar Kobe Bryant holds his T-shirt during a clinic in Hong Kong. The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, last week was on pers at Phoenix and Denver at with a number of very high- the second leg of his Nike sponsored 2009 Asia tour which kicked off in the Philippines, to conduct basketball clinics with youths Portland round out that day’s profile clubs — Leeds Unit- from the city-state before moving on to Shanghai and Chengdu, China. action. ed for example,” he said. “They fell into serious finan- cial difficulties by overex- tending themselves.” Newcastle faces chal- NBA sets stage for rekindling of Heat-Knicks rivalry lenges both on and off the field after being relegated in May. Just days ahead of By TIM REYNOLDS New York visit to South Florida pers head to Phoenix, and Denver — Dec. 31: Miami plays its last its League Championship AP Sports Writer prompted one of Wade’s best games. will play at Portland. game of 2009 in San Antonio. opener, it has no manager After getting a bloody lip courtesy “Anytime you play on Christmas, The schedule has significant trav- and has been unable to MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has set of Danilo Galinari’s elbow, Wade you know everyone is watching you,” el ebbs and flows for Miami, which is trade players because own- the stage for a rekindling of the scored 15 of Miami’s 19 unanswered Wade said last season. home only five times in a 45-day span er Mike Ashley is trying Heat-Knicks rivalry. fourth-quarter points and the Heat “That’s a big day for anyone in of January and February. without success to sell the Reigning NBA scoring champion — who were down by 15 when the the NBA.” Miami plays eight of its first 10 club. Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat injury happened — prevailed 120- games at home and has a six-game Ashley bought Newcastle will open their 2009-10 season at 115. Other schedule highlights: homestand in December, ending two for $270 million two years home October 28 against the New For good measure, when the — Nov. 18 and Feb. 10: Miami days before Christmas. ago and paid another $222 York Knicks, then visit the Knicks to Knicks returned April 12, Wade returns to Atlanta, where it lost But when the Heat start hitting million to reduce its debt. begin a Christmas Day quintuple- scored a career-high 55 points, one Game 7 of last season’s physical the road, they might be taking some But relegation cut the club’s header, among the highlights of the shy of the Heat franchise record. Eastern Conference quarterfinal extra luggage. value and has left him trying schedule released Tuesday. And now Miami will play on series. The Hawks visit Miami Jan. 4 After Miami hosts Boston Jan. 6, to sell it for $169 million. Miami is slotted for 23 nationally Christmas Day for the fifth time in and March 6. the Heat play 19 of 24 games on the “There are stories con- televised games, although those are six years, getting one of the 10 avail- — Nov. 12 and Jan. 25: Cleveland, road. Starting March 2, Miami plays cerning some English clubs subject to change. able spots to take part in one of the with reigning MVP LeBron James nine out of 10 at home, and the reg- that are of significant con- The Heat and Knicks met in the NBA’s showcase days. and former Heat center Shaquille ular season also ends in South Flori- cern,” Taylor said. “There playoffs in four consecutive seasons Other Christmas games: Boston O’Neal, come to South Florida. Mia- da against New Jersey on April 14. are a number of English between 1997 and 2000, going the heads to Orlando, Cleveland visits mi plays in Cleveland Feb. 4. Every Eastern Conference team clubs where the value of the distance in each of those epic meet- the defending champion Los Angeles — Dec. 4: The Heat visit the visits Miami twice, except for the club itself has fallen signifi- ings, and a rivalry was born. Lakers, No. 1 overall pick Blake champion Lakers, with Los Angeles Knicks (Miami also goes to New cantly.” It got new life last season, when a Griffin and the Los Angeles Clip- coming to Miami on March 4. York on April 11) and Detroit.
By The Associated Press history to win 13 of his first 15 deci- Baseball Today sions in a season. He allowed two SCOREBOARD homers in a game for the first time Wednesday, August 5 since June 9. Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EDT). Fresh STRUGGLING off his longest outing in a few years, Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang Jason Schmidt (2-1) will try to lift lost his ninth straight decision with the Dodgers to another victory. the Reds’ 4-2 defeat by Chicago. Schmidt lasted six innings, giving Harang (5-13), who leads the majors up one hit in a 5-0 win over the in losses, hasn’t won since May 25. Braves on July 31. It’s the deepest slump of his career and the longest losing streak by a STARS Reds pitcher since Danny Graves Monday lost 10 straight between the 2003 — Rajai Davis, Athletics, had a and 2004. pinch-hit triple down the right field line to drive in two runs in the bot- STATS tom of the ninth inning and lift Oak- Alex Gonzalez was out of the land to a 3-2 victory over Texas . Reds’ starting lineup and ended an — Clete Thomas, Tigers, home- 0-for-20 slump when he homered red with two outs in the bottom of in the eighth inning. The A’s won the ninth to give Detroit a 6-5 win for the third time in 53 games when over Baltimore. trailing after the eighth inning. — Randy Wells, Cubs, took a Oakland outfielder Rajai Davis shutout into the eighth inning and has 16 RBIs since the All-Star helped Chicago beat the Reds 4-2. Break. — Mark Reynolds, Diamond- Zack Greinke allowed six runs backs, hit two home runs to lift Ari- and 10 hits over five innings, and is zona to a 6-5 win over the New 0-4 in six starts since his last win on York Mets. June 28 at Pittsburgh. He is 0-3 in — Adam Dunn and Ryan Zim- five career games, including four merman, Nationals, homered to starts, at Tropicana Field. help Washington rally to beat Pitts- Royals 3B Alex Gordon, hitless burgh 8-4 . in 11 at-bats in the first three games
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n SPEAKING SURGERY e B “This is one of my favourite starts Arizona Diamondbacks ace of my career. In the past, I would Brandon Webb had shoulder have fallen apart — when I strug- OAKLAND ATHLETICS’ Rajai Davis connects for a game-winning triple off Texas Rangers’ C J Wilson in the ninth inning of surgery Monday, putting an end to gled in the first, I would never make a game Monday in Oakland, California. Two runs scored on the play and Oakland won 3-2... a difficult season for the usually it out of the fourth. durable right-hander. Arizona was “Tonight, I went eight and kept expected to be a playoff contender quickly fell off the pace in the NL issuing a season-high six walks, SNAPPED us in the game.” this year with Webb and Dan Haren West. including four straight in the fourth Matt Cain lost for the first time in — Detroit starter Justin Verlan- at the front of its rotation. But inning to bring in two of his three the last six games he started with der, who gave up five runs in the Webb never pitched again after a WILD THING runs allowed. the Giants’ 4-3 defeat to Houston. first inning before settling down to no-decision against Colorado on Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw Kershaw had an 0.79 ERA in his Cain (12-3) failed in his bid to stymie the Orioles the rest of the opening day and the Diamondbacks lost for the first time since June 10, previous nine starts. become the fourth pitcher in Giants game
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SPORTS JUNIOR PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Bronze medal glory for 1600m relay team Quartet’s great display comes after several disappointing finishes by 12-member squad by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter [email protected]
The Bahamas’ 12 member team returned from the Junior Pan Am Championships with a several disappointing finishes but managed to end the region’s top junior meet with a long awaited medal winning performance in the 1600m relay. The team of Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour, Katarina Smith, and Shaunae Miller ran to a bronze medal finish on the final day of the meet in Trinidad and Tobago. The quartet finished in a time of 3:42.17s in the finale event. The United States’ team of Alishea Usery, Angele Coop- er, Kellie Schueler and Diamond Richardson finished first in 3:36.34s. Jamaica was second with Jodi-Ann Muir, Amoy Blake, Danielle Dowie and Nikita Tracey in 3:37.65s. Canada finished fourth in 3:44.86s while the British Virgin Islands rounded out the top five in 3:46.82s Brown, Smith, Miller just missed out on a double medal performance when they teamed up with Ivanique to finish fifth in 45.85s. In the men’s 100m, Warren Frazier ran to a sixth place fin- ish in the final of the 100m in 10.49s. 2009 Carifta silver medallist Rashan Brown (seen in this file photo). She was part of the team that ran to a bronze a medal finish on the final Marcus Rowland of the Untied States finished in a new day of the meet in Trinidad and Tobago. Pan Am Championship record of 10.03s. His teammate D’Angelo Cherry finished second in 10.17s, while Diego Cavalcanti finished third in 10.30s and Jamaica’s Dexter Lee finished a disappointing sixth in 10.33s In the men’s 200m, Karlton Rolle finished fifth in 21.11s. Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade won in 20.04s a personal best for any juniors on the 2009 season. Keyth Talley of the United States was second in 20.78s and edged out Ramone McKenzie of Jamaica in 20.79s. Nathan Arnett, was sixth in the 400m Hurdles in 51.57s. William Wyne of the United States was first in a new Pan AM Championship record and 2009 best of 49.31s. Jehue Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago was second in 50.08s, Reginald Wyatt of the United States was third in 50.61s. Frazier, Rolle, Jones and Farquharson, teamed up to fin- ish fifth in the final of 4x100m. Record The Americans set a new Pan Am Championship record 39.06s. In the field, J’Vante Deveaux was fourth in the long jump with 15.82m, which came on his final attempt. Deveaux was beaten out on the final attempt, he tied Albert Johnson’s mark of 15.82m, but Johnson surpassed it with a jump of 15.89m William Claye won with a leap of 16.57m and Jena Rosa was second in 16.03m On the female side of the roster, the Bahamas fielded several finalists. Ivanique Kemp finished sixth in the 100m Hurdles in 14.18s. Keythra Richards finished eight in the long jump with a leap of 5.23m, and sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.89m. KATRINA SEYMOUR in action in this file photo. The team of Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour, Katarina Smith, and Shaunae Miller captured Each of the 17 countries competing in the meet reached a bronze medal at the Junior Pan Am Championships. The quartet finished in a time of 3:42.17s in the finale event. the medal stand with the Bahamas being one of four coun- tries including Barbados, Paraguay, Venezuela to finish Cuba finished with six gold medals, Mexico finished with silver and eight bronze) while Canada three gold, three sil- with a single bronze medal. a total of nine medals (three gold, four silver and two ver and seven bronze and Brazil two gold, six silver and five The United States won the total medal tally with 56 bronze), Jamaica finished with 14 medals (three gold, three bronze, tied with 13 medals. medals (21 gold, 22 silver, and 13 bronze). CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS “These Our performance was a athletes decided to go to ‘disgrace’, says Minister Europe and listen to On the heels of forget- table results for the their agents Bahamas’ senior track and field athletes at the most and not recent regional contest, Min- ister of Youth, Sports and represent Culture expressed displea- sure at the team’s perfor- their mance and the lack of par- ticipation by several elite country” athletes. DESMOND BANNISTER Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Desmond Ban- to go to Europe and listen to they rather compete in nister called the perfor- their agents and not repre- Europe," he said, “With the mance of the team at last sent their country,” he said, government spending more month’s Central American “the Sports Ministry is going than $600,000 annually on and Caribbean Track and to take a stand and ensure track and field athletes in Field Championships a “dis- The Bahamian people that subvention. grace” and suggested the athletes on subvention rep- “It seems as if the athletes entire process of subvention resent this country at the prefer going to Europe to for elite athletes will be make money rather than revisited. regional level.” The Minister called the represent The Bahamas who The team finished with pays them through subven- four medals and finished team mediocre and suggest- tion. The Ministry is going to seventh overall at the 22nd ed the dissemination of the CAC Championships. subvention process will be put a stop to this because it The Minister said, the revisited possibly to include seems that they do not want team, filled with veteran ath- stipulations for national rep- the subvention.” letes and younger rising stars resentation. Several national record was void of many of the "There are athletes who holders opted out of the country’s more well known should have been there to CAC Championships. athletes who receive Gov- represent The Bahamas who Host country Cuba took ernment Subvention. could have won medals and first place with a total of 53 “These athletes decided broken records, but instead medals.
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THE TRIBUNE PAGE 11 Kobe to host ‘King’ James and Shaq for Christmas... See page 9 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 PAGE 9 • International sports news ‘Choo Choo’ Mackey gets No. 24 ranking in WBC
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THE Bahamas Association (400m, 4 x 400 relay) • Sheniqua Ferguson of Athletic Associations • Latoy Williams (200/4 x 100 relay) (BAAA) will today be send- (4 x 400 relay) • Christine Amertil ing a 24-member team (not • Avard Moncur (400/4 x 100, 4 x 400 relays) 23) to the IAAF World (4 x 400 relay) • Janise Saunders Championships in Athletics • Andretti Bain (4 x 100/4 x 400 relays) to be held in Berlin, Ger- (4 x 400 relay) • Timicka Clarke many. • Michael Mathieu (4 x 100 relay) Inadvertently missing from (4 x 400 relay) • Sasha Rolle the list posted in The Tribune • Leevan Sands (4 x 400 relay) yesterday was Osbourne (triple jump) • Shakeithas Henfield Moxey, who will compete in • Shamar Sands (110mH) (4 x 400 relay) the men’s long jump. We • Donald Thomas • Katrina Seymour f f
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LOCAL NEWS Maycock Sr bail application Slow ticket sales for is refused Miss Universe pageant Prison should improve. Mr FROM page one FROM page one "We can't say specifically Butler, however, told the that we're going to have a court yesterday that since police station every day of that hearing, prison author- Up to press time, the Min- huge uptick (in visitors) but the week. Mr Gomez ities have not acted on the istry could not provide final I think the Bahamas will be argued yesterday that the requests. Mr Butler read to figures for ticket sales for a sexy destination that peo- evidence in Maycock’s the court a letter he had the pageant and connected ple will think about." escape case is tenuous, how- received from Prison Super- events. But the departent In preparation for the ever, Mr Williams contend- intendent Elliston Rahming said that to date, tickets for pageant, the Ministry has ed that a decision on the in which Mr Rahming said the state auction dinner on substantially beefed up its matter should be left to the that he did not take orders August 13 have been the local and international Magistrate hearing the case from Mr Butler’s office or most popular. advertising campaigns. which is scheduled to any office other than the Tourism stakeholders are "We've done it all. Today resume on September 22. Attorney General’s and betting on the exposure we're running full sheet ads Justice Isaacs ruled, howev- requested a court order. from the pageant to jump- (in the local dailies), also we er, that the court was not Maycock had sought to start the country's weakened have moving billboards on minded to grant Maycock be placed in a cell with tourism industry. the jitneys. When Bahami- Sr bail at the present stage, proper ventilation, have his ans are coming through the but would not place a time The event will be broad- visitation rights with family cast by NBC in more than airports they will see the frame on when another and friends not be interfered immigration booths have application could be made. 150 countries and covered with and have his visits in been wrapped in the Miss Attorney Craig Butler the visitation room or an by 500 representatives of the had filed a constitutional international media. Universe imagery, the doors appropriate area rather than in the airport have been dec- motion on Maycock's behalf his cell. He had also request- "We haven't really and it had been agreed by ed that his meals be brought focused on the main event. orated, there are flags all Mr Williams, the prosecu- in a timely fashion. Justice We’re focused on getting the over, we have a page on tor, that the conditions Isaacs granted the applica- word out about the tourismtoday.com. So we've under which Maycock is tion for the formal order Bahamas. It's the kind of done a lot to promote and being held at Her Majesty’s yesterday. publicity you can't pay for push the pageant," said Ms and far exceeds what we Johnson. would have paid (to host the She declined to put a dol- pageant)," Ms Johnson told lar value on the financial The Tribune yesterday. injection the campaigns have Still the Ministry cannot put into the local economy predict how soon this but said there is a definite trickle-down effect. THE PAGEANT will take place at the Atlantis resort. planned positive exposure will pay off. "We've done a tremen- dous amount of public rela- tions internationally. And that's cache you really can't Davis announces pay for. We've put some money into the local econo- my in terms of advertise- ments and we've gone the non-traditional route and bid for PLP deputy created a trickle-down for sectors that didn't benefit FROM page one selves at the expense of the Bahamian people. from our advertising We will not prosper and create good jobs until before." allegations against ‘any’ official,” he said. we end the culture of crime in the streets and The pageant festivities Mr Davis has earned the nickname of the culture of corruption in politics. kick off on August, 9 with a “Brave” for his fearless approach to taking “Too many politicians shy away from solving swimsuit presentation at the criminal cases that his peers often described as problems. They are not courageous. They are Our Lucaya Resort in not bold or brave. Well, I am Brave. And I will un-winnable and succeeding. In his statement Grand Bahama. yesterday, Mr Davis capitalized on this dis- take these problems head on. I ask you to be Brave with me. Together, we can fight crime; The next day, the beau- tinction and continually referred to the need ties will be on display during for the PLP to have now more than ever a together, we can fight corruption; together, leader who is “brave enough” to say “no.” we can create jobs of the future. We can do a motorcade through west- “No to criminals who terrorize us in our this. Let’s be brave together. Let’s change the ern New Providence lead- streets and no to politicians who take for them- Bahamas,” he said. ing up to the final event on August 23.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The debate has fueled Despite the heated debate, unrest across the impover- few people would be affected HAITIAN police fired tear ished Caribbean nation, with by the wage increase or antic- gas Tuesday at protesters who some critics arguing that an ipated job losses. massed outside Parliament to increase would hurt plans to Most of Haiti’s 9 million demand an increase in the fight widespread unemploy- people who are employed minimum wage, saying they ment by creating jobs in fac- work on small farms or sell are unable to feed and shel- tories that produce clothing basic goods on the street. Only ter their families on less than for export to the United some 250,000 people have jobs $2 a day, according to Associ- States. covered by the minimum ated Press. Many of the protesters were salary law, said lawmaker As legislators prepared to minimum-wage factory work- Steven Benoit, who sponsored vote on the issue, some of the ers, such as Banel Jeune, a 29- the bill. 2,000 protesters threw rocks year-old father who sews Many in the international at police and began ripping sleeves on shirts. community who view garment down flags of U.N. member “Seventy gourdes, that factories as the way to boost countries near the building. doesn’t do anything for me,” Haiti’s economic development Most of the crowd dispersed he said, referring to his cur- oppose the wage increase. hours before the Parliament rent minimum-wage salary. “I With new trade advantages session began, with no arrests can’t feed my kids, and I can’t that allow for duty-free and only two reported injuries, send them to school.” exports of clothing to the U.S., including a cameraman who Lawmakers have pledged such factories could provide was hit in the head with a to resubmit the proposal with- “several hundred thousand rock. But the issue remains out any changes, raising the jobs to Haitians ... over a peri- inflammatory, and lawmakers minimum wage to about $5 a od of just a few years,” accord- debated the question into the day. ing to a report submitted to night. Lesly Antoine, a 32-year- the U.N. in January. In May, Parliament old who lost his job with the But it said that plan requires approved a proposal to nearly state-run telephone company, costs be kept down. triple the minimum wage, but said Preval’s “compromise The report had been President Rene Preval refused offer is no compromise at all.” requested by Secretary-Gen- to publish it into law. He said Former President Jean- eral Ban Ki-Moon and pre- the increase should omit Bertrand Aristide was over- pared by Oxford University workers at factories produc- thrown in 2004, in part after professor Paul Collier. It is à ÞÕÀ -VÌ>L> Ài«ÀiÃiÌ>ÌÛi vÀ `iÌ>ð ing garments for export. business owners angered by now being promoted by for- Preval said those workers his approval of an increased mer U.S. President Bill Clin-
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 SECTION B • [email protected] Miss Universe events to give resorts ‘priceless exposure’
By CHESTER ROBARDS a focus on filling will be visited by the Miss Universe Mr Sands, who is also the will be some economic boost as a Business Reporter rooms as there delegation, including Harbour Island Bahamas Hotel association Presi- direct result,” said Mr Sands. [email protected] has been pro- and Grand Bahama. dent, could not say what the pro- A large amount of entrepreneurs moting the “It’s never been about occupancy jected occupancies would be at oth- will be benefiting from the event, he Wyndham Nassau Bahamas chain during this period, but more about er New Providence and Paradise many disciplines, whether transport, Resort and the Sheraton of Islands public relations that will truly bene- Island hotels on the day of the event. print media or direct marketing com- are expected to gain through the huge fit the destination,” said Mr Sands. However, he said the more than panies and floral companies. This almost priceless exposure contingent of “The destination will see a large 90 delegations from around the will expose the destination to the andT significant equity only days international following of persons coming to the world would not affect Baha Mar world. before the Wyndham’s three-month media that is island. hotels to a large degree. “Those delegations vary in sizes closure, with three of six events for expected. Robert Sands “Do not get caught up on the He suggested that it the pageant we know there will be a huge press the Miss Universe Pageant being Indeed, those 23rd, the bigger implication an ben- will mean a short economic upsurge contingent and television group as held on those properties, according same contingents efit of the event is the parlaying of moving into what is traditionally the well as crew members and there will to a senior Baha Mar executive. will also provide some room rev- the Bahamas brand to the world and slowest period - August to Novem- be followers. Robert Sands told Tribune Busi- enue for New Providence hotels as what it would mean to us for the ber - in the hospitality industry. ness that there has not been so much well as other islands that future.” “I think it’s fair to say that there SEE page 2B Germany and UK most ‘Primadona’ turns profit in a year
By CHESTER ROBARDS of dollars" from her personal her advice - at no extra cost. life are invited though an stable economies for Business Reporter coffers. Ms Neely attended fashion exclusive e-mail list to browse [email protected] "I wanted to create a night school in New York where clothes, shoes and accessories out for women that encom- she also developed relation- while sipping on top shelf business through EPA A LOCAL fashionista said passes fashion,” said Ms ships and designers that drinks. she was able to grow a Neely. “We have the music allowed her to build her “It’s where women come to $100,000 shopping and net- we have a taste of style, we inventory here at home. shop and socialize monthly By CHESTER ROBARDS ness of each market and the working event despite the have our bubbly bar, its kind She imports designer over hors d'oeuvres and cock- Business Reporter shortage of skills in those economic downturn, with of a night out that is all about brands such as Betsey John- tails,” said Ms Neely, “It’s get- [email protected] markets, quality of service designer items priced 30 to 80 living the fabulous life I guess son and Tory Burch as well ting bigger and better and we and niche opportunities. per cent off retail prices in the and enjoying life, which is the as a vast array of costume and usually have tonnes more GERMANY and the It was found that on a US. whole concept of primadona.” fine jewelry. clothes.” United Kingdon will be the one-to-ten scale Estonia, Tyrina Neely, 24, whose She said the concept of the She said the initial idea was According to her, in one two most stable economies France and the UK were business 'Primadona' cele- business is to bring designer to only sell women’s clothing. year the company’s e-mail list for Bahamians to move most open to new market brated its first anniversary last brands to the Bahamas not Now, as the business has has grown to over 3000 businesses to when the Eco- access while Spain and Italy week, told Tribune Business found at any other outlet and grown the inventory is addresses, so large that par- nomic Partnership Agree- were least open. that her Virtual Fashion Net- offer them at deeply dis- expanding and the event has ticipants are required to ment (EPA) with the Euro- The study also found that work has turned a profit in counted prices in a comfort- grown into a trunk show and RSVP before the event. pean Union (EU) opens up the Netherlands and Esto- just one year, after an initial able and “Chill” atmosphere, cocktail party. Europe to the trade of ser- nia were most open to the outlay of "tens of thousands where her clients can garner Women from all walks of SEE page 2B vices, according to a trade movement of foreign firms specialist. into their country, while Noel Watson, during the Malta, Spain and France Bahamas Chamber of Com- were not. merce’s EPA seminar held Estonia and Malta were last Thursday, revealed that pegged as gateway opportu- those two countries also nities for cross-border have two of the largest mar- access to countries not nec- ket sizes in accounting and essarily involved in the auditing professions, along EPA. Malta provides a hub with Malta. to North Africa, Libya, Research was done Tunisia and Egypt, while through consultants work- Estonia opens up access to ing in tandem with the former Soviet states, Scan- Caribbean Regional Nego- dinavia and Baltic states. tiating Machinery (CRNM) According to Mr Watson, in order to accrue data on Bahamians should be excit- markets that will be opened ed about the opportunities up through the EPA to opened up the EPA and investment by Cariforum prepare to take advantage countries, including the of them. Bahamas. There has been some dis- Some countries visited by sent to the signing of the the consultants were Bel- trade agreement, mostly gium, France, Netherlands, because it was thought that the UK, Estonia and Malta. government finalised the The criteria used for deal without adequate con- assessing opportunities in sultation by the private sec- those countries were their tor and by some member’s willingness to enter partner- of cabinet who should have ships or joint ventures, price fully scrutinised the deal. differentiation, competitive- However, Mr Watson said there is no use “com- plaining and worrying,” but suggested Bahamians “just make sure we can com- pete." Mr Watson said firms here will have to "sharpen up businesses" and operate at the same standard as those coming out of the EU. Of course the EPA $3.9668 facilitates cross border movements for Bahamian$4.29 $4. firms that wish to set up in EU states. Mr Watson said this could The information contained is from a $3.9051 be much more beneficial to third party and The Cariforum states as "it is$4.29 Tribune can not be $4. more expensive in Europe, held responsible for errors and/or but you can command much omission from the $4.10 higher fees." $4.29 daily report. 69 According to him, busi- $4. nesses can dilute costs by
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PAGE 2B, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 THE TRIBUNE BUSINESS What is happening to the ‘F’ factor?
THIS week’s article will be very appears up into its own orifice. (In people (this goes for anyone really) nomic times. Have a productive and short and very sweet. Last week I Bahamian colloquialism that’s get so wound up, the passion disap- profitable week! Remember, wrote about the “H” (Human) fac- ‘bungy for yennas’). Promotional pears, creativity disappears, the per- “THOSE WHO MARKET WILL tor, this week I’m writing about the To help with the “F” factor, asking sonality disappears and so on. MAKE IT.” “F” factor. Hmmmmm, I’m hoping these questions usually helps. Try it Marketing Nobody benefits. It’s not good for that I do not have to pull any of you and let me know. you as an individual, it’s not good • Scott Farrington is President of out of the gutter with this one? The In the scheme of things, THE BIG by Scott Farrington for the client and it’s not good for SunTee EmbroidMe, a promotion- “F” factor is simply …FUN. Do not PICTURE so to speak, try asking the company you work for. al and marketing company special- forget to have fun along the way. these questions to yourself and see if When you stop having fun or izing in promotional products. I’m also writing this article to your Blue Fly goes away before he all the time is not healthy, nor worth enjoying what you’re doing it’s quite Established over 27 years ago myself as well, because we all need or she disappears. When a client, co- it. In the scheme of things, most of possibly time to get out. SunTee EmbroidMe has assisted reminding. There are a couple basic worker, supplier and even yourself the time the issue is forgotten. However in the mean time ask local businesses from various indus- things I tend to forget myself and drive you to start flying in circles, TRY THIS yourself these questions and remem- tries from tourism, banking and do need reminding of once in a stop and ask yourself these ques- Poke fun at yourself, laugh at ber to watch out for the “BLUE telecommunications in marketing while. tions. yourself. Have you ever asked your- FLY” and try and have some “ F” themselves. Have you ever heard of the Will getting this upset matter in a self, “Why did I get so upset…Was (fun) along the way. Readers can contact Mr. Far- “BLUE FLY SYNDROME?” Pos- day? Will it matter in a week? Will it it worth it?” Well I have and after- rington at SunTee EmbroidMe on sibly not. A blue fly, is a fly that gets matter in a month? Will it matter in wards I just had to laugh. All of these marketing strategies East Shirley Street, by e-mail at so wound up, it flies in concentric a year? Nine times out of ten the The point I’m really making here are certain to keep your business on [email protected] or by telephone rapid circles, and eventually it dis- answer is NO. Getting so wound up is that when sales and marketing top during these challenging eco- at 242-393-3104. Oil falls below $71 after big rally
By ALEX KENNEDY settle at $71.58. spending rose in June. has very high inventory levels and ate the pace of erosion of the inven- Associated Press Writer Traders have brushed off evidence The positive economic news has weak consumer demand, but those tory overhang, lending support to of weak crude demand and rising emboldened investors to bid up just don’t seem to matter.” prices,” Barclays Capital said in a SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices inventory levels, instead focusing on stocks and oil. The Dow Jones indus- A report last week showing US report. fell below $71 a barrel Tuesday in improving macroeconomic indica- trial average rose 1.3 per cent Mon- crude inventories jumped the previ- In other Nymex trading, gasoline Asia after a big rally fueled by signs tors. day and most Asian indexes gained ous week suggested demand remains for August delivery was steady at of economic recovery in the US. A report Monday from the Insti- Tuesday. sluggish, and sent prices below $63 a $2.07 a gallon and heating oil held at Benchmark crude for September tute for Supply Management, a trade “With the economy seemingly barrel. Since then, oil has been on a $1.87. Natural gas for August deliv- delivery was down $1.11 to $70.47 a group of purchasing executives, said improving each week, oil has felt tear as investors anticipate an ery fell 2.7 cents to $4.00 per 1,000 barrel by late afternoon Singapore US manufacturing activity should pressure to go higher,” said Michael improving economy will boost cubic feet. time in electronic trading on the New increase next month for the first time Sander, an adviser at Sander Capital demand and whittle away supplies. In London, Brent prices fell 77 York Mercantile Exchange. On since January 2008. Also, the Com- in Seattle. “Improving demand amid contin- cents to $72.77 a barrel on the ICE Monday, the contract rose $2.13 to merce Department said construction “As far as fundamentals go, oil still ued supply tightness should acceler- Futures exchange.
To advertise in The Tribune - Miss Universe events to give the #1 newspaper in circulation, resorts ‘priceless exposure’ just call 502-2371 today! FROM page 1B “You cannot pick one tionally the slowest period of aspect of the benefit in isola- the year in the history of tion you have to look at the hotels in the Bahamas and so befits of the entire event.” we believe the strategic deci- According to him, Baha sion made is still a good deci- Mar is still moving forward sion,” said Mr Sands. with August 17 closure of the The Wyndham will host the Wyndham with the reopen- pageant’s National Costume ing scheduled for October 5. Presentation August 10 while He said plans to close the the Sheraton will host The hotel had been talked about Bahamian Designer Fashion 12 months prior and employ- Show August 12 and the State ees were notified to take their Gift Auction Dinner August vacations during that time. 13. “We allowed for persons “It’s fair to say the equity to plan for the event, also has been spread around, we allowed them to plan for hol- have three of six major idays and this is also tradi- events,” said Mr Sands. ‘Primadona’ turns profit in a year 127,&( FROM page 1B anniversary party for the anniversary of her business (67$7(2)-2+1+(5%(57%(7+(// which she calls her dream. “We have to cap it off so it “We're going to be doing GHFHDVHG is still comfortable for peo- this for a while, but long term ple,” she said. we have huge plans and in the Primadona’s event also fea- near future we're having a 1RWLFHLVKHUHE\JLYHQSXUVXDQWWR6HFWLRQ tures a silent auction from fabulous anniversary party. 32%R[11DVVDX%DKDPDV which proceeds will go toward We're bringing in celebrities - RIWKH/DZRI3URSHUW\$FWWKDWDQ\SHUVRQ assisting single mothers it’s going to be amazing,” she through a partnership with said. KDYLQJ D FODLP DJDLQVW RU DQ LQWHUHVW LQ WKH the department of social ser- “It’s real life networking vices. where we attract the creme (VWDWHRI-RKQ+HUEHUW%HWKHOOGHFHDVHGODWH $)6)$%.$ Ms Neely is planning an de la creme.” RI1R:RRGODQG5RDGRII6N\OLQH'ULYHLQWKH :HVWHUQ'LVWULFWRIWKH,VODQGRI1HZ3URYLGHQFH ./4)#% LQWKH&RPPRQZHDOWKRIWKH%DKDPDVDQGZKR GLHG RQ WKH WK -XO\ LV KHUHE\ UHTXLUHG 4/ !,, 3(!2%(/,$%23 WRVHQGSDUWLFXODUVLQZULWLQJRIKLVRUKHUFODLP 4HE "OARD OF $IRECTORS OF RU LQWHUHVW WR +LJJV .HOO\$WWRUQH\V IRU WKH "AHAMAS 7ASTE ,IMITED HAS ([HFXWRUVRI32%R[1%D\6WUHHW DECLARED A $IVIDEND FOR /RDINARY 1DVVDXDQGWRVHQGVXFKSDUWLFXODUVQRWODWHU 3HARES TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD WKDQWKHWK$XJXVWDIWHUZKLFKGDWHWKH AS AT !UGUST TH ([HFXWRUVZLOOGLVWULEXWHWKH(VWDWHDPRQJWKH OF ` PER SHARE SHUVRQV HQWLWOHG WKHUHWR KDYLQJ UHJDUG RQO\ WR WKHFODLPVDQGLQWHUHVWVRIZKLFKWKH\KDYHKDG 4HE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE ON !UGUST ST BY #OLINA QRWLFHDQGZLOOQRWDVUHVSHFWVWKHSURSHUW\VR &INANCIAL