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Icon, Leader, National Hero

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Thursday January 21, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive NOT HERE SO! ARTIST HEATHER-DAWN Award Charity. Wednesday while supported by Day,which will be celebrated on Onkphra Wells and I read and Scott has added her voice to She has even taken it a step members of the Pan African Thursday [today]. She said she my immediate reaction was that those who oppose the former further and has placed a ban- Coalition of Organisations wanted to stimulate discussion we cannot let this building go to of ner which carries the message, (PACO) who were present. and cause Barbadians to think Duke of Edinburgh. It is Errol Barbados’ first Prime “Not here so, our mirror image Scott said the banner will be about the built heritage that we Barrow’s state home, it is his Minister, Errol Barrow, says no” out front the Lot 2, up for “two to three days” but have and what we can lose. residence. He chose to live here being leased to the Duke of Culloden Farm, St. Michael she wanted to ensure it was “This is my response to an ar- and to think that we can have Edinburgh’s International property. She did so on erected ahead of Errol Barrow ticle in the paper by Reverend BANNER on Page 2

Artist, Heather-Dawn Scott and John “Tifase” Howell stating why they oppose the former official residence of Barbados’ first Prime Minister, Errol Barrow being leased to the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Barbados Charity.

Gov’t willing to discuss hazard pay with unions

WHILE the Government is open Government has to be responsi- beyond what we don’t have and gested to Minister of Health, Lt. are on the frontline of COVID to discussions with the unions ble, as every effort has to be I don’t think any of us wants to Col. Jeffrey Bostic, that there genuinely, with respect to swab- on the matter of hazard pay for made to keep the country stable, go back into a hole where we are has to be a distinction between bing, or with respect to medical various categories of frontline given the significant drop off in incapable of coming out,” the those who are literally on treatment, or with respect even workers, Prime Minister Mia revenue from tourism, the main Prime Minister said. COVID-19 frontline and those to the labs... But I am also say- Amor Mottley says the unions revenue earner. With that in mind, she working in the background to ing that the Minister of Finance must present their proposals in “I get it and I want to give frowned on workers taking in- help preserve our health system may have to later in the year, writing, and those will be some level of hazard pay, but I dustrial action without even and different aspects of our look and see how we are going to weighed against what the coun- am putting you on notice that putting their request on the economy,and do not necessarily close the gap between what we try can afford at this time. the quantum can only be what table, and called on the National face the same level of risk. are spending and what we are During a virtual press confer- the traffic can bear and the traf- Union of Public Workers, which “We are responsible people, if earning,” said Mottley who holds ence yesterday from , fic at this stage has had a 90 has been representing workers the proposals are reasonable we the portfolio for Finance, Mottley indicated that while she percent reduction in tourism. We across the public sector, not to will look at them. But what I Economic Affairs and is “sensitive and sympathetic” will give more for the nature of cloud the issue. PM Mottley can say is that there has to be a Investment. to workers’ concerns, the hazard, but we cannot give went on to say that she has sug- distinction between those who DISCUSS on Page 3 2 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Progress Tourism Ministry working to assist being made outbound travellers in getting tests Despite the recent surge suring that our visitors have been able to come to antigen test provided, if PRIME MINISTER Mia were completed. She said in COVID-19 cases, the and our travellers are able the Dos Santos Lab, to there were in quarantine Amor Mottley says sig- what remained to be done Ministry of Tourism and to benefit from getting able to benefit from a com- hotels. nificant progress has were samples from cate- International Transport is their test results, but we bination of PCR tests for Those persons whose been made with the gory three - second and committed to ensuring have also been focusing outbound travellers who businesses were closed as backlog at the Best-dos tertiary contacts and cat- safe, efficient and smooth since Tuesday, on dedicat- are moving out to Canada a result of positive cases Santos Laboratory re- egory four – persons who travel for travellers, espe- ing resources at the (Best- and for those travellers and who spent the requi- garding the processing have not been knowingly cially those who are out- dos Santos Public Health who are moving out to the site time in quarantine, of COVID-19 tests. exposed to the virus, but bound and in need of the Laboratory) to allow for UK and we are very ap- were also able to benefit Mottley made the dis- want to be tested. requisite negative COVID- persons to travel seam- preciative of the partner- from being released. closure in a press confer- “…I have spent five of 19 tests. lessly” Minister Cummins ship with our airline part- The Tourism Minister ence yesterday to update the last seven nights in Senator Lisa Cummins, revealed. ners” she further com- also indicated that addi- the country on the latest and out of the lab making Minister of Tourism and “We know that there mented, noting that trav- tional systems are being on the COVID-19 pan- sure that we can deliver International Transport have been some chal- ellers have been able to put in place for those who demic, as she revealed on these issues, this has gave the above assurance lenges. We know that benefit from rapid antigen will continue to travel in that Cuban doctors and been a difficult time for during a recent press con- there have been difficul- testing at the lab. the coming week. lab technicians who have the country. It’s challeng- ference, which saw key of- ties with persons still get- Cummins also revealed Travellers outbound on requested to help boost ing, largely because of the ficials giving a COVID-19 ting their test results on that of the 234 originally Caribbean flights and also the local complement of explosion in the numbers update. time and that it is still noted, there were 145 vis- Canadian flights, are medical staff, are set to ar- of tests… and we have “Since last Sunday as regetable, but we give you itors, including visiting meanwhile being urged to rive on island tomorrow, had serious difficulties you are aware, we stood up the commitment that as a Barbadians and returning make contact with the call and the virologist from the with some of them, but we a call centre and we have country and as a govern- nationals and in addition centre at 628-4150 or the Pan American Health have been able to respond received hundreds of calls ment, we are working to these, there have also Ministry,so arrangements Organisation (PAHO) who adequately,” she stated. at the call centre, since through those issues” she been 89 locals who as a re- can be made for them to fly will train additional staff The Prime Minister’s that time. Along with the added. sult of the introduction of out with a negative PCR for the lab, is expected to comments came as she Ministry of Health, we “Since Tuesday this additional testing support, test result and the re- arrive early next week. said Barbados has been have been working on en- week, over 234 persons have been able to have an quired certification. (RSM) “What has been good is working with local, re- that we have been work- gional and international ing with him [virologist] partners to address the over the course of the last challenges the country week, ten days and as a has been facing. She spoke result of that there have specifically of the been significant improve- PAHO/World Health ments in the efficiency Organisation which up to output of the lab, particu- early this week provided larly through pooling and rapid antigen tests and other mechanisms that personal protective equip- they have used,” she ment and , which stated. provided “significant vol- The PM’s comments umes” of tests and came as she spoke of the reagents. new four-tier system em- Going forward, PM ployed since Monday, Mottley said that the January 11th to prioritise country will as early as testing, which she said next week have in its pos- has been bearing fruit. session two new testing She referred also to efforts machines and plans are being made to release per- moving apace to have two sons from quarantine, new labs up and running. The banner which is out front the the former official through the use of the She indicated that the pri- residence of Barbados’ first Prime Minister, Errol rapid antigen test on vate sector labs, one of Barrow. those who have been in which will be attached to quarantine for 10 days. a hospital, are currently “With respect to where going through the regula- we are since the introduc- tory process and have Nuff said! tion of categories I am been in “deep discussion” happy to report that even with the Ministry of BANNER from Page 1 Edinburgh”. as we speak the majority Health in order to speed “For me, it hurts me be- of persons who have not up those efforts. the Duke’s flag flying… on cause it is our loss and to yet heard will be hearing Mottley told those tun- his house, it seemed so ir- let this building get to this today [Wednesday], ing into the press confer- reverent to me. It seems stage and still nothing. It largely because the lab ence, that while the coun- like a complete mistake. is nothing to do with has completed over the try is seeing light at the So I immediately just said COVID. COVID is new, course of the last few days end of the tunnel, the fight I am going to make a ban- this house has been here over 3100 tests. But more is not yet over. As such, ner.” for too long in this state. I importantly for you, on she is urging Barbadians Scott said she has noth- am just hoping that peo- the last two days what re- to continue to wear ing against the Duke of ple realise what we have mains are the category masks, practice social dis- Edinburgh’s International and what we don’t use.” Chairman of the Pan African Coalition of three and the category tancing and sanitise their Award Barbados Charity Voicing his support for Organisations (PACO), Reverend Wayne Onkphra four tests from the 18th hands regularly. and described it as a the placement of the ban- Wells was present to support artist, Heather- and 19th of January,” she “The best defender of “healthy thing intellectu- ner, PACO’s John “Tifase” Dawn Scott. stated. you protecting yourself is ally and physically. It is Howell stated he hopes The PM indicated that you, the Government can good especially with chil- persons walking and driv- sign should be up and ho- right now.” on Monday the lab re- do all that we want to do dren.” However, she is of ing by “will be able to see nouring him in some spe- Last week, a resolution ceived 1054 samples to be to set the rules and set the the view that the property and hopefully, it will stir cial way and for the first was laid in the House of tested, of which 854 were context... but the power of “long ago should have up an educational pur- time they may be know- Assembly to lease the completed and on Tuesday agency and the power of been used as a museum pose and people would ing this was the official property to the Duke of a total of 570 samples action lives in each and to Barrow or the arts or want to know who is this residence just like Ilaro Edinburgh’s International were received and up to every one of us,” she main- something Barbadian, not real Errol Barrow, the Court is to the Prime Award Barbados Charity the time she spoke, 210 tained. (JRT) something from younger people, that this Minister of Barbados for 25 years. (MG) The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 3

Triage system in place at A&E Department to prevent spread of virus

GIVEN the ongoing day, where key officials Department, the first stop rected either to a [specific] COVID-19 pandemic, gave a COVID-19 Update. will be the tent outside, area where respiratory ill- management of the During that press confer- where a triage is per- nesses and other COVID Queen Elizabeth ence, Cave outlined the formed. That is the proce- likely or possible cases are Hospital (QEH) is urg- practices which are in dure where we assess the cared for in isolation facil- ing members of the place to protect staff and state of the patient's ities or to the regular public not to simply patients as well. health, but also their rela- Accident and Emergency, turn up at the hospital “The first thing we ask tive risk for COVID. This where they have also pre- or present to the is that you call ahead to is first in the form of a cautions in place to pre- Accident and our Help Desk, at 536- questionnaire and we ask vent COVID transmis- Emergency (A&E) 4800. That is staffed by the public please to be sions, but obviously not as Department for care, professionals, doctors and honest and forthcoming rigorous as in the [specific] without calling ahead experienced nurses who with all of the answers to area. Acting Director of Medical Services at the QEH, first. Potential patients can provide first-aid and the questions. This is for “Once you have been as- Dr. Clyde Cave. should also be aware direct you as to the course. your own safety, but also sessed and seen by a doc- that there is a triage It may be best not to actu- for the safety of other pa- tor, the decision then will ical care which is being hospital and in the gen- system in place, for ally come to the hospital at tients in Accident and be to have a COVID provided to patients in eral hospital, we also have those visiting A&E. that time and there may Emergency at the time screening test or not. need. Once we have that practices and procedures Acting Director of be other things that you and also for our staff,” There is sometimes a test back, then patients to minimise any kind of Medical Services at the are advised to do,” he Cave stressed. delay, during which time are directed then either to spread, because like in the QEH, Dr. Clyde Cave re- stated. He further explained, we are waiting for the re- the isolation facilities if community, we have to be vealed the above during a “When you arrive at the “On the basis of that sults of that test, but that they are positive or admit- always vigilant,” Dr. Cave press conference yester- Accident and Emergency triage, patients are di- does not hold up the med- ted to either the general said. (RSM) Steps to obtaining New policy decision as country vaccine addressed gives update on COVID deaths VACCINES from cines, but Dr.Gebre stated Back Page that this would occur after A POLICY decision has tal on Tuesday,also tested Minister Bostic said, not- reporting, 5 850 tests were the commencement of vac- been taken in relation to positive for the virus. ing that contact tracing ef- carried out, yielding 120 Dr. Gebre, however, high- cinations. the counting of COVID-19 In relation to the latest forts are ongoing at the positive cases and over the lighted that it was impor- “The 70% may not be deaths for the country. death he noted, “The de- nursing home. period of three days, up to tant for each country to reached through the According to Minister of ceased is an 83-year-old He then stated, “I must yesterday, 1 556 tests scale up and start early. Covax Facility,however as Health and Wellness, Lt. male who presented to the say at this point in time yielded 15 positive cases. He added that having ad- manufacturing continues Col. Jeffrey Bostic, anyone Accident and Emergency that a policy decision has For the eighth death equate regulatory func- and as countries are able who passes away, having Department yesterday been taken that as long as which was reported, 17 tion to accept the vaccine to accept and start vacci- had respiratory respira- and he was seen at the a person who passes away tests were carried out for also needed to be consid- nations, there is a possibil- tory symptoms and having Accident & Emergency and had respiratory symp- the 17 primary contacts ered. ity to enter additional ne- tested positive for COVID, Department. He passed toms and tests positive, we identified via contact trac- “To start early,countries gotiations for additional will be counted as a away, but the COVID test have taken the decision ing and 16 of those tests have to cover three things, doses. COVID death. His com- which was taken by the that we will count that as came back negative, with 1 readiness, indemnifica- Beyond the assured 20 ments came during a press A&E Department came a COVID death, which positive.That positive test tion and their ability. In per cent of vaccine doses, conference yesterday, back positive”. means that we are now at has been linked to the these three orders we are the doctor contended that where key officials gave a “The 83-year-old male death number nine, be- West Coast cluster. now working with the the rest would come even- COVID-19 Update. was seen earlier at the cause the 8th case which I Manager of Isolation countries, how ready are tually but not likely before Bostic revealed that the A&E Department back on would have mentioned Facilities, Dr. Corey Forde they to receive the vaccine the end of 2021. He stated country has on record nine the 12th of December and some time ago, that is now meanwhile says that in using a checklist and then that the sheer volume of COVID-19 deaths given discharged to the home of a COVID death. So there primary isolation at the we define which countries doses, upward of five bil- the policy decision, which his relatives and (on are nine deaths from Harrison Point Facility, are ready to receive even lion, required to satisfy comes after health officials Tuesday) and an attempt COVID for Barbados.” there are currently nine some of the pfizer (vac- the 190 countries would were previously investi- was made to have him For the entire COVID patients. Seven are cine) doses earlier. So take time to manufacture gating the death of an 84- booked into a small nurs- period, 93 070 tests have Barbadian, one is from some of those countries and distribute. year-old Barbadian man ing home in the south of been conducted to date, Trinidad and the other may receive the vaccine in “Even if we had the as possibly related to the the country, where he yielding 1 156 positive from Guyana. Two pa- late January or early manufacturing capacity virus, which has now been would have spent approx- cases. Of these cases, 758 tients there are on ventila- February,” said Dr. Gebre. globally,the health system confirmed as the eighth imately an hour-and-a- positive cases have been tors – one, a 45-year-old fe- Further negotiations is not able and ready to case and after an 83-year- half, before he was taken recorded for the month of male from Trinidad who is may be required by coun- deliver all vaccines within old Barbadian man who to the A&E Department, January this year,from 22 critically ill and a 48 tries to acquire more vac- that period.” (AS) passed away at the hospi- where he passed away,” 815 tests.Since last week’s Barbadian female as well. ‘BLP more responsive to public than any other’ DISCUSS from Page 1 more responsive to the everything? No we over backward to facili- have to step in, and at going to have to make needs of public servants haven’t. But you can ask tate and to look at gen- some point the Minister sure the balances are The Prime Minister’s including nurses, than the customs officers, you eral terms and conditions. of Finance will ask how there, because what we comments came as she any other government in can ask almost every cat- But I issue a warning at are we going to pay for all will not do is topple this maintained that her ad- recent years. egory of worker in this some point the Minister of this, and at some point country over,” Mottley ministration has been “Now have we done country, we have bent of Finance is going to the Minister of Finance is contended. (JRT) 4 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Errol Barrow – Icon,

By Dorian Bryan In 1951, he won a seat in St. George for the BLP which moved from 12 NATIONAL Hero, the Right members in the House of Assembly to Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was 16, thus obtaining a clear majority for a man among men, a giant in local the first time. But the desire to fashion a Barbadian political life, a founding new political force led Barrow in 1955, member of a major political force along with Cameron Tudor and others and party and an unwavering and to form the Democratic Labour Party. undeterred regionalist. He lost his seat in the 1956 General We often talk about myths, legends Elections, but returned to Parliament and those who had an impact which after successfully contesting a by- exceeded the length and breadth of this election in St. John in 1958. 166 square miles of prime real estate. He, as founder-member of the Errol Barrow (centre) on a holiday voyage in 1968 from the Tobago Cays. In Long before, Errol Walton Barrow Democratic Labour Party, and came to photo, Fergusson (right) adjusts the speed of the Ecstacy. Others became a National Hero, he emerged as power as Premier in 1961 and held that include Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sargeant, Mr. Brathwaite and Mr. Mitchell. a leader, being a founding member of the position until 1966. It was with this Democratic Labour Party (DLP) which power that he successfully led the came to power in 1961. country’s proposal to become This country will pay tribute to this independent. When this became a Barbadian icon and National Hero, reality, Barrow became the country’s today, and last year – 2020 – pre- first Prime Minister. That action in COVID-19, we witnessed a series of London, led to the passage of the events which culminated in the Barbados Independence Act of 1966 unveiling of a plaque at the Garden, which in part stated the following: “An Checker Hall, St Lucy.That plaque was Act to make provision for, and in unveiled by current Prime Minister and connection with, the attainment by leader of the Barbados of fully responsible status (BLP) Mia Amor Mottley, alongside within the Commonwealth. [17th members of the Barrow family to mark ] the centenary of his birth. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Errol Walton Barrow was born on most Excellent Majesty, by and with the January 21, 1920 and was the son of advice and consent of the Lords Reverend Reginald Barrow and his wife Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, Princess Margaret dances with Prime Minister Errol Barrow at the British Week and was also the nephew of eventual in this present Parliament assembled, Ball in 1973. National Hero, the Right Excellent and by the authority of the same, as Charles Duncan O’Neal. Known as the follows:- 1.-(1) On and after 30th ‘Dipper’, during his time at school. In November 1966 (in this Act referred December, 1939, He won a scholarship Fully to as “ the appointed day “) Her in Classics to but did Majesty’s Government in the not pursue those studies. Instead, he responsible shall have joined the and served in no responsibility for the government World War II. He was personal status of Barbados. of Barbados. (2) No navigation officer to the Commander-in- Act of the Parliament of the United Chief of the British Army at the Rhine Kingdom passed on or after the between 1940 and 1942. After his stint appointed day shall extend, or be in the RAF, Barrow studied law and was deemed to extend, to Barbados as part of called to the Bar, Inns of Court in 1949. its law; and on and after that day the He returned home in 1950 as a provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall practising barrister-at-law and became have effto the legislative powers of a member of the Barbados Labour Party Barbados”. (BLP) in 1951. Continued on Next Page

Errol Barrow, leader of the DLP with his sister (from left) Mrs. Ena Comma, Dame and Miss Sybil Barrow. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 5

leader, National Hero

Continued from Previous Page self-reliance to grapple with their Barrow held the post of Prime problems”. That was counter-balanced Minister first from 1966 to 1976 and by the practical aspect of the man again in 1985 to 1987. He also served as Barrow was, when he determined that Opposition Leader. the best way that the U.S could aid the After losing the election in 1976 after region was through “approved regional 15 years in power to the Barbados institutions”. Labour Party and , Barrow Barrow was hailed for not only his returned to power in 1986, leading his work but his love of food and people. party to a 24-3 majority in the House. President of the DLP,Verla De Peiza, In this paper’s tribute to the late while addressing the party’s Errol Barbadian and Caribbean icon, the Barrow Service last Sunday, which was words ‘Barrow – a Caribbean man’ held at the St. Lucy Parish Church told proudly provided the backdrop of a the congregation that the focus of the retrospective into the impact which he Party’s founder was on the people of had on his regional peers and those who Barbados, and that in developing them, he served in his storied political life. In they then will position themselves to that January 21st, 1993 article, mention make a mark on the world scene. “I am was made to a tribute which was paid to satisfied that is still the formula for the late leader by former Antigua and success, for this country.“That we find a Barbuda High Commissioner Ron way to single out the talents of our Sanders, who stated that Barrow was ‘a individual people; that we find a way to man who faced much difficulty in promote what is socially just in this accomplishing the tasks which he set country.That we find a way to give himself...(but) he enjoyed the struggle space for creativity; to give space and as much as he savoured the conquest”. latitude to those who think bigger from So admired was Barrow, Sanders the rest of us because all have a valid recalled, that he was given a hero’s role to play.The lesson of his life to be welcome after his first and ultimately applied to each and every one of us is In 1974 Prime Minister Errol Barrow and President of the Caribbean last appearance at the CARICOM that we think deeply – what is Development Bank Mr. William Demas (left) planted a tree on the grounds where Heads of Government meeting in July necessary to improve our society; our the new bank building is almost completed. 1986. “What accounted for this high people. And then take the steps, regard in which Barrow was placed by mashing a few corns along the way, but Caribbean people? It was not that he doing it because you know it is the right was not without pomp as much as he thing to do to advance our society. He was without stylishness. With Errol may well have built the foundation of Barrow, what you saw was what you Barbados, but it is incumbent upon us got”. to send those walls up in the air,” De Sanders praised the humility of Peiza said. Barrow the man. “Through-out his term Robert ‘Bobby’ Morris, writing in a (in office), whenever he returned to tribute by the DLP on Barrow, stated Barbados, he fetched his own bags from that he was the man of the century. His the aircraft and walked to the customs rationale was based on the desk like any other citizen:, while achievements made by the man himself. adding that Barrow was not keen on One was the establishment of ‘two- using taxpayer funds to facilitate First party democracy’. Morris charged that Class travel or using large entourages. Barrow was the leader and the DLP That was based on a view nourished by was his army.The party was his ‘holy a deep “conviction that his country was grail, a combination of nationalism, too small and its resources too precious regionalism, social welfarism, economic to waste on unnecessary trappings”. diversification and democracy”. In 1963 regional leaders (third from left) Errol Barrow, and Barrow had a serious love for the Morris spoke of the resilience of Dr. met Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Trinidad. independence of the region in Barrow, after suffering defeat in 1976. determining its foreign policy. He The ability to weather ten years in believed that Independence meant a Opposition and then be able to rise pre-disposition to operate within the again to lead the country, if only for a world as sole agents and that short time, spoke volumes of his relationships must work for the benefit character and determination to fight for of the countries themselves. Barrow the ideals which he believed in. “When famously stated that he was against Barrow led his troops in 1986 he talked “anybody sitting down in Washington about assuming office rather than and telling us what we should have in taking back ‘power’; he advised his the Eastern Caribbean is, after all a soldiers that they had to walk off civilisation”. This was followed up in a several pairs of shoes before they could speech which was delivered to the 10th convince them that they were ready for Annual Caribbean-Central American the challenge; he pulled together one of Action-Sponsored Miami Conference on the most diverse and heterogeneous the Caribbean where Barrow stated collection of individuals in a social that the region was independent of the democratic party – all glued by the United States. “The utmost priority has magic of wanting to be with Barrow”, he to be attached both by the Caribbean added. and the United States to the movement Barrow was a consummate politician, for regional co-operation...for self- who listened, and even after his party reliance in the situation of the was rejected at the polls, continued to Caribbean, must necessarily mean work for his constituents and was ready collective self-reliance..with all the to lead when the country needed him to money, all the technology and all the do so again. Even in times, when the will in the world, the US cannot solve limits of democracy are being tested the problems of the Caribbean. The US with no elected Opposition, the lessons can contribute...enormously, but only if of Barrow should ring true for the party the people of the Caribbean are which he helped to create and to lead. themselves determined in a spirit of Continued on Next Page Prime Minister Errol Barrow riding a horse back in November 1972. 6 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Prime Minister Errol Barrow (third from left) taking a stop to buy some refreshments for himself and his permanent secretary for State Enterprises Lionel Moe (left) and the Prime Minister’s personal aide Leroy McClean during a tour of St. Lucy, St. Andrew and St. John back in May 1987. Statue remains in Independence Square Barbados’ Prime Minister Errol Barrow signing the on 4th as tribute to this great Barbadian leader July 1973, with Prime Minister of Guyana and Prime Minister of Eric Williams. Continued from Previous Page That yearning to be like Barrow, Morris contended, extended to the mere awe which Barrow’s voice and presence commanded. “Whether in the spoken work, or a transmitted to the electronic or print media, Errol’s voice was arresting and transforming. He could calm and control a multitude by the depth of his thoughts, the range of his scholarship, by quotations fished from his memory, the use of an arresting phrase, the involvement of each and everyone of his listeners in a dialogue of the mind”. Among his achievements, Barrow, in addition to leading the Independence success, secured the right to vote for 18 year olds. The sugar industry workers, especially field workers secured the right to have a certain number of working days free. Free secondary education was guaranteed for secondary and tertiary students. This opened the door to thousands of Barbadians of all socio- A candid photo of Prime Minister Errol economic standings to attain the Walton Barrow. education which had been placed out of their reach. remains in Independence Square as Free school meals were guaranteed testimony to this great Barbadian for primary school students. A statue leader.

Prime Minister Errol Barrow thrilled a large crowd when he produced a skillful back-heel kick as he officially opened the revived St. John Parish League Known for his love of cooking Prime Minister Errol Barrow was photographed Football Competition in Gall Hill in February 1987. admiring these crabs during a trip to San Francisco. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 7

Xi inspects Beijing 2022 preparatory work BEIJING – Chinese President Xi preparations, and extended greetings to Jinping, general secretary of the athletes, coaches and representatives of Communist Party of China Central operation teams and construction staff Committee, on Monday inspected in the Yanqing competition zone. the preparatory work of the Beijing The Capital Gymnasium will stage 2022 Olympic and Paralympic short track speed skating and figure skat- Winter Games in Beijing. ing competitions for the Games, while the Xi visited the Capital Gymnasium in National Alpine Skiing Center will hold Haidian District, the National Alpine Alpine skiing events. The National Skiing Center and the National Sliding Sliding Center will host bobsled, skeleton Center in Yanqing District. He learned and luge competitions during Beijing about venues construction and athletes’ 2022.

Former US President Donald Trump. Starbucks encouraged to play positive King who knows everything ‘builds up role in China-US economic ties China’: Netizens give views on Trump AN online survey conducted by the Global list in 2020, surpassing epidemic experts, CHINESE President Xi Jinping has writ- prosperous society in all respects and Times shows Chinese internet users’ online celebrities and popular heart- ten back to Howard Schultz, the chairman achieving socialist modernisation. overwhelming negativity and mockery of throbs in a very significant year in human emeritus of Starbucks, encouraging him China will embark on a new journey to the controversial US President Donald history. and the company to play a positive role in fully build a modern socialist country, Trump, who started a trade war and Analysts said that the terms and promoting China-US economic and trade which will provide a broader space for other types of provocation against phrases showcase a sense of humour used cooperation and bilateral relations. companies from all over the world, in- China. by the Chinese netizens to ease their pres- Xi stressed in the letter that under the cluding American companies such as The Global Times released a Weibo post sure and anger against the US amid the leadership of the Communist Party of Starbucks, to develop in China, Xi said. on Tuesday, inviting internet users to unprecedented hostility from the Trump China (CPC), 1.4 billion Chinese people At the end of 2020, China adopted pro- leave a few words or sentences of their im- administration. have made long-term and arduous efforts posals for formulating the 14th Five-Year pressions of Trump, before he officially Some international affairs observers to complete the building of a moderately Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic left the yesterday. described Trump’s presidency as a turn- and Social Development and the Long- Out of nearly 600 comments,“Top inter- ing point in US history,and said his capri- Range Objectives Through the Year 2035, net celebrity,” “Twitter presidency,” “The cious and crazy antics have removed US’ which highlights a new development pat- King of knowing everything,” halo of “democracy and freedom” and fur- tern that stresses innovation, domestic “Gravedigger of US hegemony,” “Fake ther reminded China that it needs to demand, quality of development and news,” “Bunker boy,” “Silencer of pro-US work harder to stand on its own two feet. high-level opening-up among others. KOL,” “Comrade Jianguo” and “To me, the Trump presidency is ‘magic Schultz recently sent a letter to Xi, con- “Undercover agent of the Party” are those realism.’ In the limited era of my genera- gratulating China on the upcoming build- most mentioned by Chinese netizens. tion, there has never been a US presi- ing of a moderately prosperous society in Jianguo literally means “build the coun- dent who has been able to become an ab- all respects under Xi’s leadership, and ex- try,” but in this case, internet users are solute meme with his mouth full of lies,” pressing his respect for the Chinese peo- using the term to mock Trump as some- an internet user told the Global Times on ple and culture. one who did his best to build up China to Monday. Starbucks announced in March last the detriment of the US. World order, decency, common sense, year that it would invest approximately These phrases reflected the popularity justice, and all kinds of values have been $130 million in China, aiming to have 6 of President Trump in China, and some broken by the US president. But his sense 000 stores in the country by 2022. internet users said they were reluctant to of surreal and the surreality of 2020 are The investment will be used to open a bid Trump farewell, as he is the first US so deeply integrated into a unified look, state-of-the-art roasting facility in 2022 as president to successfully entertain which weakens my distaste for the man: part of its new Coffee Innovation Park Chinese people while wreaking havoc on There seems to be nothing wrong with a (CIP), highlighting the company’s ambi- the US at the same time. madman in a madman’s age, she said. tion to further globalise its roasting net- On January 5, statistics from “I only hope that his stepping down will work and reinforces its strategic focus on Shanghai-based news outlet The Paper take away the bad things of 2020 with the United States and China as its two showed that Donald Trump has become him, so we can return to a normal life lead growth markets,the company said in the most searched individual on Weibo, with order, common sense, decency and Chinese President Xi Jinping. a press release. appearing 589 times on Weibo’s trending justice,” the internet user said. China’s auto market sees strong recovery in 2020, despite pandemic BEIJING – China’s auto market saw a In 2020, China produced 25.23 million 49.5 percent year on year to 248 000 units. exports surged 35.5 percent year on year forecast-beating performance in 2020 automobiles, down 2 percent year on year, The better-than-expected NEV sales to 145 000 units, notching a historic high. despite the impact of the COVID-19 narrowing 5.5 percentage points from came amid government push and rising For the whole year, Chinese auto firms epidemic, thanks to policy support and a the drop in 2019. market enthusiasm for eco-friendly cars. exported a total of 995,000 vehicles. strong recovery in consumer demand, In December, auto sales reached In November last year, China unveiled a The Ministry of Commerce introduced data from an industry association showed 2.83 million, up 6.4 percent year on year, development plan for its NEV industry fresh measures this month to boost auto recently. while production totalled 2.84 million, up from 2021 to 2035 that aims to sales, encouraging cities to optimise The number of automobiles sold in the 5.7 percent from a year earlier. accelerate the country’s transition into their restrictions on auto consumption country totalled 25.31 million last year, The country’s auto market was hit hard an and incentivise rural consumption down 1.9 percent year on year,narrowing by the COVID-19 epidemic in the first automotive powerhouse. of cars. 6.3 percentage points from the decline quarter, but both production and sales The proportion of new NEVs in the As the Chinese economy continues seen in 2019, according to the China have bounced back quickly since April as sales of new vehicles is expected to rise to stable recovery, the rebound in consumer Association of Automobile Manufacturers factories reopened and pent-up demand 20 percent by 2025, and vehicles used in demand would accelerate, contributing to (CAAM). unleashed. public transportation will be completely positive growth in the country’s “China continues to top the world Sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) in electrified by 2035, according to the plan. auto market in 2021, the CAAM in auto sales,” the CAAM said in a China went up 10.9 percent year on year Auto exports also started to recover in predicted. statement, attributing the industry’s to 1.37 million units in 2020 amid September, ending the weak performance “The Chinese auto sector bottomed out strong performance to government government efforts to encourage their use in the first eight months of 2020, the in 2020,” it said, adding that auto sales are support, efforts of auto firms as well as ro- and ease pressure on the environment. In CAAM said. expected to exceed 26 million units bust recovery in market demand. December alone, NEV sales surged In December last year, China’s auto in 2021, up 4 percent year on year. 8 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial Iran’s Rouhani says ‘ball in US Focused on agriculture court’ over nuclear dispute DUBAI – Iranian returns to Iran’s 2015 Tehran’s nuclear take a quick decision on WHILE the COVID-19 pandemic has caused chal- President Hassan Rouhani nuclear deal, we will also programme and to prevent whether to rejoin the pact. lenges for many sectors, one sector that it seems has urged the incoming US fully respect our it developing atomic “Tyrant Trump’s flourished, no pun intended, has been agriculture. administration on commitments under the weapons. Washington political career and his Early on, even as the country had to lock down in Wednesday to return to a pact,” Rouhani said in a reimposed sanctions that ominous reign are over those initial weeks following the first COVID cases, we 2015 nuclear agreement televised cabinet meeting. have badly hit Iran’s today and his ‘maximum were assured that the Ministry of Agriculture and and lift sanctions on “Today, we expect the economy. pressure’ policy on Iran Food Security was working to ensure that there was Tehran, while welcoming incoming US Iran, which denies ever has completely failed,” minimal disruption in respect of food production, and the end of “tyrant” administration to return to seeking nuclear arms, Rouhani said. “Trump is it appeared to reap success. Far from disruption, there President Donald Trump’s the rule of law and commit retaliated to Trump’s dead but the nuclear deal were reports that there was as much as a 16 percent era. themselves, and if they “maximum pressure” is still alive.” increase in non-sugar production in the first six US President-elect Joe can, in the next four years, policy by gradually Biden appears to see a months of 2020, despite COVID being at our doors, and Biden, who takes office on to remove all the black breaching the accord. return to the deal as a we heard too that Government was seeking to press Wednesday, has said the spots of the previous four Tehran has repeatedly said prelude to wider talks on additional acres into use to help boost production even United States will rejoin years,” he said. it can quickly reverse those Iran’s nuclear work, its more. the pact, which includes Tensions have grown violations if US sanctions ballistic missiles and Additionally,we heard that as part of the concerted restrictions on Iran’s between Tehran and are removed. regional activities. efforts being made to ramp up agricultural production, nuclear work, if Tehran Washington since 2018, Antony Blinken, Biden’s However,Tehran has ruled special focus was being placed on ensuring that there resumes strict compliance. when Trump quit the deal choice for secretary of out halting its missile was clean planting material, particularly for root crops “The ball is in the US between Iran and six world state, said on Tuesday the programme or changing its like sweet potatoes, cassava and yam.The nation was court now. If Washington powers that sought to limit United States would not regional policy. also told that Government was targeting possible pro- tein sources, seeing chicken and rabbits as the best op- tions to pursue. The goal was to ensure that there would be an abundance of locally grown food available French students highlight for persons to consume, especially given the threats posed to imports by COVID-19. Government was not the only one pushing the idea of agriculture, we well remember the number of ven- pandemic’s mental health toll dors who started popping up all over the highways and byways of this country, selling all manner of produce. FRENCH students have time I’ve ever lived alone,” Her letter was shared only apply to a small Certainly this helped many a person to become gain- planned a series of Ryan Kennedy, a 19-year- widely on social media, number of students – fully employed and earn a living to support their fam- protests on Wednesday to old law student in and many students mostly in their first year of ilies during those initial dark days. Many have contin- draw attention to the Montpellier, told the BBC. responded with similar study – meaning many ued to sell produce and many more have started to get rising mental health “Not a day goes by without sentiments of their own. young people will still face into farming as a means of supplementing their in- problems many say they a friend calling me President Macron, the prospect of a long wait come. are suffering as a result of because they’re struggling however, urged Ms until they can return to It has often been said that agriculture is key to the coronavirus pandemic. with their mental health.” Soupault and students in some kind of normality. helping to rebuild the economy and it appears that it A combination of lly Benyoussef, a 20- a similar position to Some fear this may lead has proven its worth since the onset of the COVID-19 isolation, inactivity and a year-old student in Paris, persevere. “It’s hard to be to an increase in mental pandemic. It is certainly hoped that more persons will broader loss of purpose added: “Not being able to 20 years old in 2020,” he health problems and, be attracted to agriculture in the coming months, and has left many students go to the movies or the wrote in his response, potentially,some students get into for the long haul, for sadly many of those pur- close to breakdown, theatre means I spend reviving a line from a dropping out of their sue it, see it only as a stopgap until they can find according to university even more time on my speech he made last courses altogether. something “better” to do, or see it just a hobby. psychologists. phone or laptop watching October.“Continue to hold So what next? It is hoped that Government’s efforts over the last Student mental health silly videos. I really miss out... We know what we Universities are keen to few years with its Farmers’ Empowerment and resources, such as going out.” owe you. I’m asking you resume in-person Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) Programme, which counsellors, have been Ryan and his friends for one more effort.” teaching, but the new, has trained several hundred new farmers; the decision overwhelmed by the started tweeting with the “We don’t have more contagious to increase the acreage under production; and the in- numbers seeking help in hashtag #GhostStudents, perspective anymore,” Ms coronavirus variant vestments being made in the sector generally, will recent weeks. In the last a term they created to Soupault told the BBC. means lockdown policies help more persons to embrace the sector and see be- two weeks alone, two reflect how students felt “There’s nothing to look are likely to remain in yond the fork and hoe mentality that has so often undergraduates in Lyon ignored by the forward to.When you’re in place for some time. held the sector’s potential back. have tried to take their government. It soon began your early twenties, you “It is complicated to That idea that agriculture is too labour intensive, te- lives. trending. “The live intensely and social know what the future will dious and low-paying needs to be abandoned. Yes for As in many countries, government is treating us interactions are at the be, but if the situation anything to be successful, you must be willing to put students in France have as if we’re children,” he centre of your life.” allows, we would love to in the work, but there have been several advance- been unable to attend said. “We’re not being “At first it was supposed resume our academic and ments in agriculture, such that everyone does not lectures for several taken seriously.” to be temporary,but being extra-academic activities,” have to engage in back breaking work in fields. months, and many are Heïdi Soupault, a on the computer all day said Marcelle Laliberté, Certainly the Government has been promoting that, living away from home in political science student long is tiring to the point the dean of students at the as it has been training persons in a variety of areas cramped accommodation. from Strasbourg, then where you can’t focus on HEC Paris business such as apiculture,aquaculture and hydroponics.They The closure of cafes, bars, decided to raise the issue anything,” she added. school. have been pushing the idea of greenhouses and even cinemas, and gyms means more directly. “Everything just feels sad “Among our youngest freight farms, where persons can use the technology there is little scope for She sent a letter to at the moment.” students half of them have that is available to get into the business of growing food socialising or other President Emmanuel The government, said this situation has on a smaller footprint, which given our limited land activities. And since last Macron last week. “I’m 19 recognising the unique impacted their mood,” she mass is a good idea. Saturday all of France is years old and I feel like pressure students are added. “They miss the Our ultimate goal should be to achieve food security, under a curfew that starts I’m dead,” it began. “I no under, has promised to campus experience a lot but to do that we must not only encourage more peo- at 18:00 every evening. longer have dreams. If we arrange a partial return and are concerned about ple to get on board, but efforts must be made to ensure “I’ve lived alone in a have no hope or prospects to university lectures from their [opportunities to that the requisite environment that would allow them studio apartment since for the future at 19, what the end of the month. gain] professional to be successful is put in place. It means that the finan- September – it’s the first do we have left?” But this measure will experience going forward.” cial sector must see agriculture as a true part of the private sector and be willing to offer financing to ad- Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes vance it, and there must also be strong legislation in E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves place to protect those investments against praedial lar- Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan ceny, which remains a major concern. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 9

S&P 500, Nasdaq scale record highs as Netflix soars; Biden takes office THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit all- report results in the coming weeks, investment office in New Vernon, New Optimism about a COVID-19 vaccine time highs on Wednesday as Joe Biden jumped with Facebook Inc, Jersey. as well as bets on a bigger pandemic became the 46th US president, Amazon.com Inc, Apple and Google- Biden will waste little time turning relief plan under a Democrat-controlled while solid results from Netflix sparked parent Alphabet Inc rising between 2% the page on the Trump era, aides said, Congress have helped Wall Street’s a rally in shares of stay-at-home and 5%. signing a raft of 15 executive actions in main indexes scale record highs in the winners. The NYSE FANG+TM index gained the afternoon on issues ranging from past few months, with the blue-chip Shares of the world’s largest 3.8%. the COVID-19 pandemic to the Dow jumping about 17% since the streaming service surged 14% to add “People are back to looking at economy to climate change. presidential elections in November. more than $30 billion to its market technology as a part of the market that The Dow has gained about 57% since Eight of the 11 S&P sectors advanced capitalisation after it said it would no can do well whether COVID stays a Donald Trump assumed office on Jan. in afternoon trading, with technology, longer need to borrow billions of dollars problem or is eventually pushed to the 20, 2017, which compares with a 72% communication services and consumer to finance its TV shows and movies. side,” said Rick Meckler, partner at jump in the first term of the Obama discretionary among the biggest The rest of the FAANG group, due to Cherry Lane Investments, a family administration. gainers. Burberry pins hopes on Marcus Rashford as sales fall LUXURY fashion group Burberry saw its sales dive almost 40 per cent in Europe in the run-up to Christmas amid the pandemic. However, it said advertising partnerships with the likes of footballer Marcus Rashford were helping attract new customers to the brand. In the 13 weeks to December 26, the British label said it was hit by shop closures and a drop-off in tourism. About 15 per cent of its stores world- wide are currently closed with a third facing restrictions. Boss Marco Gobbetti said the brand faced an “uncertain trajectory” in 2021 given the spread of new variants of Covid-19. However, the label said there had been high points, including Burberry’s festive campaign partnering with Rashford – who has taken a prominent role against child poverty during the pandemic. It said the consumer response to the campaign was “exceptional” on social A mural of Marcus Rashford promoting Burberry in the Northern Quarter, Manchester. media, with imagery featuring Rashford becoming “our most liked Instagram handbags designed by its creative standing at £688m. That was in part Gobbetti said: “Our localised plans post of all time". director Riccardo Tisci. due to strong growth in mainland China and digital capabilities helped drive Burberry said it had helped attract a Overall, like-for-like sales around the and Korea. Digital sales at the group growth in rebounding markets and we “new, younger clientele” to the brand, world fell by a more modest nine per also surged by 50 per cent, making up implemented our planned reduction in who splashed out on outerwear and cent in the period, with revenue for some of the sales lost at stores. markdown. Google asks US judge to move states’ antitrust lawsuit to California

WASHINGTON – Alphabet Inc’s Google Google said in a court filing that the “does not identify a single company or has done so through an array of has asked a US judge in Texas to first case alleging it monopolized online person who might be a witness at trial exclusionary tactics, including an transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by display advertising was filed in and lives or works within 100 miles” of unlawful agreement with Facebook, its ten states in December to a court in May by an advertiser, and that since the Texas courthouse where the case largest potential competitive threat,” California, a state that has more then five other cases have been filed. was filed. the lawsuit said. relevant witnesses and documents All were filed in the Northern District The states asked that Google, which Google previously called the Texas needed by the company, it said. of California, “the venue where Google controls a third of the global online lawsuit “meritless”. In December, Texas and nine other is headquartered and where more advertising industry, compensate them In total, Google has been sued three states sued Google LLC in a US court in relevant witnesses and documents are for damages and sought “structural times since October by US states and Sherman, Texas, accusing the search located than in any other district in the relief,” which is usually interpreted as the Justice Department, including the engine company of working with country,” Google said in its request to forcing a company to divest some of its Texas lawsuit. Facebook Inc in a way that violated move the case, which was filed late on assets. In December, a separate group of 38 antitrust law to boost its already- Tuesday. “As internal Google documents reveal, US states and territories filed their own dominant online advertising business. Google adds that the states’ lawsuit Google sought to kill competition and antitrust complaint Google. 10 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Almost 1 700 residents get first COVID-19 vaccine

HAMILTON, Bermuda There are 67 active Board. Forty went to the –A total of 1,665 COVID-19 cases, with six elderly and vulnerable at Bermuda residents in hospital but none is in care homes, and 887 went have been vaccinated critical care. to the elderly, healthcare against COVID-19 in Wilson said 7,729 resi- workers and essential the week since the gov- dents have registered so service workers at the vac- ernment launched far for the Pfizer- cination centre at the its programme on BioNTech vaccine against Police Recreation Club in January 11, health offi- the coronavirus after the Prospect. cials have confirmed. British government, So far, 58 per cent of Health Minister Kim which is sending supplies those vaccinated were Wilson told Tuesday to its overseas territories, women and 42 per cent night’s media briefing donated 9,750 doses to were men. Of the total vac- there had been one new Bermuda.Two jabs are re- cinations, 32 per cent have positive case among the quired. gone to essential service latest batch of 657 tests. The Health Minister workers. It was a resident who re- said of the vaccinations Bermuda has now had turned to the island on an given last week, 738 684 total cases of the American Airlines flight were performed by the virus. Twelve people have A total of 1,665 Bermuda residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in from Miami on Sunday. Bermuda Hospitals died. its programme on January 11.

Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – signatures supporting Nicaragua’s congress the change. gave final approval Ortega initially led Monday to change the Nicaragua from 1979 to constitution to permit life 1990 following the imprisonment. Sandinista revolution Congress is dominated that ousted the Somoza by President Daniel dictatorship. He returned Ortega’s Sandinista to the presidency in 2007 party,and opposition leg- after three failed election islators voted against the attempts, and he won re- measure or abstained. election in 2011. He then Opponents say life sen- sidestepped term limits tences could be used to get himself reelected in against the political op- 2016, and packed courts position, like other recent and government agencies measures passed by with allies. The Ortega’s party. Sandinista party controls “When there isn’t an the courts and the legisla- Oxygen trucks from Venezuela arrive to supply hospitals amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Manaus, independent judicial sys- ture. Amazonas state, Brazil on Tuesday. tem ... applying sentences In October, congress ap- like this could be inter- proved legislation man- preted as a political move dating prison sentences to punish any Nicara- for those who use online Oxygen from Venezuela arrives in guan citizen,” said con- platforms to spread false gressman Miguel Rosales information or informa- of the opposition Liberal tion that could raise Amazon city for coronavirus patients Constitutionalist Party. alarm among people. The Ortega has claimed op- bill raised alarm among MANAUS, Brazil – A con- governor had appealed for shipment, which was al- United States – even as the ponents are guilty of opposition and human voy of five trucks carrying help amid a surge of severe lowed to cross into the president continues to play “hate crimes,” one of the rights groups, who de- oxygen sent by Venezuelan coronavirus infections and country on Monday. down the gravity of the categories that could scribed it as a threat to President Nicolas Maduro a crippling lack of oxygen The gesture by leftist virus. be punished by life in free speech. arrived late on Tuesday tanks. Maduro was a slap in the Dispatching what he prison. The Special Cyber night in the Brazilian city Doctors in overwhelmed face for Brazil’s right- said was 136 000 litres of In recent months, Crimes Law establishes of Manaus, where hospi- Manaus hospitals said wing president, Jair oxygen on Sunday,Maduro Ortega’s party has passed prison terms of two to tals ran out of supplies in a patients had to share cylin- Bolsonaro, referred to the crisis in laws essentially banning four years for “those who resurgent coronavirus pan- ders and some had suffo- a fierce critic of the Manaus as “Bolsonaro’s opposition candidates promote or distribute demic. cated when the oxygen ran Venezuelan leader, whom health disaster.” from running in the 2021 false or misleading infor- The tractor trailer trucks out. The Brazilian Air he has called a “dictator”. Bolsonaro told support- presidential election. mation that causes took two days to cover the Force flew in emergency Bolsonaro is facing criti- ers on Monday that the Sandinista legislators alarm, terror, or unease 1,500 kilometres (900 supplies on Saturday to al- cism for his handling of the Venezuelan oxygen was defended the life sentence in the public.” miles) between Ciudad leviate the humanitarian outbreak, which has killed welcome but attacked measure as providing The law allows the gov- Guayana and Manaus, crisis. more than 210 000 Maduro and suggested protection against rapists ernment to define what the capital of Brazil’s Brazil’s government said Brazilians – the worst that he focus on helping and killers. The govern- information fits that de- Amazonas state, whose nothing of the Venezuelan death toll outside the Venezuelans. ment gathered 3 million scription. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 11

SEE-SAWS AT US-MEXICO WALL WIN DESIGN AWARD:

While a wall is usually designed to keep people apart, this see-saw installation managed to bring people on both sides of the Mexico-US border together. And now the Teeter Totter Wall has won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year award, which is run by London’s Design Museum. The seesaws were placed through sections of the wall and allowed people in both countries to play together. They were installed by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello at the Anapra zone in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Even though they were only in place for 20 minutes, video footage of people using them went viral. The creators spent 10 years on the project and said they wanted to talk about the border issue in ‘a very frank way but using humour’. gov’t sticks to 16 per cent vaccination plan Opposition calls for 60 per cent OPPOSITION Leader Mark Golding ulation,” the health minister said. has labelled Government’s plan to A list of priority groups, he said, will be immunise 16 per cent of the popula- identified for the second phase. He said tion this year as “unsatisfactory”, it is projected that in the second phase arguing that the country’s flagging that vaccination will be offered to the economic fortunes brought on by general population. the COVID-19 pandemic should pro- Dr Tufton said 50 per cent of doses vide sufficient impetus for it to will be earmarked for priority groups make every effort to achieve herd and the other 50 per cent for the general immunity this year. population. He told the House that the Golding’s comments came following procurement of the second phase of the tabling of a National COVID-19 vaccines is expected to start in the last Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination quarter of 2021, with second-phase vac- Jamaica Opposition Leader Mark Health Minister Dr Christopher Interim Plan by Health Minister Dr cine distribution expected to begin in the Golding. Tufton. Christopher Tufton at Gordon House in second quarter of 2022. downtown Kingston, on Tuesday. The minister said at the end of the dis- being made to cover Jamaicans. 60 per cent of the population that must Dr Tufton, in unveiling the plan which tribution of phase two vaccines, 32 per “I am very concerned about the vol- be immunised, I think that is unsatisfac- was approved by Cabinet on Monday, cent of the population will be vaccinated. umes spoken to in your statement; the tory; we must aim significantly higher said Jamaica is committed to vaccinating “Based on whether there is a contin- economy is going through a significant than that,” Golding stated. 16 per cent of the population in phase 1 ued threat, demand, cost and availabil- contraction, and the tourism industry He added: “Jamaica in my opinion of a four-phase distribution strategy,and ity of vaccine, Jamaica will endeavour to and related industries are all struggling must do its utmost to source sufficient will receive 935,676 doses of the ap- enter into a third phase of vaccine pro- to survive. doses to immunise our population this proved COVID-19 vaccine through the curement. A further 16 to 32 per cent of “Achieving herd immunity in the pop- year at a level that will achieve herd im- COVAX Facility come April. That, he vaccines will be procured. Twenty-five ulation is critical to not only our public munity this year. We have a very capa- said, will cost the country some $3 per cent of this quantity will be reserved health but also to our economic recovery, ble public health apparatus; once we are billion. for priority groups and special popula- and to hear that the Government’s am- able to source the vaccines the distribu- “At the end of phase one Jamaica will tions that have not been previously vac- bition is to achieve 16 per cent of the tion of them is something we can cope acquire additional doses of the vaccines, cinated. The balance will then be made population being immunised in a year with.” based on locally relevant risk factors, available to the general population,” he and then it’s not till the following year He said while the vaccines could not be vulnerabilities and the COVID-19 stated. that we may have another 16 per cent, forced onto individuals it is expected that threat. The projection for the second However, the Opposition leader was when to achieve herd immunity the gen- with full information individuals will phase is a further 16 per cent of the pop- unconvinced that sufficient efforts were eral consensus is that it must be around make rational decisions. Tobago woman granted bail for cruelty to three children A 34-YEAR-OLD woman who resides in She appeared before a Scarborough by WPC Hamilton of the Tobago Division two-month-old, two-year-old and 15-year- Lowlands, Tobago, was granted $25 000 Magistrate on Monday 18 January 2021, Child Protection Unit (CPU), following old – at home alone. bail by a Justice of the Peace after being and the matter was postponed to Friday an anonymous tip made to police on Investigations resulted in the mother charged with three counts of cruelty to 5th March 2021. January 14th that a mother was in the being charged with three counts of three children. The accused was arrested and charged habit of leaving her three children – a cruelty to the children. 12 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Antigua PM writes Biden on climate change Oxygen thefts mount as ST JOHN’S, Antigua – alliance looked forward to global community from the International Financial Antigua and Barbuda’s his leadership. consequences of enlarged Institutions, be adjusted to Mexico reports record Prime Minister Gaston He said that AOSIS, numbers of refugees, eco- ensure that every country Browne wrote to new comprised of small island nomic destruction, public is served in accordance COVID-19 deaths United States President and low-lying coastal de- health emergencies, food with its needs; and (ii) re- Joseph Biden yesterday af- veloping states that are insecurity and conflict,” sources be provided to MEXICO CITY – Thefts fills. ternoon, immediately after most gravely threatened Browne wrote. allow the most vulnerable of oxygen mounted as But once patients re- his inauguration, welcom- by climate change, was de- “I know you will agree countries to adapt to the Mexico reported its high- cover, the agency said, ing his administration’s de- lighted at the Biden ad- that reducing and elimi- present alarming condi- est daily death toll since many people simply keep cision to commit to the ministration’s decision to nating the causes of cli- tions and to prepare for fu- the coronavirus pandemic the cannisters just in case 2015 Paris Agreement on integrate climate change mate change must remain ture negative conditions.” began, with 1,584 deaths someone else falls ill. Climate Change. into the US foreign policy a priority of each nation’s Prime Minister Browne confirmed on Tuesday. “By doing this they are Writing in his capacity and national security efforts.We are already fail- assured President Biden of There was also a near- depriving other patients as Chair of the Alliance of strategies. ing to limit the global aver- the readiness and determi- record one-day rise of something they need at Small Island States “It is vital that every na- age temperature to a 1.5 nation of AOSIS to “hold in new virus cases of a given moment, and can- (AOSIS) for the 2021-2022 tion acts to preserve the degrees Celsius increase hands with him to jointly 18,894. not get,” the agency said. period, Browne thanked planet for future genera- above pre-industrial levels. address this most danger- The Mexican Social Even those who have President Biden for his tions; to save the most vul- It is urgent that: (i) the ma- ous threat to our one Security Institute re- their own tanks must “foresight and concern” nerable countries from ex- chinery for global financial planet and our one human- ported that an armed often wait in long lines and said the 44-member tinction; and to protect the flows, including through ity”. man burst into a govern- and wait hours to get oxy- ment hospital in northern gen tanks filled. Sonora state around noon Mexico has seen almost Tuesday and stole seven 1.67 million confirmed oxygen tanks. coronavirus infections Former premier of Bermuda The institute said the and almost 143,000 test- man pointed a gun at a confirmed deaths related hospital employee, de- to COVID-19. With the manded to know where country’s extremely low faces 13 counts of corruption the oxygen was kept, and testing rate, official esti- took four empty cannis- mates suggest the real HAMILTON, Bermuda, Premier. ters and three full ones. death toll is closer to – Former Premier of Brown, 75, was not re- Authorities in the city of 195,000. Bermuda Dr Ewart quired to enter a plea to Navajoa are looking for The country’s Defense Brown was yesterday any of the charges because the man and another Department, meanwhile, charged with 13 counts they must be heard by the suspect who drove off in a said four doses of coron- of corruption in the Supreme Court. car carrying the tanks. avirus vaccine were Magistrates’ Court. He remained silent Also on Tuesday, police stolen at a public hospital Director of the during the proceedings, in the town of Tultepec, in Cuernavaca, south of Department of Public only speaking to confirm just north of Mexico City, Mexico City,probably by a Prosecutions Cindy he could hear Senior chased down a small hospital employee or with Clarke said the charges Magistrate Juan Wolffe. freight truck carrying 44 the aid of an employee. against the former leader Wolffe released Brown, oxygen tanks, after the “This theft was able to who appeared before who was Premier between truck was reported stolen. be carried out through the court remotely via 2006 and 2010, on Two suspects were de- the dishonesty and greed Zoom, include five related $250,000 bail with a tained at the scene. of a member of the hospi- to agreements with surety of the same The thefts came as tal’s vaccination staff,” the Lahey Clinic in amount. authorities launched a the department said in a Massachusetts, through The matter is expected campaign urging people statement. which he allegedly to be heard in the to return rented oxygen The army has been received US$4.01 mil- Supreme Court during the tanks they no longer given responsibility for lion in monthly pay- April arraignments ses- need, saying enormous transporting and guard- ments between 2001 and sion. demand amid the pan- ing vaccines in Mexico, 2010. Brown was named as a demic has created a but a private security The remaining eight “non-party co-conspirator” shortage of the cylinders. firm was apparently in charges relate to allega- in a 2017 lawsuit brought The consumer affairs charge inside the hospi- tions of corruptly obtain- by the former One Ber- agency launched an on- tal. ing $350 500 in donations muda Alliance govern- line campaign under the Before Tuesday,Mexico to benefit the Progressive ment against the Lahey slogan “Return Your had received only about Labour Party and the Clinic. Tank, For The Love of 750,000 doses of the Bermuda Health Foun- The legal action in Life.” Pfizer vaccine, and sev- dation between 2004 and Boston against Lahey With hospitals in eral people have been 2010. Clinic alleged there Mexico City and other sanctioned for cutting The offences allegedly was a conspiracy between states overwhelmed by a lines to get doses. took place between 2001 the health provider wave of COVID-19 cases, Mexico’s total amount so and 2010, with the earlier and Brown to conduct Former Premier Dr Ewart Brown. many families have far is enough to vaccinate offences taking place excessive medical scans. turned to treating their about half of the country’s while Brown was the Both Brown and the by Judge Indira Talwani tion at home into allega- relatives at home with 750,000 front-line med- Minister of Tourism and Lahey Clinic denied the of the US District Court tions of unnecessary med- supplementary oxygen, ical personnel, all of Transport and the latter allegations. in March 2018. ical scans in Bermuda creating spot shortages of whom will need two taking place while he was The case was dismissed But a police investiga- continued. tanks and oxygen for re- doses.

Mix of sunshine and clouds with a few brief scattered light to moderate showers.

High: 10:03 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. New York: 03°C Yesterday: 7.9 mm Miami: 23°C Low: 3:09 a.m. For the month: 124.1 mm Max: 28.3°C Toronto: -05°C and 4:56 p.m. For the year: 124.1 mm Min: 22.9°C Montreal: -08°C London: 10°C 6:25 a.m. 5:54 p.m. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 13

Deadly explosion rocks centre of Madrid, leaves at least three dead

AT least three people have died following a blast that caused a building to partially collapse in the Spanish capital, Madrid. An initial assessment suggested a gas leak had caused the explosion, Mayor José Luis Martínez Almeida said. He told reporters a fire was still raging inside the building, which belongs to the Catholic Church and is in the centre of the city. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. At least eight people were injured in the explosion. Dutch propose curfew An 85-year-old woman and a man were killed in the blast, reports say. One The city’s mayor said a gas leak was suspected to have caused the blast. to rein in virus; will of the injured is in a serious condition and has from a care home next- time of the blast. the capital. Images shared ban more flights been taken to hospital, door to the building in the Four floors of the on social media showed according to officials. Puerta de Toledo area of building were destroyed in billowing smoke and THE HAGUE, Nether- been in a tough lockdown Rescue workers evacu- Madrid, but a nearby the explosion, which could debris strewn along the lands – The Dutch govern- for a month and will ated more than 50 people school was closed at the be heard in many areas of street. ment wants to impose a remain that way until at curfew as part of beefed-up least February 9, but the restrictions to rein in the government says a slow spread of a new more decrease in the number of contagious virus variant infections and the threat Portugal sets records that already accounts for posed by new variants at least one in ten Dutch have forced it to take infections. tougher action. in one of world’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the number Rutte said yesterday that of visitors people are al- worst virus surges his government also lowed at home will now be will ban flights from the cut from two to one at a LISBON, Portugal – were eased for four days. UK, South Africa and time, and the number of Portugal’s new daily Portugal has the highest South America beginning people allowed to attend COVID-19 cases jumped seven-day average rate in Saturday for a month. funerals will be halved to more than 14 600 to set the world of new cases per With Rutte’s adminis- from the current 100. a new national record 100 000 population and tration in caretaker mode The Dutch public health yesterday, as the country the second-highest rate of since resigning last week, institute announced weathers one of the worst new deaths, according it will have to convince Tuesday that new infec- pandemic surges in the to data collated through sceptical lawmakers to tions decreased 21.5% over world. Tuesday by Johns back the 8:30 pm-to-4:30 the past week to 38 776 as Health authorities offi- Hopkins University. am curfew before it can be the lockdown that began cially reported 14 647 new Overall, the country of enforced. A debate is in mid-December began to infections – about 3 600 10.3 million people has expected today and Rutte bear fruit. However at the more than the previous 581 605 confirmed cases, appealed for support, say- same time, it warned that daily record set four days and 9 465 confirmed ing “we are at a crucial the new, more transmissi- ago. deaths. moment for our security, ble virus variant that The surge shows no sign In another worry for for our national public led to a sharp spike in of easing, with the govern- Portuguese authorities, a Portugal’s Health Minister Marta Temido. health.” infections in the UK and ment and health experts study by the country’s Rutte’s four-party coali- Ireland is expected to predicting it will peak next leading disease control system is at full stretch. tion. tion resigned Friday over a make up at least half of all week. agency said a new variant “We are doing every- Meanwhile, authorities scandal involving thou- new Dutch COVID-19 The number of COVID- of the virus first identified thing in our power to in- launched a programme of sands of parents wrongly cases by mid-February. 19 patients in hospital and in southeast England crease the system’s capac- rapid COVID-19 tests at being labelled fraudsters The Netherlands has in intensive care also rose could represent 60% of ity,” he told reporters. schools in hardest-hit by the country’s tax office. counted 13 264 deaths in to new record highs,with 5 new COVID-19 cases A field hospital with 58 areas amid a severe surge It remains in office until the pandemic,according to 493 and 681, respectively. in Portugal within two beds was due to open late in cases. a new coalition is formed a tally by Johns Hopkins “The gravity of the situ- weeks. yesterday in the capital, on Portugal is in lockdown, following a March 17 University. ation is clear for everyone The study by the the grounds of the Lisbon but the government is re- general election. Health Minister Hugo to see,” Health Minister Dr.Ricardo Jorge National University campus. luctant to close schools. It If parliament approves de Jonge said the govern- Marta Temido told re- Institute of Health, based To further relieve says that if schools close the curfew, the ment also is extending the porters. on data collected since pressure on hospitals, there are children who Netherlands would join space between the two The public and private December 1, was pub- authorities are opening won’t get proper meals, other European Union doses of vaccines from health sectors and the mil- lished Tuesday. more temporary medical who have no computer, no countries that have told three weeks to six weeks itary are all collaborating The surge is pushing the installations at sites access to the Internet, and people to stay home after as a way of speeding up to meet needs, she said, public health system, es- outside the health sector. who don’t have their own dark, including Belgium, the number of people but added that “resources pecially hospitals, to the The government said room at home and get no France, Italy, Greece and getting their first shot.The are finite.” limit of its capacity, and yesterday facilities in such help with their studies. parts of Germany. Netherlands was the last The pandemic has the government is scram- places as hotels,university Some teachers are un- “It’s a tough measure,” European Union country gained momentum in bling to keep pace. residences and church happy about the policy, Rutte said.“Nobody wants to begin vaccinations and Portugal since Christmas, The assistant secretary premises will soon have 2 however, and are pressing a curfew; nobody is so far only 100 000 people when restrictions on gath- of state for health,António 300 beds where patients for a national school cheering this.” have received their first erings and movement Lacerda Sales, said the can be kept under observa- closure. The Netherlands has shot. 14 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Trump leaves White House vowing ‘we will be back’ DONALD TRUMP has vowed he will be “back in some form” after departing the White House for the final time as president. He told supporters as he prepared to fly to Florida that it had been “a great honour to be your president”. He is the first president to snub his successor’s inauguration since 1869 but did say, “I wish the new administration great luck and great success.” Trump delivered his final speech as president at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, after flying there from the Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief White House with First Lady Melania Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible. Trump. In a typically unscripted speech, he highlighted his “amazing” achievements, White House spokesman Judd Deere. citing job creation, the establishment of a Biden is new US president “Space Force”, policies for veterans and attend his successor’s inauguration since on taxation, as well as the speedy Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S OFFICIAL from Back Page as Lady Gaga, holding a golden micro- development of Covid vaccines. Grant in 1869. A US senator from California the past phone, sang the National Anthem accom- He urged people to be “very, very care- He flew off to begin post-presidential four years, Harris has shattered many a panied by the US Marine Corps band. ful” about the “horrible” pandemic and life at his Mar-a-Lago golf club glass ceiling.The daughter of immigrants, In the evening, in lieu of the traditional paid respects to those who had suffered. in Palm Beach. with her mother coming to the United glitzy balls that welcome a new president He added,“It’s been a great honour and In his last hours, Trump granted States from India and her father from to Washington, Biden was set to take part privilege to be your president... I will clemency to more than 140 people, Jamaica, she served as San Francisco’s in a televised concert that also marks the always fight for you. I will be watching. including his former adviser Steve first female district attorney and was return of A-list celebrities to the White I will be listening. Bannon, who was facing fraud charges. California’s first woman of color to be House orbit after they largely eschewed “I wish the new administration great In a farewell video message on Tuesday, elected attorney general. Trump.Among those in the lineup: Bruce luck and great success. I think they will Trump called on Americans to pray for Both Biden and Harris were sworn in Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Lin- have great success. They have the the incoming administration. He said he during an inauguration ceremony with Manuel Miranda. foundation to do something really was proud of what he had achieved over few parallels.Tens of thousands of troops This was not an inauguration for the spectacular.” the past four years. were on the streets to provide security crowds. But Americans in the capital city However, as with his farewell video Trump has been relatively quiet since precisely two weeks after a violent mob of nonetheless brought their hopes to the address on Tuesday, he did not mention his supporters attacked Congress Trump supporters, incited by the moment. Biden by name. on January 6, and his Twitter account Republican president, stormed the “I feel so hopeful, so thankful,” said Trump added, “Goodbye.We love you. was suspended. Capitol in an attempt to prevent the cer- Karen Jennings Crooms, a D.C. resident We will be back in some form. Have a He has never congratulated Joe Biden tification of Biden’s victory. who hoped to catch a glimpse of the pres- good life. We will see you soon.” on victory and had always disputed the Biden was sworn in by Chief Justice idential motorcade on Pennsylvania He also paid tribute to his Vice- result of the presidential election, citing John Roberts; Harris by Justice Sonia Avenue with her husband. “It makes us President Mike Pence, who was not at unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Sotomayor, the first Latina member of sad that this is where we are but hopeful Andrews, having chosen instead to However White House spokesman the Supreme Court. Vice President Mike that democracy will win out in the end. attend the inauguration ceremony. Judd Deere told AFP that Trump had left Pence, standing in for Trump, sat nearby That’s what I’m focusing on.” Trump will be the first president not to a traditional letter for Biden. Several American states report vaccine shortages, cancel appointments NEW YORK – The push to inoculate provide protection against a virus that is for first doses. Americans against the coronavirus is hit- now appearing in new, more contagious San Francisco’s health department said ting a roadblock: A number variants around the globe. it is likely to run out of vaccine today, in of states are reporting they are Pfizer said last week it would temporar- part because the state pulled back on running out of vaccine, and tens ily reduce deliveries of its vaccine to administering a batch of Moderna shots of thousands of people who managed to Europe and Canada while it upgrades after several health workers suffered get appointments for a first dose are see- capacity at its plant in Belgium, which what may have been a bad reaction. The ing them cancelled. supplies all shots delivered outside county health department received The full explanation for the apparent the United States. In the US, Pfizer 12 000 doses last week but fewer than mismatch between supply and demand has a plant in Michigan. 2 000 this week. was unclear,but last week the US Health In the US, some states have suggested West Virginia, which has run one of the and Human Services Department they may run out of vaccine by today and speediest vaccination drives in the suggested that states had unrealistic are unclear when new doses will arrive. country, in part by using small-town expectations for how much vaccine was New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said yes- pharmacies, said it didn’t receive an on the way. terday that the city had to cancel 23 000 expected increase in doses this week.With The shortages are coming as states appointments for people awaiting their 99.6% of first doses on hand already dramatically ramp up their vaccination first dose this week because of inadequate administered, officials are clamouring drives, at the direction of the federal gov- supply. The mayor, who has been for the government to send more. ernment, to reach people 65 and older, sounding the alarm about vaccine short- “Here we are with no vaccines,” said along with other groups deemed essential ages for days, said the situation was Republican Governor Jim Justice, or at high risk. More than 400 000 deaths compounded by a delay in this week’s fretting that other states have doses in the US have been blamed on the virus. of Moderna vaccine to the city. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. sitting unused. “We’ve got them all in About half of the 31 million doses “So we already were feeling the stress people’s arms and we’ve done exactly distributed to the states by the federal of a shortage of the vaccine,” he said. today. what we should have done… I think government have been administered so “Now the situation has been made even Citing a statewide shortage of vaccine, performance ought to be rewarded.” far, though only about two million people worse.We need to think differently in this New York City’s police department He said the state hasn’t received a have received the two doses needed for moment.” suspended first-shot vaccinations for its promised 25 000 additional doses this maximum protection against COVID-19, City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave officers. week on top of its usual weekly allocation according to the Centers for Disease Chokshi said the 103 400 Moderna doses In Florida, local media reported a of about 23 000. Control and Prevention. that were scheduled for delivery Tuesday similar problem in the Miami area, where Hawaii leaders complained that the Countries across Europe are also – 54 200 first doses and 49 200 second the Baptist Health care system cancelled state received 59 000 doses last week having problems getting enough doses to doses – were expected yesterday and appointments that had been scheduled but expects only about 32 000 this week. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 15

Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing- in as US vice president

THULASENDRAPURAM, India – Harris made history yesterday as the Residents of a tiny Indian village first Black, South Asian and female US surrounded by rice paddies flocked vice president and what made her special to a Hindu temple, setting off for the village is her Indian heritage. firecrackers and praying and as Harris’ grandfather was born more they watched Kamala Harris, who than 100 years ago. Many decades later, has strong roots to the village, take he moved to Chennai, the capital her oath of office and become of Tamil Nadu state. Harris’ late mother the US vice president yesterday. was also born in India, before moving to Groups of women in bright saris and the US to study at the University of men wearing white dhoti pants watched California. She married a Jamaican man, the inauguration live as reporters and they named their daughter Kamala, broadcast the villager’s celebrations to a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” millions of Indians.The villagers chanted In several speeches, Harris has often “Long live Kamala Harris” while holding spoken about her roots and how she was portraits of her and blasted off guided by the values of her Indian-born fireworks the moment she took grandfather and mother. the oath. So when Joe Biden and Harris Earlier, the villages adorned their triumphed in the US election last temple with flowers, offering special November, Thulasendrapuram became prayers for Harris’ success. Her maternal the centre of attention in entire India. grandfather was born in the village Local politicians flocked to the village of Thulasendrapuram, about 350 kilome- and young children carrying placards Residents of a tiny Indian village flocked to a Hindu temple, setting off tres (215 miles) from the southern coastal with photos of Harris ran along the dusty firecrackers and praying and as they watched Kamala Harris, who has city of Chennai roads. strong roots to the village, take her oath of office and become the US vice “We are feeling very proud that an Then and now, villagers set off president yesterday. Indian is being elected as the vice firecrackers and distributed sweets and president of America,” said teacher flowers as a religious offering. Harris politically and whose shop presidency. Anukampa Madhavasimhan. Posters and banners of Harris from proudly displays a wall calendar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi had At the prayer ceremony in November still adorn walls in the village pictures of Biden and Harris. invested in President Donald Trump, Thulasendrapuram, the idol of Hindu and many hope she ascends to the On Tuesday, an organisation that who visited India in February last year. deity Ayyanar, a form of Lord Shiva, was presidency in 2024. Biden has skirted promotes vegetarianism sent food Modi’s many Hindu nationalist washed with milk and decked with questions about whether he will seek packets for the village children as gifts supporters also were upset with Harris flowers by a priest. Then the village reelection or retire. to celebrate Harris’ success. when she expressed concern about reverberated with the sound firecrackers “For the next four years, if she In the capital New Delhi, there has Kashmir, the disputed Muslim-majority as people held up posters of Harris and supports India, she will be the president,” been both excitement – and some concern region whose statehood India’s clapped their hands. said G Manikandan, who has followed – over Harris’ ascent to the vice government revoked last year.

Zimbabwe FM dies from Covid-19

ZIMBABWE’S Foreign Minister Sibusiso There had been a “collective sense of Moyo has died after succumbing to relaxation in adherence to Covid Covid-19, the government says. prevention measures among many Born in 1960, the former army general Malawians including myself”, he said gained international prominence in 2017, last week. when he announced the military takeover Malawi’s Local Government Minister that ousted long-serving President Robert Lingson Belekenyama and Transport Mugabe from power. Minister Muhammad Sidik Mia died Zimbabwe has recorded a surge from the illness last week. in Covid-19 cases since the festive Moyo died in a local hospital on season. Wednesday, President Emerson There have been 28 675 cases and 825 Mnangagwa’s spokesman George deaths since the virus was detected Charamba said in a statement. in the country last March. Mnangagwa described him as a friend More than half of the cases have been and a “true hero”. since New Year’s Day, Reuters news “He fought his entire life so that agency reports. Zimbabwe could be free,” the president Sibusiso Moyo became foreign minister after ex-President Robert Mugabe was The rise in infections has been blamed said. removed from office. on people travelling from South Africa during the festive season. South Africa has seen a spike in cases after a new fast-spreading variant of the Tunisia youths warned over riots amid Covid curfew virus was detected in the country in November. PROTESTERS who broke a coronavirus appealed to the protesters to stop the 10th anniversary of the revolution that South Africa has recorded the highest curfew to continue riots for a fifth night looting and the vandalism, “Your voices ousted long-time leader Zine al-Abedine number of cases in Africa – more than 1.3 have been warned by Tunisia’s prime are heard, your anger is legitimate, and Ben Ali, ushered in democracy and million – and the most deaths – more minister to stop their violence. my role and the government’s role is to triggered the Arab Spring revolts across than 38 000. More than 600 people, mainly between work on realising your demands.” the region. Moyo is the second senior government the ages of 14 and 15, have already been Tunisia faces severe economic problems The riots have taken place mainly in figure to die from Covid-19 in Zimbabwe. arrested after police clashes. and a third of its young people are densely populated and underprivileged Retired general and Agriculture Minister Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi unemployed. areas, where the relationship between Perrance Shiri succumbed to the illness acknowledged their anger about a range The economic crisis has worsened young people and the police is last July. of economic and social hardships. under the pandemic – and a night-time historically tense, the BBC’s Rana Jawad In neighbouring Malawi, President “The crisis is real... but we reject chaos curfew has been in place since October. reported from the capital, Tunis. Lazarus Chakwera has taken personal and will confront that with the power The unrest came amid a four-day na- Amnesty International has criticised blame for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases of the law.” tional lockdown to stem the spread of the police’s excessive use of force in the country. In a televised speech, Mechichi Covid-19, which also coincided with the in dealing with the protests. 16 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Lil Wayne (l) and Kodak Black (r) have been pardoned by President Donald Trump. Trump grants clemency to Lil Wayne, Kodak Black LIL WAYNE and leased by the White January 28. sentenced in November Kodak Black have House. Lil Wayne appeared to 2019 to nearly four years been pardoned by for- Wayne pleaded guilty support Trump during in prison on federal mer President Donald last month to illegally his 2020 presidential weapons charges, CBS Trump. The rappers carrying a loaded hand- campaign, as he tweeted News reported. were included in the gun while travelling to a photo of himself with He pleaded guilty in final wave of pardons Florida on a private the president. He said he August 2019 to two and commutations plane in December 2019, backed his criminal jus- counts of knowingly Trump granted on according to CBS News. tice reform program and making a false and ficti- Tuesday, his last full He was set to face up economic plan for African tious written statement day in office, accord- to ten years in prison at Americans. in order to “unlawfully ing to a statement re- a hearing in Miami on Black, meanwhile, was acquire firearms.” Bridge The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 17 SPORTSSPORTS Mount Gay, World Sailing launch eSailing World Championships MOUNT GAY, the world’s National Championships after the first Barbados eSailing has grown expo- oldest running rum distill- in 2020 and with Mount Round Island Race in nentially with more than ery, and World Sailing Gay’s support, Barbados 1936. two million global players will today launch the has become the 14th with Managing Director of participating in Inshore eSailing World Champion- further nations to be Mount Gay, Raphaël and Offshore games, which ships and the 2021 launched. Grisoni commented, “We has continued to grow at eSailing season online at Last September, Mount are thrilled to be a part pace in 2020 and 2021. As eSailing-wc.com. Gay joined forces with of the eSailing World part of the sponsorship, The launch, which starts World Sailing to become its Championship and see Mount Gay will also be- the season off with the first official eSailing partner, a Barbados Sailing Week come a supporting partner Mount Gay Challenge, a celebration of the Distil- continue its legacy, albeit of eSailing Nations Cup week-long event with three leries’ venerable heritage online.This year will allow with six weeks of chal- days of training, a three- in sailing around the world sailors, and non-sailors lenges incorporated into day qualifier and a final, and support of the growth alike, to unite and join the gameplay,among other will also coincide with the of the sailing community together for some friendly races. start of Barbados Sailing beyond traditional regat- competition. As Sailors, classes and Week and the Round tas. “eSailing brings a new events have turned to Island Race Day. Barbados Sailing Week dimension to how we can eSailing to keep engaged Unlike previous years, is a part of the partnership actively give back to the in 2020 and now 2021, Barbados Sailing Week forged in an effort to raise sailors who have always World Sailing and Mount will be celebrated entirely the profile and awareness shown love to Mount Gay Gay continue to use online, giving players of eSailing globally.As the and will let us try new and eSailing to bring global around the world the op- continuation of honouring exciting things, like sailing communities to- portunity to virtually play 300 years of heritage in launching the digital Red gether virtually, raise the from the comfort of their sailing and 50 years of Cap, introducing unique profile of eSailing and own home, alongside their sponsoring regattas, this challenges and more!” support nations to develop favourite Mount Gay cock- new digital version of Since the inception of the their competition struc- tail. Thirteen nations Mount Gay’s tradition eSailing World Cham- tures and eSailing have launched eSailing marks an important step pionship, participation in National Championships. Managing Director of Mount Gay, Raphaël Grisoni. West Indies beaten by Bangladesh in first ODI Dhaka: on yesterday made a stunning return to international as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by six wick- ets in the first ODI of the three- match series here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The hosts made a light work of the 123-run chase and the side wrapped up a victory by six and with 97 balls to spare. Earlier,while bowling first, Shakib went on to record figures of 4-8 as the hosts bundled out Windies for 122 inside 33 overs. With this bowling performance, Shakib also recorded the best ODI bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler against West Indies. In 2019, Shakib was handed a 12-match ban for breaching the ICC’s anti- corruption code. The international body had charged Shakib for failing Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan celebrates with teammates after dismissing West Indies’ Nkrumah Bonner (not pictured) during the first to report two ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on January 20, 2021. approaches to engage in corrupt conduct during the the 14th over as Akeal went on to play a knock of Earlier,asked to bat first, visible in their ranks. ODI tomorrow. tri-series and in an IPL Hosein dismissed Das (14). 19 runs, but with just 18 Windies just managed to No Windies batter was match. Soon after, Bangladesh runs away from the target, post 122 on the board as able to stay at the crease Brief Scores: Chasing 123, Tamim found themselves in a spot Shakib ended up losing his Shakib and Hasan for a long time, and only West Indies 122 (Kyle Iqbal and pro- of bother as the visitors . Mahmud scalped seven Kyle Mayers (40) and Mayers 40, Rovman Powell vided a solid start to the managed to dismiss In the end, Mushfiqur wickets among themselves. Rovman Powell (28) were 28; Shakib Al Hasan 4-8); hosts as the duo put on 39 Najmul Hossain Shanto (1) Rahim (19*) and Mahmu- West Indies decided to give able to record respectable runs inside the first ten and Tamim Iqbal (44), re- dullah (9*) guided the six players their debut in individual scores. Bangladesh 125/4 (Tamim overs. West Indies finally ducing the hosts to 83/3 in hosts to a victory by six the first ODI and the lack Both the sides will now Iqbal 44, Shakib Al Hasan 19; got the breakthrough in the 23rd over. Shakib also wickets. of experience was clearly lock horns in the second Akeal Hosein 3-26). 18 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Djokovic says Australian Golfer to undergo ‘training Open letter written programme’ with ‘good intentions’ after making homophobic slur NOVAK Djokovic has said his test results on flights bound for letter calling for better condi- the event in Australia. JUSTIN Thomas has said he tions for players self-isolating in Some players have expressed will undertake a training pro- Melbourne was written with frustration at being confined to gramme to improve as a per- “good intentions” and has been hotel rooms, though Djokovic de- son and understands why “misconstrued as being selfish, nied they had questioned the 14- Ralph Lauren discontinued difficult and ungrateful”. day rule. their sponsorship of him after Djokovic was criticised after “I understand very well how he used a homophobic slur dur- he asked Australian Open tour- the world is run and who gets ing the Sentry Tournament of nament director Craig Tiley to bigger and better and why. I’ve Champions. relax quarantine rules. earned my privileges the hard Ralph Lauren dropped the Seventy-two players are un- way, and for that reason, it is 13-time PGA Tour winner and able to leave their hotel rooms very difficult for me to be a mere world number three after he for 14 days. onlooker,” said Djokovic, who is was caught by a television The Serb said he acted be- currently in Adelaide for an ex- microphone uttering the cause he “genuinely cares” about hibition match. slur after missing a five-foot fellow players. “Things in the media esca- putt on the fourth hole Djokovic reportedly asked for lated and there was a genuine in the third round of the reduced isolation periods and impression that the players, in- tournament in Hawaii this having players in quarantine cluding myself, are ungrateful, Novak Djokovic was criticised after he asked Australian Open month. moved to private houses with weak and selfish because of tournament director Craig Tiley to relax quarantine rules. Thomas apologised after the tennis courts. their unpleasant feelings in incident, saying he made a “ter- In a lengthy social media post, quarantine. and prepare before the tourna- Djokovic added that he used rible judgment call” but Ralph the world number one said he “I am very sorry that it has ment starts is really not easy. an email exchange with Tiley to Lauren said in a statement at wanted to use his profile to im- come to that because I do know None of us ever questioned “brainstorm” and there was “no the time that they were dis- prove conditions for the players, how grateful many are. 14 days of quarantine despite harm intended” in suggesting heartened by his language, who were forced into quaran- “We all came to Australia to what is being said by media “potential improvements” for which was inconsistent with tine after positive coronavirus compete. Not being able to train outlets.” players in quarantine. their values. Mayers, Hosein make great start to ODI careers AKEAL Hosein and Kyle Mayers made an impressive start to their international career with a tight and pen- etrative bowling perform- ance and a solid knock with the bat in the opening en- counter of the three-match ODI series. The left-arm spinner took three wickets for just 26 runs off his 10 overs in a crucial spell of control and discipline as West Indies went down by six wickets. The match was dominated by the spinners on a turning pitch — with 12 of the 14 wickets falling to the slow bowlers. It was the first encounter for both teams in the International Cricket Council’s ODI Super League. The home side secured 10 points for their victory. Hosein, the 27-year-old from Trinidad, was one of six debu- tants for West Indies in the Akeal Hosein match. He ended the spell with a superb strike to get the impor- he hit four fours and a six, while bowlers something to work tant wicket of Shakib ul-Hasan. Powell struck two fours and two with.” Said Hosein, The delivery pitched outside off sixes. Bangladesh bowled well Mayers thought that “the stump and turned a long way. and the best was left-arm spin- batsmen need to buckle down a The left-handed batsman tried ner Shakib, who had remark- bit longer and read the situa- to cut but was cramped for room able figures of 4-8 off 7.2 overs tion a bit longer and hopefully Kyle Mayers and dragged the ball back into and was named Man-of-the- put a better score on the board the stumps. Match. so the bowlers can fight.” in flight and the batsman over- hard. Akeal on debut was very Mayers topscored with 44 and Both Mayers and Hosein were Mayers wanted to take the balanced for wicket-keeper good, picking up three wickets added a crucial stand of 59 for disappointed they could not help team deeper into the 50 overs as Joshua Da Silva to complete a and being very economical. The the sixth wicket with Rovman the team to a victory but hope the team was struggling and sharp stumping - his first dis- wicket wasn’t the easiest one for Powell, who made 28.They came they can bounce back and come thought he got a decent start. missal on debut. Tamim top- us, but we didn’t have enough together with the West Indies in back strong the next time and Apart from Hosein’s three scored with 44 off 69 balls with partnerships. Even the ones deep trouble at 56-5 in the 19th get a win. strikes, the other wicket went seven boundaries. that got starts, didn’t convert over and played well. “We definitely need to put on to skipper Jason Mohammed, Captain Mohammed said that that for us. It was a great part- Mayers, the strongly-built left- a bigger score but I think we his first in ODI cricket. The off- “Whatever score we put up, our nership between Powell and hander, looked solid on debut as bowled well and if we give the spinner deceived Tamim Iqbal work is to go there and work Mayers.” The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 19

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Egyptian The Mount, St. George Land 6544 sq ft $110,000 business giants Shop Hill, St Thomas Land 11,735 sq ft $258,000 invest $120m Ragged Point, St. Philip TEL 572-1452 Land 8,267 sq ft Cel: 253-6319 $166,000 in Right To 828-4800 Email: Rolling Hills, St. George caribbeanpropertiesltd Land 12,000 sq ft @gmail.com $315,000 (negotiable) Dream academy PROPERTIES Ocean City, St. Philip AN Egyptian conglom- man Mohamed Mansour Land 6150 sq ft erate worth billions of is the seventh-richest man Kirtons, St Philip $123,000 dollars has invested in Africa, and 590th in the 3 bedroom plus $120 million to take world, according to Forbes 2 bedroom apt Fortesque, St Philip Land 4,790 sq ft $685,000 Agricultural Land control of the Right magazine. 494,500 sq ft To Dream academy, His son Loutfy – based Amity Lodge, Ch Ch $1,100,000 which was founded in the English capital 3 bedroom plus in Ghana in 1999 by London – will head up 1 bedroom apt Silver Sands, a former Manchester ManSports. Land 6,646 sq ft Christ Church $650,000 Land 7,129 sq ft REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE United scout. While the Egyptian $160,000 Batts Rock, St Michael Right To Dream started business giants have as- Gibbons, Ch Ch Guest House, All enquiries to out with a handful of sumed majority control, 3 bedroom plus Bushy Park, St. Philip Land 12,078 sq ft (246) 253 6319/ 828-4800 youngsters being trained with Mohamed Mansour 2 bedroom apt Land 24,000 sq ft $2,850,000 negotiable (246) 572 1452 Land 9,835 sq ft $765,000 $200,000 by Tom Vernon, once becoming chairman, or Manchester United’s head Vernon himself will Cane Garden, St Thomas (246) 247 4469 Breezy Hill, St Philip Apes Hill, St. James 3.6 acres approved scout in Africa, on basic remain as the ‘other 3 bedroom, 2 bath Land 31,000 sq ft upward Roadfront land dust-filled pitches in significant shareholder’ reduced to $298,000 Large lots at $15 per sq ft $1,650,000 negotiable Accra. in the company and Focusing on both educa- operate as CEO. Black Rock, St Michael Mount Wilton, St. Thomas Fitts Village, St James 3 bedroom, 1 bath Land 15,500 sq ft Guest House, 4 Suites NOTICES tion and football, Right “Our partnership with Land 6732 sq ft and 22,066 sq ft Land 6,135 sq ft To Dream has grown to Right To Dream is taking $360,000 $300,000 and $220,000 $850,000 negotiable such extent that it a strong African-born bought Danish top-flight organisation, with values Enterprise, Christ Church Union, St. Philip Mason Hill Street The City 3 bedroom, 2 bath Land 7560 sq ft 26,500 sq ft with buildings side FC Nordsjaelland that align to our own, and Land 5062 sq ft $150,000 $4,500,000 negotiable in 2015. sharing more of it with the $390,000 (reduced) The academy has pro- world to change more Cottage, St George NOTICES duced 20 Ghana interna- people’s lives,” said Golf Club Road, Land 5000 sq ft Christ Church $110,000 tionals since it was Mohamed Mansour. 3 bedroom, 1 bath founded, with Strasbourg’s “Growing the next fixer upper Morningside, St Philip Abdul Majeed Waris generation of Egyptian Land 4,000 plus Land 4567 sq ft and Ajax Amsterdam’s football talent with UNDER OFFER $133,000 Mohammed Kudus among aspiring boys and girls, The Belle, St George Jupiter Gardens, St Philip them. and supporting the growth Plantation style House Land 7312 sq ft The Mansour Group, of our women’s team, is the Standing on 4 acres $133,000 which reported revenues most meaningful way for UNDER OFFER in excess of $7.5 billion in us to start investing Bagatelle, St. Thomas Frere Pilgrim, Land 62000 sq ft into 2 lots 2018, deals in a variety of in football.” Christ Church $520,000 each interests,with automotive, “Our expansion into 3 bedroom, 2 baths with energy, finance and food Egypt and Europe is two bedroom apartment. Marley Vale, St Philip among them. further evidence that Land 4,387 sq ft. $850,000 Land 21,780 sq ft $275,000 The group has created Ghana can export its foot- Hanson Heights, St George an entity called Man- ball values and culture, 3 bedroom, 2 baths Sandford, St Philip Sports to oversee its first not just its players,” added Land 8321 sq ft Land 16,356 sq ft foray into the world of Vernon, who originally $595,000 $305,000 sports. started teaching pupils Ealing Grove, “ManSports… will now around his kitchen table. Christ Church COMMERCIAL focus on establishing a Vernon has previously 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths Right To Dream academy told the BBC that around Land 9320 sq ft Mount Standfast, St James in Egypt, and furthering 25 000 players are $565,000 Two properties on 22,714 sq ft Land. the activities of the scanned every year before Asking $1,200,000 Right To Dream academy being admitted to the LOTS FOR SALE in Ghana, the FC Ghanaian academy, from Black Rock, St. Michael Nordsjaelland club and where many have gone on Cave Hill Drive, St. Lucy Warehouse/Factory academy in Denmark,” to gain scholarships Land 14,876 sq ft. 4000 sf space $110,000 Land 23,861 sq ft a statement said. board, especially in the $900,000 (reduced) ManSports is also keen United States. Bushy Park, St. Philip to explore “UK opportuni- “I think the African Land 17,000 sq ft Foul Bay, St. Philip ties at club and academy youth are really lacking in $10 sq ft Approved for condos, Land 39,242 sq ft level”. a lot of high-quality role Inchcape, St. Philip $1,600,000. Right To Dream will models,” he said. Land 4355 sq ft now build an academy in “Hopefully our system- $ 96,000 Dover, Christ Church Egypt, for boys and girls, atic approach can say that Hotel 18 rooms fully with construction on the there is a conveyor belt of Belle, St. George operational $2,950,000 neg Land 4 acres site in West Cairo set to kids who are ready to lead $400,000 Dalkeith, Christ Church begin this year ahead and inspire. That is our Land 17,371 sq ft approved of an intended intake definition of success – not Haggatt Hall, St. Michael for shops and offices of students next year. how many players we can Land 6336 sq ft $495,000 $126,000 The launch of a new produce.” Roebuck Street, professional women’s foot- Around 70% of Ghana’s Cane Garden, St. Thomas ball team in Egypt is Right To Dream students Land 7,000 sf to 18,000 sq ft Shopping Mall/Office space expected to follow soon come from families which Private entrance. From $8,100,000 negotiable $187,681 after. earn less than two dollars Mansour Group chair- a day. 20 • Thursday January 21, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline BARBADOS FARMS LIMITED 6,099 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.00 FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK 1,223 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $0.00 January 20, 2021 GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1,112 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $0.00 CAVE SHEPHERD AND COMPANY LIMITED 597 $4.10 $4.10 $4.10 $0.00 Four securities traded firm as 9,031 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $9,779.70. Barbados Farms Limited was the volume leader trading 6,099 shares at $0.40. They were followed by FirstCaribbean International Bank and Goddard Enterprises Limited which traded 1,223 and 1,112 shares, respectively. Deposit Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $20.75 $20.54 -$0.21

BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Wednesday January 20, 2021 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE January 20, 2021 January 19, 2021 Local 2,603.64 2,603.87 (0.23) ABV Investments Incorporated 15-Oct-20 - - - $0.05 $0.05 - $0.02 $0.30 8,080 10,498 Cross-list 933.43 933.43 - BICO Limited 21-Sep-20 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 633.51 633.56 (0.05) MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - January 20, 2021 January 19, 2021 Local 5,233.42 5,233.88 (0.46) Barbados Farms Limited 20-Jan-21 6,099 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.40 $0.00 $0.35 $0.40 1,000 6,771 Cross-list 119.19 119.19 - Composite 5,352.61 5,353.07 (0.46) Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 20-Jan-21 597 $4.10 $4.10 $4.10 $4.10 $0.00 - $4.10 - 665 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 20-Jan-21 1,223 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $0.00 $1.80 $2.00 739 777 January 20, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 31-Dec-20 - - - $0.17 $0.17 - $0.15 $0.17 465 56,834 CHANGE - Dev Fund 15-Jan-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.1929 -0.0035 15-Jan-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2675 0.0011 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 18-Dec-20 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.55 $0.57 1,600 2,427 15-Jan-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6740 -0.0003 -Value Fund 15-Jan-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 6.5542 6.5542 6.5542 0.0707 15-Jan-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1022 -0.0003 Goddard Enterprises Limited 20-Jan-21 1,112 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $2.20 $0.00 $2.16 $2.20 4,150 5,526 15-Jan-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0233 -0.0002 31-Dec-20 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.5718 5.5718 5.4665 0.1391 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 04-Dec-20 - - - $1.78 $1.78 - $2.00 $2.50 200 34,950 31-Dec-20 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0241 1.0241 1.0036 0.0415 31-Dec-20 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6435 1.6435 1.6106 0.0168 One Caribbean Media Limited 18-Dec-20 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - $1.80 $2.50 800 800 15-Jan-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.76 0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 15-Jan-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.68 0.01 15-Jan-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.99 0.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE West India Biscuit Company Limited 18-Jan-21 - - - $31.50 $31.50 - $31.00 - 400 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $20.75 $20.54 -$0.21 $30.00 - 50 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 9,031 Fixed Income Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series B 07-Jan-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $60.00 50,000 402,374 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - - - - *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 03-Nov-20 $89.00 $89.00 - - - - ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - - - - NOTICES NEWS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS West India Biscuit Company Limited - Directors have fixed January 7th, 2021 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on February 12th, 2021. Morgan Stanley DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS Cave Shepherd and Company Limited – Directors have declared a final dividend of five ($0.05) cents per share to be paid on February 19th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on February 5th, 2021. boosts targets Emera Deposit Receipt - Directors have declared a cash dividend of sixty-three point seven five (CDN $0.6375) cents per common share to be paid on February 16th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on February 2nd, 2021. Registered holders of depositary receipts ("Depositary Receipts") issued pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated February 2nd, 2016 among Emera, the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. and registered and beneficial holders of depositary receipts from time to time, are entitled to receive, in proportion to the number of Depositary Receipts held by them, respectively, a after blowout distribution in the amount of any cash received by the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (net of any applicable withholding taxes) in connection with the Dividend (the "Distribution"). BSE NOTICES COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE trading quarter Kindly note that effective January 18th, 2021 the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) have recommenced operations at our physical offices. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to MORGAN STANLEY “We are in the growth 4:00 p.m. boosted both its short phase of this company for All persons entering our building must wear a mask and will be subject to a digital temperature check on entry to our offices. While we and long-term operating the next decade,” Morgan acknowledge that every person with fever may not be COVID-19 positive and that some individuals may present without symptoms, targets yesterday after Stanley Chief Executive please note that any person with a temperature reading of 100˚ F (37.8˚ C) or over, as well as those not wearing masks, will be denied coronavirus-induced Officer James Gorman told entry to conduct business within our offices. volatility in financial analysts on a conference We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a necessary step for the protection markets helped the Wall call. of staff and clients alike. Street bank post a Morgan Stanley quarterly profit that increased its two-year TRADING SUSPENSION sailed past estimates. target for return on tangible The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were The company also equity to 14%-16%, from an suspended effective December 10th, 2019. confirmed plans to buy back earlier forecast of 13%-15%. $10 billion of shares this The metric measures how The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section year,more than three times well a bank is using its 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. the figures announced by its capital to produce profit. retail banking peers, as it The company also raised The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way wrapped up results for US its longer term target for the of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor lenders, which pointed to a same metric to more than Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. modest rebound in the 17%, from its previous economy. outlook of 15%-17%. The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 • 21

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Red Bull driver ready to prove he can ‘take next step’ SERGIO PEREZ says his move to Red Bull is a chance to prove he can compete at the highest level in Formula 1. The Mexican, who took his maiden win at the Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020, has spent his decade in the sport in teams usually competing in the midfield. The 30-year-old said: “I waited all my career for an opportunity with a top team and I am so much looking forward to making it work. “It’s a moment for me to prove it to myself that I can take the next step.” He added: “These opportunities only come once in your life.” Perez moves to Red Bull after seven years at the team last known as Racing Point and before that Force India. Previously he spent a year at McLaren when they began their competitive decline in 2013 and was at Sauber in 2011-12. Speaking in an interview with Red Bull on a visit to the team’s factory in Milton Keynes, he said he considered driving alongside team-mate Max Verstappen “a big challenge". Sergio Perez visits the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes for the first time. “We all know how talented Max is, how much he has grown and how complete he take him time to find his feet. lot of fun ahead of us.” what I need from myself, but I also feel that is,” Perez said. “He his one of the fastest, if “It’s like a dog finding a new family,” Perez has driven the Red Bull car in the I can push the team forwards in certain not the fastest, on the current grid.” Perez said. “You’ve been a family for so simulator and said he was “getting there". areas just by talking to the team. And he said the opportunity to work many years and you are used to seeing “I have a good idea of what the Red Bull “And I think we know the direction. with Red Bull’s legendary design chief them and then all of a sudden you are car is like,” he said. “It’s already in the Obviously,I have to wait and drive the car Adrian Newey was “a dream come true". changing. back of my head, the car,but we are in that but there are already some good ideas that He said the level of engineering “But I have to say, I am starting to feel time where nothing comes easy. we have been sharing with the team that capability in the team was “very very comfortable here. It’s a fantastic team, “I have been in the sport in different hopefully can bring some performance on impressive” but emphasised that it will very united, and I can see that there is a teams, in different eras and I think I know track." The Barbados Advocate Thursday January 21, 2021 •23

P R O HOROSCOPES S A ARIES: Dwelling on the past is a waste of time. Command the power of N the present moment. Treat mistakes as valuable lessons. Now you know what not to do, it will be easier to attain victory. Give yourself a reward D for every fresh attempt. Someone from a different culture can teach you a new way of dealing with stress. Although their methods may seem silly and C simplistic at first, they are quite effective. Put your scepticism aside and O follow their lead. You won’t be disappointed. N S TAURUS: Do you need help with an important task? Avoid asking a reliable friend to assist you. Although your loved one has good intentions, they are simply incapable of showing up on time and ready to work. It’s much better to hire a professional. The object of your affection isn’t interested in a physical relationship. Respect their boundaries and look elsewhere for affection. You’re a deeply sensual person who needs a partner who can satisfy your desires. Be patient and the right candidate will enter your life.

GEMINI: It’s important to be ethical in all your professional activities. Z Bending the rules to accommodate a special client will be serious cause for I regret. Be firm when turning down this customer’s request for free products or discounted services. Your reputation is on the line. Has your personal T life become lacklustre? It’s because you are pouring too much energy into S work. Change your priorities. Make more time for social pursuits. You can’t meet anyone special if you spend all your nights alone.

CANCER: Be practical about your education. If you don’t have much training, it will be difficult to get the lucrative job you desire. Even if you don’t need a degree for your work, it’s important to get the necessary experience. Become an intern or apprentice. Learning from an expert will increase your confidence. You’ll make great impressions on job interviews, answering questions from a place of certainty. Best of all, you’ll get glowing recommendations from the people who trained you. R LEO: Are you getting mixed signals from a romantic partner? Stop E subjecting yourself to torture. Turn your attention to artistic pursuits that X bring you joy. Once your amour realises they are losing their power over you, they’ll change their tune. Your happiness doesn’t depend on them. M Throwing a temper tantrum will reflect badly on you. When you’re dissatisfied with a relationship or situation, it’s important to communicate O your needs in a clear, effective way. People will respect you a lot more when R you behave in mature fashion. G A VIRGO: Someone will take advantage of your good nature. Don’t beat yourself up for trusting a manipulative person. You’ve learned a valuable N lesson from this situation. When it comes to money, you must protect your interests at all costs. Never feel compelled to share your wealth. It’s possible a relative is taking more than their fair share of a group fund. Hire a legal professional to get the funds you deserve. Gather all the necessary paperwork to make your case; the facts are in your favour.

LIBRA: Being unreliable at work will result in dismissal. Your employer is counting on you to perform critical tasks. Neglecting your responsibilities P will reflect badly on them. It will also inconvenience your colleagues. Think about how your behaviour affects the entire group. You’ll get some upsetting H news about an academic matter. It’s possible you will fail a test or have your A application to a university refused. Try not to beat yourself up for this N setback. Simply learn from your mistakes and make a better attempt. T SCORPIO: Is a creative block driving you to distraction? Stop trying to O find a solution to this dilemma. Turn your attention to a routine task M instead. The inspiration you crave will arrive while you’re sweeping the floor, sorting the laundry or chopping some vegetables. A pay raise or promoted position that you were hoping for will not arrive. Dwelling on your current financial situation will not cause them to improve. The best way to cultivate prosperity is to adopt an appreciative attitude about everything you own.

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PISCES: You soak up the environment like a sponge. That’s why it’s so G important to surround yourself with positive people. It also helps to listen O to upbeat music and watch inspiring movies. Once your mood lifts, you’ll O attract all the love, luck and opportunity you desire. It will take longer than S expected to get your dream job. Be realistic about your background. If you lack the necessary experience to get a promoted position, take an entry level E position in your desired industry. Bangladesh beat WI in first ODI

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WASHINGTON – Joe cludes a push to speed up Biden was sworn in as the distribution of the 46th president of COVID-19 vaccinations to the United States yes- anxious Americans and terday, summoning pass a $1.9 trillion virus American resilience to relief package. On Day confront a historic con- One, he planned a series of fluence of crises and executive actions to roll urging people to come back former President together to end an “un- Trump’s administration civil war” in a nation initiatives and also deeply divided after planned to send an immi- four tumultuous years. gration proposal to Capitol Declaring that “democ- Hill that would create an racy has prevailed,” Biden eight-year path to citizen- took the oath at a US ship for immigrants living Capitol that had been bat- in the country illegally. tered by an insurrectionist “This is our historic mo- siege just two weeks ear- ment of crisis and chal- lier. lenge, and unity is the By his side was Kamala path forward and we must Harris, who made history meet this moment as the when she was sworn in as United States of America,” Biden’s vice president, be- the President said. coming the first woman, Biden comes to office the first Black American with a well of empathy and the first Asian and resolve born by per- American to hold the sec- sonal tragedy as well as a ond highest US office. depth of experience forged On a chill Washington from more than four morning, the quadrennial decades in Washington.At ceremony unfolded within age 78, he is the oldest a circle of security forces president inaugurated. evocative of a war zone Vice President Kamala Harris bumps fists with President-elect Joe Biden after she was sworn in during Looking ahead, Harris, and devoid of crowds be- the inauguration yesterday, at the US Capitol in Washington. 56, is seen as an obvious cause of the coronavirus contender for the pandemic. Instead, Biden has been heard, and the prevailed,” Biden said. significant possibilities. lenged, or found a time Democratic Party’s 2024 gazed out over 200 000 will of the people has been “This is America’s day. Much to repair, much to more challenging or diffi- presidential nomination American flags planted on heeded. We’ve learned This is democracy’s day.A restore, much to heal, cult than the time we’re in should Biden decide not to the National Mall to sym- again that democracy is day in history and hope, much to build and much to now.” seek a second term. Harris bolize those who could not precious and democracy is of renewal and resolve.” gain,” Biden said. “Few Biden is eager to go big has yet to weigh in pub- attend in person. fragile. At this hour, my “We have much to do in people in our nation’s his- early, with an ambitious licly on such speculation. “The will of the people friends, democracy has this winter of peril, and tory have been more chal- first 100 days that in- OFFICIAL on Page 14 Barbados to receive vaccines from COVAX Facility BARBADOS will be Representative for earlier that morning, in nerable. would supply the over 190 cinated to have Herd among over 190 countries Barbados, the Eastern the presence of the “At this point, the Covax countries which are Immunity in order to slated to receive COVID- Caribbean and Overseas Permanent Secretary of Facility has signed an already participating in break the COVID-19 19 vaccines from the French Departments, dur- the Ministry of Health and agreement for at least six this facility, and provide chain of transmission. He COVAX Facility this year. ing a recent PAHO pres- Wellness, Janet Phillips. different types of vaccines for at least 20% of each noted that Barbados was This was stated by Dr entation of medical equip- The COVAX Facility is a from five providers and population by December one of the countries in- Yitades Gebre, Pan ment to Barbados at their global initiative that the total doses would be 2021. It has been volved and would most American Health headquarters. brings together govern- about two billion, that is recommended by the likely receive the vaccines Organisation (PAHO) and Dr. Gebre stated that ments and manufacturers assured doses.” WHO that it is best for in either late February or World Health there had been a meeting to ensure COVID-19 vac- The PAHO/WHO rep countries to have at least early March 2020. Organisation (WHO) with the Covax Facility cines reach the most vul- explained that this stock 70% of the population vac- VACCINES on Page 3

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