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Friday June 4, 2021 $2 VAT Inclusive NO TO COALITION By Jenique Belgrave tions may be considering mours that the PdP was Earlier this year, in tion date of the next nothing to offer the DLP forming a coalition, but having coalition talk with teaming up with the DLP, general election. in the long term,” he in- THE Democratic no confirmation nor denial the Dems, but I would former PdP member Paul “I expect fully that the sisted. Labour Party (DLP) is has emerged from either urge Ms. Depeiza not to Gibson urged the newer PdP will end at the next As to the future of being encouraged not camps on the matter. encourage this because parties to do the same, election – whenever it is the leader of the PdP to entertain any However, Political the PdP has nothing to stating Barbadians are called – as I do not know Bishop Joe Atherley, thoughts of joining Scientist Peter Wickham offer the Democratic still more prone to vote for many people who are in- Wickham believes the forces with the People’s opined that the decades- Labour Party, and if I the traditional factions. terested in the PdP and St. Michael West MP will Party for Democracy old DLP, led by its was in the Dems I would Echoing this sentiment, therefore I do not see them contest the next election and Development President Verla Depeiza, want nothing to do with Wickham opined that like as a factor. Therefore, I “out of moral obligation”, (PdP). would be better off with- the PdP and their mission many other smaller polit- personally think that the but will take the opportu- Rumours have been cir- out the Bishop Joseph because it is one that is ical parties, the PdP will Dems would do well to nity to bow gracefully out culating for weeks that Atherley-led PdP. doomed to failure,” he fade away, even going as avoid any association with of politics if given the the two political organisa- “I too have heard the ru- said. far as giving it an expira- them because they have chance. CXC says it’s committed to supporting students THE Caribbean Examina- tions Council (CXC) has reiterated its commitment to working in the best in- terest of all candidates. Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Wayne Wesley, told stu- dents yesterday that the management and staff are committed to “supporting your efforts to continue de- veloping, learning in a safe environment, and achiev- ing the goals you have set for yourself”. He said that the re- gional examination body’s commitment also extends to transforming the edu- cational landscape of the region by providing glob- ally recognised educa- tional services. This includes a digital Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College, Guyana, the approach through e- most outstanding Caribbean Secondary Education Testing, e-Marking, Certificate (CSEC) 2020 candidate overall. Certificates, and new courses to meet the de- ally from Antigua and Secondary Level mand of the 21st century. Barbuda’s St John’s Competence (CCLSC) “Whether you decide to Pentecostal House of Examinations went to study at one of the many Restoration Ministries. Mya Lake from Anguilla; quality tertiary institu- Zane Ramotar was and male candidate over- tions in the region, or go named the most outstand- all, Leoneal Mark, from beyond our shores, your ing Caribbean Advanced Grenada. CXC qualifications are Proficiency Examination The Registrar ex- recognised and considered (CAPE) candidate overall; pressed, “These students as being either equivalent and Bhedesh Persaud, who we are recognising Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of CXC, Dr Wayne Wesley addressing to many first-year courses, most outstanding Carib- have shown true grit and CXC’s 2020 Regional Top Awards Ceremony. or suitable preparation, bean Secondary Edu- perseverance in a year both in terms of subject cation Certificate (CSEC) that held many chal- have even known was dates achieved acceptable He also noted that in knowledge and general candidate overall. The top lenges…I want to say to within you.And in return, grades between one and 2020, 94.96% of CSEC competencies. This is a students of the June/July our awardees and all the you will see the fruits of four, which was an im- candidates achieved ac- standard we at CXC are 2020 examinations hail students, teachers, par- your efforts.” provement over the per- ceptable grades between proud.” from Queen’s College, ents, who made the deci- Dr.Wesley reported that formance in 2019, 2018, one and three, an improve- He was at the time ad- Guyana. In addition, most sion each day to keep CXC was “heartened” by and 2017, with an average ment over 2019 and 2018 dressing CXC’s 2020 outstanding female candi- going – you’re an inspira- last year’s performance of 92% of candidates which saw 72.2% and Regional Top Awards date overall in the tion, you have shown a re- statistics, which showed achieving grades one to 70.3% respectively. Ceremony, hosted virtu- Caribbean Certificate of silience that you may not that 93.2% of CAPE candi- five. (TL) 2 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Three new positives, 33 in isolation THE Best-dos Santos Public Health from the viral illness. Laboratory identified three new The public health laboratory has positive cases (one male and two recorded 171,750 tests since February females) of COVID-19 from among 2020. the 496 tests conducted on A total of 80,392 persons have been Wednesday, June 2. vaccinated under the National There are currently 33 persons in Vaccination isolation. Programme. Of that number, 60,890 Barbados now has 4,026 confirmed people have received both doses of the cases of COVID-19 – 1,948 females and vaccine. 2,078 males, and 47 persons have died (BGIS)

PAHO chief calls for action

DIRECTOR of the Pan American “We are very far from this goal, espe- Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr. cially for the low-income countries Carissa Etienne has warned that that are still struggling to protect wishful thinking will not resolve health professionals and those more this COVID-19 crisis. vulnerable. COVAX has already She reported that in just the first delivered some 17.6 million doses to five months of 2021 both cases and our region, but progress is not deaths have almost doubled in the keeping up with the pandemic,” she region. indicated. “We need action,” she stressed, reiter- “Regional solidarity, including the do- ating the need for effective leadership. nation of doses, will be key to get us “This pandemic has taught us time through the current shortage of sup- and again that leadership determines ply. Vaccines will save lives and pre- the effectiveness of a country’s re- vent future waves, but for the current sponse. Sadly, across our region we’ve surge in infections we have to deploy seen misinformation about COVID-19, the tools that we have at hand”. and this has sown doubt on proven Public Health measures, according to health measures, often in the context of the PAHO Chief, remain the best political disputes. By stoking contro- way to save lives now. However, she versy where there is none, our leaders pointed out that at a time when staying are sending mixed messages to the home and practising proven public public and standing in a way of effective health measures couldn’t be more measures to control the virus. important, the total opposite is being We must unite around stopping this seen. virus – and this should be the prior- “Mobility data from across our region ity”. shows there is more movement within and between countries now than at any Need to boost vaccines other point during this pandemic. Dr. Etienne also re-emphasised during When you combine this mobility with PAHO’s virtual press conference the ur- the premature relaxing of public health gency to boost access to vaccines. She measures, what you get is the perfect said that effective vaccines are a beacon environment for the virus – and its of hope in this crisis, “and we must do variants – to spread,” Dr. Etienne ex- all in our power to secure more doses for plained. all nations in the Americas”. (TL) The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 3

Dramatic impact of COVID-19 on Caribbean’s travel sector revealed THE loss of 680,000 travel later this year. bution to GDP dropped a that research shows if mo- significant. “While we’re seeing and tourism jobs across That’s according to staggering 58%, higher bility and international The number of those em- great progress in some re- the Caribbean region has Senior Vice President of than the global average. travel resume by June this ployed in the Caribbean gions with the vaccination had a terrible socio-eco- the WTTC, Virginia The impact on the region’s year, the sector’s contribu- Travel & Tourism sector rollout, we know it will nomic impact, leaving Messina, during the recent GDP fell from USD$58.4 tion to global GDP could fell from nearly 2.76 take a significant amount huge numbers of people launch of the annual billion (14.1%) in 2019, to rise sharply in 2021, by million in 2019, to 2.08 of time to inoculate the fearing for their future. Economic Impact Report USD$24.5 billion (6.4%), 48.5%, year-on-year. million in 2020, a drop of global population, partic- However, the World (EIR) which reveals the just 12 months later in The job losses were felt almost a quarter (24.7%). ularly those in less ad- Travel & Tourism Council dramatic impact COVID- 2020. across the entire Travel & The report also revealed vanced countries, or in (WTTC) believes that if 19 had on the Caribbean’s “Another year of terrible Tourism ecosystem, with domestic visitor spending different age groups, restrictions on travel are Travel & Tourism sector, losses can be avoided if SMEs, which make up declined by 49.6%, with in- therefore governments relaxed before the busy wiping out $33.9 billion governments support the eight out of 10 of all global ternational spend faring should consider measures summer season, alongside from the region’s economy. swift resumption of businesses in the sector, even worse, falling by 68%, to allow all travellers to a clear plan to allow in- The annual EIR from international travel, which particularly affected. due to the region’s strong cross borders, through en- bound visitors to return to WTTC, which represents will be vital to powering Furthermore, as one of the reliance on international hanced health and hygiene the region once again, the global Travel & the turnaround of the world’s most diverse sec- travel, with many of the protocols and rapid test- those jobs lost across the Tourism private sector, Caribbean economy,” tors, the impact on women, islands massively im- ing,” Messina further Caribbean could return shows the sector’s contri- Messina said, identifying youth and minorities was pacted. stressed.

Call for Sagicor outfits St. Leonard’s music suggestions lab with computer equipment to Republic Committee LEARNING the basics of keyboard playing, BARBADIANS at home along with developing and throughout the a working knowledge Diaspora are being invited of the structural foun- to submit their sugges- dation of music and its tions for the new constitu- various genres through tion as the island prepares the identification of to assume republican chords and rhythm, status. will now be much eas- Persons are asked to ier for the students of submit their suggestions the St. Leonard’s Boys’ in written, audio and/or School, thanks to a gen- video formats in keeping erous donation from with the committee’s man- Sagicor. date to engage members of The leading insurance the public in this historic and financial institution transition effort. recently donated nine Submissions, including refurbished computer audio and video clips systems to the music de- under ten minutes, can be partment of the tertiary emailed to republicconsul- institution, which has de- [email protected] veloped a well-deserved or posted to The Republi- reputation for producing can Status Transition some of the finest, young Advisory Committee, musical talent on the Cabinet Office, Govern- island. ment Headquarters, Bay A mixture of laptops and Street, St. Michael. desktops, the systems will The Republican Status be stationed in the second Transition Advisory of the two music labs of the Committee (RSTAC) has school, providing modern been mandated by the tools for the students to Cabinet of Barbados to re- fully immerse themselves view the previous work in the music programme. Music teacher of the St. Leonard’s Boys’ School, Pernell Farley (left), explains how the nine donated done on the subject, in- Pernell Farley,the music systems will be utilised by the school’s music programme to Paul Inniss (centre), Executive Vice President cluding the 1979 report by teacher of the school and & General Manager for Sagicor Life (Barbados) Inc., and School Principal, Stephen Scott. the commission headed by developer of the current Sir Mencea Cox and the approach to the modern “These will therefore be heavily reliant on technol- committed to improving the donation, was Princi- 1998 report led by Sir curriculum, stated that paired with keyboards, al- ogy, we are required to the lives of the individu- pal of the school, Stephen Henry Forde. The RSTAC the donation will go a long lowing the students to en- upgrade our systems peri- als in the communities in Scott, who thanked will also consult widely way towards achieving gage with the programme odically, which means which we operate, and the Sagicor for assisting the with citizens and national their goals. ‘Finale’, the international changing out dozens of support of education and school in its continued organisations and present “Every child that standard for music nota- laptops and desktops at youth development are pursuit of excellence. its interim and final re- reaches second form is ex- tion.” varying times. However,as two key areas where we “Without this level of ports to the Cabinet of pected to be able to handle In presenting the com- many of these systems are focus our efforts. I would support from corporate Barbados by June 30 and the basics of playing a key- puter equipment, Exe- still in great working con- therefore like to express Barbados, it is very diffi- September 30, 2021 re- board, which is key to cutive Vice President & dition when that time my thanks to our IT team, cult for schools to execute spectively. them developing an un- General Manager of comes, we sought to find a who would’ve donated of the quality of programmes Citizens, both on island derstanding of chords and Sagicor Life (Barbados) better use for them as op- their time to facilitate the needed to achieve the and in the Diaspora, can rhythms, along with the Inc, Paul Inniss, himself posed to simply discarding refurbishment of the sys- goals of the curriculum also look forward a series ability to identify and an avid music lover them, and I could think of tems, and I’m confident and its dedicated teachers. of themed public meetings name wide ranges of gen- and instrumentalist, ex- no better way to do that that they will be of great This donation will go a and are reminded that, res that make up the pressed his delight at than by making donations benefit to the music pro- long way towards helping where physical attendance world of music,” he said being able to make the do- such as this one. gramme and the students us maintain the high mu- is facilitated, all COVID- while accepting the sys- nation to the programme. “Our vision at Sagicor is who use them.” sical standard we have be- 19 protocols will be tems. “As a corporate entity to be a great company Also on hand to receive come known for.” observed. 4• Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

BAEH receives timely donation from CIBC FirstCaribbean PRESIDENT and Project shelter, and rehabilitative pro- manager of the Barbados grammes to people who are Alliance to End Homeless- homeless, aims to give its clients ness (BAEH) Kemar Saffrey “optimal opportunities to transi- said that COVID-19 has been tion back to self-sufficiency”. servicing a double challenge Saffrey explained that due to to the charity. the current financial environ- Saffrey explained that due ment, new people are accessing to the attendant economic the services of the BAEH. challenges, more people are “Some are people calling to ex- experiencing financial hardship plain that their landlords were and seeking to access the char- evicting them, and they were re- ity’s services while donor funds questing the procedure to access are becoming scarce. the service. This is new,” he Saffrey was commenting after revealed. receiving a donation from CIBC He added that compared with FirstCaribbean International those persons who were using Bank. the programme for a longer He said,“I am thanking CIBC time, the recent users are more FirstCaribbean for its five- intense in accessing the char- year commitment to the ity’s services. project. It comes at a time when “Persons who have been on Donna Wellington, Country Head Barbados, discussing the work of Kemar Saffrey’s shelter during due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the street for several years seem a presentation from the Bank. funds from donors are almost to be somewhat ‘immune’ to the dried-up. Be assured that conditions but would use the But he added that the Alliance Homeless Society to the who may be experiencing prob- these funds will be put to the services of the shelter especially strives to help all who seek its Barbados Alliance to End lems that are not merely finan- best use in servicing our com- when they are experiencing assistance. Homelessness to reflect that it cial. munity.” problems, such as abuse, but The charity, which has been works with other relevant CIBC FirstCaribbean The Alliance, which operates a some of them seem to believe operating for over ten years, organisations, such as the International Bank said that it 90-bed facility at Spry Street, that they can rally out so their changed its name from the Psychiatric Hospital and Verdun takes pride in supporting the Bridgetown and offers food, attendance tend to fluctuate.” Barbados Vagrants and House, to provide help for clients cause. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 5

Government aiming to take more proactive approach PROTECTION from “We are not operating in silos ing is timely as Barbados tran- Speaking on behalf of course tection measures, public financ- Back Page but in synergies. This event is sitions from mainly providing a participants, Deidre Perch of ing, emerging technology, im- Minister of People indicative of much that embod- social safety network focusing the Ministry of People pact assessments and various Empowerment and Elder ies the decades of collaboration on reactive social care and so- Empowerment and Elder policy instruments brought lots Affairs for Barbados, Cynthia between the Government, the cial assistance interventions, to Affairs of Barbados lauded the of focus to our national re- Forde, commended the training people of Barbados and the a comprehensive and robust programme. “The course came sponse to COVID-19. This in- as a noteworthy partnership United Nations," said Minister social protection system that at an opportune time from the deed enlightened how we can between the Government and Forde. recognises and encourages perspective that taking a look and should prepare for future UN agencies. “The facilitating of this train- proactive approaches.” at shock-responsive social pro- shocks.” Students rewarded for hard work

By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste over the past year, including the rapid adjustment from in DESPITE the COVID-19 person instruction to online pandemic, students were teaching and learning, I am able to achieve outstanding certain you will have an even grades and they were deeper appreciation for what recently recognised for this evening's awards signify their hard work. and why they should mean so On Tuesday night, the much to you,” she said. University of the West Indies, “While it is true that selec- Cave Hill Campus took to their tion of these prizes and scholar- online outlets to host their ships is subjected to a highly Virtual Appreciation Awards competitive process, no one be- Ceremony – formerly the fore you had to experience the Guest speaker Jackie Watson Student Awards Ceremony – to type of adversity which you did offered words of encourage- celebrate their outstanding to get the scholastic prize that ment to students. students. is yours this evening. You have During her remarks, Pro done exceedingly well. requiring you to maintain a Vice-Chancellor of the UWI “To put it simply, you have high threshold of academic dis- Cave Hill Campus, Professor faced up to challenges that cipline.” The Most Honourable Eudine none of your predecessors ever Barriteau believes that if Barriteau expressed to stu- had to confront. Surely you at- students approach their re- dents her pride as they were tained the same grades and sponsibilities with the same able to meet the academic cri- other scholarly,sporting, artis- kind of commitment and dedi- Kyle Batson from the Faculty of Social Sciences was awarded teria in spite of these daunting tic or other prerequisites to cation displayed throughout the CIBC First Caribbean International Bank One Year and challenging times. gain your awards, but you did the last semester, that allowed Scholarship. “You have every reason to be so amid a COVID-19 pandemic them to be able to earn their proud of your accomplishment. that disrupted normal living, awards, then lifting the level pointed out that even though bring to the workplace, and When you reflect on the many challenged your physical of well-being in all societies is the qualifications gained are the community space that challenges you have endured health and well-being, while plausible and attainable. She important, it is the attitude you matters. Ministry of Health advancing hurricane season preparations THE Ministry of Health and in earnest. We are responsible menced their work with respect dergoing a COVID pandemic. Wellness has been advancing for two committees. One com- to their disaster preparedness Fortunately,within the last two well in its preparations for this mittee is an internal committee plans.” to three days, our positivity rate year’s hurricane season. and the other committee is a He meanwhile stressed, “As I has been trending downward Chief Medical Officer (CMO) health services standing com- said, we are steps ahead in our even further, which we are Dr. Kenneth George revealed mittee, which the CMO chairs. game. The Queen Elizabeth very, very happy about, but it is the above recently during a vir- The health services standing Hospital now has a 50 000 gal- not a time to become compla- tual press conference held to committee has already started lon tank which is new and is in cent. mark the start of the 2021 its work. We have had one good commission and that can serve “So therefore, we urge all Atlantic Hurricane Season, collective meeting involving the for several days after a hurri- Barbadians, first understand which was chaired by Director of Barbados Water Authority, the cane strikes. Our generation what you can do at a personal the Department of Emergency Barbados Defence Force, the St. capacity in our polyclinics is level with respect to making Management, Kerry Hinds. John’s Ambulance Brigade, up to par, our water storage ca- sure that your families and “As you may know, all predic- among others, and that meeting pacities have been reviewed households are safe. Under- tions are that it’s going to be a was held a week and a half and they are satisfactory. So stand where your shelters are, very active season and we need ago to get a better understand- therefore, we will continue to so that if that is necessary, you to be prepared. On this occasion, ing of what are the allied work with all sectors involved can proceed to the shelter and please recall that we are in a health sectors that (collaborate) to make sure that when called you know where you can ride COVID environment and there- with health during the upon, the Ministry of Health can out a potential storm. You fore, we have to take full respon- time of a hurricane or natural respond in a very timely man- must make sure that all your sibility with respect to health disaster.” ner.” equipment and supplies at home care in making sure that during He further noted, “The Chief Medical Officer in the are up to date and in order, to a natural disaster that COVID Ministry of Health also has sig- Ministry of Health and No place for complacency make sure that you are pre- is not spread, and that we take nificant responsibility in mak- Wellness, Dr. Kenneth Dr.George is meanwhile asking pared for the season. The care and save the lives and ing sure that our physical plants George. Barbadians to also do their part Ministry of Health is here to limbs of persons who may be af- and our operations are under- in readying themselves for any hold your hand and to try to as- fected,” Dr. George remarked. stood by all persons involved. the geriatric hospitals, the psy- eventuality. sist wherever possible,” Dr. He then added,“The Ministry For example, the Queen chiatric hospital and also our “As I said, it is a difficult George stated. of Health has started its process Elizabeth Hospital is involved, polyclinics. They have all com- time for us because we are un- (RSM) 6 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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Chinese universities dominate THE Asia University Rankings LONDON – Mainland A total of 91 mainland Chinese universities hold Chinese universities are the top two for a second in the Rankings, second- consecutive year in the ing only to Japan (116) in Times Higher Education terms of representation. (THE) Asia University The Chinese mainland Rankings 2021 released is also the best repre- Wednesday. sented in the top 50, hold- Tsinghua University ing 15 positions, as holds the top for the third Central South University consecutive year, after (44th), and South China first claiming the position University of Technology in 2019. Peking University (50th) move into the maintains its position in group. Of the 15, 13 have the second place. improved or maintained The rankings contain their previous ranks. 551 universities, up from The THE Asia 489 in 2020, involving 30 University Rankings 2021 countries and regions. used the same 13 perform- In the top 10, National ance indicators as the University of Singapore THE World University (3rd) and University of Rankings, but they were Hong Kong (4th) maintain recalibrated to reflect the their 2020 positions. attributes of Asia’s institu- Graduates attend the 2019 commencement ceremony of Tsinghua University held in Beijing, capital of China, Nanyang Technological tions. July 7, 2019. University, Singapore The universities were (5th) moves into the top judged across perform- (25 per cent), research (30 look (7.5 per cent), and in- 5 after finishing 6th in ance indicators grouped per cent), citations (30 per dustry income (7.5 per 2020. into five areas: teaching cent), international out- cent). China urges political resolve in Iran nuclear issue BEIJING – China breakthrough in the hopes that all parties negotiations is to have a concerned will rise correct view of right and above disturbances, wrong. act with greater sense He noted that the root of urgency, make a po- cause of the Iranian nu- litical decision without clear crisis is the United delay on the Iran nu- States unilaterally with- clear issue, and resolve drew from the JCPOA the remaining issues and exerted “maximum with a flexible and pressure” on Iran. Wang pragmatic attitude, a added that the U.S. should Chinese foreign min- lift all unilateral sanctions istry spokesperson against Iran and third said yesterday. parties, and Iran should Foreign Ministry resume full implementa- spokesperson Wang tion of the nuclear deal on Wenbin made the re- this basis. marks in response to a China has always par- media query about the ne- ticipated in the negotia- Photo taken on March 12, 2021 shows the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet gotiations in Vienna to tions in a constructive autonomous region. bring the Iran nuclear manner,Wang said, which deal back to life. has played a significant Wang said that the cur- role in building consensus rent talks on reviving the and resolving differences Air, water in Tibet among China’s best Joint Comprehensive among all parties. THE ambient air quality bient air quality of the In 2020, water quality and Yardrok Yutso are up Plan of Action (JCPOA) “China will continue around Mount Qomo- region was excellent. in the region’s major to Class II standards. have made significant to work for an early langma, known in the The proportion of days rivers and lakes held According to the re- progress, and all parties agreement among all West as Mount Everest, with excellent air quality steady in good condition, gional department, Tibet have shown the political parties, maintain the in- is good, reaching the was 99.4 percent, and reaching the environmen- will work to maintain the will to reach an agree- ternational nuclear non- country’s Class I stan- the ratio of days with tal quality standards as ratio of days with excel- ment.There are, however, proliferation system, and dard, according to Tibet’s excellent ambient air stipulated by the central lent air quality above 98 still some differences be- safeguard peace and sta- 2020 environmental bul- quality in Lhasa, the re- government. percent to 2025, and it tween relevant parties, bility in the Middle East,” letin released by the re- gion’s capital, was 100 per Water quality in the re- will ensure the water which need to be bridged Wang said, adding that gion’s Department of cent, ranking second gion’s key rivers – the quality in the region’s key through tough negotia- China would also firmly Environment and among 168 key cities Jinsha, Nujiang and rivers and lakes reaches tions. safeguard its own legiti- Ecology yesterday. in China, the bulletin Lancang – as well in the or exceeds the Class III He stressed that China mate and lawful rights In 2020, the overall am- said. lakes of Namtso, Bangong standard. believes that the key to a and interests. 8 • Friday June 4, 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 COVIC travel rules: Portugal removed from UK green list as seven others join red list Be prepared PORTUGAL will be re- to include Afghanistan, lands of Madeira and the On 2 June, Portugal had moved from the UK’s green Bahrain, Costa Rica, Azores. 5.4 new cases per 100,000 NO one enjoys dwelling on natural disasters. travel list from Tuesday, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan “One is the positivity people per day, which was They are terrifying occurrences that cause amid rising coronavirus and Trinidad and Tobago. rate has nearly doubled only a little higher than despair, destruction and sometimes even death. cases and concern over a People arriving in the UK since the last review in the UK at 5.1 – but differ- We may sympathise with and seek to assist those “Nepal mutation of the so- from these destinations Portugal,” he said. ences in the amount of around the world who face these challenges but, called Indian variant”. will be required to stay in “And the other is there’s testing being done make admittedly, most persons would rather think It will join the amber list, a quarantine hotel for 10 a sort of Nepal mutation of direct comparisons diffi- positively – that our country would be spared meaning holidaymakers days at a fixed cost of the so-called Indian vari- cult. such a fate. should not visit and re- £1,750 per adult. ant [now known as Delta] Labour said downgrad- While there are great benefits to the power turnees must isolate for 10 The changes come into which has been detected ing Portugal was “not the of positive thinking, it also pays to be prepared days. effect at 04:00 BST on and we just don’t know the answer” and called for the in the face of all eventualities. Just look at the Seven nations – includ- Tuesday. potential for that to be a amber list to be scrapped exceptional example set for society by the Boy ing Egypt, Costa Rica and No new countries will be vaccine-defeating muta- altogether. Scouts and Girl Guides, both of which have as Sri Lanka – will join the added to the green list, Mr. tion.” The debate over travel their motto “Be prepared”. Furthermore, no red list, with the toughest Shapps said. On the so-called “Nepal rules comes after it was an- one can dispute the fact that preparation travel rules. The removal of Portugal mutation”, Public Health nounced that more than is important in lessening the severity of a Transport Secretary means the green list will, England told the BBC it half of the UK’s adult pop- hazardous outcome. So, where natural disasters Grant Shapps said the from Tuesday, consist of: was “aware of reports link- ulation has now been vac- are concerned, while it may not be possible to move was a “safety-first Australia, Brunei, the ing Nepal to Delta (VOC- cinated. predict their occurrence, it would still be wise approach”. Falkland Islands, the 21APR-02) with the addi- A total of 26,422,303 sec- to do some general preparation and put an Scotland, Wales and Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, tional mutation K417N”. ond doses have been given emergency plan in place. Northern Ireland have Iceland, Israel, New “This variant is present out since the vaccine roll- Here in the Caribbean, we are well aware of confirmed they will adopt Zealand, Singapore, South in multiple countries in- out began nearly six the threat of hurricanes and storm systems and the same changes. Georgia and South cluding a small number of months ago. their associated consequences like storm surges Countries have their Sandwich Islands and St. cases in the UK, detected Meanwhile, cases con- and flooding. However, in addition to these, own rules about allowing Helena, Ascension and through rapid testing and tinue to rise in the UK with earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, the threat of visitors, so being on the Tristan da Cunha. whole genome sequenc- another 5,274 infections resultant tsunamis, and more recently,a volcanic UK’s green list does not The transport secretary ing,” PHE said.“We are in- reported on Thursday,and eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, guarantee travellers can said two factors had led to vestigating K417N to bet- another 18 deaths highlight the various natural disasters that visit. the decision to downgrade ter understand its signifi- recorded within 28 days of threaten the region. It is evident then that a The red list will expand Portugal, along with the is- cance.” a positive test. country’s preparation must be wide-ranging and inclusive of various sectors, the government and the public. US to swiftly boost global vaccine ‘Be storm ready’ We welcome then the Department of sharing, Biden announces Emergency Management (DEM)’s public awareness campaign, ‘Be Storm Ready’, as Overall, the White But he also said, “We’re Guatemala, Indian Prime the latest initiative to assist in disaster WASHINGTON – House has announced not seeking to extract con- Minister Narendra Modi preparedness on the island. Launched earlier President Joe Biden an- plans to share 80 million cessions, we’re not extort- and Prime Minister Keith this week during a virtual press conference, it nounced on Thursday the doses globally by the end ing, we’re not imposing Rowley of Trinidad and aims to “co-ordinate a comprehensive disaster US will swiftly donate a of June, most through conditions the way that Tobago. Harris is to visit management system to ensure a more resilient first tranche of 25 million COVAX. Officials say a other countries who are Guatemala and Mexico in Barbados through a consultative, proactive and doses of surplus vaccine quarter of the nation’s ex- providing doses are doing. the coming week. participatory process”. This as that organisation overseas through the UN- cess will be kept in reserve ...These are doses that are The long-awaited vac- continues programmes and public outreach to backed COVAX program, for emergencies and for being given, donated free cine sharing plan comes focus on how to manage the multiple hazards promising infusions the US to share directly and clear to these coun- as demand for shots in the that affect us. Other sectors like the Ministry for South and Central with allies and partners. tries, for the sole purpose US has dropped signifi- of Health have also initiated meetings to look America, Asia, Africa and Of the first 19 million of improving the public cantly – more than 63% of at disaster preparedness in light of the current others at a time of glaring donated through COVAX, health situation and adults have received at pandemic. shortages abroad and approximately 6 million helping end the pan- least one dose – and as However, while meetings and planned more than ample supplies doses will go to South and demic.” global inequities in sup- strategies are key to national preparedness, one at home. Central America, 7 mil- The remaining 6 million ply have become more wonders at the actual implementation of a The doses mark a sub- lion to Asia and 5 million in the initial distribution pronounced. disaster plan. One only has to remember the stantial – and immediate to Africa. of 25 million will be di- Scores of countries have panic and confusion across the island, especially – boost to the lagging “As long as this rected by the White House requested doses from the in our City, after the 2007 earth tremor on this COVAX effort, which to pandemic is raging any- to US allies and partners, United States, but to date island. Persons could be seen standing for long date has shared just 76 where in the world, the including Mexico, only Mexico and Canada periods outside buildings or sitting in long lines million doses with needy American people will still Canada, South Korea, have received a combined of traffic waiting to leave the City.There was also countries. be vulnerable,” Biden said West Bank and Gaza, 4.5 million doses. The US disruption of cellular service due to congestion The announcement in a statement. “And the India, Ukraine, Kosovo, also has announced plans and a general sense of indecision about how to came just hours after United States is commit- Haiti, Georgia, Egypt, to share enough shots proceed. World Health ted to bringing the same Jordan, Iraq, and Yemen, with South Korea to vacci- With regard to hurricane and storm Organization officials in urgency to international as well as for United nate its 550,000 troops preparedness, warnings are given each year well Africa made a new plea vaccination efforts that Nations frontline workers. who serve alongside before the start of the Hurricane Season for for vaccine sharing be- we have demonstrated at Vice President Kamala American service mem- people to get prepared, yet every year there are cause of an alarming situ- home.” Harris informed some US bers on the peninsula. long lines of last-minute shoppers to be seen and ation on the continent, US National Security partners they will begin White House COVID-19 several homeowners battening down before the where shipments have Adviser Jake Sullivan receiving doses, in sepa- coordinator Jeff Zients storm. One must also consider the financial ground to “a near halt” said the US “will retain rate calls with Mexican said that 1 million challenges being faced by members of the public while virus cases have the say” on where doses President Andres Manuel Johnson & Johnson doses currently as a result of COVID-19 and the spiked over the past two distributed through López Obrador, President were being shipped to lockdowns, which may impact their ability to weeks. COVAX ultimately go. Alejandro Giammattei of South Korea on Thursday. prepare effectively. In light of this, we look forward to the Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes messages and programmes implemented going E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen forward, designed to help Barbadians establish Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan a plan of action for their families. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVOCATE PUBLISHERS (2000) INC, FONTABELLE • FAX: 434-1000 • E-MAIL: [email protected] Is this who we are? Replacing the B’dos Common Entrance WHEN the COVID-19 pandemic initially we were hurtling in the wrong direction? Exam: Challenges, Myths & Solutions hit Barbados and the rest of the world, I When did our popular music move away VARIOUS methodologies form a basis to another, are rewarded. vehemently disagreed with all of those from the conscious, uplifting heights that for assessment of student performance. It is therefore wrong for Barbadians to who opined that this virus and its effect such artistes as Mighty Gabby,John King, Each has a specific context, purpose, believe – and consider – that any change on our civilization was “a blessing in dis- Richard Stoute, Red Plastic Bag, Biggie strength, and weakness. However, edu- in an attainment test will stop citizens guise”. And, undoubtedly, no one in their Irie,Wendy Alleyne, Draytons Two,Alison cators also use them to make compar- from seeking and taking action in their right mind could consider the COVID-19 Hinds, Mike Grosvenor,Edwin Yearwood, isons. self-interest. Nor, as some appear to be- toll on human lives and health, or on the and even the younger version of Lil Rick, One evaluation type measures attain- lieve, that a change in the names of the economic fortunes of our families and had taken it? ment. This format profiles a student’s older grammar schools will level the countries, as anything but a tragic We should note that back in the day,the current knowledge and skill in playing field. Parents everywhere will calamity. “radical” Bajan songs that were banned by Mathematics and English. Several fac- always prefer the perceived top schools However, I am beginning to appreciate the establishment were songs like Gabby’s tors can, and do play a role in the per- for their children. that there is one sense in which the “One Day Coming Soon” (warning the rul- formance of students who take this in- Too many red flags exist: (1) Students COVID-19 pandemic may well have been ing class about the righteous power of strument. For example: (a) The family in- score zero in this exam. One student is a godsend. the people), “Boots” (opposing the milita- come and the parents’ profession. (b) A too many.(2) A significant percentage of I am referring to the fact that the pan- rization of the society), and “Who Kill student’s exposure to books and learning students lay in the two lowest quartiles. demic has brought much of our social and Pele?” (questioning the political cover-up spaces. And (c) Access to individual and (3) Reportedly, professors at The UWI cultural life to a temporary halt, and has a murder). Now our “radical songs” extol private tutoring. Research also confirms Cave Hill teach remedial Math and given us an opportunity to pause and to guns and anti-social violence. What a that in early grades, females perform English. (4) Private tutors complete in- reflect on what we were doing and where degeneration! better than males in certain subjects – tervention as part of a business. we were going prior to COVID-19, as well At what point did our music transform including Math and English. This dif- Here are some short-term suggestions: as on what we intend to do and where we itself into the negative, anti-social, artis- ference in gender performance has impli- (1) Administer a scholastic aptitude intend to go post-COVID-19. tically degenerate music that was fea- cations for the transfer of students and assessment to a representative sample In the case of Barbados, we were en- tured on that recent music video? And mixed grouping. of students who took the exam over the couraged by our Prime Minister to em- can we now use this COVID-19 pause, Standardized scholastic aptitude – in- last three years. This is not an original brace the slogan – “this is who we are” – and the twin concepts of “this is who we telligence tests – measure a student’s idea. Some of the older grammar schools and to utilize that slogan to explore are” and “building back better” to take ability and capacity to learn a particular administered the Moray House test. and rediscover deeply rooted indigenous a “fresh guard” with our music in the career skill. Computer programming, Variations between potential and attain- values that we could use to help get us post-COVID era that is directly ahead engineering and statistics are three ment led to intervention for students in through the crisis. of us? examples. preparatory forms. In addition, we were also encouraged to And I would like to apply a similar cri- The portfolio form of evaluation is a (2) Add portfolio assessments as part set our minds on the goal of “building back tique, and pose similar questions, in rela- collaborative effort of students and of primary school practice. Have portfo- better” after the pandemic. Now, many of tion to such diverse areas of our social teachers. Artifacts and samples of work lios travel with students as they trans- us have interpreted this notion of “build- and cultural life as: our churches, their – including projects that visually tell sto- fer to secondary school. ing back better” as applying solely to our theology and their praxis; our schools and ries of achievement – are identified and (3) Introduce summer school as an economy,but what I want to emphasize in the type of education they are imparting; placed in folders.The portfolio system is intervention for failing students. this message is that it is a slogan that we our parents and their child-rearing prac- popular among art and performing stu- (4) Add a preparatory program to would do well to apply to many aspects of tices; our politicians and the political cul- dents, but it is not limited to them. Some schools receiving low performers. Give our social and cultural life as well! ture they are fostering; our businesses Science and Math teachers use this for- these classes to experienced teachers. Indeed, I want to suggest that we and the acquisitive capitalist values they mat to document lab work. (5) Make intervention part of teacher Barbadians should acknowledge the are promoting; our media houses and the The Barbados Common Entrance assessment. “pause” that COVID-19 has brought to cultural penetration they are facilitating; exam is an attainment test. It is subject The Barbados Common Entrance the various facets of our social and cul- our lawyers and judges and the type of to previously listed influences. If there is exam is first an evaluation of primary tural life, and – against that background “justice system” they are administering; any difference in impact, between coun- school students and teachers. Results – we should go on to utilize the twin con- and the list can go on and on. tries, it is likely to be in degree or culture. are indicators, not transfer mechanisms. cepts of “this is who we are” and “building Surely, the COVID-19 pause has pro- As in Barbados, upper-class parents A transfer system is a turnstile. It can back better” to help us to determine where vided us with an invaluable opportunity in New York routinely send their chil- only transfer what it receives. If it re- we were going wrong in several areas of to carry out a root-and-branch examina- dren to private tutors. In New Jersey, ceives garbage, it will transfer garbage. our social and cultural life, and what are tion of our society, with a view to deter- when some families are purchasing To not first seek to raise student per- the new social and cultural goals we mining where we have gone off-track, and homes, they consider the type of schools formance is insane. Barbados, times should set for ourselves in the post- to take urgent and immediate corrective in the area before deciding. Those who have changed. Children are listening and COVID era. action. can afford, expose their children to paid watching. Many of them are weeping as Take, for example, the recent scandal Let us therefore ensure that we make after school and Saturday school pro- their life choices dwindle. Replacing the over the gun violence-promoting music full use of this priceless opportunity.And grams; and summer programs. One 11-Plus is a difficult challenge, but not video that was put out by several of let us do so by singling out virtually every major difference is this – in New York, impossible. Difficult issues never have Barbados’ most popular recording area of our social and cultural life and students who fail State tests must attend quick and short answers, but hard artistes. We understand that this song asking ourselves the following two ques- summer school. If they fail summer work will reward effort, after the fact. was recorded in the pre-COVID-19 era, tions: “Is this who we really are?” and school, they repeat the school year. Educators, step up and do the right but isn’t this song clear evidence that our “How can we build back better?” Additionally, proactive intervention is thing. Raise the 11-Plus scores first. music culture had gone badly off-track, part of a teacher assessment. Teachers and that – before the COVID-19 pause – DAVID A. COMISSIONG who move a weak student from one level WALTER EDEY

LET GOD QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OF SPEAK TO US WISDOM Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. “A gentle answer turns away American author, activist & American political activist wrath, but a harsh word stirs civil rights leaders & politician LOVE up anger.” – Proverbs 15, vs 1 (NIV) “The greatness of a community is “Success needs no explana- Love is like a roller most accurately measured by the tion. Failure does not have coaster. Once you have compassionate actions of its mem- one that matters.” completed the ride, you bers.” want to go again. 10 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Review Auditor General questions some write-offs needed THERE are still unanswered vided, it was difficult to assess questions surrounding the failed what was written off since Four Seasons Hotel Project, with the amounts were not clearly Recruitment the Auditor General Leigh identifiable in the accounts. Trotman noting in his 2020 re- The resultant gains were also programmes not port that “the treatment of the not brought to account in investment in Clearwater the Statement of Financial reaching potential Company needs to be further Performance as required. explained”. These were instead adjusted THE Ministry of Labour According to the Auditor to the Equity section of the and Social Partnership General’s Report, during the Consolidated Fund.” Relations is being advised 2018-2019 financial year, the to examine the operations entire investment made by the ‘The difference is significant’ of the Liaison Service Government into Clearwater Under the section, ‘Accounting Offices in Canada and the was written off, but the report for Assets’, questions were United States (US), to deter- said that due to a lack of raised about overdrawn mine how best to restruc- some details, that could not salaries, the share register, tax ture them to better serve be confirmed by the auditors. receivables and public officers the interest of Barbados. The report explains that the loans and travel allowances That’s the recommendation Government had previously (POLTA).The report stated that from Auditor General Leigh made an investment in an amount of $48,941 related to Trotman, in the 2020 Auditor Clearwater, a Government- overdrawn salaries, due from General’s Report. His sugges- owned company, to the tune of public officers, was written-off tion is based on the findings $124 million, which represented to the Equity Account. But the of a special audit that was an investment by Clearwater in auditors said it was unclear why conducted on this country’s the Four Seasons Hotel project. they were written off, adding Employment Recruitment It went on to note that the value that no approval was provided Programmes in the two North of the investment remained un- for audit inspection. It was also American countries, for the pe- changed on the Government’s indicated that the Treasury riod April 1, 2014 to March 31, books for quite a few years, de- Department did not present 2020. These programmes, the Auditor General, Leigh Trotman. spite the fact that the property schedules for POLTA and over- report explained, facilitate re- on which the investment was drawn salaries for audit inspec- cruitment of Barbadians to sup- Service Office in Canada, it was Service Office to increase its ef- based was “significantly im- tion to support the general plement employment in the noted that Barbadians were forts to recruit prospective em- paired”. ledger balance of $16.279 mil- agricultural sector in Canada recruited for the Seasonal ployees. The Liaison Service “It has not been clearly estab- lion as at March 31, 2019, which and the hospitality sector in Agricultural Worker Office needs to implement new lished what was the basis for the auditors explained made it both countries. Programme (SAWP) and the strategies to reach potential the entire write-off of the invest- impossible to determine if the Based on information gath- Temporary Foreign Workers employers and this should ment. It was also not clear what general ledger balance was ac- ered through interviews with Programme (TFWP) and the include use of the electronic was the nature of the invest- curate. the Permanent Secretary in expenditure incurred for the media. It also needs to broaden ment relationship Clearwater The report went on to state the Ministry; the Director of running of that office totalled the base of recruitment areas,” had with the hotel owners. The that in terms of revenue, the Barbados Employment and $3.26 million for the period the Audit Office stated. investment and subsequent account balances recorded for Career Counselling Service under review. It was revealed Regarding the Liaison Office write-off could not therefore revenue in the SmartStream (BECCS); Liaison Officers of that for the SAWP, the number in Miami, it was disclosed that be verified by the auditors,” it general ledger did not match the Liaison Service Offices in of Barbadian workers has $1.91 million was incurred for stated. the balances reported by the Canada and US; and other steadily declined since 1989, running that office during the This information was con- Barbados Revenue Authority Ministry officials, as well as rel- when it reached 1,032, and for review period, which sought to tained in the section of the 2020 (BRA). The total revenue evant files and documents from the period under review only recruit Barbadians for the H2B Auditor General’s Report which recorded in the SmartStream the agencies, it was determined 162 Barbadians participated, programme for non-skilled looked at the Government’s debt general ledger was $1.852 bil- that the programmes were not despite the fact that the pro- workers. The office did not at- restructuring programme. The lion, as opposed to the amount reaching their full potential. To gramme has been growing tempt to place persons under report notes that there was also submitted by BRA to the accomplish that, the Auditor steadily, and that there has any other programme, the re- the write-off of debt due to the Treasury Department reflected General is suggesting that new been an increase in Jamaican port indicated. Crown by the state-owned en- a total of $1.999 billion, a differ- strategies need to be “devel- and Mexican workers being “...During the last six years, terprises, and the auditors took ence of $147 million. oped, implemented, measured employed in Canada. 2014 to 2020, no workers were issue with how some of these “This difference is significant and monitored” to guarantee It was also pointed out that employed through the Liaison matters were “brought to ac- and needs to be explained,” the that the advantages originally while opportunities have arisen Service Office in the USA. This count”. report concluded. anticipated could be achieved, in areas such as ginseng, green- is in spite of various efforts “There was a write-down of It also spoke to the provision thereby ensuring that the pro- houses and vegetables, there made by the Office to jump- various instruments issued for doubtful debts and the over- grammes are “not a drain on is no evidence to suggest that start the programme. It should by Government and held by draft facility. Regarding the the public purse”. Barbadian workers have been however be noted that the the National Insurance former, it stated that there is His comments came as he able to take advantage of the Liaison Officer indicated that Department. The write-down of a provision for bad debt of two noted in the report that the expanded opportunities. there were several workers em- these instruments, which re- per cent made for uncollected Barbados Government has Meanwhile, in terms of the ployed in the H2B programme sulted in gains to Government revenue, but no explanation was spent roughly $5.17 million on TFWP, after a four-year break who joined through agencies totalling $1.268 billion, should provided on how the percentage the operations of the Liaison from 2014 to 2017 due to high other than the Liaison Service have been reflected in the was derived and the auditor Service Offices in Canada and unemployment in Canada, 52 Office,” said the report. Statement of Financial could not assess the “reasonable- US over the past six years. The Barbadian workers found em- The Auditor General con- Performance. These gains were ness of this provision”. On the report further noted that ployment at hotels in Canada in cluded that based on the review, instead brought to account by a matter of the overdraft facility while the purpose for the 2018 and 2019. Barbados’ par- it could be deduced that the direct credit to the Equity sec- at the Central Bank, it was establishment of the Liaison ticipation in this programme is Liaison Service Office has not tion of the Consolidated Fund stated that it exceeded its limit Service Offices was to recruit still low,noted the report, which been effective in providing work which was incorrect.” of 10 per cent of estimated rev- Barbadians to work in the US also indicated that in 2019, a for Barbadian workers in the The report continued, “There enue – $323.303 million, twice and Canada, and earn foreign whopping 470,000 persons from US, given that no employment was also a write-down of the between April 1, 2018 and July exchange for the country, no various jurisdictions were in- was provided for Barbadians value of certain instruments 31, 2018. workers were recruited to work volved in the programme. under any of the available held by the Central Bank. “In these two instances, the in the US during that period, “There is significant oppor- programmes and employment According to the instructions balance was exceeded by $10 and the numbers in Canada de- tunity for employment in this projections were not met. given by the Director of Finance, million.This was contrary to the clined. Therefore, this resulted programme. Increasing the Contending that the pro- $1.182 billion in Treasury Bills legislation, which stipulates in limited foreign exchange number of workers in the pro- gramme has not been a success, and Notes and Debentures that the overdraft facility should being earned. gramme in the coming years it has been recommended that should have been written off. not exceed 10 per cent of net rev- In terms of the Liaison would require the Liaison it be reviewed. Based on the information pro- enue,” the report said. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 11

IDB proud to continue smart energy programme support DR. JUAN CARLOS DE which pushed wide-scale supporting capacity build- LA HOZ VIÑAS, Inter- development. ing but also ocean studies American Develop- “The retrofitting of and wind possibilities, ment Bank (IDB) rep- government buildings because to achieve this resentative, has said is a significant element important milestone, all that the Bank is of the Smart Energy the avenues have to be honoured to be in Programme being under- explored and I am very partnership with the taken by the Government honoured that it has been European Union and and all of these financing a very long-standing the Government of activities are very much relationship with the Barbados for the in line with the goal of European Union,” said the Public Sector Smart Barbados becoming fossil IDB representative. Energy Programme fuel free by 2030. I may De La Hoz Viñas also (PSSEP) of the island. not be here in this capac- mentioned that the Bank Speaking at the Energy ity, but I hope that we are was supporting the trans- Champion recognition invited to be here when formation of the Barbados ceremony for the this great milestone is National Oil Company Samuel Jackman Prescod achieved,” said De La Hoz Limited (BNOC) and Institute of Technology Viñas. National Petroleum (SJPI) last week, Dr. De He highlighted that Corporation of Barbados La Hoz Viñas said that the though the retrofitting of (NPC), originally focused Bank had been involved public sector buildings on fossil fuels, to becom- in the government project, such as the SJPI was an ing renewable energy giving support since 2010 important part of the pro- companies. He stated that to the tune of US$200 mil- gramme, there was more this sort of transformation Dr. Juan Carlos De La Hoz Viñas, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) repre- lion, but for the PSSEP, to the comprehensive ini- was a major step for any sentative. the contribution was tiative, citing the retro- country and lauded the US$17 million. He stated fitting of the public street Government of Barbados they had to be trans- project to support this 2025 for the Bank. He that the Bank was always lighting and also research for seeing the value of the formed. We are happy to transformation,” he said. added that the move by interested in giving sup- plans to help Barbados di- local companies. have been part of the dia- The IDB representative the Government in the port to specific and am- versify its energy matrix. “In order to be in line logue and be able to steer also noted that the sup- PSSEP, with the backing bitious energy visions, “We have not only been with the 2030 objective, the components of the port of small and medium- of the IDB and EU, also sized enterprises regard- spoke to building re- ing renewable energy and silience and the mitigation Biden expands US investment ban on Chinese firms energy efficiency was an strategies for climate integral part of Vision change. (AS) US President Joe Biden is “The prohibitions are ship is crucial to both sides which was hit hard early set to ban Americans from intentionally targeted and the wider world, with in the pandemic but is now investing in dozens of and scoped to maximise Beijing repeatedly calling recovering. BANK RATES Chinese tech and defence the impact on the targets on the new administration Chinese Ministry of firms with alleged military while minimising harm in Washington to improve Foreign Affairs spokesman Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of ties. to global markets,” the relations which deterio- Wang Wenbin suggested business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. The new executive order official added. rated under predecessor China would retaliate will come into effect on 2 Huawei recently said Donald Trump. against the latest meas- Valid for June 4, 2021 August, hitting 59 firms that sanctions imposed on In their first meeting ures. Notes: including communications it by the US in 2019 have under the Biden presi- “China will take neces- Currency Buying Selling giant Huawei. The list of had a major impact on its dency last month, the sary measures to res- Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 firms will be updated on a mobile phone business. two countries’ top trade olutely safeguard the le- Canadian Dollar 1.63007 1.67829 rolling basis. The US took action amid negotiators held “candid, gitimate rights and inter- East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 The move expands an claims that the company pragmatic” talks on their ests of Chinese enterprises Euro 2.37519 2.47521 order previously issued by posed a security risk and trading relationship. and resolutely support Pound Sterling 2.76117 2.87743 ex-President Donald last July, and the UK said President Biden has in- Chinese enterprises in United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 Trump. it would exclude the com- sisted, however,that exist- safeguarding their rights Demand/Sight: Even before the official pany from building its 5G ing tariffs will be kept in and interests in accor- Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 announcement, China network. place for now as he looks to dance with the law,” he Canadian Dollar 1.63935 1.67681 suggested it would retali- The new list of compa- boost the US economy, said. East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 ate. nies barred from US in- Euro 2.41004 2.45985 Under the new order,US vestment will update one Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 investors will be banned from the Department of Pound Sterling 2.80168 2.85958 from buying or selling Defense. APPLICATION FOR United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 publicly-traded securities “We fully expect that in CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALISATION Telegraphic Transfer for other companies the months ahead... we’ll Currency Buying Selling including the China be adding additional com- Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 General Nuclear Power panies to the new execu- Canadian Dollar 1.64246 1.67681 Notice is hereby given that East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Corporation, China Mobile tive order’s restrictions,” Dr. Silvia Turjanski Loustric Euro 2.41458 2.45985 Limited and Costar the White House said. Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Group. It comes as the surveil- of White Cliffs, Enterprise Coast Road, Pound Sterling 2.80695 2.85958 It expands the previous lance of citizens, including Christ Church is applying to the Minister United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 list from 31 firms to in- Uyghurs in the Xinjiang clude surveillance compa- region in particular, has for Naturalisation, and that any person INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL nies and is aimed at en- come under scrutiny. who knows any reason why naturalisation CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE suring “US persons are The Biden adminis- RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS. not financing the military tration has also accused should not be granted should send a N.B. These rates are not meant to be used for trading. industrial complex of China of acting more ag- written and signed statement of the facts BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 the People’s Republic of gressively abroad and to the Chief Immigration Officer. Jamaica Dollar 0.01342 China,” one White House more repressively at home. T&T Dollar 0.29907 official said. The China-US relation- 12 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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BICO Limited 07-May-21 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.10 - 70 - INDICES Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES June 3, 2021 June 2, 2021 Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - Local 2,438.68 2,438.46 0.22 Barbados Farms Limited 18-Mar-21 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.30 $0.40 7,574 6,561 Cross-list 1,140.86 1,140.86 - Composite 597.39 597.34 0.05 Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $4.05 $4.05 - $4.00 $4.05 10,072 3,100 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) FirstCaribbean International Bank 21-May-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $1.80 - 11,060 TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES June 3, 2021 June 2, 2021 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 12-Apr-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 34,597 Local 4,902.42 4,901.98 0.44 - Dev Fund Cross-list 145.67 145.67 - Composite 5,048.10 5,047.66 0.44 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 31-May-21 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.57 99,490 MUTUAL FUND -Value Fund June 3, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Goddard Enterprises Limited 01-Jun-21 - - - $2.05 $2.05 - $2.05 $2.10 146,000 2,500 CHANGE 28-May-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.3087 0.0116 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 29-Apr-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $2.00 56,180 25,863 28-May-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2670 0.0006 28-May-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6758 -0.0001 One Caribbean Media Limited 30-Mar-21 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - - $2.20 - 1,601 28-May-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 7.0822 7.0822 7.0822 0.1340 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 28-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1115 0.0026 28-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0081 0.0013 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.7710 5.7710 5.6556 0.1299 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0833 1.0833 1.0617 0.0317 West India Biscuit Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $31.27 $31.27 - $31.25 - 2,231 - 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6720 1.6720 1.6386 0.0277 28-May-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.85 0.02 Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $22.89 $23.09 $0.20 $20.75 - 10 - 28-May-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.76 0.01 28-May-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.98 0.00 - TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS * = Security is Trading X-Div ENTRY COSTS. m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly *+* = Security is Suspended Fixed Income ** = Rights Issued Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size GOB Series B 03-Jun-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $80.00 250,000 89,358 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 4,062 NOTICES GOB Series F 31-May-21 $89.00 $89.00 DIVIDEND NOTICES GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 $70.00 19,617

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC – Value Fund – Directors have declared a dividend of NEWS zero point eight ($0.008) cents per share to be paid on July 9th, 2021, to Shareholders on record at close of business on May 28th, 2021. Apple wants staff back BSE NOTICES

COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE in offices by September APPLE wants its employ- “For all that we’ve been Effective April 19th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados ees to return to offices by able to achieve while many Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) have reopened. Our office hours are Monday to Friday from September, a company- of us have been separated, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. wide memo sent to staff on the truth is that there has Kindly note that mandatory digital temperature checks and hand sanitizing for all persons entering the Wednesday said. been something essential building will be enforced. These checks will be conducted on both staff and clients alike by trained Workers must return to missing from this past personnel. While we acknowledge that every person with fever may not be COVID-19 positive and that their desks for at least year: each other,” he said in some individuals may present without symptoms, please note that any person with a temperature reading three days a week, chief the document, seen by The of 100°F (37.8°C) or over will be denied entry to conduct business within our offices. executive Tim Cook wrote. Verge. Some staff members will “Video conference calling We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a be given the option to work has narrowed the distance necessary step for the protection of staff and clients alike. the remaining two days re- between us, to be sure, but motely. there are things it simply Teams that require “in- cannot replicate.” TRADING SUSPENSION person” work will return He added: “I know I’m for four or five days. not alone in missing the The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section Apple also told staff they hum of activity,the energy, 4.01.3 and subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the will be able to apply for the creativity and collabor- Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. chance to work remotely ation of our in-person for two weeks a year. meetings and the sense The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section However, managers will of community we’ve all 4.01.3 and subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the need to approve remote built.” Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. work requests. Apple has gone from Mr. Cook said that de- strength-to-strength dur- The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of spite a smooth transition ing the pandemic with its Arrangement effected by way of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer to remote working, it was overall revenues jumping of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest not an adequate replace- 50% year-on-year largely Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. ment for in-person collab- because of a surge in oration. iPhone sales. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 13

The ‘Rag Doll’ syndrome BARP makes Living with Myasthenia Gravis in Barbados statement about By Krystal Penny Bowen Myasthenia Gravis music video THE WORLD only sees Association of Barbados droopy lids and a (MGAB). In 2019, in The THE Barbados person who looks Barbados Advocate Association of Retired “fatigued” but it is article entitled Persons Inc(BARP) has much more “Education is Key”, joined in the complicated. Juliet Professor David Corbin condemnation of the Prescod is aware of congratulated the unacceptable and this as she is living association for reaching obscene Trojan Riddim with a mysterious its 20th anniversary but Mix music video, stating condition called commented that there is that it not only tarnishes myasthenia gravis a need for the the image of the country better known as MG organisation to have but sends the wrong (sometimes called more support and message in the fight “Rag Doll” syndrome). educate the public about against crime and For the past nine the condition. The violence. years, Prescod has association was founded BARP President adapted her lifestyle in 1999 as a support Marilyn Rice-Bowen, in a to cope with a rare group. The President of statement issued on autoimmune disease. the Myasthenia Gravis Wednesday, said the It can be as unique Association of Barbados society was already as a snowflake (MGAB) is Rosalind worried about the impact depending on the Mascoll. the upsurge in gun person who has the violence is having in condition. Juliet Prescod is trying to live a normal life de- Living a normal life homes, on the streets and On Tuesday, The spite being diagnosed with ocular myasthenia Prescod who is a wife on the already burdened BARP President Barbados Advocate gravis or MG, an autoimmune disease that affects and mother is no longer healthcare system, and Marilyn Rice-Bowen spoke to Prescod on the her eyes causing fatigue and droopy eyelids. in the corporate world. the fear it causes many phone. She explained Over the years, she people, especially seniors. displayed poor that she has ocular MG that is characterised by and tissue while created a business and “We cannot, therefore, judgment.” which is characterised by fluctuating weakness of producing acetylcholine continues to build her allow this ‘bad boy She said, “At a time muscles that move the the voluntary muscle receptor antibodies. This hair salon despite the culture’ to become when the country is still eyes and control the groups.” can lead to an attack on impact of COVID-19. entrenched in our society. coming to grips with the eyelids that are easily Symptoms include the body.The condition is “I am trying to live a For our artistes to brutal killing of a fatigued and weakened weakness in legs, neck common in women normal life. Some days glamourise this type of policeman and the (Myasthenia Gravis and arms, weakness of younger than 40 and men are better than some,” unacceptable behaviour continuing incidence of Foundation). In the USA, the eye muscles (called older than 60. Fifteen said Prescod. in a music video suggests shootings, there must be the condition MG affects ocular myasthenia), percent of individuals The MG sufferer there is an attempt at no glamorisation of 14 to 20 people out of drooping of one or both with the condition get indicated that her eyelids trivialising, normalising violence, whether in every 100,000 eyelids (ptosis), blurred or symptoms in their eyes are drooping more and it and embedding this in advertisements, music (Healthline). double vision (diplopia), a and throat. is difficult to navigate our social environment,” videos, music being Prescod explained she change in facial For Prescod, her around her. As a result, said Rice-Bowen. played on our airwaves had a typical existence, a expression, difficulty condition affects mainly she must ensure that The BARP president nor on public service career woman with an swallowing, shortness of her eyes which appear overhead cupboards at said this video not only vehicles.” interest in fitness and breath and impaired droopy to the casual home are closed as her is totally unaccepted but The BARP president wellness. But one day in speech (dysarthria). observer. She told the peripheral vision is poor. it must not be embraced warned that there can be 2012, her life changed. The cause of MG is an newspaper it can be Prescod said she has had as poetic licence, neither no silent bystanders in She had visited her eye error in transmission frustrating to explain her tests done on her heart must the criticism be this particular issue, doctor and was from the nerves to the condition and she has and liver and the results dismissed as an attempt since the society must be prescribed eyeglasses. muscles. With the been told on many were good. She continues to stymie creativity. Her united in upholding high She realised that there condition, the thymus occasions that she looked to manage her condition sentiments were in standards and was a problem as she was gland which regulates the “tired” or “sleepy”. through medication, keeping with public maintaining decency. experiencing double immune system is linked exercise (with comments made by So far, some of the vision. After several visits to myasthenia gravis. In Dealing with the denial moderation), diet and Prime Minister Mia artists in the video have to specialists and tests, people with MG, this Prescod confessed to rest. Treating the Amor Mottley and made public apologies Prescod was diagnosed gland can be large. The Barbados condition can be difficult Michael Maxwell, the while others have with ocular MG. According to the National Advocate that her due to the use of steroids Bishop of Barbados, explained their Institute of Neurological biggest challenge when which have a side effect of earlier this week. reasoning behind the What is MG? Disorders and Stroke,it she found out about MG weight gain. “We understand what video and its content, According to the is believed that the was dealing with denial. Prescod stressed the is in good taste, we know saying that as artists, Myasthenia Gravis thymus gland may send She did not want to importance of taking a what is right and what is releasing diverse content Foundation of America, the wrong instructions to accept that there was a break and the fact that wrong, this music video was not new and often “the most common form developing immune cells. problem and she was yet she may feel fatigued in featuring some of our invoked a controversial of MG is a chronic This can result in the to discover the local the morning but her leading artists is reaction from certain autoimmune immune system association of people who condition can improve offensive and segments of the public. neuromuscular disorder attacking its own cells have myasthenia gravis, during the day. objectionable. They have (PR/AS)

A tropical wave will be affecting the island.

High Tide (First) 11:58 High tide (Second) --:-- London 18 Clear Yesterday: 0.0 mm Boston 24 Cloudy Low Tide (First) 6:09 For the month: 2.6 mm Max: 30.7 °C Montreal 19 Overcast Low tide (Second) 18:03 For the year: 281.1 mm Min: 25.7 °C Toronto 22 Fair New York 21 Cloudy Miami 28 Cloudy 5:31 a.m. 6:23 p.m. 14 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Caddle discusses areas of cooperation with EU NEW models for cli- a digital archive, which that come with them.” mate financing, the the Ministry of Culture is Minister Caddle contin- setting up of a special- seeking to establish. The ued: “The fact that we ist centre in health establishment of a spe- have been able to include care, and nutrition se- cialist health centre of ex- natural disaster clauses curity were among the cellence in Barbados has in our new instruments areas discussed, dur- also been proposed. has been for us, a very ing a courtesy call with In turn, Minister concrete way to give us Minister in the Caddle pointed to the some elbow room in the Ministry of Economic need for a closer look at context of a disaster, Affairs and Invest- the emerging new frontier where we do not need to ment, Marsha Caddle, of climate and financial service debt for two years. and Head of Dele- resilience. We are calling on partners gation of the European She explained that em- in both public and private Union (EU) to Bar- phasis must be placed on finance to adopt these bados and the Eastern a new international finan- instruments as well.” Caribbean, Ambas- cial model for Barbados She also called for an sador Malgorzata and the region’s response appropriate climate risk Wasilewska. to the climate crisis. investment instrument to One area of cooperation She stated: “Those are protect the region from proposed by Ambassador questions that are still the impact from a natu- Wasilewska was the de- pending ahead of the UN ral disaster that can lead Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados and the Eastern velopment of Expert Climate Change Con- to the total wipeout of Caribbean Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left) and Minister in the Ministry Facilities between the EU ference (UNFCC COP economic sectors. of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle, posing for a photo op and Barbados, as a mech- 26). We have been very “What makes us vulner- before the start of the courtesy call. anism by which Barbados clear as small islands able is not just the likeli- could receive technical ex- about what we are willing hood of an event happen- and blended lending would soon be signed for Moreno; Acting Perma- pertise from any EU to contribute to mitiga- ing, but the wipeout risk terms,” Ms. Caddle said. EU financial support to nent Secretary, Economic member state in an area tion, but equally, how the islands like Barbados The two officials also the sector. Affairs, Annette Weekes, in which it had proven world needs to respond to face. A single event can discussed the need for Those attending the and Manager of the capacity. finance adaptation – that cause total physical and strengthening social pro- courtesy call included Public Investment Unit, One such area is the is, how countries are able financial ruin. This risk tection systems, and Head of Cooperation, Luis Dale Foster. conservation and digitisa- to adapt to global warm- has to be built into the Minister Caddle thanked Maia; Head of the EU’s tion of historical records ing trends and the inten- measures that determine the Ambassador for the Economic and Social and the establishment of sity of disaster events our access to concessional grant agreement that Section, Janet Coto Police probing More support needed to unnatural facilitate clean energy transition death WHILST a number of Sustainable Energy GDP purchasing fossil POLICE are conducting CARICOM countries have Roadmap and Strategy to fuels from other countries, investigations into the cir- set target dates by which help guide the transition and so to shore up our en- cumstances surrounding they wish to make the full to renewable energy. She ergy security, it is impera- a suspected death by switch to renewable en- also noted that in general, tive that we make this hanging of a 37-year-old ergy, there is still a long CARICOM’s aim is to transition as well so as to man who has been identi- way to go when it comes to reach a regional target of facilitate our energy inde- fied as Duane Ryan taking actual steps to facil- 47% renewable energy pendence. We do have Harris, 37 years, of itate that transition away generation by 2027. indigenous sources of en- Bagatelle Terrace, St. from a dependence on However she stressed that ergy – wind, solar, hydro- Thomas. fossil fuels. there is still some way to power and our oceans, the Sometime just after Cherri-Ann Farquhar- go,and as such, more must blue economy is there for 7:00 am on Wednesday son, Knowledge Manage- be done to build confidence the taking and so to shore June 2, 2021, the now de- ment and Capacity to further make the clean up our energy independ- ceased was found by a Development Expert at energy transition. ence, it is imperative that close family member the Caribbean Centre for “We don’t have a choice we use more of our indige- hanging from a rope at- Renewable Energy and in terms of making an en- nous resources. tached to a rafter in the Energy Efficiency ergy transition. Our world, “So that is the plan, but bedroom which he occu- (CCREEE) pointed out the our climate is demanding how do we get there? We pied. The police were above recently, as she it and as primarily small must build confidence in called after the discovery spoke during a webinar island developing states the energy transition. To and immediately re- hosted by the CARICOM we have to respond, even effectively facilitate this Cherri-Ann Farquharson, Knowledge Management sponded. Medical assis- Regional Organisation for though our contribution to move from a high percent- and Capacity Development Expert at the Caribbean tance was also sought. He Standards and Quality the climate crisis is not as age of fossil fuels to cleaner Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. was pronounced dead by a (CROSQ) which focused significant as the larger energy, we must ensure medical doctor who vis- on the topic, “Quality economies. Because of the that the people of the re- the CCREEE is playing its edge management frame- ited the scene. Infrastructure in Energy: impact that it will have on gion have confidence in the part in facilitating the re- work, has also been devel- Investigations into this Why The Regional Energy the CARICOM citizens, technologies that are pro- newable energy transition. oped to ensure that matter are ongoing. Sector needs Quality then we have to do our posed. It is one thing to To date, it has engaged a appropriate, reliable and Anyone who may have Parameters”. part to contribute and to make these plans, to put number of CARICOM high-quality information information that can as- While delivering a pres- lead if we must, in terms of these policies in place, but member states in develop- is available and accessible sist with this investiga- entation on the topic,“The making that transition if we do not have the buy- ing Integrated Resource within the region, and a tion is asked to contact Benefits of Quality from a dependence on in of the citizens of the re- and Resilience Plans to number of projects and the District ‘D’ Police Infrastructure in Energy”, fossil fuels,” Farquharson gion, then the transition look at medium- to long- partnerships are under Station at 419-1726 Police Farquharson acknowl- remarked. will be made that more dif- term energy sector plan- way as well to better facil- Emergency at 211, Crime edged that there is the She added, “Our re- ficult,” Farquharson ning. The CARICOM itate the transition to Stoppers at 1 800-TIPS CARICOM Energy Policy gional economies spend a stressed. Energy Knowledge Hub, cleaner energy. (8477), or any Police and the Caribbean significant percentage of She also revealed that an information and knowl- (RSM) Station. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 15 Antigua Gov’t offers land to get vaccinated ST JOHN’S, Antigua – vaccination is intended to The Antigua and encourage as many adults The Cabinet agreed that this novel approach towards Barbuda government is to quickly vaccinate and to offering an 8,000-square- move the country closer inducing vaccination is intended to encourage foot parcel of land as an towards achieving herd inducement to get immunity. Parliamentar- as many adults to quickly vaccinate and to move the nationals to get ians and their family- country closer towards achieving herd immunity. vaccinated as the island members are disqualified moves to curb the from participating in the within seven days of arrival days in quarantine. A older who were born cannot be prosecuted for spread of the raffle,” the statement said. at V C Bird International second test will be outside of Antigua and seeking the immunisation coronavirus (COVID- It said that other Airport, may receive their administered near the end Barbuda and who now vaccine.“Those who are yet 19). incentives that have been swabs upon arrival either of the 14-day quarantine reside within the state to to regularise their presence A statement issued after relied upon to encourage at the airport or at home. period; if negative, the become vaccinated. The within the State will not be the regular Cabinet vaccination against the “Results will be returned returning national will be immigration status does removed or deported from meeting said people must COVID-19 disease will within 48 hours following released,” the statement not and will not be held the State, the Cabinet be vaccinated between the continue, including food, the test, and negative said. against those non-nationals instructed, so that all adults period June 7 to June 30. gasoline, and gift vouchers. results will cause the new It added that a visitor on who may be out of time.” living in Antigua and “Although nearly 35,000 Meanwhile, the arrivals to be released from arrival here and staying at “The Cabinet has ordered Barbuda will be vaccinated, adults have taken the first government said that the quarantine. Those a hotel deemed a bio-secure the Minister of Legal no questions asked,” the dose at this time, at least new protocols governing returning nationals who space, will be dispatched to Affairs to enshrine within statement noted. 5,000 additional first-doses entry into Antigua and have only a COVID-19 that hotel.The visitor could the Regulations governing Antigua and Barbuda need to be administered by Barbuda has come into negative test and who have be tested either at the hotel COVID-19, that those has recorded 1,262 positive June 30, 2021.The Cabinet effect and that nationals not had any vaccine or only or the airport. immigrants who might cases and 42 deaths linked agreed that this novel who are fully vaccinated one vaccine administered, “The Cabinet encourages otherwise be subject to to the virus since March approach towards inducing and who have been tested will be required to spend 14 all persons 18 years and “removal” or “deportation” last year. Woman missing after falling off boat near Bahamas THE U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard said Eleuthera. yesterday said it’s she fell overboard The Border Patrol is searching for a missing Wednesday morning assisting in the search. 52-year-old woman who from a 42-foot boat No other information reportedly fell of a boat named Small World IV, was immediately near the Bahamas. about 170 miles east of available. 16 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Jamaica: House passes Anti-Gang Bill JAMAICA – The Criminal critical in ensuring sustainable organisations are engaged, Justice (Suppression of crime reduction. increase the number of offences Criminal Organisations) He acknowledged the under the Act, expand the list (Amendment) Act, 2021, members of the joint select of aggravating factors to be commonly called the Anti- committee and the technical considered when sentencing an Gang Legislation, was team from the Ministry of individual convicted of certain passed in the House of National Security,the Attorney offences under the Act, and Representatives on General’s Chambers improve the trial procedures in Tuesday, with four and the Office of the order to protect the identity of amendments. Parliamentary Counsel “for witnesses for connected The legislation will provide working so collaboratively to matters. additional support to the work ensure that this amended Bill The latest statistics from the of law enforcement in has the level of rigour Jamaica Constabulary Force interrupting and undermining and relevance to show that there are 379 gangs organised criminal activity. effectively disrupt and in Jamaica. Of this number, In closing the debate, dismantle gangs”. 262 are considered active Minister of National Security The amendments to the Act gangs, which reflects an Dr Horace Chang said that a specify additional offences for increase of five per cent over strong legislative framework is activities in which criminal 2019. Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang Two VAT Ground to be broken for holidays to 3,000 hotel rooms soon help families – JA Tourism Minister cope in The MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Ground is to be broken for 3,000 hotel rooms over the next Bahamas few months,Tourism Minister BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr Edmund Bartlett, has Hubert Minnis announced that revealed. both a back-to-school value added The minister was speaking tax holiday and a hurricane during a virtual ground- preparedness VAT holiday will breaking ceremony for the new take place during August and Sandals Dunn’s River July. Resort in St Ann, on May He also announced during the 26. budget debate in the House of He noted that he recently Assembly on Wednesday that the concluded, in Spain, Small Business Development arrangements for another Centre will reserve at least 1,000 rooms – 700 of which will US$2M to provide funding for be constructed in Richmond Bahamians who wish to enter the Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and 280 in Montego Bay. home rental market. “I am excited about the “Last year,” he said, “my VAT holiday for hurricane vacation rental market. prospect of where we are going administration introduced preparations. This will be during He noted that as of March 22, with the industry in this legislation that permitted the the month of July.” some 4,222 Bahamians and round. Already for the year, we Minister of Finance to provide “This will assist Bahamians residents participated in the have welcomed just a little VAT holidays up to two times per and residents to enjoy VAT-free market, earning more than over 400,000 visitors and we year for up to 30 days for specific shopping on a range of critical US$14 million that month alone. have earned some reasons. We then introduced the hurricane supplies and Airbnb listings include 398 on US$500 million of foreign back-to-school VAT holiday last equipment. The Ministry of Exuma, 409 on Central Eleuthera exchange for Jamaica,” August. Finance will provide the details of and 185 on Bimini. Bartlett said. “This provided Bahamian the dates and the items to be Dr Minnis said a SBDC “The workers are coming households with VAT-free included for VAT-free shopping.” initiative to help Bahamians back, the sense of hope is Tourism Minister Edmund shopping on a range of school Dr Minnis said the VAT wishing to enter the home rental returning and the Prime Bartlett supplies as they got their children holidays are only applicable for market will “ensure that Minister who drives the ready for the new academic year. eligible items bought inside the successful applicants follow process, is continuously giving tourism product. The VAT holiday provided country from local wholesalers through on preparing these us the energy and the vitality “We are looking at how to millions of dollars in savings and retailers. “We want people to properties for guests and that to keep the process going,” he bring more players into the across the country and was a shop at home so that this money they list the properties for short continued. mix, but more importantly, how boost for Bahamian businesses. stays at home and benefits term rental.” Meanwhile, the minister said to drive greater inclusion in “This year, we are once again Bahamian businesses and, by “The programme will also the country’s tourism sector is the supply side of the undertaking a back-to-school VAT extension, all of the employees of include consultancy assistance to undergoing a renewal process, tourism innovation,” Bartlett holiday during the month of these commercial enterprises. help guide applicants on how to and that this new tourism is said. August.” “So, my message to everyone is list and manage these properties going to drive a greater level of “So often we build hotels, we He continued: “The hurricane that they should use the month of successfully. The reality is that “inclusiveness” that will build rooms, we bring lots of season began yesterday, June 1, July to get their homes and the emergence of the vacation further benefit the local visitors here, but the local and lasts until November 31. I businesses ready for the home rental market creates a economy. ingredient is critical to remind Bahamians and residents hurricane season. Take wonderful and extraordinary He noted there will be more ensure that the value of to begin their hurricane advantage of the savings and opportunity for more and more indigenous Jamaican tourism stays in our country preparations.To assist with these avoid the rush.” Bahamians to become owners programmes, experiences and the impact of it flows preparations, this year, for the Dr Minnis also noted the and direct beneficiaries in the and entrepreneurships to through the economy in a first time, we will undertake a popularity and profitability of the tourism industry.” strengthen and build the new strong way,” he added. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 17 Mayor of Ecuador’s Central American groups found capital is dismissed, regional anti-corruption body GUATEMALA CITY – encountered resistance or head of Transparency corrupt.” faces graft probe Ten civic groups difficulties in working on International’s affiliate in White House Special QUITO, Ecuador – The Councilor Luz Elena and transpa- their own. Guatemala, said that “this Envoy Ricardo Zúñiga mayor of Ecuador’s capital Coloma said Yunda’s rency organizations They also found they initiative came about as attended the launch of the was removed from office inappropriate behaviour launched a joint faced common challenges we asked, what are we new center, saying that yesterday following had been going on for two regional anti- such as efforts by going to do about the the U.S. “will seek multiple allegations of years. corruption body governments to weaken attacks on judges and opportunities to wrongdoing and the Prosecutors looking into yesterday covering anti-corruption prosecutors who take on cooperate” with its opening of a corruption the Yunda case are also Guatemala, Honduras investigators, prosecutors corruption?” work. investigation by investigating allegations and El Salvador. and judges. He added that in the The launch of the group prosecutors. of organized crime. The groups said the The center will seek to region, “anti-corruption came on the same day U.S. Quito city councilors Yunda, who took office Northern Central carry out investigations mechanisms are being President Joe Biden voted to dismiss Jorge in May 2019 and had two America Center Against and legal work as well as dismantled, and there issued a memorandum on Yunda after complaints years left in his term, has Corruption and Impunity propose reforms. have been legal reforms the world-wide fight about a lack of said he was being unfairly was created because they Manfredo Marroquín, that benefit those who are against corruption. transparency, including targeted, tweeting that “in the failure to provide politics there are no details about municipal friends, there are budget spending. interests”.

Jorge Yunda Brazil registers 1,682 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday BRAZIL registered 1,682 coronavirus deaths and COVID-19 deaths 16,803,472 total yesterday and 83,391 new confirmed cases. cases, according to data Daily deaths have released by the nation’s decreased significantly Health Ministry. from the peak of Brazil’s The South American second wave in April, but country has now remain high by historical registered 469,388 total standards. 18 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Peruvian voters to pick new president Puerto amid relentless coronavirus pandemic Rico to LIMA, Peru – Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared business reopen by promising to overhaul the key mining industry and a career politician whose father is a former president jailed for corruption and human rights bars, violations. The polarizing runoff election between rural teacher Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, making her third clubs run for the presidency, comes on the heels of the Peruvian government’s admission that the death toll of the For first time pandemic is at least 2.5 times higher than previously acknowledged. The amid pandemic jump brings the estimated death toll to more than 180,000 in a country with SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto about one-tenth the population of the Rico will reopen bars and clubs for United States. the first time since the pandemic Polls have shown the two candidates began following a significant drop virtually tied heading into Sunday’s in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the runoff. In the first round of voting, U.S. territory’s governor featuring 18 candidates, neither Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo, left, bumps fists with announced yesterday. received more than 20% support and rival candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Popular Force party, at the Peru Those and other places including both are strongly opposed by sectors of Medical School in Lima, Peru, Monday, May 17, 2021. party buses will only be allowed to Peruvian society, leading some to label operate at 50% capacity,said Gov.Pedro the choice as between the lesser of two an analyst with the global firm Control collect the largest state debts held by Pierluisi. evils. Risks. powerful groups in the mining, He also said those who are vaccinated While Castillo’s stance on "We will not see a light at the end of financial, telecommunications and will no longer have to wear a mask nationalizing key sectors of the the tunnel with regards to the airline industries. The 158 largest outside, although masks are still economy has softened, he remains management of the pandemic or the debts total more than US$2.4 required for everyone entering any kind committed to rewriting the constitution complex political environment because billion, according to government of business. that was approved under the regime of they will have several things against data. “We’re getting close to normal,” he Fujimori’s father and his rivals have them, starting with a fragmented Both have promised COVID-19 said, but added, “We can’t claim victory compared his leftist policies to those of Congress. Fujimori will face opposition vaccines for all Peruvians. yet.” late Venezuelan President Hugo on the streets, Castillo will face The country has tallied more than 1.9 The new measures go into effect June Chavez. opposition from the (country’s) million coronavirus cases and has only 7 through July 4 and were announced Fujimori, a conservative former institutions. I mean, they will be quite fully vaccinated about 3.7% of its 32.5 just weeks after officials lifted a curfew congresswoman, has been imprisoned alone,” Navas said. million residents, according to data that had been in place for more than a as part of a graft investigation though Few expected Castillo to make it this from the Johns Hopkins University. year. she was later released. Her father, far. The son of illiterate peasants, he So many people have died since the The island of 3.3 million people has former President Alberto Fujimori, went on to complete a degree in pandemic began that some have been reported more than 138,000 confirmed governed between 1990 and 2000 and is educational psychology at Peru’s buried in clandestine graves in areas and probable cases and more than 2,500 serving a 25-year sentence for César Vallejo University. He still lives in surrounding cemeteries that have run deaths. Nearly half of the island’s corruption and the killings of 25 people. the country’s third-poorest district, deep out of space. People's anger over the population is fully vaccinated, with She has promised to free him should in the Andes, and until government's mismanagement of the Pierluisi expecting herd immunity in a she win. recently was a rural schoolteacher. He pandemic only heightened when an couple of months. “She is the daughter of a corrupt man entered politics by leading a teachers official document revealed that who supports everything bad that her strike. hundreds of wealthy and well- father did,” said homemaker Mirian While Fujimori’s father was a political connected individuals, including a Ortiz during a protest against Fujimori outsider when he won office, she grew former president, were secretly in the capital of Lima. Some protesters up in the halls of power. She attended vaccinated. shouted “Fujimori never again” and Boston University and got a master’s Noam Lupu, associate director of the others carried portraits of people who from Columbia University in the Latin American Public Opinion Project disappeared during Alberto Fujimori's United States. She later served as first at Vanderbilt University, said the lack government. lady during her father’s last six years in of stable coalitions for the winner The challenges awaiting whoever office. may result in the new president takes office July 28 cannot be Peru is the second largest copper trying to govern alone, testing the overestimated. exporter in the world and mining powers of the presidency, while the Among Latin American countries, accounts for almost 10% of its GDP and threat of impeachment may push him only Brazil and Mexico have reported 60% of its exports, so Castillo’s initial or her to undermine the country’s higher death tolls from COVID-19 and proposal to nationalize the institutions to be able to remain in both have much larger populations. nation’s mining industry set off alarm office. Peru’s vaccination campaign has seen bells. “I think there’s a lot of concern about meager progress, and the pandemic has But after advancing to the runoff, the sort of ideological extremism of the already pushed 3 million more people Castillo moved away from his two candidates,” Lupu said. into poverty. nationalization proposal and recently “Obviously, Keiko Fujimori is the The winner will also face a divided has pitched renegotiating contracts daughter of the former dictator, so, Congress that likely will make it with mining companies. there’s a concern about her commitment difficult to pass legislation and may not Fujimori, in turn, has to democracy and the corruption even allow him or her to finish their promised an “additional contribution” scandals surrounding her. And on the term in office. In November,Peru had from the mining sector to finance other side,Pedro Castillo is three presidents in a single week after irrigation and reservoirs quite unknown to a lot of people, we one was impeached by Congress over in rural communities where it operates. don’t know a lot about him, corruption allegations and protests She has also pledged to distribute 40% but his statements are certainly far to forced his successor to resign. of a tax on mining, oil and gas the left ideologically and also not “Both candidates are certainly not extraction among poor families in those reassuring in terms of commitment to Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said “We’re get- suitable, considering the challenges the areas. democracy. Again, it’s not clear who is ting close to normal,” he said, but country will face,” said Claudia Navas, Meanwhile, Castillo said he will the bigger threat.” added, “We can’t claim victory yet.” The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 19

First cruise ship arrives in Venice since pandemic began A CRUISE ship has But environmental pro- large vessels docking in arrived in Venice for testers are planning a Venice. the first time since rally, saying cruise ships In the letter to the the COVID pandemic are eroding the founda- Italian government, which began, despite a ban on tions of the historic Italian was compiled by the such vessels entering city. Venetian Heritage the city’s historic cen- A rival demonstration is Foundation, the celebrities tre. also expected on Saturday said the city risked being The MSC Orchestra is in support of the resump- “swept away” by cruise The MSC Orchestra is the first cruise ship to reach Venice in 17 months. (PHOTO: due to pick-up about 650 tion of the tourist season. ships. REUTERS) passengers on Saturday In a separate develop- The MSC Orchestra’s ar- for a Mediterranean voy- ment, celebrities and cul- rival in Venice comes two age. tural figures – including years after another cruise All of them must pro- Mick Jagger and Francis ship, MSC Opera, crashed duce negative COVID Ford Coppola – have into one of Venice’s docks. tests before they are al- signed an open letter call- There were no major lowed to board. ing for a complete ban on injuries in the incident. Utah girls aged 4 and 9 drive car to ‘swim in the ocean’ UTAH police said they wearing their seatbelts central reservation and got “quite a surprise” and were not hurt. crashed into the lorry, when they found a nine- Utah’s West Valley City police said on Twitter. year-old girl driving a car Police Department said The lorry driver, who with her four-year-old the girls woke up at about was also not injured, had sister in the passenger 3 a.m. on Wednesday,and already called police after seat early on Wednesday took the Chevy Malibu he saw their car hit the morning. while their parents were other vehicle. The sisters told officers sleeping in their West The sisters’ parents they were heading to Jordan home. did not know they were California because they Their plan was to drive missing until police wanted to “swim in the from the landlocked state woke them up and told ocean”. to California – at least a them about the crash, They drove on two 10-hour journey – for a Detective Scott List of major roads, hit another beach holiday. West Jordan police said. car and then crashed The nine-year-old drove “The parents were hor- head-on into a lorry, the car for about 10 miles rified and very shocked police said on Twitter. (16km) before she hit an- to find their kids were The sisters were both other vehicle, drove over a gone,” he told local media. US man gets 30 years for murdering wife on ship A MAN from Utah who sense of justice,” federal According to court killed his wife on a cruise prosecutor Bryan Wilson documents, Kenneth and ship in the US state of said in a statement on Kristy Manzanares had Alaska in 2017 has been Thursday. an argument that evening sentenced to 30 years in “This was not a random in which Kristy stated she prison. act of violence but a chill- wanted a divorce. Kenneth Manzanares, ing neglect for human The daughters then 43, pleaded guilty last life,” he said, adding that left the cabin to join rela- year to the murder of his Manzanares would serve tives. Shortly afterwards 39-year-old wife Kristy, 30 years in prison without screams were heard. whose body was found parole, followed by five A witness who entered with severe head wounds years of supervised re- the couple’s cabin before in their cabin. lease. the ship’s security agents The couple were on a FBI agent Robert Britt arrived said he saw cruise in July 2017 with said “no excuse can justify Kenneth dragging Kristy’s their three daughters and the savagery committed body to the balcony. members of their ex- by this man”. Federal In February last year, tended family. authorities handled the Manzanares pleaded Officials described the case because it occurred guilty to second-degree murder as “chilling”, bru- in US waters. murder, which applies in tal and savage. The incident took place the US if you commit a “While today’s sentence on board the Emerald serious assault which will not bring Kristy back Princess cruise ship, oper- played a substantial role to her family and friends, ated by Princess Cruises, in causing an uninten- we hope it provides a on 25 July 2017. tional death. 20 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule TEL AVIV, Israel ter-left parties and even that all members of the inconclusive elections in – Prime Minister an Arab faction – a first in emerging coalition will two years followed by an Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli politics. have to be flexible and 11-day war in the Gaza opponents pushed on But the fragile coalition pragmatic. Strip last month that was Thursday for a quick still faces a tough road In a televised interview, accompanied by mob vio- parliament vote to for- ahead – it was not able to Bennett said he would lence between Jews and mally end his lengthy unseat the parliament never agree to freeze con- Arabs in cities across the rule, hoping to head speaker,a Netanyahu ally, struction in Jewish settle- country. The country also off any last-minute at- later on Thursday and it ments in the occupied is emerging from the coro- tempts to derail their remained unclear how West Bank, which is seen navirus crisis that caused newly announced events would play out over by the Palestinians and deep economic damage coalition government. the next few days. much of the international and exposed tensions be- The latest political ma- Netanyahu lashed out community as a major ob- tween the secular major- Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett, left, smiles as neuvering began just at his foes on Thursday, stacle to peace. ity and the ultra-Orthodox he speaks to Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid during hours after opposition signaling that he will con- “There will be no minority. a special session of the Knesset, whereby Israeli leader Yair Lapid and his tinue to exert pressure on freezes,” he said, acknowl- Yet the political debate lawmakers elect a new president, at the plenum in main coalition partner, former allies who joined edging the international has focused squarely on the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Naftali Bennett, declared the coalition. “All mem- community will push for Netanyahu, who is facing Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (RONEN ZVULUN/POOL PHOTO VIA AP) they had reached a deal to bers of Knesset who were one. “Look, there will be corruption charges – and form a new government elected with right-wing pressures. We will have to whether he should stay or on the new government. That’s a taste of the and muster a majority in votes need to oppose this manage,” he told Channel go. But the effort failed after pressure to be expected for the 120-member Knesset, dangerous leftist gov- 12 TV. “We never had a coali- Nir Orbach, a lawmaker lawmakers on the right. or parliament. ernment,” he wrote on “My attitude on this tion like this,” said Hillel from Yamina, refused to “There will be a lot of The coalition consists of Twitter. topic is to minimize the Bar Sadeh at a coffee shop sign on, underscoring the pressure, especially on eight parties from across Bennett, who is slated conflict. We will not solve in Jerusalem. “We like to fragility of the alliance. right-wingers, especially the political spectrum to become prime minister, it,” he said, adding that have a new spirit, we like Levin can now use his for religious right- with little in common ex- has come under heavy it was more realistic to im- to have some unity.” position to delay the vote wingers,” said Gideon cept the shared goal of top- pressure from Israeli prove business ties and The owner of the coffee and give Netanyahu more Rahat, a political science pling Netanyahu after his hard-liners who accuse the quality of life for shop, Yosi Zarifi, said he time to sabotage the coali- professor at Hebrew record-setting 12 years him of betrayal. He heads Palestinians. trusts that Netanyahu tion. University. “They will go in power. The alliance Yamina, a small right- Israel’s political drama will return to power – and As the coalition was to the synagogue and peo- includes hard-liners wing party that appeals to has riveted Israelis at a distrusts the coalition. coming together in recent ple will pressure them. It previously allied with religious, nationalist vot- time when tumult has not “Everybody is clear that days, Netanyahu and his will be a nightmare for Netanyahu, as well as cen- ers. But he has also said been in short supply: four this trick will not last, supporters ramped up some of them.” there won’t be any glue (to a pressure campaign Under the coalition keep it together) here,” he against former hawkish agreement, Lapid and said. allies, including Bennett Bennett will split the job The anti-Netanyahu and his No. 2 in the of prime minister in a ro- bloc announced the coali- Yamina party, Ayelet tation. Bennett, a former tion deal just before a Shaked. ally of Netanyahu, is to deadline at midnight Netanyahu accused serve the first two years, Wednesday. The agree- them of betraying their while Lapid is to serve the ment triggered a complex values. His supporters final two years – though it process that is likely to launched vicious social is far from certain their stretch over the next media campaigns and fragile coalition will last week. staged noisy protests out- that long. The coalition has a side Shaked’s home. The The historic deal also in- razor-thin majority of 61 prime minister’s Likud cludes a small Islamist votes in parliament. On party also called for a party, the United Arab Thursday, it attempted to demonstration Thursday List, which would make it replace parliament night outside the home of the first Arab party ever to speaker Yariv Levin, in Orbach, urging him to quit be part of a governing order to speed up the vote the coalition. coalition.

Israeli left-wing protesters chant slogans and hold flags during a demonstration for the forming of a new government in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Hebrew sign reads: ‘We are the hope’. (AP PHOTO/SEBASTIAN SCHEINER) The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 21

Audio cut in speech on Black people’s role in Memorial Day HUDSON, Ohio – Organizers of a his moving remarks about the history of Memorial Day ceremony turned off Memorial Day and the important role a speaker’s microphone when the played by Black Americans in honoring former US Army officer began talk- our fallen heroes. We regret any actions ing about how freed Black slaves taken that detracts from this important had honored fallen soldiers soon message.” after the Civil War. In the days before the ceremony, Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter Suchan said she reviewed the speech said he included the story in his speech and asked Kemter to remove certain because he wanted to share the history portions. Kemter said he didn’t see the of how Memorial Day originated. suggested changes in time to rewrite But organizers of the ceremony in the speech and talked with a Hudson Hudson, Ohio, said that part of the public official who told him not to speech was not relevant to the program’s change it. theme of honoring the city’s veterans. Kemter said he was disappointed that Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial the organizers silenced two minutes of Day parade committee and president of his 11-minute speech, during which he the Hudson American Legion Auxiliary, talked about how former slaves and said it was either she or Jim Garrison, freed Black men exhumed the remains In this frame grab from video provided by Hudson Community Television, retired adjutant of the American Legion Post of more than 200 Union soldiers from Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter taps the microphone after organizers turned off 464, who turned down the audio, the a mass grave in Charleston, South the audio during his speech at a Memorial Day ceremony, on Monday, May 31, Akron Beacon Journal reported. Carolina, and gave them a proper burial. 2021, in Hudson, Ohio. Organizers of the ceremony turned off Kemter’s micro- The Ohio American Legion said on “This is not the same country I fought phone when he began talking about how freed Black slaves had honored fallen Thursday that it was investigating. for,” said Kemter, who spent 30 years in soldiers soon after the Civil War. (HUDSON COMMUNITY TELEVISION VIA AP) “The American Legion deplores racism the Army and served in the Persian Gulf and reveres the Constitution,” the orga- War. a statement, which also said the city have asked of them during their service nization’s national commander, James The decision to turn off the audio is committed to addressing issues of to this country,and this tarnished what W. “Bill” Oxford, said in a statement. disrespected Kemter and all veterans, systemic racism and intolerance. should have been a celebration of their “We salute LTC Kemter’s service and Hudson’s mayor and City Council said in “Veterans have done everything we service,” the statement said. 22 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

AT LEFT: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden take a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. The Biden’s are spending a few days in Rehoboth Beach to celebrate first lady Jill Biden’s 70th birthday. (AP PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH) Bidens mark first lady’s birthday with leisurely bike ride REHOBOTH BEACH, with a leisurely bike wife at their beach house Del. – President Joe ride. Wednesday evening to Biden helped his wife The president and Jill mark what a spokesper- celebrate her 70th Biden – with a few Secret son for the first lady, birthday on Thursday Service agents in tow – Michael LaRosa, said cycled the paved Cape would be a “quiet” birth- Henlopen State Park trail day at their beach home. near their Delaware beach No family or friends were home. expected to join them. Well-wishers hooted The trip was a rare mid- and greeted the first lady week getaway from the with cheers and birthday White House by a presi- greetings as the couple dent. It also was Biden’s arrived at the trailhead first visit to the couple’s near Gordons Pond beach. vacation home since he A smaller group sang took office in January. “Happy Birthday” to her The president is ex- as she and the president pected back at the White finished up their ride on House today. the 5.2-mile (8.4-kilome- Jill Biden, a longtime ter) trail. community college Jill Biden smiled and English professor,recently shouted, “Thanks!” as she finished virtually teaching and the president pedaled a course at Northern on toward their nearby Virginia Community house. College. She won’t be The president joined his teaching over the summer. Queen to meet US President Joe Biden next week THE Queen will meet US Princess Elizabeth in President Joe Biden and 1951. First Lady Jill Biden next She has since met all week, Buckingham Palace elected US leaders during has said. her 69 years on the The meeting at Windsor throne, except for Lyndon Castle on Sunday, 13 June B. Johnson. coincides with the end of Mr. and Mrs. Biden sent Mr.Biden’s visit to Britain their condolences to the for the G7 summit of Queen following the death leaders from the world’s of her husband, the Duke biggest economies. of Edinburgh, in April. Mr. Biden will be the The couple said they 12th serving US president were keeping the royal the Queen has met as family “in our hearts dur- monarch. ing this time”. She met his predecessor The G7 gathering Donald Trump and First in Cornwall will be Mr. Lady Melania Trump at Biden’s first foreign en- Buckingham Palace in gagement in person, as 2019. the coronavirus pandemic The president will also has prevented him from meet Prime Minister travelling outside of the Boris Johnson on 10 June US since taking up his “to affirm the enduring post in the Oval Office. strength of the special re- Buckingham Palace lationship between the said in a short statement: United States and the “The Queen will meet the United Kingdom”, the President of the United White House said. States of America and The Queen, 95, first met First Lady Jill Biden a serving US president, at Windsor Castle on Harry S. Truman, as Sunday, 13 June, 2021.” The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 •23

Alarm in Africa: Virus surges, vaccines grind to ‘near halt’ CAPE TOWN, South Africa – ultra-cold storage facilities re- COVID-19 vaccine ship- quired by others. ments have ground to “a “The threat of a third wave in near halt” in Africa while Africa is real and rising,” WHO virus cases have spiked 20% Africa director Dr. Matshidiso over the last two weeks, the Moeti said.“Our priority is clear. World Health Organization It’s crucial that we swiftly get said on Thursday, a bleak vaccines into the arms of scenario for the continent Africans at high risk of falling on both those critical fronts. seriously ill and dying of South Africa alone saw a more COVID-19. than 60% rise in new cases last “While many countries out- week as the country with the side Africa have now vaccinated highest coronavirus caseload in their high-priority groups and Africa continued to face delays are able to even consider vacci- in its effort to roll out the single- nating their children, African dose Johnson & Johnson vac- countries are unable to even fol- cine. low up with second doses for A health worker vaccinates a retiree with a the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine inside More than 1 million J&J doses high-risk groups.” a tent, during a mass vaccination program for the elderly at the clinic outside Johannesburg, that should have already been Moeti repeated Africa’s ongo- South Africa, on Monday, May 24, 2021. South Africa aims to vaccinate 5 million of its older put to use remain on hold at a ing plea that richer countries citizens by the end of June. (AP PHOTO/THEMBA HADEBE) pharmaceuticals plant in South that have reached “significant Africa because of contamination vaccination coverage” now re- nounced that the US would per 100 people, she added. by far. concerns at a US factory. The lease their remaining doses. share some of its vaccines. The issue with contamination South Africa has seen a posi- head of the Africa CDC said he Africa has administered vaccine Sub-Saharan Africa has on av- of Johnson & Johnson doses at a tivity rate of around 11-12% expects an update in the coming doses to 31 million people out of erage administered only one US facility is a tiny part of the among people tested for the days from US federal regulators its population of 1.3 billion. But vaccine dose per 100 people, problem, but it’s a crucial one virus in recent days, well above on those and other doses of J&J, only 7 million of those have re- Moeti said, compared to a global right now for South Africa, the 5% threshold that South which he called an essential vac- ceived both doses. average of 23 doses per 100 peo- which has more than 1.6 mil- African President Cyril cine for Africa because it’s a one- Moeti’s plea came hours be- ple. Some higher income coun- lion virus cases and more than Ramaphosa said marks “a cause dose shot and doesn’t need the fore President Joe Biden an- tries have even reached 62 doses 56,000 deaths, the most in Africa for concern”. Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace TAIPEI, Taiwan – In the span of that data. just five days last month, China Zhong Nanshan, the head of a gave out 100 million shots of its group of experts attached to the COVID-19 vaccines. National Health Commission After a slow start, China is now and a prominent government doing what virtually no other doctor, said on Sunday that 40% country in the world can: leverag- of the population has received at ing the power and all-encom- least one dose, and the aim was passing reach of its one-party to get that percentage fully vac- system and a maturing domestic cinated by the end of the month. vaccine industry to administer In Beijing, the capital, 87% of shots at a staggering pace. The the population has received at rollout is far from perfect, includ- least one dose. Getting a shot is ing uneven distribution, but as easy as walking into one of Chinese public health leaders hundreds of vaccination points now say they’re hoping to inocu- found all across the city. late 80% of the population of 1.4 Vaccination buses are parked in billion by the end of the year. high foot-traffic areas, including As of Wednesday, China had in the city center and at malls. given out more than 704 million But Beijing’s abundance is doses – with nearly half of those not shared with the rest of the in May alone. China’s total is country, and local media reports roughly a third of the 1.9 billion and complaints on social media shots distributed globally,accord- show the difficulty of getting an ing to Our World in Data, an on- appointment elsewhere. line research site. “I started lining up that day at The call to get vaccinated 9 in the morning, until 6 p.m., comes from every corner of soci- Residents line up outside a vaccination center in Beijing on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. After a only then did I get the shot. It ety. Companies offer shots to slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: harnessing the was exhausting,” Zhou Hongxia, their employees, schools urge power and all-encompassing reach of its one-party system and a maturing domestic vaccine a resident of Lanzhou, in north- their students and staffers, and industry to administer shots at a staggering pace. (AP PHOTO/NG HAN GUAN) western Gansu province, ex- local government workers check plained recently. “When I left, on their residents. where there are few protections. very powerful mobilization.” reached around 3.4 million shots there were still people waiting.” That pressure underscores “The Communist Party has China is now averaging about per day in April when its drive Zhou’s husband hasn’t been so both the system’s strength, people all the way down to every 19 million shots per day, accord- was at full tilt. lucky and has yet to get a shot. which makes it possible to even village, every neighborhood,” said ing to Our World in Data’s rolling It’s still unclear how many peo- When they call the local hotlines, consider vaccinating more than a Ray Yip, former country director seven-day average. That would ple in China are fully vaccinated they are told simply to wait. billion people this year, but also for the Gates Foundation in mean a dose for everyone in Italy – which can mean anywhere Central government officials the risks to civil liberties – a con- China and a public health ex- about every three days. The from one to three doses of the on Monday said they’re working cern the world over but one that pert. “That’s the draconian part United States, with about one- vaccines in use – as the govern- to ensure supply is more evenly is particularly acute in China, of the system, but it also gives quarter of China’s population, ment does not publicly release distributed. 24 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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26 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate From medical student to violinist Nigerian Samuel Toka pursues music passion in SVG By Krystal Penny Bowen music in Nigeria seven years ago and today he is coaching SAMUEL TOKA made a big and also has eleven students transition six years ago. He learning to play the violin travelled from his online. Toka knows the digital birthplace in Nigeria to products he is bringing will study medicine in the appeal not only to people in St. Caribbean. Vincent and the Caribbean but Today, 25-year old, Toka is a across the world. music teacher, coach, violinist, husband and father of one who Pursuing a is building his business, Toks non-traditional career Violin, his music business Toka spoke about his network and his audience using transition from medicine to social media. music and noted that it took his Recently, The Barbados family a little time to accept his Advocate spoke to the talented new path. He explained that his musician who recently siblings work in the business performed at the “Simple sector and his mother is a nurse. Blessings” Concert held in “All I was looking forward to St.Vincent on May 15. from high school, secondary school and through community Interested in music college was to become a medical from a young age doctor until I knew exactly what For Toka despite his young I wanted to do so that took them age, he spent over a decade some time to actually believe I practising music.At fourteen can do this….the progress I am years old, he said he studied making in what I am doing Young entrepreneur and violinist, Samuel Toka who is originally from Nigeria is making a music through high school and right now helps them believe name for himself in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. college.The classically trained that it is not a waste,” said Toka. violinist can also play piano and As he continues his journey, “a little bit of guitar”. The the skilled musician is inspired musician who has a laid-back by the late American singer approach to performing said Prince and classical violinist, that he prefers to showcase Hillary Hahn. popular music.At his recent concert, he played “Jerusalema” It wasn’t a drastic change by South African singer living in St Vincent Nomcebo and online viewers The talented violinist told this expressed their appreciation of publication that it has not been his rendition of the song. a drastic change of life since “What I do most of the time is living on the island of St. I infuse that classical feel into Vincent. He explained that the pop music and jazz feel into weather and food were similar popular songs as well to make it to his homeland but he noted a little bit my style,” said Toka. that culture wise it is a bit He explained that before different but he has adapted quarantine, he used to perform over time. Fortunately,Toka and regularly in one of the his family were not directly Grenadines islands. Toka impacted by the La Soufrière indicated that he was supposed eruption and he is grateful for to leave the island to perform in his circumstance. Antigua this year but this He told The Barbados changed due to recent events. Advocate he still has plans to visit Nigeria in the future. But The pandemic has not been all for now,Toka continues to play, bad to his career make videos of his music, teach But Toka is not letting the and spend time with his wife, pandemic slow him down. He is Kira and young son, Liam. Toka expected to launch some digital has a healthy following on music products and he is also Instagram under the social giving private virtual music media handle toks_violin. His lessons.The violinist said his active Facebook and Youtube music life began by practising pages are under his business and performing music but he name, Toks Violin. He uses admitted that it is difficult to these platforms to post videos of make a living from performing his performances at weddings alone. Toka thanked the support and other social events. of his friends as he continues to He can be contacted at build his brand on social media. [email protected] and In 2015, Samuel Toka decided to not only change his career path from medicine to music but He said he started teaching +1 784 496 4273. to make St Vincent his home and start a family. Here he is with his wife, Kira. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 27

WEEK’S POPULAR SHOWS The 20 most popular shows for the week of CBS is champ of television May 24-30, their networks and viewerships: 1. “NCIS,” CBS, 8.96 million. 2. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 7.263 million. season for 13th consecutive year 3. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 7.259 million. NEW YORK – In a designation NBC’s. ABC was down 14% and Fox were the Ryan Murphy-produced 4. “FBI,” CBS, 7.08 million. that feels a little less significant lost 33% of its audience, Nielsen said. drama “911” and its spinoff, “911: 5. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 6.73 million. every year, CBS has finished the NBC’s autumn telecasts of “Sunday Lone Star.” 2020-21 television season as the Night Football” finished as the most- ABC’s favorite was the 21st most 6. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 6.55 million. nation’s most-watched television watched individual program for the popular show on the list, “Grey’s 7. “911,” Fox, 6.35 million. network for the 13th consecutive 10th straight year. Anatomy.” time. The CBS drama “NCIS,” which aired NBC was the most popular network 8. “Chicago PD,” NBC, 6.33 million. CBS averaged 6.28 million prime its first episode in September 2003, in prime time last week, averaging 4 9. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.09 million. time viewers in the Nielsen company’s was the most popular scripted show, million viewers in live viewing. CBS 10. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 5.79 million. measurement of live-plus-seven averaging 12.5 million viewers per had 3.6 million, Fox had 3 million, viewing, which includes everyone who week. It has been TV’s most popular ABC had 2.9 million, Univision had 11. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 5.51 million. watched a particular program live drama for 11 of the last 12 years, a 1.5 million, Ion Television had 12. “911: Lone Star,” Fox, 5.21 million. and within the next week. CBS has streak interrupted only by NBC’s 970,000 and Telemundo had 930,000. 13. “This is Us,” NBC, 5.14 million. won 18 of the last 19 years, the one- “This is Us.” TNT was the most popular cable time exception being Fox when In a positive sign for the network, network with its NBA playoff 14. “Station 19,” ABC, 4.59 million. “American Idol” dominated TV. its second most popular show was the coverage, averaging 2.41 million 15. “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC, 4.38 million. Increasingly, however, the rookie drama “The Equalizer,” viewers last week. Fox News Channel 16. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 4.33 million. measurement doesn’t reflect how starring Queen Latifah. had 1.91 million, MSNBC had 1.31 people experience television, because Only one of the 35 most-watched million, HGTV had 1.22 million and 17. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 4.25 million. it excludes streaming services and programs of the season – CBS’ “Young ESPN had 995,000. 18. “United States of Al,” CBS, 4.06 million. binging of programs outside of their Sheldon” – was a comedy, Nielsen ABC’s “World News Tonight” won first-week window. said. the evening news ratings race, 19. “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” NBC, Even though the pandemic kept NBC’s three most popular scripted averaging 7.4 million viewers last 4.04 million. more people at home, CBS’ prime- programs were the three Chicago-set week. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 6.4 20. “The Good Doctor,” ABC, 4.03 million. time viewership was down 18% from dramas from veteran producer Dick million and the “CBS Evening News” the previous year, as was second-place Wolf. For Fox, the most popular shows had 4.8 million. Judge Judy felt slighted by CBS when her show ‘Hot J’ca Gov’t in Bench’ was bumped for ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ talks with THE WOMAN best known as Judge Judy is departing from CBS after an impressive 25-year run – during much entertainment of which her courtroom show was the top first-run show in all of syndicated stakeholders for TV. The daytime TV star, whose real name is Judy Sheindlin, told the Wall limited summer Street Journal in an interview published Wednesday that it was affected by the way another one of her reopening shows was handled. Hot Bench, which JAMAICA – The Government is engaged she created, premiered in 2014 and in discussions with entertainment stake- features a panel of judges: Tanya Acker, holders, with a view to agreeing on the Patricia Dimango and Michael appropriate protocols that could facili- Corriero. And all three rule on the tate a limited reopening of the industry cases before them. during the summer. The WSJ reports that when CBS Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. introduced the syndicated Drew Andrew Holness, made the disclosure Barrymore Show in September, “some during a statement on new coronavirus CBS stations in major markets made (COVID-19)-prevention measures in the room for it by moving the court show House of Representatives on June 1. Hot Bench to their secondary Mr. Holness said that the Government channels.” Understandably, this did not is cognisant of the devastating impact sit well with Sheindlin, especially that the pandemic has had on the enter- because it’s reportedly besting tainment industry and the large number Barrymore in the ratings: an average of of persons who depend on the staging of 2.3 million viewers to 719,000 this events for their livelihood. season. “The discussions have been construc- “You disrespected my creation,” tive and encouraging and the industry Sheindlin said. “And you were wrong. has expressed a commitment to imple- Not only in disrespecting my creation, menting strict protocols to allow it to op- but your gamble in what you put in its Judy Sheindlin, best known as the star of "Judge Judy." erate in a safe and sustainable way,” the place.” Prime Minister said. Then Sheindlin laughed. money over the years.Forbes estimated taking on cases with larger amounts at He noted that a previous attempt to “We had a nice marriage,” she said. in May 2020 that she’s amassed a stake. There will also be fewer than allow entertainment to open up in the “It’s going to be a Bill and Melinda fortune of US$440 million between the half of the 260 episodes per season that summer of 2020, was one of the factors Gates divorce.” two TV projects, mostly from the US$47 she films now. that resulted in the country’s first spike In response, CBS Media Ventures million a year that she’s earned on “I don’t play golf. I don’t play tennis. I in COVID-19 cases. President Steve LoCascio told the Judge Judy since 2012. Now, the last, don’t play mahjong,” she said. “Why Under the new COVID-19 contain- newspaper, “We have had an incredibly new episode of it is tentatively would I want to look for something I ment measures announced by the Prime successful relationship with Judy over scheduled to air July 23. want to do when I already know what I Minister on Tuesday, the ban on events the last 25 years. It has been an honour While a lot of people would consider like to do?” such as concerts, parties, tailgate parties, representing her show, and just like retiring at this point – Sheindlin is 78 – She, of course, would like the new and round robins will continue until there has never been another Oprah, she already has plans for a new show, show to do well, but it’s OK with her if June 30. there will never be another Judge which is still untitled. It’s scheduled to it doesn’t. Indoor cinemas and establishments Judy.” debut on Amazon’s streaming service “At this point,” she said, “I don’t need that stage theatrical or artistic perform- Sheindlin has earned buckets of IMDb TV, and will feature the judge that validation of my footprint.” ances will remain closed until that date. 28 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

John Boyega exits Netflix movie ‘Rebel Ridge’ mid-shoot, family reasons cited JOHN BOYEGA has is likely to be drafted in Saulnier’s extraordinary exit projects mid-shoot. Covid. exited Netflix movie in the next few days. film and look forward to Plot details have been Also starring are Rebel Ridge mid- Filming began on May resuming production. kept under wraps on the AnnaSophia Robb, shoot with “family 3rd in Louisiana. We look forward to Jeremy Saulnier- Emory Cohen, Don reasons” cited by the A Netflix continuing our directed project, which Johnson, James streamer as cause for spokesperson told us: partnership with John is said to explore Cromwell, James Badge the abrupt departure. “Rebel Ridge is pausing Boyega’s UpperRoom systemic American Dale, Zsane Jhe and Al The production is temporarily as we look Productions, in addition injustice in the context Vicente. currently paused but we to re-cast John Boyega to our upcoming film of action, suspense and Producing are Anish understand Netflix is who needed to leave the They Cloned Tyrone in black humour. Filming Savjani, Neil Kopp, working hard to find a project for family which he also stars.” was originally slated to Vincent Savino and replacement for the Star reasons. We remain This is an unusual begin in April 2020 but Saulnier with Macon Wars actor and someone committed to Jeremy turn. Lead actors seldom was postponed due to Blair and Louise Lovegrove serving as executive producers. Saulnier is best known for genre movies Blue Ruin and Green Room. Netflix’s Boyega- starrer They Cloned Tyrone is currently in post-production. Jamie John Boyega has Foxx and Teyonah exited Netflix movie Parris also star. Rebel Ridge Matthew Perry splits from fiancée Molly Hurwitz days after Friends reunion airs MATTHEW PERRY has engagement, he had told split from his fiancée the same magazine: Molly Hurwitz, days after “Luckily, I happened to the Friends reunion hit be dating the greatest screens around the woman on the face of the world. planet at this time.” Perry, 51, who played Perry has dated Chandler Bing in the 90s actresses Lizzy Caplan sitcom, had been dating and Julia Roberts in the the 29-year-old literary past, but has never agent since 2018, married. becoming engaged last News of the split comes November. days after the arrival of However, he revealed the much-anticipated in a statement to People Friends reunion, where magazine that the pair Perry joined his fellow had recently parted stars in reminiscing ways. about the hit show. “Sometimes things just During the special, don’t work out, and this Perry admitted that he is one of them,” he said. used to panic when he “I wish Molly the best.” did not get the laughs he At the time of his was supposed to.

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Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax THE Cannes Film Festival for world cinema. the festival opens. Concern over previous top mark. That yesterday unveiled a lineup “Cinema is not dead. The a new virus strain led France includes new films from Mia of films from big-name extraordinary and triumphant last week to institute a seven- Hansen-Løve (“Bergman auteurs – including Wes return of the audience to movie day quarantine for travelers Island,” with Mia Wasikowska, Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, theaters in France and around arriving from the United Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps) Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean the world was the first good Kingdom – a potential blow to and Hungarian filmmaker Penn – for its 74th edition, news,” said Fremaux. “I hope the British film industry that Ildikó Enyedi. an in-person, summertime the film festival will be the regularly decamps to Cannes. Cannes has previously event that aims to make a second very good news.” For such an international refused to play in competition stirring return in July after As cinema’s preeminent festival as Cannes, many other any film that doesn’t have a being canceled last year global stage, the annual French travel regulations could pose theatrical release in France, because of the pandemic. Riviera extravaganza is hoping complications. Fremaux leading to an impasse with Among the films that will be to make a triumphant acknowledged some filmmakers Netflix. Though other movie competing for Cannes’ Palme comeback when it runs July 6- may not be able to attend. The institutions like the Academy d’Or are the festival opener, 17 – two months later than its movie market that typical runs Awards have bended theatrical “Annette,” by Leox Carax and usual May perch. But many in tandem with the festival and rules during the pandemic, starring Adam Driver and things will be different at this draws much of the film Cannes has not. Marion Cotillard; Anderson’s year’s festival. Attendees will be industry for a week of frenzied Among the standouts playing Festival director Thierry “The French Dispatch,” a film masked inside theaters and deal-making, will be held out of competition, or in Fremaux speaks during the originally set to premiere in required to show proof of full virtually in late June. Cannes’ new “Cannes press conference for the Cannes last year with an vaccination or a recent negative But the Cannes program, Premiere” are: Andrea Arnold’s presentation of the official ensemble cast including COVID-19 test. Cannes’ famed while perhaps lacking a “Cow”; Todd Haynes’ selection of the 74th Timothée Chalamet; “Red red carpet leading up to the Hollywood title as anticipated documentary “The Velvet International Cannes Film Rocket,” Sean Baker’s follow-up stairs of the Palais des as Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Underground”; Tom McCarthy’s Festival, in Paris, yesterday. to his acclaimed “The Florida Festivals will resume in full, Upon a Time in Hollywood” (an “Stillwater”; and the Oliver Project”; Paul Verhoeven’s but with tweaks to the entry in 2019, when Bong Joon Stone documentary “JFK: Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.” “Benedetta”; and Sean Penn’s traditional pageantry. Ho’s “Parasite” won the Palme), Through the Looking Glass.” Speaking to The Associated “Flag Day,” in which he stars “We’re used to kissing one was praised as top-class. It Spike Lee, who debuted “Do Press after the press alongside his daughter, Dylan another at the top of the stairs. includes former Palme d’Or the Right Thing” at Cannes in conference, Fremaux said it will Penn, as a conman. We will not kiss one another,” winners Jacques Audiard 1989, will preside over the jury be “the ultimate Cannes.” Pierre Lescure, president of said Fremaux. (“Paris 13th District”) and selecting the Palme d’Or “It will be something special. the festival, and Thierry Still, there are many Apichatpong Weerasethakul winner. He’s the first Black In five years people will be Frémaux, artistic director, questions leading up to a (“Memoria,” starring Tilda person to ever head the Cannes asking ‘Were you in Cannes in announced the Cannes’ lineup Cannes that will unfold just as Swinton). jury.At the opening ceremony, 2021?’ and people would say ‘No at the UGC Normandie theater France is reopening and Four of the 24 films in an honorary Palme will be I wasn’t.’ ‘Oh you weren’t? in Paris in a live-streamed loosening restrictions. Audience competition are directed by given to Jodie Foster, who first That’s a pity. It was really event that was part press capacity limitations will be women, a low percentage but came to Cannes as a 13-year- great,’” said Fremaux. “It’s conference and part pep rally removed just five days before one that ties the festival’s old for the premiere of Martin going to be a special Cannes.” Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87 WALTHAM, Mass. – F. Lee intellect than that possessed by Fuhrman denied using racial Bailey made his name as the Bailey, the celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey,” said J. Albert epithets, but the defense later attorney for Sheppard, an Ohio who defended O.J. Simpson, Johnson, Bailey’s longtime legal turned up recordings of osteopath convicted in 1954 of Patricia Hearst and the alleged partner and childhood friend. Fuhrman making racist slurs. murdering his wife. Boston Strangler, but whose Bailey, an avid pilot, best- Even though Fuhrman Sheppard spent more than a legal career halted when he was selling author and television remained cool under pressure, decade behind bars before the disbarred in two states, has show host, was a member of the and some legal experts called U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a died, a former colleague said legal “dream team” that the confrontation a draw, Bailey, landmark 1966 decision that yesterday. He was 87. defended Simpson, the former recalling the exchange months “massive, pervasive, prejudicial The death was confirmed star NFL running back and later, said, “That was the day publicity” had violated his yesterday by Peter Horstmann, actor acquitted on charges that Fuhrman dug his own grave.” rights. Bailey helped win an who worked with Bailey as an he killed his wife, Nicole Brown Bailey earned acquittals for acquittal at a second trial. associate in the same law office Simpson, and her friend, Ron many of his clients, but he also Bailey also defended Albert for seven years. Goldman, in 1995. lost cases, most notably DeSalvo, the man who claimed In a legal career that lasted Bailey was the most valuable Hearst’s. responsibility for the Boston more than four decades, Bailey member of the team, Simpson Hearst, a publishing heiress, Strangler murders between was seen as arrogant, egocentric said in a 1996 story in The was kidnapped by the 1962 and 1964. DeSalvo and contemptuous of authority. Boston Globe Magazine. Symbionese Liberation Army confessed to the slayings, but FILE - In this May 22, 2014, But he was also acknowledged “He was able to simplify terrorist group on Feb. 4, 1974, was never tried or convicted, file photo, famed defense as bold, brilliant, meticulous everything and identify what and participated in armed and later recanted. Despite attorney F. Lee Bailey poses and tireless in the defense of his the most vital parts of the case robberies with the group. At doubts thrown on DeSalvo’s in his office in Yarmouth, clients. “The legal profession is a were,” Simpson said. “Lee laid trial, Bailey claimed she was claim, Bailey always Maine. business with a tremendous down what the case’s strategy coerced into participating maintained that DeSalvo was collection of egos,” Bailey said was, what was going to be because she feared for her life. the strangler. way he handled millions of an in interview with U.S. News important and what was not. I She still was convicted. Throughout his career, Bailey dollars in stock owned by a and World Report in September thought he had an amazing Hearst called Bailey an antagonized authorities with convicted drug smuggler in 1981. “Few people who are not grasp of what was going to be “ineffective counsel” who his sometimes abrasive style 1994. He spent almost six strong egotistically gravitate to the most important parts of the reduced the trial to “a mockery, and his quest for publicity.He weeks in federal prison charged it.” case, and that turned out to be a farce, and a sham,” in a was censured by a with contempt of court in 1996 Some of Bailey’s other high- true.” declaration she signed with a Massachusetts judge in 1970 for after refusing to turn over the profile clients included Dr. One of the most memorable motion to reduce her sentence. “his philosophy of extreme stock. The experience left him Samuel Sheppard – accused of moments of the trial came when Hearst accused him of egocentricity,” and was “embittered.” He eventually killing his wife – and Capt. Bailey aggressively cross- sacrificing her defense in an disbarred for a year in New won the right to practice law in Ernest Medina, charged in examined Los Angeles police effort to get a book deal about Jersey in 1971 for talking Maine in 2013. connection with the My Lai Detective Mark Fuhrman in an the case. publicly about a case. Bailey was married four massacre during the Vietnam attempt to portray him as a She was released in January Bailey was disbarred in times and divorced three. His War. racist whose goal was to frame 1979 after President Jimmy Florida in 2001 and the next fourth wife, Patricia, died in “I have never known a greater Simpson. It was classic Bailey. Carter commuted her sentence. year in Massachusetts for the 1999. He had three children. 30 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

COVID-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set LONDON – Paramount Pictures yesterday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested positive for coronavirus. “We have temporarily halted production on ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing,” a Paramount spokesperson said in a statement. “We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation.” The company provided no further details. In December, Cruise launched an expletive- laden rant at colleagues on the “Mission: Impossible” set, after he reportedly spotted two FILE - Actors Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell appear during the filming of the crew members violating movie "Mission: Impossible 7" in Rome on Oct. 13, 2020. Paramount social distancing rules. Pictures has shut down shooting on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh In audio released by the “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested positive for coronavirus. Sun tabloid, Cruise can be heard warning that (more than 6.5 feet) paused production for the coronavirus anyone caught not away from others will be months early last year pandemic took hold, is following the rules to fired. along with the rest of scheduled to be released Bridge stay at least 2 meters The film, which the film industry when in 2022. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 31 SSPPOORRTTSS Chase keeps calm as he guides Hamilton XI to three-wicket win GROS ISLET, Saint bouncer from Keon XI batted in the first well on the way, West warm up match as he is against South Africa is Lucia – Roston Chase Harding to the fine leg innings. Indies players have been looking to make it back to slated for June 10 at the completed a good all- boundary. Cottoy closed Off-spinner Rahkeem gearing up for battle with the Red Ball squad. He Darren Sammy Stadium round match performance 19 not out as he helped Cornwall was the leading the best red ball crick- finished with 106 runs in in St. Lucia. as he guided the Jahmar Chase add an unbroken bowler with 3-99 from eters across the region the match. Hamilton XI to victory 61 for the eighth wicket. a marathon 32 overs. coming together. Leading the bowling for Summarized scores over the Jermaine Earlier in the same Overall, he sent down 43 However there may be the West Indies Best B WI Best A – 264 all out Blackwood XI on the over from Harding, Chase overs in the match and cause for concern in the was Jayden Searles who (Jermaine Blackwood 85, fourth and final morning played the shot the took four wickets for 132 camp after strike bowler took four wickets. Shai Hope 79; C Holder of the “Best v Best” day when he hoisted a runs. He accounted for Shannon Gabriel pulled In reply it was Kieran 35/3, R Chase 44/4 ) WI match. length ball way over the the key wicket of left- out from the third day’s Powell who fell five runs Best A 2nd innings 224 Chase made 45 not out long-on boundary for a hander Raymon Reifer, action with a tightness in shy of his century mile- all out (Shai Hope 106, K which took his team to a glorious six. The tall all- who made a vital 32 his right hamstring dur- stone on the third day be- Mayers 40; j Searles 40/4) three-wicket win as they rounder was one of the off 84 balls as he shared ing his second over of the fore Chase led the team to reached 313-7 – the high- main performers in the a 50-run partnership day. Another bowler in victory. WI Best B – 178 all out est score of the match in match – with a first in- with Paul Palmer Jr, Nial Smith also pulled Powell scored 95 runs ( Raymond Reifer 60, R the fourth innings. The nings score of 35 as well who made 23 off 86 out with some discomfort from 175 balls which in- Chase 35; Smith 35/3) WI winning moment came as five wickets in the balls. in his lower back in his cluded 11 boundaries and Best B 2nd innings 313/7 just before lunch yester- match – including a cru- With the countdown to first over. one maximum. In the first (Kieran Powell 95, R day when left-hander cial 4-44 which caused a the start of the home se- Shai Hope has been the innings he scored 22 runs. Chase 45*, S Brooks 39; R Keron Cottoy hooked a slide when the Blackwood ries against South Africa pick of the batsmen in the The first Test match Cornwall 99/3) Last Bajan surfers eliminated BARBADOS’ dream of unlucky not to advance to seeing a surfer at the the next repechage after Tokyo Olympics this he dropped a first wave year has ended. The of 5.83 to open up the last two surfers in the heat. repechage of the 2021 But he was unable to ISA World Surf Games find a wave to support in El Salvador – this and struggled for the Joshua Burke and rest of the heat to get a Chelsea Tuach – were wave. eliminated yesterday. In the final moments Tuach won her he made a last ditch ef- repechage 3 heat with fort but the wave closed 9.97 thanks to two waves out and it only managed scoring 5.27 and 4.70. to earn 1.83 and not the However, in repechage 4 required 4.23 to advance. she was not as fortunate, Burke finished third narrowly missing out on with a combined total of an advancing place when 7.70 points, while Ramzi she finished third. Boukhiam was second in Tuach ended with 8.96; the heat with 10.06. while the second place Burke was also unfor- finisher Shelby Detmers tunate to receive a gash from Mexico had 9.0. It on his head during the The Barbados Surfing team which competed at the meant Tuach, who had Heat. ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador. FROM LEFT: scoring waves of 5.13 and Burke and Tuach made Manager Margot Tuach, Joshua Burke, Chelsea 3.83, needed to replace their exit in repechage 4 Tuach, Bruce Mackie, Che Allan, Chelsea Roett and her low score with at and now all six members Gabrielle Gittens. least a 3.88 to advance of the Barbados team but was unable to. have been eliminated. Surfing team was Burke, Che Allan, Chelsea Roett For Burke, he was also The full Barbados Tuach, Bruce Mackie, and Gabrielle Gittens.

Women’s Tour de France set to take place in 2022 A WOMEN’S Tour de 2022 men’s Tour, which 2009 Ground Boucle won the first day of the Tour France is set to take runs from 1-24 July. by Britain’s Emma this year, using a reduced place for the first time in The original Tour de Pooley, featured only four version of the men’s 33 years in 2022. France Feminin ran stages. route. Cycling’s governing alongside the men’s race Men’s Tour organisers Tour de France direc- body, the UCI, have an- with the same organisers Amaury Sport Organi- tor Christian Prud- nounced next year’s from 1984 to 1989. sation (ASO) started run- homme told the Guar- Women’s WorldTour After being taken over ning women’s race La dian last month that ASO calendar, with an eight- by new organisers in Course in 2014, but it has would run a women’s day Tour de France 1990, a renamed women’s only been a one or two- Tour in 2022. Femmes scheduled for version of the Tour con- day event in its seven edi- Details of the route and 24-31 July. tinued, but underwent tions to date. how many stages the race The race is due to start several schedule changes. The one-day 2021 La will comprise of have yet Joshua Burke with a gash on his head after his on the final day of the The final version, the Course will take place on to be announced. Repechage Heat yesterday. 32 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Odwin wins ‘This is back-to-back not a golf tourneys real fight for me’ in the US Mayweather sees little threat in Paul YOUNG Barbadian the first day’s play, reduc- golfer, Emily Odwin, ing the competition to 36 FLOYD Mayweather’s ex- won her second consec- holes. hibition match against utive golf tournament Emily’s next competi- YouTube star-turned-ama- on the Hurricane tive round will be on June teur boxer Logan Paul on Junior Golf Tour on 8 at the Hawk Pointe Golf Sunday could amount to Memorial Day week- Club in New Jersey. This little more than an end. She returned event is one of the quali- easy paycheque for the un- scores of 70 + 79 for a fiers for the USGA Girls’ defeated former world total of 149, or 9 over Junior Championship champion, who levelled a par, on the challenging 2021. withering assessment of Deerfield Golf Club The New Jersey quali- his opponent’s odds yester- course in Delaware, fier is one of 42 qualifiers Barbadian golfer, Emily Odwin. day. Maryland. throughout the USA “I’m fighting a YouTuber The event was sched- which have attracted a Junior Championship qualifier at Hawk Pointe; played from July 12th – who thinks he’s a real uled to be played over 54 total of 1484 players, 140 2021. the top three players 17th at the Columbia fighter and I’m getting holes, but heavy rain of whom will qualify to There are 34 girls en- will qualify for the Country Club in Chevy crazy money for it,” May- caused the cancellation of play in the USGA Girls’ tered in the New Jersey Championship to be Chase, Maryland. weather told reporters at Versace Mansion in Miami Beach, adding he had al- ready made $30 million in New Zealand’s Conway the leadup to the fight. “This is not a real fight for me. It’s a real fight for makes debut double him.” Mayweather, who was century before Root world champion in five weight divisions,last came out of retirement in 2017, helps revive England when he defeated mixed martial arts competitor NEW Zealand’s Devon New Zealand, who re- Conor McGregor. Conway made exactly 200 sumed on 246-3, looked “I retired from boxing on his Test debut before like they might bat but I didn’t retire from England captain Joe Root England out of the game entertainment and I didn’t helped the hosts recover while Conway and fellow retire from making from a top-order collapse left-hander Henry money,” said Mayweather. on the second day of the Nicholls (61) were sharing The eight-round fight at series opener at Lord’s a fourth-wicket stand of Hard Rock Stadium in yesterday. 174. Miami, where tickets were Opening batsman But they lost four wick- being offered for well into Conway was last man out ets for just six runs as they the five figures on the on- in a first-innings total of slumped from 288-3 to line resale market 378. 294-7, with Mark Wood, StubHub, will have no England, who slumped the fastest member of judges and no official to 18-2, ended the day on England’s pace quartet, winner but a knockout is 111-2, a deficit of 267 runs. instigating a collapse New Zealand’s Devon Conway celebrates his double century. allowed. Burns was 59 not out when he had Nicholls A defiant Paul, 26, told and Root unbeaten on 42, caught at long leg by Test uation, the former hours. World Test Championship reporters that he could with their partnership debutant Ollie Robinson. England batsman added: Nevertheless, it needed final at Southampton hold his own against 44- worth 93 runs. Sussex paceman “From where we were this a review of a close call be- later this month, struck year-old Mayweather,who “I think it’s reasonably Robinson led England’s at- morning, we’re really fore it was confirmed Root with the new ball despite boasts a pristine evenly poised,” New tack with 4-75 in 28 overs. happy to fight back. had taken the bails off in being without left-arm 50-0 record in his 25 years Zealand paceman Tim It was a fine effort by “We said yesterday that time. spearhead Trent Boult, of professional boxing. Southee, who took 1-17 in Robinson, who apologised New Zealand didn’t get Even so, Conway was who had been on family He is the brother of fel- 11 overs, told reporters following stumps on away from us, we didn’t only the seventh batsman leave following a stint in low YouTube figure and after stumps. Wednesday after racist bowl badly so we had to to make a double hundred the Indian Premier boxer Jake Paul. “There’s a little bit there and sexist tweets he had make inroads and 378, on Test debut. League. “There’s a moment that for the bowlers.” posted as a teenager were we’d have taken that from He faced 347 balls, with Towering paceman Kyle goes through every Southee, turning to published again. the position that we were 22 fours and went to Jamieson had Dom Sibley fighter’s mind, everyone Conway’s remarkable con- “Yesterday was a hard in.” 200 in style when he lbw for a duck on ‘umpire’s we spar, everyone Jake’s tribution, added: “It was day, it tested his person- Earlier, South Africa- hooked Wood for a bril- call’ after a review. beaten, when we hit them an incredible innings. He’s ality and character,” said born left-hander Conway liant six. But there was no doubt and they realise ‘Oh, he a special player, we’ve England batting coach was in sight of becoming New Zealand No 11 Neil when Zak Crawley was might not just do known that for a little Graham Thorpe of the very first batsman in Wagner, also born in caught behind off Southee YouTube,’” said Logan while now. Robinson. the 144-year history of South Africa, made 25 not for two. Paul. “I think we’re going “He works extremely “We have to support him Test cricket to carry his out that included a superb Burns and Root, how- to see Floyd’s eyes light up hard, he’s always willing as a player in our team we bat throughout the entire straight six off Stuart ever, then held firm in an the first time I hit him.” to learn and continue to were really happy with innings in their first knock Broad. often attritional stand, Paul’s record stands at ask questions. Everyone’s the way he performed in the format when he was New Zealand, who after although left-hander 0-1 after losing an exhibi- just extremely proud and today.” run out to end a stay of this two-match series face Burns did go to fifty in 90 tion fight to a fellow pleased for him.” Assessing the match sit- more than nine-and-a-half India in the inaugural balls. YouTube personality. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 33

BCA doing its part to push hurricane preparedness messages THE Barbados Cricket series of challenges for all to be able to be relevant our star one-day interna- Association has Barbadians. Certainly, a within the current mod- tional batsman, Shai partnered with lot of us had to be dis- ern-day Barbados. So it Hope. These three young the Department placed. We had the ad- was very exciting when I men in different parts of Emergency vent of COVID-19, which approached (Director of of the globe, are clearly Management (DEM) caused the country to close the DEM, Kerry Hinds) happy to be part of this and the Caribbean down in March of 2020 and also spoke to officials campaign,” he added. Disaster Emergency and it impacted signifi- at CDEMA, to say to them Leslie later said, “What Management Agency cantly the role the that we are going to bring are we hoping to do with (CDEMA), to spread Barbados Cricket some of our young contem- this partnership? The sky key messages about the Association plays on an porary cricketers and have is the limit. We believe need for citizens to be annual basis, which is to them be a part of a mes- that by using young iden- prepared for this year’s really pull together from sage, a campaign which tifiable cricketers, you can hurricane season. all walks of life the men would allow everyone to use musicians, you can use Steven Leslie, Manager and women in this coun- be aware that they need a number of public figures, for Marketing and try, to be able to play or- to keep safe and be pre- but certainly,the fact that Communications at ganised cricket for the pared for this season,” he young people and men and the Barbados Cricket island,” Leslie noted. stated. women in middle age can Association (BCA), re- “What actually hap- “Initially, we have identify with these young vealed the above recently, pened a few months ago identified young Kraigg people and be able to be during a press conference was not just the displace- Brathwaite, who is the a part of a very important held to mark the start ment, but organisations current West Indies Test message – the message of the 2021 Atlantic like the BCA had to actu- Captain; Jason Holder, that for 2021 we all want Steven Leslie, Manager for Marketing and Hurricane Season. ally determine how we who served a number of persons to be safe and to Communications at the Barbados Cricket “2020 into 2021 posed a could remodel and retool years in that capacity; and be prepared.” (RSM) Association (BCA). Australia resumes WCup qualifying with 3-0 win over Kuwait SEOUL, South Korea – Australia resumed its World Cup qualifying campaign after a break of 19 months to defeat Kuwait 3-0 on Thursday and maintain its perfect record in Group B of Asia’s second round. After the coronavirus pandemic forced a lengthy delay in the campaign, it took less than one minute for Mathew Leckie to head in the opening goal on a sweltering evening in Kuwait City. Jackson Irvine extended Australia’s lead midway through the first half, firing home the rebound after Martin Boyle’s penalty miss. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Adjin Hrustic netted the third with a free kick in the 66th minute as Australia sealed a fifth win in five games. Australia moves five points ahead of Kuwait and Jordan with three games remaining and can seal its place in the third round of qualification with wins over Taiwan and Nepal this month. Only the eight group winners are guaranteed a place in Kuwait’s Khaled Ibrahim, right, fights for the ball with Australia’s Chris Ikonomidis during the World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer the next stage, which match between Kuwait and Australia in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP PHOTO/JABER ABDULKHALEG) starts in September,along with the four best second- The striker now has 73 “We made a strong re- Group G, UAE moved sec- Goals from Ali In Group E, Qatar placed teams. goals for his country, two turn to qualification after ond, two points behind Gholizadeh, Vahid Amiri defeated India 1-0 to go Ali Mabkhout of the more than Messi has man- a long break,”UAE coach leader Vietnam with three and Karim Ansarifard se- seven points clear of United Arab Emirates aged so far with Argentina Bert Van Marwijk said. games to play. cured the three points to Oman in second while scored twice in a 4-0 win and behind only Cristiano “We have to keep perform- After losing its previous keep Iran third on nine Afghanistan drew 1-1 over Malaysia in Group G Ronaldo’s 103 goals for ing in the same way to two games in Group C, points, two points behind with Bangladesh. The to become the second high- Portugal. Ali Daei of Iran achieve our goal of reach- Iran defeated Hong Kong Iraq in second. Bahrain Palestinian team de- est active goalscorer in in- is the leading interna- ing the next stage.” 3-1 to keep its chances of moved a point clear at feated Singapore 4-0 to ternational soccer, above tional scorer of all time With Thailand drawing a third successive World the top by thrashing climb out of last place in Lionel Messi. with 109 goals. 2-2 with Indonesia in Cup appearance alive. Cambodia 8-0. Group D. 34 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

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Laurie Stone Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 34 2020/B/0123 Foster Lodge, St. George Parsons Pest Control Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 35 2020/B/0122 Parish Land, St. George The Crown, The Ministry of Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 Housing & Lands 36 2020/B/0121 Parish Land, St. George The Crown, The Ministry of Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 Housing & Lands 37 2020/B/0120 Lot # 8, Bournes Village Tenantry, Bernell H. Phillips Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 Locust Hall, St. George 38 2020/B/0119 Cheshire, St. John Molet Small Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 39 2020/B/0118 Lot 55, Stepney Tenantry, Stepney, Mr. O'neil Ricardo Lashley Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 St. George 40 2020/B/0117 Round de Town & Speightown, St. Peter Mr. Calston Evelyn Stone, Wooden Oct 13, 20 Nov 24, 20 41 2020/B/0115 1st Ave. Bonnetts Close, Bonnetts, Ms. Eunice L. Deane Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 Christ Church 42 2020/B/0114 Lot 62, Society Tenantry, St. John Mr. Owen Batson Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 43 2020/B/0113 Upper Sweetvale, St. George Ms. Elaine Bailey Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 44 2020/B/0112 Moores Land, St. John Mr. Bereford Hutson Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 45 2020/B/0111 Small Town, St. John Mr. Michael D. Howard Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 46 2020/B/0110 Small Town, St. John Ms. Lola Mitchell Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 47 2020/B/0108 Small Town, St. John Ms. Helen V. Gill Stone, Wooden Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 48 2020/B/0107 Friendship Gap, Hothersal Turning, Mr. Charleston A. Sealey Stone Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 St. Michael 49 2020/B/0105 1st Ave. Gall Hill, St. John Ms. Etheline E. Hayde Stone Sep 28, 20 Nov 9, 20 50 2020/B/0103 Bullens Avenue, Dalkeith, St. Michael Ms. Majorie Cox Stone, Wooden Sep 25, 20 Nov 6, 20 51 2020/B/0102 Bullens Ave, Dalkeith, St. Michael Ada Ingram Stone, Wooden Sep 25, 20 Nov 6, 20 52 2020/B/0094 Ebenezer, St. Philip Mr. Charles Murrell Stone, Wooden Sep 25, 20 Nov 6, 20 53 2020/B/0093 Lot 181, Phase 3B, Parish Land, The National Housing Wooden Sep 23, 20 Nov 4, 20 Christ Church Corporation 54 2020/B/0092 Clapham, Christ Church Ms. Millicent Callender Stone, Wooden Sep 23, 20 Nov 4, 20 55 2020/B/0091 Lot 76, Jones Road, My Lords Hill, Mr. Winston Stewart Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 St. Michael 56 2020/B/0089 Lot 104, Pickwick Gap, Kensington, York Enterprise Ltd Stone, Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 Bridgetown, St. Michael 57 2020/B/0088 Corner of Burrowes Gap, Deacons, Mr. Patricia Ellis Stone, Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 St. Michael 58 2020/B/0086 Hanschell Land, Eagle Hall, St. Michael Ms. Janis P. Simpson Stone, Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 59 2020/B/0084 St Lucy District Hospital, Spout Farm, The Crown, The Ministry of Stone Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 St. Lucy Housing & Lands 60 2020/B/0083 Clevedale Road, Black Rock, St. Michael Mr. Beresford Elcock Stone, Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 61 2020/B/0082 Stanmore Crescent, Black Rock, St. Michael Mr. James A. Tudor Stone, Wooden Sep 21, 20 Nov 2, 20 62 2020/B/0080 Lot 95, Lakes Folly, Bridgetown, St. Michael Mr. Ismail Madam Stone, Wooden Sep 16, 20 Oct 28, 20 63 2020/B/0078 Lot 7A, Mount Stepney, St. Andrew Ms. Diana Murphy Stone, Wooden Sep 16, 20 Oct 28, 20 64 2020/B/0076 Hothersal Tenantry #1, St. John Ms. Estelle Jordan Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 65 2020/B/0075 Venture Main Road, St. John Ms. Hilda Bennett Stone, Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 66 2020/B/0073 Lot 4, Lascelles Terrace, Pinelands, Ms. Ursula Best Asbestos, Stone Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 St. Michael 67 2020/B/0069 Prospect Ridge, St. James Mr. Everton Blackman Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 68 2020/B/0068 Lot 6, Portland Tenantry, St. Peter Nadya Deshong Stone, Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 69 2020/B/0067 Bibby's Lane, St. Michael Gloria Williams Holdings Inc. Stone Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 70 2020/B/0066 Hope Road, St. Lucy Mr. Whitmore Gibbons Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 71 2020/B/0065 Connell Town, St. Lucy Delacy Bowen Stone, Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 72 2020/B/0064 Chance Hall, St. Lucy Mr. Anderson Leacock Stone Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 73 2020/B/0061 2nd Ave. Long Gap, Spooner Hill, St. Michael Mr. Darnley Brathwaite Wooden Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 74 2020/B/0060 Redcliffe Way, Belleplaine, St. Andrew Mr. Leroy Roach Stone Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 75 2020/B/0058 Goodland Road, St. Michael Ms. Ferdina Breedy Stone Aug 5, 20 Sep 16, 20 76 2020/B/0056 Wavell Ave. Main Road, St. Michael Ms. Beverley Mapp Wooden Aug 4, 20 Sep 15, 20 77 2020/B/0055 Lot 8, Wavell Gardens, St. Michael Ms. Eleanor Giles Stone Aug 4, 20 Sep 15, 20 78 2020/B/0054 Wavell Ave., Black Rock, St. Michael Geraldine Hood Stone Aug 4, 20 Sep 15, 20 79 2020/B/0053 Packers Valley, St. Patrick's, Christ Church Mr. Kevin Sealy Wooden Jul 15, 20 Aug 26, 20 80 2020/B/0052 Garden Land, St. James Ms. Myrle Grovenor Stone, Wooden Jul 15, 20 Aug 26, 20 81 2020/B/0051 Martins Bay, St. John Mr. Aubyn Collymore Wooden Jul 13, 20 Aug 24, 20 82 2020/B/0049 Woodstock Road, Spooners Hill, St. Michael Mr. Anthony Waltz Wooden May 7, 20 Jun 18, 20 83 2020/B/0045 Lascelles Terrace, Pinelands, St. Michael Ms. Undine Stone Feb 26, 20 Apr 8, 20 Craigg-Hazelwood 84 2020/B/0044 Licorish Village, My Lords Hill, St. Michael Ada M. 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Greaves Stone Feb 19, 20 Apr 1, 20 91 2020/B/0035 Upper Byde Hill Tenantry, St. George Ms. Hilda Knight Stone, Wooden Feb 13, 20 Mar 26, 20 92 2020/B/0033 Fustic Village, St. Lucy Ms. Delcina Briggs Stone, Wooden Feb 13, 20 Mar 26, 20 93 2020/B/0032 Halls Road, St. Michael Ms. Florence Simpson Stone, Wooden Feb 11, 20 Mar 24, 20 94 2020/B/0031 St. Lawrence, Christ Church Mr. Peter Foster Stone, Wooden Feb 11, 20 Mar 24, 20 95 2020/B/0029 Bibby Gap, Halls Road, St. Michael The National Housing Wooden Feb 11, 20 Mar 24, 20 Corporation 96 2020/B/0028 Lot 4 Cummins Road, Britton's Hill, Ms. Iris Belgrave Stone, Wooden Feb 19, 20 Apr 1, 20 St. Michael & Deryck Payne 97 2020/B/0024 Bishop Court Hill, St. Michael Erin Hall Stone Jan 24, 20 Mar 6, 20 98 2020/B/0021 Flagstaff Road, St. Michael Clarene Reece Stone, Wooden Jan 20, 20 Mar 2, 20 99 2020/B/0020 Warners Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael Ms. Winifred Warner Wooden Jan 20, 20 Mar 2, 20 100 2020/B/0018 Lot 5, Culloden Road, Bayville, St. Michael Ms. Stella V. Thomas Stone, Wooden Jan 20, 20 Mar 2, 20 101 2020/B/0012 Lot 21, Ashby Tenantry, Oistins, Mr. Branford Thorne Stone, Wooden Jan 17, 20 Feb 28, 20 Christ Church 102 2020/B/0010 Lot 55, Pine Plantation Road, Mr. David R. King Stone, Wooden Jan 9, 20 Feb 20, 20 The Pine, St. Michael 103 2020/B/0008 Harmony Hall Road, Hindsbury Road, Ms. Veronica Stone, Wooden Jan 9, 20 Feb 20, 20 St. Michael & Josea Browne 104 2020/B/0007 Cheapside, Bridgetown, St. Michael The Crown, The Ministry of Stone Jan 9, 20 Feb 20, 20 Housing & Lands 105 2020/B/0005 Beckwith Street, St. Michael Mr. McDonald S. Brathwaite Wooden Jan 9, 20 Feb 20, 20 106 2020/B/0004 Lot #115, 4th Ave. Alleyne Land, Mr. Frank Alleyne Stone, Wooden Jan 9, 20 Feb 20, 20 Bush Hall, St. Michael 107 2020/B/0003 Holetown, St. James Mr. George Carew Stone Jan 6, 20 Feb 17, 20 108 2020/B/0002 Grazettes Main Road, St. Michael Ms. Velda Layne Stone, Wooden Jan 6, 20 Feb 17, 20 109 2020/B/0001 Lot #60, Content Tenantry, St. George Mr. Curtis Maughn Wooden Jan 6, 20 Feb 17, 20 110 2019/B/0249 Bay Street, St. Michael Mr. Charles Lowe Stone Dec 27, 19 Feb 7, 20 111 2019/B/0248 Bay Street, St. Michael Mr. Charles Lowe Stone Dec 27, 19 Feb 7, 20 112 2019/B/0245 Black Rock Main Road, St. Michael Blue Dolphin Enterprises Stone Dec 20, 19 Jan 31, 20 113 2019/B/0244 Lot 109, Ealing Road, Grazettes, St. Michael Ms. Ina E. Frederick Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 114 2019/B/0243 Lot 25, Grazettes, St. Michael Ms. Marsella Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 Manulita Callender 115 2019/B/0242 Greame Hall, Christ Church The Crown, The Ministry of Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 Housing & Lands 116 2019/B/0239 Bath Village, St. Lawrence, Christ Church Ms. Ida Clarke Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 117 2019/B/0236 Rock Hall, St. Thomas Ms. Linda Austin Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 118 2019/B/0235 Orange Hill Main Road, St. James Ms. Cynthia Bryan Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 119 2019/B/0234 Orange Hill, St. James Mr. William Walcott Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 120 2019/B/0233 Lowthers Tenantry, Christ Church Ms. Marie R. Ferdinand Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 121 2019/B/0232 Packers, Christ Church Mr. Carlton M. Jones Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 122 2019/B/0231 Lot #46, Lowthers, Christ Church Mr. Oliver Clarke Stone Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 123 2019/B/0230 Packers, Christ Church Ms. Vivian G. Armstrong Stone Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 124 2019/B/0228 Thornbury Hill, Christ Church Emmeline Layne Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 125 2019/B/0225 Pie Corner, St. Lucy Mr. David Bishop Stone, Wooden Feb 19, 20 May 19, 20 126 2019/B/0223 Well Road, Pie Corner, St. Lucy Mr. Kenneth Boyce Stone, Wooden Dec 19, 19 Jan 30, 20 127 2019/B/0216 Lot 2, Enterprise, Christ Church Sylvester & Clotelle Glasgow Stone, Wooden Nov 19, 19 Dec 31, 19 128 2019/B/0214 St Lawrence, Christ Church Mr. Peter Foster Stone, Wooden Nov 19, 19 Dec 31, 19 129 2019/B/0198 Lot E, Union Road, St. Philip Ms. Mary Magdelena Wooden Oct 8, 19 Nov 19, 19 Payne et al 130 2019/B/0075 South District, St. George Ms. Mildred Blackman Stone, Wooden 43662 43704 131 2019/B/0062 Grape Hall, St. Lucy Mrs. June Haynes Stone 43594 43636 132 2019/B/0198 Lot E, Union Road, St. Philip Ms. Mary Magdelena Wooden 43746 43788 Payne et al 133 2019/B/0187 Lot #2, Fordes Road, Clapham, Ms. Uretha Roberts Stone, Wooden 43733 43775 Christ Church 134 2019/B/0019 Lot 1 & 2, Flagstaff, Wildey, St. Michael Mr. Myrtle R. Alexander Wooden 43529 43571 135 2019/B/0183 Hinds Hill Tenantry, St. Michael Ms. Sandra J. King Wooden 43726 43768 136 2019/B/0181 Upper Government Hill, St. Michael Mr. Gilbert Taylor Stone, Wooden 43724 43766 137 2019/B/0148 Clapham, St. Michael Mr. Edgar Taylor Wood, Stone 43686 43728 138 2019/B/0147 2nd Avenue Grazettes, St. Michael Mr. Vernon L. Kippins Stone 43686 43728 139 2019/B/0143 Station Hill, St. Michael Ms. Rosalind Jones Stone 43686 43728 140 2019/B/0107 Six Men's Village, St. Peter Mount Six Men's Ltd. Stone 43661 43703 141 2019/B/0102 Claybury, St. John Mr. Seon Bradshaw wood 43662 43704 142 2019/B/0091 Redmans Village, St. Thomas Mr. Seibert Murray wood 43662 43704 143 2019/B/0079 Baxters Road, St. Michael Mr. Egerton Harding Wood, Stone 43662 43704 144 2019/B/0153 Dayrells Road, Christ Church Mr. Harcourt Trotman Wood, Stone 43693 43735 145 2019/B/0099 Lot #15, Glebe Tenantry, St. John Belmont Taxi Car Stone 43698 43740 Funeral Home Limited 146 2020/B/0002 Grazettes Main Road, St. Michael Ms. Velda Layne Wood, Stone 43836 43878 147 2018/B/0027 Brittons Cross Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael Ms. Caroline Osbourne Stone 43360 43402 The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 37

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE 6150 sq ft $123,000 Messi and Fortesque, St Philip Agricultural Land 494,500 sq ft $1,100,000 Argentina team TEL: 247-4469 Silver Sands, Christ Church CEL: 284-4667 7,129 sq ft $160,000 253-6319 Bushy Park, St. Philip pay tribute to Email: 24,000 sq ft $190,000 caribbeanpropertiesltd @gmail.com Apes Hill, St. James 31,000 sq ft upward Diego Maradona PROPERTIES Large lots at $15 per sq ft BUENOS AIRES – Lionel before Maradona died. Kirtons, St Philip Mount Wilton, St. Thomas Messi was among the Messi, his teammates 3 bedroom plus 15,500 sq ft and 22,066 sq ft Argentina players and and coach Lionel Scaloni 2 bedroom apt 4,790 sq ft $300,000 and $220,000 $685,000 coaches who paid tribute watched the unveiling of Union, St. Philip to Diego Maradona in a a bronze statue of the Amity Lodge, Ch Ch 7560 sq ft statue unveiling soccer great at the Único 3 bedroom plus $150,000 1 bedroom apt ceremony before their Madres de Ciudades 6,646 sq ft $650,000 Thorpes, St. James World Cup qualifier stadium, in Santiago del 11,376 sq ft with structure yesterday against Chile. Estero. Gibbons, Ch Ch $235,000 3 bedroom plus Maradona died on Nov. The statue depicts a 2 bedroom apt Cottage, St George 25 in Buenos Aires after defiant Maradona, hand 9,835 sq ft 5000 sq ft cardiac arrest. He was 60. on his waist and a ball at $675,000 (reduced) $110,000 (negotiable) Days later, Messi paid his his feet. An inscription on Breezy Hill, St Philip Morningside, St Philip respects by celebrating a it reads “Diego 3 bedroom, 2 bath 4567 sq ft $133,000 goal for Barcelona with Maradona, 1960-2020” reduced to $298,000 Jupiter Gardens, St Peter the shirt of Argentine and a symbol Black Rock, St Michael 7312 sq ft club Newell’s Old Boys, representing infinity. 3 bedroom, 1 bath $133,000 (negotiable) where the 1986 World Later players also 6732 sq ft $360,000 Bagatelle, St. Thomas Cup winner had also entered their match Enterprise, Christ Church 62000 sq ft into 2 lots played. against Chile wearing a 3 bedroom, 2 bath $520,000 each, or Argentina’s last official shirt featuring 5062 sq ft $1M for both $390,000 (reduced) match took place weeks Maradona. Marley Vale, St Philip The Belle, St George 21,780 sq ft $275,000 Plantation style House Standing on 4 acres Sandford, St Philip BARBADOS $1.1M 16,356 sq ft $300,000 APPLICATION NO: RT 163/2021 Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church COMMERCIAL 3 bedroom, 2 baths with LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C two bedroom apartment. Mount Standfast, St James 4,387 sq ft. $850,000 Two properties on (Section 3) 22,714 sq ft. Hanson Heights, St George Asking $1,200,000 RESTORATION OF DEEDS DESTROYED OR LOST 8321 sq ft $595,000 DISASTER OR OTHERWISE, OR LOST OR STOLEN Black Rock, St. Michael Ealing Grove, Christ Church Warehouse/Storage TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Registrar of 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths 4000 sf space 23,861 sq ft 9320 sq ft $565,000 $900,000 (reduced) Titles by WALTER LEWIS GILL presently of Lower Streats Road, Flagstaff, in the parish of Saint Michael but formerly of Post Office Box LOTS FOR SALE Foul Bay, St. Philip 12374 BHS, 389 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06112, in the Approved for condos, United States of America to for the restoration of Title Deeds to a piece Boarded Hall, 39,242 sq ft $1,600,000. or parcel of land situate at Free Hill in the parish of Saint George in this Christ Church Island (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on the 10,429 sq ft $157,000 Dover, Christ Church Hotel 18 rooms fully grounds that the Original title Deeds have been destroyed by water Westbury Road, St Michael operational $2,950,000 neg damage in the United States of America. 2,520 sq ft $45,360 under offer ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at the Land Goodland Gardens, Dalkeith, Christ Church Registry, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, in the parish of Saint Christ Church 17,371 sq ft approved for Michael in this Island on or before the 19th day of July 2021 that the Title 9,605 sq ft $145,000 shops and offices $495,000 Deeds have not been destroyed by water damage in the United States Nursery Road, St Philip Roebuck Street, Bridgetown of America or are being lawfully held by some other person, that the 9,266 sq ft $139,000 Shopping Mall/Office space Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine that said $8,100,000 negotiable application. Lashley Road, St Philip 5,839 sq ft, $150,000 Batts Rock, St Michael SCHEDULE Guest House, 12,078 sq ft Salters, St George $2,850,000 negotiable 2 lots 32,760 sq ft, $230,000 ALL THAT certain piece or parcel of land situate at Free Hill in the parish Cane Garden, St Thomas of Saint George and Island (formerly said to contain by admeasurement Cave Hill Drive, St. Lucy 3.6 acres approved Roadfront One Rood Two Perches or thereabouts and found by recent survey on 14,876 sq ft. $110,000 $1,650,000 negotiable a plan thereof certified by G. H . Cheon, Land Surveyor, dated 3rd February 1977 to contain by estimation 1,080.46 square metres which Bushy Park, St. Philip Fitts Village, St James represents a conversion from 11,630 square feet (inclusive of 105.44 17,000 sq ft $170,000 Guest House, 4 Suites 6,135 sq ft square metres which represents a conversion from 1,135 square feet in Inchcape, St. Philip $750,000 negotiable the area of the road which intersects the said parcel of land) Abutting 4355 sq ft $ 96,000 and Bounding on lands of Kenneth Parris on lands of Mrs Sybil Harman, Mason Hill Street The City on a road, on lands of the Hope Plantation and on other portions of the Belle, St. George 26,500 sq ft with buildings said Public Road or however else the same may abut and bound. 4 acres $400,000 $4,000,000 negotiable Haggatt Hall, St. Michael All enquiries to TITLE DEED to be restored: 6336 sq ft $126,000 (246) 253 6319/ 828-4800 Under Offer or (246) 247 4469 1 A Conveyance dated the 27th day of February One thousand nine hundred and ninety BETWEEN GERALDINE ZARITA MALONEY Cane Garden, St. Thomas of Church View in the parish of Saint John in this Island of the ONE 7,000 sf to 18,000 sq ft VEHICLES PART and WALTER GILL of Post Office Box 12374 BHS, 389 Blue Hills Private entrance. SELLING WHOLE From $187,681 OR IN PARTS Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06112, in the United States of America of the OTHER PART recorded in The Land Registry on the 22nd day of Ragged Point, St. Philip 2002 LANCER: March 1990 as Deed No. 2953-2954. 8,267 sq ft $166,000 ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOORS, Dated this 4th day of June 2021 Rolling Hills, St. George BUMPERS, HEAD LIGHTS, 12,000 sq ft TAIL LIGHTS AND MOST $310,000 (negotiable) OTHER PARTS Errol E. Niles Attorney-at-law for the Applicant Ocean City, St. Philip Call: 834-3766 38 • Friday June 4, 2021 The Barbados Advocate French Open: No. 1 Barty retires, Djokovic, Nadal & Federer advance PARIS – Amid an unusual si- records – earlier reached the third on Court Philippe Chatrier. Federer,whose 40th birthday is lence on an empty center round. “I was battling the pain, and it Aug. 8, hadn't appeared on the court at the French Open, de- Nadal wasn’t too bothered by just became too severe, and like I Grand Slam stage since Jan. 30, fending champion Rafael finishing at nearly 11:30 p.m in said, was becoming unsafe,” Barty 2020, when he lost to Djokovic in Nadal celebrated his 35th humid conditions. said of the injury that had flared the Australian Open semifinals. birthday with something very “The main thing is to feel myself up during training before the Djokovic made brief work of familiar: another victory playing well,” he said. tournament. beating clay-court specialist Pablo against Richard Gasquet. The third-seeded Nadal seeks a Federer beat Marin Cilic 6-2, 2- Cuevas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, saving eight Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 against record 21st major to move one 6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 for his ninth win in of the nine break points he faced. Gasquet to improve to 17-0 for his clear of Federer, and next faces 10 meetings against the big-serv- The 18-time Grand Slam cham- career against the Frenchman unseeded Cameron Norrie. ing Croat and fifth in majors. pion next plays unseeded since they first met in 2004. In women's play, top-ranked The eighth-seeded Federer next Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis. Gasquet hasn’t even won a set in Ash Barty retired from her sec- faces unseeded Dominik Koepfer, Elsewhere, 18-year-old quali- Switzerland’s Roger Federer the past 12 losses to Nadal and ond-round match, leaving the who beat No. 30 Taylor Fritz 6-3, fier Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat serves to Croatia’s Marin not since 2008. tournament without its top two 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Fritz left the court in No. 28 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, Cilic for their second round There were no fans on Court women's seeds and any of the top a wheelchair after appearing to 6-2, 6-4. Alcaraz became the match. Philippe Chatrier to witness three women in the rankings. hurt his knee. youngest man to reach the third Nadal’s 102nd victory at Roland Defending champion Iga Federer argued with chair um- round at Roland Garros since departure, No. 2 Naomi Osaka Garros, with all leaving by 9 p.m. Swiatek breezed through to the pire Emmanuel Joseph after 1992 and youngest to make a withdrew after the first round, because of coronavirus rules. third round, however, beating being given a time warning for Grand Slam third round since saying she is going to take a break The 13-time champion won the Rebecca Peterson 6-1, 6-1 on slow play during the second set on Nadal at Australian Open in from competition for mental first set in 24 minutes. Court Simonne-Mathieu.The No. Court Philippe Chatrier. 2004. Nadal also reached the health reasons.The third-ranked Gasquet rallied from 5-2 in the 8-seeded Pole next faces No. 30 After winning in the first round Wimbledon third round in 2003. Halep pulled out before the tour- next set to reach 5-5, but missed Anett Kontaveit. on Monday, Federer spoke about This is only the third time at nament because of a leg injury. an easy volley at the net in the Swiatek, who turned 20 the strange feeling of having to any Grand Slam tournament in Barty started the match with 12th game. Nadal broke him Monday, is looking to become the handle his own towel, because of the professional era, which began her left thigh bandaged and it was again to take the second set. first woman to win consecutive coronavirus rules, and how it in 1968, that the top two women’s immediately clear she could not Nadal won on his second match Roland Garros titles since Justine upset his rhythm. He argued the seeds are gone before the third move properly,struggling in long point, joining Bjorn Borg, Novak Henin won her third straight in point to Emmanuel, and to Cilic. round. It also happened at the rallies and with her first serve. Djokovic, Roger Federer and Ivan 2007. “I understand the rule,” Federer French Open in 2014 (No. 1 Barty called for a medical time- Lendl in owning 17-0 records Barty, the 2019 champion, protested to Cilic. ”(But) I'm going Serena Williams and No. 2 Li Na) out at the end of the opening set, against an opponent in the Open trailed 6-1, 2-2 when she signaled from one corner to the next trying and the U.S. Open in 2018 (No. 1 briefly left the court for treatment era.The top-ranked Djokovic and that she couldn't continue against to get my towel. I'm not doing it on Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline and stopped after Linette hit an Federer – who even has two 17-0 Polish opponent Magda Linette purpose.” Wozniacki). In addition to Barty’s ace. The Barbados Advocate Friday June 4, 2021 • 39

P R O HOROSCOPES S A ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you look back N over recent weeks you might realise you are doing D more for other people and less for yourself. You aren't sure how you got into this rut but you are ready C to pull yourself out of it. Although you will continue O helping others, there are other things you need to fit N into your life. S TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You need someone who is causing most contention to step back. A dif- ficult issue will be resolved if they leave you alone to approach the matter in your own way. It will feel as if at last the Sun has broken through the clouds. A heart-to-heart talk will help you find deeper levels of understanding in a close relationship. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Afriendship no longer Z gives you any pleasure. You are tired of repeating the I same experiences over and over. You might feel T ready to end an arrangement that was once fun but S has now become a bore. Growing and changing is part of life. You can't force feelings you don't feel any- more. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You sense it is time to make some changes yet you aren't sure where to start. You've spent a lot of time looking within when sometimes the first step to transforming your life is to work from the outside in. Start by considering your home or workplace. Breathing new life into R your immediate environment can lift your spirits. E LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Becoming more resource- X ful is the answer if you are to make better use of your money and resources. You will admit to having been M frittering away your cash on impulsive buys and this O has got to stop. Tring to please an older relative is R wearing on your nerves. Try to overlook their annoy- G ing habits for today at least. A VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're determined to N reach a self-imposed target. Even so, be careful not to step on other people's toes. A colleague and you have been working together harmoniously until now; you will want to keep it that way. Failing to consider what your actions might do to them could cause some resentment. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The success of a com- P munity project will be directly related to how many H people get involved. If you are organising this ven- A ture or taking part, get out there and spread the word N around. A pressing issue needs to be discussed with T an expert or a professional. Create a list of key points O before you go. M SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It's annoying to have to keep explaining your point of view in a team ef- fort especially when everyone seems to have differ- ing feelings. Despite your frustration it will be far more rewarding to have relationships with people who challenge your ideas than with those who always agree with you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You may be M asked to stand in for an absent colleague or for some- A one who has personal matters to deal with. Try not R to be resentful. You might need a similar favour Y sooner than you think. Although you have achieved expert status in a particular subject, hide your impa- W tience with others who are still learning. O CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Make an effort to R get on with people from all walks of life. You can T sometimes be very choosy about who you are seen H with and about what you do. Someone who doesn't look capable will be the one who helps you in an area that troubles you most. Which just goes to show that looks can be deceptive. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Some situations M can't be any worse than they are now and yet you are O hiding how you feel about it. Suppressing your emo- T tions is taking a heavy toll on your health. Make H your feelings known if there are aspects of your job, E family life or relationships that are getting you down. R PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have given the fu- ture a lot of thought and you know what you want G from life now. You won't stop until you have achieved O what you desire and it will be this determination that O S will take you far. Your emotions are in evidence in E all relationships and situations. People can't say they don't understand you. Last Bajan surfers eliminated PAGE 31

Friday June 4, 2021 THE UWI IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING Raymond Farnum from the By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste persevered, finding creative Faculty of Social Sciences ways to keep the classrooms was awarded the CIBC First PRO Vice-Chancellor and open, the lights on, and our Caribbean International Bank Principal of the University hard-working faculty and staff One Year Scholarship. of the West Indies, Cave Hill in employment. It gives me Campus, Professor The much joy, therefore, to be able minded them not to be dis- Most Honourable Eudine to hand over a campus that is tracted by the turmoil of job Barriteau is pleased to be in good financial health thanks losses, business closures and handing over the university to the hard work of its senior threatened livelihoods, which in good financial standing. management and staff,” she the pandemic has brought. Barriteau expressed this as said. “I am well aware that it is she delivered remarks during “The campus’ well-being, not an easy undertaking to the Virtual Appreciation when measured by the stay on the path to educational Awards Ceremony, formerly Composite Financial Index, by advancement in circumstances the Student Awards Ceremony, which higher education institu- where food and shelter might which took place recently. tions are judged, gives us a be a burning preoccupation. Barriteau is set to end her score of more than double what However, as a campus, we have six-year tenure as principal of is deemed a healthy marking, shown the value of toughing it The UWI and retire at the end in spite of having weathered out; and from you, unprece- of the academic year in July. some of the most turbulent dented resilience might be Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, “My colleagues have often financial circumstances.” required. And I know you can Professor The Most Honourable Eudine Barriteau, as she heard me remind them that It is against this backdrop step up to the plate,” she said. delivered her remarks. although we face very adverse that she urged students to not Throughout her tenure as financial circumstances, Cave see themselves as victims of principal, Barriteau said she qualitatively different from the forefront of their minds as Hill would never be defined by any adverse economic times. maintained that students when they entered, and encour- they continue to pursue their its adversities. And so we have As hard as it may be, she re- should leave the institution aged students to keep this at academic careers. Barbados strengthens capacity for social protection SOCIAL protection policy- needs of the country following a protecting the most vulnera- nomic dislocation, particularly investing in social protection makers and practitioners in request for support from the ble,” said Mr. Didier Trebucq, among those without access to and the people who work on it. Barbados are now better Government as it prepares to Resident Coordinator, United social safety nets. He acknowl- The pandemic has made evi- equipped to develop and imple- reform its social protection sys- Nations Office for Barbados edged, however, that adversity dent weaknesses of social ment more comprehensive, tems.The virtual learning jour- and the Eastern Caribbean has opened the door to neces- protection systems – in their inclusive, and adaptive meas- ney covered a range of topics during the recent closing cere- sary transformational change, design, financing, and admin- ures after completing an including finance, governance, mony. such as the redesigning of istration.” e-Training Programme in and quantitative techniques for The Joint Programme, which Barbados’ social protection “Social protection is a human Social Protection Policy and assessing impact – all taught provided financial support for system towards one that is right and the most powerful Quantitative Techniques. by experts from around the the course, was initially in- more comprehensive and re- public tool to protect people Offered by the UN SDG Fund world. tended to help countries like sponsive to the needs of vulner- against the risks of poverty and Joint Programme in Universal “Caribbean social protection Barbados prepare for future able persons and groups. vulnerability. We have enough Adaptive Social Protection and systems are evolving and now shocks and accelerate progress Director of the ILO Decent evidence to say that social pro- implementing partner Inter- being recognised as central to towards the achievement of the Work Team and Office for the tection also empowers people; national Labour Organisation the region’s overall develop- SDGs. However, Mr. Trebucq Caribbean, Dennis Zulu, in supports businesses staying (ILO), in collaboration with the ment. They are even being con- noted that multiple crises addressing participants and afloat; and makes societies ILO International Training sidered a pre-requisite for currently facing the region, well-wishers noted, “It is in more inclusive, cohesive and Centre, the eight-month course achieving the SDGs by becom- including COVID-19, have re- times as we are living now that resilient,” he continued. was customised to meet the ing more shock responsive and sulted in major social and eco- we all realise the importance of PROTECTION on Page 5

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